Lumen Histoire chapter 10
Here's day two, so enjoy!
Disclaimer: i don't own HP or FT.
"With that out of the way, let's start the explanation!" Jason announces as he presses a button in front of him. In front of each guild member, a small, floating board with over a dozen holes along the back rose from the trapdoors on the field, "As the name suggests, Sky High will take place entirely in the sky! The arena will be the entire city! Scattered around the city are sixty four different flags, eight for each group. Every flag is on top of a building somewhere in the city. The trick is, only one flag from each guild is visible at the start. So, the game starts with eight flags, and each time one is taken, another appears for the same guild. The first guild to return to the stadium with all eight of their flags is the winner. You fall off, and that's it."
"We've got the advantage." Harry says as the guild members walk over to their boards, "Natsu and Gajeel can work together to find our flags. It never said that you could only grab the flags from your guild."
"Maybe not…" Erza sighs, pointing to the screen, where Natsu, Gajeel, and surprisingly, Sting, all looked ready to throw up despite barely being moving, "Natsu's motion sickness seems to be a trait shared by all dragon slayers."
"Really?" He asks, looking to Laxus.
"Never speak of it again." he warns without taking his eyes off the screen.
"I've never had any problems with it, and I was on my house Quidditch team."
"Lucky bastard." Laxus smirks, "Still, Harry is right. We should have the advantage. If they can keep it together, we just might make it."
Back at the field, lacrima screens had materialized around the arena, each displaying a different mage. Jason says from the center, "Let 'Sky High' begin!"
Immediately, likely programed by the makers, each board rose higher into the air, and all three dragon slayers looked even worse as it continued to climb. Once they reached about a hundred feet off the ground, all of them stopped moving.
The next moment, Natsu's board was struck by a beam of ice that split it in half. With no sense of balance to speak of, Natsu fell from his board and landed back in the arena, less than two feet from where he started.
"Ouch, rough start for Fairy tail A, who will receive last place following Natsu's defeat at the hands of Raven Tail's Kurohebi." Jason grins, "Now that I think about it, he is pretty COOL!"
Gajeel only has time to glare at the snake faced freak before the little girl from lamia flew right in front of him.
"Sorry…." She says sadly before literally pushing him off his board, and he lands on top of the only-just-starting-to-recover Natsu.
"And now Fairy Tail B has joined us, taking Seventh place, courtesy of Lamia Scale."
Sting, somehow, had the presence of mind to move his board out of the way and dodge Bacchus' palm strike from above. Unfortunately, he dodged too well, and fell from his board, landing in a heap next to the others.
"And so falls Sting from about a hundred feet." Yajima says thoughtfully from the announcers table
"It would appear that these three were having quite a bit of trouble, so it was only natural to eliminate them. Even more so when you consider that they placed first, second, and third during 'Hidden'." Chapati, another announcer, adds, "But it appears that the others are faring better. They've split up and begun looking for their flags."
"Well, even if we've already lost, let's keep an eye on the others." Mystogan says from the back of the waiting room, "We may have to fight one of them. Find out anything you can."
All of them turn their attention back to the now split screen.
Ichiya flew to the north part of town, away from the attacker at the start. Once they'd been left behind, he takes out a special created perfume, "Perfume of observance!" the sweet smell enters his nose, and everything seems to slow down. The entire city is plain for all to see.
Two flags were within his line of sight. Neither were his, and he flies to the east, passing the flag that would have been for Fairy Tail B before spotting the first Blue Pegasus flag. Swooping in, he grabs the flag and plants it in one of the flag holder attached to the back of his board. Rising as high as the board would allow, he surveyed much of the area. Two Blue Pegasus Flags were available. One had been taken by Raven Tail, and the other was on a rooftop in the western part of town.
Feeling the effects of the perfume starting to fade, he made his decision.
As per Master Ivan's instructions, the first thing that Kurohebi did was eliminate Fairy Tail A with that Pegasus mage's magic. Normally, he would have then eliminated B, but Lamia beat him to that, so it was time to escape. Heading south, he closes his eyes to concentrate. There were no other guilds in the area, and still no sign of any flags. Moving slowly, he takes in every inch of the area, finding two flags along the way; one from Blue Pegasus, and one of his own.
While heading to the north, he sound of someone accelerating towards him filled the air. Looking back, it was the girl from Lamia, and she had one of his flags. Setting the board to full speed, he raced towards her. He never even saw the mass of muscle slam into his board until he was face level with his six packs.
"Smile…." The mass growls, making him try to avoid it, "PUNCH!" it didn't work and he was sent flying, hitting the ground with a crack.
