Erza paced back and forth between the guild, feeling uneasy for some particular reason. A reason she wasn't sure of. "What's wrong, Erza" Makarov asked, looking up towards the uneasy Erza.
"I'm not sure, Master," Erza replied while taking a seat to calm herself.
"It's the fact they're back, isn't it?" Mirajane asked while frowning slightly.
Erza gave a small nod in response to Mirajane. "Yes…that's most likely it…"
"Have some faith in them!" Lisanna said in a cheerful tone. "We beat them once, and we've gotten nothing but stronger since then, so there's no doubt they'll be able to win!"
"I agree with Lisanna," Laxus said while crossing his arms. "And besides, if something happens, we'll back them up."
"Plus the other guilds are assisting in the fight as well," Macao said while nodded. "And I'm almost positive the Council is playing their part as well."
"Let's just see what happens, and then act accordingly to it," Makarov nodded slowly, yet sternly.
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Waiston and Takeru ended up in the ruins of a destroyed, burnt down city. Waiston was taken aback by such destruction. "This must've been Zancrow…" Waiston said quietly as he looked around.
"The Flame God Slayer, right?" Takeru asked, just for confirmation.
"Yeah, he's one of the 7 Kin of Purgatory, or so I've heard," Waiston replied. "We must've just missed him…this destruction looks pretty fresh…"
"If we hurry we might catch him," Takeru replied. "There's no way he would've gotten too far…"
"Good idea, Tak; let's go!" Waiston nodded and began sprinting to the outskirts of the town, Takeru following alongside him.
"Egg Buster!" A chicken-like voice said from above, causing eggs to rain down from above onto Waiston and Takeru.
"What the?!" Takeru's eyes widened slightly from the surprise attack, but he and Waiston managed to roll to the side, avoiding the eggs as they exploded, leaving some yolk after.
"Eggs?!" Waiston's eyes widened slightly at the result; he turned his head over to the direction where the attack came from, noticing a humanoid chicken walking towards the two. "Who the heck!?"
"Kyaha, you shouldn't be focused on me-peron!" Kawazu said with a smirk while crossing his arms.
"There's another!" Takeru said immediately after Kawazu spoke. Right after, a piercing beam scraped Takeru's shoulder, sending a burning sensation through the Shadow Dragon Slayer's body for a split second before he shook it off, then turned around, back to back with Waiston as he looked at Kawazu's partner, Yomazu.
"Who are these guys!?" Waiston asked as ridge ice formed around his fists.
"Members of the strongest dark guild in all of Fiore-Peron!" Kawazu said with a smirk as he and Yomazu circled around Waiston and Takeru. "Grimiore Heart-Peron!"
"Are these two part of the 7 Kin?" Takeru asked Waiston.
"I don't think so…" Waiston replied. "I've never heard of these guys before…"
"Tch, we are the strongest members of Grimiore Heart, just under the 7 Kin of Purgatory and Master Hades himself!" Yomazu replied as he held his sword out.
"We heard about Grimoire Heart's revival, so we decided to join in, and restore its lost glory-peron!" Kawazu added.
"Great, looks like we're going to be side tracked…" Takeru sighed slightly. "I wanted a challenge; not a chicken…"
"W-What did you just call me-peron!?" Kawazu took immediate offensive to this.
"And he's hard of hearing…" Takeru smirked slightly, allowing his Shadow Drive to activate. "Let's make quick work of them, Waiston."
"You got it! Time for you to see the power of White Eclipse!" Waiston grinned as he and Takeru jumped forward.
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In the slight eastern part of Fiore, Aira and Selene walked into a rocky open field. The two looked around, but didn't see any sign of life. 'Why are we here again…?" Aira asked Selene while holding onto her arm quite unnecessarily.
"First off, let go of me…" Selene pulled her arm away from Aira while looking around, taking sniffs into the air, picking up a slight scent. "And second…I can smell someone…"
"What do the smell like?" Aira asked. "Cherries? Blueberries?"
"…Neither, actually…It's a kinda gross scent…" Selene pinched her nose, groaning slightly from the disgusting scent that invaded her nostrils. "Ugh…gross…!"
"Is my new cologne not working!?" Kain shouted sadly as he approached the two girls, oogling at the sight of them. "Oh my…two beautiful ladies!"
"…Who is this guy…?" Selene asked while raising a brow, keeping her nose pinched.
"I have no idea…" Aira replied while taking a step back.
"I am Kain Hikaru, one of the 7 Kin of Purgatory!" Kain said proudly, giving a slight nod after. "BUT!" Kain continued, obviously starting to get off track. "You can call me the man of your dreams!"
"EWWWW!" Aira waved her hands while shaking her head rapidly. "I can smell you from over here!"
"I don't recall dreaming about you…" Selene replied while furrowing her brows at Kain's attitude. "But, if I'm understanding the phrasing correctly, then it's certainly not you."
"I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!" Kain lowered his head in shame as tears started to flow down his eyes in a comical fashion, causing Aira and Selene to exchange looks for a few seconds. "Well, if you both refuse to be my girlfriend, then I'm going to have to destroy you!" Kain then pulled out Mr. Cursey from his pocket, only a single strand of his hair on the doll's head.
"…He plays with dolls…?" Aira tilted her head slowly.
"THIS ISN'T JUST A DOLL!" Kain said defensively. "This is Mr. Cursey, and I will use his power, along with my own, to defeat you two!"
"Looks like we're gonna get to take one down after all, Aira!" Selene smirked slightly as diamonds began to cover her arms.
"I'm with you, Selene!" Aira said with a nod.
