Chapter 54

Kalex's eyes shot open as he saw a light hanging over him, he was laying in a bed covered in bandages. He looked over to see Dimaria sleeping in a chair next to his bed, Kalex pulled himself out of bed and pushed past the separation curtain. Kalex made his way to the door when Natsu stumbled out from behind another set of curtains.

"what happened to you?" Kalex asked when he saw Natsu covered in bandages

"I defeated Zeref, what about you?" Natsu asked

"I defeated Acnologia" Kalex told him, "guess that makes me more powerful"

"Zeref was immortal so I think that made him more powerful than Acnologia" Natsu argued

"there is only one way to settle this" Kalex cracked his knuckles

"I agree" Natsu said as the two charged at each other

Their fists met and the two crumpled to the ground holding their arms as they rolled around, "see I told you I was more powerful, you couldn't even summon a flame" Kalex groaned

"I didn't see any lightning" Natsu said

"idiots" Porlyusica said as she walked in and saw them on the floor, "where are those girls that were supposed to be looking after you"

"hey hag what happened to our magic?" Kalex asked as the pain subsided

"I don't know what either of you did to defeat your opponents but it seems you damaged the process by which your body absorbs and uses ethernano" she explained

"so we can't use magic anymore?" Natsu asked

"no you seem to be healing fine" Porlyusica told them, "you should be able to use magic in a few weeks and in about a month or two you'll be back at full strength"

"one last question Porlyusica" Natsu got serious, "gramps is he ok?"

Porlyusica looked to the ground, "he sacrificed himself to give the rest of your guild a fighting chance against their overwhelming numbers" she told them

"what happened to the Alvarez military?" Kalex asked

"after the death of August and Zeref and the defeat of the other spriggans they surrendered" she told him, "most of the 12 went to Crocus to draft the terms of surrender but one of them demanded to stay here until you wake up"

"sound just like her" Kalex walked back to his bed, "I still feel like shit, wake me up in a few days"

Kalex woke up a few hours later to Dimaria watching him, "you're giving me the creeps just watching me" he said as she noticed he was awake

"I heard you woke up before and I was asleep so I didn't want to miss the second time" she said, "so what happens now?"

"I said I'll go back to Alvarez with you no matter the outcome and I will" he told her, "just give me a few weeks to tie things up here and I'll meet you there"

"how do I know you won't just chicken out like you did last time?" Dimaria asked, "no I'll stay with you"

"no you need to go back to Alvarez" Kalex said, "you know what's going to happen to Alvarez so I need you to start making preparations"

"you were always so sexy when you were scheming" Dimaria gave him a kiss before she walked toward the curtain, "just don't leave me waiting too long"

A few weeks later Kalex sat at Fairy tail's bar when Jet burst through the hall doors with a paper in his hand, "the papers are finally reporting on Alvarez's surrender, it's official we've beaten the Alvarez empire" he screamed as Laxus snatched the paper and read it

"these terms seem a bit lax" Laxus commented as Lucy took a look at the paper

"it only seems to be a simple peace treaty but it does limit their zones of military exercise and does shrink their zone of military influence but that won't mean anything to the empire" Lucy said as she read through it, "they aren't forced to pay for any of the damage they caused or even forced to shrink their military"

"that seems stupid" Gray said

"there is a simple reason for that" Kalex spoke up

"and why is that?" Gray asked

"Alvarez is going to die soon" Kalex told them

"what are you talking about?" Natsu asked, "they only lost one war"

"true but think about the effects of this war, first they lost their emperor this will lead to a succession crisis and possibly civil war, also Natsu you're technically the emperor of Alvarez by law" Kalex told them

"cool" Natsu commented, "Emperor Natsu"

"secondly they lost many of their most powerful mages in this fight and the last nail in the coffin is that they lost to Fiore" Kalex sipped out of his mug

