Fairy Tail IC

[Talon]

 
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Talon sat on the roof beams, looking down at the guild members. Something was happening, that much was true but that was all he really knew.  He spent almost the entire last three hours since they left the Saedor house thinking about life in general. And that just meant he was thinking about Akari. Ya. That's it. He's kind of a one track guy. He knew he should be focusing on the matter at hand, so he moved the thoughts about Akari into the back of his mind and hopped of the beam. Talon landed next to Nik with the gracefulness of a... Well a cat, actually. "Yo bois, whassup?" He greeted the brothers. "Yo Phin, you ok bro? You look a bit peeved." 


@Arius LaVari (mentioned)


@FemTheHufflepuffRabbit

 

[Britt-21]

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@Mitchs98 @SabertoothGuild @Anyonein/nearCrocus
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It had been 3 hours since the S class mage had been helping people, saving them, as well as kicking some ass if it came to running into trouble. The city had still been damaged and people were still upset over the situation. Sabertooth was doing all that they could to help those who had been hurt and get them to a much safer place. Kathy was doing all that she could from her end and so far, she was good. The streets were clear and at this point she was patroling the area and making sure there was nobody else. While doing her job though, she couldnt help but worry about her daughter and her nephew. But she trusted Miles and Tyson enough to protect the children with their lives and knowing their father... No one could ever find him. As she walked, her hood was up and her cloak blew behind her as she moved to the outter parts of the city, making sure there had been no dangers that would dare come towards the city again. That was untill the Nexus user spotted a large group of not-so-familiar mages coming from a distance, more or less the horizon and on the opposite end of Crocus from where she stood.
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Most were hooded and when it came to hoods, it indicated Grimoire Heart at most. Sure, they wouldnt have spotted her as quick as she spotted them seeing as she was just one person We have trouble... Kathy felt around her waist for her communication lacrima but it was nowhere to be found. Seems that she had left it either at home or in the guild Guess I'll be dealing with the threat myself. I do make enough noise with my magic anyway... the silver-haired mage thought to herself, heading back into the city and towards the possible threat.
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Plans always came to Kathy as soon as she seen a threat, sometimes she couldnt instantly come up with one but since those mages were walking towards Crocus, backs turned to the area behind them... She was able to flank the group with ease since they hadnt been changing direction. Though they still were coming up to the city and Kathy wasnt going to let that happen. She moved right behind the group, gaining attention from one of the mages and before that mage could attack, she threw her hand out and Nexus Blasted the back of the group, sending some mages flying off and skidding across the ground. Either out cold or wounded from the attack. The wind from the attack blew down her hood and revealed her very emotionless face "It's not nice to attack a city that has already faced a large threat..." her eyes shifted to the other mages who managed to survive the Blast but clearly they were hit by it in some form and were already planning on attacking her. "I suggest you return to your master with bad news...Then again, I think the wreckage of his extra group would show him you failed..." Kathy knew she could take these mages on, especially with her Nexus. Sadly, she didnt have her smoke emmitter to start sending smoke out on the mages.
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[Arne]

Ladon Viritra - Crocus


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"If you say so." The boy answered, awkwardly acknowledging her reasons for acting like that by stopping his words for a second. Truth being said, he wasn't really all that comfortable when it came  to dealing with such an unusual person as the Mermaid, so he couldn't really find the words to communicate with her without looking overly suspicious about her identity or anything like that. After all, he wasn't exactly good in leaving behind good impressions. Bad impressions were undoubtedly easier to cause. "Look... I'm really sorry for planting a lacrima on you and being suspicious about your story." He finally started to talk after listening to the mermaid's song for a few seconds, deciding to clear away the awkward atmosphere that resulted from his previous way of acting. "It's not like I dislike you or anything, after all I always appreciate having such a beautiful companion, with a voice that is enough to soothe my lonely heard and relieve me from my boredom." He continued while paying attention to the road, putting the air of an old man and purposefully choosing the words, thing that definitely didn't match his normal personality and was clearly meant to demonstrate that he wasn't really serious with the exaggerated statement, a small moment of dilly-dailing meant to relieve the awkwardness. "But it wouldn't be the first time that someone sends a beautiful woman to kill or capture me - in fact, it wouldn't be even in tbe first dozen of times that this happened. I guess my well known preferences are a little too widespread amongst the people who hate me... I wonder why..? - and definitely not the first time that someone plants a fake civilian in a danger area to infiltrate one of the light guilds, so i naturally had to be careful." He continued, his gaze deviating from the road to face the mermaid as he stopped talking for a while before once more starting. "That being said, please don't hold a grudge against me. I mean, I already have enough people trying to hurt me without adding a strong mage in the list." He finally finished with a playful smile, moving his gaze back to the road while concentrating on driving the magic powered vehicle.


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Location: Former Magic Council Headquarters; Era Wreckage Site.

As the day grew darker, as did the venom in the air. The wind carried terror, destruction, and death in its grasp and what it sought for was yet more unrest, and more pain. The crimes committed by Grimoire Heart on this day had stained the land of Fiore for an eternity, the wounds inflicted upon the land would leave behind terrible scars that of which all retained the screams and lost lives taken by the infamous guild. The tragic events of the past few hours would most certainly never be forgotten, and Grimoire Heart would find themselves at the end of the spear no matter the outcome, it was their destiny. Over the last three hours, news of the terrorist attacks on both the capital and on Era had spread like wildfire. Already it was on every lacrima projection, every paper, and every speaker - Fiore was now a crown without its jewel. Right now, Fiore remained prone to  virtually everything, with only a handful of Light Guilds able to protect them. However, due to the destruction of the Magic Council even the world of magic had ran into turmoil. The Light Guilds, although they had their respected masters, were leaderless. And with the sacred palace Mercurius wiped out alongside half of Crocus, the death toll could only rise at this point. 
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The site of Era's wreckage was filled with nothing but a massive crater, and the aftermath and stench of a foul magic that was obviously the cause of such a tragedy. Stood outside the crater were two figures, a woman and a man. These two figures were that of Hibiki Dreyar and Maya Morne. Whilst this meeting was totally unplanned and unspoken of in any which way, it was also highly convenient. The two mages were allies in this war, and their small but effective alliance was a strong one.  However, the alliance in question was forged under the binds of the council, and now that they were gone it wasn't guaranteed that such an alliance was to continue. Hibiki was already situated outside of the crater when Maya got there, and as she arrived a grin seemingly made its way onto her face as she walked over to Hibiki and stood beside him, her long hair and beautiful battlegown fluttering about in the wind elegantly as it brushed across her being. "Ah, what a pleasant surprise." Spoke the woman on approach, her hands clasped together and resting on her front as she didn't look towards the younger mage, but instead down into the crater. "It's unfortunate that we were unable to save these poor souls. Grimoire Heart really are the scum of the earth, fiends. To commit such atrocities such as this is just appalling. They sicken me to the bone." Cursed the woman, her eyes closing as her teeth grit ever so slightly. A very brief chuckle emanated from Hibiki's mouth as the woman cursed at Grimoire Heart, and he too began to speak, however, his tone was quite monotone and his anger was increasingly evident. And although Maya was beyond the levels of pissed off at this stage, she was good at hiding it. As was Hibiki, but this time he couldn't help it. Clenching his fists, Hibiki sighed before he spoke, turning to face Maya as he did so. "They have caused so much damage... taken so many innocent lives. They cannot be allowed to get away with thi-" and upon hearing that, Maya turned to face Hibiki before rapidly placing her hand on his shoulder and interrupting "And they will not. Grimoire Heart will pay for what they have done to our land, our families and friends. We will see to that personally, as will I, you, and the rest of the magical world."
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The man sighed in response to Maya's reassuring words, and quickly stuffed his hands into his pockets, and blowed some of his hair away from his face. The two stood there in silence for a moment or two as they both looked down into the crater, the wind still gently kissing and caressing their bodies as it gradually began to pick up. Hibiki turned his head so as to briefly face Maya once again before turning back and proceeding to look up towards the sky. "You know, six years ago I thought I had lost someone dear to me for good, she didn't die, but I never thought she would return..." Maya looked at Hibiki as she listened intently, the older woman said nothing, and let the younger male speak. She knew exactly who it was about though, and when she spoke the name of his sister, Hibiki nodded as he continued. Tears began to form in his eyes as they fell, his hands clenching even more. "Well she came back, and it was one of the happiest moments of my life. But... Grimoire Heart had ruined her, my precious sister... she won't tell anyone what they had done but I am not a fool, I know they were the ones who broke her beautiful heart." And with that he stopped, wiped away his tears, and turned to face Maya once again, this time with a serious smile on his face. "I am not fighting this war for myself, or for the future of Fiore. I am fighting it for the lives of my family and friends, for they are the only things that matter to me."
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Maya was almost taken back by the Dreyars resolve, and the deep feelings he had for his family - in Maya's eyes he was the perfect stereotype for the members of his family. However, she agreed wholeheartedly with him and even though she was far stronger and much more experienced than him, Hibiki had actually made her realise something. This wasn't a war being fought for the honour of yourselves, it was being fought for the preservation and honour of those around you, those dear to you. In Maya's case, it was all dedicated to her family, Lamia Scale and her children including Sora, but more specifically to the man she loved... the man she was going to marry. The man Lucian killed, his own son. Still to this very day there was nobody else in the world that she loved, and even though dead, Fujio was the only man for her. His unique and angelic existence snatched away by those thought to love him the most. So in some ways, Maya resonated entirely with what Hibiki had said. Without responding to Hibiki's earlier speech, Maya stepped away from the crater and clasped her hands together, then proceeding to draw two specific teleportation ruins into the ground out of pure ethernano. "It's about time we too, finally entered the fray directly. A storm is coming, something huger than what has already come to pass. Our friends will need us, Master Hibiki. Step into the portal, and stand beside your allies. We shall meet again soon." As Maya stepped into her portal, a bright light enveloped her as she spoke to Hibiki once more. "Oh, and it was a nice little chat we had. Remind me next time to bring the refreshments~" and with that, she was gone. Hibiki then stepped into his portal, and before he also vanished he took one brief glance back into the crater. Upon both of the portals being used, the circles faded and the magic dissipated. 
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Suddenly, a bright blue light filled the Fairy Tail guild hall in a pillar like motion smack bang in the centre of it as Hibiki seemingly emerged from it. His hands now placed at his side as he looked around to see everyone else, Fairy tail and Fairy Heart alike, waiting for the next move to be decided. And also, what to do with the two defeated Grimoire Heart mages in their care. However, once his eyes settled upon a certain someone's emerald eyes and golden blonde hair, the guild masters face lit up as hurriedly made his way towards the female and brought her into a very big, loving hug. "Oh Kelica, how I am glad to see you!"
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@FairyTailGuild @FairyHeartGuild @Kyuubey @Mitchs98 @Rhodus @Phayne @Zooks @Embaga Elder
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Maya Morne, however, arrived somewhere totally different. Out of no where, the same bright blue cylindrical pillar of light formed in the middle of the Lamia Scale headquarters, and out from it did the woman emerge in all of her magnificence. Her hands behind her back, Maya scanned the guild hall as her eyes met the eyes of each and every Lamia Scale Mage individually. Some fresh faces were in the room, as well as some old. However, instead of addressing any of them Maya called out for one specific person. "Millie-muffin my darling angel, come down here!" She called out, knowing full well Millie would be in the guild masters office. Maya of course, unintentionally held a rather... terrifying, aura. Mages throughout the guild began to whisper and mutter to each other in acknowledgment at who the woman was, but all instantly turned silent when she turned to face them. 
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Maya was home. And ready to fight alongside her children once more.
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@Maki @Mitchs98 @Arius LaVari @FemTheHufflepuffRabbit @LamiaScaleGuild
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Takeo watched as Lily vanished into the ground the moment he got close enough. He glanced left right and center expecting her to pop up anywhere. Then she appeared behind him, which of course is the obvious choice. Lily tried to take a swing at him however Takeo stood still. Her fist collided with his face. The actual punch didn't really do much but the lighting that followed after surprised him. The lighting arced all the way through his body and caused him to take a step back. However he still wasn't all that affected by the singular attack. "Hm... Your strength is certainly nothing to boast about but that lightning was certainly quite... "shocking"." He spoke in a joking tone as if he were chatting with an old friend. However the reality was very much the opposite. Lily tried to throw in some more jabs that he was easily able to dodge with his experience in martial arts. Althogh the lighting still arced and hit him despite her missing. "Woah woah! Lay off a little! Your gonna give me cardiac arrest! ... Just joking~" Again he spoke with the same tone, as if mocking her. He let her get one more swing at him before he stepped to the side and did a spinning roundhouse kick, launching her quite a long distance away into the side of a building. "You're gonna need to work on your form a little. You're full of openings!" Takeo dusted himself and tossed his umbrella to the side so he can use both of his hands. The umbrella was as hard as steel so he could bludgeon her with it. But... This is more fun.
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"Oh by the way you said something about us being as human as these weaklings right? Although that is true in your case... I'm afraid to say I'm not entirely human..." His eyes opened up a fraction, showing off the bloodlust that dwelled within his blue hues. "You know what? Lemme tell you a secret. Something that not even Lucian knows about. Not that it's worth keeping... I just haven't been bothered to tell anyone. Anyways... The thing is... I'm actually partially a demon~" He spoke with pride in his words, clearly proud to have such an aspect. "The family I was born in are the same too. My brothers, sister, parents even my cousin are all like that. The one thing that seperates them from me though... Is that they don't embrace that inner demon... They go on about peace and order... Whereas I stay true to my blood. Because of that I was banished from the family and here I am now. What I'm trying to say is... I have the demons blood within me... So I'm going to follow the demons path." Takeo's eyes closed again, his face returning to it's usual state. His explanation went on longer than he thought. Perhaps he even said too much. Oh well... Not like he was going to let her live anyway. "Hey can I ask a favour? Try and survive this attack will you? I don't want the fun to end yet~" Takeo removed his stone skin spell and instead focused his magic into both his legs and his left arm. He then placed his right foot behind him and bended his left knee. Once that was done he pushed his leg and launched himself at Lily an extreme velocity and got his fist ready for one... Hard... Swing. This specific attack has punched ginormous holes in stone walls before. Takeo was fully intent on killing Lily but this move can be easily dodged. If you aren't panicking that is. Secrectly though Takeo wanted her to survive this attack. Takeo doesn't often get fun opponents like this.
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@Arius LaVari
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(I'm a little iffy about this post... >-> But Imma post it anyway.)
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Lily Ann knew she wasn't strong, not physically, magically she was powerful, far more than people ever gave her credit for, this was a fight where she was at a disadvantage anyway as her enemy was a master at the close quarters combat skill, she just...needed a little range! After a few sparking strikes the man suddenly round house kicked and flung the green haired girl across the town center, slamming her back into a building behind her. She coughed a bit from the blow while she tried to catch her breath, thankfully Lily Ann never panicked and her eyes snapped up to listen to Takeo speak, if she wasn't trying to get her breath back she could have attacked but he'd timed it perfectly. So he was a demon was he? "That's interesting information you just gave me...Ta~Ke~O~ thanks, but don't you know...humans are stronger than demons?" She spoke with a sing song voice even as she realized a Devil Slayer could do the most damage to him then...she watched him even as her mind connected with the book in that pocket dimension and she filled one of the pages telepathically with the information she'd just gained. Good thing she was still insane about keeping notes on people she fought or saw fight. Her eyes had never left Takeo, not even for an instant so when he dropped his umbrella her body was already tensed, she'd need to get out of his radius and fast...he was charging right for her though...that was a perfect opportunity she realized quickly, though she wasn't so sure she'd live if she failed to land this attack. Instead of attempting to dodge she fell to her knees and clasped her hands together, "Mixer Make: Open the World!" Her voice rung out as she quickly activated her spell, in a 5 ft radius the ground cracked open all around her, lightning arced within the crevice she'd made though at the speed he was going...if he jumped he could avoid it but he'd lose his momentum and not hit Lily Ann nearly as hard, so for her...it was a win-win, he'd either fall in or she wouldn't get killed from the attack or so she prayed.
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Akari's head tilted to the side slightly as she watched everyone pace around, get frustrated, or simply lazily sit among the rafters, not that she kept glancing that way or anything, nope not at all. No at the moment a blue spade decorated her hair again and she was sketching in her art book, drawing the various scenes before her, she had been working on the different pictures for the past 3 hours as she impatiently waited for something to happen, though because she was in spade mode right now, no one had any idea of what she was thinking or feeling, being able to maintain a decent poker face. There wasn't much she could do if she was being honest, she just had no real strength to do much of anything, she was being contemplative again and frowned slightly as she drew, even though she had several Takeovers at her disposal she had no mastery of any of them really...and she frowned a bit more starting to spiral in her own thoughts, she almost didn't notice the bright blue light, if it hadn't blinded her she probably wouldn't have. She blinked several times to clear her vision before a woman walked from the light with this strange aura about her, that's what a real wizard felt like; she realized in an instant and her heart sped up, who was this new person though? Il was surely curious but for once Akari kept the wicked trouble maker from even daring to try and mess with the powerful woman who suddenly yelled for 'Millie-muffin'...which forced the pinkette to bite her lip to avoid laughing. 
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As friendly as Akari was though she couldn't help but smile sweetly at the woman and give her a wave, "Welcome to Lamia Scale ma'am." Akari dipped her head respectfully even as she flipped a page in her book and the teenager stared at the newcomer for a long time, finally, eventually turning her eyes to the paper where she began to sketch the woman, eyes flicking back to her every once in awhile, if she could simply get the facial features right the colors would come later. Now Akari was humming under her breath as she drew though one ear was tuned to anything the dark haired woman might say, mostly because Akari just had a feeling that since this person had showed up...things might finally be set in motion; well not that she could do anything but probably use Amulet Heart to give her allies a boost if it came to a fight. Working with her guild was her specialty after all.
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[Mitchs98]

