"GILDARTS, FIGHT ME!" Cynthia shouted as she bursted through the guild doors, her red flames flaring brilliantly as she looked around the guild for the mighty ace, her determined expression fading slowly when she didn't see him. "Where's Gildarts?!"
"He left this morning," Natsu said with a frustrated huff. "I was looking forward to fighting him too!"
"He did leave a note, however," Mirajane said as she waved a letter around for all to see.
"Oh? What's it say?" Cynthia asked, plopping down on a seat as she eyed the letter in Mirajane's hands.
"I was waiting for more people to be around before I read it, so let's see." Mirajane opened the letter, clearing her throat as the guild members started to crowd around the bar. "Dear Fairy Tail: It was nice to stick around for those two weeks, but now, I've decided that it's time I hit the road again. I heard the Grand Magic Games are coming up soon, and I know you all will be able to obtain first place just as last time! I'm rooting for you, and my baby girl! I'll see you all in the future. Oh, and tell the two fire dragon slayers I'll gladly take them both on at the same time when I get back." Mirajane nodded, closing the letter after.
"At the same time?!" Natsu and Cynthia said in unison, their eyes widened in a comical fashion.
"Well, lucky you..." Gray crossed his arms. "
"After I beat Gildarts, I'll become the next S class!" Cynthia said with a confident grin, but her statement only caused the fellow fire dragon to bump foreheads with her.
"You mean, /I/ will beat Gildarts, and I'LL be the next S class!" Natsu replied, smirking confidently.
"You wanna go, lizard boy?!" Cynthia shouted, her own smirk forming on her face.
"Lizard boy...?" Romeo blinked a few times.
"Where did she pick that one up?" Lucy tilted her head slowly.
"That's what Alex called Natsu-san and Gajee-san," Wendy replied with her cheeks puffed out somewhat irritatedly.
"Wendy, are you okay?" Carla asked rather curiously, looking towards the small dragon slayer.
"I'm fine!" Wendy replied with her usual smile.
"Juvia thinks Wendy-San is slightly jealous of Alex," Juvia said with a teasing giggle.
"Not jealous!" Wendy replied while flailing her arms around.
"Juvia understands!" Juvia said with a nod. "Juvia feels that way when Gray-sama is with another woman who Juvia doesn't trust! A love rival!"
"Juvia I think you're starting to take this in the wrong direction..." Lucy said with a sweat drop, but Juvia immediately cut her eyes to the spirit mage, as she still considered Lucy a "love rival". "Okay, never mind, continue."
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"Luke?" Heather poked the copy mage a few times, placing a hand on her hip after. "You've been in here since last night, and I don't see any injuries on you."
"Yeah, Tak," Selene said to the shadow dragon slayer with furrowed brows. "I don't see anything, especially since Aira fixed you up."
"Second Origin...hurts..." Luke replied with a groan.
"Second Origin?" Selene blinked a few times.
"Apparently we all had a second magic container within our bodies," Luke explained. "And, Ultear showed up the other day to apologize, but since no one was really around, she choose to give Tak and I second origin, and I have to say...that shit HURT!"
"Did she at least warn you?" Heather asked as she crossed her arms, her voice somewhat lowering as she showed a somewhat softer, concerned side for Luke.
"Yeah, she warned us..." Takeru replied with a nod. "No warning could've prepared me or Luke for what happened, though."
"I do feel stronger, however," Luke nodded.
"Same here..." Takeru replied.
"What?!" Cygnus overheard the conversation as he passed the infirmary, and couldn't help but jump in. "Ultear came back?!"
"Oh, yeah, she wanted to apologize to you and Reve, but you two weren't around," Luke explained with a nod as he rolled his shoulders.
"And you two got Second Origin because of it?!" Cygnus said as his jaw dropped.
"Should've been here..." Luke said with a simple shrug.
"Now she's owes me another apology..." Cygnus groaned slightly, rubbing his temples in annoyance.
"I'm sure she's around here...somewhere...probably not..." Luke said, starting off with hopefulness, but as he continued speaking, he realized the likelihood of his theory was extremely low. Ultear left extremely fast and tracking her down was not going to be easy.
"The stars say she's not too far if you look for her!" Saeko chimed in as she passed the infirmary, not even bothering to look inside, though the astrology mage tripped over the carpet and fell to her face. "Uwah!"
"K-Kawaii..." Kuro said from the other side of the room. Kuro then grabbed a passing by Zalen and pointed to the floor.
"Gah, what is it, Kuro?!" Zalen asked as the fire make mage pulled him.
"Zalen, fix the floor, we can't have Saeko tripping over it all the time!" Kuro said in his usual tone, though there was a slight hint of demand in it.
