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Chapter 50

Awakenings

Back at the Royal Palace, Natsu groaned as he and the others began to regain consciousness. "Hey! Is everyone OK?" he asked.

"I think so," said Gray. "But try to keep it down, you're always so noisy."

"Geez! Are we really this dumb?" grumbled Lucy. "We're Fairy Tail, and yet we fell for a lousy trap like that."

Then as Lucy sat up, she felt her head hit something above her making her yelp in pain a little. It didn't too long for Team Natsu to realize that they were surrounded by rock.

"Oh great," said Gray. "To make things worse, we're dumb enough to get buried alive."

Lucy then became worried. "Then if that's the case, then where's Jura?!" she asked.

Natsu then began to pummel at the brittle rock above him with his head until he finally broke through as did Gray and Lucy. Then they all gasped for a shocking and terrible sight met their eyes. There standing before them and in front of a giant wall of pillars was Jura. He was battered, weary, singed, and gasping for breath, but remained standing.

Team Natsu also found themselves coming out of a dome instead of being buried by rock. It didn't take anyone long to realize that Jura had saved them by using his magic to not only cast his Iron Rock Wall but also protecting them as well. However, he had to take the full force of the blast, which was the reason for his current condition.

"I don't believe it," murmured Lucy. "He risked his life to protect us!"

The Iron Rock Wall then faded, and Jura looked back at the shocked Team Natsu with weary eyes.

"The strength, courage, and spirit... you all possess," he choked out. "Lead me to believe... that your guild is a lucky one. It brings me great relief... to know that you're all still alive..."

Then having no more strength left, Jura fell to the ground on his back falling unconscious.

"Pops! No!" Gray yelled.

"You can't go like this!" cried Lucy, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Please don't die on us!" begged Happy.

"JURA!" roared Natsu with despair.

He immediately burst out of the dome and hurried to his side along with the others. At first, they feared the worst and thought Jura had died, however, they saw that he was still breathing, but they didn't know how long nor did they know how to help him.

"This is terrible!" said Lucy worriedly. "Jura's hurt really bad!"

"Just hang in there Pops!" said Gray. "We'll get help for you, so don't die on us!"

"But how?" asked Happy.

Natsu clenched his fist growling in vengeance for his fallen comrade when he, along with the others, heard the sound of evil laughter followed by a voice.

"Ridiculous. That accursed Brain was always such a fool," the voice said. "Using all of his power to lay a trap, yet only one of you had fallen prey to it."

"Who's there?!" demanded Gray. "Show yourself!"

Then Happy saw something in the doorway of the now destroyed hall. "Hey, guys! Over there!" he pointed.

The rest of Team Natsu turned towards the direction Happy pointed and were surprised. In front of them floating in the doorway, was a familiar looking staff with a skull on top, having crystal orb in its mouth, and a headdress on top of its head reminiscent of an Indian head chief's. They all immediately recognized it.

"That's the staff Brain was carrying!" said Gray.

"OK, I'm officially freaked out now!" squeaked Lucy. "What the heck is going on?!"

"He always was such a pitiful leader. A disgrace to the Oración Seis as is his worthless puppet Shark," the staff went on. "However, our goal has not fallen out of reach. For as long as Midnight stands, victory shall be ours!" The staff then floated over to them. "And since he's busy at the moment, there's nothing keeping me from disposing you all.

The staff then began to laugh and guffaw evilly thinking that it was intimidating and terrifying, but Natsu having enough, immediately grabbed it by the wood and began whacking it on the ground repeatedly.

"Hey! Don't just go grabbing that thing!" chided Lucy. "There's no telling where it's been!"

But Natsu ignored Lucy as he kept whacking the staff.

"Would you shut up with the creepy crap already?!" Natsu snapped. "I've already got a splitting headache no thanks to your boss, so shut up already and tell us how to stop this giant city, you lousy rotten piece of driftwood!"

"Rotting piece of driftwood?! How dare you insult me!" snapped the staff indignantly. "I'll have you know that I come from a long line of proud cedar, so show some respect! You could have at least called me a stick!" He then switched back to his evil demeanor. "Before you is the eighth member of the Oración Seis! The mighty Klodoa! I have awakened from my slumber to destroy you-"

"I said shut up already!" snapped Natsu as he began whacking Klodoa on the ground once again. "I've heard just about enough of you!"

