Somewhere in Warth woodlands, inside a hidden area.

Jellal stood in front of a large tree that is wrapped in chains as Cobra is nearby, the dark mage watching the blue haired man who is awakening Nirvana.

"to think that there is some sort of hidden area like this in the forest!" said Cobra with a smirk as he watched Jellal activates Nirvana on his own.


Outside in the forest, Gray and the others were heading to where they know that Lucy and the others are before they saw the large pillar of dark light coming from where Jellal and Cobra are at.

"What is that thing?!" said Gray in shock.

"could that be Nirvana!?" stated Sherry with a gasp.

"the enemy have found it!?" exclaimed Lyon with gritted teeth.

Brain who is still by the cave watch the pillar of dark light with amazement.

"there's no doubt about it….that's the darkness of Nirvana" said Brain before his lips formed a smirk and he started laughing. "yes! Nirvana is awakening!"

"congratulations, father" said a voice as Brain turns to look behind him. Midnight appeared as the dark mage is awake and had a smile on his face. "your dreams is coming true….i will now proceed in eliminating every last one of the light guild's alliances while you should be heading to that light"

"yes" said Brain with a smirk.


While the dark light burst to the sky, at the forest area of where Natsu and his opponent are. Both men were in a duel of their lives as they just swung their weapons at each other while cutting down trees that were around them.

Natsu swung Chitetsu down at his opponent who dodge and then wraps the chains of the Kusarigama around Chitetsu's blade before pulling it towards him but Natsu pulled back. The two men got into a stalemate as they had been fighting only for 10 minutes and nearly all the forest around them were all gone.

"why are you here, Gojin?" said Natsu while glaring at his opponent who is named Gojin.

Gojin smirks as he pulled the chain of his Kusarigama harder, trying to relinquish Natsu of Chitetsu.

"why you ask? You should know of your own crimes upon your previous home, right?" said Gojin before seeing Natsu whose face is nearly covered in a demonic white and red mask and his eyes that were turning black and his pupils yellow reptilian. "you traitorous murderer"

"to think that I believed that he would extend the peace decree, but have one of his own men to come and assassinate me once more" said Natsu while the tentacles attack to his arm started to spread even further to his body. Natsu glared at Gojin as his eyes burst into flames. "I should have never spared any of your pathetic lives"

"you can regret your decision in the afterlife!" exclaimed Gojin as he pulls the chains harder, but only to throw the kama at Natsu who kicked it away into the air. Gojin jumped as he grabs the kama and came down on Natsu with the kama's blade pointing towards him. "DIE!"

Natsu pulls back his left hand that burst into flames and was about to swing it towards Gojin's attack but his foe suddenly get caught in chains from six directions that tied around his limbs, body, and neck.

"t-this is!?" grunted Gojin before he was swung down to the ground by six hooded and cloaked figures that appeared around the area. "y-you bastards!"

"Gojin, we are taking you back" said one of the hooded figures as two others got close to Gojin and binds him in restraints. "your actions violate the decree of our home with that of Ishgar, and for that you will be under detainment for 4 years"

"why are you people following the rules?! Don't you see?!" exclaimed Gojin as he got lifted up by two of the hooded figures before he glares at Natsu. "the murdering traitor is right here! We can kill him now!"

"silence" said one of the hooded figures who sounded feminine before two glowing white eyes appeared under the hood. "do you think that you can do whatever you desire? You shall be punished for your actions"

"damnit!" shouted Gojin before he and 4 of the hooded figures disappeared, leaving only two left with Natsu.

Natsu looks at them with his glowing red eyes behind his demonic mask that slowly grows more and started to cover the sides of his head to near the ears.

The two hooded figures look at Natsu as the man didn't put his guard down to them.

"be at ease, Natsu" said one of the hooded figures "our orders are only to capture Gojin and bring him back"

"if we were ordered to kill you, we would've done it the moment we found you" said the other hooded figure while turning and then disappear, leaving Natsu with the last of the six hooded figures.

