A Gamer's Grand Journey ReMix

by Side-man

Waking up in a white room instead of your bedroom is not normal, hearing a voice in your head is not normal. But being chosen to be a Gamer is something that I'm all in for. Now all I have to do is not abuse this power- oh who am I kidding? I'm going to break the universe in two with this. Grey SI/OC. Occasional lemons.

20. Fairy Tail: Awakening Part 4

Disclaimer: I own nothing; just the OC

'Thought'

"Talking"

*Action*

"Powerful entity (gods, demons, dragons, etc.)"

[System]

{Spirit}

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Doom snarls. This wasn't supposed to happen. He should have won with all this power and he was staring at the Queen of Dragons herself.

"... I know you. You are the catalyst. The creator of the beast!"

"I didn't make Acnologia if that's what you're referring to. And I did try to save your kind, but everyone just had to be difficult." Irene remarks.

"... if you bow down to his magnificence. I'm sure Aldoron-sama will spare you." Doom offered.

*CRACK~*

"So arrogant. Have the last dragons in the world become so arrogant since I was away?" Immense magic exudes from her body, accompanied by the pink light of her [Aura]. It causes large cracks to appear on the ground. "The only being I will now bow down to is my beloved, Asmodeus-sama. And Aldoron at his best could never even compare to my beloved even at his worst!"

Asmodeus massages the back of his neck. "The boss is gonna have a field day with this."

"Hold on a sec," Lucy said, gaining the attention of her fellow Fairy Tail mages alongside Asmodeus, Seilah, and Brandish. "Can someone please explain who this woman is, and why she looks like Erza?"

"She is Irene Belserion, theScarlet Despair and the Queen of Dragons, and was the 2nd strongest member of the [Spriggan 12]," Brandish explained. "She was a powerful witch and Enchanter with no equal, with even Zeref-sama and August-sama acknowledging her power and she could possibly even defeat them. Along with holding her own against Acnologia himself!"

"She is also the creator of [Dragon Slayer Magic] and the first [Dragon Slayer]," Wendy said. "And as for why she resembles Erza, well…she is technically Erza's birth mother."

"WHAT?!" The Fairy Tail Mages screamed in collective shock and surprise.

"I thought Erza was born from an egg." Happy said before getting smacked by Levy. "Ow!"

"Are you serious, Wendy?!" Lucy stammered. "She's Erza's MOTHER?!"

"Technically, yes, though their more connected through blood rather than familial ties." Wendy said sadly, remembering the fight Irene and Erza had during the Alvarez War, with it culminating in Irene's original death.

"I have no words." Cana said, flabbergasted.

"Remarkable, for even Zeref-sama to acknowledge her strength as possibly exceeding his own and holding her own against the Dragon King himself, along with being the inventor of [Dragon Slayer Magic]. She must truly be impressive." Seilah complimented, with a newfound respect for Irene.

"Trust me, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Right now, all Irene is doing is playing with her food." Asmodeus said to Seilah, which only further increased her respect for the Queen of Dragons.

"Well, I guess it's clear where Erza gets her looks and apparently her power and talent," Cana spoke, but then continued in a teasing tone. "Even if she and Erza have no family relationship, I wonder how Erza would react to her birth mother being brought back to life."

"She'll probably faint." Lucy says, already imagining her reaction in her mind.

Meanwhile, Irene stops releasing her magical power leaving only the pink hue of her [Aura].

"Let's get started, shall we?" Her [Aura] flares to life and becomes larger, before taking the form of a large dragon, a dragon the queen was VERY familiar with.

"Belserion…" Irene whispered softly as her oldest friend was standing beside her. "No… this is not the time to be emotional, Irene, focus."

"Belserion the traitor, yes, Aldoron-sama remembers him. If it wasn't for him, dragons would still be the dominant race on the planet." Doom said. "It was because of him that creatures like Acnologia were born, but his crimes are also your crimes" His smile turns cruel. "We will enjoy torturing you for the next millennia as penance."

"Well then, let's do this." Irene points her staff at Doom. "You'll be the perfect test subject for my new power."

Belserion roars and charges at Doom, its maw wide open ready to swallow him but Doom manages to grab ahold of its mouth before it can go any further.

"Tch. Must you be so stubborn?" Irene grunts.

Wendy slowly points at the dragon. "W-What is that!?"

"That would be the [Semblance] that I explained earlier. It seems her [Semblance] allows her to create constructs of beings she feels an emotional attachment to based on her reaction when she saw the dragon." Asmodeus states.

"Wow! I hope I get a cool [Semblance] like hers!" Happy cheered.

"If that happened, we would all be doomed." Lucy drily remarks.

Doom is slowly pushed back by the dragon projection. "This… won't stop me…!"

"Is that so?" Irene's staff glows red.

The dragon construct of Belserion gains a red aura and it pushes forward.

"Urgh!" Doom struggles to keep the projection in place.

"[Strength Enchantment]. One of the first spells I've ever learned." Irene states. "Haven't used it in ages, but today I'm feeling very nostalgic."

Doom continues to be pushed back until he is pinned to the wall. He sees a glow coming from its mouth and before he knows it, he is engulfed by a fire-like burst of energy.

"[Sage Dragon Roar]. I really am going old school, as the kids say." Irene says with a smile.

"Guhhhh." Doom's arms suddenly gain mass and he starts to twist the dragon's head.

*CRACK!*

Belserion falls with a loud thud, its neck twisted at an impossible angle before it disappears into pink particles.

Doom walks towards Irene, who simply mockingly claps at the spectacle.

"Nice work. A for effort." Irene praised.

"It's no use. I have all of your magic and more." Doom's smile turns feral as he raises his arm. "Let's see how you like the taste of your own medicine. [Disappear]!" He snaps his fingers.

… but nothing happens.

"What!?" Doom shouts as he keeps snapping his fingers, but to no avail. "Why isn't this working!?"

"Fool. Did you think my magic was something for you to play with?" Irene stares coldly at the golem. "You've only been using my magic because I ALLOWED you to use it. Did you think I would let you use magic that I've spent CENTURIES perfecting just like that? I would rather destroy it than see it in your worthless hands." Irene states before sighing. "A pity, I wanted to see what a so-called 'dragon god' is capable of, but so far, all you've given me is disappointment."

"W-What…?"

"Must I spell it out to you? I destroyed the part of your body that let you use magic. You will never use magic again." Irene revealed.

"W-When did you-!?" Doom remembers the dragon's attack. "The projection!"

"Now you're catching on." Irene's smile turns cocky. "Hiding a spell within another is a simple trick. While you were busy trying to avoid becoming dragon food, I cast an enchantment that would seek out your magic container and destroy it." She smiles at the wood golem with sadistic glee, hoping to break the creature's spirit.

However, to the enchanter's confusion, Doom smirks.

Irene watches a red brow before a series of thorns burst from the ground, wrapping tightly around her body.

"You may have taken my magic, but let's see how you handle my [Curses]!" The vines glow green and travel straight towards Irene.

"AAAAHHHHHHH!" Irene's head bends back as she releases a scream of sheer agony.

*SLASH!*

In a flash, the vines are cut to pieces and Irene falls, but someone grabs her at the last moment and pulls her close to their chest.

"You know, I was content to let Irene fight you on her own since she asked and to give her a chance to test out her new capabilities, and she certainly never fails to impress." Asmodeus remarks before his expression changes to a scowl. "But when you hurt her, that's a personal attack against me. And since Irene swore her loyalty to me, she practically belongs to ME, and I will not allow an overgrown weed take what is MINE!"

Irene blushes at his declaration.

"How did he get up there?" Happy looks back and forth between where Asmodeus is and his original spot.

Levy's eyes sparkle. "That was so sweet! It's like a scene straight out of one of my romance novels!"

Doom throws more of his cursed thrones at the two, but they are all sliced to smithereens.

"Drop dead." He summons dozens of [Gaster Blasters] and fires them all at once at Doom, seemingly destroying it.

However, from the crater a purple mist begins to rise and propels itself straight for them!

Asmodeus dodges the attack, but it manages to grace one of his wings forcing him to land. "Ngh…"

"You were hit with [Magical Barrier Particles]. That was Bloodman's attack." Irene said.

"And who's that?" I asked.

"He was an Etheriouscreated by Zeref to serve in the Spriggan 12. He possesses all of Tartaros' [Curses] as well as [Ice Devil Slayer] magic." Irene explains. "His body is completely made up of [Magical Barrier Particles], which means he can not only poison you with his presence but is almost impervious to physical and magical attacks."

"That would explain how he survived. He deformed at the last minute." He said before noticing something. "You just said he was almost impervious, so that means he has a weakness."

Irene smiles and begins to explain her plan.

"Oh, you clever girl…" Asmodeus had a mischievous grin on his face.

The purple smoke soon converges on the ground and reforms back into Doom. "Do you see now, pests!? I don't need magic to defeat you! Aldoron-sama's power transcends magic!"

"Oh, we see alright." The two walk up to the God Tree. "We see you're nothing more than rat shit."

Doom was dumbstruck. "What did you say?"

"You're a joke, the weakest of the four guardians. Even though you represent death, you were beaten by a little girl and her cat not once, but TWICE." Irene's smile is full of malice. "A useless and pathetic piece of trash like you isn't able to do anything. And the moment things got tough or didn't go your way, you begged Aldoron for power because you couldn't handle a small group of weak humans."

Doom grits his teeth. "Shut up…!"

"Someone like you who relies on borrowed power will always remain the lowest of the low. A being even worse than trash. But I guess that makes sense, considering that Aldoron is also a bottom feeder who uses a magic rock because he's too scared to fight us with his own power." Asmodeus taunts.

Doom reaches his boiling point and his body explodes with [Curse] and [Chaos Energy]. "I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU ALL! SCREW EVERYTHING, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU SUFFER FOR YOUR BLASPHEMY!"

"Well, now we've done it." Asmodeus remarks.

"THIS TIME, I'M GONNA MAKE SURE YOU STAY DEAD!" Dark mist began to surround Doom, however, his body was deforming. "Now disappear forever! [Memento Mori]!"

Irene teleports just as Asmodeus is enveloped by the dark paralytic mist, creating a massive beam of dark spirits that reaches towards the sky.

Doom cackles. "Once the mist gets you, it's all over! You will be neither alive nor dead, you will simply seize to exist! This is the power worthy of Aldoron-sama's [Seed of Death]!" He arrogantly walks towards the pillar. "Now, with you out of the way, I can finish off that wretch and the other pests." He leans closer to the pillar with a grin. "Maybe I'll have some fun with those females before feeding them to Aldoron-sama."

Suddenly, a claw made of obsidian bursts from the pillar and grabs Doom's face. "!?"

"So this is what it feels like to not exist. It's surprisingly very chilly." The pillar disperses, revealing Asmodeus in his devil form.

"Impossible!" Doom yelled.

"Not really. If Gray can resist it, why can't I?" He said. "I have to thank you for playing right into our hands, it made executing Irene's plan so much easier.

"What!?" Doom shouts before feeling something off. "What's going on!?"

"Well, none of us could touch you while the [First Seal] was unlocked. So, Irene devised this plan in order to lower your defenses. And it worked." Asmodeus states. "Though, not gonna lie, I was unnerved when you activated [Memento Mori] but I'm glad my gamble paid off."

"My… strength is… leaving me…" Doom sluggishly whispers as its body withers into a husk.

Asmodeus lets go and takes a step back as the dark power travels through his body. "So this is [Curse] power. It's definitely different from magic."

Irene reappears, now with the rest of Fairy Tail by her side. "Do you have it?"

Asmodeus raises his hand letting it be engulfed in [Curse] power. "Yeah. It's all here."

"I already explained what you're planning, and they reluctantly allowed it." Irene said.

"... Seilah. Come here." Asmodeus calls.

The demon girl walks up to him. "Raise your hand." She does as she's told. "Are you ready?"

Seilah nods and Asmodeus takes her hand. Immediately, Seilah bursts with dark power causing everyone to shield themselves from the intense whirlwinds of darkness.

After another moment, the wind pressure seizes and Seilah is glowing dark blue as she deeply exhales.

Name: Seilah

Title: Goddess of the Chill Moon, Queen of the Underworld, Master of Curses, Frozen Mistress, Enchanter

Level: 96

Affiliation: Tartaros (Former)

HP: 84,566

MP: 47,125

CP: 333,977

SP: 66,789

AP: 91,211

Thoughts about you: Her once and future king

+30 Affection from Seilah (80/100)

Seilah examines herself as she feels all of her old guild's [Curses] coursing inside her. "Incredible… I never thought this was possible."

"Now you are the [Master of Curses], a true creature of death and destruction." He states. "How do you feel?"

Seilah smiles. "Alive. I feel truly alive."

"I bet. And from the look of it, you got more than just [Curses]." He smiles, sensing the new ice magic now riveting inside her.

*SQUELCH!*

"!?" The clone gasps as he looks down, showing a large thorny vine running through his chest before retreating, leaving Asmodeus with a large hole where his heart should be. "Ugh!"

""Master/Asmodeus!"" Everyone cries out as he takes a knee, reverting to his human form.

"I'll kill you… I'll kill you all…!" Doom whispers as he looks at the group, his mummified face and sunken eyes fail to hide the immense rage inside them. "I will complete my duty… even if that means my own destruction…!"

"Argh! Why don't you just die already!?" Brandish screams out in rage.

"I will not die… no one dies here without Aldoron-sama's permission. That is the will of god." Wide cracks begin to form as he begins to exude unknown energy. "I will complete my mission… to my last breath."

"This guy is crazy!" Happy exclaims.

'What is this power? It's out of this world!' Irene has thorough knowledge of magic thanks to her longevity and [Curses] thanks to being part of Zeref's inner circle.

But this? She has never seen anything like it!

"Behold the blessing of the Wood Dragon God Emperor! Behold the power of CHAOS!" Doom's then explodes in an array of colors that blinds everything and everyone.

As the light dies down, everyone's eyes widened at what's before them. Instead of a humanoid tree creature, there is a large wooden dragon with the exact same appearance as Aldoron before fusing with the [Chaos Emerald].

The transformed Doom lets out a roar and roots rise from the ground before launching themselves forward.

The group gets ready but to their shock the roots zip past them as they soon realize their true target: their unconscious guildmates.

"No!" Lucy moves, but it's too late as the roots stab into everyone.

"AAAAHHHHH!" Everyone's eyes snap open and they let out a piercing scream of pain.

"What's happening!?" Cana says as they see the roots swelling.

"He's… he's draining them of their magic, of their lifeforce!" Levy replies, horrified.

Thinking quickly, Lucy dismisses her [Star Dress] and holds up another key. "[Open the Gate of the Giant Crab! Cancer!]" She chants and in front of her appears a man that looks reminiscent of a hairdresser. His hair is black and braided in red cornrows that end in a shape that resembles crab's pincers and has thick lips. He wears a blue striped shirt and dark trousers with two aquamarine stripes each side, also wearing boots in his feet. In his pants there's a ring chain in the right pocket and a hairdresser tools' bag in the left side of his belt. He wears a golden necklace and it's commonly seen with his two main weapons: Scissors. The color of his eyes is unknown because Cancer always wears sunglasses with green lenses. He also has six crab legs that appear from his back.

"What kind of hairstyle would you like today? -ebi" Cancer asks while opening and closing his scissors like crab pincers.

"Cancer, I need you to cut those roots now!" Lucy orders.

"On it -ebi." Cancer blurs out of sight and seems to be going through the guild at an astonishing rate before reappearing back next to Lucy.

*CRACK!*

Cancer and Lucy look shocked as the spirit's trademark scissors break apart and fall to the ground.

"I-Impossible…!" Cancer said in shock causing him to even lose his verbal tic.

