White Eclipse
Chapter 34
(Flashback.)
"Okay, you remember all the tips I've told you right? Reve asks. He and Skye were standing across from each other. Skye was standing up right as if she was in a boot camp.
"Hai!" She yelled out. Reve chuckles at how she was acting. He found it funny that she was dead serious standing and reacting the way she was right now. "And they are?" He asked.
"Requip only when necessary! Multiple requips are a waste of magic if there's no plan behind it! Take advantage of any opening! Trust your first decisions because the second ones could be your last!"
"Heh alright alright at ease soldier."
"Sorry." She sighed out. "I'm just nervous.. I wanna get picked. I wanna compete."
Reve smirks. "Even if you aren't picked first, I'm sure you'll be a sure in for an alternate. But either way don't sweat it kid, your time will come."
Skye nods, not hearing the exact answer she wanted, but she respected him for telling her the truth. "Thanks Reve, I'll keep training hard."
"Yeah yeah, inspiration all around, now come at me and lets get started."
"Hai!"
(End Flashback.)
"Begin!"
"Alright Claymore! Lets show them what we got." As she speaks, Skye pulls out her claymore sword from behind her. She was now holding what seemed like a normal sword.
"Kanso!" Erza glows a bright golden light. She then appears out of her team uniform and into her normal outfit. The chest plated armor with the long skirt. She also held a single sword and pointed at Skye. "You're move."
"Gladly!" Skye rushes at Erza, gripping her sword tighter. Skye then begins swinging a combination of slashes, alternating between horizontal and vertical slashes. Erza parries and dodges them all. On a vertical swing from Skye, Erza spins right, away from the swing and swings a horizontal slice of her own. Skye managed to block the strike as she turned her sword sideways to take the blunt of the sword. As she slides back a bit, Skye plants her feet and then raises her right leg for a kick. Unfortunately for her, Erza catches her left and quickly goes for a leg sweep, knocking Skye off her feet as she lands on the ground back first. Erza goes for a stab but Skye rolls out the way, leaving Erza's sword stuck in the ground. Skye goes to counter with an over head slash, but Erza quickly creates a magic circle as she pulls out a much bigger sword than her previous one. Though it looked heavy, she managed to hold it with one hand easily as she places the sword over her head horizontally, blocking Skye's attack. She then pushes off with the sword, the force sending Skye sliding back into the ground until she lets her Claymore disappear. "Biofrost!" A ring-blade which resembles a hula hoop, comprised of two rings appears in her right Hand. The decorative inner ring is made out of stained glass, its melange of colors reminiscent of a rainbow. While the outer ring is significantly sharper, silver, and surrounds the edge of the inner ring. Its blades shaped like sleek, stylized wings. Skye then rears her arm back and throws the circular blade. Taken off guard, Erza barely ducks as the ring blade makes it way around and back to Skye. Erza pulls out another giant sword from a magic circle and attacks Skye, dancing with her swords to keep momentum. Though the Biofrost was small, Skye was doing a great job parrying the giant blades that Erza swung with, even though Erza had her on her heels. Skye parries Erza's right sword and spins inside, hitting Titania with an elbow to the nose, causing her to stumble back. "Opening!" Reve yelled, and without hesitation, Skye slams a high kick to Erza's chin, sending her a bit into the air. Erza quickly recovers into a flip, staring down Skye as the crowd begins to cheer. What once looked like an easy win for Fairy Tail, was turning into a sword fight of the ages.
"Hmph." Erza smirks as her body begins to glow golden. "I guess warm ups are over." Erza reappears in her Flight armor, now carrying one cone shaped sword. "Careful." Skye says to herself. Erza takes off at an amazing speed, slashing at Skye each time she passes her. At first, Skye gets in a few lucky parries, but around the third time, she feels the sharp pains of Erza's sword slicing into her, leaving cuts against her stomach and side, and one even in her left arm.
"She's in trouble." Takeru stated.
"She's fine." Reve argued.
