Welcome back folks. I hope the first month of 2017 went well, cause it was up and down for me! Anyway, it's time we get back to this arc.

Racer: Took you long enough.

Wow, you really want to be beaten.

Racer: No, I just want to get this story finished already.

Oh, fine. Anyway, I want to thank newbyfroob, ursa.2, Keiko Braginski, and Brend839 for following and favoriting Alternate Tail. Thanks to you guys, I now have at least 100 followers!

Angel: You have so much pride, don't you.

Who me? *Pulls out a fan* I'm just a humble, ordinary author. Who's also in college. Why shouldn't I be a bit prideful.

Cobra: Urgh, end this already.

I also want to respond to my loyal fans. First, I'm glad that Cinder Fall 39 is enjoying my stories.

And back to One Who Charms, my favorite reviewer. Yeah, the Oracion Seis really hate Laxus's guts.

Laxus: What did I even do?

Well, let's just say that to master your magic, a price was paid. And price was about five kids that were sent to Brain...

Midnight: Hmm, and we thought that father would have care for us.

Cobra: You thought that. I knew that douchebag thought us as regular shit.

Heh heh, at least you work for Jellal now.

I think I'll have the Lamia Scale crew do the disclaimer… and by that I mean the characters that are in this story.

Gray: So I have to do this?

Yes Gray, you shall.

Gray: Fine, DigiXBot does not own Fairy Tail.

Sherry: For if he does, there would be more ~love.

Jura: Fairy Tail is the property of Hiro Mashima.

Cobra: Oh, like he can actually use it well. Seen chapter 519, two words, Mary Sue.

Cobra! You are not giving a disclaimer in this chapter! Leave, now!

Cobra: You don't want me to spoil all those little ideas. Oh wait, the Exceed thing was predicta-

That's it! Everyone get's a beating!

Gray: Even me?!

Even you!

Here Falls Nirvana's Light

"Give up," Racer laughed as the two tumbled onto the ground. "Let me kill you so I can get that brat."

The two got up. "Like hell we are," Gray growled, reading to march forward.

"Wait, Gray," Lyon said. "The fights already over."

"What ya mean?"

"I mean that I found out Racer's weakness, and that gives us a winning edge."

Lyon began to whisper in Gray's ear, too silent for anyone else to pick up. "Don't bother strategizing," Racer scoffed. "I'm faster than any plan you have."

Once Lyon finished, he pulled away from Gray. "You understand."

"Yeah," Gray at first seemed shocked, but he then smirked. "Which means I don't need you!" Before the wolf-armored mage could react, a burst of ice from the ground swallowed him, and it continued to grow upwards.

"The hell, Gray?!"

"What are you doing, Gray?" Sherry asked in concern.

"Just stay and watch for once." The sword-armored mage smirked

"I shouldn't be surprised," Racer said. "Once again your ego took over and you put away your friend.."

"Like you haven't been acting the same. And besides, we only shared the same teacher. Other than that, nothing close."

Sherry came out from the tree and started "But Gray…"

"No worry, Sherry. It's Lamia Scale's time in the spotlight. It's time for us to end this!"

"Cocky like and you're asking for a beating!" Racer shouted as he burst towards them.

"Wood Doll!" Sherry shouted, and one of the trees came in his way. It's branches shook violently as it used them to cage the speed mage.

Racer growled, but soon he vanished from the branch cage.

"But how?" Sherry asked.

Racer appeared behind her. "Too slow!" Then he sent a roundhouse kick at her back and sent her crashing into the ground.

"Hey!" Racer turned around and quickly moved to avoid a barrage of Ice Lances. "Come and get me!" Gray shouted, then he ran into the woods.

"My prey never escapes me!" Racer roared as he charged right at him.

Gray spun and sliced a disk from a nearby tree, then kicked it at Racer, who had to flash away from it.

"We figured out your weakness earlier!" Gray shouted as Racer began to approach him. "You don't have real offensive power. Speed's useless without any damage. Ice Make: Spike Guard!" A set of icicles came from his back, and Racer had to stop to avoid being impaled.

"What's wrong?" Gray taunted as he continued to run off. "That speed you love is useless?"