Asmodeus slowly stands up. "Your scissors are not gonna cut through those roots. They've been enhanced with [Chaos Energy]."

"Are you okay, Asmodeus-sama?" Brandish asks as he helps him stay upright.

"Yeah, look." He shows her the hole in his chest growing smaller. "I'm almost done regenerating."

"We still need to cut those roots." Irene said.

"Can't you just use some kind of enchantment on them?" Pantherlily asked.

Irene shakes her head. "I cannot. My mastery of enchantment may be vast but it's not infallible. I have tried to use high enchantments but none of them worked." She said, "Whatever this [Chaos Energy] is, it's interfering with my spells."

Doom lets out a raspy cackle as his magical power begins to rise.

"Hey, is it just me or is that thing getting stronger?" A scared Lucy asks.

"He's using the guild as a battery to power his magic. Get ready!" Asmodeus told them.

Doom opens his mouth and unleashes a purple beam of energy at us, resulting in a large explosion.

As the smoke clears, the apostle of the dragon god sees a cracked green barrier instead of piles of ashes, making it growl in annoyance.

Asmodeus kneels as the barrier breaks down, surprising everyone.

"Dammit…! Don't tell me I'm already reaching my limit!" A tired Asmodeus cursed. "I need to… keep it together…!"

Doom pulls it's neck as it charges up another blast, ready to end this.

*SQUELCH!*

Something gets lodged in Doom's mouth, causing the energy to build up in his neck and explode.

The group look up to find Erza in her [Heaven's Wheel Armor], Mirajane in her [Satan Soul], and another Asmodeus floating just above them.

"Looks like we made it just in time." Erza remarks with a smile.

"ERZA! Boy, am I glad to see you!" Lucy shouts from the top of her lungs.

"Aye, sir!" Happy chimed.

The trio descend down as they greet the group (while also surprised that there are now TWO Asmodeus) before the newcomers see what Doom has done to their teammates and immediately go into action.

Mira uses her sharp claws and Erza her blades, but the moment they make contact they snap into two.

"Don't bother. If I can't separate them, what chance do you two have?" Irene asks, surprising the two S-Class mages particularly Erza.

"Irene?! How is this possible?! I saw you die right in front of me!" Erza exclaimed, shocked to see the woman who was both the Queen of Dragons and her Biological Mother was alive.

Irene simply smiles. "Let's just say I had a way of escaping death to preserve my soul after my original death, but the real credit goes to my new lover, Asmodeus-sama!" She coyly replies before embracing the Asmodeus clone next to her towards the end of her proclamation.

"LOVER?!" Erza and Mirajane yelled in surprise, while the Asmodeus who accompanied them looked at his "brother" with a questioning look, to which the twin simply sighs and shrugs in response, his eyes and expression clearly saying 'it's a long story'.

"Uh, as surprising as this is, I'm more curious as to who you are, and why you resemble Erza?" Mirajane questioned while looking back and forth between Erza and Irene. "The resemblance is concerningly uncanny."

Before Erza or Irene could respond, Happy beats them to it.

"You won't believe it, Mira! Her name is Irene Belserion, and she's the Queen of Dragons, the creator of Dragon Slayer Magic and the original Dragon Slayer, and apparently even Erza's birth mother!" Happy yelled.

"WHAT?!" Mirajane yelled in shock, clearly shocked at the information, but the last one clearly was the most personally significant given that she immediately looked at Erza. "She is your MOTHER, Erza?!"

"Technically, yes, she is my biological mother, but as far as I am concerned, our relationship is purely our blood connection. My real family is those in Fairy Tail," Erza sighs but nods in confirmation, though her tone became more firm upon mentioning Fairy Tail.

"Indeed, I am the woman who gave birth to Erza, though in all honesty, I lost the right to call myself her mother long ago and I accept the fact that I will never be her mother in the end, though for what it's worth I'm glad she has a new family," Irene says in a resigned but accepting tone.

"I see…" Mirajane says, still processing the information.

"I can understand how you're feeling, Mira. I'm still trying to process the fact that this woman is Erza's mother!" Lucy exclaims.

"No kidding, but after seeing her in action, it's clear where Erza gets her looks and her magical talent from. And here I thought I was the only girl in Fairy Tail with a powerful and mind-blowing parent, but clearly I was wrong." Cana adds "No offense, Erza, but you seem to have a lot to live up to."

"... I suppose so." Erza mused.

The second Asmodeus, meanwhile, looks at his twin with an analytical eye. "You look like shit."

"I feel like shit, too. I've used up almost all of my power. I can't even maintain my devil form anymore." The first grunts as he moves around sluggishly.

"And I'm gonna guess it's because of that thing." He points to the headless wooden dragon.

The first Asmodeus makes a so-so gesture. "More or less."

The second clone glances at Doom's regenerating head. "You mind filling me in on what's going on?"

"Basically, Aldoron pumped the God Seed with even more [Chaos Energy], making him stronger. Thanks to Irene, the two of us were able to defeat it but then it took this form and is using the rest of Fairy Tail as batteries to power itself." The first Asmodeus explained.

The second clone blinks at the summary. "Thank you… that makes everything quite clear."

The two then turn to see Brandish walking up to them.

"Asmodeus-sama, is this another one of your clones?" Brandish asks, curious though a little excited to see another version of her beloved master.

"Technically, we're both clones, as we are both copies of the original Asmodeus. We don't exactly share thoughts or memories, FYI, so he's not gonna be aware of everything I experienced or know." The first Asmodeus replied, before looking at his fellow clone. "You should already know she is Brandish μ, and as why she is here-"

"I am here because I have sworn my love and loyalty to my darling Asmodeus-sama~! I will follow and support him to the end of time!" Brandish proudly proclaims while tightly hugging and clinging to the first Asmodeus while looking at him with hearts in her eyes and a blush on her face, her massive breasts pressing against his toned chest.

The second Asmodeus once again looks at his fellow clone with a questioning expression that clearly conveyed 'what the fuck happened?', to which the first Asmodeus simply sighed again while unspokenly conveying 'it's a LONG story'.

Erza and Mirajane were once again surprised to see another Spriggan present and one who apparently was also loyal and interested in Asmodeus, though they felt a strong sense of Deja Vu.

'It's like we're seeing another version of Juvia!' They both thought.

"So, question: how do we break the God Seed's connection to the guild? Cutting the roots is out of the question, so there must be another way." The second clone asks.

"That's what I'm trying to figure out. So far, I got nothing." The first clone said.

"Okay, so what DO YOU know so far? What happened to make the God Seed use the guild this way?" He asked.

The first Asmodeus ponders for a moment. "... Doom had [Enchantment] magic along with [Ice] magic and the Etherious' [Curses]. Not to mention its original magic as the [Seed of Death]."

"And what changed?"

"Irene destroyed its magic container, rendering its magical ability moot. It still had the [Curses] but I took that out, too." His eyes widened as he put the pieces together. "We took its power."

"Yep." The second clone nods.

"But that doesn't explain why it needs to drain the others of their magic. With the amount [Chaos Energy] it has, it doesn't even need it unless..." The first surmised.

"Unless… they can't use it." The second clone finished. "[Chaos Energy] is the power born from thought. More importantly, it is power enriched by the heart." He turns to Doom. "A hollow creature like Doom, who doesn't even have a heart let alone an ounce of free will, can't hope to control or even use the power of the Chaos Emeralds."

"And I'm guessing that thanks to the imbalance of energy it disabled his ability to regenerate his container, which is why he is using other Fairy Tail members as batteries instead." The first surmised.

The group watches as their guildmate's bodies become more and more decrepit, their consciousness slipping away as more of their energy is being drained.

Mira silently cries as she watches her siblings slowly turning into mummies.

Cana feels the same as her father slowly turns into dust.

"I'm sorry…" Cana whispers as tears fall on her father's body.

Doom's head fully heals and lets out a roar at the group.

"Please, we need to do something! We can't just stand here and watch our guildmates die! There has to be some way we can defeat Doom even with this [Chaos Energy]!" Mira cried out in a desperate tone, tears streaming her beautiful face from watching her siblings slowly dying.

"Asmodeus, please! There has to be something you can do! You've already shown to be able to do incredible things, so please save our Guildmates from Doom! Gildarts may be an annoying pervert at times, but he's still my Dad and I can't lose him!" Cana pleaded to Asmodeus, putting her hope in him and begging for a solution.

"The problem is, there are very few if any things that can rival or trump [Chaos Energy], even for me! Unless…,"the first Asmodeus clone said in a contemplating tone before looking at his fellow clone and new followers with a crazy idea in mind. "There may be a way to stop him, but it's incredibly risky and there's no telling what could happen."

"What is it?" The second Asmodeus clone curiously asked.

"Our best shot at weakening Doom and freeing everyone is to try absorbing as much [Chaos Energy] as we can from Doom, weakening it long enough to sever his connection to them." The first Asmodeus told them, causing their eyes to widen.

"Can they do that?" Happy asks the only female Exceed in the guild. "It doesn't sound like they can."

"Do we have any other options? It's either this or death." Carla retorts to her fellow Exceed.

"Draining the God Seed of this power should be able to free the others, but…" Wendy says with uncertainty.

"Is such a thing even safe? Surely exposure to such energy would have unknown consequences, right?" Levy asked in a worried tone.

"My twin and I can do it, we're the only ones who know how this power works." The first Asmodeus volunteers.

"Asmodeus-sama, let me help as well. Thanks to the [Absorption Curse], I can aid in absorbing the [Chaos Energy] as well!" Seilah said.

"I wish to help too, Asmodeus-sama! Thanks to the knowledge I gained from August-sama, I have mastery in countless forms of magic, including the [White Arts]! I can use it to siphon the [Chaos Energy] into myself!" Brandish proclaims, determined to help her beloved master.

"I will aid as well, darling. I may not be able to fully extract the [Chaos Energy] with my [Enchantments], but I should be able to help siphon it off, especially when aiding you and the others," Irene spoke to Asmodeus in a determined tone.

"Girls…" The second was touched by their devotion to him.

"Are you all sure? There's no telling what potential consequences may stem from this."The first asked all of them.

"We know the risks and accept the potential consequences, beloved. You have helped us when we needed it most in ways we can never fully repay, but it's only fair we support you to the end no matter what!" Irene replied firmly, with the others nodding in agreement.

Seeing as they won't change their minds, the first Asmodeus nods and turns to his fellow clone.

"You ready?"

"Like you even need to ask." The second Asmodeus replied with a smirk.

Doom roars and charges forward, relying on its basic instincts rather than its higher functions.

"That energy must have fried whatever you would call its brain. It's no different from an animal now." Brandish remarks.

"Which will make this a whole lot easier." The second Asmodeus slams his hands together causing the ground to rise under Doom's feet, twisting and binding into a pseudo-prison.

"Now!" The five rush towards the wood dragon as it struggles to break free from its binds. They place their hands on the exposed areas and they begin to glow.

Their skin lights up as their veins turn into energy pathways for the [Chaos Energy].

"S-So… this is what [Chaos Energy] is like…?" Brandish stammers, trying to stay focused.

"Keep it together, Brandish-san." Seilah said, but even is starting to wear down.

Doom roars into the sky, its eyes and mouth glow a bright violet as it realizes more [Chaos Energy].

"Shit!" The first Asmodeus grunts as he feels like he's about to get crushed.

"It's Doom! It's… trying to crush us under its power." The second Asmodeus states.

Doom's head looms down at the group as it charges a beam attack before something blasts its head.

"Hey ugly! Forget about us!?" Lucy shouts in her [Star Dress: Sagittarius Form].

"Yeah, we still have some unfinished business!" Cana shouts as she holds a set of cards in each hand.

Levy writes "Fire" in the air and it ignites, joining the eight others behind her.

Pantherlily raises his arms with his fellow Exceeds by his side. He may have lost his sword, but he doesn't need one to defeat his enemies.

Mirajane transforms into her [Satan Soul: Halphas] while Erza uses her Semblance to create five [Aura] clones each donning the [Black Wing Armor], [Piercing Armor], [Adamantite Armor], [Ataraxia Armor], and the [Wind God Armor].

"Wow! What are those!?" Happy points at the clones.

"These are my Semblance. I call them the [Scarlet Legion]." Erza replies.

"Cool!" Happy's eyes sparkle.

Wendy raises her hands at the group. "[Arms!] [Armor!] [Vernier!]" She chants as everyone is surrounded in auras of varying colors that seem to strengthen them ten fold.

Without a second to spare, the group charges at the dragon and unleashes their strongest attacks with extreme ferocity.

Doom roars as he blasts them, but its attacks all miss as the fairies prove to be too fast for it.

"It's working!" Lucy said as she more arrows.

"Haaaa!" Pantherlily punches Doom in the face, causing large cracks to form and energy to leak out of said cracks.

With Doom distracted, the others continue to siphon more energy.

"It's working. Doom is starting to weaken!" The first Asmodeus shouts.

"M-Master…! I-I can't-!" Brandish begins vomiting blood.

"Brandish!" The second Asmodeus calls out.

"Dammit! We're too close to fail!"

Within the prison, parts of Doom's body turn gray and break down.

*CRACK!*

"AH!" The girls scream as translucent cracks form on their arms.

"Shit! It feels like my body is being torn apart…!" The second Asmodeus hissed.

The first clone narrows his eyes as he begins to take in more energy than everyone else, causing the cracks in his arms to grow and extend.

The second clone sees what he's doing and his eyes widen in horror. "Stop!"

"HHAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The first lets out a war cry as he continues to siphon even MORE energy before he is engulfed in light.

*BOOM!*

Everyone is blown back by the explosion of violet light that raises upwards and pierces the heavens before it quickly stops.

The demonized clone gets up as he surveys his surroundings. "Everyone alright?"

Soon, the others start to get up. They were shaken up but relatively unharmed.

The clone looks for his twin before stopping to stare at the massive silhouette hovering over him.

A powerful gust of wind dissipates the dust cloud revealing the head of Doom, gray and lifeless with the remains of its neck keeping it suspended in the air.

"..." Asmodeus stares at the remains before his eyes move downwards to the familiar figure standing in front of it. "Um, hello?"

The figure's head twitches and they turn around, causing Asmodeus to look shocked at what he sees.

Standing in front of him is the first clone of Asmodeus, but something was wrong. His arms seem to no longer be made of flesh, but instead a crystallized violet substance. Cracks can be seen all over his body, glowing in a pattern similar to a heartbeat. The sclera is his eyes are black like his devil form, but instead of silver, his eyes are now glowing amethyst purple.

"Hey…" The first Asmodeus greets, his voice hollowed and raspy, like he hasn't spoken in years.

He inspects his body and sees the changes brought by his actions. "So, this is what it's like to possess the power of chaos." He looks at his crystal hands and clenches them to form fists. "I like it. I think I'll call this my [Chaos Mode]."

"Why did you do that? Do you have any idea what kind of risk you were putting yourself in?" The second clone demands.

"It was either this or let Seilah, Brandish, and Irene die." The first states.

"No they won't. They're too strong to die from something like that." The second argues.

The first glares at his twin. "Don't be stupid. You saw Brandish vomiting blood back there and who knows what effects that much energy had on Seilah and Irene's bodies." He said. "I did what I had to do to save their lives."

The second glares back. "You give them too little credit. They've survived worse than this."

"And I think you're giving them too much credit." The first retorts. "They had no idea what [Chaos Energy] was and yet they still went and absorbed some of it."

"But they survived. And in the end, that's all that matters." The second told him.

"NOOOO!" A familiar voice screams out.

The two clones turn to each other. "Mira!" The two straight towards the source of the scream and are horrified by what they find.

Mummified corpses of the guild can be seen laid out across the floor, all of them drained of their life essence.

"We… We were too late." The second clone whispered.

