Wendy and Fluttershy stayed in the air as far away from the demon as possible, hoping to avoid his attacks.
"They're deluded if they think that by not being on the ground they can escape my territory. Destroyer Cyclone!" shouted Whamplash swinging his arms in a sweep, thus launching a tornado that sucked in the three of them, spinning them around as they screamed before impacting them against the wall.
"If we don't do something soon, he'll kill us." said Fluttershy getting up from the ground.
"I won't let that happen. Verner! Arms! Armor!" shouted Wendy casting enhancement spells. Once her physical abilities were enhanced, she lunged forward while wrapping her leg in wind. "Sky Dragon's Claw!" shouted Wendy throwing her foot forward to strike the demon.
"You're not the only one with tricks like that." said Whamplash as his fist was covered in wind. "Tornado Strike!" shouted Whamplash impacting his fist into the foot of the sky dragon slayer.
Both remained neutral as waves of wind were emitted and soon after, both were pushed back, though Wendy ended up further back than the demon.
"Hahaha. You've fallen into my trap. Sink!" shouted Whamplash as the ground beneath Wendy turned wet and began to sink like quicksand.
"W-what?" asked Wendy before trying to free herself. "I can't get out!"
"Hahahaha. Of course not! I told you what goes in my territory doesn't come out!" said Whamplash.
"Not while I'm here!" exclaimed Charle, in human form, before grabbing Wendy and ascending a bit with the help of her wings.
"Don't you understand it's useless? Cursed Water!" shouted Whamplash shooting jets of blackened water from his hands.
Charle managed to dodge a couple of jets, but after dodging another, a jet of blackened water was within an inch of reaching her.
"Wendy!" exclaimed Charle letting go of Wendy, causing the jet of blackened water to hit her and knock her down.
"Charle!" cried Wendy as she saw her friend sacrificing herself for her.
Quickly, Fluttershy flew to grab the exceed, which had returned to her normal form, and landed on the ground before Wendy ran to her side.
"Are you okay?" asked Fluttershy.
"I-I'm fine. Just... a little weak." said Charle before groaning a little.
"What did you do to her?" asked Fluttershy to the demon with a frown.
"Oh, I just poisoned her a little. Don't worry. She'll die shortly. Too bad, since I was curious about her taste." said Whamplash with a toothy grin.
"Don't worry. I'll heal you in no time." said Wendy ignoring the demon's comment and using her healing magic on the exceed.
A few seconds later, Charle stopped moaning, signaling that she was fully healed.
"Will she be okay?" asked Fluttershy.
"Yeah, she just needs to rest." said Wendy.
"Wow, I didn't imagine you had that magic. Well, that means I'll be able to keep beating you up." said Whamplash.
"That won't happen! I'm going to knock you down so you don't hurt anyone else!" exclaimed Wendy.
"Oh yeah? Then come if you dare, brat." said Whamplash.
Wendy quickly darted towards him as she wrapped her leg in wind again.
"Sky Dragon's Claw!" shouted Wendy swinging her leg forward.
"That trick won't serve you twice!" said Whamplash as he wrapped his fist in wind. "Tornado Strike!" shouted Whamplash crashing his fist into the young dragon slayer's leg.
Just like before, both attacks were repelled, but this time, both held their positions, with Wendy in the air, but then, with a shove, Wendy somersaulted as she covered one of her hands in wind.
"Sky Dragon's Crushing Fang!" shouted Wendy swinging her hand in an arc and slamming into the demon, sending him backwards.
Looking down, Whamplash discovered that there was a cut mark on his chest from the young dragon slayer's attack.
"Grrr. You got lucky, brat, but it's over. Destroyer Cyclone!" shouted Whamplash throwing a tornado towards her.
However, Wendy began to suck in and that caused her to absorb the cyclone, much to the demon's surprise.
"What?!" asked Whamplash as Wendy ate the entire wind attack.
"Thanks for the food! Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!" shouted Wendy shooting two powerful tornadoes from her arms that hit the demon, sending him crashing into the wall.
"Damn..." began Whamplash before suddenly Wendy appeared at his side with her leg wrapped in wind.
"Leading Sky Arrow!" shouted Wendy launching, with a kick, a tornado that hit the demon and sent him to the side.
"You fucking bastard! I'll kill you! Sinking Wave!" shouted Whamplash slamming his hand on the ground, making the ground move like water before generating a huge wave that was going to impact against her.
"Sky Dragon's Roar!" shouted Wendy shooting a tornado out of her mouth that undid the wave, but before it hit the demon, the tornado was also undone.
"HA. No matter what you throw at me, it won't manage to hit me thanks to my curse!" declared Whamplash.
"But this will!" said Wendy before quickly launching herself towards the demon.
"I'll finish you! Cursed Water!" shouted Whamplash shooting jets of blackened water from his hands, but Wendy was able to dodge all the attacks until she got to stand right next to the demon and before he could react.
"Sky Dragon's Roar!" shouted Wendy shooting another tornado from her mouth that hit the demon directly, sending him crashing into the wall, generating a smoke screen in the process.
"D-did you defeat it?" asked Fluttershy.
"It looks like it, but we'd better not get overconfident" said Wendy.
Right after saying that, they felt a huge pressure coming from where the demon was.
When the smoke cleared, Whamplash could be seen standing and panting while a dark aura surrounded him.
"You bastard! I don't care anymore if I don't eat you, once I'm done with you, there won't even be the bones left!" shouted Whamplash as his body began to transform.
His size increased until he reached the ceiling. His teeth multiplied until he had three rows of them and his legs were replaced by tentacles.
Needless to say, both the yellow pegasus and the dragon slayer in the sky were terrified by his new appearance. (For reference, look up the Kraken from 'Rage of Titans').
"Etherious Form… Demon Kraken!" shouted Whamplash activating his full power.
Fighting Mathisa was proving to be more complicated than they thought and that was the problem.
Every time they launched to hit her or throw some magical attack at her, she always managed to dodge the attack before launching her own. That was all because she was able to read their thoughts all the time.
