Hello everyone! Welcome to another installment of RDK! Now I know I said this would be released mid-February, which was the plan, but I got caught up in life and it was just pushed back. But worry not I have brought you the next chapter.

Now I was going to release this on February 17th as it was my birthday and I thought it would be my gift to you all. But I got caught up in stuff. Life can always complicate things. Now I hope you enjoy and a few other surprises I have in store for my birthday surprise.

Now a few things about this chapter. Naruto will not have much presence as he was not really necessary for the events of this chapter, but that will change when we get to the really good stuff. I also skimmed through some of the fights for the final day as I did not want to go into too much detail due to the fact the chapter would have taken longer to update and I wanted to focus on the really big fights as soon as possible.

So I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think.

Now on with the chapter!


Operation Fairy Stars Begin!

The Lucy and Yukino Rescue Team were running to the castle as they heard the shouting from the GMG stadium. "Looks like the last fight is about to begin," Mira said as he looked in the direction of the stadium. "Good! That'll distract everyone and gives us a chance to get into the castle."

"We need to put on some disguises so we're not standing out," Lily said. Mira giggled in amusement. "Don't worry I have an idea," she said as she explained her plan to everyone. Wendy cast one last look towards the stadium.

'Good luck, onee-chan, everyone.' she thought before following her team to commence the rescue plan.


"NOW LET THE GMG BEGIN! THIS TIME THE ENTIRE TOWN OF CORCUS! THE MEMBERS OF EACH GUIDE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCATTERED ACROSS THE TOWN! NOW EACH MEMBER WILL RUN AROUND THE CITY AND WHEN YOU MEET AN ENEMY...YOU FIGHT!" Chapati explained.

"IF YOUR ENEMY LOSES OR IS UNABLE TO FIGHT YOU WILL BE THE VICTOR AND RECEIVE A POINT. ALSO, EACH TEAM MUST DECIDE ON A LEADER THAT ONLY THE FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WILL KNOW. IF THE LEADER IS BEATEN YOU WILL RECEIVE 5 POINTS." Mato continued.

"THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 45 POINTS AVAILABLE TO GET. SO ANYONE HAS A CHANCE TO WIN! EVERY TEAM WILL HAVE THEIR OWN STRATEGY. THEY CAN EITHER WORK TOGETHER OR SPLIT OFF ON THEIR OWN." Chapati finished.

Erza looked at the members of her team. "Listen, everyone. I don't have to repeat this, but we have to win for Lucy and Yukino." Everyone nodded.

"If Natsu and the others manage to get them back before the games end…." Gray began. "Then that would be the best case scenario," Gildarts finished.

"But we can't take any chances and we have another reason to win," Gajeel said.

Laxus smirked. "To make up for our guild that's lost for the last 7 years."

"WHO WILL BE THE VICTOR?! LET THE GMG BEGIN!" Mato shouted.

"LET'S GO!" Erza shouted. "YEAH!" the other members shouted.

"THE LAST BATTLE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN." Chapati said.

AS EXPECTED, SOME OF THE TEAMS HAVE SPLIT UP." Yajima said.

"EVERYONE DO YOUR BEST!" Mato cheered enthusiastically.

"HMMM. SABERTOOTH HAS SPLIT OFF INTO ONE-MAN TEAMS. WHILE OTHERS HAVE GONE OFF INTO PAIRS." Yajima commented.

In the city, Rufus paused as he stopped on the roof of an apartment. "Huh?" he says in confusion.

"What's up, Rufus?" Orga asked as Rufus frowned. "They are not moving," he replied. Meanwhile, everyone in the stadium looked up at the projection of the same location in the city with confusion in their eyes.

"WHAT THE?! ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF FAIRY TAIL ARE JUST STANDING?!" Chapati said.

"WHAT ARE YOU BRATS DOING?!" Makarov shouted in comical annoyance.

"What's going on?" Lisanna asked. Cana shook her head. "I have no clue."

"First come, first served, guys!" Max shouted with Elfman nodded. "Get in there and fight!"

"FAIRY TAIL'S ACTIONS ARE PECULIAR, BUT WE HAVE OTHER BATTLES THAT ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN." Chapati said as he was confused by the team's actions, but there were other teams to focus on.

Back in the city arena, the first match involved Lubbock against Yuka and Toby. The battle was tough, especially with Yuka's anti-magic abilities, but Lubbock managed to pull off a win. In another part of the arena, the Trimen of Blue Pegasus was taken down by Brandish.

"THE POINTS CONTINUE TO CHANGE, BUT FAIRY TAIL STILL HAS NOT MOVED!"

Jura manages to take out Lubbock, who had the misfortune of running into him. Lyon took down Ajeel thanks to the advantage of using ice magic against the sand. Which would have been a problem in the arena, but in the city, the two were on a much more even playing field.

The next people to meet were Jenny and Ichiya against Bacchus. The two pegasus mages knew this was gonna be a tough fight, but they refused to go down without trying. However, this match was interrupted as Sting appeared from above the sky and delivered a powerful surprise attack on the unsuspecting Bacchus and instantly knocked him out.

"EHHHHHHHHHHHH?" several people shouted.

"SABERTOOTH IS ON THE MOVE! BACCHUS'S DEFEAT MEANS FIVE POINTS TO SABERTOOTH!"

Sting looked up to the other two opponents who he planned to quickly take out...only for Kagura to appear and beat the two Pegasus mages with a surprise attack!

"KAGURA HAS MADE A MOVE! WITH THAT LAST MOVE, BLUE PEGASUS IS OUT! KAGURA GIVES MERMAID HEEL A HUGE BOOST IN POINTS!"

Kagura quickly turns, ready to fight Sting, only to be surprised to see he disappeared.

'So he ran away. He must be saving himself when Fairy Tail makes its move. Smart. Whether we win or lose, is irrelevant at this point. I simply want to test my strength against Erza. But I will fight for my guild before that time and if we happen to win, then that's a bonus.' Kagura thought as she walked off to find another opponent.

"It's best to ignore heavy hitters like Jura, Gildarts, Kagura, and Dimaria. They could easily knock out our members. Though I wonder why have they not made a move?" Minerva mused to herself.

Wave manages to knock out Millianna with little difficulty. However, this left him wide open for Brandish and Seilah to sneak attack him. Wave was managing to put off a good fight, but he was being overwhelmed. That was until Bulat came to the rescue. Now, this became a two versus two fight.

"Grand Slash/Dragon Slash!" Wave and Bulat yelled in unison as they launched their signature attacks against the two mermaid mages. Brandish just looked at the attacks with a frown on her face. She raised her open palm up as it glowed green with magical energy. Suddenly the two attacks disappeared!

"WHAT?!" shouted the two armored mages. "How did you do that?!" an incredulous Wave asked. Brandish merely gave smirk along with Seilah. That's for us to know and for you to figure it out." she teased. Wave and Bulat narrowed their eyes before looking at one another and nodded. Bulat became invisible as Wave summoned his blade and dashed forward to the two female mages.

Wave performed dual slashes that the two girls easily dodged. Bulat had sneak behind the girls and prepared to strike them from behind...so imagine his surprise that Seilah turned around and caught the blade with both hands!

"WHAT THE HELL?! HOW DID YOU CATCH ME?! MY ARMOR CAN FOOL EVEN THE BEST SENSORS!" Seilah smiled. "Its because I am a demon. I have enhanced senses and sensory capabilities. Not to mention my magic. Nothing can hide anything from someone blessed with the magic of the moon." Seilah explained as she looked right into Bulat's eyes as her eyes glowed a bright blue. "Moon Eyes," Seilah muttered as Bulat then became visible to everyone again.

"BULAT!" Wave screamed, but Brandish appeared right in front. "Sorry, but I'm supposed to stop you from ruining Seilah's fight." the green-haired mage said as Wave glared at her."Then I'll force you to move! Double Grand Slash!" Wave shouted. However, like the last time, Brandish raised her hand and the attacks disappeared.

'Damn it! Is it some kind of eradication magic? Can she erase anything she wants? But why has she not done it to my armor?' Wave thought to himself. However, this momentary distraction gave Brandish enough time to dash in front of Wave with her fist coated in white magical energy. Wave quickly crossed his arms, thinking he could take the hit. Suddenly he noticed that the energy within the fist began to expand exponentially. Brandish slammed her fist into Wave's crossed weapons and the two blades were easily broken as Brandish's fist slams straight into Wave's gut.

