Good. My intentions are to finish the tower of heaven arc this year, which in a decade will take me to own both franchises
Both series belong to their respective creators…enjoy them while you can
Chapter 17
The creation of the tower
Natsu ran as fast as he could in order to find Happy. Trying to locate him by his scent
Meanwhile, Happy was locked in that colorful room, filled with many cat-shaped decorations. So many that it was a bit creepy -and now, how do I get out of here?...they left me behind, I have to get out of here and find Natsu while I have the chance- he yelled moving around the room, looking for something that would allow him to get out
And he stayed like that for several minutes, until he even hit himself with the toy in the form of a cat. And he lost, but he did enough damage to take his head off, and he started walking randomly.
He even got out the door without a problem by simply pushing it, it turns out he had never left it closed. And happy had no choice but to follow me through the halls
-we stood up for our freedom in order to save jellal, after so many years. I guess the physical exertion they put us through was helpful on that occasion.
Eight years ago, we see Erza beating one of the soldiers, along with the rest managing to fight hand to hand with them, making use of their mining tools and the weapons they managed to steal.
While at the top of the tower, they were both subjected to torturing Jellal with 500-watt shocks, which turned on for five seconds, then turned off for two. And so on
"Bah, this guy doesn't say anything, he doesn't yell, he doesn't beg, how boring" the fat man exclaimed, if it weren't for the light show, he would have left as soon as it started.
-If you keep putting on that brave face you will end up like your friend. Maybe without an arm- the other guy threatened, already thinking that if he didn't scream, they'd cut out his tongue -as soon as the tower is complete, you'll go to "paradise", the R-system will resurrect our god! -
-quiet pig- said jellal managing to maintain consciousness while being bombarded with purple rays
-What did you say!?- He was already ready to increase the power, it doesn't matter if it vaporizes his body instantly. They had already killed dozens of people of integrity for much less
The taller guy raised his hands to his face, sometimes his partner was as easy to provoke as an annoying child -yeah, leave it. What if we better suppress this attempted rebellion?-
-Well, I ask for the gaseous weapons!. When we get back, we won't be done until you pray to our god- he knew there was probably no worse way to show how they destroyed his pride and ideals.
And when they left, he finally opened his mouth again. Someone was looking at him from outside, and with a little passive spell, the very atmosphere of the place, changed to something gloomy.
"I don't need a god who can't even save a god" he said as he breathed the air impregnated with pure malice, something capable of corrupting any sane person
"I hate him for his incompetence... I hate everything, I'll get stronger with people's hatred" said a voice that felt like it came from everywhere and none at the same time.
"Who are you?" This voice made the blue-haired tense, it didn't sound like anything normal, not even something that the sect could do, as if it were something beyond
-those fools are funny, I am here in their midst as the entity that drives the evil in their hearts, and yet they plan to give it physical form?-
He searched in all directions, hoping there is someone responsible, but nothing. Just a big red cloud that gets thicker as they talk
"Where are you?" This was already beginning to worry him. She felt as if she was truly in danger now, at least a part of him.
-No one can see me or at least feel my presence. Not while they don't have enough hate inside them-
Jellal's eyes widened as he saw a liquid-looking creature emerge from the ground.
"Jellal, you'll be the lucky one!" It looked like liquid metal filled with glowing red circuitry. This until it grows, reaching two meters. And a somewhat amorphous signature -my name is zeref! My presence embodies hate, evil and darkness itself!- that self-proclaimed creature as zeref, pounced on the blue-haired boy, slowly getting into his body while jellal I screamed in pain at the sensation
Because this entity was seeping through his eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and even finding its way through his skin, through his own muscle fibers.
"We have to clear sector 8 before noon!" Erza reminded her companions, based on her own estimates. If they continue like this they could be released before dawn
Of course, this is because he wanted to save the blue-haired as soon as possible, he had been the reason why it all started
-impossible, the guards are too many. This will take much longer, even so, it's not certain that we'll be able to do it...-he said as he saw the waves and waves of soldiers that just arrived with no apparent end. They had already managed to make sectors 6, 2 and 7 fall, which currently serve as the base for the rebellion.
"I know, but we have to hurry to save him" Erza said, looking down for a moment, her friend must be at the top of the tower, she herself knew the suffering they went through in that place, and she had the feeling that that they are treating him worse
This reminded Wally of something. Something that they had told him that he wanted to do once they escaped, but the hole failed "hey simon, didn't you have something to tell erza?" he said whispering in the brunette's ear. Something that made him more than nervous, he had been there for months
"erza!...A-are you in love with simon?" When saying that he couldn't help but get nervous, that was something he wanted to ask him for a long time either to get a yes, or at least eliminate it from his system
This puzzled me a bit. It seemed like a question a little out of place, but more than anything very personal, perhaps too much for a moment where they are fighting for their lives -why do you ask that now?- in his mind it was something that they could leave for later, if there is one after
-...I always- simon couldn't help but blush, he was about to tell him, when many screams were heard from his companions. Ellis were close, and they fired
A gigantic explosion was created not far from them, destroying everything in its radius and sending them flying. Looking up, there were dozens of floating corpses
This even managed to knock out Simon, whom he caught off guard, dropping unconscious to the ground, barely being able to be picked up by Wally to flee. They all thought that erza was following them from behind
The magical troops opened their mouths when they saw how he didn't back down, that was just a warning. They launched hundreds of projectiles created by magic circles generating explosions as big or bigger than that one. Managing to push back the troops; they tore the stones, creating a flash and force so great that it shook the foundations of the tower
-Guys, don't run away! You have to fight! We have to save jellal- but to no avail, everyone ran away in fear. And only Erza remained, which was trapped under a rock, sent flying by the explosion.
