Disclaimer: I do not own Godzilla or Fairy Tail!
Hey guys, no this isn't a dream, I'm still alive! I'm very sorry for the super long wait, but with my senior year of high school coming to an end in less than month or so, things have been very hectic in my personal life. But don't worry, I never forgot about the story and have been doing my best to work on it during my free time. Before we begin, I have one major announcement. First I want to let you all know that I've begun a new story that I'll be writing on top of this one. It's called Monsters and Devils and its a Godzilla and High School DxD crossover story. But just to let you all know, it will be rated M so all you younger readers be warned.
So with that aside, lets get back King Caesar's major rumble!
P.S.- Please remember to comment and leave constructive criticism for anything I might've missed so I can fix it. Thank you!
Chapter 24: Arc of Embodiment
Ultear was leaning back against a large tree with an unconscious Zeref in her arms as she rubbed his head gently and gingerly.
"Lord Zeref..." she whispered affectionately as she held him close. "At last I have you all to myself, my freedom. And no one can take you away from me. I'm going to make you the ruler of this world." She smiled down at him warmly as she stroked his face with her hand. "And then you will bring about my salvation."
Natsu let out a groan as he slowly began to regain consciousness. As soon as he fully opened his eyes, he sat up to find Wendy and Happy smiling.
"Natsu!" Wendy exclaimed with relief.
"You're alive!" Happy cheered as he began nuzzling on the Dragon Slayers leg.
Natsu looked around. "What happened? Where's Gramps?!"
"Right here." Panther Lily said as he gestured to the bandaged old man lying on the ground.
"I'm afraid he isn't out of the woods yet." Carla added.
"Glad to see you're still in one piece." Natsu looked straight ahead to see Godzilla standing in front of him. "After seeing you keel over like that, we almost feared the worst."
Rodan let out a laughed. "You guys really are a lot tougher than the humans back home, that's for sure! Still, I wish I got to see the look on that other guys face when you showed up Chief. I bet he was shaking in his boots!"
Natsu was about to add to that when he noticed his scarf was back to its normal white color and no longer black. "My scarfs fixed!"
"Aye! Wendy used her Sky Magic to get all the bad gunk out!" Happy explained. "She also flipped your clothes back while you were cat napping."
Natsu smiled at Wendy. "I owe ya one, thanks."
"No problem." she replied as she smiled back.
Rodan came up to them and patted the young Dragon Slayers head. "That's our little Wendy for ya. She's just a ball of surprises, ain't she."
Wendy could only blush at her friend/mentors praise, but there was something else bothering her. She turned and looked up at him. "Rodan I...I'm so sorry that you had take the fall for me. I just...I just couldn't stand there and watch you take such a horrible beating like that..."
The Master of the Skies smiled and rubbed her head gently with clawed hands. "Nah, don't be. It's okay."
The young Dragon Slayer shook her head. "N-no, I shouldn't have gotten in the way! I don't know what I was thinking trying to take on someone like that thing. I-I just wanted to protect you and-"
"Hey." Rodan interrupted. "Like I said, it's okay. Besides, It's my job as your friend to keep you safe. And besides, I won't let anyone hurt a member of my flock."
Lily raised an eyebrow. "Flock?"
Godzilla sighed, but couldn't help but smile. "That's what Rodan calls those he considers a part of his family. He often likes to think the Earth Defenders are a flock as well."
"Well how could I not." Rodan said. "C'mon Chief, you gotta admit that we are pretty much one big family already."
"A crazy and dysfunctional one albeit." Godzilla murmured to himself, but still loud enough for everyone to hear.
Natsu laughed. "Man, you guys really are kinda just like Fairy Tail! You're a big happy family!"
"Aye!" Happy agreed.
Godzilla looked off to the side. "I suppose so..."
Then suddenly- "GRRAARRRNGRR!"
A loud roar boomed through the entire forest, causing everyone to jump with surprise. Happy quickly hid behind Natsu and Wendy held onto Rodan for protection while Lily simply covered his ears.
Carla whipped her head around. "What was that?!"
"W-was that thunder?!" Lily stammered.
"I don't think thunder happens during the day time." Godzilla pointed out.
Happy then realized something. "Lily, are you scared of thunder?" he asked.
The black Exceed shook his head quickly while trying to look brave. "N-no! I was j-just wondering!"
Natsu looked around. "No, that wasn't thunder. That sounded like a roar."
Wendy looked up at Rodan and noticed that he was looking around completely shocked. "Rodan, are you alright?"
"I-I don't know." he replied before he turned to Godzilla. "Chief, was that...?"
Godzilla was silent for a little while as he stared off towards where he assumed the roar came from with a look of both shock and concern.
"...Caesar?"
King Caesar let out a bestial snarl as his glowing red eyes focused directly on Gabara. Behind the Earth Conqueror, Varan, Gray, Loke, Lucy and Cana began to feel incredibly nervous over what was happening to their friend. Up above, Caprico was now finding himself surprised by the level of power that King Caesar was giving off all of the sudden.
Gabara took a step back and raised his hand out to get some distance. "W-whoa, whoa! What the hell's with you, eh?! Can we both just calm down here?!"
King Caesar said nothing, but then without warning, he suddenly lunged at Gabara with another bloodcurdling roar. "MEGALOOON!"
The Earth Conqueror acted quickly and reached out with both of his arms. "Oh no you don't!" Lightning crackled between his hands as he let loose a blast of electricity. "Parabolic Firebolt!" The blast struck King Caesar and created a massive explosion that sent dust and debris flying everywhere, forcing Varan and the others to cover their faces.
Gabara stared at the large plum of smoke from where his attack had struck and let out a slight sigh of relief. "Jeez, that whole big outburst was all for show huh? Well, at least it wasn't as bad as I thought it wou-"
He was interrupted when King Caesar suddenly flew out of the smoke and kicked him square in the face, sending him flying backwards. Gray and the other mages had to duck to the ground when Gabara flew right over them, almost knocking into them, and crashed into one of the stone structures behind them, leaving an imprint. King Caesar jumped over the others as he continued to charge at Gabara.
Lucy watched King Caesar run past them in shock. "W-what just happened?!"
"I don't know, but Caesar's completely lost it." Loke replied as he also watched the Earth Defender.
"Caesar, calm down! You're not thinking straight!" Varan tried to call out to him.
