Wincing in pain, Budo held his arm as he struggled to get to his feet.

" Impossible ... Who is this guy ? "

On the contrary, being in joy, Honest had risen. He was so excited that he let go of the food he was holding in his hand.

" Unbelievable ! I had never seen so much power combined in one person! Ares, the god of war… this guy deserves this nickname. "

" It's nothing ! " Daenys retorted. " Ares-sama can get much stronger than that ! Even Esdeath wouldn't stand a chance against him! Its power is beyond imagination. "

" And that's not all. " Affirmed Ares, displaying an evil smile. " With this power, I could transform this world and do what I want with it ! It will become a world where I will be the master. "

" You… " Budo growled, letting electricity surround his body. " That's enough ! Stop your damn bullshit ! Do you really think I'll let you do it ? "

" Given your physical condition, I'm afraid you have no other choice to bow to me and beg me to make you one of my subordinates ! However, it had been a long time since I had fought someone as strong as you ! To show you my respect, I am ready to recruit you as an elite soldier of my brand new army ! Only the people who will be part of it will have a chance to rule this world by my side. "

" Because you think I'm going to accept ? " Budo roared. " I fear nothing and nobody ! I am General Budo ! No one can beat me. "

" Do not say stupid things. " Retorted Honest, who began to take pleasure in belittling the man. " You got miserably beaten by an amateur like Natsu Dragnir ! Budo, in the end, your power is really nothing out of the ordinary. "

" What did you dare to say ? "

" I know exactly what you were planning to do ! You got brainwashed by Night Raid's morality, just like the Jaegers, and you intended to kill me ! Normally, I admit that I would have immediately sent Esdeath to kill you ! However, now that Ares is here, neither you nor Esdeath are of any use to me. "

Turning to see the young woman remain still and silent, Honest clenched his fist before hitting her face. Immediately, Esdeath's body fell to the ground, without her doing anything to get up or retaliate. Sneering at this, Honest asserted.

" She was just a pawn on my chessboard, just like was that idiot Makoto ! But now that Ares is here, I can sacrifice those now useless pawns! And when to all the people who dared to stand up to me, they all joined the Night Raid group! Once I defeat you, there will only be this damn group left to defeat so that the power can be ours! And no one and nothing can stop us. "

" TRIDENT'S ZEUS ! "

Forming a lightning trident in his hand, Budo pointed him at Honest.

" If I have to die, you will die with me. "

Continuing to smile, Honest simply placed his hand on Makoto's shoulder and positioned him in front of him.

" Are you sure ? "

Seeing him use the child as a shield, Budo immediately stopped. Even if the boy was controlled, Budo could never afford to hurt him.

" Motherfucker ! "

Suddenly struck in the stomach, he spat blood, while Ares made him step back.

" Stop talking for nothing and let's resume our fight. "

" How ? " Budo wanted to know, staring at the man. " I kept fighting you with all my might, and I barely managed to hurt you! How can you be unharmed ? "

" HAHAHAHAHA ! " Giggles Honest. " Did you really believe that your little ounce of power could allow you to defeat the new king of this world! You are pathetic ! In the end, you make me laugh, Budo! Laugh to have a stomach ache. "

" You may have proclaimed yourself general, but you are still a simple human. " Daenys affirmed. " Ares-sama, he managed to obtain the powers of a god! Do you understand, what this means ? "

" A god ? "

" It's time to show you the true power of a god. " Affirmed Ares. " I hope you are prepared because you will quickly regret not having accepted my offer to work under my orders. "

Suddenly jumping towards Budo, he punched in his face and his punch was so powerful that it created an explosion that threw his opponent back.

And barely had Budo had time to get up, a second punch hit him. Feeling the power of the second explosion, Honest reached out his hands to the side in assertion.

" What power ! It's not every day that we get to see a general get run over like an insect! I don't regret being able to see this with my own eyes. "

Striking several times, without having the slightest chance to retaliate, Budo now looked like a poor dead leaf trapped in a hurricane. Spitting blood and screaming in pain, the man soon found himself on his knees. However, Ares grabbed him by his throat, before throwing him brutally down, so that his head hit the ground.

" You are weak ! You are a very weak general. "

Trying to get up, Budo created a ball of lightning in his hand which he threw towards Ares. Simply smiling, the man directed his arm towards the attack and managed to grab it in his hand.

" Impossible … "

The next second, Ares launched the attack, as if it was a baseball and managed to hit Budo's body. Immediately, feeling a violent electric charge run through his entire body, the general screamed in pain.

