N/NN: It's the beginning of a new arc for The New Fairy Tail! Hope you guys enjoy!
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The New Fairy Tail
Guild Battle Arc: Prelude
Chapter 10: The Devils Visit the Fairies!
*A few days have passed since the Fairy Ball. Things in Magnolia have calmed down to their normal pace*
We see Hikari walking into the guild, carrying a mountain of books. "Hey Hikari. I see you visited Levy on the way over," Lucy says from behind the bar. Hikari makes a gesture signaling yes, then starts walking to the left. "Your group is the other way," Lucy says giggling. Hikari sighs and turns around to walk towards her team. Jarvan, Lucio, and Akiko are all sitting at a table. Lucio is cleaning one of his blades while Jarvan and Akiko are facing each other in an eating competition, although it is unclear who is winning. Hikari puts her books down on the only free part of the table and sits down exhausted, trying to catch her breath.
She looks around and notices they are missing two people. Looking to Lucio, she asks, "Where are the other two? " He points up, "Picking a mission." Suddenly, they both notice they can see their breath and the temperature has dropped significantly. Everyone stops what they are doing and look at the door, which is being frozen. It shatters and in walks Gray and Juvia, accompanied by six other individuals. "Well well well…look here. It's been awhile hasn't it Juvia," Gray asks. She nods, "Yes, but their taste hasn't changed a bit; the same awful decorations." They both laugh and start walking towards the bar. Lucy does not seem amused, "What might I do for you two?"
Gray chuckles and gives her an evil grin as he says, "What? I can't visit my family anymore?" Lucy slams her fist on the bar and yells, "You burned that bridge a long time ago Gray and you know it!" Juvia grabs her wrist and says, with a weird look on her face, "That's Master Fullbuster to you, bar wench." Our group stands up, but is cut off by the six individuals that came with Gray and Juvia. A voice yells, "That's enough!" Then a bolt of lightning comes down and in the blink of an eye Duo, Silvia, and a tall slender woman with a purple top, black pants, high heels and what looks like a tiger's pelt draped over her shoulders stand between Gray/Juvia and Lucy. The woman has long blonde hair and a lightning scar over her left eye. She is Raiu Dreyar, daughter of Laxus Dreyar and one of the strongest wizards in Fairy Tail.
Seconds later, Mirajane comes down the stairs. With a scary smile, she says, "Gray, I know you didn't come here for some bar fight, what do you really want?" He takes his eyes away from Duo, who he had been staring at him this whole time, quickly glances at Silvia which makes her flinch, and starts walking towards Mirajane. "Just the person I was looking for. Let's talk in your office, shall we?"
As they leave for Mirajane's office, both groups take a seat at tables not too far from the other; not being friendly, but not ripping each other apart. Jarvan whispers to the others, "Just who are they?" Lucio and Hikari open their mouths, but it is Silvia who answers, "They are Ice Devil, the number one guild in Fiore. Their guild is based at the bottom of Mount Hakobe." She begins to point them out individually.
She points to a tall slender woman in a dazzling silver dress; she has long black hair and a flawless complexion, also on her cleavage is her guild mark, "That is Jaina, also known as the Diamond Princess. She has control over and can make all types of gems. She is currently ranked number one in the world as the sexiest female wizard. She is certainly as deadly as she is beautiful." Immediately Akiko and Raiu's tempers flare, "Her!" They both try running at her, but Jarvan holds both back. Silvia points to the woman Jaina is talking to; she is a little shorter but way more muscular. She has a deep tan with her hair up in a ponytail that goes down passed her waist. She's wearing mountain lion boots, athletic pants, and a wrap covers her breasts. On her back, her guild mark is visible, "That is Namika, the Amazon's Champion. She has control over nature and a sword that is said to be capable of slaying the mightiest of beasts."
Next to the two girls sat a boy who couldn't be older than fourteen, playing cards with an older guy, maybe seventeen years old. The 14-year-old is wearing baggy gray pants with gold trim designs and black boots. He is not wearing a shirt and has short, shaggy blue hair. His guild mark is on his chest. The older one is wearing a long green jacket, green boots, gray pants, and a red shirt. "The older one is Lokore, he is said to be a master of illusions, while the kid...his name is Brazz, the Ice Devil. Brazz is the son of Gray and Juvia." She then points to the last two who are talking to Juvia. One has slicked-back blue hair that is longer than Brazz's but shorter then Gray's. He is wearing a white jacket with a golden "1" on his back, white pants, and golden boots.
