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Hey guys, I'm back! Okay, so just to let you all know, I just started my first week of college, so I'll be really busy with my studies and other stuff. However, I promise you all that I'll try to update my stories whenever I have the time to, so please be patient if I can't release a new chapter fast enough. Anyway, here's Chapter 28 for you guys!
Warning, I made some adjustments to my previous chapter regarding the fight between Juvia and Manda and Meredy and Gezora, so please be sure to go back and check that out so you aren't too confused by this chapter.
Chapter 28: Love and Life
As the rain continued to pour down over Tenrou Island, Meredy glared at Juvia and Manda, who continued to stare at the glowing pink hearts on their wrists, while Gezora looked on from close by.
"With the spell I've cast, me, you, your beloved Gray, and the leader of the Earth Defenders are all one. All our senses have merged." Meredy explained. "If one of us were to die in this battle, they will die as well."
Juvia slowly stood up in the water. "You can't be serious. We all will lose this way; no one lives."
"Precisely. That's how far I'm willing to go." Meredy said with resolution in her eyes.
"You've gone mad!" Manda exclaimed. "You're willing to give up your own life just so you can exact revenge?!"
"Of course I am." Meredy replied before turning towards the sea serpent. "But not before you and your leader suffer first! Maguilty Sodom!" Meredy sent a barrage of teal towards Manda. "If Gray Fullbuster is to fall, so shall Godzilla and his comrade beforehand!"
Manda screamed as she was hit by Meredy's attack, sailing back-first into the water and feeling cuts all over her body. Juvia gasped and she too screamed as she felt cuts all over her body. Meredy grunted as she felt her own attacks inflicting pain on her through the Maguilty Sense, but remained stable and quivered a little as she knew the tide was already in her favor.
Godzilla felt like knives were shot right past him; his arms and legs felt as if they were grazed and he grunted in pain, stumbling a bit backwards, his insides were feeling pain as well. Being a creature who for 60 long years had survived maser cannon, lasers, gravity bolts, plasma blasts, spiral missiles, paralyzer missiles, railguns, particle beams, four million volts of electricity coursing through his body, and nuclear weaponry in the megaton range, it felt like someone was trying to jab a dull bladed knife into him.
"Godzilla!" Lucy exclaimed, seeing Godzilla in pain. She and the others saw the pink bracelet around his wrists remain glowing and flashed when he grunted some more, his arms, legs, and back stinging a little.
"I can't see any noticeable injuries on him." Wendy said as she examined the King of Monsters. "Whatever it is, it's coming from something else."
"What should we do now?" Natsu inquired as he carried Makarov on his back.
Carla looked around as the rain continued to pour down. "I don't think we can do much with all of this rain coming down on us. I think it's obvious we should seek shelter from this storm."
"But what about Godzilla?" Happy asked. "He looks like he's hurting really bad and-"
"I'm fine." Godzilla spoke up, causing the others to look at him as he stood up straighter. "Carla's right. We need to find somewhere to get out of this rain and fast." He then noticed something out of the corner of his eye and pointed at what looked like a cave. "We can use that cave over there. Let's go."
Rodan looked at him with concern. "You sure you'll be okay like that?"
Godzilla nodded as he rested up against a tree to keep himself up. "I'll be fine. Come on, let's get out of this storm." He started moving again, trying to ignore the fact that the pain was feeling slightly more tense that it was a few seconds ago.
Meredy looked coldly ahead at Manda, who was lying in water and panting from her injuries before turning to Juvia. Juvia was completely devastated by Meredy's decision. Her move was very risky.
Juvia's feelings went from anger to despondent just like that. "Do you really intend to put yourself through this much pain just for revenge?"
"As I said before, that is how far I'll go. In order to end Ultear's suffering, I will gladly put myself in as much pain as possible." Meredy replied, her look of resolve never wavering.
Juvia and Manda both looked on with worry and despondent looks as they realized Meredy was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Gray was feeling a lot of things, and it all was pain. 'What's causing all this horrible pain? It feels like I'm being nipped and snared everywhere, and why do my feet feel so cold and wet?' Gray looked down at his wrist, seeing the glowing pink heart. 'It must be this thing. Where the hell did it come from?'
As Ultear started to get away, Gray leaned over his shoulder and saw her walk off. 'Dammit. I can't lose her.'
Juvia felt some pressure on her back, as though she was leaning against something. 'What is this pressure on my back? Is this what Gray and Godzilla are feeling right now?'
"I can feel their sensations as well." Meredy started. "There's no need to fight you anymore. In fact, I'm going to end this right now!" Meredy spread her arms out and two teal blades crossed each other like a pair of scissors under her chin, almost like a guillotine.
Juvia and Manda gasped in horror as Meredy was fully prepared to cut off her own head to finish the dead. Gezora, who had remained quiet for most of Meredy's speeches, was also caught off guard.
"What in Daiei's name do you think you're doing?!" he exclaimed.
The resolution in Meredy's eyes never faded as answered him without looking at him. "In order for Ultear to finally be freed from her pain, I shall slay the one responsible for her pain, even if it costs me my own life."
"You've lost your mind!" Gezora shouted. "Do you even realize what will happen if you do?!"
Juvia and Manda could see Meredy resolve, but the both knew they had to stop her.
"No, stop!" Juvia shouted.
Manda was shaken to the core. She couldn't be anymore uneasy. "We have to stop her." she muttered, clenching her teeth. "But... If we try to attack..."
Juvia looked over at Manda. "Manda, we have to stop her! If it means a little pain, then do it!"
"But..." Manda said hesitantly.
"Please Manda!" Juvia pleaded. "She's going to die, and then Gray, Godzilla, you, and I..." she trailed off, thinking the unpredictable. Seeing no other way out, Manda tensed up and shook.
"Forgive me, Juvia! Gray! Godzilla!" Opening her mouth, Manda created a weak Flash Fire that she fired at Meredy and struck the girl in her leg, making a small burst upon impact. She made sure it wasn't as powerful as the previous attacks, but it still hurt her enough to make her yelp out in pain and make her makeshift guillotine disappear, while also leaving a small burn mark on her leg.
Through the Sensory Link, Juvia and Manda felt a sharp sting and yelped as they stumbled back, feeling their left legs hurt. Manda still a look of guilt on her face for what she did, but she knew deep down that it had to be done.
