I just wanted to wrap up the fight today. The new chapter of Fairy Tail turned out to be a surprise, a god slayer among Saber Tooth. I was kind of hoping Babylon would have a chance to be revealed but I guess not. Like I said last chapter, Edolas. The reverse world has not really been touched to heavily in the fandom. I think I have mentioned Edolas once or twice in my stories with only 1 character from Edolas, Wales.

We are slowly heading towards the end of this story. Only Bael, Jack, Ferdinand and Snake Fang will be left after this chapter. And here we go!

The dark news had finally arrived. The Angkols had arrived to fight the Hohenheims. The first battle took place at logging camp near the port where they landed and ended in a horrible defeat for the Hohenheims. The Angkols easily outmaneuvered the Hohenheim forces and there was no mercy for those who were captured. The Angkols continued to advance forward and they were heading towards a town called "Rain Town". It is an important trade route and the Hohenheims have been ordered to defend it all costs. The mage army has been called into take on the Angkol threat and the mages can expect no mercy if captured. The outcome of the war seems uncertain.

Tartaros HQ

Julius slowly sank into a chair in the main hall of the Tartaros HQ. The HQ was not large, it was a medium sized building with a main hall with many chairs to sit at that had walls carved from yellowish rock. It was in the size of a rectangle and had many doors leading to sleeping areas and libraries. Ferdinand and the other guild members who were there sat in the chairs lining the table. Julius seemed to stare straight ahead, his eyes empty of all emotion or light. He looked like he did so long ago, black hair, slight tan and wearing white robes that were pristine. He held out his hand slowly in front of him and he looked at it.

"My soul….bring me my soul…." Julius murmured as Ferdinand and the others looked at each other.

"My lord, your soul is still in the process of being pieced back together. We only need two more ingredients." Jack said calmly.

Julius sat back, his face grim. This was his second time being brought from the dead. The first time, he had been in a weaker form. But now, he was much stronger than before, having had time to regain his strength in the land of the dead.

"Then I am no use to you. Whatever your plans may be, I have no power to stop them. You have cheated Death and Death is more than impressed with your perseverance*. Bring me my soul and I can help you do anything you wish." Julius said quietly.

Ferdinand looked at Julius, worry in his eyes. Had they been too early? To open the Void, you had to have perfect timing. Bael had better hurry….

"Do not worry my lord. When Bael returns with the last ingredient, we can piece your soul back together and we can rule the world the way you envisioned it." Ferdinand said, admiration growing in his eyes as Jack nodded.

Julius slowly nodded. His head ached and he was growing sleepy.

"Then let me sleep...just for a little while…" Julius said as he closed his eyes and his body stopped moving, sitting at the head of the table.

A field near Rain Town

They were waiting for the Angkols. The soldiers of the Blue Army sat in their positions, waiting. They knew what to expect. They had no fear, they were soldiers of the Garlan Empire! And as they spoke to each other in their tents, an army of mages marched to the field to back them up! The breeze was light and the green grass of the field would soon be stained in blood. The soldiers were sitting around the field when they heard the sounds of walking. They looked behind them to see a huge army of people carrying several different banners. Several of the soldiers pointed to them, naming the symbols they could recognize. The army was walking through the town, ready for battle.

"Saber Tooth!"

"That is Fairy Tail isn't it?"

"By the God Queen! It's Goliath!"

"The mages are here!"

The shouts soon had soldiers looking at the multiple banners coming their way and Hyde stepped out of his tent to greet the leader of the mage army. He had not been informed about who had been selected to head the magical army but he knew that he was a mage of great capability. A man riding a horse came into view and Hyde groaned when he saw who it was. Justinian Steiner. His snow white hair and his eyes like coal gave it away. He was dressed in armor, the symbol of the Order of the Arcane King** down the front. The army of mages stopped to meet with the regular army and Justinian dismounted to meet Hyde.

The two men met and Hyde held out his hand for a handshake. Justinian just waved it away and head straight for the tent. Hyde followed him. He was about to scold Justinian when the council chairman waved him away.

"Save your anger Evadeus we have bigger things to worry about. I expect that you will be leading the frontal charge?" Justinian said coldly as he looked over maps drawn out on a wooden table in the tent.

