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Previously on The Legend Of Natsu Dragneel:
Ultear averted her eyes, "I thought so too, but..." She trailed off as Natsu rose a brow. He nodded, indicating to her to continue, to which she sighed and continued, this time in an ashamed tone, "It seems that Laxus knew you will ask me to investigate."
The revelation hit Natsu like a fully powered Dragon Roar, 'Oh...' he thought with a smack to his forehead. Now realizing that Laxus had tricked him. He probably had a spy somewhere in the room, when he spoke to Ultear and Makarov. He had to admit that he didn't sense anything, even though his sense were exceptional, "I see." Natsu finally spoke before he gave the purple-haired beauty a smile when he saw a hint of nervousness in her face, "Don't worry. It's not your fault."
He told her, Much to her poorly hidden relief. Ultear cursed herself for her failure. She was so good at her job that. However, that was what brought this. She was ashamed to admit that she was arrogant enough that she didn't even try to investigate further. Sadly, that arrogance brought a calamity to Natsu and his friends. She only hoped they would forgive her.
"Anyway, we are going to fight pretty soon. So goodbye for now, Ultear-chan!" Natsu exclaimed before he stood back up. He suddenly heard the door opening and looked back, 'Oh shit!' he thought in shock as he saw Ul standing there with a hand on her mouth. Tears slowly building and flowing down her cheeks. Ultear was the same, as she stared in shock. She didn't expect this and honestly, she wasn't prepared to meet her mother yet.
"Uhh..." Natsu stammered for something to say, but all that he could get out was nonsense.
Why was he always put in complicated situations?!
While Natsu was lamenting his luck, Ul was looking at the crystal ball in shock, anger, Guilt, and most of all, joy. Her body froze and her heart started to beat fast, hitting her ribs in waves, the feeling of oppression in her chest only increasing with each beat. When she had been outside, she heard some talking. By the sound of it, she assumed it was that pink-haired young man, but when she approached, She gulped as she saw that the light was coming from the door at the end of the hallway, orange light coming from under the door that illuminated a dark brown path towards it. She took a tentative state but took a pause when she heard something.
"Ultear.…."
She didn't even hear the rest of the statement, not because she didn't want to, but because she ceased to hear anything when the name reached her ears.
It was a whisper, she barely heard it but she did. Her eyes widened and her mouth became dry as she took another step, the next ones coming faster and faster as she started to gather her courage. The floor made cricking sounds with each step she took, the beats of her heart giving her a stabbing like pain in the chest. Sweat started to pour from her forehead, descending onto her brows and nose. Her breaths became hearable as each inhalation bounced in her heard with the power of a drum.
'Ultear...?' Ul finally had the opportunity to think as she thought of that name, the name of the girl that she considered the most important thing in her life, and still consider. She never thought that she will hear that name anytime soon. And in here of all
Places. When she finally reached the door, there was signs panic arrived. It was a discomfort in her chest, a feeling in her brain like excess caffeine... then it sets in deeper. She felt the urge to run, escape, hide. It was always painful for her to recall that day. That day when the Bureau told her that her child died. She could never recall that day without the same overwhelming snarl of emotions, the despair, and grief, returning to her.
She found herself struggling with a sudden wave of raw emotion. The memory flared in her mind. Her on her knees asking about her beloved daughter, only for them to announce her death, even though they promised to heal her. It was only by taking Gray and Lyon as students that she found some relief. However, no matter what, she could never forget her daughter's supposed death. The Bureau she took her to didn't even give her the body. She'd been reliving that memory almost every night for a week now, ever since the long-awaited reunion of her two students. It had been ten long years, but she was finally reassembled with her students. Much to her shock, they have grown up.
But that shock was nothing compared to the one she felt when she heard the name of her daughter escape the pink-haired man's lips. After taking a deep breath and held it a moment, waiting for her pulse to settle and the lingering dream-emotions to recede. She opened the door and her suspicions were proved right when she saw the pink-haired man suddenly standing up, Giving her a full view of the face on the Lacrima vision. She was stupefied. Those familiar purple hair -longer than she could remember- those unusual, but beautiful red eyes. That face that looked like it was made by the gods themselves.
Ultear, on the other hand, was staring open-mouthed. Her brain formulated no thoughts other than to register that she was shocked. She closed her mouth, then looked at Natsu, who was spouting nonsense, before glancing back up at her mother, 'I think I'll go now,' was all she think in this situation. She looked one last time at the woman who gave birth to her. It was always her dream to see her one last time. Even though she joined Grimoire Heart and swore vengeance on this woman, she still held hope in her heart. Going as far as to learn a Forbidden magic to do so. She had always thought that she should have to follow Hades, find the Legendary Black Wizard to accomplish her goal.
However, in an instant, The man standing between herself and her mother had accomplished what she couldn't in a combination of luck, thinking and determination. Granted, he tricked her into using the forbidden spell, but it was a success. Her mother was alive and the proof in front of her. After everything and after wishing for her mother to return, Ultear found herself afraid. Afraid of facing the woman. Questions and doubts invaded her mind. Would she reject her like she did? Would she hate her? After all, she watched as Ul fought Deliora and didn't do a thing.
Shock isn't an emotion Ultear ever taken well. And she wasn't going to now. However, when she saw the tears gather in the corner of her mother's eyes, it was replaced with grief and guilt. Now, she was certain, the events that took place in the past weren't like she believed. When she was about to go, the emotions playing in the older woman's eyes stopped her dead in her tracks. She couldn't look away or run. The expression Ul displayed stole her breath and the heat from her skin. Suddenly her defenses were just paper, a paper that was being soaked by the rapidly falling teardrops of her mother.
