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Ace looked down at the display in front of him as Teach manhandled his opponent. He had to give credit to the member of Lamia Scale, Tobi had a lot of heart but against this man he had little chance. Despite the black clad man being a well rounded fellow he moved with speed and agility, something which the commentators had had a field day of reporting. Not only that but his attacks were vicious and brutal but Ace could see that he was only toying with the person in front of him. This was a message to his brother and his crew, Blackbeard wanted to show the Straw Hats that their troubles were far from over.
Delving into the back of his mind, Ace recalled how Luffy had explained that it had been this man who had somehow interrupted Kuma's attack and sent them to this world. Ace could then assume that while they had been retreating then Teach had confronted Kuma one on one. The strength to take on a warlord was not something to be scoffed at and clearly Blackbeard had more to show then the display he was putting on for the entertainment of the crowd.
"Take this!" shouted Tobi as he swiped out with his clawed hand, trying to land a single blow on the bigger man. Teach leant back ever so slightly allowing the claws to miss by barely an inch before he reached forward and grabbed Tobi's head with a single hand, seconds before he slammed the skull into the ground with a thickening crunch that had many in the audience squirm ever so slightly.
"I have no personal business with you, but I need to make an example of you," stated Blackbeard as dark tendrils began to circle his palm before he slammed the appendage into Tobi's stomach.
"What's going on?" shouted Chapati into the microphone as the darkness seemed to pull away at something while Tobi squirmed on the ground, his claws shrinking back into his fingernails.
"Kuro Kyūshū!" shouted Teach as he finished his attack stepping away to allow Tobi to get back to his feet.
"What's going on?" questioned Tobi as he tried to summon his patented claws back to his hands but as if the magic had been stripped from his body he couldn't do anything. Before he could say anything more Teach struck with green claws, piercing straight into Tobi's chest before causing an electric pulse to sending the member of Lamia Scale as his body was fried internally by thousands of volts of electricity.
With a cruel smirk spread across his face, Teach withdrew his new technique from Tobi's body, the opponent falling to the ground mildly twitching as electricity still danced within his limbs. "Not the best ability I've gained but it can have its uses," said Teach menacingly as he started to walk away, the match already having concluded.
"I don't know what happened, but it almost seems as if Teach stole the magic that Tobi was using and used it against him," stated Chapati trying to figure out just what had happened.
"That was not cool," said Jason, his usually hip attitude having seemingly evaporated for the moment. Those who knew him however were aware that he'd get back into his usual spirit sometime soon.
"Kuro Kyūshū, Black Absorption," said Yajima. "At this moment in time we can believe that Teach has the skill to absorb an opponent's magic but we don't know whether this is a temporary measure or something more permanent."
"Shouldn't magic like that be contained in some way?" asked Chapati. While having no magical power in his own right he could imagine the devastating effects it would have on a mage who was stripped of their magic, especially for an extended period of time.
"After this tournament I'm sure some measures will be put into play," said Yajima deep in thought.
Within the competitor's booth Luffy's fist slammed into the concrete wall next to him, denting the material as if it was nothing more than mud. "Blackbeard," he cursed underneath his breath. This had been the person who had not only had them sent to this world but now he was stealing the magical ability of other people as if it was just his for the taking. He was robbing people of their livelihood and then allowing them to wallow in their own grief. Silently, Luffy declared that he would stop him.
"He can absorb the magic of other people, who knows how many mages he's already collected magic from," said Sanji with anger in his eyes, knowing that Teach wouldn't show any indifference between men and women in getting any magic he deemed to be strong.
"Considering that it's a Devil Fruit ability, I don't think Tobi will be getting his magic back anytime soon unless we end Blackbeard once and for all," said Zoro, his palms resting on the handles of his katanas.
"So scary," whimpered Usopp from behind Zoro's back, shielding himself from view.
"With that dominant display by Teach he has given Raven Tail ten points placing them on top of the leaderboard with thirty two points while Lamia Scale may have lost something more than just the match while they remain on twenty four," said Chapati as he read off the scoreboard.
"With three matches still to go however there is still much that can change," said Yajima as he found himself lightening up slightly after the previous display.
