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Of Lamia Scale the only one I knew of was Lyon due to him help in the search for the others and also from what Gray, Natsu and Lucy had told me of him. He and Gray had trained under the same master of Ice Magic, meaning that I was going to have one heck of a challenge now. "It's good to see you looking so well, Fae of Fairy Tail." He greeted kindly and I gave him a smile.
"Lyon, it's been a while. I hope you've been looking after yourself." The crowd murmured in surprise at the fact that we were being pleasant to one another. Thus far I hadn't afford any such politeness to anyone other than Blue Pegasus before destroying them. I did feel slightly guilty but at the end of the day, we're all rivals as well as friends.
"I'm afraid this is as far as you go. The old hag will have me spinning in circles if I do not defeat you, so please do not think ill of me."
"Of course not Lyon, you've been a good friend to Fairy Tail over the years, I understand this is nothing personal." I said serenely before locking a playfully challenging glare on him. "But you must understand that I can't afford to stop now. I shall finish all of you even if it's the last thing I do. Fairy Tail are strong and I will have this known throughout all of Fiore!" The gong sounded and instantly I began to shift shapes. "Now come face me, let's do this!" Lyon's companions all charged forwards however he hung back, knowing it was wiser not to rush into battle with me and sure enough, the first thing that happened was a surge of magical power before my Lightning Deity form appeared, crackling with electricity. "I call upon the heaven's to open, extend your reach to the earth...LIGHTNING HAND OF WRATH!"
At my call I clapped my hands together and instantly the heavens clouded over, dark clouds spiralling with bright flashes of lightning before a thick plume blasted downwards, consuming all four of Lyon's comrades and blasted them aside, leaving just him and me standing. He'd formed a thick ice shield before him, smirking slightly. "Impressive, your magical power has grown since last we met."
"Believe me, I'm just getting started." I smirked at him, landing on the ground. "It's your move, show me what you can do and I'll be the judge whether or not you can match up to Gray.
"I'll show you...I'm in a whole other league to that idiot!" He yelled before making his stance. "Ice Make Eagle!" His two handed stance formed a flurry of eagle made completely of ice, forcing me to lift off the ground and spiral to avoid them, smashing them to crystals with my swords before I dove back down again. "Ice Make Snow Dragon!" The coiling dragon creature came rushing to meet me so I folded in my wings and tucked my knees in tight a I pushed off the ice sculpture and vaulted, rolling several times as my wings disappeared and I then ran down the creature, its head turning and at the last moment I leaped off it, smashing itself to icicles from the force as my wings reappeared, this time my regular ones as I drifted above the arena. "Don't think you can evade me from up there!" Lyon called then formed his own pair of ice wings then propelled himself into the air, making me arch an eyebrow, impressed at the crystalline wings he now sported.
"They're beautiful, I'm quite envious." I told him with a smile. "Come then, let's see you fly!" I darted upwards, soaring through the sky then circled the arena before we both flew at one another. Lyon quickly made a blocking spell as I attacked, knowing that I would reach him first, however as I soared past his ice shield shattered and he quickly turned, holding out his hand to me.
"Ice Make Dragonfly." Suddenly a swarm of tiny ice inspects surrounded me, cloaking me in their icy beauty and I felt the cold grazes begin to appear on my skin, parts of my clothes being scratched away until I changed forms, manipulating myself into air so that the attacks passed straight through. "Aha! Now I have you, Ice Make...Blizzard!" Instantly the air became extremely cold, plummeting the temperature well below zero and I shivered, feeling my body turn to ice itself and I was forced to return to my own body, gasping against the cold as I lifted my hands to try and shield myself from it. We both dropped back to the ground, my wings now frozen into ice feathers and I glared at Lyon as my lips began to turn blue, shivering until I was numb from the cold.
"Absorb!" Calling out as my wings disappeared I held out my hands, turning as I began to absorb the blizzard into my hands, the magic circles appearing there sucking in every last snowflake until the arena stood clear once again. "Nice try Lyon, but you'll have to do better than that." I said with a small smirk, enjoying myself thoroughly. "Take Over! Volcanic Priestess!" My fire form returned, instantly warming from the inside. "I'd like to see you try and freeze me like this, Lyon." I said as I began to approach. "Lava Explosion!" I slammed my fist into the ground, causing it to quake then erupt, spreading across the entire arena where lava bubbled underneath the cracks, plumes blowing up in a chain reaction straight for Lyon however he quickly rose up on his Ice Dragon, attempting to avoid the impact but the power blasted towards him regardless, melting his dragon and he tumbled from the air to the ground, threatening to hit the lava itself.
"Ice Make floor!" His ice spread over the ground, freezing the lava and the sudden contact made a loud hissing sound as steam filled the entire stadium, making it difficult to see. "You're quite right, in that form I will have difficulty restraining you." Lyon's voice called out among the mist though I couldn't quite pinpoint him by sound so I relied on smell, finding him to be right behind me. "That is, unless you can't see me coming!" As he made his move I turned, giving a single flap of my wings and their power beat away the steam to reveal Lyon right in front of me.
"Boo." I whispered before flying straight for him. My hand curled into his clothes and I tossed him up into the air, body ready to spring into action as I then leaped up after him, hitting him again before slamming him into the ground. "Give up already, I'm no match for you now. I've trained every day for the past three years expanding my magical capacity and strength, I am working towards a goal greater than both of us, there is nothing anyone can do to stop me!" My goal was simple. I will defeat...no, kill...Acnalogia. That dragon will pay for what I have lost, for what the guild has lost. I will ensure that I am powerful enough one day to take on that dragon and tear his very soul apart. I swear on the Fairy Tail crest.
