It has been around 4 months since the war started and it was starting to take an emotional toll on Equestria’s citizens. They all wanted their lives to go back to the way they were before the war, when they don’t have to live in constant fear of an attack by the dark unicorns and their monsters. The news of the tragedy that occurred in Ponyville certainly did not help ease their worries since it made them realize that Fairy Tail cannot always guarantee their safety.
Unfortunately, without a single clue on the location of Scarlet Night’s fortress, Fairy Tail and the Council of Friendship cannot take the fight to the Order of Scarlet Night and put an end to the war.
One week after Darkspark’s attack on Ponyville…
Inside Scarlet Night’s fortress, Roaring Blaze, Sapphire Butterfly, and Shadow Mayhem were having a casual conversation.
“You want to lead an invasion?” Sapphire Butterfly asked Roaring Blaze.
“Yeah! I’ve been cooped in here for too long!” Roaring Blaze answered. “War Spirit, Red Rage, Cloth Demoness, and Darkspark got their shot, and Thunder Blast is out there ravaging some foreign land! I’m itching to cause some destruction!”
“Dread Lord wants us upper ranks to guard Scarlet Night until she awakens. He also warned us that some of the humans are not to be underestimated.” Sapphire pointed out.
“That makes me all the more eager to fight them! I’ve wanted some excitement ever since this war started!” Roaring Blaze bellowed.
“Just don’t get too careless. With Darkspark’s downfall, the Red Moon Generals now have four vacant spots.” Shadow Mayhem remarked. “But I’m with Roaring Blaze. I think it’s time for the upper generals to take action. Thanks to Darkspark, Equestria’s faith in Fairy Tail has shaken. Now it’s a good opportunity to instill more fear.”
Three days later, Twilight Sparkle contacted the guild and requested for any available wizards to come speak with her at the Canterlot royal castle concerning an urgent matter.
Natsu, Happy, Lucy, Gray, Erza, Juvia, Wendy, Carla, Gajeel, and Panther Lily answered Twilight’s summons. After arriving at the Canterlot castle, they met Twilight in her throne room.
Also present in Twilight’s throne room are Spike, Smolder, Silverstream, and Aura in her disembodied spiritual head form.
“We have arrived, Princess Twilight.” Erza spoke while bowing.
“Please, just Twilight is fine. Anyway, thank you all for coming.” Twilight greeted the Fairy Tail members. “By the way… how is… Applejack doing?”
The Fairy Tail members became silent for a moment.
“She’s… trying to put up a strong front, but… she’s still hurting underneath.” Lucy solemnly answered.
“I… I feel like this is my fault. I was so eager to catch the dark unicorn responsible for the X marks that I allowed myself and my friends to fall into a trap.” Twilight said sadly.
“In war, you cannot predict everything. Blaming yourself isn’t going to help. All that matters is how you move forward, how you persevere.” Aura told Twilight.
“So what’s the urgent matter?” Gray asked.
“I have received a grave message from the Order of Scarlet Night.” Twilight answered.
This surprised the Fairy Tail members.
“From the Order of Scarlet Night?! What did they say?!” Erza exclaimed.
“According to the message, the Order of Scarlet Night is going to send their forces to attack the Dragon Lands and Mount Aris tomorrow morning at 8 AM. Aura Light also said that it’s possible that the upper members of the Red Moon Generals will be leading these attacks.”
“The upper ranks of the Red Moon Generals are finally going to step in?” Happy wondered.
“I informed Dragon Lord Ember and Queen Novo about the upcoming attacks. And they’re going to need help. Will any of you be willing to lend your aid?”
Natsu raised his right hand. “Sign me up for the Dragon Lands!”
“The Dragon Lands. I always wanted to visit that place. I’ll go with Salamander.” Gajeel said.
“I also wanted to see the homeland of the dragons! I’ll go there too!” Wendy also volunteered to go the Dragon Lands.
Happy, Carla, and Panther Lily decided to stick with their partners.
