A/N: And here it is! Chapter 2 of God Hand!

I of course, still do not own Fairy Tail.

I hope you enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 2: Calamity Zero, the New Girl and Tour Guides

August 15th, X799 – Minutes before Midnight

Two men stood on a ship as it sailed across the inky black waters, the moonlight reflecting off the waves. They stood in silence as the crew around them went about their work, ensuring that the ship would reach its destination and attract its target.

The first man, who appeared to be in his early thirties, was very large, standing at 7" and with his extremely muscular frame, especially in regards to his upper body, he was easily over 400 lbs. of muscle. He had a light tan skin tone, even on top of his bald head, while he also had a big, bushy brown mustache. His dark green eyes were small, but their color matched that of his dark green God Hand guild mark on his left shoulder, and that of his dark green runic tattoos that ran across the left side of his chest and down his left arm.

The man was shirtless, but he did wear a pair of armored boots with a pair of brown trousers that had bits of green and silver armor hanging on the sides. Holding up his pants was a big, brown and green leather belt, while he had a green and silver fur-lined shoulder pad strapped to one of his shoulders, the strap reaching from the shoulder pad down to his belt across his chest and back. He also wore a pair of brown leather gloves.

"You did not tell Zoltan that we would be hunting sea monster. My magic is not working well in ocean," the large man grumbled with a thick accent, "Is like you think I am only being good for bait."

The second man snickered at this, revealing his sharp canines, "Relax, Big Guy, I brought you cause you were perfect for the job."

The second man was tall as well, although he only stood at 6'3" and appeared to be in his mid-twenties. He was muscular as well, but nowhere near as muscular as the giant of a man next to him. He had pale skin and a generally intimidating appearance. He had an angular, long face with a thin long nose and a wide mouth, while his narrowed eyes were a deep blue color that could appear to be teal in the right light. His white hair was long, but it was always spiked up while his ice blue God Hand guild mark was on the center of his back. The man also had a long scar that stretched from his neck to his navel, while his right arm normally had a veiny, blackish purple tattoo that resembled the head of a dragon, but it was missing due to the weapon in his hand.

He was wearing a gray colored top that had an upturned collar and long sleeves with a pair of black pants that had white stripes on them and a pair of combat boots. Over this, he wore a silver embroidered cloak that had a metallic cross over his heart, as well as a pair of black fingerless gloves. In the man's right hand was a black scythe that had a bony and veiny handle that was a blackish purple, much like his tattoo. On the end of the scythe was a sharp barb, while a set of what seemed to be dragon's claws could be seen holding the blade in place on the other end while a dragon's skull rested on it. The blade itself was a double-edged blade and it was pitch black with purple runes inscribed into it.

"Vitra. Are you really expecting fight to be difficult?" the first man asked as he looked at the scythe in Vitra's hand.

"I'm expecting it to be exciting, Zoltan," Vitra replied, his smirk growing, "I've only had exciting missions since Nero took charge."

Zoltan narrowed his eyes slightly at the mention of their Guild Master's name, knowing how close he and Vitra were, "You helped with coup, yes? Despite Master Egon being benefactor?"

"Yeah, it had to be done," Vitra stated with a shrug before turning and looking up at Zoltan with another smirk, "Ol' Egon was letting the guild fail and besides, that shouldn't be surprising knowing my history."

"Yes, it should not be surprising," Zoltan sighed, the man remembering when Vitra had first joined God Hand.

"Oh yeah," Vitra said, catching Zoltan's attention as he turned to look at Vitra again, "Did ya hear?"

"Hear what?"

"This'll ruffle your feathers a bit, Big Guy," Vitra warned as he leaned on his scythe, "But I heard a rumor that the old fogeys on the Magic Council were considering Nero for the position of Wizard Saint that just opened up not long ago."

"What!?" Zoltan gawked, "What has he done to earn that?"

"Guess they like his handiwork," Vitra said with a shrug, a smirk on his face, "But you know the guy's hella strong too, that and he's got a shit ton of connections."

"I am not understanding their reasoning," Zoltan grumbled as he crossed his arms, an angry tick on his forehead, Vitra smirking at the rare sight of seeing Zoltan angry since he was usually very friendly.

