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War's End
Gray climbed out onto the wall of the castle, now as part of the hip, if he was judging correctly. He turned, helping Ur out just as it began to rain. He looked around just as someone began to walk toward them out of the fog that formed from the evaporating water. She wore a tall black hat, a blue waistcoat with a darker blue poncho over it, black boots and leggings, a white doll consisting of a head with a simplistic smile on its face and a white cloth hanging from the bottom of it, and her blue hair curled back on itself at the end, leaving it to hang about shoulder length.
"Drip drip drop," she said. "Hello. I am Juvia, the rain woman of the Element Four."
"I see, so you're one of them, huh?" Gray growled. "She's a Water Magic user. Let me handle this."
Ur nodded, Gray turning back to Juvia.
"If you're one of them, then you're my enemy," Gray said. "But let me make one thing clear. I'm not taking it easy on you just because you're a woman."
Juvia stared at him for several seconds before turning away. "Very well, I give up. You win. Goodbye."
She began to walk away quickly, and Gray blinked in surprise.
"Hey, come back here and fight me!" Gray shouted, running after her. "At least tell me how to stop the giant!"
Suddenly, she turned, a massive sphere of water forming around Gray. He blinked in surprise, covering his mouth before focusing, the water sphere freezing then shattering, Gray landing on his feet, coughing up water.
"You almost got me with that sneak attack," Gray said. "You're playing dirty. I'm warning you. If you don't surrender now, I'll have no choice but to go all out. Ice Make Lance!"
Several ice spears shot out of his spell circle, driving themselves through Juvia, only for Juvia's body to turn into water where she was hit then reforming.
"My body is made entirely of water, surprised, drip drip drop?" Juvia asked.
"Well, that's going to be a problem," Gray mused as Juvia muttered to herself.
"Water Slicer!" Juvia said, swinging a hand and sending out a dozen or so arcs of water at Gray.
Gray dove to the side and they curved upward, hitting the top of the stone spike sticking out of the ground and smashed the tip off.
"If given enough force, water gains the ability to smash through steel, drip drip drop," Juvia said. "But there is a way that you and your guild can be spared. Simply hand over Lucy Heartfilia to us."
"Don't give me that crap," Gray said. "You and I both know we're way past the point of no return. Besides, Lucy's one of us. I'd rather give my life than hand her over to you."
Juvia stared at him, mouth hanging open in a mortified expression. Gray turned to Ur, who shrugged. Suddenly, Juvia began to scream and sob, clutching at her chest.
"Oh the pain!" Juvia wailed. "How can fate be so cruel? My heart feels like it's been shred to bits! It hurts! Oh, it hurts!"
"What's wrong, are you feeling sick or something?" Gray asked, Juvia suddenly straightening up, eyes wide but face otherwise devoid of emotion.
"Lucy Heartfilia cannot be allowed to live!" Juvia suddenly shrieked, water shooting up around her.
Then, she shoved her hands forward, a blast of water shooting out and grazing Gray before splashing to the ground, hissing and steaming.
"That burns!" Gray gasped, "And what's your problem with Lucy?"
Juvia yelled angrily, firing at him again. He began to form something, practically anything to help, but the blast reached him before he could, forcing him to leap into the air. He landed on his right hand, only to instantly shove off the ground over the same blast. It was flying around as if alive, trying to hit him. As it swung around again, he landed in a puddle, skidding toward the edge but stopping short, sighing in relief.
"Ever since the day I was born, I have been followed by the rain," Juvia said, walking toward him. "It gives me strength. It makes me invincible." She held her hand up, a spell circle forming over her as a massive typhoon of scalding hot water formed over it, a decidedly angry face forming in the front of it. "Prepare to be scalded by my jealous rage!"
"What are you jealous of?" Gray demanded leaping backward again and again to avoid the scalding water, just as Ur began to laugh off to the side. "What the hell are you laughing about?"
Finally, a blast fell at him from above and he formed a shield above himself, gritting his teeth as it began to melt the shield.
"Man, this water's boiling hot!" Gray said, gritting his teeth. "I can't keep this up for long."
"Like I told you," Juvia said. "I am at my most powerful in the rain. You'll never be able to defeat me."
Just then, the blast crashed to the ground and she let it end, revealing a broken window.
"He used the steam as a smoke screen," Juvia said. "He's not just handsome, he's also smart too. I really am in love."
"Yes, yes you are," Ur chuckled, walking over as Juvia turned on her. "Whoa now, easy. I agreed to let him handle you, so you're all his."
"Are you my rival as well?" Juvia growled.
"Hardly," Ur laughed. "Gray's my student. He's like a son to me."
"I see," Juvia said. "Very well. If you'll excuse me, I must find my beloved."
Then, she held her arms out, scalding water crashing through a window further away before flooding back out through the one Gray had left, throwing Gray into the air.
