Rustyrose, Kain, and Bluenote stared at the Tartaros mages standing in front of the Grimore Heart airship. They were unsure what the mages wanted with them, but if they were legal guild members, they figured they would make quick work of them. Rustyrose was the first one to speak, running a hand through his hair quickly before doing so. "Oh, what've we here? A bunch of legal guild members looking for a one way trip to Hell?
"HA! That's a joke if I've ever heard one," Ruika said with a giggle, actually amused by Rustyrose's threat.
"They look tasty…" Mithril, who was in his human form, which included well over 6 feet of height light reddish hair, and larger than normal human clothing, said under his breath, resisting the urge to eat the three standing before him and Ruika, despite the fact they weren't teenage females who happened to be virgins; a dragon and demon's favorite food.
"T-TheythinktheycanmesswithGrimoreHeart?" Kain said with his speaking too fast for anyone to catch.
"…What did he say?" Ruika looked at Rustyrose and Bluenote, who both had nothing to say.
"Ah, if only Meredy was around," Rustyrose said while using two fingers to adjust his glasses. "She would always translate for us with the exquisite tongues."
"Yeah, that's great and all…" Ruika started, only concerned with the task she was assigned. "But we're not here to listen to your nostalgia."
"Speak quickly then," Bluenote said while crossing his arms. "Otherwise, I'll make sure you two fly…"
"Mithril can fly without your petty assistance…" Ruika said before getting to the point. "We are of Tartaros, and our master wishes to revive what he can of Grimore Heart."
"Revival of Grimore Heart, you say?" This caught Rustyrose's attention as he once again fixed his glasses, now looking at Ruikia and Mithril with interesting. "I ask, why would the master of the now infamous dark guild wish to revive us?"
"I don't know the details, but it would be wise to listen to his suggestion," Ruika said.
"And if we were to refuse?" Bluenote asked.
"We'd drag you there by force, obviously," Ruika replied.
"Or I could just eat you…" Mithril said; his words striking some fear into Kain.
"Tartaros has gotten stronger over the years…I do believe it would be in our best interest to accept their proposal, wouldn't you agree?" Rustyrose asked his fellow companions. "Besides, they may be able to help us with that decaying body that's been inside the ship for the longest time…"
Bluenote thought for a few seconds before giving a slight nod. "As current leader of Grimore Heart, I say we will accept Tartaros' proposal, and see what they have to offer us."
"Excellent; that makes things much easier; Follow us," Ruika said with a nod.
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"I have returned," Rugal said as he stepped out a portal that appeared in the middle of a large room in the castle that was Tartaros. Rugal pulled out the pocket dimension marbles and placed them on a nearby table.
"Ah, Rugal," Tobias nodded at Rugal as he returned. "Did you find the bodies?"
"Indeed I have," Rugal nodded. "Though they have both started to decay…"
"Don't worry about that," Daityas said as he walked into the room. "Place the Flame God Slayer right there," Daityas pointed to the center of the room, and Rugal nodded.
"Of course," Rugal grabbed the dimensional marble that held Zancrow and placed it on the floor, snapping his fingers to release the dead body of Zancrow onto the center of the room. Rugal then took a few steps back as Daityas took a few steps forward.
"Now then…" Daityas held his hands out as Hell's flames began to form around Zancrow's decaying body in a circle. A few seconds after, Daityas began a simple incantation, causing the flames to burn brighter and larger. "The flames of hell will bring this one to life once more…" Daityas said quietly. Right after he said that, the flames vanished, and color returned to Zancrow's skin. Zancrow's eyes didn't reopen just immediately, but under his eyelids, his blank expression changed, and his red, insane eyes appeared once again.
"Did it work…?" Tobias asked, looking over at Zancrow.
"Shut the fuck up, Tobias," Maggie said immediately before looking over at Daityas. "Did it work?"
"We're about to see," Daityas replied.
All remained silent for a few minutes, but then a faint, psychotic laughter started to fill the room. "Haha...hahahahaha…."
