Chapter 17: Wizards Beliefs, New Demons.
Back in earthland.
Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Wendy, and Carla arrived at the gateway. "Let's activate the gateway."
Together they reached out their arms at the end of the hands were glowing which activated the gateway and the portal opened then sucked them in.
"This is too much!" Happy screamed.
"Let's go find our friends!" Natsu proclaimed.
"I just hope we end up safely!" Lucy added.
"Here we go!" Wendy yelled.
"Talk about a one way trip!" Carla screamed.
Meanwhile Wave returned to the Capital while Koro and Seryu walked through the hallway.
Two Guards noticed Seryu's eye. "What happened her?"
"Don't know, maybe little kitty scratched her." The 2nd guard chuckled quietly.
Despite the quiet laughing from the Guards Seryu was able to hear them but she kept her cool and just kept walking.
In the Conference Room.
Esdeath was talking with Bols.
"Listen, I have a question about something I've been feeling." The General stated.
"What is it? The masked man asked.
"First I want to keep this between us for now, anyway I've been feeling a burn inside me, honestly I not only found out that Gray is member of Night Raid, but that he has a girlfriend, or so it seems." Esdeath explained.
Bols was surprised yet the other side he was interested. "Ok, go on."
"Ever since I recovered I keep seeing Gray and this other girl hugging, whenever I do, I feel something burning inside me, do you know what I'm feeling?"
Bols put his hands under chin before answering. "Its looks like you have jealousy, see jealousy is a feeling people feel when something makes them feel jealousy mainly jealousy works in different ways."
"Really, can you give me examples?" Esdeath asked seemingly interested.
"First, like say a child saw another kid with amazing toy or anything else that looks amazing, that kid would get jealous, as an adult seeing some other adult have something that's amazing that adult would be make that adult feel jealous." Bols explained pointing with his finger. "However the jealousy you feel is different, from what you telling me, this girl you speak of that's with Gray, as we know you love him, however seeing this other girl with him is making you feel jealous of her."
Esdeath tilt her head down. "(I see, this what I'm feeling, its jealousy, I'm feeling jealous of that girl Juvia.)" She thought. "Thank you Bols, I appreciate it."
Bols bowed his head down slightly. "Your weclome anyway, I..."
The door opened with Wave coming inside. "Oh, its about time, you returned, where is Seryu and Koro?"
The country boy heistated to answer. "I...I..."
"Seryu!" A voice exclaimed.
They went to the hallway where Seryu was and she was kneeling down.
Run approached his comrade then crouched down and saw the flesh near her left eye was damaged. "Oh my, what happened to your face?"
"Goodness, we need to get her wound cleaned up." Bols suggested.
"Right, Koro, Bols, and Run take her to medicial room while I talk with Wave." Esdeath ordered.
"Wait..." He was grabbed by the General's hand and taken back to the conference room. "Now take a seat."
Wave took his seat while the General stood up in front of him. "Now tell me, what happened to Seryu's face?"
"She...she..." He stammered as he gulped.
"I'm waiting." Esdeath said slightly impatient.
"You ordered us both to find three thieves, Seryu caught them and tied them up, she executed two, however before she could kill the last one, she was attacked." Wave explained lowering his head.
Esdeath's eye brow raised. "I see, where are Seryu's attacker for that matter who were they?"
"I'm afraid they gotten away along with the last thief as who they were, I don't know I arrived too late to get a describing." Wave lowered his head as he felt a slap from the General's hand.
"Ugh, what a shame, I'm disappointed in you again, not only did you not get to Seryu in time but you didn't get a chance to identify her attackers not to mention you both let the last thief to escape, however her condition needs treated, so for now I'll let this pass cause we'll need her to hunt down Night Raid, however if you severely disappoint me again then I will decide what punishment I shall give you." Esdeath warned with a cold stare. "Is that understood?"
Wave looked up slightly scared. "Yes, ma'am, crystal clear."
Shortly the left side of Sery's face was bandaged but her eye wasn't covered only the would.
"The doctor said her face isn't badly damaged but he suggested she shouldn't do much." Run said. "Beyond that we were able to get some medicine for her injuries, so before she leaves she'll not only need to take this medicine to rub on her face, also every night she'll need to rub the medicine on and then in the morning she'll have change the bandage, and her wound should heal in a week or less.
Seryu gritted her teeth in frustration. "Just great, I can't hardly get to serve justice because Wave was slow to get to me and identify my attackers!"
"Hey, if I wasn't there you would still be on the ground with that wound on your face!" Wave spatted offended.
"That's enough!" The General yelled.
"She's right, this isn't to the time be arguing with each other!" Bols agreed.
"All that matters is that Seryu and Koro weren't killed." Run stated.
Wave calmed down as Seryu still had her angered face. "Whoever my attackers were, I'll make them pay for what they did to me." Koro barked viciously.
Esdeath smiled wickedly. "I'm sure you will."
Natsu and his friends arrived in a snow outskirt village.
"Brr, this place is cold." Happy shivered.
"No joke, this place has so much snow." Carla commented covering herself with her arms.
Lucy wasn't taken this cold well. "Great, we end up in a snow land."
Natsu just grinned. "Its no big deal, so maybe the people here can help us."
"Aye, maybe we can find some food, maybe fish." Happy drooled.
They walked up the dirt path.
"It maybe cold out here, but why aren't there no people out?" Happy asked.
"Its cold, nobody will go out when its cold, tom cat." Carla answered sighing.
"No, he's sort has a point, I mean, sure its cold, but there aren't any travelers around." Lucy said putting her finger under her chin.
"Aaaaah!"
Team Natsu looked to see where the scream they heard and saw a woman in a cloak with a young little boy being chased by humanoid danger beast.
"What in the world is that?" Wendy asked with a gasp.
Lucy was quite shaking by the creature. "That thing looks like a human almost."
"Yeah, those two people look like they're going to be eaten." Carla said worriedly.
Natsu growled and ran over to the humanoid Danger Beast just as the mother tripped scraping her leg on a rock.
The daughter went over to her mother and then knelt down at her.
The mother was barely moving. "My daughter save yourself."
The humanoid Danger Beast leaped towards the mother and her son.
Natsu then jumped at the Danger Beast human. "FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST!"
The pinkette man punched the humanoid Danger beast in the face with a flaming fist knocking to the ground.
"Let's help those two!" Wendy declared.
"Right!" Lucy agreed taking out one of her golden keys.
"Aye!" Happy's wings appeared.
"Let's stop this beast!" Carla flew up too with her wings.
The girl noticed the strangers. "Who are you guys?"
The mother glanced at them too.
From afar was Spear and her father Chouri were watching this fight. "Could they be..."
"NOW OPEN THE GATE OF THE BULL: TAURUS!" Lucy declared as she put her key straight down as the tall bull appeared with large axe.
"Whoa, where'd that cow come from?" Spear asked.
"Moow, let's party!" Taurus declared as he swung down his ax which sliced the humanoid Danger Beast in half.
"Talk about disgusting." Carla commented.
Just then another Danger Beast with a lizard like face appeared snarling.
"SKY DRAGON'S WING ATTACK!" Wendy swung her arms creating a strong wind that blew away the Danger Beast lizard.
"FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR!"
Natsu unleashed his breath attack which engulfed the last Danger Beast and burned it the ground.
"OH YEAH!" Natsu jumped in joy.
"Alright!" Wendy added cheerfully.
"WE DID IT!" Lucy cheered.
"How about a smooch from you, Lucy?" Taurus asked drooling and pink hearts in his eyes.
"Go home!" The blonde girl commanded as the muscle bull disappeared.
Spear and Chouri were amazed what they just saw.
