Hello, everyone. This is your author in-progress, ArtLotus! I hope all of you have a nice day up until now because I really am sorry for the delay. So, without further ado, I present to you, The Blue Flame of Fairy Tail

Ja'ne! ArtLotus out!


Chapter 10: Wendy vs Cheria!

Flashback…

"What in the world?"

"What's happening?!" Wally Buchanan questioned in surprise standing over the surface of the Water Dome casted by Juvia. He along with Sho, Millianna, Lucy, Gray, Juvia and Happy were the only ones safely out of the Tower of Heaven and were still waiting for their friends inside. After realizing Jellal's true intentions, he along with Sho and Millianna were confused and felt disheartened. With Simon's insistence, he agreed to move Juvia and Lucy out of the tower and met up with the others. Currently, they were now witnessing a spectacle that they did not expect to see.

"That's got to be Natsu." Happy exclaimed as he sees a burst of steam coming out of the Tower of Heaven.

"Yeah, I agree." Lucy agreed witnessing the scene.

"But is that gonna be okay?" Millianna frowned.

"It'll be okay…Or so I'd like to think. But he sure is going wild in there…" Gray muttered staring at the top of the tower where he believed Natsu to be there along with Erza.


Tower of Heaven

"This is…Natsu's true power. This is…a Dragon Slayer." Erza thought as she watches Natsu stands up from his spot and frowned with a serious look. Dragon-like scales littered around his arms and cheeks. She then recollect her memories about seeing another Dragon Slayer that previously showed her the true form of a Dragon Slayer, Dragon Force. "Although not like his...Natsu's getting there… He even defeated Jellal…The battle I've been fighting for these 8 years is now over. Now, everyone is truly free…" Erza thought with a smile before she looks up and rushes ahead to see Natsu fall over. "Natsu!" She then wraps her arms around his head and back. "You're really are incredible…Really…" She thought before her eyes widen at the show of light brightening around her.

Outside

"How pretty!" Happy exclaimed in awe as he saw light coming out of the Tower of Heaven.

"No, that's…" Lucy trailed off.

"I can feel a terrible magical power coming from that light!" Juvia informed to everyone who looked at the Tower of Heaven reacting strangely.

"Wait…Then that means…Could Etherion be going out of control?!" Gray asked as Lucy looked at him in surprise.

"Go out of control? Why?"

"The magical power of Etherion…Keeping that great amount of magical power in one place can never be stable for long." Happy explained, much to her surprise.

"A turbulent vortex of magical power with nowhere else to go will burst out, causing a giant explosion…" Juvia added scaring Sho, Millianna and Wally.

"Whoa! We'll be caught in it as well!" Wally exclaimed spreading his arms.

"What about Sister and the others still inside?" Sho questioned.

"This isn't about who's saving who anymore! We're all going to be wiped out together!" Just as Gray exclaimed, a rush of water rushes past them and everyone looks at the blonde lock of hair which they could catch a glimpse off before it disappears amidst the Tower of Heaven. "That's…" Gray's eyes were wide as he immediately thought about his blonde friend that had been gone for a long duration. "Was that him?" He asked which causes confusion amongst Sho, Millianna and Wally.

"Who's that?" Sho asked as Lucy answered.

"Izayoi..."


Tower of Heaven

Lifting Natsu by the shoulder, Erza gritted her teeth as she found herself lifting the pink haired with some difficulty due to her injuries. She then looks back as she saw Simon's body slowly slides down towards the giant chasm of the tower.

"Simon…" Erza muttered before gritting her teeth and heave Natsu's body onto her back as she jumps forth, leaving Simon to fall down with a smile on his face.

Running across the Tower of Heaven at the current floor, the whole structure of the tower was crumbling at a fast rate. Erza who kept running was immediately assaulted with a couple of unstable magic power bursting left and right. Just as she dodges one of them, she was hit by the other and she eventually fell to the ground with Natsu's body lying a few feet away. Erza got up and she observed the lacrima rock around her.

"Magical power strong enough to deform the container…the lacrima…That's even more destructive power than I had imagined. Even if we get outside, we'll be caught up in the explosion." Erza thought before punching her fist in the ground. "Damn it!" She exclaimed in frustration. "Is this the end?" She muttered before casting a glance at Natsu's unconscious body. "No…There's no way I'll give up. Now it's my turn to save you, Natsu." She thought looking at Natsu as she stands up. She then shielded her face from the steam coming out from her left side. "But it's impossible to hold it back. What can I do?" Erza asked inwardly before realisation came upon her.

"The tremendous amount of magical power this lacrima now stores, will be fused into your body. Your body will be reconstructed, and then reconstituted intoZeref's." Jellal's words rang inside her mind.

"Fused?" Erza said in realisation before looking at her left to see her reflection against the lacrima stone in front of her. "If I can fuse with Etherion, then can I control this power? Can I stop this explosion?" She asked before putting her hand against the look-alike blob of lacrima near the lacrima stone. "I've got to take the chance." As she finishes, she pushes her hand into the blob and she gritted her teeth in slight pain. "Good. The lacrima is still accepting me. "

"Erza?"

"Natsu?" Erza turns her head in surprise at the pink haired Dragon Slayer who woke up from his unconscious state.

"What are you doing? Erza…You're putting yourself into the lacrima?" Natsu's eyes stared at her with surprise.

"This is the only way to stop Etherion."

"Stop Etherion?" Natsu asked before the tower shakes.

"Yes. Look around you. This tower will shortly explode as Etherion goes out of control. But if I can fuse with Etherion and suppress it…"

"What are you saying, you idiot? If you'll do that, you'll—" Natsu was cut off as Erza's right side was slowly being engulfed into the lacrima. "Erza!" Natsu attempted to rush towards her but he fell instead as he used up a lot of magical power earlier.

"Don't worry about it anymore! I'll stop it for sure!" Erza said forcing herself into the lacrima.

"Don't!" Natsu shouted before Erza's feet were absorbed into the lacrima and she screamed out of pain. "Stop it! Erza!" Natsu yelled before he fell forward.

"Natsu…I couldn't have lived without Fairy Tail. A world without my friends is unthinkable. You are all just that important to me." Erza explained smiling.

"Erza…"

"If I can save everyone…then I do so without hesitation. Even if it takes this body…so be it!" Erza lastly shouted before her whole body was absorbed into the lacrima and she drifted into the substance.

"Erza! Erza, get out of there!" Natsu shouted.

"Natsu, take care of everyone for me. Because I'll always be by your side…" Erza thought as she saw Natsu reaches the lacrima blob and beats his fists against it while she drifted farther away. "…And I'm sorry, Izayoi…I can't see you anymore…"

"Erza!" Natsu shouted loudly before something hit the back of his head and he fall forward.

A pair of eyes carefully looks into the lacrima blob before the person punches his fist into the blob and grabbed her arm in time.


Outside

"It's exploding!" Wally shouted as he saw the Tower of Heaven lit up brightly than before. But amidst the bright light enveloping the tower, a single light burst out of the Tower of Heaven and formed a massive blue dragon out of Etherion that roared into the night sky, shocking everyone.

"What is that?!"

"A dragon?!" Millianna asked as she and everyone watches the dragon roared loudly before it suddenly comes back down and strikes into the Tower of Heaven, causing a giant shockwave to burst out of the tower due to the said action.

"Woah!" Everyone sways to the violent water current that pushes them backwards due to the force of the shockwave before the water current settled once more just as the shockwave disappeared. They then watched something jumped out of the Tower of Heaven and landed on the beaches of the Tower of Heaven before it runs straight towards them.

"What…?" Gray asked as everyone was eyed wide at the streak of blue magical power overwhelming the person carrying Natsu in his left arm while Erza on top of his right shoulder. "Is that Etherion all over his body…?" He thought sensing an overwhelming amount of Etherion inside the person in front of him to which it was made visible throughout his whole body. They watch as he laid both mages onto the water dome's surface on which they stood, before he steps back and looks at them for a moment.

At that moment, everyone watches the dragon-like scales decorating his cheeks and arms before they watched him muttered something coherent to them. After that, they looked to see him turning around and rush towards the Tower of Heaven.

"You should go before you're caught in the real explosion." Lucy thought of the words spoken to her by the blonde before she looks at Juvia who nodded at her. Not a moment too soon, a burst of light engulfed them which were originating from the Tower of Heaven. Without any words to describe their situation, Lucy looks eyed wide at the light engulfing her sight and everything.


"Erza Scarlet…In God's Grace; God fearing; her heart was as wide as the eternal sky. Her sword shined nobly for her loved ones…Her figure a dancing, fluttering fairy. Her beauty was a match for nature itself…Love makes us stronger, and it is love that makes us weak as well…I…" Makarov said heavily as he stood in front of a grave.

Meanwhile, Erza hovered above the grave overlooking everyone who adorned black clothes as they looked solemnly at the grave which was hers. Everyone did not pay any attention to her since she was not in the real world and for them to see her was not possible.

"Master…" Erza muttered sadly at Makarov shedding tears.

"She was like a daughter to me…" Makarov said upon the grave before Councils members appearing in front of the grave.

"The Council has decided to award one of the two empty council seats to her in perpetuity. And name Erza Scarlet as one of the 10 Wizards Saint." The Council member in the center stated.

As Erza watches on, she begin to notice the appearance of everyone who looked a bit older than her. She looked at Lucy who looked like a women rather than the teen she had met and she looked at the older looking Gray who was comforted by the older looking Juvia. "Why is everyone…?" She questioned herself as she looked towards the older looking Natsu stepping forward to her grave and knelt down, tears visible in his eyes before he punches the cemented floor beneath him. "Natsu…I did this for your future and everyone else's, Natsu…And yet…This isn't the future I wanted to see…I just…I just wanted to see everyone smile…I...I didn't want this…" Just as she said, she then spotted a little girl with red hair like hers along with little blonde bangs that framed the girl's face. She watches in fascination as the girl stepped up in front of her grave next to Natsu who was lead back by Gray. Erza watches along as the little red head girl frowned at the grave in front of her before tears fall down her cheeks.