Seeing him still standing, Daenys began to applaud him.

" Still standing ! I now understand why you became general of this country! However, how long do you think you will be able to withstand these kinds of attacks? Honestly, I doubt you can last longer than two minutes. "

Suddenly knocking on the chin, Budo's body was thrown upwards and crashed into the ceiling. Then falling back, his body appeared lifeless. However, opening his eyes, he stabilized himself with his teigu, before creating several spheres of lightning around him.

" LIGHTNING RAIN ! "

Immediately, all the spheres of lightning rushed towards Ares. Keeping his smile on, Ares seemed to be bored.

" What ? That's all ? Even by increasing the number of your attacks ! You can never do me any harm. "

Getting ready to direct his arms towards the attacks in order to stop them, the man ends up seeing Budo gesturing with his hands. Immediately, all the lightning spheres changed direction.

" What ? "

Performing perfect curves, the spheres moved towards Ares before hitting him in all directions. Soon a cloud of smoke surrounded his body. Breathing with difficulty, Budo asserted.

" It is not because you won a battle that you necessarily won the war. "

'' Do you really think it did him any damage ? " Honest asked him.

Immediately, feeling a strong gust of wind, Budo took a step back, as he saw Ares's body, still standing and intact.

" What ? "

" HAHAHAHA! You really are just a jester. " Honest asserted. " Explain to me: what do you think you can do about the powers of a god? Are you just covering yourself with shame ? "

" Shut up ! " Budo ordered him. " Don't act like you're someone important ! You are nothing other than Ares's underling. "

" What ? "

Ignoring him, Budo rushed towards Ares, his fist covered in lightning.

" LIGHTNING PUNCH ! "

Hitting Ares's face, Budo tried to grab him by speed. However, despite the violence of his punch, Ares let himself be hit, while continuing to smile.

" That will not work. "

Slapping Budo on the chest, he knocked him to the ground, as he heard one of his ribs break.

" AHHHHHHHH ! "

" You still haven't understood, have you ? In fact, I'll explain everything to you! If I can defeat you, it's with a teigu! And if I'm still alive, it's thanks to a second teigu. "

" What ? "

" Like Daenys, I control two teigus ! Two teigus which makes me invincible, and which will be able to avenge me. "

Clenching his fist, he declared.

" Yes, once I dominate this world, I will find a man ! The man who can get me to another dimension, where I can kill someone ! Yes, I could kill Zeref. "

" Ze… Zeref ? "

" This man who claims to be a god has ruined my life ! And I've been in this world for four hundred years, waiting for my revenge! Truth be told, I thought I would never be able to return to my world, but now that I know that some mages have successfully teleported here, I know Rax is still alive! And it is he who will allow me to find Zeref. "

Not understanding anything, Budo let him speak. Still, he knew this story was about Fairy Tail.

"Natsu and the others… is this guy telling me they're from another dimension ? "

Taking advantage that Ares was speaking, he created a lightning trident in his hands.

" TRIDENT'S ZEUS ! "

Hit in the face, Ares looked down at Budo before giving him a kick, which pulverized a second rib.

" That won't work either. "

Letting down further, Budo barely had the strength to stand up.

"Can he still be standing ? " Daenys wondered.

" Of course I can stay up. " Budo asserted.

However, seeing his eyesight blur, he spat blood. Still, staying on his feet, he roared.

" I will fight and I will save the emperor, even if I have to die. "

" Really ? " Asked Honest. " HAHAHAHAHA ! You are irresistible, Budo ! You amuse me ! You amuse me so much ! The more you resist, the more you suffer ! And yet, do you still believe that you can win ? It is useless ! You are just a worm ! How could a worm like you imagine being able to defeat a real god ? "

" I will show you. " Budo assured, creating a cloud of lightning above the arena. " "ADVENT OF THUNDER EMPEROR ! "

Immediately, powerful lightning fell and pulverized the ground. Struck several times, Ares felt some tingling. Still, he had no trouble walking quietly towards Budo, who tried in vain to intensify the power of his attack.

" Impossible. "

" Nothing is impossible for the god of war. " The man assured, finding himself in front of him.

Immediately, another explosion occurred. Watching the fight with amusement, Honest and Daenys saw Budo's body fall to the ground, at Ares's feet.

Vomiting blood, Budo no longer had the strength to get up. Face turned towards the stands, he stared into Makoto's face, who was watching him. Reaching out to him, Budo whispered.

