Aiden was currently not paying attention to anything going on around him, staring at the puddle that had been his delicious chilled snack. A deep growl came from him as he stared at Sable, who was currently on a pole. He stalked over to the base of the pole, magic being focused to his hands as he stared up at the melter of delicious meals. "You damn chain-smoking bastard, that was my lunch! ICE MAKE: DRAGONIC ASCENSIION!" Aiden roared as he smashed his hands onto the base of the pole, ice blasting out all around him in the from of medium-sized, dragon-like birds which soared up and around Sable, each generating intense waves of cold as they flew. On the back of one of them was Aiden, giving his fellow Dragon slayer a pissed off glare. His bird rose higher than the rest at a much faster pace, with Aiden placing his hand on it, focusing deeply in concentration. Then all of the birds followed suit, flying high with him, before suddenly diving bombing on Sable's position, including the one Aiden was on. They all flew together as Aiden yelled out again. "Ice Dragon's Fallen Fury." Suddenly, a magic energy began to form around the dive-bombing flock, radiating a cold so fierce, that you could actually see it as it flew, coming straight for Sable's position.

Nero Nero had been calmly observing the happenings as the odd group seemed to grow and grow. The magi were fighting and this was a show he had to watch, much of the mage-slayer magic was based on the mimic magic of his master. When The overzealous mage let him fall he was caught by surprise, and the carefully tended shadow-cloak illusion was broken revealing him in his real and to be honest quite nonthreatening form. Rage filled his eyes and he decided to show off a bit. He began to munch on some ice lacrima as he walked over to the tower of ice created by the dragon-slayer. Hopefully they didn't notice his movement as he grabbed loose bits of ice from the spell and began to feel to power of dragon-slayer magic infuse his ring. After eating quite a bit of the scraps, as well as a small fortune in ice lacrima, it was time to show off. "Dual Mageslayer, Ice Dragon make: Draconic Ascension, Fallen Fury!" He said, two rings glowing, copying the odd boy's move and causing several dragon-birds to strafe the Ice boy. Then they dive-bombed him in the same sort of way as the birds had done to the other mage. A grin came over Nero's face, triumphant in his attack. He really hopped no one would comment on his appearance, he was only menacing using his shadow cloak.

Aiden noticed the attack, and was confused as he thought he was the only dragon slayer, and he had made that move up himself. The fuck? He quickly changed the direction of this birds, so instead of crashing into Sable, the intercept the ones coming for him. A couple got through, smashing into Aiden and his bird. The resulting collisions of the birds was a lot of cold winds, with sharp ice particles being carried around with them. Suddenly, the mini-blizzard started to converge on one point, seeming to implode on itself, before exploding outward, a icy-blue blur racing straight towards the strange mage that Nathan had been restraining a short while ago. Stopping right in front of Nero was Aiden, hand raised as if he was about to strike. but instead he placed his hand on the mage's hair, giving it a ruffle. In his mouth was the head of the ice bird that had been sent his way, before he crunched down on it, and quickly devoured it. Letting out a breath, he released the boy's head and gave him a grin, with a blizzard swirling behind him still. "Firstly, I want to thank you for the meal, he Ice wan't as good as Chrome's, but it was passable. Secondly, Ice Dragon's Blizzarding Tail." Aiden had been gathering the Ice form the blizzard behind him, and he suddenly threw a kick towards the mage, whicj was powerful in it's own right, being followed by a high speed blast of freezing cold winds, hard-packed snow, and shards of hazor sharp ice. Aiden didn't appreciate getting attacked, and he didn't appreciate this guy stealing his hard-earned attack. It had taken him months to get that move down, especially the follow up, and this guy gets it on the first try. Not on Aiden's watch. If this guy was another Dragon slayer, then he was going to have to learn who the fucking alpha was before he came up in Aiden's territory.

