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Jellal, Hoteye, Midnight, Racer, and Cobra were all defeated by August as the Wizard King's power exceed their expectations. Jellal was face down against the ground in wide-eyed shock. "We were…completely defeated…this man…" Jellal tried to stand, but August's boot pressed firmly against his skull to force him back to the ground. "Guh…!"
"You were once devout believers in His Majesty, were you not? Then why were you so foolish to choose a path which pit you against him?" August asked Jellal
Jellal remained silent at first, clenching his hand into a fist. "The light…I finally was able to obtain it. The brilliant light in my heart which illuminates the darkness…" "Erza…"
"And that 'light' is your justice?" August spat. "How utterly shallow"
"His Majesty has a son. He was a child born with a mighty power of light at his disposal."
"Zeref…had a child!?" Jellal look in shock
August turned his back and started to walk off. "However, that child never knew what it was to be loved by someone. Before long, he began to waver around the space between light and darkness. And shortly thereafter, reached a state devoid of anything. There is no good or evil in light or in darkness. It does not exist. If there is true justice in this world, it may well lie in love and naught else."
"Kuh…" Jellal grunted. "Stand…rise to your feet! In order to protect Erza I must…!"
"if there is one who can defeat his majesty's son" August spoke as he looks to the clouds in the sky "that would be his mother"
Kagura stared up at Larcade, keeping her blade at the ready. "Zeref's son, you say?"
"My name is Larcade Dragist. The son of Zeref Dragist." Larcade explained.
"Dragist…that's…huh?" Yukino said in confusion
"He's got the same last name as Natsu!" Lector said.
"Were you not aware? Natsu is my father's younger brother. I suppose that would make him my uncle." Larcade calmly shrugged.
"Natsu-sama is…!?" Yukino was the only one who could muster words in this situation.
"I was very much looking forward to meet him again in the war. But how could I not? It seems my father holds him much more dear than I, after all. And that is something that cannot be forgiven, wouldn't you agree?" The White Dragist then swiped his hand forward, releasing several blades of pleasure magic down towards Kagura.
"Blades of light…?!" Yukino wasn't entirely incorrectly.
As the blades came down, Kagura began to parry them away with strikes from her sword. For those she couldn't slash, she was forced to roll to the side to avoid them before gripping the hilt of her sword. "How long do you plan on lecturing us from your high perch. Come down and face me!" The sword was drawn, cleaving through the entire mountain that Larcade perched himself on.
"The whole mountain!?" Lector gasped.
"WOOOOOOW!" Frosch was in awe.
Larcade was unfazed, still remaining atop the mountain as it fell. The Dragist clapped his hands, causing tendrils of pleasure magic to wrap around Kagura, soon bringing her the same fate as Yukino. "Kagura-sama…!"
Larcade landed, planting his hand on the ground to subject Kagura to pleasure. "I shall introduce you to the sweet nectar of pleasure as well…"
"A-Ah…." Kagura moaned as the foreign sensation of pleasure and her legs started to go weak. Her cheeks flushed and a few moans slipped out of her mouth.
"Humans cannot possibly disobey their natural instincts." Larcade spoke with a hint of a smirk.
"Kagura-sama, you must resist!" Yukino tried to move, but it was no good. Her legs were weak. "I can't even stand up…"
Kagura's mouth opened wide and then…she brought her head forward, harshly biting down on her own tongue! The action caused blood to spurt from her mouth, but the intense pain was enough to eclipse that of pleasure, allowing her to slice through the tendrils that bound her. Accidentally biting your tongue already hurt, so the fact she willingly bit down on it…She wasn't happy about having to resort to such a tactic and the evil stare she gave the Spriggan showed it. "Haaah…haah…" The thick taste of iron was strong in her mouth.
"…." Larcade was shook. "She actually bit her own tongue…!? By inflicting great pain upon herself, she was able to liberate herself from the pleasure!?"
"What a vulgar magic you wield." The mermaid spat while holding her hand forward. Recall the mountain she just cut down. She used her gravity to crush the mountain to large pieces of debris that rocketed to the ground, smothering Larcade underneath the rubble.
"She totally crushed him!" Lector cheered.
Despite this, Kagura used her speed to push forward, slicing at the rubble to ensure that Larcade was cut down. Unfortunately for her, though her ploy was good, it wasn't fast enough. Larcade escaped from the rubble, but not unharmed. There was a noticeable cuton his lower left side, but he ultimately deemed it inconsequential. "Your speed is impressive."
