A loud laugh could be heard throughout the ancient city. "Finally! With this, nothing will stand in my way!" Brain shouted out loud, outstretching his arms as he viewed the vastness of the ancient city. He began chuckling darkly but soon stopped when he heard a small groan. Brain turned his head slightly towards the source of the groan and smirked as he saw the fallen mage, Jellal.
"S-Stop this…You c-can't do this…" Jellal muttered as he struggled to bring himself back.
Brain merely chuckled once again before extending his staff towards Jellal, blasting him with an energy blast from the staff. Jellal cried out in pain as he was pushed back from the blast soon sliding on the floor. Brain had lowered his staff and slowly made his way towards Jellal.
"I can't do this you say?" Brain questioned before smirking once again as he extended his staff in front of Jellal's face, the skull on his staff began emitting a bright green light , Jellal stared at the green light and was expecting the blast to finish him. But before Brain could finish Jellal off, a large explosion occurred which earned both Jellal's and Brain's attention.
Brain pulled his staff away from Jellal to walk to the edge of the platform. Once Brain had reached the edge he notice the Fairy Tail Wizard, Erza, fighting against Cobra or if he can even call that thing Cobra.
"Interesting, truly interesting." Brain muttered to himself as he observes the battle between Erza and 'Cobra'. "It seems the mysterious aura had given Cobra a power boost but at the same time lowering his ability. While Cobra's strength had increased it seems his sanity had lowered, causing him to lose focus in battle and ignoring his other abilities."
Brain then placed one of his hands on his cheek. "It doesn't seem that Cobra's situation is affecting the seals." Brain soon removed his hand from his cheek and let out an irritating sigh. "Well I suppose it doesn't matter anymore, as long as I possess Nirvana then nothing will stand in my way." Brain turned around and started walking away from the edge of the platform.
With Erza
In the empty city on top of Nirvana there was an empty quiet, however, the silence was broken when a small ball of light crashed into one of the buildings. Within the destroyed building a figure suddenly jumped out and landed on his feet. The figure was Cobra or what seems to be him. A dark purple aura surrounded his body and his eyes were still bright red. Cobra breathes heavily before letting out a loud roar and was interrupted when a powerful thunderbolt struck him.
Erza Scarlet was on top of the building's rooftop in her Lightning Empress Armor, spear in front of her. "Have you finally snapped out of your rampage, Cobra?" She questioned out loud.
A small crater was created from the thunderbolt and Cobra was inside of it, sparks of electricity surrounding his body. Cobra let out a groan as he struggled to get up but once he did, Erza quickly noticed something. The wounds that Cobra received from her previous attack began healing slowly and soon they were gone.
Cobra turned his attention towards Erza and clenched his fists. "Fairy Tail!" Was all that Cobra shouted before he charged towards her, his fists engulfed in a poison mist.
Erza quickly reequipped into her Giant Armor and raised her arm up to block one of Cobra's fist. She counters the attack by performing a side kick against Cobra's waist, sending the dragon slayer into another building. Erza turned her attention towards the building Cobra hit and the rubble from the building erupted and a dark reddish cloud shot out.
Cobra emerged from the destroyed building as the wounds he had just received slowly healed. Erza saw this and she couldn't help but feel troubled.
'No matter how many times I hurt him, his wounds would always heal…What on Earthland happened to him? Where did this magic suddenly come from?' Erza asked herself before a large spear appeared in her hand and she got into a fighting stance.
"I'll only ask you this once, but what do you have against my guild?" Erza questioned Cobra. She then noticed how it looked like Cobra struggled to talk.
"F-For R-Revenge! Must a-avenge the seven!" Cobra yelled before the aura around him erupted high into the sky as the poison dragon slayer let out a mighty roar. Erza was so focused on Cobra that she didn't notice a small patch of black reddish goop leaving Cobra's body and moving to another location.
With Lucy, Angel and Hibiki
The forest where Lucy, Angel, and Hibiki were currently fighting in was damaged. The trees were destroyed, the earth underneath them had many holes created during the battle. Earlier, Lucy had ordered Taurus to go fight Gemini-Lucy, however Gemini-Lucy managed to lure Taurus away from Lucy and Hibiki.
Hibiki was currently shielding the both of them from Caelum's energy blast, meanwhile, Angel saw how badly they were struggling not to get hurt and Angel couldn't help but laugh at the sight.
"Hahaha! Oh my, it seems the two of you truly are weak." Angel taunted loudly before she turned her head slightly to the right and saw Gemini-Lucy emerging from the woods.
"So did you manage to handle that Celestial Spirit?" Angel asked, earning a nod from Gemini-Lucy.
"Oh yeah, that big pathetic bull wasn't much of a challenge. As long as I showed my body off then the bull was at my will." Gemini-Lucy replied.
Angel smirked before turning her head towards Hibiki and Lucy. "Why don't you go and have some fun with Caelum?"
