Hi guys Azza here!

JoJO – You expected a response but it was me DIO!

Lordlexx - I'm glad to hear that I guess almost any writer feels nervous about any OC's they make that are a part of the main cast so its I'm glad you like her. I actually never thought about a character sheet for them I mean I haven't really said much about Elise's time before joining Fairy Tail so it's definitely something I'll consider. Also I feel you about the new God of War it came out the day I'm writing this I just put a solid amount of hours into it haha the hype there is real.

Busternut – Kind of hard to say really the war is just starting and there is still other stuff inside that to do like uniting the Fiore Guilds to fight the invasion, Natsu still has to meet with the convening Triumvirate and Council of Gods about his status as a Hybrid and the upcoming confrontation with Zeref and Achnologia so easily over twenty I'd say since most of the Leichart and Alvarez members by themselves will have an entire chapter at the minimum for their fights some even having more than one depending on who they are. Sorry I can't be more helpful its just kind of a hard thing to give a definitive answer to.

Anyway on with the story!

I do not own Fairy Tail Hiro Mashima does.

First Casualty Of The War

/Erza, Elise, Mira And Seilah's POV/

"Dark Chill Of The Underworld!"

"Etherious Lariat!"

Mira's claw was surrounded by a miniature blizzard and Azhrukhal's was surrounded in blue lightning as the two clashed sending shards of ice and bolts of lightning out in all directions, Mira grunted as Azhrukhal kneed her in the gut and threw a powerful punch knocking her to the ground.

"Enough standing around we have to help Mira," Erza said sharply as they all rushed Azhrukhal who had just descended to attack Mira who was still getting up.

Elise was first on the scene as she knocked him back with a powerful punch which was blocked by his forearm; following this Erza sent an aerial cross slash towards him which pushed him back further as Seilah released a Gravity Dragon's Roar which engulfed him in a massive explosion.

"Are you alright Mira," Elise asked concerned as Mira nodded slowly.

"His attacks have serious weight behind them probably from the Etherious too many of them could do some serious damage."

Azhrukhal emerged from the smoke with the same blank expression holding its arm out in front of it, a black magic circle appeared and large black arrows began to emerge at a rapid rate.

Erza quickly equipped her Adamantine Armor and blocked the hail of arrows as Mira and Seilah began to return fire from behind the solid defence.

"This isn't a permanent solution the arrows are getting bigger and my shield isn't indestructible," Erza said through grit teeth as a massive arrow hit the shield dead on pushing her back slightly.

Elise and I will engage Azhrukhal directly the two of you support us," Mira said sharply as the two quickly moved out from cover and began engaging Azhrukhal in hand to hand combat in perfect sync.

Erza requiped into her Scarlet Dragon Armor quickly joining the fight as Seilah began placing countless Gravity seals around the fight.

"You are all strong however it isn't enough," Azhrukhal said firmly as it blocked both punches from either side by Elise and Mira and a Erza's sword strike by clasping the blade between its feet as he grabbed Mira and Elise smashing them together tossing them aside and throwing Erza back.

Before he could take a step forward he blocked another strike from Elise though this one was far heavier and pushed him back slightly as it eyed her with interest.

"Memories indicate that you possess a power known as the God's Aura and a labelled as a serious threat, show me more of this God's Aura I would experience it firsthand."

"Fine if you really want to," Elise snarled as Azhrukhal was suddenly sent flying back as a massive explosion from Elise's fist knocked him through the forest. "Come on we can't even leave this thing with the slightest chance of escape!"

"We don't all have God like regeneration Elise," Mira sighed as she walked over with her right arm facing the wrong way. Snapping it back into place it slowly began to regenerate but not nearly as fast as Elise's regeneration would have.

"Right I forget that sometimes," Elise said sheepishly as Erza frowned at her. "Ok maybe a lot."

"If we could save the discussion for later Azhrukhal is coming," Seilah said as Ahrukhal appeared in front of Elise but froze as the seals Seilah placed earlier began to glow. "These seals are now bound to you Azhrukhal and shall slow your movements using the power of Gravity."

"Impressive but you believe such a trick will hold me for long?"

"It doesn't have to hold you for long just long enough so we can kill you," Elise said sharply as she sliced open Azhrukhal's chest as Mira's claw came through his back and out his gut.

