And five more chapters and a special to the end this season.

Chapter 15: The Light of Etherion

The former Master of the Kingdom Empire was looking at the dyed red scenery from the Tower of Heaven. It was a masterpiece indeed. Cobra who accompanied him was feeling really restless. He decided to ask him breaking the silence between them as he could not understand why he would help the kid.

"Is it ok to let the kid do as he pleases?" Cobra did not expect his response. He did not need to report to him anyway.

"I'm sure you had seen his determined eyes. This is his choice. Thank you for your help. That was as much as we can do to help him." Brain replied while looking up at the red sky. It was in the evening.

Cobra glanced at his pet snake before he commented. "As expected from our Brain, to think you had thought of countering poison with poison. "

"I only realized it when I saw the poison acting up on the "tool". I saw the woman, Ultear Milkovich, the woman who instigated my son to participate on the experiment, on the way of leaving the council. I knew instantly that it was her doing. The poison is slow in its effect, once the victim started taking in the poison, he has to consume the antidote daily to cover up the effect. I believe the "tool" has yet to take the today's dosage when he left the council which is why the poison in his body starts to act up. "

He recalled when they found Lucy and Natsu lying unconscious right outside the cave they were in. He turned the boy over and realized he was trembling and grimacing in pain. His face was pale white and dark circle had formed around his eyes.

"That's how we realized he was poisoned. It is the answer to the sky sorceress's suspicion. Even a sorceress with high healing ability was unable to counteract it. That is how potent the poison is. The poison had blended with the remnant of his magic power to stay in his body causing him pain. All we can do now is to counter poison with poison to slow down the effect of the poison by allowing him to release the remnant of his magic power. The worst scenario is..." Brain explained in detail but stopped to take a deep breath. He had underestimated the "tool".

"I had warned him about it and he had made his choice." Brain stamped his staff lightly on the ground as he finished, recalling Natsu's plea to him.

*Flashback*

Cobra carried Natsu who was weakened from the effect of the poison out of the cave after Wendy had collapsed from exhaustion trying to heal him. They had left unconscious Lucy at the back. Brain tried not to hurt the boy who had suffered on his hands back then. Before they tried anything else to help him, they needed to check with him because it was too risky.

"I don't care what is going to happen to me. Just do it. I need to save my friends." Natsu gave him a fierce glare to show his determination.

*End Flashback*

"Looks like you had become soft, aren't you? Trying to be a good guy." Cobra could not help but commented on his change sarcastically.

"You will have to thank his twin for it." With that the two men await what was going to come. Brain wanted to know what kind of role the Natsu will play considering that the mastermind had him involved in this. They were going to see through this to the end.

In another part of the Tower, a man was working to stop the system the enemy was using on their experiment. The only way to do it was to use a vessel of a mage with a power of a Wizard Saint. He would do everything to stop them from reviving the dark mage.

"Jellal, what are you doing?" Erza cried out. She caught the sight of the man she was so familiar with on the way to the top of the tower. She did not know the detail but she knew he was trying to do something dangerous. She needed to stop him from whatever he was doing.

Erza was stunned to see Jellal who turned his head towards her. He was in distress, a sight Erza had not seen before coming from Jellal. He cowered as he apologized to Erza. "I'm sorry. Due to my carelessness, it ended up this way. I have no words to explain. All I can do is to use myself as a failed vessel to destroy their system. I'm glad to be able to see you again before my death. I guess we are not meant to be after all. I'm sorry for not keeping to our promise. Let's meet again the next life. Erza, I love you."

"To save you and the world you are living in, I need to do it." Jellal thought to himself as he fell on the ground on his back.

Erza ran to his side. Her eyes widened in fear when saw the magic circle he had drawn on his body. "Magic circle of dissemination?!" She needed to think of something to get Jellal to cancel the spell. If not, he would really die.

"No, Jellal!" She shook his body. "Look at me! This is the only failure you had been through. It's not the end of the world. You can give up like this. If you give up, what will happen to Natsu? You know he had been waiting for you to teach him magic right? Even though it might be hopeless, he has yet to give up. He was still living to the best he can be and he is still smiling even though you know he is faking it. Why did you give him hope and taking him in as your disciple if you are going to die like this? Did you think he is so naïve for you to make a fool of? " Tears started flowing down her cheek.

"More importantly, we are husband and wife right? We are supposed to face all the difficulties together. The Jellal I'm married to is high and almighty. He isn't supposed to give up easily. Please! Please live on at least for my sake. You are the most important person in my life. I will never forgive you if you break you promise to watch the sunset with me." Erza cried pouring out all her feelings towards Jellal finally.

On the other hand, the Magic Council was ready to fire the Etherion.

"With this my wish will come true." Ultear murmured to herself.

A series of magic shapes appeared around the cannon forming the main beam which was targeted at the Tower of Heaven afar. A blinding light was shot out at the target, annihilating all in path.

"It's coming." Jellal's double smirked in satisfaction when he saw the light from his "throne".

Tsuna who was making his way up the tower blocked his eyes from the blinding light. "Am I too late?" He thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Jellal and Erza were blasted off from the impact. Their surrounding had collapsed when the beam hit the area.

"Erza!"

"Jellal!"

Their hands were desperately trying to reach for one another when their world turned white.