So here is one of my favorite chapters in this story. I tried to be more descriptive in this chapter than the others, so thats why it took me so long to write it, though also because of the size of this chapter. I hope you like it as well, as i had to go through multiple versions of it to get it right. Also if you dont like how certain things go, i will be explaining it in the next little prologue in the next chapter. Also we are getting pretty close to a certain event that i am really looking forward to, so please be patient, things are going to get really interesting from now on. So on that note please enjoy the chapter and leave a review, all reviews help me make this story better. Have a good day and may the light always guide your path.
The silence in the crowd was astonishing. Every single person was frozen in shock. Even the Fairy Tail members could not believe that Mikoto just made that challenge. Suddenly behind the fairy tail guild, a voice was heard.
"Well that is a gutsy move, did not see that coming." Makarov turns around to see the person who had spoke and was shocked to see the first master Mavis walking over to them.
"First master….." Makarov breathes as the rest of the guild follows his gaze.
"Its a risky move, but one that may pay out big time if it works. Touma, can she pull it off?" Mavis asks the young man as she sits down on the ledge.
Touma, who had still been keeping his eyes on Mikoto responds, "I dont doubt her ability to pull it off, especially if she went all out from the start. The issue is if her opponents will survive the confrontation." The guild begun to talk amongst themselves, and almost missed the announcers questioning Mikoto.
"Im sorry, but can you please clarify what you mean?" Yajima asks in shock.
"Well i guess that wording is a little vague. I challenge all competing and reserve members of the other teams, except those from fairy tail. I do believe that is allowed in the rules," Mikoto explains. This causes the announcers to turn to each other and discuss it, but in the meantime, those she challenged said some words.
"What is she? Insane? We are the strongest guilds in Fiore, there is no way she can win!" Ogra, the lightning god slayer from Sabertooth exclaims.
"No, I have seen Mikoto in action before, and she is strong enough to back up this challenge. If there is one person here that could do it, its her." Jura exclaims, drawing the attention of everyone. Because of his title of wizard saint, him saying such a thing draws even more shock.
"What this little girl? I have no memory of such a young girl being able to do such a thing," Rufus adds in doubt.
"This was a very foolish decision on her part," Kagura adds in.
"She was a part of the fairy tail group that joined us in the hunt for the Oracion Seis. Even back then, I believe she was strong enough to beat them by herself," Lyon adds in, going into a fighting stance.
"We have come to a decision!" Chapati Lola says over the speakers, finally getting people out of their shock.
"We will allow Mikotos challenge to go through. It will be a 1 vs 32 since some teams don't have have reserve members named. The winning side will have 5 points given to all of the teams on that side. Also there will be no time limit, since the size of this battle is so large. We will give the contestants a minute to prepare, and then the match will start." Yajima explains. The other fairy tail members leave the arena, each wishing Mikoto luck. From there she walks to the center of the arena, purposefully surrounding herself. She looks over the teams, taking note of who was there and who wasnt, who were the easiest to take out and who would be the hardest. She notices that Minerva wasnt taking part.
Well that is going to be interesting for later. The Lamia scale team will be hard because of Jura, lyon and Sherria, but otherwise pretty easy. Mermaid heel is an unknown, but i should be able to deal with them. Sabertooth is strong, but played right and i will win. Raven tail is going to be pretty easy as well. Quatro Cerberus will be easy except for Bacchus, but he is nothing too special. Blue pegasus should be easy but i should never count them out. Lets get this going!
