Hey guys! Here is the eighth chapter of the Black Ghost Arc! Natsu and the other dragon slayers battle Dr. Klipse, while the rest of the Allied Forces do all they can to defeat Hargrave in their Klipse mecha. Hope you enjoy it. Only two chapters left.


Chapter 8 – The Final Battle Begins!


Natsu, Gajeel, Sting, Rogue and Laxus began clashing fiercely against Dr. Klipse.

Wendy acted as support, enhancing her comrade's abilities to even the odds with her Enchantments.

But the Darkness Dragon Slayer isn't an ordinary opponent, effortlessly knocking all five of them back without putting much effort into it.

"Damn, he's strong." Gajeel said.

"Let's try hitting him with separate attacks to catch him off-guard." Sting explained.

"Sounds like a good idea." Rogue said.

"I'm game." Laxus said.

"Then let's do it!" Natsu hollered, mashing his fists together.

"I'll support you guys!" Wendy hollered.

"Physical abilities rise!" Wendy chanted.

- Deus Eques! – Wendy shouted.

Wendy increased the physical parameters of her fellow dragon slayers.

"Let's go first, Sting!" Rogue hollered.

"Yeah!" Sting hollered.

The Twin Dragons of Sabertooth charged forward first towards Dr. Klipse, much to his mild surprise.

"Taking turns, I see?" Dr. Klipse asked.

- White Drive! – Sting shouted.

- Shadow Drive! – Rogue shouted.

The two Sabertooth dragon slayers increased their abilities further, attacking in a coordinated fashion.

- Darkness Dragon's Blast! – Dr. Klipse shouted.

Dr. Klipse blasted the two dragons with a powerful stream of darkness shot from his hand.

The four Fairy Tail dragon slayers felt the shockwave and braced themselves.

Sting and Rogue managed to withstand the attack, but lost their "Drives".

The two began to nod at each other on what to do next.

- Unison Raid: Holy Shadow Dragon's Flash Fang! – Sting and Rogue shouted in unison.

Synchronizing their respective Dragon Slayer Magics together, Sting and Rogue shot an extremely powerful light and dark beam at Dr. Klipse.

- Darkness Dragon's Armor! – Dr. Klipse shouted.

Dr. Klipse shrouded himself in body armor, defending himself against Sting and Rogue's attack.

The two Sabertooth dragon slayers struggled.

"Laxus-san!" Sting hollered.

"Right!" Laxus hollered.

Traveling like a bolt of lightning, Laxus flew over Sting and Rogue's attack hitting Dr. Klipse, preparing a move of his own.

- Lightning Dragon's Heavenward Halberd! – Laxus shouted.

Laxus shot a lightning javelin at Dr. Klipse.

- Darkness Dragon's Eruption! – Dr. Klipse shouted.

Dr. Klipse erupted the ground, destroying Sting and Rogue's Unison Raid and Laxus' Heavenward Halberd.

Laxus, Sting and Rogue were pushed back.

"This is your best? How disappointing." Dr. Klipse commented.

"Oh, we're just getting started!" Gajeel hollered.

"Time to go guns blazing!" Natsu hollered.

- Lightning Fire Dragon Mode! – Natsu shouted.

- Iron Shadow Dragon Mode! – Gajeel shouted.

Natsu and Gajeel entered their dual elemental dragon modes.

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- Open! Gate of the Lion! Loke! – Lucy shouted.

- Regulus Impact! – Loke shouted.

- Ice-Make: Ice Cannon! – Gray shouted.

- Circle Sword! – Erza shouted.

- Purple Flare! – Romeo shouted.

- Water Slicer! – Juvia shouted.

- Solid Script: Fire! – Levy shouted.

- Evil Spark! – Mirajane shouted.

- Thunderbolt's Fate! – Cana shouted.

- Open! Gate of the Twin Fish! Pisces! – Yukino shouted.

- Archenemy… Strong Form! – Kagura shouted.

- Kitten Blast! – Millianna shouted.

