Chapter 24
Fireworks started to go off, cheers from the crowd had erupted. Especially from the Fairy Tail booth members were hugging each other and crying.
"We did it" Max and Warren cried.
"We're finally back on top" Macao and Warren cried hugging each other.
"MANLY VICTORY" Elfman cheered.
But unlike most of the members, others still had some sad faces such as Makarov, Mavis, and Levy.
"Natsu, Wendy" Makarov thought.
"Gajeel" Levy said thinking about the Iron-Dragon.
"With this victory, Fairy Tail is now the Number 1 Guild in Fiore once again after 7 years" Chapati announced "I would like to thank everyone for coming and hope to see you all next year"
Back in Crocus, the members of the Fairy Tail team are trying to collect what just happened.
"So I guess we won huh," Gray said with a snicker.
"Yeah, but it doesn't feel right" Laxus stated.
"Yeah, this victory kind of feels bittersweet," Cana said thinking of what happened.
"Where did you think they went," Juvia asked.
"I don't know, but we will see them again," Erza said looking off in the distance "I know we will, and next time we will bring them back to Fairy Tail" Erza turned towards them smiling. "I know we will"
The others smiled back at her all of them moved by her words.
"Yeah you're right Erza," Laxus said.
"We'll get them back someday" Gray smiled with Juvia nodding.
"I'll drink to that" Cana smiled.
"Anyway, we should head back now, no doubt the others are waiting," Laxus told everyone.
"Yeah, plus we need to know if Mira and her group rescued Lucy," Gray said, the others nodded and started to head back and meet with the rest of the guild.
As they were walking Erza noticed something on the ground. It took a second to realize what it was, it was none other than Natsu's signature scarf. Erza picked up off the ground and held it in her hand.
"Hey Erza what's wrong," Gray asked her, it was then he noticed the scarf in her hand. "Is that?"
"Yeah" she answered "it must have fallen off when he left"
Erza then tightens her grip around the scarf "Natsu" she thought. She then wrapped the scarf around her neck surprising her team.
"Erza," Cana said.
"I know Natsu and them will come back one day," Erza told her team "and when they do, I'll make sure to give this back to him" she declared smiling. "Now lets head back"
The team then headed off to meet with their guild all of them hoping to hear some good news about Mira and Lucy.
Castle Hall
Erza's shadow clone and her team were currently running through the halls of the castle looking for an exit. The team now consists only of Erza's shadow clone, Loke, Lucy, Future Lucy, and the cats as Arcadios told them he would find the princess, and Yukino going off somewhere else with Mira going after her.
Currently, Erza and Loke were fighting off the knights and the kingdom's magic unit and the Garou Knights who have returned.
"Damn these guys just keep coming," Loke said.
"What are we going to do," Lucy said
"I don't know things are playing out more differently than I remember" Future Lucy told her.
"Prepare for your punishment sinners," the leader said.
"These guys won't back down," Loke said.
It was then Erza sensed something coming "What is that"
As they all continue to fight, a large shadow appeared below the knights in the back and sucking them down into the ground.
"Ahhh" the knights screamed.
Everyone turned in the direction of the knights and saw them being sucked into the shadows.
"What the" the leader said.
The shadow they grew larger getting all of the knights and Garou knights.
"What is this," the Garou Knights said as they were sinking into the shadow.
"What is happening" Happy said a bit scared.
It was then all the knights were sucked into the shadow and they all vanished before their eyes.
"What happened," Lucy said shocked and scared.
Then outside of Crocus Jellal just had a realization about something.
"That's it" Jellal declared.
"Is what it Jellal" Meredy asked.
"The magic we have been sensing for 7 years was the eclipse and this year was the only time it was human" Jellal answered. "The reason Future Lucy had magic similar to Zeref is that she walked through the Eclipse Gate which is from the book of Zeref, and if we believe everything Future Lucy said and she arrived on the night of the 3rd, and the person I saw on the evening of the 3rd was…"
It was then outside the castle the Eclipse Gate was brought out and Arcadios wearing his White Lilly Armor had just arrived.
"Princess" Arcadios called out.
"Arcadios-sama" Hisui smiled in relief seeing the knight walk up in front of her.