Ul, to Natsu, looked like a fine woman. A very beautiful and strong woman, but that was just the exterior. He could tell that her heart was missing an integral piece, a part that kept it from working correctly. That part was right in front of her. Ultear. Whenever he looked at her eyes, he saw grief. He knew grief well enough to recognize it after all. Grief. Felt like emptiness in someone's heart, a shear of nothingness that somehow took over and holds the soul and threatens to kill entirely. It gave Ul this heavy feeling that was like the weight of the world was resting on her shoulders and there was nothing she could do to get out from under it. It was like the hole in her heart that was the shape of the one she lost and that made her feel the need to wipe away any non-existent tears that she wanted to form but couldn't.
There was a delicious moment where Ultear's face washed blank with confusion like her brain cogs couldn't turn fast enough to take in the information from her wide eyes. Every muscle in her body just froze as she looked at the expression her Mother displayed. He then concluded that the stories Ultear told him about Ul abandoning her were just her assumptions and nothing more. Ul, by now was just inches away from the crystal ball, still looking like she was struggling to contain herself. Tears steadily streamed down her beautiful face as she looked at Her daughter.
The grief surged with every expelled breath, always reaching higher peaks, never sufficiently soothed by her long intakes of the damp spring air, "Ultear... Ultear...!" Ul could barely speak as Tears began to spill from her helpless eyes onto the floor. Her gaze fell from details to detail of her daughter's face, trying to burn the image in her mind. Ultear felt her mother eating her with her eyes, running her hand onto the crystal ball as she ran it through her hair as if she couldn't quite believe she not part of an almost forgotten dream.
Natsu's mouth painted a soft smile and he nodded toward Ultear, who as if given permission, let her mask crack as tears rapidly streamed down. Wishing she could be there. He smiled one last time before leaving the two. As he closed the door, he couldn't help but hear the sobs and loud cries that were made by both women as they cried for the missed time they will never make back, crying to release the tension of these ten long years. Grief was like the ocean, It came in waves, engulfing and overwhelming, 'Good for you, Ultear.' he thought as he grinned happily.
The Dragon Slayer then frowned as he remembered the situation at hand. He still was quite shocked at how far Laxus did go to take the guild. For this, he deserved a good beating and he was the one going to give it to him. He smirked in excitement, hoping that the Lightning Dragon Slayer would be a good challenge to him. As he walked towards the basement, he sensed a familiar presence and he smirked even further when he heard her voice.
"I can feel your excitement, Natsu-sama." Seilah's soft voice reached his ears as she appeared beside him. She had a smile on her face. A rare sight. Reserved only for him, the pink-haired man thought.
"Can you blame me?" he asked as he looked down at her with that tiny, sexy smirk she always loved, "I know that Laxus is somehow controlled by someone, but it doesn't matter, because I think he will put a really good fight."
"That would be wonderful, Natsu-sama." Seilah returned his smirk with her own as she gazed up at him.
Natsu chuckled before he stopped and fully turned to face the Etherious. His eyes holding an infinite amount of confidence. Not for himself, but to her. That was more than enough honor to her that she could happily at that moment. It was further amplified when he spoke, "You know their next course of action, right?"
*In the basement*
Natsu and Seilah entered the basement to see everyone in there. They were all discussing the strategy to take against Laxus and his minions. Erza, Mirajane, Lucy, and Gray were at a corner, surely waiting for him to finally start the fight.
"Natsu~!" was what Natsu heard before he was tackled by Happy and Mirajane. Happy hugging his head and Mirajane with her arms tightly holding his torso. He tried to take breaths in as they stopped the air from reaching him. Before he could die, however, the white-haired demon was yanked up by an angry redhead. Natsu wanted to kiss the hell out of her right that moment, but they needed her to fight now, 'They are going to kill me one of those days! ' he thought nervously as he placed Happy on top of his head.
"Natsu! Lucy's being mean!" Happy began annoying the blonde, much to Natsu's amusement and Lucy's anger. He chuckled as he watched the blonde ran behind the cat, trying to strangle him. He always appreciated Happy's stunts, especially if he could watch Lucy's enormous breasts bounce!
His eyes followed their movements until he was elbowed by someone. He looked beside him to see Seilah looking at him with a frown before looking away, huffing slightly. The action brought a smirk to his lips. Jealousy really suited the Etherious, because she looked just adorable.
"Oi Flame brain! Where is Master Ul?" Gray asked as he eyed Natsu suspiciously.
"Why the hell should I know? Do I look like her Goddamm bodyguard or something?" The pink-haired man replied, smirking as he watched Gray's face turn red.
"That's not what I meant! You better not start something with her, alright?!" Gray exclaimed as he glared at him. Knowing the pink-haired man's ways of getting women.
Natsu just let out a 'humph', "You're just jealous because the ladies can't keep their hands off me." The Pinkette retorted as he chuckled lightly.
"Shut up!"
Letting out a last chuckle, he turned serious and looked at Erza, who finally finished her wrestling with Mirajane, "Erza, Gather everyone. We will discuss everything now."
With a single nod, the redhead stepped forward and shouted, "Everyone!" as she shouted, no one answered, instantly angering the red-haired beauty as she screamed, "YOU IDIOTS!" This time, everyone was in front of her, looking like the military in front of their commander. Erza coughed in her fist, unaware of the sweat dropping mages behind her, Alright Listen up! Our guild and home were taken over by Laxus and his personal bodyguards. They may have surprised you at first, but this time it won't happen."
"Well said, Erza." A voice was suddenly heard in the basement, causing everyone aside from Natsu to stiffen. Not long after that, a through projection of Laxus, Evergreen, Freed and Bickslow appeared in the middle of the room. Laxus has the smuggest face Natsu had ever seen, and he wanted nothing more than to wipe it off with a flaming fist, "Ooh! Look who is here, Natsu Dragneel! It has been a while." The blond man stated as he looked straight at his fellow Dragon Slayer, his eyes filled with nothing but excitement. Surely at the prospect of fighting him.
Natsu stared intently at the blond. Making everyone sweat as they could feel the tension. Mirajane was starting to love that intense look he gave whenever dared to touch his family. However, they all almost face faulted when his expression turned blank, "Yo." he spoke blankly, poker facing his fellow Dragon Slayer, who only chuckled at the reaction.
