Chapter 7: The Dragons Left Us All Behind


"All living things eventually die; it's unavoidable. But as long as you remember, it will live on in your heart forever."

— Lisanna Strauss


One Year Later


Natsu was all alone. He had no family. He had no friends. He only had Igneel, the dragon that raised him. When he woke up to find Igneel, his only parent and teacher, missing he searched everywhere. No matter where he looked, he couldn't find his foster father. There was nobody else around for miles. The pain of being alone, being abandoned...

No! He wasn't abandoned. Something must have happened to Igneel, for the dragon would never abandon him. Igneel was his only family, his only friend.

He was determined to find Igneel. He would find Igneel even if he had to search the entire of the world. He wiped the tears from his eyes, wrapped his scarf around his neck tightly and began to walk in a random direction. He had no idea where he was going, but he would find Igneel. That much he knew for certain.

Little did he know of the fate, the friends, and the family ahead of him, in his future. He would find a kind old man who wished to show him a home. He would feel welcomed there and become a part of it. He would gain a family and the happiness that came with it.


Erza worried for Minato, her grey-eyed, blue-haired sensei. It had been a week since he left with Shinji on a "special mission." Shinji had said their destination would be far away and they would stop and train on the way. She didn't even get to show him the new armor she found in a monster's cave on the last mission she went on. She'd been going on missions alone for the past six months. Minato was too busy trying to do S-rank missions to get funds for the house he was trying to build. All his plans on that end were falling apart. They couldn't build a house in the mountain easily. The equipment was too hard to transport, even with magic. They would need much more money if Minato were to pursue his ridiculous goal. She was certain he'd be giving it up soon.

As such, they hadn't seen much of the other. When the door to Fairy Tail opened, Erza rushed to see if Minato had finally returned. What she found was Makarov and a strange pink-haired boy. She was disappointed, but the bright smile on the boy's face made her feel slightly happier.

"Who the hell are you?" Gray said immediately. Without a shirt, of course. Cana began to scold him for it and the two started to get into a fight, as was now the usual routine. Erza decided to greet the newcomer as well.

"I'm Erza. Pleased to meet you." She said with a smile on her face. However, the rest of her mind was too occupied with other thoughts.

'Minato... where are you?'


One Week Later


"N-no... Th-this can't be happening! You're Shinji! You can't-"

A gigantic, dark fist suddenly crushed Minato against a large rock, his bones able to withstand the impact due to the armor he wore. Minato tried to struggle, tried to free himself, but he found he could not without having to destroy or dismember the being that was pinning him. The other humongous hand had him pinned. He couldn't call for help. Nobody was near him. They were out of Fiore on some sort of deserted island. It was North of Fiore and rather small. However, it was quite distant from the mainland. Shinji had led him there only to make the most horrible demand that Minato had ever heard. It was a special mission that "only Minato could do." The two were alone in the middle of a desert when the worst came to pass.

"Shinji! I won't do it! I can't do it! Just come to your senses already, sensei! You're stronger than this!"

Minato shouted at the being he knew to be Shinji in front of him. However, 'Shinji' didn't seem to be listening. 'Shinji' removed his fist from pinning Minato only to smash it against Minato again. Minato coughed up blood. The blood trickled down from his mouth. He looked weakly towards Shinji. Somehow, Minato had one free hand. One free hand to do the act that Shinji had requested of him. Pain, sorrow, regret. He felt it all and he knew that somewhere deep inside... he knew Shinji felt it too. He couldn't... it was impossible...

"Don't... Don't make me do it! You're still Shinji! You're still Shinji!"

