Dragon Tail Z

by AntiHero627

After the battle against Cell, Gohan and Mirai Trunks find themselves in another dimension. Together they make new friends, face off against strange enemies, and learn the ways of magic and how it affects this new world all while trying to find a way back home. What new adventures await the Demi Saiyans in this world of magic?(Mirai Trunks x Mirajane) and (Gohan x Wendy)

19. Chapter 19

A/N:

Last time on Dragon Tail Z, most of the Fairy Tail teams and the Indian Knight Trio had already engaged the members of the Oracion Seis in combat, but they weren't faring very well. Erigor was the first to take Rancor's Combat Drug and had gained extraordinary magic power from it, enough to overpower both Bickslow and Jillian, leaving little Wendy to defend her comrades. After meeting Katja and promising to change her fate, the Son of Goku saw a signal flare from Rancor and didn't hesitate to answer it.

Gohan then powered up to Super Saiyan and flew faster; he finally made it to his destination which was an open field close by to a city. Hovering in the air over the soon to be battlefield was the fighting machine, Rancor.

"About time you got here Saiyan, I was beginning to think you wouldn't show," Rancor said mockingly. Gohan gave no answer as he glared at the Hatchiyak. "What's wrong monkey? Still a little miffed about our last battle? Worried you won't be able to defeat me?"

"No! Things won't turn out the way they did the last time we fight!" Gohan declared as he powered up to Super Saiyan 2. "This time, I'm gonna finish you and bring the war between our people to an end! Right here, right now!"

The Demi Saiyan is preparing to face off against the Tufflebot for the second and, by his words, the final time… now!

Disclaimer – I do not own Dragon Ball Z or Fairy Tail

Chapter 19

The two fighters stared at each other as they got ready to have their rematch. Gohan's energy sparked the longer he gazed upon the Hatchiyak. "So, you plan to finish me this time?" Rancor inquired while smirking. "I'm afraid that won't be so easy, even if you go full power from the start." The Demi Saiyan gave no response to Rancor's taunts, which confused the machine. "Nothing to say? What's the matter, boy, monkey got your tongue?" Gohan still remained silent and took his stance. "Something's not right, he seems a bit off," Rancor thought before saying, "Well, it doesn't matter if you won't talk." The machine suddenly disappeared, reappeared behind Gohan, and grabbed his head. "'Cause I'll just pick it out from your mind!" Rancor's hand started to glow as it held the Son of Goku's cranium; after a few seconds, Gohan grabbed the Tufflebot's wrist and tossed him to the ground.

The fighting machine crashed into the ground like a meteor, creating a crater upon impact. Gohan descended to floor level as his enemy stood back up. "Stay out of my head, machine!" Gohan snarled.

"I see, so that's who I was fighting when I attacked that Church hall sheltering the Celestial Wizard," Rancor mused. "I knew this Tyson wasn't like other humans on Earthland, but I didn't think it would be another one of your old enemies! But unlike me, he's allowed these humans to reprogram him. To make him a pathetic machine who abides by the will of these inferior organic creatures, what a waste!"

"If that's how you feel, then I can assure you that won't happen to you," Gohan stated as he took his stance. "Because you won't be around for much longer!"

"Dream on, monkey! I don't plan on being destroyed by a Saiyan again!" Rancor declared.

"We'll see about that!" Gohan replied. The half Saiyan suddenly fazed to Rancor's right side and kicked him in the side of the head; the machine went flying until it crashed into a boulder. Gohan flew toward his opponent just before an energy blast was thrown his way. Gohan effortlessly deflected it but he was left open, and Rancor surprised him with a punch to the cheek. Gohan simply shook it off and threw a fist at Rancor; the Hatchiyak countered with his own fist, and the two punches collided, creating a shockwave.

Elsewhere, the Fairies and the Councilwoman were badly beaten from the fight with Grim Reaper. The Sky Maiden was currently attempting to heal Jillian's injuries with her magic. "Stay strong, Ms. Jillian! You're gonna be alright!" Wendy assured before glancing at her guildmate. "Hang in there, Bickslow. I'll get to you as soon as I'm done with Ms. Jillian!"

"W-Wendy," Bickslow groaned. "Forget about us, run while you still can."

"Listen to him, give up and run away," Erigor advised the girl as he hovered above his foes. "Unless you want to join them in suffering." To prove his point, the Storm mage raised his hand and unleashed a torrent of wind at the Dragon Slayer; Wendy screamed as she went flying through the air and landed away from her comrades. "Do you see how futile your fight is now? Nobody stands a chance against the raw power of nature," the Oracion said, only to be surprised by the Sky Maiden getting on all fours and crawling back toward her injured allies to once again attempt to heal them. "Why go to them? Why give up your chance to survive?" he asked the Maiden.

"Because… as long as I'm breathing, I'll never abandon my friends!" Wendy answered.

"What foolishness!" Erigor said as he sent another wind blast at the Dragon Slayer, but she refused to be blown away again.

"I told you to run, kid!" Bickslow yelled. "Quit playing hero and run! I know it ain't fair, but sometimes you gotta leave your friends behind!"

"No, you're wrong!" Wendy shot back. "I'm not moving from this spot, so shut up and let me save you guys!"

"Please child, just run. There's no reason for you to die with us," Jillian pleaded.

"If you abandoned them, you might've had a chance of escaping with your life," Erigor pointed out. "But now, I cannot allow any of you to flee." He then raised his scythe and twirled it; the wind around him gathered together before expanding and forming a gale barrier around the four of them. "This is my wind barrier spell; anything that touches it is rips to shreds. It's completely impenetrable, which means escape is impossible for you now!"

"Darn it, Wendy, you should've left us behind!" Bickslow yelled.

"Listen, Wendy," Jillian whispered to the Sky Maiden. "You can… still escape. My staff allows me to absorb… Ethernano, so take it and use it on his barrier. It should absorb enough to make a hole for you to slip through." The Combat Healer steadily handed her staff to the Dragon Slayer; Wendy took the staff and looked at it before pointing it at the barrier. Little blue specks were suddenly sucked out of the barrier and into Jillian's staff, cutting a hole in it. However, instead of escaping through the hole, Wendy focused the staff at the Rune Knight and continued healing her. "What are you doing?! Why didn't you run?!" Jillian demanded.

"I already told you I'm not leaving either of you behind, so stop telling me to run!" Wendy exclaimed.

"If you aren't going to run, then I'll simply finish all of you off now!" Erigor announced before crossing his fingers to form a magic circle. "Goodbye, flies! Emera Baram!" The Storm mage fired his strongest gale force blast at the beaten mages. Wendy watched in horror as the attack flew toward them. She glanced at her comrades before she gained a determined look on her face. She then stood up to face Erigor's attack as she spread out her arms and positioned herself in front ofBickslow and Jillian.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WENDY?!" Jillian screamed. "GET OUT OF THE WAY!"

"Are you crazy, kid?!" Bickslow questioned. "Save yourself!"

"You guys wouldn't leave me behind, and Fairy Tail never abandons their friends!" Wendy said. "So I'll do whatever it takes to protect you guys! I won't let you die no matter what happens to me!" The staff in her hand began to glow as she closed her eyes.

"Dammit!" Jillian muttered. She weakly raised her hand and channeled Ki into it… just as the attack collided with the Sky Dragon Slayer.

With another battle, Elfman had been knocked unconscious by the Oracion. At the same time, Warren was trying to send a telepathic message through one of Cana's cards, alerting the team that the Michelle they were with was an imposter, but the others were too far away to hear his message from the card in Elfman's back pocket. Natsu continued to battle Jackpot with Lucy on standby while Lord Byro spectated from the cliffside. "Fire Dragon Iron Fist!" Natsu exclaimed as he charged at the mechanical bear.

"Oh yeah! Hot payoff! Rock Punch!" Jackpot shouted with joy when his slot landed on three fists; multiple fists shot out of the ground and socked the Dragon Slayer repeatedly. "It looks like this time the Jackpot's hitting you!"

