Back with the continuation
"speaking"
""thinking""
On with the story
Fairy Tail
Everyone was discussing how to handle August the member of the Spriggan 12 who was approaching the guild
"without the First Master, how on earth are we to handle him?" Makarov said
"I'll go" Lucy volunteered
"Lucy!?" Jet and Droy exclaimed
"I know you are eager to help, Lucy. But this man is a powerful wizard in the 12" Makarov told her
"we don't know if we don't try!" Lucy retorted to him
"no, you won't win at all" Brandish said as she walks towards them
"one of the 12!?" Macao exclaimed,
"how did she get out of her cell!?" Wakaba shouted
"we did" Rose and Mary replied,
"why did you two do that!?" Mest shouted at them
"cause she's not a bad person" Rose replied as Mary nodded
"you won't win against August, and to your statement old man, August is one of the strongest" Brandish corrected Makarov's words
"what do you mean?" Lucy asked her
"END-sama is the strongest demon of the 12 while August is the most powerful man of the 12" Brandish told her
"August pale in comparison against END-sama and only Emperor Spriggan can hope to defeat him, but.."
Brandish had a drop of sweat fall down her cheeks as she felt a bit fear
"she is the strongest woman of the 12" Brandish said "The Scarlet Despair, Irene Beslerion"
Hargeon
Nighttime
The battle at Hargeon had ended as there were no more fighting in the docks at all
Erza slowly wakes up from her rest as she had bandages all over her body
"you're awake" Kagura greeted the scarlet knight with a smile
"Kagu- guh!" Erza tried to sit up but her wounds made her wince in pain
"take it easy" Simon told her friend as everyone was in the tent
"your wounds were pretty deep this time, so it'll take a while for you to heal up" Wendy said while hugging Charla
"but don't worry, there won't be any scars for you," Charla said with a smile
"you two are pretty bang-up yourselves you know," Gray said while top naked with his back to them
"Gray-sama, your clothes" Juvia told Gray while holding Gray's clothes
"yours too while you're at it" Risley told the rain mage
Erza then remembers the battle, everyone was fighting
"what about the battle!?" Erza exclaimed
"don't worry," Gray said with a smile
"the mission to free Hargeon was a success, we've taken back the harbor and the town" he explained as everyone was cheering in the town
"Jellal and Meredy's group are cleaning up the last remains of the armies. so, it'll be some time before they're all taken care of" Juvia added in
"I see" Erza said with a sigh before smiling
"our plan is to go back to the guild for the time being" Gray told her
"we're worried about everyone in the guildhall," Juvia said
"Mermaid and Lamia can handle things here" Risley told Wendy as she nodded
"alright" Wendy said with a smile
"then I'll go with them" Erza said while getting out of bed
"n-no! you still need some rest!" Wendy told Erza
"no time for that" Erza told her
"how is Laxus?" Erza asked them
"he took out two monsters in a row, he's down for a while" Gray answered her
Kagura then remembers how she gave Jellal CPR when he was drowning as she swordswoman blushed hard
"Erza" Kagura called out to her
"what is it?" Erza replied
"u..how….to put this…I'm sorry" Kagura told her
"what are you talking about?" Erza asked before Kagura cups Erza's cheeks and kissed her
"EEEEHHHHHH?!" Wendy and the others exclaimed in shock to the action and so did Gray
"can you forgive me now?" Kagura said while blushing to Erza who looks confused
"heh?" Erza said
In the town
Cheria was sitting alone before she was accompanied by Lyon who sat beside her
"well? How do you feel?" Lyon asked her
"me? I'm fine" Cheria told him
"you really pushing your luck" Lyon said to her
"no kidding! I'm such a fool" Cheria said as she hugs her knees
"I'll never…be able to use…magic ever again" Cheria said while crying in tears
Lyon looks to her before looking at the night sky
"yeah, but you traded it for something that's worth even more, right?" Lyon asked her as she nodded
"you gave everyone a future"
Back to Erza
Prison jail