"what's so special about this country?" Gray asked

"this country shouldn't have stood a chance against Alvarez, I mean they crushed Bosco in less than a day and they didn't throw everything at that country, with these last two factors combined many of the neighbouring countries that once feared Alvarez will see that it is on it's last legs and will scramble to tear off a piece for themselves and many of the countries conquered by Alvarez will rise up in rebellion as well" Kalex finished explaining

"so Alvarez is going to descend in war all because they lost?" Natsu asked

"yes but it's not all bad, Fiore has become the most powerful country in Ishgar" Kalex said

"how the army barely fought in this war?" Gajeel spoke up

"it doesn't matter who fought, this was publically Alvarez against Fiore not Fairy tail and Alvarez was defeated cementing Fiore as the dominant military power in Ishgar" Kalex explained, "if I was the king I would annex Bosco as soon as I could"

"and why is that?" Gray asked

"a show of military strength, even if you don't have it try to seem like you do, and the king doesn't seem above annexing disaster zones remember Veronica" Kalex answered, "if the king plays his cards right then Fiore can be the most powerful nation in Ishgar for the next hundred years"

"well that war is a world away so it doesn't concern us" Mira interjected, "let's all try to have fun right now that's what the master would have wanted"

The guild cheered as the raised their drinks, "that's sweet but I should be off" Kalex downed the rest of his drink and made his way to the door

"you going a job?" Lucy asked, "you're not even fully healed"

"I'm going to Alvarez, I might be back but who knows" Kalex told them

"I thought you said it was going to be a warzone soon" Gray said, "why are you going there?"

"for one thing my fiancée is there and for another a war zone is the funnest place to be" Kalex walked to the door before throwing some key on the table in front of Gray, "tell Lady Erza to look after my place while I'm gone, she still probably owes me a favour or two"

Kalex soon disappeared from sight as the guild went back to their usual activites; yelling, fighting and drinking.

Seven years later

"you can't catch me" a pink haired little girl, around 5 years old, ran around the guild as a similar haired man chased after her

"I'm gonna catch you" he closed in on her, reaching out his arms

"no you aren't" she laughed as she dodged his grab, "I'm too fast you can't get me daddy"

Lucy smiled as she watched to two and then looked around the guild to see many of her friends talking and laughing like they had always been, "wow this place hasn't changed at all" Kalex appeared in the seat next to Lucy, scaring her

"AGGGH" Lucy screamed as she jumped back, "what are you doing back after so long?"

"oh that doesn't matter" Kalex turned to the model tending the bar, "so Mira what's all the gossip I've missed?"

"well Jellal joined the guild not too long after you left and he seems to spend most nights at Erza's place" Mira told him

"come on anything jucier?" Kalex asked

"well you know Lyon from Lamia scale he ended up with Meredy" Mira said

"I didn't expect that, what about the rest of crime Sorcière?" Kalex wondered

"well Erik joined the guild to be closer to Kinana, Sorano joined Sabretooth to be with her sister and Macbeth, Sawyer and Richard went off by themselves" Mira said

"well this is quite a surprise" Erza walked down the stairs, "why have you suddenly reappeared, is it the sign of the apocalypse?"

"no I was just in Fiore" Kalex told her

"Kalex you're back" Natsu finally noticed him and stopped chasing the little girl, "where have you been for so long?"

"I was fighting in a civil war, that takes up a lot of your time" Kalex sarcastically said

"so what happened did you lose?" Gray asked

"no I crushed them all, you're looking at the new emperor of Alvarez" Kalex declared

"WHAT!" most of the guild spat out their drinks

"how did you manage that?" Gajeel asked

"well it helps when you're married to one of the 12 and you're a war hero" Kalex said, "I also won at about every turn"

"so you're the emperor of Alvarez now" Erza looked him up and down, "you haven't changed a bit"

"thanks so much"

"so you actually married her?" Lucy asked, "you know she tried to blind me right"

"yeah and that's just what I love about her, you wanna see our wedding pictures" Kalex passed the blonde some pictures, the two were in tattered clothes, covered in blood and surrounded by rubble

