Hello everyone and Happy Holidays! I was hoping to get two updates down, but life decided to intervene. So RDK will be the one getting updated. Now, this chapter is all dialogue for the most part and one small action scene. So fair warning there is A LOT of talking and a bit of exposition being repeated. We have Naruto and Erza conversation, the reunion of Naruto with Anna and Irene, and finally, we find out what Naruto did to Anna and why he never tried to find her or Irene.

So expect a lot of tears, angst, and drama in this chapter. We are getting very close to the endgame of this arc, and things will really pick up in the next chapter. Hope you enjoy this late Christmas present.


End of Day 3 and A Night of Conversations

Everyone was rather slacked jawed as they continue to stare at the man, Wendy claims to be her father. Well not all of them were slacked jawed. Several females and males in the audience gained a healthy blush as they lustfully stared at the person before them.

'Oh my. He is handsome/hot.' Thought several people in the audience.

"Oh my he's as handsome as you described Anna-sama, Irene-sama. I am quite envious of you too."Dimaria complimented. Anna and Irene giggled as they gained small blushed on their cheeks.

"Thank you, Dimaria. And you're right. We are lucky." Anna said.

"Although you may have some trouble in the future." Anna looked at her in confusion. "What do you mean?"

Dimaria points in a direction and the two women sweat-dropped at what they're seeing. Standing near the balcony was a comatose Seilah staring down at Naruto with drool coming down her mouth. Several of the other females saw this as well and gained some very evil smiles. Time to have some fun.

"Oh, Seilah~," they said in a sing-along voice.

Seilah came out of her stupor before going completely red in the face as her teammates giggled.

"Wow. You got it bad, Seilah-chan." Milliana giggled.

"I'm surprised you haven't jumped off the booth and run off towards Naruto-sama." Brandish said.

"Our mistresses might have to keep their eyes open for possible kidnappings." Risa joked.

"Everyone, please." a mortified Seilah squeaked. Anna came over and gave Seilah a soft hug.

"Yosh, Yosh, Seilah. We told you there's nothing to be embarrassed about. I told you we have no problem introducing you to Naruto-kun, remember? I am quite glad to see your reaction. I'm sure Naruto will react positively to your courting. Fair warning, you'll in for a long night your first time. Of course, Irene and I will help you if you want us to join." Anna cheerfully said.

"Anna-sama!" Seilah shouted with steam erupting from her head.

"Of course. We promised to help her with the man of her dreams. After all the more the merrier."

Seilah just buried her head in her mistress's blossom to drown out all the giggling and to hid her embarrassment.

"He's so young. Much young then I expected." A curious Mira said.

"Looks can be deceiving. He's probably around Gildarts's age." Cana replied.

"He could pass off as Laxus's twin if he cut his hair a little short," Gajeel cheekily said.

"No thanks." Laxus dryly replied. He was quite content being an only child.

'You guys don't understand how much more complicated this guy really is.' Gildarts thought.

'So you have come at last. What is your goal, now?' Makarov thought as he critically observed Naruto.

'Naruto-Nii-chan.' a nostalgic Mavis thought.

"So that's him, huh?" Lily asked with a critical look.

"Yes, that is him. Naruto Marvell. Wendy's father." Carla said with a frown on her face.

"He doesn't look tough. Natsu could beat him." Happy said with his fellow exceed snorting at his claim.

Katja and Momon were looking at the man with confusion as they had no idea what to expect. Although from what they have seen so far, he must be very strong. They looked to ask Eclair's opinion but were surprised to see her shaking. Katja was concerned as she grabbed her companion's arm.

"Eclair?" Eclair seems to get out of her trance as she looked at Katja. Katja continues to worry about her friend.

"Are you okay? You looked like you were having some kind of traumatic flashback."

Eclair shook her head. "Sorry. I'm okay. I...I just….for some reason I feel like I have met this man before. But I don't know where."

This got Momon and Katja to look at one another before looking back at Eclair.

"Do you think the two of you have some history?" Eclair shook her head. "I don't know. I would have to ask him directly."

The three turn back to the arena, although Eclair continues to wonder why Naruto looks familiar to her, and why she gets such a sense of dread as she looks at him.

Back on the stadium, FTA continues to stare in shock at Naruto.

'He's so young.' they all thought, minus Wendy. Erza stared at Naruto in shock, confusion, and several other emotions.

'This is my father. He's not exactly what I expected. He looks almost my age, but that's probably due to him being a dragonslayer. But why does he seem even younger then Kaa-san?'

'I have so many questions I want to ask him. Where has he been for so many years? Did he know about Irene or Anna being alive? Why did never try to find them? Will…..Will I be what he expects out of a daughter?'

Everyone just continued to stare, except for one fire mage that lunged and landed a fiery haymaker on Naruto. This knocked everyone from their staring as they all gasp in shock.

"NATSU!" several mages shouted.

"Natsu what the hell are you doing?!" Erza demanded.

"Flamebrain have you finally lost all sensibility?!" Gray shouted.

"I just want to fight this guy. All the silence was getting on my nerves." Natsu retorted.

"ARE YOU INSANE?! YOU WANT TO FIGHT HIM EVEN AFTER EVERYTHING WENDY TOLD US ABOUT HIM?!" Lucy shrieked. Did Natsu have some kind of death wish that he attacks anyone that is stronger than him?!

"He can't be that tough if I managed to hit him," Natsu responded. Natsu heard some giggling and turned to see Wendy covering her mouth.

"I hate to break it to you, but you're gonna have to do better than that, Natsu," Wendy said before pointing back to her father. Everyone turned back to Naruto and were shocked to see he did not move an inch after the attack. Hell, he didn't even look like he flinched!

Natsu immediately jumped back a few feet. Naruto just gave the fire mage a smirk.

"Nice hook, but you lack any power, brat. I've withstood ice attacks hotter than that ."

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" an irate Natsu shouted.

By the now the entire was extremely confused with the situation, but still continued to listen in. Wendy was watching the interaction with Sherria in amusement. Natsu just reignited his fists with flames again.

[Fairy Tail OST: Sannin no Dragon Slayer]

"I'II SHOW YOU SOME FIREPOWER!" Natsu shouted.

"Natsu, you idiot, don't start a fight with someone you can't beat!" Gray said.

"Why do you want to fight him?!" Lucy shouted.

"Because if I can beat him, then I'll be the top dragon," Natsu explained, thinking that his reason was legitimate.

"ARE YOU INSANE?! THAT'S YOUR REASON FOR THIS?!" several of the fairy tail mages shouted in exasperation. Although it sounded like something Natsu would do in a heartbeat.

Naruto shook as he tried to hold it in until he snorted. He couldn't help but begin laughing uncontrollably. The laugh got onto Natsu's nerve as he shouted, "WHAT THE HELL IS SO DAMN FUNNY?!"

Naruto laughed for a few more seconds before calming down.

"I'm sorry. Its just been a while since I heard a good joke like that. I haven't laughed like that since my trip with Wendy, so thanks." Naruto said with a cheeky smile. Natsu glared hotly at the blonde-haired mage.

"DON'T MOCK ME!" Natsu roared as he charged at Naruto with his flaming fist cocked back.

"Kaaryu no Tekken (Fire Dragon's Iron Fist)!"

"Kaaryu no Kagizume (Fire Dragon's Claw)!"

"Kaaryu no Saiga (Fire Dragon's Crushing Fang)!"

"Kaaryu no Yokugeki (Fire Dragon's Wing Attack)!"

"Kaaryu no Kenkaku (Fire Dragon's Sword Horn)!"

Natsu continued to unleash every single spell in his dragonslayer arsenal on Naruto. If he couldn't harm with a surprise attack, then he'll have to overwhelm him with every spell he has until one finally stuck. He finally jumps backs as his body is enveloped in a fire and lightning aura.

"Raienryu no Hoko (Lightning-Flame Dragon's Roar)!" Natsu roared as a gigantic torrent of flame covered in electricity hit Naruto and caused an explosion of fire and lightning.

"NATSU! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL HIM?!" Lucy and several others shouted.

'There's no way Tou-san would be beaten by something like that. And by the look on Wendy's face, this won't bother him at all.' Erza thought.

"HA. HA. HA. Take that you bastard." Natsu huffed out as he continued to breathe hard. Erza was about to scold the fire mage, but suddenly everyone began to hear a strange noise. They looked over and were shocked to see the column of fire and lightning slowly shrink as it looked like it was being sucked through a vortex. The column continued to shrink until the one responsible became visible. It was Naruto and he was sucking in all the fire and lightning without hesitation until he swallowed the last of it with one last gulp. He gave a content sigh before looking at Natsu.

"Hmmm. You got heart kid. You fight without fear. Admirable, but foolish."

"I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M SEEING NARUTO MARVELL SWALLOWED THE FIRE-LIGHTNING ATTACK WITHOUT ANY REPERCUSSIONS. THAT MAKES THIS INDIVIDUAL A DRAGONSLAYER AS WELL!" Chapati shouted in astonishment.

"No way." a stunned Gray said.

"H-He took all that without any damage," Lucy said in fear. "This is like Hades all over again."

