Songs
Layla's Anger: Incantation Parte C (Bleach OST)
Isabella's Entrance: Kaguya Otsutsuki's Theme (Naruto Shippuden OST)
Vs. Isabella: DDD (Yugioh Arc-V OST)
Isabella's Castle: Dearly Beloved [Title Theme] (Kingdom Hearts II OST)
Isabella' Explanation: Beginning of Peace (Naruto Shippuden OST)
Ashura and Indra (Naruto Shippuden OST) [This scene might go through a few soundtracks, it's a bit longer]
Sasuke's Ninja Way (Naruto Shippuden OST)
Gods & Their Families: Kotoamatsukami (Naruto Shippuden OST)
Isabella's True Identity: Requiem of the Barians (Yugioh Zexal OST)
Layla's Decision: The Truth is Revealed (Yugioh Arc-V OST)
"What do you two imbeciles...think you're doing…?" Erza sobbed. "Take a good look! Tell me what it is you see! An enemy?! A comrade?! I don't know what's going on here, but don't let this fleeting rage get the better of you! Never forget! The history that all of us share!"
"Listen closely…"
"Listen well." They heard a voice.
'Gramps…' they both thought.
"There are times when disagreements are unavoidable. It is a consequence of staying true to your own ideals and beliefs. Just remember...do not let it diminish your respect for the opponent you are clashing with. It is never acceptable to let it turn into hatred or a grudge since then violence will be the only possible outcome. That's what it means to be a guild...a family."
"I...I truly...love you both. With every fiber of my being." Erza sobbed, hugging both of them. Natsu's demonic powers and Gray's Devil Slaying powers faded and disappeared.
"Gray-sama!" Gray spun his head around.
"Juvia is fine! Though she's seen better days…"
"Saying you're fine is a bit of a stretch...especially with those injuries." Carla advised.
"Looks like Natsu and Erza are here too…" Wendy said, helping Juvia walk.
"Juvia…" he fell to the ground.
"Gray-sama!" she ran over to him. She held him before collapsing along with him.
"Juvia!" Wendy called out.
"That's what you get for overexerting yourself." Carla sighed. Natsu fell down onto the ground before feeling a pair of arms wrap around his neck.
"You sure do know how to make a girl worry." Lucy whispered to him.
"Lucy…"
"Natsu!" Happy flew into Natsu, hugging him.
"Happy…" He passed out in her arms.
"Erza...that light just now…" Wendy began. Erza wiped the tears out of her eyes.
"Erza?"
X
'Damn. No matter what we try, we can't gain any ground...Just where is this...obscene strength of his coming from?' Jellal thought. He and the rest of Crime Sorciere were fighting against August.
'Be that as it may...I can still hear what you're going to do next…' Erik thought. He rushed towards him.
"You are not the only one capable of hearing others' actions." August said calmly, turning to him. He sent him flying by hitting him with a ray of light from his staff.
"In that case how 'bout a dose of blinding speed!" Sawyer sped towards him.
"So, so slow." August dodged his attack and gave him a swift chop to the back of the neck.
"Spiral Pain!" Macbeth sent a swirl of magic power around August. The earth began to entomb him.
"Yours is indeed a peculiar magic. But I am familiar with its nuances."
"He sent out a burst of wind that cut through Macbeth's attack, and sent the others flying.
'We're out of options here!' Jellal gritted his teeth.
"We should take Natsu back to see Porlyusica." Lucy said, hunched over from carrying Natsu on her back.
"Gray and Juvia could also stand a look over."
"Aye." The two exceeds said, carrying Gray and Juvia.
"! Everyone get down!" Erza yelled. A giant explosion ruptured the earth and pushed them all back.
"Coming at us out of the blue like that…" Happy said.
"Ah, it's been far, far too long Erza." Eileen said, stepping out of the smoke.
"An acquaintance?" Lucy asked.
"No clue. And you are?" Erza asked.
'She...kinda resembles Erza!' Wendy thought.
"I am you...and you are me."
X
"Why that insufferable little…" Layla growled. She teleported away angrily.
"She's pretty mad that END didn't awaken." Silver said.
"I hope she doesn't let it consume her." Zeref said.
