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Chapter 11. The Wizard Saints

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The Magic Council was having their weekly meeting. After going over the mundane news and discussions, they finally arrived to the meat of the problems. What had been terrorizing not only Fiore but in addition, all the countries across the continent.

"You would think after Fairy Tail took care of them last year they would be no more. But they've found a way to regroup and become even more of a threat," Yajima said. He recently rejoined the council after years of inactivity. With the magic world teeming with demons, they needed as much help as they could get.

"It's the doing of their new leader, Chaos. After Zeref closed and burned the book of Mard Geer for failing him one too many times, he opened the book of Chaos, his twin brother," Doranbolt, semi-active member of Fairy Tail said.

"He's said to have powers that rival his brother in strength. I doubt he'll make the same mistake as Mard Geer," Yajima added.

"Who would be strong enough to take them on? Fairy Tail last time had a difficult enough time dealing with them. I doubt they could do it again. We don't even know who is still in the guild and which of his other demons joined," Doranbolt continued.

"Only a wizard of the Four Gods of Ishgar could handle them. Let us hope this matter will be dealt with sooner rather than later when it is likely to get worse," T. Sherman, head council member and former general of the military unit. He was an elderly man with a long gray beard and muted purple eyes. The council moved onto the next item on the agenda.

Fairy Tail walked through halls to get to their seats, greeting friends from other guilds such as Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, Mermaid Heel and Sabertooth. The city was in high spirits, waiting for the official start of the Annual Wizard Celebration.

Loke walked close to Lucy keeping his signature flirty smile in place while chatting with the pretty blonde. He had left the celestial spirit world to enjoy the festivities with his friends and to spend more time with Lucy.

Erza kept quiet, still thinking about the previous nights' events where she saw Jellal for the first time in two years. She had not expected to see the heavenly body mage again anytime soon and felt flustered and frustrated at his brief appearance. She secretly wished to run into him once more before the week was over and they would be separated. Erza worried for his safety. The city was stacked with council members and of course the King's own guards. Anyone of them would arrest Jellal on the spot and he would be lost to her.

Wendy held on tight to Carla as they weaved through the crowd. The young sky maiden had woken up during the night in terror. The girls had comforted her the best they could but she was inconsolable until she passed out from crying too hard. When she woke up, she told them what was troubling her. Leppard's torture sessions still plagued her. She tried holding it in, putting on a brave face for everyone but cried herself to sleep every night after being brought back to the guild. Wendy begged Carla not to tell the others and she complied with her charge's wishes but worried over her condition. Mirajane confessed that Lisanna was having trouble after the Cain's Genesis situation too. Over breakfast, the girls got the two, along with Laki and Romeo to sit down and talk about some of their fears with their loved ones. They spilled some of the things they had experienced while kidnapped. The guild sat horrified not only at what they had been through but also that they had never realized that they might have had leftover pain. They vowed to keep close eyes on the four for the next few months until they were 100 percent sure they were okay.

Doranbolt, one of the seats of the Magic Council stopped Lia before Fairy Tail could reach their designated section. Makarov accompanied her.

"Miss Ophelia, the Magic Council would like to extend an offer to you," Doranbolt started.

"What is it?"

"With your skills with time, you would be a tremendous asset to the Council. Right now, we're having difficult a time keeping up with all the demon attacks and dark guilds popping up. It's hard to pinpoint their movements and predict their next strikes. If you're willing, we would greatly appreciate it if you could keep an eye for any disturbances in time. We know you can feel when major events happen and if you could use that power to inform us about the future attacks of demons or dark guilds, well, we would be indebted to you. We know you can't prevent these events per say but any notice we receive would help to save a lot of lives. What do you say?"

"Before she answers, would this interfere with her duty and loyalty to Fairy Tail? If it does I'm afraid I can't allow her to help you," Makarov asserted.

"No. Makarov it would not. She would have to report to the Council at least once a week and attend meetings but she should be free to stay in Fairy Tail as a full time member."

"Then she'll do it," Makarov answered for her.

Both Doranbolt and Lia were a bit stunned at the elder master.

"Maky!" Lia grabbed hold of his ear. "What if I didn't want to do it?"

Makarov ripped his reddened ear from her grasp. "Doesn't matter. I'm guild master and you have to do as I say."

Lia scowled at him before gruffly shaking hands with Doranbolt to seal the deal.

Makarov greeted Jura Neekis and said goodbye to his children. All present Wizard Saints had to wait near the tunnels to the battlefield so they could open the celebrations together. Only he and Jura were in their tunnel while they assumed the Four Gods were opposite them.

Once the stadium was filled to capacity, the announcers got the green light.

Chapati Lola cleared his throat into the microphone. He sported a shaggy red wig and matching mustache. "Welcome all to the second Annual Wizard Celebration. I am your host Chapati Lola and I'm joined with Jason from Sorcerer Magazine. Let's dive right in by introducing the wizards that will be kicking off our weeklong party, the all devastatingly powerful, Wizard Saints!" The crowd boomed with applause. Dozens of signs and banners waved in the air showing love to their favorite Saint.

