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The next chapter! WHEEEEE! This one... Whoop, it was fun to write. Ooh, It took so long to write... And for those who are wondering, the seven year jump is going to happen. Oh, I have so many plans for that seven years... (^ω^)
Also, I can't really remember the Tenrou Island Arc, so sue me if it twists things up further.
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100. Reviews. Oh my jolly fish cakes. Not only that, but 25 reviews (last time I checked) for chapter 5, more than the rest, and it had been barely a few days. I do believe, because of all the happiness I got from them, that the evilness is liked, sí comprende?
By the by, there will be more. You know all those characters you love? Yeah, don't get too attached... This is a story about a downward spiral into evil, with no way out. So, just enjoy the ride, and review for me, and I swear I will love you forever... *wink wink*
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PSS: What kind of face is (o^^o)? Is it a squirrel? I want to say raccoon, but that'd be stupid...
Sixth:
The Heart, Body and Soul
"Next~!" Mirajane sang with a smile.
It was sickening to Fairy Tail. The four of them, Gajeel, Lucy, Mirajane and Juvia were covered in splatters of blood. It dotted around their faces, stained their clothes and soaked their arms in the red blood of Lisanna. Their faces held no remorse, no regret for their actions, their eyes showed only darkness. Lucy's lips were curled upwards at the edges, Gajeel wore a smirk, and Mirajane and Juvia both were grinning madly. The looked insane, their magic power overwhelming, and that struck fear in all of Fairy Tail, including Gildarts and Makarov.
"What, no volunteers?" Lucy smiled, a soft and beautiful smile that they were all familiar with, but it only caused more fear. They hadn't changed, they weren't possessed, they were in complete control. They just didn't care.
Zeref stood up and walked to the four of them, the to Exceeds on either shoulder. He was the only one that wasn't covered in any blood whatsoever, but it did nothing for Fairy Tail's nerves. The magic power that Lucy, Gajeel, Juvia and Mirajane (also Lily and Happy to a point) dwarfed the likes of Erza and Laxus, even rivalling the power of Makarov, but Zeref's power exceeded even that. It was dark and evil, and was endless, a bottomless pit.
"What about my turn?" He asked Lucy, leaning in close to her ear. It made her spin around, slightly startled, with a dangerous glint in her eyes.
"It'll come soon. I've gotten a great idea." She grinned, loosing no composure. She turned back around and glared directly at the floating Mages. Wendy caught her eye, and she licked her lips slowly. Carla noticed this, her eyes wide.
"NO!" The white cat screamed. She wouldn't have been as worried as she was because, it was Lucy, but she had saw what they were capable of. Happy severely hurting Natsu, his father/best friend. Mirajane gleefully killing her own sister without a hint of remorse. Killing a child... That wouldn't be hard to do after that. "SHE'S JUST A CHILD!" She roared, her voice cracking, betraying her forever calm and cold mask.
"What...?" Erza croaked, her voice weak. "Wendy?" Her words sparked Fairy Tail's protests.
"She's just a child!" Evergreen pleaded.
"Take me instead!" Makarov shouted.
"Please don't hurt her!" Cana cried.
"QUIET!" Lucy roared, effectively shutting them up. She spoke again once there was silence. "That's better. I wanted to crush you all, but it appears that only Elfman has been crushed." She smiled sadly to Wendy. "You're the only one I don't want to hurt, Wendy, but..."
Zeref watched her hesitate. No, she wasn't fully corrupted yet, and this Wendy girl could be the rehabilitation she needs to stop. He needed to act. Bending in close, he whispered something into her ear. She blushed at the closeness, but listened and slowly, a sick and cruel smile appeared on her face.
"Pyxis..." She said, pointing to both Wendy and Carla , and they began to slowly come to the group. Carla screamed and begged, her eyes spilling with tears, while Wendy shook silently. Fairy Tail struggled against their containment in vain. They could only watch.
"Horologium." She called, and a young boy stepped out to meet her. He carried the marble sundial like it was nothing, and he ran like a little child to Lucy.
"Lucy-nee-sama." He bowed, making Lucy smile. Mirajane and Juvia squealed in delight at the young child and ran over to him to praise him, oblivious to the looks Fairy Tail was sending them. "How can I help?"
