Back with the continuation
"speaking"
""thinking""
On with the story
Mavis was dreaming of her separation with Zera, as her friend disappears and she woke up
"Cana? Cana! Where are you?!" Mavis called out as she stands up and sees Cana nowhere
Mavis snapped her fingers as she now wears some clothes"
"good, I can use my magic" Mavis said as she heads upstairs "even if they are illusionary magic"
Mavis reached to the guild hall where she sees that no one was in the guild at all
"there's no one here" Mavis said as she looks around "that light we saw….what could it have…"
Mavis then sensed someone was in the guild as she looks to the side and sees Zeref and END sitting by a table as the two had amused smiles on them
"Zeref!? END?!" Mavis exclaimed in shock and surprise to their appearance in the guild
"Mavis" Zeref greeted the First Master of Fairy Tail
"I believe this is a reunion for the both of you" END said as he drinks a mug of beer
"where is everyone?! Did you two.." Mavis said before she was cut off
"no, it wasn't us" Zeref replied "to be honest, the situation we're in…has puzzled me as well"
"why are you here!?" Mavis said to him
"why are you alive?" Zeref questioned back
With Lucy
"where are we?" Lucy said as she and Milo were in a forest somewhere
"meow" Milo meowed as the cat looks around and started sniffing with his nose
"where's Rose and Mary!?" Lucy exclaimed as the twins were nowhere in sight
With Erza
"there was a big flash of light and now the entire landscapes changed" Gray said as they were teleported away from their original position "were we transported away?"
He, Juvia and Erza were teleported while Natsu, Wendy and Charla were nowhere to be seen
"Natsu! Wendy! Charla! Where are you!?" Erza exclaimed as she was worried for her husband
With Fairy Tail
"what is this!?" Makarov said as they were standing near a beach
"why are we outside!?" Jet exclaimed
"where are we!? What happened!?" Droy shouted out
"some people are missing!"
"where's the first master?!" Cana exclaimed, "Has anybody seen the First Master!?"
"What is this? This can't be right" Warren said as he looks at his tablet
"who cares!? Just find out where we are!"
"huh?" Mira said in confusion
"why is everyone here?" Lisanna asked confused as well
"Mira? Lisanna?" Jet said
"didn't they go north?" Droy said confused
"the sky lit up and suddenly.." Mira tried to explain
"it's the same for us," Makarov said
"there are enemies! There's a large force coming close!" Romeo shouted out on top of a hill with a scope in his hands "they're headed this way!"
"Master" Mira said as Makarov nodded
"prepare for battle!" Makarov ordered out as everyone nodded and roared
"something's off with Fiore's shape" Warren said while looking at his table with a confused face
In a forest
August leans his back on a tree as Brandish holds his wounded abdomen
"you'll be alright now" Brandish told him "I've decreased the size of the wound"
"August, what did you do?" Brandish asked the old man
"This wasn't my doing" August replied "it was Irene's compression"
"Compression?" Brandish asked confused
"she enchanted all of the land and changed its form" August explained to her
"changed its form?" Brandish asked again
"a side effect is that people were sent locations in the reshaped country by random" August replied
"what would be the purpose of that?" Brandish said
"it's merely a byproduct of placing certain people in chosen places" August said "I would suppose that she placed his Majesty somewhere near Fairy Heart, and Acnologia as far as possible"
"she wants this war over with, hmm?" Brandish assumed
"let us depart," August said as he stands up from his seat "we must come towards Fairy Tail"
"it is time for all the 12 to gather"
August then walks ahead as Brandish followed by
"the two of you must come with us" August said as he turns around and face towards a bush that had two "eep!" sounds coming from it when August turned around
"if you do not, the wolves might come and devour you two," August said as the sound of a wolf howling was heard when he spoke
Rose and Mary appeared out of the bushes as they run and hide behind Brandish
The two looked at August before hiding behind Brandish as they hold her hands
"fear not, walk alongside us and no harm will come to the both of you" August said with a soft smile as he turns around and continued his walking
"I never knew that you were so nice to children, August" Brandish said as she walks behind him with Rose and Mary
"believe it or not, I am quite fond with children" August said with a short chuckle
Fairy Tail
"in other words, everyone in this guild are scattered all over the place" END said as he finished his beer and got a refill when he snapped his fingers "and that was thanks to Irene"
"and that's not all" Zeref added in as he walks towards Mavis "the landmass of Fiore has shrunk"
"to perhaps one-twentieth the size. Or smaller."
