Chapter 31

After the events of last night, the Fairy Tail group continues their journey to the Boundary Forest to help eclair regain her memories. Once they arrived in the forest they were attacked by several of the forest monsters, luckily they managed to fight them off with very little effort.

The team even discovered a monster deterrent but it was old so they knew they were getting close to the wizard Kalard. They then arrived at an old destroyed stone

"He lives here," Gray said, surprised seeing the place.

It was then Eclair began to run towards the house, "Eclair wait," Lucy called and the others followed Eclair and once they caught up to her they saw an open cellar door leading to a basement.

"It looks abandoned," Happy pointed out.

"And ancient," Gray added.

The group walked down the cellar and found themselves in a living area destroyed. It was then Eclair stumbled upon an old family portrait.

"That's me," Eclair pointed at the little girl. When Eclair leaned over for a close look she accidentally hit a crystal ball that turned on a projection of an old man.

"So you come," the old man said "If this message is reaching you, child, then the rumors are truly many people came here searching for you, survivors of Fire village told me of the tragedy, I was overjoyed to learn of your survival, however when I think of your fate,"

"Wait what does he mean by that," Gray said.

"My darling sweet Eclair, our short time together blessed me with the happy moments of my life, but alas the people of Fire Village needed you as a maiden and I was tasked in dispelling the Phoenix stones,"

"Dispel, nullification magic," Eclair muttered.

"I have no doubt you're a spectacular maiden, my dispel magic was completed but I fear I shall never have the chance to use it," the crystal ball started to crack. "I've grown ill, I will clutch to my remaining life until your return bearing the stone, but if you see this..Eclair,"

"He's already gone," Happy wide-eyed.

Erza, Lucy, and Gray's eyes soften in sympathy for Eclair.

"I have a simple prayer, that you find happiness and you find people that care deeply for you, my darling Eclair, my beloved daughter,"

"Father," Eclair cried softly "I'm here," Eclair tried to reach out her hand to the projection but her hand passed through her father's and when it did the crystal ball shattered.

After some time it got dark, the team searched the entire room and found nothing about the Dispel magic, so they decided to camp out for the night and return home the following day.

"I found nothing on his Dispel magic," Gray told Erza.

"I see," Erza responded "But the real issue is the spell cast on the Phoenix stone," she then watched as Eclair danced silently holding her half of the Phoenix.

"Kurama have you ever heard of this phoenix," Erza asked the Bijuu.

"Noo," Kuram shook his head "Just rumors I never interfere with Human affairs after Naruto passed,"

"I see," Erza said. "Kallard mentioned his work of lifting the spell from the stone, that tells us it's going to be difficult and perhaps malevolent,"

Lucy and the others then continued to watch Eclair dance with the phoenix stone in then noticed Eclair started to cry and fell to her knees. Lucy and Monmon went up to comfort her.

"I know how you feel," Lucy had tears in her eyes "I lost my father too, and I couldn't be by his side when he passed, " Lucy then started to cry, and Eclair as well, it was then Lucy hugged Eclair doing her best to comfort the girl. "He wanted you to find happiness and find people who care for you,"

"It was his final wish," Eclair cried.

Lucy smiled tears still in the blonde's eyes "Well you found one of those people," more tears started to come from Eclair, and Eclair found herself crying in Lucy's arms. The others then smiled in relief to see that Eclair is finally opening up. The group then gathered themselves around the campfire.

"My father spent his final days trying to rid the phoenix stone of the curse they carry, will you help me achieve it," Eclair asked.

Erza and the others smiled at her, "We gladly accept,"

Gray smirked "Yeah no problem,"

"Aye sir," Happy smiled.

Eclair smiled "You all have my thanks,"

Once the group all went to sleep, they failed to notice a hooded individual watching them from the high trees, but he quickly vanished.

…

Elsewhere two knights stumbled upon a grizzly scene. A blood body pinned to a tree with spikes and a circle with an upside-down triangle drawn in blood near the corpse.

"Damn another one," one knight said.

"That's the 10th this month,"

"Whoever this guy he's one sick piece of shit,"

The two knights loaded the corpse of their carriage and made their way off.

It was then a group of cloaked individuals arrived on the scene.

"This marking can't be," one said.

"This is his M.O. so I wouldn't doubt it,"

"Yeah but he was buried alive like over 1000 years ago, he should have starved to death, and I doubt someone was willing to dig him out,"

"Let's investigate this further, then we'll meet up back with Natsu,"

The group then nodded at each other and vanished with the wind. Leaving behind only a gentle breeze.

...

After a few days, Erza and her group arrived back at the guildhall and asked some of the senior mages about the phoenix stone.

"Sorry Erza never saw anything like it," Macao said. "Whatever it is it doesn't look that dangerous to me,"

"Maybe destroying it breaks the spell," Happy suggested but he was bumped on the head by Carla.

"Don't you think Kalard would have tried that already," Carla lectured.