after getting the explanation of the misunderstanding that Kagura made, Erza was walking in a prison ward while a bit limping as she was being accompanied by Gray
the two were walking towards a prison cell as they stood in front of it
"we're here" Gray said to Erza "we locked him up here after giving him his treatment"
Gray motions the guard to unlock the cell as he did as he was told
As the prison cell's door was opened Erza walked in with Gray as the Scarlet Knight approaches a bed that had an occupant resting on it
It was Natsu, the Natsu Dragov of Fairy Tail, not END of Alvarez
"how did you do it?" Gray asked as Erza sat down on a chair next to the bed and to its occupant
"I don't really know myself" Erza replied as she holds Natsu's hand that was cuffed with Anti-Magic cuffs
"this power….was only meant to be transferred to Natsu" Erza explained as the brand on her right forearm was glowing
Flashback
Erza with her daughters stood in front of Enryuo no Yoroi and the spiritual form of Igneel as the Dragon looks at them
"Erza, please…take my power" Igneel told her "take my power and use it to save Natsu"
"save Natsu?" Erza repeated his words as Igneel nodded to her
"this power will bring back the Natsu you know, Igneel started explaining "even if he was just another persona created when END went into his dormant state, he is still alive within him"
"how do I do it?" Erza asked the dragon spirit
"you must be at least near him for my power to be transferred into END, that way you can come into his heart and save Natsu" Igneel instructed her as Erza nodded
"please, you are the only one who can do this" Igneel said as he disappeared into Enryuo no Yoroi which disappears into Erza's necklace
""I'm counting on you, Erza"" Igneel spoke to Erza as the gem on her necklace glowed before dimming
"I understand" Erza said while nodding
Flashback ends
"I appeared in a dark void and found Natsu" Erza said as she caresses her husband's hand "I pulled him out and he was back, that's all I know"
"He is END, he's the enemy!" Gray exclaimed at Erza
"no!" Erza retorted as Gray looks surprise to her outburst "he's Natsu! He's not END!"
Erza turns around to look at Gray who saw the tears swelling in her eye
"I promised Igneel! I promised him that I would save Natsu!"
"Erza.." Gray looks to Erza as her tears kept falling
"tell me! Who is in front of you!? Your enemy! Or your friend!"
Gray looks at the unconscious Natsu as he ponders in his mind for the answer to Erza's question
"Natsu….he made a bargain with END," Erza said as she looks to her husband "he made a deal with him, he tried to protect us by making the deal with him, saying that he was not to harm Fairy Tail nor anyone. He was trying to protect us all"
Gray looks shocked to the revelation as he took a few steps back
"he….what?" Gray muttered out
"Igneel told me…he told me how Natsu sacrificed his own life to END so that we would be safe from him. so, please!" Erza said as her tears fell to Natsu's hand
Gray looks to her before he looks down while clenching his fists hard
Fairy Tail
"so you finally decided to share some info with us?" Makarov asked the nation destroyer
"just this once" Brandish replied "I'm still a citizen of Alvarez, I won't betray my country that easily. So, I'll never be your ally"
Brandish then looks towards Lucy "but I owe Lucy one"
"huh? Me?" Lucy said confused
"did you do something, Lucy-neechan?" Rose asked the Celestial Spirit Mage
"um….?" Lucy ponders in her mind trying to think but came with none
"I will go negotiate with August" Brandish said as everyone was surprised to her statement
"August could only be defeated by END-sama but August has an equal standing to Irene" Brandish explained to them
"in Alvarez, August is called a disaster, while Irene is Scourge, only END-sama can defeat them both"
"Irene and I are not really friendly, while END-sama won't listen to negotiation but.." Brandish said to them all "I known August since I was young, I could convince him to fall back from here"
"ohh!" "Really!?"
"th-that is a very generous offer" Makarov said to her
"Master! You can't trust her!" Mest shouted out "this is all of her plan! She wants to get away!"
