Yes yes I'm back with another chapter of probably my least popular story but guess what I like it, it's like an addiction that I can't stop even if I know I should be spending my free time on my productive things but what the hey. Any way on with the story.
"BEGIN!"
Both Laxus and Gildarts charged at one another both smirking and grinning madly as they did so, needless to say the collision between the two was quite explosive to say the least. "Hmm guess it was a good job we took the fight all the way out here if this is the sort of damage we're causing already" Laxus mused as he looked at the large crater the two were in.
His words only made the old crash mage laugh, "And you know things only get better from here" Gildarts said as he dropped down in to a stance, "Now bring it kid" the auburn-haired wizard challenged resulting in Laxus cracking his knuckles before "LIGHTNING BODY!" the blonde shouted turning himself into a lightning bolt that shot off towards Gildarts at great speeds.
"Go daddy you can do it!" Hinami cheered from the side lines as she watched her father reappear above Gildarts, "Let's see you handle this old man!" Laxus shouted with a grin a he flexed his right leg back causing the crash mage to widen his eyes. "SHIT!"
"LIGHTNING DRAGON'S CRUSHING TALON!" the blonde Dreyar shouted out as his right foot was coated by an insane amount of lightning and the skies above them darkened. Thinking Quickly Gildarts crossed his arms over his head in an x pattern before focusing his magic through his feet and stamping into the ground at the exact moment Laxus' strike made contact with him to cushion the blow.
However what Gildarts wasn't counting on was the follow up lightning strike to rain down from the skies and strike him causing a small explosion resulting in the onlookers shielding their eyes from the light created. "Damn, sucker hits hard and fast; at least I'll get a good fight out of this" the crash mage mumbled under his breath.
"Not bad Laxus, still though I can't believe the last time we properly fought was during your S-class exam, talk about a throwback haha" Gildarts said in an amused tone feeling a little nostalgic. "You've definitely gotten a hell of a lot stronger of the last few years so how about we both start revving it up a few gears?" the crash mage said with a grin plastered on his face as his right fist was enveloped in crash magic to which Laxus responded with his ow grin.
The two stood still and stared at one another for a second before rapidly charging at the other and throwing their retrospective magic enveloped fists at one another. The resulting collision caused a shockwave that blew a majority of people back, only a few people like Erza, Makarov and the stronger members were able to stand firm. When the smoke from the collision had cleared, it showed both Laxus and Gildarts had pushed each other back with Laxus being pushed back slightly further.
"RAGING BOLT!" the dragonslayer roared out as soon as he managed to recompose himself, "Sorry kid but I ain't gonna let myself get shown up that easy, you aren't the only one with a little girl they're trying to impress" Gildarts said with a grin as he raised his hand up towards the quickly descending ball of lightning. "SHATTER!" the older mage called out causing a net pattern to form across the ball of lightning before it turned into small cubes.
"Man, those two are really going at it, what do you think…snowflake?" Bickslow asked Kaida trying not to laugh at the use of her newly earned nickname and the way she reacted. "Call me that again and those dolls you call babies are going where the sun don't shine!" the dragoness said in very threatening tone. But Bickslow being Bickslow just decided to press his luck, "Oh so it's okay for Laxus to call you that but I'm not, beginning to sense a bit of favouritism here" the seethe mage joked but decided not to press o any further when he say the dragoness sharpening her claw like nails.
"Your annoying questions aside I will admit the two certainly are butting on an impressive display although they're still both holding back…a lot" Kaida said in a neutral tone loud enough for most of the guild to here causing some of them to go wide eyed and question if this was only a tiny fraction of their power what sort of monsters were these guys.
Meanwhile the ghost of the first stood beside Makarov with a private communication link with the now 6th master. "Do you think what she's saying about Laxus is true 6th could he really have grown that much since the games?" Mavis communicated with the elder Dreyar who for a moment bore a thoughtful expression on his face.
"I'm sure she's exaggerating things first, Laxus may be a prodigy but there's no possible way he could get to that sort of level in such little time" Makarov reasoned but the first just narrowed her eyes at the two combatants who were locked in close quarters combat. "Not bad kid but how about you try this on for size!" Gildarts shouted as he drew back his right fist before the air pressure around it changed alerting Laxus that a major attack was coming.
