I couldn't believe it. The roar was almost as loud as a Dragon's, and I could feel the magical energy pouring out through it. I had dispatched of the last cultist and Erza, Lucy, Happy and I found ourselves in the temple once more. "What the heck was that noise?" Lucy asked. "It sounded like some kind of Monster growling."

"It was probably just your stomach Lucy." Happy commented.

"You know, you're not as half as funny as you think you are."

"So, do you think that sound might have been Deliora?" Erza questioned.

"You mean they brought it back to life?!"

"See that purple light." Happy pointed out, his paw pointing beam of purple light shining from floor to ceiling, connected by a Magic Circle. "That's the Moon Drip!" Another roar shook the temple."Hey! You need to eat something!"

"Happy you better shut your lips before I sew them shut." I snarled at him, glaring at the blue cat.

"That may be the demon growling but someone is still performing the Moon Drip ceremony up there." Erza reminded us. "Which means they haven't fully revived it yet, so we still have a chance to do something. Let's go!" Erza started to run towards the stairs leading to the top of the temple.

"Deliora's below us." Lucy said, pointing down.

"Putting a stop to the Ceremony is our only hope, we've got to hurry!"

"Come on Luce." I said, taking her hand and tugging her along after me as we raced up the stairs to where the ceremony was being held. We eventually made it to the top of the temple. I saw Toby performing the ceremony by himself. My eyes narrowed. "Black Dragon Sword Horn!" I shouted, shooting forward and headbutting Toby and knocking him back. I skidded to a stop.

"Awesome!" Lucy complimented. "The Moon Drip should stop any minute now." True to her word, the Magic Circle shrunk and disappeared.

"You mean this guy was doing it all by himself?" Happy wondered, gazing at the dog-like man.

"Too late!" Toby shouted. "It's over! The Ceremony's already been completed."

"What?!" I demanded. I turned on my heel when a wave of Magic hit my back. A large teal beam of Magic shot into the sky as another roar shook the temple.

"Woah...no way…" Lucy breathed.

"So loud!" Toby wailed. "It's gonna bust my ears!"

"Ahhhh!" Happy and Lucy cried. I wrapped my arms around Lucy, holding her close to protect her from the attack. Then...the roar stopped. I slowly let go of Lucy when the large Magic Pressure disappeared.

TIMESKIP

"Oh yeah!" Natsu shouted, throwing his hands in the air. "That's right! We won!"

"Aye sir!" Happy agreed. We found Gray and Natsu again who had defeated Lyon, and we left the temple, resting a little before we returned to the village.

"You know, I was kinda worried there for a while." Lucy admitted to Gray. "But it all worked out thanks to your amazing teacher."

"We totally finished an S-Class Quest all by ourselves!" Natsu cheered.

"No, you did not." I argued, crossing my arms as I glared at him. "Did you forget the actual Quest that you stole? We came to this Island to help the Villagers return to their human forms, the Quest is far from over, and none of you are fit for S-Class."

"But I don't understand, the Curse should be lifted now 'cause Deliora's dead." Lucy said shakily.

"Wrong." Erza argued, crossing her arms. "This Curse you're talking about never had anything to do with the Demon. The villagers have been affected by the intense Magic Energy released from the Moon Drip Spell. In other words, Deliora's death hasn't changed their current situation whatsoever."

"Oh no!" Lucy gasped.

"Well then, we better go and change them back." Natsu declared, lifting his hand.

"Aye Sir!" Happy agreed, flying up and connecting his paw to his friend's hand.

"Yeah, but we don't know how." Gray reminded us. "Lyon, do you know?" Gray turned to his friend.

"To be quite honest, I don't have a clue." The Silver-Haired man admitted.

"You don't know?" Natsu demanded.

"But they told us the Curse started about the same time you guys got here." Lucy said to him.

"When we first arrived three years ago, we were aware there was a Village somewhere on this island." Lyon started to explain. "But we had absolutely no reason to communicate with the Villagers so we left them alone and they never came to the Temple to see what we were up to."

"So you and the Villagers never met in the three years you've been here?" I clarified.

"I don't understand." Lucy admitted. "The light from the Moon Drip is so bright you can see it from practically anywhere on the Island. It's kinda weird they saw it every night and never went to investigate."

"The Villagers weren't transformed by the Moon Drip, it doesn't affect the human body." Lyon told us.

"What?" Erza muttered.

"Yeah right!" Natsu scoffed. "You're just saying that so you and your lackeys will be off the hook!"

"Just think about it." Lyon asked us. "I've been exposed to it as long as they have and my appearance hasn't changed one bit."

"Oh yeah, that's true." Lucy realised.

"I wouldn't trust them. Those Villagers are hiding something. But, I'm sure you Guild Wizards can handle it."

