I'm happy to say that I have been able to relax a lot last couple of weeks. My stress level is much lower now and my daily of 12-14 hours a sleep each day have gone down. Hereby I hope that I can catch up to my schedule. I do it slowly, but don't worry I'm working on it. ;-) I love the sensation when I was able to finish a chapter, just keep in mind that I'm working on multiple chapters on the same time to keep the chapters correct and in the right order.

This is still a story that I love and I'm happy that there are people enjoying it in the same way.

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Chapter 26 – Enduring the Pain

Erza punched Loke to the ground and she used his body as an set up to come closer to the duo, but it was already too late.

Black gate!

'Take cover!' yelled Erza towards everyone who was standing on the ground. The Black Gate in the air shrunk and a black hole was formed. Enormous wind took Erza in mid-air towards the sky, with large blocks from the ground following her.

'ERZA!' yelled Gray.

Erza looked around her. Freed was fast as usual. He saw the situation, calculated it and had started to work on a protection wall of runes. Sebastian was running around trying to neutralize the lightning attack that was directed to some Fairy Tail members. Freed shouted some commands towards Gray and Sebastian, when he was almost finished with the protection barrier. Gray couldn't hear the commands at first. He was just staring around him, making sure to protect Juvia from Laxus's and Lucy's attack. It was only when Sebastian hadn't pointed out the safe-spot, that Gray finally started to move. Sebastian ran towards Evergreen and Elfman and brought them to the barrier. Fairy Tail and Sebastian looked at the play in the sky. Lightning was crashing on the ground, making the ground more lose and broken around them. The crater that was starting to form on the ground was getting bigger and bigger. Freed and Sebastian noticed how the lightning was getting more focused on the barrier. Little cracks were starting to form.

Freed knew it was only a matter of time before the barrier would break. He couldn't make the barrier stronger than it already was. He needed more time, before he could make the rules absolute.

Sebastian looked at the barrier and looked at Gray. 'Gray! When I'm outside the barrier, freeze my legs to the ground!'

Gray had no time to respond. Sebastian was already outside of the barrier.

'Damnit!' Gray cursed. He held his fist in his hand and placed his hands on the ground. Ice started to form on the ground until it had reached Sebastian's legs. Sebastian hissed by the sudden cold and he could feel how his legs were started to get numb. Pain with a burning edge was going through his legs. The black hole that was trying to pull him in, wasn't making the pain any lighter. He tried to ignore the pain and held his arms in the air. Lightning, that was coming too close, were vaporized into nothing.

Erza cursed behind her teeth. She understood what Lucy and Laxus were doing. Lucy had a large range and kept the pressure on the whole field, so that no one could escape. Well Laxus's attacks were more accurate and more focused. She needed to get down. The wind was too strong for her to just simply fly out of it. Even if she would change into another armor, the chance is really high that she would get electrocuted on the way down. She looked at a large rock that was coming her way. Lightning crashed into it. Erza saw how the force from Laxus's lightning had pushed the rock a little bit down before it had crumbled into little pieces. How higher she got, how more electricity she could feel in the air.

Maybe she can't go down, but she wasn't planning on going further up either. Laxus was maybe preventing her from leaving, but his lightning could also help her preventing for going up. Erza's adamantine shield had been sent back to her own space and she channeled as much magic as she could into her Lightning Empress Armor and Spear. The electricity in the air responded and crashed into her. The wind from the black hole wanted to pull her in, but the electricity that was crashing into her was holding her on the same spot.

-0o0-

Flemeth cursed. She had hoped to end the fight in one big spell, but the famous Titania had outsmarted her and Sebastian had kept most Fairy Tail members alive. She looked closer to the Rune Mage.

'If I eliminate those three, then my little Dragon Slayer would have more free game,' said Flemeth towards herself.

It was clear that it was hard to finish this battle in a couple minutes. Now that Fairy Tail had grouped together. She could feel the magical struggle in Lucy's body. The Demon Core haven't completely adjusted yet. It was possible she would kill her subject in this fight. Flemeth needed to decide, but she knew her answer all along. She needed more power! She is going to take the risk! What is a fight without some good corpses?

She looked at her screens. 'So many minds to choose, so little time,' said Flemeth playfully. Again this same sensation as before. It had been such a while. The hairs on her body were prickling. She inhaled in and out. 'I have never felt so more alive!'