“Well then. I’ll go to Mount Aris.” Lucy volunteered to aid the hippogriffs.
“Volcanic areas are not my kind of place anyway, so I’m also going to Mount Aris.” Gray spoke up.
“Wherever Gray goes, I’ll go too.” Juvia declared.
“I heard Mount Aris has a nice beach. I’ll go there as well.” Erza stated.
“We’re not going there for vacation you know.” Lucy pointed out.
“Then it’s settled. Spike and Smolder will be joining those going to the Dragon Lands and Silverstream will be joining those going to Mount Aris.”
“Ooooh! I can’t wait to show you my home!” Silverstream said excitedly.
“One more thing. Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel. I have something to give you.” Twilight then gave them magic items in the form of belts.
“Belts? What are these for?” Gajeel asked.
“These belts are enchanted with magic that will enable you to fly without the need for your Exceed companions to carry you.”
“Really?!” Natsu quickly put on his magic belt and tried to it out. He then began flying around in the throne room. “Look at me! I’m flying!”
Gray and Gajeel rolled their eyes at Natsu’s childish behavior while Lucy facepalmed.
“Alright, if you’re done goofing around Salamander, we need to get going!” Gajeel said as he and Wendy put on their belts.
Twilight then used her magic to create two portals, one leading to the Dragon Lands and the other leading to Mount Aris.
“There’s one thing I need to tell you. If you do encounter an upper rank of the Red Moon Generals, never let your guard down for even a moment.” Aura told the wizards.
“Spike, please be careful and come back safe.” Twilight said to Spike.
Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel, and their Exceed companions went through the portal leading to the Dragon Lands along with Smolder and Spike while Lucy, Gray, Juvia, and Erza went through the portal leading to Mount Aris along with Silverstream.
“Aura, I’ve been wondering. A unicorn as talented as Starlight was having difficulty fighting the Lower 5 in a one-on-one duel, even though Starlight’s magic power was enhanced, and she only gained the upper hoof after the dark unicorn’s horn was broken. Also, that Red Moon General was able to overpower the Fairy Tail wizards that were in Ponyville at the time. So, if even the lowest of the Red Moon Generals was a threat in her own right, how formidable are the upper generals?”
“Let’s just say that the upper generals are foes that even the Fairy Tail’s elite cannot take lightly.”
The Dragon Lands…
“Here we are. This is my home, the Dragon Lands.” Smolder said to Natsu’s group.
The three mages and the Exceeds marveled at the land of dragons.
“I’ll show you around later. We need to speak with Dragon Lord Ember first.”
Smolder and Spike then took the group to see Ember. When meeting the Dragon Lord, she wasn’t what the Fairy Tail members expected.
“This is the Dragon Lord? I thought she would be… bigger.” Natsu whispered to his guildmates. They nodded in agreement.
“So let me get this straight. The Order of Scarlet Night will be sending an army to attack the Dragon Lands and Twilight is sending just three humans to help us?” Ember questioned.
“Hey, what are we? Chopped liver?” Happy was dismayed that Ember apparently did notice him, Carla, and Panther Lily.
“Trust me, Dragon Lord Ember. I’ve seen them in action. Each of them is worth an army.” Smolder explained.
“That’s right!” Spike chimed in excitedly. “The humans possess incredible magical abilities that you wouldn’t believe!”
“I see. I suppose I should be grateful to you all for going out of your way to help. I already informed all the dragons about tomorrow’s attack. When the enemy comes, we’ll be ready. Spike, Smolder, accommodate our guests.”
After the meeting with Ember was done, Spike and Smolder took a walk with Natsu’s group while having a nice chat.
“So in the Gauntlet of Fire, the dragon that claims the bloodstone scepter first becomes the ruler of the Dragon Lands?” Wendy asked Spike.
“Pretty much. It was tough for me since I did not have my wings at the time. Luckily, Ember and I came to an agreement and helped each other. Though I got the scepter, I gave it to Ember and that’s how she became the Dragon Lord.” Spike explained.
