A/N: Well, some of you said yes, some of you said no, and some of you said "Do whatever the fuck you want". Maybe not in those exact words but basically give me free range of what I want to do. As if the title of the chapter wasn't obvious what my decision was. And I agree with gundam 09. I just want to get to the good moments already. I've spent enough time with flashbacks.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail and/or Akame Ga Kill. They belong to their original owners.

The Assassins of Fairy Tail

Job Twenty: The Assassin's Situation

Mavis began to tell her tale about the beginnings of her tragic story to everyone in the guild. She explained how she first met Zeref one hundred years ago on the outskirts of a ruined Magnolia ruled by a dark guild called Blue Skull. It was Zeref who they didn't know at the time, taught Mavis, Yury, Warrod, and Precht magic to retake Magnolia. Mavis had used a powerful spell Zeref had taught her that had stopped her from aging. However, it was that same spell that won them the battle against Blue Skull. After that, all four established the Fairy Tail guild. Years had passed since then and Mavis was called the Fairy Tactician due to the flawless strategies she came up during the guild wars. Six years after the second guild war, Mavis coincidently stumbled upon Zeref once again. Zeref revealed who he was but Mavis didn't think all she heard described the person she was with. It was this second meeting is where Mavis had learned something terrible.

It turned out the spell Mavis used ten years ago in the battle against Blue Skull made her immortal, the same as Zeref called the contradiction curse known as the Curse of Ankhseram. The more the person with the curse loves life, the more it'll take that life away from all around them. If you do not care about life, then no life shall be taken. Mavis didn't believe this at first and ran back to the guild where Yury's son, Makarov was born. In fact, it was Mavis who gave Makarov his name. It was a joyous celebration but that celebration was cut short when Mavis held Yury's wife, Rita's hand and took her life. What Zeref told her was true and that realization made her run away far from the guild where they wouldn't be afflicted by the curse. It wasn't just people lives she took. It was also the plants and animals that surrounded her that had their lives taken away.

One year had passed since that event and Mavis wandered aimlessly across the land. She became a mere shell of her former self as she avoided any contact whatsoever. That is until Zeref approached her. Mavis begged Zeref to kill her as living a life like the one she had was beyond unbearable but the curse wouldn't allow it. Zeref explained that him being for an immortal for so long, he saw life in a different way. He created demons known as Etherious that would help him end his life. Another plan he had was that he was creating a country. He found it enjoyable and was the emperor. The reason for creating such a thing was to prepare for a war. He mentioned he wasn't creating it just for fun which confused Mavis. Zeref started to ramble on about a thing or too which Mavis couldn't hear but did catch Zeref saying something about the world refusing to accept him. That was when Mavis hugged Zeref and told him that even if the world won't accept him, she would because she was the only one who understood how Zeref felt. She promised they'll find a way to break the curse together. Zeref had never received such kindness from a single person before and Mavis was the first person he had loved so much. In a heated moment of passion, Zeref kissed Mavis. However, that kiss of love had brought up the highest of contractions between two cursed people. That kiss had taken Mavis' life even though she was supposed to be immortal.

After that, Zeref returned Mavis' body back to the guild with Precht there to greet them. Zeref left Mavis' body in the care of Precht and then left. Precht then put Mavis in that very same lacrima Natsu and the others saw below the guild. Precht tried many resurrection spells on Mavis but nothing worked. It wasn't before long he discovered that Mavis had the Ankhseram Curse. He was forced to keep this discovery a secret. In the next couple of years, Precht announced to the whole guild Mavis had died and was made the second guild master of Fairy Tail and Mavis' grave was on the holy grounds of Tenrou Island. Precht balanced his time as a guild master and trying to find a way to bring Mavis back to life. Five years later, Yury had passed away and another fifty years had passed but Precht never gave up. It was at that time, everything became unpredictable. While in the lacrima, Mavis was in a state of animated suspension. Alive and yet dead at the same time. It was that same combination that created a new kind of magic. One that would shake the foundations of the magical world and that was called…

"Eternity Magic, Fairy Heart."

Everyone in the guild was speechless when they heard that. Lucy was dumbfounded even by hearing the name of it. "Eternity…magic?"

Erza was confused by it as well. "What is that?"

"Just like its name suggest. A limitless magic. One that will never run out."

And Natsu's and Happy's minds exploded. "THE HELL!?"

"AN EVERLASTING FOUNTAIN OF MAGIC!?"

It was a surprise even to Akame and the others. "Limitless magic? Such a thing like that exists?"

Leone still needed a clearer explanation. "So…how does it work?"