NEXT: Prelude to the next arc, RIVALS

Sable Rhodroth - WRETCHED ONE Sable reached down and gripped the steel pole with both hands, though the attack from the white beauty was halted by Nathan, Aiden was still acting like a child. Trying to remain calm wasn't working, it wasn't worth remaining calm when everyone else was rampaging. Even though they were doing fine jobs, it was time to show them what real destruction was like. The ice avians plowed down around him, creating spiked glaciers and destroying side of the building he was standing on. Sable skidded through the hole and raised himself back up, ignoring the panicky customers inside and returning back outside. Gripping part of the makeshift entrance, he pulled himself out and wiped a smudge of dirt from his lips. The air was silence, the conflict was but a cricket in the midst of his roaring flame. "Fuck it," he uttered, a bright crimson hue engulfing his body while a spooky grin carved through the fire. "I'm going to raze the all of ya." His flames bulged around him with his quiet anger, increasing in range and size until Sable was only a dark shadow at its core. Ice Boy had obviously forgotten who the hell he was dealing. It was time for him to remind everyone why they called him the WRETCHED ONE. He was a demon in human skin, a Dragon among humans. He was willing to put a couple of people in their places to maintain his ti- In a instant, his flames died out and he fell to his knees like a good little student. The masters had arrived and he was not going to take another beating from those two devils. He chuckled his statement off and rubbed the back of his head in innocence. The damage had been fixed in a moment that could only be described as instant and so had Sable anger issues. "Hehe, tho- those guys were really going at it huh? o-old-man se-senseis," his fear had him stuttering, though he knew he wasn't the only one. His eyes turned to innocent circles as he staid off guilty tremors.

Aiden's attack was suddenly stopped as he felt himself get into the ground. Crap, he knew that kick, he'd felt it so many times that he was sure he had a foot sized imprint somewhere on him, or everywhere now that he thought about it. it was the master's and they weren't happy. Did Aiden think this was his territory, never mind, it was theirs, all theirs. Next to them, he may as well have been a baby. Once he had excavated himself out of the ground, He gave them a bow of respect, quivering slightly in fear of the two men. "Sorry, Master Chak Nor, Master Man Li, I lost control of myself again and will except any punishment needed. Even though it was Sable's fault for melting my ice snacks" Aide muttered the last part under his breath, but stayed in his bowing stance until allowed up. He knew from experience, very painful experience, that these men were to be respected.

"My harpies? Where are you going? We are en route to see those snakes and make them repent of ever trying to make us look like fools! We are going to show them what it truly means to be a snake, competing against an eagle! They are our natural pray! We will reduce them to mere worms! Where are you going!?" The angry Elyth shouts as the other members of Harpy's wing start leaving the place. "This is no time to be eating! We are going to show them who's boss right now! We must do it before Master arrives or-!" A single hand poses itself over Elyth's head. She turns around, frightened of who might be the owner of that hand. "M-Master...." The owner of the hand is no other than Harpy's Wing Master, Kat Ingrid, who was in the Wizard Saint meeting just now. "I-I thought you'd still take some time before coming back. We didn't expect you until l-later, Master." "Yes, so it seems. What were you trying to pull off anyway, Elyth? Picking a fight against Vyper Bolt is not wise, not with the Grand Magic Games so near to us. We will not repeat the same mistake as last year, but this is definitely not the way to do it. Understood, Elyth?" Elyth nodded with whatever remaining force she had in her neck. "That's good then. Now, let the other chicks enjoy their day, they deserve it, always heading out on jobs and whatnot. It is good to take a rest from time to time, and that day is today. You should also let out some steam, or you'll get sick." "Y-yes, master. I will." This guy... She had heard of him, the guy with the vectors, though the name didn't come to mind right now. "Pff, can you be anymore uptight? This is just a friendly greeting between us, so don't just butt in, boy." She said, smiling all the while. "Though if you really insist on interfering, we can settle this in any other way you want, brute." She said, a dangerous smile on her face and her takeover slowly subsiding. "Now, Gwen..." The blurry images that appeared all of a sudden. Ivory was all too familiar with them. "Geh, the geezers are here." She knew what would ensue and her smile dropped for a second. When she heard both of Vyper Bolt's masters scolding her, she just put on another smile. "My, Masters, you speak as if I weren't aware of that. I know what example I am putting on to my little sister. In fact, I am trying to correct the lousy habits she has taken on since being on Vyper Bolt. Like, calling us 'butthurt harpies'. Ah, how tragic, for my cute little sister to use such language on her big sister. It pains me to no end, truly, my masters."

