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The Assassins of Fairy Tail

Job Twelve: The Assassin's Rendezvous

"Hurry up and get on!"

"Pass a rope over!"

"I'm going to drown!"

The citizens of Caracall Island were boarding several large fishing boats that happened to be nearby. They were beyond grateful for their much-needed help and they boarded on after another. Among them were the members of Fairy Tail and the former members of Night Raid. Erza took part in seeing over if any weren't on board the ship yet. "Is there anyone missing!?"

Lucy and Gray saw the whole thing over. "Everyone who was on the island seems like they'll be able to board."

Gray was just grateful the boats were here at all. "Lucky there was a group of fishing boats nearby."

Being on a boat meant unfortunately for Natsu, meant transportation. He didn't feel good at all. Some of the people on board were wondering where their island go? "This…is…what happened?"

"Where'd Caracall Island go to exactly?"

Erza had some sort of idea what happened to the island. "It disappeared. No…more accurately…" She saw a seagull land on top of a small rock that was originally Caracall Island. "It shrank. That chick has the power to make things huge or small. The power to change mass. That's pretty high level."

A doctor was moving about finding those who needed treatment. "Is anyone injured!? Anyone separated from their family?"

Luckily, Mest was one of the treated. He was still badly injured, though. Like Natsu, Wendy wasn't fairing with the transportation. "Is…Mest…o-okay?"

Carla didn't blame her friend for feeling the way she did. "Hang in there Wendy and yes he's fine."

"What about…Akame and the others?"

It wasn't a surprise she would ask about them either. "They're fine too. They're on board the ship."

Wendy had never felt so helpless because of the motion sickness she had. "I'm sorr-urp. I can't use my healing magic properly."

Gray suddenly remembered something. "Oh yeah. Did you find the kid's parents?"

Happy raised his paw. "Aye, sir! Don't worry!"

The father was looking around to see the young girl and her friend who brought him his kid. "I'd like to show my gratitude but where'd the girl and her cat go?"

The shopkeeper was with him. "Dunno."

Chelsea sighed while sitting next to Akame and Leone who had their arms wrapped around their legs. She looked over to them. "You mind telling what was going on back on the island? This is crazy even by this world's standards." She didn't hear a reply from either of them. "Hey, did you hear me?" Chelsea took a closer look and was surprised to see the two girls looking frightened which she thought was impossible. "What happened to you two while I was with Wendy? This isn't like you at all."

Akame tightened the hold of her fingers and shuddered slightly. "We…encountered the enemy and…she was responsible for the island."

Chelsea found that hard to believe. "You're kidding me. One person actually made a whole island disappear?"

She was still wasn't seeing the big picture. "It's a whole more than that." Leone spoke. "That chick…god." She brought up a hand to her face. "Back when I was tailing Esdeath, I sensed how evil and powerful she was. I couldn't believe I was stupid enough I could take her on. I never forgot that feeling afterward. But then this chick came along and…" Leone couldn't even finish her sentence.

Chelsea felt a little afraid about what the blonde was about to say but she had to know. "And what exactly?"

Akame decided to finish what Leone started. "This woman, Brandish, is far stronger than Esdeath."

Chelsea gasped at what she heard and her eyes widened in fear. "You're kidding, right?"

Leone strangely chuckled. "No, we're not kidding. This chick would easily make Esdeath her bitch. Hell, she could probably wipe out the entire Empire's Army by herself. She's that freaking powerful."

Chelsea was right. She was afraid of what she heard but that was the tip of the iceberg. "That's not all." Akame spoke. "She isn't the only one. She's part of a group of twelve who are just as powerful. Meaning…all of them are vastly stronger than Esdeath."

And just like that, all matter of common sense shattered within Chelsea. "No…way." She breathing a little heavily. Chelsea recollected herself but barely. All she could do now was laugh. "I knew Wendy's world was stronger than ours but even this is insane. How do we even beat an enemy like that? Esdeath alone was a problem to the Revolutionary Army and now we have to deal with twelve of these guys who are more powerful than Esdeath? God…this is-" All three of them suddenly vanished. They reappeared along with the rest of Fairy Tail and landed on the floor. Chelsea groaned and growled. "I've had enough freaking surprises for one day! What the hell happened now!?"

Mest held his shoulder while looking at everyone. "Sorry about that. I used my magic."

"Don't just teleport us here like that!" Carla shouted at him.

Natsu and Wendy suddenly stood up looking chipper already. "Ohh! We're no longer on transportation!" Wendy cheered along with him.

Soon everyone stood up and looked around to where Mest brought them. "So…what is this place?" Lucy asked.

