Hello Everyone!

Time for chapter two of the story! This chapter will involve some more insight of Seika's powers and a brand new enemy. Thanks for all the reviews, favorites, and follows for this story! Sorry it took so long due to the fact that Midterms are here!

Chapter 2: Souls set Ablaze

The hallways of M.A.G.I

"This place is humongous!" Lucy exclaimed.

The M.A.G.I hallways were very neat and glisten in the sun. The golden exteriors were polished and the chandeliers had real crystal lacrimas. Seika felt her breath get taken away at the beautiful sight.

"The Headmaster must be a very important guy to have an institute this huge." Gray commented.

"He is, in fact his family has this school refurbished every week to keep it in order." Erza informed them.

"I've never seen so many shiny chandeliers before." Wendy said, in awe.

"It's so amazing! To think that this has been around for hundreds of years and looks brand new!" Seika happily stated.

The group faced Seika with a look of surprise on their faces. Seika blushed and turned away from their gazes. "Not like they look nice."

Natsu grinned. "You really gotta stop doing that. If it looks nice, say it does instead of shying off."

Now Seika was really blushing.

The group made their way to the main foyer and found themselves in the heart of the school. All around them, different people were chatting amongst themselves and comparing notes. They all wore school uniforms; black blouse with white shirts, grey slacks and brown loafers for boys and plaid skirts and black flats for girls. The campus itself looked peaceful and happy.

"This place really is a perfect rich school! How come you didn't come here Lucy?" Happy asked her.

"To be honest, my father wanted me to come here, but I joined Fairy Tail instead." Lucy answered.

Seika felt a tight tug in her soul, a steady flame that constantly kept burning inside her. She clutched her heart as her eyes flared with an orange flame. This feeling…it's the same one I get when there's danger around. My fire is flickering in my soul…something isn't right here.

She turned and saw from the corner of her eye, someone spying on her from the shadows. Her body grew hotter when she saw a glowing red eye looking back at her.

Natsu noticed the strange behavior and tapped her on the shoulders. "Are you okay Seika?"

Seika snapped out of her trance and smiled at Natsu. "Everything's alright. I just…drifted off for a second. This place overwhelmed me a bit."

Natsu looked at her as if he didn't believe her, but then smiled. "Okay just making sure."

Seika had to cover her face she was blushing so hard! As the group continued their walk, she turned around once more to see if the glowing eye was still there.

But there was no one there.

The group continued to walk around until they reached the Headmaster's office. Opening the door, they came in a rather large place where two people were waiting for them. One of them stood by the desk and the other by the window, both wearing lab coats.

"Greetings Fairy Tail wizards, and welcome to M.A.G.I. I am Thoth and this is my assistant Taika." Said the man.

"We weren't expecting you to come so soon. With the sudden request, we thought you might've forgotten about it." The girl explained.

Natsu smiled and gave them a thumb's up. "We saw your request and couldn't say no. So what can we do you for?"

"Well as you would expect it, our town was founded by the Headmaster's ancestors. In three days the town is going to celebrate the Festival of the Firebird." Taika started to explain.

Seika felt the flame in her soul burn harder. She was the only sole survivor of the tribe. Could it be possible that their was someone who was part of their tribe?

"At this festival the Headmaster will be unveiling a rare artifact of this lost tribe. However our research indicates that some people have a plan to steal it." Thoth continued.

"So you want us to guard this artifact?" Erza asked.

Thoth shook his head and gestured towards Taika who brought out a shiny golden box with red gems on it. Seika immediately recognized the gemstones. Those are fire rubies! But those gems were burned in the fire that night.

"Inside this box contains the rare artifact of the Firebird Tribe. We need you to guard it with your life." Taika replied.

"Sounds simple enough." Gray declared.

"I was hoping for a better job. But if we just have to protect this box it's worth my way in jewel." Lucy admitted.

Thoth glanced at Taika and smiled almost triumphantly. Natsu noticed this and asked "What with that smile of yours?"

"Oh there's one more thing you should know. The box will only react when the right person touches it." Thoth retorted.

"The only reason I can hold it is because I'm wearing protective gloves specially designed for the proper hold. The normal person can't touch it unless they want to burst into flames." Taika pointed out.

The Fairy Tail members groaned aloud in frustration.

"How do you expect us to watch something if we can't touch it!?" Carla shouted.

Thoth and Taika grimaced at the slight interjection. The whole group stared at them angrily while Seika stood there looking at the box.

It only reacts when the right person touches it…..

The right person….

Right person…

Seika's eyes flashed an orange color before she realized it. I….can touch this….maybe?

Before anyone could acknowledge her, Seika grabbed the box from Taika's hands. Immediately it burst into flames at her touch. Seika gritted her teeth as she struggled to hold onto the handles.

"SEIKA STOP!" Natsu yelled, trying to snatch the box away from her.

"No Natsu don't touch me! This box was meant for me!" Seika yelled back, her eyes glowing a deep red.

The flames had fully engulfed Seika before she realized that everything around her was burning. Flames licked the walls of the office, the windows, and the rugged floor. Seika felt her fear rising, thinking if the flames burned her body.

Or worst her friends.

You'll only doom everyone if you unleash that sort of power. Your flames will be your downfall.

Seika gave a loud cry before the flames consumed her body, soul and all. And the world went black.

Room 1-E, West Corridor

"To think they're people like them still living around after all these years?" Master Vidimus commented. He was currently watching the security footage of what was happening in his office at the moment.

He was engrossed in the video of Seika taking the box that he didn't notice the door opening.

"Master Vidimus you have summoned me sir?" A tall girl with midnight black hair in two ponytails walked inside the room. She was wearing the school uniform, but unlike the others, hers had a the hilt of a sword sticking out from the back. One of her eyes was covered by an eye patch while the other was red.

"Ah Sayomi, just the girl I needed to see. Won't you come and see this video?" Master Vidimus chided.

Sayomi walked slowly towards the television and watched. At the finish, her frown curled into a dark sneer.

"So the Firebird princess hath arrived. I'm sure my lord will be very pleased about this discovery. I had been keeping a close eye out on her since she arrived here at the academy."

"Do try to keep the bloodshed to a minimal. I don't want my school's reputation to be on the line because of a strange murder case."

Sayomi's one red eye glowed as she took out her sword from its hilt. It was a dark blade with a sliver of silver glinting from it. She licked the top of it and shivered. " I'll will try my hardest sir, but you know what they say. Let the hunt commence."

Who is this mysterious Sayomi? Will Seika awaken in time? What is the secret behind the school?

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