Meredy was on one knee and look out at Manda. "You actually hurt me, knowing that your friends would suffer as well?" She stood back up and her eyes narrowed. "You're a risky beast; which is why you have to die as well, along with the rest of us! Gezora, kill her!"
Gezora was caught off guard by the sudden command. "Kill her?! Do you realize what your asking me to do?! With that thing still connected, you will-!"
"I know that!" Meredy shouted, cutting him off. "I'm willing to die in order to finish this mission! Don't you have a mission as well? If you do, then finish it now!"
The Earth Conqueror was seriously beginning to question the girls sanity by now. However, he knew she was right about one thing: He did have a mission, one that was given to him by SpaceGodzilla himself and one he vowed to finish.
To eliminate the Earth Defenders and their human associates by any means necessary.
"...Understood." With that, Manda felt Gezora tentacles begin to tightly wrap around her snake-like and lift her up into the air, causing her to grunt with both surprise and slight pain. One tentacle wrapped itself tightly around her neck as she suddenly began to gasp for air.
"Manda!" Juvia exclaimed. Suddenly, she gasped as well as she felt a powerful force wrap around her neck and begin cutting off her source of air, causing her to grab at her own throat and drop to her knees.
Meredy did the same as she felt Juvia and Manda's suffering through the Sensory Link. Grabbing her own throat, she too dropped to her knees and started gasping for breath, but she didn't care. All she knew was that Gray and Godzilla would no doubt suffer the same fate as her, that was guaranteed.
Manda mouth was a gap as she continued gasping for air. Her eyes were lucid as she slowly felt her conscience begin to slip away from her. The grip Gezora had around her was so tight, she thought her bones would pop at any moment.
"M-Man...da." Glancing to the side, the sea serpent caught sight of Juvia, who she noticed wasn't fairing any better than she was. She looked to be on the verge of passing out and she could see small tears forming in the corners of her eyes.
"Ju...via." Manda breathed out before she tried to take another gasp for air. Her gaze went down towards Gezora, but she was surprised when she noticed the look in his eyes.
He didn't a look of either anger or even of accomplishment. No, what she saw in his eyes was...regret?
"I'm sorry, Manda." Gezora said sincerely. "The Devonians were right when they said that humans were not meant to rule either the land or the sea. Perhaps if things had been different, you would've been able to see things the way they did."
Manda's teeth clenched tightly and her eyes were wide as she struggled to fight against Gezora's grip. 'No...I can't let him win! I can't die like this! Not after I finally found a family that gave me a purpose and a reason to live... I have... to fight!'
"Goodbye, Manda." Gezora said as he began to apply more pressure into his tentacles.
Juvia's eyes slightly opened as she saw that Manda was on her last leg and looked ready to finally give. 'I-I can't let this happen! I have to do something, or else Manda, Gray, Godzilla and myself will... Someone, please lend us strength!'
Then suddenly, as if answering her, she began to feel something else through the Sensory Link. It wasn't more pain, but rather flashes of images going through her mind, ones she knew were not hers. However, it wasn't long before a light bulb went off in her head.
'Wait. Are these...Manda's memories?'
She was quite right indeed. What she was witnessing were brief flashes of Manda's memories. She couldn't believe it, she was actually witnessing Manda's entire life. She could see Manda swimming calmly through the vast blue sea, being attacked by what appeared to be a small army of fish men (which she assumed were the Devonians that Gezora had spoken of), attacking a large aircraft carrier with Gezora, fighting against Godzilla alongside Gezora, Titanosaurus and Destroyah, then arriving on the Monster Islands and being accepted by the Earth Defenders.
As she watched, she couldn't believe how similar Manda's life experiences were to her own, from being shunned by others when she was a little girl, to joining Phantom Lord, to meeting and falling in love with Gray during Phantom's attack on Fairy Tail, to joining Fairy Tail following the Tower of Heaven incident. It was almost ironic that both of them had such similar backgrounds and she didn't even realize it. However, thinking about it seemed to fill her with a new resolve; she had to save Gray, but just him, but Manda and Godzilla as well.
It seemed that Juvia's resolve spread through the Sensory Link to Manda, because her eyes suddenly flashed open, her reptilian eyes showing similar resolve.
"I won't. Let you. Hurt my FRIENDS!"
Ultraman X OST: New Awakenings...
Just then, Gezora's eyes went wide as Manda's body suddenly gave off a tremendously bright yellow aura that cloaked her entire body. Not only that, but it quite literally felt like she was on fire because the Earth Conqueror yelled out in pain when he felt his tentacles begin to burn, forcing him to release his hold on Manda.
Juvia and Meredy both gasped as they both felt the strain on their throats finally pass, though the latter was surprised. "W-What just happened?" Looking up, she noticed Manda's body was coated in a bright, radiant aura as she glared at Gezora. "What is that beats up to now?"
Juvia was panting as she tried to get her breathing back in order, but could stop herself from staring at Manda in shock. "This power...I've never felt anything like it before. Is this...her true power?" Her eyes went wide she began to feel a warm sensation coursing through her body. It painful or anything like that, but it felt almost comforting, like one would feel from sitting in a hot tube.
"What is this sensation I'm feeling?" she asked herself. "My body feels warm all of the sudden." Looking down at the Sensory Link on her wrist, she then looked back at Manda. "Is this...Manda's power that I'm feeling?"
Speaking of Manda, she was still glaring at Gezora, who took a few steps away to try and avoid being cooked alive by the searing heat she was giving off. "Just what manner of power is this?" Gezora questioned. "Answer me, Manda! What have you done?!"
Manda remained silent for a brief moment before speaking in a low and menacing tone. "You and that misguided girl there threatened to take away something very precious to me. You tried to take away the only ones who made me feel like my life could be worth something. You threatened...to kill my comrades." The aura surrounding Manda became brighter than before, forcing the others around her to cover their eyes. "But not only did you threaten to do that, but you also threatened the life of someone very precious to my friend! If he is so precious to her, then I will fight to my dying breath to make sure that they can stay together!"
Juvia was at a complete loss for words, feeling deeply moved by Manda's words. "Manda..."
"I will never be like you Gezora!" Manda continued. "You may not have been able to move on, but I already have! I'm not a servant of the Devonians any longer! Because I am an Earth Defender!"
