A/N: This needed a redo, but I won't let it compromise the other chapters. Review if you want. Tell me how it improved. Can't fix mistakes unless I know them.

Fiore, a small peaceful nation of seventeen million. A land filled with magic. For most it is a miniscule part of everyday life, but for others it is a way of life. These people are known as Wizards. Wizards join guilds to commune, take jobs, and share information. Throughout Fiore the guilds dot the landscape, but there is one in the dead center of Fiore in the town of Mille that stands apart from the mass. This guild is wrapped in mystery, and the wizards are of great sense and power. From it's beginning it has been a beacon of light for many, and will continue to be so for years to come. It's name is Phoenix Eye.

Mille-X791:

It was a bright day in the town of Mille. Not a single cloud covered it. The lake that it surrounded sparkled beautifully, and the ferry's were coming in from the lake that connected it to the sea. This gave the lake a wide number of fish, and kept the people well feed and paid. The crops and fruits grown near the edge were all standing tall from their stock and trees. Yes, Mille was a self sustaining town that didn't have a single worry.

But, one was running for her life. A child who had just arrived yesterday. Her hair was black, and kept into two small pigtails. Her eyes were golden and wide. She wore a lime-green sundress that went past her knees, and yellow sandals.

With every step the child made she looked over her shoulder to ensure there was no one behind her. This became her downfall as she ran straight into an unsuspecting bystander. The girl fell backwards onto her bottom, and rubbed her head.

"Ow...I'm sorry Mr..." She looked up to see an intimidating young man.

His hair was black, messy, and the tips were purple. His eyes were a frightening yellow. He wore a punk-style black hooded leather jacket, with six zippers on each side of the abdomen and a thin chain with little metal diamonds on the ends serving as the string for the hood. Under that he had a short-sleeved purple shirt. Below his waist he had black jeans, and black running shoes. On his neck was a tattoo. It was a black circle, with a purple crescent in the center.

"Hey, kid? What's the hurry?" He said with an irritated tone.

"I...I...I..." The girl stammered, then a little Exceed green, with blue eyes and slightly curved ears, in a simple brown dress appeared behind him and rushed to help the girl up.

"Nya~, are you okay? Seth you should watch were you going. Please don't sue." She stammered.

"Jeez, Sele. It's not like she's gushing blood. How much could she get, half a jewel?" Seth asked mockingly.

As you just found out, these two are Seth Crolot and his Exceed companion Sele. Both citizens of Mille.

Sele helped the girl up, and the child bowed.

"Thank you. I'm sorry for troubling you. Please, excuse me." She said, but then someone yelled out.

"Hey!" They all looked to see a huge muscular man in an open dirty brown jacket, with no shirt, and white shorts running at him. His hair was long, spiked and sticking everywhere, and his eyes were black and tiny.

"What beanstalk did he fall from?" Seth joked. The man got up to them, and looked down menacingly.

"Kid mine. Give her." The muscled man said, with zero intelligence behind it. The girl moved behind Seth, and trembled.

"Please," She whispered to Seth. "Don't let him take me." Seth looked between the giant and the girl for awhile.

"Okay, give me a sec." He said, then turned. But, as soon as he did, he twirled and through Sele right in his face. Sele, in a panicked frenzy kept scratching at the giants face. In the scene, Seth grabbed the girls left arm and ran. Sele jumped off, used her Aira and flew after Seth.

"Seth, that was mean!" Sele yelled at Seth.

"What are you talking about? It was great strategy." Seth said as he ran.

"Raagh!" The giant yelled, as he ran after them. Seth looked back, and said.

"Guess we got to lose him." Then, Seth tipped over barrels and stands in an attempt to stop him, which came we a lot of angry yells. "Sorry! We'll pay for it!" Seth yelled back.

But, the efforts were in vein. The monster bulldozed right through them, and wasn't about to stop.

"Nya~! What is he!?" Sele exclaimed. Seth looked closely and saw yellow magic circles on the giants feet, with arrows in the center.

"It's some kind of movement magic. Freak's a wizard." Seth said, then he turned a hard right. The group expected the giant to the corner, but he just went barreling through the building in front of him. Seth was taken for a second, but the thought on his feet and pulled the girl into an alley way.

The giant man stomped down the street, and looked around.

"Where go? Boss will be mad." He growled, then he took off again. Leaving the group alone.

Seth popped his head out for a second to see if the coast was clear. Once he dictated it safe, Seth motioned for Sele and the girl to come out. Sele flew out, with the girl behind, and landed on Seth's left shoulder.