"CRUSHING EVIL SPREADING TRUTH…"
"DRANGONSLAYER'S SECRET ART..."
"EMPEREAN!"
"ROARING THUNDER!"
The two super powered attacks collided, the resulting super explosion of lightning and crash magic completely levelled out the large crater the two combatants stood, "Master is it wise to let them continue, at this rate the destruction may just reach Magnolia?" Erza Inquired while Natsu stared with eyes filled with admiration for two of his targets in life. "Damn that hurt a lot more than I thought it would" Laxus said with a smirk as he shook he now numb right hand. Across the way from him Gildarts was doing the same thing with his own hand.
"Now I'm getting excited it's been a long time since I could fight at this level" the battle hungry mage said with a grin as he shook the last of the sparks from his hand. "Hmm, you may be right Erza but for now we'll have Freed put up some runes to keep the damage contained" the short-aged guild master said as he watched his grandson and Gildarts stare one another down.
"Go daddy you can do it!" Hinami shouted causing Laxus to smile and making Gildarts frown slightly before turning to his own daughter. "Come on baby cheer your old man on, papa needs some encouragement!" Gildarts shouted over to his slightly intoxicated daughter who was now making embarrassed faces as she hugged her barrel of booze closer. "You go pops" the drunkard said extremely unenthusiastically resulting in tears comically streaming down Gildarts face.
"That's not cheering!" the father shouted in a rather dejected manner causing laughter to erupt from the guild members. "Hey we gonna fight or are you gonna keep crying like a little girl" Laxus mocked resulting in a large tick appearing on the crash mage's head. "Alright hot shot, let's see you take me on at this level!" Gildarts shouted before charging at previously unseen speeds, almost instantly closing the distance between the two fighters.
"Shit! He's fast!" Laxus cursed under his breath, had it not been for his lightning body spell Gildarts would have almost certainly nailed him square in the chest and sent him flying. "Hoh, you did well to evade that even if it was just barely" Gildarts said in a tone no one had ever heard him use before, it was cocky and it grated on Laxus' nerves. However, it was only when he caught a glance of the spot where he once stood did he comprehend the reason behind the tone.
So, did everyone else when they witnessed it for themselves, the whole area that was behind Laxus was torn asunder just from the sheer force of the blow. This feat in itself left Kaida completely taken back and very impressed. "Hmm such a feat for a human is most impressive, I didn't imagine such power among them existed in this day and age existed" the white-haired dragoness thought to herself as she folded her arms and narrowed her eyes at the now slightly panicked dragonslayer. "Now we'll see if actually right or not" Kaida muttered to herself before a smirk made its way upon her delicate features.
"Daddy you can't lose, you're the strongest!" Hinami continued shouting her support from atop Mirajane's shoulders alleviating any panic her father felt. "Okay you old fart let's do this!" the lightning Dreyar challenged making the crash user smirk when he saw the look in Laxus' eyes, that determination. "Hoh, I like that determination; come then show me what you got boy!" Gildarts shouted in response before the two charged at one another, Laxus summoning as much magic as he could muster while Gildarts was using somewhat beyond seventy percent of his own magic power.
"LIGHTNING DRAGON'S IRON FIST!" Laxus charged in meeting Gildarts' crash infused punch with his own attack and in a similar fashion to their last collision a large explosion followed suite but on a much larger scale. So, large in fact that it shattered the ruins surrounding them and caused tremors for a good part of the surrounding area. "Hey Laxus must be copying me, that's my move!" Natsu said in a very dazed tone as he somehow managed to pick himself up off the ground as did many of the other guild members.
This time no one managed to stay on their feet as the shockwaves from the impact were far more intense than last time. "That's it, put some oomph behind them hits" Gildarts said with a wicked grin as he dug his feet out from the skid tracks in the ground while Laxus did the same.
"If these two keep it up they're gonna destroy the entire area, then the council will really be after my ass!" Makarov screamed out, "Stop this at once both of you, do you have any idea how bad the council will be breathing down my neck if you keep this up!?" Makarov shouted at his two battling guild members in a fit of anger, veins bulging, you'd swear he was ready to have another heart attack.
"Sorry old man but I'm having too much fun to simply stop here" the crash mage replied in a battle crazed tone as he cracked his knuckles and readied himself. "Laxus surely you can listen to reason?" the guild master pleaded in a desperate tone as his soul comically came closer and closer to floating out from his body.
