Chapter XXV
Thoma was on the defense and trying to avoid Akeno's attacks
"Come on Thoma. I thought your a Wizard Saint, but your just proving that your a failure. Come on fight back." Akeno said as she fired a big blast of water at Thoma.
'If she didn't have water magic then I would have been done with this fight already.' Thoma thought to himself as he continued to dodged.
Akeno was growing bored and she was getting pissed.
"I'm getting bored and pissed. If your not going to fight back then I'm going to drown you." Akeno said.
Thoma saw a wave of water behind Akeno.
"Water Dragon Tsunami Serpent!"
The wave behind Akeno then took the shape of a serpent and charged towards Thoma. Thoma tried to dodge it, but the serpent turned around and charged again.
"Dodging this attack is useless. As long as it has a good source of water then this attack will continue to chase you." Akeno laughed.
"Then in that case." Thoma said then requiped his sword.
"One little sword won't help you, you failure." Akeno said.
"Just you watch. Lightning Dragon Thunder Fang!" Thoma shouted then stabbed the serpent.
Once Thoma stabbed the serpent, electricity was sent through and the serpent exploded into little water droplets.
"What!?" Akeno exclaimed.
"Didn't you know that water and lightning don't get along." Thoma said.
"So your sword has lightning. That doesn't mean you have the upper hand."Akeno said.
"Your not wrong. If it was just normal lightning then yes, but two things. First, that was Lightning Dragon that I used and second, I can combine it with my Gravity Magic. Like this, Electro Gravity Ball!" Thoma shouted.
Thoma made a ball of gravity at the tip of his sword then infused lightning into it then launched it at Akeno.
Akeno managed to dodge the attack at the last second, but still took some of the attack, and when the ball hit the ground the gravity got sent outward and the ball got bigger and the electricity was sent out in all directions and Akeno got hit by a stray lightning bolt.
"How is this possible!?" Akeno exclaimed.
"Not much of a failure now, am I?" Thoma asked.
"How? Your just a failure. How can you be this strong. I guess I have no choice."Akeno said.
"No choice for what?" Thoma asked.
Akeno laughed a bit then eat a blue pill. Akeno then had a surge of power and she had blue scales on her arms, her fangs grew a bit and her hair became more wild.
"What is this?" Thoma asked.
"This is Dragon Force, the most powerful state a Dragon Slayer can attain. In this state I'm more powerful then before. You have no chance on beating me." Akeno mocked.
"Electro Gravity Ball!" Thoma shouted and fired another attack at Akeno.
A huge wave blocked Thoma's attack then the wave engulfed the attack and it was dragged under the water.
"What!?" Thoma exclaimed in shock.
"As I said, I'm more powerful now. I can block your attacks with ease. Not only that, but my magic is much stronger." Akeno said.
'I have to think of something and fast before I drown.' Thoma thought.
"Water Dragon Geyser!" Akeno shouted.
Then water below Thoma began to bubble then a column of water shot up. Thoma dodged it, but some of the water got on Thoma's coat and he could feel the heat.
"HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT." Thoma shouted as he took off his coat and shirt.
"Did you enjoy the water? There's more where that came from." Akeno laughed.
Then more columns of hot water shot up all over the room. Thoma did his best to dodge, when the attack was over, Thoma had some get on him and he got burned. Thoma was struggling to stand.
"You look like your at your limit. I think its time for you to be reunited with that Misao."
Then the water in the room flowed into the air above Akeno forming a giant ball of water that took up the upper half of the room. When Thoma heard the name Misao, he got a headache and fell to one knee.
"You die here you failure. Dragon Slayer Secret Art, Cthulhu's Wrath!" Akeno shouted.
Then the giant water started to move slowly towards Thoma.
'I can't move. My head hurts so much I can't think straight. Why does the name Misao sound familiar.' Thoma thought trying to move, but he couldn't move due to his head hurting.
Akeno held out her right hand opened towards Thoma and said,
"This is the end for you."
Akeno then closed her hand and the giant ball of water exploded and went in every direction with immense force. Thoma watched the water coming towards him then he blacked out.
Flashback begins
Thoma was brought to a cell by a man. The man opened the cell and threw Thoma in. Thoma looked around and asked,
"Where am I?"
"Your new home." A voice said.
"Whose there?" Thoma asked having tears form in his eyes.
"Now now, there is no need to cry." A voice said.
Thoma looked over and saw a woman with black hair yellow eyes wearing ragged robes in the next cell to his.
"Who are you? Where am I? Why am I here?" Thoma asked.
"My name is Misao and I am a test subject like you, although not as important as you." Misao said.
"What do you mean?" Thoma asked.
"I don't know. I do know that your going to have terrible things done to you." Misao said.
"But why. What have I done to deserve this things?" Thoma asked beginning to cry.
"I don't know either, but I'll be here for you. Here... have some of my bread and water, you look hungry." Misao said offering Thoma some bread and water.
