Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters.

Fair warning: this fic is rated M for a reason.

"Speech"

"Thoughts"

"Angel !"

Hearing his voice awoke something inside Angel. Before she knew what was going on, blue flames sprouted around Angel. Vergil released his hold on her and stepped back while the flames surrounded Angel and then turned into a blinding light. Not wasting time, Natsu grabbed Vergil by the coat and pushed him against a tree.

"Bastard! What did you do to her?!"

Vergil freed himself from the slayer's grip and faced him "I awakened her true power."

"Natsu!"

Hearing Lisanna's yell makes Natsu forget about Vergil, for the moment at least, and direct his attention to his fiancé: "Something's happening to Angel!"

The light around Angel vanished, revealing several changes in her physique; at first glance Angel grew an inch or two in height, her once petite body became more curvaceous and her breast grew a healthy size, but the biggest change was that her hair grew past her shoulders almost reaching her waist.

Natsu was transfixed in the 'new' Angel before him, not knowing what to do. Her eyes seemed empty, devoid of life. Taking an uncertain step forward, Natsu called her:

"Angel?"

The celestial mage locked eyes with the slayer before slowly walking towards him. Before Natsu knew what was happening, he was pounced by a 'trance like' Angel, scaring Lisanna.

"Natsu!"

Chapter 30: Lineage

Mystogan jumped, dodged and rolled to avoid getting hit by the hundreds of spheres flying all around him. Across from him Ultear watched him with fascination.

"You're fast" Ultear said as Mystogan kept dodging her attacks "The Jellal of this world is not capable of dodging my attacks unless he uses his meteor mode."

"As you can see, I'm very different from the Jellal you know" Mystogan replied during a moment between attacks. Ultear agreed with him and recalled her spheres into a single one.

"We agree on that. Now let's try something different"

The earth beneath Mystogan trembled, raising him several feet into the air. The Edolas mage had little time to admire the view when dozens of tree branches grew all around him in an attempt to confine him. Jumping down, Mystogan met Ultear mid air and parried her blade with one of his staffs. Both mages exchanged swipes on their way down, Ultear landing perfectly on her feet and Mystogan ramming his staff on the ground.

"Fire Illusion: blazing dragons"

Ultear was taken by surprise by his quick counter; the time mage soon found she was surrounded by flying dragons made of fire. As Mystogan ran to deliver the finishing blow, Ultear smiled "Illusions won't work with me"

Unleashing her magic power, Ultear blasted the illusion away and sent Mystogan crashing hard against a tree. Even when she won, the former Kin of purgatory was impressed by Mystogan's performance.

"Not bad. He's not as strong as Jellal is, but his unique style was hard to defeat." Approaching him, Ultear materialized her sword and pointed it at his neck "Sorry, but you lose"

"Really? I beg to differ"

Mystogan vanished and Ultear's world transformed into darkness. Looking around, Ultear could only see an empty void of pitch black while fear grips her.

"What is the meaning of this?"

"An illusion" Mystogan's voice echoed from within the darkness "From the moment this fight started, the winner was clearly decided."

Opening her eyes, Ultear found herself tied to a tree by coils of magic with Mystogan standing in front of her. Admitting defeat, Ultear said to him;

"I underestimated you. It seems you haven't lost your touch, even after all those years in Edolas"

"I've had a few years to catch up" Mystogan raised his staff at her "Let's try again; what were you doing here?"

With nowhere to run, Ultear resigned to her fate "Fine, you win: I came here to see if the rumors were true, to see if the members of Fairy Tail had truly returned." It wasn't a lie, but it also wasn't the whole truth, a thing he noticed.

"You're holding something back. What is it?"

Ultear smiled apologetically "Sorry, but I can't tell you."

"Have it your way" Reaching in one of his pouches, Mystogan withdrew greenish sand which Ultear found strange looking. "This sand will force you to answer my questions with the truth, and if you are holding information back it will also make you tell me everything about it."

Panic gripped Ultear by the prospect of spilling everything to him, including her encounter with Gray: "Wait! I'll tell you, just don't use that on me!"

Mystogan eyed her, looking for any deceit, but found none. Putting the sand away, he once again asked her the real reason why she was there to begin with.