"Hold on just minute," said Lucy. "First, I find out that Shark guy is the seventh member, now this guy's claiming to be the eighth? I thought that there were supposed to be six them. I mean that's what seis means! Six!"

"Huh. That is strange," said Happy. "Having that Shark guy was weird enough, but now this guy's shown up, I'm really confused."

"I know, right?!" said Lucy. "There should be six members, so why is there an eighth now?"

"I... don't think that's something we should be focusing on right now," said Gray. "Especially since that there's a talking cane threatening to kick our butts."

Klodoa then broke free of Natsu's grip floating just above them. Then he looked towards the distance. "It won't be long until we reach that wretched guild," he said. "Then we can begin cleansing this world of all the trash!"

Lucy's eyes widened. "No way! Are you talking about Cait Shelter?!"

"That's right!" cackled Klodoa who may have only been a skull, but he was grinning in evil delight. "After all, they're the only ones left that have the power to seal away Nirvana, so therefore they must be destroyed! And once they've been completely stamped out, our crusade of darkness can finally begin!"

"There's no way that's gonna happen!" said Gray. "We'll stop this thing before that happens!"

"Until then, I hope you like fire, you piece of driftwood because I'm all fired up!" said Natsu as his fists burst into flames. "When I'm done with you, there's gonna be nothing, but a pile of ashes!"

Erza and Midnight stood in front of each other daring for one to make a move with Jellal and Willy being the spectators. A few seconds passed. Then Midnight spoke.

"Come on, Erza, or should I call you Titania," he taunted. "I'm interested in seeing your true strength with my own eyes. Not that you'll actually to hit me though. If you think you can, I'd love to see you try."

"He's right. As long as he can use Reflector Magic, he can bend whatever attack comes his way," Jellal thought. "Not to mention he can use her own attacks against her too. How is Erza going to beat him?"

Erza readied her weapon and took her stance. Then she shot straight at Midnight resuming their battle. When she was close enough, she attacked Midnight with a flurry of lightning fast blows with her bisentō. However, the attack was deflected by Midnight, causing Erza's attack to split and hit the ground and buildings behind him.

"She moved so fast!" exclaimed Jellal.

"Not bad," said Midnight. "But it's useless. You could be the fastest person in the world, but you'd never be able to break through my Reflection Magic!"

Erza attacked again slashing at Midnight twice across his chest, but her attacks seemed to go right through him like he was a ghost.

"I told it's useless," said Midnight smiling smugly. "Give up now and-"

But Erza wasn't done with her assault. Before Midnight had a chance to react, Erza using a palm strike slammed right into Midnight's chest sending him flying and slamming into a wall of a building finally landing a blow.

Midnight was shocked. "No... you were able to hit me?!" he exclaimed. "But how?!"

"It's simple. It's because your magic has two crucial weaknesses," said Erza. "One, although it's true that your magic allows you to deflect weapons and magic attacks, however, the human body is a different story. If you could, then you would be able to bend my body rather than twisting my armor. Isn't that right?"

Midnight stood back up, brushing the dust off his clothes scowling. Then Midnight raised his hand now glowing with colors of his magic power and twisted it. Erza's clothes once more began to bend and twist around her body.

"What does it matter?" he said with venom in voice. "I can use all of those lovely clothes you wear to squeeze you as fast or as slow as I want until you pop."

Her clothes tightened tighter and tighter, but Erza stood there unfazed and calm as she continued her explanation of Midnight's weaknesses.

"The second weakness," she began before looking upward just above Midnight. "Is this!"

Suddenly just above Midnight, a magic seal belonging to Erza appeared, and from the circle, dozens of swords appeared making his eyes wide with horror and disbelief.

"Erza! What are you doing?!" called out Jellal. "No matter how many swords you throw, you won't be able to hit him!"

But Jellal was wrong. Right then, all of the swords began to rain down, falling right towards Midnight. This time instead of bending the swords, Midnight dodged and weaved the numerous blades, but it would all be for naught. Due to the countless number, Midnight was hit by some of the swords making him scream in pain for the first time as he fell to the ground.