"why does this look like a picture of a war zone?" Lucy asked as she handed the picture back

"it was, we got married after the siege of Arcadia and we really didn't have time to dress well" he explained, "we barely saw each other although we made the most of the time we spent together"

"oh what do you mean by that?" Mira asked

Kalex handed Mira another picture, "Prince Lucanos and Princess Lydia" Kalex said as Mira looked at the picture of a blond boy and girl, about 4 or 5 years old, playing around a fountain

"well this is something I thought I would never see, Kalex married with children" Erza mocked

"I'm just as ruthless as before, if you wanna test my metal Erza" sparks flew off Kalex's hand

"I think I'll pass on that, I want the guild to remain standing" Erza said

"if you won't fight him then I'll do it" Natsu volunteered

"we'd destroy half of Ishgar before either of us broke a sweat" Kalex said as he stood up, "any way I have to head back home"

"aww come on just one fight" Natsu begged

"Lucy keep your man under control" Kalex said as he walked out the guild door once again

11 years later

A blonde girl, about 16 years old, and a pile of bags walked up to the guild doors and as soon as they passed through the bags dropped to the floor and out burst a boy about the same age, "why did we have to come here?" he complained as he fell on the floor

"father doesn't trust you home alone so he sent you here and me to watch out for you" the girl said

"if anyone is going to destroy anything it's you" the boy said

"I distinctly remember you setting fire to the curtains"

"and I remember you creating that tornado that destroyed the garden"

"whatever let's find the guild master" the girl turned towards the guild hall when a pink hair girl raced past them

"watch your back" she screamed as she lit her fists on fire and jumped at a pink haired man

Natsu turned around and swallowed her fist, "jor wames da asye" he mumbled with the fist in his mouth

"what?" the girl asked as she tried to free her hand

Natsu spat the hand out, "I said your flames are tastier, Nashi" he said as the girl wiped the spit off her hand

"I don't think I'll ever beat you" Nashi turned toward the door when she noticed the two new people standing by the door

She raced over to them, "who are you?, here for a job or to join the guild?" she talked fast, "I'm Nashi the best mage in this guild, you got a job I'll do it better than anyone"

"well you've got some competition then" the boy stood up and swept back his hair, "Lucanos, crowned prince of the Alvarez empire"

"don't pay attention to my brother, he's an idiot" the girl spoke up, "Princess Lydia, the twin that got all the brains"

"if you got all the brains then I got all the magical talent" Lucanos mumbled

"so you're Kalex's kids" Erza walked up behind them, "what are you doing here?"

"father sent us here after our northern neighbours attacked and he had to go and fight" Lydia explained

"sounds just like him" Erza said as she stamped both twins on their forearms, "anyway welcome to Fairy tail try not to destroy anything"

"so we're in just like that" Lucanos looked at his guild mark

"yeah and now that you are you can go on jobs" Nashi grabbed their hands and dragged them out of the guild, "hey Silver we're going on a job"

A shirtless black haired boy walked up to the group as the prince and princess were dragged out of the guild, "are you sure they want to come?" Silver asked as they made their way down the road, "also do you actually have a job for us this time, I'm not walking around the forest for days on end looking for bad guys again"

"of course they want to be here and I do have a job for us" Nashi handed a flyer to Silver

"it's just taking out some bandits why can't we leave this to someone else in the guild" Silver moaned

"because we need to get as much experience as possible if we want to beat my dad" Nashi said

"these Ishgari are quite strange, I find it hard to believe they defeated mother and the old empire" Lydia said

"I know what you mean but father did side with them in that war" Lucanos reminded her, "and this is his homeland"

"so what's it like being a princess?" Nashi asked as she got closer to Lydia

"is it all castles and dresses and ponies?" Silver asked sarcastically

"mostly studying, dresses and training" Lydia answered

"despite being royalty we haven't had the easiest life" Lucanos said

"I find that hard to believe" Silver said

"we spent the first week of our lives in a dungeon and it only got slightly better from there" Lucanos told him

