*My name is Cole McGrath, and I'm a conduit. Few weeks ago I fought the beast back at New Marais. Seconds after I turned on the RFI, everything changed. I got transported to this strange land where powers were actually called magic. At first I thought it was a dead end, but a few people gave me hope. People who made me believe in myself. And now, I face myself*

'This is how it all ends Cole! You and your stupid bunch of friends going down under!' yelled Reaper while he raised his arms followed by a smirk in the end.

'You're out of your mind Reaper! Even you wouldn't be able to survive this impact!' replied Cole in a loud tone. Reaper closed his eyes and began to laugh.

'Oh Cole, how naive you can be at times, you're forgetting the one thing I told you a while ago... I'M NOT YOU' Reaper yelled as he fired a grenade at Cole simultaneously. Cole quickly dodged his attack and attempted to fire back, when he was stopped by Natsu.

'You need to figure out a way to stop that thing, leave Reaper to us' said Natsu as he put his hand on Cole's shoulder. Wendy approached both of then and suggested to help Cole herself.

'But Natsu..' replied Cole, who halted as Natsu gave a serious look.

'Okay, be careful out there' he added as he started to walk away with Wendy and used his ice jump to flee from the area.

'Where do you think your going?' taunted Reaper as he attempted to stop Cole, only to be hindered by a sword thrown by Erza,

'Your fight is with us!' she yelled as she equipped into her flame empress armor.

'I'm gonna settle the score with you' mumbled Natsu as he charged his fist in anger.

'Gray, take Jen away from here, it's too dangerous' yelled Erza.

'What? There's no way I'm leaving you guys alone with this freak!' replied Gray.

'Just listen to her!' yelled Natsu.

'Alright, I'll be back soon okay?' replied Gray as he held an injured Jen and started to flee away from the battleground.

'What is that thing!?' yelled Lucy as she stared into the crimson red sky.

'A fireball?' asked Master Makarov who was confused over what was going on.

'This is not good!' yelled Levy as she observed it.

'According to my calculations, we have 8 minutes till that thing makes an impact' she added.

'8 minutes?!' exclaimed Lucy.

'That fireball is big enough to wipe out the entire town, this isn't normal magic' Levy further added while she trembled in fear.

'How do we stop that thing? Can't Natsu just eat it?' asked Lucy in a loud tone.

'I'm afraid not, if you take a close look, you can see red bands of light flickering near it, that's lightning. Reaper was smart enough to surround his attack that way' replied Master Makarov as he closed his eyes.

'I'll have as much citizens evacuate the town as possible' said Mira as she used her satan soul and fled the hall.

'What is that thing?!' 'Is it doomsday already?' 'We're all gonna die!' screams of citizens echoed across the town as the fireball grew closer and closer. Mira had arrived and ordered immediate evacuation, with people running across the streets, grabbing whatever they found necessary. Screams of children sprung across the entire city as many were left behind in the hour of sudden panic.

'Cole.. I know you can win.. Please' thought Mira as she looked into the sky.

'How do we plan to take that thing out!' yelled Wendy as both Cole and Wendy sprinted towards Magnolia.

'I honestly have no clue' replied Cole with a serious look.

'It's growing closer by the second' she mumbled as she glanced at the sky.

'I know..' replied Cole in a low tone.

'We have to believe in ourselves, and keep faith' she added as she held her bracelet.

'Probably best if we don't talk about faith right now' he replied as both of them grew closer towards the outskirts of Magnolia.

'Cole, no one blames you for what's going on, I'm sure after all of this, you'll be a hero for your people and mine too' she replied which lit up Cole's eyes.

'You two still want to play the hero gig when you know you don't have the slightest chance!' yelled Reaper.

'Who says we're not gonna try!' exclaimed Natsu as he charged towards Reaper and engaged in a hand to hand combat. Erza dashed in and kicked Reaper from behind, breaking his guard, giving Natsu an opportunity to strike back. Natsu immediately held both of Reaper's arms and gave a headbutt, followed it with a jab on his face and a kick. Erza joined in and delivered an uppercut, knocking Reaper airborne.

'Fire Dragon : Roar!' yelled Natsu as he released a huge burst of flames.

As citizens rushed across the town in panic, Cole walked right through them, with Wendy right behind. The scene was similar to the swamp monsters raiding Bertrand's rally back at New Marais.

'Is that Cole?' mumbled Mira as she watched him and Wendy walk across the town.

*I need to get to higher ground, that's the only way I can figure out what to do*

'Master we have less than 5 minutes!' yelled Levy as the Fireball was more vivid, with the lightning around it flickering more brighter than before.

'What do we do!' yelled Lucy in shock, suddenly Wendy and Cole had arrived at the scene.

'Cole! Wendy! How are the others?' inquired Master Makarov.

'They're fine, we don't have time to talk, tell me the highest point in this city' replied Cole in a serious tone

'The church' replied Lucy in quick succession. Cole quickly dashed towards the church using his frost dash.

'But how does he plan to stop that thing?' yelled Lucy as he left.

'I don't know, as we arrived over here, he told me he'll leave me behind at the guild hall as it's too dangerous for me, I wanted to help but I couldn't argue with him. I think he knows what he's doing' replied Wendy as she sat down. The fireball grew closer and closer as time passed.

Reaper stepped out of the attack from Natsu and used his own thunder drop to slam into Natsu, he then used a punch blast at Erza to knock her away. 'It's pointless' he taunted as he grabbed Natsu's face and lifted him.

'Look above you, you barely have 2 minutes to live, now say your prayers' he added.

'There's no.. Way.. Cole... Can let that thing destroy us..' replied Natsu as he coughed.