As Azhrukhal began to struggle Erza was already bringing her blade around to behead it but at the last moment Azhrukhal managed to stop the sword by using its arm as a shield.

"Impressive I will admit however I have adapted to the shift."

The group tried to back off however Azhrukhal already predicted it and used their positions against them. Shaking off Erza he then set his sights on Mira roundhouse kicking her in the face and crushing her head with his foot as it threw Erza's sword at Elise who caught it tossing it back to Erza.

Elise then tackled Azhrukhal to the ground as Seilah tossed Mira away from the fight so she could recover; she had blood pouring from her eyes, ears and nose which suggested the stomp did serious damage.

"She'll be out for awhile I think but I won't count her out," Seilah said as Azhrukhal overpowered Elise and began beating her into the ground.

"Shit this one is really strong how are we going to win," Erza said through grit teeth.

Azhrukhal calmly stepped out of the large hole it created with a bloodied and beaten Elise in its claw, applying pressure she cried out in pain as Mira stumbled to her feet.

"Elise has God's Aura and she can't even compete with this one what the hell should we do?"

"There is … a way," Elise said through grit teeth as her aura flared and she elbowed its leg forcing it to let go of her and she launched herself over to the others.

"You all are far too persistent you only delay the inevitable."

"Erza you know which armor to use right?"

"Are you sure Eliza told me not to use it unless-!"

"We are getting our asses handed to us Erza with that armor combined with my power and Mira's with Seilah in support we can win this!"

"Erza she's right you know that armor puts you up to Elise's level easily I know you hate using it but we need it, I nearly died and Elise was just manhandled we need you at your best," Mira added firmly.

"Fine but you'll need to hold him off for a few minutes you all know I can't requip into this one straight away," Erza growled as she jumped back and became surrounded in light.

"Well let's get to it," Elise said with a small smile as she and Mira stood before Azhrukhal as it began to power up.

"Good it seems you all plan on taking me seriously come at me with everything you have."

Mira and Elise shot forward and began to trade blows with Azhrukhal, as the two fought blow for blow against it Seilah began to lay traps using the borrowed Demonic Dragon Slayer and Gravity Dragon Slayer abilities.

Elise and Mira fought ferociously with Azhrukhal fighting almost ferally taking any advantage and aiming almost anywhere just to get even the slightest bit of damage.

"War God's Armageddon Hammer!"

Jumping into the air Elise raised her right leg above her head went to strike Azhrukhal who blocked the attack with its forearm pushing Elise back into the air, what it didn't expect was a powerful blast of darkness to the face from Mira who capitalized on the momentary distraction.

"Darkness Blindsider!"

The attack was focused solely on Azhrukhal's eyes as it stumbled back slightly, Elise who was upside down as she fell back to the ground angled her body and landed her original attack to Azhrukhal's side sending him flying into a large trap Seilah had set up previously.

The area Azhrukhal was sliding through was covered in Demonic scales which ripped its skin apart and tore bits of flesh off, Mira swiftly flew to the other end of the trap and delivered a powerful strike to its head setting off a large explosion with darkness flying everywhere.

To everyone's shock Azhrukhal had actually taken the hit and grabbed Mira's arm slamming her into the ground as it rolled over slamming its fist into her gut as she coughed up blood, Elise was quickly on the scene as she kicked him away from Mira before throwing her to Seilah who turned them invisible to get her away.

"Why do you consistently save them from their fate they are weak?"

"They are also my friends, sisters even I wouldn't leave them behind even if it meant my own death!"

"Foolish human ties such as that will be your undoing in the end, the strong are the ones who shape the world and the reality within I have seen it through the memories of those who compose my very being you are fighting against fate itself."

"You know nothing of me or my story nor do you know anything of any human!"

"I know that you humans are weak and feeble creatures, easy prey for the most part. Very few humans ever achieve a level of power that can overcome even half of the threats in this world you shall soon learn this."

Elise felt mad, how dare this being who hadn't even been alive for more than a few hours tell her the status quo, something inside her stirred as she felt the primal urge of battle lusting for blood.

"You will not talk down to me Demon it will be you who goes six feet under once I'm done with you!"

Feeling her strength hit a new high she charged forward at the same time as Azhrukhal and the two locked hands cracking the ground around them neither one gaining an advantage over the other.

