Mama Mirajane-32
"Well, this definitely isn't Magnolia anymore." Scythe exclaimed as he was walking through the jungle foliage, before finding a building with a familiar emblem on it. "Fairy Tail? No, I don't think this is the Fairy Tail I know. Given so far what I've seen of this world… it's a parallel to mine. Which means, and I hate to say it. This Fairy Tail is a Dark Guild. Still, might as well go in for information. While I'm here. Mystogan must have sent me as close to their location as possible, at least he sent me to this crazy world with my bag."
Scythe went up the steps of the guildhall and peeked in, finding a lot of things out of the ordinary. Nab was constantly doing jobs, never taking a break; Cana was fully clothed in a dress like a debutant; Bisca and Alzack were being all lovey dovey and intimate with one another, instead of their usual shy and timid nature around each other. Jet and Droy were berating Elfman about being a man, instead of the other way around, and Lucy and Levy were going at each other's throats like they had switched minds with Natsu and Grey. Though it seemed as though Mirajane was still her same old self. One thing different also caught his eye.
"Connor Striker you get back here right now and put your clothes on, young man." A woman, resembling Mirajane said, running after a little five year old in his boxers, with a smile on her face.
"You can't catch me, you can't catch me." The boy chanted.
'Hmm, guess mom chose to raise me herself in this world instead of leaving me with another family.' Scythe thought, as they ran past him. 'Aunt Lisanna is still alive here to. But this Lisanna doesn't smell like she's from Edolas, I wonder…'
"Welcome stranger." Mirajane said coming up to him. "This is the Fairy Tail Guild. Do you have a job request you'd like to post?"
"Uh, no I'm actually looking to just gather some information." Scythe explained.
"On what might I ask?" Mirajane asked, her voice becoming hesitant and distrusting.
"I'm looking for information on where I might find the kingdom where the Anima would be." Scythe explained, as a group began to gather around them.
"What could you possibly want with the Kingdom's magic gathering tool?" Mirajane asked as the Edolas Lucy began reaching for her whip.
"It's a bit of a personal matter. Just know that with every lacrima gathered and drained by it, an entire town or city is murdered in another world." Scythe exclaimed before holding up his arm, allowing the end of Lucy's whip to wrap around his wrist.
"Yeah, and how would a kid like you know about something like that?" Lucy asked, only to stop as Scythe sent electricity through the whip, and zapping her.
"Because I happen to be from the most recent world where the Anima took it from." Scythe explained as Lucy stumbled back quite dazed. "I'm needing to find the lacrima my friends and family have been turned into, and send them home."
"Alright, this kid seems insane. Maybe he conked his head one too many times." Edolas Macao stated holding up a rope. "Should we restrain him?"
"Go for it. Restrain this punk." Lucy shouted after regaining her bearings.
"My name is Scythe Strauss…" He stated, noticing a reaction from Lisanna as she was holding his counterpart. "I'm here, to save everyone I love, and I'm needing information on where I might find the lacrima."
"If that's all you need, then we'll tell you where to find it and you can get out." Wakaba stated.
Scythe's attention was grabbed by five distinct figures hiding under a table, all of whom, recognized him, and he them, as they were Natsu, Happy, Velvet, Carla and Wendy.
"Maybe we can help each other." Scythe stated, noticing a teleportation machine. "That's your scapegoat for whenever you're found right? I can help you with it."
Scythe pushed his way through the crowd and to the machine, only to stop as he felt a wrench slam onto the top of his head, which hardly affected him, beyond the point of annoyance.
"Don't even think about dismantling it that machine. Otherwise we're going to have a problem." Levy stated.
"I'm not going to dismantle it completely." Scythe said moving the wrench away, and continuing to walk to the machine. "I'm just gonna open up a panel and upgrade it."
Kneeling down beside the machine, Scythe began to work, and continued to as his friends were discovered, and some were suddenly mistaken for their Edolas counterparts, while the guild members of this Fairy Tail reacted differently to the Exceeds, Happy and Carla, while they thought nothing of Velvet, proving even in a different world, Mira was always the calm, level headed one, no matter the situation.
'They probably don't even know about the lacrima, which is why they thought I was crazy.' Scythe thought before he was interrupted by his counterpart grabbing the wrench he was reaching for. "Well hey there little man, what are you doing?"
"Giving it to you." Connor said sitting beside him.
"So you're wanting to help huh? That's nice of you." Scythe smiled accepting the crescent wrench. "Mind handing me the star-head-screwdriver?"
Scythe continued to work on the machine, and any tool he needed his Edolas counterpart would hand it to him, sometimes needing a description on which tool looked like what, until the machine was complete, smaller even.