"trust me or not, it makes no difference to me" Brandish told him
"I trust her!" Lucy said,
"me too!" "me three!" "meow"
Rose, Mary and Milo agreed in as they lifted up their hands while Milo raised up his paw
"Lucy! You three!?" Mest exclaimed in shock to their trusting Brandish's words
"then it's all in an agreement" Makarov said as Lucy nodded
North of Fiore
Sacred Mountain Zonia
Irene Belserion, the Scarlet Despair of Alvarez stood in the middle of the snowing region with a solemn look
"the Sacred Mountain, Zonia. This was the site of an ancient battle between the White Heavenly Maiden and the Black Heavenly Maiden" Irene told a story as she gazes upon a mountain
"the White Heavenly Maiden emerged triumphantly, and the area has been blanketed in an endless fall of pure white snow ever since"
"Irene-sama sure knows a lot of Ishgal's legend!" Juliet said with a smile while making a snowman with Heine and Irina as this was the first time the child was playing in the snow
"didn't you know that Irene-sama was born in Ishgal? You fool!" Heine scolded Juliet as she placed Franmalth onto the Snowman's head as a nose
"why am I here again?" Franmalth said while crying in tears "I'm not a carrot you know"
"hmm? Was that a good idea to mention that?" Juliet asked Heine who realized what she had just spoken
"ah! No! I just meant!" Heine tried to defend but she only stuttered
"you two reminded me of the Black and White Heavenly Maidens," Irene said with a smile
"I call dibs on black!" Juliet said with a cheerful smile
"you're obviously white! How ignorant are you!?" Heine exclaimed at Juliet
"I wonder.." Irene said as her face darkens "which one of you would win if you fought each other?"
Heine and Juliet shivers in fear before hearing Irene giggles
"just kidding, just kidding," Irene said with a smile as she carried up, her daughter into her arms
Heine and Juliet let out a sigh of relief as they felt scared stiff just a minute ago
"Legend has it that the Two Heavenly Maidens were fighting over a man. It's a beautiful tale" Irene continued her story as she caresses her daughter's head before seeing Irina sneezing from the cold
"a beautiful story but Irina is going to catch a cold in this snow," Irene said as her staff appeared in her hand "let's warm things up a bit"
She tapped the snowy ground with her staff as it glows
In the battlefield
Gajeel's group were fighting against the enemy forces as they were helping Sabertooth and Blue Pegasus
"Sting! Hey! Snap outta it!" Gajeel exclaimed as Sting woke up
"Gajeel…san?" Sting muttered out a bit weakly "h-how…is everyone?"
"We're winning them back! Don't worry!" Gajeel replied as Levy and the others were rescuing Rogue and the others
"we were pathetic" Sting said while crying "just so pathetic…damnit!"
"leave the rest to us" Gajeel told the White Dragon Slayer "we'll take your frustrations on the enemy!"
"Gajeel!" Levy called out to the Iron Dragon Slayer as everyone noticed that the snow was disappearing
With Irene
"yaay! That's Irene-sama for you!" Juliet cheered
"warm" Juliet said
"we have new guests," Irene said while kneeling down beside her daughter who was admiring the beautiful flowers
"is everything prepared? Bloodman? Larcade?" Irene asked as Bloodman and Larcade smirks to her question
Irina babbles as she plays around in the flower field while accidentally stepping on Franmatlh who fell when the snowman fell
"h-help…me!" Franmalth cried out for help before passing out from being stepped on
"don't run, Irina" Irene told her daughter with a smile before looking to END who was looking over a hill
"you've been awfully quiet since we've arrived here, dear" Irene approaches her husband as his back was to her
Irene then noticed how quiet he was as she placed her hand on his shoulder
"is something wrong?" Irene asked as END turns around and revealed his eyes as one was black while the other was white as snow
"nothing" END replied "just feeling a bit woozy here"
"what happened to your eye?" Irene asked her husband with a worried look
"Erza, she did this to one of my clones" END replied while walking away from the cliff and towards Irina "she really is like you, stubborn and clumsy at the same time"
END then caressed his daughter's head as he snaps his fingers and made a flower ring for her
"how?"Irene asked as END placed the flower ring on Irina's head
"don't know" END replied "but I need to get my clone back"
"END-sama, please help me!" Franmalth cried in tears as the mushroom demon was being played around by Irina but he was completely ignored by him
"my power is still split and he somehow attains my clone's body"
END then stands up as he turns to Irene
"I'll leave things here to you, Irene." END told her "I'll be busy greeting the guests"
Irene nodded as END disappears into thin air
"will END-sama be alright, Irene-sama?" Heine asked her superior
"yes" Irene replied while stopping Irina from trying to eat Franmalth "it takes more to take him down"
In the battlefield
The snow had vanished and flowers filled the field
"damnit! Damnit!" Sting cried in tears
"they have four savages on their side" Rogue told to Gajeel
"Geehee!" Gajeel grinned as he stands up and face towards the battle field
"well, we got the Savage Six right here!" Gajeel said with a grin
"eh? Me too?" Levy said while sweat dropping
Far away
The eastern location of Fiore, was in a catastrophic disaster as nothing was alive
Plants, rocks, even the very land was burning in chaos and destruction
END stood in the middle of the burning wasteland as Acnologia was with him
"have you had enough time for a warm-up?" END said as he smirks at Acnologia
"you believe that I am in need of such thing?" Acnologia said as he stomps his feet on the land and it started rumbling like an earthquake "I am Acnologia, I am the most powerful dragon there ever is!"
