I actually got a lot of inspiration from the new chapter of Fairy Tail. It was disappointing to me, but what can you do? This chapter, we see something that I have been planning for a long time. Some of you may be confused about the characters that are appearing as villains. It'll be explained soon enough. Anyways, enjoy the chapter, and don't forget to read the new Fairy Tail!

Fairy Tail, Illuminati, and the government had started hardcore investigation on the subject of "The Court of Nine". The court was considered a serious threat to the safety of everyone in the world, but the citizens didn't know much. They were more worried about the windstorms, the fires, and the murders than an old legend. The information that Team Natsu brought back was invaluable to Makarov, kept all the information in a secret folder. The safety of his guild was threatened, and Makarov would never be able to live with himself if he allowed his children to be hurt.

However, there were others who were conducting the same research. Saber Tooth had looked into the strange events, and had quickly made connections with the ancient legend. Their speed was faster than Fairy Tail's, but slower than the government's. But, they got lucky. They guessed that the place where the strange phenomena were the strongest was where this infamous "Court of Nine" was. So, the guild master of Saber Tooth sent Team Saber Tooth to take care of the court, scoffing at the fact that the members of the court were immortal. The guild master argued that Saber Tooth was made up of the strongest mages in Fiore, and no ancient legend was going to change that.

Forest near Lamia Scale

The three mages stood in a triangular formation, speaking to each other as if they were old friends. The mage named Bauer seemed to be the calmest of the three, Hudson coming next, and then the swordsman named Fahmak. Despite Hudson being a murderous maniac, he was calm when he was around those he could trust. Bauer looked at the swordsman who had his eyes closed and was leaning against his tall sword.

"How does it feel to be back in this world? I'm sure Edolas was quite the pain." asked Bauer as Fahmak opened one eye and looked at Bauer.

The swordsman smiled as he nodded his head. It was unlucky that he had been sent to Edolas, although he had one other to help keep him company. Fahmak let out an easy laugh as he fiddled with his hair.

"Well, you're right about that. Edolas was hell for me. My magic was completely useless, and I had to become a common soldier, never aging, but forever in the service of that wretched king, Faust. Malice had it much easier. She was still a kid, barely ten years old, and she had a long, long life ahead of her," Fahmak chuckled as he thought about the joke he had made. "However, I was back home, where I truly belonged. It wasn't pretty, but it was home, you know?"

Hudson smirked and Bauer nodded his head. All surviving members of the court were banished to random places in the world, and in Edolas. Fahmak and Malice were originally citizens of Edolas, so they were sent back home. Hudson made a fist and frowned as he thought about where he had been sent to. It was not a horrible place, but it was isolated, far away from any place where he could do any harm. Hudson's face slowly twisted into a smile, his voice filled with joy.

"When we get everyone back together, I can't wait to start destroying things. Nothing can avoid my wrath, and I suggest that we destroy Fairy Tail first." suggested Hudson darkly as Fahmak raised an eyebrow, Bauer not reacting to Hudson's suggestion.

"Fairy Tail? If I'm not mistaken about what has happened while we were gone, I believe Saber Tooth is the strongest guild now. Shouldn't we destroy them first?" Fahmak asked as Hudson shook his head.

"Is that a joke, Fahmak? Have you seen Saber Tooth recently, or at any time in history for that matter? They are a collection of pathetic failures who believe they are superior simply for winning a child's game. Fairy Tail, while having equally pathetic values, present mages that would be some minor challenge." scoffed Hudson, Fahmak shrugging at Hudson's statement.

"Oh, we're pathetic? Please excuse us for being the strongest mages in Fiore!"

The arrogant voice was soon revealed to belong to Sting, the white dragon slayer sauntering over confidently. Behind him were the other members of Team Saber Tooth. Minerva, Rufus, Rogue, and Orga had come as well, to the delight of Hudson. Sting continued to mock them, receiving no response from the immortals before them.

"So you're those 'Court of Nine' idiots the guild master had been talking about. You don't look tough at all, so I'll make it quick, alright? There's no way anybody in the world could be immortal, anyways." taunted Sting as Hudson looked at the dragon slayer, his crimson eyes staring straight into Sting's eyes.

Hudson gestured to Bauer, and the man with the mustache stepped forward. Sting just smirked at them.

"You annoy me, but you aren't worth the effort of crushing. Bauer will do it for me. You were being judged by the court the second you decided to challenge us, and in the court, you are guilty until proven innocent." said Hudson flatly as Orga stepped forward, black electricity already crackling around the muscular man.

"120mm Black Lightning Cannon!" roared the lightning god slayer as the black lightning blasted from his hands with extreme force.

