Gray, Kagura, and the others were completely surrounded by the Royal Army.
"These guys just won't give up!" Gray grunted.
"It looks like we have no choice but to fight!" Lucy took out her celestial keys again.
"Lucy, be careful," Kagura warned before charging forward.
"Open! Gate of the Lion! Leo!" Lucy chanted.
"Ice-Make: Ice Wall!" Gray shouted.
"Why are they always targeting Happy and Carla?" Lucy noticed that the Royal Army's magic cannons were consistently aimed right at the two cats.
Happy and Carla could only keep running away in a panic.
"All the other escaped Exceeds have already been turned into Magic Crystals by us!" a soldier shouted.
"You remaining two Exceeds, obediently become our country's magical power too!"
"Just for your own magical power, you don't care at all what happens to the Exceeds? Are all the humans in this world this selfish? You bunch of bastards!" Gray yelled, unable to take it anymore.
"Dammit! There are so many of them!" Even Natsu was fed up with being harassed by the endless crowds.
Of course there were many; this was the capital's entire Royal Army joining the battle.
Their opponents were just a few Fairy Tail members, plus some elite soldiers riding flying Legions.
"If anyone gets hurt, please tell me, and I will heal you!" As she spoke, Wendy also unleashed a Sky Dragon's Wing Attack.
"No need, save your magic power to protect yourself," Gajeel grunted, dragging his wounded body into the fight.
...
On the other side of the battlefield, the clash between Erza and Knightwalker intensified.
"Heaven's Wheel Armor: Trinity Sword!" Erza yelled.
"Gravity Core!" A black circular void appeared at the tip of the Magic Spear Ten Commandments, and the slashes from Erza's swords were all sucked into the black area.
"Blue Crimson!" The spear in Knightwalker's hand transformed into two separate weapons, one blue and one red, with flames flickering at the tip of the fire spear.
"Requip! Morning Star Armor! Photon Swords!" Two light-attribute particle laser swords appeared in Erza's hands, and she launched two more slashes upwards.
"Rune Save!" This time, Knightwalker didn't dodge but met the attack head-on with her spear.
"She actually cut through the magic?" Erza frowned slightly.
...
Inside the Edolas Fairy Tail Guild —
Lucy Ashley had returned to the guild and was actively trying to persuade the members to join the battle.
"I suggest we wait until the Royal Army and the Exceeds finish fighting first," Droy raised his hand and said.
"After both sides are tired, we can make our move and take care of everyone in one go. What does everyone think?"
"That proposal does not seem unreasonable. This is what they call reaping the spoils of victory without lifting a finger, right?" Edolas Cana agreed.
"Wouldn't siding with the Royal Army outright also be an option? That way we could make them owe us a favor, and use that to get them to accept us?" Edolas Juvia offered her own view.
"That is right, as expected of Juvia-chan! You are so smart!" Edolas Gray flattered her with a look of pure admiration.
"Do not come near me! Juvia dislikes stuffy guys!"
"That won't do." Lucy Ashley, standing firmly on the platform, shook her head.
"First, the current king is no benevolent ruler. He has been plundering magical power from other worlds through the Anima—do you truly believe he would ever tolerate us? After all these years of being hunted, haven't you realized this yet?"
"Second, the Fairy Tail from the other world is incredibly strong. I cannot quite describe it, but I just feel they will prevail. Didn't Raizel tell us? Once they leave, we won't have to hide anymore!"
"And Droy's proposal is absolutely unacceptable! If the Exceeds are wiped out, the king will immediately bare his fangs and show his true ambitions. Anyone who opposes him will be slaughtered, and the darkest, most tragic era will dawn—we won't even have a place to call home!"
"But... I am still scared," Edolas Natsu trembled as he stood aside.
"I think we should just keep hiding quietly."
"How can you all be so spineless?!" Lucy yelled.
"However, our magic power is only enough for one last long-distance teleportation," Edolas Levy stated bluntly, unusually not arguing back with Lucy.
"Once we join this war, there is no turning back."
"Everyone! The Fairy Tail from Earthland—the other Natsu, Gray, and the friends we haven't even met yet—are all fighting for Edolas!" Lucy Ashley pleaded.
"We cannot keep running away! This is Edolas! We are Fairy Tail! We should fight for our future with our own hands! Even if our strength is meager, and even if our presence might seem insignificant! The future of our world should be carved out by our own efforts!"
...
Eastern Ruins —
Raizel's Take Over form, Omegamon, stood facing the massive Dragon Knight.
"Don't you find this ridiculous, Faust?" Raizel asked.
"Hmm?"
"While the entire world is running low on magic power, and while everyone struggles with the impending scarcity, you possess such vast reserves."
"A king collecting taxes from the people is only natural!" Faust scoffed. "Moreover, this Dorma Anim constantly absorbs magical power from across the world—it is an ultimate magical weapon, hence why it was forbidden. Since I have activated it, I have a duty to win this war for the world!"
"For the world? How noble-sounding for power you have seized by force," Raizel retorted.
...
"What is that? Trees?" Earthland Gray, who had just been knocked down by a Legion's blow to his side, spotted giant trees abruptly sprouting from the ground in his peripheral vision.
"No way?" The Royal Army stared dumbfounded at the suddenly appearing guild structures.
"It is those cowards who only know how to flee!" a soldier yelled.
"Let's go!"
"Show them what Fairy Tail truly means!"
The Edolas Fairy Tail members charged at the Royal Army wielding an array of magical weapons.
"Sorry we are late, Lucy," Lucy Ashley smiled.
"Charge!"
"Take down the wretched Royal Army!"
Amid the chaotic battle, the two Grays locked eyes again.
"Take your clothes off!" Earthland Gray yelled.
"Put some clothes on!" Edolas Gray yelled back.
"Another Gray has appeared? Juvia is in even greater danger now," Edolas Juvia muttered.
"My Beloved Juvia-chan, I love you!" Edolas Gray declared.
"Beloved Juvia-chan?!" Earthland Gray blinked in utter astonishment.
...
"I never thought you'd be this capable," Knightwalker sneered. "Acting all high and mighty—but you haven't even witnessed the final form of the Ten Commandments yet!"
As soon as the words fell, a blinding golden light erupted from the spear in Knightwalker's hand, transforming its shape once again.
Knightwalker raised the weapon horizontally with one hand, its tip aimed squarely at Erza.
"Sacred Spear Ravelt! This is a divine spear forged by the finest blacksmith in Edolas. Each strike carries immense destructive power."
A massive pillar of magical power surged around Erza, shooting straight into the sky.
"This is getting more and more interesting," Erza replied calmly.
"In that case, I will let you witness... the Fairy Armor."
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