"What do you mean a war" Aquilla asked Quezt while narrowing her eyes at Tushika.
"Well its as nasty as it sounds." Quezt explains. "Crowne says that Mastodon's territory is expanding at an alarming rate. They have also acquired a few smaller dark guilds such as the Lizards Tail, and Naked Mummy that will do whatever the hell Mastodon wants. In order to stop them Fairy Tail decided to wage war on Mastodon."
Quatra then takes over. "Fairy Tail's master knew of Master Crowne's history with Mastodon's guild master so she called upon master and Lions Mane for help. What master asked us at the last meeting was whether or not he just sends the S class or have the entire guild get involved."
Quezt finishes up. "I already said that the entire guild would get involved anyway, so I voted for having the whole guild get involved. Apophis had talked to master beforehand and said and I quote "I don't want wimps and pussies getting in my way so only send the S class." so it's one one right now."
The waitress came over to the table and everyone gave their order as soon as she left they continued talking.
"What did you vote Quatra?" Leiko asked not taking her eyes off of Quatra.
"I didn't vote." Quatra said plainly. "If it were two weeks ago I would've voted for the rest not getting involved for the same reason as Apophis. It's strange lately the guild and its mages are surprising me more and more with their strength and this never say die attitude that it makes me think you all are up to it. On the other hand I'm not so sure that you should get involved Leiko."
"But it's just like any other mission we go on right. You're there every time I get in over my head whats so different about this?" Leiko asks Quatra but Nalien gave her an answer instead.
"It's a war Leiko. Quatra can't promise that he will be there to help if things get tough."
"And with war there is one thing that is assured." Quezt says while lighting a cigarette. "Casualties" The table was silent for a moment.
"Quatra, I don't want you getting involved either." Leiko says rather sternly surprising everyone at the table.
"Please don't do this now, we can talk about it later." Quatra says trying to calm her down.
"I don't want you to go marching off to your death. I just got you and this means I only get a month before you possibly die. I won't have it Quatra you hear me!" Leiko shouts causing the whole restaurant to stare. Leiko gets up, walks to the door, kicks it open, yells something along the lines of arrogant asshole and walks out.
"I'll go get her back" says Misha obviously just trying to get out the of restaurant and away from the stares of the other customers. As soon as Misha leaves Aquilla follows her, Quezt and Nalien go out to smoke leaving Quatra and Tushika alone in the restaurant.
"You know she did have a point." Tushika says as he sips his tea. "You shouldn't go throwing your life away. Especially now that you have someone that, from the looks of it will go through hell and back with you."
"Yeah well my job is to make the trip through hell a short one." Quatra says while sighing. "Knowing Leiko though if I participate she will go behind my back and get herself killed in a fight."
"Sounds like you have made up your mind then"Tushika says with a smile on his face and a gleam in his eyes.
"Yep the whole guild can get themselves killed for all I care." Quatra says with a smirk as he gets up to leave.
"Glad to see that the asshole I hate so much is back" says Quezt with a smile as he walks back in with Nalien. "It was starting to get boring."
"it's time to go for the opening ceremony" Quatra says "And I won't be late again."
"But I haven't eaten yet!" Quezt whines. "Why do the S class have to be there early" Quatra was about to answer when Tushika cut in.
"You already know why but you can eat your food and come with the rest of the group. Me and Quatra are takin off." He then gets up and follows Quatra out the door.
After Quatra and Tushika left, Leiko and the girls come back in to find that Quezt and Nalien were eating a little bit of everyone's food.
"What in the hell are you two doing?" says Leiko obviously angry. "That's my food you assholes."
"I see your feeling better Leiko" Nalien says with a mouthful of her food in his mouth.
"Hey Aquilla can you do me a favor?" Leiko asks
"Whats the favor?" Aquilla answers back coolly while watching Quezt eat her dumplings. Leiko whispers something in Aquilla's ear. "Oh yeah that's no problem at all." Aquilla answers looking kind of bored. Aquilla then draws her blade then writes a rune in the air above Nalien and Quezt. "You are currently in my trap, the air in said trap will start to thin and run out. The speed however depends on your reaction to this news, the rule for freedom is simple you must pay us for our meals that you have just eaten." Aquilla explains. Upon hear this news both Nalien and Quezt pulled out their wallets and put the money on the table.
