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Meet me on the Battlefield - Chapter 23

- That took you a long time…had a great nape? - Asked Shenlong annoyed while lying on the ground as comfortable as he could. Laxus opened his eyes noticing the position he was in. His body was chained down, while floating in midair. Left of him he saw the familiar cage. What had happened? Fage memories of his friends disappearing in front of him. His gramps…

Laxus eyes widened. 'Gramps!'

'He is gone kid…'

There was a minute of silence before Laxus started to laugh. Shenlong looked up, but didn't wanted to give his new roommate another look.

'The old man gone…? You fucking believe that yourself? He is somewhere…cursing me right now for being a fucking idiot of a grandson. He is too stubborn to die.' His laugh stopped and Shenlong saw how the idiotic smile on his face was turning into hopelessness. Eyes on the ground. His mouth was a straight line unsure of what kind of emotion he needed to give. After a long pause of silence his mouth finally opened again.

'Yeah, he is somewhere around…'

- Keep saying that, human… keep saying that. If you say it long enough you will start believing your own idiocy.-

Shenlong shook softly his head and looked from the floor towards the large screen in front of them.

The image on the screen was showing a surgery room. Some people were cleaning things up, while an unconscious woman was lying on the table. What has been standing in the middle of the room. Shenlong was curious how long it would take. He looked at his right even if Laxus eyes weren't on the screen he noticed how scales were started to form on his body and the fangs were started to getting larger.

Laxus looked up in one big swing and started to growl, because of the sight in front of him.

'LUCY!'

He started to drag on the chains who were rattling by his every move. Red lightning was started to crawl around his body. The chains reacted to that and pain was shot through his whole body. He screamed by the sudden pain. Shenlong eyes were getting serious. He looked at his roommate, observing, calculating but most of all waiting.

Laxus was fighting for his freedom, but the chains wouldn't move. He knew he needed to calm down, but something inside him was screaming. Something inside him wanted to jump towards her. Wanted to hold her. Protect her….He can't…

His eyes picked up movement of her chest going up and down and in some way it was calming him. She was alive. That was the best news he had known in the last 24-hours. He felt a familiar pain and his body was getting weaker. Parts of his skin was getting dark red. It almost seemed like a corrosive solution was thrown over his body. The magic particles from Tempester…

'The timing couldn't be fucking better.'

Laxus breathing was getting heavier. Shenlong saw how the corrosion was spreading further until it was a couple inches away from the scales that had already formed on his body. The dark red color started to disappear and Laxus had full control again.

- Weak.

'For a damn dragon you are pretty stupid.'

- What do you mean? - Asked Shenlong while staring at him in the eyes.

'I get it. You wanted to rest in peace but you got fucked be a mere human. On top of that, now you are even stuck in a mere human and you are calling that particular human weak. What makes that you? In my eyes…that makes you lower than me,' said Laxus with a big smirk on his face.

- Once I get out of here I will wreck you little humans into the ground.-

'I like to see you try.'

Shenlong kept staring at the foolish boy in front of him. He had observed this human since the moment he was trapped in him. He had tried multiple times to escape, but when the bars were finally started to break, Makarov and some pink old lady showed up and had strengthen the barrier. Shenlong didn't wanted to give up and started a plan to wait and to observe the little human. He saw Laxus grow, making mistakes. Noticing how the first crack on the barrier were getting visible when rage had consumed the human. The more he used his Dragon Slayer power, how more Shenlong could taste his freedom. Even if this human has his emotions more under control, he still was using Shenlong's magic without knowing the consequences. The Dragon Seed has become more mature in over the years. Time will tell… This human is creating his own doom, but still he has the courage to stand against a dragon…to stand against him…

Shenlong started to laugh and Laxus looked at him confused.

- You got some guts I can give you that. Unlucky is the other one. -

'Unlucky?'

- You and that girl over there are the most unlucky persons I have ever seen. How long will it last before one of you will die through the venom in your veins. –

Poison…Lucy's condition…! She needs her medication….

