Allen had finished his battle with Jellal and decided to go back to where the girls were, though as he flew back a slight worry lingered on his face.
….
Athena – Allen, I'm curious… what did you mean when you said Jellal wasn't using that power properly?
Maturi – Oho~that's a conversation I'd like to join!
Angelica (Gilgamesh) – Immortality, an unlimited source of magic power, physical and magical evolution—and you're saying it still wasn't used correctly?
Allen didn't answer right away. He paused, waiting to see if Lucifer would intervene to stop him from revealing too much. But when all he received was silence, he assumed Lucifer didn't care.
"Lucifer received from the presence several things among them two stand out.... Almost omnipotent power and Manipulation of light and creation: Lucifer is the "spark" of creation; his power represents the will to act and shape 'Infinite willingness to do everything' with only one flaw: he cannot create something from nothing…"
Allen stopped mid-sentence. Something about that didn't add up. He knew Lucifer had created an entire cosmos for himself, but that contradicted the limits he just described.
– 'Wait… Lucifer was the first being created by The Presence, tasked with shaping Creation itself. But how did he do it alone? Allen grabbed his head, trying to recall an important piece of information. But it was gone—as if it had never existed. And if that were true, wasn't that an inconsistency in Lucifer's history?' –
Gwen – Allen, are you okay?!
"I'm fine…"
Lucifer – I don't know what you're thinking, but I do have the ability to create matter, energy… practically anything from nothing.
"I see…"
Allen calmed down, realizing he shouldn't rely on comics to explain an existence as absurd as Lucifer Morningstar. But at the same time, that revelation pushed Lucifer to an even more terrifying level.
What made DC's Presence The Presence was its three pillars: omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence. If Lucifer had been created already omnipotent, then that placed him as a being second only to The Presence itself.
Allen narrowed his eyes. That was the monster he was currently facing. And yet, despite understanding that Lucifer was even more terrifying than he thought… he didn't feel afraid. It was a strange sensation.
Lucifer – …
Allen continued his explanation.
"The Lucifer Particles aren't power cores. They're not an energy source. They're not immortality. They are fractions of that absolute power…"
Whis – Allen-kun, I think I see where you're going. It's not that these fragments are specifically giving those powers to their hosts… It's that the hosts themselves are shaping the power through their own use of it.
Unohana – Darling, don't tell me…
Yoruichi – That would mean… they respond to need. That's insane.
Allen nodded. "After fighting three hosts, I understood. When someone obtains them, they fulfill the hidden desires and desperate needs of their bearer: 'I want power!' 'I don't want to die!' 'I want to defeat my enemy!' Those are the thoughts that usually run through their heads when fighting me…"
Eve – That's dangerous. If someone figures out a way to control that power, wouldn't that be catastrophic?
Rukia – Are you saying… every particle is basically a Hōgyoku?!
Felicia – This is a joke, right?! How many of those things are there in this world?! Dozens?! Hundreds?! Thousands?!
"Who knows…" Allen shrugged before flashing a grin. "Don't worry. That won't happen… probably."
Tony – Dude, how can you say that so casually?
Mayuri – Of course he's not worried about someone creating evil gods on the other side of the world. That power only activates near Allen or when he's heading toward an enemy carrying it. Isn't that right, Allen Walker?
"That's right." Allen bared his teeth in a wide grin. "Here's the real question, my dear spectators: what's the strongest thought that goes through someone's head when they have to face Allen Walker~!"
Felicia – Are you seriously going to keep that attitude? Not that I mind…
Kimiko – A happy Allen is a good thing. Allen deserves to be happy…
Ruby – I love you!
Rebecca – Hey, brat! Don't use the confusion to confess!
Albedo – Allen-sama is perfect, no matter his eye or hair color. Whether he's warm or cruel, everything is perfect🖤
Aphrodite – Ah~ you're absolutely right~ By the way, I want you to know you're my favorite doll, hehe~
Albedo – I never thought a goddess could be so pleasant, kujujuju~
Kurumi – Ara Ara~ And I'm the crazy one?…
Allen closed his eyes, relaxing his gaze. He had missed this feeling of comfort, interacting with his Chat. But that peace quickly faded. He still needed to go back. He was worried. He had let the girls defeat the mages of Trinity Raven. Even Ikaruga, though strong, shouldn't be a problem for Erza, right?
….
(Some time earlier)
Floating in the sky above the battlefield were two girls observing the fights below. While Allen was fighting Jellal Fernandes, the situation at the Tower of Heaven was rapidly unfolding.
One was a gloomy yet elegant girl holding a parasol, as if the thought of bathing in sunlight disgusted her. The other was a young woman in her twenties with beautiful sky-blue hair, dressed in military attire.
Allen didn't doubt the girls' abilities, but with the world being warped by Lucifer's power, he preferred not to take unnecessary risks. He had left them as backup in case things went wrong.
"Weddy, do you think we should intervene?"
Esdeath asked playfully, smiling as she watched Ikaruga destroy one of Erza's armors. Also Wally, Millianna, and Sho were under control, which put Lucy and Juvia at a huge disadvantage.
