Back with the continuation
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On with the story
Natsu and the group were back at Fairy Tail as they had just saved Makarov and Fairy Tail was officisally revived completely as the guild was restored to its former glory
"CHEERS!" Everyone shouted while holding their mugs of beers in the air as it was the time for them to celebrate their guild's return
"CHEERS!"
"Welcome back, Master!" Romeo said with a bright smile.
"Ah…" Macao turned to Wakaba. "Erza's the Master, so it'd be…"
"Makarov-san!" Wakaba exclaimed.
"I can't get used to it." Vijteer danced in a joyous fashion for Makarov's return.
"You can call him Master, I'm quitting." Erza said without a second thought.
"Then welcome home, Master!" Bisca grinned.
"Welcome home!" Asuka lifted her hands up and cheered.
"Asuka-chan!" Makarov felt the warm welcome and had a big smile.
"So he'd be the 8th….?" Alzack asked for clarification.
"So he's the master for the third time? How many times did he resuscitate?" Laki questioned.
"He didn't die…" Kinana clarified.
"I guess I'll do this job until the day I die." Makarov said with a sigh.
"That's a real man!" Elfman shouted.
"Didn't you say something like that before?" Mira had a soft smile on her lips and Lisanna just laughed.
"mou! That's mean of you to leave us behind!" Meredy pouted to her (step) father as Natsu left them back at the oasis while he left to help Gray and the others
"sorry" Natsu said nonchalantly as he carried Aya in his arms with Ultear beside him
The guild was starting to get noisy once again as the guild was partying like old times! Gray was taking a seat while Freed kindly poured him a drink. "So. you guys were in Blue Pegasus?" The ice maker asked.
"Serving customers isn't so bad." Freed said.
"I feel more comfortable in a worn-out bar." Bickslow cackled quietly.
"Wait…" Juvia's eyes widened. "So…Laxus-san was also working as an…'entertainer'…?"
"Sometimes…ufufu…" Evergreen snickered at Juvia's reaction. "That was quite amusing…"
"No need to talk about it…" Laxus spoke with a minor sweat drop.
"So…did you manage to get in touch with Sorano?" Charla asked Mest.
"Yeah, she was sulking though." Mest said. "She was wondering what took us so long, and I explained the situation. She said, she grew tired of waiting, and probably pouted when I told her."
"A sanctuary that travels the sea…I'd like to get on it." Lily said as he imagined the vehicle underwater
Lucy looked on with a smile. It had been such a long time since the guild was together again like this. "Everyone is so noisy."
"Puuun…" Plue was shuddering nearby, watching the usual chaos go on.
"But at least everything is finally back to normal." Levy said while enjoying some lunch.
"Yes." Lucy responded absentmindedly. Her gaze wandered to Makarov and then to everyone else. "The Master is back in Fairy Tail. Laxus and the Raijinshuu, too. In the Alvarez Empire in the west continent there are wizards with skills beyond our imagination…" As Lucy thought this, her mind immediately went to Ajeel and Brandish.
"And the Black Wizard Zeref is ruling Alvarez under the name Emperor Spiggan. He is preparing his next move to get his hands on Lumen Histoire, the body of Fairy Tail's 1st Master. A battle is about to start…probably the most difficult one we've gone through this far…"
Cana noticed that Lucy was deep in her own thoughts. So, to cheer her up, she sat next to the blonde while sliding a mug of beer over to her. "Stop looking so stiff and have a little fun, huh~?"
Lucy stared at Cana and then the beer. She took it and chugged the whole thing down. "I don't want to lose anybody again. I want to win like always. And to be with everyone again…laugh together…that's my only wish right now…"
Lucy finished the whole thing as she fans herself from the strong drink
Makarov tapped the floor loudly with his cane. The sound reverberated through the guild hall, causing all of the chaos to cease immediately. The old master now stood in front of everyone with his eyes closed. "Everyone…I'm sorry. I won't make any excuses. I'm the one who lost everyone's home. I'm really sorry."
"I heard from Mest." Max waved a hand dismissively, as though the issue didn't even matter!
"You did that to protect us, right?" Warren said with a grin.
"We aren't angry." Said Nab.
"Yeah, and it's back already!" Jet said.
"Don't say depressing things. It'll make the drinks taste awful." Said Droy with a large barrel of alcohol in his hands.
Makarov bowed his head to the others before gesturing to a large map on a table – one that displayed a map of Alvarez and Ishgar. The old man used his staff to point on the map. "In the end, my plan was a failure too. Alvarez is going to attack us." There was silence. "A huge country…is marching towards the guild."
"so what?" Natsu said as he passes Aya to Ultear and walked towards the old man "Fairy Tail never back down from a fight, right?"
Natsu slammed his hand on the table as it was ignited in flames. The map was slowly getting burned from Natsu's flames as it turns into ashes "1000 or 100000, the odds won't change, Fairy Tail will always win"
"Look like everyone is ready." Laxus said.
"I am too." The eighth master said confidently before raising his staff into the air, a brilliant light shining off the tip. "THEY WILL REGRET CHALLENGING OUR FAMILY! WE WILL STRIKE THEM BACK!"
"Let's win at all costs!" Wendy balled her tiny hands into fists.
"Of course. We got this." Gajeel spoke with a smirk.
"This is a fight we can't lose." Erza's tone was firm.
"The enemy is Zeref…" Juvia said.
"E.N.D…" Gray's thoughts only went to that demon. If they were going to confront Zeref once and for all, he knew he was bound to cross paths with E.N.D.
"We can do it!" Lucy said.
"bark!" North barks as his kids barked as well
"This time I'll definitely protect the guild…" Elfman's voice held strong conviction in it as the giant man clenched his fists hard
"I want to show everyone the results of that one year of training." Mira said with an excited smile
"Eh!? You were training!?" Macao and Wakaba both asked in shock.
"We got super strong." Lisanna grinned, flexing a muscle.
Makarov tapped his cane again to get everyone's attention "There is something I need to tell you before the battle. The official name of Lumen Histoire is Fairy Heart…"
"Let me be the one to tell them, 6th, no, 8th." That was the voice of Mavis as her ethereal self appeared out of nowhere
"FIRST!?" The appearance of the First Master caught everyone off guard.
"Everyone…" Mavis' gaze went down. "Fairy Heart has been our guild's most protected information so far. That's because it has a secret the world must not know. However, you also have to know the reason Zeref wants that power. …And my sin."
"First…" Makarov muttered out a Mavis shook her head lightly to him
"It's okay." Mavis replied. "It's time to reveal the truth. This is the story of a cursed boy and a cursed girl…and the single magic they were pursuing…"
"this is the story of a young girl and a black mage who fell in love with each other"
That's a wrap!
Bye bye