September 1st, x777
Veilstone Stadium's Battleground
1:00 PM
Lucy and Sting found themselves alone on the battlefield with Cosmos and Kamika, two future and infamous executors. The audiences' cheers were directed to the Rune Knights, so it was clear who the crowd thought would win.
"How does it feel to have the crowd against to for once," Lucy joked.
"It's different for sure, but I bet it feels right at home for you," Sting playfully jabbed back. "When we get back, I'm winning the Grand Magic Games for my guild. I hope you still remember that."
"I do, but I won't let that happen. After all, my guild deserves the title."
"Let the second battle commence!"
"Let's start things off beautifully, shall we Kamika," Cosmos held her hand to the sky as a large four-petal flytrap sprouted out of the ground.
The Paper Blizzard wizard summoned a single yellow inch-by-inch paper square in between her fingertips. The flytrap sent a breath attack of seeds in our directions. Kamika's paper square got caught in the attack and duplicated before our eyes until a swarm of paper and seeds appeared. Electricity flickered between the cards as Wiess jumped forward to intercept the unison raid with his own attack.
Taking a deep breath, the white dragonslayer released a large, powerful whirlwind breath attack. The blast tore through the storm of electricity and plant seeds with ease, and Venus Flytrap protected the two Rune Knights from the direct attack. "White Light Whirlwind!"
"Im-Impossible! An attack from his mouth?!" Kamika stuttered. "And he canceled out our Unison Raid on his own?!"
"Oi Rebecca, you want a piece of them, or should I handle this?" Wiess turned his back to their opponent to asked his question which irritated the Paper Blizzard Wizard. Kamika knew she and Cosmos were at the exceptional on their own. When they were together, their combos were virtually unparalleled, and yet this stray from the street was treated as subpar mages.
"I won't stay for this!" She black haired Rune Knight summon several streams of red origami paper. The fire produced burned brightly as it circled Wiess's body. She smirked as his body disappeared in the firestorm. "God of Flames! Reak havoc!"
"I call upon thee! Open! Gate of the Archer: Sagittarius! and Star Dress: Sagittarius!" The celestial archer appeared on his new master's side. The centaur wore a brighter smile than when Rebecca first met him, and trust between the two was evident. Rebecca proudly wore his star dress. It consisted of a twin-tailed coat and sleeves that leave the shoulders and upper back bare. A pair of dark thigh-high boots with light trim at the top, and she finished the outfit with a pair of green long sleeve gloves that covered her hand. Sagittarius's star dress came with a decorative bow that was about the same size as Rebecca, herself. "Let's do this, Sagittarius! Star Shot!"
Combining their might, the duo called upon the celestial world to shoot off multiple dazzling arrows that honed in the firestorm. On impact, the arrows exploded, canceling out the spells entirely. The dust cleared and revealed a slightly annoyed Wiess. "Oh come on, my hair got singed."
"Will you take this seriously?" Rebecca scowled the dragonslayer as she took aim at Cosmos.
"Fine, but Cancer is gonna have to fix this." He grumbled. The white dragonslayer begrudgingly lit his fist with a bright slightly transparent light. "Let's get this over with."
"Arrogance is not beautiful!" Cosmos proclaimed loudly to Wiess. "Grow Flow!"
The Plant Mage summoned a large gorgeous flower that stood between her and Wiess. The six petals were mesmerizing, but Rebecca was worried about the gaping hole in the center. Following her partner's actions, Kamika released a sea of violet-colored paper that was bound to Wiess's skin and clothes. Rebecca was almost caught in the storm of binding paper, but Sagittarius's instinctual reaction saved her.
The archer shot ten consecutive volleys of arrows to counteract the Paper Blizzard's attack. Although the arrows did not pierce through the sheet of papers, Sagittarius was able to make design a simple flower out of the fallen arrows. "To counteract projectiles...this is mere child's play for my arrows."
"That's cool and all, but I can't mov-" Sting's frozen body vibrated in place as the Cosmos's plant began to vacuuming the battlefield.
The shreds of paper and displaced arrow disappeared into the flower's black hole of a mouth. Rebecca and her team were quickly swept off their feet. Sagittarius tried to pierce the plant's gaping mouth with an arrow, but it vanished in the void.
Cosmos rejoiced at the sight of her enemies struggling in the air. "Succumb to the dazzling might of our power!"
