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Chapter 25: Human Gate

Multiple explosions rang out within the ruins as Loke sent a volley of light rays towards Caprico, only for him to flip backwards and avoid the attack. Both Celestial Spirits seemed evenly matched so far, with neither of them willing to give up. Despite Loke being the leader of the 12 Zodiac Spirits, there was no telling just how much stronger the Sea Goat Spirit had become during the 17 years he had spent in the human realm.

After avoiding another assault from Loke, Caprico swiped his hand again as runes appeared from his fingertips. "Hunter of Belparaso - Samagui!" Upon his command, a man dressed in hunters clothing consisting of a helmet, fur leggings, a bow and a quiver of arrows appeared in a flash of light and jumped high into the air. "Eliminate Layla's daughter!" he ordered.

The Lion Spirit was left in shock. "Samagui of Belparaso? You've got to be kidding me?! He's a real life legendary hunter! There're even children's books about him!"

Samagui positioned himself and pulled back an arrow from his bow as his keen vision caught sight of Lucy through the dense trees below. "Wind, good. Ankle, good." He released and let the arrow fly, but it was stopped by Loke who cloaked his foot in light and destroyed it with a kick.

"What kind of hunter shoots people?!" he declared as his fist glowed with Regulus light and jumped up towards him. Loke punched at Samagui, but the hunter jumped into the air and, while still upside-down and much to Loke's surprise, shot two more arrows at him, the Lion Spirit destroyed those as well.

Samagui was hardly deterred and aimed another pair of arrows at him. "I hunt whatever my Master orders. Be it animal or man, my arrows will strike!" He launched the arrows towards Loke, who raised his fists in preparation.

"Not if I stop them!" he declared. Then suddenly, the pair of arrows curved upwards just as they were about to hit him, making his eyes widen in disbelief. "What the hell?! A curved shot?! I've never seen anything like it!" He watched the projectiles curve back downwards and heading straight towards the forest where he knew Lucy and the others were escaping.

Caprico grinned. "Indeed, that's precisely why I decided to enslave him. He's an excellent sniper. I have no doubt those arrows will strike his intended target."

"I don't think so!" Loke shouted as he chased after the arrows. He cloaked his fist with light and punched a nearby rock pillar, sending chunks of debris flying and crushing the arrows.

Samagui was dumbfounded. "He deflected my shot with debris!" Now Caprico gritted his teeth with frustration.

Loke stood up and casually pushed up his glasses. "While I will admit, Samagui is an excellent archer, but I'm afraid he's nothing compared to Sagittarius."

The Sea Goat pointed forwards. "Go! Find the girl and eliminate her at once!"

"Of course sir!" the hunter complied as he dashed forward. "A hunter never lets his prey escape!"

The leader of the Zodiac sighed and pushed his glasses up again. "Her name is Lucy. Do you have to keep calling her 'prey' or 'girl?' I mean, don't you think that's kind of insulting?"

"You will let me pass!" Samagui pulled out several throwing knives and tossed them towards Loke, who swiped his hand with Regulus light surrounding it and knocking them away.

Loke glared up at the hunter. "Not gonna happen." He then stoically struck Samagui in the cheek with a Regulus powered back-handed punch and sent him crashing into a wall, causing it to crumble as he disappeared into light.

Caprico clenched his jaw as the mounting frustration grew into sheer rage. He then thrust both his hands out as several light projectiles shot out. "GET OUT OF THE WAY!" From the light beams, San Jiao Shin along with several other figures that resembled royal knights appeared and charged at the Lion Spirit.

Loke raised his fist as light shined from it an engulfed the area in a blinding flash of light, causing the enslaved people to vanish instantly. Caprico stepped back in shock at seeing his minions easily defeated. Loke turned to the Sea Goat. "I'm not moving until you start talking. Crux said 20 years ago you made a Celestial Spirit contract with Layla. Now I don't know what kind of agreement you made in the human world, but if that's true then there's one thing I do know. Since Layla is no longer with us, you should be fighting for her daughter Lucy. At least according to your contract."

As he spoke, Caprico eyes narrowed behind his sunglasses. "I don't understand why she doesn't seem to know anything about you. So, you wanna tell me what happened, Capricorn?" At first, the Goat Spirit was in a dead silence and was almost as still as a statue. It seemed that Loke's words had seemed to struck a nerve in him somewhere.

"...A Taboo."

His reply peeked Loke's interest as Caprico went on with a sinister look glimmering behind his dark glasses. "Every magic in existence has its own set of rules that must never be broken. And I broke one of those sacred rules."

"You did?" Loke asked with surprise.

