Once Ichiya returned, the team gathered around to listen to what the plan was. Ichiya stepped forward and explained what they were up against. Using Hibiki's, one of the Trimens, Archive magic, he gave information on the Oracion Seis. The leader is Brain, not much is known about him. He leads Midnight, who is a mage that no one knows about; Racer, said to have used speed magic; Cobra, a mage that uses poisonous snakes; Angel, a mage that can "capture your heart;" and finally, Hoteye, said to kill anyone for the right amount of money.

Ichiya: "These fellows are extremely dangerous. They're rumored to be able to take on smaller guilds with only one of their members."

Lucy: "Eh!? Isn't that too powerful."

Natsu: "Don't worry, Lucy, we could do that too."

Lucy: "No we can't! At least I can't!"

Ryuga: "Let's get back on track." He looked at Ichiya. "Tell us about their objective."

Ichiya: "Well, their objective is to use Nirvana, an incredibly powerful destructive magic, for some purpose. That purpose is not clear, but we definitely can't let them get to Nirvana. It is in the Worth Woodlands, north of here. We should leave as soon as possible."

Ryuga: "All right, everyone listen to me." Everyone turned to him. "The foes we are going up against are incredibly dangerous by themselves. If, by any chance, they get a hold of Nirvana... Well, I'm sure whoever stands in their way will no longer be a problem. With it being such a high priority to stop them, the council has even allowed murder. If the council is okay with it, then I'm definitely okay with it. If you feel your life being threatened, do not hesitate to use whatever means necessary to kill your enemy. Understood?"

All: "Yes!"

Ryuga: "Good, now let's head out."

Natsu burst open the doors and ran out first.

Natsu: "I'll beat them all uuuuppp!!" His voice got quieter as he ran away at full speed.

Everyone followed, except for Jura and Ichiya, who stayed behind. Once everyone was out of site, Ichiya grabbed Jura's wrist.

Ichiya: "Jura?"

Jura: "What is it, Sir Ichiya?"

Ichiya: "You're one of the Ten Wizard Saints now, right?"

Jura: "Yes, I happen to be."

Ichiya: "In that case... Would you say your level is on par with, say, Makarov, the master of Fairy Tail?"

Jura: "Haha. The Ten Wizard Saints is just a title. I'm not even close to the power of Makarov."

Ichiya: "Oh, that's good."

He quickly pulled out two bottles of perfume. One which drained Jura of his energy, and another which caused pain to resonate through Jura's body. Jura cried out in pain. Ichiya chuckled evilly, before splitting into two mysterious entities. These entities were Gemini, one of the celestial keys. Angel walked up behind Jura, chuckling to herself.

Angel: "Now I know your entire plan, and your team blindly listened to it. Looks like you're really not as strong or smart as Makarov."

???: "No, but I am."

Angel looked back, into the forest, but saw no one.

Angel: "Who was that! Who just spoke!"

???: "Until we meet again."

She quickly turned around to find Jura's body gone. Freaked out, she ran to catch up with the rest of her dark guild. Somewhere more north, the alliance except Ryuga, Jura, and Ichiya were running towards the Worth Woodlands. They soon stopped, however, when they saw five suspicious people heading towards them. Noticing who it was, Erza quickly pulled out her sword, and Natsu grew a grin on his face. Brain, the leader, spoke out to them.

Brain: "Greetings, we are Oracion Seis."

Erza: "We know who you are! Why have you shown yourselves now, and what are you planning to do with Nirvana?!"

Brain: "Well, for the first question, we figured that we'd crush you now, instead of you all getting in our way later. For the second, that's a secret."

Natsu and Gray lept to attack immediately, but were taken out by Racer's speed. Angel, the missing Oracion Seis finally returned and surprise attacked Lucy with her Gemini. After that, Hoteye attacked Lyon and Sherry. While they tried to put on a good fight, they were outmatched by Hoteye and defeated quickly. Cobra then tried to attack the Trimens, who were trying to call for help, but was blocked by Erza.

Erza: "I won't let you have your way!"

Cobra: "Quiet, you're too loud."

Erza quickly felt a burning pain in her leg and saw that Cobra's snake, Cubellios had bitten her left inner-thigh. She dropped her sword and fell to the floor, fading in and out of consciousness.

Brain: "Now that it looks like you're all incapacitated, let's get rid of you."

He raised his staff and started a magic circle. Green ghost-like beings started to gather towards the staff. Powerful and evil energy was being emitted by it, and Erza tried to reach for her sword, to no avail. She spoke out in a very fleeting and scratchy voice.

Erza: "Ryuga... H-Help."

???: "You don't have to ask twice."

Erza, upon hearing the reassuring voice, smiled and lost consciousness. Ryuga was seen behind her carrying the worn-out bodies of Jura and Ichiya.

Angel: "Y-You! You're the one that I heard!"

Ryuga: "Yeah, that's right."

