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'Thought'
"Talking"
*Action*
"Powerful entity (gods, demons, dragons, etc.)"
[System]
{Spirit}
Laxus coats his arms with lighting and punches the wood golem in front of him, the force from the attack is powerful enough to knock the other golems like dominoes.
"Tch, bastards don't know when to quit." Laxus punches more enemies. "The more I hit, the more I appear."
"We have to endure Laxus. A solution will surely show itself soon." Makarov assures his grandson as he activates his signature magic to become a giant.
Makarov pulls his fist back towards the army of golems. "Hm!" He pushes his arm forward, sending a massive shockwave powerful enough to trap all of the golems in the air current, lifting them up and sending them on a collision course to the wooden walls.
However, more wood golems rise from the ground and quickly surround them.
"Sweep away the darkness." Makarov moves his hands in various ways, ultimately placing their index and middle fingers on his forehead and sequentially swiping them forward along with his other hand. "[Rain of Light]!" From both extended palms, Makarov fires multiple rays of Light Magic towards the wood golems and burns them to ash.
Makarov's body shrinks back into his normal size. "Let that be a lesson. NEVER underestimate Fairy Tail!"
"Heh." Laxus smirks only for it to turn to horror. "Gramps, behind you!"
Makarov doesn't have time to turn as roots and branches wrap around his body. He struggles to break free as the roots sink into the ground, dragging him with them.
"Gramps!" Laxus sprints towards his grandfather and quickly grabs one of the roots keeping him trapped and pulls. He pulls with all the strength he can muster but their grip is too strong.
"Stupid tree! Let go of him!" Laxus exclaims before more roots rise from the ground and ensnare him as well.
He tries to use his magic but it doesn't work. "I can't use my magic!"
"Me neither. These things are feeding off our magic!" The Dreyar duo try to break free as their bodies sink further into the ground. "At this rate, we'll be completely swallowed!"
"Then we better get out of this before that happens." Laxus said he and Makarov continue to try and break out of the trap.
*SLASH, SLASH, SLASH!*
Suddenly, the roots keeping them trapped are cut off. Confused, the two quickly pull themselves out of the ground before a figure lands behind them.
Name: Makarov Dreyar
Title: The Three-Time Guild Master, Everyone's Grandpa, Light Fairy, Mr. Family
Level: 102
Affiliation: Fairy Tail, Ten Wizard Saints
HP: 55,845
MP: 66,312
SP: 16,444
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Shocked
Name: Laxus Dreyar
Title: Thunder King, Fairy of Pride
Level: 90
Affiliation: Blue Pegasus(former), Fairy Tail
HP: 61,001
MP: 49,467
SP: 21,901
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Shocked
"That was close. You two were almost buried alive." The Asmodeus clone said.
The two look shocked at the sight of the boy's devil form, having never seen it before.
"Who are you?" Laxus asked.
The clone blinks before smacking his forehead. "Right, you two probably don't remember me." He said. "My name's Asmodeus. I'm a friend of Team Natsu. The boss sent us clones out to help Fairy Tail."
Laxus arches an eyebrow. "Huh. It's not often you see [Cloning] and [Take Over] magic being used at once."
Makarov narrows his eyes. "That's not a [Take Over] Laxus, that's a true demon."
Laxus whips his head to his grandfather. "Seriously!? So, he's a demon from the [Book of Zeref]!?"
"Nope! I am 100% a genuine demon! An Etherious can't hold a candle to the genuine article." The clone proudly states before looking at the old man. "Though I'm curious, how did you figure it out?"
"All human wizards absorb [Ethernano] into their bodies in order to perform magic, we thrive on it. This is what we refer to as positive energy. An Etherious is basically a cluster of magic particles given life through Zeref's magic and though they use [Curses] instead of magic, they are still derived from the same source." Makarov explains. "Demons, true demons, are rumored to use the opposite of that, called [Negative Magic]. It is said to be far more powerful and far more dangerous than anything in existence as it is derived from true apathy, the complete disregard towards existence." He looks at me. "Your body is exuding tremendous amounts of negativity, that is how I knew you were a demon."
The clone was surprised by this revelation. Does this mean the demons in this universe can use [Dark Matter] as well?
"Still, I'm curious as to why a demon is helping us humans." Makarov states.
The clone shrugs. "Well, the boss is a bit of an oddball and just does whatever he wants. Also, he's a big fan of Fairy Tail so that helps."
"... your boss is a fan?" A clearly skeptical Laxus said.
"Yup! You can likely imagine his reaction when he first saw Natsu and his group, the guy almost went full fanboy mode." The clone smiles. "He, and by extension we, love Fairy Tail. We heard of your exploits, your adventures throughout Ishgar. It is one of the few things that inspired him to keep going during the harshest time of his life. You are his inspiration, after all, and he'll protect you all till his last breath."
Makarov closes his eyes, letting the clone's words sink in. "You truly love our guild, don't you?" A smile forms on his wrinkled face. "Very well. If you've come to save my family, who am I to refuse?"
+67 Reputation from Makarov Dreyar (67/100)
+46 Reputation from Laxus Dreyar (46/100)
The clone smiles in turn. "Thank you, sir."
"Hey! If you two are done, we need to get a move on." The voice of Laxus snaps us back to reality.
"Laxus is right. We need to help the rest of the guild." Makarov said.
"Before that, let me give you something." The clone grabs their shoulders. "For it is in risk we gain survival. Through this, we become a paragon of duty and sacrifice to outlast all others. Infinite in reach and unbound by ties, I release your soul, and by my hand, set thee free."
The two look at each other as light emanates from their bodies before turning to the clone. "What did you do?"
"I'll explain on the way. Grab onto me." The two grab onto the clone as he extends his black wings. "Hold on!" With a single flap of his wings, flies upwards, out of the labyrinth and into the sky.
"Ugh!" A woman groans as she gets pushed back by an unseen force. She wears her green hair in a bob with bangs cut above her eyes, along with two, purple cross-shaped objects attached to the sides of her head like horns. She also wears silver cross-shaped earrings. She wears something akin to that of a gold colored bikini pressing tightly against her amazing bust and her perfectly toned body along with a golden fancy coat with purple-indented flower patterns across its design, along with purple fur around the collar.
The bikini is designed with a single curved line with multiple arches in the middle while separating the upper part of it from the more detailed lower part. The upper part of the bikini is in gold while the lower parts of it has a dark-brown color with horizontal gold colored diamond shapes scattered all over it.
In addition, she wears a dark-brown choker around her neck with golden chains attached to it, running across her back in a T-shaped pattern. She completes her outfit with a pair of dark-brown high heels with purple nail polish coat on her toenails; the Alvarez Empire's mark is on her right thigh.
This is Brandish μ. A former member of the Spriggan 12 and holds the epitaph of [Nation Destroyer].
"Even after all this time, you have not changed at all." A male voice states. He is a relatively tall, fair-skinned, still quite well-toned old man with blackish eyes and roughly shoulder-length, wavy, grayish-white white hair, with the majority of his bangs swept leftward. He has a short mustache, and a lengthy, mildly thin beard that reaches down to his upper torso, shoots up towards the mouth in large spikes, and links to his main hair via sideburns as well as having thick eyebrows, a pronounced nose bridge, and high cheekbones. He also has a dark tattoo consisting of a thick dot surrounded by two circles on the back of his left hand, and two straight lines going from the circles' bottom end down the front of his forearm.
For clothing, he sports a long, white and purple robe consisting of two major pieces: a long garment that reaches past his knees, with a tattered bottom edge and intricately designed linings on the ends of its sleeves, including a line of dark lozenges, and a shorter, more billowing garment above it, over only his chest area. The longer garb is kept tied together with a thin light girdle made of a seemingly rope-like material. An externally and internally dark-colored cape is additionally above both parts of the robe, jutting out in sharp, more elongated lozenge-shaped spikes around the back of his head, also having a tattered bottom edge, having the Alvarez Empire's symbol emblazoned on its back, and being kept in its place by a long, less wide cloth tied around it and August's neck, which in turn is held fast by a spherical dark clip. Finally, a dark ring on his right middle finger and plain dark high boots complete the outfit. He carries a staff akin to a wand in his right hand, surpassing its owner's height, with a long and thin, gnarled wooden haft and a dark, round gemstone fixed upon its tip, partly overgrown by the wood.
This is August. The former leader of the Alvarez EmpireSpriggan 12 and the one who holds the epitaph of [Wizard King].
"August-sama…" Brandish whispers half in shock and half saddened.
"It is odd to hear you so emotional, August." Another voice chimes in. He's a young man with short black hair, dark eyes, and abnormally sharp canines. He wears high-collared black and tan robes with gold trim, along with a large, flowing white toga draped around his torso and a pendant around his neck.
This is Zeref. The First Emperor of Alvarez and the legendary [Black Wizard].
"Forgive me, your majesty. I am just not fond of traitors." August said.
Zeref closes his eyes. "You don't have to call me 'your majesty' anymore. I am no longer your king, but a servant of Aldoron-sama."
"Even so, this body still desires to remain loyal to you, your majesty, as well as Aldoron-sama. I shall stay by your side till the very end." August declares.
Zeref hums before opening his eyes and looks at his former Spriggan. "It's been a while, Brandish. I hope you have been doing well."
"Your majesty…" Brandish whispers in both respect and fear.
"To think the little girl August brought to my doorstep would become one of the most powerful wizards in the world. As your emperor, I could not be any prouder." Zeref flashes a smile before it turns into a frown. "However, even though I have the memories of the [Black Wizard], I am still a Guardian Deity and you are the enemy and as such, I must eliminate you."
Brandish frowns at Zeref's words. Despite knowing that this isn't really him, hearing those words coming out of his mouth grips her with a plethora of guilt.