“Hmmm. Maybe I should compete in the next Gauntlet of Fire.” Natsu imagined himself holding the bloodstone scepter.
“I don’t think Ember is going to retire any time soon.” Smolder said. “Come on. I want to introduce you all to my brother.”
Along the way, the group came across a dragon eating gems.
“Do the dragons of this world eat gems?” Gajeel asked.
“Yep. It’s my favorite food.” Spike answered.
“I wonder what gems taste like.” Natsu commented.
“What about the dragons from your world? Do they also eat gems?” Smolder asked the mages.
“Not that we know of.” Wendy said.
They eventually found Garble, who was hanging out with some other dragons.
“Hey Garble!” Smolder called out to her brother.
“Smolder!” Garble quickly gave his sister a hug. “I’m happy to see you back home! I heard about the war that is going on in Equestria. I’m glad that you’re not hurt.”
Garble then noticed the strange company that Smolder brought with her.
“What are they supposed to be?” Garble asked Smolder.
“As you should know already, the evil dark unicorns will send an army to attack the Dragon Lands. They are allies that volunteered to aid us.”
“Hey there! I’m Natsu! I’m a fire dragon sla- wizard! Fire dragon wizard!” Natsu introduced himself while holding his hand out for a handshake.
“Fire dragon wizard? What is that even supposed to be?” Garble scoffed.
“Basically, he can create fire.” Smolder answered. “He can even breathe out fire too.”
Garble and his friends burst out laughing.
“Seriously?” Garble and his friends showed off their fire breathing. “Can he really do that?”
Natsu then displayed his fire breath, which is far larger and wider than the fire breaths of Garble and his friends combined.
Garble and his friends’ eyes widened and their jaws dropped.
Smolder just rolled her eyes at her brother’s reaction. “Yeah, I know. I was also surprised when I first saw his powers.”
“What did you think about that?” Natsu asked with a smug look.
After Natsu did some lava surfing, Garble now thought highly of him.
“You know. I guess I assumed wrong about you. You’re not lame at all. You’re actually cool to hang out with.” Garble complimented Natsu.
Natsu and Garble put their arms around each other, acting like great buddies.
Natsu’s group then spent the rest of the day enjoying their moment of peace with Spike, Smolder, and Garble. It was the calm before the storm.
The next day has arrived. Thousands of dragons lined up on the mountainside. Ember wore a set of armor and held her scepter. Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, and Panther Lily (in his battle form) stood on top of a mountain. As the time of battle drew nearer, they all carefully watched for any signs of the enemy.
All dragon hatchlings were placed in a shelter deep in the mountains, and Spike, Happy, and Carla were put in charge of watching over them.
As they waited for their enemy, the dragons were getting anxious.
“You nervous, bro?” Smolder asked Garble.
“You kidding? I’m ready to crush some monsters!” Garble said with gusto.
Suddenly, eighty giant pillars of light appeared over the sea. Coming out of each pillar is a metallic battleship armed with heavy mana-powered cannons. On each of these battleships are hundreds of goblins, equipped with mana-powered rifles, miniguns, and bazookas. Right after their arrival, the goblins began their attack as all the cannons opened fire.
Having never seen such weaponry, the dragons were caught off-guard and hundreds of them were caught in the explosions.
“Dragons! Attack!” Ember gave the command for the dragons to fight.
She and the other dragons took flight and flew towards the battleships.
“Fire at will!” The goblins aimed their weapons and fired away. The mana cannons were also targeting the approaching dragons.
The dragons were soon met with a storm of armor-piercing mana bullets as well as bazooka and cannon fire. Many dragons were shot out of the sky and they plummeted into the sea.
Four individuals were able to evade the enemy fire and began their assault on the ships. Natsu and Gajeel each can deal tremendous damage to a ship with one hit. Panther Lily used his sword to slice a ship apart. Wendy capsized another ship with a powerful tornado.
The dragons that have not been shot down soon began to unleash their fire breaths on the goblins once they got close enough to the battleships. The unlucky goblins screamed as their bodies were being incinerated. Some of the burning goblins quickly fell overboard.
