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Control Room...

"Wha—?! How?!" Kyoka spat as she stared at the knight, her jaw slightly slack. "I took away all of your senses!"

"No matter what you take from me...You'll never be able to take the light that shines my path away from me." Erza spoke in a booming voice.

"She's back on her feet..." Minerva gasped in awe. 'And she's in the same armor she wore back in the Grand Magic games...the same armor she used to defeat me...'

"This can't...be..." Kyoka stammered, feeling fear course through her body.

"I may not be able to see...I may not be able to hear...I have light inside of me." Erza told her as she approached the demon in long strides. "The path I've walked with my friends...is bringing light to my future." Pulling her fist back she attacked Kyoka, the demon didn't even bother blocking because she didn't see the fist coming. "I don't fear anything."

"Argh!" The demon reeled back, skidding across the ground.

"This isn't even worthy of being called pain!" The scarlet-haired knight stated firmly as her arm tingled around punching the demon, sending a glare at her opponent even though she didn't have her sight. "The worst pain is...the pain of losing your light."

"No way!" Kyoka spat, wiping the blood off her mouth with the back of her hand. "You shouldn't be able to see!"

"This is...the real Erza..." Minerva whispered as she sat up..

"Impossible..." The demon repeated as she looked at the two of them but more specifically Erza. "She's lost all five senses. And my Curse should have amplified her pain. Argh!" She grunted when the knight lashed out with a kick and slid back a few more feet, her lips curled up in a snarl.

"Yay!"

"Go Erza!"

"That's how you do it!" Her friends cheered her on even if she couldn't hear, having the hope of victory burn strongly within their hearts.

"You shouldn't be able to see me! Or even hear me...How are you still able to find me..." Kyoka questioned, glancing at Erza wearily.

"The only explanation would be that she's using her sixth or even seventh sense." Lily said.

"Oh? You mean she could only use those if her previous five senses are taken away from her?" Lector asked.

"There's a much simpler explanation." Happy informed them as the knight lunged at her opponent. "It's because she's Erza."

"Hmm...that could be one of the reasons but I don't think it's that simple." Lucas said as he watched alongside his fellow exceeds. "Even though the demon removed the five senses, she chose to let Erza feel pain. With heightened sensitivity, Erza used the pain to navigate the difference in air-currents to search and pinpoint the general direction of the demon's location."

"That makes sense, but how can Erza still stand with that much pain?" asked Lector. "We all felt it and we almost lost consciousness..."

"It may be due to her amazing endurance or perhaps it's the only way to retaliate against an attack...but the way she is now..." Lucas smiled. "She isn't alone because we're here to cheer her on. Her senses may have been taken away, but the armor she dons holds the power of the dragon slayers and they're standing with her, guiding her."

"As much as I want to agree, I'm gonna stick to my earlier words since it's plain and simple." Happy said proudly. "It's because she's Erza."

"Hyah!" Ignoring her pain, Erza continued to pressure Kyoka with her punches. With how the knight was approaching the fight reminded the Exceeds of Natsu's technique and they swore the spirit of the boisterous fire dragon slayer was standing right by his friend, his fist brightly lit with his magic.

"Grrr!" Kyoka gritted her teeth and tried to sideswipe Erza from the back however, the knight moved out of the way much to the demon's surprise. "Why!? How can you do this?!"

'Phew, thank goodness...'Wendy's spiritual apparition appeared and gazed at the demon with a determined expression. 'I won't let you hurt Erza-san anymore!'

'What is this?!' Laxus' spirit appeared on Erza's other side, his arms folded across his chest and a glare planted on his face. 'You call that a lightning attack! I feel really insulted!' Snapping his fingers, the horns on Erza's helmet started to charge with electricity before shocking the demon in retaliation.

'Gihihihi, is it my turn yet? Gajeel's spirit appeared as the other two disappeared. Let's go Erza. The knight lunged forward, her hand drew back for a punch. The armor flashed a color of silver to represent the iron dragon slayer's power before her fist slammed into the demon's face, sending her tumbling along the floor.

