Wow… I'm surprised I got this done sooner than expected. I know I originally said that this will be up by August, but the middle of May is quite impressive I must say.

This chapter is part of a double upload, Scarlet: Legends of Creation chapter 28 will be uploaded alongside this chapter. My next series of updates should include Dark Fairies Chapter 7 as well as Scarlet: Legends of Creation Chapter 29.

This Chapter concludes the Titania Rises Duology. I hope you all enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing it. This alongside Scarlet was perhaps my favorite story to write. To me, E.N.D. was wasted potential. To have such a hyped-up character as E.N.D. be "Beaten" by Erza seemed (at least to me) like a wasted opportunity.

But I'm only a fanfiction writer who doesn't own Fairy Tail, the only things I own are my OCs.

Enjoy the final chapter in the Titania Rises story!

(Tartaros)

With the fall of Ishgar finalized and the continent firmly under the control of Tartaros. E.N.D. was finally in a position to take on his final target. The country of Alvarez within the Alakitasian continent. For many months now, his demons prepared themselves for the coming war. Fighting as many creatures they could within the continent. Some of the more powerful demons took it upon themselves to test their might against even stronger beasts such as elder wyverns.

"It's time" Tartaros had gathered, they all knew what was to come. It was to be their moment of glory. They would take on Alverez and utterly destroy it. Among the original members of Tartaros, there were the newer demons. Titania, Aritha, and a new demon who was just brought back to life.

She was shorter than the other demons, only reach 4'11''. But her small stature betrayed a vast amount of curse power. For her curse was that of the storm, and the vast destruction that it brings. Her name, Ventus, meant wind. But it entailed far more than a simple breeze.

"We move on Alvarez now. There will be nothing but absolute destruction." E.N.D.'s order was clear as it was absolute. "Tartaros, leave nothing standing. I want every building destroyed, every mage there defeated." There was a chorus of cheers from the gathered demons. This was their ultimate glory, one that they all would share.

"Titania, you will hunt their enchantress." The sword demon merely bowed her head, orders from her master would not be disobeyed. She would kill this enchantress, even if she has to die and be reborn multiple times in the process. To her, this would be the ultimate moment of glory, far more gratifying than destroying crocus and subjugating Ishgar.

"Aritha, you will assist Ventus in defeating the vast soldiers that Zeref is sure to have at his disposal. Afterwards, you are to assist the other gates in defeating their targets." For the rest of the gathering, the demons of Tartaros got their duties assigned to them; who exactly their targets were and the magic they were capable of using. A battle such as this needed careful planning, every potential scenario needed to be thought out precisely. Their crowning glory would require no less than this.

(Alverez)

"Tartaros is finally making their move on us." The Spriggan twelve have gathered for an emergency meeting. Even the emperor himself was present for this discussion. "Their aim is to destroy everything we have worked so hard to create." There was no denying it, this would potentially be the hardest fight all of them would ever experience. Zeref's Etherious were strong, each one of them had abilities which were designed from the ground to be capable to inflict as much pain on and to kill anyone that stood against them.

"Most of the core hasn't changed." Emperor Spriggan said it was an oddity for the twelve to hear him speak. But if he did, everyone paid attention. "Ezel, Mard Geer, Koyoka, Jackal. All demons who originally formed that guild. There are three new additions to their ranks ever since E.N.D. came to rule them." He then produced a lacrima from is pocket, activating it with a slight bit of magic showed images of the newest demons within their ranks.

"In order from left to right. Ventus, a demon with control over the weather. Aritha, a cursed spirit demon." Irene didn't want to look at the last one, she already knew who it was. It was her daughter, the one she gave birth to all those years ago. It sent a pain through her heart to see her turn out this way.

"Lastly, the first one of the three. The Demon Titania, the one they call the master of swords."

"Erza," Irene spoke out, pulling attention away from the image. "Her name is Erza. Or at least it was." Most of the twelve gave her a questioning look, others looked on in concern for where Irene would be going with this.