The minute was up and the bell was rung to start the match. Immediately members of Raven Tail rushed Mikoto, but without using her magic or her ability she dodged their blows. Then came blue pegasus, using both magic and hand to hand to attack her. Again Mikoto dodged but was blindsided by attacks from Sabertooth, with Rogue and sting leading the attack with punches, and then a strike from one of Yukinos spirits hits home after Mikoto had already taken the strikes from Rogue and Sting. She landed on her feet after taking those attacks, and noticed immediately that Lamia Scale was not attacking. Did they realize her plan? Then her senses picked up the vibrations of a sheathed sword moving through the air and she barely dodged a strike from Kagura by ducking down. She flipped herself, landing a blow with her feet against Kagura, but the flip left her open, and this allowed Millianna to land multiple scratches with her claws. From those spectating the battle, it seemed like the sheer number of opponents was too much for Mikoto. She recovered from those attacks, but she was then wrapped up in both the flaming hair of Flare, and the kitty tails of Millianna. This gave enough time for Kurohebi and Nullpudding to land some strikes. Mikoto managed to break out of the attacks holding her down with pure strength alone, but when she was getting back to her feet, she looked up to see a combined roar attack from Sting and Rogue. She took this hit head on and was sent flying into some of her other opponents. Fairy tail only watched on in shock, that their ace of aces was getting beat so badly, even with some of her opponents not participating. Even the announcers were picking up on this, with Yajima saying that she bite off more than she could chew with this challenge. Chapati Lola asked if she had expended too much of her energy during the performance. But then Lahar spoke.
"No, she didnt spend too much of her energy previously. She is holding back, finding out everything she needs to know about her opponents. I have faced Mikoto before, and being outnumbered has never fazed her before," Lahar explained. At that moment, a triple attack from Ogra, Sting, and Rogue sent Mikoto flying into one of the area walls hard. Mikoto collapsed to the ground, with the crowd going quiet in shock. Then a voice could be heard yelling out.
"Come on Mikoto!" Touma yelled out. "This is not you! You are better than this! Where is the Railgun that I have known for so long! Your opponents are nothing! Get Up! I have faith in you!" Touma yelled out in encouragement. The fairy Tail guild joined in, yelling encouragement after encouragement.
In the arena, Sting was getting cocky.
"Hah! Listen to your guild over there. The idiots think you can actually win this! Like a weakling such as yourself even stood a chance against the strongest guild alone, let alone a 1 versus 32" Sting taunted.
"Well you're one to talk," Mikoto responded suddenly. She slowly got back to her feet, spitting out some blood before continuing, "Afterall, you can't even call yourselves a guild."
As her opponents looked on in shock that she appeared to be fine, she continued, "Well that was a good warmup, really got my blood flowing." As if to emphasize her point, Mikoto took a couple of seconds to stretch herself out. "But now, im going to let you all witness something truly Terrifying. Your going to see me going all out," Mikoto finished and suddenly a large aura of magic energy built up around her.
"Summoning magic! Activate!" Mikoto yells out as her magic activated, increasing the strength of the aura around her. Multiple magic circles formed up around the arena, on the ground and in the air, and some were bigger than others. From those magic circles spawned many creatures. Her pteranodons, Raptors, and even a Carnotaurus spawned right in front of her. The beast stomped its foot into the ground, causing the area to shake slightly. Mikoto pointed her finger at Alexei, mouthing something. The beast charged forward at incredible speed, barreling through anything in its path. It rammed into Alexei, and then slammed him so hard into the arena wall that it shattered. The beast backed up to reveal alexei completely knocked out. In retort, the other members of Raven Tail charged Mikoto, but they were attacked by Mikotos other summons. Flare was attacked by multiple Pteranodons, who lifted her up into the air and began to peck and scratch away at her. Nullpudding was taken down by a couple of Raptors, who using their immense speed, easily dodged his strikes and pounced on him, their bites draining him of magic. Obra was taken out by the Carno, who had hit him with his tail after taking out Alexei, and before Obra could drain Mikoto of her magic. The raptors also took out Kurohebi, as even his sand magic could not hide him from their senses. With Raven Tail being dealt with, the Carno went and attacked Lamia Scale. But alone against their might, the Carno was not strong enough, and Lyon and Jura took it out quickly using an overwhelming amount of their magic. Seeing an opening, Rogue launched his Shadow Dragon roar right at Mikoto. Suddenly a massive magic circle spawned under Mikoto, and then the blast covered the area in smoke. When it cleared, a new beast was standing protectively over Mikoto. It was her guardian, the massive Giganotosaurus. The Giga looked around the arena, its eyes filled with anger. They had attacked its master, and for that it was pissed off. The mages backed up, even Jura looked at the beast in slight fear.
