Upon the Galuna Island, it's already night time.

Natsu is currently found in the forest as he is just hiding from the many cloaked priest individuals who are trying to find him.

"damn, there's so many of them." Natsu whispers as he is just hiding at the top of a tree, the young man watching his unwanted companions wander around in search for him. "knew that Kama would be better for this."

After trying to get intel and getting caught by Zalty, Natsu had gone off to get away but the Reitei went and ordered some of his men to come after him. Right now, the Salamander's captain is trying to find a way to get back into the temple.

"I could knock them out but that'll lead to them calling their friends. Therefore, the best option is…"Natsu spoke as he grabs and breaks a branch before he threw it far.

The branch flew into the air before it fell to some bushes that made some racket that is loud enough to attract the attention of the priests.

"and here is my ticket back in!" Natsu quickly jumps down from the tree and runs straight back into one of the temple's entrances.


Meanwhile with the Fairy Tail team, Erza and the others are running up some stairs as they left the chamber of ice below because they were alerted by a purplish light that came shining down upon the ice encasing Deliora and is just melting it.

"just what was that light!?" Gray exclaimed angrily. "how could it melt the Ice!? It's impossible to melt the ice from the Iced Shell!"

"I don't know the answer to that, Gray." Erza replied. "but we can find it after we go straight to the top and see where this light is really coming from!"

"there! Another set of stairs!" Lucy exclaimed as she pointed forward towards a staircase but it gets occupied by many priests with weapons. "wha!? Guards!?"

"move it!" Gray exclaimed as he got his hands into a stance before he swung them forward and creates a white-ish blue magic circle that unleashes ice spears at the priests that gets bombarded with the attack.

"haaah!" Erza summons a sword and cuts down the priests one by one while Lucy kicks and punches their lights out.

"do not let them interfere with the ritual! Don't ever let them come near the Reitei!" one priests commanded his fellow companions as more and more are coming in.

"There's too many of them!" Lucy exclaimed as she, Erza, and Gray got surrounded by the group.

"This ritual must be very important if they're this determined to stop us, huh?" Gray said as he got ready to make something with his ice maker magic.

"all the more reason for us to find it out and stop it if this ritual frees Deliora from its cold prison." Erza said before she summoned another magic sword into her grasp.

The armed priests slowly close in as they all readied their weapons against the Fairy Tail team who they want to incapacitate, but that was stopped when loud gunshots are heard from nearby.

"what was that?" Lucy asks as everyone turns to one direction and sees several priests getting shot and knocked out from flaming bullet shots. "is that?"

"get down!" Natsu made an appearance as he is rushing into the scene while wielding both Revol and Ver together, the Salamander's captain keeps on firing the bullets before he jumped and did a quick reload then lands with the Fairy Tail team who ducked down to let him shoot his shots in a 360 degree fury that delivered a heavy hot blow on each priests.

In about a minute later, the last armed priests fell down as they all got knocked out by Natsu's precise shootings.

Natsu held up his two magic guns as he flips open the cylinder that dropped out the empty magic bullet casings before he blows the smoke coming from the barrels' tip.

"that is the last of them." Natsu said as he put away his magic guns to their holsters before he turns to look at Erza and the others who stood back up. "you guys okay?"

"we are now." Erza nodded. "how did it go with the intel collecting?"

"got enough to know that this Moon Drip Ritual is something that a guy named Reitei who is planning to use the stuff to free Deliora." Natsu said. "got no clue how the ritual goes, but it needs the moon at its peak in power."

"then what are we waiting around here for!?" Gray exclaimed as he looks ready to run. "let's get to this Reitei guy and stop him from freeing Deliora! That demon can't be released, no matter what!"

"wait, Gray!" Erza stops him. "as much as we need to stop this Reitei from freeing Deliora, we can't go in head on! We need a plan!"

"I got one and that's to stop the bastard from freeing Deliora!" Gray exclaimed before he rushes for the stairs.

"w-wait! Gray!" Lucy cried out but Gray just runs off.

"guess the guy is hotheaded than coolheaded, huh?" Natsu said as he is smoking a new cigar. "let's go before he gets himself in a world of pain."

