Bestiary:
Notes: Some animals, beasts and monsters have sub species these sub species are not listed here only a few, sub species can be a different color or have different powers.

Herbivores

Anteka: Herbivores that live in cold climates. Generally docile, though they have been known to attack when threatened. Their high-quality pelts have many uses, and their antlers are highly prized by Bazaars and merchants.
Aptonoth: Relatively docile herbivores with characteristic crest plates. They form herds and raise young communally, and have been used as pack animals for generations; their meat is tasty and nutritious. Very cautious around large monsters.
Epioth: Submissive, water-dwelling herbivores that subsist on water grasses and moss. Epioth surface frequently to sunbathe. Extremely timid, they panic when danger is present, swimming about in haphazard fashion.
Kelbi: Small herbivores known for their gentle demeanor, as well as the medicinal properties of their horns. Those wishing to harvest a horn should stun the Kelbi, then sever the appendage while the animal is still alive.
Popo: Herd-forming herbivores covered in thick fur to endure the cold. Popo are gentle, but known to use their massive tusks bravely when defending their young. Popo meat is very nutritious; the tongue is said to be especially palatable.
Rhenoplos: Extremely territorial herbivores with poor vision, but very acute hearing. Rhenoplos will doggedly pursue any nearby target they sense. They often collide into boulders, perhaps because they cannon easily stop once they begin to run.
Slagtoth: Herbivores that live near water in Volcanoes and Flooded Forests. Their heavy, sagging hides store nutrients, and are prized for their resistance to heat and water. Males are quite territorial, often refusing to flee from even invading wyverns.

Insects

Altaroth: Insects that wildly inhabit many areas. Noted for absorbing fruit, mushrooms, and honey, then carrying them back to the nest. Materials can thus be collected from their swollen abdomens, whose color is related to what is being carried.
Bnahabra: Flying insects that inhabit most environments. They attack invaders with a paralyzing venom, and lay eggs in carrion together with a bodily fluid that hastens decomposition. As their bodies are easily destroyed, poison is ideal for harvesting their parts.
Great Thunderbug: An abnormally large Thunderbug raised inside the body of an elder dragon and known to inhabit the same areas as its former host, its electrical attack is deadly. This bug has various uses as material for crafting weapons and items.
Hornetaur: A Vespoid-like monster with a thick shell. Easily damaged, there are rarely any usable materials left to harvest from them once killed. But if you could sap their health gradually...
Vespoid: An enormous, wasp-like insectoid with a poisonous stinger that paralyzes prey. Easily damaged, there are rarely any usable parts left to harvest from them once they are killed.
Queen Vespoid: A massive thorax and brilliant, gigantic wings mark the Vespoid Queen. It commands its subjects through unique flight patterns, and will stab any intruders with a poisonous stinger that also causes paralysis. It also spits acidic bodily fluid at its prey.

Bird Wyverns

Hypnococatrice: A rust-colored bird wyvern with beautiful tail feathers found mainly in forests. A highly pacifistic wyvern by nature, it breathes sleeping gas on its enemies and prey alike. Its strong, developed legs pack a serious punch, so be careful!
Qurupeco: Bird Wyverns with unique plumage. Well known for using their thoracic vocal organs to imitate others monsters calls, first summoning them, then using the distraction to flee. The creature spits a dangerous body fluid that can lower one's Resistance. There are sub species of this.
Yian Kut-ku: A bird-like wyvern with a huge beak and large ears that splay open when it is angered. With its sensitive hearing it dislikes loud noises. It is smaller but faster than other wyverns.
Gypceros: A wyvern that can generate disorienting flashes of light when its prominent head crest is struck. Its rubbery hide resists damage and can ward off shock traps, while its spit carries a deadly venom. However, they are quite timid
Baggi: Highly intelligent, carnivorous Bird Wyverns that hunt in packs. Noted for their blue scales and sharp glare. Baggi are feared for their ability to release a tranquillising fluid; it can knock out even humans for several seconds.
Genprey: An orange and green-striped species of small carnivores found mainly in desert zones. Traveling in packs, their large fangs and claws contain a neurotoxin that is used to paralyze prey.
Giaprey: A species of small bird-like carnivores known to inhabit the snowy mountains. Their white skin is beautiful, but their temperament is not. They are known to spit ice at hunters, and attack in deadly packs.
Ioprey: A vivid red species of small carnivores often found in subtropical zones. Sacs in their throat contain a powerful poison that slowly drains the health of their prey.
Jaggi: Highly social, carnivorous bird wyverns that live in large packs. Young Jaggi males hunt in groups when attacking larger animals, and have been known to steal wyvern eggs. Research suggest they operate under orders from a single alpha male.
Jaggia: Female Jaggi that stay in groups, Jaggia generally cluster around the nest to defend it and raise whelps. Smaller than mature males, but larger than and tougher than the countless young males. Jaggia also operate under an alphas orders.
Velociprey: Aggressive, carnivorous monsters that often travel in packs. Even a master hunter should take care not to become surrounded! Wide ranging, they are found in many different areas, such as the Jungle or Forest and Hills.
Wroggi: Small, carnivorous bird wyverns with poison-generating organs that run from their mouths to their throats. They run in packs, often led by a large alpha male. Lesser members of the order are fiercely loyal, and will eagerly lay down their lives to protect the alpha.
Gendrome: The alpha monster that leads a Genprey pack. They are larger and have more prominent crest. Found in the desert, they can paralyze prey using their fangs and claws.
Giadrome: The alpha leader of a pack of Giaprey, the Giadrome sports a beautiful crest. Larger than a Giaprey, any hunter silly enough to encroach on its turf will be frozen in a hail of ice.
Carnivorous bird wyverns like the Jaggi. Noted for their projecting cranial crests and bluish-white skin that's adapted to snow. Great Baggi craftily command other Baggi to surround their prey and stun them with a tranquilizing fluid.
Great Jaggi: The commanding alpha male of Jaggi packs. Most males leave the group upon reaching maturity, returning to compete with others. The dominant male then becomes a Great Jaggi. Apparently, they can issue fairly complex orders via howling.
Great Wroggi: Bird wyverns that spit a poisonous mist. Wroggi travel in packs that are led by the largest and most toxic member. The poison is made in a sac-like organ around its throat; if this is destroyed, the creature's ability to spit is impaired.
Iodrome: The alpha monster that leads an Ioprey pack. They are larger and have a more prominent crest. Found in subtropical zones, they spit a poison that can sap the life force of prey.
Velocidrome: The alpha monster that leads a Velociprey pack. They are larger and have a more prominent crest. Highly territorial, but will retreat to a safe place when injured to recover.