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Lamia Scale Guild Hall. Three Hours Later


  Exactly three hours after the attacks, Phineas stood up from the table where he and Nikolas were plotting to take down Grimoire Heart and headed towards the door. Nik, acting on instinct, grabbed his arm; as expected, his brother slapped him away. 


  "Dude, wait! What are you—"


  "I can't take it anymore. Just sitting here."


  "Whaddaya—"


  "Don't you 'whaddaya mean' me, Nikolas." The shorter twin stepped back, just now realizing how pissed Phineas looked. "Here we are, sitting here planning shit. Did wasting three whole hours—three—save any lives in the past? Did it?!"


  "Phin, calm down." Once again Nikolas tried to soothe Phineas by grabbing his shoulder, and once again Phineas nudged him away. Two pairs of green eyes stared into one another for a couple seconds, then the stare was broken by the pianist, who stepped to the side. He glanced back at the guild hall, then over to Nikolas.


  "I'm done being calm."


  "Phin—"


  "No, I seriously am. I'm done sitting in my room doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING while out there, people are fighting for their lives! I'm done wasting my time with all those stupid notes and sheet music and....AAAAAAHHHH! I'm done!" There was a shaky undertone to Phineas's voice; Nikolas's hand fell to his side and he pouted. Then, just as Phineas was about to open the door, Nikolas ran right between him and the doorframe. 


 "You're not done til ya sit down and finish your vegetables."


  ".....Goddammit, Nikolas." Phineas give his brother a death glare, then sat back down. Nikolas smirked, sitting across from him. 


  "Ey, I'm just sayin'. Besides, it always works out better when we use this magical thing called 'teamwork' to kick ass."

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It had been originally Lily Ann's plan to do as Lucien had asked...her original thoughts were to capture one of those little brats and do as she was told, maybe get the other Light Guilds to come after Grimoire Heart faster but...her heart stopped in an instant when Lucien told Takeo; a person who freaked Lily Ann out, to go and attack Blue Pegasus...her home, where she wanted desperately to go back to. There was no way she could stand idly by while that psychopath killed innocents; innocents she had likely sent to the town. She said nothing instead she simply smiled and nodded at  Lucien before heading out after Takeo left, just so no one would realize what she was doing. Something wasn't sitting right in her stomach though and so before she left she grabbed her book, the object that had taught her the ins and outs of her magic, and took it with her. In the 3 hours since orders had been given she'd been stalking Takeo from a distance, well aware he never really paid that much attention to who was around him, she was still quiet nearly silent though, that is until he moved into the center of town and Lily Ann's heart dropped.
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Bullets flew from his umbrella, killing five injuring three more and Lily Ann was not having that, she tucked the book away in a pocket dimension she called up and without hesitating; with her magic fully brought back she made a mad dash out of her hiding place, clapping her hands together before one touched the ground while the other reached for the sky. Lightning struck her hand even as an earthen blade formed in her other hand and she yelled at Takeo, "Don't you worry about Blue Pegasus, they aren't the ones you should be afraid of, you bastard! I'm not just going to stand by and let you kill innocent people! Now you deal with me!" A whip of lightning rested in her left hand even as the blade made of earth rested in her right, her signature flowers growing down one side of her body and lightning sparking off the other showing she meant Takeo harm, despite everything else she had gone through up to this point to prove she wasn't actually going to turn her back on GH; the problem was though Lucien had sent a psychopath for her home, a place she had vowed to protect. She wasn't even all that worried about what would happen if Blue Pegasus saw her...well if it was Yamato who found this fight first...or hell Ladon even they'd know who she was. Of course her swirling eyes were a hypnotic blend of green and yellow as she stared at the man who had already killed five people...two of whom were the woman and child Lily Ann had just saved this morning...or so she had thought. Her heart was breaking, this was bad, she should have come out sooner or fought him on the way to the town!
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Shiro was pacing back and forth, headache finally gone as she'd taken some pain medicine over the last 3 hours, there had been plans talked about and ideas thrown all over the place but now...now Shiro was done waiting around, dealing with dark guilds was literally her main objective in this life right now, Grimoire Heart had killed so many innocent people had hurt Phineas in her absence and now they were moving in major ways and Lamia Scale was still just...here sort of sitting around. Agitated the white haired protection mage spun her engagement ring on her finger; which was something else that had happened in the three hours passed, Phineas had given her the ring and she now wore it with a sort of pride, she needed to get back to Fairy Heart though. As she paced her eyes flickered over to Phineas and Nikolas...'teamwork' was great...true enough but a team didn't have to be a lot of people it could just be a pair, purple eyes glowed brightly for an instant...well really teamwork wasn't the only way...Shiro had been fighting pretty much on her own for the past 6 years, so now she had a choice, ditch Phineas for a little while or make him come with her, because she was leaving, now, if only to get back to her own guild. "Phineas, I've got to get back to Fairy Heart as soon as possible. I'm sick of being here, I should have hopped on a train as soon as Noah showed up. Anyway I'm going to head out soon, I need to get in contact with Master Hibiki, in case he's got marching orders but dummy that I am didn't give him a lacrima before I left....really I should use that experimental spell, see if the thing will work." Her impatience was riding high right now, the old emotionless Shiro who she had been was long gone, she now seemed to wear her heart on her sleeve, far more animated and obvious now, so with a low sigh she kept pacing back and forth, her voice rising on a few different notes that seemed to drip with magic, as if trying to organize a spell. Really it was more funny because she was pacing so much it was surprising she hadn't walked a ditch into the ground, even as she twisted her ring.
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Talon sat on the roof beams, looking down at the guild members. Something was happening, that much was true but that was all he really knew.  He spent almost the entire last three hours since they left the Saedor house thinking about life in general. And that just meant he was thinking about Akari. Ya. That's it. He's kind of a one track guy. He knew he should be focusing on the matter at hand, so he moved the thoughts about Akari into the back of his mind and hopped of the beam. Talon landed next to Nik with the gracefulness of a... Well a cat, actually. "Yo bois, whassup?" He greeted the brothers. "Yo Phin, you ok bro? You look a bit peeved." 


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Location: Former Magic Council Headquarters; Era Wreckage Site.