"The younger sister will attack me from behind." said Mathisa as Lisanna appeared behind her to strike her, but the demoness stepped aside before grabbing her arm and throwing her over her shoulder.
"Next will come the middle brother with intent to crush me." said Mathisa as Elfman lunged at her to smash her with his two fists together, but she jumped back to dodge the blow.
"And as she dodged the attack, the unicorn will shoot her magic beam at me." said Mathisa before quickly moving to dodge a barrage of magic beams coming from Rarity.
"Of course, this is just a distraction for the middle brother to try to hit me again." said Mathisa as Elfman lunged towards her intending to hit her, but she dodged and kicked him sending him towards Rarity, who moved to the side to avoid him.
"And last but not least, big sister will get in front of me and throw me..." began Mathisa as Mirajane appeared in front of her with a charged spell between her hands.
"Evil Explosion!" shouted Mirajane shooting a beam of dark magic, but when the attack was over, there was no one in sight.
"You're wondering where I am, aren't you?" asked Mathisa appearing behind Mirajane, much to her shock.
The older sister turned around quickly, only to receive a hard punch in the stomach that made her double over. Then Mathisa grabbed her and threw her towards the others who caught her before she hit the ground.
"Come on, is that really all you know how to do?" asked Mathisa with a grin.
"Damn, if it were up to that power of hers, we would have defeated her." said Elfman.
"But it's hard not to think about what we're going to do." said Lisanna.
"Wait. I got it! Let's all sing together!" said Rarity, much to the confusion of the three siblings.
"Rarity, I don't think this is the time to sing." said Mirajane.
"No, you don't understand. The only way to defeat someone who can read thoughts is to fight without thinking." said Rarity.
"The same way Natsu does sometimes?" asked Elfman.
"Now I get it. If we're focused on something other than fighting, we'd have a chance." said Lisanna.
"I never would have thought of something like that. Good idea, Rarity." said Mirajane.
"Sometimes I get underestimated." said Rarity.
"Really? That's your plan? Let me tell you that I have already faced humans who tried to do the same as you and failed." said Mathisa having read his thoughts.
"My dear, clearly those guys you faced aren't like us and we are going to prove it to you." said Rarity.
"And how?" asked Mathisa.
"With this. Keep up with me, guys." said Rarity before clearing her throat. "Ah-ah, oh-oh. Ah-ah, oh-oh. Ah-ah, oh-oh, oh, oh."
That began to confuse Mathisa, who concentrated to try to read her thoughts.
"Into the unknown." sang Rarity suddenly shooting a magical beam at the demon who quickly darted to the side to dodge it, but, to her surprise, the attack had scraped her arm. "Into the unknown." sang Rarity shooting another magic beam that hit Mathisa, much to her and the three siblings' surprise, as it seemed the plan was working. "Into the unknown." sang Rarity shooting another magic beam, but Mathisa managed to dodge it, but with difficulty. "Ah-ah, oh-oh, oh, oh."
The siblings began to join in on the unicorn's plan as they saw it was affecting the mind-reading demon.
"I can hear you but I won't." sang Lisanna turning into her bird mode and taking flight. "Some look for trouble while others don't." sang Lisanna before flying behind Mathisa and kicking her in the back of the head, tripping her forward. "There's a thousand reasons I should go about my day." sang Lisanna suddenly appearing in front of her in cat form. "And ignore your whispers. Which I wish would go away, oh-oh-oh." sang Lisanna punching her in the face, sending her crashing into a tub.
"You're not a voice." sang Elfman grabbing the demon by the legs. "You're just a ringing in my ear." sang Elfman before slamming the demon to the ground. "And if I heard you, which I don't." sang Elfman lifting the demon up and slamming her to the ground again. "I'm spoken for, I fear." sang Elfman before throwing her against another tub which shattered and spilled its contents all over the floor.
"Everyone I've ever loved is here within these walls." sang Mirajane standing in front of Mathisa, who was getting up, with an attack ready to launch. "I'm sorry, secret siren, but I'm blocking out your calls." sang Mirajane shooting her Soul Extinctor attack, causing a large explosion.
By the time the smoke cleared, Mathisa was seen rising from the rubble of several broken tubs.
"I've had my adventure." sang Lisanna suddenly appearing at her side and giving her a side kick that sent her to the side.
"I don't need something new." sang Elfman appearing over her in mid-stride and sending her punching her to the ground.
"I'm afraid of what I'm risking if I follow you…" sang Rarity levitating the demon with her magic before launching her towards Mirajane, who was preparing another attack.
"Into the unknown. Into the unknown. Into the unknown." sang Mirajane before shooting her Evil Explosion attack, setting off a huge explosion.
"Ah-ah, oh-oh Ah-ah, oh-oh, oh, oh." sang the others as the explosion happened.
By the time the explosion was over, the four stopped chanting and prepared for the result of their tactic. When the smoke cleared, Mathisa was seen gasping for air as she stood, though she looked badly hurt from the hail of attacks.
"Damn you! Not only did you hurt me, but I'll never get that song out of my head ever!" said Mathisa with her hands on her head.
"That's the thing about songs, dear." said Rarity.
"Well, I hope you enjoyed that." said Mathisa before a dark aura surrounded her. "Because it will be the last thing you will ever do!"
While Rarity was shocked to notice the increase in power, the three siblings braced themselves, for they knew what that meant.
Mathisa's appearance began to change. A pair of arms grew underneath her own, her horns grew longer and a demon tail grew from behind her.
"Etherious Form... Demon Mental!" shouted Mathisa activating her true form.
"Solid Script: Wind!" shouted Levy writing the word in the air that expelled a blast of wind that forced the demon to cover his eyes with his arms.
Lily took that moment to approach him and try to strike him with his sword, but Genguar caught it with his hand, much to the exceed's surprise.
"It will take more than that to hit me." said Genguar.