"That's it!" Racer growled as he got into a running start. "You're getting my full power! Gear Change: Red Zone!" Racer snarled animalistically as a red glow covered him, then he burst straight at Gray. The Ice Mage couldn't react in time as Racer slammed into him. The damage was intense as they crashed through several trees, breaking both the icicles and blades and leaving a crack on his visor.

"You think you can figure out my power from the get go?" Racer growled as he slammed Gray to the earth. "Think again."

Gray coughed out blood as he got up, then he struggled to continue running.

"Stay down!" Racer ran at him and pushed him to the ground. But Gray managed to get up again and still kept moving, reaching the edge of a cliff

"You're a glutton for punishment, aren't ya?" Racer smirked. "Let me remind you who's top dog." Racer ran circles around Gray as he constantly ran through it, bruising the ice mage in each strike.

"Gray!" Sherry called out in worry.

With a final punch to the face Racer sent Gray crashing into a nearby rock. Racer jumped onto him, pressing him down. He then pulled out a pocket knife from his uniform, then held it at Gray's neck.

"Still think I don't have the power?" Racer questioned as Gray looked back defiantly through his broken visor. "I can slice your throat before you can think of using a spell. I liked how hot-headed you were, but how can you think of fighting an Oracion Seis like me?

"Six Demons, Six Prayers," Racer said as Gray looked past him to spot several birds flying above at immense speed. "Six Pillars that never fall. Those that challenge those pillars find only death."

"Damn bastard was right…" Gray said, confusing Racer. "When Lyon told me earlier, I thought he was going nuts. But he had a good eye for that."

"What are you talking about?"

"Your magic isn't to move faster than anyone. Your magic just slows everyone's perception in time." Gray smirked as unease covered Racer's expression. "Or at least in a certain radius. But out here, those outside are moving the same rate as you…"

"You mean-" Racer looked back to the clearing from earlier, revealing that the ice trap Gray made has grown to a massive tower above them, and he had to squint his eyes to see the wolf-armored ice mage standing on top of it.

"Everything's a lot clearer up here." Lyon smirked as he raised his hands above.

"You-that argument was to set him for a clear shot!" Racer realized, with Gray smiling in confirmation. "And you were luring me away for him to get ready! But there's no way he can reach me!"

"He's a Fairy Tail wizard," Gray countered. "And if there's one thing I learned about them, is that they're unstoppable in their task."

"Time for real speed!" Lyon shouted on top of the tower. "Ice Make: Peregrine Falcon!" With a throw of his hands to the ground, he launched a medium size bird construct, twice as large as his Ice Eagles. It screeched as it dived towards Racer, speeding faster than Racer seemed to his opponent.

The Oracion Seis couldn't move as the Ice Falcon slammed into him, bruising his chest and causing his goggles to shatter.

My prayer…

In a barren island, a black haired boy with a pointy nose ran in fear to the shore as vicious cultist chased after him.

"Was to be faster than anyone…"

Racer tumbled to the edge of the cliff as the Ice Falcon shattered. Meanwhile, both Ice Mages shared a smile between each other at their triumph.

"We did it, Gray." Lyon smiled as he walked to where Gray was, who was also joined by a concerned Sherry. Both ice mages had their ice armor melted off.

"Barely," He grunted back. "And we have to deal with five more at least as strong."

"Well next time you two come up with a crazy scheme, at least let me on it." Sherry chided.

"Hey, my fellow pupil is a Fairy," Gray replied. "full of hairbrain plots."

"Har, har," Lyon laughed sarcastically, but his grin revealed his true emotion.

"Rah!" The three turned to the cliff's edge where they saw Racer lifting himself up. "I'm not done yet!" He ripped off his tracksuit, revealing a circular device embedded with Lacrimas. The Lacrimas were glowing erratically, becoming more frequent each second.

"An explosive lacrima!" Sherry recognized the device. "He's actually going to-"

"A life for a life!" Racer screeched as he charged straight at them.

"No!" Lyon tried to move to stop him, but winced to a stop as his injuries flared up. "Shit!"

"No running for you!" The Demon moved closer and closer towards Lyon-

But then Gray leaped from the ground and tackled into him, sending them flying off the cliff.