Flying Wyverns

Giggi: Remarkably fecund wyvern larvae that can flourish in any dark environment. They survive by leeching onto other animals, sucking their blood, and then converting it to toxins. Giggi victims are advised to shake them off by rolling vigorously on the ground.
Basarios: A large wyvern found in volcanic zones. They are the juvenile form of the Gravios. They have a steel-like carapace that requires powerful items to crack. Emits poison gas.
Black Diablo's These black-shelled Diablos are treated as a subspecies, but are actually just normal female Diablos in heat. The color change is a warning to other creatures, as they tend to become extremely aggressive during mating season.
Anorupathisu: A sawfish-like flying wyvern that inhabits the Sea.
Berukyosu: An intelligent thunder element wyvern that can learn the attack patterns of hunters and counter them. Inhabits the Gorge.
Gravios: A large wyvern found in volcanic zones. They possess a fiery breath attack and the ability to emit a sleeping gas. They also have extremely hard scales that deflect most weapon attacks.
Diablos: Wyverns feared as desert tyrants. Extremely territorial, Diablos attack invaders with blind aggression. Highly sensitive to sound, perhaps because they frequently travel beneath the sand. Known to feed on cacti.
Espinas: A green thorny wyvern.
Gurenzeburu: A monster that was recently discovered, Gurenzeburu makes its home in the Highlands. Using the Hunter's Guild research, it was found to be remarkably violent, and so it has been given the nickname Banryu (Barbaric Dragon).
Khezu: Loathsome wyverns that live inside caves. Near blind, they detect their prey by smell. They are capable of generating electric shocks, which they use to paralyze their prey.
Monoblos: A large-horned wyvern found in desert zones. Their giant horn makes their attacks very dangerous. While they have no breath attack, their ear-splitting roar is the bane of hunters.
Rathalos: Terrible wyverns called the 'Kings of the Skies'. Together with Rathian, they stake wide territories centered around their nests. Rathalos descend on invaders from the sky, attacking with poison claws and breath of fire.
Fire-breathing female wyverns, also known as the "Queens of the Land". With powerful legs and poison-secreting tails, they hunt mainly on the ground. Sometimes seen preying as a couple, Rathian cooperate well with Rathalos.
Akantor: A wyvern truly wrapped in mystery. Known to some as the black god and to others as the tyrant of fire, this large and brutal creature is known to the hunters simply as Akantor...
Barioth: Wyverns that rule the eternally frozen Tundra. Barioth use their huge tusks and spiked scales to move freely atop the slippery ice; this ability makes them very difficult to keep up with.
Gigginox: Wyverns that inhabit the Tundra. Gigginox live in darkness and thus have degraded vision; they detect prey via body heat, then attack with poison. When excited, their color changes and parts of their body harden. Extremely fertile, laying innumerable eggs.
Hyujikiki: A wyvern with golden brown fur that attacks by hurling spikes from its tail.
Nargacuga: Flying wyverns that have evolved to live in thickly wooded areas. These sly beasts stalk their prey from the shadows with ferocious speed and dogged tenacity, and their massive tails are as dexterous as they are deadly.
Odeibatorasu: It lives in the Desert.
Pariapuria: Pariapuria is a four-legged amphibious monster that lives in watery caves.
Tigrex: A flying wyvern that maintains its primitive origins. Prone to violence, it possesses incredible ferocity thanks to its four limbs, claws, and jaw. Inhabits a wide area, it has even been spotted hunting Popo in the mountains.
Ukanlos: A mysterious wyvern said to only appear after large avalanches deep in the snowy mountains. Often seen crushing ice balls and rock into powder in its stride, it's known to the Guild as Ukanlos, although there are whisperings that it may be the white god…