She shakes her head, quickly burying her guilt as she replaces it with tranquility before standing up. "It is good to see you both, however, I know you took those forms in order to break me." She grabs her coat and throws it into the air before removing the choker around her neck.
Immense magical energy begins to shroud her body as she stares at the two with burning anger in her eyes. "How dare you spit on their image. I will make sure you suffer for that."
Brandish snaps her fingers and suddenly the surrounding debris and fallen golems are pulled towards her, forming a large orb of crushed rock and wood before quickly shrinking as it becomes more and more compressed.
"[Command T: Expansion!]" Her hold on the sphere breaks, unleashing a massive tsunami of sand that quickly swallows her entire portion of her labyrinth.
However, the sea of sand splits revealing August and Zeref completely unharmed.
"Did you think something like that would defeat us?" August calmly asks.
"I was not trying to defeat you. I was trying to showcase my intent." Brandish states.
"You truly wish to fight us?" Zeref asks.
"His majesty and August-sama are already beyond this world. You are just parasites that dare take on their visage and I cannot allow that." Brandish declares and vanishes.
August raises his staff just in time to block Brandish's incoming kick but is pushed back by her incredible strength. He grabs Brandish's shoulder and tries to force her down, but the Spriggan manages to not only break out of August's grip, but reveres the maneuver and now she is on top of him.
"[Command T: Reduction]" Brandish uses her magic to shrink him but he simply returns to normal size before getting hit in the abdomen by his staff, sending the woman flying.
"Did you forget who taught you that magic? I can easily counter it." August rises up, levitating before landing back on his feet.
Brandish takes a step forward and disappears in a blur, but August easily catches her and goes for a punch.
Brandish expects this and uses [Command T] to shrink herself to avoid the hit before using it again to regrow into her origin size.
"Such great potential, it's a shame you are using it incorrectly." August declares, confusing Brandish.
"What are you talking about?" Brandish asks.
"[Command T] does not simply alter an object's size or form, it gives the user command over the building blocks of our world and twists them to their desires. In short, it requires imagination to reach its full potential." August stares down at her like a disappointed parent. "You have been wasting the magic I taught you and doing it so disgracefully. You bring shame to the Spriggan 12 and Alvarez as a whole."
Brandish grits her teeth, her magical power rising exponentially as cracks appear under her feet. "I grow sick and tired of hearing you speak, faker! How DARE you imply such a thing!? You are not August-sama!"
"I hold his memories, magical ability, and personality. I am as close to the [Wizard King] as you remember him. Therefore, my words are true." August states making Brandish even angrier.
She uses her [Command T] on herself although this time, she uses it to grow into a titan. She cocks her arm back and brings it down on the clone with all of her strength, making the entire place shake and crack from the impact. But she doesn't stop, and continues to send punch after punch, over and over again, with each strike increasing in ferocity.
"[Command T: Bend]"
Suddenly, Brandish's limbs bends unnaturally causing her to shriek in pain as she falls backwards.
"Do you see, child? This is how you should use [Command T]." The unscathed form of August rises from the crater. "You can never master this power because you hold love inside you."
More of her limbs begin to twist and bend in ways they shouldn't, causing the girl to scream louder. Her body returns to normal as she can no longer maintain her magic.
"You are a failure. You're only purpose was to be a simple pawn that was meant to be used for the sake of his majesty's goals. And you failed even that. Scum like you will suffer in ways so horrible that death will seem like a reward!" August exclaims as he continues to torture Brandish with her own magic. "Ironic, yes? For a worthless failure like you to suffer by her own magic. And that is only the beginning."
Zeref looks on blankly as August continues torturing her before his attention is suddenly drawn upwards.
*BOOM!*
A loud shockwave echoes out as something lands hard in front of Zeref, blowing him away.
"Your majesty!" August cries in horror.
Brandish slowly moves her head upwards and the first thing she sees is a pair of raven-black wings.
"Be… autiful…" Brandish whispers out.
"It's you." August states.
The clone stares at the two clones.
Name: Wolfen (Zeref Dragneel)
Title: Seed of Deceit, Black Wizard, Emperor Spriggan
Level: 111
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 98,934
MP: 234,544
SP: 87,136
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Anger, interested.
Name: Wolfen (August)
Title: Seed of Deceit, Wizard King, Disaster
Level: 109
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 81,278
MP: 175,411
SP: 79,544
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Anger, curious
He then glances at Brandish.
Name: Brandish μ
Title: Nation Destroyer
Level: 91
Affiliation: Alvarez Empire
HP: 10,200
MP: 3,112
SP: 10,206
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Too hurt to think
"..." The clone of the Gamer glances at Brandish's twisted form and makes his way towards her.
August stands aside as the devil man proceeds to kneel next to Brandish. "Don't worry, I'm here for you."
Brandish's eyes turn to the clone as her breathing becomes more and more labored. The demon man raises his hands and she is bathed in green light. The light begins to unbend her limbs and arranges her bones back into place.
"I sometimes wondered whether I'm actually healing someone with magic or just simply turning back the clock to an earlier point. Never bothered finding out, though it didn't matter as long as it got the job done." He mused.
"Who… are you…?" Brandish manages to ask.
The clone smiles. "I'm someone you can believe in."
+20 Affection from Brandish μ (20/100)
Light pink dusting appears on Brandish's face. 'He's so handsome…'
The green glow fades and the clone places his hand on her shoulder. "Now for the next part. This won't hurt." He assures her. "For it is in risk we gain survival. Through this, we become a paragon of duty and sacrifice to outlast all others. Infinite in reach and unbound by ties, I release your soul, and by my hand, set thee free."
A pink field appears on Brandish and suddenly she feels stronger.
"I don't understand. Why are you wasting your time healing that worthless failure?" The voice of August snaps us out of our musing.
Brandish winces at the doppelganger's harsh words.
"Don't listen to him. That overgrown weed just wants to get into your head. You aren't a pawn meant to be used or scum, you're an exceptional individual who should live your own life and make your own choices. Even if the real August felt that way, he would still be wrong, and even if you felt that way, I would show you otherwise." The clone assures her. "So dry your tears, okay? It ruins your beautiful face."
Brandish raises her hand up to her face and realizes she has been crying.
"As for you, you got my curiosity." He stands up and stares at the elderly man. "I've read all about you, August, the [Wizard King]. Such a lofty title and yet I wonder why you haven't killed her yet? You easily could. And that's when I realized something." He smirks. "You can't."
"..." August stays silent.
"Wolfen's magic allows it to read a person's mind and takes on the form of the strongest person that comes to the victim's mind, whether that is an enemy that they've fought in the past… or someone close to them and uses that power against them. A powerful combination, I'm sure you can agree." The Asmodeus clone begins to walk around the doppelganger. "So then I thought, 'how can Aldoron take that a step further?' How can he overwhelm his victims further?' And then it came to me… you would need to take something else, something that would rock a person's very soul. And that's what you did, you dug deep into her mind, found her worst fears and gave them a shape and voice, and who better than the two people she revered most in life?" I give him a sarcastic clap. "For an overgrown weed, that is very clever."
Wolfen grits his teeth. "So what if you figure out the nature of my new magic? It makes no difference." He glances at a struggling Brandish. "I have already planted the seeds to her self-destruction, you can't save her. You're not even the real him."
"Oh, you really think your victory is assured? I don't remember you being so arrogant." The clone remark. "But fine, show me that power you worship so much."
Wolfen suddenly explodes with magical power so immense that the sand on our feet hardens and turns into glass. His robes burn off revealing a muscular physique before his skin darkens to red and his hair flares upwards wildly, his main hair, beard, and eyebrows more so than his mustache. On his forehead emerges a thick, golden circle, flanked by three thin, gold-colored lines to its left and right, which diverge slightly before going down under his eyebrows to reach his eyes' top edges, and from their bottom go further down to his jawline, over his neck, and diagonally across his pectorals so as to reach his arms, then stretching across the front of both his arms, presumably connecting with the above-mentioned, normally dark-colored tattoo at least on his left arm, becoming gold in color.
"Really, that's it? I thought it was gonna be-" But August doesn't let him finish as he throws him to the labyrinth wall, which creates a massive crater.
"You talk too much." Wolfen said an arm grabs his. "?"
"Oh, this is getting more interesting by the second." The clone proceeds to push Wolfen's arm back, revealing his wide grin. "I think I might have to put a little effort in this." He unleashes a black shockwave that blows Wolfen back.
He pulls his body out of the crater and gracefully lands on the glass floor. "Let's get started, shall we?"
Darkness erupts from the clone's shadow and expands, forming a circle around him. "[Dark Rush]" Black lines spew forth and run through the floor and towards Wolfen.
Wolfen jumps just before the lines converge on him, until he suddenly stops in his tracks.
"!?" Wolfen looks and sees the lines converging on something…
His shadow.
"You can't escape from me. Don't even try." The clone warned.
"You restrained my shadow." Wolfen states, remaining calm but panicking on the inside.
Black geysers rise from the shadow before forming into two large claws that quickly close in on Wolfen and begin to crush him.
Only the constructs to be completely destroyed not a moment later revealing an undamaged Wolfen.
The ground rubbles and the clone looks down just in time for the floor to burst, unleashing a gigantic pillar of fire that engulfs everything, lighting up the sky as the pillar continues upwards until it breaks through the atmosphere.
Wolfen looks down from up high as the pillar grows smaller. "It is over."
"[Dark Torrent]"
"!" Wolfen can only turn around before he is completely engulfed in a black energy beam, sending him crashing hard into another part of the labyrinth.
The clone glances at Brandish holding onto him. "You alright there?"
Brandish nods and tightens her grip around his waist. "Mm."
