A/N: Hello, readers! Another chapter is here! Also, Ginny is another OC of mine. She is the Water God Slayer.

Enjoy!

CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE: GRIMOIRE HEART ARRIVES

In the sky, a black ship flies towards Tenrou Island: the airship of Grimoire Heart, a third of the Balam Alliance. Hades, the Master of Grimoire Heart, Ultear, Zancrow, Ginny, Rustyrose, Caprico, Kain Hikaru and Meredy converse about the mysterious boy wandering on Tenrou Island, who turns out to be the Black Mage, Zeref, the person who plunged the world into chaos long ago. Their goal is to resurrect that person. When confronted by the problem of Fairy Tail's presence, Master Hades declares that they, the Devils, will destroy the Faires on the island.

Natsu and Elfman, despite being confronted by the problem of the mysterious boy wandering on the island, decide to continue with the exam.

Meanwhile, Mest makes a sinister face as he senses "his" presence and ponders whether he should "report back" or wait a little longer.

Around the island, the S-Class participants continue to look for the grave of the Guild's founder, Mavis.

"The grave of Fairy Tail's founding master, Mavis..." Lucy and Cana were having a discussion about the grave's location.

"Got anything?" Cana questioned.

"It's no use... Searching for a grave without even a hint! I haven't got a clue." Lucy responded.

"That's the big problem, yeah..." Cana sighed. "Are there really no hints? I've participated in the exams 4 times in the past, so I've got a feeling... I don't think there's ever been an exam that was unreasonable." Lucy listens closely to what she has to say. "I'm sure there has to be a hint hidden somewhere."

"I see. So the second test is about brain power." Lucy said. She thinks about where the grave might be. "Brain power, huh? Thinking of it that way, maybe the words themselves could hold a clue."

"The words?" Cana repeated.

"Yeah. Like for example... Grave! We think that it's got to be a place, right? But it could be interpreted as the 'final stop of life'." Lucy explained.

"That's so negative of you." Cana commented.

"Grave... Grave..." Lucy repeats the words as she figures out the meaning of it. Cana kicks away the lizard that had been approaching them. "A keyword? Maybe it's a sentence?"

Then Cana hears someone grunting under their breaths nearby. "Did I just hear something? Maybe it's my imagination." She mumbled.

Behind the bushes, the lizard shapely bites Aira's head as Gray tries to shut him up by covering his mouth.

"'I'll make this place your grave!', etc... 'Marriage is the grave of one's life.'" Lucy says some random phrases.

"God, you're negative." Cana sweat dropped. "There's got to be something more Lucy-like you can think of... Like 'Even if people die, they become stars!'" She mocked.

"Um... Is that the way people picture me? Well, it might not be that far off, I suppose." Lucy muttered. "Oh, I know..." She stood up. "That's it! I bet I know where the grave is!"

"What?"

"Follow me!" Lucy leads Cana to where the grave might be.

"Ooh, impressive!"

Aira and Gray emerge from the bushes. Aira has a drowned lizard in his hands with a bandaid on the place where the lizard bit him.

"As expected from Lucy..." Gray stated.

"She's a lucky one." Aira added.

"Hurry up! I bet Levy-chan will have this solved by now!" Lucy shouted out.

"Just as you guessed, Aira."

"Sorry Lucy, but I think this second test is designed to test Brain power and 'how much you want it'." Aira claimed. "Let's go follow them!"

"Okay!" Gray and Aira chase after them.

Erza and Juvia depart from the main camp to search for Wendy and Mest.

Elsewhere on the island, Gajeel and Levy have a small disagreement which causes Levy to hit Gajeel with her bag and run away. As Levy runs away she approaches two Mages, Kawazu and Yomazu, from Grimoire Heart and declare that they have come to hunt Fairies. After a very hard battle, Gajeel defeats Kawazu and Yomazu.

Levy returns with Juvia and Erza in tow. Yomazu announces that the Eight Kin of Purgatory is coming and there will be no stopping them. Erza then sends out a red signal flare to warn the other members on the island.

The candidates notice the red signal in the sky.

"An enemy?" Master Makarov questioned. "On this island? That's not good."

"What's that?" Lucy asked.

"A red signal..." Gray mumbled.

"An enemy." Aira realized.

"What about the exam? Hey..." Elfman wondered.

"It's called off for now, with this." Evergreen informed.

"Is it that guy from before?" Natsu wondered. "That bastard!"

"I wonder... That's a signal that means an enemy is coming to attack. They're closing in now." Happy said.

"I don't know who or what they are, but they think they can pick a fight with us? I'll turn the tables on 'em!"

"Aye, sir!"

"Why now?" Cana complained as Lucy turns to look at her. "This is my final exam! Even though I wish to drop out of the guild... You've got to be kidding me! I'm continuing the exam!"

"Cana..." Lucy muttered, concerned for her friend.

"Calm down, Cana." Aira said. Him and Gray decide to reveal themselves.

"Everyone feels the same way!" Gray added.

"Aira! Gray!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Why are the two of you here?" Cana asked.

"We were foll..." Gray was about to reveal their plan, but Aira covers his mouth instantly.

"We just happened upon you!" Aira lied. "Anyway, who cares? An enemy is coming... This is no time for exams." He looks at Gray who removes his hand from his mouth.

"Lets head to the emergency gathering area. We don't have enough information for now." Gray suggested.

Lucy sighs out loud in disappointment. "What's going to happen? Seriously..."

Through force, Erza manages to pry out Grimoire Heart's goal from Yomazu: the legendary Black Mage, Zeref, who is on Tenrou Island. He also reveals that one of the Eight Kin of Purgatory is already upon the island.

