Ok before I start I have to share this list I saw around the time I was writing this chapter it was Top 100 Anime Villains of All Time right and they had Madara Uchiha as number one but villains like Sensui, Togoro, Raoh, Dio, Meruem you know the top tier villains down in the thirties or less I mean WHAT!

Like yeah we all obviously have our own opinions on the subject on who is the best but can you all truly say villains like Turles from the DBZ Tree of Might film are higher because according to this site he's in the top 100 its crazy and what's even funnier it was based on votes haha!

Anyway just thought I'd share that because it was hilarious now then onto the usual stuff.

ChaosofTime – When you said the longest and most fleshed out retelling of Fairy Tail it reminded me I didn't include the Phoenix Priestess Movie even though I put Dragon Cry into this and I was like damn missed opportunity there!

Also I see what you did there haha.

Alright now onto the story!

I do not own Fairy Tail Hiro Mashima does.

The Brothers Dragneel

/Natsu's POV/

"You all ready to do this," Natsu asked receiving nods and thumbs up in response. "Right then no more of the cliqued last battle stuff let's just end this once and for all!"

Natsu was the first to leap off the cliff followed closely by Eliza then Gray with Wendy bringing up the rear.

"Are four mages really planning on taking us all," one of the Alvarez soldiers scoffed just as Natsu launched himself in the air coating his arm in black flame.

"Hybrid's Aura: Fire Dragon Monarch's Ametarasu Impact!"

The attack shot towards the surprised and shocked soldiers ripping through their ranks as the ones within the attack were burned to ash. The rest of the soldiers immediately went on the offensive however they found themselves finding it harder and harder to move.

"No you lot don't get a chance to fight, Ice Devil's Powdered Prison!"

The soldiers were frozen in place as Wendy and Eliza began to tear into them easily slaughtering them with sickening grins on their faces.

"Go Natsu the path is open," Eliza shouted over the chaos as he nodded with a smile in return.

"Don't let him reach the Emperor!"

"Out of my way Alvarez scum," Natsu hissed as the soldiers attack seemingly went through his body and he was blown back violently through a building along with countless other soldiers.

"He's too fast we can't even see him attack us!"

"Where are the commanders!"

"I'll tell you where all the ones who believed in this invasion are … six feet under and you can join them."

The soldier met Natsu's knee as his head met the pavement as Natsu shot off towards the guild taking out any soldiers the others weren't able to hit.

It didn't take Natsu long at all to reach the steps of the guild hall where the front door had been left ajar ever so slightly as if it were an invitation for him to enter. Steeling himself and ignoring the explosions and cries behind him Natsu opened the door and walked inside.

The guild hall was as it had always been, slightly messy yet warm and inviting, yet something felt off to Natsu from the moment he'd entered.

"It is a nice place."

Natsu looked up and saw Zeref sitting on one of the roof supports looking down at him with a sad expression in his eyes.

"It's been home even if I haven't spent nearly as much time here as I should have."

"Tell me Natsu brother to brother do you have any regrets in life?"

Zeref jumped off the beam and slowly floated down to sit on the bar as Natsu lowered his head in thought.

"Regrets … you ask if I have any? I would say I regret things in my life but at this point I don't believe it would be worth wasting the breath after all I wouldn't be who I am without my choices and experiences in life. But since you asked I suppose the one thing I would regret would be acting so serious all the time we both know neither of us will survive what's coming so maybe lightening up a little would have been nice."

"So you sense him moving as well then … honestly I wish things had turned out different between us but you know the truth behind my actions."

"I know and since this will be the last time we can speak like this before … well you know I figured I'd say thanks. You went so far just to bring me back to life and yet this is how things turn out in the end. I suppose our family is destined for the absolute worst life can throw at us oh sorry for killing your sons by the way it was unavoidable."

"Larcade was never truly my son since Ahnkseram had his hooks into him from his conception but August … that one hurts since he was truly a noble soul. Ahnkseram always regretted placing Lucifer into him so in a way that was a small victory a shame I could never treat him as a son I know he always desired to be."