"This is my strongest living summon. Its name is Giganotosaurus, or Giga for short. It is my guardian, called whenever something puts me in danger. The thing about the guardian summon is that every time it is called upon, its strength is different. It will always match the strength of the ones its master is fighting. So basically this creature alone has the same power as all of you combined. Thats why I let you hit me with your attacks, so that I could get a gauge of your limits and put that data into this summon. So good luck," Mikoto explains. Then she locks eyes with her Giga and says one word, "Destroy!"
The issue is that because lamia scale did not fight me, i dont really know the limits of their abilities, so i had to guess with that. Hopefully i overestimated, or this could get bad for me and i will have to dig deeper to win.
The giga unleashed a roar so loud, that even those on the far side of the city could hear it clear as day. It charged forward, Its first bite catching Toby in its jaws. Its bite immediately drained him of all magic energy, and it then tossed him to the side. Beth was its next victim, as a swipe of its tail collided with her, knocking her out. This strike also collided with Bunny, taking him out as well. The mages launched attack after attack, but all of their magic spells appeared to only enrage the Giga. Risley tried to hold it down with Gravity magic, but the Giga was still too strong, and it bite down on Risley, draining her of her magic. It pressed the attack, even attacking Jura head on. A swipe from its claws was enough to punch its way through Juras iron rock wall, but jura was fast and dodged the strike. But the attacks from its tail, jaws, and legs managed to finish off Quatro Cerberus except for bacchus who had managed to dodge around the attacks. Thats when Sherria noticed something. Mikoto wasnt doing anything except drawing magic energy to herself.
"Jura, Orga, i think i have a way of taking out this monster, but i need you two to distract it!" Sherria asks, jumping to stand between the two of them as the Giga focused on other combatants.
"Another child with a plan!" Orga says in disgust.
"Listen to her Orga, she may be young but she is a very capable fighter as well as a good strategist. If she has a plan lets see if it works," Jura counters. This gets Orga to nod his head in understanding. Now with these two listening, Sherria explains her plan. She says that while the beast is in action, Mikoto appears to be defenseless. So if Jura and Orga can distract the creature, she can take Mikoto out. The two agree with the plan and begin the distract it. Sherria waits till the best time and then makes her move.
"Sky Gods Bellow!" Sherria yells out, launching the breath attack right at Mikoto. The Giga could only watch as the strike hits home in an explosion of air. But when the smoke clears, Mikoto was still standing there, completely unhurt. But her appearance had changed. She was now wearing her Athena's armor.
"Giga, you did a great job, now its time for you to rest," Mikoto says. The giga blinks in understanding then fades away.
My giga managed to take out 9 members of the opposing guilds, and severely hurt some others, that is a great opening act if i do say so myself, now its time to change things up.
"Well, I guess all of you as a group are a little stronger than i expected, but still not strong enough. The armor you see me wearing is called Athena's armor. Besides being extremely durable, it is also completely resistant to any magic attack. But im not done yet." Mikoto states, a strange darkness appearing in her eyes.
She held out her right hand then yelled, "God tier Summon!" The magic around her changed quality and focused into her right hand. "A call you to my side! Holy sword Excalibur!" The mighty sword was then summoned into Mikotos hand, and for the first time this battle, she went on the offensive. She stabbed the sword forward, with the piercing magic blasting through everyone in front of her with that blast taking out Arana and Jenny. Mikoto then used the confusion to her advantage, moving as fast as lightning to cut down the remaining members of Blue pegasus. Hibiki was the first to fall, to a single strike from Excalibur. The in one fluid movement, Mikoto made many small cuts along Ichiyas body, but because of the small size of the cuts, he didnt feel worried. Then with a massive swing she knocks both Ren and Eve out. She then taps the gems on the base of the sword, and the wounds on Ichiyas body open up to a larger size, just enough to cause him to pass out from the pain before mikoto closed the wounds using the gemstones once again. She then engaged Jura, and with the unique abilities of her sword, she was able to completely counter his magic. He tried to block her strikes with his iron wall, but with the ability to make her strike as powerful as she wanted thanks to the swords abilities, it busted through the wall easily. Then using the piercing attack, she was able to knock him back dealing massive damage, but not enough to finish him. Suddenly a punch to the back damaged her armor. She turned only to receive another punch to the front. She leaped back to gain some distance, and then saw Bacchus charging at her. Even without his magic working on her armor, his drunken fighting style was something Mikoto was unable to properly defend against. Each blow he dealt was aimed at specific spots on her armor, hitting the same spot over and over till the armor broke there, and then he moved onto another area. Because of the strength behind his attacks, even without magic, it was pretty effective. Finally he damaged the armor enough for it to lose its ability to neutralize magic spells. With that he leaped back, and Mikotos eyes widen to see Ogra in a pose for his signature attack.