"Mama…Why you'd have to go…?" At the statement, Erza was struck with shock at the realisation of having a daughter. But then she shakes out of her stupor as she saw a hand appears and touches the top of the girl's head gently. The little girl in question looks up at her blonde father. "Papa…Why did Mama have to go…? Why?" She asked as Erza watches in surprise at Izayoi smiled sadly at the little girl whom she called her father.

"Izayoi…is my husband? We're married…? We have a…daughter too…?" Erza thought in surprise and realisation at the shocking revelation. "Is this what the future holds for me…?" She asked as tears begin to cloud her left eye and she continues to watch her daughter letting out tears before she hugs her father who hugs her back with one arm. Erza looks at the older looking Izayoi for a moment, surprise evident on her expression at the realisation of her being married to the blonde in the future. She then bit her lips as she realised that she will not get to see her daughter again even though she'd just met her a few minutes but the feeling of her conceiving such a beautiful girl in the mere future while she would not be able to take care of her later on, regret filled her entire being.

Just as regret clouded her mind entirely, light started shining down on her and she looks at the light that kept getting close to her before she squint her eyes to see what the light entrails her to do. Without a moment to think, the light had already enveloped her.

"…What?" Erza opens her eyes to see the night sky above her before she registered Lucy's shock filled face and a smile spread across the blonde's lips.

"Everyone, Erza's awake!" Lucy shouted as Erza started seeing all of her friends gathering around her and she sits up on the sandy ground.

"Sister!" Sho exclaimed smiling down at her along with Millianna and Wally.

"Er-chan!" Millianna smiles widely.

"You guys…" Erza smiled at her old friends before she looks down at her hand before wondering where she is. "I'm alive…but how? Wh-Where am I?" Erza asked her friends gathered around her.

"We're over the coast." Gray answered as Erza looked at him before she registered Natsu's smiling face in front of her.

"Natsu!" Erza exclaimed. "Did you save…me?" She asked in thought. "He found me in that vortex of magical power…Incredible…" But as she started questioning herself in her mind, she found the pink haired Dragon Slayer.

"It's him who saved you, Erza."

"Who…?"

"Izayoi!" Natsu exclaimed with a wide smile as Erza looked at him in surprise before she looks around and her eyes spotted the blonde standing a good distance away standing near the water. Struggling to stand up, Erza was helped up by Natsu who she thanked before telling him that she could do it herself. With that, Natsu nodded in understanding and Erza found herself walking towards the blonde who looked out into the sea. As she arrived near him, Erza could immediately sense the massive amount of Etherion within him, much to her surprise. By the time the blonde noticed her and turns around to face her, Erza's eyes trailed off the dragon-like scales on his cheeks and arms which give off a glowing blue streak.

"It must be from…absorbing Etherion…" Erza trailed off with sudden realisation before a hand pats her head, breaking her out of her thoughts and she looks up at the blonde in slight annoyance. "Will you stop that? Don't you remember that I warned you about it?" Erza asked as Izayoi smiles in amusement.

"I do but I'll continue to do it nonetheless. Seeing as you've got into a lot of trouble while I'm not present, I'm guessing you really ran out of luck, huh? Or you did in fact miss me." Izayoi raises his eyebrow knowingly.

"Since when did you make that last one up?"

"I'll apply it the same to Mirajane, so it also applies to all of you generally." Izayoi shrugs his shoulders with a smile.

"Well, as you said. We ran out of luck." Erza answered with a hint of smile before she focuses on his dragon-like scales glowing amidst the dark lit environment. "…Did you really absorb Etherion?"

"What? Do you mean that tower?"

"The magical power within the Tower of Heaven." Erza nodded.

"Well, yeah. I did absorb some of it."

"But…how?"

"What do you mean? I just absorb it, okay? It's not my intention story-wise. I planned to destroy that Tower of Heaven in one go but somehow and for some reason, the magical power inside that tower forces its way into me."

"So, that dragon flying out from the tower was yours, Izayoi?" Lucy asked as she walks up to them.

"Yeah, pretty much. That dragon eventually hits me whole and I absorbed its energy. It's called Etherion?" Izayoi asked as Erza nodded. "To sum it all up, I absorbed Etherion inside that tower and I managed to get you and Natsu out from there in one piece. I'd say it was eventful although I would kill to have some of the action if I came earlier." Izayoi grumbled at the last part in annoyance as both Erza and Lucy smiled at him.

"Thank you, Izayoi." Erza thanked as Izayoi looks at her. "Thank you for saving Natsu and myself. Without you, I don't think we'd be able to get out of there safely."

"No worries. It's always a pleasure to save a woman such as you, Titania." Izayoi grins playfully as a pink tint dusted over Erza's cheeks over his compliment. "Anyway, it's good to have you back."

"No." Erza shakes her head at his statement before looking at him and smiled. "It's good to have you back again."

"Does that mean you miss me? I'd better tell Mirajane about this once we get back."

"Don't overdo it, Izayoi."

"No promises, Titania."


Present

"Izayoi…" Raising her sword, Erza let out a smile curves upwards on her lips as she felt relief spreading throughout her body. "Thank you…"

"Un-Unbeliavable! Amazingly, Erza has obliterated 100 monsters all by herself! Erza Scarlet of Fairy Tail A has scored a resounding victory! Without any question, a tremendous win! Is this the true strength of the guild that was called the most powerful seven years ago?!"

"Unexpected, right?" Mirajane asked as Salamander looks at her standing next to him before he turns away and focuses on the red head standing in the center of the arena.

"Not so much. I'd already predicted this outcome."

"Really?"

"You have known her for a long time, is that right?" Salamander asked as Mirajane nodded. "Did you think she would be able to accomplish such a feat as this? Because I believe she does have the potential to overcome the obstacle."

"It is unexpected but not so much when I think about it." Mirajane answered smiling before turning to her best friend standing in the center of the arena with her hand holding a sword raise upwards towards the sky. "She's always ambitious and determined on what's doing. So when she first declared to challenge those one hundred foes, I felt she could definitely do it." She added. "I mean, she's an S-Class Mage and my best friend. Although I'm a little worried for her but I guess that's part of being her friend." She finishes before stealing a glance at Salamander who only shown a smile as a respond, causing Mirajane to hide her smile.

Meanwhile, everyone in the arena cheered nonstop at Erza's marvellous and victorious win. With that, some of the audience begins to remember her as Fairy Tail's Titania, Erza Scarlet which was one of the strongest mages in Fairy Tail seven years ago.

"Erza! Erza! Erza! Erza" The audience cheered her name harmoniously as Erza look on at them, a smile hinting at her face.

"I know you could do it, Erza!" Happy shouted in happiness.

"Yay!" Levy cheered with a wide smile

"I-I love you!" Makarov shouted as he danced weirdly

"Fairy tail has been booed since day one but after Salamander's victory which blazes everyone to support Fairy Tail in that same day, Erza Scarlet has taken that chance to blaze it even more! This wild applause makes that even more believable!"

"After seeing her, anybody would applaud…" Yajima added.

"To be honest, I was moved as well." Lahar added his own comment.

"The seven years that were lost…Yeesh…It looks like I don't have to worry about it anymore." Doranbolt thought with a smile plastering on his face. But then a frown soon replaces his smile as he noticed someone's missing amongst the Fairy Tail members. "…Where is he…?" He asked himself as he thought about the powerful Dragon Slayer within Fairy Tail which had gained a title for himself; the Fairy's Dragon. The reason for its foremost title was because the Dragon Slayer had been sighted to take on S-Class Jobs and successfully completing them with the citizens looking at the Fairy Tail guild mark presented on his mere hand, which earned a lot of people from across the country Ishgar. With the guild mark ever so presented while simultaneously being known as the Dragon Slayer with his display set of skills whilst fighting S-Class monsters throughout the continent, it was a given that the citizens decided to name him with the title. "…But that's seven years ago…" Doranbolt frowned.

"Th-That's no big deal! We could've done the same thing!" Lector stated stuttering, shocked upon witnessing Titania's performance overcoming Pandemonium.

"F-Fro thinks so, too…" Frosch stuttered.

"Interesting. I suppose you aren't all talk, Fairy Tail…" Minerva trailed off with a smile, liking the display Fairy Tail put out for her.

"She's incredible…" Becky commented in awe. "I've never seen anything like that before…"

"I guess they don't call her 'Titania' for nothing…" Risley added.

"Erza Scarlet…You know Jellal well…" Kagura thought with a small frown as she looked down at Erza Scarlet.

"Pandemonium has been conquered! Fairy Tail A receives 10 points!"

"After some discussion, it's been decided that the other seven teams need to be ranked." Mato informed to the other seven participants. "So this is may be a drag, but a simple game has been prepared." He stated as a small device floated down behind Mato and hovered in mid-air.

"What is this?" Orga asked as he and everyone looked at the said device.

"A Magic Power Finder! In short, MPF! A device to measure magic…Exactly." Mato explained to all of them. "When this magic is hit with magic, the magic power will be displayed as a numeral value. Those values will be ranked, from high to low." He finishes.

"A simple test of strength, huh?" Hibiki asked as Cana drinks a bottle of booze. "I'm at a kind of a disadvantage here…" Hibiki said before he spread his arms behind Cana. "By the way, Cana-san, are you free tonight?" A flirtatious smile curving upwards on his face as he looks at Cana, who turns to him.

"I'm free, but I don't think I'll be able to drink more than one barrel…" She smiled at him in return.

"You drink too much!" Hibiki replied.

"That's an understatement!" Novale pointed his hand at the countless barrels behind him.

"That drunk!" Gajeel stated in frustration.

"That's no good…" Laxus commented.

"Cana-san! The competition isn't over yet!" Juvia shouted at her team mate.

"Oh?" Cana asked blankly as she looks over at Juvia.

"Alright, let's begin!" Mato called forth to the remaining seven participants. "We'll go with the order that was decided before-kabo!"

"Then I'm up next!" Millianna said grasping the side of her cloak before pulling it away revealing her daring set of clothes underneath. "Here I go!"

"Oh my! Under the cloak is a daring outfit!"

"Kitten Blast!" Millianna exclaimed as she blasted her magic towards the MPF.