- Keep in mind tiny human, that when she is gone. You will lose everything. –

Laxus stared at the unconscious body in front of him. Losing everything…?

'Oi, what do you mean?' Asked Laxus while he turned his head towards the Lightning Dragon.

Shenlong didn't respond. He even moved slightly away from the Dragon Slayer.

'Oi!?'

Laxus attention was drifted away. A door opened from the surgery room and a massive load of anger was filling his veins.

'That woman!'

Flemeth was moving towards the unconscious body on the surgery table and moved a lock of Lucy's hair out of her face. Laxus wanted to control his body. He wanted to escape his own mind! Right here, right now! He wanted to punch that woman to oblivion.

The woman responded, when hearing that thought and had an enjoying smile on her face. Flemeth looked at the body of Laxus, who was standing as a mere marionette in the surgery room. No light could be seen in his eyes. His body was mere a minion. The original owner, Laxus, was chained up by her Sandman spell. The world of the minds was her world…her prison to play with. In that world, she could be a God… The mind could be complex, but in some cases so simple. That intrigued her the most. The diversity and the change in the mind when some traumatic events had occurred. The stress… those emotions…fear. How could something so traumatic, be so delicious.

Flemeth could feel and hear the anger the Dragon Slayer had for her. Now she want to toy with him even more.

Laxus looked at the purple liquid that was starting to form on the ground in front him. The liquid was starting to form in the woman he hated the most. Flemeth on the image had stopped moving, while the other one was moving towards him.

She laid her right hand on her hip and grabbed his jawbone in her other hand. Pushing his head up to give her a better look of his face.

'You have the same eyes as him.'

'Your father I mean. The same hatred. He was such a lovely man. So eager for power. Good amount of knowledge in his head. But on the downside. He was such a coward... A shame if you ask me... But from that cowardness, came you. The power he wanted. The power that I gave him. He had planted it inside you.'

Laxus eyes widened when Flemeth's finger went over his scare on his right eye. 'Because of you…?' Was the only thing he could say.

'He came to us around twenty years ago. Asking for power. We gave him our first ever successfully produced Dragon Lacrima, for a good price of course. I first though he wanted it for himself, but I'm guessing he was to scared of the results and it ended up in you. When I first saw you. I only noticed you, because of your bond with this… girl.'

Flemeth looked at the image behind her while she forced Laxus to look with her by pulling his head in the same direction.

She stepped back between the image and him and held now his head between her hands getting closer and closer to his face. Laxus could almost feel her breath, what seems impossible because this was playing inside his mind….He was getting an headache by just thinking about it.

'But now I can see you as a masterpiece. My… Piece... Of… Art...'

The gap between their lips were getting shorter and shorter by every word she said, until she felt a massive force pushing her in the air. The Mind Mage landed on the floor a couple meters away from Laxus. Flemeth's hair was a mess and rage was visible on her face. She looked up, wanted to know what had pushed her away and she saw a yellow cloud made of soft light in front of her subject. The light was just there. It had no form. It almost seemed that it had no conscious at all.

Flemeth looked behind her at the image were Lucy was still lying unconscious on the surgery table and she started to laugh like a maniac.

'You two keep surprising me! Wonderfull! THIS IS SO WONDERFULL!'

The scales on Laxus skin was disappearing and the scent of strawberry vanilla was filling his nose. It felt like Lucy was there. Standing right now in front of him. He wanted to hold her, touch her, asking for forgiveness...

The cloud felt soft and was touching his skin. His muscles relaxed and the cloud slowly disappeared. Emptiness was the only emotion that Laxus could feel. She was alive and she was ok. He knows that now. Shenlong wanted to stay in the shadows, in the background and hoped that no one had noticed that he had a smile on his face.

Flemeth wanted to research this phenome more, but she was called back by her husband. The woman changed into purple liquid and disappeared from Laxus's sight. The Mind Mage had opened her eyes. She was back in the real world. She looked up and saw a dark smile on Zero's face.

