Hey guys, I'm back with another chapter here. Sadly this will be the last of the quick release chapters. The next one you'll have to wait a little bit for. This chapter will really get the Galuna Island arc underway, now that the Fairy Tail mages have finally arrived on the island. This chapter will also be longer than the past few chapters, so look forward to that. We're almost a 550 followers, and almost at 250 review, which is amazing. Keep up the amazing support, you guys are awesome. So with that out of the way, let's get to the fic.
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
"Singing" (Only for Lyra's scene)
Magic
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(15 Minutes After Meeting With the Village Chief)
"Hrmm, the more I look at the moon, the creepier it gets." Happy said, as he stared at the bright purple moon; through a window in the hut that the Fairy Tail mages were staying in.
"Happy, close that damn window. Didn't you hear what the chief said?" Lucy asked, beginning to unpack her bag.
"No, what did he say?" Happy asked, as he shut the window.
"If we get exposed to too much of that moonlight, we'll turn into demons as well." Lucy explained, as Happy jumped down from the windowsill.
"That's really annoying." Natsu complained, slouching in his chair.
"No way we could destroy a moon." Gray said with a frown, as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Yeah." Lucy said, as she turned to look at Natsu. "Don't go getting any ideas Natsu."
"I wonder how many punches it'd take to destroy the Moon?" Natsu pondered, as he rubbed his chin.
"You're seriously considering that!?" Gray exclaimed in a surprised tone. The ice mage sighed, and ran his hand down his face. "It's impossible to destroy the Moon, dumbass."
"I hate to say it...but Gray's right, Natsu. "No mage could do something like that." Lucy admitted, as she took a seat across from Natsu.
"But 'destroy the Moon' is our request this time." Natsu argued, causing Gray to groan in annoyance. "If we can't do it, that'd be a disgrace to Fairy Tail, and I'll be damned if I let our guild's reputation be tarnished."
"Whatever, impossible is still impossible!" Gray exclaimed in an exasperated tone. "How would you even get to the moon?!"
"Happy." Natsu simply answered, as he pointed towards the ceiling.
"I can't do that." Happy said, causing Natsu to slouch even deeper into his seat.
"This 'destroy the Moon' thing, it comes from the victim's point of view." Lucy said, crossing her arms under her chest. "There should be another way to break the curse."
"I sure hope there is." Gray said, as he stifled a yawn.
"Fine! Tomorrow we'll explore the island!" Natsu groaned, plopping down onto his mat on the floor. "Let's just get some sleep!"
"Aye sir!" Happy exclaimed, jumping onto his own mat.
"We'll worry about it tomorrow." Gray said in a tired tone, as his head hit his pillow.
"Yeah...*Yawn* I'm pretty tired too." Lucy said, rubbing her eyes. "Good night guys." Lucy laid down on her mat in between Gray and Natsu. But right before Lucy fell asleep, she glanced over at Gray. The ice mage was lying down to her right, and Lucy could tell that the dark-haired man was sleeping in the nude. Scooting away from Gray, Lucy snuggled up next to Natsu. Immediately Lucy could feel the warmth that Natsu was giving off, and it was quickly putting her to sleep. To Lucy's shock, moments after she moved closer to the dragon slayer, she felt his hand drape around her waist.
"Lucy." Natsu said, letting out a content sigh as he pulled Lucy closer. The blonde's face turned fluorescent red when she felt Natsu bury his nose into her hair and inhale deeply. After a few seconds the pink-haired dragon slayer let out a slight moan, before he rested his head in the crook of Lucy's neck. Turning her head slightly, Lucy saw that the dragon slayer was fast asleep.
"He's asleep?" Lucy thought, as she let out a sigh of relief. The blonde's heart was beating frantically, and her mind was racing. She wanted nothing more than to wake Natsu, and confess her feelings before him. But then Mira's words rang through her head, and she stopped any thoughts of confessing to the dragon slayer. She would just have to be patient, and if Natsu's actions were any indication she wouldn't have to wait very long. "Well this is better than nothing." Lucy thought, as she fell asleep in Natsu's arms.
(The Next Morning; 7:30 a.m.)
"God damn, it's too early in the morning!" Natsu and Gray whined, as they trudged behind Lucy.
"Well I slept great, and I'm ready to get going." Lucy said with a slight blush. Lucy groaned when she saw Happy fast asleep on top of a nearby box. "Wake up cat!"
"AYE SIR!" Happy yelled in shock, as he jumped into the air. The blue cat then sleepily flew over to Natsu's shoulder. "Natsuuuu, Lucy's being mean."
"Please stop whining buddy, it's way too early in the morning." Natsu groaned, rubbing his temples. Happy grumbled, and crossed his paws over his chest. After walking through the village, the Fairy Tail mages made it to the village's front gate.
"You're all up early." The gate guard said, raising an eyebrow. "Were you not able to sleep because you were surrounded by demons?"
"No we all slept fine, so don't worry about it." Lucy said with a smile, waving dismissively. "We actually want to investigate the island a little bit before we destroy the Moon. So could you please open the gate?"
"What?!" Natsu questioned in an excited tone. "We're gonna destroy the Moon after all?!" Before the dragon slayer could say anymore, Lucy slapped her hand over his mouth. The gate guard gave the mages a confused look before he pulled a lever to open the gate.
"Go on ahead." The guard said, as the gate began to open. "But please be careful...in the forest there is..." The guard tried to warn the mages, but when he looked down he saw that they were already gone. "Oh, they're gone already."
Lucy quickly led Natsu out of the village, with Gray following closely behind. Once they were a safe distance away, Lucy took her hand away from Natsu's mouth. The dragon slayer immidiately gave the celestial spirit mage an annoyed look.
"What the hell is going on?!" Natsu exclaimed, as he stomped his foot. "Yesterday you insisted that it's impossible to destroy the Moon!"
"It is impossible." Lucy explained calmly, gaining the Natsu's interest. "I just said that in front of the townspeople, so that they think we're going along with their plan."
"Even if we could destroy the Moon, we wouldn't. Because we then we wouldn't be able to enjoy the Moon anymore." Gray said, causing Natsu to nod and cross his arms over his chest.
"Oh yeah. We wouldn't be able to enjoy the limited time Fairy Tail special: Moon Viewing Steaks!" Natsu exclaimed, as his mouth began to water. "Mira always makes them just right."
"And I couldn't live without my Moon Viewing Salty!" Happy cheered, beginning to envision his delicious fish already.
"Hey guys, can you tone it down a little? We never know what's surrounding us...She says." When Gray and Natsu turn around they were surprised to see Lucy sitting inside Horologium.
