A/N: Merry merry, holiday cherry yadda yadda Christmas cheer. I know I said I'd have two chapters by Christmas, instead of just this one, but I decided to change my approach. Rather than having this mission as an arc, as I had planned, it will be informational for future arcs. Thus led me to write and rewrite several times. Hope you enjoy it and are excited about the future of this story! I read all the reviews left and reply to them if necessary, so if you have any questions let me know!
So they set off, the dragon and the demon, to take on their first mission together in over a year. Needless to say, Mira was very excited, and while Natsu was more than pleased to spend more time with the white-haired mage, he was rather...displeased...with their required use of transportation.
"Are you sure it's absolutely necessary?" Natsu questioned with a sigh.
"Yes, as I told you the first three times. It's a four-hour train ride and no we can't walk. I'm beginning to think you don't want to spend time with me," Mira told him, faking tears in her eyes.
"Wait, hold on a moment!" Natsu panicked. "Of course I want to spend-wait a minute...you were just messing with me, weren't you?"
"I may have been stretching the truth," she told him as she sauntered off to buy the tickets.
Natsu sighed and rubbed his temples, mumbling something about confusing white-haired demons. Regardless of his less than enthusiastic nature about the upcoming train ride, the two got their tickets and set off, with Natsu collapsing into a slumber on Mira's lap and the white-haired barmaid smiling softly to the rumbling breaths of the cloaked figure.
Meanwhile - Elsewhere
"Look! Look at this!" a young girl exclaimed, running over to her closest friend and motheresque-figure.
"Calm down, child! What is it?" she huffed in response.
"It's all over the magazines and newspapers! Everyone in Hargeon heard a massive roar just a few days ago! It could have been a dragon!"
"Child, you've been chasing after every possibility of dragon sightings since you could read. I just hate to see you disappointed."
"I know that, but I have a really good feeling about this one! We can get there in a few days, so we should start getting ready!"
"Very well child," she sighed, rubbing her tired eyes. "Just please don't get too excite-and she's gone…"
Fairy Tail Guildhall
'I'm finally here,' thought a young woman, standing in front of the home of the fairies. She was a young woman, probably about sixteen or seventeen years old, with long green hair. She was fairly short for her age, only around 5'6" or 5'7". Her eyes sparkled like emeralds in the late-morning sun, and she wore a simple outfit of a knee-length skirt and a button-up shirt. 'Please be here...big brother…'
Having readied herself enough over the long journey, and the five minutes she spent staring at the door, she finally decided to open the doors, only to have a bottle smash right next to her.
"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!" she shrieked, ducking and covering her head. "Please don't hurt me!"
"CEASE YOUR RAMPAGING, HOOLIGANS!" Erza roared, instantly stopping the brawl that was underway. "You should be ashamed of yourselves! Scaring-"
As Erza ranted, Lisanna approached the now terrified green-haired girl who was cowering in fear by the door. "Hi, there! Sorry about that, things can get pretty hectic around here!"
"Um...ok…" she answered nervously, slowly standing back up.
"Now, what can we do for you?" Lisanna chirped.
"I'm looking for someone, and I think that he might be here," the woman answered.
"Ok, well why don't you come with me and we can talk to the master. I'm Lisanna, what's your name?"
"My name's Treya," she replied, following the white-haired barmaid.
'Why does that sound so familiar…' Lisanna wondered to herself, as she led the new girl to the master. "Master, this girl is looking for someone and said that she thinks they're here."
"Ah, what can I do for you, pretty lady!" Master replied, drunkenly. "If you're here to join the guild you have to pass my test first!" he giggled perversely, twiddling his fingers together with a naughty glint in his eyes.
"Master! Stop perving on our guests!" Lisanna scolded.
"W-what?" she asked nervously.
"Pay him no mind, he's just an old pervert," the barmaid sighed. "Just ask away."
"R-right...I was actually looking for someone named Salamander…"
The remnants of the once brawling guild members ceased their talking immediately to gaze over at this new stranger.
"Hmmm…" Makarov stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Well now, most people trying to get a look at him resort to other tactics. If it weren't for his nose, he would be known throughout Fiore by now. So tell me, why is it that you wish to see our Salamander?"
"I think I knew him a long time ago…Is his name Natsu Drakeneel?" The guild gasped, no one outside their guild knew his name.
"Well now, that certainly is interesting," Makarov started. "I have one final question for you young lady. Where did you two meet?"