Well I guess I screwed up. I honestly dont know if his magic will hurt me or not, afterall it is just electricity, with only god killing enchantments.
"Lightning God's Charged Particle Cannon" Ogra yells as he fired the attack. With no room to dodge, mikoto took the attack head on. But as the attack ended, Mikoto was still standing, her armor being completely destroyed, and her Tokiwadai uniform torn up a bit. Suddenly the black lightning formed up around Mikoto.
Well i guess i was right. The attack did a number of my armor and my clothes, but the electricity couldnt hurt me, lets teach them fear once more.
"Well thanks for the charge, I needed that," Mikoto said through a smile. She looks up at Ogra, her eyes now giving off black lightning.
"What in the hell are you!? Nobody could tank that shot without any damage!" Ogra exclaimed in shock.
"I forgot to tell you. I'm an electromaster, so lightning no matter the kind doesn't hurt me, in fact you just gave me a charge up," Mikoto explained. As if to prove her point, she expelled the energy gained in the attack. It launched around the area, forcing some to dodge it. Having expelled all of the god slayer magic in that attack, Mikoto took herself to full power level 5, not daring to use level 6 in this situation. She doesn't even care anymore to explain what's going on, now was time for a completely one sided destruction. She moved as fast as she could, all but teleporting in front of Orga. She slammed her fist hard into his chest with so much force he was sent flying backwards into the wall, taking him out of the fight. Bacchus tried to attack her, but with the aura of energy around her she easily dodged his strike and with a single, electricity filled blow knocked him unconscious. Then she used her iron sand ability. Yuka tried to use his magic to protect Sherria, but he was engulfed in a unending flow and fell unconscious. Sherry tried to blow the sand away with her wind, but Mikoto had full control of the iron particles, and it cut away at sherria anyways, taking her out as well. Lyon tried to attack Mikoto with a lion made of ice, but Mikoto countered by making a lion of her own out of her Iron sand particles. The two creatures clashed, with Mikotos iron sand completely destroying lyons ice. Jura tried to attack her with his magic to stop her from taking out lyon, but her iron sand easily cut through his attacks. While she was distracted Kagura tried to land a strike with her sheathed sword, but Mikoto easily dodged. A blast of focused electricity was enough from that close of range to make kagura fall unconscious. Now Yukino ran forward, engaging Mikoto in a hand to hand combat. Yukino was able to match Mikoto for a second or two, but then Mikoto grabbed hold of her hand and a quick electrical shock was all it took. Millianna and Rufus then attacked her at the same time, but a quick electrical blast after dodging their initial strike was enough to take them out. Then Sting and Rogue attacked her at the same time, using their excellent team work to try and get an advantage. They launched kicks and punches, each strike perfectly coordinated with each others yet mikoto easily dodged their attacks and a blast of electricity was enough to knock them into Jura, the only other remaining opponent. Then since her last three opponents where in one spot, Mikoto decided to use that move.
Time to end this all with a bang!
She pulled a coin out from the pocket of her skirt, and flipped it into the air. The crowd along with Sting and Rogue looked on in confusion. Why would she do that? Jura on the other hand knew what was coming and used his magic to put multiple stone slabs between them and her. Mikoto fired the Railgun and it burst forward in an incredible burst of orange and yellow light. It punched its way through the rock barriers, landing just in front of the 3 combatants, and the force of the blast sent them flying into the wall, knocking them out. With that, Mikoto had won the battle.
The crowd was silent for a second, and then a roar leaped out from where the rest of the Fairy Tail guild was.
