Erza's guess had been right. Early the next morning, Guild Master Makarov announced an important decision concerning their enemy, Phantom Lord.
Then, leaving only a handful of noncombatants like Mirajane behind to guard their damaged guildhall, he led every combat-ready guild member he'd managed to summon back. They took the train and arrived on schedule in Ork City, in the northeast of the kingdom. There, they made their way to the castle at the heart of the historic city beneath the castle—and to the branch castle of Phantom Lord, one of the two most powerful mage guilds in the kingdom.
And then...
Well, they'd come to smash the place up, so after Natsu used Fire Dragon's Iron Fist to wreck the enemy's front gate, the Fairy Tail members swarmed inside and launched into battle against the Phantom Lord mages waiting there, who outnumbered them several times over.
In an instant, flames, ice, Ring magic, swords and spears, Magic Rope, smoke, gunfire, elements, lightning, and countless other strange spells and skills erupted throughout the guild castle's hall—a place even larger and more lavish than Fairy Tail's own guildhall. Phantom Lord members went flying in every direction as the fighting wreaked havoc on the floors, pillars, decorations, and furniture.
Of course, plenty of members from both guilds ended up frozen, burned, or electrocuted, collapsing to the floor or getting blasted away until bodies were strewn everywhere.
Fortunately, the people Makarov had brought along were all capable fighters. Though they were outnumbered, they'd caught the enemy off guard, and the advantage still lay with Fairy Tail.
Like tigers descending a mountain, they vented their fury to the fullest, outnumbered but steadily driving the Phantom Lord mages back. Meanwhile, Guild Master Makarov unleashed his light magic and charged through the castle alone, heading straight