335. Future Lucy
Future Lucy tells them that 10 thousand Dragons will appear in the future and wreak havoc on the whole world. Many people died in the Dragon invasion and no one can stop the Dragons. Even the Wizard Saints failed to stop the 10 thousand Dragons.
"What about us? Do we have casualties?" asks Ben.
Future Lucy's expression turns sad and her tears start falling as she says, "Almost everyone in Fairy Tail died."
The others get surprised even though they've expected it since they heard that even the Wizard Saints failed to stop the Dragons.
"The only ones left are me, Wendy, Carla, Bella, Ariel, & Gabriel. Our guild was the Dragons' main target, that's why our casualties were very high," says future Lucy.
"They're attracted to the Dragon Slayers, huh?" asks Ben.
"That's right, it's because we have 5 Dragon Slayers who have enough power to threaten the Dragons, especially you, Ben. The future you have killed the most Dragons in 7 years. 382 Dragons, that's the number of Dragons you killed in 5 years before you get killed in a fight against 1,000 Dragons. You have slain 98 Dragons in that battle before getting killed," says future Lucy.
"1000?!" says everyone with very shocked expressions.
"Yeah, they attacked our hideout, so Ben fought them while the remaining members escape. After his fall, our guild became an easier target and we started losing our members at a faster rate, starting with the Dragon Slayers & S-Class Mages until only 6 people left. Wendy is the only Dragon Slayer left, and it's only because Ben sealed her Dragon Slayer magic so that she won't be a target," says future Lucy.
"What about me?" asks Natsu.
"And me?" asks Cana.
"Natsu was killed at the same time as Laxus, Gajeel, Erza, Master & Gildarts. They fought against 100 Dragons that chased us after Ben's death. After that, Cana & Freed get killed along with some other Mages. Mira was the last to get killed while protecting the 6 of us a month ago," says future Lucy sadly.
"Damn, we couldn't even face 100 Dragons," says Laxus frustratedly.
"It's because only Dragon Slayer Magic can damage Dragons significantly. Ben tried to raise more Dragon Slayers using Dragon Lacrimas. Even so, they couldn't be as strong as you guys because not everyone could master it as it is very difficult magic. We also didn't have enough time to raise them to high levels. Furthermore, we need to kill a Dragon first for Ben to make a good Dragon Lacrima," says future Lucy.
"I guess transforming adults who already trained their magic to high levels into Dragon Slayers is a big problem too," says Ben.
"That's right, children who haven't learned magic or have just learned it for a few years would make better progress. But everyone was against it because no one wants to endanger the children by making them the Dragons' targets & made them fight Dragons," says future Lucy.
Everyone's expression turns grim when after future Lucy told them the story. What happened in the future must be worse than what she summarized.
"Hmm? What about Gray?" asks Natsu.
Future Lucy's expression turn sadder and she says, "Ben killed him after he turned into a Dark Mage because of Juvia's death. She was killed by Mages instead of Dragons. So Gray quit the guild to get revenge. But he has gone too far and he even started targetting our guild, that's why Ben couldn't tolerate it anymore and executed him."
Now everyone gets more shocked because they never thought that one of them would turn into a Dark Mage, and it's none other than Gray who isn't here now. He must've been saddened by Juvia's death, but being a Dark Mage and even targeting their guild is just too much.
Silence falls in the room before Ben breaks it, "Phew, alright then, what's the plan? You have a plan, right?"
"Yeah, it's a plan that the future you made. He was also the one who asked me to return and told this to you. We found that those Dragons came from the past through the Eclipse Gate," says future Lucy before Natsu disturbs her.
"So we just need to destroy that gate, right?" asks Natsu while bumping his fists.
"No, we must open it. That Gate has collected a lot of magic power throughout the years. Destroying it will create a massive explosion that can engulf half of this Kingdom. Even ignoring it will make it self-destruct because it will accumulate too much magic power. So we need to open it and let some Dragons pass before destroying it. Also, there will be someone important who will pass it, and Ben said you'll need her in the future," says Lucy.
"Then what about the Dragons?" asks Makarov.
"You need to kill them all except one, Ben will know which one shouldn't be killed," says Lucy.
Ben realizes what she means, "Ah, he must be there too. As for the other Dragons, I guess my future self wanted us Dragon Slayers to power up using them."
"Correct, it might be hard, but the future you said that you guys can do it. He also wanted me to pass a message to you, Ben. You need to use everything you have, no need to hide your power anymore. But you need to wait before releasing your full power. Our Ben made a mistake by going all out from the start, then he ran out of power when a bigger threat appeared," says future Lucy.
"Acnologia, huh?" asks Ben with a solemn expression.
Everyone widens their eyes and future Lucy nods, confirming it. Ben will surely need his full power to fight Acnologia.
"If you think it's too much to kill all the Dragons, then you need to kill as many as you can, then you can push the remaining Dragons back to the gate," says Future Lucy.
Ben nods and everyone now gets very serious because it will be a very tough war.
"Uhm, when will this happen?" asks this timeline's Lucy.
"This midnight when the day changes," says future Lucy.
"What?!" shouts everyone in surprise.
"Then we just have an hour, it's 11 PM now," says Mira.
"Alright, let's not waste time anymore and go to the castle right away. Master, please call everyone back, I will go to the castle with some of us," says Ben.
Makarov nods before leaving to call his guild members. Ben looks at Mira and she knows what he wants to say immediately. She nods and goes to their room to evacuate with their children. Mira also plans to take all the children in their guild to evacuate.
Ben then gives orders to everyone in the room. He will take both Lucy and Natsu to the castle. Laxus & Erza will lead their Mages to fight in the war. Even if normal magic won't be effective against Dragons, they'll still be able to damage the Dragons no matter how small the damage is.
Everyone executes his orders and leaves the room to prepare. Ben then teleports to the castle with Bella, both Lucy & Natsu. They teleport directly into the Eclipse Gate to save time. And in that room, there are King, Princess, Arcadios, Darton, & Yukino already.
They get surprised and wanted to ask something, but Ben speaks first. "I don't have time to explain, so follow my words if you want this Kingdom to survive. Call every Mage in this city and evacuate all the civilians. Tell them to go as far as possible in an hour because a catastrophe will fall upon this place."
"As I thought, 10 thousand Dragons will appear," says Princess Hisui.
"That's not entirely wrong, but it's also not correct. Anyway, this city will become a battlefield, so we will need all Mages here. You guys also need to evacuate because this war is too dangerous for normal people," says Ben.
They want to ask again, but Ben glares at them, making them cancel their question and start doing what Ben asks. Yukino is the only one who stays because her gold keys will be needed to open the gate.
"Let's open it now, the gate needs time to charge before it can fully open," says future Lucy.
Ben takes a deep breath and says, "Phew, alright, let's prevent the worst future."
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