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"You want me to be the Fourth Master?" I repeat slowly, eyes wide with shock and surprise as I stare at the Lacrima phone before me.
Makarov nods seriously from the other side, hands cupped together and his Wizard Saint coat and medal in full view.
"I know it might come off as a shock, and as me unloading my duties on you… But after our talk a few months back, I've been thinking that I need to do my part." I hum and lean back against my comfortable chair, then my eyes widen in realization.
"You wish to train Laxus." I point out, and he nods with a slight smile on his elderly face.
It was a suggestion I made to him after I fought and sealed Acnologia four months ago.
I've recovered fully from our battle, and since then I've spent my time away from Fairy Tail and Magnolia, having settled down in my large office in Crocus, where I conduct my business of being an all-curing doctor.
Mostly because this place is the best hub for information, and that's currently what I need to gather everyone from the main cast.
Albeit all I need are the Dragon Slayer brats, I'd rather make sure they all have friends and rivals around their age, so to spur their growth even further.
So far I've found the Strauss kids, having heard of a report of a demon not too long ago, and how the village sent a request for help.
I'm just waiting for Mirajane to do her thing, then snatch her up and give her as a friend to Erza together with her siblings.
A bit cruel, but I don't really care. I can say it's for the 'Greater Good', but in reality it's just for my daughter.
And my soon to be born children from Selene and Layla, of course.
More babies!
"I've decided to take the brat under my wing. Travel with him for these few months, pass down my teachings to him." Makarov sighs and leans back, and I can tell that he is quite happy and relaxed.
The old man really needs a break, plus his duties have kept him away from his family for a long time, so now he can finally spend time with Laxus and be a grandfather and teacher for him.
Gildarts also kind of disappeared with Cana. The guy just disappeared like he used to do, snatched away his kind, then started traveling with her.
I swear that guy has the worst case of ADHD I've ever seen. Can't sit still and pay attention for a goddamn second.
"Plus, I'm sure you'd be able to do a lot more with the Master position." Makarov points out, and I couldn't help but nod in agreement.
I'd be able to control and manipulate the quests that come to the Guild as I see fit, and with that I can give them to the brats, sending them on hard missions that I pick for them so to have them grow.
Of course I'll always keep an eye on them, just in case anything might happen. Not that they'll ever know that.
I need them to face hardship after hardship, over and over, and grow from it.
By the time the 'beginning of Canon' arrives, I want them to be stronger that the top five Wizard Saints, or else I'll make their training ten times harder.
"Thank you for trusting me with that position." I incline my head towards the Lacrima, and Makarov merely chuckles and shrugs.
"You are the former Queen of a kingdom spoke of in legends. There's no better person to handle a Guild than you." And I am the Queen that led an entire kingdom and species to destruction… You forgot that part old man.
I shrug nevertheless. "It'll mostly help me train the brats better, I won't really change anything." Mostly because I am far too lazy to bother with that.
I'll easily handle the paperwork and the other mundane stuff with ease thanks to my clones, so it won't really become a huge hassle.
Makarov nods in thanks, then lifts his gaze to glare at something to the side – probably more paperwork – before sighing and turning back towards me. "Well, I am glad you agreed to my proposal. I'll get things done on my hand and we can make the change formal in a week." I nod in agreement at that.
"Do say hi to Laxus for me." He nods with a smile before cutting the call, and I allow my shoulders to relax and a moan to flow out of my lips.
And then the Lacrima starts ringing again.
"Somebody better be dying." I growl out and answer, then blink when Zeref's face appears on the crystal ball.
He blinks at me, then tilts his head slightly. "Did I call at a bad time?" How considerate of him.
"No, I'm just about done with calls for the day." He makes a noise of understanding, then squints slightly at me.
"How did you manage an entire Kingdom with humans and dragons if you can't deal with calls?"
…
I'm going to drop a fucking meteor on his ass.
"Are you really questioning how I handled my kingdom when you don't even handle yours?" I snipe right back at him, and he opens his mouth and raises a finger.
Then slowly lowers it and shuts his mouth.
"That's what I thought." And now he has the gall to pout at me now.
I've made the most evil wizard in the world pout. Hah!
"I presume you are on your way back to Alvarez now?" I question, deciding to change the argument, and he nods lightly.
"I have taken control over Tartaros with ease. I'll manipulate their every move from Alvarez while creating more Etherious Demons to join their ranks." I nod as he pauses. "Are you sure you wish to go through this?"
"I understand that they need to be strong, but your daughter…" He stops as I take in a deep breath, my nails carving through the wood of my desk like it's butter.
I release my breath and force my raging emotions under control. "Trust me, Zeref. I hate myself for even having to do this, but there is a limit to how much Erza can grow under my teaching. To how much the others can grow."
"Their hopeful rivalry will push them even further, but hardship will be wring out their potential. Having a major enemy thrown at them, constantly gunning for them, forcing them to be stronger and always keeping them on their toes… That's what they need to grow."
"If they can't even reach my current level of power, then they won't stand a chance against Acnologia." I sigh out softly, and Zeref's eyes widen slightly.
"You are consuming your own energies constantly to keep up his seal…" Of course he'd be able to deduce that out of nowhere.
I hate how smart and perceptive he is sometimes.
But alas, he is right. Right now I only have ten percent of my full power available, the rest of my energies and magical power are focused on keeping Acnologia sealed and under a constant sick state.
The moment I let up either the seal or the sickness, he'll be able to easily shatter the chains and dimension he is trapped in and recover.