"GUH!" Wave coughed as blood came out of his mouthpiece as he's sent flying into the wall of a nearby building. Brandish titled her head as Wave remained attached to the crater on the building. "Aw, don't tell me you're done? I am usually not one for fighting but its more boring if the fight ends too quickly." Wave grunted as he got out of the crater as he looked up at Brandish.

'Her attack grew in size in an instant before her fist impacted me. And my attacks disappeared the minute they reached her. Hm, I may have an idea for her magic.'

Meanwhile, Bulat was still standing as Seilah began charging her magic into the shape of a blade. "Farewell, Bulat." she softly said as she brought her blade down, but Bulat managed to repel her attack. Seilah's eyes widen as Bulat jumped back. "How did you do that?" Bulat smiled. "Your magic eyes allows you to see things, normal people can't see. Not to mention your demonic powers. You'll able to compel people to do your bidding like a Succubus"

Seilah merely smiled. "I am impressed that you're able to resist my compelling." Bulat nodded. "Sadly your magic won't work on me." Seilah smiled as she summoned another blade to her hand. "Oh well. This makes things more interesting. Moon Blades." The two dashed forward to continue their fight.

Back with Wave and Brandish, the two were circling one another, waiting for the right time to strike. Wave decided to make the first move. He threw a fast right hook, Brandish quickly jumped back as Wave followed her as he threw several jabs at her as several walls, lamps, and floor become the receiving end of Wave's fists.

'She's not used her magic? Is she waiting for me to launch a magic attack or an opening for me?' Wave thought before tightening his fist. 'Only one way to find out.' Wave then summoned his spear again and charged it with magical energy.

"Grand Thrust!" Wave shouted as he hurled the spear towards Brandish. Brandish waved her hand as the spear disappeared again. However, Wave used this opportunity to dash in front of her and landed as swift haymaker that sent Brandish skidding across the arena.

"I figured it out." Wave said as Brandish looked at him with a bashful smile. "What do you mean?"

"Your magic expands or shrinks mass. You used your magic to shrink my attacks and weapons so fast that it looked like you eradicated them. And when you hit me, you expanded the magic to increase the damage out your attack dishes out. My only confusion is why you never used it on me? My only guesses are you can't do it to living things or if the person is strong enough, they can resist your magic's effects." Wave explained.

Brandish just titled her head in amusement. "Maybe~" she teased before getting a serious look on her face. She then coated her fists in magical energy. "Ready for round 2?"

Back with Bulat and Seilah were neck and neck with one another. Each one managing to land a strike with the other retaliating soon after. It was a complete statement. After one last clash, the two landed a few feet from one another.

"You really are an amazing opponent, Seilah-san." Bulat complimented with Seilah smiling. "Likewise. However, that doesn't mean you'll win. That goes for your partner." Bulat then summoned two spears as he began twirling then as he charged them with magical energy. The two spinning spears became two red disks of energy.

"Take this! Double Spear Disks!" Bulat shouted as he launched the two disks. Seilah was prepared to block them but was surprised when they completely ignored her and went past her. She turned to see them heading for Brandish as she was distracted trying to hit Wave.

"Brandish!" she shouted. The green-haired mage turned to see the disks heading for her. She was about to shrink them when they suddenly began to glow before exploding in a giant flash explosion.

"Argh!" both Seilah and Brandish shouted as they were completely blind. Using this opportunity Wave summoned his spear and sword as he coated his body in a blue magical aura. "Double Grand Dasher!" Wave shouted as he slammed into Brandish before sending into a head-on collision with the stone floor. Bulat summoned his own spear and blade and went straight to Seilah as the blades of his weapons to glow red. "Dragon Blade Barrage!" Bulat shouted as he delivered several slashes into Seilah before ending the combo with one large cross slash that sent Seilah into the same area Brandish was sent into.

Wave jumped into the air and landed next to Bulat. Bulat turned in concern to see Wave breathing heavily. It seems Brandish's attacks left more damage than expected.

"Can you continue?" Bulat asked as Wave nodded. From the smoke cloud, Seilah and Brandish appeared with several bruises but still standing. The two girls sent smirks to the armored teens.

"Hmmm, not bad, but not enough." Brandish teased. Seilah then raised her hand above her head. "Let's see you stop this." Suddenly a dark blue sphere formed above her hand and continued to grow as more magical energy was poured into it.

Seilah gave a smirk to the shocked looks on Wave's and Bulat's faces if their eyes are anything to go by. "Take this! Moon Destroyer!" Seilah shouted as she launched the sphere towards the two. Brandish decided to get in as she raised her arm and shouted, "Expansion!" The spell caused the sphere to grow even more. Now it was the size of a building!

"Ready Wave?" Bulat shouted. Wave nodded "Yeah." Wave then summoned several spears and launched them into the air. The two then summoned their spears and charged them with as much energy as possible. As the ball of doom was upon them, Bulat shouted.

"NOW WAVE!" The two then slammed their spears into the sphere. Shockwave ripped through the area they were fighting in as the two armored mages were being pushed back. The two roared as their spears glowed brightly as the sphere actually stopped! "DOUBLE REFLECTION SLASH!" the two shouted in unison as they sent the attack right back to the girls. The girls were about to dodge, but Wave would not let them off easily.

"GRAND SPEAR SHOWER!" Suddenly the spears that Wave threw into the air came crashing down towards the girls. Seilah and Brandish were surprised though when the blades did not attack them but instead landed around them. Brandish was about to shrink the blades and then the attack, but suddenly the blades glowed as Wave shouted, "Grand Seal!" A giant magic seal appeared as it paralyzed the two girls. The two girls could do nothing as their sphere of doom came upon they could only say one thing. "Shit."

BOOOM!

"SEILAH/BRANDISH!" several members of Mermaid Heel shouted from both inside and outside the town and arena. Irene and Anna narrowed their eyes as they knew their girls could handle much worse. They knew those two would make them proud just like everyone else has.

Back in the stadium, Bulat and Wave dropped to their knees as smoke, dust, and debris flew everywhere. While they were able to block and reflect the attack back, it took a large majority of their magical energy to actually succeed. That was the fatal flaw of the reflection slash. The stronger the attack that is reflected, the worse the backlash will be on the user's body.

"Damn it, my body is really getting numb." Wave moaned as he slowly got back up. Bulat grunted. "Same here. We've both lost a large chunk of our magical reserves. Hopefully, those two are down, because if this fight continues, then it'll be our last fight in this tournament."

"If it is, then we go wild until we can't anymore." Wave proclaimed. Bulat nodded. "Agreed." Suddenly the two heard some giggling from the smoke. "Well said you two." The two armored mages looked up to see heavily damaged Seilah and Brandish coming out of the smoke.

"How are still standing after that?" Bulat questioned. Brandish and Seilah grunted. "Let's just say this not the first time Seilah and I have been forced to tank giant ass attacks like that." Brandish said with an annoyed tone. Suddenly both girls were enveloped in a magical aura as their injuries slowly began disappearing. As the girls sighed before getting ready to fight again. However, both Wave and Bulat can tell that the two girls breathing heavily. They may have caused the injuries to disappear, but that does not mean the damage they received had disappeared.

"One last round girls?" Bulat asked as he and Wave were enveloped in magical auras as they were prepared to use the last of their reserves in this fight. The two girls smirked as Seilah was enveloped in a blue aura as her body began to transform. Seilah's skin turned a much darker as her horns grew and her hair became much wilder. Her legs became sharp blades at the end with wings protruding from the sides. (Her appearance after inflicting the macro curse on herself). Brandish was soon enveloped in a green and white aura.

"Ready boys?" Brandish teased as the four mages dashed at one another.

"EVERYTHING IS GOING SO FAST! MERMAID HEEL AND QUATRO CERBERUS ARE FIGHTING VICIOUSLY! I'M HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING UP! BUT FAIRY TAIL HAS NOT MOVED YET!"

"WHAT ARE YOU BRATS DOING?! WE HAVE TO SAVE LUCY AND YUKINO!" Makarov shouted.

"That is exactly why we have to stay calm," Mavis said. Makarov and several others looked at her to elaborate. "For the last four days, I have studied our enemies magical abilities, battle skills, and mental and physical patterns." Several members blinked in confusion at Mavis's words.

"What do you mean, Shodaime?" Levy asked. "I have devised the perfect strategy for this battle," Mavis said before she stood up and pointing her finger in a dramatic way. "The strategy that will lead us to victory! Now Operation Fairy Stars! Begin!"