"Sorry gramps, it ain't about that any more, this fight is all about a matter of pride" Laxus said with a smirk as he too readied himself all the while Kaida narrowed her now silted eyes on Laxus. Something was different, there was something different about the aura he was giving off. It's like he was subconsciously drawing out more and more power to constantly keep up with the crash mage, like a survival instinct. "So my theory may have some merit after all, the dragon seed that was artificially created through the introduction of the lacrima has grown somewhat unstable and is thus increasing his base animalistic instincts" Kaida thought to herself slightly amazed at the fact the possibility of a dragon seed in a second generation dragon slayer was possible.
"Okay fine but at least give us a moment to properly prepare a sufficient defensive barrier" said in an exhausted voice knowing he wasn't winning in an argument against both his grandson and Gildarts. Both wizards gave a nod allowing everyone that knew any defensive spells to link them up together in to one powerful fortified barrier with everyone one the outside focusing their magic into it in order to keep the barrier together.
"Okay go at it till your hearts contents!" the old guild master shouted and before Laxus could even comprehend himself he shot off faster than he had ever done so before. It gave Gildarts little to no time to get on the defensive as Laxus brought a powerful knee to the crash mages' right temple causing him to stumble to the side.
"Fast sucker ain't ya?" the older mage said before swinging for the still mid-air lightning mage and delivering a powerful punch to Laxus left femur causing the dragonslayer to grunt in pain as the force from the attack resulted in Laxus spinning out of control. "Sorry kid but I'm ending this now" Gildarts said in a serious tone as Laxus still spun causing Hinami to worry, "Daddy watch out!"
"FROM EAST TO WEST; TEKKEN!" (I mean this in the sense that Tekken can mean King of Iron Fist)
Without mercy Gildarts slammed his most powerful crash imbued attack that anyone had seen to date into Laxus' chest resulting in the crowd going wide eyed as they saw the blonde rocket across the open area. "Oh crap, I over did!" Gildarts panicked as soon as he saw Laxus' body collide with the nearest mountain, which wasn't that near before some boulders loosened by the impact fell where the blondes body landed causing everyone to panic especially Hinami.
"Daddy! Dad where are you? You are okay right say something!" the child shouted as she began to run to where her father landed but she was stopped and pulled into a hug by Mirajane before the child started tearing up. However, before anyone could even move to go help Laxus the sky above darkened, thunder roared fiercely and lightning crackled fiercely. "What's going on" Mirajane asked as she watched lightning bolt after lightning bolt hit the field.
The fiercer the strikes got she noticed the closer they got to the rubble covering the blonde Dreyar, soon the strikes began chipping away at the large boulders before eventually a large magic pressure unlike before began building up and tremors could be felt until.
"UUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
In a mad explosion of power Laxus rose out from the rubble, his shirt shredded to bits and multiple injuries visible on his upper torso which had now became larger and more muscular. Another very noticeable change was the very defined black scale marking on his arms and the lack of pupils in his eyes. "Dragon force? No this is different, something's wrong" Gildarts said in a cautious tone before Laxus rushed towards him with both his fists cloaked in spheres of lightning.
As the two began parrying one another's strikes Makarov began analysing the situation, from what he could tell about his grandson's behaviour he knew something was off so he went to the one of the only other people he knew could give him a proper answer. As the short Guild master walked away to get Kaida Laxus delivered a devastating right hook to Gildarts face before following up with a leg sweep taking the crash mages footing out from underneath him.
Gildarts' was fortunate he was able to roll away and launch a blast of crash magic into Laxus' side when the berserk blonde tried to follow up once again on the downed crash mage. "Kaida think you could shed some light on the situation, I've seen my grandson mad but this is different and this form it isn't dragon force by chance?" Makarov asked the dragoness who let out a sigh before signalling for the old man to follow her.
When they were a good enough distance away Kaida stopped, and turned to face the old master, "I'm sorry there isn't much I can say about what's happening with Laxus, I can only theorise" Kaida explained causing the old man to sigh. "Well it's better than nothing, so what you got?" Makarov asked curiously before Kaida took a seat on nearby tree stump.