"Colonel about the Hell Palace I have to apologize for my prejudice"
"Forget that" Arcadios interrupted. He then looked at the surrounding knights "I take it they know the Eclipse Plan now"
"Yes, we spread information towards all the soldiers hopefully the Garou Knights get it to" the minister answered.
"What the person from the future said is true," Hisui told Arcadios "So we are initiating the Eclipse Plan 2"
"Are you going to ignore the original plan?" Arcadios asked her.
"No, we have to focus on the current problem" Hisui responded.
It was then Arcadios took out his sword and handed it to Hisui shocking her.
"A knight should not doubt their monarch," he said. "I am readying to face my punishment for it with my life" this shocked Hisui.
"Are you crazy" the minister shouted.
"Arcadios-sama what are you" Hisui was stuttering.
"I met this person from the future. They did not know of Eclipse 2. They cried for their friends they knew what would happen, but did not know how to deal with it" he told her.
"No, that person told me what to do," Hisui said.
"Are you telling me she would lie" he shouted "That she would try to deceive her friends for her own sake"
"Her" Hisui said shocked and surprised, and Arcadios noticed this and was shocked as well.
"Arcadios-sama the person who warned me was a man," she told him.
"What" Arcadios responded shocked.
"There is someone else from the future that arrived before the 3rd" Jellal shouted to his guild realizing the truth.
Back inside the castle Erza's clone and her group were still shocked at what happened.
"The shadow just.." Happy stuttered.
"Consumed all the knights" Carla finished.
"Someone is coming," Erza said with a serious face, and as she said someone was emerging from the shadows. "Who are you"
Out of the shadows appeared a man with long hair tied in a ponytail and half of his was a different color. On the right side of his hair was black and long enough to cover his eyes, and the rest of his was white. The man was wearing a high collared cape along with a light-colored long-sleeve shirt with rolled-up cuffs and a pair of light-colored trousers. Over his shirt he had on a black colored vest tucked in his belt.
The man smiled at the group, "Are the shadows reaching to the past or future" he said. "Or does it reach the people's hearts"
"It's been a while, Erza Scarlet," he said "I am from the future my name is Rogue"
"Rogue" Erza said shocked.
"The one from Sabertooth," Carla said also shocked.
"You're from the future too," Lucy said confused.
"Someone other than me," Future Lucy said.
"But why" Happy wondered.
"So two people came from the future," Arcadios said shocked as he spoke with the princess. "One being Lucy who came to warn us"
"And the other who wants to harm the princess" the minister finished.
"No both came to warn us of the coming calamity and want to prevent it" Hisui corrected. "There could be a possibility of a 3rd or 4th person," She then looked at Arcadios "So if you truly are a knight then point your blade where it needs to be"
Arcadios' eyes widen.
"I'm opening the gates," Hisui said. "I'm drawing my blade to save this country"
Running through the streets of Crocus Jellal and Crime Sorciere were rushing towards the castle.
"So there is another from the future," Ultear said.
"Yes, but what are they after" Jellal responded.
Back inside the castle, the rescue team was being confronted by Future Rogue.
"You decimated the soldiers to save us," Loke said looking at Future Rogue.
"You're different than before," Erza said as she looked at him.
"Why did you come back," Carla asked.
Future Rogue smirked "To open the gate"
"The Eclipse" Lucy shouted shocked.
"Yes" Future Rogue responded "You see there are two ways to use the Eclipse one as a way to travel through time and as a weapon the Eclipse Cannon, it's the only way to stop the 10000 dragons"
"Defeating the dragons," Future Lucy thought shocked.
"So you came to help" Lucy smiled.
"We can beat the dragons" Happy cheered.
"The future can be saved" Carla smiled.
The others seemed happy that Future Rogue seemed to have come to help, but Erza she felt something was off, she did not know what, but something doesn't feel right. She senses something from this Future Rogue, she felt something dark from him.
"But it's not that simple" Future Rogue said.
"Huh," the group responded.
"I come from 7 years in the future, dragons have conquered the world not even a tenth of the human population survived" he explained "and the Eclipse does not hold as much power as it does now"
This made the group go wide-eyed in shock at this.
"And if we don't stop them here the world is doomed" Future Rogue finished.
"So we just have to open the gates" Happy smiled.
"Yes, but 7 years ago which is now. Someone stopped the gates from opening" Future Rogue told them.
