AN-so this chapter took a little longer than I thought, and it's a bit shorter too. I got sick about halfway through writing it however, and I figured were I ended it was a good place. Anyway, there haven't been any questions yet, so there's not anything I can really answer right now. Now… disclaimer time
Disclaimer-nothing but my own character belongs to me. The Power of the Dragon universe that I'm writing my story in belongs to Azza1608. The main source material is Fairy Tail, and that belongs to Hiro Mashima and the different publishing companies that I don't know the name of. Any other inspirations I may reference or incorporate belong to the series they came from.
Chapter 2-Unexpected Rematch
/Domus Flau/
Having left before Fairy Tail, Veadric settled himself atop one of the statues in Domus Flau. He was intrigued at the idea of a tournament of mages. He also didn't understand it. What was the reason for broadcasting all of your abilities to potential enemies? Shaking his head at the absurdity of the idea, he concentrated on finding mages of interest. Doing so was actually remarkably easy, considering he was blind. Using a combination of sensing magical presences and where the light warped and refracted. Had he wanted to, he could've also thrown his ability to sense indentations in the earth in, however that wasn't as refined as his control over light was yet.
Quirking his lips into a fraction of a smile, Veadric internally chuckled when he found Jura over at Lamia Scale's area. He could sense that while Jura's raw power had indeed increased since their fight 3 years ago, his understanding and ease of use of the earth had improved dramatically more. Had he wanted to, Jura probably could've put up a decent fight against the weakest of the Ishgar 4.
Focusing his attention back on looking for noticeable mages, he discovered a girl who looked to be the team leader of another guild. She emanated a dark aura, one that put him on edge. The rest of her guild also seemed to be relatively powerful as well. He would've liked to challenge her, however the current venue didn't really invite outside interference.
Shaking his head, he brought his attention back to what was happening down in the arena. It seemed that the girl Natsu asked him to give Yukino too, Erza Scarlett, was fighting a large amount of monsters in some type of one vs many situation. He was impressed by the prowess she showed in quickly dispatching the weaker monsters while also analyzing the stronger ones. Leaning back, he focused more attention on Erza's fight, noticing that with her new armor things were going to become more marginally more difficult to follow.
/Pandemonium/
"Requip: Armor of the Darklight Paladin!"
Emerging from the light, Erza was clad head to toe in heavy armor. The armor was a burnt black that would've usually denoted fragility but now only enhanced the fearsome image. The helmet was incredibly terrifying, showing a snarling visage of some angry beast. It had slits where Erza's eyes should be that were glowing an eery red. Her hair flowed out of the back of the helmet and around her shoulders that were covered in pauldrons. These pauldrons were covering the entirety of her shoulders and each had a fearsome looking spike jutting upwards. Her arms were covered in segmented plate armor that ended in a pair of gauntlets which looked to be rough yet also incredibly smooth at the same time. Her breastplate was a large mass of metal that looked to be loosely fitted over her frame. Her greaves possessed the same dichotomy that her gauntlets did and also had a spike jutting from her knee that looked to be incredibly sharp. All in all, she presented a terrifying figure, not even counting her weapons.
In her main hand, she held a spear that was the same charred black as her armor. The haft was longer than she was tall, and ended in a leaf shaped blade. There were also two blades about a quarter the size of the main one jutting upwards beside it that had serrations running up each. In her off hand, Erza held a massive tower shield that also possessed the same charred black coloring as the rest of her equipment.
Up in the Fairy Tail stands, Natsu and Elise were having a conversation about Erza's new armor.
"Erza must have done some serious strength training if that armor is half as heavy as it looks."
"Trust me Natsu, she can do some incredible things in that armor. It's like it weighs nothing to her. You'll see her capabilities with that armor in a minute" Elise said, sporting a wide, excited grin.
"Well you seem to know a lot of stuff about it Elise, wanna share?"
"Well I'm the one who forged it for her, so of course I know things about it that you don't. Look at the coloring of her armor and weapons, that's my magic."
"Why the charred look then?"
"that , my dear friend, is because of its namesake. The Darklight Final Blade Templar Armor, if your lucky, you'll get to see the sword to. Now shush, the actions starting." With that, Natsu and Elise once more focused their attention on the fight going on down below them.
