Hello there. Welcome to my first – and probably my only – story involving Fairy Tail. To be honest, I've had this idea since I read the last chapter of Fairy Tail last year, but for some reason I never got to doing it. I've actually made crossovers with Akame ga kill, but they always involved Ben 10. So I thought, why don't I just make a fanfiction that would focus on the redemption of a villain?

And that's where this fanfiction came to mind. Hope you like it. There will be pairings in this, so look out for that.

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN ANY TV SHOW. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY WE DO THIS DISCLAIMERS?

Now on with the chapter.

Chapter 1: Acnologia's new life begins

The last thing he remembered was the face of the Fire Dragon King's son. He never really got his name now that he thought about it. All the black dragon wanted was more blood, to destroy everything in his path, and to have everything in his grasp. But then HE, the one who beat him, said this.

"There's no way you can fit everything in your hands."

Those words surprised him, but he listened, even as his body continued to disintegrate.

"That's why you've gotta treasure the things you do have." He added and smiled. The young dragon, son of the Fire Dragon King, Igneel, was the one speaking. "Don't get greedy. All I need are my friends. As long as I have them, I don't need anything else."

'Friends?' thought Achologia. "I see." He mustered, knowing his end was very near. And so with his last words, he said. "You are…worthy of the title 'King'."

"King? Thanks, but no thanks."

And just like that, everything went became white and Acnologia, the black dragon, was no more – at least that's what he thought. When he opened his eyes again, he let out a soft groan and sat up with a slight strain on his face. He was having a small headache, which subsided quickly, and he looked around his environment.

'What is this? Where am I' He wondered.

He was in a dead-end alley, with nothing but just dirt and trashes lying around. Upon standing up, he looked around him, and tried to understand his position in this new place.

"Am I not supposed to be dead?" He asked himself.

Just when he thought that, he felt something about his left side. Shocked and confused, he pushed his cloth aside and saw his left arm, which was something he long missed ever since his battle with the Fire Dragon King, Igneel.

"My arm? But how?"

"Oi, look what we have here." said an unfamiliar voice.

Acnologia scowled and looked to the direction in came from. About five men were standing there, seemingly wearing cocky expressions as they stood in front of him dressed in raggy clothes. Two of them held guns while one had a knife and the rest just stood there.

Acnologia may not know them, but it was obvious to him that they were native of this place. "Humans…" He muttered with a small growl. "I normally don't talk to lowlife like you, but I have a question. Where is this place?"

"Who you calling a lowlife?!" The man in front yelled. He seemed to be the leader. "If you didn't know, this part of the slums is our turf! We're going to fuck you up, so you better handover whatever you –"

His words were cut off, and so was his life. Acnologia's speed allowed him to past him and three of his men with his arm stretched out and a cold look on his face. The last man left, a man with a knife was deeply shocked by the outcome as he saw blood fly out his boss and comrades before they hit the ground.

"I don't like to repeat myself." Acnologia menacingly said. "Now answer my question or die."

The man stuttered in fear and made a few steps back. Those cold eyes staring at him weren't just that of a murderer, it was the glare of a monster in human skin. He regained some courage and let out a battle cry and swung his knife.

"Fuck you!" He shouted.

When his knife made contact with Acnologia's cheek, it shattered into pieces. Before the man knew it, Acnologia grabbed him by the neck and slowly began to press his small claws into his skin.

"Are you done now? Humans are such an annoyance. It's almost hard for me to believe that I lost to them…So, are you ready to die, or will you tell me what I want to know?"

The man looked down at Acnologia in pain and desperation. He had no other choice in the situation he was in.

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"So this is the Capital eh?" Acnologia wondered to himself.

Having dealt with the man in the alley, he was able to find his way out of the slums and head to the upper streets of the Capital. He, occasionally, got some stares from people, but showed no interest in what their expressions said about him. He had his own thoughts to deal with.

'So no one here has heard of magic or possess lacrima huh?' He thought while walking aimlessly. 'I should've been dead by now, and yet I'm taken to some place I've never heard of. Am I in another country or the future? That thug from earlier said he never heard of Fiore or Ishgar, not that it matters much. I need to talk with someone who doesn't smell like shit.'

And with that, he set his sight on obtaining information. He wanted to be sure of his current position before making any hypothesis of his current circumstances. But the longer he wondered about, the more time he found to be wasting. Whenever he met with someone, they'd simply run away or be too scared to speak with him.

Acnologia's could've simply forced them to him, however, for some reason he never felt like doing it. Eventually, he was coming across a small bridge when he noticed a young boy with brown hair sitting there. It was already nighttime, so seeing the boy there by himself caught his attention.

"Damn! This totally sucks!" shouted the young boy. "That was all the money I had! Damn that rack – I mean that girl! I guess that's what I get!"

"Hey!" Acnologia called out to him and approached him.

When Tatsumi looked up, he was petrified at the person looking down at him. "M-Me? What do you want? I don't have money, I swear!"

"I'm not here for money!" Acnologia yelled, and sighed. "Listen, I've been wondering here for a bit too long just trying to find information. Now what is this about a rack you speak of and why did it have to do with some girl?"

"I…uh…" Tatsumi was baffled.

Eventually, the young boy was able to tell the dark dragon everything that transpired. During that time, Acnologia sat next to him, only to then laugh once the boy was done.