"If these two fools defeat each other, it'll certainly make my job easier," Byro thought as he glanced at Lucy. "However, I don't understand. Why are they ordering this now? What s the reasoning?"

"Just stay back, okay, Michelle?!" Lucy instructed her sister. "I'll do whatever it takes to protect you!"

"HA, HA, HA! Whoops, silly me. I was having so much fun playing with you all that I completely forgot about my mission!" Jackpot giggled before turning to flee. "Gotta run, catch ya later!" The Oracion ran all the way to the church hall nearby, where he was greeted by numerous Rune Knights.

"It's the Neo Oracion Seis!" one of the Knights shouted.

"What do you say we get right to the action?! Here goes…" Jackpot said, activating his magic; his slot landed on three bombs. "Sweet! Three in a row, that's a triple bomb bonus! Ka-boom!" The building suddenly exploded from the inside, causing it to collapse.

"Dammit!" Natsu growled.

"Why's he attacking the Church hall?" Lucy questioned.

"This is reprehensible!" an enraged Byro declared as he rushed to attack the machine. "Curse you!"

"Let's go again!" Jackpot said as he continued playing. His slots landed on three silver keys with prohibited signs on them. "Whoa! We've got another match, Anti-link time!" A giant dagger with a red lacrima blade appeared above the Oracion; he then launched it over to the destroyed church hall. When it hit its target, a bright crimson light shined throughout the area.

"What did you just do?!" Byro demanded.

"Ha, ha! Now don't get your panties in a wad for things that don't concern you!" Jackpot advised. "You just need to focus on carrying out the Cardinal's orders like a good boy!"

"How dare you!" Byro growled.

"QUIT YOUR FLABBING AND FIGHT ME!" Natsu roared, launching another fire fist attack at the enemy.

"Okay! Wow, another lightning bolt bonus!" Jackpot exclaimed. However, his magic did nothing this time, and he was struck right in the face by the Salamander's attack. "What the… how'd you hit me?!"

"You will suffer the consequences for this sinful destruction!" Byro declared as he used his staff to neutralize Jackpot's magic.

"Fire Dragon Talon!" Natsu yelled as he kicked the slot machine on Jackpot's chest, smashing it to pieces.

"What have you done?! Now I can't use my slot magic, I don't even know who I am without it! You're gonna give me identity crisis!" Jackpot cried.

"I knew I'd get a hit in eventually," Natsu said triumphantly. "But that was nothing compared to this… Fire Dragon Wing Attack!" The Son of Igneel unleashed another blazing blast that smashed the Oracion to pieces, but he wasn't finished. "Fire Dragon Roar!" Using his breath attack, Natsu completely demolished Jackpot.

Elsewhere, the Fairies and Tyson's lieutenant were still on the offensive against Cobra, who was easily overpowering them. Evergreen was knocked down, leaving just Erza, Max, and Hugo to face the Poison Dragon Slayer. "Sand Slash!" Max shouted, tossing a wave of sand at the Oracion.

"It's pointless, I can hear it," Cobra muttered as he deflected the attack with a sound wave.

"Don't be so sure!" Max exclaimed as he appeared behind the dark mage, yet Cobra retaliated by kicking the sand mage in the gut.

"Don't you listen?" Cobra inquired.

"Heh! Joke's on you, pal!" Max declared as his body turned to sand, restraining Cobra's leg. The real Max came up from underground, smirking. "I got you in my sand trap, guess you didn't hear that one coming, did ya?! Now Erza, Hugo, go get 'em!" The Requip mage and the Rune Knight both charged at the Dragon Slayer, but he remained unfazed as he blew them away with another sound wave.

"How idiotic, I can still hear your attacks coming!" Cobra stated. He then appeared behind Erza with his hand by her head. "Now I'll destroy you!" Just before Cobra could let out another attack, Max jumped in between them and was hit instead.

"Max!" Erza cried as her friend fell to the ground.

Cobra's face grew confused as he read Erza's mind. "Save your tears. Do you honestly care about what happens to him?" he asked Titania.

"Yes, he's my friend," Erza answered while kneeling beside Max.

"Ever since I lost Cubellios, I've been all alone. I don't have any friends," Cobra muttered sadly.

Erza laughed at him. "I can hear it, all the sadness in your voice," she told Cobra. "Instead of attempting to hide it, you should aim to conquer it! It'll make you a stronger person!"

"Don't talk as if you know me. You can't possibly understand the loneliness and heartache that I feel!" Cobra said.

"We've all been there! Everyone in this world has experienced heartache in some form!" Erza preached. "It's unavoidable."

"I know what it's like to be alone, as do many others! We all have our version of it, but in the end, loneliness comes from being alone, having no one beside you!" Hugo stated. "When I first became a Rune Knight, my Chief and comrades were no more than strangers to me, but over time, their company filled the void of loneliness I felt and they became more than just mentors and partners to me! Now, we truly care for one another! Are you telling me that the people that surround you don't care for you the same way this Cubellios did? And do you not care for them as well?!"

Cobra gave no answer and looked as though he was pondering about what his enemies had just told him. He then heard something in the distance: a group of Rune Knight had found the Celestial Wizard being sheltered by the Church and were securing her to safety. "I'm wasting time, I almost forgot about my objective," he muttered. He then pulled out a handle with lacrima blade. "Lieutenant Steelsoul, Titania, we'll have to settle this another day." The Dragon Slayer then fled from the battlefield and headed toward the Rune Knights.

"Where's he going?" Erza inquired as she changed back to her normal armor.

Hugo closed his eyes to trace Cobra's life force. "He's going over to where a large crowd of Rune Knights are stationed," he replied. "His objective must have something to do with the Celestial Wizard they're escorting."

"What do we do? We have to stop him, but we can't leave my friends like this," Erza said.

"I'll go after Cobra! You stay and tend to your comrades' injuries!" Hugo instructed.

"You're going to take him by yourself?" she asked Hugo. "But he's so strong; you can't hope to defeat him alone!"

"Trust me, Titania, what I displayed isn't even my best," Hugo assured her. "I can handle him long enough for your friends to recover and then rejoin the battle. Besides, our mission is to stop him by any means necessary!" Erza thought for a moment before nodding in agreement. "Don't hurry, but don't take too long either! Get there as soon as you can!" With that, Hugo blasted off into the sky and flew after the Oracion. He landed in front of the Church hall as the Rune Knights were taking the Celestial Wizard to safety.

"Lieutenant Steelsoul, sir!" the soldiers saluted Tyson's disciple.

"All of you evacuate the area and get that mage to safety!" Hugo ordered. "I'll hold off the enemy as long as I can!"

"Yes, sir!" the Knights complied. They quickly hurried away as Hugo waited for Cobra to appear. Pretty soon, the Poison Dragon Slayer made it to the church and was greeted by the Lieutenant of the Indian Knight Trio.

"Impressive, I didn't think you'd catch up to me so fast," Cobra commented.

"I won't let you go any further. Your path ends here!" Hugo declared.

"Oh, and you think you can defeat me alone?" Cobra inquired as he listened to Hugo's thoughts. "I can hear it. You're hoping you can take me down alone, but you plan to stall me until your friends can recover enough to join you. It's pointless you know; you don't stand a chance against my power."

"I beg to differ," Hugo said as he flared his Ki. "A rule that Chief Tyson gave me is that whenever I'm fighting, never go all out when there are people around me. Now that I'm alone, I can use the full extent of my power!" The Rune Knight's energy expanded as he glared at the Dragon Slayer. "Now you will witness the power of one of the Indian Trio!" Hugo let out his power, which created a shockwave that sent debris toward Cobra. The dark mage shielded his face from the wave, blinding himself from Hugo's sneak attack. Just before the Knight could strike, Cobra dodged him and socked him in the face before kicking him aside.

"When will you learn? I can hear your every move!" Cobra shouted. Hugo quickly recovered and charged at the dark mage again; before Cobra could counter his assault, Hugo disappeared and reappeared and kicked the Dragon Slayer in the back. "What?!" Cobra gasped as he looked behind him. Hugo phased again, appearing in front of Cobra and uppercut him in the jaw. Cobra back flipped and landed on his feet. "How are you doing that?!" Cobra demanded.

