Wow! Ok, so here's the third part to this story. It's largely taken from Fairy Tail 25/26 of the Anime. but it's also got quite a bit more of my OC in it than the other chapters. (If you have already read them I have revised them as of August 30, 2013. You might be surprised by some of the changes I made!)

Hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Fairy Tail! Fairy Tail is the property of Mashima Hiro and as such, so are all things within the official universe of Fairy Tail!

(Revised again as of November 1, 2015)

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"This is getting ridiculous!" Ræd's legs were dead-tired, and he could feel his magical power steadily decreasing.

"How much longer are they gonna–" He stopped, realizing for the first time that the arm had just about completed Abyss Break's magic circle!

"Why the heck have I been doin' this?!"

Erza landed on the arm, "Ræd, what are you doing?"

"I honestly have no idea! Mirajane said it would help, that's all I know!"

Erza stroked her chin, nodding her understanding, "I see… well, if that's what Mirajane said, then we should trust her judgment. Please continue! I will do what I can to help inside."

"Oy! Erza!" She stopped.

"Be careful… I can only sense a few more mages in there, but they're all really powerful. It's gonna be a tough fight… D'you wanna tag out?"

"… No, Ræd. You're doing your best to protect the guild, and I have to do mine…"

"Hmph… Always taking the hardest jobs yourself. Listen, you stop this arm from moving, and I'll be there in a flash! I've got somethin' for ya, k?"

"Understood!" Erza dashed off into the building, leaving Ræd to wonder if he really should have let her go in her current state…

(Several minutes later)

He couldn't believe it. Despite all his exhausting effort, Abyss Break was still about to fire! "Daaaaaaaarn iiiiiiiit!"

He reappeared in front the magic circle, reverting to his human form as he landed in front of his fellow guildmembers, standing in almost the exact same spot as Erza had when she had managed to stop Jupiter's blast.

The members of Fairy Tail could only watch in horror as the magic circle lit up, signifying the spell's completion. As the magic circle lit up they were beginning to worry just how they could manage to stop it this time.

Ræd drew Fairy no Ken from its magical circle, the Fairy guard which covered its hilt glittering with golden light from a Forbidden Magic. "Lost Arts: Gaia's Embrace!"

Ræd stabbed the blade into the ground, immediately causing four massive wings of magic to sprout from his back. They possessed a warm glow as they extended over the rest of his guild mates. Shades that were touched by the wings dissipated into nothingness as they continued stretching further and further back, finally encompassing all of Fairy Tail's mages within their fold. Just as the tips of the wings were about to touch, the magic circle of Abyss Break vanished, the giant robot slumping over into the water. It landed in a kneeling position, just below the cliffs where Fairy Tail was situated. The wings on his back dissipated as Ræd pulled his blade from the ground. He slouched to the ground himself, his limbs trembling from exhaustion.

Cana came up behind him, "What was that?"

Ræd gasped out his answer, "Gaia's Embrace… Never thought… I'd have to use that… ever again in my… whole life!"

"How does it work?"

"It uses the… hah... the person holding the blade as a conduit. It takes the… the magical power from the earth, and… ah! Gimme a second, here…"

Cana let him rest a bit, cradling his head in her lap as he recovered. "Aw, that's better! You got a nice lap, Cana, y'know that?"

She smacked him, "Ah, gee-heez! Injured person here! Hellooo?!"

Her expression softened as he continued his explanation, "Anyways, Gaia's Embrace lets the user utilize their whole body as a conduit to channel the magical energy of the earth into a protective barrier. The only downside is that it normally kills the user."

"So... so you could have died?!"

"Easy, easy girl… I said normally kills the user. I'm not exactly a normal kinda guy, thanks to this stupid guy…" he pointed at his right arm, still covered in armor.

Cana looked confused, "Your arm?"

"The guy inside won't let me die that easily. Demons have different bodies than humans, obviously. But they've also got the potential to become massive storehouses of sheer magical power, after they've reached their peak."

"So that takeover soul you've got? It's actually because…"

"–because I've got a demon sealed inside o' me. well my arm to be specific. If I die, he dies. You can see how it'd be in his best interests to keep me alive, right?"

Cana hugged him. "Ræd…"

A loud crack was heard as she followed up with a slap, "Don't ever do that again! It doesn't matter about that demon, but you seriously had me worried there!"

"Fine, fine, I won't do it again!" He curled up from Cana's lap, painstakingly rising to his feet as he rolled his head about his shoulders, cracking his neck audibly.

"Where're you going?"

