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(Erza's P.O.V)

"That. Has by far been the most amusing moment on this mission." I chuckled to the dragon slayer whose face was blazing red. "Sh-shut up Erza. Lucy's going to do something that could get her hurt in the process. I was just trying to stop her."

"By 'dragging her ass' back the the palace?" I lightly smirked with a few others laughing. "Can we not talk about this!? Don't you have a job to do?" Natsu shouted wanting to change the subject from embarrassment. I cleared my throat and straightened my posture. "As a matter of fact we all have a job to do. We'll immediately go and receive Lucy so she doesn't go and do anything rash."

"There's no need to." The small voice replied up in the air. "Little One! Why are you not with Lady Lucy?" Sterling asked to Teral in confusion. Teral landed and came straight to me. "It's time Commander Erza. Lucy-nee has ordered to set everyone into place. The Dark Ones will be here sooner than we thought." The air was taken out of my lungs. Sooner? Will we have time to put the people into place?

"You heard the exceed! Everyone into place with armors and swords ready! Like we practiced before, Area 1 is with Gray! Area 2 with Natsu and Happy! Area 3, Wendy and Carla! Area 4, goes to Sterling! Finally, Area 5 comes with me! Move people we need to begin preparation!" The soldiers swiftly moved back inside the palace where the armory is safely keeping their stash of weapons.

I grabbed ahold of Team Natsu and brought them close to me. "We all make sure we talk through telepathy. No mater what," I handed out small pendents that gave a connection to every person holding one. "do not lose this at all costs. These pendents will allow us to talk telepathy to each other. We need to make sure whoever needs help, gets help." There was a total of five pendents for the five Area leaders. We all grabbed our pendent and placed it somewhere safe in our clothing.

"What about Lucy? Doesn't she get a pendent?" Natsu asked finally placing his pendent in his pocket. I placed my pendent inside of my armor near my...'chest' area. "Lucy didn't give me a sixth pendent. She may already have one or decided that she doesn't need it." Natsu had a tick mark on his head. "What do you mean? If she needs help then how will we know she needs it!?"

"I will know if something happens to Lucy-nee. She has also ordered me to stay with you Natsu-nee." Sterling's head hitched up with confused eyes. "Lady Lucy wants you to not be with her? What is this girl thinking!" Sterling threw his hands in the air, raveling his hair while Natsu picked Teral up and into his arms. I placed my hand on Sterling's shoulder. "If this is what Lucy wants, then we shall respect her order."

I finished and went over to Area 5 with at least three thousand soldiers now standing in a perfect square and line. Their armor was truly amazing to just look at. One of my favorite parts to the armor, was the helmet. How it covered their face and adding a protective layer over the host of the armor, nothing but amazing.

"Men and women! Our time has come to finally fight and win the battle against Dark and Light! We are soldiers that fight for the good and innocent! We are soldiers that know what sacrifice means to protect our love ones! We are soldiers of the Light Goddess, who is right now waiting the defeat the Dark One Zelroth and will seal him including the others away for eternity! With the powerful bonds that we have made over these last few days, we will have the power to win! For Aria and the Light!" The soldiers erupted into cheering and throwing their fists in the air with dignity.

A golden dome formed around all of Aria and the Forbidden Woods when the shaking of it settling stopped. "Commander! When will the Dark Ones arrive?" One of the soldiers in line asked. "I'm not sure, but if Lucy said that we must be ready, then they'll be here any moment."

The ground began to shake immensely making my vision see two of everything. I stood my ground with my sword and faced upwards to the dome and sky. At the top of the dome, the sound of the air seemed to be ripping apart by the force wanting to get into the other side. "Get ready!" I shouted behind me.

Moments later, an explosion of darkness came out of a crack in the sky with millions of dark entities flying all around in a pack. "It's the Fallen!" One of my men shouted in utter fear. The fallen looked just like the soldiers of the light, only they some had simple dark angel wings or animal wings that were very battered, but with all of the people flying in the air, one stood out the most.

Crimson dark wings.