Revan gave Kat a bored stare, and for a second, the master was replaced by terrified child staring up at him in terror, fire and brimstone all around. Revan closed his eyes, giving his head a shake to get id of those memories. He wasn't that type of person anymore, and he should forget it ever happened. But it did, and he couldn't, as apparently his mind wasn't as lazy as he wished it to be, holding on to everything he's done had seen with a grip of iron. Living for a long time sucked, especially when you can't forget all of the mistakes you've made. "Master Ingrid, how was the meeting? Dreadfully boring or Mind-numbingly dull, or some combination of the two." Revan asked in a disinterested down, eyes still closed, as he moved his hydra chair over to the Guild Master of Harpy's Wing. "Either way, glad your here to quell Elyth's rage, as it can get to be quite annoying some times."

Sable Rhodroth - WRETCHED ONE Sable raised up from his kneel at the realization that the Harpy was Chrome's sister. His eyes went wide as he pointed an accusing finger at Vyper Bolt's personal stripper and grinned, chuckling a bit in his own amusement. How could a Vyper be related to a Harpy, that must put a real strain on their relationship and if not, it would soon. Cause the Grand Magic Games were coming up and as usual, he wasn't planning on taking home second place. He stomped over towards them with wide and exaggerating steps, meeting in the middle before turning to face the white haired beauty. He smiled charmingly at her. Even though he was attempting to be appealing, his sharp eyes and rather roguish grin made him seem fierce in comparison to his boyish warmth with Cringle."I won't lie, your brightness is a beacon for the strong. Turn this Wretched man into a honest Wizard. I think you can do it," he lied, though his tone conveyed some mixture of challenge and suave.

Nero Nero was lost when a whirlwind of attacks brought the all the guild mages to their knees. Then, after a minute of shock, he realized that the masters, which was obviously what they were, had addressed him by his tittle. And even though all the people around him with despain, they seemed respectful to him. Odd, though it didn't really matter. The nude girl had been clothed, and the rest of the destruction had been magically fixed. What an odd spell, must be much saught after by guild masters of these sorts of guilds. He had heard tales of fairy tail, and that had left him more then enough information to realize how valuable this was. Then he realized he had just spaced out, so he bowed to the masters and such that had arrived to reprimand him. "I'm surprised you know who I am, vary few have seen my face." He said, alittle defensively. "I suppose I shouldn't have done something so fantastical as copy this guy's magic, but to be honest I was showing off. And you never know, it can be fun to do things so... Reckless. Although I am now low on ice lacrima, I hope that I might find some nearby. Really, I'm pretty hungry, I haven't had a good meal in a long time." He grinned slightly, and took out a small pouch of lacrima that was obviously nearing on empty.

As Kyuuten and Pyrrha wandered off they were joined by a couple of their guildmates not wanting to let Elyth's speech against Vyper get them worked up. "The more the merrier. So, which vendor should we hit up first~?" He grinned back at Revan and Aria cheerfully starting to lift off the ground using Meteor. As carefree as he was underneath he couldn't wait to go head to head with the Vyper's. We haven't been taking the year off and with our newest friend it'll be an awesome showdown. Kyuuten couldn't help but smile to himself. Meanwhile Pyrrha wasn't too happy with Revan's girlfriend remark. "How many times do I have to say that it's not like that you lazy jerk!" Even though the joke was nothing new, the pair's relationship being exaggerated due to how much time they spend together, she still blushed furiously. "Maybe you should update your joke collection or does that take too much effort!" Kyuuten laughed at Pyrrha's flustered state. "Oh come on let him have his fun. Besides would it really be such a bad thing if it was true? Is that kind of thing even allowed? A celestial spirit and a wizard...?" He trailed off legitimately curious about the subject and oblivious too his friend's ever reddening face. "Don't say weird stuff like that idiot!" Pyrrha demanded as she formed a staff and struck her snowy haired partner over the head knocking him out of the air. "Gah!" Kyuuten lay on the floor with a growing bump on his head. "What did I say..." His groans of pain were silenced when he noticed a bit of commotion up ahead. "Hey, what's going on over there?" Without missing a beat Kyuuten was back on his feet and headed towards the source, Pyrrha following and telling him to wait up. After weaving through the crowd that the celebration had drawn he found a clearing and quickly saw why. "Well, looks like Ivory's at it again." He said seeing the the Harpy S-class had picked a fight with Vyper. "Good thing she wasn't there to catch Elyth's speech or things might've gotten out of hand~"

