Isle of the Dragons! A fated island looms in the sky; Fairy Tail and the woman known as Mii Koryuji are the key to defying Dhegensea, the Black Dragon King. In the distance, the Pergrande Kingdom finally makes its first move…
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Metatron. He was the largest angel and the trump card of Yggdrasil's forces. This angel was the size of Acnologia, if not bigger. Anyone could see him standing tall in the middle of the battlefield no matter where they were. Mii was so shocked, she came to a halt in the air with widened eyes. "A-Are you serious!? They brought out Metatron!? Is Yggdrasil really that desperate?" The answer was obviously yes, Mii just couldn't believe that it was actually happening. In her shock, she failed to noticed the spear of angelic magic heading in her direction. She was hit directly, letting out a small cry of surprise as she crashed into the ground. "Gah!? Hey…!"
"I finally caught up to you." Michael said with disgust, landing on the ground a few feet from Mii. "I told you that you could not run forever! Now, hand over that sword before I take it by force!"
"I don't have time for this." Mii said while standing back up. "You're seriously okay with letting Metatron loose?!"
"The destruction won't matter when this land is purged." Michael responded, holding his hand out, expecting Mii to hand over the Eternal Sword. "I will not ask you again."
"My answer isn't changing." Mii shook her head. With the Eternal Sword, she could probably take out Metatron. But that wasn't going to be an option for her with Michael standing in her way.
"Then you'll die here, once and for all." Michael said as his holy aura flared. Time was running low. If Metatron was here, it meant that Yggdrasil was growing low on options. Michael had one mission to complete and this was his only chance. If he failed, everything the angel's worked for would be destroyed. For the sake of his father, Michael Yggdrasil would not falter here.
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"Metatron…?" Cynthia asked. Ashnard was staring up at the angelic entity.
"A superweapon." Ashnard explained. "It is something that Yggdrasil has had in his back pocket for ages, yet knows it is far too risky to use. It is so dangerous, in fact, that he was never used during the Holy War against my Kingdom."
"So you're saying it's something even you couldn't beat?" Natsu said.
To that, Ashnard chuckled. "I didn't say that. It ultimately wouldn't have made a difference in that war, but this is a different story. Yggdrasil is desperate for the Eternal Sword. The fact that Metatron is here says it all."
"Why is Yggdrasil after the sword!?" Erza demanded to know, but Ashnard didn't answer.
"You can ask Emeraude." Ashnard started to walk off. "Though I intend to punish Mii, it's clear that doing so is harmful to the situation now that Metatron is here. I will wait until the battle is over…if you all can even survive that is."
"Tch…" Gildarts sucked his teeth as Ashanrd just walked off, vanishing into a rift that he created. "I'll be back. I'm gonna go help with that Metatron thing." He told the others, certain they'd be safe now. He walked off, making his way towards Metatron.
Wendy knelt down, a soft seafoam light emanating from her hands as she healed Emeraude. "Are you alright, Emeraude-san?"
Wendy's healing was really something else. Emeraude was really injured by Ashnard, but she felt most of those wounds close. She still felt sore, but her body was in much better condition than before. "…Yes, I am. Thank you." She was still feeling bitter about that complete and utter defeat by Ashnard's hands.
"Are you okay, Lucy-san…?" Wendy turned to Lucy, who was still in her Star Dress: Lambda.
"Huh? Better than ever!" Lucy said with a smile. "Oh, you mean…ahaha…I'll explain later."
"So what's the story…?" Gray asked Emeraude.
"I didn't learn this until Koryuji and I parted ways a few years ago. Since then, we've hardly had the chance to talk one on one for an extended period of time…" Emeraude began while standing up. "But you know that she was cast out of heaven because of traitorous activity, yes? In truth…it was Yggdrasil who set her up. He leaked the information to Pergrande, causing the Holy War to end up in a loss for his forces. He blamed it on her, thus…"
"He did that to her…?" Erza couldn't believe it. "But she was only a child at the time…"
"Indeed." Emeraude said. "I don't know the whole story, but I can only surmise that Koryuji's existence is a problem to Yggdrasil." She stared out to Metatron. "Time is running short."
"That's because Yggdrasil is going to die." Cynthia said. "Verona told us that his Fate is to die by Mii's hands…and he's been doing everything he can to avoid that."