'Yet it's much worse than that. Hades put at least some effort, if small, against us. Yet tou-san is acting as if nothing happened.' Erza thought.

"You have spirit Natsu. But you still lack the power to be a TRUE dragonslayer." Naruto lectured as Natsu growled.

"YOU WANT POWER?! I'LL SHOW YOU POWER!" Natsu roared as he was enveloped in a fire and lightning aura once more. Natsu then concentrated the lightning-flame into a giant sphere. Naruto merely smiled.

"Using two unaffiliated elements simultaneously is impressive, but that can easily be replicated."

Naruto then shocked Natsu and the entire audience as he was enveloped in an aura blue and white flames with black wisps and blue lightning dancing around the flame aura and his body. Everyone was left utterly speechless.

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT! NARUTO HAS MANAGED TO REPLICATE NATSU'S LIGHTNING-FLAME MODE!"

"I can't believe it. He copied Natsu's form…" Makarov muttered.

"After seeing it only once?!" Lucy and Gray said.

"I can't believe it. He could use the form so easily." a stun Laxus said.

"Sugoi, tou-san." Erza said.

Natsu was shocked before glaring at Naruto in defiance. "LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT, YOU BLOODY COPYCAT! Raienryu no Koen! (Lightning-Flame Dragon's Brilliant Flame)!" Natsu roared as he fired off his sphere attack. Naruto just smirked as he reared his fist back as the blue flame and lightning concentrated into the palm of the fist.

"Hakairaienryu no Hoken! (Destruction Lightning-Flame Dragon's Breakdown Fist)!" Naruto said as he fired off a giant fist constructed of flame and lighting. The two attacks collided in mere seconds. The result was instantaneous. Naruto's Hoken attack ripped right through Natsu's Koen before racing towards a stun Natsu as he was enveloped in a bright explosion.

[End of theme]

"NATSU!" his entire guild shouted. Natsu was sent flying a few feet back.

"ARGH!" Natsu as he held his body in pain.

"Natsu what's wrong?!" several of his guildmates shouted in concern.

"WHAT THE HELL?! IT BURNS! THIS FIRE ACTUALLY BURNED ME!" This shocked the entire audience. There actually existed a fire that could harm Natsu, a fire dragonslayer?!

'That's what happens when you're exposed to the flame variant of my attribute, which also has properties of black hellfire.' Naruto thought before pointing his finger at Natsu as he said, "Curaja." Natsu was enveloped in a familiar green aura, which healed all his injuries from the attack.

Natsu looked to see his injuries gone. He glared at Naruto, who simply raised his eyebrow asking, 'What?'. Natsu growled as he got up. He was about to lunge at Naruto again….if Gray didn't appear behind Natsu and smacked him on the head.

"OW! What was that for you bastard!" Natsu shouted.

"For being a dumbass and picking a fight with Wendy's dad, Pinkie!"

"You wanna go, Elsa?!" Natsu roared.

"Bring it!"

SMACK!

"Quiet both you!" Erza growled at the two. Natsu rubbed his head before glaring at Naruto.

"How the hell did you burn me?! Fire isn't supposed to hurt me, yet yours did! Neither Thoron nor Saphira had the fire element, so why do you?! And why the hell does it feel familiar to me? What the hell is your attribute?!"

Naruto simply smirked at Natsu's frustration. It gave him a sense of nostalgia.

"Alright, I'll humor you. As you know Thoron is the Black Energy Dragon. Like him, I am able to manipulate, absorb, generate, and emit eternano in its purest form. Sage, Aura, and Enchantment Dragonslayers are also able to perform these capabilities as they are subclasses of Energy Dragonslayer Magic. Now every mage absorbs the raw eternano particles around us, but the body does it at a slow pace and then converts it into magical energy so that it can be used by the mages. I, however, am able to wield and absorb the raw eternano particles with zero consequence. Saphira was the Blue Sapphire Dragon. She had the power to manipulate souls/spirits, and she passed the art of soul slaying to me."

Natsu's eyes and the eyes of everyone in the stadium widen in shock/horror.

"WHAT?!" everyone shouted.

"You're a soul slayer?! Does that mean you devour souls like Saphira?!"

Naruto shook his head as he gave a small smile. "You're wrong about one thing. Saphira never absorbed/manipulated souls/spirits. It went against her gentle nature, bless her heart." Naruto then looked at Natsu with a rather ominous smile.

"Sadly I am not as gentle as my mother, and I took her magic farther than she ever did. I then combined my two slayer magic to create my own original, dragonslayer attribute. Now Natsu when I fought a fire dragon and killed it, I absorbed its soul and something interesting happen." Everyone leaned in to hear the enticing tale.

"I was able to wield Fire Dragonslayer Magic. Thus Igneel lent a paw in helping me learn how to manipulate fire."

"WHAT?! IGNEEL TAUGHT YOU?!" A shocked Natsu exclaimed.

"Taught is a bit of a stretch. More like tutored. But you can call it what you want. The same occurred with Metalicana, Grandeeney, Weisslogia, Skiadrum, and several other dragons. Now Natsu when you take eternano and combine it with several other attributes/elements, what do you get?" Natsu, Erza, Jellal, Makarov, and several others paled as they understood the implications of what Naruto was implying.

"Etherion?! YOU'RE AN ETHERION DRAGONSLAYER?!" Natsu shouted.

"ETHERION?!" several others shouted.

"BUT WAIT DOESN'T THAT MEAN YOU'RE IMMUNE TO ANY TYPE OF MAGICAL DAMAGE?!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Not exactly accurate. I can still get injured, but the damage is really superficial. So unless you are a high-tier dragon or a being of similar or higher status, you're not gonna be able to harm me. Although I renamed them as 'Hakai', the effects are still the same. I just felt that Hakai was a more appropriate name." Everyone could only look on in shock. Not only was Naruto a dragonslayer, but his attribute made it impossible for any regular mage to harm him. Naruto then gave him a cheeky grin, "A power fit for the Dragonslayer King, wouldn't you say, Natsu?"

Natsu stood up again as he ignited his fists. "NATSU AGAIN?!" shouted everyone.

"IF YOU'RE AN ETHERION DRAGONSLAYER THEN I CAN KICK YOUR ASS SINCE I'VE EATEN ETHERION BEFORE!" Natsu roared as he lunged, despite his teammates' protests. Naruto sighed in exasperation.

'Baka. The only reason you were able to do that was that Igneel probably busted his ass converting those excess attributes into something useful. In your case fire. If it weren't for that, you would be dead.' Naruto tilted his body to the side as he allowed Natsu to pass him. Naruto raised his arm and with one chop to the neck Natsu's aura disappeared as he fell to the ground unconscious. Everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their heads.

"He beat Natsu in one attack." a stun Gray said.

"Just how strong is this guy?" Lucy asked out loud.

"This probably isn't the peak of what he can do," Makarov muttered.

"I can't believe it, the Dragonslayer King exists," Sting muttered in shock.

"His power is as fearsome as expected," Rogue said.

"Interesting." Minerva mused.

"Natsu!" Happy exclaimed.

"Happy wait!" Carla and Lily said.

Naruto grabbed Natsu by the collar of his shirt and lifted him up and unknown to everyone, began using his sensory abilities on his body.

'Hmmm. Igneel's soul is in the same condition as Grandeeney. E.N.D is still hibernating within the demon seed, but I can sense there are several cracks in the seed. The first few must have occurred from meeting Lullaby and Deloria. Meeting fellow demons of Zeref must have resonated with his demon half. Then meeting Zeref and nearly being exposed to his death curse may have caused another crack. Its also possible my presence caused another fracture. The last fracture was probably caused by his fight with Hades/Precht. This idiot thinks he survived Grimoire Law thanks to his friends, but that's not the complete truth. He survived because Grimoire Law is a spell based on Zeref's magic. Something that he should not be affected by. Instead, he probably absorbed it. It's only a matter of time until the seed breaks. Hopefully, I'll be able to help Natsu to control that power.' Naruto then tossed him over to Gray, who easily caught him. He then noticed something.

'Wait. I sense the power of a devil slayer within him, but how? Devil slayers are extremely rare in Fiore. Wait a minute, that cold power, it feels similar to-HOLY SHIT!' Naruto's eyes widen as he recognized that power. It was the power of the ice devil queen. 'HAHAHAHA! I can't believe that ice queen actually settled down and had a child. Oh, things are getting far more interesting.'

Naruto then turned his attention to Erza. 'Hmm, I can sense her inner dragon. So Irene allowed Erza access to her dragonslayer magic. Heh, like I said before Fairy Tail really knows how to entertain me.'

Gray then smacked Natsu over the head.

"OW! WHAT THE HELL YOU ICE-PRICK!"

SMACK!

"OW!"

"N-A-T-S-U." Natsu froze as he turned to see an irate Erza. "If would seem I will have to discipline you later on some matters." Natsu was shivering along with several others that pitied his current plight.