"why have you people decided to extend the peace decree?" said Natsu to the hooded figure who didn't reply, but merely turn around and walks away. "why come only to take him back and not my life?"

"we follow our emperor's orders" said the hooded figure who glance at Natsu for a moment "you should know that"

Natsu looks at the hooded figure with glowing red eyes before the mysterious stranger just disappears into the wind as if he just becomes the air itself.

"seems that luck is still on your side, Natsu" said Chitetsu as the demonic skeletal shadow appeared upon the katana's blade while having a laughing smirk.

"silence" said Natsu as the demonic mask on his face disintegrates and the tentacles wrapped around his right arm shrinks back into Chitetsu who reverts to his normal form. Natsu turns around and looks at the pillar of darkness that turns into light while sheathing away Chitetsu.

"that is where Nirvana is located at" said Natsu before his eyes hardened "and that is where Jellal is"

Natsu started running towards the light as he runs as fast as he could.


Time passes as everyone went towards the light where Niravana is located at.

Within Nirvana's seal location, Cobra watch as Jellal unlocks the many seals on Nirvana before he saw Erza coming in with Kiara following behind.

"Jellal" muttered Erza seeing the man once more.

"Erza" said Jellal before he placed a hand to his forehead while grunting in pain. "that name is the only thing that is in my head….who is Erza!?"

Erza looks surprised as so did Cobra who was hiding, the dark mage looks completely shocked. "this guy?! He lost his memory!?"

Erza started to approach Jellal slowly while Kiara stayed in her place.

"Jellal" muttered Erza while approaching the man who soon blasted her with his magic.

"stay away!" exclaimed Jellal but Erza stood in her place, even with blood dripping down her forehead from receiving the magic blast. "don't….come…any closer…"

Kiara sneers as her fur stands up and she was about to attack but Erza appeared out of the smoke while having a stern look.

"then you will have to come to me" said Erza while hardening her gaze at the man. "I am Erza. Come here"

Jellal took a step back while looking surprised as Erza's gaze on him hardens even more.

"your name is Jellal, you were my comrade once" said Erza, telling the man of his past "but back then, you lost your mind, you blasphemed the dead, hurt our comrade, destroy the council, and tried to kill me"

Jellal crunched down as he held his head with his hands, the man crying in tears while gritting his teeth in pain

"To think I did these things... horrible, terrifying things..." said Jellal as he remembers bits and bits pieces of his memory.

Erza looks at Jellal with a sadden looks as she wasn't sure if Jellal is as who she think she is anymore.


In the forest, a few miles near Nirvana.

Jura was battling Hoteye in battle when the dark mage suddenly cluth his face with his hands while groaning as if he is becoming insane.

"w-what is going on!?" said Jura, completely confused by the scene in front of him

Hoteye slowly let go of his hands and then showed his happy and smiling face to Jura,

"Who needs money when you have love...?" said Hoteye as Jura's face went deadpanned.

"c-could this be…the effects of Nirvana?" said Jura in surprise.


Hibiki with Lucy, Wendy, Charla are running towards the pillar of darkness that slowly became white.

"that light just changed colour!" said Lucy, seeing the pillar of light.

"this is bad! Nirvana is almost unsealed!" said Hibiki, knowing how Nirvana is almost awakened.

"if Nirvana awakens! What would it do first?!" said Charla while flying beside the group.

"I don't know, but what I do know that whoever possess it won't use it for anything good!" said Hibiki as the group keeps on heading to the light before they met up with Gray, Lyon, and Sherry.

"Gray!" exclaimed Lucy, seeing the Ice Make Wizard.

"Lucy! You guys!" said Gray, seeing their allies.

Gray soon explained Oracion Seis' plan to them as Wendy and Charla gasp to hear that Brain plans to use Nirvana on Cait Shelter first.

"o-our guild?!" said Wendy while holding her hands to her mouth.

"we don't have a moment to spare!" said Lyon while carrying Racer who he placed down to the ground alongside Angel, both members of Oracion Seis were out cold after what Natsu did to them. "we have to get to Nirvana and stop it from being awakened as soon as we can!"

