59 Chapter 59
\ 9 years later /
"What did you say?!" An angry shout echoed through the Magnolia guild.
"You got that right, exhibitionist" Another shout echoed through the guild.
Two people were facing each other, foreheads pressed together as tics and veins were visible on their faces.
One was emitting an icy light blue aura and the other a blazing orange/red aura.
"You've got a problem, you lizard," said the one with the blue aura.
"I'm going to kick your ass! x2" Both said the same phrase at the same time, getting even more angry as they began to fight.
At one of the guild tables, a young woman with crimson hair and black horns was eating a cake with a satisfied smile.
*BAM*
Then suddenly she was hit from behind by two people.
She now had her head in the table and more precisely in her cake.
"..."
The whole guild saw this and a long silence took place.
"Please welcome these two fools" said a woman with a huge barrel as she folded her hands and looked up.
"What did you say?!" The two boys turned at the same time and shouted.
But just after that, they suddenly felt a dark and dangerous aura behind them.
They began to sweat and become drenched as their faces scrunched up in fear.
The two hugged each other shaking as they both turned their heads behind them comically.
"Natsuuu, Grayyy..." The girl spoke in a long, dark voice as her hands rested on the table, on which cracks appeared.
"Yes, Erza," they both said with trembling voices, fully realizing the act they had just done.
They had signed their death warrant.
"Go bicker somewhere else!" Erza shouted angrily as she struck the two who flew up and into the ceiling.
"Tch!" Irritated, Erza cleaned his face and hair.
And even as he did so, a few random boys in the guild were mesmerized by her beauty but quickly looked away.
Erza was now 19 and her body had completely matured into that of a beautiful woman.
Her appearance was different from the one in the anime, at the same time, the father was Shin now and in terms of appearance, he was at an almost unattainable level.
She had longer, wavy hair, fuller lips and a more perfect face shape, black horns on her head and more curves, not to mention clothes that differed from the anime.
(A.N: Go to the fandom to see her appearance because as already said, I can't comment directly through the chapter but can only answer on the "infobox" side)
"Erza"
A young blonde girl approached Erza who had finished cleaning herself.
"Yes Lucy?" replied Erza looking at Lucy with a smile, completely different from her angry expression before.
"Master is asking for us, the whole team" Lucy replied with a jovial smile.
"Oh okay, I'll be right there" Erza replied as she walked towards the bar where the master was sitting.
There was already Lucy, there was also a little blue haired girl Wendy, Juvia, Gajeel.
And now Erza had joined them, the team was almost complete.
"Where are Natsu and Gray?" asked Makarov, looking at the team in front of him.
A bead of sweat formed on Erza's cheek, and he looked away as Gajeel pointed upwards.
"There," said Gajeel as Makarov looked up and saw the bodies of two people embedded in the ceiling.
The two bodies soon fell and Natsu and Gray came to join them in somewhat battered states.
"I have a very important mission for you," Makarov said in a serious tone, causing the team to focus.
"The council members were killed by what appears to be a black guild called "Tartaros" and the fear is sheltering the other members, so they've asked for help" Makarov explained.
"Are they strong?" asked Natsu with a serious look.
"Yes, they are strong".
"Moete kita zo" replied Natsu with a big smile and pounding his fist against his palm.
"This is not a joke to be taken lightly!" shouted Makarov, enlarging his arm and punching Natsu's head.
"Besides, there's something else... Recently, a new empire has surfaced, an empire from another continent," Makarov said.
"An empire from another continent?" asked Lucy shocked by this news.
"Yes and this empire is very dangerous because its emperor is Zeref and he has an elite unit called "The 12 Spriggans""
"They are very powerful mages, even more than Tartaros. But for now, they don't seem to be acting"
After that, Makarov spoke about all the members of the Spiggrans.
This subject was heard by the whole guild because it was very important and all were shocked.
As they were described, they were all monsters.
"Master, what is their objective?" asked Erza just as seriously.
Makarov didn't answer as a figure appeared out of nowhere beside him.
A small barefoot girl with blonde hair and a ghostly appearance.
She was the founder of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermillion.
She was at the moment a sort of ghost created from her real body encased in a huge lacrima.
