Hi guys Azza here!

Ok guys this is the last chapter before the main event match, amazing how this Arc has gone on for 15 chapters already but we're almost done. Honestly with how busy I've been I'm surprised I actually got this done on time but then again I actually really enjoyed writing most of this Chapter, especially the Tale From The Tale Verse at the end which might throw a lot of you off haha!

Anyway onto the reviews!

Le Phoque Blanc – Indeed it could be anything and everything however through more of the serious ones I'll drop hints to her fate but unlike some others I won't directly reveal it.

And thanks for the support (I know I say that all the time but I do genuinely mean it!) it really means a lot to me. Honestly its reviews like this that keep me going, even just a love it and keep it up they all do actually keep me going!

And yeah crafting a multiverse took a lot more work than you'd think and I'm fully aware there are retcons and stuff I need to go back and fix and I will do a proper edit of all the Volumes eventually, I've actually read them all recently and found quite a lot of errors, mistakes or lore issues that need to be ironed out with them but I want to keep pushing forward for the moment because the story is so damn long haha!

Anyway on with the story!

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Oars The Continent Puller

/Natsu's POV/

"So, what do you think?"

"I'm thinking its impressive despite the methods used to bring about its supposed revival."

"Moria called this big guy Oars, right?"

"Yeah, no idea if that's significant or not but seeing Moria's face leads me to believe it probably is."

Natsu was broken out of his thoughts as Oars took a step forward, the entire ground shaking from his weight alone as Moria's laugh echoed all around Thriller Bark.

"Oars! I want you to crush Dragneel for me at once!"

"Huh? Why the hell would I wanna do that?"

"Because Dragneel is made out of meat, the rarest and most hard to find kind you'll ever see!"

"WHAT," Oars roared as his eyes moved toward Natsu who still stood before him, coat flapping in the wind generated by the shout. "RARE MEAT!"

Watching as Oars cocked back a fist he was surprised when the arms slowly began to stretch backward before quickly realizing what was going on. Oars possessed Luffy's Shadow therefore he would possess a slightly nerfed version of his abilities to match.

"Alright then big guy," Natsu grinned as he began releasing his own power. "Give me all you've got!"

"YOU'RE MINE MEAT," Oars roared as his fist came rocketing down upon Natsu's position much to the horror of everyone else who happened to be watching the fight. "Gum Gum: Pistol!"

The place Oars struck cracked however it quickly became apparent that his fist had not made contact with the ground. Several keened eyed survivors who were watching from the safety of the forest almost fainted when they saw what lay beneath Oars' fist.

"You have brute strength I'll give you that," Natsu said as he held back the attack with his own fist. "But you have no clue about how to hone it!"

"WHAT," Moria hissed as Oars' fist was blown back with the giant beast stumbling backward slightly. "HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT!?"

"To be fair Alucard could've done that too, I'm just showing off," Natsu replied cheekily before slowly floating upward. "However, that being said I wasn't lying when I said Oars only has brute force and nothing else behind him."

"Brute strength is all Oars will ever need, SHOW HIM THE POWER OF THE MIGHTY CONTINENT PULLER, OARS!"

"This one stopped my punch … I HATE PEOPLE WHO STOP MY FUN," Oars roared as he cocked back and tried to attack again. "I'm gonna CRUSH YOU!"

"By all means do try," Natsu laughed as Oars tried the same attack once again only to miss with it striking the area behind him, demolishing everything in that area upon impact.

"Don't underestimate us Dragneel, we've barely even started," Moria shouted as Oars began charging toward him.

As he ran Oars seemed to suddenly trip and fall flat on his face, the ground shaking as if there had just been an earthquake. It took less than two seconds for Natsu to identify how Oars had fallen and he couldn't help but grin.

"Let me guess, you guys want in on this then?"

"We all know you could carry us to victory but where's the fun in that," a cheerful voice asked as he jumped atop the massive tripping hazard he'd constructed. "After all the crap that's gone down both here and on Ardorton I reckon its time to show Moria just how SUPER capable we all are!"

"Yeah I get you Franky," Natsu replied shaking his head. "But how the hell did you build something like that so quickly, and out of the castle ruins?"

"Oh this, I call this the SUPER Giant Trotter Stopper Mark II!"

"Mark II?"

"The first one got broken by a bunch of zombies."

"You're here too Usopp?"

"I'm here and I'm terrified," Usopp replied shakily. "Someone had to help out Franky to get this thing built in like ten minutes and I don't see many of the others being good enough with tools to do it!"

"See Usopp, it's like I told you-."

"ARGH! WHO TRIPPED ME!"

"SHIT, WE'RE GONNA GET CRUSHED," Usopp cried in terror as Oars began to slowly get back to his feet, rubbing the top of his head.

"Are you still yelling?"

"ZORO!"

"Stop yelling you idiot," Zoro snapped back as he hit the cowardly Sniper over the head. "If you don't want that thing to look at you then shut your mouth!"

"You're one to talk, idiot moss head."

"Oh, its you," Zoro replied dismissively as Sanji emerged from behind some rubble. "Kind of hoped that last punch killed you."

"The only one destined to die here is you!"

"Wanna bet, I'll kill you right now and prove you're first!"

"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!"

Both Zoro and Sanji were hit over the head by Nami who then turned to look up at Natsu who had moved to float next to them.