Gezora growled angrily. "Why you- Fine! If you stubbornly refuse to see things like I do, then you can just die!" He fired his Ink Blast towards Manda as the searing hot black ink raced towards her.
Suddenly, a large torrent of water shot in front of Manda and blocked the Ink Blast, surprising both Kaiju. "Now what?!" Gezora shouted in annoyance.
Manda heard footsteps coming from next to her and turned to see Juvia standing beside her with a determined glare directed at the Earth Conqueror. "Manda, did you truly mean what you said?"
The Earth Defender was slightly surprised by her question, but nodded. "Every word."
Her words made Juvia smile. "Then how about we take care of this together?"
Once again, Manda was surprised by her request. "Are you sure?"
"Of course I am." she replied without an ounce of hesitation. "This monster threatened to harm not just Gray, but you and Godzilla as well. I will stand by my friends to the end." She then glanced over at Manda with a hopeful expression. "We are friends, right?"
Manda raised her brow. "What do mean? I thought we already were."
Juvia's eyes widened from her response, but still couldn't hold back a smile. "Thank you, Manda." She then directed her attention back to Gezora. "Then lets do this!"
"Of course!" Manda replied as she did the same.
Gezora glared hatefully at the two. "So you wish to die together then?! So be it then! I will complete the mission SpaceGodzilla passed on to me, no matter what it takes!"
"Bring it on then!" Manda shouted as she launched herself high into the air with Juvia jumped onto her back. It was then that both Gezora and Meredy noticed that Manda's yellow aura seemed to be transferring itself into Juvia as she became cloaked in a similar colored aura.
Juvia looked down at her hands as she felt a surge of power and warmth course through her. "Manda, this power feels amazing."
"I know how you feel. I was surprised as well." Manda replied before looked down at Gezora. "Lets finish this Juvia!"
"Right!" Juvia spread her arms out as a large torrent of water shot out from below them and surrounded the two. At the same time, the yellow aura that was radiating from them both also surrounded them, cloaking both of them in a large veil of water and yellow light.
Gezora stared up in absolute shock. "W-What the Daiei?!"
"It's over, Gezora!" Manda declared as she began to shoot down towards the Earth Conqueror with Juvia still holding onto her back. As they both fell, the veil continued to surround the two as they almost resembled a large comet of water and light.
"You will not harm our comrades!" Juvia shouted as well. "Even with all the power that your kind may posses, you can never shatter our friendship! You can never break Fairy Tail!"
"N-No! Stop it! Please!" Gezora begged as he tried to back away, but it was already too late.
"Inferno Nebula!"
A loud scream echoed across the area as the large comet of water and light came crashing down onto Gezora, resulting in a blinding explosion of light that forced Meredy to cover her eyes and look away. Once the light began to die down, Meredy slowly opened her eyes and looked up just as the smoke began to dissipate.
Gezora's unconscious form laid floating in the water nearby, burns covering him all over. She could tell he was still alive through the light movements of his chest, indicating he was still breathing.
A sound caught her attention and she turned to see Manda and Juvia struggling to stand up. Both were exhausted and completely spent on power, but still managed to stagger to their feet. Manda looked over and took notice of Gezora floating unconscious in the water close by. Seeing him in such a state made her feel a faint pang of guilt in her heart.
'Forgive me, Gezora. Hopefully one day you can find it in your heart to move on from the past and follow your own path.' She then turned to Juvia, who looked back at her, and smiled. "We...won."
"Yeah..." Juvia breathed out as she smiled back despite her exhaustion. "We did..."
Ultraman X OST: New Awakenings Ends...
Meredy stared in absolute shock at the two as they shared a brief moment of victory. A thousand questions were racing through her mind all at once, the most common one being what the hell those two had just done to defeat Gezora. 'How were they able to do that? It almost looked like they had actually combined their powers into one. It almost looked like...a Unison Raid?'
She immediately shook her head in denial as soon as she finished that thought. 'No, it couldn't have been! A Unison Raid can only be achieved between two wizards who share a similar Magic in nature! And from what I've seen so far, these creatures are incapable of wielding Magic! So how were they able to do that?!'
Meredy stood up and glared at Manda and Juvia, who notice of her and faced her. "You two are quite clever, I'll give you that. Being able to perform a advanced technique like that on your first attempt is something I don't always see. However, this is still far from over." She raised her arm and gestured to the pink heart on her wrist. "Unless you've forgotten, you still have to stop me, or I could easily kill or harm your beloved Gray and Godzilla. Unfortunately, the only way for either you to stop me is to kill me. However, doing so will aid my vengeance."
Manda and Juvia didn't reply as Meredy continued on with her tirade. "Don't you two get it?! Nothing you do will change our fates! All roads converge on death for us! It's the only option!"
"No, that's not true! If you leave Gray alone, we'll live!" Juvia exclaimed, causing Meredy to look up at her with surprise. "I used to be a lot like you. But joining Fairy Tail has taught me that my enemies deserve to live!"
"Indulgent nonsense!" Meredy screamed angrily as she released a surge of Magic Power and created a teal blade that hovered above her head. "I will kill Gray Fullbuster and put Ultear's heart at ease!"
"Not if we can help it!" Manda retorted as she and Juvia limped towards Meredy with all of their remaining strength. "If we have to knock all three of us out to stop you, then so be it!"
Meredy released a bloodcurdling scream as the magic blade began to drop towards her head. 'I have to kill him! For her!'
The entire town, residence and all, was reduced to ashes and burned away. Buildings were tarnished and crackling and smoke was blowing through the air. Through it all, a lone girl, still very young with pink hair and red earmuffs, was crying nonstop and weeping.
She had lost everything, and all she could do was cry to no end. She dialed it down for a moment as she opened her eyes to see a woman slowly walking up to her.
The woman was Ultear, and she was looking at the girl with a mournful and apathetic expression.
The little girl began to cry again, and Ultear knelt down and laid a comforting and gentle hand on top of Meredy's head as she continued to sob.
"There's no need to cry anymore." she soothed with a smile. "No one's going to to hurt you." Though it didn't help much, all Meredy could do in response was sniffle. The girl looked up to see Ultear smiling at her.
It was then that Zancrow suddenly appeared out of the blue and jumped down on a piece of rubble to Ultear's right. "What gives? Who's the little brat?" he asked, sounding rather annoyed.