"As for the purpose of Tartaros, we don't know much but we do know that they want to kill the members of the magic council and that they are a cult dedicated to Zeref" declared Mavis.
"But as for the Alvarez Empire, it seems that they want to get two very special things back"
"What are they?" asked Wendy.
Mavis and Makarov both looked at each other thoughtfully before nodding.
"First of all, I'm not sure, but I strongly suspect that Zeref and the spriggans are coming here to get hold of Fairy Heart, extremely powerful and dangerous magic" Mavis said without saying too much but it was enough to make the members understand how dangerous it was.
"As for the second thing, it's about the Celestial Phoenix"
"What?! It really exists?!" Levy shouted in surprise.
"Heavenly Phoenix? What is that?" asked Gray confused by Levy's reaction.
"Erza, do you know anything about it?" asked Lucy as she saw that Erza reacted with surprise at the name.
"Yes, I heard about it in the cathedral in the city of the celestial flame. It is a creature revered in this city, it is said to be a creature that fought against Acnologia centuries ago and possessed healing abilities that could cure all types of wounds and curses. One of its alleged flames is in the cathedral," said Erza as she still had that strange feeling when talking about this creature.
Most people were surprised when they heard this, they didn't know about this legend and this creature.
Especially hearing that she had fought against Acnologia that they met on Tenro Island.
"I thought it was a legend and that flame was a scam" said Levy still surprised by the new revelation.
"It's true. Especially when you know that Zeref wants it and that he lived when that creature was still alive" replied Mavis thoughtfully.
Zeref had already told her about this creature a long time ago when they were dating.
When he spoke of it, he seemed to have a smile that he didn't show much as if he were talking about a friend.
"And is there a connection between Tartaros and Alvarez?" asked Juvia.
"There is. The objective of both are in the same place, the city of the Celestial Flame" declared Mavis.
"And Erza, isn't that where you live?" said Natsu, looking at Erza.
"Yes," Erza replied, squinting.
"For now, we only care about Tartaros" said Makarov.
"You seven will go to the city of the Celestial Flame to protect the members of the magic council, they are all gathered there" Makarov answered with a deep voice.
"Yes" The seven replied as they each went their separate ways to prepare.
\ 1 hour later /
"Are you ready?" asked Erza, looking at the others.
They all nodded, holding their heads.
Erza took his necklace in his hand and injected some of his magical power.
A magic circle appeared under their feet and they disappeared from the guild.
\ City of Celestial Flame /
In a house, a magic circle appeared on the ground and the team stepped out.
"Wah, that's a nice house, whose is it?" said Gray looking around.
"It's mine and my mum's" Erza replied with a smile at being home.
"Your mother? The crimson enchantress? I thought she would live in a palace" said Juvia.
"A castle? No, this house is more than enough" Erza replied with a strange feeling when she heard the word "palace".
"Hm? Who is the person with your mother and the baby, which is you I guess?" asked Lucy puzzled as she saw the picture lying on the cabinet.
"...That's my father" replied in a chagrined voice.
"Your father?!" Everyone shouted in surprise at this.
They knew Erza's mother but they had always wondered what her father looked like so everyone rushed to see the picture.
"He's young and really quite... handsome if I'm honest" said Lucy.
"Where is he now?" asked Wendy curiously as she turned to Wendy.
"..." Erza didn't answer but his face saddened and darkened.
"I-I'm sorry if you don't want to answer, I didn't mean to intrude," Wendy said agitated and swinging her arms and with an apologetic face.
"Don't worry, he disappeared when I was little to help us escape an enemy.
A silence appeared.
"Anyway, I know where you get your beauty from besides your mother" said Lucy to break the silence.
"Don't you" replied Erza with a slightly less sad face and a little pride.
"I guess he must have been strong too to give birth to a monster like you" Natsu said out of nowhere looking at the picture as everyone sweated and slowly turned in her direction.
An intimidating aura raged through the house as Natsu in turn began to sweat.
*BAM*
Erza punched and knocked Natsu out with one punch.
They all waited for Natsu to wake up and then went to where the magic council members were.
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"Look!"
"It is the priestess!"
"Priestess of the Celestial Flame of Life!"
As they soon reached their destination, people started talking and some shouted as they looked towards Erza.
"Uh, Erza, why are they calling you 'Priestess'?" asked Wendy, confused, while the others nodded, equally confused.