"Sorry about them Natsu I just figured if we're gonna regroup for the end of this mess they should both be here."

"Don't worry about it Nami," Natsu grinned as he looked over at the now furious Moria who was sporting a rather large welt on his head. "Right on time if you ask me!"

"HOLY CRAP IT ACTUALLY IS YOU!"

Natsu raised an eyebrow as a strange creature floated over to him and began darting around him, eyeing him curiously before suddenly shaking his hand.

"You have no idea how grateful I am to see you here Natsu!"

"Uh … yeah I can tell you're a Servant but I'm pretty sure I've never met you."

"O-oh, right," the strange creature replied. "My name is Kupo but you can also call me Mog or Moogle if you want! Anyway, I'm a Caster Class Servant who's been stuck here ever since that bastard took my Shadow away so I'm right behind you on this fight buddy!"

"Well … he's definitely enthusiastic," Ahnk replied as Natsu responded with a simple nod. "Still this should all but cement our victory with yet another Servant plus all these other survivors added to our side."

"How dare you pathetic bastards just ignore me," Moria hissed as Oars began to move once more. "Oars … WIPE OUT EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM!"

"YOU'LL ALL PAY FOR TRIPPING ME!"

"Look out guys Oars is gonna attack," Kupo shouted as several Magic Circles appeared around him. "Any of you guys who reckon you can't fight that thing fall back!"

"In other words, just leave this to us," Zoro snorted as he drew all three blades with many eyes turning toward his new blade.

"That sword right there," Natsu said suddenly as he moved down toward it, inspecting it closely. "You can feel the age behind this blade …"

"You can tell?"

"Its almost like there is a spirit calling out from it," Natsu replied as he traced a finger across its edge. "Where'd you find this?"

"I defeated one of the strong zombies who was a Samurai of Wano and he said I was worthy of it upon his defeat."

"Did he," Natsu hummed in response before backing away. "Take care of that blade Zoro for a Samurai's blade is as good as their heart."

Zoro nodded as he entered his usual offensive stance with the rest quickly returning their attention to the lumbering behemoth that was Oars.

"So how are we gonna work this?"

"First thing we need to do is immobilize him so I'll keep his punches from taking you guys out as you all knock out his legs. Once Oars is immobile, he's as good as finished with all of us here-!"

"Hold up Natsu I'll handle the support," Kupo said quickly as even more Magic Circles began appearing. "That is my defining role after all!"

"Do you think you have enough power to stop a punch from this guy though?"

"A punch from him? HA! Back in the day I had to stop Chaos you know and let me tell ya-!"

"Yeah Kupo we kind of need you to do the stopping, like NOW," Nami shouted as she pointed at the massive fist bearing down upon them.

"No sweat Nami, just sit back and watch the show kids," Kupo cried as he flew out in front of the attack with the strange red pom pom on his head glowing a bright gold colour. "Alright buddy I think its time for you to STOP!"

To the shock of almost everyone, the fist quite literally stopped in place. Oars almost immediately began trying to pull back but found that anything from his wrist forward was quite literally stuck in place.

"HUH!? MY FIST IS STUCK!?"

"What kind of power is that!?"

"HA! That'll teach you to mess with a Moogle," Kupo cheered before turning back to face the stunned group. "By the way guys this isn't permanent so by all means do go and start tearing into this jerk."

That seemed to be the cue as the gathered frontline fighter Straw Hats, Lola and her fellow survivors who were game enough to fight and Natsu all charged forward ready to strike Oars down.

"Not so fast! Shadow Shadow: Black Bog!"

"Shit, all of you get back," Natsu shouted as he blew himself back just in time to avoid being struck by the sea of Shadow.

The Shadow settled into a sort of moat around Oars' feet, one that moved with each step and prevented anyone from getting close on the ground.

"KISHISHISHI! Did you really think I'd just let you all go ahead and do something so basic!?"

"You think that'll be enough to save that little pet of yours Moria," Natsu shouted as he began flying back toward Oars. "If they can't get in close then I'll just give them a better spot to hit!"

"I won't let you strike his legs Dragneel," Moria shouted as the Shadows rose up to his height. "You won't have my greatest project!"

Natsu charged right into the Shadows, vanishing a mere inch before making contact and appeared right next to the right side of Oars' face.

"HUH!?"

"W-what-!?"

"Hybrid's Aura: Fire Dragon Monarch's Nova Fist!"

Punching Oars in the face it set off a large explosion that sent the giant crashing to the ground, the rest of the group instantly charging around the leg portion and over toward Oars' head.

"You just make this way too easy Moria," Natsu sniffed as he looked down at the Warlord who scowled at him from his little control centre in Oars' stomach region. "Alucard was your greatest weapon and you couldn't even figure out how to use him properly. If those guys at Cipher Pol had him on their side I'd have likely died back there or still been unconscious."

"Grr …"

Oars began to roar as his face was hit by dozens of attacks, his hands hitting everything around him in a desperate attempt to crush his attackers.

"This isn't it Dragneel, I WON'T LOSE HERE!"

From his place within Oars Moria began firing out a veritable hailstorm of Shadow Arrows that quickly began raining down on the group. As the second volley came down upon them however they were intercepted by bolts of lightning.

"What the hell-!?"

"Keep on fighting guys and leave the defence to me!"

"Damn you Caster!"