"What!?" That bit of information shocked everyone.
Minerva then appeared from thin air, gesturing to Team Natsu. "There you all are. Come with me."
"Ah…" Lucy looked back at Emeraude. "But…she and I were…"
"The situation has changed." Emeraude said while waving a hand. "I will find Koryuji and bring her back. You have a job you need to do, don't you?"
"You swear?" Natsu gave Emeraude a serious look.
"…You have my word." Emeraude said while turning her back, walking off.
"…Can we really trust her…?" Cynthia looked to the others.
"I think so." Lucy said with a soft smile.
"Are you done…?" Minerva was tapping her foot impatiently. "Come on, we don't have all day."
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Zihark stood on Metatron's shoulder, looking out over the battlefield. Metatron looked over the battlefield and sighed. "You awakened me for this? Dragons, humans, and demons fighting amongst one another?" The dragons were occupied finishing off the remaining Gusios. Even though they were clearly aware of this threat, they couldn't afford to leave their current mission unattended.
"Straights are dire." Zihark. "That is why I have linked my soul to yours, to awaken you. I am fully prepared to pay the price for this. But as it stands right now, we need time. Yggdrasil does not yet possesses the means to victory."
Metatron merely nodded. "Very well. Just remember…if I should fail, the price is your life and mine. We are linked due to the process."
"Of course." Zihark was fully aware of the consequences of failure.
"Now then…face my might!" Metatron extended one hand outward, a gigantic magic circle appearing in the sky. This prompted numerous beams of angelic magic to rain from the heavens. It was scattered across the fused landmass, resulting in multiple widespread explosions that had absolutely no care for any life. "Angelic Destruction!"
"What the hell!?" Luke said with a sweat drop. "That's an angel!? That thing is massive!"
"Looks like a desperate move." Cygnus said while cracking his knuckles.
"It is rather large…" Juvia said while staring up at it.
"We don't get anywhere by staring at it! That thing is a threat!" Jellal exclaimed. He was the first one to attack, using Meteor to speed towards Metatron. "Be judged by the seven stars! Grand Chariot!" Jellal was coming full force right out the gate. Seven magic seals appeared in the sky above Metatron, firing off gigantic pillars of Heavenly Body Magic down upon the angel.
"Hm?" Metatron looked up, unfazed by the incoming Grand Chariot. It all struck true, but he didn't even stagger from the attack. It was a light breeze as far as he was concerned. "Is this what has been giving you trouble?"
Jellal grit his teeth, realizing that Metatron was far stronger than he anticipated. Jellal then flew up higher, pointing two fingers down towards the ground. "True Heavenly Body Magic: Sema!" The clouds above him swirled around before opening up. From that opening, a meteor descended from above to crash into Metatron.
Metatron held his hand out, grabbing the Sema and crushing it with ease. "A human capable of this is no small feat. But unfortunately for you, you are only small to me." Metatron said while quickly bringing his hand forward, smacking Jellal out of the sky and towards the ground.
Before Jellal hit the ground, Racer was able to move in and grab him. "Damn, that thing is tough. You okay?!"
"I'm fine…" Jellal grunted.
"What are we going to do against something that massive?!" Meredy said with a sweat drop.
"Finally?!" Tyson from Minstrel said with a wide grin. "Something worth sinking my teeth into!" The ace of Chimera Kingdom allowed his aura to turn to that of a dragon and he charged at Metatron. Metatron brought his hands forward, stopping Tyson's charge completely. "Yeah, you're strong alright…!" Tyson brought his arms forward to punch Metatron, but the gigantic angel didn't budge. Instead, he slammed Tyson to the ground and promptly threw him aside. "Gwah!"
"Attack at once!" Jazz said. "It may be large, but we have the numbers! Magma Pillar!" Jazz said while slamming his sword into the ground.
"Good idea!" Polka said while pointing a hand into the sky, forming a ball of light on the tip of her index finger. "Shooting Star!"
"Wings of Love!" Juvia exclaimed while throwing her arms forward, a powerful cyclone of water shooting ahead.
"Spiral Pain!" Midnight threw his attack out as well.