"While you were twisting my armor earlier before, you dodged my sword instead of using your magic to bend it. You could have used your magic to change the trajectory, but you didn't. And I know the reason," went on Erza. "It's because you can only control one space at a time- whether it's the area around your target or the area around yourself, but not both at once. Therefore while you're using your magic to bend my armor, you're leaving yourself wide open to be attacked unable to use your magic to protect yourself."

Midnight scowled having to have his magic exposed while Jellal stared at Erza with amazement. "Incredible... she was able to figure out those weaknesses in such a short amount of time?!"

Then Erza felt the clothes that bound her weaken, and broke free. As she did, her clothes snapped back into place as if they were made out of rubber.

"What's more, this is one of the most elastic armors I have in my collection, the Robe of Yūen," she spoke as she picked up her bisentō smiling victoriously. "This armor can stretch and contract freely, making your magic ineffective against it. I guess you could call this armor a third weakness."

Midnight pounded his fists into the ground with frustration like a child having a tantrum.

"No! No! It's too late!" he yelled.

"You're right about that," said Erza. "This battle is over. Surrender peacefully and release your hold on Willy."

Midnight chuckled darkly. "That's not what I meant. I mean that it's too late for you. You should have just let me kill you before Midnight before you had a chance to rest in peace. Before you saw the true face of terror."

Erza and Jellal stared at Midnight puzzled as to what he was saying while Willy still stood by doing nothing. Then the sound of a bell tolling was heard echoing throughout the area.

"What is that?" wondered Erza.

"It sounds like some kind of bell," said Jellal.

Midnight then stood up on his feet, and his bright red magic seal appeared above him.

"That's right," he said, smiling evilly and darkly. "Tolling the midnight hour. When the midnight hour strikes, my powers reach their terrifying peak!"

As Midnight bathed in the glow of his magic circle, his body began to undergo a horrific transformation. He grew bigger as his muscles bulged, and his skin turned into a sickly gray color. His eyes were now glowing in a brighter shade of red than before, and his face twisted changing into a demonic look resembling somewhat of a fish with razor-sharp teeth. He soon towered over Erza and Jellal standing over several feet tall.

"What is he?!" wondered Erza as she bravely stood her ground feeling a bit unnerved.

"You could have prevented this from happening!" boomed Midnight in a monstrous voice. "But now it's over! Don't blame me for whatever happens now!"

The beastly Midnight then gathered dark magic into his hands, creating a giant ball and prepared to fire it. Erza jumped up to try to intercept it, but she was too late as Midnight threw the ball of Dark Magic blowing her and Jellal away and even causing Nirvana to tremble from the overwhelming power.

"What kind of magic is this?!" grunted Jellal as he looked back at the terrifying creature. "It is a takeover?! No, it's something else! Something that I've never felt before!"

Midnight then looked down at Jellal, and from his mouth, his tongue extended turning into a hand grabbing hold of Jellal. The boy struggled trying to break free, but he couldn't. Erza looked back in time to see his tongue pull Jellal in his mouth and swallow him whole.

"JelYour entire reign was based on a lie! There was no freedom in the Tower of Heaven, even after the uprising! I was so scared, that I couldn't sleep at night!"

Erza's eyes widened with shock. "No way...! You were there?! All of you were at the Tower of Heaven?!" she exclaimed. "That must have been what Cobra meant!"

"Don't be so smug, Titania!" roared Midnight as he pounced right at her swinging his fist right for her. "You're just as equally to blame as he is!"

Erza held up her bisentō managing to stop Midnight's fist from crushing her, but due to Midnight's overwhelming size and strength, she was beginning to lose her ground.

"While everyone else suffered at the Tower for all those years, you turned your back on us!" continued Midnight. "And now that you've reunited and teamed up with Jellal, the very person who's caused you and your friends so much pain, you've become just like him! In fact, you could have prevented it from happening, and you chose not to, so that makes you even more at fault! Just ask them!"

