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Chapter 4: Fighting Jellal!
Tobirama was expected to attack but he just stood, simply watching Natsu. The pink haired boy rocket propelled himself toward Jellal with a look of rage.
He lifted his fiery fist and launched it in his direction to be easily deflected to the side. Not giving up, he lit his leg and kicked him. He got launched back only for Natsu to reappear in front of him punching him continuously.
He finally had enough and uppercut Jellal's face.
He landed on a crystal only for Natsu to gather fire in his mouth.
"Fire Dragon Roar!"
An expanding stream of fire surged through his mouth out toward Jellal. His outline, however, was clearly shown as the waved his cloak and the fire dissolved. He stood, completely unharmed.
"Is that it? I expected more of you Natsu Dragneel, I expected to see the destructive might of a dragon slayer. And you, Tobirama. It seems as though your too scared to attack. I guess it's a wise choice seeing as I'm s-"
His face crumpled up under the might of Tobirama's incoming fist. His face was crushed completely. Tobirama had traveled 35m, which was the distance between them, in under a second. It would take a few years for it to fully heal and Tobirama even had to hold back his desire to rip him up with his bare hands in under a second as if he used even half his power in that punch, Jellal would no longer have a face and his body would be rag dolling for miles. It was possible, especially if it's Tobirama was doing it.
He was a person quick to anger. Especially if the one angering him was an arrogant, smug fool who Tobirama always hated. He also believed people should respect their seniors. Clearly, Jellal wasn't.
He flew back instantly, arms flailing, and his body dug into a crystal now with Jellal's body carved deep within.
Natsu followed up on the attack. Natsu swung his fist franticly, Jellal's body began to glow and he jumped up to dodge the punch.
Jellal was surprisingly able to sort of fly and flew behind Natsu and head butted his back.
He then instantly went in front of Natsu and dealt multiple lighting fast punches to his face.
Jumping back into the air, Jellal placed his left hand with his index and middle up onto his plam.
Seven golden magic circles appear before them in a pattern.
"Grand Chariot!"
In a blinding beam, it strikes Natsu and has enough power to destroy a floor of the Tower.
Natsu fell from the boken floor and hit the ground wtih brusies covering his body.
"That spell packs as much punch as being hit by a meteor. I'm suprised his body's still in one piece."
He grunted slightly, still feeling the effects of a single punch.
"Now to finish my mission, the Tower's suffered enough damage."
Stones being thrown were heard next to Jellal's feet, somehow Natsu was still able to move.
"So, you don't want it to be destroyed. Well that's what us Fairy Tail wizards are known for." He stated standing up slowly and lighting his hand one more.
Jellal placed his hand forward and created a magic circle, beams shot out toward Natsu.
He ran forward, dodging all the attacks. "Too slow, huh."
Natsu then jumped up to attack but Jellal fired right at him, knocking him down.
The power shockwave was strong enough to wake Erza slightly.
Natsu appeared unharmed by the attack.
"Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!"
He smashed his hand to the ground, destroying another floor of the Tower.
"He's aiming for the Tower." Erza pointed out.
Jellal had had enough, he crossed his arms infront of him in an 'X' shape and generated a large amount of troublesome magic power.
Erza, however, jumped in front of Natsu, protecting him.
"If you want to kill him than you'd have to kill me!" Erza told him. "And you don't want to lose your sacrifice to Zeref, do you?" His magical energy lowered down.
"Thats true, it would be a problem. The ceremony requires the body of a a wizard comparable in strength to that of a Wizard Saint. However, I can find a sutible replacement as your not the only one who fits that description." He paused to take a look at Tobirama who was still at the floor above them. He'd been able to calm himself down as if he hadn't Jellal wouldn't of even been able to make that statment. "I'll have to do that after I kill both of you!"
The wind changed as a black circle was created above Jellal.
"Get out of the way, Erza!"
"Altairis!"
The expanding black sphere grew in size until he launched it at a fast pace towards them.
A body structure was all that was seen for Erza at that moment before the explosion.
As the smoke faded, it showed Simon, arms spread out.
"It's you..." Natsu remembered.
Erza had flashbacks of her time in the Tower of Heaven.
"Why Simon?" She asked.
"To save you.." He said while falling.
"Why? Why didn't you escape with the others?"
"I'd be happy to.. to give my life for you.." He coughed and wheezed out.
"Save your energy. Don't try to talk, just stay with me."
"You were the only person who made me smile." He said looking at her. Tears filled his eyes as his head bobbed back onto the floor.