"I'm not done yet. Ice Make Snow Tiger!" His snow tiger came bounding into life, circling around me to try and get behind but I turned, lifting a hand and held it out towards it as lava and fire swirled into my hand.
"Magma Bullet Punch." A flurry of lava bolts flew straight at the tiger, making it crumble upon impact so I turned to face Lyon again, closing my fist once more to strike him however when I did so, his form broke apart also. "An ice double?" I gasped before whirling around, my eyes widening as he appeared above me.
"I have you now! Ice Make Diamond Prison!" Suddenly I was cold again, ice surrounding me completely as I was encased like a cocoon, the look of surprise fixed to my face. My form disappeared, melting away to leave me in my natural form, raven haired and pale skinned though it now glittered from the icy effects. "I believe that's my win. You did your best Fae, it was a good battle." Lyon said to me, however I clenched my fists, causing the ice to break. There's no way I'm going to lose. Just no. Not yet, I'm not finished!
The crowd gasped as the ice continued to crack further and further, my eyes narrowing until the light began to glow all around me once again as I summoned more of my magic power. All at once the ice exploded, leaving me standing free as Lyon shielded his face from the blast of shards which propelled outward. "You were saying?" My voice was deep and echoing as I shone, the ground cracking and rising upwards in the shift of gravitational force. The light dimmed away slightly as it centred at my chest, filling me with a warmth and when I closed my eyes I could feel my friends standing close to me, it were almost as if I could reach out and hold their hand. "Don't underestimate me. I'm done with being a weakling." Lifting my head I sucked in a deep breath of preparation. "Combine elements fire and lightning." My form shifted, wings stretching outward as they crackled with electricity, my horns growing from my skull as my clothes became a mix of the amber armour hide and electric dress, mixing rather well together though I'm not sure how it managed.
Holding my hands at my side similar to Lyon's stance, I opened my eyes to look straight at him, burning brilliant gold like the blazing sun. "Flaming Lightning Deity!" With a final yell I thrust both hands towards Lyon, causing a thick plume of crackling flames to shoot straight towards him and it shattered straight through his shield, swirling around him like a coiling snake before exploding upwards, making him yell before cutting out, the impact disappearing as quickly as it had appeared though the following boom of sound tore through my ears as the ground cracked and exploded, ripping itself to pieces as everyone covered their ears.
Lyon lay motionless on the ground but still breathing, much to my relief. I may have gone a little overboard. Never mind, so long as he's alive. Once again though, I'd reduced the stadium to silence. No one spoke, not even a whisper as I stood there, now feeling slightly embarrassed. Suddenly I heard clapping and I looked up to see Asuka smiling and clapping at me, laughing with her sweet smile spread wide on her cute little face. It was the pebble before the landslide and soon after everyone was on their feet, screaming and raising the roof of the stadium. If it had one. The commentator was speechless, gagging into his microphone as Fairy Tail swept out onto the field and I found myself being lifted up into the air, our small group cheering the loudest of all as I was tossed into the air then caught again. I couldn't help but smile, laughing happily as I then waved to everyone.
Of course our ranking did not change, even with the sudden leap forwards in points it still put us behind the others because of our previous bad performances. I didn't care though. We'd made a statement and that was all we needed to do. Fairy Tail still existed and we were still strong in our own right. "Fae! Fae! Fae!" My friends all cheered, making me tear up slightly and my hand went to the necklace around my neck, feeling it thrum warmly the moment I touched it, a quiet buzz assuring me that Loke was watching. I missed him, it was times like this I wanted to see him most, to throw my arms around him and for him to hold me tightly so that I could bury myself in his warm smell. "I did it Loke. Are you proud?" I whispered and the necklace answered with a distinct throb, making me smile further before I let go and lifted my arms to wave again.
We returned home but the celebrations didn't stop, drinking and feasting as much as we could afford until finally we all passed out from exhaustion, but not before the master made an announcement. "As temporary Master of Fairy Tail, I have decided that it is time Fae be elevated to the rank of S-Class Wizard." Macao said, grinning as he held his beer in one hand and Wakaba in his other, arm slung over his old friend's shoulders. "Fairy Tail owes you a great debt, Fae, so this is your reward for doing such a great job out there. I promote you to the rank of S-Class, I think...hiup, it's about time..."
"I'm not going to take anything you say seriously when you're that drunk." I laughed as I sat with Bisca and Asuka, who was perched on my knee happily.
"He means it, dad's been talking about it for a while now!" Romeo told me with a grin, also drinking a watered ale considering his age. "You definitely should be S-Class by now, you've been taking all the requests and helping keep us afloat, so why not make it official?"
"Aye!" Everyone cheered in agreement, making me blink in surprise before I blushed.
"You guys..." But they would hear none of my arguments or protests, insisting that I accept the promotion so eventually, I had no choice by to concede. It made me feel a little uncomfortable at first, I didn't want the others to think I was anything special but I was glad to find they treated me exactly the same. No difference came of it. We didn't get all that many new requests, just a few extras, however funnily enough our debtors didn't come to collect their money that month, choosing to allow us more time to collect the funds.
It felt peaceful, even though the guild wasn't the same, it was still home and that, to me, was all that mattered.