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The Dragon of Night Raid

Mission Thirty Seven: The Dragon and The Lion

Leone and Wendy stared down at the demon before them and Syka the same. They were cut off from any other help so it was just them on their own. And the blonde wouldn't have it any other way. For the first time, she was about to fight with Wendy against a common enemy. That alone made her happier than any brand of alcohol she could drink. Leone could only grin at the face of danger they were about to fight. "Let's kick this demon bitch's ass to the curb, Wendy!"

The young girl nodded in agreement. "Right. I'll help you in any way I can."

Leone just giggled at that "Same here."

Syka roared as she jumped at the two with her spike ready. "Venom Spiker!" The two jumped to opposite sides to avoid the attack. Like the before, the surrounding area was completely destroyed by the demons attack and left a large crater.

Both girls knew this wasn't going to be an easy fight. They had to give it their all and then some if they wanted this to be over. Wendy spread her arms out. "Now come fourth Arms, Armor, and Vernier!"

A glowing light enveloped Leone and suddenly felt the power coursing through her body. "Now this is what I'm talking about. With this kind of power, we'll be sure to take this bitch down." The same kind of glow surrounded Wendy as well. Her previous enchantment spells wore off as soon both she and Leone fled from the cathedral. Both of them rushed to the demon. "Sky Dragon's Claw!"

"Take this!" Both of them kicked Syka in her face and took a few steps back from the attacks. Leone pulled back her arm. "I underestimated one of you last time but I'm not doing that again!" She jumped right at the demon and struck her in the chest. Thanks to Leone's increased strength in her beast form along with Wendy's Arms spell, she was able to deal a great amount of damage to Syka.

Wendy jumped into the air with the wind surrounding her arms. "Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!" She swung her arms down and her attack hit Syka. The young dragon slayer landed next to Leone. "Leone!"

"Right!" Both girls charged at the demon once again. The blonde went a bit ahead and jumped.

Wendy took in a deep breath. "Sky Dragon's Roar!" She let out her breath attack and surrounded Leone.

Leone chuckled as she knew what Wendy's plan was. "Take this!"

Both her attack and Wendy's attack struck Syka directly and a resounding boom echoed throughout the air. The ground underneath destroyed as a result as well. "Roaring Lion's Sky Dragon Assault!"

The combined attacks were strong enough to knock back the demon to the ground with a crash. Leone jumped back to Wendy and laughed at what just happened. "Hell yeah! That's what I'm talking about! That's what happened when you mess with both a lion and a dragon!"

The younger girl giggled as well. "Yeah. That was really cool Leone."

Leone turned to her and smiled. "Hey, thanks. You know Wendy; we make a pretty good team."

The young dragon slayer blushed a little hearing that. It's been a while since she heard that word. "Team. It's kinda like I'm back with Chelia."

"Although…" She looked back at the blonde. "I know I'm no replacement for Chelia but I'll do what I can. After all, you did ask for my help." She winked at Wendy.

Suddenly, they heard the demon roar and started to rise up again. Once she did, Syka growled deeply at the both of them and seemed to be a bit more mad than usual. She flicked her tail. Wendy was a bit worried now. "Oh…"

"Crap." Leone finished.

Syka rolled her shoulders a bit and moved her neck around. "An impressive endeavor. I suppose this is what happens when a dragon slayer and an Imperial Arms user can achieve when working together. However, you will need something far more powerful if you want to stop me for good!" Both spikes on her arms began to glow and slammed them both into the ground. Not soon after the ground began to shake.

Leone and Wendy took a few steps back looking around. "That can't be good." The blonde stated.

Several lights started to come out of the cracks from the ground. "Venom Towers!" Several towers of deep purple light erupted from the ground and headed straight toward the two girls.

Once again they had to separate in order to avoid the attack. However, once they did, Syka decided to go over Leone. She jumped over to her and tried to attack her. Leone jumped out of the way again only to have Syka's tail wrap around her tightly. "Ah, son of a-" She felt the tail around her tighten.

"How would you like to die? By my venom or your body being crushed?" To her surprise, she saw Leone smile. "What are you smiling about?"

