Natsu challenged Aura, who just stared at him. She blinked a few times, taking the time to assembled the words he just said.

Is...he serious? She almost laughed at his face. Someone who wanted to fight one of the guardian of Nazarick? Ha! Who would think that would happen

"What I said" Gray shrugged "Why you always want to fight anyone you see?"

"That's just Natsu" Lisanna giggled nervously

Aura shook her hand, smiling mockly "sorry, but I'm not interested"

"Huh?! Aww come on. Just few punches"

"Stop Natsu. If she won't, she will not" Lucy said in a command way. Natsu now pouted, disappointed to not having his fight for the day

Aura had a bulb over her head. She looked at Natsu, then Shizu "Maybe..."

"Natsu's face brighted again "You want?"

"Not me" She indicated Shizu "You will fight her "

"What?" Even Shizu looked at her with surprise "Are you sure?"

Aura whispered at her ears "Trust me, it will be fine. He don't seems to be that dangerous. It's a good way to compare our powers. If the worst come, then I will intervened"

Erza's interest piked up. Thanks to Natsu and his bad habits, she coulds see the nature and the power of their magic. She didn't know why, but she felt something in them, especially Aura, something she was hiding.

The capital was crowded and full of life. People passing from a street to another, doing their thins. It was a beautiful day for a walk, a thing Sebas always appreciated.

His goal was to find the place which could help him to find what his lady wanted to search, information about guilds. How they worked, and ultimately, how to create one. He didn't know why the Suprem One wanted to create a guild, but he trusted her. He was accompagned by Solution, who didn't seems to really appreciate it. She looked malvelously those who stared at her, like she was an unknow specie

What's their problem? She didn't noticed some of them blushedat her view, but she would never know that.

Sebas, him, didn't seems to be bothered by the way the women stared at him,whispering things.

After walking for at least a dozen of minutes, they arrived at a tall and wide white building. The letters posted above the entrance formed the word G.U.I.L.D.E.S

"We are arrive. Do you want to come with me?"

"No thanks, lord Sebas. The discussions with a human don't interest me"

Sebas sighted softly "Well, if you want. Please don't attract more the attention" It was already too late, conosidering their clothes, it was difficult to not looking at them. Sebas ajusted his gloves and entered the building.

Inside, there was multiples lanes, with at the end people talking to a mage from the council, listening their demands. Sebas walked and waited at the shortest one. During his wait, he looked around him. He could say the architecture was impressive, not as much than Nazarick of course, but he had a minimum merits for the inhabitants outside Nazarick.

When it was his turn, the youngwoman had her nose inside her dest.

"Please wait a litt-Wow" Even her was baffled by that man who was so well dressed and had a pretty face, even if he seems not to be considered young.

"H-How can Ihelp you, sir?

Sebas stitched his beard, taking a thinking pose "Well, yes. Actually, a acquaintance of mine searched a place to create a guild. Can you help me?"

"Of course,let me check" She searched inher desk again, before dropping a map of the surrounding, with symbols all around, representing actual placements for a guild. Some of them were crossed, signifying they were already taken.

"Sorry, but most of the disponible placements around Crocus, , or big cities in general were flooded by demands. With the last GMG, everyone want to make their own guild. I can understand them, it wsa quite the event"

Sebas smiled kindly ather"Yes, I was surprised too. Also don't worry about the spots. Actually I search a calm place, away from crowds."

"Then you should see the ones in the villages. It may be far, but if it's what you want, then it should perfectly do it"

Sebas scrutinized the countryside on the map. His gaze pass from one symbol to an other. Finally, he locked into one specifically. For him. It was the perfect spot. His smile grew bigger as he pointed the said spot "I would like to see this one"

The young woman clapped her hands together " Then I will tell you when will be the rendez-vous"

"Thank you, madam" Sebas bowed

"I-it's nothing. It was a pleasure to help you" she said, bowing as well

Sebas left the building,where Solution waited, tapping her feet against the floor impatiently

"It took you long enough

"My apologies, Solution, but it was worth the result"

"Will our lady be happy about it?"