"She's a survivor." Ultear said gently.
On Ultear's left, Kain Hikaru walked up holding a several stacked ice cream cone. "Dinners waiting. Just kill her and be done with it."
Meredy blinked before she began to cry again, not wanting to die. She wanted to live. Ultear frowned at the girl, seeing her so sad and vulnerable. Seeing her like this, it made her think of herself. Someone who was helpless, yet had potential.
Ultear came to a decision. "...I'm going to take her with us instead."
Zancrow immediately objected. "You've got to be out of your freaking mind! Master Hades said to find Zeref's key and wipe out everyone in the city!" He then gestured to the crying girl. "That means her too!"
The girl sniffed and cried to no end, standing helplessly in front of Ultear. Ultear put on an accepting face, one that was as tender-loving as a mother.
"...She reminds me of myself when I was a little girl." she said aloud, to which Zancrow and Kain looked at each other with confusion. Ultear picked up the girl and held her close to her, who in turn hugged her back, making Ultear smile.
"I'll take responsibility; besides, I have a feeling she has a great deal to share with us."
"Uh, sure..."Zancrow trailed off in an uneasy silence.
Kain was the one who broke it. "So...dinner?"
Several years later:
Meredy and Ultear were standing on the open deck of the airship, seeing the glistening ocean water below, and saw the clouds roll by.
Ultear had a frown on her face, which made Meredy worry. "Ur?" she asked. "Why do you look so sad all the time?"
Ultear looked down at Meredy and sighed as she gave a gentle smile. "How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that? Ur is my deceased mother, and the name Ultear died along with it."
"She's...dead?" Meredy asked innocently with a hint of sadness.
The two shared a brief silence among themselves as the winds shifted through their hair, making them flow like gentle streams in the air.
Ultear looked out ahead at the water and sky. "I'll tell you about it, someday."
Meredy slowly leaned closer and gently wrapped her arms around Ultear's left arm, making her look down at the comforting Meredy.
"You are my mother, now and forever." Meredy said quietly.
Ultear blinked and was actually surprised, but instead, she couldn't be anymore happy. All she could do was smile. "I'm far too young to have such a mature and talented daughter."
Meredy looked up and blushed, smiling at Ultear's joke.
Meredy heard a shattering sound from above as s blast of water destroyed the teal blade before it could come down on her. She then felt two pairs of arms wrap tightly around her. Her eyes opened with sheer shock as Juvia and Manda were hugging her.
Meredy was left in shock when she heard weeping. 'I don't understand...why are they crying?'
Juvia and Manda retracted, with Manda taking her own arms away and having Juvia clench Meredy's shoulders. They had the Sensory Link, but for some reason, they started to look misty in the eyes.
"You feel love, I can see it." Juvia pictured Meredy's face as she smiled at Ultear. "You love someone, and they mean the world to you." She then pictured a smiling Ultear from what Meredy remembered.
Meredy's eyes were visibly shaking as she looked into Juvia's crying eyes. 'How does she know? Did I somehow share my memories with them through the link?'
Manda's misty eyes remained as they were. "Meredy, she took you in! You love her with everything you ever had!" she sniffled. "You love someone. You love family. Just like I do!"
Manda then pictured her meeting with Godzilla following the the Trilopod War, and how despite the fact that they had once been enemies, he and the others still welcomed her into the Earth Defenders and how kind they were to her, in which Meredy could actually picture through the link, which surprised her and she blinked. "I couldn't bear to lose the only family I've ever had; it'd be the end of me! You have to live for the ones you hold dear!"
Juvia sniffed as she cried, staring into Meredy's eyes. "Please." she begged. "Please live. Live for the one you love. Like the person I love!" Meredy was too baffled and dazed to respond. "You don't have a choice. If you have love, you have to live."
"Love?" Meredy was stargazed as she was caught off guard by that term.
Manda softly added in. "I love my family. I live for them. I live for my comrades. They're my family, and I live for all of their sake! Live for Ultear!"
Meredy's Sensory Link made her feel Juvia and Manda's crying cheeks began to turn pink, her lips quivered, and most importantly, her eyes began to tear up. She began to have crying eyes like Manda and Juvia.
'Live...for Ultear. These feelings...their overwhelming. I can't hold them back. These tears of love and life...are unstoppable.'
Meredy completely broke down, and love finally processed. She shed far more tears than she had in her life, and Manda and Juvia joined in to hug and comfort Meredy as the three collapsed. The three began to cry all together, all living for the ones they held dear.
Meredy's Sensory Link was lifted in the crying, and the three no longer felt the same pain, though they continued to cry on. With their bodies all hurt and out of power, they all fell backwards into the water.
"I can't do it... Please forgive me." Meredy muttered as she fell backwards in exhaustion.
Juvia smiled as she fell backwards. "My beloved Gray... Please be safe." She splashed backwards.
Manda followed, a smile grazed onto her face. "Godzilla, we did it." She to fell backwards into the water beside Juvia, letting exhaustion take over.
Gray looked down at his wrist when he noticed the glowing pink heart suddenly fade away. 'That thing on my wrist disappeared, and that horrible pain vanished with it.' He then blinked when he felt dampness in his eyes and reached up to find that they were wet. 'Wha- Tears? Aw man! The hell's going on?!'
After wiping the tears away, he looked over his shoulder from behind the tree, but saw no one there. "They're gone."
"Were you following me, little man?"
Gray's eyes went wide and he spun around to see Ultear standing over him with an amused smile, Zeref had been gently placed on the forest floor nearby.
"Stay back!" he exclaimed as he shot to his feet and got some distance between him and the Grimoire Heart mage. "Who are you?"
"Surely you've notice the resemblance." Ultear replied. "There's a perfectly good reason that I look so much like your master Ur. I'm her daughter."
Gray's eyes went completely wide from sheer shock as he finally put two and two together. It made sense now, yet he still found it hard to believe. 'No way... It's impossible. This is the same woman who helped Jellal betray the Magic Council, and now she's a member of Grimoire Heart?'
"Well that's news." Gray said. "So are you here to kill me? You must be holding a grudge."
"...No Gray." Ultear answered with a smile, much to Gray's surprise. "Actually, I've been wanting to meet you for a long time. Please don't worry, I'm a friend. I want to make things right."