Those guys were slowly approaching. Everything seemed to be lost, in moments it would be nothing more than a disfigured corpse until it was completely unrecognizable, as it was known, these things were capable of leaving you
Already in the distance they realized that someone was missing, they hysterically searched their surroundings. Until they were met with a horrible sight. Erza on the ground, while she was in the crosshairs of those walking corpses
Sho, who was the first to see her, tried to run towards her. Fortunately he managed to be stopped by wally -nee-san !-
Wally also wanted to go for her, save her, he didn't want any of them to die. And that's why he wouldn't let go of Sho, especially when he saw how the mouth of the specters lights up, indicating that they were going to shoot -I'm sorry…-he wasn't willing to let him die for an attempt to save her that would only end with the blonde
And when they saw the big flash. Nothing happened, just a small explosion that quickly dispersed. Rob had saved the redhead -rob ojii-chan!-
They were all relieved that he had saved her just in time. If they managed to save themselves but someone died, it wouldn't be the same
-I may not have been able to fully recover my magic. But I still have the power and willpower to protect my friends, my family; I will not let any of you perish! - He created a great magic circle, when doing so gigantic flames came out of the ground that evaporated those troops that were attacking them. This by manipulating the thermal energy of the earth
Once the explosion finished off his enemies, the old man fell to the ground with a sickly green color on his body. He even seemed to have several cracks on his skin.
Erza, seeing how he didn't look well, ran towards him. In an attempt to help him -what happens?-
-Perhaps it has been of use, beyond being a decrepit old man...for a magician his magic is like his vital energy. When I attended a mission recommended and requested by an acquaintance, I was defending a town for a whole week until I couldn't take it anymore. When I couldn't continue, they brought me here, but I don't regret anything, I sacrificed my freedom to help the people, and it wasn't in vain, the whole town managed to escape- as he said that his skin continued to crack, his state of decline was in decline. minced. He barely had the strength to get up -but rise, your possibilities are still endless-
-ojii-san- the redhead was about to burst into tears at the tone in which she said it. Meanwhile, the rest timidly approached
-remember. The most important thing is her heart, and the confidence that there is in it, with her everything they believe in, prayers, horoscopes, etc., miracles could come true if they believe in them. Well, only those who believe in the power of magic, and believe in living in harmony with nature, can use magic- she said trying to encourage them, because he knew it wouldn't last long. Especially when she started defending them from being shot by all the guards that had just arrived.
-I never thought I would see a smile like yours in a place like this, please get out of here, see the world and be happy. I'm sorry for not having arrived sooner, I was writing this- he dropped a letter on the ground, apparently he had already foreseen this scenario -I only ask that you take this to the fairy tail guild in magnolia, please don't read it-
He turned to the hordes of soldiers, with the deadliest weapons in the tower -goodbye everyone, save jellal and get out of here. This together with the letter, are my last wishes-
Having said his last words, he opened his arms creating a magic circle in front of him, where everyone fired their weapons at the same time. And as he warned, he used the only remaining magic and vitality, all to return the impact and double it.
The soldiers did not expect this, and were immediately disintegrated by the force of their own weapons. They couldn't even process it
At the top of the tower, there was Jellal, his body barely able to hold up after that entity forced its way in, especially as it tried to take his body by force. He felt as if every cell in his body was about to collapse, which could be seen from the outside, by the flickering marks on his skin.
-There is no freedom in this world, but I will grant your wish. Freedom is here- and just like that, she managed to take complete control of his body and mind. like i was a parasite
In Sector 8, Erza stared in astonishment at the rotting corpse of what was once a rob.
"Eva, let's go!" the others said sadly. They all felt sorry and sad to see him die, but he knew they couldn't stay there.
While the redhead, she only had rage. A powerful feeling, too. And apparently, thanks to that she managed to miraculously summon a magic circle instinctively.