Luckily, I have Elentir to rely on. A whole dimension brimming with Ethernano, which I use to refill my own constantly when I need them.
Not that I am desperate to go back to full power. Even a tenth of my strength is more than enough to dust any other threat in this world.
Plus, I still have a lot of my clones, which all are stronger than the current me.
"Yes." I nod and lean back once more. "I estimate I'll reach my limit in fifteen years. Two decades at most." He nods grimly, clearly not liking having a deadline.
And neither do I.
"If your plan do work, then we'll have nothing to fear even if he comes loose." He states, lowering his gaze in thought. "Natsu's potential is truly horrifying, and I'm sure that with the right drive and opponents he'll burn as bright as the Sun."
Especially since I'll be teaching him, and he's Igneel's brat.
"And if they don't work… Then you can always use Fairy Heart." I nod grimly at that, even though I truly do not like that idea.
I'm mentally unstable, and I don't know if I'll ever crumble and stop being me.
I already don't have any safety measures in case I do go wild. The only one would be my own sweet daughter, Erza.
She has potential even greater than my own, and she'll surely surpass me with ease.
But if I get my hands on Fairy Heart, on Infinite Fucking Power, then it's game over.
I do not trust myself with such power.
"If you need my assistance in creating some Etheriouses, then do let me know." I change the argument once more, and Zeref clearly doesn't mind as he smiles and nods softly. "Any ideas for them?" I probe curiously, making him chuckle.
"I have a lot of ideas, and with Alvarez's resources I'll be able to create some with the strength you want them to have." I nod with a smile at that.
Our main plan to get the Dragon Slayer brats and the other kids ready and strong is to take control of Tartaros, strengthen them beyond belief, and turn them into the main villains.
I'll have them appear randomly one day, target the brats, maybe even aim at their weaknesses, hope that they lose the first confrontation, and use that as fuel.
Make Tartaros's presence a recurring problem for them. A headache for them to deal with by themselves and with their own power.
It'll force them to go even further beyond, in fear of not being taken off-guard again. To not lose again.
Erza won't be spared from this. Maybe even my future children with Layla and Selene won't be spared.
And I fucking hate myself for that.
"Do take your time, we have more than a decade to prepare." I remind him, earning a small smile from the 'evil' wizard.
"Time is all I have, Your Majesty." And he cuts the call with that stupid one-liner.
I swear, he does this shit too often. He really deserves a meteor or two on the head.
Perhaps a Deus Sema. A normal Sema won't do.
Either way, I toss away the Lacrima and lean back and let loose another moan of pleasure.
The door to my office soon opens, and the beautiful form of Layla dressed in a fantastic purple dress walks in, her belly beautifully swollen.
The sight alone brings a massive smile on my face.
"Hello beautiful." I greet the beautiful blonde Milf with a smile, bringing her close and kissing her deeply once she bends down. "Hope the kids didn't drive you insane."
Layla merely giggles softly as she sits on the armrest of my comfy chair and leans against me, one hand on her pregnant belly. "You know I love being around them." She points out, then her smile widens a bit. "But yes, Erza drove me a bit insane." Of fucking course that little nuclear warhead would.
Where did she get that attitude and energy from?!
"What did she do this time?" I ask, then grunt softly as more pleasure spikes through my body.
"I told her not to run indoors, she protested that she can't get hurt. Proved her point by running face first into a wall." Her smile thins slightly. "She ran straight through three walls before realizing." Thank God I record everything happening inside the house…
I have so much embarrassing material on both Erza and Lucy. I can't wait for them to grow up, but at the same time I don't want them too.
They are so cute together!
"I'll repair them later…" I sigh as Layla rubs my shoulders, bringing a smile to my face as I grip her hip, then look down beneath my desk.
Layla huffs slightly at the sight. "So that's where she spent the past few hours?" She asks, and I nod with a large pleased smile on my face.
Selene doesn't mind being stared at as her plump lips glide up and down my spit coated shaft, which she eagerly swallows down her throat over and over, eyes glazed over with lust.
Since she's experienced the human way of having sex and making children, she's been completely hooked.
A day doesn't go by where I don't pound her into a coma, and where she drags Layla into the mess too. Not that she minds either.
Sex has become the norm between us, and I absolutely love every second of it. Especially the fact that I have two mates.
Dragon Instincts are really a pain in the ass to deal with sometimes, but when they are dealt with, the feeling is quite fantastic.
Plus, both Selene and Layla have become fast friends, with Layla having taken it as her duty to teach Selene all about humans and how they work.
Selene isn't the best at communicating, as I know that a Dragon's way of communicating may sound rather violent or… creepy, to humans.
Even Belserion was like that, and he was known and loved to be a very kind Dragon.
Yet he had a rather foul mouth on him, his words seemed full of hidden threats, and he seemed quick to anger… But instead his foul mouth was a sign of happiness, his 'threats' were just our imagination, and his anger was excitement instead.
I learned that tidbit after spending a decade with him.
In the end, Dragons are just big tsunderes that don't seem to be honest with their feelings.
"Well, I'll leave her to it." Layla hums, then smiles back at me and slides her fingers between her delicious cleavage to fish out a letter. "A letter came from you just now." I raise a brow, give one of her tiddies a quick playful chomp, then grab the letter out of her hand and open it as she giggles softly.
I fish out the letter and hum softly as I start- Oh, finally!
