" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

Franmalth: Mmmmmm, I suppose it is strange... Face appeared somewhere other than where we had expected it to. I expected a small error in our calculations... But for us to be off by this much... Hmm...

Lucy: What... Is this room ?!

Happy: there are a lot of symbols on the walls.

Wendy: That huge globe over there, it looks like a map.

Carla: Could this be the control room ?

Franmalth: 'Oooh ? They have made it all the way here already... Those good for nothing guards...'

Lucy: Look here ! Just as Erza said, Face has been unsealed.

Wendy: Wh- What can we do ?

Happy: Can we use this magic square and just seal it again ?

Carla: That won't do... It's completely locked down, we can't move it

Lucy: ... What's this... ? "Activation needs to be manually controlled on-site". That's what it says... But... It's activating ?!

Franmalth: 'Your work fast, Ezel.'

Wendy: This is... 41 minutes until Face launches.

Carla: ... 41 minutes ?! In just 41 minutes the entire magic on the continent... !

Happy: What are we gonna do now ?! We've gotta let everyone know !! WAAAAAAHH !!

Carla: Calm down, Happy.

Happy: Can't we just smash all of this here ?!

Lucy: the activation and shutdown are both controlled on-site !

Wendy: We don't have time to tell everyone ! We'll go !!

Happy: AYE !!

???: The despairing prayers of young maidens... Are the resounding chimes of hell's bells. Your dwindling magics... Will breathe anew, restoring life into the Earth. You maidens fairies who have fallen into Hades... Shall become corpses and drift away in purgatory.

Lucy: A sk... Sk... Skeleton...

Wendy: I'm sure it's a... Mask...

*Tartaros, nine demon gates: Ebony cardinal, Keyes.*

Lucy: ... There's no time. We need to distract him just long enough to make a run for it.

Wendy: Got it.

Happy: If we don't stop Face soon...

Carla: Things are going to get a little hairy.

Franmalth: Things are already quite hairy, my dear princess ! Gehehehe.

Wendy: Another one showed up !!

Lucy: leave him to me ! OPEN ! Gate of the Golden Bull ! Gate of the Ram ! TAURUS !! ARIES !!

Taurus: MOO !! Looks like it's my time to shine !!

Aries: I'll give it my best ! Sorry !

Lucy: Now's our chance ! Do you know where face is ?!

Wendy: The great cave in poison jelly valley ! Let's hurry !!

Lucy: ... Uh ?! Damn it... This guy... Didn't we just leave him in the other room ?

Wendy: Looks like je predicted where we were going to escape to.

Lucy: We're gonna rush him head on, Happy !

Happy: Aye sir !!

Keyes: ... Gaze upon it. The Malefic...

Gray: OUTTA MY WAY !! WAH ?!

Lucy: Gray ! Just in time !!

Gray: Lucy ! Wendy !

Wendy: Sorry, we're in a bit fo a rush ! Thank you very much !

Gray: W- Whoah ! ... What the hell was that about ?

Keyes: You... You are Silver's...

Gray: Eh ?

Wendy: Turn right up ahead ! There should be a window !!

Lucy: ... Uh ?!

Franmalth: I won't let you get away !

Lucy: Wha- ?! KYAH ! Why is Aries' wool here ?!

Wendy: Lucy !! Happy !!

Lucy: Wendy ! There's no time ! Go ! Be careful !!

Wendy: ... Okay !!

Franmalth: I thought I told you I wouldn't let you escape !!

Franmalth: W- Wha...

???: Fire twin dragons... IRON FIST !!

Franmalth: BUGEEEEEEEEEEEH !!

Natsu: We gotta stop bumpin' into each other like this, fireball freak.

"You said something about debt, didn't you ? I've got about a lifetime worth of pummeling waiting for you."

Franmalth: Y- YOU !!

Lucy: Natsu !! Y/n !! You really have a knack for timing, don't you ?

Wendy: Thank you, guys !!