"Seriously?! You let some female with those weird things on her chest trick you?! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"You don't have to rub it in!" Tatsumi shouted, tearing following down his face. "Like you could've done better!"

"Eh?!" Acnologia looked at him offensively. Once it was obvious the stare was getting to the boy, he simply looked away. "Well if I was in your position, by now I would've tracked that woman down and taken my money. Then I'd kill her off by making sure not even a trace of her remains."

Somewhere in Night Raid's hideout, Leone shuddered in an instant. She had no idea that the black dragon had indirectly mentioned her.

Back with the two, Acnologia asked. "So what do you plan on doing now?"

Before Tatsumi could give an answer, a chariot stopped in front of them.

"Are you really doing this, my lady?" asked a masked guard who was also her driver.

"Of course. You know how I am." Answered a girl's voice. With that, she stepped out of the vehicle and approached them with another guard. "Excuse me, if you're looking for a place to stay, you're welcome to come home with me."

"Uh thanks, but we're broke." Tatsumi replied.

She giggled. "Well if you weren't, then you wouldn't be here."

Acnologia watched everything transpire without saying a word. His eyes were staring suspiciously at the blonde girl standing in front of them. He could sense something very bad about her, and yet he said nothing about it despite his suspicion.

"Lady Aria has a bit of weakness for those who have nowhere to go." said the guard.

"You can stay with me, pretty please?" Aria pleaded nicely.

Tatsumi blushed. "Uh…Uh, sure. I'll come with you. I don't know if he would –"

"I'm coming along." Acnologia said and stood up and smiled a bit. "It beats better than staying outside, not that I'm complaining really. Besides, things just might get interesting living under your place."

"Then it's settled." Aria happily agreed.

Tatsumi and Acnologia were taken inside her wagon, before being taken to her home, which was a huge compound with a mansion. Upon entering the place, Tatsumi was awestruck at the size of the place, and followed Aria and the guards as they went to the living room.

"This place is huge!" He exclaimed.

Aria giggled. "Thank you. It's quite nice to hear that from you."

Acnologia wasn't impressed though. From his own view, there was no point at being amazed at a place that he could easily destroy it in a blink of an eye. But, of course, he said nothing about it, especially when he and Tatsumi were allowed to seat on a couch.

"So you brought another one home. How much is that?" Aria's mother said with a soft smile.

Acnologia perceived the same thing he recognized from Aria. The woman was beautiful in human terms, and resembled her daughter obviously. However, the black dragon was unimpressed as he silently watched.

"Oh thank you for having me." Tatsumi said and bow. "I…I mean we appreciate your help."

"Eh." Acnologia simply shrugged.

Aria's family were obviously a bit taken aback by his behavior, but never make a comment about it. Of course, Acnologia had a feeling none of them would really care about his behavior, because he already began to suspect their true nature.

"It's okay. Make your stay at home." Aria's mother calmly said. "If we help people out, the happiness will eventually come to us, right?"

"Mum!" Aria shouted, embarrassingly. "That's not the reason I'm doing this!"

"I'm just joking." She said lightly.

Tatsumi saw the whole thing as kind of funny. Not only was Aria acting cute, but she was living with a good family. He only saw it fit that he could trust them with what he was about to say. And so, he told them the reason he was in the Capital, which was to make a name for himself in the military.

Acnologia was intrigued by this, and even decided to listen in on the boy's backstory. Once he was done, Aria's father was the one to speak.

"I see. You want to become successful in the army to save your village." He said.

"Yes." Tatsumi replied.

"That's a wonderful dream you have there." The father added. "But you know, it may be peaceful inside the Imperial Capital, but this country is surrounded on three sides by different races. You could be brought over the borders to fight against them."

"I'm prepared for that!" Tatsumi assured him.

"I see. That's quite the commendable spirit." The father remarked. "That's how the young should be."

"Did you come here alone with him?" Aria asked, referring to Acnologia.

"No, uh…" Tatsumi glanced at the black dragon. "He just showed up next to me before you picked me up. But I did come with two people actually."

And so Tatsumi explained his background to the family and Acnologia. He came from a poor village burdened by heavy taxes, and decided along with his friends, Sayo and Ieyasu, to come to the Capital to make enough money for their village to survive. Acnologia found his tone to be depressing, and recognized the kind of heart Tatsumi had.

'He kind of reminds me of the son of Igneel.' He thought and smiled a bit. 'Looks like I may have a chance to experience what he told me in my previous life.'

"At first, things went smoothly, but we got attacked by bandits and we got separated." Tatsumi finished, showing concern for his friends. "However, the both of them are descent fighters so I'm not too worried. However, Ieyasu can't navigate his way out of a paper bag. We planned to meet here at the Capital, but I'm not sure if he can make it."

"Then it's settled." Aria's father said, standing up. "I think I have a friend in the military that can help you. I'll give him your name and ask him to find your two friends."

"I have extreme keen intuition, you know." Aria said proudly. "I know you'll see your friends again very soon."

Acnologia gritted his teeth, but did it with his lips closed. Her tone was holding back the truth, and he already knew that somehow Tatsumi's friends have been in the mansion. The only question was where were they now?

"Thank you very much!" Tatsumi said, thanking them.

"So what about you?" Aria's mother asked, referring to Acnologia. "We would like to hear a bit about you. Why were you in the Capital? Are you from the countryside too?"

"No, I'm not from the countryside, nor did I have any intention to be in the Capital." Acnologia answered. "I come from a country that probably doesn't exist here. That's all you'll ever get to know about me."