"Where did this strength come from!"

"What's the matter can't comprehend a human matching you!"

Elise let go and punched Azhrukhal in the face as the Demon staggered backwards before returning the blow knocking her backwards slightly.

'I have to keep buying time once Erza joins me this freak is history!'

"You think you stand a chance against me Demon I am war incarnate I belong on the battlefield I can't be outclassed by trash like you!"

Elise rushed towards Azhrukhal and punched him in the gut and head butted it knocking the Demon back before returning the roundhouse kick she endured earlier minus the crushing of the head since Azhrukhal used its arm to steady itself and jumped away from the blow.

"This increase in power shouldn't be possible from a human!"

"Take a closer look Demon I'm not human …"

Azhrukhal looked at Elise and saw her black aura with the Galaxy Blue hue mixed in with it and her Galaxy Blue eyes, going through his memory its eyes widened as an image of Eliza flashed into its mind.

"The War Goddess … but how!"

"I am Elise Daughter of Eliza and inheritor of her will, the symphony of war runs through my veins and hungers for battle!"

"You are a God then?"

"I was once human but became a Demi God of sorts much in the same way humans can become Demons, the more I use my power the closer I get to true Godhood. When I was a girl I never understood what mother meant by it but as I got older and I joined Fairy Tail things became clearer with those who I can call family alongside me showing me the path."

Elise began to float slightly as she allowed her God's Aura to flow freely flooding the area with Divine Magic.

At that moment Elise smirked and motioned for Azhrukhal to look at Erza as the bright light began to fade.

"You want an example of the perfect human look no further than Erza, even with my power Erza finds a way to catch up and even without her armors she is more than a match for me in a swordfight."

Azhrukhal looked over towards Erza as the light began to die down, when she emerged she was floating with the tip of her feet just barely touching the ground.

"Requip: Nakagami Armor," Erza said in a somewhat neutral tone.

Her hair was freely floating all around her with the marking of the God of War clearly visible on a tiara she was wearing; her armor was made from a white metal that shone brightly in the sun with the hue of God's Aura around her. Held behind her with two fingers was a large twinblade that was made from the same material as her armor, twirling it between her fingers Erza looked at it before returning it behind her back as she slowly floated over to Elise.

"What happened to you Elise?"

"This freak was talking shit about humans and I got mad and I guess it helped me improve a bit, mother did always tell me the best way to improve is during a fight."

"Do you honestly believe you two stand a chance against me, I am the sum of countless Demons and I've only used a small portion of my power playing with you foolish humans? Admittedly the God or whatever you are surprised me but no more will I play you will feel the full might of Azhrukhal!"

Azhrukhal began to power up as the surrounding area began to shake though Elise and Erza didn't even flinch as they too began to power up with the God's Aura flaring wildly from them.

"Are you ready Erza?"

"Of course," Erza replied calmly. "I'll follow your lead then we'll switch."

Elise nodded as she suddenly shot forward meeting Azhrukhal's fist with her own; Azhrukhal was stunned when Erza suddenly appeared to his left and swung her twinblade just barely blocking it in time.

'Impossible this attack it's …!'

Azhrukhal was stunned as it was knocked into the air unable to believe what Erza's last attack did as the Demon began trading and dodging blows in the air at a lightning fast pace with the two.

"In case you are wondering yes that last attack did manipulate the space around your arm," Erza said calmly as she endured a hit from Azhrukhal. "The Nakagami Armor has the ability to bend the space and time of a particular spot at will, the drawback for the armor is that not many have the right to summon it as it is armor only the pure hearted can wear so they cannot use it for evil intent."

"And what determines such a right," Azhrukhal asked with a slight sneer.

"Well to put it quite simply this is an armor blessed by the Gods and it is they who decide what constitutes as worthy, this armor manipulates space time far differently than their normal magic counterparts as I'm sure you noticed when your body interacted with the warped space."

"That explains why my arm was aged by eight hundred years when I blocked earlier; unfortunately for you age has little meaning to a Demon as I'm sure E.N.D has pointed out to you."

It still doesn't spare you from the space manipulation, observe."

Erza twirled the twinblade behind her once and pointed the blade at the area Azhrukhal blocked and moments later the entire section of its arm was crushed into paste before expanding and exploding.