"Stay." She said coldly as Natsu and Gray nodded furiously. Erza turned to Wendy and sweatdrop at what she saw. Wendy and Sherria were on two bench seats, giggling as they ate some popcorn and pop. Where the hell did she even get all that? Wendy noticed Erza's look before softly smiling and giving her a nod. Erza returned the nod before she turned and began walking forward towards Naruto.

"Erza?" Lucy asked.

"Stay I have something I need to say."

Erza then walked over until she was just a few feet from her father.

'Good Luck, onee-chan.' Wendy thought.

"Erza."

"Naruto."

The two continued to stare at one another. No words were spoken, but their eyes told a different story. Various emotions flashing before their eyes. For Erza, her eyes spoke anger, anxiety, confusion, sadness, hope, and joy. Naruto's eyes had pain, regret, shame, pride, hope, and joy. The two stayed in silence until Erza broke the silence.

"I spoke with Irene Belserion." Erza saw her father's eyes flash through a myriad of emotions. All very similar to the ones he had when he looked at her. Finally, Naruto spoke, "I see." he said softly.

"How much did she tell you?"

"She told me about how herself and Anna-san. When they met you. That both of you were dragonslayers. Some of the horrors you faced in the conflict you were involved in. She gave a brief explanation of your fall into darkness. She explained what she did after you were separated and how Anna helped get through her toughest times. I finally learned about my siblings." Naruto nodded.

"Erza?" Erza turned to see Lucy and the rest of team and Mato looking very confused. Wendy was calm, while Sherria was looking very curious about the scene before her.

"Erza, what's going on?" Gray asked.

"Yeah, why are talking like you know him? Plus, who is Irene?" Lucy asked.

"I believe I can answer that." a familiar voice said. Everyone turned to see the ever lovely, Irene walking down the arena. Everyone was in awe of the beauty they were seeing. Well most of them were as several had fainted due to a rapid bloody nose.

"Ohayo Auntie!" Wendy chirped as she rushed towards the scarlet mage and gave her a tight hug.

"Ohayo. I'm so happy to see you again, Wendy." Irene said cheerfully as she happily returned the hug.

"I'm not the only one who's happy," Wendy said as Irene looked up to look at her husband.

"Naruto. It's been a long time," she said softly.

"It's been FAR too long, my crimson queen." He replied in the same soft tone.

"Um, excuse me…." Everyone turned to see Mato scratching the back of his head.

"I REALLY hate to interrupt as this seems to be a rather personal conversation, but may you explain what's going on?" Irene giggled.

"Forgive me, everyone. My name is Irene Belserion. I am one of the twin guildmasters of Mermaid Heel."

"Wait! Your Mermaid Heel's master?!" Gray and Natsu shouted.

"And why do you look like Erza?!" Lucy asked. Irene smiled.

"Why Erza is my daughter of course." she replied.

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"EHHHHHHH?!" the entire stadium screamed in shock.

"YOUR DAUGHTER?!" Natsu and Gray shouted.

"WAIT! IF Y-Y-YOUR HER MOTHER THEN….." Lucy shouted before pointing a shaking finger at Naruto. "Don't tell me your…"

"Naruto, why don't you officially say it." Irene said with a smile. Naruto looked back at Erza who was looking at him with hopeful eyes.

"Yes, Erza. I...am your father."

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"EHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" Everyone shouted.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! TODAY HAS BEEN FILLED WITH UNEXPECTED SURPRISES AND IT SEEMS THEY'RE JUST GONNA KEEP COMING!"

"I don't believe this. Of all people, I never thought Erza would be his daughter. What's next? Lucy?"

'Oh Rokudaime, I get the feeling you're gonna regret saying that.' Mavis thought.

"Oh my." a shellshocked Mira said.

"And things get more interesting," Laxus said in a curious tone.

'You have no idea.' Gildarts thought.

"WAIT WENDY! ERZA WAS ONE OF THE SISTERS YOU MENTIONED?!"

Wendy nodded. "YUP!"

"WAIT SO REALLY DO HAVE A HAREM?!" Natsu exclaimed.

"WAIT WHAT?!" everyone shouted.

"Natsu what are talking about?!" Gray and Lucy shouted.

"Remember when I asked Wendy about her dad being married more than once since she had two half-sisters?" Natsu remarked as the eyes of his team were very close to popping out of their sockets.

"Wait you mean…." Lucy began as she had a blush appear on her face.

"Huh, I'm surprised Natsu was the first to figure that out." Naruto said out loud, ignoring the indignant cry of 'Screw you, asshole!' from the pink-haired mage.

"That is correct. I have more than one wife. Irene is my third wife." At this point, the audience would probably lose their jaws with how low they've dropped. Irene giggled. "Hehehe. Its expected since no female alone could handle you for long without completely breaking. Especially with that inhuman stamina of yours, and the way you work those hands and your tongue~"

"AUNTIE/KAA-SAN!" shouted an embarrassed Wendy and mortified Erza.

"Huh?" she turned to see nearly the entire stadium knocked out cold from a bloody nose. Anna could only shake her head in amused exasperation. Naruto just gave her a blank stare. Irene could only sheepishly scratch the back of her head. "Oops."

'Womanizing playboy.' Carla thought cynically. She jumped slightly when Naruto turned towards her.

"It's unwise to formulate opinions of people you don't know, Carla."

"What did she do now?" Wendy asked coldly. Carla flinched at the tone before Naruto appeared in front of Wendy and flickered her head.

"Ow!" Wendy said before glaring at her father. "What the hell, tou-san?"

"You need to let this go, Wendy. Her words were out of line, but you two have been through far too much to let one fight break your bond."

"She still hasn't apologized to me." Wendy retorted with Carla looking down.

"You also have been avoiding her. So how could she apologize?"

Wendy merely huffed and turn her head. Naruto sighed before speaking again,

"Wendy at least give her a chance. You have good people that watch out for you Wendy and you don't know when they may disappear from your life."

Wendy turned to see her father's sad frown. She really hated seeing that look on his face. He had suffered so much and she did not want to be the cause of more. She finally sighed before saying, "Fine. I'll try to hear her out, daddy."

Naruto smiled before ruffling her hair. "That's my girl." Wendy moved his hand away as she grumped under breath as Naruto, Irene, and Erza chuckled in amusement. Naruto then turned his attention back to Erza.

"Anyway, Erza. I think it's time for this to end."

"But-" Erza was about to protest as there was still so much she wanted to ask and learn.

Naruto raised his hand before giving her a note.

"Meet me there at 9 pm. I will answer your questions to the best of my ability. You have my word as a dragon." Naruto then turned to his wife.

"Will I see you there, Irene-chan?" Irene nodded.

"Yes my husband, you will. Anna will be there as well."

Naruto flinched, which made Irene and Wendy frown sadly with Erza looking concerned at her father's reaction. Unbeknownst to them, Anna was also saddened by her husband's reaction. Carla narrowed her eyes in suspicion but knew better than to open her mouth after what happened with Wendy.

"Naruto, you need to see her. We missed you. We miss our husband. Please don't run away again." Naruto took a deep breath before looking back at Irene "I promise." Irene nodded. Naruto then opened a portal.

"Alright, it's time for me to go. Wendy, Erza. I will see you soon."

"WAIT!" Naruto turned to see Natsu looking at him.

"I have one question," he said as Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Which is?"

"Why haven't you stopped Acnologia? You could easily kill him with your power. So why haven't you?" Naruto sighed. He honestly wondered if one of them was gonna ask him this question or something similar.

"It's not that simple Natsu. It's more along the lines that I can't kill him. We are in a way connected. We are stuck together. Mirror images of one another." This made Natsu and the rest of the still conscious Fairy Tail mages frown in confusion. What did he mean by that? Was he cursed in some way with Acnologia? That would explain his connection towards him. But for some like Erza, Laxus, and the mages of Crime Sorciere there was something more to what he said, but they weren't sure what to make of it.

"What do you mean? And will we really see Igneel and the others dragons?"

"You will understand in a few days. You will know about the dragon's location, I can assure you. Everything will come to light then." Naruto said as he went into the portal and disappeared.

"EVERYONE THAT IS THE END TO ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING DAYS OF THE GMG! WHAT MORE EXCITING EVENTS CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE GUILDS. ONLY TIME WILL TELL! FIND OUT IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS OF THE GMG!"

As the guilds and civilians were leaving the stadium, Laxus caught sight of his Thunder Legion waiting for him.

"Something the matter?" he asked.

"Bickslow wanted to speak with you about something." Laxus raised an eyebrow. "What's up?" Bickslow looked rather nervous before speaking, "I kinda used my magic on Naruto while he was in the arena?" Laxus was intrigued by Bickslow's answer. "So what did you see?"

"Well, normally all souls I have seen usually look human shaped. The only exceptions I ever noticed were Mirajane and her siblings, which is probably due to their magic. But…..."

Laxus raised an eyebrow "But?"

"I noticed that Naruto, Wendy's, and Irene's souls were not human shaped, they were dragon-shaped."

"Couldn't that be because they're dragonslayers?" Evergreen asked as that seemed to be an obvious conclusion to reach. Bickslow shook his head. "I thought that too, but Laxus never had a dragon-shaped soul. Neither did Natsu and Gajeel. Although I noticed something was off with them too. I don't know if I'm losing my touch, but I swear I saw another soul inside of our three dragonslayers."