"As a result, I was given this form." Caprico confirmed as he threw his head back and cackled madly. "Now I'm a goat! Isn't that funny!? Hahahahaha!"

Meanwhile, Natsu was running down a rather rugged trail with Godzilla and Happy in hot pursuit. The Dragon Slayer was still following the trail of Zalty from Galuna Island and could tell that he was getting close.

"He must've gone this way!" he said. "I'm telling you, I smell him!"

"Would you please tell me what the Daiei is going on? Who is this person you're even following?" Godzilla asked in an annoyed tone.

Natsu's eyes narrowed. "That guy from Galuna Island! I can smell him, he's definitely here!"

"But why would he be here in the first place?" Happy asked curiously as he flew by the two.

The Salamander glared ahead. "That's what I plan on finding out. Then when I do, I'm gonna beat the snot out'a him!"

Godzilla almost fumbled in shock at his declaration. "That's the only reason you're tracking him?! Just so you can fight him?!"

"Well, yeah." Nastu replied casually. "Don't you usually follow other monsters so you can beat them up?"

The King of Monsters was both surprised and rather impressed by his comeback. "...Fair point."

Happy noticed that Natsu was running a little too fast on the rough trail and became a little worried. "Natsu, please slow down! The terrain here's super rugged!"

Then, as if on cue, the Dragon Slayer suddenly tripped up on a large leaf and started sliding down a hill. He started to scream as he continued to slide down, but his cries were soon replaced by loud grunts and groans as his motion sickness began to kick in, making his face turn a deep shade of much to the bemusement of the Kaiju and the Exceed above.

"Even sliding on a leaf makes him sick? Pathetic."

"Aye sir."

Natsu continued to slide down the steep slope until he came to a ramp-like rock formation that launched him into the air and sent him free falling into the trees below a small cliff. The Salamander tumbled through the thick branches of several trees until he finally hit solid ground, much to his displeasure though since he landed on his back.

"N-nope, that didn't hurt one bit..." he hissed as he rubbed his sore back, rebutting his statement. Natsu sat up to further nurse the pain, but stopped upon seeing a dark-haired figure sitting back against a nearby tree, clearly unconscious. He instantly recognized him as the person he encountered earlier, the one who tainted his scarf. "It's him."

"NATSU!" He looked up to see Happy soaring towards him at mach speed. "Watch out! Below you!"

The Dragon Slayer looked down just as the earth below him began to shake violently and noticed the hard dirt being pushed up. Just before anything else could happen though, he felt something grab him by the back of his scarf and yank him back as Godzilla pulled him out of the way just as another large tree suddenly sprouted out of the ground. The two stared up in awe as the tree rose higher and higher until its shadow covered them both.

"There's a sprouting seed hidden deep within the soil beneath you."

The smooth, feminine voice caught their attention and prevented them from questioning what had just happened as they both looked up to see a woman with dark purple hair sitting calmly on one of the branches of the new tree as Ultear made herself known. "The Arc of Time guided it to the future to become this tree. Where do you think your futures will guide you, I wonder. Well Natsu Dragneel, King Godzilla?"

"So you're the creep from before." Natsu said as he took a quick sniff of the air before glaring at her. "No doubt about it, I never forget a smell."

Godzilla stared up at Ultear. "So she's the one you were talking about? She doesn't match your description at all."

Happy hovered down to Natsu other side and also noticed her. "Hmm? The guy who used Lyon's group on Galuna Island?"

Suddenly, that Salamander pointed an accusing finger at the Time Witch. "Since when did you start dressing like a girl?!" Happy and Godzilla were equally floored by his words.

"Whoa! You're a cross dresser?!" the Exceed questioned with shock.

Ultear sweat dropped. "No. Actually, this is my real form. I'm a member of the Grimoire Heart Guild and leader of the Seven Kin of Purgatory. You may call me Ultear Milkovich."

Now it was Natsu's turn to sweat drop. "Ultimate...milk...sandwich?"

"Not even close!" Godzilla and Happy shrieked in unison.

"Don't tell me your guild has sent you after Zeref as well." Ultear said from her perch.

All three were dumbstruck by her words, but Natsu surprisingly was the one who put the pieces together first and looked over his shoulder at the unconscious black-haired man. "You mean that cry-baby is Zeref? The same guy who created Lullaby, Deliora and other bad stuff? For real?"

Happy's eyes widened. "It can't be! No way! Zeref died a long time ago!"

"Just so you know, I won't let you have him." Ultear warned. "The Black Wizard Zeref will belong only to me."

"Fine! I don't want him!" Natsu shouted angrily with a raised fist. "I just wanna get my hands on your guild! It's payback time for hurting our friends! Godzilla?!"