"Elfman… Lisanna…" Mira weeps as she hugs the lifeless husks of her siblings.

"No…no…" Cana sobs as she rests her head on her father's chest.

The atmosphere felt cold and tense as the Asmodeus Clones and the other members of Fairy Tail were forced to take in the gruesome scene before them.

"No, NO! This can't be! We stopped Doom! How could this happen?!" Lucy cried, tears coming out of her eyes.

"Despite our best efforts, we were too late. By the time we destroyed that bastard, they were already dead." Panther Lily said in a somber tone.

Carla was trying to keep a strong front to comfort a clearly devastated Wendy, but was failing on both accounts as both were crying at the scene.

"Why? Why couldn't we save them in time? Why did Doom have to do this? Our guildmates, our family…" Wendy spoke in a shaken and pain-filled voice.

Erza and Happy went to Mira to try and comfort her to no avail, though it didn't help that even they had tears coming out of their eyes.

Levy was also taking in the heartbreaking scene, watching so many of her guildmates, many of whom she knew for years and were her surrogate family, in such a horrible state was like something from a nightmare.

She too had tears trailing her face, but perked up in realization as she turned to the Asmodeus clones.

"Can you bring them back, Asmodeus?" Levy asked in a shaky tone, causing the clones to look at the Bluenette while the members of Fairy Tail who weren't mourning blood relatives turned to look at them upon hearing the question. "You mentioned how you had methods of reviving people when speaking of Irene's spirit being inside Wendy, and you managed to bring her back. Can you…can you do the same for our guildmates?"

At this point, everyone was staring at the clones with hope in their eyes, but the strongest reactions came from Mira and Cana.

"Asmodeus, please. I'm begging you…if you can truly revive the dead, please bring back Lisanna and Elfman. They're everything to me, and I can't live in a world without them." Mirajane pleaded in a mixed tone and expression of hope and desperation, her eyes red from crying.

"I already lost my mom when I was a kid, I can't lose my father too. And the other members of Fairy Tail were the only other family I had. If there is any chance you can bring them back, can you please do so?" Cana said in a very vulnerable tone.

Without answering, the second clone raises his hand and reaches out, opening a black vortex that he puts his hand in before pulling out an orange-looking feather.

"This is called a [Phoenix Down]." He shows Cana the feather. "If you place it on a dead person, they'll instantly come back to life."

Everyone's eyes widened at the explanation and their joy started to rise.

But what he said next crushed their hopes to a pulp.

"But… the boss has only managed to find two, so there's only enough to revive two people…" The clone bites his lower lip at the revelation.

Until he sees a purple hand take the small feather.

The second clone of Asmodeus looks up and sees his mutated twin walk forward. "What are you doing?"

The chaos-fueled clone turns to them. "[Chaos Energy] is fueled by the thoughts and will of its user. If I can transfer all of the energy I absorbed into the [Phoenix Down], as long as my heart stays true, then I can make the impossible possible."

"... may your Heart be your guiding Key." The second clone quotes, confusing the others.

The first smirks. "Yeah. Exactly that." [Chaos Energy] begins to rise from his arms as it is absorbed by the feather, causing it to glow purple.

He levitates as more energy is transferred into the [Phoenix Down] before it explodes into pollen-like orange wisps that spread across the area.

These glowing wisps begin to fall from above and land on the corpses, which begin to glow the moment they make contact.

Lucy, Wendy, Levy, Carla, Happy, and PantherLily watch in amazement as one by one their friends are brought back to life.

"Unbelievable…" Lucy says, marveling at the beautiful sight as tears roll off her face. "It's a miracle…"

+80 Reputation with Lucy Heartfillia (100/100)

+80 Reputation with Levy McGarden 100/100)

+80 Reputation with Happy (100/100)

+80 Reputation with Carla (100/100)

+80 Reputation with Panther Lily (100/100)

Cana watches one of these wisps fall on Gildarts causing his body to glow orange. After a moment, the light stops and Gildarts looks rejuvenated.

And then… he opens his eyes.

"Hey… where did all the winged babes go? I was gonna get the greatest lap dance of my life." Groans Gildarts.

"You little…" Cana's brow twitches as tick marks appear on her forehead. "Jump off your own ass and die!" She hits Gildarts in the stomach hard.

"Guah!" Gildarts cries from the sheer pain. "What did I do!?" He yelled before getting tackled into a tight hug. "Cana?"

"Never… never leave me again!" Cana sobbed.

Gildarts blinks before he smiles. "I'm not going anywhere." He strokes his daughter's hair.

Mira, meanwhile, cries her eyes out as she hugs her two siblings tight.

"Waa! You're alive! You're alive! Oh thank god, you're alive!" Mira cries as she pulls her siblings closer.

"H-Hey, stop it nee-san!" Lisanna groans. "I can't breathe…!"

"A real man can live without air to breathe, Lisanna!" Elfman exclaims.

"No, they can't!" Her little sister argued.

+100 Affection from Mirajane Strauss (100/100)

+100 Affection from Cana Alberona (100/100)

Irene, Brandish and Seilah watch with bewilderment as not only are the people coming back to life, but also the wildlife around them.

"It's beautiful…" Seilah said.

"I didn't think Etherious had a concept of beauty." Irene remarked.

"You would be correct. But I am, as humans would call it, an exception to the rule." Seilah adds with a smile.

Brandish raises her hand as an orange wisp falls in front of her and catches it, only for it to disperse in her hands.

The second Asmodeus continues to watch his clone glow purple as he uses more power before stopping and the dome disappears.

The clone rushes forward as he sees his twin's descend and quickly catches him and lays him on the ground.

Everyone gathers around the twins as the clone stops glowing, revealing two stumps where his arms should be.

The first slowly turns to his twin and opens his eyes, revealing just empty sockets. "Hey… did it work?"

"Yeah. Everyone's alive, thanks to you." The second Asmodeus assures him.

"Good. My gamble paid off again." His body starts to crumble. "Hey… protect them, will you? It would suck if all my hard work went to waste…"

The second chuckles. "That was the plan."

The first clone closes his eyes and his body turns into black smoke.

Everyone watches the smoke rise in the sky.

"Where is he going?" Happy asks.

"Back to where he belongs." Asmodeus said as the smoke flew away.

"Now then," Asmodeus stands up and turns to everyone. "Let's start and unlock your [Aura]."

---

Gray and Juvia run through the narrow roads of the labyrinth.

"How much longer do we have to run until we get to the exit!?" Gray said.

"Juvia doesn't know. Juvia thinks their friend is trying his best." Juvia said.

"It's been 40 minutes!" Gray exclaims.

After the fight with Metro, the duo didn't have to wait long for Asmodeus to return. He told them about a crack in one of the labyrinth walls but it's on the other side of the dragon. He also said that he had mapped the route and all they had to do was follow the markers he left behind.

"Juvia thinks we are lost." Juvia said.

"What makes you say that?" Gray asked.

"Because there are no markers on the walls."

Gray and Juvia stop and the Ice wizard takes a good look at the walls. "Shit!"

"Please do not get angry, Gray-sama." Juvia said.

Gray grits his teeth before letting out a sigh. "You're right, but now what do we do? We can't exactly go back the way we came."

"Maybe wait for Asmodeus-san?"

Gray shakes his head. "That's a bad idea. Who knows how long it'll be before he can find us or those wood monsters." He said. "The best thing we can do is keep moving forward and hope for something good to happen."

Juvia nods. "Okay."

With no other choice, the two continue forward, until they eventually reach a crossroads.

"Damn, which way do we go now!?" Gray says as he looks at each path with frustration.

"Gray-sama!" Juvia points to one of the paths.

Gray turns to the direction she's pointing and sees Laxus and Makarov running towards them, with a flying Asmodeus in toe

"Master! Laxus-san!" Juvia smiles happily at the sight of familiar faces.

"What are you guys doing here!?" Laxus asks.

"We could ask you the same." Gray turns to the clone. "And you ditched us!"

The Asmodeus clone just looks confused. "I think you may be confusing me with another clone. I've been with these two the entire time."

"He's right. If it wasn't for his assistance, we would have surely perished." Makarov said.

Gray just looks confused. "So where's OUR clone?"

The fourth Asmodeus closes his eyes and tunes everything, entering some kind of trance. He uses [Dark Matter] to expand his senses as he tries to find a signature identical to his own.

'There!' He opens his eyes. "He is just southeast of here." He points to the path to his right. "If we take this path, we should reach him in 5 minutes."

"Did you use [Sensing Magic]?" Makarov asked.

"Us clones are created through [Dark Matter] so we are all connected in some shape or form. All I had to do was trace the residual [Dark Matter] back to a specific source which in this case was the clone Gray and Juvia are with." He unfolds his wings and flies towards the path. "Now, are we just gonna stand here and talk or are we gonna find my twin?"

The guild follows the clone they traverse through the path. They take many turns, many routes that were identical to the last. The unchanging scenery was making them dizzy and tired.

"Ugh, are we there yet?" Gray groaned.

"Almost." Asmodeus replies.

"You've been hanging around Natsu too much. You're starting to sound like him." Laxus remarks.

"Shut up!" Gray snap.

Eventually, they reach their destination: a dead end with a door in the middle.

And a familiar figure standing in front of it.

"HEY!" Gray yells.

"?" The clone turns around and sees everyone. "Hi there." He then notices the other clone. "I wasn't expecting to see you here."

"Well, shit happens." The other Asmodeus shrugs. "Anyways, what are you doing here?"

"... this wasn't here before. It suddenly rose from the ground without any warning." He turns to the massive wall. "It's like it… wants us to go inside."

"Well, that's not foreboding at all." Gray remarks.

"I've been meaning to investigate, but my senses tell me to stay away." He narrows his eyes at the inviting entrance. "I don't let us leave once we go inside."

"Wait, what makes you think we'll go in there with you?" Laxus asks.

"Because you have nowhere else to go." He points and when Laxus turns he sees that the path they came from is gone. "As you can see, the road is already sealed, our only chance now is to move forward."

Gray narrows his eyes. "You… you knew this was gonna happen."

"You should have deduced it already, Gray, that the labyrinth is forever changing." Perspective switches to the labyrinth walls. "The speed the walls change in is well beyond what the human eye can perceive. So for you it's like taking a wrong turn." He said. "This is because of Aldoron's [Chaos Energy], it's mutating him even as we speak."

"What's [Chaos Energy]?" Gray asks.

"Its thoughts manifested as power. It's what powers the Chaos Emeralds and what Aldoron is using to 'ascend', as he puts it." The fourth clone states. "It has no known limit; just holding one of the emeralds gives a person the power to rule the world."

"You seem to know a whole lot about them, pal." A weary Gray points out making everyone give the clones a skeptical look.

"... the boss has known about them all of his life. Originally, he dismissed them as a mere fiction, until he found one of the fabled rocks underneath a bird's nest." The third clone said.

"... you're joking, right?" Laxus skeptically asked.

"Well, it was a carnivorous monster bird, but you get my point." The third clone shrugs.

"Anyways, we need to move forward. There's no telling what'll happen if we remain idle like this." The fourth clone said.

"Can't we just break through the walls?" Juvia asks.

"Already tried, and it led me straight back here." The third Asmodeus said.

"What about flying?" Makarov asks.

The third clone flies upwards but the moment he reaches the threshold, spear-like branches sprout from the walls at supersonic speeds, but the clone manages to dodge them.

"As you can see, flying isn't an option." The clone says as he lands in front of them.

"Can we go already!? All this dialogue is making me sleepy!" The fourth clone exclaims.

With no room left for doubt, the Fairy Tail wizard decides to head in. One by one, the wizards and the clones go through the dark entrance, unsure of what they'll find inside.

Juvia is the last one left as she looks at the entrance but remains undaunted.

"Off to the garden of madness." She takes a step forward and disappears in the darkness.

When she steps inside, she sees what the others see and is perplexed by what she sees. They seem to have arrived in a tropical forest of sorts, with a large river separating the landmass beyond and only a wooden bridge connecting them.

"Wow. I thought this was going to be a den full of monsters, not a tropical paradise." Gray looks up and sees the sun shining above them. "Is that really the sun?"

"Make no mistake. We are inside the building, but the interior has been connected to another dimension." Third clone states.

"Fascinating." Makarov muses as he watches a butterfly pass by.

Juvia hears a sound from behind and when she turns back, she sees that the entrance is now gone.

"Guys, the entrance is gone!" Juvia exclaims, causing everyone (except the clones) to look back in shock.

"What!? That can't be!" Laxus walks towards the spot where the entrance was, only to pass through and find nothing there. "What the!? Where's the wall!?"

"We've been disconnected from the outside world. He knows we're here." The fourth clone said.

"So what do we do now!?" Laxus yelled.

"What we've done so far: we follow the path." He said as the view zooms out to show the bridge.

With no other option than to move forward, the group walks the old but otherwise firm to the other side of the river and reach a tropical forest.

The Asmodeus clones create sharp black tentacles and proceed to steadily cut a path through the thick forest.

"You think we'll be able to get back?" Gray asks his partner.

"Juvia doesn't know, but Juvia has a feeling everything will be okay." Juvia said.

Gray arches an eyebrow. "What makes you so sure?"

That's when Juvia does something out of character. "I don't know. I just believe everything will be fine."

Gray was a little surprised by this. Not once has he heard Juvia talk in first-person. It was odd and definitely out of character for her. But if she believes they'll be okay, then he'll believe, too.

'Fairies do have the luck of devils.' Gray mused, remembering someone in Magnolia saying it in passing once.

Eventually, after cutting down more trees, the group sees a clearing and finds something bizarre.

"What's a Mayan Temple doing here?" The third clone whispers to his twin.

"You think Aldoron connected this place to Earth?" The fourth clone whispers back.

"Maybe? The structure is familiar, but I don't recognize the markings."

"Hey! What are you two whispering about!?" Laxus' yelling catches the two off guard.

The twins turn to dragon slayer. "It's nothing. It's just that we've seen this building before."

"You've seen it? Where exactly?" Makarov asks.

"Around certain cities, usually serving as tourist attractions." The fourth clone comments. "Let's go. I have a feeling we'll find some answers inside."

The group walk up the steps and eventually reach the top and enter the temple. The inside was composed entirely of rock and trees with vase-shaped plants hanging limply from the ceiling with silhouettes inside them.

"What is this place? Some kind of greenhouse?" The third clone said.

Makarov walks towards one of the plants with a silhouette. As he gets closer, the silhouette becomes much more recognizable to the old master. "Max?"

"Bickslow! Evergreen! Fried!" Makarov turns to find Laxus distraught at seeing his [Thunder God Tribe] trapped inside the plants.

He immediately tries to tear the plant open, but it doesn't budge. "Damnit!" He engulfs one of his fists in lightning, "[Lighting Dragon Iron Fist!]" He punches the plant only to absorb his lighting like a sponge, effectively negating the attack. "What the hell is going on!?"

The clones stare at the plant holding Jellal.

"It appears that some of your guildmates are trapped in magic-resistant pod plants that apparently also incapacitates them." The Third Asmodeus clone states, before looking at his twin with a grim expression. "This is bad, very bad."

"Why?" Makarov asks the clones, his distress clearly visible to all.

"The boss has seen something like this before, where people are knocked out and kept imprisoned within plants that are difficult to release them from." The fourth Asmodeus clone told him, his mind racing through a few similar scenarios in various shows and anime from Earth, the [Infinite Tsukuyomi] from Naruto being a prime example. "In those situations, the individuals are kept incapacitated using either special substances or mental fantasies of their greatest desires, and all the while the plants holding them slowly saps them of their vitality. And given that we are dealing with a dragon who referred to the people who lived in the cities built on his body as 'nutrients', it doesn't take genius to figure out what their purpose is."

