So... 4 years eh? Time really flies when you least expected. First, i am very sorry for not updating anything about this story. I was like 15?16? When I created this fic? Okay... I won't give excuse, i'll just get straight to the point of why I have'nt update this story for so long. I was out of passion and been hit by severe writer block. What i mean by this is i know how i want this story to turn out but i lack the creativity to unleash it. And so I wait for it to come... It never did, until now. Thats what you get for writing a story just by wimp. Heck some of the ideas i had thought of before had been used by animes thats been airing for these last few years. I feel like taking a brick and smash my head.

Some of you might even notice, that i had released another story with the tags of Kamen rider x Rosario + Vampire. But it seems that it lacks in welcome. Instead i got my pm filled with request for me to continue this fic. Not that I blame you, instead i blame myself for not being so constant.

Anyway re-reading this story back about weeks ago made me wants to jump from the bridge. Because the way I finalise it... Is TERRIBLE. There was too many flaws that i had oversee. I can't believe i wrote... This... This... Urgh. No matter how much i want to say i hate it. I can't. This story is like my own child. The first step i took to step into the light from the shadow. This update by no means equal to that i want to continue updating from now on. While that is good, i won't promise anything like that. I did thought of it too and began wracking my brains on how to write it from now until to the end of the story. The results is... Good to say the least. But again i did'nt say i would finalise it. I will try to update as best as possible. It could takes month, years, 4 years, or... You got the point.

I hope i perform to your expectation with what little skills that i had in writing. Which I apparently sucks at... Actually i'll just stop my ranting here and will just continue it at the end. You've been warned.

Sorry it took so long to finalise, but here it is the next chapter

Narration

"Speech/Talk"

'Thought/ inner voice'

Emphasized

"Attack name/Magic Spells"

[Chapter Start]

It is a good day at Magnolia, a bit chilly in this time of the year. Just a couple more months and maybe it will start snowing. Focussing on a certain guild by the name of Fairytail. We can see that it is pretty much normal everything there. The sky is blue, no sign of rain anytime soon, sunlight still emanated on this chilly season making it bearable. The building of Fairytail stood gloriously in its spot just at the edge of Magnolia , opposite the ocean just like it did since the era of Fairytail's First Master. Yes everything is normal... Including when a body suddenly crash out from the guild's remaining windows.

"Not again!" Scream the man as he hit the ground with a loud 'thud'

Ignoring the side character we focus inside the much lively guild or perhaps to lively.

"Go Natsu!" Cheered a blue cat. Yes a talking blue cat that could fly.

"Come at me stripper!" Shouted one Natsu Dragneel as he stand on top of one of the guild's table.

"As you wish Charcoal head!" Shouted one black haired and currently naked- almost naked teen named Gray Fullbuster in his boxers as he jumps high upward and execute a downward punch, Natsu caught it without missing a beat. The table beneath them rattled due to their exchange.

"Is that all you got ice princess?" Natsu jeered, a taunting smile on his face.

Gray gritted his teeth together as he landed right in front of Natsu. Glancing downward he starts to smile wickedly as he realised they are standing on a table.

"No, I also happens to have a pie!" Stated the shirtless teen.

"Huh?" Natsu was caught off guard as Gray kick a pie toward Natsu's face.

*PLUP*

Natsu's face was covered with sugar frosting before he could even realise it.

Cheater! Natsu tried to say but due to his face being covered in a mush of pie all it ever came out was,

"Coothu!" As he tried to wipe the cream off him.

Gray then proceed to punch Natsu to the ground.

"Haven't you heard? All is fair in love and war," Gray grin smugly as he stood over his rival who had turn his back on him and on his four on the ground

"In that case..." Natsu trailed off hands reaching for something, seemingly to grab that something which cause him to grin, he quickly finish rubbing the smear of pies on his face.

"How's this!?" Natsu exclaimed as he throw a flaming chicken leg at Gray who just barely avoided the blazing food from hitting his face by tilting his head to the right, eyes trailing on said food.

"Hah! Nice tr- OUk!" Gray began only to be tackled by Natsu on top of another table although a bit smaller, which is why the table crash when both of their weight were against it.

"Oh Its on now Flame Brain!"

"You said it Cone Head!"

They both charged at each other with the intention to wipe each others ass. No, not literally you Yaoi kids.

"Hey come on now! People are trying to drink here!" A random fairytail member who we don't need to know his name for being a side character, said as he tried to berated the two. Too bad he's not Erza.

"SHUT UP!" said the fire and ice mage as they each punch him sending the man crashing through the same window that the earlier man was crashed out from.

"Urrrghh, Its to early for this, I wish they both will pipe down so I could enjoy my drink in peace." Said a certain brunette drinker as she put down a BARREL of beer. She also happens to sat on top of a table crosslegged.

"Yeah about that Cana, First it is currently near 1 in the evening, Second that's not a drink you're hefting... Or chugging." Said a pompadour Wakaba Mine as he sits at a table where both he and Macao knew would not be in the way of the two brawling mages. Its something you picked after said brawlers constantly crash onto your table for almost 10 years, that and they are getting old.

Macao Conbolt squinted his eyes as he look around, a serious expression on his face.

"What's up Macao?" Asked Wakaba who had a pipe on his mouth and a mug of beer in his hand, how do he plan to drink that is lost to everyone.

Macao look around for a bit more before relaxing back on his seat.

"Nothing, just thought I heard someone saying something about us,"

Cana and Wakaba exchange looks but both just shrug afterward completely not having interest in whatever nonsense Macao is high in.

"Where is Master when you need him?" Wakaba asked eyes glancing at the two brawlers who somehow find themselves rolling from the edge of the bar to the end. Drinks and foods alike could'nt withstand from their onslaught. In short, the once clean bar is now a mess, despite this the ivory haired woman standing behind the bar could only cupped her mouth with her hands as she smiled almost reluctantly

"Oh my, oh my,"

"Huh? Said he had something to take care off this morning, and beside why do you even ask? Both of us know that the only person that could stop them is Erza," said the blue flame mage. To which Wakaba raise an eyebrow incredulously.

" You really want her to be here right now?"

Macao open his mouth only to clamp them short not a moment later. Eyes roaming he look at the mess that the two brawling mage had cause, tables broken, beers and food is but a mess on the floor, Nab is staring at the request board. No that's pretty much normal, he glance back toward the drink in his hand and toward his long life companion.

"No, I'm having the time of the day here. Would'nt want it to end too soon." He raise hig mug to take a gulp.

"Damn right," smirked Wakaba as he puffed out a smoke from his mouth forming multiple circles in the air.

"You two need to get a life, you lazy bums," Cana commented as she chuggs down the barrel again.

"And you need a new liver..." The divorcee commented at Cana, before taking his time to stand up with an intense glare .

"There it is again, whoever you are its not funny, if you got a problem with me then come and say it in my face." The veteran wizard exclaimed to no one in particular, though he did garner a few looks from the nearby people.

Again, Wakaba and Cana exchange glances before shrugging it off. As Macao is just being weird. Macao raise to his feet, sleeves rolled to his shoulders.

"Okay that's it, whoever said that I'm gonna hunt you down!" He said as he stomped away from the table, mug thrown away hitting some random mage.

"Ow!"

The man swiftly avoided the ball of Natsu and Gray trying to strangle each other as they crash into some other table. Raising some protest from the nearby people.

For the third time, Cana and Wakaba just shrug.

Natsu and Gray continue to pummel each other trying to get themselves into oblivion. With Natsu blocking a punch from a boxer clad Gray who caugh the heel strike from the dragon slayer. Seemingly on a stalemate both of them put a distance between them as they jumpred backward.

"Natsu!"

"Gray!"

They both said as they pulled their hands back to execute a strong punch to the other

"This fight is min-" they both tried to say only to stagger passed each other as they held their body against the floor. Their gaze felt blur, eyelids felt heavy. The same kind they had experienced way a lot of time before.