END scoffs before another END appeared beside him
"another? A clone" Acnologia said as the two END merged into one
"i'm done with this" END said as he lifted his right hand before swinging it to the right
The black markings started to slither around the hand before turning it into a demon-like claw
"I have a game to win," END said before he and Acnologia dashed towards each other
Both send their fists at each other as a shockwave blew through the land
"and you are in the way" END swings his demon like claw back as Acnologia did the same with his right hand
The two swings their attacks at each other as the whole land shatters upon their collision of power
With Lucy
She and the others were on their way to met August as it was her, Rose, Mary, Milo, Brandish and Mest who was hiding
"Augusts is a rather affable person. The most open to reason of the Spriggan 12. But his Majesty…Zeref was it? Anyway, August is extremely loyal to him" Brandish explained
"so how do you plan to convince him?" Lucy asked the woman
"haven't got a clue" Brandish replied surprising Lucy
"why is Mest hiding?" Rose asked the man who was hiding behind a tree
"do you have to do that?" Lucy asked the teleporter
"I don't see how you guys can trust her," Mest asked Lucy
"she's not bad" Rose said as Mary nodded
"but you didn't have to take off her Anti-Magic cuffs! She's still our prisoner you know!" Mest told them "and why are these three here too? Shouldn't they stay behind at the guild?"
Mest asked them as he wanted to know why are the children were with them with the addition of Milo
"END-sama ordered us to capture these two, if we bring them with us, it might help in negotiating with August" Brandish said to Mest
"we want to help too!" Rose said
"yeah!" Mary agreed
"for god sake" Mest said while rubbing his forehead
"we still have a long way to go if we want to meet August" Brandish said as she looks at the road up ahead
"do we have to walk the whole day?" Lucy asked
"I don't have a location on August, so teleportation is out of the list" Mest told them
"I have a suggestion" Brandish said as she snapped her fingers and Milo's body started to enlarge
"meow" Milo meowed as the old cat was a freaking giant
"huge!" Lucy screams
"Milo became a giant!" Rose and Mary cheered
"now we can get on board" Brandish said with a smile as she hugs Milo's giant furry leg "on this giant fluffy fluff fluff"
"wow! Her girlish side is showing!" Lucy said as she was surprise to see such behavior from Brandish
"so fluffy!" Rose and Mary said while snuggling and hugging Milo's furry leg with Brandish
Fairy Tail
Basement
Cana kneels down tiredly while Mavis stood in front of her with injuries beyond words
"you have to get serious" Mavis told her "do everything you can to destroy me!"
"i-I can't…" Cana replied tiredly "you may be just an apparition, but I can't go all out on a friend…"
"Cana" Mavis called out to her "you look a lot like an old friend of mine…just the hair though"
"that's not what "look a lot like" means!" Cana exclaimed at the spirit
"she died when she was little, but she always helped me out." Mavis explained as memories of her time with her friend came back "she gave me the strength to go one"
"I think that if Zera had lived, she had grown up to be a lot like you, Cana" Mavis told the card mage
"Zera?" Cana asked Mavis imagines Zera grown up and was a hard drinker like Cana
"actually, never mind, forget it" Mavis told her
"how rude can you get!" Cana exclaimed angrily at the spirit
"Zera's been with me in my heart this whole time" Mavis said while holding a hand to her chest "and I don't mean this empty illusion…I mean my real heart, inside my body"
"I want you to free me…to free Zera" Mavis told Cana "I think you're the only one who can rescue us from that crystal coffin"
"don't think of it as attacking me! You're casting this magic to save us!"