However, King Caesar jumped up and kicked Gabara in the stomach and completely destroying the stone wall as he tumbled to the ground. Gabara quickly got back to his feet and charged up his horn. "Power Horn!" He fired the blast of purple lighting towards him, but King Caesar dodged by jumping over the attack and landed behind the mutant toad. The Guardian of Okinawa then spun around and kicked Gabara's legs out from under him, knocking him onto his back with a thud.
He groaned in mild pain before opening his eyes just in time to see the bottom of King Caesar's foot coming right towards him. The Earth Conqueror rolled over to side as the enraged guardian's foot smashed into the ground with enough force that the ground cracked from the immense force. Gabara got back on his feet again brought fist back as electricity sparked around it.
"Thunder Clobber!" His fist flew towards King Caesar's face, but was left astonished when the Earth Defender caught the fist in his hand. "H-how the hell did you-?!"
*Snap!
With barely any effort, King Caesar twisted Gabara's arm with a sickening pop and the Earth Conqueror let out a roar of sheer agony. "GRAAAAAAHHH! MY ARM! YOU BROKE MY GOD DAMN ARM YOU BASTARD!"
The others were both shocked and horrified at what they just say.
"No...way." Gray muttered with shock.
Lucy covered her mouth with her hands in horror. "He just..."
"Broke his arm." Cana finished with equal shock.
Loke stared with bewilderment. "And he did it...without even hesitating."
Varan could only stare in horror at the utter violence his comrade was displaying right in front of them and the sheer wrath in his glowing red eyes. Never in his life had he ever seen him go on such a rampage like this before. It was completely unnatural for him to see him in such a state.
King Caesar wasn't even fazed by Gabara's continuous screams of pain as he drove his knee right into his gut. The mutant toad gasped in pain as King Caesar anchored the balls of his feet into the ground before rotating on them under Gabara's momentum and spun around, tossing the mutant toad towards the large cliff nearby, stopping just mere inches from the edge.
King Caesar let out another monstrous roar as he opened his mouth wide. A white energy was seen swirling into his gaping maw as the energy was being sucked in like a vacuum. The others were beginning to feel his power slowly begin to build up as he continued to power up his next attack.
Varan seemed to realize what he was doing because he took a step forward and tried to call out again. "Caesar, no! You can't use that attack! That much power could end up killing him! Caesar!"
But it was too late.
"SOLAR BEAM!"
A colossal beam of white energy that resembled a lightning bolt erupted from his jaws and flew towards Gabara. As it traveled, the ground shuddered and a trail was bored into the earth as the attack went on. Gabara howled as he was completely engulfed by the blast and blow off he edge of the cliff.
"NOOOO! DAMN YOU CAESAR! DAMN YOU~!" Gabara screamed at the top of his lungs as he continued to fall before disappearing into the dark, dense forest below.
Then everything went silent.
The others could only stare in complete horror at what they just saw. Gabara had just been brutally defeated and quite possibly killed by King Caesar.
Lucy's eyes were trembling with fear at what she just witnessed. "D-did he just..."
"I...I don't know." Loke murmured in response, still in shock at what had just transpired.
Gray gritted his teeth as he tried to hold in his shock, but wasn't doing so well. "He-he just killed him!"
"He just took him out...with that one attack." Cana stuttered as she took a step back.
Varan could only stare at his comrade with wide eyes as his back was turned to them, his back rising and falling with each heavy breath he took.
"C-Caesar...?"
His ear twitched when he heard Varan speak and slowly turned around to face them. They all flinched when they saw that his glowing red eyes were now turned directly onto them with the same amount of rage as with Gabara.
"Caesar... Are you okay?" Varan asked again.
King Caesar responded with a low growl as he continued to stare at them. Flashes of memory shot across his vision, altering with the real every passing moment. The ruins and scarlet sky from the setting sun metamorphosed into a corpse of a vast kingdom under a sky blanketed by ash. Hundreds of screaming voices calling out at once in a droning chorus dueling with the soft wind blowing through the area. The image of Megalon stretched across his vision, screeching and howling at him during the times the visions overtook his sight, and morphing it back and forth into his friends staring at him in both concern and fear as the real world became visible for brief instances.
He then let out another roar. "MEGALOOON!"
Godzilla: Final Wars OST: Gigan Awakens...
Suddenly, King Caesar lunged at them with his claws out, but the others quickly jumped to the side and avoided it. King Caesar skidded across the ground as his claws scraped against the ground before turning back to face them them with a snarl.
"Caesar! What's wrong?!" Loke asked as he got back on his feet.
"Why is he attacking us?!" Cana demanded.
"Don't know." Gray replied. "But the hell was he talking about?"
"I don't know, but he said something about 'Megalon.'" Lucy informed.
Varan's eyes widened. "No way...Caesar, is that why you're like this?"
King Caesar let out another roar and charged again. "I'LL KILL YOU MEGALON!"
"Guess we got no choice... We have to fight back!" Varan declared.
Gray looked at him as if he was crazy. "What?! Fight him?! But he's our comrade!"
"Yeah, what if we hurt him?!" Cana added.
"You got a better solution?!" Varan retorted. "If we don't do something, he's gonna kill us all!"
King Caesar let out another piercing roar as he dropped down on onto all four limbs and charged like a mad lion. Although the others were rather hesitant about attacking one of their own allies, this was a do or die situation they were in now. They were basically left with no other choice.
Gray was the first act as he quickly set his fist to his open palm. "Ice-Make: Freeze Lancer!" He thrust his hands forward and fired a barrage of frozen spears at King Caesar. The Guardian of Okinawa snarled as he weaved around the oncoming projectiles and continued on course towards them. Deciding to go lower, Gray swung his hands towards the ground. "Ice-Make: Floor!" A thick layer of ice covered the ground underneath the raging Kaiju, causing him to slip up and falter for a few moments.
Loke seized the opportunity and fired a blast of yellow energy from his fist towards King Caesar, but the Guardian of Okinawa managed to regain his senses and absorbed the blast into his left eye before shooting it back at him out of his right eye. Loke wasn't able to dodge in time as the beam struck him in the chest and sent him crashing to the ground.
"Loke!" Lucy shouted as she rushed over to help the Lion Spirit up. "Are you okay?!"
"Dammit..." Loke groaned as he sat up and rubbed the back o his head. "I can't believe he was able to deflect my Magic like that. How the hell did he get so strong all of the sudden?"
"I don't know." Varan replied as he stared at King Caesar as he released another roar. "But he have to stop him either way before he gets himself hurt."