"It's not like they've made the guy a Wizard Saint yet, Big Guy. He's just up for consideration is all," the scythe wielder stated as he poked Zoltan on the arm with his fist, "Oh yeah, about your magic."

"What?"

"I had a shipment of rocks packed," Vitra said as he nonchalantly pointed over his shoulder to a large box that had a poorly drawn picture of Zoltan on it, "A kid I know drew the art and I thought it looked close enough to the real deal to serve as a nametag."

Zoltan walked over to the box, passing a few sailors as he did so before he looked down at the drawing, which looked like a broom with arms and legs, the brush serving as his mustache while several circles were drawn around his arms and legs and torso to serve as his muscles while one was also drawn around his mustache to serve as his head.

"It is looking like kid will be great artist one day," said Zoltan as he wore a fond smile on his face, the man carefully folding the piece of paper before putting it in his pocket.

"Yeah, that's what I told the kid," Vitra replied as Zoltan walked back over to him, "It's people like that we gotta protect the most, right?" Vitra asked, a smile of his own on his face.

"Very correct!" Zoltan replied before letting out a hearty laugh, "Now! Where is sea monster being! Zoltan is fired up and feels like he could wrestle giant! No! A Dragon!"

"Oi! Sailor! How much longer?" Vitra asked a passing sailor.

"Eh? Oh… The attacks usually happen about anywhere from twenty to forty minutes after we leave port," the sailor replied.

"So anytime now then, thanks," Vitra said as he turned away from the sailor to look back out to sea.

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August 16th, X799 – Late Morning

Amanda Song sat in one of the leather chairs in front of Nero's desk, the Guild Master looking over her file while sitting in his chair while his sister, Eliana stood behind him, silently typing away with her Archive Magic.

Amanda was a young girl at the age of fifteen and she only stood at 5'2" with a slender build and a small chest. She had pale skin and her hair was white in color and was quite curly while falling down to the ends of her shoulder blades in a ponytail while her bangs were swept to the right. She had fairly big and round hazel colored eyes while she had a dusting of freckles over a bit of her nose and a bit of mascara put on as well.

She was wearing a short, black and white dress which top part was white with gold buttons while it had a black skirt that reached down to about her knees and had some frills on the bottom of it. She also wore a pair of black stockings and white flats on her legs and feet.

While Amanda appeared outwardly calm and collected, she was a bit nervous as it was her first time even stepping in a guildhall, let alone one so large and famous. While she didn't get a tour on her way up to Nero's office, the sheer size of the building was rather awe inspiring as the inside of it could easily hold several villages. And then there was the man sitting across from her, Nero Tafani. He seemed to put up a friendly display when she first entered the room, but he had been staring at the folder with her information in it rather intensely for a while now.

"Is there a problem?" Amanda asked in a polite tone, Nero looking up at her briefly before a small smile crossed his face.

"Possibly," Nero shrugged, "What do you think about your father? Do you think he's being treated unfairly?"

Amanda looked at Nero with a surprised look on her face. To think that God Hand had this much information on her before now… It was rather unsettling how much Nero already knew about her.

"Surprised? Well, we keep tabs on that sort of thing, so don't worry about it. We weren't spying on you or anything since there's nothing in this beyond information on your father and your testimony," Nero explained as he set the folder on his desk and slid it across for Amanda to see that he was telling the truth, "So… did you really mean what you said that day?"

Amanda looked at the file for a moment longer, as she remembered the day she testified quite well, "No," she finally said, "It may be cold, but I only said that so he would teach me magic," she answered, Nero's smile growing slightly as he had an interested look on his face, "Is that a problem?"

"No, not at all. In fact, that makes me like you all the more," Nero said with a small chuckle, "You're a rather interesting girl and I like that," he stated, Amanda feeling a wave of relief wash over her, "So, tell me about your magic. What do you use? How good are you at it?"

"I use Dark Écriture," Amanda answered, "My… father taught me how to use it and I've been practicing it for a few years now. I've been taking classes every now and then too."