The King of Monster growled and nodded. "I'm with you Natsu!"

Ultear looked amused. "Oh? Well if that's the case, then I do believe I owe you one." A socket in her metal armband glowed as her crystal ball appeared. Her expression turned into a wicked smile as she brought her arm back with her ball in hand. "And this time, I mean business!"

While Natsu and Godzilla prepared to face Ultear, Erza, Juvia, and Manda were caught in a three-on-two standoff with Meredy facing them on one side and Gezora on the other. As of now, all attention was on the latter of the pair. And with the revelation of there being some sort of connection between Manda and Gezora, the two Fairy Tail mages were now wanting answers.

The first one to speak up to the sea serpent was Juvia. "Manda, how do you know him?"

At first, Manda couldn't reply, for all her attention was on the giant squid-like Kaiju standing before her. The same Kaiju that was once her partner nearly 6 years ago, back during a dark time in her life, a time where she was treated like a hunting dog to a race of tyrannic rulers who desired nothing but conquest. It was something she knew would be tough to explain to her friends, but she also knew that she would have to put behind her soon enough.

"That Juvia, is Gezora. My old partner."

Both mages blinked as they processed her words until their eyes widened. "Partner?!"

Manda nodded. "Many years ago, long before I first joined the Earth Defenders, myself, Gezora, Titanosaurus and Destroyah served under a race of sea-dwelling aliens called the Devonians." Erza and Juvia were both surprised at the latter two names mentioned, but let her continue. "The Devoinains had inhabited Terra's oceans many years ago and called it their new home after their old one was destroyed, but they became angry when humanity began to pollute the oceans with their toxic byproducts. They also feared that they would exploit the seas for themselves, so they planned on taking control of us sea-dwelling Kaiju to attack the surface world and prevent that from happening. We were forced to serve under them like attack dogs, hunting and attacking any humans that dared come by sea." She paused for a brief moment. "That is...until Godzilla stopped us."

"The brutish Monster King drew all four of us out to face him and we would have defeated him had humans yet again not intervened." Gezora continued in her place. "And because of that, he destroyed the entire Devonian Kingdom and wiped out all of its inhabitants in the process. You, Titanosaurus and Destroyah may have forgotten about them, but I have not."

"Only because you saw their cause similar to that of the Devonians!" Manda snapped at him. "But unlike you, I've finally moved on from that path! Godzilla showed me that there is more to life for a Kaiju than just running a rampage all over cities. Now I've found a cause that finally gives me purpose."

Gezora scoffed. "Like what? The Earth Defenders? You honestly believe that by protecting humanity that they will see our kind as more than just what we are on the outside? Wrong. All they ever see is what we are on the outside. We're all just mere monsters to them, mindless beasts with nothing but destruction in mind. And it is that mindset of their's that threatens our existence. SpaceGodzilla understands this and that is why I joined his cause."

Manda snarled. "Why you..."

It was then that Meredy finally spoke up in her robotic monotone voice, reminding the group of her presence. "Juvia Lockser; former member of Phantom Lord's Element Four. Erza Scarlet, also known as Titania. And finally, Manda, former stray Kaiju and current member of the Earth Defenders."

Juvia narrowed her eyes at the girls accurate description. "Well, you've obviously done your research on us. And who might you be?"

"Who are you and what do you want?" Erza demanded.

Meredy didn't answer right away, but they were put on edge when her Magic Power began to flare to life as a pinkish aura surrounded her being. "Answer has been deemed unnecessary. Commencing combat operations."

Erza got ready and raised her sword. "You two ready?"

"Yes." Juvia and Manda answered in unison. The former faced the pink-haired girl while the latter was focused on Gezora. However, as she faced Meredy, Juvia began to grow more concerned on a different matter. 'I know I have to stay and fight, but I'm so worried about Gray.' The mention of the Ice Mage made face flush slightly. 'I want nothing more than to rush to his side! For all I know, my beloved could be in terrible danger at this very moment!' She then began to imagine her and Gray reuniting and having a very...intimate reunion.

Erza almost face palmed when she saw the Water Mage getting flustered for seemingly no reason and flashed a stern look. "You need to snap out of it right now!"

"I-I'm sorry!" Juvia stammered as she snapped out of her daydream.

Meanwhile, Gezora and Manda were engaged in a heated stare-down as they both glared daggers at each other. It was Gezora who broke the silence. "To be honest, I had hoped that you would've joined us and helped us end humanity together." He shook his head in disappointment. "Though now that I think about it, I doubt that you're in the mood for negotiations."

"You've got that right!" the sea serpent snarled. "I'm not the mindless beast I was 6 years ago! My heart belongs to the Earth Defenders!"