"True August suffered greatly but he knew why you treated him the way you did and I believe he loved you to the end but Larcade on the other hand I don't believe he really regretted anything he'd done in his life. Believing himself to be a legitimate God he thought he was unstoppable yet suffered a humiliating defeat just like any mortal."

"And now we remain as the last of the Dragneels destined to kill each other in combat quite sad really but perhaps fitting after all if it wasn't for us almost none of the events over the last 800 years would have come to pass. The chaotic legacy we leave behind will go down in legend assuming Achnologia doesn't destroy everything."

"We aren't the last of the Dragneels Zeref there's still Erza and …"

"Is she-?"

"Yeah and it gives me even more reason to fight than ever before so that they may live in a world of peace."

Zeref smiled sadly as he walked behind the bar pulling out a lacrima crystal and placing it on the counter putting Natsu on edge.

"I assume you know what Ahnkseram's ultimate goal is right?"

"To resurrect himself and break the Rule of Realms right?"

"Yes and the plans are almost fulfilled but there is only one last step to be concluded I'm sure you don't need me to spell it out."

Both Natsu and Zeref locked eyes as they began to power up with Zeref activating his Hybrid's Aura quickly matching Natsu's own as the two became surrounded in the blackish white aura.

"All these years spent building power show me the results of your journey Natsu, come at me with all you have," Zeref said as Natsu rushed forward and the two locked fists as the entire guild hall was split in half.

To anyone without the eyes of the Gods or Devils the split halves of the guild hall would have simply vanished however to those that do the building actually split into thousands of cubes as it slowly flew back before flying off into the distance.

Natsu and Zeref both cocked their fists back once again as they clashed again this time splitting the earth for miles on each side as the two were blown back crashing into bits of rubble that had been left behind.

The two were back on their feet in moments and back at each other's throats having struck each other across the cheek sending each other sprawling to the ground.

"How interesting there was once a time you couldn't even fathom my movements yet here you stand as my equal … well done Natsu."

Zeref rose to his feet and began to float into the air with Natsu following suit a few moments later as the two began letting loose more power. Natsu was wondering just how close he really was to Zeref but feared what would happen should Ahnkseram emerge.

"The opening shots have been fired now let us commence this fight for real, Hybrid's Aura: Black Arts – Maresknha :Gnik Kcalb Eht Fo Mutcnas!"

"The what," Natsu gasped as massive pillars of pure darkness began to erupt all over Magnolia consuming everything and painting the sky pitch black.

Natsu shielded himself as the darkness washed over him however Zeref did no such thing and once he emerged from the liquid darkness he was almost a part of the world itself with only his eyes visible.

"Fine you want to use magic like that then I'll cut right through this spell, Hybrid's Aura: White Arts – Divine Sacred Blade: Avalon!"

Raising his arm into the air a blade of pure golden light shaped like a blade appeared that stretched out thirty metres from his hand as he brought it down with a mighty swing slicing the darkness open and sending Zeref crashing to the ground as much of Magnolia collapsed in on itself with entire city blocks tossed into the air and brought crashing down onto him.

"Is this all you have Natsu."

Natsu's eyes shot open as he was savagely kicked in the back and sent flying into the nearby mountain finding himself lodged into the mountainside as a rock slide quickly came down on top of him burying him.

"Is this all I have he says … fucking jerk," Natsu growled as the rocks became surrounded in a purple aura.

Zeref who had arrived to see if Natsu would get up was quickly hit with the entire mountainside tossing most of it to the side with a swift kick only to block Natsu's fist with his right arm.

"Well now it seems you can take a hit or two but can you take more I wonder?"

"More?"

Natsu coughed up blood as Zeref kneed him in the gut but quickly returned it with a punch to the face just before he was sent flying back clutching his stomach.

