Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-3030647-20160413045710

Hey guys! It's Ash here! On a slightly different motive than the one I had a couple of days ago. Today I'm here to revive a rather old topic that kinda just got piled over as the userbase progressively forgot about it: Hydra Head. Take the time to read that page a little bit in a different tab before you continue with this.

If you had read the page, you can guess the main point of Hydra Head: a free-to-join, site-wide Guild that everyone can participate in. However, despite the nature of the Guild being accessible, that eventually caused numerous problems. The primary one was this: S-Class Mages. While everyone inevitably would create S-Class level Mages as per the standard of this wikia, the Guild Masters (us Admins) had to sift through the several candidates and eventually choose two. Of course, this wasn't exactly preferable by the rest of the members, thus causing a bit of an issue rising regarding "S-Class Trials." Eventually, following the site-wide Grand Magic Games that was discontinued, the Guild also seemed to come to a close.

However, recently, while I was discussing my current view of one of the Guild Masters, Mithra Songokū, and recreating his story, I came up with (surprisingly) a new avenue we could take with the Guild. So, bear with me a bit since this might be a bit of a rough explanation:

It had been a number of months following the successful victory over the and. The year had turned a new leaf and X793 was upon the people of. The, composed of the who survived the battle, as well as the governmental leaders of each country in  had stood in their  forms surrounding a large circular table.

, the leader of this makeshift council, projected his voice. "Fellow members of the Council, we have all experienced the torment faced through the invasion of the Alvarez Empire. We are all well aware that our continent is at its weakest. Should internal conflict arise now or scattered remnants of strike now in our weakest state, we potentially could be crushed under the magnitude of their power. As such, I implore all of you to listen to my proposal. I propose…a Guild encompassing all of Ishgar."

The other members of the council began to mumble those possibilities to those next to them, before one finally silenced all of them by speaking outwards. "While that may be a possibility…how is a Guild on such a large scale going to be lead, Chairman Hyberion?"

"It's simple." interjected. "We appoint multiple worthy individuals as Guild Masters and then they run most of the administration based on how quickly and how widespread the Guild grows."

"And rankings?" Another member asked.

"There will be none beyond Guild Master and potential supervisors of branches across different countries that the Guild Masters cannot actively look over. The Guild is both a united force and, at the same time, extremely flexible regarding the nature of one's membership. One is capable of having other affiliations or commitments beyond Hydra Head, but they should be ready to support the united effort if the need arises." spoke, which seemed to cause a wave of silence across all the other members.

"Based on your silence, can we assume you have approved of our suggestion?" Hyberion asked once more. Those aside from the Wizard Saints all nodded their heads in approval, leading Hyberion to nod in response. "Then I shall begin making preparations immediately."

"Before you do so, who have you chosen as our Guild Masters?" One of the anonymous voices asked.

"These are candidates that have displayed exemplary power, leadership and loyalty over the events of the war from the prelude to its recovery stages. The first is Mithra Ezerius, the former commander of Fiore's Barrier Brigade and former Guild Master of Tortoise Shell. His efforts during the war enabled the potential destruction of three countries to only be reduced to one, Bosco. The second is Moune Sutou, a powerful, Independent Mage regarded as The Thunderous Roaring Speed King. Her efforts during and following the war enabled the war to end with very minimal civilian casualties, as well as the quick suppression of rising criminal factions seeking to take advantage of the chaos."

"I believe we can all come to a consensus regarding these candidates." Another voice spoke, with the others on his side nodding in approval. "That being said, we should hurry and contact these potential Guild Masters. Their approval is necessary for the continuation of this development."

"We've already dispatched former Rune Knight, current Fairy Tail Mage, for the cause. He should bring us the information in a matter of minutes." Jura responded to the other councilman's suggestion.

Another thought projection was manifested in the center of the table, shocking the councilmen other than the Wizard Saints, who recognized the figure as Mest Gryder. "Apologies for the abrupt interruption. The candidate Guild Masters have approved the proposition and have agreed to allow the public to be informed of the Guild and its nature."

"Then we shall dispatch the information immediately. Thank you for your work, Gryder." Hyberion stated, allowing Mest to cut off his connection to the Thought Projection. "Now then…I welcome you all to the newfound Guild of Ishgar: Hydra Head." Hyberion announced, with the others looking at him with a pleased expression. They knew full well that this would be the beginning of a new future.

So that's the general idea. What does everyone think? Should we go with it? 