The final chapter of Ravens have tails. I think ten chapters is a good amount. I'm going to be pretty busy today so I don't think I will have time to write much at all. Enjoy the chapter.
Lazlo Navi was a curious mage. He was the guild master of North Star, but he was not known to be strong. North Star did not participate in the games very often so not many knew what magic Lazlo used. Meanwhile, mages from Gold Mine were investigating the area underneath the arena. Flame and Nicholas had reported that there were injured mages down below.
Meanwhile, Fairy Tail was starting to truly feel the dark energy coming from within the stadium.
Fairy Tail stands…
Lucy, Natsu and Erza watched Makarov stand from his seat and jump into the stadium. Lucy looked at Erza, wanting to know just how strong Lazlo was.
"Erza, just how strong is Lazlo? I don't think I have ever seen him fight before." asked Lucy as Erza looked at her and nodded her head.
Erza looked out onto the stadium, watching as the two guild masters headed towards each other. This was going to be an interesting fight.
"Well Lucy, Lazlo's true strength is not known to many besides the guild masters. Even I haven't seen his true strength, but it is rumored that he is actually not very strong." concluded Erza as Lucy nodded her head and turned to watch the arena.
Beside Lucy, Natsu was busy sniffing away. A strange scent had been detected nearby and the fire dragon slayer was dying to see what was creating it. He looked all around the stadium, trying to find what was letting off the strange smell. It smelled of roses, but also smelled of oil as well. Something was weird. Natsu looked at Lucy and Erza, they must have smelled the strange scent as well.
"Hey, do you guys smell something?" he asked the two mages.
Lucy and Erza sniffed the air for a while, and then shook their heads. Nothing smelled out of the ordinary. Natsu shrugged his shoulders and sat back in his seat. It was probably nothing serious.
Underneath the stadium
"Right down this hallway!"
The three mages from Gold Mine quickly navigated through the dimly lit tunnels beneath the stadium, knowing time was of the essence. The gravel crunched under their shoes as they sloshed through puddles of water and turned corners, the torches lighting the way for them. Finally, they arrived at the small iron gate that let in a small amount of light. Nithin looked at the floor and grimaced when he saw the three mages who were lying on the ground. Nithin checked their pulses and found them to be still alive. Nithin turned to Flame and Nicholas.
"Alright, we each take one and then we take them to Hunter Pride's stands. Let's go!" shouted Nithin as he grabbed the nearest mage and draped him over his shoulder.
Flame and Nicholas easily handled the other two and Nithin opened the iron gate, quickly going up the stairs. The two other mages followed Nithin as they turned heads when they moved through the stands, trying to get to the Hunter Pride stands. Finally, they crossed through the crowd of civilians and arrived where the Hunter Pride mages were sitting. Hunter immediately stood in shock when he saw Nithin carrying one of the missing guild members. Several Hunter Pride mages stood to make room for their injured comrades and soon, the entire guild was watching as the three injured mages were sat down in the chairs.
The crowd of mages shouted in outrage as they saw their injured teammates and Hunter tried to quiet the guild down. Hunter turned to Nithin, his eyes dark.
"Do you know who did this." He asked Nithin.
"No, Flame and Nicholas found them underneath the arena. I'm going up to the observation box right after." Nithin said as Hunter nodded.
The Gold Mine guild master took off for the observation box, his mind racing. Three mages down, who would do such a thing?
The arena
Makarov looked up at Lazlo, the guild master of North Star. It had been a while since he had last seen the North Star guild master but nothing had changed about him. He was still wearing the olive green trench coat and he had a long thin face. His chin sported a small bushy beard that was black and he smiled at Makarov.
"It is an honor to fight you." He said as Makarov nodded his head.
"Let's see how strong you have become!" Makarov said as the loud speaker crackled.
"Fight!"
The two guild masters jumped back, each of them preparing their spells, hopefully ending the battle in a single shot. Makarov started to grow larger and larger, until he towered over Lazlo. The guild master for North Star didn't look troubled, however, as he quickly moved to the side of Makarov. Fairy Tail's guild master swung his fist towards Lazlo.
The huge fist looked as if it was going to smash into Lazlo, but the fist suddenly collided with something! Makarov withdrew his fist to attack again and as he did so, his fist was blocked again! Lazlo smiled as he held out both his hands.
"You might have a little bit of trouble attacking me, Makarov. I am much stronger than before. Paper Magic! Little Birds!" Lazlo shouted as hundreds of small white birds made of paper appeared and flew into the sky.
The little birds flew around Makarov, chirping and pecking at Makarov's large body. Lazlo dodged Makarov's fist and he slid across the grassy field with a smile on his face. Makarov smashed his palms into the paper birds, causing them to ignite into flames and burn away into nothing. Lazlo was busy doing something else, however, as Makarov started to shrink down to normal size. Makarov was grinning as he started to run towards Lazlo, one fist ready to attack.
"Looks like you really did get stronger!" Makarov shouted as his fist suddenly grew gigantic and smashed into Lazlo, "But it is going to take more than small paper birds to take me down!"
