Lucy, an eighteen year-old college student, was walking around the bustling streets of Magnolia.

Magnolia was usually a safe city, besides the occasional street thug. But not anymore. About a few months ago, right after Lucy had started college, monsters called ghouls started to appear. And they ate people. A lot. But Lucy wasn't scared of them- she'd never been attacked, nor had her friends, relatives, or acquaintances. Until today.

"Hey" a voice behind her said. Lucy turned around, fearing it was a ghoul. Thankfully, it was a person. But this person was kind of weird. He had blue tattoos on his arms, and his hair was purely white.

"Wh-who are you?" Lucy said, startled and slightly scared.

"I'm just your fellow teacher. My name is Erigor. Nice to meet you." Erigor said, but Lucy still thought he was strange. His voice was dull.

"You scared of me?" Erigor asked. Lucy let out a little 'eep' not expecting Erigor to talk.

"Uh… I was at first… I thought you were a ghoul…" Lucy mumbled, feeling ashamed she thought that this calm, young teacher was a ghoul.

"Oh. Well…" Erigor started to say, but then his voice faded.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! It's late, I'm alone, and I just freaked out!" Lucy exclaimed, repeatedly bowing.

"... You're right!" Erigor laughed with a grin on his face.

"Huh?" Lucy looked up. It was no longer the normal teacher Erigor, but rather a ghoul. A powerful ghoul.

"No way! You're… the one who keeps attacking people in this area!" Lucy screamed and started to run for her life. Running, not knowing where she was running to, just hopefully safety. Never did she expect a dead end. Turning around, she saw Erigor running closer and closer.

"I'M GOING TO CATCH YOU, TEAR YOU APART, AND THEN DEVOUR YOU! THERE IS NO ESCAPE FOR YOU!" Erigor yelled. No, Erigor screamed. This was it. Lucy knew tonight would be the night she'd die. And no one would know about it, because her body would be gone by the time anyone figured she was missing. Closing her eyes, she prayed. Ever since she was young, she always believed that in desperate moments, her "knight in shining armor" or "prince" would come rescue her. Lucy believed in fairy tales. So she sat there, even though she knew no one would come.

"I GOT YOU!" Erigor yelled. Lucy looked up. There was Erigor, one hand on her arm. His mouth suddenly flew onto her shoulder, and he bit down. Lucy screamed in pain as she saw her own blood from her shoulder fly about.

This is it. I'm gonna die, right here, right now.

Until she realized the scream was not only hers. It was the scream of Erigor.

"TAKE THAT YOU EVIL GHOUL! PICK ON SOMEONE DEAD ALREADY!" someone yelled from above. Erigor was done dead, crushed by a nearby building. Lucy saw a pink haired ghoul, with a somehow flaming fist. That's right. Ghouls had special powers that they called "magic".

"I'm Natsu. Your welcome." The somehow life-saving ghoul called from the air. Lucy then passed out.