"This next match promises to be cool!" shouted Jason finding his mojo once again.
"Indeed, the next match to take place is to be between two S ranked mages, Erza of Fairy Tail versus Bacchus of Quatro Cerberus," said Chapti looking down at the scheduled program.
"Me," repeated Erza as she looked towards the crowd, at the people who would be cheering her on.
"Kick his ass Erza," reassured Ace, patting her lightly on the shoulder.
"Do your best," said Lucy with a smile.
Gray remained silent but the scarlet haired swordswoman knew that he was silently giving her support. "Very well," said Erza as she started making her way to the arena. On her way however she came across medics carrying Tobi on a stretcher and as much as she tried she couldn't feel any magical energy radiating from his body. She wasn't the best at sensing magical energy but she couldn't even find the faintest trace, and that frightened her.
Shielding her eyes as she was became basked in the sunlight, Erza was met both with the cheers of the guild members of Fairy Tail and the audience, Natsu's speech seemingly given them a reason to cheer for Fairy Tail. Standing upon the battleground, Erza's sword glittered in the sunlight as she stared at her opponent...whom was currently resting upon the dirt. "Are you alright?" asked Erza.
"Heads still spinning a bit," explained Bacchus as he stifled a yawn. "Bit of hair of the dog will clear me up."
"I see you mean to go all out then," said Erza as her stance changed ever so slightly before she was illuminated in a bright light, coming back into view in her Flight Armour well aware that she would likely need the extra speed in order to combat what was coming.
"Well we've got a limited time to show these people just what we're capable of," said Bacchus as he got into a sitting position. Reaching down, he grabbed his bottle and quickly took a light sip, momentarily savouring the taste. "Plus we both have something to prove here."
"Both of us?" replied Erza, unsure just what the member of Quattro Cerberus was getting at.
"As you probably know, the last few years your guild name has been dragged through the mud, digging itself into holes that many didn't even know existed," said Bacchus taking another swig from his bottle, this one much bigger than the last. Dropping the bottle, it was now clear to see that he had managed to remove nearly every drop of his drink and it would only take a minute at most for it to fully take effect. "This year however, two guilds not only came out of the blue to make it past the preliminaries of the tournament but get higher rankings than anybody could have expected. We need to show this crowd that just because we're not that big or fancy doesn't mean we can simply be ignored. So let's show these people that we are just as WILD!"
That was all the warning Erza received before she quickly found herself leaping backwards to avoid the palm thrust that had been driven towards her cheek. Slashing back in retaliation, Bacchus avoided the sword strike by ducking underneath the blow before springing forward and connecting with Erza's stomach. Fairy Tail's Titania however used this as an opportunity as she lifted up her knee and connected solidly with Bacchus' sternum, driving him back a few steps allowing the audience to cheer loudly at the quick exchange.
"What a blistering start to the match!" shouted Chapati.
"COOL!" shouted Jason at the top of his lungs causing many within the crowd to cover their ears in case they went deaf.
Neither of the competitors paid the commentators any attention as they continued to duel between one another with fiery passion. To most it would seem as both parties were going full force with one another but only those who truly knew the swordswoman could see that she was hesitating slightly in her strikes, not giving the fight everything she had. Erza knew this as well as she fended off a palm that was heading for her chest before kicking Bacchus across the side of the head. As he was sent soaring however Erza was caught off guard as her opponents leg came around and caught her in the shoulder, damaging it slightly.
Both of them stood still momentarily, sizing each other up...either that or Bacchus was now paying attention to Erza's breasts, it was hard to tell with him swaying from side to side continuously. Looking back on what Bacchus had said before the first attack had been thrown, she couldn't help but wonder if she truly had something to prove in this fight before these people. After the fight between Kagura and Zoro the previous day, was the display she was putting on subpar at best.
A glittering light covered Erza before she changed back into her starting armour, the one she felt most comfortable in. This however got a questioning look from Bacchus. "Admitting defeat? That's not like you Erza," he said as he scratched at his head.
