*Lithia, Adenien; January 18, 2020; 3:55 PM*

Yang wasted no time, leaping at her mother and punching her square in the stomach.

Corvus leaped straight backwards, unleashing wave after wave of energy lashes from her blade.

They all seemingly passed through Yang, who had dodged them so fast nobody could see her doing so.

Yang cast another disdainful glare.

Vegeta, Ruby, Cade, Oreonna, Twilight, and Auburn immediately ran to her side.

"You took over my mind and used me to kill people I loved. But it wasn't enough for you, was it? You had to drive my friends apart, too." Yang scowled.

"You killed my mentor, my old babysitter, and my brother! You won't get away with anything you've done!"

"And let's not get into how you even got your powers." Cade added.

"Will you all stop this posturing and get this over with?" Vegeta demanded, charging at Corvus alongside Yang.

"Umm... Alright!!" Ruby shouted, leaping into the fray after them

Corvus ducked to avoid both warrior's attacks, quickly avoiding Cade, Ruby, and Auburn's strikes as well.

Yang punched Corvus in the back, leaving the All-Maiden staggering forward as Twilight fired a beam of magic at her chest.

The magic beam held Corvus back long enough for Oreonna and Auburn to blast her towards Vegeta, who had one hand raised in her direction.

"BIG BANG ATTACK!!!"

Corvus instantly blocked Vegeta's attack with her sword as Yang launched herself towards her mother yet again, assaulting her with a barrage of punches, each one sending shockwaves across the destroyed city.

Corvus kicked Yang aside, eyes alight with fury.

"After everything I did for you..! After granting you your life by my side! Our Tribe could have become an empire! We would have been unstoppable-!"

"SHUT UP!!!!"

Natsu punched Corvus in the chest, leading to a full-on assault from the other members of Fairy Tail.

"ICE-MAKE: ICE BRINGER!!!" Gray shouted, hacking away at Corvus with two icy blades.

Erza leaped from behind, equipped with her Flight Armor, as Corvus turned around in shock.

Wendy, taking the opportunity, launched Corvus towards Erza, who instantly began hacking away at the All-Maiden from every direction.

Vegeta then kicked Corvus aside, repeatedly punched her, and kicked her again into the ground.

Yang, flying upwards into the sky, quickly and suddenly charged downwards and punched Corvus in the face.

Corvus, now enraged, turned her sword into a gauntlet and raised it to the sky.

"YOU'RE ALL FINISHED, EMPRESS' LANCER"

Corvus launched an all-consuming wave of energy into the skies, leaving only Yang and Vegeta to block the attack.

"Don't you dare hold back..!" Vegeta glared at Yang.

"Against her? We're ending this NOW!!!"

"Everyone, now's our chance..!"

"Let's finish this! VOLTAGE CRASHER!!!"

Cade and Twilight instantly launched their own attacks, forcing Corvus to redirect some of her power towards them.

"FIRE DRAGON ROAR!!!"

"ICE-MAKE: ICE CANNON!!!"

"WIND DRAGON ROAR!!!"

"SILVER STREAM!!!!"

Three more attacks added to Cade's assault as Corvus tried to withstand everyone's power.

"Oreo, get ready..." Auburn ordered as both of them raised their pick and bow.

"Now!!"

The ensuing sound waves caught Corvus off-guard, allowing everyone's attacks to nearly coalese and surpass Corvus'.

"YOU DOUBT MY DIVINE RULE?!" Corvus demanded in anger.

"Xiao Long, We've let the others have their fun. This ends now!"

"I couldn't agree more! FLAMING ECLIPSE!!!"

"GALICK GUN!!!!"

Corvus' eyes shot open as she redirected all of her power to counter Yang and Vegeta's combined attack, leaving her open to Cade and Twilight's.

Instantly, Corvus had been blown across the city, through the other side of the wall, and out of Lithia's outer boundary.

"Heh...Heh... She's still alive... barely.."

"We can't take any chances.. not with her." Erza stated.

"Where's Alex?" Lucy wondered.

"Dad... Oreonna, let's hurry.." Auburn ordered.

"Seriously?!" Oreonna rolled her eyes.

"Either way, Corvus is too dangerous to let loose. She'll regain her power and keep damaging our worlds.." Twilight decided.

"I agree.. Let's deal with her, and deal with Saigo the same way." Ultimus stated.

"Right..!" Julius agreed.

"We'll let Mom decide what to do with... Mom..?" Cade wondered.

Yang landed outside of the City, wincing at the sight of Corvus' burnt and broken body.

Corvus had been burned on one side, where Cade, Twilight, and Fairy Tail's attack had blown her away. It looked as though her's and Vegeta's attacks also did a number on the All-Maiden, as her power had been drained significantly.

Corvus herself had lost her full-powered form, and appeared to be resting.

Yang took another step closer.

