Reviews are Nice; The pairings are NOT decided yet. I get people like Vander/Lucy, I like them too, they're adorable when she's sassy and keeps up with him, but...I really don't know if they will get together or if it will be a friendship...or how far this darkness is going to go.

I don't own Fairy Tail. Mashima Does.

I don't own the Pradesh Clan. Desna does (and thank you for them).

I own the Storyline. That's it. Apparently I have also adopted "Good Hestor".

I also own All Things "Bellum" in this Story. it's my original creation, including the characters within the country.

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Lucy looked out over the city as she watched the dragons roar and storm through it. Her eyes were glassy as she sat on the edge of the wool bed that Hestor was resting on. Her hand often strayed to his neck, checking his pulse and sighing absently as she felt it strong beneath the skin. She wanted to be part of this fight, but she knew she was no match for a dragon. She knew of six dragon slayers that were there: Laxus, Natsu, Cris, Wendy and the Twin Dragon Slayers from Sabertooth. That just meant they had to deal with them. It seemed Natsu had 'tamed' the fire dragon and she was going to take it. That evened the odds out for them and she smiled as she saw gold flash in the distance before magic tore through the air and she saw rubble lift and then fall onto one of the dragons.

Despite everything, she was sad as she looked around where she was. Eleven dead Celestial Mages. Mages she had wanted to save and her heart ached. They hadn't been able to do anything for them and Lucy felt it weigh heavily on her mind. She glanced at the pink wool covered bodies again and brought a hand to her mouth as she felt bile rise in her throat. The blonde wasn't sure she'd ever get used to death and she let out a shuddering breath as she pushed the urge to throw up down.

Golden eyes drifted to the now tied up, yet still out cold, Hisui. Her brows furrowed and she half turned as the doors that lead to the interior of the castle burst open. The blonde woman stared at the guards that filed out and then to Aracadios. Lucy waited, to see what the man would do, but she could feel her spirits clamouring to be let out. She was feeling tired and weak, her outburst earlier, using all the Zodiacs for that few moments had taken its toll on her.

The Knight looked at her, "you are under ar-"

"I would chose your words carefully," Lucy spoke in an even and measured tone, causing the man to pause, "The Crown Princess Hisui has committed crimes that equate to eleven murders of Celestial Mages, attempted murder of no less than two Mages of White Sea." She motioned as celestial fire streamed across the sky again, slamming into a dragon and sending it to the ground, "and releasing seven dragons on the Innocent people of Crocus."

"You…" Aracadios opened and shut his mouth. He had expected yelling, screaming and fighting. Not a weary looking mage with haunted eyes.

Lucy's hand went to Hestor's neck again, checking his pulse and smiling faintly down at him, "stop and think, Knight. Her actions...will be judged by the celestial Realm, as soon as the archangels return." Golden eyes slowly lifted and looked at the man, "i'm forgiving, but this is too much...and she almost killed an archangel's mate. They're cruel when that happens. You should pray she lives."

"How are you so calm?" Aracadios watched the woman warily as he stood there, holding a hand up. He could feel power curling around the woman and it made him pause.

Lucy smiled softly as she sat there, head tilting slightly and she was a vision of innocence right then, "my two mates are out there fighting, two archangels are out there, six dragon slayers. There are only two choices for me as I make sure to keep someone I've come to see as a brother safe: Wrath, or Serenity. Which would you prefer?"

The golden eyes glinted dangerously as magic swirled around her, dust picking up from the ground around the ruined area and starting to shimmer before Loke and Leon appeared, "and I am never alone. Never without someone at my side."

"...I think...we prefer Serenity."

"Good choice, go back down that hallway, check on King Toma." her voice held a power in it and Celestial Fire streamed through the air slamming into a flying dragon and sending it across the sky and the Knight's Vision.

When they slowly retreated, the two spirits moved to close the door and then turned. They smiled as they saw Lucy's eyes closing and Aries there, helping her to curl against Hestor and covering them with a blanket. The two would stand guard and allow her to rest as the others continued the battle.

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"You could give me some clues as to what I'm doing!"

Zen grinned, tucking his wings in as he dove for a dragon, a glaive appearing in his hand as he sliced through a wing membrane, "learning like this is almost as good as training, suck it up, Kaleb, follow your instincts so that you can get back to your mate."

The Evening Star felt the resolve that rose from those words as he slammed into the dragon's side, slamming it away from a building and he landed on a fence, watching Kaleb let out a wrathfilled battle cry as his word and magic mingled, tearing into the creature. He knew it was semi-cruel, but it was a good way for Kaleb to learn. Training could be useful, but there was no time and they both knew it.

His first instinct hadn't been to leave Lucy, but he knew her spirits would be there. He smiled softly as he felt her dozing and felt the spirits that were out and close to her, watching over the two. It was the serenity she had that kept him from going back to the top of the castle. He looked over his shoulder as he heard a familiar voice call out and jumped off the fence, moving to accept the hug that Arman gave him.

