Previously on the Time of Man

~Outside of the cave~

"What's that sound?" Lucy asked as she woke up rubbing her eyes.

"Is it night?!" Nashi asked as she sat up straight.

"There's light..." "...coming from the cave!" Nashi and Lucy exclaimed.

The rest of the group was now awake.

"Purple light...Is it the moonlight?!" Silvia asked. Happy was beside her, staring at the cave in shock.

"What is that?! Y/N's in there! What's going on?!" Happy asked.

"We need to get to the top! Quickly! Y/N will be fine, we have to trust him!" Erza said, as she ran out of the outer cave and looked around.

~With Y/N~

"It's shining on Deliora," Y/N said, as crossed his arms. "Time to get to work then...Ur," he continued with a grin.

"Yes...we must," said the voice of a female. As she appeared next to Y/N.

~Present Time~

"Let's go, and find that light source!" Erza said.

"Aye!" Happy said.

The group took a set of stairs that led up the cave, the purple glow becoming brighter and brighter.

The set of stairs ended at a place with roots sprouting from the group. The floor was covered with stones neatly placed.

The stairs led them to a part of the ruins.

"There was a magic circle in the middle of these ruins?!" Silvia asked as she looked at the purple magic circle that was in the center of the ruins.

"Higher up!" Erza yelled as she sprinted towards the next set of stairs leading up.

The group reached the top of the mountain, they looked around to be met with more walls crumbling and roots of trees sprouting from the ground. 

They kept walking.

"What is that?!" Nashi asked as she looked to the right. The group turned to the right as well to see the purple light falling in the center of what appeared to be a crescent moon structure, which was in ruins.

"Shh!" Lucy shushed Nashi, pulling her into cover. So, they don't expose themselves. The rest followed her.

The wall around it was destroyed, they were random pillars around them.

In the middle, stood a group of people with dark purple cloaks, a white cover on top of their head. There was a small symbol in the middle of the face cover. It was black in color with a small circle in the center, surrounded by a bigger circle, which was cut off by a small portion on the right.

There was incoherent chanting between the people in cloaks, their hands were resting on each other's shoulders and were standing in a circle surrounding the purple light.

"The moon..." Silvia whispered as she looked up at the moon.

"These guys really are collecting the moon's light?" Nashi asked turning to Lucy.

"They're shining it on Deliora...what Y/N said...is it true?" Lucy turned to Erza, who was looking at the scene with confusion.

"It's possible, what he was talking about seems to add up," Erza said, staring at the moon.

"It's Moon Drip, a Belianese spell," said a female voice. The group turned around to see Lyra still here, staring at the Moon Drip with a frown.

"You're still here?!" Lucy asked in shock.

"Ah, so that's what's going on," Lyra said.

"What? What do you mean?" Lucy asked with her eye's wide open.

"These guys are trying to use Moon Drip to revive that underground demon!" Lyra said.

"That's impossible! Iced Shell ice is unmeltable!" Silvia said with her eyes wide open, gritting her teeth.

"Moon Drip can melt it," Lyra said with a frown. "Focused moon energy can break any spell at all," Lyra said.

"You can't be serious..." Happy said in shock.

"They have no idea how horrific Deliora is!" Silvia exclaimed, gritting her teeth.

"I think the Moon Drip is the cause of the phenomenon the islander believe is a curse," Erza said while squinting her eyes.

"Hmm," Lyra said as she nodded, "Concentrated moon energy can contaminate people's bodies too," Lyra continued, "That's how powerful this magic is," She said with a frown.

"Those bastards....!" Nashi exclaimed.

"Hold it!" Lucy said, stopping Nashi before she went on a rampage. "Someone's here," she said looking at the figure.

(A/N: Hey, look! It's more tools!)

A figure walked in front of Toby, Sherry, and Yuka. The figure  sported a large white cape, with a wide collar, golden edges and fur trimmings over the shoulders, held closed by belt, adorned by a stylized snake with rectangular coils, and its corresponding buckle, with more belts and buckles, placed a few centimeters away from one another and below the first, being left untied. 

Below this cape, the figure wore a blue, high-collared tunic with golden edges, reaching down below his knees, with the part coming down from below the simple belt tied around his waist having an opening in the front.

~LINEBREAK - Brought to you my Happy waving his tail while looking over his shoulder at the reader~

"Damn," Yuka said in an annoyed tone, "I'm sleepy because we woke up during the day," he continued with a scowl on his face. "We didn't even find the intruders," he said. While Toby was nodding off as he walked behind him.

"Were there even any?!" Toby growled.

"It's sad, Cold Emperor," Sherry said, the figure turned to look at Sherry. "It appeared that there were intruders during the day, but they got away," she said in a sad tone, holding her arms to her chest.

"I am unfit to speak of love..." Yuka said.

"Intruders..." The figure muttered.

"So he's the Cold Emperor?!" Nashi exclaimed.

"He sure looks high and might, especially with that weird mask!" Lucy commented.

"Really? I think it's cool!" Happy said.

"Is Deliora's revival still incomplete?" The figure asked in his gruff voice.

"From the looks of it, it will be today or tomorrow..." Sherry replied.

"Which one!?" Toby growled.

"At long last..." The figure said. "As for the intruders...I've come too far to be interfered with now," the figure said.

Silvia was looking at the figure with recognition.

"Yes," Yuka said, "The only people on this island are in the village on the outskirts," he said.

"Go eradicate the village," the figure said waving his hands.

"Yes, sir!" Toby and Yuka roared.