"Just because you know my next move doesn't mean you can react fast enough," Hugo replied.

"Damn, it's just like with that new kid from Fairy Tail. Looks like I'll actually have to fight back this time!" Cobra thought. He then raised his hand to use a sound wave on Hugo, but the Knight quickly grabbed his arm before he could and elbow bashed his chest.

"I've been trained to move much faster than sound; there's no way I'll let you use that technique again!" Hugo proclaimed as he kicked him away.

Cobra got back up and rushed at the Knight. "Try this! Poison Dragon Twin Fangs!" The Dragon Slayer crossed his arms, creating two waves of poison and sending them at the Rune Knight. Hugo held up his arms to defend himself; when the attack passed, he charged at the Dragon Slayer and struck in the jaw with a Ki enhanced punch. "What? But how?! My poison should be entering your body and weakening you!" Cobra said.

"My body is covered with armor from top to bottom," Hugo explained as he tapped his chest. "Your poison won't be getting to me as long as it doesn't actually touch me."

"Then I'll just have to rip that armor off you!" Cobra exclaimed. His claws started emitting his poison and he charged at the Rune Knight before slashing wildly at him. Hugo managed to evade and deflect his strikes, but eventually the Dragon Slayer got a hit in when he uppercut Hugo in the chin, knocking his helmet off and exposing his clean-cut face. "Now have a taste of my poison!" Cobra reached to grab Hugo's face with his Poison Dragon Grip Strike, but Hugo quickly took a deep breath and shot a Ki blast from his mouth. Cobra quickly blocked it with his right arm but this blinded his field of vision, allowing Hugo to palm strike him away to gain some distance. Hugo then flew above Cobra and before he could react, the Knight tackled and pinned him face down to the ground.

"This fight is over, Cobra!" Hugo declared. "Now tell me where you and your comrades hid the Infinity Clock!" To the Knight's surprise, the Dragon Slayer was chuckling. "What exactly is it that you find funny about the situation you're in?!"

"I can hear it, you really think that this is over," Cobra muttered as he slowly reached into his jacket and pulled out the combat drug; he gulped it down and grinned wickedly at the Rune Knight. "But now I'll show what true power is." A second later, the Oracion started emitting a dark red aura that suddenly exploded, blowing Hugo away. The Knight landed on his feet and gazed in shock at the dark mage's transformation. The red scales on his arms started to spread to his right leg, the right half of his face, basically his entire right side. Cobra's right foot changed into a reptile-shaped talon, his teeth grew sharper, and a right wing and a tail sprouted out from his back (A/N: Just like the form Natsu took in the Dragon Cry movie). Cobra slowly stood up as he glared at Tyson's lieutenant; opening his mouth, the Dragon Slayer of the 2nd generation let out a massive roar that released a tremendous force of wind.

"What the… a shockwave?! He can generate that much power with just an ordinary roar?!" the Knight thought. "Just what was in that vial that he drank?! And what is that form?!"Before Hugo had any more time to think, Cobra dashed toward him, appearing directly in front of his face. The Knight barely had time to block the attack with his arms as he was kicked across the ground. Hugo stopped himself and faced his enemy, only to find that Cobra had left from where he was previously standing. Hugo quickly glanced upward, where he spotted the Oracion descending on him. Hugo jumped away and Cobra smashed into the ground, cracking it. Hugo aimed his hand at the dark mage and fired an energy blast, but the Dragon Slayer flew over the blast and appeared behind the Rune Knight. He tried to strike his head from his blind spot, but Hugo sensed him and instinctively tilted his head to the side, making Cobra miss by a few centimeters. Hugo then shot a Ki blast into Cobra's stomach, pushing him away. Hugo then felt a cut appear on his cheek and blood spill from it. He glanced over to the place where Cobra's impact smashed the ground, thinking, "It's not just his speed that's increased, his strength is greater, too. If I let my guard down for an instant, it'll be over!"

"I can hear it," Cobra muttered his famous line. "You're completely surprised by my drastic increase in power. But honestly, I am, too." The Dragon Slayer glanced at himself, inspecting his new form. "This power, it feels incredible! And just like before, it comes with a price. I look and feel more dragon than human, another sacrifice I'm willing to make. I see now that if I cannot have Cubellios, then I'll surrender my soul, everything that makes me human! I'll throw it all away and gain the power to wipe out everything for her! And as long as I continue on this destructive path, nothing will be able to stop me!"

"No! You're wrong! True power comes what you want to protect, not sacrifice!" Hugo refuted. "As a Knight, I will not let you continue on this path!"

"Heh! The power to protect… what nonsense. Real power is drawn from what you have to give up, the misery you feel and the darkness that consumes you. But if you think I'm wrong, then let's put it to the test: my power against yours! Let's see which one is stronger!" Cobra challenged before charging at the Rune Knight. Hugo brought out his blade and swung it; Cobra's fist collided with it and created a sound wave that shattered it and the armor on Hugo's right arm. Hugo barely had time to register what happened when Cobra struck again. The Dragon Slayer hit Hugo with a barrage of multiple fists, shattering most of his armor with his sound magic. "Now I've got you! Poison Dragon Crushing Fang!" Cobra slashed Hugo's unarmored chest, knocking him onto his back. He smirked until his opponent stood up and saw that there wasn't a scratch on him and that he was emitting a gold aura that was shaped around his body.

"Ki Armor!" Hugo said. "It's my secondary and greatest defense! It's completely impervious to any physical attack. Try as you might, your poison won't be killing me today!"

"We'll see about that!" Cobra said. The two mages rushed at each other and began trading blows. "Poison Dragon Spiral Jaw!" The dark mage swung his legs to kick the Rune Knight.

"Sickle Kick!" Hugo quickly countered with kicks enhanced by his Ki. Cobra channeled his poison into his fists and socked Hugo in the face and chest, but his poison didn't get through the Knight's Ki armor. The Rune retaliated by elbow bashing and palm striking the Dragon Slayer, but it barely fazed him due to the durability granted from his dragon scales. Hugo then jumped into the air and Cobra flew after him. The two zoomed through the air, clashing and creating shockwaves that shook the battlefield.

"So he can fly with just that one wing. This is truly turning into a battle between a Knight and a Dragon," Hugo thought.

"You can't escape a dragon! Poison Dragon Fang Thrust!" Cobra shouted as he thrust his right hand at the knight, and a giant serpent-shaped poison mist shot out of his hand and flew toward Hugo. The Lieutenant quickly evaded the attack as it tried to chomp down on him, but eventually it got close and almost consumed him. Fortunately, he managed to hold up its jaws with his superior strength.

"Destructo Disc Slash!" Hugo swung his arms, creating two buzz saws of energy and whirling them at Cobra's attack. The discs cut the Fang Thrust and almost sliced Cobra in two, but the Dragon Slayer managed to evade the attacks, only getting a minor cut on his arm.

"Poison Dragon Scales!" Cobra yelled, creating a magic circle and launching multiple scale-shaped poisons at Hugo.

"Judgment Slash!" The Knight quickly deflected the barrage of poison scales with his numerous Ki slashes. Hugo then started firing continuous energy blasts at the Dragon Slayer, but Cobra flew through the air, avoiding every single one of them."Damn, I'm getting nowhere like this! And I can't keep up this armor for much longer! It's just like the Chief said…" Hugo thought.

Flashback – 7 years ago, back when Hugo was just a squire and Tyson's second recruit, he was taught to manipulate his Ki into a type of armor; it became his last and strongest line of defense. He spent days sparring with his Chief in order to maintain the Ki armor while engaged in combat. Hugo threw multiple punches and kicks at the Cyborg, who dodged every single one of them, and whenever the Chief struck, Hugo was ordered not to evade any blows as they were trying to test out the limits and durability of the armor.

