Chapter 42

Gray and the others were fending off the Royal Soldiers who were aiming for Happy and Charla as they were the last two of the Exceeds who are to be transformed into Lacrima

"Ice Geyser!" Gray slammed his hands to the ground as he creates geysers of ice that froze some of the soldiers

More soldiers charge towards Gray as the man clicked his tongue

"they just keep coming!" Gray shouted out as he creates an ice sword and fends off some of the soldiers that went on the attack on him

"Haaa!" Lucy swings her whip at some soldiers as it wraps around them

she then threw them away directly at incoming soldiers as they were sent crashing down

"huff huff huff, I don't know how many more I can take" Lucy said as she was extremely tired but saw more soldiers charging towards them

Erza's and Knightwalker's battle took to a floating sky as magic blasts and magic slashes went flying everywhere

"Tenrin! Circle Sword!" "Gravity Core!"

The two clashed their attack against each other as it creates an explosion

"Blue Crimson!" Knightwalker swings her spear as it fires a blue flaming blast at Erza who dodged

Erza landed a few feet away from Knightwalker as she requips to her Morning Star Dress

"Myojo! Photon Slicer!"

Erza swings both swords front as they unleashed a powerful magic blast at Knightwalker

Knightwalker's spear changes shape as the knight swings it around

"Rune Saber!" she splits the magic blast before dashing towards Erza "Silfarion!"

Erza was sent crashing to the walls of the ruins as Knightwalker went after her

"I got you!" Knightwalker exclaimed as she readied her spear but Erza summons two swords by her feet as she held them and use them to defend against Knightwalker attacks

"wha!?" Knightwalker exclaimed as Erza blocks the attack before pushing Knightwalker back

The Droman Anim unleashed a power magic blast at Natsu and the others as they were sent flying back

"Bahahaha! The Droma Anim Black Heaven increased its own attack by ten times!" Faust laughed out "you fools don't stand a chance!"

Natsu gets up as he summons both Enryuo no Yoroi and Reiter no Yoroi as both armors readied their weapons

"for a king, you sure are greedy" Natsu said as he summons two Dragon Vambrace to both of his arms as he clenched them hard before slamming them together "you took away everyone's magic for yourself"

"it's only natural for a king to collect taxes from his people" Faust said with a smirk

"the Droma Anim is the ultimate magic weapon that constantly drains the world's magic! That is why it is forbidden by law! It must be victorious! For the sake of the entire world!"

Natsu merely scoffed as Wendy and Gajeel stands back up "more like for your own sake. We entered out guild to help people to live,"

Natsu grabs his necklace as it burst into flames and the man entered into his Dragon Force mode

"but know this, we're going to take you down for them!"

Gray and the others were having a hard time against the army as they were out numbered

"if this keeps up…" Gray said before getting a magic blast straight to the chest "Gaah!"

"Gaaah!" Lucy got slammed to the ground as soldiers restrained her limbs

"someone please help us" Happy cried out

A small sprout popped out of the ground before giant tree vines entangled nearby soldiers and the nearby Legions

"wh-what is that!?" "a tree! But it's moving!"

Edolas' Fairy Tail appeared out of the ground as it members went charging out of the guild

"it can't be!" "Fairy Tail!?"

"ATTACK!" Edo Lucy shouted out as her guild members went charging for the attack "take them down!"

"sorry, we're late!" Edo Lucy said to her other self

"Edo-lucy" Lucy said in relief

Edolas Fairy Tail attacked the Royal Army as magic blasts went firing everywhere

"no matter what world we're in…this guild is as boisterous as ever" Charla said in tears while smiling

Erza swings her swords at Knightwalker who defended against the attack

The two pushed each other away as they stare at each other

"I never thought that our stalemate would last this long" Erza said to Knightwalker

"Stalemate? Ha! You're wrong!" Knightwalker exclaimed as her spear change it shape "you still haven't seen the final form of the Ten Commandments!"

Knightwalker wield her magic spear as its tip transformed into a single blade edge

"Sacred Spear; Ravelt! This is the sacred spear forged by the finest smith in Edolas" Knightwalker pointed the spear at Erza as it glints "this next attack will make the heavens resound with ultimate destruction!"

"then" Erza said as she summons her armor on "Armadura Fairy! This armor is named after my guild, and…"

Erza lifts her hands up as a sword with features similar to Enryuo no Kiba appeared

"Ryujin Ken, this blade was given to me by my Fiance, Natsu. So that he would always be with me in times of darkness"

"amusing! Let's see who is more stronger!" Knightwalker exclaimed as she dashed at Erza who did the same

"ooooraaaaah!" Erza exclaimed as both sends their weapons against each other and resulting a power explosion that creates a shockwave that destroy their surrounding into a giant crater

Both warriors' weapons broke into pieces as the battle of power destroyed them

"Ra-ravelt…" Knightwalker exclaimed in shock

"m-my armor" Erza's Armadura Fairy was destroyed into pieces and so was the Ryukin Ken as the handle was the only thing that survived

The island they were on started to fall as it was crumbling into pieces

"the attack caused the island to fall?!" Erza exclaimed

"neither of us have any magic left!" Knightwalker exclaimed but she dashed towards Erza "but I'm still going to take you out!"

