" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

3rd Person POV:

Magic council, Era:

Councilors: Fairy Tail won the Grand Magic Games, eh... Oh boy... the moment the Tenrou group comes back... This is what they give us. That guild really enjoys standing out, it appears. Moreover, there is also the matter of whether we should keep hosting something like the Grand Magic Games or not... When an entire country throws their support behind it, however, it becomes that much harder to step in and try to dictate such matters...

Gran Doma: Silence, everyone... Our topic of conversation today is Tartaros. As you all are aware, guilds thought to be affiliated with Tartaros have all been wiped out in the past 7 days. We have yet to identify those responsible... And we are both thankful and troubled by this. If this was the work of an official guild, we would have to worry about a possible retaliation...

Councilor: What about that independent guild ? Crime Sorciere... they're a definite possibility...

Councilors: This reeks of something that Fairy Tail cooked up again... perhaps with great power, comes a desire to show it off.

Org: I think it would be unfair to pin everything on Fairy Tail. This is just a hypothesis... But what if the perpetrators were Tartaros themselves... ?

Councilor: Why would they do such a thing ?

Org: Who knows. However, there are grounds to believe it could be to strengthen their forces while simultaneously cutting off superfluous weeds.

Councilors: Dark guilds taking each other out ?! That's impossible. Tartaros should already have all the forces they need... Maybe you're getting senile in your old age ?

Gran Doma: Well, this theory is a plausible one...

Councilors: Chairman !!

Gran Doma: Now is the time for us to deal with Tartaros after turning a blind eye to them for so long. The true form of our enemy remains unknown. But if we were to fall apart here, the Balam alliance would surely follow. Now is the time in which we, as the council, must take up our strongest arms and make our stand.

Frog: I- IT'S TERRIBLE !!

Councilor: What N! Fool ! We're in the middle of a meeting here !!

Frog: N- Now's not the time for that !! Intruders have-

Doranbolt: Uu.. Ugh... Wha- What happened... Lahar... hang in there... Lahar ! HEY !! This... Can't be... No way... Is anyone still alive ?! GUH !!

Org: D- Doranbolt...

???: No, no... Letting you live is not an option. Assassinating all nine of the council members is our directive, after all. Explode.

Doranbolt: S- STOP !!

Org: Doranbolt... Run...

Doranbolt: I... I CANNOT !!

Org: Think of what will happen if we lose you as well...

???: Running is not an option... Not from my explosions anyways.

Org: Go ! Doranbolt !

Jackal: The name's Jackal. One of the Nine Demon Gates of Tartaros. Remember that in hell.. As the name of the man that massacred the entire council.

Org: LIVE ! LIVE TO CARY OUT YOUR OWN SENSE OF JUSTICE, DORANBOLT !!

Doranbolt: ORG-ROSHI !!

Your POV:

Makarov: That Minerva... Enlisted in a Dark guild ?

Erza: Yes...

Makarov: Hm... What a brash and reckless lady she is... What about her father ? The old master of Sabertooth ?

"Whereabouts still unknown at the moment..."

Laki: Speaking of Sabertooth, I heard that Sting is the acting master as of now !

Kinana: Woah... A young and good-looking master ?

Makarov: ... ... ...

"Would you be so kind to have that conversation somewhere else ?"

Makarov: Hrm. Either way, we should report this to the council.

Erza: I was thinking of contacting Sting as well.

Juvia: Look, Gray-Sama. Juvia baked some bread.

Juvia: I call it Gray-bread.

Gray: It looks good and all but... Eating my own face just seems... Kinda...

Juvia: I couldn't agree more ! That is why Juvia will consume them all... Gray-sama, here is some... Juvi-bread.

Gray: DAMN IT !! I walked right into her trap !!

Cana: What's goin' on over there ? I thought Gray shot her down.

Mirajane: It's the same as always.

Elfman: if you're not gonna dig in, then I'll take it. *Chromp*

Juvia: KYAAAAAAAA !!

Elfman: Hm... This tastes really manly !!