The guy next to him has spiky blonde hair. He is wearing glasses, a vest that zips up to his nose, baggy tan pants, and sandals. His hands and wrists are taped and you can see his guild mark on his left shoulder, "The blonde one is Kaizer, he is known as Hesperus, and the name is most certainly earned. Isn't that right, Akiko?" The group turns and looks at Akiko, who has a serious look her face, "If you are referring to his blood line, then yes, since he is my brother. But what about you? I know the other one is Gin, both you and Brazz's older brother." They turn back to look at Silvia, the only one with a shocked face is Jarvan, "Wait so you're related to the Fullbuster family?" Silvia looks down at her trembling hands in her lap, "Yes. My last name is Fullbuster, but you can say the relationship ends there." Sensing the shift in the mood, Hikari asks, "So what are they doing here?" "I don't know, but it must be something serious. These are all of their S-class wizards," Silvia responds.
Just then the door to Mirajane's office opens. Gray and Mirajane walk out, "Come on gang, we're done here." The group gets up and heads towards the door. Silvia jumps up, "Wait!" They stop and everyone, except Gray, turns around and looks at her. "Master Fullbuster, I was wondering if I could speak with Lady Fullbuster…in private?" The group turns back towards Gray waiting for his response. He shrugs his shoulders, "Your mother can do whatever she wants with her time." He then leads his group out, the only one left is Juvia. She then says, "Come child." Silvia and Juvia walk out of the guild together.
They come to a fountain in Magnolia square and stop. Juvia turns around and holds her arms out, tears roll down her face as she says, "Come here my angel." Silvia runs and hugs her mom and begins crying with her. After they are done embracing, they sit and begin to chat. In one breath, Juvia chatters out, "How have you been? I see you and your group have gotten strong, are you S-class yet? How was the ball? Did you like your dress? I must ask Levy for pictures!" To which Silvia answers, "Yes, we are; no not yet but soon maybe; it was spectacular! Thank you for the dress." After a few more questions, they calm down. Silvia asks, "So why are you here? What is Gray planning?" Juvia looks at Silva.
*Currently, at the guild*
Our group, minus Silvia, is looking at Mirajane, wide-eyed, "A guild match!?" Mirajane nods, "He challenged us, for ranking." Duo ponders this, "But why would he do that? They are ranked number one. Why challenge the guild below you?" Lucio responds, "It could be to maintain that ranking." The group looks at him, possibly even more confused, "Think about it: we have been doing a lot of big missions lately. The "taking out an entire dark guild" headline probably has us close in ranking, if not in the system, then definitely in people's minds."
Hikari chimes in, "That would actually be a smart move. Since they changed the Grand Magic Games to being once every four years, the battles for ranking have turned into matches that can happen at any time, if both guilds agree. So, ranking changes could happen by doing more missions or going out and battling for them." They turn back to their Master. "So, what did you tell him," Raiu asks. To which Mirajane responds, "I told him that we accept, obviously. We agreed we would have this match in a week to decide who is number one. Are you guys scared of them?" Diabolical grins form on their faces. Duo slams his fist on the table, "Are you kidding me!? We've been dreaming of something like this for a long time!" Lucy walks up, "Good, then I expect you guys to train your butts off this week and mop the floor with those ice brats!"
"AYE SIR!"
*Back to Silvia and Juvia*
"He wants a guild match huh…W-well I'm not worried," Silvia says trembling. She reaches into her pocket and pulls out the black scarf she's been wearing since her team returned. Juvia looks at it puzzled before realizing what it is. She looks at Silvia, panicked, but Silvia assures her, "No mother, I did not kill him. I remembered what you told me when I was young. He is currently in the Council's care." Juvia's eyes fill with tears once more, hugging her daughter tightly. Once she is done embracing her daughter, Juvia says, "It is decided." Silvia looks at her questioningly before Juvia continues, "I will train you this week and you will prove to your father that you don't need a cold heart to be strong." Silvia nods excitedly in response. They begin chatting again, but fail to notice that Gin is observing them with a very displeased look on his face. He walks off, freezing the ground black behind him.
N/N: The match is set, and a showdown of epic proportions is bound to take place! But not before the most intense of training sessions…right? As always, leave a review telling us your thoughts on the chapter/story!
Until next time FanFiction, this is
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duodragoon & SkyFlameDragon
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Signing off