"We're not done with you." Natsu stated. "You destroyed the Village and-" Natsu stopped talking when Erza squished his cheeks together.

"That's quite enough, Natsu." She ordered. "They were simply doing what they believed to be right." Erza told him. I looked away, remembering what Toby told us about siding with Lyon. "So there's no need to criticize them for it." Erza let go of Natsu. "Let's go." Erza turned/

"But...what are we gonna do to lift the curse?"

"I have no idea."

"Oh, great." Lucy muttered.

"We'll figure it out." I told her, placing my hand on Lucy's back to guide her back to the village.

TIMESKIP

"That's weird, where is everybody?" Happy asked, looking around the abandoned storage area.

"You sure they came here?" Natsu asked.

"Yeah, this has been their camp." Lucy told him. "I wonder where they could have gone."

"Hello!" Happy called.

"Since we're here I'm gonna grab bandages and some medicine." Gray stated as he made his way into a tent.

"You finally made it back!" Someone called as footsteps rapidly approached. We turned to see one of the villagers running towards us. He stopped, a grin across his beak and light in his eyes. "There's something you need to see. Please, follow me to the Village."

"The...Village?" I questioned.

TIMESKIP

My mouth was wide open when I saw what the villager was talking about. The Village itself...it was back. "Woah, are you kidding me?" Lucy gasped.

"Yesterday it was a total mess but now it looks perfect." Happy added.

"What's going on here?!" Natsu demanded, slamming his fist on one of the walls. "Everything's back to how it was. It's like the Village went back in time!"

"Now that it's fixed you probably shouldn't touch anything." Lucy commented. " 'K Natsu?"

"Are you saying I destroy everything I touch?"

"Kinda."

"Back in time...was it him? Nah, couldn't be, unless he had a change of heart...Ah! Who cares!"

"Not me!" Happy cheered.

"What are you talking about?" Lucy asked. I looked around, watching the villagers happily, a voice cut through the night.

"When are you Wizards going to destroy the Moon for us?" Moka demanded. "Well?!"

"Destroying the Moon is a simple task, sir." Erza told him. I nodded in agreement.

"But before we were able to, can we ask a few questions to clarify a few things." I added. "Are you able to gather everyone in the centre of town for a meeting?" Within minutes, Erza had gathered everyone from the village. "Ok, so let's make sure we're all on the same page here." I said, crossing my arms. "The first time that you all transformed into these Demonic creatures was when the Moon began to turn purple, correct?"

"Yes." Moka replied. "During the day we're fine but when the Moon comes out we transform into what you see now. Even Yui, who only just returned has been Cursed."

"And the Moon started to turn purple three years ago?"

"Wow, has it really been that long?" Someone muttered.

"We've learned that the Moon Drip Ceremony has been performed on this Island every night for the last three years." Erza said as she started started to pace. "And each night it produced a beam of light so brilliant that you couldn't possibly have missed it-" Erza yelped as she stepped on Lucy's pit-fall trap and fell in. I cringed, that would have hurt.

"Woah, even Lucy's pit-fall trap is back." Happy commented.

"She screamed like a girl!" Natsu breathed.

"Yeah, and it was cute." Gray added.

"I'm so gonna be dead meat when she gets out!" Lucy wailed. Erza easily pulled herself out of the pit-fall and addressed the villagers again.

"Seriously, didn't you ever wonder where that light was coming from?" She demanded. "I don't understand, why didn't anyone investigate?" The crowd started to murmur before Moka spoke again.

"Well...we would've looked into it but according to village law, our people must never go near that temple." Moka admitted.

"But who cares about Village Law when your own people are dying?" Lucy asked. "You obviously knew there was a problem 'cause you contacted the Magic Guilds."

"Ah...well…"

"Cheif." I said, stepping forward. "We can't help you unless you tell us what's truly going on here."

"Why don't you tell us what's really going on here?" Erza requested.

"To be honest, we don't even know that ourselves. Allow me to explain, we've tried to investigate the light many times. We take up weapons we've never had to use. I'd trim and style my sideburns and then we'd venture into the jungle towards the Temple. But we could never get near it. We'd get close enough that we could see it through the trees and then suddenly we'd find ourselves back at the village gates."

"But...how's that possible?" Lucy asked. "It doesn't make sense."

"We got into the Temple with no problem at all." Natsu agreed. "How weird…"

"We didn't say anything to you earlier because we were worried that you wouldn't believe us." Someone said.

"We're telling you the truth." Another added. "We've tried to go back to the Temple many times."

"But not a single villager has ever been able to get inside."

"Well...that seems to be all the information we need." I stated. I turned to Erza. "Shall we?" Erza's armour shone and disappeared, bring replaced by her Giant Armour, which gives her enhanced strength and aiming capabilities. "Now then, we're all equipped to destroy the Moon."