Juvia: Ah... In a sense, Juvia just got eaten out by another man...

"... ... ..."

Erza: Wh- Why are you looking at me like that ?

"... I don't know how to feel about this. But I'm pretty sure that from now on, whenever I eat a strawberry, I'll just see your face... And I don't know why..."

Gray: Since you went to all this trouble, I'll try one. *Chomp*

Juvia: Gray-Sama... That's a Gray-bread.

Gray: BLEGH !

Levy: Look at this. E.N.D... It doesn't go into much detail, but... It seems that it's on a completely different scale compared to Deliora or the Lullaby.

Lucy: Would that mean it's Zeref's strongest demon ? That would be really frightening...

Pantherlily: What are the demons from Zeref's book anyways ?

Gajeel: Like I'd know...

Mew: Demons created by Zeref. Then he put them into books because reasons.

Happy: So if we have the right book, we can call out these demons ?

Mew: Probably, and even if I would advise against it. One demon per book though, most likely.

Natsu: And the one that has E.N.D. could possibly in the possession of Tartaros... And... Igneel tried to destroy that E.N.D. Hm... I've finally wrapped my head around it...

Wendy: Eh ? Around what ?

Natsu: We just gotta bust up Tartaros.

Gajeel: Now that I understand !

Lucy: You guys are as clueless as always !!

Mew: First and foremost, we know too little about Tartaros. "Bust them up", as much as I do like the sound of that, rushing head-in without knowing what type of people that have is nuts. But I'll give you that, it could be a serious clue to Igneel's whereabouts.

Wendy: And Grandeeney...

Gajeel: Metalicana might also be connected somehow.

*SLAM*

Jet/Droy: THIS IS BAD !! BIG NEWS !!

Cobra: I thought it was about time you showed up...

Doranbolt: You "heard" what happened up there, I presume.

Cobra: Don't be stupid... I can't use magic in this cell, I just heard all the explosions.

Doranbolt: Spit out what you know about Tartaros.

Cobra: What ? I ain't squealing for free. I demand the release of all five of us.

Doranbolt: I don't have that authority.

Cobra: Then talk to the higher-ups.

Doranbolt: the higher-ups... Are all dead.

Cobra: ... Eh... Hehehe. Looks like they really went all out there.

Doranbolt: ... My friends are dead... And my patience is wearing quite thin... Spit out what you know... Or you'll breathe your last breath...

Cobra: I ain't budging on that condition of mine. Those are my allies, regardless of the circumstances... But... I will tell you one thing. None of them are humans. They're all demons from Zeref's book. Their master's name is E.N.D. The strongest demon out of Zeref's library of works.

Makarov: PORLYUSICA ! LAXUS AND THE OTHERS !! HOW BAD IS IT ?! ANSWER ME !!

Porlyusica: They'll... Make it... But the damage from the magical barrier particles has clearly taken its toll.

"... First the destruction of the magic council... And now that... Tartaros..."

Porlyusica: To say it's a potent form of poison is an understatement... Even a pinch of it is fatal in mot cases... Whether they'll make a full recovery from this.. I can not say for certain... Laxus, especially... the amount of internal damage he's suffered is absurd. By all accounts, he shouldn't be alive...

Freed: Laxus... Saved everyone... In that village... If... If he hadn't shown up, we... Everyone in that village... They would be...

Makarov: I know. You did well bringing everyone back here...

Freed: the village... They owe... Everything... To Laxus... Did everyone, in the village... Make it ?

Makarov: ... Of course...

Freed: ... Good... That's really... Good...

"... Tartaros..."

Erza: if they're even targeting ex-members of the Magic council... then Jellal is sure to be on their list...

Lucy: This is... So callous...

Natsu: Gramps... This means war !

???: My apologies for being a burden, Kyouka.

Kyouka: No need for the formalities, Tempester.

Tempester: Tempester ... Is that my name ? I forget that name every time I get a new body. Names no longer have any meaning to me. How much longer until my resurrection is complete ?

