Chapter 10: White Dragon, Black Dragon
The Phantom Lord guild was partying again, still celebrating their win against Fairy Tail. There was much drinking and commotion. A couple of members walk to the door to go on a job.
Some of the people who were still messing around called out to them. "Hey! Pluck some fairy wings for yourself on the way home! Hahahahaha!" The laughter got even louder as they got to the exit.
BANG!
An explosion suddenly ripped through the guild hall and sent the people flying backwards, now unconscious. The guild got very quiet. The smoke cleared and then Sting was there with an enraged look on his face. The entire Fairy Tail guild was behind him.
The Master roared, "FAIRY TAIL!" and the guilds charged into battle.
Sting was the first one in, facing the defending Phantom guild. He put his palms together, and fired multiple rays of light from open hands. The rays homed in on the enemy, creating large explosions wherever they landed. The Phantom members froze at the power he displayed.
He stepped forward and roared. "Where are your dragons?! Come out of your goddamn cave, you bastards!"
At this point, the guilds had hit each other full force and were tearing each other apart. Elfman, Lisanna, Cana and Loke were fighting together. Macao immobilized a group of Phantom members with a net made from purple flames, while Wakaba's smoke magic finished them off. Gray and Laki were fighting back to back, using Ice-make and Wood-make to attack and defend. Alzack and Bisca attacked from afar with their Gunner magic. Mira and Lucy attacked together as well, with Lucy using her Sagittarius gate key to fire arrows at their enemies, while Mira's Satan Soul launched waves of darkness to cause more damage.
Erza charged on her own in her Flame Empress armor, yelling at the Phantoms, "Where are they?! Where are the Dark Dragons and the Element Four?!"
Nobody answered her, but now the Master himself stepped in. He activated his Titan magic and crushed the ground beneath him.
The Phantom members quickly backed up. "Th-this is Makarov? What a monster!"
"YOU DARED TO HARM THIS MONSTER'S CHILDREN!" Makarov bellowed at them. "JOSE! SHOW YOURSELF!"
From the beams by the ceiling, two dark figures watched from above. "Gee-hee. So that's Titania, eh? The Demon Mirajane's doing pretty good as well, even though Laxus, Mystogan, and Ur are sitting this one out…What do you think, Rogue?"
His little brother shrugged. "I'm not really that interested in them." he replied.
No…My interest is only in the White Dragon Slayer Sting Eucliffe.
Rogue watched Sting's rampage from above, noting the impressive power the White Dragon was utilizing. The Dark Dragons watched as the Fairy Tail guild master proceed to the second floor with little effort.
Once he was gone, Gajeel grinned. "Why don't we join in the fun, eh?"
Rogue nodded slightly. "Very well, then. I'll go first."
The Shadow Dragon jumped from the beams and to the ground, landing with a loud thud to announce his presence.
Some of his fellow guild members cheered at Rogue's appearance.
"R-Rogue! You're here!"
"Alright, now it's business time!"
Rogue growled to them. "Remain out of my path. I can't promise I won't accidentally send some of you into oblivion…"
From behind the bar, a young girl with short, light colored hair and gray eyes watched Rogue arrive at the battlefield. A green cat with a pink frog costume was in her arms.
It spoke to her quietly. "Yukino, will Rogue be okay? Frosch is scared for him…"
Yukino smiled gently at the little cat. "He'll be alright. He's really strong, remember?" Frosch smiled back and nodded.
But in reality, Yukino was getting worried. That White Dragon Slayer, Sting Eucliffe…He definitely isn't a run of the mill wizard, either…Be careful, Rogue…
Sting saw the dark-clad figure hit the ground and knew instantly who he was. With the red reptilian eyes, black hair, and a scent that reeked of Dragon Slayer magic, he recognized this one as Rogue, the Shadow Dragon.
Throwing away the enemy he had just defeated, he turned and faced Rogue. "About damn time. Tired of skulking around in the shadows?"