While Natsu and Elise had been talking, Erza had scaled the rest of the structure she had been fighting on and arrived at an arena type area. She was staring down at least twenty A-rank monsters with more arriving. Moving to engage, Erza slammed her spear down with a cry of Darklight Holy Shower. The blade of said spear glowed a yellow and purple and shot a blast of magic into the air. After a moment, hundreds of smaller spheres of dark purple and yellow energy began bombarding the monsters.
As this was happening, Erza rushed into the horde and had begun a close quarters fight. Sidestepping a blow from a monster, Erza stabbed it and then used the now dead monster as an anchor for her spear and pole vaulted above the rest of them. Flipping in mid-air, Erza slammed down onto another monster shield first and crushed its skull while also using it to cushion her fall. Rolling forward, she blocked two blows from two different monsters with her tower shield and then bisected them cleanly at the waist with a sweep of her spear. Allowing the spears momentum to continue, Erza used it to parry a blow coming from behind her before pivoting on her back foot and forcing the attacking monster back while also dodging a blow coming from in front of her. Stepping forward, she used her shield to stun the enemy in front of her before thrusting her spear through its head. Turning around, she threw her spear at a rushing monster and followed it up with another shield bash. Jumping up and catching her spear mid-air, she stabbed another monster while falling and then jumped back to gain some breathing room. Smirking at the incoming monster, she hunkered down behind her tower shield that was glowing yellow."
"Now for the counter, Darklight Holy Ray Lancer!"
The rushing monster slammed into the glowing shield which sent a pulse of purple energy from Erza's shield to her lance. Stabbing the monster in front of her, Erza stepped forward while spinning her spear above her. Slamming her weapon into the ground unleashed a blast that destroyed every monster around her.
After her mass culling of the monsters currently on the arena, Erza had a chance to breathe before the rest arrived. Looking up, another wave had arrived and she rushed to meet them. Beginning her dance of death again, Erza started stabbing, sweeping, parrying, and blocking all manner of attacks once again. Over the course of her slaughter, her spear had started glowing again, only this time it was black and gold. Once it reached the point of blinding the audience, she released her attack.
"Darklight Holy Judgement Wave!"
With that, the accumulated energy was expelled in a black and gold beam of pure magical energy. Crouching slightly, Erza spun several times, wiping out the rest of the monsters on the arena, coincidentally being the rest of the A-rank beasts. After the beam died down, there was no other living thing on the arena other than Erza, although she could hear the S-class beasts approaching.
Erza, catching her breath, unsummoned her spear and brought out a two-handed bastard sword that she held in one. Said sword had the same coloration as the rest of her equipment, that charred black. The pommel was plain and unadorned, accomplishing its purpose and nothing more, the actual hilt was wrapped in pitch black leather for a more comfortable grip. The guard was a straight bar of black metal with jagged spikes curving away from the blade. Said blade was plain with splotches of it seemingly more burnt then others. All in all, the sword was a frightening weapon.
"That blast from earlier was stronger than my Fire Dragon's King Roar."
"What, did you think that while you were away training with Wendy me and Erza didn't do anything. We both got much stronger." Elise said with a smirk.
Natsu didn't say anything in response, too captivated with Erza standing there confidently awaiting the arrival of the S-class beasts.4
/With Veadric/
"Well, that girl is pretty powerful. I wonder if I could beat her in a duel? Regardless, she's impressive and I should definitely keep an eye on her progression." Veadric mused to himself. So far he had found many promising mages, none that particularly intrigued him, but enough that he shelved his idea of going to Alvarez for a look. Before this tournament, he had been under the impression that there weren't many top tier mages in Fiore, only having met Jura and Jellal. Both of them were incredibly powerful, leagues above the average mage, but they were only barely a match for those two Leichart that he had fought with Jellal before. While Jellal was indeed able to hold his own, had he not had Sema, Varnik and Granvill would have killed him.
Shaking his thoughts from his head, Veadric turned his attention back to the fight that was going on in the arena below him.
Erza, by this point, was well on her way to killing all the S-class beasts. She had already killed all of them but two and even those were injured.