"Very perceptive, you lowly insects." An arrogant voice called out to them, causing them to turn and see a plant-like individual walk towards them.

The Asmodeus clones immediately recognize him as Gears, one of Aldoron's God Seeds.

"Who the hell are you?" Laxus demands.

"I am Gears, of the five Guardian Deities. I have been tasked by Aldoron-sama to watch over the Pitfall Room." Gears said.

"Pitfall Room?" Juvia asks.

Gears extends his arms outwards, gesturing the entire room. "This is where the humans who foolishly venture on the Wood Dragon God end up. They are then digested and converted to magical power for Aldoron-sama to feed and grow."

The Fairies are mortified and attempt to free their friends.

"It's no use. No matter how strong or powerful you are, you will never free your friends. They are bound to me." Gears said.

"So, you're saying that those plants are indestructible so long as you're alive?" The fourth clone asks and Gears nods.

"Heh." Laxus' smile is all teeth as he cracks his knuckles. "That's all I needed to hear." He begins to gather large amounts of lightning around one of his fists before bending his arm.

Gears watches blankly as magical energy gathers around the human.

"Take this! [Lightning Dragon's Breakdown First]!" He extends his arm forward causing a magic circle to appear in front of him as his fist collides with it. The magic circle unleashes an oversized version of his fist, completely coated in lightning and launched towards his unmoving opponent.

The impact causes a shockwave that violently shakes the entire structure as stray lighting flies about.

"Wow…" Gray was in awe at the display. "Laxus really goes all out."

"But did he beat him?" Juvia asks.

"..." The twins stare at the unmoving back of Laxus. "... something's wrong?"

Makarov sees his grandson trembling. "Laxus…?" But as he moves closer, he jolts as his grandson bends back.

"AAAAHHHHHH!" Laxus screams as he holds his left arm, twisted and bleeding with bone poking out of his skin.

"Laxus!" The others yell in concern as they immediately see him and look at the dragon slayer's injury.

"How did this happen?" Makarov asked in shock, before glaring at Gears. "What did you do to my grandson?"

"He hurt himself." Gears smugly replied. "His injury is a result of his guilt being reflected back at himself."

"What the hell kind of answer is that!?" Gray replied in a demanding tone. "What do you mean, his guilt!?"

The God Seed laughs at the response, with an expression as if he was dealing with a naive and stupid child.

"All you stupid and pathetic humans bear and feel guilt in some way or form from your own actions and experiences," Gears replied. "And as a chosen guardian of the great Aldoron-sama, I can take that guilt and use it against those who dare stand against him! The more guilt one bears, the more it will be used against them and the more suffering they will experience!"

"You bastard!" Gray screams as he rushes forward with Juvia quickly in toe.

"[Ice Make: Battle Axe]!" Gray creates a crescent wave of ice at the God Seed.

"[Water Slicer]!" Juvia swipes her arms, sending scythe-like blades of water at her target.

Gears merely extends his arms leaving himself wide open as their attacks connect.

"Guah!" Juvia coughs up blood as a large hole suddenly appears on the right of her waist.

"Guh!" Fresh cuts appear all across Gray's upper body and begin to bleed.

"Foolish humans, were you not listening? The more guilt you bear, the more it will be used against you." He watches the two mages fall to their knees as he smiles. "For that is the decree of god."

"Guilt, huh?" The fourth Asmodeus clone says, before turning to his clone who has the same idea in mind.

"Indeed, and since it stems from your own guilt, you are essentially only injuring yourself!" Gears arrogantly proclaims. "And lucky for me, you lowly humans reek of guilt, making it impossible for you to stand against me, and soon you all will become nutrients for Aldoron-sama!"

Makarov grits his teeth at the sight of his children being harmed.

"From the moment humankind developed their knowledge, they sealed their fate. They've trapped themselves in an endless cycle of sin that will never waver, never diminished, and never unpunished." Gears stares down at the humans with disdain. "I am he who judges humanity, the voice of god, and I name you all Guilty for existing." However, he suddenly finds himself staring at the ceiling. "... eh?"

The perspective changes to reveal Gears has been sliced to pieces, with his head flying up before quickly falling and landing on a pile of his own body.

"... impossible!" A beheaded Gears shouts in disbelief as two figures enter his field of vision.

"Impossible? Why does that word sound so familiar?" The third Amsodeus mused.

"Probably from one of our 'brothers'. Remember, we are all linked together in some shape or form." The fourth Asmodeus said.

"How is this possible…!? Your guilt should have destroyed you both…!" Gears said, causing the clones to laugh. "What's so funny…!?"

"Sorry to disappoint you, Gears, but you triggered my trap card." The third clone said.

Gears blinks. "What…!?"

"We're not affected by your little magic trick because the boss has nothing to feel guilty about." The fourth clone states. "And since we're his clones, the same also applies to us, rendering your little 'blessing' completely useless."

"That's ridiculous! All living things carry guilt within their hearts no matter how small! Your original should be no different!" Gears argue.

"Maybe, but feeling guilt doesn't exactly mean much to us due to our nature." The fourth said.

"Face it, pal. You just met your match." The third adds.

Gears' face cringes with anger as his body quickly reforms back to its original state.

"My equal? Such arrogance from a pair of wraiths. Do you truly think you're a match for an apostle of god? I will make you bow your heads in forgiveness before the next minute is done." Gears declare as vines detach from the walls and attack.

The two clones jump back as the vine collides and level the floor they were just on.

"We should split up. Someone has to heal the others." The third states as the two land on top of trees.

"I'll do it. Just keep that weed distracted." The fourth suggests and his nods.

The fourth clone flies away while the third leads the God Seed out of the temple and into the forest outside.

"If you think sending that wraith to heal your pets will change anything, you are mistaken. Fate has already decided that I shall be victorious." Gears proclaims with arrogance.

"You really do take after Aldoron, arrogance and all. Just hearing your voice is giving me a migraine. And also, you should focus more on the present rather than some unanswered future." The third charges at Gears.

Gears stops the punch but is surprised by how heavy it was. A wraith shouldn't be this strong, they're nothing more than magic particles cobbled together.

The clone doesn't stop; he raises his left leg just enough to separate them before immediately going for another attack.

He fires a barrage of black energy blasts at Gears who uses the vines to shield himself.

Gears struggles to maintain his defense before noticing a black spot appear and quickly causes the vines to rot.

"!" Sensing what's happening, the God Seed quickly jumps away just before vines die and turn into [Dark Matter] which is immediately absorbed by the clone.

"You… you destroy everything you touch!" Gears growls.

The Asmodeus clone shrugs in embarrassment. "Aw, stop it. You're making me blush." He raises his hand and summons the [Devil Sword Sparda].

Gears watches his opponent raise his demonic sword, letting the black turn black as it gathers [Dark Matter] and magic like a sponge.

"Let's see how you handle this, weed! [Dark Maelstrom]!" The clone swings the sword down, unleashes a gigantic crescent wave of darkness.

Gears summons a giant wall of wood and vines to protect himself, but the wall crumbles from simply being in close proximity of the energy leaving the God Seed wide open.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Gears scream as it is completely swallowed by the darkness. The attack doesn't stop as it continues to destroy everything in its path before naturally dissipating.

Upon the attack fully dissipating, there was no sign of the God Seed to the clone as he flies back to the temple where he finds his twin along with the fully-healed wizards.

"Is it over?" Juvia asked in a hopeful tone, though it diminished when seeing the clones look at each other with an expression that clearly conveyed skepticism.

"That glorified weed is undoubtedly arrogant, but sadly he has the power to back it up. Plus the fact that these pods are still active and holding your friends only cements my point." The third Asmodeus cautiously said. "Stay on guard, he's likely hiding in the shadows to either strike or recover."

Sharp wooden spears fly out of nowhere towards the group, but the fourth clone catches them with his black tentacles.

"You WRETCHED HUMANS!" The voice of Gears loudly proclaimed. "How dare you sully the greatness of Aldoron-sama by depriving him of his nutrients! For this transgression, you will suffer!"

"The God Seeds were already beaten before Aldoron used the Chaos Emerald, and two of your fellow God Seeds are no more, or three if you include the various Wolfen clones." The fourth Asmodeus clone states. "Not our fault you overgrown weeds got so cocky so easily due to narcissism and a massive God Complex."

"SILENCE, YOU LOWLY INSECT! If guilt alone won't bring you down, then perhaps the blessing of Aldoron-sama will be your downfall!" Gears yells as he reappears before them, before closing his eyes and crouching on the ground followed by penetrating the ground with his fist. "Aldoron-sama, please grant your humble servant the power to destroy those who would wish to deprive you of your nutrients!"

The group stares at the golem before a voice is heard from seemingly everywhere.

"Very well, your wish shall be granted. Use this power and means given to you well, and destroy all those who oppose my will."

Roots rise and stab Gears' body, but instead of screaming in pain, It was jubilated as power was pumped into it.

"Thank you!" Gears exclaims, the decibels in its voice lower as it grows and gains more mass.

The group looks on as Gears grows taller, armor-like plating grows on its shoulders, arms, and legs. Cracks begin to appear in its chest before it splits in the middle, revealing a large purple eye that looks around frantically.

Horns grow from its forehead and its hair grows longer until it reaches its legs. A large autumn leaf appears on his back that serves as its cape.

You are now reborn. Rise, Gears, the God Tree of Illusions.

From the ground bursts three Wolfen clones before they shapeshift into the forms of God Serena, Neinhart, and Larcade Dragneel.

The Fairy Tail wizards quickly recognize the three as members of the Spriggan 12.

Use these vessels to increase your power. Do not fail me.

Gears extends his own roots and stabs them into the heads of each clone. The roots begin to suck them in like straws and their power, memories, and skills merge into the newly christened God Tree.

"I shall not fail you, Aldoron-sama!" Gears exclaims in a now more monstrous voice.

He unleashes an aura of power that nearly blows everyone away.

"How…? How did he get so powerful!?" Gray exclaims.

"Because he cheated using fuck-you power from daddy, that's how." The third clone said with annoyance. "These bastards take the shortcut instead of earning the power. It's irritating."

The fourth clone turns to his allies. "You four need to leave. Now."

Laxus looks at the clone offended. "What!? Are you saying that we're weak!?"

"That's EXACTLY what I'm saying, Laxus." The fourth states.

"But we can help. We've fought the Spriggan 12 before and defeated them." Juvia reasoned.

"Correct, you fought ONE of the Spriggan 12. You never fought three of them at the same time!" The fourth argues.

"Just get the hell out of here already! You're all just deadweight!" The third snaps at them.

This hit the wizards right where it hurt. More so to a certain dragon slayer.

"YOU SONUVA-" Laxus was about to pounce before a hand stopped him. "Gramps, what are you doing!?"

"We don't have time for this! That thing's power is unlike anything we've even seen! The clones are right, we'll only slow them down!" Makarov exclaims.

"But-But-!"

"Let's go! That's an order from your Master!" Makarov yells, using his authority to make them obey, something that he prefers not to use.

"C'mon." Gray grabs Juvia's hand and the two run towards the entrance.

"Ah! Gray-sama's touching Juvia's hand! Juvia is so happy~" Juvia moaned.

Laxus clenches his fist as electricity starts surging from his body. "Dammit!" He turns around and walks away with heavy steps.

"... I'm sorry." The clones simultaneously told the old master.

"Just beat that thing and save my family." Makarov said and ran off.

"I will. That's a promise." The twins declare as they release their own power, but this only makes the evolved God Seed laugh.

Name: Gears

Title: God Tree of Illusions

Level: 103

Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities

HP: 173,002

MP: 271,089

SP: 200,912

AP: 0

Thoughts about you: Extermination

"You foolish human, have you forgotten that you are currently in a realm under Aldoron-sama's control and that the Labyrinth would not so easily allow your comrades to escape? And even if they could, do you think I would let them get far?"

"Don't underestimate them, like the boss and us clones, the Mages of Fairy Tail have a reputation and track record of defying the odds!" The third clone proudly states.

"Those mere insects are nothing compared to me now, and they will never be anything more than nutrients to Aldoron-sama!" Gears arrogantly proclaims.

"Jeez, you really love hearing the sound of your own voice, don't you?" The fourth clone states in a mildly annoyed tone. "It's always 'lowly humans' this and 'great Aldoron-sama' that. Get some new material, you overgrown weed, because quite frankly you sound like a broken record."

Gears sneered. "You should enjoy hearing me speak, because soon you'll only hear the screams and cries and begging of your comrades, as they succumb to their guilt and primal instincts!"

The fourth clone rushes at Gears and throws a volley of punches, propelling the God Tree further forward before finishing it with another and sending it flying.

The third clone appears and kicks Gears straight to the sky where the fourth clone awaits.

He clasps his hands together and hits it with all his strength causing Gears to crash to the ground like a meteor.

""[Dark Torrent]!"" The two clones fire at the crater causing a large explosion.

The fourth clone lands next to his twin as they stare at the smoke with weariness and apprehension. "Get ready."

"Mm."

Suddenly, both clones of Asmodeus see white whips of magical energy emerge from the ground that wraps around them.

Immediately, a massive surge of overwhelming pleasure was felt by both clones, though thankfully the benefit of [Gamer's Mind] allowed them to maintain their self-control.

"You feel that?" The third Asmodeus clone asks his twin, to which he nods in confirmation. "This is definitely Larcade's magic, but luckily we were able to avoid dying because of [Gamer's Mind] and [Gamer's Body]."

The smoke clears revealing Gears unharmed.

"I'm surprised you humans are able to resist this so easily, but let's see if you can resist the other Magic's as easily," Gears said.

Gears proceeded to use [Famished Soul] on the clones, causing them to feel intense hunger and to look at each other before regaining their focus.

Deciding to play it given their apparent resistance and to exploit their current distracted state, Gears used some of his [Dragon Slayer] magic.

He takes a sharp breath as it pulls its head back. "[Gale Dragon's Song of Moon and Wind]!" It releases a destructive gust of wind that shreds everything the instant it makes contact.

The third clone raises the [Sparda] and swings it down, cutting the gust in half.

'What!? He cut my wind!?' A shocked Gears thought.

The fourth clone doesn't waste a moment and rushes at the God Tree. He cocks his left arm back, coating it in ice before using the golem's stupor to deliver a powerful haymaker directly in its face.

The clone takes a foot forward and sends Gears crashing to the wall.

"You may have the magic of eight elemental dragons, but you also unintentionally inherited their weaknesses." He raises his frozen hand. "Did you know that, aside from fire, wind's other main weakness is ice? Not surprising, considering the rigid temperatures causes the molecules in the air to slow down due to a loss in energy."

Gears quickly rushes out of the wall with one of its firsts engulfed in flames. "[Purgatory Dragon's Blazing Inferno]!" He punches forward, releases the infernal fire which explodes, becoming a colossal sphere of flames that eats everything in front of it.

"Heh." Gears smirks triumphantly before it turns into one of confusion and shock as the clones nonchalantly step out of the inferno. "How!?"

The fourth clone takes a handful of fire and throws it into his mouth. "Hot damn! That's some good shit right there!"

The third clone eats some of the fire himself. "Damn, you weren't kidding."

Gears' eyes widened. "You're dragon slayers!"

"Yup." Both clones said.

"Though that begs the question: which one is more powerful? You're fake ass magic or magic gained from a true dragon?" The third's smile's all teeth. "Let's find out!"

Gears slaps his hands to the ground, "[Cavern Dragon's Earth Collapse]!" The ground cracks before exploding in a giant burst of stones and rocks, completely obliterating the ground.

The twins, though, just use their wings to fly to safety.

"What was the point of that? Did he forget we could fly?" The third asks, letting his sword rest on his shoulder.