Kagura bent her knees and took to the skies. She used her gravity once more to force the rubble into the sky to strike Larcade. The White Dragist responded appropriately by releasing more blades of pleasure magic to slice through the rubble. This was part of Kagura's plan, leaping from rubble to rubble before using her gravity powers once more, now leaping high into the sky with her blade held above her head. "Taste my blade you foul fiend!"
"Oh?" Larcade glanced up, only to find that Kagura was falling towards him with speeds rivalling a meteor. The enhanced gravity around her body gave her the advantage in momentum and the woman delivered a fierce downward slash. She struck Larcade and the two of them crashed into the ground, however…Larcade was capable of blocking Kagura's strike with the side of his hand.
"But…that range is Kagura-sama's ideal distance for certain victory…!" Yukino thought.
"…What?" Kagura believed this to be a fluke. "My blade of resentment has weakened a bit…" Due to her grudge against Jellal finally fading away, this quite possibly led to Archemeny being weaker, or so she thought. She hopped back for a moment, only to close the gap between them once more, swiftly swinging her blade for his neck. "JUDGEMENT!" And this time, Larcade only needed two fingers to halt her blade completely. "With two fingers…?!"
"It would appear you lot have made a horrible miscalculation after defeating several of the twelve." Larcade stated with a narrowing gaze. "Fluke's do exist, such as the minor injury you caused to me, but…" As Larcade spoke, Kagura was aiming several slashes at his person, all infused with heavy gravity. But he continued to use one hand, two fingers to parry her strikes as though they were nothing more than flies in the wind. "August, Irene, and I…we are…how should I put this? Special exceptions."
Kagura said nothing. She growled while rushing at Larcade once more.
The White Dragist's lips curled up into a sinister smile, reveling in the expression that Kagura wore. "Such a delightful expression. It is the face of one who has completely abandoned all hope…knowing they cannot possibly defeat the enemy before them."
"I will put an end to your mocking words!" Kagura yelled while swinging once more, only for it to be proven futile as everything else. Larcade even went a step further and pushed his entire arm out, using his strength to force Kagura backwards.
Kagura grunted before she swings her sword with everything she have in her
"Aaaahhh!" Kagura's blade swing towards Larcade who caught it with his two fingers and in that one moment, he attacked Kagura's side with his other hand
"KAGURA-SAMA!" Yukino cried out as Kagura's body froze and trembled. "Ah…"
"Fear not. Your pain, your suffering…before long, it will all be transformed into pure pleasure." Larcade simply smiled.
"AH…!" Kagura stumbled back a few steps, feeling her body go into shock. Her eyes were wide and pain and she fell to her knees, blood dripping from her wounds.
"A moment ago you referred to my magic as 'vulgar' did you not? That might very well be the case, so to speak." Larcade closed his eyes, clasping his hands together in a prayer. "However, this can also be called 'love'. I will give you a peaceful death. One without a hint of anguish." Kagura then collapsed before Larcade, right onto the ground. "Let her pure white soul ascend to the free heavens."
"KAGURA-SAMA!" Yukuno cried out.
Lector and Frosch started to weep as Kagura could not defeat Larcade
"Fro's scared…" Frosch whimpered.
"How wonderful. I will dye your very despair in pure pleasure." Larcade said softly
As soon as he said this, more tendrils of pleasure magic began to wrap around Yukino. She was unable to even stand in her condition, and it didn't seem like she'd be getting away this time.
"AAAAAH! NOOOOOOO~!" Her voice started as a helpless scream, but midway through, it just turned into moans of pleasure.
"Y-Yukino…!" Kagura grit her teeth. Despite her wounds, she had to try and save Yukino. "I…I can't…"
"Now…rise to the heavens…and your death…" Larcade said with a chuckle
Sting was lost. He had absolutely no idea where he was going. Ever since Universe One was put into play, he was separated from everyone else to god knows where. "Damn…thanks to Freed, I managed to make it this far, but…"
"I'm going to search for Laxus!" Those were Freed's words after pointing Sting in the general direction of where Zera told him the guild was.
"Lector…Rogue…everyone…just where the hell are you!?" And right as he asked this, he caught a whiff of something familiar. "Huh…? This smell, it's…"
Yukino was on the ground as her body was reaching its limit
"My mind…it's gone completely blank…" Yukino could barely even lift a finger as Larcade's magic was overpowering "Sister…Kagura-sama…I…"
"It won't be long now. I hope your souls have enjoyed their blissful trip to heaven." Larcade kept his eyes closed, praying for the souls of the Mermaid and the Tigress.
"Someone…please…" Lector pleaded. "Sting-kun! Please help!"