"Laxus, what do you think?" Freed asked. "Should we inform the master?" Ever asked. Laxus thought what they should do. He had a pretty good idea as to why Naruto had a dragon-shaped soul, but he'll to confront his grandpa about it. Maybe he'll have an insight into the second soul as well.

"I'll talk to Gramps about this, but I want the three of you to keep quiet about this alright? We don't need rumors spreading."

"Do you have a theory on this Laxus?" Freed asked.

"Does this have to do with Naruto being a fourth generation dragonslayer?" Ever asked.

"I have an idea, but I won't know till tonight. If I don't say anything, that means I got my answer and can't tell you. Understood?"

"Hai, Laxus."


[Later that night.]

Laxus is by a fountain, contemplating everything that happened today. 'This day has been more troublesome than it should be.' He turned his head when he heard footsteps approaching him. It was Makarov and Gildarts.

"Hey gramps, old man."

"Laxus." they said.

"So come to ask me, how I got my partner?" Laxus asked with a smirk. Both Gildarts and Makarov chuckled at this.

"As entertaining as that story would be, there are more pressing matters," Makarov said. "Laxus what did Ivan ask of you?" Laxus sighed before answering.

"He kept nagging me about the location of something called the Lumen Histoire."

"*SIGH* What a bothersome child. Continuously looking into things that should be left alone." Makarov said in exasperation.

"What exactly is the Lumen Histoire?" Laxus asked but Makarov shook his head.

"I can't tell you, Laxus. Only the guild master and the candidate I have chosen as my successor are allowed to know." Makarov explained.

"Fine. It's not I really care about. It's your business. Although he said one thing about it that kept bugging me." Laxus explained as he looked at his grandfather to gauge his reaction.

"He called it Fairy Tail's Darkness."

"That is not true. Lumen Histoire is Fairy Tail's light." A voice said. All three men turned to see Mavis Vermillion approaching.

"Shodaime…." Makarov began.

"Relax, Rokudaime. I won't say any more than that."

"But how did Ivan find out, about it?" Gildarts asked. "He probably read some mention of it from the secret archives in the guild's library," Makarov said.

"There's also the possibility that Hades may have spilled some info on it. Afterall he was the second master of the guild." Laxus suggested.

"While that is a strong possibility. I don't think Precht would depart with that information as even he knew the dangers of that info getting out. But even I can't guarantee that he did or did not. I was a fool for not watching Ivan more closely. It cost me the life of my daughter-in-law." Makarov finished in a sad tone.

"Forget it, gramps. My old man made his piss poor choices on his own. If there is anyone to blame it's him."

"I am not free from that guilt as it was I who nominated Precht. If I had been more attentive I may have seen the darkness that lurked in his heart. A darkness that spread to infect and harm many others." Mavis soon had tears on the sides of her eyes as the three were frozen in shock. She began to sob quietly as the men had absolutely no idea on how to comfort the girl.

"Shodaime, please don't cry!" Cried Makarov as he waved his arms.

"I am NOT crying." She vehemently proclaimed, even though it was a lie. The men had no idea what to do until the four heard some chuckling from above. "You always did cry easily, Mavis-chan." The four looked up to see Naruto seating as he looked down at them.

"Naruto." they all said.

The blonde mage then jumped off as he landed gracefully on the ground before standing up and walking forward. The three mages became on guard but showed no hostility to the blonde king who kept walking until he was right in front of Mavis. Without missing a beat he raised his hand and flicked her on the head.

"Ouch! What was that for?!" Mavis exclaimed.

"To get you to stop trying to put the world's problems on your shoulders." Mavis continued to glare until she sighed and held her head down.

"Fishy-Nii-chan." She said in a quiet tone. Naruto sighed in slight annoyance.

"I see you haven't stopped with that-oomph." Naruto was cut off as Mavis enveloped him a tight hug. Naruto looked down as he could see her visibly shaking as she sobbed into his shirt.

"Baka. Baka. Baka. Baka, Nii-san." Naruto eyes soften as he patted her head affectionately.

"Yeah, I am a stupid Nii-san. Gomen, imouto for hurting you." Naruto said in a quiet that only she could hear as he returned her hug. The three just looked on at the interaction in quiet wonder as they did not want to interrupt the tender moment. Naruto then turned his head to the side.

"You can come out now." Out of the shadows; Jellal, Ultear, and Meredy approached.

"How long have you been there?" Makarov asked.

"We just arrived when he came." Ultear explained before turning her attention to Mavis "Who's the little girl?"

"Wait you can see me?!" Mavis exclaimed. The three mages titled their heads.

"Why wouldn't we?" Jellal asked. Mavis turned to her brother.

"What did you do?" She demanded.

"Have you forgotten who my draconian mother is?" He asked in a teasing tone. Mavis blinked before she blushed in embarrassment. "Oh, right that makes sense." She said.

"Normally Mavis is a spirit that only members of Fairy Tail. I am an exception to this rule and thanks to my magic all of you can see her now. If only temporary." Naruto then snapped his fingers as the area around the eight was covered in runes with privacy/silencing seals. Naruto then walked to the fountain before sitting down and looking at his audience.

"Well, I am sure you all have questions so ask away. I will do my best to answer them. We have complete privacy at the moment." Naruto explained as Makarov nodded in appreciation.

"Well, I guess we make introductions, right," Makarov said as he looked at Naruto. "It's nice to officially meet you Naruto. Or should I say, Acnologia?" The eyes of three mages of Crime Sorciere widen, while Laxus's eyes narrowed.

"WWWWHHHHAAATTT?!" the three shouted.

"Makarov-sama what are talking about?! How can he be Acnologia?!" Naruto simply chuckled.

"Well then, I guess proper introductions are in order." Naruto then summoned his wings causing the trio of the independent mage's eyes to widen. "My name is Naruto Marvell, but to the rest of the world, I am Acnologia. The Black Dragon of the Apocalypse. The one TRUE Dragon King."

Jellal and his companions got into fighting stances, which simply caused Naruto to chuckle in amusement again. They looked to the other four but were shocked to see them relaxed. Although Laxus still had his eyes narrowed.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? HOW CAN YOU ALL BE SO CALM?!"

"Calm yourselves. He's not our enemy." Makarov said as he waved his hand towards them.

The three mages looked at Makarov as if he grew two heads.

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?! AFTER EVERYTHING HE DID TO YOUR GUILD, YOU EXPECT US TO BELIEVE HE IS NOT OUR ENEMY?!" all three shouted.

"Naruto has done nothing as of late to prove he is an enemy. If he was an enemy, he would not have helped Lucy or trained Wendy. Need I also remind you three about what Wendy told us about him?" The three paused. Wendy mentioned that her father was truly doing everything to amend for his past sins. The risk he put himself in with the blood oath. But did that mean they could trust him? By the looks on the other four, they were willing to hear what Naruto had to say. The three finally decided to relax from their stances, but still guarded in case Naruto tried anything.

Naruto just looked amused at all this.

"You three do realize, nothing you could think of, could stop me, right?"

"Regardless of that, we would rather die, then submit to you." Ultear retorted with a determined glare.

"Heh. You really are like your mother, Ur." Naruto mused as Ultear's widen in shock before they narrowed. "How the HELL do you know my mother?" Ultear said in a dangerous tone.

"Your mother and I were well acquainted a long time ago."

"I swear if you tell me you're my father, I'm going to…" Naruto waved his hand before she could finish her threat. "Relax. As amusing as it would be to have another beautiful girl for a daughter (Ultear blushes) and a lovely granddaughter (Meredy blushes), I can assure we have no blood relation."

"Then how did you know my mother?"

"I met your mother while she was still grieving over your 'supposed' death. This was a bit before she met her first apprentice. I sympathized with her plight and helped her get back on her feet. We began talking on several occasions and became drinking pals. Although that sadly ended with her sacrifice to seal Deliora."

"I see."

"So, Makarov. Gildarts. I must ask when did you figure out, my identity?"

"I had my suspicions since Gildarts's mentioned his encounter with you. Then how Wendy reacted to your appearance on the island, then her explanation of you. We just connected the dots. Mavis confirmed it after we asked her in private."

Naruto nodded. "I see."

"Don't worry, Fishy-nii, you can trust them." Everyone had to stop themselves from laughing at Mavis's nickname for Naruto/Acnologia. Naruto sighed before looking at Gildarts.

"I see you looking healthy Gildarts. How's the arm and leg?" Naruto cheekily asked. Gildarts grumbled.

"Fine. No thanks to you." he retorted.

"Now is that any way to show gratitude to me after carrying you to safety?" Naruto asked in mock hurt.

"Gratitude?! Motherfucker, you're the reason I needed help in the first place!" Gildarts shouted at the blonde dragon king.

"Who was the one that came into my territory? Speaking of that, what were you doing on Mt. Zonia?" Naruto retorted. Gildarts quickly closed his mouth.

