Muramasa's game was just about over. Only he and Lin are left with the other three beaten. When Chester was defeated, all the enchantments were taken care of and Erza and the two spirit slayers were free. Lin was on his own now, but he had the guts to take on Laxus.

"Trust me when I tell you that you don't want to do this." Laxus said.

"You're not going to scare me." Lin said.

"Fine with me. You've got to pay for attacking Fairy Tail." Laxus said with lightning started to charge around him.

"Atone for My Actions"

…

Erza

While Laxus was fighting Lin, Erza was free and set out to try and find Muramasa or any of the missing children.

"Where could he be hiding?" Erza said.

"Erza!" Erza looked down to the side and saw Gray.

"Gray, are you alright?" Erza said.

"Yeah. Rukia is hurt, but Renji's taking care of her." Gray said. "I was able to take down that punk rock-star."

"That's good to hear. Another one is taken down." Erza looked to the other side and was reunited with Lucy and Natsu.

"Hey, you two are alright." Erza said.

"What about Lilly? I saw her name came up." Gray said.

"She's fine. She's just looking for her brothers and make sure everyone is unharmed." Lucy said. "All the fighting seems to have settled down so she should be safe."

….

Lilly

Lilly was running around the city to find members of her guild and make sure that no one is hurt. She saw someone was moving out of the building and saw it was Nagato, but he looked beaten down.

"Nagato!" Lilly said and got his attention. She was glad to see him even though he looked hurt.

"Lilly, I'm glad to see you." Nagato said as Lilly did her best to keep him up.

"Are you going to be okay?" Lilly asked.

"Yeah. You don't need to worry about me. Is there any news about what happened to Igneel?" Nagato said.

"Not yet, but I'm sure Ichigo and the others are going to find him." Lilly said with confidence that is going to happen

…

Erza's Group

"You're right. Byakuya has beaten one more. Including Muramasa, only two are all that remain." Erza said. "Grimmjow and Ichigo are looking for them right now and we still have Laxus and Byakuya."

"Natsu, can't you pick up on the children's scent and try to find them?" Gray said.

"I already tried after Lilly's fight, but there are too many people moving around with all the fighting going on and people taking part of the festival." Natsu said. "All the explosions and all of that other stuff are blocking it."

"Our only hope is to find Muramasa. Let's get going. We find him and we find the children" Erza said and her teammates agreed to it as they set out to find him.

…

Laxus

Laxus shot out some lightning, but Lin was able to avoid it with his incredible speed. Laxus thought he was just exaggerating, but Lin actually is pretty fast. Lin used that speed to strike against Laxus, but Laxus stayed firm.

"What's the matter? Am I too fast for you?" Lin taunted.

"Keep talking. Just you wait until I knock you off your feet." Laxus said.

"You might be powerful, but all that power doesn't do any good if you can't hit me." Lin said. Lin stopped running and reappeared right in front of Laxus. "Of course, I feel like I'm hitting a brick wall that's got a few layers behind it."

"You're magic isn't impressive. All I need is one good hit against you and that's that." Laxus said.

"You think so? Let's see if you can even get that hit in." Lin said and got moving again and kept striking against Laxus, but Laxus wasn't even flinching. "I've got to say that I'm surprised that you're still around."

"What do you mean?" Laxus said.

"I heard a lot about you, Laxus." Lin said as he kept attacking. "I heard that you were the one that started what we're doing now years ago. You called it the Battle for Fairy Tail." Laxus remember that and it's one of the biggest regrets he ever made. "You forced your friends to fight each other and try to take the guild by force. You even got expelled from doing that. I also heard that you were next in line to be master since your grandfather was the last one, but Erza has it instead."

"So what? What's your point?" Laxus said.

"I'm just surprised they let you stick around after that. Perhaps you're such a disappointment is why your grandfather made Erza master." Lin said. "I'm starting to think everything else I heard about you is nothing, but rumors." Laxus remembered when Erza became master, but it wasn't at all the reason Lin thought it was.

…..

Flashback

It was about sixteen years ago, long before Ichigo or any of his friends were born. Laxus' grandfather, Makarov, was still the master back then, but his old age was finally starting to catch up to him. His old age was slowing him down and it didn't seem like he had much time left.

"My dear children, I have an announcement to make." Makarov said and gain everyone's attention.

"Master, you should be in bed." Erza said.

