Sorry about the long wait between updates, but i do believe this one is well worth it. Please tell me if you like the whole, only fighting chapter thing. I personally really like this chapter, and I hope you all enjoy it. I know whats coming next, and let me tell you, the next couple of chapters will be good. So as always please leave a review and enjoy the chapter.
Mirajane could only watch as a silent standoff was now in effect between Mikoto and Azuma. Finally Azuma spoke.
"Why are you interfering in our fight girl. You are not of the same caliber as I am, so you have no hope of winning," Azuma said, his confidence in what he said evident.
"I am much stronger than you think, and more than a match for you," Mikoto starts to say, until a mischievous grin appeared on her face and she continued, "But if you think you are stronger than i guess i will just have to destroy you." This was meant as a taunt to get Azuma to try and attack her and it worked. Azuma looked at her in slight rage and then a huge tree limb flew at her from above and to the left. Rex easily blocked the attack, and now the battle was on. Mikoto dispersed some of the magic circles, but summoned in her raptors from the remaining circles while she charged in. They attacked, forcing Azuma to use his magic in self defense. He destroys the raptors but a second too late, as Mikoto had gotten as close as she wanted. Now they were at close combat range. Mikoto attacked relentlessly with kicks and punches, trying to break through Azumas defenses. He managed to dodge or block her attacks, and then suddenly created a tree out from under them. Mikoto had sensed it coming but her movements to dodge it opened up the range, which put the battle back into his advantage. Mikoto told her rex to charge, but Azuma countered with a flurry of tree limps and trunks, which succeed in forcing the rex to desummon. But this also blocked his sight of Mikoto, and he realized to late. Mikoto appeared above him, with a large laser gun in her hands. She fired the gun, with Azuma barely being able to dodge. She dropped back to the ground, desummoned the laser gun, and summoned in two arm scythes and then charged Azuma. This was the first time she had used her magic like this in combat, and she was hoping it would be effective. Turns out it was as Mikoto got a couple of slices in before Azuma could begin to dodge effectively, though none of them were more than just a flesh wound. The moment Azuma dodged under one of her strikes she used her momentum to spin herself and jump over him, then desummoned the scythes while doing that. When she had landed she had already summoned in her next weapon, a crossbow. She fired the crossbow, but Azuma blocked with a tree trunk from the ground. Again he used his own magic to attack, forcing Mikoto on the defense once again. She leaped into the air summoning wolves to distract him and try to force Azuma on the defense once again. This time it didn't work, as Azuma attacked both Mikoto and the wolves with his magic at the same time. A tree branch sent Mikoto flying to the ground, and when she got to her feet, another very large branch was flying at her. She only had a second to create a summon, which she used to summon in the Carno. Like all of her animal summons, the carno has a special abilities, with its special ability being able to charge through any obstacle. This is why she summoned it in front of her, as when the branch hit it, the branch disintegrated. It then charged forward, attempting to run through Azuma. Azuma tried to stop its advance with multiple branches to no avail until a tree trunk from underneath sent it flying. But again the defensive moved blocked his sight of Mikoto, and suddenly the trunk he had created was destroyed. From the smoke came multiple electrical energy bullets. When they hit him, his body spasmed in pain and also slowed him down. As the smoke cleared it revealed Mikoto with yet another weapon, this one appearing to be a sniper rifle. She fired multiple shots, but this time Azuma used his magic to block the bullets. Then from under Mikoto another tree trunk emerged as Azuma tried to through Mikoto into a defensive stance. Yet Mikoto once again surprised him. She used his own magic to send herself flying into the air, and once in the air, the Sniper began to transform. This was no ordinary sniper, it was a copy of Misaka Imoutos weapon. The rifle finished transforming into the two sided spear, and mikoto fires a bullet backwards, using the recoil to send her flying at Azuma. He barely manages to dodge the initial attack, but now Mikoto was well within striking range. She spins the spear around, landing blows and firing the gun at point blank. The combined attack was too much for Azuma to dodge, or block effectively. So he went and used his magic again, but Mikoto saw it coming and dodged out of the way. But this time he sent many different attacks against her. Mikoto jumped from one to another, trying to dodge them all, but she could not and one connected, which in turn launched her into another and another. She fell to the ground with a thump after taking multiple hits. The spear desummoned as Mikotos magic finally began to fail her from the huge strain it was under. Azuma wasn't about to let it finish at that however, as another attack from the ground pummeled mikoto and when she landed, she landed at his feet. He grabbed her and lifted her up so he could look directly at her. Mikoto managed to catch a glimpse of the pure anger in Azumas eyes before a hard punch to the gut left her gasping for air.