"Oh no, you don't!" Rebecca shouted which startled the future executors. Waving another key in the air, she summoned the ace in the hole and their matching Star Dress. "Open! Gate of the Crab, Cancer! And Star Dress: Cancer!"
The stylish spirit appeared by his owner's side in the air. Rebecca released a blinding light as she transformed into a modified obi with a big ribbon wrapped around the waist and tied in the back. Below the waist, she had pieces of cloth hanging in the form of vertical stripes. She also wore knee-high socks, as well as flip-flops as footwear. In addition, Rebecca's hair is tied up in two high pigtails, secured by two round, pincer-shaped clips. Two normal sized blades materialized in her hand.
"Cancer, can you free Weiss from those binding paper? Sagittarius, can you keep Kamika and Cosmos busy with your arrows?" Lucy pleaded with her spirits. She couldn't send them to face the black hole flower when she was capable of doing the same. The archer spirit hesitated in agreeing, but the crab's confidence in Lucy's ability allowed Sagittarius to ready his bow. "I'll finish this right now! Beta Cancri!"
Rebecca surged through the air until she was arm distance of the core. She clamped the two ends of her blades together and began to spin the two-sided blade until the weapon spun freely around her body. The Celestial Wizard gripped the middle bar and cut cleanly through the flower. Without hesitating, she continued to slice through Cosmos's flower until it was reduced to cubed leaves. The vacuuming power died down as Rebecca floated back down to the ground with a blade in both hands.
Cancer freed Weiss from the binding paper with his accurate and precise cuts. As the shreds littered the ground, the dragonslayer cracked his stiffen joints. Eagerness was written clearly across his face. His magic level soared when white light began to flicker around his being. almost like he was tempted to enter White Drive.
"Rain of Light!" His grin grew once a magic seal appeared in above Weiss and Cancer. The White Dragonslayer waved his hands in the air as rays of light shot into the sky, momentary disappearing in the sun before raining down onto their opponents. Upon impact, the rays let off small explodes the enveloped the battlefield. The explosion left deep holes scattered around. The damage shown today was only a fraction of the dragonslayer's power, and yet his partner was still wary about how he was unleashing the magic. The attack was dazzling, but it was lacked accuracy.
Rebecca quickly forced Sagittarius and Cancer back into the Spirit World once she saw how damaged the battlefield was. She was able to dive underneath Weiss's magic seal for protection. Once the spell finished destroying the arena, the dust revealed Cosmos and Kamika laying unconscious, gaining them the opportunity to fight in the second round.
In an unexpected one-sided battle, Weiss and Rebecca are moving on to the semi-finals!
September 1st, x777
Veilstone Penthouse
1:30 PM
With the first round behind them, Lucy got a chance to catch her breath. She used more magic than originally suspected, but there was nothing that can change that now. The duo was greeted with curious eyes of their opponents once they made it back to the luxurious room.
"Well, that was certainly a sight to see," Saisuke commented as he congratulated us on our victory. "I never imagined combining Requip and Holder magic."
Lucy let out an awkward chuckle. The detective was half right about her magic. "It's not really requiping magic, but Star Dress is an extension of my spirits' powers."
"That's absurd! I've studied Celestial magic longer than you've been alive, and I never heard of such a thing." Karen furiously cried out. "It has to be Requip magic."
"I'm not lying!" Lucy snapped back, furious that she would be accused of evading the truth. "Cancer and my spirits entrusted me with their Star Dress, and I intend to use this power to collect the rest of the Golden Gates."
"You might want to aim for having nine because Aries and Libra will be mine." Karen sneered with confidence radiating from her being.
"How are you going win with only one key? If something happens to Scorpio in the next match, there's not much you can do in the finale."
A condescending smirk crossed the Pegasus's face. "Scorpio will listen to me no matter the conditions. My word is the law. Unless you wish to make a little wager."
"What?"
"If you win this tournament, then I'll break my contract with Scorpio and give him away." She dangled the scorpion's key in the air inches from Lucy's frowning face. "However, when I'm named the victor of this battle royale, I'll be taking your golden keys."
Luka's eyes widened from the shocking declaration. "Wait, that's nine keys on the line!"
"And, there's only twelve in existence," His partner, Rilo, reminded everyone. "That's a lot of power being passed around. I wonder what will happen if all twelve are brought to one place."
"It seems to be the million-dollar question. Well, Rebecca, what will you do if collected all the golden gates." Detective Saisuke asked with a small smirk as all eyes fell on Lucy.
