Italics indicate thinking
Bold is for attacks
Harver's POV
"METEOR!"
Jellal flew around like a streak of light, dodging every attack Acnologia could manage, even when we tried attacking it made no dent, even dodging seemed to be more of an annoyance than anything.
"RAAAHH!" the dragon blasted out a torrent of magical energy, I quickly reoriented myself in the air to avoid it but still that attack could wipe out a whole town like it was nothing, just that roar split the sea.
"This thing is insane." I sighed.
"Buying time just doesn't seem like an option." Jellal said "At this rate there'll be nothing left in this world."
Kanji's POV
"GRRR!" Mom growled "Open dammit!"
"What's wrong?" Erza asked.
"It just…won't open!" she gritted her teeth and held her hand out "It's not even budging a bit; someone is holding it closed! GOD'S SOUL!"
Suddenly her body overflowed with magic, streaks of yellow energy marking her body.
"I command you to open!" She yelled as a hole suddenly ripped open in space "It's open, quickly before it closes again!"
"GRRR?" Acnologia growled.
"He saw it!" I yelled "If he runs now it's over!"
"Meteor!"
Jellal suddenly tacked the monster and pushed it back.
"Stop you'll be sucked in with him!" Anna warned.
"JELLAL!"
"GRAH!" I hissed as the ship crashed, it had just taken too much damage to keep flying, we were all thrown from the hull as we splashed down into the water, floating among some of the debris.
Lauren swam over and grabbed Mom who had exhausted her energy ripping the Time-lapse back open, I was trending water with Erza and Wendy as best we could.
"I'll crush you!" Acnologia grabbed Jellal "You annoying pest!"
"Get back from the ship, if the core overloads it'll explode!" Hibiki warned.
Suddenly the ship began to rise from the water, it might have been in tatters but it still had some fight left in it.
"Sorry, I'm going to borrow this." Anna said turning the ship.
"Stop you can't pilot that!" Ren said.
"Sensei!" Wendy yelled.
"The magic core is damaged you can't fly it in that state!" Hibiki warned "You'll just crash!"
"Then I can fly it!" the ship suddenly regained stability.
"Ichiya!" I yelled "Don't do it!"
The ship sideswiped Acnologia's arm, knocking Jellal free.
"I got ya!" Harver flew past in his harpy form and grabbed him.
The ship suddenly turned and started slamming into the dragon, pushing it against the hole in space.
"RAAAH!" Acnologia roared as his body began to dissolve and get sucked in "My body?!"
Suddenly he and the Christina were gone, the hole in space having vanished with them.
"They're…gone." Hibiki said "Acnologia…Ichiya, and Miss Anna."
"At least…Did we win?" Jenny cried.
I sawm to the shore and fell over, my body drained of magic and stamina. Everyone else soon got to the shore as well, I think most people were to tired, to too emotionally drained to say much of anything.
"Hmm…" I heard a groaning "Is the fight over?"
"Huh?!" Laxus yelled.
"I just had…the strangest dream." Gramps said.
"Ha…you're still…" Lauren just started crying.
"Gramps." Laxus hissed.
"Could you stop scaring us like that?!" I tried wiping my face as more and more tears kept pouring out.
"So, we survived?" Jellal asked.
"Yes." Erza nodded.
"I don't deserve this…these people doing things like that for me." He said.
"Why not?" I asked "You don't have to protect everyone alone, Ichiya and Anna were just…lending you a hand."
"Hmm?" Wendy looked up "The sky…?"
I followed her eyes and saw a crack in space.
"No…" I was already shaking.
"RAAAAHHHHH!" a massive black arm suddenly burst through.
"This can't be real!" Jenny yelled "JUST MAKE THIS NIGHTMARE STOP!"
"Power Overwhelming!" Acnologia roared crawling back out "It reminds me of the time I mastered Dragon Slaying magic! I've become the Supreme being! Everything in this world belongs to me!"
"He ate…the Time-lapse." I fell over "Can nothing stop this monster?"
"Power so abundant I can't bring myself to suppress it!" Acnologia's wings glowed and started letting off a shower of energy blasts "Die humans, Ethereal Flare!"
I don't even think we had time to react before those blasts pelted the entire horizon, everything as far as the eye could see being obliterated by those blasts.
"GRAAA!" I coughed as one of them slammed right into "My body feels…hollow."
NO POV
"Kanji!" Erza yelled.
Wendy, Kanji, Lauren and Laxus had all been blasted by those beams and were incapacitated in an instant, Acnologia taking their bodies in an instant, making them vanish.