Everyone looked surprised, she had never mentioned it, it was as if that magic was already written in her in a way. As if someone had intentionally put it there
All the weapons and tools around her lit up and floated in the air -AAAAHHHH! - Erza yelled in anger at the death of a friend. And she instinctively launched all weapons at supersonic speeds
The remaining soldiers could barely see him before he was pierced by those metallic objects. none survived
"Incredible... that's just how he knocked down an entire horde" they all said, astonished by this, he had never seen such a devastating power that wasn't used against him
-This is…magic- not even she herself could believe it, this was illogical given all that she knew. She couldn't even have inherited it from someone or something, not that she knew -I can do it!, with this I can save jellal!. Wearing this and being free will have to wait for a peak ojii san, we will get out of here, nor without jellal. Thank you, follow me!-
This encouraged everyone, seeing how one of them had that great power, they did not hesitate to follow her no matter how young she was, they were desperate
Back at the top of the tower. The two leaders of this division of the cult were arguing, they did not act in time and their troops were already practically lost. It would take a misfortune for the rebellion to fail
-What do we do?!- The short and fat guy from the cult was nervous, they soon came for them
"There is no salvation, let's run away!" They didn't even think about it, and when they were about to leave. They saw a silhouette, it was the girl they had been torturing a few hours ago.
Get out of my way!- -They were going to use their staffs, but she used her weapons to render them unconscious in one simple movement -jellal!-
He approached his weakened body carelessly, not noticing the dark look on his face -everything will be fine now! We are practically free now, rob sacrificed himself for us and simon is seriously injured, many other people also sacrificed themselves, but We won! - He had no problem cutting his handcuffs - Everyone has taken their boats, it's just us! They're waiting for us below, let's hurry up-
-erza….there is no need to run away anymore. True freedom is here- and that was the first sign he showed of his changes: erza raised an eyebrow at this
"Oh, it's a movie!" Wally had just found a projector and a box with a small disc.
Miliana did not understand such a concept, she had never heard of it in her entire life, not even before being captured along with her entire village -what is a movie?-
-The actors play a drama for us to see! I've heard of them, but it's really the first time I've had the chance to see one- she inserted the disc-shaped lacrima into the projector. And the data stored within itself, took the form of a black and white hologram, the projector seemed to be something old, or outright broken.
In the movie there was a guy very similar to the current wally, both in attitude and appearance. After you have defeated a knight; Apparently someone had already started to see her and left her halfway
"Unbelievable!" This amazed Wally. And he applied the typical one: he will increasingly copy the personality of the protagonist
-this is how a dandy should be- surprisingly he knew the name of that archetype
And while they were discussing and watching the movie, sho looked at the tower waiting worriedly for erza. Parallel to that, Simon was forced to stay at rest, at least until they return to the mainland and can take their time.
Jellal was trudging out of the room. at own request
The redhead approached the one with a strange mark on his face -jellal, what are you talking about?, we'll escape this island together- she didn't even understand what he meant, it was something that jellal had always longed
-erza, freedom is something non-existent in this world. What we want is not a temporary freedom, it's true freedom! Zeref's world! - he confidently approached erza, as if he had recovered his strength - now I can understand his feelings a little better, he was trying to revive to zeref. But these useless couldn't even feel his presence, oh no?-she took and lifted the lanky effortlessly-this tower is now mine. I'll take the task of completing it-
a purple magic circle was created below him. And the tall subject immediately flew into the ceiling, cracking the ceiling on impact. A blow so strong that it was able to kill him easily, crushing his organs and bones.
The other tried to escape quietly, but even so he was easily detected by the blue-haired man, who with a single gesture made him go through a wall. He was going to keep attacking. Until the same erza stopped his arm
"Stop!" She herself knew that it wasn't worth doing. Especially now with everything won, they just had to leave them behind and that's it, they would probably come to arrest them before they could miraculously escape -what's wrong erza?, don't you hate it?-
-I don't hate it, but this is... .- I wanted to stop him, he acted very differently. He had never seen someone walk out of this chamber like this.
-You won't be able to feel Zeref this way- he, with a simple snap of his fingers caused that subject to die instantly, while his skin rotted and his eyes exploded. Leaving only an almost amorphous mass of flesh on the ground.
Erza looked horrified at that. She did not expect a death in such a grotesque way, it was clear that this was not the jellal she knew "Wh-what's wrong!?" Her hands trembled, there was something absolutely wrong with this situation, even worse than usual. that she imagined
He made a small gesture for me to follow him out of the room; In the corridor on the way there were dozens of swords lying on the ground. And a bunch of guards knocked out -erza, we completed the R-system. No, the tower of paradise, together!, then we can resurrect zeref-
"Stop saying crazy things!" Erza tried to reason with him. His body was tense, because as soon as he claimed the pressure in the environment increased
The thought of being contradicted by one of his close friends was annoying enough for-well, if you want to leave so much, then you can leave this island alone!-
With just his gaze, he created a huge shockwave that sent Erza flying through multiple walls. To finally fall 15 meters to one of the mining areas
-Alone?- She could hardly get up off the ground. That attack could have killed her if it weren't for the awakening of her magic.
-all the others are mine, after all taking this tower will need a lot of work. You don't have to worry, I'll give everyone food, clothes and rest. Fear and oppression suits my taste more because of the hate they generate, but the efficiency is too pitiful
-What are you saying? Everyone is already in the boats waiting for us. No one plans to come back here and work!- He summoned a great iron sword instinctively out of mere precaution. She didn't want to fight, but as much as she was her friend, she was willing to act only in self-defense.
