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Control Room...

The words 'Face: Signal Lost' reflected on the control panel as every single member of Fairy Tail cheered and heaved sighs of relief as the dragons obliterate Face from the surface of the continent one by one.

"We've stopped END's resurrection..." Igneel triumphantly exclaimed as he kept Acnologia pinned down.

"We did it!" Pydron smirked.

"Defeated..." Mard spoke in a small voice, dumbstruck at the development. His mind couldn't believe what had happened and he was still lying on the ground like a weakling.

"Weisslogia's still alive...?" Sting asked, tears in his eyes.

"So is Skiadrum, Metalicanna, Grandeeney, and Mellow..." Igneel explained to the dragon slayers. "We've all been inside you dragon slayers...or more like, we've been asleep inside you due to a sealing spell."

"And...the trigger was that throbbing we felt just now?" Rogue asked.

"Oh yeah! I didn't hear about that, y'know!" Natsu stated angrily as he looked up at his dad. "Why the hell were you in me! I don't remember eating you!"

"Oh yeah..." Sora held in a chuckle at Natsu's response.

"There were reason for that." The king of flames said before elaborating more into detail, his gaze focused on his son in particular. "The first would be so that we could stop you dragon slayers from transforming into dragons like Acnologia...and the second..."

"GRRRAAAWRRR!" Suddenly Acnologia regained his fighting spirit and rose up, throwing Igneel's talon off of his body much to the fire dragon's surprise. Breaking free the dark dragon took to the air in a couple of wing beats.

"He got loose!" Pydron roared.

"Igneel!" Natsu yelled, shielding himself from the powerful winds conjured by his dad's wings as the fire dragon quickly followed suit, unable to expand on what he was about to explain.

"We'll talk later after I deal with that guy!" Igneel promised before flying after his opponent. "Get the book!"

"Igneel!"

"Dad!" Sora turned to see that Pydron had took to the skies as well, solar light coating him like a solar aura. "Where are you going?! We haven't finished talking yet!"

"Sorry son!" He apologized as he shot after Igneel, his eyes focused on the black blur in front of the fire dragon. "But I can't stay and chat yet! Defeating Acnologia...is the sole reason that I am here!"

"Book?" Sting asked in confusion once the dragons had left.

"Probably this thing." Gray stated as he held up the said item. "The Book of END."

"Gray." Natsu frowned, staring at the ice mage with cold eyes.

"I made a promise." Gray returned the same determined gaze at the fire dragon slayer. "That I'd defeat END."

"To stop the dragon slayers from transforming..." Acnologia spat as he, Pydron and Igneel clashed, butting heads again and again. At one point he managed to sink his teeth behind the fire dragon's head, trying to hold him down but Igneel managed to break free of the grip thanks to the solar dragon. "You hid in those filthy creatures...You all did..."

"What more do you want, Acnologia?!" The king of flames retorted angrily, blowing hot steam out from his nostrils.

"The END you fear is no more! Leave the humans alone!" Pyrdon glared with murderous eyes.

"Fear? Me, fear the likes of those abominations from the Book of Zeref?" The dragon scoffed at the mere thought, baring his teeth in a smirk. "How foolish. I don't fear anything. I am Acnologia. The King of Dragons."

"You were once human." Igneel told him as flames shot out from the corner of his mouth. "I won't let Natsu and the rest of them become like you!"

"And I will not let you harm my son or the others!" Pydron roared.

"My desire is the destruction of everything. Destruction!"

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"Both of you, stop this..." Sting pleaded, his eyes shifting from Natsu to Gray and back to the dragon slayer. He was quite nervous and hoped that the two of them wouldn't get into a fight, especially given how wounded they already were.

"This is why you Fairy Tail people are always..."

"Rogue, not all of us are like whatever you're thinking." Sora said as the two Fairy Tail mages continued their silent face off.

"It's gone!" The ice mage exclaimed when he saw that his hand was empty, the book had vanished and was nowhere to be seen.

"Gray!"

"Hey, it's not me!"

"This book belongs to me." A voice calmly interrupted them, getting everybody to turn to the approaching newcomer. "So I'm taking it back. It's really important, you know."

"It's you..." Sora said with narrowed eyes.

"Zeref." Natsu spoke as he recognized the young man with his high-collared black and tan robes outlined in gold. The large, flowing white toga that was draped around his torso fluttered out behind him. The book of END resting comforting in its owner's arms.