The Mind Mage focused on two screens before her. One was a sight of Sebastian and one had a good view of the battle between three Dragon Slayers and Zero.

-0o0-

Zero smiled wickedly and looked at the three Dragon Slayers before him. The Maiden of the Sky and the Iron Dragon Slayer. The Iron Dragon Slayer is not the problem, but the Maiden could be a thorn in his side. He had no interest in the people before him. He cared only about one slayer in particular, Natsu. It didn't matter who or how many would stand in between them, he would kill them without any hesitation to get to his goal. Zero wanted to laugh in Natsu's face. Was he that weak, that he needed help from those little fairies. He started to absorb some magic from the Demon Core that was lying on this chest. His smile became broader. This feeling…he could never get enough of it. It gave him a rush. It was almost like a drug. This power…this is what he had wanted and Flemeth had given it to him.

'Natsu, Gajeel this magical pressure,' said Wendy with a warning.

'Looks like this big guy hasn't sits still either in those years,' said Gajeel while keeping his eyes on Zero.

'Doesn't matter. I would beat him up even if he has more magical power,' said Natsu while creaking his knuckles.

Wendy nodded and raised her arms in the air.

'Fast winds that run the heaven. Power of the stout arms that tears heaven. Ile Vernier. Ile Arms. Enchantment!'

Wendy, Gajeel and Natsu started to glow. The weight of their bodies had lifted and power was rushing in their muscles. Gajeel looked at his hand while he opened and closed it in front of him. He had felt this before and he liked it.

'Time to bust some heads, Gihi. Let's go Salamander!'

'Always!'

Natsu and Gajeel sprinted, almost flying, with high speed towards Zero. Kicks and punches were dealt in a matter of seconds. Zero was able to dodge some of them, but at this speed it was even impossible for him to dodge them all. He blocked the kick of Natsu, sawing an opportunity. He grabbed the Fire Dragon Slayer's leg and threw him into a tree on the left of him. Zero looked up when he noticed a shadow covering his face. Gajeel had jumped in the air and he changed his right arm into a metallic pipe. His arm extracted while punching Zero into the ground. Zero was pushed a couple meters forwards, leaving a trail in the ground until he came to a stop by a couple of trees.

Natsu stood up and looked at Wendy, who was standing next to him. They both pointed their face towards Zero's direction and both breathed in deeply.

'Roar of the….'

'Howl of the…'

'…Fire Dragon.'

'…Sky Dragon.'

Fire that came out of Natsu's mouth had absorbed Wendy's wind howl and expended itself in mid-air. The roars collided moved with high speeds towards Zero.

'Dark Gravity,' said Zero while turning slightly his body to protect his chest. The roar attack direction was slightly changed to the left and crashed into the tree. A hole had formed and Zero looked down at his right arm. Burn marked had become visible and his sleeve had been burned off.

'Tch,' cursed Zero.

He looked at his left, noticing the presence of his wife.

I know you don't like my interferences and I know you don't want my help. Isn't it rude of them! They are ruining your fun. Should I take out the other slayers?

'Only one,' said Zero suddenly. Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy had stopped in their tracks. To who was Zero talking.

Who? Heard Zero in his head.

'The Maiden,' said he wickedly.

Charle's eyes widened. A small vision came before her eyes and she had no time to act.

'Wendy, look out!' Charle yelled while flying before her. A purple magic circle became visible under Wendy's feet on the ground. Wendy and Charle fell on the ground with their eyes wide open.

'Charle,' said Happy while flying towards her. His head smacked into a barrier and looked helplessly at the white Exceed's eyes. Panther Lily changed into his battle form and sliced his sword into the barrier. The sword got bounced back and the barrier kept standing. Gajeel ran towards Wendy.

'Natsu, Zero is all yours,' yelled Gajeel annoyed. He had worked for the council and he had seen enough crazy shit, to know that this was bad. They couldn't hear Wendy's heartbeat or her breathing. It felt like Wendy was already death. Charle was in the same situation. It made no sense. Was the barrier blocking their senses.

'Is it really her, that you should worry about?' asked Zero while standing up. He looked up and noticing Natsu standing a couple meters before him.

'What did you do?' asked Natsu with rage, noticing like Gajeel the missing heartbeat.

'Nothing,' said Zero. Natsu anger became worse when he noticed that Zero's smile had become broader.

'WHAT DID YOU DO TO WENDY?' yelled Natsu while dashing towards Zero with fire surroundings his own fists.