Lazlo tumbled to the ground, the force of the fall creating a tiny indent on the field. Lazlo gasped in pain as the wind was knocked out of him. Makarov stood over him, one fist ready to deliver the final blow.
"I believe this fight, is over," Makarov said as he smashed his fist into Lazlo's body.
Lazlo should have coughed up blood and fainted at the strike, but instead, his body burned away into ashes. It was a paper clone! Makarov was about to swing around when a white hammer smashed into his chest, making the Fairy Tail guild master spin away. Lazlo stood where his clone used to be and he smiled.
"I won't be going down that easily." grinned Lazlo as he ran towards Makarov, the paper hammer changing into a mace.
Makarov grunted as he dodged the first strike with the mace and tried to smash his fist into Lazlo, but missed as Lazlo jumped back just in time. Makarov sent his other fist slamming into Lazlo's side, making the North Star guild master slam into the ground. Makarov quickly jumped into the air, his leg growing larger until it slammed down on Lazlo's body.
There was a small pop as suddenly Makarov's foot was shot into the air and Makarov stumbled back as the huge white jack that had appeared burned away into ashes. Lazlo slowly stood, smiling. He quickly created a bow and arrow made of white paper and aimed the arrows at Makarov.
"You better be ready Makarov!" he shouted as he let loose the arrows.
They whizzed through the air as if they were real arrows and Makarov felt searing pain go through him as an arrow caught him in the shoulder, his blood staining the white paper red. He heard the cheering of the crowd and Makarov roared as he continued forward, knowing that his guild's pride rested with this victory. He jumped up, ignoring an arrow slamming through his arm and smashed his fist into Lazlo, the huge fist making a crater in the earth.
The entire stadium fell silent as Makarov removed his fist from the crater to see, nothing. Makarov was ready this time. He ducked under the hammer swing and he quickly smashed his foot into Lazlo's side. His attacks were like hammer strikes as he enlarged his limbs as they struck to maximize damage. Lazlo countered by sending several large birds made of paper after Makarov. The Fairy Tail guild master swat the birds away as he ran at Lazlo. His fist was about to connect with Lazlo's chest when a wall of paper blocked him. Lazlo quickly came from around the wall to deliver a painful shot to the shoulder using his hammer made of paper. However, Makarov was not about to give up. He quickly threw himself at Lazlo, the guild masters grappling with each other. The crowd gasped as they saw this, wondering just who would win this spectacular show of strength and cunning. Little did they know, something sinister was happening in the observation box.
Observation Box
Nithin quickly walked up the stone steps that led up to the observation box. He was sweating, but he didn't feel tired as he came to the door leading to the observation box. The council should be told of what was happening. He turned the door knob, expecting it to be locked up it opened easily, Nithin's eyebrows rising at this. He opened the door and walked right in, seeing the entire council sleeping at their desks. He was about to wake Guran Doma up when a chair smashed into his head, sending the Gold Mine guild master slamming to the stone floor.
"Just couldn't stay in the arena could you?" asked a cold and menacing voice as a gloved hand grabbed Nithin by the neck and slammed him against the brick red stone wall.
The man's strength Nithin could see who was attacking him and narrowed his eyes at the mask the attacker was wearing. Nithin grunted as he was thrown to the ground once again, his vision going blurry as the masked man smashed his foot into Nithin's chest.
"So you are the one responsible for these attacks!" Nithin coughed as the man walked around Nithin, his mask leering at him.
The masked man let Nithin stand up a little bit before smashing his leg into his side, making him fall to the ground once more. Blood spilled onto the hard reddish stone floor. The masked man easily picked him off the floor and threw him against the wall. However, this time, Nithin was ready for him. Nithin quickly swiveled around, gripping the man's shoulder in a vice grip. Nithin slammed the man into the wall, the floor and finally, he let out a victorious cry as he smashed him through the glass window that looked out onto the stadium. The masked man fell out of the observation box, his body falling towards a statue holding a sword into the air.
There were screams of terror as the masked man's body was impaled on the statue's sword. Nithin dusted his hands off and he left the observation box, knowing that it was too late to tell the council.
Arena
The commotion caused by the masked man's death on the statue paused the battle as Lazlo looked over where the screams were coming from. Makarov also stopped to look at the crowd of people. The stands were in an uproar over the man's death and Lazlo suddenly started to chuckle. He turned to look at Makarov, Lazlo's face dark and traced with insanity. Makarov took a step back, unprepared for this sudden transformation.
"It's here Makarov! Finally! It is here!" Lazlo laughed as Makarov took a step forward.
"What are you talking about! What is 'here'?" Makarov asked as Lazlo laughed darkly.
"The time has come for me to shed this stupid disguise!" Lazlo shouted loudly as he reached up to his face and…tore it off.
The crowd gasped in horror as Lazlo threw the torn skin away, revealing an entirely new face. The Fairy Tail crowd gasped especially hard. Makarov stepped back in shock.
"Ivan…."