Revan-Lazy Asshole Mode "Yep, that's exactly it Pyrrha, you've figured it out, what an amazing deduction." Revan said with a small smile on his face, before he suddenly got tired of laying down and decided to walk. He just couldn't get comfortable and it was taking more effort to lay on the damn thing then it would to walk. He gave a short whistle, and all the hydras dispersed in a haze of black mist. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to find a comfortable place to nap, we'll finish talking about the meeting later, Master Ingrid." He gave a half-hearted wave before walking over to Carol, who seemed to be locked in her studied. He placed a shoulder on top of her head,leaning on it as he spoke to the young Artifact mage. "So, how are you doing today Lil' Caroline. Are you trying to make some new artifact again?" He position himself behind her so that he had his arms criss cross on top of her head, with his head on top laying on top of them, glancing at her reading. "Anyone ever tell you your head is extremely comfortable." Aiden Aiden gave his fellow Dragon Slayer a look, and decided that since they hadn't punished him for such actions, it was okay to get up, for know at least. Walking up next to the strange girl, he looked her over, a confused expression on his face. "How can you be Chrome's sister, you look nothing like her. Oh, and I apologize very much for attacking you earlier. Chromes says there are these rule-things called 'manners' that I have to follow when talking to people, and that when ever I remember to do so, I get a snack. So I apologize, but I thought that you getting in a fight with her would keep me from getting something to eat." Aiden then turned around to look at Sable, before turning back to the white haired woman, leaning in close as he not so quietly whispered. "And stay away from Sable, he's very rude, smells like those cigarettes he loves o smoke, and Chrome says he's a womanizer, something that she said is very bad and I should never be."

Caroline was deep in concentration over an equation she was working on. So deep, in fact, that she didn't notice Revan at all. After a few moments, she finished her problem and wrote a few numbers into some blank spaces and looked up from the book, only just then noticing that something was on top of her head. "Huh?" She said, reaching up to find out what it was. She felt an arm and a shoulder, then turned her head and looked at him. "Oh, hi Revan, what's up."

"Nothing much, just relaxing on your comfortable head, being lazy as usual. What are you doing, you seemed rather focused on what ever all that mathematical stuff means. Is it some sorta super weapon or something?" Revan was genuinely curious, as he found Carol's Artifact Make Magic to be rather interesting and Unique. "Remind me, did you find this magic somewhere or did you make it up yourself, cause it is really impressive. You could really be something later on in life with this kind of magic. And, unlike my Arms, they don't talk back to you when you use them." He grumbled that last part, remembering the last time he tried to get any of the other Greater Arms to let him use them. Pride had sucker punched him, Lust had slapped him, Wrath had threatened him with disembowelment, and the other two had simply refused to see him. Assholes the lot of them, just because he lost a little, okay, almost all of his demon magic, they treated him like shit. And they got even more upset when he said he enjoyed his new life, all except for Envy and Sloth. The Lesser Arms were much more agreeable, but he still never brought any of them out to talk to the other guild members, most of which haven't even seen his Arms magic since he rarely used it. The reason, he didn't want them to accidentally, or not so accidentally for some of them, let it slip that he had been the Guild Master of Demon's Maw at one point in time. He knew that if anyone ever found out, then his peaceful life at the guild would be over, and he'd be locked away by the magic council, that is, if Kat didn't rip him to shreds first. Lost in these thoughts made Revan get really depressed, causing him to frown and his eye s to slightly glaze over, losing himself in his memories, be they good, bad, or horrifying.