Erza then looked at Eclair "The other half of the stone do you know what happened to it or where it is now,"

"I'm not certain," Eclair answered "But I think it was stolen in a raid ,"

"Hey I know that place, it's a small kingdom north of Fiore," Happy said.

Erza then realized and she took out the necklace she got from Eclair's attackers. "Hey how about this,"

Macao shook his head at the necklace "Never seen this either looks old too, it looks like some kind of religious symbols,"

BANG BANG BANG BOOM

The walls to the guildhall were destroyed, the ceiling started to collapse, but luckily everyone only got minor injuries.

"What the hell," Erza said as she stood up. Standing in front of the guild hall were four individuals. Erza glared at them, "Who the hell are you,"

The blue haired one smirked "We're Carbuncle, the garnet adorned beast forever lurking in the shadows, and I am Dyst," Dyst then used his telekinesis to launch over a dozen pieces of rumble at Fairy Tail. Erza wasn't able to react in time as she was quickly knocked by the arsenal of rumble.

"Erza," Lucy shouted.

"Bastard," Gray growled.

The large muscle with the gun jumped in "Hey pretty boy," he licked his lips "You're just in time for a hot date with Canon."

"Save it," Gray glared.

Canon smirked and began to fire at the Ice mage, but thinking quickly Juvia jumped in front of Gray turning her body to water "Don't even think about getting to him," seeing the bullets coming closer Juvia was confident in er defense "Those will pass through me as I am water," it was then Juvia's eyes widen seeing the bullets destroy her water "Magic bullets,"

Gray thought quickly created a large ice shield in front of him and Juvia shielding them from the bullets, but the Cannon brought out another weapon destroying the shield and sending Gray and Juvia flying to the other wall, Alzack and Bisca were also hurt in the crossfire.

Mira and Elfman both in their taken overs charged at the blonde one, "Here comes a real man," Elfman shouted as he prepared to punch her and Mira about to do the same, but to their shock, their take-overs were canceled, and both getting hit by Canon.

The Coordinator smirked "What pathetic taken-overs,"

Erza jumped back on her feet "Keep Eclair safe," Erza was about to attack the Coordinator but was stopped by the man with the three-bladed scythe.

"You," Erza glared.

The man smirked "Yo, I feel you'll make a wonderful sacrifice,"

"Sacrifice?" Erza said as she clashed with the foe.

The man grinned manically "That's right, to the mighty Jashin-sama,"

"Jashin?" Erza raised an eyebrow she then pushed him back "Never heard of them,"

"Grrr," the man growled.

The two continued to fight and while that was happening Jet went off to find Makarov and Dyst located Eclair and used his magic to knock out the Fairy Mages and surrounding her. When that was done Chase grabbed Eclair and ran off.

"No Eclair," Lucy screamed.

"Eclair," Erza shouted, it was then suddenly the scythe cut Erza's cheek dropping blood on the blades.

The man smirked "yes it's ready," making Erza narrow her eyes, she then looked in shock as the man started to form the same symbol as the necklace around himself, and she had a disgusted look when he consumed her blood that was on the blade.

"What the" Erza said in shock, it was then the man's skiing became black with streaks of white in the shape of skeleton high lighting bones on the body.

It was then the man took out a large spike from his cloak and smiled evilly and he then stabbed himself in the leg shocking the Fairy Mages. Then in a second felt a pain in the same leg the man stabbed himself in.

"GAAAH!" Erza screamed grabbing her leg in pain "What the hell,"

"Ah that's so good," the man said in pleasure.

"What the hell was that he didn't even touch Erza," Cana said.

"I don't know couldn't be some kind of magic," Carla said.

The man then stabbed himself in the stomach making Erza scream in pain again. The man continued to injure himself, hurting Erza in the process. Dyst saw this sign and used his telekinesis to lift his comrade up.

The man glared at Dyst in anger "HEY WHAT THE HELL I WASN'T DONE!"

"We don't have time for your stupid prayers," Dyst told him "We're leaving,"

"Come on just a little more," the man said, but Dyst remained silent and dragged the man away. "YOU BASTARD I'LL GET YOU BACK FOR THIS!"

The Carbuncle guild then vanished, leaving the guild defeated. Mira held Erza and checked her injuries, they weren't fatal but they were pretty bad, much to Mira's surprise Erza's wounds healed quickly.

Erza's eyes shot open and she stood up and saw that the guildhall was destroyed and members were all injured. Erza balled her hands into a fist seeing Eclair was gone and Lucy and Monmon were crying. Erza balled her fist in anger and she punched the ground in anger.

"Damn it,"

A.N. Here we go to chapter 31, man it been a while since I updated this story. So what do you all think? To answer some questions, are other Akatsuki members going to show up, No, that would be way too complicated for me to explain and I don't feel like doing that. About the Jashin guy, that's basically kind like an OC, I know I said I wasn't going to do OC's but I misinformed you, I will do OC's, if I feel they can fit the story. So be sure to review and I will update soon.