"Well, he did absorb that clone of God Serena, and if I remember correctly, he was extremely flamboyant and arrogant." The fourth said. "His spells also match his personality: powerful and flamboyant. He doesn't seem to have mastered any of the magic. It's powerful, yes, but not exactly versatile."

"So all we gotta do is outmaneuver him with our power? Sounds good to me." The third smirks as he flies towards the God Tree.

"That hothead." The fourth lets out a sigh.

Vines rise to try and impede the clone's path but he merely cuts them down with a swing of his sword.

Gears conjures a rapier made of wood and vines and manages to intercept and block the clone's blade, but the momentum moves its body back with excessive force.

"Guh!" Gears stabs the rapier into the remaining earth to stop himself.

"Time to try something new." He raises his left arm as tiny explosions dance in his palm before closing it, making the explosions even louder. He charges at Gears for another punch but the evolved golem blocks it with the rapier.

"Foolish. Did you think that would stop me?" Gears taunted before noticing his fist glowing. "!?"

"[Fire Dragon's Impact]!" The clone opens his hand and it releases a powerful explosion that engulfs the entire crater.

"He used [Elemental Manipulation] to turn the water molecules in his sweat into nitroglycerin and used [Fire Dragon Slayer] magic to trigger a chemical reaction." The fourth explains. "Him closing his hand froze it in place and when he hit the rapier it restarted the chain reaction. He turned his hand into a landmine." His thoughts turn to a certain explosive hero-in-training and smiles. "I'm so clever, it sometimes scares me."

Gears grunts in pain as his head and body regenerates. "I'll kill you!"

"And you'll fail like all the rest! So do us all a favor and just DIE!" The third opens his mouth and fires a burst of dark energy at the golem point-blank, but to his shock Gears begins to EAT the darkness. "What!?"

"[Darkness Dragon Roar]!" Gears unleashes his own dark beam at the clone but it dodges the shot.

"Tch. Stubborn bastard." The third growls as he meets his twin.

Wisps of darkness dance around Gears' body. "What will you do now? Your precious darkness can't harm me now."

The twins descend to ground level before the distant sounds of fighting grab their attention.

*BOOM!*

The wall explodes, blowing a blast of sheer cold as Gray, Juvia, Laxus, and Makarov all fly through the hole and descend straight towards the crater below.

"Oof!/Ow!/Guh!" The fairies unceremoniously land on top of each other right before something jumps in front of them.

"You?" The third clone remarks as they are staring at the human form of Acnologia.

"... I smell dragons on you two." A predatory grin forms on his face. "I hope you can give me a better challenge than these weaklings."

Name: Acnologia

Title: The Black Dragon, The Black Dragon in the Book of the Apocalypse, The Dragon King, Dragon of Magic, The Doctor

Level: 132

Affiliation: n/a

HP: 132,894

MP: 150,006

SP: 145,449

AP: 0

Thoughts about you: Potential Prey

Special Traits: Dead Limiter

All stats are lowered by 50% if the summon's power is higher than the summoner's.

"Oh dear." The third said, surprised by the undead's weakened state.

The fourth clone glances at Gears. "What have you done?"

Gears chuckles. "I needed a powerful weapon to destroy you insects in an instant. And what better weapon than the engine of destruction that has plagued this world for centuries?"

"Be quiet, trash." Acnologia's commanding tone makes Gears flinch. "If my power wasn't retrained, I would obliterate both you and your dragon master in an instant."

Gears calmed down. "Well, how else was I supposed to make you behave? You would go on a rampage the moment you opened your eyes." The golem extends his arms out. "But rejoice, false one. Your soul can find redemption and forgiveness in service of the great Dragon God Emperor."

Acnologia growls as he directs all of his Killer Intent as the God Tree.

"Looks like he didn't like it one bit. I can share the sentiment." The third remark.

"If I remember correctly, [Historia of the Dead] can be stopped when the materialized soul is overcomed with immense fear. Though I doubt something like fear would work on Acnologia." The fourth explains. "The replicas are also weaker than their original selves, so we may have an advantage."

"Advantage? You really think so?" A smiling Acnologia unleashes his magical power at the twins. "You fools have no chance against me."

"Is that a fact?" The third clone begins to release his magical power as intense heat that melts everything around him. Scales begin to appear on his face and forearms. "You shouldn't underestimate me."

The third slams his foot to the ground, leveling the earth before charging the undead king with inhuman speed.

Acnologia smiles as he goes counter, only for the fledgeling to dodge at the last minute leaving the dragon king to punch the ground instead.

"Wher-UGH!" Acnologia doesn't finish his query as a fiery fist collides with his fast, sending him flying to the other side of the crater.

'A simple punch like that shouldn't have hurt Acnologia, let alone hurl him across the crater.' The fourth thought as he healed the fairies' wounds. 'He wasn't joking when he said his powers were sealed. But to this extent? Even I think that's dumb. These things are REALLY underestimating us.'

The third looks at a struggling Acnologia. "Look at how the mighty have fallen. Aldoron has taken everything from you. You're not even a king anymore."

Acnologia snarls. "Watch your tongue, boy!"

"Your wood clone was much tougher than you. Just a little bit of [Dragon Force] was enough to pin you to the wall." He charges forward and punches Acnologia in the gut, pushing him further into the wall. "You're just a slave. First to your power and now to a tree. You're so pathetic. A useless creature who lived a useless life."

"Shut up…!"

"You're not worth fighting. You're not worth your title of king." He leans closer to his ear. "You're just… trash."

*BOOM!*

Acnologia's body explodes in a surge of black energy that begins to swallow everything around him like a black hole.

"Impossible! He… he broke the seals with his own strength!?" A shocked and scared Gears said.

"I AM ACNOLOGIA! THE BLACK DRAGON KING! THE SCOURGE OF LIFE! AND I WILL NOT BE CONTAINED OR TALKED DOWN BY ANYONE!" Acnologia roars out as he glares at the clone.

He pulls himself out of the wall and slowly makes his way towards the third.

The third chuckles. "That's much better. I might actually start to enjoy this." He transforms into his fire [Dragon Force] form. "Let's have a good time."

Acnologia wastes no time and leaps forward with a punch. The third catches the punch but is knocked back by the sudden shockwave.

Fire begins to build up in his mouth before releasing a massive maelstrom of fire straight towards Acnologia, but the revived black dragon simply stops it with his hand and begins running towards the third.

The third puts more power into his dragon breath, causing Acnologia to falter but not enough to stop him.

Eventually, Acnologia reaches his target and attacks with a swift kick, only for the clone to fly out at the last second narrowly avoiding the attack.

"Grr… come down here and face me like a true dragon!" Acnologia demands and sees his opponent descend. "Good boy."

Fire begins to circle around before it bursts into a pillar of flames.

"Ho? Looks like you want to use your ultimate attack to destroy me. I like your resolve. Let me respond in kind." He begins to eat the magic in the air, growing stronger by the second.

Their immense magical power begins to collide against each other, causing shockwaves that begin to tear the temple around them.

Gears stumbles and takes a knee as his magic is rapidly drained. "That bothersome false dragon, he's draining me faster than I can regenerate. At this rate, he'll end up destroying everything." The golem snaps its fingers at the puppet.

*BA-BUMP!* Acnologia feels himself disappearing. 'Damn you, dragons!' Those are his last thoughts before returning to the afterlife.

"Huh?" The third looks confused as Acnologia vanishes in an instant. He turns to Gears with visible anger on his face. "What the hell was that for!?"

"You pushed Acnologia to release himself from my control…" Gears wheeze out in exhaustion. "If I had not dispelled him… if not, I would have most certainly perished…"

"It's your own fault for thinking you can control Acnologia's power." The fourth Asmodeus clone says with a roll of the eyes. "Even if you were stronger than him, which you aren't for the record, that bastard is known for his stubbornness, bloodlust, and strong hatred of dragons. It's like you overgrown weeds didn't learn anything from Wolfen making the same mistake when transformed into Acnologia."

"Silence, you insect!" Gears roared. "That false dragon is nothing compared to a servant of the great Aldoron-sama! Once I get a good grasp of this power, Acnologia will know his place and forced to serve Aldoron-sama as penance for his atrocities!"

"Sure, keep telling yourself that." the third Asmodeus clone sarcastically replies.

Gears snarled. "I may not be able to use Acnologia again at the moment, but thanks to those fairies, I have more than a few others I can use to serve the will of Aldoron-sama!"

Immediately after saying that, several figures appeared.

The twins immediately recognized them as Zeref Dragneel, Mavis Vermillion, Silver Fullbuster, Ur, and Zancrow.

Name: Zancrow

Title: Dark Fire God, Mad Lord of Purgatory

Level: 88

Affiliation: Grimoire Heart, Seven Kins of Purgatory

HP: 63,522

MP: 66,879

SP: 56,723

AP: 0

Thoughts about you: Confused

Name: Mavis Vermilion

Title: The First Master of Fairy Tail, the Fairy Tactician

Level: 111

Affiliation: Fairy Tail

HP:50,347

MP: 119,466

SP: 21,589

AP: 0

Thoughts about you: Confused

Special Traits: Dead Limiter

Name: Zeref Dragneel

Title: Black Wizard, Emperor Spriggan

Level: 111

Affiliation: n/a

HP: 49,834

MP: 117,272

SP: 43,568

AP: 0

Thoughts about you: Anger, interested.

Special Traits: Dead Limiter

Name: Silver Fullbuster

Title: Absolute Zero, Zombie Dad

Level: 92

Affiliation: Tartaros (former)

HP: 69,241

MP: 88,111

SP: 78,777

AP: 0

Thoughts about you: Confused

Name: Ur

Title: Ice Mistress

Level: 88

Affiliation: n/a

HP: 59,322

MP: 66,190

SP: 45,666

AP: 0

Thoughts about you: Confused

"Well, this is an odd yet concerning collection of individuals," the third Asmodeus clone says in a tense tone. "But why Zancrow? Compared to the others, he's rather tame."

"He may not be as strong as the others, but he would be a counter to your [Fire Dragon Slayer] magic so the others would have an easier time," Gears smugly replies.

As they were speaking, the Historia's became increasingly aware of their surroundings.

"Where the fuck am I!?" Zancrow loudly says.

"Back in the realm of the living, I see." Ur said. "And here I thought that I wouldn't return again after that war."

"To think I am once again forced back to the land of the living in service of evil individuals, and once again forced to fight Fairy Tail and even my own son." Silver spoke while glaring at Gears.

"After finally getting peace in the afterlife after over 400 years of a cursed existence, you dare to force me back in the living world?" Zeref coldly states to Gears with a dark expression on his face. "You will regret this, you foul being."

"Indeed, to think you would drag us back to the living world for your own purposes, and against my own guild no less." Mavis says in an enraged tone. "You clearly underestimate the mages of Fairy Tail, and it will come back to haunt you!"

Gears scoffed. "You lowly humans can express your displeasure and anger all you want, but you are here to serve me." The golem jumps up and lands on top of the crater to watch it all. "Now, fulfill the will of Aldoron-sama by destroying those who would oppose him!"

"I don't think we can take them all on." The fourth clone said, exasperated.

"Then it's a good thing you're not alone." The two clones turn to see Makarov, Laxus, Juvia, and Gray recovered.

"We won't let this thing play with the souls of our loved ones." Makarov declares.

"He thinks that we'll relent, but it's the exact opposite. We'll keep going until we set them all free." Gray follows up.

"Gears' spell made me realize that I never let go of my guilt over my actions when I was in Phantom Lord. But that stops now, I won't let the past get in my way of the future!" Juvia exclaims.

"I have done things, things that I can never take back, and I'm willing to pay for them when the time comes." Laxus' body is encased in lighting. "But if you think that'll be enough to stop me, then think again. I will not allow ANYONE to threaten my family again!"

"Damn… that's pretty cool." The third whispers in awe at their determination.

"Ditto." The fourth agreed.

Gears laugh. "It doesn't matter. You will all still die by the hands of your loved ones!"

"As if!" Silver yells.

"We won't obey you, monster!" Ur adds.

Gears smirks. "None of you have a choice." He snaps his fingers.

"!" Everyone's eyes widened as their bodies started moving on their own.

"What the hell!? Stop!" Zancrow yells as he can't stop himself.

"Attack!" Gears orders and the wizards charge.

"Damn it, I am sorry about this, Gray!" Silver yells as he is forced to attack his son with a fist coated in ice.

"Don't worry, dad! I will free you and return you to the afterlife, you won't be forced to serve bad people again!" Gray reassures as he fights back with his own [Ice-Make: Sword] made from [Ice Devil Slayer] magic.

Ur was facing off against Juvia, neither of which seemed particularly eager to do so.

"For what it's worth I truly am sorry for this." Ur sadly says as she is forced to create ice arrows. "You clearly care a great deal about Gray and are clearly important to him, and yet I am forced to fight you."

"There is no need for you to apologize, Ur-sama!" Juvia replies to reassure Gray's mentor, readying her own Water magic. "You are not at fault for your own actions, but I will do what it takes to set you free!"

Makarov and Laxus decided to both take on Mavis, knowing how dangerous she is and wishing to free the first Guild master of Fairy Tail.

"Makarov, I am happy to see you and Laxus again, but the two of you must stop me before I am forced to do something unforgivable!" Mavis pleads to the two of them.

"Mavis, you have my word as the guild master of Fairy Tail. You will be free and no harm will come to Fairy Tail so long as I still breathe." Makarov said in a determined tone.

"This won't be an easy fight by any means, but I will do whatever it takes to protect my family!" Laxus replies while his body is charging in his [Lightning Dragon Slayer] magic.

Zeref and Zancrow went up against the Asmodeus clones.

"You two need to get away! Neither of you have any idea what I can do, and my magic power is deadly to anyone else!" Zeref warned as his body was coated in a dark aura, while Zancrow's body was covered in black flames.

The clones took on a fighting stance but looked fairly confident.

"Trust us, I think we can handle ourselves." the third Asmodeus clone says as he begins to power up.

"Believe it or not, we have faced worse. Much worse." the fourth Asmodeus states before charging the duo.

The third quickly charges straight for Zancrow and delivers a swift and powerful roundhouse kick to his torso, breaking his ribs.

"[Fire Dragon's Impact]!" The third leg glows before erupting in an explosion that sends the dark wizard flying.

"Lucky shot! I'll make you regret that!" He twists his body forward and punches the ground to stop the momentum. "Let's see how you handle this!" He takes a deep breath as a magic circle appears in front of him. "[Fire God's Bellow]!" He unleashes a torrent of black flames at the clone.

The third smirks as he raises his hands and catches the black flames before immediately starting to devour them.

"What!?" Zancrow is shocked by this. "But you're a [Dragon Slayer]! You can't eat my [God Slayer] magic!"

The third finishes eating the black flames. "As a wise man once said," his body ignites with black flames, making the rock evaporate around him. "Rules were made to be broken."

Meanwhile, the fourth raises a barrier around himself and Zeref, effectively isolating the space around them.

"There. This should make sure you can't kill anyone with your curse." The fourth said.

"Please… just go. I don't want to hurt you." Zeref's body glows with dark energy. "I can't stop."

The fourth creates a cube of [Integrity] just as Zeref unleashes a dark wave that destroys the blue cube instantly.

"This is going to be harder than I thought." The clone's eyes turn blue and on queue Zeref's body glows blue.

Suddenly Zeref drops flats to the ground as the intense gravity begins to crush him.

"Even this… won't be enough to kill me…!" Zeref said.

"I know. That's why I need to stay put until I can figure something out." The fourth told him. However, to his shock, Zeref begins to stand up. "What…?"

"I've tried to kill myself using [Gravity] magic a couple of times. All that did though was make my body more accustomed to its effects." Zeref swipes both of his arms in a circular motion until the bottom of his hands meet. The hand on top has the index and middle fingers pointing upwards, while the other hand has the pinky and index fingers pointing downwards. As he does this, a dark surrounds him.