"I left her in a village almost immediately after she was born. I never considered the possibility that she would be alive like she is until just now." There was hurt in her voice, everyone could hear that. But strangely enough, she wasn't crying. "I will be the one to face her, and I will do so alone." Without any final words, Irene left the meeting. Her mind was focused on how to handle Titania. More accurately, she was trying to figure out what her curse power was and potential ways to get around it.

(Alvarez border)

Many of the guards were shaking in both nerves and in anticipation. Word had come down that an invader unlike any they have experienced previously was about to land and conquer their home. This was to be a battle, unlike anything they would ever experience, their toughest battle thus far.

The weather began to turn for the worse, the already darkened sky opened up with rain, hail, and lightning. Strong winds blew around anything that wasn't firmly rooted to the ground. Tartaros was beginning to make their move. It was as if the gods themselves sought their destruction.

Orders for the soldiers to grab on to anything they could barely be heard amongst the buffeting winds. But they were barely heard against the howling of the winds. Everyone had to fight just to maintain their grip on whatever it was they held on to. Any mistake meant getting swept into the storm never to be seen again.

Eventually, the storm eased up, the winds weren't as intense and the rain still fell. But now it as at least bearable.

At the edges of their vision stood their enemy, the demon guild Tartaros. In the center stood their leader, E.N.D., his immediate left and right were Mard Geer and Titania. The rest of the demons filling in behind them. The only thing visible were their outlines as the storm concealed any visibly identifying features.

The soldiers would hold their ground, already messages were sent to inform command that Tartaros was here. All they had to do was hold their position until the Spriggan 12 arrived, then victory would be theirs. Some had already begun to prepare their magic, waiting for the order to unleash it upon the demons before them.

Not even a few moments later the opening salvoes had been made. Swords, axes, and other weapons crashed into their line at speeds none of the soldiers could even begin to track.

As the swords came in, so too did the storm continue to grow in intensity. Lightning struck their camp with uncanny precision, electrocuting and overloading anything it came into contact with.

This was it; the battle of Alvarez had begun. It was a battle that would not stop until only one side remained standing. Whether it be Tartaros of Alverez was still yet to be determined.

(Zeref's Chambers)

"So, this is the end, isn't it Natsu?" The emperor of Alverez was gazing out of his window. "I must say you have quite the powerful army at your disposal." The storm was quite unexpected, the forecasts showed no signs of this kind of weather in the future at all.

"But unfortunately, I'm going to have to deny you that which you seek. As I've grown quite fond of living right now." His expression of fondness turned to one of seriousness. The empire he spent centuries building was being threatened. As emperor, it was his duty to repel the invaders.

"Be prepared Natsu," he said while walking out of the room. "I am going to using everything I have in order to defeat you."

(Alverez)

The battle was not going well for the defending forces. Despite their advantage in numbers, they were falling and losing ground to the advancing demons. Even the early arrival of some of the faster members of the Spriggan Twelve did little to slow down their advance.

In a clearing a couple hour's walk from the site of the main battle was Titania. Standing along with her eyes looking in the direction of the capital.

"Come at me enchantress," There was a venom which would have been impossible to for Titania's previous self to have. The "Queen of the Fairies" as she used to be known, was far too kind-hearted for what needed to be done. Her old self was far too willing to spare people when it would be easier to just outright kill them so they won't become trouble in the future. Looking back, she hated how much of a kind heart she used to have. It always got in the way of what she was supposed to do.

"Come and fight the final battle of your life." A flare of her curse power and the target she sought came before her.

"It's quite bold of Tartaros to invade his majesty's home like this." There she was, walking into the clearing like this fight was as good as won. "Especially since the emperor can destroy any single one of them at his discretion, including you."

"the originals maybe, but unlike them, I do not have a book." Titania's smirk seemed to form one side of her face to the other. "So, would you like to rephrase that statement?" Her taunting seemed to be effective as Irene grit her teeth in annoyance. How could her daughter turn out like this? How did Erza let herself fall to demons of all things? She had her blood coursing through her, powerful blood at that.

"I will make you regret saying that. I will kill you where you stand!" The battle between mother and daughter had begun.

"You can try, Irene Belserion" There was a pebble on the ground in front of her, that would make for a good weapon to start with. A longsword perhaps? Or would it be better to not reveal too much while both combatants were still fresh and at their most powerful?

