Back with the continuation
"speaking"
""thinking""
On with the story
In the Domus Flau's Hall
In the castle, a certain knight walks along the large halls.
"Captain Arcadios."
"Why, if it isn't the minister of defense."
"Just what do you think you are doing?" The old man speaks up, and the knight gives a look of confusion.
"What... do you mean?"
"Don't play dumb with me! Why are you trying to get your hands on the stellar spirit mage?" His T-shaped brow's creasing as he bores holes into the younger man. "Don't you think your timing is quite premature!?"
"I wanted to try a test run as quickly as possible..."
"It's still too early! It hasn't even been completed yet!"
"Sir minister of defense... your voice is a little loud. And moreover... it's already complete."
"What... what did you just say?"
"It was just for the sake of budget estimates that we said it hadn't been finished yet. As long as the stellar spirit mage is present, we'll arrive at a stage where Eclipse can be used."
"That's ridiculous... to have finished something like that in just seven years..."
"The plan is now moving into phase 4, plan B. Therefore, we will definitely acquire the stellar spirit mage." The old man visibly shakes at the gained information, Arcadios continuing. "It's already common knowledge that you've been opposed to the Eclipse plan. However, now that we've come so far, we can no longer stop."
"Are you a demon...?" At this, the captain smiles.
"For the sake of his king... for the sake of this country... a man can become a demon or a god." Standing before a large gate, with designs of all colours and kinds, the knight nears the end of his speech.
"Before Eclipse, the gateway to changing the world... The price of a single girl's life is indeed quite cheap."
With Fairy Tail
Natsu was sitting on a chair with the rest of Team Fairy Tail A with him
"are you crazy? What if we got disqualified because of your actions?" Gray scolded Natsu who shrugs with a none caring face
"Please don't be angry with him." A small voice said. Lucy and the others turned around, surprised to see Yukino bowing before them. "It's my fault that Natsu attacked Sabertooth. If you must be angry with anyone, please, be angry with me!" She pleaded.
The Fairy Tail wizard's looked at her with surprise and curiosity. Here was a stranger, a former rival at that, fully accepting the blame for something a member of their own guild did. They honestly had no words.
Unnerved by the silence, Yukino opened one of her eyes and looked up. To her surprise, she saw everyone smiling back at her.
"There's nothing you need to apologize for, Yukino." Lucy said.
"Yeah, he's the jerk that ran off without thinking." Gray said, pointing back at Natsu with his thumb.
Natsu shrugs his shoulders with as sigh before North let out a little whine
He looks at the ice wolf and petted his head with a smile
Everyone started to comfort Yukino who started crying for Fairy Tail's kind act towards her
Natsu looks at them as he let them comfort her while he just minding his own business
The next day
The crowd was in their usual frenzy as Day 3 of the Grand Magic Games got underway.
"Welcome ladies and gentleman to day 3 of the 7th Annual Grand Magic Games!" Lola announced. Curiously enough the GMG announcer was sporting a new hairdo. It was a short ensemble with cut bangs, those less involved would have mistaken him for a woman. "As always to my left is my broadcast colleague, Mr. Yajima!"
"As always it's a pleasure to be here." Yajima said.
"And our special guest commentator for today is the Captain of the Magic Council's Custody Enforcement unit, Lahar!" Lola introduced.
"Thank you for having me. It's an honour to be here." Lahar smiled.
"If you don't mind me asking…" Lola began. "What is a magic council captain doing guest commentating?"
"Well aside from being a fan of the games themselves, it is my duty as a member of the council to ensure the safety of all participants and patrons by making sure no injustices take place here at the games." Lahar answered.
"A worthy cause indeed." Lola nodded.
"It's time to start the event portion of day three." Lola said over the speakers. "Pandemonium! Let's take things to Mato, who is already in the arena center with today's participants."
In the middle of the arena stood: Natsu for Fairy Tail A, Orga for Sabertooth, Nobarly from Quatro Puppy, Millianna from Mermaid Heel, Obra from Raven Tail, Hibiki from Blue Pegasus, Jura from Lamia Scale, and shockingly Cana representing Fairy Tail B.
"Good luck, Natsu!" Lucy shouted.
"We're rooting for you!" Wendy added.
"You can do it, Papa!" Aya yelled as she leaned over the railing.
"Be careful, Aya." Meredy warned her little sister while holding her shoulders
"You don't want to fall in."
"will he be okay?" Lisanna asked
"don't worry, that big oaf can't look lame to his wife who is watching" Ur said with a smirk while Ultear sighed with a smile
Natsu looks at his daughter then to his family as he did a wave and a smile
"Good luck, Cana." Mirajane encouraged with a smile.
"It should have been me." Juvia mumbled to herself.
"Don't complain." Gajeel chided. "You were the one who let her take the spot from you."
"Where's Mystogan?" Laxus asked as he didn't see the masked wizard anywhere
"Hmm." Mirajane hummed. "Come to think of it I haven't seen him since yesterday."
"I don't see him either." Juvia said.
"if it isn't Erzy's friend, how you're doing?" Milliana from Mermaid Heel asked Natsu who nodded with a smile
The two started chatting a bit on their lives before Natsu remembers from last night that Erza had met with the cat woman who was seeking revenge against Jellal
""he isn't the man he once was"" Natsu thought as he had a small frown on him
"Do you think Orga will do well, princess?" Rufus asked Minerva.
"He has no choice but to do well." Minerva replied with a smug smirk. "He knows the consequences of failure."