"Listen up everyone, because I'm going to explain this once." Evergreen said, making her way to the center of the room, "If you want to take the guild back, and free that lovely lady," She spoke as she gestured to the projection of the petrified Cowgirl, Bisca.
"Bisca!" Alzack yelled as he stood up. Gritting his teeth in anger.
Evergreen smirked before continuing, "You'll have to defeat us first. There's only four of us and a few soldiers." Natsu snorted at that, he already counted more than hundreds of soldiers, "….and almost a hundred of you. I'd say you guys have quite the advantage, no?" Raising her hand into the air, Evergreen held up three fingers, "The time limit shall be three hours. If you cannot defeat us all before the time limit... Fairy Tail will belong to Laxus and the girl shall be reduced to sand." This earned several outcries from various guild members.
"I won't let that happen!" Alzack yelled, as he tightly balled his fists, "I'll take them all down if I have to!"
"The battlefield will include all of Magnolia." Evergreen explained with a smirk, resting her hands on her hips, "Or at least what was left of it. The moment any of you finds us, the battle begins."
"I'll wait for you, Natsu," Laxus said with a large smirk as their projections began to fade away.
"Bisca..." Alzack said underneath his breath, as he stared at the spot where the image of the petrified cowgirl was, "I will definitely save you, no matter what."
"That damn bastard..." Natsu said, releasing a heavy sigh as he walked towards the door of the basement, "I guess I'll have to teach him a lesson…." he opened the door and looked behind him at the others, "Those who want to save Laxus and the others, come with me!"
"Huh?"
Confused murmurs and gasps were heard as Natsu uttered those words. No one moved for a moment, but Alzack had enough as he stood up and began to yell, "Screw that! They destroyed our Town, took over the Guild and turned Bisca into stone and now you tell me to save them?!"
As he finished, he kept glaring at the pink haired Dragon Slayer, who wasn't fazed as he returned the stare with his own, "You think this is Laxus' doing? How foolish. Anyone with half a brain would figure out that the four of them are under a control spell."
"Wh-?!" Alzack and the others were shocked as they heard those words.
"I noticed their strange behavior too." Erza stepped forward, "Whatever or whoever is controlling them much be incredibly strong. After all, it's Laxus." at that statement, many gulped in fear, imagining what kind of monster would be capable of that.
"Alright, I will ask this one last time, who want to save Laxus and the others?" Natsu asked, making it clear that if they didn't intend to, he would go alone.
Gray smirked, "Right behind ya." He announced as he walked beside his best friend, not that he would admit it out loud.
"Aye Sir! Let's kick some Ass!" Happy chirped as he appeared on top of Natsu's head.
"Don't forget about me!" Lucy whined as she ran up to them.
"That's because you're so slow, Lugui!" Happy giggled as he teased the blonde.
"Shut up, you damn cat! And you're getting my name more wrong every damn time!" Lucy yelled, causing Natsu to laugh and Gray to chuckle.
"Natsu-kun~! I would follow you to hell if you wanted!" Mirajane squealed as she hugged him. Only to pushed by a Furious Erza.
"Let go of him, bitch!"
"Make me, whore!"
As they watched the strongest Team of their Guild, the others could only sweatdrop, but they were really moved by their determination to save their Nakama even after all they did. With grins and roars, every single member ran out of the door, ready to face whatever challenge. Natsu let them all go and looked behind to see Alzack staring at the door in slight shock and confusion, "You'll coming or not? You know if I save Bisca, she might fall for me~!" he teased, snapping the sniper out of his thoughts.
"Like hell, I will let that happen!" he shouted before running out of the door, following the others. Natsu smirked before closing the door.
*Outside Natsu's Mansion*
Once they were outside, they all charged forward, ignoring Erza's shouts to not engage The Raijin Tribute's members. Not even seven seconds later, their voices disappeared. Natsu smirked before he began to walk forward, "Well I guess we should start the par-!" he was cut off when he was stopped dead in tracks when he ran face first into an invisible wall blocking the way, 'What the hell?! This shit again!' he thought angerly as his brow twitched.
"Natsu-kun?" Mirajane asked in confusion as she looked behind her to see Natsu looking at the air with a glare.
"What the hell are you doing Flame-brain? Trying to be a mime or something?" Gray asked as he walked over to where Natsu was, "Because this isn't really the time."
"If you have time to be a smartass, then go!" Natsu exclaimed, pushing against the invisible barrier that was blocking his path, "I cannot go on any further! There's some kind of invisible wall!"
"What the hell are you on about, you idiot?!" Gray yelled, as he put his hand through the barrier that was supposedly blocking Natsu, "I don't see any barrier here and look, my hand went right through!"
"Well, you wouldn't be able to see an invisible barrier you idiot!" Natsu grunted as he slammed his fist into the barrier.
"Tch, whatever," Gray muttered, as he grabbed Natsu's wrist and tried to pull him forward. However, Gray was surprised when he wasn't able to pull Natsu past, "What the hell is this shit?! You weren't kidding Flame-brain!"
"I know, now let go of me!" Natsu exclaimed, slapping Gray's hands away. When Natsu looked back up after dusting himself off, he wasn't surprised to see writing floating in the middle of the doorway, "These are Freed's enchantments as it thought."
"Enchantment?" Gray parroted in a confused tone, as he quirked an eyebrow.
"Yes, it's in the form of a barrier." Erza muttered, stroking her chin as she inspected the words, "Enchantments are a form of magic placed upon a location, designed to trap someone once they step inside its boundaries. The enchantment has to inscribed in these rogue letters all around the house. Those who stray within the enchantment are placed under certain 'rules'...and if they're not followed, escape is impossible." Walking back up to the barrier, Erza pointed to a specific set of letters, "Look here, It says that those above the age of... 80, may not pass. It takes quite a while inscribe and enchantment this extensive, which means it's practically useless in combat, but a very effective trap." Erza finished as she looked at Natsu along with the others.
