How does one punish an immortal villain? To the Magic Council, endless imprisonment is the only appropriate response to Zeref's endless sins. Fortunately, Fairy Tail has never paid much attention to the Council... A story of family, loss, and reconciliation in a world where Zeref survives the Alvarez War.
Sting and Rogue have always been brothers, but they've never been equals. It was always Sting who was the strongest. Sting who became Guild Master. Sting whose actions mattered. And on the day the dragons reappeared, Rogue finally discovered why. Oneshot, Rogue-centric.
Crocus, X792. On the day that Lucy gave up hope of ever seeing her old guild again, she receives an offer to help revive Fairy Tail from the last person she was expecting. Alternate Avatar/Alvarez arc.
Both had been chosen by God; both, in their own way, had been betrayed by Him. Even so, they were unlikely allies, and even less likely friends.
It is not that William does not want to choose the Interim Ruler of Hell, but that he cannot possibly pick one from amongst those he has come to call friends. And while he continues to dream that this delicate equilibrium might last forever, the lords of Hell are about to reveal their hands... and the revolution is beginning.