White Eclipse
Chapter 23

One Wyvern takes a fiery slash through the chest. Erza flips over and lands on top of the flying monster who was now spiraling out of control towards another. Erza jumps off of the previous Wyvern and jumps to the next, stabbing it right in the back, causing it to cry out in pain. The flames in the sword begin to amplify to Erza's will, burning the Wyvern as it continues to shriek in agony before joining the other one crash landing into the ground. On the ground, Bacchus and Kagura split up, Bacchus takes the left and charges a Wyvern that was flying low towards the drunken falcon. He goes sliding under the Wyvern and rears back an arm, then slams it against the back of it's left leg, causing it to fall to a knee and skid across the ground. Bacchus holds on to it's tail and pulls as the Wyvern finally comes to a stop and in that second, Bacchus sprints to the head of the Wyvern and slams a powerful palm into the neck of the Wyvern, another one lands down right behind Bacchus and lets out a roar. At the same time this was going on, Kagura used her gravity manipulation on herself, causing her to go floating into the air at a high speed. She targets the Wyvern in the air and used her momentum to slam a hard kick into it's neck, disorienting the beast. Kagura then changed the gravity again causing her and the Wyvern she was under to go plummeting to the ground. With timing, she uses the momentum and too fast for the naked eye to see, she slashes through the Wyvern that was about to attack the seemingly exposed Bacchus. The falling Wyvern falls onto the other one, causing a decent crash and crater.
"Tch, I had that one." Bacchus groaned. Five were down, and seven remained. Four of them swooped down and surrounded the three mages. They all go back to back as Erza's body begins to glow again , this time revealing her black wing armor.
"Ready!?" Erza called out.
Bacchus simply lifted up his right leg and slammed it back down, aiming at the Wyvern facing him. A trail of magic blasted through the ground and to the monster, lifting it off of it's feet and backwards into a K.O.
Kagura runs at a Wyvern herself and as it swings down it's tail, Kagura jumps over it and onto it's back. She then travels up to the head and leaps. Erza, who had took flight during all this, grabs Kagura by the collar and ascends into the air. As they did so, two more of the winged beast surround Erza and Kagura. Erza throws the purple haired mage towards a Wyvern. The beast swings a tail but Kagura barrel rolls to dodge it. She then plants her feet into the chest of the beast and pushes off as she "flies" towards the one behind Erza. At the same time, Erza was charging full speed towards the other one. They both simultaneously slash through their opposing Wyverns, causing them both to fall to the ground, crashing into the dirt.
Eight down.
"Note to self. Learn to fly." Bacchus said to himself jokingly as he watched Kagura and Erza descend to the ground.
"Bacchus!"
On instinct from the tone in Erza's voice, Bacchus ducks. The Wyvern just swoops over his head and ascends while making a turn, planning on repeating it's action as it begins the descend towards Bacchus again.
"Oh!? You wanna challenge Quatro Cerberus' S class Mage to a test of strength!?" The Wyvern lets out a roar as it swoops down to just above the ground, now charging Bacchus. Bacchus grins and holds his ground, sliding his back foot into the ground.
"He's crazy." Kagura stated.
Erza smirks. "You don't even know half of it."
The Wyvern roars one more time as it lowers it's head at Bacchus. Bacchus leans /way/ back in a twisting way that only his body would let him, and with perfect timing, he slings his head forward into the Wyvern's, causing a huge shockwave. The animal's eyes immediately go white, but to add insult to injury, Bacchus takes his right palm and slams it against the beast's head downward, causing it to slam into the ground, and then some.
Kagura blinks in amazement. "Well...that makes nine."
Not to be outdone, as Kagura looks over at her, Erza stood in her giants armor. A Wyvern swoops down and charges. Erza runs at the Wyvern and when close enough, she ducks, and slams an uppercut to the Wyvern's chin, sending the beast flying, into the air, only to have it crash land into the ground, out cold.
"Hm.." Kagura turns to the eleventh Wyvern. She enhances the gravity above the Wyvern, pushing it down to slow it's movements. Kagura then closes her eyes, as the Wyvern was now a sitting duck. And with that, Kagura appeared on the other side of the Wyvern as a slash mark appears on it's chest. The Wyvern collapses from the blow.
Bacchus looks on impressed.
"She is fast. I almost can't see it happen."
"Looks like there's one left." Erza says as they all turn their attention to the Wyvern that was twice the size of the others. The massive beast takes a few steps away from the nest. Inside the nest, now into view, was a little girl with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a small hat. That was all that was visible at the time. She laid, either asleep or unconscious.
"You guys see that!?" Bacchus called out. "That thing has a kid hostage. That isn't wild!"
"This has just became a dangerous situation." Erza stated.
They all ready themselves as the Wyvern roars towards them, sliding them back a good bit.

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Takeru began walking through the back alleys of the city. After meeting with the care taker, he knew exactly who he was looking for.