"Forgive me…"

The fourth can only blink as his vision is obscured by darkness.

Earlier

Gray dodges a barrage of ice shards from his father.

"You need to stay on your toes Gray. My ice is much more deadlier than yours, remember?" Silver said.

"I remember alright!" Gray yells.

"Behind you!" Ur yells as she puts her fist over her palm and creates a cannon made of ice. "[Ice Make: Ice Cannon]" She fires an ice cannonball at her pupil.

"Whoa!" Gray narrowly dodges the attack. "Her casting is still as fast as I remember."

"Don't take your eyes off me, Gray! [Ice Devil's Shiver]!" Silver creates an ice shard funnel that forms a straight line heading for Gray.

"[Ice Devil's Shiver]!" Gray uses the exact same spell and the two spells collide and explode into shards of ice.

The Fairy Tail wizard continues to dodge Ur's cannonballs who continue to fire in succession, driving Gray further until he unintentionally slips on the ice. "Shit!"

"[Ice Devil's Rage]!" Silver inhales and releases a large purple blizzard at his son.

"!" Gray doesn't have time to dodge and can only watch as the attack fast approaches.

"[Water Dome]!" A dome of water forms around Gray, freezing in an instant.

Silver smiles. "About time."

Inside the ice dome, Gray looks around. "Juvia? Are you alright? Where were you?"

"Juvia is alright. Juiva apologizes for taking so long." Juvia said, her face appearing in the ice. "Silver-sama caught Juvia off guard and froze her. But she is alright now and at your service!"

Gray sighs and smiles. "Good. I'm glad you're safe."

Juvia blushes. "Gray-sama~"

Gray taps the ice wall and it begins to break down. "Let's go, Juvia!"

"Mm!"

The scene switches to the outside as Silver and Ur stare at the ice dome.

*CRACK~*

"!" The two ice users watch as the ice dome melts revealing Gray and Juvia holding hands together, though half of Gray's body is now pitch black with white markings.

"Magic Power Fusion!" Two magic circles appear in front of them.

"A [Unison Raid]... using [Ice Devil Slayer] magic?" Silver comments.

"[Demonic Ice Tsunami]!" The duo summon a purple tsunami that heads straight for the two ice wizards before it instantly freezes over.

"That… was a good one." Ur said inside the ice.

"Yeah… you did good, kid." Silver adds.

The black marks on Gray retract and he returns to normal. "Don't bother moving. We made sure that the ice is stronger than iron."

"Please don't fight Silver-sama, Ur-sama. Juvia doesn't want Gray-sama to be saddened any further." Juvia adds.

"I had a feeling you were close and cared deeply for Gray when I asked you to take care of him last time we met, but I never realized just how close you two were." Silver says with a smirk before looking at his son. "You found yourself a real keeper, son, you should cherish her for the rest of your life. She definitely has my approval for your relationship."

"I didn't realize how much Gray has truly grown up, not just as an Ice Mage, but as a man too," Ur giggled. "Congrats Gray, this girlfriend of yours truly is one of a kind. I give my approval, too."

"Kya~, Gray-sama, did you hear that?!" Juvia squeals while grabbing and tightly squeezing Gray with hearts in her eyes. "Silver-sama and Ur-sama gave us their blessing as a couple!"

"G-Get off, Juvia!" Gray stutters while trying to pry Juvia off to no avail, before staring back at his father and mentor. "And we're not a couple!"

"Well, you might as well be a couple, son. Anyone can tell what you have is special, and it would be a waste to squander it. And you never know what can happen or how much time you have left." Silver said to Gray, still smirking.

"Indeed. What's the hold up, Gray? You two would obviously make a great couple, that isn't something you should waste. Don't let your doubts or hesitation make you regret taking her for granted." Ur lectured Gray, whose face turned bright red like a tomato.

"No kidding, Gray! Just ask her out already! Everyone thinks you're the legendary power couple of Ice and Water, Gruvia! With how much history you guys have, it's ridiculous that you aren't a couple yet!" The third Asmodeus clone yells while fighting Zancrow. "Unless you want Lyon to have your girlfriend instead… or the boss"

"THE HELL THEY WILL! JUVIA IS MY GIRLFRIEND AND THEY CAN'T LAY A FINGER ON HER!" Gray screams in fury, before widening his eyes at what he just said, causing Juvia to squeeze him even tighter.

"Girlfriend?! You really do love Juvia, Gray-sama!" Juvia exclaims with much joy, feeling like she was in heaven.

Ur's smile was all teeth. "So, loverboy, when's the wedding?"

Gray feels like he's about to cry. "Can this get any worse…?"

*BOOM!*

A large vertical explosion of dark magic surges in the background.

"You asked, and the universe answered." Silver mused.

At the same time, Laxus, Mavis, and Makarov look at black explosion from where they are standing.

"That spell, it's Zeref's." Mavis says, recognizing the Black Wizard's peculiar magical signature.

"Shit… and Natsu had to fight him?" An anxious Laxus said.

"Despite how it seems, Zeref is holding back. Otherwise, we would all be dead already." Mavis said before noticing the energy pillar reversing. "What…?"

At the same time, Zeref can only watch in awe as his spell is absorbed into the clone's body.

"Impossible… you're impossible." Zeref comments as the last bits of his spell are absorbed.

"Not impossible…" The fourth burps, releasing a cloud of black smoke. "Just a bit unlikely." He begins to cough. "Oh yeah, your magic is not agreeing with me. Not one bit."

"... that spell was created through my curse. It's NOT supposed to 'agree with you'." Zeref states.

The fourth coughs up some more. "Well, I guess there's no way around it. Might as well put it to good use while I can." Black energy begins to swirl around him like a spiral as he begins to change.

Zeref's eyes widened as he recognized the magical signature. "It… can't be."

"HAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The fourth explodes, covering the entire temple in pitch black darkness as the ground shakes violently.

The third clone looks on, his opponent unconscious as he observes the changing landscape with interest.

"You son of a bitch…" The third says as a smile creeps on his face.

The darkness retracts back to its source, forming a sphere that quickly explodes.

The ancient wizard uses his arms to shield the gust of wind before his eyes widen as he gets a proper look at what just happened.

Standing before him is no longer an angel, but a cross between a human and a dragon. His skin is completely pitch black except for his face. His arms, legs, torso and the sides of face are covered in hardened scales that seem to absorb the light around it bearing light blue tribal markings. The pupils in his eyes turned into slits, making the glare he was making much more ferocious. His nails, just like everything else, are black and razor sharp like swords with a pair of large dragon wings sprouting from his back.

Overall, he has become more terrifying than before.

"What do you think? The boss fought Wolfen when he took Acnologia's form a while back, and absorbed some of that power." The fourth stretches his body. "I didn't think much of it at first, but when I saw my twin use his [Dragon Force] I thought 'why couldn't I do the same?' And I couldn't have done it without you, Zeref." He extends his wings. "I've made Acnologia's power entirely my own. I think I'll call this [Void Dragon Slayer] since Acnologia was a dragon who could consume pretty much everything."

Everyone who heard it couldn't believe it. It was unreal!

"C-Can he do that!? There's no way he could, right Gramps!?" Laxus looks at his grandfather, who was sweating bullets. "Gramps?"

"A [Dragon Slayer] with Acnologia's power… kids these days are scary." Mavis said.

"Well, I'll be damned." Silver muses from his ice prison.

Gears, from above the crater, looks at the situation with anger and clear fear.

"No! That's impossible!" Gears bite its lip. "They're ruining EVERYTHING!"

Zeref was at a loss for words. "To think you would make Acnologia's power your own… I never dreamed that was even possible." He says in awe. "Had I been alive, I would have hunted you to the ends of the earth and forced you to join the empire."

"I'm flattered by your honesty, and I would have demanded a fight to see if you were worthy of my allegiance. But enough with the what ifs and shit. I'm tired, you're tired, so let's just call it a day, okay?" He flaps his wings and flies upwards. His "feathers" extend as a magic circle appears behind him. "Time to put you all to rest."

Everyone watches in anticipation as to what he'll do next.

"[Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Morning Star: Eternal Flare]!" Thousands of starry lights shoot out from the magic circle and rain down on the entire room.

"Ah!" Juvia screams as she is sent flying by the shockwave before getting caught by Gray.

"I got you!" Gray turns to the clone in the sky. "HEY! How about giving us a little warning next time!?"

The bombardment continues on without stopping. It becomes too much and the temple roof starts to fall apart on top of them.

"Oh shit!" The third screams out as he goes looking for cover.

The scene switches to the outside where the temple roof falls inwards before the rest of the structure follows, creating a large cloud of dust.

The fourth descends and looks at the destruction. "Oops."

"Oops!?" The third bursts out of a blanket of rock and debris. "You nearly got us all killed!"

The Fairy Tail mages slowly crawl out of ruins.

"Well, it's my first time using this magic. And besides, Acnologia's magic doesn't discriminate between friend or foe, it's only purpose is to destroy." The fourth reasoned. "But look on the bright side, the summons are all gone now."

"That may be, but please be more careful next time." Makarov asked. "Last thing we need is for someone to die in the crossfire."

"You fools!" An enraged voice cried out gaining their attention, turning to see Gears who had some injuries from the attack but was otherwise alive. "You almost destroyed the Pitfall Room and deprived Aldoron-sama of his nutrients! For this, you shall pay!"

"You can try, Gears, but we beat your summons, and you won't last much longer,\." the third Asmodeus clone said, only for the God Tree to laugh in response.

"You are a fool if you think I would fall so easily, although I will admit that I underestimated you humans, but no longer," Gears spoke, before moving to reveal a glowing figure behind him. "I have decided to take more drastic measures to ensure your defeat. Using the [Chaos Energy] given to me by Aldoron-sama and [Historia of the Dead], I have taken the souls of my summons and assimilated them to the only surviving Historia, making it more powerful and dangerous than you could possibly imagine!"

The light of the glowing figure died down, revealed to be Ur, though she seemed somewhat taller and was easily twice as voluptuous and well-endowed as before with a J-cup breast size and an incredible hourglass figure. But what REALLY caught their attention was the power felt from her and the emotionless dead-like expression on her face.

Name: Ur

Title: Ice Mistress, Fairy Heart

Level: 111

Affiliation: n/a

HP: 259,322

MP: 206,909

SP: 145,666

AP: 0

Thoughts about you: n/a

"What did you do to my mentor, you bastard?!" Gray yelled in an outraged tone.

"Weren't you listening, stupid human?" Gears mockingly asked. "With the power of [Chaos Energy], my magic, and the souls of the other summons, I have empowered this soul, my only remaining Historia, to a level far beyond what you could possibly imagine! I even assimilated the soul of Acnologia into her to grant her his power, abilities, and knowledge, alongside those of Zeref Dragneel, Mavis Vermillion, Silver Fullbuster, and Zancrow! And with some improved mental control, Ur is now the perfect Historia, and she will be your doom!"

As soon as he finished saying that, Ur disappeared in a blur, only to reappear before the third Asmodeus clone to punch him with a fist coated in black energy, launching him away. Immediately afterwards, she blasted the fourth clone with a [Death Orb] that he managed to defend but was blown away by, followed by using a giant hammer made from [Ice Devil Slayer] magic against Makarov and Laxus, and a blast of [Fire God Slayer] magic towards Gray and Juvia, all of whom took a direct hit and flew over a dozen feet away from Ur in different directions.

"Dammit! She's a lot stronger and faster than before!" Laxus yelled. "How do we take her down?!"

"That's gonna be easier said than done, unfortunately." The third Asmodeus clone stated as he and his twin regrouped with the Dreyar's, with Gray and Juvia following.

"We can try to keep her preoccupied, while you guys go and distract Gears." The fourth Asmodeus clone spoke in a serious tone. "It's the only way to free your guildmates."

With bated breath, the fairies soon run after the God Tree.

"You better save her…" Gray says before he follows the rest.

"... I'll try." The fourth whispers as the two stare at the empowered Ur.

Ur moves in and goes to punch the fourth, but manages to dodge the hit, letting the attack hit the large stone behind him. The moment the punch touched the stone, however, it turned to ash.

"... fuck." The third cursed.

She turns around and creates two [Death Orbs] and throws them at them, but the clones jump away letting the orbs eat away at everything that comes into contact with it.

"Time to use that new [Dragon Slayer] magic of yours!" The third yelled.

Ur uses her [Fire God Slayer] magic to unleash a massive ball of black flames in a punch like motion. The fourth catches the flames only to instantly expand and explode on contact.

'I got you!' The third, descends from the sky with his sword raised above his head, reading to strike down the fusion.

He swings down, but instead of blood splattering everywhere, Ur's body simply disappears.

"An illusion!?" He doesn't have time to process this as the real Ur grabs his grabs and proceeds to rip out one of his wings. "Shit!" He opens his mouth and lets out a fire breath at point-blank, causing her to lose her grip and for the third to free himself and make some distance.

"Dammit, we clearly underestimated her," the fourth Asmodeus said while gritting his teeth. "She has their full combined power as well as their knowledge of them, not to mention she seems unnaturally adept at wielding them simultaneously."

"No shit, Sherlock." the third Asmodeus groans while trying to catch his breath. "How the hell are we supposed to stop that!?"

An explosion on the side caught their attention, and they saw the Fairy Tail wizards blown away from Gears, thankfully fully intact but clearly exhausted.

"Dammit, this is getting worse by the second." The fourth Asmodeus clone cursed as the situation became more grim. "What I wouldn't give for some sort of miracle right now."

"Lucky for you, Fairy Tail is a guild known for miracles." a voice spoke out, getting their attention before Ur is suddenly struck by a powerful beam of black magic.

The clones turned to see the arrival of Erza, Mirajane, and Seilah.

"Asmodeus-sama, are you okay?" Seilah asked in concern for the clones of her master.

"We're better now that you guys are here." The third Asmodeus clone says in a relieved tone, before turning to Mira and Erza. "Great timing too, because your guildmates need help in beating that overgrown weed and freeing the others."

"Leave it to us, Asmodeus-kun." Mirajane replied while winking at the clones. "These bastards need to learn to never mess with Fairy Tail or underestimate our strength!"

'Why did she wink at us?' The clones thought.

"Indeed," Erza said in a firm tone. "After everything they have done, Aldoron and his God Seeds must pay!"

"Hey, wait up you guys!" Another voice called out, with the clones turning to see Wendy and Cana as well. "You just left us behind, we intend to help too!"

"Sorry Wendy, but we had a feeling that something dire was happening, and it appears we were right." Erza stated to the two newcomers.

"It appears that once again, our guildmates are in trouble while also trying to save others being used to empower them." Mirajane stated in a worried tone, her mind racing to the tragic fate that befell her siblings and many of her other guildmates before Asmodeus' clone thankfully intervened.

"No way in hell are we gonna lose our guildmates again to these bastards!" Cana said in a venomous tone, the brief loss of her father and other guildmates being painfully fresh in her mind, before turning to the clones. "Asmodeus-kun, we can never truly repay you for reviving our guildmates, but know you can always depend on us!"

This caused the Asmodeus clones to blink in surprise before turning to Seilah in hopes of an explanation.

"One of your other clones had revived multiple members of Fairy Tail who tragically lost their lives to the God Seed Doom, among them being Mirajane's siblings and Cana's father." Seilah clarifies to the confused clones.

"Wow, sounds like you five had it bad." The third Asmodeus comments.

"Indeed, but this time we refuse to lose any more of our guild again!" Mirajane said, determined to avert another tragic loss.

"Understood." the fourth Asmodeus clone nods, before turning to Wendy. "Wendy, you should go with them. The others will need your enchantments and healing magic if they want to stand a chance against Gears."