"Damn you Moria for causing so much misery and pain," Natsu countered back as Oars finally began to rise to his feet, his attackers quickly backing off as the giant grit his teeth.

"THAT HURTS! THIS TIME I'M TAKING ALL OF YOU GUYS OUT IN ONE GO!"

Oars clenched both of his fists and cocked back into a familiar stance that spurned anyone familiar to Luffy into action."

"Gum Gum: Gatling!"

"I don't think so Oars," Natsu shouted at he appeared right in front of the barrage of fists. "You guys get ready!"

"Right," Zoro, Sanji and Franky shouted as they began running toward his position.

"USOPP! NAMI!"

"Right!"

"This is a bit risky Natsu, even if you only plan on using it partially you haven't recovered enough!"

"Who cares!"

As the series of fists came down Natsu's arms began to shift into two massive legs complete with talons that equalled the size of Oars' arms. With slight difficulty he caught both fists within his claws, being pushed back only slightly, as the rest of the group appeared by his side.

"GO!"

Sanji, Zoro and Franky jumped onto his arms and quickly crossed over onto Oars' own with the giant trying to free himself from Natsu's grip only to slice his fists up thanks to the razor-sharp scales.

"You think I'll just let you all get up there," Moria screeched as he began throwing Shadows that began morphing. "Shadow Shadow: Brick Bat – Shadow Bomb!"

As the Shadow bats drew closer, they were suddenly dispelled, much to Moria's shock as his eyes darted around until they fell upon two figures on the ground.

"A SNIPER!"

"That's right Moria! Even if you're a Warlord you aren't completely invulnerable," Nami countered back as she spun her Clima Tact around before dumping several ball shaped objects right into Usopp's slingshot. "All right Usopp let's do it!"

"Right! Time for our special attack so get ready for it Moria because not even you'll be able to withstand it! Special Attack: Cloudy Tempo Barrage!"

Firing the balls, they flew up above Oars' head prompting Moria to laugh.

"How pathetic! You two are so weak you couldn't even manage to hit someone as big as Oars!"

"Oars wasn't the target," Usopp replied with a grin as Nami began to spin her Clima Tact again.

"Perfect Clima Tact: Heavy Rain Tempo!"

The various balls exploded in mid-air to form a large black cloud above Oars' head, unleashing a sudden downpour of rain upon both him and by extension Moria.

"So that's how my attack was stopped-!"

"Its not over yet," Sanji cut in as Moria's eyes snapped up toward Oars' right shoulder where Franky, Sanji and Zoro had just reached.

"You're gonna pay for what you guys did back on that other island," Franky said as he jumped off of Oars' shoulder to now fly right in front of the giant's face. "Get a taste of my Weapon's Left!"

Twisting his left arm, a multi barrelled machine gun popped out and unleashed a barrage of bullets right into Oars' eyes as the giant stumbled backward in anger.

"I CAN'T SEE!"

"You don't need to worry about seeing anything anymore," Sanji replied as he spun around on the spot before leaping up above the top of Oars' head and using that to jump high enough to see the back of the giant's skull. Diable Jambe: Mouton Shot!"

The kick struck Oars in the back of the head hard enough that it lurched forward, a feat made possible due to Oars' confusion thanks to Franky.

"This is it for you, beast," Zoro said as he began spinning the two blades in his hands and charged forward. "Three Sword Style – Ogi: Sanzen Sekai!"

Oars dropped to his knees as Zoro sliced open his neck, exposing all the stolen flesh, and bones within however even despite it hanging on by mere threads and the will of his abnormally thick spine the giant did not surrender.

"We won't lose, I'll just protect that part of Oars and you'll all be crushed!"

"True, you could do that," Natsu conceded until he looked at the ground and the rapidly expanding dark patch that had Moria instantly look up. "But unfortunately for you your experiment was a total failure."

"NO-!"

"Finish him, Luffy!"

"You're DAMN RIGHT," Luffy shouted as he continued to blow air into his left thumb, his entire right arm quickly growing in size to match both Natsu and Oars' own. "The only guy who can use the Gum Gum Fruit is ME! Gear Third: Gum Gum – Gigant Rifle!"

"NO! I REFUSE TO LET THIS HAPPEN," Moria screeched as his entire body morphed into Shadows, vanishing from his place within Oars right as Luffy's attack struck Oars' exposed spine.

Under the pressure of the attack Oars' spine shattered, the force travelling right to the base causing the massive giant to collapse in on himself as blood poured from his wounds and now limply hanging mouth.

The moment he felt the pressure behind Oars' fists vanish Natsu released his partial transformation and caught his falling friends, gently lowering them to the ground before landing next to them.

"Holy crap …"

"That … WAS AWESOME!"

The entire crew began to cheer as Oars' body finished collapsing with hi fives and fist bumps being given out across the board. Natsu's attention however soon turned back toward the castle where dozens of explosions were still going off.

"What's going on in there," Zoro asked right as Hogback was sent flying out of a fifth story window.

"Isn't that Hogback," Lola asked as the rest of the assembled survivors began to cheer again. "Who is he fighting?"

"Chopper," Natsu replied casually only to be met with a series of shocked gasps. "What?"

"You mean CHOPPER did … that?"

Emerging from the window was Chopper in his humanoid form, fists clenched as he leapt from the window and came down upon Hogback's gut.

"Damn," Zoro replied with a nod of approval. "Who knew he had it in him?"