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"So, what are we going to do about Arc and Taya?" Ruika asked as she leaned back against a support beam. "Arc is dead, but that's not going to be a problem. As for Taya...if we don't need her, I'll gladly mount the traitor's head on my wall."
"We're going to wait to bring Arc back," Daityas started as he paced around. "As for Taya, it doesn't seem like she'll be coming back willingly, and if that's the case, I'll gladly kill her, and bring her back if I have to. In the end, it doesn't matter."
"Arcy is coming home?!" Sora asked as she gasped, her innocent looking blue eyes widening in surprise and happiness.
"That's right, Sora. Arc is coming home," Daityas said with a sly grin.
"Who the fuck is Arc?" Zancrow asked, looking around Immediately for answers, but Maggie instantly turned her arm into a lava whip and slapped the shit out of Zancrow, leaving a noticeable burn mark on the god slayer's face.
"Zancrow, love, remember what we talked about? If you're going to stay here, you're going to speak when spoken to." Maggie said in a sweet tone, yet the sarcasm and condescending attitude were clearly relevant in her voice.
"I gotta say, I love not being the only one who's picked on around here," Tobias said with a sigh, but Ur immediately shut the mage up by pushing him to the ground, and placed her shoe on his head.
"Shut up, Tobias," Ur groaned slightly before turning to the other members. "Who is Arc?"
"His full name is Arcturus, and he is the Darkness Demon Slayer." Daityas explained to the clueless ice wizard.
"A dragon, a demon, and a demon slayer? Aren't we full of powerful beings..." Ur said with a slight smirk. "So, what's the deal? Why isn't someone like him living?"
"He went goody-two shoes on us," Kiora replied while she had Rustyrose serve her a drink.
"And because of that, the wanker gained emotions by hanging around those disgusting legal guild members..." Maggie said while making a repulsive face after she uttered the word feelings. "Simply disgusting..."
Upon hearing the story of Arc once again, Rustyrose couldn't help but chime in. "He made a mistake, and a Master Hades would say, a true mistake-"
Before Rustyrose could finish, Kiora casually brought her knee up, slamming it into Rustyrose's groin, which brought the other embodiment mage crumpling to the floor. "Shut up, Rustyrose."
"Until there is an opening, we will simply wait, and then...then thugs will get interesting..." Daityas said with a smirk, a sinister gleam in his demon eyes.
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"Where's Aloy?" Correll asked as he looked around, unable to find the head captain.
"Aloy said he had some business to attend to..." Layanna replied. "I will just have to fill him in on what I saw the other day at another time..."
"Is that what this meeting is about?" Doranbolt asked while looking towards the angelic mage.
"That's right...Siegrain-sama, may I begin?" Layanna asked as she looked towards Siegrain.
"Yes, you may begin," Siegrain said with a nod.
"Thank you," Layanna said with an appreciative nod to Siegrain before turning to Corell, Odin, Doranbolt, and Lahar. "Not too long ago, I investigated a town that was frozen, and seemingly burned as well. While I was investigating, I came across a mage with a Lava body, and Ur Milkovich.
"Wait, back up a second, if you would," Odin said while raising a hand to politely stop Layanna. "Did you just say Ur Milkovich?"
"That is correct..." Layanna nodded.
"I'm sorry, but that can't be right...she's been dead for quite some time now." Odin said while crossing his arms.
"I am aware of this, Odin," Layanna replied, her expression never changing. "But, I know what I saw. She was alive, and she was part of the cause of the destruction of that town."
"Are you saying Ur Milkovich is alive and evil?" Lahar asked as he fixed his glasses.
"That is the case," Layanna nodded. "Aloy is aware of this, as he arrived while I did battle with her and the Lava mage, but I don't think he understands the full scale of what is happening."
"So, now we have to look out for Ur, huh?" Correll grunted somewhat, scratching his short blonde hair a little.
"What about the lava mage?" Odin asked. "Do you remember what she looked like?"
Layanna nodded, pulling out a small lacrima that displayed Maggie's image. "This was her."
"She looks familiar..." Correll said while rubbing his head, staring at the image of Maggie intently.
"Probably one of the girls who chased after for who knows how long..." Odin commented.
"If she's a dark guild member, I suppose we have no choice but to eradicate her and her guild," Siegrain nodded.
"What about Silent Scantum?" Lahar asked with a somewhat serious look at the thought projection. "They are the reason you are here, yes?"