"So, kid, why was that freak after you?" Seth asked.

"It's a long...story..." She said, with a sad tone. "I'm going to Magnolia, and when I got there I planned to hire someone from Fairy Tail to protect me."

"Why not hire me." Seth said, while pointing his left thumb at himself. The girl looked at him with confusion.

"You're a wizard?" she asked, and Seth nodded. "Well, I wanted a strong one. Like Salamander, a super strong Dragon Slayer." Seth grinned at this.

"Kid, come on. Yeah, all those big names might have come back, and they might have taken on an entire religious sect, but I am the best there ever was. I'm stronger than Salamander, or the guys from Sabertooth, or even Bliss Eden. My magic is super lost, and I'm the only one who has this type." He explained, with some arrogance.

"Seth, the wizard of humility." Sele said sarcastically.

"Well, what do you pay?" The girl asked.

"I'll give you a discount." Seth said, with no real price given.

"Seth!" Sele retorted.

"I need the money! And, she won't work! And, he keeps getting in the way!" Seth exclaimed.

"Well," The girl started. "If you can really protect me, then I'll hire you." Seth stretched his arm into the air, and yelled.

"Yes! Money!" Then, he started twirling Sele around. Once he was done with that, he looked to the girl and asked. "What's your name?"

"Lulu Greennote." She answered. Seth nodded, and replied.

"Well, Lulu, I'll pay for lunch and then will get your guild request filled out at the local guild." Then, he turned and the girl followed.

Abandoned building:

In a dark room on the third floor, four people were having a meeting.

One was a woman with short, wavy sky blue hair. She had blue eyes, and a dark blue eye guard. She wore a blue leather jacket, with white lines going down the arms and a white bar down the zipper line. It was zipped up the entire way and was hugging her body tightly. Below her waist she wore white leather pants that also hugged tightly, and white boots.

At the other side of the room, was a man with a white bullet shaped helmet, his eyes were black. He wore a a black trench coat, with a grey sweater and black pants with black shoes.

In front of them in a spot light, was a man with orange hair in a long ponytail. He wore a white buttoned long-sleeve shirt, with a green poncho. Below his waist he had tanned cargo pants, with black dress shoes. One each of his fingers, he had the same ring. A green stone, with a gold band.

In the center was the giant man, and he looked scared.

"Boss, Titan sorry. Titan tried." He said to orange haired man.

"Tell us what happened, Titan." Orange haired man asked.

"Almost had girl, but then black clothed man and green cat stopped Titan."

"That whole thing sounds ridiculous." The woman commented.

"Though, the description is kinda clicking." The the bullet helmet man replied.

"Enough." The orange haired man said. "It doesn't matter. The plan is the same. Now, were just going to plow through a guy and his Exceed. It's four against one and one-eighth." At that comment, the group laughed.

Restaurant:

Seth, Sele, and Lulu were sitting down to a nice lunch at Seth's expense. But, he didn't care. The black clad teen thought he was getting cash.

"So," Seth began as he swallowed a sweet bun. "Why exactly are you going to Magnolia?" Lulu looked up from her salad, and looked away.

"I...I have to meet someone." She answered.

"Who?" Sele asked, as she nibbled on a cupcake.

"Ugh...my..." Then, Lulu was interrupted by the arrival of a shadow. It covered the entire table, and the three sitting there. Seth looked up to see the group from the the building standing over them.

"Can I help you?" Seth asked. Then, he saw Titan. "Oh, so you're with the giant."

"Yes." The orange haired man replied. "We are from the White Crane guild. And, we are here for the girl." Seth wiped his mouth, and said.

"Sorry. I'm her protection."

"Look more like entertainment." The woman commented. "Does the cat disappear or go into a box with knives." Sele was wide eyed at the idea.

"Kn,n,nives?" She stammered.

"The cat is my partner, Sele. My name is Seth Crolot. And..." Before he could finish, the man with the bullet head grabbed Seth and threw him into a set of table across the street. The people around them took notice of this and looked on with hesitation. Then, the orange hair man stepped towards Seth.

"We are a retrieval team, punk. We specialize in finding people. Our name is the Get Backers." He said. "The big guy is Titan, the girl Clique, the man who tossed your ass is Pell, and I am Larry."

"Sounds like a rip off of a show I used to watch. Also, Larry, your name is really uneventful." Seth said as he tried to stand. "What has the girl done?" Larry made a solemn face, and dramatically held his arms out.