"is this to increase the likelihood of Fairy Tail members encountering Alvarez forces?" Mavis asked
"ping pong, we have a winner" END said as he finished his beer and throws away the mug
"this is Irene's way of accomplishing what she wants. To end this war quickly" Zeref said with a smile as he stood in front of Mavis
"and Fairy Heart is standing right in front of me"
"well then" END said as he stands up from his seat "I'll be leaving you two be now. I got some people to pick up"
END snaps his fingers two times as the man summons a portal and walks into it
Now the only ones remaining in the guild was Zeref and Mavis
At Mercurius
Irene was in the castle of Crocus as she sat on the throne
"it was my first time ever using that magic.." Irene said "but it seems to have gone well"
"at the very least, his majesty is in the guild and Acnologia is probably somewhere far out over the ocean"
Irene then crosses her leg over the other
"I must say, I have no idea on where this place is, but this place Is very interesting" Irene smiles as in front of her was Toma, Hisui, Arcadios and guards
"perhaps you'll tell me?" Irene asked them
"wh-who are you?" Arcadios asked Irene
With Lucy
Led by the light, Fairy Tail found themselves in a warped kingdom
"Kardia Catherdal? Mercurius royal palace?! Why are they near each other?!" Lucy exclaimed as to see the two-giant building so close together
All sorts of people and buildings were thrown together seemingly at random
It's was as if they had lost their way and wound up in a different world entirely
What awaits them?
Hope? Or despair?
In a forest
By the river stream, Gajeel was lying in between the water and the rocky land as the Iron Dragon woke up from his sleep and coughs
He pushed himself up and saw his surroundings
"where am i…?" Gajeel asked where he was at "I'm pretty sure I'm…dead"
He then sensed something as he looks near him and sees a mirage of some sort
"who is there?! Someone else living in hell?" Gajeel asked as he heard rambles of words
The mirage started to form a hand then a body as a girl appeared
"my name is Zera, one of the very first Fairies"
The girl introduced herself to Gajeel with a smile
The two looked at each other before Zera's face turned red and she hides behind a tree
"I knew I couldn't do this! I got so nervous in front of other people!" Zera said while holding her hands to her face
"what's with this girl?" Gajeel said confused
"so? Am I in heaven or hell?" Gajeel asked the girl
"neither..you're still alive" Zera told him while peeking from behind the tree
Zera then explains that Irene's magic had teleported him here when he was nearly sent to the afterlife
"you gotta be kidding me!" Gajeel said when he remembered what he said to Levy when he thought his time was up
"s-so, where are we?" Gajeel asked her
"we're at Tenroujima, the sacred ground of the fairies, although it's a peninsula now" Zera replied
"and you?" Gajeel asked
"like I said Zera" Zera replied
"never heard of you" Gajeel replied
"urk…Mavis…never told anybody about me, huh? None of the guild members?" Zera said while flustering
She then started explaining on how when Mavis was freed from her coma, her magic and mind got reset and Zera was born or rather revived while Gajeel was confused on her whole explanation
"so, she woke up and you got born here, right?" Gajeel said
"in a way, yeah. Although my existence is only temporary" Zera replied "the moment she remembers me…I'm pretty sure I'm going to vanish again"
Zera sighs before looking at Gajeel
"now that we are acquainted, it's time for us to help the guild" Zera told Gajeel
"you don't have to tell me that" Gajeel replied with a grin
With Lucy
"how is this possible?" Lucy asked as she approached the Kardia Catherdal
"meow" Milo meowed as Lucy heard footsteps
Milo runs to the corner with Lucy following as she was greeted with the sight of Erza and the others
"Erza! Guys!" Lucy exclaimed in joy while Milo meowed
"Lucy! Milo!" Juvia exclaimed back with a smile
"we were on our back to the guild, but then a bright light came and here we are" Gray explained to Lucy as the situation was same to Lucy and Milo
"what should we do, Erza?" Lucy asked Erza who was looking around the place "Erza?"