"Ugh..." Grunts Gray as he tried to support himself on one of the guild pillar.

"This is..." Natsu realised and tried to stand up only to fall to his knees, the pink haired teen glance around the guild. Pretty much all the guild members had fallen to the ground unconscious. Some who did'nt held their hands over their head. Macao walks with the grace of a monkey on high before he knock his head against one of the guild's wall making him fell flat on his back.

"I... Swear..." He trailed of before he was consume by sleep.

"This... Magic..." Mira the former demon said as she sits on a stool near the bar. Her arms folded on top of said bar as her head were slowly leaning toward it. Eyes struggling to stay open but is losing it.

'Its him!'

Natsu spend his last remaining consciousness glaring at the double doors as he later feel asleep

XxxxxxxxX

A lone figure walks on a path heading to the Fairytail guild as he had his hands both in his pant's pocket. He currently feeling a little annoyed if the almost brooding look on his face is a clue.

"Its been over a week now... I can't believe I still can'nt find a place for myself." Sigh one Arthur Winchester. Really if he were to tell the truth, he had an easier time looking for a place to rest while he was on adventuring just like what a certain flaming entity told him to do. Guess its not that easy to settle in for good eh?

' Whatever, I'll try again after I got my chocolate milkshake from the guild'

Seriously Mira's chocolate milkshake is the best. He might have been taught to cook by one of Earthland's best cook. But even he could'nt make a chocolate milkshake as good as Mirajane's. Beside he only learn to cook on a wimp really. Its not like he learned the full course in his cooking class with Henry anyway and he was like 9 when learning them. Desserts may be his favourite but out of all the things that Henry taught him for almost a year, that is not his strong point unfortunately. He did learn to improvise though.

Getting back on the main story which is not about food, we see as Arthur approach the guild's double doors. The child of Phoenix put his right hand on top of the handle before he look down and notice the note of 1000 Jewels laying on the ground, he bends down in order to pick it up.

"Heh lucky," he grin as he reach out to his back pocket for his wallet. Concluding his business he was about to grab the handle once again before abruptly the doors, yes both of them swung open. On the interior of the guild was a man? The man seems to pause at mid step the same way Arthur is, for the briefest of moment were spent on taking a closer look on each other.

Arthur noted that this stranger is... Overcloth to say the least, he wears a dark blue cloak and his arms and legs are mostly covered in bandages, dark baggy pants that looks very uncomfortable, on his face there are a dark blue bandana with a silver forehead protector, and a green mask that obscured the bottom half of his face to hide his the rest part of his face. Its like he was trying to hide whats beneath those cloth.

'A hobo?' Was what came first to his mind.

He later notice about five sticks jutting out from his back which are held by a dark green strap going across his main body. All of the sticks head had a rather uniques design on them.

'A street performer' Arthur keep guessing. Again he tries to digest the man's attire.

The man twitch slightly, one hands slowly reaching to his back.

"So, kinda cold huh?" By Arthur's words, the man once again stop midstep in whatever it is that he's doing.

"Pardon?" Slowly almost without emotion the man replied.

"Well you know..." Arthurs points to the man's garb and motioning his hand like pulling a jacket kind of motion.

"Kinda get it why you chose to wear that... Considering it gets chilly in this time of the year."

"Yeah..." The man agreed slowly.

Awkward...

Without nothing else need to be said from either. The cloak man/hobo/street performers? Move passed Arthur quietly.

"Wait..." Arthur said barely above whisper but the man seems to stop. Arthur made his way slowly to the man hands reaching for his back. While the cloak man, reach out for one of his strange looking staff, but he just decided on holding the handle of it.

"Here..." Arthur present out notes of Jewels at him. As the hobo once again face him only to almost look surprise by the money that was offered to him.

1000 Jewels...

Out of his habits to just rip the request at the boards from the guild, he found himself taking the offered money.

"Might not be much, but I at least hope that this could help you out... At least for today" Arthur added.

"Thank... You..." Said the overcloth guy almost unsurely.

"Whatever happened to you, you just gotta continue to live strong okay buddy?" Arthur respond as he pat the stranger/hobo/street performer on the shoulder reassuringly. His voice sounds simpathetic, a faraway look in his eyes.

The stranger nodded quietly, eyes blinking twice having unsure of what is happening.

"Well I gotta get inside now. If you need anything just come by the guild again. " Arthur put on his trademark grin.

With that he slowly went past the double door.

Blinking owlishly the stranger in dark clothing just stared at the door and the 1000 Jewels note on his hand.

For the first time during the long years he had joined Fairytail,

Mystogan is stumped.

"WHAT THE HELL!"

Shouted a familliar voice past the doors.

That is his cue to leave, grabbing one staff from his back and with a couple step, his whole body becomes mist and blown away by the wind.

XxxxxxxX

[Insert Fairytail Ost - Happy no Theme]

"So mind telling me why did all of you were in the ground... ASLEEP?" Ask a curious looking Arthur.

Placing the usual chocolate milkshake on the table Mirajane wipe off any remaining sleep out of her.

"Its Mystogan..." she answered simply.

"Mystogan? What's that some kind of sleeping pills?"

Giggling slightly of the thought Mirajane shake her head amusely.

"No, Mystogan is a member of this guild... Sometimes he drops in. When that happened he usually put everyone to sleep." Mira explained.

"Whats up with that? Thats really suspicious."

"Thats what I said," Macao agreed as he took the next sit. Mirajane simply gets him a mug of beer. During the few little time he had spent in the guild Arthur had begun familiarizing the faces of his guild member. Macao is one of them.

"Thanks Mira-Chan,"

The barmaid just smiled.

"Anyway if you are wondering, nobody really knows why he did that." explain the older fire mage.

"I used to think that he was just shy but with how many request he had completed over the course of the years, its unlikely to be the case." The ivory haired girl word out her thought.

Sipping the last of his chocolatey treat, to which Mira respond to handing him another one. Arthur beamed at Mira before asking." But to put everyone to sleep? And he had been doing this for years without anyone being immune to it? Just how powerful is this guy?"

"Oh right, you did'nt know but Mystogan is and S-class mage... The same class as Erza." Mira told him.

Almost doing a spittake Arthur swallowed the drink in his throat

"Say what?"

S-class mage is the elite mage of a guild. This concept is not foreign to mages so Arthur himself is well inform regarding it. Erza's status as an S-class mage and Titania of all things still really surprised him to this day. I mean who would have thought that a friend that you helped out a long time ago suddenly had become someone so important and renown in the magical world. While the name Titania itself was heard by him from rumours he just assume that the person in question is a great mage. But never had he imagine it that person was his red haired friend from all those years ago.

Around that one mission where they partook together he noticed her form as a very competent fighter. Not that he knew much, but if he was to say she is very skilled with her requip magic. He had also heard from her that she wields sword. That needs more probing around. Regardless Fairytail is currently among the top guild in Fiore. Naturally they set a high standard for their own S-Class mage right?

"Its true, but that doesnt give him the right to put everyone to sleep" Macao's grumbling snap Arthur of his musing.

"But really he needs to fix that, imagine my surprise when I found all of you dropped to the ground as if you had all been done in." Arthur replied taking another sip of his milkshake.

He remembered panicking when he saw all of the guild members dropped to the ground, but upon closer look he finally notice that they were kinda asleep and was in the process of waking up. Deciding to lent a hand he grabbed the nearest person and began to slap them repeatedly. Unfortunately it had the opposite effect as the person was confirm to be unconscious.

"Yeah about that, you also need to learn on how to wake people up, poor Mikey is now probably traumatized by you," Macao poke accusingly.

"I AM AWAKE!"

"I AM AWAKE!"

"I AM AWAKE!" shouted one man in the corner who is heavily bandaged on his bright red swollen cheeks. His eyes were also red for not blinking eversince Arthur stop bitc- slapping him.