"Lazlo" nodded darkly and he smiled as he looked around the stadium with joy.
"You have no idea how long I have waited to do this! You have no idea how much planning it took! I was drained of magical power, and now, it is time for Fairy Tail to die!" Ivan said evilly as Makarov shook his head.
The Fairy Tail guild master took several steps towards Ivan, Makarov's body trembling with rage.
"You put all this together…just to kill us? I won't let you harm my children, even if I must sacrifice myself!" Makarov shouted as he jumped towards Ivan with a roar.
The Fairy Tail guild master didn't even get close as Ivan suddenly started to rise up. The Raven Tail guild master was slowly rising up, and as he did so, a ball of purple energy came with him. The crowd roared in anger as they tried to jump into the stadium. However, most of the crowd was frozen into lacrima. The mages of Raven Tail appeared in the stands, beating down other mages. Only Fairy Tail was not being attacked although their members were being held down by lacrima. Ivan laughed atop the ball of purple energy.
"Isn't that nice Makarov? I didn't freeze your beloved family entirely so they could watch as their friends all die! I will destroy the guild, you, and your pathetic family! Raven Tail! Give me your strength!" he roared as the Raven Tail mages turned and several lines of red were attached to Ivan.
Makarov tried to become larger so he could crush Ivan, but he couldn't! His body suddenly seared with pain as Ivan laughed at Makarov, Ivan's face one of madness.
"I have dumped my magical power into this ball of dark energy for seven whole years. You should have known that "Lazlo Navi" was actually me! "Navi", is Ivan backwards! Hahahaha!" Ivan laughed as suddenly the ball of purple energy started to change shape.
It moved like liquid and it quickly changed shape into a large cannon, dripping purple liquid. Ivan quickly brought his hands up and aimed the cannon in the direction of the Fairy Tail guild. He smiled as he saw several of the Fairy Tail guild members trying to break out of their lacrima bonds.
"Say hello to the Mars Cannon. It has five times the strength of a Jupiter Cannon. I think you know what will happen to your beloved Magnolia and guild when this hits." Ivan said joyfully as suddenly Makarov let out a shout.
"FAIRY LAW!"
Ivan looked down at Makarov's small body with a smirk. The old man was still trying to use his magic, stupid old man. Ivan made sure the cannon was aimed properly and let it charge up, enjoying every second of it. The dark ball of energy was slowly forming at the cannon's tip. Makarov was stilling shouting Fairy Law, but this time, it seemed a bit, louder. Ivan looked over at his guild members who were feeding him the energy needed to charge the cannon. He looked at the Fairy Tail stands to see every member shouting "Fairy Law".
Ivan shrugged. It was going to take much more than a guild of Fairies to cancel out the Mars Cannon*. The ball of energy was almost complete and Ivan was about to taunt Fairy Tail even more when an unfamiliar voice rang out behind him.
"FAIRY LAW!"
Ivan turned around, eyebrows raised to see a man standing on the edge of the arena, his cheeks smeared with blood and dusting his hands off. A large snake with two heads was standing next to him. Suddenly Ivan felt something behind him. He looked behind him to see that the Mars Cannon had finished charging. He smiled as he placed his hand on the trigger.
"Say good bye to Fairy Tail!" he shouted as he clicked the trigger and the cannon fired.
The ball of energy shot forward, hurtling towards the Fairy Tail guild, however, before it could leave the stadium grounds, it was blocked by a huge array of light. The Fairy Tail stands erupted in cheering a huge sphere of light had surrounded the stadium. Makarov looked behind him to see Mavis Vermillion holding the ball of dark energy back. She nodded at Makarov.
"Save Fairy Tail, third!" she shouted at him as Makarov nodded.
Makarov slammed his hands together as he smiled, strength shooting through him. The golden seal with the symbol of Fairy Tail appeared, Ivan's horror reflected in it. The entire guild let out the shout as Makarov roared.
"FAIRY LAW!"
The golden light shot from it, hitting the Mars Cannon, Ivan, and anyone in Raven Tail. Ivan let out a scream of pain as his entire body was burned away by the intense light. The entire stadium was filled with golden light and the Mars Cannon eroded away by the incredible power of Fairy Law. The golden light slowly faded and Makarov fell to his knees, barely able to keep himself awake. The crowd was freed and they started to cheer for Fairy Tail, standing up to congratulate Makarov and Fairy Tail. While the people cheered, Mavis came down from the stands and put her hand on Makarov's back.
"I see Fairy Tail is in excellent hands. Saber Tooth may be number one, but Fairy Tail is the bravest one of them all!"
The events at the Grand Magic Games made headlines all around the world. Fairy Tail was soon famous for their incredible bravery and Makarov was returned to the position of a Wizard Saint**. However, Fairy Tail did not achieve the goal they had hoped they would reach. Due to Raven Tail's interference, the games were called off and the guilds would have to wait until next year. However, the guilds would never forget Fairy Tail's bravery.
That was the last chapter! I hope that was a good conclusion to the series! Thanks for sticking with the story! FF