This story begin in media res.
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Magnolia; X784 :
A panting Erza was standing painfully in front of her guildmates, she had manged to deflect the cannon, they had some time to come up with a plan.
" Fabulous, truly fabulous ! I didn't expect less of you, Fairy Queen, such a shame you chose Makarov's dump instead of our guild. However, can you stand another shot ? Taunted a malicious voice. Beware Fairy Tail, tremble before the might of the strongest guild in Fiore, we shall take you down if you don't surrender Heartfilia to us !
- I'd rather...die... than leave a friend in the hand...of a filthy bastard like you ! Requip Adamantine Armor ! a shattered pieces of metal was all Erza got, the armor didn't stand the shot.
-If the armor isn't available, I will protect them with my hands !
- Erza no !! You will kill yourself, cried some people.
-Stop it Erza ! Cried Natsu
- Sometimes, we have to make sacrifice in order to protect our dearest, I'm willing to take the risk if it can give you a slight chance, but you guys need to back down.
- Ha ! You stupid bitch ! Do you really think you stand a chance against our Jupiter Cannon ?
- Even if my armor give up, there is no magic in this world that can destroy my strongest shield : my will and determination !
- Wise sayings, i'll make sure they are carved, on your Epitaph ! Jupiter Cannon ! Fire !
The members of the two guilds watched as the beam was directing itself toward the proud warrior, all were holding their breaths, until the miracle happened :
" Vivaldi Crush ! ".
Something or somebody stepped in, between the two, and the the beam started to concentrate itself, as if it was densening, but with further inspection, it semmed like it was being sucked into nothing.
José's jaw dropped to the floor as he saw the beam being absorbed by something, but this was only the beggining.
" Wagner Slash ! "
From the same position, another beam erupted towards the golem castle, and cut its left shoulders.
To say that everybody was taken aback would an understatement, someone has just jumped in the war and in mere seconds, broke the balance of forces. As the dust cleared, they could see a white clothed with a conic hat figure, whose hands were heavily burnt, and with ugly scars on the back, a scythe between his hands and in front of his eyes, as if he had cut something.
" What the hell just happened ? Asked a dumbfounded Grey.
- It seems like our prayers...have been heard, sighed Erza. As she lost consciousness, the figure grabbed her.
- You fought bravely, girl, for that I am indebted to you, for the others, move your asses ! get her to a nursery, and for those who can fight, the guild won't win by itself ! The voice was strong and full of authority, the man made himself clear : He was the boss and no one should discuss his orders.
- Who the hell are you ? shouted José.
- Yes, who are you ? said Natsu.
- I'm kind of upset José, don't you remember me ? Well after all, it's been a long time since we've seen each other...
- I think i would've remembered the existence of a mage that can deflect Jupiter Cannon.
-... What was the last name i've received, The loner of the Wyvern-Fogs ? The Vigilante of Poison-Lier ? No, that was before the 15th proposition of Guildartz as a Mage Saint.
- Guildarts was proposed as a Mage Saint 15 time ?!
- 23 times exactly, he refused 17 and got rejected 6 times.
- You do know Guildarts , stranger, asked Natsu.
- Of course.
- So you are a member...
- Later for the talk. Ah yes, I remember. José -cough- ?
- Yes ?
- You have certainly heard of " The Terror of Alvarez ", no ?
- Of course, but it's not common knowledge here, it happened 3 years ago, the high spheres of magic world talked about it for weeks.
- But they never knew the identity of the intruder.
- No, Prime Minister Yajiil refused to give informations...but what's your point ?
- My point is, said the stranger as he placed his scythe on his back, you are currently facing the Terror itself, severly damaged yet alive.
- No way...Even Arakitacia never retrieved him ! you are lying, lying I said, no one could do such a thing and get out of it alive, look at yourself, you are a living mess. Elemental Four ! Prepare the Abyss Break we are going to obliterate these idiots !"
A giant seal appeared in the sky, covering the whole city in darkness, the stranger draw a bootle from his bag and began to drink :
" Guys, take care of the four mages. I'm taking José.
- Are you mad, you are in a worse state than Erza, you won't stand a chance against him.
- I'm going to buy some time for the guild and the city to be evacuated, we need to protect the citizen."
Natsu was the first to jump after his prey, Gajeel the Ace of Phantom Lord. He was soon followed by Elfman, Gray, Mirajane and Wakaba. Meanwhile Macao, Cana and the others organized the evacuation and fought the shades.
He then put his bootle in his bag and prepared himself, just as he was going to jump, a voice erupted behind him, it was Erza; she was panting towards him, heavily exhausted :
" Take me with you !
- No way, you are too tired to do anything.
- Like you are the one to talk, you just took a Jupiter Cannon with your hands, in a deathly shape, i'm not an idiot, those scars on your back, they are due to another thing, you were dying even before you came. So take me with you.