"There we go. Now it just needs five minutes for a reboot and we're good to go." Scythe smiled putting the panel back on as Levy came up to him. "Should be good for at least five teleports, at the very least."
"But we've only got enough fuel for two more." Levy stated.
"The machine in general was too bulky and had too many unnecessary parts to it. Thus making it require more fuel. With this, it'll be more conservative on fuel and magic energy, no matter how far you have to teleport." Scythe exclaimed wiping his hands.
"You're finished, just in time to." Lucy exclaimed rushing over to them. "Nab just came back with some bad news. The Fairy Hunter is here."
"The, what now?" Scythe asked.
"She's been hunting down Fairy Tail for years. We're all that remains from that." Levy explained.
"The machine still needs another few minutes to reboot. I'll go out and give you all as much time as you need." Scythe exclaimed, running out the door, before jumping in the air, creating a gust of wind that knocked everyone back who ran to try and stop him.
"What the hell does that suit of his run on?" Lucy questioned.
Outside, Scythe was flying through the air, using his Satan Soul form, slamming himself into the torso of the flying beast the Fairy Hunter was riding. In retaliation to this assault, the person riding the beast, leapt at him, swinging her weapon down to try and cut him out of the sky.
"It can't be." Scythe said, as he leaned back to avoid the strike, before grabbing his assailant by the waist. "Erza?"
"How did your guild get so many magic cylinders to power that suit for so long?" Erza asked.
"Sorry, but this suit runs on my own magic energy nothing else." Scythe exclaimed. "I know you're not Erza Scarlet. So who are you?"
Erza kicked him and flipped back onto her beast before standing up straight to face off with him.
"My name is Erza Nightwalker. I am the Fairy Hunter."
"You're the one who's hunting down Fairy Tail?"
"Now you're name child." Erza demanded.
"My name is Scythe Strauss. A resident of Earthland, the world you stole an entire town from. Leaving the area blanketed in white ash." Scythe exclaimed igniting his hands in his holy flames. "I'm here to reclaim what rightfully belongs to Earthland."
"You're a fool if you think that the kingdom stole an entire town from another world."
"Then what's the Anima for?" Scythe asked. "A friend of mine is from Edolas and he explained the Anima to me."
"The Anima is to absorb the Etherion from Earthland's atmosphere." Nightwalker exclaimed.
"Then the one who told you that lied. I've seen it myself, the town I live in, that my mother lives in, that all my loved ones live in. It was replaced with a blanket of white ash from the Anima stealing the magic from the town and its people. No doubt turning it and its people into a giant Lacrima." Scythe exclaimed as his royal blue lightning surrounded the fire.
"What?" Nightwalker asked.
"Now tell me where that Lacrima is or you'll make me angry. Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry." He stated, his eyes glowing crimson with black flames seeping out from the tear-ducts.
"Scythe… get in here." Wendy shouted opening a window.
"That's my que." Scythe smirked taking in a deep breath.
"You're…"
"Lightning Flame God: DIVINE BELLOW." Scythe shouted as he used the breath attack to send Nightwalker flying through the air, her magic beast following close behind to catch her.
The distance wasn't much, but it was enough for Scythe to renter the guildhall and allow the Edolas Fairy Tail to teleport away without any damage done to the building.
~Undisclosed Location~
The guildhall remerged in a desert like area, with everything shaken up and everyone in a bit of pain.
"What just happened?" Natsu questioned.
"The guild teleported." Scythe explained.
"So did my stomach." Wendy groaned.
As everyone checked to make sure everything was all right, Lucy and Levy started bickering again.
"Natsu, Happy, Carla, Wendy. I'm thrilled to see you're all here in once piece." Scythe exclaimed helping Wendy up to sit on an actual stool.
"Same."
"Okay now you guy's owe us some answers right now." Lucy exclaimed pulling on Scythe's cheek.
"Fine, just stop pulling my cheek. My jaw is sore from having to hold back on the amount of power for that breath attack I did on Nightwalker." Scythe exclaimed.
"Talk." Lucy stated firmly.
~One Explanation Later~
"Wait a sec, you guys are trying to tell us you're from a world called Earthland?" Jet questioned.
"And you came all the way here just to try and save your friends?" Droy asked.
"Ya." Natsu stated.
"You're telling me there's a Fairy Tail Guild in your world to?" Jet asked.
"Yep. But we're not a Dark Guild." Scythe exclaimed.
"And Erza is actually one of your allies there?" Droy Questioned.
"One of our strongest actually." Scythe stated.
"You seem to be surprised." Natsu exclaimed.
"That's a pretty tall tale." Macao stated. "Though considering the kid was the first to say something like that, it's starting to become believable."
As they continued their discussion, Lisanna in the back had a look of shock and pain etched onto her face, which didn't go unnoticed by a certain Godslayer. She quietly snuck out of the guild hall to regain her thoughts and compose herself before she was startled by a figure landing next to her.