The group went more wide-eyed in shock at this.
"And because of that, the gates were not opened. And we couldn't fire the Eclipse Cannon at the dragons. This person brought the destruction of the world. That's why I'm here to eliminate this person"
"Eliminate them. I'm sure if we explain the situation to this person it should be alright" Carla reasoned.
"We don't need to kill them" Pantherlilly stated.
"No at such an important place in time words will not work" Future Rogue said. "Even if we do convince them, they already decided to close the gates"
"It's decided," Lucy said puzzled.
"It's an inescapable destiny in which the ones survive live on and the ones who doomed ones perish" Future Rogue explained. "As long they live the ones who decided to close the gate will close it"
"Who is the person you're speaking of," Erza asked him.
"You" Future Rogue pointed and charged up an attack and fired it at the target "LUCY HEARTFILIA"
"Eh," Lucy said shocked.
"Lucy!" Erza shouted as she turned around and started to run towards her.
Lucy was frozen in place as the attack was coming in fast. It was then someone jumped in front of Lucy taking the attack.
STAB
Lucy opened her eyes and saw that her future self had taken the attack for her. This made everyone go wide-eyed in horror.
"Gha" Future Lucy coughed out blood as she fell to the floor.
"Wait why did you," Lucy say shocked as she kneeled and held her future self.
"Lucy" Happy cried running towards her.
"Two Lucys" Future Rogue said surprised.
"Please hang in there" Lucy pleaded as she held her future self.
"Lucy" Happy cried as he went to Future Lucy.
Future Lucy was panting heavily from her wounds, she was coughing out blood.
"The gates...I never closed them" she coughed out.
Lucy with tears in her eyes "I know you didn't. I would never" she cried. "Why did you save me," she asked with tears.
"Because you are my past" Future Lucy answered. "Even if I didn't, I die anyway" she coughed "you know to die in front of myself it's rather strange" she smiled weakly.
"Its strange for me too" Lucy cried "so please don't die"
"It's ok.." she reassured weakly "I'm just happy I got to see everyone again especially Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy because in my time they never returned from Tenrou" she explained, "I never had the chance to see them again. I'm just happy that.."
"Lucy no you can't die" Happy cried with tears in his eyes.
Erza looked at them in silence still in shock at what happened.
Future Lucy then looked at Happy "I'm not from your time. No, I'm not even a part of this world. I from this world still live on with her friends, so don't be sad" she tried to reassure the cat.
"No it doesn't matter where you're from" Happy cried "Lucy is Lucy, we're friends so there is no way we can't be sad"
Future Lucy then hugged the crying cat trying to comfort him.
"Hey please show me your guild mark," Lucy asked her with tears in her eyes.
Future Lucy smiled at her and used her left hand to touch Lucy's right.
"Your arm" Lucy cried seeing that she was using her left hand. "What happened"
It was then memory flashed before Future Lucy's eyes, the day she became a Fairy Tail wizard.
"Hey Natsu look I am now a member of Fairy Tail"
"I...wanted...to go… on more adventures with everyone" Future Lucy cried, it was then she took her last breath, her head dropping to the floor. "Please Protect the Future"
Erza looked down at the ground her anger began to boil.
"She wasn't aware she closed the gates," Future Rogue said shocked.
"Who cares about that" Lucy shouted at him. "Even though I would never do that"
"For now, but when the time comes you will," Future Rogue told her.
"I would never do that" she yelled again "You talk all this nonsense, just what are you after"
Future Rogue grinds his teeth "it's already decided you closed the gate as long as you live the future is doomed"
"The future me said she never closed the gate" Lucy shouted "I believe in myself," she declared with tears in her eyes.
Future Rogue's rage then grew and he was about to prepare another attack "Your words mean nothing. Everything is decided by fate" he declared.
It was then Erza turned towards him, her eyes red, her whiskers sharpened.
"Then I'll crush that destiny into dust"
POW
Erza delivered a powerful punch at Future Rogue sending him crashing into a wall.
"I won't let you take Lucy's future away" Erza declared with tears in her eyes.
"Please protect the future"
"I will I promise" Erza with tears anger on her face.
" Lucy, you and the others away from here" Erza ordered.
"But.." Lucy cried.
"NOW" she yelled.
"Just leave this to Erza," Loke said as he pulled her away.
