"So, we are going to stop him from getting those Lacrimas" Warrod repeated.
"Yes we are. We already had suspicions about his agenda before. But right now, we can be sure that he will betray us in the future. So, there is no need to hold back. If possible, we can eliminate him the moment we find concrete evidence.
And seeing that he is already planning jumping ship to Alvarez, we can do silent investigations through that route. Making it easier to corner him instead of doing a wide network search and wasting time" Draculos said as he put away his drink.
"And what about the plans given by young Karna" Warrod asked while noting the plans.
"We will follow it as much as possible, but at the same time, relying on it alone will lead to certain risks we will be unable to control. So, it's better to make plans our own that do not affect the plans already made by him.
We have already seen examples of his intellect all throughout these years. None of his enemies had managed to escape from the plans he had made. So, we can trust that the kid had already considered most of the problems that is going to appear.
Plus, the plan he wants us to do just after the Acnalogia's attack shows that he is making sure the rest of his guild is safe while the strongest members are gone for seven years or so. We must ensure that they are not harmed by the time he comes back" Wolfram commented which was agreed by the other two. Warrod was happy that his guild will be protected by the council and Draculos has no problem in protecting the guild of someone who will be sacrificing seven years of their lives to satiate Acnalogia's hunt for destruction.
At the same time with Grimoire Heart.
"Have you found his esteemed Lord yet Azuma" Hades asked.
"Yes my lord, the spores that I have been manipulating for many years have found a trace of his aura within an Island deep within the sea. It is extremely similar to the aura of Zeref's demons but at the same time, it has an unmistakable scent of human within it" Azuma gave his report.
"Bring me a map of the location you found" Hades ordered.
Azuma bowed and immediately used his wood magic to create a three-dimensional map of the location.
Hades didn't even need a second to recognise the location shown in the map. As he had considered that as the resting place of his dear friend as well as his second home during the time he was a guild master.
"Tenrou Island" Hades spoke to himself in nostalgia.
'It seems everything is fate my dear Mavis. To him teaching us magic, to you becoming cursed due to it and dying and finally after all this time it is going to end in the place where we first found you' Hades closed his eyes and reminisced his memories.
Azuma respectfully stayed away seeing that his master is thinking something deeply.
'Something tells me our battle will take place there. I am going to have so much fun with your child my dear friend. Forgive me as I was unable to take care of your first child and now I will have to fight your second' Hades has an expression of deep regret in his eyes for a moment, but the next instant, he steeled himself while ridding himself of these emotions.
'I can't falter now; I have destroyed the lives of so many innocents and committed countless atrocities to reach this far. I need to reach the primordial magic and create a world of magic with the help of Zeref. I already have all the keys, and the only thing left is to find him and awaken him once more'
He then looked at the map again.
'I can't expect everything to go my way; I need to prepare all my soldiers to be powerful enough to deal with Fairy Tail. By now they are more than strong enough to content with my guild, even if we Remove Karna from the equation' he then looked at his own chest where the new devil heart he created currently resides.
'I will win'
"Azuma, call every member of the seven purgatory, I will personally train them on the coming days. They should make substantial advancements in their power during that time. I will not take no for an answer from anyone. Understand" Hades declared while flaring his aura, making Azuma sink into the floor because of its intensity.
"Yes Master, I will" Azuma immediately replied while trying his best not to fall down. He had to focus his entire magic throughout his body so as to not faint and make a fool of himself in front of his master.
'Master has grown so strong ever since the news of Karna started to come in, how strong is he right now that Master still takes precautions in fights' Azuma wondered as he moved out of the room quickly to call the other members.
He knew the battle forward will be something that will decide the entire fate of their guild and in turn will decided the fate of the magical world they are aiming to create in the future.
At the time at the guild.
Seeing his children rushing out to complete quests made a smile appear on Makarov's face. he can see them trying their best to get in this year's roster.
Natsu, Grey and many others had the potential to be considered as S class wizards in many other guild. But he had decided it as a law that a person should have the strength to complete an SS class quest by their own before they can be considered as qualified S class wizards.
It might seem excessive, but personally, Makarov would like it better if his children lived along life happily rather than lose their life in some dangerous quest.
'Hmm, I'm feeling a bit nostalgic. Let's have the S class trials in Tenrou Island this time'
A/N- hope you like it.