"Come out here to think about home?" Scythe asked.
"But… How'd you…?"
"When we mentioned Earthland, and how we were from it, I noticed you had a certain look of shock mixed with grief, plus the reaction you gave when I said my name out loud when everyone was wanting to restrain me. You're not Edolas' Lisanna are you?" Scythe questioned.
"I don't know what to do. With you here, I don't know whether I should tell the truth to this Fairy Tail, and try to find a way back to Earthland, or not." Lisanna exclaimed knowing it was pointless to try and lie to him.
"Listen…" Scythe began. "I know this might seem strange to you, but in Earthland…"
"Do you know if big sister and big brother are alright?" Lisanna asked. "How do you have our name?"
"They were actually on their way to your grave at the church, while I was recovering from over exhausting myself too much the night before." Scythe sighed reaching into his bag to pull out a necklace he had made, from materials he had purchased, for when he went to visit Lisanna's grave. The necklace was seemingly unharmed from all the things that have happened in this crazy adventure so far. "This was what I was going to put on the tombstone."
The necklace itself had two layers of leather strings, all meeting up at the gemstone pendant made of emerald with a silver frame encircling it. On the flat parts of the silver, he had implanted small bits of rubies and sapphires in a pattern.
Lisanna took the necklace from him her eyes never leaving the gemstones that made it, once. "Would you mind explaining to me how you have the same last name as my big brother and sister?" Lisanna asked.
"It's a bit of a story, but you should know, I'm your nephew, and you have a niece as well." Scythe explained.
"But how, you're in your teen years aren't you?"
"Chronologically my sister and I are five. But mentally and physically we're fourteen." Scythe explained.
"How is that possible, at least tell me that much." Lisanna exclaimed.
"Well, the Master of the Dark Guild Grimoire Heart cast a spell that advanced our ages and mentalities by around nine years." Scythe explained scratching the back of his head. "Basically it was an age acceleration spell."
"I guess that makes sense." Lisanna exclaimed handing him back the necklace. "Keep this until I am able to return home."
"You got it." Scythe smiled as they reentered the guildhall, finding little Wendy having a talk with Edolas Wendy.
"You mean this little girl is the other world's version of me?" Edolas Wendy asked looking at Wendy.
"Yep. By the way, are you dating anyone special?" Wendy asked.
"Uh… no. I'm still single." Edolas Wendy stated, with a blush.
"Oh that's too bad. Because I thought it would have been nice to trade stories about our boyfriends, to see how similar they are." Wendy smiled.
"Wow, a little pipsqueak version of our Wendy." Nab smiled. "She's already dating too."
"Let me guess little-me, you came here looking for your boyfriend too." Edolas Wendy exclaimed.
"Actually, my fiancée is right there." Wendy said, pointing at Scythe while he grabbed a soda Mirajane offered him.
"Fiancée?" Edolas Wendy, Macao, and Wakaba questioned in shock.
"Yep, he and I are set to marry at the end of the month." Wendy smiled, showing her ring.
"You didn't mention that. What did you do to get hitched, is Big-Sis Mira expecting to be a grandmother?" Lisanna hissed in a whisper as she pulled Scythe's cheek.
"No. It's complicated, but I'll explain if and when you return to Earthland." Scythe stated.
"I hate to interrupt, but could someone tell us how to get to the royal city?" Natsu asked.
"As I said before." Scythe exclaimed rubbing his cheek after Lisanna stopped pulling on it. "Our friends and family were turned into a giant Lacrima, most likely on a floating island near the royal city."
"So now we have to save them otherwise they're going to be converted into magic power." Wendy added. "If that happens they'll be gone forever."
"I know this is the last thing you wanna hear little-me, but I think it's best if you forget them." Edolas Wendy exclaimed. "Anyone who would defy the king of Edolas is as good as dead. He has a mighty army at his beck and call."
"There's only so much magic power left in our world. There's not much left of it. It won't be too long before we completely run out." Elfman exclaimed.
"It's the king's greatest fear, so he tries to keep all the magic power for himself. Doesn't he, Juvia Dear?" Grey exclaimed turning all cutesy getting near Juvia.
"That's correct, that's why he ordered all magical guilds to be disbanded." Juvia exclaimed. "And stop being so cutesy around me." She shouted at Grey.
"At first everyone tried to ignore the command. But the king's army started coming and destroying everyone. We're the only guild left." Jet explained. "It's not like we made it unscathed either. We've lost half our comrades to the royal army, and our master. They killed him."
"We've got our hands full just trying to stay safe." Grey exclaimed.
"I'd stay away from the king if I were you guys." Droy stated. "Go back to your world while you still can."