The mother's leg was bleeding. "I'm not sure, I can walk."
Wendy knelt down to the mother and put her arms out then her hands began to glow.
Seconds later the mother opened her eyes was healed. "What's this, my leg isn't..." She looked at her daughter who was surprised and relieved. "Mommy!"
Natsu and his friends smiled.
"Nice to see, your mother is fine." Lucy said relieved.
"Good thing, we had Wendy with us." Natsu smiled brightly.
"Aye sir, don't forget Carla too" Happy commented.
Spear approached them. "Excuse me, are you guys not from around here?"
The wizards look at the girl. "Are you talking to us?" Natsu spoke.
Spear and her father talked to the wizards in their hut house in the village in the snow land outskirt.
Natsu and his friends were told of the corruption which left them horrified yet angry but to learn that the poor and weak are suffering severely.
"Those scums, making the innocent suffer while the strong are surviving." Natsu growled clenching his hands.
Lucy was disgusted and scared. "This place is horrible, to think such bloodshed and war is happening everyday of this point."
"Aye, this ain't cool." Happy muttered.
Wendy was silent with disgusted look. "That for sure, hearing about this Esdeath woman sounds just as worse."
Carla's eyes were shut with a disgusted look. "(To think most humans here are just as messed, this world couldn't be more messed up that it is.)"
Spear cleared her throat. "Anyway, I was going to meet with two spies from the Revolotionary Army in nearby forest next to Capital."
"Isn't that dangerous?" Lucy asked concerned.
Father decided to speak. "Yes, but we have ways to making sure we won't get seen by the Jaegers, or anyone else from the Empire."
Natsu put his fist into his hand's palm. "Heh, heh, I say we come along after all we still need to find some friends of ours."
Wendy smiled agreeing to other Dragon Slayer's statement.
Carla smiled. "I agree, our friends might be out there."
Lucy was little scared but knew her friends were right. "Right, we need to find our friends!"
"In that case, I'll escort you guys to the location where my father and I are going to meet the two Revolution spies." Spear said. "I mean they should have info on your friends."
Wizards smiled joyfully.
Team Natsu was riding in one carriage while Spear rode with her father in their own carriage.
Natsu was groaning. "Oh, did we have to take a carrage?"
Wendy used her healing magic again. "Don't worry, this will make you feel good for awhile until we get there."
"Natsu smiled brightly. "Man, I still wish we rode on horses."
"Quit your whining." Lucy groaned.
Night Raid was in the meeting room.
"Everyone, the Revolutionary Army is raising as we speak, its time for me to explain our first order of business!" Najenda announced. "Have you heard of the pact Religious known as Path of Peace?"
"People that believes a person's good deeds that determines among jeopardy of life." Chelsea answered.
Tatsumi realized something. "Oh yeah, I remember that something happening in my village, in fact the day I left for the Capital, the mayor gave a statue of their god."
Najenda looked at the map on the table in front of her and the team. "In the pass ten years more and more people have been joining, influences are quite high in eastern part of the Capital, we have a reasont to believe they're taking up arms, to take a relgious rebelling!"
Everyone narrowed their eyes in surprise.
"Therefore the plan is to use that to our advantage!"
Tatsumi abrutly got from his seat as Gray stomped his foot. "WAIT A SECOND!"
"Did you morons have to be loud?" Gajeel asked rubbing his ears.
"Do you know how many could die in this rebellion?!" Tatsumi and Gray asked together.
"Amazing, they agree on something too." Mira commented.
"Like how Gray and Natsu agree on somethings too." Elfman muttered.
"I agree with them, should we try to stifull it or something?" Erza asked seemingly not liking the idea.
"This country has just come this close to its end." Najenda stated crushing her cigarette.
Tatsumi and Gray lowered their heads.
"Before you and Ice boy burst a vessel, remember the before the Ban Tribe Revolt?" Chelsea asked.
"Yeah, including the Hero from the North, remember?" Lubbock added.
"They were both revolts that were suppressed by Esdeath, their mistake was the oppose the Empire all by themselves." Chelsea explained.
"Yeah, the Empire is still incredibly powerful after a while the Path of Peace's insurrection would be suppressed as well with large amounts of people killed in the end." Lubbock added.
"Yes, when that happens the Revolutionary Army will make its move when the Path of Peace beings to their armed uprising and we have the tribe in the west being an attack as well." Najenda explained putting her head on the map. "Secondly when that happens the Empire will be forced to defend both sides of the boarder, however that won't be enough so for the finishing blow so the Revolutionary Army will cause a riot in the south as soon as we march into the Capital then Empire will bring brought down to its knees."
"I see, we're planning a three way offensive." Mira stated. "Sounds like a plan to me." Elfman grinned.
"Yeah, I can hardly wait to take out those bastards." Gajeel added cracking his knuckles. "Yeah, we can be sure we'll keep fighting." Lily added with a smile.
"The Empire has a history of understimated us, however they don't know that we have trump cards like the wizards." Najenda added.
"We're your trump cards?" Erza asked surprised.
"I think I like that." Gajeel stated cracking his knuckles. "Besides we get to kick those Empire punks butts."
"Don't worry, we'll make sure all of you guys will be safe meaning some of us will be a serprate group but I'll get to that in a bit." Najenda stated. "Anyway, the starting point is the Frontier of the Empire to get to the Capital from there, they'll need a cut through several forts and castles, luckily we've already arranged betrayals by the crown princes of several of the castles since there were many cases where those who were taking their jobs seriously were demoted, it was a simple matter to convince them."
The Night Raid eye patch woman moved a check point chest on the map. "Therefore it should be a quite a sight, our forces will be able to storm the capital to claim castle after castle without spilling any more amount of blood, also the Empire will send their Trump Card General Budo and the royal guards which works in our favor."
"This will be the perfect to kill the source behind this." Akame pointed out.
"The source of this, I assume its that Minister you guys are talking about?" Mira asked.
"Yes, once we kill, rip the empire apart from the inside." Akame replied.
"Minister Honest is pretty slick." Lubbock stated.
"I see, so he would likely try to escape." Taran commented.
"Right, but that won't matter I'll find him and make him pay for this mess with his face." Leone stated cracking her knuckles.
"However we promised the Western Tribe to give them back their land." Najenda spoke.
"I have feeling that was the case after all, part of the western territory was orginally owned by the foreign tribes." Mine stated as she gripped her right arm using left hand.
Tatsumi glanced at her. "(Oh yeah, I forgot that Mine's blood's comes from half of a western tribe.)"
"After the Empire falls and its laws will disappear, the angry citizens will also abate." Najenda added. "If we continue to move things smoothly towards the sinking of the Capital, there won't be much bloodshed."
"Gray, Tatsumi, you and the Earthland Wizards understand?" Chelsea asked.
"Yeah, sorry we lost our cool." Tatsumi said lowering his head with guilt. "Me too." Gray added bowing his head.
"If the plans have been made then all there is left to do is to execute, but...the reason as to we can't do that yet must be connected to the job this time." Susanoo said as his face had a smile. "As one would expect from my Master!"
"That's exactly it, Susanoo!" Najenda squealed excitedly.
Lubbock growled lowly with a jealous stare.
The leader cleared her throat. "Ahem, at the moment the Path of Peace is the key to everything, but there's one problem..."
Everyone narrowed their eyes at the Leader. "There seems to be some commotion going on within, Far East of the Capital, there is man named Borick, a spy sent by the Minister, his goal is to sieze the Path of Peace, and stop the Armed uprising from happening."
"What a sneaky rat!" Taran remarked.
"He also plans to kill the lord and make him into a true God, and stand at the peak himself." Najenda added.