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"Someone was here…" Natsu said as he observed the bodies of the unconscious Counilmen and Doranbolt.
"Are they still alive…!?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah, they're still breathing…I just don't think they'll be waking up for a while…" Natsu replied with a slight sigh, but he then pounded two of his fist together, a slight smirk appearing over lips. "But don't worry, we're gonna take Grimoire Heart down one more time! Right Happy?!"
"Aye, Sir!" Happy replied with a large grin.
"I didn't even get to participate last time," Gajeel said with a slightly upset tone. "I only got those two no names whose name's I don't even remember."
"With you up and running this time around, I'm sure things won't be difficult," Patherlily said with a slight smirk.
"Wait…" Natsu placed his hand out, halting the other two from moving as he sniffed the air, picking up a slightly familiar scent. "That scent…"
"I don't know who it is…" Gajeel mumbled underneath his breath.
"It's been seven years, Fairy Tail…" Bluenote said from behind the group, causing them all to turn around.
"That's…!" Lucy started, her eyes widened and her jaw dropping.
"Bluenote…" Natsu's body engulfed itself in flames as he stared Bluenote down; though he wasn't angered despite the beating Bluenote gave him several years ago. Natsu was smirking; he was fairly confident that he would be able to take down Grimoire Heart's Ace this time around. "It's been a while…"
"Seven years, as I said," Bluenote said, only recognizing Lucy and Natsu, and not Gajeel. "I see you have a new friend…"
"What do you mean new friend!?" Gajeel shouted.
Bluenote shook his head, completely ignoring Gajeel for the most part. "I wonder…after all this time…will you be able to fly?"
The flames around Natsu's body flared up at Bluenote's question, which caused the Salamander to turn his smirk into a large grin as she slid into an offensive stance, Lucy, Happy, Gajeel, and Patherlily following soon after. "Things won't be as easy as they were seven years ago…" Natsu started. "We've gotten a lot stronger since then; so the real question is…can you fly?"
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Juvia and Gray entered the heart of the Wass Forest, yet there were no signs of any Grimoire Heart members. So, instead of focusing on the task at hand, Juvia decided to use the free time they had to make multiple moves on Gray, yet she either failed horribly or Gray just gave her the cold shoulder. After a few minutes of silent weeping, Juvia's ears perked up at a particular sound, causing her guard to rise once again. "Gray-sama…did you hear that…?"
Gray nodded slowly in response to Juvia's question, his eyes narrowing as he looked around at the surrounding trees. "Yeah, I heard it…I don't know what it was but…"
"You two seem strong…" A voice seeming to come from the air said.
"W-Who said that…?" Gray looked around for the source of the voice, yet he was unable to find anything.
Juvia let out a quick yelp as she pointed to the tree in front of them. "G-Gray-sama! Look!"
"What is it!?" Gray turned to face the tree, causing him to jump slightly as a face poked out of it. "W-What is THAT!?"
The face on the tree moved forward, and eventually a body stepped out; not just any body, mind you; Azuma's. He eyed Juvia and Gray carefully, unsure on what to think of them at the moment. "You two seem strong…are you as strong as Titania…?"
"Erza…?" Gray raised a brow slightly, but he then remembered Erza saying something in the past about her battle with one of the 7 Kin, so he slid into his Ice make pose, calmly placing on fist into his palm as he stared down Azuma, Juvia following along with Gray as she glared at Azuma. "You're one of them, aren't you?"
"If you are referring to the 7 Kin of Purgatory, then you would be correct…" Azuma clarified. "I am Azuma, and I hope you two are as strong as I think you are…"
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Zancrow slowly walked away from a burning village, grinning his usual psychotic grin as he felt quite pleased with his art. With his signature laugh, he turned to make sure there were no more survivors, and he was correct, as far as he could tell. Though he wouldn't waste his time on stragglers, as he figured they would die away, considering the non-mages he killed were so weak. "The weak have no purpose in this world…I think I will make that my new purpose…eliminate all weaklings!" Zancrow's grin widened as he immediately approved of his plan for the genocide of all those who could not defeat him. "Yes, excellent idea!" Zancrow then turned around, deciding he would now in fact hunt down the stragglers who managed to survive his assault. "If I'm going to do this, I'm going to do this right!" Zancrow began to walk back to the village still burning from his god flames, but before he could take even two steps, a yellow blur passed by him, slugging him right in the jaw, causing him to stumble back from the surprise hit. "Who…?" Zancrow turned, spotting Flynn in a ready to run position. "Well, well…what've we here…another weak mage?"
"Weak mage? HAH!" Flynn stood up, smirking confidently to Zancrow. "Sorry to burst your bubble, but I'm actually quite the strong, and fast one, my friend!"
Zancrow rolled his eyes at Flynn's confidence, though there was some information the flame god slayer wanted to draw out of the mage before him for later use. "Oh? Well in that case, what guild are you from?"
"Heh, Twilight Zone, and I can tell you that we're gonna take both you and your little guild down!" Flynn nodded, jogging in place as staying still for even the shortest periods of time wasn't his thing.
"Twilight Zone, hm?" Zancrow's lips adopted a sadistic grin as his black flames started to flare on his body. "Well, I'll be sure to LIGHT up your little guild once I'm done with you? How do you want your guild and all of its people prepared? Medium, or cooked well?"
"That's a cool joke; how do you like your beat downs? Slow and painful, or quick and painless!" Flynn smirked slightly. "What's that? Fast? Then I'm your guy!" Flynn went down into a running position yet again, and then dashed towards Zancrow.