"I already said I'm sorry, and I'll make it up to him. Besides, in my defence I was freaking out." Arthur said almost without remorse as he continue to sips his chocolate milkshake. He turn around to regard Mikey.

"Hey Mikey, I promise to wake you up properly next time."

Mikey stop moving as he saw Arthur, blinking a few times he suddenly look scared as he grab a curry out of nowhere and splash his face.

"I AM AWAKE!"

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...

...

"AAAHHHHH!" he sprung out of his seat to the back. Probably to the gents.

The three by the bar counter winced.

"That looks very... Painful," Mirajane tried to conclude her innocent smile betraying her statement.

"He's not going to forget about what you did anytime soon." Macao assume.

Arthur just nodded In agreement. Before out of a sudden he asked.

"Anyway, by any chance Mystogan is a guy who wrapped himself around with thick black clothing and bandages? Also carried a bunch of sticks behind him?"

"Thats what Master said, but wait... How did you know about that?" Mira inquired

"Oh bump into the guy at the entrance before I got in." Arthur inform flatly.

[Song ended]

Macao instantly did a spit take.

"YOU MET MYSTOGAN!?" He shouted WAY to loud for Arthur to almost beeen blown away from his seat, in respond he covered his right ear.

"Uh, yeah...?"

Before he realise it the whole atmosphere of the guild became deadly still.

...

...

...

"I AM AWAKE!" the sound of running water water followed.

...

...

...

"What?" Asked the raven haired teen genuinely confused.

"Arthur this is BIG NEWS!" Mira exclaimed hands slammed on the counter. He thought he heard a crack somewhere.

Arthur promptly turn to her for explanation.

"Aside from the Master, almost everyone in this guild have never met Mystogan. He is very elusive. Its almost impossible to even caught him by surprise because of his ridiculously strong sleep magic! Even the most senior members have yet to meet him, and yet you have met him barely pass a week after you join! Naturally everyone is curious!"

Arthur grab his chin in thought.

"I mean thats the only guy I saw at the entrance and base on your timeframe of Mystogan's arrival and when he left, this fits the piece perfectly,"

As soon as he finish that word, turning around Arthur found himself at the mercy of multiple faces threatens to smash into his.

"WHAT DOES HE LOOKS LIKE!?"

"IS HE CUTE!?"

"IS HE STRONG!? I SO WANNA FIGHT HIM!"

"IS IT TRUE HE IS 10 FEET TALL AND HAD FIVE ARMS!?

"IS HE A REAL MAN!?"

"WHO'S THE PITCHER AND WHO'S THE CATCHER!?"

"GRAY YOUR CLOTHES!"

"NOT AGAIN!"

"I AM AWAKE!"

"Everyone, if you don't stop asking questions and leaving some space for Arthur... I will get angry!" Mira came to Arthur's aid as he nearly got himself imprint on the bar counter.

All the questiona stopped as they all stared at Mira and hurriedly scrambled away doing who knows what. She just smiled like usual, but somehow there's something a little bit different about it. Arthur can'nt pin it but he was grateful. He still does'nt know why sometimes the guildmembers act rather cautiously around Mira.

Deciding he could at least sate their curiousity he cleared his throat and address the guild members.

"Mystogan is like master said, a guy with heavy clothing all around, I don't know if he is 'cute' or not as i can't see his face, again I don't know... I just met him not fight him, no he is not a giant with five arm, he is a robed guy who carries 5 staff, he is definitely a man I guess so...? And who the hell asked the sixth question? I know that you're a guy!"

He got no respond. Shaking his head in disbelief. Arthur turn back toward the barmaid.

"You're right, They are really curious,"

Mira just giggled, while Macao received a light jab to his shoulder from Arthur.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"Its because of your shouting i had to endured that, plus my ears hurt"

"Eh, not that bad right? Besides, they could do much worse"

"Really?"

"Really,"

"This guild is crazy," Arthur finally realized.

"If its any consolation, you will get use to it soon enough," Mirajane tried to reason. All the while wiping a glass without a single care in the world.

In respond Arthur just drop his face to the counter resulting a 'thud' sound. Macao pats him reassuringly on the shoulder.

" Think I haven'nt say this to you when you joined but...Welcome to Fairytail," welcomed the man who's wife had left him. One could only imagine how lonely he gets sometimes.

"Damn it, who's been saying things behind my back!? Mark my word, I will FIND you!"

Arthur lift up his head to see what happened, looking at the face Macao made. He cast an inquisitive look toward Mira who just shrug and give him a look that says-

'I-am-just-as-confuse-as-you-are'

XxxxxxxX

[Insert Fairytail Ost - Nigiyaka no Machi]

"ARTHUR!" Shouted one very excited pink haired fire mage.

"Hmm?" Standing around by the request board beside some tribal man that had been standing there way longer than he did.

'Think his name is nabu or something, nevermind i will find out later'

Arthur turn to regards one of his first friends in Fairytail.

"Yo Natsu, you need something?"

"Yeah, Fight me!" Without even waiting for his answer Natsu swung a fist to which Arthur just evaded. This cause for him to punch a hole in the request board. Or more specifically right in front of Nab.

"Damn it Natsu, be careful with that! I am trying to look for a job here."

"Huh? Nab? What you still staring at the board? Pick a damn job already. You've been doing that like forever!"

"Like I said, I've been looking for a special job that only I could do!"

"There is no such job!" Natsu denied Nab of his dream.

"Huh!?" Nab glared at Natsu with the same intensity as his target. They started to butted their heads on each other, fiery aura surrounded them.

"Erm... Am I really need here? Feels like I am the third wheel all of a sudden." Arthur voice out honestly.

"Aye!" Happy float right next to him out of nowhere.

"Natsu tends to forget his objective sometimes," he chirp in.

"That so..." Arthur mused.

"Oh right! This is'nt what I came to do" Natsu was hit by realization. Pushing Nab effortlessly away into some random table if the crashing sound was anything to go by. Natsu return his gaze on Arthur.

With a challenging grin he zeroed on the black clad mage.

"Fight me now Arthur! Its time to finally settle our last score!"

"Thats like the tenth challenge this week. Why do you insist on fighting me so much?"

"Because you're strong, and I got this feeling in my chest, thats keeps telling me to fight you. I had never felt like this before."

[Song ended]

Backing away slightly Arthur put on a worried face.

"Glad you felt that way, but I don't really swing that way Natsu,"

"Huh? Swing what and what way now?" Natsu asked face genuinely puzzled.

Arthur just stared at Natsu dubiously,

'...and the joke went way past him.' Shaking his head in amusement Arthur smiled.

"Nevermind..."

"Uh okay... So how about it Arthur..." Natsu trailed of as his body started to glow a fiery aura.

"I CHALLENGE YOU INTO A FIGHT!" by now he is all but burning.

"Oh whats this? You two going to duke it out?" Asked one interested Wakaba Mine from his usual table, he looks toward the two possible combatants. Macao Conbolt seems to be just as interested as his long time friend. They wore the same grins.

"This could be good... Hey Arthur you have yet to show us what you got!" He encourage.

Suddenly there were many whispers and talks around them both mages seems to have take noticed of. Most of them is just curious about Arthur, sure they had seen him stand his ground against Erza before. But that is that. This is this.

"Looks like we already have a gallery for ourselves. " Natsu grins.

Taking a look around, Arthur sigh. "Not really my style having watchers around but..."

"Then you agree...?" Natsu asked hopefully. Eyes brimming with adrenaline.

Arthur returns Natsu's grins with his own.

"Yeah sure, why not... You will not stop pestering me about it until we get this over with right? Besides, I got time to kill and I could really use some work out right about now." He looks straight toward while raising a fist right next to his face and began clenching his fingers resulting them to let out a cracking sound, Natsu in turns finally exploded with fire.

"YOSH! I'M ALL FIRED UP!"