In the following moments, the battle became more grueling as goblins get scorched while the dragons were either pierced by mana bullets or blasted by bazooka shots. Some dragons were rendered unable to fly after their wings were riddled with holes or blown off.
The dragons tried burning the ships, but they were built to resist the dragons’ flames. However, the larger dragons can still use their fangs and claws to rip them apart.
Despite having weapons that can kill dragons, there were far too many for the goblins to handle. And with Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, and Panther Lily also on the attack, it wasn’t long before most of the fleet was decimated. However, the goblins and the battleships were only the first phase of the attack.
Out on the open sea far away from the Dragon Lands, there was a single ship. It is Roaring Blaze’s personal ship. While sitting on the deck on his ship, Roaring Blaze was watching the battle through his binoculars. Sitting next to him is a subordinate dark unicorn.
“Over 70 percent of the goblin troops have been wiped out.” The dark unicorn gave a report.
“That’s fine. The goblins are cannon fodder anyway. Now begin phase two.”
A giant portal then appeared in the sky. Emerging from the portal is an army of dark wyverns, and they wasted no time engaging the dragons in aerial combat. The wyverns attacked by firing dark energy beams from their mouths. Now, the dragons are fighting enemies both on the sea and in the air.
Wendy and Panther Lily took to the skies to battle the wyverns while Natsu and Gajeel continued attacking the battleships.
“SKY DRAGON ROAR!” Wendy released a tornado-like blast from her mouth and aimed her attack at the portal, taking down many of the wyverns in the process. Her attack had no effect on the portal and more wyverns kept coming through.
During the battle, Smolder and Garble were attacked by the wyverns.
“Garble, there are so many of them!” Smolder said while trying to fend off the wyverns.
“Don’t worry, Smolder! I’ll protect you!” Garble used his fire breath against the attacking wyverns.
“SKY DRAGON WING ATTACK!” Wendy generated a large whirlwind from each of her arms to repel the wyverns before Smolder and Garble were overwhelmed.
Back at Roaring Blaze’s ship, the general himself was preparing for battle.
“You’re going into battle?” The lesser dark unicorn asked.
“We have forty minutes before phase three. I’ll just kill some time by doing some dragon slaying.”
Using levitation on himself to fly, Roaring Blaze took off like a rocket and entered the battle.
Roaring Blaze began felling dragons by firing magic bolts that cause devastating explosions on impact. He moves so fast that the dragons had a hard time keeping track of him. His firing speed is also incredible as he was shooting down dragons left and right. The dragons had no defense against his destructive attacks.
Soon, Roaring Blaze noticed Natsu coming right at him with a fiery fist. With quick reflexes, the general evaded Natsu.
“Well well well, it’s the fire wizard. You and your friends put on quite a show when you first appeared in this world.”
“Are you the enemy leader!?” Natsu narrowed his eyes at the dark unicorn.
When Natsu got a clear look at Roaring Blaze’s face, he noticed the golden number 3 on the dark unicorn’s left eye.
“Are you an upper Red Moon General!?”
“Indeed I am! I am Roaring Blaze, Red Moon General Upper 3!”
“Finally! Now I have a chance to take down one of the big shots!”
“Oh I assure you. I won’t be defeated as easily as the lower generals!”
The general’s body was then surrounded by bright flames and he underwent a transformation. Once the flames cleared, the Upper 3 general took on a different form. In this new form, he stands around eight feet tall. He has scales, fangs, claws, talons, a pair of leathery wings, and a long reptilian tail. Roaring Blaze had assumed the form of a dragon. The only things that remained unchanged are his eyes and red horn.
“You can turn into a dragon?!” Natsu said surprised.
“Some of us dark unicorns are capable of changing our forms to some extent using transformation magic. And since this is the Dragon Lands, I thought it would be more fitting to battle in this form.”