"Mard Geer, you did well." Zeref praised the defeated demon as he placed END's book inside his robe. "You were just about to revive END. You may sleep now."

"Mard Geer...can..realize..." The demon king pleads as he raised a trembling hand up to the sky. "...what you wish..."

"You can't." Zeref stated simply and much to the shocked expressions of the onlookers, reverted the demon to his book form and incinerates him in a heartbeat.

"You...!" Gray seethed with anger at what the man had done. "You created that demon!"

"Yes. But I don't need it anymore." Zeref agreed before turning to Natsu. "I wanted to finish my fight against you today. However, I didn't predict Acnologia interfering with my plans." He tilted his head up to see the three dragons fighting among one another. "Will he end history once more? Or will a miracle happen? I'm not sure."

"What are you saying?" Natsu asked him and a small smile appeared on the man's face.

"If you can survive this desperate situation...I will... give you more despair." Ending it on that note, he swiftly turns his back on the slayers and disappeared.

"Hey!" Sora shouted.

"That bastard...he took the book with him." Gray growled as Sting and Rogue stared in silence.

"Zeref." Natsu repeated almost like the name was some unlucky curse.

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Back in the air...

Fighting two strong opponents didn't bother Acnologia, he lived to destroy and the one creatures that he absolutely loved to kill were dragons. Whether it be lashing out with talons or shooting fire-base attacks, the king had a fill arsenal ready to combat anything.

"Gwaah!" Igneel yelped as he crashed into the ground with Acnologia not too far behind.

"Destruction!" The King of dragons proclaimed as he slammed his claws repeatedly into Igneel's torso, pushing his opponent deeper and deeper into the ground. "Destruction! Destruction!"

"Ooof!" Igneel grunted with each punch, feeling the rocks prick at his scales as he glanced up at the other dragon.

"Is that all of your power? King of Flames?" Acnologia mocked arrogantly, towering over his prey with his lips pulled over his teeth. "You are so weak it's laughable."

"Well I have been sleeping for a long time." Igneel spat back, a grin on his face.

"Solar Dragon's Blazing Hammer!" Pydron came in from the side and knocked Acnologia off with a right hook. "Don't think he's your only foe Acnologia!" The dragon in question snarled angrily at the intrusion, creating deep gouges with his talons as he slid to a halt.

"It doesn't matter...how many dragons there are..." He said, spreading his wings and taking to the air. "I will kill and kill...until there are no more left!"

"Hmph." Coiling around himself, Pydron's body vanished and disappeared just as the mighty claws of Acnologia descended upon him.

"Where did you go?!" The dark dragon frowned, moving his head left and right in hopes of catching the dragon's scent. "Quit playing games and let me kill you!"

"Solar Dragon's..."

"Wha-What is this?!" Acnologia reared back as the golden dragon rose up from below unexpectedly, and created golden rings around his body.

"Flare Rings." Tightening their hold, Pydron leaped into the air with his prized possession. They made their ascension past the clouds as the King of dragons struggled against the binds. When he felt as though he was high enough, he spun around and-making a whip like movement with the rings-propelled Acnologia straight down. The dark dragon spun in a spiraling move as he burst through the clouds.

"I'm gonna hit you one more time!" Recovering from his previous attack Igneel swooped in, his fist alight with fire. Sensing the approaching dragon, Acnologia spread his wings to halt his descend. Pulling up slightly he did a u-turn and flew straight at the fire dragon with his mouth opened wide, preparing to fire a breath attack. The two collided and caused a huge explosion to follow suit.

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"Shock waves?!" Jet snapped as he noticed the mushroom cloud from where he was and he hastily hid behind a somewhat sturdy rock. "Seriously?!" Everywhere the mages clung for dear life as the shock waves produced from the dragons continual fighting blew across the area.

"It's over! It's all over!" Droy yelled in fear while Elfman hurried to protect Lisanna, using his large body as a shield for her.

"Don't give up, Droy!" Jet encouraged him as more debris flew through the air.

"Everyone, get behind a shelter!" Cana's voice rang out above the raging explosions. "Anything will do!" Grumbling, the rest followed her example and crouched low, hands over their heads as another set of shock waves occurred.

"F-Feels like I'm gonna be blown away!"

"This is absolutely crazy!" Others voiced their own concerned opinions.

