"What the hell was that?" Kat asked turning around to see the blinding light
"Someone cast a Fairy Law I think, but it's weird it feels a bit different from the one that I used to use" Mavis answered
"Every person is different right? I doubt that everyone casts the spell in the same way"
"I guess so, either way someone on our side used it so we should be focused on finding the Emperor before Nameless does"
They ran down the long corridors as fast as they could desperately trying to reach the Emperor and Fay. Along the way they were passing what looked like corpses of guards that Nameless had cut apart on his way to the Emperor, but these bodies were wearing different uniforms than the guards they had seen earlier and their faces were pale like had been dead for years.
"These guys are creeping me out, what are they?" Kat asked
"They're like me in a way" Mavis replied
"Meaning?"
"They're all dead, but someone dragged them up to the world of the living to fight. It's terrible but it looks like they've all been killed" Mavis sighed
"Not that one" Kat said pointing at one who got up to block their path
"You two have his scent I will not let you pass!" it said drawing its sword
"What?"
"I think he means that we're his enemy" Mavis said
"Oh well I'm sorry sir but we're kind of in a hurry" Kat said shooting it three times in the head with her pistol
"What was that for?" Mavis exclaimed
"You heard that thing; it said we weren't going to get past it and we don't have much time so I shot it. I still wonder what it meant by saying we have 'his' scent" Kat explained before running ahead
Nameless was getting tired of these dead guards that were being summoned to get in his way; they didn't do much but buy a few more seconds for the Emperor. All they did was hiss was at him before he'd cut them apart, but he noticed that the guards were becoming fewer and fewer as he kept going which meant that whoever was summoning them was getting tired. He could hear footsteps and knew he was getting closer and finally caught up to the Emperor's group in the Emperor's bedroom.
"Of all places to go you guys run here?" he asked
"Oh great, your highness please tell me there's a secret door here you and Lyla can use to get out of here" Fay said turning around to face Nameless
"I'm sure there are some, but only Hayate knows where they are" the Emperor replied
"Why does the bodyguard know how to get out but not the person he's supposed to protect?" Fay asked
"Don't worry if you give the Emperor to me you'll get his much more competent daughter as your new leader" Nameless said advancing towards Fay
"Oh no you don't!" Fay said while summoning five guards who charged at Nameless
"So you're the one who's been summoning these annoying things?" Nameless asked from behind Fay who stopped the summoned creatures from attacking Lyla who was somehow where Nameless was originally standing
"What?" Fay exclaimed in shock
"Time to sleep" Nameless said hitting Fay across the head with the hilt of his sword knocking her out which also got rid of the guards she summoned earlier "Now your highness just come with me peacefully and your daughter gets to live and rule this place much better than you ever did"
"Scum, you touch my daughter and I'll make sure you regret it!" the emperor threatened
"You're in no position to make threats" Nameless said before knocking the Emperor out with a blow to the head and picking him up
"Let my dad go!" Lyla shouted
"You're going to stop me?" he asked
"No we are!" Kat and Mavis yelled rushing into the room
"And you are?" Nameless asked
"Doesn't matter, all that matters is I'm stopping you from taking the Emperor" Kat replied pointing her guns at Nameless
"I see" Nameless sighed, he placed the Emperor gently on the ground and brandished his short sword
"Be careful with your guns Kat we're in close quarters with three bystanders" Mavis advised
"Well let's see what spin I get then" Kat said spinning her revolver's cylinder
"Fun stuff Kat, it's the sixth chamber! Mystery Bullets for everyone!" the sprite said before leaving
"Interesting now what do those do?" Nameless asked appearing next to her and taking the gun from her hand to examine it
"When did you get here?" Kat asked trying to shoot him with her other pistol before Nameless disarmed her quickly
"I've always been here" he said before kneeing her in the gut which made her double over in pain, he picked her up by the hair before slamming her into the wall, and then he stabbed her in the midsection with his sword which left her pinned to the wall.
"Kat!" Mavis called out
"You should be focusing on yourself before worrying about others" Nameless told her
"Oh great you can see me too" Mavis sighed wondering what the point of hiding herself was
"Indeed but don't think you're safe because you're a ghost" Nameless said, he held his hand out over the floor and suddenly a dark blade rose up from the ground. The blade made Mavis queasy just looking at it, it was an interestingly designed sword: the blade had multiple curves that ended in a sharp edge, the hilt was curved as well, and the pommel was a stone that was pulsing with a dark aura. Nameless grabbed it and gave a few practice swings before he advanced on Mavis.
The light from the Fairy Law lasted a few minutes before it finally began to disappear; Tartaros mages were lying on the ground but some were still alive and were able to get up slowly. Erika and Jaster were safe thanks to the golems Erika had summoned to protect them; Silva was unhurt as well with a strange blue aura surrounding her. Everyone loyal to the Emperor was standing in place all shocked that Zale could somehow muster that much power, the Fairy Tail mages were shocked that he knew the spell in the first place. Zale himself had fallen to his knees, the stress of being hit by Jaster's electricity and casting the Fairy Law was too much for his body to take.
