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When your hearts beats with the heat of the sun for each other, that is love. This Fairy Tail redo is a story of two people connected by a fire unquenched by any power in the world. Their bond will take change the fate of Fiore and all of Ishgar.

Chapter 22: Joint Guild Mission

(Que Fairy Tail OP)

Natsu was really frustrated later that day. Everyone else was fine, but not him. Unlike them, he was actually looking forward to fighting everyone to see who was indeed the strongest in Fairy Tail. Of course, his opinion towards Laxus became sour when he learned that he had lightning lacrimas ready to turn all of Magnolia into dust. If Cynthia didn't stop him, so many people would've died because of Laxus' pride.

Under the night sky, the Dragon Slayer was at the edge of Magnolia surrounded by trees. Or at least, they were a few more if you count the burnt stumps. He didn't want to go to the stupid festival anymore. Why couldn't he fight anyone?!

Suddenly, Natsu froze on the spot as locks of blonde hair blinded his vision and soft, slender arms snaked over his shoulders. His heart burned hotter than the fires of Igneel, and his mating brand was sending his senses into overdrive.

"Natsu-kun~." cooed the love of the Dragon Slayer's life. Natsu arched his head to the side, and his onyx eyes met the warm brown eyes of Lucy Heartfilia-Dragneel, his wife in everything except human marriage. That devilish smirk combined with the honey-like scent she was drenched in almost made Natsu take her right now.

Not that she would complain. As Natsu discovered, Lucy loved it rough and she could take it like it was nothing. God, Natsu couldn't fathom how much Lucy completed him. No one could give him this kind of love his mate was giving him with just a look alone.

They embraced each other in a lustful, fiery kiss that lasted for a few minutes. She didn't just smell sweet, her lips were like candy as well. Lucy certainly wasn't disappointed either. Flames danced on the corners of their mouths. Gold and crimson flowed between the two lovers, tasting each other's fire. It was their favorite without a doubt.

Natsu and Lucy broke the kiss for much needed air.

"I missed you, my queen." whispered Natsu, kissing Lucy's neck to get her to moan.

"I missed you too, my king~." Lucy purred, her eyes flaring from brown to pink as her lust grew, "As much as I hate to not start fucking right now, I want to save where we left off for a later date."

"I guess you're right." Natsu agreed, "We didn't even get close to the end of our stamina. And we haven't done it using Dragonforce and Demonforce."

"Oh~." Lucy moaned at the prospect, "I want to save that for a very special day."

"As you wish, Lucy." Natsu obeyed, giving Lucy her space. As she walked around, she swayed her hips. Lucy smiled demonically knowing how crazy Natsu's instincts were going with her teasing. Heck, she herself wanted to pounce on him right now. But she didn't come here for their second mating.

"You'll like what I have to propose." said Lucy, taking a fighting stance, "We never had a fight, did we?"

Natsu grinned savagely as he got into his fighting stance and lit his fists in red fire. "Lucy, have I ever told you how amazing you are?"

"Let our fire do the talking." said Lucy, igniting her fists in hellfire.

"Want to go into our transformation?" asked Natsu.

"Let's work up to it." said Lucy.

The need for words ended right there. With a bang, Natsu and Lucy launched forward like a rocket, eyes locked on their opponent with fanged grins.

"Fire Demon's Killer Fist."

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist."

Flames exploded as the fists met each other in a thunderclap. Two equal forces clashing against each other caused the ground below them to crumble into a crater. A few stray embers grew into fires till they were surrounded in a burning ring. Lucy backed and sidestepped to the side. With a twirl, Lucy threw a blurring flaming kick. Natsu held it back with his forearm, but the force made his feet skid against the dirt. His grin stretched farther seeing that his mate was definitely no push over.

"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack."

Natsu jumped in the air and wings of fire formed to attack Lucy. She dodged with a burst of her impressive speed. His senses alerted his flank, and he brought his arms forward in a crossguard to block a blow from behind. He was sent hurling to toward the ground, making a new crater.

"Fire Demon's Rage."

A torrent of hellfire sped down to Natsu. In response, Natsu focused his own flames.