"Isn't there anyway you could pass information to them and prevent that?" Tatsumi asked.
"There's a group withing that sides with Borick and they have a great deal of influence, they also are back up of the Empire too." Najenda replied.
""This is most replusive part of the Minister, he doesn't even try to suppress the outer parts and instead tries to seize the inner workings." Chelsea added. "That's what this mission is this time."
"Yes, therefore we must go the headquarters of the Path of Peace and defeat Borick." Najenda stated. "There's more, we have information about him mixing drugs into the food of small percentages of adherents, once they're addicted the fiend uses them as loyal playtoys."
"Such a pig!" Juvia spatted in disgust.
"No joke, a scumbag!" Mira added showing a great disgusted look.
"He's no man, he's a sick pervert!" Elfman proclaimed raising his fists.
"The nerve of that man." Lisanna commented with angry eyes.
"I agree with them!" Lubbock protested. "He's probably playing with of women by now!"
"To put drug in food is nothing more than a insult to food..." Susanoo added.
"WE SHALL NEVER FORGIVE HIM!" They protested together angrily.
""You six guyus are angry yet your point is off." Najenda muttered with a sweatdrop.
"If we don't stop this pig, he'll keep drugging more and more people." Leone commented.
"Also we can't forget about the Jaegers either as long as Esdeath is calling the shots, they might as well be a private army of the Empire." Najenda stated. "However since they don't know we have other Wizards on our side but they know of Gray's magic, so you and Juvia have to be careful."
The two wizards looked at her. "Esdeath now knows of your Ice Maker Magic and Ice Demon Slayer Magic, as for you Juvia I have no doubt once she encounters you, she might kill you so that she can have Gray to herself."
"No joke, Esdeath might still be in love with Gray, so she might see Juvia as a rival." Mira commented.
Juvia's eyes wide with surprise, she never thought someone would see her as a rival from her point she only saw Lucy as a rival(Even though Lucy doesn't have romantic feelings for Gray).
"Anyway, we must lure the Jaegers out as well." Chelsea suggested.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Mine said rising her arm up.
"If the opporunity presents itself, also we have requests to kill Kurome and Bols." Najenda stated.
The Take Over siblings were troubled at that request on killing a sibling such as Kurome but they kept quiet.
"Gray, you should be able to fight familiar faces, right?" Najenda asked as she then glanced at Tatsumi. "As for you Tatsumi, will you be able to handle this much too?"
Gray lowered his head. "(Wave is a good guy, Bols is nice despite his work yet he's a good cook even has a wife and daughter, Run seems nice too, however if I know them like I do, they won't let anyone get harm anyone that's on their team, so if I face one of them, then I have no choice but to fight...but.)"
Juvia looked at her love interest's face putting her hand on his shoulder. "(Gray, its ok.)"
Tatsumi had his own thoughts. "(I know that killing is too much, but Seryu the Imperial Guard I met killed Sheele, therefore I had to accept this work cause of my village that is starving, so I have no choice.)"
Gray looked up while clenching his head. "I won't hold back, also my friends from Fairy Tail and Taran, I know we don't kill back in our world but this Empire needs to be stopped so the people here can live in peaceful life and bright future besides my guild and others fight for the good of humanity like we always had!"
His Fairy Tail members smiled as Gray glanced at Taran. "As for you Taran, you're not a Fairy tail wizard, but I consider as my friends."
This surprised the Psychic Wizard. "Why, you forget I was going to be member of Avatar."
"Even so, after all we been through, you should know what friendship is like, I know you still have goodness inside that's what I believe." Gray replied. "I believed that cause in a way you sorta of remind of another friend who had trouble what was alluded her all along."
His thoughts were referring to Ultear who was feeling she was still rotten to the core but she used a spell to save his life.
Taran faintly smiled and felt something inside her feel slightly warm. "Thanks."
"I knew what I was getting into as well, I won't hesitate to kill anyone that isn't a target nor the fact that's a threat or bringing harm to a innocent person!" Tatsumi spoke.
Every Night Raid smiled at the boys speech.
"(Tatsumi and Gray do have a certain resolve in their eyes, hopefully none of them including the wizards won't feel any sympathy for the enemies and get killed.)" Chelsea thought as she realized what she just said. "(Wait, for a sec I can't stop worrying about them both.)"
Esdeath was sitting on a chair in her bedroom. "(Gray Fullbuster, I'll be sure to find you before anyone else does, if Juvia tries to protect you I won't show her mercy unless you surrender to yourself to me and will remain with me forever.)"
In a location next to the Capital.
Spear's carrages stopped as they did everyone got out.
Two revolution spies, a tall man with short black hair and short young girl with brown hair came out from behind a few trees.
"Are those the spies?" Natsu pointed.
"Oh, who are those four?" The revolution female spy asked.
Spear knew it wasn't to explain much. "Some people that might be from Earthland."
This got the wizards to gasp quietly.
The tall muscle man gasped too. "Wait, you mean like those wizards with Night Raid?"
"What is Night Paid?" Natsu asked.
"Its Night Raid!" Spear shouted.
Lucy wasn't surprised about Natsu's memory remembering he used to prounce her name wrong.
"Anyway, my name is Ritone." The short black haired man said motion his hand up.
"My name is Pais, Ritone is my partner and boyfriend." the brown haired girl.
"Aw, that's cute." Wendy said cutely however a thought came what the other thing the tall muscle man said. "Wait, you said wizards were in Night Raid, did you not?"
"Yes, the boss of Night Raid Najenda told us and some of the Revolution army about them, they were really a big help to them." The young revolution female spy answered. "As you Spear told you probably, Night Raid is a group of assassins that take out any villains that were working with the Empire."
"When you say take out, you mean kill?" Lucy asked nervously.
"I know its horrible, but the targets are just worse, see some torture the weak or have them executed in public." Spear said lowering her head. "My father and I were almost killed by three Beasts from the Capital, but we were saved."
"We heard, Spear told us that some chick Esdeath was just as worse." Natsu said.
"I'm afraid that's not just worse." Pais spoke. "Esdeath is rotting to the core, she kills people enjoying the bloodshed she causes."
"She sounds scary." Lucy said shaken a bit.
"Anyway, Night Raid is planning on going to the Kyoroch to assassinate Borick." The Revolution tall man said.
"Who is Borick?" Natsu asked.
"He's a man that's a spy in the town of Kyoroch, we were informed that he's drugging women's food and drinks." Spear explained. "Not only that, he plans on killing the Found Lord and take the Path of the Peace to himself."
Natsu growled at what he was hearing. "That scumbag, he'll pay for what his actions."
Spear admired the Dragon Slayer's spirit.
"Man, this world is more messed up than we thought." Carla commented.
"Yeah, this empire is such darkness inside." Lucy said frighteningly.
"Even so, we need to find our friends." Wendy suggested.
"Aye, so we need to get this Kyoroch place!" Happy declared.
The Revolution spies nodded and approached the wizards handing them a map.
"What is this?" Natsu asked.
"Its a map, showing where to get Kyoroch." The female spy answered. "As we told you all, Night Raid is journeying there, but will have to cross a valley, so no doubt they'll be going there, but I have feeling they might run into trouble."
"Can we get a bite to eat?" Natsu asked as his stomach growled.
"Yeah, I want some fish." Happy waved his arms.
His friends did the anime fall. "Aah!"
"Don't worry, they won't leave so soon, they'll probably still planning their strategy." Pais spoke.
Spear cleared her throat. "Anyway, there's a diner in the Capital, so I'll be waiting outside the capital resting while you guys eat."
Natsu and his friends went to the diner.
Some people stared at them. "Are they staring at us?" Lucy asked nervously.
"Guess they haven't seen us before." Carla whispered.
