Erza's return wont be posted. So basically what happened was, Gildartz found her and took her back to Fairy Tail. Erza barely made it back on her own.
(Fairy Tail)
Malice woke up sleepily. She looked to her left and saw that someone had left her breakfast. She walked over to the table and smelled the fresh smell of eggs and bacon. She ate her breakfast and drank her milk before jumping from her chair and put on her cloak. It had the Fairy Tail symbol printed on the back, similar to Makarov's cloak. She opened the door and stepped outside. She kept a cool face as she walked outside onto the lawn of the female dormitory, Fairy Hills. She felt the cool dew on her feet as she walked on towards Fairy Tail. She had a weird dream last night. She wore a suit of armor, and she wielded a mace that could send enemies flying away by sending windstorms out of it. She vaguely remembered her brother telling her something about a special set of skills she could learn once she became strong enough. Malice was not only setting out for revenge, she was setting out for strength and friends. She smiled as she remembered the dream again. She sighed as she replayed the dream over again in her mind.
(Worm Wood)
Skorm sat at his desk, motionless and eyes closed. Suddenly the door opened and Brandon came in. Brandon walked up to the desk and stood there waiting for Skorm to acknowledge his presence. Skorm's head drooped and drool came out of his mouth. Brandon just stood there, slightly annoyed with Skorm's inability to stay awake, even in battle. Suddenly Skorm snapped awake and pointed his finger at Brandon. Brandon took a step back. Skorm was dangerous, despite being a close friend of Brandon.
"You were going to weaponize the fork on my desk were you not?" asked Skorm.
"Indeed. I thought that would be the only way to wake you." replied Brandon.
Skorm nodded in satisfaction and allowed Brandon to deliver the news he had come to deliver.
"Are you not worried about Malice's powers developing?" asked Brandon.
Skorm just looked surprised. Malice's powers developing? Skorm didn't even know Malice could end the Dark Trinity.
"Did you not know? Malice does have the book." said Brandon.
Skorm bolted straight up, equipped a cleaver and chopped his desk in half. Pieces of desk flew everywhere. Skorm looked up at Brandon. Brandon just looked grim.
"She has the..b..b..book?" exclaimed Skorm.
"Yes. Worm Wood, the book that you named your guild after." answered Brandon.
"Grrr...that book is the most powerful spell ever written! With that she could!" shouted Skorm as he chopped and hacked at other pieces of furniture.
"Calm yourself. She hasn't decoded the book yet. However, her magical power has doubled in the last week. If she continues to progress at this rate, she will reach v2 near effortlessly." said Brandon worriedly.
Skorm threw the cleaver at the door. It stuck into the door and soon the door was engulfed in black flame. Skorm snarled.
"How? How could she have gotten that powerful? A small girl! How much time do you think it will be before she decodes the book and reaches v2?" asked Skorm.
"I do not think she even knows the book itself is a spell. She only believes it is a embodiment of lesser spells. As for v2, it will be a week before she reaches the conditions for her to start using spells at the v2 level." answered Brandon as he took of his top hat and turned it into a machine gun.
Skorm stood there, musing for a couple minutes. He had to think this through clearly before making a decision.
"Good...if she actually believes Worm Wood is just a book of lesser spells, let her keep tearing pages out. Out of the 300 pages in that accursed book, only 175 are needed to use Worm Wood, correct?" asked Skorm.
"Correct. Currently Malice has torn out 67 pages. Average rate of pages is 12 a battle." answered Brandon.
"Good. Is she learning how to cast without books? If so, that will be disastrous to our plans." asked Skorm.
"Unfortunately, she is learning to cast without books. Her progress is great." replied Brandon.
"Damn it! From who?" demanded Skorm.
"Vector of the 10 holy great mages." replied Brandon calmly.
"Crap! I want this Vector dead!" shouted Skorm as he equipped an axe and threw it behind him.
"I will send a request to an Assassins guild. I don't think anyone wants to mess with Vector so don't expect a good assassin to take the job." warned Brandon.
Skorm waved the warning away. Vector just needed to die. That was all that mattered.
"I don't care how sloppy it is. Just kill Vector." said Skorm.
"Alright." said Brandon as he went to go put in the request.
"And call Dark Star and Abutuum here!" shouted Skorm after him.
"Dark Star is off doing a job and Abutuum went to go steal stuff." answered Brandon as he left the room.
Skorm just grimaced as he thought of Malice being able to use v2 spells. V3 heaven forbid. Skorm slumped in a corner of the room and fell asleep again.
(Fairy Tail)
Malice arrived at Fairy Tail in time to grab a quick snack. She munched on a granola bar as she made her way to Team Natsu's table. She sat down next to Stripper Dude and Natsu. They seemed to have been talking about going shopping in the next town for rare goods for the master. Dark Fang was among the items. She quickly voiced her opinion.