Piscine Wyverns

Delex: Carnivorous desert monsters that often travel in schools of four or five. When near large monsters on the hunt, they will attemp to surround the prey and scavenge feed. Their aural sesivity makes them weak against Sonic Bombs.
Cephadrome: The alpha monster form of the Cephalos. Larger and armored with black scales, they fit the appearance of a leader perfectly. Their fins hold a paralyzing toxin
Cephalos: Wyverns found only in the Desert. they live and "swim" in sand rather than water. They seldom appear above land, but when their hearing is disturbed...
Laviosioth: A piscine wyvern that resides in magma. Its scales are covered by layers of cooled magma, which makes it one hard nut to crack. It swims around in lava, spewing the molten rock it takes in at its prey… Researchers love to study its peculiar way of life.
Plesioth: Giant piscine wyverns with swift and varied underwater movements, as well as deadly breath and charging attacks. Plesioth are agitated by loud noises, so approach warily. Their favorite food is frogs.

Brute Wyverns

Barroth: Barroth usually remain beneath the mud, perhaps to shield themselves from heat; they are even known to attack by flinging mud. They will charge in a frenzy at anything that disturbs their bogs.
Brachydios: Brute wyverns coated with an explosive green substance. The material is thought to be a unique myxomycete--or slime mold--that is primed to explode by the Brachydios's own saliva. Note that these crafty creatures can also deliver powerful foreleg strikes.
Deviljho: The dreaded, nomadic Deviljho have no specific territory of their own. Their muscles swell if provoked, revealing old wounds. Needing to feed constantly due to high body heat, they can hunt nearby animals to extinction.
Duramboros: Giant brute wyverns with hammer-like growths on their tails. They subsist on fallen or withered trees, often using their tails to knock said trees over. Researchers speculate that the lumps on their backs act as some sort of energy source.
Uragaan: Large brute wyverns that feed on ore, using their mighty jaws to crush bedrock to powder. They cleverly affix rocks and ore to their hides with lava, then cast them about, using vibrations to make them explode. When they fall, ore can be mined from their bodies.

Arthopods

Akure Jebia: Akura Jebia is a scorpion like monster, that like its cousin is able to shoot a crystallising beam out of the geode in its tail. Inhabiting the Swamp, it is much more efficient at dealing out damage than it's cousin, thanks to it being covered in spikes and horns.
it's cousin is a purple variant.
Daimyo Hermitaur: A large carapaceon with a giant monster's skull on its back. Fond of the sand, it is mainly seen in the desert or jungle zones. Living underground, it surfaces when hungering for a snack.
Shen Gaoren: A giant Carapaceon with an equally giant monster's skull on its back. Prone to roaming and fiercely territorial, any intruders will be met with opposition, so nearby forts or towns must be warned of its presence.
Shogun Ceanataur: A large Carapaceon with a giant monster's skull on its back. Its long, sharp pincers allow it to pierce volcanic bedrock and travel along ceilings. Sometimes, a precious and valuable pearl can be found inside its shell.
Taikun Zamuza: The dirt covered on its body seem to act as its outer shell. Attacking the dirt-covered body seem to break off the dirt, slowly revealing most of its true orange body. It smashes the ground with its bigger and hammer-like claw that can cause the quake status, while it jabs its opponents with its sharper spiked claw.

