~South Gate Park Entrance~
Various towns people and members of Fairy Tail were seen standing at the center of the park as they saw three people lying against the tree. As Lucy and the rest of the team made it to the center, they couldn't believe their eyes. Levy, Jet, and Droy were all seen beaten up as Levy had Phantom Lord's emblem painted on her stomach. Not only that, Lucy noticed a familiar black jacket draped over Levy as it had a red Fairy Tail emblem on it.

"Wait...... isn't that Stark's?!"

The celestial spirit user was brought out of her thoughts as she heard the sound of a cane tapping onto the ground. Not just her, Natsu and the rest of the Fairy Tail members turned their heads to the source of the noise as they saw Makarov slowly walking up to the tree.

He was currently wearing a white tunic with the Fairy Tail symbol on the left collar, and black pants, all in which was covered by a formal white coat with white fur around the edges and with the Ten Wizard Saint's symbol on the back. When he gazed upon Team Shadow gear's damaged state, Makarov felt his body shaking with anger.

"I was hoping Stark was playing a prank on me when I received his message. Phantom, I can stand being reduced to a run-down beer hall. But no parent can stand idly when the blood of their child is spilled!"

"THIS MEANS WAR!"

~Meanwhile~

Oak Town, a place located in the North East of Fiore. In the center, towering above the old  castle town, is a branch of the Phantom Lord Guild. The door to their guild hall was cut down to pieces as various members of their guild were seen lying on the ground with slash marks all over them. While only a quarter of the members were still standing, they couldn't believe their eyes. The person causing all this destruction was one man. As his magic power grew more intense and malicious, he only had one question.

"Who hurt my brothers and sister?"

"So you're the infamous Jabberwock."

Just as he heard this voice, Stark suddenly blocked a strike to his head with his now sheathed katana. When he looked at object aimed at his head, he saw it was an iron club as it was being retracted back to its source. Seeing the that Stark blocked his attack, Gajeel couldn't help but smile in amusement.

"So it's only Jabberwock. I guess backup must be coming soon. Though with the biggest threat out of the way, everything will go according to Master Jose's plan."

"I gotta say, you got guts. Coming here by yourself and starting a war between two gui-"

Before Gajeel finished his sentence, he was suddenly gasping for air as Stark punched him so hard in the gut that the Iron Dragon Slayer was sent crashing into a wall. Shortly afterwards, Stark dashed at Gajeel with great speed as he suddenly saw the dragon slayer getting up.

"Not one for words huh! Just how I like it! Iron Dragon's Club!"

The moment Stark got close, Gajeel transformed his right fist into an iron club as he extended its length at high speed to increase the power of his punch at Stark. However, Gajeel was shocked to see the Fairy Tail mage grab the iron club as he began to spin around, causing Gajeel to crash into a few pillars before the dragon slayer detached the iron club from the rest of his body as he still had his right arm intact.

"What's the matter, Jabberwock? I heard you were pretty good with a sword and you had some strong magic? Why aren't you using it? Scared that if I beat you while you go all out, you'll lose your statu-"

"Gajeel."

The moment he heard his name escaping from Stark's lips, Gajeel never expected to react the way he did towards a Fairy Tail wizard. He was beginning to sweat as his body felt cold. Just as his eyes met Stark's, he could see it. Behind the eyes of the Fairy Tail mage was an unmeasurable amount of bloodlust. Immense amounts of magic power was being released from Stark's body so much, Gajeel felt as if he was sinking at the bottom of the coldest ocean.

"Are you saying you're giving me permission......"

"........to take your life."

~Meanwhile~
Lucy was currently inside of Magnolia hospital as she watched over Levy, Jet, and Droy. It was a place that was also equipped with facilities for treating wizards. She still couldn't believe what was happening. How could Phantom Lord do something like this, why would they stoop so low?

"I won't forgive them for this. They'll pay for what they did."

As Lucy felt tears falling down from her eyes, she remembered something before coming to the hospital. Makarov mentioned they were going to war with Phantom, but it seemed like the Master was also in a rush to get there. At first, she thought it was to avenge Levy and her team. While that was the main reason, she could've sworn she heard the old man say something under his breath.

"......if we don't hurry, Phantom Lord may very well be dead by the time we get there."

"Stark's jacket was left behind and the master received a message from him. Is he saying Stark is capable of killing everyone in Phantom Lord alone?"

~At Phantom Lord's branch~
"N-no way .....what kind of monster is he?"

The members of Phantom Lord couldn't believe what they were witnessing. Standing right before them was Gajeel, one of their strongest members, raggedly breathing as slash marks were seen all over his body. His iron scales that they thought were unbreakable were now falling apart as if they were made of glass as his blood was staining the floor. While Gajeel looked foward, he looked at Stark's face as the young man only glared at him with pure malice.

"This guy.......dammit! He's even stronger than the rumors said. He's not even using his magic against me and i'm like this!"

"Iron Dragon Slayer, Gajeel. I had a bit of high hopes for you. But thanks to this, I remembered something. You're not my only enemy, but the entirety of Phantom Lord is."

As Stark said this, he suddenly rushed to the group of Phantom Lord's members that were watching him fight Gajeel. Suddenly he slammed the pommel of his katana on top of one of their heads as the man was knocked out instantly. Suddenly the dark magic user spun his body as he delivered a kick to another member's chin as they too were now passed out on the ground. While watching this, Gajeel felt a scowl forming on his face as he looked at Stark.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?! We haven't finished our fig-"

"Fighting them is no different from fighting you, Gajeel. The way you are now....you're just a weaker version of Natsu."

"What? You're saying i'm weaker than Salamander?! You're gonna regret those words, punk!"

Magic power was beginning to surge as Gajeel's body was once more covered in scales. As the iron dragon slayer looked at Stark's katana, he noticed how the blade was wearing down. Seeing this, Gajeel merely smirked as he knew the boy would be powerless without his weapon.

"I'll show you just how strong Phantom Lord really is, you Fairy Tail trash! Iron Dragon's Roar!"

After inhaling a large amount of air, Gajeel then proceeds to release a powerful tornado from his mouth that possessed powerful blunt force. In addition, sharp metal shards were dispersing as the attack was heading towards Stark. However, the dark magic user looked at the attack with no emotion at all as he had one thing to say.

"This is how strong Phantom Lord is? If I had known earlier......I would've torn you all apart far sooner."

The only sound that echoed through the guild hall of Phantom Lord was the sound of steel clashing. The attack never reached Stark as the boy did the impossible. With his keen ability of sensing ki, Stark was using his katana to deflect every single shard of metal that was heading his way in an instant with such great speed that it was impossible for the members of Phantom Lord to keep up. By the time Gajeel's attack stopped, he couldn't believe what he witnessed. Standing before him, Stark van Astrea wasn't hit once. However, what truly terrified him was when he looked at the boy's katana.

"No way......this guy......"

"You were confident you can handle me using my sword and my magic, right? Still believe that now, you metal lizard?"

"He used my breath attack to sharpen his sword?!"

"Dammit, looks like we ran out of time. You were a good punching bag while it lasted, Gajeel."

Just as Stark said this, a large explosion was heard at the entrance of the guild hall. With a smile on his face, Stark placed the blunt part of his katana on his right shoulder as he walked away from Gajeel. As soon as he made it to the entrance, he glanced over his shoulder as he looked at the iron dragon slayer.

"A family who'll go to war when even ONE of us gets hurt, that's who we are. We are Fairy Tail!"