"right!" said everyone before they heard an explosion nearby their position.

"an explosion?!" said Sherry before Eve came flying and crash to the ground near the group.

"Eve!?" said Hibiki in surprise to see his guild member before he turns and his eyes widen to see Midnight walking in while dragging an unconscious Ren who is out cold. "Ren?!"

"this guy! He's the guy who is always sleeping, right?" said Lyon while preparing to use his magic, alongside the others.

"so here are the rest of the light guild alliances?" said Midnight before he drops Ren to the ground.

"this guy!" exclaimed Gray as he was about to attack the dark mage but Hibiki stopped him.

"don't, our priority right now is to stop Nirvana" said Hibiki to Gray. "you, Lucy, Wendy, and Charla should go while the rest of us hold him off for as long as we can"

"what?! You can't be serious!" said Lucy before she, Gray, Wendy, and Charla got wrapped up in tree vines by Sherry's Wood doll that she created.

"you fairies are always complaining" said Sherry before her Wood Doll threw the four into the air. "just go and stop Nirvana!"

"aaaggghhh!" the four screamed as they went flying.

"you just had to beat me to it" said Lyon, planning to do the same thing to the four if they hadn't go.

"I know that you would do so because it's love!" said Sherry with a smile before the three face Midnight who smirks at them.


Natsu runs in the forest as fast as he could to the pillar of light as he is getting closer to Nirvana, but just as he was getting closer, he heard screaming from above.

The man looks up and sees Gray, Lucy, Wendy, and Charla flying in. Natsu took a step to the side as Gray crashed to the ground first before Lucy and then Wendy with Charla as they piled on one another.

"ow" they all groan in pain as they were sent flying high and then crash hard to the ground.

"what are you all doing here?" said Natsu seeing them before the four opens their eyes and sees Natsu.

"Natsu! Are we glad to see you!" said Lucy as everyone got up and looks at Natsu. "listen! Nirvana is almost unsealed!"

"I know, I am heading there now" said Natsu before he glanced at Wendy who tensed up a bit before looking down. Natsu looks at her before he sighs and then back to Gray and Lucy. "come on, I can smell Jura, and Erza's scent coming from where the light is coming from."

"old man Jura too, huh?" said Gray before he looks back as to where he believes Lyon and the others are at. "I hope Lyon and the others can beat that guy"

"guy?" said Natsu as Lucy explained the groups meeting with Midnight to him. "I see"

Before the group could continue to converse, the ground suddenly shake violently as if a tremoring earthquake shakes the whole ground.

"What the-?!" "The ground is-!"

Everyone was trying to keep their footing, as the earthquake shook the earth around them violently.

"Wendy!" Charla immediately shouted worriedly.

"Charla!" Wendy clutched her while the earth kept shaking.

"What's going on!?" Lucy was struggling to regain her balance.

"What the heck is that?!" Gray pointed towards something rising in the distance. It was dark, but everyone's eyes could see it clear as day.

The shaking soon stopped, and everyone was wide-eyed at what they saw.

"Look at the size of that!" Lucy exclaimed.

"It's huge!" Wendy gawked. It was a massive city on a platform, walking with mechanical legs equally as large to support it.

"Is that...Nirvana?" said Gray with his jaw dropped.

"It's moving!" exclaimed Lucy pointing to one of Nirvana's mechanical legs that started to move.

"if it's moving this way" said Charla with a fearful look.

"It's...it's heading towards Cait Shelter!" said Wendy in horror.

"we have to get there quick and stop it before it reaches Cait Shelter!" said Gray before Natsu suddenly lifts him up. "eh?

"make sure to land on your feet" said Natsu before he spins around and threw Gray into the air.

"NOT AGAIN!" screamed Gray as he went flying straight towards Nirvana.

"u-um….Natsu.i-I think i-I'll-" said Lucy before she got lifted up by Natsu and then got thrown towards Nirvana. "KYAAAAAAA!"

"that should save us some time" said Natsu before he glanced at Wendy and Charla, both were tiptoeing away from the man. "where do you think you two are going?"