"Good news?" Layla asks, probably having seen my gaze light up, so I bring her into another deep kiss that she happily and eagerly returns.
"Yep. I was waiting for this customer to pop up." Ur has finally sent little old me a request for help to help her daughter, Ultear, whose fever has recently started growing worse.
I've been keeping an eye on them, watching as Ur bought in nearly two dozen doctors before she finally sent me a letter for help.
She lives up north, not in Fiore, in a place that is cold and just freezing all year round, so the letter took a while to arrive.
But I can get there pretty much instantly, so it's not a problem.
"And that's another thing taken care of." I hum and put away the letter before pulling Layla down for another kiss, my hand rubbing her swollen belly adoringly.
I'll open the Eclipse Gate once both she and Selene give birth and rest a bit, then things will get even wilder.
Luckily, Astolfo and Raikou love being around children, and their help is invaluable.
Even though I don't get tired of dealing with them. It's hilarious.
I pause when I receive a mental notification from one of my clones, about how the villagers and the Strauss family are moving to deal with the demon plaguing them.
Huh… Everything's starting to kick of quite quickly…
Oh well, that's a good thing for me!
I lean back and moan, releasing my orgasm and enjoying the eager swallowing sound from Selene before she slowly pulls back and licks her lips.
I can't wait to put more babies inside this damn woman.
"Thanks for the meal~!" She purrs out before sliding out from beneath my desk and resting her naked and fat ass on my crotch, a moan escaping her lips when I give those amazing cheeks a nice spank.
She turns her head to give me a burning, needy look. "Bend me over and fuck me?" She all but begs, and I throw a glance at the clock before smiling.
"Yeah, I got time." She cheers as I stand and bend her over, then a throaty moans flows out of her lips as I slam myself into her welcoming drenched cunt.
Layla merely sighs and shakes her head at the sight, a small smile on her face. "I swear, you two always fu-uuuuuuuuuuuuuck~!" Layla's words cut off into a lewd squeal as her eyes cross and she bends over, the heart crest on her crotch lighting up together with the one on Selene's.
A way for me to pay attention to both of them while fucking only one. Sharing the pleasure between them and making them plenty more sensitive.
I thrust into Selene's depths, and both Milfs squeal loudly and instantly orgasm while I grin.
I truly love my life sometimes.
XxXxX
Cozy place, gotta admit.
Ur's home is a good two story building, neither too big or too large, built near a frozen lake, inside a large snowy forest and near a mountain.
It's neither too far or too close from civilization, with the nearest city being just an hour walk from here.
I hum, then knock on the door a few times as I fix my cloak.
I don't really need it or the heavy clothes I am wearing, but it's just to keep up appearance of being mostly normal.
It only takes Ur a few seconds to answer the door, and I plaster a friendly smile on my face as it creaks open.
She looks just like I expected and kind of remember from the show, just more realistic and far more beautiful.
Pale skin, black eyes, a head shorter than me, chin length purple hair and a very curvaceous figure that isn't hidden at all by her light clothing.
But what I notice the most are the slight bags under her eyes, showing just how much Ultear's condition has been weighting on her.
She'd have taken her to the doctors at the Bureu of Magical Development… But alas, they kind off… vanished into thin air.
I totally did not throw them at the bottom of the ocean and watch as they popped from the pressure.
"Miss Ur, I believe?" I question with a tilt of my head. "I am Irene Belserion, here to check on your daughter on your request." Ur's eyes light up, and she swiftly opens the door all the way.
"Oh thank the Gods!" She exclaims, heaving a breath of relief. "Please, come in!" She ushered me inside in a hurry, and I don't really mind.
Hell, I'd be the same with Erza, but my baby girl never got sick, and even if she does I can just whisk the sickness away with a snap of my finger.
I take my cloak off as she shuts the door, then hang it as she steps ahead of me, clearly in a hurry. "I've had so many doctors over, but none of them could find a solution or cure to my daughter's sickness, so…" Right, her hopes for me to succeed are very dim. I expected that.
"There is no need to panic Miss. From what you described in the letter, I believe I already know what is afflicting your daughter. I just need to make sure." She pauses and gapes at me, then her gaze hardens and she nods, bringing me upstairs and into a small room.
The window is shut, and in the middle of it is a futon where a small girl is sleeping, breathing heavily and with a dark, flushed face caked in sweat.
Her pajama is heavy, and so are the covers around her body.
I look at Ur for permission, and she swiftly nods, allowing me to step forward and kneel right beside Ultear's futon.
"In the letter you said that the reason for her illness is the enormous amount of magic power she has, but you are slightly wrong." I tell Ur as I rest a hand on Ultear's forehead, already knowing her condition and what is happening to her.
"The reason she fell sick is because her body shut down due to her being too young to handle so much power, and is now slowly undergoing a process to make her better. But it won't work perfectly." I explain, then hum softly and absorb the enormous amount of Ethernano inside Ultear's body.
Her heavy breathing instantly calms down, her scrunched up face relaxes, and the dark flush disappears.
Ur gapes, and I pull back with a smile. "Mages store their Ethernano inside their Origin. But what many don't know is that everyone has a Second Origin inside them. Ultear's body is currently undergoing a process that will awaken the Second Origin, making her immense reserves more manageable."
Ur starts tearing up at seeing her daughter relaxed and not sick countenance, but swiftly regathers herself and turns to look at me. "You said that it won't work perfectly. Why?" I hum softly at that.