- Ice-Make: Snow Tiger! – Lyon shouted.

- Sky God's Boreas! – Chelia shouted.

- Iron Rock Spikes! – Jura shouted.

- Thunder Perfume! – Ichiya shouted.

- Force Blast! – Hibiki shouted.

- Blizzard! – Eve shouted.

- Aerial Shot! – Ren shouted.

The Allied Forces combined their attacks to do some damage to Hargrave's mecha suit.

But nothing seems to work.

Hargrave laughed.

"Is that the best you fools have?" Hargrave asked.

"Not even a scratch!" Cana hollered.

"There has to be some weakness to it." Loke said.

"Anything, Hibiki?" Ren asked.

"I'm trying. Somehow that thing is blocking my Archive Magic." Hibiki replied, searching for any signs of weak points.

"Now… it's my turn!" Hargrave hollered.

Hargrave's mecha got into position.

"Watch yourselves! It's getting ready to attack!" Jura hollered.

Hargrave fired a barrage of magic bullets from its right armed minigun function.

The mages scattered around to dodge.

The five Exceeds quickly flew in different directions, still carrying their Dragon Slayer lovers to protect them.

- Blumenblatt! – Erza shouted.

Quickly getting around its right leg, Erza struck the heel with a barrage of flying blades in her Heaven's Wheel Armor.

But no damage was inflicted.

Erza quickly backed off.

Kagura activated her Gravity Change in hopes of slowing it down, but it wasn't effected.

"It's resilient to gravity too." Kagura commented.

- Iron Rock Fist! – Jura shouted.

Jura used a rock fist to trip the other leg of Hargrave's mecha with sheer force.

With enough force, Hargrave fell to the ground, much to the butler's anger.

"He's down! Try freezing it!" Jura hollered.

- Ice-Make: Hammer! – Gray shouted.

- Ice-Make: Water Serpent! – Lyon shouted.

- Water Cannon! – Juvia shouted.

- White Out! – Eve shouted.

Gray, Lyon, Juvia and Eve combined their attacks first to freeze the giant monstrosity in its tracks, slowly making its way to the top.

"Hit it while it's down!" Gray hollered.

- Blue Fire! – Romeo shouted.

- Evil Spark! – Mirajane shouted.

Romeo and Mirajane joined forces, hitting its right ankle, causing an explosion.

"You damn brats!" Hargrave hollered.

Hargrave began activating some buttons, which in turn, allowed the mecha to release a powerful energy burst that blasted everyone back.

The mecha then got back up using its' arms as a boost, allowing it to stand despite the ice.

But that wasn't a problem when Hargrave activated the heating system, melting the ice away.

The right ankle of the mecha also repaired itself instantaneously.

The allied mages were shocked.

"Too bad for you all this mechanical masterpiece isn't something you can destroy easily!" Hargrave hollered.

"All that for nothing!?" Lector asked.

"This is just great!" Lily hollered.

"It must have a weakness somewhere!" Chelia hollered.

"We just figure something out and quick!" Levy hollered.

"But what?" Lucy asked.

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Wendy, Sting, Laxus, and even Natsu were surprised by Gajeel's Iron Shadow Dragon Mode.

Rogue simply smiled.

"When can Gajeel-san do that too?" Wendy asked.

"No way! You can pull that off?!" Natsu asked.

"Gihihi! I was able to devour Rogue's shadow. Now I'm more kickass than you ever were." Gajeel replied.

"You talk like a bad guy when you say that!" Natsu hollered.

"Like you have any room to talk!" Gajeel hollered.

"I have Laxus' lightning! And he's way stronger than Rogue, so that makes me stronger than you!" Natsu hollered.

"Like hell! I bet Ryos is stronger than lightning boy in another 7 years!" Gajeel hollered.

"Uh, we're right here you know!" Rogue and Laxus thought in unison, feeling insulted.

"Oh, good grief…" Sting muttered.

Wendy sulked a bit.