Gemini-Lucy couldn't help but smirk when she heard Angel's suggestion. "Oh, how could I resist such a tempting offer?" Gemini-Lucy snapped her fingers causing Caelum to cease fire and float to her side. Caelum then changed its form from gun mode to sword mode and Gemini-Lucy grabbed the handle of the blade, charging towards the two mages.
Gemini-Lucy began striking the shield multiple times which caused small cracks to appear. Hibiki let out a grunt as he felt his magical energy draining from his body from his best efforts to keep the shield up. Lucy saw this and she quickly grabbed one of her keys and swiped it down.
"Open Gate of the Archer! Sagittarius!" Lucy shouted as a golden light appeared in front of her, blinding Gemini-Lucy for a bit as she took a few steps back. The golden light disappeared and soon it revealed the celestial spirit, Sagittarius.
"I am at your service milady!" Sagittarius declared as he saluted.
Lucy walked next to Hibiki and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Please rest now, I'll take it from here."
"Are you sure?" Hibiki asked, receiving a nod from Lucy. Hibiki nodded back before he released the shield, falling to his knees, and breathing heavily as sweat started beading his forehead. "Sorry Lucy, be careful." Hibiki muttered before losing consciousness.
Lucy nodded her head as she stood in front of Hibiki, pointing her finger towards Gemini-Lucy, who finally managed to shake off the temporary blindness. "Alright, Sagittarius let's try our best to take her out!"
"As you command!" Sagittarius said as he prepared to fire his arrow towards Gemini-Lucy but before he could release his bows, his entire body froze. "W-What?" Sagittarius muttered as he tried his best to move his body but was unable to.
"Sagittarius, what's wrong?" Lucy asked her spirit as she notices Sagittarius not being able to move.
"Aww what's wrong? I thought you were going to finish me with that celestial spirit of yours~?" Gemini-Lucy taunted. Both Lucy and Sagittarius were shocked to see what was in Gemini-Lucy's hand. It was an exact replica of Sagittarius' key.
"W-Why do you have my key?" Lucy questioned.
"And why am I unable to m-move?" Sagittarius questioned. "Even if you have my key only Lucy should be able to control me."
Gemini-Lucy let out a sharp laugh as she heard their questions. She released Caelum from her grip and the spirit returned to its original form. She pulled down the skin underneath her eye and stuck her tongue out. "You guys really are idiots. Can't you see that I'm exactly like Lucy, which means I have the ability to force you to do whatever I want."
Gemini-Lucy grinned as she pointed her key towards Lucy. "Now Sagittarius, why don't you be a good celestial spirit and take her out right now."
As much as Sagittarius struggled to break free from his situation it was useless as his whole body moved towards Lucy. He raised his bow towards her as he was ready to fire. "F-Forgive me, L-Lucy." Lucy quickly reacted by swiping her key in front of Sagittarius which caused his entire body to dissolve.
"Don't worry Sagittarius. You won't do much harm if you're in the Celestial World." Lucy said with a sincere voice but she heard Angel laugh, which earned a confused look from her.
"Hahaha, wow I can't believe you think that'll work." Angel taunted as she turned her attention towards Gemini-Lucy. "Why don't you finish her off?"
Gemini-Lucy gave her a nod as she rose up Sagittarius' key. "Now Open Gate of The Archer! Sagittarius!" Lucy's eyes widen as she heard Gemini-Lucy's words, and a bright light had appeared in front of her and Sagittarius appeared.
Sagittarius was surprised to see that he returned back but he was shocked when he saw that is was Gemini-Lucy that had summoned him. "Impossible…You also have the ability to summon me from the Celestial World?"
"Hehe, I told you. I have all the power that Lucy has, which means I can summon you without your consent." Gemini-Lucy pointed the key towards Lucy. "Now make yourself useful by shooting her down."
Lucy started to slowly back away as she saw Sagittarius preparing to fire his arrows, struggling to stop his attack. Angel laughed at the sight she was currently witnessing, but they didn't know that there was a small black reddish goop moving around them and for some reason the goop moved quickly towards Angel.
The goop then jumped onto Angel's leg, causing the dark mage to flinch a bit. "What the-?" She quickly turned to where she felt something strange on her leg. Her eyes widen as the goop started growing larger in length as it looked like it was engulfing Angel's body, she tried to take the goop off but it seems to be glued to her body. It soon covered Angel's entire body, causing the dark mage to fall on all fours.
Gemini-Lucy saw this and she sent back Sagittarius to the Celestial World so that she could go to her Mistress' side. Gemini-Lucy stopped and bent down to Angel's side as she placed both of her hands on Angel's shoulders.
"My Lady, are you alright?" Gemini-Lucy asked as she noticed the goop surrounding Angel's body disappears. Angel began to breathe heavily and suddenly her arm thrust towards Gemini-Lucy's neck and she began choking the Celestial Spirit.