As the day grew darker, as did the venom in the air. The wind carried terror, destruction, and death in its grasp and what it sought for was yet more unrest, and more pain. The crimes committed by Grimoire Heart on this day had stained the land of Fiore for an eternity, the wounds inflicted upon the land would leave behind terrible scars that of which all retained the screams and lost lives taken by the infamous guild. The tragic events of the past few hours would most certainly never be forgotten, and Grimoire Heart would find themselves at the end of the spear no matter the outcome, it was their destiny. Over the last three hours, news of the terrorist attacks on both the capital and on Era had spread like wildfire. Already it was on every lacrima projection, every paper, and every speaker - Fiore was now a crown without its jewel. Right now, Fiore remained prone to  virtually everything, with only a handful of Light Guilds able to protect them. However, due to the destruction of the Magic Council even the world of magic had ran into turmoil. The Light Guilds, although they had their respected masters, were leaderless. And with the sacred palace Mercurius wiped out alongside half of Crocus, the death toll could only rise at this point. 
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The site of Era's wreckage was filled with nothing but a massive crater, and the aftermath and stench of a foul magic that was obviously the cause of such a tragedy. Stood outside the crater were two figures, a woman and a man. These two figures were that of Hibiki Dreyar and Maya Morne. Whilst this meeting was totally unplanned and unspoken of in any which way, it was also highly convenient. The two mages were allies in this war, and their small but effective alliance was a strong one.  However, the alliance in question was forged under the binds of the council, and now that they were gone it wasn't guaranteed that such an alliance was to continue. Hibiki was already situated outside of the crater when Maya got there, and as she arrived a grin seemingly made its way onto her face as she walked over to Hibiki and stood beside him, her long hair and beautiful battlegown fluttering about in the wind elegantly as it brushed across her being. "Ah, what a pleasant surprise." Spoke the woman on approach, her hands clasped together and resting on her front as she didn't look towards the younger mage, but instead down into the crater. "It's unfortunate that we were unable to save these poor souls. Grimoire Heart really are the scum of the earth, fiends. To commit such atrocities such as this is just appalling. They sicken me to the bone." Cursed the woman, her eyes closing as her teeth grit ever so slightly. A very brief chuckle emanated from Hibiki's mouth as the woman cursed at Grimoire Heart, and he too began to speak, however, his tone was quite monotone and his anger was increasingly evident. And although Maya was beyond the levels of pissed off at this stage, she was good at hiding it. As was Hibiki, but this time he couldn't help it. Clenching his fists, Hibiki sighed before he spoke, turning to face Maya as he did so. "They have caused so much damage... taken so many innocent lives. They cannot be allowed to get away with thi-" and upon hearing that, Maya turned to face Hibiki before rapidly placing her hand on his shoulder and interrupting "And they will not. Grimoire Heart will pay for what they have done to our land, our families and friends. We will see to that personally, as will I, you, and the rest of the magical world."
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The man sighed in response to Maya's reassuring words, and quickly stuffed his hands into his pockets, and blowed some of his hair away from his face. The two stood there in silence for a moment or two as they both looked down into the crater, the wind still gently kissing and caressing their bodies as it gradually began to pick up. Hibiki turned his head so as to briefly face Maya once again before turning back and proceeding to look up towards the sky. "You know, six years ago I thought I had lost someone dear to me for good, she didn't die, but I never thought she would return..." Maya looked at Hibiki as she listened intently, the older woman said nothing, and let the younger male speak. She knew exactly who it was about though, and when she spoke the name of his sister, Hibiki nodded as he continued. Tears began to form in his eyes as they fell, his hands clenching even more. "Well she came back, and it was one of the happiest moments of my life. But... Grimoire Heart had ruined her, my precious sister... she won't tell anyone what they had done but I am not a fool, I know they were the ones who broke her beautiful heart." And with that he stopped, wiped away his tears, and turned to face Maya once again, this time with a serious smile on his face. "I am not fighting this war for myself, or for the future of Fiore. I am fighting it for the lives of my family and friends, for they are the only things that matter to me."
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Maya was almost taken back by the Dreyars resolve, and the deep feelings he had for his family - in Maya's eyes he was the perfect stereotype for the members of his family. However, she agreed wholeheartedly with him and even though she was far stronger and much more experienced than him, Hibiki had actually made her realise something. This wasn't a war being fought for the honour of yourselves, it was being fought for the preservation and honour of those around you, those dear to you. In Maya's case, it was all dedicated to her family, Lamia Scale and her children including Sora, but more specifically to the man she loved... the man she was going to marry. The man Lucian killed, his own son. Still to this very day there was nobody else in the world that she loved, and even though dead, Fujio was the only man for her. His unique and angelic existence snatched away by those thought to love him the most. So in some ways, Maya resonated entirely with what Hibiki had said. Without responding to Hibiki's earlier speech, Maya stepped away from the crater and clasped her hands together, then proceeding to draw two specific teleportation ruins into the ground out of pure ethernano. "It's about time we too, finally entered the fray directly. A storm is coming, something huger than what has already come to pass. Our friends will need us, Master Hibiki. Step into the portal, and stand beside your allies. We shall meet again soon." As Maya stepped into her portal, a bright light enveloped her as she spoke to Hibiki once more. "Oh, and it was a nice little chat we had. Remind me next time to bring the refreshments~" and with that, she was gone. Hibiki then stepped into his portal, and before he also vanished he took one brief glance back into the crater. Upon both of the portals being used, the circles faded and the magic dissipated. 
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Suddenly, a bright blue light filled the Fairy Tail guild hall in a pillar like motion smack bang in the centre of it as Hibiki seemingly emerged from it. His hands now placed at his side as he looked around to see everyone else, Fairy tail and Fairy Heart alike, waiting for the next move to be decided. And also, what to do with the two defeated Grimoire Heart mages in their care. However, once his eyes settled upon a certain someone's emerald eyes and golden blonde hair, the guild masters face lit up as hurriedly made his way towards the female and brought her into a very big, loving hug. "Oh Kelica, how I am glad to see you!"
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@FairyTailGuild @FairyHeartGuild @Kyuubey @Mitchs98 @Rhodus @Phayne @Zooks @Embaga Elder
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Maya Morne, however, arrived somewhere totally different. Out of no where, the same bright blue cylindrical pillar of light formed in the middle of the Lamia Scale headquarters, and out from it did the woman emerge in all of her magnificence. Her hands behind her back, Maya scanned the guild hall as her eyes met the eyes of each and every Lamia Scale Mage individually. Some fresh faces were in the room, as well as some old. However, instead of addressing any of them Maya called out for one specific person. "Millie-muffin my darling angel, come down here!" She called out, knowing full well Millie would be in the guild masters office. Maya of course, unintentionally held a rather... terrifying, aura. Mages throughout the guild began to whisper and mutter to each other in acknowledgment at who the woman was, but all instantly turned silent when she turned to face them. 
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Lily Ann knew she wasn't strong, not physically, magically she was powerful, far more than people ever gave her credit for, this was a fight where she was at a disadvantage anyway as her enemy was a master at the close quarters combat skill, she just...needed a little range! After a few sparking strikes the man suddenly round house kicked and flung the green haired girl across the town center, slamming her back into a building behind her. She coughed a bit from the blow while she tried to catch her breath, thankfully Lily Ann never panicked and her eyes snapped up to listen to Takeo speak, if she wasn't trying to get her breath back she could have attacked but he'd timed it perfectly. So he was a demon was he? "That's interesting information you just gave me...Ta~Ke~O~ thanks, but don't you know...humans are stronger than demons?" She spoke with a sing song voice even as she realized a Devil Slayer could do the most damage to him then...she watched him even as her mind connected with the book in that pocket dimension and she filled one of the pages telepathically with the information she'd just gained. Good thing she was still insane about keeping notes on people she fought or saw fight. Her eyes had never left Takeo, not even for an instant so when he dropped his umbrella her body was already tensed, she'd need to get out of his radius and fast...he was charging right for her though...that was a perfect opportunity she realized quickly, though she wasn't so sure she'd live if she failed to land this attack. Instead of attempting to dodge she fell to her knees and clasped her hands together, "Mixer Make: Open the World!" Her voice rung out as she quickly activated her spell, in a 5 ft radius the ground cracked open all around her, lightning arced within the crevice she'd made though at the speed he was going...if he jumped he could avoid it but he'd lose his momentum and not hit Lily Ann nearly as hard, so for her...it was a win-win, he'd either fall in or she wouldn't get killed from the attack or so she prayed.
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Akari's head tilted to the side slightly as she watched everyone pace around, get frustrated, or simply lazily sit among the rafters, not that she kept glancing that way or anything, nope not at all. No at the moment a blue spade decorated her hair again and she was sketching in her art book, drawing the various scenes before her, she had been working on the different pictures for the past 3 hours as she impatiently waited for something to happen, though because she was in spade mode right now, no one had any idea of what she was thinking or feeling, being able to maintain a decent poker face. There wasn't much she could do if she was being honest, she just had no real strength to do much of anything, she was being contemplative again and frowned slightly as she drew, even though she had several Takeovers at her disposal she had no mastery of any of them really...and she frowned a bit more starting to spiral in her own thoughts, she almost didn't notice the bright blue light, if it hadn't blinded her she probably wouldn't have. She blinked several times to clear her vision before a woman walked from the light with this strange aura about her, that's what a real wizard felt like; she realized in an instant and her heart sped up, who was this new person though? Il was surely curious but for once Akari kept the wicked trouble maker from even daring to try and mess with the powerful woman who suddenly yelled for 'Millie-muffin'...which forced the pinkette to bite her lip to avoid laughing. 
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As friendly as Akari was though she couldn't help but smile sweetly at the woman and give her a wave, "Welcome to Lamia Scale ma'am." Akari dipped her head respectfully even as she flipped a page in her book and the teenager stared at the newcomer for a long time, finally, eventually turning her eyes to the paper where she began to sketch the woman, eyes flicking back to her every once in awhile, if she could simply get the facial features right the colors would come later. Now Akari was humming under her breath as she drew though one ear was tuned to anything the dark haired woman might say, mostly because Akari just had a feeling that since this person had showed up...things might finally be set in motion; well not that she could do anything but probably use Amulet Heart to give her allies a boost if it came to a fight. Working with her guild was her specialty after all.
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Ferra, Alexa, and Shiro Saedor
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The news of the past several hours had Ferra pretty worried and scared. Crocus was in ruins and as was Era, attacked and in Era's case completely destroyed by Grimoire Heart. Hundreds if not thousands of lives were lost all in the span of a few hours and she was sure all out war was only imminent. She was being rather selfish in her worries, however. Rather than worrying for the people Fiore or those outside of Margaret Town save for a few friends she had in the other guilds she focused primarily on her own guild and family. Were they safe? What could she do? Was she even strong enough to protect them all? Sure, now, she was an S-Class..but..still. She was one woman and if it came down to it everyone else had their own friends and families to protect and she wasn't about to just tell them to abandon them to help her. Maybe she was over thinking things, perhaps a little crazily as well, but she couldn't help it.
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Currently her daughters were both asleep in chairs at the table she was sitting at, having decided to take a nap after also deciding they were tired. They were peacefully asleep with little smiles on their faces with their ears twitching ever so often. When the argument with Nikolas and Phineas started she perked up, glancing over to them and sighing. "We need to come up with a plan a viable plan." She told them. "I know that's all we've been doing but if we just rush in and attack we'll get ourselves killed and it'd of been pointless." She said, then glancing with Shiro. She nodded slightly, "We're much to small a guild to do this alone. Shiro is right we need to meet up with everyone else. All of the light guilds at once and devise a plan." She said. "At-least the light guilds big enough to make any impact on the matter." She added. There were hundreds in Fiore, but at the essence of it all most of them were comprised of C and B class mages doing it for minor amounts of money and to help out their towns, not fight back against Grimoire Heart.
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She was going to continue speaking...until Maya appeared. She looked a little different but she easily and instantly recognized her, why wouldn't she? Especially when she called out for her 'Millie muffin'. She couldn't help but giggle at that and rise from her seat to walk over to Maya and hug her, "It's been quite a long time Maya.." She told her. "You picked the perfect time to come back, everything's going to hell at once but I'm sure you know that." She said, sighing gently and stepping back. "Betcha' don't recognize half the people here or even me huh?" She asked. It had been six years after all and some of the older members that had stayed from everything that went on had changed quite a bit, herself included. Though really the only thing that had changed that much on her was her demeanor and partially her looks. If anything Maya would be able to recognize her by her eating habits..even now she was picking up a pork bun bigger than her fist from a plate she had on the table starting to eat it.
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It had been 3 hours since the S class mage had been helping people, saving them, as well as kicking some ass if it came to running into trouble. The city had still been damaged and people were still upset over the situation. Sabertooth was doing all that they could to help those who had been hurt and get them to a much safer place. Kathy was doing all that she could from her end and so far, she was good. The streets were clear and at this point she was patroling the area and making sure there was nobody else. While doing her job though, she couldnt help but worry about her daughter and her nephew. But she trusted Miles and Tyson enough to protect the children with their lives and knowing their father... No one could ever find him. As she walked, her hood was up and her cloak blew behind her as she moved to the outter parts of the city, making sure there had been no dangers that would dare come towards the city again. That was untill the Nexus user spotted a large group of not-so-familiar mages coming from a distance, more or less the horizon and on the opposite end of Crocus from where she stood.
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Most were hooded and when it came to hoods, it indicated Grimoire Heart at most. Sure, they wouldnt have spotted her as quick as she spotted them seeing as she was just one person We have trouble... Kathy felt around her waist for her communication lacrima but it was nowhere to be found. Seems that she had left it either at home or in the guild Guess I'll be dealing with the threat myself. I do make enough noise with my magic anyway... the silver-haired mage thought to herself, heading back into the city and towards the possible threat.
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Plans always came to Kathy as soon as she seen a threat, sometimes she couldnt instantly come up with one but since those mages were walking towards Crocus, backs turned to the area behind them... She was able to flank the group with ease since they hadnt been changing direction. Though they still were coming up to the city and Kathy wasnt going to let that happen. She moved right behind the group, gaining attention from one of the mages and before that mage could attack, she threw her hand out and Nexus Blasted the back of the group, sending some mages flying off and skidding across the ground. Either out cold or wounded from the attack. The wind from the attack blew down her hood and revealed her very emotionless face "It's not nice to attack a city that has already faced a large threat..." her eyes shifted to the other mages who managed to survive the Blast but clearly they were hit by it in some form and were already planning on attacking her. "I suggest you return to your master with bad news...Then again, I think the wreckage of his extra group would show him you failed..." Kathy knew she could take these mages on, especially with her Nexus. Sadly, she didnt have her smoke emmitter to start sending smoke out on the mages.
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Needless to say the group of mages weren't expecting Katherine to attack them at all, much less wipe out several of them in one attack. Of course they had full knowledge of the group of mages in Crocus and their power levels, but still it was more than a little frightening to the majority of them there to see such power. The attack force had been nothing special, not meant to combat the mages but rather to further terrorize the townsfolk. Of course, it was death for them regardless of them retreating or them dying or getting captured here, so they really had no choice but to fight. "Tch, so what, you K.O'd some of the weaklings in the bunch..the rest of us won't fall so easily." A man said, everyone else agreeing either verbally alongside insults or just simply nodding.
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They wasted no time whatsoever in swarming Katherine with attacks. Lightning, fireballs, water, ice. You name it and if it was an elemental attack or common magic and it was probably there, all being hurled at Katherine as quickly as possible. Out of the original 22 members of the attack force 14 remained and every single one was aiming for Katherine.
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Lunaria had pretty much just idled around the Fairy Tail hall while everything went down, including the interrogation of Tiamet and Tarasuba that was going on. The big man kind of scared her a little bit, she was sure was sure that he possessed some kind of berserker fire magic that'd burn her into nothingness the second he was able to. And as such with that thought in mind she hid in a corner of the room for the past hour or so after he was brought in not wanting anything to do with it at all. Once her brief moment of sheer and obviously stupid panic wore off she took to conversing with the various members of the guild while being sure to keep out of the way of any of the people doing more important things than taking up space and oxygen such as she herself was doing.
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She still couldn't believe everything that had happened today, all the destruction and such at the hands of the dark guild..the same that had taken her parents from her. Just thinking about it both saddened her and filled her with rage. It was bad enough when they'd murdered her parents, but to hear them murdering innocents? Just to prove points? Unspeakable. She knew this wasn't the first incident in which they had done it but it was the first on such a large scale in as long as she could remember. When Master Hibiki appeared again from his portal she shuddered a bit at the sight of the magical creation and focused on him. She had expected some sort of something to do with planning and what not, but instead he was catching up with a friend.
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@Arius LaVari @Mitchs98 @LeSoraAmari @Maki


  Phineas looked over at Shiro as she spoke, nodding briefly. So she did need to leave soon...he couldn't help but feel a little sad, but he could make it through. When Ferra spoke he turned to her, nodding again. ".....All right. Sorry," he answered calmly. Nikolas gave her a grateful look, casually leaning on her shoulder. Valken and Rudolf both were fast asleep, cuddling each other like the two adorable half-kittens they were. 