"Leave that to me!" Cana said as she whipped out her Magic Cards.
"Cana, wait!" Gray shouted. "We should come up with a plan first!"
"This is my plan! We hit him till he's down!" She then threw the cards towards the Kaiju. "Thunderbolt's Fate!" Multiple large bolts of lightning flew out of the cards and struck King Caesar with incredible, but the Kaiju raised his arm and blocked the lightning bolts and continued to roar. Cana was left in shock. "He didn't even flinch!"
Gray clasped his hands together. "Ice-Make: Hammer!" A giant hammer made of ice appeared above the King Caesar's head and fell towards him. The enraged guardian monster snarled and raised his paws above his head. He managed to catch the large ice hammer and stop it dead, though his legs buckled slightly from the force." Gray then turned to Lucy. "You're up Lucy!"
"Right!" The Celestial Spirit Mage pulled out a Zodiac Key and raised it in the air. "Open: Gate of the Scorpion - Scorpio!" The key glowed and in a flash of light, Scorpio appeared in front of Lucy. The Zodiac grinned as he crossed his arms and made a piece sign with both hands, his attention focused on the battle ahead.
"You called Lucy?" Scorpio asked.
Lucy pointed towards King Caesar, who was still holding up the ice hammer. "We have to snap him back to his senses. Take him out!"
Scorpio got an all fours and pointed his tail at the Guardian of Okinawa. "Wicked! Sand Buster!" From the nozzle fired a powerful torrent of sand that rushed directly at King Caesar.
As the attack made way, King Caesar brought his arms back and threw the large hammer of ice towards the Sand Buster. The two attacks intercepted each other and generated a huge explosion. He roared again as his eyes glowed brightly and shot two reddish-pink beams of energy towards the two.
"You've gotta be kidding!" Lucy shrieked in fright.
"Hang on Lucy, I'm getting cover!" Scorpio pressed his hands to the ground. "Sand Wall!"
On command, a wall of sand was summoned, rising up from underneath and acting as a shield in front of the two. The two blasts of energy went crashing into the wall of sand, making the land beneath Lucy and Scorpio shake as the Sand Wall was absorbing the impact of the Prism Beam. Sand blew all around, but luckily the offense-defense ordeal completely cancelled out.
Cana took over from their and pulled out another card. "Lets see him stop this! The Prayer's Fountain!"
She threw the card to the ground and a spiraling torrent of water shot out of it. The deadly vortex spiraled upwards before it arched towards King Caesar! It was a rush, but the vengeful Kaiju made no attempt to dodge. Instead, he raised his paws out in front of him as the deadly blast of water struck his bear hands and forced him back by about a foot until he managed to dig his toe claws into the hard ground to anchor himself. Despite the endless amounts of water the blasted into him, King Caesar didn't seemed fazed in the slightest. Then, with just a quick jerk, King Caesar swung his arms to the side and effortlessly blew away the water completely.
If Cana was shocked before, her eyes looked like they would pop out of her sockets now. "He just blew it away like it was nothing?!"
Loke finally managed to get back on his feet, despite the serious burning feeling on his chest from that last blow he took. "Dammit. No matter what we throw at him, he's just shrugging it off like it's nothing. How the heck can we stop him like this?"
Varan looked on with reluctance as he looked straight at King Caesar's red eyes that burned with utter hate and fury. He never imagined that his friend would start suffering from that experience again, especially after all of these years. However, even he too understood the situation King Caesar was in. It was back during a time when their kind was considered a force of keeping balance in nature, when one side grew too powerful, another would intervene to restore that balance. It was also a time long before he began to care for the safety of humans. He knew deep down that he was guilty for the terrible things he did all those years ago, but despite that guilt, he was still able to move on. He knew what had to be done.
The reptilian flying squirrel-like Kaiju turned towards Lucy and Gray. "Lucy, Gray! I'm gonna need your help!"
They turned and looked at him with anticipation. "You got something?" Gray asked.
"Yeah." Varan looked back at King Caesar, who was being distracted by Cana and Loke. "I think I know how we can snap him out of it, but I'm gonna need your help."
"So what do we do?" Lucy questioned.
Varan pulled the two into a huddle. "Okay, here's the plan..."
Meanwhile, Elfman, Evergreen and Zilla were running as fast as they could to avoid getting trampled on by Belcusas, who was still nipping at their heels.
Evergreen, who was hiked over Elfman's shoulder, looked up at the armored beast as it pursued them. "I don't think he's gonna let us go! If he catches us we're through!" She then felt Elfman stop running and nearly panicked. "Don't just stop! Are you trying to get us killed?!" However, she glanced over her shoulder and noticed that they were now standing at the edge of a cliff overlooking the forest below and the vast ocean beyond. "End of the line, huh?"
"Looks that way." Zilla managed to say through her heavy breathing.
Elfman just stared at the view in awe. "Wow...look at that view."
With that last comment, Evergreen finally snapped. "I've had it up to here with you! What kind of lame-brain buffoon runs for his life without even bothering once to look where he's running?!"
"You love complaining, don't you?!" Elfman shouted back as he let go of Evergreen. "If that's how you wanna be, then you can go the rest of the way on your own!"
She responded to that by giving a sharp kick to the Take Over Mage's behind. "So not only are you an idiot, but you'd also leave a crippled comrade to fend for herself?!"
"You look healthy as a horse to me!" he retorted angrily.
"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" Zilla roared at the top of her lungs, causing both Elfman and Evergreen to cringe at the Kaiju's outburst. "Right now we have bigger things to worry about other than you two constantly bickering like an old married couple! So just pull it together already!"
Before either of them could retort on her comment about them being a couple, they were interrupted by heavy footsteps and turned to see Belcusas approaching them, each step causing the ground to quake.
"Great, now he's got us cornered!" Zilla exasperated.
Evergreen glanced over her shoulder towards the cliff behind them. "If he goes berserk this close to the edge, we'll be making craters in no time. I'm so low on Magic Power I'm not even sure I can fly."
Elfman's eyes widened in realization when he heard that last part, catching her and Zilla's attention. "I can't believe I didn't think of that before!"
Evergreen sweat dropped. "You, thinking? Not a chance..."
"Well, what'd you find out?" Zilla asked in curiosity.
The Take Over Mage grinned fiercely. "Just figured out to we can beat this guy!" He then glanced over at Evergreen and suddenly grabbed her by the shoulders.
Evergreen's cheeks flushed pink. "W-What are you doing?"