Wendy felt with her hand on the barrier. The softness of the barrier didn't made her worry it was the feeling of the temperature that made her skin crawl. The barrier felt warm and cold on the same time.

'What is this?' asked Wendy.

Wendy and Charle looked outside the barrier, noticing how Panther Lily and Gajeel had started to smack on the barrier. Tears were visible in Happy's eyes who had started to bump on the barrier in his own way. Making a distance with the barrier, by flying a little bit up and speeded towards the barrier again. He followed this routine over and over again.

'They… can't see us?' said Charle unsure when she tried to have eye contact with Happy.

'You are correct little cat,' said a woman voice.

Wendy and Charle turned around and noticed butterflies flying towards the center of the barrier. The butterflies merged together and formed a woman with brown half long hair. Wendy's eyes widened with fear.

'Flemeth,' said Wendy.

-0o0-

Cana sat at the corner of the table, gnashing on her thumbnail. Wendy's cart had been triggered. She was in danger and Cana was stuck in a moldy library. She should be out there on the field fighting with them.

'This doesn't make any sense,' said Levy annoyed. Sweat was visible on Lisanna's and Levy's faces. All the books and information they had been reading through the Gale-Force Reading Glasses had made them mentally exhausted. Lisanna looked up from her book in her hand. Her head felt like it was going to explode. They had found nothing…In the end they had decided to check each other's work. Thinking that they had missed something, but there was nothing else they could do. The only library they could think of, who had a huge assortment of ancient textbooks was in the hands of the council. Unfortunately that could take months before the council would give them permission. They could give up now and go to Freed and the others, but going to the battlefield without any results, felt like a failure on its own.

'Levy…?' asked Lisanna unsure if Levy had lost her mind.

'I have kept rereading this journal, but his way of describing is abnormal,' said Levy.

'Abnormal?' Lisanna looked at the journal in Levy's hand. 'Diary of Saint Joffrick.'

'His way of writing, makes no sense…'

Lisanna had troubles on her own understanding that diary, but thought it was because of her lack of knowledge.

'But it's his journal…His personal diary…Everyone can write it on his own way.'

Levy shook her head. 'It's not that simple. It's a labjournal for a scientist. Saint John Joffrick was a scientist in the old days and what makes this even better... John was also a mage. Unfortunately for him, in that time it was forbidden to experiment, but he still kept doing it in a secret room under his own house. Diary was to cover up his findings…not really a good way, because he got found out and all his work, including him got burned in a fire. A friend of him managed to save some of his work. What I try to tell you is that the difference between a journal and a labjournal is that a labjournal must be written in a curtained way so that someone else can mimic the experiment without trouble.'

Lisanna's eyes widened. 'So it's a journal used in a lab? Is that the reason that the book has an unusual smell?'

'I don't know about the smell, but all his experiments aren't standing in a chronological order and even the results are mixed up with the preparations. Until now the experiments that I was able to connect are about hydrophobic coatings. What already is impressive for a subject in that time.'

Cana eyes twitched. Their friends were in danger and they were talking about smell and chronological bullshit…

'What does is smell like?' asked Levy after a couple minutes of silence while being in deep thoughts.

'It smelled like…'

Lisanna had no time to finish her sentence. Cana had whacked her hands on the table with a lot of annoyance. Cups with water, even her own beer got spilled on the table. She hadn't cared or couldn't care about the loss of her precious beer.

Melanie woke up by that noise and she looked at the souls before her. She could see how the woman named Cana's soul had become more spikier. Mr. Chaply and Mrs. Lily were standing before the little girl, keeping an eye out on what was going to happen.

'If you can't find anything in those stupid books, then drop it! Smell isn't going to help us! Wendy is in danger and not responding to my calls! The only thing we can do now is going after them and help our friends in the fight as much as we can! Who cares that we haven't found a solution! Knowing Freed, he probably has more than one plan. So drop those stuffy books and let's go!' yelled Cana in annoyance.

'CANA, you are a genius,' said Levy surprisingly happy.

'Who cares!'

'No…no look at the journal!'

Cana and Lisanna looked down noticing some drops of water on the book.

'The book got wet so what,' said Cana not having the patience to stay here any longer.

'No, look closer. Paper would absorb the water, but the water is now lying on the book like its…'

'…hydrophobic,' finished Cana.

Lisanna looked confused between the two girls and laughed sheepishly.