The structure of the building reminded Akame of something. "A temple maybe?"

She wasn't too far off. "Well, we're still technically in Caracall Island's waters but…we're underwater, to be exact." Mest explained.

"Underwater?" Chelsea shared Lucy's reaction.

Happy took a look outside one of the windows. "Look! Fish everywhere!"

It was certainly something Carla hadn't seen before. "What's going on?"

Mest sighed. "I did get to the spy but the only message I got was to come here."

Erza looked around the temple a little more. "What an odd place?"

Gray was actually a little impressed by all of this. "An underwater temple huh?"

Lucy placed her arm out at one of the windows and her arm was surprisingly in the water. "There isn't even a boundary here.

"How the hell is this place not being flooded then!?" Leone figured Chelsea would've stopped questioning about how Wendy's world worked a long time ago.

Natsu suddenly came up with an idea. "Oh! Check this out!" He stuck his head in the water. "Blub blub blub blubbb? (How does this work?)"

Wendy thought it was fun but wouldn't do what the other dragon slayer did. "Isn't that dangerous Natsu?" Her response was Natsu laughing in the water. All of a sudden, the floor started to shake.

Everyone wondered what was happening. "What now?"

"Mest!"

"I…I dunno."

"I thought I said I've had enough surprises for one day!"

"Hey…we're moving, aren't we?"

The suddenly floated and the top of it was destroyed. What was replaced was a pair of wings coming out from the sides and started move through the water at a high speed. It was Natsu's and Wendy's worst nightmare. "Transportation?!

"Welcome aboard…"

The group heard a voice and tried to find where it was coming from and saw a chair coming out of the ground. "There's someone there!"

The chair turned around to reveal the person talking to them. "To the Moving Temple Olympia. This is your captain, Sorano.

Crime Sorcière guild member: "Angel" Sorano

Leone instantly recognized the other girl. "She's that chick from that Oración Seis guild."

The group was certainly not expecting to see her again. Lucy was certainly surprised. "Angel?"

"Why's she in a swimsuit?" Gray wondered.

That wasn't the biggest problem Carla saw at the moment. "Well, we're underwater and Hey! Put your clothes back on!"

Chelsea had to look away from the ice mage. "Seriously!"

Happy figured out something. "So the spy…"

Sorano stood up. "that's right."

Erza turned to Mest. "Why wasn't it Cobra?"

Mest had a reason for that. "He would've asked all sorts of questions."

Everyone pieced together what happened to Sorano. "So…you're cover had been blown…" Lucy started.

"Then you came to the island to hide…" Gray spoke next.

"And now the island's gone." Carla finished.

Obviously, Sorano wasn't happy. "Hey! I took all I got to escape alive!"

Chelsea snickered at her. "Some spy you are."

Sorano noticed three new faces she's never seen before. "And who are you three?"

Erza stood in between them. "They're with us Sorano."

The other girl looked past her the new guild master to observe the three new girls. Her eyes narrowed when she saw something in their eyes and smiled. "This is quite the surprise. You three have also been through a lot. I can see it in your eyes. I wonder what kind of hardships you had to go through. Especially you." She looking directly at Akame. "I can tell you've been through a lot of terrible things."

Akame narrowed her eyes at the other girl. "So…she can tell too."

Everyone caught what Sorano said. Erza glanced back at the three girls. "Hardships? Terrible things? What is Sorano saying?"

Sorano decided she said enough and thought to get to the point. "Anyway, this time's special because I owe Mest favor. We're not comrades make no mistake.

Lucy was grateful to her for the help. "Thanks, Angel. So…Sorano?"

Sorano tugged the string between Lucy's bikini top neared her face toward the other girl's "I was I who killed Karen. Don't forget that."

Erza crossed her arms under breasts. "Enough Sorano."

The other girl let go. "Yeah, yeah."

Wendy and Natsu were once again overcome by their motion sickness. "W-Where are we going?"

"Hell?" Natsu guessed.

Sorano smiled at the words. "We're going to where Makarov is."

Erza and everyone else was astounded to hear that from her. "You know where the master is?"

Sorano loved the look on all of their faces. "How do you like me now?"

B

Alvarez Empire

Capital Vistarion

Within the capital of Alvarez, Makarov was within a room with a lot of plants within and was playing a card game with another elderly man. "I'm sure you've heard the whispers regarding Fairy Tail, haven't you, sir Makarov?"

Makarov looked at his hand. "Shocking…to be honest."

"You would've seen it coming?"

The former guild master finally realized what he meant to say. "Hmm…oh. I wasn't talking about the guild. What shocked me was his majesty's personality. I thought he would've been…hmm…more…"

"Dictatorial?"