The blonde continued to laugh. "You really think this'll be enough to kill me? You really don't know what happens when you corner a lion!" Using her own strength, she was able to break free from Syka's tail and began to fall. "Wendy, go for it!"

The young dragon slayer darted to where the demon was with wind surrounding her hands. "Sky Dragon's Tempest Palm!" Her attack struck the demon and pushed her back a little. Both of them jumped back to gain some distance between them and the demon.

An idea suddenly formed in Leone's head and smiled. "Wendy, listen to me. You'll hit her high and I'll hit her low."

Wendy looked over at her and nodded as she understood what the other girl meant. "I'm on it." She jumped into the air while Leone rushed over to the demon.

Syka tried to slam down her spike onto the blonde but she easily dodged the attack and came in close. "Let's see if you like this!" Leone delivered several blows to the demon before she jumped up and kicked Syka under the chin and then kicking off from her face.

It was then the demon saw what Wendy was doing in the air. She formed a sphere of the wind above her. "Sky Dragon's Raging Storm!" She slammed her attack onto the demon and wind blew out everywhere.

Both girls thought that would deal a lot of damage. That is until Syka jumped out of the attack and was now above Wendy. She just gasped as Syka smacked her down back with her arm into the ground with a crash. Leone turned to the sight. "Wendy!" She heard the demon land next to her and the blonde turned back to her and groaned. "Oh, crap." Leone was smacked by her tail and away from the young dragon slayer. She saw the demon walking to Wendy as Leone started to stand up. The blonde growled. "Don't you dare!" Leone jumped over to the demon to protect Wendy from any harm Syka might do to her. However, Syka swatted her to the side with her tail.

Now that the nuisance was briefly out of the way, Syka continued to stomp her way over to the young dragon slayer. She looked down at Wendy as the demon growled a bit. "Sky Dragon's Wave Wind!" The sudden tornado attack caught Syka off guard and sent her away from the young dragon slayer. She then hopped back up and jumped into the air with wind surrounding her leg. "Sky Dragon's Aerial Arrow!" Wendy kicked forward and a burst of wind was coming over to the demon.

Syka managed to recover from the sneak attack and saw the next one coming right at her. She swung her arm across to intercept the attack. The demon saw a perfect opportunity once again. Syka placed both arms in front and the two spikes began to glow once again. "Venom Swarm!" Multiples of stingers in the same light came out in spades from her two spikes and were all heading towards Wendy. The young dragon slayer gasped as she couldn't dodge the attack in time. That is until Leone tackled her down to the ground and saved her before the attacks had a chance. As the two girls did land, they were in a somewhat comprising position with Leone being on top of the younger girl. The blonde giggled nervously while Wendy felt a little embarrassed by their current position. Well, at least the younger girl wasn't accidently groping Leone's breasts like she did with Chelsea that one time. "Venom Javelin!" The saw another attack coming at them and Leone quickly pulled Wendy up to avoid the attack. The attack they managed to dodge ripped through the ground.

Leone let out a sigh of relief. "That was too close." Both of them looked over to the demon. "Damn it. What's going to take to bring this demon bitch down?"

That was a question Wendy would also like to know and she knew the answer. "I may have an idea."

And it was an idea Leone already knew and was worried about. "Wait, are you sure about that Wendy?"

The younger girl nodded in confirmation. "I am."

After hearing that, all Leone could do was just grin. "All right then but we better hurry up. I'm pretty sure your enhancement spells are going to wear off soon."

Wendy had to agree with that. "I think so too. We have to make this count."

Meanwhile, Syka was having her own thoughts about how the battle was going. "I never knew I would have this much difficulty fighting against two humans. How are they giving me more trouble than when I fought against Seryu and her dog? No matter. I will end this." Wasting no time at all, Syka went on to the offensive toward the two girls.

Both of them saw her coming right at them. "Well, that didn't take long. We stick to the plan right?"

Wendy nodded at Leone's question. "Right. We won't have another chance if we miss our opportunity." They couldn't continue their conversation anymore and they separated to avoid Syka's next attack. Wendy rebounded and jumped toward the demon with the wind surrounding her arm. "Sky Dragon's Crushing Fang!"