Wendy was shaking with loud sobs racking off her. Lucy game a cocky smirk, that was as deep as her skin, and bent over. She whispered something in the small girl's ear, causing her to stop crying. She looked up, startled, her face fearful.
"Have a nice trip." Lucy grinned viciously, before snapping her fingers. A dark mist wrapped around Wendy, slithering up her body from the ground, oozing out from unseen cracks. Once Wendy could be seen no more, the mist dispersed, leaving nothing behind. Wendy was gone, without a trace.
"I had a soft spot for the girl." Lucy told Carla. "I didn't want to let her suffer. And you, young Exceed..." Her face twisted further. "I have a special plan for you. Horologium!" On the call of his name, the small child rushed from the two Mages that were obsessing over him, to his master's side.
"Yes, Lucy-nee-sama?" He asked politely.
"Take her there." She turned to the two Exceeds on Zeref's shoulders. "You two, go with them. Lets see how long it takes..." The two cats nodded, and Horologium placed his marble sundial down. He moved the seemingly immovable dial to the 'III' on the surface, and he disappeared, with the sundial and three Exceeds.
Lucy sighed. "I'm bored now."
The words made everyone, even her allies freeze. Gajeel, Juvia and Mirajane looked at her, alarmed, while Zeref gulped nervously. When Lucy gets bored, it's something that's harsh on everyone. Fairy Tail, noticing the reaction from the people around Lucy, took this as a sign that something bad was going to happen.
She looked up at Zeref, eyes averting his. "How long until they come?" She asked him.
Zeref's surprise was easily dispersed. So she knew they were coming, like he did. What else would he expect from the one to be with him? "Soon." He replied. "Soon."
She nodded and turned to her three friends. "Pick one. No killing, just maim them. If they do happen to die... Well, they're dead. Just try not to kill any key players." The three nodded gleefully, and Pyxis flew off Lucy's shoulder and onto Gajeel's. Lucy retreated backwards to sit on the throne with Zeref, to watch the coming events.
It was now that Fairy Tail woke from their trance. It fully hit them: Lisanna was dead. So was Wendy. Carla had been takes away by the cats to be most likely tortured, and some of them were going to be tortured too. Yet, no matter how much they struggled, the red bird called Pyxis had complete control over them, so all they could do was wait... That key was on of Lucy's weakest so how strong would her strongest be?
Mirajane was the first to pick. She knew instantly who she wanted. Evergreen. This shocked Elfman out of his unique trance of depression to struggle furiously, but to no avail. I was only able to watch, and Mirajane made it so Pyxis brought Evergreen right in front of him, so he could watch every minute.
Juvia was next. Her eyes washed over them all, making them feel violated and dirty until they closed in on Gray, who gulped nervously. "Gray-chan~..." She sang, her once overly admiration for him replaced with a mocking voice. "Don't worry." She laughed. "Juvia is saving you for last. But first, watch." She commanded, and pointed to Cana, who began to come forward.
Finally it was Gajeel's turn to pick, and like Mirajane, he knew exactly who to pick. "Levy." He said gruffly, making her shiver and struggle as she began to follow the path Cana and Evergreen followed. Fairy Tail could only watch them.
What they witnessed that day would never escape their minds for as long as they lived. It had Fairy Tail being thankful that Lisanna died quickly and wasn't abused like that. The screams etched in their heads, the images burned into their memories. They didn't see their former nakama anymore, they saw cruel, soulless monsters. They saw hell.
Evergreen had half the skin on her face peeled off on the right side, with a large dirty gash down her left cheek. Her left hand had been crushed, with parts twisted in unrecognisable heaps, white bone and red blood everywhere. She had a few other cuts and bruises, but that's all that Mirajane could do before the interruption.
Cana was attacked with black water by Juvia. Deep and fatal wounds were inflicted upon he all over her body, but Juvia healed it with magic before she could die, leaving only intense pain and big, ugly scars all over Cana's body.
Levy was unscathed everywhere but in her right arm, which was swelling and turning an ugly black and blue colour. Gajeel had sent tiny pieces of black metal into her arm and made them expand instantly when they had been imbedded on the inside of her bones. Naturally, said bones shattered from the magic, but her skin remained unpierced.