""why couldn't I be the one to participate?" Sting thought as his body was shaking in anxious.
Rogue was dwelling in his mind to Natsu's words from last night
""Treat your friend's right""
Those words continued to echo in Rogue's ear since he awoke that morning. He had no idea why words from a rival distressed him, but he just couldn't shake his uneasiness.
"Mr. Jura's really going?" Cheria asked aloud with widened eyes.
"It was Master Obaba's order." Lyon answered, having nearly fully healed from the injuries he sustained yesterday. "We had no say in the matter."
"Show'em who's boss, Jura!" Toby shouted.
"Calm down." Yuka chided.
Suddenly a loud rumble echoed throughout the arena, causing it to shake beneath the feet of the competitors. As a giant reverse dark castle appeared as it looks demonic
"Wow." Millianna gasped in wonder.
"What is this?" Natsu asked.
Hibiki, ever the collected one, began gathering data on the castle using his archive magic.
"That place is huge!" Cana exclaimed before taking a sip from her flask.
"This is the palace of evil monsters…PANDEMONIUM!" Mato announced.
"A palace of monsters, you say?" Jura repeated.
Mato nodded. "That's pretty much the set up."
"Looks scary too," Droy said with a hint of fright.
"I wonder what they have to do in there." Levy inquired.
Mato began explaining the rules to the participants and by proxy, the audience.
The walls of Pandemonium has one hundred monsters artificially created by the tournament committee that were split into ranks of: S, A, B, C, and D. D being the lowest. Each rank had a set number of monsters for it inside the castle walls.
The challenge posed before the wizards were to enter the castle and decide the number of monsters to fight, the catch being that no matter what number they chose, the ranks of the monsters would be picked at random. This meant that one could fight the S-Rank monster on their first attempt.
The number of monsters a participant defeated contributed to that wizard's overall score. Once one wizard exits the next one enters, picking any number from however many monsters remained in the castle. Each monster defeated added one point towards the wizard's score, regardless of that monster's rank.
However, if a wizard were beaten inside the castle, they would sit out the rest of the event with however many points they accumulated while in the castle. Also a contestant could not leave the castle until they defeat the number of monsters they chose or were defeated themselves.
"Does everyone understand the rules? Kabo!" Mato asked, raising his index finger.
"I guess so," Cana spoke up.
"Good." Mato pulled out a small box with sticks coming out of the opening in the top. "Now we'll draw lots!"
"So eagerness could easily be your downfall in this contest." Pantherlily deduced.
"Yeah, but you want to defeat as many monsters as you can in order to stay ahead of everyone, right?" Romeo inquired.
"There is certainly a lot of strategy and calculations to figure out." Charla said as she scratched her head with her paw.
"How many monsters you should face, how many your opponent's pick, and how much energy you will regain from waiting for your next turn. All of it is paramount to winning."
"This is way harder than I thought," Romeo commented.
All of the participants drew their sticks, each of them showing a hologram of their number.
"I'm number one," Natsu said as he draws his stick and saw the number one appearing on his stick
"Better you than me. Seriously." Cana grinned. She kissed her stick. "Lucky number eight."
"this is not interesting at all" Natsu said as he snaps his fingers and static could be heard coming from the Castle
"what are you doing-kabo?!" Mato exclaimed as everyone looks to the number of monsters are in the castle were increasing
"S-class 10, A-class 40, B-class 150, C-class 300, D-class 500!" Hibiki read out the numbers of increased monsters as the castle grew larger all of the sudden
"ten times the normal!?" Norbaly screamed
"this will suffice for me," Natsu said as he started walking towards the dark castle
"are you crazy-kabo?!" Mato told him as the mascot was jumping around like crazy
"no, I'm just sane" Natsu told the mascot as he grins
"been wanting to let loose some steam from last night" Natsu said as he takes off his eyepatch and throws it to Cana
"hold that for me" Natsu said as Cana grinned with a nod
"I know that Natsu is strong but this is reckless!" Lucy exclaimed while Erza and Gray smirked as they knew that he would do this
"how much you wanna bet that this will be over in 10 minutes?" Gray asked Erza
"50 jewels, 100 as I can guess that this will be over in 20 minutes" Erza told Gray
"you're on," Gray told her
"will he really be alright?" Meredy asked Worried
"as I said, he can't look lame to his wife watching," Ur said while pulling Ultear by her shoulders as Ur grins
"go! Papa!" Aya cheered for her father
"win this, and don't die!" Meredy cheered out
"I know you will win, Natsu" Ultear said with a soft smile
"But it's impossible!" Mato shouted to him
"these monsters are artificially created to take down a wizard, now that you increased the numbers of monsters, the possibility of death has been increased!"
"so, they're not living things, right?" Natsu said to the mascot before looking to Jura
"Jura, is my rank still unchanged?" Natsu asked the man
"not yet, but the council is deciding to change your rank to number sixth due to your absence" Jura replied to the man
"I see, I'll show them who is the strongest" Natsu said with a smirk as his right eye and it glowed red
He then enters the castle as the door closes
"he went in" Mato said in worry as Lacrima Screens started appearing everywhere in the arena
"that guy just loves to show off" Gajeel said with a grin
"This should be fun." Laxus smirked.