"Lucy-san, here" Juvia motions Lucy to come near as Juvia started whispering to Lucy's ear as her eyes widen in surprise
"Natsu is what!?" Lucy exclaimed at her as Juvia nodded to her
"look, we don't know the detail, but he's back. And he's out there somewhere" Gray explained to her
Erza looks around the entire area for her husband as she came with none
"nya" Milo meowed as the cat rubs its head against Erza's legs
"thank you, Milo" Erza thanked the cat for trying to cheer her up
She then looks to the night sky as a shooting star appeared
"please be safe, Natsu" Erza said
In Mercurius
Irene stood in the castle of Fiore as she stood in the throne room with dozens of beaten up royal guards at her feet
"so…powerful" Arcadios voice out while trying to get up
Irene then looks upon Toma with his daughter Hisui who were in fear
Toma got in front of Hisui as the short man tries to defend his daughter
"please! I don't care what you do to me! But my daughter let my daughter live! Please!" Toma begged Irene as they were shaking in fear
Irene looks at them before scoffing as she walks away
"I was merely asking on where I was, and yet your guards attack me" Irene told them "how rude of you people"
She then sensed something as she walks towards a window and opened it
Irene's left eye flowed as a cross-like mark appeared in it and in the sky appeared a giant eye
"is that?!" Lucy exclaimed
"an eye?!" Juvia finished her sentence
The eye looks down upon them as it focuses on Erza who was looking back at the eye
"Erza…" Irene muttered out "she has grown"
Irene smiled a little before she looks behind and sees a portal behind her
"sorry it took me a while to find you" END walks out of the portal and towards Irene "got a bit trouble maintaining my magic now that I'm at half power"
"Something the matter?" END asked Irene who shakes her head
"nothing" Irene replied "nothing at all"
Beach
Fairy Tail was at the battle as the Alvarez Soldiers came charging at the
"why are there so many of you?!" Makarov shouted in his giant form as he punched his giant fist at the incoming soldiers
Everyone fights alongside as they tried to mow the enemies down
"can anybody matchup with my speed!?" Jet exclaimed as he uses his high speed to attack the soldiers before he slipped from a slimy white substance
"Jet!" Droy exclaimed before he sees that he was covered in a white slime like goo
"wh-what's with this sticky stuff all over my body?" Droy said while trying to get the stuff off of him before the fat man got kicked in the face by Juliet who appeared out of nowhere
"Droy!" Nab exclaimed before dozens of black ribbons wrapped around him and flings him away
"aw that was too easy!" Juliet said while squishing the white slime in the palm of her hands
"the Irene Division is here!" Heine exclaimed
The Alvarez Soldiers cheered to have their superiors with them
"let's do Makarov next!" Heine said with a smile
"you fool! Who eats the main course before the appetizer?" Heine scolded her
The two then notice Mirajane
"oh, my. There's one more wizard with formidable magic here" Heine said as they eyed Mira
"really? She's cute!" Juliet said with a grin
"want to see who can kill her first?" Heine said as a wager
"Warren! Hurry up! We have to get back to the guild and to the First Master!" Cana exclaimed to the telepath as she threw more cards at some soldiers as the cards exploded upon contact
"but we don't know where the guild is!" Warren told her before they heard a telepathic message
"the…guild…..is…to your"
"whose voice is that?" Mira asked
"it's coming directly from our heads" Makarov stated,
"but who is it!?" Lisanna asked
"head for the guild! Everyone can meet there! You've been separated by the enemy's magic! You have to become one force!"
It was Zera and she was telepathically calling everyone to head to the guild with Gajeel beside her
"so, the guild is at north" Lucy said
"let's go now" Erza said as Milo meowed in agreement
"but can we trust this voice?" Gray asked
"will Juvia have a new love rival!?" Juvia exclaimed in a jealous tone
"Mavis is in trouble! She's like a mother to you all! Each of you have a duty as her child! So, go now!"
