LunarFallenStar: Hey guys! I just got back from vacation and since summer has started for me, I plan on updating very quickly now! I'm sorry for the late update as I had finals to study for and take, then I had to go on vacation with no internet for two weeks so I humbly apologize for the inconvenience. I hope this chapter will make up for it and thank you all for the kind reviews and for reading.
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~Previously~
Erza stared at the blond alchemist, "Good! We need to make sure that Grimoire Heart doesn't get Zeref, as well as these 'sins'."
Ed nodded, "We must keep him away from the Homunculi."
"Homunculi?" Juvia asked confused.
"They are things I had the pleasure of knowing," Ed sarcastically, "But they're bad news. I'm only guessing it's them though. So I'm not sure, but it's a hunch and I bet it's true."
The two girls before him nodded in understanding.
"We'll need to make sure everyone gets to the meeting location, we can't risk any casualties," Erza said.
Everyone present nodded, ready to take on this huge obstacle.
As Levy slowly dragged Gajeel back to camp and Erza took Juvia to go and search for Wendy, a sickening feeling slowly filled Ed's gut. Ed closed his eyes, feeling the ebb and flow of the earth's chi through the little alkahestry he knew. His eyes snapped open as an obvious presence made itself none.
Ed felt the presence of a dangerous magic that no one in the guild possessed slowly being activated and quickly dashed in the direction it was in.
The sickening feeling tightened in his gut when a large tower of flames erupted on the horizon. After running as quickly as he could, he soon reached a cliff by the edge of the ocean where the bruised and battered Wendy, Lily, Charles, and Mest lay. Ed quickly noticed Natsu who was standing by them, a look of shock and anger mixed on his face.
"What's going on?" Ed asked, rushing over.
His question remained unanswered when a shadow passed overhead. Ed averted his eyes from the scene before him and looked up, eyes falling upon a flying... goat... who was dropping orbs upon the island. As the orbs fell closer and closer to Tenrou Island, Ed realized that people were inside them. People who he assumed were from Grimoire Heart.
When they were closed to the ground, the orbs disappeared and they brandished their weapons. As they fell towards them, ready for attack, Ed clapped his hands and transmuted his automail blade, blocking the downward strike of one of the members.
Ed slashed his arm out causing the man to fly backwards. Ed backed away and was soon back to back with Natsu, "I watch your back, you watch mine. Agreed?"
"Yeah," Natsu said, lighting his fists, "I'm all fired up!"
Ed and Natsu charged, beating back the enemies that were before them. Ed visibly stiffened however, when he sensed another fluctuation in the earth's chi through alkahestry, 'What the?'
Ed backed up once more to where Natsu was, "There's a strange energy building up... I have a bad feeling about this..."
"What?" Natsu questioned, surprised.
Everyone present looked around in shock when the ground below shook, waves of energy ripping apart the ground beneath their feet. When the shaking settled, the fight resumed once more without hindrance, everyone unaware of Makarov's situation.
One member charged Ed using a magical weapon of sorts. Ed smirked, meeting the man's strike with his automail blade, before ducking under the blade and clapping his hands, thrusting them to the ground. The man stared at him for a few moments in confusion before a giant earthen fist hit him in the stomach.
As the man flew back and into a tree, multiple members surrounded Ed, all brandishing multiple weapons. Ed sighed heavily as he looked upon the twisted weapons of torture, "It looks like it would hurt if those hit me..."
"Finally realizing how hopeless your situation is shrimp?" One idiot questioned.
A tick mark appeared on Ed's forehead as the all charged him. Ed went into a handstand, spinning around quickly, shooting his legs out to kick them all across the face. As he lost momentum, he shot up, spinning with his automail blade extended. The group of enemies fell back, only one still standing, who just happened to be the one who called him a shrimp.
Ed charged forward, hoisting the man up by his collar, "WHO YOU CALLING A HALF-PINT, BEAN-SPROUT, MIDGET? I'LL KICK YOUR ASS INTO NEXT WEEK!"
To punctuate his threat, Ed's automail fist shot up, colliding with the man's face repeatedly. By the time he was finished, the man's nose was broken and he was missing all most all of his teeth plus the many bruises that covered his face. The man fell limp and Ed released his grip on the man's collar, sending him to the ground.
"You didn't let me finish my sentence..." Ed sneered, "I was going to say I would kick your butts before you could hit me."
Ed sighed once more when another group of enemies confronted him. He beat them back with haste and ease, their attacks not much of a challenge.
He felt Natsu beside him and he turned his head to give a sideways glance to the dragon slayer.
"These guys just keep coming!" Natsu yelled, punching an enemy in the face.
Ed nodded, kicking another in the gut, "They're like fucking cockroaches!"
"Flame bullet!" One of the enemies shouted, aiming his attack at Natsu.
"I've been waiting for you to do that!" Natsu said, grinning widely. As the flame shot towards him, Natsu opened his mouth, swallowing the torrent of flames with ease.
"What's up with this guy?"
"He swallowed flames!"
"Than he's..."
"Fire dragons..." Natsu said as enemies surrounded him, "WING ATTACK!"
Natsu spun around, flames igniting his arms. The enemies flew back with the force of the attack and remained collapsed upon this ground.
"This guy's inhuman," One enemy gasped.
"What should we do?"
"That's enough," A voice announced.
Everyone's attention darted to the source of the noise.
"Master Zancrow!" A member said relieved.
"You guys are not a match for them," A man with long, wild hair said, cackling madly, "You go look for Zeref. These guys will be no match for me."
"Thank you, Master Zancrow," One said, relieved, "These guys are ridiculously strong. Not to mention that guy's the Salamander-!"
"Please excuse us-"
"Wait just a damn minute!" Zancrow roared, "Did you just say 'strong'? There isn't a guild that is stronger than Grimoire Heart. What I'm saying is... OUR GUILD HAS NO PLACE FOR WEAKLINGS! YOU CAN BURN IN HELL!"
Zancrow began to cackle madly as he shot his flames towards his unsuspecting fellow members of Grimoire Heart.
"What are you doing?" Natsu roared in anger, "They're your allies!"
Zancrow turned to him and shot his black flames toward Natsu.
"Flames don't work on me!" Natsu said, opening his mouth to swallow them.
"Natsu, those flames aren't right!" Happy yelled at his companion in worry.
"What? I can't swallow them!" Natsu questioned aloud in shock.
"Don't get so cocky you wannabe dragon slayer!" Zancrow roared.
Flames clouded everyone's view as Ed and Natsu disappeared in the black flames.
"My powers are on a different level than yours," Zancrow boasted, "I'm a god-killer... a god slayer..."
The black flames dispersed, but Zancrow was shocked to see a crumbling wall of earth, "What the?"
"Unfortunately for you..." Ed's voice sounded through the still air, "I don't really believe in God so you are out of luck."
"What?"
"Zancrow deary," A smooth voice like velvet spoke, "I thought I warned you about Fullmetal's powers."
A woman's figure appeared next to Zancrow and Ed's eyes widened.
"Mom?" Ed spoke up, "No... you're not mom. You're the homunculus they call sloth are you not?"
"You catch on quickly," Sloth said evenly, "You're smart. Too bad I'll have to kill you."
"Like I'll let that happen!" Ed growled, "Let's go Natsu!"
Natsu nodded, standing up behind the blonde, "Thanks for the help. I'm all fired up!"
LunarFallenStar: Done! Hope you guys liked it! I liked this chapter and I hope you will stay tuned for the next chapter and R&R! I hope I'll be able to update soon!