When I was told about the Grand Magic Games, the Sky Labyrinth was not what I had anticipated. It wasn't difficult. I used my magic sonar to check where everyone was and quickly pinpointed Sabertooth. I had a slight feeling that they were being given cheats. Why? Because humans had a thing for gambling. By cheating, people would win whatever they used for currency. Lots of it, especially with this Guild's history of winning. When the Labyrinth suddenly changed, I used my magic to keep their feet planted on this excuse for ground.

My suspicion had been correct when I noticed that they didn't use a map or a compass like the other groups. While we were on our way out, Vixen spotted something called Raven Tail. When I asked about it, Bubbles explained. I normally liked ravens, but not this kind. I could sense the magic they used, and one of the members had long distance cancellation. I would have to keep an eye on that.

We got through in the second place. According to Devil, that was a very good thing, especially since we had only been inside of the Labyrinth for twenty minutes. When it came to getting rid of the weak, this wasn't a bad idea. Over a hundred teams came in, and only eight could leave with the possibility of victory. With this eras fetish for sevens, I would've assumed that only seven could participate. We went back to our hotel, and we were supposed to go to the arena in the morning. Technically it was already morning so it'd be a few hours.

I wasn't able to sleep. I could go weeks without sleep so it wasn't a bother for me. Devil didn't like that so she used sleep magic on me. She had to use it a number of times before I got drowsy. It wasn't enough though. I stayed up the entire night, shaking off the effects of Devil's magic. When it was morning, I walked onto the balcony and sat down. Dragons, including dragon slayers, were partially cold-blooded. Fire Dragons weren't because of their fire, same for dragons with elements relating to the cold because having cold blood would kill them.

After a little time passed, the other two joined. I didn't need to explain myself to them, they already knew. Lioness didn't ask why I did this in the mornings. I assumed that Blueberry explained this to her. I liked to do it. The sensation of my blood warming was very relaxing. And to my surprise, Vixen and Bubbles started talking in Draconic.

"What do ya think of the games then?" Asked Bubbles. The reason humans couldn't learn the language was because they didn't have the right vocal cords for it. Just saying hello would make them cough up blood. It took years and years of practice including a dragon or at least a dragon slayer to teach you. Some growls were inaudible to human ears.

"Not sure yet. We managed to snag second place, but I got a feeling that Saber is gonna cheat. Not like we can do anything about it." They had come up with the same suspicion I had. "I'm confident we would've gotten the same spot. Second place is pretty good but in twenty minutes? Without being cheating scabs? We wouldn't have done it that quickly without Blue." They were talking about me. Why? "I like the guy, don't get me wrong, but there's something familiar 'bout him. You get what I'm saying?"

"Yeah, I get it. The old man has that weird look in his eyes whenever he even mentions Blue. Like he knows something we don't and it's ticking me off. That spirit of Lucy's is hanging around more often now, glaring at the guy and Natsu's acting weird... Maybe it's because of his power? I don't know."

"You noticed that as well? Dad roughly explained how some dragon types worked. Like how Thunder Dragons are basically Democrats and Fire Dragons are usually a male with a harem, but he never said anything about an Ethernano Dragon. Never even mentioned it and Metalicana has a very annoying thing for detail. Guy has an entire hidden library filled with shit that'll go over my head to the moon and back! But nothing 'bout Blue's type."

I recognised the name. Metalicana... He was familiar to me. It made me feel very sad, the same way I felt when I thought of my sister Gadra. I didn't like to feel sad, it made my existence slightly unbearable. More than it already felt at times.

"You mentioned that a bit ago. I wanna go check that out at some point, by the way, but I get where you're coming from. It's weird. I've seen Blue do all kinds of things that are a bit weird even for someone with his power. In Magnolia, I saw him walk on water because he was following a duck. Why? I don't know. He just did it." Did I do that? Probably. Sounds like something I would do. I liked small animals I couldn't touch. "And animals act weird around him, same for plants. Even wind. It's like it avoids him or something. Never seen that before... And then there's Bickslow. He's acting weird around Blue as well. That's a lot for me to say."

"Bickslow's entire thing is that he's weird!" I had nicknamed that person as Jester. I knew his magic. It was my soul that bothered him, but I wasn't sure why. He was quiet around me and kept a distance, which was weird according to these two. "Blue's odd, and he's got that thing I can't pronounce, but the old guy thinks that this is our ace in the hole so I guess we shouldn't be complaining too much. I mean, ain't a lot of guys who're willing to have body art and hair like that. I dig it." I don't remember where my marks come from, and my hair had always been like this. I never questioned it and it never grew. I liked having it.