That was one way to put it. "Just when I'd thought of a nicer way to put it." The other elderly man guffawed. "Who would've thought he'd treat me as a guest and be so open to negotiations. I definitely wouldn't believe it a year back. Well, you're the one doing the negotiations, though."

The other elderly man chuckled. "Oh but his majesty has a habit of disappearing sometimes. He isn't even back yet."

Still, Makarov was still surprised he was allowed to this close. "Normally, one wouldn't bother having negotiations with old bones like us with no political powers."

His new friend saw something that interested him. "But you see, that's one interesting card you have in your hand."

Makarov placed his hand on a card. "To soothe his bloodthirsty shields and avoid using violence as a means of solving conflict, was it?"

The other elderly man smiled at that. "Our king is a man of excellence."

That's not what Makarov originally thought. "But in Ishgar, people speak of him as a man that has control of all the guilds in Alakitasia by force."

He was wrong about that part according to the man across from him. "True, that is also one of his sides. That's what it means to be king." He laid down his next card.

Makarov sighed as he tossed his cards. "You're too good at Legenca, sir Yajeel."

Yajeel raised a card in front of Makarov. "The key to victory is to keep your goddess close and not lose her."

All of sudden, Makarov heard the cheering of crowds coming from outside. "His royal highness has returned!

"It's been a year!"

"Emperor Spriggan is coming!"

Yajeel grabbed his walking staff and turned to the cheering crowd. "My, speaking of the man…"

The former guild master was surprised the emperor came back so soon. "Oh…that took a while."

"Be at rest. I'm sure his highness would've heard of your concerns regarding Ishgar and once his highness delivers his decree, his shields will have no say." Yajeel reassured.

Makarov started to feel sentimental. "I…"

"Please return to your guild when all of this is over."

"Yes. My family is waiti-" Makarov gasped when he saw who Emperor Spriggan really was. Everyone in the crowd was chanting long live the Emperor as he saw him walking down the street.

Yajeel was glad to his emperor again. "He looks well as usual. His youth is really worthy of envy, isn't it?"

Makarov couldn't believe who Emperor Spriggan, the person he had heard so much about, really was. "Zeref?!"

B

After having an extremely welcome cheer, Emperor Spriggan, or rather, Zeref returned to his palace where someone was already waiting for him. "Welcome back, your majesty."

Spriggan Twelve member, Winter General: Invel Yura

Zeref smiled at him. "I've back, Invel. Do you think you would be able to gather all of the Twelves?"

"It would take some time." Invel replied. "If I could predict the spring wind was coming, I would have gathered them in advance."

Zeref saw the irony in the metaphor. "Oh, are you saying that I'm like some capricious wind?"

"Wind…black wind. No, a dark storm bringing in death." Two more figured appeared before their emperor. "The spring wind doesn't suit you."

Spriggan Twelve member, Valkyrie: Dimaria Yesta

"Desert! You're like dust dancing over a dead land!"

Spriggan Twelve member, Desert King: Ajeel Ramal

Zeref was happy to see the two of them as well. "Dimaria, Ajeel, you look cheerful."

Invel couldn't feel the same about the other two shields "You should speak more politely to his majesty."

His emperor didn't mind, though. "It's okay Invel."

One more figure was walking behind Zeref. "You look cheerful too, your majesty. You seem happier than before."

Zeref turned to him. "Do I?"

The other figure nodded. "I reckon you found your answer…about Ragnarok."

Spriggan Twelve member and leader, Magic King: August

"In Ishgar, they call it the Dragon King Festival." Zeref explained.

The present twelve shields were all interested in that. Especially Ajeel. "Fight! Yes! I can't wait!"

In joining with the rest of them, Yajeel approached them all at a slow pace. "Your majesty, you are back. I am really glad to see you."He suddenly remembered not to get too close to his emperor.

Zeref could understand why he would do such a thing. "Don't worry. God Ankhseram has been in a good mood these last few years."

Even with that reassurance, Yajeel still wanted to be careful. "Oh…but someone like me might have their soul sucked out just by getting close."

Alvarez Empire Minister: Yajeel

"I believe you are aware that while your majesty was away, a messenger from Ishgar came here." Yajeel was referring to Makarov who was standing next to him.

Zeref could see that. "Yes, I know."

Yajeel gestured over to Makarov. "He insisted.

As usual, Invel didn't agree with this situation. "Master Yajeel, before bringing foreign guests into the palace, you should fill in the official documents-"

"It's okay." Zeref interrupted.

