Chapter 7: Defeat the enemy guild
Fairy Tail was now in high moral right now... Ryu had shown Jose that his powers mean nothing to the rider and he destroyed the shades and they weren't regenerating after the hit
"How is he doing it?" Macao blinked at Ryu's power
"Your guess is as good as mine" Cana mumbled as she threw more of her cards at the shades
"Whatever the case" Alzack grunted as he loaded another cylinder "let's just be happy that these things are now disappearing"
"Yeah!" Bisca used requip and changed her machine to a shotgun "Ryu's really giving us the edge here"
Attack Ride: Blast
The rider blasted away another set of shades and smiled under his helmet that the numbers are thinning out faster
'Even though the numbers are dwindling' he thought 'there's still that cannon to worry about' just then a shadow flew over him 'looks like Natsu already found out what to do' he smiled 'better get some more people over at Phantom Lord'
"Hey Gray" Ryu called to the shirtless ice mage "you think that you can get on Phantom Lord guild over there"
"Huh?" Gray blinked "sure I can, why do yo ask that?"
"I just saw Happy and Natsu fly there"
The ice mage was now mad "I'm not letting charcoal breath get ahead of me!" and he was gone too
Mirajane looked out from the window and watched the battle continue 'look at them, fighting so hard' she turned t the unconscious Erza "if you were awake now, you'd jump back in there" she smiled knowing the S-class knight since she joined 'although, I'm worried that Jupiter cannon...'
Jose Porla was a really prideful man. He was guildmaster of Phantom Lord and a former Wizard Saint, he was seen as a powerful mage in Fiore but now there was someone who defied his power and he's from Fairy Tail
'Curse that brat!' he balled his fists tightly before yelling out his command "once Jupiter is ready to fire make sure to destroy everything!"
"Yes master"
Natsu was able to get into the enemy guild but he was having trouble thanks to fighting his opponent, Totomaru, since his opponent can control fire better than he could
"C'mon Natsu!" Happy cheered "you can beat this guy!"
"I'm planning on it!" the fire dragonslayer
"I'll say it again dragonslayer" the fire mage of the element 4 grinned "you have no chance against me with your fire"
Back outside the number of shades Jose made has finally dropped thanks to Ryu's attacks
"This is good" Macao smiled "the numbers are smaller now"
"No kidding" Wakaba groaned as he was carried by his friend/rival "if this keeps up those things will be gone"
But then the cannon started charging up again getting everyone to stop
"Oh no" Laki gulped at seeing the weapon active again "is it going to fire again"
"It won't" Ryu answered "I know Natsu can stop it"
"Natsu?" Cana blinked "why would you think he can stop the cannon?"
"I saw him and Happy go into the Phantom Lord guild earlier. There's no doubt he's fighting someone in there"
Natsu was ready again to make another attack with his fire magic
"Don't think that you can use my attacks against me this time!" he shouted as the flames continue to grow
And he used the fire making Totomaru dodge
"You think that you could hit me with that?"
"I wasn't aiming for you"
The fire struck the lacrima, breaking it, forcing the Jupiter cannon to stop it's charge
"It stopped!" Laki smiled in joy
However the cheering was short lived as the guild started to change and it now became a giat robot
"You've gotta be kidding..." Cana gazed upon the walking guild
"Looks like in order to stop this war" Ryu hummed "we need to beat the guildmaster inside that thing"
He then ran to male Strauss "hey Elfman, I need you to go into that thing and help Natsu fight the mages inside"
"Right" the big guy ran toward Phantom Lord guild
The rider turned to the rest "you all just keep fighting these shades while I go in that walking guild"
"But you should be here helping us thin the numbers" Alzack spoke as he loaded another cylinder
"I know" he nodded "but if these creatures are to stop" he looked to the Phantom Lord guild "I need to stop the source of them"
Most of Fairy Tail were quiet at hos words, but one stepped forward
"I understand" Loke spoke "We'll keep the shades busy, while you stop that madman" he turned to his guildmates "c'mon everyone! Lets keep fighting!"
The rest roared in agreement as they readied themselves with their magic
Ryu nodded "good luck you guys"
Attack Ride: Invisible
In the hideout Lucy was looking at her spirit keys, she was still in conflict of what she feels about this
"Guys" she mumbled "I hope your okay..."