Kyouka: Hmm... Normally it would only take a day or so. But we're also running a different entity simultaneously... So it'll take longer than usual.

Tempester: Another entity ? Was there another casualty ?

Kyouka: Not quite... More like another child. It shall be the birth of a new demon... Minerva... She has the qualities the netherworld require.

???: I just pray she doesn't turn out to be a failure like Doriarte. Gehehe.

Kyouka: Franmalth...

Franmalth: Just how much do you think that debacle cost us ? Gehehe. Tempester's resurrection is costing us a pretty penny as well... We can't go around using the magic interference particles on a whim...

Tempester: Fairy Tail... if not for their intervention, this would not have...

Kyouka: Fairy Tail ? Hm ?

Franmalth: Oh... ? The little lady's reacting to that name.

Kyouka: It's the guild that destroyed the six prayers... Along with Grimoire. Fairy Tail.... Kukuku... Interesting, will they try and stand against us ?

Natsu: THIS MEANS WAR !! LET'S GO AND KICK THEIR ASSES ! EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM !

Nab: CALM DOWN, NATSU !!

Max: Everyone feels the same way !

Natsu: LET GO OF ME YOU BASTARDS... I'LL START BY WHOOPING YOUR ASSES FIRST !

Droy: You finished whooping mine already...

Natsu: ONE OF OUR OWN GOT TAKEN DOWN ! WE CAN'T LET SOMETHING LIKE THAT SLIDE ! WE NEED TO BEAT ALL THEIR ASSES TO A PULP, ASAP !!

Makarov: ... I have no objections to that. But we don't have enough intel.

"We already talked about this, Natsu. We know almost nothing about them, be it their objectives, numbers, abilities, or even their location. Not even the council knew about that. How are you going to beat them up if you don't even know they are ?"

Natsu: I'LL JUST BEAT THEIR LOCATION OUT FROM SOME OTHER DARK GUILDS !!

mew: And where exactly are these other dark guilds ?

Natsu: THE HELL IF I KNOW !!

Mew: So... Where the hell do you plan on going ?!

Lucy: the only thing we know is that they're going after council members. Current and former ones...

Gray: So, should we start by heading out to the homes of all former members ?

Macao: But that information is classified... Finding their locations will be problematic, to say the least...

Happy: Why ?

"I'm sure quite a handful of people would like to give them a piece of their minds. It's a safety protocol to avoid that."

Mew: So our hands are tied...

Loki: Nope, not quite. I know the locations of the former members. Not all of them though.

Lucy: Loki ?!

Wendy: How would you know ?

Loki: Well, you see... ... ...

Mew: Women, I bet.

"So, from Loki's intel, we know the locations of four former council members. From now on, we'll split into teams and protect the former council members from Tartaros' attacks.

Erza: they'll be tight lipped but we have to get them to tell us everything they know. The locations of the rest of the them... And why they're being targeted by Tartaros.

Porlyusica: If you run into the magic interfering particle user, the one Laxus faced... Do your best to bring me a blood sample back. It might just allow me to create a serum that could cure Laxus and the others.

Mew: You bet. We'll have them back on their feet in no time. Just take it easy for now.

Makarov: Our enemy is Tartaros ! They're a corner of the Balam alliance, just like the Oracion Seis and Grimoire Heart... WE'VE DESTROYED BOTH OF THE LATTER ! WE SHALL DO THE SAME TO TARTAROS ! LET THEM RUE THE DAY THAT THEY MADE US THEIR ENEMY ! OUR COMRADES WERE MORTALLY WOUNDED ! THEIR PAIN AMOUNTS TO OUR OWN ! THE BLOOD THEY BLEED... IS OUR OWN !!

Makarov: This pain... This suffering wil fuel our fighting spirit to take down our enemies ! WE ARE NOT JUSTICE ! WE MOVE BY OUR OWN WILLS ! WE WILL PUT ALL OUR BONDS AND PRIDE ON THE LINE, AND ELIMINATE ALL OUR FAMILY'S ENEMIES !!

All: WUOOOOOOOOOOOH !!