The exam is finally over and they are about to leave the island. They have rested for a night and planned to go back to Magnolia today. However, Alex has something to do before returning to Magnolia, breaking the last seal.
They were actually ready to break Kurama's seal a few days before the S-Class exam started. It could be broken at any moment, but even the Tailed Beasts didn't know what will happen when the last seal is broken, so they waited.
The Tailed Beasts and Alex are still quite worried about it though. Of course, they want to release Kurama as soon as possible. But something unusual might happen when the last seal is broken.
Even Kurama, the only one who can break the seal agrees with them seeing as how he doesn't break it right away. He should be the most impatient because he was sealed the longest, yet he chose to stay sealed for a little longer because he can feel that something bad might happen.
Kurama can't say anything to them, but he can hear everything they are talking about. So he knows what they are thinking and he feels the same. That's why he doesn't break the seal right away even though they've gathered enough power to break it now.
They all hope it's just them thinking too much, but sometimes, they need to believe their hunch. Even more so when all of them feel uneasy about this, including Alex. He can't even sleep lately because it feels like something very bad will happen when the last seal is broken.
Usually, Alex would just break the seals in the forest near Magnolia to prevent any destruction caused by the side effect. But he feels like this will be too dangerous to be done there, that's why he didn't break the seal before the exam.
He has discussed this with the Tailed Beasts and they agreed to do it here, on Tenrou Island. This place is really far from any towns and while there are others here, there shouldn't be any problems because all of them are powerful.
So Alex and the Tailed Beasts finally break the seal when they are about to leave the island. The seal orb cracks and golden light orb comes out of it. The golden light orb grows bigger and changes its shape until it finally becomes a giant nine-tailed fox.
"Do you guys miss me?" Kurama asks while grinning.
"No one missed you, you damn fox." Shukaku is the most displeased to see Kurama. Both of them always fight, after all, typical siblings.
"It's good to see you again, Kurama. But we have something to think about now." Matatabi stops her 2 siblings' quarrel immediately.
Everyone becomes serious right after she says that. Kurama doesn't even talk to Alex yet because he still feels uneasy. All of them are waiting for something to happen, but nothing happens, until Alex and the exam team reach the coast.
They are about to get on the ship when Alex suddenly feels his magic power is acting up. His calm magic power suddenly flares up and his heart beats very fast. He even feels a strong headache as if his head is split open.
Makarov and co are surprised to suddenly sense Alex's flaring magic power. They turn around and are surprised to see him kneeling on the ground while holding his head painfully.
"ALEX!" Makarov shouts before running to Alex, but Alex suddenly raises his hand.
"STOP! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER! NO! YOU NEED TO GET AWAY FROM HERE! GET AS FAR AS YOU CAN!" Alex quickly shouts at them, telling them to get away from him.
"Huh? What the hell are you saying? Are you telling us to leave you when you are in so much pain?" Even Laxus knows that they can't leave him when he's clearly hurt.
"I can't explain it now, but you really need to get away from me. I need to handle this alone."
"Don't be stu-" Laxus can't finish his words because Makarov stops him.
"Alright, we'll go to the sea and return to pick you up when you finish."
"Huh? What are you saying, gramps? We can't just leave him." Laxus protests to his grandfather.
"Just do it!" Makarov enlarges his hands to grab Laxus and Mystogan. Then he takes them to the ship and they leave the island. They go quite far into the sea and stop there.
"What happened to him?" Mystogan finally asks, he is also worried about Alex.
"That's most likely his magic. Do you know of Alex's past?" Makarov asks and Laxus nods whole Mystogan shakes his head.
Alex has told Makarov and Laxus about his past in the experimental facility. Only a few people in the Guild know and they are included. But Mystogan doesn't know because he rarely talks with his Guild Mates.
"Then I won't reveal it. What I can tell you is that Alex has some dangerous creatures' souls in his body. You know the creatures he can transform into?"
"Yes, they are very unusual. I never saw those creatures even in books, and he has 8 of them, right?"
"8 are the ones that have been unsealed. You see, he said that there are actually 9 creatures he can transform into. But whoever gave him those creatures' souls sealed all of them with unknown magic. Those seals will be broken one by one and 8 of those seals have been broken so far."
Mystogan is smart, so he catches up that someone was putting those creatures' souls inside Alex's body without his consent and knowledge. But Mystogan understands that Alex wants to keep it a secret, so he doesn't ask about that.
"Then, this is....."
"The last seal is broken. Every time a seal was about to break, Alex would go to the forest or mountain because the magic of the creatures that were unsealed would affect him and his surroundings. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to control them and go on a rampage. So he always told me to stay vigilant until he returned."
Alex only told Makarov about this and he always secretly told Makarov each time he was about to break a seal. After all, he was worried the side effects from breaking the seals would be too much because even the Tailed Beasts don't know what would happen every time a seal was broken.
So he told Makarov to avoid a disaster. If the side effects were too big, then Makarov would be ready to protect everyone from the out of control side effects. Alex doesn't want to kill anyone because of his mistake, after all.
"Fortunately, he always managed to handle the previous seals. But it seems this last seal is different. He didn't even tell me anything, so maybe he himself didn't realize that the seal was about to break. Also, from the way he told us to get away as far as possible, the effect of this seal breaking must be bigger than the other seals."
Right when Makarov finishes his words, they all hear a very loud scream. It's Alex's scream that's so loud it can be heard even from a very far distance. Then they sense a massive amount of magic power rising on the island.
On the island, Alex is screaming in agony as he feels incredible pain all over his body. This is the worst pain he has ever felt. Even those tortures in the facility years ago were nothing compared to this.
He thought no pain could defeat those tortures, but now he knows it's wrong. It's like every cell in his body is bursting. It's so painful that he's sure if he never went through those tortures, he would be crazy or even die from this pain because he won't have a strong pain tolerance.
But even with his strong pain tolerance, Alex still feels like dying. Other people might already give up on living if they feel this pain. Alex's powerful will to live is the only reason he can endure this hellish pain.
The Tailed Beasts want to help Alex, but the side effects of the seals being broken are beyond their controls. After all, it's Alex's magic acting up because of a change in his own magic, so only he can handle this.
They can only see as Alex's skin starts ripping out of his flesh. But it doesn't seem to be real because instead of flesh and blood, what shows up is a mysterious dark red skin. Alex is actually turning into Jinchuriki Mode Version 2.
His whole body becomes dark red. His eyes and mouth become white but look empty. 9 long tails appear on his butt and there is a skeletal structure sticking on top of him. He looks just like Naruto in Jinchuriki Mode Version 2.
"ROAR!" Alex roars like a beast and the roar creates a very powerful shockwave that destroys everything around him. The shockwave even pushes the ship back quite far even though it's located far in the ocean.
Now they truly understand why Alex told them to get away as far as they could. If just a roar can create this much power, then they can't imagine how strong the real attacks will be if they need to face the out of control Alex.
Makarov looks at the island in afar with a serious expression. "Don't lose to that power, Alex."
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