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Chapter Thirty-Nine

Gates of Valhalla

The tree point of the Triangle shone bright in the location they were placed in. Then they all aligned themselves forming a triangular shape on the ground with Acnologia and Zeref in the middle of it.

The Dark Mage glanced around himself, as the light started to grow toward the sky forming an entire wall of magical light. Each of them bore a symbol which glowed a bright purple upon the wall of light.

"Now," Rave said summoning the Staff in her hands.

Zeref glared down at her.

"Acnologia," he yelled.

The black Dragon roared again and threw his clawed hands down toward Rave who narrowed her eyes at the incoming attack. Then she raised her hand.

"Zeus Seal," she said.

At once, large crystal chains grew from the wall of light as they all tightened themselves around the dragon`s form and then the large claw that was going to reach her came to a stop just inches away from where she was.

Then she noticed Zeref, come down at her with his hand aimed straight toward her as his black magic surrounded him. The look upon the young man`s face was completely murderous as he stared down at her.

"RAAAAAAVE," he yelled, throwing his hand forward along with the powerful spell he was holding, aiming it straight toward her.

Rave simply slammed the Staff down unto the ground as a magical seal appeared as everything around them in front of their very eyes had started to change. Zeref`s spell started to get swallowed up inside the magic seal upon the ground and Zeref fell onto the ground as if he was suddenly drawn into it by an powerful force.

Even Rave had fallen down to her knees with the sudden powerful force that was drawing them down and then Acnologia roared as he was pulled down as well.

"D…Damn," Zeref said, "T…The Gate is opening."

From above them, the triangular light that surrounded them suddenly shoot toward the sky in array of light.

Lucy blinked as she noticed the suddenly light in the distance. The blonde blinked as she stared at the light, feeling a sudden fear in her chest. This was in the direction they were going…

"Erza…," she said softly.

"I can see it," the redhead beside her said.

"Rave…," Natsu said, thought his face was covered with sweats, "Can`t this thing go any faster?"

"It`s his maximum speed," Erza answered him, "From the way we are going…it`s only a good twenty minutes away…or longer."

Lucy watched the horizon in worry.

Twenty minutes…will me make it in time, she thought.

Rave glanced skyward noticing the tunnel of light that was above her, and she can feel as if someone was gazing down upon her form, someone powerful. Then a gate appeared in from above the light, opening slowly and Rave can feel that powerful feeling coming down even stronger now…

"It`s coming," Zeref said looking in the air, thought he could move from where he had fallen.

Rave gave him a glance.

"Who is coming?"

"The Creator," Zeref whispered.

Rave blinked.

The Creator…could he mean…

"Valhalla," she whispered.

Then a light suddenly came from the opened Gates and Rave turned her eyes away from it. That light was too bright to look toward and she was sure if she continued to look at it, it will blind her and she heard Zeref yell out too and knew that the same thing happened to him.

"The Sacrifice that had been done," a voice said, "You have summoned me in this realm…"

Rave glanced forward once more and took notice of the person that stood in the middle of the group now and can see a long golden hair dancing in the wind but she couldn`t see the face of the person that was in front of her…

"Valhalla...it`s not a place...," she whispered.

"The pieces of my blood had given you eternal life," Valhalla continued, "This I shall righteously claim."

Then Rave feel something burning from her chest causing her to yell out in pain, as she holds the Staff with both of her hands so strong that she was sure that she had drawn blood from her hands. From somewhere in front of her, she can also hear Zeref screaming.

"Creature, twisted by the abomination," Valhalla continued, "This I shall rectify."

A large roar echoed as Acnologia trashed around but the roar mostly became smaller and smaller until it was a man scream that could be heard…and then, the man`s voice faded…until muted silence took it`s place.

"None shall escape the Judgment of Valhalla when the gate is opened," Valhalla`s voice echoed, "This will…is absolute."

Then the light was gone and Rave found herself falling down unto the ground as if an overwhelming fatigue took over her form as the Staff she was holding disappeared from her grasp.

Then Rave became aware of something, of a weight that should have been on her left arm but it wasn`t there anymore, so she glanced down at it. The Chains that were tied to her hand for the past centuries was gone…

But it wasn`t all that changed.

Her arm…her hand, instead of the small slime hand she had been used to…this hand was a man…a young man`s hand.

I…I am back to normal, she thought, I…I am back…to normal. I am a male again…

Rave stood up slowly a smile growing upon his face as he slowly get back unto his knees. Almost not daring to believe it, he raised his hand, softly touching his face and he almost cried of happiness.

It was the same chiseled face he remembered. The same nose, the lips and check even his cheek was back to normal…

I guess Valhalla`s Gate put everything in the order it should be, he thought to himself, I am back to how I was born in…the younger son…the younger brother of Zeref…

"Are you happy now Rave?"