"From what I heard from Wendy, you were on a 100-year quest, which you have to accept by going to another country. So what were you doing on Zonia?" Gildarts was looking rather nervous at this point."Hell when you first saw me, you got excited. Meaning that you were hoping to find me there. Which means that century quest has something to do with me or dragons in general. By the look on your face, I nailed it. So my question is what did the quest entail that you needed to find me?" Gildarts was sweating a storm before shaking his head.

"Sorry, can't tell you. Client and Quest confidentiality after all." Naruto narrowed his eyes, which got everyone slightly nervous before he spoke up again.

"Fine, but I will find out sooner or later. You will talk eventually," he said before looking at Laxus.

"Now then Laxus, when did you get suspicious of me?"

"Same time when Wendy talked about you. Though my suspicions were confirmed with Bickslow." Naruto raised an eyebrow at this. "He...might have peeked at your soul, and saw your soul was in the shaped of a dragon. He also said that Irene's soul was also in the shape of a dragon."

"Hmmm." Naruto hummed in confirmation.

"However, my question is why is Wendy's soul like that as well? I'm guessing being a fourth generation means that you can become a dragon. Meaning if Wendy has a dragon soul that means…"

"Your assumption is correct. Myself, Irene, and Wendy can become dragons. That is the power of the fourth generation." Naruto explained. Everyone was rather shocked as they never expected that a dragonslayer could become a dragon. They had to wonder what caused Naruto and Irene to become dragons. Better yet, how the hell did Wendy become one?!

"But how could Wendy become a fourth gen slayer? I seriously doubt it's anything simple." Laxus inquired and he was rewarded with Naruto's grim look. "No. It's not." Naruto sighed before looking back at his audience.

"I am sure you aware of how...temperamental Wendy can get. Especially after her episode with Carla." Everyone shivered at being reminded of that night. That was a night they'll never forget.

"Yeah, that's not something you would ever forget."

"That is based on a power I gave her when she was young. But it had an unfortunate side effect I was not aware of. It combined with her dragonslayer magic, allowing her access to the dragon form. The difference between Wendy and other fourth gen is that she still has access to her dragonslayer forms. Normally fourth generation slayers would lose these forms, but Wendy is the sole exception at the moment." Naruto explained.

This got everyone thoughtful. So the fourth generation slayers are the strongest, because of their access to a dragon form, but that power comes at the price of their previous forms.

"What about you?" Ultear asked.

"I no longer have access to my other forms, but I have found some alternatives to rectify that deficiency. I'm sure Irene has done the same in her spare time."

"Wait. Bickslow also mentioned something about seeing another soul within Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy. Do you-" Laxus began but was cut off by a glare Naruto sent him. "I would advise you Laxus that you and your team drop that topic, and not mention it to anyone. Especially the dragonslayers."

Everyone realized this might have something to do with the missing dragons. That would explain Naruto's reaction. He did say he'll tell them at the end of GMG. So they could wait a few more days.

"Fine. We'll find out eventually." Naruto nodded as Makarov walked up to him. "I want to thank you Naruto for helping my guildmates."

"Your thanks is unnecessary. Lucy was getting cheated out of her victory. I merely prevented it."

"Hmmm, one would say that sounds like a protective parent to me?" Makarov said with a cheeky grin. Naruto merely snorted in amusement.

"You got that right." This caused everyone's eyes to widen.

"Wait so-" Makarov began before Naruto nodded in confirmation.

"Yes. Lucy is my third daughter, technically."

"Technically?"

"She is my last descendant on her mother's side of the family." He said as Makarov did a double facepalm before groaning in exasperation.

"Why can't anything be simple with me and my guild? I just had to have the three daughters of Acnologia in my guild." he said in an exasperated tone.

"Daughters of the Apocalypse. It has a nice ring to it." Naruto mused. Makarov glared at him, clearly not amused.

"Fishy-nii." Naruto turned to Mavis.

"Why did you change? I am glad to have you back, but what caused this change?"

"You can thank my father and The Chronicler for that." This caused everyone to tilt their heads in confusion, while Mavis narrowed her eyes as she understood how serious this is. "How did the Chronicler actually get you to agree?" Mavis asked. While Naruto would listen to the Chronicler, considering who he was, he had to have something to entice Naruto to change.

"The Chronicler…... held an intervention for me with several individuals. Two of these individuals included my father, Thoron and Hinata, my alpha." This caused his audience's eyes to widen in shock.

"Basically they told me to get off my ass and move on from all my crap and help humanity against Zeref and the other dark forces lurking on Earthland."

"Other dark forces? You mean like those demons and kaiju appearing all around Fiore and the rest of Earthland?" Meredy asked. Naruto nodded in confirmation.

"Yes. You humans can not begin to understand the dark beings that lurk around in this world. If you think Zeref is the worst thing on this planet; you have no idea of the horrors that predate that mage."

"What about the person that has an energy signature similar to Zeref that was in the stadium today, and that gate you warned Wendy about? What about those two? How is the royal family involved?" Jellal asked. Naruto sighed in annoyance. "That individual and the royal family are both idiots for messing with things that should be left alone. But you humans simply enjoy causing yourselves trouble."

"Fishy-nii." Naruto turned to Mavis. "Is this gate, The Eclipse Gate?"

"Yes." Mavis frowned. "Oh, dear. This is more serious than I expected."

"May I ask what exactly is the Eclipse Gate?" Makarov asked.

"The Eclipse Gate is a device created by Zeref centuries ago. He created it so that he can travel through time." This left everyone with their jaws on the ground.

"T-Time travel. Zeref actually succeeded in creating a method?" Ultear asked in a shocked tone.

"Oh, not just a method. The thing actually works."

"WHAT?! How do you know?" Meredy asked. "Because I was there when it was used 400 years ago by certain individuals."

"WHAT?!" everyone, except Mavis, shouted. There were actually people fro 400 years ago in this time period? "Who used it?" Meredy asked, but Naruto shook his head.

"Sorry, but I can't tell you that. YET."

"How does it work?" Jellal asked.

"It absorbs magical energy from anything in its vicinity. But you need large quantities of it to fill it up in order to power it for actual usage. This could take a few years depending on the user's access to large quantities of eternano." Everyone paled as they realized what he meant.

"Wait, you can't mean-" Ultear began as Naruto nodded.

"Yup. The royal family has been using the GMG to amass the magical energy necessary to use the gate. But that is still not enough."

"What do you mean?" Meredy asked.

"It needs a certain assortment of keys to open the gate," Naruto explained.

"Wait, You can't mean the celestial spirit keys?" Jellal asked.

Naruto nodded. "Yes, I do."

"WAIT! If the keys are needed, can't we just get Lucy and Yukino out of here."

"You can't. The gate will be opened, and we can't intervene with this."

"But why?! With this information, we can't stop it from opening."

"If we intervene, what's stopping them from going after the two? You can't watch the two 24/7. We need to settle this here and now. There are some events that'll occur regardless of how much you try to intervene. Hell, the event may even be guaranteed to happen if you intervene too much. So I need you all to keep your guard up and watch out for anything. But do not make any moves for now." Naruto said.

Makarov stared at Naruto for almost a minute before speaking again.

"Alright, Naruto. We'll use your method for now," he said.

"Makarov?!" the three shouted.

"As I have said, Naruto has so far been showing that he is our ally. We should at least give him the benefit of the doubt."

"I have a question. Do you anyone called Savitar?" Laxus asked as that had been bugging about his sperm donor for a while. Naruto nodded. "Yeah, he's one of those nasty bastards that I mentioned earlier."

"Apparently, my bastard of a father made some deal with him. Now he might some vendetta against me for beating subordinate." Naruto just facepalmed. "Ugh. Why can't you humans, leave things alone and let them be forgotten. Seriously, how's is it that YOUR son has fallen so far from you, Makarov?" he asked in exasperation. Makarov sighed sadly.

"I can't give you a definitive answer to that. He simply was consumed by his own greed. I could do little as my son became a terrible monster. It will forever be one of my greatest shames. Not saving my son from himself."

"Let's not forget how he tried to get information on the Lumen Histoire." Naruto retorted as Makarov's eyes widen. "How do yo….You know what? I should not be surprised that you know about it. The better question would be what don't you know."

"I have a question for you, Naruto," Gildarts said as walked forward.

"Why did you teach Wendy how to kill?" he asked.

"She asked me to make her a shinobi and I did."

"Could you not have done it without that?" he inquired.

"That would be half-assed, Makarov. Wendy was vehement that I teach her everything I could about being a ninja, and I did. I did my best to ensure that Wendy does not end up like me, but I can only trust that she will make the right choices and be there when she needs me."

"Why do you kill?" Gildarts asked.

"Because I like to kill. I am a sadistic monster." Naruto retorted.

"I knew that already. You know what I meant!" Gildarts comically shouted.

"Forgive me for trying to bring some levity."

"Your the last person that should be doing that!" Gildarts shouted. Naruto sighed before looking up to the night sky.