"Lucy" Reed spoke as he was making a portrait of her "everything will be alright, your a part of us now" he looked at her with a small smile "everyone in Fairy Tail is fighting to protect you"
Sadly that tender moment was interrupted by an unfamiliar voice
"If this wasn't part of the job I'd find the scene touching"
They looked up to see Gajeel standing upside down and then an explosion came in and 3 more mages of Phantom Lord entered the scene
"Looks like we made it in time"
"Don't wanna miss the opportunity of this myself"
"Give up the girl and we'll leave you alone big guy"
Before a fight could commence someone jumped in forcing the Phantom Lord to cover themselves
"Its a good thing I know where the hideout is" Loke smirked "or else I'd be too focused on stalling the shades"
"Loke...?" Lucy and Reed blinked
And the battle for Lucy was engaged
The Phantom Lord guild was still standing tall but stopped when Mirajane stepped out of hiding to give herself up but Jose, being a former Wizard Saint, saw through her disguise and used the robot guild to grab her. Elfman was fighting Sol with his Beast Soul to win but the guy was too slippery with his earth magic and put the male Strauss in a mental fight by reminding him about a certain sibling a few years ago
Thanks to that and Mira's situation he unleashed his beast soul with his entire body causing Sol to quiver in fright. The man tried to get out of the situation by talking again but he got the beating of his life thanks to Elfman's rage
It was only thanks to Mira's voice that her brother stopped and gained full control of his take over magic
Ryu was running around the Phantom Lord guild searching the place as fast he could since the guild was designed like a castle
'They couldn't bother leaving maps in certain locations of this place' he thought 'probably to show how great they are by having everyone memorize the structure' before growling a bit upon hearing Jose's voice again at once again having Lucy 'and what a fine time for them to have a sneak attack on us'
He rolled out of the way feeling the wind against him and saw Aria appearing out of nowhere. The guy cried at missing his target
"So sad!" he cried a waterfall
"Mind telling me what you're doing here?" Ryu crossed his arms at the still crying wind mage
"I...I was tasked by Master Jose to... to kill you!" he sniffled as the tears continued to pour out his blindfolded eyes
'Seriously?' Ryu shook his head 'you can't even be serious about this situation...?'
Just then he was blown back hitting the wall since the crying had distracted him
'Oh right, I gotta remember that this guy is part of the enemy guild...' he thought getting back on his feet
But before he could make a move for the fight a pair of voices were heard along with foot steps in the hall
Ryu turned to see Erza and Natsu in the area running toward him
"Hey guys" he greeted "looks like you heard the news about Lucy huh?"
"You bet we did!" Natsu ground his teeth "I'm gonna take down the one who took her!"
"Then you better move!" Ryu pointed at the stairs "cause Lucy won't be staying strong alone"
"Right!" the fire dragonslayer nodded as he ran to his destination
"Oh no you don't!" Aria went in to intercept Natsu but was shot by Ryu and sending the guy skidding against the ground
"And where do you think you're going?"
"Ryu" Erza stepped in "let me fight with you!" she glared at the wind mage "I still have to pay him back for attacking master Makarov"
She was about to change her armor but Ryu raised his arm stopping her
"You don't need to waste your strength on him" Ryu spoke "I can take care of this myself"
"But I-!" the S-class knight tried to argue
"You know my strength when I saved you and your friends that day" he looked at Erza stopping her tracks "I'm a new member of this guild" he changed his ridebooker into sword mode "meaning I have to show my power to my friends. And beside, I can handle a little breeze"
Erza wanted to argue again due to being one of the S-class mages of the guild. But a part of her wanted to see her savior in action and it was a really strong feeling that she wanted to see him fight
Aria on the other hand continued to cry for 2 reasons: one was that someone had the nerve to call him weak while the other was excitement because a nobody decided to see if he was threat or not.
Before long the wind started bristling around the room
'For your declaration against me' the wind mage of the element 4 removed his blindfold revealing his eyes with the biggest grin on his mouth 'I shall use my strongest spells against you!'
