Greetings mortal! It is I once more with another chapter for you all to either enjoy or despise with all of your hatred. So sit back, retake the Holy Land, and enjoy.

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Chapter Sixty Three: Akumu the Corruptor

"Hurry everyone!" Natsu shouted at the others, as they all continued to run as fast as they can in order to get to where the others were located at.

The large group of Wizards made their way out of the ruined town as fast as possible, before they found themselves going up the nearby hill where the others with the civilians were all at. Whatever was going on, they hoped it wasn't too serious, and that everyone there were alright.

When they got to their destination though, all of them froze in horror by the sight before them all.

All around the area, dead bodies of all of the surviving citizens littered the landscape. From men, woman, and even children, none were still alive as it looked like the life was drained from their bodies, leaving them all in a rather decayed and hollowed state.

Needless to say, the sight got them all sick to their stomachs.

"H-How… W-What happened…?" Rogue tried to find the right words to say, though it was difficult to speak due to the horrific view before them.

Loud laughter got their attention as the large group looked in front of them only to see Lucy, Wendy, Hisui, Kinana, Asuka, Chelia, and Cosmos all imprisoned in some kind of shield made of Fel. Cosmos and Lucy tried to break the Fel shield to be luck, as Wendy and Chelia were still too injured and drained from their magic to help out.

Not far from them, the large group widened their eyes in horror and anger at the sight of both Layla and Rose being lifted in the air and strangled by a new entity, who looked to be enjoying the pain on the two future daughters of Natsu, Lucy, and Cosmos faces.

The man looked mostly human, with tan skin as everything from the waist up was exposed. The only piece of clothing he wore were the dark brown colored baggy pants and the black metallic boots. He had long black hair than went down his back, and had a black goatee on his face as well. However, his arms were completely black in color, with his hand being a bit bigger and more clawed-like compared to how a human's hand should look. Out of his head two black horns with some Fel radiating from the tips of them were seen. His chest also had cracks of Fel running through it, like something in him was about to burst. Then there were his eyes, which were glowing pure red, with his right eye having a scar of Fel going over it.

"Well… what do we have here? If it isn't E.N.D and the rest of his meddlesome brats." The man stated with a grin.

Before anyone could say anything, the man then chucked the two future daughters he had a hold on to the ground, forcing them to cry out in pain from the impact as they landed right in front of the large group of Wizards.

"Layla! Rose!" They all cried in worry, as Daron, Millianna, Rogue, and Meredy helped to get them back on their feet.

The rest turned their attention back at where the others were trapped in the Fel shield, before they all in anger glared at the man before them.

"Let the others go!" Erza shouted at the demonic corrupted man, who merely laughed out loud by her demand.

"What? Not curious to whom I am? Such disrespect to your superiors," The man responded to them, getting them all to grit their teeth in anger. The black haired man then did a slight bow to them, "I am Akumu, a loyal servant of the Burning Legion. It's an honor to meet you all." He finished with a mocking smile on his face.

"Why you…?!" Sting stated in anger.

Before anyone knew it, the blonde White Dragon Slayer then charged at the black haired man with his fists enveloped with his Magic.

"Sting no!" Both Yukino and Rogue shouted at once at their friend and Guild master, who didn't pay any heed to their words as he only closed in on the demonic corrupted black haired man, who merely smirked at the approaching blonde.

As Sting got close to the man, Akumu simply raised his hand up in front of them, before he made a cutting motion with said hand toward the White Dragon Slayer, before a wave of Shadow Magic was unleashed from his hand. Sadly, the attack was too quick to dodge and before Sting or anyone else knew it…

*SLASH*

Sting's eyes widened in horror before he slowly turned his head to his left side of his body…

…Only to see his entire left arm cleaved off.

A roar of pain and agony filled the air as Sting fell to the ground as he clutched the bleeding wound where his arm use to be, as the limb itself now lying on the ground not far from him.

Everyone else only widened in shock and horror by what they just saw, as Akumu merely let out a small chuckle.