"I'll consume them all, in my confine of time!" The dragon roared.
It was the same all across the country, every dragon slayer was warped away in front of their loved ones, Sting, Rogue, Laxus, Gajeel and Diana all vanished in an instant, spirited away.
"Diana…" Meredy paused "Hmm…No I can't give up!"
"Meredy!" Mest landed "I need your help."
"Hmm?"
Michelle's POV
"Big Sister!" I gasped as she landed before us with Mest, Gray and Erza.
"There's not much time." Erza said.
Everyone was here, our guild, the others, Crime Sorciere, Chase, Dimaria, any ally we had was here.
"They're not gone." Erza told us "They've become trapped in a ravine of time with Acnologia's Soul. If they can defeat him there then…"
"They may be alive but their condition is another story." Evergreen sighed.
"There's also the problem of Acnologia's physical body." Minerva said.
"It's heading right for us." Macbeth added "We don't have much time."
"So, we're in a hopeless situation." Kagura frowned.
"No, it's not hopeless not at all!" Carole yelled "I'm not giving up!"
"We can't just give in." Scruff said "There has to be a way."
"Hmm." Carla nodded "Wendy is fighting for us, I know it, so we have to fight without giving up too."
Everyone looked at the cat and smiled "RIGHT!"
NO POV
"Lady Elise." Virgo looked down "What is wrong."
"WAHHH!"
"Why won't you stop crying?" the maid shivered "And why…why do I feel like something terrible is happening."
Kanji's POV
I felt so cold, like I was lost in a deep empty ocean, sinking to the bottom of it all with no way of knowing which way was up. I felt so alone, so lost…so scared.
"Kanji…"
I looked up and saw there was someone reaching out for me, a soft gentle warmth.
I reached back "I don't want…to go."
I reached out and grabbed that hand, and suddenly it was like I had awoken from a deep sleep, whatever nightmare I was in burned away by that feeling of warmth, that kind and gentle heart.
"HMPH!" I suddenly fell down, crystal falling around me "I almost lost myself for a second there, sorry if I made you worry Erza."
I looked up, I was in this huge empty expanse of crystal and energy, standing not too far off was Natsu in a stare down with Acnologia, I looked around and saw that there were others here, Wendy, Laxus, Lauren, Sting, Rogue, Diana, Erik and Gajeel.
"I'm not dying here." I said walking up to Natsu "Erza and Ellie are waiting for me!"
"Merry…" Diana paused "I'll see you soon."
"So, you heard it too." Erik smirked.
"Those voices, Lily and Levy called out for me." Gajeel said.
"Mom, Grandpa, you're okay and so are we…" Lauren took a breath.
"The voice of the people waiting for us no come home…" Sting said.
"That's true strength." Rogue added.
"So Natsu, you ready to get this party started?" Laxus asked.
"Hmph." He nodded "Time to slay this guy!"
"Hmm." Acnologia almost seemed amused by our determination "Seems I need to teach you brats why I'm the Dragon King."
"Enough standing around let's go!" I yelled.
"Wide range ability increase!" Wendy quickly cast a spell "Dues Eques!"
In that instant I felt like all the wounds, all the exhaustion from the battles the last few days were gone, Wendy's power was giving us the ability to keep going.
"Don't underestimate the runt!" Gajeel jumped in and threw his arm forward "Iron Dragon Sword!"
"HMPH!" Acnologia caught it quickly, his skin tough as could be.
"BOYS!" Diana formed out of sand, pulling the grains into fine filaments.
"HRAAA!" both charged up with her to empower her glass strings.
"Useless!" Acnologia snapped the strings by simply flexing his arm.
"ERIK!" I yelled sliding in.
"You don't need to yell, I hear ya." He growled.
"Poison Dragon Claw!"
"Lighting Dragon Claw!"
"GRAA!" We both punched at him but he grabbed us and threw us back.
"Sun Dragon Supernova Kick!" Lauren tried to get in but was blasted back before she could connect.
"Lightning Dragon Jaw!" Laxus attempted to slam him down but just like the rest his attack was quickly parried away.
"I am the Dragon King." Acnologia said "Because I am the strongest dragon in the world! Right now, my physical body is destroying the outside world, I'll destroy everything and bring about an end!"
"What are you trying to do?" Lauren asked.
"Destroy everything." He laughed.
"That's it something so…petty?!" I yelled "I don't understand, how, how can one person have so much hate in their heart?!"
