Authors Note, SUPRISE! Welcome back my dear readers, another arc begins, I couldn't wait two weeks, I am very impatient and was very excited to get into this arc, I give you an earlier release than planned, with an extra-long prologue, I've changed the cover art for the book, do you like the new cover? 

~Third Person POV~

Location: Earthland. 

~Flash back~

"Lucy, I'm so sorry", cried Erza.

"Gray-sama, I love you", said Juvia.

"Sting, take care of Lector for me", said Rogue.

"Please be safe Wendy", said Carla.

"I'll be rooting for you guys", said Orga.

"I love you, Mira and Lisanna", said Elfman.

The light then shone brightly as the Earthland wizards disappear.

~Flash back END~ 

"Erza, wake up", said a distant voice.

"Erza!", yelled the voice as it came closer.

Erza awakened in the destroyed battlefield of Magnolia from the fight against Alvarez, as her eyes adjusted to the light. 

"Laxus", said Erza as she sees Laxus and Jellal at her side. 

"Erza, are you okay?", asked Jellal.

"Jellal", said Erza as she gulped.

...

"Laxus", said Erza.

"Erza", said Laxus.

"Laxus!", said Erza enraged.

"Calm down Erza", said Jellal as she swats his hand away. 

~Flash Back to Nilfheim~

Erza and Jellal then attacked Laxus, soon after, everyone joined in, it turned into a serious brawl fast.

"STOP!", screamed Makarov from the top of his lungs.

"Master", said Erza.

"Erza, this is the only way", said Makarov.

"You're asking me to leave members of Fairy Tail behind! Fairy Tail never leaves a friend behind!", cried Erza.

"I'm sorry Erza, Laxus do it", commanded Makarov.

Laxus then used his lightning as he paralyzed Erza.

"I will never forgive you", cried Erza as she screamed.

~Flashback END~

"Erza, please calm down", said Laxus.

~Requip: Nakagami Armor~ said Erza enraged. 

She then attacked Laxus with full force sending him flying. 

"Why aren't you attacking back?", she said even more enraged. 

"I have no reason to harm you Erza, we are guildmates", said Laxus.

"Guildmates huh? The same guildmates that left Lucy behind and Juvia, and Elfman and Carla!", said Erza with tears in her eyes. 

"It was master Mavis' will, it was Makarov's will too", said Laxus.

"If they order you to kill a child, would you?", said Erza. 

"That's not the same thing, plus, the master's orders are absolute", said Laxus looking Erza dead in the eyes. 

~Second Origin - Release~ said Erza.

"This is not like you to rush in so wildly Erza, if you insist on being difficult, then I will put you down, in the name of the guild!", said Laxus as his magic power rose. 

"Come at me", said Erza as they both attack.

~Attention, all wizards, report to the Fairy Tail guild hall immediately~ said Makarov's voice. 

"This is Warren's telepathy", said Laxus.

"Well, you heard the man, come Jellal", said Erza.

"Let's gather at Fairy Tail", said Jellal. 

.......

Location: Magnolia, FAIRY TAIL Guild Hall. 

Erza, Jellal, and Laxus return to the guild where they see everyone, it was a sad reunion, everyone was down and out, all those tears and suffering, we lost a lot in the battle against Ankhseram's god, we were victorious but we lost so much, Natsu, Gajeel, Lucy. 

"Erza, Jellal, Gray, Laxus meet me downstairs", said Makarov as he approached. 

"Master", said Erza as tears fell from her eyes.

"I know you will never forgive me Erza but for now I need you to trust me and come with me", said Makarov as they follow him.

They enter the same room where Fairy Heart was kept.

"What's going on?", asked Gray. 

"What I'm about to tell you cannot leave this room under any circumstances", said Makarov.

"Alright, what is it old man?", asked Laxus. 

~Magic Link - said Makarov as a bright light shown.

"This is, some kind of screen?", asked Erza.

"Hello, can you hear me?", said a distorted voice.

"This voice, it's", said Erza.

"Master Mavis", said Makarov. 

"And Zeref!", said Gray.

"Hey guys, I decided to stay in Niflheim and see if I could negotiate with God Anksheram, this is a one-time transmission and I don't have long so I will tell you everything that is going on, everyone, please listen", said Mavis.

.....

"No way, Arios, Gajeel's son from the future!", said Gray in shock. 

"This would explain a lot", said Jellal.

"I don't understand why we had to leave our friends behind", said Erza fighting back the tears.