"The value is 365!" Chapati stated as the value appeared above the MPF but unfortunately it did not get such exciting cheering from the crowd in the arena since they do not know whether the score is good or not. "But that being said, without a benchmark to compare it to, we don't know if this is a high score or not…" At this, Yajima nodded before Lahar spoken.

"We Rune Knights also use the MPF as part of our training. This number is a high score. A level high enough to make someone a captain." Lahar exclaimed.

"Oh! Then that's an impressive figure, isn't it?"

"Feeling' spiffy!" Millianna shouted as she punches her fist upwards while raising her left leg.

"Although Millianna's real strength isn't about power…" Becky stated.

"She may be at a disadvantage here…" Risley added with a frown.

"Next is Quatro Puppy's Novale! His value is 124! Seems a little low…" At the comment, Novale gaped at his hands.

"It's my turn, huh?" Hibiki asked as a group of girls cheered from the crowd around the arena.

"This is a tough one for Hibiki, whose magic is the intellectual type." Eve commented.

"I should've done this one…" Ren said with a small frown.

"Believe in your friend, you two." Ichiya said appearing before the two.

"Master! When did you get here?!" Eve questioned in surprise.

"So you're back in action, huh? Senpai?" Ren asked.

"Jenny passed me the baton." Ichiya answered.

"Hibiki of Blue Pegasus! His magic power is 95…" At the announcement, the group of girls from before sounded disheartened and Hibiki knelt down on the ground with tears falling down from his eyes.

"That's terrible…"

"Is that what we get for believing in him?" Ren asked as Eve awkwardly laughs.

"Men…But there's a lot to learn from failure. You can take this and strive to do better, for example." Ichiya stated with a pose as both Ren and Eve bows their heads towards him.

"Right! Your words are sweet music to our ears, Sensei!" Both of them said at the same time.

"He's already striving…"Mato thought seeing Hibiki clinging to Cana by the waist as he cries.

"Want me to comfort you tonight?" Cana asked laughing as she ruffles Hibiki by his hair.

"I want you to baby me now…" Hibiki replied to her as he cries.

"Um…" Mato watches in awkwardness.

"Next up is Obra of Raven Tail!"

"That's the guy…" Panther Lily pointed out.

"…who attacked Carla and Wendy!" Happy finishes.

"Right…" Carla agreed.

"Raven, huh?" Lucy asked herself.

"I wonder what kind of magic he'll use…" Just as Wendy asked, Obra pulled open his cloak to reveal his pet that strikes the MPF which gives the value of 4.

"What the…?! His magic power is 4!" At this, both Natsu and Gray gaped at the scene.

"What?!"

"Is he just messing around?" Gray asked as Lucy looked at Obra.

"What's with that guy?!" She asked before she looked upon the recovered Erza covered in bandages. "And shouldn't you be in the infirmary?"

"That's a little unfortunate, but there is no do-overs here-kabo." Mato reminded to Obra and his pet before his hat was lifted off his head by the drunken Cana. "Um, excuse me…" He waved his hands at Cana to get his hat back.

Meanwhile, Salamander watches this exact scene with a scrutinized frown, knowing the Raven Tail mage is holding back his magic for some odd reason.

"What are you hiding, Raven Tail…"Salamander thought as he moved his sights upon the other Raven Tail members and sees Flare looked down sadly next to the standing Alexei, guessing she had been scolded by him. Remaining silent about this, Salamander focuses his attention towards the current event which he found quite interesting to him.

"Alright, currently the top score is 365 from Millianna of Mermaid Heel-kabo!"

"Yay, I'm number one!" Millianna said shaking her hand with Mato and raises it back and forth.

"We'll see about that…" Orga stated stepping forward.

"Sabertooth's Orga takes the field!" Chapati said as the crowd erupted into cheers. "Listen to those cheers!"

"Orga-kun! Please win this!" Lector cheered.

"Orga's strong, isn't he?" Frosch asked.

"120mm Black Lightning Cannon!" Orga exclaimed as his spell burst forward from his palms and hits the MPF, surprising the participants nearby of the lightning shockwave greeting them.

"O-Over, 3000?!" AT the announcement, everyone stared in surprise at the value appearing over the MPF.

"Ten times my score?!" Millianna stated in shock.

"Wha…?" Natsu shouted in disbelief.

"What the hell is that?!" Gray gaped.

"Wow…" Lucy exclaimed in awe.

"I've never seen a score like that, not even in my Corps!" Lahar thought in surprise.

"That's Orga-kun! When it comes to power, he's the strongest!" Lector danced in happiness.

"Fro thinks so too!" Frosch added.

"The strongest, the strongest, number one!" Orga sang as Mato stared at him. "Our guild, Sabertooth, kicks the ass of everyone!

"We don't need to hear any more singing-kabo…"

"Alright, can Jura, one of the 10 Great Wizards Saint, surpass this score? He's got everyone's attention!"

"Jura-san will win, won't he?" Cheria asked in worry.

"Of course. I'm concerned about something else." Lyon commented.

"Do you mind if I do this seriously?" Jura asked Mato as he steps forward towards the MPF.

"Go right ahead-kabo!"

"It appears that Jura of Lamia Scale is concentrating!" Chapati said as Jura brought both his hand together while closing his eyes. Suddenly, a yellow aura covered him and the ground started to shake. "An earthquake!"

"We're feeling tremendous pressure…." Lahar said.

"Rumbling Mt. Fuji!" Jura opens his eyes as a burst of light engulfed the MPF and extends to the sky above Domus Flau. After a moment, the light dissipated and the value appeared above the MPF.

"8544! Unbelievable!"

"What?!" Natsu gaped.

"Old man, that's wack!" Gray added as Orga gaped at the value surpassing him.

"In a word, unsurprising." Erza commented.

"Those nicknamed the 10 Great Wizards Saint are just so powerful. Shouldn't their participation be limited?" Lyon asked smiling sarcastically.

"I see. So that's what you're worried about, Lyon." Cheria said.

"Th-This is a new record for the MPF! The title '10 Great Wizards Saint' isn't just for show!"

"This blows me away…" Lahar commented.

"He's probably evenly matched with Gildarts…" Makarov said crossing his arms as Mavis lightly laughed.

"Don't forget that someone who shares Gildarts' blood is right over there."

"And our final challenger is Cana Alberona of Fairy Tail B!" Chapati said as Cana hiccupped.

"So it's finally my turn?" Cana stated smiling before throwing her bottle of booze elsewhere.

I'm sure it's tough to follow Jura, but…"

"Well, just do your best-kabo." Mato said to Cana who steps forward to the MPF.

"She's smashed." Happy frowned.

"Is she gonna try to get into the thousands in that state?" Carla asked.

"I predict in the high hundreds for a third place finish…But why is she stripping?" Panther Lily asked in surprise at the last part while Makarov's eyes widen.

"Alright, I'm gonna hit you hard!" Cana smiled widely as she revealed the emblem over her right hand.

"That emblem!" Carla said.

"D-Don't tell me…" Makarov glances over to Mavis.

"I lent it to her just this once…so she could win!" Mavis smiled as her eyes sparkled while the background appeared pink and sparkles followed soon afterwards. At this, Makarov gaped and he trembled.

"Gather! River of light that guides fairies!" Cana shouted as a burst of yellow light engulfed her and reaches towards the skies.

"In the first place, that woman has incredible high latent ability. So I'm sure she'll be able to master this." Mavis explained.

"Shine! To destroy the fangs of evil! Fairy Glitter!" Cana shouted as the light struck the MPF with an explosion.

"That Cana possesses one of the Three Great Fairy Magics?" Ivan asked smirking.

"O-Oh my goodness! The MPF is destroyed! The counter's stopped! What is this guild?! It's a one-two finish for the competition part! Can anyone stop Fairy Tail now?!"

"We're unstoppable!" Cana shouted as she spread her arms wide. "It's because we're Fairy Tail, see?!"

"I need to think a bit-kabo…" Mato uttered before he heard footsteps approaching him. He then turns to see Salamander smiling at him before holding up one finger, confusing him in the process. "Ano…What do you want, Salamander-sama?"

"Can you order another one of the Magic Power Finder?"

"Why?"

"I want to try it."

"What is this, everyone? Salamander-sama is requesting another Magic Power Finder! Is he planning to do what we think he'll do?"

"I think it's quite fair, don't you think?" One of the audience asked the other next to him, who nodded in return.

"Yeah, we should see just in case."

"Why not let him do it? I'm curious to find out how many values he'll put." A profound numbers of the audience nodded along the questionings and they yelled to Mato to give Salamander what he wanted.

"Is he allowed to do that?" Lucy asked in curiosity. "And why is he doing this in the first place?"

"Is he just showing off?" Gray asked raising his eyebrow as Natsu shakes his head.

"I don't know but this is getting my blood pumping!"

"Is it really?"

"If what Natsu says last night to be true, we might as well viewed his strength overall." Erza intervened in the conversation as Gray, Lucy and Wendy looked at her, knowing the details over last night about Salamander and Natsu infiltration of Sabertooth's inn and deliberately incapacitated a few members in their numbers explained by Natsu himself. But the shock came to them as when he explained of Salamander's proclaimed battle with the Sabertooth's master, Jiemma and easily defeated him without any efforts.

"Yeah, that's true. But did he really punch his fist through Sabertooth's Master like that? It's too gruesome to even think about it if you ask me…" Lucy frowned. "But the pain that Yukino was in last night…I'd think I can understand why…"

"That bastard had it going. He treats his guild members like trash if they're no use to them…" Natsu frowned, easily dismissing the topic. "Although I can't beat him last night, but I'm happy Salamander beat him than me." He smiled in acceptance as everyone looks at him, surprised by his statement.

"Are you sure, Natsu? Knowing you, I don't think you would say something like that." Gray stated as Natsu grins.

"Well, he'd got my respect when he kicked Sabertooth's Master and he made Yukino happy. That's all there is to it." Natsu explained as Gray looked at him in slight surprise before smiling and nodding at him. Turning towards Mato in the arena, Natsu yelled. "Come on, give him a chance!" After he yelled, Natsu was surprised by Gray who appeared next to him and shouted over his lungs.

"Yeah, he deserved it!" At this, Natsu smiled and continued to shout to Mato along with Gray.

