/N: Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima. Magi:The Labyrinth of Magic belongs to Shinobu Ohtaka. I don't own both series.

Chapter 3

Training of the Scarlet Despair

"Please wait Irene-sama. I... Can't take it much longer." Dunya said while panting. Some bruise is seen on her body.

Irene didn't listen to her plea, and shooting another streams of Magic Ball from her staff to Dunya, who tried to run as best as her can to avoid it. However, the Magic Ball had fast acceleration, and some of it hit Dunya's body, making the former princess fall to the ground.

"Get up Dunya." Irene ordered. "If this is the best you can do, you still not ready to feel Ethernano yet. Or you want to return back to the village once again?"

On the morning, Irene is suddenly waking Dunya up from her sleep. The Queen of Dragons are promising her to teach how to feel Ethernano. But instead, what the former princess get is bombardment of Magic Ball, which Irene ordered Dunya to avoid it.

One more conditions for body to be able to absorb and feel Ethernano easier is to have a strong body. Irene concluded that since Dunya a royal princess from small kingdom, she'll never get any type of physical training. So, she decided to train her physique first.

"I don't get it. You said you going to train me to feel Ethernano!?" Dunya feel being deceived by her. This is more like a torture for her own amusement rather than training.

"Yes, I'll train you if your body is strong enough to do so." Irene said. "One conditions for Ethernano to be easily absorb is to strengthen your physique first. If I must say, your physique is not ready yet for meditating. You can't even dodge my simple Magic Ball, who now only uses 1% of my full power. Don't think high just yet if you still can't pass through the basics."

Dunya shocked hearing it. All this time of bombardment, she can't avoid her Magic Ball while she only using fraction of her power? A percent!?

"Now, not the time to be shocked. If you truly want to become strong, show your determination to me." Irene said while preparing another Magic Ball Barrage before shooting it.

We skip the training to night-time. Irene is seen healing Dunya wound with her Healing Magic.

"If I must say, you still far from ready for feeling Ethernano in your body." Irene said to her. "You still had much to go."

"I know." Dunya replied sadly. "However... I still want to use Magic like you did..."

Irene smiled hearing it while she still healing Dunya wounds.

"Irene-sama." Dunya called.

"Yes." Irene answer.

"If you don't mind, can you tell me...where are you from? I mean all of your theories about Magic. And those outfit, I never seen or heard any of it." Dunya finally asked.

Irene then tried to build a half-lied explanation to it. "I... Was from a small village called Dragnof."

"Dragnof? I've never heard of it." Dunya said.

"That's because my village is very secluded to the outsiders. One day, my village was being attacked by something. And... Unfortunately, I'm the only survivor." Irene explain. That's not a complete lie. Her Kingdom is partially destroyed because Acnologia participation during the Dragon King Festival, thus decimating the dragons and weaken her kingdom defense to the point it force her to succumb to dragonification.

"H-how horrible... Who's attacking it?" Dunya asked while put her hand on her mouth.

"It's something that you'll never believe to be existing." Irene said tried to end the conversation as soon as possible. This is not time yet for her to know. Of course, Irene already trust Dunya, but still not enough for her to tell about her origins from different world. "I think it's time to rest. We will continue our training tomorrow."

"Okay." Dunya agreed.

The next morning, Dunya already shows some improvements by able to dodge some of Irene Magic Ball. Although when Irene starts to increase the speed of it, she still find it hard to dodge.

"Seems you're already improved. But, you still had to go faster than that!" Irene said while launching another Magic Ball.

Dunya this time prepared, and jump to the side to dodge it, although the Magic Ball still grazed her side.

"Ugh." Dunya winced in pain as she feels the hot sensation on her right waist. Despite it, she still managed to stand up.

After seeing it, Irene then stops her spell. "Well, I think it's enough. You can get ready for now." She said.

"Ready? But, it still one day." Dunya pointed.

Irene chuckles. "I'm sorry for saying this. But, the reason I doing this is because I want to test. Did you really worthy to wield Magic aside from your determination." Irene said.

Dunya later had a tick mark on her forehead. "IRENE-SAMA!"

"C'mon, let's forget about it." Irene dismissed, before smiled. "Now the true parts will begin." She announced.

For now, let's change the scene for a while, to the currently growing superpower in the eastern lands, the Kou Empire. It was form by uniting the two neighboring kingdoms (Kai and Gou) under a small banner of country named Kou, founding the Kou Empire. The current emperor is Hakutoku Ren.

However, beneath this glory, lurks an evil behind the shadows.

On an unknown place inside the Kou Empire, Ithnan is seen talking with a woman. She's a slim, youthful woman of average height. She has pale blue eyes, which turn black and glow red when she reveals her corrupted side. She has short, dark blue hair, with two long braids tied in loops. She has thin eyebrows, a mole on her chin, and usually wears red lipstick. She also wears a small hat decorated with a flower-shaped jewel, and floor-length pink and white robes.

Suddenly, Ithnan being pressed by Gravity Magic. The force so strong that he can't stand up. "Forgive me, but... There really is some unpredictable person." He said while trying to stand up.

The woman sighed. "And what's with that excuse? You say she's being guard by Magician, yet you lose? I really disappointed with you, Ithnan." She said. "However, we both comrade-in-arms so I can't blame you at all."

Ithnan grunted.

"But, because your info about darkness in Magnostadt, I'll forgive you." She said before releasing her Gravity Magic from Ithnan.

Ithnan, without say another word, walk away from her.

After he leaves, the woman then put her hand on her chin. "To think there are Magician with the same caliber as Magi. Did Ithnan is overestimating this woman too much?" She mumbled. 'Or maybe this woman had something to do with my uneasy feelings two days ago. If that so, I think it's worth to be investigate. I maybe shall call Falan to here immediately.'