"I have to say this before my time comes." Makarov said. "The time has come for a new master to take my place." Everyone in the guild was in disagreement, but Makarov wasn't going to have any of it.

"That's enough. My decision of retiring is final." Makarov said. "After all, you brats didn't think I was going to be Master forever, did you?" He had them there. None of them knew he would live forever, but it was like they all had this feeling that Makarov would live and always be the master. "I know this might be hard for all of you, but the time has come. Laxus, step forward." The crowd made a path for Laxus stepped to his grandfather.

"Yes sir?" Laxus said.

"You finally get what you always wanted." Makarov said. "If you wish to accept, the position of guild master is yours." Everyone tried to be happy and cheer on Laxus, but something was holding him back.

"I'm sorry, but I can't." Laxus said and that caused everyone to gasp.

"Why not?" Makarov asked.

"I'm not deserving to have it." Laxus said. "I've done some horrible things during my time in the guild like how I forced my friends to fight each other."

"Are you still holding onto that? Laxus…that is all ancient history at this point." Makarov said.

"I know, but it's the biggest mistake I ever made." Laxus said. "The only reason I'm still in the guild is because Gildarts let me back in during his brief moment as the fifth master. I've also done some other unforgivable things. Grandpa, I have to atone for what I've done and what I have done is unforgivable. I'm not fit to be master." Makarov heard him and listened to what he said. He feels Laxus has come such a long way after all these years.

"Very well. I won't force you to take the position." Makarov said. "That still doesn't change my mind that a new master must be decided."

"I think I have someone in my mind." Laxus said. "Someone who holds high remarks for the guild and holds as much Fairy Tail heart, spirit, and pride as anyone. Also, someone who cand keep all these crazies in check. I think Erza would be perfect."

"Me?" Erza questioned and everyone turned to her.

"I think you might be right." Makarov said.

"I don't know if I can do it." Erza said.

"You can. I can't think of anyone else perfect for the position." Laxus said. "You never did anything wrong and always kept the guild in check."

"What do you say, Erza?" Makarov asked. Erza has never been so honored. She always saw Makarov as a father and if he feels that she is capable of it, perhaps she can.

"I accept. I promise I won't let you down." Erza promised and everyone cheered for the new Erza, Master Erza. It was all thanks to Laxus wanting to repent for his actions many years ago and believing she would be perfect to hold the position.

End of Flashback

…

"It's the end of the line!" Lin claimed, but he was stopped and in all his years, no one has ever stopped him. Just as Lin was about to attack, Laxus was able to grab his arm. "There's no way. How were you able to grab me?"

"Follow my instincts and they led me right to you." Laxus said. "I know I'm not the master, but that's a choice I made while I continue to work and protect the guild." He held up his spare arm and stored up power. Lin was starting to freak out as he tried to slip free, but Laxus' grip was too strong.

"Stop! Let me go!" Lin begged.

"Anyone who messes with Fairy Tail gets no mercy!" Laxus shouted as he struck Lin with the fist full of lightning and blasted Lin. Lin was thrown down the street and crashed into a building. It caused some destruction, but Lin was taken down and out. That's why you never mess with Laxus.

…..

Grimmjow

The runes that caused the enchanted barriers might have been gone, but the runes that declare the winners of each fight were still up and running. They were written to appear in front of Fairy Tail wizards that were still fighting.

"Laxus vs. Lin. Winner: Laxus. This is actually getting interesting." Grimmjow said.

….

Ichigo

Ichigo was searching for Muramasa. He was stopped for a moment when the same runes appeared in front of him.

"Now, there's only one left. I'm coming for you, Muramasa." Ichigo stated. Muramasa was all that was left and Fairy Tail's strongest still remained. The chaos that was caused by him was nearing it's end.

…

Muramasa

"This is a real problem." Muramasa said as he was just informed all four of his comrades have been beaten. "I still hold all the cards. I'm just going to have to change my strategy." Muramasa tried to think this over, but he heard the doors to the church opened up and someone walked in. "Who's there?" He turned around and saw the person that found him was Ulquiorra. Two mysterious people are about to face each other.

….

Ichigo: I'm telling you, some of these guys are hard to even talk to in our guild.

Orihime: It can't be that bad.

Ichigo: Ulquiorra is a perfect example. No one really knows anything about him and he barely talks to anyone.

Orihime: Don't you think you should just give him the benefit of the doubt?

Ichigo: Next Time: Cosmic Spatial

Ichigo: How can I when there's nothing I know about this guy?