" Makoto… sama ! "

For only answer, the boy turned his head to the side, leaving Budo in his agony. Not being able to say anything more, Budo felt his arm drop to the ground, as he passed out.

"Is it over ? Is this really how our world will disappear? It will disappear without my being able to do anything to protect it ? "

"You're not that mean. "

At that moment, Natsu's smiling face appeared in his mind.

"Salamander ? "

" Here are the limits of the power of a simple human. " Affirmed Ares, leaving. " Daenys, take control of this guy's mind and turn him into a slave. "

" Okay, master. "

But as Daenys was about to enter the arena, he froze.

" Impossible. "

Stopping still, Ares turned to see Budo having risen to his feet.

" Hum ? Do you still want to fight ? Are you really stupid ? "

Budo was silent. Yet, finally, he laughed. For Honest, this was really strange. Because it was the first time he had heard Budo laugh. In fact, he had never seen her smile.

" What amuse you ? " Daenys asked him.

Immediately, lightning covered Budo's entire body.

" I know that I am no match for you ! Still, I'll tell you something: Night Raid will never be defeated by guys like you. "

" What ? "

At that moment, Budo gathered all the energy he had left in a final attack.

"Natsu… admire my power ! It is with it that I would save this country. "

Creating a gigantic sphere of lightning, he threw it towards Ares.

" LIGHTNING GOD EXTERMINATION ! "

Feeling the power of this attack, Ares positioned both arms in front of him to stop it. Yet even so, he felt his feet pull back.

" WHAT ? "

" AHHHHHHHHHHH ! " Budo yelled.

A phenomenal explosion then occurs. Shaking the whole capital, the shock wave generated by the explosion made the ground tremble and cracked all over the place, frightening the population.

Lying on a bed, Natsu suddenly opened his eyes, before looking in the direction of a window.

" A problem ? " Happy asked him.

Remaining silent, Natsu looked in the direction of the capital, which was a hundred miles from the base. Still, Natsu was sure something was going on.


Falling to his knees, Budo was exhausted. Hearing cracking noises, he saw his teigu sparking, before falling apart, showing his destruction.

Having fallen on his butt, Honest had stopped smiling, while he never believed Budo could show such power.

" This guy … ! Finally, he could have defeated Esdeath. "

For his part, looking at the huge cloud of smoke that covered much of the land, Daenys couldn't help but be worried.

" Ares-sama ! "

Spitting blood again, Budo felt weak. Truth be told, he had used so much power in this attack that he knew his body couldn't take it. His heart beating slower and slower stopped supplying oxygen to his body, and he couldn't even feel his lower body.

Budo was dying. However, he didn't care. He was happy that he was able to do something to save his country.

"Night Raid… I'll leave the rest to you ! Destroy Honest. "

" I underestimated you. " Suddenly asserted a voice.

Stopping smiling, Budo saw a figure through the smoke. Then, finally, he saw Ares's body. The front of his body was completely burned while his arms had a few wounds. Yet the man still had enough strength to stand up and fight.

" I will reward you by showing you my true power ! ARMAGEDDON ! "


Watching a camp full of rebels, Dorothea laughed.

" Decidedly, even if we have already attacked a dozen camps, we always find them anywhere. "

" Koutetsu will be delighted with this new feast. " Izou assured, with his hand on his precious sword.

In front of the duo, Suzuka stared at the camp before inspecting the surroundings.

" After all the massacres we have committed, I would be surprised not to see Night Raid. "

A sneer was heard behind the trio. Two creatures were visible. One of them was Cosmina, who had taken on the appearance of a giant monstrous spider. Against the other humanoid figure, it was Giry, whose body had tripled in size.

Now looking like a huge green troll, the man was a mountain of muscle.

" They are surely afraid of us! Now that my ultimate buff is over, Wild Hunt has grown ten times more powerful despite the deaths of Syura and the others. "

At that moment, Izou aimed his sword at him. Then, the second later, he stopped the blade of Akame's sword, who had tried to behead Giry by attacking him from behind.

" That … ? " The man wondered.

Turning around, Suzuka and Dorothea saw the members of Night Raid and the Jaegers gathered around them.

" Hum ? "

" Wild Hunt… today will be your end. "

Simply chuckling, Dorothea asserted.

" Everything is going exactly as I had planned! Sorry, but if anyone has to die today, it will be you ! COSMINA ! "