Carla: if they're here, everything's gonna be fine !

Natsu: ... Where did Wendy rush off to ?

"No, come to think of it, what were you guys doing here in the first place ?"

Lucy: Face has been activated ! We've got no choice but to go stop it manually !

"... What ?!"

Natsu: So we need to hold that guy back...

Franmalth: DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH !!

Natsu: Whoah !!

Lucy: No way... Don't tell me, he absorbed Taurus and Aries ?!

Franmalth: Gehehe. The souls I absorb, I can use as ingredients to perform Revolution. How much will the reward for that escaped rat be ?! How much ?

Natsu: You're not too bright, are you ? Wendy isn't a rat.

Franmalth: I KNOW THAT !! I'm perfectly capable of telling the difference between rats and humans ! I metaphorically called her a rat because she was sneaking around like one !

"And this is Natsu you're arguing with. The guy that is either messing with you on that or legitimately too dumb to understand that reasoning."

Natsu: By the way, Carla isn't a rat either in case you were wondering.

Franmalth: I KNOW THAT TOO YOU IDIOT !

Lucy: Give me back Taurus and Aries !

Franmalth: And why would I do that ? How much is my pretty collection worth ? How much ?

Natsu: I'M GONNA HIT YOU SO HARD YOU'LL PUKE THOSE SOULS OUT ! YOU RAT !!

"Who's messing people for rats now ?!"

Franmalth: Gehehe.

*POOF*

'Aries': N- Natsu...

Lucy: Aries ?!

Franmalth: Maybe I'll go ahead and absorb your soul too !!

Natsu: GH ! Y/n ! Tag in !!

"You got this !!"

*POOF*

'Taurus': Please stop tha- BUHAAAAAAAA !!

"... I've met this guy like, once in my life. Why should I care about hitting a copy ?"

Lucy: ... That's just wrong... I understand where he's coming from but it's still evil...

Franmalth: YOU BRAT !! I'LL SHOW YOU THE MOST POWERFUL OF MY SOULS !!

Natsu: ... Ah ?!

Lucy: No way...

Happy: What's going on... Why... Why does he have... His soul...

"This... This is..."

"UGLY AS FUCK !! IS THAT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE HADES ?! GROSS !!"

Natsu: His body is shaped super weird ! Doesn't really strike fear in your heart...

Franmalth: It doesn't matter what I look like ! I'm Hades ! The one and only Hades !! the master of what was once the strongest dark guild in the land, Grimoire heart... The genius wizard that delved too deep into the darkness. 7 Years ago, while following master Zeref, I coincidentally happened upon his body. How much is his magic worth ? The magic of the most demonic human this world has ever seen ? How much ?

"... Last time I squared against that... I literally died... Not pleasant thinking back to that..."

Natsu: I DON'T CARE ! LOOKS LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW THAT I WAS THE ONE THAT BEAT THE LIVING CRAP OUTTA THAT OLD COOT !!

Franmalth: Wha ?

Franmalth: Oh ? All by yourself ?

*SCHBROOOOOOOOOM*

Franmalth: Appearances aside, this magic power.. It's the real deal ! THE MAGIC OF ONE WHO HAS GAZED INTO THE ABYSS !! I'LL BE TAKING THAT SOUL OF YOURS NOW !!

"... Like it would be that easy... It's true, we couldn't do a thing against that behemoth back there, but... That's the point. It was back there."

Natsu: Lightning flame dragon mode !! LIGHTNING FLAME DRAGON'S...

Franmalth: W... What a wonderful soul !! ABSORPTION !!

Natsu: WHAT ?! It can't be !

"Did he... Absorb the soul of the magic ?! Does magic even have a soul of its own ?!"

Natsu: There's no way...

Franmalth: That was you, wasn't it ? The one who defeated Jackal... But, you know, I'd appreciate it if you didn't take us too lightly. I mean, we are the demons of Zeref's book. Biological weapons born of a demonic book written long ago by the black mage, Zeref. Just one of us is enough to take on an entire country's armed forces. Do keep that in mind.

