Legends of the Sky

Chapter 7

The 9th Dragon Slayer

"Who's that?"

"She's the one from that book. Wendy, she's the last unnamed Dragon Slayer." Everyone else was completely in shock. They couldn't believe that there was another Dragon Slayer. All together, they made up 9 Dragon Slayers in one place at the same time.

"Who are you, dammit?! You're just getting in our way."

"Haha," she chuckled softly to herself, "you call yourselves Dragon Slayers. Don't make me laugh." Gajeel gritted his teeth and charged her right off the bat.

"You're no Dragon Slayer. There are only 8 of us." He yelled as he neared her with his fists. She smiled when suddenly, everything around him turned pitch black. "Damn it, I can't see a damn thing. Where are you?! Show yourself!" Suddenly, an echoed laugh broke through the silence.

"It appears that you can't see anything." Out of nowhere, he was punched in the stomach and across the face. "Fortunately for me, this is where I belong." He got punched two more across the face and then one right in the nose which sent him flying back into reality."

"What the hell just happened," he asked as he tried to return to his feet.

"We need to be smart about Gajeel. Wendy and I read something about her in that book when we defeated Umiko. You are the person, aren't you?" He directed his question right at her which made her unable to avoid.

"You are correct, Dragon Slayer. I am the 9th, unnamed Dragon Slayer." Everyone was confused. Wendy and Natsu tried to remember what was in the book, but nothing was able to come to their heads. "If you desperately want to know about me, I shall tell you. My name is Michiko and I am the Black Dragon Slayer."

"Black?" Sting was shocked. Although he was the White Dragon Slayer, he had no idea that a black existed.

"Right as a child, I was deemed too powerful to live. Everyone did what they could to try and kill me, but nothing worked. I laid waste onto everyone who dared defy me. Now, you six will face the wrath of my true power." Natsu was pissed. Despite his anger though, he examined the situation. It was 6 against 3. He didn't want to seem cocky, but their chances of winning were pretty high.

"Wait, if you're a Dragon Slayer, what generation are you?" She didn't answer at first. All she did was chuckle to herself. "Because Cobra's a second generation and Umiko is a first generation. So what does that make you?"

"The zero generation Dragon Slayer," she said with a smile. "If you idiots haven't caught on by now, I'm a creation of Zeref. A weapon used to kill Dragon Slayers." Everyone's faces nearly turned white. "Nothing can defeat me." All of a sudden, huge black pillars shot out of the ground and into the sky. "Now, Dragon Slayers, feel the wrath of dark magic!" She pointed her arms at the group and her magic aimed right at them from all different angles.

Thinking on their feet, they rolled out of the way and regained their stances. They looked at each other and knew that it was time to get serious. Natsu and Wendy started to charge at Umiko. When they came within arm's length, they swung at his head, but he turned into water and evaded their attack. At first, it was hard to follow where he was going, but when they finally tracked him down, it was already too late. To pillars of rock-hard water hit them right in the face which sent them flying in opposite directions.

Meanwhile, Sting and Rogue decided to take on Cobra. The two of them were quick, but Cobra was too smart for them. They swung and he dodged, they kicked and he jumped. Once they left an opening, he managed to hit them hard with his fists. To make things interesting, he didn't start out with a lethal attack, but one that would make them think twice about their strategy.

All that was left was Gajeel and Laxus. The two of them headed for Michiko. Gajeel used his pole attack, but it went right through her body as if she was made of air. Laxus followed with an electric punch, but his attack quickly faded away as he whiffed her body. They both jumped back in confusion. How were they going to win this fight? So far, nothing seemed to be working. They looked at the other two groups and saw that they were also having a hard time. Gajeel gritted his teeth and started to charge when he heard Natsu's voice break through the fighting.

"Happy, take me up!" There was no response. "Happy, where are you?" Gajeel turned his head to see Natsu searching for Happy. When he turned back to face Michiko, something appeared in front of him that he wasn't expecting.

"Looking for your cat?" It was Lily. Gajeel immediately changed course and dove out of the way of him. However, when he changed paths, he rolled right into Michiko's trap. It was a black hole that swallowed him up whole.

"Gajeel!" After a few seconds, another black hole appeared right above Laxus and out came Gajeel, completely battered to shreds.

"You bastard," he said as he struggled to regain his strength and stance.

"Natsu!" Natsu turned his head to see Happy in the air. However, it wasn't what he was hoping for. His body was tied with something black. Around him were the other Exceeds.

"Happy!"

"Hold it right there, Dragon Slayer." He looked down and saw them under Michiko's control. All 5 of the Exceeds were tied up with nothing they could do. Then suddenly, their bodies started to fade until they finally disappeared.