In Pandemonium
Natsu entered the castle as it was silent and quiet with no monsters in sight
"I challenge all of them," Natsu said as he grins and on cue, the sound of heavy footsteps were heard
Natsu stands where he is as the monsters came
"come" Natsu said as the monsters came charging towards him
Natsu grins as he catches a D-class monster that tried to attack him from behind before crushing its head with his grip
He then grabs the tail of two C-class Monsters as he spins them around before throwing them away
The crowds cheered for the man who was grinning like crazy while destroying everything in his sight
"Natsu is in a row!" Lola exclaimed on the mic
"50 D-class Monsters have been annihilated!"
Natsu ignites his fist in flames before he punches the ground as it caused a rumble to occur that shook the whole castle
"what's is he trying to do?" Romeo said
"he's trying to search for all of the monsters in the castle, it's a trick he uses when Meredy didn't came home 2 years back from shopping" Ur said
"hey, the store was having a good price sale!" Meredy retorted to her grandmother
"yeah, and you got grounded for 2 weeks because of that" Ur told her
Natsu listens to the rumble as he now knows the location of all of the monsters in the castle
"got you all" Natsu said as he positions his hand into a pose
"that pose!?" Lyon exclaimed as Ur and Gray grinned
"Pyro Make"
A torrent of fire encased Natsu as it causes the screen to unable to capture him
"this is!?" Lola exclaimed as the flames disappeared and re-appeared Natsu who was wearing a crimson demon like armor as flames were coming off his back
"Natsu Dragist has just used Maker Magic!" Lola exclaimed as the crowd wowed to him
Natsu squatted his legs a bit before dashing towards the monsters as he tears them down
"since when he can do that?" Erza said as she looks at Gray who was grinning while watching the fight
"since the whole time, he just never shows it" Gray said as Ur and the others cheered for him
"that is his own first creation, and it's called…"
"Hell Armor" Natsu said as he pummels three D-class monsters to a wall
Natsu took a deep breath as he faces towards an incoming herd of monsters
"Karyu no Hoko!"
Natsu breath out a fire breath as the herd of monsters were incinerated into crisp
"Natsu Dragist has completely wiped out the D-class Monsters!"
"I don't know who the real monster is, them or him" Hibiki said with a sweat sliding down the side of his face
"he is, definitely" Milliana said before she heard an explosion coming from the castle
Dozens of C-class monsters came charging at Natsu as they fired a fire attack on him
BOOM!
"Natsu-San!" Wendy exclaimed in worry
"relax, he will be fine" Gray said with a grin
"when it comes to fire" Erza said as she saw in the screen the fire from the explosion was devoured by Natsu
"he can just eat it" Lucy said with a smile
Natsu burped a bit before he grins
He ignites his fists in flames before he slowly walks towards the D-class monsters who all charged towards him
"Metsuryu Ougi" Natsu chanted as he spins his flaming hands around
The D-class monsters opened fired at Natsu who smirked
"Guren! Bakuenjin!"
He spins his hands in a circular fashion as a torrent of flames came flying at the D-class monsters and incinerated them
Natsu breaks out of his ice armor as his eyes glowed red and he burst into flames
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!"
Natsu roared as the flames formed a flaming dragon
The flaming dragon roared before Natsu controls the dragon to mow down the charging monsters
"he really is a monster" Norbaly said as explosions appeared all over the castle and destroyed monster parts came flying out before disappearing into thin air
"D, C, B, and A! no monster is let roaming in the castle as Dragist destroys them all!" Lola exclaimed as the flaming dragon's claw pierced out of the castle and Natsu came jumping to a bridge
All of the A-class monsters with the B-class monsters came to attack Natsu who smirks
He took a deep breath as he slides his left leg to the side
"Enryuo no!"
Flames started to appear all over Natsu as he grins
"Rengoku!"
He exploded into flames as the explosion incinerated the whole monsters that tried to attack him
BOOM!
"WAAAH!"
The crowds screamed as a huge gust of hot wind blows through the whole arena
The explosion settled as Natsu was standing in the middle of a ruined castle floor
"r-r-right now, we are counting the numbers that was annihilated by Natsu's attack" Lola voice out as a ding was heard and the table count of all the monsters in the castle showed
"what?!" Orga exclaimed as he sees that the only remaining monsters are the S-class monsters
"UNBELIEVABLE! THE ONLY REMAINING MONSTERS! ARE THE S-CLASS MONSTERS!"
Natsu stayed where he was at as he was approached by small one eye creatures that were looking at him
"finally found the S-class monsters" Natsu said as he cracked his knuckles then his neck
"Those little thing?" a spectator said.
"they gotta be joking." Another person in the crowd said. "Maybe he beaten the S-Class already."
"Is he serious?" Orga said. "There's no way that puny thing is the S-Class."
"No, he is correct." Mato said.
"Those are indeed the S-Class monsters- Kabo."
