I am sad to say that postings will have to slow. School is taking over all of my time, and it is a mirycal I could post this much for so long already. I appreciate everyone's kind words. I hope I can satisfy your questions with this chapter before I leave for a vacation from . I swear I will return as soon as I can start posting again! Thanks guys! ~Dragon

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The following day, Makarov ordered the guild to give Future Gray and Ariana space and to explain on their own terms. When the two arrived at the guild, they thanked the master and Mira for their support in keeping the guild under wraps. They greeted Erza's team and invited the group and Juvia to follow them into a side room. Perhaps it was time to explain?

The group remained silent after the door closed behind them. It wasn't broken until Lucy began, "You're from the future. How'd you get here?"

Ariana answered, "I have time magic. Mom told me to never use it, but it was the only way. My time-space magic is really powerful, but I've never used it for something like this. I don't know if we can get back, now."

"Why did you come? Were you in trouble?" Erza added.

"Yes. It was a freak incident. Magnolia was left in roubles and I couldn't even tell you who was alive by the time we came here. I could barely tell the difference between cries of battle or pain," Future Gray replied darkly.

"My vision, you said not to worry about it. Was that your future? Juvia bleeding and you crying?" Carla inquired.

"Yeah, I think it was. The magic that blocked your vision was Ariana's magic taking us here," he responded.

Natsu added, "How many years? From now until the attack, how long is it?"

Future Gray counted, "Fourteen, give or take. We were attacked by a… By a god. We thought they were a myth, but we were proven wrong. He took wrath on Fairy Tail and just like that disaster fell. Perhaps things could have gone differently if Zeref could have destroyed him? We stood no chance."

Erza marvelled, "You think that only Zeref would be able to kill the god?"

He shrugged, "Only two things I can think of can kill a god. And that's a god slayer, or someone that's immortal. As far as I know, the only god slayer still alive is in Sabertooth and his black lightning wouldn't work on the god we faced. Laxus tried, but was one of the first to fall. Perhaps Minerva could have taken him on?"

"What kind of power does this god have?" Natsu inquired.

"Space. Wendy would have tried to take him on, but she couldn't. She was with child. Laxus, Bixlow, Elfman, Gildarts, Cana, Lucy, Erza, Romeo, Macao and Wakaba even tried! Natsu and I were the closest in power, but our magic and curses had nothing compared to his wills."

"Curses?" Lucy tilted her head.

"Demon magic," Ariana answered. "God's magic is wills. Demon's magic is curses. Dragon's magic is just magic."

"I have demon magic? Like your slayer magic?" Natsu asked.

Future Gray nodded, "You do. Extremely strong demon magic. I've lost control a few times before, as did you. The power is incredible. If demons are so much stronger compared to regular people, then it's hard to imagine a god."

Lucy added, "How did you become demon slayers? Where did the god come from?"

He replied, "I'd rather not explain how. As for the god, I'm not sure. I wasn't there to know where or how he got there. One second everything was normal, the next my house was blown to splinters and the guildhall was in ashes. I already told Gramps the same."

Erza suggested, "Why don't we question more later, hua? It's a bit much to take in. Thank you for sharing, Gray, Ariana."

With that said, Erza, Natsu, Happy, Lucy, Wendy, and Carla filed out of the room in dismissal. Gray and Juvia remained comprehending the magnitude of their future. It was indeed a lot to take in. Future Gray and Ariana shifted in their stances, waiting for the more personal questions to come. They were the only ones with the answers.

Future Gray encouraged, "You can ask. We're exposed already. It is time for some answers you both deserve to know."

"So the danger I felt, that was because of this… Danger you had to face… Is that why?" Gray inquired first. His future counterpart nodded simply and Gray continued, "How could something like that happen in such a short about of time? Things just don't add up! Someone had to have upset the god at the very least! You don't know any way of how that happened?! How to stop it?!"

"No. If I had to guess, then it was probably Natsu screwin' in things he shouldn't have. Though honestly, it could have been anything. As for stopping it, knowing what's coming is the best idea I got."

"You must have been scared," Juvia noted, motioning towards Ariana. "Where were your parents? Were they caught up in the fight too?"

"My adopted parents were on a job. I was left to Uncle Gray and Aunt Juvia until they completed it. It was a decade quest and they had been gone for a while. My dad, Lyon, promised to be back when the month was over. That would have been in a week," Ariana answered sadly.

"You must miss them," Juvia added and the girl's lips quivered as she shook her head to answer 'Yes'. The bluenette took a step forward, kneeled down, and hugged the girl tightly. Ariana cried out in her grasp as she soothed her and rubbed her back in circles.

Ariana whispered through her tears, "I miss you too. I watched you die… Right in front of me…"

Future Gray commented, "You make a habit out of doing that. Damned woman."

Juvia looked confused up to him as Ariana calmed down her sniffs and questioned, "Out of what?"

He replied, "Dying in front of me. That was the third time, now. No, not just dying on me… Saving my ass and killing yourself in the process. Every time you do that, it kills me too. You know that… Or at least, now you do."

"The others said that you talked about… Dad… What did you say? I mean, what do you know about him?" Gray inquired.

"I encountered him. Turns out he's not dead, or at least not really. You would encounter him soon. He passed down his Devil Slayer magic to me in order to kill END. I could never do it. Thankfully Mavis figured out a way to… Contain him. It's difficult to explain because it all happens in the next two years," Future Gray explained.

"He's alive? Where is he?" Gray continued.

"The giant's village… I think it's called Sun Village. That's the first place we see a trace of him. But I don't know what the effects of telling you this may have. It might be changing our timeline and we may never be able to go back home."

The two of the future decided to take their leave, but before they could escape, Gray asked one last question: "In the future… Where we happy?"

"Unimaginably," Future Gray answered before the two left the guildhall.