"Just a little reminder, this time won't go down like the last," Arthur referred to the time when they first met. When both of them did'nt really went all out on each other

"Damn right! Cause' this time i'm gonna kick your ass!" Natsu declared.

"Let's ablaze," Arthur said as he is coated by wisp of golden aura.

XxxxxxxX

Walking toward his guild after a long guildmaster meeting in Clover Town, Makarov Dreyar straightened his already sore back, the resounding cracking sound made him winced a little before he starts to feel better.

"This old bone really starting to get to me now, times like these made me miss my youth,"

His statement made his escort look toward him worryingly.

"Are you alright Master? As I thought we should have take a magical vehicle or at least rent a horse carriage as soon as we had arrived at the train station." Said escort sounds very regretful

"Forgive me, for completely overseeing that. I had failed you Master," they bowed their head guiltily to which the guildmaster wave it off.

"Nah... its quite alright Erza, it was I who insist on taking the walk. If anything I should be grateful to you for following me around this whole day. Sorry to have waste your time for a gathering of old people. I am sure you have had a better plan to do today."

"In contrary Master, I am honoured that you had invited me to the Guild Master's meeting. I am very please to know that the issue regarding 'Fallen Myth' and their exploit as of late had been brought into light,"

Makarov eyes turns a few degree sharper.

[Insert Fairytail Ost - Shinobiyoru Kage]

"Fallen Myth, they used to be a legal guild from the northern Fiore who goes by the name of Myth Heart, They were officially declared as a guild decades ago. I believe I was still in my youth when that happened, was an acquaintance of the previous leader before he steps down and the guild was succeed by a new guildmaster. The guild itself was fairly small but they still establish themselves as one of the best in the north. Until about two decades ago when they got themselves into huge debts and starts falling apart. Wonder what went wrong?"

He sigh feeling somewhat down. Another good guild had turn away from the light.

"Is it because the new successor?" Erza deduced. Easily keeping her pace with the midget old man.

"Could be, but even if it is so. That new leader also steps down about a year and a half after they had gathered so much debt. Leaving the guild to take full brunt of the fall." Makarov inform, playing with the edge of his moustache.

"A fake front perhaps? The master made it seems like they were leaving but later secretly leads the guild into a dark guild? To try and establish their status again by force" Erza tried to entertain the thought.

"Then they must be a shrewd person or a well connected to the dark world, seeing as how most dangerous of criminals also seems ro had a connection with Fallen Myth by now."

"Yes, Wolfen The Ripper who was related to many homicidal slaughter and Athlean a mage warrior, it is said that she killed anyone for diamonds. Two very dangerous Individual " Erza brought up what she heard from the meeting.

"Good to know, you've been keeping up with the meetings agenda." Makarov complement the scarlet haired wizard.

"It is crucial for a mage to be alert of their surrounding Master... Thats what you taught me" Erza replied practically beaming with pride herself.

"Still, what do they hope to accomplish by causing all those random chaos? They haven't yet cause any live to be lost. But they had spread fear and chaos very effectively. At this rate it would only be a matter of time before the whole citizens of Fiore knew about them." Makarov tap his back with a staff he had been carrying.

"All of those chaos they had cause had been left with their guild insignia, thats what lead us to believe that it is their doing. Does Fallen Myth even exist in the first place?" Makarov shook his head to Erza's question.

"That has yet to be seen, but as you already know, for couple of last months a hooded man had attacked almost 10 lower rankings guilds. All the members is either injured or crippled, including the Masters. The man left a message that he is from Fallen Myth or previously known as Myth Heart. He also dropped the insignia for both guild in each of his attack. Fearing for the safety of the next guild that might become their target. The meeting in Clover is arranged but it seems that we have yet much to learn of this threat." Makarov said dejectedly.

[Song ended]

"Enough about that, How is Arthur faring in Fairytail as of late?..." His question does'nt get its answer.

Feeling a lack of presence besides him. Makarov look behind him to the sight of Erza who is having a dark look on her face. She was staring right forward. Following her gaze he noted to the huge crowd that had form at the street just before the entrance to Fairytail. Pinching his nose at the headache thats about to come he just took a deep breath.

"Well at least they had taken it outside the guild, Its a very spacious space for sparring."

"Those Neanderthals..." Sensing the threat from his escort Makarov was quick to assure her.

"Mah, mah, its quite alright, you know as well as I do thats how the way they bonds with each other. Fairytail would be Fairytail."

Erza look slightly offended before admitting. " If thats what you say Master..."

"Come now don't be too hard on them, lets just go and see just who is it in the middle of all that" with that being side he instantly grins merrily and walked toward the crowd.

"I bet its Natsu and Gray..." The armored escort finally said with a shake of her head before following the elderly man

XxxxxxxX

Arthur and Natsu found themselves on the street just outside the guild. Mirajane had insist that they held their fight right here. He understand, its going to be hard on her if they did it inside. Imagine all of the mess they can cause. Mira would be the one who have to clean that up, come to think of it, she had to clean up every mess the guild made everyday alone. Sure he help out sometimes, but thats only fitting considering he's been living under the guild basement. What happened when he leave? That woman deserve a trophy and a day dedicated to her.

"TEACH HIM HOW TO FAIRYTAIL NATSU!"

"GO GET HIM!"

"SHOW US WHAT YA GOT NEW GUY!"

"GOOD LUCK NEW GUY!"

"HAVE FUN!"

"COME PLACE YOUR BET PEOPLE!"

"NATURALLY I'LL ROOT FOR NATSU!"

"I'MMA TRY MY LUCK WITH THE NEW GUY!"

With all the encouragement and high spirited people around them, the two would be combatants find themselves smirking toward the other.

"Ready to get your ass handed down?" Natsu taunt.

"Hmm, lets find out..." Arthur said as both he and Natsu took on a fighting stance.

'Now then if I am not mistaken...' Arthur thought to himself

A silent timer starts to beat off.

3...

2...

1...

"Begin!" Happy shouted as he took a bite out of a fish that fell from the sky.

[Insert Fairytail Ost - Mahou Hatsudou]

"Alright! Here I go..." Natsu waste no time in taking the initiative.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He exclaimed as he swung a flaming right fist to Arthur, who respond by moving his head back to the left. He did'nt miss the name of Natsu's spell.

Expecting him to dodge that one Natsu used his momentum to lift his left foot rolling his body forward in an attempt to drop kick Arthur sideways. But Arthur saw this and jumped backward.

Catching himself up mid falling, with body lowered to the ground Natsu continued to aim his left flaming fist forward. Arthur spin to his right to avoid the straight punch. Natsu followed up by jumping and raising his flaming knee toward Arthur's face. When it looks light the attack would connect Arthur drop to his back and chain it with a backward roll. Clicking his tongue as soon as he landed. Natsu lit up both his fist in fire and continue his assault not intending to let Arthur have a breathing space. But yet again Arthur dodge his left uppercut. Much to his annoyance Arthur also moved to his right to avoid his follow up right fist.

Taking a momentarily stop with a growl Natsu shouted.

"Come on! Stay still, don't just dodge. Attack Arthur! I knew you can, you did'nt even brought out those golden flame of yours!"

"Golden Flame?" Wakaba asked Macao from inside the crowd around the two fighters. Macao just shake his head and shrug. Having no idea what the dragonslayer is saying.

"Hey now, not my fault if you're too slow Natsu," Arthur chuckled.

Feeling irritated Natsu rush Arthur setting his body ablaze.

"Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!"

Widening his eyes at the massive increase in speed. Arthur barely dodge the human fire that went way past him and toward the crowd behind him.

"HEY WAIT A MINUTE NOW!"

"CRAP! EVERYONE DUCK!"

Arthur whistled as he watch Natsu went soaring above the guild member who managed to duck in the last second. Some got caught by the hint of the attack. Mostly those who nearly at the edge. Almost instantly Natsu had create a cleared path for himself

Natsu cancelled out his fire and did a front somersault. Landing gracefully on his feet he turn back to look toward his initial target who just smirk at him.