"RIGHT!" Team Fairy Tail said as they split up and went into different directions into the city.

"FAIRY TAIL HAS BEGUN TO MOVE!" Chapati shouted with an excited tone. The audience began cheering in excitement as they were waiting to see Fairy Tail move as they were the wild card in this year's game. On the statue of the GMG stadium, Naruto watched as Fairy Tail began to make their move.

"Now the real fun begins." said a smirking Naruto.


Several guards were keeping watch near one of the castle's gates when they spotted a middle-aged soldier coming up while holding a tied Natsu and Wendy.

"Who are the brats?" asked one of the guards.

"Invaders. I found them trying to sneak into the castle. Probably tried to use the GMG as a distraction to infiltrate the castle." explained the middle-aged soldier.

"Those two are probably from Fairy Tail." said another guard. "Yesh they really take reckless to a whole new level."

"What do we do? Minister Durton and the King are at the games. I doubt they appreciate being brought back, and I don't think the princess should be informed."

"Throw them into the dungeons." said one of the guards. The middle-aged soldier nodded.

"Mind telling the directions to the prison. I am sorta new here." The guard nodded before pointing to the far left. "Of course it's in that direction." The older soldier smiled before walking away.

Little did the guards know is that the soldier was actually a disguised Mira who smiled along with Natsu and Wendy.

"Princess I believe now is the best time." said a guard. The person he talked to turned her attention to the soldier. She was a slim, petite young woman with wavy light green hair that reached down to the middle of her back with two strands that framed her face as well as a set of tufts that obscured the majority of her forehead, with the prominent tuft in the middle that reached down to the top of her nose. She had large dark green eyes with long eyelashes and wore a short dress that exposed her back and parts at the sides of the skirt. The dress also had a flower like a pattern along the breast-line. She also wore long gloves that covered up to her elbows with frills at the end of them. She wore a fair amount of jewelry, mainly a tiara with seven gemstones with the largest one placed in the middle and the rest following on outwards, a large silver necklace with a large pendant and a pair of earrings with two large gems in both of them. This was Hisui E. Fiore. The princess of the Fiore Kingdom. "Yes. Let us begin Project Eclipse 2." she said with a smile.


[Meanwhile in the Palace Prison]

Lucy and Yukino were sitting in their shared cell with annoyed expressions. The guards had taken their keys and placed anti-magic cuffs on their arms. The two tensed when they heard footsteps approaching. They looked up to see Natsu, Wendy, Mirajane, Happy, Carla, and Lily smiling at them.

"You guys-mmph." Lucy began before Natsu covered her mouth. "Shhhhhhh." The two girls nodded in understanding. "How did you get here?" Yukino whispered. Natsu shook his head."Don't worry we have our ways. Now stand back." Natsu then grabbed the bars of the cells as he heated them using his fire magic before using his brute strength to rip the bars apart.

"Here you go you two. We brought you a change of clothes." Mira said in a cheerful tone. "Thank you, everyone," Yukino said a grateful tone.

"Now how do we get out now?" Happy asked. "It won't be easy to get out the way we came," Lily replied. Lucy shook her head. "Wait we can't leave until we get back our keys," Lucy said in a determined tone with Yukino nodded in agreement.

CLICK! SNAP!

However, before anyone could say or do anything, the floor snapped opened, revealing a trap door!

"WHAT THE HELL?!" everyone shouted in shock as they began falling down. "IT'S A TRAP DOOR!" Lily said.

"LIKE HELL!" Wendy shouted as she created several clones that caught everyone except Happy and the other exceeds that knew how to fly. However, before they could sigh in relief they saw several magic seals appear above them as the seals sent energy pulses at the team. Suddenly Wendy lost her ability to fly and her clones disappeared with the exceeds losing their wings.

"WHAT THE HELL!?" they all shouted. "ANTI-MAGIC SEALS!" Wendy screamed in an annoyed tone.

"SO NOT FAIR!" everyone else shouted. The group fell for several before landing hard on the rocky ground. "Ow." they all groaned as they were all piled up on top of each other. After recovering a bit they managed to untangle themselves and get back on their feet.

"Where are we now?" Lucy asked as she looked at her surroundings. The entire place looks like an underground cave with jagged stalactites and stalagmites everywhere and the whole place glowed a dim green. She slightly shivered. This place gave her the creeps. "It looks like we are in the castle dungeons," Wendy replied.

"Welcome to the Hell Palace. This is the last bit of freedom you criminals will ever see." A voice said. They all looked to see a magic projection appear with a young woman looking at them. It was Princess Hisui.

"Who's she?" Natsu rudely asked. "The princess of Fiore," Yukino said as everyone else's eyes widen in surprise. "Princess?!" they all shouted. Before they could say anything the projection disappeared.

Meanwhile, the guards were praising the princess's skills in handling the criminals. "Princess Hisui is amazing. She handled those criminals without his majesty. VIVA HISUI!" shouted a soldier. "VIVA HISUI!" the rest shouted in unison. Unknown to them, Hisui was looking down, concerned at the outcome of the coming events.


[GMG Stadium]

"Everyone move to your next destination," Mavis ordered. "There is a 97% chance that Rufus will make a move on all of you."

In the city, Rufus gave a small smile. "Hmm. So you're starting to move? Won't do you much against me. Memory-Make: Starry Night Shower!" Suddenly several beams of energy fire from his body and headed straight for the Fairy Tail members.

"THIS MAGIC…." Chapati began.

"HMM. IT LOOKS SIMILAR TO MOVE DOBENGAL USED ON THE CONTESTANTS ON THE FIRST DAY."

"SO PRETTY!" Mato commented.

"Within a few seconds you will take notice of the lights and four of you will dodge immediately. Only Laxus can guard against it as the attack uses lightning." Mavis commented as everything happened exactly as she said.

"What?!" Rufus said in shock. "There's 67% chance that Rufus will retaliate by attacking us. There's a 32% chance that he'll wait at his current location. Regardless, his actions won't hinder us." Mavis commented. Everyone else from the guild just looked in awe. "Woah." was all they could muster.

"Master Mavis is going through numbers like a machine," Macao commented with Romeo and Wakaba nodding in agreement. "Was she always like this?" Cana asked. "Well, she is the one who founded Fairy Tail," Lisanna replied.

Makarov had an epiphany as he began to speak. "Now I remember Mavis's nickname. She led her team and entire armies to victory with her strategies. The Fairy Tactician Mavis!"

"So skilled...yet so adorable," Macao said. "She really is a ray of sunshine. It moves me to tears." Wakaba replied.

The battle between Bulat and Wave against Seilah and Brandish had concluded with the girls taking the victory. However, the battle had left them fatigue, which made Sherria's surprise appearance undesired. The three duked it out with Sherria having the advantage due to her being at full strength while Seilah and Brandish were fatigued from their earlier fight, but their experience was giving them the edge to hold Sherria off. They were in a deadlock.

That was until Minerva appeared and knocked Seilah and Brandish out. Minerva and Sherria faced each other down, ready to fight, but Minerva paused as she heard someone approaching. The two turned to see Erza running towards them. Minerva disappeared as she did not want to face Erza yet. Sherria was about to leave as well, since she knew she couldn't handle Erza, especially with her weakened position. However, Erza did not give her a chance to escape as Erza attacked and knocked Sherria out.

"SHERRIA'S DOWN! FAIRY TAIL TAKES THEIR FIRST POINT!"

"FINALLY WE'RE ON THE BOARD!" several fairy tail members cheered. "GO GUYS! YOU CAN DO THIS!" Elfman cheered.

The screen shows Gray entering a library where Rufus was waiting for him.

"Master Mavis, do you think Gray can win?" Cana asked as Mavis frown in thought. "I don't know. Despite my capabilities, I can not 100% calculate and predict what will happen. However, Rufus is very integral to Sabertooth's strategy. He needs to fall here. After his fall, that's when the real battle will begin for us."

"So you're here. Just like Master Mavis said." Gray commented. Rufus looked up from the book he was reading. "I seem to have no memory of you. Perhaps you could remind me?" Rufus mocked. Gray scowled. "You won't just remember. I'll forever engrave it into your skull."

(Same as canon).

"GRAY FULLBUSTER TAKES THE WIN! SABERTOOTH LOSES THEIR FIRST MEMBER!"