The fist pounded him repeatedly, threatening to destroy his armor and his body. Minato was barely able to withstand the blows. His consciousness was rapidly fading, the pain was overwhelming him. He was strong, right? Sure, he'd almost lost before because of his stupidity, but this was completely different. His choices were being taken from him. The impacts continuously shook Minato to the core of his being. Oddly, he felt like a weapon being forged. As if 'Shinji's hammering blows were striking him against an anvil like a blacksmith would for a sword. Switching his Persona didn't matter in this situation. Each punch had a different element assigned to it, as if this being was meant to kill even Minato. Even switching to Orpheus Telos, his most powerful Persona, only served to soften the blows slightly. He'd tried doing sword attacks to snap 'Shinji' out of it, but they had no effect. In fact, it was almost as if they made him stronger. This 'Shinji' was twice as powerful as normal.

"Minato, you are the only one I can ask this of. I... somehow managed to teach you all I know, despite you acting like a brat at times. As my student, and as your teacher, I need you to do one last thing. It's something I would not wish upon anyone, but... you can handle it. You're strong enough. I... can't do it myself. I tried, but... Something always stops me. This is something that must be done by someone else. I'm sorry for having to ask this. I'm sorry for being too damn weak."

Minato wouldn't do it! He couldn't! He... he wouldn't be himself anymore if he did it! Why did Shinji have to be so selfish?! Why!?

"You see, there is a time-limit for me to be here."

It wasn't fair! Why did Shinji have to ask him?! Why did it even have to happen in the first place?! Why did things have to change?!

"When this time limit is reached... something will happen to me. Something bad. It... involves my Shadow."

"Why?! Why does it have to be this way?! ANSWER ME, SHINJI!" He shouted at the colossal being facing him as tears began to cloud his vision. He spit out blood once again as the fist crushed his body again with another punch. Blood was filling his mouth, nearly choking him to death.

"You're asking why I have a Shadow? Tch. Let me clue you in on something. All things have Shadows, Minato. But that's beside the point. That time limit I mentioned will be reached very soon. Before then,..."

Minato, with his free hand, summoned his Evoker right after 'Shinji' landed another blow. The blood filling his mouth was sent spilling out into the open air. Tears were streaming down his face. They mixed with the blood on the face; the purity of the tears was gone. This wasn't how things were supposed to go! It wasn't right! He didn't want to do this! He didn't want this to happen at all! Why couldn't he choose to save Shinji? Why was that option being taken away from him?! He placed his Evoker to his head and pulled the trigger right before 'Shinji' could land another blow. 'Damn it, Shinji! This was why you took me this far from the mainland?! You wanted me to use this attack! You bastard!' He shouted the name of the attack, sending bloody tears flying from his face.

"ARMAGEDDON!"

The force of the fusion spell nearly split Minato's head in half as the two Personae he summoned unleashed the attack. A gigantic light appeared underneath the two and seemed to shake the entire planet. Minato stared into the face of Shin- of the monster that held him in place. Despite the fact it had gone berserk and nearly killed him, he saw... gratitude in the large golden eyes of what used to be Shinji. Then, slowly, the being began to burn from the light beneath him.

"HWOOOOOOOOOOOARGH!"

"I want you to kill me."

The blinding light suddenly consumed the entire island; evaporating every living being on it without prejudice, save for the one who cast it. The island itself still remained, seemingly unharmed. That was the true purpose of Armageddon. It was an end to all life. This island was luckily devoid of all life already except for a few small creatures. That attack was his last resort. If he had been back in Fiore... many people would have died. It would take someone with an extreme amount of endurance like Elizabeth in order to survive it. Even then, she could take another attack like it and remain standing. Shinji knew the power of the attack. Minato had told him of the attack when they were going through his list of attacks he could and couldn't use in combat during training. When Shinji... became that... Shadow-like monster his endurance seemed to double, triple even. But it was not enough. Few things survived Armageddon. Minato fell to his knees, spit out the blood in his mouth and stared up into the bright sun. It hurt his eyes, but...

The pain felt good, like an old friend returning after a long time. In the depths of his mind, his soul, a lock slowly started to come undone. For a split second, his grey eyes turned golden before turning back, though he did not notice this.