'Are they here?' asked Flemeth.

'Fourteen of them.'

'Have our members found Rose?'

'Not yet.'

Flemeth cursed…This wasn't going as planned. Could she have done it differently? She had never expected that Rose would jump to her own death so easily. Rose have a child now. Why would she take her own life. Disappointment…? Yes… that was what she felt. A research… A plan… that failed. Something she couldn't have predicted.

They needed another necromancer…yes Rose… is a lost cause. It was a shame, but the chance is very low that Rose will survive this or want to survive this.

'Flemeth?'

She looked up and saw excitement in Zero's eyes.

'Natsu?' Was the only thing that came in her mind.

Flemeth sighed. 'Kill, but don't get killed. Show them our power.' She smiled wickedly and kissed him on his lips. He answered passionately and greedy.

'I have waited for this, ' said Zero while a green black aura was becoming visible around his body. His red eyes were more brighten than ever before. 'I will bring a trophy…if something is left of him.'

-0o0-

Levy was reading books after books in the library with gale-force reading glasses, while the First was searching through the library. Searching in her memory for the titles she had read in the past. Sandman… was a myth or a fairy tale for kids. What they have learned in the past is that Fairy tales and Myth hold some truth.

Warren grabbed the books the First had pointed out as maybe useful and kept the library in chronical order. Lisanna had distracted Melanie as much as possible, until the little girl had finally fallen asleep. Now she was sitting in a corner with Melanie in her arms. The metal horses still standing on guard, but Lisanna could tell that they were more relaxed than an hour ago.

Cana was looking at her cards. The warning was still there. Judgement, The Lovers, Death, The Warrior and the Fox. No matter how many times she had shuffled the cards, these five cards were popping up every time. The first four cards were easy to understand…more or less. The lovers in this case were resembling Lucy and Laxus. Judgement had a lightning symbol on the card. The warrior is the group of Fairy Tail riding into battle. Death…

'Tss, don't mock with me...' Cana whispered. In no way she was letting a friend die…not now! They were finally together…and now this…The fox card was making things more complicated. The fox is standing for lies and tricks. What was a lie here? Is it because of the Mind Mage…Who was playing a trick here? Cana whacked her fist on the table. Levy kept reading, but was getting annoyed.

'Cana, can you be a little bit more quiet?'

'Girl, how can you be so calm? I'm losing it here. No matter what I do, the cards are still the same.'

'What about Gildarts?' Asked Lisanna in a slight whisper not wanted to wake the little girl in her arms.

'That old man is three months away from here. I have called him, but there is no way he will be here on time.'

'Levy-chan, haven't you found anything yet?' Asked Lisanna.

'I have read all the old and ancient magic spell books, but nothing could be found about the Sandman. I have just started in a couple myth books, but those are really vague. We can't use this.'

Warren had placed another stack of books on the table. Levy looked at the titles and shrunk back…One title was really dark.

Folklore.

Old Ancient Torture Methods.

Dairy of Saint Joffrick.

The Man under my Bed.

Levy sighed and started to read further. Lisanna laid Melanie softly down on the ground and pulled a blanket over the little girl's body.

'Melanie is finally asleep. Do you have another reading glasses? Maybe I can help you,' said Lisanna.

Levy nodded and pointed towards some drawer. Lisanna opened the drawer and saw a pair of purple reading glasses. She looked at the titles and grabbed Folklore…It was the most appealing for her then the other three.

Cana sighed in frustration. She looked at the other members in the room. They were the back-up plan, but why weren't they invited to the gathering like the others. It was setting her on the edge. It felt like they were just plan G. The last possible plan…everything-Freed-had-come-up-had-failed-plan. She looked at her cards, placing them back on the stack and started to shuffle again. While shuffling she looked at her Call Cards. One of them was Gildarts and the other one was of Wendy. She hadn't given Wendy a card just for communication. They have Warren for that. If Wendy was in danger, she would know that through that card.