"Ouch. Kurohebi is down. Who knew that Ichiya's muscles could grow that big?" Jason laughs, "That's COOL!"
"So, half the competition is down." Yajima nods, "So far, Bacchus is in the lead, already having four of his flags, behind him, Ichiya just found his third, Chelia and Risely both have two."
"I wonder how the second half will be." Chapati smiles, "I'm getting excited."
"So far, it looks like Mermaid Heel is surviving though sheer luck." Erza notes as the chubby girl nearly falls from her board just from the wind, "If she runs into any of the others, she'll be demolished. The girl from Lamia has potential though. She hasn't used any magic at all."
"Neither has Bacchus." Grey points out.
"His magic isn't for something like this. Martial magic has no use in a time like this." Erza counters, "Though, that doesn't mean that he doesn't have the advantage. Despite what you saw last night, he's far from idiotic. Even hungover, I'd wager he'll win by a wide margin."
"There is Ichiya." Laxus nods, "He's the real wildcard. You never know what he could pull out of one of those vials. Earlier was proof of that. If that lasts any longer, he could have crushed them all."
"It makes him sluggish, though. You saw has slow his reaction time was. If an enemy found him like that, he's finished." Mirajane adds, "Either way, it'll likely come down to either of them. Their magic power outclasses the other two."
"If this were a fight, I'd agree with you" Mystogan says thoughtfully, "But this type of competition benefits the weak as much as the strong. They don't have to fight in order to win. If their magic is more attuned to something like this, then it would be an entirely different scenario. And we don't know what the other two can do."
"Then, let's watch and see." Erza nods, turning her attention back to the now four screens. Ichiya had found a fourth flag, and taken one of Quarto Cerberus'. Chelia had also found a fourth, and two of Mermaid Heels. Bacchus had his seventh, and now only needed to defeat Ichiya. Risely meanwhile, had just taken her third when she came face to face with Chelia.
Chelia smiled and said something and sent a ball of black wind at her, sending her flying from the board.
Mystogan gasps slightly, drawing Harry's attention.
"What's up?" he asks.
"It's nothing." Mystogan says quickly, "look."
On the screen, Risely had used some sort of magic to drag herself back to her board, and quickly attacked the unsuspecting Lamia mage, who thought that she was out of the match. With one blow from behind Chelia started free falling back to the ground.
"Well, that was unexpected." Gabrielle smiles, "I'd have never thought that she could use gravity magic, but that does give her an edge in something like this."
"Like I said, this isn't a fight. " Mystogan nods, "With something like that, it'll be next to impossible to take her out."
"Lookout." Erza says sharply as she points to the top left screen. Bacchus had Ichiya cornered, and Ichiya had once again taken his Power Perfume, and was facing off against the ace of Quarto Cerberus. Both competitors had taken their stances. Bacchus took the gourd that was hanging from the front of his board, and drained it all before jumping onto Ichiya's. Ichiya's fist came up to Bacchus' face, though he blocks with a downward palm thrust. His other palm slammed into Ichiya's chest, sending him sliding to the very back of the board, though he managed to hang on and deliver a kick, which knocked Bacchus back to his own board. Bacchus lowered his board, and delivered an upward thrust that broke Ichiya's in half, grabbing the last flag and rushing back before Ichiya even left the sky.
"Well, that was close." Erza nods, "I doubt that it would have ended so easily if this were a match."
"Even more surprising is that the mermaid heel girl just got second place." Laxus smirks as the girl grabs her last flag, and lands five minutes after Bacchus.
"Well, Sky High is over!" Jason roars, "The results were, for lack of a better word, COOL!"
The screen changes to display the scores.
Sabertooth Eighteen Points
Blue Pegasus Eighteen Points
Raven Tail Seventeen Points
Lamia Scale Seventeen Points
Fairy Tail A Ten Points
Quarto Cerberus Ten Points
Fairy Tail B Nine Points
Mermaid Heel Nine Points
"Pegasus is tied with Sabertooth!" Yajima remarks, "Quite surprising."
"And it just goes to show Bacchus' might. He's brought Quarto Cerberus back into these games." Chapati nods.
"Though Fairy Tail seems to have lost the fire they showed during the first day." Jason says sadly, "So not COOL."
"Maybe they'll be able to scrap together a few wins in the battle portion." Chapati says as the scores vanish, replaced by four empty match slots, "We will be taking a ten minute break to check the conditions of the remaining mages for this round of competition."
As it turned out, Raven Tail and Blue Pegasus both had their mages injured during the game, forcing the teams to use their substitutes.