'Stay strong Natsu, I'm coming!' yelled Erza as she charged towards Reaper, who used his other arm to fire a tripwire rocket. Erza couldn't dodge the attack and fell onto the ground as she was hit.

'I'll let both of you live to watch this' said Reaper as all three of them watched.

Gray and Jen stood in the middle of the forest and observed as the Fireball grew closer.

'It's all my fault..' whispered Jen as she fell onto the ground and broke into tears.

'Don't be so hard on yourself, your emotions got the best of you, remember that' replied Gray.

'What do we do now' she asked hesitantly.

'We wait' replied Gray as he looked at Magnolia from it's outskirts

Cole climbed on top of the church-gate in quick succession and stood at the highest point. Everyone at the guild hall watched as Cole stood there and watched the Fireball grow closer and closer.

'Wh.. What is he trying to do?' mumbled Mira as she held a couple of children who were shivering in fear.

'Cole, you can do it..' whispered Lucy as she watched Cole charge his body.

'30 seconds..' whispered Levy as the fireball was closer than ever.

*My name is Cole McGrath... And I am a wizard of Fairy Tail!*

Cole closed his eyes and charged his body, creating a massive spike of energy across the area. His eyes started to glow white as he further proceeded, with a blue aura beginning to radiate from him. 'It's coming!' yelled Wendy as the fireball was about to close in. Cole then took a deep breath and clenched his fist

'ICE MAKE : GUARDIAN OF THE HEAVENS!' he yelled as he released a tremendous amount of energy, shortly after which a huge mist covered the entire area as the Fireball collided head on.

'No way, how can that be possible!?' yelled Reaper as he observed a huge mist covering the entire city. Cole fell on his knees and coughed, lied down for a few seconds and stared into the sky. As the mist began to fade, a huge ice golem with one of it's arms shattered standing firm on the ground.

'He.. He did it..' mumbled Mira with tears in her eyes.

'Cole saved the city!' yelled Wendy in joy.

*I.. Need to get back..*

Cole barely managed to stand up, upon which everyone cheered.

'He did it!' yelled Master Makarov in joy. Cole quickly used his frost dash and headed towards the forest.

'Where is he going? He can't go out like that he barely recovered' yelled Wendy as she attempted to follow him.

'Reaper is still alive' replied Lucy which lit up Wendy's eyes.

'No way, am I seeing things or did he just use Guardian of the Heavens? How can he be still standing after using up that much power?' thought Gray as he was completely shocked.

'You go ahead, I need to get back to the others!' yelled Gray as he headed towards Natsu and Erza. Jen nodded and began to move ahead.

'So, McGrath did stop the damn thing..' she wondered as she entered the city.

'What did I tell ya? Cole won't let us down' said Natsu with a smile. Reaper looked at Natsu with anger and began to punch him. Natsu endured the pain, he began to cough out blood as Reaper stopped in between.

'Stop it!' yelled Erza as she tried to intervene, Reaper threw Natsu's body right at her in anger and then threw in a double grenade simultaneously.

'You think you've won? This is just the beginning, there ain't no way you're taking me out' said Reaper as his eyes began to glow, with an aura of red lightning surrounding him as he approached towards Natsu. Erza watched as he picked Natsu up and charged electricity on his other hand.

'Please, let him go!' yelled Erza as she pleaded Reaper to spare Natsu's life.

'I'm afraid it's too late for that' replied Reaper as he attempted to bio leech Natsu. Erza closed her eyes as tears began to fall. Suddenly, a magnum bolt hit Reaper's head, forcing him to let go of Natsu.

'You'll pay for that Cole!' replied Reaper as he began to throw numerous grenades at him. Cole used his frost dash to maneuver himself away from the attacks and pick up Natsu and placed him at a safe distance. Natsu watched as Cole placed him,

'Go get him.. Buddy' whispered Natsu as he fell unconscious.

'Cole..' whispered Erza as Cole approached her and picked her up.

'Don't.. Worry.. I have a .. Plan..' replied Cole as he placed her near Natsu and headed back.

'He's not having enough strength, He doesn't stand a chance, what is he planning to do?' though Erza as he watched Cole battle his heart out against Reaper with all his strength, both exchanged devastating blows, but Reaper had the upper hand. Cole could barely keep up with Reaper's attacks and was caught up.

*Damn it, I used too much power, I can't keep up, I guess I gotta do what needs to be done*

As Cole leaned on the ground, Reaper approached him with a smirk on his face.

'You might have stopped that fireball Cole, but you can't stop me!' taunted Reaper as he was about to finish him off.

'That's where you're wrong!' yelled Cole as he fired an ice grenade which froze Reaper's legs and then used his amp to knock him airborne. He then used his lightning tether to hatch on to him and drew in closer. Cole then used his alpha rocked to knock him down the ground. As Reaper lied on the ground, Cole landed and held his right fist against his left palm.

'Wh.. What is he doing?' thought Erza in shock as she observed Cole release a massive amount of energy. As Reaper recovered from Cole's surprise attack, he was in shock to find Cole in that pose.

'What do you think you're doing? Is this really necessary? We both will lose this way!' yelled Reaper in fear. 'It's the only way' replied Cole as he turned back and looked at Erza with a smile.

*I Guess this ends my story, from the demon of empire city, to the patron saint of New Marais, and now, the Conduit of Fairy Tail.*

'Thank you, all of you..' mumbled Cole as he released his version of Ice shell, A huge burst of energy followed within the area, Erza covered her eyes as he watched Cole's body fade away, with Reaper's body being thawed in Deep Ice.

'N..no.. Cole..' whispered Erza in tears as Cole faded away. With his final attack supposedly ending his life, and leaving behind an unforgettable legacy..


Still have an epilogue to post so stay tuned, will be posted around tomorrow~