  "All right. Let's do this!" he chirped, about to start vocalizing his thought process, when another familiar face appeared. Nikolas's ear twitched at her words. Well. The lady was still intimidating as ever. He took his head off of Ferra's shoulder and walked over to Maya, the usual grin on his face. "Maya? I haven't seen ya in forever!" 


  "Maya's back too?" Phineas gave the rather intimidating woman a skeptical look, then, folding his arms, looked suspiciously at Nikolas. "Nik. You arranged a reunion, didn't you?"


  "Nah, I didn't, but that's the crazy part. I think that all the guys who left finally remembered where the party's at." Nikolas winked casually, resulting in an eye roll. Pouting, he walked over to his brother, practically dragging him to where Maya was. "Phin...? Whaddaya say? I know you're probably pretty relieved to see Maya here."


  "All I can say is.......Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The one that goes 'ta ta ta taaaaaa'," Phineas answered before letting go of his brother's arm and retreating to the table. Of course, the cat-eared one, who was a bit confused, only winced. 


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While everyone else was focused on the attacks, planning, and otherwise speaking of things to do with Grimoire Heart...Sera was passed out in a corner drunk off her ass. She'd recently completed a difficult mission that took her the better part of two months so she had been celebrating the two days since her return. Generally speaking she drank, had fun with the guild, and woke up with massive hangover headaches and spotty memories. Good times, especially when she had Sora's booze barrel gift from six years prior. She'd definitely used it more often than not the time she'd owned it, it being the perfect gift for the woman. Pretty much everytime she saw the girl she thanked her for it, though mostly it was for the letter.
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Sera had genuinely been inspired by the girls letter to better herself and such. Though she still drank extremely heavily she didn't do it out of self doubt or to drown her sorrows away and cut herself off from everyone; she did it because she liked it. Simple as that. Finally though she woke from her slumber, groaning heavily and rubbing her eyes followed by a hiss as she felt the usual stinging pain in her head. Secondary thought was she'd have to feed later today...she didn't want any incidents after all. Thirdly...where the hell did half these people come from? She was fairly sure she didn't know, well...any of these people aside from Fairy Tail. Except for one she'd recognized walking outside; Hibiki. While he was obviously a little older it was still him. She smiled wide though let him do his thing, figuring that he was busy doing..something. 
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Needless to say today wasn't really going smoothly for Sakura for a number of reasons. The primary one being her house was just out of range of the destroyed section of town. If it had of been half a mile closer it would of been destroyed along with the section of town that was. Luckily all that happened was a bit of damage from debris. She'd been awake ambling around her house showering, dressing, eating, and just doing things around the house when the explosion happened. Of course it'd rocked the ground, caused something of an earthquake, and generally scared the hell out of her. When it had happened she dove under a table and curled into a ball waiting for it to be over.
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When it finally was and she didn't die she popped out from under the table and slowly made her way to the window. She gasped at the sight before her. The destroyed castle, buildings, everything. Most noticeably the people running and screaming as well as carrying injured to hospitals. She knew what had happened without even asking, or rather who did it. She wasted no time racing downstairs to aid the townsfolk much like Bastion was. She was no medic or healer but she helped out where she could. 
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Several hours passed and she finally made her way to the guildhall and plopped down in a chair with a heavy sigh. Her once clean and actually fairly nice dress was ruined. She had planned on possibly asking Tokine out today but she was fairly sure that was out of the window at this point. Looking around the guild she stared at everyone, "Any plans?" She asked.
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The past few hours for Alara had been spent helping out with Rosaline and the guild in general while devising a plan of her own. It pissed her off to no end about what happened to her guild mates, even more so that Grimoire Heart was likely behind it. Rosaline had yet to tell anyone what happened, or she wasn't around when she did, but she had her suspicions. She was also fairly sure that said suspicions were accurate after all who else would be able to do so much damage to Rosaline? She was one of the strongest people she knew, it couldn't of been random muggers. 
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She was in her room at her house actively planning what to do, Kami of course being asleep on the couch. "Lazy as ever.." She muttered to herself. So far she had a small plan in mind, which was to search and find any active bases nearby Balsam..but of course that would take forever so that went out of the window. Soon through the girls planning process she started hearing shooting and screaming nearby, prompting her to grab up her shield and sword. She burst out the door without a second thought, mage or random psychopath she was going to kick their ass. Or at-least try to stall for back up. 
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As Takeo was charging towards Lily, she created a huge crater in the ground. She was obviously trying to put him off his attack but it won't work. Takeo has already built up enough speed to clear the gap he has with a jump which it exactly what he done. However what he wasn't expecting was another girl to come out. He heard her shout at him for murdering civilians and threw her shield at him. A shield? Why get rid of your one and only defensive tool? Oh well no time to think about that. The shield was about to hit him. So he waited for it to get close then he grabbed it. He was surprised how it didn't stop what so ever. Actually quite the opposite, the shield took Takeo with it. He was stuck holding on to a flying shield for a while until he stomped his feet hard on the ground and used the shield's current momentum to swing it round in a full circle. Takeo glanced at the shield's owner with a bloodthirsty smile and intimidating eyes before... kindly returning her weapon... At about 100mph... "Haven't you ever been taught to never interupt a fight? Why don't you just sit still like a good girl and wait for us to finish. Oh and mind your head~" He attempted to move his left arm but never moved. He looked at it confused and noticed that the shield's weight and velocity dislocated his arm when he swung it around. "Uh... Time out..." Takeo nonchalantly called for a time out, resulting in an anticlimactic pause. He grabbed his left arm with his right arm and casually snapped it back into place with a loud crack. Takeo looked unphased by the whole thing, as if he does this all the time. Takeo turned his head back to both Lily and the woman and gave them all a kind smile. "Don't worry girl... You'll get your turn. I just need to deal with this traitorous bitch first~" Takeo didn't fail to notice her Blue Pegasus mark. It seemed that his plan really worked. Though why did they just send one member? Don't they know that Takeo plans on hanging them by their own intestines? Oh well... Their fault. Takeo focused his magic into his leg then stomped the ground hard enough to create a large round dent around the point of impact. This stomp created a shockwave that headed straight towards Lily and hopefully knock her into her own crater.
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[SIZE= 18px]However as he kept to himself, blocking out any and all conversations from his conscience as he tried to keep a calm and mental state. His fight with Tiamet took a bit out of him as he tried to bandage himself up. Some of his joints were a bit squeaky due to the pressure that he had to keep up. Hopefully that soon would heal itself and nobody would notice. While he didn't take any major injuries, his body looked brutally beaten up most likely from how much abuse he had to take with close quarters combat. It made him wish he just spammed his gun at the enemy from a distance.[/SIZE]

[SIZE= 18px]As he went out of the infirmary within the guild hall. He saw many of the guild members worried about what might happen. His mind drifted off from the stress as he focused on more happier things like ponies and ice cream [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]"Think happy thoughts...think happy thoughts..." [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]Tim silently said to himself. He decided to enter the kitchen to calm himself down with some hot chocolate. He saw Hibiki hugging an unknown lady with familiarly [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]golden blonde [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]hair possibly a relative of some sort? After all they did look alike however he didn't pay much mind to the conversation as he was doing his best to keep his stress at bay while not wanting to switch to his basic logical mode because that worked so well last time. He started mixing the drink up with whatever cocoa bean blend they had in the cabinets. As he finished making his drink, he tried to lay back on the counter using his hands as support until...[/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]*CREEEAAAKKKK* [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]his arm completely twisted backwards causing him to fall down onto the ground. [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]"Awww....nuts...how did that happ-" [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]he stopped and realized that the fight with Tiamet and his specific targeting has ultimately weakened his arm joints. If the fight had gone on much longer than it did, then he would have lost. He struggled to get up with his good left arm and sat on the floor with a huge sigh followed after [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]"Hibiki...do you mind if you could help me up old pal?" [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]he said with a bit of embarrassment in his voice while smiling sheepishly. [/SIZE]


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It's been three hours since Noah has entered Lamia Scale and informed them of what has occurred. Everyone has been informed and is now waiting on something to happen. Noah has already sent out a couple of background mages to help out in Crocus, giving them Lamia’s support. 


Within the three hours Noah’s mind has been wondering; thinking about next possible targets, but nothing really came to mind that was helpfully. His mind was in a slump. He sat at the bar and started to drink, hoping something will come to mind. He took a slow pace so he won't get too drunk just encase something happened. Soon enough a bright light appears within the guild. The magic coming from it felt very similar and powerful. Noah puts down his bottle of wine, knowing very well who's about to show up. He turns towards Maya as she stepped out the pillar of light. It's been a long time since he’s seen her, but she still frightens Noah a bit. So many moments occurs when she had to break up a fight between him and Valken and teach them a lesson. After she calls out to Millie, Noah leaves the bar and walks towards her, knowing damn well that something is about to happen. Especially since she's returned. Noah simply walks up to Maya and a straight face. Hello Miss Maya. He said trying not to create small talk, knowing that now it wasn't the time for it. @Lamia Scale @LeSoraAmari 

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[SIZE= 16px]The drop off when very smoothly except it took longer than expected. Their father wasn't there when they arrived and they had to wait, but luckily he arrived and the two brothers could return. Miles and Tyson both have been in a hurry. Soon a red void portal appears behind Katherine, and a red energy dome forms around her protecting her from the attacks. Miles and Tyson walk out and stand beside Katherine. Miles on her left and Tyson on her right. [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]Looks like we came back right on time. [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]Miles looks over at Katherine and smiles softly, then returns his attention to the group of mages around them. Miles aura begins to flow from his hands, giving off its familiar warm temperature. Miles' eyes begins to glow red as Miles stared at the Grimoire Heart mages. [/SIZE]You all are responsible for what happened to my town. Many people died, and many had to leave their homes. What you all did is unforgivable. [SIZE= 16px]His aura began to heat up and flow in a more frenzy pattern off of his body. [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]I'm going to kill you all. [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]Miles said with a grin. Miles raises his hands above his head as his aura continues to grow in strength. The dome begins to spin slowly accelerating and growing in temperature. He throws his hands down, causing the dome to explode releasing a spiral wave of red, hot, fiery energy. The wave would leave many with sever burns, while also cutting through them. Miles aura kept it's frenzy like flow as he stood there looking at the destruction he caused, with small fires on the ground. He looks over at Katherine. Are you okay?? @Britt-21 [/SIZE] @Mitchs98

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[SIZE= 16px]After they have successfully captured both GH mages, they were transported back to the guild. Dante' placed them in the guilds holding cells. Before Dante' did anything, he wanted to await for Master Hibiki to return.  Soon three hours passed and the two GH mages were completely draining of their magic, and still chained up. The guild was well aware of what happened to Crocus, thanks to some purple haired male. Soon a flash of bright blue light filled the guild. Dante' felt the presence of his master and friend Hibiki. A grin grew on his face. The light dies off and Hibiki was standing in the center of the guild. [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]Glad to see you returned Master. The problem from before has solved. [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]But what about the new problem we have. The council and the royal family has been destroyed. What's next?? [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]Dante' asked with a straight face, trying to keep his anger under control. He was angry, that his past was starting to repeat itself. Grimoire Heart has attacked yet again, and this time they weren't playing. But this time Dante' will avenge those who lost there lives in the destruction. Grimoire will burn to nothing but ash, and he'll make sure of that. [/SIZE]


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Ayano watched as Kelica woke up, seemingly confused as to where she was. That is to be expected from someone who's been unconious for a while, however she was quick to change to sudden realisation and start ranting about the destruction and chaos in Crocus that Noah had already recently explained. But she soon calmed down. Ayano was glad to see that Kelica was alright but she seemed distressed, maybe she could talk with her later. Not just for Kelica's sake but Ayano's too. Kelica did end up noticing Ayano and offered her a smile and a wave. She siply gave Kelica a small smile too. Then Kelica went away to see the rest of her guild mates. Aka the ones she's known for a long time. Ayano just simply took a seat back at the same table as before, relieved that Kelica is fine.
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3 hours have now passed and Timothy, Wendy, Darius and Dante have returned with two Grimoire Heart mages captured. One looked a whole lot bigger than the other. However she recognised neither of them. Ayano thought about finally going to talk to Kelica and get to know her before she ever leaves again. However before she could do any of that a blue pillar of light appeared and Hibiki emerged from it. The sight of the man always caused her to fall silent, always being brought back to the time she worked for Grimoire Heart. Where she tortured both him and Sora. She has thought about going up to him and profusely apologising for good but the way he looks at her... Ayano can always see his hatred from a mile away. A simple apology won't change a thing. Nothing will ever change... "Nothing will ever change~" "... No... I will keep faith... What is a Fairy Tail member without hope?" "Hope is an illusion Ayano..." "An illusion we strive to make a reality." "Hmpf... Suit yourself." "Damn that Nora..." Ayano continued sitting on her chair passing the time and waiting for a plan to be made until a girl walked up to her. It was the same girl who ended up running through the portal completely naked. She adressed herself as Lunaria and asked for Ayano's name, the vampire instantly grew reluctant. This girl was from Fairy Heart... Who knows how much Hibiki told them about the ex Grimoire Heart member. How would Lunaria react if Ayano told her name? No... there's no point in secrets. They always find out in the end anyway. "My name is Ayano Soru... You must think I'm different because of my pale skin. Well just so you know I'm a vampire. There's no point treating me like a kid either. I assure you I am far more older than you could ever be." Ayano stated bluntly. She didn't want to try getting close to someone who could possibly just end up attacking her because of her name.
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Meanwhile Darius was really pumped up for the next fight to happen. Tarasuba was hardly a challenge for him and Sora! Speaking of which he wondered where she was? He has to thank her for the help, Not to mention ask her about her dragon slayer magic. If it wasn't obvious enough Darius had developed quite an "interest" in her. Maybe interest isn't the right word... He couldn't exactly describe it... Oh well, maybe he'll run into her later. Ricky for once was away from Darius to explore on his own. There was so many new people to see at this guild. So many new smells too. Ricky's adventurous side was kicking in however he then looked at a blonde woman who's aura seemed oddly... Superior. The woman lokked to be talking with Master Hibiki and Dante. Ricky ran up and jumped on top of Hibiki's shoulder and smiled at the woman. Who was still emiting a weird aura. The aura felt warm, she felt like an ally of sorts. Maybe even some form of leader. "Oi Rick! Where you at buddy!?" Darius was looking for his feline friend and found him sitting on Hibiki's shoulder and looked weirdly fixated on a blonde woman. "What the hell is going on with you this time cat..." Darius strolled over to Hibiki, Dante, the blonde woman and... A white haired man? While holding with his Katana over his shoulder. "Hey Master! You're back! Just as Dante said we ended up finding those two Grimoire Heart members. Don't worry, they were a piece of cake." Even though Sora did most of the work and Darius only got to show off one attack... "Anyway who's the girl? Ricky seems awfully attracted to her for some reason."
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Location: Sabertooth Guild/Crocus City.