"Not happening." Scythe stated, a deep, menacing tone in his voice. "I'm not afraid of your king. Not when the lives of all my friends and family are on the line."
"Would you hear yourself? You should be afraid of the king, he's strong, and he thinks himself a God. He basically has the power of one to back up those claims." Levy stated.
"He considers himself a God huh? Well that's perfect." Scythe smiled, his body irradiating power.
"What the hell is going on?" Lucy shouted as the weight of that power felt overwhelming. "Where did he get this many magic cylinders for that suit of his?"
"He's not wearing a magic suit." Wendy exclaimed. "This is his own power, the magic energy his body produces on its own. The power of a Godslayer, who is more than a little bit mad."
After that statement, Scythe disappeared in a flash of bright light, letting the pressure off the others as he was gone, flown out the front door of the guild.
"What do you mean energy he produces on his own?" Lucy asked. "That's literally impossible, magic doesn't come from one's soul, and what the hell is a Godslayer?"
"Maybe not in this world." Natsu began, his eyes wide with shock and fear. "But in our world, it's the exact opposite. Magic energy comes from both the soul, and a lacrima. Not just one or the other."
"A Godslayer, is someone with the power to slay, a divine being, a God." Velvet stated. "Scythe has the power, to slay, not just one God, but all Gods. He's the Etherion Godslayer, and can't be stopped until his anger is sated. That is why, he's known as the God of War, in Earthland."
"So, what you're saying, is he could kill, all Gods in one sitting?" Levy asked.
"No, he might have the power to slay all Gods, but he's still not that powerful. He'd have to kill them each, one at a time, with a timespan of three days recovery, between each battle." Wendy stated.
"So he does have his limits." Lucy said as the scene began to change, to that of a dark spiral castle, with shadowed corridors. The great hall, where King Faust was sitting in his throne, a look of contemplation on his face. "Well let's hope he doesn't reach them any time soon. The king isn't known as the most powerful ruler for nothing."
"My King, Nightwalker has returned and has failed to capture Fairy Tail once more." A large, humanoid Exceed exclaimed walking into the room, wearing armor, with a sword on his back.
"Then send her to the dungeons below to receive punishment. Seventy lashes from the whip." Faust exclaimed. "Afterwards, go make sure preparations for tomorrow are set, Pantherlilly. Understand?"
"Yes my King." Pantherlilly stated. Faust was once again, alone with his thoughts.
"You're too soft on that woman." A voice said, stepping up from behind, the throne out of the shadows.
"What you call softness, I call discipline's limit. The more harm she sustains, the less useful she is to me." Faust stated as the man who spoke stepped up beside the throne. "A soldier who can't operate at full capacity, is basically dead."
"You are truly a wise king, but foolish. If your pawn breaks, then just dispose and replace it."
"I'm sorry, but when did I agree I'd be taking orders from my 'advisor' Gilgamesh?" Faust questioned looking at the man addressing him.
Gilgamesh stood at the side of the throne, with golden blonde hair standing up like a blazing flame, wearing golden armor that gave off a heavy impression to any who saw it, and strong crimson eyes like a pool of blood.
"I am just simply trying to make sure your kingdom thrives. I told you how to build the anima, I told you where you could get the magic energy from, and I told you that disbanding the guilds would save Edolas, magic energy for years to come." Gilgamesh stated. "I'm going to assume the E.T.D weapon, is still being primed and polished?"
"The Dragon Cannon is complete, we just need the slayer magic necessary to activate it." Faust exclaimed.
"My King." Nightwalker said entering the chambers.
"You are to be receiving your punishment for failure. What are you doing here?" Faust questioned.
"Forgive me your Grace. But I bring news that you might find interesting." Nightwalker said kneeling to him.
"Speak." Faust exclaimed.
"The one who held me back, the young man who flew through the air on the wings of a dragon, he's the key to achieving our survival. He's an Earthland Sorcerer, one who wields extremely large amounts of magic. Slayer magic." Nightwalker exclaimed, gaining both Faust and Gilgamesh's attentions.
"Are you certain my dear?" Gilgamesh questioned.
"Indeed I am sir. He sent me flying with a breath attack, before my beast caught me."
"A breath attack. Do you remember what kind of Slayer magic it was Nightwalker?" Gilgamesh inquired.
"The kind of Slayer magic sir?" Nightwalker questioned.
"Yes, there are exactly three types of slayer magic. Demon, Dragon, and Godslayer." Gilgamesh exclaimed. "What element and type of slayer magic did he say?"
"H-he said Etherion, but it wasn't clear what type of slayer magic he said." Nightwalker exclaimed.
"Etherion you say?" Faust asked. "My, if he's that powerful we might not need Dragonslayer Magic."