Rogue spoke softly. "Say what you will, this war was not my idea. My only wish…is to see the difference in our power."
Sting glared at him. He opened his mouth to say something, but Gajeel suddenly yelled from the beams above them, "Oi! Fairy butts! I'm getting bored up here! Titania! Mirajane! I don't care who, one of you get up here and fight me!"
Mira looked up and saw the Iron Dragon Slayer smirking down at them. She narrowed her eyes. "I'll take you on! I'll wipe that cocky smirk right off your studded face!" She yelled and extended the wings of her Satan Soul, flying up to meet the Iron Dragon. Sting watched her go.
"Eucliffe."
He snapped his attention back to Rogue, who continued. "Are you going to accept my challenge?"
Sting glared at him and lunged forward, punching Rogue in the jaw and sending him crashing into the wall behind him.
The White Dragon growled at him. "Does that answer your question?"
The Phantom guild members were stunned. They had only seen Rogue hit like that the few times he fought against Gajeel.
But the Shadow Dragon pushed away the debris and brushed himself off. "That attack had little effect on me." he said.
Sting sneered back and replied. "It doesn't look that way to me."
Rogue narrowed his eyes and growled. "Is that right?"
With a flash of pitch-black, he was in Sting's face. The White Dragon's eyes widened. Damn, he's fast!
Rogue punched him away into the opposite wall, crushing the structure with frightening ease.
Gray stared at the damage and sighed. "Oi, oi…"
Loke sweat-dropped. "That's just nuts."
Rogue stepped towards the place Sting landed. "Get back on your feet. An attack of that caliber is barely more than a greeting for a dragon."
Sure enough, Sting exploded out of the debris with a semi-crazed grin. "You know me pretty well!"
Rogue bared his sharpened canine teeth in a fierce smirk.
Sting cracked his knuckles, facing the Shadow Dragon again. "Just so you know, i'm an impatient guy. So let's skip all that, 'feeling each other out' shit and get serious, ya shady bastard." As he spoke, his body became cloaked in a pure white aura.
Rogue smirked at him and his own body began emitting shadows. "Suit yourself, little white brat."
Lucy, who had traded fighting beside Mira for Erza, started at the sight. "What are they doing?"
Erza's eyes narrowed. "Dragon Slayer Magic Amplification! Everyone get back! They're gonna fight seriously!"
Apparently, both Fairy Tail and Phantom knew what that meant. They backed up so quick that it only took a few seconds for the Dragon Slayers to have a large space to themselves.
Sting locked eyes with his opponent. "White Drive."
Rogue met his gaze without flinching. "Shadow Drive."
Sting bared his fangs and held his hand up in a challenge. "Now the dragons can finally get down to business..." The two Dragon Slayers were still for a moment, before they lunged at each other in a blur of black and white.
Sting launched the first attack, throwing a sphere of white light forward and yelling, "White Dragon's Holy Blast!"
Rogue shifted to the side and avoided the attack, then charged in while raising his fist. "Shadow Dragon's Slash!"
Sting jumped back and Rogue's fist smashed into the ground. He put his palms together and fired the rays of light from his open hands again, shouting. "White Dragon's Holy Ray!"
The rays chased after Rogue as he dodged and weaved throughout the explosions the stray ones made. One of the rays impacted his shoulder.
He hissed in pain and flew towards Sting, getting in his face again. "Shadow Dragon's Claw!" His hand, which was buried under a thick layer of shadows, caught the White Dragon in the jaw and sent him skidding backwards.
Rogue jumped up and encased his foot in shadows to follow up, but Sting hit him in the chest with another sphere of light, creating a stigmata on his body. Rogue froze. "What did you just do to me?!"
Sting charged at him, yelling. "The White Dragon's Claw is a holy attack! Any body with its mark has its freedom taken away!"
He encased his fist in light and hit Rogue's stomach. "White Dragon's Holy Fist!"
