"Hm…" Selene walked around the White Eclipse guild, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked around the area. Her appearance was much different than that of half a year ago. Her petite figure was still the same, along with the scar that ran over her left eye; a major difference, however, her turquoise hair had gotten much longer, and had few traces of curls within it.

"Looking for something, Selene?" The cheerful blonde wind mage of White Eclipse, Aira Aeolus asked.

"Aira? When did you…?" Selene blinked a few times, shrugging off Aira's sudden appearance. "I've been looking for Tak, but I haven't seen him anywhere…"

"Oh, he went somewhere with Arc!" Nami interjected, nodding from the other side of the main area.

"Tak and Arc went out…?" The master of White Eclipse, Calium, asked, walking into the room with his staff in hand, almost using it as a cane.

"Mhm!" Nami nodded, pointing to the door. "They left just a few hours ago."

"Coincidentally…" Tayakata started while speaking from the spot upstairs reserved for S class wizards and above. "About four S class jobs have gone missing…"

Calium's eye twitched, causing those around him to take a few steps back. Though old, Calium's temper was not one to be trifled with, and breaking a simple rule was something that usually brought out a small part of this often unseen anger. "Those two are in so much trouble when they get back…"

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In the skies in an unknown part of Fiore, the Shadow Dragon Slayer Takeru was riding on Arcturus' back while he flew, raising his hand into the air, showing a hint…more so a bundle of excitement, something not many people really saw in Takeru due to his distant nature; but he and Arc shared a brotherly relationship, so it was a privilege for Arc to see Takeru in such a fashion. "Excited, are we?" Arc asked with a hint of a smile on his face, the bandages on his eyes obscuring his sight, but he seemed to know where to go nonetheless.

"These four jobs seem challenging, I love a challenge," Takeru replied. "I'm sure M.C wouldn't mind."

"I don't think he's the one you have to worry about…" Arc replied. Regardless of their success, they had the White Eclipse punishment waiting for them.

"…We'll take our time," Takeru replied, knowing the person Arc was referring to.

"Hm…" Was Arc's response at first as his wings flapped in the wind. "Things have been pretty quiet lately..."

"Does that bother you?" Takeru asked.

"A little." Arc admitted. "Tartarus took part in that plan half a year ago to aid in Fiore's destruction, but something was wrong about that from the get go. Daityas' faction was behind it."

"What's so wrong about that? We crushed them!" Takeru said with a confident grin, flexing his muscles as well.

"...I know them better than you." Arc's tone got serious for a second. "I think they were holding back. No, they definitely were. Most of them had to be, anyway."

"...You really know how to bring down the mood." Takeru groaned. But he was taking Arc's words seriously. He trusted Arc more than anyone else, so if he said they were holding back, he had to be serious about it. "But why do you say that?"

"Maggie and Kiora suffering losses? I know you were there against Kiora, but she wasn't using her full strength. I regret that I wasn't able to actually take part in the fighting." Arc sighed.

"But you saved the guild." Takeru pointed out. "Nobody else was strong enough to move that cannon out of the way in time. If not for you, there wouldn't be a White Eclipse. So take some pride in that, yes."

Arc let out a faint chuckle. It was hard to be upset when Takeru phrased it like that. "Arcturus, savior of White Eclipse. I suppose it has a nice ring to it."

"That's the spirit!" Takeru puffed his chest out. "...Say, tell me more about Tartarus. You said Daityas' faction, which kinda implies there's a different one..."

"How about this?" Arc began. "For each of these jobs we complete, I'll tell you more about Tartarus whenever they decide to attack again." It was motivation in a way. He was confident they could blaze through these jobs, even if they weren't officially S-class wizards yet.

"You got it!" And Takeru easily took the motivation.

"Where are we going to do the first one?" Arc asked.

"Southern Fiore," Takeru replied, nodding a few times.

"Alright, hang on," Arc said, shifting his direction so he would be heading south.

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"I'm having second thoughts about this!" Cynthia said as Lucy practically had to drag the reluctant Dragon Slayer onto the train they were going to protect.

"It's just a train!" Lucy said, completely forgetting why Cynthia was so reluctant to board in the first place.

