Chapter Twenty One: The Vermilion Grave

Leonis: Chapter Twenty-One everybody. I'd like to say thanks to everyone who's supported this fic and reviewed too, I'd also like to thank Snowfairy1 for being so helpful and supportive throughout the fic so far.

Erza: How sweet~

Leonis: Don't sass me. Intro please?

Erza: Leonis Serviert does not own Fairy Tail

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The portcullis lifts up, magically aware of Leon and Alecks' victory over Lisanna and Juvia. Heading through the now open passageway, Alecks and Leon make their way through the dark pathway to a large open area, where the rest of the group and Makarov await...

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Master Makarov has gathered the remaining competitors and their partners after the first round, the group of them standing in front of the short guild master. Bringing up a board to display the information, Makarov begins to describe the second round.

"You shall be searching for the grave of Mavis Vermilion, Fairy Tail's first guild master" Makarov explains "To find the first, search the fifth for the path"

"Huh?" They all say with hanging jaws.

"Oh. It's a clue" Leon says.

"Yes it is. Now off you all go" Makarov says with a shooing hand movement.

Making their own way into a different direction, Leon and Alecks are completely oblivious to Cana and Lucy eavesdropping on them.

"To find the first, search the fifth for the path'...Wait. There were paths A to F right?" Leon says.

"Right, your point is...?" Alecks says with raised eyebrows.

"There are 6 paths. 'search the fifth for the path', rearrange and remove some words and you get 'search the fifth path' so hopefully if we follow path E we'll find Mavis' grave" Leon says stoically, unaware Lucy and Cana are already making their way there.

"Thanks baby" Lucy whispers with a wicked grin whilst she and Cana head back to the area of the first round and enter path E.

Path E

Alecks and Leon arrive at the entrance of path E, taking a confident stride into the cavern. The two mages slow their pace to that of a slug's when they hear voices up ahead.

"Shit! Someone got here before us!" Alecks half whispers half growls.

"Way to be stealthy jackass..." Leon whispers.

"Who do you think it is?" Alecks asks as they silently approach the source of the voices.

"It's Lucy and Cana!" Leon says in a hushed shout as the two enter the opening where the cave containing Mavis' grave lays.

Walking through the area, Leon and Alecks reach Mavis Vermilion's grave after Cana and Lucy, currently unaware of how they got there before them.

"Hey baby" Leon smirks, sauntering up to Lucy and pulling her into a passionate kiss.

"Break it up lovebirds" Alecks tuts with his arms crossed.

"I agree with tall, dark and handsome over here" Cana smirks.

"I'm dating Erza you know" Alecks says with a powerful deadpan.

"Yeah, but if you ever get sick of Ms. Titania, give me a call" She whispers the last part.

"Wow. okay then..." Alecks mumbles.

For the entire wait for the rest of the group, all Leon and Lucy did was talk and kiss whilst Cana flirted with Alecks, much to his chagrin. At the end of the six hours, the only teams there are; Gajeel and Levy, Leon and Alecks, Cana and Lucy and Evergreen and Elfman. Makarov soon joined the teams, ready to announce the final rounds task, the task that will decide who becomes S-Class.

Meanwhile

In a cave somewhere on Tenrou, a large mass is in a heavy slumber. Its eyes slowly slide open to reveal gray circles only. Its black body covered in blue markings shifts and writhes as it gets up, its gray underbelly now visible. The hulking, mastodonic beast drags itself to the mouth of the cavern. It has awoken, and it's ready to kill. What you ask? It's Acnologia, The Black Dragon in The Book of Apocalypse...

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The Battle on the Holy Ground.