The final event of the Grand Magic Games begins.
Chapter 10 Start.
Alex stood alongside his team. Gray, Erza, Gajeel and Juvia, who had taken Natsu's place since he insisted on being part of the team that saved Lucy, along with Wendy, and Mirajane. Alex stood waiting for the gong, meaning that the final event of the Grand Magic Games, a battle that takes place in the whole city, had begun. The max number of points a team can get is 45, 1 for each member of a guild they take out and 5 for any of the leaders, which meant that anyone could win the Grand Magic Games.
"Who's going to be the leader?" Alex asked no one in particular.
"If it's by strength it should be either you or Erza." Gray answered.
"Why them? Why not me?" Gajeel asked, angry.
"Face it Gajeel. Me and Erza far out rank you in strength."
"Are you trying to start a fight right now?!"
"Alex" Erza cut in "Who do you think should be the leader?"
"Dragon Slayers have more endurance, and a wide range of magic, but then again you're the only S-class Wizard. I think you should be the leader."
"Then I guess it's settled." Erza said and a moment later the Gong rang out.
"It's time." Alex muttered as they stayed where they were.
All the teams started to move, but Fairy Tail and back in the arena Makarov was shouting.
"You can't win by just standing there! Move and fight!"
Mavis smiled "My calculations are all going just as I planned."
"What do you mean?" Makarov asked looking at her.
"It's time. Fairy Tail Star Formation!" Just then Fairy Tail made it's move, all five splitting up as Mavis instructed them to. Alex was heading to the east to meet up with a Wizard that Mavis was sure he could beat.
"I wonder how accurate her calculations are..." Alex muttered as he ran through the city "I heard that she is an amazing strategist, but could she really know so much just from seeing their fighting style in the battles and events?" Alex thought back to the conversation and tried to recall every action he was told to do. He looked around and saw that he had come to Honey Bone inn.
"When I arrive here, I was told to do this." Alex moved quickly and entered the alley between the inn and another build and waited for a few moments "Nothing is happening." Alex muttered, and he was about to leave the alley when Lyon of Lamia Scale ran by, not noticing Alex.
"Well...I guess that leaves without a doubt that I should trust her...but her tactic isn't leading me to the one I want to fight..." Alex left alley and kept moving, deciding to do as Mavis said since his opponent was one that he would need to take out. He was told to keep moving east which he did for the next 15 minutes before getting confronted by Orga of Sabertooth. Alex stopped running as they made eye contact.
"Mavis never mentioned this." Alex muttered "Orga of Sabertooth. You use Black Lightning if I recall correctly."
"I do. But my lighting is the lighting of a God! I am the Lightning God Slayer." Alex would have been more surprised if he hadn't been told of God Slayers the night before, just in the slim chance one of the calculations were off, which this one was "And you are Alex, The Blood Dragon Slayer."
"That I am." Alex said watching Orga carefully.
"Then let's begin!" Orga said sending bolts of lightning at Alex. Alex watched carefully before rolling to the side and raising his hand.
"Blood Lance!" Alex said as he got up and ran not leaving himself vulnerable for even a moment. Orga easily dodged the lance even with the increased speed it had thanks to Alex's training. Alex kept moving as Orga tried to strike him down with lightning, and easily dodged. Alex jumped onto a build and looked down at him as Orga looked up at him.
"Well I have to say, your lighting seems pretty powerful. I'd hate to actually feel it if it were to hit me." Red wings formed on Alex's back "So I'll defeat you before I feel that." Alex jumped down towards him "Blood Dragon's Wing Attack!" Both of the wings came down at Orga, but he unexpectedly held them both back, despite the speed and strength behind them. Alex tried to overpower him but couldn't, and his wings disappeared, give Orga an opening as he ran and punched Alex with a lightning covered fist, sending him not just into, but through a building. Alex quickly regained his sense and came from the same hole that was created by his entry.