Embarrased, Ultear spoke "I went to check on Fairy Tail, but…I also wanted to see someone."

"Who?"

"Come on, don't make me tell you" seeing that he was reaching for the sand, Ultear squealed "It was Gray! There! Happy?"

"Gray!?" Before he could ask the reason, Mystogan was hit by Jellal while Meredy helped Ultear get free. Mystogan flipped mid-air and landed on his feet, only to be in the receiving end of another of Jellal's attacks.

"He's too fast, I can't dodge his attacks" Thinking fast, Mystogan spread his sleeping spell all around him. While Jellal wasn't caught by it, his speed was slightly reduced, allowing Mystogan to launch one of his attacks while Jellal did the same.

"Stop!" Using her arc of time, Ultear raised a tree between them to block the attack. Mystogan regarded her with caution while Jellal glared at her.

"Ultear, what is wrong with you?" The former wizard saint yelled while keeping an eye on his opponent.

"Regardless of his actions, he's not a bad guy. He's just looking out for his guild mates" Ultear replied "but more importantly; can't you see who he is?"

"I know who he is; he's the other me" Jellal answered, keeping an eye on Mystogan.

"Jellal" Mystogan greeted back.

Jellal inspected Mystogan for a bit before asking: "What are you doing here? For what I understand, Edolas was cut off from Earthland"

"It's a long story" Mystogan offered.

"We have time" Ultear added.

"But I don't. I have to go…"

"Inspect Oak Town right?" Jellal completed what Mystogan was about to say "We think alike. That's were Meredy and I were heading once we found Ultear." Jellal gave ultear a look that said 'I want answers later' while Ultear merely grinned "You can come with us and tell us your story."

"Knowing he was outnumbered, Mystogan relented "Fine, it's like this…"

"Natsu!"

Lisanna ran to help her fiancé, but was stopped by Vergil "Let me go Vergil!"

"First, take a closer look"

Lisanna followed Vergil's hand which pointed at the pair; once her eyes settled on them Lisanna's worries vanished and turned into jealousy when she realized that Angel was kissing Natsu. The takeover girl was kinda glad that Natsu and Angel were ok, but she could feel a vein threatening to pop on her head.

For his part, Natsu was taken by surprise at first, but quickly returned Angel's passionate kiss. Roaming his hands around her, the slayer confirmed what his eyes saw before; Angel's hips had become curvier, and by the feeling of her soft boobs squashing on his chest, they had also grown.

"Ahem!"

Lisanna's cough woke Natsu from his thoughts, forcing him to end the kiss (much to Angel's dismay) and stood with the celestial spirit clinging to him. "H-hey! What's up?"

"Just wanted to check if you were still alive" Lisanna gave them a dry look, not that Angel noticed since she was still cuddling next to Natsu. The dragon slayer merely grinned and scratched the back of his head while Angel slowly opened her eyes.

"Natsu…" Angel gave him a dreamy glance before noticing something different about her "What…what happened?" Looking down, she was stunned by the changes in her physique "What the Hell!"

"You have awakened your true self" Angel looked to Vergil as he spoke: "This only confirms what I have told you before: you are truly my descendant."

"Descendant"

Vergil nodded before tossing her a small bag filled with Jewels: "I shall explain more to you later, but first use that money for your new wardrobe. Your clothes are not the most… appropriate for your current form."

Angel was still in a daze and failed to realize that her old dress was ripped apart, letting a good deal of skin visible. Fortunately for her, Lisanna stepped in front and grabbed her hand.

"Come on! I'll go shopping with you! After all, you need to get ready for your date with Natsu-kun"

Angel wanted to ask more about her change, but found herself being dragged by Lisanna. The Strauss sibling noticed that Natsu wanted to speak with Vergil alone, so she took it to herself to give them privacy. Once the girls had left, Natsu glared at Vergil and made his way towards him. The half devil saw the fire in Natsu's eyes but didn't make any attempt to escape. "What I did was…"

Natsu punched Vergil in the face hard, actually pushing the half devil back. Vergil spat some blood, but showed no signs of being hurt.

"If you ever do something like that to Angel, Lisanna or any of my Nakamas again, I'll beat you to a bloody pulp!"

"Fair enough" Vergil wiped the blood from his lip "but even you must realize that my actions today were needed for her to awaken her true self."