Pelagus

Bullfango: Foul-tempered wild boars that charge toward hunters the moment they spot them. Fertile and wide-ranging, they have been known to form large herds. Their meat has an unique flavour beloved by many.
Arzuros: Forest-and mountain-dwelling beasts found in humid regions. Though known more for fishing and standing upright to collect honey, their thick claws and heavy forearm plating allow them to deliver powerful blows to any aggressor.
Bulldrome: The powerful leader of the wild boars known for its enormous tusks. More aggressive than a Bullfango, it is known to rush into a fight, and is extremely proficient at locating a foe.
Congala: A large pelagus sporting pink fur often spotted in the jungle and swamp zones. Fond of mushrooms, its diet affects its breath, which may be poisonous or flaming. One can predict these traits via the food in its local habitat.
Blango: A Primatius covered entirely in white fur. Known to move in packs and led by a Blangonga. The Blangonga exerts tight control over the group, and any call to gather will be met immediately by the rank and file Blangos.
Blangonga: Leader of a Blango pack, it is twice as large and recognized by its giant fangs, whiskers, and head-crown. It sends its pack to attack any trespassers. Its jumping power allows it great mobility in its home range of the snowy mountains.
Gogomoa: A monkey-like creature with giant claws and the unique ability to shoot webs from his hands like a spider.
Kamu Orugaron: A black wolf with powerful wind attacks. Hunts in a pair with its female counterpart, Nono Orugaron.
Nono Orugaron: A white wolf with powerful wind attacks. Hunts in a pair with its male counterpart Kamu Orugaron.
Lagombi: Fanged beasts whose warm pelts and thick layers of fat help them to survive in harsh colder climates. Though mainly herbivores, Lagombi occasionally make use of their exceptional hearing and ability to glide on ice to sneak up on live prey.
Loro Gougarufu(red): An ape-like Pelagus that inhabits the Gorge alongside Ray Gougarufu. Together, they attack opponents in unison and utilize magnetic powers.
Ray Gougarufu (blue): An ape-like Pelagus that inhabits the Gorge alongside Loro Gougarufu. Together, they attack opponents in unison and utilize magnetic powers.
Rajang: Ultra-aggressive creature that is rarely sighted and seldom survived. Survivors report it exhibits a strange attack. The Rajang is said to be a loner, and this isolated life has made it difficult to pin down its territorial leanings.
Volvidon: Fanged beasts with thick red carapaces that are resistant to lava. Their rounded bodies are perfect for rolling across hot surfaces, and their long tongues are ideal for capturing insect prey. Their saliva emits a paralyzing toxin that should be avoided.

Levithian

Ludroth: Aquatic female monsters. Ludroth form "harems" around large males, hence gathering in territories designated as breeding grounds. They are known to be extremely aggressive towards outsiders; caution is advised.
Uroktor: Leviathans that inhabit volcanoes. Noted for swarming around larger monsters' kills in order to feed. Uroktor rarely hunt for themselves, but stab upward at prey from the ground when they do. Known for being highly aggressive.
Agnaktor: Also known as fire-pike wyverns, Agnaktor use their tough beaks and great strength to burrow through rock. However, their hardened-lava armor becomes soft when they burrow underground or are attacked with fire or explosives.
Gobul: Monsters with strong camouflage skills and powerful neurotoxins. Poor swimmers, Gobul conceal themselves and lure prey by imitating plants with their barbels. Can reportedly swallow Epioth whole. They love frogs.
Kuarusepusu: Kuarusepusu is classified as a Leviathan species. When it is still young, it spends its time in the ocean. As an adult, it goes to land to search for its prey. Despite being a Leviathan, it is still a terrestrial yet bizzare dragon. With the crystals growing from its back, it is hence classified as the "Crystal Dragon".
Lagiacrus: Leviathans that exist at the top of the aquatic food chain. Feared by sailors as the "Lords of the Seas", Lagiacrus store enough electricity in their spinal organs to make the oceans surge. Occasionally they can be found resting on land as well.
Nibelsnarf: eviathans that have adapted to live in sandy areas. They burrow beneath the desert and locate prey aurally, then suck both the target and any surrounding sand into their maws. The gill-like organs in their mouths are thought to absorb nutrients.
Pokaradon: A species of leviathan that inhabits the ocean.
Royal Ludroth: Royal Ludroth use their sponge-like neck scales to absorb water and keep from drying out on land. Once the sponge loses moisture, they attempt to re-enter the water. They also spew mucus to trip up their prey.

Snake Wyverns

Remobra: mall wyverns with outstanding flying abilities, they loiter in the skies waiting to prey upon weakened animals. Known to attack alongside Elder Dragons, they are known as an omen to disaster.

Elder Dragons
Notes: these are not exactly dragons because they are powerful yet different Wyverns that should not be tempered with such the name Dragons has been bestowed on these few.