"That was rude!" Tatsumi yelled. "They invite you here to have shelter and you respond that way. At least give them your name."

"My name is not relevant to them." Acnologia said straightaway. "Why must I give my name to people like them? Maybe soon I will, but if they want to throw me out, then they can do it right away. But I can tell you one thing. It won't go well for any of them."

Acnologia's intimidation was sensed by everyone in the room, as he made no effort to calm the situation. Aria was most affected by it, but tried to keep her smile going.

"Ah…well if he doesn't want to talk about his life, then perhaps we should all go to bed. It's getting late." She said.

"Indeed it is." Acnologia smirked.

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Tatsumi was taken to the same room with the black dragon, much to his own dismay. Aria confided in him earlier to keep a close eye on him since he may be trouble for her family. Of course, she played it nice, so Tatsumi understood her concern and complied with her without any protest.

When they made it to the room, Acnologia went to the bed close to the window and sat at its edge. "Soft…I don't remember the last time since I laid on a bed." He said.

"Is that so?" Tatsumi said, mentally noting down the man in front of him. "You said you come from a country that doesn't exist here, right? What did you mean?"

"It's complicated." Acnologia said with his back at him.

"Right…" Tatsumi said and laid on his bed. "I can't wait to finally meet with Sayo and Ieyasu. I just hope they're doing okay."

Acnologia stood up from his bed and went to stand in front of the window. Looking outside, he saw a shed at the far end of the compound and scowled a bit. The scent he was getting was something he was very much used to.

"Let me ask you something, Tatsumi." Acnologia said. "What would you do if you found out something terrible happened to your friends, and it was because of the people you chose to trust?"

"What are you talking about?" Tatsumi sat up.

Acnologia was silent, his shadow lying on his bed as Tatsumi stared at him. When he did respond, it was with the same tone.

"Forget what I said…for now. It's getting late." Acnologia told him. "I'll keep watch, so you have nothing to worry about."

"Uh…right." Tatsumi replied.

Though the black dragon gave him that assurance, it took about an hour before Tatsumi was able to sleep off. He was actually concerned about his safety around the blue-haired man, but after waking him, he found that Acnologia was still in the same position as before.

"You've awaken." Acnologia said without turning back.

"Ah, yes." Tatsumi said, feeling a bit drained. "Wait, have you been standing there since?"

"What can I say? These people have a nice backyard."

Tatsumi found it creepy that the man was just standing there. When he got his bath, he and Acnologia went to meet with a butler, who then took them to Aria, and they had their breakfast with them. Aria mentioned going to shop for some clothes, to which Tatsumi agreed on while Acnologia declined. He would rather stay in his room.

Another day came to an end, though not without Tatsumi telling Acnologia about his day. The black dragon learnt that Aria was a big spender and that the empire was ruled by a child that was being manipulated by the prime minister. None of that really concerned him, but one thing that did interest him a bit was about the group of assassins named Night Raid.

Tatsumi soon went to sleep when the time came. Tatsumi was enjoying his peaceful rest when he suddenly sensed something dangerous, and sat right up in an instant.

'What was that?! I sensed blood thirst just now!' Tatsumi thought. He turned to where Acnologia was. "Hey! There's – where did he go?!"

Acnologia wasn't there to be seen, and then a thought clicked on him. Acnologia was always giving off a threatening aura and Tatsumi always had a suspicion that he would do something dangerous, but not to the level he would've thought.

'I have to stop him!' He thought, and grabbed his sword before running off.

Unknown to Tatsumi, however, the black dragon was paying a visit to Aria's father in his private room. He was only disappointed when he saw that someone beat him to the kill. A woman with long blonde hair with beastly claws, ears and tail was holding the man by the neck in the air.

"Please…don't kill my daughter." He begged.

"Oh, don't worry. She'll be joining you soon." She replied with a smirk.

"You monster…"

Leone was about to crack his neck when she heard footsteps. Looking to where it came from her, her beastly instincts made her shudder as the presence kept coming towards to the room. This feeling was something she only felt once, and it was back when she was in the hideout.

"So…I'm guessing you're one of them. That is Night Raid." Acnologia said with a threatening look on his face. "Tell me, what magic are you using to attain this form and strength? A few come to mind, but I must know specifically."

"Magic?" Leone asked, confused. "Hey! Who are you?! Are you here to save this old man?!"

Aria's father pushed his eyes to the edge and saw Acnologia. "Oh good…You're here. Please save me from this monster."

"Monster, you say? How ironic that you say that." Acnologia's response survived him and Leone. "I'd admit you had the boy fooled, but not me. Though this woman obviously has more blood on her hands than I can count, you're getting what you deserve." With that, he turned his back at them and began to walk away. "With your wife dead by now, let's see if I can't kill your daughter before they do."

"N…No! You stay away from –" He was shut when Leone snapped his neck.

She threw the man aside and ran to the same way Acnologia walked through. But when she emerged at the corridor, she found no sign of him.

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Tatsumi was fighting for his life, except it wasn't with whom he once suspected it would be. Night Raid was attacking the mansion, and from the looks of it, they were able to kill off all the guards and possibly Aria's parents.

Speaking of the young blonde, Tatsumi was barely able to save her after Akame killed the guard protecting her. They were at the backyard, heading to a shed when it happened. Fortunately for the blonde, Tatsumi's sword clashed with her, and he got into a fight with the assassin.