"Let's get started with the first round battle!" Jason cheers, "Raven Tail's Kurohebi was injured during his unfortunate fall earlier, so it was decided that his sister would take his match. So, Midorihebi will face Lamia Scale's Toby Horhorta!"
The dog like man started howling as he charged the arena standing firmly in front of his guild members in the stands, who cheered him on. On the other side, the young woman with long black hair and cold green eyes was all but ignored by her comrades. Harry couldn't help but notice that she looked familiar.
When the gong was struck, Toby charged out, nails grown, "Super Paralyzing Claws- Mega Mega Jellyfish!"
Midorihebi easily sways out of the way of each attack, narrowly avoiding the swipes. As toby prepares for a windup attack, she steps around him and places a hand on his back. The next second, there was a flash of black and toby was sent flying forward with a circular burn on his back
As he struggles to his feet, toby smiles, "You're good."
"Not so bad yourself." She says, speaking for the first time.
"Midorihebi is a pretty cool name."
"That's not my name." she glares.
"What?" he says angrily, "It's not your name?!"
"What are you getting so angry about over something so minor?" she says coldly.
"If I win, you'll tell me your name!" he barks, swiping at her again, and again she dodges.
"If you like…" she sighs, "What if I win?"
"I'll tell you my ultimate secret!' He shouts, stabbing at her instead of slashing, though it doesn't help him any.
"Fine." She shrugs holding out her hand. The instant that she does, a black aura covers her entire body, "Poison God's Judgment!" a wave of black and purple sludge flies from her hand, coating his entire body as he screams in agony. The screaming stops after a moment.
"The winner is… Raven Tail." Yajima announces, looking at Toby in concern, "Someone get a medic out here!"
She kneels beside her opponent, whose body was now covered in burns, "What is this secret of yours?"
"I can't find my other sock…" he cries, "it's been missing for months now, and I'm too embarrassed to tell anyone!"
"There was a sock around your neck." She tells him, and he looks down at his bare chest, "But it was dissolved in my poison." Without another word, she turned and left him to wallow in his own misery as her comrades laughed.
"Well, after the two seemingly agreed on a wager, the battle ended in a flash. While Toby receives medical attention, we will prepare for our next match in just a few minutes!"
"What do you think, first?" Makarov says thoughtfully.
"That girl…. She's dangerous. Poison God Slayer Magic. And she can enter divine mode as well." Mavis answers, "Only Laxus would be guaranteed victory against her, and the battle would be difficult to say the least."
"Why wouldn't Ivan have her on his team to start with?" he asks, "Just from that brief display, it's obvious that she could have demolished Lucy as effortlessly as she beat him, so why bring that red haired girl instead?"
"I don't have an answer." She sighs, "Will the others be able to cope with the battles today?"
"They should. We have our best mages, so I would expect at least one victory between the two teams." He shrugs, as Jason walked out onto the center of the field.
"Alright folks! This is going to be a really COOL battle! Between Bacchus of Quarto Cerberus and…. Elfman of Fairy Tail A!"
"Of all the…" he groans as the ace of Quarto Cerberus stepped out, "Of all the people, why Elfman? Anyone else might have had a chance! We can probably consider this match lost."
"Don't be so quick to judge, Sixth." She warns, looking closely at the approaching figure of Elfman, "He might not look it, but he can be rather quick thinking. He may figure out some way to win this yet."
"You know, those last two seemed like they had a lot of fun." Bacchus grins as he lies lazily in the sand, "What say we make a bet too?"
"What kind of bet?" He glare sat the man who was clearly looking down on him.
"Those two babes last night. I think they were your sisters? If I win, I get them for a night. Sound Fair?"
"I'm going to rip you apart!" Elfman growls as he rushes at the resting man, who rolls out of the way and delivers a low kick, bringing Elfman to his knees.
"You're welcome to try, as long as I get those two beauties once you lose." Bacchus laughs, pummeling Elfman into the sand.
Getting to his feet, Elfman switches up his game plan, "Beast Soul: Weretiger!" taking on the appearance of the speed oriented monster, Elfman attacks again, but the Cerberus ace just ducks under it and attacks him back, dealing three or four blows before disabling his take over.
"You know…" Elfman pants, "I've decided… what I get when you lose…"
"Oh?" he smirks at his opponent's overconfidence despite the beating he's taken.
"For the remainder of the games… your guild will be called… Quarto Puppy!"
Bacchus jaw drops before he stats cracking up, roaring with laughter as he walks back to his starting position, "Fine. We've got a deal." Grabbing his refilled gourd out of the sand, he gulps it all down at once and takes his stance again, "This fight's over with."