"The first thing I was taught about this armor is the effects of the vacuum of space, most mages who use Spatial Magic manipulate their own pocket dimensions that are of their own design however this is using the raw power of space itself."

"How interesting," Azhrukhal said blankly as its arm regrew good as new. "Indeed that armor is powerful however from the knowledge provided to me Zeref already has this taken into account and has prepared the Spriggan and Leichart to counter appropriately."

"Counters can be overcome Demon," Elise scoffed as Azhrukhal shrugged.

"I will not debate the specifics with the two of you however I will give you one final word of warning before we settle this little conflict, never underestimate Zeref and the Alvarez Empire."

Erza and Elise felt Azhrukhal's power begin rising rapidly and the two began to increase their own in an attempt to keep up, predicting this Azhrukhal charged forward at blinding speed catching Elise off guard as it kneed her in the face knocking her back a fair distance and blocking another strike from Erza that blew off its arm that regenerated within seconds.

Elise returned to the fight moments later as she appeared behind Azhrukhal failing to land a blow on the Demon who ducked and attempted to land a kick on Erza who nimbly dodged the attack tapping his arm with the twinblade blowing off its leg.

The two continued to jump in and out of each other's attacks as Azhrukhal defended, clearly it was becoming annoyed at having its limbs constantly blown off and being forced to regenerate them however that was nothing compared to being cleaved in half by the twinblade and being forced to fight as two halves.

"Strange when I fought Dimaria she was defeated after I cleaved her in half," Elise wondered as she blocked a punch from the male half of Azhrukhal.

"I'm not like the others for I have yet to be bound to a book," Azhrukhal replied casually as the two halves rejoined. "Knowing I cannot be defeated through normal means will you still continue this pointless fight?"

"The opportunity to remove a crucial member of the enemy forces cannot go to waste, we'll fight you with everything we have," Erza said as Azhrukhal suddenly had two sharp claws emerge from its chest.

Elise and Erza then noticed that Seilah had clung to Mira's back cloaking her as she snuck around behind them during the brief conversation.

"What are you waiting for you two keep fighting!"

"Erza and Elise both rushed forward as Azhrukhal tried to evade only to be held in place by Mira whose claws were lodged in his chest.

"Unhand me traitor to our kind."

"I hardly think I'm the traitor," Mira replied with a smirk as she pulled Azhrukhal into the oncoming path of Elise who stabbed it in the neck followed up by Erza who lodged her blade into its leg as it blew off.

"I said unhand me you scum!"

Grabbing the claws Azhrukhal dragged Mira through its own body and brought her face down onto its knee, he then turned to the sword in its neck and bit down on the blade ripping it out.

Being tapped on the side of his body Azhrukhal's body below the chest was separated as the blood and gore continued to pile up, said Demon didn't seem to care however and began to regenerate.

"Is this what rage feels like," Azhrukhal said through grit teeth as it furiously began swiping at the group as its body slowly regenerated.

"Erza don't let him regenerate keep dismembering him!"

Erza was beginning to feel the signs of magical exhaustion however; the Nakagami Armor required an enormous amount of magic power to even call forth and was usually a trump armor for tough opponents.

"Elise my magic is starting to wane …"

"Shit has it been that long already!"

"We'll have to throw everything we have at it now or else we're screwed," Mira growled a she blocked another strike from Azhrukhal who had regenerated one of its legs.

"We'll line it up for you Erza just don't bloody miss," Elise yelled as she, Mira and Seilah all began to attack Azhrukhal whilst Erza began twirling the twinblade above her head with a sparkling light mixed with God's Aura beginning to form.

"God's Aura: War God's Fissure Slash!"

Mira and Seilah launched out of the way as Elise brought her now bright blue glowing sword down releasing a powerful aerial slash attack that began to tear through everything in its path creating the attacks namesake as it went.

Azhrukhal who hadn't gained the use of its legs yet wasn't able to avoid the attack and was hit directly letting out the first cry of pain the group had heard since the fight began, Mira was swift to follow up a she froze the severed leg using Yuki Onna's masterful manipulation of ice.

"Demonic Dragon's Great Scale Prison!"

Seilah placed her hands on the ground as Demonic scales erupted all around Azhrukhal who was quickly trapped in a confined space unable to move and making regeneration quite difficult, moving her hands spikes impaled it from all angles holding it in place as she grit her teeth feeling heavy resistance from the Demon who was now fighting back.

