The final duos were getting ready to go, Wendy and Carla headed down the well-traveled path to the split. They were equally dismayed at the absolute lack of options.

"This is awful! How could we be left with only two routes" Carla the white female exceed grumbled.

"I'm sorry, I never expected to pick such a high number" Wendy said mournfully.

Carla sighed "I'm sorry for snapping at you, you'll become an s-class wizard Wendy, which route do you think we should take?"

"I like route A, it's probably best to not take the final route" Wendy said, as her and Carla chuckled and headed into the cave for route A.

Meanwhile, Freed and Zeldris had finally left base camp, heading to the split.

"I wonder what route will be left when we get down there?" Zeldris asked.

"We shouldn't have to wait for long" Freed pointed out, as the routed a corner, and arrived at the split.

"It seems route J is left" Zeldris said, a little dismayed at all the route options available.

"Indeed, and with this route I'll become an s-class wizard!" Freed said optimistically.

"And I have a plan for when we meet our enemy" Zeldris said, as the duo headed into the cave.

In the tunnel for route A, Wendy and Carla conversed about strategy.

"So, what's the likelihood I will need to use dragon force in this battle?" Wendy pondered.

"I'd bet that you would have to use it almost certainly" Carla remarked as she was held by Wendy.

"This sounds awful but I hope we battle someone powerful, maybe even Natsu and Happy" Wendy said with delight.

Carla looked up at her wizard befuddled, "you surely must be joking" the white exceed remarked.

The duo noticed the lack of mayflies lighting the path ahead, "it seems to be getting darker ahead" remarked Wendy.

As they struggled to see, they arrived at the gate blocking the cave and their progress, as they were about to speak, the mayflies illuminated their enemies as they began an infamous speech.

"Prepare for trouble!" remarked Freed.

"And make it double" added Zeldris.

"To promote myself as an s-class wizard!" Freed continued.

"To unite all people within our guild!" Zeldris said.

"To denounce the evils of non-s-class wizards!" Freed added.

"To extend our reach to Laxus and above!" Zeldris said.

"Freed"

"Zeldris"

"Team demon runes climbs the rank at the speed of light!" Freed said.

"So, surrender now or prepare to fight!" Zeldris finished.

Carla and Wendy were appalled at the sight they had just seen, when Carla blurted out, "that's awful alright!"

"This is going to take a long time to wipe this atrocity, but this will put a start to it, sky dragon roar!" Wendy said as a white and gray ring of air rushed towards Freed and Zeldris. Zeldris swiped his sword at the spell, and sending it towards Wendy and Carla, it missed them, but that was by design.

"Not bad, was that a warning shot, or was your miss on purpose?" asked Carla, her brow furrowed at the situation.

"Yes, that miss was intentional, it gives him time to do his work" Zeldris said. Freed had now managed to place some runes on the ground encircling the pair.

"What is this?" the girls exclaimed in unison.

"It's a rune to keep you in place, while we attack, dark e'criture, pain!" Freed said and two black and purple words went towards the ladies, and once it hit and caused intense pain for both, who shrieked.

"And now it's my turn" Zeldris said as he rushed towards them "1,000 divine cuts" he said as he slashed his flaming dragon hilt at them, which only intensified their pain. The two ladies had had enough.

"Alright then" Wendy grunted, "it's time to transform!" and air formed at the feet of herself and her hair lengthened and changed to a pink color. Carla transformed from an exceed to a human similar to Wendy in height, with white hair, and white tail, and despite her lacking well-formed attractive features, she was still in a pleasant to view black bikini.

Wendy then shouted "deus zero!" and Freed's runes sealing them in place broke.

"Not bad" Freed responded, "but now it is my turn to transform, dark Écriture darkness!" and he transformed into a black and gray beast with black wings.

Freed, and Wendy took to the air, with Carla being Wendy's wings and Freed using his own. Zeldris helplessly watched from the ground, watching them battle it out.

First it was a sky dragon roar, then a failed dark Écriture pain in response, then a sky dragon shattering light sky drill landing a direct hit on Freed. Finally, Freed tried a darkness flare bomb with no affect. Wendy gave the final blow, a kick straight to the chest of Freed.

Freed fell from the height of 20 feet or so back to the cave floor.

He gasped for air, muttering "fine, you win". Those word stung Zeldris, his blood ran cold, and he became infuriated.

Time seemed to slow to a crawl, he clenched his fists, the ground began to rumble, and the magic power in the room seemed to take a change. A dark mark formed on Zeldris's forehead, his green eyes turned to dilated black and red pupils and finally, black wings formed from Zeldris's back.

"Sky dragon roar!" Wendy said, trying to get at Zeldris, with a white ringed column of air.

"Full counter!" Zeldris shouted, and the column of air was immediately countered back towards the ladies, landing a direct hit on both, weakening themselves considerably. Carla was secretly impressed at her strength.

In the second they had lost concentration, Zeldris leaped into the air, using both his swords he shouted "2,000 divine cuts", leaving both ladies shrieking in pain. As Zeldris floated in the air, he noticed the now unconscious Freed, this infuriated him even more.

Zeldris then launched brutal physical attacks on the ladies, kicking, punching, and kicking again, when he finished, the ladies were covered in bruises, and were now unconscious, falling to the ground.

"Well then, it seems I've won" as he came back down. He transformed back from normal, as if the evil possessing him had disappeared.

This brought Zeldris back to his senses, he gasped realizing what he had done, his short-term memory was non-existant due to the possession.

"NO! No, no, no, no, what have I done?" he stammered, now shaking nervously, slowly stepping backward as he had surveyed the damage. He immediately thought the worst, thinking he had killed Wendy and Carla, and worse still his friend Freed Justine.

"No, I couldn't have killed them, maybe I did" he said ominously, backing away, towards the entrance of the clearing. He sprouted his demon wings again, turning away and began running, until his wings created enough lift, he sped off with incredible speed. Dashing away from the clearing, and then the island itself, heading towards the Fiore mainland, appearing like a black arrow that no one seemed to notice.

After that, Carla, Wendy, and Freed had returned to their pre-transformed states, Carla opened a tired eye and muttered as she looked over to her best friend "Wendy".

Meanwhile, Master Makarov gasped as he looked at his portable communication lacrima, as it read "Freed and Zeldris versus Wendy and Carla, status, draw, no time left to complete battle".

"My word" he said very surprised before calming himself, "it would seem this final battle is between Gajeel and Natsu, this will be interesting" he said with a grin.

Gajeel and Natsu looked at each with a sinister grin, ready to defeat the other to satisfy their dreams and become an s-class wizard.