And with that, the battle finally began!

Meredy made the first move by raising her right arm into the air. "Maguilty Sodom!" To Erza and Juvia's surprise, multiple teal blades manifested around the girl and hovered in place.

Juvia looked on in shock. "Blades of Magic Power!"

"She can summon weapons just like I do?" Erza questioned.

"Go!" Meredy swiped her arm down and blades flew towards their designated targets. Erza and Juvia both jumped to the side as the teal blades shot by.

The Water Mage glared at her. "Nice try, but your attacks will have no affect on me! My body is made entirely of-" She was cut off when several blades grazed her arm and her side, causing her to scream in pain.

"Juvia!" Erza shouted.

Juvia was in utter shock at the immense pain she felt. 'I don't understand! How is she able to injure me?!'

"When my blades strike, they stimulate the enemies pain receptors. One might say they link to sensation." Meredy explained.

"Such power..." Juvia hissed in pain as she clutched her side.

Erza's eyes narrowed. "I see. You're one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, aren't you?"

"I was not sent to answer questions." Meredy replied coldly as her aura faded. "Just eliminate the enemy; that is the mission I was given."

It was then that Gezora made his move. "Ink Shot!" A large blast of black ink shot out and flew towards the the group from behind.

Manda was close enough to act and countered by slamming her tail into the water. A wall of water shot up and blocked the attack, but left the black ooze pollute the water around them. "I see you've learned a new attack." Manda observed. "But I won't lose to you."

"Believe me," Gezora warned, "this is only the beginning of the battle.

Caprico chuckled darkly as a malicious aura surrounded him. "It's funny, I was thinking it's about time I took on a humanoid body. This is perfect."

"You're not even making sense anymore." Loke said as he kept a battle stance.

"I'll use my Human Subordination Magic!" The Sea Goat raised his arms out in front of him as dark shadows seeped from his open hands. The shadows swelled and surrounded the entire area in a thick layer of fog and shadow. "Huma Raise!"

Loke balled his fists tighter. "You realize that magic won't work on me. I'm not a human, remember? I'm a Celestial Spirit."

"Yes, and that would be the Taboo." Caprico's voice echoed throughout the ghastly area. "This magic is only supposed to be used on humans. Whoever dares to break that rule, completely merges with their target."

The Lion Spirits eyes widened in horrifying realization. "Hold on, you don't mean... Are you saying you're a human that'd merged with Capricorn?!"

Another dark laughter echoed as a new voice spoke out. "I'm about to make your body my next conquest, Leo!" The ghastly laughter surrounded the Lion Spirit and echoed through his ears as the shadows began to bind around him.

"NO WAY!" Loke released a bright flash of light to free himself before punching Caprico in the stomach and knocking him unconscious.

"I'm afraid you're a tad too late."

Lucy suddenly stopped running and turned back in the direction where they came, causing Gray, Cana and Varan to slow down and face her.

"What's the matter? We don't have time to be standing around." Gray pointed out.

"I know, I'm sorry. It's just..." the Celestial Mage continued to stare off in the direction they came. "I'm wondering if we should go back and check on him."

Cana walked up to her. "I know you're worried, but that's not an option. Not now,"

"From what I could tell, it seemed like Loke had some sort of plan." Gray reassured.

"I'm sure he can handle it." Varan added while still carrying an unconscious King Caesar over his shoulder. "Besides, we'd probably just get in the way, considering the goat-guy's power."

The Ice Mage smiled with confidence. "He's got this in the bag, so don't worry about it, okay? Also, lets not forget that he's the leader of the Zodiac Spirits. Have a little faith in him."

Lucy turned back to them and nodded. "Yeah, I guess you're right. C'mon! We have to meet up with the others and find the rest of the 7 Kin!"

Gray, Cana and Varan followed close beside her. "That's right!"

"Let's hurry!"

"Yeah!"

As they continued on their trek, Lucy still had her friend on her mind. 'Loke, no matter what happens, you have to come back safe and sound! You promised me!'

Meanwhile, Loke grunted in pain and rubbed his side. However, there was something quite off about him. His skin was now a dark shade of blue and he gave off a malicious vibe instead of his usual radiant one.

Hissing in pain and rubbing his side "Loke" looked down at the unconscious Caprico. "That hurts... Oh right, I forgot I him in battle." He looked down at his hand and chuckled. "Looks like I finally have a humanoid body again. Gotta say, Leo really knocked you out on your tail, didn't he goat man. I'm not gonna miss being in your body, but thanks for the help anyway."