-That's because they never explained to us the meaning of that job. They work for the glory of Zeref- he had been these last few minutes, smoothly thinking of a long-term plan for. And with erza's resistance, he already had a way to fool others
But who will they choose for the sacrifice? No one would accept to die in the name of a certain zeref- the redhead had no idea who it was. In her hometown she had never been taught that, after all, the cult chose mostly towns and villages that were far away. And she in her town didn't even have parents
-The sacrifices? I don't even need them, Zeref has taught me how to do it- from that exact moment. He was already meticulously planning what to do over the next decade. Almost
"Jellal, please open your eyes!" He raised his sword defensively. He wanted to reason with him and he didn't know how.
"My eyes are already open" she raised her hand, and a purple glow enveloped Erza. A force field was created around erza, squeezing her without letting her do anything. Which then lifted her up with jellal -you are no longer of use to me, however I will allow you to live since you eliminated all those who stood in my way for me, we left the island and you will have your temporary freedom- the pressure on her body she squeezed even more, to make him see that it would be impossible for her to even touch him -but you will never speak of this to anyone. If the government finds out about this tower it would be somewhat problematic, if they ask you, you come from one of the towers that have already been discovered. Because if you try to destroy the tower, I will have to completely destroy the tower and every person in it. Of course, you can't get close to her either-
Erza couldn't believe it. He no longer even cared about the lives of his companions, he could barely hold his face relatively firmly -first I will take care of finishing off sho and turning him into a walking corpse at my command...-
-jellal- this threat was already too much and more coming from one of his friends. Tears flowed from his left eye, currently the only one capable of crying.
-That will be your freedom! Live knowing that destiny is on your shoulders!-
-I will fight with jellal- the hedgehog of the present said to her friends between tears, after having told them the whole story
"We have no other option than to shoot etherion from the square satellite!" Sieglein insisted again
"The R-system is a forbidden magic that must be completely erased from history and the etherion has the power to do so, and you understand what it means, right?" Ultear supported. If they were going to do it, they needed to make sure no one found out, as they did by successfully removing the other towers.
-a direct attack from the etherion will reduce everything in its range. Including civilians- warned one of the members. If something went wrong with that weapon, it would be catastrophic.
"Your brother will definitely die instantly, are you comfortable with that?" the old man in feline form asked. Anyone would expect some conflict in that decision, no matter how many misunderstandings they had in their past, and which they did not want to talk about.
-I know. But I am willing to take the blame and sacrifice my morals for the greater good. It will be a horrible act to prevent millions more, which could come when the case bubble bursts. And the biggest dark guilds like, I don't know, prayer six, grymore hearts or raven tail may become interested- this made the situation more tense. Remembering one of the greatest threats, capable of mobilizing enough personnel to build ten towers each. All thanks to the minor dark guilds under his command.
-This situation will be recorded in history. At least it has the potential to do so, if we hit the mar ka elm unprovoked - if the public couldn't know about the R-system, then it would be hard to justify.
-That means we will have to sacrifice ourselves too. The reputation of decades of hard work will be gone—belno, she said ruefully, she had been on the council so long that she saw most of the current members join. She had seen them come and go, and now it would be everyone's turn, including her, maybe even the council itself.
"Major Belno!" He couldn't believe that they were really so close to shooting. A movement that could put the political situation of the country in a very delicate one, if they did not act well then
-Do not worry. Trust me, I've already come up with an alibi, but you'll have to wait until we finish this, time is running out- Sieglein was willing to let him go to life for war crimes, while everything will end well. TRUE?
-it's okay. Whatever happens, I vote in favor: and may God forgive me for this decision- he said bleno with regret, seeing how it was the least devastating option in the long term -he voted in favor of shooting etherion-
-Just One More…-
-Just One More…-
Jellal was sitting on his throne at the end of the tower. Somehow it seemed that he was aware of everything that happened or said in the council. Some hidden camera, maybe sieglein was a spy of his? -one more, and this long game will end-
At some point in the middle of the tower, happy was very tired next to his cat toy, which couldn't take it anymore -well, I think I'm satisfied… where am I?-
Not so many floors below, the others were there after hearing the whole story from erza, and giving her a moment to vent
"Wait erza, that zeref they mentioned in your story…" Gray was sure he had heard that name before. Either in a book or in his adventures
-then. Was Lullaby a demon of that zeref?-Lucy remembered that living flute that they faced precisely the day she met erza
-and that's not all. I suspect that Deliora was also one of those demons- what the redhead said made Gray's blood run cold. The same one who had seen the real power of deliora, laying waste to islands and mountains like nothing. And it was said that he was weaker than centuries ago
–Then they plan to revive this Zeref guy. If those were his creations. I don't even want to imagine the atrocities that he could cause with his hands-
-Yes, Zeref is known as the most powerful dark wizard in history. Although besides that I don't understand his true intentions behind it, even though they said they would rule over heaven. The closest thing I can think of is that he tries to take over the world- Erza answered, who had given herself the task of investigating who that was, as soon as he had the opportunity
-But I don't understand how all your friends turned against you. Yes, Jellal was the traitor! - She would expect him to at least ask a few questions before considering her a traitor.