"How about this?" asked Applejack stepping in front of the demon before giving him an uppercut with her hind legs, distracting him long enough for the following.
"Iron Dragon's Club!" shouted Gajeel transforming his arm into an iron club which he extended to strike the demon, pushing him backwards in the process.
"I admit it. You caught me off guard, but I could tell that attack was weaker than I thought. No doubt it must be a thing of my curse." said Genguar.
"You are right. These masks can't fully protect us from this toxic air." said Levy.
"Then let's finish him off as soon as possible. Come on, Lily!" exclaimed Gajeel before launching himself towards the demon with the exceed at his side. "Iron Dragon's Sword!" shouted Gajeel transforming his arm into a sword whose blades moved, making them work like a chainsaw.
Both swordsmen leapt into the air to launch themselves at the demon to strike him with their swords.
Genguar was about to dodge the attack when...
"Solid Script: Rope!" shouted Levy writing the word in the air which transformed into a rope that wrapped around the demon, preventing him from moving.
Thankfully, he wasn't able to move when the two attacks hit him directly, raising a smokescreen in the process.
The two returned to the others as the smoke dissipated, revealing Genguar with a few scratches.
"Mmm. Smart move, no doubt, even despite the condition you two are in, but it's about time I made my move." said Genguar before lunging towards them.
He aimed a punch at Levy first, but Lily rammed him from the side, pushing him away from her as he shoved him a bit. By the time they pulled away, the two entered into hand-to-hand combat, but unfortunately, due to the toxic air, Lily's movements and strength were slowly being reduced.
During the fight, Genguar kneed him in the stomach before raising both of his fists and bringing them down to strike the exceed, sending him crashing to the ground and knocking him down in the process.
"Lily!" exclaimed Gajeel before rushing to his aid as he turned his hands into hammers. "Iron Dragon's Mallet!" shouted Gajeel trying to hit him with the hammers, but the demon caught them before headbutting the iron dragon slayer and tossing him aside.
"Solid Script: Bullet!" shouted Levy writing the word in the air which then fired several energy bullets at the demon who put his arms in X position to protect himself.
Suddenly, after making that attack, Levy fell to his knees.
"Levy! Are you okay?" asked Applejack.
"*Cough* I'm feeling weaker and weaker." said Levy.
"Seems like all those attacks has made the process go faster. I have nothing personal with you, young lady. So I'll do you a favor and end your life quickly." said Genguar before suddenly appearing at her side with his fist raised and ready to smash, but then…
"Iron Dragon's Hard Fist!" shouted Gajeel suddenly appearing, covered in metal scales, and slamming his fist into the demon, sending him backwards.
After that, Gajeel left Lily, who was unconscious and in his chibi form, next to Levy.
"Are you okay, Gajeel?" asked Applejack.
"Yeah, we dragon slayers have a lot of stamina and with this iron skin, I'll be able to hold out a little longer." said Gajeel before turning around to continue facing the demon. "What about you? Can you at least fight?"
"Of course I can. I wouldn't work on a farm if I went down that easy." said Applejack standing next to the iron dragon slayer.
"He. That's good to hear." said Gajeel with a toothy grin as Genguar stood up.
"I see you both have good resistance to my curse. No matter. Time is on my side. Soon you will die and master Torafuzar will be avenged." said Genguar.
"We shall see about that." said Gajeel before lunging towards the demon, just as he did towards the iron dragon slayer.
Both opponents drew back their fists and when they were close enough, they hit each other, sending out a couple of waves before repelling each other.
"Iron Dragon's Roar!" shouted Gajeel shooting a tornado of metal pieces from his mouth, but the demon covered himself with his arms to resist the attack, but even so, he suffered quite a bit of damage from it.
After the attack, Genguar lowered his arms and prepared to attack, but then, a rope wrapped around his right wrist and pulled it to the side. Looking in that direction, Genguar discovered that the one responsible for them was Applejack, who was trying, with all her might, to pull the rope, but it was apparent that the demon's strength was far superior to her own.
Genguar was planning to pull the rope to pull the pony towards him and hit her, but suddenly...
"Iron Dragon's Knife Sword!" shouted Gajeel turning his arm into a knife which then extended towards the demon.
Fortunately for him, Genguar managed to move to the side quickly, but the speed of extension was so great that it managed to graze his side, creating a large cut and making him bleed in the process as he let out a groan of pain.
Seeing that as a sign, Applejack let go of the rope and moved as far away from him as possible.
"And now to top it off. DRAGON SLAYER'S SECRET ARTS!" shouted Gajeel jumping high in the air and bringing his hands together to turn them into a giant sword. "KARMA DEMON: IRON GOD SWORD!" shouted Gajeel bringing the sword down towards him and making a swing so hard that it made the entire room shake.
Gajeel stood as he was gasping for air.
"I-is it over?" asked Applejack nervously.
Gajeel was about to answer when...
"No." Suddenly a huge pressure flooded the room and as they looked ahead, they saw Genguar rising from the floor with many, many wounds and a dark aura around him. "You truly are strong. That means I don't have to hold back anymore." said Genguar as his body began to undergo a transformation.
His size increased a bit more, making him twice as big as before, his skin turned red, his eyes turned completely yellow, sharp teeth protruded from his lips from below and his legs were replaced by a trail of smoke.
"Etherious Form... Demon Genius!" shouted Genguar unleashing all his power.
In another room, even though it was a two-on-one fight, the opponent, that is, the demon, was able to fight both of them at the same time.
Rainbow Dash was chasing her through the air the whole time with the intention of hitting her, but she was able to dodge all her onslaughts gracefully. Of course, she was also dodging Erza's attempts to hit her with her swords, or even blocking them with her shield and sword.
"Hey, stop running away and fight, you coward!" said Rainbow Dash fed up with the demon dodging her attacks.
"Well, if that's what you ask." said Thimchid before her cheeks began to puff out. "Swarm!" shouted Thimchid before releasing a swarm of demon wasps out of her mouth as if she was vomiting them up.