Dr. Klipse wasn't impressed.

"You know what let's save this for later and focus on beating Klipse! Then we'll settle our battle at a later date!" Gajeel hollered.

"Fine! But only because you're being SURPRISINGLY reasonable!" Natsu hollered.

"Let's go!" Natsu and Gajeel hollered in unison.

Natsu and Gajeel charged at blinding speed, surprisingly taking Dr. Klipse by surprise.

The two began attacking in an unorthodox coordination, preventing the Darkness Dragon Slayer from focusing straight.

- Lightning Fire Dragon's Firing Hammer! – Natsu shouted.

- Iron Shadow Dragon's Sword! – Gajeel shouted.

Natsu and Gajeel attacked in a coordinated fashion, pushing Klipse back a bit.

- Darkness Dragon's Roar! – Dr. Klipse shouted.

Dr. Klipse performed a black and dark purple breath attack at the two powered-up dragon slayers.

With quick thinking, Gajeel grabbed Natsu and became a shadow, pulling them both in.

Rogue did the same to drag Wendy and Sting into the shadows while Laxus transformed into lightning, as all six combatants managed to dodge Klipse's attack.

Moving through the ground, Natsu and Gajeel exited the shadow and hammered Klipse very hard.

"Didn't see that coming did ya?" Gajeel asked.

Dr. Klipse became angered.

"Sting! Laxus!" Natsu hollered.

Upon Natsu's command, Sting and Laxus moved in to attack.

- Holy Ray! – Sting shouted.

- Lightning Dragon's Blitzkrieg! – Laxus shouted.

Sting and Laxus unleashed a barrage of homing attacks, hammering Klipse hard.

"Keep on the pressure!" Sting hollered.

- Shadow Dragon's Blade! – Rogue shouted.

- Sky Dragon's Wing Attack! – Wendy shouted.

Rogue and Wendy joined in the assault to not let up.

- Iron Shadow Dragon's Roar! – Gajeel shouted.

- Crimson Lotus: Exploding Lightning Blade! – Natsu shouted.

Natsu and Gajeel put the finishing touches, generating a massive explosion.

"Did that work?" Wendy asked.

"It must've." Sting replied.

"Oh really?" Dr. Klipse asked.

The six dragon slayers were shocked that coming out of the smoke… was Klipse slightly injured.

"What the? We poured every ounce of our magic on him!" Natsu hollered.

"That can't be possible! How the hell he's standing strong?!" Gajeel asked, in an angry manner.

"Oh… then you kids need to be schooled." Dr. Klipse said.

Dark magic began flowing around Dr. Klipse as scales began to envelop his body.

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- Rock Mountain! – Jura shouted.

Jura created a rock avatar that defended himself and Ichiya from a magic blast from Hargrave.

The others were wounded and are figuring out a way to beat him.

Hargrave laughed.

"I'm disappointed this all you have! Admit defeat!" Hargrave hollered.

Lucy slowly got up, clutching the injury she received on her right abdomen.

"Not a chance…" Lucy said.

"We mages never give up!" Lucy hollered.

Gray, Erza, Juvia, Romeo and Levy also started to get up. So did Happy, Carla and Lily.

"Lucy's right." Gray said.

"Of all mages, the Fairy Tail guild never surrenders!" Erza hollered.

"Juvia's right there with everyone!" Juvia hollered.

"Yeah! We never give up!" Romeo hollered.

"And Natsu and the others are doing their best to beat Klipse! We can't let them down!" Levy hollered.

"I know Natsu's gonna beat that jerk! He's too fired up to quit now!" Happy hollered.

"Wendy's gonna come back too!" Carla hollered.

"So is Gajeel!" Lily hollered.

The other mages smiled.

"Let's show him the power of Team Natsu!" Lucy hollered.

XXX

The dragon slayers were still standing in shock as Dr. Klipse activated a power they recognized.

"T-That's…" Sting said.

"No way…" Rogue said.

"But that's-" Laxus said.