Tatsumi was known to be very skilled in his village. He was able to take on Earth Dragons, which were bigger than most buildings in the Capital. However, when he started fighting Akame, he found that he was outclassed by her and barely able to survive.

Akame was easily able to stab him in the chest. Tatsumi should've been dead by then, but when he pulled out a totem from under his shirt, he smiled proudly. "The people from the village protected me." He said.

Akame was surprised at first, but at least she knew the cause. She became serious again and charged straight for Tatsumi without a slight thought.

"Eliminate." She said.

"Wait!" Tatsumi shouted in fear. He knew he wouldn't be able to survive another fight with the black-haired assassin. "You guys are after the money, right?! We're not even in the battlefield and yet you're trying to kill an innocent girl?!"

His words fell on deaf ears, however. Akame was about to strike him, when suddenly a shadow came upon them, and she jumped back just in time when she sensed its presence. Something immensely powerful landed right between them, creating a shockwave so strong that it pushed Tatsumi and Aria away and blew a strong wind against Akame.

Tatsumi and Aria barely had enough time to sit up when there noticed a silhouette in the dust cloud, rising from the ground.

"You call her innocent? You really are a fool, Tatsumi."

He recognized that voice, and so did Aria. Acnologia simply had to push his right arm aside to cause a wind that blew away the dust cloud.

"It's you!" Tatsumi exclaimed.

"That's right." Acnologia responded, and smirked at Akame. "So, you're one of them too, am I right? Your friend with blonde hair beat me to the girl's father."

"My father?" Aria asked, shocked at what she was hearing.

"You heard me right, brat." Acnologia said, looking back. "Just don't cry for him yet. When I'm done with these assassins, I'll be coming for you. Tatsumi, don't you dare run away with that girl. There's something I want you to know about your friends, but first…I want to stretch out with this assassin here."

Akame was troubled by that remark, but never showed it. Her killer senses were telling her that the person in front of her was no ordinary man. Was he a Teigu user? She couldn't be sure, and it's not like she was going to wait.

She ran straight at Acnologia and slashed her katana at his chest. Her attack was meant to be a swift kill, and with the fact that the weapon was equipped with poison, it was only a few seconds left before Acnologia would drop and die.

"Eh? Is that all?"

Akame was surprised and jumped back. Acnologia's chest had no sign of a potential strike on him. It was almost like her katana grazed his skin and did nothing.

The enemy was dangerous, and Akame knew that now. Unlike with Tatsumi, she'll actually have to be serious about killing her opponent. That is why, in a blink of an eye, she was gone from where she was standing, much to Tatsumi and Aria's shock.

When she reappeared, it was behind Acnologia with her katana heading for his neck. Tatsumi thought the worse for the black dragon, when suddenly man just clicked his tongue and blocked Akame's attack with just his finger.

"Aiming for the neck huh? Quite clever, but a foolish mistake still." Acnologia commented.

Akame made a leap back to avoid any counterattack by the man. She was already speculating that he was a Teigu user, when suddenly he appeared behind her and wrapped his arm around her stomach and used his other hand to grab her neck.

"Did you really think you could escape that easily?" Acnologia said intimidatingly.

Akame snarled and raised her leg to kick his private part. Acnologia responded with no pain, though he did show a slight strain from the impact. Akame went ahead to use the butt of her katana to hit his eye, but that only caused him to close and open it and hiss.

"You shouldn't have done that." Acnologia said with malice.

Before he could proceed to snap her neck, he and the others heard someone call out the female assassin's name. Leone emerged from the bush and ran straight for Acnologia, knowing her friend was in danger.

"You let go of her, you bastard!" Leone shouted.

Tatsumi recognized her. "Hey! You're that boobs from earlier!"

"Not now, kid! I'm going to fuck up your friend here!" She yelled.

"So you're the one that stole his money." Acnologia snickered and threw Akame away. The assassin landed on her feet, but that didn't concern him. "I told the lad that I would kill you if I was in his position. I can't be a liar after saying that."

"Fuck that!" Leone shouted and punched Acnologia in the face.

The black dragon skidded back, having felt the impact of the punch, and came to a stop. He was unharmed by her punch.

"So the cat knows how to bite?" Acnologia's lips shaped to a smile. He then stretched his hands out and shouted. "Come at me, woman! Entertain me to the best of your abilities! Only then will I grant you a quick but painful death!"

"Cocky bastard!" Leone yelled.

"Leone!" Akame called out to her.

When the both of them looked at each other, they made eye-contact and understood one another. Acnologia was impressed when Akame put her katana back in its holder and charge at him, and Leone followed suit.

He could only snicker before sensing both of their punches. Since he possessed his left hand once again, he was able to grab both of their punches with his hands, but not without being kicked at the chin by the both of them simultaneously.

Acnologia was sent flying back, when he then did a backflip and landed on his feet. Akame and Leone charged at him again with the intent to kill. Acnologia was impressed by their bloodlust and tightened his fists.

"HAHA! Two against one! So you have some strength in you, Akame!" Acnologia then summoned the magic to flow to his fists. "It's only fair that I become serious too!"

Everyone were shocked at what happened next. Acnologia's fists were engulfed by blue flames, before he laughed manically and leapt at the two assassins. Akame and Leone were able to get out of the way of his flames, but not without engaging in a fist fight afterwards.