"You dumbass. Of course we need Dragonslayer Magic. Any other type will just render the cannon useless and destroy it from the inside." Gilgamesh exclaimed. "It doesn't matter what element he uses, if he's a Demon or Godslayer his magic is useless to us."
"I see." Faust exclaimed, offended by Gilgamesh's remark on him being a dumbass.
"Find the boy, and bring him here, so we can determine if he's of use or not." Gilgamesh exclaimed.
"Sir." Nightwalker saluted, standing up before turning to walk, only for two men to come running in.
"You Highness, we've got a situation." The blonde man in pink armor exclaimed running to them.
"A big one at that. Totally not cool." The purple and white haired man exclaimed.
"Speak Hues, Sugarboy, what is the emergency you're talking about?" Faust asked.
"There's a Fairy Tail Sorcerer outside in the courtyard, he's wearing some sort of magic suit that seems to be on a self-sustaining magic energy source, and it's just not running out. He's already taken out half our troops." Sugarboy stated.
"He's what?" Gilgamesh questioned. "Idiots, what was the point in giving you all sacred treasures if you can't even use them properly? Out of my way."
Gilgamesh was fuming as he pushed himself through the duo, and down the hall to the courtyard of the castle, finding that since Hues and Sugarboy had left, the rest of the royal guards that went to intercept the intruder, were already taken out, with a single victor waiting atop a mountain of unconscious soldiers, all their sacred treasures missing.
"Yo." Scythe called out drinking a can of soda. "Where the giant lacrima at?"
"You have quite some nerve to be attacking the Royal City in broad daylight, demanding things like you are." Gilgamesh stated, thinking on where he's seen this kid before.
"Hmm, well I don't give a rat's ass." Scythe stated munching on the empty metal can. "My family and friends were turned into that lacrima, and I'm here to bring them back."
"Your family and friends you say?" Gilgamesh asked, a bit shocked at how he was eating the can. "Would it be prudent to assume you're from Earthland?"
"That would be accurate yeah." Scythe stated standing up.
"I see." Gilgamesh stated. "So you managed to avoid being turned into a piece of the lacrima. Impressive."
"Not really, I was just immune to the effects of the anima." Scythe exclaimed marching up to meet Gilgamesh half way.
"You're just a kid, how could you be immune to such effects?" Gilgamesh questioned.
"I have several things to thank for that. One of which, being my magic." Scythe stated, his body lighting up, before it dissipated as he entered Satan's Soul.
"So you're a slayer huh?" Gilgamesh smiled. "Only those with slayer magic are immune to the anima's effects."
"Yeah, I'm a slayer." Scythe stated as they stopped, ten feet apart from each other. "Though it begs the question, how did you get to Edolas, Gilgamesh?"
"How do you know my name?" The blonde fighter questioned, taken aback from the boys knowledge of his identity.
"My grandparents told me all about you. Your tacky armor, your hair style, even your blood red eyes. Gotta say, if you're the King of Kings, then I'm not impressed." Scythe smiled requipping Grimm Reaper into his right hand.
"Alright kid, you've peaked my curiosity. Who are your grandparents?" Gilgamesh questioned as the others came out to the balcony to watch the spectacle.
"Sir Gilgamesh, that's him. The young man who held me back." Nightwalker called out.
"Oh, I see. So you're the Etherion Slayer who delayed Erza's advances on that pesky Dark Guild." Gilgamesh smiled. "Tell me, what type of slayer magic do you possess?"
"To answer both questions at once… Shirou and Rin Emiya, and my magic is Godslayer." Scythe exclaimed, smiling at Gilgamesh's reaction, being one of pure rage, and disgust.
"You, you're the vile descendent of that mutt who dared to lay his hands upon me." Gilgamesh stated, his fists clenching in anger. "How dare you show your face to me? Do you know who I am? I am the King of King's, my very existence is a holy one."
"Yada-yada-yada… just shut up already." Scythe yawned. "You think I'm here to make small talk and pleasantries about my grandparent's achievements? No."
Scythe raised his blade, pointing it at Gilgamesh, the flat sides shinning in the light of the setting sun.
"I'm here to return my family and friends to Earthland." Scythe declared, his eyes meeting with Gilgamesh's.
"Your family, does that mean that mutt Emiya's failed abortion is part of the lacrima to-GAHK…"
Gilgamesh's insult was stopped mid-sentence, as Scythe's fist impacted against his face, drowning out the last of Gilgamesh's insulting sentence, as he was sent flying through several walls of the castle, before coming out the other end, landing in the bustling streets below.
"Never. Insult. My Mother." Scythe growled, his eyes reptilian and red, filled with rage.
"Impressive young man." Faust said, clapping his hands slowly. "However, you can't simply just take what the Anima has blessed me and my people with."
