Fairy Tail is stricken with grief. They might have held back the first line of attacks from the Duat Kingdom, but it wasn't enough. A few of their members were hurt badly from fighting The Ten. They're lucky to even be alive.
"Sis!" Storm called as he rushed to Ul's side and saw how much she was badly hurt. The Fairy Knights were brought back to the guild and they soon found Eve and Ul. All of them couldn't believe how bad this was. Everyone is doing their best to heal their fellow guildmates, but it looked bad.
"I can't believe this." Nashi said.
"I know what you mean." Simon said. "We were able to fight back the soldiers, but we couldn't beat a single member of The Ten. We've faced some powerful enemies, but we've never faced anything like this."
'I wouldn't say that.' Nashi thought as she looked at her injured friends. 'I feel like I'm looking at the battle between me and A all over again. I remember how powerless I was compared to him. Now it looks like those feelings are coming back.'
"How is it all looking?" Zeref said.
"Not good. All of them are greatly injured and I'm not sure where to start." Wendy said.
"Start with the ones who are in more critical conditioned." Zeref said.
"Then start with Raio!" All of them looked to the door and saw Nova with Raio held over her. "Raio needs help now!" Zeref made his way over and saw the serious wound Raio got.
"Oh my! Wendy, over here! This one seems to have the worst of it!" Zeref said. Wendy hurried over as Nova Raio put him down.
"Wendy, please help him." Nova said.
"I'll do everything I can." Wendy said.
"Anyone else who has any medical experience, tend to the rest that are injured." Zeref said as everyone was doing what they could.
"I can't believe this is happening." Lucy said as Natsu placed his hands on her. "I can't believe how organized and powerful this enemy is. I don't think we've faced anything like this before."
"They haven't won yet." Natsu said.
"There's one thing I don't understand. Why didn't they finished the job?" Sasha asked. "This is war, isn't it? It doesn't seem like them to leave us alive if they've done their research on us."
"That's easy." Zeref said. "Ankhselam knows how this guild works. He knows you'll want revenge if they were dead. This was just a mere message. He's trying to break our spirits, to torture us with seeing this. It's all the more reason we have to hold strong. The worst is yet to come." Zeref turned to the map. Enemy forces are coming from all four directions. Things are only going to get worse form here.
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Hargeon
Reginald made his way all the way to Hargeon. He stood by the harbor and saw some ships pulling in. One of the ships docked with Norita and Kisaru walking off the ship.
"There you are, Reginald. How was the guild?" Kisaru said.
"It was just another pitiful guild in my eyes." Reginald said.
"Tell me about it." Kisaru said. "However, according to what Lord Ankhselam said, they're going to come back. We should have just finished them when we had the chance."
"I say let them come." Norita said as she held out her sword. "We need to get some excitement out of this as we paint this entire country red." This one was ready for battle, she welcomes it. With Hargeon being taken, the rest of Fiore might fall as well.
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Serena
"Lady Serena! We have a message from Master David and Master Bradford!" A soldier said. Serena was leading the forces through the northern part of Fiore and making it's way to Magnolia. Serena took the communication lacrima and saw David appear on it.
"Serena, everything has gone according to plan. Bradford and I are heading for the meeting point." David said.
"Very well." Serena said. "My men and I are on the way. I'll see you when I do." She ended the call and handed it back to the soldier.
"I don't understand. Why are we meeting with them when they were already in Magnolia? That's where they were." The soldier said.
"It is Ankhselam's plan and, unlike you apparently, I will follow it. He knows what he's doing." Serena said and kept moving. Serena is loyal to Ankhselam and she will follow it through.
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Ankhselam
Ankhselam was making his way to Magnolia himself as he lead another squadron. Aelita and Travis travelled with him and stood by his side.
"Soon, very soon, we'll reach Magnolia." Ankhselam said.
"It's still going to take us some time before we get there." Travis said.
"No matter. We're attacking from all four sides." Aelita said. "We're bound to run into some resistance. It's not just this Fairy Tail we have to worry about. Lord Ankhselam, do we really need this many men in this small country?"
"Yes. As I said before, this is not an enemy to underestimate." Ankhselam said.
"Lady Aelita!" Aelita looked and saw two women appear to her. One had red hair that was tied back with her wearing a red top and skirt with black leggings and wore a spikey collar. The other had wavy blue hair in a sky blue kimono and grey leggings.
"Apaki? Aquia?" Aelita said.