The battle was intense to watch. Tatsumi watched as Akame and Leone exchanged punches with Acnologia while making sure that he never made a quick hit on weak points on their body. The heat coming from it was enough to let them know that they'll be burnt the moment it made contact with them.

However, the battle wasn't going to remain that way. Acnologia punched Leone in the stomach with so much power that she coughed out blood as a hole was created. She was still able to grab on to the black dragon's arm and pull him close to her.

Akame saw that chance as an opening created by her friend. She leapt and kneed Acnologia in the face with as much force as she could muster. It would've blown him away, however the black dragon suddenly grabbed Akame's ankle, causing her to scream when she felt the burn, and flung her against Leone.

Leone and Akame were able to land on their feet, though they did skid for some time before they stopped. The hole in Leone's stomach began to heal, and it surprised Acnologia.

"Regeneration?" He questioned. "You have quite the impressive magic there. Maybe I can take it from you once I've killed you."

"This ain't magic, dumbass! What kind of Teigu are you using, anyway?!" Leone yelled in anger.

"Teigu? I don't know what you're talking about. But I see now that I'll have to keep one of you alive. Perhaps, after I dispose of you two, I'll go for your friends standing on those wires and let one of them alive. I want to know what this Teigu you mentioned is all about."

"Like hell we'll let you get away!"

"That's where you're wrong." Acnologia's eyes flashed blue. "You never had a choice in this, especially the moment you chose to be here."

With that said, Acnologia opened his mouth and took a deep breath. "WITENESS A MERE FRACTURE OF THE POWER OF THE BLACK DRAGON! BLACK DRAGON ROAAAAAR!"

Akame and Leone barely had a chance to leap out of the way of the incoming attack. Acnologia unleashed a huge gush of fire that cut right through the air and ground surface. When the attack was power, a huge trail was found, burning any tree in its track, to point that none of them remained.

"So…So hot…" Tatsumi muttered. Even though he was far from the battle, he and Aria were able to feel the heat of his flames. "He burnt down those trees like they were nothing."

"No…No way…" Aria was shocked. "We…we had that in our house?" Aria was shocked.

Acnologia huffed and looked at where Leone and Akame stood. The both of them were also shocked at his display of power.

'What kind of power is that…?' Leone thought, and looked away from the damage. She stared at Acnologia. 'I couldn't even see the end of that trail. Is he really playing with us all this time? If so, Akame and I won't be able to beat him alone. Those flames should've attracted the others' attention.'

She was right, because a gunshot was heard. Acnologia's keen ears were able to pick up on a bullet heading for the back of his head, and grabbed it with just two finger. He growled with a small tone and turned back to see the top of the mansion, where a young girl with pink twin-tails standing there with a sniper-like gun.

"What?! He caught it?!" Mine was surprised.

Acnologia glanced at the bullet in his hand, and then back at the girl. Knowing that the object came from the girl, he flicked the bullet back at her without a second thought. Mine was caught off guard when the bullet flew past her, but only barely scratching against her neck.

"S-Shit!" Mine shouted and became furious. "Big mistake! When I'm ever in a pinch, my pumpkin just gets stronger!"

She pulled on the trigger and unleashed a bright orange beam down on Acnologia. The black dragon was unmoved by it, and even opened his mouth when it drew closer. The thing he did next only shocked everyone.

Acnologia ate the whole beam until not a bit of it was left. He then coughed and hit his chest, before belching.

"Doesn't taste like magic, but it's a bit edible. Thanks for the meal. How about I return the favor?"

Before anyone could ask what he meant, he opened his mouth and unleashed the same beam she shot at him. Mine barely had enough time to jump out of the way and land on a set of wires set up by Lubbock. The beam, meanwhile, cut down the upper-left side of Aria's mansion.

"My house!" Aria shouted.

Acnologia was about to comment on that, when he suddenly sensed danger around him. A bunch of green threads suddenly surrounded him, and before he could say a word, they tightened around him.

"I've got to say, you're a tough one…" Lubbock said, standing behind the black dragon. "…but this is where it ends."

"Hmph. Such ignorance will only leave you dead."

"What?"

Lubbock witnessed at the threads suddenly shattered into mere pieces in an instant. Acnologia disappeared from his sight, and only showed up behind him with quick karate chop on his neck. Lubbock gasped from the air and fell to the ground unconscious.

"Maybe I should stop holding back." Acnologia muttered, and looked at his hand.

Leone grew angry and charged straight for the black dragon. She wanted nothing more than to end his life right there. Acnologia could sense the killing intent in her, and found himself bored by it. Before she even reached him, he went passed her with an expressionless face and with his hands stretched out.

Leone screamed out in pain when she felt what he did to him. Her arms and legs were sliced off her, and she hit the ground with a thud. Not only was her limbs flying on the ground, but there were several large cuts on her body.

Akame was shocked at what happened and wanted to react. Acnologia beat her to it, and reappeared behind her. She turned back to face him, but he only used that as a chance to swiftly grab her by the throat and lift her off the ground.

"I'm kind of disappointed. I wanted a real fight and yet…" Akame stopped him when she kicked his face. It did nothing to him. "…and yet I only fought weak humans."

It was obvious by his tone that he wished to kill Akame. The assassin knew that with that kind of grip that she couldn't escape. Her best chance was to use Murasame to unlock her trump card, but knowing this man's speed, she likely won't be able to get to it.