- I'm not taking a incapacitated person with me.
- I'm not letting you go without me, she then grope his leg.
- Tss, troublesome woman, grab my waist, we are going. Pressure Point : Jump.
They landed on the cuten side, and they started walking.
Mirajane POV :
This guy... he was like an angel, a miracle that blessed Fairy Tail, but he was dangerously strong, he was very good at hiding it, but the small portion that Mirajane sensed was heavily concentrated, someone like him could be deathly as an ennemy, however the most intriguing thing was his heart, with her highened senses, she had noted that his pulsation wasn't normal, he was pulsing two times like he had two hearts, and he had a dying magical signature on him, was he some kind of necromancian ? If he was, how comes it no one, not even a Mage Saint, recognised him. And what was his purposes behind helping Fairy Tail, or even engaging himself in this war.
Her musings were stopped by a fire-ball that missed her head by inches. She quickly turned into her Satan-Soul mode :
- Fairy Tail Demon and Poster Girl, you sure are a bipolar Person, Devil Queen Mirajane.
- Rainbow Flame Totomaru, what an honour to meet you, it is awful that it's under those circumstances.
- Please quit the formalities, I hate hypocrisy.
- And i hate cowards.
- We aren't cowards, we seek to preserve our interests.
- By stabbing us in our back, when three of our strongest mages are in mission ? That's the definition of a coward for me.
- I do not accept insult, Bitch ! Hell Fire !
- To touchy my dear, Devil Wave !
The two attack collided and the trembling walls threatened to collapse.
Wakaba POV :
After all those years, nearly 15 years with only letters and one visit, the boy has grown to be a strong man, he remembered their first encounter, their spars with Macao, how he appeared as a true prodigy... He was the reason why he and Macao kept evolving, it was his enthusiasm that drove him into his position, Third Strongest mage of the guild and one of the seventeen SS-Mages. Once again the boy was a model to him, but this time he was going to do his elder's job, there was another SS in this guild, he would be his opponent no matter what. Wakaba slowed the pace as he heard sobbing from a door, he opened it and found his target :
" How Sorrowful, Wakaba-San. I would have loved to spare you this but it seems you will meet your death here.
- You were always over confident in your abilities Aria, claiming that your Air magic made you the strongest of our Groups, however you never beat me.
- That's because, sadly, You never accepted one of my challenges, afraid as you were of my superior power.
- That wasn't fear, my time is precious, I didn't want to waste it, and i don't until now, Smoke Punch.
- Air Wall, how sorrowful, your smoke doesn't stand a chance against me, this battle will be quick sadly, Void Blade.
- Just shut up ! And you also can't touch me, i'm made of smoke remember ? Smoke Cannon, Ultra Dense Beam.
- Air Wa... Ah. Aria's Air Wall was blasted by Wakaba, a giant pillar of smoke connecting with Aria's and sending him to the wall.
- You motherfucker, You've just angered me, you fairies shall tremble before our might, he took his Head Band. Zero Space : Air Crush.
Wakaba suddenly felt an extreme weight on his shoulder.
- Zero Space, Air Void.
Wakaba felt air escaping his lungs, making him choke.
- I'm not finished, said Aria as he drew a dagger from his Belt, Void Cut.
- Arghh, MY EYE !!!
- I gave you a chance to get of it alive, you refused, now die. And he charged another time.
-Never... I wouldn't be... a true Fairy Tail mage if i gave up. Wakaba, still covering his bleeding eye with his hand, took the dagger in the other hand :
- Smoke Magic : Punch Barrage.
Tens of smoke fists appeared and started to punch Aria, sending him crashing into the wall.
- You can't... beat me, Air Magic : Zero Space Arcane, Magic Void.
Wakaba started to feel magic dissipating from the room, soon was his turn :
- I've got to finish this fast... for him, you were right Aria, this battle will end quickly, it's me or you, either I knock you out or i get my Magic sucked, a good deal, he then took off his cigars, Smoke Magic : Pression Punch.
-Arggghhh...How...sorrowful." The attack hit in his stomach, knocking him out, Aria's body broke the wall and fell into the ocean.
Wakaba was not in a good shape, few ribs broken and several bruises, along with an eye missing and shoulder cut, he was panting :
"The bastard has already started sucking my magic, I should check the others while i'm walking".
He then went following the noises.
Normal POV
José was below the highest tower, sitting in a throne; those idiots would never get out of here alive, once Makarov will wake up and see what happened to his beloved children, he will crawle to his knees. But he was still worried, this man, who pretended to be the " Terror of Alvarez", could reveal himself to be a problem. What could possibly link him to Makarov, this old Bastard always knew how to put his hands on talented mages, but if he was allied with him, José shuddered, Fairy Tail would be priviligiated in the Council Dotations, Heck maybe even the royal family would anoblish him. No way in hell he could let this shitty guild live.
