Lightning strikes illuminated the entire night sky. Strong flashes of lightning erupted from the area where Cole was battling Acnologia, bright enough to be seen miles away. Cole's body transforming into the beast, this time undergoing a complete transformation.

'What on Earth is this!' yelled out Acnologia in shock as he watched Cole transform into he beast

After completing his transformation, Cole clenched his fists and roared, with his voice being heard by everyone in the city

'What.. the hell is that?' thought Natsu as he and Future Rogue paused and looked at the Beast alongside Acnologia

'That.. no way.. Cole?' said Erza, while fighting alongside Kagura and other members

Cole charged his fist and attempted to punch Acnologia, who responded by dodging it and flying away, after which he attacked by slashing his claw onto Cole

'Even with that, you're too slow!' yelled out Acnologia in confidence

Cole grunted and brought his hand forward, soon after which Acnologia started getting sucked in while being airborne.

'Gravity Magic? I.. I can't move!' yelled out Acnologia as he got closer and closer to Cole. Cole then delivered a powerful punch, knocking Acnologia onto the ground. He then started walking towards Acnologia, while gathering fire and lightning in his right hand

Acnologia recovered, to see Cole approaching him. He immediately got up and attempted to fly. Seeing his attempt, Cole immediately began sprinting, with his footsteps shaking the ground vigorously. Cole immediately caught hold of Acnologia's tail before he could fly off and pulled him towards the ground, right after which he delivered a powerful uppercut, followed by placing his palm on the dragon's chest and blasting him with a fireball, knocking Acnologia away, slamming him onto the ground.

'This monstrosity!' yelled out Acnologia as he opened his eyes to see Cole aiming his palm at him

'You will pay for what you've done!' yelled out Cole, as he was about to blast Acnologia with another fireball, when suddenly, Acnologia fired his dragon's roar, canceling out Cole's attack. Cole crossed his arms and tanked the attack, after which he looked up to see Acnologia approaching him .

Cole brought out his fist in Acnologia's way, in response to which Acnologia punched back, sending out a massive shock wave around the two

'Their battle, it'll tear everything apart' thought Future Rogue, as he paused and felt the shock

'Cole's out there, fighting that same dragon..' Natsu thought, soon after which he looked at Rogue in anger

'Hey! Didn't you want to make a dragon army to stop that Acnologia guy?' he asked in a loud tone

'Well that was my plan after all.. I mean..' replied Rogue, only to be interrupted by Natsu grabbing hold of him by his collar

'Now's your chance, take your buddies all around the city and fight that dragon!' yelled out Natsu in anger

'It's not that simple!' yelled out Future Rogue

'What do you mean?' asked an unconvinced Natsu

'These many dragons still won't be enough, Acnologia's power is a lot more than you think!' he said, soon after which Natsu punched him into the belly

'You're telling me you can't fight him?' asked Natsu

'I'm.. not ready yet' replied Future Rogue, right after which Natsu tossed him towards the tail of the dragon they rode

'You're nothing but a coward' said Natsu, soon after which he gathered flames around his fist

Future Rogue held his head, then looked at Acnologia battling out the Beast

'Who is he?' asked Future Rogue

'That's my buddy Cole out there, not a single doubt in my mind, I'd recognize that lightning any time' said Natsu

'Cole.. McGrath..' he whispered, soon after which he got a flash back of him killing Cole in his timeline, while Cole was protecting Wendy.

'He was.. so weak.. I killed him' said Future Rogue, soon after which Natsu turned his attention towards him

'You killed him?' asked Natsu, with his tone being slightly louder than usual

'I did, in my timeline, but if that's really Cole McGrath out there, the one I faced, held back' replied Future Rogue

'He had to hold back' said Natsu, lighting up Future Rogue's eyes

'He used all of his energy to send Wendy back in time, he put his life ahead of hers, something which you wouldn't understand' answered Natsu, leaving Future Rogue speechless.

Future Rogue looked at both of his hands, right after which he closed his eyes and stood up.