"You should have been more careful mortal. But hey, at least you're still alive." Akumu told him with a grin plastered on his face, loving the sound of pain that the blonde White Dragon Slayer was admitting from his mouth.

"STING!" Lector shouted in worry as the Exceed flew over to his partner, fearful and worried for his friend.

Everyone else merely stood, still trying to process what just happened, before they all snapped out of their horrified forms before they all glared at the black haired servant of the Burning Legion with utter hate.

"I won't let you get away with this!" Natsu roared out before he dashed right at the man despite the pink haired demon's current injured state.

"Natsu/dad!" Nearly everyone else shouted in worry.

Rogue, not going to stand by and let this maniac minion of the demons get away with what he just did to Sting and all of the innocent people, also charged in along with the pink haired Fire Dragon Slayer, his fists covered in his Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic.

Akumu merely had his grin still on his face as he simply watched as both of the Dragon Slayers approached him. As they got closer however, the black haired man then vanished with Shadow Magic, getting both Natsu and Rogue to be shocked before they turned around to see him standing right behind them. He then turned around before he went on to speak, getting everyone who was listening full attention.

"Thank you. You three Dragon Slayers got right next to each other for me." Akumu stated with a large smirk on his face before the demonic corrupted man let out another chuckle, getting everyone on edge.

It was too late for Natsu, Rogue, or Sting to act or even reach before the black haired man then lifted both of his hands, before without warning surges of pain were felt through all three of their bodies, getting Sting to collapse on the ground completely as he cried out, and got both Natsu and Rogue to fall on their knees. To the three, it felt like something was being pulled out of their bodies and into the man before them all.

Akumu merely smiled, before his eyes widened as he ceased his action and quickly turned around before putting his arms in a blocking position.

Right as he finished doing that, a large blast of Magic collided right into him, getting him to be pushed back by a good distance from the others, courtesy of Irene who had enough of standing isle as she and the others watched the man did that to the two Sabertooth Mages and to her lover!

Akumu, his arms a bit burnt due to the large amount of power the red haired woman unleashed at him, ceased his blocking motion before Erza, Maria, and Tiron dashed right at the man with their swords in hand. The three didn't waste anytime as the red head woman, pink haired woman, and the green haired male unleashed a barrage of swinging their swords at the demonic corrupted man they have surrounded. However the black haired man managed to dodge each of their attacks easily, as he noticed their moves were much slower due to their injuries.

The man then vanished due to his Shadow Magic, getting the red head and the two future kids to widen their eyes in shock, before they and everyone else saw him reappear a good distance from them all.

"Your moves are sloppy," Akumu responded to them with a smirk visible on his face, "With the way most of you are right now, I would have no problem finishing much of you off. After all, fighting for your survival can be very tiring." He told them all, referencing their battle with Osmoas's forces that finished not even a few minutes earlier.

Many of them kept their eyes on the black haired man, while a few of them ran over to where the three Dragon Slayers were at, while a few of the others went to where the others were trapped in the shield made of Fel Magic to try to get them out.

"But as much fun as it would be to take some of you down with me, I'm afraid that I don't have time to deal with all of you." Akumu informed them all, already got what he came for in the first place.

With everyone glaring with hate at the demonic corrupted man before them all, the man brought his hands in front of him, before a familiar white orb of energy appeared, getting them all to be confused, as Wendy, who was stuck in the Fel shield with the others of her group, recognizing it as the same one Osmoas pulled out of her not that long ago.

No one could say anything else before four more similar orbs of energy appeared. One was a red color, which was next to the white one, another was a black color, another was also colored white with this one being much brighter compared to the other one, and the last one was a gray colored one.

Seeing these, the others were confused and also cautious, thinking that the black haired man was planning some kind of technique to use against him.

"Interesting isn't it?" Akumu stated to them all with his grin still present on his face, "I should thank you Dragon Slayers. As this is my prize from which I claimed from your bodies. The grey one personally was the easiest one to get from the Iron Dragon Slayer."

Hearing this got those to realize who he was talking about to widen their eyes, while those who didn't looked on in confusion.