"Why aren't you walking on your own Luce?" Natsu said, crouching in front of Horologium.
"I'm not sure you're using your celestial spirits the right way." Gray said with a sweatdrop.
"O-Our opponent is a 'curse' this t-time. Something unsubstantial and creepy...she says." Horologium said, as Lucy clenched her teeth.
"Don't worry Luce!" Natsu said with a toothy grin, patting Horologium's side. "If anything attacks us, I'll kick its ass and keep you safe." Lucy cheeks turned slightly pink, but she still managed to nod her head. "Alright!" Natsu shot to his feet, and began to walk into the jungle. "S-class quest! I'm all fired up!"
"I'll just freeze this stupid curse. So don't freak out." Gray said, putting his hands in his pockets as he followed behind Natsu.
"You're both being real dumb...she say." Horologium said for Lucy, as the blonde let out a deep sigh.
The Fairy Tail mages started to trudge through the jungle in search of any clues. But after searching for over an hour they hadn't found a single thing. As the group stopped to rest in a clearing, Natsu's picked up a strange scent.
"What is that?" Natsu asked, as he inhaled deeply. "It really stinks."
"What are you on about, idiot?" Gray said in an annoyed tone.
"I don't know, ice princess, but something really reeks." Natsu said, as he took another whiff. The dragon slayer spun around to follow the scent. But when Natsu turned around his eyes bulged. "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!"
"What now...WHAT THE SHIT!?" Gray yelled out when he saw a giant mouse in a pink and black dress sitting behind them.
"A MOUSE!" Natsu yelled in complete shock.
"IT'S FUCKING HUGE!" Gray screamed, taking a cautious step back.
"Guys take it down already! She say. Aye. He says." Horologium said for Lucy and Happy, as they pressed against the grandfather clock's glass.
"Bring it on!" Gray exclaimed, as frost began to form in his palms.
"It's going to spit something up!" Natsu yelled, when he saw the giant mouse's cheeks begin to bulge.
"I'll use Ice Make Shield and..." But before Gray could finish, the giant mouth began to spew a green noxious gas from its mouth.
"NGAH! WHAT THE FUCK!?" Natsu roared, as he covered his nose. The dragon slayer had to suppress the urge to vomit, as he collapsed to the ground.
"What's going on guys?! She says." Horologium said, as he suddenly inhaled the disgusting gas. "NGAH!" The clock celestial spirit suddenly collapsed to the ground unconscious. Seconds later Horologium disappeared, leaving LucyThe giant mouse laughed, as it watched the mages writhe on the ground.
"GAH! It stinks! What is this smell?!" Gray yelled, as he turned to look at Natsu. The dragon slayer was lying on the ground and barely conscious. "Natsu! You suck!" The dragon slayer managed to lift his arm and flip Gray off. "Oh, that's right you have a stronger sense of smell than us!" Gray quickly hauled Natsu, Lucy, and Happy to their feet. "RUN!" The Fairy Tail mages started to run for their lives, as the giant mouse chased after them. Several times the humongous mouse tried to swipe at the mages, but they managed to quickly dive out of the way each time. "Tch, I've had a enough of this!" Gray slammed his hands onto the ground, freezing all the ground in front of him. "Ice Make Floor!" The mouse immidiately slipped on the ice, and fell straight into its back.
"Nice one!" Natsu complimented, as the group continued running.
"Look guys! There's a building over there!" Lucy exclaimed, as she pointed to some ruins in front of them. "Let's get in there while we still can!"
"We're beating the shit out of this mouse while we can!" Gray and Natsu yelled simultaneously, as they hit the downed mouse. Once the mouse was unconscious, the Fairy Tail mages made their way into the ruins. The first room they entered was a large mostly empty room, that seemed to be falling apart.
"Man this room is massive." Lucy commented, as she scanned over the massive room.
"It's falling apart." Natsu observed, spotting the toppled over pillars. Suddenly something caught Natsu's eye. "Look, there are Moon-shaped marks all over the walls."
"Well this island was originally called Moon Island." Gray said, as he gazed at the marks.
"Moon Island and Moon's curse...Moon-shaped marks. This is getting really suspicious." Lucy said, rubbing her chin.
"This place is really shabby...is the floor even sturdy enough?" Natsu asked, as slammed his foot onto the floor.
"Hey! Stop that!" Lucy yelled, as she walked over to the pink-haired dragon slayer. "You just said this place looked shabby!" Moments after Lucy said this, the floor underneath the group collapsed.
"IDIOT!" Gray screamed, as everyone fell into the hole that Natsu had created.
"Happy can you do anything?!" Lucy yelled, as the group fell towards the ground below.
"I can only care one person at a time!" Happy exclaimed right before crashed into the ground below. Lucy's landing wasn't as rough, because Natsu had managed to reach out and catch her. The dragon slayer had quickly spun around so that he'd land on his back; causing him to take the brunt of the impact.
"Natsu! Are you ok!?" Lucy asked in a worried tone, as she hopped off him.
"Yep!" Natsu said with a toothy grin, jumping back to his feet. "I feel just fine!"
"Okay...but be more careful next time, I thought you may have gotten hurt." Lucy said, as she dusted herself off.
"Sure thing Luce." Natsu said, just as Gray punched him in the back of the head.
"Dumbass! Do you ever think!?" Gray yelled in a pissed of tone. The ice mage sighed, as he looked up to where they all fell from. "Looks like this is a basement for the ruins we found earlier."
"Whoa! It's a secret cavern!" Natsu exclaimed in an excited tone. "Since we're already down here, let's do a little exploring." Natsu immidiately took off sprinting down a random cave in the underground cavern. The rest of the group slowly trailed behind Natsu. But once Lucy, Gray, and Happy caught up with Natsu; they were surprised to see him standing still at the end of the cave.
"Hey! Don't run off next time!" Gray chastised, as he walked up to the dragon slayer.
"Huh?" Natsu muttered, as his mouth hung open.
"What is up?" Gray asked with a confused look.
"Wh-What is t-that?" Natsu managed to stutter out. When everyone else followed the dragon slayer's gaze their eyes widened in shock. Before them was a humongous demon encased in ice. "A GIANT MONSTER!" As the rest of the group stared at the monster in shock; Gray took a few fearful steps back. Sweat formed on the ice mage's brow, as he began to shake.
"Deliora!" Gray exclaimed in a disbelieving tone. "No way! How can Deliora be here?!"
"What? You know what this thing is?" Natsu asked, as he pointed to the monster.