"It's all over now!" Juvia shouted.
"Oh yeah!?" Gray shouted, holding his hands out, blocking the water, beginning to freeze it after a moment. "Freeze up!"
Finally, he finished freezing it, his hand in the ice pillar as well now. Ur walked over, stopping beside him before bending at the waist, bursting into fits of laughter. Gray had accidentally ended up grabbing Juvia's breast as he froze her.
"It's not what you think, I didn't mean to!" Gray shouted. "And stop fucking laughing Ur! It's not funny!" He ripped his hand back, the ice shattering and freeing Juvia. "Sorry!"
Juvia fell to her knees, staring up at him in awe, a blush spread across her cheeks.
"Hey, let's just start over, okay?" Gray asked.
"Let's not," Juvia said, standing. "Honestly I don't want to hurt you so there's no point in fighting anymore."
"Is this your weird way of admitting you can't beat me?" Gray asked, Ur snorting but managing to restrain her laugh, Gray shooting her a dark look.
"You know I'm much stronger than Lucy," Juvia said. "If you would let me, I would be happy to protect you."
"Protect me, like from what?" Gray asked.
"Well, anything that might hurt you," Juvia said, the rain intensifying. "Because, I think that you're, uh...you're so..."
"Is it just me or is this rain getting worse?" Gray asked.
"Oh, this is so frustrating!" Juvia shouted.
"It just won't let up," Gray said. "Man, this rain is so gloomy."
Juvia stared at him in shock and Ur sighed.
"Now you've done it Gray," Ur said.
"What's that mean!?" Gray demanded.
"Weren't you paying attention?" Ur asked. "It's always raining around her. It's practically a part of her. Calling it gloomy is calling her gloomy. And you really shouldn't insult a lady."
"A lady?" Gray blinked, turning to Juvia just as she fell to her knees. "Oh jeez. Listen, I'm-"
"How could you be so cruel!?" Juvia shrieked, scalding water spraying off of her.
A massive tsunami of it hit Gray, threatening to wash him away as he tried to freeze it, to no avail.
"I'm through with love, and I'm through with you!" Juvia shrieked, the wall of water she was firing at him growing even bigger and hotter. "I've lived my entire life as a gloomy rain woman, but Phantom Lord looked past that! They welcomed me with open arms! I am one of the Element Four! A proud Phantom Lord wizard!"
Suddenly, Gray flipped out of the water, landing on his feet as Juvia jumped, firing a blast of it down at him. He formed a shield, blocking the water.
"How can you be proud to be with them!?" Gray demanded. "You and your guild are going down!"
He swung his fist, his fist meeting his other palm and suddenly the blast of ice shot upward, freezing the water rapidly, barely missing Juvia, but all of the rain turned to ice as well, Juvia staring at it in shock as she fell.
"Ice Make Geyser!" Gray shouted, ice shooting up out of the ground and encasing Juvia before shattering, dropping her from too far out to land on the edge.
He rolled his eyes as his conscience got the better of him, sprinting forward and sliding down the roof below them, landing on a ledge below, catching Juvia by the hand. She stared up at him in shock and he sighed.
"Just hold on, okay?" Gray said. "I promise I won't let you fall."
He grit his teeth, pulling her up before climbing back up to the top of the roof, setting her down on her back and sitting beside her, sighing.
"Why did you save me?" Juvia asked.
"Just 'cause," Gray said. "Now get some rest." After a moment he sighed, glancing at her. "You good? Starting to cool down yet?"
Tears began to gather in Juvia's eyes just as the clouds began to part, Juvia staring up at it in awe.
"Hey look, the sun's coming out," Gray smiled.
"The blue sky," Juvia breathed. "I've never...seen it before."
"Seriously?" Gray asked. "Well there you go. Pretty, don't you think?"
"It is," Juvia nodded. "It's truly beautiful."
Gray smiled then turned to her. "So, you wanna go at it?"
Juvia squealed, blushing bright red before fainting.
"Hey!" Gray shouted, kneeling beside her, shaking her gently. "What's the matter? Is something wrong? Talk to me Juvia! Are you alright? Answer me!"
"My god, you really are clueless," Ur laughed, walking over. "You've gotten strong, but it looks like I should have taught you about girls more. You're completely clueless."
"What are you talking about?" Gray asked.
"She's fallen in love with you for having the magic that's a perfect match to hers, being handsome, and for showing her the sky and making the rain stop," Ur said, Gray staring at her incredulously. "Not to mention you saved her life after she tried to kill you. Jeez. You're practically blind."
"But, why is she unconscious?" Gray asked.
"Really?" Ur asked, clearing her throat to mimic his voice. "You wanna go at it?"
Gray's eyes widened. "You think...she thought that I..."
His face turned bright red just as an explosion rocked the giant, smoke curling into the air above them, both turning to look up.