"Fire Dragon's Roar."

Dragon and demon fires collided in midair then bursted into a beautiful explosion. Bright embers danced in dark night, creating an ethereal glow that reached the sky. Unknown to them, the glow of their fires could be seen from Magnolia.

"Had enough, Natsu?" said Lucy from above the crater.

"Not even close." Natsu snickered, wiping his chin of dirt, "I can go all day and I want to go all out."

"Then I guess we don't have to hold back anymore." said Lucy, her grin widening.

Their auras of fire grew more intense till they took a more plasma feel to them. The glow on the horizon of the night sky grew brighter as their magic increased. The grass turned to ash and the nearby trees caught on fire. Then, that wonderful glow paled into comparison to what came next.

With a war cry, everything turned into an inferno. Two massive pillars of fire magic rocketed to the sky, setting the fire sky on fire. The people of Magnolia gawked at the terrifying, yet magnificent spectacle in the sky. In the flames, they could see the forms of demons and dragons flying in the sky. But one key detail that caught every eye were the two shimmering figures soaring in the sky with wings of fire. Though they were fighting as Natsu and Lucy continued to clash, causing claps of thunder to roar in the night sky. The way they circled each other and struck with a brilliant blue flare looked more akin to a dance of the love a dragon king and a demon queen.

Since that day, the fiery majesty was named the Demon Dragon Dance. And, unfortunately, Natsu and Lucy had to stop in their battle by a ranting Makarov crying over a burning forest.


(Time-Skip; Grimoire Heart Airship)

A woman stood on the deck of a massive airship, overlooking the dark clouds. Her name is Ultear Mikovich, the Time Witch of the Kins of Purgatory. Behind in the shadows were her fellow guild members. Shrouded in darkness sitting on a throne was the master of the guild, Hades.

"The Oracion Seis are making their move." said Ultear, turning to her master, "So, Master Hades, how should we respond?"

"We shall allow them to do as they please." said Hades, "Surely those on the other side will not stand idly by. We shall use the ensuing chaos to locate the remaining keys to Zeref's seal. Perhaps some of our rivals will be eliminated in the process."

"Such as Fairy Tail perhaps?" said Ultear. Hades only chuckled in the darkness.

A scoff sounded from one of the members present. Glares were put on the single individual who then started to walk away. After a moment after the member left, another of much smaller stature followed him. Ultear frowned seeing her daughter run off at the clearly upset member.

The Kin of Purgatory that left was now found in a lit hall that revealed his features. He had a wild mane of dirty blonde hair that went down the length of his back. He wore a black and yellow skirt-like armor that left his right pectoral revealed to show his guild mark. His concentric red eyes had a passive madness to them, but in truth the Kin was anything but insane.

"Aniki."

The blonde turned around to meet a far younger mage who had short pink hair for a girl. Her bright green eyes seemed to glow in the hall, and she adorned wing-like headgear. Her attire consist of a purple leotard, thigh-high boots, and a red cape with golden lining. Worry riddled her green eyes that met equally sad red ones.

"Meredy." said the older Kin.

"What's wrong, Zancrow?" said Meredy, "You seem more frustrated with the guild and I don't know why."

"I don't like this." Zancrow snarled, "Why are we putting innocent lives at stake here just for some damn keys?! If we want to change the world, we should do it the honest way, not some goddamn shortcut! Who's to say this Zeref can actually do what we want?!"

Meredy blurred the distance between them and wrapped Zancrow's waist in a hug. The Kin frowned when he felt warm tears drying on his clothes.

"Please stop, aniki." Meredy whimpered, "I'm so worried everyday. Your arguments with the master keep on getting worse, and I'm afraid he's going to do something terrible to you. I-I don't want to lose you."

Zancrow put a hand on top of Meredy's head, getting the pinkette to look up. The blonde smiled warmly and genuinely to get the girl to stop her tears.

"I know it's no secret of my distrust with the old man." said Zancrow, "But I won't ever go away, remember that. If I go, who's going to look after my little imoto?"

Meredy chuckled. "What about onee-san and onii-chan?"