Running forward, Erza jumped over an attack from the lead monster and then rolled under another the minute she landed. Standing up and sidestepping the tail of the second S-class beast, Erza cut off the leg of the first and then pivoted and blocked a blow from the second. Jumping up and flipping over both beasts, Erza was able to score a multitude of cuts on each before they had a chance of turning around. Backing up, Erza prepared her finishing move. She ran forward and jumped over an attack with her sword lagging behind her. Landing, she ran underneath the monster and swung upwards.
"Darklight Holy Vertical Buster!"
A massive attack came from the edge of the blade, cleaving apart the monster while also enraging the last one. The crowd was amazed as Erza skillfully avoided the last monster while also counterattacking every once in a while. They had booed and jeered when they saw Fairy Tail, thinking it was still that same run down guild from the years before. Now however, they were cheering wildly, realizing that this year, Fairy Tail was showcasing just how powerful it really is.
On the arena at the top of Pandemonium, Erza was finally finishing up. She parried an attack coming from the side and sidestepped another. Jumping back to gain some room, she had to employ some complicated footwork to avoid the rushing monster. Finally having enough, Erza jumped up and over the monster, landing behind it and then running forwards for a bit to get away while it was turning around.
"This should do it." Erza muttered as she swung her hand in an x fashion in the air. Channeling some magic into the air, she motioned for the cross in front of her to move forward. The monster, seeing the cross, roared and charged before it got cut to pieces, signalling the end of Pandemonium.
"Darklight Holy Cross." muttered Erza as the arena and the rest of Pandemonium disappeared.
As Pandemonium disappeared, the crowd roared in excitement, having thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle that had just ended. The rest of the mages that were supposed to be participating in the event were watching dumbfounded. They were all capable mages, but not many of them could have replicated the feat Erza just performed. Jura, as one of wizard saints, most likely could of, and after Fairy Tail's showing, no one dared to underestimate Mira either.
Up in the commentators box, Chapati and Yajima were both trying unsuccessfully to calm the crowd down. Once they had, after around 10 minutes of straight cheering, they explained what they were going to use to determine 2nd through 8th place rankings.
"Because Erza Scarlett beat all 100 monsters of Pandemonium, the rest of the contestants will use a Magic Power Finder to determine their placements. After debating with Mr. Yajima, we have decided to award Fairy Tail Team A 40 points for that outstanding performance. Now, without further delay, Lahar here will explain what the MPF is and how it works."
"Thank you Chapati, the MPF is a device that has been used my the magic council to test new recruits. After it is hit, it will show a number that it has determined to represents the attackers magic power."
"With that, we will have Millliana from Mermaid Heel go first."
After hearing her name, Milliana walked forward and threw her strongest attack at the MPF.
"And Milliana scores 365!... Lahar, is that a good score?"
"Ah yes, I probably should have explained the ranking system. Milliana actually performed quite admirably and would have earned the rank of squad captain had she been applying for the Magical Enforcement Division."
"Out of every one who's been tested by this device, who scored the highest if I may ask?"
"I believe that the highest I've seen was when former Wizard Saint Siegrain was ranked by the MPF due to the rest of the Saints being unavailable. When he tried, he scored 4500, however he was only half of Jellal's power, so take from that what you will."
After the explanation, Hibiki from Blue Pegasus went next and scored a measly 95 points.
Going after him was Orga from Sabretooth, and with a cry of Lightning God's 120mm Black Lightning Cannon, he blasted an orb of black lightning from his hands which hit the MPF directly. The hit sent sparks flying everywhere and caused Laxus to smirk in excitement up in the stands.
"And Orga scores a whopping 3825, just look at the power."
"Well, looks like it's my turn now. We don't have to hold back on this thing do we?" Mira asked the official. Getting a shake of the head in response, Mira grinned.
"Take Over Magic - Satan Soul: Sitri!"
Mira was enveloped in a pillar of purplish black magic that only subsided after a minute or so. Stepping out of the dust, Mira was revealed to be clad in white and blue armor with a white cloak thrown over it.
Up in the stands, Elise was gaping in shock, having heard of Sitri's power from Eliza and not believing that someone had subdued her.
"I can't believe it, mother always said that Sitri was an incredibly powerful demon, to think that Mira subdued her is unbelievable."
"We're not entirely sure, but we believe that as of now, this is Mira's strongest form. So strong in fact, that Gramps forbid her from using it."
