Gamer of Magic
Marceillo: thank you and I hope you continue to enjoy, and a very late happy holiday
erasenpai946: you may just get your wish
Re Lovely Lover: don't think you have to worry about Gajeel anymore. Never really liked Levi, don't know if it was the Gajeel influence or not. Lucy I am considering but that will be a long game before they would get together. No basic drug resistance at that point, like anything it has to start off small to build up that resistance but Natsu was out of it. Also never even thought of a sexual skill. As for levels, the element 4 weren't badly hurt like Gajeel so they could train, while Natsu wouldn't level up as he was solely training others up. Cana wanted a nightstand at first which will eventually grow. Levy, Bisca and Evergreen are not really that important in the story right now which is why they are not in it. Nyoko is basically a child in an adult body, maturity wise for somethings.
Xerzo LotCN: knowledge gradually sinks in from the beginning. But yeah I think gramps would understand with his knowledge of Mavis. Interesting reward.
"So… I just have to take you down and Fairy Tail win this silly little war?" Natsu chuckled. "But you know… I do try to be the nice guy every now and then, I do have a reputation to uphold after all" he glanced at his HP and MP rapidly recovering as the conversation continued. "One chance, give up and I won't smear here, there and all the way over there, staining the wall".
"Heh, heh, you think you can defeat me boy? I am the Master of Phan-" Jose was cut off as molten rock smashed into his face.
"Yeah, I know who you are, I was going to kill you anyways, I just wanted the record shown that I gave you a chance" Natsu cracked his neck as he transformed into his Volcanic Mode. "It was you that targeted me, Nyoko… everyone, wasn't it? You told Gajeel to attack us, and just like him, you'll magically disappear".
"Hmph, Dead Wave" Jose swung his hand, releasing a beam of dark magic.
"Golem Wall" Natsu stomped the wall into existence. 'Golem Creation, Transformation' a golem rose from the ground, identical to Natsu. While Natsu himself transformed into a piece of rubble. Golem Natsu dived out of the way as the dark magic hit the wall, pulling out a basic sword from the inventory. The real Natsu remained hidden with the other rubble on top of him.
"I'm not a fool boy" Jose shot another blast as the rubble, forcing the real Natsu to undo the transformation and leap out of the way. "I'm a Wizard Saint that is capable of using Shade magic".
"Shade magic..? Oh, you can see spirits and the lack of thereof" Natsu motioned to his golem.
"Of course my dear boy" Jose grinned superiorly. "Those tricks of yours are well known as well, the way you fight, the way you strategize… all of those have been revealed, that's the cruel truth for any mage that obtains fame".
"Don't act so damn proud of yourself, that information is nothing to brag about" Natsu smirked. 'Oh this is not great, at all… I haven't even fought Jose before, or anything that was worth remembering, at least' he groaned internally. 'So old tricks won't work…' Natsu glanced to the side, eyes widening. 'I guess a borrowed trick could be in order'.
"Shade" Jose opened his hand as several ghostly apparitions began floating in the air, numbering close to a hundred.
"Golem" Natsu clicked his fingers as eleven golems appeared from the ground, surrounding him. "Hmph, bigger and better… quality vs. quantity" Jose lost his grin for a moment. "Volcanic Dragon…"
"Dead…" Jose put his hands together, in front of him with dark energy surrounding them.
"…Roar"
"…Obliteration"
…
"FAIRY TAIL HAS COME CALLING!" Makarov yelled as Nyoko destroyed Phantom's doors with a single punch.
"Fairy Tail?"
"Get them!"
The golem Natsu created beforehand, glanced around the guildhall. 'This may be a bit difficult to fight like this, I have to concentrate mainly on Jose' the golem took a fire sword from the inventory. 'I should just fight the canon fodder, Aria should be the main threat here which is not much' Natsu ran to the side as the two guilds began charging at each other. 'Faster' Natsu dove past the tables and chairs, as he circled around nearer the back of Phantom's forces.
"The Armada!? Don't let him get too close"
Natsu emotionlessly twirled his sword, deflecting all the weak magic attacks coming his way. "Too late" he leaped off a table, his free hand in the inventory again. This time, Natsu took out a magic pistol, closely resembling a magnum. 'Man it's been a while since I had to do this' Natsu shot down at the first before spinning around striking down the second. "Fighting without magic is such a pain" Natsu ducked, taking a shot at the third.