Mavis noticed the three new members and was glad to explain. "For example, there was once a weapon called the Etherion that the old magic council had and one attack from that weapon could wipe an entire country. With Fairy Heart, you could fire that Etherion repeatedly without worrying about the magic. Or should I say, it has enough magic to enable that…but then again…it's hard to explain just how much it has. It is infinite, after all."

Already that sounded terrifying to Chelsea. "It's seriously that powerful?"

Wendy couldn't help but feel worried. "If anyone caught wind of that…"

"It could shake the foundations of the magic world." Carla finished.

Makarov had more to say about this topic. "My son Ivan once wanted this as well. I wonder how this got out but now Alvarez is aware of it as well."

Elfman started to piece together of what was going on. "So you're saying Alvarez is attacking because they want the Fairy Heart?"

"But what for?" Lisanna asked.

Mirajane was slightly confused by their enemy's goal. "They should have enough already on their own."

Mavis had a theory of her own about their enemy's reason. "I would think it's because they're planning on taking down Acnologia. It's been getting on Zeref's nerves this whole time."

And the situation became worse to Chelsea. "Great. A powerful empire, an immortal guy, and destructive dragon. This just keeps getting better."

Natsu narrowed his eyes at the mention of the name. Happy thought up a question. "Hey, I have a really simple question. If it was that powerful, couldn't we just beat both Alvarez and Acnologia with it?"

Makarov would agree to that if there wasn't a problem. "He has a point. I once thought of it as well when we had to deal with the faces but even if we won that round, what would we do if we could no longer control the Etherion now that it has an infinite source of magic?"

Happy didn't think of that and looked down. "I'm sorry."

Lily didn't blame him for trying to come up with something. "You can't just fight fire with fire here."

Carla questioned his choice of words. "Fire? We're talking about the First's body here."

Mavis couldn't help but feel responsible about all of this. "A magic born from my sins. I never thought it would drag all of you into this mess."

Gajeel didn't see it that that. "It's not a sin to fall in love. You can't even arrest someone over that." Everyone was surprised he could say something that meaningful. Some of the other members were giving him weird looks. "What, old farts!?"

The other members had their own way of viewing this. "The First…please don't blame yourself so much." Erza spoke.

Mirajane agreed with her former rival. "That's right. It's coincidental that the bad stuff kept piling up on you."

"If you weren't here, we wouldn't have Fairy Tail at all." Lucy added.

"Which means we would never have met you." Cana pointed out.

"You being here is what connects us all, First." Gray spoke.

Mavis started to have tears build up within her eyes. Leone couldn't help but snicker. "They have a point. If you didn't build this guild, then none of these people wouldn't have met each other which means they wouldn't have met Wendy. If Wendy didn't join the guild, she wouldn't have gone through that gate and met us. And if that didn't happen…well, things would go a very different way in our world. We're happy to be in a guild like this. With her, with you, and with everyone here." Chelsea just smiled while Akame slightly nodded in agreement.

"We want to protect the guild you built. So we'll fight." Wendy proclaimed.

Tears were streaming out of Mavis' eyes while smiling after hearing what the guild members said to her. Makarov felt humbled after hearing his children's words to the first guild master. "It's become a fine guild, First."

Juvia just started crying out of nowhere which freaked Gray out a little. "Master Mavis has to fight the person she once loved."

Mavis wiped the tears away from her eyes. "That was a long time ago. Zeref has now become a threat to mankind. We have to defeat him."

While that may be true, there was one problem. "But…even if did something about the Alvarez soldiers…"

"Zeref's immortal, isn't he?" Freed finished what Bickslow started.

"He can't be killed then!" Evergreen shouted.

That was true. The question now was how were they supposed to defeat someone who is immortal? It was a question that was bothering Erza. "How do we do this?"

Akame looked at Murasame. "Could Murasame do it?" She didn't know if her Imperial Arms could do it. She never saw what Murasame could do against someone who was immortal.

Then everyone heard Natsu laugh and saw him jump on a table. "Leave that to me!?" He grabbed the bandaged part of his bicep. "I'll take Zeref down. I've been developing this technique in secret anyway!" Now everyone was curious as to what Natsu had up his sleeve.

B

"Oh, my…Lady Brandish, looking wonderful as always."

Brandish's foot stomped near a small Marin with some nail polish beside him. She was sitting on a couch in a room. "Could you do this side for me then?"

Marin gladly accepted and grabbed the brush. "Why, of course. Please let me paint them with as much love and care as possible. Ah, such beautiful legs. But before that, may I ask to be returned to my original size?"

Before Brandish could answer, the door opened to reveal Dimaria. "Randy…"

Brandish noticed the Spriggan Twelve's arrival. "Marie…"

Dimaria smiled at the other woman. "I heard you let some mice escape."