"Why are you doing this?" Thoma asked.
"Because your just a little boy and you need food to grow, but more importantly because you remind me of my son that passed away a year ago." Misao said.
"I'm sorry." Thoma said.
"That's sweet of you, but not necessary." Misao said.
Before Thoma could finish the bread and water, his cell opened and a man said,
"T.C.X. time for your first test. Come with me."
Thoma backed away from the man and said,
"But I don't want to."
"It doesn't matter if you want to or not, your going." The man said the grabbed Thoma.
Thoma fought back and bit the man then the man got pissed.
"Why you little..." The man said then kicked Thoma and Thoma was sent to the wall of his cell.
"Why are you doing this to him?" Misao shouted at the man.
"None of your business Test Subject 261." The man said.
The man managed to grab Thoma and took him away for testing. Once Thoma was brought back to his cell, Misao tried to comfort him from that day on, Misao became a motherly figure for Thoma.
Flashback ends
Thoma woke up still in Akeno's room and there was no one around.
"What happened? Where's Akeno?" Thoma asked looking around. "What was that? Whose Misao and why do I feel sad when I hear her name?" Thoma continued.
"Misao was a test subject like you. She was a kind and caring woman. She cared for you like a son and you cared for her as a mother." A voice said.
Thoma turned around and saw The Hooded Man.
"Its you. What are you doing here and where is Akeno?" Thoma asked.
"I'm here to save from Akeno and she fled. I stepped in after you blacked out." The Hooded Man said.
"How do you know about this Misao and about my past. All this is just confusing, I don't know what to make of it." Thoma said.
"I know because... I was there when Akuma did those experiments on you." The Hooded Man said.
"You were there?... Who are you?" Thoma asked.
"...I...that's not important right now, but I want you to know that I'm so very sorry for all the things that happened to you and all I did was just sat back and watched." The Hooded Man said and had drops of tears fall from behind his hood.
"Its alright, I forgive you. You may not have saved me in the past, but you saved me a few time now." Thoma said giving The Hooded Man a smile
The Hooded Man had more tears fall then he wiped his face and said,
"Thank you. That means a lot to me... Now you have to get out of here."
"Not without Sis. I will not leave her when she needs my help." Thoma said.
"No. Ayano is still here and your not ready to fight her." The Hooded Man said.
"She can't be that stronger than Wystan, can she?" Thoma asked.
"No,Ayano isn't as strong as Wystan, but her strength lies in the mind. Her Darkness Dragon Slayer Magic allows her to create illusions that come from the darkness within her opponents' heart and can drive you into madness. And right now, its too dangerous for you to fight her." The Hooded Man said.
"But I..." Thoma begun to say
"No! Do not fight Ayano. You must leave here Thoma...please... hurry because the Magic Council is going fire Etherion on this tower. " The Hooded Man said then left.
"Who is that man?" Thoma asked himself then begun to look for Erza.
Thoma was looking for a while and couldn't find Erza, but he remembered that Erza was looking for Jellal and Thoma had a feeling that Jellal would be at the top of The Tower of Heaven, so he made his way to the top. Then a very bright light shined,
"What is this light? Why is it so bright?" Thoma asked.
Then the tower begun to shake violently and once the light faded Thoma that The Tower of Heaven had changed.
"What happen?" Thoma asked out loud.
Thoma got up and looked at the wall that he used to help get up.
"The Tower... its now a lacrima? But how is that possible?" Thoma asked. "Worry about that later. I have to find Sis." Thoma continued then went to find Erza.
Along the way Thoma heard some screaming and he knew who it was.
"That scream... Its Sis! I have to find her and quick." Thoma said then took off flying to the top as fast as he could.
Thoma saw a cloud of dust at the top and picked up his speed and when he got there he saw Natsu, a blue hair guy, and Erza over a tall man and he heard Erza crying.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Erza cried.
Then the blue hair guy begun to laugh. Once Thoma heard Erza crying and the laughing, Thoma snapped. His Magic Power begun to build and his crimson aura started to flow around him. Natsu, Erza, and the blue hair guy saw Thoma and Thoma said,
"You! The one with the blue hair, you must be Jellal. HOW DARE YOU MAKE SIS CRY AND LAUGH! YOU WILL PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!" Thoma shouted with extreme angry then his crimson aura shot up into the air and Thoma changed into his Demon Form.
Natsu and Jellal were speechless and Erza tried to claim Thoma down.
"Thoma. Claim down, your letting your angry get the best of you." Erza said.
Thoma ignored Erza and charged towards Jellal, but was kicked and sent flying by Ayano, who showed up just in time to see Thoma transform.
"Don't worry Jellal. I'll handle Thoma." Ayano said.
"Then I leave him to you." Jellal said.