"It was a long time ago, in a little town called Rösch…"
Back With Mira and Natsu
"Wake up, Natsu," Mira called, shaking the drowsy slayer.
"Mmmm, Jane…" he mumbled.
Mira giggled again. "Time to get up, Natsu!"
"Dragon...fire…"
"Well, you asked for it," Mira sighed. She reached into his hood and pressed firmly into the skin right below his ear. Natsu shot awake with a loud moan.
"What the hell, Jane? How did you even-"
"Levy told me…" she said with a slight blush. "Now come on, let's get a move on."
"Hey, hold on a second! How did Levy find out about that?!"
The two were walking side by side, but Natsu was very insistent on getting his information.
"What exactly did Levy tell you?"
"Why are you so concerned about this? Levy told me that during long periods of rest for dragons, their mate or children would press on a nerve below the ear to wake them from their slumber," Mira explained. "She said it might work to get you up on trains rather than throwing you on the ground."
"Damn you, Levy…" Natsu sighed. "That's not at all what that is…"
"What is it?" she questioned curiously. Natsu blushed fiercely and fidgeted with his fingers for a moment. "Oh come on, it can't be that bad!" He sighed again and whispered something in her ear. Her eyes grew extremely wide and her face grew to resemble a certain fairy's hair. "Oh, my…"
"Yeah…so if you could-"
"Right...sorry...I didn't-"
"Yeah, it's…"
So they continued to the mayor's office in their newfound awkward silence, both very determined to get their revenge on the petite bluenette for her scheming ways. The job the mayor gave them was relatively straightforward. There was a wild beast that had been identified by a local scholar as a Khmer dragon, and no one really knew how to deal with it. While it wasn't directly killing anyone, it was decimating livestock and crops, and no one really wanted such a powerful species to come back in force, so they were asked to get rid of it in any way possible.
Khmer dragons looked a bit more like snakes than dragons, with long, scaly bodies, decorative head crests made of thick scales, and spiny dorsal apparatuses on their backs. In addition, they controlled the element of earth and had extremely sharp fangs. The most fearsome thing about a Khmer dragon, however, is their intelligence. They begin to speak draconic at an extremely young age, which is a relatively advanced language. Almost no other dragonkin can speak past growls, grunts, and yips. No one really knows how they died out. Perhaps they simply weren't up to par with dragons, but were too advanced to be ignored like the salamanders and wyverns were. Perhaps they died out during the Second War of the Ethereals.
Regardless, they left the mayor's office, the path led by our mysterious Salamander himself, followed closely by the resident demon.
"You speak draconic, right?" Mira asked him.
"Si shilta, axun," Natsu replied.
"I'll take that as a yes…" she deadpanned.
"It's a fun language, maybe I'll teach you sometime. It may come in handy for translation jobs I guess...though other than pure interest humans really have no reason to learn."
"How come you need to know it? Don't dragons speak the common tongue?"
"They do, however, there are a lot of dragon rituals and customs that use the draconic language, in addition to some of the ancient spells passed down through royalty by the Dragon of Old himself."
"Who's the Dragon of Old?"
"Well, why don't we get something to eat and find a room for the two of us, and I'll tell you then? It's a rather long story."
"Sounds good!"
So that's what they did. The two stopped at a local restaurant and got themselves a room at the inn before heading up rather early to chat. Ordinarily, they'd begin the mission immediately, but they decided to wait till tomorrow for a few reasons. One being it was sort of an awkward time, seemingly too early to wait till tomorrow but definitely too late to start a mission of this caliber, and two being they hadn't really had any time to each other since Natsu's departure.
"So, the Dragon of Old?" Mira questioned, sitting down next to Natsu on his bed.
"Ah yes! So I'm sure you've heard the legend of the Council of Myth…" Natsu began. "Long, long, ago in the times of old, there existed but two lands; Heaven and Hell. Upon the creation of all things by the Council of Myth, did the third come to be as a border world between the legendary realms of Heaven and Hell. Earthland was a neutral ground, owned and occupied by none. However, this all changed when the Council of Myth decided to begin filling the realm with beings…"
"The Council of Myth? I think I've heard of it, but I really don't remember."