"Impossible!" Gray yelled, as he clenched his fists. "It can't be here! It's...! It's!"
"Gray, calm down!" Lucy exclaimed, placing her hand on the ice mage's shoulder. Gray took a few deep breaths and seemed to calm down slightly. "Hey Gray...what is this thing anyways?"
"Deliora." Gray said through clenched teeth. "Demon of misfortune and disaster."
"Demon of misfortune and disaster?" Natsu parroted, as he gazed up at the demon that towered over the mages.
"I-It hasn't even slightly changed..." Gray said in a confused tone. "What's going on here?"
"Shhhh!" Natsu said, as his ears perked up. He quickly grabbed Gray and Lucy, and tossed them behind some nearby boulders. Before either could argue, the pink-haired dragon slayer covered their mouths. "Someone's coming."
From the cave they entered from, two men emerged. One of the men had spiky blue hair and large eyebrows. While the other had long orange hair and sported a doglike appearance.
"Are you sure this where you heard the voices?" The blue-haired man asked.
"I'm kinda sleepy..." The doglike man said, as he rubbed his eyes.
"Did happen to get some Moon Drip on you?" The blue-haired man asked, raising one of his large eyebrows.
"I DIDN'T" The doglike man yelled, suddenly enraged.
"I'm just teasing you, idiot." The blue-haired man said with a deep sigh. "Jeez Toby you need to calm down."
"Heheh, sorry Yuka." The now named Toby said, as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Moon Drip...are they talking about the curse?" Lucy asked, as she peeked over the boulders they were hiding behind.
"Yuka-san, Toby-san I have some terrible news." A feminine voice said, as a third person emerged from the cave. A pink-haired woman quickly walked over to Toby and Yuka.
"Oh Sherry, it's just you." Yuka said, as he put his hands behind his pack.
"Angelica has been hurt by someone." Sherry said in a sad tone.
"IT'S JUST A MOUSE!" Toby screamed, earning a glare from Sherry.
"She's not just a mouse..." Sherry said, clasping her hands in front of her stomach. The pinkette's cheeks were tinged pink, as she shuffled from foot to foot. "Angelica is a hunter that gallops through the darkness. And love."
"Something's really wrong with her." Lucy said with a sweatdrop.
"They're not originally from this island." Natsu said, taking a whiff of the air. "Their smell is totally different."
"And they don't seemed to be cursed." Happy observed, as he turned his gaze to Toby. "I'm not sure about that guy with the ears though."
"So there is intruders, eh?" Yuka said, lowering his head as he thought.
"Moonlight will gather soon...but now we have intruders...how sad this is..." Sherry said, as she gazed at Deliora. She then turned her gaze back to Yuka and Toby. "We need to get rid of these intruders before Reitei-sama hears about it. Yes...before the Moon shows herself."
"I concur." Yuka said, nodding his head. "Since they've most likely seen Deliora we can't let them get back alive."
"Eternal sleep to the intruders...in other words love." Sherry said, clasping her hands in front of her chest.
"IT'S CALLED DEATH! WE'RE GONNA KILL THEM!" Toby yelled, as he stomped his foot.
"Right, let's try to find them." Yuka said, as he led Sherry and Toby out of the cavern.
"Now what?" Natsu asked, as the Fairy Tail mages emerged from their hiding spots. "We should have just captured them and asked them some questions."
"Not yet, let's see how this all pans out." Lucy said, earning a frown from the dragon slayer.
"This is becoming very confusing." Natsu said in an annoyed tone, furrowing his brows.
"I wonder who these people are." Happy said, as he rubbed his chin.
"Shit...why did they bring Deliora here?" Gray said through clenched teeth, staring at the ground. "I mean, how did they find where Deliora was sealed?"
"Sealed?" Natsu repeated, raising an eyebrow.
"Deliora was sealed in an iceberg on the Northern continent." Gray explained, causing Natsu and Lucy's eyes to widen. "It's an immortal demon that entered the Land of Isvan ten years ago. It's a demon that my magic teacher, Ur, sacrificed her life to seal." Lucy gasped and Natsu looked slightly shaken by this revelation. Gray clenched his fists, as frost began to form around his hands. The ice mage leveled a harsh glare at the demon before them. "I don't know how Deliora is related to this Island's curse...But I know it shouldn't be here...Reitei...What are you trying to do?" A sudden growl escaped Gray's throat. "I won't let you get away with this! I won't let you disgrace Ur's name!"
"A demon that your teacher sealed?" Natsu parroted, causing Gray to release a sigh.
"Yes. There's no doubt." Gray replied, staring up a Deliora.
"If it was originally on the Northern continent, how did it end up here?" Happy asked to no in particular, as he scratched his chin.
"Could this demon be the cause the island's curse?" Gray asked, turning to Gray.
"Possibly. This demon's still alive anyways." Gray answered with perplexed look.
"If that's the case let me try to finish it off." Natsu said, stretching his muscles. But before Natsu could make a move towards Deliora, Gray punched Natsu in the jaw; sending the dragon slayer crashing to the ground. Lucy gasped and quickly ran over to help Natsu up. "Gray you! What the hell was that for!"
"A fire mage won't get any closer." Gray said in a serious tone. "If the ice melts and Deliora is set free, no one could stop it."
"Is that ice so weak that it would melt so easily!" Natsu shouted, causing Gray's eyes to widen.
"...No." Gray said, tearing his gaze away from the dragon slayer.
"Gray...are you alright?" Lucy asked, placing her hand on Gray's shoulder.
"Tch, guess I was hit for nothing." Natsu said to himself, as he spit out some blood.
"Ur cast a magic called Iced Shell on that demon." Gray explained in a low tone, his hair covering his eyes as he stared at the ground. "It's an unmeltable ice. Even with some incredible fire magic, this ice wouldn't melt. If they knew they couldn't melt it, why would they bring this demon out?"
"Maybe they didn't know. Maybe they're trying to melt it somehow." Lucy suggesting, earning a glare from Gray.
"Why would they do that?!" Gray yelled, causing Lucy to jump back.
"I-I don't know." Lucy said, holding up her hands defensively.
"Tch." Gray muttered, gritting his teeth. "Shit! I'm not acting like my normal self." Gray looked up at the demon before them. "Who brought Deliora here, and for what reason?"
"The answer is easy." Natsu said, pointing towards a cavern. "We have to go after those guys from earlier."
"Yeah, after hearing all this from Gray, we need to find out what those people are planning." Lucy agreed, placing her hands on her hips.
"No." Gray said, turning back to the rest of the group. "We'll wait here. We wait until the Moon is up."