"Damn...it didn't work out as I wanted…I guess I'll just see how things play out for now." Isabella said, walking through a portal and appearing again on a cliff close to Eileen and Erza's group. Layla appeared next to Eileen, her eyes glowing red.
"...Are you okay?" Eileen asked, somewhat concerned.
"Those brats...suppressed him...E.N.D. is suppressed…" she mumbled. Blue flames and a black aura began surrounding her.
"Layla, calm down." Eileen said seriously. "You're losing control of your magic."
"Mom!" Lucy called out.
"E.N.D…" she snarled.
"Such a troublesome child." Isabella appeared in front of her suddenly, and cast a powerful sleep spell on her, making her collapse instantly. Everyone was shocked, and Eileen jumped back.
"You…You're…!" she said, startled. Isabella caught Layla's body and smiled.
"Oh, hello Eileen. Lucy." She looked behind her shoulder at her granddaughter.
"Wh-Who are you? You look just like Mom…" she muttered.
"I thought you were dead." Eileen said. "Layla said you died in a fire when she was 8."
"Yeah, about that. It seems that we Heartfilia have a bad habit of faking our deaths. I guess it runs in the family." she laughed softly, laying Layla's body down. She jumped down to where the others were.
"I may not be quite as upset as my darling little girl, but I'm still not happy that E.N.D. is gone."
"Darling little girl?" Lucy asked skeptically.
"You never knew, did you? You've probably never seen a picture of me either. Well, my name is Isabella. Isabella Heartfilia. I'm your grandmother, Layla's mother."
"What do you know about my family?"
"I'm not telling. You can go ask Zeref about my relationship to that bitch Isabella." Dimaria told her.
"You...what? My...grandmother?" she stepped back, holding Natsu's body tightly.
"Surprised? I believe Layla told you that I died in a fire when she was 8 years old. As you can see, that's not true. I'm alive and well. Although I suppose it may not matter much."
"What do you mean, 'may not matter'?" Lucy asked.
"If I so choose, I can make all of you forget about this little meeting when I leave. It might be better if I did, actually."
"Otherwise?" Eileen asked, jumping down and readying her staff.
"Otherwise you'd all come after me and die."
"You think we'd all die?" she laughed.
"You'd be surprised. It wasn't that long ago that I defeated Acnologia without so much as a scratch on me."
"You...what?"
"Ah, not so confident any more, are we?"
"No way…" Lucy whispered.
"But if you still want to take your chances fighting against me, then by all means...be my guest." she said darkly. She smirked, and her eyes began to glow a deep royal purple.
Eileen tapped her staff and aimed it at Isabella. It glowed brightly before a blast of fire was sent towards her. Isabella snapped her fingers, and suddenly both Eileen and the attack were frozen.
"W-What…? What did you do…?"
"I stopped your movement." She pointed towards the fire, and a wave of water fired, extinguishing Eileen's attack.
"You see, my powers are limitless." she smiled, looking up at the sky. "I have control over all aspects of this world. If I so choose, I can make you explode in an instant so that only a pool of your blood remains. Observe." She ignited her index finger with purple magic power, and drew a circle with it, then pointed in the center. A few seconds later, an exact copy of Eileen appeared next to her. Isabella then snapped her fingers, and the clone literally exploded, sending blood flying everywhere, with some of it splattering on Isabella's face. She remained emotionless. Lucy screamed as some of it got on her.
"See what I mean?" she asked indifferently. "In any case, I'll be going now. And taking her with me." She gestured to Layla.
"Goodbye, dear." Isabella smiled at Lucy. She walked over and touched Layla's back, turning her into chaos particles and sending them back to her castle. Isabella also turned into particles and disappeared.
X
"...Mm...Huh?" Layla muttered groggily. She opened up her eyes slowly, before noticing that she wasn't in her normal room at the Vistarion Palace. She looked around. Her room was one fit for royalty. She was lying on a Queen Sized bed with a dark blue color scheme. There was a piano, bookshelf, desk, and full bathroom. It was like her regular room, but bigger and with more space. She sat up, and noticed she was wearing a simple sleeping shirt and her undergarments.