"Take Over…" Elfman starts before getting hit seven times in an instant.
"It's useless!" Bacchus laughs before gasping slightly, staring at his palms, which had been torn apart.
"Lizardman Soul." Elfman finishes, revealing his spiked, diamond hard armor, "Even if I can't hit you, you'll have to hit me in order to win. Let's settle this with a battle of wills! Which will give out first? My body or your hands!?"
Bacchus looks at him in amusement and charges, "This is it! The battle I've looked for! Nothing but two men putting their whole souls into it!" without regard to his hands, he began bashing away at the takeover's scales, his blood dripping with each thrust. Elfman, meanwhile, endures the brute force of every powerful hit, shattering the bones in his arms, and every now and then, he forcefully repairs the take over and replaces the broken scales as the Drunk Falcon continues his assault.
The final clash took ten long minutes of continuous abuse to both men, who, by the end, both stood covered in blood from head to toe, panting in exhaustion before falling to the ground.
"Will this be the end? Jason roars, "Because it would still be COOL!"
"Not yet." Yajima says as the two men stir, "They've still got more left in them."
"Bacchus is to his feet!" Chapati yells as said man stood over the kneeling form of Elfman.
"Your name…. was Elfman right?" he asks, panting.
"Yeah." He answers, still struggling to get back to his feet.
"Good." Bacchus nods, "Because that is the name… of a man!" Bacchus falls backwards, completely spent as Elfman gets to his feet and lets out a victory roar.
"Fairy Tail has done it! Another impossible victory from the guild that everyone doubted!" Yajima cheers as Elfman also faints from the war he'd just endured.
"Fairy Tail A has triumphed against Quarto Cer- er Puppy!"
"You were right, First." Makarov smiles as he cheers for his son's victory, "I shouldn't have doubted him."
"You said it yourself. These are our best choices." She smiles, "But I'll admit, I had a few moments of doubt as well."
"Well, it turned out for the best." He chuckles as the organizers start preparing everything for the next round, "That's one victory today. And since the B team is the stronger one, we have a good chance of getting a second."
"That was a hell of a match." Harry cheers as he and the rest of the A team join their friends in the stands, "I can't believe that Elfman managed to win that."
"When it comes down to it, Elfman's got the endurance to keep going longer than anyone else in the guild." Erza notes, "Bacchus probably chose the wrong sisters to lust over. If Elfman had any more strength at the end, he likely would have made good on his threats."
'And if he lost, Mira would have, so it's a moot point." Grey shrugs, "Speaking of Mira, where is she?"
"She went to go check on Elfman with Lisanna." Erza says as she sits next to the masters, "I passed them on the way."
"How is he?' Makarov asks, "I want to go check on him, but I can't afford to leave the others without some support in case Ivan decides to intervene."
"He's in bad shape, but Porlyusica is watching him." Erza nods, "He should be alright, but luckily Wendy should be alright to compete tomorrow, and he'll be fine in a few days."
"It looks like their getting ready to start the next match." Macao tells them, pointing to the field.
Jason amplified his voice again before saying, "It's time for Match number three. This is going to be COOL! Blue Pegasus' Jenny Realight is standing in for Ichiya against Fairy tail B's Mirajane Strauss!"
"Mira's up next." Harry smirks, "This is going to be good."
"And that's two for two." Makarov grins, "Mira won't lose."
"I'll agree with you." Mavis nods, "Let's sit back and watch."
Five minutes later, the two combatants squared off in the center.
"It's been a long time, Mirajane." Jenny smiles.
"And you as well, Jenny. I hear that you've been doing quite well while I was gone." Mira says happily, "Why don't you just surrender? I really don't want to hurt an old friend."
"Well, I can't very well give up." She chuckles, "But I wouldn't want to hurt you either. Let's settle this nonviolently. Just like the old days."
"I'm game for that." She grins, "Judges! We're having a Pinup contest! You'll need to judge!"
"Okay!" they all smile pervertedly as a screen appears above them, one half with the name Jenny, and the other Mirajane.
"First Theme! Swimsuits!" Jason announces as both girls are surrounded by a golden light. Once it fades, each are wearing a very revealing two piece swimsuit, Mira's being blue and Jenny's light green. The crowd cheers and catcalls, as the judges discuss something quietly before announcing Mira as the winner. The number one appears under Mira's name and Jason Declares the next theme; Schoolgirl.
