Back with the next chapter!
"Speaking"
""thinking""
On with the story
At Fairy Tail
Erza was at the guild as she was at a table with her children and the addition of Ikaruga
Rose babbled to Erza as she giggles to her
Erza smiled to her daughter as she caresses her head and gives her a kiss to her forehead
Mary was sleeping as Milo was resting beside her crib while Ikaruga is patting her while she sleeps
"this one is a lot like Natsu-han" Ikaruga said as she smiles to Mary who was asleep
Natsu smiles a bit as Rose started to play with her scarlet hair
"many people say that" Erza said as she stops Rose from trying to eat her Scarlet hair
"I for one think that this one is a lot like you in some way" Ikaruga said as she motions to Rose who was babbling while playing with Erza's hand
"you think so?" Erza asked her
Ikaruga nodded
"yes, in some way or another" Ikaruga told to her as Milo wakes up and gives out a yawn
Ikaruga smiles and patted his little head
"it's time" Erza said as she passes Rose to Ikaruga
"be good for mommy" Erza told to Rose who babbles to her
"I do hope you will recover soon" Ikaruga said to Erza who nodded with a smile as she started walking to the front door and was heading towards Porlyusica's home to get her daily medicine
Porlyusica's home
Erza was sitting on a chair as Porlyusica was doing some test on her
"how long till I am fully recovered?" Erza asked her
"in about 3 weeks or so, but with some luck, it might just be 2 weeks" Porlyusica replied to her as she stands up and went to get Erza's usual medicine
Erza smiles in relief as she thought of being able to use her magic once again
Her joy was cut short as she feels a burning sensation on her shoulder again as this time it was more painful than last time
She winces as she holds her right shoulder where her mate mark was glowing and letting out a steam like gas
"are you alright!?" Porlyusica rushes to her as she examines the mark on her shoulder
"I'm fine" Erza told her while holding in the pain
Porlyusica examines the brand mark and her eyes widen in surprise
"I thought that it was hurting you from the inside, but in fact it's just trying to heal you" Porlyusica said in surprise
"what do you mean?" Erza asked her as the burning sensation was slowly fading away
"your magic container is being healed by it" Porlyusica told her
"how?" Erza said as Porlyusica shook her head
"I don't know, but it's doing it" she told her
"I need to run some checks if my assumption is right" Porlyusica said as she went to get some of her equipment
Erza looks at her mate mark as she saw how it was glowing weakly to her
""Natsu"" she thought as she looks outside the window
At Tenroujima
In the forest
Natsu was at the forest as he was holding onto a tree for help
"what…happened to me?" Natsu said as he could only remember that he was in the middle of fighting some Grimoire Heart goons before he saw some crazy blonde guy with black flames appearing before his mind went black
Now he was in the middle of the forest with no recollection of how got there in the first place
"where am I now?" Natsu thought out loud as he keeps walking around with no destination
He then stops as he was now looking at Azuma
"hello there" Azuma greeted Natsu who got his guard up
At another part of the island
Gray, who's been tailing a mysterious woman for some time now, took one final deep breath and felt his body up
"What the hell was that..." he murmured to himself. "Creepy. I just hope she hasn't-"
Just when he peeked out of his cover, he was met with a female stomach being placed right in front of his eyes. Gray quickly jumped to his feet and moved back, with Ultear standing right in front of him,
He panicked and punched his palm. The woman raised her hand and smiled.
"There's no need for this, I am not your enemy, Gray."
Gray's eyes narrowed. "How the hell do you know my name?"
Ultear smiled. "It is only natural I know the name of my mother's disciple, is it not?
The Maker's eyes widened in shock, as he dropped his hands. Now it all made sense. He knew why he was tailing her for so long, and why she looked so familiar. Even her voice was almost the same…
"My name is Ultear." introduced herself the woman. "I am Ur's daughter."
Back with Natsu
He was face to face with Azuma who was smirking at him
"who are you?" Natsu asked him
"forgive me for my rudeness, I am Azuma, a member of the Seven Kin of Grimoire Heart"
"Natsu Dragov" Natsu said as he introduces himself to him
"if I'm guessing it right, you must be the one who made the tree fall" Natsu said as Azuma nodded
"the Sacred Tree of Tenroujima provides protection to those who bear the mark of Fairy Tail, by eliminating it, any members of Fairy Tail, won't be able to survive without it's protection" Azuma told him
"I was hoping that Titania Erza, would be on the island, but I heard that she was not able to come due to an unforeseen sickness"
Natsu looks at him as he wanted to know how he got that information
"if you're wondering how do I know that information, it is because our spies are quite agile on collecting information" Azuma told him
The two looked at each other as they started to approach each other
"can you return the tree to the way it was?" Natsu asked Azuma who nodded
"yes, my magic, Great Tree Arc, is able to control and manipulate the trees, as well as the ability to conjure up explosions on my own will" Azuma told him
"I will restore the sacred tree with my magic on one condition"
"I'm guessing that you want a duel with me, huh?" Natsu said as they were in front of each other
"yes, I've been waiting for someone strong like you... This will be fun."