Shock ran through Gemini-Lucy as her master choked her. She placed her own hands around Angel's to pull it away from her neck but Angel's grip was too strong. "W-Why are you doing t-this?" Gemini-Lucy choked out.
Angel's breath came out in a thick and heavy pace as small black electricity surrounded her body, she slowly lifted her head up and Gemini-Lucy's eyes widen when she saw Angel's eyes. They were glowing bright red and she smirked.
"You're no longer useful to me…" Angel replied in a distorted voice. She then took out both Gemini's and Caelum's keys and swiped them, causing both Gemini-Lucy and Caelum to return to the Celestial World. "Perhaps you'll be more useful to me as sacrifices."
Angel slowly stood back up as she brought out her two remaining keys and she soon turned her attention towards Lucy, smirking as she quickly recognized the symbol on her hand. "Well, well, a Fairy Tail wizard. I haven't seen one in quite a while."
Lucy trembled a bit as she saw the change in Angel, her eyes bright red and small black electricity sparked around her body. She also noticed how a new symbol appeared on Angel's belly which seems to be a heart with stitching on it and there were two roses on the top and bottom of the heart.
"Fufufu, maybe your presence here is a good thing for me." Angel then brought up all of her keys into the air as they suddenly began lighting up along with the symbol on her belly.
"Respond to my voice, demon of the night and darkness. Accept my tributes to release yourself from the chains that bind you!" The keys in Angel's hand started floating in the air, and once they were over her head, a large magic circle appeared in front of her and a smaller one appeared underneath her.
"Now bring me victory in this fight! I call out to thee so my enemy's soul can be claimed, but first I shall call out your name. Behemoth!" With that last word the large magic circle suddenly erupted with a shadowy mist and a pair of red eyes suddenly opened within the mist.
The mist dispersed when the creature let out a mighty roar that resonated throughout the forest. When Lucy saw the creature, she let out a gasp due to the appearance. The humanoid creature was at least 12 feet tall and its head had two horns, similar to that of a ram. The creature had broken pieces of chains around its black body.
Angel giggled darkly as she pointed towards Lucy. "Now Behemoth, be a dear and take out that annoying Fairy Tail wizard!" Angel ordered. The large beast let out a mighty roar and charged towards Lucy.
Lucy was glued to her spot due to one powerful emotion: fear. She couldn't do anything since she used up most of her magical energy to summon her spirits. Behemoth closed in and Lucy shut her eyes. She expected to be flying through the air, but a familiar voice slipped through the chaos.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Lucy opened her eyes and she couldn't help but feel relieved when she saw the person that saved her.
"Natsu!" She cried out in joy when she saw Natsu pushing Behemoth back. "How did you know I was in trouble?" She asked.
Natsu smirked as he smashed both of his fists together, causing them to be engulfed by his powerful flames. "Happy told me that you might be in trouble so I came as fast as I could, that's when I felt that weird energy. Are you alright?"
Lucy nodded with a smile on her face.
Angel couldn't help but giggle at the appearance of the new challenger, especially when she saw the guild mark located on his shoulder. "Oh~ well I didn't expect to see another Fairy Tail wizard here, but it doesn't matter. Behemoth!" Angel called out as Caelum's key above her started to shine brightly along with Behemoth's left arm. The light around his arm started to change form and the light came to a halt, revealing that Behemoth's arm as become a metallic cannon.
Natsu and Lucy were quite surprised to see the change that happened to Behemoth's arm. Natsu regained his focus when he saw Behemoth raising his arm towards them and the cannon started gathering energy. Natsu smirked as he charged towards the large creature and leaped towards him as he pulled his blazing fist back, ready to match the monster's attack. Behemoth fired his cannon which released a green energy beam but the beam soon met Natsu's fist as they both collided, both struggle to overpower each other but the end result was an explosion that pushed Behemoth slightly back while Natsu was sent flying back to Lucy.
"Natsu!" Lucy cried out as she went to his side and gently lifted him up. "Are you alright?" She asked.
Lucy was a bit surprised when she saw Natsu smirking, despite the fact that he was sent flying towards her. "Of course I am, Lucy." Natsu stated before getting back on his feet. "After all, things just got a whole lot interesting."
Natsu then inhaled the air and once he did, he placed both his hands over his mouth. "Fire Dragon's Roar!" He suddenly released a torrent of flames towards the two but when he did, Angel giggled at his action.
"Aww, now isn't that adorable? He's going to try and take us down with an attack like that. Well if he wants to play like that, let him have it Behemoth!" Angel called out as Gemini's key above her started to glow along with Behemoth's eyes before he performed the same action as Natsu, releasing a torrent of flames.
The flames are reaching towards each other, and they collide in a powerful strike, the flames harsh and strong. The sheer force of both flames was powerful and it resulted in an explosion that caused a thick cloud of smoke to engulf them. Lucy let out a few coughs as she felt the smog around her, but when she looked up she saw that Natsu was trying to locate the two but he wasn't able to see or smell them. This was Natsu's downfall as a green energy blast had pierced the smoke cloud and it lands a direct hit on Natsu's stomach. The Dragon Slayer let out a groan when he felt the beam hit and sent him flying past Lucy.