"The Council of Myth is and isn't all things. Its origins unknown to all, including their own members. They are the creators and the created, the life-bringers and the harbingers of death, the free and the caged. It is within their power to create and destroy as they see fit, and so that is what they have done. Presently, there is said to be nine members, their order and ranking in as follows; The Devil King, The Goddess of Heaven, The Angel of Light, The Demon Queen, The Baron of Beasts, The Valkyrie of War, The Fairy Princess, The Duchess of Fallen, and finally, The Dragon of Old."
"Ok...I think I understand...this is all very confusing."
"It can be I suppose."
"Do fairies have tails?"
"I'm sorry, what?" Natsu asked, bewildered.
"Do fairies have tails? You know, the reason for our guild name?"
"I didn't realize that was the reason..."
"You never thought to ask? You're always asking questions, I figured that would've been one of your first! Anyways, yeah! Do fairies have tails? Do they even exist? Well, according to you, that part is answered. So do you know if they have tails?"
"I see...and actually, I do know."
"Really?"
"Yes, but it wouldn't be any fun if I told you now would it?"
"Pleaaase," Mira begged. "I won't tell anyone! I swear!"
"I don't think so, Jane," Natsu responded thoughtfully. "I can't ruin your reason for being in Fairy Tail...Maybe someday I'll ask Makarov to make it a legacy for guild masters, ya' know? A good incentive to shoot for the spot."
"Are you going to be our guild master? I think I'd like that," Mira told him, nudging his shoulder. "You'd be great."
"Honestly, I can't say I'd be all that opposed in the future..." Natsu mused. "Anyway, should I get back to the story?"
"I still want to know if fairies have tails..." she grumbled. "But I guess you can continue, but you owe me. Big time. Got it?"
"Yeah, yeah... So anyway, they established Heaven as a land of tranquility, softness, and shine. A land filled with angels, gods, valkyries, and faires. They established Hell as a land of dark, realism, and power. A land filled with demons, devils, beasts, and fallen. One may see one place as superior or preferable to the other, but the Council of Myth made the two realms to inhabit their own beings' preferences. It was during this time that life was rather tranquil; the only interaction between the nine beings at the Council of Myth. Each realm held their own beings under their own laws."
"What do you mean one isn't preferable? Heaven sounds way better to me! And I thought that when you died, you would go to heaven if you were a good person and if you were an evil person you went to hell. Wouldn't that make one inherently better than the other?"
"It is rather difficult to explain...I shall attempt to make a comparison. Would you enjoy living in the ocean?"
"Uh...sorry?"
"The ocean. Would you like to live in the ocean?"
"No, I think I would die...What are you getting at?"
"There are many creatures of the sea that would say the same thing, assuming they could speak the common tongue, about living on land as you do. One is not inherently better than the other, it simply depends on what you are."
"Ok, but I'm not any of the things that you said are from heaven. If anything, I'm more demon than angel, but I still prefer heaven."
"I'm afraid I can't answer that, nor can I answer what happens after death. For dragons, it is said that we become the stars. Each and every star was once a dragon or a dragonkin, or so we believe."
"That's beautiful!"
"Isn't it? Anyhow, back to the story. For thousands upon thousands of years, this continued, until one day when a young devil met an angel. Intruders on the Council of Myth were unheard of, it was an ethereal plane whose existence could not be described in words understood by mortals. It both existed and didn't exist at the same time. However, as mighty as the beings of the Council were, fate was much superior in all things."
"Wait, hold on. Fare is a thing? Or a being? I really don't understand all this vague terminology you're using…How can something exist without existing?"
"Apologies, I'll try to explain. We as mortal beings cannot fathom what it is like to not exist, so it is extremely hard for us to describe it. If we imagine nothingness, we fail because our view of nothingness is something. Nothingness is the lack of something, so if we imagine something as nothingness, that is no longer nothingness because it is something. The same applies here. The Council is a place that should be unreachable, and it shouldn't exist yet it does. Somehow, the universe began as true nothingness, and then somehow that we could never begin to understand, there was a council who knew what to do, but not how they got there. Or maybe they do, but couldn't describe it to us. Honestly-"
"Natsu…"
"Yes, Jane?"
"Just…" Mira sighed and rubbed her forehead thinking about why she fell for this guy of all people. "Just get back to the story…"
"Right...anyway… It just so happened that on their meeting that day, a young male devil was feeling rather lonesome, so he followed his father, the Devil King, who would disappear once a year. No one ever knew where he went, just that he would disappear for one week every year. Much the curious fellow, he followed his father and ended up there at the Council of Myth. Peculiarly enough, that same day, in the realm of the Heavens, resided a young goddess. She too was feeling lonely, and followed her mother, The Goddess of Heaven, to where she disappeared once a year. She always claimed she was visiting a friend on the far side of heaven, but it made the young angel especially curious. So, after following her mother, she somehow ended up here at the Council of Myth."