"You! A nobody! A mage I have never heard of before gave me such a challenge! I expected a challenge from the S-class mages, but the one I have fought so far, the infamous She-devil was no challenge at all. Yet here you are, not even an S-class, and you almost managed to hold your own against me. If you weren't already slightly worn out before you started fighting me then you might have had a chance, a slight chance. Yet I bet you still don't realize just how outmatched you were," Azuma states, landing another punch to her gut as if to prove his statement.
He was toying with me! He knew i had already used to much of my magic before engaging him. He wanted to test me, and i fell right into his trap! I wasn't winning the fight, i was losing it.
Mikotos eyes closed as she slowly accepted her defeat. Azuma notices this change, and decides to finish her quickly. A sharp spear like tree limb appears in his right hand, and he prepares to finish Mikoto off but first he says one last thing.
"Your friends are still here too. They will watch you die in front of them, then I will kill them until someone worthy of actually challenging me appears. You were never capable of saving them," He taunts one last time. This alights a new fire inside of Mikoto, as she makes a realization.
I was refusing to use my esper ability to prove that I could be an S-class mage. But that was never my goal, that was never what i truly wanted. I want to save everyone, and my esper ability is my best shot at doing that. The esper Mikoto is who i truly am, not the mage i am trying to be. If I return to my roots then I can win this fight!
Azuma goes to stab the limb into her, but Mikoto grabs his arm, stopping the thrust. She opens her eyes, which were now filled with a calm anger and spoke menacingly, "I am not beaten yet, this fight was over before it even started!" She activated her power and since Azuma was holding onto her, it shocked him with her full power, sending him flying backwards. He lands against a tree and stumbles forward, his eyes widening in shock at the sight infront of him, of Mikoto with a huge amount of electricity around her. She used her last bit of Magic to change her outfit, instead of the swimsuit she had been wearing, it switched to her level 6 clothes.
"What! Lightning magic! I thought your magic was summoning!" Azuma exclaims in shock.
"My magic is Summoning magic, but this is not magic, it is something much stronger. It is called an esper ability which i was born with. I am the strongest electromaster in this world, and you just pissed me off!" Mikoto states. Suddenly she appeared in front of him, as if she had just teleported over. She slammed her right fist into his chest with so much force it sent him through the many trees behind him. Before his momentum could even stop, she appeared once again behind him, slamming another couple of punches into him. He tried to use his magic, but Mikoto just sent her power outwards, burning up the created tree limbs in seconds with the large amount of electricity in the air. She again used her now incredible speed to land blow after blow against a now defenseless Azuma. The sight of this quick turn of events completely shocked Mirajane and Lisanna, who were still forced to watch as their path away was blocked. Neither of them had seen Mikoto quiet like she was now. After only a couple more hits, Azuma began to become unsteady on his feet, so Mikoto decided to finish it. She used her waistband to teleport in her HF blade, while withdrawing all of her energy back inside of her. She draws the blade, intent on finishing off Azuma and charges forward. But yet again he was hiding his true strength, as he now used his magic to attack Mikoto once again. But This time Mikoto was prepared for it, as she had stabbed her sword into the ground as she ran. This meant that all attacks from the ground were immediately destroyed by the Hf blade, while all she had to do for any other kind of attack was bring the sword out of the ground. She got close to him almost effortlessly, and he was unable to dodge or block the multiple strikes Mikoto made with her sword. None of the strikes were fatal, however all of them were delivered with a purpose. Two strikes took out the tendons in one of his arms, while another took out the tendon on one of his knees, forcing him to kneel and be unable to move or defend himself properly. Mikoto sheaths her sword once again and leans down infront of him, forcing him to look at her.
"I can give you a choice. I left one of your legs and arms untouched for a reason Azuma. I don't want to kill you. Leave this Island and ever threaten Fairy Tail again. Refuse this offer and I will kill you right now." Mikoto offers. Azuma didn't respond right away, forcing himself to his feet before than stumbling backwards into a tree. Once resting against the tree he finally responds.
"I refuse your offer. You won't be able to kill me anyways," He responds. Mikotos response was to back up and pull a coin out of her pocket. She flipped it into the air and fired her Railgun at almost point blank. A huge cloud erupts, but when the dust clears, there was no sight of Azuma's body, and the tree he was leaning against was destroyed. Mikoto stared at the destruction, finally beginning to calm down when she hears the sounds of people approaching her. She turns to see both Mirajane and Lisanna staying a couple of feet behind her. Lisanna was barely able to stand, having to lean on her sister, but her eyes were betraying her fear. Mirajane's eyes were different, they held no emotion.