"YAY GRAY-SAMA WON!" Juvia cheered with hearts in her eyes. Mavis smiled at the panel showing a victorious Gray. "Excellent job Gray. Sometimes even calculations can be outdone by the human element."

"WHAT A PASSIONATE BATTLE! TWO TEAMS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED, BUT THE TENSION IS AS THICK AS WHEN THE BATTLE BEGAN. IN FACT, IT FEELS EVEN STRONGER!"

"FAIRY TAIL IS NOW THE ONLY TEAM WITH FIVE MEMBERS!"

"THINGS ARE GOING TO HEAT UP SOON!"

Elsewhere Rogue was sitting around waiting for an opponent to appear. "Fairy Tail is our biggest rival. But I will get you back for my lost, Gajeel." Rogue growled. Little did he know, his shadow slightly shifted before returning to normal.

"Will Sabertooth prevail or will be it be Fairy Tail? In the end, it will fall onto you Sting." Minerva said.

Somewhere in the arena, Sting was sitting in an alleyway waiting for his opportunity to fight. He looked up when he heard the results for the last battle. "So Rufus went down, huh?" Sting said out loud before looking back down. "Doesn't matter. We will still win," he said in a confident tone. Sting then began to let his mind drift as he contemplated what happened last night after he killed Jiemma.


[Flashback]

Dobengal looked at the corpse of the master with contempt and disappointment. All that power wasted on a weakling like him. Only fitting he received such a pathetic end. "The fool got what he deserved for a long time. Now, are you three alright?" Dobengal as he looked at the three other members of Team Sabertooth.

"Yeah," Rogue muttered as he got up. Orga scoffed as got out of the wall. "Except my damn pride, I'm fine," he said with Rufus nodding in agreement.

Dobengal then turned his attention to the entire guild. "We need to find Minerva," he said as he was concerned at what the bastard could have done to his own daughter for failing him as he calls it.

"You don't need to worry, I'm right here." Everyone turned and gasped as they saw a heavily injured Minerva leaning on the wall. She had several cuts all over her arms and legs, black bruises covered her chest and face, blood fell from her forehead and her lips were busted as blood dripped from the corners of her mouth.

"What the hell happened to you?" Orga asked as he's never seen Minerva ever beaten so badly like this. Minerva gave Orga a glare before responding, "That asshole decided to re-educate me after my shameful performance against Naruto Marvell." Minerva spat as she shivered remembering her terrifying experience with that man and made a mental never to cross him again.

"Well good news is he's dead. The bastard murdered Lector before Sting lost it and killed him." Dobengal explained as he wondered what her reaction would be. Unsurprisingly, Minerva scoffed. "That fool always enjoyed bullying those beneath him That bastard had it coming for a long time. I just expected it would be you," she said. She knew Dobengal always had some bad blood with her bastard father. She honestly expected him to have done the deed.

Dobengal raised an eyebrow to her. "Aren't you the same?" he asked as Minerva glared at him, but her exhaustion made the glare rather weak. "That's because this bastard drilled it into my head to be cruel to those beneath me, and that nearly killed me today or have you forgotten what happened?" Dobengal nodded as he helped Minerva to the couch in the front of the room. Minerva looked at her father's corpse before sneering as she waves her hand and the master's body disappears.

"What happened?" one random mage asked. "I got rid of that trash. The sight of it sickened me to no end," she replied.

"Now what? We don't have a master, do we continue the games?" another mage asked. This caused Team Sabertooth and several other members to blink. What were they supposed to do? Their master just killed one of their members, cat or not, and their master was murdered. What will they do now?

"Yes we continue." everyone turned to Dobengal. "We've come too far to end like this. We are Sabertooth! We don't back down." Dobengal then turned to Sting who was still on his hands and knees, still sobbing at the lost of Lector. Dobengal walked over until he was standing in front of the white dragonslayer.

"What will you do now, Sting?" he asked. Sting sobbed as he looked at Dobengal with a tear-stained face. "You were right. You warned me that my attitude and actions would have consequences, but I ignored your warning. Now Lector is gone. There is nothing left." Sting said as lowered his head back down. He then felt someone grab him by the collar and lift him up. When he raised his head he was faced with Dobengal's glare.

"Pull yourself together! Have you forgotten what Lector said? He always believed in you, Sting. Believed that you would surpass all other dragonslayers. You failed today, but you still have tomorrow to prove you really are the strongest. If he truly meant the world to you then honor his wish. He believed you would learn from this and become stronger. So what will you do?" Dobengal ranted to Sting.

Sting remained quiet as he thought back to all his time with Lector. The first day, he met Lector as he demanded to be his student to be strong. All the times that Lector admired his magic. The day he made the promise to Lector to beat Natsu Dragneel and become the strongest dragonslayer in all of Fiore. He remembered how happy and proud was when he became one of the top mages of Sabertooth and all the victories they won in the previous games.

'Sting-kun, you will always be the best in my eyes. That's a promise.'

'Lector I will become stronger for you! I promise I will keep my promise to you, partner. I will win for your sake.' Sting mentally promised as he looked up to Dobengal with a new fire in his eyes.

Dobengal smirked. "That's what I wanted to see."

"Looks like we have our new master," Minerva said in an amused tone. Dobengal's eyes widen when he heard several people cheer in agreement. "WAIT! WHAT?!" Dobengal shouted in shock.

"C'mon you're the best option. You're the only one that will probably keep us in check." Minerva explained. The other members of the team shared thoughts.

"I concur," Rufus said with a smirk.

"I agree," Rogue said. "Frosch thinks so too!" Dobengal looked to Sting that gave him a small smile. "You have my vote," Sting replied.

"He's better than nothing I guess," Orga muttered. Dobengal looked at all the members looking at him, expectantly. He sighed. "Fine. I will take the reign." he finally relented with nearly everyone cheering.

"Sting help me heal Minerva. We'll need her for tomorrow. After that everyone gets some sleep and be ready."

"Right!" everyone shouted.

[Flashback End]


Sting sighed from his sitting position as he looked up into the sky. "I will win, Lector. No matter the cost. I will make you proud of me by winning this competition. You have my word." Sting promised.


[Meanwhile with the Lucy/Yukino Rescue Team]

"Natsu the ceiling is completely closed up." Happy said as he flew back down to the rescue team. "We couldn't find any exist," Carla said.

"DAMN IT!" Natsu shouted in frustration with everyone having similar feelings. "We came all the way here to rescue them and we get caught," Mira said as she sighed sadly. "What a nuisance," Wendy said in exasperation. "If I had known, I would have drawn a map on my body," Lily muttered in annoyance.

"By the way, Natsu, what about the tournament?" Lucy asked in a confused tone. "Yes, won't you miss the finale being here?" Yukino asked in an equally confused, but curious tone.

"Gray took my place. Besides, I had to come to save you two." Natsu said as if it was the simplest thing in the world.

"He was absolutely resolute on coming down and rescuing both of you. We had to tie him down just so that he would listen to reason. He can be so stubborn sometimes." Happy said in a teasing tone. Natsu just gave his partner a deadpan look. "Anyway….." Natsu began.

"Aw, you're gonna make me blush!" Lucy said in a cheerful tone as she held her cheeks in her hands with a small blush. Yukino gained a more noticeable blush "Thank you, Natsu-kun."

Mirajane stiffened as she felt her spine tingle. 'My shipping senses are tingling!' she thought as she got a teasing smile curled onto her lips. Wendy saw this and had to sweatdrop. 'She has that look again. Though they're not helping at all.' the little dragonslayer thought as she looked at the three.

"Natsu!" Everyone turned to the rushing Happy and Carla. "I found a hidden passage over here." he cheerfully announced. The group where lead to a narrow passageway. None of them really liked the idea of going through the closed spaced area, but they had to swallow their anxiety to get out of this dungeon.

"It's so narrow, " Natsu said in an annoyed tone. "I feel so clustered," Lucy said as she felt her chest being pushed into her due to the cramped space. Yukino and Mira also grunted in agreement. Wendy was rather thankful for not having a big chest in this scenario.

"Ah!" Wendy cheered as she finally got out of the narrow pathway to another opened area. The others managed to get out of the passageway and stretch their bodies from their claustrophobic experience.

"Man, that was annoying," Natsu said as he rubbed his neck. "Um, a little help here?" Lucy asked. Natsu turned to Lucy still stuck in the passageway. "I'm kinda stuck…" Lucy said weakly.