"Gray!" Lyon and Sherry screamed.

Gray smiled as he and Racer fell to the forest below them, the Lacrimas' glow now becoming steady. "Heh," He laughed. "I knew you be the death of me, Ly-"

He couldn't finish as the Lacrima flashed, and soon a cloud of fire burst from where they are, sending a shockwave that traveled across the forest.

"Gray!"

"Nrgg!" Brain growled as he felt a massive migraine bursting in his skull. "No, impossible!" As he held a hand to his forehead, one of the markings on his face began to vanish. "Racer, one of my Six Demons, has been defeated! Arrrah!" He knocked a cup and a skull off a nearby shelf. "I have underestimated my opponents. They left me no choice!" He turned to his sleeping comrade. "Midnight, wake up!"

The said mage's eyes stirred awake, revealing a malicious soul behind them.

"Find every last one of our enemies, and destroy them!"

Midnight stood up and turned to the man. "Fine then, father, I'll do it myself."

"No! Gray!" Lyon roared as the fire from the explosion faded away, showing no signs of the of the two wizards.

"No… no…" Sherry cried. "Why Gray…"

"Ice Make: Flying Fox!" Two massive bat-like ice constructs appeared. Lyon held onto one as it flew him to the foliage below. "Come on! There's no way he's dead!"

As Sherry was flown down by the other bat, tears continued to flow from her eyes. Why Gray? Why did it have to be you? A dark shadow began to fill her vision. Just who is to blame for this…

Jura walked through another part of the forests, recovering from the sound of the explosion from before. "I know you are there." He said outloud. "Show yourself."

Suddenly the earth beneath him became liquid beneath him, and rose up to swallow him.

"As expected of a Wizard Saint, oh yeah!" Hoteye said as he came out in the open.

Jura rose his hand, and the fluid earth hardened immediately. Then a set of rock pillars burst from the hardened stone towards Hoteye. Hoteye just smirked as he pointed two fingers at them, causing the pillars to boil away.

"How interesting, my magic deals with making the earth soft." Hoteye stated. "And yours deals with making the ground hard. We must ask ourselves, which magic is the strongest?"

"The quality of the magic has little importance." Jura countered. "Only the one with the stronger conviction shall win."

"I disagree," Hoteye preached. "For only the rich are the final victors, oh yeah!"

"You know what that explosion was?" Levy asked Hibiki.

"No idea." He replied. "Let's just hope that took out at least one of the Seis and not one of our own."

Suddenly the undergrowth by them began to shake. Both prepared for a conflict, but became relieved when Gajeel and Mira emerged while carrying the unconscious Kagura and Lily and Carla respectively.

"Missed us?" Gajeel smirked.

"Thank goodness you're okay." Levy smiled in relief.

"You're feeling better, Shrimp?"

"I'm about ready to fight with you guys." She frowned. "How's Kagura?"

"She's fine," Mira replied as Gajeel placed her to the ground. "But she used a lot of magic after the Oracion Seis coerced her for a spell."

"What kind of spell?" Hibiki asked, a trace of fear in his tone.

Lily woke up and spoke. "A spell to resurrect Laxus."

"Laxus?!" Levy shouted in shock. "He's alive!"

"The man that infiltrated the Magic Council?!" Hibiki asked

"Apparently they wanted him to find the Nirvana." Gajeel growled.

"And that's where he'll be." Mira said. She turned around and began to walk away.

"Where are you going?" Levy asked.

"I want you four to keep Kagura and Carla safe until they wake up." The She-Demon commanded. "I'll go after Laxus and stop him."

"By yourself?" Lily asked in shock.

"You lost the last time you fought him!" Gajeel protested.

"That's because I hesitated. Not happening this time."

"But-"

"Just stay here!" She seethed, then ran deep in the forest.

"Can't believe her!" Gajeel growled as she ran off. "She could at least invite me along, since I beat that asshole!"

"Only after consuming Etherion." Lily stated.

"Then Shrimp will just make me some!"

"Even if I can, and that's a big if, consuming Etherion will wreck your body for days." Levy said.

"So how dangerous is Laxus really? I know he joined the council to fire the Etherion but that's all the archives have." Hibiki asked.