Northern of Fiore
Zonia
Gajeel and his group were giving it their all to fight off the enemy forces as they keep mowing incoming soldiers
"Gajeel! There too many of them!" Lily shouted as he swings his sword at incoming enemy soldiers
"I know that!" Gajeel replied as he slams his hands together and a giant Iron Dragon Sword appeared above him
"Goma! Tetsu Jin Ken!"
Gajeel swings the giant blade as it wrecks the land and sends enemy soldiers flying
"Gajel-kun is amazing as always, yes" Lector said with a smile
"Fro think so too" Frosch agreed to him
Sting was crying as he felt so pathetic that they lost against Alvarez in their fight
"how long do you intend to cry?!" Rogue shouted at his friend
"it's all my fault! I couldn't hold it together! I'm the master, so!" Sting replied before Yukino pulls away his hands and gave his face a hard slap
Rogue and the others looked in shock to what they're former guild mate did to Sting
"Sting-sama! You are Sabertooth's Master! They need you right now! You need to give them the courage to fight!" Yukino exclaimed to the man as tears were forming in her eyes
"Yukino…" Sting muttered out
"you have the power to inspire them to keep fighting and me as well, so please help us win!" Yukino said as Sting wiped his tears and nodded
"everyone!" Sting shouted to his guild
"the tigers' bellies are still hungry! This is going to be our first dinner for about five days!" Sting shouted out as everyone charged towards the enemies
"ours too" Hibiki said as Blue Pegasus joined the fight
"you're the one who looked up my skirt!" Jenny shouted as she kicked the perverted soldier
"Black undies!" the soldier exclaimed
"shut up!" Jenny shouted as she kicks him away
"you pay for killing Ichiya-san!" Eve said while crying
"damnit! Why you had to die!?" Ren shouted in tears
"he's still alive, you know!" Levy exclaimed to them
Several soldiers were flying in the air in stranger swirls
"I ragd!" Minerva said before the soldiers exploded
"the princess is back!" Orga said with a grin
"I've memorized that show of anger" Rufus said with a smile
"these cretins made my master cry!" Minerva said with a smirk "I will show them no mercy!"
"you heard her, cry baby of a master?" Rogue said with a smirk
"shut up! She can say what she wants!" Sting exclaimed at him before Rogue noticed that Yukino was crying
"why are you crying!?" Rogue exclaimed
With Irene
"huuh? The people we captured are fighting back" Juliet said as she saw how Sabertooth and Blue Pegasus were fighting again even after their loss
"what shall we do, Irene-sama?" Heine asked her superior
"nothing" Irene replied as she made a small flower bracelet and gave it to Irina "they'll be no trouble for Larcade and Bloodman"
Back in the fight
Everyone was fighting against the soldiers before one by one, guild members were falling down dead
"it's the god of death!" "run away!" "the god of death is back!"
Everyone started running away as Bloodman appeared
"they're gonna crucify us again!" "I don't ever want to be humiliated like that again!"
Gajeel appeared as he fired multiple Tetsuryūkon as they pin Bloodman to a tree.
"huh!" "are you kidding me!?"
""we'll take out your frustrations out on the enemy!""
Gajeel's words rang out as the man stands in front of Bloodman
"how do you like being strung up?" Gajeel asked as he remembered what he did to Team Shadow Gear in the past
He then glares hard at Bloodman who grinned
"you just made me remember the worst part of my past!"
"he who dares to touch death will soon regret it" Bloodman told the Iron Dragon Slayer as he got freed from being pinned to the tree as his body turned into mist like sand
"it is death that you have dared to touch!" Bloodman shouted as he grips on Gajeel's neck "you have sealed your doom!"
Gajeel counter attacks as he grabs a hold of Bloodman
"that so?" Gajeel said as his skin turned into his Iron Dragon Scales "'cause that really works for me!"
Gajeel then headbutts Bloodman as the Grim Reaper lets go of Gajeel
"I've been tired finding a place to die!"
With Irene
Irene looks over the battle field as she sensed a powerful magic coming from a far
"Juliet, Heine, both of you head to the front" Irene ordered out to the two girls
"yes, ma'am!" Heine abides
"what? But why?" Juliet asked her "didn't you say that Bloodman and Larcade would take care of everything?"