"Sado," Gray said. "He's fighting Jose."
"I see," Ur nodded. "He needs help."
"I wouldn't," Gray said. "When he's angry he's dangerous."
"You can sense it, can't you?" Ur asked. "This foreboding? If I don't go, he'll die."
"Please be careful," Gray said. "I don't want to lose you again."
Ur smiled, resting a hand on his shoulder before turning, holding her hands to the floor, a column of ice shooting her upward toward the top of the giant. Just as she arrived, Jose smashed Sado into the ground. She sent several spears of ice at Jose, making him flip backward, landing on the shoulder again as Ur landed over Sado. Sado groaned, head rolling to the side to see more and more phantoms forming around the Fairy Tail guild members again. On the other hand, the Abyss Break spell circle had faded altogether, and the robot had dropped to its knees, so whatever was powering it had been stopped.
He began to sit up just as Gajeel landed in front of Ur, slamming a punch into her gut and lifting her off the ground before slamming the same fist into her back and blasting her back into the ground. Then, he leapt backward to Jose's side, dropping Lucy, who groaned in pain. Sado stood, flames flickering from his knuckles as Ur stood beside him.
"Stay out of this, Sado," Ur said. "You're in no shape to fight."
"I...have to," Sado said. "No one else...can challenge...Jose."
"Let me handle them," Ur said, stepping forward, putting her hands together, only for Gajeel to send out an Iron Dragon Club, slamming it into her face and throwing her backward to Sado, both crashing to the ground.
"Weaklings," Gajeel snorted. "To think you gave me trouble before, Phoenix. I guess it's a lie that Phoenixes rise from their ashes. Or, maybe you'll give me a challenge if I kill you. Let's find out. Iron Dragon Spear!"
A massive spear shot at Sado from Gajeel's arm, but before it could reach him, Elfman appeared, kicking it sideways as Erza shot at the pair of them from behind, shouting in rage, swords flying toward the pair rapidly. Both avoided it, Gajeel taking Lucy, only for Natsu to tackle Gajeel into a window behind him, all three of them falling into the giant somewhere. Sado stared at Erza, then at one of her swords, which had stabbed into the ground in front of him. He reached up, griping the handle and pushing himself up, pulling it out of the ground and feeling his legs wobble as Mira landed beside him, setting a hand on his shoulder.
"That's enough, Sado," Mira said. "You've fought long enough. Let us handle the rest."
"Can you though?" Jose asked, appearing in front of Mira and punching her, blasting her backward into a spike on the shoulder.
Sado slashed at Jose, who easily stepped out of range, smirking and kicking the sword away on the next swipe. Then, as he began to turn away from Sado, Sado drove a flaming sword blade into Jose's back, Jose shouting in pain and spinning, smashing Sado away before the blade could get more than a couple inches. Sado crashed down hard, groaning as Jose turned back to Elfman and Erza.
"Just you two now," Jose grinned.
Elfman charged, but before he was even halfway there, Jose held his arm out, a vortex or purple energy shooting out of his fist and blasting Elfman, sending him flying and making him revert to his human form. Erza charged, requipping into a suit of revealing black armor with a pair of wings along with a broad sword with no guard and a purple diamond at the base of the blade. She began to attack Jose rapidly, Jose avoiding the strikes, kicking or punching Erza away after every few. And still Erza kept going. Finally, he swung his arm upward, a trail of explosions shooting away from him, blasting Erza and continuing at Sado. Sado groaned, trying to stand only to collapse again. Then, Ur landed in front of him, a wall of ice roses shooting up in front of them, blocking the explosions. Jose smiled, back handing Erza and sending her tearing through the ground just as fire began to explode out of the giant lower down, demolishing most of the torso and making giant chunks of debris fall away. Sado smiled. Natsu had won. But he was probably down for the count.
Sado gripped one of Erza's scattered swords, using it to stand and support his weight as Ur's shield shattered, Jose turning to them. He grinned, flicking and a blast of magic energy slammed into both Sado and Ur like a solid punch, throwing them away. Jose began to laugh.
"I'm impressed," Jose smirked. "You're actually doing rather well to still be able to get up. Especially you, Sado. You've lasted far longer than I expected. Quite the stubborn one you are. You know what I hate about Fairy Tail? The fact that there are so many powerful mages like you three all aligned to Makarov. Since none of you can be persuaded to join Phantom, there's only one way to fix that."
A purple sphere formed in front of his hand and Sado grabbed Ur, hurling himself to the side, throwing them off of the giant just before the blast of purple energy shot past, blasting a massive chunk of the shoulder off with it. He drove the sword into the giant's shoulder, but his grip failed, and they fell a few more feet before Ur formed an ice ledge. She landed on it, Sado falling past only for her to catch his arm, dislocating his shoulder as his body whipped around to a stop.
