Back with the continuation
"speaking"
""thinking""
On with the story
Mavis was laying on the table unconscious as Irene was still in the process of extracting Fairy Heart from within Mavis
"it has never taken me this much time just to perform extraction magic before" Irene said as she continued to do the enchantment on Mavis who wasn't moving at all
"Irene…" Zeref called out to Irene as the man walks towards her
"Your Majesty…is there something else? I would like to focus on my task" Irene told him
"would you mind stopping for a moment?" Zeref asked Irene as this surprised the Scarlet Witch
"hear me out" Zeref told her
"what is it?" Irene asked
"I would like some last words with Mavis, alone" Zeref told her
"what could you possibly have to say now?" Irene asked the man
"it will not take long. Three minutes at the most" Zeref pleaded her
"but, Your Majesty…" Irene voice out before running footsteps was heard
"Irene! That's not me!" another Zeref appeared as the Zeref who was in front of Irene was glitching
"your majesty!?" Irene exclaimed before the fake Zeref disappeared
"an illusion!?" Irene looks in surprise before looking to Mavis as she reached her hand towards her as Mavis was also an illusion
"it's an Illusion Mavis conjured up" Zeref said to her before looking outside to the windows of the guild "Invel must've have been defeated and that granted Mavis some time to create the illusions to escape"
"how could I have fallen for her trickery!?" Irene said as she clenched her hands on her staff
"she is probably a few miles away, after her but do not harm her" Zeref ordered out to Irene who nodded
"understood" Irene said as she left the building to go outside
Mavis was walking alongside the rocky walls as to escape from Zeref
"I'd never thought that I would have to run away from my own guild" Mavis thought as she continued walking down the rocky wall "I have to join the others, but considering our current locating it will be difficult"
"I shall escort you back to everyone." It was Mest! He looked a little beat up, presumably due to August's attack, which was the last time he was seen. But he extended his hand to Mavis, grinning slightly at his ablity to track her down.
"Mest!" Mavis exclaimed in joy to see the teleporter
Meanwhile, others were still combating against Alvarez troops. Droy, however, could take no more. The fat man collapsed onto the ground as he hit his limit.
"Yeah, that about does it for me. I couldn't lift a fork…if I wanted to…"
"Droy! GET THE HELL UP!" Jet yelled.
"I'm sorry but…" Droy said as the soldiers were getting closer. "It looks like this is the end of the line for me…"
"DROY!" Jet yelled.
"It's too soon for you to give up!" Gajeel stepped forward, swinging his arm as it turned into an iron sword, slicing down multiple soldiers. "I'll keep 'em busy here! So you guys fall back and regroup!"
"Gajeel…" Jet's jaw dropped.
"Don't bother…wasting your energy for a couple of useless scrubs like us…" Droy groaned in pain. "Urgh…you're in worse shape than us, for crying out loud!"
To their comments, Gajeel just smirked. "For all intents and purposes, my life was over. So having the chance to stand here and protect a couple of buddies like this…I couldn't ask for anything more!"
Gajeel's words were something he never expected. Jet stared at the iron dragon, completely dumbfounded at what he heard. "Buddies…?"
"You…actually see us as…your buddies?" Droy couldn't believe it.
"My ears must be deceiving me…those words coming from Gajeel…" Lily swung his sword up, cleaving through the ground and a number of soldiers in the process.
"Lily..!" Boy was Gajeel glad to see him!
"You sound like you've turned over a new leaf, Gajeel…" Lily stated.'
Gajeel then turned his gaze to Levy and everything stopped. "…Levy."
"Gajeel…" Levy felt as though she would tear up. "Gajeel, you…"
And with no warning she lunged forward, kicking Gajeel in the face and knocked him down in the process. "BIG DOOFUS!"
"WHAAAAAT?!" Droy and Jet yelled in unison.
Gajeel landed on his back with Levy now on top of him. There were tears dripping down her cheeks and her body shook. "Stupid…! You said it yourself…you're going to take me back to the guild, right? So you better…you better keep your word!"
Gajeel's lips turned up to a smile. "Yeah. The guild's right in front of us."