"It's because in the end, she'll still have all that Ethernano inside her young body. She needs to constantly release it, else she'll spend her entire childhood bedridden because her body has to get used to her own power."
Ur frowns lightly, then her eyes widen in realization. "I need to train her?"
I make a so-so gesture with my hand. "Not physically. At least not yet. But teaching her the basics of magic and having her constantly use it everyday? Yes." And Ur is perfect for that due to her Ice-Make Magic.
She's a master on the level of the Ten Wizard Saints, and she has a level of control over her magic that can be envied.
So her teaching Ultear will be incredibly good.
"Then… there's no danger to her life now?" Ur asks with a shaky voice, and I give her a real kind smile.
"There never was." I tell her honestly, then look back down at Ultear. "I've helped her body awaken her Second Origin, so she wake up by tomorrow afternoon. Or by morning." Ur crumbles with a breath of relief, her tears freely pouring down her cheeks as she clutched her sleeping daughter's hand in hers.
It took a few minutes for her to recover, and we moved downstairs to the living room after I assured her that Ultear will be fine and will just need some rest.
"Sorry for the mess earlier. I had pretty much nearly given up hope to finding a doctor that could cure her." Ultear sighs as she starts preparing some coffee while I take a seat at the table.
"It's understandable. If it was me, I'd have gone insane." Too late for that. I already have.
Ur hums. "You have a family?" She asks, and my face instantly lights up.
"Yes, I have a wonderful daughter, a step-daughter, and two more children on the way!" And I am so, so giddy!
More baby pictures!
Ur stops, then slowly turns towards me and clearly looks at my stomach, then into my eyes.
"Not me." I snort. "My two wives are pregnant." And her eyes are now as big as dinner plates.
"Shapeshift magic is quite useful to have fun." I wink at her, and she now full on gapes.
"That's so confusing…" She whispers, and I snort softly.
It can be like that.
"Actually, how did you get here so fast?" Ur suddenly asks. "I sent the letter a week ago, and it would have taken a while to get to you."
I nod in agreement, then smirk. "I did get it just this morning." She freezes, and I chuckle softly at her expression. "Being able to fly at incredibly high speeds can be quite useful." Or being able to teleport anywhere in this Solar System, but the higher the distance the greater the cost.
Which isn't much for me, to be fair.
Being OP is quite fun, but also annoying. And again, due to the Dragon side of me.
"You truly are a woman full of surprises…" Ur muses as she sets down two large mugs of coffee on the table, then takes a seat and smiles at me. "Now, do tell me more about your daughters!"
Oh! Mom talk! I haven't had that in a while!
Wait, am I not forgetting something?
(In a certain village, the night before)
"It's slavers! Run!" A guard screams at the top of his lungs as hordes of man and women garbed in dark purple cloaks with white masks on surged towards their village.
Spells flew about, and the torches from the Slavers cast an ominous light upon their approaching forms.
They were like a swarm of locusts surging forward, and the guards paled and felt their knees buckle at the sight.
"Kill those who resist! Grab the kids!" One of the Slavers in the lead shouts, receiving a mad cheer from his companio-
A deep rumble shook the whole ground.
Then the whole city.
The Slavers came to a stop as one, and the eyes behind the masks slowly widened more and more at the sight before them.
The buildings of the village were rising out of the ground…
"What the fuck…?" One of the Slavers whispers, watching as the buildings sprouted legs out of stone.
And then massive harms and hands.
And as one, the buildings flipped to stare at the Slavers.
And then they started running towards the Slavers.
The Slavers squealed like pigs to the slaughter and instantly turned around to flee, but the swarm of buildings fell upon them like a tidal wave.
And started beating the every living shit out of every single one of them, leaving behind mangled and whimpering bodies.
Two children in the village stared at the massacre their own buildings were carrying out.
"Simon, what is going on?" The young girl out of the two asks fearfully.
Her brother squeezes her hand gently. "I don't know Kagura. I truly don't know…"
And so, the villagers watched as their village beat the shit out of the Slavers for a whole night, then went back to their original place when morning came.
Like nothing happened.
From that day onward, the villagers started worshiping their very homes with mad fervor.
…
Nah, it's probably nothing important.
But speaking of important things; I'll need to go and pick up the other brats part of the main cast soon enough.
Who should I start with?
(The Strauss Siblings)
Tears of frustration, fear and anger poured down Mirajane's face as she glared at the now broken window of her home.
The screams, insult and swears of the villagers flowed into her ears as she hugged her younger brother and sister close to her, a large cloth wrapped around her horridly scarred arm.
Everything went to hell a month ago.
Her parents and the villagers moved to deal with the demon that took residence inside their village church, and she followed after them out of curiousity.
She had wanted to see a demon, a monster, from up close. After all, she wants to be a mage when she grows big…
But then what she witnessed was a slaughter, and the murder of her own parents.
Her scream of despair gave away her position, and the demon was soon on her.
It grabbed her throat, she touched his arm with her left arm- And then he disappeared, and her arm became scarred.
It was hideous to look at. It hurt. It felt heavy. It was the arm of the thing that took away her family.
And now it turned the whole village against her, thinking of her as possessed.
Her stomach grumbles, having given the last of the food in the home to her younger siblings.
She'll have to find a moment of peace to escape and bring her sibl-
"D-Dragon!" A horrid scream reaches her ears from outside, making her eyes widen as the land and the whole building shake wildly.
A Dragon? What?
"Piss off, worms. Lest I turn you all to ashes." A powerful voice from outside shakes the very air, sending chills down Mirajane's spine as the screams of the villages grew more and more distant.