"Natsu" Erza re-quipped above him into her Heaven's Wheel armour. Natsu didn't bother to look up as several blades met several Phantom members. "Are you okay? You're spacing out".
"Yeah… yeah, I'm… fine" Natsu stiffly raised the gun and began shooting. "Just a… bit preoccupied" he froze for a second. "But once this… is done… I'm taking you… on a nice long date"
"What brought that up? And now of all times?" Erza swept another group of Phantom members away with a single swing.
"Do I need a reason?" Natsu paused as his arm began to crack. 'Original is in trouble' he swung his sword into another, knocking the Phantom member out but also shattering his arm.
"NATSU!" Nyoko screamed.
"Oh relax, Nyokee" Natsu's voice dulled, becoming more automated. "Just… a… fake…" he pointed the gun at the fodder and rapidly continued taking shots. Natsu's skin began to revert back to a metallic colour while simultaneously beginning to crack.
"What? One of your golems? So where's the original?" Nyoko sniffed around, unable to catch his scent.
"With…" Natsu fell down with a thud, his body crumbling away. "Jose is… stronger…. than I thought".
"Jose? Where is he, Natsu? Natsu?" Erza shouted, but the golem had already crumbled past the limit.
"Natsu, you dumbass" Nyoko yelled while breathing a wave of fire out her mouth.
…
"Stay still" Natsu seethed, as he heel dropped the ground. "Aqua Cannon" he pointed in a direction, blasting Jose in the chest. "Mimic Magic – Water Lock" Natsu clapped his hands together. "Arc of Power: Volcanic Dragon Roar" he smeared the water in several coats of lava. The water beginning to bubble and pop with the heat, while the lava began to harden with the coolness of the water.
"Rargh!" Jose imploded his own magic, while Natsu's magic exploded away from him. "Dead Matter" a twirling vortex of screaming dark magic rushed Natsu hitting him dead on.
'Shit…' Natsu fell to one knee, his clothes torn everywhere. 'If I never used my Golem Skin there, that would've been bad' he stood back up gazing at his stats.
1,318/8610 HP
5,927/15,940 MP
'I can't distract myself with other fights… I wasted too much strength with the Element 4 to fight Jose carelessly' Natsu continued a glaring contest with the Master of Phantom. 'I wish Mimic Magic could copy legendary magic so I could cast a nice Fairy Law but beggars can't be choosers'. He smirked 'I could win in the long game with my regeneration but I doubt Jose would let up'.
"You know… it's not too late to change sides, my little dragon" Jose chuckled. "Your power is immense, it would be a shame to waste it… and from what I've seen, the darkness in your heart truly belongs in Phantom". Jose offered a hand out "join Phantom Lord".
Natsu gazed down at Jose's hand with a sigh. "You know, I…" he tensed as he extended his hand out. "It might be a good choice to join you, considering everything". Natsu looked down in shame before flipping Jose the bird "but nah, fuck you". He kicked himself off the ground hard enough to send him flying forward "Volcanic Dragon Talon". Natsu flipped around in the air, booting Jose in the gut with enough force to knock him back several meters.
"Dark Remembrance" Jose slammed his palm on the ground, as the ground below Natsu exploded. "Dead Wave" unlike before, Jose used two hands as he charged up a lot of his magic.
Seeing this, Natsu clenched his fist in front of him. "Arc of Power Unparalleled Force" Jose's Magic bounced off Natsu, obliterating everything around him. Noticing his magic go down by the thousands, Natsu charged Jose who continued to bombard with his dark magic. Moving in close, Natsu grabbed Jose's wrist with his free hand to redirect the man's magic so Natsu could stop his own defence. "Volcanic Dragon Active Eruption" Natsu's body exploded up in a bonfire of ash with fist sized rocks coated in magma, shooting outwards with extreme force.
1,013/8610 HP
802/15,940 MP
Natsu collapsed to his knees, panting. 'We both wasted a lot of strength there but I did get him good… was it… fuck' a dark blast knocked him back, rolling on the ground until friction stopped him. Grunting, Natsu rolled back over, pushing himself back up. "Having a good time Jose" he smirked.