@Britt-21 @Embaga Elder @Solemn Jester @Mitchs98 @sabertoothguild

 
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Over the past three hours, Masaki was practically forced into the Sabertooth Guild and ushered into their infirmary as Kathy and Eric both tended to him as best they could. Since then, Masaki had been laying in the hospital-like bed with a vast array of bandages covering his chest so as to shield the healing ointments his former guildmates had rubbed into his wounds. As the boy lay there, in total silence, he stared up at the ceiling and contemplated everything. In truth, the red head was very confused at the entire situation, and as he brought his hand up and pointed it towards the ceiling, he also proceeded to briefly stare at his hand before he found his fingers gently running through his hair as he then rested his hand on his neck. Masaki sighed as his hand covered the branded and scarred over Grimoire Heart mark. During his torturing, one of the many things they had done to him was brand their guild sygil into the left side of his neck. Just feeling the mark seemingly brought back all of those memories of the last six years, and it reduced him to tears. 
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As the young boy lay there, with tears streaming down his face but making no noise, Masaki closed his eyes and wiped those very tears away before sitting up, and heading over to the shower in the corner of the room. "No one should have to go through that..." he muttered to himself as he took off the bandages and anything else necessary and hopped into the shower, turning the tap on as the water flooded out of the showerhead and onto his being. It took a while to heat up, but after a minute the water was red hot, Masaki washed himself. It felt good, the hot water trickling down him, it was refreshing. And Masaki actually felt at peace for a very brief moment, but that alone was special. Once he was done, Masaki dried himself off and wrapped new bandages around his wounds and on his chest, even going so far as to cover the disgusting Grimoire Heart mark on his neck with them. Then, the teenager dressed himself and then sat upon the bed. It was in that moment, that he could feel strange yet familiar magical signatures lingering in the air, some friendly but most of them not so much. "Grimoire Heart are here." He muttered, his eyes growing wide for a moment before they turned into hateful slits. And so Masaki sprung up and bursts out of the room and through the guild hall, out the front door and through the city as he followed the scent of magic in the air. As people started to hurl attacks at each other, Masaki picked up on both Miles' and Kathy's magic which meant that Tyson was no doubt with them as well. And even though Masaki knew just how capable they were, one couldn't be too careful. After all, they were facing a group of mages from Grimoire Heart, who were capable of de ding a group of four mages into the capital unseen and blow it up in a moments notice, alongside Era. All undetected. So yes, Masaki was extremely worked up however he knew what he had to do. And that was to help. So as he ran through the city and out into the outskirts, the stench of hostile magic in the air grew thicker and thicker until finally he reached the city borders and located Kathy, Miles, and Tyson engaging the invading Grimoire Heart mages.
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Masaki's eyes her evermore hateful as he saw the Grimoire Heart mages, his insane magical energy whipping up aggressively as he channeled it throughout his entire being. Although he was gone for a very long time, seemingly separated from his magic as it was blocked off for x amount of years, it was far stronger than ever before now. It felt as though the abstinence strengthened his bond over his magic, and although he could barely control it earlier - Masaki could feel that much needed control had returned in the space of three hours. It was amazing, really. But even then, Masaki was just as unique as that. Very few people can say they made the S-Class rank at 16, after all. No doubt Kathy, Miles, and Tyson could feel the intense energy of his magical signature being emitted from the red head as he stood there with his hands at his side. However, in a moments notice, Masaki clasped his hands together before thrusting outwards, and sent a storm of crystal shards sharper than steel careening towards the enemy group of mages. And so as to accompany that, he also sent bullet sized pieces of hardened mud towards them as well, the two precisely coordinated attacks drew closer and closer towards the enemy as Masaki proceeded to walk towards his allies. "Let me join you and fight." He spoke, simply put. His eyes and very body filled with a burning passion to help. Despite all that had happened to him over the past six years, Masaki was still incredibly kind and incredibly passionate about helping and doing good. 
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So thus Masaki stood there amongst the group of Kathy, Miles, and Tyson - Sabertooth's elites, and Masaki would argue his true family as well. They had helped him, welcomed him back and cared for him as he lay helpless and wounded in his bed. Now... it was his turn to help them.
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Rosaline had calmed down, in fact surprisingly quickly. Too quickly for the girl. Yamato's bubble made her take some very deep breaths before he disappeared out the back to make some food, leaving her alone with her not small lightning super charge. The woman closed her eyes as she straightened and for a long time stood still as lightning arced and bounced off her frame till it subsided and left her looking normal. Well... normal being a subjective word. The girl was still badly injured, with a huge gaping wound from her shoulder and opposite thigh, though she barely registered the pain. Her mind was whirling trying to come to grips with everything... with Dorian's death which left a black stain on her heart, finding Kazuo of all people in terrible condition in the Grimoire Heart base, so lost in his Titan Soul he almost seemed like a completely different person. The woman strode back over to her younger brother and threw her arms around his body tightly, drawing him into something that would possibly crush any other then a Dreyar, resting her head gently onto his own. @LeSoraAmari
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"Thank you for finding me 'biki..." She said in a small voice (for her). She didn't care if he was a Guild Master now, or an SS mage or the strongest Mage in all of her Fiore, he was still her younger Brother and she was more then happy to see him, regardless. Once she pulled away, offering him a small smile as she did, a rare treat, before her stern gaze peered around looking more closely at everyone else present. Alara, Yamato as he just returned with food in toe, and of course little Taylor. Though she didn't look so little now. @Jackaboi @Mitchs98 @Zeldafangirl Rosaline grinned at the girl who had grown more then a fraction over the... how many years had she been away? It had to have only be 3 or 4 right? She looked a lot stronger and tougher now which made her grin grow even wider. The girl even managed to slam her with a, paintball was it? Well if Rosaline weren't so tired she probably could of dodged it but her eyes were growing steadily droopy from the sheer immensity of the last few hours. So she merely brushed the shot off from her shoulder and offered Hibiki a seat at the table. "I know you have to go, you have things you need to do, but I refuse to let you leave without you eating something."
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Even as she said all this, she dragged him to the table and sat him down as she piled his plate high. Even as she did this, and piled her own, she stared at her food for a very long time with the fork simply... held in her fingers. Half lofted, like she almost couldn't remember how it was one ate. Her expression was troubled and her eyes were clouded over and dark. For a moment, she almost pushed the food away, not hungry. But the looks she might receive from her of all people doing such an act she couldn't bare to take. And so, methodically, the woman slowly ate her entire plate piece by piece. Without a single word. Once she was finished, she pushed her plate away and stood up, closing her eyes and turning away. "I'll be sure to visit your house sometime Taylor." Placing a hand onto Hibiki's shoulder as she gave him a quick glance. But even her gaze seemed distant. "If you need me... you know where to find me." With that, the woman took her leave to go shower and get redressed within the Guild Hall. Over the past hour or so, her Guild Mates repeatedly asked her what had happened, who had done this, to both her and Kazuo. And where was Dorian... after all she had left with him, so why had she not returned with him? Every time Rosaline would stiffen as her expression darkened and she would make some excuse to move the conversation elsewhere. Now, alone in the shower, Rosaline found her back slam against the tiled wall as she slowly slid down it's surface, curling up into a ball as she wept tears she hadn't since he had died in her very arms. And once she had no more tears left, the strong woman stood and exited, only to find a fresh set of clothes waiting. No doubt Yamato's doing. Smiling fondly as she redressed herself and came back out.
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Rosaline went to the med bay within the Guildhall that Kazuo had been placed, striding over to the quite room and drawing a chair beside his bed as she sat across from him. Staring to his face, and his hair which was so much longer now. Her guild mates did a great job of cleaning him up, and re-bandaged him though the fact he still had not awoke after some hours concerned her. Just how long was he IN his Titan form for? What drove him to be in that Dark Guild base in the first place? His expression had almost been as haunted as hers had been... did someone close to him die as well? So many questions she wanted to ask. Not unlike the mountain of questions people wanted to ask Rosaline as well. Without a word, the stern woman reached out to grasp at a brush and started to painfully and methodically brush out the tangled heap that was his now long hair, working her long fingers in an oddly gentle motion. She couldn't help but chuckle at the coincidence. While now her hair was rudely cut short, his had grown well down his back. Maybe his magic had sparked it's growth? Then her gaze drifted back up to his eyes, realizing again he had no eye patch. That alone still confused her to no end. Could he see now? She stopped her hair brushing for a moment as she reached up to touch the eye that never was, at least to her, the one always covered. With the softest of motions before she drew her fingers back. Then she returned to brushing that wild mane of his. Slowly humming a gentle tune that was so out of place on the stern woman. A tune she used to sing to her baby brother, that her mother had taught her. One she never let anyone listen to, she didn't want them thinking she was weak after all.  @Britt-21
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Even if the woman with the shield hadn't knocked Takeo off course her tactic would have worked, because when you jump you lose some of the momentum that was carrying you, besides Lily Ann had a far tougher body than she dared let people know. Two colored eyes flicked over to Alara; whom Lily Ann recognized immediately even as she tilted her head slightly to the side at Takeo, that shield was impossible for anyone else to really lift...of course Takeo wasn't exactly normal nor was he weak in any way, a tough enemy to be sure. There was blessed distance between them now though, and as Takeo had stomped Lily Ann was already planning her next move even as she was shoved into her own crevice but that wouldn't affect her in reality, she fell into the darkness then disappeared into the ground and quickly made her way back to the surface, launching herself out of the ground so she was in the air for a moment, which caused her shirt to flare up around her as she fell back to the ground; clearly showing the green Blue Pegasus Guild mark on her outer right thigh. "Sorry Alara...it's been a long time since we last saw each other, though I doubt you recognize me...please ignore what you're about to see, I will not betray you." With that Lily Ann turned her palms outward, the crimson GH mark in her right palm revealed, but as she did this streaks of green and yellow flowed in a circle between her palms causing a strange halo of the blended colors to appear behind her before she slammed her hands together, her hair going from its normal state of green with yellow speckles of glitter to half green and half blonde, making her just a little more recognizable. "Mixer Make: Morgen Rhum!" Lightning raced through the earth aiming for Takeo; if the lightning hit he would be paralyzed unable to move, even if he was a demon, of course that was only the first half of the spell; Lily Ann's eyes glowed brilliantly bright her hypnotic swirl of color seeming to spin as she spun her spell. With or without him inside it an earthen Morning Glory flower rose from the ground, would snap shut and fill with lightning, of course if he dodged her first strike of lightning she would be vulnerable until the spell completed; it wasn't something she could stop in the middle of simply because this was her most powerful spell. 
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Bastion had helped put out a lot of the fires around Crocus, moving swiftly from place to place as he knew he wanted to get to Kelica as quickly as he could, he had this feeling Noah had left her at Fairy Tail and while the Guild was safe; after all Bastion had called it home himself once, he wasn't comfortable with leaving her alone for too long; unless Kelica requested he leave her alone and his worry simply grew, Sabertooth wasn't where he wanted to be, well okay so maybe he did want to be here, to put the fires out though so no more innocent people would die. Eventually he got antsy and shook his head grumbling before he put out several more fires and then ran off to get a magic vehicle, there weren't many left though and he had to pay a hefty price for the stupid thing; if only he hadn't sent the big bird off earlier, whatever you live and learn. He spent the next 3 hours, speeding along the road to Magnolia.
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Thank goodness he had such a deep well of magic despite his lack of control over his magic itself, he wouldn't have been able to travel so far so fast without that boon. A wave of nostalgia washed through him as he drove through Magnolia; it seemed to have taken a bit of a beating, and headed for the Fairy Tail Guild Hall. He was glad his hunch had been right, he immediately sensed Kelica and so hopped out of the vehicle wobbling only slightly before he skirted the hall itself; he didn't really have a connection with anyone here so he avoided the mass of people inside spotting Kelica getting a blue potion of some sort from a tree. He smiled for a moment, but didn't call out, Kelica's expression was troubled and Bastion wondered why. Quiet as a mouse he walked through the grass and sat down beside Kelica at the tree base. "You look troubled Keli...wanna talk about it?" He kept his voice soft as he spoke, to avoid startling his friend even as he leaned his tall frame against the tree and just enjoyed the quiet for the moment; he'd been engulfed in chaos but 3 hours ago so the fact Magnolia was still doing well...yeah he was surprised.
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As the day grew darker, as did the venom in the air. The wind carried terror, destruction, and death in its grasp and what it sought for was yet more unrest, and more pain. The crimes committed by Grimoire Heart on this day had stained the land of Fiore for an eternity, the wounds inflicted upon the land would leave behind terrible scars that of which all retained the screams and lost lives taken by the infamous guild. The tragic events of the past few hours would most certainly never be forgotten, and Grimoire Heart would find themselves at the end of the spear no matter the outcome, it was their destiny. Over the last three hours, news of the terrorist attacks on both the capital and on Era had spread like wildfire. Already it was on every lacrima projection, every paper, and every speaker - Fiore was now a crown without its jewel. Right now, Fiore remained prone to  virtually everything, with only a handful of Light Guilds able to protect them. However, due to the destruction of the Magic Council even the world of magic had ran into turmoil. The Light Guilds, although they had their respected masters, were leaderless. And with the sacred palace Mercurius wiped out alongside half of Crocus, the death toll could only rise at this point. 
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The site of Era's wreckage was filled with nothing but a massive crater, and the aftermath and stench of a foul magic that was obviously the cause of such a tragedy. Stood outside the crater were two figures, a woman and a man. These two figures were that of Hibiki Dreyar and Maya Morne. Whilst this meeting was totally unplanned and unspoken of in any which way, it was also highly convenient. The two mages were allies in this war, and their small but effective alliance was a strong one.  However, the alliance in question was forged under the binds of the council, and now that they were gone it wasn't guaranteed that such an alliance was to continue. Hibiki was already situated outside of the crater when Maya got there, and as she arrived a grin seemingly made its way onto her face as she walked over to Hibiki and stood beside him, her long hair and beautiful battlegown fluttering about in the wind elegantly as it brushed across her being. "Ah, what a pleasant surprise." Spoke the woman on approach, her hands clasped together and resting on her front as she didn't look towards the younger mage, but instead down into the crater. "It's unfortunate that we were unable to save these poor souls. Grimoire Heart really are the scum of the earth, fiends. To commit such atrocities such as this is just appalling. They sicken me to the bone." Cursed the woman, her eyes closing as her teeth grit ever so slightly. A very brief chuckle emanated from Hibiki's mouth as the woman cursed at Grimoire Heart, and he too began to speak, however, his tone was quite monotone and his anger was increasingly evident. And although Maya was beyond the levels of pissed off at this stage, she was good at hiding it. As was Hibiki, but this time he couldn't help it. Clenching his fists, Hibiki sighed before he spoke, turning to face Maya as he did so. "They have caused so much damage... taken so many innocent lives. They cannot be allowed to get away with thi-" and upon hearing that, Maya turned to face Hibiki before rapidly placing her hand on his shoulder and interrupting "And they will not. Grimoire Heart will pay for what they have done to our land, our families and friends. We will see to that personally, as will I, you, and the rest of the magical world."
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The man sighed in response to Maya's reassuring words, and quickly stuffed his hands into his pockets, and blowed some of his hair away from his face. The two stood there in silence for a moment or two as they both looked down into the crater, the wind still gently kissing and caressing their bodies as it gradually began to pick up. Hibiki turned his head so as to briefly face Maya once again before turning back and proceeding to look up towards the sky. "You know, six years ago I thought I had lost someone dear to me for good, she didn't die, but I never thought she would return..." Maya looked at Hibiki as she listened intently, the older woman said nothing, and let the younger male speak. She knew exactly who it was about though, and when she spoke the name of his sister, Hibiki nodded as he continued. Tears began to form in his eyes as they fell, his hands clenching even more. "Well she came back, and it was one of the happiest moments of my life. But... Grimoire Heart had ruined her, my precious sister... she won't tell anyone what they had done but I am not a fool, I know they were the ones who broke her beautiful heart." And with that he stopped, wiped away his tears, and turned to face Maya once again, this time with a serious smile on his face. "I am not fighting this war for myself, or for the future of Fiore. I am fighting it for the lives of my family and friends, for they are the only things that matter to me."
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Maya was almost taken back by the Dreyars resolve, and the deep feelings he had for his family - in Maya's eyes he was the perfect stereotype for the members of his family. However, she agreed wholeheartedly with him and even though she was far stronger and much more experienced than him, Hibiki had actually made her realise something. This wasn't a war being fought for the honour of yourselves, it was being fought for the preservation and honour of those around you, those dear to you. In Maya's case, it was all dedicated to her family, Lamia Scale and her children including Sora, but more specifically to the man she loved... the man she was going to marry. The man Lucian killed, his own son. Still to this very day there was nobody else in the world that she loved, and even though dead, Fujio was the only man for her. His unique and angelic existence snatched away by those thought to love him the most. So in some ways, Maya resonated entirely with what Hibiki had said. Without responding to Hibiki's earlier speech, Maya stepped away from the crater and clasped her hands together, then proceeding to draw two specific teleportation ruins into the ground out of pure ethernano. "It's about time we too, finally entered the fray directly. A storm is coming, something huger than what has already come to pass. Our friends will need us, Master Hibiki. Step into the portal, and stand beside your allies. We shall meet again soon." As Maya stepped into her portal, a bright light enveloped her as she spoke to Hibiki once more. "Oh, and it was a nice little chat we had. Remind me next time to bring the refreshments~" and with that, she was gone. Hibiki then stepped into his portal, and before he also vanished he took one brief glance back into the crater. Upon both of the portals being used, the circles faded and the magic dissipated. 
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Suddenly, a bright blue light filled the Fairy Tail guild hall in a pillar like motion smack bang in the centre of it as Hibiki seemingly emerged from it. His hands now placed at his side as he looked around to see everyone else, Fairy tail and Fairy Heart alike, waiting for the next move to be decided. And also, what to do with the two defeated Grimoire Heart mages in their care. However, once his eyes settled upon a certain someone's emerald eyes and golden blonde hair, the guild masters face lit up as hurriedly made his way towards the female and brought her into a very big, loving hug. "Oh Kelica, how I am glad to see you!"
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Maya Morne, however, arrived somewhere totally different. Out of no where, the same bright blue cylindrical pillar of light formed in the middle of the Lamia Scale headquarters, and out from it did the woman emerge in all of her magnificence. Her hands behind her back, Maya scanned the guild hall as her eyes met the eyes of each and every Lamia Scale Mage individually. Some fresh faces were in the room, as well as some old. However, instead of addressing any of them Maya called out for one specific person. "Millie-muffin my darling angel, come down here!" She called out, knowing full well Millie would be in the guild masters office. Maya of course, unintentionally held a rather... terrifying, aura. Mages throughout the guild began to whisper and mutter to each other in acknowledgment at who the woman was, but all instantly turned silent when she turned to face them. 
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[SIZE= 18px]It seemed like things could only get worse from here on out. After the fight that Timothy had engaged with Tiamet, Dante chained the mage and lifted him up onto his back. Tim did not look away from him as his gun was focused on him all the way on the trip back to the guild [/SIZE]"Try anything funny and I'll make sure you stay down for good." [SIZE= 18px]he said with much intimidation in his voice. They finally reached the guild as the other members gathered around to talk about the upcoming attack that was happening across Magnolia. It seems that Grimoire Heart has unleashed their attack on the country as towns seem to be under attack, most noticeably the capital known as Crocus. His eyes shifted from a savage like glare to his usual happy-go-lucky glance unaware that his mind has been shifted to a more angrier state during the battle. He looked around but mostly kept to himself worried about what might happen. After entrusting the two dark guild mages to the guild, he got walked away from them. Despite his more logical side wanting to interrogate them and force some answers out of him. His emotional state was in no mood to handle such a task as the most likely scenario would be that he would burst into an extreme state of anger that would make him physically beat the living "heck" out of them ultimately leading to their death.[/SIZE]