"She's right you're the target we have to leave," Carla said and the others nodded. Lucy was reluctant but complied and the group left.
It was then Future Rogue charged at them "You're not escaping me," he declared.
POW
"DON'T YOU TOUCH HER" Erza shouted hitting Rogue again.
"Hmm" Future Rogue rubbed the bruise on his face. "I expected you to mind your own business, but since the dragons kill you anyway. History won't mind I kill you." Future Rogue then escaped into the shadows.
"Bastard" Erza said in anger
It was then Future Rogue appeared behind Erza "Die Erza Scarlet" he prepared to strike her from behind, but to his shock Erza quickly turned around and punched him in the face, knocking him to the floor. Erza then jumped on top of him and began to repeatedly punch him in the face.
"You took something important to me," Erza told him "your ways of doing things is bullshit. We'll protect the future in our way"
Outside Castle Eclipse Gate
"In response to the impending dragon attack we will now commence the firing of the Eclipse" Hisui shouted out, it was them the Eclipse gate slowly began to open.
"The gates are about to open," The minister thought.
"I will bear witness the princess's will to the very end," Arcadios thought as he watched the gate unlock.
"What of the dragons," a soldier said.
"No sightings yet" another answered.
"What of the evacuation"
"The soldiers are coordinating their swift exodus"
"I pray that it takes one blast to wipe them all out, it will take years to amass this much magic again," Hisui said.
Meanwhile, Lucy and the cats were hiding in a nearby bush.
"It looks like we stumble upon quite the spectacle," Carla said.
"Yeah, they're about to open the Eclipse now" Pantherlilly stated.
Future Rogue's words came back into Lucy's mind and she was saddened finding out she could be responsible for the destruction of the world.
"There's no use in hiding come out" Arcadios called out.
The group was completely shocked and surprised at this.
"Hey we did nothing wrong" Happy shouted at him.
"If you're with the minister then.." Carla said.
"Things have changed" The minister assured them.
"Fairy Tail?" Hisui said surprised. "I have to apologize for what happened the kingdom will issue an apology at a later date" she explained. Hisui then smiled at them "Also I like to congratulate you on the Victory over the Grand Magic Games"
"We won" Happy cheered.
"So that means Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy lost," Pantherlilly said. "I hope they worked things out"
"Anyway, are you opening the gates now. The dragons are not here yet" Lucy asked.
"Do they know?" Hisui asked Arcadios.
"Yes," Arcadios responded. "Any way where's Future you," he asked Lucy.
The group was silent.
"She was killed by another man from the future" Lilly answered.
This shocked Arcadios and Hisui at what he said.
"He said I will interfere with opening the gates" Lucy explained.
"So he tried to kill you," Arcadios said.
"Will you interfere?" Hisui asked her.
"No, I'm just wondering why you are opening the gates now. The dragons have not arrived yet" Lucy asked her.
"It's simply the cannon takes time to charge" Hisui answered. "We would have no time if we opened it when they arrived"
"So do you think this will defeat all the dragons," Lucy asked.
"I can't say for sure, so as we speak my father is preparing for the worst-case scenario" Hisui answered.
Crocus Central Square
"That is the current situation at hand here" the king shouted. "I know it must be taxing after you all just competed in the Grand Magic Games, but right now our kingdom is in great danger"
"10000 dragons," Makarov said shocked.
"We couldn't even lay a scratch on Acnologia" Evergreen told Lisanna.
"But wasn't that one unique" Lisanna responded.
"Yeah but we're now dealing with 10000 of them," Cana said.
"As of this moment, we have decided on executing a plan on a Grand Scale the Eclipse Cannon" the king announced. "We intend to wipe out the dragons in one blow" he explained.
"However due to the sheer number of enemies coming we expect at least several hundred to survive" he continued "So please mages of all guilds, lend us your power to protect the kingdom. Please use your power to save this country" the king cried bowing.
It was at those words that made the mages of every guild to go into a loud cheer.
"Yeah, of course, we'll fight"
"We're not gonna let some monster kill us"
"We'll protect this place with our lives"
These cheers made the king tear up cry at their determination to stand and fight.
"Hey, our friends were captured by the army," Gray told a nearby knight.
"We were just informed they met up with the princess" the knight answered.