Alatreon: Blazing black dragons, so named for resembling both lightning and darkness. They mercilessly tear apart whoever touches their sharp scales. Elementally unstable, their actions can affect the very weather. Living natural disasters.
Amatsumagatsuchi: The final boss for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. It spends most of the time airborne, and is capable of unleashing devastating beams of concentrated wind and water. It seems to possess the ability to manipulate storms and wind, as it is surrounded by a hurricane wherever it goes.
Ashen Lao-Shan Lung: A giant dragon few have seen and lived to tell the tale. When on the rampage it wreaks havoc on all in its path.
Ceadeus: Legendary elder dragons known as both "shining giants of the depths" and "great sea dragons." Not confirmed to exist until recently.
Chameleos: Eyewitness sightings of this Elder Dragon are extremely rare due to its ability to literally vanish; however, details of this are unclear. It is thought that shocking it may make it reappear, but this is unproven.
Dire Miralis: Some legends consider this great dragon to be the devil fated to destroy the world, while others claim it is the giant who birthed creation. Is there any way for mere humans to quell its unending rage?
Fatalis: A legendary black dragon said to have prowled these lands from the days of old. Many skilled hunters have sought to challenge it, but none ever return. A monster shrouded in mystery..
Goldbeard Ceadus: A rarely-seen subspecies of Ceadeus confirmed to exist deep within ocean ruins. The golden light they cast in the dark depths befits a creature of such legendary status. Sadly, little is known about their relationship to the standard Ceadeus.
Jhen Mohran: Rare ore can be mined from these enormous dragons' backs; thus they are considered prosperity symbols. They swallow vast amounts of organic material and are always surrounded by scavenging Delex, which sailors use to locate them.
Hallowed Jhen Mohran: A subspecies of Jhen Mohran whose appearance has been likened to a crystal shimmering in the darkness. It inspires such awe and wonder that news of a sighting draws a stampede of hunters from across the land.
Kirin: The Kirin is said to glow a faint blue, but so few have seen it that details are scarce. It is apparently capable of calling forth lightning at will.
Kushala Daora: A metal plated dragon known as the tempest of wind. Eyewitnesses report violent storms alongside the dragon, and its wide range means towns may be attacked.
Lao-Shan Lung: A giant dragon few have seen and lived to tell the tale. When on the rampage it wreaks havoc on all in its path.
Lunastra: A brutal female Elder Dragon with breath of flame and expert control over fire. It is said that this control comes from the crown-like horns on its head, but this has not been confirmed.
Rukodiora: Known as the Magnetic Dragon.
Rusted Kushala Daora: A metal plated dragon known as the tempest of wind. Eyewitnesses report violent storms alongside the dragon, and its wide range means towns may be attacked
Shantiyen: An Elder Dragon shown to be capable of flight and manipulating wind.
Teostra: A brutal male Elder Dragon with breath of flame and expert control over fire. Its vile temperament means anyone who approaches is subject to fire and brimstone. Known to attack towns.
Yama Tsukami: An Elder Dragon that floats through the sky. A bite of earth, a drink of forest, it's a veritable god of the sky made of the richest soil. Ancient trees grow thick on its back like on a mountain. It's rumored to live near a forlorn, remote tower.

The Book of Ace
Act 1-Chapter 1​

Prologue:
Ace had set out exactly one year ago to train to become powerful and understand the magic of Take-Over. He told everyone back at his guild 'Fairy Tail' to come and get him one year from his departure, Ace had no idea what the date is because he lives isolated from the modern magic world strengthening his spirit and magic.

Now:
Before Ace stood a magnificent beast the Barioth the ruler of the eternally frozen Tundra.

"You're gonna be my dinner!" Ace shouted pointing his finger at the roaring beast.

"Strike of the Wolfe!" Ace shouted whilst jumping high into the air and throwing his arms by his sides before they were encompassed with a red aura. Ace then flew straight at the Barioth, which had it's jaws ready to crush it's prey. Ready to strike Ace threw his hand straight at the Barioth but with such little time to react the Barioth only just got out of the way at the coost of one of it's teeth which shattered across the icy cliff side.

"Ha, you aren't much without your teeth. Let's see if you can withstand the power of my Take-Over form WOLFE!" Ace screemed whilst his body turned into a white wolf with a blue Fairy Tail insignia on it's back.

Ace then pounced at the stunned Barioth and using his ferocious teeth bit into the Barioth's neck before again striking the Barioth with his sharp claws.

The Barioth yelled in pain before taking itself into the air. Ace unprepared for this revert's back into his usual form and using his Animal Possession starts to beat the flying animal in it's back. Ace's punches being as sharp as a fang pierce the Barioth's skin, before he jumps to the head of the Barioth and throws an extremely fast and powerful punch in the temple of the Barioth killing the beast as it falls to the ground. Ace not wanting to die from such a fall transforms into his Wolfe Form and just as the Barioth hits the ground he jumps onto the snow.
In front of him stands a small boy, with big black hair and an orange and black gi, who stares at the wolf and the Barioth in amazement.

"What are you doing here?" Ace growls looking at the boy as he draws his sword.

Lazarus and Damien had been scoping out the local rumors in Crocus when they had decided to stop at a local pub. It didn't take long for Lazarus to indulge himself, and as typical of one who indulges himself his inhibitions were lacking.

"Ha! Those losers over at Blue Pegasus are pathetic. They're nothing but a bunch of weirdoes, especially that Ichiya person. Their guild leader is a cross-dresser for goodness sake! Like, who does that?"

Damien came over to Lazarus and proceeded to shove him.

"What do you think you're doing? You know better than to say stuff like that."

"Quit being a buzz kill. We're all having a good time over here. Aren't we guys?"

Lazarus looked around for support, but the only thing he received was hostile gazes. One person even made his way over to Lazarus and Damien, who were seated at the bar. The man who had walked up to Lazarus had a surprising mark on him, the guild seal of Blue Pegasus. Damien already knew things weren't going to go well.