"right." Erza nodded as the group rushes after Gray.


About ten minutes later, the team arrived to the top of the temple and finds a ritual is occurring. This ritual is surrounded by priests who are doing prayers to the moon that is emitting a purplish light upon a magic circle.

"so this is Moon Drip…" Erza said as she and the others hide while watching the ritual occurring.

"a ritual using the moon's own power…" Lucy whispers as she sees how the priests were just bowing repeatedly while situated in a circle around the magic circle. "I've never known such a thing could've existed."

"hey, look there." Natsu spoke as he pointed towards one spot where everyone turns and sees the Reitei who is with companions such as Sherry and Yuka. "that guy with the mask is the Reitei."

Everyone looks at the masked individual who approaches and witness the ritual.

"how is the progress?" the Reitei asks as his voice is heard and Gray made a surprised gasp when he heard it.

"At this rate we should be down by today..or tomorrow." Sherry replied.

"but it should be done early if there's no problems ahead." Yuka added in before folding his hands behind his back. "although, we have intruders on the island." He then looks at the Reitei. "Sherry's little pet got a beating from some people who came to the island, and Toby was found beaten up down below. Makes me wonder who we are dealing in this situation."

"no matter who comes, they won't stop us." Lyon stated as he looks at the ritual more closer before he turns and looks at the two. "if these intruders are intending to stop us, then go and destroy the village on the island. Make them suffer so that we can't be interrupted."

"w-what!?" Natsu and the others looks surprised as to hear what the Reitei had spoken.

"they want to destroy the village?! But they got nothing to do with this!" Lucy gasps before she made a surprised noise when Gray suddenly got up while creating an ice bazooka in his grasp. "w-wha?! Gray?!"

"Ice Cannon!" Gray shouted before he fired a powerful ice blast of a shot that flew and created a cold explosion right at the center of the ritual.

"w-what in the world?!" Yuka exclaimed as he and Sherry shielded themselves while the Reitei seems a bit unfazed by it.

"what are you doing, Gray?!" Erza exclaimed to her comrade who proceeded to throw away his ice bazooka and then jumps straight into the scene.

"Lyon!" Gray shouted out very loudly as he rushes in straight for the Reitei and swung a punch at the masked man who caught it. "LYON!"

"hou? This is an old face." The Reitei said before he saw something that made him part his lips open in a gasp but he then pushes Gray away and ducks to dodge an incoming fire bullet that went over his head. "tch!"

Natsu stood from the hiding place as he held both Revol and Ver at the ready.

"guess this means that we got to act now, huh?" Natsu said before he looks at Erza and Lucy who got out and went straight for Gray who staggered back after receiving a kick from the Reitei. "I swear, all stuff with these guys is just bound to be crazy."

Natsu then joins the group as everyone faced Reitei and his group.

"so all of you are the intruders, huh?" Yuka said in seeing Natsu and the others one by one. "one of Fiore's magic knight captains, and three mages." He then unfolds his hands and readied them into a stance. "these must be the ones that the villagers called for help, huh?"

"it appears so." Sherry added in.

"Lyon!" Gray shouted out loud as he took a step forward and then points a finger at Reitei. "you're Lyon, aren't you?! Your damn voice! I can't ever forget it!"

"Gray. Seems that you're hotheaded even though you're supposed to be cool headed." Reitei said before he takes off his mask to reveal his silverfish grey hair and his face. "what an unseasoned ice maker wizard as always."

"Lyon!" Gray growls angrily.

"Seems that you guys know each other." Natsu said as he readied his magic guns at the enemy group. "but that begs the question if we need to take the other side out for what they are doing right now."

"seeing the mark on Gray's chest, I can assume that three of you are from Fairy Tail." Lyon spoke out as he glances at Gray, Lucy, and Erza before to Natsu. "but you…I believe you to be the magic knight captain who took out Toby."

"if I am?" Natsu asks as he points Revol at Lyon. "got a problem with that, pal?"

"no, not at all." Lyon said before he looks at Sherry and Yuka. "get Toby and go destroy the village."

"yes." "at once." Sherry and Yuka replied before they went off.