"Because it was the only way, have faith that you will see everyone again Erza, I believe in you, I know it's asking for a lot but please have faith in me and master Makarov", said Mavis as the transmission cut off.

"We have to prevent Levi from summoning the demon called Mammon huh?", asked Laxus.

"Precisely and when Arios is born, we will protect him with our lives, he holds the key we need to defeat the demons, he will be born with the magic of creation, you've all seen his power beforehand, he was strong enough to cast memory manipulation magic on hundreds of us at the same time and when the time comes, we have to protect him", said Makarov.

"We have to protect him? You say it as if you won't be here?", asked Laxus.

"I won't, me, Jura and Hyberion were trusted with a mission from an ally, we will be traveling to the other 3 continents in Earthland, we need all the help we can get, this is going to be a continental war, no, a galactic war, we are going to spend the next 10 years getting ready, we have to be ready, I won't be back until then", said Makarov. 

"What's going to happen to Fairy Tail, are you going to disband again?", asked Erza.

"No, I'm going to choose the next Fairy Tail guild master", said Makarov.

"The next guild master", said Jellal. 

"Come, let's head back upstairs and remember, what we spoke here is completely confidential", said Makarov. 

......

They arrive at the guildhall as everyone waited, they cried at the loss of their friends, and the pain in their hearts was seen.

"Listen up you guys", said Makarov on stage as he looked into the crowd.

Every mage in Magnolia was there, including Brandish and Dimaria.

"We just came back from a war, I understand your suffering and pain, hold your lost comrades close to your heart, for we know that we will see them again, believe it in your heart that our paths will cross again, what we need now is some normalcy, our plans moving forward are now as follows", said Makarov as Hyberion walked onstage. 

"It's the second rank of the 10 Wizard Saints", said a side character.

"Hyberion", said another side character.

"Our first order of business is as follows", said Hyberion.

"Umm... hello", said someone as they cleared their throat.

Everyone's eyes were fixated on him with pure shock on their faces.

"You!", said Gray enraged as he attacked. 

~Ice Make: Lance~ yelled Gray.

~Cool down~ said the man as Gray's ice evaporated. 

"What are you doing here!", yelled Erza.

"Neptune", said Gray as he clenched his fists.

"I was defeated remember, I was ejected from Niflheim", said Neptune.

"Not just him", said a woman.

"You're, Venus", said Brandish, 

"All the previous gods were sent to Nilfhiem", said Venus as they all came together.

Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Saturn then came into view.

"What the hell! 5 of the previous gods", said Erza enraged. 

"You were all defeated by our comrades", said Laxus.

"Earthland is beautiful, you could feel the magic power in the air, this land is so free", said Uranus. 

"This realm is run by guilds, right? I'd like to join Juvia's guild", said Neptune.

"Like hell you will!", yelled Gray. 

"You know what they say, the enemies of yesterday are friends for tomorrow", said Neptune.

"I'm definitely against this", said Erza.

"You people are underestimating the gravity of the situation, a war is brimming, you're going to need all the help you could get", said Saturn.

"We'll sort that out later", said Hyberion.

Everyone then lept their focus on the second-ranked of the wizard saints. 

"The first order goes as follows, Makarov, Warrod, Jura and I will pick the new 10 Wizard Saints", said Hyberion.

"The new wizard saints?", asked Laxus.

"Yes, a great change is in order, by tomorrow we will choose the new saints", said Hyberion.

"The second order of business, a change of guild masters is in order, I've spoken to all the guild masters and we have named our candidates", said Makarov.

"New guild master's too?", asked Lily.

"I will now call the names of the new guild masters, first the ninth guild master of Fairy Tail" and the new vice master", said Makarov as he cleared his throat.

"A vice master? Since when has that been a thing?", said Gray.

"As of now", said Makarov.

"Wait, I'm not mentally prepared yet", said Macao.

"It's not you dad", said Romeo as he sighed. 

"The eighth guild master of Fairy Tail is Laxus Dreyer and the vice master, Erza Scarlet", said Makarov as the crowd cheered.

"Me?", said Laxus in shock.

"You deserve it", said Ever.

"Makarov, what a guy", said Freed in tears. 

"Jellal will remain as the guild master of Crime Sorrcier and Sting will remain as the master of the Sabertooth guild, Kagura is named the new guild master of Mermaid Heel, Bacchus, the guild master of Quatro Cerberus, Lyon, the guild master of Lamia Scale and Ichiya, the new guild master of Blue Pegasus", said Makarov. 