"Hold on Sado!" Ur said, gritting her teeth and struggling to pull him up.
After a moment, she managed to get him on the platform and sighed, leaning back against the wall, breathing hard.
"We really miscalculated, didn't we?" Ur sighed, watching Sado's unconscious form lie on the ice. "Thank you for saving me again. We'd better get you out of here before the ice breaks apart, though."
She put her hands together, forming the platform into a slide back to the others before sending Sado down it. As he reached the end, phantoms swarmed toward him only for Laki to disperse them with her Wood Make Magic, picking Sado up and carrying him to the others. Then, Ur turned, returning to the battle just in time to form a hammer and smash Jose away from Erza. Jose smirked, however, when a moment later, several dark tendrils of magic ending with a phantom's face shot out of the ground, wrapping around the pair and beginning to electrocute them. Both screamed in pain as the tendrils squeezed, the electricity intensifying.
"Time to say goodnight girls," Jose smirked.
He held his free hand up, a second spell circle forming in front of it as a pair of massive glowing purple skeletons formed, beginning to inhale. Both women screamed as pain arced through their entire bodies, a transparent silhouette of them forming in front of them, beginning to shake and wave as if caught in the wind as it was slowly being pulled from their bodies. Their souls, Ur realized. Then, just as Ur felt herself beginning to slip away, thunder cracked overhead and the clouds began to spiral as Jose's apparitions faced, Ur and Erza's souls sinking back into their bodies. Both women floated back to the ground as Makarov floated to the ground before them, glaring angrily at Jose.
"You have shed the blood of our children, and that is unforgivable," Makarov snarled. "They have been made to suffer because of the incompetence of their parents. We are both to blame, Jose. This war between us has gone on long enough. Let's end this here and now."
"If we fight it could create a catastrophe!" Jose warned, his sclera turning black as his magic energy skyrocketed, Makarov's magic doing the same.
Makarov's fingertip began to glow, and he held it behind himself. "In order to save my guild, I will gladly take that risk!"
Then, he held his hand out, a beam of energy shooting at Jose as Jose fired his own. Almost as soon as they met, however, Makarov appeared behind Jose, slamming him into the ground and kicking him away. Then, he landed on the ground, shaking his head.
"I'm not going to fight a protracted battle with you, Jose," Makarov said. "Too many of my children are too badly wounded for that. So, I'll give you to the count of three to surrender."
"Excuse me?" Jose asked.
"One," Makarov growled, his power rising again.
"You want me to give up without trying?" Jose smirked. "Just like that? No way in hell!"
"Two," Makarov said, holding his hands a couple inches apart and forming two parts of a circle, one with the fingers going up and the other inverted, a ball of light forming between his hands.
"Why would the head of the top guild in the kingdom ever give up before even fighting?" Jose demanded, dark magic radiating from his right hand again. "Technically, we are equally powerful, but my ability to be heartless makes me stronger!"
"Three," Makarov said, reversing the direction of his hands and which was higher as the ball of light began to grow.
"You are the one who should be surrendering to me!" Jose continued, oblivious to the fact that he had already lost. "Now you and your precious Fairy Tail children will all die!"
"Time's up!" Makarov said, clapping, the ball of light between his hands as Jose's dark magic began to be blown away by the light shining from between his hands. "Fairy Law!"
A massive golden spell circle appeared in the sky over them before the ball of light Makarov was holding shone blindingly, too bright for the wizards on shore to even keep their eyes open, even Sado stirring to look, simply staring into the light, unlike everyone else. Finally, the light faded, leaving Jose barely standing, quivering with fear and stripped of his magic, his hair and mustache having turned grey.
"You will never bother Fairy Tail again, understand?" Makarov said, turning to walk away. "The Magic council will probably be watching both of us after the trouble we've caused, so you'd better be on your best behavior. I know I will."
Suddenly, Aria appeared behind Makarov, only for Makarov's arm to stretch back, punching him into the wall.
"The war is over, so there's no point in fighting any longer," Makarov growled. "But, if you push me to the point of anger, I will wipe out your entire guild without hesitation. Now..." he turned, smiling kindly, his entire demeanor having changed. "You kids get outa here, and take Jose."
And with that, he picked up both Erza and Ur, flying them back to shore where the others were waiting, Mira sitting with Sado's head in her lap.
"We are victorious!" Makarov announced. "But I had very little to do with it. The victory is yours, my children."
Everyone began to cheer, and Makarov walked over to Sado and Mira, sighing.
"He fought Jose, didn't he?" Makarov asked.
"Yes," Mira nodded. "He kept him busy while we tried to protect the guild."
"Take him to Porlyusica," Makarov said. "I'll see you both when you return."
Mira nodded, standing and lifting Sado, transforming into her she-devil form and taking off.
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