"wait!" Lucy exclaimed to them but was too late as they were already gone.

"The villagers got nothing to do with this!" Erza exclaimed. "why involve them in such chaos!?"

"I'm not fond of blood, but those who stand in my way are my enemy who I will get rid of." Lyon said as he cracks his right hand's fingers a few times. "just like what I am about to do with you guys."

"let's see if you can do so, icehead!" Natsu exclaimed before Gray suddenly rushes in with his ice magic at the ready. "hey!"

"LYON!" Gray shouted before he slams his hands to the ground and creates a wave of ice spikes that came barraging straight for Lyon who countered it with his own. The two ice attacks barraged against the other before resulting in an ice explosion.

"They're equal in power!" Erza said while shielding herself from the ice shards that rain around them.

"you two! Go to the village and stop those other guys from destroying the place!" Natsu called out to Erza and Lucy as he preps his magic guns. "I'll help icehead take down his friend over there."

"but.." Lucy wanted to retort but Erza stops her and nodded.

"be careful." Erza said. "even though he and Gray use the same magic, I can sense him being stronger."

"noted." Natsu said before he rushes into the battle while Erza and Lucy went to the edge and slide down the temple's slope wall.

"Lyon! You bastard! Do you have any idea what you are doing!?" Gray exclaimed. "this ritual of yours! It's going to free Deliora! Have you forgotten what that monster is capable of!?"

"I do, and I intend to surpass our dear deceased teacher." Lyon said before he raises a hand up and slams it down on the ground creating a wave of snow straight for Gray. "so get lost!"

"like hell I will!" Gray exclaimed as he creates a large ice wall that blocks the snow tsunami.

Lyon got ready to make another ice attack but he quickly ducked to dodge a fire bullet that went over his head. The man clicks his tongue as he sees Natsu rushing to the side while aiming Revol that fired several shots at the man.

"annoyance!" Lyon growls as he creates an ice shield to block against the bullets before he finds Gray coming in close and delivering a kick that he blocked with his elbow. "and more annoyance!"

Natsu keeps on firing Revol before switching to Ver as his shots keeps on hitting Lyon's ice shield that soon breaks in seconds, the man doing a quick reload before he goes and catches Gray who came flying at him after the other ice wizard kicked him away.

"FREEZE!" Lyon shouted as he creates a blizzard that flew straight for Natsu and Gray.

"Karyu no!" Natsu took a deep breath before unleashing a fire breath attack against the blizzard. "Hoko!"

The two different elements collided and combined before creating a gust of steam everywhere.

Lyon shielded his eyes from the hot steam as he looks at where Natsu and Gray were at before he gasps and quickly raised his guard from the side as the Salamander captain suddenly appears and delivers a strong flaming kick that made the ice maker wizard slide to the side.

After the kick, Lyon stood up straight and faces Natsu.

"looks like the Kingdom's national magic knights are stronger than they used to be." Lyon said as he grabs his cloak and threw it to the side. "might have to get serious against you."

"Big talk coming from the guy who couldn't sense a kick coming." Natsu said before he pointed at Revol. "mind answering me a question before we brawl again?"

"a question?" Lyon asks.

"you guys want to free Deliora and you want to defeat it so that you can surpass your dead teacher." Natsu said as he aimed Revol at Lyon's chest. "so it's all what? an ego agenda or something?"

"not an ego agenda." Lyon said as he has cold air just forming around his hands. "an agenda of destiny and fate." He waves his hands around before he made a loud hand clap that made a white magic circle appear behind and create a huge ice gorilla that roars while pounding its fists to its chest. "and it's an agenda I won't ever want to miss."

"this looks a little troubling." Natsu said as he got a cigar out and light the tip. "looks like I got to do overtime on this mission." He wielded Ver and readied both magic guns at his opponent's large ice beast. "sure hope Cosmos wasn't expecting me coming home tonight."

Lyon swung a hand forward and the ice gorilla went charging straight for Natsu while holding up one of its large fists.

Natsu take a deep puff of smoke and then did a round house kick against the ice gorilla's large fist that connected and then shattered in mere seconds.

