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At the front line, the battle was not going well. Once again, the Devil Claw members seemed to know just how to counter even the most powerful Fairy Tail wizards. Even the Dragon Slayers were having difficulties, each matched against mages who were unsurprised by anything they threw at them. Surprisingly, Gajeel was having the most trouble. He was up against a Magnetic Mage, and not having any luck landing a blow.
"Iron Dragon Roar!" The Magnetic Mage pushed himself away from the blast, easily dodging before changing polarity and dragging Gajeel towards him for a hard punch to the head.
Hitting a wall with some force, Gajeel caught his breath before jumping back in. "Iron Dragon Secret Art: Iron God Sword!"
Once again, the Magnetic Mage easily dodged, but this time, he met resistance from a sword behind him. Shira had joined the fight. Countering the Magnetic Mage's close range weapons, they battled for a time. Seemingly close matched at first, Shira gained the upper hand quickly, finally winning when she sliced him across the face hard for a knockout. Turning to Gajeel, she smirked. "Having some trouble?"
Gajeel stared, angry that she had defeated his opponent so easily. "How come his magic didn't affect yer sword?"
Shira glanced at him as she downed another Devil Claw Mage. "Picked it up in a country near the South Pole. They make their metal special so it can withstand the temperatures down there, and focus their magic. You don't see it very often around here, it's pretty rare for them to let someone walk off with it."
"And they let you?"
Shira looked away to block an attack. "They owed me a favor, and I needed a sword. Pretty simple, metal-mouth."
Gajeel grinned. "Better be careful, Blondie, or I'll be eating that sword."
"I'd like to see you try, iron-for-brains. You'll be eating my dust if you keep talking that way." Laughing, the two fighters moved on to other battles.
Across the way, Natsu was having difficulties. A particularly strong Water Mage had challenged him, and kept dousing his flames. He was running low, despite the air of confidence he kept up. Erza was having similar problems. A Clothier Wizard, of all things, kept erasing every set of armor she requipped. Laxus fought an Earth-based Mage, who kept grounding himself and avoiding his lightening. Across the field, each and every Fairy Tail wizard was matched with a Devil Claw Mage that seemed to know their every move, and a way to counter it.
From the infirmary of Fairy Tail, Levy observed the chaos with the rest of the bed-ridden guild members. After the hard knock to the back wall, she had been unable to join the fight. Now that she was awake, though, she wanted to aid the comrades fighting outside. She worried for her friends. Seeing Gajeel, she followed his actions, surprised to see that he was no longer troubled by the pesky Mage from earlier. Now he ran from person to person, defeating wizards left and right, even though everyone else was having trouble. She looked at each of the Fairy Tail wizards, perfectly matched with an opponent who could defeat them. Suddenly, she realized how to beat the Devil Claw guild.
"Warren! Wake up! Can you send a message out to all of the Fairy Tail members? I think I know what we need to do!"
Moments later, her voice could be heard in every Fairy Tail mage's head. "Hey, everyone! I think I figured out a way to beat this pack of jerks!"
"Levy, you're alright!" The relief in everyone's voice could be heard. Gajeel took a moment while he fought to smile back towards the guild.
"Yeah, I'm fine! Just a little bump! But listen! Everyone switch opponents! Each person you've been fighting against is perfectly matched to you, so find someone else and exchange! Hurry!"
Natsu groaned through the mind link. "Aww, come on! I've got this guy on the run!"
Gray chimed in next. "Natsu, I can see you getting your ass pummeled from here. Get over here and deal with this lava-guy, come on!"
Across the battle field, mages began switching places. The advantage Devil Claw had held at the beginning of the battle began slipping away, and as more and more of their mages fell, they could see it. Shouts of 'retreat!' began to ring across the battlefield, and soon, all that was left of the enemy guild was a dust cloud. Fairy Tail had won.
Bit of a shorter chapter, but the first Fairy Tail vs Devil Claw battle is over! Hope you enjoyed, and if you're out there, let me know what you think! To those who have reviewed already(BubblesTheDragonSlayer, TheBlankWriter), thank you, and see you in the next one! :)