Natsu summons Drac on as the gauntlet burst into flames
"come," Natsu said as all of the tiny monsters glowed purple before a bright purple flash over took his vision
"what the heck!?" Gray exclaimed as he sees on the screen that Natsu was in a dark place where 10 giant black knight monsters were surrounding him
"this is why I told him not to enter, the S-class monster was designed to have its strength multiplied by ten if it became the only remaining class of monsters-kabo" Mato said
"and now that there are ten of them, the activation program enlarged them too" Hibiki said as they see on the screen that Natsu was thrown to a wall before two more attacked him
"Papa!" Aya screams to her father as they see that the S-class monsters were relentless in their attack
"he won't be able to win like this!" Meredy exclaimed
Everyone looks in worry to the slayer but not Ur and Ultear
"no, he will win" Ultear said with a smile as Natsu stops one of the S-class monsters punch
"because those things are barely giving him a hard time at all" Ur said with a grin as the tide instantly turned around in a second
Natsu pushes away one of the monsters as they all surround him
"now we're talking" Natsu said as black markings started appearing to the left side of his face
Everything went silent as black flames started appearing around Natsu as the heat was rising very quick and It was melting the field
"the heat is rising, what are we seeing here!?" Lola exclaimed as the castle was melting itself
Natsu grins as his flames were rising and a black demon appeared in the black flames and was laughing evilly
"I know he wanted to let off some steam, but this is ridiculous," Gray said as he sweats drops to the fact that Natsu was ripping the S-class monsters' limb apart
Natsu laughs as he rips the monsters apart, limb from limb as he then uses a ripped off limb to start smashing another monster before smashing the monster's head with just his stomp
"Papa is scary," Aya said while shaking in fear
Meredy nodded as she and Aya hug each other
"that should teach you two a lesson to never go out at night," Ultear said to them with Ur nodding in agreement
Natsu swings around an S-class monster by the foot before slamming it down to the ground
The only remaining was one as it wasn't moving as Natsu was smirking with flames forming a giant demon behind him
"Ankoku Bakuenjin!"
Natsu spins his hand in circular fashion as he creates a giant vortex of black flames that incinerated the whole place, he was in
BOOM!
The Pandemonium Castle exploded as it was disintegrated away from existence
Everyone gawked as they see Natsu in a flaming dragon as he landed on the arena before making the flaming dragon disappear
"ffuuuuuuu, that was satisfying," Natsu said with a little smile as he started walking away and leave everyone gawking at him
"N-Natsu Dragist has destroyed Pandemonium and gained Fairy Tail A 10 points," Lola said in a quite scared voice as everyone in the stadium was afraid of Natsu now
A minute passed before clapping was heard and the cheers of the crowd were then heard for the Hell Flame Dragon
"Looks like the crowd is in a frenzy." Lola said.
"That was quite a sight." Yajima grinned happily.
"Indeed." Lahar nodded.
Natsu walks towards his stand where everyone was running to him
"that was one hell of a mess, you made back there," Gray said with a grin while Erza paid Gray 50 jewels
"You two put a bet on me?" Natsu said with a smirk
"I have to claim defeat for this time," Erza said with a smile
They all congratulated Natsu for his display of power as some guilds were afraid to ever face him in a battle
"I wonder what would've happened if I let the fight continued on that night," Minerva said with a smile
Gray and the others walked back to their stand while Natsu jumps to Fairy Tail Stand where he hugs Ultear who congratulated him while he was confused on why was Aya and Meredy were hugging each other and was hiding behind Macao and Wakaba and was looking afraid
As the crowd calmed down, they began questioning just how things would move forward. With Natsu single-handedly conquering Pandemonium, there was a clear problem as to how points would be divided amongst the remaining participants.
"No need to worry folks," Lola said. "We have just the thing to resolve this issue."
As he spoke, Mato brought over a medium sized floating object to the remaining competitors, with what looked to be a lacrima sphere on top of it.
"This is the Magic Power Finder or MPF for short," Mato explained. "Each of you will attack it and the point value that appears above the ball will be your score. Whoever has the highest score will be awarded second place and so on in this fashion until all of you have gone. I suggest using your most powerful spells to get the upper hand on your opponents, -Kabo!"
"Not the most glamorous way to end the contest," Carla said.
"Well, what do you expect when Natsu-nii blew everyone else out of the water?" Romeo replied.
"On the plus side, we get a small glimpse into the power of the other teams." Pantherlily said.
"So, it's a test of power?" Hibiki inquired. "I may be at a slight disadvantage in this contest."
"You never know unless you try, right?" Cana said, her cheeks red from her alcohol consumption.
"You're right." Hibiki smirked. "By the way, Ms. Cana, would you happen to be free this evening?"
"You're a *hic* quick one aren't you?" Cana grinned. "I am free, although I won't be able to drink much."
"It seems like you've drank enough already." Hibiki smiled.
"Oh my." Mirajane giggled.
"That damn drunk!" Gajeel yelled in irritation.
"Guess she's useless to us now." Laxus said.
"Cana! Wait until the contest is over!" Juvia called to her.
Cana lazily looked over to her team. "Huh? *hic*"
"How do we decide who goes first?" Millianna asked, her hand raised.
"We will continue in the same order as the Pandemonium event, -Kabo." Mato answered.
"Oh." Millianna said with widened eyes before pointing to herself. "I guess that means I'm first."
Millianna walked towards the MPF. Holding her right arm behind herself, an orange swirl began forming around her hand. "Here we go!" She yelled.
"Kitten Blast!"
A dark orange whip with a cat paw at the end shot forth from cat girl's hand, striking the MPF with a loud thwack. The lacrima ball began glowing, displaying the number 365 overhead. The crowd was confused to say the least, chattering amongst themselves about the currently meaningless number.
"That certainly is a high number." Lola said with slight confusion. "But with nothing to compare it to, we can't accurately gauge how strong Millianna's attack was."
"Mhm." Yajima nodded in agreement.
"Please, allow me." Lahar said. "We Rune Knights use this same method in order to ascertain the powers and abilities of new recruits." He explained. "That attack was indeed a powerful one. I'd say it was comparable to that of a squadron leader."