"time to do this mission!" Natsu said as he held both Revol and Ver at the ice gorilla and fired two flaming shots.


Meanwhile back at Crocus. Cosmos is found walking the streets as she is heading back to the candy store with Puru. The pink haired executioner was just humming as she carried a grocery bag around her shoulder while carrying Puru in her arms before her nose twitches a bit and then she sneezed.

"I think I'm getting a cold." Cosmos said after sniffling her nose and then shivering a bit. She then looks at Puru who she held up. "mind warming me up, Puru?"

"Puru?" the little furball made a confused noise before it gets hugged close to Cosmos' chest which made it look rather happy. "Puru~"

Cosmos giggles before she continues to walk.

"I wonder if Natsu will be coming back home tomorrow?" Cosmos asks as she petted Puru's back and then caressed it a few times. "he always finish his mission quick, right?"

"Puru~!" Puru let out an agreeing cry which made Cosmos giggle.

"well, we can't always expect him to come back so fast." Cosmos said as she patted Puru's head a few times. "this mission is an S-class mission and therefore shouldn't be underestimated like any normal mission." She then stops at a cross road as a carriage came passing by before she continued walking. "but with Captain Kama, I'm sure they be back tomorrow or the day after it." She then smiles to her pink furball of a friend. "I wonder if he might bring us something interesting from his mission."

"Puru~! Puru~!" Puru cried out before snuggling closer to Cosmos who giggles again.

"I'm sure Natsu will bring something sweet for you too." Cosmos patted Puru's head a few more times before giving the furball a peck on its head.

Cosmos continues walking as she soon arrived to the candy store and enters it after unlocking the door.


Back at Galuna Island, and upon the village. An evacuation is currently in progress as Kama is overseeing it all while the villagers packed their needed items.

"take only the provisions!" Kama called out to the villagers who are carrying crates, sacks, and barrels of needed supplies. "I know that you have many personal items, but please understand that your very lives are in danger!"

After splitting up with Natsu and the others, Kama arrived to the village as he spoke to everyone about the current condition of the situation to them and advised them to evacuate. Although he had to be a bit forceful with Moka who was against it.

"I don't want to leave it here!" Moka's voice is heard screaming as the village chief is stubbornly hugging a large grave marker while being pulled back by some villagers. "this is Bobo's grave! I don't want to leave it!"

"chief! Please!" "we need to go!" "if there's people on the island who wants to attack us, we need to evacuate!" the villagers tried to persuade the stubborn old man while trying to pull him off from the grave marker.

"this won't do well for us." Kama said after sighing. "if things go south, we might have to knock him out to evacuate."

"Mr. Magic Knight!" a villager called out to Kama who turns and sees him coming to him. "Mr. Magic Knight! At the entrance! Two of the Fairy Tail members have returned!"

"what? two of them?" Kama spoke before he started thinking. 'are they here to help with the evacuation or did something happen?' he looks back at the villager. "where are they now?"

"They're waiting for you at the entrance!" the villager said before he and Kama leaves the area and head straight for the main entrance where Lucy and Erza are found waiting for him.

"good, you've started the evacuation" Erza said with a nod to Kama.

"why are the two of you here?" Kama asks. "where's Natsu and your other friend?"

"the thing is!" Lucy spoke as she explained the whole situation to him which took at least 3 minutes.

"so that's it." Kama nodded. "so they really are after the release of Deliora, huh?"

"without a doubt, they'll come to attack the village soon enough." Erza stated before she looks around to see the villagers evacuating and then back at Kama. "is it almost finished?"

"it is, but the chief is somewhat stubborn from leaving." Kama said before he glanced at Moka who is still being dragged by the villagers. "he doesn't want to leave the village because his son's grave is here."

"I can understand that, but we can't actually be letting him stay here at all." Lucy said.

"e-everyone! Look up there!" a villager shouted nearby as he pointed to the sky. "something is flying up there!"

"something is flying?" Erza said before everyone looks into the night sky and made a surprise noise when they see that the giant maid outfit wearing rat named Angelica is flying in the sky by using her tail that is spinning rapidly like a helicopter and is carrying a large bucket filled with green jelly like liquid.