Ryuga set the unconscious bodies down and looked off to his right, towards a large rock.

Ryuga: "Aunt Lillian, is Wendy safe?"

Lillian's head popped out from behind the rock.

Lillian: "She's A-Okay."

Ryuga: "Good. I'd like you two to start healing them while I deal with our friends here."

Racer: "Hah! You think you can take all six of us on at once? Don't be ridiculous!"

Racer sped towards Ryuga. He started running circles around him, trying to find the perfect spot to attack him. Ryuga stood in the center of the dust cloud, motionless, waiting for Racer to get closer. Racer darted towards Ryuga's back left and kicked, but was stunned when his kick was grabbed by Ryuga, who wasn't even looking at him.

Racer: "I-Impossible!"

Ryuga threw him towards Oracion Seis, and Hoteye caught him.

Ryuga: "Seriously, if you're going to attack me, you'll have to do a lot better than that."

Brain: "Enough! We're leaving."

Ryuga: "What makes you think I'll let you go?" Brain pointed to Erza.

Brain: "She'll die soon if you don't find her cure."

Ryuga took another look at Erza, who was sweating profusely and looked exhausted. He looked back to Oracion Seis and pointed a finger towards them.

Ryuga: "They'll come back for revenge. Be ready, because they won't be defeated so easily the next time."

They disappeared, and Lillian, holding Wendy's hand, walked up to him.

Lillian: "You didn't kill them?"

Ryuga: "Of course not. If I fought all of their enemies for my guild, they'd never get stronger. That's why you didn't help them, right?" Lillian smiled.

Lillian: "Looks like we had the same idea."

Ryuga looked at the injured alliance and sighed.

Ryuga: "How am I going to carry all these people?"

Lillian: "I'm sure you'll find a way!"

Erza woke up to a nice feeling in her legs. She looked down and saw something she only thought she would see in her fantasies... Ryuga was lapping away at her, between her two legs. They were in a forest, of sorts, and Erza thought that they were alone. Without realizing it, she placed a hand on the back of his head while her breath was quickening. This caused Ryuga to perk up and look at her. She noticed a glowing purplish liquid dripping off his lips.

Ryuga: "Oh, you're finally awake."

Erza: "Are we.. gonna do it?"

She couldn't think straight, and she tightened her grip on his hair from the back of his head. Ryuga noticed that she was breathing harder than before and had a blush on her face. Chuckling to himself, he decided to tell her the truth.

Ryuga: "Oh, I was just extracting the rest of the venom from your wound. It tasted pretty sour, but, since it contained some of your blood, it was delicious!"

Erza stopped moving and looked in between her legs. Sure enough, the wound was almost fully healed, and her undergarments were still on. She couldn't believe it, or rather she didn't want to.

Ryuga: "Sorry if I scared you. Waking up with someone sucking venom out of your body would probably confuse anyone."

Erza clicked her tongue and removed her hand from Ryuga's head. She looked to her right to find Lillian and Wendy standing by the others, who were still sleeping. She was about to say something, but was cut off when Ryuga leaned into her ear.

Ryuga: "But if you want, we could probably continue this at a later date."

She quickly covered her face and tried to hide her head within her legs.

Ryuga: "Haha, I'm kidding."

Erza slowly popped her head out of her legs and stared at Ryuga with a slight blush.

Erza: "You're. Kidding?" Ryuga smirked

Ryuga: "Well, not particularly."

Erza blushed again and hid herself. Ryuga laughed and walked to the others to let Erza capture her thoughts.

Erza's mind: "H-He licked me. He was so cute.. like a little puppy licking its master's wounds. Ah, I wish we could-AH ERZA STAY CALM! He's your precious comrade, and, besides, he and Mirajane have already done it!... B-But maybe they'll let me jo-AH CALM DOWN!!"

While Erza was internally screaming, Ryuga talked to Lillian.

Lillian: "So, how are they going to fight Oracion Seis?"

Ryuga: "Honestly. Good question. They have so much potential, but I feel like it's just sitting stagnant."

Lillian: "I think, in order for them to unlock that potential, they have to become smarter." Ryuga sighed.

Ryuga: "Well, it's true that they usually just rush into a fight blindly."

Natsu started to wake up, and Ryuga knelt in front of him. When Natsu finally opened his eyes, Ryuga smacked him over the head.

Natsu: "Ow! What was that for!?"

Ryuga: "You and Gray seriously got beaten by a guy who can walk quicker than average?"

Natsu: "Hey man! He was super fast! You should have seen him."

Ryuga: "I did, clearly. He lacks skill and only relies on speed. Do you know why you lost?"

Natsu: "Because I'm not fast enough?"

Ryuga: "NO!" Ryuga slapped him over the head again. "You fight too recklessly! Honestly, all of you do!" He was talking to the rest of the group, who were just waking up. "You charge blindly into a fight thinking that strength alone will get you somewhere. Sure, you all are pretty strong and have a lot of potential, but do you really think that's all to it?"