And as if his wish was granted by the heavens, Sting came dropping in
"I'm here!" Sting shouted as he sends a kick directly at Larcade
"I can't help but be fashionably late!" Sting said
"Sting-kun/-sama!" Yukino and Lector exclaimed in joy to see the White Dragon Slayer
"another one?" Larcade said as he gets up while wiping away the dirt on his cheeks that came from Sting's kick
"this guy's smell" Sting sniffed the scent coming off Larcade as it made him confused "he smells just like Natsu-san"
"That guy has the last name Dragist! The same as Natsu-kun!" Lector said.
"T-This man said that Natsu-sama is Zeref's younger brother…and he claimed to be his son." Yukino said.
"I don't get it, even if they're all a family, he shouldn't smell exactly like Natsu. Everyone has their own unique scent, parents, children, even identical twins. It would make sense for this guy to smell like Zeref if he's his kid, but he smells like Natsu. So in other words, I don't have the slightest clue about what's going on" Sting said
"That's because, in a sense, Natsu is also Zeref's child." Larcade said as his palms glowed "You can gather as many as you wish, it will never be enough"
A simple clap of his hands caused blades of pleasure magic to shoot out towards the White Dragon who then began to eat them as they came by.
"Anything white or light doesn't work on me…but that's probably not the same for you, huh!?" Sting said while cupping his hands together, a bright white light forming in the empty space between his palms.
"Holy Ray!" The guild master of Sabertooth threw his hands forward, unleashing destructive rays of light that rained down upon Larcade, destroying part of the ground as a result.
Larcade shielded himself from the attack with his arms, but before the smoke could even dissipate, Sting was already in his face with a cocky smirk.
Sting pressed his hand against Larcade's stomach, using his momentum to carry the Spriggan away as a potent orb of white light appeared in the palm of his hand.
"Holy Nova! Sting carried Larcade away before the orb of light turned into a gigantic beam that pushed the White Dragist backwards.
"Gaaah!" Larcade was somewhat damaged after an attack like that. As he fell to the ground, he flipped and recognized the situation. "What troublesome opponents…however…" A wry grin stretched on his lips as he landed, swiping two fingers across the sky as several holy talismans appeared. A magic circle formed under Sting and his stomach growled
"Sting-sama?" Yukino asked.
"You cannot possibly resist the sensation of hunger." Larcade stated confidently.
Sting placed his hands on his stomach. It continued to rumble and the hunger pains rocked his body. It took all Sting had just to stand up. "Ahh…I can…barely move a muscle."
His body felt so weak. Larcade tossed his cross once more, impacting Sting with a direct blow to the chest. "GAAAAAH!" Sting's eyes widened from the pain. His body flew backwards, and then his gaze turned to Lector.
"Sting…!" The red exceed cried in worry for his best friend.
"Lector…!" Sting gasped. Suddenly, what was a cat suddenly turned into drumstick with cat ears.
"Sting…? Sting…!" Lector continued to call out to his friend.
There was a crazed look in Sting's eyes as he slowly approached Lector. The sensation of starvation drove Sting to have hallucinations.
"You sure look tasty…" The white dragon mumbled, drool beginning to spill from his lower lip.
"Sting! Snap out of it!" Lector pleaded.
To Sting, Yukino was an ice cream pop. "Whatever is the matter, Sting-sama!?"
"Hey…quick giving me those strange looks…I get enough of those already…" Kagura exclaimed, who took the appearance of a snack.
The dragon slayer panted heavily before picking Lector up, and began to bite into him
"Eat to your heart's content." Larcade said with a calm smile.
"STING! CUT THAT OUT, IT'S ME!" Lector pleaded. Sting was munching on his head with his sharp teeth and drew blood! "YOUR OLD PAL LECTOR!"
"NO, YOU'RE MEAT! DELICIOUS MEAT!" Sting yelled excitedly.
"Open your eyes!" Kagura exclaimed. She had to try and move before this situation got any worse! The instant she moved, she turned to see Yukino pull down part of her kimono to expose her shoulder before promptly chomping down on it. "Yukino!?"
Yukino held the same delirious look in her eyes. The sensation of hunger spread fast, and those near Larcade felt nothing but famine. "I'm hungry…so very hungry…"
Even Kagura could not resist. Her eyes turned hazed and crazed and she started to lean into Yukino's shoulder. "Yuki…no…food…." And she then bit down, hard enough to draw blood. Right now, they didn't see people. They only saw food. Even Lector ended up munching on Sting
Larcade watched on with a pleased smile as not one was standing back up. "The world of mortals is full of nothing but desires. Now perish, as you devour one another to death."