Erza looked behind her and saw a strange gooey white substance forming into two people whose expressions were emotionless and empty. One was an older man, bare-chested with a long beard, and the other was a young man with a metal plate on his jaw and an eye-patch over one of his eyes. Erza gasped in horror for she knew who those people were.

"Grandpa Rob...! Simon...!" she murmured.

Midnight chuckled evilly from behind her. "When you look at things from their point of view, who's the real monster?"

Erza clenched her bisentō in anger and immediately turned around slashing Midnight with it. "Shut up!" she yelled. She felt her blade strike at something, but it wasn't Midnight. Somehow Midnight had changed places with the apparitions of Grandpa Rob and Simon causing Erza to hit them instead. The ghosts groaned in agony as they exploded into a pile of goop much to Erza's horror.

"Oh no, you've done it again," mocked Midnight reappearing from behind Erza. "That's not very nice all. You've killed your dearest friends."

"Damn you!" yelled Erza as she swiped her bisentō at Midnight again. However, she had once again struck someone else that Midnight switched places with. This time, it was Jellal. Erza's eyes were wide with shock as Jellal fell to the ground with Midnight's evil laughter echoing throughout the area taunting her.

"Yes! That's it, Erza!" laughed Midnight having to have once again reappeared behind her. "Slay Jellal with your own hands! Make him pay for what he did all those years ago and finally redeem yourself!"

"Curse you!" shrieked Erza tried as she once again to land a blow on Midnight using her bisentō to pierce him, but Midnight dodged the blow and punched Erza square in her back making it look like it pierced inside of her making her scream in agony. Erza was then enveloped by the same gooey substance coming from Midnight's fist. Midnight's dark and insane laughter echoed once again.

"This is only the beginning!" he laughed with glee. "The midnight hour is still young!"

At that moment, everything went quiet. The only sound that could be heard was the bell ringing in the distance. Jellal found himself lying on the ground like how he was before while Midnight stood there stunned, bewildered, and in pain as Erza stood behind him having to have struck him with her bisentō.

"What just happened?!" Jellal wondered. "He was a towering monster just a second ago!"

Midnight being unable to stand, sank to his eyes as he gasped in pain. "No... it can't be...!" he groaned. "M-my illusions failed me?! But how?! How did she see through it?!"

"Illusions?! That was an illusion we experienced?!" thought Jellal now feeling bewildered as Midnight. "But it was so real! Horrifying even! Did all of that happen as the bell was ringing?!"

"Unfortunately for you, visual magic doesn't work on me, thanks to my artificial eye," said Erza, who had her right eye open. "Another weakness you've overlooked."

"No... I lost... but I'm the strongest one!" wailed Midnight as his eyes filling with tears. "I'm the ultimate member of the Oración Seis... even stronger than Shark and my father... I'm unequaled and untouchable... and supposed to be the greatest wizard that's ever lived."

He then remembered back to when he was in the Tower of Heaven, always sitting in his cell curled up in a ball holding his ears.

"All I ever wanted... for my prayer... was to find a place to sleep quietly and peacefully. Father..."

He reached towards the sky as if he was trying to grab something that he couldn't reach, and then fell flat on his back finally defeated.

"If you can laugh at people's suffering, then you still have a long way to go to achieve greatness," said Erza giving the unconscious Midnight scolding sideways glance. "If you truly desire greatness, you first must know what makes you weak. And most importantly... be kind and live an open heart."

Jellal stared at Erza in wonder and amazement. "So this is Erza," he thought to himself. "Incredible. I never imagined that she was this powerful."

Then, the sound of laughter could be heard which was coming from Midnight, causing Erza and Gray to look down at him.

"You may... have beaten me, but... it's not over yet," he spoke weakly. Then he glanced over at Willy. "Shark, as your superior... I at this moment grant you... this last order. Kill Titania Erza Scarlet and Jellal Fernades! Make them pay for opposing the Seis! Avenge us all!"

Willy's eyes snapped wide as they glowed green. "Understood, Midnight."

He looked towards Erza and Gray and then shot towards them summoning forth a pair of water swords in his hands. Erza immediately took action by stepping in front of Jellal as her bisentō and his swords collided with a metallic clang. Midnight then smirked with triumph.

