Having already written many future chapters, I can honestly say this is one of my least favourites, but no matter what I do with it it just ends up staying the same.
Disclaimer: Don't own Fairy Tail
"It seems that the opposition, a guild named Fairy Tail, have possession over the body of one of our brothers. What shall we do, Thanatos?" A woman in a violet cloak stated, voice as smooth as silk.
"He didn't give much away, so it is fine." Thanatos replied, lifting an apathetic hand.
"I agree. Let the cats play their game with the mouse they have, they won't advance beyond that."
"Be careful you do not underestimate the opposition," the smooth voice chided, "that in itself is a weakness."
Thanatos chuckled, "I feel tempted to give them more clues. Watching humans scrabble like rats is amusing."
"Master Moros's plan cannot be inhibited in any way." The woman continued.
"Don't be too serious, Emi. Our enemy is a ragtag group of slapped together guilds, no better than mercenaries. We are the three that were chosen by Master to carry out his wishes, and he has granted us eternal power to do so. Heh. They do not stand a chance, no matter how much they resist. The descendants are dead, the world will fall to Moros." The third man, Rune, said confidently.
"Let's make this a little more fun," Thanatos suggested, a grin on his face, "we'll give Fairy Tail a hint for the next attack. Then we can watch them die alongside their precious human friends."
Emi merely sighed, "as you wish. I will not stop you. But remember, even we were human once."
Smouldering fields, screaming, a thick suffocating fog, tortured cries, charred remains...
Carla bolted upright from Wendy's blankets, sweat pouring down the Exceed's face. Wendy stirred next to her.
"C-Carla? What's wrong?" She asked, rubbing at one eye with the back of her hand.
"Meadowdell Town is next! They're going to attack there soon!" The Exceed replied, still gasping for breath. Wendy's heart rate increased as she felt fear grip her heart. Throwing her blankets aside, she rushed towards Erza's room in the Fairy Hills dormitory.
"Meadowdell, you say?" Erza parroted, bleary eyed upon being woken.
"That's what Carla's premonition told her. She hasn't been wrong yet!"
"You say that like it's in the realms of possibility..." Carla spoke.
"It's all we have to go on right now," Erza said, "we will get there as soon as we can to protect the town. I assume that since we have not been contacted by Hibiki, the attacks will be in the future, not tonight."
In the east, the sun began to rise. The message began to spread to other guilds.
"You are to go to Meadowdell immediately. Protect the town and its citizens, remember your duty. Try to bring back a live prisoner," Makarov commanded that morning, "I'm sending more of you this time, but some of you must remain here, the guild cannot be left completely open. Gildarts, pick your members."
Gildarts scrutinised his options carefully.
"Natsu, Gray, Erza, Laxus, Freed, Bickslow, Evergreen, Gajeel, Elfman, Mirajane, Wendy, Juvia," He listed, "I need your help this time."
Everyone chosen seemed content with being on the attack team, and those who weren't chosen, such as Alzack and Bisca (who held their daughter tightly), appeared to be relieved.
"Christina should be here at any moment to pick-"
"Erza! Beautiful parfum as usual!"
The woman flinched as she sensed a presence behind her, "Ichiya being Ichiya, as usual."
The Trimens appeared not long after, ushering the Fairy Tail team onto the bomber, but not before treating the girls to their immense charms.
"Hot towel?" Eve asked Cana, who simply rolled it up and slapped it in his face, much to her father's amusement.
Once the attack team were on the bomber, the remaining guild members watched as it flew into the distance, heading to the north-west of Fiore.
Arriving in Meadowdell a few hours before sundown, Natsu was the first off the bomber, hunched over as he knelt on solid ground once more.
"You're pathetic." Gajeel stated as he walked by him, gritting his teeth to keep his own sickness at bay. Natsu made to get to his feet.
"What did you- uff..." He began, unable to continue as he waited for the effects of motion sickness to subside. Gildarts dragged him to his feet by his scarf as the rest of the Fairy Tail and Blue Pegasus members emerged from the vehicle.
"Juvia!" A white-haired boy exclaimed, running towards them. The blue-haired girl immediately shrieked.
"I see Lamia Scale have arrived," Erza said, "and what of the others?"
"You were the last to arrive," Jura answered, "we are now waiting for the attacks to begin."
"I don't wanna wait!" Natsu piped up, fully recovered, "I want to fight these bastards now!"
"Patience, Natsu. We don't know fully what we're up against," Gildarts said, "be careful what you wish for."
"They could strike anywhere. We should split up like yesterday," Laxus suggested, "that way we can cover more of the town."
This strategy was agreed with by everyone, and they split into groups: Gildarts and Jura, Gray and Natsu, Juvia and Gajeel, the Raijinshuu and Laxus, Erza and Wendy. The Exceeds were to help how they could, forming an extra group.
"Don't underestimate any of these enemies," Erza advised everyone, "we've seen what they can do. Tell everyone to evacuate."