"The Moon...But it's the middle of the fucking day!" Natsu exclaimed with wide eyes. "No way I'm waiting that long! I'll die of boredom!"
"What are you talking about, Gray?" Lucy asked, covering Natsu's mouth to stop him from shouting.
"I can't stop thinking about how everything, the island's curse and Deliora, are somehow related to the Moon. That pink-haired girl said the moonlight will gather soon."
"I see..." Lucy said, as she nodded her head. "Alright we'll stay put for now. But I have to say I'm curious as to what will happen next...What are they planning?"
"That's impossible for me, Luce!" Natsu shouted, spewing a small stream of fire. "I'm gonna go after them!" But before Natsu could take off, Lucy grabbed his arm. The blonde celestial spirit mage quickly forced the pink-haired dragon slayer to sit down.
"You listen now Natsu, you're staying here." Lucy said in low tone, as she glared at Natsu. She then pointed over to Gray. The ice mage was sitting on a rock, and appeared to be in deep thought. "Whatever's going on here is seriously messing with Gray's head. So you can't just run around and destroy things like usual. This Deliora thing obviously traumatized him or something, so we need to try and do things his way for now. So please just relax for now, do it for me."
"*Sigh* Damn it...fine Luce I'll stay here. But I'm doing this because you asked me to, not because I care about Gray." Natsu said, avoiding Lucy's gaze and crossing his arms over his chest. "Holy crap! That was almost as bad as a scolding from Erza. When did Lucy get so scary?"
"Good, then get some rest or something." Lucy said with a smile, as she sat down on a rock.
"Ur." Gray thought, as he clasped his hands in front of his face. As the ice mage sat down, he couldn't help but think back to when Ur had taught him ice magic.
"Ugh, even if we agreed to wait it's still really boring." Lucy complained, resting her head on her had. Suddenly an idea popped into the blonde's head. She reached back for her gate keys, and pulled out a silver one. "Open! Gate of the Lyre! Lyra!" A bright golden light filled the are in front of Lucy. When the light died down a strawberry blonde-haired girl in a blue and pink dress stood smiling at Lucy. The celestial spirit also appeared to have a large blue harp on her back.
"KYA! Lucy! It's been so long since I've seen you!" Lyra cheered, waving energetically at Lucy. "AW! How come you only summon once in a while!?"
"Our contract only allows me to summon you like three times a month." Lucy replied with a sweatdrop.
"EH?! Is that so?! I must have forgotten!" Lyra exclaimed in a shocked tone, as she sat down next to Lucy. "So? What do you want me to sing?"
"Anything really, it's totally your call." Lucy answered, causing Lyra's eyes to light up.
"Alright! Then I know exactly what to play!" Lyra exclaimed in an excited tone, as she pulled the harp off her back. Soon Lyra began to pluck the strings of her harp, producing a beautiful and soft melody. "Words are born...words fade away...words continue to live...in you." Lucy and Natsu both closed their eyes, and began to nod off. "When you stuck...they change into courage...let's step out...you're stronger...than back then..." Gray began to shake, as he fought back tears. The song was bringing back memories of Ur. "So don't hesitate."
"Believe the words..." Gray said, as tears finally began to fall from his eyes. "From that time."
"Eh? Gray?" Lucy asked, surprised to see Gray crying.
"Huh? What's up?" Gray asked, quickly wiping away his tears.
"I knew Lyra was good a singing about people's feelings." Lucy said, causing Gray to clench his teeth.
"Gray cried." Happy said in a surprised tone.
"I didn't!" Gray quickly denied, refusing to turn around.
"L-Lyra can you sing something more cheerful?" Lucy asked, trying to lift the sullen mood.
"EH?! You should have said that from the start." Lyra said, as she readied to play another song.
"Wait." Gray said, stopping Lyra before she could start. "What will we do if someone comes? Just keep quiet for now."
(Several Hours Later)
All of the Fairy Tail mages were fast asleep, when they were all suddenly awoken by a large crashing sound; echoing throughout the cave. Natsu and Lucy both groaned, as they sat up.
"What's that sound?" Lucy asked, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
"Man it's night time already!" Natsu exclaimed, as he shot to his feet.
"The ceiling..." Gray said, pointing towards the cavern's roof. A large hole had started to open in the cavern's roof, and it was pouring in purple moonlight. "Opened up! Purple light...That has to be the moonlight!"
"What's going on?!" Happy yelled, as the purple light began to intensify. The light streamed through the hole in the roof, and directly hit Deliora below.
"The light's hitting Deliora!" Lucy exclaimed in a shocked tone. "This can't be a coincidence!"
"C'mon! Let's search for where the light's coming from!" Gray shouted, as he began to sprint out of the cavern.
"All right, let's go!" Natsu exclaimed, charging after Gray.
The Fairy Tail mages ran through the caves and up several flights of stairs. Eventually they found themselves in another large open room. In the middle of the room they found a large hole that allowed the moonlight to flow through it.
"There was hole in the middle of these remains!?" Gray said, as he looked up at room's ceiling. "It's coming from above!" Running up several more flights of stairs, the Fairy Tail mages discovered the source of the moonlight. There was a large hole on the roof of the remains that was funneling the moonlight into the ruins. But the Fairy Tail team was surprised to see a group of people dressed in cloaks circled around the large hole and chanting.
"Are they really gathering moonlight?!" Natsu asked, as everyone took cover behind a low wall.
"And they're exposing Deliora to it?! What are they doing!?" Lucy said, just as Lyra appeared besides her.
"It's a spell called Moon Drip." Lyra said, surprising Lucy.
"You're still here?" Lucy asked with a sweatdrop.
"I know what's going on now." Lyra said, causing everyone eyes to widen. "They're going to use Moon Drip to revive the demon underground!"
"That can't be...Iced Shell can't be melted." Gray said, turning to face the celestial spirit.
"Moon Drip is a type of magic made to specifically melt ice." Lyra explained, causing Gray's eyes to widen. "When the Moon's magical power is gathered at one place it has the power to break any type of spell."
"No way..." Happy breathed out in shock.
"They...don't know how horrendous Deliora is!" Gray said, a hint of fear evident in his voice.
"Whatever the island's people think that curse is; I think it has something to do with Moon Drip." Lyra suggested, glaring at the cloaked people surrounding the large hole in the roof. "The Moon's magical power gathered at one spot is so strong that it can contaminate a human body."
"They...!" Natsu was about to charge out, but Lucy quickly grabbed him.