The crowd roared in excitement as the new guild masters took the stage, this marked the beginning of a new generation. 

"Now, there will be a 10 wizard saints ceremony at Domus Flare in Crocus, after careful consideration today, we will announce the new wizard saints", said Makarov. 

.............

Location: The Domus Flare Colosseum in Crocus, home of the Grand Magic Games. 

Event: The 10 Wizard Saints Ceremony

"I am Chapati Lola, I am joined today by Yajima san as we bring you the coverage for the new 10 wizard saints, do you have any comments Mr. Yajima?", said the announcer. 

"Must be nice to be young", said Yajima as he sighed.

"Alrighty then, is everyone ready? These youngsters were picked by our current wizard saints, Hyberion, Warrod, Jura, and Makarov", said the announcer. 

"Can't believe Makarov is finally retiring", said Yajima.

"First up, at rank 10, she may be petite but she packs quite the punch", said the announcer. 

Rank #10 of the 10 Wizard Saints - Wendy

Rank #9 of the 10 Wizard Saints, Rufus.

Rank #8 of the 10 Wizard Saints, Gray

Rank #7 of the 10 Wizard Saints, Sting

Rank #6 of the 10 Wizard Saints, Kagura

Rank #5 of the 10 Wizard Saints, Minerva.

Rank #4 of the 10 Wizard Saints, Erza. 

Rank #3 of the 10 Wizard Saints, Jellal. 

Rank #2 of the 10 Wizard Saints, Laxus.

"And rank 1 of the wizard Saints", said the announcer. 

"Gildarts!", said Cana as she spits out her alcohol. 

"Well, he is the strongest right?", said Mest.

"Rank 1 huh? Maybe I should challenge him", said Neptune as he joined in.

"What the hell are you doing here, this area is for guild members only!", yelled Cana.

"I am a guild member", said Neptune as he flashed his dark blue emblem.

"No way, Laxus let you join the guild!", yelled Happy in shock. 

"Not only me, everyone joined guilds", said Neptune.

"Seriously! They work fast!", said Mest. 

"We are Earthland wizards now, Venus joined Blue Pegasus, she's very vain, something tells me, she'll get along there, we have another member now", said Neptune.

"Don't say we, we'll never accept you as a member", said Cana. 

"I'm in your care now", said Uranus. 

"You're welcome", said Makarov as he joined the crew.

"Master! You can't expect us to be okay with this decision!", said Mest. 

"I'm no longer the master, please kids, you don't have to accept them but please respect them, they are the key to our victory so please make them feel like home, they were kicked out the only home they've ever known, you may not see it but deep down they're hurting, how can I turn my back on that?", asked Makarov.

"You truly are a good person master", said Mest. 

"Well when you put it that way", said Cana.

"Anyone else joined our guild?", asked Happy.

"Nope, just me and Uranus, Venus joined Blue Pegasus, Jupiter joined Sabertooth, Saturn joined Lamia Scale. 

"I still don't accept this", said Levi as she joined in.

Levi Mcgarden, the one who lost the most in this war, Gajeel, the father of her unborn children, Arios and Gale, deep down she's suffering the most. She cries in pain over Gajeel and has only one wish, to see him again, for in this timeline too, Levi would give anything to see Gajeel again. 

............

Location: Purgatory. 

"Well that wasn't as fun as I thought", said Mammon as he sighed. 

"With this, our plan is almost completed, now we have to get a human wizard to summon us to Earthland", said Asmodeus.

"I know just the person, Gajeel, the human that was sent to Purgatory by Arios, now I have fully taken over Gajeel, his body is now mine, Natusu's body is now yours brother. May their spirits be trapped down here forever", said Mammon.

"I can't believe two human bodies just found their way down here to us", said Asmodeus.

"Almost as if it was planned, good job, brother Lucifer", laughed Mammon. 

"This human, Natsu's body is compatible with mine, it's as if, he was a demon, this boy's magic is insane! I could feel his flames burning brightly, such a good vessel", said Asmodeus in Natsu's body. 

"And this human, Gajeel, who was shadow-kissed, he seems to possess some shadow magic too, that alone is the power of darkness, making him compatible with me, Gajeel's power to surprises me, let's go ahead to the final stage of the plan", said Mammon in Gajeel's body. 

"The Destruction of the 7 realms begins now", said Asmodeus.

"Let's go meet Levi McGarden", said Mammon with an evil glint in his eyes.

........

To be continued in CH02: Shadow-kissed