"You better get your armor out cause it's to be hard for you to stay on the ground with the wind this wild"
Within a forest secluded from Magnolia Porlyusica watched Makarov dress up before going to the door
"Going to battle again" the magic healer watched her friend looking serious "you know that you just healed from the drain spell just now"
"I know..." the guildmaster replied "but as long as I;m part of Fairy Tail, I will not always sit by and let my children stay in trouble"
Was the last thing Makarov said and left the treehouse
'Seriously...' she sighed recalling the same feeling from her youth with Makarov 'some things still remain the same with you'
Erza was in her Heaven Wheel Armor as she was behind stone column as the wind Aria produced destroyed the carpet and windows in the area
'That mage is strong!' she grunted as some stone and glass shrapnel scratched her face 'but compared to Ryu's destruction at the Tower of Heaven those years ago' she smiled 'you are nothing compared to him'
"How...HOW!?" Aria shouted with his magic unusable now... all of his attacks, powerful ones, were just brushed off against the rider as he struck the wind attacks like they were flies "you're supposed to be dead after my wind was close to you!"
"Like I said earlier" Ry huffed "I can handle a little breeze" he pulled out a card from his weapon "compared to some dark guilds I faced before...you and your group are pitiful to be considered strong in my eyes"
Final Attack Ride: D-D-D-Decade
A set of energy cards appeared between the rider and Aria. Ryu gripped his sword and ran toward his target and upon reaching the wind mage his sword glowed with strong energy delivering 2 slashes cutting Aria's chest with the man's face in a fearful expression as he was defeated
"And that takes care of that"
Erza was in awe at Ryu's victory, while subconsciously changing back to her regular armor, to see his power up close was both a treat and a reminder on why she joined Fairy Tail
Her father figure Rob gave her the idea where to go after escaping the tower, while her savior Ryu strengthened her belief in protecting what she cared, or about to care, in her life.
Elfman, Mirajane and Gray ran into them and saw the destruction in the hallway
"Whoa!" the shirtless ice mage blinked at the defeated Aria, destroyed windows and scratched up stone columns "what happened here?"
"Erza..." Mirajane looked to the scarlet knight "did you do this?"
"No" the knight shook her head "you'd rather talk to Ryu about that"
"Say what now?" the trio looked to their newest member as he placed his ridebooker on his belt strap "is what she said true?"
"Considering that I have to do something crazy to be recognized in Fairy Tail" Ryu removed his armor "then yes, I took down that crying wind guy"
"You are a man..." Elfman blinked at the rider
"I don't know whether to be angry or jealous that you beat that guy" Gray mumbled in surprise
But then they were interrupted by clapping. The group turned to the guild master of Phantom Lord
'So the culprit has entered the battle...' Ryu thought at seeing the delirious and delusional former Wizard Saint
Lucy was really taking a beating right now... after being captured again, and put through pain, Reed Loke were caught off guard by a sneak attack from the enemy guild and Gajeel was far from being gentle thanks to his desire of a fight (he's more bloodthirsty than Natsu in comparison) even the Phantom Lord Mages questioned his methods
Only for to be hit by the iron dragon slayer
"Have you forgotten the whole thing about this war?" Gajeel looked at his fellows "this war is meant to show who's the stronger one" he then looked at the ragged, yet still defiant celestial mage, standing again "and she's showing me what she can be in this batrtle"
"Glad to know that you see me like that" Lucy smiled even though her body ached with pain from the thrashing she had earlier "but I'm the least of your worries, by now one of my friends will be here to kick your butt"
"If that's the case" the iron dragon slayer made a manic smile "Then I should beat you first!"
But before he could land another hit...the wall exploded revealing the fire dragon slayer himself
"Natsu!" Lucy shouted with relief "what took you so long?"
"Sorry about that, the halls are the same that I just had to break the walls" the fire dragonslayer
"Good" Gajeel grinned with glee in his voice "a fight that I and everyone else will remember"
Lucy finally got some breathing room and saw the fight the between the 2 dragonslayers 'I can provide support for Natsu...' she then looked at her set before shaking her head 'no, I already have one in mind'
She pulled out her recently acquired gold key
"Open! Gate of the archer: Sagittarius!"