Even though Frosch's tail was getting munched on by Hiruka, the Exceed didn't budge. When Larcade noticed this, he stared in bewilderment. What sort of willpower did this tiny cat possess to not even move at this level of starvation!? "…Fro's really hungry, but he always eats his meals together with Rouge, so he'll be patient."
Sting realized what he was doing as he forcibly pried himself away from Lector's head. "AAAAAAAH!"
"I'm starvin' as well…but, if it's you, Sting, then I…" Lector seemed to realize what was going on. But it was hard to control himself.
"Sorry about this, Lector!" Sting said while smashing his fist against Lector's skull to knock him out. "Yukino, and Kagura-san! You too, Frosch!"
He knocked everyone down as to prevent them from eating each other like some sort of rabid cannibals. After doing this, Sting was panting heavily, but managed to make his way to his feet. "I had no choice but to do that! To keep all of them from falling victim to your hunger!"
"Oh?" Larcade quirked a brow. "In that case, what are you planning on doing about your own hunger?"
Sting then rushed forward…as fast as a hungry person could, but he still roared nonetheless. "I'LL MAKE YOU MY MAIN COURSE, YOU BASTARD!"
Sting swings his fist at Larcade who dodged it cause Sting barely had any strength in him thanks to Larcade's magic
Larcade swing his elbow down on the slayer's back, crushing him into the ground. "GUAH!"
"Look at you. So hungry that you can't even muster up the strength for a single punch…" Larcade stared down at Sting.
"Even so…!" Sting attempted to try again, aiming for an uppercut…that never came. Larcade slashed against his side with the swiftest of motions. "GAAAH!"
"How utterly futile." Larcade sighed.
"I'm Sabertooth's master!" Sting exclaimed.
"Sabertooth? Never heard of it."Larcade replied as his cross came down on Sting and impaled his shoulder
"GAAAH!"
"You're not even a member of Fairy Tail, so I would ask you not to intrude…if you know what's good for you." The White Dragist stared down at Sting, the guild master before him while driving his cross even deeper into the slayer's body, causing him to yelp out in pain. "Being a 'master', or a commander means looking out for those around you, does it not? Yet, you've allowed one of your closest comrades to fall, all because you've intruded upon a war that isn't your battle to fight. Leading with emotion…how utterly foolish."
"The whole reason I'm intruding…is for Fairy Tail's sake!"
Mustering what little strength he could, Sting grabbed the cross in his shoulder and forcibly pried it out of him, tossing it to the side while standing back up. "AND IT'S FOR MY FRIENDS' SAKE!"
"In that case, there is no cause for concern. Natsu's soul will soon be set free as well. Because I've long since decided that I shall be the one to kill him." Larcade kept his stoic expression.
"Your struggle is admirable, but ultimately pointless." Larcade clasped his hands together. There was no better time to wrap things up than right now.
Yukino then vanished. In her place, a wounded Rogue appeared. "Rogue!?" Sting was taken aback. "This must be the Lady's territory, but…!?"
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm running on empty here to. I'm here as a special delivery from the Lady." Rogue said while holding something in his free hand. "Now Sting, eat me!"
"…?!" Larcade wasn't expecting Rogue to appear from thin air like this.
"Rogue, you…!?" Sting began.
As Sting hesitated, Rogue palmed the ground, sending the remainder of his magic towards Sting. The shadows crawled along the ground, rushing towards the white dragon. "You're hungry, aren't you? Eat it, all of my remaining magic!"
"You know I can't just eat magic of a different property!" Sting grimaced, but he had no choice as it was all flooding towards him whether he could eat it or not. "Guess I've got no choice…!" Sting conceded, consuming Rogue's shadows as they flowed into his mouth.
While the slayer enjoyed their meals, more talismans began to flow around Larcade. "All humans have three primal desires: sexual desires, hunger, and the desire for slumber. So the final desire which I shall bestow…is that of sleep. However, the sleep that I grant is, unfortunately, eternal." The people before him had so much energy, it was time for them to take a permanent nap.
"QUIT RUNNIN' YOUR MOUTH!" Sting roared as a black and white aura exploded around his body. Right at this point, Rogue dropped to the ground, but he did so with a grin.
"I can't stand that damn smell of yours!" Sting glared at Larcade with eyes full of disdain.
"And I cannot stand the fact that pathetic weaklings like you are still drawing breath." The Spriggan said with a glare of his own.
The left side of Sting's body was enveloped in darkness, Rogue's shadows perfectly blending in with his light. In a strange twist of irony, Sting had become the White Shadow Dragon. "Rogue, lend me your strength!"