"Loke" looked over himself and grinned. "Look at me, I've gone from goat to leader of the Zodiac. I'm Leo and my master is Miss Lucy Heartfilia. All I have to do is kill her and I'll be completely human again. That's right; it'll be easy. I'll have no problem getting close because she trust's Leo. How should I do it? A surprise attack? Or maybe I should enslave her and have some fun." His grin became cold and twisted at the thought of taking Lucy for himself. "After all, she's as beautiful as Lady Layla-"

Suddenly, a blast of energy shot through his abdomen and came out the other side, causing "Loke" to scream in pain. He looked over his shoulder and was shocked to see his assailant being none other than Caprico, or rather, Capricorn the Sea Goat.

"No! How could you do this?!" he shrieked. "Unhand me now!"

"I believe that Regulus has reached it's zenith, Zoldeo."

"Loke" flinched at that last word. "No! Don't say that name!" However, a torrent of black inky substance shot out from his chest and took the shape of a man with shaggy black hair and baggy purple cloths who screamed in terror as he was hurled into the air before dropping to the ground like a stone.

It was then that Loke's color began to return and he sighed with relief as Capricorn supported him. "Thank you...Capricorn."

"I apologize sir. I didn't want to use excessive force." Capricorn said with sincerity as he helped him up.

"No, it's all right. You had to use that much power. It's the only way you could've possible separated us." Loke assured him.

Zoldeo shivered as he slowly sat up. "I don't get it. How are you even able to move, Capricorn?!"

"Just before you took control over Sir Leo's body, he was able to grant me the use of his magic: Regulus, also known as the Light of the King." he revealed.

Zoldeo was shocked. "What?! Are you kidding me?! No! That was a transfer of Magic Power?!" Loke simply smirked in response, which aggravated Zoldeo. "Curse you! All that matters is that I'm finally myself again!"

Then suddenly, his body jolted and he looked down at his hands. He was shocked and horrified to see himself completely slowly disappearing. "No! I feel like my body is disintegrating! What's happening to me?! Make it stop, please!" He then reached out to the two Celestial Spirits. "Help me Capricorn! Don't let me disappear like this! You have to help me! LADY LAYLA~!" With that, he completely vanished until not a single piece of him remained.

Loke watched him disappear. "So that's the fate of those who break a sacred rule of magic."

Capricorn stared at the ground with a grim expression and sighed. He was conflicted, but he knew he had to explain what had happened. "...It happened 20 years ago. Lady Layla had suddenly fallen ill and was forced to retire from wizardry. Since she no longer had any use for us, she decided her three spirits, Aquarius, Cancer and myself, would be past on three of her servants."

His eyes narrowed with resentment. "One of them was Zoldeo. My key was given to him. However, before I moved on, Lady Layla and I made on final contract."

Capricorn knelt before Layla and bowed his head. "I promise you my lady, I'll protect your family for all eternity. In the future, should one of your descendants choose to follow the path of magic."

Layla nodded with a smile. "Yes. Capricorn, I ask that you guide them along that path."

Capricorn helped Loke sit on a nearby rock before he walked a few paces ahead to gaze at the horizon. "I see, that's how you were contracted to Lucy."

The Sea Goat nodded. "Yes, that's correct. In the beginning, Zoldeo consented to the arrangement. However, it wasn't long before he was forced to leave the manor. He began traveling aimlessly and eventually, he was exposed to the dark side of magic."

"I'm guessing he then broke a sacred rule and ended up merging with you. That kind of power can sometimes push people to the dark side." Loke began to recall his previous master, Karen Lilica, and remembered all the horrible things she did. "I know because I've witnessed it first hand. I can honestly say there's nothing more painful." He turned to Capricorn. "So tell me something, what do you think of Lucy now that you've met her?"

"She's definitely Lady Layla's daughter." he replied. "It's clear she loves her spirits and I can tell they love her in return."

"Does that mean you're willing to lend her your help Capricorn?" Loke asked hopefully. "She could really use it."

"...I can't." he said, much to the Lion Spirits surprise. "I'm sorry Sir Leo, but I'm afraid it's too late. I can't offer her my help now." However, he then turned and smiled at Loke. "I'm only saying that because she already has my power at her full disposal. Finally, I can return to my rightful owner."

Lucy stopped running once again when she noticed a small glow coming from the small leather pocket that held her Celestial Keys. She looked down at it and her eyes widened.

Cana and the others stopped and turned to her. "Is there something wrong?"

"Don't tell me Loke's in trouble." Gray said.

Lucy simply smiled and shook her head. "Nope. He was just telling me he won!"

"Really?" Varan asked.

"I knew he could do it." Cana informed.