"What about them?" Siegrain asked with a serious tone to match Lahar's. "Jikan is a fool if he honestly believes I'll do anything he asks of me just because he is the reason of my return. He thinks he can use justice as a tool to do whatever he wishes, but he is incorrect. Justice is a weapon, and it is a weapon I, along with all of you, shall use to destroy the darkness, and any wrong doers that reside within the country of Fiore."
"Excellent speech, Siegrain-Senpai!" Correll said with a large grin and a nod. "I knew a dark guild wouldn't be able to hold you down!"
"Now that, that is justice." Odin said with a firm nod, a smirk forming across his face.
"I will always do my best to uphold the laws of the land." Lahar said with a nod.
"I agree with Lahar, it is my duty as a member of the Magic Council to uphold the laws, no matter what may be the case." Doranbolt also nodded.
"I will stay here as long as I am able to, Siegrain-sama," Layanna said with a nod.
"Excellent," Siegrain smirked at the members' decoration, and then turned towards the door. "Now, if you'll excuse me, there's someone I have to go pick up, but I will return momentarily." With a nod, Siegrain activated the Heavenly Body Spell, Meteor, causing a golden aura to appear around his body, and he flew off.
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"Why is this guy even here?" Alexander asked as Daryan made himself comfortable on the Twilight Zone couch.
"Because I like this place," Daryan replied as he let out a content sigh.
"Wow...who would've guessed Cosmic Star was filled with these kinds if people...especially those who are persistent in staying when we clearly want them gone..." Evanee said with a slight sneer to Daryan, who merely gave a dismissive wave.
"Ah, you just need to lighten up," Daryan replied.
"No." Evanee replied shortly.
"Well, there's your problem..." Daryan sighed.
"His guild must not be anything special if he has to come over here and entertain himself..." Alexander replied.
"Of course it's nothing special," Daryan replied to Alexander. "We are new, after all. Just like you guys, after all."
"That's nice," Alexander replied while rolling his eyes, sarcasm evident in his voice.
"I can hear the sarcasm in your voice, boy..." Daryan replied with a slightly more serious tone.
"You won't swing doe," Evanee chimed in.
"Of course not; that would be rude of me." Daryan replied.
"It's pretty rude of you to just walk in here and not leave when we ask you to." Evanee said with a now slightly irritated tone.
"The door was open when I came over; I thought that was the invitation!" Daryan nodded.
"It wasn't, now leave." Evanee said with her growing irritation.
"Go on a date with me first." Daryan instantly replied.
Evanee was holding back the urge to punch Daryan at this point. "Not even in your dreams."
"Then I'm good," Dayran replied as he lay on his back, obviously making himself at home.
"Glad you're enjoying yourself..." Rylo said with sigh and a shrug. "I really don't like this guild..." He thought to himself.
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"I really wanna fight someone...!" Cynthia whined as she trudged around the guild.
"What about Natsu?" Max asked before taking the statement back. "No wait, how about me!"
Cynthia stared at Max awkwardly before coughing. "...What was your name again?"
"...Never mind..." Max sighed as blue lines comically appeared over the depressed sand mage's head.
"...Did I do something wrong?" Cynthia blinked a few times.
"Forgetting the name of a guild member is pretty bad..." Carla said with a slight cough.
"...We've never talked." Cynthia said while twiddling her thumbs. "I don't think I've talked to the background people who rarely say anything..."
"I think you should change that..." Carla said with a nod, crossing her arms.
"Yeah...I think I will right now!" Cynthia nodded, and then turned around. As soon as she did so, the doors to Fairy Tail opened, revealing the all-powerful wizard saint, Siegrain.
"Siegrain?!" Erza immediately recognized the wizard saint, and a slight scowl appeared over her features.
"Ah, Erza, it's been quite some time since I've seen you and your beauty." Siegrain said with a slight, sincere smile.
Erza found that a slight blush was appearing over her cheeks, but she quickly shook her head, the blush fading as she looked towards Siegrain with a serious, yet quizzical expression. "What do you want?"
"I've come for Cynthia Rose-" Siegrain started, but Natsu and Wendy immediately objected to the statement.
"She hasn't done anything!" Natsu shouted.
"Don't take her away!" Wendy pleaded, while Cynthia merely watched, her fist clenching slightly.
"Take her away? No, no, you have the wrong idea!" Siegrain said with a laugh. "I merely ask her to join me on a trip to the magic council so I can show her something. There is a sick girl I want her to talk to."
"Are you sure it's not a jail cell in the end, perhaps?" Erza asked as she raised a brow.
"How can we trust you of all people?" Gray asked. "You don't think we actually forgot about the Tower of Heaven, and how you deceived the entire council?"