Syka saw the attack coming and blocked it with her arm. She then sent the young dragon slayer away from her. The demon opened her mouth and strange purple light gathering in it. "Venom Blast!" A beam came out of her mouth in the form similar to electricity. It first hit the ground but continued while ripping right through it.

Wendy avoided the attack by jumping up into the air and took in a deep breathe. "Sky Dragon's Roar!" She unleashed her breath attack at the demon.

Syka crossed both her arms to block the attack and it did push her back a little. She then broke the attack and pulled back one of her arms as the spike began to glow. "Venom Javil-"

"I don't think so!" Leone managed to kick the demon's arm off course as the attack already launch but missed Wendy by a margin. The blonde jumped off the arm and landed back onto the ground while grinning at the demon. "You forget about me?"

The demon just roared at her and raised her arm. "Venom Spiker!" Syka tried to slam her spike right at Leone but she jumped far back to avoid the attack. She then jumped back again into the air where Wendy was. Syka didn't know, why, though. "They can't avoid my attack in midair so why do such a thing?" The answers would have to come later as this was the perfect chance to counterattack. She jumped as well to close in the other two girls.

Leone chuckled a bit. "She fell for it." She grabbed Wendy's leg. "Go for it, Wendy!" She threw the younger girl right at the demon.

The wind started to gather around the young dragon slayer's body. "Sky Dragon's Soar Charge!" The wind around her increased in size exponentially which surprised Syka and the attack hit her dead on. They both crashed into the ground creating a crater where Syka laid in. She was temporarily knocked out but Wendy saw this as another opportunity. She jumped into the air above the demon and looked over to the blonde. "Leone!"

The older girl nodded as she knew what Wendy had planned. She gave off a running start and then jumped to where Wendy was a little higher than her. The young dragon slayer grabbed Leone's legs and the wind surrounded them. Wendy then threw Leone down at the demon while the wind increased in size. "Raging Lion's Sky Dragon Impact!" The combined attack struck Syka while she was still down and created a larger crater.

Syka screamed in pain. That was Leone's cue to get off of her and jumped out of the way as the demon started to stand up again. "Sky Dragon's Claw!" And then Wendy showed by kicking Syka on the head and bringing her down to the ground again. After the attack, Wendy jumped back a few times to join back up with Leone.

The blonde loved they added an extra attack for an extra insult to injury. "How's that feel?!"

The demon just groaned as she started to stand up once again. It was obvious that Syka was breathing heavily. This whole fight was getting to her. She couldn't believe how much trouble her two opponents who were human no less were giving her this much trouble. If only one of her attacks were able to hit one of them, the demon would've had a much easier time. Syka roared out of frustration loudly. Leone and Wendy had to cover their ears from the bellow. She glared at them angrily. "I will not be made a fool of by some humans! I am a demon created by Zeref himself. I will eliminate any who stands in my way!" Syka raised both of her arms above her head and large purple sphere formed in between her arms with lightning like effects coming out of it.

Leone giggled nervously. "Yep, we definitely pissed her off."

Wendy had to agree. "Yeah, but now is the time."

The sphere above Syka grew double in size and overshadowed the demon. "This will be the end for the both of you! Venomageddon!" Syka slammed the sphere onto the along and it was heading right at Leone and Wendy while tearing through the ground.

The blonde readied herself for the oncoming attack. "Here it comes."

The young dragon slayer spread her arms apart and the wind surrounded them both. "DRAGON SLAYER'S SECRET ART! SHATTERING LIGHT: SKY DRILL!" She swung her arms around and the wind contracted inwards to create her powerful attack that was going to collide with Syka's. The two attacks collided against each other but Wendy's managed to break through it and headed straight toward the demon.

All Syka could do was just see the attack coming right at her and screamed. Wendy's attack completely enveloped the demon. Once the attack was over, Syka was barely able to stand up. In fact, she dropped to one knee as she was heavily damaged but still conscious. Her vision was blurry as best when she saw Wendy in front of her. "No. I can't lose. Not to them. Not to her. I will have our revenge!" Going for one last attack, she tried to jump to where Wendy was but was suddenly pulled back for some reason. Syka looked back and saw that Leone was grabbing ahold of her tail.