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[SIZE= 18px]However as he kept to himself, blocking out any and all conversations from his conscience as he tried to keep a calm and mental state. His fight with Tiamet took a bit out of him as he tried to bandage himself up. Some of his joints were a bit squeaky due to the pressure that he had to keep up. Hopefully that soon would heal itself and nobody would notice. While he didn't take any major injuries, his body looked brutally beaten up most likely from how much abuse he had to take with close quarters combat. It made him wish he just spammed his gun at the enemy from a distance.[/SIZE]

[SIZE= 18px]As he went out of the infirmary within the guild hall. He saw many of the guild members worried about what might happen. His mind drifted off from the stress as he focused on more happier things like ponies and ice cream [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]"Think happy thoughts...think happy thoughts..." [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]Tim silently said to himself. He decided to enter the kitchen to calm himself down with some hot chocolate. He saw Hibiki hugging an unknown lady with familiarly [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]golden blonde [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]hair possibly a relative of some sort? After all they did look alike however he didn't pay much mind to the conversation as he was doing his best to keep his stress at bay while not wanting to switch to his basic logical mode because that worked so well last time. He started mixing the drink up with whatever cocoa bean blend they had in the cabinets. As he finished making his drink, he tried to lay back on the counter using his hands as support until...[/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]*CREEEAAAKKKK* [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]his arm completely twisted backwards causing him to fall down onto the ground. [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]"Awww....nuts...how did that happ-" [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]he stopped and realized that the fight with Tiamet and his specific targeting has ultimately weakened his arm joints. If the fight had gone on much longer than it did, then he would have lost. He struggled to get up with his good left arm and sat on the floor with a huge sigh followed after [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]"Hibiki...do you mind if you could help me up old pal?" [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]he said with a bit of embarrassment in his voice while smiling sheepishly. [/SIZE]


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[SIZE= 16px]After they have successfully captured both GH mages, they were transported back to the guild. Dante' placed them in the guilds holding cells. Before Dante' did anything, he wanted to await for Master Hibiki to return.  Soon three hours passed and the two GH mages were completely draining of their magic, and still chained up. The guild was well aware of what happened to Crocus, thanks to some purple haired male. Soon a flash of bright blue light filled the guild. Dante' felt the presence of his master and friend Hibiki. A grin grew on his face. The light dies off and Hibiki was standing in the center of the guild. [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]Glad to see you returned Master. The problem from before has solved. [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]But what about the new problem we have. The council and the royal family has been destroyed. What's next?? [/SIZE][SIZE= 16px]Dante' asked with a straight face, trying to keep his anger under control. He was angry, that his past was starting to repeat itself. Grimoire Heart has attacked yet again, and this time they weren't playing. But this time Dante' will avenge those who lost there lives in the destruction. Grimoire will burn to nothing but ash, and he'll make sure of that. [/SIZE]