From his mouth, Roaring Blaze launched an intense blast of fire at Natsu. However, when this fiery attack reached Natsu, he absorbed it by swallowing it all up.
“Thanks for the meal!” Natsu said with a grin.
“Oh that’s right! He can eat fire!” Roaring Blaze facepalmed.
“FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST!” Natsu engulfed his fist in flames as he charged at the general.
Roaring Blaze took the attack head-on without trying to defend himself. Natsu’s fire-imbued fist connected, but Roaring Blaze did not budge. The general quickly grabbed Natsu’s attacking arm and his whole body began glowing a bright yellow.
“Why is your body glowing?” Natsu asked curiously.
“I can do more than breathe out fire! I can also heat up my entire body, enabling me to burn anything through physical contact!” Roaring Blaze explained.
After holding onto Natsu’s arm for a moment, Roaring Blaze began to wonder why Natsu hasn’t started screaming in pain.
“Um, your arm is burning. Don’t you feel pain at all?”
Natsu smirked. “FIRE DRAGON TALON!” He knocked his opponent away with a powerful fire-enhanced kick.
Roaring Blaze took a look at Natsu’s arm and saw that it does not have a single burn mark on it.
“Your arm should have been charred! How is it still intact?!”
“Guess what?” Natsu chuckled. “Fire and heat don’t work on me!”
“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!” Roaring Blaze was taken aback.
“FIRE DRAGON FLAME ELBOW!... WING ATTACK!... SWORD HORN!” Natsu attacked with a bare punch while it was boosted from the intense, bursting flames from his elbow. He then swung two streams of fire from his hands and followed up by engulfing his entire body in flames and then propelled himself against his enemy at high speed, striking with a powerful headbutt.
To Natsu’s surprise, none of his attacks seemed to faze Roaring Blaze.
“Those were some nice hits.” Roaring Blaze complimented Natsu.
“What the heck?! I get that you’re supposed to be strong, but how durable are you?!”
“You see, human. Not only am I tough, but I also have resistance to fire, whether it’s natural or magic.”
“You got to be kidding me!”
“Well, this is just interesting. I’m starting to think it’s destiny that we cross paths. What say you? Let’s have a brawl! Just you and me!”
Natsu then cracked his knuckles. “You’re on!”
Natsu and Roaring Blaze charged towards each other and clashed their fists, with the impact creating a huge shockwave. The two quickly engaged in a fierce brawl as they continuously clashed their fists against each other in rapid speed. While clashing, Roaring Blaze was smiling.
“Hahaha! This fight is getting my blood pumping! I love it!” The general said excitedly.
Natsu and Roaring Blaze continued throwing their punches, with neither of them showing any signs of letting up.
“I must say, I’m happy that Aura Light brought you wizards here! Imagine how boring this war would be without you humans around!” Roaring Blaze commented.
“Glad I gave you something to look forward to! But I’m kicking your butt right here, right now! And the Order of Scarlet Night is losing an upper general today!” Natsu replied during the ongoing clash.
Roaring Blaze evaded Natsu’s next punch and struck him square in the stomach with a tail swing, launching him back a great distance.
“Natsu! I’ll help you!” Wendy arrived to offer her assistance.
“Stay back Wendy! This is an upper rank of the Red Moon Generals! I’ll deal with him! Go help the dragons!”
“Okay! I’ll enhance all your physical abilities with Deus Eques!”
After performing her enchantment, Wendy flew off to help the dragons battle the wyverns. “Good luck, Natsu!”
“If you’re done with your little chit-chat, let’s continue our fight!” Roaring Blaze rushed at Natsu.
After eliminating the rest of the goblins, Gajeel saw the fight between Natsu and Roaring Blaze. He then flew towards the dark unicorn in dragon form.
“IRON DRAGON CLUB!” Gajeel transformed his arm into a large iron club and knocked back Roaring Blaze with it.
“Another challenger?” Roaring Blaze narrowed his eyes at Gajeel.
“Hey! This is my fight!” Natsu shouted at Gajeel.