"He says he doesn't want to go into all the details right now, but apparently Capricorn switched over to our side." Lucy explained. "Also, he says the fight really took it out of him, so he's gonna try and recover his strength by going back to the Celestial World."

Gray's eyes widened at that last bit of info. "What?!"

"It makes sense." Cana wondered. "I mean he has been using his Magic Power to stay in the human world all this time."

And so the stage was set for Gray to go nuts. "But that ain't fair at all! He promised he'd be my partner, now he's backing out on me?!"

Lucy pulled out Loke's key and smiled apologetically. "He says he'll make it up to you later."

"What?! Forget him! You tell that four eyed freak I don't need his help to make S-Class!" he retorted.

Cana flinched at that last word and frowned. '...S-Class.'

Varan noticed her anxiety and came to her side. "You okay?"

"Y-yeah, I'm good." she answered quietly, though Varan wasn't completely convinced.

"Okay, lets get moving you guys." Lucy announced.

Gray was already prepared to set off. "It's about time!"

"Hold on, I have an idea." Cana interrupted. "If we wanna find the other six creeps or others like that toad guy, it might be easier if we split up."

The Ice Mage raised his brow. "You think?"

"Are you crazy?!" Lucy exclaimed as she felt a shiver crawl down her spine. "I don't wanna risk running into one of them when I'm all by myself!"

Cana came up to her and pulled her into a hug. "Oh, don't you worry! I'll be there to protect you Lucy!"

Lucy couldn't wrap her head around what on earth Cana was talking about, but Varan narrowed his eyes in suspicion. Gray on the other hand, had another suspicion in mind. "I see. So when you said let's split up, you really meant let's ditch the guys." Okay, that was also a fair point to make.

"You're jealous." Cana came up behind Lucy and suddenly began to cup her breasts. "You just wanna see us compare cup sizes, don't ya?"

That playful accusation along with the Card Mage's current actions made Varan loose all concentration as he covered his eyes to preserve his dignity. "GAH! Jeez, don't you humans have any decency or shame in anything?! Were did that thought even come from?!"

Thankfully he wasn't the only one put off by the remark, for Gray was also on the same boat. "That's not true and you know it, jeez! I just don't think splitting is a good idea, cause we'd be a lot stronger together than we are on our own."

Cana immediately released Lucy as her expression became dead serious, but there also seemed to be a scornful look in her eyes. "Listen Gray, the only reason I suggested we split up to search for the enemy is because I wanna get back to the S-Class Trials; and in order to do that, we have to wipe them out. Bet I know exactly why you're so against it: you're scared."

Lucy and Varan were both caught off guard by that bitter remark and wanted to testify against her, but Gray beat them to it as he turned the opposite way. "Fine, have it your way. Let's go ahead and split up here."

Varan looked between the two groups. He already seemed to understand what was going on with Cana and why she said what she said, but decided to keep his mouth shut for now. He turned towards a third path leading away from the clearing they were in. "Well, I'm taking Caesar back to base camp. I ain't gonna let another of those Earth Conquerors get to him in this state."

"Good idea. Be careful you guys!" Lucy called out.

"Right back at ya." Gray replied as he began to walk down his path.

Varan didn't say anything, but gave a silent huff and a nod in response as the three groups parted ways. He already knew what was going through the Card Mage's mind, and he didn't like it one bit.

Natsu and Godzilla got into their battle stances as they faced Ultear, who smirked down at them from her perch. "Alright, I've had enough of you lady!" Natsu began to climb up the tree towards her. "You know if you and your friends hadn't interrupted our trial, I would already be an S-Class Wizard by now!"

"Are you positive that's what your future holds?" Ultear tossed her crystal ball towards him and forced the Dragon Slayer to jump off, but the ball suddenly began to glow as it made a U-turn and continuously slammed into him at high speeds. He cried out in pain before he cloaked his fist in flames and punched the orb as it tried to make another pass, causing it to shatter.

However, the orb instantly repaired itself and now Natsu found himself surrounded by multiple floating crystal balls. "Each one of these crystal balls contains a different possible future for you. Parallel worlds; I have the ability to create an infinite amount of futures and then compress them into a single future." As she explained, the balls began to come together as they all flew towards Natsu. "Flash Forward!"

Natsu braced himself for impact, but luckily for him, help came in the form of a several hundred pound angry saurian that stepped in front of him and fired a powerful beam of neon blue light that intercepted Ultear's attack and created a powerful explosion.

The Time Witch raised her brow with curiosity when Godzilla intercepted her attack and stood between her and Natsu. "Oh my, I almost forgot about you. Don't you worry, you'll have your fun, King Godzilla."

The King of Monster glared up at her. "And just how do you know who I am?"