"HRAA!" Acnologia jumped in and punched me across the field, quickly following up by laying everyone else out "Magic is useless against me!"
Acnologia jumped in and slammed Cobra down like it was nothing.
"Erik!" I yelled.
"BAH!" he coughed up a bunch of blood "Hell no, I ain't dying yet! I got…friends waiting for me too and I'm gonna save them!"
"We need to beat this guy." Diana stood up "Or we'll totally embarrass our friends."
"Everyone is still waiting for us." Rogue glared.
"No way I'd just die to someone like you." Sting hissed.
"The old man, anyone from the guild I won't let you near them." Laxus growled.
"Like we'd just roll over and let you hurt them, you'd have to kill us first." Gajeel smirked.
"It may be dark here, the sun may not be in the sky, but I can still feel their warmth in my heart." Lauren said.
"Your legend ends today!" Wendy told him
"You see monster, this is what makes us different than you!" I yelled "Your heart is steeped in cold darkness and hate! Our hearts are warm and full of the life and love of our friends, our families! The bonds in all our hearts…"
I looked up at screamed at him
"THEY'LL NEVER LOSE TO YOUR HATE!"
"Now…now it's getting fun!" Acnologia laughed.
Michelle's POV
"He's coming." I said hearing the destruction in the distance.
Get everyone to Hargeon, that's what Lucy said to do, we could win if we could immobilize him with Fairy Sphere.
"But Lucy isn't here yet." Mira said "We have to hold him off."
"We need to prepare to use Fairy Sphere." Gildarts said.
"How do you even prepare something like that?" Macao asked.
"It's simple." Ever walked up "We hold hands."
"Big sister…" I frowned "Please hurry."
"He's gonna attack again!" Kage yelled as the dragon appeared in the sky.
"RAAAH!" Acnologia roared and let off another massive energy blast, obliterating half the town and every ship in the port.
"He attacks only on instinct." Minerva said exhausted "his primal instinct to survive alone is countering our plans."
"It doesn't matter if there's no boats!" Gray yelled "Stick to the plan! I can make us a ship! Lyon, Juvia!"
"Don't give up!" I yelled "She will make it!"
"I'm here!" Lucy flew down with Happy.
"Big sister." I smiled.
Kanji's POV
"Is that it?" Acnologia laughed stalking over us "All that talk of your heart, love and bonds is worthless, you'll die all the same!"
He was just so strong, no matter what we tried he shook off the attacks.
"It's the end, all dragons die here." He said.
"We're not…dragons." Natsu said struggling to stand "We're humans, our power may be linked to dragons, but we're humans through and through. You see that's what you don't get, quit that holier than thou narcissistic bull crap, a real dragon is strong and noble, and most of all…Kind."
"You're no dragon." I looked at him "You're just an ignorant selfish beast."
"Dragons, kind…" Acnologia growled "Dragons took everything from me! They devoured my family, burned the city, killed even children, how is that kind?! IT'S NONSENSE!"
Acnologia let off a massive blast of energy that threw us all back.
"Dragons are like humans, all different shapes, sizes and kinds." Natsu said "Kind ones, mean ones, weak ones, strong ones, and there are even dragons…That can defeat you!"
"My attack?!" Acnologia growled as it was blocked.
"I already told you." I flashed behind him "Our bond is stronger than any hatred you can muster!"
"Lighting Dragon-!"
"Poison Dragon-!"
Erik got in front of him and collected a breath.
"TOXIC SHOCK!"
We both blasted him sending him back.
"These attacks!" Sting told him.
"Have the bond we share in them!" Rogue added.
"And that's how they'll defeat you!" Diana kicked the dust up "Again!"
"Sand Dragon-!"
"White Dragon-!"
"Shadow Dragon-!"
"WHITE SHADOW SILK!"
The three pulled their strings and sliced into Acnologia's arm.
"You're nothing!" Gajeel stabbed down "The trust we share, that's real power!"
"You're an enemy of our families!" Laxus charged up "And we crush our families' enemies!"
"Iron Dragon-!"
"Lighting Dragon-!"
"LIGHTING ROD STRIKE!"
A massive bolt shot down through Gajeel, amplifying off his iron and burning a hole in Acnologia's chest.
"A monster like you will never win, cause you live on fear and hate!" Lauren held her hands out.
"Love, that's the true magic of this world!" Wendy joined her.
"Sun Dragon-!"
"Sky Dragon-!"
"SUPERNOVA SKY DRILL!"