Brandish didn't care much and flipped a page from a magazine. "I didn't let them escape. It was a pain so I didn't bother stopping them."

"Oh, I did tell her you know!" Marin gave his two cents on the matter. "Ahh…you're looking great too Lady Dimaria."

Dimaria just scoffed at him. "Return him to his normal size won't you?" It's disgusting having to feel like I'm talking to a bug." Marin felt a little insulted hearing that.

Brandish just sighed in annoyance. "Such a pain."

"Don't say that!"

Dimaria said what she needed to say and started to close the door on her way out. "But you need him, don't you? The Spriggan Twelve have been summoned. We're going to need his magic too so bring him along." She closed then closed the door as Brandish saw.

She then grabbed Marin in-between her toes and lifted him up as she looked at him. "Sometimes I wonder why I'm even going out with her." Marin couldn't respond as he was shouting for help.

B

Back at the guild, questions were raised about this secret weapon Natsu mentioned before. However, Lucy still needed more input about it. "And?"

Erza was in the same mindset. "What's that plan you're going on about?"

Natsu laughed and had sparkles in his eyes. "It's a secret. That's why it's called a secret plan."

And then Gray and Elfman ganged up on the fire dragon slayer on making him spill the beans about his secret plan. "Quit wasting time already!"

"What have you got hidden in that arm!?"

And Mest was just biting Gajeel's head. "I need to know!"

"Stop chewing on me!"

Wendy could understand a little about the whole thing. "I'm sure it's something really powerful if Natsu's so confident about it."

Chelsea agreed with the young dragon slayer. "If he has a trump card up his sleeve, that's better than nothing I suppose." She did wonder how Natsu was going outperform himself this time. Punching a god once seemed something nigh impossible to her.

Happy had a rather smug look on his face which both Carla and Lily noticed. "Hmm…you what the secret is, don't you?"

Happy raised his paw at Lily. "Well, sure…"

Carla didn't understand why he was acting all high and mighty for. "It's like you're the one with the secret. What's with that face?"

After knocking Gray and Elfman away from him, Natsu raised his bandaged arm up. "Anyway, I can only use this once but it's something I created to take Zeref down and I'm certain it can."

His words gave the rest of the guild a boost in confidence. "Once…"

"So he really does have an ace hidden."

Bickslow grinned at what Natsu said. "Well, if Natsu is so proud of it, I guess we've gotta believe in him."

"And his confidence is somewhat encouraging for us anyway." Freed added.

Evergreen had to agree. "Amazing how one man can raise this much morale."

Laxus smiled at the whole thing. "That's just how he is."

Even Mavis felt inspired after hearing Natsu's words. "I have a few plans as well but let's trust Natsu for now."

Now that all of that was out of the way, there was one more issue Lucy would like to address. "Master…"

Makarov took notice of her. "Yes?"

Lucy narrowed her eyes slightly. "Please tell us more about what we're up against."

Makarov closed his eyes and would gladly answer Lucy's request. "Hmm…that's true. Let me tell you all I know then. First off, Emperor Spriggan. We know him as Zeref here in Ishgar. He has a small elite force under him called the Spriggan Twelve." He opened his eyes. "I spent a year there but I've only met six of them. It could be because it's a lot bigger over there so it's not often that they gather…"

B

Meeting of the Spriggan Twelve

In a meeting room, Zeref saw that several of his Shields had come which was more than wished for. "Seven people. Thank you for coming all the way despite it being last minute."

"Actually, Lord Neinhart is somewhere in the palace as well but…" Yajeel pointed out.

Zeref didn't seem to mind. "It's fine."

Yura, however, did seem to mind. "It's not. How could one of the twelve go against the words of his highness?"

Spriggan Twelve member, Winter General: Invel Yura

B

"Then we have the Winter General, Invel. Zeref's closest aid and consul. And just as his name states, he uses ice magic but that's all I know."

Gray took notice of that. "Ice…"

B

"That's not for you to say, Invel. Let's just start the discussion with here then! It's always easier with small numbers anyway."

Spriggan Twelve member, Desert King: Ajeel Ramal

B

The Desert King, Ajeel is someone we already met during our escape. A wizard with the power to control sand. One of the few Spriggan Twelve that's always itching for a fight." Chelsea shivered a little as she had frightening flashbacks during their escape battle against him.

Natsu narrowed his eyes at the mention of the name. "That guy, huh."

B

"Most of you probably already know but it's time. Our attack on Ishgar begins soon."

Brandish just sighed in exhaustion. "Such a pain."

Zeref noticed her attitude. "Don't say that Brandish. What happened to listening to me?"