'Come one guys…be safe,' said Cana while she looked at her beer that had been standing on the table for more than an hour.

-0o0-

Laxus kept staring at the image. His heartrate went up. Lucy's eyes had finally started to open.

'Blondie!' screamed Laxus. There was no reaction.

'Oi! Blondie!'

- It's useless. She can't hear you, human. –

Laxus looked at Lucy's eyes and no light could be seen. 'Is she under that woman's control?'

- Just like you. Your bodies are like mere puppets controlled by the strings. For others you are just an empty vessel. –

The Celestial Mage had started to sit up. She looked at her body and noticed how frail she actually was. Her top and bra had been removed for the surgery. Bandages stained in blood were barely covering her breasts. It was hard to move. Her muscles were screaming and it felt like no energy was left, but magic was getting pumped in her veins.

'You need some healing don't you?' asked Flemeth while holding out a ring with five keys towards her. Lucy looked at the keys. None of these keys could heal her, but she grabbed them anyways. One of the keys was of Gemini. They were useless at the moment. The last copy they had made were from some members of the Naked Mummy Guild. Wendy's copy had been erased in the process.

'Don't worry. Your healer will be here soon,' said Flemeth.

The door opened, Tyler and a girl were walking into the room. The girl had blue eyes and had amaranth hair what was tied up with orange ribbons into two pigtails. Laxus noticed the girl. He had seen her before at the Grand Magic Games. She had fought with Wendy on equal terms, but what the most interesting part was, was that they both had the same kind of powers.

'Sherria Blendy, Sky God Slayer,' said Laxus.

No light could be seen in Sherria's eyes….Mind control.

'Doesn't this woman have a limit? How many people can she control at the same time?'

- You have fought against her. Couldn't you tell then by her magic? –

'Her magic was fucking hard to read. It felt the same like a Celestial Mage. A large magic source, but her magic source was split up.'

- Well she is the Sandman.-

'You know about the Sandman?'

- In my time it was very useable for humans to torture each other in their own dreams. Sandman or the Bogeyman, depending how they were used. Also called the spell of endless sweet dreams or for the Bogeyman part, the spell of the endless nightmares. –

Laxus were connecting some events with each other. At the resort, where he had a strange dream, what felt like a nightmare of his past. Was that her…?

- Correct, that was her doing. At that time she had planted one of her Sandman minions in your mind. It got fried when you entered Dragon Force and now a new Sandman is growing. -

'Were are these fucking Sandman creatures?'

- Look up and look closely at that chain, you will notice a purple butterfly sitting there. -

Laxus looked up and saw the nasty bug sitting like a statue on the chain, waiting for something...

'What is their purpose?'

- To make you sleep and to weaken the mind whenever you try to escape. They can only enter the mind through dreams, thought. –

Laxus saw how Sherria was removing some of the bandages. A dark orb was becoming visible between Lucy's breasts. Blood veins were pumping magic from the orb towards her body. Sherria's hand started to glow and Lucy's body started to relax. The pressure on the veins were getting lower.

Virgo came through her own portal with clothes in her hands. Like everyone else no light was visible in the spirit's eyes.

Laxus noticed how sweat was dropping from Flemeth's head. 'So she is… almost at her limit.'

- Not surprised. Celestial Spirits are bonded to each other. Five keys. Five Spirits to control. Every person takes a part of her magic with her. How more her magic is split how less control she can carry out. -

That means that Flemeth is getting weaker and that they have a chance of breaking free. One thing was clear. They needed to get out of here. He looked up and saw the butterfly sitting on the chain. Shenlong told him that the Dragon Force had fried the little bug, but getting in the Dragon Force wasn't easy.

Shenlong looked at him and smiled. – Now you are thinking, human. I will help you. –

Laxus glared at him. He didn't trust the dragon for one bit. His personality wasn't on one line. One moment they are talking the next moment he want to kill him. Shenlong was wearing a mask. Why…he doesn't know.