"Hogback was apparently the reason he became a Doctor yet he became someone who'd play with the dead. Its understandable Chopper would be pissed," Natsu replied as he began walking over toward him. "Oi!"

"N-Natsu," Chopper panted, clutching the side he'd been struck in earlier. "Here's Hogback, alive like you … asked."

"Good work Chopper," Natsu replied with a gentle smile as he knelt down next to Hogback's barely breathing form. "As for you-!"

With one motion Natsu ripped off the man's arm, much to the shock of those not used to such actions as he began forcibly taking the man's Command Seals.

"N-no," Hogback wheezed only for Chopper's massive foot to come down on his throat.

The moment the process was done Natsu looked up into the building and saw Fran standing at the window looking down upon them. Though you couldn't outright see her reaction Natsu could tell by her body language that she wasn't quite sure what to do.

"Hogback isn't your Master anymore Fran, I am for the moment. Come on down."

Jumping out of the window Fran landed right next to Natsu in a kneeling position only to find him pulling her to her feet.

"There'll be no kneeling for me Fran, Mordred would beat my ass for sure if I made you do that even as a joke!"

"Uh?"

"Once Moria is defeated we can talk about letting you do whatever you want to do but right now all of us are still in danger of being destroyed come sunrise. Without our Shadows the light will erase us so will you help us Fran?"

The Berserker nodded swiftly as she summoned her massive mace to her side and slammed it down onto the ground, cracking it in the process. A small smile made its way onto her face at Natsu's own only for both to be dashed as another large explosion went off inside.

/Seilah's POV/

"It appears that our Lord and allies have defeated that undead monstrosity," Darkness replied, clearly amused as Seilah knocked both John and Victoria back with a well-timed sweeping kick.

"Now it is entirely up to us."

"Indeed."

Backing away from the pair had Seilah landing on an upper floor railing overlooking the room that housed Oars originally. The black danced at her fingertips as if waiting for the pair to make a move however it was then that John began to laugh.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing its just-look at you!"

"Huh?"

"I might not be the real Natsu but seeing you as strong as you are makes me want to laugh at how garbage Moria's powers truly are!"

"Ah, I understand," Victoria sighed. "Basically, he finds it amusing that Moria is that weak that you are able to take on both the power of Master and yourself, something that shouldn't theoretically be possible even with a power up."

"Ah, yes I understand now," Seilah replied with a small smile as her arms shimmered and formed into pitch black blades. "That kind of thinking is rather accurate isn't it."

Vanishing from her place she appeared behind the pair with John instantly swinging around and meeting her attack with his sword whilst Victoria charged up a sphere of darkness in her right hand and fired it at her.

"That won't work, not against me."

With her free blade, Seilah sliced the attack in two before taking a deep breath and shouting. The attack was blasted right back at Victoria who sunk into the ground and dashed toward Seilah's feet.

Jumping upward Seilah avoided several Shadow spikes, rolling in mid air to avoid John's sword which was poised to strike her heart and propelling herself backward by firing a blast of black down upon Victoria's position.

The ground beneath her was blown apart however John had shielded himself and Victoria had managed to hide within his Shadow, rising out of it only for Seilah to use it to produce black spikes that stabbed through the back of her leg.

"I see now why Darkness was so confident in my ability to win. Indeed, in comparison to our power the two of you cannot hope to match up."

"I mean if I was alive I'd be pulling off some pretty hectic tricks but since this is a really weird merging of me and Natsu I'm not really going at sixty percent!"

"That being said however combined we are still enough of a threat," Victoria added as she moved to stand beside John once more. "Do not relent against us Seilah, destroy us quickly so that we may rest and your Shadows return where they rightfully belong!"

"I have an idea," Darkness cut in as Seilah began to fight the pair on autopilot.

"An idea?"

"When we defeat John and Victoria our Shadows should theoretically return to us, right? Well I believe that Moria, as desperate of a fool as he is, will try to take them for himself before they return. Therefore, I believe we should take the Shadows for our own for the time being."

"Are we actually capable of doing something like that?"

"Not in the same manner Moria does it but yes I believe we can take the Shadows into our own possession. You already know how to wield the Shadows around you as a weapon however in order to take one in its entirety from another being it requires a little more … finesse."

John and Victoria both continued to assault Seilah with a barrage of slashes, punches and kicks however she simply continued to phase through them all with a blank expression, her body almost feigning an ethereal look as she glided around the area.

A small black circle opened up at her feet causing both John and Victoria to jump backward swiftly, their eyes picking up on it the moment it began to open. Once the circle was fully open Seilah dipped her toes into it as the black began to travel up her form, moulding to her body until her entire body appeared to be nothing more than a black tear in the air.

"Victoria, did you have any idea you could do this?"

"No … this is something new."

"That which resides beyond the dark. A beautiful amalgamation of despair and chaos …"

"Victoria, can your eyes perceive any of this!?"

"N-no," Victoria gasped as everything began to go fuzzy in their vision. "What kind of power is this!?"

"Let me share with you the tale of beginning, a story of endless expanse."

John and Victoria were so stunned they weren't prepared for the fuzzy black to suddenly latch onto them, pinning them into place. Both immediately tried to free themselves as per their orders from Moria however it was no use as the black began to slowly move toward their stolen Shadows.

"Before Shadow there was only the dark, in the beginning and forevermore."