"That was seven years ago, Gray," Siegrain replied. "You must learn to move forward. And, I've made my promise to detain the assassin that threatens the lives of the people within our country; and I intend to keep that promise no matter what the cost. I give you my word as the chairman of the Council, I will return Cynthia, unless she does anything that breaks the laws I strive to uphold. Is this fair?"
Wendy mumbled under her breath, still feeling quite uncomfortable with the idea. "I guess so..."
"Don't do anything crazy..." Cana sighed slightly.
"Don't worry, I'll behave, I promise!" Cynthia nodded, and walked towards Siegrain. "I'll go."
"Excellent," Siegrain nodded. "I'll have her back within the day. Now, let's go." With yet another nod, Siegrain and Cynthia walked out, and Siegrain used a magic car to transport him and the now motion sick Cynthia to Era.
On the roof of Fairy Tail, a white haired Alex watched as Siegrain and Cynthia rode off, grumbling to herself. "Geez, that girl is always on the move...how annoying to spy on..."
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"Man..." Daryan called upon his Exceed, Hiruka, and was flying towards a different guild. "No luck so far..."
"You're doing your best!" Hiruka said with a grin. "But still, you've never been this active before. What's up, Daryan?"
"Well, you know..." Daryan trailed off. "Back in Bosco, before we came here, it didn't really feel like there were some strong wizards that could give us a challenge. We crushed them six months ago and pretty much were the top guild there."
"You're really obessed with strength...that's not good, you know." Hiruka pointed out.
"It's not that." Daryan shook his head. "I'm just remembering something my old man told me. My dragon, Skeletelus. He always said I should find a strong woman to be my partner."
"Really? Just like that." Hiruka looked down at Daryan. "When you said old man, I thought you meant Karma."
"As if. That old man usually scolds me. But he's been in my life since I had to deal with my dragon...But that's paraphrasing it. But he did say I should find someone strong. Love and strength go hand and hand." Daryan said. "It was a long time ago, but you could say that I'm looking for love. And I'll know love at first sight depending on how hard I get hit."
"That's pretty weird." Hiruka said with a teasing smile. "So why'd you challenge that Laxus guy, then?"
"That was a different approach. I thought I could impress the women of Fairy Tail by beating their strongest dude." Daryan admitted. "Although, I may have bitten off a bit more than I could chew. If I didn't play that smart, I probably would've lost. It was a draw, so I look kinda cool at least."
"Do you think you'll find that woman you're looking for here in Fiore?" Hiruka asked.
"...I hope so. I have a good feeling about it." Daryan said with a slight grin. "Fairy Tail and White Eclipse are the front runners. That Evanee chick from Twilight Zone is on my radar too, but I don't think we click very well. The quest for love and strength will continue on, though!"
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After finally deciding to leave Twilight Zone, Daryan called upon his exceed, Hiruka, and flew over to another guild he took a liking to; White Eclipse. After landing, Daryan touched on the ground, and knocked in the front door to see if anyone was home. "Hello?!" Upon hearing the door, Luke opened it, and Daryan rudely pushed his way inside along with his exceed. "Hello, ladies!"
"Rude much?!" Luke nearly shouted as he glanced at Daryan.
"The cretin is back /again/?" Heather groaned in annoyance.
"Hello my beloved toxic flower!" Daryan said with a sly grin.
"No." Heather merely replied, turning her head and body away from Daryan.
Daryan pretended Heather's coldness struck his heart, placing a hand over it to add a more dramatic effect. "Ouch; so cold on the outside...but I bet you have a warm heart on the inside, beautiful!"
"You need to not!" Luke shouted immediately, blinking a few times after.
Ignoring Luke, and all of the males in White Eclipse, Daryan continued his scope of the White Eclipse Females. "Hello my gorgeous wind chime..." Daryan smirked to Aira, but before he could say anymore, Selene pushed Aira off.
"We don't associate with your kind," Selene said rather rudely as she pushed Aira off.
"What do you mean my kind?!" Daryan asked. "Ah, forget it, you'll come around, diamond beauty."
"No she won't," Takeru sneered somewhat at Daryan, but it was Ineffective as the other dragon slayer merely ignored him.
"Hello, astral beauty~" Daryan winked as he approached Saeko, much to Kuro's discomfort.
"Hi!" Saeko replied with a cheery smile.
"So, the stars told me you and I should go out tonight~" Daryan said with a sly grin.
"Sorry!" Kuro chimed in, stepping between Daryan and Saeko with a bowl of noodles magically in hand. "Saeko and I were going out for noodles tonight!"
"That's right!" Saeko nodded. "Maybe another time...?"
"What's all the commotion...?" Syke asked as she trudged out of her room.