The invasion was proceeding as E.N.D. had hoped it would. His demons were proving to be quite the match for even the Spriggan twelve. Seilah and Koyoka were able to be quite the match for Damaria and Lacarde. Aritha and Ventus were struggling against Brandish, but that was to be expected. They were quite new and unused to their demonic power, Ventus more than Aritha.

"Are you proud of me, big brother?" E.N.D. said to himself. "The desire you implanted in me has almost come to fruition." Despite the invasion not lasting more than a couple of days, they were making far more progress than anticipated. By this rate, Alverez should fall by the end of the coming month. However, the emperor has yet to show himself. The only potential thorn in his plans of conquest, Zeref Dragneel. His older brother has become quite the predicament. Although he has yet to show himself, his mere presence within the empire provides more complications that he would have liked.

"That's quite enough Natsu, cease your games at once." At last, he made his appearance. The creator of all Etherious, the emperor Spriggan.

"Are you not proud of me Zeref?" E.N.D. asked, also trying to taunt his older brother in the process. "All of this was a result of your grand vision!" Zeref merely glared in response, what E.N.D. said was true but not what he wanted right now.

"Natsu, what you have done is not what I originally intended for you. I brought you back so that you could have a second chance at life. So that you would be the one to finally end my suffering." E.N.D. cut him off before he had the chance to continue.

"Which is exactly what I'm about to do big brother." Hearing that phrase never sat well with the immortal emperor, especially when spoken by E.N. would have much preferred it said by the Natsu he originally grew up with, all those centuries ago.

"your wish was to die was it not? You should be thankful that I'm going to grant you that wish." While true at the time, Zeref's desires had changed, no longer did he seek death. Instead, he sought vengeance. Vengeance for those whose lives were cut short by his creation's evil nature. Looking back, he was a fool to try and revive Natsu in order to kill him. Implanting that failsafe within his brother was perhaps his greatest miscalculation.

"You're wrong Natsu." His gaze hardened, mentally preparing himself for what would be the toughest fight of his life. "it is no longer death I seek. Now I seek to avenge all the lives you cut short, everyone you killed without mercy or regret." His dark aura surrounded him, E.N.D.'s demonic fire answered his challenge.

"And after I defeat you, I will burn your book so that you will never rise again. I realize now that you were a mistake, something that I never should have done." A sphere of black magic grew in his hand. "As penance for my many sins against life, I will be the one to erase your existence entirely."

"Try me, Zeref" without another word, E.N.D. charged. This would the ultimate fight in the battle for Alverez. The battle between these two leaders would determine the outcome of the entire war.

The clearing looked like nothing more than a hellish landscape, craters from numerous weapon impacts littered the ground. Swords, axes, halberds, and lances were carelessly strewn about the battlefield. Two figures stood across from each other, their bodies littered with cuts and burns from their battle.

"My, you are quite the powerhouse Titania." Irene's voice held the same confidence as it did before. "But unfortunately for you, I have to stop you before you can cause any further damage. His Majesty would not be too pleased if I let you run around his empire destroying everything in your way." The ground around them started to shake as Titania felt herself being chained to growth of rock.

"it's quite a shame really, you had such potential as a mage." Despite her current situation, Titania was feeling quite calm. As if she expected this sort of scenario to occur. "It's quite sad to see you become one of the demons of Tartaros. Especially since you were once known by a more honorable moniker."

There was a small chuckle coming from the bound mage, a brief look into a bit of insanity that came as a result of demonification. "That's the thing you criticize me for Irene, my apparent sullying of Erza Scarlet's moniker?" The chuckle devolved into a burst of full-blown laughter. "For the high enchantress of Alverez, you are quite gullible. Thinking you have me trapped like this." The rock was enveloped within a deep scarlet light. Titania's curse clearly reshaping the material into various weapons of war.

"Until now, I've only fought you with weapons currently in my arsenal. Ones that I have already created. You were quite the fool to think that alone was my curse power." The weapons were let loose with a smile from the demon's face. "Now suffer as you pay for that mistake with your life!" The weapons kept coming, forcing Irene to dodge or block each individual weapon to the best of her ability. But for an enchantress such as herself, this was foolish at best.