John and Victoria gasped as the fuzzy Shadow ripped the two Shadows off the ground before yanking them right off the pair. The two looked at each other, smiled, before crumbling into dust.

The black slowly receded, taking the Shadows with it. One tendril of it reached out toward Seilah's foot and placed her own Shadow back on with the other one entering Seilah's right pocket and curling around Natsu's in order to presumably keep it safe.

With its assigned task completed the black slowly moved back into the circle before vanishing entirely. The moment it left Seilah gasped and fell to her knees, panting heavily as she felt a sudden and considerable drain on her power.

"You didn't think accessing a power like that was without penalty, did you?"

"Wh-what WAS that!?"

"That," Darkness grinned as she curled a wing around Seilah's downed form, seemingly bringing her in for a tender hug. "Is both your true beginning and end."

"I-I don't understand …"

"Nor should you, not until you grow stronger," Darkness replied softly as she began petting Seilah's head gently. "Rest and regain energy, this fight is still far from over and our Lord will need all the help he can muster it seems."

"What do you mean?"

Seilah didn't receive a response as Darkness fell completely silent however she was far too worn out to care by that point and simply chose to take her advice. After all her Master would overcome whatever it was that was coming, just like always.

/Natsu's POV/

"So, it seems Seilah won."

"Of course she won, she's more than enough for copies of us made under Moria's power!"

"Just one problem though," Ahnk sighed as Natsu's eyes scanned the area.

"Yeah, where's Moria?"

The group at large was celebrating Oars' defeat blissfully unaware of Moria's escape. The tugging on his coat by Fran was enough to tell him that she too was well aware of Moria's escape and Kupo's lack of cheer despite how forward he was cemented Natsu's opinion that the Caster was definitely far more capable than he'd first given him credit for.

And then, just like that, the illusion snapped. The cheering died in the throats of the survivors as Moria manifested atop the corpse of Oars with a furious expression on his face.

"Hey Moria," Natsu said though despite the casual tone used there was clearly no amusement to be found within it.

"You … you destroyed Oars!"

"Well it was a team effort but yes, yes I did have a hand in it."

Natsu's reply only further fuelled Moria's rage as the Warlord clenched his fists, gritting and grinding his teeth before them until finally he snapped.

"You haven't won, not yet. You've beaten my Servants, destroyed Oars … but I'm still standing."

There was a sudden shift in the air as an ominous wind blew through the area. Moria suddenly grinned though it most certainly wasn't the grin of a sane man as his own Shadow rose up behind him with its arms extended outward.

"I'll destroy you, ALL OF YOU!"

And then it began as countless Shadows from all across Thriller Bark began converging on Moria, entering his own Shadow which quickly eclipsed him.

"Oi, what the hell is he doing!?"

"He's taking all the Shadows into himself in a last-ditch attempt to beat us," Natsu replied only for his eyes to lock onto a smaller Shadow.

"Natsu, is it just me or is that Shadow …?"

Unlike all the other Shadows they'd come across so far, this one was different. Even though it was clearly ensnared like all the rest it had a ghastly smirk on its face and seemed more than eager to reach Moria.

"But why would it … no-!"

Despite wanting to join with Moria the Shadow was the last one to enter the now giant Shadow Moria. The moment it did however all sound ceased and the massive Shadow began to solidify into a nightmarish version of Moria.

This figure wasn't fat like the regular Moria instead it was tall, muscular and had massive wings protruding from its back. Its legs had split off into several tentacle styled versions of his original legs. His teeth became even sharper in appearance and the tiny horns that had been on his head grew outward similar to that of an Oni.

However, it was what appeared on Moria's forehead that had Natsu freeze in place.

"No …"

"What the hell has he done," Kupo said breathlessly. "That symbol on his forehead, I'd recognize that anywhere …"

"N-not … good," Fran agreed as Moria's eyes opened to reveal a set of Galaxy Blue ones.

"Moria," Natsu called out cautiously as he turned to look at Natsu, a sadistic smirk worming its way onto his face as the symbol on his forehead began to glow Aqua Blue.

"Moria? No …"

"MISTER NATSU!"

Natsu didn't even turn to look as Abigail, Liz and Robin arrived on the scene, his mind working overtime to process what he was looking at.

"This is bad, so very bad," Abigail said frantically as she grabbed onto Natsu's hand, snapping him out of his shock as his eyes met Abby's frightened ones. "We have to do something Mister Natsu!"

"What the hell is going on," Zoro asked confused. "What happened to Moria?"

"Moria might as well be as good as dead," Natsu replied shakily which shocked everyone present.

"Wh-what do you mean," Nami asked only for the massive version of Moria before them to laugh.

"What he means, girl, is that the fool known as Gecko Moria has given his life for a much greater purpose! With his life I shall soon be able to fully emerge back into proper reality!"

From within the marking atop Moria's forehead a third eye appeared with an Aqua Blue glow. The eye instantly locked onto the group as the voice began to speak.

"Up, Bottom, Left, Right, Front and Back. I am the God who possesses both the Gate and its Key and they are the Six Gates. From behind the final gate my true self shall finally emerge once more into proper reality and achieve vengeance!"

"No way …"

"Ahnk?"

"I thought this guy was only a myth!"

"You know this guy Ahnk!?"

"Yeah … and we're in BIG trouble!"

