Sorry for a short chapter, I hope to write some more soon but I have so many GCSE's coming up. Did anyone do the maths IGCSE? it's supposed to be international? -anyway...
"Not leaving without her huh?" RaZar puffed, stretching his arms behind his head. A thin smile twisted on his thick lips. Swiftly, he sprung onto his toes, looking as light as a feather, contrary to his size. Steadily, his arm lifted and his fingers gestured 'come at me' for the second time.
"Iron fist of the fire dragon!" Natsu roared lifting his fist in the air, leaping. All his weight pushed into his fist as he rumbled through the air, his flames burning and dancing over his clenched knuckles.
Once again, he found his fist colliding with broken stone, having missed his opponent in the blink of an eye. Natsu cursed but immediately dove into another attack. "Talons of the fire dragon!" he yelled, letting his feet of fire dance in the humidity towards the man's face.
Not even a strand of her was turned to crisp. Natsu wasn't going to give up yet! Sucking in a deep breathe, his hands clasped around his mouth. With a thunderous bellow, Natsu blew a blazing tornado of air directly for the calm, still-standing Mexican. "Roar of the fire dragon!"
Flames dissolved into air, empty of any presence. Five foot behind him, stood RaZar popping his knuckles. "You're a bit slow kid. Even your spunky girlfriend was faster." The Mexican mused, licking his tongue over his yellow teeth.
"Don't you dare talk about her!" Natsu snapped, setting a blazing fist towards his face. "Iron fist of the fire dragon!" They were both moving so fast that Fairy Tail could barely watch. However it was not fast enough. When he thought his fist had hit, the man would disappear and reappear an inch out the way. Natsu struck several times. Left hook. Right jab. Left upper cut. Right hook. Left upper cut. It was like hitting a hologram; deceitful image of something that looks like it's there but it's not. Not even Jet could move that fast. As Natsu would be recoiling from an attack, he would send another one split seconds after.
Everyone could see Natsu getting tired. One out of ten strikes would be jerky and a fraction slower. Anxiety flustered in their stomachs at the impossible fact at how fast that guy. "My turn." RaZar grinned, scanning his opponent from a safe amount of feet away.
Appearing as if his present was ever there, he appeared millimetres to the side of Natsu. A knee darted into his chest, funnelling a bone-crushing force through his every muscle.
Natsu was sent flying up to the ceiling. From the force, his body became buried in the roof tiles. Hissing with anger, Natsu's body fell from its hinged position. "Iron fist -" Natsu began to yell before a ripple pain rocked over his body. Speeding faster through the air, Natsu made out the shoes shaped throbbing centre on his back. With a bang, the floor exploded out like a wave of black rock.
"NATSU!" Happy cried. A silence fell over the room. Dust settled, trickling quietly onto the floor. Natsu's body was laid in the centre of a crater, unmoving. "NATSU!" Happy cried again, feeling tears run down his furry cheeks.
"Was that all, amigo?" RaZar sighed, staring down at his defeated opponent.
A harsh laughter echoed throughout the room in a spine-chilling cackle. Blue devil's alter ego, clutched to the navy blue throne chair's back as he held his stomach, gasping for air. Tears of overjoyed amusement trickled from his eyes. "Well done RaZar!" The blue devil winced.
'So he didn't figure it out himself. I was sure hoping he would. Then again, I didn't expect RaZar to be here. I'll just have to tell him myself.' The white-cloaked figure muttered in her mind, weary of the opposition hearing. Taking a smooth breath in, she set her balance and closed her eyes, breathing softly.
Natsu stood in a white room. It looked familiar. For some reason his body felt oddly heavy and he felt sluggish when he moved. Why?
"Natsu." A soft voice called out. Snapping his head behind him, he saw a figure dressed in a white cloak, a hood hiding her face in shadow. Honey-brown hair slipped silky out of the hood and down over her shoulders, swaying near her waist and tied with various white ribbons.
"It's you!" Natsu exclaimed. That's right; he had seen her in a dream. She had shown him to Lucy.
"Hello Natsu." she greeted in an echoing voice, her lips unmoving again.
"Why am I...?" Natsu groaned as his leg sent a pang through his body when he tried to move it.
"You feel heavy don't you. Do you know why?"
"Erg. Well I was fighting that guy and-" Natsu stopped, his eyes bulging out. "That Mexican!" Natsu growled. "I need to beat him so I can get to Lucy. Send me back!"
"Not yet."
"Not yet? What are you taking about? We're wasting time; I need to get to Lucy right away!" Natsu snapped frantically.
"In the dream world, time moves slower. One hour in the dream world equates to one minute in your world. I only need a few minutes." Stood still, her voice sounded calm and collected. "You need my knowledge to beat your opponent." Hesitantly, Natsu sighed, nodding stiffly. Patience was always on top of Natsu's bad points. Lucy always snapped at him for running into something straight away. 'Lucy' Natsu thought, feeling an ache at his chest.
"What do I need to know?" Natsu caved, letting his determination begin to rise in hid chest again.
"Natsu get up!" Happy whimpered. "Natsu! Lucy needs you!"
Natsu's hair rustled in the damp breeze, his body lying in a pile of dust. Tears filled the eyes of the Fairy Tail guild members. Throats tightened, hearts ached, minds thoughtless.
"Natsu..." Happy cried, dropping his face against the floor.
"Damn. That was a little disappointing." RaZar huffed, lifting up his torn jacket. "I wrecked my favourite jacket."
"You shouldn't have got so excited." The cool, composed devil retorted.