"Yes, very"

At the exterior of the guild, the crowd stood several feet away, forming a circle. In the said circle, two person stared each other. On the left, Shizu, with her impassible eye. On the right, Natsu. No need to say he was restless an exited to fight her. Even if he prefered fight the other little child, Shizu would perfectly do it. He liked to fight any powerful mage he encounter, and these two seems to be very entartaining. He bumped his fist together, flames bursted out of the collision. The mages cheered, both of them, but Aura smirked instead, knowing already the result.

"You seems to be sure about her victory" Gray said, standing next to Aura. For some reason, he was undressed, making the little girl unease

"Of course she will win, I know her, she's powerful. Also,where are your clothes"

"Huh?" Gray looked below, seeing what she wanted to say "W-When did I-"

"You will get use to this" Erza said,crossing her arms. She stood on purpose next to her "But you can't underestimate Natsu. He can be really surprising sometimes" It was her turn to smile, remembering the times Natsu beated some of the most dangerous ennemies they encountered.

"W-wait for me guys" they turnd around, seeing Wendy approaching them. She was helped by Carla and Cynthia, sinceher body was not fully recovered yet. "I'm coming"

"Wendy!" They exclaimed "What are you doing here?"

"She heard about a fight, and she would really like to watch it. Of course wetried to disuaded it was no use" Cynthia explained

"She's really stubborn" Carla huffed

"Who are you? I don't remember seeing her" Aura asked

"Ow, I'm Wendy Marvel. It's nice to meet you. Sorry for not seeing you sooner, but I was unconscious until this morning" Wendy scanned Aura from head to toes. She didn't expect one day seeing someone smaller than her.

She could be even younger than me She though

Cynthia came closer, with all these people surrounding them, she didn't have the time to proprely introduced herself.

"Hi.I'm Cynthia. And I'm part of the guild since yesterday" She extended one hand while the other supportWendy. Aura shookher hand. And much to Cynthia's surprise, she had a great force in the wrist. Whoa! She's trong

"Anyway. I'm here for the match, so I go again" Aurareturn to the center of all atentions,which justbegan

Natsu charged at Shizu, a flamming fist ailed at her cheek "Iron fist of the Fire Dragon!"

Shizu's only reaction was to step aside, successfully evaded the hi. Using that momentum, she moved backward, spawning a futuristic rifle. She took aim, and shoot multiples bullets on Natsu, who still charged into nothing, creating a smoke dust.

"She spawned a weapon?" Lucy said, discovering her magic

Before the smoke cleared, Natsu came out of it. He was touched by the bullets, but he ignored the pain. He enfled his cheeks, assembling flames "Roar of the Fire Dragon!" A funnel of flammes trailed directly at Shizu with great speed. Naturally, she evaded the attack, and prepared to shoot at him. But then, she saw orange light below. A orange magic circle wa sformed under her. She looked at Natsu, who had his hands on the ground, a smirk on his face

"Gotcha! Eruption of the Fire Dragon!"

Shizu didn't have the time to react when a coloumn of fire flared up. She was entirely engulfred in it. The spectators looked in horror. Evenfor a friendly match, Natsu did it too far, but Aura kept her smile. But during the attack, a loud bang was heard. Natsu sensed it and hisreflexs allowed him to move his head on the right. Something actually grazed hisface. A trail was forming, blood now flex from theinjury. If that wsan't for his enhanced senses, it could be worse.

The column stopped, and... nothing. Nobody was here, dedeated or not.

Invisibility? Erza though, trying to determinate her type of magic

Everyone, Natsu inclued, looked left and right, hoping to see the emotionless girl. An other bang broke the silence. But this time, it touched it's goal. It was fired from Natsu's dead angle, touching his left scapula. He grunted in pain, looking where she fired

"Natsu-san!" Wendy screamed

Shizu tookof her invisibility, standing at the edgeof the arena, a sniper rifle at hand. She was burned by the Eruption, but it was difficult to say if it actually did damage Despite the pain, Natsu grinned.