Fortunately, her teammates came to her rescue in the form of constant bullets fired from Mine's position. Acnologia simply threw Akame away and flicked the bullets with a finger as they came.

Every impact the bullets made on the ground resulted in an explosion. While Acnologia was unfazed by them, the whole thing was scaring Aria, and a constant reminder to Akame, Leone and Tatsumi of the man's unbelievable power. Acnologia was perfectly flickering every shot sent at him with a bored look on his face.

'Just what the hell is this guy?' Leone was curious. She could barely see what was going on from her position on the floor. If it weren't for her regeneration, she'd be dead by now.

Unknown to Acnologia, the bullets were just a cover for Sheele and Bulat to strike at him from above. When the shots cleared, the duo came down from above him to cut down the black dragon. Bulat was in his Incursio form and wielded a spear while Sheele possessed Extase.

Acnologia barely had enough time to look up when they struck him down. However, he did have the time to catch both their weapons by the blade with both hands, much to the shock of the duo.

"You're four hundred years too early to think sneak attacks work on me!" And so Acnologia threw them back, though they landed on their feet safely.

"This is insane…" Aria said, stepping away. "I have to get away from here."

Acnologia heard that, and his glare turned over to her. Aria could see the cold expression on his face, and shrieked before turning away to leave the place. Tatsumi called out to her, but she chose to ignore him.

She never made it away like she thought. She ran into Acnologia's body and fell to the ground with a short scream. When she looked up, she saw the black dragon squat down at her with a scowl on his face.

"I never gave you permission to leave, nor did I say you'll live past this night." He said.

Next thing that happened was the shed's door blown to bits by blue flames. Aria was sent flying to the floor of the place, with Acnologia walking over to her from the distance.

"Stop this!" Tatsumi shouted with his sword in his grasp. "What's wrong with you?! Aria and her family brought us here and treated us kindly, and now that her parents are dead you treat their daughter this way!"

Acnologia turned back at Tatsumi. "As always, you're quite gullible. Do you wish to fight me just to save that girl?"

"If I have to, then yes." Tatsumi said seriously.

Leone was being assisted by Akame to put her limbs back together. Due to her Teigu, her regeneration was kicking in, and she found herself back on her feet. The other members of Night, minus the unconscious Lubbock, were cautious about the interaction between Tatsumi and Acnologia, and waited for any opening that they could exploit.

"You with the big breasts!" Acnologia called Leone.

"I have a name, you know!" Leone retorted.

"I don't fucking care!" Acnologia dismissed her response. "I heard Night Raid attacks people with high political and social power, correct? But the reason you kill them isn't because you're just assassins, it's because they deserved it, am I right?"

"Yes…" Leone was a bit dumbfounded at his thinking. "How did you know?"

"Simple, because I met this twerp and her family." Acnologia answered before facing Aria. He saw the fear in her eyes, and said. "As much as I'd enjoy killing you, I think that honor goes to Tatsumi."

"What are you talking about?! I can't kill a human being, especially someone that's innocent!" Tatsumi yelled.

Acnologia almost found his response laughable. He even cracked a smile at the very humor he found behind Tatsumi's words.

"Come in here and take a look for yourself, Tatsumi." That's all he said.

Tatsumi was reluctant, before complying with the words of the black dragon. He only needed to take a step in, and his eyes were in shock at what awaited him. Bodies of people were in cages, some without limbs, and other just missing more body parts, with every one of them covered in blood.

His eyes widened more when he looked up and saw a familiar face and body. It was a girl, naked and covered in blood with her head looking down as she lacked one of her legs.

"S-Sayo…" Tatsumi called out, his mind very much in shock at what he was witnessing. "Hey, Sayo…It's me, Tatsumi."

When he received no response, the reality sunk him more. Aria made an attempt to stand up, but Acnologia simply grabbed her by the top of her hair and lifted her off the ground. She screamed, though he didn't care.

"Let me go! Let me go!" Aria cried out.

"No." Acnologia replied coldly, and looked back at Tatsumi. "Now do you see what you're 'kind saviors' were really up to? I knew the moment I smelt the blood on her she was no ordinary girl. The blood on her and her family's hands were so bad that I was almost impressed."

'Impressed?' Akame thought.

"Wait, you're saying she and her family did this?" Tatsumi asked, still in shock but not even looking at Acnologia.

"That's right." Leone confirmed as she stepped over to them. "The guards were keeping quiet about it, so they're similarly guilty."

"It's a lie!" Aria shouted. "I didn't know there was a place like this! Are you going to believe me, the one that saved you, or these guys, Tatsumi?!"

The young boy was unable to respond. His mind was trying to comprehend the truth and the reality of everything. He was, however, brought out of his thoughts when he heard a familiar voice, except it was dying.

"Tatsumi…"

"Ieyasu!" Tatsumi called out and turned to the direction from where it came.

His black spiky-haired friend, Ieyasu, was in a cage, shirtless and covered in his own blood as he stretched his hand out to him, his face showing horror.

"That girl invited Sayo and me…and after we ate, we lost consciousness…and we were here when we came to. That…That girl…she tortured Sayo to deeaaatthh!"

Tatsumi was shocked at the deep revelation. There was no doubt in his mind now that Aria and her family did everything to his friends like Ieyasu said. Aria snapped at last, and the innocent little girl she kept was unfolded.

