Corsair: I have been able to post more often because of down time at school. This will probably go away soon and I won't be able to post very much, if at all. Now that the boring statement that nobody cares about is over, we go to Lucy, with the disclaimer.
Lucy: Corsair doesn't own Fairy Tail. All that belongs to him are the events of this story and any and all OCs used in this story.
Corsair: Thank you Lucy, now let's get on to the story.
Juvia was facing a man wearing a black cloak and a skull mask.
"Nerio, stop! Your fight is with me not her." Infernus started to run into the room.
"Stop! Don't come any closer Infernus."
Infernus paused and Nerio used the hesitation to put up a barrier on the entrance.
"Death magic" Terra explained.
Nerio turned back to Juvia.
"I have always wanted to see which of us was stronger, Juvia Loxar. I guess we get to find out."
Juvia swiped her hand towards Nerio and blades of water flew at him. Without moving, Nerio sent the water back at Juvia forcing her to dive out of the way.
"Surely they have told you who I am. Those weak attacks won't work."
Juvia's arm turned to water and sped toward Nerio. Once again the attack turned back before reaching him. It collided with Juvia, throwing her against the wall.
"I thought our battle would be much more eventful. I guess I will end your suffering now."
A wave of death magic was sent toward Juvia. Suddenly a solid black wall appeared and blocked the magic.
"There is only room for one dark wizard here, Nerio, and we both know who controls the shadows." A woman's voice called.
"Show yourself Arktos!" Nerio commanded.
Nerio's shadow twisted into a woman's shape. A woman wearing a matching cloak rose from it.
"What is the fun in that?" she whispered into his ear.
He spun around and she was gone. While he searched, she rose next to Juvia and helped her to her feet. A blade of water cut through the wall and Nerio ran toward the two women. Just as he was about to kill them, Infernus charged through the death magic wall with his sword drawn.
"If you had that blasted sword this entire time, why did you wait until now to enter this room?"
"So you remember the sword, where it comes from?"
"The demon we defeated a few years ago." Nerio said. "It was my first demon. I have created many since that one."
Suddenly, the ground shook and split at their feet. Terra climbed out of the hole.
"Terra too. It is becoming quite the reunion. Where is Angela?"
"Defeating the rest of your guild." Terra said.
"Terra, get Arktos and Juvia out of here. I can handle Nerio."
"I wanted to fight him." She complained.
Infernus's sword caught on fire and Terra quickly ran over to the two women.
"You think you can still defeat me, Infernus?"
"You were never my match, Nerio."
Nerio struck first, a wave of darkness sped toward the fleeing girls. Infernus dove in between the magic and its targets.
"Your fight is with me not them."
The girls ran through the hallway until they reached the opening. Terra sprouted wings and flew them to the ground.
Meanwhile, in the arena, Infernus was swinging at Nerio, always barely out of reach. Nerio caught his arm mid-swing and ripped the sword from his grasp.
Spikes shot up from the shadows Infernus was standing in. He leapt into the air and let out a roar of white light and fire. It blasted a hole through the center of the ship and took Nerio with it. Infernus dove out of the hole after him and his entire body caught fire. Nerio sprouted wings in an effort to keep from hitting the ground, but Infernus hit him as he fell from the ship and they both crashed into the ground. Nerio slowly rose back to his feet and saw Infernus was doing the same. A fireball shot toward Nerio, who threw up a wall of water just in time to block the attack. By the time the wall vanished, Infernus was already there ready to attack again. His knee caught Nerio in the stomach as he tried to escape.
"What was that about me not being able to defeat you, brother?" Infernus yelled.
Nerio rolled away from another attack. He got back to his feet in time for Infernus to punch him in the face. His mask shattered and he was launched backwards. He flipped in midair and floated just above the ground. A new mass of darkness was swirling around him. His right eye, which had previously been covered by the mask, was open and a dark red color.
"I haven't shown you my full strength yet, brother!" he spit out that last word like a curse.
The wreckage of his airship started to rise. It formed three different shapes. The first was a giant metal man wielding a club, the second was a rhino, and the third was a metal dragon.
"This is true power!"
Infernus turned his back to Nerio and faced the new threat. His wings sprouted from his back and he charged the creatures. As he flew, his body changed. Red scales formed all over his body with white spots down his arms and back. A white fire covered his body and he collided head on with the rhino. He burst out the back and spun around the face the other two creatures. The giant readied its club, and a cannon formed in the dragon's mouth. Infernus dodged the energy blast from the cannon, but the club smashed him into the ground. He started to rise, but Nerio kicked him and sent him tumbling across the ground. Nerio charged him, but Infernus was faster. He vanished and reappeared behind Nerio. A beam of white light larger than the two men slammed into Nerio's back. Infernus turned, once more, to the two creatures Nerio created. They both readied their weapons again. Infernus charged the dragon and then changed directions at the last moment. The giant's club smashed into the dragon's head. Infernus then burned through the giant's shoulder, and its arm and club came crashing to the ground. The giant tried to grab him with the other hand, but Infernus easily dodged the swing and blasted its chest with fire. The giant collapsed. The dragon was flying in circles. Its head was barely staying attached to its body, and it was firing randomly at hills and other landmarks. A quick blast of light detached its dented head from its body. Nerio was starting to stand back up from the blast when Infernus saw him. Infernus flew toward Nerio and landed a few feet in front of him. The dark energy was still building around Nerio.
"You can't defeat darkness." Nerio said.
The dark energy gathered together and sped toward Infernus. Infernus raised his hand like a gun and a single white laser fired from his finger tip. It punched straight through the dark energy and through Nerio.
"No brother, I can, for light vanquishes all darkness." Infernus told the collapsing body of his friend.
Infernus climbed onto one of the metal piles and waited out the rest of the battle. A few minutes later the fighting had died down and he heard a familiar voice calling for him. Michael, in his smaller form, walked out from behind the pile that used to be the rhino with his paws at his mouth.
"Infernus!" he called. "Where are you?"
"I'm up here." Infernus replied.
Infernus jumped down next to Michael, who then jumped onto his shoulder.
"You look beat, Michael. What happened?"
"I'm gonna wait and tell everybody at the same time. Terra always gives me stuff when she feels sorry for me." He said with a smile.
Infernus started walking back to the Fairy Tail guild hall.
Hey guys, Corsair here. As always please review. Also, check out The Ginger Ninga if you haven't already. His stories are decent, but he is lazy so if you do, beware the long gaps between updates. Corsair out.