"Thanks for the charity" Leiko says with a taunting tone after the trap disappears.
"Where is Tushika?" Aquilla asks after the boys catch their breath.
"He went with Quatra to the ceremony" Quezt answered "And speaking of Quatra, I figure you guys wanna know that he made his decision and in typical Quatra fashion might I add."
"so what did he say?" Misha asked with a smile.
Quezt clears his throat "He said "the whole guild can get themselves killed for all I care." now lets go I'm already late and you don't wanna miss..." Quezt was interrupted by Leiko's laughter.
"So that's what he said huh" Leiko says while calming down. "I'm in love with an idiot."
"Wow the town square is packed. Just goes to show you how important Lions Mane is to this town huh Quatra." Tushika says while staring at the large crowd in his way.
"yeah well we need to be on stage so its time for them to move." Quatra said slightly annoyed.
"Out of the way." screams Apophis at some nearby children causing the crowd to open up for him. Apophis Serpentenes is the oldest S class mage at Lions Mane. He is 35 years old has large red reptilian eyes, a clean shaven head with tattoos of snakes over it, a snake like tongue, long limbs,and a thin tall stature. He wears a black trench-coat with dark pants and no shirt.
"We can follow him Quatra." Tushika says while shaking his head.
"Do we have any other choice?" Quatra asks obviously annoyed.
"No I don't think we do" Tushika answers with sigh knowing that Quatra and Apophis don't have the best history. "Now lets go." Tushika and Quatra then follow Apophis through the hole in the crowd that he made. Apophis realizing that he was being followed releases a snake to handle the problem irritating Quatra to the point of taking out his blade and stabbing the snake in the head.
"I think this belongs to you" Quatra says to Apophis while holding up the dead snake with his sword for Apophis to see.
"Oh it was just you two" Apophis says playing it off then turns back towards the stage to start walking again.
"Hey ankle biter" Quatra says "If you release a snake in a large crowd such as this innocent people will get involved so if you have a problem with me come talk to me. That would have been the honorable thing to do."
"You arrogant bastard" Apophis says annoyed. " You are a cold blooded killer trying to give me a lecture on honor and what's right. Don't make me laugh you fuckin hypocrite. Just because I don't act like I care when I kill doesn't mean that you should give me a talking to. Acting is a waste of time."
"Children" Master Crowne says from the podium to get his S class mages attention. "I know that you two don't like each other but don't ruin the ceremony by fighting, Quatra" Noticing that Quatra had his hand on his katana ready to behead Apophis. "Apophis" Noticing Apophis ready with snakes for hands. Master Crowne then teleports in between the two. "Cease this childrens nonsense you two and get on the damn stage" Crowne says sternly but neither move from their spot.
"Quatra" Yells Leiko from a distance as she runs towards him with the rest of the group from the diner. "Quatra whats wrong?" Her question snapping Quatra out of it.
"Nothing I just lost my head with this ankle biter for a moment." Quatra says while looking at Apophis with a hate filled look.
Seeing this Apophis turns toward the stage and starts to walk away. "We will settle this when the time is right, samurai." he says then goes backstage.
"Whenever your ready, ankle biter" Quatra says not taking his eyes off of Apophis.
After the incident was resolved between the samurai and the snake everyone went back stage to get ready for the ceremony. They all line up in their appropriate spots with the S class standing on either side of Master Crowne and the participants stand one level below in front of the podium. After the crowd calms down Master Crowne speaks.
"Lets get straight to it shall we?" Master Crowne says earning cheers from the Crowd. "Lets have this years participants introduce themselves. So form a line and introduce yourselves one at a time and after they are done I'll explain the rules for the next month."
"My name is Ken Hitoshi. I like sleep and will become S class des." Ken Hitoshi is 18 with short black hair, black eyes, light skin and has a slim muscular build. Normally wearing a white t-shirt that is cover by long dark blue jacket that is zip up with black pants, black shoes, black gloves and dark sun glasses.