As the two descend, they see Wolfen already floating out the crater he just created staring at the two with his passive expression.
But the clone can clearly see that the doppelganger was seething in anger underneath his mask.
"You are not using magic." Wolfen states.
"Of course, I wouldn't. Do you really think I'm that stupid?" The clone scoffs. "I know August was lauded as the [Wizard King] because he can copy, master, and neutralize any magic he sees in an instant. But that's just it, you can only copy magic, but not Semblances."
"And what is a Semblance?" He asked.
The clone simply smirks. "None of your fucking business." Space ripples behind him and multiple portals appear. "Dodge this." Hundreds of laser beams shoot out from the portals and head straight for Wolfen.
"Hmph." Wolfen twirls his staff and stands his ground as the beams draw closer, however, instead of hitting him, the lasers simply bound off his general area and disappear.
"Hm?" The clone arches an eyebrow as the lasers didn't land.
"Watch out! He's using [Reflector]!" Brandish exclaims.
Wolfen swipes one of their arms before themselves, with the index finger outstretched.
"[Spiral Pain]" He summons a vortex of distorted air to trap the duo.
"AHH!" Brandish screams as she feels her body getting crushed by the insane wind pressure.
"No!" The clone raises a black dome around them as the vortex continues its assault.
The vortex dissipates revealing a black dome before it also disappears revealing a very pissed off Asmodeus.
"You sure have a lot of nerve for a weed." The clone remarks.
"I merely saw an opportunity and took it. It is your own fault for protecting that pest." Wolfen counters.
He growls.
"I do not understand. How can a demon like you care about the wellbeing of some worthless humans? There are beneath your kind." Wolfen said.
The clone scoffs. "You wanna know why I fight. Simple, I find you all completely repulsive. It would be better for the world if I erase you all from existence."
Wolfen narrows his eyes. "Who do you think you are?"
"I thought it was obvious." Dark aura begins to surge off his body causing the entire area to shake violently. "I'm the [Demon Lord], bitch."
"!" Wolfen's eyes widen as his opponent vanishes from his sight. His eyes wander desperately across the battlefield only for his head to be thrown forwards as a foot collides and buries itself within its solar plexus.
"Guah!"
"Heh." The clone smirks before delivering another kick followed by another and another. He picks up more speed as he continues its onslaught of kicks before finishing with an axe kick in the head sending straight to the ground.
The clone flies up, extending his wings as he unleashes another endless wave of black lasers at the doppelganger.
*BOOM!*
Wolfen unleashes sonic boom as he flies upwards, dodging every laser with inhuman speed.
The clone flies towards him, cocking his arm back as Wolfen does the same. The two fists collide, unleashing a wave of power that destroys everything around them.
"Kya!" Brandish is blown back by the power clash.
"Give it up, Wolfen. You can't use magic if there isn't any to copy. And don't think that form of yours can help you either." The clone said.
"You may be right, but my knowledge of magic highly outclasses yours!" Wolfen uses his staff to smack my arm away and makes some distance between them. "And I still have an arsenal of spells to call upon!"
"So do I. I think you'll find this one very familiar." Magical power begins to gather around the clone.
Wolfen's eyes widen as he recognizes the spell. "[Ars Magia]!? How do you-?"
"You're not the only one who can copy things. Back when our punches connected…"
Flashback
The two fists collide, unleashing a wave of power that destroys everything around them. The view closes in, showing black smoke entering through the skin.
"I used [Dark Matter] to transmute some of your magic power and added it to my own, giving me some of your arcane knowledge."
Flashback ends
Wolfen looks down and sees his left arm already turning black. "!?"
"You've finally noticed. It won't be long now before you turn into nothing. The clone said.
"And what about you? Are you willing to destroy not just Aldoron-sama but your precious humans as well?" Wolfen argues back.
"... shit." The surge of power stops and Wolfen chuckles.
"You see? You won't dare to use your trump card at the cost of harming your pets." Wolfen huffs. "You're a failure of a demon, letting humanity corrupt you like this."
"... tell me, why opt to torture Brandish instead of just killing her? You could have killed her and spared her from suffering. That's what the [Wizard King] would have done." The clone said.
"Simple." Wolfen's smile was wide for his human apperance. "Aldoron-sama prefers to take his nutrients when they're drowning in despair, they're his favorite treat."
"Stop smiling!" The two turn to an angry Brandish. "Stop using August-sama's face!"
"You're still alive." Wolfen sighs. "Really, can't a miserable failure like you just die properly?"
"I am NOT a failure!" Brandish counters.
"Oh, but you are. You've always been a failure since the moment you were born." Wolfen began. "You couldn't save your mother from being murdered and tried to put the blame on Lucy for being Layla Heartfilia's daughter. You joined Alvarez and rose to be a Shield of the Spriggan 12 for such a childish reason, I wanted to kill you on the spot but his majesty decided against it, thinking that you would be useful in the end. And, as always, his majesty was right."
Tears begin roll off Brandish's face. "Shut up… you're lying…"
"I am afraid August is correct." Brandish turns to see Zeref standing there with his usual empty smile.
"Your… majesty…"
"When you first arrived in my palace, August suggested that we kill you as your childish motivations have no place in the Spriggan 12 but I was against it. I thought we could use your revenge to control you, to mold you into the perfect warrior for the empire, and it worked. You did as you were told, I had August become your magic teacher and you predictively developed an attachment to him. You became the perfect pawn for me." His smile turns into a frown. "But then you started to doubt, you started to question things and so I ordered Dimaria to observe you and kill you should you show signs of betrayal, but it seems she failed that as well."
Brandish's eyes lose their light and falls to her knees. "It… can't be…"
"I created the Alvarez Empire to be my weapon against Acnologia, you were all nothing but pawns to me. And if one pawn couldn't follow orders, then they will promptly be disposed of." Zeref admits.
"I played the role of teacher and grandfather for you, and yet you still betrayed us. Just actions against his majesty demands execution. And I am here to be your executioner." August raises his finger and fires a thin, fast-moving, beam-like projectile at Brandish's heart, but a black wing manages to deflect it.
"That's enough. I'm sick of hearing the bullshit that's coming from your mouths." The clone states.
"And what can a lowly demon like you do? Just die like the rest of your ilk." He creates a black orb and throws it at them, but the clone catches it and quickly absorbs it.
The clone looks down at the stumps where its hands were before they regenerate. "That was unpleasant. I'll make sure to return the favor."
Zeref's eyes turn red. "No, you won't. Now FALL."
"!?" The clone of Asmodeus suddenly finds himself falling into a dark pit before quickly landing on something.
"What is this?" The clone looks at his now human hands. "I'm normal."
"Your transformation is useless here. The soul cannot lie to itself." He turns to see a being stepping out of the darkness, a being he never thought he'd meet.
"Acnologia." He said.
"You recognize me. Good. We can skip the introductions." Acnologia said.
The clone blinks and shakes his head. "Sorry, still processing how you're here, in front of me talking."
Acnologia lets out an annoying sigh. "This is why I eat the children first."
"What?"
"To answer your question, I am not the Black Dragon of the Apocalypse. I am a remnant that you absorbed some time ago." Acnologia states.
"Absorbed?" The clone repeats before his eyes widen. "The fight when Wolfen took your form!"
"Your original absorbed the full force of the magic. MY MAGIC. And I have been living in your soul along with the others since." He explains.
The clone arches an eyebrow. "Others?"
"What do you think happens when you absorb magic? You not only take their power, but also a piece of their soul that remains dormant in order to serve as the foundation for their power."
"If they're dormant, how are you awake?" The clone asks.
Acnologia shrugs. "I'm very stubborn."
"Really? That's your answer?"
"Look, do you want my help saving your mate or not?" Acnologia demanded.
The clone's eye furrowed. "Brandish isn't my mate."
"Is that so?" Acnologia smirks. "Well, your mind certainly says otherwise. Her and a couple of other females have been raging in your mind as of late, one of them being that moon dragon." He then lets out a snarl. "Why of all females did you pick one that's a dragon?"
"Okay. Shut up. Tell me how to get out of here." The clone orders.
Acnologia gestures towards the void before something shines in the distance, revealing a crucified Brandish.
"Those weeds did a good job. They've trapped her in an illusion of her own making. She is being shown her worst memories, her greatest regrets, over and over like a broken record until eventually her soul is completely crushed." Acnologia explains. "If you want to get out of here, you must free her first."
"How is she here? I thought you said this was my soul." I said.
"That wizard has foolishly linked your souls together. He thought that showing your darkest secrets would you. He didn't account for your powerful mental defenses, but he did wake me up from my slumber." Acnologia smirks. "Now go and free your mate."
"How do I reach her?" He said, gazing at the nothingness that separates us.
Arcnologia scowls at the words. "Have you not been listening to me, you welp? This is your soul. Everything that happens in it is because you desire it. If you want to reach her, you need to believe it."
The clone looks back at Acnologia before looking at Brandish. Suddenly, steps begin to rise from the void and form a path straight to her.
I run through the path as I feel a powerful force grabbing my chest as tugging me back.
"It seems the girl is trying to send you back. Ignore it and focus on your purpose." Acnologia said.
With his words in mind, he continues his tread forward, until he steps onto the mental representation of Brandish's soul through sheer willpower.
"Brandish!" He yells as he shakes her shoulders. "Brandish!"
"I'm sorry… I'm so, so sorry, mama…" Brandish whispers as tears roll off her face.
"Listen, it's all an illusion. You have to wake up! Don't let the despair get a hold of you!" He yelled.
But I failed. I couldn't protect mama… I couldn't get Aquarius… I failed my duty as a Shield. August-sama was right, I am a failure." A black miasma surrounds her. "I should be better off dead."