Minato took a moment to look down. He noticed something sparkling in the sand. His shaking hand reached out and clutched it tightly. His vision was getting dark quickly. It was Shinji's pocket watch. Both hands had been on the zero last time he checked. He put it in his pocket and stood to his feet. He began the long walk back home. Then he suddenly collapsed, the magic exhaustion finally hitting him. He barely managed to stop himself from losing consciousness as he clawed his way back to the boat. He weakly pushed off, having only enough strength to do so before falling back to lie on the bottom of the small boat he and Shinji had used to go the island.

He was going home alone.

'No more... I... don't want to lose... anymore. I need to... stop losing... I'm not this... weak... not this... stupid... Damn you... Shinji.'

He lost his consciousness as the sea took him to who knows where. Fate would decide his destination and whether he lived or died. Fate turned over his boat... and carried him away...

As he sunk to the depths of the ocean, his eyes glowed gold once more.

Fate could go screw itself.


"Who's the strongest mage here?" Natsu, the pink-haired boy, asked Erza. Erza was sitting in a chair eating lunch. She was taking a break from training and missions until Minato returned. Natsu was an excitable kid, much like Gray (although he didn't strip). Natsu seemed eager to fight somebody strong as well. Erza looked at Natsu and smiled.

"That would be my sensei, Minato." She replied, enjoying the look of shock on his face. Then Natsu laughed and smiled brightly. He had such a bright, happy smile. Erza couldn't blame him. Fairy Tail was a bright and happy place. It was a place of endless adventure. Everybody in Fairy Tail was like a family.

"Your sensei? Then you must be really strong! Fight me!" He declared as he got into a fighting pose of sorts. Erza raised an eyebrow before cracking a smile. She'd listen to the kid's request. She'd teach this kid who the next Titania was.

"Alright, but I have to warn you. My sensei was insane, powerful, and skilled. He almost never held back during training. He always pushed me to the limit, always wanted me to be stronger. Do you know why? You need strength to protect those you care about. My sensei has enough power to protect anybody and he's passing it down to me. Sensei never loses." She said, cockily. She didn't mean to be cocky, but she was proud of having Minato as a teacher. And she missed him.

"Enough talk! Let's fight!" Natsu exclaimed as he leapt toward her in an attempt to punch her. His speed was slow compared to her sensei's. She sidestepped easily and he went crashing into a wall. Natsu got back up ready for another around. Erza sighed as she Requipped a sword. This boy was too excited for a fight. It looked like Master Makarov would have to pay to rebuild the bar again.

"Alright, I won't hold back!"

"I'll join in too!"

"You idiots are disturbing me! I'll beat you all!"

"This looks fun!"

Needless to say, it soon turned into an all-out brawl. Everybody had the time of their lives. Erza wished Minato was there to join her. He always loved the brawls Fairy Tail had.


"Hey, mister? Are you okay?"

Minato awoke to the gentle lapping of the waves. He felt groggy, but other than that he felt fine. What happened to his injuries? Wasn't he seriously injured? Did it really take this long for Victory Cry to activate? Anyway, he had awoken to find himself on a beach. And to a foot gently kicking him. He opened his eyes slowly. There was a little girl about 4 years old, looking at him curiously. She had short blue hair. Her little foot was the one kicking him. With her was, surprisingly...

"...Jellal? Is that your sister? Hey... we all have blue hair... Funny." Minato said as he struggled to sit up. He was still pretty injured from what happened earlier... What happened...? He pushed it out of his mind for now. And his back was covered in sand. Great. He was also soaked from the ocean. The water was still coming in and getting him wet, yet he didn't feel the need to move. The water felt nice. He looked around. Where did his boat go? Did it tip over while he was unconscious? Jellal had a big backpack with a staff sticking out of it. Jellal looked oddly at Minato, as if he had no idea who he was. Minato remembered saving Jellal back over a year ago. Had it really been that long?

"How do you know my name?" He asked. Odd. Memory loss? Twin brother with the same name? It's entirely possible. Hell, for all he knew this person could be from another world like him. If Minato had learned one thing throughout his life, it was that anything was possible.