"Did did did you kill him?" Lisanna asked hesitantly. Mikoto looked back at the destroyed tree and responds, "No I don't think so. There would be a body here, and there isn't. I am willing to bet he used his magic to get away and get to his allies. We will probably see him later today. A good healer will be enough to return him to action, and i fear what he will do then."
"Then are we doomed?" Mirajane asks.
"No. Grimoire heart now knows that there's someone on this Island that is at least as strong as Gildarts, and they will be more cautious in their attacks. Hopefully that will buy us enough time to prepare, or for Gildarts to return." Mikoto explains. Suddenly she collapses onto her knees, her magic and power almost completely drained. She needed time to recharge her abilities as she had used to much of it today. She joins Mirajane and Lisanna as they slowly began to work their way back to the camp.
This is bad. I am totally drained. I doubt i would be able to use my power at full power again today, and if I do then it would surely send me into runaway afterwards. Also I doubt I will be able to use any of my own magic for a while, its that drained. Mikoto realizes.
During Mikotos battle, Touma was still trying to get to Elfman and Evergreen. He believed he had the right path, when suddenly, a clash of fire lit up the area to his right. He ran through the trees to see what caused it, Next to the shore was Wendy, Lucy, Carla, Happy and Pantherlily. In front of them was Natsu holding a defensive stance. The man he was defending against was a man that Touma immediately recognized as Zancrow, Grimoire heart's fire god slayer. Touma stood and watched as Natsu tried again and again to deal some damage to Zancrow, but nothing worked. Not only did Zancrows magic appear stronger than Natsu's, but it also seemed like he was a better fighter than Natsu was. Touma was torn between helping and not helping. If he helped Natsu, then he would not be able to help Elfman and Evergreen. He kept debating this for a little bit until something forced him to act. Natsu was knocked backwards into Lucy and Wendy, and then Zancrow prepared a breath attack. If the attack hits them, they would all be injured, and Mikoto would never forgive him if Wendy was injured. He had noticed that Mikotos and Wendys relationship was growing, as Mikoto had begun to treat Wendy like a little sister, so he knew she was extremely protective of the young dragon slayer. He took off running as fast as he could. At the last second he made it to the cliff edge above them and leaped down, managing to put his right hand between his guildmates and the breath attack. It was immediately neutralized and Touam rolled as he collided with the ground, popping up to stand between his guildmates and the god slayer. He activated his shield as he stood to face off against Zancrow.
"Who the hell are you?" Zancrow asks, raging building in his eyes.
"Im just a member of Fairy Tail that doesn't like his guild members being picked on," Touma responds while showing his guild mark quickly. Zancrows response was another attack with his magic, but again Touma countered with Imagine breaker.
"I will kill you!" Zancrow yells out, leaping forward to get close. Touma continued to stay on the defensive, using both his shield and imagine breaker to block the attacks. Zancrow was fast, and he was strong, but his magic was not going to work on Touma, which made this fight a full out fist fight, and nothing more. With this being the case, Zancrow quickly made a mistake, he punched Toumas shield with both arms engulfed in flames. But the shield easily blocked the attack, and this left Zancrow wide open. Touma immediately hit Zancrow in the gut with an uppercut from his right hand. This knocks Zancrow off balance, and Touma uses this to his advantage and gets a good hit with his shield against Zancrows chest knocking him back. Again Touma goes into a defensive stance, his shield at the ready as he says, "You can try. You won't be the first to lose to me."
This seems to only piss off Zancrow further, and he unleashes a flurry of attacks. Again Touam did well with blocking the attacks, but this time Zancrow had learned from his previous mistake and was not leaving an opening for Touma to attack. But he neglected the fact that Touma was not the only member of Fairy Tail in this area. He was blinding by a punch engulfed in fire and was knocked flying into the cliff side. Before he could get up a huge fire breath attack slammed into him. The smoke cleared and Zancrow was still in fighting condition, but that attack had actually damaged him. He charged towards Natsu, who was now standing next to Touma after his attack on Zancrow. Touma was about to defend when a flash of wind was felt against his side, and suddenly Zancrow was knocked back once again, this time with Wendy having done the damage with a sky dragons wing attack. Zancrow was not finished yet, as he unleashed yet another breath attack. Again Touma blocked it with Imagine breaker, and a combined attack from Wendy and Natsu dealt even more damage to their opponent. Yet it seemed like the more damage Zancrow took, he got angrier while seemingly enjoying the fight even more. He countered another attack from Natsu with his own magic, sending Natsu backwards, then before Touma could leap to her aid, he dealt a devastating blow to wendy, knocking her out of the fight. Now it was just Natsu and Touma fighting Zancrow as Lucy and the exceeds tended to the wounded Wendy. Natsu was trying to deal damage, but with Zancrow now knowing who he was fighting, the majority of Natsu's attacks barely did anything. The one that Zancrow could not find a way to beat was Touma. Touma was a good fist fighter, and without Zancrows magic having an effect, Zancrow was left to fight Touma at his best. Eventually this proved to be too much for Zancrow, as while he was defending from an attack by Natsu, Touma landed 4 hits with his shield and fists in quick succession. This left an opening for Natsu, who used his fire dragon's iron fist to send Zancrow flying away, temporarily ending the fight.