"what happened?" Nashi asked

"when our father found out our mother was pregnant he forced her away from the front lines and left her in charge of the defence of Vistarion but the second siege of Vistarion started soon after that" Lydia explained, "she managed to hold off the attackers but then she went in to labour and had to stop commanding the defence a series of communication errors lead to the attackers storming the city and capturing my mother just after we were born"

"so how did you escape?" Silver asked

"our father stormed the city and killed them all" Lucanos answered, "didn't spare a soul"

"and then there was that time we were capture and almost executed when we were 3" Lydia said

"and mum killed 100 men in a single second" Lucanos added

"we get it you get caught a lot and you're parents are powerful" Silver said

The group soon made it to the forest where the bandits were supposed to be hiding , "we should make camp for the night and search in the morning" Nashi declared as she made a fire

"who put her in charge?" Lucanos asked Silver

"she just takes control there is nothing anyone can do about it" Silver said with a sigh

The four soon fell asleep around the fire when, around 1 in the morning, Nashi and Lucanos shot awake, "you hear that?" Lucanos asked

"yeah" Nashi told him, "they've surrounded us"

They woke up Lydia and Silver and the four got ready to fight as an army of bandits emerged from the woods, "what are you kiddies doing in these woods?" a bandit asked, "it's dangerous out here ya' know"

"I can handle myself" Nashi lit her fists

"oh magic users, you'll fetch quite the price on the slave market" the bandits started advancing on the four

"I am Prince Lucanos of the Alvarez empire and this will be a bad day for you" lightning charged Lucanos' fists as the four of them charged the bandits

The four kids fought hard; Lucanos and Nashi punched through multiple bandits, Silver froze as many as he could and Lydia sliced through them with blades of wind, but they were soon out of energy and there were still many bandits left.

"I think we're out of our depth" Silver said between breaths

"I'm never out of my depth" Nashi declared, "I'm just getting fired up"

"how about you let some good mages handle this" Lucanos pushed Nashi behind him , "sis I can only give you a minute will that be enough?"

"that will be long enough" Lydia told him

"what are you brat on about?" a bandit asked as they moved towards the kids

"good, these bandits should be honoured to see the decent of a god" Lucanos smiled as he clicked his teeth

Instantly Lucanos fell to the ground unconscious, "ha what was that kid say about being a god" the bandits laughed, "what a joke"

"I was the god he was talking about" Lydia let off massive amounts of magic power, "now witness the power of a god brought to earth, take over god soul, Perses"

Black flames covered the princess's body as her hands became massive claws, her teeth became fangs and her hair turned to flames, "witness the decent of the god of destruction for this is the last thing you shall see" Lydia's voice was joined by another more powerful one

The god destroyed the bandits in seconds and set Lydia free, the princess dropped to the ground unconscious as Nashi and Silver looked on confused.

The twins soon woke up and Silver had a few questions for them, "what the hell was that?" he asked, "Lucanos just dropped and Lydia became some monster"

"our father wasn't the only one who taught us magic" Lydia said, "our mother also tutored us"

"she taught me how to use her age seal and stop time" Lucanos told them, "unfortunately I can only stop time for a few minutes then fall unconscious and it doesn't seem to affect my sister"

"and mother taught me how to use god soul take over so I can inherit Chronos from her but it's also very draining so I only have a few minutes in that form and I need some time to concentrate so I can summon it " Lydia explained

"so Lucanos stopped time so you could concentrate and you used your god soul to defeat the bandits" Nashi pieced together

"about the gist" Lucanos said as the twins stood, "anyway we should go back to the guild"

The four started to make their way back to the guild, "we're going to make such an awesome team" Nashi declared, "team Nashi"

"if we're a team then our team name is team lightning fist" Lucanos said

"team Nashi"

"team lightning fist"

"team Nashi"

"team lightning fist"

"how about team Perses" Lydia suggested

"or team ice devil" Silver said

The four argued about team names the whole way back to the guild.

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