'Come on! Is that all the power Zeref's demons have. Stand up and fight!' Sora's spirit appeared to.

"Damn youuuuu!" Enraged beyond her limits by the beating she received, Kyoka forced the time to go from 8:42 down to 5:16.

"Oh no!" Lucas exclaimed.

"Erza!" Minerva yelled with horror. "Time's..."

"It's no use!" Happy stated as Lily added that the knight still couldn't hear anything.

"AAHHHH!" Erza suddenly cried out in pain when Kyoka's claws slashed diagonally across her exposed midriff. Due to her enhanced sense of pain, the blow equated to the feeling of half of her torso being blown away.

"Erza!" Happy shouted when the knight stood absolutely still, her body trembling.

"A mere human like you doing this to a demon like me! Know your place, worm!" The demon howled.

"This isn't good!" Lily snarled as Erza was subjected to more blows from the demon's claws. "Not only has she amplified Erza's pain...she's raised her own power..."

"A curse that'll strengthen her own attacks per second..." Minerva said as she remembered the demon's word. A blur rushed forward and that's when the Exceeds and the Saber member realized that Lucas finally made his move in his Neko Form. The exceed winced as his sides were slashed but he held back a cried pain and quickly pinned Kyoka's claws underneath both arms and close to her body.

"How dare you, you little pest!" Kyoka spat as the exceed held her in place, refusing to let go and dug her heels in when the demon tried to reclaim her claws.

"Hmph!" Flicking his feet up the exceed forced his tail to snake around the demon's legs and keep her from moving. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Erza darted towards the demon and in one sweeping motion, kicked her underneath the jaw.

'Does she...' Kyoka thought as she felt herself fall backwards, blood flying out of her mouth. 'Not feel pain at all?!'

"Go Erza!" Lucas yelled, letting the demon out of her restraints as well as letting go of the claws.

'Go Erza!' Sora, Natsu, Wendy, Lexi, Laxus and Gajeel mirrored the exceed's call.

'Does she not know fear!? W-Where did she...get this power?!' Kyoka grunted with dismay as she watched Erza summon her sword from the ground, holding it towards the sky as the spirits disappeared into it in a flash.

"Take this!" The knight lunged forward, her weapon lit with the dazzling starry sky-colored flame. "Heaven Dragon's Starlight Strike!"

'She's too strong!' The demon thought as the attack sliced through her body, her eyes widened in horror as the power of the dragon slayers loomed over her. Releasing a huff of defeat, she allowed herself to fall to the ground, all her energy drained away.

"Time's still ticking away!" Lector feared as the timer counted down to 41 seconds.

"She's gotta finish things once and for all..." Lily stated before Erza collapsed to the ground exhausted.

"Erza!" As Face's timer nears zero, Minerva used the remainder of her strength to swap place with the scarlet-haired knight via her magic. Grabbing the sword, she rushes over and impales Kyoka through the chest.

'She's smiling?' Minerva questioned when she noticed the weird expression on the demon's face. That's when her eyes lit up with horror and she looked at the timer. It had reached 00:00 with the words Face 'On' right underneath.

"Magic will disappear from this world." Franmalth cheered as everyone else could only stare in horror.

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Outside Cube...

"LET'S DO THIS IGNEEL!" Twenty minutes prior, Natsu and Igneel were still fighting against their own opponents.

"LET'S GO, PYDRON!" Sora yelled, as he and Pydron were fighting as well.

"Can't say I'm particularly fond of your overconfidence now, Human." Snapping his eyes open Mard created what looked like a beautiful rose. "The person I find most troublesome...isn't you, Dragon." Dodging the attack by lowering his body close to the floor, Natsu rushed at the King of Hades with a flamed foot.

"Fire Dragon's Talon!" The flamed enhanced kick flew at the demon who didn't bother moving to the side, a smirk on his face.

"Solar Dragon's Crushing Fang!" Sora yelled, swing his hand in a arc.