"Oh, a horrid case of running away. Poor thing left her father to live without the joy his daughter has brought." Then, he smiled. "So, out of the kindness of our heart, and the money he put in our pockets, we have come to take her home so that they may be reunited."

That was when Titan stepped up, with Lulu tied up.

"Get her out of town, Titan. We will handle this clown." Titan grunted, and ran off with his momentum magic.

"Sele!" Seth called, then Sele flew off towards Titan and Lulu. Now, Seth stood in front of three enemies, whose powers he did not know.

"Three vs one." Pell said.

"This kid sure is dumb." Clique commented.

"Had a batter chance with the one-eighth around." Larry finished. Seth cracked his knuckles as the three laughed in front of him. Then, a furious purple aura built around his hands.

"You guys just picked the wrong guy to mess with."

Within Mille:

Sele chased after Titan with all of her strength, but there was truly no stopping him. He was nothing more than unstoppable juggernaut.

"Nya~! Someone help!" Sele exclaimed. That was when a stone fist shot up from the ground and caused Titan to lose balance. Lulu went into the air as he fell, but Sele caught her before she began to fall. Titan skidded through the street, till he was stopped by a large boot. Titan looked up to see two figures.

One was had silver clean cut hair, with sharp red eyes. He wore an open crimson overcoat with black straps on the left side holding the left sleeve. Underneath he wore a black shirt, and black cargo pants below his waist. He had the same insigia as Seth on the middle of his back and the crescent was black.

The other was a tall muscular man. He wore a mask that engulfed his entire head. It had two black eye holes. He wore a buttoned white trench coat and white pants and black boots. He too had an insigina on his right bicep and the crescent was brown. He was the one who had stopped Titan with his boot.

These two are Tras Rouge and Bisk Donkel. Tras is serious to an exact point and never leaves enemies without punishment. Bisk is a powerhouse of raw strength. Together the make team 'Hell Guard'.

Tras pointed a finger at Titan who was lying on the ground.

"Think it's fun to kidnap little girls and mess with a cat?" Tras asked. Bisk looked towards Sele.

"We'll handle this fool. You just get back to Seth, with...uh...whatever it is you're doing." He said "Are the other two..." Sele let her face drop.

"They have no idea." Then, Sele flew off with Lulu.

Seth:

Seth was striking at the group, but they dodge every time. Seth jumped back and breathed heavily.

"Must not have a lot power, if you can do nothing, but dodge." Clique gave a wicked smirk. Then, she gave a karate chop in Seth's direction. As her hand moved a stream of water went down on Seth. Seth jumped out of the way, and the water stream ripped up the ground where he was.

"My magic is Jet Stream. I can condense the water molecules in the air into a high pressured stream of water. Very effective, huh?" Clique said. Seth looked at the ground where he just was.

"It is, but that much. I could go three feet into the ground, with my attack. You only dug up a few rocks. Pathetic. From the Greek Pathos, which means you." This banter made Clique furious. She charged towards Seth, with both of her hands created streams of water. Seth built up a concentration of aura into his right arm.

"Crow Talon!" He exclaimed, then he struck Clique in her abdomen. Seth followed through with the contact and Clique was sent flying. Larry and Pell were taken back by the sudden attack.

"He said...Crow..." Pell said.

"So?" Larry commented.

"I finally know. It didn't come to me with Titan's description, but know I see it."

"What!? For the love of God tell me!" Larry hollered.

"This town. He must belong to Phoenix Eye, and if he belongs to them, with his powers, he is Seth Crolot. The Reaper's Crow. It is said he gains more strength for each soul he kills and gives to the Reaper himself." Pell explained. Seth did a face palm in annoyance.

"Where did that stupid rumor start!? I don't kill! Freaking Luna must have done it! I know Delnare doesn't have the backbone." Seth ranted.

"I don't care who he is! Take him out!" Larry commanded. Pell crouched down and a golden magic circle appeared below him. Then, he was fire up into the air. While in the air, Pell positioned himself so that his bullet shaped helmet was aimed directly at Seth. Another golden magic circle appeared and he shoot right at Seth.

Seth made his own purple magic circle. Within it was a symbol that resemble a crow.

"Crow Murder!" Several bolts of purple aura shot out at Pell. Each bolt placed Pell out of trajectory with each hit. Then, the last one caused him to lose complete control and fall right into a building that was next to Seth. As a dust cloud swept over the battlefield, a green beam nearly hit Seth right in the head. When the dust cleared entirely, Larry was shown to be pointing his rings at Seth.

