And today, ladies and gentleman, the Games shall officially begin! I hope you enjoy!
The day was upon them, the Games were finally starting, and Azzie was being dragged through the crowds by Katsuchi and Tetsu to find somewhere to sit.
"Come on Azzie, we need to find somewhere good!" Tetsu said, dragging her by the arm.
"I get that but for the love of God, let me walk on my own!" Azzie complained, only earning a laugh from the Iron God Slayer. Sighing, Azzie looked over at the much calmer Katsuchi, who was also looking around at the other people around them. She wondered why the blonde was so much calmer then his counterpart as they finally got into a tunnel leading upwards towards the seats. Azzie shielded her eyes as the sun bore down on her. It was a beautiful day, and according to Tetsu, a perfect day to watch people beat the shit out of each other.
She didn't really get her roommate sometimes.
"Hey, there are some near the front!" Azzie looked over as Katsuchi spoke to find a few seats open From where they were positioned, they would give the trio a decent view of the whole battlefield and the lacrima vision whenever it was turned on. They swiftly made their way over to them before someone else got them, and sat down as others around them did the same. The hype buzz was insane. Azzie could feel her stomach turning in anticipation, and she hadn't been all that interested in coming in the first place.
"Did you guys hear the placings from the qualifier or not?" She asked, vaguely interested if their friends had made it in or not. Katsuchi crossed his arms and shook his head.
"They keep that kind of stuff to themselves." he told her. " Ruins the surprise if you find out who made it prior to them actually coming out."
"I suppose." Azzie replied, slumping in her seat. She was slightly unnerved by the amount of people around her all talking quietly. Despite no longer being a dark guild member, she still didn't like large crowds.
"For the love of God, start it already!" Tetsu complained. "I'm so excited to see this!"
"Calm down, they'll get around to it." Azzie told him. "You just have to wait."
"I don't want to Az! I've been waiting!"
"And you only have to wait a little longer."
"Ugh..." Azzie smiled as the black haired man slumped over, rubbing his eyes. "I just want to see it..."
"Ladies and Gentlemen! I am your host for the Grand Magic Games, Ross Kennedy!" The crowd around Azzie, Tetsu included, erupted as the announcer started speaking. His excited face appeared on the lacrima vision. "Welcome to the Domus Flau! It is the hope of the the host city, our capital, that you enjoy yourself this week! But, I'm sure you're all done waiting, aren't you?!"
"Your god damn right!" Tetsu roared along with everyone else. "Let's get this started already!"
"Well alright! Ladies and Gentleman, let me introduce to you the six teams that survived the hellish qualifier that is the Labyrinth! Coming in sixth place and earning themselves two extra points, QUATRO CERBERUS!" Music blared as the guild's symbol appeared on the lacrima vision. From one of the six tunnels leading into the arena, a group of five men and one women appeared. They all seemed a little underwhelming, including the girl in front who looked completely hammered.
"She's wasted." Katsuchi pointed out flatly, Azzie nodding in agreement. Ross Kennedy didn't seem fazed by that.
"And it would appear that the guild of men was a lovely lily in their ranks this year! I wonder what we will see from here?!"
"Throwing up, maybe?" Azzie remarked as the girl stumbled.
"And coming in fifth place earning themselves three extra points, the guild of lovely ladies, MERMAID HEEL!" Azzie watched as six women walked into the arena, led by one wearing wearing a black jacket, pants and carrying a sheathed blade on her back. She had straight black hair and unnerving red eyes. Despite her incredibly intimidating looks, she had a bright smile on her face as she waved at the crowds. "What a gorgeous group of ladies! And from what I understand, I should keep my compliments down or Master Kagura, the most gorgeous of the women and the master, will come after me! Isn't that funny? I'm going to stop now." Azzie rolled her eyes as the man laughed awkwardly.
"He does have a point." Katsuchi said. "They are pretty hot."
"Damn right." Tetsu agreed.
And in fourth place, the guild with all the beauties who've earned four extra points, BLUE PEGASUS!" A group of three girls and three guys came from the third tunnel, and Azzie had to agree, they were pretty people. "We're getting into very exciting territory with these groups, people!"
"Come on, they made it right?" Tetsu asked, sounding worried. Katsuchi nodded.
"Of course they did." he refuted. "I mean, come on. It's Nashi and the others were talking about right?"
"...Right." Azzie replied offhandedly. "They totally made it."
"And coming into third place is the guild who is led by one of the strongest wizard saints and earned six points, LAMIA SCALE!" Azzie watched as the group of people came into the arena, and she made a face.
"Hey, isn't that...?"
"Winter and Terra?" Katsuchi asked. It was them, too. The two girls who Azzie and the others had met were standing among the six people who were representing their guild. "I totally forgot they were in Lamia Scale." It was at this point that Winter looked over in their direction, perhaps only by chance. She met Katsuchi's gaze from what Azzie could tell, blushed profusely, spluttered, and looked away. Katsuchi just made a weird face. "What's her problem?" Tetsu snickered as Winter snuck another look over at them.
