Disclaimer: No Fairy Tail members were harmed during the making of this story... I think.. XD

Demons of New Earthland

Written by NewMusic098

Prologue:

Sadness in the Eyes of a Demon

The town was small, but the rustling and bustling of people make it seem livelier than any other town. The people were happily exchanging conversations, merchandise and other goods with smiles on their faces. Though through those smiles, you can see fear and terror inside.

"Here you go, ma'am!" a merchant said as he handed the woman with pink, curly hair in front of him a bundle of vegetables. The woman looked distracted, staring at a distance. "M-ma'am?" the merchant called again. This caught the woman's attention and looked at the merchant startilingly.

"O-oh!" she exclaimed. "I'm sorry, my good man. Silly thoughts." she chuckled. The man chuckled back and they exchanged the goods for money. The woman bowed slightly and walked away from the merchant.

As she was making her way back to her home, she passed by an open space of dirt and rubble. She glanced at it and stopped. She never did get why the mayors of the previous generations and the mayor right now wouldn't want to remove the rubble that has been there for the last 500 years, but she wouldn't want to rebel. The woman kept a good long glance at the large debris, scanning anything that held importance to it. She saw a banner, ripped to shreds. Possibly from the fall of the building that stood there all those years ago. The sign on the banner was all it took for the woman to stare in shock.

Fairy Tail...

That was the name written under the sign. The woman actually read about this before, and was quite amazed that she was living under the same town as this legendary guild. Curiously, the woman began to walk towards the debris. She held her head up high as she looked everywhere. And without realizing it, she was going deeper and deeper inside.

The light of the sun's setting rays were almost blocked by the fallen rocks, but they were somehow a structure since they never fell. She looked deeper inside, wishing to find some importance or reason that the leaders didn't want to disturb this place. And then, she saw it.

In a clearing just a few feet away from her, stood two tombstones. She was actually surprised that there were tombstones here. And much more, there were a bundle of fresh flowers, all of different color. Some of which she has never seen before.

"Tombstones..." she muttered. "But I thought this was a guild..?" She montioned closer to the tombstones, wondering who put it there. She knelt in front of them and she read the inscriptions.

'Fairy Tail Guild'

All of my nakama...

Rest in Peace...

That was written in the first tombstone. 'So, this is like a memorial for them?' the woman thought. She smiled sadly. The person who made this was a good person. But she wondered if the person was dead. She ignored the grim thought and looked at the second tombstone.

'Lina Sakurano'

Beloved nakama

I'm sorry...

Rest in Peace...

The woman felt like mourning for them all. She really didn't know any of them, but it felt like the words were touching her heart somehow. A single tear escaped her eye and she wiped it away. She clasped her hands together and offered a small prayer. Afterwards, she bowed and stood up. She started to walk back outside, glancing at the tombstones every now and then.

As she reached the outside, it was already dark. The people had all disappeared. All except one. He was smoking in his pipe and was staring absent-mindedly out the woods from afar. The smoke was covering his face and his hands were shoved in his pockets. The woman could tell who he was at a single glance.

"Mayor?" the woman called. The man with blonde hair looked up to her with shock and fear.

"Rea?" the man asked. The woman known as Rea nodded and bowed curtly at the man.

"Yes, it is me." she answered.

"Why are you still out at this time of night? You know the rules..."

"Yes, yes." she sighed. "No one must be outside at the first sight of the night sky." she muttered. "I must have lost track of time."

"Where have you been?" the mayor asked. She smiled sadly and gestured towards the Fairy Tail Building's rubble.

"I was praying for them all." she answered. The mayor smiled back and strode closer to her.

"That is a nice thing to do." he said. The woman smiled again, then looked confused.

"Mayor..." she called. The mayor raised an eyebrow but said nothing. "If no one is allowed to go outside at this time, what are you still doing here?"

"Ah..." he muttered. Then he stared back at the woods. "I'm waiting for him."

"Him?" she repeated. The mayor nodded, but didn't look at her.

"...Rea?" he called. He heard her hum in question. "Do you...believe in magic?"