Hugo blocked some of Tyson's attacks but was hit with the majority of them. Of course, the Chief was holding back because at Hugo's current level of power Tyson could easily shatter that armor, but they were just training so he had to take it easy on his student. The two continued to exchange blows until Hugo jumped back and fired an energy blast at his mentor; Tyson deflected it and the two stopped for a moment to catch their breaths (at least Hugo did anyway). "Alright son, now how 'bout we take a little break?" Tyson suggested.

"I don't need… huff-huff… a break, Chief," Hugo assured. "Let's keep… huff-huff… going. I've still got some… huff-huff… energy left."

Tyson chuckled. "I'm sure ya do, boy, but bend your ear to this, it's about that darn armor yer using." Hugo raised an eyebrow before calming down to hear his mentor's words. "Now listen, that armor is a heck of a shell. It's pretty darn tough, ain't it?"

"You're right, Chief. It's pretty durable and it feels so light, like it has no weight," Hugo said.

"Cuz yer at the beginner's level, boy, but you need to make that armor stronger, and the more energy ya put into it, the heavier it gets," Tyson explained. "If the weight on ya increases, so does the durability. If you train so that the weight ain't a problem for ya, then your armor will be unbreakable."

"Yes, Chief," Hugo complied.

"Just one more thing I gotta tell ya, boy," Tyson continued. "That armor may be tough, but it drains yer energy the longer ya fight. It's yer greatest strength and weakness."

"I don't understand, Chief, how can that be?" Hugo inquired.

"When ya use that armor, it's not separate from yer energy, it's connected to yer life force." Tyson explained. "If you continue to fight while maintaining that armor, ya could subconsciously draw more energy from yer life force as the battle goes on, and if you're not careful, you'll burn out!" Hugo's eyes widened from his teacher's warnings. "Not to mention, when you tend to use yer big attacks, your armor's durability weakens, so ya need to learn to conserve ya strength, especially when ya don't know how the fight will carry on. Ya get me, boy?"

Hugo nodded. "I understand, Chief. I'll work on my Ki armor, sir." He bowed to the Android. "Thank you for helping me,"

Tyson put his hand on Hugo's head. "Don't sweat it, boy! Now let's get back to work!"

"Yes sir!" Little Hugo replied excitedly. Flashback ends.

Cobra shot another wave of poison at Hugo, snapping him out of his thoughts. The Knight quickly dodged the attack. "I can't let this go on any further; I'm losing energy the longer I keep up this armor and it doesn't look like the Dragon is gonna wear out anytime soon. I have to end this now!" The Rune Knight then descended to ground level and glanced up to the Dragon Slayer.

"I can hear it, you're starting to grow tired of this fight between the Knight and the Dragon, as am I," Cobra stated. "So why don't we end this!" The Oracion took an enormous breath, gathering as much poison in his mouth as he could. "Poison Dragon… Roar!" The Dragon Slayer let out a massive poisonous stream and shot it down at Hugo Steelsoul.

Hugo took his own deep breath and yelled, "Super Breath Cannon!" using his ultimate attack as a counterstrike. The two attacks flew toward each other and collided in the sky. The poison and the energy blast pushed against each, trying to overtake the other. Cobra then started to pour more poison into his breath attack, gaining the upper hand in their struggle. Seeing that he was going to lose the battle, Hugo closed his eyes and thought, "I have to drop the armor and put everything I have into my attack!" After losing the armor, Hugo summoned all his remaining energy and poured into his attack; it broke through the Poison Dragon Roar and struck its target. Cobra's eyes widened and he gasped as the beam came at him full force, exploding instantly on impact. Hugo fell to one knee as he took heavy breaths. He glanced upward to see a dark smoke cloud floating in the place where Cobra recently was. "It's over," he thought. Suddenly, something fell from the black smoke and crash landed onto the earth.

"I can hear it; you truly believe that you won, that I just kicked the bucket," Cobra's voice was heard. "Well I got news for you: if that's all you can do with your power to protect… then you don't possess nearly enough power necessary to destroy me!" The smoke cleared and Cobra was seen seething with anger. His coat was completely torn to shreds, his body was bruised, but the most significant injury was his wing. The big flappy part was completely vaporized; all that remained was a bloody stump.

"But how? I used everything I had, how did he survive?!" Hugo thought before he noticed the missing wing. "Don't tell me… he sacrificed his own wing, using it to shield himself from the blast!"

"What's the matter, Steelsoul? Got no more tricks left?" Cobra asked mockingly. "If so, then I'll just end this fight now!" The Dragon Slayer charged at the Rune Knight, causing Hugo to quickly put his Ki armor back on and brace himself. Cobra threw a punch enhanced with poison at his enemy; Hugo blocked it with his arms but the force sent him flying backward and landing on his back. Cobra then advanced on the Knight and started punching him rapidly. "I see, the more energy you put into that armor, the stronger it gets and the longer you can use it. But since you put all of your energy into that last attack, you've got no energy left to supply your armor. So it's only a matter of time before I shatter it!" The Dragon Slayer continued his barrage of blows as Hugo tried his best to keep up the Ki armor; eventually Cobra managed to finally destroy Hugo's secondary armor with one last punch. The Knight groaned as his chest was struck by the Dragon Slayer's poison. Cobra then wrapped his tail around Hugo's neck and lifted him up. "I have to say, you're one of the strongest people I've ever fought," Cobra declared as he raised his right claw coated with poison. "I could probably hear your last words if I wanted to, but I want you to say them out loud before I kill you. So let's hear it!"

Hugo groaned as he opened one eye. "Cr-Cri…" he muttered.

"What was that? Even with my hearing, I won't understand what you're saying if you whisper," Cobra said jokingly as he placed his ear by Hugo's mouth, failing to notice the Knight's hand was glowing. "Now speak up!"

"Cri-Cri…Critical Strike!" Hugo exclaimed.He swung his Ki enhanced hand upward, cutting Cobra's tail clean off and slashing his chest. Cobra reared back and cried in agony, which gave Hugo the chance to bombard the Dragon Slayer with multiple energy blasts. He finally stopped when his opponent was completely covered in smoke. He patiently waited to see what was left of the Oracion, but he was caught off guard when a red dragon claw reached out of the smoke and grabbed him by the face. Cobra slammed Hugo onto the hard ground and stood over him, looking steaming mad. "What?! But how..?" Hugo as he gazed Cobra's chest, witnessing the cut he gave it close up rapidly. "His wound… it's healing!"

"Gotta hand it to ya, our fight has been nothing short of exciting," Cobra commented while baring his fangs. "But then you had to make me mad! So now I'm gonna make you suffer! But how to do that is the question; just injecting my poison into you won't be enough for all that you've done! So how…" Cobra then glanced at the gold ankh symbol on his cracked breastplate where his heart should be and smirked wickedly. "I think I know how." He slashed at the symbol until it was reduced to pieces, exposing Hugo's chest. He then channeled poison into his right claw and held it over Hugo's heart. "Normally, just hitting you with one of my poison attacks would cause your body to slowly decompose, but if I send it straight to your heart, the virus will have a faster effect! In seconds, the poison will cause your heart to rot away and you'll die in an instant!" Cobra reared his hand back as he prepared the finishing blow. "It's over, you're done! Farewell, Lieutenant Steelsoul!"

Cobra shot his poison-covered dragon claw to Hugo's heart, but before he could pierce it, his hearing magic picked up something coming toward him. He looked over to his left just as something struck. The Dragon Slayer was knocked away from the Rune Knight; he landed on his back and looked to see who attacked him. Standing defensively beside Lieutenant Steelsoul was Erza Scarlet in her Purgatory armor. "Sir Hugo, are you alright?!" she asked the knight.

"Well, I'm still alive," Hugo replied as standing up.

"Titania, I shouldn't be surprised that you're here but I didn't think you'd try to face me again so soon," Cobra remarked.

"Cobra, what's become of you?" Erza asked in astonishment.

"Oh, this," Cobra said as he glanced at his draconic form, "is just the result of gaining more power than I ever imagined! Wanna see what I can do like this?"

"I can't believe how far you would go for power. You've become a monster!" Erza stated.