Lucy turned her heard towards the direction that Natsu was sent flying to and she was about to get up to help him until a familiar voice called out.
"You should be more worried about yourself! Now Behemoth!" Angel ordered the beast as it swung its arm to remove the smoke cloud. Scorpio's key lit up as well as Behemoth's arms before they transformed into metallic guns. He raised his arms towards Lucy and fired two large sand tornados towards her.
"Ah!" Lucy cried out as the sand tornados hit her and the force of the attack had sent her flying until she crashed into a tree. Lucy let out some groans, her entire body in pain.
"Finish it now, Behemoth!" Angel shouted as Caelum's key glowed and one of Behemoth's hands returned to normal while the other remained the same. Behemoth thrust its arm forward as it began to charge for its next attack.
"Ice Make: Cannon!" A voice cried out as a large ice sphere was launched towards the creature, crashing against its head, making it stumble back.
"What the?!" Angel shouted as she looked towards the source of the icicle sphere and she saw a figure, who was holding a large cannon made entirely out of ice. Angel tightly gripped her fist when she saw the Fairy Tail guild mark on him.
Lucy turned her head to the same direction Angel was looking at and she smiled when she saw her friend. "Gray!"
"D-Damn it! Why is it that you Fairy Tail Wizards keep popping up like cockroaches?!" She turned to her creature. "Behemoth, make sure to eliminate every single one of them!" Angel commanded in rage which caused the monster to turn toward Gray and was about to launch an energy blast.
"Hey you bastard, don't forget about me!" Natsu shouted as he jumped up high, raising both arms up, gathering a large amount of flames to form a large sphere. "Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Natsu then threw the fire ball towards Behemoth.
"Don't you dare allow that attack to hit you, Behemoth!" Angel shouted as Aries' key began to glow and Behemoth raised its arm towards the fire, releasing a wool-like substance from its hand to shield him from the blazing flames.
Natsu landed back on the ground and made his way in front of Lucy, Gray doing the same.
"Lucy, can you walk?" Natsu asked.
Lucy nodded her head in response as she struggled to get back on her feet but she manages to do so. "Yeah I can walk still. I'll take Hibiki somewhere safe." She said as she slowly made her way towards Hibiki, picking him up with a grunt. Lucy starts walking towards the trees in a limp, sweat beading her forehead from the Hibiki's weight.
Natsu flashes a smirk and turns to Gray, "I'm not a fan or working together but I'm willing to make an exception this time." Natsu said as he began cracking his knuckles.
Gray smirked at Natsu's comment. "You know for once I agree, Flame Brain." The both of them then got into a fighting stance, preparing themselves for a fight.
Angel giggles darkly at their actions. "My, my, the two of you are cute, thinking you can fight a battle you won't win. Behemoth, show them what you can do." Angel called out as Behemoth let out a roar.
"So you think you're hot stuff, huh? Well let me show you something really hot! Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu shouted before he inhale deeply soon to launch a torrent of burning red-orange flames, sure it will strike Behemoth. Behemoth, still with the wool-like shield, raises its arm to block the flame.
"Ice-Make: Ice Cannon!" Gray shouted as an ice cannon ball is launched towards Behemoth, but Behemoth quickly responded by swinging his other arm to break the icy ball.
Angel laughs at the attack that was launch at Behemoth. "You think petty attacks like that will defeat me? Behemoth!" Caelum's key lights up along with Behemoth's arm, turning it into a large canon. A large green energy blast is launched at Gray and Natsu, and both jump out of the way.
As Natsu is in the air his feet was engulfed in his flames as he propels towards Behemoth at an astonishing speed. "Fire Dragon's Flame Elbow!" Just as Natsu was going to land the first punch, Behemoth's hand quickly returned to normal as Aries' key glowed once more, causing the wool to erupt from its hand and blocking the attack. When Natsu's fist hit the wool shield, Behemoth grabbed his leg and swung him for quite some time before Behemoth threw him into the ground.
Natsu lets out a cry of pain but before Behemoth could do more damage to him. "Ice-Make: Freeze Lancer!" Massive icy lances appear, and they launch towards Behemoth. Behemoth's hand returned to normal to use its wool-shield to block it, and quickly returned back to Caelum's canon and sends a green blast towards Gray, and it makes its mark. Gray let out a groan as he crashed into the ground, struggling to get back up. Natsu managed to get back up and was about to punch Behemoth before he caught Natsu's arm and tossed him towards Gray, causing the two to crash into each other.
After a few moments, Angel laughs at their struggle. "See, I told you that you wouldn't win. Finish them Behemoth!" Scorpio's key lights up, as well as Behemoth's arms, and they turn into large canons. Natsu and Gray managed to get back up as the two are panting, but they look at each other and regain their determination.