She lowered her head a little embarrassed - she must have used some method to indoctrinate them. If she really did what she told me, none of it was violent- she sighed, feeling really guilty for not having intervened. Looking back, she was sure that she could have asked makarov for help once she met him, and he could have defeated jellal before he did anything—but the truth is, if I betrayed them, when I was gone for seven years and I never came back-
This offended Lucy a bit, it felt like she blamed herself for Phantom lord's attack -but you did it for her own good! If you tried to do something everyone would die, besides…-
-enough lucy. If I can defeat jellal this will end- he had his whole head behind it. If he managed to finish him off, there would be no danger to the others. A danger that the people in the tower were not even aware that he was upon him.
-if I can defeat jellal- I knew that if I defeated him everything would fall apart
-(but, is that completely true?)- he thought, remembering how erza had said that no matter what happened, she would die -(those words don't stop bothering me)
A few steps were heard behind, and as soon as they saw him -nee-san...is that story true?- Sho had been able to follow erza and hear everything she said. And he was incredulous at it
-sho…- she didn't expect one of her old friends to listen to her. I don't want to alarm you for now
Even jellal from the top of the tower, raised his brow wondering if that would be a breach of his deal. He concluded that no. It's not like he cares at this point either.
-Lies! You sank the ships with hundreds of swords, if she hadn't warned us, we would all be dead! She told us that this was the fate of those who didn't learn to use magic correctly- she showed her a card where she reproduced her perspective. All the ships burning in flames as they sank - you were drunk with power, so much that you wanted to be rid of us and your past!
Gray was already imagining how all of this would have happened - did Jellal tell them that? - That must have been the way he convinced them. Probably she erza was forced to do some theater to convince them
-Is that something that the hedgehog you know would have done?- from what he told them. That would have been something I would never do. And gray confirmed it to lucy or shook his head, being someone who had known her almost since she entered the guild
-You who know! You don't know anything about us! Jellal's words were the only thing that comforted us at that time, that's why we spent 8 years building this tower!...if everything was a lie...yes, you're right, and jellal was lying...- he couldn't keep his head composure and collapsed into tears, he had wasted half his life supporting a lie
"That's right," a voice was heard throughout the room. After that a mass of darkness was formed that took the form of Simon, it was him. He apparently was aware of everything that happened
-It's you!- Gray was already ready to neutralize him, creating an ice prison to hold him until he could make him come to his senses.
"Wait a minute, gray-sama! It doesn't seem like he's coming to attack" Juvia stopped him. He didn't even seem to be in a position where he could defend himself head on.
-At that moment your ice clone purposely attacked to clear the way for us to come here. He is a darkness user, and apparently the one who created the spell that made everything dark. There's no way she couldn't have seen it—she herself had a little better knowledge of how wizards work with dark magic. Having worked for one for years-she came to this place to check her intentions. The idea that she will plan for us to come, was one of several-
-indeed. I see that Phantom lord's element 4 deserves his reputation- As soon as he said that, a dome of darkness was created around him. -well, this should prevent jellal from watching and listening to us-
-What's going on?- Sho didn't understand anything. It is assumed that no one knew, and there you were simon confirming it as if nothing
-I had to act to make them come, in addition to strategically changing who to neutralize who to prevent someone from dying, be it miliana with the child, you distracting erza and lucy so that miliana when wally and miliana finished, they could incapacitate erza . Or wally with salamander knowing that his bullets couldn't kill them, and wally is confident enough to believe that it was enough. In addition to giving the knife to the subject of the resort- with this he already made it clear that he had planned the kidnapping in such a way that it was the best option to bring Erza, and the worst to kill his friends
-why?...why you!?...WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING!?- sho was upset, he felt betrayed that he hadn't prevented any of this despite being able to tell everyone
-sho….sorry, jellal deceived everyone, I played the fool until the right moment. Erza's behavior seemed out of place to me, so I investigated Jellal in the shadows, I found things that confirmed that he was not a good person, from deals with prayer six to looking for ancient weapons that could end our civilization as we know it. I was in charge of allying myself and coordinating with others who also had suspicions, they are also waiting for the right moment to take the boats and take everyone... I hope you understand that I couldn't tell you. The less close they were to Jellal, the easier it would be to keep it a secret- it was explained what he had been doing these last 8 years -I always believed in you. I have done it all these years, that allowed me to know the truth. I'm glad to meet again-
They both shook hands, pleased that this reunion went well. It was comforting among all that was going on.
-from the bottom of my heart...simon- they hugged. Giving them a nice moment to see the rest of the group, they had gained an ally and possibly a future friend: hopefully the second one will come true
-Why?...why could you believe so much in her and I didn't!? Damn it!- In Sho's voice there was pure disappointment towards himself. He would have saved himself so much necessary hatred and rancor, at least towards erza
Everyone looked at him with a bit of compassion, half of his life must have been a lie, so many years of work for nothing, at least nothing good.