"We just received word from our forces from the south." The blue one, Aquia, said. "Master Reginald has met up with Master Kisaru and Lady Norita."
"Very well." Aelita said. That was when two more women appeared. One wore a white dress with long and large sleeves and had long white hair. The other was blonde with hair that reached her shoulders. She wore a green shirt with a brown vest and wore cargo shorts and combat boots. "Silis? Tammera?"
"Forgive our intrusion." The one in white, Silis, said.
"We only wanted to inform you that we received word." Tammera said. "Masters David and Bradford will be meeting with Lady Serena soon."
"As expected. Those losers couldn't beat any of The Ten? I'm sure if you went instead, Lady Aelita, you would have demolished the entire city." Apaki said.
"I don't get it." Travis said. "Our target is in Magnolia. Why did you have them pull out when they were right there?"
"Staying behind enemy lines for a long time is dangerous. Couldn't take the chance." Ankhselam said. "Besides, they just really needed to deliver a message and I'm sure they did. So, Fairy Tail, what will you do now?"
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Fairy Tail
The injured were moved to the infirmary. Seeing their fellow guildmates like this was a little disheartening, but the rest of the guild was trying to push on. Nova stood by Raio's side. She hated him seeing him bandaged up with a mask to help his breathing.
"Hang in there, Raio." Nova said as she grabbed his hand.
"He'll be fine." Nova looked behind her and saw Laxus standing there. "I'm sure he'll pull through, but we need to focus. Come downstairs. We're going over our plan of attack." Laxus said. Nova understood. She wanted to stay by Raio's side, but she knew she was going to be needed soon. She left his side, but Laxus took a look. "Nova told me what you said and what you did. Thank you. Don't worry. I'll make sure we pull through this." Laxus wasn't going to let what Raio said be in vain. He and Nova made their way down and the guild was talking about their next attack.
"Listen up!" Zeref said. "We may have pulled through the first wave, but more trouble will be coming. Enemy forces are coming from the north, south, east, and west. They're all converging on Magnolia and it won't be here soon."
"This isn't good." Gale said. "How are we going to handle this?"
"Gale's right. There's no way we can take on all that." Asuka said.
"Whoever said we are fighting alone?" Zeref said. "This guild might be their target, but they're attacking all of Fiore. So we're going to need all of Fiore's help. I contacted other guilds and alerted them of the danger. They're already heading out to face these threats."
"Why? We can handle this?" Natsu said.
"Natsu, this enemy is too big for Fairy Tail to take alone." Zeref said. "Besides, this guild's greatest strength is the bond each of you have. You've extended that bond to other guilds. So would it not make sense to have those other guilds to help?"
"He's right." Simon said. "We're going to need all the help we can get." Simon said. Others were in agreement. Natsu has a lot of belief in his guild, but he can see what everyone is saying.
"Some of Fiore's strongest are already on their way." Zeref said. "Lion's Crown and Sabertooth will be facing the enemy up north. Lamia Scale and Quattro Cerberus are heading to face the enemy in the east. Blue Pegasus and Mermaid Heel are heading south to Hargeon and will face the enemy there." With all of Fiore's strongest guilds working together, they just might have a chance.
"Sure hope the guys in Blue Pegasus can keep their focus around Mermaid Heel." Bickslow said.
"What about the enemy force coming from the west?" Storm said.
"Seriously? How come no one is heading there. Without any opposition, they have a clear path to us." Gale said.
"I'm aware of that, but the western forces appear to be moving slower than any of the other forces." Zeref said. "At the rate they're going, it's going to take them a while to arrive. I've also noticed the magic power there is much greater than any of the others. So it would stand to reason that Ankhselam is there as well."
"So Ankhselam is coming from the west..." Nashi said.
"We have some time before the western forces arrive." Zeref said. "We need to use that opportunity. Defeating Ankhselam is important, but defeating The Ten is important as well. We need to take out as many as we can before we face Ankhselam. That's why we'll be moving to face the other three forces and join your guild allies."
"Makes sense." Erza said.
"So where are we going?" Laxus said.
"I can only send small groups with a handful of people." Zeref said. "We must conserve our strength and save some of our stronger fighters for the greater battles ahead. I've already decided. The group heading to the east will be Mirajane, Erza, Simon, and Sasha."
"It's you and me again, Erza." Mirajane said.
"Yes. I'm sure we'll do great." Erza said.
"You ready, Sasha?" Simon asked.
"Yean and it will actually be nice to see Rin again." Sasha said.