Erza keeps up her onslaught until Skye clenches her teeth together and finally sways away from a strike instead of trying to block. The second Erza goes running by Skye, Skye throws her BioFrost again, aiming right for the incredibly fast Erza. This threw Erza off guard as she was just turning around. She barely saw the ring coming and put up her sword to parry it. The ring goes flying into the air, and as if she was predicting it to do so, Skye was now in the air as well. She catches the ring blade and dives bombs right for Erza. "Claymore!" Her ring blade glows and the switches back to her primary sword as she nears Erza. She swings down at Erza, but Scarlet moves out the way with a long side flip. Skye had swung so hard that a trail of wind went on for a bit until it dispersed. Skye quickly turns back to Erza as Erza began to glow again. This time she appeared in her Fire Empress armor. Her sword started to let of flames as she stood ready.
"Now it's getting Wild!" Bacchus yells.
"Yeah you better take her serious!" Reve yells from the side.
Erza ignores his comment and charges Skye, flying low to the ground. Skye holds her position, holding her sword near her right ear as it pointed at Erza. As Erza rears back, Skye slowly spins and with timing, flips her sword around to where the handle was now facing her incoming target. With momentum from the spin, she swings a spinning horizontal strike. It clangs with the flame sword in Erza's hands for a stalemate, except, the flames in Erza's sword begin to flare out around Skye, making it hot. Sky releases the stalemate after getting annoyed from the heat, but Erza doesn't let up as she continues slashing at Skye, the flames flaring out every time Skye parries. She parries one more but was then caught by a kick from Erza, her foot slamming into Skye's jaw. Skye goes tumbling in the ground but pops up after regaining herself. "... Silent edge." Her claymore glows again, and turns into two short blades. She twirls them in her hands but they don't make a single sound against the wind. Skye charges what seems like a reckless sprint towards Erza. She even feigns a trip. Erza notices and takes this as desperation from the girl. Skye's acting was marvelous as Erza gives a lazy vertical swing with her flaming sword. With her left hand, Skye blocks it. She endures the near unbearable heat long enough to launch her right short blade right into Erza's left thigh. The entire blade was in. "Gahh!" Erza let out a long yelp of pain as the blade retracts to Skye's hand. She quickly throws it at Erza's other leg. Titania dodges but the blade still scrapes her leg, leaving a small cut on her right thigh. Erza touches down and can already feel the effects of the giant gash on her leg.
"Every opening Skye!" Reve coached. "Every one!"
All cards were on the table for Erza now. Instead of the flashy golden light transformation, she quickly requips into her purgatory armor. She carried the same giant black mace. Still, Skye stayed ready, crouched a bit as she stood in a peculiar stance with her two blades. She stood with her arms sort of crossed in a way. Her right arm hiding her face, and her left hiding her chest.
"Hm?" Sidney looks on.
"You see it to huh?" Calium asked.
"I thought it was my imagination. Skye's past is starting to come together."
"Now lets not jump to conclusions Sidney." Calium says with a smile; a joking smile knowing that what he was thinking was correct. "Just because she's in an assassin's stance doesn't mean anything right?"
"You're not even fooling yourself master."
(FlashBack)
Skye stood on the balcony on the second floor. Reve was right behind her. She was the first to do the White Eclipse tradition for the new members. She stood on the railing as she faced out into the snowy horizon.
"My name is Skye Ravenwood! I use blade requip magic! I don't remember why I became a mage. In fact, I don't remember how either. I came to White Eclipse because I want to become stronger! Only way to do that is to train with the best!"
"You don't know anything about your past?" Luke asks as he and the others were outside in the snow looking up.
Skye shakes her head. "Nope, just woke up one day with nothing but my name and magic."
"Well that's nice and all but-" Reve pushes Skye off the railing and into the snow. "Welcome to the guild."
Skye stays laid in the snow dizzy, but she smiles into try sky. "I can't wait to start."
(End flashback.)
"So what, you think she has amnesia? Or did whoever she work for wipe her memory clean?" Sidney questioned.
"Good question Sidney. But for now, lets let it be."
Skye and Erza stood off until Erza charged her. She swung down the heavy mace. Skye slides out the way and the mace slams into the ground, leaving a giant crack in the ground. Knowing where Skye was, Erza then swings a blind, spinning horizontal swing of the mace. Skye, seemingly disappears from the swing. She then appeared standing on top of the mace with the smallest of smirks. "Agile..!" Reve gasps out as he watches. Sidney and Calium merely look at each other and then back at the fight.
"Come on Erza!" Lucy yells.
"Keep your head in it girl!" Makarov yells from the stands.
"For some reason, that Skye girl does have Erza off her game." Levy states.