Erza mourned over her loss, Natsu stood gaping mouthed.
Tobirama had a role to play as the Wizard Saint, he was bound to put anyone who has killed innocent civilians to justice. He was now seeing the first recorded kill from Jellal. He had to apprehend him now.
Jellal stood silent for a few second before bursting into laughter.
"What a foolish thing to do! He tried to play the hero but his death won't mean a thing! Simon gave his own life for yours but he should've known I'm not gonna let either of you leave this tower aliv-"
"Shut up!" Natsu smacked his fist into Jellal's face.
He flew back into the crystals but was too focused on something else.
"I can't believe this!" He saw Natsu munch down on a shard, "He's eating the Ethernano From the Etherian blast?!"
His eyes glowed bright blue as he smashed his hand down upon the ground. The hit crashed through the ground and crawled under it leading to Jellal. He managed to dodge it but was met with a flying kick of Tobirama to his chest. A few ribs could be heard cracking.
Natsu, however, was feeling the side effects of eating the blue crystals and was being poisened by the 'food'.
"That Ethernano's made out of many magic elements!" Erza pointed out.
Jellal was on his knees in pain after the kick but was still strong.
"AHHHGGG!" Natsu screamed out in pain.
"What an idiot..." He paused to take a breath because of the kick,"Did he really think he'd be able to power up cosuming other elements beyond fire? It'll make my job easier if he kills himself."
Fire erupted from his body into a dragon figure. His eyes now glowed bright red and viens poped out from his body. Scales appeared form the side of his eyes, alerting everyone in the room.
He kneed Jellal right in the face.
"You made Erza cry!" He grabbed his head and smashed into the ground, destroying several floors,"And your not getting away with it! Hurt her again and I'll kill you!"
"Your threats don't scare me!"
"Meteor!"
Jellal's body turned bright gold as he shot up in the air.
Natsu was left falling, he jumped up on the broken crystals to reach him but needed more momentum.
"You'll never catch me at this rat-"
A fist once again smashed into his body, this time on his lower spine while crumbling it completely. Tobirama had been able to catch up to Jellal even though the dark mage was at his fastest point, Tobirama cought up to him in a flicker. The attack, from Tobirama, bent Jellal's body so that the area where he was hit faced Natsu and the rest of his body faced toward Tobirama and upward.
In the instant he was hit, the distance between Tobirama and Jellal increase in one second by 20m; the distance between Natsu and Jellal, however, decreased at the same time.
Tobirama had propelled Jellal's body toward Natsu, enabling him to strike him on the opposite side of the ragdoll like body as he slammed his fist against it. It seemed as though he was being juggled around by them.
The hit then propelled Jellal into the ceiling of a the Tower which had just been destroyed.
Jellal somehow recovered and kicked Natsu into another crystal and hopped of a crystal into the air.
"I'm destined to create a land of freedom, I know because in my darkest hour Lord Zeref spoke to me! He told me he could make all my dreams come true and I believe him! There's a reason I'm the only one who can sence Zeref: it's because I'm the chosen one! Once he's been resurected we'll work together to create a land thats truely free!" He preached.
"And you gonna do that by taking away the right of everyone else in the world?!" Natsu shouted.
"If thats what's done to change the world to be a better place," he said launch more beams from his fingers,"then so be it! I couldn't care less for weak people like you!"
Natsu jumped on a shard to escape a beam.
Jellal had created a large magic circle above Natsu.
"He's casting the Abyss Break! Why? You'll destroy the tower you worked so hard to create!" Erza asked.
"It doesn't matter, now that it's already been made I can create one in half the time!" He answered, "Lord Zeref, your time is nea-"
He felt a spark like surge run through his body as a small part of him had broken from Zeref's grip for an intsant.
"Water Release: Water Pistol." Tobirama calmly said.
He then felt a water-drop like feeling his chest, Tobirama had his right hand in a gun like motion. He'd had a water bullet rip through Jellal's flesh, through a rib, straight out of the lungs and escaped out the other side of enterance hole.
It'd stopped him from casting the spell. And gave Natsu time to attack.
"You'll never know what it means to be free!" He rocket propelled himself toward Jellal with fire and coated himself with it, "Not as long as your possesed by that spirit! Why're you letting him manipulate you?!"
A dragon made from fire roared at him as Natsu drew closer.
"You can do it Jellal! Free yourself!"
He used his strongest punch to hit Erza's enemy, hoping to free her friend.
