So I had to create a character for my creative writing class, and so I made this really eccentric skeleton who likes to wear top hats, except I forgot to describe the clothing he was wearing so when I handed him in, I got the sheet back with 'NAKED' written in big red ink and underlined three times. Needless to say, I lost it.


Phoenix(1), yeah, you caught on! Gee, I do wonder what that could be about. Real mystery. Well, the guild does still have to deal with a rebellious thunder legion, so who knows, the rescue may be a little delayed. Why thank you! Now I'm wondering what life is gonna be like when this is finished…

Guest(1), Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the story arc won't turn out to be little, the cow jumped over the moon, these reviews have turned into a real monsoon, the little dog laughed to see such fun, Natsu has really been on the run, and the dish ran away with the spoon. Aw man you guys are too much. How did I ever manage without you?

Otaku789(1), yeah! Two chapters! Oh oh, guess I'm not off the hook this time… oh well. I tried. (Aria was in the house! But then he flew away!)

Otaku789(2/3/4), **claws way up from river of the dead** whoo! Update!

Phoenix(2), I tried. Ah well. Unfortunately this isn't four chapters in one, but hey it's the thought that counts right? Right? Tenrou… I have a huge emotional hitter moment planned for Tenrou.

Phoenix(3), Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy (belated)birthday, happy birthday to me!

Guest(1), your wish is my command!

Phoenix(4), favourite anime, huh? Mine are (in order from most to least), Gintama, My Hero Academia, Noragami, Fairy Tail, One Punch Man, and Mob Psycho 100. Oh, but I really like Fullmetal Alchemist and Blue Exorcist too… aargh there's to many to choose from. Gintama is always number one though. I'm watching Haikyuu! right now, and once I'm finished with it I'm planning to watch Kuroko no Basuke, so it's good to know I'm in for a good show. Haha.


Erza slammed her fist against the barrier, gritting her teeth as it burned for a moment before bouncing off. "Dammit! You fiend!"

"Such a tragedy… Truly, a tragedy." Aria wiped away a fat tear, before letting himself drop into foliage, the winds slowing his descent enough that he didn't break anything.

It was about then that Natsu managed to shake off the dizziness, and began to struggle against Aria, who had started using his wind as well as his strong arm to keep the DragonSlayer over his shoulder.

Metal bit into flesh and Natsu let out a sharp cry, finally noticing the metal band Aria had secured around his wrist. The ringlet had runes carved deep into its surface, most of them forbidding magic and a few forbidding sudden movements or struggle.

It was a very, very familiar bracelet.


Lucy gave the air where Aquarius had been a curious look, she had been saying something about one of the other Zodiac keys. It was a little odd how she had been cut off like that, considering only she and her spirit had control over how long the gate remained open, and she'd been trying to keep the gate open, and it wasn't like Aquarius to cut herself off in the middle of a sentence…

She was jolted out of her musings by a rather loud wet plop next to her. It was also around then when she realized she could see more than just outlines, the only reminder of her previous blindness a dark border around her vision.

"Next time, tell her to at least try to not hit me?" He fishes around in his pocket, tugging out a handkerchief with a lipstick stain on it. Surprisingly, it's still mostly dry, and he dries his glasses off while waiting for Lucy to respond.

"Huh? Oh, sorry Leo- Loke." It was a simple enough mistake to make, the two names were quite similar and what Aquarius had said was still occupying her thoughts, but Loke froze.

"W-where did you hear that name?"

"Aquarius mentioned it, what's got you so on edge? It's not like I think you're a spirit or anything." Lucy laughed, it was a ridiculous notion that a spirit could keep their gate open as long as Loke had been around.

However, her friend didn't share in her amusement, quickly standing. "I uh… have to go."

"Hey, did I say anything wrong? Loke?"

"No, nothing Princess. I just remembered a… date. A date I have to go on."

"Wait, Loke, something's been bugging me. I could have sworn I saw you in the guild before Evergreen froze everyone, but once you showed up I imagined she must have missed you, but that couldn't be right, since you'd be helpless against her… erm, assets."

Loke fidgeted, slipping his glasses on to hide his eyes. "I like to think I'm more chivalrous than that, Princess."

"And that's another thing! The only other person- er, spirit, who calls me that is Virgo, a spirit who you shouldn't have met yet! Plus, Aquarius started talking about Leo the Lion as soon as she saw you! So what's going on?" Lucy stood, firm chocolate brown eyes meeting shaded olive green ones.

"I knew I should have tried to keep my distance from you. You do seem to have a sense for these things, Princess. Truth is… I'm dying."

Lucy staggered backwards, of all the things she had expected to hear, no matter how ludicrous they might have been, that wasn't on the list.

"Remember the Celestial Spirit Mage girlfriend I mentioned? She was jealous that I had other girls chasing after me, so she payed someone to place some runes on me that make it hard for me to be around other girls. However, the guy screwed up and now I'm not counted as fully human, and being around Celestial Spirit Mages starts draining my life force. I've become well acquainted with the Spirits, so I know who to avoid."

"I… that's horrible! She has no right to do such a thing to you! Is… is there anything I can do to help?"

"There is one thing, Princess." The lenses reflect light menacingly. "Stay away from me."

With that almost foreboding sentence, the playboy left, leaving Lucy to blink away the tears and darkness in her eyes.


Gray erected an ice shield, the clear blue almost instantly being carved away by purple runes.

Freed let a small frown mar his features, already etching out another spell. "Dark Écriture: Flames."

The usual purple of the spell melted into an angry red, the flames eating away at the ice.

Gray hissed through his teeth, materializing a pair of ice swords, using an ice ramp he had made earlier to launch himself away from the flames and towards Freed, who stepped back on his rooftop and raising his rapier to counter.

The blades clashed together, both mages pushing as hard as they could.

"Ice Make:"

"Dark Écriture:"

"Floor!"

"Pain!"

Ice coated the rooftop, the slippery substance stealing Freeds footing, and runes flung themselves through the air and carved themselves onto Grays skin.

He let out a cry of pain, dropping the blade and instinctively clutching at his shoulder, the place where the runes had latched on.

It was then that the Cathedral exploded.


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