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On with the story
Wendy was down for the count as Erza was now against a pissed off Irene.
Erza held her sword tightly as she raised it up "Wendy…. I promise you that i'll finish this soon."
"Soon, you said?" Irene was amused, but her expression didn't show it. "I wonder if you can even make me laugh." The Spriggan then threw her hand to the side as she generated the magic power for a massive explosion.
"I have done magic for 400 years!" The woman screamed just as the explosion took place, covering a huge radius, but Erza managed to dodge them all
Irene clicked her tongue before she closed her hand, causing beams of magic to literally manifest from thin air. These beams were fast and there were plenty to spare but Erza managed to parry them all
"I had been protecting you for 400 years! YOU ARE A NATSY LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS NOT EVEN USEFUL WHEN YOU WERE BORN! YOU INTEND TO INTERFERE WITH MY HAPPINESS EVEN NOW!?"
Erza slid backwards along the ground before sprinting forward once more. "I understand your misery, but…" Titania leapt forward, swinging her sword at Irene's side. Its blunt force was matched only by the woman's arm. "I CANNOT LOSE!"
"WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MY MISERY!?" Irene screamed while swinging her arm at Erza, who defended with her sword as it flew out of her hand "WHAT DO ANY OF YOU KNOW ABOUT MY MISERY!? YOU ARE JUST UNGRATEFUL BRAT!"
At that moment, Erza's blade came back down and she grabbed it while rushing at Irene once again. "I got caught in the village where you threw me away. For many years, it was caught in the heinous actions of a cult. My misery is not as unpleasant as yours, but at that time, I kept thinking of the precious ones I loved. And thanks to that, I became who I am now!"
Erza's words only further increased Irene's rage. Despite that, Titania would push forward. "Painful moments were overcome because I have friends! THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING!"
Irene's scowl could not grow any deeper, but if it could, it would. "I HATE YOUR PRESENCE AND ALL. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A GOOD THIING THAT I HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO YOU!" As Irene screamed, scales started to appear on her face and her eyes changed. "DIE DIE DIE! DISSAPPEAR! OOOOOOOOOOH!" The aura around the woman shifted completely.
"Wha-?!" Erza didn't understand what was happening.
Irene's body was halfway through its transformation. Her hands turned into sharp claws and she swung at Erza, causing her to tumble along the ground. "Ugh!" She did manage to halt herself, but the sight before her was one she was never expecting to see. There stood Irene, now in her full dragon glory.
"She turned into a dragon!?" Erza exclaimed in shock
Irene roared out as she swings her claw at Erza as her bones cracked and break within her
"Gaaaah!" Erza was sent hurling to the ground as the sheer force of Irene's swing was strong enough to break a boulder into pieces
"sh-she broke…..my bones…in one….attack?!" Erza tried to get up but her body was in immense pain as she screams in pain
"you are immobilized now" Irene said as she lifted up her claws "As Sage Dragon, I can even amplify the power of my enchantments. To surpass even High Enchant…Master Enchant."
"Everything on the earth, sky and in the see…I have the power to transcend it all. Enchant into Heavenly Body…"
"I can barely move…" Erza placed her hands on the ground, slowly pushing herself. One wrong movement, one wrong impact, and every single bone in her body would give out and shatter.
"NOW BEGONE! ERZA!" Irene roared to heaven itself. "DEUS SEMA!!"
From the depths of space. a gigantic meteor was descending towards Earthland directly towards the sight of this battle.
Erza was in shocked awe. "I-It's even greater than Jellal's magic! If that hits me, I'll die without a doubt…no, not only me…everyone here will…"
"this is where you meet your end, Erza" Irene looks down to her daughter who slowly stood back up as she raised her hand up and equipped a gauntlet
"this is everything I have left!" Erza slam her hand to the ground as she was sent flying up
"aaahhhh!" Erza flies towards the meteorite as a sword appeared in her hands
"she's going straight at the meteorite?! How stupid can she be!? there's no way that a mere human can stop the meteorite!?" Irene exclaimed in shock
As Erza flew towards the meteor, her grip on her blade tighten. She only had once chance. If she messed up, she was dead. If she failed, everyone behind her was dead. But the fear of losing everyone didn't make her hesitate. It was that very fear that strengthened her resolve. In this war, even if they didn't get along, every guild in the country became allies. They were protecting each other, helping each other fight against these monsters who far surpassed them. That's why she had to protect everyone
"At some point, people started to call me Titania. To be honest, I never cared what others were calling me, but…if you are the Queen of Dragons, then being the Queen of Fairies isn't so bad." A slight smirk appeared on Erza's lips as everyone could only watch her fly towards the face of adversity.