"Wait! Someone's coming!" Lucy hissed, just as four more people walked onto the roof. Three of them were the people that the Fairy Tail mages had seen earlier:Yuka, Toby, and Sherry. But the fourth person was some that the group hadn't encountered yet. The man was very imposing; he sported a large white cape, with a wide collar, golden edges and fur trimmings over the shoulders, held closed by belt. Below this cape, he wore a blue, high-collared tunic with golden edges, reaching down below his knees. The outfit also included baggy dark pants tucked inside armored greaves, composed of different plates and sporting knee caps, and an ornamental helmet obscuring most of his face. Bearing resemblance to a skull, this helmet sported a front part which covered the man's upper face, revealing his mouth and nose, with a line of sharp teeth beneath it, and his eyes not being visible from the eye slits of the mask. The helmet also came equipped with striped horns pointing frontwards and with a large crest made of spiky fur, falling on the man's back.
"Shit...I've been awake almost all day, and now I'm tired." Yuka cursed, as he shook his head. "We couldn't find the intruders either."
"YOU SURE THERE WAS INTRUDERS IN THE FIRST PLACE?!" Toby yelled in an angry tone.
"I have terrible news Reitei-sama." Sherry said, walking up to the now identified Reitei. "There were some intruders during the daytime...but we couldn't find them. I can't speak of love like this."
"Intruders..." Reitei repeated in an irritated tone. Hearing the man's voice, Gray's breath hitched.
"That's Reitei?" Natsu asked, raising a pink eyebrow.
"Look at him, acting all high and mighty. Wearing a mask and all." Lucy said, glaring at Reitei.
"Yeah, he looks like a total douche." Natsu said, forcing at the man.
"Is Deliora revived yet?" Reitei asked, walking towards a cliff overlooking the village on the other side of the island.
"Probably today or tomorrow." Sherry quickly replied.
"WHICH IS IT!?" Toby exclaimed, causing Sherry and Yuka to groan in annoyance.
"We're almost there..." Reitei said with a smirk. "About those intruders...I don't want anyone to get in the way now."
"We understand, Reitei-sama." Sherry said, bowing slightly.
"Only the village on the other side of the island has humans there." Reitei said, gesturing towards the village. "Go there and obliterate that village."
"Yes sir!" Sherry, Toby, and Yuka said simultaneously, as they took off running towards the village.
"What?!" Natsu exclaimed, as he shot to his feet.
"Those townspeople have nothing to do with this!" Lucy said, as she began to panic. "What should we do?!"
"That voice..." Gray said, as sweat began to form on his brow. "Please tell me...it's a lie..."
"I don't prefer blood, but..." Reitei said with a smirk, as he stared at the village.
"FUCK THIS!" Natsu roared, as he jumped out of their hiding spot. "I'M SICK OF THIS SNEAKING AROUND SHIT!" The pink-haired dragon slayer inhaled deeply, before he exhaled a large stream of lightning into the sky. "WE'RE GOING TO STOP YOU ASSHOLES!" Everyone stopped and turned to face the Fairy Tail mages.
"Shit! Heaven knows what will happen next!" Lucy exclaimed, as she grabbed two keys off her ring. While Natsu and Lucy prepared to fight; Gray seemed frozen in place.
"Those marks! They're from Fairy Tail!" Sherry pointed out in surprised tone.
"I see...the townspeople must have contacted a guild for help." Yuka said, crossing his hands behind his back.
"What are you doing?" Reitei asked, turning to Sherry, Toby, and Yuka. "Go an destroy the village."
"Why?" Natsu asked, gritting his teeth.
"Anyone who gets in our way. Anyone with such plans. You're all our enemies." Reitei said, clenching his fist.
"WHY?!" Natsu roared, as lightning crackled off his fists.
"YOU!" Gray yelled, as he charged forward. "Stop this useless ritual!" Gray slammed his hands onto the ground, causing of pillars of ice to sprout out of the ground. The ice pillars immidiately began to move towards the hole in the roof. But to everyone's shock, Reitei slammed his hands onto the ground as well; ice pillars flew out of the ground, identical to Gray's.
"He uses ice magic too?!" Happy exclaimed in shock. The forming pillars of ice collided, and began to form one massive block of ice. Soon the large chunk of ice exploded into thousands of smaller pieces.
"Lyon." Gray growled, as he glared at the man across from him. "Do you have any idea what you're doing?"
"Haha, it's been quite some time...Gray." The newly named Lyon said with a twisted smirk.
"You know him?!" Lucy asked in shock, as she pointed at Lyon.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Gray yelled in an angry tone.
"I'd never imagine, the mage that the townspeople have sent would be you." Lyon said with a small smile. "Did you know about all this, or was it all one big coincidence? Actually...it doesn't matter." Lyon turned back to his companions. "Hurry and go. I can take care of him myself."
"I won't let you!" Natsu roared, as he flew towards Lyon; electricity sparking of his fists.
"No! Natsu! Don't get close to him!" Gray yelled, trying to warn the dragon slayer. But it was too late. Ice began to swirl around Natsu, before it started to cling to his body. Natsu howled in pain, as the ice began to clump together all over his body. "Happy! Get Lucy out of here!" Gray managed to say, before he started to exchange blows with Lyon once again.
"Aye!" Happy exclaimed, as he grabbed Lucy and began to fly away.
"Shit! I can't move!" Natsu shouted, as he struggled to break free of the ice encasing him.
"Happy! Are we seriously gonna abandon Natsu?!" Lucy shouted, looking back at the dragon slayer with a concerned look.
"That guy flooded the area with ice magic!" Happy replied, as he carried Lucy to safety. "If we had stayed there, we would've been caught in the ice as well."
"But...then Natsu might..." Lucy struggled to say, as tears filled her eyes.
"If all of us were taken out, who would protect the village?!" Happy exclaimed, tears began to form in eyes as well.
"Happy." Lucy breathed out in a surprised tone. A sad smile suddenly spread across Lucy's face. "...Sorry Happy...You must have been holding yourself back from helping Natsu. We'll just have to have faith in Natsu."
"Natsu will be alright! Ice can't do a thing to the Salamander!" Happy cheered, causing Lucy to chuckle.
"Aye sir!" Lucy exclaimed, as Happy flew towards the village.
"Hmm, you made an opening for the girl and cat to get away..." Lyon said in a bored tone. "It's alright...they won't be able to stop Sherry and the others."
"Don't underestimate Fairy Tail mages!" Natsu shouted, still trapped in a spherical block of ice. Before Natsu could say anymore, Gray kicked the dragon slayer. Immidiately losing his balance, Natsu began to roll down a nearby hill. "THE FUCK GRAY?!" Natsu's voice trailed off as he got farther down the mountain.
