Hot and Cold

Oracion Seis

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"Much better. Now please, pay close attention." Ichiya ordered after his... bathroom break. "To the North lies the worth woodsea, where the ancients once sealed a powerful force. A magic called Nirvana!"

"Those poses are getting really old." Gray murmured.

"Nirvana?" Natsu and Lucy echo.

"Never heard of it before," Lyon shrugs.

"Do you know what it is?" Sherry asks Jura.

"No, I do not." Jura retorts.

I hum delicately. "We don't know much about this magic, other than it's name." Ren explains. "And that it is destructive in nature. And that the Oracion Seis wants it badly."

"Destruction magic..." Natsu trails off.

"Okay, bad feeling confirmed." Lucy stated.

"We assume that's why they traveled to the Worth Woodsea. They're desperate to get their hands on such a powerful magic." Hibiki continued.

"To prevent that from happening..." Ichiya trailed off.

"We must destroy the Oracion Seis!" The Blue Pegasus group cheers.

"I'm so over the posing," Lucy sighs.

"I think they're starting to grow on me," Gray comments.

"That's called a fungus, Gray." I mention irritably.

"We may have the advantage in numbers, but remember," Ren says.

"We cannot underestimate them." Eve mentions.

"They're incredibly strong," Hibiki states. "We may well be in over our heads." He snaps his fingers, and a screen pops up.

"That's archive," I hum delicately.

"Don't believe I've seen it in use before." Lyon hums.

"And it does what, exactly?" Sherry asked.

"Storing information, such as these photographs of our enemy. Don't ask how we got 'em." Hibiki explains. "First up is the Snake Wizard. Cobra."

"Beady eyes and a mischievous smirk. He looks like trouble to me," Natsu comments.

"Talk about the pot calling the kettle black." Gray, Lyon, and I say in unison.

"Next is a wizard who, judging from his name, likely uses speed magic. Meet Racer." Hibiki continues.

"I don't know what it is, but I don't like the look of this guy." Gray states.

"I don't either," Lyon nods.

"Then, there's a wizard who's willing to wipe out an entire military unit, if the price is right." Hibiki pulls up a new picture. "Divine Eyes, Hoteye."

"The guy kills for money?" Sherry gasps.

"Turns my stomach." Jura comments.

"She's gorgeous, but just as vicious. This is Angel." Hibiki shows another photo.

"She's the beautiful but deadly type, huh?" Lucy murmurs. "Is this chick for real?"

"The next member is such a mystery; all we know is his name-- Midnight." Hibiki explains.

"That's an odd name. Does it correlate to his power" Erza asks.

"Finally, the commander of Oracion Seis. Brain." Hibiki explains as he pulls up the last photo. "There you have it. Alone, they could wipe out entire guilds, and together, they're unstoppable. We have thirteen to their six, but that's our only advantage."