Chapter 10:
Clash of the Dragons
The Dragon Slayers of Fire,Sky,Metal and Water stood there,waiting for a moment to strike. Happy's sweat dropped to the ground,making a sound that was loud enough for the Dragon Slayers. They charged at each other.
"Pillar of the Iron Dragon!" Gajeel said as his arm extended into a metal pole.
"Claw of the Water Dragon!" Glaciem shouted. He blocked Gajeel's attack. He was about to attack Gajeel when Natsu butted in.
The two girls faced off. Wendy was standing straight and her hand flat just across her skirt,and the other one extended straight.
"Come on!" she shouted. Aqua was shocked then laughed.
"You dare provoke me? You insufferable little brat. Take this!" she said as she extended her arms. "Tentacle Spears of the Water Dragon!" out her hand came water spears that charged towards Wendy.
"Fast wind that runs the heaven..." she chanted. "VERNIER!" with that,she was engulfed in a sphere of blue light and floated safely out of harms way.
"How the-?" the woman asked in confusion.
"Roar of the Sky Dragon!" Wendy yelled. The woman was wide eyed and could barely dodge. She avoided a direct hit,but she still flew away. "Natsu,Gajeel,hang on!" She placed her hands above her head.
"Power of the stout arms that tears heaven..." she extended her hands at Natsu and Gajeel's direction. "ARMS!" A magic circle formed on their feet. In an instant,their magic powers increased considerably.
"Thanks,Wendy!" Gajeel called. Wendy smiled back.
"Wendy,look out!" Natsu yelled. She looked down and saw Aqua casting her spell again.
"Storm of the Water Dragon!" she roared. The water gushed out straight for Wendy,but it didn't reach her because she floated higher.
Wendy spread her arms and spun at great speed. She was spinning so fast,wind began to materialize on her body.
"Wind,calming beat; Hurricane,great sorrow; Storm,great dispair; Grant me your strength..." she chanted. She stopped spinning and back-flipped in the air,slamming her hands down pointed at Aqua. "Tempest Hurricane of the Sky Dragon!" she yelled. Tornadoes formed around Aqua in a circle,and a vortex threatens to suck her into an abyss. She held onto the ground like her life depended on it. Unfortunately,she got sucked in one of the tornadoes and flew straight up. There,Wendy was charging up an attack.
"Roar of the Sky Dragon!" she roared. The woman closed her eyes and smiled. She took on the full attack and she was plummeted to the gound. When the smoke cleared from Wendy's attack,Aqua's blood was spattered everywhere. She was smiling at her death. She was physically weak compared to Glaciem,so she accepted the fact that someone was stronger than her in magic.
'Forgive me Glaciem. But I will see our Father first.' that was her last thought before she died. Wendy fell silent for a moment and prayed for her safe departure,then she realized,Natsu and Gajeel are also thrown up in the air. They were struggling so hard with Glaciem.
"Natsu,Gajeel!" she directed her energy towards them. "VERNIER!" they were engulfed by orange and green light and they were able to escape plummeting to the ground.
"Natsu,is that guy really strong?" Wendy asked. "I mean,his sister wasn't that strong at all. She's agile,but that's it."
"Yeah. He's far stronger than his sister. He packs one heck of a punch."
"Okay then." Wendy chanted again. "ARMOR!" the light engulfed their body this time,increasing their durability. Just then they heard a large explosion. They looked down and saw Glaciem attacking Erza,who requipped into her Heaven's Wheel Armor. And Lucy summoned Loke to fight with Erza.
"Gray,you should be fighting with them." Lina said. He was covering her with an ice shield.
"They can handle it on their own,after all,their Fairy Tail wizards." Gray assured. "And if Natsu saw me not protecting you,he'll try and kill me instead."
They both laughed. Above them,the others are planning a strategy.
"Let's just go down there and beat him up!" Natsu yelled.
"Got to agree with you on that one." Gajeel said while he nod.
"Wait,you shouldn't just-" Wendy tried to reason with them but it was too late. "Nevermind." she sighed as she went down with them.
As they got lower,they heard Glaciem crying. "Get Lina out here! I'm going to kill her! Someone killed my sister and I know it was her! She's gonna pay!" he said as he brushed off Loke and broke through Erza's defense.