"I don't think it's necessary…" Wednesday replied calmly, her eyes fixed on Mirajane, who looked like she was reaching the end of her patience. "Also, don't call me Weddy. Hearing Allen's obnoxious little nickname is more than enough…"
"Oh? But it sounds like you enjoy it when he calls you that~" Esdeath smirked mischievously. "Didn't seem to bother you a couple of days ago when he visited you in the spirit world…"
"…"
Esdeath pouted. Teasing a girl who barely showed any reaction wasn't fun. Jalter was far better in that regard—her extreme tsundere embarrassment was priceless.
"What do you think of Allen, Esdeath?"
"Mm? That I love him… why?" Esdeath answered with a blush, cupping her cheeks as her pupils dilated.
Wednesday blinked before looking away. "I don't mean your feelings. I mean the change in Allen…"
"Change? Aside from the fact that his smile now feels like the morning sun and makes me want to kidnap him for a couple of weeks all to myself? Not really. If anything, I feel like a weight's been lifted off his shoulders…" Esdeath smiled warmly, thinking of her master.
Wednesday stayed silent for a moment before hiding her face under her parasol and smiling faintly. "Then I'm glad…"
As the first doll, Wednesday had known Allen before the Doomsday Event. Back then, she hadn't had the strength to intervene in situations that put his life at risk. In those days, all she thought about was her own survival—if Allen died, so would she. But over time, Allen's power had grown and grown, and he had become more responsible, more mature… a man unafraid to stain his hands with blood. There was nothing wrong with that. He had never complained.
But somewhere along the way, Allen had turned into someone constantly moving from one battlefield to the next, dragging himself into more and more chaos… without a single moment of peace.
Wednesday still remembered the first time she met him—the young man sitting at a desk, building scale Gundam models. How nervous he'd been having her nearby when he bathed or slept.
'I'm fine with anything… as long as you can smile, that's enough for me…'
Wednesday shook her head. How could she think something so soft when she was an Addams? Not now, especially with her parents being disgustingly lovey-dovey.
'Still, like I said to Esdeath… even if Allen takes that weight off his shoulders, he won't become a saint. And that's fine too.' Wednesday relaxed her expression.
….
Lucy and Juvia faced off against Vidaldus Taka, a nasty guy who dressed like a metalhead, but strangely enough, his magic was called "Rock You Magic", and allowed him to turn others into obedient slaves of The Rock and Roll. Of course, being the sadistic pervert he was, he wanted to enslave all the pretty Fairy Tail girls, though the pendants protected them from his spell. At the same time, they had to defend themselves against Erza's friends.
Wally and Sho, whose combination of Wally's "Gun Magic" and Sho's "Dimension Magic" allowed them to shoot from any direction made them a nightmare to fight, and Juvia also had to watch out for Millianna.
Juvia created a water shield to block Wally's barrage.
"Lucy, I'll handle Erza's friends. Can you take down that disgusting bastard?"
"Of course!"
Juvia's trust in Lucy and Lucy's own display of courage were both thanks to Allen's influence. Neither girl wanted to end up as just a spectator—they both wanted to prove their worth.
"I like your spirit, but I'd like it even more if you fought each other!" Vidaldus sneered, sticking out his tongue in a disgusting way as he strummed his guitar. However, the sound waves carrying his control magic couldn't pierce Lucy and Juvia's defenses. With no choice, he switched to his other magic.
His hair shot out like serpents, attacking both girls. They hadn't expected him to have a second magic.
"Surprised by my Hair Magic?!"
Lucy jumped to the side to dodge, feeling instinctively repulsed by the idea of being attacked by hair, even if it wasn't necessary.
"You're disgusting! Attack, Sagittarius!"
Sagittarius instantly fired several arrows at Vidaldus, but he just laughed and blocked them all. Meanwhile, Juvia was barely holding back Erza's three friends, and Erza herself was locked in combat with the kimono-wearing woman, who was strong enough to have already destroyed two of her armors.
"Not so easy, kitty~" Vidaldus taunted, making Lucy grit her teeth.
Lucy closed Sagittarius' gate and grabbed another golden key to summon Cancer. The scissor-wielding stylist spirit lunged forward, aiming to cut through Vidaldus' hair. That was the plan, but his hair was incredibly tough, making it far from easy.
"What?! Ebi—" Cancer was wrapped by Vidaldus' hair, he tried to free himself but to no avail.
"Cancer!"
Lucy felt the pressure mounting. She couldn't handle this enemy with just one spirit. Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out a blue vial and drank it down in one gulp before grabbing another key.
"Open! Gate of the Water Bearer—Aquarius!"
A blue-haired mermaid emerged, carrying her vase.
Lucy immediately dropped her gallant attitude and bowed deeply. "Aquarius-sama, please, let's not fight this time! Help me!"
"Tsk. Well, at least since you got yourself a boyfriend, you've learned how to act with some class."
"Thank you!" Lucy beamed. Aquarius was the spirit who obeyed her the least.