"She did it! Mikoto won!" The guild yelled out in unison. The crowd joined in, cheering for Mikoto and the marvelous fight she had put up. Mikoto let the cheering wash over her, feeling a strange sense of accomplishment at having won that battle. She looked over at her guild and saw all the looks of excitement, and happiness spreading across their faces. She noticed the look in Toumas eyes as well, one of pride and love. She missed the judges calling the match in her favor, but the sound of her former opponent getting up brought her back out of her thoughts.
"What in the hell happened?" Sting coughed, not believing that she beat them.
"Wow you're strong, I get why they call you the ace of aces now." Millianna states, catching her breath.
"Your stronger than I remember you being Mikoto, im proud of seeing you grow so quickly," Jura states, getting back to his feet.
"It means alot to hear that from you Jura. I noticed you got far stronger as well, became a wizard saint at that. Thanks Millianna, your strong too, just got unlucky that my abilities are a good counter to your own," Mikoto responds humbly.
"It seems like your abilities are a good counter to all of us," lyon adds in. "We were completely outmatched even though the odds were in our favor."
"I have no memory of anyone winning a fight like that," Rufus adds in as he struggles to his feet. The rest of her opponents also manage to get up, though since the match had ended. Most of them said some words of respect and congratulations to Mikoto, though she noticed that the looks she got from the sabertooth members were rather dark with anger. None were as bad as Raven Tail however, who quickly left the ring looking very pissed off.
"How did you managed to absorb my black lightning? Nobody could absorb it unless they are a lightning god slayer!" Ogra asks in confusion.
"Im whats called an electromaster. I have complete control of all forms of electricity, and that includes your magic. Electricity, no matter the kind can not hurt me," Mikoto explains.
"Then what was up with that weird sand ability?" Rogue asks.
"I was controlling the metal particles inside of the sand using electromagnetism. I can then manipulate the iron sand as if it's pure electricity," Mikoto explained. A couple other mages asked some more questions, and then finally they had all cleared the area, including Mikoto. She went back to where her team was waiting, and was greeted with them tackling her in excitement. Their praise was stopped when the judges made their announcement.
"So with her victory Mikoto managed to get Fairy Tail team A 5 points. That puts them in first place compared to every other teams zero points. Now we understand that the members of each team will need to rest for tonight, so i am happy to remind you that challenges do not have to be made between competing members, any member of a guild can challenge any other member. So do we have any more challenges, if not we will be forced to make some matched happen," Yajima says over the speakers. Fortunately some other members of the guilds were willing to make challenges, with those challenges lasting till the end of day one. The final scores came out with Fairy Tail team A tied for the lead with the other guilds, with each guild having 5 points. So in respect to points Mikotos challenge didnt really mean much, but the fact that she managed to beat 32 other opponents, would leave an impression on the fans and their opponents. Fairy Tail was not to be messed with. They were here to win it all, and they were not going to go home a loser.
How many times are you gonna try to shut me out?
I told you once, told you twice, I ain't gonna turn back around
You can say whatever, try to mess with me
I don't care, I'm not scared
You don't have to say your sorry, save your sympathy
With a friend like you, I don't need an enemy
I would give you time if you were worth it
But guess what, you're not worth it
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, I'm always gonna be the last one standing
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, 'cause I'm never gonna give up trying
And now I'm ready to go, I'm here, I'm waiting for you
And I'm gonna be the last one standing
The last one standing
Did you think that I would surrender easily?
Just like that, you were getting rid of me
Is that the way you saw it all go down?
I don't think, I don't think so
There's not a word you can say I haven't heard before
So give it up, give it up unless you want a little more
You think you're pretty tough, so let's throw down
It's alright, I'm alright
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, I'm always gonna be the last one standing
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, 'cause I'm never gonna give up trying
And now I'm ready to go, I'm here, I'm waiting for you
And I'm gonna be the last one standing
I won't give up, I keep trying
(I'm always gonna be the last one standing)
It's not over, I keep fighting
(I'm always gonna be the last one standing)
I won't give up, I keep trying
(I'm always gonna be the last one standing)
It's not over, I keep fighting
I keep fighting!
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, I'm always gonna be the last one standing
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, 'cause I'm never gonna give up trying
And now I'm ready to go, I'm here, I'm waiting for you
And I'm gonna be the last one standing
And I'm gonna be the last one standing
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, the last one standing
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, the last one standing