"You heard it here folks." Lola said. "Millianna has set the pace for this event. Let's see how the other participants will fare."
"Millianna's power really isn't in magical strength though." Beth commented.
"She might be in trouble here." Risley grinned nervously.
Nobarly stepped forward.
"Next up is Nobarly of Quatro Puppy." Lola said. "How will he measure up?"
Nobarly drew back his fist before punching the MPF with all his might. To his shock and shame, his score was only 124.
"Oh, that's gotta hurt Quatro Puppy's chances." Lola said as Nobarly looked back at his team in stunned shame. They were disappointed to say the least, save Bacchus who laughed in a drunken stupor. He encouraged Nobarly to try harder next time.
"I guess I'm up next." Hibiki said as he straightened his tie and walked towards the MPF. Nearly all of the women in the audience swooned.
"This is going to be tough with Hibiki's skill set." Eve said.
"I should have gone instead." Ren grimaced.
"Shame on you, men." Ichiya chided.
"Master!" Eve exclaimed. "You've returned?"
After his defeat by Gajeel, Ichiya recovered in the infirmary. Jenny briefly taking his spot.
"You're feeling better, sir?" Ren asked.
"I am." Ichiya nodded before striking a quick pose. "You two should have more faith in your teammates. Believe and we will succeed."
"Yes, teacher!" Eve and Ren exclaimed in unison.
"What a disappointing score for the playboy!" Lola shouted.
Ichiya and the remaining Tri-Mens looked to the arena to see Hibiki on his hands in knees in defeat. Confused, they looked at the MPF, shocked by their teammate's abysmally low score of 95.
"What have I done?" Hibiki said.
"This is what my trust gets?!" Ren shouted.
"Man!" Ichiya exclaimed.
"Ms. Cana!" Hibiki cried as he ran to the Fairy Tail wizard. He wrapped his arms around her waist as he rested his head on her cleavage.
"Aw don't feel bad." Cana drunkenly comforted as she rubbed Hibiki's head. "There wasn't anything you could do."
"I guess you're right." Hibiki sobbed.
"Next up is Obra from Raven Tail!" Lola announced.
"Who is he?" Pantherlily asked.
"He's the guy who attacked Wendy and Carla." Happy answered.
Carla nodded. "Indeed he is."
Makarov and Mavis briefly exchanged a look before looking back at the event.
The black creature leaped from Obra's shoulder, attacking the MPF with a shoulder tackle. A score of 4 appeared above the MPF.
"What was that?!" Lucy shouted in shock
"Was he just messing around?!" Gray asked, equally surprised.
"That can't be his real power, right?" Lucy asked Wendy.
"I'm not sure." Wendy replied as she shook her head. "He seemed much stronger when he attacked me and Carla."
"I wonder." Pondered Erza.
"That was certainly disappointing." Mato said. "Sadly, there are no do-overs." He looked back and saw Cana playing around with his hat, putting it on her head as she drunkenly wobbled around and sang incoherently. "Hey give that back, -Kabo!"
"Oh lighten up." Cana smiled.
"What kind of attack was that, Obra?!" Flare shouted from Raven Tail's balcony. "Are you a moron or something?!"
"Silence, Flare!" Alexei scolded, frightening the redhead. "You know he mustn't show his true power in public."
"I-I'm sorry, Master." Flare apologized, her head tilted down in shame. "I forgot."
"Obra really isn't someone you want to mess with." Nullpudding commented with a smirk.
Kurohebi nodded in agreement.
A small box appeared in the corner of the lacrima screens. It displayed the names and numbers of those who had already registered on the MPF. It was sorted by highest to lowest score with Millianna being first.
"Yay." The mermaid heel member cheered. "I'm number one."
"We'll see about that." Orga said as he lightly pushed her aside. It was his turn to attack the MPF.
"Just listen to those cheers." Lola said as the crowd chanted Orga's name. "Sabertooth isn't number one for nothing."
Orga cracked his knuckles before cupping his hands, holding them chest height in front of himself. Electricity began crackling around him as a small black and yellow ball appeared in the space between his hands. Once the ball was about the size of his head, Orga shot it towards the MPF.
"Hyaku niju mili! Kouku Rai Hou!"
The attack struck the MPF with a loud zap. All were amazed to see a very impactful 3825 displayed above the MPF.
"Th-three thousand…?" Lola stammered.
""We don't have anyone that powerful among the knights!"" Lahar thought in shock.
"That's ten times as powerful as mine." Millianna squealed.
Lucy and Gray's eyes widened as their collective jaw's dropped at the show of power.
"What in the world was that?!" Gray added.
"He's even stronger than I thought." Lucy said with a whimper.
"Yeah." Wendy nodded, equally worried.
"That's the way, Orga!" Lector yelled as he and Frosch danced on the balcony railing. "Show them why Sabertooth is the best!"
"Yay!" Frosch exclaimed.
"That was certainly an overwhelming display." Juvia said.
"Eh, he wasn't that tough. I bet I could take him." Gajeel commented uninterested.
Laxus grinned in anticipation.
"What else would we expect from the strongest wizard in Sabertooth?" Lola asked rhetorically.
"It seems he's singing again." Yajima said, returning Lola's attention to the arena.
"I'm the best! I'm number one!" Orga sang on a mic that he seemingly produced from nowhere.
"You can stop singing now, -Kabo." Mato said.
"Next up is the Wizard Saint, Jura." Lola announced. "Will he be able to top the score set by Orga?"
"You think he'll be ok?" Cheria asked Lyon.
