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The New Fairy Tail

Guild Battle Arc

Chapter 16: Scarlet Reserves


*Akiko is running around in a panic, screaming unintelligibly. While Akiko loses her mind, Raiu helps Kaizer up*

"Are you going to be good?" Kaizer winces in pain, "You two bested me; I'm done fighting for today." Raiu shakes her head, "That's not what I'm worried about." Kaizer keeps his stern expression, "Those two won't be happy I've lost but I'll live, so now the bigger question..." They turn to look at a still frantic Akiko. Raiu sighs then walks over to Akiko, grabs her arms, and shakes her, "Sentences! Use them!"

Akiko calms down, before quickly yelling, "We need to go back! Mom's in danger!" Kaizer now looks worried. Raiu responds, "Akiko, we don't need to worry about the guild; our goal is still the church." Kaizer snaps at Raiu, "How can you say that!? There's no way they can stop Brazz, that…thing is a monster." Raiu smirks, " Oh trust me they won't have to." Akiko looks at Raiu calmer now and asks, "You don't mean?" Raiu nods as her smirk widens, "Oh, I do mean. I can smell him."

*Back at the guild hall, Mirajane and Lucy are still frozen in shock*

Brazz throws Hikari's motionless body to the corner of the room. Lucy instantly rushes over to check on her. "She's still alive thank god but barely," Lucy exclaims as she starts giving medical attention. Mirajane then gets a serious look on her face, "What the hell was that!? That was in no way needed. There will be serious punishment for you, not just from your master but the Cou-" Brazz flashes to the other side of the room, holding Mirajane by her neck. As she looks down, she notices Brazz's eyes are all black. His body tattoo is covering all but the left side of his face. His body is impossibly buff [N/N: no doubt the work of that body tattoo].

"I will slaughter you and all your damn fairies one by one," he says as his grip tighten, purple ice forming around his hand. "STOP IT! LET HER GO!" Lucy screams, but Brazz ignores her. "Hey now, the lady asked you to do something, I suggest you comply," a rugged voice says. Everyone turns to see a tall man [N/N: not quite Jarvan tall, but taller than Duo]. He wears a festive button up shirt that is unbuttoned, cargo shorts, and sandals. A light five o'clock shadow and glasses grace his face. He has scarlet hair that stops right before his shoulders. Brazz drops Mirajane and lunges towards the mystery man at blinding speed. The man swings a down jab and hits Brazz out of the air, knocking him into the ground. The man puts his foot on Brazz's face then takes off his glasses, "You know, I really hate kids. Especially ones that don't know their place."

He has the Fairy Tail emblem over his left eye, and beyond that emblem lies a crazed look. He leans closer to Brazz who is struggling to get out from under his boot, "You come into my guild, hurt my sister, and threaten my Master. I don't know if you're the bravest kid in the world, or the dumbest." Brazz finally breaks loose and jumps to safety. Once he catches his breath Brazz fumbles the question, "Who…just who the hell are you?"

The man snaps his fingers and is instantly covered in light. Once the light disappears, his outfit has changed into an attire with no shirt, red pants with black metal knee pads, and black boots. He has a pair of black metal gauntlet with points at the tips of his fingers, the middle of the gauntlets seems to be a mirror. His right arm is covered in black armor. He pounds his fist together and the sparks make the Fairy Tail symbol.

"I am the grand enforcer and protector of Fairy Tail, whether it is one or one thousand foes I will defeat any who harm my family. My name is Simon. Simon Scarlet! The Scarlet Berzerk, the strongest wizard in Fairy Tail!"

As he finishes his sentence he lets out a huge pulse that shakes the guild. Lucy, still treating Hikari, mumbles, "Was all that really necessary? Still as long winded as ever I see." Brazz appears to have developed a serious twitch within the last few seconds. He then screams, "Yeeeeeeeaaaaaar! I don't care if you're the God of these weaklings! I'll crush all of you!" He lunges at Simon again as Simon chuckles, "Just don't learn, do you?"

He then cocks back his arm ready to lay Brazz out again, but just when he's about to hit him Brazz disappears. Simon looks around trying to find Brazz. Brazz taunts, "Up here, you cocky asshole!" Simon looks up to see Brazz above him with his mouth open and a blue light shining inside, "ICE DEVIL'S RAGE!"