"the giant rat from the day!?" Lucy exclaimed. "and it's flying!?"

On the giant rat's back, Sherry, Yuka and Toby were discussing their plans of action.

"We took too long making the poison jelly." Sherry said with a disappointed look.

"But our timing was good. The villagers are all gathered up together there with the Fairy Tail mages who came to warn them." Yuka said, crossing his arms behind his back.

"ooohnn…let's get them." Toby said.

"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 but just as the jelly could touch her, Kama swipes it away with one of his scythe as parts of the metal melted. "wha!? Acid?!"

"Are they planning to kill all those innocent villagers?!" Erza muttered with a growl as she glared at the large flying rat.

"Ugly." Yuka said, scowling at the villagers. "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 before she waves a hand out. "Angelica, do it."

"chuuu!" Angelica turns as the giant rat readied the bucket to throw the content.

"the acid is coming!" Kama shouted. "everyone! Evacuate!"

The villagers began to rush for the exit as they ran away from the rain of acid jelly coming down on their village.

"chief!" a villager shouted as Moka was still by the grave of his son. "what are you doing?! Chief!"

"hurry and get away!" Lucy screams out. "the acid is coming!"

"I...won't leave Bobo's grave!" Moka said, as he clutched his son's grave. "I won't ever leave!"

"damnit!" Kama runs for Moka as the magic knight draws out both of his scythe and began to spin them as fast as possible. The Garou Knights' captain got to the grave marker as he raises both scythes up to create a gust of air that literally shielded him and the old demon man but they get engulfed by the acid. "raaaahh!"

"Kama!" Erza shouted out as she and everyone else were safe from the acid because they were out of the place.

Everyone watches as the acid melts everything it touches and in just a minute's time, the village was gone from sight.

"The village has become completely dissolved." "This is terrible!" "Is anyone hurt?!" the villagers murmured in distraught to the loss of their village.

As the steam started to fade out, a single rock grave was standing and there is Kama with Moka.

"Kama-san!" Lucy cried out as she saw Kama on his knees and panting heavily; his attire is a mess, his weapons had melted till only the rods are left, but his arms and hands got burnt by the acid that left the skin looking very scalded red.

"y-young man!" Moka looks at Kama who is struggling to hold in the pain. "are you okay!?"

"i-I'm alright!" Kama grunted in pain while Erza and Lucy came to him. "j-just a bit burnt!"

"you're so damn reckless!" Erza exclaimed as she had a canister of water appear in her grasp via her magic. She then opens the cork and pours out the water to the man's arms. "the acid could've melted your entire body!"

"i-I know, but there wasn't time to get the chief out of the danger." Kama grunted as he can feel his entire arm just stinging from the water pouring all over his burnt skin. "it's my duty to protect the people."

"that's just damn stupid and brave at the same time!" Lucy said as she is helping Erza in bandaging up the man's arms.

While the two were tending to Kama; Angelica came down as the giant rat lets Toby, Yuka, and Sherry jump down from her back.

"Reitei ordered us to eradicate the village and its people." Sherry spoke as she and her friends walked and approached everyone else. "We wanted to show mercy by making your deaths quick and painless. But since that didn't work, we will have to resort to bloodshed."

"Fifty villagers, 2 wizards, and one injured magic knight. Shouldn't take more than fifteen minutes." Yuka added in.

"Hrumph," Toby growled.

"for them to do this!" Kama stood back up before he winced in pain as he fell to his knees.

"don't force yourself!" Lucy cried out as she stops him. "you can barely move after getting acid on you!"

"Lucy, tend to Kama and the chief. Then take everyone away from the village. It's no longer safe here." Erza said as she stood up and faces Yuka and the others with a very serious look in her eyes. "I'll deal with them myself."

"a-alright!" Lucy said before she helps Kama by lending him her shoulder and then leaves while pulling on Moka's arm.

As Lucy leaves, Erza faced Sherry and the others.

"Fairy Tail's Titania." Yuka spoke out. "an S-class mage."

"I've heard many things of her exploit from stories spoken by others." Sherry added in. "she might be a tough foe."

