/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... I Can't take it any longer." Dunya said while panting in exhaustion. Some bruise is seen on her body while she change her clothes to a fitting one for training. It's been a day have passed.

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

"Get up Dunya." Irene instructed. "If that 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 physique. 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 before going to the meditating part.

"I don't get it. You said you going to train me to meditate so I can 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 condition 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 Energy Ball, that only use 1% of my full power. Don't think high just yet if you still can't pass through the basics so quit complaining and do what I said."

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

Just what kind of monster Irene Belserion truly is?

"Now, not the time to be shocked by the revelation. If you truly want to be strong, show your determination to me." Irene said while preparing another barrage of Energy Ball before shooting it toward Dunya, forcing her to dodge it again..

At night. Irene is healing Dunya wound with her Healing Magic.

"If I must say, you're still far from ready for letting Ethernano entering your body." Irene commented "You still have much to go, Dunya."

"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 replied.

"If you don't mind, can you tell me... Where are you come from? I mean all of your theories about Magic, and the thing that Magic are fueled by the strenght of our emotions, and those outfit. I never seen or hear any of it before." Dunya asked.

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

"Dragnof? I've never heard of it. Is that probably located on one part of the eastern land?" Dunya wondered.

"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. Lucky though that all of the people relocated to her husband kingdom.

Remembering that prick always make her skin crawl in disgust.

"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. Trust me... It's better if you don't know about it." 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 said in agreement.

The next morning, Dunya already shows some improvements by able to dodge some of barrage of Irene Energy 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 exclaim while launching another barrage of Energy Ball.

Dunya this time prepared, and jump to the side to dodge it, although the Energy 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, avoid from falling to the ground.

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. "However, physique also important."

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

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

Meanwhile, on the eastern land, there's a currently growing superpower. 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 main castle, Ithnan is talking with a woman. She's a slim, youthful woman of average height. She has pale blue eyes and short, dark blue hair, with two long braids tied in loops. She has thin eyebrows, a mole on her right chin, and 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 find it hard to stand up. "Forgive me, but... There really is some unpredictable person." He said in apologetic tone.

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. Moreover when you claim this woman has the possibility of bested me in battle. Seems you've forgotten how powerful I am because I was able to hear his voice." She proclaimed. "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. Get back to your post immediately." She instructed 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 overestimating this woman too much?" She mumbled. 'Or maybe this woman had something to do with my uneasy feelings three days ago. If that so, I think it's worth to be investigate. I maybe shall call Falan to here immediately. However, seems her plan is going into motion right now.'

Back to Irene and Dunya. The two of them now in open grasslands that was on the border of Magnostadt and Aktia Kingdom. Dunya is meditating while closing her eyes to be more focus on feeling the Ethernano. While Irene is sitting on a rock close by, watching for any pursuer from Magnostadt or Al-Thamen.

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 and from what she got it was not that easy since seems each kingdom have a strict entrance.

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." - Irene Belserion; Chapter 2

'Focus... And feel the air around you.' Dunya thought while concentrating by taking deep breath in and out. 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 smiled 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 feel?" Dunya asked while not believing that she surrounded by aura. "I can feel something that making my body… Feel a bit better than usual…"

"Correct. That means, you now have a Magical Power inside of your body. Keep in mind that with continuous training, that Magical Power will increase to the point you can use high-ranked spell without using too much Magical Power." Irene explained. "However, even that still the beginning. The next step is to find what kind of Magic that suit you the most."

"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 to learn it. First, you must find one type of Magic that suit your feeling and body the most. After that, we can proceed to learn the other Magic such as Enchant."

Dunya quickly understand 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 chuckled. "But, you still need to learn it first. Now, let's find a better place to train." She said before she and Dunya go toward the forest interior.

For the next three 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 that lie on the grass.

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 physique like I said to you previously. 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 to at least change the view of the landscape." She suggested.

"But... If we go to other cities, I'm afraid the ruler will recognize me and tell it to the Headmaster of Magnostadt Academy." 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 entire misery.

"No need to worry. I can easily change your appearances." Irene assured her. "By the way, I still know nothing about this area since like I said, my village is closed to the outsiders." 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 Kingdom." Dunya informed with a sad tone, remembering his dead knight. "The closest city from here is the 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, truly not expecting it at all.

"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!?" Dunya panicked as she start to get lifted from the ground.

"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 fall into.

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 to investigate her. 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, who 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!