An Angel Appears

COME BACK HERE YOU STUPID BIRD! *Squawk* I haven't done anything! Oi Julius-kun help me! Squable was flying away from a guild member. Julius heard the scream off help from his parrot and came to his aid. Is there a problem? Julius said with a cold voice and a death stare towards the member. N-N-No there is no problem Julius... Bye! The guild member ran away. Squable landed on a table and said. *phew* That should teach him. Good work Julius-kun... Um Julius-kun? Julius was now staring with a death stare towards Squable. What have you done bird? I-I-I haven't done anything. Oi Julius-kun you would have never think that I did something wrong? Julius knows you longer then today. *sniff* *sniff* Julius smells meat. Have you eaten his meat? Squable stumbled over his words which said enough.

At the moment Julius wanted to scold Squable a girl appeared out of nowhere on the ground besides Julius. It was a girl Julius never had seen before which said enough already a new member. Julius's cold stare changed into his normal happy self. Julius grabbed the girls hands and shook them up and down very fast. Hi my name is Julius Seas! What is your name!? Where do you come from?! What kind of magic do you use?! Julius uses water magic!

"Tch, you "normal" humans. Always bitch about wizards, yet you forget that without guys like these, you'd be royally screwed."

The voice would break through the growing silence like a knife, followed by a crack as one of the treasure hunters found their feet no longer touching the ground, but instead hanging a good foot above it with their back slammed to the door, held in place by a single hand holding the collar of their shirt. The look of alarm on the man's face was enough to make the large figure chuckle. Magnus towered over every single treasure hunter, his large frame seeming even broader when framed by the open doors and his hair only made him look more wild and unpredictable than he'd already made himself seem.

"I ain't gonna hurt ya. Priorities y'know?" the voice continued before the figure removed his grip and the man dropped. His knees buckled on the impact and he found himself slumped on the ground looking up at Magnus who had now turned his attention to the blue-haired man at the far end of the room. "Yo! Sorry to intrude but where's the nearest food place to this joint?"

In Fairy Tail's basement, there is a simple room about 1/8 the size of the guild's main hall. The room is lit by a series of torches placed sconces that are 7 feet above the ground and 4 meters apart from each other. And in this room, the clang and bang of metal can be heard. And if one were to see the end, there would come across a bright light of blazing red color. This light was coming from a furnace, kept alive by one of Leonard's swords: the Jigoku. and in front of the furnace was Leonard who was hammering a sword on the anvil that was also in front of the furnace. And he struck the weapons, sparks would fly off from the weapon all the while the blade itself was being molded.

After a few strikes, Leonard raised the weapon up by its hilt to inspect it closer. After eyeing it from top to bottom, he gave it a slight nod then dipped it on a bucket of water. Steam instantly roared and sizzled out from the blade as it touched the water, and after a few seconds lifted it and took with him to a grinding stone. He sat on the small chair and placed his foot on a pedal. Leonard pushed the pedal back an its spring made it go up again only to get pushed back to operate the big grinding stone in front of him. Once the wheel was spinning fast enough he grinned the sword against it, making sparks fly and sharpening its edge. This is one of the things Leonard does in his spare time, arm and reinforce himself for future conflicts. And also because this is the art he learned from his foster father.

However, his grinding was interrupted by a slight thud coming from the main hall. His heard turned towards where the sound came from. Normally thuds like that wouldn't alarm him, but this one in particular came from near the main door which was... Unusual. He turned his head back to the grinding stone in front of him where the blade was still there. And by a simple look the sword vanished with a small burst of grayish light and then he stood up.

Leonard made his way to the main hall via the stone stairs. His steel-plated boots clanked every time he took a step that echoed out in the staircase, that it may have been heard from upstairs. And after a few steps more, he found himself starring to an archway beaming out light that was coming from the main hall. He stepped through it and found some guild members standing by the archway's side; they heard his steps after all.

And Leonard was right to emerge from the basement. There were men by the door, and one appeared to be telekinetically grabed by the shirt and against the wall. That must have been the thud he heard. By why would such a man do this to visitors?  He asked one of the mages standing near him as to what was going on. And he replied that these men came for some angel feathers. "Apparently that girl over there standing near Master Heero and Julius is an angel. She's also a sister from what I heard. So normally they wouldn't let these treasure hunters touch her." the mage continued. Leonard then turned his head back to the angel, Heero, and Julius after the mage was through talking. "I see..." He looked at the angel with much curiosity. This is the second angel Leonard has seen in his entire life. One being the half-angel Raina. And, like Raina, this one was very beautiful as well.

Seconds passed and the men finally left the hall and the drama died down. Everyone seemed to have returned to their business. Leonard took the time to approach Heero. He walked slowly and his body made no other movement which made him look like a floating ghost. He called out to Heero asking him to come over. he didn't want to approach the angel because of his appearance. His clothes are still covered in soot from working at the forge. When Heero arrives, Leonard will ask him this in a tone low and dark. A kind of tone he normally speaks in now due to have aged and being a bit darker than his younger self, all the while not moving, maintaining that still visage of his. "Who is this woman, Heero. From all that happened I can assume she's from around here. But I've never seen her before."