"Now, you deal with me! My magic is Laser Rings. These can go through anything. You're going to be..."

"Shut up. I'm not in the mood for any of your stupid banter. Why don't you just hit me with your 'ultimate' attack. And, we'll see if you have an actual bite to go with your bark." Seth said with an increasing tone of doubt.

Larry gritted his teeth. He thrust both of his rings forward and they began to glow. The rings built up a concentration of laser power until it was like two orbs connected to the rings.

"Twin Buster!" Larry exclaimed, then he shot the two orbs at Seth. The orbs collided with each other right in front of Seth and a large explosion erupted. Larry smiled at his work. He had finally won.

"That's all you got?" Seth said. Larry had a look of shock on his face as Seth stepped through cloud that was dusted up from the explosion. Covering him were two aura wings that were being generated from his back. The wings came back to be folded behind Seth as Seth looked with fierce intent at Larry

"How? No one is that..." Larry commented.

"I am, because I come from the Guild of the Eternally Burning Pride, Phoenix Eye!"Then, he held his mouth open and aura began to build up in front of him along with another crow magic circle. Seth took in a deep breath. "Call of the Crow!" Then, Seth exhaled and a large torrent of aura, with aura feathers flying off of it, fired at Larry. It him hard and he was sent hurdling out of Mille entirely.

When the attack dissipated, there was hardly anything left. Vendor carts had been demolished, lamp post dug up from the ground, windows shattered all the way down the street.

Seth cracked his neck.

"You just ate Crow?" Seth commented. Then, Sele came down, with Lulu still tied up.

"Nya~! Seth, you destroyed it all!" She exclaimed.

"Self defense." Seth replied as he took Lulu from Sele. He sat her down gently and began to untie her. When he was done she stood up with a solemn look on her face.

"So," She said. "Are you going to take me to my father?" Seth looked at her for a moment as Sele landed on his right shoulder.

"It depends on what you tell me. Give me a real explanation." He said. It was a tense moment. Lulu just kept looking at the ground, then she finally looked at Seth.

"My father never tried." Lulu began. "He was always busy with his work and he would just pass me off to my step mother. One day I went it into my fathers office to show him a couple of flowers I picked. Another pathetic attempt of bonding." Sele gave a small whimper at that. "He wasn't there. I then wanted to see why his work was so much more important than me. As I searched his desk, I found a letter that had my name on it. As I read it, I realized it was from my mother. She wanted to see me. My father always said she left me, but the letter said my father denied her to see me. She lives in Magnolia. That's why I wanted to go there." Seth went into deep thought. Recollecting some event of his own. "There was someone...someone who really wanted me...to love me..." Lulu began to break into tears.

"That's...so...sad!" Sele cried. Seth took a deep breath, and began to walk with Lulu.

"Wh-where are you...taking...me...?" Lulu asked.

"Just keep walking." Seth replied.

Mille Train Station:

Seth stood in front of the ticket booth as Sele stood with Lulu in front of the tracks. The young girl believed that Seth was going to send her back to her father. Sele looked up at the girl. She knew what she was thinking. Part of her thought that was what Seth was going to do to. Then, Seth walked up to them. Lulu looked up with worried eyes. Seth handed her the ticket and she took it. Lulu looked at it carefully and was surprised.

"This...this is to Hargeon Town. My father isn't anywhere near there."

"No, but it does have a Ferry to Magnolia." Seth explained. He took a bag of jewels out of his jacket and tossed it to Lulu. "That should be enough for a ticket. And, if you still want protection, there's enough. Fairy Tail isn't very pricey these days." Lulu smiled and tears of joy began tp spill from her eyes. She lunged at Seth and gave her a big hug.

Moments Later:

Lulu was waving goodbye to Seth from the leaving train.

"Thank you, Seth!" She called. "One day, I will be strong like you." Then, the trains moved down the tracks quickly. In a moment, Lulu was gone and heading for Hargeon.

"Seth," Sele said. "Why did you send her to her mother? You always talk about facing problems head on."

"Well, normally I would say that. Try to fix it up. Make it work. But, sometimes problems need another angle." Seth answered.

"I think you're just a softy for sad faces." Sele remarked. Seth gave a cool smile and grabbed Sele by her cheeks. Sele yelped as Seth began to pinch her cheeks.

"I think you're jealous!" Seth commented.

"Nya~! Seth, stop!"

"Ah, you know you like it!"

"I do not! Nya~!"