The blow sent the Shadow Dragon flying backwards yet again. The stigmata on Rogue's body faded away as he flipped backwards and landed upright. The Dragon Slayers stared at each other, panting. Rogue spat a bit of red on the ground. That wasn't all that bad an attack.
Suddenly Sting took a deep breath, and Rogue realized he was charging a breath attack. He got ready to dodge when he realized where he was standing. If he dodged this, Sting's roar would hit the bar, which was where…
Rogue's eyes widened as Sting released his attack, yelling. "White Dragon's Roar!"
A white light in the form of a laser flew towards the Shadow Dragon. Without giving it a second thought, Rogue put his arms up and braced himself as the breath hit him. He was being pushed back, getting closer and closer to the bar, but he didn't move aside. Sting roared for as long as he could before he finally ran out of breath.
Rogue was panting, his arms burned from the intense and concentrated roar. He glared at Sting, not moving an inch.
The White Dragon was confused by his enemy's actions. He could have easily dodged that! So why did he…
Some movement behind Rogue caught his eye. He saw a small cat that looked a lot like Happy and Lector. But that wouldn't stop him. Those cats could fly, so why was it hiding? Then he saw Yukino.
Sting's eyes widened slightly. That girl, could she be…?
His train of thought was cut off as an explosion ripped through the ceiling above them. Sting saw a small figure fall out of the hole in the roof and his blood ran cold.
He heard Erza scream. "MASTER!"
Sting leaped up into the beams, yelling. "Gramps!" He caught the old man in his arms.
Another explosion sounded behind him and he saw Mira fall as well.
"Mira!" he shouted. But Mira flipped in midair and landed safely on two legs, breathing hard.
Sting was relieved for a moment when Mira froze. She shrieked, "STING! BEHIND YOU!"
Sting's eyes widened and he looked over his shoulder. Gajeel was right there, already charged for a breath attack.
Shit! So not good!
"Iron Dragon's Roar!" Gajeel bellowed and hit Sting point-blank range with his breath. The roar blasted Sting straight to the ground. He just barely managed to twist his body in time so that he landed on his back, protecting the Master in his arms.
Sting hit the floorboards with enough force to create a crater and knock the wind out of him. The impact made him release Makarov, but Erza quickly caught the old man in her arms. Sting couldn't move.
Lucy rushed up to him with Gray and Lisanna close behind. "Sting! Are you okay?!"
Sting groaned. "No…that really hurt…"
Erza stared at him for a moment before turning back to the battle. She yelled at the top of her voice, "RETREAT! We're pulling out!"
The members of Fairy Tail slowly fought their way back to the door, and escaped. Lucy put Sting's arm around her shoulder and helped him run.
"Eucliffe!"
Sting stopped Lucy and turned around. Rogue was kneeling on the ground. Yukino was at his side, with the cat from before.
The Shadow Dragon glared at him, panting. "Next time, we fight fair! No interference!"
Sting glared back at him for a moment before he turned with Lucy and retreated from the city with the rest of Fairy Tail.
Rogue stared after Sting until he couldn't see him anymore. Yukino put her arm around him and looked into his eyes with concern. "Are you okay?"
Rogue nodded at her. "I'll be fine."
Frosch walked up to him. "Frosch knew Rogue would be alright! Rogue's the strongest!"
The Shadow Dragon smiled at the little cat and patted her head. But he wasn't so sure of himself.
Am I really the stronger? If we had continued that fight, i'm not so sure I could have won. Sting Eucliffe, the White Dragon…you really are a fearsome adversary...
Gajeel landed on the ground beside them. Rogue growled at him. "That was my prey you attacked."
His older brother smirked. "It doesn't matter. Once their Master was down, they were all fair game. And I was getting bored playing with the Demon."
Rogue shook his head. "Don't do that again. Next time we fight, stay out of the way."
Gajeel shrugged and walked off somewhere, probably to eat some iron. Rogue stood up with Yukino still close to him. Oh, I'll win. For Yukino's sake, as well as Frosch…Next time, White Dragon, I will crush you for certain.