ADVENT BEAST

A GOD FALLEN TO ANTI MANIFESTS

Former God Of The Holy Gates

Corrupted Lord Of Gate And Key

The All-in-One, One-in-All

Forsaken God Of Terminus

The OUTER GOD

SUT-TYPHON (BEAST)

"Wait, he's an old God?"

"Extremely old, so old in fact when I was younger he was nothing but a myth," Ahnkseram replied grimly as Sut-Typhon's Shadow began to rise up behind his body. "It was said that back then a lot of God positions that were considered unnecessary were discarded and the Gods who held the position at the time vanished along with them. Some believed they had left in shame, others said they had destroyed themselves …"

"But this one clearly suffered a far worse fate. The question is however, HOW did he end up lost to Anti?"

All eyes focused onto the Shadow that suddenly increased the speed at which it expanded until it engulfed them all. In the time it took to blink the entirety of Thriller Bark was now enveloped in a Shadow based dome with not a shred of light being able to break through.

"My full manifestation is all but assured however I shall not allow even the slightest chance of failure," Sut-Typhon's voice boomed as shadowy tentacles began to manifest behind him, his arms splitting off into dozens more as his body continued to morph into a much more horrific form. "Prepare yourselves mortals for a glimpse into a world beyond conception!"

Tales From The Tale Verse

Chance Encounters In My Room VIII

Achnologia (Foreigner)

Initial Summoning:

"So … I've managed to claw my way back into existence once again," Achnologia said with a feral grin. "And what a mess I've walked into …"

"U-um … excuse me?"

"Hm? Who the hell are you, human?"

"M-my name is Fujimaru Ritsuka and I'm the one that summoned you!"

"Summoned me? Ah … yeah I can feel it now," Achnologia sighed as he held his hands out in front of him. "This is only a temporary body designed to allow me to serve the one who summoned me."

"You didn't know you were a Servant-?"

"I AM NO HUMAN'S SLAVE!"

Fujimaru took several steps backward at the look of pure hatred on Achnologia's face however it was then that footsteps could be heard. Achnologia sniffed the air several times before smirking, Aqua Blue fire coating his fists as he waited for the doors to open.

"Come on then … let's DO THIS!"

"I'm afraid there won't be any fight today, Achnologia."

"N-Natsu!"

"Hey Master," Natsu grinned before looking back over at a stunned Achnologia. "As for you, be nice to Fujimaru here."

'Wh-what the hell is this and why the hell did you just call this human Master!?"

"Because that's what he is, he's the last mortal Master able to command Heroic Spirits like us."

"Heroic Spirits …?"

"You count even though you most certainly weren't a hero," Natsu replied as Achnologia continued to sniff the air. "You can smell it then?"

"Yeah, where is-?"

"Gone."

"Gone!? What the fuck do you mean GONE!?"

"Beyond the building we're in now there is a blizzard however that is all that remains in existence, the Mage King destroyed the rest."

"You're shitting me," Achnologia replied clearly not believing a word of what had been said. "No way everything is gone!?"

"Actually it is," Fujimaru sighed tiredly. "All that remains aside from Chaldea that we know of are the Singularities. Beyond them it is nothing but Void."

"Void Space," Achnologia hummed in thought before stepping out of the summoning circle. "So why was I brought here to this shit existence?"

"To help combat the Mage King."

"Fuck off! No way I'm teaming up with YOU again Dragneel," Achnologia snapped only for Natsu to raise an eyebrow in response.

"Really? Well then I guess you'll truly be erased from existence this time since even the Throne Of Heroes itself will eventually be destroyed by this thereby wiping you away along with myself and every last living legend in existence."

"Tch, who cares about them!"

"Not you, obviously. Consider this however, you will cease to exist Achnologia," Natsu replied with the Dragon King clenching his fists clearly pissed off. "You won't allow something like that to happen so don't bother denying that you'll fight the Mage King."

"Tch, I'm not serving anyone!"

"You don't have a choice."

"The hell I-!"

"Look, just shut up Achnologia and get over your grudge against me. The stakes are far higher than our little scuffle all those years ago!"

"Tch …"

"You don't have to do what I say if you don't want to, just help us in our fight against the Mage King," Fujimaru added quickly only to shrink back at the Dragon King's glare.

"Fine, I'll fight this Mage King but on ONE condition!"

"Name it."

"I wanna face any bastards wielding Anti out there, no interference!"

"Done."

"But Nat-!"

"Good," Achnologia grinned as he began walkjng toward Natsu until the pair stood within inches of each other. "And when its all over and this prick Mage King is dead … I'm coming for YOU Dragneel."

"Fine by me but don't expect me to keel over like the last time we fought."

"Oh, I can tell just by looking at you," Achnologia chuckled darkly before barging past him and heading toward the door. "You remind me of those bastards from back then, before Earthland."

Dialogue 1: (If you have Abigail Williams – Foreigner)

Walking down one of Chaldea's many hallways Achnologia scowled. The place was cramped and the people sucked, why did he have to hang out here anyway when there was a machine that could send them anywhere in Time and Space!?

As he walked, he began to feel a strange tugging sensation on his pant leg. Initially he just ignored it however it eventually became annoying and so he spun around to see what it was only to find a blonde-haired child looking up at him with a smile.

"The fuck are you looking at!?"

"You look really grumpy; you should smile more."

"Huh?"

"You're a Foreigner like me, right?"