"I...I think I'll show my mother." She smiled softly at the thought. "It was the one thing she never got to accomplish. She's the one who gave me my first keys."
"Honestly, what a waste of time." Karen dramatically sighed as she shrugged her shoulders before walking away. "With all that power, and the little girl wants to play Show-and-Tell with her mommy. Give me a break."
Sting noticed the burning fire in his partner's eyes. He knew her Fairy Tail family was precious to Lucy, and with the lengths, Fairy Tail has gone for their family, regardless of blood or bond, this might end with murder if he doesn't intervene. "Oi chill, what Rebecca does with the keys is her decision. Respect that."
"It's fine, Weiss," Rebecca took a deep breath. She took a rubber band from her wrist and placed her hair into a ponytail. "I never should've expected so much from Karen."
"It's impossible to see eye-to-eye with every person we come across." Detective Saisuke said with a slight frown. "It's truly amazing how two people who practice the same magic can have polar opposite views on Celestial Beings."
"We must be on way. The third match will begin shortly." Kiriyo gently pulled on her partner's sleeve. Her male counterpart gave an apologetic hand motion before exiting with Kiriyo.
"That's right...They're fighting Loki and Serpent," Lucy murmured to herself before following Sting to a table near the glass window. "The strongest guild in existence."
The White Dragon scratched his cheek at the thought. He had heard of Titanium in passing, but the details were fuzzy. Why didn't he recognize Loki or Serpent? How could he forget someone as hot as her?! Rather...what happened to the members once Fairy Tail became the strongest? Lucy's guild didn't become number one until like x780 and x781 when Erza and Mirajane become S-Class wizards. Then, there was a surge in their popularity that only grew. Titanium didn't surge back to the top once Fairy Tail disappear for like seven years. "Hey Rebecca, did your guild ever have a conflict with Titanium?"
"Huh?" She blinked twice from the sudden question before exhaling a shallow breath. "Wiess, you know I can't answer that. It's against my guild's rules to reveal private information."
"But, you talked about the guild war y'all had against the Phantoms. How is this any different?" He frowned.
"Because the Phantom guild war became public knowledge when the magic council wrote a report. Thus, it was public knowledge." Lucy explained the gray area of the matter. "Whatever isn't public knowledge, I can't talk about with someone outside the guild. For example, I can talk about a member and their magic, but I can't say anything about the extent of their capabilities."
"So, it's like me saying Rufus is a Memory Make wizard, but I can't say what spells he knows."
"Exactly, anything considered public knowledge is free game."
"Then, how did Natsu become a Lightning Fire-"
"Wiess, what did I just say?!"
"What? Gajeel ate Rogue's magic-"
"HE DID WHAT?!" Lucy screamed and caught the attention of several of the other pairs. Quickly mouthing a silent apology, she turned back to Sting after receiving a glare from Karen.
Sting leaned in close and whispered the next part in Lucy's ear. "Look, I wasn't there in person, but Gajeel swallowed one of Rogue's attacks and became the Iron Shadow Dragon."
"Well, in that case, becoming a dual-type dragonslayer is public knowledge," Lucy leaned back in her chair with her arms folded. "But how Natsu did it isn't. What happens behind closed doors and on private property remains a secret."
"Fine," He begrudgingly relented on the subject and turned his head to the area to take his mind off the subject.
Almost immediately, he regretted that decision. The smell of iron attacked his nostrils as his eyes focused on the blood-stained battleground. The sight alone was enough to churn his stomach; the smell pushed Sting over the edge. He stumbled to the nearest trashcan and threw up his lunch in itself entirety.
Saisuke and Kiriyo's blood was soaking into the ground as Loki and Serpent stood over their bodies. In the matter of mere minutes, the Titanium wizards turned the battle into a one-sided massacre which left the detectives almost unrecognizable to Lucy. To her displeasure and horror, Loki and Serpent lacked any injuries, let alone a hair out of place. No, the flamed-haired man and the serpent woman were only bothered by the amount of blood that happened to stain their cloaks.
La-Ladies and gents, I-I believe that's a new personal best for Titanium! Securing their victory in three minutes, Loki and Serpent are moving on to the next round!
"Th-Three minutes? That's insane!" Lucy gasped while the medics rushed the fallen side.
"You truly must be living under a rock," Karen rolled her eyes dramatically. "That how Titanium works. They value strength over everything else and will decimate their opponents with no remorse."