'I don't get it…'

Levy grabbed the journal and held it slant. The water drop moved down on the page by the gravity, but the paper staid dry, until it finally sank at some point in the paper at the bottom of the page. It became darker where the paper had absorbed the water and the number 53 became visible.

'Lisanna get me a large bottle of water,' said Levy while skipping through some pages. Cana looked at the blue haired mage with curiosity. Levy stopped at a sudden page what was almost at the beginning of the journal.

'What have you found, Levy?' asked the Card Mage.

'I had noticed a number that kept showing itself on all the pages throughout the book,' pointed Levy out with her finger.

Cana looked at the page. '15 mg of salt…15 times….August the 15th…15 days…15 tubes… The number 15!'

Levy nodded and smiled when Lisanna came through the door with a bottle of water in her hand. She grabbed the bottle and spilled some water at the edge of the page. The water was guided to one spot and got absorbed. The number 15 became visible. Melanie became curious what was going on and stood next to the girls.

'We are on the right page…ok…here it goes.' Levy couldn't believe she was going to throw water on some books. Books were her live, books were her everything…next to someone else…but that is a different story. She had to control her anger when she noticed the damage Cana had caused, but now she is going to do it herself. Levy spilled water over the whole page. Cana, Lisanna, Melanie and Levy looked down at the play before them. The water moved around the page and got absorbed on sudden spots on the paper. A magic circle with some text became visible. Levy grabbed some pen and paper and started to copy the spell that became visible before them.

'And…?' Cana and Lisanna were holding their breath. Had they found something? After all those research. Cana and Lisanna had been here only for a couple hours, but Levy had been in this Library for a couple days. Levy looked at them and smiled. 'We need to contact Bickslow.'

Cana smiled and Lisanna looked down when she felt a pull on her shirt.

'Onee-chan,' said Melanie with a sad look in her eyes. The little Seith Mage knew that the girls were going to her parents. She wanted to go with them.

'I'm sorry, but this is a grown-up problem,' said Lisanna knowing at too well how the girl was feeling right now.

'Lisanna, Freed told you that we and Warren are the back-up plan, that includes Melanie,' said Cana while winking at the little girl.

'Cana!'

Levy was thinking while looking at the little Seith Mage and looked then a the little metal horses.

'We should take her,' said Levy agreeing.

'She is seven years old!' yelled Lisanna unsure.

'I'll help you protecting her and…' Levy raised the paper in her hand. '…she can maybe help us.'

Lisanna knew Levy was right. It's just that she was responsible and taking a child towards a battlefield is not the most logical thing to do. Mirajane and Elfman had protected her until the point of annoyance. They mean it well and she became to understand it more and more. The fear of losing her again was too much for them, but she was almost 19 years old. Laxus called it a rebellious stage…Lisanna laughed by that thought. He knows how that is right…?

Lisanna looked at Melanie and finally agreed to take the little girl with them. Cana smiled widely and Lisanna smiled with her, knowing what was going to happen.

'Who is last outside of Magnolia is a squirrel!' yelled Cana.

Melanie showed her childish smile and started to run with her metal horses behind her. Levy blinked a couple times, before noticing that the girls had already left the library.

'Guys!'

Levy started to run and caught Warren looking confused at the guild's door. The girls must have ran past by him, without any hints of their departure. Levy pulled at his arm and the cup with his drink flew on Wakaba's hair. Macao laughed.

'Hey!' yelled Wakaba annoyed, but smiled softly when he grabbed towards his own cup of beer.

'Don't you….!'

Too late. Beer was sulking through Macao's hair and dropped on the floor from his face. Levy laughed sheepishly and left the guildhall just before a fight broke loose. Levy was happy that the guild members could relax in these moments of time. What else could they do?

'Sorry, Warren can you link me to Freed and Bickslow?' asked Levy finally.

Warren nodded and placed a finger on his head. There was no connection. 'We need to get closer, but what is going on?'

'You guys are slow!' yelled Cana at the end of Magnolia. Levy's eyes widened. The little metal horses had now the form of Hephaes, the Volcan. The creatures were half part horse and half part human and their skin was completely covered with metal armor. Between the armor was nothing to see then only darkness, but Levy had read that flames can come out of it. Cana and Lisanna sat on Mrs. Lily, while Melanie sat on Mr. Chaply.