"Don't underestimate Jura, Cheria." Lyon said. "Remember he's the strongest wizard in our guild. Besides, there's something else we should be worrying about." Lyon grinned.
"Am I allowed to give it my all?" Jura asked Mato.
"Of course!" the mascot answered. "Use whatever you feel necessary, -Kabo."
"Thank you." Jura bowed before walking to the MPF.
He closed his eyes, tilting his head downward as he clasped his hands in a prayer-like pose. A rumbling was heard below, shaking the entire stadium as Jura's body emitted a yellow aura. As pebbles from the ground began slowly hovering around him, Jura opened his eyes.
"Meido Fugaku!"
An enormous pillar of magical energy broke through the ground and shot into the sky, enveloping the MPF. Once the light faded, the MPF gave a reading of 8544!
Lucy and Gray looked on in disbelief again, even more surprised by Jura's score than by Orga's.
"What?" Orga blurted out, he too was surprised by Jura's show of force.
"I expected no less from a Wizard Saint." Erza smirked.
"I knew it." Lyon said.
"Knew what?" Cheria prodded.
"Jura asked about using his full power because he was worried that his title as Wizard Saint would cause the tournament committee to restrict his abilities." Lyon explained.
"That was amazing!" Lola shouted. "We have a new record for the MPF and a new leader. There is no doubting why Jura is a Wizard Saint."
Jura bowed, a grin on his lips as the crowd roared in approval.
"Atta boy, Jura!" Obaba yelled from the stands.
"That was quite a display!" Makarov shouted in astonishment. "He and Gildarts would be a great match to see."
Mavis giggled at the guild masters surprise. "Although Gildarts isn't here, we do have the next best thing."
"And now we turn our attention to our final contestant, Fairy Tail B's Cana Alberona!" Lola announced. "Will she be able to follow Jura's performance? I doubt it, but we'll just have to wait and see."
"It's finally my turn?" Cana slurred with a drunk smile.
"Great, she's completely hammered." Warren sighed.
"Even if she wasn't, it would be nearly impossible for her to beat Jura." Max commented.
"She could at least aim for third if she placed in the three-digit range." Macao pointed out.
"Is Ms. Cana ok?" Aya asked.
"Yeah." Asuka added. "She's all wobbly."
"She's just drunk." Bisca answered with a smile.
"Oh." The two girls said in unison.
"Mm." Cana mumbled before she pulled off her shirt.
"This is no time for stripping!" the entire Fairy Tail guild shouted.
"Here we go!" Cana shouted with a smirk as she threw her shirt behind her. "Time for the comeback!" she held up her right arm, the mark for the Fairy Glitter spell tattooed on it.
"Hey look!" Happy pointed.
"That mark…" Carla gasped with widened eyes.
Mavis giggled in delight. Makarov slowly turned his head and looked at her, terror on his face.
"Master Mavis, don't tell me that you…" he began.
"I did." Mavis nodded with a smile. "I lent it to her for an occasion like this."
"So we could win." Mavis winked.
Makarov's jaw fell to the floor as fear and disbelief completely covered his being.
Cana raised her fist above her head as the air around her began to swell and swirl about.
Tsudoe!
Yōsei ni Michibikareshi Hikari no Kawa yo!
"Cana has always had an amazing wealth of potential stored within her." Mavis said. "I have no doubt she can use this spell to it's fullest."
Terase!
Jyanaru Kiba wo Messuru Tameni！
Fearī Gurittā!
Light burst through the sky as it nearly blinded everyone
Ivan grinned with sadistic delight.
""So, Cana possesses one of the three great fairy magics?""
Once the dust from Fairy Glitter settled the MPF was nowhere in sight, the number 9999 in its place.
"I-I can't believe what I'm seeing." Lola stammered, trying to regain his faculties. "The MPF has been completely destroyed. Not only that, but the score has been maxed out as well. Just what exactly is this guild made of?! After winning in both Pandemonium and the MPF events, can anyone stop Fairy Tail?!"
Cana held out her arms, a wide smile on her face. "No one's gonna stop us!" she declared. "Fairy Tail's going straight back to the top!"
The crowd cheered in approval. Some even waved Fairy Tail signs.
"Now with the events completed, we can move on to the battle portion of the games." Lola announced. "Will all event contestants please return to their respective teams."
"Good job." Mirajane smiled as Cana returned.
"Aw, thanks." Cana smiled before hiccupping. She was still tipsy.
"I'm sure Master Mavis had something to do with that." Erza smirked.
On day three's battle portion, Millianna faces Quatro Puppy's Semas, gaining 10 points for her team. Sabertooth's Rufus faces Eve of Blue Pegasus, easily giving Sabertooth their points.
The next fight was Laxus vs Alexei
"Fairy Tail B's Laxus Dreyar vs. Raven Tail's Alexei!" Lola announced on the mic as the contenders enter the arena
"SMASH HIM, LAXUS!" Makarov screeches, everyone else cheering him on.
"Since the first day it's turned into a father and son guild showdown, huh, Yajima-san."
"Mmm." Yajima then turns the mic off and whispers to Lahar. "Lahar-kun, you brought along people from your unit, right?"
"Eh? Yes, regulations and such." His eyes turn stern as Yajima gives a more serious vibe.
"Look out for Raven Tail. If there is any impropriety, stop the match immediately." Down below, Makarov speaks more calmly.
"Warren."
