Meliodas Pov

"Hold still Ban," I used a kitchen knife to cut out the pieces of metal shrapnel still lodged in Ban's body. Elizabeth brought over more cloths to wipe up the blood.

"Damn that Gajeel, he's going to pay for this." my friend growled.

"He messed you up Ban, Captain, how much longer?" Diane asked, he giantess wasn't too worried.

"Well that's the last of it." I wiped off my hands.

"How did he beat you so easily?" Elizabeth asked, her own injuries healing up nicely.

"The damn spell, his breath was a storm off metal. I would love to steal that power and see how he deals with that." Ban laughed, "Black Steel, hell of a title."

"Well Undead Ban, got yourself a rival?" I asked.

"Oh yeah." His grin was as greedy as his sin mark.

Chapter 2: Arrival in the Capital

Gajeel Pov

We arrived in the capital three days after what happened at the prison. "So twirp were here, am I free to go?" I had grown tired of my traveling companion.

"Look metalhead, I'm just as tired as you, and we had to deal with those bandits last night as well." She playfully punched my arm.

We made our way to the holy knights head quarters, to be met by two men, one in bulky red armor, the other in a lighter set of silver metal and green cloth.

"Holy knight grand masters, The Weird Fangs and I failed to prevent the escape of the Fox Sin Ban." Jericho fell to her knees.

"Well Hendrickson, you were right, not even Baste prison was enough to keep the Fox sin down for good." Big Red addressed his counterpart.

Neither of these two smell right, while I do smell this calming force, there is blood, and something else. I thought, something isn't right, unnatural about the two.

"I wish I wasn't Dreyfus, but as you have failed your mission, we will have to discuss your position as a holy knight apprentice... Jericho was it?" Hendrickson turned and walked inside with his partner. "We will be in touch."

As we walked to an inn I finally spoke, "That was odd. They acted like I wasn't there."

"Well I'm sure they have plenty work to do, but..." She pushed the door to the inn open.

"You may be out of a job?" I asked.

"Yep, look it's been horrible and all. Thanks for, well not being a horrible person." She forced a smile.

"You need a drink?" I asked.

"Yes." And we spent the night drinking our worries away.

I woke up groggily, in complete darkness. the someone roughly pulled off a burlap sack off my head. "Who... I swear!" I was standing in a dark cave, a girl with a look a little too serine plastered across her face.

"Guila, what are you doing?" I turn to see a mountain of a man, his mustache putting Markarovs to shame in splendor.

"I'm not inclined to answer you at this moment. Lord Twigo." Guila answered.

"Conclusion, I'll strangle you later." He stared down the diminutive woman.

"Well I agree with that." I growled cracking my knuckles.

"Hold there Gajeel." I turned to a man with green hair and goatee. One eye was covered in a eyepatch.

"Mind telling us why were here?" I turned to see Jericho.

"Holy knight apprentices, and prospective ally. I have gathered you here to offer a gift." I spun on a dime to face...

"Grandmaster Hendrickson... hurmph!" I spun back around as my booze raced back up. "Did you have to kidnap us after a night of drinking?"

"I told you to slow down." I could feel the deadpans.

"Anyways, I offer you the power to crush your enemies." I heard a blade cutting flesh and liquid filling cups.

"Smell... is that blood?" I turned to face the grandmaster, behind him chained to the walls and pillars was a mass of red flesh stitched together.

"Drink it, it's the blood of demon." He handed each of us a chalice filled with the purple blood.

I thought of everyone who's beaten me, Natsu, Lauxus, Ban. The power to crush them all, in the palm of my hand.

"I need it." I heard Jericho growl.

"I want it." Twigo's face was twisted in rage.

All at once we downed the blood, I fell to the ground and convulsed. "Iron Shadow dragon mode activate!"

Hendrickson's pov

"Shame, only two were compatible," I watched as the trio roiled in pain.

"Iron Shadow dragon mode activate!" I looked down to the man who Jericho had brought with her. I had sensed his power when we met, power to be harnessed. His skin turned black as night and his eyes glowed red.

"Interesting." I observed. He was trying to out pace the demons blood to preserve his life, but it was only heightening the effects.