"The team heading south will be Gajeel, Panther Lily, Levy, Gale, and Damian." Zeref said.
"Sweet. A little family trip." Gale said.
"I guess I'm just the tag along." Damien said.
"What about me?" Gia asked.
"Sorry, sweetie." Gajeel said as he ruffled her hair. "It's safer for you here than with us."
"Lucy, do you think you can watch Gia while we're away?" Levy asked.
"Of course." Lucy said.
"Don't worry, Gia. We'll all come back." Panther Lily said.
"Finally, the group that's heading up north will be Juvia, Gray, Storm, and Drake." Zeref said.
"Too bad Ul can't come with us." Juvia said.
"Don't worry about that. It's better she stays here." Gray said.
"Great. I'm going with the wacko family." Drake said.
"Like I'm happy you're coming along." Storm said. Nova seemed a little upset that she wasn't going to go anywhere.
"Don't worry, Nova. I promise that if I find the guy down south that put Raio in the infirmary, I'll give him a good knock on the head for you." Damien said. That actually had Nova feel a little better.
"Thanks, Damien." Nova said.
"Hold on. What about me?" Natsu said. "I want in on the action! Let me go!"
"I can't, Natsu." Zeref said. "As I just said, I'm trying to conserve some our strength. Besides, you're the one that Ankhselam is after. It's our job to protect you. To let you go in battle would be handing you to enemy's hands. We can't allow that to happen."
"But I can't just stay here! Let me go and fight!" Natsu said. He wants to fight alongside his friends, but Zeref wasn't going to have it. He snapped his fingers and chains made of magic came out and coiled around Natsu and pulled him down.
"I'm sorry, Natsu. As your older brother, it's my responsibility to protect you." Zeref said. "I can't let you go."
"Come on!" Natsu said as he tried to pull himself free.
"Natsu, knock it off." Lucy said. "What Zeref says makes sense. Can't you at least try to act mature? Good thing you don't act as foolish as him, Nashi." She turned to her daughter, but she noticed she was gone. "Nashi? Where is she?" Everyone looked around for Nashi, but none of them saw her.
"Freed, can you lock on to Nashi's position?" Zeref asked.
"Let me see." Freed said as he worked on the map and was able to get a lock on her. "There she is. She's moving fast"
"Wait. Look at the location she's heading!" Storm said.
"What is this?! What is she doing?!" Zeref said.
"She's moving fast! Happy must be with her. She's heading...west!" Simon said.
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Nashi
Nashi managed to grab Happy and the two of them were flying fast through the air. They were heading directly west.
"Thanks for doing this for me, Happy." Nashi said.
"No problem, but are you sure about this?" Happy asked.
"I am. Here I come, Ankhselam!" Nashi said.
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The Guild
"Is she really going to face Ankhselam by herself?!" Gale said.
"That's crazy! I expected this kind of thing from Natsu, but not her!" Storm said. "We got to get out there and help her! She doesn't stand a chance against Ankhselam by herself!" He ran for the door, but Simon held out his arm and stopped him.
"Wait. This is Nashi we're talking about. She wouldn't do this without a good reason." Simon said. "Perhaps we should trust her."
"Are you all crazy? We need to help her!" Lucy said.
"Hold on." Zeref said. "I say we let her go. Simon is right. Nashi wouldn't do this without a good reason. Let's let her go and do what she needs to do."
"Agreed. Nashi's a smart girl. She's not going to do anything stupid." Laxus said. Everyone agreed and put their trust and faith in her. Lucy was hoping for the best and so was one other.
"You better make it back, Nashi." Storm said.
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The West
Ankhselam and his forces kept advancing to Magnolia. However, Travis looked to the sky and spotted something.
"What's that?" Travis said as he looked towards the distance. "It looks like there's some flying object and it's heading fast." All of them and spotted something in the sky. Ankhselam saw who it was and was a little surprised. Nashi was able to make it there fast thanks a lot to Happy.
"There they are." Nashi said. "Thanks for the ride, Happy. You can drop me here."
"Go get them!" Happy said as he dropped Nashi like a bomb right over the enemy.
"Fire Dragon Brilliant Flame!" Nashi unleashed her attack and caused a great explosion that took out some enemy soldiers. Nashi landed down and was ready to face whatever is here.
"This is certainly a surprise." Ankhselam said as he stepped through the flames.
"Just who I was looking for." Nashi said. She stands facing an entire army with the god up front. Can Nashi even make it out of this one alive?