Elsewhere, Carla, Lily, and Boris find Mest and Wendy. The two separate Wendy from Mest while Lily and Boris shift into their Battle Forms and confront Mest, demanding to know who he really is. In the meantime, Cain and Satsuki are searching for Aira, around the island.

Grimoire Heart begins its attack on Tenrou Island. Mest's identity is revealed and he, Wendy, Lily, Boris, and Carla are defeated by a member of the Eight Kin of Purgatory, Azuma.

Elsewhere...

"Hey! Where's the meeting point again?" Lucy questioned.

"It's a portable base. Didn't you hear?" Aira answered.

"Going through these ruins is a short cut." Gray added.

"Why are we doing this when we should be searching for a grave?" Lucy wondered.

"This is ridiculous! Why'd this have to happen now?!" Cana complained.

"Cana..." Lucy mumbled.

The rest of Grimoire Heart scatters themselves around the island while Makarov himself confronts the Master of Grimoire Heart, Hades.

Caprico of the Eight Kin of Purgatory uses his Magic to carry all the Grimoire Heart members to the island. The Grimoire Heart members land down and attack the Fairy Tail members.

"People are coming from the sky!" Gray exclaimed.

"The weather forecast didn't say anything about this..." Lucy commented.

"The enemy..." Cana muttered.

"Hold up, give me a break here..." Aira said. "Are those all humans?!"

As Master Makarov prepares his ultimate spell, Fairy Law, the members of Grimoire Heart and the Eight Kin of Purgatory scatter all around the island.

As Master Makarov is about to cast Fairy Law, Hades prepares his counter-spell, Grimoire Law. Master Makarov is in shock as he realizes Master Hades is Precht, Fairy Tail's second Master, the successor of Mavis and the one who gave Makarov his title as "Master".

Master Makarov is defeated by Master Hades and the war between Grimoire Heart and Fairy Tail begins.

All over Tenrou Island, the remaining S-Class teams and S-Class Mages battle the Grimoire Heart Mages that drop out of the sky. There is seemingly no end to them and while the Mages aren't particularly strong, Fairy Tail dwindles in Magic and stamina due to Grimoire Heart's numbers.

During all this, Zeref rests under a tree, wondering why the wars won't end.

Master Makarov stands, weakened, in front of Hades. He tells Master Hades that he was a fine Master who taught peace and asks what happened to him. Master Hades pushes Master Makarov further into the ground and explains the origin of Magic. He looked for its roots and came upon Zeref, learning the essence of Magic.

Master Hades turns away but Master Makarov struggles to get up. However, Master Hades anticipates this and pierces Master Makarov with his Magic.

Natsu and Happy defend Wendy, Carla, Lily, and Boris from the Grimoire Heart Mages.

All over the island, the different groups also encounter a member of the Eight Kin.

Caprico flies in the air with a jet pack, circling around Cana, Lucy, Gray, and Aira.

"Stop messin' with me! Wind Edge!" Cana attacks the Mages of Grimoire Heart.

"Cana is really in a fighting mood..." Gray commented.

"Not only did they break up the exam, they're trampling on our sacred ground! We ain't gonna let them off easy!" Aira strikes at the enemies.

The enemies surprise attack Cana from behind, but Lucy saves her by whipping them. "Cana, control your anger!" Lucy shouted, giving her a warning.

"S-Sorry... Thanks for that." Cana smiled sheepishly at her.

"Man, there's no end to 'em. It's just one right after another!" Aira complained.

"But they aren't very tough." Gray noticed.

"All they have to their advantage is numbers." Lucy added.

"Crap..." Cana mumbled. "Either way, this isn't going to end well for us. If we continue fighting like this, we'll run out of magic power, not to mention stamina!"

"Then I should summon Loke..." Lucy was about to pick her key, but Gray prevented her from doing so.

"Wait, Lucy! You should conserve your magic power." Gray said.

"If you chumps wanna pick a fight with Fairy Tail, bring on someone a little tougher!" Aira exclaimed.

An enemy Mage attacks Natsu with fire which he gladly eats. As the Grimoire Heart Mages are overwhelmed, Zancrow of the Eight Kin of Purgatory arrives to take over the battle.

The Grimoire Heart Mages accidently let slip that Natsu is strong, irritating Zancrow and causing him to pulverize them with his black flames. This angers Natsu and they begin their battle.

To Natsu's surprise, he can't eat the black flames created by Zancrow because his Magic is on a different level than Natsu's Dragon Slayer Magic because he is a God Slayer.

Most of the Fairy Tail Mages are tired from fighting the enemies.

"Damn it... This is really tiring." Aira panted.

"But we've almost cleaned 'em out." Gray said.

"Right. Let's take down the rest all at once!" Cana suggested.

"R-Right..." Lucy muttered, agreeing to the plan. "But these guys are probably attacking everyone else, too..."

"What? Against these guys, everyone'll be fine." Aira reassured, not worrying about the strength of the enemies.

Then, by the clap of the hands, the enemies vanish in an instant.

"The enemy disappeared!" Aira exclaimed.

"Falling down from the sky, disappearin'... These guys get around." Cana mumbled.

"Be careful! Up there!" Gray warned as he pointed to the enemy standing on the tall rocks.

"They cannot beat you. This is a waste of time. Your opponent will be meh." Caprico declared.

"A goat?!" Lucy commented.

"A goat... I think." Cana added.

"He's different from the enemy we've been fighting. Suck it up for round two!" Gray said.

Erza and Juvia meet Meredy, Elfman and Evergreen meet Rustyrose, and Lisanna and Mira meet Azuma.

Only Kain is left by himself while Ultear continues to look for Zeref.

A/N: Aira and Ginny's battle will be in the next chapter!

Thanks for reading!

~ Kaleb.