CHAPTER TWELVE
Yami and the others move towards the temple.
"So, you mean this Lyon guy is trying to revive a demon that was sealed by your master?"
"Yes, he wants to fight to prove that he has surpassed our master"
"Wow he really has nothing better to do"
They reached the temple only to find it tilted
"Nastu really out did himself I will give him an 8 out of 10" Yami said as only Natsu will be able to destroy like this.
"This way the moon drip won't work anymore" Lucy said happily
Yami suddenly draws out his sword blocking blades that were come at them
"Who is it?" Erza quickly went on guard.
A band of masked people appear surrounding them
"Not this guy's again" gray said
"Know them?"
"Yeah, they are Lyon's minions" gray said
"We can't allow you to interfere" one of the minions said.
"Go ahead gray me and Erza will be able to handle them" Yami said
"Are you sure?"
"Oi you hurry up and go stop him you don't have to worry about us"
Gray nodded as he ran off towards the temple.
"He is getting away" one the minions shouted them moved to try to intercept gray
{DARK CLOAKED BLACK BLADE BLUNT SWEEP}
Using this Yami blocks them from advancing forward.
"Your opponent are us" Yami said
"Attack" seeing they couldn't go after gray they charged towards Yami and the others.
When the battle started Yami notice that although they were a lot of them only five of them were actually mages.
"Erza you noticed too"
"Yeah"
suddenly the temple tilted back to normal.
"But how?" Lucy said
"We can't be wasting time here" Yami said "Lucy do you think you can deal with them?"
"No problem" Lucy said as she summons Cancer, He easily defeats the remaining of the survivors
Erza removes their masks only to see that they were the survivors of the Deliora attack form brago.
After deal with the survivors Yami and the other move into the temple,
***ROOAR***
they hear a loud roar that made the whole temple shake
"What was that?" Lucy said as leaned on the wall
"Deliora" Yami said "you guys have to stop the moon drip"
"Aren't you going with us?" Erza asked
"Nah I have something to do" Yami said
"Okay Lucy, happy let's go" Erza said to them as the ran the direction of the ritual.
Yami turn walking in the direction of the roar. When reaches the place he sees Nastu, gray and Lyon all trying to deal with the demon in their own way.
"So how long do you plan on watching from the side?" Yami said to no one in particular "Not coming out huh"
Yami slashes his sword at the wall beside him a masked individual jump away dodging the attack.
"This is the second time someone found me" the man said
"Shouldn't it be third?" said yami
"Huh?"
"Don't play dumb with me Ultear" Yami said
"You can hide your magic all you want but you can't hide your Ki" he added
"Ki!!? So that is how you can find me?"
"What an interesting ability" she said as she removes the mask.
"What do you plan to do when you release that monstrosity?
"That is for me to know a for you to find out"
***ROOAR***
Turn to look at Nastu fighting Deliora then its arm starts to crack and crumbles into pieces.
"It seems that it is over" Yami commented.
Turning to look at the empty spot where Ultear was standing. She had already left when the commotion was going on. Of course, Yami knew but didn't stop her.
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Walking to where the group were. Nastu Lucy and happy were celebrating about completing their first S-class mission. but they were stop by Erza how said that Deliora wasn't there mission they still need a way to cure the curse.
"Yeah, but we don't know how." Gray glanced behind him. "Lyon, do you know?"
Lyon answered. "To be quite honest, I don't have a clue."
"You don't know?" Natsu sent him a skeptical look.
"What?" Happy's mouth dropped.
"But they said that the curse started around the same time you guys got here." Lucy said.
"We got here three years ago, we were aware that there was a village somewhere on this island. But there was no reason to communicate with them, so we left them alone. And they never came to the temple to see what we were up to." Lyon explained.
Erza narrowed her eyes. "In three years, you've never once met?"
"That's a lot of time." Yami commented.
"I-I don't understand. It's kind of weird that they saw it every night and never went to investigate." Lucy said, now unsure.
"The villagers weren't transformed by the moon drip. It doesn't affect the human body." Lyon said.
"Makes sense." Yami put in. "If it did, then you and your comrades would be monsters by now as well."
Lyon nodded. "Indeed."
"Now wait just a minute-" Natsu interjected.
"I wouldn't trust those villagers if I were you." Lyon said in an undertone. "They're hiding something."
"But," Lyon scoffed, "I'm sure you, guild wizards can handle it."
"We're not done with you. You destroyed the village-" Natsu's mouth was squished gently by Erza, letting out a small sound.
"That's quite enough, Natsu." Erza said calmly. "They were only doing what they thought was right."
"Yeah man, cut them some slack." Yami added.
"But..."
"Let's go." Erza gestured for them to leave.
"What'll we do to lift the curse?" Natsu asked.
"I have no idea." Erza said bluntly.
"I might have some ideas" Yami said looking at the moon.