"That one had a fair bit of aura behind it …"

Natsu grit his teeth as he struggled to block another strike from Zeref who kicked him in the ribs following up with another kick to the top of his head sending him flying into the nearby Magnolia forest tearing up the entire area as he skidded to a stop.

"Hybrid's Aura: Black Arts – Cra Suhtrac – Imed Fo Nair!"

A large magic circle appeared in front of Zeref as a rain of darkness began to pour all over the area as everything it touched withered and died. Natsu quickly got to his feet and began to run just barely avoiding the attack which had killed of the entire forest and everything in it leaving nothing but a sickly green landscape behind.

"Such a waste of life …"

"Countless more will die if you cannot defeat me Natsu this is merely the preview," Zeref said appearing across from him as Natsu clenched his fists.

"And just who believes that huh is it you or Ahnkseram," Natsu asked as Zeref simply smiled and the two clashed once again splitting the earth once more before taking to the air again.

Natsu and Zeref began to trade a series of blows with both expertly dodging the others attacks however Zeref began gaining the upper hand simply because he was the more experienced fighter knocking Natsu back with several powerful blows.

"You want more incentive to defeat me Natsu then incentive you shall have, Hybrid's Aura: Black Arts – Sutsigem Suirt Soilehetama!"

From his right hand Zeref fired a blast black light but not at Natsu but at the nearby town of Clover. The moment the attack landed it detonated enveloping it entirely in a dome of black light revealing nothing but a crater once the dome faded away.

"Why the hell would you do that!"

"Because that is what this battle is Natsu we are higher beings the concepts of towns, cities, countries they are nothing to our power."

Natsu felt his rage begin to gnaw at his mind as he surrounded himself with a purple aura making a raising motion with his index and middle finger.

"Fine you want to make this one of those fights then just this once I'll oblige you, Hybrid's Aura: Gravity Dragon King's Tectonic Displacement!"

Zeref raised an eyebrow not understanding what Natsu was doing realizing far too late as a massive shadow began to cover not only him but the area around him for miles in each direction.

Looking back at Natsu he could see he was slightly sweating as he made several more hand gestures before motioning downward. Looking up Zeref felt shock for the first time in 800 years as an entire island came bearing down on him.

"If beating you means I have to resort to using methods like this then I'll do it Zeref I just hope the Demons of Galuna can forgive me for what I've done to their home …"

Indeed Natsu picked up Galuna Island in its entirety using his mastery of Gravity Magic and threw it onto Zeref who had no way of avoiding such a ridiculously large landmass even with his speed.

The island came crashing down as all of the condensed Ishgar shook from the island making impact with it setting off earthquakes all across Fiore and its neighbouring countries and it didn't help that Natsu was applying extra force behind the falling island so that it would do as much damage as possible.

Pushing the guilt of how many innocents he probably just killed from his thoughts Natsu waited for any sign of Zeref who no doubt would have survived in some way, shape or form and sure enough a pillar of darkness split a section of the island and dust apart as a bloodied and maimed Zeref shot up towards the sky.

"You just threw an island at me."

"You wanted this fight to go up to the level of the Gods even though we are supposed to hold back for the sake of the mortals so I did as such. It honestly frightens me that I have the power to cause such chaos and destruction but I'm glad I was the one to receive such power since I know when it should and should not be used and on whom."

"So you believe what you just did was justified then?"

"No but I also hold no illusions that I will be alive long enough for anyone to reprimand me for it. To defeat the world's monsters it takes one who is willing to do what needs to be done in order to restore lasting peace. Fiore can and will rebuild I will lay down my life to ensure that neither you nor Achnologia are there to interfere!"

Zeref smiled although it didn't have its usual effect since half his face was torn off and still regenerating so it creeped Natsu out quite a bit. Holding his hand out in front of him Zeref looked at his palm before looking back at Natsu.

"Not holding back for the mortal's sake … this surely won't end well."