"Stop it! Don't say that! That thing doesn't know what it's talking about!" He counters.
Black smoke begins to rise from the platform and surround us before transforming into humanoid silhouettes.
"Die! You should just die!"
"What good are you if all you do is get people close to you killed?"
"You're worthless. You should have died alongside your mother."
The clone stares at the shadows before turning back to Brandish. "Don't listen to them, just focus on my voice."
"But they're right. I'm worthless." Brandish said.
"No, you're not." The clone argued.
"Nobody wants me."
The clone raises his hand and caresses her cheek. "I do."
+10 Affection from Brandish μ (30/100)
Brandish raises her head and finally looks at me. "... why? You don't even know me..."
"Do I really need a reason to care for a complete stranger?" The clone said.
+5 Affection from Brandish μ (35/100)
"You're going to regret it."
"I regret nothing."
+5 Affection from Brandish μ (40/100)
"I could get you killed."
"I have died before. I might even get a prize this time around."
Brandish furrows her brows. "You're insane."
"Hey, I'm a highly functional sociopath thank-you-very-much!" The clone says feeling offended.
Brandish lightly giggles. "What's your name?"
The clone gives an assuring smile. "My name is Asmodeus. What's yours?"
"Brandish." The wizard smiles back. "Do you really want me to be with you?"
"Of course." The clone's smile grows wider. "You are worth it."
+60 Affection from Brandish μ (100/100)
The cross she was strapped in begins to glow and disappear and I quickly catch her and give her a hug.
"It's okay… I got you." The clone says as he strokes her hair while crying on his shoulder.
"Don't let me go..." Brandish said.
"I won't. I'll stay by your side, always." I said.
The platform begins to rumble and arms suddenly rise from the darkness along with the giant head of Brandish sporting bright yellow eyes.
"Shit!" The clone curses as the giant head closes in and swallows them all.
Acnologia stares the monster swallows them whole. Suddenly, cracks of light appear from the dark head before it explodes. The remnant sees a figure glowing with moonlight, sporting silver scales on his face and arms. The iris in his eyes are shaped like stars and emit an ethereal glow that screams power.
"[Dragon Force]..." Acnologia smirks.
The clone turns to Brandish, "let's get out of here, Brandish."
"Um." Brandish smiles and nods.
The clone creates a white bridge for the two to stand on and they walk towards the other platform.
"So boy, how does it feel to unlock the true power of a dragon?" Acnologia smirks.
Brandish leans in. "Um, who's this?"
"Acnologia."
Brandish jumps back in fear.
"Relax woman, I will not kill you… yet." Acnologia teased.
"Stop it." The clone ordered.
"Now that she's free, you two can get out of here." Acnologia said.
"And how do we do that?" The clone asks, causing the remnant to smirk.
"Like this." Acnologia takes a deep breath and unleashes a loud roar that sends them both flying into the unknown.
Meanwhile
The doppelgangers walk up to the collapse forms of their two enemies.
"It is done. The spell has been cast successfully. They are now trapped within their worst nightmares." Zeref said.
"And as they drown in an ocean of despair, Aldoron-sama will feast on them to his heart's content." August adds.
However, none of them notices the clone's fingers twitch as electrical sparks dance on his fingertips.
*BOOM!*
The area explodes with intense magical energy and black aura as it rockets into the sky like a flare.
The doppelgangers attempt to resist being blown back by the intense air current not noticing the sky changing from the eve of twilight to the dead of midnight, with a New Moon hanging idly in the sky.
The Wolfen clones look to see a man with spiky silver hair and silver scales on his face, arms, and torso. His horns are more angular and longer, his silver eyes are sharper and the irises were in the shape of the stars. The aura coming off him takes on a jagged, fierce flame-like appearance rather than smooth or flowing. But the most noticeable part about him are the FOUR wings coming out his back with the new ones being dragon wings.
"Impossible. How did you break my spell!?" Zeref demands.
"... you could say I had inside help." The clone states.
"This pressure… it is [Dragon Force] yet different." August says before scoffing. "It matters not. I will simply nullify your magic and cast you back into the sea of des-" He stops as an arm runs through his chest. "!?"
Even Zeref was shocked.
"You talk too much, weed." The clone growls as he pulls his arm out of his chest.
August falls back as he clutches the hole in his chest. "How…? My battle form should be impervious to all magical attacks."
"That wasn't magic, you fool. That was pure physical strength. However, if you want to see my magic so badly," He smirks "then who am I to say no?"
Zeref conjures another [Death Orb] and throws it at the clone.
"[Lightspeed]." The clone becomes a flash of light and dodges the orb before kicking right towards a shocked August, who had no time to defend himself and the orb took his entire right arm along with his staff.
"[Moon Dragon Meteor Fist]!" The clone engulfs his fists in starlight and punches Zeref with the force of a collapsing star before punching him with his other arm and then continuing until all the golem could see was a volley of punches from every direction.
"[Moon Dragon Roar]!" The clone unleashes a large beam of light that engulfs Zeref before exploding.
When the dust settles, all that remains in the lower torso of Wolfen which promptly turns into ashes soon after.
"F-Father…?" August's eyes widened at his emperor's defeat. "Y-you…" He grits his teeth as tears roll off his face and his magical energy explodes. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!" He flies upwards, building up more and more magical energy as it reaches greater heights. It begins to raise the temperature to absurd degrees to the point that everything begins to either melt or evaporate.
Red steam begins to come out of his body as it forms a red ring behind his head along with swords surrounding him.
"[Ars Magia]" The moment he utters those words, the world turns red as a MASSIVE explosion engulfs all of Aldoron's body and beyond the continent.
From ground zero, August closes his eyes in content as his body turns to ashes.
"... Did you have a nice dream?"
"!" August's eyes snap open and finds himself standing in the EXACT same spot he was a few minutes ago.
"What… happened?" A bewildered Zeref asked.
"Simple, I put you both in an illusion." The clone points up, straight towards the New Moon. "[Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Reverse Mirror: Tsukuyomi]. It allows me to trap anyone within an illusion of my own design and trap them there for however long I wish. The moment I activated my [Dragon Force] and turned day into night, you two were under my mercy."
"... I see. Quite a powerful illusion, but now that I know what it does, it will be easy for me to negate it." August states.
"Agreed. You have merely given us the keys to your defeat." Zeref adds.
The clone chuckles. "Boy, you weeds really don't have any brains in there if you haven't asked the question yet."
"What question?" August asks.
"Why did I put you in an illusion in the first place? And the answer's pretty simple." Pink chains shoot out from behind him. "I needed time for her to wakeup."
The two are quickly wrapped by the chains with a constrictor-like grip. They try to break out but the more they struggle the more their strength is drained.
"My… my magic is gone…" August mutters in shock and fear.
"Interesting Semblance, don't you think? Those chains have the power to seal anything that comes into contact with them, magical or otherwise." Brandish steps out from behind him. "And the best part is she can make the effects last for as long as she wants."
"You… won't get away with this…" Zeref snarled.
"I'm afraid I just did. And while we're on the subject of magic." The clone walks forward and grabs August's head. "I'll be taking yours."
The doppelganger suddenly feels his magic disappearing from his body. He doesn't scream or struggle as the process is instantaneous as his dark red skin returns to normal without him realizing it.
The clone retracts his arm, now glowing scarlet red. "So this is August's [Copy] magic. It'll make a wonderful addition to my collection."
"Give it back… that magic is a gift granted to me by Aldoron-sama!" Wolfen demands as he rushes towards the clone, but is pulled and crushed by the chains.
"You will stay right where you are." Brandish coldly states.
"Thank you, Brandish." Magic and [Dark Matter] begins to surge out of his body before taking flight. "Now, do you have any last words?"
The doppelgangers say nothing.
"Good, because I don't care." He extends his arms outwards as white energy gathers on his right hand and dark energy gathers on his left. "[Dragon Slayer Secret Art…]" He merges both orbs together causing electricity to fly uncontrollable, disintegrating everything the moment they collide. "[Twilight Devil: Dark Moon Array]"
He fires a massive beam of white and black at the two golems whose forms fade away as they are engulfed in the blast.
*BOOM!*
A massive explosion detonates in the labyrinth obliterating the walls along with everything in an instant before it quickly disappears in black smoke.
"Fuaah…" With a loud exhale, the clone deactivates his transformation and uses his control of gravity to slow down his descend before feeling a pair of arms wrapping his exposed torso along with something soft pressing against his bare back.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Brandish kisses her savior
"It's was nothing. All I did was push you to realize what you already knew." The clone says in-between kisses.
Brandish shakes her head. "No, you did more than that. You made me realize something that I forgot a long time ago. The drive to keep moving forward. For so long, all I've ever done was do what I was told without any direction." She explains. "I was so empty, the only thing on my mind was revenge for my mother but when I learned the truth and was relieved, I realized that I had nothing else to strive for. And with August-sama and his majesty gone, I had no home to return to. I was alive but dead at the same time, my only comfort was Lucy's reactions towards my teasing."
"..."
"But you? I don't know what you did, but you awoke something in me, something I never thought I would feel again. And because of that," Her bright green eyes stare directly into his dull silver ones. "I will follow you forever! My magic, my entire being is yours to use as you see fit!"
The clone was shocked by the sudden declaration and notices the pink hearts in her eyes as she hugs him tighter. "You know that I'm not the real Asmodeus, right?"
"I don't care! Whether or not you're real, you will always be my darling Asmodeus-sama!" Brandish fanatically exclaims.
"We've only just met."
"Yet it feels like we've known each other all our lives!" Brandish adds.
"I am a devil." He urged.
"You could be a rat for all I care!"
"I'm from another universe!"
"Because the only person I love is out of this world!"