Down near the MPF, Mira was stretching before she started talking, in the process scaring the crap out of crowd.
"Ah, it's so nice to stretch my legs every once in a while…"
"Stop talking a hit the damn thing."
"Natsu… fine, ruin my fun wi..." In the middle of her sentence, she stopped speaking and stared at Natsu intently. "There's something different about you Natsu and I think I know what it is."
"I'm guessing Mira gave you control Sitri. I'm requesting that you don't say anything."
Appearing in front of Natsu with her forehead resting on his, Sitri smirked ferociously. "Was that an order, request or threat? Please say threat, Mira doesn't let me out to play so I'm in need of a good tussle to get my blood flowing again."
"I'll fight you after the games are done, but not if you say anything to anyone, even Mira."
"Very well, I'll keep silent. You better keep your word though, Natsu. Now, where is that MPF that I'm supposed to attack at?"
After her conversation with Natsu was finished, she reappeared at her original spot as if nothing had happened. Facing the MPF she charged an attack and aimed it at her target.
"Darkness Inferno Mixer!"
Throwing her attack forward, the MPF was engulfed in a massive explosion that obscured her score for a couple seconds. Once the dust settled, her score of 12 983 astonished everyone.
/With Veadric/
"Hmm, what did that demon want with Natsu? The only reason that she would have been intrigued would be if Natsu himself was a demon. That would explain the significant demonic presence that he emanated last night when confronting those Leichart members…"
Veadric, ignoring the competition going on below him, was furiously trying to understand the interaction between Sitri and Natsu. As if a light bulb went off in his head, Veadric's eyebrows rose in surprise at his own idea.
"END. if I assume that END is an acronym, then everything falls in place. Demon's are etherious, so the E would stand for that, while the ND would be Natsu's full name, Natsu Dragneel. No one knows anything about E.N.D so it is entirely possible that Natsu's learned to control it, almost like a transformation. It would also explain massive amounts of demonic magic that Natsu was using to fight the Leichart members. Furthermore, the presence of Alvarez in Fiore could be attributed to that as well, though I'm not gonna bank on that."
After figuring out what he assumed to be the reason that Sitri was talking to Natsu, Veadric turned his attention back to the games going on. By this time, the competition with the MPF had long since ended and a fight between Laxus and Alexei from Raven Tail had commenced. Veadric immediately noticed something fishy going on, as the light in the area that the fight was happening was behaving strangely. It was almost as if the light was fighting itself. There was also no magical fluctuation that would be apparent in a fight like this.
Not liking how suspicious this situation was, Veadric finally decided to move from his perch. With a quick application of Worldwalking, he arrived at the entrance to Fairy Tail Team B's "bleacher". Walking towards the figures overlooking the fight, Veadric was unsurprised to see Natsu turn around and stare at him.
"Hello Natsu, I would like to inform you that there is something wrong with the fight going on inside the arena. The light is behaving strangely and I cannot sense either combatants. I would think that this is something you can rectify but I cannot be sure. If it is not, I can go take a look and if need be take action."
Natsu, in response to that, just grimaced slightly in annoyance, and then smirked. "Regardless of what's going on down there, Laxus should be just fine. However if there is something untoward happening, I really should interfere. If you want to join me, be my guest." With that closing statement, Natsu walked up to the rail and jumped down into the arena. Veadric, shaking his head in amusement, just flickered in place before disappearing entirely, joining Natsu in the arena.
/With Makarov and the rest of Fairy Tail/
"NATSUUUUU, what the hell are you doing!" Makarov yelled out enraged.
"Stop freaking out Gramps, our friend here gave me some information indicating foul play!" Natsu yelled back, motioning to Veadric, who by that time was at his side. After that brief back and forth, Natsu just flared the entirety of his magic and in the process shattered the illusion hiding the real situation from everyone's eyes.
After the illusion was destroyed, everyone witnessed the ending of Laxus' beat down of Raven Tail. The crowd gasped in shock, while all the guilds there grimaced and looked over at Raven Tail's spectators box and scowled even further when they noticed that all their members had just been projections.
Up in the announcers box, Chapati was screaming his head off while Yajima was just calmly, albeit angrily, commentating on what they assumed had transpired. Lahar meanwhile, had summoned a group of soldiers and had them apprehend Raven Tail.