"I think we should shopping for the master!" she quickly said.
Erza, Lucy and Wendy nodded their heads in triumph. Natsu, Happy and Grey looked sad as they were dragged to go shopping. In her dream, there was a list. Dark Fang, Mercury Vapor and Frost Sand. She didn't know what the list meant she thought they were the ingredients to a potion that would make her stronger.
(Fiore)
Abutuum stood outside of a large warehouse with a grin on here face. There were several locks on the doors but a skilled thief knows how to pick them. She quickly picked all 3 locks and opened the warehouse doors. Inside there was a sea of crates. She walked over to one of the crates and tapped it. Very solid and gave off a dull ting. Whatever was inside, it was either a metal, or another box made of metal or bars of hopefully, gold or silver. She took out a long knife and quickly cut the box open. She grinned in delight when she saw what was in the box. Bars of solid gold glinted dully in the wooden box. Suddenly she could hear footsteps behind her. When she turned around. An entire regiment of Rune Knights had assembled behind her. Their leader stepped forward. He was a colonel, with a sharp face and the eyes of a hawk.
"Surrender! We have you surrounded!" he barked.
Abutuum just laughed. She was surprised that the Rune Knights held swords. Melee weapons had no effect against her.
"Well? You came to arrest me right? Finish your job." she said slyly.
A Rune Knight came forward holding a pair a handcuffs. Before he could snap them on Abutuum's wrists, he was sent flying back as if someone had clobbered him with a club. He landed 20 feet back in a crumpled mess. The other Rune Knights drew their swords and charged at her. They too were sent flying back. Only the leader remained. He didn't lose face even as every one of his soldiers were defeated without Abutuum even having to lift a finger. He drew his pistol and shot at Abutuum. Normally, anyone who is unaffected by melee weapons is weak against ranged weapons. Not Abutuum, she had an unique ability that covered that weakness. As each bullet entered the 4 feet radius around Abutuum, they were deflected back at the colonel. The colonel was shot 8 times in the head, by his bullets. Abutuum shrugged and teleported the gold bars back to the hideout. She moved onto more crates. Jackpot Eh?
(Fiore again, Team Natsu!)
Team Natsu walked through the town towards the warehouse they had been instructed to go to. Natsu was feeling a bit nauseous from the train ride so he wasn't paying much attention. Malice kept up the pace with the rest of the team as they approached the huge warehouse. The warehouse dominated the town and could be seen from far away. The huge doors were already wide open.
"Huh, that's weird. The instructions say to knock first...why are the doors open?" asked Erza suspiciously.
Grey walked up to the looks on the warehouse doors. He looked through the key holes.
"Hey, the locks have been picked. There is a thief inside most likely." said Grey as he joined the rest of the team as they advanced into the warehouse. Erza had equipped armor and swords and was looking around when she found the bodies of the Rune Knight guards. She knelt down to insect each guard. They wore the armor of elites and they were dead. The rest of the team went over to have a look at the guards as well.
"Hmm, elite guards? Some thief. We have a warrior on our hands. No simple thief here." said Lucy.
"That means there's a strong person here? I want to fight him!" shouted Natsu as he pumped his fist into the air.
"Hey cool it Natsu." said Grey as he tried to get Natsu to calm down.
Suddenly a sharp clang could be heard as well as cursing right after. The group stopped what they were doing and looked at the origin of the sound. Out stepped a woman with a set of lock picks hanging from her belt. She was carrying a set of copper blocks in her arms. When she saw the group she dropped the blocks and attempted to climb the walls to the windows. She failed. The walls had foot or hand holds at all
and she ended up sliding back onto the floor. Erza drew her swords and the rest of the group got ready to fight. The thief held up her hands.
"H..h..hey, I really don't want to fight so can you let me go?" she asked earnestly.
"No. You are a thief and a murderer! You must be punished!" shouted Erza.
"Do you take bribes?" asked the thief.
"No! Who do you think we are? We are Fairy Tail!" roared Natsu.
The thief looked surprised at Natsu's words. That's when Erza saw the Dark Trinity tattoo next to her Tartaros tattoo on her right arm. The rest of the group noticed it as well. They gasped.
"Your part of the Dark Trinity and Tartaros!" they shouted.
The thief took a step back. She grinned when she realized that she didn't have to hide anymore.
"Haha! Yes! I'm a captain of the Dark Trinity and guild master of Tartaros! Abutuum!" she exclaimed.
"I knew it! Tell me where your hideout is!" demanded Erza and Natsu.
"No. Defeat me and find out!" she challenged.
Abutuum ftw