"SO WHAT IF I KILLED HER?! YOU ALL ARE JUST WORTHLESS HICKS FROM THE COUNTRY, RIGHT?! THE SAME AS CATTLE! I SHOULD BE FREE TO TREAT THEM HOWEVER I WANT! BESIDES, THAT GIRL WAS SO IMPERTINENT FOR HAVING SUCH STRAIGHT HAIR FOR A FARM ANIMAL, EVEN THOUGH I'M TROUBLED WITH SUCH UNRULY HAIR! THAT'S WHY I AGONIZED HER SO METICULOUSLY! IN FACT, SHE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THAT I TOOK SUCH GOOD CARE OF HER!"

"So…you were troubled by unruly hair, huh?" Acnologia asked, and he showed his sharp dragon-like teeth. "Then let me help you with that."

His claws suddenly grew and cut of some the hair he was holding. Aria fell to the ground with a scream and made an attempt to scurry away. Acnologia grabbed her by the foot and pulled her back to face him on her back.

Aria was staring straight at a monster. Forget the expression she made earlier, she knew she was staring at a being much crueler than her. But even when she tried to protect her hair with her hands, the black dragon scratch them and used his claws to cut every trace of her hair off. When he was done, Aria was bald, though there were bloody claw marks on her head.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?!" Aria screamed.

"You hated your hair, right? So I cut them off. You're welcome."

"YOU…YOU BASTARD!"

Acnologia was unfazed by her insult. "You know, I could've killed you right where you lie. You put me in the same category as a worthless hick and a cattle. But let me make it clear to you so you can take my words to your parents if you see them in the afterlife, I'm not from the countryside, nor am I as weak as the people you killed. I'm an existence you were fortunate until now to never meet. I am Acnologia, and where I'm from, I'm known as the King of Dragons."

"D-Dragons?" Aria asked, scared and yet so confused.

"That's right…" Acnologia smirked a bit. "You guys were kind of bothered that I never told you my name. So do you want to know why I acted that way? It's because I was looking at walking corpses, and you should know how dumb it is to talk to corpses, right?"

Aria was stricken in fear. She was able to pick up his tone quite easily. Acnologia was basically saying he was planning on killing them before Night Raid even showed up. This also made her realize that she and her parents weren't being the predators like they did with their previous victims. No, Acnologia was the predator, and they were the unsuspecting prey.

"Tatsumi…now's your chance." Acnologia said to the young boy. "Are you going to let their torture and death here be in vain? Cut her down right where she is."

Aria looked over to Tatsumi and saw his face was covered by his hair. The killing intent coming from him was strong, and it scared her as she struggled back on her feet.

"Tatsumi…wait. You…You can't do this. I…I…" She stopped when she saw that she wasn't getting through to him.

She needed to escape, especially from the vengeful teenager coming for her. Acnologia made no effort to stop her, so she got on her feet and tried to make a run for it. Tatsumi caught up to her, however, and sliced her right on the back.

Aria cried out in pain, feeling the huge gash on her back as she tried to crawl away. Tatsumi went over to her and kicked her on her back. When Aria looked up, she saw Tatsumi's sword right above her chest, specifically at the place where her heart would be.

"Please…don't kill me…"

"Tell that to Sayo…but I doubt a monster like you will do that." Tatsumi said and struck his sword into her heart.

Aria died on that very spot, and Tatsumi walked away from her. "Just what is wrong with this world?" He questioned.

Though he avenged Sayo and Ieysau, he wasn't feeling victorious over his revenge. He was deeply depressed over the truth and his reality, and was at the point of dejection when he heard Ieyasu coughing.

Looking to where the cage was, he saw Acnologia carrying Ieyasu away from the cage. One thing he failed to notice was the fact that the man had bent the bars just to get to the boy out. Acnologia handed Ieyasu over to Tatsumi, who lay him on the floor but kept his sitting up.

"Ieyasu, I'm so sorry. If I hadn't separated from you guys then –"

"Tatsumi…" Ieyasu said with a dying voice. "You would've ended up in the same state as us. Never mind…what happened. You know Sayo. She never submitted to that fucking girl…I really…wanted to go out like her…like a hero."

Ieyasu's heart stopped beating, and he gave up his ghost. Tatsumi silently placed his best friend on the floor, feeling terrible over what just happened. But he was so much in pain that his mind accepted what happened, and he silently grieved for his dead friends.

"Aria's mother poisoned the previous guests with a special medicine and kept those things in her diary." Leone said to him somewhat sympathetically. "Sorry, but there was nothing you could've done to save him."

"His willpower kept him alive." Akame added.

Acnologia sighed, disturbing the airy silence in the shed. When a thought dawned on him, he went over to Tatsumi and asked an unexpected question.

"You lost both your friends. That must hurt for a human at your age." He said. Tatsumi was confused by his tone, and looked up at him. Acnologia added. "I will give you a choice. Who did you love more?"

"What…kind of question is that?!" Tatsumi yelled and rose to his feet. With tears forming in his eyes, he shouted. "Those were my best friends, and you're asking me who I loved more! Are you insane!? What kind of human asks such a question to a grieving person?!"

''I see…" Acnologia commented with an unfazed face.

He went past Tatsumi and stood at the place below Sayo. When his eyes lay on the dead girl, he had something to say.

"If what he said was true, then her action was quite admirable. Never bowing down to a superior power, even when things seemed hopeless, reminds me of someone I once knew."

