Just like how Grimoire Heart has investigated him and Fairy Tail, Alex also has done some investigations about them. After all, because of his actions in the past, they lost 4 of their original members in the series.
He needs to know who replaced Ultear, Meredy, Zoldeo, and Capricorn. Alex has saved Ultear who then saved Meredy, and now both of them are in Mermaid Heels.
As for Zoldeo, he is still being Layla's loyal servant because it was Layla's death that changed him, but now she is still alive and thanks to that, Zoldeo doesn't use Human Subordination Magic on Capricorn who now is contracted to Lucy.
Yet, Grimoire Heart still has the 7 Kin of Purgatory in their ranks. That means the 4 spots that should be filled by those 4 are filled by other people and Alex needs to know who they are to prepare for the battle against them.
From his investigation, he finds out that one of the fillers is Brain a.k.a Zero who should be the Guild Master of Oracion Seis. There's no Oracion Seis now, probably because the ones that should be recruited by Brain are escapees from the Tower of Heaven.
But now most people that have been freed from the Tower of Heaven are gathering in a Guild made by themselves which is called Heaven's Runners with Jellal as their Guild Master.
Those who should be recruited by Brain into Oracion Seis are also joining that Guild after Makarov and other Legal Guild Masters saved them from the Tower of Heaven thanks to the information that Alex gave them.
Maybe that's why Brain couldn't make Oracion Seis and ended up joining Grimoire Heart. But Alex doesn't know that he also causes Brain to join Grimoire Heart through another way, and it was actually the main reason.
Brain joined Grimoire Heart not long after Alex destroyed that research Facility where he, Ultear, and more people were experimented on. The Magic Council hunted Brain as the head of that facility, so he was forced to join a strong force to save himself and he chose Grimoire Heart instead of making a new Guild himself.
Meanwhile, the other 3 fillers are also characters that are affected by the changes that Alex made. They should be Jellal's subordinates in the series, the Trinity Raven, that fought Fairy Tail in the Tower of Heaven arc.
Well, it makes sense for them to be recruited by Grimoire Heart because in the series, Jellal who became their leader was manipulated by Ultear who was a member of Grimoire Heart. So they were actually Grimoire Heart's subordinates in a way.
"Hmm? There is a familiar face there. I haven't heard about you being a member of Grimoire Heart after I defeated you. So this is where you escaped, Jose."
Alex looks at the former Guild Master of the now disbanded Phantom Lord, Jose Porla. He has been wanted by the Magic Council since his battle with Alex. But they still can't find him to this day, so Alex is really surprised to see him here.
The Council planned to do a trial for Jose, but it's not guaranteed that they would give him a severe punishment. That's why they got very suspicious when he ran away, so they did some investigations and found other illegal activities he did even though he was a Legal Guild Master and a Wizard Saint too.
"You better prepare yourself, Alexander Sterling! I have been waiting for this moment ever since you defeat me." Jose looks excited to fight Alex again even though he was very terrified when Alex defeated him that he wet himself.
"Oho? Seems like you have prepared some secret weapons or maybe you've gotten much stronger using some strange methods. I can't wait to see what you've prepared. I also want to see what you Dark Mages from one of the strongest Dark Guilds are capable of." Alex rubs his chin curiously.
"Seems like you are confident in your abilities, boy. But this will be different from when we were still trapped in our airship. We can do more things here on land." Hades spreads his arms smugly.
"That's true. But you should know that it's not just you who can do more things here, right?" Alex doesn't back down even though he knows it will be difficult to fight all of them alone.
There are 8 enemies in front of him and if he also counts Zeref, then there are 2 more that aren't here. But then he senses someone rushing here from the airship. He still remembers the feel of Zeref's magic power, so the one coming here must be Rustyrose.
"9 enemies at once, huh? This won't be easy."
After a quick glance at all of them, Alex changes his form. He transforms into Mini Shukaku which makes Brain widen his eyes in surprise while grinning.
"The Sand Dog Beast!"