'I.. Will fight' he said, soon after which the dragon which the two rode on landed on the ground, soon after which the other dragons halted. Everyone was surprised as the assault by the dragons stopped all of the sudden

The Dragons began walking towards Future Rogue,as he ordered each one to group up.

'Alright, let's head out over there as fast as we can!' exclaimed Natsu

'Yes, but first I…' replied Future Rogue, when suddenly, a blade of ice pierced through his torso

'Ghh.. Aaaghh!' Future Rogue screamed in pain, as he coughed blood and fell onto the ground, surprising Natsu.

'You!' yelled out Natsu, as he looked at a woman with dark hair and a mask take the blade

'Natsu Dragneel, it's been a while' said the woman, soon after which she fired an ice blast, immediately freezing Natsu

'Don't bother coming out, I know your fire's gone for now' she said, soon after which the dragons began going berserk, without Rogue controlling them

'Why are you doing this?' asked Natsu as he desperately tried to free himself, only to get knocked out by a punch on his face

The woman then watched as the Dragons continued with their rampage, soon after which she noticed someone approaching her

'Reveal yourself, there's no point in hiding' she said, soon after which she turned around and threw an ice shard immediately.

The ice shard got sliced in half soon after

'Titania' she said, with a smile on her face, hidden behind her mask

'I'm surprised you're still alive' said Erza, soon after which she noticed Natsu lying on the ground, unconscious

'I should be the one asking you that' replied the woman

'It's been a while, Frost, or should I say.. Kuo' said Erza, soon after which Kuo took off her mask

'So you remember' replied Kuo, with one of her eyes having a scar

'Care to explain why you're doing this?' asked Erza, while holding her sword

Kuo then smiled and began laughing. She kept laughing for a quarter of a minute, till she finally stopped

'Cole, and that damn Reaper' she said, catching Erza's attention

'I'm not from your timeline, I was brought from the past, by him' she added, as she pointed at Future Rogue

'By him? For what?' asked Erza

'He wanted someone who knew how to stop Cole and Reaper' replied Kuo

'But that doesn't explain a thing! How did he know about what happened 7 years ago?' asked Erza in desperation

'He travelled back to the day Cole first arrived in Fiore, and kept an eye on who came along with him' replied Kuo

'Why does he want to stop Cole and Reaper?' asked Erza

'Isn't it obvious?' replied Kuo, lighting up Erza's eyes

'Both of them can come in the way of his plans, that's why!' she replied.

'I tricked the Princess into activating the RFI, with Cole and Reaper fighting in the games, it was the best moment to fire it up, since it requires their lightning to get charged. Soon as it fired up, it was taking away all the powers Cole and Reaper had, that's why Rogue managed to kill him. My plan was successful, but Cole managed to send that little girl back in time, making us do it all over again!' added Kuo

Erza grunted, soon after which Kuo's clone disappeared and she fired another ice shard, which she slashed away

'I won't let you get away with this!' yelled out Erza as she re-quipped into her heaven's wheel armor. She charged at Kuo while wielding both swords in her hands and slashed, Kuo immediately blocked her attack with her frost blade and attempted to slash back, which Erza parried and attacked back, knocking Kuo away

'You're strong' taunted Kuo, soon after which a clone of her caught Erza from behind and pinned her to the ground

'Why are you doing this?' yelled out Erza in desperation

'That's enough!' exclaimed Kuo in anger, after which she fired a sharp ice shard aimed at Erza's face

Erza closed her eyes and braced herself for the inevitable, when suddenly, a sound of the ice shard breaking echoed around her. She opened her eyes to see a man with blue hair, wearing a cape standing in front of her

'Frost' said the man, as he posed for an imminent fight

'Jellal Fernandes, I heard a bit about you before' replied Kuo

'Jellal..' whispered Erza, soon after which Jellal turned around and looked at her

'Erza, are you alright?' asked Jellal while helping her stand up

'Jellal, how did you know..' asked Erza

'Well you can thank Reaper for that' replied Jellal, lighting up Kuo's and Erza's eyes