"I see. So how are you in a combat situations? Do you have any combat experience?" Nero asked as Eliana continued typing away.

"No… I've never been in an actual fight, so I don't have any combat experience," Amanda admitted as Nero nodded.

"A brand new mage then. That's not surprising for a girl your age since you weren't raised in a guild. Don't worry, though, we have brand new mages join up every day," Nero stated, "That means we can skip past mission performance… and the next one… So, Eliana, are we finished here?" he asked, looking back at his sister.

"Yes, I've compiled Amanda Song's profile and it checks out," Eliana stated.

"Well, it looks like you've got the green light to join. Where do you want your guild mark and what color?" Nero asked as he pulled out a magic stamp and looked back at Amanda.

"Here in black, please," Amanda said as she pointed to her bare, right shoulder, Nero placing the stamp on her, leaving behind a black, God Hand guild mark.

"Like all brand new mages, you'll start off at C-Class. After several months of successful service, you'll be eligible to be promoted to B-Class," Nero began, "Also, the ranking system restricts your access to certain areas of the guildhall. As a C-Class, you'll be restricted to the bottom twenty floors of the guildhall, the garage is also off limits. However, if you get clearance from an S-Class or myself, you can enter restricted areas. Such examples would be if I summon you back to my office or if you need to meet with me while I'm in here. Any questions on that?"

"No sir, it's rather straightforward," Amanda stated, now calling Nero 'sir' as he was now her superior.

"Smart girl," Nero said before continuing his explanation, "Also, as a member of God Hand, you have access to magic tools that you can take free of charge for the duration of a mission. If they get damaged or lost, you have to replace them unless they're a type of bomb. Of course you won't be able to get access to lachrima bombs until you're A-Class," Nero added as an afterthought, "You also won't be able to take a magic vehicle from the garage until you're A-Class either. And it goes without saying, but the higher your rank is, you'll have access to better, more powerful equipment. So you'll just have access to the basic stuff as a C-Class," Nero said as Amanda nodded along.

"Now then," Nero said as he started up again, "Regarding housing, we provide you with a dorm room all to yourself in the female dorm, although you do have to pay rent, but as you're new, the rental fees will be waived for the first three months so that it's easier for you to afford. Of course you don't have to stay in the dorms, but we make the option available to you and we'll also decorate the room however you like. You also have the option of different room sizes, with smaller rooms being more affordable than larger ones. You can also move out of your room and into a different one if you want a smaller or larger room than the one you currently have."

"A small room would be good to start with," Amanda stated, Eliana nodding as she pressed a button on her archive display.

"Well, that settles everything here," Nero said as he stood up and walked around his desk, "What do you say we head into the guildhall and find someone to give you a tour of how the day to day life in God Hand works," he suggested as Amanda stood up, following Nero out of his office.

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August 16th, X799 – Noon

Three girls sat in the tenth floor of the guildhall, the C-Class Bar, it was a large room filled with mingling C-Class and B-Class mages. Like most of the guildhall, the room's walls were made of solid stone, although this was one of the few floors that had a wooden floor. The room was very large, having a loft area to it as well as the lower area was filled with tables and chairs, with there being more luxurious, cushy round booths in the corners of the room. There was a bar as well, so it was rather rowdy, but not nearly as rowdy as the B-Class bar got on the twenty-sixth floor.

The first girl was named Rayne Meaver, but she tended to go by Ray. She was a young woman, fresh out of her teen years and she stood at 5'6" with a slight curvy and toned body. She had pale skin, but her wavy, dark blue hair really stood out because of it. Her hair reached down to her lower back, although it was usually tied into a ponytail while her bangs fell over her left eye, covering it. Her upturned eyes were yellow in color while she had sharp cheekbones and a slightly big, pointy nose and thick lips. Her face was scarred as well, as she had a scar that began on her left cheek and ended at her eye while her guild mark was gold in color and located on her right wrist.

She was wearing a pair of black pants with a black, strapless croptop under a yellow leather jacket. She also had on a pair of yellow ankleboots and she had belly button piercing. She was in a rather happy mood as she had a piece of cake to munch on for lunch in front of her, Ray having got it from the bar.