The cyan pegasus' eyes widened in horror at the sight of the swarm flying towards her and she quickly took flight, but everywhere she went, the demonic insects were chasing her.
"Requip! Black Wing Armor!" shouted Erza appearing between Rainbow Dash and the demon wasps wearing different armor. "Moon Slash!" shouted Erza swinging her sword, launching a wave of energy that destroyed the wasps.
"Phew. Thanks for the help." said Rainbow Dash relieved to be rid of those bugs.
"You're welcome, but if we want to stand a chance against her, we need a plan." said Erza.
"Do you have one? Because I think the plan to go and beat her up isn't going to work." said Rainbow Dash rubbing the back of her head, since that was her first plan.
"Yes, I do. But tell me, how fast are you?" asked Erza.
At first Rainbow Dash was confused by the question, but then, she understood and gave the redhead a smile.
"The fastest in Equestria." said Rainbow Dash.
"Okay, then, I need you to do this." said Erza before whispering the plan to her.
"Hey, no good whispering. It makes things boring." said Thimchid.
"Don't worry. We'll make sure they're not like that. Requip! Heaven's Wheel Armor!" shouted Erza switching armor before multiple blades suddenly appeared floating around her. "Dance, my blades!" shouted Erza gushing the blades towards the demon.
Thimchid dodged some of the incoming blades while others she blocked with her shield and sword. The thing lasted a few seconds, but, unbeknownst to her, Rainbow Dash flew between the blades and snuck up behind her and before she could realize it, Rainbow Dash launched herself at her and rammed her from behind, pushing her forward.
Erza took advantage of that to launch herself at her as she grabbed a sword halfway and, with a shout of exertion, cut the demon down with a sword slash.
For a second, they thought they had victory, but then, a barrage of stingers hit them from the side, sending them crashing to the ground.
After getting up, the two looked in the direction where the attack came from and were wide-eyed to see Thimchid unharmed.
"But how? We just broke you in two." said Rainbow Dash not understanding what was going on.
"And you did." said Thimchid pointing to something on the ground. The redhead and the cyan pegasus looked down to see two pieces of something resembling a demon suit on the ground. "It's about my ability, Mute, which allows me to be able to escape from desperate situations. If it weren't for that, you would have defeated me."
"Damn." commented Rainbow Dash frustrated that the plan would fail like that.
"Oh, don't be sad. Things would be over if it weren't for that." said Thimchid.
"Then let's get it over with as soon as possible!" said Erza before lunging towards her, thus, entering into a sword fight.
Both opponents remained neutral until, in one swift movement, Thimchid threw the redhead's sword aside and before she could react, the demon quickly covered her fists with a web which she expelled from her mouth.
"Webbed Fists!" shouted Thimchid punching the red-haired mage several times before punching her in the stomach sending her backwards.
"Erza!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash before suddenly Thimchid appeared at her side and hit her with her web-wrapped fists, sending her to the same place as the redhead, but she caught her in time.
"Are you okay?" asked Erza.
"Yeah, don't worry. That damn demon. If it wasn't for those skills, I would have turned her into a fried bug." said Rainbow Dash.
"Fried bug?" asked Erza before an idea formed in her mind. "Rainbow Dash, I need you to form a tornado around her!"
"I don't know why you want me to do that, but okay." said Rainbow Dash before dashing forward and starting to fly in circles around the demon.
Her speed was so great that she ended up forming a tornado around him.
"Ha. You expect to be able to hurt me with that technique? It's not going to do you any good." said Thimchid before puffing out her cheeks. "Swarm!" shouted Thimchid throwing up a bunch of demon wasps intending to attack the cyan pegasus, but the speed and force of the wind caused the demonic insects to be sucked up and swept away by the wind, much to the demon's surprise.
"Do you intend to lock me in here?" asked Thimchid thinking it was a desperate move.
"No." said Erza passing through the wind of the tornado with her Flame Empress Armor. "Just a distraction. Cutting flames!" shouted Erza swinging her sword in an upward slash, launching a wave of flames that hit the demon, making her scream in pain as she felt the heat of the flames.
"And it's not over yet!" Thimchid turned her gaze upwards to see Rainbow Dash standing on top of the tornado before swooping down at full speed towards her. "There's still the main course!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash before impacting the demon and pushing her into the ground, generating a wind wave so strong that it undid the tornado.
The cyan pegasus stood next to Erza and the two moved out of the impact zone.
"Oh yeah! That's how we do things in Equestria!" said Rainbow Dash thinking they had the win.
Suddenly, the two began to feel a huge pressure on them.
"I guess this isn't over yet." said Erza, as she knew what that meant.
From the impact zone, the two saw Thimchid rising up, looking scorched and with a dark aura surrounding her.
"You... I'll kill you both!" shouted Thimchid as her body began to transform.
Her size increased until she was the size of the room they were in. A pair of mantis scythes emerged from her shoulders, as well as a pair of arms beneath her, butterfly wings appeared on her back and her body from the waist down, became the body of a spider.
"Etherious Form... Demon Insect!" shouted Thimchid revealing her true form.
"Open the Gate of the Scorpion! Scorpio!" shouted Lucy summoning the aforementioned spirit.
"I'm here!" exclaimed Scorpio.
"Attack that clown!" said Lucy.
"All right. I never liked them anyway. Sand Spear!" shouted Scorpio shooting from his tail cannon beams of sand at the demon, but Pinkais kept laughing as he moved back and forth dodging the attacks.
"Huhuhu. Looks like we're playing target practice. What fun." said Pinkais before his mask turned to give a sad face. "I've played this a few times before, though."
"Enough laughing. Water Lock!" shouted Juvia managing to encase the demon in a water bubble. "Now you won't be able to escape."
"Give it up, you clown copy." said Pinkie Pie.
Despite being underwater, the three could hear the demon laugh. It was then, when they saw Pinkais wrap his arms around him and, as he let go, they began to spin like a propeller, causing him to shoot out of the bubble straight at them.