"Perhaps, but don't do anything to cause any suspiciousness." Natsu added.
Soon later they ate, as usually Natsu and Happy ate fast like pigs, Lucy was eating slowly so did Wendy and Carly.
"As usually those two love to eat." Carla said looking grossed out.
"Don't worry, we'll be out of here soon." Lucy commented.
Short time later they paid for the food using the money Spear gave them.
As they exited out of the building.
Natsu got a glance of a woman holding her daughter, he noticed they looked worried so he walked over to them.
"Where are you going?" Lucy asked.
Natsu approached the two. "Excuse me, is something wrong?"
The woman and her daughter looked nervous.
Lucy approached them. "Hi, my name is Lucy."
Wendy waved smiling. "My name is Wendy, nice to meet you two."
Carla and Happy flew which surprised the girl. "Kitties!" She hugged them tightly.
"You're squeezing me." Happy groaned.
"Please, let go." Carla demanded.
At the Capital's dungeon.
Poison Ivy was awake early.
Then she heard voices outside the Palace Gardan, using her flower eye to see who was talking, she saw two Imperial Guards.
"So where was Dr Stylish's other hidden lab?" First one asked.
"I heard that there's another part of the valley leading to Kyoroch, simply put there's another path before entering the valley, but to get there you would have to get to the pass a few S-Class Mountain Danger Beasts, the types are said to be strong." The other guard replied. "To be honest, I heard Syura's team has someone that wanted to meet Dr Stylish cause of his work."
"I see, but that won't happen because he's dead." Firs Guard replied with a sigh.
The two guards then walked away "(Excellent, that could be our new hideout including to create another Hellcore and maybe more.)" Poison Ivy thought with a sinister smile.
In the Capital.
Akame and Najenda were in the city wearing their cloaks but had their hoodies off their heads.
"These people should see us." Nanjenda whispered.
"Yeah, I have also have no doubt that witness us and report to the Capital." Akame agreed.
Nearby a few cizitens looking from inside their houses saw them but kept quiet.
Later that day.
Esdeath took her team to the conference room.
"I just been told that witnesses saw Najenda and Akame walking through the city." The General announced.
"Akame and a Najenda were in the city!" Seryu exclaimed as Koro growled.
"Yes, however both went in seperate ways." Esdeath replied. "Najenda went to the East while Akame went to the south."
"If they're heading east, they'll be at the Path of Peace in Kyoroch headquarters but if they go south they'll reach a city that supports the Revolutionary Army."
"We should cut them quickly, let's go!" Wave suggested.
"No, Night Raid is well known around the Capital, also fully aware of the wanted posters around the City, our guards sensed them as since they showed up." Esdeath stated.
"Yes, however still no sign of Gray Fullbuster." Run with his hand under his chin looking concerned
"Something troubling you?" Wave asked.
"Nothing its just that I have a feeling that Gray will a tough opponent." The blonde replied.
Kurome gritted her teeth. "Man, I should've killed him when I had the chance."
"Perhaps but he would've killed you with his Magic." Wave stated.
"Either way, Gray will be a tough opponent." Esdeath added. "However for now I want him brought into custody alive."
"Why is that, I mean he's a member of Night Raid." Seryu inquired as Koro barked in agreement.
Esdeath ignored the question. "Anyway, Akame and Najenda were easily seen, meaning it sounds too easy."
"Yes, it would be a trap if they wanted to be seen in the open." Run stated.
"Right, so they lure us out the Capital." Seryu added.
Edeath narrowed her eyes. "That's how Najenda fights with a cool mind and burning heart."
"Are you saying its too dangerous to follow her?" Wave asked.
"No, she won't get away this time, after planning it safe, Night Raid has finally come out of the shadows, if it is a trap I don't care, we'll destroy them and the trap too, for now we must take them down!"
"YEAH!" Her team declared.
Then a thought occured to Wave. "I have a question about our prisoners?"
"What is it?" Esdeath asked.
"What should we do with them?" The country boy asked.
Esdeath wondered that too. "Hmm, tell you what, have them join us, as soon a night falls."
"Do you think its a good idea?" Bols asked looking concerned.
Esdeath nodded her head. "Yes, after we destroy Night Raid then we'll find a way to kill them."
Seryu smirked madly. "I like that."
Koro smirked as well. "Bark!"
Her team nodded.
Later the Jaegers left
Budo soon arrived at the dungeon. "Attention, Demons of Tartaros!"
Fang growled. "What is old geezer?"
"I suggest you watch your tongue, fiend!" Budo growled.
"Aw, are you tell Minister on me?" Fang asked in a mockery tone.
"That's enough!" Saki commanded. "Anyway, what'd you need?
"I was giving orders for you assist the Jaegers on a mission." Budo explained. "Naturally the people would be in their houses after sunset but we ordered them to get inside soon for today so you demons will be able to leave soon without causing a scene."
Saki thought about this. "(Hmm, that could be opporunity to escape, beyond that we'll be able to find this Dr Stylish's grave.)"
The Lightning Demon got up from her bed. "Understood."
"Good." Budo said as he left the dungeon.
Short time later.
Budo was escorting the Demons to the Palace gates.
Saki glanced at Poison Ivy with a nod.
The Demon Plant raised her arms in the arm. "DARK SLEEP POWDER!"
Budo turned around along with the guards as the dark blue spores was in the around and then Budo and the guards felt drowsy and fell on the ground asleep.
"LET'S GO!" Saki ordered.
The five demons dash towards the gates and ran through the city streets.
"Did you find anything more info around this Capital, Poison Ivy?" Fang asked.
"Yes, I learned this Dr Stylish has a hidden lab in a mountain ridge in the west from the Capital." The Demon Plant replied.
"Ok then, first lets' find the graveyard and find this scientist's grave." Saki stated. "Then Kay will use his Neo-Necromancer Curse to reborn this scientist into a Demon.
"YEAH!" Her Demon comrades proclaimed in unison.
Poison Ivy cleared her throat. "Oh I have something else to report, I learned the Ice Wizard and Ice Demon Slayer Gray Fullbuster is here."
The Demons gasped in shock.
"What, as in the same brat that's the son of Silver Fullbuster?!" Kay asked angrily.
"Yes, what I don't know is that, why did Esdeath and her group tell us about that." Poison Ivy said with a low growl.
"That doesn't matter, one Fairy tail Wizard isn't much a of threat, also this Night Raid doesn't have any magic!" Leon stated.
"Yes, but rememeber those Imperial Arms that the Jaegers used?" Saki asked as her group nodded. "I have feeling that this Night Raid Assassin group might have some as well."
"Even so, we'll kill any of these humans that get in our way!" Fang smirked evily. "I can't wait to cause destruction in this pathetic city!"
Kay chuckled evilly. "As well as finding humans as subjects for my experiment."
Leon was still confused. "Ok, but still why didn't Esdeath and her squad tell us about Gray, she must have kind of reason of not spilling that info to us."
Saki had a realization face and growled. "I think know why..."
Her Demon comrades looked at her. "Its because I think she's in love with him."
Her guildmates were left in awe. "Say what?"
"On that night I was on night patrol, I asked her a question on what she does these days, she mentioned she tortured prisoners and find new torture methods, however she took interest in love." Saki explained.
Fang just laughed amusingly. "That ice bitch, falling in love, that doesn't sound suitable for someone like her."
"I agree, I mean I heard she's a psychopath killer." Poison Ivy added. "Then again I overheard Run talking with the old fat Minister, mentioning Esdeath still harbored feelings for Gray, either way, I have a feeling she won't let us lay a finger on Gray."
"Even so, she or her little squad won't get in our way." Saki stated clenching her hand tightly.