The second girl was named Lina Walker and she was around the same age as Ray. She was shorter than Ray though, only standing at 5'3", but she had a more athletic build and a larger bust, although it was only average sized for a girl her age. She had a dark tan and plum, purple colored eyes, but her thick, curly hair was sable brown and normally fell down to her shoulder blades, although it was usually always tied up into a bun while her bangs framed her face. Her apple green guild mark was on her chest, over her heart.

Lina wore a white tank top under a light green and white plaid shirt that's ends were tied up together just under her chest while the sleeves were rolled up to her elbows. She also wore a pair of dark blue, boot cut jeans and a pair of dark brown cowboy boots.

The third was younger than both of the others by a few years and her name was Tess Lin Rubric, but she stood just as tall as Ray at 5'6" with a curvy figure and an average sized bust. She had fair skin and curly, honey brown hair that cascaded down to her shoulders in a half-up, half-down hairstyle. Her almond shaped eyes were a soft, dark brown color while she had freckles dotting her nose and her gold colored guild mark was just below her right collar bone.

She was a wearing a thin, medieval styled bodice shirt that was made of a black silk that had emerald green, purple and orange colored fabric stitched onto it so that it resembled peacock feathers. She also wore beige skinny jeans with a pair of black, knee high combat boots that had white buttons on them.

"So what are we gonna do today?" Ray asked as she set her fork down on her plate, "Anyone got any plans?"

"I was thinking of heading over to one of the parks or outside the city walls to look at the flowers," Lina stated.

"Well it is almost time for me to be going to Narcissus," Tess stated as she looked up a nearby clock, the three of them sitting in one of the cushy, red corner booths, "Madeline promised to meet me there at two in the afternoon so that she could show me some of the high-end shops in the inner ring, you two are welcome to come along of course."

"Too fancy and expensive for me," said Lina, "I don't know how you afford all those things on B-Class missions, Tess."

"Meticulous financial management," Tess stated proudly, "Nothing is better than rewarding my hard work as a mage with a day of shopping in Narcissus."

"I'd go if you were planning on seeing a musical. The De La Lunas always put on the best shows at the Star-Fall Stages!" Ray said happily, "Although money's tight this month…" she added, deflating a bit, "It's hard getting by on C-Class missions all the time."

"Rent's a bummer, ain't it?" said Lina as Ray nodded in agreement.

"It really isn't a problem once you get your finances in order," Tess bragged, "Although my lifestyle has only gotten better since I became B-Class last year."

"Oh? Rent's too high is it?" they heard Nero ask, the three girls turning to see their Guild Master walking up to their table with a young girl behind him, several of the mages in the room watching since it wasn't often that Nero entered the C-Class Bar, "I'm willing to help you out a bit if you need your rent reduced for a short period of time."

"Really? You'd do that?" Lina asked in a surprised tone.

"Of course!" Nero answered happily, "I may not remember everyone's names, but I'm willing to help out when I can. What kind of Guild Master would I be otherwise?"

"Wouldn't Miss Tafani be upset if she heard you were giving your mages an easier time?" Tess asked, a sweatdrop falling down the back of Nero's head as he sighed.

"She'd give me an earful, that's for certain, but it'll be our little secret," Nero stated, "But onto business."

"You need us for something?" Ray asked in a shocked tone.

"I do, Ray," Nero said as he stepped to the side, showing the girl with him, "This is Amanda Song, she just joined the guild today and I was hoping you girls would show her the ropes."

"Good to meet you," Amanda greeted with a slight bow.

"She's only fifteen, so I wanted some girls who've been around since they were her age to show her the ropes," Nero explained.

"I'd be happy to do that for you, Master," Ray stated as Lina nodded in agreement.

"What about you, Tess?" Nero asked, now turning to Tess.

"I'd love to, Master Tafani, but I have an appointment in Narcissus with Madeline that I must keep. It's my day off for the month, I hope you understand," Tess replied.

"That's alright. These two will be more than enough, tell Madeline I said hi," Nero requested as Tess excused herself and left the room, "Well then, I'll leave the tour up to you two then," Nero stated before he started to walk off, "Have fun!"