"My name is Nalien Elvis, a lot of the ladies here know me already heh heh heh. Anyway I'll become S class for my guild and for all of you ladies out there."
"My Name is Jin Soul and I'm happy to have been picked this year I'll try my best."
"I'm Rieti Vulkan and I'll try my best" Rieti Vulkan is 24 with messy brown hair, green eyes, a three day beard, has a skinny but muscular build with many burns on his body and the roman numeral two tattooed on the back of his hand. usually wearing a dark green T-shirt, gray pants, brown sneakers. Sometimes adding a black scarf, with a feather shaped pendant tied around his neck.
"My Name is Leiko Archon and I have two goals. One I'm gonna become S class so I can get the recognition I deserve from a certain someone." saying this with a smirk while looking at Quatra causing the crowd to look at him too. Quatra only sighs at this news. "and the second I owe it to myself this town and the guild to try my hardest to become S class. I do this for all of you!" Leiko finishes to the crowd chanting her name.
"well how do I follow that." Misha says cheerfully with the usual smile. "I'm Misha Pastalia and I'll try my best" Misha finishes to cat calls, men chanting her name and someone yelling shes so hot.
"I'm Aquilla Sean Tukumi and I plan on becoming S class. Don't get in my way." Aquilla says sternly causing the crowd to clap and some men yell that they want punishment.
"I'm Maya Sakura and I'm gonna become S class without fail" Maya Sakura has long black hair with blue eyes and light skin. she has a fox tail and ears that have brown fur. Normally wears a red sweater with long sleeves and a long black skirt. "Tanuki" yells the crowd after she is done. "I'm a fox, Not a Tanuki" she says while sticking her tongue out.
After the introductions master Crowne takes the podium again. "Now that that's over with, onto the rules. This years S class exams are a round robin tournament. Each person will get a wristband that will tell them where the next fight will take place. The wristbands however will not tell them who they are fighting. They find that out when they arrive at their destination. Throughout the next week and a half the S class hopefuls will have to fight each other as well as the S class mages. The fights will all be tallied and the four with the best records throughout the first round will fight in a one loss tournament to decide the two that become S class this year. For the fans we will have an example of this tournament by having the S class mages fight each other in the one loss tournament style." as he finishes the crowd cheers loudly. "This tournament will take place in the coliseum at 6:00 and I hope that you all can make it. That is all." the crowd chanting Lions Mane as he steps down from the podium and walks towards the coliseum . The S class mages follow and the rest follow them.
"So who's up first?" Tushika asks as he walks with Master Crowne.
"Who else, after the display earlier I think Quatra and Apophis should fight and get it out of their system." Master Crowne says with a smile.
"But if they fight they just might kill each other and I know you remember what happened the last time they fought." Tushika says with a serious face.
"I remember what happened better than anyone but this time I trust that at least one of them will have better judgment" Master Crowne says with a smile while looking at Quatra who was walking with Leiko. "you know, this is the happiest I have seen that boy since he joined the guild. When I first met him he was a cold blooded killer, the perfect assassin for me to use however I needed. If I told him to kill he never questioned why, he just left and would come back three days later and I would know that the mission was accomplished but something changed the time he went on a mission that involved slaying some Vulcan that invaded a town to the west. Leiko, Nalien and Misha followed him without him knowing. When they came back something had changed in Quatra, he stopped seeing his guild mates as nuisances and started to think of them as comrades. Slowly he started to care for the guild and though he never showed it I could tell that he had changed. So I trust Quatra's judgment because he would never put the guild in harms way like the last time they fought."
"What about Apophis?" Tushika asks
"If Apophis goes too far I'll step in and declare Quatra the winner." Master Crowne explains
"So how far is too far?"
"If Apophis endangers the crowd during his fight that is the only time I'll step in."
As all the mages arrive at the coliseum they realized that the crowd followed and were filling up the seats. The S class had to go their separate ways from the rest of the guild.
"Do your best Tushika" Aquilla says.
"I will" Tushika says while nodding then turns to walk into the waiting area.
"Try your best guys" Misha calls to the S class mages as the turn to walk into the area.
"Give us a hell of a show" says Nalien.
"Count on it" Quezt answers while lighting a cigarette.