The clone only had one question on his mind. 'What have I done…?' He didn't think his words would be this effective on Brandish for her to pretty much declare not just her loyalty, but also offer her body to him if he desired.
"Look Brandish, I'm happy that you think so highly of me. But I'm currently seeing someone-"
"That's fine! I'm okay with sharing! As long as that bitch understands that I am the leader of the harem!" Brandish proclaims.
'Try telling that to a freaking GOD.' He thought. "I have something I'd like you to have."
"Oh? You already have an anniversary present for me!? Uwa, you're so thoughtful Asmodeus-sama!" Brandish cutely gushed.
'I think I'm starting to understand how Gray feels.' He raises his left hand. "Here, take my hand."
Brandish, with no hesitation, takes his hand and buries it within her bountiful chest but the clone isn't deterred and uses [Beseecher] to transfer the [Copy] along with all of August's spells.
Brandish's eyes widened as feeling the familiar magic surging inside her. "This is…!"
"If you really want to be by the boss' side, you'll need to become stronger. This is just the start." He explains.
Brandish hugs him and proceeds to grab his face to give him a long passionate kiss. The kiss goes on for a while, as her tongue dances with the clones before their mouths separate leaving a light trail of saliva.
"Thank you, Asmodeus-sama! You have no idea how much this means to me." Brandish exclaims.
"Just remember that it's not August's magic anymore, but yours. All of his knowledge in the arcane as well as the spells he's copied over the years are now yours to use." The clone told her.
Name: Brandish μ
Title: Nation Destroyer, Witch Queen, Catastrophe
Level: 91
Affiliation: Alvarez Empire (Former)
HP: 78,433
MP: 88,812
SP: 75,092
AP: 100,678
Thoughts about you: Savior, wants your babies
"Congratulations on becoming the new [Wizard King]." He said, ignoring her current thoughts. "Or should I say… [Witch Queen]."
"[Witch Queen] Brandish μ… sounds sexy. I love it!" The newly christened queen of magic cheers and gives her master another kiss.
*Creek~* The two turn to see the remaining tree bark around falling before turning to ash.
The clone turns to his devil form and grabs Brandish's waist. "We should leave. I'll take you to the others."
"Okay, Asmodeus-sama!" Brandish hugs the devil, pressing her massive chest against him. "Mm~ you're so hot and firm~"
'Man, I can't believe how lucky the boss is right now.' A little smile forms on the clone's face. 'Gray is such a dumbass for turning down Juvia's advances. That kind of love and devotion is so hard to find, especially if it's from someone who is willing. One thing's for sure: the boss will sure as hell not make the same mistakes as Gray or every other generic shounen protagonist. At least he has some self awareness.'
With that, the two fly off to look for the rest of Fairy Tail.
"AAAH!" Cana screams from her wrist getting broken.
"[Sky Dragon Roar]!" Wendy unleashes a vortex of wind that blows everything away.
Carla, in her human form, grabs Cana. "Come on, this way."
"Kukuku. Aren't my new toys fun?" Doom asks as he is surrounded by the rest of the guild who had tree roots attached to their bodies. Their skin becomes a pale gray as their lifeforce is sucked out and their eyes blank and vacant, with vine coming out of the corners of their eye sockets.
Wendy proceeds to heal her arm while Levy, Cana, Lucy, Seilah, Carla, Happy, and Pantherlily can only look in horror at the zombies that were their guildmates. They had no idea how things ended up the way they are. When Metro separated the guild, the seven members somehow ended up in the same part of the labyrinth.
They were apprehensive with Seilah at first. After all, she controlled Elfman and forced him to blow up the guild then fought and almost killed everyone in Fiore with the [Face] weapon. But to their surprise, she apologized and is willing to help them get through this.
So, with no other option, they decided to trust the humanoid demon and teamed up with her.
They fought teams of golems together, eventually running into other guild members as they traversed through more of the labyrinth. And that's when they encountered it.
Doom.
A creature created to protect a god. A Guardian Deity.
Wendy and Carla raised their guards as Doom waved at them before the rest of the guild did the same. Doom says that he came up with a new game, but to play they'll need toys. Roots rise from behind everyone and plunge their tips into their necks, but the seven of them manage to get out of the way. That's when everyone screams in pain and they can only watch horrified as roots begin to grow out of their skin and latch onto them like parasites before they stop and march towards the happy golem as he got his "toys".
"We'll be playing hide-and-seek. I hide, you seek. Simple, right?" Doom's widens by a few inches. "And you need to find me within the time limit, or everyone here will become Aldoron-sama's nutritious lunch~"
The group anger rises even higher as they send the golem a hateful scowl.
"What's the time limit?" Carla, ever the level-headed, asks the obvious.
"Hm…" Doom puts a finger on its chin. "How about… 5 minutes."
"That's way too short!" Levy exclaims.
"But seeing you humans caving in under the pressure makes it more fun!" Doom retorts with a hint of sadism and it dances around. "Are you ready?"
The group grows anxious as the God Seed twirls.
"GO!" Doom sinks into the ground and the zombies begin to rush at them.
"[Open, Gate of the scorpion! Scorpio!]" Lucy's key lights up and in front of her appears a relatively tall, lean-built, dark-skinned man with short hair that is red on one side and white on the other. His tail is a large gun that is shaped like a scorpion's tail that has the word "Antares" written on it. He wears no shirt but has a flower-shaped collar that is red and trimmed with gold around his neck. He has a red sheet-like material around his waist that is kept up by his large belt that has the Scorpio symbol on it. He wears black shorts and has bandage-like material wrapped around his arms and legs.
"We are~ looks like you're in a fine pickle, my lady." Scorpio said, folding his middle and ring fingers back while keeping his index and little fingers extended, mimicking the pincer claws of a scorpion.
"Scorpio, use your sand to stop everyone in their tracks." Lucy ordered.
"Okay!" He gets on all fours and points his scorpion-like stinger at the zombies before unleashing a large amount of sand is subsequently fired from it in the form of a powerful sand tornado that quickly traps everyone in its vortex that sends a majority of them backwards.
From the vortex, two figures jump out revealing them to a zombie Elfman and Lisanna, transformed into their respective [Take Overs].
"!" Lucy can only as her zombified guildmates arch closer before they suddenly drop straight down.
"Stay down. Please." Seilah orders the two with a mix of anger and sadness. Being part of Mirajane for over a year made her inherit her sickening love for her guild and her siblings. It also didn't help that a part of her soul now rests within her and vice versa. It made her feel the absolute love she held for them, the absolute desire to protect them with every last breath, and the obsession to protect it forever.
It made her sick. It made her hate Mirajane Strauss more.
It made her love Mirajane Strauss.
The zombies begin to get up and start to use their magic to attack us.
"[Solid Script: Wall]!" Levy writes the word "Wall" in the air and suddenly the word expands, creating a massive wall between them and the zombies.
The zombies begin banging on the magic wall either by using their magic or their physical strength.
"We need to hurry. My wall isn't gonna last long." Levy said.
"We need to find Doom, but he could be anywhere." Carla said.
"He could be on the other side of the dragon god for all we know." Happy added with worry.
Wendy looks at the arguing group before turning her attention to the attacking horde, and that's when an idea comes to her.
"He's still here." Wendy blurs out, making everyone stop.
"I'm sorry?" A confused Cana asks.
"He said that watching us struggle was fun for him." Wendy points to the banging horde. "He's hiding in one of their bodies. Where else would he find the perfect hiding place and a show?"
"Hiding in plain sight." Levy's eyes widened in realization. "Oh, that weed is so dead!"
"The question right now is, which one is his host?" Pantherlily asks before turning his attention back to the zombies.
"We can't pick them off one by one, we just don't have the time." Carla points out.
"And the more time we spent, the lesser the chances of the guild's survival." Seilah adds.
Wendy tries to think of a way to draw the God Seed out of whomever he's hiding.
{Perhaps I can be of assistance}
Wendy's eyes widened at the familiar voice. 'Irene-san?'
{This Doom character might believe he is smart, but he has already made a critical error}
'What do you mean?' Wendy asked.
{You already have everything you need. A dragon can see it as clear as day} With that, Irene returns to Wendy's subconscious.
'Wait!'
*SMASH!* Levy's spell breaks and the zombies soon charge at them.
Can holds up ten [Magic Cards] in her hand. "[Explosion Card]!" She throws the cards at the zombies, erupting into a violent explosion that takes out some of them.
However, a metal arm bursts from the smoke and heads straight for Cana but Pantherlily manages to block it with his [Música Sword] in time, however, the sword is immediately smashed to bits!
"Oh no…" Cana whispers as she recognizes the magic.
The smoke dissipates, revealing a zombified Gildarts, her father.
Gildarts steps forward, but stops in his tracks as Seilah uses her [Curse] on him along with the rest. However, she soon starts to struggle as everyone slowly starts to move little by little.
"Even though I can control everything… I can't stop something possessed by the will of a god." Seilah grunts as Gildarts keeps getting closer. "To be forced to move despite the absolute nature of [Macro]... they must be in excruciating agony."
"[Star Dress: Scorpio Form]!" Lucy's body glows before revealing to now be wearing a skin-tight outfit, where the front has vertical stripes running downward, and the back of the outfit leaves the wearer's back exposed, as the opening is in the shape of a scorpion's stinger. The limbs of the outfit are dark-colored, with a wavy stripe running downwards by the side of each limb. The areas such as the shoulders, elbows, knees, legs and forearms are covered in armor plates, of which the forearm gauntlets leave the hands exposed. The waistline is lightly-colored, with lines running across the edges, and has a chain, tail-like protrusion sat above the wearer's tailbone. She wears a headband adorned with Scorpio's zodiac sign on it.