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On the battlefield...

"Acnologia! It's for your retribution!" Pydron roared as he floated by Igneel.

"Retribution?" Acnologia spoke as he gazed at his opponents with blazing eyes. "Such word being uttered by filth such as yourselves...don't think I'll be intimidated just because you two fight together."

"Who said anything about intimidation, you bastard?" Pydron asked as he stared right back, his teeth bared in a snarl. "This form was necessary for us to take you down!"

"Insolent fools!" The Dragon King roared loudly, causing everyone to cover their eyes at the horrid sound. "How dare you challenge me! I'll take this opportunity to rip you apart!"

"Bring it! I'll destroy you and bring everything back to what it once was!" Opening up his mouth, the Solar dragon kicked off the fight with a strong roar which blew Acnologia off balance as it crashed into his left wing. Snarling, he straightened himself in the air and retaliated by raking his talons across the face however Pydron golden-colored scales were barely damaged at all and acted as a great defense mechanism. Turning his body around with his foe still in striking distance, the Solar dragon's mighty tail slammed into the dark dragon right across the face, sending him spiraling into a nearby wall with a large crash.

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"What the hell?!"

"This is not normal!"

"Those two aren't even injured in the slightest, this is way out of our league. Flying out of the rubble unscathed the Dragon King attempted another Dragon Roar which was blocked by the summoning of a giant golden shield. Once it vanished, a Dragon Bomb soared through the air but it was dodged at the last minute, causing the skies to shower with a multitude of colors and the surrounding clouds to scatter.

"Damn it! Almost had that bastard!"

"We'll get him next time for sure, keep an eye on him so he doesn't blindside us." Igneel frowned as they watched their opponent fly overhead, almost taunting them..

"Is that all you got?!" The dragon of the apocalypse shouted down on them in a mocking tone. "I shouldn't have been worried at all huh? Your deaths will be painless as possible!"

"Fire dragon's Iron Fist!" Igneel flew in from above, smacking his fist right near the base of Acnologia's neck and caused a huge explosion to occur and the dark dragon shook him off, baring his teeth in a snarl.

"I have almost forgotten about you, King of flames..." Acnologia roared, taking his attention off of the hybrid and rushed Igneel. Slamming into the dragon's stomach with a well-delivered headbutt, he pinned Igneel against the ground with his claws. "This time, I'm not gonna let you go so easily so why don't you grovel beneath me for a change."

'Natsu.' Igneel decided to start a telepathic link with his son as his torso continued to be trampled upon.

"Igneel?!" The fire dragon slayer turned his head back and forth with worry as he heard his father's voice in his head. He was still with Sora, Gray and the Twin Dragons debating on his next course of action but for now, his father's voice was his top priority.

'There is something I need to tell you now while I still have the chance. There are two reasons we dragons...stay within the body of dragon slayers.' Igneel's voice continued speaking.'The first one is, as I told you, to create antibodies that would stop your 'dragonification'. Thanks to that, it's almost guaranteed that you won't ever turn into dragons. I hadn't shown up because I was creating those antibodies.'

"Natsu! Where the hell are you going?!" Gray yelled as Natsu immediately began to head towards the battle of the dragons, his heart beating painfully against his chest and his breaths were coming out in short bursts. His ears weren't focused on Gray's voice but instead on his father's.

"I'll get him!" Sora said, as he ran after Natsu.

'The second reason...is because I was waiting for the chance to defeat Acnologia...the negative legacy we left in this world.'

"You can tell me all about that later!" The fire dragon slayer yelled in a hurry, his eyes narrowed with focus. "Wait for me Igneel! I'm coming to help you!"

'Don't come over here!' Igneel protested just as Pydron rammed into Acnologia's side, throwing the dark dragon off his prey with the horns on top of the head. The king of flames stood back up with blood trickling down his muzzle. He shook his head a bit to clear his thoughts.'Acnologia was...stronger than we expected...you'll be caught in the fight.'

"I don't care!" The fire dragon slayer stated in a loud voice, his only concern was for the safety of his adoptive dad that he hadn't seen in a long time. "If we join forces we'll be invincible!"

'Heh...that's my boy.' Igneel grinned as Acnologia took to the skies to avoid the swipe of two mighty talons, there was a nasty gash down one of his sides and the dragon was starting to grow impatient toying with his prey. 'I was waiting for this moment. For the time I could finally kill Acnologia with my own hands...'