"Ugh...What happened?" she rubbed her forehead, as she had a slight headache. She stood up and went into the bathroom. After taking a shower, she looked through the closet and found the clothes she was wearing yesterday, along with a few other outfits. She chose a dark blue gown with a same color cape and walked through the halls of the castle. She decided to leave her hair down.
"What is this place?" She didn't recognize it at all. Finally, after circling through a few different corridors, she found herself in a large room where a giant circular red sofa was. There was one person sitting on it. She had long black curled hair and wore a black silk gown. She had purple eye shadow and other makeup on, and was currently painting her nails black.
"Lady Nyx?" Layla asked. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh! Look who's awake." she smiled.
"Awake? How long was I out?"
"Only about a day, but no time has passed in your dimension."
"My...dimension? Where are we?" Nyx put her nail polish down and examined her new midnight black nails.
"Time here operates differently than in Earthland. One day there is 24 days here. Time is 24 times faster here."
"That still doesn't answer my question. Where are we?" She crossed her arms impatiently.
"We're at Isabella's castle. This place is the embodiment of chaos."
"Isabella's…?"
"Surprised?" asked a warm voice. Layla looked up at the top of the stairs where Isabella sat. She stood up and walked down.
"M-Mother…? How is this possible?"
"Don't you think Lucy thought the same thing when she discovered that you were still alive?"
"...Point taken. But I gave her an explanation, so following that pattern, I deserve one from you."
"...Well, alright. I suppose it's only fair. Open Presentation." After she said that, the room turned dark by her command. A screen projected in front of them. It had the 5 Primordial Gods on it. Isabella extended her hand towards the screen.
"As you know, you five: Silver, Eileen, Zeref, Yury, and yourself; are all descendants of these five and have been gifted with their powers. But, you are not the first ones. There have been others before you."
"I know that much."
"Good. But these gods have always stuck behind one specific family each. They are not to interfere with the others. This was by my own command."
"Your command…?"
"Well, not me personally, but...let me continue. I promise I'll explain. When the gods on Mt. Olympus had settled all of their quarrels and Zeus took the throne, all was well with humankind. But only for a time. People began to figure out how to cast and study magic. Before long, about 10% of the world's population were considered mages. They formed guilds. But often, they would argue and break out into fights over who's stronger. They would even fight as a guild, and whichever lost, would be completely destroyed and no longer had the right to call themselves mages. This practice continued, until Zeus decided to do something about it. He went to speak to Chaos, the Primordial Void, and Creator of All Things. He asked that every few centuries, the Primordial Gods pick a few special children with exceptional magical power to be granted the powers that those gods have, in order to keep the other mages in check and to stop any wars from happening. Chaos accepted and made it so that 5 Primordial Gods and Goddesses would bestow their powers upon these privileged children in five powerful magic families. Care to guess who?"
"No way…."
"That's right. Uranus, Ruler of the Heavens, was assigned to the Fullbuster family. Gaia, Goddess of the Earth, was assigned to the Belserions. Erebus, Lord of Darkness, was assigned to the Dragneels. Aether, King of the Light and Upper Atmosphere, was assigned to the Dreyars. And Nyx, unparalleled Queen of the Night, was assigned to our family, the Heartfilias." Layla remained shocked for a few moments, but then regained her composure.
"Not all that surprising?"
"No. It's something you said to me when I was little. That before I mastered my power, you had already met with Nyx multiple times, as did your own mother. Perhaps it would make sense for you to know, but for my grandmother to speak to her before I was even born seems a little excessive. In addition, you knew quite a lot about our powers and the so called 'Prophecy' surrounding us, despite the fact that you yourself were not one of the chosen ones. Silver and I were from the same town, and when he revealed to me that he was also one of the five, I started going over to his house more often. His father would often tell us stories about mythology. And that's when I became convinced that these gods were passed down through the family, not on a whim for who's next in line." Isabella remained still for a few seconds before smiling.
"What a smart girl you are. Beautiful and strong. You grew up just as I had hoped." Layla remained indifferent to the comment.
"But…."
"..."
"I haven't exactly told you everything yet. While it is true that the parents usually knew about the chosen ones, such as Silver's father, most gods don't talk to a third generation of the family. There is a reason why my mother Victoria was in contact with them."
"And that reason is…?" At this point, Nyx stood up and walked over, picking up where Isabella left off.