"Oh, hello!" Daryan started, but before he could get too far, or even take a step for that matter, Reve fired a bullet at the wall in front of Daryan; a warning shot.
"Don't push it," Reve said with a slight scowl. "You're already almost at the line."
"Can I eat him?" Adam asked curiously. "I haven't had lunch yet."
"This guy is a raging hormone..." Jack sighed while taking a sip from his mug of beer. "You said you're an S class?"
"Hold on," Daryan held a hand out, basically saying he was going to answer Jack's question in a few seconds. "I swear there were more females when I last visited..."
"I asked you a question..." Jack said in a somewhat irritated tone.
"Yeah, I'm an S class!" Daryan nodded, and proceeded to look around again, eventually spotting an unlucky Kairi who happened to step out of her room at the wrong time, and before she could hurry back, Daryan was already there, hearts in his eyes. "Hello, my angel~."
"Poor Kairi..." Heather sighed somewhat before smiling slightly. "Way to take one for the team!"
Kairi's expression paled as she realized Daryan wasn't going for any of the other females in the guild. "I'm not taking anything for the team what are you talking about?!"
"Have fun!" Aira waved.
Kairi looked towards the females with a "èné" kind of look. "Great..."
"Wait!" Daryan turned away from Kairi. "Where are your S classes?! I didn't get to fight last time I was here."
"Fight? You? You don't seem worth it..." Reve scoffed.
"I tied with Laxus Dreyar, gun boy!" Daryan replied rather boastfully. "He just got a few lucky hits, which led to the tie."
"And I almost beat, but ended up tying with Titania, and I beat Ultear Milkovich, so again, you don't seem worth the trouble." Reve replied while waving a dismissive hand.
"GAH...how dare you!" Daryan scowled. "Fine, where's your other S class?"
"Sleeping." Cygnus replied. "You won't catch Taya awake unless you're lucky."
"She's always sleeping nowadays," Zalen shrugged.
"You people are just..." Daryan sighed, the turned to Kairi. "Oh...I just got an idea..."
"The answer is no!" Kairi replied.
"I was just gonna ask if you would like a fight!" Daryan said. "Yeesh, you seem to be the only female who actually has a backbone."
"I would fight you, but I'm not getting anywhere near you, cretin, so have fun, Kairi, kick his butt!" Heather nodded firmly.
"I'm being forced into this aren't I?" Kairi said with her eyes narrowing towards the other female.
"Kick his butt!" Aira said while jumping up and down.
"And how about we make a bet? If I win, you, or another female, must go on a date with me. And if I lose, I won't flirt with any female in this guild ever again." Daryan nodded.
"Yeah, now you really don't have a choice," Reve nodded. "I'd take him, but it's hard to take someone like him seriously at all. Have fun, Kairi, we'll be watching."
"No pressure, guys, thanks..." Kairi rolled her eyes, feeling immense regret at her timing of leaving her room. "Outside, then..." With another sigh, Kairi and Daryan went outside into the snow, the present members heading out to watch the fight between the supposed S class and their angelic mage.
"This outta be good..." Jack said in a somewhat sarcastic tone. "I bet he won't get too far after he takes a good look of her..."
"Exactly why I can't take him seriously..." Reve replied.
"Ladies first~" Daryan said with a gentlemanly bow.
"But...it's the White Eclipse tradition to-" Kairi started, but she realized that there wasn't much point in reasoning with Daryan, so Kairi made the first move. Instead of actually performing a takeover spell, Kairi decided to use her air magic, holding both of her palms forward as she channeled magic into her palms, releasing air bullets towards Daryan.
"Hm..." Daryan's carefree nature vanished as a somewhat serious expression now etched onto his features. He couldn't see the air bullets, but he felt him once they made contact with his chest, pushing him back across the snow a few inches. "Air magic, eh?"
"Kick the weirdo's butt, Nee-chan!" Skye shouted cheerfully.
"Get yourself that date, Daryan!" Hiruka shouted.
Kairi, ignoring Daryan's question, sent multiple void blast towards the dragon slayer, all of with exploded simultaneously around him. "Zetsu!"
"Keh!" Daryan smirked, jumping into the air, avoiding the explosions with relative ease. Daryan then shifted his weight, speeding down to the ground as he went for an ace kick aimed for Kairi's head.
"He's fast, I'll give him that..." Jack said while watching Daryan's movements.
"Kairi's got this though," Heather said with a confident tone, following it up with a nod just as confident.
"He's quick..." Kairi thought to herself as she jumped to the side, just avoiding Daryan's axe kick as it hit the ground, and to her surprise, it caused a small crater on impact. Was Daryan not joking about his power? Only time would tell for the angelic mage and all her guild mates watching. Kairi jumped forward, using the time Daryan spent to get up after missing, and aimed a sharp kick towards his temple.