Erza carefully approached him. Making sure to kneel down to be at the closest height to him—it must be hard to take it all in. But let me tell you this... during these 8 years, I haven't forgotten about you- and before sho could say anything, erza hugged him tightly, making him see that everything he said was true -I couldn't do anything. I'm sorry I was so weak…-
"But now you can do it, right?" Simon asked, receiving only a determined nod from Erza.
"I have been waiting a long time for this moment, as a large number of powerful magicians have gathered here. Your holidays were the perfect situation, I myself took care that Juvia was with you. It was an unforeseen event that I had to take advantage of in a good way- he continued explaining how he himself had raised this situation -all in order to beat jellal, and I have a plan. The first step is to prevent wally and salamander from facing each other, what follows will be….-
And while he said this and proceeded to tell the rest of his plan, Natsu was in Miliana's room with a cost of a cat stuck in his head, while Wally watched him with amusement from the door, while he loaded his weapon.
Thousands of kilometers away was the Akane resort. There were hordes of soldiers outside inspecting what happened during erza's kidnapping. Well, despite everything, it was part of the case
And on the other side of the hotel complex, Beat was sleeping like nothing in his room. He had spent more time than expected in the world of celestial spirits, so he was exhausted, especially after maintaining such a demanding technique like kaioken after such a long time.
But there was a small detail that had not been there when he began to sleep. And it is that her entire body was tied up in a cocoon in such a way that no one should be able to escape from there. And even worse, her tail stuck out from the rest of the ropes. And there was an individual who was squeezing her tail tightly, preventing her body from functioning properly, but she hadn't even noticed because she was sleeping peacefully.
There several dozen soldiers entered to inspect the room. they had found out about the rooms occupied by those involved, and one of them was still in his room without doing anything
When they entered they saw everything destroyed, but not by any fight. But the movements that he usually makes in dreams when he sleeps alone.
A broken window, a completely burned curtain in the corner, Several pieces of furniture broken in half. Miliana had definitely had the most difficult scenario of all, because there was also a mark on the wall in the shape of her silhouette, as if she had been stamped there
All the soldiers looked on with an incredulous face, he was still sleeping even with all the scandal that had been made outside, and the rope that was tightening him
They were debating what to do, they had orders to question him. And they had to hurry, especially since the one waiting for them downstairs was a highly respected holy mage.
In the end they decided to send one to wake him up. And when he tried to move him, he bit his hand like it was nothing
-Aaaaa!- the soldier yelled in pain as they bit into his skin. And he muttered absurd things like eating triceratops meat -(damn it, I trained five years at the academy to be asked to wake up a brat? And still fail the next attempt!?)- he thought a little disappointed in the direction he was heading. he had taken his career since he was assigned this rank
They continued like this for several minutes, trying to wake him up, but he only managed to avoid being touched, simply by rolling on the bed. While he failed miserably the rest laughed inside
"Stop your nonsense, we must hurry!" a familiar voice was heard, and when I entered they could see that it was nothing more and nothing less than Makarov. Who the council managed to contact quickly, and accepted as soon as they told him that the entire natsu team was involved
Everyone got serious when they saw a holy mage enter the room -come out. And inform your bosses, if he did not report anything else. It's because I'll probably already be in the tower- no one questioned the old man, when they all left. He gave a simple nip to the neck to wake him up.
-Ah, Natsu, not again!- he got up somewhat annoyed, thinking it was the pink-haired man again, who had already woken him up like that at the sleepover they had the night before Phantom lord -master?-
In that, he noticed how his body felt completely weak due to the rope that was squeezing his tail. And that's not counting the kind of cocoon he was trapped in -... what happened? Was it everyone's joke or...?-
-no, we have to hurry beat, I'll explain it on the way- with a quick movement of his hand, Makarov cut the ropes that imprisoned the boy. except for the tail
Although he was able to cut it with just one bite of his teeth, they were indeed vulnerable to sharp objects -tell me what happened- he still hadn't fully recovered his senses, but the crowd of ki outside, the lack of his friends' presence. And having Makarov in front of him, looking at him seriously, was enough to tell him that something was wrong.
-erza has been kidnapped by some guys and the others have gone to save her. I will explain the way in more detail, but we must leave now. They informed me that only you were here, so I brought a few things here- he took out a bag with three hermit seeds and a red staff -I tried to bring the cloud but it simply didn't respond-
Beat nodded. And immediately he took the old man and flew out the window -well let's go!. You better tell me on the way-
They both took off, following the scent of the other team members. Not knowing that Makarov intended to still ask for the directions, as he forgot and remembered it just as all the gentlemen left.