"So… Um… My name's Rayne Meaver, but you can just call me Ray like everyone else!" Ray said in greeting as she held out her hand for Amanda to shake, "I'm a C-Class like you! So we'll get to work together a lot!"

"Pleasure to meet you, Ray," Amanda said in return as she shook the woman's hand.

"I'm Lina Walker, a B-Class Mage, but I'm friends with Ray, so I still go on a lot of C-Class missions," she added as she held her hand out too, Amanda shaking it as well, "The fancy girl was Tess Lin Rubric, she's a B-Class like me. She's a bit of a snob, but she's alright. Oh, I also normally have a little Ringtail Sugar Glider named Fuu with me too, but he's back in my room for the day since he dive-bombed into a bowl of nuts the other day that belonged to a store. So he's in timeout."

"He sounds really cute," Amanda chuckled.

"Yeah? He is, but don't tell him that. It'll go to his head," Lina snickered.

"So what do you say we begin the tour?" Ray asked, "We've got a lot of ground to cover so the sooner we start, the sooner we'll finish."

"That sounds good," Amanda said before she followed Ray and Lina to the elevators.

"Might as well start with these things… These are exactly as they seem to be, elevators. But here's the thing each elevator is restricted by rank," Ray began, moving over to the elevator on the far left, "This is the C-Class elevator, anyone can use this one, but it only goes up to the twentieth floor," she explained before moving to the right, "This one is for B-Class and up, it goes to the thirtieth floor. The next one is for A-Class and up and it goes to the thirty-fifth floor while the last one is only for Master Nero and the S-Class. It goes to the thirty-eighth floor as you might've noticed."

"I was wondering why we stopped on the thirty-eighth floor earlier, but it made sense after I entered the next floor," Amanda stated, "I had a question," she mentioned.

"What is it?" Lina asked.

"Can you explain to me in more detail how one 'ranks up'?"

"Oh, well, Master Nero might've told you, but you can move up to B-Class after several months of successful service. It's the easiest transition if you're not a klutz like I am," Ray answered.

"That girl has the worst sense of direction," Lina mumbled, "But after B-Class is A-Class. You've gotta be good if you want to make it to that rank. There's over a hundred B-Class, but only eight get the chance to participate in the A-Class exams every year and Marcus is the one that decides when you're ready."

"Marcus?"

"Marcus Sterling," Ray answered, "He's the guild's strongest S-Class and he's been around for a long time. I heard he was a member back when Master Nero was a kid. You might not get to meet him, but you'll know who he is after you meet him. He's really important and he's a really nice guy too."

"Who are the other S-Class?" Amanda asked.

"Well," Lina began, "There's Eliana Tafani of course, you probably met her, but besides for her, there's Vitra Zero, Takeo Hideki and Arden Kayuzo. Course becoming an S-Class is even harder. You have to be one of the top four A-Class to be able to participate in the S-Class Exams, but they say there's a catch…"

"What's the catch?"

"They say that Nero will only allow people he trusts to become S-Class, so if you're not in good with Nero, you can forget about becoming S-Class," Lina explained.

"That's just a rumor," Ray huffed, "Nero's a good man, he brought me to the guild himself. That rumor makes him sound like he's an untrusting megalomaniac."

"I'm just telling her the rumor is all," Lina said in her defense, "Oh, there's also a few people that used to be S-Class in the guild too, like Zoltan Crafty or Giles Benise. But whatever you do, if you plan on trying to get close to Nero to become S-Class, avoid an A-Class mage named Anona Irving at all costs."

"Why is that?" Amanda asked, she had heard of the Irving Family before, as they were quite famous throughout the Valley, although she hadn't heard of Anona.

"Anona's an Irving, a member of the family that founded the guild. There used to be a lot of them in the guild back when that dark guild Ragnarok's Call was causing a lot of trouble, but most of them were killed in battle," Ray started to explain, "But it never really sat right with the Irving Family that the position of Guild Master left their family, so they've hated the guts of every Guild Master from the third to Nero, but they especially hate Nero because of how he's changed the guild."