'What's in it for you?'

Shenlong smirk widened. – No roommate, that's a start and just something between you and me, I don't like her. She is the source that I'm trapped in this forsaken body in the first place. –

Laxus knew something more was behind it, but at this point he was bounded. He couldn't call on the Dragon Force quick enough, before the little bug would interrupt him. Zero was out on the field. Flemeth was weakened because her controlling ability was on its limit. If he wanted to do something, he needed to do it now. If he can defeat Flemeth, then Tyler, Sherria and Lucy wouldn't be an obstacle either. He can just grab them and teleport them out of here. A long silence was going through his mind before he could make his decision.

'Fine,' said Laxus annoyed.

Lucy was completely healed and putted her clothes on. Flemeth turned her head quickly towards Laxus.

'NO!' she screamed while getting inside his mind.

In Laxus's mind she saw how Shenlong red lightning was getting absorbed by the Lightning Dragon Slayer. His skin was turning into scales. His canines were growing and red lightning was electrifying the chains. The butterfly was flying towards Laxus's head, ready to release some of its sand, but it was already too late. Red lightning had fried the little bug before it could come even near him. The chains that were supposed to bound his magic was getting overloaded and was starting to melt.

'How many times do I need to break you, before you finally understand your place!' yelled Flemeth in anger.

'Oh you have no idea, how stubborn I can be,' said Laxus with a cocky grin on his face.

Red lightning was emerging from his body. He teleported in his Lightning Body form towards Flemeth and was ready to strike her down. A purple wall came up just on time to protect her, but the wall was not enough. It was crumbling and Flemeth got pushed back by the force. In midair she formed a lasso in her hand and threw the rubber rope around him. She landed on her feet, straightening the lasso as much as possible. 'A lasso made of rubber, your lightning is useless now,' said Flemeth confident.

'I don't think you understand how Red lightning works. Its lightning that goes beyond lightning.'

The Red lighting he had unleashed headed through the lasso towards Flemeth and electrocuted her. The Mind Mage screamed from the pain and tried to concentrated her energy on the ground. Purple creatures were starting to form and were charging towards Laxus. The lasso vanished and bow and arrow were formed in her hands. A smile was forming on her face. She didn't wanted to admit, but the trill of this fight was making her happy and angry at the same time. Zero felt this all the time, when he was fighting a strong opponent. She couldn't hate him for that, she was the same. She had finally found an opponent who could go against her. She will show who is the most powerful mage here. Purple aura was coming from her body. The monsters grew in size and were trying to cut Laxus down but he was faster than them.

'You're fast, but this is my world! The fastest person will be me!' yelled Flemeth with a wicked smile.

'Then show me!' yelled Laxus back. In Lightning Form he teleported through the mass of creatures towards Flemeth. His Red Lightning Dragon's Iron Fist was hitting air. Flemeth had disappeared in the shadows. She was nowhere to be found, until she reappeared behind one of her creatures. She drew her bow and arrow and shot. Laxus's eyes widened by the speed of the arrow. The air around the arrow was pushed aside by the force of its launch. He could barely dodge it.

'Red Lightning Dragon's Heavenward Halberd!' Yelled Laxus while raising both of his hands in the air. Electricity between his hands were forming an Halberd and Laxus threw the Halberd in Flemeth's direction. Flemeth disappeared in her creature shadow, before it could make contact. The creature turned into sand by the impact on the ground. Flemeth reappeared on another creature and shot another arrow. Laxus dodged again and aimed his Red Lightning Dragon's Roar towards all her creatures. Flemeth could dodge it easily, but she cursed. Her creatures had all turned into sand. 'Now try and dodge my attacks, you damn old Hag.'

'Old Hag!' screamed Flemeth wickedly while wrinkles were forming on her head. 'I'm near your mother's age, but OLD HAG!'