"A queen is someone who loves and protects everyone! EVEN IF MY BODY IS TORN TO PIECES, I'LL PROTECT THEM ALL! MASTER! PLEASE LEND ME YOUR POWER!"
"What…what is my daughter doing…?" Irene looks in shock as a golden light covered around Erza's body intensified
"AAAAAhhhhhh!" Erza roared out as she swings her blade at the meteorite, resulting in a massive explosion. The meteor was destroyed, large pieces of its debris now falling from the sky, crashing sporadically on the area below.
"To do such a thing…impossible!" Irene gasped.
Erza didn't make it out of that explosion unscathed. she fall towards Irene, a determined glare on her face. "PREPARE YOURSELF!" Erza screamed as she fell from the sky.
"Even though you managed to destroy that meteor, you can't slash through dragon scales, ERZA!" Irene roared out
At that moment, Wendy slowly regained consciousness and lifted her hand up. She was vaguely aware of the situation and knew what it was she had to do. The Sky Dragon weakly held her hand up as a soft light emanated from her palm.
"I can…enchant Dragon Slaying into Erza-san's sword…" Wendy gave out all of her magic as she enchanted Erza's sword into a dragon slaying sword
Erza's sword was now ablaze with wind. Irene let out a disgruntled gasp at Wendy's abilities. "WHA-!?"
"THIS IS THE END!" Erza roared while swinging her sword down, starting at Irene's neck, and cleaving all the way down to her torso and stomach.
"GAAAAAAAAH!" Irene roared as her dragon body started to collapse. The damage was so severe; she was forced back into her 'human' form.
"Erza-san…" Wendy groaned. She couldn't move.
Erza was on the ground as her body was broken from the fall
Irene slowly made her way towards Erza as she takes her sword
"you've caused me no ends of trouble…..you little brat" Irene said as she made her way towards Erza
"now you die….accept your fate" Irene smirked in victory but when she saw Erza's smile, A smile that caused Irene to pause for a split second
[Flashback]
Irene had just given birth to her child in the middle of the forest where no one was around. She rested against a tree after doing so. The woman wrapped the newborn in a towel and stared down at her.
"Thank goodness, it's a girl. My new body…my new life." Irene sighed in relief before her eyes turned into a deranged woman"If I can enchant my whole personality into this child, I will sure bid farewell to this cursed body. I have been waiting for 400 years to experience this moment…now, become my vessel…" but she stopped when Erza laughed and smiled
"Why are you laughing…?" The woman asked as the baby continued to laugh. Her body began to tremble. "Why…I have endured 400 years of suffering, you know! DO NOT MAKE ME HESITATE NOW!"
She screamed at the newborn as tears streamed down her cheeks. This was her child. The child she was adamant in protecting even when her life was a living hell. Nothing mattered to Irene more than the child growing in her womb. "This is undoubtedly the truth! This is…my child…I have…always loved her…don't please!...please stop smiling!"
[End flashback.]
"stop smiling!" Irene screamed
Erza could only move her right hand. "Not yet." That hand was going to support the weight of her entire body as she pushed herself forward, the sword in Irene's grasp stabbing through her shoulder
"I AM NOT GIVING UP!" Erza exclaimed as she forced her body up, ramming her skull into Irene's chin. That was all she could muster as she hit the ground right after, while Irene actually flew back from the impact and made her cough blood
"Erza-san…!" Wendy's voice was weak.
And yet…Irene still managed to hold other ground. A sinister smile crossing her lips. "still too soft…..to see things through"
"my sword….it's gone" Erza look to her wound as her sword was gone
"It's right here." Irene held the sword out. She then lifted the blade and stabbed herself in the stomach.
Her actions caused confusion and shock for everyone watching. "How pitiful. I, the strongest woman of Alvarez…I cannot kill her. My only daughter." She then fell onto her knees with the sword still in her stomach.
"W-Wh…why…?" Erza asked.
"why? I don't know." Irene said earnestly as her memories came flooding back
"the truth is, I chose not to enchant myself on you…. My newborn baby…..you were just so precious….you were born with a new life….i couldn't ever take that away from you"
"it was your smile….." Irene muttered out before she slowly fell forward "that reminded me…how much"
Irene fell as she had a peaceful smile on her face "I loved you"
Erza look upon her mother with a solemn look as she bowed her head a bit
"farewell…..mother" she bid farewell to her birth mother as she paid her respect even if Irene was an enemy
That's a wrap!
Bye bye