Dragneel; Igneel & Layla 8, Saraphina 6, Nash 4
Redfox; Ren 8, Axel 7, Connor & Wyatt 5
Haroworth; Nolan & Lucca & Kellen & Rainer & Aura 5
Drayer; Lexie 9
Justine; Marcus 8
Alberona; Chance 7
Fullbuster; Storm 9, Ur &Ulter 5
Damian 8
Fernandez; Maia 5
Fiore; Drake 7
Ecluiff; Reese 8, Verity 6, Kato 1
Death takes the Master
**** Six Years after Celestial Mage Wanted****
"Mama Lucy is Jiji going to be okay?" Lexie asked as she looked up at the Celestial mage.
"Gramps is really sick," the blonde spoke sadly as she knelt down to meet Lexie at eye level.
"But if he's sick can't Wendy just make him better?" The nine year old asked as Lucy bit back a few tears wishing that it could be true. The third and sixth guild master had become very ill in the last year. Wendy had confined him to the hall and spent many sleepless nights trying her best to make him well again.
"Sweetie he is very old. And when people get old it can be harder for them to get better," Lucy spoke as Lexie watched her father walk out of the infirmary.
"Lexie come here," he said as he tried to keep the tears away as his daughter climbed the stairs. "Come on Jiji wants to see you," he said with a sad smile as he followed his daughter into the infirmary.
All the beds were empty save one. Makarov looked out the window at the training ground where Minerva was teaching a class on magic control. Chuckling he watched as Igneel struggled with the concept as much as his father had.
"Jiji," Lexie called out as she sat on the chair her father had just been in. Turning Makarov smiled at his great granddaughter as she looked at him with bright lavender eyes.
"How are you feeling did Wendy make you all better?" Lexie asked as she watched her Great grandfather shake his head.
"No my dear I am afraid the Wendy won't be able to make me better," he spoke his voice shaking as his breath rattled his fragile body.
"Are you gonna die?" the young girl whispered as she looked over at the man who had helped raise her.
"Yes my dear," Makarov said as he smiled sadly.
"Why do you have to die?" Lexie asked as she smelt her father's tears as he turned to look away from the scene of his grandfather comforting his daughter as he died.
"Because my dear that is the way it has always been. How can we cherish life if it has no end?" Makarov asked as Lexie still looked at him in confusion.
"If you die will you be like Master Mavis and Zeref?" she asked as she saw Master Mavis sitting in a tree as she watched the training field.
"I don't know baby," the dying man said softly as he watched his grandson turn around his eyes puffy and red but the tears had stopped.
"Why not? You know everything," Lexie asked stubbornly as Makarov laughed but after a few monuments began coughing instead.
"I don't know everything dear, Laxus can you carry me downstairs I want to be with all of my children," Makarov spoke after he could again.
Nodding his head Laxus picked up his grandfather cursing at the fact that his child weighed more than his grandfather did. Making his way down stairs he was almost stumbled at the sight every single member had returned home and each were standing with their families. In the center of the hall was Makarov's old desk chair which had been made ready for him to be set in. Placing his grandfather down, Laxus stepped as side so Makarov could look over his children.
Gone were the days when their constant destruction plagued him. Smiling fondly as he remembered each and every day his children had joined their family. Opening his mouth to speak he began coughing again as Wendy appeared with an ice cube and towel to help him as best she could now. For it was not the time for healing, but of making him comfortable and the sight of their healer simply doing so made the situation all the more real to everyone.
"Master?" Lucy asked as tears began to fall down her face, holding on to Nash. Her three other children standing close to her as Natsu wrapped an arm around his mate as he fought his own tears.
"Oh my dear don't morn for me too much, you all have made my life so much richer than I ever could have asked for," he said his breath struggling as Wendy stepped back into the arms of Romeo. "I love you all so much," he whispered finally as his quiet raspy breath stopped.
"Jiji?... Jiji?!" Lexie called out in panic as the whole of Fairy Tail cried out.
The death of Makarov Drayer was one that was felt by the whole magical community. Magnolia was filled to the brim with people who wished to pay their respects to the wizard saint. The funeral and wake lasted over a week and on the last day every member of Fairy tail. Old and young, those who had left and those who still bore the mark all walked with their long serving master as he was transported to Hargeon where he would make one final journey to Tenrou Island, his final resting place.
It was a week later when life was beginning to return to its once normal routine when Lexie finally asked the question she had been desperate to.
"Where do we go when we die?" She asked her uncle Bixlow, as a Seith mage he had to know the answer. At least that what she thought.
"Well your physical body stays here on earthland but your soul goes to the Celestial world," he said with practiced ease he'd been asked this several times by many of the kids in the guild and had done enough thinking about to answer quickly.