"Understood." He raises his hand, preforming his telepathic magic. HQ here, Bisca, can you hear me?
"What do you mean HQ, Warren." She says from her spot up above everyone, gun in hand as she stakes out. "No movement from master Ivan, over." Understood, team Rajinshuu + Lisanna, how about on your end?
"Rajinshuu + Lisanna here. No conspicuous movements from Raven Tail's current location." Lisanna puts her binoculars down and gives a determined smirk. "We won't let things be like the first day, little Ravens." Giving them the death stare
"Just you try to injure Laxus' pride. We, the Rajinshuu, cannot make guarantees for your lives."
"Ever says she'd like to go back to where Elfman is, so please give permission, over." Bickslow sticks his tongue out, effectively irritating said female.
"I DIDN'T SAY THAT!" Up to Makarov, he glares at his son.
"Ivan... I won't allow your cowardly tactics a second time." The first just giggles by his side. "Is something the matter, first?"
"No, nothing at all." She grins at him. "You'll do anything to protect your friends. I'm enjoying the situation just a little bit." This makes the old man blush slightly and turn to his elder in shock. "It's splendid. The ultimate form of the guild that I've hoped for is now right before my eyes. Please don't forget this, third... um... or was it sixth?"
"*sob~* Thank you for those words... and it's third, actually."
"actually, he's the sixth" Macao said with a sweatdrop
"START THE MATCH!" Everyone cheers as the gong is struck
The match was on the way as Fairy Tail cheered for Laxus only to stop cheering as they gasped in shock as Alexei was beating Laxus who couldn't fight back
"These are raging attacks from Alexei! Laxus can't even lift a finger!"
"No way..."
"Just who is this masked guy..." The Fairy Tail members stare in awe as they see the battle rage on.
But they don't see Laxus looking down at the image of him on the ground, being beaten by the man who stands across from him. Two versions of themselves.
"What's the meaning of this..."
"It's a kind of illusion magic. The others around here can't see our real bodies, the ones that are talking right now. Nor can they hear our voices. Rather, right now they're watching illusions fighting." Alexei explains. "Well done, right? Not a single person has noticed. The spectators are watching a scene of that Laxus unable to even lift a finger."
"WHY IS LAXUS SO ONE-SIDEDLY GETTING..." Makarov screams, Warren getting in contact with all the mages they have spread around the arena.
"It seems you're admired even in the guild. I wonder what your friends are feeling right now, as they watch this."
"Oi, oi, I don't understand your intentions at all. What's the point of you winning with an illusion?"
"Exactly. Our aim isn't victory. This illusion is just a smoke screen."
"Huh?" Laxus brings his brows closer together as the conversation continues.
"Illusions are illusions. We can change the results however we'd like. Depending on our discussion, I can even let you win."
"There's nothing to discuss." Laxus unfolds his arms and drops his cloak, electricity flowing around them. "This has nothing to do with illusions. Right here, right now. I'll dispose of you and put an end to this."
"That's impossible," Flare speaks up from behind Alexei.
"Reality sure is cruel..." Nullpudding adds.
"Even you wouldn't be able to simultaneously defeat all of Raven Tail's elite." Alexei points out, the said people coming up behind him. Giving them all a glare, he watches as Alexei takes off his mask. "And, one more thing... You should know of my strength, right. Stupid son." It's Ivan, with a smirk controlling his lips. He doesn't show emotion, rather irritation, and Laxus simply says;
"I figured it would be like that. Shitty pops." In the crowd, Makarov shakes in confusion and anger, watching his 'grandson' getting beat by the 'Raven Tail member'. Unaware of the current situation.
"Makarov would die before he opened his mouth." Ivan continues. "But you're different. Let's have you tell us, shall we?" Half his face is shadowed as he finished. "The location of Lumen Histoire."
"What are you talking about?"
"You don't have to pretend... Makarov must have told you."
"I really don't know..."
"No, you must know."
"Well, even if I did, I wouldn't tell you."
"Oi, oi... You're saying that you'd pass on a 'victory', even under these hopeless circumstances? If you don't accept the conditions then... Just having your illusion lose wouldn't be enough..."
"You always did things in such a roundabout manner... And I know all about how gramps cut you out..." Laxus puts his hand out to them, lightning twitching around him. "Bring it, all of you at once. Gramp's enemies are my enemies, after all."
"It seems you need to be taught a lesson. About the strength of Raven Tail, the specialized anti-Fairy Tail guild." They all get prepared for the seemingly one-sided battle.
Natsu looks over the stand with an expressionless look while Gray and the others were cheering for Laxus to win
"Even though Gramps knew that much, he didn't make a move on you." This makes Ivan's eyes widen, as Laxus begins to reminisce a moment after they had returned.
"Gramps... probably believed in you, somewhere in the depths of his heart. Because you're father and son."
"SILENCE!" Ivans screams, throwing his magic towards his son. Laxus holds them back as his father goes on a rampage.
"I'VE LIVED IN THE SHADOWS ALL FOR THIS DAY! ALL TO OBTAIN LUMEN HISTOIRE! You thought I didn't want to hurt you these past seven years!? I DIDN'T BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY AN EXPELLED MEMBER LIKE YOU WOULD KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LUMEN HITSTOIRE!" The odd, human shaped papers still attack the second-generation dragon slayer, and Ivan continues his speech.
