Zeref's hands wouldn't stop shaking. Dammit, he thought. What was it about this guy that had him so spooked? The man still hadn't moved from the spot he appeared at. Zeref tightened his muscles and prepared himself for a fight…but the man wasn't giving off any blood lust. Akame sighed and pulled a couple chairs. Where the hell did he get those from?

"Have a seat Spriggan King." Zeref eyed the door to the other room. He could sense Mavis' magic behind it. "You wouldn't make it and even if you did, by the time you made it in there it would be done." "Have a seat, hear me out, and then you will see your beloved". Zeref contemplated charging the door but in the end he realized he didn't really have a choice. He didn't like it but for now he would play along. He lowered himself into the chair opposite the man. Akame poured a liquid into a mug and offered it to Zeref. He just stared not accepting the gesture. Akame sighed and placed the cup on a table that also seemed to appear out of nowhere.

"I want you to know that we are not enemies." Zeref found it hard to contain his anger. He stood abruptly.

"Not enemies?" "Are you kidding me?" "You knocked me out and kidnapped my wife." "Do you really expect me to consider you anything but an enemy?" The temperature of the air around them began to increase rapidly. Akame hadn't moved but his overwhelming aura was hard to contain.

"I suggest you sit back down." "We haven't finished our discussion." Zeref reluctantly did as he was told. He still didn't understand why he was so frightened of this man.

"The fact that we kidnapped your wife was an unfortunate necessity for our goal." Zeref tried his best to temper his rage.

"What exactly do you need her for?" "I get that you did it to lure Natsu here but there was also the possibility that only I would show up." "What then?"

"Luring END here was the goal of Gray Fullbuster." "We however have a different goal in mind." "The only reason we helped Gray with his plan was because it benefited us in the end."

"You're still not making any sense!" Zeref felt the dark aura explode from his body. "What does this have to do with Mavis!" Akame seemed to get distracted for a moment before he smiled and stood from his chair.

"We informed the lady Mavis of our plans and she agreed to help us." "If you want to understand more, I believe it would be more effective if you heard the rest from her." He gestured to the door which suddenly made a loud banging noise. Zeref didn't even hesitate. His body moved on its own as the door began to open and he saw her illuminated by the light of the room behind her. Her eyes widened in surprise before tears filled her eyes and she rushed forward to meet him.

"Zeref!" They fell into each others arms and held each other tightly. Mavis pushed off his chest a little and her joy turn to worry. "Is she…?" Zeref smiled and laid his palm against her cheek.

"She is fine, I promise." The tears started up again and she buried her face into his chest. When she finished sobbing, her eyes were puffy and red. She sat down next to him and leaned against his shoulder. Now was the time to get some answers. "Okay, now that we are here can you tell me what is going on?" "This guy her tells me you can fill me in on what exactly they are aiming for." Mavis hesitated for a moment. What they were planning wasn't without its risks and she worried about how he would react after she explained. "Hey" she looked up into his eyes and he smiled. You can trust me right? That pretty much did it for her. She took a deep breath and began her explanation.

"For a long time now, these people have been under the thumb of a ruthless man." "They all have their own checkered past but everything changed for them when he showed up." "It seems he was collecting souls of individuals by offering them the power of a Devil Crystal." "It seems to be an artificial form of Gray's Devilslayer magic but it comes with a price." "If at any time they disobey an order or the man feels their loyalty is in question, he can rip the power from them as well as their souls and they will die." "They've done terrible things in his name and finally they grew tired of following his orders." "One day, they rebelled against him and lost." "They thought they were done for but their leader at the time threw herself at his mercy and begged him to spare us." "The man agreed but only if she agreed to become his wife." "From that day forward they had no way of fighting." "With the threat of him hurting their leader looming over them, they had no choice but to fall in line." Zeref listened intently to her explanation. He began to feel for their enemy but it wasn't enough to convince him yet.

"Well, that explains why you decided to help them." He sighed and patted the top of her head. "You're such a softy ya know that?" Mavis blushed a little and hid her face. "That still doesn't explain what they need you for exactly."

"Allow me to continue the explanation from here Lady Mavis." Mavis nodded and Zeref turned his attention back to Akame. "Fairy Heart" "We had heard rumors of an unlimited supply of magic held by a certain member of Fairy Tail. "We did our research and found out about Lady Mavis." "It was then that we started working on a plan to rid ourselves of our captor with her help." "The curse we are all under is powerful, possibly even god-tier but it's not unbreakable." "We discovered a special magic to combat the curse in our bodies." "We could keep our powers while breaking the link to that man." "However, we needed a massive amount of magical power to sustain it and no matter how much we collected, it was never enough." "That is where Lady Mavis comes in." "We discovered that using Fairy Heart we could sustain the magic long enough to break the curse for each of us." "However, if we had just gone and asked for your help, that man would have figured us out and we would have been done for." "That was when Gray Fullbuster came to us with his plan." "We saw the opportunity and decided to use him to accomplish our goal." Zeref held up his hand to silence the man.

"I think I get the picture." "You are not our enemy." "However, Gray did have a nefarious reason for leading us here and if I'm sensing this power right, Gray and Natsu are currently locked in battle." "We will help you but first we need to stop that fight."

"What are you waiting for then?" Zeref was startled by the voice and looked around the room. On one side of the room were the Devilslayers and from the other entrance were the remaining members of Fairy Tail. The fight between them was over. Mavis suddenly gasped and took off down the corridor.

"I have to stop them," she thought. She took off as fast as her legs could take her. As she ran, she felt the familiar power surge through her and it carried her through the wind. The castle opened up into a gigantic throne room and she saw them. They were both pulling all of their power into one final attack.

FINAL DRAGON KING'S ROAR!

DEMON-GODS REQUIEM!

STOOOOOOOOP!