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Ayano watched as Kelica woke up, seemingly confused as to where she was. That is to be expected from someone who's been unconious for a while, however she was quick to change to sudden realisation and start ranting about the destruction and chaos in Crocus that Noah had already recently explained. But she soon calmed down. Ayano was glad to see that Kelica was alright but she seemed distressed, maybe she could talk with her later. Not just for Kelica's sake but Ayano's too. Kelica did end up noticing Ayano and offered her a smile and a wave. She siply gave Kelica a small smile too. Then Kelica went away to see the rest of her guild mates. Aka the ones she's known for a long time. Ayano just simply took a seat back at the same table as before, relieved that Kelica is fine.
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3 hours have now passed and Timothy, Wendy, Darius and Dante have returned with two Grimoire Heart mages captured. One looked a whole lot bigger than the other. However she recognised neither of them. Ayano thought about finally going to talk to Kelica and get to know her before she ever leaves again. However before she could do any of that a blue pillar of light appeared and Hibiki emerged from it. The sight of the man always caused her to fall silent, always being brought back to the time she worked for Grimoire Heart. Where she tortured both him and Sora. She has thought about going up to him and profusely apologising for good but the way he looks at her... Ayano can always see his hatred from a mile away. A simple apology won't change a thing. Nothing will ever change... "Nothing will ever change~" "... No... I will keep faith... What is a Fairy Tail member without hope?" "Hope is an illusion Ayano..." "An illusion we strive to make a reality." "Hmpf... Suit yourself." "Damn that Nora..." Ayano continued sitting on her chair passing the time and waiting for a plan to be made until a girl walked up to her. It was the same girl who ended up running through the portal completely naked. She adressed herself as Lunaria and asked for Ayano's name, the vampire instantly grew reluctant. This girl was from Fairy Heart... Who knows how much Hibiki told them about the ex Grimoire Heart member. How would Lunaria react if Ayano told her name? No... there's no point in secrets. They always find out in the end anyway. "My name is Ayano Soru... You must think I'm different because of my pale skin. Well just so you know I'm a vampire. There's no point treating me like a kid either. I assure you I am far more older than you could ever be." Ayano stated bluntly. She didn't want to try getting close to someone who could possibly just end up attacking her because of her name.
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Meanwhile Darius was really pumped up for the next fight to happen. Tarasuba was hardly a challenge for him and Sora! Speaking of which he wondered where she was? He has to thank her for the help, Not to mention ask her about her dragon slayer magic. If it wasn't obvious enough Darius had developed quite an "interest" in her. Maybe interest isn't the right word... He couldn't exactly describe it... Oh well, maybe he'll run into her later. Ricky for once was away from Darius to explore on his own. There was so many new people to see at this guild. So many new smells too. Ricky's adventurous side was kicking in however he then looked at a blonde woman who's aura seemed oddly... Superior. The woman lokked to be talking with Master Hibiki and Dante. Ricky ran up and jumped on top of Hibiki's shoulder and smiled at the woman. Who was still emiting a weird aura. The aura felt warm, she felt like an ally of sorts. Maybe even some form of leader. "Oi Rick! Where you at buddy!?" Darius was looking for his feline friend and found him sitting on Hibiki's shoulder and looked weirdly fixated on a blonde woman. "What the hell is going on with you this time cat..." Darius strolled over to Hibiki, Dante, the blonde woman and... A white haired man? While holding with his Katana over his shoulder. "Hey Master! You're back! Just as Dante said we ended up finding those two Grimoire Heart members. Don't worry, they were a piece of cake." Even though Sora did most of the work and Darius only got to show off one attack... "Anyway who's the girl? Ricky seems awfully attracted to her for some reason."
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Kelica kept her eyes closed, well up until she heard the rustle of footsteps not to far away from her. She let her eyes slid open gently as she peeked from under the base of Sora's tree, spotting Bastion as he wandered over trying to be stealthy as he put his back against the tree and sat down beside her. The girl pulled her knees up towards her frame as she wrapped her arms around them, and gently her body teetered to the side as her head plonked onto his shoulder. "You're trying to sneak up around me when I'm under a giant tree such as this and outdoors, with the grass brushing my bare toes... You know the reason you can never surprise me while Outdoors in Nature is because I hear the voices of all the plants and animals.. right? They literally taddle tail on every little thing around them... unless you tried to jump me in a Concrete Room, I'll always know where you are..." Giggling more high pitched as she relaxed down. Sighing gently. As if on cue, Fate the wolf rounded the other side of the tree and curled up beside Bastion, laying his head onto the man's lap and peering up to him with curious eyes that literally begged PET MEEEEEE! And before them Frank the Eagle landed with a huge flap of his wings and a loud squawk, making Keli laugh and sit up to brush his head and tickle his wing feathers a fraction, even scratching in near his wing joints to watch him craw and coo.
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Eventually Kelica turned to look to Bastion with another soft sigh. Of course he saw right through her, he always did. Letting her fingertips idly preen the eagle's feathers. "I... I suggested all the townsfolk be evacuated to Mithweld, so they could be safe. A retreat while Crocus is under threat from Grimoire Heart. I was so confident, so strong willed... but Sabertooth said some things that made me realise maybe it isn't as safe as I had thought it was... I've been away for a very long time Bastion.... I couldn't even fathom the strength of Grimoire Heart now as they were 6 years ago when I faced them... I was so convinced I could handle any threat... Now I am moving hundreds of people to my Forest, I think, can I protect them all? Every last man, woman and child? Every last citizen? Can I guarantee they will be okay? I don't Bastion... I just... I don't feel strong, anymore..." Her voice drifted off as her knees curled up even tighter then before. Making her already small frame even tinier in comparison. She was Queen wasn't she? So why did she not feel like such a Queen right then?
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With a gentle sigh, Kelica felt the resurgence of magical energy inside the Guild Hall, and so not really wanting to part from Bastion or their conversation, the girl gave him a soft smile and threaded her fingers into his own as she stood up and started to pull him inside the Guild, Fate following close behind and her Eagle perching himself steadily on Kelica's shoulder. Once inside she was surprised to find a man she again had no seen for some 6 years, who looked different as most people did except her it seemed, though he hadn't aged as much as she had seen others. Still she recognized him almost immediately as one of her Mentors and his face lit up her did as well. The girl felt him pull her up and into a tight hug, completely lifting the short girl off her feet as a squeal ripped out, followed a moment later by an a-typical high pitched Kelica laugh. She tried as best she could to hug back but her arms were somewhat wedged by her sides. "Hello Hibiki!!" Her legs dangling and kicking around a fraction but the laugh showed she was in no danger or pain. She was a much tougher cookie now after all. And as he lowered her to her feet, she patted down her dress for a moment before she reached up to grasp at his cheeks and dragged him down to kiss the left side, before letting go of his head once more. "I didn't see you before!" looking up and down his body for a moment, spotting the Fairyheart symbol with a half confused expression. "So... what is this then? Did you leave Fairytail? Whatever for?" Her innocent, confused eyes glancing up to his face for an explanation.
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Kelica's running record of Guild Master's seemed to be permanent it seemed, as she was still unaware from all her years stuck in her forest that Fairyheart existed or even that he was Guild Master now. That was when a few people started to crowd in around her, blinking as she spotted a tall blonde man (Dante) say Master, while looking directly at Hibiki which made her confusion grow even further. That was when an adorable kitty looking creature jumped up onto Hibiki's shoulder, and Kelica's face broke into an even bigger smile as she reached out a hand to let her fingers brush in against his head behind his ears gently. Ricky hey? Kelica's eyes squeezed up that was when ANOTHER man popped up (Darius), this one calling Hibiki a Master as well, even asking for his direction. "Master Hibiki?" She said as she peered up to him with that same adorable confused expression. "Did you train all these people as well Hibiki Senpai?" Her head tilting the other way.
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As this was going on, Frank, the Eagle, whom was resting on Kelica's shoulder was peering to this weird cat... thing that was resting on Hibiki's shoulder. (Ricky). It fluffed out it's wings a fraction and made a very convincing deep crow, deep down in it's throat, almost trying to sound intimidating like a lion would do with it's deep, throaty growl. Frank was probably making something out of nothing but he didn't much like feline creatures... they had a tendency to jump birds after all. Meanwhile Fate just sat beside Bastion dutifully while his tail swayed back and forth slowly. At least that was until Timothy arrived and leaned back on a counter top, popping his arm into a weird manner and slipping completely off!! Kelica half jumped at the odd sound before she peered down to him, noticing how bent out his body was even AFTER the infirmary. "T....Timothy!! W...What in the world happened to you!" She reached out a hand as if to help but instead Fate rushed over and wedged himself under the boy, groaning a fraction as he tried to lift the man, but Timothy was not light due to reasons, that Kelica had yet to know at all. She pulled out the jug she had only just filled up from Sora's tree, uncorking it and offering it to Timothy to drink. "Here. I literally just got this... take a sip, it should heal you in no time at all." Smiling, convinced it would work.
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The table has beem set and the food is ready to be eaten. Still with Yama's growing concern with Rosaline he failed to notice Taylor shooting a paintball at him. He looked at the blotch of paint on his coat and looked to Taylor who assured him it was washable. He merely gave her a kind smile, whether it's intentional or not she just probably toned down the tense atmosphere that coated the guild hall. Yama turned his head back to Rosaline and Master Hibiki who were now at the table with their plates piled high. Actually it seemed that Rosa piled her brothers plat for him. Either way she seemed back to normal for a moment until she hesitated to eat her food. This was never seen by anyone before, Rosa almost never hesitates to eat. Even though she did eat, it wasn't enough to convince Yama that she was alright. He would have to talk to her later.
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Over the past few hours Yama has been trying to devise his own plans as to how he can help Hibiki with this Grimoire Heart problem. There was no doubt that they had small bases planted around Baslam Village. By tracking them down he could cut out their supply and lower their men. However without an official say so from Aleria, Yama can't really do much far from helping his guild mates within the hall. He sighed, completely unsure on what to do. Perhaps he can check on Kazuo's condition or try and find Rosaline and figure out what's bothering her. for some reason though... Yama felt like it was bad... Really bad. Perhaps something even he won't want to hear. But if it means lifting a huge weight of her back then it's worth it. Yamato made his way to the infirmary and found Rosaline watching a Lacrima with a face of horror. The lacrima showed the news of Era being completely obliterated. Just how far does that infernal guild plan to take this? Regardless Yamato switched off the Lacrima so no more horrible news can plauge the hall. "Afternoon Rosaline. Honestly I was not expecting Grimoire Heart to plan something of this scale... I... I just want you to know that the guild is here to support you in any way we can. So please be sure to let us know if something is troubling you. We can't help you if we don't know what's wrong." Yamato still couldn't get over how that Dorian was still nowhere to be seen. It was even more worrying that Rosa has been acting like this ever since she came back. If anything Yama really hoped that it wasn't connected. Despite all the clear evidence saying otherwise. He prepared his heart for the worst.
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Lucian more or less ignored Rasil as he talked in favor of listening to Lily. She had to admit her plan was a good one. Kidnap even just one of the light guilds children and they could lure all of them into a trap. His normal smile took on a more sinister nature as he thought over it more carefully. In the end he nodded at Lily and dismissed Rasil, "You can rest Rasil." He replied. He then turned to Lily, "As for you, go out and do that. Kidnap one of their children...or more if you're able." He told her. "The more the better..." He said, pausing once Takeo entered and started speaking. "Rasil's injury is nothing to be concerned about, he asked for it fully." He told him simply. Which was partially true considering Rasil open-heartedly accepted what could of been a fatal wound.
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He then hummed in thought, "If you're so bored...go pay Blue Pegasus a visit." He said. "I'll be sending more men to Crocus as well...and another project I've been working on." He added. "I've had enough of hiding in the dark. We've made major moves today, there's no point in stopping now. Terrorize the civilians, draw out the mages, and pick off the ones you're able to." He instructed. "Or at-least wound them enough to count. At this rate we're going to be wiped off the map...might as well not make it easy for them."
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Three hours have passed since Lucian's orders, the Light Guilds now more than likely grouping together in their respective guild halls and coming up with a plan. In the case of Sabertooth they're most likely still helping with the recovery effort and finalizing evacuating citizens to Malnia forest. Fairy Tail would more than likely be questioning their hostages, Tiamet and Tarasuba, for information on Grimoire Heart. On the horizon near Crocus a group of mages were slowly making their way there, sure to arrive soon in order to further the terror attack on the town. As for Lucian he was sitting in his room watching the attack force march through various lacrima, wanting to see the destruction his kamikaze force was soon to cause for himself.
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Awaiting by Lucien's side the entire time as he was conversing with both Rasil and Lily. When it seemed as though enough time had sufficiently passed, and it seemed as though Lucien wasn't as busy, Mitsu turned her head in the direction of Lucien. "With all due respect. I don't understand why that girl is even in this guild. That Blue Pegasus mark. It pisses me off, cause I don't really like her. Or trust her for that matter." Mitsu stopped, pausing for a few minutes before opening her mouth once more. "What would you like for me to do? Should I go and assist or stay here. Lucien?.........Or would you like me to go and keep that Lily girl in check?" Mitsu asked, as she patiently awaited for a response from Lucien.