"Well, I saved someone with your name, face, and voice from slavery about a year ago. Sorry if you're not him. I once heard a legend that everybody has two other people who look exactly like them in the world. You could also be the same person, but with memory loss. Alternatively, you could be from a parallel world. It's possible. After all, I come from a different world. It's funny how nobody seems to ask where I come from." Minato said jokingly. Jellal seemed shocked by the last couple of words. The little girl started poking Minato, as if the information he was from another world made him some sort of intriguing alien.

"A-another world?!" He exclaimed in disbelief. Minato nodded. This kid took his words seriously. Well, he was a kid. Minato had actually almost expected him to laugh off his words as a joke.

"Yeah. I like this place better. There's no pollution, war, destruction of the planet itself from what I see. No overpopulation, mass poverty, or anything like that either. Magic is commonplace here. Where I come from, we use technology instead and magic is a rarity. Earth Land is better than regular Earth, that's for sure. Though I do miss my friends. I don't really have any family. My parents died when I was young and I never saw my little sister after they died. My extended family never really cared much for me. I was just a financial burden to them. But... since I came here..." Minato drifted off, staring into space. He had been happy, right? He had friends in the guild. Makarov, Gildarts, Rob, Erza, Gray, Laxus, and even Cana was warming up to him. The other Guild members stayed away from him ever since he beat Gildarts. Apparently, being the strongest didn't mean you were the most popular. They gave him the same space they used to give Gildarts, but it was okay. He didn't need everyone to be his friend. And then there was Shinji... Tears began to form in his eyes...

"Mister? What's wrong?" The little girl asked, now ceasing her poking. Minato smiled slightly, attempting not to look as awful as he felt. He looked at the ground. He was showing such a pitiful side of himself to these kids. He even rambled and told them a lot of things that he'd never even told Erza. And she was his student. He just... needed to let it out for once.

"Yeah... I've been through a lot. I... lost someone very important to me." 'More like I killed someone important to me.' It hurt. Not only the loss, but also the fact that he had to do it. Even though Shinji told him to do, it... didn't mean it hurt less. A flower appeared in front of his face, held by a small hand. He looked up to see the smiling face of the little girl. She was holding a flower out to him.

"You can have it. I lost my mom. Her name was Grandeeny. I was all alone and really sad. And then I met Jellal and the two of us became friends. Flowers always make me feel better, so they should work for you too. I call this one a Tear Catcher. Don't worry, mister. I'm sure you'll find who you lost someday. Just like I'll find Grandeeny." Minato gratefully took the long, thin, white, tube-like flower. It did cheer him up a little bit. He wiped the tears from his eyes and stood to his feet. This little girl didn't fully understand what he had meant, but the message was clear enough. If this little girl could lose her mom and still smile, then Minato could smile as well. She was a very caring and sympathetic little girl. Grandeeny must have raised her well.

"My name's Wendy. What's your name, mister?" Minato looked towards her and smiled, this time sincerely. The pain was still there, but it wasn't as powerful or strong. A simple act of kindness lessened it severely. Minato was strong. He wouldn't allow himself to be weak anymore. If he could continue to fight to protect the innocent smiles of people like this little girl, then perhaps...

"I am Minato Arisato, the strongest mage in Fairy Tail." He said brightly. But when he said it, he didn't mean to brag. No, it was a promise to himself. If he were to started being the strongest in more than just name only...

Perhaps he could save everybody close to him. Perhaps he could live happily.

Just like... she always wanted him to. His eyes changed color once more. When he blinked, it was as if it never happened.


After briefly explaining to Minato that he and Wendy weren't siblings (the questions he asked were annoying) and wishing him goodbye, Jellal thought they would never see the mage again. However...

"Minato? Why are you travelling with us again? I don't mean to be rude, but don't you have a Guild to go back to?" Jellal asked. They were all walking side-by-side on a path. Wendy was in the middle, with the blue-haired boys on either side. Minato had the flower Wendy gave him pinned to his armor, which somehow seemed perfectly fine. He wondered where the black scales on it came from.