Once again, Gray pictured Ur and how much Ultear resembled her and couldn't stop staring in shock at how uncanny the resemblance was.
Natsu and Happy stood at the entrance to the cave Godzilla had pointed out earlier and were staring out at the harsh downpour outside. Doranbolt was quietly sitting against a wall with his arms crossed while Makarov and King Caesar laid in front of him, both still unconscious. Godzilla was sitting on his haunches near the opposite wall with Rodan standing beside him.
The King of Monsters was currently staring at his wrist where the strange pink heart had been until just a minute ago. He also could no longer feel any pain in his body and was feeling rather fine now, although he still was rather confused as to what that strange pink heart was, and also why he had felt Manda's presence coming from it, but he didn't really question it as a feeling in his gut told him that Manda was okay.
Nearby, Lucy appeared from behind a large boulder dressed in a white dress with blue accents. "What do you think?" she asked as she did a pose in front of Wendy and Virgo, who had randomly appeared a few minutes earlier to offer the blonde a change of clothes since her other ones had been shredded.
"You look cute." Wendy replied with a smile.
"Clothing from the Celestial World suits you. This is our latest fashion." Virgo said. "Do you like it?"
Lucy smiled as she did a spin. "You bet I do! Thanks!"
Virgo bowed her head in gratitude. "Happy to be of service princess." She then pulled out a purple dress from seemingly out of nowhere and held it out in front of Wendy. "Now it's your turn."
The young Dragon Slayer stared at the dress with surprise. "You didn't have to do this for me."
"Please, think nothing of it." Virgo dismissed. "Now change before you catch a cold."
"Umm, okay. Thanks a lot." Wendy thanked as she took the dress.
"Would you like some assistance getting out of your clothes?" Virgo asked.
Wendy shook her head with a nervous smile. "I'm sure I'll be fine. Thanks for offering!" she said as she ran behind the same rock Lucy had come out of earlier to change.
Speaking of Lucy, she walked closer to the cave entrance where Natsu and Happy were standing and looked out at the rain. "This rain just doesn't want to let up." she commented.
Wendy peaked out from behind the rock she was changing behind. "It's nice to be dry, but I feel kind of helpless."
Natsu and Happy both noticed something flying towards them and saw that it was Carla, who was wearing a large leaf over her head to protect her from the rain.
"Hey Carla!" Natsu called out. "Did you lose Lily?"
"We decided to stop by base camp on the way here. Gajeel, Mira, Baragon and Zilla are in pretty bad shape." Carla landed at the entrance of the cave and made her wings disappear. "So Lily's staying with them while they recover."
"I hope they get better soon." Happy commented.
Carla nodded. "Me too, but the good news is we spotted Grimoire Heart's ship off the east coast of the island."
Natsu punched his fist into his open palm. "Then I say we swim over and bust heads."
"Hold on. I think we should go back to base camp first." Lucy said. "If Cana or Gray show up, we could really use their help."
"And if they aren't, then hopefully Varan will find them before they get themselves into trouble." Godzilla added as he stood up.
Rodan looked at him with uncertainty. "You sure it was okay to just let him go off on his own like that, Chief?"
Godzilla nodded. "Have faith in him Rodan. Like the rest of us, his senses are quite sharp. I have no doubt he can find them."
"They're right." Wendy said as she appeared in her her new clothes. "If it's up for a vote, then I'm with Lucy. We should check the camp."
Natsu nodded as he walked over to Makarov. "Alright, lets go. I'll carry Gramps."
"...What about me?" Doranbolt asked hesitantly, gaining the attention of the others.
Natsu lifted Makarov up and carried him piggyback style. "Keep the Council from blowing us up."
Doranbolt just stared at Natsu with slight surprise before looking away. Lucy then piped in. "Listen, we don't want their help. We can take down Grimoire Heart, the Earth Conquerors and that Zeref creep ourselves."
"Tell them there's no need to fire an Etherion blast." Wendy asked.
Doranbolt scoffed. "You think they'll actually listen?"
"Then just find a way to buy us some time. We're counting on you." Godzilla said as he walked by, getting Doranbolts attention. "Also, keep an eye on Caesar until he wakes up. Tell him what's going on and he'll handle the rest."
Dornabolt stood up as the rest of the group began their trek out of the cave and into the the rain. "Come back! You can't beat them! No guild that's faced Grimoire Heart has lived to talk about it! Do you even have a plan?!"
"Simple." Natsu replied without looking back. "Give it everything we've got! That's all!"
Doranbolt watched them leave with trembling eyes, unsure of what to do now.
Gray raised his brow at Ultear in confusion. "You're on my side?"
"That's right." she answered.
The Ice mage looked at the ground, feeling some guilt begin to wash over him. "Look, about Ur..."
"I know. You don't need to say anything." Ultear cut him off, a look of empathy crossed her features. "Her death wasn't your fault. I don't blame anyone. My mother was simply protecting her pupils." She then gave a faint smile. "I'm very proud of her."
Gray stared at Ultear as her empathetic look returned before looking away. "Look, this might sound harsh, but I honestly don't care what you think of me. And if you're as proud of her as you say you are, you've got a funny way of showing it!"
There was a brief pause between the two before Ultear glanced at Zeref's unconscious form lying nearby. "Are you referring to Zeref?"
"Damn straight!" Gray exclaimed. "If anyone's responsible for Ur's death, it's that bastard! She was killed by Deliora, a monster that he created! But instead of getting rid of him, you wanna use his power to kill more people than any of his creations did!"
Ultear looked away and grasped her own arm. "You have it all wrong Gray."
"Do I really?" he asked sarcastically.
"Like I said, I'm going to set it right. Trust me, this is Ur's will." she said, much to Gray's shock.
"Grrr. Damn this rain! My fur getting completely soaked!"
The source of the angry outburst was from none other than the green Gargantua of the Earth Conquerors. Gaira was walking a few paces ahead of his brother with a look of frustration. It had been maybe hours since they arrived on Tenrou Island, yet they were unable to locate any enemies for them to fight. The lack of action was really starting to get on Gaira's nerves.