"Well, that won't get them far," Sting wiped the remaining vomit off his chin. "I'll make sure that."
"Wiess, there's no doubt you're strong, but Loki and Serpent on an entirely different level." Kamika frowned.
To her surprise, Sting began to laughing uncontrollably and clutched his stomach. "Oh, that's hilarious. Loki and Serpent might be Rebecca's level on a good day, but I'm leagues above everyone."
"So much for modesty," Lucy sweatdropped. "Ignore him. Wiess is very competitive, and it's sorta in his blood. But, he has a point. We entered this tournament with the mindset of winning, and Titanium won't change anything."
"That's the proper spirit to have moving forward," Luka's calming smile washed away the tension in the room. "I look forward to our match. Who knows? We might duke it out in the finale."
"Did you forget that we still must defeat our opponents of this round," Rilo sighed softly before pulling him out of the room. "We will return."
The Celestial Wizard shared a worried look with her partner. If this was the same Tartarus as the one infamous dark guild, the odds might not be in Luka and Rilo's favor. After all, the members of Grimoire Heart and Oracion Seis were extremely strong in their own way. Lucy wished she could've defeated Angel or Kain her own. She was thankful for Natsu and Hibiki's help, but it still felt wrong for her to be dependent on those around her.
"I'm going to have faith in Luka and Rilo's power," Lucy reassured herself that the Veilstone representatives won't face a similar fate as the detectives.
"That is a wise choice," Ichiya appeared by Sting's side. "Their perfume is a strong one indeed."
"Ichiya?!" Lucy jumped at his sudden appearance. "What are you doing over here? I thought since you were Karen's partner and all, you would be avoiding us."
"Nonsense, there is an interesting and strong perfume coming from your companion!" The Pegasus mage marveled with excitement in his voice. "I, for one, have come across a wide range of perfumes, but Weiss's scent is unparalleled to any that I have experienced before! I must investigate it."
The dragonslayer clenched his fist by his side in an attempt to subdue his urge to maul the stumpy man. "You got three seconds before I knock your lights out, ya weirdo!"
"Wiess, please, this isn't the first time someone said to you. I'm sure all the girls you've been with said the exact same thing," Lucy snickered softly to herself. Seeing Sting be uncomfortable was one of the few pleasures she receives nowadays.
"Ah! A player and a bachelor! It seems we are one of the same! Women often throw themselves at me in hope of gaining my attention!" Ichiya proudly proclaimed as he desperately clung to the dragonslayer's waist.
"We are not the same and you know!" Sting snapped as he attempted to shake Ichiya off.
Lucy stifled her urge to laugh. In all honesty, Lucy wasn't too worried about Ichiya discovering their secret since there was nothing eluding to it other than Sting's scent, and there were no clues connecting the two. After all, Natsu is the first dragonslayer to make a name for himself, so the idea of a dragonslayer doesn't exist just yet. It's still considered a lost art.
A small smile grew on her face before she turned to her attention to the battleground. Watching Sting and Ichiya bicker and fight reminded her of Fairy Tail and the daily banter that eventually grew on her. Lucy pressed her right hand against her chest and said a silent prayer before giving the fight her full attention. Luka and Rilo's match against Nyx and Thanatos was about to begin.
The starting bell rang throughout the area signaling the participants to battle. Luka took a slow inhale and held his breath for a moment before exhaling slowly. The fiery red aura around him flowed around his figure with every following breath as a small smile grew into a wicked grin. Rilo had a forest green light emitting from her body as she murmured a small prayer.
Nyx made the first move by unleashing a series of earth pillars towards the male fighter with Thanatos throwing poisonous spikes around the battlefield. In retaliation, Luka violently threw his body against the rocky columns and began bulldozing his way through one after another. As he closed the distance between him and his opponent, Luka recklessly stepped on the traps laid before him. His face paled for a moment before his eyes began to roll into the back of his skull.
Rilo chanted an incantation with her hands extended forward. A green aura encompassed Luka before he had the chance to fall over. Ridden him of his illness, Lucy watched in amazement as Luka was brought back from the edge of exhaustion. His wounds and cuts from the columns had faded as fast as they had appeared.
"So this is aura magic?" Lucy muttered to herself as she leaned forward. Much like dragonslayer and godslayer magic, aura magic must come in a large variety. From the battle so far, she theorized that red aura made the user more aggressive while green aura had healing attributes which made them a synced team. Luka is free to enhance his physical abilities, and Rilo would be there to heal him to near perfection. "I guess that's why those two are famous in Veilstone. And Thanatos and Nyx are pretty interesting. Those poison spikes almost immediately took out Luka. They must be stacked with powerful venom. Those pillars were on par with what Jura might produce..."
