Hey guys....sorry for my late late update...a lot has happened but I'm glad I'm fine for now.....I really am sorry for my long absence and not updating...I hope you will forgive me....I don't know how to repay all of you so I will just try my best in writing so with just that, I could give you all some gratitude....thanks!!!

I dedicate this chapter to WinteRoi...enjoy!!!

♥LucyAshleyHeartfilia♥

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“Bacchus?”, Cana mumbled softly. Bacchus grinned at her.

“YO!”, he saluted, offering his gourd and his hand.

“Cana-chan!”, Gildarts literally pushed Bacchus away with all his might just before Cana took his hand. He offered his own hand for her to take.

“Err, thanks, why are you here? Aren’t you supposed to be on a mission?”, she asked.

“That’s unfair, Daddy’s worried for you”, Gildarts pouted like a kid.

“Hey!”, Bacchus angrily snapped his attention.

“Oh yeah, how did you get involved?”, Cana asked.

“Well I’m not the only one…”, Bacchus said.

“AHHH!”, Juvia painfully groaned when someone scratched her arm using sensory magic.

“Juvia!”, Gray can’t move because of two wizards fighting him off.

“You’re still as pathetic as ever Gray”, Lyon suddenly showed up to help them. “Don’t worry my love, I’ll protect you”, Lyon stripped his clothes off. Juvia blushed at the sight of it.

“ACK! Gray-sama, don’t worry, Juvia loves you more!”, Juvia told him. Gray just sweat-dropped.

“I’m not even the least affected by that”, Gray said.

“Hum!”, Jura chanted to form rock formations and attacked.

“How did everyone got involved in this!”, Lucy gasped in surprise by how many wizards came after. Even from other guilds, they came to help them.

“Lucy look out!”, Natsu warned.

“Holy Nova!”

“You are……Sabertooth’s……Sting?!”, Lucy was shocked.

“Heh so you remember me?”, Sting smirked.

“Sabertooth!”, Natsu was surprised.

“Hah, Salamander”, Sting greeted.

“Sting, you left me behind”, Lector said.

“You! HMMMMM!”, Happy clashed his head to Lector as they battled out with glares at each other.

“Umm, is this the right time to be doing that?”, Lucy intervened.

“Hey, you’re fighting the wrong guy!”, Hibiki scolded.

“Men!”, Ichiya said.

“Gajeel”, Rogue clashed his back on Gajeel.

“Heh? So you joined in, this will be fun. Gihee”, Gajeel grinned.

“Fro thinks so too”, Frosch said.

“Erza!!!”

“Milliana?!”, Erza looked at her with surprise. “What are you doing here?”

“The Council let us join in, but we can only have two representatives”, Kagura replied with a blush at her.

“Is that so? Be careful now”, Erza replied.

“What’s with all these people!”, some Advent Ghoul members had their eyes wide with what is happening, it’s true they win in numbers but they’re getting beaten one after another.

“How is everything going over there?”, Gildarts asked.

“Not too good. I’m having troubles. Care to help me?”, Laxus said.

“You never asked me for anything, this counts as one”, Gildarts smiled as he crumbled the portal.

“You think that’s enough?”, Laxus asked.

“It better be. Now, who’s responsible for this?”, Gildarts eyed Reimonbeth from behind it. The latter smirked at them.

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“They should be fine”, the Mayor said.

“Good grief, no one listens to the Council anymore”, Doranbolt scratched his head. “Even though we already told them not to get involved”

“Advent Ghoul what kind of guild are they?”, Master Makarov asked.

“Doranbolt-sama”, one of the Rune Knights reported to him.

“What is it?”, Doranbolt asked.

“I’ve found some documents that hold information about Advent Ghoul. It’s not easy to find them but we finally got a hold on to some”, the Rune Knight saluted and gave him the papers. After reading it, he gasped with fear.

“Advent Ghoul is an independent dark guild?”, Doranbolt said.

“What? A combination of unregistered guild and a criminal acting guild? No wonder their guild name is unfamiliar”, the Mayor said.

“What’s the name of their Master?”, Master Makarov insisted.

“It says: Reimonbeth Arigon”, Doranbolt said.

“WHAT! IT CAN’T BE!”, Master Maru shouted out.

“What is it?”, the Mayor implied.

“Reimonbeth is my brother-in-law who went missing years ago. He’s Reliza’s younger brother”, Master Maru said.

“Doranbolt! These guild has numerous wizards”, the Mayor pointed out.

“With this number, they can definitely bring an entire nation to the ground”, Doranbolt said.