A whirling stream of glowing wind slammed into him breaking his guard.
"NATSU!" everyone yelled.
"GO!" Laxus yelled.
"Finish him off!" Gajeel said.
"This is our chance!" Lauren added.
"We're counting on you!" Sting said.
"Please!" Diana yelled.
"I'll enchant everyone's power to you!" Wendy said.
"Take it Natsu!" Rogue told him.
"We'll give you all we can!" Erik said.
"Natsu!" I yelled "Bring us home!"
"Yeah I can feel it." He said as him magic spiked "All our power as one flame, The Flame of Ten Dragons!"
NO POV
With a ship of ice, the human wizards put all their strenght into subduing the dragon body of Acnologia, driving him towards the sea.
"Do not underestimate any of us!" Erza said slamming him down with sword "Until he's back at my side, I'll make you feel the wrath of every one of my weapons!"
"GRRRA!" the beast roared flying around them in an attempt to dodge.
"I don't think so!" *CLICK! *
Suddenly time froze for everyone, just for a brief moment, a fraction of a second, but it was enough.
"If he tries to dodge be ready, before time resumes aim!" Dimaria had told Erza "It's our opening!"
"Right!" Erza quickly saw what happened and adjusted her attack just enough so Acnologia was pushed down towards the ice boat.
"Giga Grasp Vine!"
"Octopus Hair!"
Michelle used the largest grasping plant she had to pull the beast down onto the boat, while Flare joined in with her flaming hair, the sudden jerking motion disorienting it.
"Hurry Miss Lucy!" Scruff yelled pulling the others back.
"Fairy Sphere!"
With the magic of the people around her Lucy channeled her heart into the spell, a glowing dome appearing around the dragon.
"GRRRRA!" The beast started bashing its head on the walls of the sphere, it refused to be trapped here.
"It's cracking?!" Lucy yelled "Why, our magic wasn't enough?"
"That's okay." Meredy appeared and made a mark glow on Lucy's wrist "If the magic of the people here won't be enough, we'll ask to borrow some more from everyone on this continent. It took a bit of time, but I've linked everyone hearts and gathered all their magic in this one place. Lucy this magic, this strength comes from everyone you and your friends touched, every guild you befriended, every person whose life you changed, Jellal, Big Bro, Seilah, the royal family, Blue Pegasus, and more all of our hearts beat as one."
"So don't be afraid." Meredy smiled.
"HMM!" Lucy smiled with tears in our eyes "This magic, this bond is everything that makes us who we are!"
"Big Sister." Michelle smiled.
"The bond of hearts." Someone took the dolls hand "That's one amazing magic I think."
"Yeah." Michelle smiled holding Chase's hand "All our magic, together."
Kanji's POV
"I'll destroy everything, bathing in the blood of dragons!" Acnologia yelled.
"I'm ending this." Natsu said "But not on my own…"
"RAAAH!" Acnologia went to attack when suddenly his arm stopped "M-My arm?! My body won't move?!"
"This is it!" Natsu charged in with a massive flaming fist "YOU LOSE!"
"This can't be?!" Acnologia gasped unable to move "I-GAAAAH!"
The massive flaming fist collided with him, kicking up dust, debris and all manner of crystal shrapnel.
"You gotta stop being so greedy." Natsu said "So long as I've got my friends, I don't need anything else."
"Heh…" Acnologia's body started to break down "I see…you are someone worthy, of the title of King."
"Thanks, but I'm good." Natsu smiled.
Soon the world we were in started to distort and collapse in on itself, the floor falling out under us.
"I think it's time, for all of us to go home." I smiled.
We were spit back out in the sky, where we could see everyone waiting for us.
"HMM!" Erza caught me as I fell.
"Erza…" I smiled.
"I…really wish you hadn't worried me like that." She said hugging me.
"Sorry." I kissed her softly "I'll make it up to you, I promise."
"Hmm." She nodded placing her forehead against mine.
"Pardon my interruption but…" Virgo appeared "I thought you might be ready to have her back now."
Erza walked up and took the baby, smiling down at her "Ellie."
"Hmm." I put my arm around Erza's should and smiled "We're back together, all three of us."
Erza smiled at me, we were both bruised, battered and damaged but we were alive and we had each other.
"I love you Erza." I smiled.
"I love you too Kanji." She kissed me.
"So, let's go home, all of us, together." I said.
AN
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I have a brief wrap up to do next time, then the final chapter of the main manga after that we'll see where things take us.
Till Next Time!