Once the aura mage broke through the last pillar, Thanatos blasted Luka in the face with black sludge. Nyx followed the attack by encasing the Veilstone representative stone coffin and submerged deep within the ground. Rilo gave them an annoyed glare before chanting another enchantment. Tartarus's members sped toward with the hands ready to attack.
A green transparent dome appeared with a three-yard radius and Rilo at the center. Thanatos smirked the girl's attempt at defense and launched a toxic bomb at the Veilstone resident. The bomb sizzled upon impact and melted away, leaving the protective shield undamaged. Nyx shouted some insults as he unleashed a meteor storm from the sky which caused Rilo and several of the other participants to widen their eyes in shock and concern. An attack of that magnitude had the potential to leave the crowd to feel the aftereffects.
"They wouldn't, right? That attack could kill someone on the first level." Evergreen gasped.
"There's no telling with a dark guild. Casualties never matter with them." Freed frowned with his arms folded across his chest.
"Then, shouldn't we evacuate them then?!" Lucy said with urgency in her voice.
"Why bother?" Loki yawned. "If they're strong, they'll survive. If they're weak, then...think of this as a merciful end."
Lucy was suddenly taken aback by his nonchalant attitude. Before she could recover from his comment, Sting steps forward. "You wanna repeat that? What kind of attitude is that?"
"An honest one," He scoffed. "These people knew what they were getting into when bought their ticket, so what is a couple of weaklings die in the crossfire. The world will continue on."
The light in Sting's eyes dull and his pupils shrunk as his mind was flooded with Sabertooth memories. From disregarding Yukino's ex-communication from the guild to Jiemmia striking down Lector, the horrible thoughts consumed him. Sting flicked in and out of White Drive. His eye shined as he marched towards the smirking Loki with each step leaving a footprint on the floor.
Lucy tightly gripped Sting's hand which forced him to stop for a moment and look back at his partner. In this moment of clarity, Sting forced himself to regain his composure and shoot Loki a deathly glare before walking to the opposite end of the room. Lucy let out a sigh of relief as the group return to their level of normality.
In a desperate attempt, Rilo shrank the size of her dome to a yard in diameter and produced a shield circling around the outer ring of the battlefield and that was tall enough to surpass the third level in height. Karen, Evergreen, and Freed took a step back out of caution while Lucy, Sting, Ichiya, Loki, and Serpent remained in their original spots with interest in their eyes. Nyx took this chance to put more pressure on Rilo's shield with more poisonous attacks, one more deadly than the previous. Rilo's aura spiked the instant the meteors struck the ground.
The meteors shook the stadium and rocked the reinforced room. Lucy and the others held onto the railing for stability while Evergreen and Karen gripped their seats for security. Thankfully, the green shield protected everyone from the debris in the air.
Through the cloud of debris, a glowing red light shined and continued to grow exponentially with each passing second.
"Shit, they're pissed," Sting stated with a hint of concern in his voice. Before Lucy ask what he meant, the dust disappears leaving Luka in its wake. Rilo's shields had given out and left her with fury in her eyes.
Rilo launched herself off the ground with a small jump. She twisted her body in the air and successfully kicked Nyx across the face, sending him crashing into the wall, and used his body as a springboard to shoot herself at Thanatos.
The Tartarus mage threw his arms in a defensive manner, but a stomp from Luka caused the ground to quake underneath his might. Losing his balance for a moment, Thanatos was left himself open for Rilo's second kick of the fight. Upon impact, Rilo gripped him by the arm and tossed towards her partner, Luka.
The aura mage allowed his magic to consume his body and slam his fist into Thanatos's skull. The stone mage collapsed from the weight of Luka's attack. Thus, that left the Velistone representative as the victors of the first round's final battle.
Keys Obtained: Cancer, Aquarius, Capricorn, Crux, Virgo, Taurus, and Sagittarius
Keys Needed: Leo, Aries, Scorpio, Gemini, Libra, and Pisces
A/N:
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Not a single soul:
Me: What if Mirajane, Laxus, and Gray (possibly Juvia) entered the BNHA universe and had to do a mission with Denki, Bakugo, Yamomo, and Shouto (maybe Aizawa)?