"SpaceGodzilla has told quite a bit about you. To be honest, I thought he was over-exaggerating when he told us how strong you were, but now that I look at you in person, I guess he really wasn't bluffing. " Ultear replied.

Godzilla's eyes widened. 'SpaceGodzilla?! Then it is true! He really has allied the Earth Conqueror's with Grimoire Heart!'

Ultear tapped her chin in thought. "Although, I do find it odd that you two carry a similar name. I wonder, is it because you two are related? Perhaps distant brothers in a way?"

At that moment, Godzilla began to see red at the mention of the crystalline beast being his blood relative. To him, SpaceGodzilla was a mistake, a heavily altered clone that should never have come to exist in the first place. He always despised it when he would always get under his nerves by calling him his blood brother, so much so that even the mere mention of it from an enemy was enough to set him off on a rage-fueled warpath.

And that rage was already beginning to surface. "He. Is not. My BROTHER!"

Back at the remains of Fairy Tail's base camp, under a tent, two bodies laid unconsciously and wrapped in bandages; the two being Gajeel and Mirajane. Gajeel was covered all over in bandages as to where Mira didn't have much of anything but patches on her cheeks and her abdomen and ribs covered were covered in bandages. Laying beside them, Baragon was also resting and had a bandage wrapped around his midsection from where he had been injured during his battle with Ganimes. While it wasn't quite as serious as Gajeel's or Mira's, the others still recommended that he get patched up since his healing factor was nowhere near as strong as Godzilla's.

The Shobijin looked over them from atop Mothra Leo to see both of them breathing soundly, but the odds of them getting back up again anytime soon was fairly slim. "They will both be okay for now, but they will need some rest."

Gorosaurus, Levy, Lisanna and the Mothra larvae looked down at their sleeping forms. The looks on the latter's had sadness and grief while Gorosaurus' was more concern.

"They'll pull through, but...I can't believe Gajeel and Mira were so easily defeated." Levy faintly muttered.

Lisanna looked down at her own knees with tears stinging her eyes while Mothra Leo laid beside her, chirping sadly. "I feel terrible about this. It's all my fault."

"No, it's not." Gorosaurus chided lightly. "It's nobody's fault. We all were just as caught off guard as anyone else. Besides, there's no way any of us could have been prepared for this."

They watched at Mothra Lea laid beside Mirajane's unconscious form, gently nudging her head with her own as if trying to coax her awake, but to no avail. Her twin noticed her distress and scuttled beside her as the Shobijin hovered down to stroke the side of her head. "Do not fret Lea, she will awaken eventually. All we can do is pray for now."

Lea nodded her head slowly, then suddenly, something unexpected happened.

The eldest larva's jerked up and she released a shrill cry that made Levy and Lisanna cover their ears while Gorosaursu and Leo both winced at the loud noise. They looked at her with expectancy as the brown worm crawled her way towards one of the nearby trees near the tent with Mothra Leo following in tow. Mothra Lea twisted around the tree for a bit before settling down.

"What's wrong? Is something wrong with Lea?" Levy inquired with concern.

The Shobijin observed the daughter of Mothra's position and their eyes widened with realization. "It's starting..."

"What's starting?" Lisanna asked with curiosity. The Shobijin turned to them with unreadable expressions.

"The end of Lea's larva stage."

At that moment, Mothra Lea let loose her silk webbing into the air as it began to rain down and cover herself in the strong, silky substance. Leo was also doing his part to help out as he too shot strands of webbing from his mandibles onto his twin sister to speed up the process. It wasn't long before the eldest larva was completely engulfed in a large, peanut-shaped cocoon of white silk.

"What do you mean it's the end of her larva stage?" the youngest Take-Over Mage asked yet again.

Gorosaurus turned to her. "Are you familiar with the life cycle of normal caterpillars?"

Levy and Lisanna looked at each other briefly before turning back to the theropod Kaiju. "Yeah."

"Then you should know by now that Lea is about to undergo a similar transformation, just like her mother before her." Gorosaurus explained.

At that moment, a light bulb went off in their heads. "Are you saying that she's gonna come out of their all grown up?" Levy asked with what sounded like hope in her voice.

"That is correct." the Shobijin replied, but they didn't look as hopeful as the two Fairy Tail mages. "While in her normal size, Lea could complete her transformation within several days. However, in her current size, It may take about three weeks."

At that moment, the two young mages felt like all hope had just exploded right in their faces. Three weeks?! They didn't have that much time to defeat Grimoire Heart or the Earth Conquerors! What were they supposed to do during that time?