"Back when I was a shinobi. I fought because I wanted to protect my home. To prove to them that I was just like the rest of them. That I was not a monster, ironic considering where I am now. When I came to Earthland and fought in the war, my reasons were the same. I fought for my kingdom and to protect my family. I killed many to protect those people. But as time went on, I became numb to it all. Killing became a norm for me. It was more a reflex than anything else. Before I would mourn the loss of my comrades, but soon I began to feel nothing at all. The only courtesy I gave them after their deaths were giving them a proper burial. That's what happens in a prolonged war. Everything becomes gray to you. But there was one change that I noticed, but I buried it deep inside my subconscious because I knew what it would mean to accept that truth."

"Then I find out that the people I trusted with my life, people that looked to me as an older brother, people I saw as a family, they betrayed our cause. They went against everything we believed in for either the other side or their own greed. This would lead to the deaths of several of our mutual friends, teachers, and younglings. Both dragons and humans, no older than Asuka. I found their mutilated bodies with faces contorted in absolute terror. They were terrified throughout the ordeal and I failed to protect them. On that day something in me died and I snapped. I was filled with an unforgiving rage. I wanted one thing and one thing only. Find those traitors and kill every single one of them."

"And I found them. I proceeded to slaughter every single one of them without any mercy. I broke their bones, ripped their organs out, crushed their throats and necks, cracked open their skulls, ripped off their limbs. I burned, electrocuted, drowned, sliced, crushed, stomped and anything else I could do to make them feel my wrath. I unleashed my full fury on them without any intention of ever stopping, no matter how much they begged for me to stop. It was in the middle of this slaughter that I realized something. I enjoyed it. I enjoy killing. I enjoy the idea of utterly ripping and crushing my opponents and feeling satisfaction as their carcasses fall to the ground. It was...liberating to finally admit this and it made the massacre all the more enjoyable."

Everyone, except Mavis (she's heard this before), looked generally horrified about what they heard. But in hindsight, they could understand Naruto's position. Would they have reacted anything differently if they were in his shoes? And the truth is, they would probably react just as badly. And hearing how he slowly lost his humanity to the conflict made them realize how generally broken Naruto was to be pushed to such a state of mind. War truly was a cruel mistress that leaves destruction in her wake.

"However, this would lead to my remaining comrades to become weary of me. A fracture would form from this incident between me and them due to their fear of what I was capable of. On the battlefield, we weren't comrades any more. We were just people on the same side. Then came the incident that destroyed any chance of the bridge being mended. All because they refused to help when an innocent girl had disappeared. And that poor girl had to die because they refused to help me."

"In the end, I kept fighting for myself and family and no one else. If someone died, it didn't matter to me anymore. I just kept fighting again and again. But I realized that this war was lost any meaning for me, and I did not want my kids to grow up to participate in this war. So I decided to end this once and for all. I went to Zeref to get what I needed to end the war, but that was a mistake. And the consequences will haunt me for the rest of my natural existence."

"What happened after the war?" Makarov asked.

"I mostly went into hiding to wallow in my guilt and shame. And when I came out, I would destroy and kill anyone I could find."

"Why?" He didn't understand, why Naruto would go into hiding just to come out and destroy civilizations for 400 years. "Because it was all I had left. I lost everything because of my own arrogance and stupidity. At least when I killed I felt something than the constant emptiness I had. When I felt joy in killing I at least knew I was alive and I was not just a walking corpse."

Everyone, except Mavis, looked sympathetic towards the blonde, though the look Naruto gave them said he did not want their pity. He really was no different than any other mage of Fairy Tail. He would do anything to protect those precious to him, but he was sadly put in a no-win situation. Honestly, none of them believed that they could have handled living like that for so long, especially for as long as Naruto did.

"What do you want to achieve, Naruto?" Makarov asked.

"I want to be there for my daughters. I want to make up for not being there for them when they really needed me. I just want to be their father." Naruto explained.

"You do realize that you'll have to tell Erza and Lucy everything, right? You may also have to face the possibility of them hating you, correct?" Makarov said in a serious tone. Naruto had to know that it was quite possible that his children will hate him. Erza and Lucy may not be willing to accept him. Then there's the rest of the guild to consider as well. By the look in Naruto's eyes, he knew this already. Naruto sighed sadly before looking at Makarov again. "Yeah, I know."

"Do you plan to tell Erza everything?" Gildarts asked. Naruto shook his head.

"Not everything. I won't tell her I am Acnologia yet. Erza and Lucy have enough to deal with at the moment. They don't need that extra baggage. Plus they'll need time to adjust at finding out about me." The rest agreed. It could be quite overwhelming if Lucy and Erza were to find out about all this one day. At least Wendy knew her father was Acnologia for years and had a few months to find out everything about her father, so she had time to process everything. Erza and Lucy sadly won't be able to get that same luxury.

"When will you reveal your full identity?" Jellal asked in a curious tone.

"I will reveal that and everything else after the GMG." Naruto explained as everyone nodded as that would be the best time to reveal everything.

"Well, then I believe it's time to end this conversation," Makarov said as he began to turn around before addressing Naruto again. "I will say this Naruto. I will not forgive you for attacking my family. However, you trained Wendy, saved Lucy, warn us about Ivan, and you've warned us about this upcoming calamity and how it's going to come, and the royal family's involvement. For all that you have my thanks." Naruto nodded.

"You're welcomed to stay with the rest of my guild. I am sure they won't mind. Plus you can stay close to your daughters." Naruto bowed in appreciation "You have my thanks, Makarov."

Naruto then deactivated the rune wall. As everyone began walking out, Naruto called out to Jellal. "I know you're seeing Erza." Jellal felt the color of his face drain.

"So word of advice. My daughter's' happiness is very important to me. You break her heart, I will break you painfully and slowly. Are we clear?" Naruto asked as his eyes flashed white.

Jellal nodded rapidly before he and his team disappeared. Naruto chuckled.

"Hehehe. I will never get tired of instilling fear into people." Naruto turned to the other four. "I will see you later." Before Naruto could leave, Mavis rushed in and gave him a tight hug. "I'll see you soon, Nii-san." Naruto softly rubs her head as he returns the hug. "Yeah, imouto. Real soon. I promise." And this time he really meant to keep it.

Mavis finally let go as Naruto disappeared in another black portal. She then turned to her three companions.

"Well then let's head back. Everyone must be wondering where we are."

"Yeah, this has been a long night and I would like to get some sleep," Makarov said.

"Something tells me this night has not even ended yet." Laxus quietly retorted.


[Somewhere in the capital at 9 P.M.]

Naruto is standing at a public balcony as he stares up at the starry sky with a portion of the city down below. He sighs in content. It was scenery like this that can fill even sadistic monsters like him with peace. How he wishes it would last, but unfortunately, nothing lasts forever.

"Tou-chan!" Naruto turns to see Wendy and Erza walking towards him.

"Hello my chibi-hime, benihime." Wendy and Erza blushed as they glared at their father.

"Tou-san! Please don't call me that!" Erza shouted in an embarrassed tone.

"Now you know how I feel. No use in complaining. Once he decides the name, you'll be stuck with it." Wendy said as Erza held her head down. Wendy could hear Dark giggling in amusement.

"What have you been doing, father?"

"I had a lengthy talk with Makarov as he had some questions for me."

"Are you two…" Erza asked as she was concern her father would not get along with her father figure.

"Relax. We left on good terms. He even offered me a stay at the guild lodging with Fairy Tail."

"REALLY?!" the two girls exclaimed.

"Do you plan to take it? What about your important project?" Wendy asked.

"Don't worry about that. My project has nearly been completed, I just need to keep them monitored until I actually test them." Naruto explained. Wendy nodded "I see."

The three then felt two magical presences approaching them. The three turn to see two women approaching. The three recognized easily the first woman as Irene. The second was someone Wendy and Naruto had seen in a LONG time. Her hair was still that bright shade of blonde like the sun. Her chocolate still shines with the same life and mirth they remembered. Her smile still as radiant as the sun. It was Anna Heartfilia.

The two continued to stare as they the two women stayed a few feet from them. Wendy continued to stare until she finally found her voice again, "K-K-K-Kaa-chan?" She stuttered out.

Anna crouched down as she opened her arms up. Wendy did not have to be told anything as she rushed in and enveloped Anna in a fierce hug that she quickly returned. "Mommy. Mommy."

"Shhhh. It's okay. I'm here. I'm here." Anna said soothingly as Wendy sobbed. After so many years apart, mother and daughter were reunited once more. Everyone looked at the scene with a small smile on their faces. Although Naruto still looked rather nervous. After a few minutes, the two separated as they stood up. Anna cups Wendy's cheeks with her hands. Wendy sniffs but soon sighs in content at feeling her mother's warm hands.

"You've grown so much Wendy. I saw the first day's events and your match. You were amazing Wendy. And I am sure Hinata and Grandeeney would also be so proud." Wendy blushed.

"Arigato, kaa-chan." Anna smiled before looking up at Naruto. Naruto flinched as he looked down. Anna frown at seeing that reaction from her own husband. It did not suit him at all or sit well for she approached her husband until she was just a few inches across from him.

Naruto could feel her right in front of him, she still had that warmness to her. That same scent from long ago filled his nostrils. But no matter how much he missed it, he could not look at Anna with without remembering THAT day.

The screaming.

The blood.

The body lying on the ground.