"Them too, of course." replied Zancrow, "I don't care who, but if anyone hurts you guys I'll destroy them. You three will always have your aniki."

Meredy whimpered a little and buried her face in Zancrow's stomach. Unlike the other Kins of Purgatory, he was never one to want power or cause destruction. The only reason Zancrow was in Grimoire Heart was a debt he owed to Hades for saving one of his 'siblings'. He couldn't leave if he wanted to, but Zancrow was allowed to go on contracts with other Dark Guilds to earn some money or ease his mind. There were two rules he always followed: look up for the defenseless and only kill out of necessity.


(Fairy Tail Guild)

"Whad up, bitches?!" cried Cynthia as she crashed through the doors of the guild hall. There was a sluggish sway in her steps, and her cheeks were blushing. Her eyes were glassy as they went aimlessly across the room. In her hands were two empty bottles, one of them being the aged rum Cynthia got from Mira.

Ever since word reached that Cynthia in fact beat Laxus, the guild basically worshipped her for a few days. She was met with money and gifts from her apartment. Like a lady with bunch of money and drinks, Cynthia 'relaxed' in her apartment drinking her favorite expensive alcoholics and watching on a new Lacrima, widescreen TV she was given.

"Cynthia," said the vampire's best friend, Lucy, "how much did you drink?"

"A few bottles with some toast." Cynthia answered with a hiccup, "I'm fiiine~."

"I'm surprised she isn't slurring." said an impressed Cana, drinking from a barrel.

Lucy suddenly picked Cynthia by the scruff of her neck and tied her to a wooden pillar.

"Timeout for you until you sober up." Lucy scolded at the flailing Cynthia.

"No faiirrr~." Cynthia whined, kicking her legs to no avail.

"Life's not fair." Lucy retorted.

"Says the girl who has a hot boyfriend." Cynthia shot back.

"I'm ignoring you now." Lucy said, turning to Mira who had a crowd around her as she drew in the air with a magic pen, "You were saying, Mira?"

"This is a chart listing out the dark guilds." Mira explained, "They've been alarmingly more active as of late. That means we need to strengthen relationships with other guilds."

"What with the big circle in the middle?" Gray asked.

"I know what that is." said Juvia, "It is the Barem Alliance of dark guilds. The top three are Oracion Seis, Grimoire Heart, and Tartaros. Alone they are powerful indeed, but combined they are the strongest force in the magical underground. Each controls lesser guilds that carry out their tasks. However, only Raven Tail remains independent."

"I think I recognize some of them." noted Lucy, pointing to the names with Xs, "I took out a few them before I joined the guild."

"Oh~, those were the best days ever." shouted Cynthia from her timeout spot.

Everyone shivered at the thought of Lucy and Cynthia rampaging through a dark guild laughing maniacally like a pair of devil. Poor bastards indeed. The guild then went into memory lane of taking the dark guilds shown on the chart. Lucy raised an eyebrow when Oracion Seis only had six members. While the guild boasted they were nothing, Lucy knew better than to count on numbers.

"Speaking of the Oracion Seis." announced Makarov, making his presence known. "Word has come down from the Magic Council. We must destroy them."

Shocked eyes turned to the dwarf. Indeed, he wasn't joking by the serious expression on his face. Even Natsu stopped eating to stare at the master.

"WHAT?!"

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"Welcome back, master." greeted Mira, causing everyone to fall to the floor at the barmaid's nonchalant attitude.

Makarov continued. "Oracion Seis was a topic of heavy discussion at the conference. They pose a major threat that cannot be ignored, therefore they must be dealt with immediately. We will take them down before any of our fellow guilds are taken down."

"Fairy Tail will be taking them on by ourselves?" gasped Juvia.

"This enemy is far more powerful than anything we have ever faced." said Makarov, "To fight them alone will be too dangerous. Which is why Fairy Tail will join a coalition of magical guilds. Fairy Tail will be fighting alongside Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Cait Shelter. These four guilds will select members to represent them in the allied force. They are to be lead by an Inquisitor from the Magic Council to make the operation legal. Together we will bring down the enemy."