"You're still reckless, Gray. Wasn't he one of your nakama?" Lyon asked with a smirk.
"That magic you used can destroy a person's body along with the ice, am I right?" Gray questioned, causing Lyon to chuckle.
"I see. That's why you pushed him to where my magic can't reach him. Nice work." Lyon complimented, causing Gray to growl.
"Stop acting like you're my senior." Gray said, glaring at Lyon. "Lyon, you're not Ur's student anymore."
"The same goes for you, Gray." Lyon said, as he began to remove his helmet. "Ur isn't alive anymore."
"She sacrificed her life to seal Deliora!" Gray shouted in a furious tone. "You're trying to destroy what's left of Ur!"
"Don't fool yourself Gray...you killed Ur." Lyon said, revealing his face. Gray gasped, as sweat began to form on his brow. "How can you live with yourself?"
"GRAY! YOU SON OF A BITCH! I'LL REMEMBER THIS!" Natsu roared from the bottom of the hill. Flames exploded off Natsu's head and hands, as he tried to melt the ice encasing him. "Why can't I melt this shit!?" Natsu pressed his flaming hand against the ice, but it nothing. "What's up with this ice!?" Natsu growled, and slowly began to shuffle around. "Fuck this! I have to get back to the village fast!" Natsu stumbled slightly, but he managed to readjust himself. "God damn it! It's hard to run in this shit! Fucking Gray!"
(Water Leading to Galuna Island)
"W-What are you g-going to that island for?" A pirate asked in a frightened tone.
"Just. Navigate." An annoyed feminine voice replied.
"Pardon me...but Galuna Island is cursed...I heard humans turn into demons there..." The pirate said, but a grunt from the woman stopped him.
"I don't care." Erza Scarlet said with a frown. "I'm just going there to stop a couple of dumbasses from getting killed. Simple as that." Erza growled, as she glared at the island ahead. "I swear Natsu if you get hurt, I'll never forgive you." The scarlet-haired woman clenched her fists tightly. "If you wanted to go on an S-class mission so badly, I would have taken you on one you idiot."
(Back on Galuna Island)
"You're the one who killed Ur, Gray." Lyon said, glaring at Gray. "You shouldn't even be allowed to say her name." Lyon raised his arm and hit Gray with a blast of ice. Gray was sent crashing into a low wall.
"Lyon." Gray said in a surprised tone.
"What's wrong? Do you feel too guilty to counter-attack?" Lyon asked, raising a silver eyebrow. "If that's the case, stay out of my way. I'm going to revive Deliora."
"I won't let you." Gray growled, as he pushed himself off the ground.
"That's the spirit." Lyon said with a smirk, as he dropped her helmet. "Let's have a real fight, it's been a while." Lyon once again raised his arm, as frost began to form in the air. "Ice Make Eagle." A barrage of eagles formed out ice shot towards Gray.
"Ice Make Shield." Gray shouted, as he spread his arms out. A large shield made out of ice appeared in front of him; blocking the volley of ice eagles.
"You're good a molding materials. 'Static' Ice Make." Lyon said, as a group of ice eagles circled around Gray's shield and hit him. "My ice however is a living thing. 'Dynamic' Ice Make. Did you forget that my ice can shift around?"
Gray rolled out of the way, dodging another burst of ice eagles. "Ice Make Hammer." Gray slammed his fist into his palm, causing a massive hammer, made out of ice, to form above Lyon.
"Ice Make Ape." Lyon lifted his arm above his head, and a large ape made out of ice appeared. The ape raised its arms and stopped the ice hammer from hitting Lyon. "Tch, you're pathetic Gray. You're still using both hands for ice modeling magic."
"It's Ur's teaching." Gray countered, standing back on his feet. "One-handed molding is incomplete and unbalanced."
"I'm special. I surpassed Ur's power long ago." Lyon said, causing Gray to grit his teeth.
"Don't think so highly of yourself." Gray said, nearly out of breath.
"I'd say the same thing to you." Lyon said, glaring at Gray. "Were you able to hit me even once?"
"I'm not the same as I was back then!" Gray shouted, slamming his fist into his palm. "Ice Geyser!" Gray slammed his hands onto the ground, causing massive pillars of ice to shoot out of the ground. Lyon seemed to be encased in the ice, but seconds later all the ice exploded around him.
"You haven't changed at all Gray." Lyon's voice echoed out amongst the fallings shards of ice. "I was the senior pupil, and I was always stronger than you. I could mold magic one-handed, but you couldn't. Absolutely nothing has changed." Suddenly the ice surrounding Lyon exploded outwards, revealing that he was unscathed. "Even thought out paths are differ, time has been frozen since then." Gray gasped when a massive dragon made out of ice burst out of the fallings ice shards, and launched him into the air. "That's why I'm melting the ice; in order to walk on the paths that were once blocked." Gray crashed back to the ground with an audible thud. "Ur was my goal. It was always my dream to surpass her." Lyon grit his teeth and clenched his fists. "But you ruined that dream. I thought it'd be impossible to surpass Ur now. But there's still a way." Gray managed to lift himself back up to one knee. "If I can defeat Deliora, the demon that Ur couldn't even defeat..." Gray's eyes widened when he saw the crazed look in Lyon's eyes. "Then I have surpassed her. I can continue dreaming."
"Are you fucking insane?! Is that seriously what you're planning?!" Gray yelled in shock. "You should know how terrible Deliora is! Please don't do this, it's impossible!" Hearing this caused Lyon to snap. The silver haired man lifted his hand, and completely encased Gray in ice.
"Don't, It's impossible" Lyon said in anger through clenched teeth. "Back then...we told you those exact words. Don't tell me you forgot." Lyon launched another barrage of ice, sending Gray flying out of the ice he was trapped in. "You challenged Deliora and that's why Ur died! You have no right to mention Ur's name! Vanish! Die!" Before Lyon could attack, Gray's vision faded white.
When Gray came to, he saw a large figure waddling towards him. When the figure came into view, Gray's eyes widened. It was Natsu. The dragon slayer was still encased in ice, as he glared at Gray.
"Damn you're lame." Natsu said with an annoyed look. "You're beaten half to death."
"Natsu...why are you here?" Gray asked, as Natsu grabbed the back of his shirt.
"I wasn't sure where the village was, so I climbed back up the hill. I can pick up scents better from up here." Natsu said, as he began to sniff the air. "Aha! It's that way! Let's get going!"