"Go and Protect Mavis!" Zera exclaimed out as everyone roared in agreement
"that was too overbearing. Couldn't you have sounded a bit nicer?" Gajeel asked Zera who was blushing hard, as he didn't know that his voice was heard in the telepathic link
"that voice..!" Levy said with tears forming in her eyes "Gajeel…"
"let's go!" Erza said as she runs ahead with everyone following
"head north!" Makarov ordered out as everyone runs towards the direction
"Lisanna, where are Elfman and Yukino?" Mira asked her little sister
"I haven't seen them at all" Lisanna replied to her
"I guess we got separated in that flash of light?" Mira said
"I just hope that voice we heard reached them too" Lisanna said before Juliet came crashing in
A huge mess of white slime exploded out as it splattered all over Mira and Lisanna
"what is this?!" Mira said as the white substance was sticking on her
"it's all sticky and slimy!" Lisanna said while trying to get the slime off of her
Heine's ribbons came flying in as they wrapped around Mira
"Mira-nee!" Lisanna exclaimed,
"you're mine!" Heine exclaimed as she swings her ribbon and Mira to the ground
"hey! Don't steal my toy! It's not fair!" Juliet whined to her
Mira transformed into her Satan Soul as she shreds the ribbon before firing a blast at Heine and Juliet
"Lisanna, go north with the rest" Mira told her sister
"but!" Lisanna tried to retort but Mira stopped her
"I can handle them from here" Mira told her "just live it to your big sister"
"she thinks one person can take on Heine and Juliet of the Irene division? What a fool!" Heine exclaimed
"you mean, Juliet and Heine" Juliet said with a grin
Forest
"I guess Fairy Tail is in this direction," Elfman said as he, Yukino with Lector and Frosch got teleported into the forest
"are we sure we can trust that voice, Elfman-san?" Yukino asked the big man
"I don't really know, but if Gajeel is with the one who spoke to us, I guess we can trust it" Elfman replied as they walk past a broken tree
"but I wonder why Elfman-san and Yukino-san can only hear the voice?" Lector asked confused
"Fro didn't hear anything!" Frosch added in
"maybe it's only for Fairy Tail members?" Elfman theorized
"Fro wants to see Rogue" Frosch said sadly
"and Sting-kun, and the rest of the guild. If they're with Fairy Tail members, I'm sure they're heading to that guild, too" Lector told the frog cat
"Rogue is too?" Frosch said
"well, the only thing we can do now is to trust that voice" Elfman told them
"yes" Yukino agreed before they heard footsteps near them
"who's there?!" Elfman said while getting ready if it was an enemy
"Rogue!?" Frosch called out hoping that it was the Shadow Dragon Slayer
But it was not, rather it was Angel of Crime Sorciere
"Sorano….oneesama?" Yukino said in surprise
"Yuki…no?" Angel said in the same surprised state
"Sorano-neesama?" "Yukino?"
Elfman and the cats looks at the conversation before tapping their fists to their open palm "oh!"
"EEEEEEEEeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?"
At the beach
"take that and that! You're about to get real slimy!"
Juliet shouted as she flings dozens of slime attacks at Mira
"this slime is burning my skin!?" Mira exclaimed as she sees the white substance was indeed melting her skin upon contact
Heine's ribbon flew towards Mira as they wrapped around her before electrifying her
"how do you like this!?" Juliet asked as she kicked Mira on the face and sends her crashing to the ground
""these two are strong! I underestimated them!"" Mira thought as she stands back up
"what kind of fool starts off with her strongest attack?" Heine asked
"I know, right?!" Juliet said with a grin
Mira scoffed as she burst with magic
"of course, you have to keep your secret weapon hidden till the perfect moment" Mira said as she wore a new form
"Satan Soul! Mirajane Allegria!"
"huh?!" "what the!?"
"I managed to save this one soul from END, and I've been saving it for a special occasion," Mira told them
Heine saw that the ocean's water was evaporating as she can't believe such act existed
"this is bad! The ocean water drying up because of her magic!" Juliet exclaimed,
"she's a monster!" Heine said in fear
"I got called a monster so many times in the past that it doesn't bother me," Mira said before she dashed towards Heine and Juliet "it still not nice to call a girl that!"
Heine and Juliet just watch as Mira was about to grab their faces but the attack never came
"eh?" Heine and Juliet said as they see Mira twitching and gasping in pain as she was lifted up away from them.