Natsu and Zeref charged toward each other as their fists met however this time they were barely holding back as a visible shockwave flew both straight up and down with the latter making contact with the earth below splitting it apart and sending everything down below for miles flying from near hurricane levels of wind generated as a result of the blast.

This was only the start however as both Natsu and Zeref put the same amount of power into every last strike each generating more and more of these shockwaves which began reshaping the land below into a hellscape where almost nothing could survive.

With each blocked strike Natsu could feel the pressure from the attack go through his body which made him feel all jittery since it had a strange and almost pleasurable feeling to it though it could simply be that he was getting to into the fight but at this point none of that mattered.

"You hold this much power Natsu I'm absolutely stunned beyond belief you truly have exceeded every expectation I've had for you!"

"Enough of that shit Zeref this is a fight to the death just you and me no outside bullshit just us and our power!"

The two vanished appearing once again locked in a fierce exchange of blows with one another with Natsu this time managing to slowly overwhelm Zeref who was shocked that Natsu was actually getting stronger as they fought.

"This is for the 800 years worth of slaughter you've committed, Hybrid's Aura: Fire Gravity Dragon Monarch's Secret Art – Broiling Magenta: Nova Fists!"

Two spheres that looked to be miniature magenta coloured suns appeared around Natsu's fists as he began to assault Zeref with a brutal barrage of blows that he simply wasn't able to block due to the searing heat coming off of his attack and was forced to endure the barrage until he was sent flying into the destroyed lands below.

"Hybrid's Aura: Demonic Flame Dragon Monarch's Secret Art – Blistering Burgundy: Purgatory Hypernova!"

Forming a large sphere of black flames with tendrils writhing throughout its form Natsu threw it at Zeref's still currently falling form which upon impacting the surface released a sea of black flame with spiked tendrils mixed into it that seared and melted down everything it touched for miles.

Natsu panted as he recovered from using two powerful attacks in quick succession landing at a safe distance from his attack waiting to see the result. Once the sea began to slowly fade it revealed a flat landscape that was simply scorched black with nothing but the dirt left behind however a hand stuck out from the dirt that caught his eye immediately.

Sure enough the hand twitched and Zeref emerged battered, beaten and bruised whilst panting heavily due to the sheer scale of the attacks he'd endured with most of his skin and clothing seared off leaving him with naught but his vitals.

"He survived that … well I guess I shouldn't be surprised it IS Zeref after all but even still …"

Zeref staggered forward before dropping to his knees as his skin began to regenerate looking right at Natsu as if pleading for him to end it now. Silently Natsu acknowledged his gaze as he morphed his arm into a blade covering it in his Hybrid's Aura and began running towards Zeref with the blade poised to strike.

"Is that … all you have, Natsu?"

Finding himself blown back Zeref began to stand back up and started shuffling towards Natsu snapping his right arm back into place as his aura returned full force.

"This is a fight between two beings of unfathomable power Natsu did you really think two attacks and an island were enough to defeat me?"

A small portal opened up near Zeref as he threw a punch through it which hit Natsu in the side of the head sending him sprawling into the dirt.

"I bet you didn't even realize you could do something like that did you and do you want me to explain why you didn't know? You fight using brute force over all else with very little in the way of technique I mean sure you have the Dragon Style of fighting but what other fighting styles do you have? What complex strategies do you hold up your sleeve for those tougher than average opponents I wonder?"

Natsu wiped the blood from his mouth as he rose to his feet flaring his own aura in response to Zeref's own.

"Everyone is different Zeref I have my way of fighting just as you have yours they both work fine. And when you reach this level does any of that really matter because honestly I don't think it does?"

"Truer words were never spoken Natsu but I sense something in your voice is it doubt I wonder or perhaps are you simply tired of the whole idea of conflict?"

"I tired of conflict years ago Zeref no these thoughts are ones I have begun thinking as we've fought. I say that the light can be evil and the dark righteous and I believe in those words wholeheartedly however I have found an exception to that rule."

"Oh and pray tell what that exception is?"