"Ahh, youth is such a wonderful thing…" Zera finally said, peering out from behind a fallen piece of rubble.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!?" Jet nearly screamed out in surprise.
"Wait…this voice is…" Lily recognized it.
"Hi there. I'm Zera." Zera offered a small smile.
"You were the one who guided us to the guild." Levy stood up now.
"Seems like she's a friend of the First." Gajeel said. Although he still kind of doubted that.
After a moment, Zera's body started to turn transparent. "Wait just a minute though…" Levy pointed at Zera. "Your body…!"
"What the…!? It's transparent!" Droy shouted.
"This can only mean Mavis' consciousness is finally returning…" Zera shrugged. "If things kept up as they were and I was completely forgotten, I was wondering what I would do, but…I'm merely an illusion created by Mavis' subconscious, so as soon as she remembers everything about me, I'll vanish completely."
"That's terrible…" Levy frowned.
At this, Zera waved her hands and laughed. "Ah! It's already been over 100 years since I died, so please, there's no need to start letting the waterworks fly! So much time has passed, so trust me, I won't be offended…!"
Mest brought Mavis to a safe location and informed her of what happened. It didn't make sense to her at first… "So you're saying a young lady's voice gathered everyone here?"
"It's speculation, but I'm guessing the voice could only be heard by Fairy Tail members." Mest said. "If anyone had been with a member of the guild at the time, it would only make sense they'd arrive here as well."
"Just who…who would be capable of such a th-…" And then it all came flooding back at once. "Zera!?"
The scene changed for Mavis as they were in her mind now. Mavis and Zera, finally reunited after over 100 years. "Took you long enough…sheesh…" Zera scoffed. "You had me worried there for a minute!"
"So you were the one who brought everyone here." It clicked for Mavis. "I see. As a result of my revival, you…"
The two of them were moving closer to one another for one final embrace. "I've already done everything I can here."
"Thanks to you, the two of us have become one once again."
"I believe in you, Mavis…"
"Pleasant dreams, Zera…"
"I believe in Fairy Tail."
"You'll live on forever…together with me…"
And just like that, Zera vanished. "She's…gone…" Jet had no idea what just happened.
"Aw man…she was totally my type too…" Droy sighed.
"We owe ya one, Zera…" Gajeel said with a slight grin.
"Thank you." Levy placed a hand against her chest.
"And with that, we have one more thing to look forward to after our victory." Lily said, turning to the others with a hint of a smile. "We'll get to hear all the stories of the First's adventures with Zera. The story of the origins of Fairy Tail!"
Now that Zera was back within her, Mavis felt renewed. Mest wasn't sure what happened, but he did try and say something. "First…"
"Zera has returned home." Mavis said with a smile. "She is here, within me…"
"U uh…the thing is, I…" Mest tripped over his words. What was he trying to say? Who knew. But right now, Mavis was ready to strike back.
"Now, the time has come for all of us to return to the place where we belong. Our guild. Our home." The Fairy Tactician was back.
"Lucy! Wake up! Lucy!"
Someone was calling out to Lucy as she slowly wakes up
"wha?" Lucy slowly focus her vision and she sees Porlyusica and Evergreen in front of her
"Porlyusica-san? Ever?" Lucy looks at them as Porlyusica helps Lucy sit up "what happened?"
She turns and sees Brandish and Ur laying on a blanket with bandages all over their body
"Brandish! Ur!" Lucy exclaimed to see themr in such condition
"they're alright, they lost some blood but they'll alright" Ever told Lucy
"now is not the time for that!" Porlyusica exclaimed "Lucy did Natsu used that gauntlet of his just now!?"
