Laxus vs. Zane
"The final battle of the first day is Laxus Dreyar from Fairy Tail B," the announcer shouted over the loud speaker. The crowd cheered as Laxus walked into the arena, this was his second year at the Grand Magic Games. "Versus Zane Vainhope from Phoenix Wing."
Zane, a twenty something man with brown hair who was a lean muscular body dressed in a heavy coat and brown pants. The man wore a smug smile on his face. The two wizards stood across from each other.
The crowd cheered.
All the members from both Fairy Tail teams watched in excitement to see Laxus wiped the floor with the mysterious wizard none of them had seen before.
"The great Laxus Dreyar are you prepared to lose?" Zane questioned.
"Big talk for a nobody wizard," Laxus responded.
Zane smirked.
"Let the battle begin!"
Zane charged forward. He swung his fist forward at Laxus, Laxus charged up his fist with lightning and thrust it forward, hitting Zane right in his chest. Zane slid back, being unaffected by Laxus' attack. "Nice try."
Laxus gripped his chest, shutting one of his eyes as he felt a pain in his chest. He clenched his teeth together. "What was that?"
"Didn't you see my attack, Laxus?" Zane questioned.
"Don't get cocky," Laxus responded. He composed himself again and prepared himself for his next attack. He lifted his head. "Roar of the Thunder Dragon!" He brought his head back down and shot a wave of lightning from his mouth.
Zane simply took a fighting stance. Laxus' spell struck the man head on, creating a giant wave of smoke.
Suddenly, Laxus was blasted back on his back to everyone's surprise.
The dust cleared to reveal that Zane was perfectly fine.
Laxus managed to get off his back and onto one knee. He had one eye closed as he wiped his mouth with his teeth clenched. "I don't understand what's going on here. What type of magic is he using?" Electricity sparked from his body from his anger.
The dragon slayer stood up. He glared at his opponent, trying to figure him out. It didn't make any sense. He was certain that the man hadn't shot anything at him and he hit the man straight out with his own so why was he the only one getting hurt.
This was Phoenix Wing's first year making it into the main completion of the Grand Magic Games and none of its wizards were well known enough for Laxus to even be curious about researching their abilities. But something about this wizard suddenly made him wish he had.
Zane touched the top of his head like he was tilting a hat. "Well, aren't you going to attack?"
The crowd went wild, wanting the action to continue.
Other then Natsu who was chanting for more action the members of both Fairy Tail teams looked suspicious about what was happening in the ring.
"I don't get it," Lucy said, "why is Laxus the one getting hurt?"
"I have no idea," Erza responded. She wrapped her hand around her chin. "There must be something that we're not seeing."
"If you won't attack then I will." Zane lifted his hands. "Earth Fists!" Two large fists the size of Laxus himself rose out of the ground and swung themselves at the lightning wizard.
Laxus quickly reacted by transforming his body into lightning and flying out of the way.
Zane eyed the lightning. "You can't escape that easily." Several more fists formed out of the ground and shot at Laxus in various directions and forms.
Laxus continued to move through the air in his lightning form, avoiding every one of the fists that extended out of the ground.
"There's no place to land, Laxus," Zane taunted. The entire ground had become fists that aimed at the S-class wizard from every angle in direction.
"There's still one place." Laxus zipped around the fist and their extended arms, stopping in mid-air beside Zane. He swung his leg to kick the man right across the face.
The earth firsts pulled themselves back into the ground that turned the arena to normal. Laxus then flew back, spinning through the air as if he was the one who had been kicked instead of Zane. He landed on his side sliding back.
"Unbelievable, Laxus has been knocked down once again," the announcer shouted over the loud speakers.
Natsu leaned over the banister. "What the hell, Laxus?! Get it together!"
"Is it some type of mirror magic?" Gajeel wondered out loud.
Juiva raised her fist to her chest. "But I haven't seen any magic circles."