"What is going on?" The ambassador gave Zen a firm look.

Zen shrugged slightly and then looked up as Kaleb was taking to the air, tearing into the dragon again with strikes of a now blazing sword, "Kaleb mated. You also need to get out of the city."

"I am not leaving until I know you are all safe," Arman's voice was firm.

Zen pulled back and looked at Arman, "We're as safe as we're going to be in the middle of a fight like this." He arched an eyebrow, "So...you need to go, Dad."

"Where is Lucy? And Hestor?" The man narrowed his eyes.

Zen knew his father was worried and often worried about others before he shook his head, ignoring the rage fueled Kaleb for a moment and managing to semi-manhandle his father towards the Consulate. The grounds were mostly untouched, thanks to Runes and enchantments and he knew it was a very safe place, but he still worried, "Safe."

The Archangel sighed as he heard Natsu's cackle and saw two dragons fighting in the air, "really Dad, just...go somewhere safer."

Arman didn't get a chance to rebuff his son before Zen was taking off with a snap of his wings and watched as his second eldest child slammed into the side of the dragon Kaleb was attacking. He was shocked as he saw the wings that Kaleb had, but he assumed it would be explained when things weren't so hectic.

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Dragons, the dragon slayers had learned, were not as easy to take down as one made it sound, even given that their magic was 'designed' for it. It was well into the night and with the moon rising, Cris had gotten his second wind as mages moved through the city, putting out fires and helping where they could.

Things had been feeling almost hopeless as the smaller dragon like creatures had started overrunning the city, but the mages pressed through. Risley law had never seen something so brutal, though really, when her instincts had reached out with her magic and slammed it down on a few of them that had tried to get behind herself and her...mate...she'd given no quarter. Normally, killing wasn't something most Fiore mages did. She was panting and leaning against a wall that wasn't destroyed as a purple magic mist streamed down the street and then up towards the last dragon that was left.

A man in a long white coat walked down the street, ignoring the now melting creatures on the ground and Risley's eyes went wide. The man looked at her for a moment and grinned crookedly before looking up, "well...that's a tough fucker."

Cris instinctively put himself in between Risley and the maroon haired man. Part of the woman wanted to tell him she could take care of herself, but many knew this man. He was dangerous and she never wanted to get close to him, let alone within a few yards of him. She swallowed slightly and her hand went out, gently catching Cris' sleeve.

"What are you doing?" Cris watched the new man, feeling his dragon clamouring at what was a possible rival.

The man's eye slowly rolled towards the two, staring for a moment before he slowly looked back up, "...trying to figure out why nothing is working against that fucker mostly." he snorted at the growl from the lunar slayer, "Chill, dude, i'm not after her...I like 'em with a little more muscle."

"Excuse you!" Risley scowled at the man, eyes narrowing as her magic curled at her fingers.

The maroon haired man snorted, "Chill, Sugar Tits...I'm gay."

Risley blinked a few times and then turned red, "oh...well…"

Cris blinked and then snorted as the man continued, "though if you want to share big and ta-"

The maroon haired man slammed into the ground as Risley's eyes narrowed, "Mine!"

Cris grinned down at the woman and purred, "...by the Light... That's sexy."

Risley snorted and eyed Cris, "Mine."

The grin on the Lunar slayer's face grew as his eyes held a heated look, "and you are mine." he let out a growl as he drug the woman into a heated kiss that had her mewling.

"Gag!" The maroon haired man groaned as he lay there, grunting as the gravity around him got worse and he swore a few ribs were creaking, "fuck, lemme up!"

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Lucy groaned as she was jolted awake. She heard Zen yelling through their bond and her head lolled as she focused and looked up, "..fuck my life."

All she saw was a golden backlit...dragon falling towards her. The woman let out a scream before Genbu swirled into existence, water flowing seemingly from the sky before making a funnel of sorts right towards the gate. They had been watching as the slayers and archangels had taken out five of the seven dragons, leaving this one, but it seemed the hide was far too hard to actually get pierced too deeply. They'd have to work on it.

He ignored Lucy's scream as she threw herself over Hestor, half wrapping around his head and he looked over in amusement as the dragon crashed down, the gate shattering at the impact. The two Frantic archangels gave him hope, even as the dead bodies of the dragons that were now littered around Crocus started to swirl away as the magic of the gate was fully broken.

"Down boys, they're fine," The Spirit arched an eyebrow as the two glowered at him and then rolled his eyes as he dropped the shield, watching them rush to the two Celestial mages. He crossed his arms on his chest, watching as they fussed over the two and then snorted as he saw shadows curl around and Vander checking on Lucy as well. "...this is almost adorable."