"IGNEEL!" Natsu cried out, realizing that he didn't have a ghost of a chance to stop his guardian.

"Don't do it!" Pyrdon watched as in a last-ditch attempt, Igneel unfurled his wings and flew straight at his opponent with his mouth opened wide. Seeing this, Acnologia accepted the one-on-one challenge and the two dragons collided. In a split second, the red dragon tore the Dragon King's left arm off but in return his torso was ripped open. Time seemed to be in a standstill or moved really slowly as Natsu could only stare with horror at his adoptive father's destroyed body.

"N-No way!" Sora said in shock.

"Natsu..." Igneel spoke as he slowly spiraled down to the ground, his gaze fixed on Natsu and Natsu alone. Everything else seemed to be a blur to him. "I've been watching you all this time..."

"I won't allow this!" Pydron's voice roared as Acnologia placed himself above the dying dragon, mouth open in preparation for a final Dragon Roar. "Did you forget that there are other dragons waiting to talk with their children? Igneel, you will get to talk to your son!"

"You really...grew up..." Igneel smiled as he glanced back up to Acnologia, watching the release of the roar coming straight at him. Memories of him and Natsu playing, training and laughing together flashed in his mind and he didn't regret a thing. He felt pride swell up in his chest knowing that he had been a great dad to the boy. "The days I've spent with you...have been the happiest of my whole life. You gave me the power to love humans."

"Don't give up so easily, old friend..." In an instant, a golden shield wrapped itself around the dragon, cloaking the damaged body in almost like Aquarius' magic bubble.

"You..." Igneel spoke weakly as the light from Acnologia's Dragon Roar got brighter and brighter, closing the distance between them.

"WOOOOOAAAARRRRRRR!" Pydron's golden body zoomed past them and went straight towards the dragon roar, colliding with the attack head on. He had gained lots of momentum and speed while on the ground before shooting off like a rocket. When he flew past Igneel, he caoted himself and unleashed the Solar Dragon's Aura, one of the last techniques he taught Sora before he disappeared like the other dragons.

"Dad!" Sora yelled as he watched below, amazed at his dad's display of brute power and strength. However he felt something horrible was going to happen and he prayed that the dragons would escape alive. "Dad!"

'Sora.' Pydron's voice floated through his head as he held his own, feeling like his golden scales were being chipped away by Acnologia's blast. 'Sora, you've grown into such a fine young man and you've held your own while Henrietta and I were gone...I'm sorry that I couldn't be there in person when you joined Fairy Tail. You've made...a bunch of friends...fought a lot of foes and gained new allies. I couldn't have asked for a better and badass son.'

"No...please stop..." The mage shook his head as he listens to his words, his lips trembling. "You can't...I don't want you to..."

'But...while I can still draw some breath...I wanted to thank you for the joy you brought to my life and your mother's. Even when I look at you, I see her...' The solar dragon's scales were becoming black and charred as he pushed against the blast. 'Before you came into existence, we lived a dreary life alone most of the time and wanted nothing more than peace and quiet. You brought back the happiness and fun that I had been missing; the bond between human and dragon...I will cherish it forever. Even after I'm gone I will continuously love you with all my heart!'

"Pydron..."  Igneel whispered as the golden shield made sure that the king of flames wasn't exposed to the aftermath; there was no way in hell that he'd fail on his part of the plan.

'I know that you met my father as well'  Pydron's voice hummed. 'It must have been great to meet him. He was a good old lizard.

Memories of Sora's birth, his time with Henrietta, him and Sora playing, training and laughing together flashed in his mind and he gave Sora one last smile.

'Sora...I love you.' Acknowledging those words with a grin, Pydron let loose one more cry of defiance before the entire Dragon Roar enveloped him in a blue sphere and exploded.

 The massive explosion that shook the entire continent. Mages alike could only stare up at the illuminated skies with wide-eyes, their mouths opening and closing that gasping fish on land.

"DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!" Bereft and devastated at what had happened, Sora could only howl in despair as the shock waves rattled through paralyzed his body, tears cascading down his face as he watched the annihilation of both his guardian/father happen right before his eyes.

That's a wrap for this chapter! T^T Hope you all enjoyed it. It took all my will power not to cry when I wrote this. Next chapter will be updated soon, look forward to it. Comment on your favorite parts and don't forget to vote!

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