"She's an assassin." Mavis says as she continues watching with a smile.
"And assassin!?" Makarov says in a bit of shock.
"Probably a formal one. But you can tell by her stance and fighting style. And her two weapons she requiped seemed to have been made for assassins as well. I'd put my jewel on the fact that she used to be one."
"Hm." Makarov turns back to the fight, now watching with intent and worry.
Erza quickly requips into her Robe of Yūen. Now in her purple kimono, she held a staff like weapon with a curved blade at the end. Her whole demeanor has changed though you couldn't tell. She crouched in a stance with her weapon under her arm. Skye lunges for Erza this time, throwing stabs and swings with her short blades. Erza easily parries them and in one big turn, lands a hard smack with the pole of her staff against Skye's head, snapping her head to the right. Knocked for a loop, Skye turns back into Erza, now eating a high kick right into the chin, strong enough to send Skye flying into the air. In mid flip, the groggy Skye sees Erza give chase and swing down the blade of her weapon. Skye blocks with both blades but it only leaves her open, and Erza makes her pay with a spinning kick to the gut. Skye hits the ground hard, not moving for a bit, long enough for the host to walk over and see if she's unable to continue. Erza lands on the ground as well. "Get up."
Before the host could raise his hand, Skye makes it to one knee. "D-don't tell me..what to do..!" She struggles to her feet and pants heavily. Erza breathes heavy as well but not as nearly as much as Skye.
"Come on!" Reve yells as the crowd cheers at the stand off again. "You can do this! She's tired to! You still have tricks up your sleeve!"
"I do..." Skye stands back up straight. "Necrosis!" Just then, her two small blades turn into one long scythe. At the tip of the scythe, a purple liquid continuously dripped like a single water drop. Dripping endlessly. Erza squints her eyes. "Poison?"
"Skye what is that?" Reve calls out.
"I...I don't know. But for some reason...it feels right." Skye stayed glaring at Erza. She then points her scythe at her. "This ends here! Time is running low and White Eclipse doesn't do ties!"
Erza smirks, and she requips as well. Nothing covers her torso except the bandages over her breasts. Her red pants dawned an orange design at the ankles. She held two swords and stood sideways, pointing her left sword at Skye. "It's been fun, and you're a great fighter, but I agree. It's time for /me/ to end this."
They charge each other quickly, meeting in the middle. Erza swings a one two combination, leading with the right sword. Spinning her scythe, she blocks both attacks as she spins herself to the left of Erza. She then quickly reaches a palm out as a small magic circle quickly forms, shooting blue lightning at Erza. It shocks her, and though it doesn't do much damage, Erza was temporarily paralyzed.
"Tch! Blue lightning. She can't move." Laxus stated.
"Oh no, Erza!" Cana yells out.
"G-gah!" Erza slowly struggles free from the effects of the lightning. Skye leaps and swings down the scythe, but Erza recover in time to block with her right sword. She then swings with her left one,
But Skye abandons her scythe for a brief second as she hops down, ducking under the slice. She then leaps with a roaring uppercut, slamming into Erza's chin. Titania goes flipping backwards and his the ground back first, tumbling. "Finish her!" As Reve and the others yell, Skye Ravenwood begins spinning her scythe by her right side. The tip of it begins glowing purple as it spins. She breathes heavy, about to collapse due to lack of magic.
"Not...happening..." Erza uses her swords to raise to her feet. "If you think, I'm gonna lose here...to White...Eclipse. You're greatly mistaken...!"
"Erza!" Natsu screams out.
"You can do it Erza!" Lucy screamed out. The rest of Fairy Tail begins chanting for her as well.
"Not with my family behind me.."
"My family is with me too." Skye replies as she winces.
"Lets to Skye!" Jack yells out.
"She's done Skye! Finish her!" Reve joins in. Then the rest of White Eclipse.
"Here we go then!" They both yell, and with one final push, they charge each other and slice past each other. With their backs to each other they both stand in their finishing poses after the slice, until a slash appears across Erza stomach. She lets out a scream as blood spill from the gash. She stumbles around and around as Skye has yet to move a muscle. Erza stabs her two swords in the ground to keep balance. At this time, Skye turns to Erza. "Heh." Before she could do anything, her eyes widen as she begins to fall backwards, an X mark appears on her stomach and she hits the ground in KO.