"But why does it go to the Celestial world?" She asked as Elaina walked by, after marring Jet she had moved to Magnolia and often helped as a liaison between the two guilds.
"Because if not then the world would be overrun by spirits and that would be a very bad thing," Elaina spoke as several of the other children gathered around.
"Why would it be a bad thing then no one would be sad when people died," Ren questioned as he felt his brother grab on to the back of his shirt.
"Well I could tell you the story of it," she spoke tauntingly as the kids all nodded their heads in encouragement.
"Hey everybody Elaina's telling a story!" Igneel shouted in joy as almost every child and many adults in the guild gathered around Elaina.
As Dragon's Keep became more integrated with Fairy Tail the Haroworth family had graced their master's guild with their oral traditions which were equally enjoyed by both the children and many of the adults. Moving so that she was on the stage Elaina waiting until everyone was seated before she began.
"Once upon a time, long ago when the world was so very young. Humans and Dragons lived in peace. But when either died there was nowhere for the soul to move on to so they stay and live amongst their loved ones. But as time went on the world began to die. For the power that the souls need to survive was draining the world of life and magic. So the humans and dragons came together to find a solution. After weeks of arguing one dragon of little consequence spoke up.
"I can create a realm for the spirits to reside in. One that can nourish them and save our world. But I cannot do it alone. I require fourteen volunteers to help, but it will require a great sacrifice." He spoke.
"Many seemed afraid of the cost this spell would take but soon the dragon had his fourteen souls seven human and seven dragons who each choose to up hold the realm that would save the world. The spell took three days to complete but once it had all the souls had left Earthland and took up residence within the realm.
"The sacrifice required was the lives of the fourteen for they were now no longer morals for anyone with a body would not be able to survive in the realm of souls for long. But now we're spirits who held great power over those in the realm. Thirteen we're chose to guard the gate and one to rule over the realm. The thirteen decided that they would divide the year in to parts each standing guard alone so that no soul will escape once it had been place in the realm.
"As time went on the thirteen were called upon to assist the children of Draco, but because of the spell they couldn't leave the realm on their own. So Draco created the keys so that they could aide his children," Elaina finished as she watched the children all stare up at her with wide eyes.
"Are the Zodiac spirits and the celestial King the fourteen who gave their lives for the spell?!" Ren asked quickly.
"Yes, the Zodiac calendar tells when each spirit is guarding the gate of souls, when a child of the heavens is born they will have a stronger connection to the spirit who was guarding the gate when they were born," she spoke as Lucy and Yukino began making their way towards the front to collect their children.
"What would happen if the gate were to burst open?" Marcus asked as several of the children began getting restless and moved away.
"They would all return to Earthland but the world would die because they would take every bit of magic and life just to stay here," she informed.
"But what about the souls that stay here?" Kellen asked as he felt his dad wrap him into his arms.
"Well if their tied to a seith mage like us then they get their power from us but if not, we help them move on, it why seith mages exists," Bixlow smiled as he tossed his son over his shoulder.
"But what about Uncle Zeref and Master Mavis, their souls, not tied to seith mages and they're still here," Layla asked.
"Master Mavis and Uncle Zeref are the exception; technically neither can die because they were cursed and their bodies are incased in a special crystal that keeps them safe. They draw their power from their bodies," Lucy said as she knelt down next to her daughter.
"But momma, what if Acnologia's curse causes the gate to be thrown open?" Layla asked as she leaned back into her mother. The sliver and green eyes looking up at her unblinking.
"Well then it's a good thing he couldn't finish it," Lucy said as she grew more uncomfortable about how easily her daughter talked about the dragon of chaos.
Her Husband had told the kids plenty of stories about the dragon and Layla had become somewhat obsessed. And ever the worrier Lucy hated hearing her daughter talk about the beast.
"But what if he does?" Layla asked as she felt her mother begin to fidget.
"Honey let's not talk about this right now, we will when you're older," Lucy said as she felt her stomach roll.
"Momma is the Hatchling making you sick again?" Layla asked as the guild grew quiet again.
"What kind of a question is that?" Lucy asked as she paled as she tried to remember when her last period was.
"Well you smell funny like you did when Nash was in your tummy," Layla said as Wendy got closer to Lucy.
"Honey mommy doesn't have another baby in her tummy," Lucy said nervously as she realized she was six weeks late.
"Actually…" Wendy smiled nervously as everyone in the guild shouted.
"Alright Chance, who owes Momma money?" Cana laughed as her son began shouting out names and bets. After all betting on a contraception fail for Lucy and Natsu was easy money.