"Is this a love story? How cute~!" Mira squealed.
"I almost forgot about your matchmaker side…" Natsu chuckled.
"I have no idea what you're talking about!" Mira huffed, to which Natsu just rolled his eyes and continued.
"Perhaps they were used to such secrecy that they saw no need for security or the need to be on guard, or perhaps eventually the saying 'with age comes wisdom' ceases to be true, but no one noticed the two younguns. Except of course, for each other. Neither had seen someone so special before. The goddess was gorgeous, with pure white skin, a dazzling white dress, and long blonde hair. The devil was, pun intended, devilishly handsome. He had spiky black hair, wore an open vest exposing his muscled chest and arms, and his eyes held a gentle fierceness that was breathtaking. As was such in a fairy tale, the two fell in love with each other immediately, however, they quickly discovered an issue. That issue was that they were discovered by the other council members, their lives only spared due to their relation to the most powerful and influential of the council members. However, neither being was satisfied with only having their life spared. And so, they each protested to the respective leaders of their lands, begging and pleading to see each other once more. The Devil King was obviously enraged, punishing his son severely for trespassing on such ancient lands, and making such foolish requests. It took the entire year, accepting any and all tasks and punishments, until his unrelenting will bent the unbendable Devil King, allowing him to once again see his love. The Angel of Light was much softer with her daughter, and eventually allowed the two to meet at the next meeting."
"Forbidden love! HOW ROMANTIC!" Mira gushed.
"So they continued, each year the two would meet at the Council of Myth and spend time with each other, a forbidden love and a forbidden interaction, frowned upon by all other members. However, the Angel of Light was glad her daughter was happy, and the Devil King was satisfied that his brat was listening to his every word without question or hesitation. This is the most common belief for the reasoning behind one of the council's biggest ever decisions. It is unclear who the suggestion was made by. Perhaps it was the merciful Goddess of Heaven, the strongest of the beings of light. Perhaps it was the Duchess of Fallen, wisest of the beings of dark. Maybe it was a unanimous decision, thirsting for freedom or power. Regardless of whose idea it was, and when it happened, the council decided it was necessary to create a new land. Thus led to the creation of Earthland. They filled it with oceans, lakes, grasslands, forests, and deserts. They set unbreakable laws to the land that defined all things, and they gifted the land with endless magic. This was a buffer land, empty of all beings, only existing to serve as a meeting place for the two lands."
"This is the best news I've ever heard!" Mira squealed. "Earthland exists because of a love story! How do people not know about this?"
"Probably because most of this is knowledge passed down from dragon royalty and spread among their family. I.e if you don't consider them a family member, you can't tell them any of this. Anyway, back to the story. None were happier than the young devil and his goddess, the two spent nearly all their time on Earthland, reveling in their company. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and they eventually did. The clash between the creatures of light and dark began quickly, conflicts initiated by both sides due to the differences in their beliefs. It is important to remember, however, that neither was in the right nor the wrong in this instance. With all things comes light and with light comes darkness. It is simply a fact decided by existence, far out of the reach of even the Council of Myth. The creatures of darkness have their belief and are correct in the same way that the creatures of light hold their beliefs. Yet, conflict is conflict, and conflict would rage."
"I hope the lovers are ok…"
"Actually, I have no idea what happened to them. Maybe they died before the conflict, maybe during, maybe after, maybe they're still alive. I have no idea."
"HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW? THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE STORY!"
"I would argue that it's the least important…" Natsu deadpanned.
"You know nothing about romance!" He grumbled at this response but decided to continue anyway.
"Within one-hundred years, the Council of Myth finally decided that they were unable to truly restrain their beings from rampaging the land they so carefully crafted, so they decided to close the gates to Earthland, giving only a select few access to pass through Helgrind, the Gate of Hell, and Coelum, the Gate of Heaven. However, a land could not remain empty, or its existence would cease to be, and the members of the ever successful Council would never admit to a failure, so they decided to fill the land with new beings. Seeing as how lands of both light and dark existed, this land was to be a mix of both. Neither could exist without the other, which is why the Council worked so eloquently together. The members of the council mixed their powers together and inhabited the earth with their new creatures, giving humans reign of the land, and went back to their respective duties."
