War has arrived in Magnolia. The Duat Kingdom is a kingdom that is ruled by Ankhselam. They plan to invade Fiore because Ankhselam wants to take Natsu's power so that he'll have everything he needs for a spell to revive Acnologia. They've already launched the first attack and three members of The Ten have already snuck past their defenses. The war that will decide the fate of the world will begin.
"Captain Drav!" One soldier called to the captain, a man in steel armor. "There doesn't appear to be the way through that shield."
"So be it. Land some of the ships! We'll attack on land and find our way through!" Drav said. "We'll show them that the Duat Airforce is just as strong!" Some of the ships were heading down. As some made their way down, a fireball came at one of the ships and blasted it. "Where did that come from?"
"Down there! Enemies spotted!" A soldier said. Drav looked down and saw Nashi and Storm were able to make it out of the shield.
"Just two of them? Child's play." Drav said.
"You really think we can take all of them? I count about twenty to thirty ships." Storm said.
"I'm sure the others will be on their way soon." Nashi said. "In the meantime, you want to have some fun with these guys?"
"You know it." Storm said as he formed a cannon out of ice. "Here's an icy hello from Fairy Tail!" Storm shot the cannon and blasted one of the ships.
"So they want to play? Very well." Drav said. "Attack!" A ship landed down and some of the soldiers came out and went on the attack.
"Here they come!" Nashi said as she and Storm got ready.
"Grand Chariot!" Lights rained down on some of the soldiers and did some damage. Nashi and Storm looked to the side and spotted Simon and Sasha.
"Nice timing!" Nashi said.
"You didn't think you two were going to have all the fun." Sasha said as they both pulled out a set of blades. These four might be taking the first attack, but the real challenge is inside Magnolia.
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The Guild
"We're in luck. Nashi and her friends seem to have intercepted the enemy that attacked from the air." Zeref said.
"Sweet! Let's go join in the fun!" Natsu said.
"I'm in!" Gajeel said as the two of them headed for the door.
"Wait!" Zeref said and those two stopped. "Let Nashi and her friends handle the soldiers. Some of them are already on their way. There's no reason to send everyone out there. This is only the first wave attacks. We need to try and conserve some of our strength for the real battles ahead. In the meantime, we have much bigger concerns. It would seem that three members of The Ten have already infiltrated Magnolia. They must have snuck inside before that air force attacked us."
"The Ten are already here?!" Lucy said.
"Are these ten wizards you told us about really all that?" Laxus asked.
"I'm afraid so. The Ten are a great force." Zeref said. "They aren't on the same level of power with each other. There's no telling how much of a difference in power there is between each one and you've seen what the lowest rank members can do. At least an idea of it. Even if you faced off against one, the difference in power between another could be miles, even if he is one rank or higher."
"So what you're saying is that we really have no idea what we're up against." Laxus said and Zeref confirmed it. The Ten sound like a terrifying force and some of the guild is fighting them at this very moment.
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Ul and Eve
Ul and Eve were together when the enemy launched their first attack. When they were on their way to help in the fight, they crossed paths with David, one of The Ten. He didn't waste any time as he launch an attack with Ul and Eve jumping out of the way.
"What is that thing?!" Ul said.
"I have no idea!" Eve said. Rather than fighting David himself, David has called on some sort of silver armored monster that towered over them. It's doing all the fighting for him.
"You are fighting against Belreth the Wrath. A creature with great strength and rage, rage that he lets out by smiting others." David said. He snapped his fingers and Belreth attacked the girls. Both of them jumped out of the way and they saw that great strength when they saw Belreth's fist smashed into the ground.
"That's not going to stop us! Fairy Machine Gun: Leprechaun!" Eve attacked with a barrage of bullet-like attacks, but her attack didn't seem to be doing much. "That thing is strong."
"No joke. Say, don't you use Stone Eyes like your mother? Why can't you use that?" Ul said.
"It only works on humans and I can't get a lock on that guy with that monster swinging it's arms around." Eve said. Belreth roared and tried attacking them again. It smashed the ground and the shockwave knocked both of them down.
"You should keep your focus in battle." David said.
"Just who are you anyway?" Ul questioned as she was getting annoyed by all of this.
"That's right... I never introduced myself, did I? I am David Vest, one of The Ten Gates of the Underworld. I hold the mark of the whale." David said. Hearing he was one of The Ten was a shock.
"One of The Ten? Not good, but what's with the whale?" Eve asked.
"Weren't you paying attention. It's part of a ranking system and they don't use numbers." Ul said. "The whale means he's ranked...eight. So he's the eighth ranked member."