Numerous attacks clashed against Metatron, but did absolutely nothing to it. Metatron shook his head. "To be called out to deal with this…" He raised his foot and slammed it on the ground. The sheer power of this created a powerful shockwave that utterly destroyed the surrounding area in front of him, knocking away dozens of mages in the process.
"Not even a scratch on it…" Waiston said with a grimace.
"Let's see how they like this then!" Luke and Cygnus said together, throwing their hands forward. Cygnus threw an orb of gravity while Luke threw an orb of darkness. The two merged together, forming a black hole that rapidly expanded in size. "Gravity God's Black Hole!" This was a powerful gravitational pull, one that Metatron couldn't ignore. He was slowly being pulled in against his will.
"That's the power of White Eclipse!" Cygnus said while piling on the pressure, firing off multiple golden waves of gravity upon Metatron.
"So choke on it!" Luke created multiple Eclipse Mirrors around Metatron, allowing beams of said magic to bounce around wildly and damage the titan. Multiple explosions occurred on the spot. "How's that!?"
The dust cleared and Metatron stuck his hand into the black hole, still unfazed by all the attacks coming his way. With a simple flex of magic, the black hole was destroyed from within. "Interesting. The magic of man has gotten stronger since the last time I awoke. But it is not enough to injure me."
"You're shitting me…" Cygnus growled. What were they supposed to do about this thing when nothing they could offer even damaged it!? This was worse than Acnologia!
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Yggdrasil watched the battle against Metatron, letting out a sigh of relief. "I apologize for waking you, my brother. But it had to be done. They cannot stand against you."
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In the chaos of this fight, the Wizard Hunters reunited with one another, except for Rajaron who was fighting alongside the Dragons of the Isle. They stared up at Metatron, waiting for Lucia's orders. "Well, Sister?" Yeager asked. "What do you want us to do? Shall we fight with them?"
"We've done enough." Lucia said while waving a hand. "This is the perfect time for us to slip away unnoticed."
"Seriously?" Marx asked. "But…"
"I know what you're thinking. But it's fine." Lucia said with a smile. "Do you really, truly think they won't be able to defeat that thing?"
"It does look kinda bad out there." Marta said. "I estimate a .0001% chance that they alone can defeat Metatron."
"A nonzero chance is dangerous when it comes to those wizards." Crash said.
"I think they'll be fine." Aeon added.
"We lost our best, so anything is better than sticking around and getting arrested." Yumia and Yukia said at the same time.
"It is for the best that we retreat." Weavile nodded in agreement.
"What about Rajaron?" Cain asked. "We can't leave him alone again."
"He'll find us once he's done, just like before." Marta surmised. "He doesn't get to cut loose like this very often, so we should let him have his fun. I estimate a 100% chance he'll return to us!"
"Ssssso there's our plan." Shade turned to Lucia. "Thisssssss isssssn't the lasssst they'll sssssee of ussss."
Lucia had a gleeful smile at her group's decision. "Excellent. Now then, Wizard Hunters. Let us depart for the last time…"
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"Uggggh…" Brandish groaned, staring up at Metatron. "I really don't want to have to fight that…my magic can't do anything to it." Which meant she'd have to get physical herself if she planned to get involved.
"It's pretty strong, I can tell from here." Ken said while crossing his arms. "But if Her Majesty told us to fight it, I would without question."
"I would as well. No doubt, we could tear that thing asunder in moments." Julius closed his book. "However, we don't need to."
"Oh we don't? Thank goodness." Brandish let out a sigh of relief.
"It is because they will take care of it, is it not?" Oriana tilted her head.
"That's right. They're on the move right now." Julius answered. "And I am very eager to see what it is they are capable of…"
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Metatron released another rain of destruction from the heavens. The beams of angelic magic caught numerous mages, throwing them in all different directions. "It's far too powerful…" Kagura said with a shaky stance. "But that is not a reason to give up! It has a weakness somewhere!"
"Where? I'd love to know…" Blues grumbled.
A small bullet collided with Metatron's shoulder. It was laced with flame angel slaying. When Metatron turned, he saw Beat nearby, his body shaking. "Angel slaying? No wonder I felt that one." Metatron loomed over Beat without even moving. "You are a threat then…"
"BEAT!" Retto yelled. There was no way they could stop that in time!