"That's not it," said Erza shaking her head. "You said we both have something to prove here, and I'm going to prove to you that I don't need anything more than the basics in order to beat you," she declared as she held the sword in both hands.
"Wild," said Bacchus with a smirk before he charged forward, striking at Erza several times in an instant, blows which many of the audience couldn't see. For a moment the two simply stood there before Erza's armour shattered from the force that Bacchus had put into the strikes.
"What, what just happened?" questioned Chapati from the commentator's booth, having been unable to properly see the exchange.
"You know what Erza," said Bacchus slowly as he dropped to his knees, the damage he had taken from the single counter strike having struck him having been enough to fell the S class mage. "You truly are wild."
As Bacchus collapsed in a heap on the ground, Erza lifted her sword and held it high in the air as the audience started to shout and scream her name and the name of her guild. While it didn't look like she had sustained too much damage she would need to have Porlyusica take a look at her, the blows Bacchus had rained down upon her had packed a punch behind them.
"Congratulations Erza," said Yajima softly up in the stands, his voice not loud enough to be picked up by the microphone.
"That win takes Fairy Tail A up to fifteen points while, Quatro Cerberus are now cemented in bottom place with three points, Bacchus really hasn't had a good day now has he," said Chapati.
"Be that as he may, he was still cool!" shouted Jason as the arena was cleared of the previous competitors.
"The next match promises to be an interesting one with Juvia of Fairy Tail B taking on Nami of the Straw Hats," announced Chapati to a thunderous applause, many wanting to see just what the female member of the Straw Hats was capable of.
"I'm fighting, I don't want to," said Nami suddenly becoming very frightened of what could potentially happen.
"Think of the prize at the end," said Zoro knowing how to motivate the orange haired girl.
"I'll definitely win this," declared Nami as her eyes changed into jewels.
It didn't take long for the ship's navigator to make their way down to the arena where she found Juvia already waiting for her, the water mage wanting to make up for the previous day's embarrassment. Top of Form
Juvia locked eyes upon the target in front of her. Having already been defeated so easily by a member of the Straw Hats several months earlier she did not want another thing to repeat itself, especially after having succumbed to sixth place in the contest part of the competition the previous day.
Nami for her part looked rather calm and composed but knowing that her opponent was essentially made of water made her a tough enemy. Had she not had Usopp do his best to improve her climatact with everything that she seemed would be worthwhile she doubted whether or not she'd have much of a chance.
Pulling her arm back, Juvia sent a vicious horizontal wave at Nami. "Water Slicer!" she shouted as the attack quickly closed the distance between them. As an opening move, Juvia wanted to see just what Nami would do to avoid or block such a simple attack. For it to slice straight through Nami's body made Juvia's stomach turn. Having seen the attack slice through solid steel, Juvia couldn't help but fear that she had just killed the orange haired pirate before the image in front of her began to flicker out of existence as if she was a ghost.
"Mirage Tempo," stated Nami as she stepped out of the air. She had quickly realized that with Juvia being made out of water it meant that there was plenty of moisture in the air. Along with the Heat Dial within her climatact it allowed complete control of the terrain.
Whipping around on the spot, a jet of water was unleashed from Juvia's palm which once again passed through Nami before the image of the orange haired girl faded into nothingness.
"Juvia is struggling to compete against the illusion magic that Nami is showing, how will the Fairy Tail mage compete against such a thing?" shouted Chapati, his voice radiating around the entire stadium.
The blue haired wizard turned from side to side, expecting an attack to come from any side at any given time. Although she was spared in such a way that despite Nami seemingly having the upper hand the pirate had no real idea how to progress from here. Effectively she believed that she could finish everything with a single Thunderbolt Tempo but with the long range attacks being sent in random directions it wasn't going to be easy.
Juvia's mind raced in overload before she sent twin jets of water at the ground, the liquid spreading across the dirt at a tremendous rate as Juvia continued to pour magic into the attack. From her hidden position, Nami backed away slowly wondering just what Juvia had planned. A puddle began to form at Juvia's feet but it continued to spread slowly, water starting to cover the entire battlefield.