Aria Aria followed after Kyuuten and Pyrrha, slipping past the small spaces between the crowd of people, and eventually reached the front of it. After a few seconds of considering it, Aria spoke her decision, "Kyu, I think I'll go apologize to the snake masters and drag Ivory out of there." And so the girl proceeded to do what she said she would. She walked over to Ivory and stood beside her. "We apologize for bothering you again," she said as she faced the masters of Vyper Bolt, bowing to them. Aria then straightened her body. "Let's go," she said, turning her head to Ivory and glaring even more on top of her usual menacing expression at her guildmate when she opened her mouth to protest. Aria then held Ivory's arm, leading her away from the group. She noticed the Vyper Bolt guild members and their masters move away too, shortly after them.

Caroline Caroline flushed a bit and turned away. "Promise you won't laugh?" She said quietly, then paused for a minute. When I was little, my mom always told me stories about this woman she met once. Erza Scarlet. She told me all about how this woman could create weapons and armor out of thin air, how she could stand up against anyone, especially if she had her guild beside her. Growing up, I wanted nothing except to be a great mage like her, so I tried as hard as I could to do what she did, create what I needed out of nothing. Nobody told me until after I replicated the magic the way I thought it worked that Erza's Requip magic wasn't all that special after all. Now I figure it's too late for me to go back and learn actual Requip, but I've learned that doing things your own way tends to impress people more." She shuffled the pages in her notebook, then continued. "If you're interested, I built the process by taking pieces from other established magics. Mostly Letter Magic, Maker Magic and the enchantments they put on actual artifacts." Nathan Nathan shrugged and silently lifted off the ground. "I suppose I'll go see what they want then, though it's possible I already know." He floated through the arch of the doorway and up to the second floor, landing softly on the wood before continuing forward. Whatever it was, he hoped it wasn't about today.

Revan- Somewhat Active Social Mode "I see, very impressive indeed, not every one can make their own form of magic completely on their own. Like I said, your going places kid. Now then, you want to go have a look around the town before the celebration begins in earnest. Maybe go say hi to some Vypers while were at it. Maybe I'll meet with those twin dragon slayers again, wonder if they remember me. They are good mages, but are a little rough around the edges, especially that odd ice one. He fights to much like an animal and has no self-control, so I hope he improved on that front." Revan said with a smile, putting his melancholy away for now as he got off of Caroline's head and gave a stretch, before he held out his hand to pull the young mage up. "I ever tell you that your my favorite out of everyone here, at least today anyway. You know when it's time to just calm down and relax, and you don't get on me about my laziness, like a certain celestial spirit who is in denial of her feelings, no matter what she says in her defense."

Nero Nero was kinda miffed that they easily knew who he was and also annoyed that they had just left him. He moved after the other magi, gawking in awe at all the things around him. He didn't really know why he was being led around the guild hall, but to be honest it was a nice reprieve. These were powerful mages, hopefully they would have lacrima. He was starving, all he had left was a couple random lacrima and he had used up the last of his elemental sets.

Chrome Recalling her meeting with the masters, it just felt too much that she had to take care of three people now. Aiden was fine to begin with but getting him influenced and learn nonsense would be bad. Sable on the other hand...She has to watch over him as well. Now, Chrome also has to take care of the Mageslayer. Chrome missed teaching Judo to her students, it is something she felt pissed about the fact that Master Jak relieved her from her duties. It may look like a good thing for a lazy person and an overhardworking person but to Chrome it felt like as if she is babysitting. She approaches the Mageslayer, "You must be hungry. She hands him a lacryma because she had seen him eat lacryma a while ago. "Come on She dragged him and seat on the 1st class couch while at it, she orders food, drinks and lacryma. "Sorry about my guild mates a while ago. Boys tend to be rowdy. Master Jat won't be here. So, on behalf of him. I will be the one to tend to your requests. You found that job request in a random place didn't you? That being said, great. It's about pirates, they have stolen something valuable to us. Our herbalist Ms. Wu will be your guide. Whatever your terms are, my guild assure you that the reward will be grand." Chrome said about the reward and all that. Talking to this Mageslayer person made her nervous at first but no matter, she tried keeping her cool but maybe being too much cool is a bad thing and so she strips totally nude again.