Hyde nodded slowly. Sometimes he wanted to strangle that man. His cold attitude, obvious hate towards the royal family and his snide remarks were getting on the bad side of Hyde.

"And where will you be?" Hyde asked, almost wanting the man to reply with 'the back, eating cheese and drinking fine wine, with your wife of course.'

Justinian looked up at Hyde and grinned. Oh the thoughts of royals. The chairman looked away from the maps and checked his armor for dents.

"Do not worry Hyde. I will not be in the back. I intend to lead the frontal charge with you. As much as I dislike you and your wife I will not stand aside and allow you to take all the glory. As the Grand Master of the Order of the Arcane King, I have a standard I must keep up." Justinian said as he looked at Hyde with a blank stare.

Hyde was about to reply when suddenly the shouts of men outside suddenly stopped them. The two men ran outside, Hyde already drawing his sword and Justinian just looking bored as he daydreamed of being fed exotic cheese and drinking fine wine. The symbols of Hamos were clear on the banners that were waving from the other side of the field. Hyde shouted for the soldiers to move into position and Justinian ordered his soldiers to move into line. Justinian looked distastefully at Hyde as he held his sword close to his heart and whispered into the steel blade.

"Praying to that wife of yours?" Justinian asked snidely as his heartbeat started to rise slowly in excitement.

"Shut it or I will slay thee immediately." Hyde growled back as Justinian smiled smugly to himself, touchy touchy.

Hyde raised his sword and the soldiers presented their rifles. His heart was beating wildly and he screamed the words out loud.

"Fire! Seik de Freik!" he screamed as the rifles fired and the soldiers shouted as they charged forward, bayonets fixed.

…

"A much better performance than I thought Darren and Selena. I am more than impressed. I must thank you for the time that you have given me to truly get the fires of war going. Lord Zeref, thank you for this chance, even if I am to be sacrificed like a pawn."

Burnholt Manor

Tadaaki stood there for a moment, hanging from the chain with Darren's neck wrapped in it. He glared at the teenage boy as the two hung there.

"What is your motive? Why is there any reason for you to fight us?" Tadaaki asked seriously.

The teenager started to laugh and his voice was hoarse. His hair was matted with sweat and blood as he spoke to the general with a voice that seemed to be taunting him.

"I'm just a pawn. Our motives are simple: successfully piece together a soul. The ingredients are all there. We only need two more…" Darren laughed.

Tadaaki nodded slowly. This was something Hitoshi would want to know when he got back. He was an expert on this stuff. Tadaaki tied more chain around Darren's neck and tightened it. The teenager didn't seem to mind at all.

"You have committed crimes against the Garlan Military and all the people it protects. You have contributed to the plots against her majesty Lidia and are responsible for the deaths of at least five Rune Knights. For these crimes, you shall hang." Tadaaki said as he grabbed both ends of the chain and pulled outwards and jumped downwards.

There was a barely audible snap and Darren's body hang limp from the chandelier's chain but then, his body seemed to change. The skin started to become greyish and it was seen to be turning to stone! The rock cracked and the entire body fell apart and crumbled to dust. Tadaaki looked at the group who was lying back on the ground, completely exhausted and he smiled.

"I need a break."

Field near Rain Town

The fighting erupted all around Justinian as he effortlessly made his way around the battlefield, killing Angkol soldiers with ease. Who knew war was so quick? Due to their belief that magic was heresy, they were completely lacking in mages. Knights will always fall to mages, no matter how strong. Suddenly a presence was felt. Justinian turned to look where the presence was coming. It was an old man, wearing a helmet and had a very long white beard with an eye patch covering his right eye. He wore a dark purple great cloak that covered his shoulders and made him appear large and intimidating. Justinian frowned at him.

"Who the bloody hell are you?"

The man just smirked. Finally, a mage worthy of his incredible power…

"They call me Purehito."

Bam, chapter. I might have another one-shot to upload tomorrow. Expect a TadaakixLucia and an adventure/romance themed one-shot involving (my favorite couple so far) Mavis and David.

References: *When anything dies, they become property of Death and Death is unlike any other goddess. She is very lenient on who can cheat her and who cant.

**The Order of the Arcane King is the Q'Rex equivalent to the Wizard Council besides the fact that the OAK only has 5 members including the Grand Master.

I hope you guys enjoyed this! FF