"Let's take it down, now!" Natsu shouted as he engulfed his fist in flames and charged towards Behemoth.
"You don't have to tell me, I already know!" Gray shouted in response as he brought both his hands together and a light blue mist surrounded his hands.
With Erza
In the ruins of the city there was many craters created by the battle between Erza and Cobra and most of the buildings that was still standing had been destroyed as well. Suddenly Erza Scarlet was sent flying until she crashed into one of the buildings, she grabbed part of the walls to help her back up. Erza's body was covered with many wounds as she was out of breath. She then looked up and her eyes widen as she saw a poisonous steam heading towards her. She quickly moved out of the way from the attack but when the steam hit the building it caused a small explosion which pushed Erza forward, until she landed on the ground.
She slowly got back up but when she did, a familiar voice shouted. "Fairy Tail!" She looked behind her to see Cobra there and he crossed his arms over his chest as the aura surrounding his body grew larger. "P-Poison Dragon's…"
Erza gritted her teeth when she saw Cobra preparing for another attack. She quickly responded by standing up and her entire body glowed brightly before it disappeared, revealing her in her Adamantine Armor. She brought the two bladed shields and brought them together to form a large shield.
Cobra then opened his arms and a large magic circle appeared in front of his chest. "Spiral Force!" A large poisonous steam erupted from the magic circle and charged towards Erza's shield. She braced for impact and luckily she did when the steam crashed against her shield. Erza was being pushed slightly back as she tried her best to withstand the force of the steam but her eyes soon widen when she saw what the toxic steam was doing to her shield. The poisonous stem was somehow strong enough to start rotting the shield and she knew that the shield won't last any longer but an idea came into her head.
Erza quickly jumped to the side, allowing the steam to destroy the old buildings that stood in its way. She then re-quipped into her Flight Armor and she charged towards Cobra and slashed him a few times, causing the Dragon Slayer to cry out in pain but her assault wasn't over just yet as she re-quipped into her Giant Armor. Erza continued her assault as she punched Cobra's gut, making him doubling over in pain, she then grabbed his shirt collar and began swinging him around before she threw him into the air.
Erza quickly re-quipped into her Black Wing Armor and flew high at a fast speed until she was over Cobra. Her armor had soon returned to the Giant Armor as she grabbed Cobra's leg and threw him into the ground, resulting in a small crater. Erza was falling down towards the ground as well but she changed into her Morning Star Armor and she brings the two sabers at Cobra to release an energy blast towards him, the blast landed a hit and it caused a large explosion. Erza managed to land safely back on the ground but she soon returned back to her Heart Kreuz Armor due, growing a bit tried from the multiple attacks she just preformed.
The smoke, caused by the explosion, started to disperse. Erza slowly made her way towards the carter and saw Cobra inside but the strangest thing she noticed was how his body was no longer healing.
"Hmm…Seems this body has finally reached its limit." A voice spoke up, causing Erza's eyes to widen. She began looking around her surroundings to locate the source of the voice. While she was looking she turned her attention towards Cobra, who was shouting in pain, and suddenly a mist had erupted from his mouth. Erza looked at the mist that erupted from his mouth and much to her surprise it started growing a bit bigger before the mist had opened crimsion colored eyes.
The mist had let out a dark chuckle. "My, my, I never thought a powerful wizard such as yourself would be a part of Fairy Tail. Interesting."
A magic circle appeared beside Erza and she quickly thrust her hand inside, only to pull out a sword. Despite the fact on how much energy she wasted, she was still ready to fight. "So you're the thing that caused Cobra to act wild, just what are you and how do you know about my guild?"
"Now, now, there's no reason to start a fight. Since I already completed my objective here I'll leave but I will say this only once, Fairy Tail shall soon meet its end." The mist then vanished out of Erza's sight. Erza lowered her sword when the mist had vanished but she quickly realized something important.
'Jellal!' She mentally cried out as she turned her attention towards the pervious location she was at before Cobra had begun his assault. She quickly ran towards that direction.
With Lucy and Hibiki
Lucy struggles, feeling exhausted from the short walk. She knows she has to go a farther distance for Hibiki to be safe. After a few moments, Hibiki let out a grunt which earned Lucy's attention. "Hibiki, are you awake?" Lucy asked.
Hibiki let out a few coughs before replying. "I-I know…a way we can beat Angel." He muttered. "I manage to regain consciousness when that creature appeared. I think…I managed to find a weakness to use against Behemoth."
"What do you mean, Hibiki? How can we defeat her?" Lucy questioned as he lets out a breath, and Lucy sits him besides a tree. She kneels down as Hibiki continues.
"As long as she's under that seal…Then Behemoth will be granted the same abilities as her c-celestial spirit." He answered. "Y-You have to remove her from the seal, if you do then you'll be able to beat both Angel and Behemoth."