"add the -sama to their names! They're our superiors, you fool!" Heine scolded the girl
"the third guest will arrive very soon" Irene explained as she petted her daughter's head
"the third guest?" Heine asked
"yes..the Pegasus and the tiger were the first guests. The fairies were the second." Irene replied "and now comes the third guest who might be a bit of trouble"
A temple with legs and wings appeared as it was walking near the battlefield before stopping near a cliff
"the mobile temple, Olympia..has arrived!"
A voice spoke as inside the moving vehicle was Angel and the rest of her comrades, former Oracion Seis now Crime Sorciere
"let's show them the power of former Oracion Seis now Crime Sorciere!" Angel said with a smile before realizing the change of weather in the land
"huh? Wasn't this place supposed to be snowy?" Angel said in confusion
Yukino who was helping in the fight sensed something as she looks towards where the mobile temple was located at
"what is it, Yukino?" Minerva asked the Celestial Spirit mage
"no.." Yukino replied while focusing on the battle "it's nothing"
With Irene
"and there is still the Fourth Guest" Irene said as she watched the battle
"there still more?" Juliet asked in a whining voice
"does that mean that END-sama left first to deal with the fourth guest?" Heine asked Irene as she nodded
"yes" Irene replied "this guest is neither foe nor friend"
Irene then turns around as she looks a far where she sees a pillar of black flames bursting through the sky
"but It would seem that my husband won't be able to handle the fourth guest all alone" Irene said as she looks down when she hears Irina babbling to her
Irene smiles as she carries up her child into her arms
"I suppose I shall be called upon to address that guest as well" Irene said as she rubs her nose with her daughter's cheek
"this new mystery guest must be a real fool!" Heine said with a smirk
"yes, only a fool would make an enemy of the High Enchanter and the bride of END-sama!" Juliet said with a chuckle
With Lucy
Lucy and the others were riding on the giant Milo as the Vul cat was running at high speed towards the eastern path
"fluffy fluffy!" Rose exclaimed as she snuggles her face to Milo's furry back with Brandish and Marin doing the same
"you three are too loosen in this kind of stuff" Lucy said with a sweat drop
"so fluffy" Brandish said before she smirks to Lucy
"eh?" Lucy said before her breast shrinks before becoming humongous before returning back to normal
"quit playing around with people's bodies!" Lucy scolded her
"what is it that makes you so fun to tease?" Brandish asked with a smile
"you guys, we aren't he- !?" Mest tried to scold them but stopped when he sensed an incredible amount of magic, they were getting near of
Everyone sensed the same as Milo's fur raised up a bit
"wh-what is this?!" Lucy said in shock "this level of magic power!"
"there's no mistaking it" Brandish said as she looks up a head and sees August up a head
"hey! You have to be kidding me!...he has this much power!?" Mest said in shock as he couldn't believe just how much power the old man has
"the wizard king, August" Brandish said as Milo stops walking near August as everyone started to get down from Milo
With Irene
Heine and Juliet had left the scene to fight in the battle, leaving Irene with her daughter and the mushroom Franmalth left in the scene
"um?" Franmalth muttered out as he was standing on a flower bed while Irina was playing around near him "the other two have left, what are you doing now, Irene-sama?"
"I have some preparations to make before I greet the fourth guest" Irene replied to the mushroom as the land started to glow scarlet "this is the end of his Majesty's and my Husband's invasion game. If the Emperor had simply fought normally, we'd have won already"
The flower petals started to fly in the air as the land glowed a scarlet red color and Irina started running around trying to catch the flying flower petals before looking at the glowing flowers as her eyes sparkle in amazement
"but I believe we can say that we have a certain party who is interfering with the game" Irene spoke "by Acnologia, the Wings of Darkness"
"the black dragon who came to the Sacred Mountain Zonia where the White Heavenly Maiden resides victorious," Irene told the story as she smirks "it is almost as if the Black Heavenly Maiden's revenge"
"but the one who will have the last laugh is the Scarlet Heavenly Maiden"
Irina started tugging Irene's cape as the child wanted to be carried up by her mother
Irene chuckles to her child as she did what she wished and carried up her child in her arms while leaving her staff standing in the middle of the flower field
"if I remembered correctly, I was called the Scarlet Despair." Irene said as she gives a kiss to Irina's forehead "hmmm, isn't there a more charming name, right Irina?"
Irina babbles to her mother as she hugs her mother
that's a wrap!
Bye bye