“Are you sure it’s enough? The number of wizards you sent after them?”, Master Makarov asked.

“We’ve sent all the best wizards we have. I’m sure they’ll be able to deal with it. Especially Fairy Tail, all the members we sent includes the ones who gave their guild the comeback we’ve been waiting for. They championed the Grand Magic Games and stopped the dragons from exterminating Magnolia”, the Mayor said.

“Make sure that my daughters will be safe”, Master Maru warned.

“Daughters? If I’m not mistaken, Elizabeth is your only daughter isn’t she?”, Doranbolt asked.

“No. Reina; the woman who’s with her all the time. She’s my first born”, Master Maru revealed. Everyone’s eyes widened with that.

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“Reina?”, Tetsuya warily looked at her when she suddenly stood up.

“I have to help them”, Reina said.

“No you can’t, you’re wounds are not healed yet”, Wendy stopped her.

“But, I’m the only one who can stop their master. If I don’t stop him, those wizards coming out will never cease. Even if we try destroying the portal, as long as Reimonbeth is capable of using magic, it won’t stop”, Reina groaned with all the sore spots in her body.

“Stop….”, Elizabeth looked at her seriously.

“Elizabeth?”, Reina looked at her with pain.

“If you go out there you’ll die. Stop making us worry!”, Elizabeth scolded.

“I should be the one who said that before”, Reina scoffed.

“Alright, if you’re too stubborn to fight, then do something for me”, Elizabeth kneeled in front of her. “Reina, forgive me for everything I did to you. You’re my sister, I shouldn’t have said so many bad things to you. It took me a slap, a pull and a frightening experience to prove that everything I’m doing is wrong. I used my hatred for Lucy to cover my other frustrations and depressions for myself. I’m such a narcissist. I centralized everything on myself. Please forgive me”, Elizabeth held her hands.

“You should tell it to Lucy too”, Reina caressed her face.

“Yeah. I owe her so much”, Elizabeth looked at Lucy for a second. Natsu protectively fought alongside her and bickered with Sting whenever they bump at each other in fighting. “Reina…”

“What is it?”

“I want you to do something for me”, Elizabeth seriously looked at her again. “Take it out. My suppressing Lacrima”

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“Reina…is your first born?”, Master Makarov gasped with Doranbolt and the Mayor beside him.

“Yes. That’s the secret we’ve been hiding for years. We made everybody believed that Elizabeth was my only daughter. Reina told me to keep it a secret even to Elizabeth herself because she’s a wizard and Elizabeth isn’t”, Master Maru explained.

“You’re wrong about that part”, Master Makarov suddenly interrupted.

“What do you mean?”

“I can sense a faint magic power on her. Her magic is concealed by something. Elizabeth is a wizard too. That’s why Reina wanted to conceal her relationship with her to solidify your pretences. I’m sure Natsu noticed it too along with my other children”, Master Makarov said. “Now I know why Lucy is protecting her and understanding her to every point she can. You said Lucy holds a deep secret of your family. It’s that kind of thing she’s been protecting isn’t it?”

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“Absolutely not!”, Reina shook her head. “How did you even know of that?”

“Please Reina. It’s the only way. You can’t go out there to do it by yourself. Let me help you”

“You’ll be endangering your life Elizabeth!”

“Aren’t you doing the exact same thing? Reina, I know what Mother really mean before she died. She was telling me to be aware of my own power. Reina, don’t worry, I’ll make sure I’ll control it. I won’t end up like Mother, I still have so many things to ponder with you. I have to repay you for everything and reconstruct our relationship as sisters so….please Reina”, Elizabeth intently looked at her.

“I really just can’t agree to what you wanted. I am your sister, I can’t just let you off by yourself!”, Reina said.

“That’s exactly why! You are my sister! You’ve been protecting me ever since! Can’t you just let me protect you for a change? I want to protect you too and everyone important to me. For once in my life just let me do as I please! I hate being told what to do! I lived my life bounded by the rules Father and you had set up for me. You tried to hide everything for my sake, you even got Lucy involved in this! Lucy kept quiet all this time for us that made me hate her so much! All my life, I hated the person I shouldn’t have. Please Reina, I’m not blaming you or Father for anything. I should have done something for myself. Lucy taught me that so please….if you don’t agree to what I ask, I’ll try to break the Lacrima inside my body myself. I may not know how to use my magic effectively but I know I can break it from inside my body”, Elizabeth determinedly said.

“Reina……just do it. You’re hurting yourself more than you are hurting your sister”, Tetsuya looked at her with understanding. “You’re not obliged to get hurt any more than you already have”

“Tetsu……”, Reina cried.