"Thank Goodness" Levy smiled.
"So dragons huh," Sting said.
"Looks like we're up" Rogue smirked.
"Good luck Sting" Lecter cheered.
"You to Rogue" Frosch smiled happily.
"All the guilds united," Ichiya said.
"Kagura-chan you need to rest," Millianna told her friend.
"No, I'll fight too," Kagura told her.
"This brings me back when we fought the Oracion Seis Gray," Lyon told the fellow ice mage.
"Just be sure to stay out of my way," Gray told him.
"Thank you, thank you all" the king cried.
Erza smiled as she looked at the king's cry.
"Erza," Kurama said.
"Yeah" Erza responded.
"Something is going on with the clone that was with the rescue team," Kurama told her.
"What happened," Erza asked worriedly. "They said they're alright"
"This clone is using my chakra" Kurama responded. "It looks like its angry about something, so something must have gone down. I think it's fighting someone"
"But who" Erza wondered.
Elsewhere in the city Doranbolt and Lahar were discussing the plan.
"Amazing seeing all these mages fighting together," Lahar said.
"It's a sight to behold," Doranbolt told his partner.
"Lahar Doranbolt," someone said.
The two turned around and saw that it was Jellal.
"Jellal" they both shouted shocked.
"I have a request," Jellal said.
Back in the plaza, Fairy Tail was organizing a strategy to fight.
"The Town Square is where we will be stationed," Makarov told his guild.
"What about the other guilds" Warren asked.
"They're stationed somewhere else in the city," Max told him.
"Shouldn't the team who competed be resting?" Nab said.
"No worries thanks to Sherria and the army healers we're okay" Gray reassured.
It was then Freed and Laxus looked up at the moon.
"The moon looks ominous" Freed pointed out as he looked at it.
"The Eclipse" Laxus said.
Levy then looked off in the distance as well "Are you going to be fighting to Gajeel" she thought.
"Wendy," Cana thought.
"Natsu," Gray thought as he looked off in the distance.
It was then the Eclipse Gate slowly began to open up.
Back inside the castle, Erza's clone was still fighting Future Rogue.
"You, I can sense all this malice from you," Erza's clone said. "You're not here to save the future are you?" As they were fighting they felt rumbling throughout the castle.
"What the" Erza's clone said.
"The gate is opening" Future Rogue smirked. "The possibility of the gate opening fully will happen if Lucy lives, but she'll find a way to close it"
"She would never do something like that" Erza shouted blocking Rogue's attack. "She never ruins other's future"
Erza's clone then jumped at Future Rogue prepared to strike him down.
"You're in my way" Future Rogue told her.
WHITE SHADOW DRAGON MODE
It was then Future Rogue's hair had spiked up, his power increased. This shocked Erza at the sudden increase of his power.
"I have obtained true power" he declared.
He then charged at the clone prepared to strike her.
WHITE SHADOW DRAGON COASE SILK
"Gah" the clone screamed and it disappeared in a puff of smoke,
Future Rogue scoffed "So it was a clone huh, no matter I have other things to attend to"
Back outside as the gates were opening everyone near it can feel the great amount of magic power.
"Wow so much magic power," Happy said
"Indeed with this, it's not so far fetched, it will take out 10000 dragons," Carla said.
"With this Future Lucy can rest in peace right" Happy as he looked up at Lucy. "Lucy?"
Lucy then started to walk up towards the gates.
"I have to close the gate" Lucy declared.
"What did she say," Arcadios said shocked.
"Lucy what are you saying" Happy cried.
"You have to close the gate now" Lucy shouted at Hisui.
"We can't this the only way to fight off the dragons" Hisui yelled back. "If we close it humanity will die"
"You don't understand, it's not a weapon it's just a portal that travels through time," Lucy told her.
"No releasing this much magic power is the Eclipse Cannon," Hisui argued back.
"No you're wrong I'm telling you this is not the weapon you think it is" Lucy shouted.
"Watch your tone this the princess you're speaking to" Arcadios warned her.
"No, I'm telling you this gate is connected to 400 years in the past" Lucy shouted at them. This made Hisui and Arcadios' eyes to widen in shock.
It was then the group felt the ground rumbling, then felt a strong tremor that pushed them to the ground.
"What is that," Carla said when she felt the tremor.