"Ah, who knows?" The Iron God Slayer asked, elbowing Azzie knowingly, who chuckled.
After all, Azzie was the expert on that.
"And now, ladies and gentleman, I am to introduce to you the guild who came in second. They are one of the best, the most well known, and undoubtedly one of the strongest out there. I am honored to introduce to you the guild who came in second place and earned eight points..."
"..." The crowd was dead silent. The anticipation was killing them. And then, Ross Kennedy looked up with a huge grin on his face.
"FAIRY TAIL!"
"FAIRY TAIL!"
Nashi's stomach turned as their guild was announced. And as it was, the Arena erupted with cheers and applause so deafening Nashi's head was ringing even down in their tunnel.
"Are we ready?" Simon asked. He got nods and grins, and so he led them into the light. Once they were out in the light, the cheers only intensified. Nashi was absolutely blown away by the amount of people crammed into the Colosseum, all screaming and cheering for them.
"Holy hell." Ultear whispered, voice barely audible over all the screaming.
"Ohhh man, this is gonna rock." Elise said, clenching her fist.
"Agreed." Drake said as he admired the crowd as well. "I'm so excited."
"And now, ladies and gentleman." The crowd was silent as Ross spoke once again. "While I know you're all excited, we have not introduced all the guilds in participation this year. There is another. One more guild, who was placed above all other guilds. And now, I am honored to to give them the entrance they deserve, another of the best known guilds in all of Fiore, SABERTOOTH!"
Nashi couldn't hear. As if the screaming for them was loud, it was just that much louder for Sabertooth. From the final of the tunnels leading into the Colosseum, came the group of six who had beaten the qualifier first. Led by Michael, the group entered the arena and stopped just parallel from Nashi and her friends. Michael looked over at her with a grin, before he and the others made their way over to them. Nashi kept her composure as they stood exactly across from her and the others, watching them. Soon enough, Nashi walked forward, as did Micheal. They met in the center of the two groups, with the crowd roaring in anticipation.
"Oh my God! It seems a standoff has occurred between Sabertooth and Fairy Tail! What is going to become of these two rival guilds facing off?!"
Nashi ignored Ross as he screamed, Just keeping her eyes on Michael, who was still smiling.
"You made it." he told her as his teammates came up behind him. Nashi also felt five people come up behind her. "Good to see you."
"Right behind you." Nashi replied. "And it won't stay that way." Michael smirked.
"Guess we'll see about that." He replied. The crowd's screaming was now dying down, all waiting for what was going to happen between them. After a moment of silence, Michael held out his hand. "May the better team win." Nashi stared down at his hand, before she looked up at him.
She grinned and clasped his hand tightly.
"May the better team win." She agreed. The crowd exploded at this, which made Nashi laugh uncomfortably.
Fairies and Tigers make a friendly gesture!" Ross screamed. "What a start to the Games, ladies and gentlemen!" Nashi ignored this as Michael and Sabertooth walked back to the tunnel they came in from, going up to their stand where they would watch the competition.
"Let's go, Nashi." Simon said, turning to walk up to theirs as well. Nashi nodded and walked after him up to their stand, her agreement with Michael ringing in her ears.
"The better team will win." She murmured with a smile. "Trust me."
As Michael and the others walked back to their stand, Juno tapped him on the shoulder.
"Yeah?" he asked. Her face was contorted in curiosity and confusion.
"I never got to ask you why you told them where the exit was." She replied. "I still don't see a point to that." Michael chuckled and continued walking.
"I'm sure they could've made it on there own, but..." He smiled back at his team. "I just wanted to be sure we didn't win to easily."
Hisui watched from her throne as the teams returned to their stands. She, however, was a little busy with something else.
"Hm...Hm... And...Yes!" She finished her list with a smile. "This is it! I finished it!" A man wearing a guards uniform came over to here and she laughed.
"Are you finished scheduling the battles you want to see, m'lady?" Hisui nodded with a smile.
"Yes." She replied. "And I must say, I know I picked some very interesting battles. Be sure to get this delivered."
"Yes, m'lady." The man took the list from her and walked away to deliver it, which would plan out the battles to take place in the Domus Flau over the next week. Hisui smiled as she returned her eyes to the lacrima vision.
"I know everyone will love this." She said with a smile.
Natsu watched as all the teams finally made their way to their stands, and Ross cleared his throat.
"And now ladies and gentlemen, The first event will commence!" Natsu heard Lucy sigh.
"I hope they do well." she said. "They've all worked so hard."
"Agreed." Erza said. "Although I doubt they will, it'd be disappointing to see them get thrashed."
"There's no way they will." Levy said confidently. "I mean with all they've been through, there's no way." Natsu smiled.
"Hell, we're going to win." He said with a grin.
And now, the first event of the Grand Magic Games, Hidden, will commence when all six teams have picked their contenders!"
I'm going to keep that until the next chapter, okay guys? I hope you enjoyed, leave a review! Let's try and get five!