Wendy and Charla made a squeaking sound before both were sent flying in the air by Natsu who flew behind.

"NOOOO!" they screamed hard before everyone landed on Nirvana safe and sound on a pile of snow made by Gray.

"w-what did we do to deserve this?" said Lucy while crying as everyone piled up against another in the snow but not for Natsu who stood a few feet away from the pile of snow.

"this Mobile Fortress must be Nirvana itself" said Natsu seeing that they were in some sort of ancient civilization's capital.

"can you be more caring to your friends who you just threw in the air!?" snapped Gray at Natsu who turns and sees Jura with Hoteye running in.

"Everyone! You are alright!" said Jura with a smile.

"hey! Behind you!" said Gray while preparing his magic but Jura holds a hand out to stop him.

"Don't worry, Hoteye-dono is on our side now." Jura told them as this made the group a bit confused.

"What do you mean?" Lucy asked.

"He had been struck by Nirvana earlier, which suddenly changed him." Jura explained.

"And I have seen the Light, which I shall take on my turn for love." Hoteye said, sparkles around his face as Lucy with Gray looks deadpanned at him.

"Also, my real name is Richard so that you know it." Richard introduced, still sparkling.

"You sure it is not a trick?" Lucy asked, sweat dropping.

"matters aside" said Natsu before looking at Richard. "tell us where your leader Brain is located at"

"right there" said Richard while pointing a finger at the direction of a large tower where there is light at the very top. "Brain is moving Nirvana at the Central Point, the King's area. If we are to stop Nirvana, it must be at that location"

"so you're betraying my father, Hoteye?" said a voice as everyone turns to look behind and sees Midnight who had an expressionless face.

"t-this guy! But!" said Charla, knowing that Lyon and the others would've stalled them enough time.

"what did you do to Sherry and the others!?" exclaimed Lucy.

"Those three?" said Midnight before smirking as in the forest bellow Nirvana; Lyon, Sherry, and Hibiki laid defeated and unconscious alongside Ren and Eve. "I've disposed of them already"

"are you telling me that Lyon and Sherry were defeated by this man?!" said Jura while in a rage of knowing that his allies were defeated.

Midnight smirks before he swung his hand forward, unleashing a powerful magic blast right at the group that was cut in half by Natsu who wields Chitetsu in his grasp.

"Natsu-san!" exclaimed Wendy as Natsu stands up straight and then swung Chitetsu to the side before getting into a stance.

"Jura, you lead the others to where Brain is and take him down" said Natsu as his eyes glows red. "I'll handle this one"

"the Salamander, huh?" said Midnight, looking interested.

"are you sure you can handle him?" asked Richard, knowing how powerful Midnight is.

"yes" replied Natsu as he cuts his forearm with Chitetsu, letting the katana drink his blood before transforming into its demonic form. "I can"

"we shall leave it to you, Daimou-dono!" said Jura before turning around. "let us go, everyone!"

Everyone else nodded as they run and left Natsu to face Midnight alone.

"do you believe that you can defeat me?" said Midnight while licking his lips and then smiles. "I am the strongest of all Oracion Seis"

"strongest or not" said Natsu before he waved his hand over his face as the Oni Mouth Mask appeared. "you're just a human"

Natsu's eyes glow red before a demonic aura covered his entire body.


Meanwhile with Erza. The Scarlet knight is on Nirvana with Kiara and Jellal as she looks around for any signs of her allies or her enemies.

"you should've just let me die, Erza" said Jellal to Erza who turns to look at the man. "I couldn't stop Nirvana….it's all over"

"your duty is to live…" said Erza "even if you are ugly…or weak….fight for your dear life"

"but i…" muttered Jellal while frowning.

"it's true that you couldn't stop Nirvana" said Erza before looking to the side with a smile. "but it's not over yet…not as long as we have hope on our side"

Jellal looks at her before he slowly smiled. Erza helps him up as Kiara looks at the two and squealed.


That's a wrap!

Bye bye