"Leave it to me!" Wendy said in a confident tone.

"I will stay and assist you both." Seilah proclaims.

"No. Fairy Tail needs you. That bastard is empowered by the [Spriggan 12] and [Chaos Energy], they'll need all the help they can get." The fourth clone states. "Not to mention the fact that as long as Gears is alive, they will never be able to free their friends."

"Very well, but one of you should come. Absorbing such potent energy by oneself is dangerous, I learned that the hard way." Seilah grimly states, remembering the fate of one of her master's clones.

The third clone steps forward. "I'll go. I'm not exactly as used to this guy as I am now."

The fourth arches an eyebrow. "Are you seriously going to leave me here with the overpowered zombie?"

The third shrugs. "Why not? We're a MILF magnet apparently. And Seilah is old enough to pass as our ancestor, so she counts too."

"Whatever, just go." The exasperated fourth said.

The third smiles in victory before taking Etherious' hand and running towards the forest.

"Now then," The fourth turns to the standing form of Ur. "Where were we?"

Ur lets out a beast-like roar, stomps on the ground causing everything around to rise from the shockwave before leaping at impossible speeds.

The fourth clone inhales. "[Void Dragon Roar]!" He releases a black typhoon that seemingly consumes everything that it touches in an instant.

"!" Ur senses the danger and dodges the force of primordial nature and continues her charge without stopping.

"[Void Dragon Abyss Blade]!" He extends his arms and they transform into a pair of black longswords and charges at Ur. He raises one of his swords and slash at Ur horizontally, however, Ur manages to stop herself just before the sword can make contact with her skin and make some distance.

However, as soon as she lands, she sees a large gash running across her stomach.

"My blades slash not the flesh, but space itself. It doesn't matter the distance, my swords will reach you." The fourth states as his hands return to normal.

Ur begins to conjure more magic.

"Don't even think about it! [Void Dragon's Aura]!" A black wave pulses from the clone and hits Ur, causing her to freeze with fear.

"Now, time to end this." He cups his hand to the side of his torso as magical power gathers in between his palms creating an orb of bluish-black energy.

"Goodbye, Ur. [Void Dragon's Purgatory Blast]!" He thrusts his arms forward, shooting a black beam with a blue outline at the paralyzed Ur, who's outline fades as she's engulfed by the attack.

The continues to decimate the forest until it collides with a mountain, vaporizing it in an instant.

The fourth clone of the [Demon Lord] lets out a sight, not of relief but of disappointment.

"I'm sorry…" He whispers to no one.

*BOOM!*

A powerful gust of wind catches the clone by surprise. He sees the large dust cloud dissipating, revealing Ur but something's wrong. Her hair and outfit become completely white except for her eyes which keep the color, but now have a golden ring around the pupils. She also gains a pair of white energy wings that seem reminiscent of a butterfly… or a fairy.

Name: Ur

Title: Ice Mistress, Fairy Heart

Level: 111

Affiliation: n/a

HP: ∞

MP: ∞

SP: ∞

AP: 0

Thoughts about you: n/a

"Oooh crap…" Fourth says in fear as he recognizes Ur's new appearance but suddenly doubles back as a fist-sized dent appears in his stomach. "Argh!"

Ur stands there with her arm raised before doing it again, causing an even bigger dent to appear and the clone falls.

The fourth coughs black blood, his regeneration going into overdrive as he tries to get up. "Too strong… no wonder Zeref wanted this magic so bad…"

Ur begins to walk forward.

The fourth slowly gets his footing. "I can't let her get closer…!" He activates [Chromas] and summons nine large hands along with two [Gaster Blasters] and they all fly towards the Historia.

Ur walks slowly as the constructs make their way towards her. The red and purple [Chromas] fire powerful beams that are soon followed by the blasters firing as well.

Ur jumps up high, avoiding the devastating attack. She raises her hand and summons large purple glaciers and throws them at the constructs.

The constructs fire beams but they weren't powerful enough and were crushed by the glacier, however, this served to give the fourth Asmodeus clone enough time to jump away from the approaching Ur.

"Damn it, at this rate, she's gonna outlast and overpower me." the fourth clone curses. "She can't be killed on account of already being dead and [Fairy Heart] giving her limitless magical power thanks to the [Ankhseram Black Magic] serving as its base. Not to mention the extra power she got from Acnologia helping her tank pretty much everything I can throw at her. How do I stop her?"

The clone ponders it as Ur summons a large ball of fire and throws it at the clone, who summons a large hand to fire at the fireball causing it to destabilize and explode.

"Wait, I got it! She's only fighting me because Gears is forcing her to!" The fourth Asmodeus clone realizes. "If I can sever its link to her, she'll return to normal." He looks at the juggernaut with a determined look. "I only have one shot at this, I just hope I can pull it off without getting killed first."

As Ur rapidly approaches him, the fourth clone suddenly shifts direction to the side while once again using [Chromas] to create constructs to attack her.

She destroys them like the previous ones with ease, but before she could continue, tendrils made of [Dark Matter] shoot out from the constructs and quickly wrap tightly around her limbs, preventing her from moving.

As she starts to struggle, she doesn't notice the fourth clone rapidly approaching her and chops her in the back of her neck, knocking her unconscious.

"Okay, I don't have a lot of time before she wakes up, so I gotta make this quick." The fourth Asmodeus clone says before grabbing her and magically connecting to her soul, and proceeds to use [Dark Matter] to reconstruct her body as he did with Seilah, covering her body head to toe as her magical and biological structure is completely overwritten.

As he digs deeper, he senses the magic formula that keeps her soul bound to Gears via his twisted magic.

"Time to cut you out." He quickly sends a mental command that erodes and breaks her connection to the [Historia of the Dead].

Upon completion, the residual Dark Matter disappeared, revealing a newly restored and actually alive Ur.

"Yes… it worked." The fourth smiles as his body returns to normal and collapses. "Damn… that was too close for comfort…!"

Ur moans as she slowly regains consciousness.

"What… happened?" Ur groans before her eyes shoot wide open and gets up. "Gray!"

The fourth grabs the hysterical woman and tries to calm her down. "Easy, easy, you're okay…"

"I… remember everything. That wooden freak used me like a toy and made me attack my student!" Ur growls clearly angry.

"Well if it makes you feel better I sever its connection to you." The fourth said.

Ur turns to the clone in surprise. "How did you-"

"I brought you back to life."

Ur's eyes are as wide as dinner. "Y-You… what!?"

"I brought you back to life." He repeats.

Ur looks at her hands before slowly hugging herself. "I'm warm… it's been so long…" Stray tears roll off her face. "Do you know what the spell [Iced Shell] does to the caster?"

"[Iced Shell]? If I remember correctly, it's a technique that uses the spirit and the physical body of the user to freeze the target into a block of ice that can't melt as the caster's own body becomes the ice, but it doesn't kill them." The clone states.

Ur nods. "There's also something else. What they don't tell you is that when the caster freezes the target, their minds become irreversibly linked. Allowing them to see each other's memories." She shivers. "What I saw in Deliora's head was nothing short of pure horror… Death, death, and even more death. That creature wasn't even a living thing, just a weapon with the sole purpose of extinguishing all life. I could feel every footstep, every attack, every life it snuffed out. There was even a time where I thought I WAS Deliora and it felt… good. So good." She admits. "I was only hanging by a few threads, my mind constantly shifting between the demon and my humanity. If it wasn't for my memories of my daughter and my students I would have disappeared a long time ago."

The clone was at loss for words. Deliora was an Etherious who, like all its brethren, held absolutely no remorse whatsoever for human life. But unlike the other Etherious, Deliora seemed mindless, driven by its instinct to destroy everything in his path. It was, as its title suggests, a demon of destruction.

But to be stuck with that thing for over a decade, seeing and experiencing what it had done on a loop can drive anyone mad.

Ur truly is a strong woman.

"Well? You just heard what [Iced Shell] does to a person. Are you sure you want to keep me alive? For all you know, I could really be Deliora." Ur comments with a smile.

Instead of replying, the clone simply karate-chops her.

"Ow! Why'd you do that!?" Ur cried.

"Are you stupid or something? Did you really just ask me to kill you after I finally managed to bring you back!? Do you want to be the weed's sex toy again!?" The fourth demands.

"S-Sex toy!?" Ur yells in an outrage.

"Yeah! I mean why else would he make your boobs and hips bigger!?" The fourth points out.

Ur looks down at her now large chest. "Huh? I didn't even notice they were bigger until now." She begins to fondle them and moans a little. "Oh, and sensitive, too." She then notices her white hair and strokes it. "No way! What did he do to my beautiful hair!?" Before she can see more, she jolts from a sharp pain in her head. "Ow!"

"What's wrong?" The fourth asks.

"I… I…" Ur grabs onto her head tightly as an avalanche of foreign memories begins to overwhelm her. "It hurts…"

"I got you." The clone hugs her as white light begins to envelope her. "It's okay. You'll be alright."

The pain quickly subsides as Ur feels a lot calmer, but also more… energized.

"What… Did you do to me?" Ur asks.

"I unlocked your [Aura]. Long story short, it's a shield powered by your soul that also boosts all your other abilities as well as gives you a healing factor. I thought it would help manage whatever was happening to you." The fourth explains.

"I… I just saw so much. I saw dragons, the creation of [Dragon Slayer] magic, the birth of modern-day magic and the rise of Magic Guilds." Ur lists off as her expression turns crestfallen. "I saw my daughter… my beautiful little girl… so alone… so empty and surrounded by evil people. She did so many horrible things…" Tears once again fall from her beautiful face. "Ultear… I'm so sorry…"

"Listen Ur," the clone says, getting the woman's attention. "I imagine you're going through a lot, especially with what I'm guessing is all the memories of the people Gears assimilated into you as a Historia. And I imagine you're seeing a lot of things about your daughter, but aside from possibly Mavis, the memories you have gained of Ultear likely only show the dark period of her life. Yes, Ultear did horrible thing in her life from what I heard, but when she realized the truth of how you did truly love her and that you didn't abandon her, she changed and spent several years atoning for her mistakes and striving to be a good person. She became a close friend to the mages of Fairy Tail, including Gray, and even helped save all of Fiore. She disappeared after that, but I promise that if you want, I will do everything I can to reunite with Ultear, even if we have the entire planet to find her."

"R-Really? You would do that for me?" Ur said in a hopeful tone, shocked that someone she just met would go that for her.

"Of course, and no matter what happens or what you may face, I promise you will always have my support." the clone says with a charming smile that causes the ice wizard to blush before punching his shoulder.

"Dammit, look at what you did. Saying something like that to an old woman like me." Ur said.

+100 Affection with Ur (100/100)

"Oh c'mon, you're not that old. If anything, I think Gray's older than you." He said.

"Now, you're just saying that to make me feel better."

"Is it working?"

Ur smiles. "Yeah, I think it is.

*BOOM!*

The two turn to see the massive mushroom cloud beyond the forest.

"Looks like they could use some help." The fourth says as he stands up. He extends his to the ice mage. "Here."

"Ara, what a gentleman." Ur takes his hand and he pulls her up. "You deserve a reward." She leans closer to the clone's face.

*Chu~*

Ur gives the clone a kiss of the lips, surprising him before she pulls back.

"Keep this up, kid, and you may get more than just a kiss~" Ur purred before her expression turned serious. "Now, let's go save my idiot student and his friends!"

The fourth nods. "Yeah."

With that, the two head towards the forest.

Meanwhile

*BOOM!*

Gears is sent flying by the explosion and crashes on several trees.

"Grrr." The God Tree growls as he looks up and sees the human wizards standing defiantly between it and the plant pods. They have been fighting for a while now, each trading blows that would be considered fatal and yet they do not back down, not once!

It also doesn't help that they're all using a power that isn't magical in nature. Gears couldn't make heads or tails of it other than the fact each human has a power unique to them alone.

"You… tenacious cockroaches…!" Gears says as he struggles to stand.

Gray crosses his arms, his cyan avatar of his father doing the same. "You should have learned by now. Don't fuck with Fairy Tail."

"Or you'll feel the wrath of our love!" Juvia adds as her Semblance boots Gray tenfold.

"This is your punishment for messing with our guild, our family!" Erza declares, her [Scarlet Legion] raise their weapons ready to attack.

"When fighting Fairy Tail, bad guys like you are always ten steps behind." Mira said.

"And if you try to take a step forward, you'll be in for quite a shock." Laxus cracks his knuckles.

"Because we'll be there to stop you. That is a fact." Makarov finished.

"Indeed." Seilah nodded in agreement, Curse energy rolling off her body. "I know from personal experience that those who stand against Fairy Tail and threaten its members ALWAYS inevitably regret it."

"So give us back our guildmates, now!" Wendy yelled, her own body covered in Aura.

Before Gears could even think to respond, a strike from behind sent him flying towards the Fairy Tail mages, courtesy of the third Asmodeus clone.

"Damn straight! Messing with Fairy Tail is the equivalent of a death wish, you overgrown weed!" The clone says.

Gears was becoming more and more enraged at the opponents he was facing. In his eyes, no human should stand against him or Aldoron. His resolve growing, he decides to take stronger measures.

"Let's see how well you all work together when you are consumed by the desire of hunger!" Gears yell, unleashing [Famished Soul] upon his opponents.

Almost immediately, all of them felt an immediate surge of hunger, but thanks to their [Aura] and their strong desire to save their guildmates, they're able to resist it.

"Is that all you got, weed?" The third Asmodeus clone mockingly asks.

Gears begins to swing his arms in a circular motion, calling forth several wind cyclones from every direction. "[Gale Dragon's Tempest of Snow, Moon, and Flowers]!" He launches all of the cyclones straight at the group.

The cyclones meet their target and ensnare the fairies and Gears laughs as they are all ripped apart by the wind.

Only to find his body suddenly shredded to pieces!

"W-What…!?" A confused Gears exclaims.

"Hm? So this is what a Semblance is like. Not bad at all." The God Tree looks to see Cana's [Aura] shining orange. "I guess today isn't your lucky day, is it weed?"

The God Tree soon regenerates but doesn't have time to move as the flying fist enters its field of vision and destroys his head completely.

"That was for Lisanna and Elfman, you freak." Mira said, her body glowing in a variety of colors like an aurora.

Gears' head quickly reforms but not before his body doubles back and is electrocuted by massive amounts of lighting.

"I'm gonna make sure you pay for what you've done a MILLIONFOLD!" Laxus declares before kicking the body away, crashing onto the side of a large rock.

Gears tries to dig itself out, only to be pinned further into the rock by the two heavy hitters.

"Fools…!" However, before it does anything, thorns burst from every surface and wrap around him with a vice grip, leaving the golem completely immobile. "!?"

The perspective changes to Seilah, whose eyes are now glowing blue.

"My master has helped me in gaining great power, including the power of my fellow Etherious and those who are masters of Ice. But the greatest power Asmodeus-sama has helped me unlock was the power of my own soul, and with it, I have gained many abilities, including an awareness that extends beyond my senses and even see what has yet to happen. With it, I shall endeavor to support my master against all his challenges and enemies yet to come. And you will be no exception!" She exclaims.

Gears' seething in anger under the thorns. It's all because of that one human. It isn't Fairy Tail that's getting in the way, it's him! If he didn't exist, Aldoron-sama's ascension would be unimpeded and Fairy Tail would be nothing but fertilizer!

It's all because of HIM!

"HAAAAAAAAA!" Gears howls as its magical power explodes, destroying the thorns imprisoning him and blowing away Laxus and Mirajane.

Gears' body has scales that are growing out of its bark-like skin, the colors of them constantly changing like a kaleidoscope. Its hands and legs are sharp talons, the leaf-like cape it had is replaced with two wings made out of crystal, refracting the light of the sun like a prism.

