Crawford stood inside the grand hall, trembling with every breath, as though walking on thin ice.
He could use Super Archive Magic to transfer the key authority from Jellal to himself, but he was not stupid enough to do that.
He was currently inside the demons' own nest.
If the demons found out that he could become the final key, and there were no other sacrifices available here, the first one to die would be him.
Then the plan would succeed, yes. F.A.C.E. would truly activate.
But as for becoming chairman again?
He could go be chairman in hell!
...
The Eastern Plains
With the support of Raizel's Archive Magic, Levy tracked Tartaros's position.
"I've locked onto the enemy's location!" Levy suddenly stood up, wearing her Wind Reader glasses.
"Northwest, twenty kilometers away—up in the sky!"
"Everyone! Prepare for battle!"
Makarov raised his right hand and swung it down hard.
"Yes!"
Raizel, Ur, and Laxus stood at the very front, looking toward the northwest.
Everyone was on full alert.
Twenty kilometers would not take Cube much time.
The only reason it had moved slowly before was because Keyes and the others had not finished reviving yet, so Mard Geer had deliberately ordered Cube to control its speed.
...
Time passed second by second.
Then, the floating cube-shaped island finally appeared before everyone.
The members did not even have time to marvel at the island flying through the sky before Raizel's body erupted with dazzling white light and began to grow.
"Take Over: Omnimon X."
Raizel controlled his size at roughly twelve meters tall.
The Grey Sword in his left hand swung out and he stomped hard with his right foot and shot into the sky.
Under the horrified gazes of the Nine Demon Gates, Raizel flew like a supersonic fighter jet.
His body tore through the air, his red cape cracked loudly in the sky, and a sonic boom exploded behind him.
Magic began to gather along the Grey Sword in his left hand as the blade of light continued to grow.
Twenty meters.
Fifty meters.
One hundred meters.
The light blade carried unstoppable force as it slashed into Cube!
Omnimon X's body flashed past the fortress and a diagonal line of light appeared across Cube's body.
Raizel's light blade vanished.
He landed on the ground, the Grey Sword retracting as his cape fluttered in the wind.
At the same time—
BOOM!!!
Surging flames roared out from inside Cube.
The unleashed heat wave distorted the air, and a deafening explosion echoed across the sky.
Fragments of Cube scattered across the Eastern Plains.
Along with them came the soot-covered Nine Demon Gates, coughing loudly, and the Tartaros soldiers under their command, all thrown in every direction.
Then they suddenly realized—They were surrounded.
As for former Chairman Crawford?
He had been smashed into paste!
Mard Geer still sat calmly on his throne, untouched by dust, as though the explosion just now had nothing to do with him.
The Nine Demon Gates were afraid.
Cube was dead.
That meant the Hell's Core had been destroyed as well.
In other words, they could no longer revive!
They had gone from a game with infinite respawns to one where they had to clear everything with a single life.
"Fairy Tail! Move out!"
...
Gray saw someone he thought he would never see again in his lifetime.
His father.
Silver Fullbuster.
There was a scar on his forehead and a bit more stubble on his face, but his features had not changed.
Silver even smiled provocatively at Gray before running.
"Don't run!!!"
Gray roared and chased after him.
"Gray-sama!"
Worried about Gray, Juvia hurried after him as well.
Laxus went after Tempester, the one he had encountered before.
Erza faced Kyouka.
Mira used Take Over: Satan Soul and went after Seilah.
Kagura faced Ezel of Dōjigiri, whose Curse, Demon Blade, could cut through anything.
...
Alzack and Bisca used the twin guns given to them by Erza and Kagura.
Combining their firepower, they swept through the charging Tartaros soldiers.
A massive armored giant appeared before Gajeel, holding an extra-long iron staff.
Then Gajeel ate the staff right in front of him.
After finishing it, he even complained that it tasted terrible.
"Iron Dragon's Roar!"
"Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!"
Facing the flying demons rushing in from the sky, Wendy swung her hand and released blades of air, knocking them away.
"Sky Dragon's Roar!"
"Open, Gate of the Goat: Capricorn!"
"Lucy Kick!"
"Be careful, Lucy-sama!" Capricorn shouted.
Several soldiers suddenly appeared behind Lucy.
Loke descended from above and landed in front of Lucy.
"Regulus Impact!"
"Loke, you came out on your own again."
"You can't afford to be careless. Besides, this is Fairy Tail's battle. How could I possibly be absent?"
"I'm a member of Fairy Tail too."
Loke pushed up his glasses with one finger.
This time, Loke had appeared using his own Magic Power, so he would not consume Lucy's Magic Power.
Makarov's body began to grow.
His body, originally just over one meter tall, instantly transformed into a giant nearly ten meters tall.
"All of you, get lost!"
Golden Magic Power wrapped around him. With one punch, he sent a group of soldiers flying.
"Take Over: Beast Soul!"
Elfman transformed into a beastman more than three meters tall and tore through the battlefield like a meat grinder.
"Take Over: Animal Soul: Bird!"
Elfman on the ground and Lisanna in the air worked together with perfect coordination.
"Fairy Machine Gun: Leprechaun!"
"Go, baby! Baryon Formation!"
"Since my opponents are demons, I'll have to go all out too—Dark Écriture: Absolute Shadow."
Wings grew from Freed's back.
His body transformed into a demonic armored warrior as he swung his rapier again and again through the demon horde.
...
"What meaning is there in erasing all the Magic Power on the continent?"
Erza did not dare underestimate Kyouka.
She Requipped into Clear Heart Clothing and wielded Demon Blade Benizakura as she fought.
"Of course, it is so we can return to Zeref's side!"
Erza slashed horizontally and forced Kyouka back.
Kyouka collapsed to the ground, yet rose as if nothing had happened. Her face carried the expression of a fanatic.
"We are books born from Zeref's love, and beings born from those books. It is only natural that we believe in our creator!"
Kyouka's claws suddenly extended.
Her claws could not only stretch and retract freely, but also change direction at will, moving as naturally as her own fingers.
"What you choose to believe is your freedom. But the one who makes decisions is your own heart!"
A layer of Magic Power covered Erza's body.
Her speed rose again as she continued slashing at Kyouka.
Kyouka's hand-to-hand combat skill was not weak either.
She dodged with nimble steps, avoiding Erza's attacks one after another.
"You humans would never understand!"
Clang!
Benizakura struck Kyouka's metallic claws.
Erza raised Benizakura, her serious, bright eyes fixed on Kyouka beneath the sunlight.
"Humans have faith too. But what matters most is never losing yourself—the ability to think, and the courage not to run away."
Erza's gaze pierced straight into Kyouka's eyes like a blade.
Kyouka froze where she stood.
"Because the one who must move forward is yourself!"
White light flashed around Erza's body.
She Requipped into Giant Armor as her spear drove straight into Kyouka's abdomen.
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