"Binge too much on the late night snacks?" Natsu asked in a dull tone. Lucy felt a vein pop on her forehead. "If you're gonna be a jerk at least be a useful one and help me get out of here!" she said in an annoyed tone. "Alright. Alright." Natsu began to pull before he finally pulled Lucy out. "Ha!" Lucy shouted.

WHOOMP!

"Oh my." a blushing Yukino said as she covered her mouth. Lucy landed right on top of Natsu's face.

"It's not what it looks like. I swear." Lucy quickly said with a noticeable blush.

"You would probably be more convincing if you got off from sitting on his face." Wendy deadpan with pink blush dusting her cheeks.

Lucy shivered before realizing she was still sitting on Natsu's face. "EPPP!" she shouted as she quickly stood up as her face resembled a bright, red tomato. Natsu got up with an equally red face.

"My Lucy how bold of you. It seems you two are advancing quite fast." Mira said with a teasing smile.

"I say it's about time," Wendy said with an equally teasing smile.

"Mira! Wendy!" the blushing team shouted. Mira giggle before she leaned her cheek to her left hand. "I'm just worried how Lisanna would react to this?" she said in a fake sad tone.

"Probably join in to form a harem. And by the look on Yukino's face, she wants to be a part of it. Or maybe she's thinking about another dragonslayer retorted.

"WHAT?!" Natsu and Lucy shouted with their faces getting close to atomic red with Yukino not too far behind. "Wait that's not….I don't...I mean…." Yukino tried to stammer out before Wendy and Mira burst out laughing. The three blushing mages glared at their two companions along with the exceeds that were quietly snickering.

Finally, Mira calmed down before she spoke again. "Alright, Wendy let's stop teasing them….for now anyway." Wendy nodded with the three sighing in relief to get out of that topic.

"Guys look!" Happy exclaimed. Everyone turned to see a battered Arcadios a few feet away. "Arcadios!" Yukino shouted. They quickly rushed to his side and checked his injuries. "Geez, what happened to him?" Natsu asked. "Who could have done this?" Wendy wondered out loud.

"Ugh…" Arcadios moaned as he slowly regained consciousness. Arcadios tried to sit up but winced in pain. Wendy put a hand on his chest to stop him from overstressing his body. "Relax," Wendy warned.

Arcadios looked at the group of mages in front of him "You all need to run." he warned. Before they could say anything a huge shadow soon envelops them. They all quickly jumped as a giant fist slammed into the area they were previously huddled in.

"What the hell?!" Natsu shouted. Wendy looked at the dissolving ground. "This is…." she began before Lily spoke up. "Acid. Be careful! He's no ordinary mage." Lily warned.

"Tai. Tai." someone else began to speak. "Wait, wha-" Happy began to say as he began to levitate off the ground. "BIG CATCH! TAAAAAAI!" the second mystery mage shouted.

"WAH!"Lily and Carla shouted as they began to fly out off the ground. "ANOTHER GRAVITY USER?!" Wendy said in annoyance. How many more were they going to meet?!

"Who are these guys?" Natsu asked out loud as several vines and flowers rose from the ground and they soon accumulated together to form a giant rose and out of the rose came a young woman with pink hair. "Another one!" Pieces of paper began flying around and came together to form a woman with raven colored hair. "MORE?!" a few shouted in exasperation.

Arcadios looked up from his position. "This is very bad. They are an independent unit that supports the kingdom from the shadows. They do the jobs too dirty for a normal soldier or knight would do. The strongest executioners of the kingdom. The Order of the Hungry Wolves or the Garou Knights."

(Their appearances is the same as canon).

Natsu snorted before he laughed uncontrollably "Bwahahahaha!" Everyone looked like he grew a second head. "Natsu what are you laughing about?!" Lucy asked. Natsu pointed at the so-called knights. "Come on. Look at them! They don't even look like knights!"

"Don't let their appearances deceive you!" Arcadios warned. "They are the kingdom's elite guard and are skilled in using their magic for one thing and one thing only….the execution of the kingdom's enemy."

Natsu slammed his fists together. "Hmph, that just means if we beat them we can get out of here!" Wendy began to control the wind around her. "Plus it's not like we can get out of here without a fight," Wendy said as she got into a fighting stance. "Happy, Carla. Stay out of this." Lily warned as he got into his combat form. "Aye!" Happy said. Mira got in front of the powerless Stellar Mages. "Lucy. Yukino. Stay back since you can't fight right now." she warned as the two nodded.

"You do not fear us?" Kama, the head knight, asked. Natsu scoffed. "We don't have the luxury to fear you. We got people waiting for us." Wendy and Mira also nodded in agreement.

The knights looked rather amused. "What foolish sinners you truly are," Kama commented. "It's time to send you back into the earth from whence you came." Kamika, the raven-haired woman, said. She began calling forth several red colored pieces of paper. She turned to her pink-haired companion. "Cosmos. Shall we?"

"Yes let's show them a beautiful dance of death," Cosmos said. "Paper Dance: Red Storm!" Kamika shouted as a large mass of paper flew straight to the rescue team. Natsu just looked amused. "Paper? I'll just burn it all away." Natsu mocked as he blasted the paper with a wave of his fire magic. However, the flames did nothing to the paper storm. Instead, it looked like the fires were absorbed by the large mass of paper. "WHAT?!" everyone shouted in shock.

"It's not burning?!" Natsu exclaimed. Kamika smiled in amusement. "Red paper symbolizes the God of Flames," she explained. "Scatter!" Kamika shouted as the mass of paper split as it tried to surround the entire group. Wendy glared defiantly. "No, you don't! Tenryu no Hoko!" The sky roar ripped through all the pieces of paper in seconds.

"Awesome Wendy." Her teammates cheered. Cosmos looked amused as she began to speak. "Beautiful. A doll that dances beautifully. Child of darkness, committer of sin, be consumed by the blossom rose of blood." Suddenly a giant rose appeared below Wendy as it tried to swallow her.

"Wendy!" They shouted as she was about to become plant food. "Like hell! I refuse to get eaten like dad! Tenryu no Kaiten!" The heavenly spin ripped the rose into tiny chunks as Wendy glared at Cosmos.

Cosmos continued to smile as she flicked her hand as several vines rose from the ground and tried to ensnare Lucy and Yukino but Lily cut them up with his buster sword.

"Paper storm: Purple Dance!" Kamika shouted. The swarm of purple paper quickly enveloped the team and covered every part of their body. "What the?!" Natsu shouted as he couldn't move a limb. "I can't move?!"

"A binding spell?!" Wendy said as the others couldn't move a muscle. Kamika gushed, "Purple Paper is the God of Binding." Cosmos then began summoning her magic as she spoke again, "Such a beautiful combination. Grow Flow." Suddenly everyone began to levitate up to a giant monstrous plant with a wide gaping mouth.

"Holy shit! It's huge!" Natsu shouted in shock. Cosmos smiled. "Eat beautifully and devour these sinners!" she cheered.

"Shit it's sucking us up," Lily grunted as he tried to move to no avail. "KYAA!" Yukino shouted as she being sucked up by the plant. "YUKINO!" Lucy and Mira shouted in concern. "Like hell, this is how it ends! Otai Ijo Kaifuku Maho, Reze (Anomaly Recovery Magic, Raise)!" Wendy shouted as everyone was covered in a green magical aura. The aura lasted for a few seconds before disappearing along with the papers attached to their bodies.

Natsu flexed his arms a bit. "I can move!" he cheered with Wendy nodding. "Natsu! Mira! Let's attack it together!" The two mages nodded as the three turned to the giant vegetation they were approaching.

"Kaaryu no Hoko!"

"Tenryu no Hoko!"

"Soul Extinction!"

A giant explosion enveloped the entire area and everyone in the vicinity.


[Hisui's Viewing Balcony]

"The Hungry Wolves have been deployed!"

"Eh?!"

"Those criminals are as good as dead."

Hisui was looking very nervous before feeling two hands on her shoulders. She turns to see her two personal guards looking on sympathetically to her. The first had long raven colored hair with blood red eyes. The other had neck length hair with black eyes. These were Akame and Kurome. The two royal guards fo Princess Hisui. (Appearances are the same as they appear in Akame ga kill).

Hisui smiled in return before looking down as she frowned in thought. 'My strategic plans keep backfiring spectacularly. Please be safe everyone.' she thought to herself.