The spirit appeared and ready to fight "I await your orders my lady"
Back with the battle against Jose was intense... Gray was struck against the wall, Elfman was buried on some rubble and Erza's armor was having trouble staying strong as she was held back by the Phantom Lord's shades
Ryu would have stepped in but he was busy protecting Mira, since the girl decided to stop getting jobs, from the man's shades as they were aiming the weakest one in the group
'Truly a man who embodies the survival of the fittest mentality' he thought 'although considering his beliefs to fight Fairy Tail... he's better off in jail ' he shook his head destroying another shade 'and that's merciful compared to walking around hearing word of how pathetic he's become'
Jose Porla was really enjoying the scene. A couple Fairy Tail mages out cold, an S-class mage struggling to stay strong and his biggest obstacle is distracted by his magic
"Now do you see that my guild is the strongest against you pathetic fools!" he declared
"You truly are a pathetic man"
That one line caused the guildmaster to drop Erza and turned to Ryu as he finished off the shades
"What was that?" he ground his teeth
"There are other ways to be known as the strongest" the rider crossed his arms "yet you prefer destroying competition rather than outdo them" he shook his head "not really a good reputation for others to hear as you spread the bad intentions"
Jose was really mad before but right now he was extremely high in the rage department.. his magic was radiating with so much darkness that even non-magic users can feel it
If Mira wasn't shivering in fright at such negative feeling. She would comment on how Ryu was almost like Natsu in provoking someone
"That's enough" Makarov's voice and everyone turned to see the little man jumping in through a broken window
"Master!" most of the Fairy Tail mages smiled at seeing him so well
"I'm glad that you are safe" he said before looking straight at Jose "now leave this place. I'd rather not have my children be in the crossfire"
"Yes sir" Erza and Mira took Gray and Elfman while Ryu went to find Natsu, Happy and Lucy
"This is a wonderful moment" Jose smiled "a battle between mages with the title of Wizard Saint should make a memorable moment within Fiore"
But Makarov ignored his words "Jose, you could've been someone that would be remembered by people if your ego wasn;t soe selfish" he sighed before looking serious "I will give you 3 seconds to apologize for the disaster you've caused"
"You think I will bow down to a weak guild like Fairy Tail!?"
That line sealed his defeat
Ryu found Natsu, his cat and Lucy with a beaten Gajeel
"C'mon Natsu get up!" Lucy shook her friend
"Aye!" Happy followed "if you do I'll share some of my fish with you!"
"Guys!" Ryu called "Makarov's going to use a powerful spell and he doesn't want us to be near it" he then looked to the blue cat "Happy! You get Lucy out of here while I handle Natsu"
"You got it!" and sprouted wings "c'mon Lucy!"
The rider carried the fire dragonslayer over his shoulder getting the guy to groan 'right, he has motion sickness' he thought 'don't worry... this won't last for you'
Lucy was carried by Happy as they fly out of the guild and saw the 2 guys falling down into the water
"Happy!"
"It's okay Lucy" the Exceed responded "Ryu's a part of Fairy Tail now, believe in him!"
"Ugh..." Natsu groaned "so sick..."
"Don't worry Natsu" Ryu spoke "we'll get you back on solid ground!"
He focused his magic energy on his legs and when he started moving them, wind was blasted below his feet
"Sky walk!" he shouted as he ran toward the cliff and landed getting Natsu okay as he started kissing the ground with all his heart
"Ryu!" Erza, Gray, Mira and Elfman ran toward him "you can do other types of magic too?"
"I'll tell you later" he turned to the mechanical guild "cause master has just finished this war"
A bright, warm and soothing, light erupted from there as the Fairy Tail guild felt the energy
"A spell that could remove evil and darkness achieving victory aginst the negative emotion" Erza spoke seeing it in action "fairy law..."
As the light subsided, that told everyone what they needed to know
The guild war... is over
Author's Notes:
Okay 3rd chapter update for this story is in... I gotta say it's nice to go back and see my work progress
Now for questions that you have about Ryu in this story
Yes... I know that he's pretty OP at what he did in the Phantom Lord arc, but remember... he's still one guy and one guy can't do everything
Also recall the chapter where he told Makarov about his resistance to magic and that was before joining the guild
He has years of study about magic and not to mention his resistance to that stuff only got stronger in his travels (meaning Evergreen's stone trap, Meredy's sensory attacks, Ichiya's perfume, Zeref's death magic, curses). Think of a force field surrounding him and its naturally repelling someone else's magic
He can be affected by magic if its solid or turns into a solid (Juvia's water, Gray's ice, Cana's cards, celestial spirits, Jura's earth, Aria's wind, Gajeel's metal)
However some magic can affect him temporarily as long the attack is basic (gravity to slow speed, binding to limit movement, light and darkness to block vision or magic bullets delivering blunt force)
...or if the magic is attached to the user's body (Racer's speed magic or Makarov's titan magic)
And as for what magic Ryu learned that will be shown for later... for now he's able to use reinforcement magic (easily in and out of his armor), the rest will be for convenience use or testing since he relied more on his rider cards in memory of his purpose to live his life (at least not until the 7 year wait after the Tenrou island arc)