The attack was strong enough to blow through any sort of defense, but Bauer raised his hand as the black electricity shot towards the mustached man. Bauer's face was devoid of emotion as he did so, completely calm and cool.

"Stop."

To Orga's surprise, the electricity stopped in mid-air, still crackling with explosive energy. The Saber Tooth mages looked surprised, but they didn't exactly look intimidated by Bauer's magic. Orga growled and sent several more shots flying towards Bauer, the uniformed man stopping them all. Several columns of destructive black lightning now hovered over the ground, Orga trying to pierce through Bauer's magic. The Fifth* didn't even look remotely tired as he made a fist.

"Reverse Time!"

Orga didn't even have time to react. The electricity had been incredibly fact before, and they moved just as fast now, several columns of his own electricity smashing into him, and because it was his own lighting, he couldn't eat it! Orga could barely let out a scream of pain as the he was fried alive and smashed into the ground, defeated by his own attacks. The Saber Tooth mages were starting to feel a slight feeling of dread, but they didn't show it as Minerva smiled confidently as she sent a ball of magic smashing into Bauer's body, the force and energy of the ball so great that it could blow apart an entire body.

And it did exactly that, exploding right in Bauer's chest, the chunks of human flesh falling from the sky as they rained down onto the forest. Blood showered all mages present, and Hudson smiled. The Saber Tooth mages grinned confidently and they started to move towards Hudson and Fahmak. What they failed to see was the chunks of human flesh starting to move together, recreating a human body. It happened so fast that the Saber Tooth mages didn't even see it coming until Bauer was once again standing in front of them, not a scratch on him. Bauer's military uniform had metal cuffs, and the shiny grey steel extended to form blades.

"You cannot kill me." grunted Bauer as he plunged both blades into Minerva's body, swiftly drawing them out and smashing her face with his own fist, the blade drawn back.

Two of Saber Tooth's strongest mages were already down, but they kept coming. Bauer was completely in the zone, the forest disappearing from his mind. Everything disappeared besides his targets and himself. Rufus was the easiest of the remaining to take down. His Memory Magic relief on the person's brain to remember, but they still relied on time. Time was everything to Bauer. The sickening crunch of Rufus's arms as they broke made Hudson giggle in glee, and Bauer threw the creation mage against a tree, the trunk almost snapping from the force.

Rogue was much trickier, moving incredibly fast, dodging his blades with ease. Bauer smiled as he watched Rogue dodge his latest attack, an uppercut. The uniformed man slammed his palm into Rogue's chest, forcing the black haired dragon slayer back, Bauer smiling slightly as he watched his magic go to work, altering time around Rogue, making it seem as if he had been fighting for an entire week straight, the dragon slayer collapsing in fatigue.

"So you think you're some kind of big shot with your fancy time magic? Don't make me laugh! I am Sting, one of the strongest mages in Fiore!" roared a voice from above, Sting bringing in an attack that would surely do quite a bit of damage.

But the attack never reached Bauer. Fahmak and Hudson howled in laughter as they saw Sting's neck suddenly get enveloped by Bauer's powerful hands, the dragon slayer's punch losing all power because of the sudden stop in momentum. Sting tried to get away, but Bauer smashed the white dragon slayer into the ground, the dragon slayer's entire body paralyzed. In a rare act of emotion, Bauer placed one of his combat boots on Sting's throat, the mustached man actually standing on the dragon slayer. He looked down at Sting with cold and empty eyes.

"You are the strongest mages in Fiore? Your strength pales in comparison with those of Fairy Tail. You only believe that you are stronger because of the absence of those who could easily punish you. You are the new recruit that badmouths the officers while they are not around. Your pathetic display of magic annoys even me, the weakest of our group. Be thankful that it was I who fought you. Now, sleep." said Bauer darkly, slamming his boot into Sting's throat, completely knocking the wind out of his throat and putting him to sleep.

Bauer turned around to see the forest return, the trees looking as they had when he had seen them. Hudson and Fahmak were leaning against trees, clapping. Hudson looked especially pleased. Bauer was about to join them when they heard the sound of someone walking through the forest. In an instant, Bauer turned around, blades out. However, he lowered them as soon as he saw who it was. The ten year old girl with the knee length hair, the mischievous green eyes, and the black cloak all indicated Malice.

The young girl looked around, observing the five mages lying on the ground, smoldering, or smashed against trees. She looked at the three friends before her and raised her eyebrows.

"You couldn't start the party without me?"

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I apologize that the OCs didn't appear at all, but this was an important chapter. I hope you caught all the stuff I was hoping you guys would catch. I know that there was quite a lot of Saber Tooth bashing, but they really deserved it after all the cocky moments and the gloating they do. I hope the chapter was good, and I will see you all later. FF