[Back in the Dungeons]

"Gah!" Natsu shouted as he got out a pile of rock, dirt, and dust. "Hey! Is anyone there?! Is everyone alright?!" Natsu shouted before he heard something behind him to see Kama looking at him and the area they were in. "It would seem that due to the shockwave from the explosion separated all of us into different locations," Kama said before turning to Natsu.

"However, it's irrelevant. My colleagues are all very skilled mages. You and your friends will not make it out here alive." Natsu glared at Kama as his fists erupted into flames. "Like hell, we're not dying here. We'll make it out of here together. All of us."


"Where is everyone?" Wendy muttered as walked around her surroundings. "Hmmm, I get the little cutie." a voice said. Wendy turned to see Cosmos smiling at her while she was sitting on one of her plants. "Well, not cute, but beautiful. But I am going to execute you. But tell me, do you like sour treats?"

Wendy stiffens as she felt a chill go down her spine. Cosmos began giggling in amusement. "I am going to hate this fight," Wendy muttered as she glared at Cosmos.


"Hehehehe." Nippa laughed as stared down Lily. "Shit! I lost sight of everyone." Lily cursed as he got ready to fight.


"Lucy! Yukino! Where are you?!" Mira called out as someone appeared behind her. "Hmmm. Looks like I have the She-devil as my victim." Mira turned to see Kamika standing behind her. "You," Mira said with a frown. "My name is Kamika and it'll be the last name you'll hear before you die."

"We shall see about that! Satan Soul: Sitri Soul!" Mira cried as she transformed into her most powerful Satan Soul. Strong enough to blow several cities with ease. Kamika scoffed. "Of course a criminal will use magic like take-over." Mira got into a battle stance "Bring it Kamika!"


"Owww." Yukino, Lucy, Happy, and Carla moaned. Somehow the four had landed on top of one another when they landed from the explosion shockwaves. "Lucy can you please get off me." Yukino moaned from the bottom. "Sorry, Yukino."

"My head is spinning." Carla moaned. "Wahhh." Happy said with his eyes spinning. As Lucy got up as she looked at her surroundings.

"Did we lose everyone else?" Lucy asked. Yukino was just getting up with Carla and Happy regaining some of their balance. Arcadios was still too weak to stand. "It would appear so," Yukino replied.

"And everyone without the ability to fight ended up together," Carla said in a depressed tone as the others held their head down. "We should go look for everyone else." Happy suggested with everyone else nodding in agreeing. However, Happy suddenly felt himself floating off the ground."Wait! What's going on?!" he shouted. "Happy?!" everyone else exclaimed in concern.

"I just caught myself a big catch." Everyone turned to see one of the Garou Knights. "I am not a fish you big idiot." Happy shouted in annoyance. The knight tilted his head in thought. "Hmmm, you're right!" he mused before dropping Happy back to the ground.

"Who are you?" Lucy asked. "Executor Uosuke." the knight replied. Carla did not look impressed. "You don't look so tough." she rudely said. Lucy nodded "I bet we can take him." she confidently said with everyone else agreeing. The now conscious Arcadios wondered if they had lost their minds.

"You fools, don't underestimate him! It's said that anyone that is executed by him, nothing is left afterward. Not even their bones." he warned them. Everyone looked at him as if he grew two heads. "Eh?" a nervous Lucy and Yukino questioned.


"Ugh…" Makarov said as a cold sensation overtook his body. Everyone around him looked him in confusion "Master, what's wrong?" Levy asked. Makarov shook his head. "Nothing. I just had a terrible feeling go down my spine."

"It's probably just the jitters master," Freed said. Makarov still did not look convinced. "I hope so."

"Master, do you think Mira-nee, Natsu, and the others will be alright?" Lisanna asked in concern. She hoped nothing bad happen to anyone. "All we can do is to put our faith in them," Makarov said as he returned his attention to the projections.


"Looks I have no choice, but to kick your ass and find the others," Natsu said as he got ready to fight the commander. Kama removed his weapons from their sheath on his back. A pair of scythes. Kama quickly rushed forward and reappeared right in front of Natsu. Natsu's eyes widen before he quickly jumped away as Kama in the area where Natsu's neck was before he moved.

Kama then did a horizontal slash that Natsu quickly ducked from before he jumped to the wall to dodge an upward slash. The two slashes ripped apart the walls and a good portion of the ceiling wall. 'Damn that was close. I need to be careful with those weapons.' Natsu thought as he began to charge his magical energy for his signature attack.

"Kaaryu no Hoko!" he roared as the attack went straight for the head knight. Kama merely raised his left scythe as it glowed a dark purple. He slashed down as the fire roar disappeared.

"WHAT?!" Natsu exclaimed in shock as Kama smirked. "Anti-magic weapons. You won't be able to hit me with your magic," he explained. Natsu was soon covered in an aura of fire. "We'll see about that."


"SHUAWW!" Lily jumped as acid sprayed on the area he was. He looked at the corner of his eyes as the floor melted from the acidic liquid. 'Damn, this acid is a complete nuisance. If my weapon or I touch it, we're goners. I need to charge my magical energy into my body and weapon and hope it'll augment my defenses to handle this.' Lily thought.

"Meltdown. Meltdown." Neppa chanted as Lily got ready to fight.


"Paper Storm: Green Dance!" Kamika shouted as a mass of green gas enveloped Mira's form. "Poison?!" Mira exclaimed. "Green Paper is the God of Poison. Be swallowed by the poison and die as you crumble into nothing but bones and ash like the victims that lay before us." Kamika said in a confident tone.


"Spore Bomb, Rinka, Renka!" Cosmos shouted as several explosive orbs were launched towards Wendy. "Crap! Crap! Crap!" Wendy repeatedly said as she dodged all of the bombs. Cosmos pouted. "Hmm no fair, I want to hear you scream." Cosmos in a cute, but whiny tone.

Cosmos waved her hand as several sour berries grew from her plants until they grew a pair of arms and legs with gaping mouths. "Go my sour plum monsters," she commanded as the sour plumb monsters charged after Wendy. The sky maiden felt her eyes widen in horror as she got horrible flashbacks of her time with her dad when he did something similar. "Kyaaa!" Wendy cutely screamed.

Meanwhile back at the GMG stadium, Naruto sneezed as he felt he was missing a cute moment involving Wendy. At the same time, Anna and Irene felt like they had to smack Naruto for something he did to Wendy.

"Ahh, what a pretty scream." Cosmos gushed. Wendy turned to give Cosmos a heated glare. "Who the fuck do you think you are, my father?!" Wendy screamed before she turned to glare at the monsters as she took in a large quantity of air. "The only one that screwed with me on this level was him! Tenryu no Hoko!" Wendy roared. The sky roar easily ripped through the sour plumb monsters without much difficulty.

Cosmos looked at the scene with an amused smile. "You really are an interesting criminal, but it's time to end this. Makura Kamura!" Suddenly plants sprout around Wendy as they opened up as they released some kind of toxin or gas. "What the-?!" Wendy shouted as she began to cough as she was slowly becoming drowsy.

Cosmos looked on with a smirk. "A sleeping gas. Once you fall asleep to the spores, you'll never wake up again. Its deadly sleep magic." However, Cosmos was surprised when Wendy was covered in a light green aura. Cosmos felt her eyes widen. "What?!" she shouted in shock.

"Reze," Wendy muttered as she opened her eyes as she glared at Cosmos. "If you think I'll fall to this, you're SADLY mistaken!" Wendy shouted as her aura exploded as a whirlwind that quickly and easily blew away the gas and ripped apart the plants and spores all around her.

"Dragon Force!" Wendy was soon in her transformed state. "I don't have time to play with you!" Wendy said as she dashed in front of Cosmos and delivered a swift haymaker.


"Terrain Effect: Lava Ravage!" Uosuke exclaimed as the area began to rumble. "Something is about to come," Lucy muttered as Yukino nodded. "Yeah."

"What causing all this rumbling." Happy said as he fell to knees with Carla having similar difficulty maintaining her balance. "What this smell? Something's burning and the temperature is increasing rapidly." Arcadios muttered. Suddenly the entire area around them collapsed and revealed a pool of molten hot lava!

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Lucy shrieked as she jumped off her falling platform and grabbed onto the ledge that kept her from falling into the flaming abyss. Yukino was in a similar position, but she seemed to be losing her grip. "Lucy! Yukino!" Arcadios shouted in concern.

Happy summoned his wings as he flew into the air "Carla Let's go!" he shouted as Carla summoned her own wings "Hai!"