"The guild, the city, Ternoujima, every place related to the guild... I'VE SEARCHED THEM ALL! EVEN SO I COULDN'T FIND IT! Where is Lumen Histoire!? Where is it! TELL ME! LAXUSSS! AREN'T YOU MY SON!" He screams, his attack growing stronger, forcing Laxus to block, holding his ground.
"I had enough" Natsu said as he equipped Drac on
"what are you doing, Natsu?! we got to cheer Laxu- what the heck are you planning?" Gray asked the man as everyone looks to him
"this" Natsu said as he ignites Drac in flames before jumping into the arena as he smashed his fist to the ground
CRASH!
The illusion disappeared and revealed the real fight that was happening
"what is this!? Natsu Dragist came into the arena and the fight we've been seeing was just an illusion?!" Lola exclaimed on the mic
"I knew it" Yajima said with a dark look on his face
"this match is by default canceled" Natsu said as he glares at Raven Tail
"how?!" Ivan exclaimed as he looks at Natsu whose left eye glowed red
"never underestimate a Dragon Slayer" Natsu said as he crossed his arms
"It's Ivan! The Participant Alexei is actually Raven Tail's Master Ivan-KABO!" Mato exclaimed as everyone looks at Raven Tail with disrespectful look
"tch!" Ivan curses before Laxus came and punched Obra's face to the ground
"wha!?" Ivan exclaimed and took a step back before Natsu appeared behind him and grabs his face
"where do you think you're going?" Natsu asked the man before throwing him to the ground
"all yours" Natsu said as he crosses his arms and let Laxus deal with his father
"I don't care if you're my dad, anyone who hurts my family, Fairy Tail, will pay!" Laxus said before he punches Alexei with a lightning fist to the face
"Gauuh!" Ivan crashed to a wall before sliding down as the man was out and so was the rest of his team
"since Raven Tail has been caught doing Foul Play, their rights to join the games have been revoked for three years" Lola said as the guards came and took them away
"Laxus, today is my loss," Ivan says as he gets taken away by the guards. "But... Know this much... Lumen Histoire is Fairy Tail's darkness. Eventually you will come to know... Fairy Tail's true colors." Laxus watches as they disappear, prepared to launch after him. But a hand rests on his shoulder.
"leave it be, he's not worth it" Natsu told the man before walking back to his stand
(Skip Wendy and Cheria's fight)
"that is all for today's fight, thank you everyone for coming" Lola said as he bid everyone goodbye as the games for today was over
Night time
Under a stone bridge
Sitting by themselves, grandfather and grandson hold a small, serious conversation. The small old man sits Indian style on the small ledge, while Laxus crosses his arms, both looking out in front of them.
"Gramps, what's Lumen Histoire?"
"You heard from Ivan?"
"It seems like he wanted it pretty badly."
"Good grief, that brat..."
"He called it Fairy Tail's darkness or something like that." Laxus looks down at the old man whose face shows he's deep in thought. Brows creasing slightly.
"It is not darkness." A third voice intervenes, and they both look up in shock.
"First!" Makarov exclaims, while Laxus just widens his eyes slightly.
"Lumen Histoire. It is our guild's 'light'."
"First, you shouldn't...!" Makarov begins, but Mavis interrupts him.
"I know. This is something only those who become the master of the guid can know. Do you understand, Laxus?"
"If it's something weird then I won't dig into it."
"Thank you for that."
"But, where did Ivan get that information from?"
"Most likely from Purehito."
"Hmm. That's very possible." Mavis looks down slightly as she continues.
"I never thought that Purehito would have fallen into darkness... My foolish judgement for selecting him caused this information to leak.
"Not at all. First, it's not your fault."
"It is my fault." Her face becomes more down turned. "I..." A tear shines in her eyes. "Uuuguuu..." She shakes, closing her eyes, trying to stop them from flowing. This action makes the two spectators freeze in fear and shock, both showing it very clearly in their expressions. "I shouldn't be crying..." Teh tears stream down her face,"I'm not crying *sniffle*."
"LAXUS! COMFORT HER! HURRY!" Makarov jumps around.
"she's a ghost! How the heck am I supposed to do that?!" He looks at the first, sweating, not knowing what to do. Especially with his grandfather overracting.
At Honey Bone
"CHEEEEEERS!" The Fairy Tail guild parties in their lodge as today was a great day for them
"Today felt great!"
"Aye!"
"This isn't our guild so please don't break things!" Lucy freats over everyone.
"Gray-sama, you were great today too!"
"But I didn't do anything."
"Did you see my power!" Cana laughs, enjoying her growing fans among the 'new' members.
"that was amazing on how you defeated 1000 monsters in a go, Natsu-san" Wendy praised Natsu who had Aya sitting on his lap
"it was quite satisfying to fight today" Natsu said as he caresses his daughter's head
They all partied hard before Natsu heard knocking coming from a window as he looks up and sees Jellal on a roof top
He looks at him as he sees that Jellal was signalling to him to come out and meet
"got to go and get some oinment for Ur-san" Natsu said as he passes Aya to Gray
He walks out as he sees Jellal in an alleyway with someone beside him
"what's the matter?" Natsu asked the man before noticing the smell near him
"Lucy?" Natsu said as the person beside Jellal revealed himself to be Lucy
"wait what?" Natsu said as he looks at the lodge where Lucy was partying with the others
"I'm not this timeline Lucy" the other Lucy said as Natsu looks at her confused
That's a wrap!
Notice
This story is going on a temporary Hiatus
And a quick announcement is that I will be making a Natsu X Harem fanfic with specific girls of my liking
Bye bye