"[Sand Bomb]!" Lucy slams her hand on the ground creating a magic circle that soon surrounds her in a swirl of sand before it encases and traps Gildarts in a swirling ball of sand.
However, this is short-lived and Gildarts quickly breaks out of the sandy prison.
Carla swiftly kicks away several of the zombies but it only causes them to stumble before resuming their march.
"Damn… this is getting ridiculous!" An annoyed Carla exclaims.
Wendy looks around frantically at the zombies. 'C'mon, c'mon. Think Wendy, where could he be!?' She analyzes the zombies thoroughly, trying to find some kind of hint. 'Damnit! What is it that I'm not seeing!?' She blinks as she realizes the answer. 'Wait, that's it!'
Closing eyes, Wendy takes a deep breath. 'If I can't rely on my sight, then I'll use my other senses.' A dragon slayer's senses are powerful, more so than their magic. But this is also a double-edged sword as their heightened senses makes them extremely sensitive to certain environments, the most deadly being a moving vehicle (bleh).
As the young dragon slayer takes in the different scents mingling together, she notices one that has an extra smell.
The scent of trees.
Wendy's eyes snap open and whips her head to the right. "There!" She rushes off, ignoring the screaming of her name and she maneuvers through the army of zombies. She dodges their attempts at grabbing her as the scent gets stronger before raising her hand and grabs someone's shoulder and the zombies stop.
It was Romeo's shoulder.
"Found you. I won." Wendy smirks.
Romeo's body begins to spasm erratically before a large flower bud bursts from his back and blooms, revealing Doom.
Wendy grabs Romeo as she watches the god seed jump off the bud and turns to Wendy with a frown instead of its perpetual smile.
"No fair! You weren't supposed to find me! You cheated!" Doom cries as it stomps the floor multiple times.
"I didn't cheat. I won fair and square." Wendy retorts.
"How did you even find me!?" Doom demands.
"Simple: you stink. You thought you could hide in one of my friends, but I know their scents like the back of my hand. If I couldn't rely on my eyes and ears, then I just had to trust my nose." Wendy gives the golem a cheeky smirk. "For someone who's part of a dragon god, you clearly don't know how a dragon's nose works."
"Oh, snap!" Cana snaps her fingers. "You just got burned!"
"In all my years, I've never seen Wendy act so cheeky before." Carla said with astonishment.
"My lessons have finally paid off!" A stray tear runs down Cana's cheek. "I'm so proud!"
"Is THAT what Wendy was doing with you!?" Lucy snaps at her.
Happy sweet drops. "That's Cana for ya."
Doom trembles as his anger reaches the boiling point. "You cheated…"
"Now, I'm going to take back my friends." Wendy raises her hands at the zombie guild and they begin to glow.
The zombies' bodies began to glow before they all collapsed. When the glow stops, everyone is back to normal with tiny spores by their sides that soon fade away.
"There. I separated the spores from their bodies." Wendy sighs in relief. "Thank goodness."
"You cheated…!" Wendy feels a surge of magic, but is too late. "YOU CHEAAATEEEEEEDDDDDDD!"
"Kya!" Wendy screams as she is blown back by the exertion of magical power.
"Wendy!" Lucy uses her sand to catch Wendy.
"How dare you… cheat in one of my games!? I was supposed to win, not you! ME!" Doom cries out in anger. "You don't cheat in one of my games and get away with it!"
The group gets anxious at the golem's temper tantrum.
"Geez, this thing is even worse than Natsu." Cana remarks.
"At least Natsu didn't make us feel like we're about to be crushed." Levy adds.
Doom's magic continues to grow exponentially before a black sword suddenly falls from above and plunges right through its head. However, it doesn't have time to register the attack as more swords impale it, immobilizing it and effectively turning the God Seed into a pseudo pin cushion.
"Finally found you." The group looks up and the first thing they see are a pair of beautiful wings as dark as midnight sky, but what draws their attention is the familiar woman whose arms are wrapped against the owner's neck.
"Is that Brandish!?" Lucy shouts the obvious.
Brandish waves at her. "Hi, Lucy~" She hops off and lands with a loud thud before rushing towards Lucy and embracing her in a tight hug. "I'm so happy to see you!"
"... eh?" A confused Lucy just looks lost.
The group watches the demon land just a few feet away from them.
"Master!" Seilah exclaims with joy.
"Master!?" The rest of the group exclaim with shock.
"Hello there." The demon smiled.
{Ara, ara, who is this perfect specimen?} The voice Irene resurfaces in the dragon slayer's mind.
Wendy and Lucy look at the devil man as they get a good look at his face and realize who it is. "Asmodeus?"
"Hey Wendy, Lucy. Good to see you're doing well, and alive." He said.
"You know him?" Pantherlily asks the two girls.
Name: Panther Lily
Title: Black Panther of the Crescent Moon, Iron Knight
Level: 52
Affiliation: Edolas Royal Army (former), Magic Council (former), Extalia, Fairy Tail
HP: 19,601
MP: 24,304
SP: 30,009
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Skeptical but sees you as not a threat
"Y-Yeah. We ran into him when we first arrived at Drasil. Though he looked more human back then." Wendy explains.
Lucy pries Brandish off her and eyes her friend in great detail. "You can use [Take Over]?"
"No, I can't. This isn't magic, this is what I actually look like." He replies. "Also, I'm not Asmodeus, I'm just his clone."
"A clone…?" Wendy said.
Cana slides closer to Lucy and nudges her side. "Hey. You didn't tell us you knew such a hottie."
"Well, I DON'T! I barely know him!" Lucy retorts while trying to pry the happy woman off.
"You know I can hear you two, right?" The two girls turn to the demon in front of them. "You aren't exactly quiet."
Cana's smile turns predatory as she walks up to him with a sway in her hips. "So, what's your name handsome?"
Name: Cana Alberona
Title: Walking Brewery, Fortune Teller, Mavis' Successor
Level: 78
Affiliation: Fairy Tail
HP: 30,278
MP:67,110
SP: 26,587
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Wants to spend the night with you
"I think Lucy already said my name." He said.
"Yeah, but I wanna hear it straight from the source. Or are you too shy to give it to me?" Cana teased.
"... Asmodeus." He replied.
"Interesting name. Did you come up with it yourself?" Cana asked.
"Yeah."
"So, Asmodeus…" The card user moves closer and presses her large breasts against his own. "Are you seeing anyone?" But before she inquires further, someone pulls her back by her ear.
"When are you going to stop flirting with random strangers? This is why people think you're a whore!" Levy yelled.
Name: Levy McGarden
Title: Ms. Books, Lady of Words
Level: 67
Affiliation: Fairy Tail
HP: 17,354
MP: 25,101
SP: 20,440
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Handsome, but already has her own handsome devil
"Oh please, it's not my fault men can't help but stare at my girls. They're a national treasure." Cana said, cupping her boobs and making them jiggle.
A tick mark appears on Levy's head. "More like abnormal sacks of fat. At least I have a man who loves me for more than just my body. Besides, no one wants to date a walking brewery like you."
"Oh, don't be jealous, Levy." Cana pats the bluenette on her back. "You're still beautiful, even though you got nothing going on down there."
Levy's hair erupts like fire as she glares angrily at Cana. "Shut the hell up!"
Cana laughs at her outburst, which just angers Levy more.
"Calm down, guys." Lucy says, trying to break them up.
Brandish looks on as her beloved was caught right in the middle of an argument between fairies.
"Fascinating, isn't it?" Brandish turns and sees Seilah walking towards her.
"... who are you?" Brandish asks, off put by her presence.
"I am called Seilah, a demon from the [Book of Zeref]." Seilah introduced herself.
Brandish's eyes widened. She recognized the name from Emperor Spriggan's notes. She is one of the first Etherious his majesty created, and one of the few that had a human form.
"I know you. I also know that you and the other Etherious were destroyed by Fairy Tail." Brandish states, remembering the reports she read before the war.
"That is correct, however, I was revived by my master." Seilah revealed.
"Your master?"
"That's right. My master, Asmodeus-sama." Seilah said, causing Brandish's eyes to widened. "He was there when I had lost everything, when I had no reason to exist, and asked me what I desired most in the world." She smiles. "He is my one true master, his existence gives me purpose. As long as he exists, I will be by his side."
Brandish was shocked by the reveal. 'She's the same as me.'
"And what about you? I saw the way you looked at him. What's your connection to my master?" Seilah demands, releasing a bit of her [Bloodlust] at the human, though was surprised when she saw it had no effect.
"He saved me." Brandish began. "I was in a very, very dark place. Somewhere that I thought there was no escape from. But then I heard his voice, encouraging me to keep moving forward. I told him to leave, that I'll only fail him and get him killed, but he refused to listen. He said he accepted me, flaws and all, and that he would stay by my side and support me." She smiles at the demon woman. "So, essentially my answer is the same as yours and I will do anything he asks of me."
Seilah closes his eyes acknowledgement. "I see." She opens them again. "Tell me, how far are you willing to go for Asmodeus-sama's sake? How many atrocities will you commit should he ask you?"
The light from Brandish's eyes vanish as she gives the Etherious a cold, empty look. "I am willing to destroy this world if that is what he desires."
"And if he ordered you to commit suicide? Would you do it then?"
"Within a heartbeat."
A smile appears on Seilah's face followed by a light giggle. "Fufufu, it seems we really are somewhat alike." She raises her hand at Brandish. "A pleasure to be working with you."
Brandish's expression returns to normal as she shakes her hand. "Likewise. And just so you know, I don't mind sharing my beloved with you either."
This made everyone stop in their tracks as their eyes shifted towards the [Nation Destroyer].
"I understand. Asmodeus-sama can truly sway the hearts of anyone." Seilah states with pride.
