Chapter 1: Protector

The moon lit up the sky as a band of wizards trudged across the dirt path to a certain guild. Finally, near midnight, they reached their destination. The building had once been home to many great wizards. But now, it stood abandoned by the guildmates that once bustled around its halls. The Fairy Tail guild hall stood before the gang of Midnight Ogre wizards. They had a score to settle and they decided to trash the Fairies' guild.

Laughing, they neared the guild. "Think of the looks on their faces when they come back!" one man crowed. After a few more minutes of walking, another man yelled,"Hey, look! Someone's there!" In front of the guild doors, a hooded figure stood. "Who are you and why are you here?" the leader of the group demanded. "I could ask the same to you," the hooded figure said coolly. "We are Midnight Ogre wizards and we are here to trash this guild," the leader replied. The hooded person said," You seem very confident. "Of course, there is no one here to stop, except you and you certainly can't stop us by yourself," one man said.

"I will protect Fairy Tail," the figure replied. "Protect Fairy Tail!? The time of the Fairies is over!"

"I will protect Fairy Tail!" the hooded person said firmly.

He/she raised his/her hand to the sky. "I call on you. Oh, moon that shines so brightly in the face of darkness. Lend me your power!" Brilliant white light coursed through the figure's body. "Lunar Eclipse!" Suddenly, the moon grew dark as if it had been snuffed out. The figure released an arrow of moonlight that sped toward the Midnight Ogre wizards. They all crumpled to the ground unconscious. After tying them tightly together, the hooded figure hurried away and a glistening tear shone on his/her face.