Makarov took a good look at the proclaimed emperor and kneeled down before him. "I…I am pleased to meet you, your majesty."

Zeref smiled a little at the former guild master. "Could you leave us alone?"

B

Outside on a large stone balcony, Zeref and Makarov were now alone to discuss more of the private matters. Most importantly to Makarov, figure out who Zeref really was. "Are you Emperor Spriggan or Zeref?"

Zeref already knew the answer to that. "Both. For you I am Zeref. But for Alakitasia, I'm Spriggan. Well…if I was asked to choose one, I'd say Zeref." He looked out to the rest of his empire. "I was looking for the meaning in this world. It's been four hundred years. But you know I had already prepared the Dragon King Festival. I think it was about a few hundred years ago that I decided to create a country here in Alakitasia. In the beginning, it was a small country then it absorbed many guilds and eventually became an empire. A huge organization."

Makarov could guess the rest. "To get your hands on Lumen Histoire?"

"There's no need to hide it. I know the official name." The former guild master was shocked that Zeref knew that. "A secret magic superior to even the three Great Fairy Magics. Fairy Heart."

Makarov narrowed his eyes at the emperor. "Now everything is clear. You're after Fairy Heart because you're Zeref, aren't you?"

Zeref expected no less from the former master of Fairy Tail. "That's correct but actually, I only decided that recently. Originally, this empire was 'power' that I was gathering to compete with Acnologia. It wasn't me who decided to advance ten years ago. Some of the Twelve aren't easy to keep still. That time I stopped it. It wasn't the right time."

So it didn't happen the way Makarov originally thought. "Wasn't it because you feared the Etherion and Face possessed by the Council?"

He wasn't wrong on that either. "Of course, that's a reason too. It would've caused serious damage to us as well. But Alvarez, as it is now, isn't going to lost either Ishgar or Acnologia."

Makarov somehow knew where this meeting was going. "I take it you're not open to negotiations."

Zeref didn't plan to from the start. "Unfortunately. The real Dragon King Festival is about to start. Black wizards, the king of dragons, and you humans." He turned to the former guild master. "It's time to decided who will survive."

"Are you going to start a war?"

Zeref displayed a sinister face. "An extermination."

Makarov wouldn't have that at all. "I WON'T LET YOU HAVE OUR FIRST MASTER"

Zeref extended his arm out and Makarov flew back a little away from him. "I'm just a bit thankful to you. Thank you for raising Natsu." A sphere suddenly appeared and trapped the former guild master within it. "You'll feel better soon. I'll send your body to Natsu. He'll get so angry…he'll want to destroy me." He was looking forward to that. Makarov felt the pain going through his body. "Do you have anything left to say?"

Makarov growled and glared at the black wizard. "Ugly…demon!"

Zeref chuckled at the choice of words. "That was close. Spriggan is the name of an ugly fairy." Before he could finish Makarov off, he suddenly disappeared. In that instant, he saw Mest with a look of fear on his face while he grabbed Makarov before both of them vanished.

Outside of the kingdom waiting for Mest, the rest of the Fairy Tail members and former Night Raid members were waiting anxiously for his return. Chelsea could only feel relieved they were far from the capital. "At least we don't have to go into that place."

While they were waiting, Erza couldn't understand what Sorano said about them. She had to get to the bottom. "There's something I'm wondering about you three."

All three girls looked over toward the seventh guild master. "And what would that be?" Leone asked.

Erza recalled everything she learned about them. "Earlier when we were back at the temple, Sorano mentioned that all three of you had gone through hardships. Not only that but she also mentioned you having gone through something terrible." She looked directly at Akame. "It's been bothering me for a while but somehow I have the feeling there's more to you three then what you're letting on."

Gray took this chance to speak out what was on his mind. "There's something I want to know too." He looked over at Leone. "Back at Avatar, you somehow broke out the magic seal cuffs and yet you were in that form that you always go into. There's also that weird belt that you're always wearing. I think…it has something to do with that transformation of yours. And I didn't forget what that space guy said about the two of you being damaged."

Akame and the other two girls instantly tensed up upon hearing that. "I knew they would catch on eventually." She knew it was only a matter of time before they could explain who they really are. "If you truly wish to know, I promise we'll tell you everything but only until we return."

They hold her up to that. Wendy suddenly felt more nervous. A few seconds later, Mest came back to them while holding Makarov. Every one of them was happy to see them. For Makarov, he was surprised to see his children again. "Y-You…"

Mest was breathing heavily and had to relay what he saw. "Zeref! Zeref was there!"

Natsu gasped and looked over to where the empire was. "Zeref."

Zeref could sense him and smiled. "So you're here? Natsu."