Her tears.

He remembers ur vividly as it continues to haunt him to this day. That's why he can't look at his own wife. All it did was bring back bad memories that refused to stay buried.

Naruto then feels her arms touch his cheeks as his head is raised and he comes face to face with Anna's face as she gives him a sad smile.

"I have missed you, Naruto-kun." Naruto bit his lip as he trembled. He took one of her hands with one of his own as gives it a small kiss before looking at Anna. "It's been too long, my blonde bombshell." Anna blushed a bit before regaining her composure.

"Naruto why do you look so nervous around me?"

"You know why Anna. I have no right to be in your vicinity. Not after what I did to you." Anna frowned in sadness. "Naruto I never blamed you for what happened."

"And to this day, I will never understand why you don't. I deserve your hatred for everything I did. Especially for what I did to you. To…... him." Naruto choked out as he looked down in shame.

How could she not have some semblance of anger or bitterness towards him? He deserves some amount for him. Yet she and Irene still loved him. In fact, he could see that they loved him even more. But why?! How could they still love him after everything he did.

"Naruto," Anna said, but Naruto kept looking down. "Naruto, look at me," she said again, more sternly. This time Naruto obeyed as he looked to see his wife giving him a sad, but still dazzling smile. "You should know that what happened was not your fault. I never did blame nor will I ever blame you for what happened."

"Um….Naru...I mean tou-san." Naruto and Anna turned to see Erza looking at them in confusion, but also trepidation. "Yes, Erza." Erza looked nervous as she spoke her next question. "I have been meaning to ask you something. Kaa-san told me I had to ask you two about."

Erza gulped before speaking again, "What did you do to Anna? What happened?" Of all reactions she expected, Erza did not expect what happened next. Naruto grew pale as his breathing became heavier. Naruto staggered on his feet, but Anna and soon Irene and Wendy were at his side as they helped balance. Erza was alarmed by her father's state, she didn't expect her father to react like this to her question.

"Gomen, tou-san. I didn't mean to cause you such grief. You can forget about that question. You don't have to-" Erza spoke before being stopped by her father's raised hand. Naruto steadily straightens himself with his wives and Wendy staying near him in case of anything. Erza still looked guilty for causing that reaction from her father but looks from Wendy, Anna, and Irene told her not to blame herself. Although it seems that Wendy was expecting this reaction probably from when she asked him this question. Anna and Irene looked much more concerned due to them not expecting his reaction to be this bad.

Naruto took several breaths before he addressed his daughter. "It's okay Erza. It's not your fault. I'll tell you what happened."

"You don't have to." Naruto shook his head.

"No, I have to. I swore I wouldn't lie to my children or keep secrets unless it was absolutely necessary. But this is something you should know. Since it may affect whether or not you will accept me into your life." Erza looked on with trepidation, while the other looked on with worried expressions.

"As you know, during the climax of the war 400 years ago. I had become rather apathetic to the conflict. It did not have much value for me anymore. But I still wanted to create a world where my children would not have to experience war. So I went to the only person that could help. I asked him to help get the power I needed to end the war. He agreed, and that day will forever haunt to the end of my days if it ever comes." Naruto said, though thinking the last part to himself. Erza grew concerned as her father began to speak.


[Flashback, Naruto's POV]

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Pain. Pure unadulterated pain filled my entire body as I assimilated the dark demon. For what felt like hours, I screamed in pure agony as it felt like my entire body was being torn apart from the inside out. I could feel my mind slowly slipping as the pain was soon replaced with something else. Anger. Pure unrestrained fury began to fill my very being, and the more pain I felt, the more rage I was filled with. Everything became a blur to me. All I could see was a red mist and everything else I saw was distorted images and voices.

I could hear so much screaming, but I never paused to ponder the screams. I kept killing whatever shape appeared in front of me. Until I was confronted with five large shadows that attacked me. Or at least that is what I could see from my haze. Naruto continued to attack the five silhouettes as the shadows retaliated, I could hear them saying something to me, but the words were disjointed and incomprehensible for me to process.

Eventually, I managed to mortally wound the five using my soul slaying magic. I heard their shrieks of agony before they created a diversion to escape. I followed them as I found several other shadows that I quickly disposed of with little difficulty. I finally closed in on the five as they were in front of some huge object. I could see them holding something close to them, but I was too dazed to care. I was about to lunge when a figure appeared in front of me. I could hear shouting between the figure and the five, but I could only pick up some of the worlds.

"...get them..out.."

"..can't….handle alone!"

"...no...other….way."

"...future..lies...in... them"

I lunged again as the figures began disappearing. The figure then tried to stop me again and I attacked. It was then I heard a gut-wrenching scream. That scream made me freeze. I recognized that scream. Slowly I managed to regain some of my consciousness as the red haze partially cleared. What I saw would forever be burned into my head. The first thing I saw was my beloved Anna on the ground clutching her stomach in pain. I saw her cry in pain as tears fell down her eyes. I could hear her mutter, "Please be alive. Please don't be dead."

I looked to see a trail of blood going away from her. I followed it to a pool of blood with a single tiny body in the center. It was the body of our unborn child. I slowly crawled to him as I shakily brought my hand up and checked for a pulse, hoping that a miracle could occur. But there was none. He was still so harm, but I could feel him getting colder as the minute's pass.

I looked and finally gained a grasp of my surroundings. The corpses of several dragons littered the area. Dragons that I considered comrades, friends, family. But I saw more. I saw the corpses of all the children that they had taken as dragonslayers all dead as well. Even my father's body was amongst them. I could feel tears fall from my eyes as I looked down to my reflection through the blood. My entire body was covered in blood. My hair had so much blood that I looked like I had red highlights. Blood was all over my eyes that it made it look like I was crying tears of blood.

"What have I done?" I ask myself as I heard someone call my name. I looked up to see Anna give me a sad smile before saying some final words as she disappeared into the object that I now realized was a gate.

It was at that moment I lost any sensibility I had regained and went down into madness. I screamed in horror and anguish as my power began enveloping my body. I could feel a change occur as my body began to expand. My muscles and bones began to rip apart and restitch themselves into stronger shapes. Scales covered my body, my arms became claws, my feet turned into talons, my teeth became sharp fangs, wings and a tail erupted from my back. I had completed my transformation. I had become a fourth generation dragonslayer. The dragonslayers that become the dragon.

With a mighty roar, I flew into the sky and to the location that would be the sight of the final battle of the war.

[Flashback End]


Naruto could not hold it in as he began to sob hard as the tears fell down his eyes onto the ground. The three girls did their best to comfort him as they too had tears falling from their eyes. Erza had tears falling from her eyes as she bent down to steady herself from all the shaking. For a few minutes, they all quietly sobbed, until Naruto spoke again,

"After that, I lost any sense of sanity left and went on a rampage into the battlefield. I was attacking both sides without a shred of remorse. Irene was also there, but she could do little to stop me. No matter how much she begged me to stop. Fortunately, my father, who managed to survive my initial attack, came to my salvation one last time. Using the last of his strength and with the help of his crystal, he sacrificed himself to help bring me back from my insanity. The act caused a massive explosion that destroyed the last remaining dragons that had not left the battlefield. When I awoke all around me where the corpses of both my enemies and allies. I remembered what happened. Everything I did. I screamed in anguish, and rage at myself and the shame that filled me. I left soon after burying my son and the other children and never looked back."

For a while, all Erza could do was stay quiet as she processed everything she was told. She then heard her father speak.

"I understand if you want nothing to do with me. After all, why would you want to be near a monster? So if you come to hate me, I understand."

[Fairy Tail Ost: Main Theme (Piano) by Sqwizzix]

Erza stayed quiet for several minutes before making up her mind as she walked forward. She gave Wendy and the others a nod to let her in. She then bent down so she could be at eye level with her father. She gripped his shoulders before bringing into a tight hug. Naruto was in shock before Erza began talking again,

"It's not your fault. You did everything you could because you wanted to end the war for your children. You wanted them to live in peace. That is not a sin. As I told mother, I won't judge you for actions in the war as I don't have a right to do so. I lost many people and I always blamed myself for their deaths, but there was so little I could do given the circumstance. So I will say is that you did the best you could with what you were given also. The fact you are here making amends shows that you truly regret your actions. So please let this go. You can't live like this anymore. I know my brother would want you to move on. You need to stop shouldering the past. You need to live for us. Mother and Anna need you. Wendy needs you. Lucy needs you. I need you. I want you in my life just like my mother...please father."

Naruto could feel his eyes widen as he returned Erza's hug as he leans his head on her shoulder as sobbed while muttering thank you over and over. The others soon joined in on the family hug. For a while, the family stayed like that until they separated as they slowly got back up. Naruto whipped the remaining tear stains on his cheeks as he smiles sincerely at Erza.

[End of Theme]

"Thank you, Erza. I promise to live up to your expectations. I promise to be a proper father to you and your sisters."

Erza just smiled in return. The others smiled seeing the father/daughter bond being formed.

"Tou-san, that gate you talked about in your story, is it the same one that you warned Wendy about and the one Carla saw in her vision?" Naruto nodded. "Yes, it is."