"Well, that was certainly interesting, wasn't it Lahar?" Yajima queried.
"Yes it was. Raven Tail shamed themselves with this act, and it should come as no surprise that they will be banned from competing any further in this Grand Magic Games and will be under heavy supervision in any others that they compete in." was Lahar's deadpan response.
"Well folks, after that very interesting turn of events, up next will be a very special treat for all of you. Former Wizard Saint Natsu Dragneel will have his competency test here in front of all of us. After his absence for 7 years, the Magic Council have decided that he must be tested to determine the most fitting spot within the Wizard Saints." Chapati said.
After his announcement, the gate at the side of the coliseum opposite Natsu opened and allowed his opponent to enter the arena. Natsu, who had been in the middle of a conversation with Veadric, looked to see who the Magic Council had decided to have test him.
As Natsu's foe walked out, everyone gasped in shock. The perpetual grin that Jura's had the entirety of the games disappeared. Makarov grimaced in shock and looked worriedly at Natsu. Natsu himself briefly lost his grin before it returned full force.
"So… they decided to send you out, eh, God Serena?" Natsu questioned while grinning.
"Yes well, I did tell you that we would fight eventually, didn't I Natsu?" Serena responded.
"So, you remembered that conversation did you? Well, I guess your prediction came true after all. You ready for this?"
"I have been for awhile now Natsu. I hope that you bring your best otherwise you may just die facing me. Once you reach our level it's hard to hold back properly." God Serena said arrogantly.
"You do know that the arena won't survive a fight between us right? Regardless of what type of magical barrier is erected."
"Yes, I do believe you are correct in that regard Natsu. Even more so if we were to let loose and really have some fun… Honorable Council, I have a request."
Up in the stands by King Toma E. Fiore was also the Magic Council who had convened to witness Natsu's Wizard Saint teata in person. Gran Doma, the head of the council, stepped forward to address God Serena and Natsu.
"Yes, what is it God Serena?"
"After discussing it, Natsu and I have decided that this arena is both too fragile and too small for a proper fight between us. We would like to move out battlefield to the countryside outside of Crocus so as to have a more enjoyable fight."
"Very well, we as the Magic Council give you full permission to use the entirety of the countryside to the eastern side of Crocus. It is a wide open field, so it should give you more room for a proper showcasing of your skills. Also, Natsu Dragneel, who is that beside you. No one on the Magic Council recognizes him and if he is trespassing than he will have to removed from the premises."
Veadric, annoyed at not being addressed directly, stepped forward and responded to the Magic Council's question. "My name is Veadric Ursus, known to many as the Blind Magus. Should you as the Magic Council deem it appropriate, I would like to request my insertion in upcoming bout between Natsu and Serena. They are both powerful mages, and I would love to have the opportunity to fight both of them."
Caught off guard by Veadric's request, the Magic Council started talking to each other before they came to an agreement that pleased both them and the King who was intrigued at the idea of inserting another person into the fight between Natsu and God Serena.
"After conversing with each other, we have come to an arrangement that should satisfy you. As we do not know the exact measure of your skill, we have decided that you will have to earn the right to fight Natsu and God Serena. Because of this, we will postpone their fight until after tomorrows games end. In place of that fight, you must fight Jura who is the 5th ranked Wizard Saint to gain the approval of the Magic Council and King Toma in your bid to insert yourself into a fight between two such as them."
Veadric, while slightly annoyed at the doubt that was showcased of his abilities, was excited at the idea of fighting Jura again. Said man was now grinning like a loon at the opportunity that just presented itself to him. He had been wishing for a rematch against Veadric ever since he had lost their first fight. That was 3 years ago, however, so he would not judge Veadric's current capabilities by those showcased during their first fight.
Jumping down from Lamia Scale's viewing area, he walked up to the three men currently standing there. God Serena, while very annoyed at the delay of his fight, was also intrigued by the man who had the audacity to try and insert himself into his fight with Natsu. Natsu meanwhile, was actually incredibly interested in the upcoming fight between Veadric and Jura. He had an idea of Jura's current strength, after the display he put on before with the MPF. Veadric however, he had no idea what level of strength he was at. Jellal had speculated that he was around his own level when using E.N.D. but Natsu didn't fully believe that. This was an opportunity that he wasn't going to miss. Add in the apparent willingness to abandon Fiore to Alvarez, and Natsu was going to be paying extremely close attention to this upcoming fight, in order to accurately determine Veadric's current power level.