Soon later.
Bols, Wave, and Kurome were riding horses through the canyon.
"We're about to face the tough criminals in the Capital not mention Gray Fullbuster the Ice Wizard who's also a Ice Demon Slayer." Bols stated. "Do you think I'll match against him and those Night Raid punks."
Wave turned to look at the masked man. "Yeah, I'll be sure to have your guys back, however defeating a Wizard won't be easy, so you two need to be careful."
Kurome smirked. "You're sweet and all saying that but its not hard to see, that you're the useless of all the Jaegers."
"What, was is that?" The country boy asked.
"I overheard that Seryu was attacked." Kurome replied.
"What, she was attacked, by who?" Bols asked.
Wave groaned for a second before speaking. "Not sure, but Seryu was safe so was Koro, however Seryu had a scratch mark on her left eye which was bandaged, though her eye was ok, I can tell she was frustrated because she lost her chance to kill the last thief."
"Or maybe its was because you weren't there in time to find out for yourself who were her attackers were, beyond that you won't last five minutes against Night Raid or Gray." Kurome remarked.
"Well, you never seen me in action!" Wave stated firmly.
"Really then show me what you have." Kurome teased.
"Knock it off you two, stop arguing!" Bols ordered.
Wave calmed down then up ahead there was a scarecrow. "Look ahead, what is that?"
"Looks like a scarecrow." Kurome answered.
"Like I said very suspicious." Bols added observing the scarecrow further.
"Keep your eyes open." Wave stated as they all got off their horses.
Mine was laying above a cliff side. "Looks like there is only three, guess Esdeath split the team."
Next to her was Taran. "Hmm, guess she couldn't resist finding the boss."
Mine took her aim at Kurome but as she did an image of Akame took her place. "(Oh, she looks like Akame, you could tell their related, Akame shouldn't be the one to kill her, I need...a perfect shot.)" She thought as she got up and cocked her Pumpkin's trigger.
She fired her Pumpkin's laser but the last second Kurome dodged it.
Susanoo emerged from the scarecrow and charged at Kurome.
"Look out!"
Wave quickly stepped in and blocked it but was sent flying away.
"Snipe may have missed but we got ride of one you." Najenda appeared behind her was Gray, Erza in her Flame Empress Armor, Tatsumi in his armor, Akame, and Leone.
"Gray, its you!" Bols exclaimed as he eyed at the red head woman. "Who are you miss?"
"I'm Erza Scarlet, I believe you know Gray." The Armor Wizard answered.
Bols gasped in surprise. "So, another wizard came from Earthland."
"Well that won't matter, Gray nearly took out the General!" Kurome shouted. "I should've killed you when I had the chance!"
Gray wasn't intimidated.
"Bols, Kurome, two of you selected as targets, prepare to die!" Najenda pointed.
"Targets." Bols said as he remembered something previously.
In his head he heard of the people he burned screaming. "I burned countless people alive, I always knew someone would come after to me..."
Then images of his wife and daughter came to his head. "However...I can't allow myself to die."
Akame approached her sister.
"Big sister."
"Hello Kurome."
Her sister put her hadns together. "Its so nice to see you." She said as she began to take out her sword so did Akame. "I can add you to Yatsufusa!"
Kurome raised her sword up as she did dark energy emerged from the air and went straight down the ground.
Then from the ground four figures emerged and then a large skeleton creature appeared and carried Kurome its claw hand.
"It took a guess whether Esdeath would split up the party, seeing this now is sure why she did, since Kurome is using Yatsufusa, it'll take more then a trap to throw her off.)" Najenda thought.
"How a battle between Imperial Arms, and with a Ice Wizard that's also a Ice Demon Slayer." Kurome chuckled.
Gray's raised an eyebrow. "Huh, wait how did you know what I was?"
The Night Raid were wondering that too.
"Kurome, focus!" Bols ordered.
The Night Raid prepared to battle.
"(The more puppets she summons the more she slows down.)" Akame thought as she dashed ahead and leaped onto the Skeleton Danger Beast. "(That works for me!)"
She leaped off the Skeleton's legs and shoulder then lunged down swinging her sword but Kurome blocked using her sword then pushed back her sister.
Akame charged at her again but then one of the puppets blocked her sword.
Seeing the puppet shocked Akame. "Natala!"
Akame dodged her former comrade's spear. "Let him rest in peace!"
Kurome charged with her sword. "Why should I do that?" She collided her sword with Akame's.
Natala charged with his spear until.
Erza out of nowhere blocked Natala's spear and using her Flame Empress' sword which set out embers as soon as her puppets spear collided with Erza's.
"What the?" Kurome asked.
Bols was shocked. "No way!"
Erza then kicked Natala in the stomach really hard making him fall on his back.
Kurome hissed at the red woman. "You'll pay for that!"
Erza swung her sword which let out a flames Kurome instantly backed away.
Bols was shocked. "(Her sword just let out more flames!)"
Natala pushed Akame off the skeleton which gave Bols a perfect shot.
Tatsumi however managed to catch her. "You can't take them on by yourself."
Akame lowered her head. "I'm sorry."
Erza went down with the others.
The S-Class Danger Skeleton Beast put Akame and Natala on side of a cliff side. "Akame, too bad you betrayed the Empire, DESTAGHOUL KILL THEM!"
Destaghoul unleashed a blue fire breath and burned everything in front of her.
After the attack was done Night Raid was separated.
"S-Class Danger Beasts are worst than we thought." Mine commented.
"Ha, that changed the terrain, but that's what I expect from Night Raid, but now there is another Wizard my comrades and I have to deal with." Kurome said chewing her cookies and suddenly had a frustrated look on her face. "Natala, I'm sorry I didn't realize there was a strong opponent like this Erza."
Natala just stared at her.
Lubbock was in the trees setting his Imperial Arms Cross Tails but heard the blast. "So battle begins, Najenda, I'll do my best to help out."
"Don't worry, you'll doing great." Levy praised who was hiding on another branch.
Gajeel and Lily were scouting around another part of the forest.
"This sucks." Gajeel groaned. "I really hope to get some Jaeger butt."
"Don't worry, we'll our chance soon or later." Lily said calmly.
Najenda and Susanno were together with Gray and Erza, they were facing the Destaghoul
"This Danger Beast's power is true to its class." The human Imperial Arms said.
"S-Class Danger Beasts, amazing just like its hard to finish an S-Class Request." Erza muttered.
"No joke, I refuse to let a skeleton beast get the better of us." Gray stated.
"Everyone work together, however Gray assist Tatsumi, and Erza look for Leone then you two assist Akame!" Najenda commanded.
Two wizards then went their way.
"Its certainly a forminble foe." Susanoo stated as she charged at the creature. "However I'll take it on while you and the others go for the other Jaegers!"
The Leader smiled. "Expected from my Imperial Arms."
Kurome was sitting on a large rock eating her cookies while Natala stood by her but was holding his stomach in pain and saw a some of his clothes burned.
Mine from afar noticed this. "(Hmm, sounds like one of the Wizards' doing, now if only I can defeat Kurome.)"
Natala spotted the pinkette girl and then his spear grew longer impaling a tree behind Mine.
(Its a Imperial Arms!)" She thought.
A girl wearing a cow girl's outfit came running down the spear wielding two pistol guns. "A Gun Slinger!"
Taran jumped from behind the bushes. "Psychic Beam!"
She unleashed psychic like beam of energy from her hands that created a magic circle and hit the cowgirl's shoulder and made her fall to the cliff's side.
"Not bad, I owe you." Mine praised.
Taran smiled. "No problem."
Tatsumi was going up against a Gorilla like Danger Beast. "Is this Danger Beast too, never seen one like this."