"Natsu! Go after him. He is not defeated yet and he may try to attack someone else. I have to go see if I can help anyone else," Touma says. Natsu agrees and him and Happy take off to find Zancrow and finish him. Toum walked over to check on Wendy, happy to see that she was not that badly injured. It seemed like the blow had just knocked her out for a bit. With that knowledge he takes off back into the forest trying to find Elfman and Evergreen. As he was running around the Island looking for them, he could hear Natsu fighting Zancrow, and he could also hear Natsu beating him by combining god powers with dragon powers. Also happening during this time was Juvia beating Meredy, and then Gray beating Ultear. Also Lucy and Loke managed to beat a possessed Capricorn then shortly after, Lucy and Natsu manage to beat Kain as well. All this happened during the time of Toumas fight with Zancrow and his search for Elfman and Evergreen. Touma finally finds them, but they were defeated by RustyRose. Touma was about to run in, when he Notices Freed and Bickslow facing off against RustyRose. It appeared that they were holding their own, so Touma ran in to help Elfman and Evergreen recover. He had some medical supplies on him, and began giving them the aid. While this was going on, Bluenote, the strongest member of Grimoire heart, finally makes his appearance. He faced off against Natsu, Wendy, Lucy, and the exceeds easily overpowering them with his gravity magic. Suddenly Cana came in and with Natsu acting as a distraction, she managed to hit Bluenote with Fairy Glitter, one of the guilds most powerful spells. But his magic countered the spell, and he was about to beat up on her as well when suddenly Gildarts interrupts. At first BlueNote felt confident that he could beat Gildarts, but it was quickly shown that Gildarts was far stronger. Just when it appeared that Gildarts was about to win, suddenly every single Fairy Tail guild members collapsed to the ground, their magic energy completely drained. The only one not affected by this was Touma, as he had no magic in him at all. Even Mikoto was affected, and as she collapsed to the ground she realized what happened.
Azuma has recovered and taken the islands magic for himself, leaving us all defenses, except for Touma and Erza, who he wants to fight. This is bad, very bad.
Feels like your life is over
Feels like all hope is gone
You kiss it all away
Maybe, maybe
This is a second coming
This is a call to arms
Your finest hour won't be wasted, wasted
Hey, hey, hell is what you make, make
Rise against your fate, fate
Nothing's gonna keep you down
Even if it's killing you
Because you know the truth
Listen up, listen up
There's a devil in the church
Got a bullet in the chamber
And this is gonna hurt
Let it out, let it out
You can scream and you can shout
Keep your secrets in the shadows and you'll be sorry
Everybody's getting numb
(Everybody's getting numb)
Everybody's on the run
(Everybody's on the run)
Listen up, listen up
There's a devil in the church
Got a bullet in the chamber
And this is gonna hurt
You got your hell together
You know it could be worse
A self-inflicted murder
Maybe, maybe
You say it's all a crisis
You say it's all a blur
There comes a time you've gotta face it, face it
Hey, hey, hell is what you make, make
Rise against your fate, fate
Nothing's gonna keep you down
Even if it's killing you
Because you know the truth
Listen up, listen up
There's a devil in the church
Got a bullet in the chamber
And this is gonna hurt
Let it out, let it out
You can scream and you can shout
Keep your secrets in the shadows and you'll be sorry
Everybody's getting numb
(Everybody's getting numb)
Everybody's on the run
(Everybody's on the run)
Listen up, listen up
There's a devil in the church
Got a bullet in the chamber
And this is gonna hurt
This is gonna...
Listen up, listen up
There's a devil in the church
Got a bullet in the chamber
And this is gonna hurt
Let it out, let it out
You can scream and you can shout
Keep your secrets in the shadows and you'll be sorry
Everybody's getting numb
(Everybody's getting numb)
Everybody's on the run
(Everybody's on the run)
Everybody's getting sad
(Everybody's getting sad)
Everybody's on the run
And this is gonna hurt
This is gonna hurt