"Guys!" Shouted Devil. "Time to go!" We got up, each of us pleased after a good basking. It would be better to be naked, but people had a problem with that for some stupid reason.

It was extremely crowded but this didn't bother me. My voices were oddly excited for this, all of them actually agreeing on something. If they were agreeing on something which didn't include eating people, it had to be at least decent. Bubbles and Vixen were pumped as well, I could sense it. To Aqua and Devil, they tolerated each other, but they were very close friends. They spoke in draconic very often, not knowing that I could hear them. I barely remembered their conversations so it was fine with me.

We waited for our name to be called in some an entrance fit for a gladiators ring. I didn't like the name Fairy Tail Team B. It sounded like we were second. I didn't want to be second. And I've suddenly discovered a competitive side to me. How interesting.

The first to be called was Team A, and the crowd booed them.

I didn't expect anything more or less. Fairy Tail had been losing very often so it was only natural to expect them to be terrible. We would prove that wrong. Bubbles and Devil were something called S-Class while Vixen and Aqua used to be S-Class in a separate guild. We had four s-class mages and me, someone who had the most power in the guild according to them. Team A only had a single s-classed mage meaning we had the upper hand. Our team was against a Fire Dragon Slayer, an Ice-Make mage, Beast-Soul, Re-Equip and my Lioness with her spirits. While I wanted Lioness to win, I wasn't allowed to help her.

The seventh place went to a Guild named Quatro Cerberus.

They had some kind of dog theme going with them. One with bad hair used Drill 'n Rock magic, a kind that was good in close combat but it required him to be close enough to you to land the attack. It can be dodged and then countered, a magic that was not supposed to be used for combat at all but for miners. One with a blue hat used Rock-Make magic, and from what I sensed, it wasn't impressive. The man with a red dog collar used Plant Magic, another kind of magic not created for the purpose of combat. The man with a big X on his chest used Spinning Magic, something that could be useful if used correctly. The last one interested me. He had a cute dog cloak and Tear Magic. I had a vague memory of someone crying their eyes out while arm-wrestling a demon. He would be interesting.

The sixth went to Mermaid Heel.

The first woman I noticed had a sword. She used Gravity Change, a magic that I had fought against once and I remember someone changing the gravity around my arm and snapping it. I would be wary of her. The next was a woman in a wed themed suit with Thread Magic, not something to be worried about. The next was a farm girl with a western smell to her who possessed Vegetable Magic. I had to look at her for a while and wonder why someone would ever learn this while not being a chef? Strange child. The next was a chubby woman who also had Gravity Change. I didn't have any care for someone's weight, it wasn't my business to judge. I only looked the way I did because of my magic. Without it, I'd likely be a skeleton. The last was a cute girl with a cat theme. She used Binding Magic, something that doesn't sound like it was much, but if it was used right, even I might have trouble with it. It was wise to not underestimate magic.

Fifth place went to Blue Pegasus.

The leader appeared to be a small little troll of a man who used Perfume Magic, a very weak version of Gas Magic, something that I never wanted to experience again. Judging by both our teams' reactions, he wasn't very popular. I didn't recognise the dark blonde's magic so I would have to learn about that one later. The dark skinned one used Air Magic, but since he was in this team, I doubted that it was anything I'd bother watching. There was the rabbit who had the same magic as Grumpy, Todd and Happy so he must be an Exceed. That's all I wanted to say on him. The small blonde boy used Snow Magic. The entire team had the combined power of a baby wyvern. I decided that these were men trying to hide their homosexuality. I didn't have any other way to explain them.

The fourth place was taken by was Lamia Scale.

The first I noticed was a dog man with a sock around his neck. I wasn't going to bother questioning that. I sensed Moon Drip magic from him, but he seemed to mostly use Poison Powder. It wasn't anything to worry about as long as it didn't break the skin. The one with eyebrow issues used Wave, something that was useful but it was so limited that it was just pitiful. The white-haired one used Ice-Make magic, I expected him to be similar to Ice Prince. The other two were interesting. The little girl was a Sky God Slayer, and thankfully it was through what they call a lachrima. God Slayers who were 'first generation' were a nightmare. The last one was what Devil explained as a Wizard Saint, one of the top ten wizards in Fiore and Ishagr. Something that Gnome was a part of. The Saint used Earth Magic, but the amount of power he had and the way he held himself meant this was their 'ace'. Did all saints look like weird gnomes?

Third place went to Raven Tail. The enemy of Fairy Tail.