"Jellal-look-alike-guy-whose-name-is-Jellal, sometimes a man has to travel. If I go home now after only a few weeks of being gone, Erza will get mad. If I wait, I can make up a believable story as to why I was gone. Like amnesia or I was sucked up into a world full of ninjas. Or pirates. And no, I'm not scared of my apprentice. I'm just being cautious. She's been getting a rather large supply of weapons lately and has learned how to use all of them skillfully. Also, she knows where I sleep. Because I'm traveling with you, I can say that I helped you guys on the way back and got sidetracked. She has a soft spot in her heart for helping children. And... cake. I could make an apology cake..." Minato said, pondering the possibility. He could go home... but he wanted to watch over this pair. He couldn't let them just wander around the entire world alone.

"We look like a family!' Wendy happily exclaimed seemingly out of nowhere. Jellal smiled. With all of them having blue hair, it really seemed like they were a family. Minato and he even both had marks near their right eyes, although Minato's was a Guild Mark.

"Okay, but I get to be the stay-at-home dad living in a feminist society. That way I can stay at the house and sleep instead of work. You kids go do your chores." Minato said jokingly. Jellal sweatdropped. Seriously? Was this what this guy was like normally?

"But I don't wanna..." Wendy whined. Jellal face palmed. Was this really happening? Did Wendy know this guy was playing? Then she giggled. She was playing pretend.

"Then get your brother to do it, honeybunch." Minato replied, now doing a deeper more "dad" like voice. Jellal face vaulted. What was going on?!

"Ok! Jellal, go wash the cat!" Wendy ordered, assuming a bossy tone of voice he never knew she had. She was really having fun doing it.

"What cat?!" Jellal exclaimed. Minato sighed, as if he was disappointed.

"Now listen, junior. I know you aren't that partial to Snippybiteycatface, but that doesn't mean that you can ignore him. Now, where are we going, junior?" Minato asked, still in character. Since when was Jellal "junior"? And what kind of name for a cat was that?!

"Well... I'm lost. We're lost. We're kind of wandering aimlessly." Jellal stated, although it wasn't entirely true. He couldn't reveal to Minato that he was from another world as well, despite how much he wanted to. He was on a mission. Minato was just having fun. Jellal didn't want to ruin that. Minato stopped walking. The other two went a few more steps before they notice he stopped. They turned around to face him, curious as to why he ceased walking. 'What is he doing?' Jellal thought to himself.

"You two... have no one, but each other, right? No parents, no home, nothing?" He asked calmly, though he was looking to the ground. Jellal couldn't see his face. Jellal was confused by this strange behavior. It seemed completely contradictory to the silly nature he displayed earlier. Wendy looked a little worried. She was clutching Jellal's shirt tightly.

"Yeah... You're right... We're alone. At first, it was just me, but I found her in the woods. She was lost as well. Now we travel together. I guess... we don't have a home." Jellal answered solemnly. He hadn't realized the full extent of what he was doing until now. Yes, he was on a mission, but he was alone. The only people he knew in this world was this little girl beside him and the man in front of him. He was completely cut off from his family and friends back in his home world of Edolas.

"I see... you guys are just like me... or rather, like I was... before I made..." Minato seemed to be lost in his thoughts. He then started to speak again. "Maybe... is this...? No, no. I can't do it. I can't. But then they would..." He looked up, determination on his face.

"Minato? Is something wrong? I assure you, you don't have to worry about us or anything-"

Minato cut Jellal off. "We're going home. To Fairy Tail. After all, you guys are like me, right? You don't have any parents watching over you. Grandeeny is out there waiting for you, Wendy, but you can't find her right now. For now, you should worry about growing up big and strong so you can find her. Don't let the search ruin your childhood. Jellal, I'm not sure what sort of hardships you faced and are still facing, but... you can't do it alone. I'll take care of the two of you. Maybe you guys can even join the Guild with me. Although you might want to at least change your name, Jellal. Just so people don't get you confused. Erza knew another Jellal." Minato said. 'If I can save these two precious lives... maybe the pain will go away.' Minato hopefully thought to himself. It seemed selfish, but... he was almost finished with his "impossible house" and he had an idea for how to fix the problems they were facing with transportation. He had finished training it when he traveled with Shinji. He could complete the house and he already made than enough money from his S-Class missions. If he left these kids alone who reminded him so much of himself as a child alone, then he couldn't ever face himself again.