"The hell…?" Maggie looked around, searching for the source of the laughter before her eyes locked on Zancrow's body.
"Hahaha…Hahahaha…HAHAHAHAHA!" Zancrow hopped up as black flames surrounded his body, giving him an intimidating appearance. "The Flame God Slayer has returned! HAHAHAHA!"
"Can this nutter be any louder…?" Maggie said while rubbing her ears.
"Zancrow," Daityas said in a calm voice, catching the Flame God Slayer's attention.
"And who are you?" Zancrow asked, tilting his head slowly.
"The King of Hell; you'd do well to respect me," Daityas said.
"Hell, hm?" Zancrow gave a mocking chuckle. "That's cute…I've heard Hell has powerful flames; but those flames are nothing compared to those of a god!"
"And he's already thinking he's better…" Kiora said with an amused smile. "This should provide for some nice entertainment…"
"Would you like to test that theory?" Daityas said while crossing his arms.
"Gladly!" Zancrow grinned, taking a deep breath as a psychotic grin formed over his face.
"He's actually gonna do it…" Rugal said with a surprised tone.
"This'll be good…" Maggie said with a grin.
"Flame God's Bellow!" Zancrow threw his head forward, unleashing a torrent of black flames towards Daityas.
Daityas merely sighed, opening his mouth, inhaling Zancrow's Flame God Bellow with relative ease, making a slightly disgusted face after. "These flames taste like shit," Daityas said as he wiped his mouth, leaving Zancrow standing there with a shocked expression.
"W-What?! That shouldn't be possible!" Zancrow said while growling.
"The flames of Hell are nothing compared to the flames of a god, you say?" Daityas asked, pointing his hand down as a magic circle appeared under Zancrow, unleashing red flames on him. Zancrow tried to eat the flames, but he found that he was unable to do so, and he held in a cry of pain until the flames faded by Daityas' hand.
"W-What…I should be able to eat those!" Zancrow shouted in frustration.
"Eating the flames of Hell? Interesting for a mortal such as yourself, but impossible, nonetheless," Daityas replied.
"What the hell do you mean by "Mortal!?"" Zancrow asked, sneering at Daityas.
"First off," Daityas started. "Do not raise your voice at me again, unless you want a second trip to Hell, in which I will eat your soul there, and secondly, I told you, I am the king of Hell, the master of Tartaros. Hell's fire demon, Daityas."
"Fire demon? Now you're just making this shit up..." Zancrow said in disbelief.
"Are you asking for me to set you ablaze once again, Zancrow?" Daityas asked while raising a brow. "Because I'd personally love to see the mighty Flame God Slayer burn to ashes."
"T-Tch..." Zancrow had no witty remark this time around, he just stayed silent.
"Now then, onto Azuma,". Daityas said while cracking his knuckles.
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At Quatro Cerberus, Blues was sitting next to a male with white hair, ocean blue eyes, and he wore a blue jacket, and blue pants. For some reason, the male shivered just slightly as a chill crawled up his spine. Blues looked over at the male with a somewhat worried look. "Oi, Kuro, you okay?"
"Yeah..." Kuro nodded slowly, shaking his head. "Just a weird chill, that's all." Kuro then sat up, and went over to the request board. "I'll just take a job, get some fresh air…" Kuro scanned the board until an odd request hit his eye, and he grabbed it. "God slayers only, eh…?"
"NO!" Blues lunged up, shaking his head rapidly. "I advise you not to take that one!"
"Eh?" Kuro looked over at Blues with a quizzical expression painted over his features. "Why not?"
"I heard Lamia Scale's Sky God Slayer and Sabertooth's Lightning God Slayer went on the same job and ended up getting beaten by the ones who issued this job!" Blues replied.
"Hm…Two God slayers defeated…?" Kuro pondered this for a second before he nodded. "Alright, fine…I won't take this job…for now, at least…" Kuro mumbled that last part, but he looked towards Blues with a smile. "How about we go on one then? Water DragonGod Duo, just like old times, eh?"