Laxus laughed. 'Gray hair, wrinkles, breasts that has lost his volume and you have already the smell of an old hag, OLD HAG!'

Flemeth was getting angry. She concentrated her energy on the sand, that was starting to merge together in one big golem. She ran with lightning speed towards Laxus. The golem following her up, slamming his fist towards the Lightning Dragon. He simply dodge it. He did not even gave a glimpse on the crate that had formed on the ground by the impact. He teleported behind Flemeth ready to finish this cat and mouse game. The Mind Mage turned around smiling wickedly when she could hear a moaning sound of pain before her. Laxus looked down and saw a sharp claw sticking in his side. 'How?' He looked at her and saw three arms. Three! Two were still holding the bow and arrow but the third arm had inhumanly stretched out to reach him. The arm was around two a three meters long.

'Like I said boy, this is my world. Your imagination is holding you down. You need to go beyond the human limits.'

'To get more uglier,' said Laxus with a grin.

Flemeth smile disappeared and she shot another arrow. Laxus teleported on the ground and dodged it.

'You are so narrow minded,' said Flemeth.

Sand on the ground was merging around his body. He had trouble to get loose. It felt like all his energy was getting sucked out. Part of the sand was starting to form in a man. Laxus eyes widened. 'Tyler?'

Laxus wanted to use his magic but noticed that his vision was getting blurry. The wound on his side was stinging. 'Poisson?'

'Sleeping sand to be more precise,' said Flemeth while standing before the golem, getting ready to aim her next attack. Her right hand went up and the golem's energy was getting absorbed in her hand forming a purple arrow. The golem started to crumble. She concentrated the energy and noticed how the ground was crumbling by the pressure of her magic. Laxus looked around when he noticed how the three arrows she had shot earlier was lighting up. Then it got to him. Those arrows was never meant to hit him, she knew he was going to dodge them. She had planned this ahead. She had planned to trap him!

Lines were forming between the arrows and took the shape of a purple magic circle. The magic pressure in the circle was getting enormous and Laxus could feel how the pressure was pushing him down.

Flemeth smiled wickedly, her eyes were showing her insanity. His whole body from his toes until his neck was covered with sand. Tyler head had now more details. Tyler's eyes were empty, like no life was in his body. On his neck Laxus could see a butterfly sticking out.

'Notice me mom…why don't you love me?' whispered Tyler while tears were falling from his eyes.

Laxus could feel Tyler's pain. The pain he had known for many years. His dad had always seen him as weak and had never seen him as a son. Tyler was the same. Anger was filling Laxus's veins.

'Are you trying to kill your own son?!' yelled the Lightning Dragon Slayer in anger.

'He is weak. He will never be my son! And you…you can go to hell together with him!'

Laxus eyes widened. She will really kill them!

Shenlong couldn't do much from his prison, the only thing he could do was giving as much magic towards Laxus as possible and hoping that the Dragon Scales could block the attack.

Don't die on me, human. –

The arrow was two meter long and was shot with enormous speed and strength in the direction of Laxus and Tyler.

'Just DIE!' screamed Flemeth half laughing.

Laxus could feel the Shenlong's magic pushed through his veins. The scales on his skin was getting harder and larger. He screamed by the sudden pain, but accepted the magic that was given to him. That woman was serious. Most opponents would lose their edge when getting angry, but it had worked against him. She wanted to kill him here and now. If he want to survive this he need to grasp this magic and use it. He knew it was from Shenlong, but at this moment its dying or living. He wanted to live. For gramps, for his friends, for his guild-mates, for his family, but specially … for Lucy!

'DON'T FUCKING UNDERESTIMATE ME OLD HAG!' Roared Laxus with all his rage.

His magical aura had changed from a human into in a red yellow dragon, who was roaring at Flemeth. The magic collided and a huge explosion had followed it. Flemeth was pushed back by the explosion and screamed when electricity in the air was shocking her multiple times.