"Magic?" she asked. There was a short pause. "...At first, no. But then I saw the name written on the ripped banner. Is it true?"

"Yes..." he answered. "Only a few members survived up to this day."

"What?" Rea asked in shock. The guild existed almost 500 years ago! How can they still be alive after all that time? It was impossible. Surely, the mayor was kidding. But the serious tone he was gave sent chills down her spine. She gulped nervously as she tried to find words about the news.

"But mayor!" she blurted out. "How is that possible? It's been 500 years since guilds existed! No one could survive that long!"

"That's true..." he muttered, still not looking at her. "But before, magic existed. So they find ways."

"W-what are you-" Rea was cut off when she heard a fierce roar.

It echoed through the whole town, but it was coming from the woods, far away from the town. The sound caused a flock of birds to fly away from it. Rea flinched slightly at the sound and cupped her ears, but she saw the mayor not even moving an inch.

"He's coming." he said, finally looking at her.

"Who is?" Rea asked, still in shock. Was that what the mayor was waiting for? It sounded scary! Never in all her life had Rea been trembling as much as this. She was a coward, but this was on a whole new level.

"One of the members of Fairy Tail." he answered. He smiled and held a hand to her. "Don't be afraid. He won't hurt you." Rea nodded shakily and held out her hand. She was aided by the mayor as she stood up. When she stared at the towns entrance, she saw a shadowy figure approaching. A few moments later, the figure stepped into view of the light one of the townspeople held open as they hid under their beds. Rea's eyes widened in shock at the man.

Looking from toe to head, he didn't look like a human at all. His feet were covered slightly by red scales, some being hidden by his white, knee-length trousers. His open vest revealed his toned and tanned abs. In his hands, that looked like claws that were also covered with red scales up to his arms, he was holding two boquets of flowers. The same kind that Rea saw on the tombstones.

Behind him, his red tail was swishing left and right. His pink hair was also swaying as the cold evening winds blew by him. The scarf he wore also looked scaly, and was swaying violently. He had two horns attached at the edges of his forehead. Both small, and somehow resembling a demon.

He stopped a few inches away from Rea and the mayor. Feeling her nerves, she hid behind the mayor, which caused the latter to chuckle.

"It's alright, Rea." he assured. Rea looked slowly at the creature in front of them. She was astonished and almost shrieked when she looked at his face.

It wasn't that scary, though. His fangs were sticking out a little and his onyx eyes narrowed into slits. Though you can see that in his eyes, he was almost... sad.

"Everyone's asleep." The mayor said, breaking the silent stare down. "You can go inside, now." The man, or demon, only nodded. He gave one last glance at Rea, who flinched, then made his way inside the piles of rubble that was Fairy Tail. As Rea watched the creature's retreating back, she felt her breath hitch.

"Scary..." she muttered.

"Yes he is." the mayor answered. "But he's not here to eat anyone or anything. He's just visiting his old friends." Rea looked up to him and he smiled sadly. Rea felt her eyes getting watery at the sentiment.

"I'll walk you home." The mayor ushered a hand to her, which she gladly accepted, and both headed towards her home. After a short distance away from the pile of rubble, they heard a quiet wail. A wail of sadness. Rea's heart sunk to the ground. Even though she knew nothing of what happened, she knew that if he was a Fairy Tail member, one of the few that survives up to this day, he was surely suffering a lot.

The mayor sensed her grief and squeezed her hand gently, assuring her that he'll be alright. She lowered her head and smiled sadly, a single tear rolling down her cheeks. How she wished she could help the sad demon.

A/N: Heyo~! ! ! XD

I'm sure you have a lot of questions! Like, 'Who is Rea?', 'Why was Lina shown as the only one with the seperate tombstone when the story was clearly categorized as NaLu?', 'And who was the person mourning for the loss of Fairy Tail... 500 freakin' years later?' So many questions, ask away! And I'll be happy to answer! ^^ This is also the only general view that doesn't include Fairy Tail members!

So, do you like it? Is it intruiging? Support it then! XD If your supporting, why don't you throw in my other story 'Fairy Homes', huh? Haha! Just need 12 more reviews! ^^

Anyway, Ja ne~