"Can you please explain more about it," Erza said.

"Its name is the Eclipse Gate. It uses Celestial Spirit Magic to open a portal that allows someone to travel through time."

"T-Travel through time…" Erza muttered in shock until her eyes widen in realization. "WAIT! In your story, five kids used the gate with Anna. Wendy is your first child although she looks the youngest. Des that mean…."

"Yes, Erza. Wendy was one of the five children that went through the portal with their dragons."

"Who were the other dragons? What about the other children?"

"Those children are alive and well, but I can't tell you about the dragons yet. You will find out after the GMG."

"Are the other children Natsu, Gajeel, and the those two from Sabertooth?" Erza quickly asked.

Naruto raised an amused eyebrow that she figured it out so quickly. "Tell me. What gave it away?"

"I always thought it was strange how Natsu had difficulty learning how to read or write. Yet he was talked as if he did know, but whatever he wrote I could never understand it. Then during Laxus's attempted takeover, Natsu and Gajeel could not get through a rune wall that disallowed anyone over 80 from leaving. I never did understand why they couldn't get through. Now it makes sense."

Naruto, Irene, Anna, and Wendy could only smile in amusement. "As perspective as your mother, my benihime." Erza blushed. "Thank you." Then another question popped into her head that had been bothering her for a while.

"How did you know I was your daughter?" Erza asked in a curious tone.

"I originally thought Irene gave birth to you and her descendants continued to live on. I thought you were the last of her line. And considering how identical Lucy looked to Anna, the resemblance could easily be explained away."

Erza nodded at the logic since it did make sense why he would reach that conclusion. Plus she made the same assumption when she first met Anna.

"So when did you figure it out?" she asked. "It was when I made a trip to Magnolia and snuck into the local hospital. I went through the archives and found some of your blood stored in their archives. I tested it and you can guess the rest."

"I'm wondering something about Lucy."

"Hmmm?" Naruto mused.

"Well if she is a descendant from you. Does that mean Lucy has the possibility of being a dragonslayer?" she asked. Naruto tilted his head in thought while the other three gained a thoughtful expression.

"I...I'm honestly not sure. Everyone in the Heartfilia family practiced Celestial Spirit Magic. So any chance of her having dragonslayer magic is really slim. However, if she were to become the mate of a dragonslayer. It's possible that her ancient blood could awaken. But this is all speculation." Erza nodded "I see. That all makes sense."

"Is there anything else you would like to know about me?"

Erza gulped as there was one last thing she wanted to know, but afraid to ask. Naruto sensing her plight simply smiled before padding her cheek fondly. "You can ask me what you want Erza."

"I want to know what happened to you when you were a child. I want you to show me your life as a shinobi." Erza then felt the temperature go down down several degrees as she looked at father's eyes that seem to turn arctic cold. She could also see that her mother and Anna became rather enraged in appearance while Wendy seems to gain a scowl on her pretty little face.

"Are you prepared? It will be a difficult experience for you just like for Wendy. I will give you the same warning I gave Wendy, my upbringing is not for the faint of heart and you may come to hate humanity because of this. Are you prepared for that?" Erza bit her lip before she gave her father a determined glare. "Yes. Please father."

Naruto continued to look at Erza for a few seconds before sighing. He snapped his fingers as a large garbage can appear. Erza looked confused. "Call it insurance."

Naruto then poked her on the head.

"Get ready. Byakugan! Memory Share!" Naruto's eyes became pale white as did Erza. Like with Wendy, Erza experienced all of her father's memories; from his birth to his execution. It was a few minutes before the two came back from memory lane.

Erza had the expected reaction as she rushed to the trash can as she emptied her stomach. Naruto sighed sadly as he went down and patted Erza's back as she continued to puke and sob until all she could do after a few minutes was heave heavily into the bin. When Erza looked up, her eyes were once again red and puffy from all the crying. She then lunged at her father as she enveloped in a fierce as she began sobbing into his chest. Naruto sighed sadly at this.

"Why is it that I have a knack for causing the women in my life to cry," he muttered.

Erza held her father for dear life after seeing his life. How could anyone stay sane after everything she had. Any normal person would have gone insane from what Naruto went through. She now understood how her father could be so jaded, and why Wendy seemed so angry when talking about Konoha.

Speaking of that village, her father was right about one thing she felt a white-hot lump of rage fill her at the thought of that village. Her father fought for them. He bled and cried for that hellhole. And what does he get in return? Imprisonment and execution for completing his mission! Erza then heard a voice begin speaking.

'That village hurt our father. Our kin. It deserves to be destroyed.' said a harsh feminine voice.

This caused Erza to jump slightly. She looked to see her father looking at her in concern.

"Are you alright?" Naruto asked as Erza nodded.

"I….I think so." Naruto got up as he helped Erza up as he helped her wipe away her tears. Naruto sighed as he walked a bit back to lean on the balcony as he sighed.

"Now you understand part of my past."

"I hate them," Erza said darkly.

"That is an expected reaction," Naruto replied.

"Any normal person would have lost their sanity long ago. Hell, they would have destroyed that village and maybe the rest of the world if they were far enough gone in their insanity."

"Your father has one of the strongest wills we have ever seen. He practically embodies will." Irene said with Anna nodding in agreement.

"I appreciate the compliment, my queens."

"I have one last question." Erza said "What caused you to change? What finally made you decide to do all this?"

"You can thank my father and The Chronicler."

"The Chronicler?!" Anna and Irene exclaimed in shock.

"You mean the primordials got involved in this?!" Anna asked.

"Who is The Chronicler?" Erza asked in a confused tone.

"He's an Elder Dragon, which is a dragon that is the son of a primordial dragon-god. He is the watcher of the dragon race and has recorded all of their histories from their beginnings to their eventual end. Thoron appeared, thanks to the crystal he gave me. The two decided to have an intervention for me."

"The two of them convinced you to change?" Erza asked, but Naruto shook his head.

"No they had help from several people, but one was more profound than the others. Hinata."

"HINATA?!" Irene, Anna, and Erza shouted in shock.

"How though?! I thought she was dead in your original dimension," Erza said in a confused tone.

"Let's just say they made an appeal with the Shinigami."

"What happened?"

Naruto's eyes soon began to glow. "Let me show you. Memory Share!" After seeing the memory the three ladies tears falling down their eyes again. But not of sadness, but of gratitude. Gratitude towards Hinata.

"Thank you Hinata-sama." Erza quietly said.

'Even after all these years apart, you still loved Naruto with all your heart and soul. You were even willing to fall with him if it meant being with him. You reminded him of the love he still had in this world. You put your faith in us that we could help restore Naruto. You truly were worthy of being our Alpha Queen. Thank you, Hinata.' Anna spoke in a grateful tone.

'I swear we won't let this opportunity go. We will honor your request Hinata.' Irene thought.

"She really was amazing," Erza said as Naruto sighed as he looked up into the skies. "She truly was."

"Tou-san, not to be rude, but don't you think you were being a bit too harsh towards Minato-jiji and Kushina-baa-chan?" Naruto sighed again before looking at his daughter.

"Perhaps to some extent I was. But please understand that I was alone for my entire life with no clue about who my parents were. I always wondered if my parents abandoned me in this village. I wondered if I even mattered to them. When I found out their identities I felt so betrayed. The person I looked up to for most of my life was my father and the same man who cursed me. I became so angry at him that I wanted nothing to do with either of them. Then just hearing that crap from them just finally set me off. But reflecting on it for seven years and some counseling from Wendy, I realized that the reason I was so angry is that I felt like they turned their backs on me. I should have been their main priority, but they choose the village over me, the shinobi system over me, their duties as leaders over being parents. I was bitter about it then and several centuries prior to that reunion." Naruto explained.

"Now?" Erza asked.

"Now I don't know. I don't hate them. But I don't love them either." He honestly answered as he still wasn't sure where he stood with his biological parents. He no longer had his irrational hatred for them, but he wasn't gonna be calling them 'mom' and 'dad' any time soon. The family stayed in a comfortable silence until Irene spoke up.

"I think its time to head back to our guilds. We are still in the GMG, and these last two days will probably be the toughest."

Irene gave Erza a fierce hug, while Anna did the same for Wendy.

"Be safe you two and good luck tomorrow," Irene said.

"I hope the best for your guild," Anna said. "Arigato." Wendy and Erza said. The two then gave Naruto a firm, but loving hug as they shared a soft, but passionate kiss with him.

"I will see both of you real soon."

"Hai, my husband." Anna and Irene said. "Oh Naruto, we will have a talk about how you trained Wendy in the Makai. Understand?" Anna warned with a cold tone. Naruto shivered but nodded all the same.

Anna and Irene then disappeared in a golden seal. Naruto sighed. He turned to his daughters with a small smile.

"Let's go get some sleep. Its been a long night and we need some sleep." Erza and Wendy nodded. Erza will ask about the voice another time. Today has been a long day and she just wants to sleep for now. The three walked to the guild lodging with small smiles on their faces as Naruto felt closer to both his daughters, and he hoped to continue the trend.

Only two days remain until the promised time.


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