“Too bad Salamander! I want in on the action!” Gajeel replied.
“Now now, there’s no need to fight over me! I’ll happily take you both on!” A red aura surrounded Roaring Blaze’s body for a brief moment.
After Gajeel hardened his body in iron, he and Natsu initiated a combined assault as they both attacked the Upper 3 with a barrage of punches and kicks.
“Yes! Yeeeeees! This is the excitement I’ve been looking for! More! More! Moooooore!” The general roared.
No matter how many hits he took, Roaring Blaze just withstood them.
“Jeez! How many hits can this guy take?!” Gajeel exclaimed.
“That human girl isn’t the only one who can enhance physical abilities!” Roaring Blaze answered.
Eventually, Natsu and Gajeel both threw a powerful punch simultaneously, launching Roaring Blaze back a great distance.
The general then flew around the two wizards with incredible speed. He formed a giant orb of flames in his hands and threw it at Gajeel. Natsu intercepted the orb and ate it.
“Don’t eat my flames!” Roaring Blaze said annoyed.
Natsu rushed at the general and tried to kick him in the neck. Roaring Blaze grabbed Natsu’s leg, spun around like a twister, and threw Natsu into the sea with great force.
Gajeel then tried to punch the general in the face with his right fist, but the latter caught Gajeel’s fist with his left claws and sank his fangs into Gajeel’s right shoulder. The fangs are powerful enough to pierce even Gajeel’s iron-hardened skin.
Gajeel winced in pain as he felt the heat from Roaring Blaze’s claws and fangs. The wizard quickly transformed his left hand into a cylindrical iron mallet and attempted to break the general’s unicorn horn with it. The general quickly released Gajeel and flew back before the mallet connected.
“That was close! But you’re not breaking my horn off so easily!”
“IRON DRAGON ROAR!” From his mouth, Gajeel launched a tornado of iron.
Roaring Blaze countered with the intense blast of fire from his mouth. It overpowered Gajeel’s attack and Gajeel took a direct hit from the blast, which sent him crashing into a mountain.
Natsu flew out of the sea and towards Roaring Blaze at breakneck speed in an attempt to ram into him. The general kicked Natsu away and hit him with an explosive magic bolt. The wizard was spinning backwards in the air before recovering.
Before the general could press on the attack, he was interrupted when Garble came and used his fire breath on him.
“I got your back, Natsu!”
“No Garble! Don’t try to fight him!” Natsu warned Garble.
“Hey you phony dragon! You mess with my buddy Natsu, you mess with me!”
For Garble, it was over before he knew what hit him. The next thing the dragon saw was his chest being stabbed by Roaring Blaze’s claws.
“I don’t need any interruptions from a lesser creature that is not worth my time. Begone!” Roaring Blaze removed his claws from Garble’s chest, letting the dragon fall.
Natsu watched in horror and so did Smolder.
“GAAAAAAAAAAAARBLEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!” Smolder screamed.
She flew towards her brother and caught him before he plunged into the sea.
“You bastard! FLAME LOTUS: FIRE DRAGON FIST!” Out of rage, Natsu unleashed a continuous barrage of fire-enhanced punches at the general.
Roaring Blaze fought back against Natsu’s attack with his own barrage of punches. Eventually, Natsu kicked his enemy in the stomach. Roaring Blaze then attempted to slash Natsu’s face with his claws. Natsu avoided the claws by ducking and quickly retaliated by striking Roaring Blaze’s jaw with an uppercut.
Roaring Blaze grabbed Natsu by the neck and began strangling him. While struggling to breathe, Natsu repeatedly punched and kicked his foe in an attempt to break free. The general did not flinch no matter how hard Natsu hit. The wizard tried using Fire Dragon Talon again, but the general did not release his grip.
“I wish I could spare you. I would love to spar with you hundreds of times. But I must eliminate Scarlet Night’s enemies. So out of respect for you, I’ll give you a chance to say your last words. Go on. Don’t be shy. Better hurry before my grip becomes too tight and you black out.”