"He's a dangerous mastermind." Levy said bitterly. "He created a game so that way he can sacrifice Mira to bring back the Black Wizard Zeref. He's also the man that killed Kagura's brother Simon. I can't believe they would force her to such a thing."

"She wasn't just forced," Lily sighed. "She volunteered to do it."

"What?!" Everyone turned to Lily.

"She wanted to resurrect her brother's murderer?!" Hibiki questioned.

"Keep quiet!" He hushed them, pointing at the still unconscious girl. "Anyway, I doubt she knows the circumstances of Simon's death."

"Yeah," Gajeel grunted in agreement. "that white Exceed told us that Half-Pint joined to ask the She-Demon about that."

"Not only that, but she said that Laxus helped her years ago in trying to find her brother. It seemed more convincing when he stopped Brain from killing her."

"But how's that even possible?" Levy asked. "And why would he have helped her now?"

"I'm not sure. We'll just have to ask after this incident is over."

"Do we even tell her that Laxus killed her brother?" Hibiki asked. Before they could respond, a murmur grabbed their attention.

"Mira-san," Kagura muttered. "I'm sorry… Laxus was…"

Levy sighed. "I don't think so. She already feels guilty for bringing back Laxus. Telling her that he was her brother's murderer will just break her."

Within the deepest part of the Worth Woodsea, Laxus continued to walk forward. As he searched for his target, another individual was watching behind one of the shadow-covered trees.

What's up with this guy? Cobra thought. I can't hear his inner voice. If I could, I could learn of Nirvana's location and wipe that bastard out right here and now.

Suddenly Laxus stopped in front of a massive tree. Its bark was completely black, and chains connected it to various stone pillars nearby.

There was a place like this here?! Cobra stared at the tree in shock Could that be, Nirvana?!

Laxus placed his hand on the tree, then covered his fist with electricity. The heat from the lightning soon caused the tree to ignite and explode. Cobra then grinned as a black beam of light burst from where the tree was.

Yes! Cobra looked in amazement as a stone tower emerged from beneath the light. We've finally found it! Our future is here!

Hazel and brown eyes began to stir awake and both Kagura and Carla took in their surroundings.

"Good afternoon, Kagura-chan, Carla-chan." Hibiki said.

Kagura screamed and moved away from the now startled group. "I'm sorry! I just-"

"It's okay." Levy said gently, then placed a hand on the girl's shoulder. "You were only doing what you felt was right."

"Can't blame you for that, half-pint." Gajeel grunted.

"'Half-pint?'" Carla rose an eyebrow at the dragon slayer.

"Gajeel prefers to refer to his comrades by either their title or by nicknames of his own design." Lily explained.

"Sounds odd."

"I'm fine with it." Kagura smiled.

"Well with you awake, we can take the offensive against the Oracion Seis." Hibiki said.

"Yeah," Levy pumped her fist. "They won't know what's coming!"

Gajeel smirked "Cause hell we'll let them get the Nirvana!"

But their feeling of hope was soon blasted away by a bright flash, and fear filled its place as they saw a pillar of black light rising from deep in the forest, with black tendrils rising from all over the Worth Woodsea towards it.

"That light…" Kagura gasped.

Carla said in shock. "Don't tell me that's…"

"Nirvana…" Hibiki said in recognition.

All throughout the West Woodsea, every member of the Alliance Force were astonished at the pillar, carrying expressions of either fear, victory, or confusion.

"There's no doubt about it." Brain said as he and Midnight saw the pillar from outside the cave.

"Congratulations, father." Midnight said. "Nirvana is ours. Now I will eliminate every one of those light mage before midnight comes. You should head to that light."

"Yes…"

"What do you think that light is?" Eve asked Ren as they could only gape their jaws at the sight.

"And what about those trees," Ren pointed to a nearby black-bark tree, where shadows were leaving it and moving towards the light. "They're also being affected."

"Oh no," Eve's eyes widened in realization. "Don't tell me that light is where Nirvana is!"

"Someone found it," Ren glared. "But was it one of us, or the Oracion Seis." He placed a finger to his temple. "Hibiki, come in. Hibiki! Shit, he's not responding!"