"Well, first off that by now means isn't dragon force, if anything I'd call it a pseudo transformation; useful but incomplete and not without its major drawbacks" Kaida started to which Makarov simple nodded. "But that isn't what's the matter with Laxus, it's only a theory but it's possible at the very last second Laxus' survival instincts kicked into overdrive and as a result of this so did the production of dragonslayer magic" Kaida revealed causing Makarov to go wide eyed.
"So, what you're saying is" Makarov started but was cut off by Kaida shaking her head, "While it's only a theory, your grandson's sudden outburst was caused by magic surplus disorder" the dragoness explained causing Makarov sigh before he was alerted to an explosion resounding back from the battle ground. "How long before he reverts back to normal?" the 6th master asked in a panicked voice to which the dragoness just shrugged.
"I don't know, if I were to guess until he exhausts the excess amount of built up magic power in his system or until he gets knocked out" the dragoness suggested but before Makarov could reply another explosion interrupted them, this one was quite a bit bigger than the last. "We better get back, there's no telling what's going on" Makarov said before the two swiftly or as swiftly as an eighty-eight-year-old could back to the battle sight.
Back with Gildarts and Laxus
"Laxus snap out of it, if we keep things up the way we're going things are gonna get ugly!" Gildarts before meeting Laxus' fist with his own the impact sending each other skidding back. Laxus seemed to have no words for the matter, it was as if his consciousness had left him completely. "Ugh I can't stand it, Gildarts needs our helps let's go!" Natsu shouted in irritation before he charged down through the barrier much to the protests of Gildarts, Erza and Mira, but being the reckless fool he was he didn't pay them no heed.
"Lightning Flame Dragon Mode!"
"I'll take you on right here and now Laxus!" Natsu challenge as he coated his hand in fire and lightning before smashing it against Laxus' head causing a fiery explosion. Natsu grinned thinking that had done it but his grin faded when the smoke cleared revealing an unharmed Laxus devoid of emotion. Laxus simply outstretched his palm before a strong shockwave of lightning was sent through the pinkette sending him flying effortlessly before he ended up back on the outside of the barrier completely paralysed unable to move.
"Everybody, leave this to me he's too powerful like this for anyone else!" Gildarts warned as he a Laxus both began charging up their magic powers shrouding them in a veil of their retrospective powers. Everyone could have sworn Laxus' silhouette gained a slightly more dragon like appearance to it, not that they could see much in the first place as both fighters looked like a pair of monster with their unwavering glowing red eyes.
"Are we sure these guys aren't monsters?" Wakabe question sarcastically as the ground continuously shook from the combined pressure waves created from the twos magic and the air around them began to get seriously heavy. Within seconds the two were engaged in close quarters combat, dodging, parrying, giving and receiving hits.
"ADVANCED DRAGONSLAYER'S SECRET ART!" Laxus suddenly growled out surprisingly the crash mage but not before a sly kick to the back of his leg brought him down onto his knee "Oh crap!" "THUNDER KINGS DEMOLITION FIST!" Laxus roared out before he slugged Gildarts with a colossal amount of lightning sending crash magic user soaring through the air before his body made contact with the ground and continued to skid on for a bit astonishing the onlookers at the damaged done by the attack to both Gildarts and the surrounding area.
The bandages Gildarts adorned on his upper torso were completely shredded and gone, his metal prosthetic limb was a bit banged up and scraped but nothing major as was his prosthetic leg. His cloak was non-existent and like Laxus cuts and bruises littered his entire upper body. The battels field around them, if it could even be called that anymore looked more like Death Valley practically inhabitable, no greenery, no life just nothing but cracked, burnt and destroyed soil.
Getting Back to his feet Gildarts spat a bit of blood to side and wiped his mouth before looking at his now crimson stained hand making him smirk. "Been a while since I felt this way about seeing my own…hey kid what are you doing!" Gildarts started but as he turned his attention back to Laxus his eyes widened when he saw Hinami standing only a few feet away from Laxus. "Hinami, get away it's not safe!" Mirajane shouted in fear wondering just how the child got past everyone including her without anyone noticing while subconsciously memories from all those years ago, began resurfacing just as master Makarov and Kaida returned.
"Daddy stop this right now, this isn't you!" Hinami said in a cross tone which much to everyone's surprise made Laxus flinch looking like he was struggling with every step forward he was taking. With each and every step it was like magic was draining away from him.