"He's only ranked eight? He can't really be all that bad." Eve said.
"I might only be ranked eight, but I'm more than enough for the two of you." David said as Belreth went to attack them again.
'I don't know what magic he uses, but I know it has something to do with that book he's holding.' Ul thought. "Keep him busy!" Ul became water and moved right past Belreth as she ran towards David. Eve did what she asked and kept attacking Belreth. "I figured out his magic. He uses some sort of summoning magic like celestial magic! Unlike Mrs. Dragneel, he lets his creatures do all the fighting for him! That means he has one fatal weakness: his physical strength must not be all that great!" She got closer to him. David tried to strike her, but Ul became water and got right over him. "I've got you!" She swung her leg down, but David held out one arm and was able to block the attack. "What?!" David grabbed her leg and tossed her to the ground.
"Ul!" Eve shouted, but ended up getting attacked by Belreth and she smashed into a building.
"Did you really think I wouldn't take into account my own weakness." David said as he turned to Ul. "The Ten have gone through intense training, both for our magic abilities and physical abilities. It's going to take a lot more than that to defeat us."
"You don't scare us." Ul said.
"You should be scared." David said as he slid his hand against the pages of his book. "Come, Breh the Cobra Weapon!" Suddenly a black cobra with metal around the hood appeared and smashed against Ul. Luckily, her body of water protected her from harm. The snake coiled around David's arm and Ul couldn't believe this. David was using that snake like a weapon, but she was surprised to see where it came from.
"I was right. His magic has something to do with that book, but how did these creatures come from it? What kind of crazy magic is this?" Ul questioned.
"You have no idea how powerful we can really be." David said and they'll get an idea soon enough.
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Nova and Raio
Nova and Raio were together as well. While they were on their way to help Nashi and the others fight against the enemy, they already crossed paths with Reginald.
"Who are you?" Nova said.
"Are you from the Duat Kingdom? If you are, we're going to have to hurt you." Raio said.
"Go ahead and try. I doubt the two of you can really be a match for me." Reginald said. "No lowly guild can defeat us."
"Lowly? I'll show you lowly!" Raio said as he charged right at the guy.
"Raio, wait!" Nova said, but Raio kept going. Raio pulled back his fist and tried striking Reginald, but Reginald was just an afterimage that disappeared when Raio made contact with him.
"What the heck?" Raio said.
"Where'd he go?" Nova said.
"I'm over here." Both of them looked behind Nova and saw him right there. "If this is really all this guild has, I don't see what Lord Ankhselam thought so highly of you. You might be considered the strongest in this country, but you're just another rodent infested guild."
"What a load of garbage! Nova, let's show this guy how wrong he is!" Raio said.
"Gladly." Nova said.
"Scattered Lightning!"
"Raging Bolt!" Both of them used their attacks, but Reginal held out his hand.
"Behold my Impenetrable Shield." A golden shield appeared in his hand and it blocked both of their attacks.
"What?!" Nova said.
"Where did that come from?!" Raio said.
"The Ten hold powers the likes of which you couldn't even imagine." Reginald said. "It doesn't matter your considered the strongest guild in this country. You probably never faced someone like us before."
"You don't know that! That's what a lot of people say before we knock them to the ground!" Raio said.
"I suppose that might be true for you. Seeing is believing. So I'll show you how outmatched you really are." Reginald said. The Ten hold strange and dangerous powers and this is only the start.
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The Guild
"Freed, can you give me a status of where those three are?" Zeref questioned.
"Give me a minute." Freed said as he worked on the map. "One is still roaming around freely, but the other two seem to be engaged in combat with a few of our members."
"Hopefully whoever is fighting them will be able to make it out of there." Zeref said.
"You're worrying for nothing." Natsu said. "There's no enemy that Fairy Tail can't beat."
"Not even Fairy Tail is unbeatable, Natsu." Zeref said. "There's always someone that could be a match for you. We can't go into battle with overconfidence. Look at what happened to Sabertooth and Lion's Crown. They were powerful and confident in their abilities, but look at what your guild did to them. What's to stop an opposing force from doing the same thing to you? You don't know how dangerous these people can really be. Especially since not everyone in Fairy Tail possess the kind of strength you possess."
"Are they REALLY that bad?" Natsu said.
"We'll find out soon enough." Zeref said. 'I know Fairy Tail is powerful. I want to have faith that we will make it through this, but they're going against an enemy they couldn't even harm before. If we don't go into this battle with a full understanding of what we're up against, there might be no hope.' He thought and he's right. Fairy Tail's enemy is a powerful one. No matter how much the guild believes in their strength, believing might not be enough this time.