"I can't hold this for very long when will Erza be ready!"

"Erza hurry up Seilah can't hold it for much longer," Elise cried as Mira added a layer of ice around Azhrukhal whose face began to slowly morph into something more fitting for an abomination.

"I won't be defeated this way the power I wield and the knowledge I possess will see the traitors and human filth purged from this land!"

The ice began to crack and the scale prison began to shake as both Seilah and Mira struggled to hold a now enraged Azhrukhal in position when a sudden spike in God's Aura made the three sigh in relief.

"God's Aura: Nakagami Starlight!"

The blade above Erza's head was spinning faster than anyone could track as she brought it down sending what looked like the stars themselves at Azhrukhal who shattered the ice and some of the Demonic spikes in a last ditch effort to escape.

The attack reached the cage and it vanished with Azhrukhal swept up in it, the Demon watched as its body began to simply flake away. With a final roar it shot a large spike at Erza impaling her shoulder just as she began to revert to normal as the attack swept into the sky setting off a large explosion.

"Erza," Elise cried as the others ran towards her. "She was in the middle of transitioning armor do you think that got her full on?"

"I'm ... fine," Erza grunted as she pulled the spike out of her arm noticing the distinct lack of blood coming from the wound.

"Erza are you sure-?"

Elise didn't get a chance to finish as Erza's hand shot out and grabbed Elise by the throat as a sadistic smirk stretched across her face.

"You almost had me there with that last attack … still I live and I have a stable body at my disposal."

The others were absolutely shocked at the strange voice which was distinctly Erza but with an echo to it as her eyes went from brown to a sickly yellow colour.

"Erza," Elise gasped as she felt the grip on her throat tighten considerably as she watched Erza's veins turn from the usual blue colour to the same black tendrils seen on Natsu.

"Her body is mine to control now foolish God child, she is buried so deep you shall never find her again!"

"Let Erza … go!"

"And risk my own death I think not," Azhrukhal said amused as the nails on Erza's hand became black and elongated piercing her throat. "I'm going to wring your fucking neck you little bitch and then I'm going to take my time slowly inserting sharp objects into your friend who made the cage … then I'm going to skin the traitor and drag her back to Lord Zeref as a trophy!"

Grabbing Erza's wrist Elise tried to pry her neck out of Azhrukhal's grip but received only a knee to the gut in response, Mira and Seilah moved to attack but were both suddenly impaled on Demonic spikes that rose high into the sky as they slowly sunk down them unable to free themselves.

"I went far too easy on you lot and that was my biggest mistake, you shall all die here and know the true power that is Alvarez!"

/Natsu's POV/

Natsu was tearing the ship apart looking for Jacob when he suddenly felt Erza's presence disappear, Natsu froze in fear and panic as he quickly tried calming himself but he knew something was wrong with the whole situation.

"What's the matter I thought you wanted your ghost back?"

"No Erza's in danger of that I'm sure but so is Master Mavis and if I let this guy go who knows when I'll see him again …"

Taking a deep breath he grit his teeth, he knew he couldn't not go after Erza and decided Jacob could just die for all he cared.

"It might not pack as much punch without my Aura but it should do the trick," he said as he smashed a hole in the roof and let loose a Fire Dragon Monarch's Roar at the ship making sure as much of it was destroyed as possible before he bolted towards Erza's location.

/Elise's POV/

"Please Erza … fight back!"

"For the millionth time you fool she is in a place you will never reach, Mind Magic is at its peak when used by someone with nothing but survival on their own mind."

Elise was shocked at how strong the grip on her neck was, sure Erza was strong but clearly Azhrukhal's presence was increasing it quite a bit up nearly on the standard it had been before they had destroyed its body.

"You know … if you have hurt Erza … you've signed your own death warrant."

"I fail to see how that is possible this is a stable body unlike my old one and the things I could achieve would be limitless given enough time, nothing can stop me!"

"Natsu will … he'll beat you without even laying a finger on you," Elise gasped as Azhrukhal had his fingers deep into her neck as blood trickled down onto the dirt below.

Azhrukhal was about to reply when Natsu suddenly appeared not ten feet away looking at him wide eyed.