"Consider that, my trump card," said Midnight weakly. "Let's see how you fare... against your precious friend, Titania."

He then passed out falling unconscious. Erza and Willy pushed their weapons against each other, trying to overpower one another.

"Come on, Willy! Snap out of it!" Erza spoke, gritting her teeth. "I'm not your enemy!"

"You dared to defy my Master," Willy spoke in a monotone. "Therefore, all those who defy my Master must be eliminated."

He then pushed Erza back and swiped his swords aiming for her midsection, but Erza jumped back, gaining some distance away from him.

"It's no use. Erza!" Jellal spoke. "Your friend's still under the spell!"

"I'm aware of that," said Erza as she parried another strike from Willy's swords. "I have to get him to snap out of it somehow!"

She then blocked a few more swipes form Willy's swords, and she swung her bisentō by the back of the blade, only for Willy to block it with his bare hand and then kick her in the midsection pushing her back. Erza wasn't hurt that much, but the blow did knock some air of her as she regained her stance. Willy then cloaked his hands in water and then shot towards the redhead straightening his hands, and clenching them into fists and with a loud yell, he came at Erza.

"It looks like Willy isn't going to let up until he's accomplished his mission," Erza thought. "Which means, I'm going to have to take this fight a bit more seriously. This might cause him a bit of harm, but I'll try to make this as painless as possible."

"Now then, Willy. Prepare yourself!" Erza spoke as she pointed her bisentō. "While you are a friend, I have to take you down with everything I've got!"

Jellal was surprised. "Erza! Wait!" he spoke. "Aren't you afraid of hurting him?"

"I don't have a choice, Jellal," said Erza. "This is the only thing I can do for him right now. He is my friend, but I can't afford to let him run rampant. So make sure you stay back."

Willy then shot forward and with a loud yell swung his fist at the redhead, causing her to step back dodging the blow. Erza then grabbed her sword and swung, aiming for the upper body only to have duck dodging the blow and counter with a kick cloaked with water. Erza managed to block his foot with her hand and pushed him back, swinging her sword again. Willy backflipped once again dodging the incoming attack and conjured a pair of shuriken in his hands throwing them at her. Erza deflected the shurikens with ease sending them piercing into a building wall. However, it was nothing more but a bluff as Willy shot forward cloaking his right in water straightening it into a blade, and went for a stab forcing Erza to tilt her head dodging the blow just in time while jumping away. As she landed back on the ground, she could feel her cheek stinging a little. She pressed her finger and looked at it to see that there was a little blood on it.

"His technique, as well as his skills of a swordsman, are incredible," Erza thought. "Not to mention his reflexes and are impeccable. If wasn't under the control of a spell, he would make an excellent training partner. However, this does complicate things. At the rate this is going, Nirvana will soon reach Cait Shelter, and it'll be too late to stop it! I have to end this fight now before it's too late."

She then looked over Willy as the boy looked at her his eyes gleaming green as he prepared to attack again. She searched for anything that could give her an opening until her eyes fell upon the bruise on Willy's midsection. She then knew what she had to do. Willy seeing as Erza wasn't going to attack, then aimed chuffing his cheeks preparing to unleash a breath attack.

"Erza! Be careful!" yelled Jellal.

Erza then took her stance as she prepared herself to strike as Willy unleashed a breath attack at her. Erza then shot forward, keeping herself low as it shot past her head as she drew closer and closer to Willy. Then when she was close enough, she brought her sword back about to swing, and Willy straightened his hand moved in to intercept. However, at the last minute, Erza ducked dodging the blow and using the hilt of her sword struck Willy right on his bruise. For the first time, Willy's eyes widened in pain as he held his midsection in agony as his breath got caught in his throat, causing him to stagger backward. Erza then saw her chance.

"Now! While he's stunned and dropped his guard!"

She then smacked Willy with the back of her bisentō several times, hitting him just about everywhere using her strength and speed causing the possessed boy to stagger. At this point, his green eyes began to flicker as they began to lose their light almost returning to normal. Then with one powerful thrust, she hit him right in the midsection once again hard, causing the boy to cry out in agony. Then she clenched her fist and with a loud yell; gave him a powerful uppercut on the chin sending the boy a few feet in the air and falling on his back with a thud. Willy struggled as he got back up trying to remain standing, but then he let out a cry of pain as he began holding his head.