"No time like the present!" Without warning, Elfman lifted her up and tossed her through the air. Evergreen screamed and flailed her arms helplessly as she flew over Belcusas' head, the armored beast growling with confusion as his gaze followed her. "Eyes forward ugly!" Belcusas heard the voice and looked back down, only to find that both Elfman and Zilla were gone. "You looking for us?!" He turned around and found them standing behind them.
"Good distraction Elfman." Zilla complimented.
Elfman grinned as he cracked his knuckles. "Thanks. You ready to throw down with this freak show?"
Zilla's lips curled back as she gave her own grin. "Never more!"
Belcusas roared and punched right at Elfman and Zilla, but the former's body glowed as he entered his Beast Soul Take Over and crossed his arms. The armored monsters fist collided with Elfman's arms and the sheer force made the entire cliff side begin to give away. Belcusas felt the ground begin to collapse underneath him, but he was able to quickly latch onto the edge before he could fall. However, when he looked up, he was met face-to-face with the snarling face of Zilla.
"Let me demonstrate to you something that I picked up from Godzilla back home!" To Belcusas' wonder, he noticed the double rows of bony scutes on Zilla's begin to give off a bright green glow while a similar color was seen emanating from the inside of her mouth.
"Power Breath!"
Suddenly, a powerful beam of green energy shot out of her open maw and blasted Belcusas square in the face. He roared in both surprise and pain when he felt his grip on the edge loosen and he fell to the dark forest below with a resounding boom. Zilla was panting for breath as she looked down at the massive plum of smoke and dust. "Like they say...the bigger they are...the harder they fall."
Elfman, who had exited his Take Over and was lying on the ground after that last blow, smiled and gave a thumbs up to her. "Nice one! Now that's how a man does it!" Zilla opted to ignore that last part and just smiled at the compliment. "But how come you didn't do that during our fight with my big sis?" he asked.
"I'm still practicing on how to fully control it. I can use it every now and then, but it uses up a lot of my power and takes a while to recharge." she explained. "I only use it as a last resort, at least until I can learn to fully use it."
"Huh..." Elfman wondered.
"All right you..." Elfman looked up and saw Evergreen hovering back to the ground with her fairy wings. And she clearly was not in a chipper mood.
The Take Over Mage didn't seem to notice her foul mood and just grinned up at her. "Yo! Good work! We totally fool-GAH!" He was cut off when Evergreen began kicking at his face furiously in anger.
"Next time you come up with a plan, leave me out of it! I am not bait! Do you understand!" she growled angrily as she continued to kick him. Zilla just watched and sighed at their antics. They were then interrupted when three different voices spoke out to them from the forest behind them.
"A heated discussion followed by intense physical contact? Today's lovers have sense of shame, do they?"
"You call that love? They just look like a lame comedy duo too me."
"I will never understand the strange and vulgar intimacy between humans."
"SHUT UP!" Elfman and Evergreen roared in unison as they turned around before they saw the owners of the three voices step out of the forest.
Rustyrose smirked nonchalantly as he walked towards them flanked by Ebirah and Kamacuras. "I'm impressed. Many have met their end by my beast. Surviving the Thunderclap is a feat worthy of heroic song."
Ebirah gave Kamacuras a flat expression. "If he starts singing, I'm gonna hurl."
The dark mage then struck another fabulous pose. "It was a truly shocking turn of events to say the least, finding victory after such a pitiful display. And I do mean pitiful. Where was your gracefulness? My poets soul wept in disgust! Wizards like you are the source of my eyer!" Rustyrose's smirk became more sinister as he pointed at the trio. "Scum like you cannot be permitted! The Grand Magic World will snuff you out and then just like that-" He then snapped his fingers. "-we will be forever free!"
Elfman could stand listening any longer and slammed his arm on the ground as he stood up. "You're talking about a cowards freedom! A real man doesn't need to destroy the world just to feel comfortable living in it!" His outburst caused everyone's eyes to turn to him. "Don't you get it?! Most people in this world don't have Magic Power! You'd put them through Hell and wipe them out just for your freedom?!"
Rustyrose closed his eyes for a brief moment before opening them again. "That's right. If the Grand Magic World is to be born, they cannot be allowed to live."
Elfman grunted as he forced himself onto one knee. "I'm not gonna let you do that, bub."
"Why do you still defend them?" It was then that Kamacuras suddenly cut in. "Humans are nothing but a bunch of violent, miserable fools who destroy everything they deem inferior to them. Their arrogance and lust for power is what will lead them to their own destruction."
Ebirah followed up on that. "And it was that power lust that led to us becoming what we are now, yet they hate us simply for our existence when they are to blame for creating us."
Zilla walked up until she was beside Elfman and gave a glare. "So what if humans aren't perfect? Nothing is absolutely perfect, not even Kaiju are. Yes, the humans tendency for violence has often led them astray, but not all humans are necessarily bad. There have also been so many humans that have done so much to keep peace and tranquility among them and to protect the helpless and the innocent. And as an Earth Defender, it's my duty to protect those humans from threats like you."
"Do honestly think they're necessary?" Rustyrose spoke again. "Tell me, just what purpose do they serve? People who are weak and can't use magic are like candles who that can't be lite. They should be discarded!"
"Having Magic Power doesn't mean you're more valuable than someone who doesn't! All life has meaning!" Elfman roared again, though he winced a little as he struggled to stand.
Evergreen glanced at him and her eyes widened when she saw a large, discolored bruise on his left arm. 'Oh no, he's injured! Belcusas must have done more damage than I thought!'
"Why do you care? Afraid to loose your cash crop?" Rustyrose asked tauntingly before snapping his fingers again. "That's a fine example of hypocrisy. You call us cowards, yet in the end you're afraid of being left with nothing."
"Hmph. How pathetic." Ebirah said harshly.
"You're wrong. We work together to make life easier for everyone. In exchange for our services...they give us compensation." The Take Over Mage finally got to his feet and walked towards the trio as he tried to ignore the pain that surged through his body with each step. "That relationship and trust...built the world we live in, and gave birth to the guilds."
Evergreen and Zilla both amazed and moved by Elfman's words, though Rustyrose simply smirked. Elfman then stomped his foot on the ground hard as he faced the dark mage and the two Earth Conquerors. "I won't let you mock what we've made together! This world belongs to everyone, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna let you tear it down!"