"Gajeel?" Rogue, who managed to get back on his feet thanks to Tom and Ruby's help, questioned in worry over the one he looked up too.

"Don't get frantic now mortals, I made sure to acquire my prize while he and the rest of those Wizards were in dreamland." Akumu admitted, since he believed it would be boring just to kill them all in their sleep when they were all back in Crocus.

While four of the orbs were then dismissed by the black haired man, the white one that was pulled out of Wendy's body earlier thanks to the Eredar Osmoas remained out. The man then launched the orb into the air before charging his other hand with Fel Magic.

"Allow me to show you… that none can resist the powers of the Legion!" Akumu shouted with joy, before launching the ball of Fel Energy into the air right into the white orb of energy.

Before anyone could even act upon whatever Akumu was doing…

*BOOM*

The Fel collided with the white orb before a massive explosion took place, causing everyone to be blown back. The force was even strong enough to shatter the Fel shield Akumu put around the others earlier, getting those who were in there to also be blown away. Many trees that were standing were blown away, as the withered and decayed bodies of the civilians that Akuma made short work off couldn't withstand the explosion as the bodies were reduced to ash.

The explosion then died down; as the broken and charred land was now that remained of the area they stood in. Thankfully though, everyone was alright as many of them managed to get back on their feet.

"Ow…" Garad managed to mutter, as he emerged, with the still knocked out Romeo underneath him, showing that the future son of Natsu and Cana protected the younger Fire Mage with his own body.

"Wendy! Chelia! Are you two alright?!" Lucy asked in worry, as she, Layla, Carla, Rose, and Cana were now the closest to the two younger girls, who managed to emerge from the rubble thanks to their help.

"Y-Yeah… we're fine." Wendy managed to say, trying to ignore how much pain her broken leg was in at the moment. While Chelia merely nodded as she let out a hiss of pain due to her broken arm.

Not far from that group, Rogue, Lector, Frosch, Yukino, Angelica, and Yuge were helping Sting get back on his feet.

"Are you alright?" Yuge asked the blonde White Dragon Slayer with concern, who tried to sheepishly smile as much as he could at the moment.

"Well… other than loosing my arm… just peachy." Sting stated to him, though it was clear from his tone that he wasn't doing well at the moment.

As anyone helped each other getting back on their two feet, something large was then heard landing on the ground. Everyone turned their attention as they saw the large amount of smoke in front of them all clearing out, allowing them all to see the source of what caused that noise.

When they did, they all froze.

None of them could believe what they were seeing. Everyone had their eyes widen in horror and shock as they saw the sight before them all.

None were more horrified and shocked than Wendy, as tears could be seen appearing in her eyes before starting to go down her face.

There, standing tall was a creature that now had dark grey colored skin, with the being's large wings being blacker compared to the rest of its body. Small spikes littered the being's back, as its claws were more shaper with the tips radiating Fel Energy, as well as cracks of Fel could be seen littering the beast's body. The creature's eyes glowed a crimson red, with any trace of kindness it once had completely gone.

This… was the Sky Dragon Grandeeney. Once a creature beauty and kindness now corrupted and controlled by the Fel.

On the dragon's back, Akumu could be seen laughing out loud.

"Let's go my dragon! We will deal with these pathetic mortals another time!" He ordered the Fel-corrupted dragon, who then let out a roar, which sounded like a roar of pain in all honesty.

But nevertheless, the Fel-corrupted Sky Dragon obeyed her new master's orders before the both of them took off into the sky, before they bolted quickly for any of the others to keep track of, as they were forced to watch Akumu leave with the Fel-corrupted Sky Dragon.

And then they were out of sight.

*I walk out to go get the mail and proceed to check it.*

Oh, sweet, a message from the readers. I wonder what they want to say.

"Dear monster, how could you do this to them?! You make Sting loose his arm and now you got the demons to corrupt Wendy's dragon?! Kill yourself now you horrible piece of s**t!"

…What a nice letter. I'll be sure to frame this on my wall.

Anyway, what did you all think? Good? Bad? Want me to annex Canada? Let me know.

See you all next time, whenever that will be.