It was only after about five minutes when Lucy stopped them. Some from Fairy Tail saw it as a blessing that their comrades had been saved from torture, but were quickly overcame by fear and dread of what was to come. In the distance, a large black airship with what looked like three different segments. The middle of the three had a red logo on it, a red thorny heart, and the section looked like a ship, while the two identical segments on either side looked like white bird heads. It stayed in flight due to an extremely large and powerful black and red magic circles.
"Grimoire Heart." Makarov whispered, making Fairy Tail freeze. That was Grimoire Heart, one of the three dark guilds in the Balam Alliance. Oración Seis was one such guild, and even though they took them down, they had much more power, and weren't trapped by Lucy. As if she heard the collective thought, she smiled.
"Don't worry, you'll have a fighting chance." She purred. A black mist formed at all of their feet, which slowly worked it's way up. Right before they disappeared they heard a click come from Lucy, and all of a sudden they were released from the Gravitational Magic, heading straight for the rock outcrop below. The three tortured women collapsed due to their only support disappearing, and tumbled off the cliff after them.
Lucy appeared in the middle of the airship, surprising all the members of Grimoire Heart present. A black haired woman was first to react and charged forwards to attack, only to be stopped by a very old man.
"Don't." He commanded. "Her magic is in sync with Zeref's."
Immediately, all hostility died down, with many members bowing. The old man bowed himself, and Lucy guessed that he was the leader of the somewhat feeble guild.
"I'm here as a messenger." She simply said. "I'm here to see if you're worthy."
"Worthy of what?" The woman asked.
"Hush, Ultear." The man commanded. "I'm sorry." He bowed, making Lucy think that he was a pushover.
"No, it's ok." She said awkwardly. "I'm here to see if you are worthy to meet Zeref, of course!"
The old man stiffened. "What do you mean 'worthy'?"
"Well, you see, you're Grimoire Heart, one of the Balam Alliance members, correct, old man?" She questioned.
"Hades!" Ultear hissed, earning a glare from Hades and an interested look from Lucy. She liked her.
Lucy began to walk slowly around the room, around each member like she was the master. "Whatever." She waved off. "Anyway, you may be one of the top, but that's from fear. How about action? Power? That I don't know." Turning, she pointed to the island through the glass window. "On the island is a legal guild. If you crush them, you'll get to meet Zeref."
"Deal." Hades agreed instantly, earning a evil look from Lucy.
"Ah, how inexperienced in the world..." She sighed dramatically. "Agreeing to the deal before hearing the handicaps."
"Wait, handicaps?" Ultear's eyes narrowed.
"Yes. In your current condition against their condition, you'd win easily." She smiled evilly again. "Where would the fun be in that?" She began walking again. "So, handicap number one."
She clicked her fingers, and two of the guild members literally exploded. Blood, bone and other parts scattered everywhere, covering the once clean glass in deep, red blood. Lucy, amazingly, remained completely free from anything, even though Hades was covered and he was standing further away.
"Handicap number two." She said before clicking her fingers yet again. This time, no one died, but they all each felt excruciating pain at different points in their bodies. All of the members were affected (Hades the only acceptation), and gained anything from simple scratches to completely useless limbs. Ultear's left arm broke, and she couldn't fix it with her magic, surprising her. Lucy was on a whole other level.
"Don't worry, if you are as good as your reputation says, you'll do fine. Hey, this is all your fault anyway. If you hadn't taken so long to get here, I wouldn't have been bored and used Fairy Tail as a toys." She smiled. "Now, handicap number three. Better brace yourselves." She warned, before clicking her fingers and disappearing into a black mist.
On the sound of the third click, the airship suffered major magic failure and began to plummeting towards the island.
Lucy appeared before her friends in a black mist. They were expecting her to be with them before, yet she disappeared, and now had appeared after a few minutes. Zeref knew exactly what she did, and so did the rest when they heard the loud crash from the other end of the island, followed by an explosion and large pieces of black metal flying through the air.
They all looked at her, Gajeel smirking, Juvia laughing, Mirajane rubbing her hands together excitedly and Zeref knowingly looking into Lucy's eyes.
"Now the fun can begin." She smiled. Zeref walked over to her and offered her iphis arm, like a man would in a ball. She graciously accepted it, and Gajeel did the same to Mirajane and Juvia, who locked onto either arm. Slowly, the five of them walked to the place where loud screaming, shouts and general magic blasts could be heard.