"Shit," cursed Nami as she realised what Juvia was planning. Considering that the Fairy Tail mage was made of water chances were that they would be able to feel everything in the water as if it was a part of themselves. Plus if the water covered all of the surface area then she would be vulnerable if she used any lightning attacks. Things just got a whole lot more difficult.
"It seems as if Juvia is literally trying to flush out her opponent," shouted Chapati.
"That's so cool!" exclaimed Jason, his voice as enthusiastic as ever.
For the retired member of the council however he watched with half closed eyelids, his focus shifting from spot to spot on the battlefield trying to predict where Nami would appear from. He still had questions in regards to just who the Straw Hat's were and he couldn't help but wonder just what the orange haired girl would do in this scenario.
Pulling apart an individual piece of her weapon, a sharp point appeared which she then drove into the wall with all of her force. With the water now surrounding her ankles Nami did her best to leap up on top of the cylinder but not before a few drops touched her skin.
"Juvia found you," declared Juvia as the mirage seemingly dispersed as she looked to where Nami was now perched, the entire stadium filled with water.
"It was just a bit too late," stated Nami with a smirk as her other mirage vanished, revealing a black cloud hanging above the stadium, lightning dancing across it's form.
"What?" questioned Juvia as Nami whipped out another part of the climatact, a part of the original she had kept.
"Thunderbolt Tempo!" shouted Nami as she summoned a bolt of lightning to descend towards Juvia, the water mage unable to do anything as electricity coursed through her body causing her to scream in pain.
"JUVIA!"
Still remaining perched upon her small stand, Nami couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief that the battle was over, yet with her guard lowered she didn't notice the water beneath her shoot painfully upwards, electrical current still pulsating within the liquid. Nami could do nothing as she felt the wrath of her own technique alongside Juvia's and she yelled in agony, she never knew just how much her attack hurt.
"I heard...Gray-sama's voice," said Juvia, her body charred and burnt as she struggled to keep her feet whilst her body pulsated with the current still affecting her.
"Guess...we'll have to call this one a draw," said Nami with a smile before she collapsed, her body unable to take the strain.
Juvia for her part crashed to her knees, slowly becoming one with the water beneath her as the ground began to absorb the vast amounts of water.
"What a match," shouted Chapati, "Both competitors gave it their all for us today and in return they both gain five points for their team."
"Unlike the other matches we have seen, this one consisted of a lot of planning and preparation well before the bout even began," said Yajima having been pleased with what he had saw.
"COOL!" shouted Jason, his catchphrase starting to get on the nerves of those nearby.
"For the final match of the day we have Yukino of Sabertooth against Kagura of Mermaid Heel, it seems the fans are still itching to see more of Mermaid Heel's strongest warrior," said Chapati. "While Yukino has witnessed Kagura's fight yesterday, we have little knowledge on just what Yukino herself will bring to the table. Plus we have to question just how prepared both mentally and physically Kagura is after yesterday's fight."
Walking through the hallway towards where the arena stood, Kagura's grip upon Archenemy tightened, the fight from the previous day still resonating within her mind. This time, she would not lose.
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Hope you enjoyed.
After six long months I finally have access to my laptop again, meaning that I will be able to provide updates from time to time. I still am on my working holiday, I've settled down for the moment and found some full time employment but who knows when I'll move elsewhere again. Until then...
To all those who bitch about how weak Ace is compared to Canon when you don't even bother to read between the lines: Tough luck
To all those who are getting confused as to what is going on with the Straw Hats power, Blackbeard and Ace: I'm going to steal a review left by Blunderbore as he seems to have understood everything so far. "Ace got transported to Fairy Tail land shortly after the fight with Jimbei and before meeting Whitebeard. So he wouldn't know who Teach, or why he should care that he murdered someone. Luffy told Ace shortly after their meeting that Blackbeard is the one who tried to capture them with his devil fruit, but Kuma interfered and sent them all to Fiore. So all they know is that he is trying to kill them. It is true that they didn't have post time-skip ablities when they were transported, but that is what they spent the last 3 months training."
WTF: You claim I haven't updated in years when it's only been 5 months or so, your loss
Next chapter hopefully won't take as long this time round.
Ja Ne