Rustyrose adjusted his glasses before spreading his arms out. "How sad. You don't even realize that you've lost the war. You've strayed too far from the Abyss of Sorcery, the infinite void from which true power flows and exerts eternally." He gave him a sadistic grin. "Zeref's power eludes your feeble mind now, but you will learn that lesson soon, as will all wizards and mages, and the only options left will be servitude or the grave."
"If that's what you think, you've got a world of disappointment heading your way! If Fairy Tail's heading for the grave, we're taking Grimoire Heart and the Conquerors with us!" Elfman charged at them as he brought his fist back, his eyes solely on Rustyrose. "Starting with you!"
Kamacuras and Ebirah were more than ready, but Rustyrose stopped them as he raised his hand in front of him. "My, what elegant language, but at least you've made your position clear." His hand glowed before it transformed into his sword-like claw and began slashing it at Elfman. "Very well! If you wish to act like trash, then you shall be disposed of accordingly!"
"Leave him alone!" Evergreen screamed in horror.
"You bastard!" Zilla shouted with anger as she prepared to charge.
Elfman glared at the dark mage, ignoring the pain. "I'm fine with being trash! But I won't let you call my allies trash! As a man, I won't allow it!"
With those words, the Fairy Mage felt heat rush to her cheeks.
"Oh, is that so?!" Rustyrose turned to his two companions. "Ebirah, finish this fool! His useless declarations are giving me migraines!"
"Very well!" Ebirah lunged at the Take Over Mage as he swung his massive left pincer at him. "Die, you worthless scum!" The large claw made a sickening sound as it struck Elfman.
"No, Elfman!" Evergreen cried out.
Zilla was now even more enraged. "How dare you!"
When Ebirah looked up to observe the carnage, his eyes widened. "What?!"
Everyone's widened when the saw Elfman with his arms wrapped around the mutated lobsters massive claw. He struggled to pull himself free, but he was shocked by the Take Over Mage's obscene strength.
He then heard Elfman chuckle. "I got ya now. To overcome an opponent, you gotta learn them inside and out first." He looked up and grinned at Ebirah. "Thanks pal. I needed an arm." He then brought his left fist back as it began to glow, then reappeared as an exact copy of Ebirah's claw.
"What?! He replicated my arm?!" the lobster shouted in disbelief.
Kamcuras was just as shocked, but quickly shook it aside as he zoomed towards the two to free his comrade. Elfman already saw this coming and used the arm that was still wrapped around Ebirah's claw to spin him around and toss him into the mutant mantis and sending them both crashing to the ground.
Rustyrose looked furious as he launched his Jet Black Sword towards Elfman, only to cry out in pain when a large pair of jaws snapped down on it. Zilla snarled through her teeth as she held the dark mage's claw tightly in her mouth, jaws clamped firmly shut around it. While it wasn't able to puncture the armor of the claw, Rustyrose still felt the pain, and it hurt like hell!
"Get him! I've got him!" she grunted as she continued to hold him.
"Thanks Zilla!" Elfman then charged at Rustyrose as he brought back his replica Ebirah claw and opened them like pair of massive scissors. "You ready to die?!"
The dark mage reacted quickly and brought back his free hand as dark energy swirled around it. "That which dwells in my left hand is a golden shield that pushes back everything!" As Elfman's claw prepared to snap into him, Rustyrose's hand transformed into a large golden shield that blocked the attack. He smirked triumphantly. "Your cheap tactic has failed! Now what will you do?"
Rustyrose then blinked with surprise when Elfman swiped his glasses off his face. "What's wrong pretty boy? Don't feel secure without your specs on?" he taunted before crushing the glasses in his hand, then glanced over his shoulder. "Do it Ever!"
Evergreen removed her own glasses and smirked. "I don't let many people call me by that nickname, save Laxus and the Thunder Legion. But I'm in a good mood so I guess I can make an exception." Rustyrose's eyes widened as Evergreen's own eyes flashed green. He tried to squirm his clawed arm free, but Zilla still refused to budge. "Turning the drama club reject into a pigeon perch will be the highlight of my day! No one trash talks Fairy Tail and lives!" Her eyes continued to glow as she and Rustyrose kept eye contact. "Stone Eyes!"
He screamed as he desperately transformed his shield hand back to normal and covered his eyes. It seemed as though they finally won.
"Drama club reject, you say?" Rustyrose repeated with amusement.
Elfman, Evergreen and Zilla's eyes widened at seeing the dark mage still standing, but their shocked states left them vulnerable when Rustyrose transformed both of his arms into Jet Black Swords and smacked Elfman and Zilla to the ground before smacking down Evergreen as well.
'Why didn't my Stone Eyes work?!' the Fairy Mage thought as she crashed to the ground.
"Ever!" Elfman shouted. He looked up and saw Rustyrose standing in front of him.
Fairy Tail OST: Labyrinth of Time...
"It's such a shame. I had hoped your lovers bond would somehow move me. Alas it seems not even a love born on the battlefield can make my poets soul quiver." The Take Over Mage's eyes widened when he saw Rustyrose's glasses were back on his face. "That's not to say the show wasn't enjoyable."
Elfman was dumbfounded. "Your glasses! I crushed them with my own hands!"
The dark mage raised his hand as another pair of glasses manifested. "My magic is that of imagination: the Arc of Embodiment." He swiped his arm and more glasses appeared above his head and hovered around him. "If I can envision it, I can give it shape and make it reality."
Zilla looked on in utter shock as she was pinned down by Kamacuras. "He can make anything he wants just by thinking about it?"
Evergreen was just as surprised. "But how? There's no such power."
"The embodiment of wishes is linked to the root of sorcery. While it has its limitations, I'd say it's a small price to pay." Rustyrose walked past them to where Zilla was being pinned down by Ebirah and Kamacura. "For I posses magic that is unmatched in power! And to this day, it has never been vanquished by another wizard!"
Stopping beside his partners, Rustyrose spun around and spread his arms out wide. "Come forth...my dark Tower of Dingir" A massive malevolent tower burst out of the ground and restrained Elfman and Evergreen as it rose higher and higher into the sky. "Turn all your sorrow onto the foolish fairies and return them to the refuge from which they came!"
"Elfman! Ever!" Zilla struggled to stand, only to be smacked back down by Ebirah.
The Take Over Mage's noticed that the lower half of his body was restrained by the tower and tried to break free. "What the hell is this?! I can't move!"
"Elfman, I..." Evergreen trailed off, her voice filled with fear and guilt.