"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!" Cynthia cried out, clinging to the outside of the train as best she could.

"The train's leaving soon," Carla commented, assisting Lucy in trying to pry Cynthia off. After about ten seconds, they succeeded, and the three fell inside the train, creating "Thud" sound once they all hit the floor.

"You'll be fine, Cynthia!" Wendy nodded a few times.

"Natsu's already sick…" Cynthia pointed to Natsu, who was sitting by the window; his eyes were already pure white, his face pale, and he was groaning while Happy attempted to fan him using a piece of paper. "Looking at him like that makes me sick…" Cynthia took a seat, Wendy right beside her. Cynthia placed her head on Wendy's lap and groaned, "I hate this…"

"T-…The train hasn't even started moving…" Wendy replied with a classic anime sweat drop on the side of her head.

"Doesn't matter…!" Natsu interjected, placing his head on Lucy's lap once she sat down next to him.

"What kinda dragon slayer gets motion sickness from a stationary vehicle…?" Luke asked as he and Heather boarded the train. Though she was a dragon slayer, Heather seemed perfectly fine on the stationary train.

"Luke…" Lucy scoffed, diverting her attention to Natsu.

"Oh yeah, okay, that's how you're gonna act to someone who nearly died for you, okay," Luke scoffed, crossing his arms as he walked to a seat, Heather following behind.

"LET IT GO ALREADY!" Lucy shouted.

"NEVER!" Luke replied, taking a seat on the area just behind the Fairy Tail wizards, and Heather sat across from him. Luke raised an eyebrow, looking over at Heather. "You sure you're gonna be okay?"

Heather nodded, crossing her arms as she leaned back in the seat. "Just fine."

"I assume they have the same mission," Carla said to her group.

"Of course…" Lucy sighed.

"You could be a little more grateful, you know…" Cynthia groaned.

"Not when he acts like that!" Lucy replied with a huff.

"What are we protecting anyway, Lucy-san?" Wendy asked, keeping her eyes down on Cynthia.

"They wouldn't say…" Lucy replied. "They said it was classified information, but I don't think it's anything bad."

"What if it's tons and tons of fish?!" Happy said, his eyes sparkling from excitement.

"…Why would they not tell us they have fish?" Carla asked, crossing her arms as she raised a brow towards the fellow Exceed.

"I know if it were me, I wouldn't tell ANYONE I had so much fish!" Happy nodded, keeping to his fantasy about the boundless fish that were to be protected, and hopefully consumed later on by no one other than himself. Eventually the train started to move, causing Natsu and Cynthia to groan even louder.

Luke peered from his seat, barely able to hide the small smile of amusement as he watched the two dragon slayers groaning. He then looked over at Heather, his smile fading as he saw her failed attempt at acting as though she was fine. Her face was blue, and she swayed slightly in her seat, holding back any sound that would indicate she was suffering. "You okay…?" Luke asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Y-Yup….perfectly fine…" Heather said slowly, not allowing even the tiniest of groans to escape her lips. "Let's just…hurry up and get this shipment where it needs to be…"

"Unfortunately the time it takes to get there is on the conductor, not us…" Luke replied, casually scooting over next to Heather so she could lean on him when she couldn't handle the transportation anymore.

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"Oi, Erza," Gray started, placing his hands into his jacket pockets as he and Erza neared a two story house.

"What is it, Gray?" Erza responded, looking over at Gray.

"You know, I was thinking…doesn't this job seem a tad too high paying for an S class job?" Gray said with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

"Huh…" Erza raised a brow, having no idea what Gray was talking about. "That's odd?"

"To me…yeah…just a little…" Gray rubbed the back of his head nervously, deciding that he would stop talking until they met with the client. A few minutes passed, and Erza and Gray arrived in front of the client's house. "So, he's going to give us the run down?" Gray asked.

"That's right," Erza walked to the wooden door, raising her fist to knock on it when…

"Well, well, well…" A familiar voice rang through Erza and Gray's ears, causing them to turn around. Reve and Zalen walked forward, Reve cockily holding the exact same flyer Erza was. "Look what we have here…"

"Reve…" Erza said with a scowl, not even bothering to hide it.