Sanda on the other hand, remained silent as he simply listened to his brothers angry tirades. He wasn't as big a fan of violence as Gaira was, in fact, he often tried to avoid it as much as possible unless he absolutely needed to do so. What's more was that unlike his brother or any of the other Conquerors, he did not hate or despise humans. In fact, he wanted to protect them as much as he did his own brother and would do what he could to keep them out of harms way.
So that left one question: Why would he join the Earth Conquerors if he was completely against their beliefs?
Well, that was something Sanda regretted deeply. After the Trilopod War ended and a majority of the Earth Kaiju left before eventually becoming the Earth Defenders, Gaira and Sanda decided to go on their own and try to enjoy peaceful lives. One day, however, Sanda hadn't heard from his brother for quite some time and had gotten rather worried about what had become of him. He had decided to try and find him, until he had gotten an unexpected visitor.
SpaceGodzilla.
The celestial saurian told Sanda that his brother was alive and that he had convinced him to join his new team, the Earth Conquerors, and wanted Sanda to join as well. The brown Gargantua wanted to deny his request, but then SpaceGodzilla made a threat that he could not counter. If Sanda didn't accept his request and join the Earth Conquerors, then he would kill his brother right in front of him.
Sanda had initially been horrified by the threat. He loved his brother and was extremely loyal to him, despite the frequent brawls they would have regarding their different beliefs, and knew that if he attempted to try and resist, then Gaira would be dead. So, despite his better judgement, Sanda reluctantly joined the Earth Conquerors to be by his brothers side, though his was still completely against harming humans.
"Oi, Sanda!" The brown Gargantua looked up to see his brother glancing back at him over his shoulder. "What's with that face? If you've got something to say, then spill it already."
Sanda shook his head. "No, it's nothing. Don't mind me."
Gaira just snorted and looked back ahead. "I'm telling you, I can't wait until we finally find some enemies to crush. It'll be quite some fun!"
"Yes, fun..." Sanda said quietly. He knew it was hopeless to get his brother to change his mind about harming humans. Ever since he had been captured in China and held against his will, he had held a grudge against them ever since. Sanda on the other hand had grown up observing humans and became rather interested in them, to the point that he even wanted to protect them as well.
The brown Gargantua looked back up ahead to see his brother still growling over the rain. 'Brother, why is it so hard for you to let go of the past? If only there was some way I could reach you.'
Erza walked along a stone trail close to the Tenrou Tree as the rain continued to pour down on her. However, she paid no heed to it as she still had one priority right now.
"Wendy! Rodan! Can you hear me?!" she called out. Unfortunately, she got no answer once again.
'I can't give up yet.' Erza thought to herself. 'I have to find Wendy and the others before Grimoire Heart does!'
Just then, she heard a faint noise coming from some bushes nearby and quickly went into a defensive stance. "Who's there?! Show yourself!"
As the noise gradually became louder and louder, Erza realized that the source was coming straight towards her. She held her right arm out as she prepared to use her Requip Magic should the source be an enemy.
The bushes then began to rustle and just before Erza could activate her Magic, a familiar face stepped out from behind the bushes and noticed her presence. Both paused as they stared at each other with bewilderment.
"Anguirus?"
"Erza?"
The scarlet-haired knight sighed with relief and lowed her defensive posture before approaching her friend. "Thank goodness it's you. I thought you were an enemy."
"Same. I heard your voice, but had to be sure wasn't a Conqueror or one of those masked hooligans pulling a trick." Anguirus replied as they stood in front of each other.
Erza raised a brow. "You ran into Grimoire Heart too?"
"Is that what their called? Well, either way, they weren't that much of a challenge. They were actually more annoying than threatening." Anguirus replied.
Erza could help but chuckle a little. "I see." Her expression immediately went back to serious. "I'm afraid we'll have to save the stories for later. Right now we need to find Wendy and the others."
"Understood." Anguirus replied with equal seriousness.
"The famous Erza, and Anguirus."
The two warriors stopped and looked up where they heard the sudden voice. "Who's there?!" Erza demanded.
"Show yourself!" Anguiurs added.
They both then noticed the upper body of a man appear sticking out from one of the large roots upside down above them with his arms crossed. "Finally, I've found a pair of true warriors."
Erza and Anguirus glared up at the man as Azuma stared back at them calmly. "Titania and the Underdog. Wendy and Rodan are gone. I've sought to it."
Erza clenched her fists tightly while Anguirus bared his fangs angrily. "Then you'll die."
Fairy Tail OST: Grand Wizard Bluenote...
Grimoire Heart Airship:
Hades sat alone in front of his long table, the only source of light in the darkened room being from the large stain glass window behind him and some candles on the table. He took a small sip of his wine before setting it down with a thoughtful expression on his face.
"To think that even Meredy would be bested in combat, as well as another of SpaceGodzilla's subordinates. I never imagined more than half of the Seven Kin would fall to such weak rebel. I've no choice now." He glanced to his right, but unsurprisingly, he saw no one there. "It would appear he's already left. Forgive me Makarov, he's the one wizard I hoped I'd never have to send into the fray."
Outside the ship, a man in a large white coat with extremely long dark hair which was gather into all gathered and tied in a clothed ponytail reaching his waist walked calmly through the forest of Tenrou Island as lighting crackled across the sky above, his face shadowed by the darkness of the forest.
Hades looked ahead with a blank expression. "This is the end."
In another section of the ship, SpaceGodzilla sat quietly in his dark quarters in an almost meditative state with his eyes closed. He had sensed Gezora's defeat, which meant that left only six of his soldiers that had yet to be beaten.
"It seems that I have underestimated my brothers forces if even Gezora was bested. And it would appear that this 'Fairy Tail' is not to be trifled with either." He opened his eyes and stared ahead. "It would appear that I'm left with no other choice."
He slowly reached raised his left hand and placed one finger on the horn on his forehead, which began to glow from the contact. 'Battra, do you read me?'
'Loud and clear, sir. What is it that you desire?'
'I want you to cancel your mission on locating Grimoire's device. Leave that task to myself.'
'Sir?'
'Listen, I have a different task for you. How would you like to see your nephew and niece again?'
Fairy Tail Ost: Grand Wizard Bluenote Ends...
Back at the Fairy Tail base camp, Levy and Lisanna were speaking with Panther Lily. Lisanna clapped her hands together happily after hearing what he told them. "Natsu and the others are heading this way?"
"It'll be so good to see everybody again." Levy added with a smile.