"Those two…" Lucy trailed off as Wendy smiled next to her.

"They're a lively bunch. Both Natsu-san and Gray-san."

Meanwhile, Mato heard all of the protests from the audience and he tried contemplating to himself about the topic.

"Give him a chance!" Cana shouted as she swings her bottle of booze around. "Everyone is cheering for it, you know!"

"Cana-san…" Juvia smiled from her position.

"Hearing all of this and to sate my curiosity of him…I'd believe him he should give us a show." Laxus explained.

"What? You're not satisfied from last time?" Gajeel asked looking at him in slight curiosity.

"No. I'm already satisfied. But I want to know more about him if you know what I mean. Even if he's the Sixth Guildmaster."

"Yeah, I get what you mean." Gajeel nodded.

"Go, Salamander-sama!" Mirajane shouted waving her hand back and forth while Juvia followed along the cheering.

"Let him have a chance, will ya?!" Risley asked over her shout as Kagura raised an eyebrow at her guild member.

"You can't end it like this!" Cheria shouted over the top of her lungs as Lyon looked at her in surprise.

Hearing all of the voices of encouragement, Salamander smiled down at Mato. "You'd think you should keep them waiting any longer?" He questioned as Mato stared at him before slowly nodding in agreement.

"Okay, okay. But this—"

"I know. It's not going to do anything to the score." Salamander said as another MPF appeared in front of him and he casually walked towards it. "Unfortunately, I think anyone will be thrilled to do this when it's their first time. Don't you? I find it interesting enough…" He stopped to stand in front of the MPF.

"Is this possibly your first time?"

"No, but If I remember correctly…" Salamander trailed off emblazing his hand with fire before flicking something towards the MPF and piercing the orb to which connects with the back of the stands of Sabertooth's. "It's something like this!" An explosion occurred which engulfed the MPF after being hit by the object thrown by Salamander.

"Woah! Salamander destroyed the MPF by just the flick of his hand! But what did he flick?" Just as Chapati finishes, Rufus who stood next to his guild member in their stands showed the object towards his guild members. All of which were surprised to see the object was none other than a pebble. "What did we have here, folks? Salamander-sama had just thrown a single pebble and practically destroyed the MPF with it! What a strange but strong attack demonstrated by Salamander-sama the second time! The first time was in the event, Pandemonium to which Salamander-sama had killed off dozens of B-Class monsters with a pebble. That showed how strong he could flick but what is the value behind his power of him flicking? Let's see it to ourselves, folks." Chapati said as he squint his eyes to see the value that was covered by the smokes of the explosion.

In the Sabertooth's stand, Sting was the first one to react from staring at the pebble as he looks at the value appearing amidst the dissipating cloud of smoke that covered the center of the arena.

"What?!" Sting thought in disbelief.

"This isn't expected…" Rufus muttered out of surprise that was evident on his face.

"Th-The value is…Oh my goodness, it is 9999!" Instantly, everyone gaped at the value displayed in front of Salamander.

"Oh my goodness! Is that even true?!" Risley gawked along with Becky and Arana as the three of them looked in surprise and awe at the value matching that of Cana's use of Fairy Glitter.

"Kagura, can you believe this?" Arana questioned looking at Kagura who looks at the value herself before nodding.

"Yeah, it is quite unbelievable. But it is to be expected of him based on what I've experienced whilst fighting him myself." Kagura commented as her guild mates nodded at her before focusing their attention towards the value made by an impossible way of flicking a measly pebble.

"You're gotta be kidding me!" Gray asked in disbelief. "That pebble can kill someone?!" He gaped.

"But how can the MPF put a value on the pebble? I don't see any use of magical power when he throws it." Lucy asked before turning to Wendy. "Did you see anything, Wendy?"

"No, I don't, Lucy-san." Wendy shakes her head in denial before Erza spoke up and both of them turned towards her.

"That's because you can't see the pebble emblazon with flames as he throws it." Erza explained as both Lucy and Wendy looked at her in surprise. "Did you all see the way his hand was enveloped in flames minutes ago?"

"Yes, I saw it." Lucy nodded in admittance along with Wendy.

"Yes, I saw it too." Wendy answered.

"That's when he enveloped the pebble with the flames and throws it. The MPF sensed the magical power as the pebble goes through it before it blows up."

"But that's insane!" Gray stated. "Is his flame that powerful to get that score?"

"That might be possible. We have to know that we'd just know of him as one individual before then." Erza said glancing at Lucy who nodded. "He'd then come here and revealed himself to be the Leader of the Four Ishgar, a group originated from the 10 Great Wizard Saints and later, the Sixth Guildmaster of Fairy Tail. You all have to know that the four strongest members amongst the 10 Great Wizard Saints have been described as being so powerful that they shouldn't even be considered human and are famously referred to as the Four Gods of Ishgar, hence the reference." She then crosses her arms with a stern look. "So, Salamander is of no exception to demonstrate such inhuman feat." Once she had explained, Gray nodded in understanding.

"Man, was that awesome!" Natsu exclaimed in excitement at seeing the display of magical power of Salamander just by using a pebble. "But I don't get it…Shouldn't that pebble exploded where it hits?" He asked referring to Sabertooth stand which did not explode in contact to the pebble.

"You were only confused by that?!" Gray asked gaping at his obliviousness.

"Yeah." Natsu simply nodded.

"I assumed Salamander know how to gauge his power well. It is just enough to score but not to the point that it would explode in contact in the Sabertooth stand." Erza explained once more as everyone nodded at her.

"I cannot believe this…" Makarov muttered as he watches Salamander nodded at his performance before walking back towards his place. "I wanted to question about it but I really don't have the answer to it…But all I have to say about his performance…It is astounding to see." He then clapped his hands. "He is an able candidate as the Sixth. I am so proud…" Makarov cried as Mavis watched delightfully before turning her attention to Salamander and catches a glimpse of him before he left to his team.

"Salamander is so cool!" Happy cheered.

"Yes, although I beg to question how he does that feat." Carla questioned.

"I also have the knack to question about that." Panther Lily nodded.

"What an amazing performance done by Salamander-sama! What do you think, Yajima-san?"

"It is astoundingly interesting to watch. Although compare to the two previous participants attempts, Salamander-sama made one lightning-quick strike at one point rather than the two participants who would decimate many with their spells. But I applaud all the same to Salamander-sama." Yajima applauded with a smile.

"Alright, what about you, Lahar-san?"

"I don't know how to comment about this but all I can say it is precisely amazing to watch just as Yajima-san stated. Both Cana-san and Salamander-sama are quite the individuals to watch in this event." Lahar nodded at the end.

"Thank you for your comments, Yajima-san. Lahar-san. With that over, I'll now announce the current standings of the third day of the Grand Magic Games! As before, Raven Tail is in first place! In second place amazingly, Fairy Tail B! In third place, Lamia Scale! Fourth place, Sabertooth! Fifth place, Mermaid Heel! And sixth place, Fairy Tail A! And you can see the last place teams for yourself."

"So you'd think we should get first?" Salamander asked as Cana smiled up at him.

"Yeah! We're near. We can sweep them off with the next event!"

"Yeah, we can. But we also have to be cautious if we to do so." Mirajane smiled at the two.

"We ain't gonna lose down a rank from now!" Gajeel added.

"Alright, the battle part of the third day of the Grand Magic Games is about to begin!" As soon as Chapati announced, the audience burst into cheers.

"I'm looking forward to the battle part!" Yajima stated.

"Indeed." Lahar said.

"In the first match, it's Millianna of Mermaid Heel…vs Semas of Quatro Puppy! Let the match begin!"

"Victory goes to the swiftest!" Semas stated before his face mask covered his face. "Wild Spin!" He stated before he spins forward with his arms extended like a top towards Millianna who evaded by jumping out of the way.

"Oh my! It's a body attack, using his giant body to spin around!"

"I'll use magic to slow him down!" Millianna stated after flipping back onto the ground. "Cat Binding Tube!" She said as she flings a swirling binding tube towards Semas but it bounces back surprisingly and Millianna was hit by Semas. "It bounced right off!"

"Millianna!" The members of Mermaid Heel shouted in worry.

"I'm not done yet!" Millianna announced as Semas again performed his spell and charges towards Millianna.

"Wild..."

"Kitten Blast!" Millianna said shooting a stream of pink binding tubes that acted to swirl forward and hits Semas but it bounces right off.

"That spurred my spinning on even more! Now take this!" Semas said as he hits Milliana once again, blowing her backwards.

"I hope Millianna's okay…" Happy muttered in slight concern.

"She's taken a lot of damage." Natsu stated with a cross of his arms.

"Erza..." Lucy called as Erza turns to her.

"She's fine. Millianna would never lose over a few bruises like this." Erza smiled confidently.

"Millianna!" Risley stated.

"Hang in there!" Becky added.

"There's someone Millianna needs to defeat. Until she brings him down, she won't lose." Kagura muttered.

"If I can't beat a guy like this, I better pack it in…There'd be no point in joining Mermaid Heel!" Millianna muttered as Semas charges towards her.

"Time to end this!" Semas said as he jumps into the air. "Wild Spin, twice as fast!"

"Uh-Oh! Is this gonna decide the match?!"

"Cat Binding Tube!" Millianna said in a serious tone as her spell wraps around Semas.

"I'll tear this junk right off!"

"I'm not letting go, no matter what!" Millianna said as she kept holding Semas with her binding tubes before she surprisingly jumps towards him. Right after that, an explosion occurred.

"W-W-Wild…" Semas said before Millianna put her feet above his head as she held her bindings over his limbs.

"Feelin spiffy!" She grins.

"Semas is down for the count! The winner is Millianna!"

"Now that was an interesting battle!" Yajima commented.

"Kagura-chan! Risley-chan! I won!" Millianna waved her hand towards her guild mates.

"And she used various kinds of magic. I learned something." Lahar added.

"You've improved, Millianna." Erza commented with a smile.

"Even though getting bound by that tube wouldn't draw a score on that magic-measuring device from before…" Lucy said as Wendy looked on in slight confusion.

"Bound…?" She asked.

"It was rough for me when I went up against her a long time ago, too." Natsu grumbled.

