"Speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
The war continued on as both sides showed no signs of stopping
Lucy, Gray, Juvia, Wendy, Charla, and Erza who was injured and unconscious were in a campsite as they were resting up
"when this is over, let's go for a vacation" Gray said as he sat back and rests a bit
"yeah, when this is over" Juvia said with a small smile as she looks to the camp fire
"hey" Lucy voice out as she looks to the fire
Gray and the others looks to her as their attention was to her
"why are we even at war in the first place?" she asked "one day we were having a normal peaceful day, then the next we received a message of war all of the sudden"
Gray and the others thought of what Lucy said and started thinking the same
"why?" Gray asked before his attention was grabbed away as the sound of bush shaking attracted his attention
"what was that?!" Gray exclaimed as he stands up while readying his magic
Everyone got ready as they thought that it was a potential threat
They then heard a reptile like growl as Flaze came out of the bushes
Everyone breath out a sigh of relief as it was only the little salamander
"damn, that scared me" Gray said while sighing
"where have you been, Flaze?" Charla asked the little lizard who growled in reply as he then made his way to Erza
"what did he say, Charla?" Lucy asked to the little feline
"he said that he was sleeping at Erza's apartment and have been trying to find Erza ever since this whole war started" Charla replied as Everyone's face went deadpanned
"seriously? We're at war and this guy was sleeping?" Gray said as everyone sighs before hearing Flaze growl as the little lizard licks Erza's cheeks
"she's resting, Flaze" Wendy said
"Erza's been through a lot" Lucy said before seeing a red glow coming from Erza's chest
"what?" Gray said before the glow dimmed
Everyone then hears Erza grunting as her eyes open
"Erza/-san" everyone went to her as Wendy help her up a bit
"where?" Erza asked confused before gasping
"The guild!" she shouted before Gray holds her shoulder
"Easy" he said to her "you've been through hard when you took down one of the 12"
Erza looks to him before sighing in relief
"I see" she said before standing up
"please lay down, Erza-san" Wendy said to her
"your wounds are sti- ?!" Wendy saw Erza taking off her bandages as all of her injuries were gone as if they were never even there in the first place
"how?" Wendy said as she looks to Erza's arm
"must've been that red light" Charla said while theorizing
"eh?" everyone said
Charla raise her paw and pointed to Erza
"Erza woke up when that red light appeared and disappeared, remember?" she said as everyone realized it as well "whatever it was, it must've healed her"
"like that time" Lucy said as she had a flashback at Tenroujima when Natsu appeared from the red orb that came out of Erza
Everyone looks to Erza who was confused like them as she looks to her hands
The red glow re-appeared from Erza as it surprises everyone
A crimson glowing orb appeared from her as it shines bright and causes everyone to shield their eyes
FLASH!
When the light dimmed, everyone opens their eyes to see a crimson dragonic armor standing in front of Erza
"what the? Where did this thing came from?" Gray asked while looking at the armor
Everyone looks at the armor before seeing Erza walk towards it
"Erza! Wait it might be a trap!" Lucy exclaimed but Erza didn't hear it
Erza looks to the armor as she gently placed her hand to the chest plate of the armor as she felt a warm feeling coming from it
The armor then glowed red to Erza as she was engulfed in a red light
"Erza!" Gray shouted out while shielding his eyes before the flash disappears
They then see Erza standing while holding something in her hand
"Erza?" Lucy called out to her as Erza turns around to them
They then see a bracelet on Erza's right hand as it had a crimson colored gem on it
"a voice" Erza spoke as she touches the bracelet
"a voice?" everyone said in confusion
"a voice spoke to me" Erza said as she had heard a voice speaking to her when she was in the red light
"to protect you, Erza"
"it said that to me" Erza said as she felt nostalgic to the voice
Flaze then appeared on Erza's shoulder as the little salamander growls with a smile and wags its tail
Erza smiled before petting her little friend
Irene stood in the middle of nowhere as she was facing against Acnologia who came upon the land
The land was filed with destruction and chaos as every life there was, now gone
"how interesting" Acnologia said with a grin "you entertained me quite well, Enchanter"
"why thank you" Irene said with a smile
"but it is time to put this to an end" Acnologia said as the ground rumbles from his magic pressure
"I do not think so" Irene said as the land stopped rumbling and then it glowed red
"the earth….all of it…..enchanted?" Acnologia said as he looks everywhere and sees the land glowing red
"some type of magic I do not have knowledge of?"
"correct" Irene said as she lifted up her staff "this magic did not exist 400 years ago, as I had just created it"
Irene smiled before stomping her staff to the ground as the whole land was engulfed in a red light
"who are you?" Acnologia said as Irene was being engulfed in the red light
"my name is Irene, Irene Belserion. The Scarlet Despair" Irene replied before the whole land was engulfed in the light "the Queen of all Dragons"
All of Fiore, was engulfed in the red light as everyone sees it coming as they look upon it
FLASH!
That's a wrap!
Bye bye