Lucy: "He's giving us a lecture as soon as we woke up... He's pretty scary." Ryuga sighed.

Ryuga: "This is why Mirajane and Elfman are stronger than you."

Gray: "Wait what!? Mira and Elfman are stronger than us?"

Ryuga: "Well, yeah. Except for Jura, I'd say that they are stronger than you all. But, seriously, Jura." Jura froze when he heard his name. "To get taken out so easily, are you sure you're one of the Ten Wizard Saints?"

Jura: "Uh, well that was a sur-"

Ryuga: "Of course it was a surprise! Did you not know that we are currently in enemy territory!? Of course, they would surprise attack you! You were all caught off guard and paid the price for it. If you want to survive and defeat Oracion Seis, then get your damn heads out of the mud! This is a fight to choose who lives and who dies! There's no time to be thinking of anything else."

Everyone looked pretty solemn, and Ryuga sighed. Lillian rubbed his head, relieving him of his anger, and Erza spoke up for the group.

Erza: "... You're right." Everyone looked to her. "We were caught off guard because we didn't know what the enemy would be like or how they'd attack... But that's what we should have expected. This fight isn't going to be like the others we've had. We could very well lose our lives in this fight, and that.. that is why we must prevail! For Fairy Tail! And for our guilds!" Her speech raised everyone's morale, and she looked to Ryuga. "Please, leader, tell us what to do."

Ryuga looked at the ground for a second, as if trying to collect his thoughts. When he was satisfied with what he came up with, he looked back at the group.

Ryuga: "Very well. Gray, Lyon, put your differences aside and act as a team." Gray and Lyon stiffened up. "If there is anything we have that they don't, it's numbers. With that, you two take on Racer. Remember, ice slows down everything it touches. Also, keep your distance, since he relies on melee attacks."

Gray/Lyon: "Got it."

Ryuga: "Natsu, Lucy, take on Angel. She is a celestial wizard, making her the perfect enemy for you, Lucy."

Lucy: "Y-Yessir."

Natsu: "Yeah!"

Ryuga: "Jura, I'm confident that you and Ichiya can take on Hoteye."

Jura: "It will be done."

Ichiya: "Understood... Men~"

Ryuga: "The most annoying ones of the group will probably be the last three... Erza, are you down for a revenge match?" Erza smirked.

Erza: "Yes."

Ryuga: "Well don't." Erza's morale was crushed for a quick second. "Go after midnight. We don't know about his magic yet, but I'm sure you can find a way around it, since you're probably the most level headed here."

Erza nodded, even though, in the back of her head, she was thinking about how "level headed" she was when she was fantasizing about Ryuga.

Ryuga: "Also, Aunt Lillian, please go with Erza. I'll take care of Wendy."

Lillian: "Okay! Lucky you, Erza! Or more like unlucky you, since I'll probably sit out most of the fight."

Erza: "Don't worry, with you supporting me, I couldn't be more confident." Lillian smiled and grabbed Ryuga.

Lillian: "Oh! I like her! Hey, Ryuga, she should visit the underworld with us sometime, she could meet your father!"

Erza's mind: "M-Meet Ryuga's father!??" She blushed "Does that mean that Ryuga and I would be getting m-m-mar"

Ryuga: "We don't need to focus on that now."

Erza quickly discarded her thoughts and took a more serious look.

Ryuga: "As for cobra... Wendy, do you want to take him on with me?"

Wendy: "Eh!? But... I'm not much of a fighter." She looked away.

Ryuga: "There comes a point in time where every healer must learn how to fight. Why not start when you're young?"

Wendy: "U-Uh... T-Then, if you'd like me to, l-leader."

Ryuga: "Good, good!" He pat her on the back, causing her to stumble a little. "As for that Brain guy... I'm not sure how we should address him. How about this, whoever defeats their opponent first gets to fight Brain."

Natsu: "I'M ALL RILED UP NOW!!! LET'S GO LUCY! WE GOT AN ANGEL TO FIGHT!"

He dragged her off into the woods, while everyone gradually got up and went to find their opponents. Some people, however, stayed behind. These people were the Trimens and Sherry.

Sherry: "What do we do?"

Ryuga's mind: "Hmm, they're all kind of useless, but I guess I shouldn't say that to their face. I suppose I'll use their abilities to the fullest extent."

Ryuga: "Sherry, back up Lyon and Gray."

Sherry: "Kyah! I'll do that!" She ran after Lyon.

Ryuga: "All right, Hibiki, come with me and Wendy. We could use your Archives to learn more on the go. The rest of you Trimens go with Ichiya and Jura."

Trimens: "Understood!" They walked off, and Ryuga looked at Wendy.

Ryuga: "Now then, shall we start?"

Wendy: "S-Start what?"

Ryuga: "The hunt!" Wendy's poor heart almost jumped out of her chest.