Ayano smiled then changed her appearance so she looked like Jellal. Thoma recovered from the kick and saw Jellal, who really was Ayano, standing before him. Thoma roared then charged towards Ayano. Thoma disappeared then reappeared a few inches away from Ayano and punched her in the face and she was sent flying off the tower. Ayano recovered and had wings made of darkness. Thoma appeared behind Ayano and attacked, but Ayano dodged then said,
"I'm impressed. You've gotten strong, but your still a failure."
Thoma just growled at Ayano.
"Not much for words. I can understand that. I don't really have any words to say you, but let's see how far your angry can go." Ayano said.
Thoma roared at Ayano then charged.
"Darkness Dragon Nightmare Mist!' Ayano yelled.
There was a black mist flowing from Ayano and Thoma charged right through the mist, but the mist didn't affect him right away.
"Oh my. Didn't expect that. Guess I have to use more, but it will take some time to gather enough to have effect. So I'll use this... Darkness Dragon Shadow Illusions." Ayano said.
Then several Ayanos appeared then they begun moving around and Thoma lost track of of the real Ayano. So Thoma begun to attack every Ayano he saw. With each fake Ayano he hit, Thoma grew more and more angry and begun launching gravity attacks left and right.
"Darkness Dragon Roar + Nightmare Mist!" Ayano shouted.
Thoma was hit in the back then he was surrounded with the black mist and this time the mist had effect on Thoma. Thoma grabbed his head and begun roaring in pain, the roar was so loud that Lucy, Gray and the others in the boat could hear it.
"What is that?" Lucy asked.
"I don't know, but I don't like that sound. Gray said.
"Aye." Happy said.
In Thoma's mind
Thoma was in a void.
"Where am I?" Thoma asked.
Thoma looked around, but he couldn't see anyone or anything, but then Thoma spotted a tiny light in the distance.
"Who is that? What is that?" Thoma asked himself.
Thoma decided to head towards the light then the light became bright and Thoma found himself in a white room.
"Where is this place?" Thoma asked then saw a younger version of himself with Misao lying on the ground.
"Is that Misao?" Thoma asked.
"Misao? Misao say something." Young Thoma said with tears in his eyes.
Misao slowly turned towards Young Thoma and begun to speak, but Older Thoma couldn't hear what she was saying.
"What is she saying?" Older Thoma asked.
Whatever Misao was saying, Younger Thoma begun to cry and Magic Power begun to build then bust out of Younger Thoma and Older Thoma was blasted into a different room.
"Now where am I?" Thoma asked.
"Your in your future." A voice said.
"My future?" Thoma questioned.
"Yes." The Master said stepping out of the darkness.
"You!" Thoma said then attacked The Master, but Thoma passed right through The Master.
"You'll never be able to touch me T.C.X., but why don't you look over there." The Master said pointing behind Thoma.
Thoma turned around and saw fire and bodies lying on the ground.
"Who are they?" Thoma asked.
"Look for yourself." The Master said.
Thoma walked over and saw that it was Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, and all his friends from Fairy Tail.
"Lucy...Gray...Natsu..., all my friends from Fairy Tail,... even Sis and Mugino...what is this?..." Thoma asked with his voice breaking and tears coming to his eyes.
"As I said, this is your future. All your friends and your Sis and little Mugino are all going die. If not by you then by me." The Master said.
"All my friends are going to die?" Thoma asked.
"Yes everyone is going to die and there is nothing you can do to stop it because you are a weak failure. You were created a failure and will always be a failure." The Master said.
"Shut up!" Thoma shouted.
"Face the truth T.C.X. You will never be strong to save your friends. You failed to save Misao, you failed to save Tadanori, and your going to fail to save your sister, your little Mugino, and everyone else you love." The Master said then begun to laugh maniacally.
"Shut up! Your wrong!" Thoma shouted on the verge of crying.
The Master's maniacal laughter became louder and Thoma fall into a dark pool.
Back in the real world
Thoma's roar grew louder and a dark purple mist was flowing out of him.
"Oh my. I wonder if I used too much and I wonder what he is seeing. I bet it is just heartbreaking, I would love to see it myself." Ayano said.
Thoma's crimson aura turned into that dark purple mist and then shot into the air and a massive gust of wind picked up. The winds were so strong the Lucy and others in the boat were riding waves.
"What is happening now?" Millianna asked.
"I don't know, but it ain't dandy." Wally said.
Then the dark purple mist subsided and Thoma's Demon Form changed. Thoma was now two feet taller and twice a bulky. His scales and fur turned a purple and red mix, his teeth and claws became more sharp, looking more like a savage beast. His wings and tail split, so he has four wings and two tails. Finally Thoma's eyes were crimson red with no pupils.
"So you've finally unlocked your true form T.C.X.? This is going to get interesting." Ayano said changing back into her real self.
Thoma let out a big roar and Erza looked towards where the roar was coming from and said,
"What happened to you Big Brother?"