"Next, the second match for the battle part! From Sabertooth, the minstrel who sings to the red moon…Rufus Lohr! Versus Holy Night Eve of Blue Pegasus…Eve Tilm!"

"Eve-kun, the parfum of victory!" Ichiya said.

"Do your best!" Ren added.

"Fight, Eve!" Hibiki cheered.

"These two clashed during the competition of the first day, and now they'll collide in battle on the third day!"

"Snow Magic: White Fury!" Eve casted as his spell heads forth towards Rufus only to pass through him.

"That's your memory of where I was standing." Rufus's voice stated as Eve looked at his right in surprise.

"I already experienced your skill during 'Hidden'. And I remember it well!" Eve smiled rushing towards Rufus.

"You remember it, eh?" Rufus smiled before his appearance changed to that of Inchiya's.

"Eh?"

"S-Sensei! What are you doing here?!" Eve asked in shock and stops his charge at the appearance of Ichiya in a bathtub holding a cup of wine in his right hand.

"That's your memory." Rufus said appearing behind Eve before striking him causing Eve to fly forward and fall down.

"Eve's got a memory like that?!" Ren asked in shock.

"What are you doing, Senpai?!" Hibiki asked.

"I don't remember that parfum! Men!"

Suddenly, the blue skies over Domus Flau were replaced by the night sky and Rufus was seen pointing both his left and right fingers towards his head. He then spread out his arms apart as he said.

"A start fall on the night."

"A direct hit on Eve! Or so we thought, but it was just a copy made of snow!" Chapati said as Rufus smiled behind him, seeing Eve standing unscathed.

"A brilliant parfum!"

"That's the way, Eve!" Ren cheered.

"Keep it up, Eve!" Hibiki added.

"Eve-kun was originally a member of the Council, wasn't he?" Yajima asked Lahar.

"That's right. He was a Rune Knight of the Enforcement and Detention Corps like the rest of us. Yes, even back then, he was a shining light, but after entering a guild, his magic has become even more polished." Lahar commented.

"White Blizzard!" Eve casted as the area was swept by snow.

"You waste your time." Rufus stated.

"I don't think so." Eve replied. "I'm using White Blizzard to search for the location of your real body!" He said before he glances behind. "Over there! White Fang!" He chanted as his spell collided with the ground behind him revealing Rufus jumping up into the air evading the assault.

"I remember that magic." Rufus simply stated before he put his fingers onto each sides of his head. "Memory Make."

"There it is…" Gray said.

"What kind of Molding Magic is that?!" Lyon stated.


Outside

"Magic that gives form to memories?!" Ultear asked. "That's…"


Domus Flau

"…an ancient spell. In other words, Ancient Magic." Mavis explained.

"So there's more to this than meets the eye, huh?" Makarov asked putting his hand under his chin.

"Ancient Magic, huh?" Salamander asked hiding the smirk underneath his hood, seeing Rufus demonstrated the spell, much to his entertainment.

"Forming magic just from memories..." Mirajane trailed off.

"That's one magic…" Cana added.

"Oh, boy! Wh-What is…?" Chapati announced as the atmosphere around the Domus Flau changed a red flare colour."

"It's getting kind of hot out here…" Yajima added.

"I'm sensing the rise of a tremendous magic power…" Lahar said.

Suddenly, molten rocks appeared nearby Eve over towering him.

"Rage of the Burning Earth!" Rufus said as he put his right hand onto the ground to which causes the ground in front of him to burst out and the molten rocks hits Eve upwards towards the sky.

After a moment, the sky changes to normal and Eve was seen falling down onto the ground. His clothes seen rip on some places such as his knees and sleeves.

"The match is over! Eve fought a good fight, but he fell short of Rufus! The winner is Rufus of Sabertooth! He really is strong!" Chapati announced as the crowd cheered for Rufus's victory.

"Memory Molding…It's my job to beat him." Gray said in thought with a determined look.

"How could Eve lose like that? Crap…" Ren questioned. "Still, he really did do his best…" He said with a smile as Hibiki looks at his right.

"Master…We've really fallen hard in the rankings…"

"Like a flower's parfum, be at ease, men." Ichiya reminded raising his finger to which the bunny suit man next to him also raised his finger, much to Hibiki and Ren's confusion. "We still have a secret weapon. We have a secret weapon." He said as the bunny clothed man nodded and Ichiya strikes a pose. "It's so important that I had to said it twice."

"So we've learned." Both Hibiki and Ren bowed their heads to him.

Just as Hibiki and Ren raises their heads, the former mutters.

"At any rate, I wonder who that rabbit really is…If he won't even tell us…" Hibiki looks at Ren.

"Don't tell me it's not even a member of our guild? That'd be against the rules!"

"Moving right along, let's begin the third match-kabo!" Mato shouted.

"From the Fairy Tail B team, Laxus Dreyar! Versus Alexei of Raven Tail!"

"It's Laxus!" Natsu gripped his fist with a smile.

"His opponent is from Ivan's guild…" Erza muttered.

"I'm sure you got nothin' to worry about." Gajeel said standing with his arms crossed.

"We're talking about Laxus here…." Cana smiled as Juvia frowned.

"But…Juvia's got a bad feeling about this…"

"Yeah…" Salamander nodded at Juvia to which Mirajane peered at him curiously.

"Why is that?" She asked as Salamander looked at Laxus standing across Alexei.

"It's like a trap…" At this, Mirajane looked at him in surprise.

"There's been a bad blood between father and son guilds since day one, right, Yajima-san?" Yajima nodded before turning to Lahar.

"Lahar-san, you brought along people from the Corps, right?"

"Yes. A few. Because of regulations…" Lahar answered before seeing Yajima opened his right eye wider.

"Keep a close eye on Raven Tail. If there's any skulduggery, stop the match immediately."

"Yes." Lahar nodded.

"Warren…" Makarov said as Warren responded standing behind him.

"Roger!" He said as he put his fingers over his forehead. "This is HQ! Bisca, can you hear me?"

"What do you mean, HQ, Warren?" Bisca stated as she perched herself on top of Domus Flau near Ivan sat. "No movement from Master Ivan. Go ahead."

"Roger!" Warren then glances at his left. "Team Raijinshuu plus Lisanna…How 'bout you?"

"This is Raijinshuu plus Lisanna. Currently, there are no conspicuous movements from Raven Tail." She informed him before removing her binoculars from her eyes. "I'm not gonna let you do any funny business like that first day, Crow-chan!" Lisanna smiled in determination.

"Just try to tarnish Laxus's valor." Freed stated standing next to Lisanna. "The Raijinshuu won't guarantee your lives."

"Ever says she wants to go back by Elfman…" Bickslow said surprising Evergreen. "Please give her permission…"

"I said no such thing!" She scolded Bickslow.

"Ivan…" Makarov muttered. "I won't let you pull any more cowardly stunts." Makarov stated before Mavis giggled. "Is something wrong, First Master?"

"No, nothing." Mavis answered before looking up. "Doing everything in your power to protect your comrades…And just a little bit of enjoying the circumstances…" At this, Makarov froze and Mavis smiled at him. "It's splendid. The ultimate form of my aspirations is right before my eyes. Don't forget this, Third Master."

"I appreciate the kind words. But how will you tell the Sixth?" A small smile spread across her lips as she thought about the hooded master.

"I'd think he knows just enough."

"Really?"

"If he keeps the guild afloat over the course we were absent. I'd think that means he really knows the meaning."

"Both of you, step forward!" Chapati said as both Laxus and Alexei steps forward. "Let the match begin!"

"So you're in my old man's guild? Who the hell are you, anyway…?" Laxus asked before suddenly Alexei charges towards and hits him, blowing him backwards which surprised Natsu and everyone.

"This guy…" Laxus grit his teeth as Alexei kicks his face sideways causing Laxus to fly the other way. Then, Alexei casted a dark beam which hits Laxus and causes him to yell in pain.

"You gotta be kiddin' me!" Gajeel asked in disbelief.

"He's getting his ass kicked?" Cana asked witnessing Laxus getting beat up upon Alexei easily.

"I don't believe it…Laxus?!" Lucy said in shock.

"Wh-What's going on?" Wendy questioned.

"Who the hell is that masked freak?!" Gray gritted his teeth.

"No way! Laxus…?!" Natsu exclaimed.

"My goodness…Alexei keeps pouring it on! Laxus can't even lift a finger!" Chapati said as Laxus falls to the ground after Alexei punches him upwards.

"What the hell is this?" Laxus asked standing in front of his beaten form, his faked form. Currently, he still standing across Alexei.

"A kind of Hallucination Magic. Everyone around us is talking about this right now. They can't see our true bodies. They can't hear us either. What they see are phantoms fighting. It looks real, doesn't it? Not one person realizes it's an illusion. The crowd is watching images of the mighty Laxus as helpless as a baby."

"Are you sure about that?" Laxus asked.

"What is?"

"No one realizes it's an illusion. Because I see someone is watching us." Laxus said as he glances behind him to see Salamander looking at him and Alexei without focusing onto their phantasm fighting.

"What?" Alexei thought. "Huh, he can't truly see us."

"Okay, but it seems he can sense it." Laxus said with a casual look as Alexei pointed his finger towards him after hearing Laxus's guild mates frustrated worries about him.

"It seems that even your guild idolises you. I wonder how your compatriots feel while watching this…"

"Hey, come on…I've got no idea what this is about."

"About?"

"What's the point of winning an illusionary battle?"

"Exactly. Our goal isn't victory. This hallucination is just camouflage. An illusion is an illusion. The end result can be altered as we like."

"End result, you say?" Laxus asked before heading Natsu's cheer and his phantasm form begins to counterattack.

"Oh my! Laxus has begun to counterattack!"

"Go! Do your best! That's how you do it! Go, Laxus!" Makarov cheered.

"I figured he'd be okay." Gajeel said.

"Easy win!" Bickslow smiled.

"That's how you do it, Laxus!" Freed cheered before Makarov ordered Warren to stop with the operation to which Warren bid greatly to both Bisca and Raijinshuu plus Lisanna.

Down below on the arena, Laxus shoot a Lightning Dragon Breath towards Alexei which causes everyone to ease up. But when the smoke clears up, Alexei was seen standing unscathed before firing the same dark beam towards Laxus, blowing him backwards.