I heard a bang and there was nothing left of Twigo but a blood splatter. The other two stopped convulsing, Gajeel's body returned to his previous state.

"Stand, you are now members of the new generation." I offered a hand to Gajeel.

"Ugh that tasted like acid." He spat out a glob of blood as he rose to his full height. His red slit eyes now clouded over.

"You are now one of us." Guila helped Jericho up.

Location: Magnolia, Fairy Tail Guild

No Pov

All was calm in the guild hall, until a black and white exceed burst trough the doors. "Gajeel's in danger!" Panther Lily shouted. The entire guild stopped and stared at the warrior cat.

"Where is he?" Levy asked.

"That's the problem I don't know." Lily answered. "I flew all the way here. I just have to hope he's safe."

"Lily, Gajeel can handle himself. We have no reason to worry. Levy and Lucy. can you begin work on a locator spell." Master Makarov ordered as he smoked a pipe.

"While you do that I will search for him." Erza stood up. "Wendy I will need your help." The Sky Dragon slayer nodded.

"Now just why is that?" Carle asked, the white exceed puffed out her chest.

"In case he is hurt." The Queen of the Fairies stated. "Natsu, Happy, your coming as well, we need your tracking abilities."

"Aye Ma'am."

"I think I'll sit this one out," Grey took a mission of the request board and ran out the door.

"Shame." Happy muttered.

Gajeel Pov

I lay on the bed the Holy Knights provided, "I feel so... powerful." I whispered to my self. The room it self was spartan at best. My jacket was laid out on the dresser, the stone floor had a fine layer of dust, and the wash basin was dry.

I soon fell asleep to a the sound of the wind outside my window.

I awoke to a loud knocking. "Master Gajeel, Grandmaster Hendrickson wishes your presence in the training field."

I looked at the door and groaned, "I'll be there soon." I grabbed my jacket and walked out the door with it draped over my shoulder. The soldier sent to retrieve me took a step back.

"Well take me to him." I growled.

"Uh yes Sir." I followed him to a large field near the inner wall of the city, a decent ways away from the main population. Standing there was Hendrickson, Jericho and a, pink headed knight in blue armor.

"Great another pinky." I mutter under my breath.

"Good morning Gajeel," Hendrickson greeted me.

"What is this about?" I asked.

"I simply want to see what your capable of." The Grandmaster said it like an order.

"So who am I fighting?" I asked.

"Well, it's your choice. Platinum Holy Knight Gilthunder, or New Generation Jericho." He motioned to either on respectfully.

I looked them both over, Jericho wore a pink suit of armor that would fit right in with Erza's more questionable gear. I didn't really want to fight her, not because I was scared, but I felt something about her I liked.

Gilthunder on the other hand, he reeked of destructive power. Much like Lauxus. "You."

No pov

The two combatants took ready stances.

And vanished in a dust cloud.

Until a loud metallic crash rang out as Gajeel blocked the knights blows with an arm made of iron. But the lightning charged blade cut deep spilling blood, until...

"Iron Dragon Scales!" Gajeel's entire form was covered in the metal, his every strike sending shockwaves.

"Lightning King Iron Hammer!" Blade struck with enough force to form a trench behind the dragon slayer. As the smoke cleared, it was obvious the blow had landed.

Perhaps a little to hard.

For the dragon slayer was no where in sight.

"Where is he?" Jericho asked.

"Roar of the Shadow Iron Dragon!" The ground below Gilthunder erupted in a beam of Iron and shadows blasting the thundering warrior sky high. The dragon mage stood in the crater laughing like a maniac. "So much power!" He jumped up and brought down his arm onto the palatium knight. "Sword of the Iron Shadow Dragon!" His arm became a rotating blade of iron a shadows, the force of the impact the knight and the ground created a dust mushroom cloud.

"That is enough!" Hendrickson called out.

Gajeel landed in a crater of his own. "I was just getting started."

"I don't think the city needs remodelling just yet." Gilthunder said dead faced as he emerged unscathed from the pit.

"How..." Jericho asked herself.

"Impressive Gajeel, You would make a fine Holy knight." The knight then turned to the city and walked away.

"Grrrr, even with all this power I fail to even mark him." Gajeel growled, the slit pupils returning to his clouded eyes, only to be fogged over.

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