"I was right...it does hurt." Alex said as he placed a hand to his cheek "Now it's my turn!"Binds Of Blood!" As the binds shot at Orga and he moved back, Alex circled around and rose his hand "Blood Blizzard!" The needles flew and a few connected with Orga as he was still dodging the binds as well, but Alex wasn't finished. He jumped in to the air and put both his arms together and blood wrapped around them creating a shape just like Alex's Horn Attack, only bigger.
"Blood Dragon's Great Horn!" Alex came down with great speed and force, and with Orga still being distracted, landed a heavy hit on him, taking him to the ground, and pushing him a few inches into it. The blood around Alex's arms disappeared and he looked down at Orga "One down." Alex turned and felt a hand grab his ankle. He didn't even have time to turn before a jolt of pain shot through his body, taking him to his knees, the grip around Alex's ankle released. He heard the sound of crackling electricity and was suddenly sent forward in a black wave of lightning. Alex's whole body went numb, but he still managed to get up.
"I observed you on the first day. You use agility and the speed of your blood forming to damage and take down your enemies."
"I should have known some people observed me."
"You are thought of a threat to many of the guilds. You did take down a Wizard Saint."
"I made an impression. I can't let people bad mouth Fairy Tail, the former and soon to be #1 Guild!" Alex said with a smirk.
"Well, let's see if you can back those words up." Orga said shooting another wave of lightning at Alex.
"Blood Dragon Scales!" Blood wrapped around his body, taking the form of scales as he ran head first into the lighting.
"You really think your scales can stand up to my lightning!?" Orga said with a small laugh. Alex burst from the lightning.
"I do think so!" Alex said as two curved blood blades came from his wrists. He slashed down and across Orga's chest cutting through skin but not enough to be fatal. Alex jumped back as he made the scales and the blades disappear. Orga remained standing.
"I'm impressed." Alex said truthfully "I dealt a lot of damage to you and yet you still stand."
"I'm not an average mage."
"You're a God Slayer." Alex pointed out when another enemy appeared. Both Alex and Orga turned to see the newcomer "There we go, this is what Mavis said would happen." Standing there was Jura.
"Looks like I've come across two strong mages. Mind if I join?"
"Like we can say no?" Alex said with a smirk.
"Then allow me to make my move right away." Jura ran at Orga and dodged a blast of lightning and then his Orga in the neck, taking him down instantly.
Alex was mildly surprised and slightly annoyed "He was mine..." Alex muttered.
"You couldn't take him down, so I did it for you.' He turned to him "Alex, Hero Of Magnolia, we have come face to face again. I'm going to get you back for what you did on the first day."
"Oh, you mean how I beat you? Also, The Blood Dragon Slayer is a title I deserve more then the one you used."
"When people hear your name they think of the man that defeated the dragon that was going to destroy Magnolia. They don't think of the fact that you're a Dragon Slayer until after they think that, therefore the title of Hero fits you better."
Alex shook his head "Whatever. This event isn't a time for talking. Are we going to have a rematch, or are you just going to keep talking?"
Jura smirked "Ready yourself!"
-Back at the arena-
"Alex and Jura have come face to face yet again! Will the outcome of this match end like their first battle or will Jura redeem himself and take down The Hero Of Magnolia?!" The announcer shouted.
"First? Are you sure pitting Alex against Jura was the best idea?" Makarov asked.
Mavis smiled "Of course. Alex has proven himself against him once already, and that was only four days ago. He'll prevail again today."
"But there's no way Jura will pull any punches and chances are he knows Alex's tactics and skills since he's the one who actually fought him."
Mavis just smiled again "Trust me. He'll defeat Jura once again."
-Back to Alex and Jura-
Neither one made a move, they were just staring each other down, waiting for even the slightest movement from the other. Once one of them made the first move the battle would start and neither one of them would catch a break from the other. Alex knew if he attacked first he might be able to catch him off guard with the speed of his blood forming, and even if Jura dodged he would still be able to avoid his retaliating. Jura must have realized Alex's casting speed was higher as well, because as Alex was about to attack Jura rose his hand, causing a pillar to arise under Alex and throwing him up into the air.