Natsu popped in with a smile. "But we can handle ourselves, gramps. In fact, I could-"

Natsu was interrupted as his mate pulled on his cheeks with painful force.

"Don't be an idiot, Natsu." Lucy scolded, "Yeah, you're strong, but you'll be alone."

"Yeah but-"

"If you go out there without help," Lucy continued, "you'll get hurt. No one will be there to save you."

Natsu was going to argue until he noticed the painful worry in her brown eyes. Grimacing at accidentally hurting Lucy, he held her hand gently and pulled her in close.

"I'm sorry, Lucy." Natsu apologized, "I didn't mean to hurt you like that."

"I can't help but worry since you act like an idiot most of the time." mumbled Lucy, burying her face into Natsu's chest, "I don't want to lose you."

As the guild talked about who would go, Erza noticed Cynthia staring at her. Curious, Erza walked over to the vampire.

"Where's your gentle giant?" Cynthia asked and teased in the same sentence.

Erza's cheeks went a little red. "Simon went on a list of jobs to get money. He also wanted to study a magic that fits to hand-to-hand combat."

Cynthia pouted. "Mau, that's too bad. I had such good plans to get you two bonded at the hip."

"SHUT UP, PERVERT!"

The whole guild went to the hills as Erza tried to behead Cynthia with little success, considering since she accidentally freed the vampire mage from her bindings.


(On the road...)

It was decided that Cynthia, Natsu, Happy, Lucy, Gray, and Erza would go to represent Fairy Tail. While Lucy, Natsu, and even Gray (who hid it) were suffering on the ride, Cynthia was cleaning Dawn and Dusk. Ever since her fight with Laxus she decided to keep her precious handcannons on her person. She missed being a wild gunslinger.

The ride went on with complete silence, with the exception of the fire slayer's groans of pain. Happy announced that they arrived at the rendezvous. It was a pink mansion owned by Blue Pegasus master, Bob. Every man in the group shivered from the memory of the old man in a pink bra and skirt. They were standing in a spacious hall flanked by statues of pegasi. Lucy and Natsu were groaning in agony in a corner.

"That guy... makes me feel funny." said Gray sheepishly.

"Be nice, Gray." Erza scolded, "Master Bob may be... eccentric, but he deserves our respect."

"I don't care if he's the king of Fiore." said Cynthia, whipping out Dusk, "If I find that creepy old man in my sleep, I'm putting a fucking bullet in his head."

"Yes, they are here at last."

The mages of Fairy Tail (excluding poor Lucy and Natsu) looked to the bottom of a flight of stairs. Standing in a spotlight were two men. The one in the middle had shaggy brown hair, reminding Cynthia of Loke's style. The tallest on the right was a brown-skinned man with dark hair. The one on the left was the youngest with blue eyes and neat blonde hair. All three of them wore suits and ties like they were going to a fancy ball.

"We're so glad you came, Fairy Tail wizards." said the three men said, "We are the elite of Blue Pegasus, the Trimens."

"Hundred Knights, Hibiki." introduced the middle one.

"Holy Knight, Eve." introduced the youngest one.

"Still Knight, Ren." introduced the right man.

Cynthia stared blankly at the Trimen. To her, they were an open book and she did not like what she was seeing.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Cynthia fumed, getting a little trigger-happy, "These are our allies? Is it wrong that seconds meeting you three that I want to kill you already?"

Hibiki leaned over Cynthia with a smile that the vampire assumed was used to woo woman. She wanted to barf in the guy's face, drain his blood, and spit it out because of how bad he must taste.

"Such anger shouldn't belong on such a cute, lit-"

A gunshot rang through the mansion. Hibiki started sweating suddenly, terror littering his features. A dark bullet grazed passed his shoulder, burning the clothing and slightly burning the skin underneath. There was a scorching hole in the wall where the bullet traveled. It wasn't the near fatal wound nor the muzzle of a gun pressed to his forehead, but it was the murderous eyes of night with pupils of a pale moon staring back into his soul.