"You're the gullible one Titania." Her voice was calm, collected. This was something she planned for; she already understood the demoness's curse. "Unlike me, you've failed to properly learn the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents." She cast an enchantment, weakening Titania's strength considerably. As a result, she was easily able to bat away the next series of attacks Titania sent.

"You've failed to realize that as an enchantress, I can add or remove any quality I wish from anyone or anything of my choosing. You're nothing more than one of my many test subjects Titania." This was supposed to be the climax of the battle. The battle of the new breed of Etherious against the first dragon slayer.

"Do you mind if I share a little story Titania?" Irene would ask. "It wouldn't take up too much of our time together. In fact, you might actually enjoy it."

Try as Titania may, the young demoness couldn't do anything against Irene as she was now. The enchantment made it impossible to create anything other than a dagger.

"Do as you want; it is obvious that you clearly have the superior position as of now. Be warned that it will not last." Despite the threat, all Irene could do was laugh. Here was Titania, potentially the most threatening demon in all of Tartaros, reduced to merely threatening her.

"Now, is that any way to speak to your mother? Erza Belserion." Titania merely growled, she had no mother. Her only family was the demon guild Tartaros. The last remnants of Erza Scarlet's family had been destroyed by her hands at the battle of Crocus. So how could this woman claim to be her mother?

"So, nobody bothered to tell you of your true origins? How you wound up at Rosemary village in the first place?"

Titania attacked, not wanting to hear what Irene was about to say. But her diminished strength did her no favors, she couldn't even telepathically reach her opponent.

"You see, I hate this body of mine. I'm a human, yet a dragon at the same time. Cursed to maintain a human form while holding all the traits of a dragon." Titania could care less for the exposition, such explanations bored her immensely. However, because of the enchantment placed upon her, there was little she could do except listen to it.

"However, I eventually had an idea to regain a human body and be able to feel things again. That is where you were supposed to be useful to me Erza." She beat Titania with her cane, forcing the demon to the ground. "But my inability to enchant myself on to those of similar blood saved your life." Mother was standing above daughter, clearly thinking herself the winner of this fight. But one glance at her downed opponent revealed the one thing she both wanted to see and despised seeing the most; Erza's smile. "And if you know what's good for you, you'll stop with that pathetic smile. You're doing no one a favor by smiling constantly."

"Got you" it was silent, but Irene heard it nonetheless. Quickly turning around before having a sword impale itself through her abdomen. "It took most of my energy, but I was able to construct a sword specially designed to kill dragons like you." Irene was now the one on the ground, looking up at fear for what Titania may have in store for her.

"Why, Erza? Why would you do this to your own mother?" it was a desperate plea and both of them knew it.

"You're not my mother, you never were and never will be. My brethren of Tartaros are the only ones I even remotely consider family." Titania's entire arsenal appeared overhead, Irene knew that she had lost. She was too overconfident, too sure of herself. "Depending on how Generous Lord E.N.D. is, he might offer you the joys and benefits of demonificaiton. Then again, I don't know if it's possible to turn a dragon into a demon." The weapons came crashing down, kicking up dust and sand all around their impact points.

'I was too confident,' Irene thought to herself 'I thought for sure that I could defeat Titania and remove the demon particles within her. But I was wrong, I grew overconfident and tried to reason with someone blinded by their ideology as I was. Truly it was quite the ironic experience.' With her peace said, the high enchantress of Alverez let unconsciousness consume her as the weapons fell. She deserved death for her actions, her inability to raise Erza properly was perhaps one of her greatest failings.

The battle was not going well for the emperor of Alverez. Try and he might, E.N.D. was able to successfully defend against every attack he had. By now he was reaching the limits his immortal body held. All while E.N.D. barely had a scratch on him.

"This is the best you can do, Big brother?" there was a look of disappointment as E.N.D. looked down on the kneeling form of his opponent.

"Natsu, please!" Zeref tried to beg, he didn't want to die. He was sure of it now. "I don't want to die, not now."