"We won't let you have her!" Erza said as she changed into her Purgatory Armor.
"Erza! Hang on!" Natsu said. "Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!" he punched Glaciem and sent him flying. "Weren't you paying any attention at all? Lina wasn't involved in this fight,so your'e not gonna lay a hand on her!" he growled.
Wendy landed a little too near the ice shield and Lina. "It's only us Dragon Slayers." Wendy said. "I was the one that faced off with your sister. She died with a smile on her face,she died happy and content!"
"You did that?" his sapphire eyes widened. "Then you die!" he charged towards her,easily brushing off Natsu and Gajeel. Wendy was too surprised to move,and he was about to strike when she felt someone hug her and covered her.
"Lina!" Natsu cried out. Gray was shocked. Watching the battle made him forget his objective. Blood raced through Glaciem's icy claw and some got into Wendy's clothes. In front of her was Lina,her emerald eyes filled with determination and her stomach pierced through.
"L-Lina,why?" Wendy was starting to cry.
"I didn't want you to get hurt,you see?" Lina said,barely able to move her arm and patted Wendy on the shoulder. "I protect my friends,my nakama,don't worry about me. Tell Natsu...to finish...the job... And tell...him that...I love him..." she said as she collapsed when Glaciem let her go. Wendy was holding her head,crying and trying to heal her saviour.
Behind Glaciem,Natsu came charging in with his fists ablazed. Glaciem managed to dodge,but was hit by Gajeel.
Natsu ran to Lina's side and held her hand. "Lina,are you okay? Tell me she's gonna be okay! Please..." he asked histerically.
"I-I don't kn-know..." Wendy cried. "Her wounds...they're not healing." Then Puggo ran towards them.
"I can fix her again." He placed his hands on her wounds,then with a scream,his powers transferred to Lina's. The hole in her stomach disappeared and reappeared on Puggo.
"Puggo!" Happy yelled. "What did you do?"
"I simply performed my duty." he said with pride. "My mission was to give my life to her when the time comes. And I know this was it." he walked over to her head. "Lina... Lina... Come on,speak up." he was barely standing now,just crawling. "Oh,no. She's lost too much blood already, Oh,Lina... I'm so sorry,but I have to leave for a while." with that,Puggo glowed and transformed back into an egg.
"Puggo..." Lina whispered. Natsu was glad she was alive. But then,she was still unconcsious. He kissed her on the forehead.
"You idiot." Natsu whispered. "Never do that again." he said as tears came down her face.
"Natsu," Lucy called. "You and Wendy go and help Gajeel." she pointed to Gajeel enjoying the fight but still getting beaten. "Leave Lina to us."
"...Okay." Natsu said then left to attack Glaciem. Wendy nodded and followed.
"Come,on Gray. Help me carry her."
"Alright." they carried her back to shield and Erza stood guard if the fight goes too near them.
Natsu...
Lina? Why are you inside my head? Are you alright?
I'm fine... Use the necklace... You can beat him... I believe in you...
Wait... Will you wake up,now? Lina!
His thought was stopped when Wendy flew and landed on the ground.
"Natsu,what's wrong?" she asked,but barely able to stand. "He's really tough. Natsu,we need your help."
'Use the necklace... How do I use it?' he thought to himself. Then he saw a glow in the middle of the necklace. He put it on and a flurry of petals were released. They were burning and the fire was a bright pink color.
...Eat it...
He heard her again in his head. He wasted no time and devoured all the flames. After eating them,he felt a purifying power in him,increased his magic power and felt Lina's presence in him. "That fire tasted and smelled like Lina." he said. "Now that I've eaten..." he smacked his fist into his hand. "...Let's get this over with! A one on one battle! You and me,until one of us is dead!"
Ooohhh... A fight to the death... hihi...
Natsu: yeah! And I'm gonna win!
Lina: you better put that necklace to good use or I swear I'm gonna...
Natsu: gonna what?
Me: SHUT UP! I BARELY HAD ANY SLEEP EARLIER SO PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN!
maybe I should just kill everyone in the end and get some sleep...
N&L: YOU CAN'T DO THAT!
Me: then SHUT UP!
*Sighs* keep tuning in I guess...(The attack Wendy used, "Tempest Hurricane of the Sky Dragon" is my own original idea... hurray for me! XD)