The fat purple one used Needle Magic, it basically gave you the powers of a Pufferfish. The slim man used Mimic, a magic that I would have to warn the others about. I've experienced this magic, and while it only allows the user to hold ten different types of magic, they're able to switch out those magic. I recall a dragon having his magic mimicked and getting his ass kicked because of it. The disturbed red-head used Crimson Hair, a magic that wasn't safe in her trembling hands. The next was an impish creature, a Familiar. It had Transformation and Cancelling magic, another thing I had to warn my team about. The last was a strange one. He had three types of magic. Shikigami Magic, Illusion Magic and Thought Projection. He was currently using two of those to make an image of an older man in the stands. I would investigate this later.

Then it was our turn. Bubbles used his lightning to give us a proper entrance, something I didn't care for but the other three did. Our reveal came as a surprise to everyone, especially Lioness. The Gnome started cackling with glee. The announcer people explained that you were allowed more than one team and didn't expect this.

"I'm gonna show you just how strong I am," growled Pinkie. It was inaudible to the humans, but I heard just fine. As did the other two. "I'm gonna beat you."

"Come at me Pinkie," I growled back. I surprised the two beside me and they hid it very well.

"You speak Draconic?" Questioned Vixen.

"No." Vixen gave Bubbles some jewels meaning they had taken a bet on me. Fascinating.

"I don't care that we're in the same guild. If I'm against any of you I'll make you eat dirt!" Pinkie yelled while pointing in Vixen's face. "I'm gonna make you bastards regret being born. Trust me, there'll be blood."

"Wouldn't have it any other way Salamander," Vixen said back. "I've been itching to tear you a new one for a while now..."

Vixen and Bubbles' pack against Pinkie and Blueberry's pack. Among friends, they sounded like rivals, but thanks to Draconic, they could show off their true feelings for one another. To my knowledge, very young Fire Dragons are destructive and violent. They weren't aware of consequences until they got older, and from what I smelled, he's never even been in heat before. The two beside me were mature, and thanks to the growing bond between them, they were not a force that Pinkie should be messing with. Since I had no pack of my own, I think I'm going to join this one.

"I think it'd be wise to put the fire out before someone gets burned. Don't you agree?" I smiled at Bubbles. He grinned back at me. I wasn't sure why, but since coming to this city, I had a strong desire to tear a dragon to shreds...

Ain't this were he piled us up?

Yeah, I think we're under the arena.

I haven't been to Dragon King Festival in centuries. I miss those days.

It was the only time of the year we weren't killing each other.

Damn. I feel really depressed all of a sudden.

Didn't think humans would care enough to start it back up again.

It's crazy, isn't it?

I remember this. I used a time jumping spell to watch the games, but Logi wasn't here.

You probably time jumped so much you made another timeline.

This isn't a bad timeline. He isn't a mindless animal in this one. Or just plain insane.

Hey guys, wanna beat the games?

For a piece of nostalgia that isn't depressing as shit? Yeah, I'm game.

Our combined knowledge of magic should give us an advantage.

Maybe we should try doing it without using our magic and just beat them by using theirs?

First good idea you've ever had Durham.

Booyah!

We're gonna win the games!

Yeah! Go Draconium Soul!

It's Fairy Tail now.

GO FAIRY TAIL!

YEAH!

After Sabertooth showed their mugs, I saw the blonde look at me. The fear in his eyes was very pleasing to me. Then a slab of rock shot up from the ground. Apparently, it had our schedule or something. As the announcer described what would be going on, I found it to be very familiar. One of the voices mentioned it. The Dragon King's Festival. I didn't think I'd recognise the name, but I did. It was similar to this only much more ancient and far fewer humans. It had demons, elves, and dragons along with it.

The game known as 'Hidden' sounded amusing and its contestants were also interesting, but I didn't believe that Aqua would be able to handle Ice Prince. We were given screens to see what was going on. The announcer explained how the game worked and I felt like we should've used Bubbles. He would be able to stay still and shock everyone.

As the games went on, I found that the users were using weak magic in interesting ways. Then the musketeer used Memory-Make. He used a meteor shower to strike anyone who had a beating hard. It was smart, efficient and very effective. Bubbles would've been able to dodge it easily. That means that we'd have to be far more careful about who went into what. I knew who had what magic, I should be able to decide who would have an advantage in that department. Memory-Make was a very powerful magic, but because of the man's flamboyant nature, he would rely too much on poetry.

"Bubbles should've been in this event." It was mostly a comment of annoyance to myself, but the other two agreed.

"I can sense when a mage has lightning magic. I'm guessing you know who has what?"