"Look, my friend here doesn't mean it. He's just a b-"

Before Damien could finish his words the Blue Pegasus member threw a heavy punch to the side of Damien's face. The punch made Damien stagger back a few steps, though it wasn't apparent of how much damage he took. Damien started leaking shadows and Lazarus was starting to laugh.

"You guys really shouldn't have done that."

Almost instantly after Lazarus spoke, tentacles made of shadow launched from Damien's shadow grabbing the Blue Pegasus member and slammed him to the floor. Damien took a few steps towards the Blue Pegasus member and gazed down at him emotionlessly.

"I'm going to let you go, but if I were you I wouldn't throw any more punches."

In that moment another person came up behind Damien and attempted to launch some magic attack using Ice Make magic. A spear of ice was sent towards the back of Damien's head, but before it could connect Lazarus made the spear melt through the use of his Arc of Time. Soon after he noticed that a few more people seemed to be standing up for the Blue Pegasus guy.

"Hey, Damien, there seems to be more than one of these guys. One even tried to attack you from behind."

Damien took a quick look around at the people preparing their magic attacks

"Wrong decision."

The Blue Pegasus guy was lifted up from the ground by Damien's shadow tentacles. Damien then proceeded to punch the guy with his Shadow God Slayer magic. The man curled in pain, but his ordeal was far from over. Damien grabbed the man by the back of his shirt and threw him at another person who had come to help. The force was so strong that it sent them both flying through a wall. It was so surprising that the other would-be attackers stopped and everyone, save Damien, Lazarus, and the bartender, ran away in panic.

"What did you do to my wall!?" the bartender exclaimed.

"Sorry, but they shouldn't have done what they did."

"Sorry? Sorry doesn't cut it."

"Sorry, we'll make it up to you."

"Well, if you put it that way I did put up a request for someone to help my cousin that you guys could take. You are from a guild, right?"

"Yes, we are and if that is what you would like us to do then we will take you up on your offer."

"Good, good," the bartender said while rubbing his hands together. "My cousin lives in Shirotsume, I'll send word to him that you'll be helping him. What guild should I tell him you are from?"

Lazarus got up from his seat and stepped over to Damien and the bartender before saying:
"Just tell your cousin to be on the lookout for the Twin Fangs of Sabertooth."

After that both Damien and Lazarus walked out of the pub to go prepare. The bartender just stood in a bit of astonishment.

"Who in the world are the Twin Fangs of Sabertooth? I've never heard of them."

Book of Ace
Chapter 2​

A large explosion and the smell of tree's wafted through the air, Agni had punched a tree basically in half.

Damien and Lazarus embarked on the journey to Shirotsume with many thoughts in mind. They were heading straight for Shirotsume right through the mountains.

"You know what you did back there is causing us more trouble than we need." Damien says.

"Uh, yeah... That probably was a bad idea." Lazarus says while rubbing his head.

"Oh well. It's too late to feel sorry now. We got a job to do. I know we don't do many jobs, but lately I feel like we need to do something more interesting rather than just watch me train all the time. I almost feel as if Jiemma doesn't want me to become a public figure."

"I don't know, maybe you're over thinking things." If only he knew what Jiemma asked me to do.

"Well I'm not one to keep my head stuck on one thing like that. Anyways we are going to cut through the mountains instead of going around, seeing I'd rather get there sooner than later."

"That's fine and all, but won't it be a lot harder? It's not like these mountains are deserted. There are all sorts of monsters and creatures, not to mention how rough the terrain is."

"It will be good exercise, and besides I haven't really warmed up today. Who knows if this mission will be a walk in the park or an actual challenge?"

"Fine, but don't be surprised if this isn't that hard. I checked out the request board and the reward was only 50,000 jewel. At least it'll pay rent."

"Well then if it's only 50,000 then I don't expect it to be a challenge at all. Like you said we can at least pay the rent with it."

The two carried on entering the mountainous pass. They walked along the mountains edge in a blizzard with the two showing no sign of weakness even in the harsh weather. They walked unscathed through the mountains for some time with all the creatures either avoiding them or just Lazarus and Damien were getting lucky. They managed to get through a whole day without being touched. On the second day luck seemed to be on their side once more, at least it was until the sun began to set. Night was coming fourth and along with it were three Baggi.

"In the sky!" Lazarus yells while pointing straight at the Baggi.

"Finally. I was starting to think the creatures here were scared of me." Damien says.

The Baggi then noticed them upon hearing Lazarus yell. The larger Baggi of the three then made a loud whelping noise which caused both Damien and Lazarus to flinch and grab their ears in an attempt to cover them. The Baggi then all came swooping down at a high speed towards Damien and Lazarus. Once the Baggi began to swoop in Damien tells Lazarus:

"Line them up."

"With pleasure." Lazarus says.