Fairy Tail didn't get even a moment of rest. As soon as the five left, it was only a matter of minutes before the large airship in the distance began to plummet towards them. Makarov and Gildarts barely had enough time to form a magic shield by pooling their magic together, draining almost all their magical power for the sudden summon. When the ship hit the shield, it exploded, blasting all of Fairy Tail backwards into the rocky cliff-face behind them.
Dazed, they slowly got up to meet eight people. The most notable of the group was an old man, a goat and Ultear, a former Magic Council member. Yet, the whole group appeared to be no worse for wear than them, with many sporting scratches, gashes, and some even holding limp arms that looked like they had been shattered.
For a moment, it was a stare-down. Unknown to the other, each side dwelled on the members they lost. Grimoire Heart may be a Dark Guild, but they survived for so long by being a family, a thing most Dark Guilds neglected on doing. Yet, both sides refused to morn their fallen comrades... Yet, and decided to stare down the other.
Master Makarov was the first to speak. "Purehito..." He muttered, voice filled with shock.
"Ah, Makarov." Hades smiled sinisterly. "So you were the one that the Dark Queen wanted us to crush. A pity that it is Fairy Tail, but this is for Zeref."
"I can't believe this..." Makarov muttered. "You're the leader of Grimoire Heart? Trainer of the Seven Kin of Purgatory?"
"Yes. Now we will kill you all."
With that, both sides began to fight.
It was an even fight. Too even. Hades stood back, letting his children fight, and watched that, because of their injuries, everyone was evenly matched, neither gaining the upper hand. Magic was flying everywhere, attacks ricocheting off the ground and cliff. Shouts and screams of pain called from their mouthed when one side caught a lucky break. Yet, no one fell, no one got pushed back. They were on par with one another.
Laxus was sent flying backwards after someone got in a good hit, but instead of colliding with the cliff, he hit something else instead. Two people, yet they didn't move an inch, so he collapsed to the floor and turned around to growl at the weaklings that decided to sit out of the fight, and promptly froze.
There was a woman wore an black business suit with a white undershirt and a short skirt, with long, knee-high dark brown leather boots, and her white shirt was unbuttoned enough so a red bra could be seen. Chains were around her waist, acting like a belt, and she had pink hair hair which had a black hairband with two red horns coming from either side in it. On her hand she was swinging a long metal chain.
Next to her stood a man wearing black boots and jeans with chains hanging off them. His chest was bare with a black tribal tattoo spanning his stomach, arms and, from what Laxus guessed, his back. He had two knuckle dusters, one on each hand, which shined in golden magic. He had black hair that spiked up, with three piercings in either ear, one in his mouth and one in his left eyebrow. Both had eyes that were red and black, looking like possessed demons, but that wasn't what sent a shiver down his spine. It was the fact that he recognised them.
"Loke, Virgo..." He said, afraid for the first time in his life. It was Lucy's spirits, and two of her strongest ones to top it off. With her weakest one she was able to immobilise the whole guild easily, so with two of her strongest ones... He shuddered and crawled away, not caring how it must've looked.
Laxus backed away into Gray's foot, who began to string a large amount of curses together, yet stopped dead when he saw the two spirits. They were walking slowly to them, power and determination radiating off them. Thankfully Gray had more sense than Laxus and found his voice.
"Loke! Virgo!" He shouted, attempting to warn his guild mates. It worked well, too well, and all of Fairy Tail stopped dead to see the two spirits snake their way through the now half-silent battle field. Stupidly, one of the Grimoire Heart members tried to attack them, but that only made Virgo smile sadistically.
"Ah, this idiot thinks he can stand up to us, onii-sama." She said flicking her wrist at the blond haired man. Instantly, chains cracked through the ground, wrapping around the man tightly, so he was immobile. "Such a pity hime said to just get the key without killing people."
Loke, on the other hand, looked incredibly bored. "Let's just hurry up. I want to hurry back to Ari-chan."
The two stopped in front of the goat, Virgo grinning madly while Loke just sighed. "Lets get this over with."