A large platform rose in the middle of the battlefield. "Introducing first is the sixth Wizard Saint, Makarov Dreyer master of the strongest guild in Fiore!" Fairy Tail hooted for their master as he made his way to the stage. Many in the crowd laughed silently at his unimpressive height but marveled at the rumors of his power.

"Next out is The Iron Rock Jura Neekis the former ace member of Lamia Scale," Jura stepped calmly up the steps to the platform while his guild master made the person next to her spin from admiration of her favorite guild member.

"This is where it gets really exciting folks. Next out is the Fourth God of Ishgar Warrod Sequen!" The stadium lit up at seeing their first God. It was extremely rare for any of the Gods to be in public as they mainly stayed out of world affairs. Lia clapped with extra enthusiasm for her old friend and teammate.

"We're coming down to the wire here folks. Here is the Third God of Ishgar Antony Milkovich who revolutionized Take Over and transformation magic!" A tall middle-aged man stepped out of the tunnel. He had tidy black hair that was parted and slicked back. A blue, yellow and black cloak wrapped round his strong body. He had a severe facial expression and did not react to the crowd's chants.

"Milkovich? It couldn't be…" Gray muttered.

"Yeah that's Ultear's father," Gildarts answered.

"That pervert?" Natsu asked. Gray punched him and they proceeded to brawl it out before Erza stopped them.

"I'm getting so excited folks I can barely contain myself! Next is the Second God of Ishgar Yury Dreyer! Two Dreyers as Saints! That family sure knows how to make 'em."

"That's gramp's old man!" Natsu yelled out.

A man with messy, shoulder length gray hair ate up the cheers of the crowd blowing kisses. Lia giggled at his antics. A few in the crowd fainted from his kisses and had to be carted away. "If only Mavis and Pretch were here too." Yury ruffled Makarov's hair before taking his place next to Antony.

"The moment we have been waiting for folks! I can't believe I have not soiled myself yet but I believe I'm about to. It's the First God of Ishgar-"

"It's the freaking Iron Man Reiki Fermata! Oh man this is so cool!" The crowd exploded with thunderous applause when the number one wizard Saint walked out. He too had messy shoulder length hair but his was a striking silver color. The same as his former teammate's Lia. A traditional blue robe covered his also blue outfit. His unbelievable good looks from his youth remained but in a more mature and defined fashion. The cheers grew louder once he stood with his fellow Saints. They dazzled the crowd with their mere presence. They could feel the magic power seeping from their bodies, electrifying the audience.

"Also just to add here, the top five Wizard Saints are all a part of the Magic Council. Stepping up to fill the empty seats after most of the former members were assassinated two years ago.

"Before we get to the official start, three of the Four Gods would like to make a special announcement."

Reiki Fermata silenced the crowd with a hand.

"As you may have heard, we've recently regained a valuable asset to the wizarding community. Trapped in a book for decades, she has finally joined society once again and we would like to take this time to officially welcome her back. Everyone welcome back our friend Ophelia of Fairy Tail!"

People sat stunned in the stands and watching across Fiore on the lacrima vision. Sure, they had heard rumors of her return but didn't believe them. She was thought dead a long time ago and to have confirmation that she was alive, well, and at the Annual Wizard Celebration was too much for them to handle. The Sinister Six back in the old days ran rough shot over the magical community each with their own flair for destroying things.

Fairy Tail pushed Lia down to the tunnels. She hesitantly went out onto the battlefield where she was greeted by resounding chants and cheers. Shrugging her shoulders at the rest of the guild, she climbed the short steps to the stage.

She reached for Warrod first, never greeting him properly after being unsealed from the book. Yury grabbed onto her small frame almost crushing her in a bear hug.

Lia looked up to see Reiki. Her face grew flushed under his scrutinizing gaze.

"You've gotten so… old," Lia flippantly said.

Reiki smirked and brushed the hair out of his face. "That's what happens when you age Chibi-Lia. You should try it sometimes. It's not that bad."

"Nah, I don't want to end up a bag of saggy decrepitated bones like you." He glared daggers at her and she gulped. The stands were still as they watched their interaction.

Reiki charged at Lia and scooped her up swinging her around. She let out a high-pitched scream and the crowd feared for her life. It wasn't until they saw that she wasn't crying tears of pain but exuberance that they calmed down. Yury and Warrod laughed at the youngest member of their group.

"That's right folks. Back in the day, Ophelia, Reiki, Mavis Vermillion, Fairy Tail's first guild master, Yury, Pretch Gaebolg and Warrod were the strongest team at that time, The Sinister Six. Not only did they strike fear into any who dared get in their way, they were also a tight knit group of best friends," Chapati explained.

Lia stepped down off the stage when it came time for the Wizard Saints to open the Celebration

Requipping into their Ten Wizard Saint robes, the almighty mages released a burst of raw magic that exploded in the sky, kicking off the start of the Annual Wizard Celebration.

That's it for now. Hope you enjoyed it :) R&R