"Hinami, please I don't Know how much longer I can last!" Laxus warned his daughter, but instead of heading his warning she completely ignored him and ran in for a hug. "I don't care I'm not leaving here without my daddy, please come back" Hinami cried out in a sad tone with tears in her eyes and her bottom lip trembling. Without hesitation Laxus returned his child's embrace as he kneeled down to her level surprising everyone.
"Huh guess I never took that option into account" Kaida said in a rather stupefied tone, "What are you on about know?" Makarov said in a rather frustrated tone at all Kaida's cryptic sayings. The old man knew Kaida knew far more than she was letting on and was being far from truthful bout a few things.
"Your Grandson is a second generation dragonslayer, artificially created but still a dragonslayer nonetheless; this means he gets to my knowledge almost all the same properties a regular dragonslayer would get with the exception of dragon force" Kaida began explaining not caring if the others could hear her or not. "Much like dragon's slayers have to mark their desired partner and if the marked individual reciprocates the feelings then in laymen terms the two are married" the dragoness explained trying to keep things pg. for the sensitive ears in the audience.
"I'm not sure if Laxus ever tried to mark Hanare but the state you just witnessed, let's call it his rage state is a state when there is next to no one who can reason with the afflicted, even themselves; their body will go beyond both physical and magical limitations ignoring any pain" Kaida said as she began walking towards the blonde dragonslayer who she had noticed had now started stiffening up and some of his muscles began contorting.
"The dragon slayer's marked one is usually your go to first bet on the only person who can stop them, that's what some of you are probably thinking right?" Kaida asked earning a few nods. "Wrong, while it's true the bond between marked one or mate and slayer is powerful there isn't any bond more powerful than that of a dragon and their child, if you mess with a dragon's child you can almost certainly say your prayers especially if you're dealing with the father" the dragoness said with a smirk as she gave Laxus a quick glance.
"A dragon's child is the fastest way to calm them down, unless the dragon has thrown away all attachment and affection for the child in which case death is the only solution; slayers work the same way more or less" Kaida said in a completely normal tone before Laxus collapsed to the ground and everyone made their way down to the blonde and Gildarts to make sure both were doing ok.
2 days later
"W-where am I" Laxus found himself asking as he groggily awoke, his eyes still a bit blurry as he pushed himself up off what felt life a bed. "Good to see you awake kid, we're in the infirmary by the way" the dragonslayer heard a familiar voice say making him look to his right to see Gildarts all banged up in the bed beside him.
"Gildarts! What the hell put you in here? Why am I in here?" Laxus asked in surprise, the only thing aside from Acnologia he knew capable of injuring Gildarts was in fact another dragon so what could have left the mage as beat up as he felt. "You really don't remember anything?" the crash mage couldn't help but ask, "Is there something I'm supposed to be remembering?" was all Laxus replied with before he noticed Mirajane sitting sleeping in the chair next to his bed accompanied with a sleeping Hinami in her lap.
"You're the one who put me in here, and yourself for that matter" Gildarts said as he began getting out of bed having had enough lying around. "You suddenly went berserk, and weren't stopping for any one or thing" the crash mage revealed causing Laxus to bring his hand to his head as snippets of his memory, little pieces came back to him giving the lightning mage an idea of what he was like. "Don't sweat the details kid, you're probably better off not knowing; at any rate, I'm off give my baby girl my regards and this" Gildarts explained as he tossed an envelope addressed to Cana.
"Wait are you serious, you're just gonna up and leave in that condition?" Laxus asked but knew the question sounded stupid considering who he was asking. "You know me, never settling in the same place for more than a few days at a time" the crash mage said scratching the back of his head sheepishly, "But before I go kid, I'll give you a bit of advice; being a father is the scariest battle you're ever gonna face" the crash mage added on before he exited in usual fashion by bowing a hole in the wall of the building
"Don't I know it"
Chapter end
I know in the last chapter I said there would be some tartaros stuff but the fight between Laxus and Gildarts and the dialogue between characters ran on longer than anticipated so I had to cut it out. But for definite next chapter will be Laxus recovering, some pre tartaros stuff and maybe a time skip to just before the Laxus vs tempest stuff at Yajima's restaurant. Hope you enjoyed the chapter bye.