'Reaper? He.. he told you?' asked Kuo

'As a matter of fact he did, he was one step ahead of you this whole time!' added Jellal

Jellal closes his eyes and flashes back to a conversation between him and Reaper

'Listen, this might surprise you a bit' said Reaper, startling Jellal

'I think I know who'll flip the switch on the RFI, the second time' he added

Jellal gave all of his attention to Reaper, while Reaper explained

'Lucy Kuo, she's the only one who knows about the RFI, other than Cole and me' Reaper added

'Kuo? I haven't heard of her before' replied Jellal

'She called herself Frost when she first landed here' Reaper added

'So she's from your dimension' said Jellal

'She was supposed to be dead, other than her no one else knows about the RFI' Reaper added

Jellal grinned and looked at Kuo, startling her as she got confused

'You planned on using the RFI against Cole and Reaper, making them weak, while not killing you in the process, so you placed a timer on it, long enough for you to escape before it goes off, of course it was all as planned, but it didn't go off, owing to Reaper shutting it down before it could' added Jellal, lighting up Kuo's eyes

'When Future Rogue agreed to fight Acnologia, you stabbed him in the back, because that would mean him changing his plan, and ultimately you not being able to go back' added Jellal

Kuo stared at the ground, right after which she looked up and fired an ice grenade in anger, to which Jellal tossed away Erza and rolled over.

Jellal used his meteor and dashed straight towards Kuo, attempting to punch her, Kuo jumped to dodge his attack and attempted to blast Jellal with an ice rocket, only to see Jellal being right behind her

'So fast!' exclaimed Kuo as she summoned her frost blade in quick succession and slashed it mid air. Jellal however, evaded her attack and knocked her back with a kick, slamming her onto the ground

Kuo got up to see Jellal coming towards her at tremendous speed

'Meteor!' yelled out Jellal as his body got covered with a yellow aura, he dashed straight towards Kuo, encircling her. Kuo fired ice shards everywhere out of desperation, but couldn't land a single attack, soon after which Jellal approached her and gave a swift upper cut, right after which he encircled her while she was airborne

Kuo recovered mid air and attempted to attack Jellal, only to get slammed into the ground once again, by a kick, right after which Jellal landed on the ground

Kuo stood up, with anger as she clenched her fist and was about to fire an ice rocket

'Grand Chariot!' yelled out Jellal, as 7 magic circles above Kuo fired waves of energy at her, into a powerful blast

Kuo, attempted to create an ice shield to protect herself, but wasn't fast enough and took the hit head on

Cole tightened his fist and fired a giant fireball at Acnologia

'Not this time!' yelled out Acnologia, soon after which he used his dragon's roar at Cole, passing through Cole's fireball. Cole immediately roared and punched through Acnologia's attack.

'I..impossible!' yelled out Acnologia, as he attempted to fly and attack. Cole however, raised his arm and began pulling Acnologia once again.

'He's using the same magic!' yelled out Acnologia

Cole caught Acnologia by the neck and began choking him.

'Die!' yelled out Cole in anger, soon after which Acnologia fired a dragon's roar straight at Cole's face. The attack was powerful, forcing Cole to let go of Acnologia.

'Hahah! Now then, let's wrap this up!' yelled out Acnologia as he was about to fire another roar at Cole.

The dust from the previous attack settled, and Cole was standing still with half of his face cracked up. Cole stood still and raised his hand, right after which Acnologia fired a fully charged Dragon's roar.

Cole's eyes were lit up and he suddenly used both of his hands to tank the attack. The attack, being powerful enough, pushed him to the ground. A bright flash of light, followed by a huge explosion rocked the area.