"fine then, I am in the mood for a good fight anyway" Natsu said as he smirks at Azuma who smirks back
The two raise their magic power as the ground started to rumble
"you better keep your word" Natsu told Azuma who nodded
"yes, I promise with my life" Azuma said before the two punches each other faces
Natsu and Azuma grins as the two continued sending punches each other
Their fist then collided with each other as the two were enjoying the fight they had
"you're the first one in a long time that made me this excited, besides my wife" Natsu told to Azuma
"thank you for the compliment, I too am enjoying this" Azuma said as he then waves his hands up and tree roots started to sprout of the ground and grabs onto Natsu's limb
"heh?" Natsu said as the tree roots exploded
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Azuma looks at the explosion before it all started to fly into Natsu's mouth
"as expected from the man called Salamander" Azuma said with a smirk as all of the explosion were devoured by Natsu
"you control trees and makes explosions. I really am your worst match" Natsu said as he grins at Azuma
"taking out my armor and my weapons against someone like you would make this fight too easy for me"
He then pointed at Azuma
"use it" Natsu told him
"pardon?" Azuma asks him
"use the magic stored in the ground of the island, you can do that can't you?" Natsu told him
Azuma looks at him as he was confused on why does he wants himself to use the vast amount of magic stored in the land itself
"I remembered your name. rumours say that you're a man who like to fight strong opponents. I'm like you, I want to fight you at your best" Natsu told him as he grins at Azuma
Azuma looks at him as he chuckles a bit before laughing
Natsu keeps grinning at him as Azuma continued laughing
"forgive me for laughing, but this is the first time someone wanted me to be at my strongest" Azuma said as he grins at Natsu
"I will remember you name, Natsu Dragist!" Azuma said as he and Natsu started jumping up a cliff before started running to the center part of the island where there were tree roots everywhere
"me as well, Azuma!" Natsu shouted as the two then dashed at each other before punching each other's fist
"this is no longer a fight between guilds!" Azuma shouted
"this is a fight between men!" Natsu shouted as he swings his leg at Azuma who blocked it with his elbow
The two started a close quarter combat as their magic power keeps rising to the limits
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" "oooooraaaaaaaaaa!"
Their fists collided as it created a shockwave that blew out nearby rubble away
"more! Give me more! Natsu!" Azuma shouted as Natsu grins at him
"then get some!" Natsu shouted as the two got into a power struggle with each other
They grin at each other as this was such an enjoyable fight for them
At a certain part of the island
Lucy and the others were in the middle of an opening as Lucy had defeated a member of the Kin, named Kain Hikaru as she managed to win with the help of Cana
They were now on the ground as they had encountered a man named Bluenote who was in the middle of a fight with Gildarts who came in to the rescue
Bluenote landed in rocks once again, courtesy of Gildarts' punch. The merc wiped his bloodied lips and scowled. Despite being under constant influence of his gravity, Gildarts has yet to show any openings. Feeling humiliated that someone could endure his magic to this extent, Bluenote ripped the piece of earth Gildarts was standing on and flipped it along with the man, much to his mild surprise.
Bluenote then motioned with his fingers and crashed the rock into the ground, shattering it in the process. After that, he spread his hands to the sides and brought them together, all of the pieces of debris in the area being pulled towards Gildarts. With each rock making contact, the dust cloud was becoming bigger and bigger, making it difficult to see the results. Once Bluenote used everything he could, he canceled his magic and stared at the cloud in anticipation.
To his shock Gildarts walked out unharmed, his clothes dusted. Nearly popping a vein, Bluenote ripped out a big chunk of the ground and threw it at his opponent. Just when it was about to make contact it shattered into thousands of small stones, Gildarts not moving even an inch to do so.
"You done?" he asked, irritated and dashed at Bluenote, before kicking him in the stomach and sending him fly backwards. The merc landed on his back and slid on the ground. "Looks like the kids have beaten the shit out of you. Your magic is dropping quite fast." noted Gildarts and started to walk towards Bluenote.
Suddenly, Gildarts grimaced and grabbed his chest, before dropping to his knee.
""What the hell is going on? My magic...""
Seeing this, Bluenote frowned and looked at the fallen Tenrou Tree. "That damn geezer...you've given Azuma some messed up orders, haven't you?" he asked, before standing up and walking up to Gildarts, staring him down.
The Crush mage looked up, only to have his head stomped on and grinded into the ground, as magic continued to leave his body.
"My turn." declared Bluenote, before putting as much gravity on Gildarts as he could, pushing the man deep into the ground, making him groan out in pain.
Bluenote then suddenly stops as he sensed a great amout of magic power coming from the Tenrou tree
"and that bastard Azuma is fighting someone who can make me fly!" Bluenote exclaimed as he was grinning like crazy
Back with Natsu
He was jumping around from tree root to tree root as he was dodging away Azuma's attack
Natsu leans on a tree root before he dashed towards Azuma's attack as he spins and causes his tree roots to get crushed to pieces to the spin
He then headbutts Azuma head on as the man grunted in pain a bit before grinning at Natsu
Azuma grabs a hold of Natsu as he spins him around before throwing him away to a wall as Natsu crashes into it
Crash!
Natsu got out of the hole he made from his crash as he then started running towards Azuma
"Foriumu Shīka!"
Azuma summons forth several massive funnels of sharp leaves, which swirl around him before flying towards Natsu who kept running straight at him
A cut appeared on Natsu's face as his clothes were shredded by Azuma's attack
"ooora!" Natsu shouted out as he pulled back his fist and punched Azuma straight to his face
"guh!" Azuma grunted before giving Natsu a punch of his own
"gah!" Natsu winced a bit before he smirks at Azuma
The two punched each other before jumping back a bit
"done with the warm up?" Natsu asked Azuma who nodded
"good" Natsu told him as he took off his vest and shirt
"because I'm getting fired up!" Natsu said as he equips on some fist wraps as they wrap around his fists
Azuma smirks as he was enjoying their fight
That's a wrap!
Bye bye