A huge snow storm is unleashed onto Simon. Once he is finished, Brazz lands in a Spiderman-like pose then looks over to Simon, eager to see the damage. The fog settles and a frozen Simon is standing there. Brazz laughs maniacally, "Man, I make the best ice pops! Frozen Fairy: a brand-new flavor! HAHAHAHA!"

His laugh trails off as he starts to hear a faint sound. He stands up and looks around trying to figure out what the sound is. Looking over at the iced-over Simon, he realizes what the sound is. Cracks form around Simon's icy prison. Seconds later, there is a huge explosion that sends ice chunks flying everywhere. Once everything settles Brazz looks over and sees Simon dusting himself off.

Simon sniffles, "Achooo! Brrrr that was cold, I see why you're a part of that guild; that could have killed someone average." With a dumbfounded look on his face Brazz asks, "Just what the hell are you?!" Simon looks at him and smiles, "I'm a Fairy Tail wizard. Now let's take this outside, they just rebuilt this guild hall and I rather like it." In the blink of an eye Simon grabs Brazz by the face and they disappear.

We see Mirajane walk from the opposite side of the room, "Had he not come right then, we would have probably had a serious problem." Lucy snaps, "We kind of already do! Have you forgotten about her!?" Mirajane's eyes widen upon remembering Hikari, and rushes over to check on her. Lucy wipes the sweat from her brow, "I've done all I can. She's stable, but she's gonna need a professional healer as soon as possible." Mirajane nods, "I'll go make the call you take her to the infirmary." Lucy nods and carries Hikari one way, while Mirajane rushes the other way towards her office.

*We get a sky view of Raiu and Akiko who are running down the street*

Akiko looks at Raiu, "Do you think he'll be fine?" Raiu responds, "Your brother will be fine, he's stubborn and you did first-aid yourself." Akiko glares at her, "You know that's not who I'm asking about." There is a long, awkward pause before Raiu speaks again, "We're here." They stop at the front doors of Kardia Cathedral. The large doors have been frozen with purple ice and have an Ice Devils emblem sculpted into them. They can sense a huge magic presence and the soul-chilling cold beyond the door. Raiu looks over at Akiko who has a determined look which melts away all doubt. She smiles and says, "I take it you're ready then?" Akiko nods and pushes open the door.

A light fog dusts the ground, rising to just above the pair's ankles, filling the room. On the opposite side of the room we see Gray sitting on an ice throne, with his head resting on his fist and watching a video on his phone. The girls wait a few moments to see if he acknowledges them, but he doesn't. After realizing they are being ignored, Akiko speaks up, "Hey, old man. We-"

She is stopped by Gray, who puts his finger up signaling one moment. You can see the rage building up in Akiko. Finally, the video finishes and Akiko is about to continue until she sees Gray click on another video, continuing to ignore the two. This makes Akiko snap, "I WILL NOT BE IGNORED!" She bolts [N/N: quite literally] forward at him. He easily dodges to safety, but his throne is destroyed. The bolt bounces off the wall, leaving a crack in the wall. Gray dodges again, this time Akiko smashes a fountain. Akiko does this several times getting close, but never hitting.

"I will smash a thousand things if you're included in that thousand!" Akiko yells, incredibly flustered. Raiu is watching, feeling half angry and half embarrassed for Akiko. She barely notices Gray stand back to back with her, "You know, I was really hoping I'd get to fight you one on one, but unfortunately Lokore got to you first. I can tell you are not one-hundred percent yet. Oh, by the way, watch out for your little pet."

Gray jumps up and Raiu turns just in time to see Akiko's lightning bolt attack crashing into her. They both roll and crash into a wall. When the dust settles, we see Akiko sitting on Raiu, both dizzy. Akiko is the first one to snap out of it, "Watch where you're standing, ya amazon!" This snaps Raiu out of it, "That doesn't even make sense! How about you watch where you're flying, princess!"

They begin to bicker back and forth; Gray watches for a few seconds before pulling out popcorn [N/N: from where we may never know] and begins to chew loudly. Eventually, the girls stop and look over at Gray who pauses for a second, then slowly puts another handful into his mouth. Raiu twitches, "Hey Akiko, I don't think this guy is taking us seriously." Akiko, also twitching, replies, "I think you're right. I think he sees us as a joke."