"What the hell is up with this cheap magic?!" Gray yelled, as his eyes widened, "It's like some little brat saying, 'because I said so,' and it's actually working! Can't you destroy this barrier or something?! I mean come on!"
"I'm afraid to say that an enchantment's rules are absolute," Natsu said, slowly shaking his head. He could destroy it easily, bit didn't want to spoil the surprise of Seilah's plan, "And this specific barrier encompasses both age and substance. Damn you Freed…"
"So in other words, that bastard never intended to let you participate in this fight...He's a sneaky one." Mirajane said as she grit his teeth in irritation, "Well, I guess we have not other chose, we'll just have to give it our best shot."
"WOW..." Lucy muttered in awe before realization hit her, "Wait! Natsu, you're over 80?!"
"Natsu, you're an old man?!"
"What?" Mirajane looked like her heart stopped, she looked at Natsu with watery eyes, "I'm afraid I'm not into old men~!"
"Shut up!" the Dragon Slayer shouted with multiple angry marks all over his face, "Just Go and fight!"
After he said that, Erza, Lucy, and Mirajane took off toward Magnolia. Gray began to walk before he was stopped, "Wait! Gray!" Natsu exclaimed, "Make sure that no one takes on Laxus."
"I will, but if I face him, I'm not gonna show that bastard any mercy just cause he's Master's grandson..." Gray said as he took off running towards the Town of Magnolia.
"So, the party already started..." Gajeel made his appearance as he walked out of Natsu's home. The pink-haired man smirked before turning around.
"Well, aren't you going to participate in the festivities?" he smirked as he watched Gajeel smirk and walk forward, "I've got some serious frustration I need to vent, and Laxus' face is the perfect punching ba-!" he was cut off mid-sentence when he slammed face-first into an invisible barrier. The Iron Dragon Slayer fell onto his ass, clutching his sore noses. "OW! What the fuck is this?!"
Natsu could only laugh uproariously, making Gajeel glare at him, "Why can't we walk through this damn door!?" Gajeel shouted, charging into the invisible barrier with his shoulder.
"There's a barrier surrounding the House...but it is strange that it's keeping the two of us trapped here. It's only supposed to work on stone statues and those over 80 years old." Natsu explained. He already knew the truth. Since he and Gajeel were from Four hundred years ago, it was only natural for this barrier to trap them. Gajeel didn't need to know that though.
"That's a load of bull, I sure as shit ain't over 80!" Gajeel exclaimed, huffing and crossing his arms over his chest, "Maybe this barrier is defective or something."
"Well for whatever reason we are stuck here..." Natsu muttered as he stroked his chin, "This situation just keeps getting more frustrating at the moment." he smirked before he cocked his fist back, engulfing it in blazing hot flames. Gajeel looked on in shock and awe at the intensity of the Magic as well as its unbelievable heat. He barely had time to cross his arms over his face as Natsu unleashed a devastating punch right into the barrier. He was unfortunately blown away by the massive shockwave released.
*Same Time: Unknown Location Within Magnolia*
"BWAH!" Freed panted, as sweat dripped off his brow. The green-haired member of the Raijinshū clutched his head, as he experienced a severe headache, "That's….impossible.."
"What's wrong Freed?" Evergreen asked, placing a hand on the green-haired man's shoulder, "You started acting weird all of a sudden. Are you in pain?"
"Someone...almost broke through my barrier..." Freed said in between breaths, which shocked both Evergreen and Bickslow.
"How can that be possible?!" Evergreen exclaimed, her eyes widening, "The only ones who should still be in the House are Makarov and that old hag!"
"I don't know myself...but it took all my strength to keep that barrier intact..." Freed said, as he slowly shook his head, he panted heavily as he tried to catch his breath, "But I do know that whoever tried to break through my barrier must be incredibly powerful."
*Same Time: With Alzack, Jet, and Droy*
"Did you find anything Alzack!?" Jet exclaimed, running up to the cowboy, with Droy trailing right behind him.
"I haven't found shit!" Alzack replied as he stomped his foot in frustration, "How about you guys?!"
"We haven't found a trace," Droy answered, shaking his head.
"RAGH! Those bastards! I'll never forgive Laxus and those other assholes for doing that to Bisca!" Alzack yelled as he kicked over a few debris.
"O-Oi, calm down Alzack!" Droy said, trying to quell the cowboy's anger.
"How the hell can I calm down!?" Alzack shot back, as he whipped around to face Jet and Droy, "If we don't find and beat Laxus in the next three hours-" Alzack stopped mid-rant when he noticed symbols encircling them, "What the hell is this now?!" The symbols began to glow brightly, before two barriers materialized, trapping the three mages, "An enchantment! You've gotta be kidding me?!"
"So that bastard Freed put up enchantment traps up all over the city..." Jet said, staring down at the symbols on the ground, "Then we should definitely take him out first."
"Guys..." Droy said as he got Jet and Alzack's attention, "We have a problem."
"What are you-" Jet stopped talking when he spotted writing appear on the barrier in front of them, "Rule: Only the strongest mages trapped within may escape...you're joking right...are they expecting us to fight amongst ourselves?"
"That's cheating Freed!" Droy exclaimed, shaking his fist in the air.
"I'm sorry guys..." Alzack muttered as he aimed his magic revolvers at Jet and Droy, "I have to save Bisca. I can't afford to be wasting any time."
*Back With Natsu*
"What's this now..." Gajeel said to himself, noticing that words were appearing on the barrier that was blocking their exit, "Battle of Fairy Tail progress report...what does that mean?" Just then another series of words materialized on the barrier. Makarov's eyes widened when he read the progress report, "Jet vs. Droy vs. Alzack...What the hell is going on here?!"
"Eh?" Gajeel looked at Natsu, only to see him looking at him blankly.