"You...You've failed me..." Corvus coughed weakly.

"The only people I've actually failed are my family and friends. I'd call you a monster, but I bet you'd take it as a compliment." Yang scowled.

"Ha... I've broken you and your group... How are the others possibly going to forgive you for this..."

"They already did." Yang retorted, her hands slowly balling into fists.

"So naive... You're as much of a broken shell as your former husband... Your friends have already been divided... and just because they helped you dispose of me doesn't mean that everything will be back to normal..." Corvus grinned.

Yang kicked Corvus sharply in the side.

"Why?! What was the point of all this?! Couldn't you have just warned us like Cade did?!" Yang demanded, choking back tears.

"You're missing the point... The world had been expanding and all the while had grown too dependent on Alex and his 'Unity' Group... When they perished at Osiris' hand... there was no stopping it...

"Osiris is too strong for a mere Team... Entire populations need to be ready to stand and fight... All of them stronger than Unity could ever dream to be.. And the only way to ensure that is war... It has turned people like Alex and yourself from mere Huntsman-level trash into warriors who could stand on the shoulders of giants..

"The alliances formed since the Inquisitor War have proven able to respond to major, apocalypse level events that the Inquisitors originally intended to fight off themselves, but it was a powder keg waiting to burst... the majority have never seen Unity as the force for good you claim to be... Instead as a hostile takeover waiting to happen... I've merely accelerated the oncoming wars.."

"I NEED A REAL ANSWER! WHY GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS TROUBLE JUST TO TEAR US APART!!!" Yang demanded.

Corvus smiled.

"Yang... Do you know why Cinder went through such lengths to achieve the power I hold now..? It's because after Osiris is defeated my hand alongside the rest of the populace.. Our Tribe could be legendary.. I could rule every dimension, with a legion of powerful soldiers at my beck and call... a legion, and power, that you would inherit one fateful day...

"As this timeline's counterpart had said, I left because the Corvus Tribe needed a leader. I've led numerous raids on villages outside of Mistral for resources so we could one day defeat Salem ourselves.. I intended to start an empire... With you as it's Heiress..."

Yang glared at her mother in shock.

"I... You.. You monster..!"

Yang launched one final shot from her Celestial Detonator, ending her mother's life as a glowing, multi-colored ball floated into her. Powering down immediately, she felt this new energy flowing through her as her mother's new sword changed from purple to bright yellow, and attached itself to Yang's robotic arm.

Mystified, Yang almost didn't hear Cade calling her.

She quickly flew over to where he was standing, along with her sister, her kids, and the rest of her friends.

"Yang?" Kat shouted.

"Kat, what are you doing here?"

"I got a distress call, and it looks like the Ocelots and the Ryders got the same one as well.." Kat stated as Ryder carriers landed outside the city, with Silver Ocelots landing Bullheads not too far away.

"We heard a distress signal, what happened?!" Protá demanded.

"Kat? Did you send a distr-What. Happened...?" Liss wondered as she suddenly saw the devastation.

"I'll tell you everything once we find Alex."

"Over here!" Cade shouted.

The group ran over to Cade, where they had Alex strapped down and wrapped in bandages.

"He's been stabilized, but he isn't waking up. He had one more Senzu Bean on him." Vegeta stated as he started to place the bean in Alex's mouth.

Yang's hand darted over, blocking Vegeta's hand.

"Are you out of your mind, woman?!" He demanded.

"Are you?! You saw what happened, if he wakes up, he'll kill us all!" Yang shouted.

"Why would he do that..?" Kat wondered.

"Saigo's mental state seems badly deteriorated.. what could have caused this..?" Protá asked.

"I'll... Explain later.." Yang sighed.

"Until then, search the city for survivors." Protá ordered.

"Find any salvagable resources, report to Kat if you find anything unusual!" Liss added.

"Search for any unknown artifacts! If you find anything, report back to me!" Kat finished.

"Kat... We need to talk... In private.." Yang said.

"Yeah.. Cade, Auburn, come with Yang and I!" Ruby called out.

"Ruby, I said in private.."

"What? We're your family.. I think the only family you have left.." Ruby sighed.

"Okay... Come on..." Yang nodded.

"Until then, have any available transport escort Evan, Ultimus, Natsu, and the others to the nearest Dimensional Gate." Twilight ordered.

"Already on it." Liss confirmed.

Twilight took another look at the devastated landscape with a look of confusion and horror.

"What in Equestria happened while I was gone?!" Twilight wondered again

Author's Notes:

Sorry about the short chapter, but I had to cram to get this all done by today..

I'll go more into the Aftermath of this Arc in an Interlude mini-arc between this and the Osiris Arc.

Anyways, before any of that, I'm doing a whole grammatical and formatting overhaul with Blood Red Shadows 1 and 2. Probably should have done it sooner, but I was busy..

Until next time!

-The Destoyer