Metatron then felt the ground under his foot completely cave in. This caused him to stumble. "What…!?"
"All Crush!" Gildarts yelled. He completely destroyed the ground under Metatron.
"Eclipse Tower." Sidney moved in with a secret technique of White Eclipse. Another Eclipse tower dropped on Metatron, a towering explosion occurring from the impact.
Before Metatron had a chance to react, Joker and Heartless appeared before him. Joker's abilty to always be stronger than his opponent was very useful here, as a single punch from him managed to make Metatron stagger backwards. "Guh…!? What…!?"
"This is our secret weapon." Heartless said with a sly grin. "Perfect for taking on impossibly strong foes like yourself."
"Dread Joker: Red Riot." Joker said firmly.
"Stronger than Metatron!? That's impossible!" Zihark shouted. Metatron showed a few small signs of scratches from the onslaught, but that was the extent of it. Clearly Joker was going to be a problem, so Zihark had to deal with it. He lunged at Joker and Heartless, forcing them to take their attention of Metatron to focus on his assault. "I will not allow you to get in our way!"
Metatron felt a presence behind him. Before he could turn, a powerful blast of magic struck his back. When he did turn around, he saw Kairi in her Lucifer takeover. Next to her was Mirajane in her Algeria takeover. "Ah…so you are the one who stole Lucifer away from us." Metatron said.
"Sorry, but he's my partner now." Kairi said with a firm gaze.
"As powerful as Lucifer is, you cannot use the full extent of his power…and he could never defeat me as is." Metatron's wings expanded and numerous golden feathers bigger than greatswords launched towards Kairi and Mirajane. The angel and demon pair managed to avoid this, both of them throwing punches at Metatron's face. He blocked this with an open palm, but due to their power, he couldn't close his hand around them. He settled for blasting them with a burst of angelic magic instead, throwing them down to the ground instead.
"Our options aren't looking so great." Meredy admitted. Even with the likes of Gildarts aiding them, they still couldn't do any meaningful damage to Metatron!
"Never fear!" A voice spoke on an intercom, echoing out to everyone. It was Ichiya's voice as the Christina was flying overhead. "Blue Pegasus will take things from here! Are we ready!"
"On your mark!" Anna said. She wasn't a part of Blue Pegasus, sure, but…she did enjoy spending time with Ichiya, much to Lucy's dismay.
"Magical output is at 100%!" Jenny reported.
"Firing!" The Trimen yelled. The Christina took aim and fired a massive beam of magic upon Metatron. It was surprisingly powerful, catching Metatron directly in the chest.
"Direct hit!" Ren reported.
"Excellent, Men! Press the advantage!" Ichiya yelled.
"What advantage?" Metatron asked, his hand grabbing the beam of magic striking him, and completely destroying it with a flex of his wrist. While the shock of this did set in, Metatron fired a beam of his own towards the Christina. The ship couldn't dodge in time and there was an explosion in the sky upon contact.
"Oh no…!" Juvia gasped. "Blue Pegasus…!"
"That ain't good…" Bacchus said quietly. Everyone waited for the smoke in the air to clear, and when it did, there was a barrier of Eclipse magic surrounding the airship, completely protecting it from Metatron's attack. "Huh?"
"We're okay?" Jenny frantically looked around.
"Alright, kids." Calium said while snapping his fingers, causing the barrier to disperse. "You've done enough. If the angels are going to throw their strongest at them, it's only fair Ishgar does the same. Isn't that right?"
"I welcome this chance to stretch my legs. It's been far too long." Helena said with a nod. "But honestly, Cal-kun? If you knew this was coming, why did you wait so long to act?"
"He probably wanted to see how far they could get on their own." Empress Song replied. "I was curious myself, but I don't think this will be too much trouble."
"I grow tired of this battle." Ice said while flipping her hair back. Her blue irises focused on Metatron. "Let's make this quick."
Ashnard was standing among the world's strongest wizards. "I already said once before that Metatron's appearance would've made no difference in the Holy War several years ago. I believe it is time to show everyone why this is."
"That's the spirit!" Calium was grinning. It was a rarity that mages of this caliber banded together, let alone fought. "Stand back and watch, kids. We're going to destroy this thing in no less than 30 seconds."
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Next Time: The World's Strongest.