"Oh!" Daryan quickly brought his arm up, blocking Kairi's kick with ease, and he then brought back his free hand, his knuckles sharpening somewhat, and brought it to Kairi's cheek, a quick squeak of pain escaping Kairi's lips as Daryan's sharpened knuckles punctured her skin, causing some blood to appear as she stumbled back. "You almost had me there!"
Cygnus squinted after the hit, raising an eyebrow after. "Is she...already bleeding?"
"What was that...?" Kairi thought to herself as she placed a hand on her cheek before shaking it off, turning back to Daryan. "Hm..." Deciding not to use her takeover just yet, Kairi jumped forward once again, now aiming a skillful combination of punches at Daryan's midsection and face.
"I'm just getting started, beautiful," Daryan smirked as he slid into a defensive stance as Kairi charged. By using both of his arms Daryan was able to block everything Kairi threw at him, which annoyed the angel mage greatly that it seemed like he wasn't even trying. "Come on, you can do better than that I hope!" Daryan shouted, his tones cocky one, as he tried to coax Kairi into using her takeover. To further increase this point, Daryan grabbed one of Kairi's punches just before it stuck his face, then bent her hand back slightly before swinging his leg at her side, sending her tumbling across the snow before coming to a stop on her side.
"Come on, stop messing around, Kairi!" Cygnus shouted.
"She's just warming up, that's all!" Skye nodded.
"Daryan hasn't even started warming up!" Hiruka said proudly.
"Quiet you flying furball..." Luke scoffed.
A magic circle then appeared above Kairi as she now decided to use one of her angel takeovers. Kairi's attire completely changed into a silver one-piece suit with a sweetheart neckline, adorned with a gold frill. Her footwear changed into thigh high boots, also decorated with a gold trim, along with matching wrist-length gloves. Angel-like wings sprouted form Kairi's back, jutting upwards, and the rest of her body stayed same; Kairi was now in her Angel Soul: Uriel. "I was just warming up."
"Oh HELLO…" Daryan's eyes grew hearts in them, and Jack rolled his eyes at the predictable response.
"I knew it…he's not gonna last now…" Jack merely shrugged.
With her enhanced speed from her takeover, Kairi pulled her arm back with her fist clenched, and threw it towards the seemingly distracted Daryan, but to her surprise, Daryan snapped out of the little trance he was in and caught her fist, sliding back a few inches on the snow with a large smirk. "Sorry, babe, but just because you look like that, doesn't mean this is going to be any easier for you." Daryan pulled his free hand back as the bones in his knuckles sharpened yet again, but Kairi retaliated by pulling her own fist back, and clashed with Daryan's. The only problem with this was that Daryan's sharpened bones left puncture marks on Kairi's hand, and she only noticed this after they jumped back to create a gap.
"What is this guy's magic…?" Kairi thought to herself as she held her palms out, unleashing a concentrated beam of light towards Daryan.
"Curious, eh? Your facial expression says it all," With a quick nod, Daryan crossed his arms, the bones in his arms thickening as he took the Light Beam Kairi fired, the damage cut as he used his bones as a suppressor for the damage. "Might as well tell you all now! Might as well call me king of the undead! Daryan Skeletalus, the Skeletal Dragon Slayer!" Daryan grinned as the bones in his arms turned to normal, and he started move his upper body from side to side in a rhythmic motion. "Arise!" Three magic circles appeared on the ground, subsequently releasing three skeletons with swords and shield rose from the ground.
"Skeletal what…?" Luke blinked a few times.
"Dragon slayer, dip wit!" Hiruka shouted with a smirk.
"I'm not getting into an argument with a CAT," Luke sneered.
Kairi was admittedly surprised at Daryan's abilities, but she kept her focus on the three skeleton warriors now charging at her. Kairi cupped her hands at her sides, a sphere of light forming in the empty space, which she then fired as a beam towards the warriors. Too Kairi's surprise, the warriors actually had some sense of intelligence, as they brought their shields up to block the Cosmic Beam, but the power was too much for them to take, and they shattered into nothing. "This is starting to get annoying…"
"I'm just getting started, you know!" Daryan rushed forward, a bone several feet long in his hand, swinging it down at Kairi with intense speed, much to Kairi's surprise, as she narrowly avoided it. The swing caused a large crater to appear in the ground, but Daryan continued his assault, throwing the bone at Kairi this time like boomerang, but she managed to avoid it, and the bone flew off into the distance. "…Again?" Before Daryan could make another move, Kairi formed a golden magic circle in front of her, which released meteors of light onto Daryan, which struck the dragon slayer directly, causing him to slide back across the snow, moderately damaged by the attack. Kairi continued her assault by flying towards Daryan, landing a swift kick to his side, jumping back after. "Gah…!"