She hugs her siblings closer, hoping that they are safe within the walls of her home.
"You can come out now, little ones." Nevermind.
Mirajane bites her lower lip, her body shaking from fear. "Please, don't hurt us…" She whimpers out, shutting her eyes tightly.
The air trembles faintly, and then the whole building quivers slightly. "I swear I mean you children no harm." The deep and powerful voice spoke again, much gentler this time.
Mirajane remains rooted in place and stays quiet.
Seconds fly by quietly.
Then entire minutes.
By the half an hour mark, Mirajane knew that the 'Dragon' was still out there.
And if the Dragon meant them any harm, then surely this building couldn't stop it from getting to them.
So she swallows, then slowly stands and eases up her younger siblings. "Stay close to me, 'kay?" She gives them a bright grin, staying positive and strong for them.
It does wonders for them, and they swiftly relax and nod against her sides.
So she takes a deep breath, then walks forward, towards the exit to her nearly destroyed home.
The door opens, and she steps outside, her eyes widening as they land on the titanic being sitting not even a dozen meters away from her home.
An enormous dragon stood there, prysmatic scales glittering with a rainbow of colors under the sunlight, and with feathery scarlet wings and long mane.
"There you are…" The Dragon whispers softly, then leans down slowly so to not scare them. "Look at you, so young…" The being sighs softly, and Mirajane feels a warm sensation spread through her body.
She felt… Warm. Relaxed. Safe.
"How would you three like to come with me?" The Dragon offers, stunning Mirajane and her siblings.
A creature of legend, thought to be extinct, is offering her and her siblings to come with her?
It smelled fishy, but…
"Is there a catch?" Mirajane bravely asks, though the Dragon soon chuckles and lights up in a blinding glow.
When it dies, Mirajane could only gape at the sight of the breathtaking scarlet haired woman standing before her, a small smile on her face.
"Other than perhaps having to deal with my daughter's antics, then no. There are no catches." The woman states softly, squatting down right before them and reaching a hand out to pat Mirajane on the head.
The young girl totally did not lean into the gentle touch.
"I can adopt you, take you in as my own, be your guardian." The woman offers gently. "Or I can take you to my Guild, Fairy Tail. Give you a small home to yourselves, keep an eye on you and let you take care of everything. The choice is yours." She shrugs, then pulls her hand back and rests it on her knees, a small smile on her breathtaking face.
Mirajane mulls over her choices.
She could go with a third option. Just leaving in general, but her village is far away from others, so reaching a safe place, with no money, and dealing with the dangers on the way while having no food on hand… Yeah, she didn't favor her chances with that.
The second option would be not as hard, bust still hard. She's five years old. Member of a Guild or not, what was there she could do?
No magic, basic jobs surely wouldn't give her enough to feed herself and her siblings, unless the woman before her was willing to cover the expenses.
She hesitates for a second, then meets the woman's golden eyes with hers. "If I come with you… can you remove this curse?" She asks softly, letting the cloth around her left arm fall, revealing the horrible cursed limb.
It was pitch black, with purple spheres glowing and shifting all around it.
The woman doesn't even blink at the sight of Mirajane's arm. "It's not a curse, but Take Over Magic." She states, giving Mirajane pause.
She never heard of such magic, but to be fair, she never heard of many magics in general.
"Yours is based on Demons. I believe you touched the Demon that attacked your village, and it disappeared?" The woman asks, and Mirajane lightly nods in shock. "Then you weren't cursed. You just killed the Demon and absorbed his powers. So…" Her hand comes down to touch Mirajane's arm, and the young girl gasps as as a soothing energy washes through her whole body.
And her arm quickly goes back to normal, like it had never changed.
It didn't hurt anymore, and it didn't feel heavy either. It was back to normal.
"You were born with a powerful magic that can do a lot of good. If you come with me, I can teach you to harness it and master it." She then tilts her head and smiles at her two younger siblings. "Plus, I'm sure they have similar magics to yours too."
Mirajane gulps and looks down at her younger siblings, their eyes wide with wonder and excitement.
She couldn't take that away from them. They needed a distraction from what recently happened, so…
"Okay." She gulps and nods, meeting the woman's eyes with hers. "We'll come with you." It was the best course of action in the end.
She'll get training, both for herself and for her siblings. She'll have a place to stay, a roof over her head and food in her belly.
Then maybe once she becomes capable, she can leave.
The woman smiles, then stretches out her hand. "Then it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Irene Belserion." Mirajane blinks, then takes her hand in her smaller one.
"Mirajane Strauss." She then looks down and smiles at her siblings. "These are Elfman and Lisanna." Irene smiled kindly to them before standing up.
"Well, I presume you three must be hungry, so let's go back home." She turns and swipes her arm across the air, and Mirajane could only gape at the sight of the rift in space that appears before her.
Beyond it was a massive, beautiful mansion resting at the foot of a mountain, within a large grassy field and surrounded by a large forest.
Irene steps through, then waits for the Strauss siblings to follow after her before closing the rift.
"Welcome to your new home, little ones." Irene states, reaching down to pat Mirajane on the head.
And then the doors to the mansion blast open, and a scarlet bullet shoots out of it and straight at Irene with a "Mama!" battle cry.
Irene just chuckles softly as she catches the child shaped bullet in her arms, gives the girl a smooch on the cheek, then puts her back down. "Erza, be nice. We have guests."