"And so the battle begins." Alex muttered as he formed a chain of blood around his arm. He aimed his palm at a nearby building and pulled himself onto it. Jura had already started another move making a stone fist fly at Alex. Alex jumped over it, and remembered to late that Jura could control it. The fist turned upwards and hit Alex directly, sending him up.
"Blood Chain!" Alex shot the chain to the ground "Retract!" The chain tensed and pulled him straight to the ground. He turned to Jura.
"You think I'm the weakest of the Ten Saint Wizards, correct?"
"I heard that seven years ago."
"Well I am now the fifth strongest one of the ten, and I will not be defeated by you twice!"
"Fifth? Then it must have been pretty embarrassing to have lost to a wizard that isn't even a Saint Wizard." Alex said, mocking him.
"It was. The outcome will be different this time though."
"We're see." Alex muttered as he made his claws appear. He dashed at Jura, knowing exactly what he was about to do. Jura moved his hand, and a pillar rose and came at Alex. He rolled to the side, only to feel his foot get stuck. He looked down to find his foot encased in stone.
"Damn..." Alex muttered. Jura smirked and made two pillars of stone rise and come down at Alex.
"Blood Dragon Shield!" He made the shield with one hand and held it at one side "Blood Dragon Shield!" He did the same with his other hand and one pillar hit each shield.
"Pretty impressive, but how long can you hold them?" Jura said as he made the pillars use more pressure. Alex felt it and applied more force, and while he was holding them back he started to kick at the stone around his ankle. He was chipping it away slowly, but he wouldn't be able to hold the pillars back for long enough. He gave a glance to Jura, noticing that he rose his hand and a brown magic circle appeared.
"Fuck!" Alex swore as the large stone fist flew at him, landing a direct hit on him. Alex was sent back, rolling on the ground, coming to a stop a few yards away, making no move to stand up.
"Come now Alex, that couldn't be all you had. Stand up and show me the strength you did in our first battle."
Alex moved and got to his knees, hand on his chest "That hurt...you never got me with that move in the arena..."
Jura hit the ground with his palm, making a stone fist come from the ground below Alex, hitting him skyward, but Jura wasn't done and brought the fist up towards Alex, hitting him up again. Alexhit the ground hard.
"Remember what I said. I'm not going to hold back against you again, I am going full force, and I expect you to do the same!"
Alex coughed a bit of blood and smiled "Full Force?" Alex laughed a little "My full force is way too much for you to handle!"
"That's pretty tough talk for someone that hasn't landed a hit yet."
Alex pushed himself up "I haven't landed a hit...yet. That's about to change now." A red aura appeared around Alex "Blood Drive!" He shouted as the red aura got darker and compressed around his entire body.
"That's a little different from before." Jura pointed out.
"That's because it's now mastered. When I first fought you, it wasn't even at full power."
"Then shoe me the strength it gives you!" He made the stone fist fly towards Alex again. Alex smirks as he rises one hand and stops the fist completely.
"This is it? I thought you said no holding back." Alex tightened his grip and the stone fist broke apart.
Jura looked at him surprised "Is that the full strength of it?"
"Pretty much." Alex suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Jura's throat "Let's see how you like this." Alex smirked. A moment later Jura got an endured look on his face.
"W-what is t-this!?" He asked, obviously in pain.
"A skill granted upon masters of the Blood Drive. I am boiling your blood. If I wanted to I could kill you within a few seconds...but I'm just keeping it so you're in pain." Jura groaned and managed to swing at Alex, and Alex let go and moved back. Jura looked confused.
"The pain's gone..."
"I need to stay in contact with the enemy though."
Jura smirked "Thanks for telling me!" He made a ring of pillars around Alex, trapping him in a round area.
