Sorry for the lack of updates during this half of the week. I was busy being lazy. See what I did there? Anyways, I was reading through the chapters of Fairy Tail and found something that NO ONE has done before. Saber Tooth's past. Another instance of Mashima leaving a door open for writers. So, I might be doing a story on Saber Tooth's rise to fame. It will most likely include two very special characters unless I decide to go completely canon...which I probably wont because canon characters are boring.

Anyways, here we get to get a glimpse into the three brothers from a few chapters back and also, we get to look into society in Seria. Enjoy.

While Paco, Fuu Mitomu and Shizen were heading to the ports of Fiore to board a ship to Seria, another group was doing the same thing. They consisted of three brothers, almost identical in every way besides height. They were the Harlem brothers and they lived in Westcliff. The oldest was named Selim, the tallest of the three. He had blonde hair like his brothers, blue eyes and a muscled build from his training in Goliath. He was one of the lucky few that performed well enough to be accepted into the prestigious school/guild* known as Goliath.

The middle brother was Temur. He was the shortest of the brothers but he had freckles and blonde hair. Blue eyed like his brothers, he was also muscled from his time in Hunter Pride. He was a combination mage, knowing magic and being skilled in swords.

The youngest was Mahmut. He was the second tallest but he was not as muscled as his brothers. He was a mage from The Knights of Saar and the knights in that famous guild placed agility over strength.

These three brothers were in charge of a young girl known as Rosalina. She was their younger sister and she was terribly ill. These three brothers set out to Seria to find a legendary plant that was said to cure any disease. Bellroot. They would stop at nothing to get it and they had no problems with getting blood on their hands.

A ship sailing to Seria

Selim Harlem stood at the side of the Skipper, observing the ocean as the ship sailed towards Seria. He was in deep thought and needed some time to think to himself. He was dressed simply in a long cloak that went down to his ankles and it was colored brown. It had Goliath's emblem on the back and it was tied across his waist with a silver cord, a sign of his rank as a senior mage. The ship was relatively quiet because not many people sailed these days. Only the extensively rich could afford it and it was said that the Skipper was owned by a family that participated in the Silence Uprising. The Harlem family was not rich but the three brothers were willing to risk it for their sister.

"Selim! How much farther until we reach land!"

The voice came from below decks and he turned to see his youngest brother, Mahmut, coming up the stairs. Mahmut was wearing a thin white shirt and leather trousers with metal studs that went completely around them. He smiled at Selim as he came up the stairs. Selim nodded his head as he answered his brother's question.

"Soon. I can smell the scent of earth from here. It wont be long. But tell me Mahmut, the capital of the empire is in Nika yet the royal family makes all the decisions in Adrianople. Why is that." Selim asked Mahmut in a wondering voice.

Mahmut rolled his eyes. Selim liked to say strange things like this. This was a question he had asked over and over again. There was no end to his questions.

"It is because they were lazy wasnt it? Sara came so far to conquer Fiore and when she got there, she did not want to spend more money going back so she just stayed. But she kept the capital in Seria to please the people there." Mahmut answered as Selim nodded and looked back at the ocean.

Mahmut was about to go back below decks when Selim asked him another question.

"Do you ever think that someone else is searching for the Bellroot?" Selim asked, his eyes gazing over the blue ocean once more as the ship cut through the water with grace.

Mahmut breathed in the salty air and looked back at his brother.

"Perhaps brother. Perhaps." he said lazily as he climbed back below decks.

Selim smiled as he his brother left. That was a trick question. There was ALWAYS someone competing for something. Always.

Seria, Paco's group

The ship Paco had been sailing on finally docked in the port city of Fallmir. Hitomu looked around the large port city with amazement. Fuu and Shizen joined him and they all looked at the city, trying to see everything. Paco laughed as he watched them point to all sorts of buildings.

The city was indeed beautiful but it was nothing compared to Nika, the capitol of the mighty Garlan Empire. Paco had visited Fallmir before but the city's beauty never stopped impressing him. The city was surrounded completely with huge walls made of ancient bricks. The entire city seemed a bit dusty but the beautiful domed buildings made up for the dusty scenery. There were several other ships docked in the port and people were everywhere, talking and boarding ships. The port was shaped like the standard "U" shape and led into the city where hundreds of shops lined the streets. There were rising towers and several large buildings with huge blue glass domes that rose above all the other buildings. The group stepped off the boat and they headed into the city, taking a small amount of time for sightseeing.

They were walking in the streets when they came to the city square where there was a large statue of a woman, holding a sword with many other blades branching off of it. The woman was kneeling and looking at the ground, the sword planted in the ground. She seemed to be crying and there were hundreds of people crowded around it, kneeling and they seemed to be praying. Shizen pointed towards the statue.

"Whats going on over there? Why are there so many people in front of that statue?" she asked, as everyone looked where she was pointing.

Paco smiled as he answered the question. He felt so smart, answering all these questions.

"Oh that. That is a statue of the first queen, Sara Evadeus. Many people worship her as their god queen although her worship is not nearly as widespread as Ali, the King of Kings. The people of Seria worship many gods including the Wolf Claws and sometimes their monarchs." Paco explained as they continued on the way.

They stopped for a while at to observe a large building with a huge dome and several towers rising from the sides. Fuu peaked inside the building and looked out. He looked at Paco.

"Seems like a library." he said as Paco nodded.

"Yep, that was built by Cyrus the Ironfisted when he was a young boy." he explained as Hitomu pointed at a group of people coming towards them.

They wore scaled armor and they carried two swords with them. They had long beards and they wore a strange helmet that covered their entire face besides several holes in the helmet that allowed them to see. One had a large red plume on his helmet and he had a pistol at his side and a rifle strapped to his back. Paco shivered when he saw them. The Garlan Home Guard**. Their helmets with several small holes drilled into the steel always made him feel scared.

"What about them? Who are they?" Hitomu asked as Paco looked at him.

"Stop pointing at them!" Paco hissed as Hitomu tried to put his hand down.

But it was too late. The group of soldiers drew their swords and the leader drew his pistol and they marched up to Hitomu. The leader pointed the pistol at Hitomu's chest.

"Shalzin beleqo. Gant em iez ukten ur us eund seliz Fer." (Stop pointing. That is disrespectful to us and the gods) the captain said as they brushed past the group with no further incident.

Hitomu watched as the soldiers walked away and Paco shook his head.

"I forgot to tell you. Never point at the home guard. Pointing is seen as a sign of disrespect in Seria. Sorry that I didnt warn you earlier." Paco said sheepishly as he remembered that Shizen had pointed earlier and he had forgotten to stop her.

"No its fine. I should just learn to be more careful." he said as he shook his head.

Paco nodded and he turned around to look around the city a bit more when he saw the blue eyes fall on him. His head snapped to the person looking at him and saw that it was a blonde man with blue eyes. He was with two other men that looked exactly like him, varying in height. The man turned to walk away and the group followed. Paco shivered. Those blue eyes, what did they want?

I hope that was good. It took a while to figure the chapter out but it was finally done.

References: *After David died, his son Lopez took over the guild. At the time, Goliath had few members. So, Lopez turned the guild into a school and a guild. The school only accepts the best mages and can be considered the "Harvard" of the magical world.

**The Black, Red, Blue and White armies only appear on Fiore. When Sara left to conquer Fiore, she brought them with her. In order to fill the gap, Sara formed the Garlan Home Guard. They are the soldiers that keep the continent of Seria under control and wear different uniforms. They are as strong as the Red Army soldiers.

And there we go. I hope you liked the chapter and I will see you all later. FF