"Wait you're a Servant AND the same class as me!? What the actual fuck is this shit!?"

"You know if you stay mad the power that has taken hold of you will eventually overcome the real you."

"What the hell are you on about brat, my power is my own!"

"Is it?"

"Had it all my life!"

"Can you be certain of that though," Abigail asked curiously as her third eye opened up revealing an Aqua Blue eye, much to the Dragon King's own shock.

"You can use Anti?"

"Yes, thanks to a God that fell to Anti that tried to possess me when I was alive I can wield it."

"Well …"

"Hey Mister!"

"What?"

"Do you like pancakes?"

"Pan-what the hell are you asking me that for!?"

"Whenever I feel angry or sad I go to the kitchens and get Mister Red to make me some and after I've eaten them I feel happy."

"And? Why the hell would that help me?"

"You should try to relax Mister, find something that makes you happy that isn't violent."

"Didn't get the memo did ya, I'm violence incarnate!"

"Nope!"

"What-!?"

"No one is born violent, well almost no one. No one who could be here would be like that anyway. I doubt you were violent from the moment you were born so you should try calming down and channelling that into your current self."

"Who the hell are you to tell ME what to do!?"

"I'm one of your allies and a fellow Foreigner so I feel concerned that you always walk around looking so mad."

"Yeah well I wouldn't be so damn pissed off if Dragneel were to spontaneously die!"

"Mister Natsu? Why do you want to hurt him?"

"He's my sworn enemy, the one that killed me!"

"Oh … well if he isn't walking around mad then neither should you!"

"How does that make any sense!?"

"Why does it need to make sense?"

"…"

"You're a Foreigner aren't you so sense doesn't apply, right?"

Achnologia blinked at Abby's still cheerful expression before bursting into laughter. Abigail quickly joined him with most other Servants and staff nearby bolting to find someone powerful. After all Achnologia laughing couldn't be a good omen.

"Sense doesn't apply," Achnologia sighed as he returned to his senses. "Yeah, I suppose that is true, isn't it?"

Placing a hand on the girl's head he rather roughly messed her hair up causing her to pout before walking away. Stomping her foot Abigail ran to catch up to the Dragon King who merely raised an eyebrow in response.

"What do you want now?"

"Where are you going?"

"Mess hall."

"Oh, so that's where we're going!"

"We? Hold up a sec-!"

Achnologia was stunned speechless as Abigail took his hand and began skipping alongside him, humming to herself as several staff members openly fainted.

Dialogue 2: (If you have Katsushika Hokusai – Foreigner)

Achnologia was sitting in his room reading, though he most certainly was not comfortable. Abigail seemed to be stuck to him like glue and he was starting to feel a bit creeped out. Why the hell would anyone want to WILLINGLY spend any amount of time with him?

He was cut off from his musings as his door opened and yet another girl walked in, this one dressed in a rather colourful yukata. Accompanying her was a strange black squid creature that seemed to glare at him.

"So, this is where ya went Abby! Can't go runnin off like that without tellin us else you'll give Master a shock!"

"S-sorry …"

"Tisn't a problem," the Servant replied before looking over at him and smirking. "Well now, if it ain't Chaldea's newest Foreigner!"

"What of it?"

"Nothin, just find it interesting that you've come here is all. Plus seeing as I'm also a Foreigner and all its only natural I'd wanna meet ya!"

"You," Achnologia said in disbelief. "YOU are a Foreigner too?"

"Yep! You mean little Abby here ain't said nothin about me!?"

"Alright look," Achnologia sighed tiredly as his brain struggled to process what he was looking at. "I don't know how or why YOU are a Foreigner let alone her but I don't want to hear it! Both of you get out of my room and go awa-!"

"Oi Abby, what are ya drawin!?"

Achnologia's jaw dropped as the Servant completely ignored him and sat down next to the blonde Foreigner and began unpacking her own drawing materials from … somewhere?

"Wh-no, WHO the hell are you!?"

"Me? Surprised you ain't ever heard of me! Names Hokusai and I'm something of an artist, old geezer over here permitting and all!"

In response the squid blasted Hokusai in the face with some black ink, an action that immediately had Achnologia laughing at her misfortune.

"OI! Don't laugh at a maiden's misfortune ya jerk!"

"Maiden?"

Hokusai's blushed red as she rose to her feet and stomped toward Achnologia who sat back amused at her ink covered face.

"You'd better say sorry buddy!"

"Or what?"

"Or I'll be a real pain in the ass!"

"I mean you were the moment you walked in but ok."

"Damn it you're a real piece of work ain't ya!"

"Yep."

"Grr …"

"That being said though, you said you're an artist right?"

"Yeah, what of it!?"

Achnologia was silent for several moments until a cloth flamed into his right hand much to both Hokusai and Abby's surprise. Slowly, Hokusai reached out and took the cloth before using it to wipe her face clean.

"Why do ya wanna know," Hokusai asked in a much calmer tone as Achnologia grinned.

"Since you're a Servant you can make the art you draw come to life I'm guessing?"

"Yeah I can do that."

"Good. I'll tell you what, do something to help me out and I want tell you or her to go away anymore."

"Huh?"

"What do you want Hokusai to do?"

"You have a gift that could give me no end of amusement and so I think we can work together as … fellow Foreigners."

"HEY, YOU STOLE THE THING I SAID EARLIER!"