Knightwalker punches Erza's face as the Scarlet Knight countered it with her own

"the reward is Eternal magic!" Knightwalker exclaimed as she slams her leg at Erza's abdomen "I can't be defeated! the cost of this Eternal magic is far too great!"

Erza grabs Knightwalker's arm and swings her back

"you abduct to steal! You intimidate to steal! You oppress others! And you destroy others!" Erza exclaimed

"that's what humans do!" Knightwalker exclaimed back

Erza sends an uppercut at Knightwalker's chin as she sends the woman staggering back

"what humans do is love!" Erza exclaimed to her other self "humans stand up for those who are precious to them! They take up arms for their suffering comrades!"

Erza and Knightwalker butt heads as both glared to each other "don't you even hear their screams of pain and suffering of your own world, Knightwalker?!"

"I hear them clearer than you!" Knightwalker exclaimed as she knees Erza's chin "our magic is dying! Without it how can we live!? How can he live!?"

"I have someone precious to me as well! I must help Edolas obtain eternal magic for him! He won't be able to live without magic! He will die!"

"and do you think he wanted you to do this!? Erza exclaimed as she swings Knightwalker over her shoulders and towards the ground "people's lives are important!"

"even if you don't have magic!" Erza exclaimed as she grabs Knightwalker's punch and headbutts with her "you're still alive! Even without magic you're still alive!"

Knightwalker looks to her with wide eyes as Erza stared at her

"look at us! We used all our magic! But people don't die from that!" Erza shouted out to Knightwalker "people have weakness, but they can overcome it together! That's what It means to be alive! you're not alone!"

Knightwalker looks in tears as the image of Draguma smiling to her appeared before both Scarlet knights crashed to the ground and creates a crater from their crash

"i…lose….." Knightwalker said weakly

"there is no winning or losing" Erza replied "all that matters is that we're alive and that's what matters the most"

"yeah…" Knightwalker muttered out with a smile "I have to….apologize to him later"

"your important person….right?" Erza said to Knightwalker who smiled softly

"yeah, my husband; Natsu" Knightwalker replied as this made Erza blush red like her hair

"you're married to your Natsu!?" Erza exclaimed to her other self

"yeah, are you not?" Knightwalker asked as Erza just had steam coming off her face

"guess, we're not alike after all" Knightwalker said with a small chuckle

In the Edolas' castle

Mystogan now named Jellal was walking in the castle's hallway with a staggering Lily behind him

"where are we going?" Lily asked the prince

"the Animarius chamber" Jellal replied to him

"the chamber from which we generate the Anima?" Lily asked as he and Jellal entered the room and was surprised as the Anima lacrima was activated already

"who activated it!?" Jellal exclaimed in surprise

"took you two long enough" a voice spoke as Jellal and Lily looks to the side and sees Draguma coming into view

"Natsu!?" Jellal exclaimed in surprise

"long time no see, Nii-san" Draguma said with a small smile

"why are you here? Lily asked the man

"isn't it obvious?" Draguma said as he looks to Jellal "knowing my brother, he would reprogram the Anima to reverse its effect on Edolas"

Lily looks in surprise as he looks to Jellal

"right?" Draguma asked to Jellal who nodded

"but that's just irrational!" Lily exclaimed

"it is the only way" Jellal said as he look upon the giant light created by the Anima Crystal "Earthland is a place that will make a fine receptacle,"

"but doing such thing, will…" Lily said as Jellal nodded

"I know" Jellal said "wiping away all magic from Edolas will create a major panic but I have a plan for it"

"before you do this plan of yours, I need to ask you something" Draguma said as he lifts up his right hand to him

"what is it?" Jellal asked him

Draguma's face turned serious for a moment as he points his finger at Jellal

"the one who poisoned me….." Draguma said "was you, wasn't it?"

Lily looks in shock as he looks to Jellal who nodded

"yes, I was the one who injected a sickness serum into you" Jellal said

"Prince! How could you do such a thing!? To your own brother nonetheless!" Lily exclaimed to the blue haired man

"at that time, I thought that our father was still the king and I had planned to give him a non-deadly virus to him that would prevent him from using the Anima but that plan backfired at me as I hadn't known that Natsu had ascend the throne in our father's place" Jellal said

Flashback

Jellal looks in shock as he was standing on top of a roof and he was looking down to a parade where the people were in a panic as the king, Draguma had fallen to the ground while coughing blood from his mouth

Flashback ends

"I had planned to give you the cure once this is over, but it would seem that Earthland's Natsu beat me to it" Jellal said as Draguma stares back at his brother with a glare "after this is all over, you can punish me, execute me or even banish me, but please let me send all of Edolas' magic to Earthland. this world needs to change"

Draguma looks to his brother before putting down his hand and walking away

"do what you want" Draguma told him "I am no longer the king so I don't have any authority over you. So it's not my problem"

Jellal looks to his brother before looking to the Anima Crystal as he started to reprogram the crystal to initiate his plan