"Well, if you wouldn't mind clearing the arena, Natsu and Serena, it seems that me and Jura will have need of it momentarily." God Serena just humphed conceitedly while Natsu nodded politely and after their respective responses, vacated the arena.
"Well, now that we're alone, are you ready to commence this rematch Jura?"
"I'm very ready Veadric. I've been waiting for this moment for 3 years. Let's have a great fight." with that final statement, Veadric and Jura rushed each other and began exchanging blows.
Veadric made the opening blow by quickly drawing his sword and transitioning into a diagonal slash in one smooth movement. Moving out of the way of the sword, Jura quickly retaliated with a knife hand strike which Veadric slapped out of the way with the flat of his blade. Spinning with the momentum, Jura pivoted around Veadric and lashed out with a roundhouse kick that sent Veadric flying. Clasping his hands together, Jura quickly channeled his earth magic and cast the first spell of the fight.
"Iron Rock Avalanche!" pointing his index and middle finger forward, the earth in front of him rose up and hardened before flying toward Veadric. Said mage sidestepped the first one, jumped over the next and then rolled under the one after that as soon as he landed. Standing up and noticing even more boulders flying at him, Veadric quickly raised his sword in front of him and channeled his own earth magic.
"Throbbing Pulse of the World: 128 Waves!" slashing his sword out in a wide arc in front of him, Veadric released the vibrations contained in his sword, forming a pseudo barrier in front of him that blocked the rest of the boulders. With a quick mutter of Worldwalking, he disappeared and reappeared behind Jura, already mid-swing. Jura, sensing danger, quickly moved a few steps forward, dodging the slash by a hair's breadth. Turning around, Jura lashed out with a quick jab-hook combo, and then jumped out of the way of the retaliatory slash. Stomping on the ground, Jura destabilized Veadric's footing with a quick use of basic earth magic before rushing the now unbalanced swordsman.
Opening with a quick left hook, Jura started throwing fast, weak blows meant to wear out his opponent. Veadric, knowing his foes strategy, dodged, flipped over, or parried every attack he could, trying to minimize any damage taken by these seemingly unimportant blows. This exchange lasted for a good minute, both mages looking for any openings in their opponents guard, Veadric found one first.
Allowing a jab to hit his shoulder, Veadric stepped into Jura's guard and executed a quick 3-slash combo, hitting all of them and officially drawing first blood. Both combatants jumped away from each other, wanting to gain some breathing room after that stressful exchange. Jura, coming up with a strategy, quickly cast another spell.
"Iron Rock Wall!" pointing at his opponent, Jura manipulated the ground around his opponent to form walls that were twice Veadric's height that also enclosed him. "Iron Rock Spikes!" casting another spell, Jura caused a number of spikes to form within the enclosure, and then detonated them with another spell called Iron Rock Powder Explosion. Knowing that his three spell string wouldn't have finished Veadric, Jura quickly rushed in to try and preempt his opponent. Veadric was a step ahead however. He jumped over the enclosure, singed but not noticeably injured, and slashed downward with his sword. Jura, not being able to get out of the way in time, could only try to redirect the attack with his palm, giving up use of his left hand in exchange for not losing the fight.
Landing on the ground in a crouch,Veadric enacted a rising cut which Jura was able to backpedal away from, before quickly pivoting into a rotating slash which grazed the Wizard Saint's chest. Pulling his sword back to his side, Veadric used the flat of his blade to slap Jura away with an impressive showing of strength. Now having some breathing room, Veadric analyzed the current state of the arena. From what he was able to sense, there were multiple holes in the floor from Jura's first spell, and there was also the crumbling remains of Jura's three spell combo. Not sensing anything he could use to his advantage, Veadric decided to kick things up a notch.
"Prepare yourself Jura. I'm ending this fight now. Worldwalking: Dance of Death." he muttered lowly. Disappearing from his current position, he reappeared directly in front of Jura, already cutting him across the chest. Disappearing again, he cut Jura's back when he reappeared. He kept doing this for awhile, disappearing and reappearing while slashing Jura across his whole body. He severed the tendons in his wrists and knees when Jura finally attempted to get some breathing room to counter attack. Disappearing a final time, Veadric appeared in front of the downed Jura with his sword at his neck.