"You're no dragons to begin with." Mard commented, catching the mages' foot and hand without blinking. Lifting his hand he forced the two dragon slayers through the ruins of Cube.

"Natsu!" Seeing his son fall, a worried Igneel couldn't move to help him as Acnologia came at him with a Dragon's Roar. The red dragon avoided the blast before glaring at the monstrous creature with hatred.

"I know our boys are fine, Igneel." Pydron said as he got ready for a another round.

"To think that dragons still existed..." The dragon suddenly spoke, his voice rumbled with displeasure. "How unpleasant."

"Ooh?" Igneel grinned. "Finally speaking are we...Acnologia."

"How bout that...?" Pydron added.

"I will acknowledge you both as my enemy. And I will slay you."

"Woooaaaaaaah!" Natsu screamed as he continued falling.

"I got you, bro!" Sora yelled, as he grabbed Natsu' hand

"Be gone, children of dragons." Mard spoke as he followed the slayers' descend. "Thorns!"

"Tch...!" Sora grunted, reaching for his sword

"Damn..." Natsu growled and raised his free arm to defend himself from the magic spell. They wasn't alone as Sting and Rogue appeared to aid them, destroying the magic with grins on their faces. 

"Sting! Rogue!" Sora exclaimed.

"It's been awhile, Natsu! Sora!" Sting replied as the four of them landed in crouches.

"Hey, why are you guys here again?"

"Uh, well our Lady..."

"Ah-Whatever, this ain't the time for things like that..." Natsu interrupted Sting's attempt to update him on everything, totally missing Rogue's scowl. "By the way, where's Lector and Frosch."

"They're with Erza trying to find a way to stop Face's activation." The shadow dragon slayer told him.

"Let's fight together, you guys!"

"We could beat him if it's 4 to 1."

"That's a great idea..." Natsu said with a straight face before shaking his head. "But...no."

"WHAT!?" The Twin dragons of Sabertooth looked at him with shocked expressions.

"This is a job Igneel and Pydron asked us to do." Sora explained. "So we'll do it alone."

"This isn't the time for games..." Rogue growled, upset at how childish the dragon slayers were being before Sting held him back.

"Alright, then let's do it this way," Sting offered with a knowing smirk. "Let's have a match to see who beats him first, you two or us Twin Dragons."

"Ooooo! Is that a challenge I sense?!" Natsu grinned, his spirits rose due to his competitive nature. "But you're not getting to him first..." He took off first, rushing at Mard who had watched their conversation in silence.

 "There's no way in hell!" Sora yelled as he charged too.

"That's the only way they'd let us join in the fight..." Sting commented while Rogue sighed in response and the two of them followed Natsu and Sora's lead. The four slayers continued their attacks on the demon, coordinating their plan without thought but executed them perfectly. The King of Hades growled when he was kicked by Natsu before receiving a shadow punch from Rogue. Sora then punched Mard Geer towards Sting, who followed up with a strong kick that sent the demon flying through a couple of walls in the ruins.

"Three dragons in the skies...and four children of dragons in front of me..." Mard proclaimed as he stood back up without so much as a scratch. "It's highly possible that there might be more..." His hand tightened into a fist and he glared at his opponents with an expression he hadn't expressed in a long time.

"How dare you do as you please in my castle...Looks like you've managed to dig up an emotion I've kept away for so long. Anger."

"That's great." Natsu replied with a grin on his face, taunting him. "This just means you're one step closer to becoming human."

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Somewhere in Cube...

"Take this!" Elfman roared as he punched the Lamy clones away, feeling annoyed at the bunny scientist for quite awhile since she's practically everywhere.

"Hiyah!" Lisanna followed up with a flurry of kicks, sending clones tumbling across the ground left and right.

"To the face!" Droy slammed his palm literally into a clone's cheek, squishing her against the wall.

"High Speed!"

"Keep it up, guys!" Warren yelled called encouraging, causing Jet to shout at him as he wrestled with a clone.