"What the heck are you talking about!?"

"Angel needed to get stronger…to avoid a repeat of what happened to her at Tenrou Island"

Natsu didn't have to ask what he meant, knowing full well what Vergil was talking about; Angel's brush with death after facing Zancrow.

"Even so, you didn't have to push her so far."

"Yes, I did" Vergil replied "Her bond with you made it easier for her to awaken, but she still needed to feel her life threatened to reach that goal."

The slayer regarded Vergil for a moment before deciding to head back to the guild. Natsu realized that Vergil was right, but that didn't meant he agreed with his methods.

Meanwhile, at the guild:

"Can you believe it Lu-chan; Natsu and Lisanna getting married?" Levy sighed "It's almost like a Fairy tale come true."

"Yeah, it's unreal. Now if only a certain someone stopped fussing about it." Lucy said, referring to Erza, who had taken it to herself to plan the entire wedding. Ever since finding about it, the armored mage had not stopped questioning Alzack and Bisca for wedding tips.

"I feel bad for them."

"Me too" Levy added. "Hey! Who do you think Lisanna will pick as her maid of honor?"

"Don't know. Maybe Mira, but then again, she might pick Angel." Lucy offered.

Levy gave Lucy a questioning look "But, wouldn't that bother Mira? She is her sister after all."

"I think Mira is more concerned about other things."

At the bar Mira cleaned a glass, and like the ones before it, shattered by the intense pressure she applied to them. "I'm the oldest and still single! My baby sister is getting married before Me!"

Suffice to say everyone avoided the bar for the rest of the day.

"Ice make: Hammer!"

"Fire dragon's Iron fist!"

Natsu's fist collided with the massive ice hammer and shattered it to pieces. Even after such a feat, Gray didn't even flinch and sent several ice spears towards Natsu, who in turn melted the attacking ice with one of his fire roars.

"Damn it flame head! Knock it off!"

"Not until I get an answer from you! Pervert stripper!"

While the two mages duke it out, Juvia spied on Gray from behind a tree.

"Gray sama, no matter what Juvia tries, Juvia can't stop loving you"

While Juvia thought about this, Yukino was also spying from behind a tree. "Natsu"

Hearing her, Juvia was startled and turned to her right to find another girl "Who are you? Are you spying on Gray sama?" in Juvia's mind she was already reaching her own conclusion "Another love rival!"

"Gray? Who's that? I'm here to see Natsu" Yukino replied with a calm expression. Like Juvia, Yukino found herself unable to simply forget about Natsu no matter what she tried.

"You don't fool Juvia!"

"Keep it down, or they'll hear us."

Juvia hated to admit it, but she had to agree with the unknown girl. Pouting, Juvia resumed her observing/stalking and was pleased to find that Gray hadn't heard them. As for the two mages fighting:

"This is is Flame brains!"

"Bring it on ice cube!

Natsu and Gray covered their right fist with fire and ice respectfully and punched each other in the jaw, making Juvia and Yukino gasp by the intensity of their attacks. Fire and ice met forming a thick mist that covered the scenery for a few moments.

"Gray-sama!"

"Natsu!"

Fortunately for both girls, Natsu and Gray were so focused on each other and failed to hear their cries. As the mist dissipated, both mages were still standing with each other's fist connected at their face. They stood like that for a second before falling down, each one panting and trying to regain their strength.

"Fine…I'll be your best man…"

Natsu grinned from his spot on the ground "Glad…you came around…"

Gray struggled to sit and faced Natsu "Next time… just ask me"

"I DID!"

"YOU PUNCHED ME FROM BEHIND AND BLURTED IT OUT!"

"AND YOU KICKED ME IN THE HEAD AND SAID YOU'D THINK ABOUT IT!"

Both mages glared back at each other before Natsu and Gray grinned and smirked, to later fall back down unconscious. While they were out cold, Yukino found it safe enough to speak.

"Are they going to be alright?"

"Nothing can hurt Gray-sama. Juvia knows he will be ok." Juvia said, offering no word about Natsu.

Yukino was confused, but left it at that "Can I ask you something else?"

"What now? Love rival"

"What are you doing?" Yukino asked Juvia, who was currently hugging Gray's unconscious form.