"Sounds just like our council...Can't admit a failed project."
"In their defense, if they had admitted a failure, we wouldn't be here. Besides, I thought you were a fan of the 'forbidden love' or whatever you called it?"
"That is entirely beside the point!"
Natsu sighed and continued. "Once again, all good things must come to an end, and conflict began once more. Within the thousand years of their existence, humans had developed magic, language, and basic culture. Unfortunately, their existence was a mix of light and dark, so the people were exactly the same. Those plagued by darkness went mad and committed unspeakable acts upon their fellow beings. Those plagued by light refused to see the reality of life and insisted upon the good in all things. This led to a clash, which led to searches for power. Those who seek conflict to inflict pain discovered the demons and devils, and those who seek conflict to protect found gods and angels. They used these beings to battle each other, thus humans began the First War of the Ethereals."
"Evil people ruin everything!" Mira huffed. Natsu laughed and ruffled her hair slightly.
"This war raged for one hundred years, the humans' knowledge allowing them to bypass the barriers set by the Council of Myth, pouring the beings into the world in order to once again battle against their foes. The Council needed a way to fix such a conflict, and thus they created a new being of Ethereal might. Each member donated their power to create a being designed for Earthland, based off of a single one; the Dragon of Old. They populated Earthland with these powerful beasts, once again a mixture of the light and the dark, in order to keep peace within the realm. With the addition of dragons, the war ended within a few years, many creatures from both Heaven and Hell falling, as well as countless Earthland species, including dragons, humans, and monsters alike."
"If the dragon already existed before Earthland, why didn't he have a realm? You said the other eight members were split among heaven and hell, but what did the Dragon have?" Mira asked, inquisitively.
"Perhaps fate knew that Earthland would one day come to be, but no one knows. One would expect a council made up of beings of opposites would be in constant conflict, but to my knowledge, such a thing never occurred. Perhaps they were created with the wisdom to prevent such things. There are many things we on a mortal plane cannot understand."
"I think this is the first time your rambling habit is really useful!" Mira teased, causing a grumble from the dragon slayer and a chuckle from the demon.
"Unfortunately, the people of Earthland had now gotten a taste of conflict and power. Their insatiable lust for it would not be quelled long, and within another thousand years, the wars would begin again. The Second War of the Ethereals began with the summoning of an army of demons, devils, beasts, and fallen, set to destroy Earthland and take it over as their new rulers. The rulers of Heaven would not allow such a thing, so they sent their own warriors to defend the people. The war raged on, soon followed by the dragons who slaughtered many on both sides. This led to a new conflict, dragons who once held neutral beliefs to all creatures were now taking sides. Some dragons sided with the humans who were simply using the beings to defend themselves, and some sided with those who used them for conquest. Eventually, this split into two factions. Draco de Lumine and Draco de Tenebris, the dragons of light and dark respectively. Humans fought humans, dragons fought dragons, and angels fought demons."
"That's terrible!"
"Unfortunately for the people, who were the primary owners of the land that served as nothing but a battlefield, they were by far the weakest, few even able to hurt any of the beings, let alone truly slay one. So the Council of Myth sent two beings down to Earthland to take on apprentices. They sent one devil and one god. Each went to the opposing side and selected a handful of humans to take on their magic in an attempt to end the war. Not ones to be outdone, the dragons did the same, however, they trained far more slayers than the other beings, which would prove to be their downfall."
"Is that where slayer magic comes from?"
"Indeed. It was magic ordered by members of the Council of Myth to end the Second War of the Ethereals."
"So does that mean it's possible to have Fairy Slayer magic? Or Fallen slayer magic? What is a fallen by the way?"
"I suppose it's possible," Natsu mused, pondering her suggestion. "But I really don't know. Anyway, fallens are similar to reapers; it's the closest thing I can compare them to. They don't carry around big scythes or anything, but they are very similar."
"Neat!"
"Anyway, the slayers went mad with power, none more than the dragon slayers, and slew every being they could set eyes upon. This infuriated the teachers, as they watched the battlefield fill with blood and death. None more than Arfedelum, future father of Acnologia, and the strongest dragon to ever live. Arfedelum killed the slayers, nearly every single one falling to the dragon's might, and in his wrath, turned his anger towards his fellow kin. He hated that they would dare teach mere humans the magic to kill them, and so he slaughtered hundreds of dragons, as well as countless beings from both Heaven and Hell, thus ending the war, albeit in a most morose and gruesome fashion."