In the tower everyone ran trying to find the place where Natsu will be, in order to meet to go all against jellal. This after knocking sho unconscious in the dining room
"Shit! I can't contact wally or miliana…jellal must be interfering with me, now I have no idea where they are" simon complained just hearing pure static
"Hey! Are you sure we can trust him? I accept that he didn't try to kill us, but…" Gray had his doubts about the veracity of his words. They might still be planning something
I'm sorry, but I don't plan on lying to you. Each of my actions is sincere, because I want to prevent one of my friends from getting so far, if we manage to stop him, maybe there will still be a way back... - he told the honest truth, he still had hopes of recovering what they had. Even in the worst time of his life—did you hear?—if a wizard had died there. All my plan would fall apart, and I am confident that Natsu will not die, you have not realized the true potential of Natsu, when salamander manages to harness his true power, he will end all the evil that comes his way. After all, he next to Erza, and the young promise of him that he defeated a holy wizard; they are the best hope of victory, if they work together I have no doubt that we will be victorious
But in the quarter mile, Natsu was struggling to remove a large cat helmet. Trying in vain to take it off
ah!, I can't get this out of my head, that damn disgusting!- no matter how much he kept talking, it wouldn't come out, as if it were stuck -maybe I should break it!-
-goodbye, boy…- and while natsu suffered from a large piece of plastic, wally was aiming at him from behind with a large cannon
And just a microsecond before he fired the bullet, Miliana pounced on him in order to save the…cat.
"Don't shoot the kitten!" he claimed for shooting his favorite animal, tapping it on the chest
"But that's not a cat!...just look at it!" Wally emphasized his obvious human appearance, only with a large cat-shaped helmet, which Miliana herself had made. The worst thing is that they had already gone through similar situations at least a dozen times, before this, and it was always the same, the same discussion.
Natsu saw that he could take advantage of this curious situation, so he couldn't think of anything else but to make a cat sound -meow!-
-Son of a bitch! - Wally said when he saw how he took advantage of it, and the worst part is that it worked for him because Milina was delighted -Get away, Miliana! He's nothing more than an enemy in disguise-
He moved her to the side, and immediately separated her body into dozens of cubes, which he launched towards Natsu at hypersonic speeds.
The pink-haired man managed to dodge one with a jump without any problems. While he blocked others with a giant stuffed red cat
"The kitten!" Miliana exclaimed, surprised to see how they destroyed the gigantic stuffed animal
-I already told you it's not a cat! He's just an enemy who can't take a helmet off his head -there's a person inside!
While they were both arguing, Natsu found himself dodging the dozens of cubes that were coming from all angles -ah!, neko fire!- Natsu yelled, lighting his pole on fire, hitting several purple cubes that were going to hit him. his face, leaving not a single molecule
The mere residual shock waves blew away the decoration of the place, incinerating it. cat shaped decoration
"Hmp! I see why Simon specifically told me to take care of you quickly, boy" his floating torso stated, creating new cubes as fast as he could.
"Pretending to be a cat when it's a person!? It's the worst" she got upset when she came to the conclusion…that it wasn't a cat. And ignoring the accusation from natau that she also has an appearance that tries to appear to be one. She released one of her ropes which wrapped around Natsu's wrist, catching him by surprise as he was busy with Wally's parts.
"Well done, Miliana!" the cube face celebrated, pulling himself together, creating a weapon on his arm.
-neko fire!- Natsu tried to attack again using his magic. But when he tried, nothing happened, and he only failed when he was hit in the neck by one of the cubes, which were going back to his body.
"What the hell?" he asked himself as he was thrown across the room, "(I can't use my magic. Is it because of this thing?)
Once on the ground, they also tied his leg and pulled him back to attack more comfortably. When he was a meter away from both of them, they caught the pink-haired full body
"You've come this far, Salamander! Die!" The purple-clothed man pointed his gun directly at Natsu who was on the ground, with ropes tightening more and more. If he only knew how vulnerable they are to sharp objects, he could free himself even with his teeth.
-(This is not good!)- He could hear his weapon reloading. And unfortunately his position was not very good, even less to die, with a bullet stuck in him….
-wait. I almost forgot to say my "dandy" line; from the moment you met me, your fate was sealed... - just at the moment I was going to shoot. Happy arrived and hit him hard on the head, making use of a large salmon.
-Happy!- The dragon slayer was quite happy that he found him. Especially if it was to save him at a time like this.
-Natsu! I'm happy to be able to find you. But… what about that mask?-Happy didn't understand how he had come to this situation, where his friend had a big cat helmet
-That does not matter now!. Help me free myself!" Natsu exclaimed, still on the ground while he tried to stand up.
"How dare you interrupt my sentence!" Wally got annoyed with this, so he started shooting repeatedly at the blue winged cat, who could barely dodge the bullets, which only went through the walls like paper, leaving a fine hole, each one of them
The cat lover launched herself to prevent him from shooting as soon as she was able, taking him by the cannon -no! Don't shoot the kitten!-
-Cats don't fly! I don't care if they talk, I've seen weirder things! But let them fly!? - Wally doubted that this could be considered a cat, it contradicted the characteristics of felines
"Happy, it's our chance!" Natsu said getting up, while the blue cat went to help him
"Not in this life!" Wally managed to get out of Miliana's grip and ran towards both of them to finish them off without any problems.