The now named Erza blinks, then turns to face the Strauss siblings.
Mirajane looks at Erza, and Erza looks at Mirajane.
And then Erza smiles.
Mirajane instantly finds herself within her embrace. "You're my friend now." The girl happily states, like it's the most mundane thing ever, while also lifting Mirajane off the ground with ease.
'What?' Mirajane's mind short-circuits.
"We're having soft tacos later!" Erza cheers, then starts dragging the Strauss siblings towards the mansion without wasting a second.
Had she made the wrong choice?
Wait… What are tacos?
(A certain Rain Girl)
Juvia's eyes follow the drops of water going down her window over and over.
Thunder booms in the distance, and the rain just keeps on coming and falling.
And falling.
And falling.
For entire months, it just kept on raining and raining.
Because of her.
So many people already moved out of the village due to the constant rain, and the caretakers at the Orphanage hated her deeply.
The food was bad, they didn't care that the other kids bullied her and ruined her things.
But can she blame them?
Because of her, nobody can enjoy a nice time. A bit of Sun. Go out and play with friends or have a walk with a close one.
Because of her, the entire city was drenched in water.
A knock on the door reaches her ears, and she swiftly scoots her minute form back into her old bed.
She grabbed the covers and used them to hide her body when the door opened, and in stepped one of the meanest elderly caretakers.
The granny's eyes land on Juvia, and for some reason she was smiling.
"We are finally getting rid of you, brat." Juvia shudders underneath that cruel, yet pleased gaze.
Her mind spun with fear. Were they going to kick her out?
What were they going to her?
What could she do?
Why can't the rain just stop?!
The mean granny steps forward and roughly grabs her arm, then yanks her out of bed, earning a cry of fear and pain from the young Juvia.
She tried to escape the tight grip as she was dragged through the long hall, filled with sneering and snickering kids. Her bullies, some which were even her friends before the rain started falling.
But her struggles soon stop once they reach the main hall of the orphanage, where a beautiful scarlet haired woman was.
"There she is." The elderly lady spits out, yanking Juvia's arm and tossing her ahead, making the poor girl choke out a cry as she stumbles over herself and painfully falls on the wooden floor.
A sob escapes Juvia's lips, but she soon finds herself swept up in a warm, comforting hug that makes her shiver.
"You know, I was going to resolve your issue, but after seeing this…" The scarlet haired woman sighs, and Juvia feels the very air quiver.
And then the whole world booms as a roaring thunderclap shakes the very building to it's foundation.
The wind howled, the rain fell down with the force of a meteor shower, and thunder kept booming furiously.
Juvia gasps, but doesn't get scared. Because she knows that this wasn't her doing.
The woman holding her hums, then gives the terrified granny an amused look. "Enjoy living in the middle of this storm for the rest of your life." She states before turning around-
Juvia blinks, then looks around, finding herself in a forest and before a massive mansion.
Wasn't she in the orphanage just a second ago? How did she get here?
She is gently placed back down, and the woman crouches before her with a warm smile on her face. "I had wanted to adopt you the normal way, but looks like we had to run away!" She grins, and Juvia couldn't help but giggle softly.
"Now, my name is Irene Belserion." Her new… 'mom' introduces herself with a warm and kind smile. "And this is your new home, Juvia." Juvia blinks and looks around.
At the massive mansion, at the mountain behind it, at the grassy area around her and the forest.
This was her new home?
She had a mom now?
Is she dreaming?
"Come on, let's go meet the rest of the family!" Irene offers Juvia her hand, and the little girl instantly takes it, her eyes growing red and full of tears as she is slowly led inside.
The main doors open just as they reach them, and Juvia blinks at the sight of a white haired girl with blue eyes around her age.
"Good morning, Mira." Irene greets the young girl with a smile, and quickly receives a very warm one back. "This is Juvia. She'll join our family from today."
"Juvia, this is Mirajane." Juvia shyly waves in greeting while Mirajane's smile grows bigger, and her mouth opens to-
But then a scarlet missile tackles her from the side.
"Erza, will you quit tackling me?!" Mirajane screams as Irene laughs while Juvia stares white eyed at the now two girls fighting and rolling all over the ground.
"Never!" Erza shouts, then chomps down on Mirajane's hand.
Their scuffling only grew wilder after that, and Irene ignored it as she bought Juvia inside the house.
"Welcome back honey." A beautiful blonde greets Irene, then smiles kindly down at Juvia. "And this cutie here must be Juvia!" The young girl blushes and hides behind Irene's leg at the attention from the beautiful blonde.
"So cute!" The blonde woman giggles, then turns her head to the side. "Lucy honey, come here to meet Juvia!" She beckons over, and Juvia watches as a small blonde girl runs up to her mother's side, then happily waves at Juvia.
Juvia shyly returns the wave, and then smiles brightly when Irene gently pats her head.
She already liked this big family.
And then the sky boomed, and her stomach drops.
Not here too…
Layla looks to the window and blinks as the rain started pouring down. "Oh dear, and the weather forecast said that it'll be sunny all week long…" She muses softly, then shrugs and straightens herself. "Who wants cookies?!"
Juvia could only blink at how easily everyone brushed the rain off, and the distant booms of thunder-
"It's raining!" A sharp cry came from behind her, and Juvia turned around just in time to see Erza conjure two large swords in her hands and rush through the front doors.
Irene sighs and palms her face. "Mira, please go grab her before she starts cutting down trees." Juvia blinks again as Mirajane stands from the ground, finally free from Erza's clutches.