"Well they should be here soon, in fact their following Carla to camp as we speak." Lily reassured them.
Lisanna sighed with relief. "Oh thank goodness. With so many wizards down, we're gonna need all the help we can get."
"We'll be adding one more to the wounded when they arrive with Master." Lily said grimly.
Levy looked down with a sad look on her face. "I still can't believe those jerks beat him like that."
"I know..." Lisanna replied sadly.
Panther Lily then looked off to side where he saw Mothra Leo sitting in front of his sisters cocoon while Gorosaurus stood beside him. The Shobijin were standing atop the larva's head while they held their arms out in front of them, as if they were about to perform a spell or something.
"Speaking of which, how are they holding up?" the black Exceed asked as he gestured over to the small group of beings from another universe.
Levy looked over and shook her head. "We don't know. They haven't said much since Lea went into her cocoon state."
"Well, lets go find out then." Lisanna said before she began walking towards them. Levy and Lily shared an unsure look towards each other, but followed her anyway.
As the trio approached, Gorosaurus noticed them first and turned to face them. "So how's it coming along?" Levy asked.
Gorosaurus shook his head with grim expression. "Not much. Given that Lea's been shrunken like the rest of us, her transformation speed has drastically reduced. I'm afraid it'll be quite some time before her transformation is complete."
Lisanna looked at Leo and saw that he looked greatly worried over his sister. She wished she could say or do something to help the poor thing, but knew that now was not the time for that.
"Let us try one more time." the Shobijin said together, catching the others attention. They noticed a faint gold light emanating from their palms, which made contact with the cocoon. Next, they did something that the two Fairy Tail mages and the black Exceed didn't expect.
They started singing in an exotic language.
"Mahal Mahal Mosura,
Tama Tama Mosura,
Laban Guerra Labanan!"
Levy, Lisanna and Panther Lily all saw that the cocoon was glowing now, and gentle golden aura illuminated the area. Gorosaurus looked on without any sort of shock since he was used to seeing this sort of display while Leo seemed to have a hopeful look in his blue eyes.
"Laban Guerra Labanan,
Mahal Mahal Mosura,
Tama Tama Mosura!"
Once the singing ceased, the aura faded away, though nothing seemed to happen. Mothra Leo chirped sadly and Gorosaurus looked down with disappointment. The Shobijin lowered their arms and faced the two humans and the Exceed with apologetic expressions.
"We are sorry, but it seems that despite all of the Magic we have used, we have only managed to speed up the process by only a few minutes. Though we are afraid it will still be some time before she hatches in her adult form."
"So we'll just have to waiting, huh?" Lily clarified, getting nod from the Shobijin in response.
Mothra Leo squeaked with sadness at the thought of having to keep waiting for his sister to come out, but this time Lisanna knelt beside him and gently stroked the side of his face.
"Don't worry. I'm sure that your sister is working hard to try and transform as fast as possible so she can help us." she reassured him with a gently smile. "There's no way she would leave you here all alone if she knew you were in danger."
Leo stared into Lisanna's eyes and let out another squeak, which the Shobijin helped translate. "Leo says thank you for your words Lisanna."
The Take-Over mage simply smiled in response before facing Levy. "Until Lea's able to finish her transformation and Natsu and the other get here, it looks like it's up to us to protect base camp."
Levy nodded with a determined glare. "Yeah, their gonna pay! We'll send Grimoire Heart and those Earth Conquerors running for the hills! If we work together, we can pull it off, I know it."
Gorosaurus smiled at seeing his human friends regain their spirits. "Of course we will, because we won't anyone stop us from protecting our comrades."
Just then, the sound of footsteps caught their attention and they all turned to see a lone figure approaching from the shadows with a smirk on his face.
"Here's an idea, why don't you surrender? Nothing wrong with that. Differences in power are abound in this unbalanced world of ours." The figure placed a hand over his chest. "Feel your drums pound faster against their cages, and prepare yourselves for oblivion!"
The group became defensive as Rustyrose pointed a glove-covered finger at them in a finger gun motion. "Because that's where you're heading."
Panther Lily glared at the dark mage as he entered his Battle Form. "Oh yeah?! That's what you think, scoundrel!"
Rustyrose simply smirked at the challenge. Then, a low humming sound buzzed through the air and gradually got louder until another figure landed on top of a small ledge to Rustyrose's right while a third figure appeared to his left.
Kamacuras and Ebirah glared hatefully at the group, while Gorosaurus returned the glare suite.
Lisanna glanced over to see Lily, Levy and Gorosaurus all looking ready for battle, before looking back at at Rustyrose. She quickly put herself in front of Leo and the Shobijin and also got into a battle stance, ready to protect her friends from these invaders.
Meanwhile, Natsu and Godzilla's group were running through the pouring rain to try and make it back to base camp as fast as they could to get Master Makarov some emergency medical treatment.
Wendy looked a little worried and turned towards Carla, who was running beside her. "I'm worried Carla. What if Doranbolt fails?"
"Just forget about that creep. We don't need him." Carla snipped harshly.
"I'm really worried about Cana too." Lucy added as she and Happy ran a few paces behind them. "I hope she's made it back to base camp."
"Maybe Erza'll be there." Happy said.
It was then that Godzilla, who was leading the group, suddenly came to a complete stop and stared up ahead with wide eyes, catching everyone else's attention. "Hey, whats going on?" Natsu asked.
Godzilla's eyes narrowed as he peered through the heavy rain. "We aren't alone."
The others looked towards where the King of Monsters was looking and noticed a figure slowly approaching them. They couldn't make out his appearance as he was hidden behind a heavy downpour of rain that seemed to be coming down harder around him, making it look like a waterfall was coming down on him.
Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy's eyes went wide when they began to sense the man's Magic Power. "He's strong! I feel his power!" Wendy exclaimed in shock.
"It looks like there's a freaking rain cloud hanging right over his head!" Rodan growled. He too could sense the mans immense power and felt a slight chill in his spine.
Godzilla stared ahead at the oncoming figure as it stopped a few feet away from them. He too could sense the immense power he was giving off, but kept cautious as he glared at him. Whoever this man was, he could tell he wasn't an ally.
Natsu stepped up beside Godzilla and called out to the man. "Who are you?! One of the Kin?!"