"You don't own the lexicon of words brat!"

"Hmph!"

"So, let me guess, by no end of amusement ya mean pranks, right?"

"Yep, got it in one!"

"Heh, alright then," Hokusai grinned. "I'm game, what do ya say Abby?"

"Pranking is supposed to be bad … but Lavinia always said it was so much fun," Abigail replied slowly before suddenly pulling a one eighty and jumping up and down with a beaming smile. "PRANKS! PRANKS! LET'S GO PULL PRANKS!"

"Heh, alright then," Achnologia grinned. "I know the perfect first target …"

Dialogue 3: (If you have Mysterious Heroine XX – Foreigner)

It had been two days since the small group had begun pranking the entirety of Chaldea and no one had been spared. From Romani waking up with his bed floating on a drawn ocean to Mash having a gothic makeover it showed even the most innocent were going to get targeted eventually.

However, there was one ray of hope that charged down a hallway, her suit thrusters on full blast and her lance poised to strike. With a resounding boom the door was blown away to reveal the three pranksters in the middle of the act.

"Stop right there criminal scum!"

"Ah shit," Hokusai snapped as she spun around.

"A mech," Achnologia added in slight confusion.

"It's the fuzz!"

"…"

"Where did you hear that Abby?"

"We've gotta roll before the cops book us," Abigail said in a darker voice whilst sliding on a pair of sunglasses. "Let's roll boys!"

"Not gonna lie this is fucking hilarious," Achnologia grinned only for the three to be stopped by a series of laser beams.

"I will not allow you criminals to escape!"

"You reckon you can take my crew, by all means try copper!"

"I feel like I should be concerned Abby's talking like that but I kinda agree with you Achy that this is funny as hell."

"The fuck did you call me!?"

"Don't worry about it," Hokusai replied dismissively before looking at the robot before them. "Hang on a sec … ain't you one of us?"

The glowing red eyes on the bot reverted to a startled blue emote as it took a step backward.

"I-I have no idea what you mean, criminal!"

"Hold on, Hoki's right! You're a Class TRAITOR," Abigail shouted as she marched right up to it and kicked it in the right leg. "Come on boys let's show this one what happens to rats round these parts!"

"HA! Right on," Achnologia grinned as he cracked his knuckles only for a crack to appear in the bot, specifically where Abigail kicked it.

The cracks quickly travelled up the armor until it finally shattered to reveal a blonde-haired woman wearing a revealing pilot suit.

"Sh-shit!"

"The plot thickens," Abigail said darkly as she floated up to the woman's height. "All right, time to spill everything you know!"

"Wh-what!?"

"Who're you workin for? Where's the money!?"

"I'm actually loving this," Achnologia grinned with Hokusai facepalming as hard as she could.

"L-look I just tried to stop you guys from pranking everybody ok!"

"So, you'd betray your boys like that?"

"It doesn't matter if you guys are Foreigners or not, I'm still a cop and have responsibilities! Besides why the hell are you two hanging out with that weirdo anyway!?"

"W-weirdo," Achnologia snapped as a rare blush adorned his cheeks. "Who the fuck are you calling a weirdo ya damn mecha freak! Who the hell even are you anyway!?"

"I am the Mysterious Heroine XX, the Foreigner slayer and overlord of justice and peace in these halls!"

"She lost her job so she lives near the boiler room," Hokusai chimed in which prompted XX to blush furiously and get right up into Achnologia's face.

"I-I'll have you know that I'm a really hard worker and it was only a rough intergalactic economy that lost me my job and-!"

"Alright I get it," Achnologia snapped as he pushed her face away from his own. "No need to screech about it like a girl."

"I AM A GIRL!"

"Oh …"

"…"

"…"

"YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T!?"

"I CAN'T TELL ALRIGHT YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVEN'T GOT MUCH GOING ON SO HOW THE HELL WAS I MEANT TO KNOW!?"

"You bastard I'll show you," XX shouted as her entire body glowed and her pilot suit vanished and in its place was a beach ready bikini that left quite a little to the imagination. "SEE!"

"Hmm …"

"Wh-what," XX asked with a blush as Achnologia moved closer. "Eh, I've seen better."

"OOF!"

"Shut it Abby you don't wanna get in the way of this," Hokusai hissed as she began dragging the girl out of the room.

"Oi let me go I've gotta help my boy!"

"Man, I hope Atalanta doesn't hear you talkin like this else I'm gonna be full of holes …"

After the two left the room Achnologia looked back to XX whose eyes were covered by her bang.

"What's up with you?"

"What's up," XX replied darkly as a bright light began to glow in her right hand.

"Wait a sec-!"

"Noble Phantasm Release …"

"OI JUST WAIT A SEC-!"

It took the engineering team weeks to repair the damage and even longer for Achnologia to regain his pride.

XX ended up befriending him anyway though and now they settle their arguments through various eating competitions.

Abigail was caught by Atalanta in her 'Gangster Mode' and promptly reverted back to her innocent self through unknown means.

Hokusai was found with many holes in her body though when questioned she refused to answer. It is said that she never pulled a prank again.

And Achnologia, despite his hatred for others, found common ground with those who bore his own Class. Though he would never admit it he rather enjoyed having them around though you'll be killed on the spot if you ever learn this forbidden truth.

Hope you all enjoyed and I'll see you in the next one!