Then she looks outside through the Erza shaped hole in the doors and snorts. "She's actually swinging her swords at the rain…" Irene sighs deeply at that while Layla openly giggles.
"Oh well, maybe the scent of cookies will drag her back in." The woman sighs, then picks Juvia up and sits her on the counter.
And as Juvia got to know her whole new family, she didn't even realize that the rain stopped and the clouds slowly dispersed.
(Year x776)
In the end, I had to put a halt to my plans after Zeref pointed something out to me.
Erza and my other children were five years old, while the children stepping out from beyond the Eclipse Gate would be around ten to thirteen years old.
So I put a halt to opening the Eclipse Gate, deciding to wait and train my kids for the next six years. Making them master the basics and just grow generally.
Mostly because the Dragon Slayer brats aren't weak at all. They were trained by Dragons, and to become Dragon Slayers, a Dragon bestows upon them part of their power.
And that's an immense power boost. Especially for Natsu, whose foster father is the goddamn Fire Dragon King.
Hence, in order for the rivalry to work out, it was best to have the brats be around the same age and power range.
Wendy would end up being by far the youngest out of them, but it won't really matter since I'll be closely teaching her myself.
Out of all the Dragon Slayers, she has the greatest potential and talent right after Natsu. Maybe even greater than his.
While very young, she mastered Dragon Force and had reached a level of power that was outright terrifying.
If I teach her myself, I'm sure she'll go even further beyond her natural capabilities.
As for my children, they all have also reached a terrifying level of power and mastery.
Mirajane still only has one Demon Soul in her repertoire, but she reached full mastery with it and can now use it's powers without the need to even turn into that form.
Which is her natural Satan Soul form.
Juvia's magic instead turned out to not be Water Magic, but Storm Magic. Water mages shouldn't be able to control the weather and create storms out of nowhere, even with monstrous amount of Ethernano flowing out of their bodies and into the atmosphere.
I don't know if it's a change from canon, like the many I've faced till now. Not only did the Strauss family go through their ordeal years earlier, but even Gray did.
In fact, Ur is already teaching him and Lyon, with Ultear being yet another member of the group.
I pay the family a visit every now and then, and Gray decided to join Fairy Tail under Ur's pushing once he masters her teachings.
As for Deliora… Well, he became a very big crater.
So yeah, Juvia is a walking natural disaster right now. And a Storm Dragon Slayer too.
Yep, I gave her an Artificial Dragon Lacrima once she mastered the basics.
Same with Lucy, but she ended up being taken under Selene's wing and became her Moon Dragon Slayer.
The more Dragon Slayers I have to train, the better.
Lisanna and Elfman both have the same magics as in canon, but I haven't focused much on their training.
Yes, they have grown a lot, but the difference in talent between them and Mirajane is enormous.
I want quality and quantity. I can't waste my time training those who aren't that passable, as cruel as it sounds.
Lucy's talent is very great, and even Selene was surprised at how great her aptitude for Moon Dragon Slaying magic was.
As for Erza, she also ended up awakening my Sage Dragon Slayer capabilities, though they are quite flawed.
They only work when she is in contact with something, which in the end turned out to be perfect for her since she is a Sword Dragon Slayer.
She creates her sword, then Enchants them however she wants.
Plus, as her tenth birthday present, Selene called one of her sons over, Kurnugi the Sword Saint Dragon, and had him take Erza as a disciple.
I gave her a wonderful pounding that night for making my baby girl so happy.
And now, here I am, standing before the Eclipse Gate.
I have eleven of the Twelve Golden Keys with me required to open the Gate, but I know that I can just force it open using my own power.
I'd have retrieved the last one, but I'd feel bad about taking away a child's friend for something so little.
I flick my wrist and conjure several barriers around the large hall holding the massive Gate.
The opening will cause quite the ruckus, and I'd rather not have the Royal Family come down and annoy me, so better to be safe.
The other barriers are for making sure the brats don't just blast away once they come out.
I can retrieve them quickly of course, but again, it'd be annoying.
The Eleven Golden Keys soon rise in the air, a brilliant glow erupting out of them as they form a nearly perfect circles, then start spinning clockwise.
As they did so, they drew closer and closer to the Eclipse Gate, and the ethereal forms of the eleven Celestial Spirits appeared around their respective keys.
They grabbed the gates and started pulling according to the way Zeref instructed me to, and I forced my power into them to strengthen them even more.
The massive gates groaned, then started slowly opening, releasing a blinding white light that traveled across centuries.
Ethernano gushed out of the Eclipse Gate, and the blinding light settled down once it fully opened.
The amount of power needed to open it this way would have surely nearly killed Layla the same way she did in canon, hence I am truly glad that I took the duty over.
I perk up when five rays of light shoot out from the Gate, then shoot skyward, only to slam into the powerful barriers I put up.
I reach out and grab the five rays and disperse the ancient light around them, and a smile crosses my lips when Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Sting and Rogue come into view.
They had an enormous amount of magic in them, insanely so, truly telling me that this isn't like canon at all.
They are far stronger than they should be.
And soon, a beautiful figure steps through the golden light.
Our eyes meet, and I send the beautiful Anna Heartfilia and warm smile as her eyes widen.
She comes to a pause, and her lips part open in shock. "Lady Irene?" Well, good to know she still remembers me.
She was quite young back then after all.