"Woah...what's...you guys!" As the group finished up with the clone, they turned to see that Lucy had arrived on the scene, totally freaked out at the massive litter of Lamy bodies. "Lisanna, you're here too! Thank god you're all okay."

"Lucy!" The youngest Strauss sibling replied with a smile.

"You alone?" Elfman asked.

"Yeah...a lot has happened..." Lucy explained to them.

'Heh...check out that body...'

"Hey...Everybody can hear your dirty thoughts." Droy and Jet commented as Warren used his telepathic powers to comment on Lucy's physique. "You better hope Sora doesn't hear you."

"I've been meeting and separating from the rest..." Suddenly Lucy looked at the ground as she thought about Aquarius, forcing herself not to tear up again. She had to be strong, this was no time to be all sad.

"What's wrong?" Lisanna asked when she noticed the slight change. Assuring her that she was fine, Lucy told them that Gajeel and Levy were on their way to Porlyusica with the medical ingredients to heal Laxus and the other injured Thunder God Tribe members.

"Gray acquired new powers as well...and I don't even know where to start about the dragons fighting in the sky." The blonde sighed and shook her head. "All I know is that Pydron and Igneel are the dragons that Sora and Natsu have been searching for all this time..."

"Where'd they come from...?" Elfman asked.

"But if they're on Sora and Natsu's side, that means they're on ours as well right?" Warren said with glee.

"They're fighting on par with Acnologia right?" Jet commented.

"We still have to deal with Face."

"Wendy?! Lexi!" Lucy said as the group turned to the new arrivals.

"Kiki, Carla...and you, the guy from the council..." Lisanna added while the other guys commented on the sky dragon slayer's haircut.

"That aside, we've got to do something about the massive number of Faces..." The white-furred Exceed commented with a serious expression.

"Massive?!" Everyone gaped at Carla with a wide-range of emotions. Stepping forward, Wendy told them her plan as well as bringing up that there were 3,000 Faces currently out of the ground and ready for activation.

"I get the strategy but it's impossible..." Warren said once she had finished explaining. "My telepathy only has a 5km radius...anything more is too much. Calling upon all the magicians and wizards on this continent is..."

"No way..." Lexi whispered.

"A thousand of those Face machines..." Lisanna spoke solemnly as Lucy looked at the ground with a sad expression.

"They've already started up, it's just a matter of time when they start running..." Doranbolt said.

"Damn it!" Warren cursed himself. "Damn it all! It's all my fault!"

'It's still too early to give up!' A voice boomed in their minds. 'We have our wild card as well...'

"This voice...Master!" The Fairy Tail mages gasp as Makarov's voice spoke to them. The guild master found himself underneath the guild in a forbidden place for anyone to wander except for guild masters.

'Fairy Tail's final weapon.' Makarov said with determination. 'Lumen Histoire.' Hidden underneath was a massive crystal and within the crystal, Mavis Vermillion's original body. The first master had been preserved well throughout the decades.

"Lumen Histoire?" Lucy questioned, tilting her head to the side with a confused look.

"What's that?" Wendy added.

'I don't have time to explain.' Makarov replied, knowing that time was of the essence. 'Go back to the guild immediately.'

"But...it's in ruins now..." Droy said.

'I'm not talking about that...I'm talking about the guild's basement.' The master clarified himself. Go now.

"I'll stay behind."

"Elfman!" Lisanna turned to her brother in shock.

'It isn't your fault that the guild was destroyed.' Makarov told him but he knew that nothing would wave the man's guilt and gave him the okay to do what he wanted. Separately he sent another link to Doranbolt to ask the man to come to him alone.

'I'm not a member of your guild...' The ex-council member thought.

'We need your help.' Makarov told him.'When everything is settled and done...I need you to wipe the memories of Lumen Histoire from everyone in the guild.'

'So you're telling me I have to wipe my own too?' Doranbolt questioned.

'That's right.' Makarov agreed. 'But you must do it.'

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Elsewhere...