Lazarus put his hands out with purple magic circles being emitted in front of each. The Baggi tried to surround them like a pack of wolves, but Lazarus' magic forced all into a straight line. They thrashed about, but to no avail as the magic prevented them from moving. After a few moments Damien walked forward before stopping in front of the Baggi.

"Shadow God's Bellow!" Damien yelled loud as he clenched his fists and extended his chest forward. Damien's mouth opened wide with an array of darkness shot from it aimed directly at the Baggi.

The magic hit the Baggi directly sending them all flying away from the force. They stood there for a few seconds as the snow mist cleared from the air. Once the mist was cleared Damien said:

"Let's get going."

They both continued on walking through the mountain where darkness fell once again having them set up camp again on these treacherous mountains. They awoke the next mourning only to continue on their path. They didn't walk for long until they finally reached the end of the mountains where they were now in a forest. The forest was very thick seeing that there were so many trees. The trees shut out most of the sun light made it impossible for Damien and Lazarus to tell time. They walked on the path headed straight towards Shirotsume. It wasn't long until they began to hear some crackling in the bushes around the path. Not long after hearing the crackling a group of bandits jumped out from the forest. One bandit that was bigger than the others immediately began to talk saying,

"Well look what we got here boys, two lo-…"

The bandit stops talking immediately after noticing Damien and Lazarus just walked past them as if they didn't exist. That angered the bandit causing him to run in front of both Damien and Lazarus' walking path.

"I don't think you understand. We're bandits, and we're here to steal your stuff." The bandit in front of them says.

"We don't have time for you. So if you'll excuse us we have to be going." Damien says as he puts his hand on the bandits shoulder gently pushing him out of their path.

The bandit stood there in awe not exactly sure what just happened. The bandit, though, shook it off and called to his troops telling them:

"Surround them boys." The bandits all ran around making a circle around Lazarus and Damien, "Alright now that I got your attention. Why don't you just hand all your stuff over and make it easier on yourself."

Damien looked at Lazarus as they both wore devilish grins on their face. A black magic circle appears under Damien as he slams his fist on the ground with a black vortex looking shadows appear under all the bandits.

"Huh, what's going on?" A bandit says scared.

Seconds later all the bandits are sucked into the shadow vortex. Damien and Lazarus looked at each other once more both with smirks on their faces. They continued walking until the got out of the forest where they then saw the sun was down.

"It's late, but we are close to Shirotsume. So we should just walk the rest of the way now so we can get there by tonight." Damien says.

"Alright." Lazarus says.

They continue walking once more in the night. They walked for some time on the path until Shirotsume came into sight. Once it was in sight they looked at each other in relief seeing it was getting very late and both looked very tired. They began to walk faster once the town was in sight. They rushed until they reached the town's edge. Once they stepped foot in the town Damien looked at Lazarus and said in relief,

"We finally made it."

The two entered the town, and one of the first things they had noticed was the large mansion on the opposite side of town. From what they had known it belonged to the duke of the town. He was an unusual man from what the rumors suggested, a man with a really twisted sense of beauty. That was neither here nor there, though, and they that they only needed to worry about finding the bartender's cousin so that they could start the job.

The flyer with the information on the mission said to meet him at a inn towards the east side of town. Lazarus and Damien navigated the houses and shops for a few hours. Shopkeepers occasionally tried to advertize their goods with the typical "This is the best, or we have goods that you can't find anywhere else," but neither of them paid the merchants much attention. They were used to traders, since they spent a lot of time near Crocus, which tended to have some extravagant items for sale being that it was the capital city. Over time they found the inn and they both marched in with a business-like bravado. Upon their entrance several gazes fixed themselves on Lazarus and Damien. Unlike most inns they were used to, this one had a diner on its main floor. Tables were dotted about with several people sitting around each one. Lazarus was the first to speak.

"We're looking for Frank."

A somewhat large man approached Lazarus and Damien, saying "What do you want with Frank?"

Damien cut in at this point. "We're here to protect the town."

The entirety of the room's attention was now focused on Lazarus and Damien. The feeling of anxiety and disbelief in the air was palpable.

"They only sent two people? How do you expect to handle all of the bandits? There's a ton of them."

"Don't worry," Lazarus begins. "We're more than enough to handle your problem."

"Hmph, if you say so." The man scoffed while pointing towards a table. "Frank is right there."

Lazarus and Damien both walked over to where Frank was, though he didn't seem too confident with them. He motioned them to sit down. Each one took a seat by the table.

"You know, that cocky attitude won't help you." Frank said.

"I'm not being cocky. Just tell us what to do and we'll do it."

Frank pulled out a piece of paper and laid it in front of them.

"This is what they left the last time they attacked. They said that if we don't give them one million jewel then they will continue to attack us, but the problem is that most of the citizens wouldn't even be able combine their savings to reach that mark, which forces us to sit back and let the bandits attack. So now we need someone to save our town."