"Huhuhu. That was refreshing. Now it's my turn." said Pinkais before stopping, stretching his arm back and sending it forward to punch Juvia, sending her crashing into the wall. Then his mask turned to show a sad face. "I'm sorry, but like I said, it's my job."
"Juvia!" exclaimed Lucy concerned for her friend.
"Hey, that move you copied!" said Pinkie Pie recognizing the move the demon made.
"What? It's not true. It's totally original, just like this." said Pinkais before wrapping an arm around one of Lucy's legs and, before she could react, Pinkais picked her up and slammed her to the ground before throwing her towards where Juvia was. After that, his mask turned to give a sad expression. "But now that I think about it, maybe we copied it from somewhere, but I don't remember from where."
"You'll pay for this. Sand Buster!" shouted Scorpio shooting a torrent of sand from his tail, but the demon dodged it before coiling his body like a spring and shooting out at the spirit, hitting him hard in the stomach and sending him crashing into the wall next to the spirit mage.
"Scorpio!" said Lucy.
"I'm sorry, Lucy, but I'm backing off." said Scorpius groaning in pain before disappearing.
"It's okay. You're tougher than I thought, but I'm not giving up. Star Dress! Cancer form!" shouted Lucy as her outfit changed completely accompanied by a pair of twin blades. "Are you with me, Juvia?"
"Go ahead." said Juvia as she wrapped her fist in water before the two rushed forward to fight the demon. "Water Strike!" shouted Juvia trying to hit him with her fist, but he dodged it.
However, at that moment, Lucy approached him from the side and tried to slash him with her blades, but he dodged them again. Suddenly, a pair of pink hind legs hit him in the face, knocking him back.
"Ha. Didn't you say you could dodge all attacks?" said Pinkie Pie.
"Huhuhu. I admit, you caught me off guard." said Pinkais rubbing his mask before he turned to show a sad face. "But it hurts a lot."
"I have a plan. I need you to attack when I give the signal." said Lucy.
"Very well." said Juvia.
"Open, Gate of the Lion! Loki!" shouted Lucy as she summoned the spirit.
"I will always come when you call me, milady." said Loki.
"Star Dress! Leo Form!" shouted Lucy changing her garb changed completely again. "Let's go finish him off."
"Of course. He dared to hurt you." said Loki as he and the celestial mage prepared to fight.
"Oh, good. An extra playmate." said Pinkais clapping his hands in excitement before his mask turned to give a sad expression. "No fair. There's more of you now."
Lucy and Loki lunged towards the demon and started throwing punches and kicks at him, but he was able to dodge each and every one of their attacks due to his curse.
"Huhuhu. There's no way you can hit me." said Pinkais before his mask turned to give a sad face. "It's getting boring though."
Suddenly, there was a shout and the celestial mage and spirit jumped aside, leaving the demon to see Juvia lunging towards him as she concentrated a bunch of water in her hand.
"Whirlwind!" shouted Juvia extending her hand forward, flinging the water towards Pinkais who began to spin as he was pushed by the water until he impacted against the wall. "Juvia is glad to hit that demon."
"Well done, girls. Now all we have to do is..." began Pinkie Pie before suddenly Pinkais lunged towards her and wrapped her arms and legs around her.
"Pinkie Pie!" shouted the two mages in unison.
"You are starting to piss me off, you know that? Huhuhu." said Pinkais before his mask turned to give a sad face. "So surrender or I'll hurt your friend."
The two mages and the spirit saw that there was nothing to be done if it meant hurting their non-human friend.
Pinkie Pie was trying with all her might to break free of the demon's grip, but there was no way.
"Hey, narrator. Instead of saying things, why don't you help me out a little?" asked Pinkie Pie.
Hey, I'm the narrator. I'm not God.
"Technically you're the one who writes this story and you decide what happens in it." said Pinkie Pie.
Touché. *Sigh* Okay, I'll help you, but I can only give you one piece of advice to get out of that situation.
"I'll do. What is it?" asked Pinkie Pie.
Use your magic Pinkie Pie.
"My magic? I don't have... Uh. Right, that's right. Thank you, narrator." said Pinkie Pie.
You're welcome.
"Huhuhu. Now that I have her in my hands, all that's left is for you to surrender." Pinkais said laughing at the situation before his mask turned to give a sad face. "I feel sorry for you."
"Who do you say you have your hands on?" asked Pinkie Pie who was somehow out of the demon's grip.
"You of course. EH!" exclaimed Pinkais before looking at the area where the pink pony was, only to see that he wasn't there, except for a flashing broken outline of her form. "H-How did you manage to escape?" asked Pinkais with much surprise.
"The same way you have pie on your face." said Pinkie Pie with a smile.
"I don't have a pie in the…" began Pinkais in confusion before Pinkie Pie threw a pie in his face.
"You do now. Don't worry if you get a smudge. I'll clean it up in a jiffy." said Pinkie Pie pulling out a hose attached somewhere and shooting a stream of water from it that pushed the demon until he hit the wall. "See? Now you're gleaming."
Pinkais stood up, shook the water off of himself and rushed over to the pink pony.
"Damn. Why did you do that?!" asked Pinkais angrily, though it didn't seem from the mask with a happy face.
"Because we're friends, aren't we?" asked Pinkie Pie acting innocently.
"No! You're the enemy!" replied Pinkais.
"We're not." said Pinkie Pie.
"Yes you are." said Pinkais.
"No we aren't." said Pinkie Pie.
"Yes you are." said Pinkais.
"We aren't." said Pinkie Pie.
"Yes you are." said Pinkais.
"We aren't." said Pinkie Pie.
"Yes you are." said Pinkais.
"We aren't." said Pinkie Pie.
"Yes you are." said Pinkais.
As the discussion went on, the three onlookers were left confused by all that was going on as they moved their gaze from side to side depending on who was speaking.
"We aren't." said Pinkie Pie.
"Yes you are." said Pinkais.
"Yes we are." said Pinkie Pie.
"No you aren't." said Pinkais.