Natsu was about to activate his Lightning Fire Dragon Mode, but at that moment, Gajeel came to his aid.
“IRON DRAGON HARD FIST!” Gajeel slugged Roaring Blaze in the face with an iron-hardened fist and launched the general back.
Released from the general’s grasp, Natsu gasped for air.
“You again!” Roaring Blaze growled.
“You didn’t think I was finished back there, did you?!” Gajeel shouted.
“General! It’s time to begin phase three!” The subordinate dark unicorn told Roaring Blaze telepathically.
The general noticed that the wyvern portal had closed.
“My apologies, humans. It appears that time is up, and I must be going.”
“Hold on! You’re leaving?!” Natsu exclaimed.
“Sorry to cut this fight short. It was fun brawling with you, but this attack is entering its third and final phase. You can try chasing after me if you like, but I suggest you save your strength for what’s coming next.”
“What’s coming next?!” Gajeel asked.
“Oh you’ll see.” Roaring Blaze then teleported away from the battle.
“Get back here! I’m not done with you!” Natsu yelled.
Roaring Blaze teleported back to his ship and reverted back to his pony form.
“Is it ready?” Roaring Blaze asked the subordinate dark unicorn.
“Awaiting your command, general.” The dark unicorn answered.
Roaring Blaze let out a devious smile. “Summon the kaiju!”
Rising out of the sea is a colossal reptilian monster, standing around 500 feet tall. The kaiju roared as it made its presence known. The remaining dark wyverns immediately retreated.
“Oh my gosh! This thing is huuuuuuuuuuuuuge!” Natsu exclaimed.
The kaiju formed a gigantic sphere of energy in its mouth and soon fired it into the sky. The four Fairy Tail members and the dragons watched as the sphere exploded into countless smaller energy spheres. They rained down on the Dragon Lands like meteors, bringing devastation of great magnitude. Numerous dragons got hit by the falling spheres. Smolder was able to narrowly avoid them despite having to carry her brother. Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy attacked the spheres using their magic, and Panther Lily used his sword to cut them apart.
The kaiju continued its onslaught by firing a mega beam from its mouth. The dragons that did not manage to get out of the line of fire were vaporized. The dragons tried using their fire breaths against the kaiju, but their attacks didn’t do anything. The kaiju also swung its claws at the dragons close to it. Any dragon that was struck by the kaiju’s claws were either killed or severely injured.
“If we don’t stop that thing, it will wipe out all of the dragons!” Wendy shouted.
Everyone then heard a roar coming from the mountains. Finally entering the fray is the previous Dragon Lord and Ember’s father, Torch.
“Foul beast! The Dragon Lands will not fall to the likes of you!” Torch bellowed.
He then breathed out a giant stream of fire and engulfed the kaiju in flames. The monster remained standing and it doesn’t appear to be bothered by Torch’s flames at all. The kaiju retaliated by firing its mega beam at Torch.
Torch’s eyes widened as he took a direct hit from the kaiju’s beam. Seeing that even Torch didn’t stand a chance, the other dragons’ morale dropped significantly.
“We cannot defeat that monster! We’re dooooooooooomed!” A dragon cried out.
At his ship, Roaring Blaze was watching the carnage.
“These dragons are done for. The kaiju was created specifically to annihilate them. This is it. When the kaiju finishes laying waste to the Dragon Lands, we’ll go in and mop up the leftovers.”
Back at the battle…
“Come on! It’s up to us to stop this monster!” Natsu said to his teammates.
“All physical abilities will be enhanced with Deus Eques!” Wendy casted the enchantment on herself and Gajeel. Natsu already received the enchantment during his earlier fight with Roaring Blaze.
“FIRE DRAGON BRILLIANT FLAME!” Natsu attacked the giant monster with a very massive explosion of fire.
“KARMA DEMON: IRON SPIRAL!” Gajeel transformed his legs into a giant drill and assaulted the kaiju with it.
The kaiju just shrugged off their attacks.