"Feelings will only cloud your thoughts." Mard stated as he looked at the four slayers before him, dusting his cloak off with delicate fingers. "That's why I planned to keep mine controlled for as long as I could." He walked over and set the book down as gently and with extreme care on a broken piece of stone pillar. "Master END, please excuse me for a moment."

'That guy...apologizing to a friggin book.' Natsu thought as his eyes tracked the demon's every move.

"I particularly dislike this emotion you call 'anger'. It makes me lose sight of myself, you know." The King of Hades commented as he walked away, taking a seat on his throne with a huff. "Just thinking of what happens to me when I'm not 'myself'...disgusts me to no end. Mard Geer is Mard Geer. The one what is called the underworld king, and is put in-charge of Tartaros by his master."

'What is with this sinister feeling?!' Sting gulped nervously. 'This man...isn't gonna go down so easy now.'

'Gotta be ready for anything...' Sora said, tensing up.

"I must now erase this emotion once again..." Mard vowed. "Along with your pitiful existences."

"Wh-What?!" Natsu snarled.

"Such an ominous power..." Rogue gritted his teeth with worry just as the king waved a hand to the side.

"Incoming!" Sting yelled as a plethora of giant thorns erupted through the floor that whipped around and destroyed everything in its path. The slayers all yelled in pain as the they tried to defend against the onslaught of plants, their clothes being torn by the sharp tendrils.

"AHHHH!" Thinking fast, Sora latched onto one of the thorns and held on tight, letting go when he was close enough to the throne. Coating a fist with solar light he flew at Mard who just held his hand out to stop him in his tracks.

"Sora!" Sting yelled after the solar dragon slayer was repelled. Then the Twin Dragons were attacked by the rose petals that were scattered earlier, staggering back from the explosive power. "He's...strong..."

"UWOOOOAH!" Natsu charged towards Mard and coated himself completely with his flames. "Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!"

"It's no use..." The demon king proclaimed with a smirk.

"And! ROAR!" Natsu spewed a massive blast of fire, throwing both the king and his thrown into the air. "Sting! Rogue!"

"Natsu's finally asking for help?" Sting chuckled.

"He finally recognizes him as a tough opponent, huh..." Rogue commented as the two of them tag-teamed together to pull off their Unison Raid, firing the combined power at the king.

"Light and darkness...such exquisite beauty..." Mard said as he caught the spiraling vortex with his hands. "But it'll all disappear within me." He nullified the spell and reduced it to a small sized orb.

"No way..."

"He absorbed it?!" The Twin Dragons looked at him in shock.

"Solar Angel Dragon's Flare Strike!" Sora yelled as he enter his mode with his fist cocked back.

"And...Lightning Flame Dragon's Firing Hammer!" Natsu came down on the King from above as he entered his other mode too, causing both slayers to smash their fists at the demon's face. Unfazed by the display of power, Mard throws them both away and sits back on his throne which landed right-side up and crossed his legs and a smirk on his face.

"If that's your best, you might as well just give up." He taunted much to their horror. "I haven't even gotten serious with you yet." High in the sky, the dragons continue their battle, repeatedly bashing their heads together. Smashing his tail at the other dragon, Igneel turned around and flew off straight into the clouds with Pydron right behind him

"You're not escaping!" Acnologia snarled as he flew after the dragons.

"We're not running." Igneel retorted, bursting above the clouds and turned around to meet his foe. 

"We could fight all we want up here. No restrictions, no nothing. We'll do whatever it takes to bring you down..." Pydron declared,

"Fight?" Acnologia questioned. "No. It will be I that will destroy you both."

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'Kyoka, what's holding you up?'" Mard questioned, using his telepathically powers to get into contact with the last remaining Nine Demon Gates.Have Face running as quickly as possible.

"If this is what it takes for me to be with Zeref!" The demon crowed with anger. After the timer reached 00:00, she stood back up like a zombie and continued her fight against Erza. She was horrified and a bit tired from their first round but fought back relentlessly no less. The knight still retained her Dragon Emperess armor as she fought.