At an inhuman speed, Loke picked up the goat with one hand and with his index finger on his other hand, slit its neck, letting blood flow freely from the wound, drenching him. Then, with the same finger, he plunged it into the chest of the goat, where the heart was, and pulled at something small. As soon as he did that, he dropped the lifeless body, which has now transformed into a person with a black afro.
Loke turned and walked away, followed by Virgo, who had used her magic to stop all the movement from the people around them. Both walked away, jumping up the cliff like it was nothing, and disappeared into the forest. Only after they had gone did the chains holding everyone disappear.
Time stood still for a moment, but it stretched on for Fairy Tail. Everyone just stared, frozen for what felt like eons, until the fighting broke out again. Even though they had less people, Grimoire Heart came back stronger and fought with more power. This was when the first Fairies fell. Blood spilled from their wounds, and they fell lifeless to the ground. This only made Fairy Tail fight back, with much more power.
It was Grimoire Heart's turn to fall, and they all did. One by one, they all fell, some dead, others unconscious or unable to fight anymore. All who remained were Hades, Ultear and a small girl with pink hair, who Ultear had been trying to protect, and reminded Fairy Tail of Wendy, making them unable to hurt her.
"Looks like I'll need to join the fight now." Hades smiled, before taking a step. However, before he could do anything, he was interrupted by a loud roar from above. Everyone looked, fearful, to see a dragon, as black as night, flying in from the distance.
"I guess you can see Acnologia." A male voice stated. They all looked down to see five people. They all recognised two of them: Lucy and Zeref, while only Fairy Tail recognised Gajeel, Mirajane and Juvia. The way they walked was like they were entering a ballroom, not a bloodstained battle field, as they floated across the ground.
"In thirty seconds, everyone will be dead." Lucy said, then turned to Ultear. "But you, I like you. We'll spare you if you join us."
Ultear was startled, but quickly answered. Thirty seconds wasn't enough time, and Fairy Tail were resigned to their fate. It wasn't like most of them had anyone to live for now, anyway.
"Only if Meredy can come with me." She answered. Lucy looked at the small girl and nodded. Zeref smiled and clapped his hands. Black mist wrapped around the seven of them, and they all disappeared into nothing.
It was all hopeless. The black dragon Acnologia reached the island, and a large amount of magic power gathered in his mouth. Everyone was going to die. No one could stop it. Then what would happen? Who would be next? The Magic Council? Mages? People who can't defend themselves?
Suddenly, Fairy Tail realised they couldn't die, at least not yet. They needed to put an end to their former nakama. They realised that they can't save them anymore, but they were still their responsibility, so they needed to end them. Kill them. They needed to survive so they can put things right.
Pulling together, they grabbed one another's hands, and began to pool their magic together. Yet it wasn't enough, there wasn't enough time. Makarov realised this. And there was nothing he could do...
How far are you willing to go?
The voice echoed softly in his head, and the image of a small girl with long blonde hair appeared before him. She wore and old dress, one you wouldn't find anywhere but a museum, and she was smiling sweetly to him.
What will you do for Fairy Tail, for you children? She asked him.
Anything. He begged. Just save them.
She smiled. I'm glad that the guild has became such a great place, third. Your sacrifice won't be in vain.
With that, Makarov's body began to fade away, along with all his magic. He smiled knowingly, and the rest of Fairy Tail watched him on horror as he disappeared before them. "Survive..." Was all he said before he completely faded. His essence became a shield around the island, and Acnologia used its dark magic to push it deep into the sea.
"Fuck!" Lucy scowled as she saw Fairy Tail disappear beneath the waves. This was against her plan. They were meant to die.
Yet, it was exactly how Zeref wanted it to be. They will come back, after some time, and he needed just that. He was counting on the first master of Fairy Tail, Mavis to do that. Now his plan was in full effect, and he needs to have a few things done before their return...
Like conceive an heir...
Ok, don't tell me didn't see it coming about the heir part. I mean, duh!
Anyway, I'm so so so so so so so so sorry! I got so much writers block you wouldn't believe it! Wah... So sorry... Now, before I leave, I have some questions for you to think about:
Who in Fairy Tail died during the fight?
What will happen over the seven years?
Who else will join Lucy and Zeref?
Anyway, thanks for reading! Please review for me, my lovely readers! I will love you all forever and ever until the moon turns into a blue whale!
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