"Skye is unable to continue-Kabo!" The host yells. "Erza wins!"
"Oh my what a fight!" Chapati yells.
"But Erza Scarlet wins, giving Fairy Tail A ten points!
"I knew she could do it!" Lucy yells in excitement.
"Hai!" Wendy cheers as she dances with Elfman.
"Now that was a man!"
Skye turned over and looked up to the sky. With tears now running down her face, she covers her face with her hands and sobs at her defeat. "I had her.."
She continued. Reve walks over and crouches down with a smile. "Hey.."
"I'm so sorry! I should of let Heather, or Waiston or someone else-"
Reve cuts her off. "Stop that. That was amazing. You did a great job." He reached his hand out to help her up, giving her a genuine smile. "We're all proud of you. You took her to the limit. And we still have a long way to go in the games.
Skye uncovers her eyes and sniffles. She then nods at Reve's words and grabs his hand to pull up. Reve helps carry her off as she limps. Half of the crowd roars at her effort, the other half cheering for Erza's victory.
"Reve.." Skye mutters.
"What is it Skye." He replies.
"...Thanks."
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"Next up, it's Kagura from Mermaid Heel! Vs. Rocker from Quatro Cerberus."
Quatro Cerberus all shake.
"Okay Rocker.. lets get...! Lets go for a tie!" Bacchus says.
"I should be fighting Kagura!" Kuro exclaims. I owe her since she thinks she's faster than me from that event!
Rocker ducks his head. "No.. I can do this! I'll win! We're up in rankings and we'll stay there! WILD!"
"...you know what!? FOUR!" Blues shouts."
Kagura stands there waiting, her hand gripped on her sword.
"Fighters ready-Kabo? Begin!"
Rocker's lower body begins spinning like a whirlpool as he charges Kagura. "Here I co-"
Kagura instantly ends up on the other side of Rocker with her sheathed sword still at her hip. Rocker falls helplessly to the ground, KO'ed.
"That was less than three seconds..." Millianna stated.
"Kagura really scares me sometimes.." Risley added.
"Mhm.." Beth and Araña both nod in agreement.
"K-Kabo!? Your winner is Kagura!"
"...I...the entire crowd is speechless." Chapati announces.
"Kagura... She's improved so much." Erza says to herself. "She a lot quicker than when we fought those Wyverns.."
"Nani!?" Natsu blinks, then rubs his eyes. "That was fast!"
"Kagura sure has become scary." Wendy says as she shuffles her feet a bit in fear.
Kagura merely walks back to her team as they congratulate her.
"Don't thank me for such a tedious task."
Lahar, still shocked, blinks a few times before Doranbolt taps him on the shoulder and whispers in his ear.
"What!?"
Chapati and Yajima look over at the surprised captain.
"Sorry, something came up, please excuse me." Lahar gets up and walks out with Doranbolt, eventually phasing out due to Doranbolt using his magic.
"Anyways! Lets go! Who's next!?" Natsu shouts.
"Up next we have Lamia Scale's Lyon Vastia vs. White Eclipse B's Luke Cloud!"
"Alright." Luke walks to the middle, now standing across from Lyon.
"It's time for Lamia's comeback." Lyon preaches.
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Siegrain was sitting alone in his office. A smirk comes across his face as Doranbolt and Lahar appear in his office through Doranbolt's magic.
"What took you two so long?" Siegrain asked with a smirk.
"What did you do..? How are you alive?"
"One question at a time Lahar." Siegrain spins in his chair and then stands.
"Now boys, we can do this the easy way, and you can continue with your jobs by following my orders, or I can fire you on the spot like I did the entire circle. I have no problem hiring more capable people to help me keep peace in Fiore."
"Keep peace?! You caused chaos!" Doranbolt shouted.
"That wasn't on me Doranbolt. That was Jellal's doing. I'm my own person now. Look at me." Siegrain walks to them both, now standing inches away. "We have dark guilds to take care of. And I may have a lead to Tartaros."
"Tartaros!?" Lahar's mind flashes back to the attack he and Doranbolt suffered by those mages.
"Yes. Now, will you two join me? Will you both help me in their defeat before it's too late? Or will you walk out of here with your pride and no job like the others?"
"Well..." Doranbolt hesitates.
"It looks like...
We have no choice..."