"Yes! The way he spoke to me rejuvenated me with so much life. His cool and gentle hands sent shivers down my spine! And his broad and toned chest was made of diamonds! Haa~ I just can't get enough~" Brandish rushes towards the clone and wraps him in her constrictor-like embrace. "My beloved Asmodeus-sama is truly the one for me! My one true soulmate~"
'Oh my god, she's like a 2nd Juvia!' The Fairy Tail group collectively thought as they stared at the scene.
Meanwhile, Wendy stood aside as she silently observes the clone's new appearance with concern and slight interest.
{He might notice you if you keep staring so intensely at him like that}
Wendy looks up and, sure enough, the devil man is looking in her direction.
He smiles, causing the girl to blush in embarrassment.
{So cute~}
'S-Shut up!' Wendy mentally hissed.
{I wish you told me you met someone this powerful and interesting sooner, Wendy. Not to mention extremely handsome~. Now I wish I had my body back sooner so I could take him as my mate~}
"M-M-Mate!?" Wendy squeaks out.
{Yes, girl. Mate, spouse, lover, husband, whatever you children call it nowadays. My dragon instincts are going haywire just by being in his vicinity, a sign of his status as a true alpha}
Wendy's face glows even more redder by the second.
{And it appears I'm not the only one who feels the same way~}
'S-Shut up! This is because you're a pervert!'
{No need to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable, Wendy. You're a growing girl and it's normal for grown women like myself to show interest to males like Asmodeus who catch our eye, with the same extending to female dragons. Although, I will admit, my ways aren't for the faint of heart~}
'Knock it off, already!'
"Wendy?"
Wendy's head snaps up and jumps as Asmodeus stands in front of her. "Meep!"
The clone chuckles. "That's a new one. It's cute."
{And I just wanna eat you up~}
"What's wrong, your face is awfully red." He said.
"I-It's nothing!" Wendy shrieked.
"Is it related to the extra spirit inside you?" The question causes Wendy to freeze.
Even Irene's surprised.
"What did you say?" A shocked Carla asked.
This made Wendy grow anxious. "H-How did you know?"
"I can feel an additional presence within you, though compared to the last time we've met, it seems much stronger now." The clone said. "I heard that the Alvarez Empire had a [High Enchanter] among their ranks, and she could enchant souls into objects." He grabs Wendy's face and stares directly into her eyes. "She must have enchanted herself and transferred her soul into you right before her physical body died, which would explain why the enchantment never disappeared because the spell is the enchanter herself."
{Oh, he's clever. I am loving this~}
"If there was such a presence. How come we never noticed?" Levy asked. If Wendy did have another soul inside her, then they would have spotted the difference in her behavior and magical ability.
"The enchanter's soul must have been dormant for a while, and is only waking up now because she sensed Wendy's life is in danger." He states. "She was someone I admired and respected, both for her extraordinary magic and beauty. If the circumstances were better, I would revive her and ask her to make me her disciple."
Those words take the rest of Fairy Tail by surprise. Revive!? He can actually bring back the dead!?
{Wendy, please say YES right now. If he can truly revive me, it will mean everything to me. And if he revives me as soon as possible, I would follow him forever and I would take him right now~}
"You have a question. I can see it in your eyes."
"Can you… can you really bring Irene-san back to life?" Wendy asks as he lets go of her face.
"Wendy-chan…" Lucy said softly.
"Well, that's complicated." The clone said with an unsure look. "My revival technique isn't what you would consider normal. Beside, you and Irene's souls are interwoven together. If I try to separate you two, there's no telling what kind of effect it'll have on your souls, it could very much kill you both."
{But it's still worth a try!}
"Ouch." Wendy winces at the sharp and sudden pain.
"I take it she didn't like my answer." The clone remarks.
"Yeah." Wendy said.
"Don't worry, I'll do everything in my power to revive Irene and give you both your lives back. Trust me, I have a track record of doing impossible things after all." He gives the girl a charming smile.
Wendy blushes at the smile while another feeling blooms inside her.
{You stupid man, playing with a girl's feelings like that. It just makes me want to pin you down to the nearest bed as soon as possible}
"As expected of Asmodeus-Sama! You truly are capable of wonders!" Brandish exclaims and Seilah nods. "I imagine Irene-san would be forever grateful and indebted to Asmodeus-Sama! She may even swear her own allegiance to Asmodeus-sama, which I would fully support! He is truly a man like no other~!"
Everyone just sweat drops at the woman's words. 'Yep. Definitely a Juvia 2.0.'
*CRACK!*
"You… you cheaters…!" Everyone turns around to see Doom slowly getting up, the constructs stabbing his body dig into its body with every move it makes. "I will… destroy you!" It raises its stubby hands in the sky. "Aldoron-sama, I beg of you! Grant me the power to eliminate these pesky humans who refuse to bow to your magnificence!"
"Your wish shall be granted."
The ground shakes as roots rise from the ground and quickly stab into the little golem.
"Ahhh… ah!" Doom moans as energy gets pumped into it through the roots.
The clone's eyes widen as he recognizes the energy. "That bastard… he's giving that thing [Chaos Energy]!"
"What's [Chaos Energy]?" Happy asks.
Doom's body begins to crack from the pressure before it begins to reform and grow.
He turns to the group. "It's basically though in energy form. It's generated by the Chaos Emeralds, which is now being pumped into Doom."
"What's a Chaos Emerald!? What does it all mean!?" An anxious Levy asks.
"It means-" He stops as a large shadow looms over them. The group slowly turn to see not a stubby, child-like wooden golem, but a humanoid clad in wooden armor that looks remarkably like Aldaron's humanoid form with the only visible part being its face which looks identical to Gears'.
"You have ascended once again. You are no longer Doom, the God Seed of Death. Now you are Doom, the God Tree of Chaos."
Name: Doom
Title: God Tree of Chaos
Level: 107
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 193,812
MP: 186,700
SP: 220,459
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Extermination
"Shit."
Doom looks at his new body with fascination. "Hehehe…" A wide grin twists his handsome face. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"I shall give you these as well."
Three clones of Wolfen rise from the ground before they transform into Invel Yura, Irene Belserion, and Bloodman.
Everyone becomes weary as they witness the clones get absorbed by Doom.
Magical and Cursed energies build up in Doom before releasing it as a massive shockwave that blows everything back.
"Ugh!" The group try their hardest to stand their ground while their unconscious guildmates are blown away.
"Yes, yes, YES! I CAN FEEL IT! I AM UNSTOPPABLE!" Doom exclaims.
"Now go. Bring the Wood Dragon God Emperor victory."
"Yes, Aldoron-sama!" Doom raises his arms and large tides of black water appear from nowhere and flood everything.
'That's Torafuzar's [Curse]!'He exclaims. "Oh no, you don't!" He summons a large black dome that protects everyone from the black water.
"Useless!" Doom raises his hand at the dome and it begins to dissolve.
The clone slams his hands on the ground and causes the entire floor they're standing on to rise up and reach the water's surface.
Doom rises on the other side on his own platform. "This power is incredible! I can't get enough of it!" He puts a hand on her chin. "But who should I try it on?" He begins to point at the group. "Eeny, meeny, miny…" He smirks as his finger at someone. "You."
Before he can blink, the clone is punched in the gut, sending him spiraling towards the sky.
"W-Wha-!?" But he doesn't finish as Doom reappears above him and sends him down straight towards the black water.
*SPLASH!*
The clone of Asmodeus goes all the way down to the bottom of this black sea.
"He's… fast!" He said, his words muffled due to the water. He changes position and jumps back to the surface, only to find Doom casting another spell.
"[Ice Devil + Sage Dragon + Ice: Flash Freeze]!" Doom instantly freezes the black ocean, and Asmodeus along with it.
Doom charges towards him and cocks his right arm back. "[Ice Devil Wave]!" He punches the frozen devil in the chest, causing a large purple blizzard of cold air to come out from the other side.
The ice cracks, revealing a trembling Asmodeus as he staggers back with his skin light blue as he clutches his chest.
"S-So… c-c-cold…!" He mutters before he is kicked in the face and sent tumbling back.
"W-What happened!? Why does he look like that!?" A scared Levy asks.
"He looks like he's been frozen." Happy points out.
{The cat is is only half correct}
'What do you mean?' Wendy asks.
{Ice Devil Magic is much more potent than most in its archetype. That spell he used, if used correctly, has the capability to freeze targets from the inside out, freezing their organs and muscles in an instant. But now that he has strengthened it with my magic, I fear it is more dangerous than ever}
Wendy's eyes widened.
Asmodeus struggles to move as every muscle in his body is frozen solid.
His eyes look up to see Doom approaching him.
"You have been a throne Aldoron-sama for long enough, only your dirty blood can satisfy him." He raises his arm and it turns into a sharp blade. "Now, repent for your sins in the afterlife!"
He aims the blade down at the clone's head with all his strength.
"[Mana Burst]!" A vortex of magic suddenly appears and expands, destroying the blade and sending Doom flying.
"Ahhh!" Doom crashes on a nearby icicle as his arm quickly regenerates.
The God Tree looks up to see the accursed demon standing up again, now with his skin tone back to normal and exuding immense magical energy.
"Y-You!? You've been hiding your true capabilities!?" Doom yells in both shock and anger.
He clenches both of his fists and grits his feet. "Let's turn up the HEAT!" Fire surrounds him before rising upwards, engulfing him in a massive pillar of flames.
The group can only look in sheer awe as the ice and wood melt in an instant. No, that's not right.
They evaporated.
Doom was in shock. 'This can't be. My [Combination] magic should have severely weakened him! He shouldn't be able to do this!'