"And so he appears the great Demon Lord E.N.D as promised," Azhrukhal said amused tossing Elise to the ground as she clutched her throat as it healed before looking up at Natsu.

"Erza's been possessed Natsu … she's still in there but he won't release her!"

Natsu's eyes glowed as he looked into Erza's body and saw her soul being crushed by a far bigger one that had a black tinge to it.

"Get out of my wife," Natsu said calmly as Azhrukhal began to laugh.

"And why would I do that even for someone of such a position as yourself?"

"Because you don't have a choice, leave willingly or face a painful end as I tear your soul to shreds."

"I refuse," Azhrukhal said with a glare as Natsu's eyes began to glow as he became surrounded by his black aura.

"Hybrid's Aura: Soul Defragmentation," Natsu said calmly as Azhrukhal in Erza's body began to convulse violently as his soul was forcibly ejected through the hole in Erza's shoulder as her body returned to normal.

The soul continued to scream as it was repeatedly sliced by Natsu's Aura, twisting and bending the soul Natsu grinned ferally as he inflicted pain on the one who would dare take his own wife from him.

"MERCY!"

"I refuse," Natsu said as he continued to torture the soul confining it to a sphere of his aura as it was repeatedly sliced and diced before being reformed and diced again. "You were warned, I have never wanted to use this ability since it is probably one of the most vile abilities I have however you crossed the line by trying to extinguish the soul of another … I know exactly who I'm going to send you to. AIZEN!"

A red portal opened and Aizen casually strolled out with an amused look on his face as he looked over at the soul trapped inside an aura sphere.

"You are the Devil of Shinigami right how would you like this as a plaything for awhile?"

"Well I need a crime to take it sadly though knowing how you are if it made you swipe its soul in the first place I guess it must have committed one."

"It tried to possess my wife and when I arrived and asked it to leave it chose this as its fate is that enough?"

"Possession is a Class B felony in the eyes of Death so yeah I'll take it off your hands … you still coming to the meeting?"

"Once I've sorted shit out here I will."

"Alright I'll let the others know but you might wanna hurry Life and Death are keeping everyone on edge."

"Yeah they told me they'd be doing as much," Natsu sighed as he moved the sphere over to Aizen who drew his sword.

"This is my Zanpakuto, watch closely Natsu you don't see this every day."

Tapping the sphere Natsu dispelled it as the soul frantically tried to escape only for Aizen to tap it with his Zanpakuto as it began to get sucked in.

"None escape the Shinigami's sight Demon; Kyoka Suigetsu didn't even need to release to capture you which means you have avoided death for quite some time."

"It kept going on about how it was made from the consumed souls of countless other people," Elise said finally finding her voice.

"Ah that would explain it then holding the souls of others is a Class A crime so this will be fun for sure, see you round Natsu perhaps you can cause a little chaos at the meeting eh?"

Walking back through his portal Aizen vanished as Natsu and Elise quickly got Mira and Seilah off the large spikes left behind by Azhrukhal, the two were unconscious but alive but they'd need a look from Wendy before Natsu trusted them in a fight.

Turning towards Erza he saw her looking right at him with wide eyes, sighing he walked over to her and sat down.

"Did I frighten you with what I did?"

"Not really I'm actually a little scared about what I just went through to be honest …"

"Soul possession isn't an easy thing to deal with it was lucky you managed to retain yourself at all, that thing called you weak but I'd say the opposite not many are able to fight off an attempted possession like that."

"I didn't really do anything you did, we thought we had him beat but he had a backup plan and fired this spike into my shoulder which allowed him to take control. The moment he took over I was sent into this area with nothing but darkness I-I was terrified."

Natsu placed Erza's head in his lap as she cried, despite nearly losing Erza they had done what no other country had ever managed to do. The Alvarez Fiore War had begun and the first victory went to Fiore however Natsu knew there was still work to do as he sensed two more signatures on the island.

"I'll stay with you girls until Wendy can come check you all I don't trust Alvarez not to try something alright?"

Erza and Elise nodded as the group sat in relative silence, Natsu however was tracking Wendy and Jason's magic and knew they were also in a fight for their lives. Deciding to simply believe in them Natsu didn't attempt to rush to their aid and simply chose the wait and see approach praying that the two would emerge victorious.

Hope you all enjoyed and I'll see you in the next one!