"You know perfectly well who the exception is Zeref, well actually there are two exceptions I should say. Obviously Achnologia because he's the manifestation of the anti so he is in a class of his own but then there is Ahnkseram. To go this far for whatever sick reason he's using to justify what is essentially genocide someone like that can't be classified as anything other than simply unsaveable."

Zeref chuckled as he brushed the hair from his eyes as he let his aura fade and looked up into the sky.

"You stopped fighting to state the obvious Natsu you only make him laugh."

"He can laugh all he wants it makes no difference to me."

"He finds that funny too."

Natsu shook his head as the two raised their aura once more vanishing as they clashed once again shaking the entire area with their overwhelming power.

/Seilah's POV/

Seilah dived out of the way of falling debris as the remaining Alvarez airships struggled to stay airborne with many of them losing altitude and crashing all around her.

"Master is using everything he has against Zeref but I wonder if the world will be able to hold out? Master threw an entire island earlier and his power is steadily climbing to even greater heights I do hope the conflict ends soon …"

Turning her gaze back on the fleet of Alvarez ships Seilah continued making her way to the lead airship where the signature to the revived fighters was originating from. With the earth shattering power being thrown around by Natsu and Zeref the two opposing forces had ceased fighting in order to take cover and hope for the best.

Leaping up onto the deck of the airship Seilah swiftly killed three guards before darting inside following the trace of magic towards the throne room. The closer she got Seilah began to hear groans of pain with the occasional shout which confused her slightly until she reached the entrance.

Sitting on a throne was her target however splattered all across the throne and on the floor beneath him was a large pool of blood. He was pale and looked to be almost starved to death with his ribcage clearly visible which unnerved her slightly.

Seilah flinched as he looked right up at her with a sickening smile; his eyes had sunk back into his skull barely visible as he gave Seilah a haunting smile with a slightly pained chuckle.

"So my executioner has arrived … well then dear executioner by all means, end me."

The Final Historia

9th Shield Of The Alvarez Empire

Neinhart

"You are Neinhart?"

"Surprised to see my current state I assume I do not blame you for your shock," Neinhart said weakly as he leant back in the chair taking a deep breath. "No doubt you were sent here by Natsu Dragneel because I brought his parents and loved ones out to play right?"

"Yes but how-?"

"I can see through all my reanimated servants so I could see him give the order. Now back to my condition you are curious no, allow me to explain before you end my life since it will be important."

"Alright fine I will give you that but only because of your condition."

"Good because you need to know how my Historia of the Dead works. It is a spell that allows me to summon a complete copy of someone from a person's memories of them, creating them using the magic to which we all return to in the end."

"So they have joined with the magic of the land and you basically reform them?"

"Precisely however such an ability to bring someone back to when they are in the prime of their life has an equal drawback. For every person summoned using my Historia I must lose minutes of my life as a toll which only increases the stronger the person I summon is. Take Queen Illyandra of Scarlione I was unable to bring her back in her prime because I didn't have enough time left to do so therefore making her much weaker."

"And you've been summoning hundreds of people haven't you so you wouldn't have any life left …"

"Which leaves me in this state because I am dying, have you heard the sad tale of the Spriggan and Leichart Demoness? Most of us were given no choice but to serve Lord Zeref due to horrifying circumstances or the threat of death. My job was always to end up sacrificing myself in this moment to sew chaos among the enemy ranks and though it pains me to do so I have performed my task to the best of my ability."

"I have heard some of you weren't members by choice but it still does not excuse your actions this day."

"Of course not and I do not seek some sort of forgiveness I know my actions are the worst sort of necromancy and I welcome death but know this Demoness before you end me. Even should I fall my creations will not fall and will continue to fight with their orders so you must ensure they are all eliminated so you must make sure none escape should Fiore emerge victorious in the end."

"Why would you tell me this?"

"When you can see naught but darkness and are on death's door it makes one think back on life and the actions one takes along the path. Perhaps if I was stronger I could have had the courage to use my power to make a real difference …"

Neinhart shakily got to his feet as blood began to drip down his body as he staggered closer to Seilah.