"Juvia is protecting Gray-sama with her body." Juvia answered like it was the most normal thing to do. Yukino tore her gaze away from the crazed water mage and focused her attention to Natsu. "Why not? When will I ever get the chance again?

"Damn, that ice bastard hits hard" Natsu thought as he headed towards Fairy Hills to pick up Angel for their date. While he walked there, Natsu was pondering on something else: when he woke up, the slayer noticed a familiar scent around him, a female for what he could tell "I've smelled that person before, but where?"

After a few moments, Natsu found himself in front of Fairy Hills. The place was starting to decay a bit, but it still held itself better than their current guild building. "Those bastard twilight ogres! One day we'll reclaim our old building back and then we'll…"

Whatever Natsu was thinking was completely lost when Angel opened the door. For their date, the celestial mage chose a low cut, dark blue dress that clung to her body, showing her perfect hourglass figure. A small gash in the front left a bit of her cleavage in view, enough to see her (now bigger) bust, but not enough to be considered obscene. Her long hair was tied with a blue ribbon since she had yet to get used to it, but she left her tresses free on either side of her face to reach past her shoulders.

"H-How do I look?" Angel shyly asked.

It took a moment for Natsu's brain to reboot, but finally answered her "Beautiful"

Angel was accustomed of hearing that from random men that saw her, but hearing it from Natsu caused her to blush "T-thanks. You don't look bad yourself."

After his fight with Gray, Natsu went home to change and was now wearing a long sleeved shirt with an open collar (his scarf covered his neck) and missing the right sleeve, leaving his right arm exposed to show his Fairy Tail symbol. The only thing he didn't change was the fact that his pants were the same style as before. Angel left her eyes roam all over his body and agreed he looked good.

Hearing her words, made Natsu crack a grin "Really? Then I'll wear them every day starting now!" Natsu replied while Angel sweat dropped.

"You don't have to do that, it's good to change style from time to time."

"Too late, he's wearing that until he finds another one he likes best" Lisanna appeared from inside the dorm and looked at her fiancé "Then again, it suits you!"

'Then it's settled!" Natsu gave her fiancé a large smile, which Lisanna found adoring. The slayer wanted to take Lisanna with them, but this was Angel's time. The celestial mage gave them privacy and now she deserved some attention herself.

"Shall we head out?"

Angel took Natsu's hand and let herself be led by the slayer, where they were going was a complete mystery for her. Lisanna watched them go with a smile, before morphing into a smirk: "And now I follow"

She barely took a step forward when Vergil rested a hand on her shoulder.

"Vergil!"

"It would be ill advised for you to follow them." The half devil said to her

"W-who said anything about following them?" Lisanna nervously asked, but Vergil overheard her plans.

"Remember that Angel can sense your magic. If she finds out that you've been spying on them, she will get mad." Before Lisanna could say anything, Vergil added "She gave you some privacy, it's time you give her some."

The Strauss sibling sighed and nodded "You're right. But, what are you doing here? You do know that this dorm is girls only, right? Were you peeking at someone?"

Lisanna's attempt to mock him were useless on someone like Vergil "I came here for you." She gave him a questioning look before he added "I have already trained Angel long enough, it's your turn now."

"What? But I don't need any training, really!" Lisanna was no fool; she had seen the way Vergil trained Angel and was not eager to jump into that. "Thanks anyway!"

"You do know that Angel is now stronger than you" Vergil's words stopped her "She still needs time to get used to her new form, but when she does, she will surpass you."

Lisanna was sold on the 'stronger than her' part. With a change of heart, a determined Lisanna turned back to Vergil "What are we waiting for? Let's go train!" Lisanna no longer held a grudge against her, but there was no way that she was going to let Angel surpass her.

Vergil smirked as he watched Lisanna running ahead of him: "So easy"

"Come on Vergil! Don't lag behind!"

"So, where would you like to go first?"

"anywhere you want to…"

"Wanna grab a bite first? I know a great place nearby! It's not as good as Mira's cooking, but it's a second best!"

"sure, that sounds good…"

Natsu noticed something curious about the way Angel replied to his suggestions, but he merely shrugged it off. An awkward silence fell upon them until Angel spoke:

"Forgive me. I'm boring you."

"Of course not!" Natsu grinned "I enjoy spending time with you."