(Quick flashback.)
A man in an all yellow suit stood outside the museum. He had brown hair that stuck out from the sides under his top hat. He began talking to Takeru about the job.
"They're called the Fiore Bay bandits! They're usually known for small time work, hitting up stores and what not. But for some reason, they hit my museum! But all they took was this!"
The caretaker holds up a picture of a piece of what seems to be a vase. The piece has a black magic circle painted on it.
"So all you need back is that piece?" Takeru asked.
The caretaker nodded vigorously. "Yes yes! It is priceless! That piece is a piece of the legendary vase of the demons!"
Takeru wasn't interested in the upcoming story. He began walking off as he waved a hand. "No need to explain anymore, I'll retrieve the vase."
The caretaker calls out one more time. "Be careful! The Fiore Bay bandits are tougher than the seem when together!"
(End flashback.)
Takeru begins shifting his eyes around as he looks for a sign of some sort, showing where the bandits were located. And...just like that. Deep in the alley at a dead in, was a door. Above the door, there was a sign...the sign read "Fiore Bay Bandits."
Takeru sweat drops, yet still keeps an emotionless face. "I feel like this is a trap. No one is this stupid to have a sign to a hideout when they're wanted criminals." He shrugs anyways and kicks open the door. Upon he kick and entering inside he looks around as a bunch of bandits were sitting around drinking and laughing until Tak made his presence known from the kick.
"Hey!" A random bandit let out. "It was unlocked! Now fix it!" The bandit walks towards Tak, now face to face with him. "Did you hear me!? I said-" Before he could finish, Takeru grabbed the bandit and literally threw him into the ceiling. Half of the bandit's body hung out from the ceiling, while the other half was on the second floor. Out cold. Just like that every member of the bandits stand in unison. "You're gonna regret that." A voice calls out from the back. An average height male with a red mohawk walks to the front. "You've messed with the wrong gang."
Takeru was about to attack the guy, but he noticed the the piece from the museum around his neck, shining. The last thing he needed was to break it.
"Speechless I see." The bandit leader laughed. "That's what happens when you roll up on Tresh and the Fiore Bay bandits!" Tresh begins walking away when he snaps his fingers. The entire gang charges Takeru. Takeru growls as he crouches and readies himself. But before he could attack, through the brick wall from the side, a unison raid of fire and light barrel through, slamming into nearly all of the members on the floor. Natsu and Sting jump through the hole in the wall. Sting eyes Tresh while Natsu was already in Takeru's face. "You thought you could ditch us huh!?" Natsu screamed out. Takeru leaned back as Natsu yelled. "Get out of my face."
"What did you do to my crew!?" Tresh looked at the carnage in shock. "You...you..."
Sting smirked as he walked over to the others, now across from Tresh.
"Hand over the piece. Or suffer the same fate."
Immediately Tresh starts running upstairs. When reaching the second floor, he heads for the next door,
until a raging inferno fires through the floor right in front of him. Seconds later, Natsu and Takeru jump through the newly formed hole as Sting comes running up the stairs. Tresh looks around but then smirks. "Looks like I'm cornered huh!?"
"Ya damn right ya are!" Natsu shouted.
"Hand over the piece and no one gets hurt." Sting yells out.
"Aw, but I like it when people get hurt." Tresh smirked as he stayed between the three dragon slayers.
"Then here, let me help! Roar!" Natsu inhaled as he prepared to fire at Tresh.
"No!" Both Sting and Tak called out at the same time, but it was too late. "Of the Fire Dragon!" The giant funnel goes roaring towards Tresh who doesn't move a muscle until it was close to contact. With a wave if the hands he sends the funnel of flames off to the right without even touching it, causing it to crash through a wall.
"What the!?" Natsu looks on puzzled.
"Manipulator." Sting narrows his eyes as Tresh now stands in a cocky manner.
"You want this piece so bad. Come and take it!"

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"I just got done getting my ass kicked. Why do I have to do yoga?" Kairi complained. Nearly every girl of White Eclipse was outside in shorts and a tank top, stretching and doing Yoga poses, led by Aira. "Oh come on Kairi!" Aira giggled. "This is good for you. Aira goes to a bridge, pushing herself up and stretching her body out with her hands and feet on the ground. The remaining girls follow her lead. "Ahh~" Selene and Nami let out a moan of relief, feeling their bodies stretch out.
On the roof, Cygnus, Luke, Jack and Waiston sat watching somewhat discreetly. Blood slowly trailed from their noses.
"The female anatomy is a wonder." Jack stated. Everyone nods in unison.
Just then, Sidney towers behind all of them, causing cold chills to go down each spine. "You clowns want to sit around and perv at your female guild mates? Lets fix that."
Cygnus sighs. "Come on Sid-" before he could finish Sidney grabs all four of them by the collar and jumps off the side of the building away from the girls.