"...Tell me, have you learned to fly?"
Everyone blinked in confusion at the mans question, but before Rodan could make a comment about him being able to fly (obviously), the man raised both of arms out in front of him. "No? Pity."
Suddenly, the rain that was pouring down around him suddenly stopped and little water droplets were seen hovering in place. Natsu and the others were baffled by the sudden act, but Godzilla could already sense something bad was about to happen. It was then that the man spoke again.
"...Then you shall fall."
Then, out of nowhere, Godzilla and the others suddenly felt a tremendous pressure come crashing down on them and force them to the ground with cries of pain. The pressure the man was exerting was pushing down on the group so hard that a large deep crater was being created around them.
"I-I can't move!" Carla exclaimed as she continued to get crushed by the pressure.
Happy wasn't fairing any better as he looked like he was about to pop. "It's crushing!"
While the group continued to get forced down into the ground, Bluenote Stinger watched with a stony gaze.
Back at the base camp, Levy and the others began to feel a tremendous amount of Magic Power coming from somewhere nearby. The sheer amount alone was overwhelming for them.
"Do you feel that?" Levy asked.
"It's overwhelming." Lisanna said wearily.
Gorosaurus' eyes were wide as he looked off towards where he sensed the presence. "This sheer power, I've never felt anything like it in my life!" Mothra Leo was beginning to tremble in fright from sensing the immense magical presence and even the Shobijin were slightly quivering.
Panther Lily gritted his teeth and balled his fists. "This presence is stronger than the others combined."
While Kamacuras and Ebirah were also distracted by the Magic Power they were feeling, Rustyrose gave a dramatic scoff. "It seems an annoyance has reared it's ugly head. Does he intend to disturb our glorious feast?"
Meanwhile, Erza and Anguirus felt the same immense Magic Power as well and were left in shock while Azuma still silently watched the two.
"This power is overwhelming." Anguirus commented.
Erza looked off in the direction she felt the Magic. "What is this?"
"Your death bell. This war is over." Azuma answered from above, bring her and Anguirus' attention back to him. "Now that Bluenote has entered the fray, all life on this island is as good as gone."
Anguirus and Erza's eyes widened.
Bluenote looked down in the crater he had created with his Magic and saw that the entire group where on their hands and knees struggling to stand up, except for Godzilla who had already rose to a kneeling position. He looked up at the Dark Mage and took notice of his appearance.
He appeared to be a tall, muscular middle-aged man with extremely long dark hair, which was gathered at the back of his head and tied in a clothed ponytail that reached down below his waist, revealing his forehead. His large nose was mildly hooked and he had prominent bangs under his eyes, as well as thin eyebrows and bushy triangular sideburns angled upwards and some stubble around his chin and lower face. On the back of his left wrist was a dark tattoo with an open rhomboidal shape, resembling a large arrow bent in two angles to point towards its back.
Bluenote's attire consisted of a light-colored, sleeveless cloth, reaching down to his knees both on the front and, larger, on the back, which was open on the sides, but held closed around the waist by a light sash. On the front, the part of the cloth covering Bluenote's legs was adorned by a large, stylized colored dark-colored sun, and its lower chest was had a pair of dark wings, with their stylized feathers extending sideways, over it. The cloths edges were decorated by four stripes, with the dark two being the central ones and the lighter-colored ones flanking them on both sides.
Below such cloth, Bluenote wore a dark-colored shirt with a high, round collar adorned on the front by a small metal plate, with its shape resembling a rounded, capsized pyramid, and sleeves reaching down below his elbows. His legs were covered by a pair of dark baggy pants, with a light stripe going down each leg's side, which were tucked inside a pair of bright-colored boots. Over his entire outfit, Bluenote wore a large, bright-colored overcoat draped over his shoulders like a cape, with his arms out of its sleeves. The coat had a high collar and edges sided by a line of small, dark triangles pointing sideways.
"You know, personally neither the Fairy Tail Guild nor our plans for Zeref mean much of anything to me." he said as he crossed his arms over his chest. "But there is one thing that I have been longing to do on this island."
Godzilla and Natsu both glared up at Bluenote defiantly as the Deputy-Commander of Grimoire Heart reached one arm out.
"Where is the grave of Mavis Vermilion? I wish to pay my respects to Fairy Tail's first master."
Varan raced down a small dirt path as fast as his legs could carry him, following the scent of a certain Card Mage that he just recently picked up. As he continued to run, he could help but mentally curse himself.
'Dammit! How did I not see it earlier when it was right in front of me?! It's obvious now why Cana's been acting weird and why she would just ditch Lucy like that! All she cares about is getting to the grave and winning this dang trial and becoming S-Class! Doesn't she realize what matters more right now than that?!'
Shaking off his aggravation, he began to pick up the pace as he felt the scent slowly yet gradually getting stronger.
'No time for that right now. I've gotta find Cana and snap her back to reality! I'm almost there!'
Cana slowly walked towards the bright light at the end of the once dark tunnel. She felt rather tired from all the walking to get here and had to lean up against the cave wall to catch her breath for a moment before continuing on.
'I've finally found it; Mavis' grave. At last, I'll become an S-Class Wizard. And then...I can face my father.'
Once she stepped out of the cave, she found herself in a large open area surrounded by rocky ledges and overgrown roots spread out across the stone ground. Looking up ahead, Cana noticed what almost looked like an overpass made out of straw with a stone memorial placed just inside the entrance.
As she continued to approach the memorial, she saw a small orb of golden light emanating from from an opening in the center.
"What is this...light? It's like fire. Am I seeing things?"
And cut! That's all for Chapter 28, I hope you guys liked it, cause things are getting really good now! Please leave a review and tell me what you thought, also don't forget to follow and favorite this story!
Also, I noticed a reviewer named Nerv the Bear made a suggestion about me doing a comedic chapter of this story about some of the Earth Defenders taking jobs for Fairy Tail. To be completely honest with you guys, I never even thought about doing something like like, and now that I think about it, I kinda wanna do it!
However, seeing how far we are in the story already, I'm thinking that maybe I'll make it into a one-shot, and I'll probably start working on it after I finish the next chapter of Monsters and Devils and before I get started on the next chapter of this story, so keep on the lookout for that one-shot, cause it's gonna come!
Anyway, this is Godzilla Boy signing off!
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