"Ah. But he looked so interesting. I couldn't help myself."
"At least he beat the last record by 3 minutes."
"Ah, mi amigo lasted 5 minutes in a battle with me." the man boasted, clapping his hands like an excited seal.
"Damn it Natsu!" Gray hissed. A harsh yelp came from Gray as something sharp jolted through his body. "Laxus what the hell did you just do?"
"Shut up!" Laxus growled in a hushed tone from above him. "I can free a little bit of my power."
"Really?" Erza whispered from inches beside them.
"Yeah. I'm gonna try something; I need your guys help."
"Okay." Erza, Gray and Mira agreed quickly.
"Hey!" Erza growled. "Don't be a coward and fight me, you fiend!" Struggling against Mira's grip, Erza tried her best to wriggle free. Turning a tanned face to the pinned mages, RaZar stopped in conversation and glared with a dark, shadowed eye. Erza replied with a stare almost as intense. Gray had a strange feeling she wasn't even aware she was doing it.
"Titania of Fairy Tail." he muttered. "I've heard a lot about you. But I do not wish to fight you. You would very a great addition to my collection...unsoiled."
"You're a coward!" Gray growled. Walking deadly close to his face, the man glared frightfully.
"Watch your tongue Fullbuster. I might not be so eager to preserve you." RaZar growled his foot tapping impatiently on the floor.
"I don't care!" Gray hissed. Raising his boot high in the air, it built its momentum, flying through the air, too fast for eyes to see. It crashed against Gray's jaw, jerking his body to the side. Gray grunted with a harsh series of coughs following, blood spitting from his lips.
"Gray!" Laxus exclaimed.
"I'm... alright." Gray muttered hoarsely from under the electric wizard's body.
"Damn I was hoping I would at least knock you unconscious or give you brain damage." RaZar moaned.
"You'll have to try harder than that!" Gray taunted, his face lain on the cool floor, blood leaking from his lips. An irritation filled RaZar's dark eyes quickly. It was surprising how easily angered he got. From his and Natsu's fight, it would be a normal assumption to think he was quiet laid back. Apparently not.
"I think I'll take you up on that." RaZar cooed, raising his foot again. It was evident he was moving slower to intimidate and frighten the ice haired mage. It was like rising you hand against an abused dog. However, Gray wasn't an abused dog. Therefore, Gray smiled through his blood stained teeth as a lethal blow swung towards him.
They were hoping for a better opening, but it will have to do. They need to do it now before Gray gets his head kicked off his shoulders. If that hit were to land, who knows if Gray will survive?
"Now!" Mira growled in a shriek.
Suddenly, Laxus' body erupted sky-crackling cannon of electricity. Jolts bolted towards RaZar's body at a million miles per second. There was no escaping this.
Crashing against the man, his body was pushed back. Only by an inch. RaZar dusted the black, charcoal marks over his forearms as he dropped them from their cross. Even the wild and thick hairs on his arms barely flinched at Laxus' attack. "What the hell?" Laxus growled in disbelief. The man seemed delighted to the response as he flexed his arms to relax the muscles.
"I misjudged you Laxus; I thought you wouldn't be able to call your power while in my bind. I was wrong. Muy bien, Laxus. I compliment you." RaZar chimed in his rich accent.
"I don't want your compliments." Laxus growled. Already Gray's body was weak underneath him. Trying his best, the ice mage was fighting persistently just to stay conscious.
"You should accept them. You are still under my control boy. Don't try that again." RaZar growled, leaning so close to the lightening dragon slayer, that his sandy, meaty aroma also choked Laxus. A burning around his arm reminded him of the green band around his wrist.
"Go to Hell." Laxus hissed.
With a sigh, RaZar leaned back, folding his trunk arms over each other. With a final scowl at the faint make wizard, he spun on his ankles and marched back over to the blue devil, his black boots clogging on the floor.
"Hang in there, Gray." Laxus reassured the ice mage. Heavy breathing rasped from Gray's lips as he panted hard, blood still escaping from his mouth. The faint
vibrations jittered along his cheek as the ground moaned in a whisper.
"Finally..." Gray muttered. "It took him long enough." Laxus gave him a perplexed look and exchanged a similar one to Erza and Mira.
Then they realised what he meant. The ground shook gentle, enough for the pinned mages to feel.
"So...that's how you did it." A hoarse voice muttered. RaZar stopped dead in his tracks, his large head twisting slowly over his shoulder.
"So...you're alive." RaZar grumbled in a light growl. Thick, sandy lips were pulled into a straight line.
Rising from the indentation of stone, Natsu stirred. By the strength of his shaking arms, his torso lifted. Weak knees slipped under his chest as the pulled his waist higher. Using his legs, he struggled as he lifted his body up. Soon, his fingers finally stopped grazing the ground as he began to straighten. Stone began to bounce and skip, windows shook in their frames, doors rattled against their hinges. Natsu lifted his body straight, his head hanging from his shoulder. Staggering slightly too either side, Natsu stabilized by moving his heavy feet.
"I know now...how to defeat you." Natsu growled.
"I see." The buff Mexican mused, his tone flat and his body stiff as get eventually turned.
"FIGHT ME RAZAR!" Natsu screamed in a thundering roar. Exploding into a column of fire, his body became captivated by heat and burning flames. Snapping his head up, a grin bore wildly on his lips. Shaking violently, the ground jumped at the strength of his flames. "I'LL BEAT YOU TENFOLD!"
"Challenge accepted." RaZar grumbled, a cold, hard look on his face.
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