"You're so sweet, but we both know it's true" Angel smiled sadly at him "Natsu…I have a confession to make."

"About what?"

"You see…this is my first date."

"So? This is also my first date with you!"

Angel shook her head "No silly, this is my first date ever."

Natsu's brain took a moment to process it, but he understood: "Oh…Ohhhhhh!"

Nodding, Angel turned around to hide her embarrassment "I've never gone out with a boy before. I never had the time or opportunity before."

"But, we've gone out on missions together before?" Natsu reasoned "It's almost the same."

"Are you kidding me? It's not the same." Angel gave him an incredulous look "Oh well. It's nothing, let's forget about it."

Without warning, Natsu grabbed her hand and dragged her into a full sprint.

"Wait! Where are we going?"

"You'll see!"

Angel wanted to stop, but she couldn't bring herself to say no to him seeing his smile. Resigning, Angel let herself be led by her hyperactive boyfriend. As they left the city and went deeper into the forest, Angel started recognizing the path. "Isn't this...?"

Arriving at a pond, Angel realized her theory was correct: "This place…"

"Is where we first kissed" Natsu finished her sentence "that time it was by accident, but I wouldn't change it for anything. And I certainly wouldn't mind a repeat."

"Natsu…"

Natsu cupped her chin and directed her eyes to his. Looking at each other, Natsu and Angel shared a soft kiss that quickly turned into a passionate one. Asking for entrance, Angel allowed him to explore her mouth with his tongue while their hands roamed each other. Breaking the kiss only when the need for air was unavoidable, the couple stared at each other with matching blushes.

"Feel better?"

"Mmmm, much better" Angel rested her head on his shoulder and sighed happily "You Do know how to break the ice."

"So I've been told. Well, so far only you have told me that, but it still counts." Smirking at her, Natsu asked "Ready to grab a bite now?"

"Actually…" Angel dragged Natsu down falling on the soft grass with her on top. "I'm kinda hungry of something else."

"Oh really! Anything specific?"

"Yeah" Angel gave him a lustful stare "You!"

Dinner was the last thing on their mind while the couple enjoyed each other's company.

Lisanna punched and kicked air as Vergil expertly dodged her every move. The takeover girl knew that he was fast, but this was ridiculous. Seeing an opening, she rushed in and tried her flame sphere, only for Vergil to sidestep the attack and later send her to the ground for the ninth time. Not wasting a second, Lisanna jumped back on her feet and retook her fighting stance.

"Come on! Let me try again!"

Vergil smirked and motioned her to come at him. Thinking of a different tactic Lisanna tried to leg sweep him with her tail, but she wasn't expecting Vergil to grab it to later lift her in the air and slam her down hard.

Seeing her on the ground covered with bruises almost made Vergil feel bad, almost. "That is enough for today. Go see Wendy to get healed."

"Not yet" Still in her dragon form, Lisanna struggled to get up "I can still go on."

While he didn't show it, Vergil was impressed; her improvement was slow, but she had the spirit to continue after so many beatings. Lisanna had the potential. But she needed to learn her limits.

"No, you cannot. If you are up to it, we shall carry on tomorrow."

Lisanna wanted to argue but he was right, she was barely standing anyway. Plopping down, Lisanna returned to her normal form and nursed her bruises.

"Training session with Vergil?" Angel asked as she and Natsu arrived. Getting a nod from Lisanna, Angel cringed "I feel bad for you."

"I appreciate it" Lisanna replied. "How was the date?"

"Wonderful" Angel perceptively blushed "I think I'm in love with him"

"Yeah, Natsu tends to have that effect" Lisanna added."But why did you come back so early?"

"I wanted to ask Vergil more about this" Angel pointed at herself. While the girls talked, Natsu argued with Vergil:

"Dammit Vergil! Fight me!"

"No"

Not taking no for an answer, Natsu covered himself with flames and got in his face "But you fight with Angel daily, and now Lisanna. Why not me!?"

Vergil pushed the slayer away from his face and spoke "I am training them, not fighting them. Besides, training you is pointless."

"Why you…!"

"Natsu, remember what we talked about" Angel said to the irate slayer, making Natsu sit down and pout. Lisanna sat to his right and kissed him on the cheek to cheer him up.

