And here we have the last chapter. I didn't really think that it would be this quick, getting to this point. Honestly, after learning how to actually write, I didn't even think about this site until I posted Silence Uprising as a test. Looks like I passed.

I really don't know where I got my passion for writing. Must have come from the fact that I cant draw and the only alternative is to write. I wanted to thank LunarBlaze and Edward the Pure for following the story through and through.

I actually searched Fiore on the Fairy Tail wiki and saw that it looked a lot like Spain. Just throwing that out there. Anyways, here is the last chapter!

Delray

Clatter clatter clink clank smack clink clack

The sounds of nearly 2,000 soldiers hammering away at a huge meteorite filled the air as every soldier was handed a hammer and sent to break the meteorite into pieces. Fortunately, nobody had even come close to denting it. The meteorite seemed, impossible to break! Even the strongest man could not make a dent. Otto and Bartholomew had started to become impatient, commenting on the soldier's lack of strength and will. Livia stood next to them, looking at her brothers strangely. Why were they so intent on breaking the meteorite?

Otto and Bartholomew had not spoken to Livia about the circle. In fact, they never spoke of it near her. The circle was something to be discussed among the men of the family, the ones who would be ruling the empire after their father stepped down. They didn't even consider the fact that the first great monarch had been a woman. Finally, Otto grew tried of waiting and snatched a hammer from the hands of a soldier who was hammering away at the hard rock. Otto's cape blew in the wind as he heaved the hammer back and struck the pock marked rock.

Clang

Instantly, the rock started to crack and all the soldiers began to cheer. Their cheering died down as black liquid spewed from the crack that had been made from the hammer and completely covered Otto in the substance. It was thick, smelled of rotting animal and stuck to clothing like fuzz. Otto growled in anger as he tried to wipe the black liquid off of his armor.

"What is this shit! Agg!" he shouted in anger as the liquid clung stubbornly to his once shining metal armor.

Bartholomew grabbed a hammer too and started to hammer away at the rock. Another crack developed and more black liquid spewed out, covering the arrogant blonde with foul smelling liquid. He also cried out in anger and Livia covered her face in embarrassment. Several soldier were trying to scrape away at the liquid with their hands but it would not come off. Finally Otto just grunted and grabbed the hammer once again. He swung it and got more and more of the black liquid on him as the hammer smashed into the rock and more and more of its inside was visible. Bartholomew followed his brother's example and the 2 brothers were once again chipping at the rock. Livia just looked at her brothers in disgust and noted that the strange metallic scraping noise was still heard, faintly but there nonetheless.

Hyde

Clang!

The shield of Paul smashed into the thick rock and didn't even leave a scratch. Everyone was scratching their heads, confused looks on their faces as Paul struck the great shield against the meteorite once again. Hyde's hand went to his sword that was strapped to his back and he drew it, the metal flashing in the afternoon sun.

"This isn't going to work but, I don't care! We are running out of time!" Hyde shouted as he slashed his sword across the meteorite.

Everyone looked at the solid rock and sighed in disappointment. Suddenly a crack formed in the rock. And then another. And soon, it was a web of cracks. The meteorite was cracking! Suddenly the cracks stopped and Hyde gripped one of the cracking pieces and wrenched it away from the ball of solid rock. Everyone took a good look into the meteor to find that it was, mostly solid besides a small tunnel, enough for an arm to reach in going through it. The tunnel ended at a golden light shining from the dark tunnel. The middle piece! It was within reach! Hyde jammed his sword into the cracks and tore more and more of it away. Everyone looked in awe at the golden light at the end of the tunnel. It was truly there! The middle piece!

"Hyde! You can do it!" shouted everyone as sweat poured from Hyde's forehead as he tore the last flake of meteorite off of the solid rock.

Hyde nodded confidently as he jammed his arm into the small and narrow tunnel that led to the light.

'Come on! I need to get the middle piece!' Hyde thought desperately as he reached for the golden light.