"Where's Lyon?" Gray asked, confused by his sudden disappearance.
"I have no clue." Natsu answer, hoisting Gray over his shoulders. "No one was here, and the ritual was already over." Natsu's eyes suddenly widened, as he began to pick up his pace. "Shit! We have to get moving, so that we can help Lucy! I won't forgive myself if she gets hurt."
As Natsu carried Gray, the ice mage couldn't help but think about what Lyon had said to him.
"No! You'll never win against Deliora! It's impossible!"
"It's too early for you Gray!"
Gray then remembered what Natsu had said to him before they left for Galuna Island.
"I don't care! I'm gonna do this S-class job!"
"It's called S-class for a reason dumbass!"
"Natsu..." Gray said quietly.
"Huh?" Natsu muttered, looking back at Gray.
"I can't...blame you for anything..." Gray managed to say, as tears fell from his eyes. "I really can't..." Seeing Gray's sadness, Natsu decided he had to try and cheer the ice mage up.
"Don't feel insecure just because you lost!" Natsu roared, causing Gray's eyes to widen. "WE ARE FAIRY TAIL! We're from the guild that doesn't know when to stop! We won't survive unless we continue running!" Natsu stumbled again, and almost fell over. "Shit! It's so fucking hard to run!"
(Back in the Village)
"-And so, whoever comes here are the real culprits behind this curse." Lucy explained to the villagers gathered around her. "This is a great opportunity to capture them and ask them how to return you all to normal."
"You say capture them. But those three are probably mages." Happy pointed out.
"That's true...even though we outnumber them, we don't have many mages." Lucy said, as she rubbed her chin. Suddenly an idea popped in Lucy's head. The blonde had a mischievous grin on her face, as she rubbed her hands together. "I thought of a good plan." Lucy then began to direct the villagers to help put her plan together.
Twenty minutes after Lucy had started construction of her plan; the Moka came investigate. "What's all this commotion about?!"
"Please listen. Enemy mages will attack soon." Lucy explained, causing the chief's eyes to widen.
"Enemies?!" Moka exclaimed in a shocked tone.
"They're hiding out in the ruins at the end of the forest. They're likely the people who caused you all to turn into demons." Lucy said, causing Moka to suddenly become enraged.
"I didn't ask you to do that!" Moka yelled, startling Lucy. "Why can't you just destroy the Moon!?"
"B-But we don't have to destroy the Moon anymore. We just need to catch the culprits." Lucy said, as she rubbed her arm.
"The Moon..." Moka shouted, as two villagers held him back. "Please destroy the Moon!"
"Please don't mind him." A villager said, as Moka was dragged off. "He's been through a lot since he lost Bobo."
"I understand." Lucy said with a look of determination. "Leave it to me. Everything will be alright."
"Princess." Virgo said, gaining Lucy's attention. "The preparation is complete."
"Thanks Virgo. As I expected you dig hole pretty fast." Lucy complimented with a smile.
"Will punish me?" Virgo asked, causing Lucy to sweatdrop.
"What the hell are you talking about? I gave you compliment." Lucy said with a confused look.
"You know what?" Happy said, as Lucy turned to face the blue cat.
"What is it Happy?" Lucy asked with a smile.
"I truly believe you're stupid Lucy." Happy said, causing Lucy's smile to turn into a frown.
"Way to be a dick Happy." Lucy said, crossing her arms under her chest.
"I don't think they'll fall for such an obvious trap." Happy pointed out, earning a glare from Lucy.
"What are you talking about?" Lucy said, pointing towards the trap behind her. "It's the perfect pitfall. Besides I don't see you coming up with any ideas cat!"
"Well...I think the idea itself is foolish..." Happy said, causing Lucy to pout.
"Well there's only one entrance to this village, right? The enemies, of course, will have to come through her as well." Lucy said with a smirk; proud of her own plan.
"I still don't think anyone will fall for it." Happy said, many of the villagers agreeing with him.
"Princess...I don't think this will work either." Virgo said, causing Lucy to hang her head.
"Even you Virgo?" Lucy said in a disappointed tone. Suddenly Lucy whipped her head around with an annoyed look on her face. "Just wait and see, this'll work for sure!"
"Lucy-san! Someone's coming!" The gate guard yelled.
"It's them. Open the gate!" Lucy exclaimed, earning a nod from the gate guard.
"Yes ma'am!" The gate guard said, as he turned to lever to open the gate.
"Come on!" Lucy exclaimed, as a figure came into view. But when Lucy got a better look at the approaching figure, her eyes widened.
"GUUUUUYS!" Natsu yelled, as he raced towards the village. "IS EVERYONE OKAY!?"
"NATSU!?" Lucy exclaimed in shock. The blonde was also surprised to see Natsu covered in ice and carrying Gray on his shoulders. "NO! Don't come closer!" Lucy began to wave frantically, trying to warn the dragon slayer. "HOLD IT! STOP!"
"What is it?" Natsu asked, as he came to a skidding stop; right in front of Lucy's pitfall. Lucy let out a sigh of relief. "Luce what's going on?" Natsu asked, taking another step forward. "THE FUCK!" Natsu screamed as he fell into the pitfall. When Natsu crashed into the ground; it kicked up a large amount of dust and debris.
"Someone fell in it after all." A villager said in a surprised tone.
"It failed." Lucy said, as she ran her hand down her face.
"God damn that hurt!" Natsu exclaimed, as he rubbed his back. "HEY! Who decided to pull a prank at a times like this?!"
"Lucy of course." Happy said, pointing to the blonde; who was trying to hide from Natsu.
"Oh...then great trap Luce!" Natsu said with a toothy grin.
"Huh?" Lucy muttered in surprise, as she came out of hiding.
"Natsu! I'm so glad you and Gray are alright!" Happy cheered from the edge of the pitfall.
"We're not fine at all. Gray's down." Natsu said, gesturing to an unconscious Gray. It was then Natsu noticed that the ice that had encased him had fallen off. "The ice is broken! Thanks Luce, my fire couldn't even melt that shit!"
"A-All according to plan." Lucy said nervously, forcing a smile onto her face.
"I'm assuming you're far away from the magic caster, the effect of the magic should have weakened." Virgo explained, causing Natsu to smirk.
"All right!" Natsu cheered, as he jumped out of the hole; setting Gray back down gently.
"Gray..." Lucy said in a concerned tone, as she looked down at the beaten ice mage.
"Those mages aren't here yet?" Natsu asked, as he scanned over the village.
"Now that you mention it, they're late." Lucy said in a confused tone, as she placed her hands on her hips. "They even left before you Natsu. But you arrived here first...strange."