"Put an end to all this servant of E.N.D and return to your Master with a smile, take my head if need be I will no longer need it where I'm going."

Seilah nodded as she walked towards Neinhart who collapsed to the ground coughing up more blood. Seilah placed her heel onto his neck and applied pressure snapping his neck as the life slowly left his eyes.

"That was not pleasant how can killing someone so despicable feel so bad. Perhaps Master's philosophy has some truth to it I suppose one could call it Lawful Evil?"

"He was telling the truth you know before you killed him I could practically taste the regret in the air."

"Taste it?"

"It's a Vampire thing don't worry about it," Seras said as she appeared from the wall on the left hand side of the room. "You seem troubled what's wrong?"

"I'm worried about Master does he truly stand a chance in the end I feel like he plans on taking himself out in the process …"

"I won't lie the level of power being tossed around is something I haven't seen before and it is quite possible that should this fight drag on for too long the entire planet could be destroyed. My Master told me about what the higher ups in this pantheon they are a part of expect from him and it truly confuses me how they can lump all this on one person."

"The idea of them not interfering to help him is something I don't understand I mean if Ahnkseram and Achnologia are such big threats wouldn't it be a good idea to throw everything they have at them?"

"I know my Master wanted to but apparently the punishment for breaking the rule is something severe though he did wonder if it would be enforced in this instance. Seilah there isn't any point worrying about Lord Natsu and instead just have faith after all he was able to help my Master catch the Major so surely he can do this right?"

"Of course I should have unwavering faith in Master but against such hopeless odds …"

"Hopeless odds you say, want to change things around then stand up and fight to better those odds no matter the cost. The only way you will fail is if you choose to simply give up and I don't take you as the kind to quit."

"Were you in a similar situation once?"

"Well instead of facing someone who could destroy existence should I lose I just fought a Vampire bitch who thought attacking my home was a good idea. I won't bore you with the details but it was the spark that made me embrace who I was and the reason why I lost my arm not that I really need it now that I have this beauty."

"So you speak from experience then I don't really have much in the way of experience with most of my life spent searching for Master or being forced to act as an emotionless tool for a fool who planned to strip away all magic from this world not that Master would have allowed that to happen anyway."

"Here's a bit of premium advice and something I learned after I lost my arm. If you really want to live and serve your Master without regrets then don't stray far from his side. Stick with Lord Natsu and you'll go far just like I did with my Master."

"But how can I stick close to Master when the foes he faces are on such an astronomically impossible level for me to even stand a chance of competing?"

"Think back to what I said before Seilah, simply stand and fight even if the odds of survival are slim to none because you only fail when you give up."

Seilah pondered Seras' words as a small smile graced her lips as she walked over to Seras pulling her into an awkward hug.

"I'm not too used to the hugging thing so forgive me if this is a little awkward for you but I just want to say thank you Seras."

"No problem after all us Servants need to stick together otherwise our Master's would be screwed from all the background work we do."

"Yeah Master isn't one for subtlety unless he is forced to go along with it so having me around is a boon for him. Right I'm going to go see if Master needs any help talk to you later if I'm not turned into paste."

"Well that was bloody morbid but otherwise an acceptable farewell, see you later Seilah," Seras said as she sunk into the floor with Seilah vanishing from sight.

So I just want to elaborate on what I did with Neinhart since I know some people might not get it.

Basically the way I made his Historia of the Dead not as broken as it was in canon was to tie it to his lifespan with each memory summoned draining minutes of his lifespan at the minimum with overwhelmingly powerful people taking entire years.

The process will physically age him and upon defeating one of the summoned memories Neinhart will suffer a magical backlash of sorts for the connection being severed so suddenly hence why he was old and surrounded by blood.

Probably not the death a lot of you were hoping for or expecting but to be honest I hate God Serena and Invel way more than him so yeah haha still died at least right.

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