"My, my..." Mard tsked as he cut off his link with her when she didn't reply to him. "It looks like she's so preoccupied with a couple of maggots that she doesn't hear me. But...I guess there's nothing much to be done."

"What...are you planning to do by erasing magic from the entire continent?" Sting questioned.

"Oh...did I not tell you?" The King of Hades faked shock. "By taking magic away, the seal on END neutralizes too."

"That book?" Natsu frowned.

"It only looks like that now but END is actually the strongest among the books of Zeref demons, the Master of Tartaros if you may." Mard explained. "And by reviving END, we may return to Zeref as well."

"We won't let you." Rogue said curtly. "If you're so bent on going back, just go on your own."

'Wow Rogue...so sassy'. Sting chuckled under his breath.

"I don't care who if END is the strongest or not. If he comes back, I'll kick his ass too!" Sora stated.

"Have you ever wondered...why Zeref created us?" Mard asked. When he didn't get an immediate response he continued. "Actually, none of my underlings have realized. We all have a strong obsession with 'we must return to Zeref'. It's an order written in our genes." He smirked. "'Return to Zeref'. 'Meet Zeref again'. 'For Zeref'. All these feelings...connect to the same truth."

"Wha..." Natsu whispered.

"Zeref cursed himself for becoming immortal...and wanted to die. He eventually created something...that could kill him. Something that was born to kill him. In other words..." Mard spread his arms wide with glee. "the Demons of Zeref's book. END was his final masterpiece but for some reason, it was sealed back inside his book. With a spell that couldn't be broken even on this Earthland filled with magic."

'What a confusing history lecture...' Sting frowned. 'It's given me a headache...'

"But when Face wipes away all magic from the continent, that seal will be broken too and END will be reborn." Mard stood up from his throne. "And it will defeat Zeref. That's our and Zeref's wish."

"Why are you involving innocent lives in your business?" The solar dragon slayer asked him.

"When you're going somewhere...do you purposely avoid stepping on weeds in your path?" Mard asked in return.

"You bastard..." Sting commented before he and Rogue were pushed back by a couple of vines the demon grew from the ground.

"Sting! Rouge!" Sora shouted in alarm.

"What's this...?" Natsu looked up to see the most hideous flower he ever laid eyes upon. It was a large, monstrous plant covered with spikes and chains around its dark bulb.

"The prison flower that blooms in Hades." Mard said, ordering the plant to attack Sora and Natsu, who found themselves ensnared in vines as well. However it was soon covered in ice before it could deal the fatal attack, surprising the mages and the king himself.

"Ice..." Natsu whispered as the bulb broke off and crashed into the ground. Then he felt something drape over his shoulders and he looked it with shock. "This is...my scarf."

"I picked it up." A voice said and he looked up to see Gray standing by his side. "If it's important to you don't lose it again."

"Gray!" Sora said, glad to see his friend in one piece.

"Who the hell are you?" Mard uttered when his left arm became encased with ice.

"I came here to defeat you." Gray replied, showing off the tattoo on his arm. "I'm a devil slayer."

"A devil slayer...you say?!" The King of Hades repeated, he was so astounded that he couldn't think of something else to say. So many elements and pieces were happening all at once that he felt overwhelmed.

"What the hell..." Sting questioned, witnessing a new power he had never seen before.

"If dragon slaying was for dragons, and god slaying was for gods..." Rogue murmured as he looked at Gray. "That would mean..."

"It's magic for defeating demons." Gray finished before rushing at Mard and summoned massive columns of crystals made out of ice to erupt at the demon's feet.

"Whoa...!" Sora breathed out,

"This is Silver's..." The demon's eyes widened before he shattered the attack completely. "I always knew he'd betray me one day. I didn't think it'd be this way." He summoned a bunch of thorns to hold the ice slayer back. "Fate is such a curious thing."

"He froze the thorns instantly!" Rogue exclaimed while Sting cheered.