"Willy!" cried Erza.

"What's the matter with him?" asked Jellal. "Is he going berserk or something?"

"I don't know!" said Erza.

Willy continued to hold his pain seeming to be in pain. He then began to scream in agony as his eyes snapped open glowing in a bright green color. A dark mist also began to seep out of his body, wafting into the air. Then like the green color of his eyes shattered like he was wearing glass contacts in his eyes, revealing their natural color underneath which was a golden brown. Willy stood there no longer screaming for a few seconds. Then he fell face down on the ground with a thud unconscious.

"Willy!" cried Erza as she rushed over to him.

"Is he alright?" asked Jellal.

Erza gently flipped him over and then looked him over. She then sighed with relief. "He should be fine," she said. "He's just unconscious."

"Do you think that spell has worn off of him?" asked Jellal.

"I have no clue. Midnight did say that the spell would break if all the Oración Seis were defeated," Erza spoke. "We're just going to have to wait until Willy regains conscious."

Just then, Jellal felt a sharp pain in his chest again, causing him to wince.

"Are you alright, Jellal?" asked Erza. "Can you still go on?"

"Yes, I can manage, Erza," replied Jellal. "Don't worry about me."

Erza then looked down on the ground looking very solemn. "Please forgive me," she said. "It seems that I was blinded by my drive to stop Nirvana. You're badly hurt, and almost all of your magic power has been used up. I bet even simply standing must be taking a lot of your strength. I really should be mindful of the state you're in now, and you should also try to rest."

Jellal smiled kindly. "That's really kind of you, but you need not concern yourself with me Erza," he said. "After all, I was the one who unleashed Nirvana upon this world. Therefore, I must do everything I can to make it right by using everything in my power to stop it. I have no other choice."

Erza then looked up at the sky. "How long...?" she wondered to herself thoughtfully. "How long must I keep fighting the unending wrongs in this world?"

Jellal could only look at the redhead unable to answer as the two of them continued their vigil over Willy.

Wendy was flying above the city in search of Jellal with Carla holding on to her using her Aero magic. The two searched all over, but they couldn't seem to find Jellal anywhere.

"Where could he be?" wondered Wendy. "I can't seem to find him anywhere."

Then Carla faltered, almost dropping Wendy. "Please child, I can't do this any longer," she said. "If I don't rest, I won't be able to last much longer."

"Oh. Alright then," said Wendy understanding. "I'm sorry for having to push you like this, especially with how difficult it is carrying me around."

"Don't fret about it," soothed Carla.

As the two slowly descended towards the ground before resting on a nearby building, in the distance, they could see mountains that looked very familiar to them, which made them both worried.

"I recognize those mountains!" said Wendy. "That means..."

"Yes. I'm afraid that we're getting dangerously close to Cate Shelter, child," said Carla. "Honestly, why does an ancient city like this have to be so big?! It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack."

"What should we do now? I'm starting to get scared," said Wendy worriedly. "What if we aren't able to find him in time?"

"Don't think like that, Wendy," said Carla. "The stakes are way too high to start thinking of the worst."

"But it's not that simple!" said Wendy. "This is the hardest thing I've ever, and I have no idea what to do."

"Then you have to start focusing on a single goal, child," said Carla. "Do you want to go see Jellal, or do you want him to stop this thing? It's as they say: Chase two hares, and you will catch neither you know."

Wendy looked at Carla, having to have paid attention to everything she said. Then she knew just what to do.

"You're right Carla," she said. "I know what to do now. We have to stop Nirvana. There's no way that we're going to let it destroy our guild."

Carla smiled proudly. "Good. Then focus on that for now," she said. "We can focus on the rest later."

Wendy then stood filled with new found determination. "That's right," she thought to herself. "The only thing that matters right now, is stopping Nirvana in its tracks!"

Back with Team Natsu, Natsu and Gray were trying their best to land a hit on Klodoa, but Klodoa countered them every time. Then Natsu grabbed on to Klodoa's base hoping to keep him still.