Phoenix Eye:

Seth and Sele walked up to a towering gray castle that looked over the rest of the town. It consisted of four towers on each corner and one large one in the center. Each had a flag on top of it, with the guild insignia. The same that Seth, Tras, and Bisk had. The Crescent inside the circle on the flag was red. In front of the entire building was a marble statue of a phoenix, with it's wings spread out and long tail feathers flown out behind the main body.

Seth walked through the large wooden door into the main hall of the guild. Within it were many tables, a circular stage in the center, and an entire bar lined the far wall.

Then, Bisk grabbed Seth from behind, with both arms. Tras walked up to Seth and looked down at him.

"So, we took care of that fool. Where's our cut?"

"Cut?" Seth replied. "You get no cut! I did the bulk of the work. You took down one punk."

"That's still work." Bisk commented.

"Payment is due." Tras added, then a pregnant woman came from behind them.

She had shor wavy ash-brown hair and bright green eyes. She wore a red pied dress that stopped at her ankles, below that she wore small brown sandles. Her insignia was on her left shoulder and it's crescent was yellow.

This is Juniper Rouge, the wife of Tras. She is revered for her flute playing skills and is currently with child.

"Tras, leave Seth alone." She said, with a sweet tone.

"But..." Tras tried to argue, but Juniper gave a look of pure evil. Bisk sighed. He knew that look. He let Seth go and walked away.

"Now, take me home and prepare a nice sweet treat." Juniper said to Tras.

"Yes dear." Tras replied in defeat. Then they walked out of the guild. Seth shook his head and walked towards the bar. He sat down on one of the stools and Sele hopped of his shoulder onto the counter.

"Yo Geoff, get me aa BLT!" Seth called. Then, a man with neat black hair and black eyes, who was wearing an old time bartenders outfit, walked up to him.

This is Geoff Clu, the guild bartender. He knows every mixed drink in the world and a couple of original recipes to go with it.

"You pay the tab, and I will serve you. Till then, you are just loitering on my bar." Geoff said, then left to handle another customer.

"That's what you get." A female voice said to the right of Seth. He looked over to see a boy and a girl around Seth's age.

The girl had long purple hair that stretched down to her waist, with white side sweep bangs, and pink eyes. She wore a white long-sleeve v-neck shirt, with a beaded necklace. She also wore black skinny jeans and laced up boots. Each ear was pierced twice with white studs, but her right ear had a cupid arrow going through the top. Her left eye had a slight scar, but was easily missed. She also had defined canines. Her insignia was on her left forearm and the crescent was white.

The boy had straight mid-length brown hair that draped from a black fedora, but his bangs were longer on his right side, which made it look like one long bang that covered his right eye, which were silver. He wore a white long-sleeve buttoned shirt under a black vest with a vine design sewn in it. He also wore black pants and walking shoes. On his wrist he wore black wrist tight bands, and a silver necklace with a cross attached. His insignia was on his right palm and the crescent was silver.

These two are Luna Lust and Delnare Sake. They are on the same team with Seth, 'Feather Serpent'. Luna is known for her 'bi-polar' issue and Delnare is known for pushing happiness.

"Get for what?" Seth asked. Luna grabbed him by the collar and began to shake him.

"For not getting us in on the cash!" She screamed, but Delnare pulled her off.

"Come on, Luna. Let's just be happy." He said with a nervous smile.

"I didn't even get payed! In fact, I gave her money!" Seth exclaimed.

"What!?" A female voice shrieked. Seth slowly looked behind to see, and his fear sky rocketed.

It was middle-aged woman with dark red hair tied into a bun and dark red eyes. She wore a white Victorian dress that reached down to her calves. Below that she wore red heels. Around her neck was a red scarf that was let looses and hanged down to her abdomen. On her waist she had a fully silver rapier, with a elegant guard.

This is Cassandra Lerix, the Guild Master. She is known in her guild for her extremely violent temper.

"You destroyed a street, and you do not have anything to show for it!?" Cassandra screamed.

"No! I...uh..." Seth stammered. Trying to find an explanation that would please her.

"I don't want to hear it!" Cassandra screamed as she drew her blade and walked towards him. "You and your entire team has done nothing, but lounge around!"

"Great. Now, were involved." Luna said.

"Get to work or you will pay!" Cassandra screamed. Then, she swung her sword wildly at them. The group barely dodged her swings. When they were free of her onslaught, they ran for the mission board and grabbed the first mission they saw.

The sun began to set as they raced out of the guild. That was when their adventure began.

A/N: Hope you like it.