"You mean Dragon Force? It should be obvious." Dr. Klipse explained.

"He can do that freely like Sting-san and Rogue-san?" Wendy asked.

"This is just what we need." Gajeel replied.

Natsu gritted his teeth.

"Like that scares me!" Natsu hollered.

Natsu charged recklessly, much to the others' shock.

"Wait, Natsu-san!" Wendy hollered.

- Lightning Fire Dragon's Iron Fist! – Natsu shouted.

Natsu attempted to strike Klipse, but nothing happened.

"Really? Is that all?" Dr. Klipse asked.

Natsu was shocked.

- Darkness Dragon's Blast! – Dr. Klipse shouted.

Dr. Klipse blasted Natsu to several trees.

"Natsu-san!" Wendy and Sting hollered in unison.

Gajeel and Rogue, unleashing his Dragon Force, became shadows in hopes of outmaneuvering him.

But Dr. Klipse was once step ahead.

- Darkness Dragon's Eruption! – Dr. Klipse shouted.

Dr. Klipse sprouted darkness from the ground, blasting Gajeel and Rogue back.

Sting moved in, entering his Dragon Force.

- Dragon Slayer's Secret Art… Holy Nova! – Sting shouted.

Sting attempted to strike Dr. Klipse with an extremely powerful white punch.

- Darkness Dragon's Reflect! – Dr. Klipse shouted.

As soon as the punch connected, Dr. Klipse's magic reflected the attack back at Sting, blasting the White Dragon Slayer in a burst of light.

Laxus gritted his teeth.

"Wendy! Let's go!" Laxus hollered.

"Right!" Wendy hollered.

- Ile Arms, Armor, and Vernier! – Wendy shouted.

Wendy casted three enchantments to double her offense, defense and speed.

Laxus and Wendy moved in to strike Dr. Klipse.

- Lightning Dragon's Iron Fist! – Laxus shouted.

- Sky Dragon's Claw! – Wendy shouted.

Laxus and Wendy attempted to attack in unison, but Dr. Klipse blocked both attacks with both of his hands and threw them to different directions very hard.

"This is the best you Dragon Slayers have?" Dr. Klipse asked.

"I'm starting to wonder why I even bother to go all out on you weaklings." Dr. Klipse commented.

Gajeel, Wendy, Rogue, Sting and Laxus struggled to get up.

"Not… yet…" Natsu said.

Everyone turned to see Natsu slowly getting up; he was holding something VERY familiar in his right hand.

Gajeel, Wendy, Sting, Rogue, Laxus, and Dr. Klipse's eyes widened with shock.

"But that's…!" Sting thought.

In his right hand is a piece of a crystal-like mineral charged with Ethernano particles.

"Sheer luck I found it in a nearby cave when I was chasing that stormy guy. Thought I never use it now…" Natsu explained.

Natsu began chewing on the crystal, much to everyone's shock at present.

"No, Natsu-san!" Wendy hollered.

"You idiot!" Gajeel and Laxus hollered in unison.

"It's gonna kill you!" Sting and Rogue in unison.

Energy began flowing through Natsu's body as his eyes became completely light-blue.

Suddenly, Natsu went down to the ground writhing in pain.

Dr. Klipse chuckled wickedly.

"How sad. You failed to realize that eating any element other than your own can prove to be fatal, Dragneel." Dr. Klipse commented.

The other five Dragon Slayers continue to worry for Natsu's well-being.

Natsu continued to struggle a bit, until his eyes became red and fire erupted around him.

Natsu let out a mighty roar, entering his Dragon Force.

Everyone became surprised once again.

Natsu charged at Dr. Klipse with sheer force and speed, punching him by surprise.


Preview: Natsu enters Dragon Force at last! As the Allied Forces begin their plan to bring down Hargrave's mecha, the dragon slayers prepare for one final maneuver to take down Klipse once and for all! It all comes down to who wins and loses! Next time: Chapter 9 – Dragon's Fury!


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