"Told you there was nothing to worry about!" Heather nodded once again.
"Hm…" Jack continued to watch Daryan carefully, noticing something about the dragon slayer.
"Wait…" Reve squinted, using his amazing eyes to see something coming from in the distance.
"Kairi, look out!" Skye shouted.
"Huh?" Kairi turned around, noticing that the bone from before was coming back quicker than Daryan threw it, but before she could actually dodge it, Daryan came from behind with a knee to her back, causing her to bend back, completely stunned. The bone then slammed into Kairi's body, sending her stumbling back a few steps; Daryan finished the combo by grabbing the bone, pivoting on his right foot this time around and slammed the bone into Kairi's side, the force sending her rolling across the snow, noticeably injured.
"Kairi!" Skye gasped.
"What the hell was that…?" Luke asked with a somewhat surprised tone.
"Just as I thought…" Jack said loud enough so the others could hear. "He doesn't act it outside of battle, but it's obvious his skill in battle is amazing…"
Kairi stood up slowly, taking somewhat heavy breaths as she felt the damaging starting to catch up to her already. "Ouch…" Kairi shook her head after, placing her hands out as she fired off another light beam towards Daryan.
"Now, watch this, and watch closely!" Daryan said with a smirk, twirling the long bone in front of him, effectively rendering Kairi's light beam useless.
"He deflected it…?" Aira asked in somewhat amazement.
"Now!" Daryan grinned as she puffed his cheeks out, his stomach inflating as a result. "Roar!"
"If this is what I think it is Kairi better get her ass in gear and move…" Jack's eyes narrowed.
"Of the Skeletal Dragon!" Daryan threw his head forward, a small tan magic circle appearing in front of him, unleashing a tornado of small bones that engulfed Kairi. When the attack cleared, Kairi was seen in a defensive position.
"She blocked it!" Skye said with a sigh of relief.
"No…" Jack shook his head slowly. "That's not an attack that can be blocked like that…"
"What are you talking about, Jack?" Aira asked curiously. "She looks fine!"
"Yeah, she looks fine alright!" Daryan said with a wink before realizing what it was the members were talking about. "Oh, yeah, that!"
"I-I can't move…." Kairi growled out.
"WHAT?!" The members side from Reve and Jack shouted in unison.
"I know the human body like the back of my head," Daryan said with a nod as he gripped the bone in his hands tighter. "And that attack is meant to paralyze the body, not damage. Now then, time for the finishing act!" Daryan dashed forward, holding the bone above his head.
"Daryan!" Gaia shouted, rushing up to the battle field.
"What!?" Daryan stopped just before he hit Kairi, looking over at Gaia with a confused look. "I was just about to get myself a date, what's going on here?"
"Where's Alex?" Gaia asked as she looked around.
Daryan pulled back, rubbing the back of his head as the bone vanished. "I thought she was with you…"
"…I thought she was with you…" Gaia said as her eyes widened.
"…I hate that white haired snot…" Daryan groaned before rushing down the mountain along with Gaia, while the White Eclipse members just remained slightly.
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After what seemed like forever to Cynthia, she and Siegrain finally made it to the Magic Council, and instead of taking Cynthia through the normal front door, he took her to a basement, which confused the young girl. "Follow me."
"I am...I am..." Cynthia nodded as she followed behind Siegrain, feeling nervous about being alone with a council man who could possibly arrest her, but she put her trust in the council chairman. Eventually, they reached a room, the room where Eve was, to he exact.
"I have someone I want you to meet, I think she can use a friend," Siegrain nodded and walked out the room, closing the door behind him.
"Uh...Hello..." Cynthia approached Eve slowly, well aware of the wires on the wall attached to her back, but this didn't stop the girl from giving a small smile.
Eve's head turned, and she looked towards Cynthia with a faint smile. "Hello, you must be Cynthia."
"Yup! Cynthia Vi- Er...I mean, Cynthia Rose!" Cynthia nodded rapidly, feeling a sweatdrop coming on from her slip up.
"You don't have to hide your identity, I know who you are. My scanners picked it up, but I won't tell. I promise." Eve merely replied.
Cynthia let out a gasps, her eyes widening somewhat. "H-How did you...?!"
"My scanners never lie," Eve replied.
"Amazing..." Cynthia stared in wonder before shaking her head slightly. "So...I heard you're sick?"