Alex looked around and decided not to wait for Jura's next attack. He rose his hand and aimed it at where he thought Jura was.
"Piercing Blood Lance." Alex shot the lance, but this one was different, instead of a cone shaped tip, the tip was twisted in a way so it could easy drill through any resistance. It broke through one of the pillars and he heard Jura's sound of pain. Alex jumped onto the pillars and saw hat Jura's shoulder had been completely pierced. Alex didn't hesitate and made a few throwing knifes at Jura, not hitting him, but surrounding him.
"You hit me with the lance, but you can hit me with a few knifes?" Jura mocked.
"Look just under the blades." Jura did so and saw magic circles were formed in them.
"Wait...don't tell me..."
Alex smiled "Blood Discharge!" The knifes around Jura suddenly exploded "Are you finally done, or do you insist on continuing?" Alex shouted into the smoke and was answered by yet another stone fist that he broke with one hit. Jura was still standing, but he was heavily hurt.
"I will not lose to you again!" Jura shouted as the ground started to shake. Alex lost his balance for a moment before regaining it. He looked at Jura and found him surrounded by his magic power, eyes closed and hands together,
"What the hell is this!?" Alex asked knowing this was not going to end well.
Jura opened his eyes suddenly "Mt. Fuji! He shouted as the ground under Alex started to break, and suddenly a huge beam of magic power came from the ground, covering Alex.
-To the Arena again-
"Alex has just been hit by one of Jura's strongest moves! This move scored the amazing score of 8544 points on the MPF, which was only beaten by Cana's Fairy Glitter! Yajima, do you think this is the end of the fight?"
He nodded "I hate to say this, but I think Fairy Tail has lost that battle."
-Back to Alex and Jura again-
The landscape was completely destroyed and Alex lay unmoving, in the middle of the crater that the move created.
"Looks like you've fallen. This battle is-"
"Not over yet!" Alex said hand clutching his chest, and having trouble breathing.
Jura's eyes widened and his jaw dropped in surprise "How are you still standing after that?!" Alex remained silent as he drew his his with his free hand and threw it up and released a stream of blood at it. The blood covered weapon fell into his hand and he smiled.
"Blood Weapon Transformation." Alex held the handle of the sword as it stretched out until it took the shape of a bow, an arrow appeared in the bow, ready to fire.
"You think I'll just stand here and allow that to hit me?" Jura asked.
"You have no choice." As Alex said those words, chains of blood came from under Jura and wrapped around him tightly, holding him in place.
"No...I can't be defeated by you twice!"
"You don't have a choice. Blood Bow: Finishing Shot!" The arrow shot from the bow and shot right through Jura's chest, bringing him to his knees and then flat on the ground "This victory is mine." The red aura around Alex disappeared and he fell flat to.
"Dammit...I can't stay down...If I fall here Jura will get the points since he took me down..." Alex rose his arm to his mouth and bit down hard, drinking the blood that rushed out. After a moment he was able to stand, but he kept drinking as he moved slowly away from the battle area. As he moved far enough he let go and leaned against a wall.
"That was close...damn my chest still hurts...but I need to do what I've wanted to since these games started." Alex shot an orb of blood into the sky "Blood Third Eye." Alex closed his eyes and he could basically see the whole city from a bird's eye view after a moment he smiled "There you are." Alex started to jog as fast as his wounded body would allow. As he neared the area where his target was he jumped onto a building and made his claws appear. He went to the edge of the building and looked down at his blond target. He sat against a building, just waiting.
"Hey!" Alex called getting his attention.
"How did you manage to find me?" Sting asked standing up.
"Easily. But I'm not going to say how."
"Let me guess you are here to challenge me?"
"You could say that...but I think of it as my revenge for you bad mouthing me and Fairy Tail. Prepare yourself Sting, for you are about to feel the full force of a Blood Dragon Slayer!"
Chapter 10 End