"Ever, you gotta hang in there!" he said, cutting her off.
"...I'm sorry."
Elfman was caught off guard by her words. "What?"
"If only I hadn't been your partner, you might've become an S-Class wizard." Her voice crackled and hoarse as if she was on the verge of tears. "You wouldn't have lost or been held back by a weakling like me."
Elfman was stunned by her confession, but he couldn't help but smile. "You idiot. I made it this far because you were by my side."
The howling winds were making the Fairy Mages hair blow wildly, revealing her moist eyes and tear stained face. "Elfman..."
"I'm glad you're here, Ever." he smiled.
Rustyrose smirked and lifted his hand. "Now away to the ends of darkness." He snapped his fingers, making the Tower of Dingir begin to glow and the ground tremble violently.
"NOOOO!" Zilla's screams were drowned out as the tower cracked and shuddered before erupting into a powerful explosion.
Cana and Loke were both having a difficult time trying to push back King Caesar. Loke lunged at him with his fist coated in light, but the Guardian of Okinawa blocked the attack with his arm before landing a solid kick to his gut, sending flying back. He then heard a slight noise and quickly jumped aside just in time to avoid more of Cana's cards.
"Dammit!" Cana exasperated. "How the hell are we supposed to beat him if we can't even land a solid hit on him?!"
Loke staggered to his feet as he surrounded his fists with light again. "It's only a matter of time before we eventually exhaust ourselves, but we need to keep fighting."
King Caesar snarled and bared his fangs at the duo, his vision still flickering from him seeing his friends to the face of Megalon. The lion/dog hybrid roared and charged at them again when suddenly-
"NOW!"
Out of nowhere, a chain made of ice wrapped around King Caesar's left arm while a sparkling whip wrapped around his right one. King Caesar growled with confusion and looked up to see both Gray holding onto the ice chain while Lucy, was using her Fleuve d'etolies. He snarled again and struggled to break free of his binds, but was having little success.
Gray glanced over his shoulder. "He's all yours Varan!"
King Caesar noticed a shadow blot out the sun above him and looked up to see said Kaiju gliding towards him. He tackled King Caesar and pinned him to the ground, causing him to roar and flail about to get him off.
"Caesar, get a hold of yourself!" Varan shouted. "I don't know what you're seeing, but isn't real! Megalon isn't here! He's been gone for years! You need to snap out of it!"
The Guardian of Okinawa continued to struggle. "MEGALON! I WILL KILL YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID!"
"It's just a memory Caesar!" Varan yelled in his face. "Don't do this! Think about what your people would think! What would Godzilla think?! What would your creators think?!"
King Caesar roared and tried to get him off, fury and rage drowning out his words. "MEGALON! I WILL KILL YOU MEGALON!" Then, with a sudden burst of strength, King Caesar broke free from his restraints, shattering the ice chain and deactivating the energy whip before pouncing onto Varan and pinning him down this time. He released a blood curdling roar in his face, then opened his mouth up again and began to charge up another Solar Beam.
"Varan!" Cana screamed in fright.
"Get out of there!" Loke called out.
Varan struggled to wriggle himself free, but the Guardian of Okinawa's grip was far too strong. "Urrgh! I can't! He's too strong!" He could only watch as King Caesar continued to power up his attack. "Please, Caesar! Stop it! It's me, your friend Varan!"
"Stop it Caesar!" Gray shouted.
"Don't do it!" Lucy shouted as well.
The enraged hybrid couldn't hear them, his attention solely on the struggling Earth Defender in his grasp. His mouth flashed as he fired his attack right in Varan's face-
"Caesar..."
He suddenly froze when a soft, feminine voice rang through his head, making his beam slowly power down. It wasn't just any voice though, it was a voice from a long, long time ago. A voice from his past. The smooth gentleness behind the voice made his muscles instinctively relax and his breathing began to steady. As he tried to remember where it came from, his eyes widened.
He remembered it.
"You are a noble creature Caesar... Promise me that you will always remember us... Caesar..."
'A-Azumi?'
Slowly, the red glow in King Caesar's eyes began to diminish, along with the vision of Megalon. Once his eyes returned to their normal brown color, he no longer saw the alien beetle, but his friends, slightly battered up, but still okay.
He looked down and saw Varan below him with clear worry on his face. "Caesar?"
King Caesar looked around at the Fairy Tail mages and his friend with confusion. "W-what happened?"
"You don't remember?" Varan asked.
"I-I can't...remember..." Suddenly, he fell limp onto the ground as he lost consciousness.
"Caesar!" Varan exclaimed.
Gray stepped forward and helped the Earth Defender get him on his feet. "He must've passed out. Guess all that fighting took more out of him than we thought."
"So what now?" Lucy asked.
"Lets get out of here while we can." Cana suggested. "We still need to find the others."
Loke glanced over his shoulder. "Somehow, I doubt that'll be easy."
The looked back at him wondering what he meant when they suddenly saw Caprico jump off his perch and land in front of them. He rose to his full height and crossed his arms. "Quite a shame. First Gabara was defeated so easily and now that creature is back to normal. But unfortunately for you, your battle is far from over."
Gray grunted with annoyance. "Great, I almost forgot about that guy."
"Guess the fight's still not over." Lucy said as she and the others stepped forward and got into a battle stance.
Caprico huffed at the group. "Your valiance is to be commended. However, I cannot allow you to interfere with our plans. The Grand Magic World will be created."
"Grand Magic World?" Cana questioned. "What are you even talking about?"
The humanoid goat's glasses glinted in the sunlight. "A world that our Lord Zeref shall create for wizards and wizards alone, as it should rightly be."
Natsu suddenly jumped up, his eyes wide as he looked around. "That smell! I know it!"
Godzilla blinked with confusion. "What smell? What are you talking about?"
The Dragon Slayer's eyes narrowed. "It has to be him. But why would he be on the island?"
"Uhhh, who's he talking about?" Rodan asked to no one in particular.
Carla looked at Wendy. "Wendy, can you smell it too?"
The blue-haired girl shook her head. "Not really, sorry. There's so many new scents out here that I'm having trouble telling who's who."
Happy tried to get the Salamanders attention. "Natsu, who'd you catch a whiff of? Jellal?"
"No, it's that masked guy we met on Galuna Island." Natsu eyes widened again when his keen smell caught the scent again and started running. "He's close!"
"Natsu wait!" Wendy called after.
"Don't just go and run off!" Rodan added, but the Salamander continued to run.