Back to Irene and Dunya. The two of them now in a open grassland that was on the border of Magnostadt. Dunya is seen meditating while closing her eyes to be more focus on feeling the Ethernano. While Irene is seen sitting on a rock close by.

After she was thrown to this world, Irene is frustrated. Not because she must accompany Dunya, but because she didn't get any information about this new world. It seems she must tried to search it herself after this.

Meanwhile, Dunya is still meditating. While doing this, she also remembered Irene words.

"When meditating, tried to feel it. That Ethernano is floating on the air around you. When Ethernano finally wants to enter your body, that's when you Magical Power will appeared."

'Focus... And feel the air.' Dunya thought while meditating. Not long after, her body is surrounded by white aura. 'This feeling.' She then open her eyes, to see that her body feels different than usual.

Irene can't help but feel stunned. 'Impossible! She can connect herself with Ethernano in such short-time. Even I can't do that!' She then smirks in satisfaction as she found such rare gem in front of her. 'I wonder how strong she will become if she continuously training. It's worth to be observed.'

"Irene-sama, is this how Ethernano feels?" Dunya asked while not believing that she surrounded by aura. "I can feel something make my body… Feel a bit better than usual…"

"Correct. That means, you now had a Magical Powerinside your body. Keep in mind that with continuous training, that Magical Power will increase to the point you can use high-ranked spell without " Irene replied. "But, even that still the beginning. The next step, is to find what kinds of Magic that suits you."

"But... You said you want to teach me that Enchant or something?" Dunya remembers her promise back then.

Irene shook her head. "It's not like you ready. First, you must find one types of Magic that suits your feelings and body the most. After that, we can proceed to Enchant."

Dunya understands what she meant. It is about the feelings of each Magician that determined what types of Magic she will use. She then nodded.

"Now, judge from yellowish aura you just emitting, it seems you suit with Lightning Magic. You shall try it first." Irene informed.

"Lightning... Magic?" Dunya said look at her palm. "I really can't believe it. I now can use Magic as well." She said, smiling.

Irene chuckles. "But, you still need to learn it first. Now, let's find a better place to train." She said before she and Dunya walks further to the forest interior.

For the next few days, Dunya is on the constant watch of Irene. She still unable to utilize her Lightning Magic and the usage of her Magical Power. That proves from her exhausted form is lying on the grass. It's been at least three days passed after she first able to attract Ethernano to her body.

Dunya panting. "Even till' now... I still can't utilize it at right structure." She said between the panting. 'What did I lack? I already learn a spell thanks to Irene-sama.' She tried to remember every lesson that the Queen of Dragons give her, until she remembered something. "That's it!" She yelled. "HOW COULD I FORGOT IT!?"

Irene who still watching her, smirk. "So you realize that only now. I suddenly ask your worthiness again to teach you Enchant you know?" She said, while actually she's joking. She wants Dunya to realize it herself.

"C'mon Irene-sama! I'm still new about this you know!" Dunya argued while comically flailing her hands, prove that she already comfortable with Irene like she did with Isaac.

"Khu khu khu, I'm just joking." Irene said with a light smile. "What you lacking now is physical strength. However, since you want to skip it, I'll go to teach you meditation first."

"Aaw." Dunya complained.

Irene then had a suggestion. "Let's just rest for now. We'll go to find other cities." She said.

"But... If we go to other cities, I'm afraid the ruler will recognize me and tell it to that evil headmaster." Dunya said while clenching her fists. Although Irene saved her, her hatred toward Magician in general still can't vanish like that as they are the sources of her misery.

"No need to worry. I can easily change your appearances." Irene said. "By the way, I do still know nothing about this area, since like I said; my village is closed to the outside world." Irene said to Dunya. After she said it, she places some Magic Seal on the ground. 'I must at least place mark here. So, I can remember each lands of this world clearly.'

"If I see from the landscape when I used to play with Isaac, it was the border of Musta'sim." Dunya informed with a sad tone, remembering his dead knight. "The closest city from here is Aktia Kingdom. Although it will need Nine days if we go there using horse carriage. Longer if we walk." She said.

"Hmm... Nine days huh." Irene then float on the air using her Gravity Magic. "I wonder if I use this, will it be like you said Dunya?" She said. Being a dragon make all of her stats surpass those of human being, means she can fly faster.

"You can fly?" Dunya still shocked by what she saw, since only Magician that she knows can do such thing.

"Actually from my village, this is a very simple Magic, although many people can't use it." Irene told another lie. "Well, will you do the same?"

"Hello Irene-sama? You forgot that I can't fly." Dunya said while put her hands on her waist.

"Oh yes. How stupid of me." Irene said while chuckling. She then aimed her staff at Dunya while it was glowing. Moment later, Dunya found herself floated in the air.

"EEEHHH!?"

"No need to worry. I'll control my Gravity Magic so you can follow my speed." Irene said before she take flight using her Magic to the Aktia Kingdom, while Dunya is floating beside her.

Maybe on there, she can find out which kind of world she falls in.

Author Notes

And that's it for chapter three! Sorry if it's too short. In this chapter, Arba finally make her debut and start to get curious of Irene, prompting her to send another member of Al-Thamen besides Ithnan. The next chapter will feature Irene and Dunya in Aktia Kingdom & Irene efforts to understand the world of Magi.

And, I actually had a question. If a member of Spriggan 12 fight one-on-one against Arba or any Magi characters, which one do you think will win? You call tell your opinion to me by said it on review or PM.

See you in the Next Update!