Silence was filling the room. Dust and sand had filled the air. On one side laid Flemeth on the ground with wounds all over her body and blood leaking out of her nose, while on the other side laid an unconscious Laxus on the ground. The scales on his skin had started to grumble. He had only some superficial wounds, the only deep wound was the one on his side. Tyler had the most injuries. His right arm and legs were completely gone while blood was coming out of his nose and ears. The butterfly who was still sticking in his neck had detached itself and flew with a broken wing towards his master. It landed on Flemeth's head merged with her body.

- So he has lost. – thought Shenlong knowing what will happen next.

Flemeth opened her eyes and looked around her. The insanity in her eyes were gone and was replaced with victory and confident. She looked at Tyler and Laxus on the other side and pushed with all the strength she got, herself up. She walked towards them with her right leg half lingering on the ground. With a simple wave of her hand, was Tyler send back to the real world. She saw how Laxus chest was going up and down.

'You bastard…You will never see the light ever again. You will sleep for eternity until you have my permission to die!' yelled Flemeth tiredly.

She concentrated her magic and formed a new butterfly from her hand. The butterfly flew towards Laxus's neck. The bug attached itself on the neck and chains came out of the ground, binding Laxus and hung him back in the air. The butterfly in the neck released his sand and Laxus breathing was getting slower.

Flemeth looked at Shenlong. 'I'm not done with you. I will come back later, after I have killed some Fairies,' said Flemeth with much venom in her words.

Shenlong didn't responded and saw how Flemeth disappeared.

The dragon looked at Laxus who was hanging unconsciously next to him with a butterfly stuck in his neck. The plan had failed…but not for him… The dragon started to laugh softly. He looked behind him and saw how one of the Dragon Seed had grown in the process. Even little cracks had started to become more visible on the bars around him. The human had accepted his powers. How more power the human was using, how more vulnerable the human will get. In the end he will kill the human and get back his freedom.

'Is that really what you want?' asked a soft light in front of him.

The light felt warm almost calming. It felt so familiar… but also so different. It took him a minute before he knew who it was. It was the Celestial Mage. The mate of this human.

- What I want is my business, star girl.-

'You were maybe lying to Laxus, but you are lying the most towards yourself.'

- What do you know! I hate humans, you beings should crumble under my power. I will kill you when I'm out of here! –

'Then why did you safe him?'

Shenlong anger seemed to calm down for a moment. Wondering why he had saved the human. If the human had died right here right now, there was no way he could escape. It would take years before the Lacrima was in a new host and the hole process needed to start all over again. He needed a living body to break this curse. Yes… that is the reason. I didn't safe him, to protect him…I did that for myself. I have waited years…

'You care about him, don't you?'

The word care was echoing in Shenlong's mind. He saw the human girl named Anna Heartfilia before him saying the same sentence in a flashback.

'You care about him, don't you?' asked Anna smiling. Shenlong looked down and saw a human boy sleeping in a hay stack. He wanted to protect that boy, he wanted to protect that innocent smile…and what did he got in return…? That human boy had betrayed him years later… All humans are the same. Greedy, selfishly and un-honorable.

- GET OUT! – screamed Shenlong while red lightning was charging at the bulb of light. - You don't know anything about me! –

The bulb scattered in million pieces. The light was dimming slowly until only darkness had filled the room.

-0o0-

Flemeth woke up with a couple scientist bending over her. Making sure she was alright.

'I'm fine,' said Flemeth annoyed while rubbing some blood from her nose. 'Place Tyler in the Mind Lock prison. I have no use of him anymore.'

His legs and right arm are gone, the nerve connections were destroyed in the impact. She looked at her right leg. It was hurting, but it wasn't fatigue. A scientist wanted to help her up but she shove him away. 'I can do this myself, get back to work!'

The scientists bowed and took Tyler limbless body with them. Sherria started to heal her wounds and Flemeth could feel the burden of her right leg getting lighter. After a couple minutes stood Flemeth finally on her two legs. She looked at Lucy and Laxus.