The Gorilla charged doing a barrage of punches then bit Tatsumi's arm but the browned haired boy punched the ape hard in the face.
Apeman recovered from the punch and charged at the young swordsman.
"ICE MAKE: FLOOR!"
Gray created ice floor underneath the Ape creature making it fall slide right into nearby trees.
Out of nowwhere man wearing a black cloak and had a red mask. "Inexperienced...inexperienced..inexperienced." He chanted.
The red masked stranger swung its blade at Tatsum's head but didn't leave a scratch. "(Man, if weren't for my armor I would be dead.)"
"What is that guy?" Gray asked.
"I failed...failed." The red masked man chanted.
Meanwhile
Akame was dodged Bols' flames. "His flames are fast, I had enough!"
"Its not wise to attack from the front!" Bols stated as he fired his flamethrower.
Akame at the last second dodged it and charged from behind but another puppet blocked her attack then pushed her away.
Leone ran over to her friend but then a whip snatched her heel and swung her into the cliff's wall. "Congratulations, you made me mad."
She got up and looked at the red spiked haired man. "I can see right through..."
The red spiked man began to swung his whip around so fast but Leone put her arms in defense. "(Damn it, my eyes can't keep up with that whip.)"
Kurome was looking down from the cliff side she was on.
"Isn't great, I have the coolest friends, Doya was an assassin sent in from the Northern Tribes you can see the confident nature that shows on on her face but she was crying and screaming when I killed her if I recall, Wall was a famous Guardmans but I killed him because he was protecting a target of mine, Apeman's a muscle head, but he's easy to control so I've added him as favorite for a while, Hentarr was a survivor from the Ban Tribes, his movements are tricky and I sure had a hard time killing him, I"m very proud now of owning him, Rokgough was a General of the Empire however he was exposed of betraying the Empire and joining the Revoluationary Army so he was assassinated, I found Destaghoul hibernating in the huge hole of a Siega, that was lucky, Natala is a friend from my childhood, he now guards me completely during Yatsfusa's activation." Kurome explained as she winked with her left eye. "I had another Danger Beast as my puppet but for now you all will have to wait."
"(So another puppet hasn't appeared yet, wonder what is.)" Tatsumi thought.
"This fight is getting more intense." Gray commented.
just then Apeman appeared it at Tatsumi but the swordsman swung his spear at the gorilla but didn't do much. "Useless, he's already dead." Kurome stated as the Ape creature grabbed hold of Tatsum's legs and slammed him into the ground.
"NOW GRAY!"
"ICE MAKE: ARROW!"
Gray created an Arrow made of ice and shot through the Apeman's head.
Kurome felt this sense. "Apeman fell, oh well, at least I still have the others."
Tatsumi took his swing with his spear and sliced off the ape's head.
Rokgough continued swinging his whip around again and again but this time Leone caught it with her hand. "Got ya."
"Don't let go of his whip!"
Najenda used her mechnical arm to punch the red head man in the stomach. "General Rokgough, I'll free you from this curse."
"Seeing the boss in action, its something seen not every time." Leone commented.
Kurome was running down towards Leone which the blonde noticed however the young Yeager girl was then engulfed in a water mass.
"What is this?" She asked as she placed back on the cliffside
Juvia appeared in front of her the black haired Jaeger girl. "Drip, drip, drop."
Kurome turned to see the water wizard. "Just what the hell are you?"
"Thanks, I owe you." Leone grinned doing a thumbs up.
Juvia smiled back and turned her attention to Kurome who was mad. "To think another person like your friend Erza and Gray is part of Night Raid, no matter my puppets and I will make sure you won't leave here alive."
The water wielder caught what the girl said. "(Puppets, that's right, her Imperial Arms allows to control to dead.)" An image of Keyes came to her head. "(To think this girl is doing what Keyes did messing the deceased like if they were his toys but to Keyes they were his subjects.)"
Erza then arrived. "Juvia, and Leone, we'll deal with her later, for now we need to assist Akame."
"Right!" The two girls proclaimed.
Mirajane was with Elfman and Lisanna somewhere in the forest with a determination looks on their faces.
Chelsea with them carrying her supplies. "For attacking whenever the opportunity arises, we're do the same."
Meanwhile in the graveyard the new Demons of Tartaros arrived at there and came to the gravestone that Dr Stylish was buried in.
"Hmm, its time." Saki stated with a malicious smile.
Fang began to dig up the grave and in the last minute, they uncovered the Scientist's body.
Kay approached the body. "Demonic Reborn!"
His Khakkhara unleashed a dark black energy and went around Dr Stylish's body.
Saki smirked evily. "We're making new Demons and then we'll focus on destroying every human in this world including Gray Fullbuster!"
Her Demon comrades began to laugh madly.
"Hold on, when I was reborn this scientist I also looked into his memories." Kay spoke.
"What kind of memories did you see?" Fang asked.
"Something that we might find useful there like more subjects for my experiment." The skeleton creature said with a sinister smile.
Dr Stylish's transformation was complete, he had demonic red eyes, with a gargoyle like face, with wings of a bats, long tail but he was still wearing his scientist uniform.
"Now say hello to Goliath the Demon Gargoyle!" Kay proclaimed. "I also added another trick to this new demon."
"What is that?" Fang asked.
"I feel we should test it." Kay suggested. "Seeing the memories in this scientist's head, I have a feeling Night Raid's base might have deceased comrade buried there."
Saki smirked. "Alright, Fang, Poison Ivy, you two stay with Kay while I and Leon head to the hidden lab on other side of the canyon, also follow Night Raid if they're going to this Kyoroch place then Gray will be with them."
Kay, Poison Ivy,and Fang nodded their heads and the Demons ran off with their new comrade.
Meanwhile in the Capital.
Budo was with the palace guards talking with Emperor and the Minister.
"General Budo, I'm quite disappointed that you let the Demons escape." Minister Honest said coldly.
Budo lowered his head. "Forgive me, they did a surprise attack on me, but more like it was from the plant demon woman, she used a sport of some kind to put my and the guards asleep."
Makoto was worried. "Alright, all we can do is hope that General Esdeath and her team will destroy those fiends before they cause a panic."
Honest was not happy but did sort of like the Emperor's suggested. "Agreed, however Budo, take some of your men to search around any areas, for the Demons and kill them."
"Understood." Budo bowed as he left the throne room.
The six supportive men were scared but kept their calm.
Fang, Poison Ivy, Goliath, and Kay arrived at the Night Raid base.
"Hmm, quite the base these humans have." Poison Ivy commented.
"Yeah, but its not as good as the hideout the Nine Demon Gates had." Fang scoffed.
"Anyway, let's search around for anything useful for my experiments." Kay commanded.
Time passes as Poison Ivy looked inside each room but found nothing until she came to a room which was Tatsumi's as she walked inside she noticed a picture of boy and a girl. "Hmm, wonder who those two kids are."
She then noticed a written on the photo. "Sayo, Ieysau, I will get stronger to see this Empire is finished, with Night Raid and the Wizards from Earthland I will make sure that happens."
Poison Ivy growled deeply. "(Wizards, there must be more of them here besides Gray Fullbuster, however if Sayo and Ieysau are dead, then that means...)"
Kay found two graves with stones on the cliffside. "Hmm, one of these corpses should be useful." He then raised his Khakkhara up. "Demonic Eyes!"
His eyes glowed red in the center of his eyes two figures of the came to his head. "(Hmm interested, that girl might be useful then the dead boy here.)"
Fang arrived seeing the look on his comrade's face. "Which body should I dig up?"
"The one on the right." Kay replied.
The Wolf demon dug up the body of Sayo.