"Happy! You bastard, what have you done with them?"

"Oh, don't worry about them. They're safe and sound in my little world. If you want them, you'll have to defeat us. But I wouldn't count on that impossible outcome."

"How do you wanna do this?!"

"Huh?"

"One-on-one? That works for me. Name the game." Michiko looked at Natsu and his eyes were aimed right at her. His fists were clenched as his body was still a little ignited with fire.

"You know, you intrigue me the most. I'll definitely have fun with you."

"You think you can take our friends like that? You think this is a fair fight? No way in hell are we gonna lose to you bastards!" The six of them stood shoulder and stared down their enemies. There were 6 of them and only 3 of their enemies. They had momentum on their side. They had something to fight for. Meanwhile, Cobra and Umiko walked next to Michiko and stood by her side with straight faces.

"I guess this is how we settle things. Us versus you. Only the winner will walk away with their lives." Michiko closed her eyes and waited for the response she was waiting for, but when she reopened them, nothing happened. They stood there ready to go and with nothing left to say. It was time to fight. "Haha, are you two ready?" They nodded their heads. "Well then, let us begin!"

Out of nowhere, everyone single one of them was engulfed in Michiko's magic. The black magic surrounded them until they couldn't see anymore. They pounded and screamed, nothing worked. Something was going down and they were definitely not ready for it. As they were trapped inside the black magic, their bodies were thrown around without end. It seemed as if they were in an endless freefall in pitch blackness. They had no idea where they were or if they were going somewhere, but they did know that they had to stop these guys once and for all.

After a few minutes, they started to see a small light right below them. As they continued to fall, the light got bigger and brighter until their eyes couldn't take it anymore. When they reopened them, things only seemed to get weirder.

…

Gajeel looked up and finally started to see where he was. The environment was all rocky with huge rocky pillars everywhere. Things were silent as he rose to his feet.

"Michiko, where are you?!" Out from behind a pillar, Rogue walked out to rendezvous with him. "Rogue, where are we?"

"I don't know. I've never seen this place before."

"Hey, everyone else, where are you guys?!" There was no response, not even the sound of bugs walking the ground could be heard. The two of them continued to look around, trying to find something that would give away where they were.

"We should keep moving." Rogue tried to take a step forward, but was immediately stopped by Gajeel's arm. His nose winked and his eyes sharpened.

"We're not alone." They looked up into the sky and saw someone standing on top of one of those rocky pillars.

"I knew I heard someone else, but you two will do." Cobra looked down on them with a huge smile.

…

Wendy lifted her head off the ground, but the light was still too bright. She threw her arm over her eyes and tried to make out where she was. As her eyes finally adjusted, things started to look very familiar. She was on a beach. However, this beach looked familiar. She heard a rustle coming from her feet and she looked down to see Laxus right next to her. He slowly got on his feet and stood next to her.

"Wendy, where are we?"

"I don't know, but this place seems oddly familiar."

"How so?"

"Almost like I've been here before. Almost as if…" Something suddenly came to her mind. "Almost as if Natsu and I fought here." All of a sudden, the sun fell from the sky and the moon took over.

"What the heck is going on?" Laxus looked up at the sky and saw the night sky glow over the beach. On the other hand, Wendy looked out to the ocean and saw something stirring up in the distance. The water started to swirl as something emerged from the ocean. It took form and Wendy gasped in shock.

"I finally get to take revenge for what you did to me and my plans."

"No, this can't be."

"Prepare to face your greatest enemy."

…

Natsu opened his eyes to see himself in a weird place. Everything looked all goofy with nothing that looked really real. The atmosphere was purple with black figures floating all around the place. As he continued to look around, he heard someone's voice right next to him. It was Sting. At first, he was wondering why he was with Sting. He kind of wanted to be with Wendy because now that he knows the situation, she might be facing him right now. However, his real question now was: Who are the bound to fight?

"Natsu-san, you see anything?"

"My eyes aren't the best and my nose isn't picking anything up either. What about you?"

"Nothing. Looks like we got the short end of the straw."

"Hahaha!" That sudden laugh echoed everywhere which forced them to go on their toes. They clenched their fists and stood back-to-back.

"Be ready for anything." Sting nodded his head as the two of them looked around until their enemy was finally revealed. "Michiko." Natsu's body suddenly lit on fire.

"You are correct, Dragon Slayer. Now, it's time to show you the real power of a Dragon Slayer." Sting's body glowed white as he activated Dragon Force.

"You're gonna regret ever fighting us."

"Hm, we'll see about that."

End of Chapter 7