Raiu's hair turns storm grey as she says, "You know what's a funny joke? His charred body after we shock the life out of him." Akiko chuckles as her hair starts to stand on end, "You're right; that is funny, let's do it!" Gray decides this is a good moment to speak up, "Let's not, but say we did." Suddenly, the air around Akiko and Raiu electrifies, and Gray takes a step back, "Can't we talk this out ladies?"

Akiko and Raiu dash forward; Akiko reaches Gray first, unleashing a flurry of kicks while Raiu flanks around and attacks Gray from behind, launching a barrage of punches. Gray is somehow able to dodge the two-pronged attack easily. He jumps high in the air, then aims his hand down, "Ice-Make: Aerial Barrage." A shower of ice birds rain down on Akiko and Raiu, receiving many cuts from the sharp ice birds. Gray lands on the other side of the room, facing away from the girls, "You two done yet? Or do you want more?"

Gray turns and is surprised by what he sees. Akiko is barely standing, but is pointing her finger at Gray, charging energy, while Raiu is on one knee charging energy in her mouth. Both maintain a look of defiance on their faces. Gray takes a moment to admire this, 'So, this is what it's like being on the other side of that look? Heh.' The girls unleash huge masses of lightning at Gray. Gray puts his arms out, as if he's about to hug the attack, then there is an explosion. Akiko falls on her butt and Raiu drops down to both knees.

Akiko is gasping for air when she asks, "Did we get him?" "No," a calm but confident voice answers from across the room. Once the dust settles, a wall of ice with a hole where the lightning struck appears. Gray walks out from behind the wall, unscathed. Akiko and Raiu are shocked and exhausted; both attempt to stand, but collapse. Gray slowly walks towards them, "Don't feel bad, maybe if you two were at one-hundred percent you could have stood a chance."

He lifts his right hand and shows it is all black, "You two even made me use this, well done," Gray stops his hand halfway and points the palm toward the two, "but today is not your day." He then launches a huge ice blast at the girls, who have nowhere to run (if running was even possible). All they can do is watch in trepidation as the ice gets closer. Just before the ice hits them, a figure darts in front of it and stops the attack in its tracks. The ice explodes on impact leaving a dense layer of fog around them.

Gray grins and chuckles, "So, you finally show yourself?" A few seconds later, two red eyes gleam through the fog.

*We see someone lighting a cigarette. They take a deep inhale and exhale a cloud of smoke. Zooming out, we see it is Simon*

"Damn it, I may have over did it...all well, wonder what I should do now?" As he walks away, Brazz is unconscious in a huge pool of his own blood. A portal opens next to Brazz and a person walks through. Simon senses the new, uninvited presence and turns around. He sees a cloaked figure kneeling next to Brazz, their hands glowing as they chant something.

Simon feels a strange aura around this person and begins to ask a question, but as soon as he opens his mouth they disappear. Simon goes to check on Brazz, but stops when Brazz picks himself up. "Hey boy, you ok," a wary Simon asks. Brazz doesn't respond. Simon suddenly notices a glowing red mark where the cloaked figure was touching Brazz, "What the-" Simon begins to say until a blizzard explosion interrupts him. Once the explosion subsides and the fog lifts, we see Simon has little damage as he looks around for Brazz.

Without warning, something large slam into his side, sending him flying before crashing into a wall. Simon quickly recovers and tries to figure out just what hit him. Standing near the spot where Simon was hit is what could only be described as an 8-foot-tall demon made of ice. The demon roars then charges fist first at Simon. Simon quickly gets up and cocks his arm back. Right when the demon is in close range, Simon rams his fist into the demon's. The impact sends a wave that shakes the foundation of nearby buildings. The demon jumps back and roars; Simon smiles, "This should be interesting."


N/N: That's chapter sixteen done for you guys! A Scarlet Fairy Tail mage has finally joined the fray, and the biggest battles are beginning to unfold. Next time: a thrilling conclusion to the arc, where the better guild will come out on top!

Until next time FanFiction, this is

duodragoon & SkyFlameDragon

Signing off