"Selena." I whispered viciously. Selena swooped and landed over thirty feet away from us with her minions falling down behind her. "Well...Well. The great Titania, in front of me. Must be my lucky day to kill you. I'm quite pleased that my monsters agree." The dark soldiers cackled in response of their master. "I must ask though, why are you a fool to continue the the Light Beings plan? She will fail to protect you all, and to see the very truth that no one but the Dark Ones know! Please stupid girl, why not just run away and not look back? Simple...and easy." My fists clenched in frustration from her negative words and horrible attitude.

"Erza! What's going on with your side?" Gray asked through telepathy.

"Selena's here with her army! What I'm guessing is we have our own battle to fight with. What about the rest of you?" I replied back to everyone else to hear.

"Nothing's here yet, but it's really~ bumpy to even stand on your feet. And I'm guessing that portal in the air is on top of you?" This time Wendy questioned to me.

"Just stay on your toe everyone. I'll be fighting this Dark One that I've been wanting for awhile now. If you need me, I'll be here by the edge of the west part of Aria." I informed, readying myself in battle stance. "Stand your ground soldiers! We will win! For the sake of the Light!" My roaring army again cheered with the weapons in the air, having the will and strength to fight. "Last chance Titania. I'll leave you alone if you just surrender and leave?"

"Requip! Clear Heart Clothing!" I changed with my two katanas in both hands in stance for battle. "Only a coward like yourself would flee. I on the other hand, I have my nakamas to fight for!" Selena tched at my statement, while summoning her blazing twin weapons in both hands.

"Prepare to die, Titania. SOLDIERS OF THE DARKNESS! ATTACK~!"

"Men and women of the Light! FIGHT FOR YOUR LIGHT GODDESS! FIGHT FOR THE LIGHT~!" The army of darkness and light collided to one another, beginning the bloodshed.

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(Lucy's P.O.V)

I could hear one of the battles starting in the western area. Erza must be fighting against Selena now. Next will be Gray and Bolt's battle, with Natsu and Wendy not far behind.

I stood in front of the large lake, waiting for Zelroth to come. My sword was out in my hands with its sharp edge digging into the dirt. My Goddess form with my wings fully cocooned to my back, was set for anything to happen. "So, you really are going to fight me." His deadly, hateful voice with poison in it asked behind me.

"Why else would I be here Zelroth? For you to kill me and end it like that?" I shot back without turning to face him. The ground crunched by his feet, hearing him come closer to me. "It would be better that way my dear. I can make it painless, and quick so you won't suffer." I coldly laughed at his remark. "You lie so horribly when I choose to feel nothing Zelroth. Believe me, what you want to do to me is what I want to do the same to you, only much...much worse."

Zelroth and I stood side by side looking at the gorgeous lake. "So you want to kill me, Light Goddess?" Of course I want to kill him. Something inside of me begs to see his blood drip from my sword, yet I made a promise to Seraphina and the dark me. So even though I urge to do it, I won't allow it. "As much as I would love to, I won't let myself do it. Everyone deserves a second chance Zelroth, and that includes you as well. Why fight when we could just talk this through?" It was his turn to laugh at my statement. "You fool of a girl! To think that after almost four-hundred years of being sealed away, wanting revenge and to see all of EarthLand covered in the shadows, I'm just going to discuss me wanting to see you dead!?"

I sighed in defeat from hearing this. So much with just wanting a treaty... "I wish there could be another way." I faced Zelroth as he faced me as well. Both of us out our swords up into place, with Zelroth jumping a couple feet away. "Think about it Lucy! This truth that you don't know about, will affect your entire life and all of Fairy Tail! This is the only way for you to see it."

I could feel my emotions fading away into the unknown with no sympathy or the need to hold back, but only to hold mercy for him. "By seeing it you mean me fighting for the answer?" Zelroth snickered in response. "Of course my dear! Where would be the fun to just give it to you?"

The setting around us became dark. The clouds grew grey with golden and neon blue lightning, fighting for its place in the sky. The ground rumble in hunger to blow all of the energy stored inside of the roots beneath to just fight for me. And I knew I was ready to use my Light Goddess magic to the fullest.

"Let's begin, shall we?"
"Let's begin, shall we?"

We both said in unison, having the need and desire to see blood spilt.

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(This is it guys! So many battles are gonna be written it's not funny, yet it can be! I hope to finish this story soon so I can begin the second one, but I'm not gonna rush it tehe.😋 Anyway guys as always...LOVE YOU ALL!❤️)