"I may know little about how people work, but I know magic. One of the Raven's has long distance dispelling magic, expect him to cheat. And if it's of interest to you, the Raven in the gold armour is creating a thought projection of the man with the ugly beard." Both Slayers looked up at the projection but said nothing. "Sabertooth has a God Slayer, but he'll rely more on brute strength. Both of you will be able to have an advantage over this if you use your elements correctly. The Twin Dragons' elements are White and Shadow, they'll use their magic to power physical attacks because those two types of dragons aren't combative types. The pink haired girl in Lamia is also a God Slayer."

"Fuck. That's a lot of lost magic in one place. Good thing we've got you to tell us what to look out for," Vixen kept looking at the projection, a smile growing on his face. "And thanks to this magic sonar thing of yours, we just got us some Blackmail. That there is Ivan, Raven Tail's boss. He ain't supposed to be in the games." The entire Ravne Guild was of cheaters. I didn't like cheating. I wasn't sure why, but it seemed dishonourable and stupid. "Gihi. We got this in the bag."

The day had just started and it was already becoming something I would fight to remember.

The first battle had been announced. Lioness VS the Crimson Hair user. The woman appeared to be very unstable, something that Devil also commented on. She likely had something going on in her mind as I did, but this girl wasn't on her medication. Lioness looked anxious, but she looked up at me and I smiled at her. I wanted to reassure her. I didn't know what to think of the pumpkin man. I would ask questions at a later time.

The fight began and Lioness summoned a giant bull man. He looked similar to someone I used to know, but why would I know food in underwear? I didn't have an answer and I didn't want one. When the red-head jumped out of the way of the bull's axe, Lioness summoned a dark-skinned male with a scorpion theme. He also looked familiar. If his hair was in a plat then he'd be the same little punk I beat a while ago. I didn't like that nameless kid, I didn't like his card game either. The woman blocked a blast of fire using her hair with a cackle. This woman needed help, I doubt being with someone like Ivy was doing much good.

Bubbles liked the nickname I gave the man with the dumb beard.

The cow and the scorpion man combined their attack and there was a flash of fear on the red-heads face. The attack caused a large sandstorm and I formed a magic barrier around us to keep it away. Iron Dragons liked sand, but Thunder Dragons hated it. I doubt Aqua would fair well if she got sand in her thanks to being made of water. The red-head responded by forming her hair into a wolf and going to an attack. I didn't know why the other two disappeared, but Lioness then summoned a man who also had bad hair. Red-head's didn't have much like with hair. The man cut the hair with scissors, a simple yet effective way of counterattacking.

She stabbed her hair into the ground and then grabbed Lioness' ankles. She started to swing her around, throwing her into the floor multiple times. I growled but Bubbles said I had to stay. There wasn't anything I could do and I hated it. Lioness grabbed a whip from her side and it wrapped around the woman's arm. It sent them into the air, both of them refusing to let go and end it. The woman set part of her hair on fire, burning Lioness' ankle.

Lioness was forced to let go and they both fell to the ground. I looked at the red-heads team, each of them with a large grin on their face. They were only here to attack our Guild. The moment I got a chance to beat them, I would. Then I'd ask why I had started feeling so angry lately.

Damn!

Her feet are only a bit red, that's oddly impressive for a female human.

Those boots are fucked.

It's wise of her to throw them away. Whatever they were made of are still smoking and it'd harm her more to keep them on.

She's managed to summon three different spirits in roughly ten minutes or so. That's more impressive than shoes.

Anna could do all of them at once.

Gihi.

That's my girl!

your girl?

Shut up.

I want to see what the red-witch can do. She's kinda cool.

Unstable, but cool.

The witch drilled her hair into the ground while shouting, acting like a toddler. I had seen many of them screaming at their parents. Babies as well. It was a wonder that humanity has managed to evolve without all being eaten because of the screeches those little things made. I'm a grown adult and I can't do that.

The woman suddenly pointed at the Gnome's stand. I looked over and saw what she was pointing at. There was a red strand behind the small child. When Lioness was about to warn the female child, the witch wrapped her hair around her mouth and threw her to the ground. I could hear her, threatening Lioness that she'd break the small child's neck. Lioness was unable to fight against the witch's attacks because of the hostage.

I jumped out of the box stand thing and started running along the barrier that kept the audience separated from the battle. A few people commented on my sudden movement but most of them were too busy watching someone getting tortured for no reason. It didn't take me long to get there. The announcers suddenly noticed me and now a lot of people were staring at me, but that meant the witch would be humiliated. I pushed some people out the way and grabbed the red strands. I yanked and the witch was sent to the ground.