"Dang Zale I had no idea you could do that" Keji said admiringly
"Well…sometimes….you find a way" Zale managed out, each breath a struggle for him
"So how come the spell only affected Tartaros, the explosion enveloped us all right?" Keji asked
"Because…it targets…people I want to hurt" Zale explained
"I see" Keji sighed before turning to face Zale with a smile "Good thing I decided to wait then" he said before releasing his magical aura that came in the form of a powerful wind.
"You too Keji?" Zale sighed
"Sorry old man, a guy can only be called manservant so many times before he snaps" Keji said lifting Zale up with his wind magic before sending a concussive blast at Zale which sent him crashing through the palace walls. "Oh that felt good" Keji said with a large grin
"You're on their side too Mr. Keji?" Wendy asked
"...no I just felt like blasting Zale into the next county" Keji sighed "Maybe this will clear things up for you" he said before unleashing a hurricane force wind at Wendy and the other mages which sent them across the room, only Jura and Laxus managed to stay close to him.
"I guess timing really is everything" Riza said while defending herself and Harvey with her mage slayer
"It really is" Harvey noted before stabbing his captain in the back with his sword after the wind died down, Riza looked down in shock at the blade before turning around to her now former lieutenant and uttering a soft "why" before he took his sword out. She fell to the ground while Harvey walked towards Silva who was helping the surviving Tartaros mages stand.
"Good job Harvey, now go finish off her brother over there and then when Nameless shows up with the Emperor we can all leave" Silva said
"No need he's already kicked the bucket" Harvey said while cleaning his sword of Riza's blood
"Geez Nameless made short work of him, maybe I should be worrying about keeping him in place rather than Jaster" Silva thought observing Hayate's motionless body
"I've got the Emperor" Nameless said arriving with the Emperor draped over his shoulder "Ah I see Keji's taken care of Zale"
"Indeed, we're all set" Silva said opening up a portal in front of Nameless who tossed the Emperor in and then jumped in after him before the portal closed. Silva opened up another one for Harvey and the surviving Tartaros mages to get into, before Harvey jumped in though he took Riza's mage slayer from her hands before leaving. Keji was locked in a ferocious fight with Laxus and Jura at the moment and was having a tough time disengaging from the fight and leaving.
"Silva, can you hold that portal a little longer?" Keji asked while dodging a lighting roar from Laxus
"Take your time" Silva called back
"Thank you!" Keji replied, he sent a flurry of wind blades at Jura who brought up a giant rock pillar in front of him that protected him from the first few blades but the final one broke the wall and hit Jura across the shoulder and sent him crashing into the wall. Keji then sent a gale force wind at Laxus who tried staying in place, but the winds were too strong and he was also sent flying; Keji smirked before jumping into the portal that Silva left open for him.
"I'll summon Sagittarius and he can shoot her while she isn't looking" Lucy called out while pulling out the key
"You can't, you aren't strong enough yet" Jayce said grabbing her hand and preventing her from summoning the spirit "You won't hurt her"
"But…" Lucy started
"No buts, just stay back and let them leave we need to focus on helping out the wounded especially Hayate" Jayce replied
"But it looks like he's dead" Lucy said
"Don't worry he's fine" Jayce said with an assuring smile and sneaking over to aid his commander
"Alright, you two get in" Silva said to Jaster and Erika
"Aww, but I want to keep fighting!" Erika protested
"No buts get in the damn portal or I'm leaving you here"
"Okay"
"Wait, no if you don't get in then I'm not letting you fight the even stronger people we'll be facing after this" Silva sighed
"Oh fine" Erika grumbled while picking up Jaster and then walking into the portal
"Alright kids it was fun playing with you but it's on to bigger and better things for us" Silva said condescendingly before walking towards the exit nonchalantly
"Oh no you don't!" Milliana exclaimed while running at Silva who didn't seem to notice or care. Milliana used her claws and slashed at Silva's back. However right as the claws were about to hit her, the blue aura from earlier appeared around Silva. Milliana was confused as her hand stayed in place but it felt like she was still slashing downward; she retracted her hand and used her Nekōsoku Tube to constrain Silva. Silva gave out an audible sigh before pulling out a sword with many runes inscirbed on it; she cut apart the tube with one slash and then turned around with a shotgun in hand and shot Milliana point blank in the chest.
"You bitch!" Kagura screamed unsheathing her Archenemy and charging at Silva
"Ah to be a kid again" Silva said as she opened up a portal in front of her and walked into it; the portal closed just before Kagura stabbed Silva.
"I swear I will find you, and I will kill you" Kagura said barely containing her rage