"Jack you have a spar already. You should find Reve." He lets go of Jack and drags the other three to the back. Once back there, he drops Cygnus in front of a smirking Adamantine. "Cygnus huh? He'll have to do." Cygnus stands and looks at the towering "mage."
"...Well then. This will be interesting."
Upon more dragging. Sidney drops Waiston off in front of the refreshed Tayakata.
"Shouldn't you be doing yoga like the other girls?" Waiston asked.
"That's funny," Taya replied. "I was about to ask you the same thing."
And finally, Sidney drops Luke in the snow with Jaxon in front of him.
"Huh? Jaxon's my opponent?"
Sidney walks over and now stands away from Luke. "...shit."
"Alright. Go."
Cygnus charges Adam with his right fist reared back. As he swings, he uses his magic, enhancing the gravity as he swings down. Adam puts up a forearm to block. The blow itself causing a decent sized shock wave.
After a bit of a struggle, Adamantine smirks. "My turn." He rears back, and fires an uppercut. Cygnus leans away, but the icy wind that trailed behind the blow catches Cygnus off guard as he feels the painful, chilling sensation behind it. "Just like W-Waiston!?" Stuck in thought, Cygnus takes a kick to the gut as he rolls into the snow.
"Like who?" Waiston turns his attention to Cygnus. Taya takes this opportunity to conjure up a magic circle. Out of the circle, dozens of dark vectors slams into him while forcing him into the air. Two of the vectors grab Waiston by the legs and sling him down to the ground afterwards. "Roar of the Ice Dragon!" While still being tied up against the vectors, Waiston fires off his signature roar, only to have it blocked by a wall of vectors. Taya has yet to move a muscle.
Luke smirks as he gives Jaxon the bring it sign. Jaxon then simply raises the temperature around them, causing the snow to melt up to Luke's knees. Quickly, Jaxon lowers the temperature with his magic again back to the normal ice cold weather. The water quickly turns to ice as Luke was stuck knee deep in ice.
"Darnit!" Luke enflames his fists and begins punching the ice, slowly making leeway on it. Until Jaxon sends a tornado he created towards Luke. Luke had just got his feet out as the tornado consumed him, slamming the copy cat against the violent walls. Moments later, the tornado starts to turn red as the fire shoots out from it. The tornado disperses as Luke lands on the ground on one knee, already panting.
"Heh. This is why I love this guild though." Cygnus and Waiston make their way to their feet as well, all three of them with a grin of excitement and anticipation. "Everyone here is strong. It only makes you want to get stronger."
With that Luke, Cygnus and Waiston charge their opponents once more.

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Takeru comes towards Tresh with a flying kick, but once again Tresh just sends the mage flying. Tak goes flying past Natsu and into the wall. Sting tries the same as he throws a couple of light infused punches, but Tresh, after dodging a few, with a wave of the hands, sends Sting to the other side of the room. Natsu charges again, screaming out as he aimed an iron fist at Tresh. The bandit leader merely throws his hand up, causing Natsu to be lead by his fist into the ceiling. And then back to the ground. Natsu scrambles back a bit to gather himself. Sting and Takeru also raise back to their feet as they surround Tresh. "This guy's annoying." Natsu called out as he wipes his chin.
"He's not even strong. It's his stupid magic." Takeru replied.
Tresh begins laughing. "It doesn't matter how strong you are if you can't touch me!"
"The fact that I have to do this is embarrassing, especially after all the training I've been doing to beat Natsu-San. But... White Drive."
Just then, Sting's body cloaks in a white light as his hair stands up a bit. With a new cocky smirk on his face, he circles Tresh a bit and stops. "Last chance bandit. Surrender or feel the wrath of the White Dragon Slayer."
Tresh begins laughing again. "You want some!? Come on!"
And with that, Sting charges Tresh full speed. In that same instant, he ducks Sting's first and only punch, and places both palms on Sting's abdomen as a red magic circle appears, creating what seems like a gust of wind right through Sting, causing his white drive to not only disappear, but shoot from out of his body. On top of that, the white drive was now pure white magic, and it was charging at an unready Takeru.
"Tak!" Natsu calls out, but it was too late. The white drive's magical energy slams into the shadow dragon slayer. Causing an explosion of light everywhere.
"Takeru!" Sting calls for him through the explosion. But instead of answering back, a loud inhaling sound was heard through the smoke. "N-no way!?" Natsu and Sting looked on as the massive explosion of light was being inhaled by Takeru. Instead of taking damage, he's eaten the light. At first nothing happens. But then a black and white circle appears under his feet as his hair starts to waver upward. At first, his normal shadow aura covers him like always, but then, a white aura spirals around Takeru as he stares Tresh down.
"White shadow..." Sting looks on in shock. "Just like Rogue from the future."
"He better not end up like Rogue." Natsu replied, still looking in awe.
Takeru pointed at Tresh. "You has enough warnings. It's time to end the overrated bandit.