Otto and Bartholomew

"I see some golden light down there…"

Otto and Bartholomew threw away their hammers and looked into the meteorite to see that it was completely solid besides a small and narrow tunnel that led to a golden light at the end. The space was big enough for an arm to squeeze through and Otto jammed his hand into the tunnel, not even waiting to wipe off the black liquid that clung to them. Suddenly Otto heard a voice from within the tunnel.

"Come on! You can do it Hyde!"

Otto looked to Bartholomew who was staring at his brother.

"I think someone else is in the city! They want the middle piece as well! Find them!" Otto ordered to him as Bartholomew nodded and started to run off around the meteorite.

Livia could not hear the conversation her brothers had shared but she was surprised to see that her brothers were working quite hard. Whatever was inside the meteorite, it must be valuable.

And suddenly, it had become a race. A race to see who had the most will to get the middle piece. A race to prevent the destruction of the world or to speed it up. 2 sides were fighting for this cause. The Garlan Royal family and the vagrant group of Hyde and Lidia. This was a strange outcome for the Garlan Empire had always clashed with revolutionaries, but never vagrants who directly challenged royal authority. One of the was a wanted man, this made the entire group outlaws for sheltering and travelling with him.

Hyde

Hyde gasped as he heard a voice come through the tunnel. It had something to do with them! He turned to face Lidia as he kept trying to reach the middle piece.

"Lidia! Someone is looking for us! Take care of him!" Hyde said urgently.

Tadaaki and Hitoshi took a step forward. They looked determined to help with the fight.

"Just tell us what to do Hyde!" they said together.

Hyde shook his head and sweat went down his forehead.

"No, too many people. Just Lidia!" Hyde said as he strained to get his arm through the tunnel.

Lidia nodded and took a step back and raised her autobow. The next thing that happened, was destiny. As Lidia raised her autobow, the metal lock that held the arrow in place, broke and the last arrow she had went flying over the meteorite. There was a pause and then a scream.

"I- I think I hit something!" she shouted to Hyde and the others.

Hyde nodded and continued working against the meteorite. He didn't know how far the enemy was to getting the middle piece but he wasn't going to allow them to have it!

Otto and Bartholomew

Thunk!

That noise was followed with a scream. Otto hardly heard the noise as Bartholomew barely dragged himself to where the soldiers lifted him up and dragged him farther into the camp.

"My eye! My god damn eye! Aggghhh!" Bartholomew screamed as he was put down at Livia's feet.

Livia almost threw up from how much blood was pouring from her brother's eye. The blood travelled from the socket, that had an arrow sticking from it, and stained everything. Thankfully, the helmet Bartholomew had worn before the strike had slowed the arrow enough that it only penetrated the eye and not the brain. Livia shook herself and issued orders.

"Get a medical kit here now! I need 3 doctors here now as well! Move faster! I will not lose my brother!" Livia ordered to soldiers as the entire camp was thrown into chaos as people ran from place to place holding gauze and dragging doctors from their tents.

Bartholomew continued to scream and Livia had to take the pleasure of taking the arrow out of the eye. She closed her eyes, tore the arrow from the eye, took a punch to her face and then quickly wrapped her brother's eye with gauze that a soldier had delivered to her. The whole ordeal was over within seconds. Bartholomew's cries had silenced, having gone into shock. The doctors arrived and they grabbed Bartholomew and dragged him to the car. The soldiers piled into the car and it quickly drove away, leaving black smoke trailing behind.

…

The battle for the middle piece was fierce with both sides pushing to reach the center of the meteorite. The distance they needed to cover, was surprisingly short, partly due to the massive amount of black magic stored in the meteorite. However, the battle had to have a winner and the world seemed to hold their breath as Otto Evadeus closed his hand around the golden centerpiece.

And there you go! A sort of cliffhanger like ending there! I hope you enjoyed this story and the second part will be coming soon! FF