"Ah! Screw this!" He rush back completely ignoring the protest that was thrown at him. He jumped into the air and prepared to execute a downward swing of his violently fiery fist.

"I SAID STAY STILL DAMN IT!"

The obvious attack had actually caught Arthur by surprise as he just move barely a breadth away to avoid the fist. He was caught by the ensuing eruption of the ground as it explode behind the powerful charge behind Natsu's charge. Doing a recovery just before he hit the ground he finally felt a fist connecting to his guard.

"Gotcha!" Natsu said triumphantly

Feeling like his hand is slowly on fire, he waste no time in grabbing his opponent wrist while Natsu is still basking in his glory. Arthur threw him forward by his shoulder so far that Natsu ended up nearly hitting the people behind him again.

'I was'nt imagining it afterall...' He thought back to their first encounter. Dismissing the thought he focused back on Natsu.

"Lucky shot... Lets try that again!" He assume a loose stance

"ROGER THAT! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

Feeling the adrenaline of his earlier achievement Natsu strike with more intensity which force Arthur too had a bit of trouble in dodging those blazing fire fist. In fact he looks likes all he can do is dodge the attack from the pinkette. The two continue to be like this for a few more minutes. One on the attacking and one on dodging. Before long Arthur had already used his hand to try and deflect or guide Natsu's attack away but he is still being push back though.

"Amazing! Natsu had become very fast all of a sudden." Exclaimed one petite bluenette wearing an orange dresses, her side bangs falls lazily as oppose to the the one that held her orange bandana. This is Levy Mcgarden.

"No kidding, that Arthur guy could do nothing but continue dodging," agreed a young man wearing a brown and furrish looking fur jacket, he also wears a high collared purple shirt beneath his furrish coat. The most notable feature about him though was his high and fancy looking hat which complement his fur man is simply known as Jet

"Speaking of which, its rare for you to watch a fight like this Levy," state a tall-slim young man wearing a simple white shirt, green checkered pants. His haired though resembled to that of a plant stem. This man is known as Droy

Waving her hand dismissively, Levy continued

"Ah, I was just curios. I mean Arthur is supposely a long time friend of Erza right? From what I heard, they knew each other way before Erza joined Fairytail."

"Eh! Really?" Jet said sounding very surprised.

"Thats news to me," Droy admitted to only knowing this now.

"Can't be help we were'nt there when he joined, Mira-chan said they caused quite a scene after finally meeting each other again."

"Really now? You heard anything about that Droy?"

"No Jet, I am guessing you too?"

"Yeah,"

"Get a grip you two, be more accepting toward new members," Levy slightly scold them, pointing a finger accusingly

"But Levyyyyy..." They both whine before they look at her with passion

"We don't need anyone else but youuuu..." They said in synch obviously lovestruck. To which Levy just give an awkward smile. Despite their attitude toward her, these two is her trusted friend and teammates.

"Oi, move it you're blocking the view," said one annoyed Gray Fullbuster as he slightly shoved the two man away. They won't even bother to ask why he is in his boxer.

"Gray..." Levy acknowledge the mage. Gray respond by only nodding his head and continue to watch. Taking a page of his book, Levy too continue to watch.

"That flame brain, he does'nt even realise that he is being lead on.,"

"Eh?" Totally unexpecting the comment from the ice wizard Levy look toward him

"But I thought that Natsu had the upperhand?" Ask Droy.

"Stupid, look closer..." Gray trailed off. The three member of Team Shadow Gear did just that

But all they were seeing is Arthur dodging and redirecting attacks from Natsu who continued to push back the raven haired teen.

"I don't get it," Jet finally said to which Gray just sigh in annoyance.

"That guy is not the one in the losing end here, if he is being pushed back. Its common sense to use everything he got to try and regain the ground. But he did none of that, can you feel anything"

Taking a look once more the three man team finally notice.

"I felt nothing coming from him" Levy surmised

"Exactly. He has yet to use any of his magic." Gray pointed out.

"Then that means... He is holding back?" Droy said in realisaton.

"What you're saying is... Right from the start... Natsu is-" Levy said slowly but was cut off by Gray.

"Nah, I doubt flame brain is done. If anything I learn in all those years with him. Is that he is a sore loser... And full of surprises."

[Song ended]

As soon as those words left his mouth, a resounding crack boom the area. Looking forward again they witnessed that Natsu had finally land a solid flaming fist to Arthur's face. Arthur went back flying, he recovered by doing a cartwheel, before he reach the ground.

The crowd cheered at the performance.

"FINALLY A DIRECT HIT!"

"I'VE WAIT THAT! FOR SO LONG."

"Have to admit though, Arthur is very agile for handling Natsu away for that long"

"OKAY NATSU! FINISH IT NOW!"

The crowd once again erupted into cheers. Natsu took in a deep breath...

"STOP SCREWING WITH ME!"

...

...

...

...

...

Everyone was silent after that. The one who shouted and manage to silence the crowd growl and look to his opponent.

Arthur rubbed his right cheek where Natsu's fist had connected. Eyes curious.

"Don't play around anymore Arthur." The crowd suddenly focus on the black clad mage, when Natsu had addressed him. Eyes looking very angry.

"Come at me for real... with all you got.." Natsu take a couple step forward

"You hear me? You must come and fight me with everything you got, otherwise there's no meaning in all this." His blazing fist cut off from their magic.

"I don't want to fight someone who is fighting half-ass" he growled.

Meeting eyes with his opponent Arthur stand up straight, no longer in his fight stance. Close his eyes and nod to himself. He opened his deep green eyes a moment later staring at Natsu.

"Natsu..." He began as he too took a couple step forward. They both now are now in a cormfortable distance.

"I am very sorry for making you felt like that... " he let it hangs in the air

"...But just so you know, I wasn't holding back!"

"Bullshit!" Natsu spat out

"Oi, listen me out first Natsu," Arthur act first before Natsu had the chance to say anything.

"In case you did'nt notice I was studying you earlier,"

"Huh?"

" I was thinking of something from when we last fought, I just need confirm it first and now I have gotten my answer..." He started to grins and and dropped into a fighting stance.

"I could beat you now..."

Natsu look straight into Arthur's eyes for any lies or deceit. Finding none he too drop into a fighting stance. The crowd seems to be confused by the two fighters.

"Oh? Really? Prove it!"

In respond Arthur lits up both his fist with golden bluish flame. Which Natsu mirrored with his own flame.

...

"Hoh? Its finally starting now,"

!

"Erza!" Levy and her team exclaimed as they turn sharply to her left. Very surprised to find the requip mage, standing there all of a sudden. She was'nt even in the guild before!

"Since when were you there?" A shock Gray asked from her right.

Mirajane giggled from Erza's right

"I think it was before Natsu landed that last hit"

"By the way Erza, is that golden thing on Arthur's hand... Fire?" She directly asked

"Yes," The knight was quick to answer.

"Golden... Flame?" Levy asked in shock and awe.

"Anything particular about that?" Gray asked also intrigued.

Erza smiled to herself "Just watch. The real fight starts now."

At her words they turn back to the fight.

...

[Insert Fairytail ost - Koori Wa Maou]

"ALL RIGHT! I'M ALL FIRED UP!" Finishing his catchphrase Natsu lunged straight into action.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu sped up toward Arthur, his arm cocked back for a powerful fist. As he drew closer he swung forward.

A fist made contact with its intended target...

Natsu flew backward flipping himself back as he landed on the grounded.

...

"What just happened? All I saw was Natsu lunging forward. Then Arthur sort of become a blur. Next thing I knew Natsu was flying back." Wakaba asked for explanation.

"Arthur just hit Natsu with a uppercut. A flaming uppercut"

!

"Master!?" Macao reeled back.

"Since when were you there?"

"Not too long really but I see enough" casually dismissed the old Master who showed out of nowhere.

"Huh but I did'nt see it" Wakaba argued.

