Jellal parts ways with Ishgal after telling Erza his intention to join Fairy Tail. In a saloon, the team meets Brian (a fire eater from Fire & Flame), learning that it is a dark guild of fire mages led by Ignia. Brian captures Natsu with the help of his teammates, the illusionist Lage and the Fire Make Rekka. Erza is challenged by Wed, the second-in-command of Fire & Flame (a masked flame swordsman). Lage traps the rest of the team in illusory worlds populated by manga characters, but they escape when Happy and Carla break the illusions. Brian brings Natsu to the Fire God's Castle to meet Ignia, who reveals his plan to start a "real" Dragon King Festival. He invites Natsu to join Fire & Flame, which Natsu refuses. Their confrontation is interrupted by the arrival of a dark-skinned Faris, who introduces herself as the Black Wizard and declares her own participation in Ignia's festival.