"Understood," Sherry said.

"I think I've watched enough," a male voice echoed.

"Y/N!? What are you doing there?!" Erza, Nashi, and Silvia exclaimed in a whisper.

The figure and his lackeys jump in surprise. They turn around to see Y/N, not that they knew his name, standing there with his arms on his hips. He was in his Dragon Knight Armour. The armor emanating the eerie purple glow coming from the Moon Drip magic circle.

"I do believe, you're about to let innocents die, just for the sake of your stupid ambition, Lyon," Y/N said in his deep voice, which was muffled due to the helmet of the armor.

The figure, or Lyon, froze as his name was revealed.

Silvia's eyes widen in surprise.

'L-L-Lyon?! B-But why?!' She thought.  

"Who are you and how do you know my name?!" The figure asked.

"My name? Well, let's just say it's confidential, and how do I know you? Well, I can see through that mask of yours, Lyon Vastia," Y/N said.

Y/N raised his left arm, as his hand glowed, a beam of a pure white light shot towards the purple magic circle. The Moon Drip magic circle glowed a bright white before it reverted back to its original color.

"Fool, you'll need to more than that," Lyon said.

"Do I?" Y/N asked.

At that moment, the magic circle broke.

The four gasped in surprise.

"YOU! You have wasted a year's effort!" The figure exclaimed. He removed his helmet in anger, to reveal his face. 

He has bluish silver hair, most of which are spiky strands that jut upwards on top of his head, except for some which are kept pointing down and partially cover the upper left part of his face. Lyon's eyes are slanted, with dark round pupils and surrounded by similarly dark lines. He has small, linear, dark eyebrows.

(A/N: Obviously, he does not have that expression, he's pretty pissed.)

They watched as the Magic circles above the main one started to break till it reached the moon where the magic circle broke into thousands of particles that fell to the ground. The purple glow from the moon long gone.

"You've tarnished my plans! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!" Lyon said as he grit his teeth. His hands glowing with magic.

"You don't even have half the power Ur had to defeat Deliora," Y/N said.

"DON'T SAY HER NAME! She's the reason I'm doing this," Lyon roared in anger, clenching his fists.

"Think we should step in?" Nashi asked her group with a grin.

"I think he will need help fighting off the other three," Erza said as she stood up.

"I'M FIRED UP NOW!" Nashi exclaimed. 

The group turns around to see Nashi standing on top of the crumbling wall.

They noticed the emblem on her shoulder.

"That emblem! She's from Fairy Tail!" Sherry said

"I see, so the villagers asked the guilds for help," Yuka said nonchalantly.

"What are you doing?! Go and eradicate them!" Lyon screamed with his eyes wide open. His eyes then landed on Silvia, who was looking at him in shock.

"Silvia," Lyon growled, squinting his eyes at her. "It's been awhile," he said.

"To think that you were one of the wizards the villagers called here..." Lyon said facing Silvia. "Did you come here knowingly? Or was it sheer coincidence?" Lyon asked. "Not that it makes any difference..." he dragged.

"An acquaintance of yours, Cold Emperor Lyon?" Yuka asked.

"Shut your trap, Anti-Mage," Y/N growled. Yuka grit his teeth as his hands glowed.

"Hmph, even your magic won't work on me, I'm-ARG!" Yuka roared in pain, as he held his side. He looked up to Y/N with his eyes wide open.

"Don't think highly of yourself Anti-Mage, your reaction time is pathetic," Y/N said without even looking at Yuka.

Toby was sweating as he looked at Y/N in his armor. 

"Sil, I'll leave Lyon to you," Y/N said, "I have more pressing matters," he said, as he removed his helmet to reveal his darker shade of Salmon pink.

The girls could only blush as Y/N shook his head, swinging his hair. 

Even Sherry was blushing, her heart thumping as she looked at Y/N. 'Is this....love?' She thought, looking at Y/N. 

Her heartbeat increasing, in her eyes, Y/N was surrounded by cupids with bows, shooting arrows into Sherry's heart. He was looking away from her, causing her to gush even more.

'He's so handsome!' Sherry thought, with heart eyes. Yuka and Lyon took a slight step to the right and away from her.

"Who's that cutie?!" Lyra asked in a whisper to Lucy. Lucy just blushed and looked at Lyra.

"That's their boyfriend," Lucy said, pointing at Nashi, Silvia, and Erza, who seemed to blush when they saw their boyfriend showing off.

"Three of them?!" Lyra exclaimed with her jaws wide open.

(A/N: Now before you go like, how the fuck does Lyra not know Y/N, since he was in a relationship with Aquarius, Libra, Aries, and Virgo. Two Reasons: One - Well, if you think about it, there's certain hierarchy within the Celestial Spirits, and Lyra is not one of the Zodiac Spirits. Two - Will be explained later in the story. ;) It also links into why Y/N disappeared and appeared 6 months ago.)

"Don't ignore me!" Lyon roared as he looked at Y/N.

"I'm not, I'm sending someone stronger than me against you," Y/N said with a smile, winking at Silvia; Silvia smiled cutely.

"Hmph, her? I can beat her with my hands tied," Lyon said arrogantly.

"Oh, I wouldn't be so sure, Vastia," Y/N warned in an angry tone, his hands clenched into a fist, he shook his head and continued.

"Besides, I have a demon to take care off," Y/N said with a smirk and vanished.

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A/N: Alright! This was supposed to be uploaded yesterday but eh!

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~TheWidowMaker