"You were focussing too much on Natsu. It was fast yes, but had you focussed on Arthur you would have seen him moved. Am I right Macao?"

The purple fire mage nods in agreement. "But still that was fast. Wonder if I'm just getting old," he sigh.

Accepting the word of the other mans Wakaba adressed another issue.

"And whats thats golden fire thing on his hand? Never ever seen that kind of flame before."

"Lets just watch to find out," Makarov instructed.

...

The crowd was amazed watching the sudden turn of event.

"Feeling anything Natsu?" Arthur asked almost cockingly as he raise an eyebrow.

Natsu took a moment to remember the feeling as he rubbed his jaw.

"I... Know this feeling... Its something I had forgot..."

'Nailed it' Arthur got his answer now.

"Should I help you with that?" Arthur offered.

"Like hell! But in anycase. You're fast Arthur I give you that. I did'nt see that coming right after it hit me." Natsu praised.

"You tends to put more power in your punches just less than a moment before your attack connects at the same time your attention becomes lack. Thats what I got from our little scruffle earlier."

"Huh!? No way! You're not tricking me into that. That was just a lucky shot!" Natsu refused to believe.

Arthur just shrug nonchalantly, "Suit yourself, I would be happy to prove it again though"

Natsu lunged again this time launching an assault with a flurry of punch which Arthur guide away with ease. Natsu tried a high kick upward when non of his punch made contact. Unfortunately this create an opening for Arthur when he managed to dodge that to the side. He delivered a strong decisive strike to Natsu's gut, he continued to grab Natsu's wrist before Natsu could soar higher making sure to grip it strongly with his golden bluish fire lit up on his hand. He spun around and threw Natsu away by his shoulder again. This time Natsu lands not as graceful.

Grabbing, his stomach and feeling an unfamiliar sensation on his wrist Natsu, inspect the almost reddish mark that appeared on his hand. They quickly fade away, but the sensation remains.

"I ask again Natsu... feeling anything?" Arthur emphasized on the feeling.

Natsu stared at Arthur then to his wrist. Then his eyes snapped open.

"This feeling I remember now. Its... Hot." Realisation dawn on him that instance.

"YOU BURNT ME!"

Arthur just smirk.

[Song ended]

...

"Oi, oi, oi... Is this for real? Natsu actually got burns?" Gray could not believe whats happening in front of him.

"Is that even possible?" Jet asked no one in particular.

"This is turning out to be one interesting match." Mira stated.

"Did he found some kind of loophole around that?" Levy raised the question in the air.

"I... I don't know," Droy was speechless.

"Who cares!? ITS BECAUSE HE'S A REAL MAN!" Elfman popped out of nowhere.

"And where did you come from?" Jet and Droy sweat-dropped.

Erza observed the combatants intently

'If Arthur's fire works against Natsu does that mean-'

...

"Yup, as did you," Arthur points out at Natsu as he too grabs his cheeks where Natsu had punch him.

"Want to know a little secret Natsu? I have never been burnt by any fire. I assume its the same for you?" He hanged the question.

"Y-Yeah because Igneel said... AHHH! THIS IS SO CONFUSING." Natsu start freaking out a bit as he ruffled his hair in frustration.

Because of his enhance hearing, Arthur picks out a word Natsu said.

'Igneel...? Lets use that. If Natsu is anything like me then...'

"This Igneel you spoke of Natsu... Tell me is he by chance... A Dragon?"

Natsu is fast to snap back toward reality. " H-How did you know about that, nobody believe me when I said it... But you... You knew it before I even tells you...

"Well lets just say its something that my Father used to told me. That and because you and I, we are kinda alike." Arthur informs finding himself exciting about the thought.

"Alike? Arthur... Could it be... That you know something about Igneel? Does that mean you know where he is? Then tell me!" Natsu demanded. Arthue instantly connect the dots and figured out what happened to Igneel.

'Igneel must have left him too... Like how Tou-san did...' Arthur could understand his feelings.

Arthur shook his head." Sorry, I dont know anything about that..." He is not to cruel to use and dangle that in front of Natsu just to make this fight becomes more interesting. But maybe he could provide something

"... But I might have an idea of why he left though?"

"Then tell me why..." Natsu was dissapointed because Arthur not knowing where Igneel is but just a little bit of information about his foster parent, sound very tempting.

"Tell ya what, I will tell you. If... You could beat me. But I could be wrong. Deal?"

"Deal!"

"Then, I believe its my turn to be attacking. " a magical circle that looks like two overlapse circle of golden and blue appeared beneath his feet. Hands blazing, Arthur charged forward.

"Phoenix's Fiery Fist!"

'Fast!' Was all Natsu could think of as he was punch away. He skids as he hits the wall of people behind him. They all hold his momentum and push him back forward.

"Get a grip Natsu!"

The two found themselves exchangings a couple of blows that had neither reach their targets. Punch collided, kicks block, Fire against fire, attacks being blocked.

Natsu caught something from Arthur's spells name. So he caught Arthur's fist head on. He promptly winced. Clearly having not expected the force behind that punch. Regardless he dared asked.

"Phoenix...?"

Taking the momentarily lack of concentration as a chance Arthur pulled Natsu toward him and elbowed him to the chin. Ducking low he executed a flurry of fiery punch to the body before finishing it with a jumping roundhouse kick. Natsu found himself spinning to the ground

"Yup, I was raised by a Phoenix. His name is Axel. Taught me everything I knew. He is also my Father." Arthur declared proudly.

...

"A Phoenix... Are you serious?" Gray started to face palming himself. This match is just full of surprises.

"So if Natsu's magic is for slaying Dragons, does that means he slays Phoenix?" Mira wondered. Picturing a cartoonish Arthur jumping to get a phoenix which is perch on a tree.

"Hiyahhh!" The cartoonish Arthur said as he tried to jump to the Phoenix from the ground.

"A Phoenix? Is that true Erza?" Levy turns to the only person who had a better knowledge on the subject.

"Its what he told me years ago and I believe him. I admit I did'nt take it too well at first, " she laugh remembering that time.

'He's a Phoenix'

She could still remember his words.

"... Because it sounds crazy?" Droy tried

"And yet we have a guy claimed to be raise by a dragon and he EATS flame." Elfman pointed out.

"Just like a real man!" He added

...

Landing and refused to be still Natsu charge again.

"Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!..." Natsu is once again a flaming human fire headed straight to Arthur.

"This again? You should really be more creative."

"And Flame Elbow!" Arthur was not prepared for Natsu to made last second switch right after he dodge. Thus he receive a flaming elbow squared on his face. Momentarily stun Natsu was not going to let this oppurtunity slides by. He inhaled some air and cupped both his hand in a fist to his mouth. A magic cirle blaring to life before him.

"Fire Dragon's Roar."

He spewed forth large amount of fire all that headed straight for Arthur. The attack also went way more past Arthur as the mage's at Arthur's back was also hit by them.

"DAMN IT NATSU!"

"HOT! HOT! HOT!

"ITS BURNING!"

But Natsu ignored them to focus on his opponent that he just blown away.

"Hah! How's that for creativity?"

[Insert Fairytail ost - Gekitou Mahiu Jin]

As if answering him, the ground starts to shake a bit before out of a sudden a torrent of golden bluish flame shot into the sky. Forming a fire tower, all trace of natsu's flame vanish, consumed by the flame tower.

"WHATS UP WITH THAT HUGE TOWER OF FLAME?"

"THATS WAY TOO BIG, I THINK IT REACHED THE CLOUD!"

By now those behind Arthur had already learnt not to stand behind him.

Those who present were force to shield their eyes from the very bright fire.

As soon as it comes. The tower of golden bluish flame dissipated Arthur stood at the center seemingly a liitle singed but otherwise fine. One hand raise the the sky, Magic circle dying beneath his feet.

"I admit that is a clever change of tactics. Then I should do the same too."