Lucy's eyes widen a bit when Hibiki told her about his theory on how to beat Angel, she gave him a nod and regains some of her strength as she slowly stood back up. Just as she was about to run back to the fight before Hibiki called her out.
"W-Wait, Lucy…" He muttered, earning the Celestial Mage's attention. "Please be careful…A-After seeing what happened I don't think Nirvana is the reason she gained these new powers."
A confused expression appeared on Lucy's face. "What do you mean?"
Hibiki let out another groan before he answered Lucy's question. "I-I don't know exactly, but the energy that's surrounding Angel is definitely different from the magic that Nirvana has been releasing."
Lucy nodded her head. "I understand, I'll make sure to be careful." With that last sentence Lucy ran back towards the battle. When she finally reached the battle field her eyes widen when she saw Natsu and Gray on their knees, panting heavily. Lucy could see the damage Behemoth had caused to the both of them and she heard Angel laughing at their suffering.
"Hahaha! See?! See how pointless it is to fight Behemoth's strength!" Angel taunted as she pointed towards the two. "Go now, Behemoth!" Angel commanded as Gemini's key shined brightly as so did Behemoth's eyes which slammed its fist together, causing them to be engulfed in flames and soon charging towards the two Fairy Tail wizards.
Lucy recalls Hibiki's words, and looks towards the keys floating above Angel. Her eyes widen and glisten at the sight before her eyes. Above each key was an illusion of the Celestial Spirits. Gemini, Lucy's doppelganger, is screaming in pain, tears falling past her cheeks. Caelum began letting out a piecing yell while Scorpio was giving out a blood curdling scream. Aries, sweet Aries, crying and screaming. Lucy's tears fall as she realizes the pain they are all in due to Angel abusing their powers with this monster.
She closed her eyes as she tighten her fists, she couldn't help but feel weak at this moment. Natsu and Gray are trying their best to handle that monster while she was in the sidelines, doing nothing but watching her friends fight with all their might. Her eyes suddenly opened wide when she felt a pair of hands on her head, she turned her head slightly and was surprised by who it was.
"H-Hibiki?" She gasped, but soon had a questionable look on her face when she saw Hibiki smirking. Suddenly a bright yellow magic circle appeared beneath them and behind them.
The brightness had attracted Angel's, Gray's and Natsu's attention.
"What?! What do you think you're doing?!" Angel questioned in rage, swinging her arm.
" Natsu! Gray!" Hibiki cried out as small bars appeared around Lucy, uploading something. "I'm giving Lucy the ability to learn Hyper Magic with my Archive Magic! I need you two to keep Behemoth busy!"
"Do you truly think I'll allow you to do such a thing! Go now, Behemoth!" Angel ordered as Behemoth was about to charge towards Lucy and Hibiki but an ice wall suddenly appeared in front of it, blocking its path. Caelum's key had shinned brightly and caused Behemoth's hands to transform into cannons. Behemoth was just about to fire until Natsu kicked Behemoth's side with a powerful blaze kick, causing the massive beast to stop its attack.
Natsu smirked as he stood in front of the beast with both his fists engulfed in flames. "I don't get what you're saying but it sounds like the climax has finally arrived!" Natsu soon began to scream loudly as his flames surrounded his entire body.
Gray couldn't help but smirk as he saw Natsu's eagerness. He brought both his hands together, a light blue mist surrounding them while a large white magic circle appeared underneath him. "Don't forget, Flame Brain! This is my fight too!" A large sword appeared in his hand and soon jumped high into the air, raising the blade over his head.
Angel gritted her teeth as she saw this. "Behemoth! Don't you dare allow those two fools to beat you!" Angel ordered which caused Aries' key to glow and Behemoth soon had a wool barrier surround his entire body, trying to shield itself from the two attacks.
Angel smirked at Behemoth's reaction but her eyes suddenly widen in realization as she turned her head towards Lucy and Hibiki. The small bars around Lucy seem to have completely uploaded the Hyper Magic inside her head and suddenly Angel was surrounded by what looks like planets. Her pupils began shaking in fear, knowing that she was unable to do anything cause if she leaves the seal then Behemoth would disappear.
Hibiki soon released Lucy from his grip as he fell to the ground, falling unconscious in the process due to the large amount of magic used to preform the transfer. Lucy's eyes had started glowing and soon she had begun speaking a chant. "Oh, stars far and wide that embody the heavens, by thy radiance, reveal thy form to me. I implore you, oh Tetrabiblos, ruler of the stars, let your unrestrained rage flow. With the 88 heavenly bodies, shining, Uranometria!" Suddenly the planets that surrounded had launched towards Angel.
Angel's body started shaking in fear as she saw the planets heading towards her. "N-No! Stop this at once! Behemoth, do something now!" She cried out but Behemoth wasn't able to comply due to his shield blocking his entire body. Angel had released a loud, piercing scream from the attack that Lucy had launched against her and the keys above Angel were finally released from their imprisonment. Before Angel could land on the ground a black smog erupted from her mouth but it was immediately destroyed from the attack.