"You mean... You'll give us a home? W-We can be a f-family? Together?" Wendy asked, hopeful. She seemed so scared, so fearful of this being a joke, like she never thought it was possible in the first place. Jellal even felt himself moved a little, but...

"I appreciate the offer, but I'm going to have to pass. There's something I have to do. It requires me to travel. I'm sorry." He said painfully. He didn't want to decline the offer, but he had no choice. Maybe... one day he could visit the Fairy Tail Guild. The way Wendy looked at him when he denied it especially hurt.

"I-I'm sorry, Minato. I can't leave Jellal." Wendy spoke those words with sorrow in her voice. She wanted them all to be together, but without Jellal... it wasn't the same. She couldn't leave him.

"Jellal... you... I understand. We all have our own situations. However, I have to tell you something. It's dangerous to go alone! Take this." Minato summoned a sword and held it out to Jellal, hilt first. Jellal's eyes widened. He couldn't take this! It was very expensive.

"Don't worry about the price. Besides, I have much better swords. Its name is Skrep. It is a legendary, rustproof sword. This sword is the perfect weapon for any traveler. Maybe I'm just giving this to you to help myself feel better... but... Just take it. It is my gift to you guys for your company. As well as finding me on the beach. I very well could have drowned in high tide. The offer to stay with me is always open. Wendy, live strong. Sometimes life is unbearably hard, but... we must move on. It may be difficult, but life never stands still. Time always marches forward no matter what you do. Jellal, the same goes for you. I wish you both luck in life. I hope to see you both again one day." And with that, Minato stuck his Evoker to his head and pulled the trigger. 'I'm so glad that I refined this. Wish I could have done this immediately after the fight with Shinji, but Armageddon takes all my SP. Damn you, Shinji.'

"Trafuri." And in a flash of light Minato disappeared.

Wendy and Jellal would never forget the strongest mage in Fairy Tale who, even though he only traveled with them briefly, offered them a home. They would eventually part ways, Jellal and Wendy. A few weeks later, Jellal would leave her in the hands of a nearby Guild while he went on to somewhere dangerous, sword one hand and his staff in the other. Wendy thought often of Minato, yet she found a home in the Guild of Cait Shelter. As for Minato...


A Few Hours Later


"Let's go!" Natsu exclaimed with a big smile. He readied his hands in a fighting position. Erza smirked at him. Natsu was an overly hyperactive boy who had been apparently challenging Erza every day for a week. To get back at him for leaving her to this fate, she was making him accept the boy's challenge. Minato sighed loudly as they faced each other in the Training Field.

"Fine. But after this is ME time. Sleep, sleep, and more sleep." He said as he readied his weapon. He'd use a steel pipe. Humiliating the people who fought him to stop them from challenging him again had, unfortunately, become a common trend in his life. When somebody is proclaimed the strongest, everybody else wanted to beat them.

"BEGIN!" Erza exclaimed. A crowd hadn't gathered for this fight. As far as they were concerned, it was just Minato beating another challenger, a kid at that. However, Gildarts and the other children of Fairy Tail were watching.

"I call winner!" Gildarts exclaimed as he watched enthusiastically. Gildarts and Minato sparred often. Minato had gotten faster and faster to avoid being hit by Gildarts when they sparred. Luckily, his armor could take a few more hits from Gildarts and even then, it seemed fine. Minato still desperately wondered what it was that made the black scales such great armor.