"An Earthquake," Pantherlilly said shocked.
"What is that," Lisanna asked as she saw the castle shaking.
"It's from the castle," Elfman said.
"Maybe they fired up the Eclipse" Gray wondered.
"Princess," Arcadios said as he caught her. "Are you alright"
"I'm fine" Hisui responded.
It was then the large shadow was cast over the group, and everyone looked up and were shocked at what they saw.
"No way" Happy said shocked.
And out of the Eclipse came a giant dragon, its body covered in large thick swirl patterned scales.
"A dragon came from the gate," Hisui said in shock and horror.
ROAR
The dragon unleashed a mighty roar that sent a shockwave. The dragon then brought his foot down in a mighty stomp.
CRASH CRASH
That one stomp had created a massive shockwave that destroyed the ground, and a great number of buildings. The shockwave had reached a great distance destroying the buildings surrounding Fairy Tail.
"What was that just now," Gray said shocked as the building was destroyed.
Are the dragons here now" Sting said.
"It came from the castle," Rogue told him.
"Those things are huge," a knight said scared.
"How can we fight something like that," another said.
All the knights were terrified they knew they had to fight, but not against something like this. It was then out of the gat two more dragons appear.
"Hey, there more coming" a third knight shouted.
Hisui who looked in terror watched as the dragons walked out of the gate. It was then Lucy ran up to her.
"How do you close the gate," Lucy asked her., but the princess was still too terrified to speak. "Snap out of it" she shouted her. The princess then lifted her finger pointed at a nearby pedestal.
"That pedestal over there it should close it," Hisui told her.
Lucy nodded and started to run towards the pedestal, as she was running however another dragon let out a roar that she sent her back, but luckily the cats managed to catch her.
"Hurry Lucy," Carla told her Lucy nodded and ran to the pedestal grabbing the lever.
It was then more dragons started to emerge from the gate.
"Crap, even more, are coming out" a knight screamed.
"Quick protect the princess"
"I have to pull this lever with my celestial magic to close the gate" Lucy shouted.
"10000 dragons are spilling out from the gate" Hisui started to cry.
"How do you know that Lucy" Happy asked.
"I had Crux do an investigation, he told me that the Eclipse combines Celestial magic and magic from Zeref" Lucy yelled. "The Eclipse's original purpose was to make it possible to travel through time, but now we're dealing with certain circumstances due to the full moon. Because of that the Eclipse is impossible to control and it makes it connect to 400 years in the past where dragons roam free" she explained.
"No it can't be," the minister said shocked.
"Hey more dragons are coming out now"
"This one is made of rocks"
"Lucy the door isn't closed yet" Carla screamed.
"If it stays open more dragons will keep showing up" Happy shouted.
"Why won't it closed" Lucy screamed.
"I've made a terrible miscalculation" Hisui cried "I've sealed this world's fate"
The rock dragon stomped on the ground knocking Lucy back again sending her rolling on the floor.
"Lucy" Pantherlily shouted.
"The dragon's animosity and contempt will reduce this world to ash" Hisui cried again.
"No that's not a world I want to be part of," Lucy said as she got up. "I made a promise to keep living and have many adventures" she cried and ran back to the pedestal "I'm going to protect the future"
Elsewhere in the city, Erza was running through the city in a hurry with a serious look on her face. She also had a look of anger on it as she ran through the city. "I'm going to protect the future" she declared as she ran.
More dragons continued to come from the gate and to no avail, Lucy couldn't close the gate.
"Damn they just keep coming," Pantherlily said.
"If we don't close the gate the world is doomed" Caral shouted.
"Lucy hurry close the gate" Happy screamed.
"Lucy's power is not enough," Arcadios said as he saw Lucy's efforts are futile.
"Don't forget me" a female voice shouted.
Everyone turned in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Yukino and Mira.
"Mira, Yukino" Happy cried.
"Lucy-sama takes out your keys," Yukino told her. "We'll combine our magic to close the gate using all 12 Zodiac keys" understanding this Lucy took out her keys.
"Lucy-sama" Yukino shouted throwing her keys in the air.
"Right" Lucy shouted throwing her keys in the air as well.
The 12 keys then formed into a circle and the two celestial mages got on their knees and joined hands and started to chant.