Angel's defeat caused Behemoth's shield to vanish and both Natsu and Gray saw this opening. Natsu slightly bend his knees while his fist was on the ground, before launching his entire body at an incredible speed towards Behemoth. "Dragon Slayer Secret Art! Scorching Dragon's Fist!" The flames surrounding Natsu's body had turned into a dragon's head and landed a direct hit against Behemoth's gut, the force of the attack was so powerful it had pierced through Behemoth's stomach.
The assault was not yet over as Gray had slashed Behemoth in half, slicing the beast's body in half. Behemoth's body began to shine a purple light and his entire body soon disintegrated into nothing. Natsu and Gray soon fell on their bottoms and began breathing slightly heavy, they both looked at each other and both smirked at one another.
"Glad you didn't mess up for the both of us, Stripper." Natsu taunted before standing back up.
"Hmph, I was just about to say the same thing to you." Gray replied as he stood back up as well. The two Fairy Tail mages turned their attention to Lucy and made their way near her. Natsu gently lifted her head up while Gray went over to Hibiki, placing his arm over his shoulder to help him up.
Lucy slowly opened her eyes and she gave a soft smile to the person in front of her. "Natsu…Gray…D-Did we win?" She asked, earning a nod from Natsu as well as a kind smile. "Yeah, we won. Thank you Lucy, really appreciate your help."
Lucy gave a small nod to the two of them before falling unconscious. Natsu gently lifted Lucy's body but only to place it against a tree, Gray decided to do the small thing for Hibiki. Natsu then turned his attention to the fallen Angel, walking towards her and saw the four keys that were in her possession. He reached for the keys and when Natsu grabbed them he placed the keys next to Lucy.
Natsu smirked as he looked over the giant machine. "Well since we're done over here, how about we go for the real fun."
"About time you suggested a good idea." Gray commented before the two of them had run off towards it.
With Wendy, Carla and Happy
Both Wendy and Carla had soon left the cliff that they were on to go find the others. Wendy's feet make soft thuds on the ground, while Carla's paws softly touch it.
"Natsu! Lucy!" She called out but sadly hasn't gotten a response.
As the two continued to walk, Carla couldn't help but let out a sigh. "Honestly child, I still don't understand why you don't want to stay on the cliff. After all it would be much safer for us to stay there rather than be out here."
"Well I just want to help as much as I can. They all helped me when I was in trouble so I want to help them no matter what." She replied. The two of them continued their search for the others but soon Wendy and Carla heard a voice above them. Wendy looked up and saw Happy flying over them and she smiled brightly she saw him.
"Happy!" She called out, earning his attention. Happy looked down to where he heard his name and he was glad to find both Wendy and Carla.
"Carla!" Happy flies towards her, as she crosses her arms and turns away from him. Happy got close to her with hearts in his eyes as he admires Carla, despite the fact that she was trying to ignore him.
"You're so cute when you're shy. Would you like a fish?" Happy asked as he brought out a fish and handed it to Carla but she merely let out a 'Hmph.' trying to ignore his offering.
Wendy couldn't help but giggle lightly as she saw this but a question soon popped into her head. She looks towards Happy. "What are you doing all by yourself, Happy? Where are Natsu and the others?" The hearts in Happy's eyes soon disappeared, as he turns to Wendy.
"I was supposed to take care of Kakashi when he suddenly disappeared so I've been looking for him." Happy replied with a worried expression on his face.
Wendy's eyes slightly widen when she heard that Kakashi was missing. She quickly turns to Carla. "We have to help look for him. He could be hurt!"
Carla looks at Wendy. "No. You've already healed him once. You shouldn't waste so much energy on a reckless boy like that." Carla replied.
"But he'd helped me, Carla. He's been there to save me and he even tried to protect me from Brain. What if he needs help? What if he's lost and he doesn't know how to get back? We have to help him Carla. Wouldn't you do the same if it were me?" Wendy argued, making the small cat let out a sigh.
"Fine, we'll look for him." Carla said, making Wendy smile.
"Thank you Carla." Wendy replied before turning to Happy. "Let's try our best to find him."
Happy raised his paw up. "Aye!"
With Kakashi
Kakashi's eyes opened and he squints, blocking the harsh light. After a bit, his eyes adjust, and it wasn't a light at all, but a stark white wall. The wall was such a bright white that it hurt it look at it. As Kakashi looks around he can see that he is in a room covered by the same bright white color.
The walls and floor seem to blend together creating a white vacant space, sending a chill through Kakashi's spine. The vacant space gives off a sense of the empty sort of loneliness, something Kakashi has already felt once and does not want to go through again. He buries his face into his arms to overcome the white with the familiarity of cloth and the comfort he can have with himself.
After a few moments, he soon heard a faint voice, and it became clearer each second. It seemed to be calling his name. He looked up and his eye widened as he stared at the figure right in front of him. It was his best friend Rin. Kakashi couldn't believe what he was seeing. He then slowly extended his arm towards her but didn't notice that his arm was slightly shaking. "R-Rin?" Kakashi muttered softly.