The two then made a quick beeline for Lucy and Yukino, but Uosuke was not having it. "Not gonna happen. Terrain Effect: Gravity Range," he said as Wendy and Carla were sent to the ground as their wings disappeared.

"So heavy." Happy moaned. He felt like he weighed over a hundred pounds. "I can't move," Carla said as she tried to get up only to fall back flat to the ground. Happy looked to the two stellar mages. "Yukino. Lucy," he said in concern.

"Ahh." Yukino cried in pain as she could feel the lower part of her clothes begin to melt. "Hold on Yukino." Lucy tried to reassure, but she winced in pain. "Dammit." she cursed as she felt her own clothes melting as well. "I'm trying, Lucy," Yukino said weakly. If something was not done, those two will not be able to make it. Arcadios got up to his feet as he slowly walked to the edge of his platform "Be strong. You two are my hope."

"Arcadios." the two girls said as they looked at the royal knight. "Eclipse can't open without you two...…" Arcadios then began walking on the lava! "That's why I am willing to risk my life to save you two!" Arcadios passionately exclaimed.

"ARCADIOS?!" everyone from Fairy Tail shouted in horror. "ARE YOU MAD?! GET OUT OF THERE NOW!" Lucy shrieked. She did not want to see the man melt trying to save her! Yukino was also looking in similar horror. Arcadios shook his head. "I will NOT. Until I save you two, I won't stop," he replied.

Uosuke tilted his head in shock. "He's walking through the manga. Is he crazy?" he said to himself. Arcadios quickly reached the two stellar mages and used the last of his strength to push them up the platform. "Climb up! Quickly!" he shouted. The girls got on top of the platform and quickly looked over the edge and reached out their hands. "ARCADIOS!" Yukino shouted. "TAKE OUR HANDS!" Lucy screamed.

"It's too late for me. Go now. You must go talk to Princess Hisui. I leave the choice of opening the Eclipse Gate to you three. I know you three will make the right cho-GAH!" Arcadios was cut from his last words as a black beam pierced his chest. A necklace could be seen being ripped by the beam as it fell into the lava. "WHAT?!" everyone including Uosuke shouted in shock and horror.

"ARCADIOS!" Lucy and Yukino shouted. Arcadios's eyes rolled to the back of his head as he fully fell into the lava. Not one trace of his body was left. "ARCADIOS!"

"Who did that?" "Hm, no one else is here." Uosuke then felt a rise in magical energy. He turned to see Lucy and Yukino enveloped in golden. "You will pay for this," Yukino said in a dark tone. "I am so fucking tired of losing people trying to save me," Lucy muttered in an angry/frustrated tone. The two turned to glare angrily at Uosuke. The knight simply tilted his head. "You can glare all you want, but you can't win."

"Then maybe I can assist." a voice said. The three turned to see Loki in his Leo appearance. "Loki!" the fairy tail mages shouted in surprise. Loki looked at Lucy with an apologetic gaze. "Sorry for taking so long. I had some errands to accomplish."

Loki then revealed in his hands were Lucy's and Yukino's celestial keys. "I brought your keys." The girls' eyes widen in joy as they got back their keys.

"Pisces! Libra. I am so glad to have you back." Yukino said happily as she looked at Leo "Thank you, Leo." she said in a graceful tone. Loki smiled as he nodded before he turned to glare at Uosuke. "Now you have angered and hurt my princesses. I can't forgive you for such a sin."

Lucy and Yukino stood up as they stood at Loki side with Happy and Carla flying just above them. "For the first time in decades, the twelve zodiac keys are together. Let us begin our counter-attack." Loki said as the three began to release their magical energy even more fiercely.

"Ta-ai?" a nervous Uosuke muttered.

(The fight continues as in canon).


"What?!" Kamika shouted in shock as Mirajane sucked up all the poison gas she released like it was nothing. Mira gave a content sigh before giving Kamika a coy smile. "You tried to use poison on me. Tough luck honey, poison is like candy for demons like me," she said in an amused tone.


Kamika took a step back in shock. "You're not human." Mira merely shrugged her shoulders. "Of course I'm not. I am a demon. I am the She-devil of Fairy Tail!" Mira declared before she blitzed towards the paper mage.


"Hey, what's wrong?! Aren't you scared of the acid?!" Neppa exclaimed in shock. Lily simply gave him a determined glare. "This body has been trained by Erza and Gajeel. My body, spirit, and blade are made of iron." Lily raised his blade. "And puny acid like yours won't be to burn through!" Lily brought his sword down in powerful downward slash that cut the acid right through the middle.

Neppa's eyes widen in shock. "What?! You cut through the acid?!"


"WHAT?!" Kama shouted in shock as Natsu caught his blades with his fiery bare hands. "Lightning-Flame Mode!" Natsu shouted as Kama was blasted back by the shockwave of Natsu's magical aura. Natsu glared at the head knight "I don't have time to play with you!" Natsu shouted as he dashed in front of Kama and delivered a harsh punch into his gut. "GAH!" Kama coughed out.

Natsu then collected fire and lightning magical energy into his mouth. "Raienryu no Hoko!" Natsu roared as Kama was blasted by the dual element attack. "GAAAHHHHH!" Just as Natsu blasted Kama away through the wall behind them, the other four walls exploded as the other members of the Garou Knights fly out of them.

Natsu looked through the now destroyed walls and saw the rest of the fairy tail members coming out of them. Natsu blinked before giving them a wide smile. "Hey, guys. You managed to beat them?" Everyone nodded. "Yeah." Mira turned to give them a smile. "I am so glad that everyone is okay," she said in a cheerful tone.

"Been a while Loki!" Natsu greeted. Loki nodded. "Nice to see everyone again," Loki replied. Wendy then noticed that someone was missing from their group. "Wait where's Arcadios?" she asked. Lucy, Yukino, Loki, Happy, and Carla all stiffen before looking down in sorrow. This concerned the other members as this could only mean bad news. "He's dead." Lucy finally got out.

"WHAT?!" everyone who was not there shouted in shock. "He tried saving us, but someone attacked him from behind. But we don't know who did it." Yukino explained. Everyone else narrowed their eyes. "So we have someone else here?" Mira asked in a serious tone. Yukino shook her head. "I don't know." Everyone gave a moment of silence out of respect for the fallen knight before looking back up. "We need to get out here as soon as possible," Wendy said as everyone, except Lucy and Yukino, nodded in agreement.

"We need to talk to the princess," Lucy said in a firm tone. "WHAT!?" nearly everyone shouted as they looked to Lucy as if she's grown a second head. "Lucy I doubt she would want to see us. Especially after what we did to her knights." Mira said as tried to reason with the blonde stellar mage. But Lucy shook her head. "I know, but this was Arcadios's last will and I intend to honor it." she vehemently said. Yukino then walked forward until she was side by side with Lucy. "I will as well. So respectfully, you can help us or get out of our way."

Natsu, Mira, and Wendy looked shocked as they never expected that from the polite Yukino, but they could tell that the two not budge on their decision. All three sighed in defeat. "Great she picked up the stubbornness of Fairy Tail," Wendy muttered in mild exasperation.

"No kidding." Mira giggled. She then looked at the pink haired fire mage. "Natsu?" Natsu sighed in annoyance before looking at the two stellar mages. "Fine. But we're coming with you."

Lucy and Yukino smiled in appreciation. "Than you." the two said as they all continued their way out of the dungeon.


[Hisui's Viewing Chamber]

"Princess I bring terrible news! The Garou Knights have been defeated!" a random knight shouted. "WHAT?!" the other knights shouted.

"ALL FIVE WERE BEATEN?!" another random knight shouted. One other knight's eyes widen as he came to a realization. "THAT MEANS HISUI'S TWO PERSONAL GUARDS, LADY NAJENDA AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE CASTLE ARE HER LAST DEFENSE AGAINST THE INTRUDERS!"

Hisui sighed in relief. 'Thank goodness.' she thought in relief. "But I have heard that Arcadios was killed." Hisui's eyes widened in horror. "WHAT?!" Hisui shouted as she whirled to glare at the messenger knight that made that statement. "Who killed him?!" Hisui demanded. The knight shook in fear from the princess's glare before speaking again. "W-We don't know p-p-princess. From I could gather it was done by an unknown party that was also in the dungeons."