"Yes we are." said Pinkie Pie.
"No you aren't." said Pinkais.
"Yes we are." said Pinkie Pie.
"No you aren't." said Pinkais.
"Yes we are." said Pinkie Pie.
"Listen to me well, you crazy pony! If I say you're not the enemy, then you're not, and that's all there is to it!" said Pinkais.
"Oh, so, you'll let us go?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Well, yes. Wait, what?" asked Pinkais realizing that he had fallen for a very silly bluff. And that really pissed him off, as he began to growl as his mask turned to give a sad expression. "Enough with the stupid games!"
"For once, you say something sensible!" shouted Lucy lunging towards the demon along with Loki as her foot wrapped into a sphere of light and the spirit's fist also wrapped into a sphere of light.
"Regulus Impact / Lucy Kick!" shouted the two in unison slamming both attacks into the demonic clown, sending him flying until he impacted against the wall so hard that it generated a smokescreen in the process.
"Nice hit." said Pinkie Pie.
"Juvia doesn't get it, how could you do all that?" asked Juvia confused at what the pink pony did.
"I simply did what the narrator suggested and used my Pinkie Pie magic." said Pinkie Pie.
"At this point, I've given up doubting what you can do or what you're saying." said Lucy with a shrug.
"I wonder a bit what she would be like in human form." commented Loki with a certain twinkle in his eye.
"Don't think weird things!" said Lucy slapping the spirit.
Suddenly, everyone began to feel a surge of pressure in the room. Looking up at the smokescreen, which was beginning to dissipate, they could see Pinkais standing there with a dark aura surrounding him and his mask with a crack in it and turning to face one face before quickly turning to another without stopping.
"You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You." said Pinkais.
"Yeah, yeah. I, I, I, I, I. What's wrong?" asked Pinkie Pie a little confused.
"I WILL KILL YOU!" shouted Pinkais before undergoing a transformation.
His scrawny body began to swell up like a balloon and his mask had shattered to reveal a clown-like face, but with a huge toothy grin.
"Etherious Form... Demon Clown!" shouted Pinkais unleashing his full power.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" shouted Natsu being the first to launch himself towards the enemy, but before his fist came in contact with him...
"Sharp Barrier!" shouted Hitlin causing thousands of blades to come together to form a wall with the sharp part pointing outwards, forcing Natsu to stop before he ended up impaled. "Honestly, I expected more from the fire dragon slayer." said Hitlin before the swords parted from each other. "Sharp Projectiles!" shouted Hitlin causing the swords to shoot out towards them.
Suddenly, Gray stood in front of him.
"Ice-Make: Ice Bringer!" shouted Gray creating two huge ice swords with which he managed to repel the incoming swords.
After that, Twilight stood in mid-air before launching a powerful beam, but Hitlin used a huge sword to block the attack before deflecting it to the side.
"And that's all the magic a princess of this world possesses?" asked Hitlin without losing his smile before he sensed something and stepped aside in time to dodge a torrent of green flames shot by Spike.
"She's not the only one you should be watching." said Spike.
"You're right. I'll have to do this, then." said Hitlin before extending a hand towards the ground. "Impalement Field!" shouted Hitlin, causing thousands of sharp spears to start erupting from the ground in the dragon's direction, but fortunately, Happy managed to get him out of there in time.
"Are you all right?" asked Happy.
"Yeah, thanks to you." said Spike.
"Hey, you. It's me you're fighting." said Natsu before puffing out his cheeks. "Fire Dragon's Roar!" shouted Natsu shooting a tornado of fire from his mouth.
"You fight me too. Ice-Make: Ice Cannon!" shouted Gray creating a bazooka over his shoulder before firing a missile.
Both attacks were aimed at the demon who remained calm with his grin. When they hit him, a huge explosion happened.
"Did we hit it?" asked Twilight.
"Something tells me we didn't." said Gray.
And he was right, for when the smoke cleared, Hitlin was seen unharmed and with his arms in the X position to protect himself from the attack.
"Impossible. Those attacks should have done something to him." said Spike surprised that he came out without a scratch.
"He certainly must be strong." said Happy.
"You've already checked my stamina. It's time for me to check yours. Sword Snake!" shouted Hitlin as a snake that was made entirely of swords emerged from the ground.
The two mages, the exceed and the alicorn had to move quickly to keep the snake from reaching them.
"I've had enough! Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!" shouted Natsu expelling streams of fire from his hands before spinning in the air and slamming both streams of fire at the snake, managing to destroy it. "Coward! Stop hiding and fight like a man!"
"Mmm. You know? I think I'll do that." said Hitlin to the confusion of the others. "A war wouldn't be fun if all its components do nothing. So it's time for me to do a little acting too." said Hitlin extending his arms before slapping both hands together. "Open, Gates of Babylon!" shouted Hitlin causing a line of light to form behind him.
Suddenly, the line began to open up to form a square of red light, but that wasn't all, for, from that square of light emerged handles of multiple weapons, enough to fill an entire arsenal.
Hitlin grabbed two handles with his hands and pulling them out of the frame, revealed them to be a golden single-bladed axe in his right hand and a saber in his left hand. Shortly after that, the handles plunged back into the light and the frame closed until it disappeared.
"Anyway. Shall we begin?" asked Hitlin crossing both weapons.
"Ha. We've faced Erza many times." said Natsu covering his fists with fire.
"Exactly. It doesn't scare us that you have the same tricks as her." said Gray creating two ice swords.
"Really? Why don't you come over here and show me?" asked Hitlin without losing his smile.
Natsu was the first to launch himself at the demon and the two began a fight with Natsu trying to hit him with his fists of fire and Hitlin slashing at him with his weapons, but both were able to dodge and block the other's attacks. There was even a moment when Natsu tried to hit him with a fire-wrapped axe kick, but Hitlin crossed both weapons to block it.
Before he could react, Hitlin slashed him diagonally across the chest with his axe, causing a bit of blood to splatter as the fire dragon slayer screamed in pain and quickly backed away, trying to stop the bleeding.