Rin smiled softly at this as she walked closer to Kakashi and gently grasped his hand. "Seems that I finally got your attention, Kakashi." She said but Kakashi quickly crosses the space between them to embrace her. Rin was a bit surprised by the sudden hug but nevertheless she returned the hug.
Tears could be seen rolling down Kakashi's cheeks. "Rin, I…I'm so sorry. I never meant to…I'm so sorry for what I did."
Rin began patting Kakashi's back. "Listen, please Kakashi. I'm not upset at what happened. I had to get in your way so that the Hidden Mist's plans wouldn't work. If you had taken me back to the village then they would have unleashed the Three Tailed Beast and cause so much destruction."
Kakashi takes a step back, guilt still coiling at the pit of his stomach. But he thought maybe it would be best to change the subject. He looked around his surroundings. "Where am I anyway?" He asked.
Rin gave Kakashi a small smile. "Well I guess you can say that this is a special place where the dead can speak to the living. I had to request this favor to be able to talk to you."
"A favor?" Kakashi repeated, making Rin giggle lightly.
"Yeah, a favor. But honestly it took a bit longer to be able to find you than I originally thought." Rin admitted, but this only made Kakashi a bit more confused.
"Why is that? Is it because you're gone?" Kakashi questioned but Rin shook her head in response.
"No, it's not because of that but rather…" Before Rin could complete her sentence she started scratching her head. "To be honest, I'm not sure how to tell you this. You see the thing is that you're at another place I guess I should say."
"Another place? You mean I'm somewhere else in the Elemental Nation?" Kakashi asked.
"Sorry but it's not that you're somewhere else in the Elemental Nation but rather you're in a whole different world itself." Rin answered, making the masked ninja's eyes widen in shock.
"A-Another world?" Kakashi muttered, he couldn't believe what he was hearing. "T-That can be true." He suddenly felt…Well he wasn't sure how to feel about this exactly. He wasn't sad, upset, angry, or anything…He just felt empty. He placed his hand over his chest and clenched it tightly as he lowered his head, closing his eyes at the same time.
He then felt something warm grabbing his hand which caused him to look back up and saw that it was Rin who was holding his hand. She then gave him a soft smile as she leaned forward to plant a soft kiss on his forehead, causing Kakashi's eyes to widen in surprised.
"Please Kakashi, please don't fall into despair. Those people you were with could use your help, please lend them your strength and fight. I know you'll find your way back home soon but for now fight for this world." Rin said.
"Kakashi! Kakashi! Please wake up!" A voice began to cry out.
Kakashi was surprised to hear someone calling out his name. 'That voice…'
Rin couldn't help but smile softly. "Seems like she's calling out for you. Please remember what I said." Rin said as her body had begun to shine brightly. Kakashi's eyes open with a start as he gasps. He quickly sprung upward but that was a mistake as he felt his forehead crashed into something else.
"Ah, Wendy!" A voice cried out, which Kakashi immediately recognize as well as the name. 'Wendy?' He mentally said to himself as he was rubbing his forehead. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Wendy, Happy and Carla right in front of him. He also saw Wendy rubbing her forehead which he quickly realized that it was her forehead he crashed into. Kakashi didn't hesitate to rush to her side and help her off the ground.
"Are you alright?" Kakashi asked Wendy.
Wendy was still rubbing her forehead before turning towards Kakashi with a small smile on her face. "Yeah I'm fine. What about you?"
Before Kakashi could answer her question he suddenly realized something, he was no longer in pain. He notices that all his wounds are gone. Kakashi also takes notice of his replenished chakra. He couldn't help but let a soft smile appear underneath his mask. 'Thank you, Rin.'
"Umm…Kakashi?" Wendy called out, earning his attention and he closed his eyes. Wendy was a bit surprised by what she saw, sure with his mask on it made him look like his eyes are shut but she could tell that he was smiling. This was the first time she had seen him smile ever since they first met.
"Thank you, Wendy. I really appreciate your help." He opened his eyes and began to look around their surroundings. Kakashi was surprised when he saw a large object. "What is that?"
"Ever since you were 'gone' Nirvana was unleashed which resulted in that thing emerging." Carla responded before her wings appeared behind her back and flying behind Wendy. "I suggest for us to head there and see if we're able to stop it."
Kakashi nodded in agreement and he turned his head towards Happy. "Happy, mind giving me a lift?" Kakashi asked, earning a nod from the small cat as he raised his paw.
"Aye!" Happy said as wings appeared from his back and floated behind Kakashi, placing his paws on his shoulders.
Kakashi turned to Wendy. "Ready?"
Wendy nodded as a determined expression on her face. "Yes!"
Soon Carla and Happy had wasted no time whatsoever and immediately flew off towards the ancient city of Nirvana.