"ARRGGHHH!" He growled with the attack.
Jellal shouted the same thing as he fell through the Tower, destroying it beyond use.
Natsu landed on the same floor as Erza, standing over his fallen enemy.
He turned to face Erza with a smile on his face. Erza's nightmares had finally ended. Natsu fell to his knees from tiredness. Erza rushed to catch him.
The scales on his face slowly vanished. Erza hugged him tightly.
"I knew you'd find your inner strength." She said, "Your amazing."
The Ethernano glowed and created blue beams, ripping through the Tower.
Erza picked up Natsu and carried him trying to get toward safety.
She started to run but remembered Simon's body. She turned and watched, reluctantly as she wanted to save his body to give him a proper burial.
Erza ran, not seeing Tobirama use his speed to save his corpse from falling.
It crumbled around her as she ran hoping to find an exit of sorts.
One beam came to close and gave enough power to push Erza away, she dropped Natsu because of the force.
"The tower... It's transforming." She paused to take a breath, "Even if we were able to escape, we'd still be in the blast radius." She looked on in despair."No! I can't give up! Now it's my turn to save Natsu. But how am I going to save him if its so unstable?" She then remembered what Jellal had told her,"If I fuse my body inside the magic energy from the Lacirma, I might be able to control it and stop it from exploding."
She placed her hand on it, it slowly 'absorbed' her hand into it. She yelled in pain.
While this was happening, Tobirama managed to get Natsu to wake by pouring water, which he generated, onto him. As he got up he noticed her.
"Erza?" Erza turned when she heard it, "Hey, what're you doin'? I don't get it. Are you trying to go back inside that thing?"
"It's the only way to stop it." She answered. "The Lacrima can't contain all this magic energy. If I fuse my body then i can control it."
"I'm not gonna let you do that! There's gotta' be another way to stop it!"
Erza yelled out in the pain it caused her again.
Natsu tried to get up but fell flat on the floor.
"I promise I'll stop it. There's no need to worry, I'm determined to save you!"
"Hey oldie! Please stop her!" Natsu pleaded to him.
"She can do what she wants. I'm not going to stop her." He replied without a worry in his voice. "It may seem like I'm doing the bad thing, but I'm not allowed to stop someone innocent doing something. And I too want to save her but I'm restricted.
"Then at least help me!"
Tobirama then, reluctantly, grabbed Natsu by the hair and dragged him along the floor to Erza.
He saw her body get 'sucked in' even more and broke from Tobirama's grip.
"No! Stop! Don't do it!" He stumbled toward her.
"I have to." She touched Natsu's cheek softly. "I can't even imagine my life without Fairy Tail. If it wasn't for you and the others, I probably won't be here. I hope you all know how important all you are to me. I care about you guys so much."
She moved her hand from his cheek as he knelt, listening.
"If it means my loved ones will be spared, I'd gladly give my life," Natsu watched wide eyed as her entire body was 'engulfed' by the Lacrima,"so that you may live."
Natsu was done watching, he banged on the Lacrima, hoping it'd break.
"No way! Come out of there right now! No please!"
"Natsu, I'll always be at your side."
Tears swelled Natsu's eyes as he watched her decend further into the crystal.
The tower glowed brightly as the beams intensified. A larger beam blast from the roof shot up into the sky.
It was about to explode.
A few minutes later, after Natsu saved her, he stood holding her with Tobirama behind them and other members of the guild running toward them.
"Natsu, you saved me... Again."
He knelt and placed her down.
"I want you to promise me to never do that again." He asked.
"I won't do anything." She answered.
"Promise!" He pleaded.
"I promise.", She tapped her head on his. "Thank you Natsu. This experience taught me one thing: you don't die for your friends, you live for them." Tears dropped from her eyes as her friends hugged her.
"Just one question: How did you save me?"
"Well, just before the explosion, I jumped in the Lacrima like before and pulled you out and suprisingly, oldie over there helped pull you out."
"STOP CALLING ME THAT!" Tobirama bellowed.
"Anyway, he then grabbed Simon's body and us and then, with fast speed, teleported to this island."
Erza turned to Tobirama.
"Thank you very much for saving me, but arn't you forbidden to do that?"
"Yes."
"Thank you for taking that rist. Also, you have Simon's body?"
"Yes, it's over there, I'll pay for his funeral."
"Thank you once more, he means alot to me, I'll find a way to re-pay you." Erza told him.
"No need. I'd best be off. Good luck."
And he teleported back to the Council to file his report.
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