The God Tree grits his teeth and inhales. "Die! [Ice Devil's Rage]!" He releases a large purple blizzard of cold air, ice and snow at the fire pillar.
Only for the blizzard to evaporate the moment it got close.
"What!?" Doom exclaims before he suddenly arches forward as he is punched in the chest and he bursts into flames.
"You're annoying." He kicks the burning golem down to the bottom of the labyrinth.
The view changes to reveal the clone now sporting deep crimson scales in his arms and torso, with black claws replacing his hands and feet. He now has two horns protruding from both sides of his head and extra pair of crimson dragon wings coming out of his back. His eyes and sclera remain the same, except now the irises of his eyes feature both red and silver.
Wendy instantly recognized that form. It was [Dragon Force]!
{Amazing! His power has skyrocketed beyond human comprehension! I'm not even sure I can take him on my own}
Wendy blinks at the response. "Are you serious?"
{Believe me, Wendy. Not even the full might of the Spriggan 12 would be enough to beat him. Even now, I can sense he is still holding back, likely because of us. Oh, such a thoughtful alpha, it makes me want a body even more~}
Doom digs himself out of the crater just in time to see his foe descending upon him, now looking more like a dragon.
He looks down at the burning hole in his chest. "You… you have damaged this form. This beautiful and perfect form that the benevolent Aldoron-sama has granted me! Do you have anything to say for yourself!?"
The three-way hybrid remains silent.
His silence just makes the God Tree even angrier. "ANSWER ME, YOU MONGREL!"
"... If I were you, I'd be more worried about where you're standing." The clone said.
Doom feels a warm sensation from below and looks down, where a pillar of fire bursts out and engulfs him.
A second later, the pillar is instantly frozen and shatters, revealing Doom unharmed.
The dragon clone's eyes turn blue as a blue cube appears in front of him. Doom narrows his eyes before he suddenly finds himself trapped in a blue cube.
"What kind of magic is this!?" Doom tries to punch the blue prison but is ineffective.
Suddenly, he kneels as he begins to be crushed by intense gravity.
Asmodeus punches the clone, causing vibrations to travel into it. At the same time, the cube begins to vibrate, sending a crushing force that sinks the cube completely into the ground.
Doom struggles to get up before his senses alert him of danger and, looking up, finds himself surrounded by hundreds of tiny white pellets.
Asmodeus' eyes flick from blue to orange for a moment, causing the pellets inside the cube to turn orange as well.
*BOOM!*
The cube erupts in a large explosion that levels the entire ground floor.
The shockwave from the explosion causes the platform that Fairy Tail's standing on to crumble and everyone starts to free fall.
However, right before everyone could meet a sudden demise, they all start to glow blue and are gently brought down to ground level by Asmodeus.
He runs towards Brandish. "Are you alright?"
"Yes. Thank you, Asmodeus-sama."
He then turns to Seilah. "You okay?"
Seilah nods.
He then turns his attention to the guild. "Anyone injured?"
"We're fine. Thanks for asking." Carla said.
"Everyone else is still knocked out, nothing new there." Happy adds.
The clone sighs in relief.
"Did you beat him…?" A weary Levy asked.
"I don't know." The clone admits. "For now, let's unlock your [Auras]."
Happy flies down next to Levy. "What's [Aura]?" But before he knew it, a pair of hands grab his head and he gets submerged in a mountain of softness.
"Oh, it is the most wonderful feeling! Master will get inside you and you will feel all warm inside!" Brandish exclaims as she hugs Happy.
Everyone begins to give Asmodeus a creepy look.
"Don't say it like that, you idiot!" The clone yells out before clearing his throat. "[Aura] is basically the light in your soul. It creates an outer shell around that absorbs all types of damage, along with increasing your base strength and agility. It doesn't affect your magical reserves, however." He continues. "It also grants you an extra ability called a [Semblance], which are special powers that reflect a person's character so everyone will not have the same [Semblance]."
Everyone looks at the demonic dragon slayer in shock. There was an entirely different power archetype than magic!? How did they not know about this!? How did HE find out about it!? There are just so many questions!
"So, who wants to go first?" He asks.
Happy manages to break out of Brandish's grip (and boobs) and flies right in front of Asmodeus. "I'll go!"
Asmodeus places his hand on Happy's hand and starts to chant. "For it is in risk we gain survival. Through this, we become a paragon of duty and sacrifice to outlast all others. Infinite in reach and unbound by ties, I release your soul, and by my hand, set thee free."
The group sees a black outline manifesting around Asmodeus before a white outline now appears on Happy.
"Whoa…" Happy blurs out.
"Are you okay?" Carla asks.
Asmodeus lets go and Happy turns to the group. "I feel great! I haven't felt like this ever!" He flies around in circles.
"Okay, stop." Lucy catches the flying blue cat by the face. "You're making me dizzy."
"Who's next?"
Without much hesitation, the fairies had their [Auras] unlocked one by one. Each of them felt liberated and strong, stronger than they can remember.
Finally, it was Wendy's turn and she was nervous.
{Just calm down, Wendy}
Wendy takes a deep breath as he starts his chant. "For it is in risk we gain survival. Through this, we become a paragon of duty and sacrifice to outlast all others. Infinite in reach and unbound by ties, I release your soul, and by my hand, set thee free."
Wendy closes her eyes as feels a warm sensation blooming inside her as her friend continues the chant.
Until… it stopped.
'Irene-san. Is everything alright?' But gets no response. 'Irene-san?'
Wendy opens her eyes and looks at Asmodeus, who has an unreadable look on his face. "A… Are you okay?"
Asmodeus doesn't say anything before he turns to Brandish. "Could you… pull?"
"... eh?" A confused Brandish said.
"Pull." He turns to the others. "All of you, just pull each way."
Everyone reluctantly moves towards the glued duo and starts to pull them apart.
"Argh! It's like you two are glued together!" Cana grunts as she pulls from Wendy's side.
"Master, what's happening?" Seilah asks.
"I-I don't know! Feels different this time!" A stammering Asmodeus admits.
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Wendy hisses in pain.
As the two are being pulled, their [Auras] begin to manifest seemingly interlocked by an unknown force. Suddenly, their [Aura] color turns into a shade of amber and the two are successfully pulled apart.
With an… unforeseen side effect.
In between the two is a tall, naked woman with a voluptuous figure, a heart-shaped ass and J-cup breasts. She has long deep red hair and brown eyes. But the most noticeable detail is the large, angular scar on her stomach.
"What?" Carla said.
"What?" Levy said.
"WHAT!? WHAT WAS ERZA DOING INSIDE WENDY!?" Lucy shouts out.
"No way." Wendy mutters as she watches the woman examine herself.
"I'm back… I'm really back!" Irene's smile grows larger. "Ho Ho! I'm DEFINITELY BACK!"
Name: Irene Belserion
Title: Scarlet Despair, Queen of Dragons, The Sage Dragon, The Original Dragon Slayer, High Enchanter
Level: 110
Affiliation: Kingdom of Dragnof (Former), Alvarez Empire
HP: 201,422
MP: 399,771
SP: 303,121
AP: 332,501
Thoughts about you: Wants to have crazy, uncensored, constant sex with you in every position imaginable
"Well… didn't see that one coming." Asmodeus stands up.
Irene turns to the clone. "Oh, you wonderful, wonderful man, c'mere!" She rushes to him and gives him a mind-numbing, messy kiss.
"Damn it!" Cana cursed. "Wish that was me."
Their lips part and Irene looks at her savior with love and lust. "If you thought that kiss was incredible, just wait, as I will make sure to properly thank you when this is all over," Irene purred in a seductive and alluring tone. "But truly, thank you SO much! You have given me a new chance at life, which is a debt I can never repay, but I will start by swearing my unconditional loyalty and support to you. From this point forward, I will always be by your side and will strive to help you achieve your goals and dreams, no matter what!"
+100 Affection from Irene Belserion (100/100)
The clone was too flabbergasted to answer.
"So forward!" Carla exclaims with a blush.
Asmodeus touches her body and feels a familiar sensation. "Your body is made of [Dark Matter]."
"Is it? I thought it was refined [Ethernano] or some kind of mutation from your container. Not that it matters anyway." Irene shrugs.
"... for now." He said. "In the meantime," He raises his hand and stops a vine from running through Pantherlily.
"We should focus on that." They all see an enraged Doom standing at the edge of the crater.
"Let me handle this one, sweetie." Irene walks forward. "I want to see what this new body can do."
Happy leans towards Lucy. "She knows she's naked, right?"
Irene snaps her fingers and clothes appear on her. Her outfit is the same she wore during the war: a risqué version of the typical witch's garb. Her black top has a diamond-shaped opening, exposing a portion of her breasts, and a heart-shaped pattern around the borders and extends extends down to the navel of her stomach where it meets her scar which she draped over by a dark-colored cape with a light-colored inside and two medallion gold-like ornaments, and is held together by a golden chain. Not left bare, too, her neck is decorated by other small cloth-based accessories, including a wide bow. Her hair is now styled into two front braids and has two golden ornaments near the upper sections; she also wears a pair of U-shaped earrings.
Additionally, Irene wears an elongated black loincloth with the symbol of the Alvarez Empire emblazoned on its front, having white borders on its edges and being connected to another cloth piece with the very same heart-shaped design. She also wears black thigh-high boots with heels that have a white-colored border near the top and gloves of the same color and design, only having claw-like extensions. Her black witch's hat is much larger than her head and possesses dreadlock designs with white bandaging near its ends. It also has a fur lining near its edges.
"Now then," She raises her hand and out of her palm appears a massive light-brown staff in her right hand, matching, if not surpassing, her own height. "I've been dying to meet you face-to-face. The one who's been using my magic so flippantly."