The atmosphere returned to normal when the hunters left the hall. People continued to murmur and talk among themselves of their adventures and encounters, that were replied with either laughs or stories that seeks to out feat the last one while the music of the hall resonated once more. Leonard remembered hearing a similar ambiance music in another continent in an inn called Mos Islesly. Indeed it was a good day, as if nothing happened in front of them. Mostly because they believed that the situation was already taken care of and there is no need to escalate it further.

However, amidst it all, Leonard was still the same. Standing above everyone else with a build broader than most - mostly because of the shoulder plates hidden beneath his cloak. He was still waiting for Heero to come over and explain the winged creature before them. He has observed that before doing so, Heero looked to offer the woman gestures of comfort... from a very intimate level. He saw Heero moves his lips, but couldn't make out what he was saying. Mostly because he didn't want to step in private matters, and this one clearly is one of those matters.

Afterwards, Heero gave Leonard a nod and walked towards him afterwards. The Guild Master called him "sensei" a title he didn't think he'd hear once more after ten years. He explained that the angel was a former member of Eclipse Soul. A legendary guild that Fairy Tail had fought side-by-side in previous times along with Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasus, and Sabertooth. Leonard's mind play images... memories from the days of old with every mention of anything regarding Eclipse Soul.

He would remember the mountain path leading straight towards its castle-hall. He remembered its powerful hooded master Zeno, whom he had held in high regards, aspiring to become like him someday. He would remember the Sky Goddess Alye, a graceful beauty that he would always look to with awe, and he would remember running in to her one fateful day and swearing his blade to her as a knight. It's funny that Heeor did not mention its other note-worthy figures such as Kyll, whom Leonard had run in to during a cake contest/festival. Indeed, Leonard had many memories with Eclipse Soul, in fact, with all the other guilds. And they would all play back in his head to remind him of the days. The days of his service as master, adviser, and knight of light.

He had been remembering too many things that he did not notice Heero take a simple glimpse and nod at Alyia before continuing to speak to him. He listened carefully to what the man who was 9 years younger than him had to say. Apparently he asked Leonard to keep the angel safe. But why would he sense emotions running rampant in him? He was definitely correct when he said that Leonard hasn't seen him like this before.

A small smile crept on his face. Surely there is something in him that he has learned all these years. And that there is more to this girl to Heero than it seems. Although Leonard does not have any problems in adopting the girl - because Eclipse Soul, like all the other legal guilds they have fought with are friends and family. But his heart was shattered to hear that Eclipse Soul was no more. He couldn't help but wonder where Lady Alye could be. These numerous thoughts kept coming to Leonard that appeared to make everything confusing. However, it was actually very simple to him: Avenge Eclipse Soul, protect the girl, and tease Heero.

Then Heero said his final words. Words that made Leonard overflow with joy and pride. The once brooding teenager can now see Fairy Tail as he had seen it before. Different emotions followed after that, making Leonard feel older than he already is by thinking that he already become a grandfather.

But with a smile and soft tone Leonard would reply "It seems, in my absence you have all grown up. My children here are all adults. And I'm proud to see that you finally understood what being the Guild Master of Fairy Tail really means. And for that, I shall respect your wishes, Master Heero." a symbolic bow was offered to the Slayer. Leonard didn't know who saw him, he didn't care. This kid right here deserved it.

Seconds passed and the air of seriousness between the two continue to fill them both. It's times like these that Leonard couldn't help but remember all that must be done in his personal life. He couldn't have that now, it is a time for joy. Besides, he wasn't used to seeing Heero so serious like this. So he stood back up and nudging Heero, and with a playful voice said "So what does she really mean to, huh? For all that big man talk you've been saying earlier it makes me say she's your girlfriend. Or better yet your wife! I wanna meet her. Tell her to go by the bar I'll just go upstairs and change. Hahaha" He awaited Heero's reply on this one, curious to see how he will react.

Alyia didn't know what was going on anymore . One moment Heero was hugging her and the next he head else where. The angel scowled before going over to the edge of the guild. The candles were still there her hand ghosted over them before the angel turned around and looked, finally at the place where the blue haired guild master had gone. He was blushing as he talked to what looked like an older man. She watched for a moment, the two seemed really close. A mentor and a child. A smile pulled at the edge of her lips before the angel closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. The other man was stronger than her. But she could tell, not by much. But he looked experienced, like he was a part of the guild. Alyia would not have been surprised if that man had been a previous guild master.

She watched them for a moment before not being able to take it anymore. The soft padding of her feet, her silence lead her over to the other two. Her small body easily hid behind Heero's before she peaked her head out and looked up at both men. "What are the two of you talking about?"