This time, Jenny picked up the victory, likely because she 'dropped' her books and gave the judges a show while picking them up. Next was Magical Animals, where Mira's Succubus crushed Jenny's Mermaid. After that was car girl, which jenny won, though barely. Each round they traded off victories, leading to a final score of twenty five wins each after going through such themes as loyal maid and bondage.
As the crowd waited for the next theme, the girls decided to go with the flow.
"Mira, let's make a bet as well." Jenny giggles, "The loser poses nude in Sorcerer Weekly next month."
"Done." Mira grins, "But let's make this the last round. Otherwise we'll be here all day."
Almost the entire stadium (mostly the men) practically lost its collective minds over what had just been wagered as the judge's discussed the final theme.
"Battle outfits!" Jason announced finally and the crowd watches as each girl is once more engulfed by light.
Jenny reappears first, in a dark red and black dress which shows off her ample cleavage, laughing like she had the match won. Mira's glow suddenly turned dark purple as she starts talking.
"Jenny, I think you made a mistake." She says coldly, "You likely think that everyone will want to see me naked more than you. I am younger after all, so the judge would vote that you win even if I did. But you made a mistake."
"And how's that?' She asks nervously.
"Because this isn't a pinup contest." Mira smirks as she reveals herself, "Take Over: Satan Soul: Satri." Without missing a second, Mira jumps forward, blasting her off her feet with one blow and sending her crashing to the ground, "This is a fight, and that means I win."
The crowd gaps as Jenny lies still on the sandy floor. After a moment, Yajima rises, "The winner is Fairy Tail B's Mirajane."
As the crowd cheers, Mira returns to her normal form and helps jenny to her feet, "I'm looking forward to next month's issue." She smirks as he leaves her opponent red faced in embarrassment.
"That was awesome." Harry grins, "I never would have thought that Mira could be that hot."
"You have no idea." Makarov chuckles, "There were a few issues from a couple years ago… well I'll show you once we get back to the guild."
"Don't feel too bad, Harry." Gabrielle smiles, "I don't think anyone expected her to do that."
After a few more minutes, the field was set for the final battle.
"The Final battle for today will be Mermaid Heel's Kagura vs. Sabertooth's Yukino!" Jason claps as the two ladies walk onto the field.
"Pleased to meet you." Yukino bows after the gong was struck.
"You as well." Kagura says, retuning the gesture.
"Shall we make a wager as well?" Yukino asks.
"I see no point." She answers sizing up her opponent.
"Are you afraid?"
"No." Kagura glares, "However, a wager must be carried out once agreed upon. Something so trivial has no appeal to me."
Then let's make it serious." Yukino says calmly, "Let's say that we wager… our lives."
There was no sound in the arena as they awaited Kagura's answer.
"If you're serious, then it would be dishonorable to refuse." She answers, holding her sword, still sheathed in a fighting stance, "Let us begin."
"Open, Gate of the Paired Fish: Pisces." Yukino says as she removes the golden key,
As the twin fishes rush at her, Kagura jumps to avoid them. Yukino shows a second gold key, "Open, Gate of the Scales: Libra." Once the woman had materialized, she says, "Alter the target's gravity."
"Yes, Milady." Libra bows as Kagura is falls to the ground again, surrounded by both of the both close in on her, she slams them into the ground with her sword.
"I see that you aren't a weakling." Yukino says as she takes her last key, "You've forced my hand. Open, Gate of the Snake Charmer: Ophiuchus!" a massive black gate appears behind her and opens. From within, a giant black snake slithers out. Its entire underside seemed almost mechanical as it reared back and prepared to attack.
"Blade of Resentment." Kagura glares as she rushes the snake, "Archenemy. Sheathed sword style." Jumping through the air, she slices the beast into quarters without ever drawing her sword, landing in front of Yukino, "You've made a cheap wager, Sabertooth." She says simply before ramming her swords hilt into Yukino's stomach.
"Sometimes, a mermaid can devour a tiger." She says simply as the judge announce her victory. Turning back to the crying mage, she glares, "Your life is mine, Correct?"
Choking back tears, Yukino nods, "Yes."
Without another word, Kagura left the arena in a stunned silence.
Finally, Jason remembered his job and announces, "With that, days number two has come to an end. Comeback tomorrow for more action!"
The last thing on the screens was the updated scores:
Raven Tail Twenty-Seven Points
Fairy Tail A Twenty Points
Fairy Tail B Nineteen Points
Mermaid Heel Nineteen Points
Sabertooth Eighteen Points
Blue Pegasus Eighteen Points
Lamia Scale Seventeen Points
Quarto Puppy Ten Points
That's the last chapter for today. R&R, and Vote!