Gray was next to attack. This time, entering into a weapons duel. They were like this for a couple of minutes until Hitlin tried to hit the ice mage with his saber, but he tried to block it by crossing his two ice swords. However, the sword strike was so strong that it broke both swords, to the ice mage's surprise and before he could react, Hitlin stepped behind him and slashed him with his saber, causing him to scream in pain as the wound drew blood.
"Natsu! Gray!" exclaimed Happy at the sight of his wounded friends.
"Quick, Happy, we have to help them!" exclaimed Spike before the exceed flew straight towards the demon.
When they got close enough, Spike shot a torrent of huge fire, but Hitlin was able to notice it in time and swung his axe quickly to form a shield that blocked the fire attack, much to the surprise of the two.
Before they could react, Hitlin made a sweep with his saber, thus sending out, a wave of cutting wind that struck the dragon and the exceed and sent them crashing into the wall before falling to the ground.
"Frankly, this is starting to bore me." said Hitlin before suddenly a huge magical beam struck him from the side, sending him crashing into the wall.
When he got up, he saw that the one responsible for the attack was Twilight who was looking at him very angrily.
"You're going to pay for what you did to my friends!" exclaimed Twilight before creating several magical fireballs and launching them towards the demon.
Hitlin used his weapons to slash some of the magical fireballs while dodging the others. With a leap, he jumped in front of the alicorn and tried to attack her with his saber, but she teleported behind him and hit him in the back with a double kick that sent him to the ground.
Twilight wasted no time in shooting a powerful magic beam, but Hitlin placed both weapons forward, serving as a shield for him as he cut off the attack.
By the time the attack was over, Hitlin swung his axe in a vertical slash, launching a wave of vertical cutting wind, but Twilight dodged it before shooting another magic beam that the demon dodged.
"I must admit, princess, you are much stronger than I thought. You have proven to be quite a tough opponent." said Hitlin.
"I don't need your flattery, monster!" said Twilight before teleporting to his side and giving him a double kick in the side, pushing him aside.
"You didn't let me finish. As I was saying, you're a tough opponent, but..." began Hitlin before throwing his axe forward like a javelin.
Twilight dodged it and before she went to do anything else, Hitlin lunged towards her. The alicorn created a shield to protect herself from a possible attack in front, but then, Hitlin rushed past her, much to her surprise.
The demon quickly grabbed his axe and before the alicorn could react as she turned around, Hitlin hit her with the axe, making a horizontal cut that drew some blood.
"Not good enough." said Hitlin as Twilight screamed in pain before falling to the ground. "I'm sorry things ended up like this. It's nothing personal. It's just things that happen in battle." said Hitlin as Twilight tried to get up despite her injuries. "But don't worry. As a token of kindness, I'll give you a quick and painless death." said Hitlin raising his axe.
Twilight stood with her eyes wide open, thinking that this was the end of her and that she would die without having been able to protect Equestria from those demons. Suddenly, before Hitlin lowered his weapon, his body, from the neck down, was trapped in purple ice.
Hitlin stood confused before turning his head to see that, behind him, stood Gray with the right side of his chest, arm and face covered by a black fur cloak.
"Well, well, well. I had forgotten that you possess devil slayer magic." said Hitlin, much to the alicorn's shock.
"Devil slayer magic? Wait, if dragon slayer magic can kill dragons, then devil slayer magic...!" thought Twilight being completely shocked, as she had never imagined a magic capable of killing demons, let alone one of Earthland's mages possessing it.
"Unfortunately…" began Hitlin before breaking the ice and turning around to look at the ice devil slayer. "Your ice isn't strong enough to stop me."
"Who said it wasn't strong?" asked Gray.
Hitlin was confused by that before he suddenly began to feel an overwhelming heat next to him and turned quickly to see Natsu heading towards him with his fist wreathed in a huge flame.
"Fire Dragon King's Destruction Fist!" shouted Natsu punching the demon in the face, causing a huge explosion that shattered the room to the point where the ceiling collapsed, leaving the room overlooking the sky.
Twilight would have been blown away by the wind wave had it not been for Gray stepping in front of her and creating a purple ice shield.
By the time the smoke cleared, the two could see Hitlin getting up with a tiny bit of difficulty, with a line of blood running down his face, at the same time all of his black armored gear could be seen to have several cracks with one helmet horn completely shattered.
"Truly you amaze me. One with a demon slaying magic and another possessing the last remnants of the fire dragon Igneel's power." said Hitlin.
"Igneel? Natsu's father? That power from before was his?" asked Twilight surprised at the enormous power the fire dragon slayer had now.
"I guess since you show me your ultimate power, I should do the same." said Hitlin as a dark aura began to surround him, causing a huge pressure to cover the room as he underwent a transformation.
The cracks in what armor parts he had were being repaired while the unprotected parts of his body were being covered in black metal. By the time the transformation was over, Hitlin now possessed full armor, with a helmet that didn't allow his face to be seen through the hole apart from the red eyes, a black plume over the helmet and the two horns had become four horns, one pointing up and the other pointing down.
(For further reference, look up 'Ares DC').
"Etherious Form... War Demon!" shouted Hitlin unleashing his full power.
Despite the overwhelming power he was emitting, Natsu and Gray remained serious and ready to fight him.
"Open, Gates of Babylon!" shouted Hitlin slamming his two palms together, opening the red light box behind him from which multiple weapon handles emerged.
Grabbing two, Hitlin pulled from the light box a black double-bladed axe in his right hand and a black-bladed sword in his left hand before the other handles plunged into the light box which closed shortly after.
"Go ahead, give me the fight I've been waiting so long for you to give." said Hitlin.
"If it's what you want, you'll get it! Ice Devil's Rage!" shouted Gray shooting a great purple blizzard of cold air, ice and snow from his mouth.
However, Hitlin, with a vertical sweep of his sword, created a wave of wind that served as a shield for the attack, but when the attack was over, Natsu appeared at his side with his foot engulfed in a huge flame.