"DEMONIC REBORN!" Kay declared rising his Khakkhara over the dead girl.
Sayo's dead body began to emerge from the ground then as she did her body began to change, she grew feathers underneath her arms, her hands and feet then changed into talon claws, she still wore her robe, on her left hand was now her Tartaro Guildmark.
Kay put his arms out smirking evilly. "SAY HELLO TO FELICITY THE HARPY DEMON!"
Fang and Poison Ivy began to laugh evilly.
Esdeath's horse stopped instantly and up ahead were gang of men with smirks on their faces and wielding knives, large axes, and spears.
"A gang of mindless meatheads." Esdeath groaned un-amused.
"They must be working with Night Raid." Seryu pointed out with a glare.
"Run and Seryu destroy most of them but leave two or three alive to keep them for me." Esdeath commanded.
Woll and Bols continued fighting Akame who was at disadvantage, not matter how she tried to attack while charging in front Bols would use his Imperial Arms to fire. "I can't attack from the front but..."
Akame began to run fast around Wall and Bols.
"Such speed." The masked Jaeger said as he took aim at Akame but missed.
"There's my chance." She charged and slide underneath Woll's legs and swung her sword at Bols but he blocked using a blade from beneath his sleeve. "A blade, he was planning to stand against Musasame."
The masked man fired his Flamethrower Imperial Arms again but Akame reflexed herself backwards barely dodged the flame. "Whoa, such reflexes." He commented.
Woll then did a sihoulette kick right at Akame and knocked her away Bols seeing his chance and was about to fire again.
SIERRA!" Bols was tackled hard and send back sliding. "What the."
"Drip, drip, drop." Juvia chanted as her body went to normal.
"Another wizard." Bols said looking frustrated. "This just got tougher."
Wall charged at the water wizard swung his large shield but Erza blocked using her Flame Empress Armor sword which damaged the center of the shield.
"I have a question for you Akame, why did you decide to join Night Raid?" Bols asked. "I would like to ask you that too, Erza Scarlet and you with the blue hair."
Akame was silent as she remember countless people she killed and then she put her left fist on her chest. "I simply chose Night Raid cause my heart told to follow the right path."
Erza decided to give an answer too. "I joined Night Raid, they still doing this for a cause, to destroy this corrupted Empire, if you or your Jaeger comrades can't see that then we're also your enemies too!"
Juvia decided to speak her piece. "I joined after hearing this Empire is corrupted, on top of that, they are kind despite their work!"
"I completely understand your reasons and what you three are saying but I have still have to kill you three despite your beliefs." Bols stated as he prepared to fire his Flamethrower again.
Erza closed her eyes. "Re-EQUIP!"
She changed into her Lightning Empress Armor.
"What the?" Bols said surprised.
She pointed her staff and lightning was struck at Wall but he blocked using his large shield but the lightning made it through thanks to the burn damage which electrocuted the sunglasses guardsman.
Akame seeing her chance swung her Musasame and sliced off Woll right left leg.
"No way." Bols said not believe the puppet was just killed but took aim.
Najenda fought against Rokgough who slammed his whip on the ground making the ground shake.
Just then the whip came from beneath the ground but Najenda used her mechnical arm to push herself away by pushing against a cliff wall. "Despite we fought together, I won't hold back!"
She then lauched out her mechncial fist but he former comrade dodged it but Najenda then pressed something on her mechnical arm. "REEL ASSAULT!"
Her mechnical hand reeled her down and then she kicked Rokgough's head off and then she began to think of time he and her talked before.
"(Let's get a drink later.)" Rokgough suggested with a smile.
Then she opened her eyes and looked to Rokgough was still standing leaving her surprised. "(What kind of Imperial Arms is Kurome using?)"
Najenda then kicked her former comrade up in the air and punched him in the stomach using her mechnical hand.
Susanoo was observing the Skeleton Danger Beast carefull and then it let out its blue light beam as he dodged it Rokgough's dead body was caught in the attack destroying him.
Susanoo landed with his arm blasted off then it regenerated. "This is difficult, I won't be defeated though."
Najenda appeared next to a edge of cliff nearby. "Its S-Class Danger Beast, are you ok?"
"Yes, I admit it hits really hard, the main problem is that." Susanno pointed out at the Skeleton's chest. "There's a bump on its chest that' been bothering me, its gotten me distracted."
"You're joking right?" Najenda asked as she sighed. "You seriously need to get over this habit of yours."
Najenda gazed up at the Danger Beast with concern. "(If someone doesn't get to Kurome soon we'll have casulities.)"
She then looked down at her Imperial Arms. "Susanoo, I'm giving you permission to use your Trump Card!"
"Understood."
Gray and Tatsumi were taking on the Hentarr together.
Hentarr charged at Gray first. "ICE MAKE: ICE SHIELD!"
The red masked warrior swung his blade but was blocked easily by the ice shield.
"This guy is fast." Tatsumi groaned.
"No joke, but I will keep fighting." Gray commented with a determined look.
Hentarr turned to see a tribesman. "Don't...don't...attack...attack...ally." He chanted surprisingly.
The tribesman then approached and took a needle and stabbed Hentarr in the head.
Gray was shocked as the tribesman revealed to be Chelsea. "Its just as Akame said to me, the puppets controlled by Yatsufusa don't have any will of their own and are unintelligible, however their feelings are still in tact into their remains." She said.
"So that's why, that Hentarr reacted like that." Gray stated. "He thought she was a tribesman from his home."
"Sorry, Hentarr but I'm not one of your allies." Chelsea apologized as the red masked man screamed in pain.
Tatsumi jumped and slashed down his spear slicing the red masked man in half.
Lisanna, Mirjane, and Elfman arrived too.
"Glad you two are ok." Lisannsa said relieved.
"You two are the man!" Elfman commented with a grin.
"Thanks." Tatsumi giggled with a bright smile.
"Gee, thanks." Gray spoke smiling too.
"Nice done, your Ice Make Magic is something." Chelsea praised as she noticed the undead ape creature "I see, you guys defeated Apeman."
"It wasn't easy, but we did." Tatsumi smiled.
Chelsea then ran off. "I have do something, you guys go help the others, Elfman, Lisa and Mira let's go!"
Gray and Tatsumi were left speechless but left to meet up with the others that were still in the canyon.
"(At this rate, I won't be able to call them failures as killers anymore, but still that was bold plan even for me, the two boys who's making me feel this way take responsiblity after this.)" Chelsea thought as images of Gray and Tatsumi came to her head.
Meanwhile Kurome was still sitting on the large rock eating her snacks. "The time between snacks sure has become short lately, at this rate I wonder if Wave is alive, he seems tough so maybe he is."
Then she felt something. "Rokough isn't moving, neither is Hentarr, guess its time." She then picked up her sword.
Wave was seen on the ground barely alive. "(I was seriously hit, if Grand Chariot sword didn't block that attack I would be dead, I have to get to Bols and Kurome, if I dont then none of them will make it out alive.)"
He stood up barely but then began to fall but then something stopped him as he looked to see who caught him it was Poison Ivy.
"What are you doing here?" He asked in a weak tone.
Poison Ivy grinned evilly.
Then the country boy saw a familiar face. "Dr Stylish, is that you?" He smiled in relief.
Dr Stylish smirked evilly. "Dr Stylish, who's that, some fashion freak, I'm Goliath the Demon Gargoyle!"
Wave was left speechless but his vision was getting blurry. "What...happened...to...you?" He fainted on the ground.
"Such a weak human." Fang chuckled amusingly.
"I admit, he's still was standing, which was quite impressive on whoever attacked him." Poison Ivy commented.
"Anyway, let's go meet up with Saki and Leon." Kay stated.