“SKY DRAGON WAVE WIND!” Wendy attacked with a large and powerful tornado.
“FLAME LOTUS: EXPLODING FLAME BLADE!” Natsu ignited his arms and generated long torrents of flames from them, which moved to hit the kaiju in a spiraling formation, with each connecting strike creating a powerful, burning explosion.
“KARMA DEMON: IRON GOD SWORD!” Gajeel clapped his hands together above his head, creating a gigantic iron sword. He then proceeded to swipe the sword down.
Once again, the kaiju took the attacks head-on without suffering any noticeable damage.
“Are our attacks even hurting this thing?!” Gajeel yelled.
“We can’t give up. We have to take this thing down! FIRE DRAGON KING DESTRUCTION FIST!” Natsu punched the monster while his fist was imbued with massive flames.
The kaiju then swung its claws at Natsu. The wizard got hit and was sent flying into a mountain. In the mountain where Natsu landed in, he groaned as he tried getting back up.
“Ow! That thing really hits hard!” Natsu grit his teeth while trying to ignore the pain.
After getting back on his feet, Natsu then noticed a pool of lava nearby.
“Of course! There are volcanoes here!” His face then showed a wide smile as he was looking at a huge power source.
Natsu proceeded to drink large volumes of lava. Once he finished drinking, he roared as he felt an incredible surge of power flowing through him and his body was engulfed in a bright blazing aura. Overflowing with power, Natsu took flight once again.
While Gajeel and Wendy were evading the kaiju’s attacks, Natsu flew towards the monster like a missile and rammed into its chest. The kaiju screamed as giant cracks formed all over its chest.
The kaiju tried swinging its claws at Natsu again, but he countered with a blazing punch that was powerful enough to not just push the kaiju’s hand back but also dealt serious damage to it.
Natsu then flew high into the sky and then back down to the kaiju in a dive-bomb attack. The monster attacked Natsu with its beam, but he powered through the attack and flew straight through the kaiju’s head, leaving a giant hole on it.
The kaiju collapsed and the remaining dragons cheered as it crumbled.
Roaring Blaze was completely awestruck as he witnessed the kaiju’s destruction.
“General… what should we do?”
“We’re pulling out now. With the kaiju destroyed, there is no point in continuing this battle. Besides, the humans entertained me and gained my respect, so I’ll reward them with this reprieve.”
Roaring Blaze and his ship disappeared via teleportation.
Back in the Dragon Lands, Ember later found her father barely clinging on to life. The kaiju’s attack had mortally wounded him.
“Father?”
“Em… ber…” That was all Torch could utter before the light in his eyes faded away.
Ember then collapsed to her knees and wept.
With the battle over and the Dragon Lands saved from complete annihilation, all surviving dragons were filled with relief. This attack by the Upper 3 general and his forces was nothing like the dragons had ever experienced before. Over a thousand dragons perished in the conflict. Those that survived now realized the kind of enemy Equestria is dealing with.
The shelter where Spike, Happy, Carla, and the dragon hatchlings stayed in was fortunately unaffected throughout the battle.
Soon after the kaiju’s defeat, Natsu’s group and the dragons tend to the wounded and Wendy got to work in healing them. Smolder begged Wendy to heal her brother. Unfortunately, the wound Garble got from Roaring Blaze was fatal, and he had already died long before the battle ended.
While the wounded are resting and recuperating, the dragons also got to work in making graves for the dead. Natsu and Spike helped Smolder in giving Garble a burial.
“Smolder… if there’s anything we can do…” Spike said while offering his condolence.
“I… I just need some time alone.” Smolder tearfully replied. “Natsu, just promise me one thing. Promise that you and your guild will destroy the Order of Scarlet Night!”
Natsu clenched his fists before saying his next words. “Count on it!”
Natsu then took a walk alone.
“These dark unicorns! How many are they going to hurt before they’re satisfied?!” Natsu then punched a boulder, shattering it. “Roaring Blaze! When I see you again, I swear I’ll make you pay for this!”