"It's a little to late to be begging Zeref. If you didn't want to die, then you shouldn't have revived me as you did." E.N.D. facepalmed, how could the emperor of Alverez, his immortal brother, be reduced to begging like he currently was? It was an embarrassment to rulers everywhere. Even the aging King Toma of Ishgar put up more of a fight that Zeref.

"I only revived you just so I could have you alive again." Zeref replied, "You died far too young and I couldn't accept that." E.N.D. said nothing, merely looking over the exhausted body of his older brother. The heavy breaths, the way his pitiful eyes looked on him. how could he be related to this excuse of a mage? To be the fabled dark wizard Zeref, even Ventus provided more of a challenge and she was the newest demon to join their ranks.

"That may have been the case. But if you truly wanted to revive me the way I was, why did you intentionally add the desire for me to kill you?" his question was asked with a ferocity Zeref didn't enjoy hearing. His brother was meant to be childish, innocent to the harsh realities of the world around him. E.N.D. was a monster, one he now regretted making. E.N.D. was the ultimate Etherious he made.

"that was the case at the time I remade you. But I never expected you to be this strong this quickly." It truly was a shock to the dark mage. He remembered giving Natsu the ability to reach unprecedented levels of strength.

"What did you expect to happen then? I grow at a rate to where I wouldn't be able to kill by this point? If that's what you expected of me, then you really didn't know Natsu Dragneel all too well." Igniting his hand, it was time for the demon of flames to end the life of his creator, the one who revived him. "Burn in the darkest abyss for all your crimes, Zeref Dragneel. Desolation: Aftermath." Zeref's body was consumed in a dark almost black fire. Burning itself to nothing more than ashes, as he screamed in pain. His wish, the one he wanted for centuries, was finally granted. Right when he wanted to continue living.

The final thoughts of the dark mage were that of his final contradiction. He was granted the sweet release of death, right when he wanted to continue living. To rule the empire, he spent centuries building up from absolutely nothing.

"What a shame," E.N.D. spoke after the fires dissipated. "The darkest mage in history fell to the weakest of my curses." After seeing their emperor dead. The armies of the Alverez Empire surrendered. If their emperor couldn't beat him, how could any of them hope to?

"Demons of Tartaros," E.N.D. said telepathically. "The war is over, Zeref is dead. No doubt the servants of Alverez felt his death." E.N.D. didn't want to admit it, but when Zeref died, a large percentage of his power went with him. he was weakened, that much he knew for sure. But he was still alive, as were all the other demons of Tartaros.

The problem now became what to do with the defeated mages. Did he let them retain their humanity, or did he do to them what he did to Titania and Aritha? Eventually, he decided to leave the fate of each surviving member of the Spriggan twelve to a vote by the Gates which accompanied him.

(Tartaros, many years into the future)

There was nothing to do now, the demons of Tartaros had conquered both Ishgar and Alverez. If they went to try and conquer another land. Their subjects might rise up in revolt. Which was something that couldn't be allowed. He could have the newer demons maintain peace in his occupied territories while he and the original gates went on a spree of conquests.

The Spriggan twelve who survived the war with Tartaros were put on trial by the Demon Gates. All of them were sentenced to demonification, Titania specifically requested that Irene be first. She seemed to be really adamant about her for some reason. Claiming that she held significance to her past self as Erza Scarlet.

But that happened long ago. Reports had come in from His newly created demons and those in Ishgar at the current moment about a new almost unlimited power. Apparently located underneath the guild that his past self, Titania, Aritha, and Ventus apparently called home, Fairy Tail. With a Team consisting of Himself, Titania, the newly demonized Irene and Brandish. They went to the old Guildhall and investigated the claim further. Finding the Lacrima hidden deep within.

E.N.D. held everything now. No one was capable of standing against him. Acnologia had tried, but even the Dragon of the Apocalypse failed to defeat the powered-up Demons of Tartaros. He died right on the spot, not even offered the chance to serve E.N.D.

"What Do I do now?" E.N.D. sat on his throne. Praying that something interesting would happen. Give him and his demons a chance to show their true prowess. But for now, he just had to watch the Scarlet sun fall from the Horizon. Just as he did and will continue to do for many generations.

With everything said, E.N.D. emerges victorious in the end. I wish you all a wonderful day and I shall see you all in the next update!