"man, you two just love stirring up trouble, don't you?"
A voice spoke as Mira's eyes turned around and see END behind her with Irene beside him
"E-E.N.D-sama!? I-Irene-sama!?" Juliet and Heine exclaimed at their sudden appearance
END then turns his attention to Mira as his hand had pierced her from the back
"hello Mira, been well?" END asked before he swings her away as Mira crashed to a rock and her Take Over came undone
"no wonder one soul was missing when I extracted Tartaros from you" END said as he was holding a glowing orb in his hand
"very naughty of you, Mira" END told her as he snaps his fingers and tree roots sprouted out from the ground and binds Mira to a rock
"t-t-thank you for your assistance, END-sama!" Heine stuttered out while bowing to END with Juliet doing the same
END sighs as he did a soft karate chop to their heads and caused them to yelp in pain and surprise
"don't make me worry again" END told them "you two are Irene's girls and Irina sees you two as big sisters. Don't you think Irina will be sad when her two big sisters aren't around?"
"forgive us, END-sama!" Heine apologies as Juliet the same again
"I'm just glad you two are alright," Natsu said with a smile as he caressed the two's head
"Irene, Uncle"
August approached in with Brandish, Rose, and Mary behind him as the old man walks towards them
"oh my! August-sama with Brandish how pleasant it is to see you" Irene greeted them before spotting Rose and Mary
"and these two are?" Irene asked
"they are Rose and Mary, my cousins" August replied as this got the twins confused to his statement
"you used Universe One without permission from His Majesty, correct?" August said as Irene nodded
"I found myself facing Acnologia, and I had no choice in my tactics" Irene told him "Acnologia has been sent away for the moment and His Majesty is in the Fairy Tail Guild Hall"
"I do not believe that merits a lecture"
"the 12 are being called to his Majesty's side now," August said
"I refuse. I will act on my own initiative" Irene refused his orders
"you will not" August retorted to the Scarlet Witch "I am the commander of the Spriggan 12, and I am giving you an order"
The two looks at each other as a huge amount of magic power started to rise in between them
Brandish gulped while Rose and Mary hid behind her, as the twins felt scared feeling the tremendous amount of pressure coming from the two
""the amount of magic these three have…how is it even possible!?"" Mira thought as she shakes in fear
"okay okay, time out you two" END breaks their stand up while clapping his hands "geez, and Zeref said that I'm the childish one"
"let's just go to the guild and meet up with my brother" END snaps his fingers twice as a portal appeared before disappeared
"guess my power is still unstable," END said as he snapped his fingers twice but no portal appeared
"have you still not found your other half?" Irene asked him
"not yet. When I got cut off with him, it severed the mind link he and I share" END explained to her
"no matter, it will be just a matter of time for him to come to me"
"what about her?" Irene asked motioning to Mira who was bind to the rocks "she hurt the girls, and I won't let that off so easily"
Suddenly a laser was fired and pierced Mira while destroying the rock she was bind to
"there, her heart his pierced" August said as he had fired that laser "are there any further objections?"
"you sure know how to steal someone's else's thunder, August" END said with a smirk as he looks at Mira who was on the ground with blood dripping down to the sand
"I wouldn't have suspected that August "the calamity" would be so…merciful" Irene added in with a smile
"shall we proceed?" August said as he walks ahead of them with Irene and END following
END looks back at Rose and Mary as the twins hides behind Brandish
A small smile appeared on END's face before the Etherious turns around and followed August and Irene as Brandish and the others followed by
Forest
"Sorano-oneesama" Yukino called out to Angel who looks away
"what is going on!?" Eflman exclaimed not knowing the situation at hand
"I'm completely baffled, yes!"
"Fro is too!"
"i..don't have a little sister" Angel said to her
"but..you" Yukino said
"never heard of her. You have the wrong person" Angel said to her
"I am not wrong! You are Sorano-oneesama!" Yukino exclaimed "i! I've been looking for you thig whole time! When we were young, my dear sister was abducted by bad people! I even tried to turn back time just to get her back!"
Yukino had tears forming in her eyes as she cried out
"my big sister would always…always protect me! I loved her!"