Vergil regarded Angel for a moment, seeing the look she was giving him he knew what she wanted to talk about. "Sit down. I shall tell you everything."

Taking a spot next to Natsu, Angel and Lisanna waited for Vergil to begin:

"In the past I still had some doubts, but after you awakened your true power it left me clear that you, Angel, are one of my descendants. The same goes for you, Lisanna."

Lisanna and Angel were still skeptical, but gave Vergil the benefit of the doubt "Let's say that we believe what you say is true: then what does that make us?"

"Part devil" Seeing their expressions, Vergil clarified "My father, Sparda was a legendary knight in hell. I will not sugarcoat it; he did evil things in hell's name, but he was not evil. Not all devils are evil."

"Could have fooled me" angel muttered, earning a glare from Vergil "did I say that out loud?'

Ignoring her, Vergil carried on: "One day he fell in love with a human, my mother. From that union, twin boys were born. I was one of those twins."

"Cool! You have a brother Vergil?" Natsu asked but Vergil corrected him.

"I had. I do not know how much time has passed since then. This world has changed so much since my time. Even when we, half devils, have a long lifespan, I doubt that my brother is still alive after so long."

"Wait! Does that mean Lisanna and I also have a larger lifespan compared to others?"

"No, the blood of Sparda has diminished greatly with each descendant." Vergil said to Angel "Your lifespan is the same as any other human."

For a moment Lisanna and Angel were got scared; they didn't want to outlive their family and friends.

"And as such, each generation finds it more difficult to awaken their devil trigger."

"Devil trigger?" Lisanna asked "I'm guessing you mean the takeover magic we use."

"Exactly: If I had to guess, Mirajane's Satan soul is the closest I have seen of a true devil trigger since my return." Vergil said and then turned to Natsu "Fortunately, Natsu has been able to help you in this matter."

"Me?" Natsu points at himself.

"Yes. Your dragon magic has infused Lisanna and Angel, reinvigorating their devil part inside them. By mixing the power of a dragon and a devil, a new breed of my lineage will sprout from you. Though, I have to say; you are not the best subject I would have picked for that."

"Hey!"

"Nevertheless, what is done is done. From now on, I will make sure that my lineage lives on through you."

"Now I get it" Angel said to Vergil "That's why you didn't want to sever my bond with Natsu."

Nodding, Vergil then said "Now you know the truth."

The three of them waited for him to say more, but Vergil turned around and headed back to the guild. "Hey wait! There's still a lot you have to tell us."

"Maybe another time"

Once Vergil was gone, Natsu and his girls discussed what he had just told them: "I'm not saying I believe him, but if what Vergil said is true, does that make Mira-nee and Elf-niichan part devils too? What about Lyon?"

"Maybe" Angel rubbed her temple "All of this gave me a headache."

"I think it's pretty awesome!" Natsu exclaimed. "Lis-chan and Angel-chan are both descendants from a legendary knight. How cool is that!"

Lisanna smiled at him while Angel smirked: "You always know what to say to cheer us up. Thank you Natsu-kun."

While the trio continued to discuss it, Vergil stopped near a shadow and spoke: "It is rude to eavesdrop, guild master."

Gildarts emerged from the shadows and faced Vergil "You're right, but in what other way was I going to find the truth about you?"

"You could have asked"

Gildarts sweat dropped "Didn't thought of that. Anyway, I want you to come with me on a trip tomorrow. There's something you need to see."

"Is that an order?"

"Not at all" Gildarts said with a smile "but, it's something you definitely need to see."

Vergil regarded Gildarts for a moment before answering him

"When do we leave?"

"Wow, that sucks" Meredy said to Mystogan "You saved those people from that corrupt king and even helped rebuild, only for them to stab you in the back."

"It was three years ago, I've gotten over it"

During the trip to Oak town, the former king of Edolas told them his story about how he was overthrown by the people in favor of a government of their choosing. After the last situation with the old king, Faust, most were unsure about putting their trust on another kind, so they waited until the time was right to make their coup. Mystogan was forced to abandon his throne and vanish. After that, he travelled the world until a remnant of anima sucked him back to Earthland.

"Maybe it was for the best; Edolas seemed to be prospering more compared to when I was king."