"What's with that expression?!"
"Huh, it occurred to me that you can actually read.." Natsu spoke to him in a sincere tone. More than one angry marks appeared on Gajeel's face.
"You bastard!"
"So that's Laxus' plan, huh? Making them fighting amongst themselves?" Natsu asked, as he ignored Gajeel and walked forward, "I guess Seilah's skills are the best as I suspected." he smirked as he remembered that Seilah told him of Laxus' plan, he was actually surprised by that. She was really smart, Moments later the progress report changed once again, "Alzack...against both Jet and Droy? And there are only 81 members of Fairy Tail that can still fight?" Natsu tightly balled his fists, as he reread the progress report.
"This...this can't be right..." Makarov said in a shaky voice as he slowly walked out of Natsu's home, ignoring Porlyusica's shouts to go back to bed. He was there just in time to hear Natsu's words, he shook slightly as he was witnessing dozens of similar progress updates popping up on the barrier, "Stop this! Stop fighting amongst yourselves you fools?!"
"What the hell are you doing out of bed, old man?" Natsu asked as he turned to look at Makarov.
"What the hell are they doing?!" Gajeel growled as he slammed his fist into a wall, "There has to be a reason they're all fighting each other!"
"There must be enchantment traps spread all throughout the city...and the people who get stuck in them have to fight each other." Happy explained, watching as the number of remaining Fairy Tail members seemed to be dropping by the second, "This is probably what Laxus mean by the Battle of Fairy Tail."
Natsu sighed, "Well, we must stop this before we all will be defeated." he then turned towards his home, just in time to see Seilah's coming out with Levy behind her, "Did you find a solution to Freed's enchantments?"
"Hai, Natsu-sama's." Seilah bowed her head. She couldn't shake off the smile that appeared on her face when Natsu smirked proudly, "This small human here was able to find something with my guidance."
"Really?!" Makarov exclaimed in shock, not believing the words he heard.
"Small human?" Levy muttered with a sweatdrop as she looked at Seilah's, or more precisely, her massive breasts.
"Aye Sir! Seilah-chan is the smartest!" Happy cheered.
"I excepted no less from you Seilah." Natsu smirked before looking at Levy, "You too Levy. You must have improved if you did find a counter to decipher the Enchantments this quickly. Anyway, Happy, take Levy around Magnolia and bypass the Enchantments. We need to hurry before everyone will be beaten. Gajeel, go with her and protect her." he ordered, gaining a nod from both Levy and Happy. Gajeel only scoffed before began to walk away.
"But how did you know that they will attempt to do this?" Makarov asked the Etherious, as he looked at Levy who opened a small path for the three of them. Not seconds later, and Happy was carrying Levy and using Max Speed, with Gajeel following closely behind.
"It was simple. Even if Laxus is strong, he isn't stupid to believe that he could take on everyone in the guild With Natsu-sama. So, of course, he would trap them and finish them off without his bodyguards losing a lot their Magical power. And from what I gathered, Freed and His Enchantments was the only solution to that." Seilah explained, crossing her arms over her chest.
Makarov nodded his head, impressed with her thinking, "I see, but Will Levy be able to decipher all the Enchantments in time?"
"Well, I think she will," Natsu spoke as he looked at the results. The fight that was supposed to happen was disappearing from the Enchantments. There was no wins or losses, making them believe that the Enchantments surrounding them disappeared, "Now what are you going to do, Laxus?"
*With Freed*
The green-haired mage was just about to walk away from two mages he beat up before he was shocked to feel his Enchantments disappearing From Magnolia, "W-what is happening?!" he shouted before sprinting towards the direction he sensed his Enchantments.
BOOM!
"GAHH!" he screamed as he was blown away by an explosion Of darkness Magic. He got up as he cursed himself for lowering his guard. Looking up, his eyes widened in shock, "Mirajane...!"
The white-haired beauty was standing at top of a destroyed house, her hips cocked to the side, her lips in a smirk, "You're a hard man to find, Freed~!" she cooed as her body began to glow with a purple aura.
*With Natsu*
"Well, Freed's luck ran out..." Natsu chuckled as Makarov gulped, feeling pity for the young lad. After all, anyone is unlucky to be the target of Mirajane.
*At the Guild*
Laxus chuckled slightly, "As expected from him and his companions, but what are you gonna do about this, Natsu?" he wondered as his eyes flashed purple for a split of a second.
*With Natsu*
"What the hell?!" Makarov shouted as he saw the wins increasing from Laxus' side increasing, "We're dropping like flies out there..." Makarov grunted as he watched new progress updates project onto the barrier, "Damn it...looks like Elfman was just defeated by Evergreen."
"But that doesn't explain the others..." Seilah spoke with a hand on her chin before realization hit her, "Those soldiers that we found earlier!"
"What?!" Makarov exclaimed in shock, "How many are they to be able to beat all those mages?!" he asked as he watched the number of losses rise exceptionally.
"I smell thousands of them. It's hard to even for me to count them." Natsu said as he sniffed. Makarov looked at him in shock, "And it looks like Gray is fighting Bickslow right now." Natsu added as he glared at the words on the barrier, "So the Raijinshū are finally facing my team, huh? Let's see their progress..."
"No..." Makarov said, watching as the number of combatants went down once again. "They took out almost every mage...this isn't good, it would have been quite the advantage to have them all fight together."
"It's fine Jiji." Natsu said as he walked up next to Makarov, "Like I said, Laxus is just bluffing."
"Oho? You think I'm bluffing, Natsu?" A familiar voice said from behind the dragon slayer. Whipping around, everyone was surprised to see Laxus crackle into the center of the clearing.
"Laxus!" Makarov exclaimed, instantly coating his body with a yellow light.
"Calm down Jiji..." Natsu said, as he calmly looked at Laxus, "That's just a magic projection."