"Pff" Erza sighed as she told the story in the cathedral when she was younger.
"I see! That's amazing" Wendy said respectfully.
"And how did you do it?" asked Lucy curiously.
"I don't know," replied Erza without elaborating.
They soon arrived at a large house with two priests at the entrance.
When they reached the entrance, the priests noticed them and were about to stop them from going forward, but when they saw Erza, they let them pass.
They went upstairs to the house to be greeted by several men.
"Hello, you must be the members of Fairy Tail?" One of the old men stepped forward and greeted them.
"Yes, we have received a request to protect you from the Tartaros guild" Erza replied.
"Are you strong?" said another old man with a deep, stern voice.
"It depends on the comparison, but I think we are able to protect you" answered Erza confidently and without arrogance.
"These people are not human, they are demons and they are powerful" said the old man with the deep voice.
"We can defeat them," Natsu replied with seriousness and confidence.
The old man said nothing while another asked a question.
"Do you have any relationship with the Crimson Enchantress?" asked one old man curiously.
"Yes, I am her daughter" replied Erza.
"I see, then I'll trust you" replied the old man nodding his head in approval and with a friendly smile.
"Why else are you all gathered in this town?" asked Wendy.
All the members of the magic council turned to her and Erza and the others, making her sweat for having drawn so much attention.
"The Archbishop invited us to his town to protect us," replied the old man with the deep voice.
"The Archbishop..." muttered Erza.
"You know him?"
"A little... He gave me the title of 'Priestess'" Erza replied in a low voice, thinking.
Even though she still went to the cathedral often because she felt comfortable, she had never seen the Archbishop much and her mother was suspicious of him so she was suspicious.
After that, the team stayed with the members of the magic council for the whole afternoon until nightfall.
Then they all went back to Erza's house, which was not far away, to rest.
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\ The morning /
*BBBRRRRRRRRR*
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
Tremors and explosions echoed throughout the city.
The team woke up immediately and headed straight for the house of the magic council members.
When they came out, the whole street was in shadow. They would have thought it was still dark if not for the few rays of sunlight still present.
Looking up, there was a huge flying land cube with a large building.
"That's them! Let's hurry!" shouted Erza as they all ran towards the magic council members.
Before long, they arrived at the large square in front of the cathedral where the members of the magic council were protected by several priests.
"Protect us!" shouted a council member with cat ears and a tail towards Erza and the others.
The air began to thicken as a great pressure and aura burst from the flying cube.
Huge vines appeared from the cube and rushed at high speed towards the council members surrounded by several other different attacks.
*SHRING*
The huge vines were cut into a thousand pieces before they could hit the council members and the other attacks were intercepted by other attacks each different.
*BAM*
In front of the council members and priests, an impact took place that cracked the ground and produced a cloud of dust that made it impossible to see inside.
*BAM*
At the same time another impact took place just opposite the first one some metres away in front of the cathedral with a cloud of dust obscuring the contents.
Within seconds, both dust clouds dissipated revealing several silhouettes in each dust cloud.
In front of the council members, there were 7 figures.
A woman with crimson hair and a long black sword, Erza.
A woman with blonde hair, a bunch of keys on her hip and a bow in her hand, Lucy.
A woman with light blue hair and water running around her hand, Juvia.
A girl with dark blue hair surrounded by gusts of wind, Wendy.
A man with pink hair and flames coming out of his mouth, Natsu.
A man with black hair and his hand surrounded by ice, Gray.
And a man with long black spiky hair and an arm shaped like a sharp metal blade, Gajeel.
While in front of them, there were 8 people.
Erza looked at the top of the cathedral to see a man standing with a book in his hands written "END"
Erza understood that this was surely the most dangerous and the one in command.
Each of the Fairy Tail members glared at the 9 people in front who were doing the same while Erza looked at the man standing at the top of the cathedral.
The beginning of a great war was about to begin!
Mages vs Demons.
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For those who want to see Shin again, don't worry he will be back soon and he is still the MC.
In the next few chapters there will be nothing but action and almost no rest.
And by the way, a picture of Erza and her dragon form is available on the fandom as well as Irene's dragon form because I can't post on the chapters anymore.
https://godking-of-life.fandom.com/f