The mermaid gave Lucy a long, silent look, expecting her to argue or complain like always. But instead, Lucy's focus never once wavered from the battle.
Aquarius smiled faintly, remembering her own boyfriend, Scorpio. "Silly girl… I told you ages ago—love makes a girl strong!"
Aquarius unleashed a raging whirlpool, drenching Vidaldus' hair and weakening it enough for Cancer to finally cut through it. Lucy didn't miss the opportunity—she cracked her whip and joined in the assault.
While Celestial Spirit mages are usually weak in direct combat, their advantage lies in teamwork. When a mage can summon multiple spirits at once, it essentially turns into a raid battle—and that's what makes them dangerous.
"Damn it!" Vidaldus was pummeled by Lucy and her spirits in a relentless combo.
Meanwhile, Juvia had managed to restrain Erza's friends, her motivation growing with every passing second.
She fired high-pressure water blasts at Wally, who could barely defend himself.
"Juvia is being protected by Allen-sama! Could there be any greater happiness than this?!"
From time to time, she would even let Wally's bullets hit her on purpose, just to feel the invisible barrier Allen had cast shielding her. The sheer joy of being protected by him pushed Juvia to fight beyond her normal limits.
Millianna lunged at Juvia, but the water mage trapped her in a sphere of water.
"Water Lock!"
Millianna slowly lost consciousness, and with that, the mind control effect faded.
"Ah~ I wonder if Allen-sama will praise Juvia for her hard work?! ❤️~" Juvia began to lose herself in her fantasies.
With Millianna down and Vidaldus on the verge of defeat, the tide of battle shifted in Fairy Tail's favor.
But then… something changed.
A powerful presence suddenly flooded the battlefield. Both Wednesday and Esdeath felt it instantly.
"Oh…" Esdeath smiled.
"It's starting…" Wednesday whispered.
The battle continued as expected until the inevitable finally happened…
….
All the fights stopped. Lucy's eyes widened with worry. Something was happening to Mirajane. She would have rushed to help, if not for the sight of Erza's calm smile.
The air grew heavy, as if an invisible weight had fallen over the tower. The calm, smiling Mirajane everyone knew vanished in an instant. Her aura shifted first: a dark, almost demonic energy burst from her body, swirling around her like a storm.
A deep, inhuman roar echoed through the silence.
The kind Mirajane was gone. Her eyes sharpened, glowing with an otherworldly light. Her hair lifted as her ears elongated to a point. Her skin took on an ethereal hue, black crack-like markings appearing on her legs and one across her face. Golden clawed gauntlets formed over her hands. Torn, shadowy wings of pure dark magic erupted from her back, and a tail followed. Her dress melted away, replaced by a crimson leotard with a pink ribbon.
"…" Mirajane smiled, sending a chill down Fukuro's spine—the owl-like man she was gripping by the throat—before casually hurling him into a wall. The impact made the unstable tower tremble.
It was a brutal hit, but not enough to knock out an elite mage like Fukuro. He groaned, getting to his feet… and then saw her. Truly saw her. Terror hit him like ice water. He turned to flee.
Mirajane didn't let him.
In an instant, she was in front of him, her speed terrifying. One punch was all it took to send Fukuro crashing to the ground.
Mirajane floated back into view, leaving both Juvia and Lucy speechless.
Was this… Mirajane?
What stood before them was no longer the sweet, gentle girl from the guild. It was something else—something that looked like it had crawled straight out of hell, a demon. The warmth of the guild's smiling waitress was gone, replaced by the gaze of a creature that could destroy everything with a flick of her hand.
Mirajane Strauss had once been an S-Class mage. She had lost her abilities and retired to work as a waitress, supporting the guild master and keeping their chaotic guild running. Her magic, like her brother Elfman's, was Take Over—allowing her to transform into enemies she had defeated and gain their powers.
When they were younger, Elfman had lost control using that magic. To stop him, Mirajane used hers too. In the resulting battle, their youngest sibling, Lisanna, had lost her life.
Mirajane had blamed herself for so many years that the guilt had locked away her magic entirely.
She looked down at her hands and sighed, sadness washing over her. She had regained her magic—but with it came the memories of that painful day.
In that moment, Mirajane wanted to fall to her knees. But instead, she collapsed into the warm arms and familiar scent of someone she knew very well.
"Don't worry. I'm here now…"
Mirajane nodded faintly, letting her weight fall into Allen's embrace as her transformation faded and she returned to normal.
Tears slipped from her eyes as she whispered, "Lisanna… I couldn't protect you. I always blamed myself… but maybe… maybe this sister of yours can't afford to stay weak anymore, or I'll just lose more. Would you forgive me…?"
"She will. If she's the little sister you told me about, I'm sure she'd forgive you. She wouldn't want to see her big sister so sad…"
"Thank you…" Mirajane smiled softly, letting herself be comforted.
Lucy sighed. First Erza, and now Mirajane. At this rate, her list of rivals was only getting longer.
"You've got it rough, little girl…" Aquarius smirked.
"Shut up!"