"Human beings are weak, anyway. Now this monster's dying to go on to kill that knight, unless you can stop me, Titania!" Cobra mocked.

"I won't let you kill Sir Hugo!" Erza declared as she changed into her flight armor.

Cobra bared his claws as he prepared to fight the Requip mage again, when his hearing then picked up on the Rune Knights getting further away from the battlefield with the Celestial Wizard. Not wanting to discard his mission anymore, Cobra relaxed himself and said, "Sorry Titania, but it's time for me to take off!" He then snapped his fingers, releasing his sound wave attack; after it caused an explosion that blinded the mages, the Dragon Slayer had completely vanished from the battlefield.

"It appears that he's left," Erza noted. She glanced to her left where she saw Lieutenant Steelsoul fall to one knee and grasp his chest in pain. "What's wrong?!" she asked in alarm while kneeling beside him.

"Erza!" Max called out. The Scarlet mage looked up to see her guildmates rushing toward her. "Are you guys ok? Where's Cobra?"

"The enemy fled again. I am unharmed but Hugo seems to be injured," Erza explained. "We need to get him back to guild hall right away!" The Rune Knight then coughed up blood before collapsing onto his stomach. The Fairies rolled him onto his back and removed his hand from his chest. They gasped when they saw the claw marks over the spot where his heart was. "What did Cobra do to you?!"

"He tried to strike my heart directly with his poison, but you intervened," Hugo replied with a grunt. "It seems he was much closer than I thought. His attack reached the surface and now the poison's making its way to my heart."

"We need to get him help!" Evergreen said. "I can fly him back to the guild hall."

"He'll never make it in his condition, and if we move him the poison could spread," Erza said.

"What if one of you rushes to the guild hall and brings Wendy or Ms. Jillian here to heal him?" Max suggested.

"Too risky. Even if we made it to the guild hall in time, it would be pointless if they haven't returned from their mission," Erza responded.

"I'll check in first," Max said as he pulled out the telepathy card. "Warren, can you hear me?"

"Max! I'm glad to hear your voice," the Telepath mage answered. "Are you guys alright? Did you complete your mission?"

"No, we fought Cobra of the Oracion Seis, but he stomped us and escaped again. Sir Hugo tried to stop him but was heavily injured!" Max explained. "He needs medical help right now, are Wendy and her team back yet?"

"No! None of the teams have returned yet!" Warren replied. "I tried contacting Wendy and Bickslow but they never answered me."

Max looked at his teammates before saying, "Alright, we'll figure something out, then head back. See you in a bit." He put the card away and asked, "Anyone got another idea?"

"At this point, the poison will reach his heart and kill him unless we can think of some way to save him," Erza said.

"There's only one… thing left to do… now," Hugo managed to get out. "Titania… I need you to… do something for me."

"What is it?" Erza asked.

"I need you… to kill me."

"WHAT?!" the Fairies screamed in surprise.

"I can see that I'm not going to make it, this poison will finish me," Hugo went on. "As a Knight, I lost my fight, and the enemy has left me to die in a painful, disgraceful way: with regrets. The only way to honor myself is to end my life before this poison does, but I lack the strength to kill myself. So I ask you, another fellow knight, to do it for me, please."

"You can't just give up, Sir Hugo!" Max argued.

"Fairy Tail would never abandon a friend, let alone kill one," Evergreen said. "We'll find a way to save you!"

"That's right! We won't give up on you yet!" Erza proclaimed. "Just hang in there, Hugo!"

"I'm afraid I can't," Hugo said. "I can feel my body getting number. If the poison is given more time, my heart will rot away instantly. If you truly want to help me, then grant this final act as a knight, and let me die as one." The Rune Knight glanced at his helmet in sadness. "I always wondered what I was. I wanted to be a knight like my people, but this dark power I was cursed with convinced me that I could never be one. But then I met Chief Tyson, who taught me how this power could be use for good. I worked so hard to repay him, but it wasn't just that. I wanted… to prove that I was just as good as you, Titania." Hugo's words surprised the Fairy Queen. "I saw your magic and was jealous of it; I thought fate was playing a sick joke on me. So I decided that I would prove that I would be a knight, no matter what! I heard so many of your stories, and despite your… destructive reputation, I admired your accomplishments. I strived to be the best knight I could be… because of you… Erza Scarlet. Please, give me the honor of being saved by another knight instead of falling to the hands of a dragon."

Erza gave the Rune Knight a sad look before nodding; she picked up her sword and held it over Hugo's heart. Her guildmates looked away as Lieutenant Steelsoul closed his eyes. With a mighty battle cry, Erza launched her blade forward and struck. Hugo grunted out in pain as blood slid out from his chest. Max and Evergreen scrunched their faces, thinking that the Knight was dead, until they heard him cough. They looked back to see Erza remove her blade and quickly use her armband to stop the bleeding. "Erza… what did you do?" Max questioned.

Erza glanced over to the blood spilled from Hugo's wound; they could see the sparkling crimson liquid mixed in with it. "It was another gamble, but I managed to draw out the poison," Erza explained. "Now we just need to patch up his wound and carry him back to the guild hall."

"Why?" Hugo asked as the Fairies worked to save his life. "Why did you choose to save me, Titania?"

"You asked for your death to be at the hands of a fellow knight, but I'm not a knight. I'm a Fairy Tail wizard!" Erza declared. "And I was once in a situation similar to yours. After being poisoned by Cobra's pet snake, I begged my friends to cut off my arm to save me; they were against it and worked hard to find another way to save me, eventually doing so. This taught me that as long as there are people who won't give up on you, you shouldn't let go of life so easily. If there's another way, they'll find it!"

"I see… thank you… Erza," Hugo said before he fell unconscious.

"Alright, that should do it," Max said as they finished with Hugo's wound. "Now we just need to…" The Sand mage was cut off by the sound of someone screaming. "What was that?!"

"We'd better go see for ourselves," Erza decided as she hoisted the Rune Knight onto her shoulders. "Come on, this way!" The three Fairies ran to the direction where the screaming came from as fast as they could.

Meanwhile in the crystallized cavern, the Fairies and the Warrior nun of Zentopia were giving all they had against Angel's giant baby, but their attacks were barely causing any damage to it. "Ice-Make: Lance!" Gray shouted as he launched another attack at the giant angel.

"Dark Ecriture: Suffering!" Freed yelled as he sent a wave of magic atShamsiel.

"Spiteful Saint!" Solaseed exclaimed as she summoned numerous orbs of light to fall from a magic seal, which rained down on Shamsiel again. The three attacks struck the chubby giant, but he continued to laugh as though they were nothing but feathers landing on his body. "Still nothing! I thought attacking all at the same time would at least put a dent in that thing!" the nun said.

"There has to be some method of taking this giant down," Freed mused.

"You might as well give up," Angel told them. "This is the power of an Angel; it cannot be defeated by the efforts of humans!"

"We'll see about that!" Gray declared as he placed his fist into his palm. "Ice-Make: Geyser!" The Ice mage created a giant pillar of frozen water and shot it toward the chubby angel, but Shamsiel flew upward to avoid the ice blast. "Damn!"

"HA, HA, HA! YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME WITH THAT!" Shamsiel laughed. "NOW IT'S MY TURN TO ATTACK YOU! HERE I COME!" The giant angel flew down and smashed his fists against the crystal ground; the mages jumped to avoid the attack, and as they did, Shamsiel grinned as he unleashed that flash of light from his head. The mages shielded their eyes, preventing them from seeing the chubby giant fly toward them. Shamsiel swung his hand at the mages, swatting them and sending crashing into the crystal walls. "OH BOY! I'M HAVING SUCH A BLAST! I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE HAVING AS MUCH FUN AS I AM!"

"Believe me, fun is the last thing I'm having right now," Solaseed muttered as she slid to the ground. "Alright. You wanna play rough? Then how about I give you a friend who can handle your idea of fun?! Passion of Jonah!" The nun used her flute to create a giant basking whale of magic energy; it swarm through the air and tackled Shamsiel.