"Oh, come on, Titania, lighten up!" Reve said, holding back a chuckle. "You don't have to take this job, Zalen and I can handle it from here."

"Tch, you wanna bet!?" Gray started, already irritated by Reve's asshole attitude.

"Gray, calm down," Erza replied before turning back to Reve and Zalen. "We're taking this job."

"I suppose we could use the extra help," Reve shrugged, looking over to Zalen. "What do you think, Zalen?"

"Eh, I think we can handle it, but we can't really stop them from coming along…" Zalen replied.

"Heh, is that who I think it is over there?" Another voice called out from the distance, causing the four mages to turn around. From a few yards away, the famous drunk of the guild Quatro Cerberus, Bacchus, walked along, raising a hand into the air to grab the other mage's attention. Along Bacchus, a male with dark blue hair, a white shirt with rolled up sleeves with a tie, black pants, and brown shoes.

"Bacchus?" Erza raised an eyebrow as the two mages walked towards them.

"That's right!" Bacchus nodded. "I can see I wasn't the only one who took this job."

"Looks like it was fan favorite," The male next to Bacchus said aloud.

"Who's this?" Erza asked.

"Oi! Blues, the Water Dragon Slayer of Qautro Cerberus!" Blues nodded several times, a smirk on his face.

"Water dragon slayer?" Gray raised a brow, intrigued by Blues' magic already.

"He's pretty wild," Bacchus started. "So, I asked if he wanted to come along with me on this job, and here we are."

"Don't expect us to share the reward with you when Zalen and I finish," Reve said with a smirk, shoving the flying into his pocket.

"Oh, a friendly competition?" Blues asked as a grin appeared on his face.

"Sounds pretty wild to me!" Bacchus grinned, throwing his fist into the air.

"Don't worry, Gray and I will be finishing this job," Erza nodded, a tiny smirk appearing on her face.

"Competition, you say?" A voice from around the area asked, causing the six mages to look around.

"Who said that…?" Gray asked.

"It wasn't me…" Zalen replied, looking around along with everyone else.

"I smell someone…" Blues said quietly, narrowing his eyes as he looked around, following the scent his nose picked up.

"YOOO!" A male with a gray jacket, gray pants, shoes, and even gray hair walked forward. This male also had red eyes to match his outfit. "Looks like I'm not too late for the party!"

"Who the heck are you?" Reve asked without a hint of subtly in his voice.

"Oh, I know you!" The male said, completely ignoring Reve's question. "Reve Volver, S class mage of white Eclipse, right!"

"That's right…" Reve nodded, crossing his arms as he expected this male to explain who he was and what he was doing here, yet he received no answer as the male immediately went onto Bacchus next.

"Uhm…" Zalen started, feeling ignore since he was standing right next to Reve.

"I think it's better he said nothing to you," Reve whispered to Zalen.

"Whoa!" The male stared at Bacchus with a sort of admiration. "The Drunken Falcon of Quarto Cerberus! Sugoi!"

"…Heh, I guess you've heard about me too, eh?" Bacchus grinned slightly, scratching the back of his head sheepishly.

"Who HASN'T heard of you!? I gotta say, I'm a fan of your Palm magic; most people think its weak, but with the right person, like you, it's actually quite powerful."

"Now yer just flattering me," Bacchus replied, laughing slightly. However, the male didn't hear this comment as he went onto Erza.

"UHM…." Blues started, opening his mouth to speak, but decided it was better if he said nothing.

"TITANIA!" The male shouted, slapping his hands onto his cheeks, hearts filling his eyes for a split second before fading.

"That's me," Erza nodded slowly, crossing her arms.

"The rumors are true…" The male started.

"Rumors?" Erza asked, feeling as though she was going to regret asking.

"The scarlet flower of Fairy Tail is truly as beautiful as they say…" The male said, but in a poetic voice this time, convincing those standing there that he was hitting on Erza.

"Now that that's out of the way…" Gray started, crossing his arms as he looked at the male. "Who are you?"

"Oh me?" The male blinked, pointing to himself. "I thought I said who I was already…"

"You didn't…" Reve mumbled.