"Oi, what the hell are you two idiots still doing here?" Laxus asked, glancing back and forth from Natsu to Seilah, "Shouldn't you guys be out there fighting?"
"We would be, but this barrier your lackey put up is keeping us trapped here for some reason," Seilah explained.
"Laxus, just stop this foolishness already." Makarov urged, stepping towards the imposing man, "This has gone too far."
"Your nakama...no you usually call them 'brats' don't you." Laxus said as he smirked at Makarov, "Well, tell me how it feels to watch your brats being beaten into the ground. With Natsu and Seilah out of the picture, I guess there's nobody out there with the power to stand up against the Raijinshū. So old man...do you surrender?"
"Oh, really?" Natsu asked in a mocking tone, "Did you forget that there is my team out there? They will never lose to the Raijinshū!"
"Hah, you're pinning all your hopes on those weaklings?" Laxus asked as he laughed haughtily, "Then I hope you are prepared to have those hopes dashed!"
"I wouldn't underestimate them if I were you Laxus," Makarov said, doing his best to look confident, but on the inside, he was full of worry. "Please Gray, Erza, Mira! We need you pull off a miracle!"
*A few minutes earlier*
"Where the hell are these bastards?" Gray muttered to himself, as he walked through an abandoned and destroyed clothing store. Strangely enough, the store didn't get much damage like the others. Gray's clothes magically disappeared as he walked with only his boxers in, "I've been searching all over for these guys and I haven't found anything yet." he was, however, a little caught off guard when a massive amount of soldier appeared in front of him, their weapons ready, "What the hell?!" he exclaimed before he blocked a spear from touching him, "Where did you bastards came from?!" he shouted, punching the first one straight in the face, sending him back against another group, making them all falling down.
He smirked before moving to the rest, and within seconds, they were on the ground, beaten, "Heh that wasn't even a warm-up, I need to find one of Laxus' bodyguards."
Fortunately or Unfortunately, he got his wish when he peaked past a rack of clothes, spotting one of the people he was searching for, "So this is where you were hiding?"
"AH! It's Gray!" Bickslow cheered, letting out a boisterous laugh, "Hey...how about we have some fun?!"
"If you consider getting your ass kicked fun, then I'm all in," Gray said, as he slid into a fighting stance, ice flakes swirling around him.
"YAHOO! I can tell this gonna be a blast!" Bickslow exclaimed, charging towards Gray without warning. Laughing maniacally, Bickslow attempted a low sweep to kick out Gray's legs. But, the Gray reacted quickly and jumped over Bickslow's kick. "YEAH!" Raising his arm, Bickslow's wooden dolls gathered in front of him. "Fly, my babies!" Mimicking Bickslow's maniacal laughter, the wooden dolls quickly encircled Gray. Moments later the wooden dolls began to fire magical beams at Gray.
"Damn it, these things are annoying!" Gray grunted as he struggled to dodge the rapid firing lasers.
"Line Formation!" Bickslow commanded, his wooden dolls quickly stacking on top of each other. The dolls' eyes began to glow, firing a large vertical beam at Gray. The ice mage's eyes widened for a moment, before he dodged the laser, using a nearby mannequin to spring into the air, "HA! You're not bad for a punk, Gray! Now my babies, Victory Formation!"
However, Bickslow was surprised when his babies didn't follow his orders. He quickly turned to where his wooden dolls should have been, "What's wrong, babies?!" Bickslow gasped when he saw that his babies were frozen completely solid. "What!? When did he-" Bickslow was cut off when Gray appeared in front of him, smashing his knee into the armored man's face. Head snapping, Bickslow collapsed to the ground.
"Ice Make: Hammer!" Gray exclaimed, as tightly balled his fist, causing massive hammer formed from solid ice appearing over Bickslow. Gray slammed his fist into his palm, making the ice hammer fall towards Bickslow.
"X Formation!" Bickslow ordered, forming an 'X' with his arms. Gray was shocked when four mannequins gathered around Bickslow and stopped the ice hammer from hitting him, "Phew! That was a close one!"
"What!? But I froze your wooden dolls!" Gray said as he grit his teeth in frustration. "Just what the hell is going on here!?"
"My magic 'human possession,' allows me to implant souls into my dolls." Bickslow explained with a smirk, crossing his arms over his chest, "You can freeze their bodies all you like, but you can't freeze their souls. I can simply transfer them to new bodies whenever I want."
"Then I guess I'll just have to freeze you instead!" Gray exclaimed, as he pointed both his palm at his opponent, Ice shot out of his hands, heading at Bickslow.
"X Formation!" Bickslow ordered, forming an 'X' with his arms, the four mannequins gathered around Bickslow and stopped the ice from hitting him, "Phew! That was a close one!" he then laughed, "Come and catch me if you can!" Bickslow cheered with his tongue lolled out, before turning around and running away from the clothing store.
"Oi! You're not getting away!" Gray yelled as he attempted to freeze Bickslow in place. But his attempts were stopped when several mannequins blocked his attack, "You son of a bitch! Stop running away!" Without a second thought, Gray began to chase Bickslow through the destroyed streets of Magnolia, "Stop right there, Bickslow!" Bickslow merely laughed maniacally in response, taking a sharp turn down a narrow alley. "Damn...this asshole." Turning into the alley, Gray was surprised to see that Bickslow wasn't there, "Where did he-"
"Where ya looking buddy!? I'm up here Gray!" Looking up, Gray's eyes widened when saw Bickslow high above, doing the splits to hold himself up.
"What the hell are you trying to pull?" Gray growled as he balled his fists, "Why did you take me on this wild goose chase through town?"
"I told you didn't I?" Bickslow asked, taunting Gray by sticking out his tongue. "I just want to play games with Strong people! My babies want to join as well!"
However, Bickslow was quite shocked when the runes he expected to appear weren't there, "What?! Where are Freed's enchantments?!"
"An enchantment!?" Gray felt his heart sink when he realized that he almost walked right into a trap. Gray tightly balled his fists. "So all that running around was to lead into some cheap trap?"