'That voice. No it can't be… Gramps?' Scythe pondered.
"I have a proposition for you young man." Faust exclaimed. "A dual, between you and my champions."
"Your champions?" Scythe asked, looking at the holes his attack just made. "I think I already took one of them out."
"Oh no my boy. You see Gilgamesh isn't my champion, he's simply my right hand advisor, with Byro as my left hand advisor." Faust exclaimed.
"Let me ask you something. Your name wouldn't happen to be Makarov Faust would it?" Scythe asked.
"Indeed my boy that is my name. May I ask how you know it?" Faust inquired.
"Makarov Dryer. He's you from Earthland, and just so happens to be part of the lacrima as well." Scythe exclaimed.
"I see." Faust chuckled.
"He also happens to be the current Master of Earthland's Fairy Tail." Scythe stated.
"You speak such blasphemy in front of our king?" Nightwalker asked clutching her spear tightly.
"Is he now?" Faust asked, raising his hand to halt Nightwalker's advances towards the battlefield.
"He is, and I just so happen…" Scythe paused to raise his right arm, revealing the Guild Master's Mark. "His successor to the guild."
"Is that so?" Faust asked, as if unamused.
"Oh and, Erza from my world, just so happens to be one of our top sorceresses in Fairy Tail. Her name is Erza Scarlet." Scythe chuckled, enjoying the reactions he was getting out of Nightwalker.
"Child you've made your point, what is your answer to my proposal?" Faust questioned.
"If Gilgamesh wasn't your strongest fighter, than I accept your challenge, on a few conditions however." Scythe exclaimed.
"Name them, and they shall be granted." Faust stated.
"First, if I win, you reverse the Anima entirely sending the lacrima and lives you stole, back to Earthland." Scythe declared picking up a piece of armor that fell from Gilgamesh's suit.
"Don't do it your highness, our people are dependent on that power." Sugarboy tried to plea.
"Second, once Mystogan, or rather Jellal, returns from Earthland, you will name him King." Scythe exclaimed.
"This guy's clearly cocky if he thinks he can take on all of your champions your highness." Hues chuckled.
"Third request, you legalize the Fairy Tail here in Edolas, making them a Light Guild once more." Scythe exclaimed.
"Your highness?" Nightwalker asked, turning to her king.
"Finally, there shall be no outside help from anyone on either parties. Meaning that if anyone cheats, they forfeit their title and their opponent will be the automatic victor." Scythe exclaimed.
"What will you do your highness?" Hues asked.
"Please don't agree to these terms sir, the people need the magic energy to thrive and live on." Sugarboy pleaded.
"Very well young man." Faust exclaimed, having no choice but to give in to his conditions for the fight. "In two sunrises from today, you shall fight my champions, in the coliseum, and the victor will…"
"Not so fast." Scythe interrupted. "You never specified what you would get if your champions won. Well, it's obvious you'd be keeping the lacrima made of my home, friends, and family. But in addition to all that… I will pledge my undying loyalty to you if your champions win this battle."
"Acceptable." Faust smiled. "That settles all formalities. You are welcome to stay in the castle while you train, or you can stay at a nearby hotel, all expenses paid for by me, as a professional courtesy."
"I think I'll take the hotel. No offense, but I'm not trusting any of your troops won't play by the rules and try to kill me in my sleep." Scythe exclaimed, sending the Grimm Reaper back to the Celestial Armory.
"Understandable." Faust stated.
"Oh, and one more thing. I have a few friends with me in Edolas from Earthland, would you be opposed if they stayed with me as moral support?" Scythe asked. "I'd hate to be separated from my fiancée for too long."
"It's no problem at all." Faust said. "Just tell the inn keep to send the bill to the royal capital."
Scythe nodded his head, before taking off into the sunset, and flying at extremely high speeds. After a couple hours of flying, he wound up finding Natsu, Wendy, Carla, Happy, Edo Lucy, Velvet, and surprisingly Earthland Lucy, all heading for a hotel to check in for the night.
"Hey guys." Scythe called out gaining their attention.
"Scythe, it's so good to see you." Lucy smiled, giving him a hug as he landed.
"Good to see you to Lucy." Scythe smiled.
"So, did you send everyone home?" Natsu asked.
"Not quite." Scythe sighed. "I've made a sort of deal with the king."
"What kind of deal?" Edo Lucy asked, slowly reaching for her whip.
"If you're worried it's bringing in the rest of Fairy Tail, don't panic. I'm actually fighting against his champions in two days." Scythe explained. "If I win, the lacrima goes home, the throne goes to Mystogan when he returns to Edolas, and Fairy Tail becomes a legal guild again."
"What if you lose?" Wendy inquired.