'Cole..' whispered Erza as she immediately turned and looked at the flash of light

Acnologia looked down on Cole, as his body was fully cracked from the attack

'Not so tough now huh!' yelled out Acnologia, right after which he turned around and began flying straight into the air

'Gotta say, you gave me a good fight, but this is the end!' yelled out Acnologia as he soared in the sky, and was about to fire another Dragon's roar

Cole lied on the ground, with dust beginning to cover his body, his transformation beginning to wear out as his body began to expose itself

'Cole..' whispered the voice of a young girl

'You can do it!' the voice got louder all of the sudden

'W..Wendy?' Cole whispered, right after which he opened his eyes to see the beast transformation off of his body.

He immediately stood up and looked at Acnologia charging his roar.

'No.. no..' whispered Cole

'I won't let it end this way!' exclaimed Cole, soon after which red lightning began emitting out of his body, the lightning began taking shape

'Reaper' Cole said, as the lightning took form

'McGrath' replied Reaper, soon after which the two nodded and looked at Acnologia

The two clenched their fists and called out an ionic storm, simultaneously, both of their storms striking Acnologia

'What.. this.. shouldn't hurt… aaaaaaaggghhh!' yelled out Acnologia as the two ionic storms struck him. The storms being blue and red, illuminated the sky with bright flashes of light. Acnologia couldn't fire a roar, as a result of the attack, the dragon form began falling to the ground.

'McGrath! Now!' yelled out Reaper, right after which Cole slammed his fists onto the ground, creating sharp spikes of ice

Reaper clenched his fist, as lightning began emitting out from his body. A bright red object began appearing in the sky

Acnologia quickly recovered and flew upwards, saving himself from the ice spikes.

'Damn it!' yelled out Cole

Reaper grinned, as Acnologia laughed and dodged the spikes, when suddenly, he turned around to see a giant electric fireball strike him, sending him flying away from the two

Cole whistled as the fireball struck Acnologia's body, the two watched as his body flew all the way to the Castle, where it crashed into the Eclipse gate.

Acnologia's fall had completely destroyed the eclipse gate, soon after which all the dragon's bodies began getting covered with a yellow aura

Jellal watched as Kuo's and Future Rogue's body got covered with a yellow aura

'The effect of the Eclipse gate is gone, the gate must have been destroyed' he said, as he watched their bodies fade away

The dragons rampaging through the city had their bodies fade away, and so did Acnologia's body

Cole walked towards Future Wendy's body, he knelt and held her as the yellow aura surrounded her.

'Rest in peace, kid' whispered Cole, right after which her body faded away. The clouds began to disappear, and the light of the moon shun around Cole and Reaper

'They did it!' exclaimed Gray and the other members as the raised their arms in celebration

Wendy felt enthusiastic and looked at the night sky.

'Yeah!' she added with a smile

Future Wendy wakes up in lying in an open field, where she looks around in surprise

'Hey Wendy!' a sound familiar to her catches her attention

'Cole?' she whispered, soon after which she looks at Cole standing right behind her

'Come on, everyone else is waiting for you!' Cole added with a smile, right after which Wendy got up, and the two walked together

Cole took a deep breath, then turned to see Reaper staring at Ursa's body

'Reaper, just wanted to say, I couldn't have done it without you' said Cole as he stood beside him, both standing in front of Ursa

'Kid didn't deserve to die' replied Reaper, right after which Cole kept his hand on Reaper's shoulder

'It's alright' said Cole, soon after which Reaper grinned

Reaper knelt and kept his palm on Ursa's body, soon after which red lightning began surrounding her completely

'Reaper, what are you doing?' asked Cole

'Doing what's right' replied Reaper, right after which he stood up and turned around. He then immediately fell on the ground, Cole rushed towards him, only to be halted by Reaper raising his arm

'Half as long' said Reaper, as he gave a smile, with his body flickering

Cole paused, as the flashes of his fights with Reaper went through his mind. He felt like he knew what was about to come

'Twice as bright..' replied Cole, soon after which Reaper closed his eyes and his body disintegrated completely

'Goodbye, Reaper' whispered Cole, soon after which he walked towards the scythe left by him. Cole held onto the scythe and then kept it along with his amp