Here's the next chapter! I'm trying to finish my SE story today, but I probably won't get to that today. I also finished Dragon Myth today. I'm spending a lot of time reading books at the local Barnes and Nobles so time gets sort of short. I just read the first book in the Divergent series.

Anyways, here we go with the next chapter, and review if you like it! Enjoy.

Fairy Tail *Kory POV*

I stared at the person who held a different last name, but shared blood with me. The light browned mage that was staring at me was my brother, Mitsu Ryuusaga. He didn't look happy to see me at all, but it was a normal reaction of Mitsu's. I looked to the opposite of the table, and noticed the two people who were looking at him, confused looks on their faces. One was a girl, a blonde with her long blonde hair tied into a ponytail. She had crystal clear blue eyes and had an air of someone who might be nobility. She was dressed in all white, although the clothes had smudges from dirt.

The other was a boy, black haired and he looked sort of unconfident, but determined at the same. He was wearing a grey t-shirt and brown cargo shorts. For some reason, I felt like I had a connection to the two strangers I had seen. My secret brother was still glaring at me, and I noticed that the guild had quieted down a little and quickly went into the guild, the door closing behind me. I was walking towards my brother's table when the door opened, and somebody bumped into me.

I lurched forward, avoiding a collision with a table, and skidded to a halt, facing the doors. I was about to say something to whoever bumped into me, but I stopped when I saw who it was. It appeared that a boy my age had bumped into me, but I knew who it was. He had spiky red hair and wore a yellow tunic, a sword strapped to his back. He grinned when he saw me, and the girl behind him greeted me by nodding her head. I smiled as the boy gave me a huge grin.

"I knew you'd be here! We were coming to visit you in Ennersville, but looks like we won't have to go all the way!" he laughed loudly.

"Garret, Karis, wow, I didn't think I would see you here!" I said, obviously excited to see my friends.

I led the two towards where my brother and the two strangers were sitting, Mitsu's face darkening as we came over and sat down.

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Justin and Athena looked at Mitsu and the new arrival with confusion. Did they know each other? It also seemed that the new arrival had brought friends, a girl and boy with red hair. The black haired mage sat down next to Mitsu and the two red haired mages sat down next to Athena and Justin.

"So, do you two know each other?" Athena asked as Mitsu shot his brother a look.

"We're…rivals." answered Mitsu as the black haired mage nodded his head.

"My name is Kory, and," Kory gestured to the two red haired mages sitting next to Justin. "Those are my friends, Karis and Garret."

The two said hello, and eventually, the introductions came to Athena and Justin. Everybody looked at the two from Crocus and Justin felt his face grow slightly red. He hated being looked at by more than one person.

"So," Kory started. "What're your names?"

Athena was the first to respond. She was always very social, and said her name with confidence.

"My name is Athena Flarina!" she said proudly as Justin sighed and introduced himself.

"My name is Justin Silence." said Justin, trying not to be too loud about it.

The entire table's jaw dropped at the two names. Garret and Karis looked at each other. There was no way that was true! Kory was still in awe, but Mitsu was the first to speak, slight surprise on his face.

"So, you're technically a princess," Mitsu said as he turned from Athena to Justin. "And you're from the family that led the Silence Uprising?"

Athena nodded happily and Justin just nodded his head slowly. He was curious about their reactions. Most people didn't look that surprised when he told them his last name, but their reactions were a little over the top. As the conversation went to last names, nobody noticed Makarov walk out of the guild, file in hand.

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The Silence family did not die out after Jonathan and Julius were killed. If Julius had been the legitimate only child of the Silence family, the line would had surely have gone extinct. But, Julius was adopted, and Jonathan had children besides Julius. The family survived past Julius's death, the legitimate children of Jonathan receiving the wealth and estates Julius would have received thanks to his heroic actions.

The Silence family, unlike the Tsubasa and Ryuusaga families, retreated into obscurity, not much information being public about them. They continued to live a private life, away from prying eyes. Interest in them died over time, and they eventually moved to Crocus.

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Arcana, Imperial Meeting Room

The huge room was usually used only for military matters, but Paco had made an exception for this rare case. He had called together guild masters from Fiore to meet with him to discuss their strategy to defeat the Court of Nine. The room was unfurnished besides a long wooden desk, Paco sitting at the head. The walls were white, and undecorated unlike the rest of the palace. Comfortable chairs lay along the desks, and at the head sat Paco.

The king wore the Crown of Knives, the symbol of power in the Garlan Empire, dressed in green and red silk robes with golden thread. Sitting closest to him was Makarov, the seat across him reserved for the guild master of Saber Tooth. The seat was empty, the guild master having turned down the invitation. Paco had a grim look on his face as he spoke to the guild masters seated along the table.

"I shall skip the formalities. We have no time to waste. As you all know, the Court of Nine has risen once again. Some of you may be confused by this name. I have personally grown up hearing a different name, The Bourbon Court. Whatever their name, their potential for destruction is incredible, with their main goal being the total purge of this world." explained Paco gravely as the guild masters started to cast worried glances at each other and murmur.

"If you don't mind me interrupting your explanation, isn't it a bit wild to believe that this group of mages has returned and are bringing judgment down on the world?" asked a brown haired man, his face a patchwork of scars. "I have heard the story before, but I cannot believe it. Immortal mages who have the strength of gods? That is impossible."

Paco was about to speak when Makarov smashed his fist down on the table, glaring at the guild master who had spoken.

"I understand that you are skeptical, Lopez, but do you know why Saber Tooth is not here? They fought against these immortals, and lost. Don't you think it's a little coincidental that all these things are happening in accordance to the story? Saber Tooth's pride is horribly wounded, and we need to find a way to defeat these mages before we are killed!" shouted Makarov as Lopez glared back at Makarov.

There was a long silence as the guild masters thought about the threat that was coming. Paco observed the group, hoping a solution could be worked out. Finally, a panicked voice broke through the silence. It was the voice of a guild master of a minor guild.

"T-They're immortal, so we can't even touch them! Even Saber Tooth lost to them! It's over, we're doomed!" cried the guild master as all the other guild masters burst into shouting.

"They are undefeatable!"

"Do they even have fears?"

The last shout made Paco focus in on the most farfetched solution he could come up with. He let out a roar of anger that instantly quieted the room, Paco standing up, looking at the many guild masters present.

"Do they have fears? Of course they have fears! They may be immortal, but they are still humans! They have a fear of being 'devoured', the only way to kill an immortal is to devour them! Unfortunately, only an immortal can devour another immortal. If you all remember clearly, the Bourbon Court had nine members. Unfortunately, four of them were devoured by the remaining five, the very five that threaten our world!" shouted Paco as Makarov looked at the old king with a doubtful look.

"What do you suppose we do then? Resurrect the dead members of the court? Necromancy is strictly prohibited!" said Makarov as Paco nodded his head, an idea forming in his old mind.

The guild masters had calmed down enough to the point that they were listening intently to what Paco was saying.

"The five immortals devoured the other four, because they were afraid. Immortals fear other immortals. That being said, we must use the children of the families of the four immortals. Resurrecting the dead is incredibly foolish, and would cost several millions of lives just for one, never mind four. If any of you recall the names of the four who were devoured, their family names are Flarina, Tsubasa, Ryuusaga, and Silence."

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Bam there is the chapter. It was a huge twist (to me anyways), so enjoy it and I will see you all later! FF