"Victoria was told that her child would be very very special. Different even from the 5 gods. As you already know, the one rule always followed by the 5 of us is that we cannot pick a new candidate until all 5 of the current reincarnations have passed away. Thus, when Zeref was picked, we were not expecting him to become immortal. Doing so meant that Erebus could not pick another candidate ever again, unless E.N.D. was revived and carried out his mission. Aether ran into the same problem when Yury joined Alvarez 300 years later and achieved the same state of immortality. Another 45 years later, Silver was born, and a few years after that, you and Eileen. Thus everyone was in place once again. However, all five of you were born with a certain amount of evil and darkness in your hearts. Chaos had predicted that you would all join together and wage a war of conquest on the world. Because of the fact that Zeref and Yury were already building Alvarez up before the 3 of you were even born, it seemed like the world was already in danger. Only two of the reincarnations existed, and they were both leading the war effort. Thus, as a precaution to stop them, Chaos decided to give up all of his powers and immortality to that one young girl of Victoria's who had a certain special magic power within her. It was not evil, nor was it good. It was a mixture of both: it was chaotic. And thus, he ceased to exist, and his will was carried out through your mother, Isabella Heartfilia."
Layla was sweating, trying to process all of the information.
"That is the reason why she knows so much about the prophecy. Even now, she has the power to change how the war could go with the snap of her fingers. There has never been a stronger mage than she, nor will there ever be anyone close to her caliber again."
X
Rogue and Minerva stood over the defeated bodies of Wahl Icht and Bradman.
"They're vanishing."
"It seems we've done it. They were dead from the very start. It's unclear whether it was we who defeated them, or their conjurer was defeated first, but...either way it's our victory." Minerva sighed.
"At any rate, what was that blinding light right now?"
"Fairy Law. Makarov's mightiest spell. It is a magic which destroys only those whom the caster perceives as enemies. It's quite fortunate that we made amends with Fairy Tail, wouldn't you say?"
"Does that mean all the enemies have been vanquished?"
"No...as one would expect, eliminating them all with a single spell is wishful thinking. Even so, it's safe to say that it considerably whittled down their forces."
"Be that as it may...our side's exhaustion is a big cause for concern."
Over on a different cliff, Lector and Frosch stood near Yukino and Sorano.
"All of the enemies in front of us were suddenly defeated in one fell swoop!"
"Fro thinks so too!"
"I haven't a clue whose magic that was, but it certainly bailed us out, didn't it sister?"
"How many times must I repeat myself...I'm not your sister, got it?"
"I must say, that was quite the gaudy little spell…" said a third voice.
"Who the-?!" They looked up at the top of the plateau they were standing at.
"Thanks to that, our forces have been considerably dwindled...quite troublesome indeed. And so it falls upon me to return the favor, if only a bit. I simply wouldn't be able to face my father otherwise." A bright white light began to shine behind Rahkeid.
"He's so...divine!"
"Fro thinks so, too!"
"He's another one of the twelve! I caught a glance of him up north!"
"Oh…? If he thinks he can take on the two of us at the same time, he has another thing coming."
"I said I'd be returning the favor, did I not? That is to say...I shall take on all those who dared oppose us." He formed more white light in his hands and then spread them apart, beginning to change its shape and shooting up into the air. The white became much brighter than before, and blinded everyone, scattering across the whole battlefield.
"Let their pure white souls ascend to the free heavens." The light engulfed Sorano.
"Sister! Sister please, hold on!"
"Mmm...this...my body is…" Minerva said, her body also engulfed.
"Madame!"
"Do not touch me!"
"It's no use…" she looked at Rogue. The magic made her feel good but also hurt at the same time.
"What?! Just what is happening-ah…urgh!" Rogue was hit by it too.
Alzack, Bisca, Macao, Max, Wakaba, Laki and Laxus were all affected. Laxus fell down onto one knee.
"Laxus!" Mavis called out.
'What is the meaning of this?! What sort of magic is it?! Only the adults are falling one after another…No, that's not i! What exactly is this magic?!' And then, without warning, Mavis was struck by it too.
"Aaah….ah! My body...feels so hot...this can't be...ah! I cannot resist it…"
"Oooooohhhhhh!" Gildarts fell down.