"There's nothing funny about all of this." Gray growled, unfazed by the attack. "This is for my dad!"

"Dad?" Natsu repeated.

"I'll destroy you!"

"Gaah!" Mard yelped as he was constantly bombarded by the ice mage.

"Ice Devil's..." Gray made a beeline to the man, his hands in position. "Long Sword!" However his attack never made it as something from within the flower bulb exploded and placed itself in front of the King. With a wave of its hand, Gray was sent tumbling across the ground in minutes.

"You made it..." Mard said almost gratefully at the looming figure standing in front of him.

"Another one?!" Natsu exclaimed before his nose twitched. "And this smell...it's so familiar...!"

"No..." Sting whispered as Rogue trembled beside him.

"The man that was at the top of all the guilds...many called him the reincarnation of the devil himself." Mard laughed at their facial expressions. "Jiemma."

"Master..." The Twin dragons whispered as they recognized the old man of Sabertooth.

"That's....Sabertooth's old master." Sora said, as he remembered how he and Natsu fought Jiemma after what he did to Yukino.

"So he was turned into a demon along with Minerva, huh." Gray commented.

"Turned? You're wrong." Jiemma corrected him. "I chose this power for myself. All for the sake of becoming the strongest."

"A demon with powers surpassing the Nine Demon gates...meet our newest member." Mard introduced them. Nothing changed about the former Saber master except he had large elf-like ears and his hair and his beard were jutting out. Like the rest of the demons, he had a decorative tattoo that started on his left side and branched out to the rest of his body.

"Member? With powers of this level and you're calling me a member?" Lunging forward, Jiemma wasted no time attacking the slayers all at once. "King of Hades! Once I'm done with these brats, you're next!"

"Woah..."

"Uhh..."

"DON'T BE AFRAID!" Natsu and Sora charged at Jiemma with their flamed and solar engulfed fists respectively, jolting Sting and Rogue out of their thoughts. "There's nothing to be afraid of! Let's go!"

"I have no issues with you two." Jiemma replied smugly, pushing the two dragon slayers back with just a single punch Turning around he watched the Twin Dragons come at him from the side. "Sting, Rogue. How long I've waited for the day I could crush the two of you with these hands."

"Gah!"

"Ngh!" The dragon slayers yelped as their heads were smashed together, causing blood to trickle down their foreheads.'We aren't afraid...we're moving forward!' In retaliation, they attacked their former master who blocked their attempts.

"Leave this to us!" Sting called out as Natsu and Sora got back to their feet.

"We'll deal with him!"

"Come, Twin Dragons." Jiemma growled.

"Oh my, looks like my control over emotions are still imperfect." Mard mused as the three of them went elsewhere to fight, leaving Sora, Natsu and Gray behind.

"Got nobody to protect you now, huh." Gray stated. "I will..."

"Don't be so full of yourself just yet." Mard interrupted him. "Did you think you'd be able to defeat me in my true form?"

"His wounds..." Natsu stared as the demon's arm melted the ice and a weird flame started to coat his entire body.

"He's transforming!" Sora said with narrowed eyes.

"It's been 400 years since END awoken. Should be time I woke up too." When it died down, the King of Hades had a whole new make over. His body became more muscular, and his skin darkened with the ragged pattern of his cloak. There were long, dark horns on his forehead, jagged teeth for a mouth and he still retained his ponytail. Feathers sprouted out from his wrists and collar.

His human fingers were replaced with claws and his ears are similar to Jiemma's, elongated and elf-like. From his back were large, bat-like wings that were both light and dark in color. "I am Mard Geer Tartaros. King of Hades, an absolute demon."

"Natsu. Sora" Gray spoke after the three of them were done appreciating the appearance of a really strong opponent.

"Yeah...We get it." The fire dragon slayer replied and summoned his power. 

"By the name of Fairy Tail, we will bring you down!" Sora said as he became surrounded in solar light.

"Come, humans." Mard grinned. "This will be our last battle."

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