"you got the wrong person" Angel said as she turns around
"how can you be so cruel!" Yukino exclaimed
"you don't have a criminal as a sister!" Angel exclaimed "my little sister is living in the world of what's good and right! She can't have a sister who committed terrible crimes!"
Tears slide down Angel's face as they keep falling
"but…but someday….if a time comes when my crimes are atoned for! I can hug my little sister again!"
Ange cried in tears as her body shakes
"that day will come, won't it?" Yukino asked
"that's why I'm fighting!" Angel exclaimed "but I haven't earned forgiveness yet, I need more time"
"all I ever wanted was for you to be alive" Yukino said while wiping away her tears
"isn't sisterhood such a wonderful thing?" Lector said while crying in tears
"but she said they aren't.." Frosch said
"that's fine Frosch. You don't have to trouble yourself with hard concepts" Lector told him
"Fro thinks so too" Frosch agreed
Elfman looks at Yukino and Elfman before he sighs
"I hope neechan and Lisanna are doing okay"
At the beach
Mira laid in the sandy beach as Lisanna came running in
"Mira-nee! Mira-nee! I can't just leave you behind to-!?" Lisanna exclaimed before she noticed her big sister was on the ground
"Mira-nee!" Lisanna holds her big sister up as she was bloodied everywhere "Mira-nee! This can't be happening!"
Mira suddenly coughs as Lisanna sighs in relief
Lisanna helps Mira sat up who lifted up her breast and sees that the hole that was made when August had pierced her heart was shrunk
"the wound…it shrank" Mira said as it was Brandish's doing "but the important thing now is to get to the guild as fast as possible!"
"yeah, I know.." Lisanna replied "I'm sorry for coming back"
"that's not what I'm saying!" Mira exclaimed as she stands up "The 12 are all going there!"
At a bridge
Dimaria was escaping as she was crawling away with her body
"there she is!" a man exclaimed as they were the guards who were ordered to capture Dimaria back
"You think you can escape on our watch, you punk?!"
Dimaria tried to use her magic but it failed as the Anti Magic cuffs, sealed her magic away
"you're a valuable captive, you know!"
Dimaria was lifted up from the leg by the guards
"if you got away! The old lady would never let us heard the end of it!"
Suddenly a wave of pleasure runs through the two guards' bodies as they felt so good
"what is this? Aaahhh~"
"i-it feels so good~"
The two screams in pleasure before they fell to the ground with satisfying faces
"white souls, ascent to the heavens!" a voice spoke as Dimaria looks behind her and sees Larcade
"I've come for you, Dimaria" Larcade said as he walks towards the captive Swordswoman
"Larcade..Larcade Dragov" Dimaria voice out
In a forest
Natsu was walking in a forest as the man was making his way up north
"just a bit more…" he muttered out before he clenched his heart as he fell to his knees
Natsu continued his path before he fell to his knees
"come on! Stand up!" Natsu shouted as he punches his legs to make them move
The sound of footsteps was heard as Natsu looks to his side and sensed someone coming
Natsu waits in his place as his eyes widen in surprise
"i-ikaruga!?" Natsu said as the swordswomen stepped out of the bushes
"Natsu…-han?" Ikaruga voice out in surprise as well
The two looked at each other as Ikaruga's hands went to her Mugetsu Ryu
"wait!" Natsu exclaimed to her as she stopped midway in holding her sword "I know I am an enemy to you all, but please!"
"I need to help Erza and the others, please! Oneechan!" Natsu exclaimed as Ikaruga frowns a bit
"I have no clue on what has happened to you, Natsu-han. But I believe in you" Ikaruga said as she approaches him
"but you must apologize for your sins to Erza-han and the twins" Ikaruga told him as Natsu nodded and she helps him up
"we have to get to the guild, Erza and the others will be there" Natsu said as Ikaruga nodded
"a voice telepathically instructed us to head north, it must've been an ally" Ikaruga said as she and Natsu started walking towards the direction that will take them to the guild
""it's only a matter of time before you disappear again, Natsu""
END's voice spoke out in Natsu's head as black markings were slowly corrupting Natsu's skin from his back up to his neck
""not yet! Not yet!"" Natsu shouted as the black markings stopped spreading
""I still have something to do!""
That's a wrap!
Bye bye