"So Anona hates Nero, see? So she also hates anyone close to him," Lina added, "She thinks she should be Guild Master just cause she's an Irving."

"Is there really that bad of a rift in the guild?" Amanda questioned as they finally stepped onto the C-Class elevator and took it down to the ground floor of the guild.

"It used to be a lot worse, but you'll find a lot of people still that back Anona for Guild Master so that she can undo all of Nero's changes and kick him and Eliana out of the guild. They say Zoltan might even be backing her, but that's just a rumor too," Lina explained as they reached the ground floor and exited the elevator, the three of them entering the first floor lobby.

"Well, here we have the first floor lobby!" Ray announced, "This is where you can accept C rank missions. You can go to either counter too," she explained as they stepped into the crowded room that had mages coming and going, several C-Class and even B-Class mages standing around the mission counters, "There's also a matchmaking service if you're looking for teammates for missions that might be too difficult or you just want company on, it's a really useful service since there's so many mages in the guild that you might not meet otherwise!"

"Yeah, that's how we met Tess in the first place. We needed a third person for a mission and she was fairly new to the guild and didn't really know anybody. She was a real handful back then though," Lina sighed.

"So it goes to say that that is one of the most useful services that Master Nero implemented when he reformed the guild," Ray added, "Any questions on missions?"

"No, I think I understand. I can accept missions here and request teammates if needed," Amanda repeated.

"Back to the elevators then," Lina stated, "Next we'll be showing you the C-Class Library, it's on the fourteenth and fifteenth floors," she explained as they walked back to and entered the elevator, the three of them exiting on the fourteenth floor to see a two story labyrinth of books and shelves.

"This is the C-Class Library, it's really big and it has a lot of different literature," Ray began in a quiet tone, "If you need some research material for a mission, you'll find it hear, but you'll also find any kind of book you could ever want here, asides for the more advanced books that are rank restricted to the other libraries. We can look around here later if you want," she added before they got back onto the elevator and traveled to the seventeenth floor.

"This is the C-Class Magic Tool Dispensary, you can pick up any equipment you may need here. It's not as big as the B-Class one though since there are a lot more B-Class mages than anything else," Lina explained.

"Still, you shouldn't really need much of anything for C rank missions," Ray added, "Except a compass… I always need a compass."

"Not that it helps you any," Lina huffed.

"We'll be headed back down to the fifth floor now," Ray stated as they got back on the elevator, "That's where the C-Class infirmary is, nestled between two of the training floors in the C-Class area."

"The medical staff are all really nice and while there's only a few mages in the C-Class infirmary as doctors, there are more in the other ones," Lina added, "Of course, the head doctor of the healers is pretty much a guy named Raphael Marks. I heard he's a longtime member of the guild and friends with Nero and Eliana, although he's just a B-Class mage. I've seen him a few times, he's a big grump usually."

"Is the guild really so big that it's hard to know everyone?" Amanda asked, "Are there prominent mages in the guild that everyone knows?"

"Yeah, the guild has well over two hundred members, at least one hundred of them are B-Class. There's usually about fifty of us C-Class though, so we're the second biggest group," Ray explained as they traveled downward in the elevator, "There's around thirty-five A-Class and only five S-Class in the entire guild."

"As for prominent figures beyond Nero and the S-Class, there's Anona, Zoltan and Giles, who we already told you about, they're all A-Class. Course another prominent A-Class would be Hibana, she's a God Slayer, and then there's Cynthia, who's another longtime member," Lina continued, "For B-Class, Raphael is well known, Flint is a pretty popular guy too, but Madeline is popular also. She's a noble from Narcissus and she belongs to the Rouche Family. But the most well-known C-Class has to be Lucas Dominguez, he's the only guy to work his way up to A-Class and then fall back down to C just because he was lazy. He's somewhat of a legend in that regard."

"There's another Slayer in the guild too, by the way, I don't remember their name though," Ray admitted as they stepped off the elevator.

"So all of those people are some of the best to get to know in the guild then?" Amanda asked as they stepped into a corridor and began walking, Lina leading the way.