"Holy shit!" shouted one of the members I didn't remember. The small child was hiding behind my leg, looking at the hair in both awe and fear.

"Go Lioness!" I tore the strands from the witch, stunning the bitch for a few moments.

Lioness broke free and summoned two little gremlins. The gremlins transformed into her and I was given a flashback to something like this. I knew this spell. Urano Metria.

She must be Anna's descendant!

Ain't that obvious?

That's a pretty dangerous spell. It can have really bad effects on the Spirit world if used incorrectly.

Quiet you old crone.

I watched the spell take place, but then felt the beginning of another spell. The Familiar. I turned to its direction, but the moment I did, it'd already done the spell. I snarled angrily. I had stopped one attempted but failed at the other. When the announcers said the battle was over, I was mad that they didn't get rid of the Raven's, but at least the red-witch didn't get a point for being an ass. Nobody won anything but needless injuries.

I leapt into the battleground and walked towards my first friend. I knelt down and held my hand out to her. She took it and hugged me tightly, apologising while stroking my hair. It wasn't her fault so I didn't know why she was apologising.

"You beat 'em next." I wanted to lift her spirits. She I felt her smile against my chest so I smiled back at her. The audience made a funny sound towards the embrace and it made her break it. I didn't like that it ended, but at least she wasn't upset. "Ok?" She nodded. I didn't like how today had gone, but at least nobody was seriously hurt.

I had to leave Lioness to have a shower, I didn't want to go but the Gnome said I might feel better if I watched the others fight. He thanked me for saving the small child called Asuka. I nicknamed her Cowgirl because of her hat. When I returned, the next fight had already started. It was between a Pegasus male and the thread mage. I wasn't very interested. Instead, I was standing quietly while staring off into the distance. It didn't last very long. But the next battle did catch my interest. The tear mage and the God Slayer.

"So that's the God Slayer? Guess I better pay attention if I want to figure out how to kick his ass." Whenever Bubbles was excited, I noticed small sparks of lightning around his body. They were too minor for normal human eyes. Vixen took a step away from him to avoid being shocked. "He does look like the kind who relies on brute power, doesn't he?" Then the tear mage started using his magic. "Why's he crying?"

"Tear Magic," I named. "Humans learned it to combat the Phoenixs. Even demons learned it. The more you cry, the stronger you become. If he wasn't against a God Slayer and in the wide open, he'd win. They need time to shed tears and build up their strength, something he doesn't have." The God Slayer ended the fight quickly. "If you deplete your body of magic and eat it, you should be able to use it as well but in small doses."

"Salamander did that with a Fire God Slayer."

"Guess I better get my appetite ready," Bubbles grinned.

"The last match of the day is... Lamia Scale's Jura Neekis VS Fairy Tail Team B's Blue!" Me? "As he's demonstrated today, Blue has quite the sharp eye. And unlike the other members of the two Fairy Tail teams, Blue is new to Fiore so let's give him a Fioren Welcome!" The crowds cheered for both me and this Jura person. "We haven't got a lot of information about Blue, but according to members of the Guild, he rivals that of Gildarts Clive!" I should really meet the person they kept comparing me to.

While I wanted to jump into the arena, I had to do it like everyone else and take the long way around. I didn't like it but I didn't have much choice in the matter. I stood at the entrance, curious about the man I had been pitted against. They told me who Jura was and the kind of magic I was up against. I appreciated the information that they gave me. I was a little nervous about my first fight but I was also excited.

He's that guy from Nirvana, isn't he?

Yeah.

That's pretty cool.

"Blue!" Lioness had come down to see me off to my first fight. I was pleased that she was here. It made me feel less anxious. She was still a little bruised from her own fight but she looked better. "I heard that you were gonna be fighting Jura. Are you?" I nodded. "He can't fight Jura."

"Why not? Blue's more than strong enough to beat Jura, and the guy's smarter than he looks." Says the tall blond. "As long as he doesn't do what that Flare did or kill the old guy, Blue's got this in the bag! The crowd already likes him thanks to saving Asuka." She looked upset. I didn't like it when she was upset.

"Ya should stop treating him like a pet dog," Vixen suddenly said. I didn't know what to make of his comment. "What Sparky said. S'long as Jura ain't dead afterwards, yer good. Countin' on ya to save us from the ditch Juvia helped dig." Aqua pouted but wasn't offended by his comment. I felt confident again. I smiled at the slayer and took a deep breath. Then I stepped into the arena.