He suddenly glanced forward, noticing that Zeref was standing across him holding his chest, probably from the pain that he was still feeling when the piece of Valhalla that was inside of him got pulled out. Rave winced remembering the horrible burning sensation that was in his chest.

"Are you happy now that you are mortal?" Zeref said, his anger visible on his face.

Rave stared at him.

"It`s the way it should be brother," he said.

BA-DUMP

A sudden burst of pain shot through Rave forcing the young man to fall down again upon his knee. Then a cracking noise brought his attention toward his hand noticing the fissures appearing upon it.

His eyes widened.

"What the…?" he whispered.

"I see that this power you have…come with consequences," Zeref said smirking a little, "Now you see...how fragile being mortal is brother?"

Rave looked up at him and noticed Zeref raising his hands toward him.

"Now die," he yelled.

Zeref send out a large blast of dark wave magic toward Rave who had no choice but do dodge the attack.

Even without being immortal, he thought, He still has most of his power intact…I have to finish this…

Another burst of pain surged through Rave`s body forcing him to falter and Zeref seeing this took advantage of his sending even more powerful spells after Rave throwing her back.

"Because of you, everything is ruined," Zeref yelled at him.

Rave slammed his hand unto the ground, "Crystal Forest."

The large spikes grew out of the ground all of them aiming straight toward Zeref who blew them away with his hands as they turned to dust.

My normal Crystal Making magic isn`t going to cut it, he thought, His Decaying Magic will turn it to dust…I will have to use the Ice Crystal again…I was still immortal the first time so the damage wasn`t as severe as it should have been.

Rave slid back as he stared up toward Zeref.

But I will have to use it again if I want to put some damage upon him, he thought.

Zeref send out more blast at him and Rave responded by sending more crystal attacks as the two powers clashed against each other with savage ferocity. The two brothers, who had walked the same path once, were now clashing against each other.

Rave and Zeref.

Then Rave`s body was bathed in a silver light.

"That power again Rave," Zeref said.

Unlike before, Rave can feel his body reacting badly to the use of the Ice Silver Crystal as if his very inside were on fire. The young man tightened his hands to subdue the pain…

"You`ve let your guard down Rave," Zeref said.

The young man quickly looked up just as Zeref send a blast of magic at him and felt something stab him straight into his chest causing blood to spit out of his lips. He glanced down noticing that a black thing was stabbed straight through his chest…

"Now," Zeref said, "as a frail human being…you will face the finality of death."

The black then was pulled out and Rave fell down upon his knee as blood fell upon the ground in front of him. He felt the pain…the burning pain that was in his chest and then the dizziness that was starting to settle in.

Damn…I am getting weaker…, I won`t be able to…

Crack! Crack…

More cracks started to appear upon Rave as he felt his very skin cracking like glass. The price of the Ice Silver Crystal spell was ravaging upon him. He heard Zeref`s footsteps approaching him and he looked up toward him…his brother.

"Time to end this brother," he said raising his hand as a black ball of magic appeared,

Rave looked at him.

"Any last words?" Zeref asked.

Rave met his eyes.

"D…Do you think…mother and father…would have been proud…of what we have become?"

Zeref blinked at the question.

"I wouldn`t know," he said, "They are dead after all…"

After that Zeref plunged his attack toward Rave`s…

Then all around them, silver crystal spikes grew and Zeref`s eyes widened in surprise as his body was stabbed with the spikes. The young man`s ball magic that was in his hands dissipated into nothingness as blood slowly fell upon the crystal spikes.

"I…I…feel…," Zeref whispered.

The young man looked down toward him, Rave slowly stood up, one foot after the other, feeling his knee shaking. He reached him and the crystal around Zeref`s form started to disappear into little ball of lights.

"Rave…," Zeref said, gasping, "Why…"

"We`ve keep mother and Father waiting long enough," Rave told him, "It`s time for them to see us again."

Rave`s eyes widened noticing the tears that were falling from Zeref`s eyes. He hadn`t seen his brother cry ever since the news of their father`s death…

"B…But there is nothing after that," Zeref told him, "There is nothing waiting for us there…except darkness and loneliness…"

Rave kneeled down along with Zeref as the young man was slowly dying in his arms. He then turned his attention toward the sky above them which was slowly clearing and then the stars that were twinkling above them.

"We`ll just have to wait and see," he said softly.

Zeref didn't answer him in the heavy silence that settled around him. A smirk crossed his face as Rave feel his body growing weaker and then falling down upon the ground, his back against the earth…

The stars seem oddly bright tonight…

Then a voice tears through the silent night.

"RAVE,"

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Jacques0 out.

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