"You guys try to stay here until the others come. Try to be together as long as you can and if you need to separate, try to move at groups," says Ben to the others at the camp.
They nod and Ben approach Wendy, "Wendy, Bella, Carla, don't move on your own and stay with the others. Call me through the marble if you need my help."
"Yes," replies the 3.
"Mira, I leave them to you. Don't hesitate to use your power or call me," says Ben while patting his sisters' heads.
"Alright, be careful," says Mira.
Ben smiles and kisses Mira's forehead, making her blush. Then he disappears in an instant as he teleports to Makarov. The enemy must be strong for Makarov to transform into a giant, after all.
He arrives on the coast near Makarov right on time when the old man uses Fairy Law. Ben thinks that it's over now but suddenly the enemy on the airship uses a similar spell. It makes him widen his eyes because Fairy Law is an exclusive and secret spell.
Ben frowns and thinks, 'The opponent's magic is very similar to Fairy Law. How can they use it? Did they steal it from Fairy Tail?'
Makarov cancels his Fairy Law because the clash of the 2 spells will affect everyone on the island. Ben isn't the only one who is surprised by the enemy that can use the Law spell, Makarov too. It is very clear from his trembling body.
Just when Ben wants to call Makarov, the enemy who stands on top of the airship shoots a pair of long chains made of magic. The chains stab Makarov's body and the enemy controls the chains to throw Makarov onto the island with a strong force.
*BAM BAM BAM*
"MASTER!" shouts Ben in surprise as he teleports to Makarov.
Makarov returns to his original size and he lays on the ground inside the forest. Ben finds him and checks his condition. He is fine and it makes Ben very relieved because just now Makarov gets thrown quite hard.
"Master, who are the enemies?" asks Ben.
"Grimoire Heart," replies Makarov.
Ben gets shocked because he knows Grimoire Heart. It's a dark guild from Balam Alliance, the same alliance with Oracion Seis. But from what Ben has learned, Grimoire Heart is stronger than Oracion Seis
"Then just now, are you fighting their Guild Master, Hades? How could he use something similar with Fairy Law?" asks Ben.
Makarov looks down and doesn't answer Ben's question. Ben wants to ask again but then he feels someone approaching them. So he stands in front of Makarov and takes out his Pendragon Sword.
From the woods, an old man with a long white beard, black robe, and horned helmet appears. Ben never see him but he knows very well who this old man is. He is Hades, the Guild Master of Grimoire Heart.
"Hoo, one of Fairy Tail Mages, huh? I think I've seen you somewhere. Oh, you are the one who defeated Brain. Ultear has shown me your picture. So you've joined Fairy Tail, huh? That's too bad. I also want to have a Dragon Slayer in my guild, especially a strong one like you. I think you can be one of the strongest among our Seven Kin of Purgatory," says Hades.
"You're quite talkative, old man. You even answer your own questions. Sigh, you must be very lonely that you often talk on your own. That's why you should just live peacefully with your family rather than being a dark mage," says Ben in a mocking tone.
"Hmph, what an irritating brat. He really is a Fairy Tail Mage, huh, Makarov," says Hades.
"You, why are you here? I thought you've retired but you made a Dark Guild instead," says Makarov.
"Master, who is he?" asks Ben.
"The 2nd Master of Fairy Tail, Precht Gaebolg," says Makarov while gritting his teeth.
Hades smirks and Ben has a very surprised expression. He would never think that their guild's 2nd Master is a Dark Guild's Master now. Not to mention one of the strongest dark guilds, Grimoire Heart.
"No wonder he can use a spell similar with Fairy Law. It must be the reason why you get distracted before and don't resist," says Ben.
Ben can guess that Makarov must be close with Precht in the past. He is the 3rd Master while Precht was 2nd, so he get the title from Precht. It must be the reason why Makarov gets very shocked.
'With his state of mind, Master isn't in a good condition to fight. He will hesitate to attack Hades with full power. I need to fight in his stead. But Master will only disturb me if he stays here. I've got no choice, sorry, Master,' says Ben as he touches Makarov's shoulder.
"Master, please protect the others. Leave it to me," says Ben.
Makarov can't say anything as he suddenly disappears because Ben has teleported him to the camp. He will only be an easy target for Hades because his emotion isn't stable right now. Ben can fight with Hades more freely without Makarov here.
"You send him away?" asks Hades while smirking.
"Yeah, there's no need for Master to fight someone like you. I don't care if you were our 2nd Master or even if you are Master's father. Those who threatened my family's life are my enemies. I never show mercy to my enemies," says Ben as he points his sword at Hades.
"Heh, big talk. Let's see how you back that up," says Hades.
Meanwhile, in the camp, Makarov tries to return to where Ben & Hades are. But 2 of Ben's clones that stay guard there stop him because Ben has instructed them through telepathy.
"Master, leave it to my main body. You being there will not help him," says Pride clone.
"What do you mean by that, you brat?" asks Makarov rather angrily.
"I know you have had a good relationship with him in the past. He might be your teacher or something but at the very least you are close. That's why you will hesitate to fight him and it will just endanger all of us. Just stay here and protect your children while my main body fights Hades," says Lazy clone.
"That's right, Master. More enemies will come, so please stay here. In the meanwhile, I will infiltrate their airship and find some information. I also want to take over the airship to be used against them," says Pride clone.
Makarov thinks about it and finally nods, he agrees with Ben's plan. The Pride clone that will infiltrate the ship asks Wendy to put Troia spell on him. After Wendy casts the spell, he teleports to the forest near the coast where the airship is located.
"Ben's clone, what about the others?" asks Makarov while looking at the ones in the camp.
Before Lazy clone can answer, the remaining 4 S-Class participants & Erza come with Ben's other clones. Even Gildarts, Freed, & Bickslow who have left are here too now because one of Ben's clones teleported them here after meeting them on the coast near where the 1sr test was held.
"Everyone, listen," says Envy clone to gather everyone's attention.
Everyone looks at Envy clone who then proceeds to explain the situation. He tells them about Zeref, Grimoire Heart, and also the Magic Council. Then they prepare a strategy to handle this.
Envy clone has a serious expression and says, "Right now, we just need to focus on Grimoire Heart. They come here because they want to get Zeref who appeared here. As for Zeref & Magic Council, we don't need to worry about them for now. Zeref doesn't have any interest to fight us while the Magic Council will only come after everything is settled like how they usually are. So let's destroy the Grimoire Heart that has dared to enter our Guild's holy ground."
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