"Uh-Oh! The tables are turned again! Is this the end of Laxus's counterattack?!"

"Is this the end result you were talkin' about?" Laxus asked Alexei.

"Depending on your negotiations with us, it's possible that we would even let you win this."

"We've got nothing to talk about. The illusions don't mean a damn thing. I'm gonna finish this by taking out your real self right here and now." Laxus abandoned his coat before lightning crackles around his body.

"That's impossible!" Flare said appearing behind Alexei with Nellpudding.

"Reality is harsh."

"Not even you can defeat Raven Tail's elite all at the same time." Alexei said as both Obra and Black Snake appeared behind him also. Alexei then grabs his mask, "And there's one more thing. You know how strong I am, don't you…my foolish son?" Ivan asked revealing his true face in front of the bored looking Laxus.

"I figured as much…useless old man!" Laxus glared at his father at the last part.

"Makarov would die before he coughed it up. But you're different. Would you tell us? The location of Lumen Histoire!"

"What are you talking about?" Laxus asked in slight obliviousness while hiding his curiosity under a serious look.

"You don't have to play dumb." Ivan said as Laxus look up in slight confusion. "I'm sure Makarov has told you."

"Actually, I don't know."

"No. You must know."

"Well, even if I did, I wouldn't tell you."

"Come, come…You're in a hopeless situation, but I'm willing to let you win. Although if you don't accept the condition…It's not going to end with just your illusionary self being beaten."

"Jeez, you're a real pain in the ass. I can understand why Gramps washed his hands of you." Laxus frowned as lightning crackles around him before he lifted up his hand to beckon forth. "Bring it on. See, the master's enemies are my enemies!"

"Apparently, you need to be taught a lesson…about the power of Raven Tail, the anti-Fairy Tail guild!"

"Quit screwin' around! Get serious!" Natsu shouted.

"What's he doing?" Gray asked in frustration.

"Laxus is getting beaten up?" Lucy questioned under her breath.

"Something doesn't feel right about this…" Erza stated frowning.

"I don't sense anything coming from that Alexei-san, though…" Wendy exclaimed.

"Oh boy! What a one-sided development! Is this as far as it goes for Fairy Tail B team and Laxus's tale of triumph?!"

"It's devastating, really…He's showing such great strength." Yajima commented.

"And yet I'm not sensing much magic power. Perhaps it means he's not going all out yet?" Lahar stated.

"Is that really Laxus? The impression I got of him from you is totally different, Happy." Panther Lily exclaimed with a cross of his paws.

"He does have a connection with that guild's master, so maybe it's making him hesitant." Carla frowned as she put her paws on her hips.

"This isn't like you, Laxus!" Happy shouted as Laxus fell down onto the ground by Alexei's strike.

"Anti-Fairy Tail guild?" Laxus asked standing across the whole guild of Raven Tail.

"That's right!" Flare answered smiling.

"Made up of wizards who are masters at all of the Fairy Tail members' weaknesses." Ivan added.

"And the four of us are the guild's elite." Black Snake added.

"Do you intern to go to war with us?" Ivan asked as Laxus sighed. "We know every detail of your weaknesses. Shall I release the power that my guild has been accumulating these past seven years?" Ivan grinned.

"Gramps has already done a thorough investigation of you." Laxus replied causing confusion amidst Ivan's thoughts.

"Ivan…" Makarov thought frowning. "Laxus…"

"A thorough investigation, you say?" Ivan asked.

"Do I have to say it again? The number of members, your guild's location, funding…We know everything that's been going on these seven years."

"What?!" Ivan stared in surprise at Laxus.

"It was Gajeel! He tricked us!" Flare said.

"He seemed like a nasty fellow and I guess that impression was correct." Nellpudding stated.

"Then he was a double agent?" Ivan questioned gritting his teeth after knowing the information.

"He doesn't seem to be one for find details, but it backfired on us."

"An anti-Fairy Tail guild?" Mavis asked glancing over towards Makarov.

"I already have info on my foolish son and his wizards, but I don't have a precise report yet on some of them. Particularly that Alexei person…I have no information on his existence, let alone his background." He explained with a disturbing look.

"But isn't that strange?" Flare asked.

"Considering all of our secrets have been leaked, he hasn't really had any reaction." Nellpudding stated.

"Even though Gramps knew all that, he didn't make a move on you." Laxus said surprising Ivan. He then recalled his time with Makarov about the particular topic which led to him hearing about his grandfather's decision to not stir any move since his father did not make one during the seven years skip. "Maybe...somewhere in Gramps' heart, he had faith in you. Because you're father and son…" As he trailed off, Ivan instantly makes his move by sending countless of shikigami towards Laxus.

"Silence! I've been waiting all this time for this day! It was all to get Lumen Histoire! I did your guild no harm for seven years? Of course not! There's no way the dregs you left behind had any information on that! Inside your guild, Magnolia, Tenroujima, too! I searched every place associated with your guild! But I still didn't find anything! Where is Lumen Histoire?! Where is it?! Tell me, Laxus! You're my son, aren't you?!" Ivan shouted as his shikigami flies upwards and combined themselves before it lights up in purple and Laxus recalled the words from his grandfather.

"Even if it's for the sake of family, the guild can't stand by if the lives of its members are threatened. That's how the previous master protected this guild, too. That's Fairy Tail."

"The guild is our family! It's our place to go home to!" Natsu's words rang through his head before an image of a certain blonde smirking at him.

"Ever since I've been in this guild, there's nothing short of fun. It'll be all fun and laughs but there just that one time that you've got to be a little serious, don't you think? Do you know when that time is? Hey, it wasn't my choice to join but they accepted me all the same. Why can't you do the same?"

Smiling at the explosion in front of him, Ivan pulled his hands back before he stared ahead in surprise of his son standing amidst the smokes. "I thought you were standing there a little too quietly…You were taking measure of my magic, were you? That part of you never changes. Or is it that you can't bring yourself to hit your father? You're such a nice boy, Laxus-chan."

"Laxus!" A shout which sounds familiar alerted Laxus to glance over Makarov who raises his index finger and thumb signifying the Fairy Tail sign. At the sight of his grandfather, a small smile crosses his lips.

"Obra! Do it! Extinguish his magic!" Ivan shouted at Obra. "Now, unleash the power of the anti-fairy tail guild!" He commanded as Obra spread his arms and raises them slightly towards the skies. But before he could initiate the magic, Laxus appeared in front of him with lightning enveloping his being.

"Is this the guy who attacked Wendy and Carla?!" Laxus asked before kicking him directly to the face blowing him backwards just as Flare and Nellpudding charges towards him from above.

"Scarlet Hair!" Flare shouted as her hair attempts to strike Laxus who dodges every single one of them.

"Needle Blast!" Nellpudding said as he punches towards Laxus who evaded his fists easily.

"This is for Gray!" Laxus punches him into the ground, knocking him unconscious. But then his right arm was wrapped around Flare's hair.

"Gotcha!" Flare smiled.

"This is for Lucy!" Laxus shoot out lightning breath towards Flare who was blown away by the force.

"It can't be!" Ivan stared in surprise before Black Snake made his appearance behind Laxus.

"Sand Fake!" Black Snake smiled widely as he attempted to strike Laxus.

"You…I don't understand." Laxus said before striking him with his lightning that blows him away just as he passed behind him.

"M-My elite team!"


Domus Flau

"Huh? Salamander-sama, where are you going?" Mirajane asked as she watches Salamander walked out from the stand towards the edges of the arena. Without hesitation, she followed him as Gajeel, Cana and Juvia took note of this action. "Salamander-sama, wait! You can't go there!"

"Where is he going?" Gajeel raised an eyebrow at the scene of Salamander walking away from his spot with Mirajane following closely behind him, to head towards the center of the arena where Laxus was still fighting Alexei. "In fact, where are they going?"

"Are they going towards the arena?" Juvia asked out of curiosity while Cana pursued her lips.

"What are you thinking, Salamander?" Cana muttered putting her hands over her hips as she along with Juvia and Gajeel watches Salamander and Mirajane arrives near the arena where everyone turned their attention towards them.

"Oh, what is this? It appears Salamander-sama is going towards the middle of the arena! What is he going to do?"

"Huh? What are they doing there?" Makarov questioned with a quirk of his eyebrow at the Sixth Guild Master along with every guild members and the whole audience.

"Maybe they'll want to watch the match closely?" Romeo answered.

"Do you think he tends to stop the match…?" Warren asked from behind Makarov who stared hard at Salamander before noting Mirajane's presence behind the individual.

"…We'll have to see." Makarov answered. "But stay alert. If the Sixth Master's gonna do something in this moment, you all should be prepared." He reminded as Warren nodded before passing on his information towards Bisca and Raijinshuu plus Lisanna. "Do you sense something that none of us could…?" He asked in thought of the Sixth Master.

"Mm…?" Mavis tilted her head in mild curiosity as she watches Salamander walking at the edge of the arena with Mirajane following behind him.

"What is Salamander-sama doing? Why is he standing near the arena? Shouldn't he stay back?" Risley asked out loud as her guild members turns to see Salamander stopping to stand a good distance from the center of the arena where Laxus was getting beaten on by Alexei.

"I don't know, but I think he's doing something. If he didn't, why does he bother to do it at all right?" Becky asked her guild mates.

"…Whatever the reasons may be, we'll just have to watch and see what happens. We can't make any judgements yet." Kagura explained as Millianna shared glances with her guild mates and winked at them to which causes them to smile before all of them focuses their attentions towards Salamander rather than the match itself.

"What is Salamander-sama going to do?" Wendy asked as she watches down below at the hooded Guild Master standing near the arena with Mirajane.

"Is he gonna help Laxus?" Natsu asked before his smile widens. "Yeah, that's it!"

"That's against the rules!" Gray scolded the pink haired.

Standing a distance away from the center of the arena, Salamander observed Laxus getting punched and kicked by Alexei. Approaching from behind him, Mirajane slowed her pace and looked at him.

"Salamander-sama, why are we here…?"

"You'd remember what I'd say earlier?"