"Fire Dragon King's Destroyer Claw!" shouted Natsu trying to kick him, but Hitlin used his axe to block it, though he ended up being pushed a lot of distance in the process.
"Impalement Field!" shouted Hitlin extending his arm towards the ground, causing multiple spears to emerge from the ground in the direction of the two mages, but they both dodged it with a leap.
While in mid-air, Natsu expelled two massive streams of fire from his arms.
"Fire Dragon King's Wing Attack!" shouted Natsu hitting the ground and destroying all the spears, clearing the ground so he could land.
"Ice Devil's Laughter!" shouted Gray creating multiple purple ice icicles around him which he then launched towards the demon.
"Sharp Barrier!" shouted Hitlin creating a wall of swords with the tip pointing outward, which served to block all incoming missiles. He then separated all the swords. "Sharp Projectiles!" shouted Hitlin firing all the swords towards them.
"Fire Dragon King's Roar!" shouted Natsu shooting from his mouth a blast of fire so huge and powerful that, not only did it destroy the incoming swords, but also much of the room, although Hitlin managed to get out before the attack hit him.
"Nice trick, but it won't do you much good for long. Sword Snake!" shouted Hitlin causing a snake made of swords to emerge from the floor and head towards the two mages.
"Same to you! Ice Devil's Torrent!" shouted Gray launching a stream of purple ice that froze the sword snake completely. Before Hitlin could do anything else... "Ice Devil's Zeroth Long Sword!" shouted Gray creating a purple ice longsword before charging towards the demon with the sword at the ready.
Hitlin blocked his sword with his weapons, bringing them face to face.
After that, the two entered into a sword duel. Although Hitlin possessed two weapons, Gray was quite evenly matched with him with only one weapon. That's when, after blocking an axe strike from the demon, Gray moved quickly and managed to make a diagonal slash at the demon that even pierced the armor, making him scream in pain.
It didn't take Hitlin any time to back up and cover the wound.
"Looks like your armor isn't as tough as you made it out to be." said Gray.
Hitlin was planning to go attack him when he felt something wrapping around him and turning his head, he discovered Natsu hugging him like a koala bear.
"What are you doing?" asked Hitlin.
"Just trying out a new trick." said Natsu with a toothy grin before his entire body began to engulf in a huge flame. The demon's eyes widened in horror before he tried to quickly break free, but... "Fire Dragon King's Purgatory!" shouted Natsu releasing a huge explosion that shook the room to such an extent that it began to collapse in one area.
Natsu moved to Gray's side and they both saw, when the smoke cleared, Hitlin standing and panting a bit while some burns were also visible on his armor.
"You're stupid if you think you can beat me with that!" said Hitlin.
"In that case, we just have to do it again until you fall!" said Natsu.
"Don't think we're going to give up!" said Gray.
"Then when I'm done with you, you'll wish you had. Sword Snake!" shouted Hitlin causing two snakes made of swords to emerge from the ground and head for the two mages, but with their respective powers, one was frozen and one was melted.
Before the two could react, Hitlin quickly rushed to their side and struck them with his weapons, injuring them in the process, but they didn't give up.
"Fire Dragon King's Destruction Fist!" shouted Natsu with his fist wreathed in a huge flame.
"Sharp Barrier!" shouted Hitlin quickly raising a wall of blades tipped outward.
Due to how close the barrier was to him, Natsu ended up impacting his fist against the blades before the fire from his attack completely melted him, causing him to scream in pain as he clutched his bleeding fist.
Before he could react, Hitlin stood in front of him and punched him in the stomach sending him to Twilight's side, who was still lying on the ground.
"Ice Devil's Zeroth Destruction Fist!" shouted Gray lunging at him with his fist encased in purple ice before punching him in the face, knocking him backwards.
Gray lunged at him again to try to punch him again, but Hitlin dodged the attack before kneeing him in the chest, making him double over before punching him in the face, sending him with the others.
"You put up a good fight, no doubt. It's been a while since I've tried so hard." Hitlin began before starting to walk towards them as he picked up his swords. "I would have liked to keep fighting you to the end, but alas, I have a war to win and you are standing in my way of victory."
"Victory? Ha. That won't happen as long as we're here." said Natsu getting up with difficulty.
"Yes. Do you think that will bring us down? No matter how much you beat us, we'll still get up to fight you." said Gray.
Twilight stood wide-eyed, impressed that the two mages were willing to keep fighting despite their condition. If it wasn't because she was too injured, she could help them in the fight, but even if she could move, she wouldn't be strong enough to fight this demon, not on the same level as them.
It was then, when an idea crossed her mind, it was about something that happened to her some time ago and that could turn the tables in the battle.
"Guys." began Twilight catching the attention of the two mages who turned their heads to see her standing up with all her might. "I have... an idea... to defeat him."
"Are you sure, Twilight? You don't look like you're in good shape." said Gray.
"If it's... for everyone's sake... I'm willing to take risks. So, do you trust me?" asked Twilight.
Natsu gave her his trademark smile.
"Do you have to ask that? We're friends, right?" asked Natsu making the alicorn smile back, happy to have friends like them.
"Alright, you two better get ready." said Twilight before her horn emitted a huge light violet glow and before anyone could ask, Twilight shot two huge magical beams at the two mages.
In an instant, the room was filled with a huge light that forced Hitlin to cover his eyes. For a moment, he thought it was a desperate method to spare them suffering, but when the light went away and he opened his eyes, he was in total shock at what he was seeing.
Twilight was on the ground and giving him a weak smile while on either side of her were Natsu and Gray, but they were different than before.
Natsu was covered in flames that were light violet in color and next to his guild symbol was Twilight's beauty mark.
The black cloak on Gray's body was filled with lines of light violet and, next to his guild symbol, was Twilight's beauty mark.
"Magic flame dragon mode!" shouted Natsu.
"Magic ice devil mode!" shouted Gray.