Veins popped on Jose's forehead as he gritted his teeth in anger. His clothes practically melting with the heat at this point, while his whole body was red with the burning ash that continued to latch on to his skin. "Dark Miasma" he screamed as several large shades in a dark cloud came from his hands.
Natsu put his hands in front of him "Arc of Power: Golem Wall". The shades flew straight towards Natsu, diverting around the wall. "Golem Defence!" all of the golems fighting the regular shades stopped and rushed towards him. All of Natsu's golems dived in an attempt to shield Natsu as Jose's shades exploded, shaking the ground. Moments past however, to Natsu it was brief as he crawled out of the rubble left by the broken golems "is this how it ends?"
"Yes... and don't worry, all your Fairy friends will join you" Jose chuckled darkly as he limped over to Natsu. "I wonder how they will react to you dead corpse, hanging on my wall" Jose gathered magic in his palm.
"No…" Natsu crawled away shakily, leaving small drops of blood smeared on the ground.
"Hmph, yes they…" Jose stepped forward, a line of runes circled him, effectively trapping him. "What's this! Oh, you think you can trap me in here?" Jose glanced down at the runes. "Well you're clearly mistaken!" he flipped his fingers, undoing the runes. "I'm a Wizard Saint boy, you have to be smarter to beat me".
"Hey, hey, Jose… calm down" Natsu raised his hand in forgiveness. "I'm sorry, is that offer to join your guild still up" he gulped, tears in his eyes.
"Like hell I would take you now" Jose pointed his hand towards Natsu.
"I'm sorry, please forgive me" Natsu curled up into a ball. "Bye, motherfucker"
"Mimic Magic: Magic Drain" a golem appeared behind Jose, already catching the man in its spell.
"Uh, god you don't know what it's like" Natsu uncurled himself and pushed himself up off the ground. "Fake crying is hard" he blinked rapidly to remove the weird feeling. "you know people that say that they are smart… usually aren't, even then I was worried, had you attacked me, I would have lost. I never even bluffed that but pretending to be weaker than I am, is kind of my thing… oh sorry, magic drain just takes a few seconds Jose but, you are immobile while it happens".
"How did… you even…" Jose yelled in agony.
"Oh simple, when you foiled my first plan… you sense spirits and pure magic power, I just happen to notice you can't sense my golems as you continued to check on them" Natsu shrugged. "Also you were so confident and it was that overconfidence, that saw me on death's door and my final attempt of catching you in runes failed". He grinned "you may be stronger but I'm always, one step ahead". Natsu watched as the Magic Drain ended as Jose collapsed, his skin and eyes turned a bright green. "Green with envy, I suppose that happens when you lose every time".
"I will… I refuse to lose" Jose shakily lifted himself up. Natsu gazed blankly as Jose wobbled towards him.
"Reality is a harsh mistress" Natsu backhanded Jose across the face, rag dolling him across the floor. "Sometimes… you just got to face the reality of your situation, speaking of which…" Natsu re-quipped a dagger. "This situation has gone on long enough" he slowly stepped towards Jose, running a finger down the edge of the blade. "So… do you realise your reality or are you going to struggle?" Natsu raised his hand catching a limp punch Jose threw. "Well, I can't blame you for that" Natsu twisted Jose's hand back getting and audible crunch. "Quest complete…" he swiped his free hand down. Natsu sighed glancing to his dagger 'not even a drop of blood'. He stood up straight looking down a Jose, his neck cut up.
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Boss Battle: Jose Porla, Master of Phantom Lord (Complete)
Rewards:
+1,000 HP OR +1,000 MP
+50 Strength
+5 Levels
Golem Magic (Epic) advanced to Shade Golem Magic (Legendary)
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Mandatory Questline: Phantom vs. Fairies (complete)
Objective: Defeat Jose and the remainder of the Element 4 (complete)
Optional Objective: Kill Jose (complete)
Rewards:
21,250,000 Exp
26,000,000 Jewels
+5% elemental damage
Soul Ring (Legendary)
'Now that's a nice bonus' Natsu tapped the first screen choosing the HP over the MP. Moving to his inventory, Natsu pulled out the Soul Ring 'Observe'.
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Soul Ring: An ordinary ring until the soul sacrifice is made. The owner may split part of their soul into the ring to obtain immense power at a cost. Warning: this magic is considered taboo by many, while a show of genius by others.