'Volcans! So Mrs. Lily and Mr. Chaply are Volcans,' said Levy excited. 'that will save us a lot of time!'

Cana nodded and pointed at Lily. 'These little horses can fly us towards Wendy and the others.

'The squirrels can sit behind me!' Yelled Melanie while raising her hand joyful in the air.

'Squirrels?' asked Warren confused.

'Don't ask, just sit!' said Levy smiling.

Warren and Levy flinched when the metallic horses started to float.

'Grab on something,' said Melanie while laughing.

Warren and Levy looked around them and started to panic. Levy looked at the hands of Melanie and copied her. She laid her hand at the end of some armor piece. Her finger went into the darkness. It felt really strange it was not warm, but actually cold. Levy's eyes started to shine by this new information and wasn't even annoyed that Warren had clung to her out of panic. The group left Magnolia through the sky on their way towards the battlefield.

-0o0-

Sebastian could feel the coldness spreading through his body. His hands were starting to feel cold and his body was starting to tremble. He looked up when he could feel a change in the air of magical pressure. Erza was floating in mid-air, a good couple meters beneath the black hole. She was dangerously high for her own comfort and now she turning herself into a Lightning rod? Is she crazy? Erza wasn't screaming, but Sebastian could tell…all that lightning focused on someone's body. Yes her armor has a high resistance towards lightning, but that doesn't mean it has a 100% resistance. This wasn't simple absorbing a lightning attack, this was absorbing a storm.

Sebastian lowered his arms. He just stood there, standing ready if any lightning was surpassing Erza in the sky, while he tried to ignore the pain of his body. Then he felt it, a strange drowsiness. Flemeth had used him to get info about the Council. Now he knew about her little minion in his head, but that didn't made it any easier.

'Freed!' Sebastian yelled well looking at his hip. He cursed, his gun was stuck under a layer of ice. He laid his hand on the ice and saw how the ice was started to vaporize away.

"Faster," Sebastian though in panic.

His gun was free and he wanted to grasp it, but his fingers were numb by the coldness.

'Shit!'

His eyes widened when suddenly he noticed Freed's hand grabbing his gun. Sebastian yelled out when the electricity of the gun was going through his body. Freed held his torso up, when Sebastian was losing his conscious. Freed looked down and was glad on Evergreen's quick reaction. His teammate knew what she needed to do in a split of a second and was holding him down on his ankles. Her body was partly in the wind free barrier and partly out of it. Even if Evergreen was strong, her low weight wasn't helping her keeping Freed on the ground.

'Gray, melt your ice. We need to get Sebastian inside!' commanded Freed towards the Ice Mage.

Gray nodded and looked at Elfman who was too wounded to help him. He needed to freeze himself.

'Drag me inside afterwards, will you?' asked Gray. He prepared himself and took a quick couple steps outside of the barrier. He could feel how the wind was getting the better of him. As fast as he could he made ice from the ground until his torso and laid his hand on the unconscious Sebastian. The ice on Sebastian's legs broke and his legs started to flow into the air through the wind.

'Ever,' said Freed.

'I know!' said Evergreen annoyed.

Slowly was Evergreen able to get Freed inside the barrier. Freed pulled Sebastian inside and laid him down. The Rune Mage set a step outside the barrier, while still being hold down by Evergreen.

'Ready?' asked Freed while raising his arm towards the Ice Mage.

Gray grabbed Freed's outstretched hand. The ice around him broke down and Freed pulled the Ice Mage inside. Evergreen breathed heavy and fell back in the grass with her ass.

'Have you guys ever thought about doing a diet? You guys are heavy,' said Evergreen annoyed while catching her breath.

Freed laughed softly on the inside, but he knew no one was able to tell that from his face. Evergreen had never liked her own strength. With the excuse: it wasn't lady like or fairy like, something in that sentence. She doesn't like to show it, but Freed knew that Evergreen had been flying around, with Elfman in her arms. If they were heavy, how heavy would Elfman be?

Gray looked at Sebastian on the ground and saw the blue cold skin. He placed his hands on the skin and pulled all the cold from Sebastian's muscles.

'What are you doing?' asked Evergreen.

'A mage mostly has an aura protecting themselves against harm, but Sebastian's magic can neutralize magic. If he had used his aura to protect himself, then the ice on his legs would have vaporized a long time ago…so in the end he couldn't protect himself against the cold. I found it a stupid idea, but he was already outside the barrier, before I could say my mind,' said Gray annoyed.