Acnologia raised his hand to Sayo's chains and flicked his finger. A blue flame cut right through it, and her body fell until he caught her in his arms.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" Tatsumi asked, both confused and angry. "Leave her alone! She…She never did anything to you!"

"Will you shut up and watch?!" Acnologia yelled back at him. "You humans can be so noisy sometimes, to the point that it's very annoying!"

Tatsumi became quiet, and shuddered. Acnologia's tone was unlike what he had seen from him so far. Meanwhile, Night Raid watched as the black dragon looked back at Sayo and she was suddenly covered in a white aura.

Sayo's body began to be cleanse from the dirt and the blood, and the wounds she sustained began to close. One thing that also shocked everyone was the fact that her limb grew back. When the process was completed, everyone heard her gasp as air rushed into her lungs and her eyes opened.

"Huh...? I'm…alive?" She muttered.

"Sayo!" Tatsumi cried out and rushed over to her.

Acnologia carefully placed her on the floor for her to stand. Sayo stumbled a bit, fortunately Tatsumi caught her in a hug and held her very close to him.

"You're here! You're actually alive!" He said with tears coming from his eyes.

Everyone in Night Raid (minus Lubbock) were shocked at what they witnessed. Being assassins, they knew that no one had the power to bring the dead back to life, and yet here was someone who did it like it was nothing.

Acnologia smiled a bit. "I've got to hand it to you, kid. You hugged a naked human girl and felt no reaction towards it."

Tatsumi's eyes widened, and so did Sayo. The both of them blushed and separated from each other, but not without a repercussion. Sayo screamed and slapped Tatsumi by the face while she screamed and squatted down while using her hands to cover her chest.

"Here…" Acnologia said, throwing his black cloth on her. 'Wear this. You should be okay now until you get some actual clothes.'

"Uh…thanks." Sayo said and covered herself with it.

Now that she was looking up at him, she noticed the scary features of the black dragon. He possessed long blue hair, his skin was dark, and he had blue marks on his face. She should've been scared at him, but she found no reason or feeling to react in such a way.

Sayo stood up with the cloth covering her and turned back to Tatsumi. "Um…sorry about that, Tatsumi."

"No, it's fine." Tatsumi said, blushing in embarrassment. "I…I should've been mindful with what I did. It's just that…I was so happy to see you alive and okay. Maybe now Ieyasu can come back to us too."

"Fat chance, kid. You shouldn't get your hopes up."

Acnologia's statement came to them so dramatically. When Tatsumi and everyone there heard it, they were confused by the meaning behind it, and Sayo went ahead to ask the reason.

"I…don't understand. You brought me back, so you should be able to bring Ieyasu back too, right?"

"I can, but that doesn't mean I should."

Tatsumi was deeply disturbed by this, and he resulted to going on his knees and bowing in front of Acnologia.

"I'm sorry for what I said to you earlier! Please…bring back Ieyasu too!"

Acnologia simply looked away. "Bowing won't change anything, kid. I'm not mad at you. You're just a human child in my eyes."

"Huh? So…why won't you bring back Ieyasu?" Tatsumi asked.

"Because they're consequences for trying to upset the balance of life and death." Acnologia explained. "From where I come from, we have a god called Ankhseram, and he doesn't take kindly to people who dares to bring the dead back to life. Although I never gave a rat's ass about his rules, but I don't plan on getting on his bad side. I only brought your friend back because I figured I should test that power just to see if I was still capable of using it."

"So…I was just a test to you?" Sayo was feeling betrayed.

"Yes…and no." Acnologia answered. "When I was your age, I never had friends or a good family to look up to. It's probably because of my poor upbringing that I became the monster I once was. But…then I met someone who told me the value of having friends. That is why, when I saw Tatsumi in grief over you and Ieyasu's dead bodies, I decided to take the risk and bring at least one of you back."

"Oh…Thank you." Sayo smiled.

"No need to thank me. I think it was the nice thing to do." Acnologia smiled back.

Leone was impressed, and it showed on the smirk on her face. Forget having her butt kicked by the black dragon, she was seeing a chance to actually recruit him, and now that everything was clear, she went over to him.

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Oh wow, that was something. First chapter and Sayo has returned back from the grave.

Now if anyone's confused by what Acnologia did, I'd advice checking the last few chapters of the manga (unless the anime has finished by the time you're reading this, in that case you might have an idea of what he did).

Not to spoil too much, I'll just say that Acnologia has absorbed some power, to the point that he could bring the dead back to life. This was not shown in the anime or manga, but if you know what power he gained, you'd know what he did. I'm only saying this because at the time I'm typing this, the anime hasn't reached its conclusion.

I remembered that I originally wanted Aria to be redeemed by Acnologia later on in this story. I later dropped this idea when I saw the reception my other story got when I went ahead to redeem Aria. Some people can't let go of a grudge, apparently.

Now one question I'm sure is on your minds is if Acnologia can return to his dragon form. I think that's left to be seen, so I won't spoil that. As for any other questions you may have, please let me know in the reviews. Also, if you enjoyed this fanfic, let me know in the reviews.

Lastly, if I were to bring in another Fairy Tail character, who would you want to see. That person cannot be Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Gajeel, Levy or minor characters.

Thank you all for reading this fanfiction. Since I'm about to end this here, I just want to ask that if any of you have some level of talent with drawing or some form of art, please contact me through PM. I'm setting up a Youtube channel, and I'd need someone to help with an art. Thank you in advance!

See you all in the next chapter!