" I imagine that you are fantasizing about your victory over Master Makarov, you never forgot the humiliation he inflicted to you that day, and you shouldn't, you were the one who provoked him, yet he didn't reported your actions, in an ironic way, he is at the origin of this mess, but as his family, it is our duty to support our failing members ".
"Family, thought Erza, could he be an ex-member of Fairy Tail, like Masters Goldmine and Bob ?"
" You finally came, impudent brat, toned José's voice. I admit that I was surprised when you said you were "The Terror", however it doesn't change a lot, what can two powerless mages like you do to me ?
- You better stay ignorant about this. Girl !
- Huh ?
- You know the plan. "
Erza nodded, the "plan", as he said, was more a suicidal act than a plan :
Listen to me girl, we currently have no chance of winning, my plan is...
- How can you say this, don't you trust our comrades you shoudn...
- Quit the babbling, i'm talking realistically, If your comrades managed to defeat the elemental four and Gajeel, we are incredibly lucky, but they won't stand a chance against a pissed José, he will mop the floor with us, our mission is to buy time for the Master to come, shut up ! He is currently resting and he will soon come. As I was saying, the plan is; I will blind José then immediatly you unleash your attacks while i'm backing you, and you mustn't break the pace.
- Ok.
" Pressure Point : Eternal Wind Gust.
- What the... Aargh !
- Requip : Purgatory Armor, Moon Flash."
A stream of Air and Swords surged on a screaming José whitout interruption for ten minutes, but he didn't become a Mage Saint with getting beat, and when Erza attempted to requip to another armor, he made his move :
"Dark Shield !
- Shit ! He broke our barrage.
- What do we do now.
- Get out girl ! Leave !
- No way !
- Such a lovely scene, Dark Wave !
- Pressure Point : Tidal Wave ! "
As Erza wa going to get submerged by the dark stream, a column of water erupted and blocked it, saving her life.
" Get behind me, things are about to get bad
Erza nodded and crawled behind him, she could feel the intense power emitting from those two, and knew that she wouldn't stand a chance, however she could feel that he was drawing power from his life, in other terms, consuming himself in this fight, and to give his essence in a fight, either he was immortal or hopeless.
" Prepare yourself José ! Brahms : Boiling Ice !
- Heavy Darkness : Light Extinction ! "
The Water pillar suddenly froze, or to be exact, solidified at an outstanding high temperature, this time gaining terrain on the dark stream, until all lights faded, and the structure began to shatter :
" Now die, Fairy Trash, Death Wave."
The wave went at high speed, and was going to strike him, when something got between them resulting in an explosion. As the dust cleared, Erza saw the corpse of a big green bird.
He kneeled over its body, tears wettening the corpse :
" You came after... me ?"
Then he took it and stuffed it in his gown :
" How sorrowful, you lost your pet ! Do not worry, my dear you are soon joining it ! Heavy Darkness : Belzebuth Blade !
- Amaterasu, Formula 301 : Light Hug ! A shield of warm light engulfed both of them, protecting them from the killing strike. I beg you pardon my children, my irresponsibilty brought harm on you. And for YOU ! Look at what your jealousy have, how much of your children have been hurt in this battle ? How many lives have been crushed in order for you to accomplish your foolishness ?
- Quit the moral talk, old midget, i'm here for one thing, and I won't go until i get your head !
- My head, huh ? Funny, 'cause I came for exactly the same thing, however i do not intend to fight you, the brats already did, I'm here to deliver my sentence !
- Sentence ? What dou think you are, some judge ?
- Indeed I am. Now, kneel before me or face the consequences, said the Master, while a bright light began to glow in his hand.
- Kneeling ? Have you lost your mind old man ? I'm stronger than you, my guild is stronger than yours, you should be the one kneeling. Heavy Darkness : Moloch's Curse !
- Enough ! You've gone to far José, Magia Judgement : Fairy Law ! "
As he clasped his hand, light erupted in the castle, a pure warm light, that suppressed darkness.
Jose POV
No way ! No one could be this strong, not even him, this light, exerced such a pression that threatened to kill him in every seconds, he knew that he was alive only because he allowed it, he was cowering in fear, such a magic shouldn't exist, he felt himself like a Fox who teased a lion, now he knew, even though he would never admit, who was the apex.
Normal POV
As the light cleared, a shivering José was in the corner of the room, while Erza and the other, whose hat has been burnt, slept peacefully on the floor :
" Sorry my children, It is something that i will never let happen...
- Master ! Huh...this generation is strong, but stupid as a thumb ( personnal expression ).
- What do you expected ? The firsts took all the intelligence, the seconds the optimism, and you've always been a bridge between us, isn't it right, Whirlpool ?
- Did I told you this was the shittiest nickname you could ever come with ?
- You should rest, the others are coming, and I get it that you want to hide your face for a certain time.
And, Cut.
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