Bickslow was slightly sweating, he expected the runes to stop Gray from using Magic, but there were no runes, 'What the hell are you doing, Freed?!' he thought as he tried to turn around and ran again, in hope of finding runes, but was shocked when he slammed face-first on a massive Ice wall.
"No more cheap traps," Gray smirked as he slowly walked toward Bickslow. The mage was sweating nervously before a smirk appeared on his face, stopping the Ice Mage dead in his tracks, "What?" Gray exclaimed before he felt something behind him, "Shit! The mannequins!" Gray exclaimed, just as the four mannequins appeared in the entrance to the alley. As he instinctively raised his arm to try and freeze the dolls. However, Gray wasn't fast enough as his eyes widened when the mannequins fired beams of magical energy at him. Gritting his teeth in frustration, all Gray could do was raise his arms and try to block some of the magical beams. Gray released a pained scream when the beams hit him, encasing his body and most of the alley is smoke.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Bickslow laughed manically, as he stood up again, staring down into the dust and debris, "That's too bad for you, man! I guess even the great Gray can let his guard down!" Bickslow walked over to Gray's motionless form. He crouched down next to Gray and prodded him with his finger. After a few moments of not receiving a response, Bickslow's smirk widened, "Well, whaddaya know...the fight's already over!" Just as he about to walk away, he felt cold creeping on his finger, looking down, he was shocked when he found the supposedly motionless form of the Ice Mage turned into Ice, "That's not possible!"
"Like Hell, I was going down!" Gray roared, as he appeared behind him, "That Flame shit would never let me live it down!" Bickslow couldn't do a thing as Gray already slammed his palms together I'm his signature Ice-Make posture, "Ice-Make: Ice Cannon!" creating a large, bazooka-like hand-held cannon, Gray fired a massive cannonball made of ice at Bickslow, hitting him dead on, the Mage couldn't even scream as the spell him-him, sending him into a nearby wall, destroying it in the process.
Gray sighed before he began to walk away, "Hmph! You should have never defied us."
*With Natsu*
Natsu smirked as the screen showed The winner was no other Than Gray. Too bad Laxus left or he would have rubbed it on his face.
"Great work, Gray!" Makarov exclaimed, feeling proud of his brat.
"Natsu-sama..." Seilah called out, pointing toward the progress report, "The number of combatants is changing again."
"It...went up again?" Makarov muttered in a confused tone, as he quirked an eyebrow, "Who the hell could it be?"
"Yeah, everyone else is still fighting those soldiers." Natsu pointed out, walking up next to Seilah. He already knew who it was, but he didn't think it will change much anyway. Turning his head, he huffed, "That Idiot is going to get himself killed."
Makarov wiped his head toward the pink haired man, "Do you know who is this? It isn't Gildarts, is it?"
"Like hell, it is that old man." Natsu chuckled, "It looks like Mystogan has decided to take part in this battle..."
*Same Time: Fairy Tail's Guild*
"Oho, looks like things are starting to get interesting." Laxus muttered, watching a live feed of a tall, hooded figure slowly walking toward the Guild building, "Freed's enchantments were somehow stopped, and now Mystogan is here as well...Including me and Natsu, that makes all three of us Fairy Tail's top fighters...I guess it's a good thing Gildarts isn't going to be a factor because he would've been a huge thorn in my side..." As Laxus continued to monitor the live progress reports, a smirk spread across his face
*Five Minutes Later: Streets of Magnolia*
"Where is she hiding?" Erza said to herself, as she sprinted through a street full of destroyed buildings and stores, "Evergreen has to be around here somewhere." sighing, she decided to use one of Mirajane's insults for the woman. Doing her best to Mimick her rival, her nose wrinkling as she took a moment to sniff the air, "I can smell her cheap perfume."
Seconds later, Erza smirked as she sensed something rapidly approaching from behind her. Jumping from her spot, she looked down to see that several spears of light impaled into the ground where she had previously been standing. Looking upward, Erza wasn't surprised to see Evergreen standing on a nearby rooftop, "There she is. I guess Mirajane is useful at something."
*With Mirajane*
The white-haired demon suddenly looked up, "Why do I feel the urge to kill that red-haired whore?" she asked, much to the confusion of Freed who was preparing himself for the battle, "Oh, well I will kill her later." she decided before looking at the Green haired mage with a glint inside her eyes.
*Back with Erza*
"How dare you call my perfume cheap," Evergreen growled, as her brow twitched in irritation.
The red-haired beauty sweatdropped at the woman, she was just too easy, "That's what you're worried about?" Erza asked.
"No, I'm more concerned about how you managed to counter Freed's Magic." Evergreen said as she unfolded one of her fans, "And I was also wondering who it was who almost destroyed Freed's barrier." The only response Evergreen received from Erza was a fierce glare. Shrugging her shoulders, a smirk spread across Evergreen's face, "Well I guess it doesn't really matter. This makes things much more interesting."
"Enough of your childish games Evergreen." Erza said, sliding into a fighting stance, "Free Bisca right now, or I'm going to have to hurt you."
"You know, you've always irritated me...calling yourself Titania." Evergreen said, as her eyes narrowed menacingly, "I am the only queen of the fairies!"
"*Sigh* Fine, I guess you leave me no choice then," Erza said, equipping two swords into her hands. Before Erza could attack Evergreen, the scarlet-haired knight watched as the female member of the Raijinshū leaped into the air, doing several spins and spreading a powder-like substance, "What is this...dust?" The scarlet-haired knight's eyes widened when she saw a devious smirk spread across Evergreen's face.
"Fairy Bomb: Gremlin!" Evergreen exclaimed as she ignited the powder that surrounded Erza, causing a massive fireball. Landing on a water tower, Evergreen admired the explosion she had created. However, Evergreen wasn't surprised when Erza suddenly burst out of the cloud of smoke, completely unscathed. Leaping into the air, Evergreen barely managed to dodge Erza's swords, which sliced clean through the water tower, "Hah! That's Erza for you!"