"eh? Why you ask-?!" Lucy wondered off before she gasped in shock as Dimaria was in a pool of her own blood as she had burn wounds unlike any normal ones
"aah….ah….ah" Dimaria was still alive but she looks to have seen something very terrifying "a….monster….a….horrifying monster"
Dimaria mumbled out as her body was shaking in fear nonstop even though she was wounded so badly
"what…what happened to her?" Lucy asked in shock
"when I checked on that man's body….i found something inside him….something terrifying!" Porlyusica stated out
Flames rage around everywhere as burned Alvarez soldiers littered the field as their weapons were destroyed into pieces
A figure in flames walk towards to the direction of where the Fairy Tail guild was located at
A monster growling was heard as the figure had a black jagged tail, black dark wings, razor sharp long claws, black horns, and demonic eyes
He was Natsu, and he had transformed into a demon
He continues his approach towards Zeref as the instincts of all Demons of the books of Zeref had awakened inside Natsu
Natsu stopped in his track as in front of him was Gray
"Natsu…." Gray looks at Natsu as the Etherious looks back at Gray
Natsu and Gray. Two friends and both family to each other.
"are you still…..you?" Gray asked as Natsu keeps looking at the ice mage
Natsu merely nodded as he continued his approach to the guild
Gray keeps looking at Natsu as he remembered his conversation with Invel
Flashback
"The demons of the book of Zeref are tools personally created by His Majesty in order to end his own life. His Majesty, who lamented his own immortality, aimed to create demons so powerful, they could kill even him. That goal is what drove him. And of those, his ultimate masterpiece was E.N.D: Etherious Natsu Dragist. The peerless, most powerful demon. It was none other than his Majesty's younger brother."
Invel told everything to Gray as every secret was out in the open now
"I already know that" Gray muttered out as Invel's eyes widen in surprise "he told me himself"
Gray looks at Natsu as the man hold told him that he was END
"wait what?! You're END! Quit messing with me, Natsu!" Gray shouted at Natsu who didn't look like he was joking around
"it's the truth" Natsu said "I've always been END…for 4 centuries"
Gray was baffled shock to the revelation as Natsu started to tell Gray everything about what is happening to him
"if I transform one more time into my demonic form; I won't be able to change back" Natsu told Gray as he explained how he was losing memories of everyone and everything "i want you to stop me, Gray. Stop me if I revert myself back into a real demon, I want you to kill me before I kill someone"
"hey! Wait a second! You're losing your memories! Does Ur and the others know about this!?" Gray exclaimed as Natsu shook his head in replying that he had not
"once I loose all my memories…I will revert into a real demon…..a mindless monster who destroys everything in his path" Natsu told Gray "I want you to kill me before that happens"
Gray looks baffled to Natsu as he had no idea on how to process everything
"if he ever becomes a monster….i will stop him" Gray said to Invel before he walks away
FLASHBACK ENDS
Gray looks to Natsu who continued his stride towards Zeref while destroying any enemies that stand in his way
"you better keep your promise…Natsu" Gray said to Natsu as he had in his hand, Natsu's wedding ring
Makarov stood on his spot as the old man holds his heart
"Master!" Alzack called out to him as the gunman looks at him
"don't worry about me! Move forward!" Makarov shouted as soldiers came flooding back in
"There's no end to them!" Max shouted as more soldiers came running in
"have no fear! I shall open a path!" Erza exclaimed as she mowed down her enemies while swinging her sword and sends them flying away
"Erza!" everyone exclaimed in relief to the scarlet knight's appearance
"forgive me" Makarov voice out through ragged breathing
"Master, don't extend yourself!" Erza told the old man with a smile "we shall return to the guild together"
"of course we will, you stupid brat!" Makarov told her with a grin
Erza nodded back before she hears everyone shouting in panic
"what the hell is that!?" Warren shouted out as a giant eye appeared in the sky
"Mavis, you cannot hide from me. My eyes see all…you cannot escape"
Irene spoke though her eye as she looks over the battlefield
"Run? I am not running anywhere"
Mavis' words spoke out as the Fairy General appeared in the middle of the battlefield as a giant
"you who are in our guild hall! We'll be there soon to take it back!"
"to all my comrades! Listen to my voice! Keep fighting! Entrust your sword to me! The Fairy General!"