"Rule one," Cynthia hissed, her voice dripping with so much venom that Hibiki wanted to rip his ears off, "don't - ever - call me short. Rule two, you stay away from me and Lucy unless you want get bullets more than blood or an angry dragon cooking you over a fire."

"Now, now." consoled Eve, trying to calm the situation, "Let's all take a deep breath-"

Eve's life flashed before his eyes as a bullet from Dawn zipped passed him, too close for comfort.

"Rule three," Cynthia continued, "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

"She is really tearing them apart." commented Happy, watching the scene with slight fear.

"I'm inclined to agree with Cynthia." said Erza, "How could they be able to help us with the Oracion Seis if these three are so easily intimidated?"

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" Gray exclaimed, absolutely terrified how Cynthia was chewing out the Trimen, "HOW ARE YOU NOT TERRIFIED?!"

"Calm down, boys." said a smooth, deep voice, "Give these ladies some breathing room."

"No, not him." mumbled Erza in silent fear.

"I've missed you my sweet honey." said the voice. They looked to the top of the stairs to find an imp of a man with burnt orange hair wearing a white suit. Erza was shaking on the spot.

"Welcome, Master Ichiya." the Trimen greeted.

When Cynthia saw Ichiya, she loathed what she just saw. That image of the man himself was going to give her nightmares unless she ended him.

"AAAAUUUGH!" Cynthia freaked out, aiming Dawn and Dusk at the imp, "IT'S A FUCKING TROLL. KILL IT, KILL IT, KILL IT!"

Somehow, Ichiya barely escaped the rain of light and dark magical bullets that came his way. The inside of the mansion became a wreck as the bullets destroyed statues, and put holes in the walls and roof. With a clumsy jump, Ichiya dived to Erza.

"Erza, my honey." said Ichiya, "Give me strength with your parfume-"

"YOU STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!" Erza cried, throwing a devastating right hook that sent Ichiya flying.

"Please let his head crack open on impact." Cynthia begged.

Unfortunately, Ichiya never made it to the ground. A hand caught his head and froze him in black ice.

"Fucking dammit." cursed Cynthia, then every mage gawked at the sight of black ice. Only one person had that kind of power.

"You dare greet us with this buffoon." said a familiar, frosty voice, "Lamia Scale deserves more respect."

Even Lucy and Natsu awoke from their agony to eye the newcomer. To their shock, it was Lyon Vastia, the same ice mage from Galuna Island. He abandoned his attire with a white fur coat with a black fur neckline over a red shirt. Lyon tossed Ichiya, the ice around his head shattering on impact with the floor.

"Don't blame me for his injuries." said Lyon, "He attacked me first."

"Watch it, that's our leader you're messing with." Ren scolded Lyon, gritting his teeth.

"You and your men should just turn around and leave." Hibiki 'suggested'.

"I suppose women can stay." echoed a familiar, female voice.

'That voice...' thought Cynthia.

"Carpet Doll."

The carpet on the floor came to life and made a face with fangs and eyes. It rose into the air like a snake ready to strike until Cynthia shot it and Lucy burned it.

"I recognize this magic." mumbled Cynthia.

Right by Lyon stood Sherry, the puppet mage that was also on Galuna Island. She changed her attire to a more pretty style consisting of a pink dress. Her hair was far longer than it was the last time they saw each other.

"Do try to forget-"

"Oh hi, puppet bitch." Cynthia greeted, her attitude taking a whole 180 as she smiled and waved at Sherry.

Sherry's eyes widened on sight of Cynthia. She collapsed on all fours, trying to escape the vampire's gaze.

"NO!" screamed Sherry, "STAY AWAY FROM ME, YOU DEMON!"

Lyon glanced to Cynthia. "I still don't know what you did to her."

"C'mon," said another familiar, feminine voice, "being a demon isn't so bad."

Lucy stiffened at the high spun voice. The kind that tells one that the owner is a complete psycho, an advent of chaos itself. Worse than even good and evil.

"Hello, Lucy." said the voice, "It's been too long."