Evergreen looked at Freed. 'And Flemeth was…?'

Freed nodded. 'Apparently, Flemeth wanted to take over his mind, he felt it coming. I noticed the blue skin and I knew that the cold was hindering him from any feelings in his hands. I prefer him unconscious then conscious and against us.'

'What do we do now?' asked Evergreen.

Freed looked up and noticed the sweat crawling from Erza's face. He glanced at Lucy and Laxus. Lucy's magic was getting dangerously low. Its already a miracle that she was able to keep up. Three spirits, Star Dress and an Unison Raid. Virgo and Loke had made their stance next to her, while Laxus's eyes were focused on Erza. It was a matter of minutes, before the spell was going to work off…But something…something was off. Lucy's magical pressure felt weird it even felt partly demonic. Freed couldn't explain, but it felt the same as one of Mirajane's demons. He knew about two demons, she was able to take-over in the fight against Tartaros. One of the demons was Alegria. The home base of Tartaros, that was able to regenerate and to turn humans into demons.

Freed knew for sure that Lucy hadn't any demon inside of her, while she was in the guild. She had some magical problems, because of a live-death situation, but this wasn't the same. Her magic was spiking and he knew he needed to do something, before Lucy was killing herself.

'Gray! You and Evergreen will grab Lucy and pull her far away from here. I and Erza will keep Laxus in check,' said Freed.

'What can I do,' asked Elfman while holding down his pain.

'You will protect Juvia,' said Freed while keeping his eyes focused on Laxus.

Evergreen stood up and placed her hand on Freed's shoulder. Her wings were moving slightly into position.

'Gray you take care of Virgo, I will take on Loke,' said Evergreen.

'He got glasses, your Stone Eye won't work on him,' said Gray unsure.

'No worries, he is far too ugly for my statue collection in the first place.'

There was a moment of silence before Evergreen opened her mouth again. 'Elfman…'

'…take care of Juvia,' finished Gray.

Elfman had a conceited smile. 'Only a man, knows when to fight and when to retreat. Juvia will be safe, otherwise I can't call myself a man!'

Evergreen and Gray nodded. The Ice Mage looked up, noticing that the black hole was finally closing.

The black hole had closed and the wind had settled down. Laxus changed into his lightning form and charged at Erza who was still absorbing the remainder lightning. Scales of a dragon were forming on Laxus's skin and his canines were growing.

'Lightning Dragon Fist.'

Erza's eyes widened by the speed and blocked Laxus's fist with her spear. The lance of the spear broke and Laxus's fist made contact with her face. She was pushed down by the force and landed hard on the ground.

Evergreen and Gray rushed their way towards Lucy. Virgo drilled her way under the ground and Loke was preparing himself for another Lion Brilliance. The Fairy flew up, knowing that Loke was better in hand to hand combat then her. On the contrary was Evergreen far faster than Loke ever could be. Evergreen waved with her arm and little light needles were shot at Loke. Loke changed his stance, interrupting his Lion Brilliance and started to knock down the needles out of the air into the ground with his glowing fists.

Gray concentrated, waited for the right moment. He jumped to the left when ground under his feet was getting softer. Virgo shot out of the ground and tried to kick Gray in the face. Gray made himself low and dodge the high kick. He placed his hands on the ground.

'Sorry about this.'

Ice came out of the hole that Virgo had made and an pillar made out of ice shot out of the ground, surrounding Virgo completely.

Evergreen noticed that the eyes of Loke had lost its focus on her. She flew straight towards him and kicked him hard in his stomach. Loke gasped for air and fell towards his knees. Evergreen flew as quickly as she could towards Lucy and grabbed her. Lucy was still recovering from the enormous spell. She was breathing heavy and had no time to respond. Gray ran after them, but kept his guard up.

'Gray just run, we handle Laxus,' said Freed.

Gray looked at him and saw how Freed's body had started to change.

'Dark Écriture: Absolute Shadow,' said Freed.

Runes that were written on his body were slowly absorbed. His upper body was now completely covered in a dark armor with large shoulder pads and a helmet with a menacing appearance. His hair had become longer and was sticking out of an opening from his helmet.

Gray saw how Evergreen was almost out of his sight. He speeded up and could hear lightning crashing behind him. The sound was getting lower and he knew the plan had worked. The only problem is…where is Evergreen and Lucy?

'Damnit.'

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