Positioning both his hands to his right side miniature magic circle appeared on his overlapping hands.

" Flame Commandment : Serpents!"

10 large snake like creature in the form of golden bluish flames shot out from Arthur's hand heading straight for Natsu.

Natsu swiftly avoided all of them before he grins.

"Hah, that all you got?" He said arrogantly. He instantly regret it after he saw the sly smile of Arthur

"Of course not," with a flick of his finger, the golden bluish magical serpents who heads straight for the very scared crowd turns around making them sigh in relief. The magical serpents head straight for Natsu and kept on heading for him even though he had already avoided them again, and again. To which the dragon slayer starts to get sloppy in avoiding them.

"Damn it!' He cursed

...

'Those are like Leon's Ice Make!' Thought Gray as he watch the flaming serpents.

'Those are some excellent control of fire magic.' Macao thought as he watch on.

'This boy...' Makarov thought as he watch Arthur.

'He's good, no wonder Erza had so much confidence in him.' Mira thought silently as she judge Arthurs's performance

...

So focus in avoiding them Natsu had'nt realise a threat that had crept out to him and when he does he was too late to block a flaming uppercut to his chin.

"Phoenix's Grand Exploding Fist!"

Arthur punch Natsu so hard that the space between them exploded, causing pieces of debris and ground to scattered on the air, a small crater also was formed.

Natsu found himself lift of his feet and into the air all the while being attacked by the fiery serpent. Gritting his teeth he bears the pain.

"Ah damn it! Why did it burns?" He shouted in frustration. Fire was'nt suppose to burn him damn it! But now that he think about it, he did felt something weird when they had their first encounter. Specifically when Arthur grabs him with his flaming hands.

He dodge the serpents that still try to attack him while they are airborne. He wish he could just eat this thing! But he had a feeling thats not a very good move considering they can hurt him.

Arthur boost himself upward propelling fire from his feet. Appearing behind Natsu, right on his blind spot when his focus was on the flaming serpents. By the time Natsu notice it was a bit late. Arthur did a front roll and drop a flaming drop kick to which Natsu barely did a flaming guard to soften the impact.

"Phoenix's Talon!" The attack sents Natsu plummeting to down destroying another part of the ground. Smoke rises from where Natsu was sent down.

Landing on the other side Arthur remains in his loose stance.

"Have enough now?" He asked plainly.

[Song ended]

He got his answer when Natsu lunged himself from the smoke. The dragon child's flaming fist was caught by the Phoenix's child own flaming hand.

"YOU WISH!" Natsu shouted. Punching with another fist which also got caught.

"I see..." Arthur smirked blocking a side left kick with his right foot. He pulled Natsu forward as he headbutted him only to felt an equal force hitting him back. Natsu must have had the same idea he had come with. Without waiting he lunged himself to the left, all the while spinning his body in the same direction. Due to their link by hands Natsu found himself caught in the spin. Arthur quickly break one hand free. As soon as they hit the ground standing, he quickly punch forward to which Natsu tried but failed to block. Their hand release from each other Natsu recovered and land on his feet with a crouch.

"You'll have to do more than that to defeat me." He grins. Contrary to how much damage his body had taken.

Arrhur wear a pensive look." Okay then." He stuck a hand forward as if reaching for something small magic circle of golden overlapping with a blue magic circle emerged.

Natsu become confuse when it dies down without doing anything.

"Whats that suppose to do?"

"That..." Arthur grin triumphantly.

Widening his eyes Natsu felt a sudden shift of magic right below him. Looking down he was surprise when he finds out that Arthur's magic circle from earlier is now spinning slowly right beneath him. Big in size covering the entirety of the area which he was standing. It blared fiercely as before Natsu even thought of getting away he was enguld by tower of golden bluish flame. The same one Arthur did earlier... In the same spot Natsu was standing

...

"A delayed spell? thats rare. He must have place it when he created that fire tower from before" Mira observed, a delicated finger near her mouth.

"That fire tower thing looks very hot..." Droy remark.

"Will Natsu be okay?" Jet asked worryingly.

"But surely, that won't do much damage against Natsu right?" Levy half asked, half hoping.

"But did'nt Arthur's flame burns him?" Elfman half asked half retort in respond to Levy.

"Get yourself together Natsu," Gray gritted his teeth.

Erza said nothing, but she had a serious look on her eyes.

...

"Speed, strength, defense, agility, magic, skills, control... He had Natsu beaten in all of those," Wakaba listed.

"The match pretty much had been decided... I don't believe it. This is the first and only time that Natsu is losing againts his own element. Should'nt we be stopping them now if this keeps going... It won't bode well for Natsu." Macao asked of his master.

"...No" Makarov began. " if they did'nt finish it here, this would later be bothering Natsu until they have a rematch."

The two man just look at each other and decided to trust their Master on this.

When the flames died down the crowd finds Natsu kneeling on the charred, destroyed ground cause by Arthur's flaming tower. Everyone can see how much damage he had take.

Arthur was surprse when Natsu slowly gets up to his feet. Anyone he'd meet looking worse for wear like that usually was on their last leg already. But Natsu is different.

"You really are one hell of a persistent guy... Natsu," He admitted one hand scratching the back of his head,

Natsu cracked open one eye, his body slung foward. Natsu force himself to stand straight

"I can't be calling myself a Fairytail wizard otherwise." He grins "You be sure to remember that Arthur, Fairytail Wizard never gives up."

Arthur chuckled " Alright Senpai."

Natsu grins and knock his fist together, setting his whole body aflame. somehow looking much energetic than what his current appearance suggest.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

"Phoenix's Fiery Fist!"

The two attack clashed creating air pressure to spread from them. Natsu began to rapidly punching at the raven haired teen. By times each attack becomes more powerful than the last. More frenzy too, Arthur noticed.

The two found themselves to be engaging in a fierce punching battle. But neither seems to be able to hit the other.

"ORAAAAA!" Natsu's fierce battle cry surrounds the area.

Until Arthur already had enough. He spontaneously grabs both Natsu's arm stopping them dead in their attack.

"This hand of yours is troublesome" with that said, bright white light shines on his fiery fist. He pulled Natsu's hand close to each other before the lights enveloped them. After that is done he kicked Natsu away. A chained of light magic connects from Natsu's encased wrist to Arthur's hand.

"What is this?" Natsu asked feeling like the white light had encassed his fist together. He look downed to find that said light had turn into a handcuff made of white light. He tried to break free but failed.

"A spell that I called "White Chain Claw," only I improvise it to lock that fist of yours together. Now... what will you do Natsu?" Arthur asked with a voice that contains curiosity and smugness.

"As if this will stop me!" Natsu declared rushing forward and jumped to deliver a fiery upside down kick toward Arthur.

"Fire Dragon's Claw!"

Arthur raise a flaming arm to block the attack.

'Figures that won't stop him.'

Dodging a follow up kicks. He was surprise again when Natsu attempted to use his handcuffs hand to attack. If the blazing hands were anything to go by. But the haymaker is to slow for Arthur. Jumping backward to create a distance between them Arthur pulled Natsu toward him with much force. He spins around the white chain, resulting for them to wraps himself around him. As soon as Natsu is within reach, Arthur land a kick toward Natsu sending him to the ground with Arthur standing on top. He dispelled the chains around him. But Natsu's hands still is trapped within those handcuffs of light magic.

" I win," he declared right foot press to hold Natsu on the ground

"Heh, think again," Natsu gathered his magic and set an explosion of fire to be release around him. Arthur was forced to get away. Taking the chance he got to break free. Natsu inhaled some air.

"Fire Dragon's Roar." He unleased the spell while half kneeling on the ground. He pushed his bounded fist into the ground. Digging his nails into the hard cements as not to be blown backward by the force of his roar.

The attack went straight for Arthur. When Natsu thinks he got him. Arthur raise a hand and white light appears, they took a shape of a shield shape in a half dome in front of Arthur. Effectively shielding him from Natsu's torrent of flames. The flames was dispersed around his magic shield. Some of the people behind him took a step back just in case.