'Enemies are walking to our doorsteps. Kill them! And don't stand in Zero his way!'

Lucy and Laxus started to grin wickedly and ran out of the room. The Mind Mage looked at Sherria. 'You are coming with me.'

Flemeth cursed when she felt the damage on her body that had been done. Was she getting weak? No…it was because of that dragon. A mere human couldn't possess such strength. As long as that dragon is behind those bars and as long as the Dragon Slayer is unconscious, there was nothing for her to fear.

She was stumbling slowly towards her room with Sherria following her on the feet. In her room she laid down on her bed getting her mind ready for the battle. She looked at Sherria.

'You, defend this room. Let no one in. Kill anyone who ever tries to enter it.'

Sherria bowed and closed the door behind her. Flemeth was getting comfortable as possible on the bed and started to concentrate. She could see through the eyes of her minions. Only Zero had the freedom to do whatever he wanted. Lucy and Laxus had just exited the building. Laxus was holding Lucy's hand and teleported them both with Lightning Speed in the air. They flew a couple seconds in the air before Laxus had gotten visual of the first group of Fairy Tail, entering the woods. Lucy opened one of her Heaven's Gate and she moved them both silently in her own dimension towards their enemy.

'Say hello to Fairy Tail for me,' said Flemeth wickedly with an evil smile on her face.

No time for rest

No pillow for my head

Nowhere to run from this

No way to forget

Around the shadows creep

Like friends, they cover me

Just wanna lay me down and finally

Try to get some sleep

We carry on through the storm

Tired soldiers in this war

Remember what we're fighting for

Gray and his group were the first to enter the forest. He suddenly felt a familiar magical presence. A golden gate started to appear and two figures came out of the gate.

Meet me on the battlefield

Even on the darkest night

I will be your sword and shield, your camouflage

And you will be mine

Echos and the shots ring out

We may be the first to fall

Everything can stay the same or we could change it all

Meet me on the battlefield

Gray eyes widened. Freed had warned them about the possibility. Their whole plan was made for this situation. They had hoped for something else…but the two person in front of them was the reality.

We're standing face-to-face

With our own human race

We commit the sins again and our sons and daughters pay

Our tainted history, is playing on repeat

But we could change it if we stand up strong and take the lead

When I was younger, I was named

A generation unafraid

For heirs to come, be brave

And meet me on the battlefield

Even on the darkest night

I will be your sword and shield, your camouflage

And you will be mine

Echos and the shots ring out

We may be the first to fall

Everything can stay the same or we could change it all

As Sebastian had described. No light were visible in the eyes. They were controlled.

'Oh no, Master Laxus-sama,' said Evergreen in unbelieve.

Meet me on the battlefield

We carry on through the storm

Tired soldiers in this war

Remember what we're fighting for

Meet me on the battlefield

Even on the darkest night

I will be your sword and shield, your camouflage

And you will be mine

Echos and the shorts ring out

We may be the first to fall

Everything could stay the same or we could change it all

(We can change it all)

Meet me on the battlefield

Meet me on the battlefield

(We could change it all)

. They were now the enemy.

'Lucy,' said Gray with half determination

That's it for now…I know shit moment to stop, but we are already on 6500 words for this chapter… We are over 100.000 words. I'm so proud of myself but also about you guys, who kept waiting and reading it. Next chapter we will go back and look what is happening in Lucy's mind. The light orbs. How does their bond works?

The other half will be the start of the big battle between Fairy Tail vs Lucy, Laxus and Zero. But I really want to sit for that to make the battle as fluent as possible.

I had fun writing this chapter hopefully you had fun reading it.

Thank you for all the people who have been waiting all this time for the next chapter. I'm sorry that I haven't let you heard anything from me. Busy life. Hectic life. You know the drill.

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To be honest it will take a month before I can find some time to write the next chapter. Please wait for me. (;_;)/