"Been a long time since I heard that. But you know, Shukaku is not a Dog, he's a raccoon. Well, it doesn't matter now. Both me and Shukaku have been looking for you for years, Brain. You and your henchmen have given us so much, so it's only right for us to pay you back, right?"
Right when Alex finishes what he says, Brain's feet suddenly get wrapped with sand. Then before he can react, he is pulled into the ground that without anyone's knowledge has transformed into sand. Brain sinks into the sand and disappears in an instant.
Everyone else jumps away out of fear of being sucked into the sand too. They are very wary of Alex now because he can attack without any sign. They can't even react to his attack even though they've put up their guards against him.
"Don't worry, I won't bury you alive like that. I only do that for him so I can kill him last." Alex's grin while transforming into Shukaku is really terrifying that it even makes Dark Mages who have dealt with many evil people flinch when seeing that grin filled with bloodlust.
Although not on the level of what he showed to Gray and Lucy during the exam, Alex releases a rather powerful bloodlust while grinning just now. These people are used to killing people, so they are more used to bloodlust than Gray and Lucy too.
"Is he really a Legal Mage? How can he have stronger bloodlust than even serial killers?" Ikaruga, the only woman there, and also the one supposed to be one of Trinity Raven asks with wide eyes.
"He's someone who has destroyed many Dark Guilds, so it shouldn't be strange for him to have such a strong bloodlust, right?" Kain, the fat guy asks while raising an eyebrow.
"While it's true that he fought more Dark Mages than anyone in his Guild, it's said that he didn't kill most of the Dark Mages he defeated. Most of them were captured alive, so he shouldn't have killed that many people to have such a strong bloodlust."
Jose knows most of Alex's feat because he has investigated Alex more thoroughly before while still being a Wizard Saint. Though the information he got from his investigations doesn't seem to be useful because he lost in the end.
While they are wondering about something unimportant like that, Alex suddenly attacks them with rapid wind bullets he shoots from his mouth. These wind bullets are small, but very sharp and powerful because they can pierce the trees easily.
The Dark Mages aren't panicking now and defend themselves properly. Azuma creates a thick wall of wood by extending and expanding the tree branches around them. His magic makes the wood sturdier than normal, so the wind bullets can't pierce the thick wood wall.
"Hmm, it's quite tough." Alex is trying to test their defensive abilities, but just Azuma alone has shown a stronger power than he thought.
He wants to attack again, but suddenly a wide dark purple magic circle appears above him. Before Alex can get away, he suddenly feels a really strong pressure is pushing him down. Or it's more correct to say that his body has gotten much heavier.
"Increasing Gravity?"
"Hehehe, now you can't evade my attack. I'll make sure to crush you with a very strong gravity." Bluenote snickers as Azuma removes the wood shield that blocks their view.
Alex looks at the ground around him that sinks quite deeply because of the strong gravity. Some rocks are even destroyed by the pressure, so normal living beings would be crushed too, but Alex isn't a normal living being.
Mages' bodies get stronger thanks to their magic power and powerful Mages usually train their bodies even further because their bodies are containers for magic power. The stronger their bodies are, the more magic power they can keep.
That's why powerful Mages usually have powerful bodies. They can come out unscathed after crashing onto hard boilders because of their powerful bodies and magic power. So it's not strange for Alex to withstand this gravity even when rocks are destroyed by it.
Alex can even make counterattacks by rising the sand around the enemies and turn it into sand spears while he is still under the effect of the strong gravity. He throws the sand spears from all sides quite close to them, forcing them to be defensive again.
Bluenote is also disturbed, so his Gravity Magic that affects Alex disappears. Freeing Alex only makes it worse for them because he suddenly shoots 10 massive and long wind blades that cut through the trees and fly toward them.
They unsurprisingly manage to stop the wind blades because they are still powerful Mages even if they are being pushed back. Alex uses the oldest form he can transform into which is also the most known by them.
Yet, he still can give them so much problems, and he hasn't even gotten serious yet. They are also still just observing him, but all of them know that they can't take this lightly even though they only fight 1 enemy and already on land.
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Ch. 189. The Different Pandemonium