And on that final note, the groups departed in different directions.
Wendy shivered as the air became cold. They still had some time to kill, the sun suspended rebelliously in the sky. Laxus noticed the action and draped his coat around the girl as she sat on a rock at their designated point. Wendy smiled in thanks as she burrowed into the fur trim.
"You're a soft guy really, aren't you?" Erza teased, relishing in the irritation showing on his face.
"We can't have Wendy freeze to death. We need her to support us." He responded, giving a small smile to the sky dragon slayer, who blushed, glad to be included amongst the S-Class mages.
Shadowy, purple clouds began to swarm in the sky.
"Something's happening!" Erza shouted, equipping into her Lightning Empress armour to compliment Laxus' abilities. The man readied himself for battle, two balls of lightning encompassing his hands. Wendy shrieked, tempted to hide under the coat.
Suddenly, a huge black portal split the sky in half. Void Crusaders poured out of it, weapons ready. Poisoned arrows fell on the town, but were blocked by a magical barrier.
"Go... stop them!" Freed commanded, runes in place and struggling to hold them over the whole town, "They can still get through this barrier, but their projectiles can't!"
Bickslow and Evergreen needed no more prompting, as they rushed towards the enemies, prepared for battle. The creatures that did not go straight for the guild members began attacking the town instead, setting buildings on fire.
"Ugh," Gray grunted as a demon slammed straight into his ice wall, "these guys are relentless!"
"I can handle 'em!" Natsu claimed, his flame-covered foot colliding with the stomach of another creature.
"Ice Make... Lance!" Gray shouted, several lances breaking out from his hands and piercing through a number of enemies, black blood spraying over them like rain.
"It's no use! They keep falling!" Elfman exclaimed, beating the demons away like flies and crushing them under his beast fist. Mirajane too was overwhelmed with the numbers.
"Don't let them attack the town," Erza said, driving her spear through the neck of a demon who flew at her wildly with a dagger raised, "they're trying to beat us through numbers."
'Fools... heh.' A voice commented, audible to all.
"What is that?" Natsu asked aloud, surprised, a creature taking advantage and slamming into his stomach. The dragon slayer retorted with a furious flaming fist that crushed its head, even with the helm protecting it.
'Get them, sons of Lord Moros. Succeed, lay down your life, and he shall reward you with ascension! Heh!'
This seemed to increase the spirit behind the attacks, as they increased in frequency and ferocity.
"You're so annoying," Gildarts commented, disposing of the flying bodies with ease with his Crash magic, though this was messy, "usually I don't separate things into pieces, man or beast, but your killings and lack of humanity make you true monsters."
The portal closed. The determined bodies stopped streaming down. The rest who were already on the ground soon fell to the guild alliance and the Council's army.
"What is this?" Lyon asked, confused, "They've stopped?"
Sherry merely pointed upwards to where the portal had been.
A man floated above the battleground. Two large black wings spread out as he folded his arms. Two blunt horns, no more than nubs, protruded from his high forehead. His ears ended in sharp points, his skin the colour of ash. Red markings trailed from his cheekbones down his face.
"Hello, mercenaries." He greeted, sharp, pointed teeth visible as he smiled.
"Who's this freak?" Gajeel asked, Juvia shrugging in response.
"Please, call me Rune. You should thank me. It was I that gave your cat that beautiful premonition," the man revealed, causing Wendy to clutch Carla close to her chest, "I wanted to have fun with you. It's no fun when the cat cannot find the mouse. Heh."
"You call destroying people's towns fun?" Erza asked incredulously. The man chuckled.
"It can be. Especially when you are winning. Mortals like yourselves will never know the small price of a human life. You think it's everything."
"Because it is! Now get down here so I can kick your sorry ass!" Natsu growled, lighting his fists with flames.
"I don't tangle with trash. I'm afraid I have a job to do since you killed my brothers. Now I have to wait until father births more of them, so I must carry out their job myself."
"Who're you callin' trash?!" The fire dragon slayer spat back, "Roar of the Fire Dragon!"
A stream of flame came from his mouth towards the man, who simply put his hand in the flame and redirected it to the guilds.
"You idiot!" Gray shouted, his ice wall melting a little at the heat of the flame.
"I'd stay around longer and play, but I'm afraid I'm needed elsewhere. Goodbye, friends. Heh." He suddenly raised his arms, a dark aura surrounding him. A ball of energy grew on his hands, until it was as big as the Fairy Tail guild building itself.
"W-What is this?" Erza uttered, stunned.
"Everyone put your magic power together! We have to do something!" Hibiki cried, his voice echoed to the others through his telekinesis ability.
But despite their best efforts, their combined force was not enough to guard them completely from the attack. The dark force washed over them with ease, erasing all trace of consciousness.
Tenrou never happened, but Bisca and Alzack are the same as they would be after the time skip. Just because.