"Yeah...I even climbed back up a hill and had a hard time running, so it took me a really long time." Natsu said, scratching hid head.
"Hey! This is our chance! Let's cover the hole back up!" Lucy suggested, causing the villagers to sweatdrop.
"That's odd." Happy said, looking at the ground. "There's no way it should've taken them this long."
"They're probably lost. Pitiful losers." Natsu said, turning to face the village gates.
"No, that can't be. They knew where the village was from the start." Lucy said, just as several villagers gasped in shock.
"Wh-What's that!?" A villager shouted, pointing into the sky.
Natsu, Lucy, and Happy all looked towards the sky; to see a large figure flying towards the village. Since Natsu had better vision, because of his dragon slayer magic; he saw the figure clearly first. When Natsu identified what the figure was his eyes widened in shock.
"It's that giant fucking mouse from earlier! How is that stupid thing flying!?" Natsu shouted, his mouth agape in surprise. "It's also carrying a huge bucket!"
"Flying in the sky...You're wasting the effort we went through to make that pitfall!" Lucy shouted, as she shook her fist at the flying mouse.
"We took too long making the poison jelly." Sherry said with a disappointed look.
"But our timing was good. Those mages are all in the village now." Yuka said, crossing his arms behind his back.
"Unless we destroy Deliora, our wishes will never come true." Sherry said, her gaze darkening. "Only death awaits those who stand in our way."
A sudden gust of wind caused the bucket Angelica was holding to shake slightly; causing a small droplet to fall from the bucket. The droplet of jelly quickly began to descend towards the ground; directly towards Lucy.
"Jelly?" Lucy asked in a confused tone, as she held out her hand. As the jelly dropped towards the ground, Natsu could smell what it was made out of. The pink-haired dragon slayer's eyes widened as he watched the droplet fly towards Lucy. Without thinking, Natsu immediately started sprinting towards Lucy.
"LUCY!" Natsu screamed, as he tackled Lucy out of the way. The droplet just barely missed Lucy, and hit a plant right next to her. The plant quickly began to smoke and dissolve. Seconds later the plant was a pile of smoking green ooze.
"T-Thank you Natsu." Lucy breathed out, as her heart beat rapidly in her chest. "If that had hit me, I would have died."
"Don't worry Luce, I said I'd keep you safe." Natsu said, turning to glare at the mages above; a furious look in his eyes.
"They have a bucket full of that stuff!" A villager shouted in scared tone.
"Don't tell me they're gonna that stuff on us?!" Another villager yelled, causing the other villagers to panic.
"Ugly." Yuka said, scowling at the villagers; he didn't know that Natsu could hear everything he was saying. "Humans become so ugly under the influence of Moon Drip. As if they're demons."
"How displeasing; it's like Deliora's children." Sherry said with a disgusted look, causing Natsu to growl in anger. "Angelica go ahead." The giant mouse dumped the bucket of green poisonous jelly; making sure to spread it all across the village.
"How are we supposed to stop that?!" Lucy screamed, fear evident in her tone. But she was calmed when she felt Natsu's hand on her shoulder.
"Luce, get everyone to the center of the village." Natsu said in a calm tone, surprising Lucy. Before Lucy could argue, Natsu had all ran off.
"NATSU!" Lucy shouted, as she watched the pink-haired dragon slayer sprint off. "...Alright, everyone get to the center of the village!" Lucy gave Natsu one last look before she began to usher people towards the center of the village. "Natsu please stay safe."
"Happy can you fly me up there?!" Natsu yelled, as Happy grabbed the back of his vest.
"Aye sir!" Happy exclaimed, as he flew towards the wave of poisonous jelly.
"I...won't leave Bobo's grave." Moka said, as he clutched his son's grave.
"With lightning on my right hand..." Natsu roared, as lightning sparked off his hands. "And lightning on my left hand...together they make." Natsu slapped his electrically coated hands together; creating a deafening thunderclap, as the sky filled with blinding yellow light. "Lightning Dragon's Brilliant Flash!" The electrical shockwave collided with the poisonous jelly, and began to spread it towards the outskirts of the village.
"He scattered the jelly with an electrical explosion!" Yuka said in a shocked tone. "That mage can use fire and lightning?!"
The poisonous jelly began to rain down all over the outer parts of the village. Since all of the villagers were in the center, none of them were hurt by the jelly. However the villagers gasped when they saw a large glob of jelly land of Bobo's grave.
"CHIEF!" The villagers shouted in shock, as they watched Bobo's grave begin to dissolve. However the villagers let out a sigh of relief when they saw Virgo drill out of the ground next to Lucy. The celestial spirit was carrying Moka in her grasp.
"I think we need to punish the chief." Virgo said, as she placed Moka back onto the ground.
"Virgo!" Lucy exclaimed, relief evident in her tone. "Thank God you were here to save the chief."
The villager's eyes widened as they surveyed the destruction that surrounded them. The entire village, except for the center, was completely melted and destroyed. The villagers began to whisper and murmur amongst themselves.
"The...village..."
"It's...completely destroyed..."
"It's awful."
"Is anyone injured?!"
"Everyone seems okay."
"We've made it somewhat, but the village is ruined." Lucy said, placing her hands on her hips.
"Bobo's grave..." Moka whispered, as he watched his son's grave crumble into pieces. A single tear fell from Moka's eye, as he fell to his knees.
"We have to eradicate all of Reitei-sama's enemies." Sherry said, as she made her way towards the villagers. Natsu's gaze was darkened, as he stared at smoking remains of the village. "We were going to pity you all, and give you an instant death. But I guess we'll have to spill a lot of blood now."
"What did you say?!" Natsu said with a furious look, turning to glare at the enemy mages.
Annnd done! I felt that this was a good stopping point, because it was the end of a manga chapter, and I seriously didn't feel like starting a new manga chapter. There's about 14 chapters left in the manga for the Galuna Island arc at this point, so I can probably finish the rest of it next chapter. But if I can't it'll be two more chapters at most. Next chapter will have a lot of fighting, and will see Erza join the fray. Then we can get into the good stuff, during the Phantom Lord arc. So what did you guys think? Remember to follow/favorite, PLEASE REVIEW(I was a little disappointed by the lack of reviews last chapter, so let's try to pick it up with this one), and PM me ideas you have for this story. This chapter also marks the end of my quick updates for this story. The next chapter likely won't be out for a little bit, especially since I start college on Monday. Just be patient and the next chapter will be out eventually. So until next time, I'm outta here!