"It wasn't very bright of you to show up first..." Erza said, leaping across the rooftops as she chased after Evergreen, "If I defeat you I can save Bisca."
"It's quite amusing that you think you can do that," Evergreen said with a smirk, as she raised her glasses, her eyes glowing. "I'll just turn you to stone!"
"That's not gonna work!" Erza exclaimed, closing her left eye and only leaving her artificial right eye open, Evergreen's eyes widened when she saw that Erza wasn't turning to stone. The self-proclaimed queen of the fairies leaned back and barely managed to dodge a series of slashes from Erza's swords. Landing on a rooftop, Evergreen did several backflips to put some distance between herself and Erza.
"I see now...that's how you managed to counter my magic...I had no idea that you had an artificial eye." Evergreen said as she came to a stop at the other end of the roof. Forming an 'X' with her arms, the air around Evergreen began to glimmer, "Then I suppose I'll have to use a different kind of magic. Fairy Machine Gun: Leprechaun!" Thousands of needles made from magical energy formed around Evergreen, before firing at Erza, "Let's see if you can dodge my torrent of needles."
Erza raised her swords and began to cut her way through Evergreen's attack. Once Erza had closed the distance, she lunged towards Evergreen. But Evergreen quickly leaped into the air, sprouting fairy-like wings from her back and flying away from Erza, "Wait!"
"HA HA! Too slow, Erza!" Evergreen laughed, as she darted through the sky, still firing a barrage of needles at the scarlet-haired knight.
"Get back here!" Erza exclaimed, chasing after Evergreen and slashing her way through her needles, she did not want to use any more magic necessary against her, she needed it if she was going to ever fight Laxus.
"I'm impressed that you managed to avoid all my needles. You're actually pretty good." Evergreen said, as she turned her head to look back at Erza, who was quickly gaining ground on her, "However, how well will you do if I double them?"
Erza scoffed as she watched the number of needles being fired at her increased drastically. The scarlet-haired knight remembered the way Natsu attacked them, comparing the two attacks, it was like Evergreen's needles were going in slow motion.
"AHAHAHAHAHA! From now on the name Titania belongs to me! I am the one true fairy!" Evergreen laughed boisterously, as she continued to taunt Erza.
"Alright! I've had enough of this childish game!" Erza exclaimed, reeling back and hurling one of her swords at Evergreen. She threw the blade with extreme precision and with such speed that The sword cut a clear path through the needles and hit Evergreen as she was still flying through the air. Erza's sword caught the fabric of Evergreen's dress, the momentum behind the blade pinning her to a nearby wall. Another sword followed, pinning her to the other side.
"I-Impossible! How did you hit me when I was flying so fast!?" Evergreen exclaimed as she reached to grab the blade holding her in place. However, Evergreen quickly retracted her arm when two more blades impaled into the wall on both sides of her neck. One final sword came flying in and pinned Evergreen's other arm to the wall. Evergreen was shaking in her boots, as Erza placed the tip of her sword against her neck.
"Your actions were unforgivable, but you're still a member of Fairy Tail, and I will respect that." Erza said, lowering her blade, "If you want to call yourself Titania that badly, then go ahead; I don't even know who Now, stop this nonsense and return Bisca back to normal. If you do I won't have to harm you."
"Oho, aren't you being a little naive?" Evergreen asked as she mustered up all her remaining courage, "My Stone Eyes have another power, you know...remote control." With sweat pouring off her brow, an evil grin spread across Evergreen's face, "Now yield and prostrate yourself before me! If you do not then, that will be turned to dust!"
"*Sigh* I guess it's come to this..." Erza muttered, her body becoming engulfed in bright white light. When the light died down, Erza was equipped in her Heaven's Wheel armor, with sword floating in the air all around her. The scarlet-haired knight had a dark look in her eyes, as she glared at Evergreen, "If that's the way you want to do it...I guess winning or losing is more important than your own life. When I kill you, I will avenge the souls of those crumbled maidens."
Evergreen was shocked that her strategy didn't work, her face paled as sweat poured down on her face, "KYaaaaaaaaaaa!" Evergreen screamed frantically, as her eyes widened in fear, Evergreen's eyes began to glow for several moments, before they returned to normal, trying her hardest to turn Erza into stone as the woman approached her slowly, the sword following her movements.
As she closed her eyes, she missed the small smirk spreading across Erza's face. Evergreen was quite confused when nothing happened, but soon, Without warning, Erza's armored fist lashed out and struck Evergreen in the face, "Now that's how you do a real bluff..."
Evergreen trembled as she muttered, "I Surrender.…" her voice muffled by Erza's armored fist.
*At Natsu's home*
"As expected of Erza!" Makarov exclaimed as he saw the results of Erza's fight with Evergreen, "Now there is only Freed and Laxus left! Natsu, you-!" he was cut off mid-sentence as he turned toward the pink haired man, only to find him gone, his jaw dropped, "Where is-!"
Again, he was cut off as he heard an explosion, barely managing to shield himself, he looked, only for his eyes to widen as he saw Freed's barrier destroyed, small flames on it, "Natsu-sama decided to join the fight." Seilah spoke as she crossed her arms under her chest, in her signature posture. She smiled as she remembered Natsu's smirk of excitement before he blurred from beside her.
*Two minutes later*
Natsu's body was a complete blur as he passed through soldiers in Magnolia, as sooner as he passed a group, they would fell down, fists marks all over their bodies. The pink haired Dragon Slayer smirked smugly before he stopped in front of a massive group of soldiers, their number was incalculable. Some Fairy Tail members were having trouble with them as their Magics ran out and the number of Soldiers was too much. Natsu stepped forward, his smirked widening. "Hey!" he exclaimed, gaining their attention.
"Can I join In the Fun?"