Effect: -500 HP, -1,000 MP, +5 HP per second, +10 MP per second, +10% chance of skill checks
'Interesting but I don't think I will use it right now' Natsu placed it back in his inventory. 'I got to get back to Phantom, nothing should go wrong since Jose is out of the game and I have warned Gramps about Aria'. He paused looking towards Juvia 'I should just make sure she is not in a life threatening condition' Natsu stepped towards the rain woman. 'I won't force her to join Fairy Tail' he crouched beside Juvia, glancing down her. 'Nothing to be worried about' Natsu felt her neck, checking her pulse and breathing intervals.
"Mmm…" Juvia moaned as her eyes fluttered in consciousness. Her whole body jumped as she noticed Natsu checking her, inches away. Steaming up, Juvia fell limp again, this time with a blush on her face.
"Uh…" Natsu shook his head, clicking his fingers as four golems rose up from the ground. "Take those three to the infirmary… and dispose of Jose" he stood up with a sigh. Natsu paused for a moment "where is everyone? I thought there may have been some onlookers".
"I made them leave" Natsu froze as a softness pressed against his back and a sharp coldness touched his neck.
"U-Ultear? Well… nice of you to drop in" Natsu glanced down at the sword being held against his throat.
"Mmhmm, I'm a nice person after all" Ultear hummed. "That's why I brought some friends" she made a point to direct his attention. "The blond in Zancrow, big guy is Azuma, and the little one is my Meredy".
"Ultear… I never realised you were kinky enough for a five-way with toys" Natsu joked.
"Keep you wet dreams to yourself" Ultear removed the sword away from his neck. "I'm not here to play with you either" she stepped back from Natsu, a hand on her hip.
"You've been spyin' on Ultear and the Master, haven't ya?" Zancrow mockingly giggled.
"However, you have proved most reliable" Azuma crossed his arms. "Natsu Dragneel… you are a man that completes any job without fault or hesitation. One who dominates the battlefield, killing any threat he deems worthy enough. An ideal opponent and ally". Azuma nodded in a sign of respect, for the fighting power Natsu held.
"Yes… and it is troublesome" Ultear sighed. "Master Hades is uncertain of your loyalty, Natsu… you went behind our backs to gain information on us, yet your actions elsewhere clearly state otherwise. You do realise with all you have done, you would be spending a couple of decades in prison for your crimes. Which is why Master wants to know your true intentions?" Ultear crossed her arms, expecting a serious answer.
Natsu chuckled under his breath "okay… you caught me, guilty as charged". He sighed "you can tell your Master, I will follow his orders as long as our goals end in the same direction. I'm a selfish man after all, and I can tell the whole plan of your guild can cause sacrifices to be made. And I… will not sacrifice myself for you lot, I do things for my benefit, that's all. You can trust me on one thing, I am not a good guy, honestly". Natsu turned to Ultear "But I think you already know that, Ultear". Natsu stepped towards her releasing his killing intent "but I guess you could say I'm a nice guy to some". He leaned into her ear, while Ultear remained still, only her eyes following him.
"Stay away from Ultear" Meredy yelled, creating a magic blade that floated next to Natsu.
Natsu stopped leaning at the time mage, looking Meredy up and down. "Cute" he swung a volcanic fist at the blade, shattering the magic. Natsu sighed, putting his hands in his pockets "so… are we done here?" He hummed, glancing between Azuma's stoic face and Zancrow's crazed smirk, getting no answers.
Ultear huffed "yes, Master Hades has a job for you within a week… oh and a word of warning, spy on us again or fail this assignment, and you will be eliminated". She motioned for everyone to leave "and something between us". Ultear grabbed his collar and lifted herself up on her toes. "I hear you have been busy lately" she hushed into his ear. "There's no good guys in dark guilds or up to my standards… if you want to give me a quick experience of why those girls are jumping over you for, I'm open" Ultear bit his ear to emphasis her point.
"I can give you many things, Ultear but a quick experience is not one of them" Natsu leaned his head down to the crook of her neck, taking in her blueberry scent.
"I'll look forward to it" Ultear pushed herself off him, swaying her hips as she left to steal his attention.
Natsu just locked his gaze on her behind as she left. 'God this harem skill has got me addicted…' he shook his head, regaining his thoughts. 'Well… that could've gone worse, never realised I was such a good bullshitter' he shrugged.
Chapter end