"Anyway! My name? Easy! Daryan Skeletalus!" Daryan nodded, crossing his arms with a a smirk forming.

"Nice to meet'cha, Daryan," Bacchus said, nodding after.

"What's your magic?" Zalen asked.

"Easy! Skeletal Dragon Slayer!" Daryan nodded.

"Skeletal what now?" Gray raised a brow.

"What kinda magic is that!?" Blues shouted. "I've never heard of a Skeletal Dragon either!"

"Oh, I can assure you," Daryan said with a grin. "He was very real…but alas, on that fateful day fourteen years ago, he, along with the other dragons, vanished."

"And what guild are you from…?" Erza asked.

"Oh, easy, once again; S class mage of Cosmic Star!" Daryan pointed to himself, adopting a prideful tone as he spoke.

"…I've never heard of that guild," Reve said bluntly. "Are you SURE you're an S class mage?"

"Er…." Daryan lost his confident stature and poked his index fingers together sheepishly. "Well…that's because we're a rather new guild. We got started about five months ago, and only few people have heard of us! But, we have a motto!"

"And what's that?" Blues asked, crossing his arms as he tilted his head slowly.

Daryan scratched his head a few times as he remembered the Cosmic Star motto. "Well…it's not a motto per se…BUT! Do whatever it takes!"

"Is that it…?" Zalen blinked a few times.

"That's it! But we take that motto very seriously," Daryan nodded.

"…What was the motto again?" Reve whispered to Zalen.

"How does your magic work…?" Blues asked. "What does a Skeletal Dragon Slayer even do?"

"Well, first off, I eat bones," Daryan said bluntly.

"That's…a little unsettling, actually…" Gray commented.

Daryan merely shrugged at Gray's response. "Eh, that's what I thought too, at first, but then I learned they're actually quite delectable."

"This guy's crazy…" Reve whispered to Zalen yet again.

"I agree…" Zalen whispered.

"Oh, and since I was taught by Skeletalus, I know the anatomy of the human body, and a few others quite well," Daryan continued.

"Is that so…?" Bacchus seemed interested by Daryan's abilities.

"Indeed! Reve, I'm using you as an example!" Daryan said quickly, extending his arm, pointing his finger out. A small gray magic circle appeared and shot a hairline thin beam towards Reve's shoulder.

"Wait, what?!" Though Reve was quick, the sudden example was a little too quick for even him and the thin hairline beam Daryan fired pierced through his shoulder, but it didn't draw blood, or cut muscle. It only cut through Reve's skin, quite easily at that. "What the hell was that!?" Reve blurted out.

"I was just showing an example of what I can do! If I wanted to, I could've had that cut through your muscle, oh hell, your bones even." Daryan nodded with a proud grin.

"…I don't like this guy," Reve stated aloud.

"So, I can assume all of us are here for the same thing?" Erza asked, but it was more of a statement as she eyed the other mages.

"Looks like it," Bacchus replied. "How 'bout we get started!"

"Right," Erza nodded, knocking on the door.

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A train stopped in western Fiore, and the bulky God Slayer known as Orga stepped off, having to crouch to exit the train. "Alright…"

Chelia hopped off the same exact train as Orga, but from a different car, so when she looked over, it was so surprise she was slightly surprised to see him. "Huh…?" Chelia walked over to Orga, placing a finger on her chin. "Aren't you from Sabertooth?"

"Huh?" Orga looked down, noticing the small girl a few feet in front of him. "That's right!" Orga nodded. "Lightning God Slayer of Saberooth! Orga Nanagear!"

"I thought so!" Chelia nodded. "I knew I'd seen you somewhere before."

"What are you doing here?" Orga asked.

"Oh, well…" Chelia held out the job she had taken, which specifically requested God Slayers. "I saw this job on the request board, and I decided to take it!"

Orga raised a brow, pulling out the exact same job Chelia had taken. "You too, huh?"

"I wonder what it could be about…" Chelia said to herself. "Well!" Chelia said, giving a small smile towards Orga. "Since we're both here, how about we go together? We're both god slayers, so I think we can do it!"

Orga shrugged, nodding in agreement. "Alright, I don't see the harm in that."

"Yay!" Chelia grinned cheerfully.