Franmalth: As it stands, I do not believe you mages' magic would be capable of defeating our curses. Furthermore, in just a short ten minutes, Face will activate... And the magic of every mage on this continent will be lost. Are you aware of what that means ?! The era of mages will very soon draw to a close !!

Happy: ... All magic across the continent will disappear... it's unbelievable.

Lucy: Horologium, how much time do we have left ?!

Horologium: 9 minutes and 43 seconds, my lady.

Lucy: Right in the middle of everyone's battles... If, now, they were made unable to use magic.. Wendy, it's all in your hands...

Happy: Everything will be fine ! I'm sure of it !

"... Things aren't looking good... Everywhere, we're just being pushed down by these demons... But... I'm not scared... I'm not even anxious about the outcome. "

Franmalth: Gehehehe. Are you sure about that ? Those screams of despair sounded more convincing to me.

"... If anything, this is something I should be thankful for. Not only to you, simply... Each one that I've battled thus far... I feel like they've all taught me an important lesson... Jose, that a guild is not made by a building, but the bonds of its members... Jellal, how to let go of the past to press forward... Zero, the different shades of good and evil... Hades, how little individual strength can mean... And finally... How to put faith in your loved ones."

"They will not lose. We will not lose. Face will not activate, and the lots of you, will be defeated at our hands."

Franmalth: These words won't get you anywhere !! the age of mages is coming to a close, and there's nothing you can do to change it !!

"I put my faith in them to stop that. And so long as they do the same... as long as they can put their faith in me... I WILL STAND UP AND CONTINUE TO FIGHT !! AND I JUST KNOW, THAT THEY WILL DO THE SAME !!"

https://youtu.be/g-GM9VezJw0

*BRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOM*

Natsu: What is that again ?!

Franmalth: The island is reacting to Face. Magic across the entire continent will be lost !

Lucy: 'Wendy...'

Franmalth: THAT'S IT !! FACE HAS ACTIVATED !! GEHAHAHAHAHA !!

"... ... ... Sorry to disappoint you about that, but it doesn't looks like my magic disappeared..."

Natsu: That's right... they made it in time !

Franmalth: ... N- No way... Impossible...

Natsu: Looks like your evil schemes just blew up in your face.

"Ehehe... In your 'Face'..."

Franmalth: Oooooh... How will I ever make amends for this plan failing... What can I possibly compensate it with ?! HOW ABOUT I START WITH 100.000 OF YOU LITTLE BASTARDS' SOULS !! GIVE ME YOUR GODDAMN SOULS !! AND THEN GIVE ME YOUR SOULS !! THEN, WHEN I'M DONE RIPPING YOUR SOULS OUT, I'M GONNA RIP YOUR SOULS OUT AGAIN !! GIMME YOUR SOULS !!

"He's lost it... !"

Natsu: We've got to do something, but he can absorbs magic...

Franmalth: BESIDES, HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ? I STILL HAVE HADES'S MAGIC !!

Lucy: W- What is this ?! Magic incantations...

Franmalth: YOU WON'T LEAVE THIS PLACE ALIVE !!

Franmalth: GEHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !! GEHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... Ha... ?

"Looks like there's one thing you overlooked as well... 7 years ago, on Tenrou Island... While it is true I lost my life fighting Hades... It only happened because they made the great Tenrou tree fall... Apart from that, the only one who could go toe-to-toe with the man, was me... And even so, against Makarov... Against Laxus, or even against all of us combined, Hades only won because of his schemes. To hide his heart away, destroy the source of our magic, or even using master's heart condition... All of the things you have no way of doing right now. A shadow of Hades like you, stands no chance in this battle."

Natsu: ... Are you sure... You know, after the seven years...

"I know that, but it doesn't matter anymore. Don't you remember what Porlyusica said ? After all, it has been... 3 months already."