"Gildarts! What's gotten into you all of a sudden?! Snap out of it!" Cana asked. He gave her a happy smile.
"That's not the kind of expression I want to see from you when we're neck deep in a war! You're grossing me out!" she yelled, punching him.
"But it feels so good…"
"Rahkeid. Using such magics makes for a dull battle…" August looked off into the distance, now finished with Crime Sorciere.
"Now then. Where were we? Ah, yes. I am you. And you are me."
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Hmhm…! Mmf...this is...It must be Rahkeid…"
"! Now's your chance! Take Natsu and Gray to safety!" Erza told the others.
"We're on it!"
"What are you planning on doing?!" Carla called out.
"I must confirm the true meaning of this woman's words!" Eileen gritted her teeth and created a wave of fire that was sent towards Erza, but then dispersed by Wendy.
"I'll lend you a hand!"
"Enchantment magic?! To think...Rahkeid's magic wouldn't be effective on either one of you...You accursed brats!"
"...Rahkeid, cease this at once."
"!" Raheid heard Zeref's voice through his head.
'Our allies are suffering harm from your magic as well.'
"Oh my...please pardon my impetuous actions." He deactivated his spell.
"What was that magic just now?!" Lector asked, standing next to an exhausted Sorano.
"Why was sister the only one affected…?"
"My magic is 'Pleasure'. It is impossible for those who have already tasted the forbidden fruit of pleasure to escape from my magic. I wonder...are you aware of exactly what happens to humans who are granted pleasure over and over and over again?"
"Open, Gate of the Twin Fish!"
"It's simple really...they die." Yukino became ensnared by the same white light as before, and once again, it both harmed and made her somewhat aroused.
"Knowledge is to ignorance as black is to white. May you come to know both pleasure and agony." Lector and Frosch were caught in the trap as well.
"What's happening...this feels bad...wait...on second thought, it feels really good!"
"Fro too~!"
"Lord Lector! Lord Frosch! Come to your senses!" As the pain became unbearable, the tentacles of light were severed, making Yukino fall to the ground.
"White? Light? Granting pleasure?" It's quite hard to fathom that you are a comrade of the Black Wizard."
"Lady Kagura!"
"I am much more than his comrade...Zeref is my father."
X
Layla lied in her bed in her new room, thinking about what her mother told her.
"It's not as if I was aware of these powers all my life. I might have been born with them, but my mother never said much about it. It wasn't until that fateful night that those drunk mages accidentally set fire to our house that I became aware of them. That night, I told you to run. And I thought that I would burn to death along with your father. But I was spared. My powers protected me from any external damage, and when I woke up the next day, I was completely fine. It was then that Nyx invited me here and told me everything about my powers, but most importantly, the fact that I was immortal."
"You know, Zeref was originally going to invade Ishgar much earlier than now. He, Yury, and August could have taken over this continent all by themselves. But once they became aware of your mother's presence and purpose, they feared fighting against her, and so they delayed their invasion until now, when they had all 5 of you assembled. Zeref figured that if all five of you teamed up against her, you'd win, and that she wouldn't be that much of a problem."
"He's sadly mistaken." Isabella said plainly. "...Well, Layla? What are you going to do?"
"...I'm not sure yet. I need time to think. Can I...stay here for the time being?"
"Of course."
"..."
"There will never be any secrets between us, I promise."
"Then what do call this…?" she mumbled to herself. "Zeref…" She stood up and walked back into the throne room, where the others were.
"...Well? Have you made a decision?" Isabella asked, her hand resting under her chin.
"...I've decided….to join you."
"Excellent choice." she smiled. "How did you come to this decision?"
"You said your purpose was to stop this war, and make sure the five of us don't all become evil, essentially. Although that's already happened. So part of it is that you need some help."
"But the other part…?" she wasn't smiling anymore.
"Zeref and Yury told me that they recruited me because they couldn't complete the invasion without me. But if they planned to do it before I was even born, then they lied to me. And they also lied to me about you. They said they never knew or met you."
"Hm. Very well. Then I have an assignment for you."
"And what would that be?"
"Recruit Acnologia over to our side, and steal E.N.D.'s book."
"...Of course. It will be done, Mother."
End.