Hisui looked down in grief at the loss of her knight. Her two guards gave her a comforting squeeze to her shoulders. "Arcadios," she muttered sadly. "You should not grieve for criminals, princess." a new voice said. Hisui's eyes widen as she recognized the voice. She looked up to see Prime minister Durton approaching. "Durton?! What are you doing here? You're supposed to be with his majesty in the Domus Frau with father?" she asked in complete shock and confusion.

"I came back as I had a bad feeling. Looks like I was right." Hisui could tell what Durton was talking about, so she ordered all the knights to leave, except for her two personal guards. Hisui then glared at the minister. "Why did you send Arcadios to the Hell Palace without a proper trial?! Now he's dead because of your actions," she demanded in a firm, but professional tone.

Durton merely raised an eyebrow. "My actions? While his death is a tragedy, it is your fault that he ended up in his position." Durton retorted. "What?!" Hisui exclaimed in shock at his declaration. Akame and Kurome both placed their hands on their blades but one look from Hisui told them to stand down and relax. The two reluctantly let go, but still glared at the minister.

Hisui before looking at Durton to explain himself. "You used Fairy Tail to save him and their companions, correct?" Hisui remained quiet. "I see now everything has become clear. You were the one behind the Eclipse Project. Arcadios took the position of the mastermind in order to protect you."

Hisui continued to stare at the minister before she sighed in defeat. "So you figured out this much have you?" Durton nodded. "Princess I would advise you to forget this plan to use the gate. We do not know the repercussions of using it to change history."

Hisui shook her head. "You're wrong the world needs to be changed," she said in a firm tone. Durton looked confused. "Needs to be changed?" he asked. Hisui then walked to the balcony of the chamber. "I promise that person I would say nothing, but perhaps I should tell you of the Eclipse Project 2."

"Eclipse Project 2?!" Durton shouted in shock. "The TRUE Eclipse Project. If it fails, then this country will not exist when the sun rises again." she further explained as continued to stare at the city from her balcony.


"Damn this place goes on and on. I am so sick of this!" Natsu shouted in exasperation. "I wish the exist would just appear!" Everyone else did their best to placate the irritated fire mage before he took his temper out on the wrong object and cause an accidental cave in. After a few more minutes of walking the group saw something at the end of their path. "Hey look I think I see a pair of doors ahead," Natsu shouted as he was about to run before Wendy and Mira grabbed him.

Natsu looked back at the two "What?" he asked. Wendy and Mira looked suspicious. "This is too easy." Natsu just shrugged his shoulders. "Who cares. Let's get out of this damp dungeon!" Natsu shouted as he ran to the doors, despite everyone's warnings. As he was about to bust the doors open, they opened on their own and Natsu fell forward. He looked up to see a cloaked person standing in front of him.

"Natsu!" everyone shouted as they rushed towards him. When they reached him, they immediately became aware of the cloaked person. Everyone immediately got on guard. "Wait who's this person?" Wendy asked.

The cloaked person began to tremble uncontrollably as if she was shivering. "Natsu. Everyone." the person spoke in a soft, but trembling tone.


"FAIRY TAIL STILL HAS THE LEAD AS THEY STILL HAVE ALL FIVE OF THEIR MEMBERS!"

"WE'RE GONNA WIN!" several members shouted enthusiastically. Makarov looked at the panels with a critical eye before turning his attention to Mavis. "Master Mavis, what's gonna happen now?" Mavis shook her head. "I am not sure. But I have calculated that Erza will face either Kagura or Minerva. But I am not sure of which one."

Meanwhile, Erza was walking through the town arena when she arrived at an opened square area. 'Who will I face now? Kagura? Minerva? Dimaria? Or all of them at once.' Suddenly she felt someone behind her as she summoned her blades to block a sneak attack. The attacker was none other than Kagura!

"KAGURA ENGAGES ERZA!"

The two swordswomen began a vicious clash of blades. Sparks and dust flew in every direction each time their blades clashed and the ground beneath them was being cut up by their battle.

'She's strong. I can see why they made her the leader of the team.' Erza thought as she continued to counter Kagura's slashes. 'Show me your strength Erza. Show me that my mistress faith in you was not misplaced. Show me why you were named Titania!' Kagura mentally commanded as she parried Erza's counter strikes.

Everyone from the stadium was cheering both girls on as Fairy Tail and Mermaid Heel were the most vocal as they hoped for their respective member to win. "Master Mavis, will Erza be able to win?" Levy asked, but Mavis shook her head. "I can't tell you how this will end, we must put our faith in Erza."

"THIS FIGHT IS GETTING HEATED UP! WHO WILL WIN THIS BATTLE OF SWORDSWOMAN?!"

The two swordswomen clashed blades once more with neither giving the other an opening. Suddenly a blue bubble appeared between the girls. Suddenly Minerva appeared from the bubble and slammed Erza and Kagura away.

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" Nearly everyone from the stadium and even the judges shouted in shock at this new development.

"May I join in?" Minerva asked with her annoying smirk. Before Erza or Kagura could reply, they felt a huge amount of magical energy right next to them. All their eyes widen as the three jumped away as the arena they were was hit with a giant golden blast. When the blast disappeared, a very large gash ripped through the area that the three were previously in. They all turned to see Dimaria with Durandal in hand and with a glint in her eyes.

"Sorry Minerva, but it's rude to interrupt a fight. So why don't I take you on? Let's let the ladies handle their quarrel without interruptions." Dimaria in a cheerful tone. Minerva glared at being interrupted while Kagura looked like she wanted to strangle Dimaria for nearly hitting her as well! Seriously she gets to heat up when she's on the battlefield!

"MINERVA BURST INTO THE BATTLE, BUT NOW DIMARIA HAS NOW ENTERED THE FRAY. WHO WILL BE THE LAST ONE STANDING?!"

"Master Mavis?" a nervous Makarov asked. "I can't make a prediction in this. All we can hope for is that Erza will win."


[Hisui's Viewing Chamber]

Durton and Hisui were having a heated discussion after Hisui explained the calamity that would soon befall the kingdom. "If what your saying is true then we should stop the GMG. We still have time to get everyone into safety." Durton pleaded as he did not want the people to suffer, but Hisui shook her head.

"We can not. I am still dubious about that person's word. If we do anything we may just send everyone into a panic."

"Even still, if anything of what that person said is remotely true, the people of this country are in danger."

"That person told me they knew the future. That they knew the outcome of the GMG and they told me."

"What?!"

"They said that a certain guild will win an unbelievable outcome." Hisui looked down from her balcony. "I am not sure I could believe their words, but if the outcome of the GMG is what they determined...then I will have no choice but believe them."

"Are you saying the safety of this country depends on the outcome of the GMG?!" Durton exclaimed. Hisui then turned her head towards him. "Yes. That's why the outcome is so important."

"So if the outcome is how the person predicted…" Durton began. Hisui nodded. "Then the future they predicted is also going to happen." she finished.

"If that happens then I will open the gate then and not a moment sooner. I will wait to see if that person's words were true. The person who claims to come from the future."


[Meanwhile in the Hell Palace]

"Who are you?" Natsu asked in a very confused tone as he eyed the cloaked individual.

"I am so sorry, but please help me." the person said in a sad, broken tone. Everyone felt their eyes widen as they recognized the voice instantly.

"Wait that voice…" Mira began with a shocked tone.

"She smells like…." Wendy continued in equal shock.

"It couldn't be…" Natsu finished as he could never forget her voice. The person removed their hood and revealed Lucy Heartfilia. A slightly older Lucy Heartfilia.

"EHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" Everyone shouted in complete shock.

"LUCY/ME?!" Natsu and Lucy shouted at the same time.

Only eight hours remain until the promised time.


Hello everyone hoped you enjoyed the chapter. I originally was not going to include a long fight, but I decided to include a detailing of the fight between Bulat and Wave against Seilah and Brandish. Hope it was satisfying for all of you. Once again I apologize for the long delay.

Yes, Lector and Arcadios are DEAD. I always found it a stretch that Lector survived, even though I could see how he did it. Arcadios I do not understand how he survived. He walked straight into LAVA! How could he possibly do that, sink into it and not have any lasting damage? Magic trinket or not, he should have been crippled or at the very least burned from the heat of the molten rock. Anyway, I did not kill just because I don't like them, I just think their deaths can give a change to Sting's and Hisui's characters and take them into interesting directions. Now Lector and Arcadios will not come back to life or be resurrected. But that does not mean we won't hear/see/mention them again.

Anyway see you at the next update and I hope you guys like everything else I posted.