"HEY THERE, BIG GUY! ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH, TOO?!" Shamsiel asked the whale as they tumbled together. "OH, YOU WANNA WRESTLE, HUH?! WELL I'M GREAT AT THAT; LET'S DO IT THEN, NEW FRIEND!" The two giant creatures of magic tussled throughout the cavern. Pieces of the crystal fortress fell to the ground as the giants crashed and bashed against the walls.

"Uh, you boys might wanna attack the giant baby now before this whole place comes down!" Solaseed told the Fairies.

"My thoughts exactly," Freed agreed. "Dark Ecriture: Death!"

"Sure thing, lady!" Gray said. "Ice-Make: Battle Axe!"

The two attacks from the Fairy Tail members struck Shamsiel, surprising him and Angel. The angel of sunlight suddenly cracked as red light broke through its body. Shamsiel then dissolved, letting his coins fall before shattering. Angel grasped her chest in pain and started emitting the same red light for a second. Solaseed raised an eyebrow as she watched the white-haired mage fall on all fours. "What's wrong with her? Does destroying her angels somehow cause her pain?" she wondered before shouting to the Fairies, "Hey guys, she's vulnerable now! Here's our chance to take her out!" The members of Fairy Tail nodded as they advanced on the Oracion. Gray summoned an ice sword and swung at Angel; she dodged him but then saw Freed with wings coming at her with his sword. She jumped away from the fairies, not noticing the warrior nun behind her with her own weapon. "Rebound! Sword of Hope!" she announced while channeling magic energy into her sword. Solaseed then jumped and stabbed her sword into the place where Angel had landed, and the crystal floor exploded, causing the dark mage to fall to the hard ground. She groaned as she sat up, only to find three blades pointed at her. "It's over, dear," Solaseed declared.

Angel gritted her teeth while clutching her chest. "This can't be. How could I, an Angel, allow myself to be in this position?! Humans are supposed to bow to me, not the reverse!" she chastised herself.

"Look lady, it doesn't matter how you think this should've ended. All that matters is that you've lost this fight!" Gray said.

"You'd be wise to accept defeat and tell us where the Infinity Clock is!" Freed advised.

"As well as what you and your comrades plan to do with it!" Solaseed finished.

"No! I am an Angel; I refuse to accept this…" Angel declared. She then reached between her breasts and pulled the vial with the combat drug. "This is pathetic for a divine being to resort to such an earthly method of getting stronger, but you mortals must be put in your place!" She popped it open and gulped it down. "This is what happens to those who dare disgrace an angel!" Angel then arched her head back and screamed at the top of her lungs as her body emitted a red light. The shocked Fairies and Nun backed away from the Oracion just before her body shot a pillar of energy upward to the cave roof, causing it to shake the whole place. Her body finally calmed down and the Angel collapsed.

"What the hell was that?!" Gray questioned.

"I don't know," Solaseed replied.

"It appears whatever she drank is causing this strange occurrence," Freed stated.

Angel then slowly rose to her feet as her body was now emitting a gold aura; she smirked as she glanced at her body. "This power… it feels… simply wonderful!" she exclaimed as her aura began to flare uncontrollably. "Yes! Yes! This is the power of an Angel; it's greater than any mortal power in existence!" The mages shielded their eyes as Angel's aura grew brighter; the light finally died down and the mages glared at the dark mage, who was slowly walking toward them. "This power feels so delicious, but it's time to see what it can do, so how about a taste of an Angel's might?" She then placed both her hands to her chest. When she removed and opened them, each hand held three gold coins. "For daring to oppose the will of a divine being, the cost is sixty!" Angel tossed the six gold coins into the air, where they were consumed by their bright light. "Come forth from the light and vanquish those who stand against an Angel! Oh, angel of the sunlight, Shamsiel, and angel of thunder, Ramiel, I summon thee!" When the light faded, standing before the mages was the fun-loving Shamsiel and the hammer-wielding Ramiel.

"HEY GUYS! YOUR OLD PAL SHAMSIEL IS BACK AND READY FOR SOME MORE FUN!" Shamsiel said while grinning. "I BROUGHT A FRIEND TOO, MEET RAMIEL! HE'S SUPER STRONG!"

"What the hell? Didn't we just beat that giant baby?!" Gray asked.

"She must've re-summoned it. Whatever she drank has given her a great increase in power, allowing her to call upon more than one angel!" Freed noted.

"There's something different about these creatures," Solaseed stated. "Their own magic power is much greater than the one we destroyed earlier and her power has increased dramatically."

"Go, my angels! Destroy all those who oppose me!" Angel commanded.

"HOW ABOUT WE PLAY A NEW GAME?! WHO WANTS TO PLAY TAG? I'LL BE IT!" Shamsiel said as he ran toward the mages. The angel of sunlight smashed the ground with his fists; they quickly dodged, but the chubby angel was persistent and continued to chase them. Shamsiel managed to get a hit on the warrior nun and sent her flying into the wall. "HA, HA, HA! GOTCHA NOW! LOOKS LIKE I WIN!" Shamsiel cheered as he pounced on the nun, but just as he was about to punch her with his baby fist, something came in front of him and blocked the strike. The chubby giant was suddenly blown backward and fell on his butt. "OW! HEY, THAT'S NOT FAIR! IT WASN'T YOUR TURN YET!" the angel whined.

Standing before the nun was the Legion Knight with his shield out. "Sorry about that, but I can't let you hurt Lady Solaseed in your game," Dan said. "However, I'd be happy to play with you again!"

"Oh great, look who's back," Gray muttered.

"Don't worry, Angey, I'll get to you just as soon as I've finished playing with my new friend here! Then we can have some alone time!" Dan said to Angel.

"Dan, focus!" Solaseed ordered.

"How dare you still speak to an angel that way!" Angel growled at the Knight. "For that, you will be vanquished by the divine light of my judgment!"

"Aw, you're so cute when you're angry," Dan commented before turning his attention to the angel of sunlight. "So my friend, ready to continue playing?"

"NO THANKS, I THINK I'LL LET RAMIEL GET A TURN NOW!" Shamsiel replied. On command, the angel of thunder charged at the spearhead of the Legion Platoon and swung his hammer at him, so Dan quickly put up his shield and deflected the attack. Ramiel was blown back by the reverse force of his own strike, but he quickly recovered from it and swung again. With no time to act, Dan blocked the blow with his shield again. Ramiel continued to smash his gold hammer against Ricochet; Dan stood his ground and blocked every strike, but was unable to launch a counterstrike.

"Hey moron, stop playing around and use that spear to shrink that thing already!" Gray shouted to Dan.

"Kind of hard to do that when he keeps swinging at me!" Dan shouted back.

"He's correct. He can't attack while on the defensive," Freed said.

"Then we'll just have to attack that thing while it's focused on Dan!" Solaseed instructed. The three mages charged at the angel of thunder but were quickly cut off by the angel of sunlight.

"SORRY FELLAS, BUT I WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO PLAY NOW!" Shamsiel said as he threw a punch at the mages.

"This Shamsiel is starting to be a nuisance," Freed commented.

"Starting? He's always been annoying to me!" Gray said.

"Let's take it down and go help Dan!" Solaseed said.

"Got it! Ice-Make: Arrow!" Gray exclaimed as he created a bow and arrow of ice and fired one at Shamsiel.

"Dark Ecriture: Fear!" Freed yelled as he swung his blade, launching magical blasts at the angel creature. Just like before, the attacks struck the giant but didn't leave a single mark. "Déjà vu."

"HA, HA! NICE TRY, NOW IT'S MY TURN!" Shamsiel laughed. "AN ANGEL'S LIGHT IS LIKE A THOUSAND SUNS! HAVE A TASTE!" The angel of sunlight prepared to unleash his angel's light, but instead of it being a flash of light like before, it turned into a beam of light that shot toward the mages. The beam caused an explosion that blew the Fairies away. When it passed, Freed and Gray were seen lying on the crystal, a little banged up from Shamsiel's attack. "YAY! THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN! WHO WANTS TO GO AGAIN?!" Shamsiel cheered before he noticed something. "WAIT A SECOND, ONE… TWO…? WHERE'D THE PRETTY LADY GO?! DID SHE STOP PLAYING?!"