He shows his teeth, revealing them all to be shark-like and openly snarls at the group.

"I AM GOING TO KILL EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF YOU!" He begins to gather enormous amounts of magical energy and eight massive dragons of varying colors rise high into the sky.

"... he's getting desperate. That much power could not only destroy us, but also himself." The third slaps his hands together. "It may be incomplete, but it should do the trick." He slowly brings his hands apart revealing a small black orb in the middle before pouring his [Aura] into it causing the sphere to quickly become unstable.

"Grr!" The third struggles to keep himself as his body is crushed by a field of gravity.

"Master!" Seilah, along with the others, look at the clone with open concern.

"I'm fine! I'm just about ready!" He assures them.

"DIE! [EIGHT DRAGON'S RAMPAGING FANGS]!" Gears unleashes his eight dragons at everyone.

"[Graviton Crusher]!" He fires a beam of darkness that seems to be bending everything around it.

The dragon heads maneuver out of the beam's path but it simply expands in the middle, creating a black hole that swallows them completely in an instant!

"WHAT!?" Gears exclaims in anger as he tries again but finds that he can't. "What is this!?" He looks down and sees black lines entering its shadow.

"You're not going anywhere! Let's go, Seilah!" The third exclaims and the two rush towards it.

"I won't… be stopped by such… a feeble trick…!" Gears tries to move only but the clone gets close enough to restrain him. "!"

"Seilah! Use your [Curse] on him!" The clone orders and Seilah grabs its face and activates her [Absorption Curse] while the third uses his own absorption ability.

"Ngh… this won't stop-" But the golem doesn't finish as more and more energy is drained from his body.

"Man, this thing is stubborn! It's latching onto the [Chaos Energy] like a leech!" The third yells.

The trio's bodies begin to glow purple, with Gears' glow growing fainter as its energy is being drained.

"N… o…" Gears whisper silently as it loses more and more strength.

Eventually, the action ends and the two let go of Gears and let it fall to the ground, drained and defeated.

The two look at each other as their bodies glow amethyst purple.

"Wow! I feel great!" The third exclaims with a smile. "Do you feel the same!?"

"Yes, it's quite interesting." Seilah looks at her glowing hands. "When I tried absorbing Doom's energy, it nearly killed me. But now, it seems to be rejuvenating me. It seems my body has acclimated to this power."

Their bodies stop glowing and the third dismisses his transformation.

"Here. I think you'll like this." The third grabs Seilah's shoulder, activating [Beseecher] and gives her God Serena, Neinhart, and Larcade Dragneel's power.

"I've bestowed upon you the combined magic of three members of the [Spriggan 12]." The third Asmodeus clone states. "The first one is from Larcade Dragneel, an extremely and possibly the first Etherious Zeref created, but was considered a failure due to being physically weak. Add that with the combined [Curses] of the [Demons of Tartaros] and [Ice Devil Slayer] magic already in you, and you're pretty much destruction incarnate." He explains. "The other two I gave you are from the most eccentric and the most dangerous. One is a former Wizard Saint who had 8 Dragon Lacrima implanted into him, giving him 8 different [Dragon Slayer Magics] and the other could retrieve the souls of the dead using memories to fight in his stead." He then gives Seilah a serious look. "I hope you realize just how much power I'm entrusting you with."

"I do." Seilah bows before him. "I will not disappoint you, Asmodeus-sama. I will use this power to serve your wishes and goals to the best of my abilities."

"Oi, Oi! Are you sure you want to give her all of that magic!?" Gray exclaims, concerned that a former enemy of theirs is given that much power.

"I trust Seilah with this power. In the end, it's my decision." The third firmly replies before turning his attention back to the demon girl. "I don't know if my other clones already told you this, but [Chaos Energy] is literally thought in energy form; it is capable of virtually anything no matter how impossible, including this." The clone places two of his fingers on her forehead and his other hand on her shoulder, followed by a pulse of [Chaos Energy].

Seilah's eyes widened as she felt something changed within her, making her feel lighter before it stopped.

"What are you doing, Asmodeus-sama?" Seilah asked in curiosity as the clone put his hands away.

"I just used a little of the [Chaos Energy] you absorbed to enhance your body, mind, and soul to be immune to the effects of motion sickness that plagues most [Dragon Slayers]." The third clone says with a smirk. "Now you don't need to worry about that inconvenient and crippling weakness."

"You're joking!?" The voice of Laxus gets their attention. "You mean you can fix a Dragon Slayer's motion sickness issue!? Seriously!?"

"Sure can!" The third Asmodeus clone exclaims with a smirk. "Let me guess, you want me to do the same to you and Wendy, and possibly Natsu and Gajeel too? Maybe later."

"Really?! Thank you, Asmodeus-san!" Wendy happily cheers.

"You really are a man who can do the impossible, Asmodeus-kun!" Mirajane said in amazement.

"No kidding, it only makes me want you all the more now." Cana purrs in a husky tone as she approaches the third clone with an intentional sway of her hips and wraps her arms around his neck. "And I highly doubt I'm the only one, right Mira-chan?"

"After seeing more of him in action, I wouldn't mind having Asmodeus-kun as a boyfriend." Mira giggled before winking at the clone.

"Oh boy…" The third clone's cheek glows red at the implications.

"Seriously!? You two already like him that way!? You've only just met!" Laxus argues.

Cana turns to Laxus with a bored look. "And he's literally LEAGUES above any man I've had the pleasure of meeting."

"It's true. No offense, Laxus, but there's no way you can compete against him." Mira adds.

"Indeed. Asmodeus would make a wonderful addition to Fairy Tail." Erza nods, completely missing the point.

Laxus clicks his tongue and looks away.

"Um… guys?" The group turned to Wendy's quivering voice who pointed to the still-intact plant pods. "The pods are still here."

Everyone's eyes widened at what that implies before a powerful gust of wind blows from behind them.

"YOU WRETCHED HUMANS! HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO ME, A GOD SEED OF THE GREAT ALDORON-SAMA!" Gears screamed in rage and madness. "FOR THIS CRIME, I WILL MAKE SURE NEITHER YOU OR YOUR IMPRISONED FRIENDS ESCAPE ALIVE, EVEN IF I MUST DIE TO SUCCEED!"

"YOU'VE GOT TO BE SHITTIN' ME! THAT BASTARD'S STILL ALIVE!?" Cana yells out as she shields her face from the powerful wind.

"How the hell does it still have this much power!? I thought you two drained it dry!" Laxus adds.

"We DID! I don't know how this is possible!" The third defended.

"NOW, WATCH THE INSTRUMENT OF YOUR END!" As it says this, Gears' body begins to inflate like a balloon, until he towers over the trees.

"That bastard played us! He had more [Chaos Energy] than we thought and now he's letting it run rampant!" The third yelled.

"What do we do!?" Wendy asks.

"THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO! NOW DIE KNOWING YOUR FAILURES!" Gears cackles maddeningly as his body begins to erupt.

"NO! NOT THIS TIME!" Cana yells. "I REFUSE TO LOSE ANYONE ELSE TO YOU DAMN WEEDS AGAIN!" As she says this, she charges at Gears with absolute ferocity.

"CANA!" Everyone yells as she runs towards certain death.

However, as they try to run after her, a bright light suddenly blinds everyone as they feel a massive surge of power from the exploding God Seed.

After some time passes, the light dies down and everyone is surprised to be alive and unscathed, but that surprise turns to pure shock as they look at Cana.

Cana looked like she had aged a few years with a few inches in additional height and her hourglass curves became even more pronounced as her already impressive breasts grew to J-Cups similar to Ur's and her hips grew to match, hair and clothes had turned pure white, and a pair of fairy-like wings made of pure energy came from her back, almost like she was both an Angel and a Fairy.

"W-What!? Where's Gears!?" Cana asked before she noticed the changes to her appearance. "And what the hell happened to my clothes and my hair?! Or my body for that matter?!"

*BOOM!*

Cana looks up to see a large shockwave rippling in the sky. "What the hell was that?"

"I don't believe it…" the third clone says in disbelief. "She has [Fairy Heart]! How is that possible!?"

"Did you say [Fairy Heart]?!" Makarov stated in shock, before turning to look at the clone. "Wait, how do you even know about that?! No one outside of Fairy Tail should know about it!"

"When you've traveled as much as I have and met as many crazy individuals along the way, you hear all sorts of things." The third clone cryptically replies to deflect suspicion and questions. "And there were those outside of Fairy Tail who knew about it. If no one outside of Fairy Tail was aware of its existence, the Alvarez War never would have happened in the first place."

Makarov tries to argue, but realizes that he can't.

Before anyone can say anything, a rustle in the bushes catches everyone's attention. They turn to see the fourth clone of Asmodeus walking in along with a white-haired Ur.

"Hey. You guys look awful." The fourth clone remarks.

Gray notices Ur and slowly makes her way to her. "Sensei…?"

Ur smiles. "It's me, Gray. It's really me."

Tears begin to fall from Gray's face. She's alive. The woman who was a mother to him in all but blood was standing right before him, alive and free.

"Thank you…" Gray says in between sobs.

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"Waitaminute." The third gets a good look at Ur before turning to his twin. "Does Ur also have [Fairy Heart]?"

The fourth gives a questioning look. "What do you mean 'also'?"

The third simply points to Cana and the fourth's eyes almost shoot out of their sockets. "SHE HAS [FAIRY HEART] TOO!?"

"Yup." The third said popping the p.

"Oooohhh." Makarov faints.

"Master/Gramps!" The fairies quickly gather to their master's aid.

The third manages his temples. "Seriously? How did this happen?"

"When Mavis gave [Fairy Glitter] to Cana back in Tenrou Island, she also made her the successor of the [Three Great Fairy Magics]. When Zeref finally passed on, the magic went straight to Cana." Ur explains.

The third arches an eyebrow. "How do you know that?"

"I have Mavis' memories, along with several others. All part of Gears' attempt at making the ultimate weapon against you all." Ur said.

"Yeah, and we all know how that ended up." The fourth chuckles.

"Are you fruitcakes gonna just stand there or are you gonna help bust our friends out!?" Laxus' demanding tone snaps us out of our musing.

Before long, everyone starts working towards freeing everyone from their plant pods, now dying due to Gears' death. The captives immediately wake up upon being removed from their pods, behaving like they were resuscitated from nearly drowning.

They explain that they were all dreaming of their ideal life, that it felt real and they were happy. The clones speculate that Aldoron feeds not just on magic, but also emotions with stronger emotions-either good or bad-being more appetizing.

Erza and Jellal were by far the most awkward. While Erza was extremely happy to see him alive and well, Jellal just looks guilty. She asks what's wrong but the man simply gives her the cold shoulder, which confuses Titania even further.

After some time and unlocking everyone's [Auras], a tear opens and another Asmodeus clone steps out in his devil form.

"I was wondering what was taking so long. Looks like you all had quite a rough time." The second clone remarks before turning to Cana and Ur. "Did they unlock [Fairy Heart]? Why does Ur have [Fairy Heart]?"

"...fuck it. We're not going through this shit again, let's just move on." The third said as he and the fourth walked into the portal.

"... rude. Who does he think he is?" The second comments before turning to the others. "Anyways, just step through this portal. Everyone's waiting."

Without missing a beat, the fairies and Etherious all step into the tear and arrive at the battlefield where he fought Doom.

The third and fourth clones are tackled by Brandish who then proceeds to give them a crushing hug before they manage to break out. They then turn to see Irine not only alive but giving them a kiss on their cheeks.

The two turn to the one other clone who shrugs. "It's a very long story."

"I feel like that is gonna be a common troupe for all of us clones." the third clone says in an amused tone. "Meh, the boss is the one who will have to deal with it all in the end once he gets our memories, assuming he doesn't already know."

"Agreed." the fourth says with a chuckle.

"He's likely aware to some degree, since the clone who was originally with Brandish and Irene dispelled after reviving fallen members of Fairy Tail." the second clone states.

"So that's the clone Seilah mentioned, right? The one who revived the members of Fairy Tail?" The third clone realizes.

"Yep. That bastard Doom was a tenacious little shit." The second clone started with a scowl.

"Well, is this really everyone?" The fourth clone asks. "I don't see Natsu or the boss."

"They're likely dealing with the original Wolfen and his various clones." The second clone says with a shrug. "They likely have it the worst, so we should join up with them ASAP."

"…we're gonna be walking into the metaphorical Lion's den, aren't we?" The third clone asks rhetorically.

""Without a doubt."" the second and fourth clones say simultaneously.

"It's okay, Asmodeus-sama!" Brandish happily says. "You will easily triumph over Aldoron, and we will give our full support along the way!"

"You have proven time and again that you are a man who excels at the impossible without equal." Irene adds.

"And we will happily fight by your side no matter what," Seilah firmly states. "To the very end, if we must."

"Indeed!" Erza says, getting their attention, along with those of the other Fairy Tail mages. "Everyone, it's time we bring this fight to an end! We will go and fight together, and stop Aldoron once and for all! No one messes with Fairy Tail!"

"YEAH!" was the collective reply of all the Fairy Tail mages.

Erza then turns to the Asmodeus clones. "Asmodeus-kun, can you take us to where we need to go for the final battle?"

"Sure." The second clone states. "We need to go to the boss and beat Wolfen first."

"The question is how? In case you forgot, these walls change constantly. It'll be impossible to get to them, much less together." The fourth points out.

The three clones ponder deeply on what to do.

"... what if we can go together?" The third clone said, getting the others' attention.

"What are you talking about?" The second asks.

"Seilah and I absorbed Gears' [Chaos Energy]. We can use that to teleport everyone directly to the boss and Natsu." The third clone said.

"You're talking about [Chaos Control]. You want to perform [Chaos Control] to get us there." The fourth surmised. "Well unfortunately, you can't. We'll need more [Chaos Energy] than the amount you absorbed."

"Then, perhaps we can help." The fourth turns to Iren, Brandish, and Seilah. "We also absorbed some of the energy during our fight with Doom. It may not be much but it should do the trick."

"I also got a bit of [Chaos Energy] in me as well." The second adds.

"Okay, fine." The fourth exasperates. "It might work. Keyword being 'might'. But we still need some kind of focal point to hone in on or else it'll go out of control."

"I think I might just have the thing we need." The third opens their [Inventory] and pulls out the [Stand Arrow].

"The [Stand Arrow]? How is that going to help?" The fourth asked.

"Well, we're clones but we don't have a [Stand]. We can't summon [Payback] like the boss can. So the reason for that may be because the power can't be copied, it's bound to only him. I mean, even us being clones of him, we're all different in some way. We're not exactly 'perfect' copies of the original." The third explains as he raises the arrow. "This arrow is bound to the boss right down to his soul and because he's the only person in this world to use it, their bond is much more powerful."

"... I'm convinced. Let's do this." The second clone said.

The three clones all grab the spine of the arrow while the girls grab onto their shoulders.

"Now, I need everyone to think about Natsu. You all need to believe that you'll be by his side." The second clone told the guild.

"Think of all the times you spend together with Natsu." The third adds.

Everyone closes their eyes and starts to think of the time they spent together with Natsu. The good, the bad, the annoying, and idiotic. Yet despite all the headaches that guy had given them all, the guild wouldn't be the same without [Salamander] in its life, and that's something they can all agree on.

The clones and the girls' bodies begin to glow in response to the guild's thoughts and memories and are poured into the arrow itself. Soon enough, the guild also begins to glow as they all become connected.

The [Stand Arrow] is soon enveloped with white energy and metal on the arrowhead changes as well.

"!" The clones all open their eyes as they finally feel a connection. "[Chaos Control]!"

In a flash of light, everyone disappears leaving only an empty and desolate battleground.