"No wonder Acnologia would turn out so evil! I agree that if the slayers went power-mad there had to be something done, but killing them all...that's just terrible!"
"Indeed. Eventually, though, the dragons settled down and things in the Heavens and Hell did as well. Dragons would occasionally take on an apprentice, as well as devils and gods, however, that was far and few between. This was largely a preventative method more so than anything else. Eventually came the birth of Acnologia, whose hatred of dragons stemmed from his father, though surpassed even his. As the child of possibly the strongest male dragon to have ever lived, and one of his mates, Arcadia, Acnologia was destined for power. He set out on a quest to slaughter dragons, killing them ruthlessly in his conquest. He killed so many dragons, that he single-handedly started the Third Great Dragon War, which would inevitably lead to the near extinction of all dragons. Acnologia grew to surpass his father, who died at the hands of his son, thus taking his place as the self-proclaimed king of dragons. That was around four-hundred years ago, if memory serves correctly."
"Why did Acnologia kill his own father? I thought both of them hated dragons!"
"Perhaps that's why. I don't really know, and frankly, I don't care to find out. If I had to give an answer, it would be because Arfedelum took a mate. That sounds insane, seeing as though the only reason for his existence was because Arfedelum took a mate, however, I think it goes against his code. Which is even more confusing, as he teamed up with Archon against my parents…"
"I'm sorry, Natsu…" she told him giving him a hug.
"Thanks, Jane...Anyway, that leads us to now. Nearly all dragons have been killed by Acnologia, the last few scattered about the world, hiding to avoid their deaths."
"That's terrible...Do you think the dragons will die out?"
"As a species, yes. It is inevitable. However, their souls will live on through dragon slayers. A dragon slayer is created by implanting a piece of a dragon's soul into a body, directly transforming them into a partial dragon. That's partly why dragon-lacrima-based slayers are so much weaker; because the souls they used weren't implanted directly. However, this means that when my time on this plane ends, I can give the gift of a dragon soul to an heir of my choosing. And, since I have two souls, I can choose two heirs."
"Oh…" Mira whispered. "Let's talk about something a bit more positive if you don't mind…"
Natsu smiled. "Of course! Now, tell me everything that I've missed over the past year!"
Mira grinned back and the two spent the rest of the evening catching up and enjoying their time together. Once again, the barmaid was happy. She finally had her dragon back in her life, and everything seemed to be going according to plan.
Elsewhere
"Mr. Porla? You have a visitor."
"Very well, Cynthia. Send them in," he replied, not looking up from his piles of paperwork on his desk. 'Hmmm...perhaps we can lure him out before striking…'
"José...It's been a while…"
"Ah, Marcus! I trust you made it here alive?"
"Well enough, yes. I have a job for you, and I'd like it kept off the books."
"I thought as much. Usually, you'd send an assistant. What is it?"
"As you know, my company has been a huge success over the many years I've run it. It's time for me to choose a bride to carry my children so I may have a son to pass on my legacy when I have passed."
"Of course, and I presume you've picked someone out? But you're not here to invite me to the wedding now, are you?"
"Of course not. I've chosen that Strauss girl from Fairy Tail, Mirajane. She has a fine figure, powerful magic, and shall make a dutiful housewife. I'd like you to obtain her and bring her back to me, by any means necessary. Of course, she will have to be alive and mostly unharmed."
"Hmmm...well now, that is rather convenient…"
"Oh? And why is that?"
"It just so happens that we've been tasked with returning a runaway back to her father, and she also seems to have joined up with Fairy Tail. Looks like this assault just got bigger…"
"I trust you'll have no problems completing this task? I want nothing traced back to me."
"Phantom Lord is easily the strongest guild in Fiore, those fools just like to gloat by showing off in Crocus every year. Looks like we'll just have to show them one at a time, starting with offing those puny Fairy flies."
"I see. I'll pay five million upfront and forty-five million upon completion. Does that sound acceptable?"
"Ten million upfront and you have a deal, old friend," José told him, reaching his hand out.
"You drive a hard bargain as always...We have a deal. When can I expect my bride to arrive?"
"By the end of the week, I'd say."
"Good," Marcus replied, shaking the master's hand. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a wedding to plan."