"Yield, Jura. I hate to sound arrogant but this fight was never going to end any other way. 3 years ago I barely beat you. Now, my understanding of the earth has increased exponentially, while you have stagnated. Grow stronger Jura, and come challenge me for the title of strongest earth mage alive." turning towards the Magic Council he continued. "I have overcome the obstacle that you placed in my path. According to your own words, I now have the right to insert myself in the fight between Natsu and God Serena."
The Magic Council looked at each other before Gran Doma nodded down towards Veadric in assent. "Indeed, you have beaten Jura, handily at that. As per our agreement, you are now the third combatant in the fight between Natsu and God Serena."
Veadric just turned towards Jura with a smirk before kneeling down. "Healing Rite: Intensive Care." with that mutter, Veadric's hand was aglow with pure white light that he dragged across Jura's injuries. As the light passed over the multitude of cuts covering Jura's body, each individual injury healed at a noticeable speed. Within the time frame of his injuries being healed, Jura had passed out from fatigue.
Standing back up, Veadric hefted Jura over his shoulder before he appeared at Lamia Scale's viewing area with a quick whisper of Worldwalking. Setting Jura down, Veadric disappeared again, not reappearing within the arena, instead arriving at the Honey Bone Inn.
/With Fairy Tail Team B/
Natsu was grinning widely at the prowess displayed by Veadric. He was impressed with the quick, efficient dispatching of Jura. While he himself probably could've done the same thing, it would have been a much flashier fight that most likely would've been drawn out longer. He was also intrigued at the spells that Veadric had shown his expertise in. so far he knew that he could seemingly teleport at will, but he'd never seen him do it to places he hadn't already been or weren't in sight of. Veadric had also shown the ability to manipulate some type of vibrational wave that seemed to bypass all exterior defenses. Even with this information however, Natsu had the feeling that Veadric would be fighting in a very different way tomorrow. From what he had gathered from Jellal's information, Veadric was also known for his skill in light magic which he was supposedly even more adept at using. Shaking his head of his thoughts, Natsu determined to come up with strategies for fighting God Serena and Veadric later on.
Looking over at the rest of his team, who were still in shock, Natsu spoke up. "So, what do you think of my chances tomorrow against Veadric, someone who has every right to call himself the greatest earth user alive, and God Serena, the number 1 ranked Wizard Saint?"
"I honestly don't know Natsu. Both of those mages are monsters, especially considering that we know nothing about Veadric's light magic, just that he's supposedly better with it than earth. Or anything about what type of magic God Serena uses. Taking all of that into account, as well as my lack of knowledge about your own full power, I'd say the match could go to any one of you three." Elise responded.
Laxus nodded in agreement, although he had his own opinions to add to the conversation. "You also have to worry about temporary team ups. Whether you take advantage of the odd number of competitors and edge out one, or if you're edged out by the other two, you definitely have to look out for that type of strategy as well."
Gray, Gajeel, and Mira also had their own two cents to add, however they all agreed that the match was going to be close. "So, all in all, look out for unexpected surprises from both of them and keep an eye out for potential 2v1 scenarios. About what I was thinking to. Well, I'm gonna head back to the inn. Also let Gramps know that I'm withdrawing from the games. Now that I have such a big fight coming tomorrow, I can't afford any loss in power, regardless of when it is tomorrow." with that, Natsu walked back to the Honey Bone Inn, thinking about the upcoming fight the entire way.
AN-so, second chapter is done. I know that the Jura vs Veadric fight was pretty short but I honestly couldn't find much info on Jura or his abilities and the OC I've made has already been established to be stronger than Jura last chapter. Anyway, figured I'd address that in case anyone was wondering. Don't worry though, the next chapter will at least be half combat, though that'll probably take longer considering my style of writing fights which is a bit more in depth than others. Because of that style of writing and the fact that fight scenes are slightly harder for me to write, expect at least another week-and-a-half to two-and-a-half weeks before the next chapter is uploaded.
Sincerely, NineTailedAnnihilator