Mavis ordered out as everyone cheered for her
"she sure got our attention, huh?" Gildarts said with a grin
"amazing on how she can raise the moral of an entire army in a simple second" Erza said with a smile
Irene looks at Mavis' giant illusion as the Scarlet Despair simply smirked in response
"what an obnoxious little girl" Irene said as she lifted her staff before slamming it on the ground
"Enchant" Irene said as a bright red light overtook the whole guild before to the Alvarez's soldiers as they undergo a transformation
"what?!" "what's happening now!?"
"Berserker!"
The enemy soldiers were turned into giant battle mongers as they started attacking everyone like crazed animals
"berserkers enhances a soldiers fighting power several times over though their lose their ability to reason is a drawback" Irene said with a smirk "how will you respond to this, Mavis?"
Erza mowed down the enemy forces but her attacks were proved futile when her attack did nothing on them
"they don't feel pain!?" Warren exclaimed
The berserker's charged towards Fairy Tail as they were relentless in their attacks and have no mercy upon them
"is this where it ends?" Makarov said as he holds his heart
"Master! You must not give up! I will make a path for us!" Erza exclaimed as she fends of the berserkers
"my journey" Makarov said as he held his hands up in a pose "comes to an end here"
"that stance!" "Fairy Law!" "we still had that trump card!" "we're counting on you master!"
"you mustn't!" Mavis shouted out as she runs towards him "Fairy Law drains your life! the greater the number the enemies the greater the toll it will have on your body! You won't survive after casting it!"
"you're kidding!" Romeo said in shock
"First Master! I know. And I've already made my decision" Makarov told her "please don't try to stop me. This is my final crowning glory"
"I have a plan!" Mavis told him "it will get us out of this situation! You don't need to-"
"shut your mouth!" Makarov shouted out silencing Mavis from speaking any further
"I'm watching my brats suffer out here! My brats are getting hurt!" Makarov told her as the old man shakes in anger "they maybe members of an army to you but to me! They are my precious kids!"
"no…I don't" Mavis told him while shaking her head in denial
"I know that your plan will lead us to victory, but I can't just stand here and see my brats spill another drop of blood! I can't take it!" Makarov shouted out "I am an old soldier, the amount of time left is short, but if this life can give these brats a future then I will gladly give it up"
"Master!" Erza exclaimed while holding off a berserker soldier
"Erza, listen well" Makarov said to her
"no! I'm not listening! You're coming back to the guild with us!" Erza cried out as tears formed in her eye
"remember, trust in your friends and trust in yourself. And I know that you can find the right path with our family"
A ball of light formed in Makarov's hands as it was charging up magic as he speaks
"your guild is your family. Never forget that. I've had a delightful journey thanks to you all"
Makarov holds the ball of light in his hands as he smiled to them all
"Master!" Erza screamed out as everyone cried in tears for him
"everyone, take care of each other, alright" Makarov spoke his final words before he slammed his hands together and cast his final spell
"Fairy Law!"
A bright flash of light overtook it all as all of the berserkers was done upon the light
The light slowly disappears and so did the life of one kind old soul
Natsu and Gray looks to the light as they know the sensation of the magic
"is that?" Gray said in shock
Natsu merely looked at the light as a tear slides down his face
Erza stands in her place as she drops her sword with tears streaming down her eyes
She cried in tears as she gaze upon the lifeless husk of Makarov
Aya cried to Kinana as Makarov had gave up his life for his family
Mavis looks at Makarov as her tears were falling down nonstopping
Makarov
Mavis cried in tears as she lost her godson
it's the name of a kindhearted king
Erza looks at Makarov as she kneels down and bowed to him
"I was happy as your child," Erza said as she paid her respect to him
The Eight guild Master of Fairy Tail refused to go down without a fight. It was in the Fairy's nature to do or die. If his children could live on, then he'd gladly die to create the path for them. His aloof, yet kind soul. The final cries of his precious, irreplaceable life. they were forever engraved into the hearts of his sworn family
"how many were taken out?" Zeref asked Irene
"70 to 80% of our forces" Irene replied to the man
"I never thought that the magic I thought to Mavis was passed down to Makarov, it would seem that I underestimated him" Zeref said with a smile
"hmmm, it appears so" Irene replied to the man "but no matter, it won't change the chance of our victory"
That's a wrap!
Bye bye