"But to leave your home…it must have been hard for you" Ultear added, however Mystogan shook his head.

"I've lived most of my life here on Earthland, for me; this is my home"

Ultear and Meredy accepted his answer, while Jellal remained quiet. There was something strange in the tale his other self regarding his arrival to Earthland: "So, you decided to pack bags and return here?"

Mystogan nodded and motioned them to stop "I'll explain more later on, we've reached the outskirts of Oak town."

The two Jellal's, Meredy and Ultear hid from view when they saw dozens of council soldiers guarding the former Phantom lord guild. The magic council wanted to keep all under wraps and for that they made sure to keep close surveillance around the scene of the incident.

"What's the plan?"

"What else; go in there and kick their asses" Meredy said to Ultear "we can take them!"

Ultear sighed; Meredy could be so impulsive from time to time. "We're here to check the scene, not to start a fight with the council."

"Then what do we do?"

Instead of answering, Mystogan surrounded the guards with his sleeping spell. In a matter of seconds, the entire regimen was in a deep sleep. The four mages walked past them and headed for the building.

"Impressive" Jellal admired Mystogan's work "You'll have to teach me that spell. It might come in handy."

"Sure, as long as you teach me your meteor magic" Mystogan countered.

"I'll think about it."

Ultear and Meredy shook their heads "Men, always thinking about their spells."

Mystogan was to inspect the site alone, leaving Crime Sorciere free to do what they wanted, but Jellal had other plans: "Ultear, take Meredy and inspect the surroundings of the building, me and myself will check the inside."

Mystogan was about to argue, but since Jellal was technically… well himself, he knew it would be pointless. "Fine, but we must hurry. Someone might notice the lack of guards"

Both mages entered the guild and started to search for clues about what really happened while the girls stayed behind.

"Ul, why would Jellal choose that?" Meredy asked once they were gone "he knows I'm the best when sensing dark magic, I should be inside."

"Jellal has his reasons" Ultear offered, knowing that Jellal wanted to speak to his Edolas counterpart alone. "Mystogan, why did you choose to come back really?"

Inside, both men inspected the area where Jose and his mages met their end. The former wizard saint knew that Meredy was best for this sort of things, but he could still sense traces of dark magic in the place. "Have you found anything, other me?"

"I have a name" Mystogan replied "From all people; you should be the one to remember it."

"It feels strange calling you with my name. You understand right?"

"Then use my alias" Mystogan countered.

"Then tell me, Mystogan: Why are you here?"

"You already know why" Mystogan refrained to turn around and continued to inspect some blood stains.

Jellal shook his head and said "Not here, what I meant was: why are you back here, on Earthland? You don't really think I would buy your lie about a random anima sucking you here now, would you?"

Mystogan stood up and turned to face him "Jellal, the truth is; I came to Earthland not by a random anima, but by my own choice."

Jellal stared straight at Mystogan for a few moments before realizing the truth "You came for Erza, didn't you?"

Mystogan was slightly surprised by Jellal's deduction, but it was to be expected "I guess it was inevitable for you to find out sooner or later. We are the same person after all."

"But, why her?" Jellal asked "I mean; didn't you had another Erza back there?"

"The Erza from my world is very different from the one you know. I like Erza for who she is, not for how she looks."

But, do you have feelings for her…of course you do. You are me, after all." Jellal reasoned.

"It's a known fact that the people from Earthland are the opposite from those from Edolas, but we still share several traits. Jellal, I've liked Erza for a long time, but was unable to get close to her…"

"…because of what I did to her" Jellal added "I can argue that I was being controlled by someone else, but the fact remains that I hurt her."

Mystogan just stared at him as Jellal continued "But, that doesn't change the fact that I also like Erza."

"I know" Mystogan said as he and Jellal stared straight at each other. "It seems we have reached an impasse"

"It seems that way" Jellal replied "Never imagined that from all the people in fairy Tail, I would be competing for Erza's affection against myself."

"I could say the same thing."

Author's notes:

There you have it: the real reason Mystogan came back to earthland was for Erza. When he arrived he learned about the incident at Tenrou Island and decided to stay and help the guild stay on his feet (in secret from most members, except Macao and a few others) It might seem a bit farfetched that he has a thing for Erza, but that's fanfiction for you. Besides, who doesn't like a love triangle?