"Oh, celestial spirits of the 12 golden paths please lend us the power to seal the evil" they both chanted. "Open the 12 gates of the Zodiac" they shouted and a golden light emerged from both of them. It was then out of the circle of golden light appeared all 12 Zodiac spirits, from Aries to Pisces.
"It's all 12 Zodiac spirits," a knight said.
"Amazing" another said.
"Please we're counting on you" Lucy cried.
The 12 spirits then flew into the air and headed towards the gate, they split up in half and each half went on each side of the gate and began to push it close and with all their power all 12 Zodiac closed the gates completely.
"They did it" a knight cheered.
"The gate is closed" Happy jumped in the air.
"We did it" Lucy and Yukino smiled.
"Quick how many dragons came through" Arcadios shouted at the knights.
"About 7 of them sir" a knight responded.
"You just have to interfere didn't you," a sinister voice said.
Everyone turned in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Future Rogue.
"Rogue-sama," Yukino said shocked recognizing her friend.
"You," Lucy said with anger.
"But 7 of them will suffice since controlling 10000 will be troubling" Future Rogue smirked.
Hisui's eyes widen in shock at seeing Future Rogue "This is the man who warned me of the future" she said. Arcadios then swiftly jumped in front of the princess to protect her.
"So he is the one who tricked," Arcadios said sword in hand.
"So is this what you were after," Lucy said to Future Rogue.
Future Rogue smiled evilly and e extended out his arms "Hear me foolish citizens" he announced. "Humanity is now extinct now we begin the new era of dragons" he made Lucy and the other's eyes to widen in horror. "Now my servants find the mages and kill them all" he ordered.
The dragons then flew up in the air and headed towards the direction of each guild.
"Why are the dragons listening to him" Carla shouted.
"He said something about controlling them," Pantherlilly said.
Future Rogue smirked "Yes I learned the secret art of dominating dragons. Dragon Manuiplation" he answered them. Future Rogue then jumped onto the dragon known as Motherglare's hand. He turned his head towards another dragon "Now kill them" he ordered.
"Zirconis"
It was then a large green dragon appeared before the group.
"This dragon" Happy said.
"Is the one Wendy Summoned in the graveyard?" Lucy said terrified.
Elsewhere the dragons had appeared in front of every guild. For Fairy Tail, they were going up against a dragon whose body was engulfed in flames.
"It's here" Warren shouted.
"It has a body of flames" Max yelled.
"Brace yourselves, my children," Makarov told them.
"My name is Atlas Flames Humans," the dragon told them "And you will face the power of my Hell Flames" he declared firing a powerful breath attack at them.
"GAAAAH" the guild screamed as they knocked back by the power of the attack.
The other guilds as well were now engaging in battle with dragons.
"Let's go Sabertooth" Sting shouted as he ran towards the dragon.
"YEAH," his guild yelled following him.
Blue Pegasus was dealing with the dragon made of rocks.
"Shit is an actual dragon," a mage said.
"Don't worry me lets this beast our power?" Ichiya said.
In another part of the city with the Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel.
"Quick overwhelm it with our numbers"
"Hit it with all you got"
"Stand your ground"
The mages attack the dragon with all their power, but it did not affect.
"What's going on" Sherria cried.
"Nothing is working," Lyon said shocked.
"Its scales are too tough," Kagura said.
"Can humans defeat dragons?" Jura said looking at the beast.
Future Rogue who was riding on top of Motherglare was laughing maniacally "HAHAHA! Yes, that's it go and run rampant kill all those who get in your way". Future Rogue then felt a strong power coming from nearby. He looked towards a nearby building and on top of it, he saw a woman with scarlet red hair, wearing a white cloak and a scarf wrapped around her neck.
"Erza Scarlet"
A.N Damn a lot is happening in this chapter huh. I went through so much crap in a single chapter. My reason for that is I just wanted to get to the fight against the dragon already and I did not want to write it out in multiple chapters. So this is not my best work because I rushed it so I can get to the dragon fight and skimmed through a lot of stuff especially with Future Lucy's death and Future Rogue's introduction. All I can say for this chapter is I did my best that's it. So tell me what you guys be sure to review and thanks for reading. Also, this is probably the last thing I have to write that takes a lot from the Maga and Anime so hereafter I am going to be trying to write out original stuff so stay tuned.