"You know you're pretty strong?"

Shizu said nothing for few seconds, waiting for a surprise attack after diverting her attention. But seeing it wasn't his intention, she decided to respond

"You're better than expected. But I'm afraid that's not enough"

Natsu rubbed his left arm, he could barely move, so it was mainly unusuable. She hit the good spot

"The match is not over!"

Shizu nodded before shooting again. This time, Natsu managed to dodge,but the bullet was still fast, very fast. He crouched, flames reupting from his feet as he bended his knees. Using the explosion it occured, he charged at Shizu at full speed. A fire aura forming around himself

"Flamming horn of the Fire Dragon!"

Shizu could not shoot him with her currently weapon, and she knew it. She changed her sniper rifle for a shotgun, but Natsu was already here. She used her weapon as sa shield. Natsu's body made contact with the shotgun, but he struggled to made Shizu lost her balance. She used this momentum to do a kick at the right side of Natsu, whi was propulsed on the side. He rolled on the floor, before landing on his back, eyes wided. Clearly he didn't expect much force coming from such a little woman.

As he tried to get up, a shadow was looming above him. Shizu stomped her foot at Natsu's torso,preeventing him for moving. She pointed her shotgun directly at his face. For the first time, Natsu could seea sort of smile on her face.

"I've won"

Silence. Theguild looked at the situation before them, until Makarov spoke

"Shizu is the winner"

The silence transformed into screams of joy. Not only for the announcement of the winner, bujt also ffor the entertainment that was.

Aura nodded repeately, she knew her colleague would win, even if she didn't expect this surprise attack.

Maybe this flamhead could use his brain finally.

She could also see clearly their strange magic. It was different, butnot totally than the ones in Yggdrasil

Erza was thinking too. Thanksto Natus, she could see the abilitiesof their new members. They were strong, that's for sure, but none Shizu or Natsu fough at full extend, so shecould not have a total view of that. It was normal, after all, that was just a friendly match

This girl seems to have the same magic than Reve from White Eclipsen and invisibility too. Aura, we can wait a little

In the greatest of irony, Natsu unintentionally helped both sides to understand each other.

Wendy rushed at Natsu despite Carla's complains and placed her palms on Natsu'sbody. A soft light zmit from it. His wounded healed, but he must wait a little lfor hisarm to move proprely again. After that, Wendy approached Shizu.

"Here, let me takecare of your wounds" Shizu nodded at the little child healed her. As she doing her thing, she felt Shizu's face fixed on her. It made her uneasy, but she ignore it, until sheheard a faint "cute" only her heard. But maybe she heard wrong.

Shizu felt her burns fading away. I may not beas powerful than Pestonya, but that child was doing her job greatly. She even felt as if she neverfough in the first place. In he future, maybe shewill be a great help for Nazarick if she developped her faculties. She will keep aneye on her. When Wendy finished, Cynthia approached Shizu

"Whoa. You're super strong"

"You think?"

"Yes. Even if ti's alittle blur, I already fough Natsu. I know he's strong. But you, you're impressive" Her eyes glimmed, with stars inside it

Natsu laughed after that "I agree. I wasn't expecting that. It was really funny

"Yeah. Maybe that gunslinger will now shutting up." Gray grunted. It wasn't against Shizu, but her magic bring back bad memories

"Gunslinger ?" Aura,who jsut appeared,asked

"There's a guild whichself proclaimed 'Number one in Fiore' named White Eclipse. But we know we're THE stronger. And with your help, we can definitely proved it" Gray said

White Eclipse? I'll keep thatname in memory. If they proved to be as interesting than Fairy Tail, then Galadriel-sama will be more than happy Aura smiled internally. Today was really a good surprise.