"Well… There was one more really popular A-Class. She went by Tik, but she left the guild to found her own about a month ago," Ray answered as they walked, "But it's best not to mention her around Master Nero right now."

Amanda nodded in response, there was a lot of information to take in so far. God Hand was such a large guild and it was almost like its own town inside the guild with its very own culture. There were popular figures for her to remember, people to avoid, intricacies to learn and adapt to and a rich history that she had just begun to tap into through what Ray and Lina had just told her. It was almost overwhelming.

"After we check out the infirmary, we'll head to the female dormitories," Lina mentioned, "You probably saw them when you got here, they're hard to miss."

"What do you think so far though?" Ray questioned as she looked over at Amanda.

"I like it so far. There's a lot to learn about this place and it's really interesting," she admitted, a smile on her face.

"I'm glad," Ray smiled back, "God Hand is a home to a lot of us here, so I'm happy to hear that you're liking it so far! We're like one big extended family! Although not all of us get along and we fight a lot too, but the guild is a home to everyone here! So I hope you'll start to see yourself as part of the big family too!"

Amanda smiled at Ray, Lina also looking back with a smile, "I think I could start to see everyone here as family," said Amanda, the smiles on the three girls only growing wider as they walked along.

A/N: And there it is! Chapter 3! I hope you enjoyed it!

Credits:

Zoltan Crafty- GandalfTheGreen

Vitra "Calamity Zero" Zero- Death Obelisk

Amanda Song- WendyDokuro

Rayne "Ray" Meaver- madmissY01

Lina Walker- Momochan77

Tess Lin Rubric- Sakura-Fiction

A couple of the characters, namely Ray and Lina aren't normally so open, but since Nero asked them to show Amanda the ropes, they were less reserved than they normally are around people they don't know. They're both fairly friendly girls anyways.

Tess will also have a bigger role next chapter, so you'll get to know her better then since her role in this one was rather short.

You'll also see the outcome of Vitra and Zoltan's mission later on too.

Ah, and just to make it clear, Zoltan's accent is similar to an Eastern European accent, or at least it's supposed to be.

A Few Questions

So who was your favorite OC introduced this chapter?

Did any of the OCs introduced this chapter seem like someone yours would get along with?

There were a lot things about the guild explained this chapter. From well-known mages to functions of the guild, is there anything you're curious about? Was there anything you especially liked?

As it is a large guild, many members of the guild have actually never met and some mages look up to and dream of meeting some of the high ranking and well-known mages. Are there any well-known figures in the guild that you think your OC might look up to out of the ones introduced so far?

Notes on Submissions

Submissions are currently closed! Although, as God Hand is a large and popular guild, I will be opening submissions again later as the guild is constantly recruiting and some mages may be on long term missions.

An Important Note

Now, there's a little unpleasantness to address. I don't know the specifics, but it would seem that a few readers happened upon another collaboration within the Fairy Tail SYOC community. After reading they accused the authors of ripping off the idea of a collaboration from those in the Summit Project. That is untrue. The reverse is also untrue. The idea of a collaboration isn't unique to any one of us. Working with people on this site is just a normal progression after encountering people who are genuinely kind and supportive. To point out a further note, this fellow collaboration did indeed start before this one.

Now onto reviews!

Momochan77- Yeah, I really like Marcus, he's an overall cool guy and he works great as an S-Class. And yeah, Tik needs to fend for herself if she's ever going to be a reliable Guild Master, she's just a bit upset because she expected to get help from Nero. Also, I hope I did alright with Lina, I had to portray her as being a little more open, but I also can't help but imagine her speaking with a little bit of a country twang.