Leone laughed as her grip on the tail became tighter. She then started to lift the demon by the tail and began spinning her around. With each spin, the speed increased until Syka started to scream again. Once enough speed was gained, it was time to let her go. "Enjoy your trip to the moon!" The blonde let the demon go and sent her flying into the air. She saw Wendy running over to her and crouched down with her hands together. Once the young dragon slayer approached her, she jumped onto Leone's hands. "Finish this now Wendy!" She gave Wendy a powerful lift into the air.

Thanks to the extra boost, Wendy was closing in fast to the demon. The wind and ice started to come out of her now. "CHANGE MODE: ICE SKY DRAGON!" She started to take in the air into her mouth. Once she was close, the moment had to be now. "ICE SKY DRAGON'S ROAR!" Wendy unleashed her massive breath attack and once again completely enveloped her.

Once again all Syka could do was just scream as the attack overpowered her. "NO! THIS CAN'T BE…HAPPENING!"

The resounding boom from the attack could be heard from the city. Run glanced over to see the phenomenon. "What was that?" Unfortunately for him, that provided enough time for Susanoo to give him one more sneak attack and struck him crashing into the wall. He too saw the attack and decided it was time to retreat. Run groaned as he emerged out of the wall. "That's what I get for being distracted." He scanned the area for his opponent but was nowhere to be found. "Damn it. He's gone now." Run somehow had the feeling that his group lost this round to Night Raid again.

Back to Leone, she was running around a bit trying to catch Wendy who was falling once her attack was finished. The young dragon slayer was falling very fast but Leone managed to catch her in time. "Gotcha!" She looked at the younger and was a bit worried. "Wendy, are you okay?"

Her response was Wendy making a few sounds before opening up her eyes and smiled at the older girl. "I'm…okay, Leone."

Leone smiled back as she was relieved knowing Wendy was alright. "That's good to know. I'm glad you're alright." Suddenly, they heard a crash near them and the blonde turned to see what it was. Once the dust cleared, she saw what or who it was. "I guess I can't say the same for her."

Syka back in her original form groaned in pain as her body badly damaged from Wendy's attack and charred as well. All she could see for the moment was the full moon above her. All of a sudden, she started to sob. "Seryu…Seryu where are you?"

B

While Leone and Wendy were fighting against Syka, Tatsumi and Mine were fighting their own battles. Mine and Seryu's were heated as well but the victory belonged to Mine as her weapon managed to cut Seryu in half. So there she was lying on the ground grieving in pain. Pumpkin began to power down after its use. "My Imperial Arms feeds off my emotions. The stronger they are, the more powerful it becomes. So the moment you pissed me off…" She turned to the other girl. "That was when you lost."

The air was silent for a bit until Seryu started to laugh. "Justice will always prevail no matter what the cost." A click could be heard from her mouth. "Final Phase…" She felt a bit more pain. "Chakravartin Furnace of Five Hells." Seryu giggled more while giving Mine a twisted grin. "You have one minute left."

Mine instantly knew what she meant by that. "What in the hell?! You bitch!"

Seryu sat up the best she could. "The doctor gave this to me as a last resort. With it, I can never lose to you!"

The pinkette growled and pointed her gun at her. "Damn you!" She gasped when she saw the state of her weapon. "Oh no. It's overheated." With no other choice, Mine started to run away to get out of the blast radius.

Seryu just laughed at her attempt. "Try as you might, you'll never escape! You'll burn in hell just like your friend!" She continued to laugh but it quickly died down and was replaced with sobs of her own. She heard Koro who was severed in half as well from Mine's attack and crawled over to her. "Koro…you can't heal yourself anymore can you?" Tears started to come out of her eyes. "I can't die. I can't not when there's so much evil left to purge." There was another reason she couldn't die. Images of Syka flooded into her mind. "Syka…I'm sorry I won't be coming back. You were…the best that happened to me. I…I always loved you…" She hugged Koro with the last of her strength and began to glow. Shortly after, a powerful explosion appeared where Seryu was and was heading quickly to over where Mine was.