Lucy let out a whine as she clung to Zen and then managed to somehow cling to Vander as well, sniffling and taking comfort from them. They could both feel how mentally exhausted she was and her magic wasn't faring much better.

The Archangel looked at Genbu and the King of the North nodded before swirling away, leaving a blue wisp of magic in his wake. Zen let out a soft sigh as he buried his face in Lucy's hair, mumbling, "you know…"

Vander snorted, "Don't say it...she probably has just enough energy to punch you."

Kaleb had pulled Hestor to him, face buried in the silver blond hair as he tucked the other's head beneath his chin. The small groan had him smiling as he pressed a light kiss against the soft hair and murmured, "wake up, sleeping beauty."

Hestor's brow furrowed and he let out a low groan before he let out a shuddering breath. His mind slowly working as his eyes started to open, "I feel like i've been run over."

Vander looked over and grinned, "Got your world rocked that good, huh?"

Hestor let out an annoyed sound, "...is there anyway i can get you to assign him really stupid jobs in the job system?"

"We're getting Married, you'll have all the access you want." Kaleb let out a soft chuckle as he sat there, "Careful, Van…" He could clearly see the little cackling Chibi-Hestor within his mate's mind, made even funnier by the fact that it was Vander he had under his foot.

Zen looked to the side, "So...Hisui…"

Hestor groaned a bit and sighed, "need to rest more.." his lips quirked as he shifted a bit.

Lucy mumbled, looking at Hestor from where she was curled between Zen and Vander, "politely ask Kaleb to lend you power."

Hestor's mind slowly worked, eyes tracking left and right a bit before he nodded, "Right." he smiled softly, "Le-" he didn't get the sentence out as he felt the mindbender push magic into him. It was a rush, but at the same time, with his magical pathways raw from everything, it hurt. He let out a sound and his fist lashed out, slamming into Kaleb's stomach as he choked out, "gentle!"

Kaleb grunted at the impact and mumbled an apologetic 'sorry' that didn't sound too much like he was that sorry for anything other than making the other hit him. Hestor snorted as he took a moment, letting the magic settle into him and taking deep breaths.

The man didn't call on the keys just yet, taking a moment to feel the different magic that flowed through him, making sure that it wasn't going to overwhelm him and he smiled as his eyes eventually opened. He carefully held out his hands, ten keys falling into them from requip space and his voice was strong, but soft when he finally spoke, "I call upon the Celestial Realms, undo the ten locks, open the doors to the halls of two truths, let judgement come for those that are wicked."

Magic swirled around the five and then struck out at Hisui while the area around them changed. Hestor slowly looked around and licked his lips, "There's...more than just the spirits needed here."

Indeed, around them were many spirits, even as Hisui was on a large dias, still out cold. Everyone's eyes looked around, Lucy mumbling as she named the ones she knew, Kaleb and Zen both saying others. The mindbender frowned and looked at his brother, who simply tapped his head and shrugged. Zen just knew spirits by looking at them. It would make sense that Kaleb now had that knowledge as well.

It was three figures in robes that looked like the night sky that caught their eyes though. Two tall, broad ones and one slender and obviously feminine one. Power curled over them as silver and black platforms rose, each having a shrouded body on them. The female moved to each, the two larger figures following her and there was silence as each shroud was pulled back, the woman's voice soft, heart broken as she said each name, with an undertone of Fury, "Bero...Katja….Eliene…..Koeria….Celeste….Mikel….Amee….Castor...Jacques…" she let out a pained sound, "Sorano...Yukino…" tears fell from the hooded face as the woman collapsed, letting out a wail, "My children. So many of my children are dead now!"

The two figures slowly helped her up, holding her gently by each arm, they both leaned down, speaking softly in a language that it seemed no one understood before gold flashed beneath the woman's hood, "I want her dead, Orion! I have kept some of these so hidden for centuries! From all of you to rekindle the lost families!" her voice rose in a pitch of fury, "You will grant me my pound of flesh! we have abided by the agreement we will not directly interfere but we are done now!"

There was no mistaking who she was talking to as the Celestial Spirit King actually knelt, head bowed, "as you wish."

"And I want the culprit behind this," One of the males spoke, voice rich and deep, "we know it was one of yours, Orion, this may not have been the outcome that they were looking for…" The hood turned towards Hisui, golden eyes blazing from the shadowed hood, "because...I do not believe whoever it is would wish death upon the Summoners, it was human greed and ignorance...but someone wanted as many as possible in a place where…" He trailed off, a hand motioning towards the five mages that were debating on if they should talk. "They would be."

There was a scoff as Genbu walked up behind the five, "There's only one person that has ever made it a personal goal to mess with the Archangels, My Lady, My lords."

The other male spoke, voice cold, detached, as red eyes smouldered in the darkness, "Bring her to us. She will be judged as well."