"Now that sounds pretty wild," Blues said with a grin.
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Kiora and Rustyrose circled around each other, giving each other an odd look as they did so. "My, my, what a lovely lady…" Rustyrose said while adjusting his glasses.
"Keep your eyes to yourself," Kiora started while giving Rustyrose a slight glare. "Otherwise you might lose them."
"Oh, you have surprisingly amusing imagination, my wilting flower," Rustyrose said with a slight laugh.
"Okay listen here you little shit," Kiora started, irritated that Rustyrose dared to take such a tone with her. "I'm far from a wilting flower, and I'm certainly not YOUR wilting flower, you understand me?"
"Ah, you also have an attitude of a feisty feline; quite adorable, if you do ask me,". Rustyrose continued with a slight smirk.
"Okay listen here you lil shit..." Kiora started before gripping Rustyrose's head and slamming his face into a wall. "Cut the nicknames out, or I won't hesitate to slam your face through this wall almost as bad as I do with Tobias..."
"/ALMOST/ as bad?!" Tobias shouted from the side.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, TOBIAS!" Maggie and Kiora yelled in unison.
Rustyrose, who wasn't too fazed by the fact his face was against the wall, complied, merely giving a simple shrug. "My my...if that pleases you, then I will refrain from doing so..."
"You better,". Kiora said as she released Rustyrose's head, dusting her hands off after.
"I like her," Bluenote said with a slight smirk. "She can definitely fly..."
"Looks like Kiora is making friends with that Rustychap," Maggie said with a slight giggle. She then turned, only to see Kain standing right behind her, causing her to jump back, obviously startled. "Bloody hell!?"
"Who's Maggie-chan's friend?" The young Shadow Manipulation mage of Tartaros, Sora, asked.
"I don't know who this namby pamby tosser is, Sora," Maggie replied to Sora, eying Kain oddly. Kain said something, but his voice was too low and he spoke too fast for anyone to catch it.
"…What did he say?" Sora asked while tilting her head.
"I don't know…" Maggie replied.
"I can see everyone is getting acquainted," Daityas said as he walked towards the group with Zancrow, and the revived Azuma by his side.
"We are missing Zolty, Ultear, and Meredy," Bluenote said to Daityas.
"Well, there's nothing that can be done about those three," Daityas replied. "Now if I heard correctly, there was another body that needed to be revived?"
"Ah, yes," Rustyrose nodded. "The body of our master, Master Hades."
"Hades? Now this is getting interesting..." Ruika said with a slight grin.
"So that was the dead body I kept smelling while near your ship..." Mithril said somewhat quietly.
"Master Hades? He was killed?" Azuma asked while crossing his arms.
"Ah, Azuma, Zancrow! It's been so long!" Rustyrose said with a smile. "Tell me, how does it feel to be alive again?"
"I just want my flames to consume the lives of many once again, and I can't wait to return to the surface to do so..." Zancrow said as a grin crept its way across his features.
"I will be able to fight strong opponents once again soon, I cannot wait," Azuma said with a slight chuckle. "A rematch with Scarlet is a must; she won't win a second time if we face off again."
"Wait a minute," Zancrow said while tilting his head to the side. "Master Hades was killed?"
"Indeed," Bluenote said with a nod.
"By the same one who happened to kill you,". Rustyrose replied as he fixed his glasses. "Though, that death was intentional."
"What happened to /him/", Zancrow asked as his black flames started to surround him, the flames burning hotter as Zancrow's temper rose. "I don't care about the One Magic anymore, I want Zeref to burn to the ground by MY hands!"
"W-Well...about that..." Kain started, his nervousness causing his speech to speed up. "We don't really know what happened to him after he left the airship..."
"Kain, slow the hell down and try again..." Zancrow said in an irritated tone.
"Good to see how these chaps get along with one another..." Maggie said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.
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Magnus stood on the roof of Cosmic Star, his eyes closed as he listened to the sound of the wind. "I can feel it..." Magnus said with a slight frown. "The winds of change are coming...someone is going to die..."