"Huh? Do you mean, you felt something wrong about this match?" Mirajane stated as Salamander lightly nodded. "Is that why we're here? What did you feel something was wrong, Salamander-sama?"

"Everyone can't feel it, it seems."

"What?"

"Can you tell me yourself what is wrong with this match? Do you felt anything wrong?" Salamander asked as Mirajane turned her attention to Laxus and Alexei before answering.

"Yes. I do not believe that Laxus would get beaten like that so easily."

"Correct."

"But is that all? What do you feel something was terribly wrong with the match, Salamander-sama?" Mirajane frowned while a smirk could be seen widening underneath his hood.

"Everything." At that moment, Salamander adjusted his foot backwards and pulls back his right fist before punching the air in front of him, much to Mirajane's surprise. Then, that surprise turned to shock as a shattering sound of glass could be heard and the dark atmosphere around the Domus Flau shatters and revealing Laxus standing across Ivan while the four other Raven Tail members were seen incapacitated on the ground around them.

"What?!" Makarov exclaimed in shock along with the other Fairy Tail members at the shocking sight greeting them.

"Everything is an illusion ever since the match started." Salamander stated pulling his fist down as Mirajane looked at him in surprise. "This was all a set up plan devised by Ivan Dreyar." He said relaxing his stance before watching on the scene in front of him with the real Laxus and Ivan who disguised himself as Alexei.

"How can he destroy my illusion?!" Ivan asked in shock as he looks at Salamander.

"Unfortunately, I'm not like everyone else." Salamander answered before nodding towards Laxus who shared a glance to him and then focuses his attention on his father.

"You ungrateful wretch! Begone!" Ivan gritted his teeth as he sent forth an army of shikigami towards Laxus who destroyed them all with a lightning attack before he stood in front of his father.

"I crush my family's enemies!" He then proceeded to punch his father across the arena to which he hits the wall, forming a crater in the process.

"W-What in the world…?!"

"Laxus has a twin?!" Natsu asked in shock.

"Wrong, dumbass. Laxus disappeared and another Laxus appeared…" Gray tried to explain but failed.

"No. This is…" Mavis trailed off.

"Ivan…" Makarov muttered.

"And the others, too…" Happy said.

"Don't tell me…" Panther Lily said as Carla looks up at the Sabertooth members standing over their stand before seeing them disappear. "Thought forms?"

"We were duped!" She said.

"But what happened here?!" Chapati asked as Salamander step up forward.

"Ever since the battle started, Alexei put up an illusion over the arena and lead the entire Raven Tail to fight against Laxus." Salamander looks up at the judges. "Alexei is Ivan Dreyar."

"H-He's right! This face…the guild master-kabo! Alexei was really Master Ivan-kabo!" Mato confirmed after seeing the face of Ivan which is recognizable.

"Then the battle we were watching between Laxus and Alexei was just an illusion?! Laxus is still standing! The match is over!"

"So we couldn't see it, but he was under attack by five people…On top of that, the master participated in the tournament…Any way you look at it, that's a breach of the rules." Yajima explained.

"That guy wiped out all of the Raven Tail members all by himself?!" One of the spectators commented in surprise.

"First, there was Salamander, Erza, then Cana…Fairy Tail's full of monsters!"

"At any rate, the victor…is Laxus Dreyar from Fairy Tail B!" As Mato announced, everyone cheered.

"It's like he got payback for me…" Gray said looking down at Laxus as Natsu held in his breath before bellowing out.

"He beat all of 'em?! Why does he get to steal all the glory?!" Meanwhile, Gray closes his eyes and withstands the loud voice echoing in his eardrum.

"I just hope that Flare girl isn't abused again." Lucy frowned in worry of her former opponent.

"You really are a nice person…" Erza smiled at Lucy.

"That was playing dirty…Ivan…" Makarov muttered as Mavis looked on with a blank look with a terrifying background.

"Laxus…I lost this time, but remember this…Lumen Histoire is Fairy Tail's darkness. Eventually, the time will come…when you learn Fairy Tail's true identity." Just as he finishes, a hand clasp the front of his armor and Ivan looks down at Salamander who lifted him by a feet.

"Sadly, you're clearly mistaken." Salamander stated as Ivan stared down at him.

"At what, Wizard Saint?"

"Lumen Histoire…is Fairy Tail's light." At this, Ivan's eyes widen and saw a pair of purple eyes glinting in mischievousness along with a smile underneath the hood.

"You…You know it…"

"And I wouldn't trade it for you or anyone, scum." Salamander said before throwing him over the wall, prompting him unconscious before he looks at the Rune Knights appearing behind him. They saluted him as he nodded at them. "You can get him." He stated as they nodded before they grabbed the unconscious Ivan and the other Raven Tail members before leaving the arena.

Watching the Raven Tail's master carried away, a voice alerted him.

"Do you know what his talking about?" Laxus asked as he looked at Salamander who turns to him. "Lumen Histoire…"

"Yeah. Anyway, you can choose to believe what your father says. I'm not gonna force you." Salamander then proceeded to stand in front of Laxus who watches him. "But I meant what I said." He stopped as Laxus stared at him for a moment. "…Anyhow, you can think about it later, Makarov's grandson. You shouldn't think about that, the only thing you need to worry about now is your family." Salamander reminded as he patted Laxus's shoulder before turning around to head towards Mirajane waiting for him.

"After some consultation, it's been decided that Raven Tail is disqualified! And they're banned from participating in the tournament for three years."

"Naturally!"

"We'll meet again…Fairy Tail." Obra grins down at Fairy Tail from atop one of the four scultures around Domus Flau.

"Well, that result was an embarrassment. But let's move on to our fourth match, the last match of the day-kabo!" Mato announced to everyone

"From Fairy Tail A, Wendy Marvel!"

"I changed my outfit!" Wendy stated with a serious look.

"Good luck!" Both Natsu and Gray bid.

"Versus Cheria Blendy of Lamia Scale!" Chapati announced with an extreme happy smile.

"I'll do my best!" Cheria smiled waving her hand towards the crowd.

"Wendy…" Doranbolt thought with a concern frown.

"It looks like they don't know Cheria's strength yet. I can just picture the look of surprise on Gray's face." Lyon smiled as he imagined Juvia's and not Gray's.

"That's not the face I see." Yuka commented frowning at Lyon.

"Laxus got revenge for my sock!" Toby cried tears of joy.

"What am I doing?" Lyon asked himself.

"Give it your all." Jura reminded as Cheria raises her left hand with a smile.

"Hai!"

"If you lose, you're gonna spin. You know that, right?"Obaba stated spinning her finger around as a demonstration.

"Alright, the moment you've been waiting for! Both contestants are taking the field-kabo!" Mato announced as Cheria runs out of the entry hallway before tripping over a rock.

"U-Um, are you okay?" Wendy asked as she runs towards her before tripping herself across of Cheria. The two eventually look up at each other. "N-Nice to meet you…"

"Same here!" Cheria said.

"Is that girl gonna be okay?" Carla asked in concern.

"To me, it looks like she's got magic and motivation in spades!" Panther Lily stated crossing his paws with a smile.

"Knowing Wendy, I'm sure she'll be fine!" Happy smiled.

"Wow. I can tell even from here…She's improved enormously compare to seven years ago. But still…" Doranbolt thought as a frown appeared on his face.

"That Cheria girl's magic…" Mavis muttered.

"This is sure to be an incredibly cute showdown! I'm rooting for them both-pyon!"

"Pyon?" Lahar asked as he awkwardly glances at Chapati.

"Your character's changed…" Yajima commented at Chapati's character.

Outside, Jellal immediately turns around as he sensed the familiar magic from last year. Meanwhile, both Meredy and Ultear senses the presence too.

"Ul…This magic…" Meredy stated as Ultear nodded.

"Yeah…" Ultear said before her eyes widen in recognition. "Zeref…?"

"Jellal! You felt that, didn't you?!" Meredy asked Jellal who just entered Domus Flau.

"In the arena? Ultear, Meredy, stand by! Don't move!"

"Roger!" Meredy agreed.

"Be careful!" Ultear reminded.

"Alright, the final match of day three!"

"Begin!" Mato announced.

"Good luck, Wendy!" Doranbolt said inwardly.

"See Cheria's ability and be stunned, Gray."Lyon smiled across his position towards Gray.

"Don't underestimate Wendy, Lyon." Gray uttered back.

"Truly a cute combination! I'm tickled pink!"

"Was that girl in Fairy Tail?" Yajima asked referring to Wendy.

"Yes. I only know a little about her, but she's a very courageous wizard." Lahar explained to him.

"After all my training, I have to do my best here!" Wendy thought in determination before opening her eyes. "Here I go!"

"Ready! I'm gonna impress Salamander-sama of what I got!"

"It looks like you've got a girl after you, Salamander!" Cana cheekily smiles as Juvia nodded towards Salamander.

"Yes, I've sensed that she bears great infatuation towards you, Salamander-sama!" Juvia said to him as Salamander responded while looking out at both girls readying to fight in the middle of the arena.

"That ain't something new." Salamander answered with a slight mirth in his tone, confusing everyone nearby.

"What do you mean, Salamander-sama?" Mirajane asked out of curiosity. "Do you mean that there a lot of girls after you right now?"

"Maybe. Maybe not. But as I said, it ain't something new for me." Salamander answered with a shrug of his shoulders before smirking at Cheria's direction. "Although I sensed quite a great deal of her. I'll be guessing this fight would be quite the fight to be between those two."

"What about the infatuation she has of you, Salamander-sama? You should gift her something in likes of her confession." Juvia advised with determination. "If Gray-sama would just reply to Juvia's love of him, then…" After this, Juvia immediately shakes her head with a loopy smile. "No! No! You shouldn't be taking this on a whole another level!" Juvia cried out in her own world as everyone sweat drop at her attitude except Salamander who sent her an amusing smile before paying attention towards the match. He then watched Cheria steals a glance at his direction to which he responded with a smile and he'd tried to hide his amusement of seeing the faint blush clouding over her cheeks at the moment.