Happy shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I guess there's no point in trying to stop him."
Godzilla's gaze was focused on Natsu as his form began to disappear within the dark forest. "But just who was he talking about? And what happened on Galuna Island?"
"Oh, the usual routine." the blue Exceed casually said. "Stuff happened and then he had an all-out magic brawl with a guy."
"You think he wants revenge?" Rodan asked.
"I'm more concerned about all this Lost Magic business." Carla pointed out.
Panther Lily watched the Dragon Slayer leave. "I must admit, I'm envious of Natsu's powerful snout. He's just like an animal."
Carla gave a flat expression. "Well it is Nastu."
Godzilla turned to the rest of the group. "I'll go with him. Rodan, you stay here and look out for the others. Be sure to keep your guard up for any other Earth Conquerors or those Grimoire Heart humans."
Rodan nodded. "You got it Chief!"
The King of Monster began to stomp after Natsu when Happy sprouted his wings and flew off after him. "I'll go with you!"
As Godzilla and Happy disappeared within the dense forest, the others watched them leave. After a few minutes of silence, Rodan looked around at the group.
"So...anyone up for a game of Eye-Spy?"
Meanwhile, in another part of the island, Kain was sitting by a camp fire and was munching on a chicken leg. "This is a sticky situation we're in. We can't find Lord Zeref, our other team mates are gone, and my appetite is out of control."
"What the hell are you doing?!" He looked over to see Titanosaurus looking quite miffed at him. "What are you doing just sitting here eating when we should be busy searching?!"
"I know that I'm eating! I've got a bad appetite, okay?!" Kain retorted swallowed the leg he was eating whole. "But you know, now I'm starting to crave something sweet and sugary. Good thing I came prepared for that!" He reached into his cape and began digging something out. "This'll be glorious! I've been waiting just to taste you! Come to papa ice cream cone!"
However, much to his horror, the triple-layer ice cream cone he pulled out was already partially melted and was dripping everywhere. "NOOOOOO~!"
"...Someone please just put me in a concussion." Titanosaurus muttered.
Just off the coast of Tenrou Island, on a large, flat, rocky platform, surviving Rune Knights from the Magic Council Custody Enforcement ships that been attacked by Azuma were running about trying to help their wounded comrades that had been injured in the blasts to the several medical tents that had been set up all around.
A single Magic Council ship that hadn't been completely destroyed in the dark mages explosion was parked nearby with several Rune Knights working to try and patch up the holes and other damages. A man with long black hair that was tied back in a single ponytail and wore glasses stood on the ship and was shouting orders to the Rune Knights. "Look alive people! Get the wounded to the tents along the reef at once! We must heal them quickly! We'll worry repairs once we've secured the island!"
Lahar turned to a group a Rune Knights. "We're going to launch a full assault on the island! If you can hold a weapon-!" He was cut off when a figure teleported next to him. His eyes widened when he recognized the man as Mest Gryder of Fairy Tail. But to Lahar, he went by a different name. "Doranbolt? What happened? You look like you've been put through a meat grinder."
Mest, otherwise known as Doranbolt, shook his head. "Don't worry about me. How are the crew member?"
"There all fine." Lahar replied. "We had a few injuries, but thankfully no significant casualties."
"What about the Communication Lacrima?"
"It still works. Now can you tell me what happened out there?"
"I was making progress. Next thing I know a four-way war between Fairy Tail, Grimoire Heart, Zeref and powerful monsters explodes in my face." Lahar's eyes widened as Doranbolt glanced back towards the island. "The attack on the ships was Grimoire Heart's dirty work." He clutched his side as he started walking away. "Where is the Communication Lacrima? The Council needs to know what's happening here."
Lahar was trembling. "This can't be coincidence. The biggest thorns in our sides somehow whined up gathered at the same place? If I were a gambling man, I'd say this game was rigged." He stared at his feet, his eyes trembling just as much as his body. "The chairman won't hesitate. You know how he is, as rigid as steel and swift to carry out judgement. With an opportunity like this in front of him, he may just decide to wipe them out."
Doranbolt turned around to face him with shock. "An Etherion blast?!"
Shaking his head, Lahar regained his composure. "If the chairman does resort to that, we have no choice but to obey."
"Out of the question!" Doranbolt suddenly bellowed. "I know the Council's had it in for Fairy Tail for a long time now, but they don't deserve the same fate as Zeref or Grimoire Heart!"
Lahar closed his eyes and dipped his head. It was clear he felt guilty knowing what he was doing, but had no other choice. "If I am ordered to execute them, that's what I'll do."
Doranbolt's eyes widened when he remembered Wendy and Rodan and how he had betrayed them. He felt guilt weighing down on him like a ton of bricks after realizing what he had done to them.
Lahar looked up at him expectantly. "Now, will you tell HQ or shall I?"
Gray, Cana, Lucy, Loke and Varan were left in shock and horror after hearing Caprico finish explaining Grimoire Heart's plan to them.
Loke glared at him. "What you're talking is genocide!"
"Only 10% of the population left to live?!" Cana repeated.
"Their plan...it's like the Earth Conquerors' plan." Varan said as he carried the unconscious King Caesar under his shoulder.
Lucy glared defiantly at him. "Do you honestly think that'll work?! People will fight to the end, till there's no where left!"
"Perhaps. Then again, Hades has yet to reveal the full extent of his plan." Caprico said without remorse. "He dreams of a heaven for those attuned with the Abyss of Sorcery. The Black Wizard will be ours, and once he is, the world you know will vanish. Once all the fire and dust have settled, it will be reborn."
Gray smacked his fist into his palm. "You talk too much. All I care about is making you pay dearly for coming into our house and acting like you own the place!"
Caprico knelt down and got into a battle stance. "My comrades and I have two missions. The first is to seize Zeref and deliver him safely to Master Hades. And the second one is to wipe Fairy Tail from existence."
"You think you can wipe us out?" Gray repeated. "Lets put that theory to the test."
"Wait!" Loke got in front of him with his arm out to stop him, catching him by surprise. Even Caprico was slightly surprised by his sudden interjection.
Lucy stared at him. "What are you doing?"
"Covering your retreat." he answered as he stepped in front of. them "Since he's just one of the Seven Kin, it's safe to say there's a six-pack of nasty's somewhere out there. I'll hold him off while you hunt down the rest of his crew."
Gray, however, wasn't having it. "You got a screw loose? The four of us combined could barely take on that creepy frog guy and you wanna go solo on this guy?"