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Even if the woman with the shield hadn't knocked Takeo off course her tactic would have worked, because when you jump you lose some of the momentum that was carrying you, besides Lily Ann had a far tougher body than she dared let people know. Two colored eyes flicked over to Alara; whom Lily Ann recognized immediately even as she tilted her head slightly to the side at Takeo, that shield was impossible for anyone else to really lift...of course Takeo wasn't exactly normal nor was he weak in any way, a tough enemy to be sure. There was blessed distance between them now though, and as Takeo had stomped Lily Ann was already planning her next move even as she was shoved into her own crevice but that wouldn't affect her in reality, she fell into the darkness then disappeared into the ground and quickly made her way back to the surface, launching herself out of the ground so she was in the air for a moment, which caused her shirt to flare up around her as she fell back to the ground; clearly showing the green Blue Pegasus Guild mark on her outer right thigh. "Sorry Alara...it's been a long time since we last saw each other, though I doubt you recognize me...please ignore what you're about to see, I will not betray you." With that Lily Ann turned her palms outward, the crimson GH mark in her right palm revealed, but as she did this streaks of green and yellow flowed in a circle between her palms causing a strange halo of the blended colors to appear behind her before she slammed her hands together, her hair going from its normal state of green with yellow speckles of glitter to half green and half blonde, making her just a little more recognizable. "Mixer Make: Morgen Rhum!" Lightning raced through the earth aiming for Takeo; if the lightning hit he would be paralyzed unable to move, even if he was a demon, of course that was only the first half of the spell; Lily Ann's eyes glowed brilliantly bright her hypnotic swirl of color seeming to spin as she spun her spell. With or without him inside it an earthen Morning Glory flower rose from the ground, would snap shut and fill with lightning, of course if he dodged her first strike of lightning she would be vulnerable until the spell completed; it wasn't something she could stop in the middle of simply because this was her most powerful spell. 
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As Takeo was charging towards Lily, she created a huge crater in the ground. She was obviously trying to put him off his attack but it won't work. Takeo has already built up enough speed to clear the gap he has with a jump which it exactly what he done. However what he wasn't expecting was another girl to come out. He heard her shout at him for murdering civilians and threw her shield at him. A shield? Why get rid of your one and only defensive tool? Oh well no time to think about that. The shield was about to hit him. So he waited for it to get close then he grabbed it. He was surprised how it didn't stop what so ever. Actually quite the opposite, the shield took Takeo with it. He was stuck holding on to a flying shield for a while until he stomped his feet hard on the ground and used the shield's current momentum to swing it round in a full circle. Takeo glanced at the shield's owner with a bloodthirsty smile and intimidating eyes before... kindly returning her weapon... At about 100mph... "Haven't you ever been taught to never interupt a fight? Why don't you just sit still like a good girl and wait for us to finish. Oh and mind your head~" He attempted to move his left arm but never moved. He looked at it confused and noticed that the shield's weight and velocity dislocated his arm when he swung it around. "Uh... Time out..." Takeo nonchalantly called for a time out, resulting in an anticlimactic pause. He grabbed his left arm with his right arm and casually snapped it back into place with a loud crack. Takeo looked unphased by the whole thing, as if he does this all the time. Takeo turned his head back to both Lily and the woman and gave them all a kind smile. "Don't worry girl... You'll get your turn. I just need to deal with this traitorous bitch first~" Takeo didn't fail to notice her Blue Pegasus mark. It seemed that his plan really worked. Though why did they just send one member? Don't they know that Takeo plans on hanging them by their own intestines? Oh well... Their fault. Takeo focused his magic into his leg then stomped the ground hard enough to create a large round dent around the point of impact. This stomp created a shockwave that headed straight towards Lily and hopefully knock her into her own crater.
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Alara just smirked when Takeo grabbed onto the shield. Perfect. Entirely. It might not of injured him that badly but he still caught it and sailed off target. What she wasn't expecting was for him to be able to both stop flying until he hit the nearest solid object, okay that wasn't that impressive. What was was the fact he tossed the shield back at her...harder than she had. She yelped and ducked onto the ground as the shield barely missed her and sailed into a nearby tree to embed itself deep within it. She was both in shock and awe at this point, how the HELL did he manage to do that? Rosaline was strong and she couldn't even do that to it! She soon found out though that it had apparently injured him...which meant he wasn't quite as impressive as she thought. With a heavy sigh she stood and quickly moved to start digging the shield out, watching the shockwaves heading towards Lily. She wasn't sure what they'd do so she struggled to get her shield out, unfortunately she didn't get it out until Lily fell into the crater but it also seemed that she was fine. She sighed heavily and finally ripped her shield out of the tree and held it at the ready.
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She watched as she flew out of the hole, her eyes of course honing in on the mark. She was right, she didn't recognize her and was a little skeptical...especially when she saw the Grimoire Heart mark. But for now she decided to trust her and hope they could at the very least get Takeo to tactically retreat. She nodded to her, "I trust you." She replied. "You fought him when he was killing citizens like simple game animals...so..I have no reason to doubt you. Yet." She said, making it very clear she was a little suspicious. Had it been any other time she might of fought them both, but she wasn't stupid and so she stuck with her gut instinct of Lily being the good guy in all of this.
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Timothy picks up Fate the little dog as he licks him rapidly with much saliva on his face.
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"Hahahaha, that tickles! Oooo! Stop! HAH! oh my goodness! Your so adorable!"
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Timothy hugs the puppy while nuzzling it with his nose like a bear.
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[SIZE= 18px]Timothy's eyes switched back to reality as the golden blonde girl has been talking to him with a lot of concern in her voice [/SIZE]"T....Timothy!! W...What in the world happened to you!" [SIZE= 18px]Kelica said in a panicked tone. He looked at her before it began to click in, he looked at the dog and then back to her as she seemed to be searching for something. [/SIZE]"Kelica...?" [SIZE= 18px]he said as a tiny tear drop fell down his face. Both embarrassed and instantly grieved by her appearance, it didn't take long for him to realize the situation he was in as she handed him a bottle[/SIZE][SIZE= 18px] "Here. I literally just got this... take a sip, it should heal you in no time at all."[/SIZE][SIZE= 18px] Smiling, convinced it would work. However in Timothy's eyes, he knew that drinking this bottle would not help him much. [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]"Oh...um...yeah..." [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]he said at a loss of words to describe his feelings at the moment both sadness and forgotten memories resurfaced in his mind. [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]"I'll...just take this...excuse me, I will give it back...promise..." [/SIZE][SIZE= 18px]he said in a quick and soft tone as he grabbed and bottle from Kelica's hand and made his way to the infirmary in a rushed limping fashion passing by Hibiki, Sora and Ayano. He closed the door behind him using his back and sighed as a sweat drop came. He sat on the bed still with the healing potion bottle in his left hand and looked down a bit depressed. "I wonder...would it?" he asked himself as he took a sip of the potion and waited for something to happen....nothing as expected. Timothy rolled his eyes, realizing what a stupid move he played. Looking at his right arm, there was only one thing he could do in order to repair it temporarily. He used his left arm and grabbed his right twisted arm and yanked it to the left causing a HUGE creak to be heard from within. He stopped at looked at his arm again, the joint was loose but at least the fingers worked fine. He laid down on the bed with a lot of stress on his mind, first the grimoire heart strikes all of Magnolia, second he gets into a fight and gets the worst looking injury imaginable and third he can't believe he did it in front of someone who has only returned after many years, making him look like the biggest doof on the block. He facepalmed both his hands only for his right hand to limp once more due to the loose joint. He wanted to lie there before having to lie to Kelica about the potion working. Hopefully she doesn't notice anything strange and would just leave it at that.[/SIZE]


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Aleria stood silently outside the infirmary and listened in on what events were transpiring within. It had been a surprise that Rosaline had returned to them after spending all those years wherever they were, she'd have to ask about that some other time, when she felt comfortable. She was however prepared to welcome her back into the arms of Blue Pegasus should she want it. Unfortunately, it seemed that Rosaline's return wouldn't be the greatest surprise since Grimoire Heart had decided to launch an offensive. She listened in on Yamato talking and waited for him to finish before stepping in.


"He is correct." Aleria spoke up as she entered the infirmary, affirming Yamato's words. "Rest assured, we have your back. All you need to do is ask." She spoke with conviction. "Yamato, when you've finished here I'd like to speak with you in my office. We have things that need to be discussed." She told him before moving to leave towards her office where inside would be a map of Balsam and its surrounding areas laid neatly on a large table. @Jackaboi @Zooks

 

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@Zooks @Zareh @FairyTailAndFairyHeart
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Bastion had chuckled when Kelica had called him on trying to sneak up on her, of course he'd known that the petite blonde would notice him, she was just so attuned to forests and nature it would be impossible not to. His eyes had closed for a moment when Kelica placed her head on his shoulder but he quietly listened as she spoke to him about her troubles, which made him frown; he knew he was biased but he had also lived with the sweet woman for the last 6 years, had watched her bloom into her Queen status so the fact she doubted it drover him mad. As he had listened he had been petting Fate, the wolf Bastion had brought Kelica 6 years ago, at this Guild Hall, a small spark of regret and nostalgia hit him then, he was sort of sad he'd never bonded with anyone here. Suddenly the blue haired man was shaken from his thoughts when Kelica paced their fingers together and gently pulled him along behind her towards the building, before the vanished inside; towards that powerful magical pressure, he spoke up, "There is no reason to doubt yourself in your own forest, my Queen. That place adores you and would follow your every command to protect anyone you wished, remember you aren't just a Queen of Mithweld, you are a queen of nature itself and aside from your father no one else could do what you do. Of course you have the added benefit of loving everyone you meet, and feelings make everything stronger."
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Bright blue hues looked straight ahead again as they went inside to see Hibiki and a ton of other people in the hall, Bastion felt slightly overwhelmed suddenly, and let out a small squeak of surprise when Kelica was yoinked away from him in a bear hug by 'Master' Hibiki, which caused him to purse his lips slightly and stand off in a corner away from Kelica; just sort of keeping an eye on her from a distance, damn he'd grown really reclusive hadn't he? Totally silent now his eyes trailed over the many faces, not quite being able to absorb everything going on, though he watched as Fate went up to a man with a bent arm and helped balance him, while Keli tried to heal him with her blue potion but Bastion arched a brow, oh no he wasn't exactly normal was he? So without a word Bastion slipped around the room and up to the infirmary where he caught the loud creak and arched a pale blue brow again, he gave the door a push then and found it easy to open. The tall man walked inside then and smiled gently at the person contemplating Kelica's potion, even as he took a drop of the blue liquid, "You gonna be all right fella? You look bothered, does Kelica not know? Well that's fine anyway, if you've got some tools around here I can repair that quickly. I used to create tech all the time, family never liked it but I'm good with mechanics." The blue haired and cerulean eyed new comer grinned, his back pressed to the door so no one could get in easily; of course Kelica's desire to help anyone and everyone had rubbed off on Bastion a bit, besides this was easier on him than being in that room full of people.
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Shiro pouted...pouted of all things with how reclusive Phineas had gotten, he was keeping his distance from her even. Her eyes watered slightly when she thought that, she never wanted to see him sad again, she'd vowed it and yet she'd caused him so much grief. Her heart wrenched with that pain again, a vice grip on her beating heart, she was simply selfish, she decided then, adding one more thing to the list of reasons she hated herself. Her emotions spiked, but were quickly rallied back when Maya suddenly appeared inside Lamia Scale and panic took hold of the tanned, tattooed, white haired mage as soon as she saw her; she still felt guilty for abandoning Lamia Scale and coward that she was Shiro pulled some acrobatics to hide in the rafters of the Guild Hall, staring down at the scene that Talon had just joined, she didn't speak to Maya at all instead slinking along the beams above to a dark corner where she sighed and put the spell she'd been trying to use to work.
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It was an experimental spell and in early stages of development but she could contact Hibiki with it at least, so maybe she wouldn't have to leave, she could get her marching orders this way and still work with Lamia Scale, as a hopefully proper representative of Fairy Heart. Her voice spun a tune in Japanese that caused a white mirror to appear in front of her; damn her and her bright magic sometimes; it's why she mastered daggers when she joined Fairy Heart, her magic gave away her position. The mirror hovered in front of her even as she closed her eyes and thought of her Guildmaster, causing a second bright mirror to appear in front of him in the Fairy Tail Guild Hall, once the mirror connected glowing purple eyes opened slowly to spot Darius, Dante, some blonde she'd never seen before and a vaguely familiar blue haired man slipping away from the main event to somewhere else, but front and center was Hibiki and Shiro gave a wave, "Sorry I didn't contact you sooner Master Hibiki shit has gone down all over the place, I'm assuming you already know about Era and Crocus. Everyone in Fairy Tail and Fairy Heart is okay right? Well anyway, Maya suddenly showed up here at Lamia Scale too though so I've got a feeling LS is gonna get their marching orders soon but I wanted to contact you sir to ask if I could work with them as a representative of our guild...I erm...well I don't exactly want to abandon Lamia Scale here again, not just yet, of course if you need me there with you I'll gladly come back." Normally Shiro wasn't so keen on making sure what she was doing was right, she just did things, but this time her emotions were out of control, she had even more reasons to hate Grimoire Heart though. Images of the scars they'd put on Phineas made her twitchy, so her fingers were drumming on her chin even while she twisted her ring impatiently, she really wasn't used to sitting still but there were people important to her here. Of course her glowing eyes never drifted from Hibiki in her mirror, she was almost exhibiting soldier levels of obedience right then and some parts of her were shutting down, giving her a slightly creepy vibe.
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@Mitchs98 @Embaga Elder @LeSoraAmari @Solemn Jester
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Katherine looked at the remaining mages. Looking a little bored as they all surrounded her, expecting to do some sort of damage with their formation "...This is quite interesting..." she muttered and just as they attacked, she stood there, a blue shield making itself known known as Nexus shield. Though, before any of the magic attacks could hit her, a red dome had protected her first, making her lower her shield and smile just slightly. Hearing the grass being stepped on from both sides of her. To her left, there was her lovely husband and when she looked to her right, there was her Brother-in-law. "It seems that you did come on time.." she looked at her husband again, listening as he spoke before his aura began to flare up, acting wild before her eyes shifted to the mages where Miles attacked, send some knocked off their feet but as well as burned or cut. What was mostly left was patches of fire in the grass. That was till he had gained her attention by asking if she was okay "I'm not an S class for nothing, Miles..." kathy said softly but nodded anyway "I'm alright..."
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Kathy then began to feel an intense energy that was coming off in another direction, her eyes shifted over towards said direction and spotted Masaki who attacked those who were left, sending out crystal shards with the thrust forwards of his hands, not to mention hardened mud which pretty much looked like it hurt far more than what dirt usually did. "Not like we wouldnt let you..." Kathy said and reached out, placing her hand on his shoulder and gave him a soft nod "It seems that they may have been coming for another round... Which is why I interfered when I did..." then as if on que, a loud roar was heard throughout the air and loud sounds of wings flapping followed with it. Before the mage knew it, the ground shook as the creature landed and a large shadow casted over the group of light mages with his menacing glowing eyes and his metalic body. When Kathy looked up, she seen Lionel in his largest form and who was glaring at the dark mages that were in the area. "Hi lionel..." Kathy said as he released another roar and this one, much scarier than the last and far more directed towards any standing mages.
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[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 205)]Kazuo Takara[/COLOR]
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@Zooks @Jackaboi
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There he was, laying in the comfortable place everyone called a bed with nicely wrapped bandages and some patches over wounds to keep them from bleeding more and was probably laced with some pretty good ointment. As much as his body enjoyed the brest, his mind did not. His mind had yet to rest and kept racing with thoughts, worries, anger... That was until he faintly began to feel someone, or something lightly tugging at his hair but in a good way, as if there were fingers being ran through his hair, or maybe a brush, or a comb. He also picked up the faint sound of someone giggling... Or chuckling... One of the two. But he couldnt figure it out. Either way, he was having a pleasent feeling with the soft tugging of his hair. One of the best he's ever felt in the many years that passed. That feeling soon had stopped and began to feel tingling on his face as if someone had been touching him. Why did it feel so familiar? Not that he was complaining, it felt nice to have gentle contact rather than rough and deadly. The feeling had been returned to his head as he felt the soft tugs once more. His face had relaxed some as he enjoyed the feeling. A voice had gone with it this time and as much as he focused, he knew it was a woman, humming. Very softly and not loud enough to clearly hear it.
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But both the hair brushing and the humming paused, and didnt seem to come back to greet him. Thats when he managed to gather some sort of strength and force his eyes to open just a little bit to see a short-haired blonde woman sitting in a chair with the look of horror on her face. As much as he wanted to see where she had been looking, he couldnt. Just as if on time, he seen a man who began talking to her and had a dark colored hair-tone. It sounded familiar to him... Not to mention he had glasses which also made the main even more familiar to him. Kazuo's eyes shifted to the blonde woman and noticed her features which somehow instantly clicked in his mind. That was Rosa! She was the woman he saved in the one Grimoire heart base! He wanted to get up and hug her tightly, hold her and comfort her. Before he could lose to the heavy weight of sleep, he shifted his hand enough to touch hers and he gripped it softly before his eyes forced themselves shut, his grip on her hand loosening back up and layed limp on her hand.
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This was going to be a long day...or week...or month...whenever his body chooses him to wake up.
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