"I'm right up here, big boy!" Solaseed called, getting everyone to look up. They gazed in amazement as they saw that the nun now had her own angel wings of magic energy and a gold halo behind her back. "White Arts Magic: Ark of the Heavens! White Wings!"

"What is this magic? I've never sensed anything like it," Freed said.

"I don't know but it feels so… heavenly," Gray commented.

"That's Lady Solaseed's White Arts Magic!" Dan explained while still struggling with Ramiel. "It's one of the holy magic in existence! These are her White Wings of the Heavens! In this form, her magic power is increased tenfold!"

"Amazing," the Fairies said in awe.

Angel's fist shook with rage as she gazed at the warrior nun of Zentopia. "How dare you! You would dare to use such magic to make yourself appear like an angel in my presence?! How could a lowly mortal like you possibly master such power when I couldn't?!"

"Huh, sounds to me like someone is jealous of another person's magic," Gray said mockingly.

"It would make sense. She claims to be an angel, so it's not surprising to see her unhappy about someone using a type of magic that makes her look like a fraud," Freed agreed.

"Don't listen to them, Angey! You'll always be my dear angel!" Dan said to comfort the female Oracion.

"SILENCE! I could never envy this form of mockery!" Angel cried. "I wish to see it vanquished at once! Shamsiel, destroy that imposter!"

"OH WELL! SORRY PRETTY LADY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE PLAYTIME IS OVER!" the angel of light stated as he jumped to grab Solaseed.

The warrior nun quickly flew away from the chubby giant. "I'm through playing with your dark angels; it's time to get serious!" Solaseed proclaimed as she created a bow of light along with two magic arrows which she aimed not at the giant angels, but at the white-haired mage. "Take this, Arrows of Salvation!" She launched the light magic at her target; they shot through air like beams and flew toward the Oracion. Ramiel and Shamsiel quickly dropped what they were doing and jumped front of their summoner, intercepting the path of the two arrows. When the smoke cleared, the two angels stood before the female Oracion, barely fazed by Solaseed's arrows.

"HA! SORRY LADY, BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT MORE THAN THAT TO END THIS GAME!" Shamsiel said.

"Then here comes a lot more!" Solaseed said as she flew above the angels; she made a series of hand movements, creating a large magic circle over her enemies. "Spiteful Saint x10!" she shouted. Just like before, numerous orbs of light fell from the magic seal and rained down on Shamsiel, Ramiel, and Angel, except ten times stronger than the last time. The oppressors were hit with a barrage of magical blasts and consumed in an explosion of divine light. The Fairies watched in astonishment of Solaseed's display power while Dan only showed pride and respect for his comrade.

"Such magic power, it's on a completely different scale than when this fight began!" Freed stated.

"I can't believe someone this strong was a part of the Legion Platoon, she's beyond incredible!" Gray said.

"Don't underestimate Lady Solaseed. Even without her magic, she's ranked as Lord Byro's second!" Dan explained. "But with her magic, she's probably the Legion Platoon's strongest fighter! She retired some time ago, but her skills are still top notch!"

When Solaseed's attack was finished, Shamsiel and Ramiel were seen on their knees with a few cracks on their bodies. Solaseed smirked until she noticed that Angel was nowhere near her fighters. The head nun glanced around the cavern until she sensed a presence behind her; she turned around and ended up getting socked in the face and sent flying through the fortress. Solaseed caught herself in the air before she crashed; she looked back to see Angel with her fist extended. The dark mage was seething with rage that she couldn't stop shaking.

"You… are… not… an angel!" the Oracion managed to get out. "You are nothing but a copycat, an angel wannabe! And I will not stand for this… blasphemy… this disrespect… this abomination!"

"Sorry dear, but I don't want to be an angel any more than you do," Solaseed said. "But that's just one thing neither of us can be even with the magic we use. Your new magic is nothing but heretical Black Arts pretending to be the true White Arts Magic. You must accept that you're not an angel if you truly want to be at peace with yourself."

"What utter nonsense! I am the only true angel in this world of darkness!" Angel declared as she started releasing her energy. "And I'll make sure it stays that way by wiping you off the face of Earthland!" Her body started glowing with gold energy once again; the energy then moved to her back and took the form of two large angel wings with tiny specs surrounding her body.

"What is this power?! I've never felt anything like it before!" Solaseed said as she gazed at Angel's new from in shock.

The Fairies and the Legion Knight had even greater looks of surprise on their faces as they recognized the kind of power Angel was manifesting. "That power…" Dan muttered.

"It looks… remarkably like…" Freed said.

"The same as Gohan's power, it looks like Ki!" Gray stated.

Angel looked at herself through the reflection of the crystal wall before smirking. "I feel so… divine," she said joyfully. "This power has chosen me to be this world's true angel and I accept! I must not let any other try to take this position from me! There will be no other angels but me!" She flew toward Solaseed, going too fast for her see. She struck the nun in the face before blasting her through the crystal walls with a kiai. "Yes! Feel the power an angel's wrath!" Angel declared with delight over her newfound power; she then aimed her hand at Solaseed and fired a Ki blast at her. Before it could nail its target, Dan appeared in front of the blast and used his shield to send it back to the sender. "Fool! Did you truly believe that you could harm an angel with her own power?!"

"I do not wish to hurt my Angey, but I must stop you in order to make up for the mistakes Zentopia made because of your guild!" the Knight proclaimed. "On my honor as a Knight, I will not fail my people again!" Dan was soon joined by Gray Fullbuster and Freed Justine.

"Well said. We also cannot give up, not after everything this woman and her comrades have done!" Freed stated.

"If we back down now, that means she and her buddies will bring about this Holy War and the inevitable chaos, and we said we would make sure that didn't happen!" Gray said. "Now come on guys, let's put this angel on ice!"

Solaseed came out of the wall, a little hurt. She dusted herself before saying, "Alright boys, but let me do this first. Invigorate!" Using her flute, Solaseed sent her magic toward the Fairies, and in seconds their injuries were erased. The members of Fairy Tail glanced at themselves before smirking as they felt their magic power was replenished. "Now let's do this!"

"Right! Dark Ecriture: Darkness!" Freed shouted. His body turned giant and bulky as he took on a monstrous form. (A/N: The one he used to fight Mirajane.) The other mages stared at the new demon standing beside them with wide eyes.

"Freed, I didn't know you could do this man!" Gray said.

"I used this form seven years ago. Like this, I'm capable of battling Mirajane in her Satan Soul form!" Freed explained.

"You look like a real monster, Freed," Gray commented.

"It may take more than a monster to win this battle," Freed said.

"Enough chit-chat, boys! Let's get to work!" Solaseed said.

"Right!" the men complied. Freed took action first by flying toward Angel with his fists imbued with dark magic; he threw multiple punches at the Oracion but she easily blocked his assaults while the force behind them cause numerous parts of the crystal fortress to crumble. Angel eventually grabbed both of Freed's fists and kicked him in the gut. He cringed in pain and grasped his abdomen, leaving himself open, which allowed Angel to punch him in the right cheek. She then fired an energy blast at the demon, sending him into the crystal ground.

"Freed!" Gray cried to his guildmate. "You know, you're really starting to piss me off, lady! Ice-Make: Hammer!" A giant hammer made of ice appeared above the Oracion, though she quickly smashed it before it could hit her. She then fired a blast at the ice mage; the blast hit his chest, causing him to turn to ice and shatter into pieces. "You're mine!" Gray shouted as he appeared behind Angel. "Ice-Make: Cold Excalibur!" Ur's student created an enormous ice sword and swung it at the dark mage, but she just smirked as she held out her hand and caught the ice weapon. Gray stared at the white-haired mage in shock as he tried to remove his sword from her grasp, but could not due to her superior strength. "No way, I thought only Erza had this kind of insane strength!" he thought.