"Then you can say goodbye to me forever, because I'll have to swear my undying loyalty to him." Scythe explained.
"You don't get it do you?" Edo Lucy asked. "There is no winning or losing in fights against his champions. It's always a battle to the death. If you lose, you're a goner, there's no swearing your allegiance to anyone."
"I don't wanna say goodbye to you." Wendy cried hugging him.
"I don't either. But I gotta do this fight, otherwise we lose our friends and family for good." Scythe explained. "He's agreed to no interference from any outside help, and that if there is some, his side automatically forfeits the challenge, and I win by default."
"I hope you have plenty of witnesses to back up that claim, because he will cheat if it means keeping the magic filled Lacrima." Edo Lucy exclaimed.
"That won't be a problem." Scythe smiled. "He doesn't know it, but I planted several surveillance lacrima's around the courtyard, and it projected our conversation fully to the public. So if he does cheat, the kingdom will know exactly the kind of man he is."
"Trapping him within his own web of lies. Brilliant." Natsu smirked. "But wait, you said champions, does that mean you're going to be facing against more than one?"
"I'm afraid so. It'll be taking place at the coliseum in two days. I'm here to bring all of you, to the hotel I'll be staying at." Scythe said. "Everybody grab on to someone."
"Not me." Edo Lucy stated. "I appreciate you making the guild a legal one again if you win, but I need to get back."
"Suit yourself." Scythe smiled. "Happy, Carla, are either of you able to fly in Edolas?"
"I'm afraid not." Carla stated.
"I can." Velvet stated.
"Alright, Velvet, grab Natsu and Happy, I'll take Carla and Lucy." Scythe exclaimed as Wendy hopped on his back. "Try not to fall behind."
"I won't." Velvet smirked as they began to fly off.
After a couple more hours of flying, Scythe and Velvet made it to an inn that was in the big city near the castle. Everyone looking at them as they landed.
"So are you sure we can afford to stay here?" Lucy asked as they entered.
"Relax, the king's footing the bill." Scythe chuckled walking up to the counter. "Hi, two rooms please, both with two beds, and if possible could the rooms be side by side?"
"Of course sir." The lady at the check in desk smiled. "I saw the broadcast earlier today. Honestly, I'd rather live without magic if it means sparing the lives of the innocent." She said writing down some information in the book. "It's appalling to think our king would be so ruthless."
"I'm glad to see there are a few sympathizers out here." Scythe smiled taking the keys. "Send the bill for our stays and any other expenses to the king."
"Yes sir." She smiled writing down who to send the bill to.
"Alright, Natsu, Happy, Lucy, you three get one room, while Wendy, Velvet, Carla, and myself get the other." Scythe stated.
"Hold on, why do we get a room to ourselves?" Lucy asked. "I thought we were all staying as a group?"
"Unfortunately, this inn doesn't have any rooms with more than two beds. So I just settled with getting two rooms, with two beds each." Scythe explained handing her a key.
"So what's the plan for beating the king's champions?" Natsu asked as they went up to their rooms.
"I'm just gonna fight. I have no clue what my enemies are capable of, so I'm kinda dead in the water until I can get a read on them." Scythe explained. "So, here's to hoping I can actually win. If what Edolas Lucy said is true, than if I die, I'm dead."
"But Scythe, you can't die remember? You…"
Scythe put a finger to his lips, motioning for Lucy to be quiet before pointing behind them. Lucy saw someone lurking in the shadows, and ducked back when he noticed he was spotted.
"Come on out, we know you're there." Scythe exclaimed.
The figure poked their head out from behind their hiding spot, and began floating over to him, revealing he was a black and white Exceed, with a big head, and his right paw was constantly moving up and down.
"I apologize for sneaking around you sire. But the Queen of the Exceeds has requested your presence." Nadi explained.
"The Queen?" Scythe asked. 'Why in the world did he call me sire?'
"Go, you shouldn't keep the Queen of the Exceeds waiting. We'll be here waiting for you." Wendy stated.
"Got it." Scythe sighed before he felt Nadi pick him up by the back of his shirt. "Hey, what gives, I can fly myself you know."
"Apologies. But she has instructed me to not let you use any of your magic when going to meet her, and that includes traveling." Nadi said, flying off to the floating islands.
~Royal Court Room~
"Sire, with all due respect, have you gone senile? You just agreed to a dual that could result in losing your throne to your son, legalizing a Dark Guild, and putting our people in poverty without any sort of magic energy." Sugarboy exclaimed listing off what's happened.
"Enough of your tomfoolery Sugarboy." Lily stated. "The King knows what he's doing. We will have our champions best that boy in combat."