"Did he just…?" Cheria asked herself in thought, reminding herself that she stole a glance at her idol's direction and he'd responded with a smile directly towards her. A faint blush covered her cheeks as she looks down in embarrassment. "He really smiled at me!" She concluded in happiness over his action which rejuvenated her and Cheria looked up at Wendy with a determined smile. "I won't lose!" She declared surprising Wendy who replied.

"Neither am I!"

"So who do you think will win?" Mirajane asked next to Salamander.

"It's hard to predict but I would say neither one." At his answer, Mirajane stares in surprise. "But I could be wrong. It's their determination that will allow them to come up higher against one another. What about you, Mirajane? Who do you think will win in your opinion?" Salamander turns his head towards her as Mirajane smiles.

"I don't know. Although I'm rooting for Wendy but it could be anyone's game. As you've said, I'd think their determination would be a key factor to winning."

"Well said." Salamander complimented as Mirajane nods at him before the two of them focus their attention towards Wendy and Cheria who stared off at each other.

Suddenly, Wendy started by spreading her arms apart as she chanted her spell with two magic emblem on both her palms.

"Arms, Vernier…Enchant! Wing Slash of the Sky Dragon!" Wendy said as she strikes her hand sideways causing wind blades to form and heading towards Cheria who dodges them with ease. "She dodged it?!"

"North wind, become the breath of the gods and blow on the land! God of the sky, Boreas!" Cheria chanted in mid-air before expelling her spell downwards to Wendy who jumps to escape but was not fortunate enough to.

"Wendy!" Carla shouted in urgency.

"Black Wind?!" Natsu exclaimed seeing the familiarity of the previous opponent he had faced.

"She's…" Orga muttered as Wendy landed safely followed by Cheria.

"Wow! You dodged that, huh?" Cheria asked smiling. "In that case…" She then sprinted forth. "Wind! Wind! Bore through the ground and make it dance up to the sky!" Cheria smiled as she neared Wendy. "Dance of the Sky God!" At this, Wendy was blown upwards by the spell propelling her up to the skies. Seeing her opponent swirling in the skies, Cheria jumps upwards. "I'm not done!"

"Talons of the Sky Dragon!" Wendy chanted twisting her legs forth before pushing one leg ahead than the other, shooting Cheria down to the arena. Having landing on the ground again, Wendy immediately followed up. "Roar…

"Howl…" Cheria started.

"I don't believe it! That brat…" Gajeel stared in surprise.

"Has the same magic as Wendy?!" Doranbolt stated with a look of surprise.

"Lost Magic!" Mavis exclaimed wide eyed.

"God Slayer Magic, huh?" Salamander asked in thought. "Sky God Slayer against Sky Dragon Slayer…This would be interesting."

"Sky God Slayer Magic…" Lyon smiled.

"…of the Sky Dragon!" Wendy bellows out and shoots forth the dragon breath.

"…of the Sky Dragon!" Cheria shoots out her version of the dragon breath as the two spells collided one another.

"Interesting." Salamander smiled in his position as Mirajane grabbed a hold of his arm before she held the her dress from the back to secure it in place.

"Is this for real?!" Gray exclaimed.

"Awesome!" Natsu smiled.

"Hey!" Lucy said as she secures her skirt in place.

"Who are you?" Wendy asked kneeling down on the ground with her clothes shredded a bit.

"A Sky God Slayer." Lyon finishes.

"God Slayer?!" Doranbolt muttered in shock. "God Slaying Magic?!"

"So that guy wasn't the only one…" Natsu muttered recalling his opponent who has the same magic.

"You know her?" Erza asked him.

"That one guy from Grimoire , Shinpachiro or something…"

"Didn't he say it was Zancrow?" Gray asked sweat dropping at the pink haired.

"He used God Slayer Magic too?" Lucy questioned.

"God Slayer?! Nah, it wasn't that big a deal!" Natsu smiled sheepishly after recalling he defeated Zancrow.

"No matter who her opponent is, right now, Wendy has to face her on her own. This is Wendy's moment of truth." Erza explained as she focuses her attention on the arena.

"I'm surprised…" Wendy said as she steadily stands up while clutching her left shoulder.

"I heard about you from Lyon." Cheria said. "He said there was a girl in Fairy Tail who can use the same magic as me. Maybe I was a little too rough? Sorry. Did it hurt?" She asked Wendy who answers whilst panting.

"I'm fine. This is a battle."

"Since we're here, let's have some more fun, okay?" Cheria smiled at her opponent.

"I…don't really know what it means to have fun fighting, but I'll do my best for the guild!" Wendy shouted in determination.

"I think that's fine." Cheria winked. "I'll do my best for love and the guild, too!" Cheria smiled.

"Godzooks! To the eye, they're as cute as can be, but both of them are impressive wizards!"

"Your wig…" Yajima stated as Chapati had already changed his wig to black.

Within the arena, both Wendy and Cheria were going all at it with their magic. But the most who was inflicted was Wendy who kept getting blows after blows from Cheria.

"Oh my! Two wizards, both wielding Wind Magic, but is Cheria-tan one rank higher?!"

"Cheria…tan?!" Lahar awkwardly stated.

"Strictly speaking, it's Sky Magic..." Yajima exclaimed.

"Everyone…" Wendy gritted her teeth at the dark wind around her. "Everyone has…made it this far. Elfman-san said the rest is up to me!" Wendy thought recalling her friends' sacrifices. "I don't like to fight, but when I have to fight for the sake of the guild…I will do it seriously!" Suddenly, Wendy recalled the imagery of a smiling blonde who patted her head comfortably before that image faded, allowing tears to build up in her eyes. "Yes…It's because of Izayoi-san, we're here where we are now…I will not let him down!" She thought as she sucks in air around her.

"So you eat air, huh? Then I'll do it too!" Cheria said as she prepared herself to eat. "Time to eat!" She said as she begins to eat wind.

"Well, well. Who would've expected Cheria to eat air during a battle?" Jura asked."Does that mean she recognizes her opponent as worthy?"

"Do it seriously! If you don't, you'll lose a sock!" Toby shouted.

"Cool it! And socks have nothing to do with it." Yuka said to him.

"Cheria is just warming up." Lyon crosses his arms in expectation.

"W-What are Wendy-tan and Cheria-tan doing? Is it my imagination or has the oxygen thinned out a bit?"

"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art!" Wendy said spreading her arms apart as she adjusted her stance and a magic circle appeared beneath her feet.

"Has she already mastered them both?!" Porlyusica gasped.

"There it is!" Natsu grinned.

"Go!" Lucy shouted smiling.

"Wendy knows the Secret Art?!" Panther Lily asked.

"Incredible!" Happy exclaimed.

"She's as good as won." Carla said.

"What is this?" Cheria asked. "A magic wind barrier?" She said as she witnesses the wind around her sealing her and Wendy inside of it. "You've sealed us inside!"

"Light Burst: Sky Drill!" Wendy exclaimed as her fists lit up and she strikes them in an ark which causes the wind around her to burst forward towards Cheria. Outside, the assault gives off an incredible light that could be seen from the city of Crocus. As Wendy finishes it off with a stance, Cheria was seen falling down on the ground a good distance away.

"Cheria!" Lyon shouted.

"Yeah!" Natsu shouted.

"She did it!" Lucy stated.

"I haven't mastered Milky Way yet…so this was my full force." Wendy thought as she panted from using the Secret Art. "I used all my magic…"

"W-Well, well…" Mato muttered.

"You were wonderful, Wendy." Porlyusica smiled.

"Maybe I went overboard…" Wendy muttered as she looks up at Cheria. "But this way…" She thought as she watches Mato rushes towards Cheria.

"Cheria's down!" Mato shouted. "The winner, from Fairy Tail A…." But before he could announced, a familiar voice interrupted.

"Sorry! Wait a second! I'm just getting started!" Cheria is seen smiling as she stood in front of the shocked Wendy with her tattered clothes. "You were impressive, Wendy." She complimented as Wendy witness her wounds healing magically.

"P-P-Pardon me! Let the match continue-kabo!" Mato announced before moving away from within the fighting distance.

"What is she?" Natsu questioned.

"Look! Her wounds are gone!" Lucy stated.

"Whereas Wendy can't heal herself, with Sky God Slayer Magic you can." Lyon said. "Sorry, but she has no chance of winning this."

"What kind of girl is she?!" Erza asked.

"Damn you, Lyon…To keep a secret like this…" Gray gritted his teeth in frustration.

"Even though I told her to give it her all…" Jura stated looking down on the match.

"…she hasn't put her whole heart into it yet, huh?" Yuka exclaimed smiling.

"Just how strong is she?" Toby asked.

"That's my cousin!" Sherry said with her hands over her cheeks as Obaba pointed her hand at her.

"She's far stronger than you!"

"Are you okay? Want to give up?" Cheria asked the staggering Wendy.

"Wendy…" Doranbolt muttered before his back was hit by someone and he looks back to see Mystogan walking pass him.

"Excuse me."

"No problem." Doranbolt answered back before he looked at the person walking away.

"Mystogan?"

"Jellal, can you hear me?" Meredy asked within Jellal's mind.

"Well? Have you found out anything?" Ultear asked.

"No. Nothing yet." Jellal answered before stopping to watch the combatants in the arena below. "Cheria. Don't tell me that girl is mixed up with Zeref..." He said as he looks at Cheria smiling before realising who her opponent was. "Oh no! At this rate, Wendy will be in grave danger!"

"Hm?" Salamander turns his eyes from the match towards the arches of arena, sensing yet the familiar magic power as last year he'd visited Crocus for the Grand Magic Games. "This magic…Who…?" He questioned himself as he sensed the three possessing the same magic power nearby. Just as he thought about it more, he then spotted a single spectator wearing a hooded cloak over themselves. His suspicious heighten by the sight of the unfamiliar person amongst the other spectators that wore normal clothing instead of a cloak. The more he stared at the individual, the more his desire increases to go and investigate about the individual. But he then reminded himself of the match and focuses his attention over it whilst stealing a glance towards the said hooded person. "…Who are you…?"


And that is it for chapter 10, ladies and gentlemen! I hope all of you are satisfied! So sorry for the delay! I have to recollect my thoughts over the real world. Anyway, I hope you will be patient and keep your inner fanboy or fangirl inside for the next chapter, alright?