Don't kill me for the last chapter! I cried as I wrote it! And it wasn't even my original idea! I just had to do something!
In this chapter, the One Magic is revealed, and the fight against Hades continues.
Disclaimer: I don't own either one of the topics/whatever you want to call them.
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Last Chapter: "Don't cry. You girls are prettier when you smile." He gasped. Both kept crying as he gave them a sad smile. Then his hand dropped, and the only sound was the wailing of the girls.
Hades was laughing, a booming sound that made the situation worse. Erza began to cry as well. Jack, who risked it all to help them, who beat Freed and Bickslow, was lying on the ground, lifeless. Gray was frozen, tears threatening to fall. Here was the guy who saved him from that thing at their first meeting, who froze Natsu with ease, who changed everyone at the guild, but he died defending them. Natsu was stunned and let tears fall. His fear, to be unable to protect his friends, had come true. Only this time, he couldn't melt the ice away, or burn the offender.
No one knew, but miles away, a figure watched as all this happened. He couldn't help most of the time, but when he could, like now, he would. Moonlight streamed into the ship, surrounding Jack's limp body. It grew brighter, and all eyes were on the sight. The light faded, and Lucy quickly grabbed Jack's hand. She dropped it in shock.
"It… it can't be!" she gasped. His hand, which moments ago had been cold, now was warm. His chest expanded and contracted with his breath.
"Jack?" she whispered. Wendy crawled over and her sadness turned to joy. Jack's face scrunched up and his eyes flickered open.
"Did I just die?" he rasped. Lucy began to laugh as she pulled Jack into a hug. He sat up and returned the gesture.
"How… It's not possible… There is no way…" Hades was stuttering. Jack looked up and pushed himself to his feet.
"It's over Hades. You can't gain the One Magic like this. You can't gain it at all. You've lost." His voice was dead serious as he spoke. Hades looked into Jack's eyes and saw it. A rippling white light that vanished as Hades looked at it. He gasped.
'All this time, the magic surrounded us at night. The magic is the moon! And this boy somehow got it!'
Hades created a chain of explosions that rocked the mages off their feet, then he charged forward and grabbed Jack by the arm.
"GIVE IT TO ME!" Jack began to panic. Give Hades what? Struggling did no good, and all Jack could do was stare wide eyed at Hades.
"Stop it!" Wendy and Lucy were crying again, screaming at Hades. Jack began to feel pain in his arm. Hades was slowly cracking the bones, bringing tears to Jack's eyes as he realized he was helpless.
"Let me go!" he cried, trying in vain to pull away.
"Let him go!" Erza screamed. Jack closed his eyes, breaths shuddering. Hades raised his hand and smacked Jack across the face. Tears leaked out as Jack admitted defeat. There was nothing he could do. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning streaked down, striking the ship, hitting right between Jack and Hades, forcing the latter to release Jack. Jack fell back, shocked as a figure appeared out of the electricity.
"So he's the one who attacked our island, Jack." Laxus growled. Lightning crackled around his body, sparking and hissing.
"The brat." Gasped Hades. Nodding, Laxus head-butted Hades in the forehead, shoving him backwards. Jack took the opportunity and backed up, scrambling away from Hades. Lucy grabbed his hand and pulled him into her. They stayed in each other's arms for a few seconds as Jack got his breathing under control.
"How pathetic. You guys attacked him together, yet your clothes look like they were dragged through the mud." Laxus groaned.
"Got that right!" Natsu cheered. All the mages had a small smile on their faces at this point.
"Wh..what are you doing here?" Erza asked quietly.
"I just came to visit Mavis' grave. After all, I was a member of Fairy Tail. I came, only to find that the second master was here too." Laxus' tone grew darker.
"While I'm here, I'll dig your grave as well." He was growling now, staring Hades straight in the eye. They faced off, neither attacking, nor losing eye contact. Then Laxus struck, bringing his knee straight up into Hades jaw. He quickly followed up with a punch, his hand encased with magic. Hades leapt into the air, but Laxus shot lightning out of his mouth in a single beam. It curved around, almost hitting the second master. Hades shot a chain towards Laxus' head, but said mage dodged with ease. The chain hit the globe behind Laxus, and it was pulled forwards. Laxus leapt out of the way and Hades released the projectile. It rolled towards Lucy, who was pulled out of harm's way by Jack. She glanced at him, and blushed slightly at the contact. Jack pulled away though as one of Hades attacks struck Laxus.
A magic circle encased Laxus, making everyone gasp. Jack took the opening, and sent a single attack towards Hades, who spun around. An ark of lightning streaked above the mages as Hades glared at Jack. The lighting turned into Laxus who kicked Hades in the back of the head. The man went down, and Laxus landed, unharmed. Or so they thought.
The two mages glared at each other, but Laxus froze. His knees gave out, dropping him to the ground.
"The world is a huge place… for a monster like that to be running around. I still am not powerful enough."
"What are you talking about?" Natsu roared. "Stand up!" cried Erza. Hades grinned, and focused his magic to his hand.
"Now you can disappear!" Hades bellowed, shooting a beam of pure magic at the weakened Laxus.
"I may no longer be a member of Fairy Tail, but if the old man gets hurt, I can still be mad, right?" He murmured. Punching the ground, he took the attack head on. Everyone screamed as Laxus flew backwards.
"My treat you two. Use it well." He whispered as he passed out.
Hades turned triumphantly, basking in his victory. Then he caught sight of Natsu and Jack. Natsu's body was sparking with lightning, and burning with fire at the same time. Jack's staff rippled with golden and blue light; lightning and ice mixed together.
"Why?" Jack whispered. "I'm not as strong as you."
"It's not about strong or weak. Who got hurt by all this? Someone with the guild's brand needs to handle this the right way. Take the pain that was caused to the guild, and return it. 200 times as much."
Natsu lit his fist on fire, and it began to mix with the lightning. Jack's staff let out a burst of ice, collecting at the base, lightning trapped inside the crystals.
"Yea. This is our payback. 200 times." Natsu growled.