"Fight on, White Shadow Dragon…" Rogue said with a soft grin.
"I'm all fired up!" Sting yelled.
"Allow me to introduce you to the infallible magic of desire: R.I.P." Larcade stated with a sinister smile.
"I've been chasing behind Natsu-san as long as I can remember…" Sting said while sliding into a stance. "And right now, you're in the way, you bastard!"
"With this very hand, I will purify Natsu's soul once and for all. People as weak and insignificant as you hardly warrant my time or energy." Larcade said as he prepared his most powerful attack
Sting was the first one to lead the charge, leaping towards Larcade with killing intent. "Then have a taste of mine and Rogue's combined power of the spirit of Sabertooth!"
Sting was much faster than Larcade expected, thus allowing Sting to slam him with a white magic infused punch and The impact caused Larcade to fly backwards.
As he flew, the Spriggan regained his balance, bringing his hand down to release multiple talismans upon Sting. They'd either cause hunger, sleep, or another inescapable pleasurable sensation. Sting would never know, because he easily dismissed them with a swing of his own hand, dispersing them before they could touch him. This caused Larcade's eyes to widen. "he vanished?!"
"Your white magic is offset by Sting's own…and…" Rogue said.
"ROGUE'S SHADOWS WILL ANNHILATE YOU!" Sting declared with a wide grin, now swinging a shadow infused fist to Larcade's face to force him to stagger back.
"And if I combined our powers together…!" Sting pointed both hands forward, unleashing a dual beam of light and shadows that consumed the Spriggan, throwing him backwards even further. "We're unstoppable!"
"Hakueiryu no Hoko!" Sting exhaled, unleashing a potent funnel of light and shadows directly at Larcade. The roar paved its warpath along the destroyed ground, intending to sweep the Spriggan away in its destruction.
"Combine as many powers as you'd like, it matters not. You cannot possibly resist the final desire. The Eternal Sleep of Death: R.I.P!" As Larcade made his incantation, a strange aura flowed from him, and as soon as it did, everyone was struck with a heavy wave of drowsiness.
"…!?" Sting's eyes went wide for a moment before growing heavy. "Kuh…?"
"This is…?" Rogue could hardly fight the sensation. "I'm being overcome by drowsiness…"
"The moment you close your eyes will be your very last." Larcade stated. This wasn't good.
"DAMN IIIIIIIIIIT!" Sting screamed, beginning to ruthlessly punch at his own wound, hoping that the pain would jolt him awake. "WAKE UP! WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP!"
Larcade watched on with an evil smile. "Humans cannot possibly defy their desires. Not even Acnologia can. And consequently, I am the mage who can seize victory against Acnologia himself and even END"
Sting felt too tired to do anything. He slowly stopped hitting himself and looked on at Rogue. "Rogue…."
"Sting…! Enter the shadow…!" Rogue told his partner. "If you're within the shadows, all your senses will be sharpened! It should dispel your drowsiness, if only for a moment."
"I appreciate the last second advice, but how do I do that…?" Sting's voice trailed off. He was getting sleepier and sleepier by the second.
"Feel the gravity. To the point that you can feel your feel and the ground becoming one…!" Rogue told him.
"Gravity….gravity…!" Sting exclaimed
"If it is gravity you seek, then let me be of assistance." As this point, Kagura could finally pull herself up, although it was to a knee, and she had to use her sword as a support. "I shall sink you into the ground by force!"
"Whooa…!" Sting ended up slipping right into the ground, and into his own shadow!
"That's it!" Rogue grinned.
Sting fell into the shadows, now having the chance to experience what was essentially Rogue's second home. "So this is the world within the shadows…" A slow grin crept onto Sting's lips. "He wasn't kidding. I can feel all of my senses being sharpened to their limits. All right!" Now Sting began to swiftly move across the ground as a shadow, rapidly closing the distance between him and Larcade.
"You're right in plain view." Larcade lifted his hand up, preparing to meet Sting the instant he emerged from the shadows to finish him off. "O, pure white soul! Ascend to the free heavens!"
"try this! This is the combined attack of me and Rogue and Kagura-san!" Sting shouted out
"You're including me, too?" Kagura quickly asked.
"Hakueiryu no Ashiginu!"
"AAAAAAAAAAH!" Larcade let out a scream of pain as the various beams of light and darkness ran through his body. There wasn't a single thing he could do as blood spurted from every single wound he received, and he fell to the ground on his back helplessly, defeated. "Father….."
"we're leaving it to you" Sting said as he fell down with no more strength any more left in him "Natsu-san"
That's a wrap!
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