"The magic must be interfering with our telepathy." Eve said. "We'll just have to split up. I'll continue to search for Kagura-chan."

"Then I'll go investigate that light." Ren said. "Just be careful, Eve."

"You too."

"If Nirvana's active," Levy realized in fear. "Then either the Oracion Seis or Laxus found it!"

"If that lightnings bastard is there," Gajeel growled. "Then that's where I'll be!" He ran straight towards the pillar of light.

"Gajeel, wait!" Lily called.

"First Mira, and now Gajeel." Levy said. "We have to go after them!"

"Mira-san, went after Laxus." Kagura trembled. "What have I done? The Oracion Seis found Nirvana, thanks to Laxus…"

"Calm down, Kagura." Carla said sternly.

"If haven't brought him back… and now Mira-san and Gajeel-san are gone." A dark aura began to cover her, one noticed by Hibiki. "It's all my fault. It's all my-"

Suddenly a set of Archive Screens appeared in front of her, then blasted her and causing her to faint.

"What-" Levy said in shock.

"Kagura!" Carla cried out, then glared at the Archive Wizard "Why on earth would you do that!"

"She's our comrade!" Lily scowled at the Pegasus. "We can't just be divided."

"I'm sorry," Hibiki replied seriously. "But there was no other choice..."

"What's with that light?!" Lyon gritted his teeth. He turned to his bat-constructs. "Keep looking for Gray!" The bats let out a screech and flew around the area while Lyon continued his search.

He didn't notice Sherry's expression becoming darker by the second. Whose fault was it…

"Where are you Gray?!"

It was him…

"What on earth's going on?" Jura pondered at the strange light.

"It's Nirvana, you see." Hoteye answered. Jura's eyes widened in shock.

"Don't worry, it's not active yet. It was only the seal being removed. But I can already smell the money rolling in, oh yeah!"

This isn't the time to fight this man, Jura thought. But our mission is to defeat the Oracion Seis. Do I stick with that mission, or stop Nirvana?

"Money, money!" Hoteye continued to preach. "We shall be so rich! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh-" He suddenly stopped, and to Jura's shock, he screamed in unbearing agony and held to his face in pain.

"Ahhhhhh!"

"What's… happening…" Jura asked in confusion.

"What have you done, Laxus?" Mira growled at the light.

"Hey, bitch!" She saw a group of dark wizards, all dressed as a pit crew and carrying various repair equipments. "You from Fairy Tail!"

"One of you took out our master Racer! Time for his guild Harpuna to avenge him!" The dark wizards charged towards her.

"Dammit!" Mira transformed into Kitsune, then ignited her gauntlets and bulldozed through them. "You're in my way!

Keep calm, Mira. Beelzea called out. There's something not right in the atmosphere...

"Sorry for startling you guys," Hibiki said as he ran with the unconscious Kagura on his back, with Levy, Lily, and Carla running beside him. "I just had to knock her out for her own good."

"You said that, but you didn't explain why?" Levy countered. "Or why we're running towards Nirvana."

"Kagura may be a handful, but that was still too harsh!" Carla added.

"Does it something to do with Nirvana?" Lily asked.

Hibiki was quiet for a few seconds before speaking. "It does. I know exactly what Nirvana's power is. But I had to keep quiet because of its nature. Not even Ichiya-san, Ren, or Eve know, only my master told me about it."

Lily frowned "Brain said that Nirvana can cause the light and dark to switch places."

"Switch Places?" Levy asked.

"Can you clarify what he meant?"

"That's only in the final stage," Hibiki responded. "Right now, only the seal has been removed, given the black light. But light will target anyone caught in the rift between light and darkness, then change their alignment. So for those of the light caught in negative emotions…"

"Where are you?" Lyon grumbled as he moved through the rubble of the explosion. He then heard a screech. Thinking his creations had found Gray, he turned around-

Only for one of his flying foxes to tackle him.

"AH!" He grunted as he was pushed back. "What's gotten into you?!" He heard another screech and saw the other bat. Quickly he rose his hand and both ice bats shattered.

"They never lost control before. The only way is if-" His eyes widened, and he turned to Sherry, whose face was covered in shadows. A tree doll stood menacingly behind her. "Sherry?"