Angel then hit Gray with a Ki blast, shattering his weapon and sending the ice mage hurtling toward his guildmate. Dan jumped at the Oracion and fired multiple magic blasts at her, yet Angel avoided the attacks by moving swiftly before countering with a kiai. The knight was sent flying through the wall. She then turned her attention to the head nun of Zentopia. She put her hands together, creating a powerful energy attack and hurling it at her enemy. Solaseed held Rebound in a defensive position, allowing her to absorb the attack and avoid damage. She then raised her sword upward before pointing it at Angel. "Rebound, Purifying Destructive Blast!" Solaseed launched an erosion of magical energy at the member of the Oracion Seis, and the blast collided with the white-haired mage and exploded massively. When Solaseed could see her opponent again, she was surprised that Angel wasn't even harmed and that she used one hand to block the attack. "It can't be… just how powerful is she right now?!" Solaseed asked.

Angel glanced at her hand, inspecting it for any damage. "Now do you see? This is what it means to be an angel! Your attacks will never come close to harming me; I am a being of divine power!" Angel then fired an energy blast at the ceiling above the warrior nun, causing many crystal chunks to fall onto Solaseed and bury her. "Ha, ha, ha! Such is the fate of all who wish to challenge an angel!"

"YEAH! NICE WORK MISS ANGEL, THAT WAS REALLY FUN TO WATCH!" Shamsiel said.

"Thank you, Shamsiel. You must be bored from just spectating all of this, so why don't you go have some fun of your own? See if you can find the object of our mission in this place," Angel instructed.

"OH BOY! IT'S LIKE HIDE AND SEEK! I'M GREAT AT THAT! DON'T WORRY MISS ANGEL, I'LL WIN THIS GAME FOR SURE!" the angel of sunlight said cheerfully as he ran off deeper into the cavern.

"Now to finish off these pitiful mages," Angel said. "I think I'll start with that angel wannabe!"

"Darkness Breath!" a voice announced. A whirlwind of darkness suddenly engulfed the Oracion; she glanced downward to see that the attack was coming from Freed. She simply waved her hand to dispel the attack but then noticed that the Thunder Legionnaire was gone. "Darkness Flash Bomb!" the Demon yelled as he appeared behind the Angel and smashed a magical attack against her back, sending her plummeting toward the crystal earth.

"How expected of a demon to oppose an angel!" the unfazed dark mage said as stood up and dusted herself off. "But it's futile!"

"Oh yeah?! Ice-Make: Gungnir!"Gray shouted and he placed his hands on the ground; a giant spear of ice shot out of the ground and flew toward Angel. The instant it touched her, her body was encased in solid ice. "That should hold her for a few seconds! Now let's dig Solaseed out!" The three men hurried to where the nun was entombed under the crystals and started pulling them away. The chunks were suddenly blown away by a tremendous force and Solaseed stepped out.

"Appreciate the assistance, gentlemen; now let me return the favor," she said gratefully. She placed her flute to her mouth and played it, using her magic to heal her allies of their injuries. Just as she finished, the ice around Angel cracked and a bright light burst from it, freeing her from the icy prison. The white-haired mage glared at her enemies as she clenched her fists. "She appears to be rather angry."

"Good, that makes two of us!" Gray replied.

"You will pay for your crimes against the Neo Oracion Seis!" she declared as her Ki flared up. "For daring to challenge an angel… I'LL MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF YOU LEAVE THIS PLACE ALIVE! AS THIS WORLD'S TRUE ONE ANGEL, I SENTENCE YOU ALL TO DEATH!" Her energy erupted, causing the whole fortress to shake violently.

"Her power seems to be increasing!" Freed stated. "We need to stop her now!"

"Right! Time for a little boost!" Solaseed said as she gathered pieces of light in her palm to create the Zentopia symbol and blew it over to Dam and Gray. "Breath of Bless!" The two men suddenly felt their magic powers increase drastically.

"Wow! My magic power's greater than before! Man, this is even better than Wendy's support magic… uh, don't tell her I said that," Gray commented.

"That's Lady Solaseed, a woman of many talents!" Dan stated.

"Excuse me, miss Solaseed, but why did you not use that spell to increase my power?" Freed questioned.

"My White Arts Magic is truly harmful to demons and any beings of darkness," Solaseed explained. "In that demonic form, you would only feel excruciating and unimaginable pain."

"I see. Well, it doesn't matter, I'll do what I can to help take her down!" Freed said as he roared and increased his own magic power to the max. "So what's the plan?!"

"Mr. Freed, you and I will combine our strengths and take Angel head-on!" Solaseed instructed. "With a combination of light and dark magic, we should be able to win." She then glanced at the Ice mage and the Cedar Knight. "That leaves Ramiel for you two! It hasn't made a move since Angel attacked us herself, but we can't risk it catching us off guard! It may not be as powerful as its master but it's not a pushover! Give it everything you've got!"

"Like that wasn't my plan already!" Gray said before he noticed something. "Wait, weren't there two of those angel things? The chubby one's missing!"

"She must've called it back to save power," Freed theorized. "In any case, that works in our favor!"

"Are you boys ready?!" Solaseed asked.

"Yeah!" Gray answered while staking his stance.

"I'm ready!" Freed declared while pouring magic into his fists.

"Yes, ma'am!" Dan said as he readied his weapons.

"Then let's go!" Solaseed ordered. The nun and the demon charged at the empowered angel while the ice mage and the Legion Knight rushed at the angel of thunder; their collision caused an explosion inside the crystal cavern as their battle grew more intense.

Back with Wendy, Bickslow and Jillian looked on in horror as the Sky Maiden was struck with Grim Reaper's killer attack. They expected to hear the young girl's screams of agony as the numerous blades of wind ripped her to shreds; instead, they heard a strange suction noise. The older mages focused on Wendy and their eyes grew wide from what they were seeing. The Sky Dragon Slayer was sucking the wind from Erigor's into her mouth while the staff in her hand was glowing brighter.

"What is she doing?! How can she ingest my storm magic?!" Erigor questioned as he watched.

As soon as Wendy finished devouring her meal, her body suddenly released a massive force of wind while Jillian's staff unleashed a brilliant flash of light that blinded the three older mages. When it was over, the older mages saw a gray-haired girl with eyes to match, gray wings on her back, and electricity sparking around her body. She glared at the storm mage before charging at him with great speed, tackling him and forcing them both out of his wind barrier while leaving a hole in it. Erigor broke away from the second storm mage and swung his scythe, sending a gale force attack at the girl; she spun the staff rapidly, deflecting the attack with ease. "Impossible! What are you?!" Erigor asked as he stared down at his new opponent.

"I'm Wendy Marvel, and I won't let you hurt my friends anymore!" the girl declared.

Jillian looked at the Dragon Slayer in awe while Bickslow seemed confused. "Uh, what the heck just happened? What's up with Wendy?" he asked.

"She subconsciously fed on the Erigor's attack. Since his storm magic composes of wind, it's a perfect source of food for her," Jillian explained. "Absorbing storm magic and the Ethernano from my staff gave her the ability to use storm magic."

"What are you saying exactly?" the Seith mage inquired.

"She's not a Sky Dragon Slayer right now…" Jillian replied. "She's a Storm Dragon Slayer!"

A/N: Done! Wow, this took days to finish, but man, wasn't expecting to end it here. But I felt it was getting too long and needed to save the rest for the next chapter. How do like that, Wendy's a Strom Dragon Slayer! Bet no one's ever thought of that before, huh?! What happens next? Well it's pretty obvious… Wendy's gonna kick Erigor's ass big time, baby! Next chapter we'll see the battle between two storm mages and how Gohan's 2nd round with Rancor is going. Thank you to those who favorited, followed, or reviewed this story, as well as PMs, too. Like to hear your thoughts, and don't worry, the story's only going to get better as we reach the climax! BTW, the battle scene between the good guys and Angel was brought to you by my good friend Warmachine375, as well as Solaseed's list of moves. Until next time, TTFN AntiHero out!