Unforeseen Predicament 2

"Era, such a beautiful town," said Naruto with nostalgia. The village reminded him so much of Konoha. The hill made it the perfect replication for the Hokage Monument.

Era is a large town, built around a high, rocky mountain. The mountain nested the headquarters of the highest authority in the world of Magic, the Magic Council. The rocky mountain is located in the heart of the city, and it features a jagged pathway that encircles the circumference of the mountain as an entrance into the Council headquarters. The town is surrounded by forestry and snow-peaked mountains, which can be seen from the Magic Council headquarters meeting room. Naruto flew happily above it, not aware of anything happenings in the Council.

After a day, Malta Town

After a day of their journey, they reached Malta town just before noon. Naruto can see and feel the tension and fear among people. He and Sirius landed in the middle of the village and walked to the Mayor office.

"Excuse me, we're from Fairy Tail. We're are here on a job" said Naruto and showed the receptionist their flier. He don't know why, but Naruto had a feeling of dread. As soon as he entered the town, he felt something odd. He can't put his finger on it yet.

"Yes, the mayor is waiting for you," said the receptionist and sent them toward a small door to the side of the room. They knocked and entered after getting permission.

"We're from Fairy Tail and we are here to take care of the Undead problem," said Naruto politely.

"Yes, I heard all that. I thank you for coming. My name is Karl. Please be seated" said Karl, politely.

Unlike all the mayors' Naruto saw till now, this mayor is young. Karl is a young man with fair hair in a bowl cut hairstyle muck like Guy's in Naruto's opinion. He has narrow gold eyes with long lashes.

He wears a dark, long-sleeved formal jacket under a light, furred mantle with an attached robe that reaches nearly to his ankles. The front of his mantle is decorated with an ornate chain and clasp. The collar of his jacket is trimmed with fur and has six diamond-shaped ornaments placed horizontally across the front.

"Who can use Holy magic among you?" Asked Karl.

"It's me," said Naruto.

"Can I see?" Karl asked tentatively.

"Not to disrespect you or anything. You see, the number of mages we called here was high and most of them came for the rewards but none could use Holy Magic. The only one who had managed to repel some of the undead but fell victim to them at the end. Currently, we made a pact with the Undead, so we at least have some time to breathe" said Karl in a plain tone. This piqued Naruto's interest.

"Deal your say? Can they speak and understand you?" He asked Curiously.

"Y-yes. Their leader, the Undead King, can understand us. The deal is that we send them skilled mages to fight and they won't harm us" said Karl. Naruto's curiosity peaked at this.

"Wow. What do they get in return?"

"Huh, skilled enemies to fight and I don't know clearly, but I had a suspicion that either feed on the body or they make the mages one of them," he said in a low tone.

"When does this deal end?" Asked Sirius.

"I guess they got bored because of the weak mages we're sending, last week their messenger came to us and said that they need stronger toys to play and in 3 days, our deal ends," he said in a disappointed tone.

"That's why you increased the class of the job to S-class?" Asked Sirius in a serious tone.

"Yes, we are fed up with this and want some peace in our lives. Moreover, they see it as a game. I can't bear this. Please, help us" pleaded Karl.

"Yes, we'll, don't worry," said Naruto and Sirius nodded. Naruto something at this, Karl's expression darkened for a second and it changed in an instant. This unsettled him.

"Can we go now or should we wait till the time ends?" Asked Naruto with caution. Something is definitely wrong here.

"I don't know. Every time some mages come, the representative of their side will come seeking an audience. If my guess is correct, he'll be here in a few minutes'' said Karl and as said, a knock was heard on the door. Karl allowed the person in.