"Quatra" Leiko calls out to her boyfriend who already had one foot in the door. Quatra stops and turns around into a running tackle hug from his girlfriend.
"Was that necessary?" Quatra asks with a bored look.
"Give em hell" Leiko says inches from Quatra's face.
Quatra then gets one last kiss before he gets up. "Yeah" he says with a smirk then turns and enters the waiting room.
"The rest of the guild has to watch from the stands" Maya says as she walks towards the stands.
"Then lets go" Leiko says with a grin. "I don't wanna miss a minute of this."
As they reach the stands Misha notices a familiar face and goes to sit next to her. "what brings you here Sahara?" she asks with that same smile.
"I can't resist a good fight is all" Sahara says while waiting for the fights to start.
"Sahara" Leiko screams "what are you doing here?"
"I came to watch the fights of course." Sahara says while not taking her eyes off the coliseum floor.
"So you'll be here all month" Leiko asks excitedly
"Nope, I'd love to but I don't have anywhere to stay." she responds still in thought about something. After hearing this predicament Nalien steps in.
"You can stay with me if you want" Nalien says with a grin.
This made Sahara look up at Nalien and give him a glare. "Are you gonna try anything while I'm sleeping?" She asked the glare still on her face
"Nope this is just me being kind." Nalien says still smiling. "I have a big apartment with multiple rooms and separate baths so you can live as comfortable as possible and it's not a far walk from here so that's a plus."
"Alright you have convinced me I'll stay with you for the month." Sahara says with a weak smile. "Now sit down the fights are about to start."
As everyone gets settled in Master Crowne announces the first round match ups and as he said earlier to Tushika the first fight is Quatra vs Apophis. Once the announcement was made Quatra and Apophis both come out of the waiting area and take their places.
"Kick his ass Quatra" Leiko starts yelling causing the rest of the group to slowly move away from her. "Make him beg for mercy."
"One hell of a mouth on her huh" Apophis says to Quatra after hearing Leiko's cheering "Didn't know you were into the loud tomboy type. She's gonna get you killed trust me on this one samurai."
"Did you come to fight or talk" Quatra says while drawing his blade. "Snakes that crawl on their stomachs should not attempt to live in the world of those with two feet."
"Well then looks like I have your undivided attention, good, that means there are no excuses for the loss you take today." Apophis says with a sadistic smile.
"Begin"
Apophis starts off by using breath of a thousand snakes and send them straight at Quatra who instinctively dodges and goes for Apophis's blind spot. Apophis using serpent fist reacts and swings at Quatra's face. Quatra dodges at the last second and retreats to regroup sheathing his sword in the process. Apophis then shoots twin snake out of his arms at Quatra. Quatra goes in between the snakes and charges straight for Apophis and cocks back a fist. Apophis then cocks back a serpents fist of his own. Both fist connect to the chins of the opponent causing both to stumble back. Both mages catch themselves and swing at each other connecting again causing them both to step back and regroup.
"This is intense des" Ken says "Just how strong are these guys, and we have to fight them to become S class des"
"I know Ken it's scary to think that we have to fight one of these guys in the coming week" Maya adds on.
"They're just measuring each other right now" Rieti says to himself "The real fight has yet to begin."
"Whoa this is sick" says Jin "Look at the focus that is being displayed."
"These guys are monsters." Nalien says "Hope I don't have to fight them."
"This is so great" Misha says with a smile "We're gonna get a show"
"Show me what you got really got Quatra" Aquilla says "I know that's just walking speed for you."
"I could barely keep up with that" Leiko says "And that's just walking speed?"
"Stop holding back" Sahara thinks as she focuses on the fight. "If you two got serious this would be a fight to remember."
"What do you say we take off the kid gloves now, huh samurai?" Apophis says with that same sadistic smile.
"For once we agree ankle biter, Playtime's over." Quatra retorts causing Apophis to laugh.
"Alright then, come and get me samurai!"
Well that's Chapter 3 hope you liked it.
The Quatra and Apophis fight is gonna be fun to write I'm looking forward to it
Alrighty then, third verse same as the first. R&R , if there is something you don't like about your character feel free to PM me with tips and suggestions
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