"I got you now!" he cried.

"Nice going, Natsu!" said Gray. "Now let's gang up on this guy and-"

Then suddenly Klodoa's base stretched headbutting Gray smack in the face. He started headbutting Natsu as well, going back and forth between the two.

"Hey! What the hell are you doing?!" snapped Gray. "Keep that thing away from me!"

"Then maybe you should get out of the way, you dumbass!" Natsu snapped back.

The two then growled and glared angrily at each other.

"Maybe you should try to hold it still, you freak!" yelled Gray.

"Maybe you should try to dodge it, you moron!" Natsu yelled back.

The two then started brawling with each other, much to the annoyance of Lucy and Happy and Klodoa's confusion. Klodoa then looked at Lucy, staring at her creepily like he was undressing her with his eyes.

"Oh, man. Why do I always get the creepy stares?" Lucy whined.

"Maybe it's because of your ego and self-importance," said Happy teasingly.

"Of course it isn't you stupid cat!" Lucy snapped. "It's because I'm so cute. Why must my cuteness be such a burden? Poor me."

Klodoa then sighed disappointedly. "I thought that there was a real woman here, but she's just a silly child."

"What'd you say?!" snapped Lucy angrily now her feeling her ego crushed.

Then Natsu and Gray pounced on Klodoa having to have stopped fighting with each other hoping that they could catch Klodoa off guard, but Klodoa saw them coming and knocking them away. Then using the orb in his mouth, he unleashed a lightning magic based spell shocking Natsu and Gray with a blue lightning bolt, making them groan and yell in pain. They fell to the ground, still feeling the shocks of lightning go through their bodies.

"Annoying little brats," said Klodoa. "You all may be young, but you all have a lot to learn if you want to be beat me! But no, you have to go and be all arrogant because you're so young. Well, that's what you get for flaunting around your youth!"

Then Klodoa stopped. He then suddenly sensed something that made him drop the orb from his mouth. "No... it can't be!" he yelped now showing fear.

"Now what's going on?" wondered Natsu.

"They've fallen! They all were defeated!" gulped Klodoa with horror now beginning to sweat and tremble. "Every member of the Oración Seis has been defeated! Which means... the great one is coming!"

"What are you babbling about?" asked Gray. "Who's coming?"

"It's Brain..." said Klodoa mumbled.

"Wait a minute... what about that guy?" asked Natsu. "Old man Jura already beat that guy."

"Yes, I'm aware of that," said Klodoa. "But what you don't know is that Brain has another personality lurking inside him. The one you saw before was the outer personality, one that is calm and craves knowledge, Brain. However, there is a hidden personality to that, one possessing not only incredible magic power but also having an unquenchable thirst for destruction. And to add to that, his personality was wicked and very dangerous. Brain fearing this personality would destroy everything, including his allies, had no choice, but to seal him away using six keys."

Gray then remembered back to when Brain was defeated and when he saw one of the black lines disappearing from Brain's face. "And those keys were the Oración Seis, right?"

"Correct," continued Klodoa. "Bound together by using Body Link Magic, and once all six of the seis were defeated, this personally would once again emerge, free to roam the land. This personality is known and feared by all by one name... Zero."

Brain's unconscious body was still lying on the ground. The last black line on his face vanished due to Midnight being defeated. Then suddenly, the rest of the black lines on his face began to pulse and then started to shine in a bright shining light before fading away. Then the ground began to tremble and shake once again due to Nirvana still moving. During the tremors Brain suddenly underwent a startling transformation. His skin turned ghostly white, and when he opened his eyes, they turned into a bright and blood red color filled with murderous intent and a craving to crush his enemies.

Zero awakens after all the Oración Seis have been defeated.

What will happen now? And I know what you're all been thinking.

What about Willy?! You'll just have to wait and see in the next chapter!

I know, ain't I a stinker? Anyhoo... I just want to take the opportunity to say thank you for sticking by me for my story. I know Fairy Tail has a rep of being bad is some areas, but it's one of the best I've seen today. And I especially want to thank Jacques0 for being my inspiration for bringing this story as well as Willy to life! Lastly, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as I hope you all continue to read my stories!

Dragoman out!