Zane let out a breath with a few drops of sweat rolling down his face. Laxus noticed the sight as he stood up, judging his opponent's magic. "Could that be it?" Sparks flew out of Laxus' body as he took up an attack position.
"Oh, it looks like Laxus is ready to rumble once again," the announcer went on.
The crowd cheered.
Laxus clenched his fist and lifted his head and yelled. Lightning shot up his body and into the air like a pillar.
"What is he doing?" Erza said. Her eyes showed total shock at Laxus recklessly releasing so much power when he was the only one being hit.
Zane gestured for Laxus to come. "Bring it on, thunder boy."
Laxus shot his fists forward, blasting a beam of lightning in Zane's direction. Zane didn't move. The lighting brushed beside him and slammed into the wall behind him.
Zane shifted his eyes in the direction of the destroyed wall. "What?"
"Laxus, couldn't be that hurt that he would miss?" Evergreen said.
"Laxus, what's the matter?" Freed questioned.
"Looks like you need to work on your aim a little," Zane taunted.
Laxus held out his palms out together. He fired several thunder bullets out that smashed into the ground around Zane rather than, getting anywhere near him that covered the field in a dust cloud. The dust cleared to find that neither party was hurt.
"Oh, it seems Laxus just can't seem to hit his mark," yelled the announcer.
Laxus released one powerful spell after another with none of them, not hitting Zane to everyone's surprise. Several people shouted, wondering what was wrong with Laxus as Zane got more and more angry himself.
Zane even tried to step in front of a few of Laxus' attacks, but Laxus would switch their course at the last moment to make sure they either hit a wall or the ground. Zane breathed heavily. He was short on breath and sweat poured down his face. "Why don't you attack me?"
Laxus smiled. "Because I figured out your little trick."
Zane's eyes opened wide. "What?!"
Sparks flew around Laxus. "I don't know all the details, but I figured out two things. Anytime I attack I get hit and two the more spells I use the more tire you get while I haven't felt my magic power drain in the least so in exchange all of the damage taken is being sent to me while you lose all the magic."
Zane clenched his teeth, glaring at Laxus. "Damn you."
"So I'll drain you of everything you got." Laxus shot a fist full of lightning forward, blasting the ground in front of Zane rather than him.
Natusu pouted. "That's such a lame way to win."
"It's not like he has much choice," Erza reminded him.
Laxus shot a few more lightning spells at random spots in the ring, draining what remained of the other wizard's power. Zane fell down on the ground unconscious from the lack of magical power.
The bell rang.
"The winner is Laxus Dreyar!"
The crowd erupted in cheers.
A spinning green magical circle appeared underneath Zane as well as one being under Laxus. Laxus looked down at the sight with his arms folded across his chest. His eye brow rose. "Exchange: Property Switch deactivated," a mysterious voice spoke. The two circles disappeared.
"So was that his magic?" Laxus appeared a bit unimpressed by the big reveal. Suddenly a second magical spinning circle that was golden appeared underneath him. Before he could register what was happening, a lightning and wind tornado shot around him, capturing him inside of the spinning pillar.
"LAXUS!" every member of Fairy Tail yelled.
Natsu didn't waste any time. He launched himself off of the balcony and flew toward the twister that had captured his fellow guild member. "Iron fist of the Fire Dragon!" Flames engulfed the dragon slayer's fist. He swung it forward.
He slammed his fist into the tornado. His Fairy Tail mark glowed. "Identifying… mark correct, body image incorrect," the voice from before spoke. Laxus was blasted back into the wall behind him.
The other members of Fairy Tail's A, B teams along with the Thunder League run into the arena. They charged toward Laxus to see what could be done.
"Laxus, hold on," Freed shouted.
Natsu yelled. He burst out of the wall surrounded in flames, flying straight toward the twister again. "Damn it, I'm going to break it!" Natsu slammed his head right into the twister. His Fairy Tail mark glowed again. The words that spoke before came again.