Lucy turned to glare at the new female. Natsu, Gray, Erza, Happy, and Cynthia dropped their jaws at the newcomer. Those yellow eyes and the maroon hair could only belong to Siri, the Sky Demon Slayer of the former guild of Phantom Lord. Where her guild mark used to be was now occupied by the mark of Lamia Scale. Siri abandoned her ponytail and her hair separated into two large bangs. She still had the threads for sleeves, but now wore a blue and red leather jacket over a red mesh shirt, which barely did anything to hide her bust. A belt held a two cloths going down from the front and back embroidered in gold and purple. Padded pants of black covered her legs. but didn't hide their slender. All in all, she looked like a black widow ready to kill.

"Not long enough." said Lucy, her glare becoming cold.

"Aww, you hurt me, Lucy-kun." Siri hissed with a fanged smile, "We had such fun together. And you, Erza, you really did hurt me."

That last sentence dripped venom and promised so much pain that Erza actually flinched. Natsu narrowed his eyes and stood protectively in front of Lucy. A fierce tension grew in the room. Everybody looked they were going to pounce into a wild brawl, and Happy was backing off seeing it all come to life. Natsu and Lucy released their fires, Cynthia fingered the triggers of Dawn and Dusk, and the room was veiled in a cold mist from the two ice mages. Right before everything turned to hell, a loud bang turned all eyes back to the door.

"Enough!"

They saw a tall, bald, and dark-tanned man with intricate clothes holding a staff. His presence radiated power, and his eyes held years of experience beyond anyone in the room, save Ichiya. Natsu felt like he wanted to fight the guy, but stayed himself under watchful glares from Erza and his mate.

"We're here to eradicate the Oracion Seis." bellowed the man, "This is no time for us to fight amongst ourselves."

"Yes, Jura." said Lyon.

"That's Jura, as in Iron Rock Jura." gasped Cynthia, holstering her weapons, "Holy fuck, he's one of the Ten Wizard Saints."

"So we have six from Fairy Tail." Sherry listed, "Five from Blue Pegasus. Four from Lamia Scale. Where is Cait Shelter?"

"Why does everyone forget about me?" Happy sobbed.

"They haven't arrived yet." Ichiya answered, hanging from the end of Erza's spear, "I heard they are only sending one member, who's being escorted by the Inquisitor that will lead us in the operation."

"That's insane!" Gray exclaimed, "We are going to be facing a really powerful group here."

"If that's true," Cynthia commented, "Cait Shelter must be underestimating the enemy, or this is a really powerful wizard."

"EEUGH!"

The high-pitch yelp turned all attention to the door yet again. To their confusion, there was a girl, only twelve years of age. She had light brown eyes and long blue hair reaching all the way down her back. The bluenette wore a yellow and blue, scaled skirt, and her limps were very thin.

There was another, a boy around the same age, who held the bluenette midfall and making blush up a storm. Everyone knew the "boy" instantly by the metal braces, the outfit with the ankh symbol, and most notably the giant buster sword on his back.

"YOU!" Natsu shouted, pointing a finger at the boy, "I remember you! You interrupted my fight with Erza!"

The boy smiled. "So we do meet again, Natsu Dragneel. If you can't remember my name, it is Adrian Franz."

"I thought they were only sending one." Lyon commented.

"They did." said Jura, recognizing Adrian in some way, "That is the Inquisitor from the Magic Council. Do best to respect him. Despite his age, young Master Franz deserves the leadership and we will follow him. He is a protege of the Magic Council and his magical power may surpass my own."

The mages present took a moment to process the praise that Jura was giving to Adrian like he was his equal.

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"WHAT!?"

That was the most notable responses from Lamia Scale, Fairy Tail, and Blue Pegasus upon that Jura admitted that a wizard kid five to seven years their senior is possibly stronger than Jura himself, one of the Ten Wizard Saints.

"I believe he was also nominated as a Wizard Saint in a position higher than myself." Jura added nonchalantly.

The Trimen fainted from that one. Their pride as wizards was practically broken as soon as this Adrian became present. Cynthia could only laugh not in disbelief but because the trio of playboys were suffering.


I believe this is where I take my leave for this chapter. Consider it the very first in 2019 for Fairy Fire.

Up next is Chapter 23.

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