Brandish looked over at Zeref's direction. "I'd do it even if it's a pain as long as you ask me to. Of course, how I feel and my actions are two different things."

Spriggan Twelve member, Country Demolisher: Brandish μ

B

"The Country Demolisher, Brandish, hates fights but she has the power to wipe a nation off the map if she needs to."

Erza easily remembered her. "We met her back on Caracall Island. And if I'm not wrong, she probably could change the mass of another."

B

"Nobody likes a person that doesn't think before they speak Randy."

Spriggan Twelve member, Valkyrie: Dimaria Yesta

B

"And then we have the Valkyrie, Dimaria. I don't know anything about her magic but she's a female knight that has survived and triumphed in many wars, thus earning her that title."

Erza was a little confused about that. "So she isn't a wizard?"

Cana thought Erza missed the point. "That's not the problem, isn't it?"

B

Zeref looked at another one of his Shields. "God Serena, was it painful for you when you had to burn down your home?"

God Serena stood up and crossed his arms. "It…" He then spread his arms out in a dramatic fashion while looking up. "WASN'T!"

Brandish had a deadpan look on her face. "Ew."

God Serena moved his torso to the side and pointed at her while smiling. "Thanks."

Ten Wizard Saint Former Rank One and Spriggan Twelve member, Hybrid Theory: God Serena

B

"The strongest of the Ten Wizards Saints, God Serena. I guess you'd call him someone deplorable but his strength is something not to be taken lightly. Trust me on this."

Levy still found it hard to believe he was with the enemy. "Having a former Ten Wizard Saint as an enemy, though…"

Juvia was a little perplex by God Serena's decision. "I wonder why he left Ishgar."

That was something Evergreen would like to know. "We won't know until we actually meet him, I guess."

Elfman was just angry at him. "Damn traitor!"

Akame was unsure how to feel about him. "Back at the Capital, Esdeath was the strongest in the Empire. This God Serena would be the same in this world. Except the difference is that God Serena is far stronger than Esdeath. I wonder what magic he has in his possession."

B

"Your highness…we're all prepared for Ragnarok."

Spriggan Twelve member and leader, Magic King: August

B

"And the Magic King, August…He's…" Makarov had a terrified look on his face which was something the rest of the guild members have not seen before. "He's on a different level! His magic is nothing like the other Spriggan Twelve's." Lucy gulped upon hearing that. "Rumor has it that he can control magic of every element, even the ancient ones and if compared to Zeref in terms of types, it's probably even more than Zeref himself." Everyone was speechless when they were told that. It was even hard to imagine such a person to even have that kind of magic power. "That's all I have on six of the members but the remaining three…all I have is their names."

Akame did the math in her head. "He's met six and only heard of three. That means there's still three that remain unaccounted for." She wondered what these remaining three could do. If they were anything like the others, they most likely would possess powerful magic.

"They're names are Neinhart, Bloodman…"

B

"And Badd…"

Spriggan Twelve member, The Adjudicator: Badd Mann

"So you want the body of her former lover. Sinful, sinful."

Zeref just shook his head. "No, no. Fairy Heart is magic. Not a person. Fairy Heart isn't all that I want, though. I want Ishgar's destruction too. Mankind must perish."

All the Shields present heard clearly what their emperor said. "Mankind, huh?"

"We are pawns."

"That's a very interesting way of putting it."

"Perfect."

"Let's start planning then."

Ajeel slammed his hands on the table. "Could you leave it to me then!?"

B

Mavis decided to take over this situation now. "We'll start planning now then. Please listen well, everyone."

B

"No, you won't be doing this alone. We're going on an all-out attack."

B

"We need everyone in the guild for this."

B

Ajeel wasn't too pleased with what his emperor had told him. "What the?! I'm all you need! I mean it's where God Serena was the strongest! How hard could that be!?"

Zeref only smirked at his words. "If only it were that easy. Anyway, we're going all-out. I have my reasons for doing so."

B

"We are at a disadvantage at this point. The enemies we're about to face are nothing like those we've faced before."

B

"We'll begin advancing, starting with the Dragon King Festival."

B

"But what we have is the courage and our bonds will pull us through! Let's show them what this guild is made of!" Everyone in the guild cheered at the first master's words and were more than ready to take the Alvarez Empire head-on.

B

Meanwhile, in a far-off location, another important participant was preparing for the upcoming fight. "My arm is itching…the arm that flame dragon took from me." Acnologia took a step forward. "The Dragon King Festival…that's where I'll take everything back." He transformed into his dragon form and flew up while roaring. "THE ABSOLUTE AND THE ONE BEFITTING OF THE TITLE, THE KING OF THE DRAGONS…I, ACNOLOGIA!"