Damien looked over the note. It said that they would attack tomorrow at around noon. "So, how many are there?"

"I guess around forty."

Damien stood up at this. "Sounds easy enough. Let's go, Lazarus."

Lazarus followed suit and stood up before they walked out. Frank wore a look of worry and agitation.

"I hope those two know what they're doing." Frank mumbled.

They both found a different inn to stay at and used what little money they had on them to rent two rooms for the night. The next day came quickly for them, and before they knew it, it was noon. Towards the town's entrance a large group of people approached. Lazarus and Damien automatically registered the group as the bandits and decided to cut them off from getting to town. They approached the bandits slowly and confidently, leaving no sign of fear or weakness. Both groups stopped once they came close to each other. A man with weird tattoos stepped forward from the bandits.

"What do you two think you're doing?"

'It's simple," Lazarus said, monotonously. "Either you turn around and never come back or we're going to cripple you so you can't come back."

The tattooed bandit was showing clear signs of anger at this, to which he said: "Boys, show 'em what we do to people that get in our way!"

Several of the bandits started to use various elemental magic attacks. This prompted Lazarus to use his gravity magic earlier than he had wanted. Both of his hands displayed magic circles and in an instant the other magic attacks were drawn away from Lazarus and Damien. The attacks crashed away from both group, but managed to take a couple of the bandits.

"You take twenty and I take twenty? Does that sound good, Damien?"

"Yeah, just try to keep up."

"Same thing to you."

Lazarus used his gravity push to separate the bandits into two groups. They seemed to be quite surprised at the strength of his magic, though moving such a large group did take its toll on him. Both groups tried to converge again, but Lazarus and Damien positioned themselves in between the two groups. That decision seemed to be a bad one at first, as the bandits soon circled them, sending dozens of attacks. Dust was kicked up by the attacks, but as the dust started to settle only Lazarus could be seen. He had created a small gravity barrier around him to prevent the vast majority of damage to him. His magic power was starting to run low, so he hoped Damien would hurry up. Slowly, Damien emerged from Lazarus' shadow. As he did, he looked over to Lazarus and cracked his neck.

"You ready?"

"Yeah."

They both braced themselves, as they started to perform their attacks. Lazarus mustered up what magic power he had left while Damien drew in a large breath of air. Damien yelled out "Shadow God's Bellow!" and from his mouth shot a massive beam of darkness that instantly defeated all of the bandits that had crossed them. Lazarus put his hands directly in front of him and simply said "Fall." The gravity around his side of the bandits was increased exponentially, causing many of the bandits to collapse under their tremendous weight. As Lazarus' attack finished he fell to ground, unable to stand anymore. One bandit remained, and he seemed to be unscathed. Damien looked at the bandit with suspicious eyes.

"You're wondering why I'm not hurt, right? It's 'cause I specialize in nullification magic. So you're magic won't affect me."

Damien gave the bandit a callous look. He began to take his shirt off while saying "Lazarus, take the restraints off." Large cuffs of gravity lacrima were attached to his wrists and ankles, though the ones on his ankles weren't easily seen. Lazarus snapped his fingers. The cuffs unclasped and fell to the ground. They drove several inches into the ground when they fell and made loud thuds that echoed slightly.

Damien ran over to the final bandit and started to assault him with several attacks. First a simple jab to the gut, which already seemed to end the bandit's resistance. The jab was followed by a quick hook into the ribs, then another jab, and finally a haymaker to the side of the head. The bandit collapsed instantly, and the rest of the bandits weren't in any better shape. Lazarus was able to work up enough strength to stand up again and Damien looked over at Lazarus.

"You should've been able to handle them better than that."

"I didn't think that moving that many people would take that much out of me, but we got them, so whatever."

"Let's get the reward and go."

"Sure."

They returned to Frank who had been watching the battle the whole time. One simply had to look in his eyes to see how shocked he was to see what he had just witnessed.

"I really didn't think you had it in you, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Now if you'll come with me back to that inn yesterday, I'll get your payment."

They followed Frank back to the inn, they concluded some paper work, got their payment, and for some odd reason signed a couple of autographs for Frank. Afterwards they left the inn and set back to the town exit. On their way back through the merchant district a really shady man stopped them. He had a weird, yet constant, laugh that seemed to echo under his voice, even while he spoke.

"You two look like you could use some new literature."

Damien ignored the man, but Lazarus was always curious when it came to knowledge. He went on about how he had a "one of kind deal," but what was quickly becoming interesting was that he claimed to have a message pertaining to the Book of Zeref. At this, Damien's interest was also piqued. The merchant said that for a measly ten thousand jewel it could be theirs. Naturally, Lazarus wanted to buy the book, and seeing how Damien wanted the message, they bought the items. The weird little merchant gave them the items, and almost as randomly as he arrived he left. With their pay and items now in tow they headed for the town exit, and back to Sabertooth's guild hall.