"Sick...?" Eve blinked twice before looking at the large wire from the machine on the wall that connected onto her back. "Well...I'm usually attached to this large wire if that's what you mean..."
Cynthia glanced at the wire, shivering noticeably from the thought of how it felt. "Siegrain-San you are sick...and that you don't get out much..."
Eve looked down with what seemed like a Sweden expression, but it was clearly emotionless. "I have no reason to get out much; I'm merely a tool to him."
Cynthia blinked, almost feeling an instant connect with the girl in front of her. "T-Tool..."
Eve nodded. "I am merely a killing machine Master Siegrain uses when he sees fit."
"But that's not right!" Cynthia replied. "You're a human being, not some tool to be used!"
"I am not a human; I am a cyborg." Eve replied in a monotonous tone.
"That explains the wire..." Cynthia mumbled to herself before focusing back on Eve. "Still! You have emotions! That's what makes a person a person!"
"Most of my emotions have been cut out..." Eve gave a slight nod.
"B-But...how is that possible...?" Cynthia asked with widened eyes.
"Well, since in a cyborg it's quite easy. And since most of my mind is made up of 85% cyborg technology, it's quite easy." Eve explained.
"But...you're just a fourteen year old...I can't imagine myself without emotions..." Cynthia's voice gained a sense of empathy.
"It's not as bad as you think." Eve merely replied once again.
"Can't you feel happiness...?" Cynthia asked as she looked towards the cyborg. "That's the most important emotion to me..."
Eve stared blankly at the other girl. "I was given the power to smile...but what is happiness?"
"Happiness is the best emotion ever! It gives you this great, warm feeling inside you!" Cynthia said as a smile appeared on her face.
"Warm feeling?" Eve tilted her head as she started to listen. "Like when the wires overheat...?"
"No!" Cynthia shook her head. "It's this feeling I always get when I'm around Wendy, Alex, or Fairy Tail!" Cynthia nodded, but as soon as she said Fairy Tail, Eve's eyes turning a blazing red.
"Fairy Tail..."
"U-Uh...Eve..?" Cynthia took a cautious step back, and her action brought Eve to her senses.
Elsewhere in the magic council, since Cynthia and Eve were in the basement, the white haired Alex had to find another way around into the basement so she wouldn't cause too much of a scene. She had to play stealthily, so she wouldn't be caught by any guards. As she continued into the lower levels of the council, she found herself entering restricted areas, which included the high levels security prisons. "Father Aiden is down here..." Alex said with a somewhat surprised look. She then donned a suit which concealed her face, and continued on her way. Upon seeing the door that probably held Aiden inside, Alex turned her hand into a hammer fist, and slammed the door, which immediately set off the alarms within the entire building. "Ah, shit…" Alex groaned.
"What's that noise…?" Cynthia asked as the alarms blared.
"There is an intruder…" Eve said monotonously as she pulled herself from the wire. "I will take care of this…" Eve nodded, and then proceeded to walk up the stairs.
"W-Wait…!" Cynthia followed behind Eve. "It could be dangerous!"
Eve ignored Cynthia as they eventually made it to a big open hallway, where Alex was still trying to bring down the door. "Intruder…"
"Eh…?" Alex turned, noticing Cynthia and Eve. "Oh…there she is…"
"Exterminate the intruder…" Eve said in a somewhat robotic tone as blades formed on her arms.
"W-Whoa…" Cynthia stared in somewhat amazement, but at the same time she felt back because Eve wasn't as human as she would've liked her to be.
"What's this…?" Alex merely shrugged, and then rushed forward, changing her arms into claws, jumping forward at Eve while slashing repeatedly with them. Eve matched Alex with simple blade slashes, though Eve did have to put effort into parrying Alex's claw slashes, and eventually ended the stalemate by throwing a kick to Alex's stomach, sending the now white-haired mage back a few steps.
"I'll help!" Cynthia nodded as she jumped up, forming two dark red spheres of red fire in her hands, and merged the two over her head, creating a large sphere of red fire. "Dazzling Blaze of the Omega Fire Dragon!" Cynthia then hurled the sphere towards Alex.
"Tch…useless attempt, little girl…" Alex said as she brought an arm back, morphing it into a hammer fist, which she used to harmlessly backhand the Blaze into the wall, creating an explosion, but Alex was unharmed, and Cynthia was left gawking at the sight.
"They deflected it with no trouble!?" Cynthia gasped. She couldn't detect anything strange with this woman before her, because she looked completely different, and her scent was even different. As far as Cynthia was concerned, this person before her was a stranger.
"This is no ordinary human…" Eve stated as she and Cynthia stared down Alex.