Mine was still taking on Doya with Taran.
"Psychic Control!" Taran declared using her magic to control Doya's body to stop her from moving.
"Great!" Mine then fired her Pumpkin's laser and landed a hit on Doya's stomach. "See, that's why I'm a such a badass Sniper genius."
Suddenly from behind the trees a long tongue snatched Mine. "Gross, what is this thing?!"
Taran hide behind the trees.
"Oh, its eating someone already." Kurome appeared with Natala as her side. "Anyway, this is my recruit the Kaiser Frog, I can't wait to kill Gray Fullbuster, after all he almost killed Esdeath, maybe I can make him into one of my puppets including that water freak Juvia."
Mine was now inside the Frog's mouth.
From the behind trees Taran was shocked to hear what she just heard. "(She can control people and Danger Beasts, it must be from that imperial Arms Akame mentioned about.)"
"PSYCHIC BEAM!" Kurome instantly dodged the attack.
Natala charged at the Psychic woman with his spear.
"ICE MAKE: SHIELD!" Gray created an ice shield blocking that puppets attack.
Just then Kaiser Frog was acting strange then Kurome noticed the sides of his stomach had holes which was leaking out.
Mine came out of the back of giant Frog. "Ugh, I feel I went through hell!"
"Are you two ok?" He asked.
"I'm fine." Taran answered.
"I was almost eaten by a frog!" Mine complained swinging her left arm.
Meanwhile Susanoo was preparing to use his Trump Card. "Magatama Manifestation!"
Najenda began to transfer her life forcer to her Imperial Arms. "His Trump Card, like Koro's is an increase Physical Strength, however while Koro uses his tremendous core strength, Susanno must suck the life enery of his master into the Magatama in his chest, and Manifests that power in exchange for causing his master to die after being used three times, the power is immense.)"
Susanoo's shirt tore into pieces and a device appeared behind his back, his grew horns on the side of head.
Skeleton Danger Beast fired its blue light flame again but then the device Susanoo had on his back appeared in front of him. "Yata, Mirror Shield!"
His attack absorbed the attack and fired it back at the Skeleton Danger Beast seriously damaging it.
Susanno then leaped into the air taking out a sword. "SCARED SWORD OF HEAVEN!" He slashed Destaghoul's body in half and destroyed it.
Kurome gritted at the two wizards. "You wizards really are becoming such nuisances."
Tatsumi then arrived. "What happened to you, Mine?"
Mine's clothing was falling apart even more then she noticed Tatsumi was looking at her. "Pervert, stop staring!"
"How do you know I'm staring?" Tatsumi asked.
They looked to see Susanoo carrying Najenda. "That's enough arguing!"
"Whoa, why does Susanoo look so cool?" Tatsumi asked astonished.
"I'll tell you guys later, Kurome, its over and you're outnumbered." Najenda stated.
"Mabye so, this isn't over." Kurome said with sinister smile.
Meanwhile
Bols was about to tak his aim Leone charged at him when she felt a shot hit her side. "Oh crap."
Wall used the last of his strength to shoot the blonde which Bols seeing his chance again.
"WATER SLICER!" Juvia created sing wave of multiple blades of scythes that sliced off most of the top of Bols' Rubicante. "No my Imperial Arms."
Erza approached Bols. "Listen, the reason you are targeted by Night Raid is because of the people you burned to death, did you even know that this Empire is corrupted?!"
The masked man was quiet for a sec. "To be honest I did, however I was following the Capital's orders, it might be too late for me, I always knew someone or a group would be sent to kill me."
Erza sighed. "Even so, Gray told us about you and your family, despite what you've done, you're still a good guy to your family."
"Even so, I'm not all that nice." Bols said. "However I will accept my fate besides like I said it might be too late for me."
"Now look your Imperial Arms." Juvia pointed out.
"Yes, you can't use it anymore." Leone chuckled glancing at the masked man.
"(Ugh, she's right, however...)" Bols though as he took his Flamethrower's tank and slammed it on the ground then threw it up in the air.
"What is he doing?" Leone asked.
Bols then took out a switch and pressed the button just as Erza re-equip herself into her Black wing Armor flew up carrying Akame and Leone, while Juvia used her Sierra attack to fly up.
The Natsu Team was arriving the valley.
Flashback starts.
Bols' wife was concerned yet scared. "My husband slaughtered countless villagers, despite that he knows the terrible things he did, he's really a good guy."
The daughter was getting teary eyed. "Daddy is a nice guy, I wish he would just leave the Empire, and run away with us."
Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy had their heads lowered and knew the pain of losing a parent.
Carla could tell her friends weren't taken this info too lightly.
Natsu then stood up abruptly. "Is there a place where you can leave with Bols?"
The mother looked at the pink haired boy. "Well, there's a village, that's rumored to be connected with the Revolution."
Lucy knew what her pink haired friend was thinking but decided to assist. "Listen, can you two come with us, we might be able to get you two talk to someone from the Revolution."
Bols' family was surprised. "What, are you sure, my husband..."
Natsu slammed his hand on the table. "Listen, we want to help, the reason is..." He stopped to look at Bols' daughter. "Because we know what's like to lose a parent, as for Lucy and I we both lost our fathers."
The blonde girl agreed to that after awakening from the sleep on Tenrou Island and finding out her father passed away left her sad but was happy that he loved her so much.
"Please, we'll help Bols reunite with you two." Wendy begged.
Linebreak.
"Convincing the two the Spies from Revolution and that Spear woman and her father was tough."
Flashback continues.
Spear wasn't sure about Natsu and his friends idea. "You do realize, if Bols comes to the Revolution base, we could get into trouble."
Chouri agreed. "Yes, there's no telling how much trouble we can get into, not to mention Bols will still be punished for his actions."
"We won't let that happen, its just because losing a parent is painful, we know Bols is a good person, we learned that from his family, we might be still naive about this world, but we still have our beliefs."
"What belief is that?" The Revolution female spy asked.
"That anyone can see their errors, beyond that our belief is to fight for the good of humanity, if we decided to ignore that belief, it would be betraying what we believe in." Natsu replied with a straight face.
Spear, Chouri, and the two Revolution spies were quiet.
The Team Natsu hoped the four would understand.
Spear cleared her throat. "If that's the case, we'll go with your belief, but I can't promise he won't get any welcome, also his family might be recognizable."
"Yes, they would need something to blend in." Chouri suggested.
Lucy had that covered and took out her another golden key. "OPEN THE GATE THE GIANT CRAB: CANCER!"
A human man with crab legs on his back, wielding two pairs of scissors appeared from a magic circle that was created. "Baby, what can I do for you?"
Lucy explained to the four Revolution that had her Spirit Cancer give Bols' family haircut making them look different.
Then she took out another golden key. "OPEN GATE THE MAIDEN: VIRGO!"
The maiden girl appeared. "Do you need something princess?"
Lucy again explained the idea and gave Bols' family new clothes that might help.
Flashback ends.
"Do you think we really talk some sense into Bols?" Carla asked.
"Perhaps, it won't be easy but we'll try to get him to be together with his family!" Natsu said with straight face.
Happy started to laugh happily. "Aye, like how Natsu and Wendy reunited with Igneel and Grandeeny!"
The two Dragon Slayers and the Celestial Wizard had images of their parents get into their heads, all of them smiling, remembering the good memories of them having fun and smiling together.
Natsu and Wendy then felt something strange.
"Natsu."
"Wendy."
The two Dragon Slayers gasped in realization.
"We've proud of you two, and do your best to make this world shine with happiness."
Natsu smiled brightly. "You got dad."
Wendy smiled with tears in her eyes. "Mother, I will."
End of chapter.