"Enough." Faust stated. "The boy doesn't know how big the lacrima is. If he wins, we'll just give him the fragment we were planning on distributing throughout the city, telling him it's the entire lacrima. Besides, our champions have served the kingdom for centuries, they cannot be bested by a simple sorcerer whose only true power is strength enhancements. It's obvious that suit he wore, gives him artificial use of Godslayer Magic."
"I see where you're coming from your highness." Nightwalker said sitting at her seat in the court room. "However, I must thwart those claims and accusations. It is clear to me that the boy is indeed a true Godslayer, I could feel the power irradiating off of him, and I could feel that the suit he wore, was not that. It was his own body."
"Hold up." Hues stated, interjecting. "Are you trying to tell us, this kid could actually pose a threat?"
"It matters not." Faust exclaimed. "Our champions are more than capable of taking him down, as they are immortal."
"Oh is that a fact?"
The court turned in their seats, seeing seven pairs of eyes looking at them from out of the shadows, glowing a deep blood red.
"If you're so confident in us, than it should take no time at all for use to crush him." The young man spoke stepping out with the others.
The first, is a pale-skinned androgynous youth with a lean, muscular build. He has long, wispy hair, violet eyes with slit-like pupils, and wears a black, form-fitting bodysuit and a matching headband with a, triangular symbol on it. The Ouroboros symbol tattooed on the outside of his left thigh.
The second, is a fairly tall and beautiful woman. She is slender yet voluptuous in build, and has a pale complexion. She has narrow mauve eyes and long black wavy hair reaching her lower back with short bangs parting at the center of her face while curving to the right and partially hiding her left eye. She is wearing a form-fitting black dress with a low backside and no straps, black high-heel boots, and elegant black gloves with red lines running up the length to end with circles. The Ouroboros mark is located on her sternum, just above her large breasts.
The third, resembled a tall and muscular young adult with short, spiky, black hair that is kept slicked back. He also had a subtle widow's peak. Among his most noticeable features were his purple eyes with thin, cat-like pupils, and razor-sharp teeth. He often smiled with a huge grin. His attire suggests he mainly dresses in leather, sporting a short, black jacket with a fur collar, black leather pants, and shoes with upward tips. Beneath his jacket, he wears a skintight shirt similar to the clothes. Around each of his wrists, he wore four black leather wrist belts with metal claps. On his face, sat a pair of sunglasses with round lenses. The Ouroboros tattoo on the back of his left hand.
The fourth, is a sort of round short, bald, man, wearing the same form fitting body suit, with a hungry look in his eyes, and a constant need for sating that hunger. His arms were thick, like a tree trunks and his legs were short and stubby, with a bit of a waddle to his steps. The Ouroboros tattoo was visible, on his tongue.
The fifth, is a rather small looking boy with black combed down hair, wearing a sweater-vest and a pair of cargo shorts, with cold, emotionless eyes and a prideful smirk. His Ouroboros tattoo is located in the center of his forehead.
The sixth, is the largest of any of the other there, having the appearance of a large, muscular man. He wears black pants and shoes, and sports black straps across his chest. He has black hair that runs down his head, sharp teeth, and blank, white eyes. He also has chains around his wrists, like a freed prisoner from a dungeon.
The seventh and final, is an older man looking near sixty with an incredible physique for his age. He has a full head of black hair, with a few greying and a thick black mustache, and a blue tint to his right eye as he is seen to wear an eye patch over his left. Underneath his eye patch is the Ouroboros mark in place of the pupil and cornea. He wears a military issue slacks with suspenders and boots, along with a short-sleeve black undershirt. His uniform has a grey sash around it which he uses to carry the five swords on his person.
"Ah, there are my champions." Faust exclaimed. "Envy, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Pride, Sloth, and Wrath."
"We had heard you accepted a challenge from someone who came here from Earthland." Wrath exclaimed.
"Unfortunately, we have some bad news about the challenge." Envy stated. "It would appear, that while nobody was conscious, or around to stop the boy, he set up several projection lacrima's that broadcasted the entire conversation you had with him, which also allowed the people to see his show of power against Gilgamesh."
"That can't be." Lily exclaimed. "So the whole kingdom knows about the agreement, and the deal the King made?"
"I'm afraid so." Lust sighed. "To add insult to injury, Envy found some very troubling news, regarding the Exceeds."
"Queen Shagot has requested a meeting with him. She's sent one of her subordinates to the Royal City to bring him there." Envy explained.
"Why would the Queen want an audience with a human?" Lily asked. "It just doesn't make sense."
"Perhaps that's it." Sugarboy stated. "Erza said she could feel the power of a true Godslayer irradiating from him, perhaps she wants to ask for a favor from a divine being."
"Divine being you say?" Pride smiled. "Well, I guess it's lucky for you, we Homunculi were designed to kill divine beings."