He used his blade to slice another divot in his armor, activating Fenris Soul: Ragnarok, before turning to respond, "I made a deal with Erza. So I'm gonna go deliver on that promise."

"Fine, but hurry up! I don't think those shades are gonna hold off much longer! We could really use your help here on the ground!"

"Got it!" He winked before leaping up onto the massive arms of the robot. Cana briefly stared after him before rejoining her fellow guildmembers in their efforts to beat back Jose's Shades.

Ræd leaped up through the opening created by Elfman and Sol's battle. Now that he was actually inside the building, he could feel Jose's dark power seeping through every crack and crevice. "Wow, so that's what they've been dealing with, huh?"

He closed his eyes, trying to focus on finding his friends' magical presences. Erza! His eyes snapped open as he dashed off in the direction he'd sensed her. "Don't you die on me, Erza! Not today! Not ever!"

He finally found her on the floor of a grand entryway, lying across from the final element of the Element 4, Aria of the Wind. Both were unconscious. Hurrying over, he gently lifted the red-haired mage, carrying her over to the wall. "Erza… Oh, Erza… You must've gone through so much cuz of us… I'm sorry…"

He hugged her close to him, transferring as much of his magical power as he could into her limp body. "It's useless you know…"

He didn't even turn around, choosing instead to continue cradling Erza's exhausted body in his arms as Aria rose to his feet, beginning to weep as he spoke, "She went through my terrible airspace! Although she finally did knock me unconscious, it was a tragic end for such a noble mage. I took away a great deal of her life force and magic in those final, sorrowful moments. How saaaad!"

"Shut up…"

Aria stopped balling as a dark, evil aura began to envelop the man's body. The aura took on the form of black and violet flames, surrounding the mage as he glanced over his shoulder, his voice deceptively calm, containing a low growl as he spoke, "So you did this to Erza and Master? Finally... I finally get to meet one of the mages that's caused us so much pain and anguish… Well, Aria of the Wind, let's see how just much sadness you can put up with..."

Aria had almost no time to react! The armored mage was upon him in an instant, grabbing his clothes in a vice-like grip. "Airspace Ma–"

An armored fist slammed into his jaw, dislocating it as the enraged mage continued his assault. Ræd lost himself in his rage, his eyes glowing with a vicious red light that spoke volumes about his intentions as he beat the Phantom Lord mage back into merciful darkness. Sensing another strong magical presence, he finally halted his savage beating of the hapless wind mage, Turning around, he watched Jose Porla coming down the grand staircase. "Oh? So you were the one responsible for all of that delay we had with Abyss Break?"

Jose only received an animalistic snarl in reply as the red-eyed mage unceremoniously dropped his prey to the ground. "Hoh. I see. You lost yourself to your own magic, did you?"

Phantom Lord's master turned around, gesturing for the rage-consumed mage to follow, "Very well, I shall entertain you for a short while. After all, when crushing insects, it's a natural to begin with the largest, right?"

He looked over his shoulder, watching in astonishment as the mage vanished from his sight. Ræd reappeared behind the guild master, already spinning into a kick which would surely decapitate him. Jose regained his composure as his magic caught the mage's clawed boot. "Such a poor creature. So consumed by rage that he cannot see when he is clearly outmatched…"

As if in response to the insult, the beast consuming Ræd dropped his jaw, a black magic seal appearing directly over his mouth. With a roar, he fired a blast that should have incinerated the entire room. Master Jose remained confident. "Please, continue! This building possesses spells and countermeasures which allow all dark magic to become mine to control. So your 'demonic magic' is hardly of any use to you here…"

Clearly, his words had not gotten through. Vanishing, the bestial mage reappeared near his original position over Aria's unconscious form. Snarling and growling, Ræd unleashed a magical presence which nearly brought even the smug Jose to his knees. Cocking his head to one side, almost in a mocking fashion, the demonic being pointed a clawed gauntlet at Jose, then swept it across the room, as his red eyes glared at the guild master, "Mine…"

The horrid voice caused dozens of magical circles to appear around his body, all of them sucking black magical power from the walls directly into Ræd's ragged body. Jose watched in shock as he felt the overwhelming power his guild headquarters provided him with slowly slipping away into this dreadful being. Then, just as suddenly as it began, it stopped. The demonic red glow disappeared from Ræd's eyes, but he continued glaring at Master Jose as he crashed to the ground, gasping for air, "Gotcha covered… It's up to Master Makarov to deal with you now… But you won't be getting any more help from your precious fortress… heh!"