"That's because his magic was sapping your strength." Loke revealed as he glowered at Caprico. "Human Subordination Magic. It's ancient powerful stuff."
Cana eyes widened. "Human...Subordination?"
"It's also known as Ruler's Magic. It temporarily reduces the combat abilities and Magic Power of any human it affects. That's how that Gabara creep was able to get the upper hand against us during our battle" Loke's body glowed before he reappeared in his suit. "Celestial Spirits are immune to it, so we can fight evenly. You may have already figured this out..." His eyes narrowed at the humanoid goat. "...but he's also a Celestial Spirit. Capricorn - the Sea Goat."
That left the others in shock. "That's crazy!" Gray exclaimed.
Cana was shocked. "Seriously?!"
"He's one of those spirits also?!" Varan also exclaimed.
Lucy on the other hand, was more worried that shocked. 'This is bad. Celestial Spirits fighting each other?' She recalled the incident back with the Oración Seis during her fight with Angel, when she was forced to watch Loke battle Aries, who had once both been contracted to Karen Lilica, a mage of Blue Pegasus. After she had been killed by Angel after Loke chose to stay in the human world to protect Aries from Karen's abuse, Angel had obtained Aries' key and used her to battle Loke. Lucy's gut churned at the thought of having to see all of that again. 'I can't let that happen again!'
She stood up and faced Loke, who had his back turned to her. "We'll stay here and help."
"I don't think so." Loke denied, much to her surprise. He then pointed at Caprico. "How bout it Sea Goat? Feel like going toe-to-toe with a superior fighter? Let's do this!"
"I accept your challenge." Caprico replied. "To be honest Leo, I was beginning to wonder whether you remembered that you were a Celestial Spirit."
Loke looked back at the others. "Get out of here, I can handle it."
"We can't!" Lucy argued, shaking her head.
"I hate to say it Lucy, but he's right." Cana interrupted.
Gray nodded. "We're just a burden without our Magic Power. Loke knows what he's gotta do now, so lets make sure he can."
"Besides, we gotta get Caesar somewhere safe so he can recover." Varan added.
Lucy stared at the Lion Spirit with worry. "Loke."
Loke smiled at her. "Don't worry beautiful. I got this fight in the bag. Just focus on finding the others and stopping them."
"You can't expect me to leave you here to fight one of your own kind-!"
"GET OUT OF HERE NOW!" Loke's outburst made Lucy flinch back with surprise.
"I get the feeling there's more to this fight than Loke's willing to tell us." Cana observed.
"There's definitely some bad blood between the two of them." Gray turned to Lucy. "Time to go, so come on. You have faith in him, right?"
Lucy stared at the Lion Spirit before nodding wordlessly and turning to them. Loke sighed with relief as he watched them finally begin to leave until Lucy called out to him. "Loke! Win this! Please promise you'll come back safe and sound! Promise me!"
Getting over the shock of hearing her declaration, Loke smiled again and nodded.
"Lucy!" Gray called out as she turned to follow them.
Caprico's eyes widened behind his glasses when he heard her name, but that wasn't all. "I know that face..."
Loke reacted quickly and brought his arm up as his body glowed brightly. "You got bigger things to worry about at the moment!" The Sea Goat was momentarily caught off guard and was left open when Loke punched him square in the face and sent him flying into a wall. The Lion Spirit charged after him, but Caprico already got to his feet and drove his knee into his stomach.
Fighting through the pain, Loke managed to speak. "Just how long has it been since you left the Celestial Spirit World?"
"17 years." Caprico replied as he dodged a kick from Loke and flipped backwards.
"There's no way you've managed to last that long on your own power!" Loke shouted as he watched Caprico jump up. "Tell me, who are you contracted to?!"
"No human controls me. But I have plenty of servants of my own." Caprico swiped his hand as runes appeared from his fingertips. "Hero of Rubengard-"
Loke's eyes widened. 'An other-worldly gate?!'
"-San Jiao Shin!" Upon Caprico's command, a bearded man dressed in green robes and carried a large spear appeared in a flash of light. The man slashed Loke across the stomach, making him cry out in pain before he vanished again.
"He's not a Celestial Spirit! What's going on?!" Loke wondered aloud.
Caprico explained. "General San Jiao Shin led the Anti-Government Forces to victory during the Rubengard Civil War in the year X779. He went missing shortly after, but the truth of the matter is that he became my slave. He lives and dies by my will."
The Lion Spirit was revolted. "You've gone over the edge! Keeping humans as puppets is barbaric!"
"And being a slave to your owner is somehow noble." the Sea Goat retorted.
"My owner has nothing to do with this!" Loke hissed angrily.
Caprico shrugged his shoulders. "I wonder, who exactly is holding your leash? Might it be that blonde girl you told to flee? She seemed quite fond of you." His eyes narrowed behind his glasses. "You never wanted to challenge me to a duel, did you Leo? This was just a way of getting her to safety while fooling me. A clever tactic."
Loke glared at him after he realized his plan. Caprico continued. "Being a puppet is such a thankless role to play, such a boring existence." However, he flinched when he recalled the Lucy's last words to Loke, for he had heard them from somewhere else before.
"Dear Capricorn, please promise you'll come back safe and sound. Promise me."
Caprico couldn't believe it. 'That girl... She couldn't possibly- No!'
Loke eyes widened with horror when he noticed him getting uneasy. 'He figured it out!'
"I know exactly what you're trying to do Leo! Why you're protecting that one! I should've seen it before!" Caprico shouted as he gritted his teeth. "The resemblance is uncanny! She's the daughter of Layla Heartfilia!"
Loke noticed Caprico's change in demeanor and got ready. 'Here it goes! Time to bust out the big guns!'
Veins popped from Caprico's face as he shouted at the top of his voice. "WHERE DID YOU SEND HER?! SHE CAN'T BE ALOUD TO LIVE!"
Natsu continued to chase after the familiar scent of the person he faced during the Galuna Island incident. The familiar scent of Zalty.
"He's close! I can smell him like he's right next to me!"
...
Ultear held Zeref close to her. "Lord Zeref... With you, I shall create a new future."
And that wraps up the story for today folks! Man, I can't believe how long it took for me get his chapter out and how long it is as a whole. This might just be the longest chapter I've written to date. Anyway, please remember to comment on it and don't miss the next chapter.
This is Godzilla Boy signing off!
Next Time: Human Gate