Natsu went right through the tornado and went flying into Mira, Juiva, and Cana who were on the other side, knocking them all over. Gajeel leaped over them and pulled back his fist. "Let's try this! Iron Dragon's Sword!" He swung the blade right at the tornado.
His guild mark glowed. The words that were spoken to Natsu came again. Gajeel went through the twister and his body spun into Gray, Erza, and Wendy while Lucy just barely managed to get out of the way of the collusion.
She continued forward, hoping she would be able to do something to stop this. She had her own magic and it might just work to help Laxus, after all she had the spirits. "Laxus, I'm coming." She was now only a few feet away.
The other members of Fairy Tail picked themselves up and started to run once again. The race to get to Laxus first really only came down to Lucy and Laxus' personal guards now as they were the only ones who hadn't been knocked down, but Lucy managed to get to the twister first.
Without thinking her hands touched the tornado and her guild mark glowed. "Identifying…mark correct, body image correct, now ending attack mode." The twister immediately ended with Laxus' head was lifted up and his eyes white.
Laxus' pupils returned. He lowered his head, catching his breath from the insane attack.
"Laxus, are you ok?" Lucy asked.
The lightning wizard barely managed to turn his head to look at the worried blond.
"Lucy, did it," Natsu cheered.
The guild's excitement was shortly lived. A second magical circle appeared, spinning under Lucy's feet with the first one still under Laxus. The thunder tornado started up again, this time around both of the blond wizards to everyone's shock.
"Now it's taken both of them," Erza spoke.
"But why?" Gray questioned.
"It doesn't matter," Natsu said. "We've got to free them."
The members of Fairy Tail that were in the arena quickly agreed with Natsu's statement and all prepared to attack the swirling wind and lightning with their magic. Before they got the chance to even try to attempt anything, the magic circle that had captured their friends expanded across the arena under them.
The raging twister swooped all of the members up with them screaming. The three teams shot back onto the balconies they were original on. They physically were alright, but all of them had the wind knocked out of them.
Slowly they opened their eyes and lifted themselves up one after another. All of them stared in horror along with everyone else who was at the stadium, seeing the raging storm that consumed the arena with Laxus, Lucy, and Zane all trapped inside.
"This is unbelievable," spoke the announcer. "Somehow a strange spell has captured three members competing in the Grand Magic Games. This is truly an unbelievable sight."
Natsu slammed his fist against the wind barrier that blocked his path. "Lucy! I'm coming for you!"
A horrifying scream came out of the tornado.
Mirajane covered her mouth as a tears formed in her eyes. "Was that Laxus?"
"Laxus!" the Thunder League yelled.
A second scream came out of the twisting wind.
"LUCY!" Gray shouted.
Both the third and first master's watched in utter powerlessness as the storm continued on. Both Laxus and Lucy's screams could be heard by everyone. Their friends watched helpless unable to do anything to break the spell.
The screams stopped.
The wind broke.
Everyone waited as the dust cleared to see what had happen. They were all on edge as it seemed the dust didn't want to clear fast enough to see if the wizards who were caught inside the spell were alright. Natsu was half tempted to just jump down and look for himself, but something was off as if the magic had temporary robbed him of his heighten sense to hear or smell better than a normal human which threw him off.
Finally, the dust cleared so everyone could see what had happened. Everyone's eyes grew wide with shock. "Lucy!" Natsu yelled.
"Laxus!" shouted the Thunder League.
The wizards who so desperately tried to free their friends took the field once again, charging toward their friends. Lucy and Laxus lied on the ground motionless. Each of them hurried to one of the two blondes' side.
Natsu shook Lucy. "Lucy, Lucy, wake up."
"Laxus, please open your eyes," Freed begged.
"That won't work." The voice got all of the Fairy Tail wizard's attention. They spotted Zane, standing up, touching the top of his head. "Life Drain spell has robbed them of that ability." He smiled.