Now then, before I answer some reviews, I want to ask for your help: I need someone to help me write a song that Lyra can sing for Natsu and Lisanna at their wedding. The wedding is still a few chapters away, so you still have time to submit your songs. The only thing I ask is that it must be an original song (or a really fitting one) for the wedding.

As for the wedding itself: So far we have the best man = Gray, The ring bearer = Happy, Flower girl = Wendy. I need suggestions for the bridesmaid and priest. Any help you can give me is appreciated.

Ryvius: forgot to tell you I'm sorry if I sounded petulant when I said I didn't include Mystogan for your sake, that wasn't my intention. I'll try to include more Elfman scenes later on, Mira's scenes I find easier to write about. And what better way to have Angel change to her new anime look by having her awaken her devil trigger. But I'm yet to decide it either: use the same magic she will use in the anime or give her a fighting style like Dante or Vergil. Thanks for the review.

Death1500: Angel is not going to betray them; I'm going to play the whole thing like this: Mest wanted to force her to betray FT in exchange for her freedom, but after Acnologia destroyed the island he regretted his actions at the island (like the anime portraits it). However, the magic council will address Angel's situation in a future chapter.

THEgirlWHOshipsLISANNAxLUCY: I'm thinking about moving the lemons at adultfanfiction, since the purge is still going on here. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for your review.

Hawner: hey there, sorry but this chapter is a bit shorter (but that way I can update faster). I'll try to extend them in the future. Cana will change her mind soon, can't say much about it though. Hope this chapter shed some light about some things. Thanks for your review.

Frozen-tundra88: Hey man, thanks for the review. As you can see, things between Jellal and Mystogan are starting to heat up. Stay tuned for more.

Shadowdemon98: Thanks man, I might use your idea one day, that is, if you give me permission to do it.

Shadow of the Fire: Have some bad news for ya: Nero won't be appearing on this story anytime soon. Maybe in the distant future, but I'm not so sure. Dante I can guarantee, but expect the unexpected with him. Thanks for the review.

Ebingman: thanks for the support, I'll try and make more chapters as I can. So far, this story will reach the grand games and one more arc. If the manga arc that follows the grand games is of my liking, I might include it.

Echosis: As I told you in the PM Natsu will get another sword soon. Don't worry, Vergil is strong, but not invincible or god like. Expect some Vergil x Gildarts moments next chapter.

Inferrinizzard; it's no spoiler, so I'll say it: Natsu and Lisanna will have a child one day on this story. When, haven't decided yet. Thanks for the review. Better start thinking about a name.

Xgensean: They will get-it-on at the wedding chapter, as for the story; it will continue after the games, but it won't end at the cliché pregnant-happy-ending scene. Thanks for the review.

Trinityblade13: Angel's situation will be addressed in a future chapter, but rest assure she is not working for them.

Masterofbalance: I agree with you, we need more harem fics on FT. Thanks for the review.

Edremis: even if Natsu had eaten the god flames, it wouldn't have changed anything. Besides, his dragon trigger is more powerful than that. Thanks for the review.

Djohnson2: I know, but something tells me that the manga will end with the predictable Natsu and Lucy pairing. I hope I'm wrong. I also dislike Jellal and Erza, but like Mystogan and Erza, weird right? Thanks for the review.

Redret: Maybe now. Who knows?

That's it for now, until next chapter

Demonwithasoul

OMAKE

After Vergil tells them about his lineage:

"Now I get it" Angel said to Vergil "That's why you didn't want to sever my bond with Natsu."

Nodding, Vergil then said "Now you know the truth."

"Wait; so in a way, you want me and Angel to…you know, have babies with Natsu" Lisanna blushed a bit as she said that.

"That is correct' Vergil said to both girls "it is up to you to procreate the next generation of my lineage."

"It's too soon for that!" Angel cupped her cheeks and blushed like a tomato "A bunch of pink haired boys and girls running all around me."

Vergil was about to say more when he realized the implications of Angel's words: "pink haired boys…pink haired boys…Pink Haired Boys!"

Suddenly, the image of a Vergil with Natsu's pink hair and goofy grin materialized inside his head. He could already see all those demons laughing their ass at his expense.

"Oh god why?"