Gorosaurus approached the twin fairies. "Is there any way to speed up the process? I get the feeling we could really use Lea in the upcoming fight."

The Shobijin glanced at each other before they looked back at him. "It could be possible. Although it may take quite some time, we might be able to shave her transformation time by some."

"What are we supposed to do?" They looked towards Lisanna who was starting to cry again. "Without the others here to help us, what do we do? It's...it's all my fault."

Before Gorosaurus could remind her of what he had said earlier, two pairs of footsteps was heard from behind. They sounded deep. "No, it's not anybody's fault." a manly voice said.

Recognizing it, they all turned around to see an upset Elfman, holding an unconscious and defeated Evergreen's body in his arms. He looked looked up to the sky, almost choking in regret of having his valuable partner defeated. Beside him, a bruised and scarred Zilla stumbled next to him, clearly having trouble walking straight from her multiple injuries.

"As much as I hate to admit it, we don't stand a chance against Grimoire Heart! Their way too strong!" he hollered, tears in his voice.

Lisanna looked to see Elfman crying, and she too had small tears in her eyes as well.

"I'm a sad excuse for a man!" Elfman cried. "I couldn't protect my big sister or my partners from those monsters!"

Zilla looked at him with sincerity. "Elfman..."

As the two youngest Strauss siblings shed tears while the three Kaiju looked completely useless, Levy looked with sadness at the ground, but she wasn't as sad, but more resolute.

"...It's time for us to come together." she said.

"Levy..." Lisanna didn't have much to say.

"No, she's right." Gorosaurus turned and his focus was on the two injured Fairy Tail mages and the Earth Defender beneath the tent. "We have to come together, just like she said. We can't have their sacrifices be in vain. They risked their lives, knowing the fate they'd face. And now look at them. We have to come together. It's now or never."

Levy took over. "We all wanted to become S-Class Wizards so badly that we let the trial drive us apart." She sounded more composed now. "I know it was only for a little bit, but everyone was thinking about themselves instead of the guild."

As Elfman and Zilla looked at Levy, Evergreen's eyes slowly opened and she remained quiet as Levy continued.

"We can't afford to do that anymore." The Solid Script Mage looked up, tears flowing. "Our enemy may be overwhelming, but we're the Fairy Tail Guild! If we put all of our strength and our feelings together, there's no way they can beat us! Please everybody, we have to come to together! I'm begging you...for Fairy Tail!"

Lucy cocked her head in confusion. "Mavis' grave?"

"Yeah, you said you figured out where it is right?" she replied rather hopefully. "I was gonna ask you about it earlier, but then all the crazy stuff started happening."

The blonde Celestial Mage wasn't sure why she would pick now to ask about it, but she trusted her so there wouldn't be any harm in it. "Sure, I'll tell you. But I gotta warn you, I could be totally wrong. There was a lot of guess work involved. First of all, I decided to think of a list of words that might somehow be connected to the word 'grave'. But sadly, no single words was six letters long."

Now it was Cana's turned to look confused. "Wait, I don't get it. Where did you get the idea that there needed to be six letters in the word?"

"From the time limit, silly! We were supposed to find the grave in six hours. I figured that number had to be important." She made it sound like it was obvious. She then knelt down and picked up a stack as she began to draw a word into the dirt. "Now I know it's a bit of a stretch, but I thought of a word that not only has six letters, but also relates to the words 'grave' and 'time': Demise. " She finished drawing said word into the dirt. "Essentially, it means to end. It's associated with death and therefore graves, meets the letter requirement, and has a time element to it."

Cana was floored by how Lucy had solved it. She continued. "Okay, here's where things get iffy. This is just a hunch, but when you look at the word demise, there's one letter that's different from the others. Wanna guess?"

"Umm...I don't know." she shrugged.

Lucy pointed her stick at the word. "There's one letter that's used twice: E! Doesn't that seem kinda suspicious to you?"

"What's it mean?" Cana inquired.

"Remember how all the paths we chose at the very beginning of the trial were marked with letters?" she asked in response.

Cana did in fact remembered. "Back in the first round!"

Lucy nodded. "Yep, you got it; Route E. I think...that's where..." Suddenly, the blonde trailed off before collapsing on the ground. The source of her sudden comatose state being none other than Cana's Sleep Card.

"...You've been a big help. Thank you." Cana gently rested her against a rock before dashing off, but not before casting one last regretful glance at her. "...I'm so sorry Lucy." And with that, she disappeared down the dirt path.

Unfortunately, by either luck or sheer coincidence, heavy footsteps approached the sleeping Celestial Mage as a shadowy figure towered over her. Kain Hikaru stared down at the sleeping girl with a look of killing intent in his eyes.

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