Natsu engulfed his fist in fire and dashed towards Minato. 'Fire? Really?' Minato switched his Persona and waited for Natsu to reach him.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Natsu shouted the name of his attack as he launched a flaming punch at Minato. Minato dropped his steel pipe and caught Natsu's fist, the fire streaming towards him and being absorbed by Minato. Natsu's eyes widened in shock, yet his big smile seemed to widen even more. He seemed excited by the prospect of fighting such a strong opponent.

"Little boy, you're doing it wrong. This is how you do it."

Minato grabbed his Evoker with his free hand and pulled the trigger once. He then put his Evoker away and raised his free hand in a fist while he still held onto Natsu's fist. Flames began brilliant to flow around his fist, slowly consuming his arm. Gildarts recognized the attack and smirked. This again? He hadn't seen this attack in a long time. Minato smiled as he shouted the name of his counterattack.

"FALCON PUNCH!"


NEXT Chapter: The Happy Cat


A/N: Finally done. Gosh, I had a hard time writing this chapter. To be honest, I wasn't sure if I was going to continue this story. I just stopped having fun writing it. Things happened. I had a whole rant written earlier for this author's note, but I deleted it. You guys don't really care about what I'm going through, do you? I mean, honestly, how many of you read the author's note?

You can probably figure out what happened to Shinji. I hope. I'm too tired to write much else. I'm going to go back to writing M1N470's update and the Sekirei/Persona crossover...

OH WAIT! Now I remember what I wanted to say. You know the scene from last chapter when Minato was being released from the seal? That was the original prologue for this story that I tweaked a bit to make better. I chose to start off with a slightly happier start (Yeah, slaves. Reeally happy, King.) So there's your fun fact.

Review Reply Time:

HolyMage Mouto: That would be interesting... Hmm. I'm actually not sure who would win in that one.

Casey W: Fried? Yes. Just... yes. I can see that fight happening. Also, looking at Fried's personality, I think I can finagle a reason. Minato and he would not mesh well. :)

Prinny Ramza: Edolas is definite. I just layed some groundwork here in this chapter for that arc and some interesting interactions. Otherworld Erza would be an awesome fight. If only for the reason that her weapon, Ten Commandments, is a reference to the main, extremely awesome weapon in Rave Master, a series that was made before Fairy Tail by the same guy who made Fairy Tail. :)

kroz phantomville: Already planned that part out There will be a reference to something during it. :)

Yuuji Narukami: This story has "Suicide" in the name. I'm surprised it was so light so far. The golden eyes were temporary. Future Diary Crossover is on my profile under possible future projects because of the fact that I'm debating whether I should do it or something else. I'm not that certain on it, though it sounds like something I would love to read. And I love to read what I write.

SEESWildCard: Until Natsu gets more than just fire in his arsenal, he won't be much of a match for Minato, unfortunately. Eye color change was temporary and will persist for a while. By the time Fairy Tail canon begins, he should be able to fight evenly with Gildarts at least without having to switch to a Persona and nullify the attacks and then endlessly barrage him. That's just the bare minimum.

Loki Tricks: Natsu fight? Well, like I said above, it would be dull until Natsu was able to do more than just fire. His physical strength and other future powers need to be able to be used so that they hit Minato. They will fight, however. And it will be awesome.

Twin Judge of Gemini: Yep, no Shinji. And nice job spotting the wording. Yes, there may be... other characters that appear. Not telling who.

Mzr90: That fight will happen eventually. And it will be awesome :)

ultima-owner: The recipe? I wish I had it. It's just a standard blueberry cake with a special "Arisato" twist to it that not even I know. :D

DemonRaily: Another person spots the wording! Yay! And if you're thinking of the person I think you are then... I'll consider it.

BlackFang27: Minato indeed has something going on. It was hinted at in the revealing of how he got unsealed in the previous chapter. It is also hinted at in this chapter. Erza doesn't get to see much of Minato due to his being on missions so often, but once they get more time together she will notice some strange things going on.

That's all!

Question of the Chapter: What famous series did Minato reference when speaking with Jellal and Wendy?

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