PrinceOfTheMatrix88- I'm happy to hear that I did good with Marcus, I really enjoy his character because of the role he has in the guild and how suited he is for it. I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Origm2012- I'm glad you still enjoy my writing, but I do enjoy making little connections with everything and hinting towards things. But yeah, Takeo's a cool character and a really good fighter. He figured out exactly how much force he needed to break through William's magic really quickly and he executed his plan of action flawlessly. I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

AkumaXHwaorang- I'm glad that you liked Takeo, as for his speech, it's that scar on his neck that caused him to have to talk like that, but yeah, I was told there was unintentional similarities between Takeo and a character in One Punch Man that the creator didn't notice until after they submitted him. I hope Zoltan lived up to your expectations too, by the way. As for cross guild romances, it depends on things work out with the characters I imagine. We still don't have them all in, so it's hard to say at this point, but I'd say it's a possibility for sure.

potentialauthor18- I'm glad that you think I did good with Takeo, I had a lot of fun with him too. He also got the honor of staring in the story's first action scene! Although it was clearly a one-sided affair. But yeah, I really like both Marcus and Lucas myself. Marcus is just so cool and Lucas is really chill. I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Raiyane- I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the characters introduced last chapter, especially Takeo! He's a really cool guy. I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Aaron26- Yeah, I thought it was a neat dynamic to have twins leading the guild and while I'd say Eliana has a personality suited for a leadership position, she's not so good with people as opposed to Nero. As for the reason as to why Nero goes by Nero, story-wise there's no big reason, writing-wise, I wanted a character that went by Nero, but I didn't want his name to be Nero, so I picked Raniero as his actual name and I actually have a hard time spelling that right every time for some reason, so Nero is also just easier for me to write out. But yeah, Lucas is actually rather close to Nero and Eliana both, as they were friends before the reform, should his relationship with Eliana blossom into something more remains to be seen though. But yeah, I really like how invested Marcus is in the guild, he's just a really cool guy overall, as is Takeo. I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Sakura-Fiction- Yeah, most of my one chapter villains just get the first magic that pops into my head. Although this time it was the second idea since the first idea was just plain ol' barrier magic, but hey, William would be great at parties since he can make mazes for fun and games. But yeah, Nero is just trying to look out for his guild and he's worked hard to get it to where it is, so he doesn't want to see that hard work ruined. Oh yeah, I hope I did good with the brief bit that Tess was around for this chapter.

JJun- It's fine and thanks for your OC. I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

puffypuffin3- Yeah, Lucas is overall just a really good guy and is someone other members in the guild can count on, even though he's a lazy good for nothing. But the whole Tik situation is just a complicated mess for the guild really. And yeah, with such a large guild, Nero can't afford to be nice and nurturing all the time. He can't even hope to remember everyone's names because there's over 200 mages for him to look out for, so he's gotta be strict about things and sometimes he has to do some not so nice things for the sake of God Hand. But as for why I introduced S-Class so early, well, it's because they're generally all really awesome and I needed a solo mage since I was still getting a lot of submissions in, still getting them, but I have enough to introduce groups of new people now. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

FrozenBlast13- Yeah, while Eliana would get things done, she wouldn't really have a heart about it like Nero. And that's the interesting thing about viewing this like a game of chess, isn't it? Sometimes sacrifices seem necessary, but for how that'll play out in the story, you'll have to wait and see.

MyDearWatson- Yeah, it's a good thing that Nero does have people that support him and what he's done. So having people like Lucas and Marcus around is really helpful for him. And then yeah, Takeo's still really cool. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

ThePrinceOfLight- I'm happy to hear that I did good with Lucas, he's a cool guy all around really. But yeah, as I said in an earlier response, that scar on Takeo's neck is why he doesn't talk much, but he does love a good fight and he is kind of a fight addict. But yeah, Nero will do what he has to for the sake of God Hand, which includes turning his back on Tik for now.

TheLonelyAnon- Well, I have plans for the A-Class Exams to be an earlier arc, it won't be straight away, but you can expect them to happen a few arcs in at the earliest. But yeah, the stairs are murder and at one point the guildhall didn't even have elevators! God Hand mages probably had the strongest legs around back then to be honest… But yeah, as a character, Nero has a lot of drive and determination. He won't let anything stand in the guild's way since it's his goal to make God Hand the best in the world. And yeah, William made some poor life decisions last chapter, but at least mazes are cool and he had the sense to try and run away. And it's fine that you still need time to work on your OC.

Anyways, I hope I did okay with everyone's OCs this chapter. If your character has been accepted, but hasn't been introduced yet, they will be in the coming chapters!

I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! Please remember to leave a review!

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