Gold magic covered Ræd's body as it reverted back to his original form from Ragnarok. Jose glared daggers at the mage, gritting his teeth as he hissed at the man, "You will pay for this… Fairy trash!"

He began to beat the unconscious mage, kicking him through walls and doorways, unmerciful as he delivered his rage upon the one who had stolen his trump card from him. Finally, he kicked the limp mage from his guild, sending him crashing through the wall and tumbling back down onto the cliffs where Fairy Tail continued to face down Jose's ever increasing Shade Army. "Hmph, trash… If he had been fresh when he came at me, he might have stood a chance at winning…"

Jose turned away, returning to take care of Fairy Tail's other S-class mage, "I still have my own magical power… This should prove most amusing!"

Cana watched helplessly as Ræd's body hit the unyielding clifftop, bouncing and skidding as it slowly rolled to a stop a few short yards from her. "Ræd!"

Macao and Wakaba covered her as she dashed over to the S-class mage, "Ræd?! Ræd!"

Macao destroyed a Shade as Wakaba trapped another with his Smoke Magic, "If he was up against Master Jose, then it's no wonder he's all beat up."

(Wakaba) "Yeah, the guy is one of the Ten Wizard Saints after all. I guess it's true that only Master can take him on…"

Ræd cracked an eye at the trio, "Ora, ora? What was that, Wakaba? If I wasn't so worn out, I'd beat that pipe right outta your mouth!"

All three mages were in complete and total shock, "Ræd!"

Cana started slapping him, "What did I tell you, huh?! I told you not to scare me like that again, didn't I? You hopeless idiot!"

She kneeled next to him, tears welling up in her eyes. Ræd gently grabbed one of her hands in his own, "Yes, you did. My bad. I screwed up again. But you don't have to worry anymore!"

He gave everybody a broad grin as they stared at him, "Master's on his way!"

This simple phrase seemed to rejuvenate the entire guild, and they redoubled their efforts to protect their precious home!

Ræd struggled upright, "Oooh… aaah! Why does it feel like my body's been through an avalanche?!"

Cana pressed him back down again, letting his battered and beaten body rest on the ground. "You've done enough, Ræd. We'll take it from here!"

She got up and, together with Macao and Wakaba, carried the battered mage back to the guild, after which they returned to the battle for their beloved guild's survival.

Ræd closed his eyes, finally letting sleep come over him, "Sorry master, I did the best I could…"

A sudden trembling shook Fairy Tail's guild walls, startling Ræd from his unconscious state! He crawled to the door as the guild started to cave in! "What the heck?!"

He heard Cana's voice outside, "Our Guild! What the heck are you doing to our guild?!"

Other's joined in as the building shuddered again and again, "Shoot it down!"

"Make it stop!"

"Our guild!"

Cana shrieked again, "Stop it! Our guild is-!"

Macao joined in, his voice straining, "Cana! Cana, stay back!"

He struggled to crawl through the entrance, finally witnessing what was the cause behind the destruction of the building. He glared up at a ball of Jose's Shades, gritting his teeth as he struggled back to his feet, his painstaking movement fueled by pure rage. "Stop it!"

Struggling up into a crouched position, he slammed his armored fist into the air, grabbing Fairy no Ken from the magic circle that appeared. Tensing his whole body, he swung the blade at the mass of Shades, increasing his arm's speed until it seemed as though he was surrounded by swirling, slashing blades! Each slash produced a massive gust of wind, so powerful that they sliced the very air as they sailed up at the ball of evil magic!

The wind blades sliced off arms and cut deep swathes and slashes across the surface of Jose's destructive magic ball. Ræd's mad slashing finally brought a temporary halt to the guild's destruction. The guild members were about to congratulate him when a swarm of Jose's Shades swallowed him. The Fairy Tail mages managed to beat them off of their fellow guild mate, forcing the Shades to flee back to the large black ball in the sky, joining with it as the ball used them to heal its wounds, regrowing the limbs which had been sliced off during Ræd's desperate action. Finally, it resumed its destruction of the guild the members below cherished so much!

Ræd lay on the ground, barely breathing as his eyes clouded over. Black darkness enveloped him as the total destruction of the guild he loved so much continued.

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So, for now, at least, this is the end of the story, sorry DX. (changed my mind! this story's gonna keep going!) BUT! I'm also working on a new chapter from later in the series and I'm not sure whether or not to begin a new story or add it onto this one. Y'know, as a kinda "x years/months later" shpeel. Maybe I'll do both.