"Yes, that is me. It's a pleasure to see you again." I nod my head in greeting towards Anna, whose face lights up in a bright smile as the Eclipse Gate shuts behind her. "To make things short, me and Zeref are collaborating, and we have a huge plan set down."
I look towards the Dragon Slayers and hum softly. "But let's go to my home first. I'll tell you everything there."
…
"So much has happened…" Anna whispers softly once me and Zeref finish recounting her everything that has happened, and our plans for the future and the Dragon Slayers.
Her gaze moves to the five Dragon Slayers sleeping soundly in warm futons on the ground in the living room, the other kids being fast asleep in their own rooms while Selene sat beside me, and Layla sat on my lap and leaned against me.
Anna's face when she learned that I married one of her descendants was quite adorable.
And the fact that there are still Dragons around.
"But of course, I'd like to have their dragon parents opinions on this too." I ask aloud, flicking my gaze towards the children sleeping bodies. "I know you all can hear me." Zeref's faint snort came through the Lacrima crystal sat on the table.
He didn't want to be around, and had merely looked at his younger brother through the crystal this whole time.
If he was here, then he'd have lost control of his Curse, which would have been disastrous.
As if on answer to my calling, five spheres of light rose out of the children bodies and floated in the air.
Black, white, silver, steel gray and bright red respectively, and the auras they let of were terrifying.
Especially Igneel's.
"I do not like this." The first to speak up was Grandeney, her voice having an elderly but kindly tone to it.
"You didn't like this plan either, lady." The snarky voice of Metallicana speaks up next, having a metallic ring to it.
The next to speak up was Skiadrum. "I approve. It would spur the growth of the brats. Me and Weisslogia had a… similar plan, but this can work too."
"I agree with Skiadrum. Acnologia being sealed means nothing." Weisslogia speaks up next, his voice strong and firm. "The Queen of Dragons said so herself, she can maintain the seal for a little over a decade, more if she pushes herself. We don't have time on our hands."
Grandeney falls quiet at that, knowing very well that they are quite right.
"I will also assist in helping you all heal your Souls, then create new bodies for all of you to inhabit and come back." I speak up, earning their attention once more as my gaze falls on Igneel. "If the kids won't be able to, then me and Igneel putting our lives on the line might be able to kill Acnologia once and for all."
Layla clutches my hand tightly, her eyes reddening at the thought of something that I've told her many, many times.
In the worst case scenario, I'm sending her and our kids away, to a Dimension that Acnologia will never be able to reach.
This is something that I know has kept her up at night during these many years we've been together and truly loved each other.
Our daughter, Astra, is growing up to be such a wonderful lady. So smart and bright, part dragon just like Erza, and with her magics being Heavenly Body Magic and Sage Dragon Slayer magic.
And her talent is just as terrifying as Erza.
Same as Alexander, my son with Selene. He is calm and quiet, and with possibly a talent far greater than even Erza and Astra.
His magic? Space.
My child was born with one of the three strongest magics in existent. Them being Arcane, Time and Space respectively.
A Space Dragon, talked about in legends. I've never met one of them, but I know that they are part of the illusive and mysterious Dragon Council.
Truly, having a child with Selene turned out to be a fantastic idea.
"I agree." Igneel finally speaks up, his voice deep and powerful. "I got a bone to pick with that fucking son of a bitch. If only that fucking Dragon Council had shut the fuck up back then, I'd have beat his fucki-"
I blink as Igneel starts swearing up a storm, much to my very growing surprise.
Ah, right… Majority of Fire Dragons have this sort of explosive personality.
"Yep, that's the Igneel I know…" Zeref chuckles while Anna facepalms. Metallicana is laughing his ass off while Grandeney sighs deeply.
"Anyway, I don't like this plan, but I agree that it's good, so you can go ahead with it." Igneel agrees after having finished his swearing ranting storm.
That makes me relax a great deal.
The plan me and Zeref decided on is a bit cruel, but it'll work perfectly.
I am going to create a false set of memories for the Dragon Slayer brats, where they watch their parents sacrifice themselves and die at the hands of the strongest members of Tartaros and Acnologia.
They are then saved and bought to safety by me and Anna, and this will implant the seed of revenge in hopefully all of them, and become the powerful fuel that will push them forward together with the rivalry.
It's cruel, but it's the best plan we have on hand right now, especially with the limited time we have.
"Then I guess we can finally get started now." I hum as I share a quick glance with Zeref, then sigh and stand once Layla gets up from my lap.
Then I pause when I remember something.
"Oh right. Igneel, I met your son." I speak up, earning the attention of Igneel.
…
"Who?" Oh my god…
"Ignia." I specify, my lips twitching into a smile.
…
"Oh, that little cunt." I can feel the love. "Please tell me ya beat the shit outta him." All the love.
"Yep. He's quite the piece of work." Igneel grunts, and Grandeney chuckles softly.
"If only I could get my claws on him, the beating I'ma give him…" Lord have mercy.
Why are all Dragons so fucking Quirky?
A.N. Decided to cut this chapter short because it was gonna become an info-dump otherwise, and I didn't want that. Either way, it's 9k so it's quite big.
Not much happened, but plans have been revealed. The big bad the main cast will fight will be revealed in the next chapter.
It's basically Tartaros, but under new management, with their strongest members being called the Devas, who will be the ones the brats will have to fight and surpass.
And trust me, they stronk. So expect lots of epic fights!
And lots of fucking. Who should be first in the next chapter? Juvia or Lucy? Erza will be much later.
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