"I will avenge Gray…"

"...Will fall to darkness." Carla finished for the Archive Mage. "That's why you had to knock out Kagura."

"Powerful guilt like that is a strong negative emotion. And the last thing we need is someone who can pin down Racer so easily against us."

"What about Mira and Gajeel?" Levy asked. "Aren't they at risk?"

"I can't say. But if their rage are really for someone else's sake, such as for Kagura-chan's, then the Nirvana won't affect them."

"So that's why you kept quiet." Lily realized. "If we began to classify every action in 'good' and 'evil...'"

"Negative emotions will start to arise from those classifications. Especially from lost, when searching for someone to blame…"

The ice mage's eyes rolled back as the tree doll gripped tightly on his neck. "Why are you-" He stopped breathing and the doll threw him to the ground

"I shall avenge you, my dear Gray." Sherry grinned viciously. "So who's next? His precious comrades from Fairy Tail…"

"AHHH!" Hoteye continued to scream as he clutched his head. "Money! Money!"

"What is happening to you?" Jura said, actually in worry for the other man.

"MONEEEEEEY!" Hoteye stopped screaming, then beamed happily at Jura. "Is the root of all evil, oh yeah!"

Jura did the only reasonable thing. He let his jaw drop and screamed in confusion.

"I remember why, why I searched for money." Hoteye said as sparkles covered his body. "I thought that to find my dear younger brother, I must gather all the wealth I could. But now I see it was a mistake!" He held his arms out to Jura. "Let us put an end to this conflict!"

"What?" Jura gapped.

"The world is overflowing with love! Beautiful, good filled love! Nothing is impossible with the power of love!" He then hugged Jura tightly. "Come, my new friend! Let us face my former comrades, and teach them about the beautiful word known as love!"

"...Sure." Jura let out in the tight embrace.

Eve, however, did not share the same luck at the Earth mages. He was running as fast as he could while blasting snow magic behind him.

The three of us couldn't even hit her when she was asleep. Eve thought in panic. There's no way I can beat her while she's awake!

Suddenly the tree's collapsed in front of him, forcing him to stop. He turned around and saw Midnight standing there.

"The hunt begins." The dark mages said.

"Easy there, ma'am." Eve said, causing Midnight to scowl. "Don't think I'll go easy on you."

"Don't think I'll be nice." Eve's scream was heard for miles around.

"So once Nirvana is fully activated, then the Oracion Seis can use it to turn us evil?" Levy asked Hibiki.

"But if we can we swayed to evil by having dark emotions, then could our enemies also be changed by having positive emotions?" Lily questioned.

"It is possible, but we can't gamble on that." Hibiki answered. "Plus, Nirvana is capable of being controlled for specific mean."

"What do you mean?" Carla asked.

"Imagine if Nirvana was aimed at a specific guild. Guildmates will suddenly kill each other without mercy, or start meaningless wars with other guilds."

"With that kind of power," Levy realized in fear. "They can destroy the legal guilds from the inside!"

"So we have to stop Nirvana and the Oracion Seis as soon as possible," Hibiki said. "Or it will be the end of the light."

Cobra: Wow, what a short chapter.

This, was all I have, okay. This is how I end this. You have a problem with that.

Cobra: Eh.

Hibiki: Seem's to be Nirvana's still dangerous as in canon.

Yeah, good choice knocking out Kagura by the way.

Carla: I understand the circumstance that required it, but is it really wise to congratulate him.

You rather have a deadly gravity loli who wields a sword that causes calamities?

Carla: ...Good point.

Hoteye: I remember these scenes. Thanks to Nirvana, I was freed from my greed and remembered the beauty of love, oh yeah!

Oh yeah. One of my favorite scenes. Anyway folks, make sure to leave your reviews, and continue to follow and favorite if you enjoy.

Cobra: He just wants to reach 100 favorites and 150 reviews so he can stroke his ego.

Grrrgh. Anyway, come back next week for the next match, Levy vs Angel. That's right folks, it's an Angel War!

Angel *Smirking*: May the best woman win.

Levy: Don't think I'll go out that easily.

Ohhh, cat fight!

Angel and Levy: Pervert! *Kick me in the shins*

Oww!