"White Shield" Arthur muttered.

...

"Is that Light Magic?" Macao asked aloud.

"Makes you wonder what else he got under his sleeves." Wakaba state taking a puff of his smoke.

...

"Arthur sure had pulled one surprise after another," Mirajane observed. "Did you know he could do Light Magic Erza?" The barmaid ask her friend.

"Yes I am aware, I already saw him used that a long time ago."

"You mean when you were both still kids?" Mira was quick to remember.

"You're saying he can already use Fire and Light Magic when he was still a brat?" Gray seeks out the answer remembering how old Erza is when she joined the guild, to which Erza just reply with a nod. " Damn,"

...

Seeing Arthur taking out his roar away easily, irritates Natsu.

"Nothing easily got pass you is it?"

Arthur put away his shield when everything is clear. " I would like to think so." He shrugs.

"By the way Natsu, its high time we end this."

"This end when I kick your ass down!" Natsu retort.

"Well lets see how you will hold yourself at that shall we?" Arthur waste no time. His golden flames burns more brightly on his hands. He raise them up and punch forward the fire shot themselves from his fist. Natsu swiftly dodge one spherical air borne fire that missed him. Taking precaution not to overextend his jump and be left open for the second attack. The spherical fire from earlier exploded upon contact with the ground. Just as he expected, Arthur punch his second fire fist which flew straight for Natsu. Again he dodge taking cautious for any follow ups. They did'nt come. Instead he found Arthur to smile triumhantly, without doing anything.

Natsu failed to noticed when Arthur's earlier attack did'nt die down when they hit the ground. Instead as soon as the second attack landed. They created a line that is quick to perform a magic circle around Natsu. Arthur just flick his hand.

Golden fire spun around Natsu, before he could think of escaping. The fire rise up and trapped him inside. From the outside everybody could see fire dome had engulf Natsu completely

"What is he up to now?" someone asked

"Beats me, but this does'nt seem like it will go well for Natsu."

Natsu tried to break his hand free again from the cuffs while he is trapped inside. Whatever Arthur is planning, can't be good to him. But alas, he failed to break free. He even tried to burn it, but the light magic proved to be strong, a testament of how much magic Arthur had used to created that. He could already feel the heat on his skin. Refusing to give up, he tried again shouting all the way. His whole body lits up in fierce flame as if trying to fight back the the golden bluish flames that surrounds him.

"HAAAAHHHHHH!"

"Just give it up, Natsu you won't be getting away from that. If you choose to push your way past that. You will be burn severely." Arthur inform from the outside. Right hand outstretched as if commanding the fiery dome.

[Inser Fairytail Ost - Salamander]

"NEVER, I told you that Fairytail mage won't give up easily. We raise hell until we dropped!" Natsu shouted from within the dome of fire.

"As expected of Natsu, even in a serious pinch. He is not the one to give up!" A random audience commented.

"YEAH! YOU TELL HIM NATSU!"

Arthur shook his head at Natsu's answer. There's only so few people he'd met that as stubborn as that. Natsu is making his way to be on the top of his list.

He just continue rising his magic making the fire more intense from before. The crowd began to back away from the heat, some even shields their eyes.

'Should'nt be long now' he thought clearly having a plan.

"AH! DAMMIT! Break off you stupid white thing." Natsu said as he started to bite the white cuffs but to no avail. On normal occasion he would have just walk toward the flame and pass through it without a care in the world. But since Arthur's fire could hurt him. He is not taking chance with that. He's reckless not stupid.

Natsu suddenly found himself having hard time breathing. He dropped to his knees, catching his breath very heavily. Then he realised... Thats its getting very hard to breathe in here!

...

"Could he be planning to..." Levy trailed off having be the first one to noticed. She avert her eyes from staring at the fire dome for too long.

"Whats wrong Levy?" Elfman asked. Arms raised up in front of him.

"Hey is it just me or the air felt kinda... Dried," Droy said licking his dried lips and having smack them together as if to taste the air.

"Its not just you..." Gray respond struggling to watch.

"He is planning to suffocate Natsu, by burning the air around him." Mira revealed her deduction. One eye close hands around her head.

"Hey now is that alright? I mean if its like this over here... One could only imagine what Natsu is experiencing right now!" Jet shouted out.

"Erza..." Levy turn toward the S-class mage for immediate actions.

Again Erza said nothing simply choose to used her armored arms to block the light from hurting her eyes.

...

'Can't breathe!' Natsu thought. His vision too began to feel blurry due to the lack of air ro his lung.

'Must do something' He tried to stand up, fire from him is weakening each and every second pass.

'Losing too much energy...'

!

'Thats it!' He was hit by realisation. He refuse to give up to Arthur. He admits though Arthur is very strong.

There is no way he would give up now and swalloed the words that he shouted earlier.

He grins wildly.

"Its all... Or nothing..." He uttered to himself.

...

Arthur quirk an eyebrow when he felt a shift of magic in his dome of fire.

'What is he doing now?'

He got his question answered when the flame dome... Shrunken

"What the-?"

Imagined his surpise when the flames spun themselves which he had no control of. He was very much surprise when said flame disperse themselves and flowed into Natsu's mouth.

He was too surprised to even act as Natsu lunged and punch him in the guts. Regaining his sense before he hits the ground, he did a backflip and land on his knee. That punch is a strong one.

"So delicious! your flame is the best I have ever had! Arthur!" Natsu said in delight, wiping his mouth as if cleaning himself from eating dessert. Watching the Dragonslayer, he finally understood

'Ah... Just like how I can use flame to heal up myself faster... He could use it to empower himself? But-' He was caught off from his thought as he dodge a swing of flaming fist from above. Destroying his previous spots.

"Come on Arthur! Now your flames cannot hurt me!" Natsu proceeds to knock his fiery fist together. The fists was free from the cuffs that is no where to be seen. His body is quick on fire.

[Song ended]

"I'M ALL FIRE-"

Something happened. Arthur stared at it.

Natsu drop to the ground on his knee. Hands grabbing his chest as if trying to claw something out.

"I-I don't feel... So good," his face kinda paled, sweats as if flowing out of him. Breath very haggard. It feela excruciating just by watching.

"Natsu..." He called out.

"AAAAHHHHHH!"

All of a sudden Natsu... Scream.

Natsu's scream pierce the air, those listening felt compelled to covered their ears. Arthur included.

Then after what felt like an eternity, the pink haired mage dropped... All sense of energy gone from him. Face facing the ground. Silence followed

Nobody dared to move.

Until a certain blue cat shouted filled the area that everyone knows...

Natsu is not waking up.

"NATSUUU!"

XxxxxxxX

[Chapter ended]

See what i meant? I don't really have the knack to write story. Must have a lots of errors somewhere up there. Anyways, by now i should have, posted a rewritten version for chapter 5- A new outside encounter, think i will rename it. If you remember its the chapter when Axel leave Arthur and Arthur begin his adventure. I am so embarrass i could die in shame of how poorly executed that chapter was. Go check the new version if you wish too, A few new elements here and there but not that it did much changes in the story. But i would like some feedback on that if possible.

I plan to rewrite All of those chapter mostly before the timeskip to 17 year old Arthur. Because those were downright cringey, full of cliche, very cheezy, and does'nt make a lot of sense. If you see an update from now, its probably me updating those old chapter. I know this is rude to ask as i don't even have the will to stick throught it, but i would like for a beta reader or two to help me with this story. If anyone is interested please review or pm me. But i only write when i wants too. My schedule is pack as i got older. So updates wont be consistent.

Stopping at that, please tell me on how i did on this new chapter, should i change my writing? Should i continue or should i just stop writing? Your thought and negative critism is very much welcome. Hope i got my characters right... I want honest opinion of my performance.

That all from me Azure Chaser out