"not tough for us though! Ooohhnn~!" Toby growls as he held his arms up and his nails grew long.

"you three, let me warn you this one time." Erza spoke out as she summoned two magic swords. "for a Fairy Tail mage; there are a few things you should never do to the likes of us." She held one sword up and pointed it at the group. "one, we don't take lightly to people who dare tarnish our name and second." She then swings the sword to the side and a huge cut appears on the ground which surprised the three in an instant. The scarlet knight's eyes soon glows a very deadly glint. "we don't take lightly to people who harm our friends and comrades for fun."

"what pressure…" Sherry whispers as she took a step back before she looks determined. "but! We won't let Reitei-sama down!" she then swung a hand up. "Angelica! Chase after the villagers! Don't let them escape!"

"chuuu!" Angelica cried out as the giant rat was about to fly off but was stopped by Erza who summoned a large magic circle in the sky and let a rain of swords, maces, axes, and every other bladed weapon of any kind rain from the sky and surround the giant rat that screeches in a panic. "c-chuuu!"

"didn't I tell you before?" Erza asks as she had an ominous red aura growing around her body. "I'll deal with you lot myself!"

"t-this might be a bit tough…" Yuka said as he got into a battle stance.

"even if it is tough, we won't back down!" Sherry said. "let's go!"

The group then went on the attack as so did Erza who swings her swords to the side and then dashes in to attack the three at once.


Back at the temple's top, the battle between Natsu and Gray against Lyon is still on going as it shows no sign of stopping.

"Ice Make: Lance!" Gray shouted as he created a magic circle that unleashes ice spears that flew straight for Lyon.

"Ice Make: Eagle!" Lyon countered the attack by creating his own magic circle that unleashes eagle shaped ice sculptures that flew and bombarded against the ice spears but they were far larger in numbers.

"what!?" Gray looks surprised before he gets bombarded by the ice eagles. "agghh!"

"how pathetic, Gray." Lyon said after scoffing. "even after years apart, you still haven't learned to evolve your ice maker magic. But considering that Static Ice Making was your specialty, I don't find it so surprising."

"lots of talk coming from the guy who forgot the basic rule of Maker magic!" Gray exclaimed. "have you forgotten that you need both hands to use maker magic!? Using just one hand makes the creation unstable and unbalanced! That is what Ur taught us, remember!?"

"hmph! That is a rule she made for when I was still a child." Lyon said before he swing a hand forward and creates a magic circle that creates a large ice tiger that roars. "now that I'm stronger, I can create anything with just one hand!"

"Lyon!" Gray got his magic ready before he made a surprised noise when several flaming shots came raining down from above and hits the ice tiger that instantly shattered into pieces. "wha!?"

In the air, Natsu came flying down as he is doing a diving kick straight at Lyon while igniting himself in flames.

"Raaahh!" Natsu roars as he flew straight for Lyon who clicks his tongue as he looks up and soon creates a large ice shield that blocks against the flaming kick.

"I can handle Gray, but this guy is a major annoyance!" Lyon growls as he was about to use his ice magic with his other hand but Natsu's flaming kick started to spin like a drill that is getting faster and stronger. "what the!?"

"raaaahh!" Natsu roars as he keeps on spinning and his kick turns into a drilling flame attack that breaks Lyon's shield in seconds.

"tch! Damnit!" Lyon moved back as Natsu cancels his attack and jumps into the air before landing near where Gray is.

"hey! Don't meddle in!" Gray exclaimed. "this is between me and Lyon! Don't get in between us!"

"shut up!" Natsu shouted at the ice maker wizard. "I don't give a damn about what the relationship between the two of you is! Right now, we got to focus on taking him down to stop him from freeing Deliora, remember!?" he then faces Lyon who creates an ice ape, and an ice tiger. "if you don't want your former student friend releasing the monster that you fear, then suck up that pride and help me beat the crap out of him!"

Natsu wields both Revol and Ver before he dashes into the battle while firing several shots at Lyon who gets defended by the Ice Ape.

Gray growls in annoyance for a moment before he creates a pair of ice swords and then rushes in to join with Natsu on the attack against Lyon.


That's a wrap!

Bye bye