B

Syka continued to cry while staring at the moon. "Seryu…Seryu…"

She soon saw Leone standing over her and sighed at what she was seeing. "Even after what we put you through, you're still clawing aren't you?" She cracked her knuckles. "Got any last words?" Syka couldn't even speak at this point. All she could think about were two things. Seryu and Beatrice. Leone narrowed her eyes at the demon and raised her claw. "As an act of kindness from me, I'll make it quick for you."

All Syka could do now was just close her eyes for her inevitable end. "Beatrice…I'm sorry…" Leone swiped her claw at Syka.

B

Beatrice who was lying on her bed suddenly felt pain coursing through her body. She clutched the top of her chest while rolling off the bed. Beatrice knew what this meant and just gritted her teeth while emotions ran rampant through her. The cell block was soon filled with her screams of agony.

B

Leone retracted her claw from the demon and looked at her again. She felt a strange feeling just from looking at Syka. "I don't know why but I feel kinda bad for her."

"Leone?" The blonde turned around to see Wendy slowly walking to her.

She suddenly tripped and started to fall. Leone quickly came to her and held up the younger girl. "I gotcha."

Wendy looked up at her with tired eyes. "Do you…think Tatsumi and the others are alright?"

The blonde chuckled at her words. Once again she was more concerned about the others then the others. "I'm sure they're fine. Probably wrapping up the mission by now."

B

Esdeath returned to Borick's room and found out two things. That he was gone and Kurome was lying on the floor unconscious. She growled as she looked around the room. "Borick. Where are you?" She took a few steps forward but still didn't have anything. "Where is that pig?"

"He already ran away."

The general instantly recognized the voice. "Najenda."

"It seems he didn't take your advice very well. I'm sure by now that my team is silencing him as we speak."

B

True to her words, Borick and his bodyguard Horimaka were ambushed by Akame and Lubbock while they were in the escape passageway. Akame had a very brief exchange with Borick's bodyguard. "Ah, that was close."

Chelsea who was already out of her disguise shook her head. "Nope. It's already over."

Horimaka looked at his hand saw strange markings appearing and spreading all over him. "But…it was just…a…scratch…"

"Horimaka!" Unfortunately, that would be the last word Borick would say as Lubbock's wires wrapped around his neck. As he tightened his wires around his target's neck, it was enough to break it and effectively killed him. Horimaka died at the same time.

Lubbock sighed in relief as he withdrew his wires. "Well, that's it. Mission accomplished."

Akame sheathed Murasame. "All that's left is to regroup with the others."

Even though they accomplished the mission, Chelsea was still worried about Wendy and Leone. "I hope you two are alright." She clenched her hands tightly. "No, I know they're alright. I just have to believe they can handle it. After all, those two are close. Really close." She still felt a bit jealous but now wasn't the time.

"Hey, Chelsea!" She looked ahead to see both Lubbock and Akame already leaving to the other end of the exit. "Come on we gotta go!"

She nodded at the two of them. "Right, I'm coming."

B

Esdeath scoffed. "You always did know how to make such clever schemes."

She knew Najenda was smiling in the shadows. "Oh yes. I know your style better than anyone else. That's why I'm not foolish enough to take you head on." All Esdeath could do was just growl lightly as she knew she had lost this battle.

B

Leone walked up to the edge of the cliff while carrying Wendy bridal style overlooking the city and the damage left behind. "The city looks like a wreck."

Wendy saw the damage as well. "I hope…everything will be okay after this."

The blonde giggled. "Yeah. Everything will be fine. Don't worry about it."

The young dragon slayer rested her head on the older girl's shoulder. "Hey, Leone…"

The other girl looked at her and saw Wendy slowly closing her eyes. "What is it?"

Wendy fully closed her eyes and gave a small smile. "Thank you for helping me." Those were the last words she spoke before falling asleep out of exhaustion from the fight.

Leone couldn't help but smile as well hearing those words. "I'm glad I was able to help you out too Wendy." She looked over to the city once again while loving the feeling of holding Wendy in her arms.

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