"Come on happy hurry up!" Natsu was tense, he didn't know how long he would stop, because Miliana was already taking Wally's clothes to prevent him from advancing
-These things don't come out easily, they're like rubber!- As much as the cat pulled them, he wasn't able to tear them off.
"Damn, I didn't want to humiliate myself like that…but I'll have to." Secret move!-That cry caught the attention of everyone present -Sorrowful cat!-As he said that, he cocked his head and began to make noises as if he was sad and crying inside
Happy and Wally looked at him with a blank face mixed with pity, alien. There was no way something like that would work, but he did: his strings went slack instantly, leaving him completely free.
"It can't be, it worked!" Happy and Wally exclaimed alike, they couldn't believe that a tactic like this had worked too
"Miliana, what are you doing!" Wally was nervous to see how he got up without problems, things were not going well for him.
-but the kitten!- she was on the verge of tears when she heard how they yelled at her, and how apparently she had made a mistake when loosening the ropes
"Very good!" Natsu yelled announcing that he was ready to attack. He got up so hard and fast that he cracks the ground around him.
"Go ahead Natsu!" Happy encouraged, flying up and grabbing onto his back. Prepared to move its wings at high speed and give the dragon slayer a boost
The fire mage pounced on both of them, who despite having a counterattack ready, couldn't launch it in time. And they were only hit squarely by the -WINGS OF THE FIRE DRAGON!- The two of them flew away once they were hit by that blow powerful enough to knock out any average magician -my revenge against the cube face is complete!-
Once done, he held for several seconds, happy decided to ask about what is truly important -how long do you plan to wear that?-
"...I can't take it off" the pinkhead said, lowering his head, he hoped he wouldn't have to stay like that for the rest of this event. Or not having to use oil to get it out
At the top of the tower, Jellal was watching how everything happened, seeing how the tear in the center shone almost imperceptibly before this battle -(for each crossroads, I am closer to fulfilling my goals)-
He didn't seem alarmed that they both lost, in fact he seemed almost pleased that Natsu was going through with it. He shifted his attention to a chess board class, where he used a dragon-shaped piece to knock over a cat-shaped piece and a cube-shaped one -simon has betrayed us, sho fell against all of erza's companions…in a dome where i was not able to witness what happened, miliana and wally fell to salamander. This is how it should be, there is nothing more boring than a game without difficulty-
-jellal-sama, let's hurry to capture and subdue erza's allies- his hired "assistant" suggested finishing this quickly, this situation became more risky with each passing second
-oh. How about you go take care of it yourself?, Vidaldus- Jellal suggested, ready to start the next stage of his plan.
"Are you sure?" It seemed rash. She felt that it was still too early, the soldiers should be able to hold on a little longer.
-Okay. We have to make the next move!-The blue-haired man said as he put three pieces on the board. A guitar, a figure in a kimono, and an owl
"Fine! But I warn you that it seems like a bad move!" he exclaimed as he began to expel a great magical power out of nowhere, which distorted all the air around him.
His skin changed to white with various marks of Negeo makeup on his eyes. Her hair lengthened; Furthermore, his clothing disintegrates, revealing a rather revealing new outfit, spiked shoulder pads, his pants are replaced by a tighter dark purple one with a belt, and a tattoo that reads "Ske'etoy, even had painted nails." in black
Once his form was complete, he quickly strummed the guitar that just materialized next to him. And a magic circle was created on the ground, causing him to be surrounded by two individuals as peculiar as him in a flash.
One held the body of a man and the head of an owl and a rocket pack strapped to his back.
And a chick with long, bright pink hair that is tied on top of her head in two big buns. In addition to that, she wore a long white kimono with a red stripe in between two black stripes around the waist, as well as a red triangle at the bottom of her dress, adorned by flames and skulls, open at the top to show her shoulders and a fair amount of cleavage and is closed around the waist by a large black belt adorned with a horned skull.
-the guild of assassins, of the skull order. Vidaldus taka, fukuro, and his commander, ikaruga-jellal, looked at the mercenaries he had hired. Each description matched the order of naming
-We are the skull order of the assassins' guild, the special guerrilla squad: trinidad del cuervo, they have arrived- while saying that, the three put their hands on their chests as a greeting and a way of showing their devotion, this time to the less. As they had rehearsed it at home
It's your turn, go. Just give me a moment to announce it- his plan so far was going perfectly: after all, the mere transformation of vidaldus and the invocation had given some energy to the tower
In Miliana's room, Happy was still there trying to remove the mask, it turns out that this object was more resistant than it seemed. And Natsu didn't want to waste magic now.
"Ahh, you're going to rip my head off!" Natsu said, complaining about the force and carelessness with which he was pulling. Until he actually managed to get it off, and that rubber thing landed on wally's head.
Natsu, who was just going to leave, saw that and couldn't help but laugh -now the cube face is the one who's trapped!- honestly, he couldn't help but laugh, instead of leaving as soon as possible
-I wonder what's in that hole…or maybe you have a very big head- happy felt his paws sore from pulling so much. She felt like she was cemented together
The traverse got up off the ground, barely able to stand up - this fight isn't over yet salamander! - and just like that, he put it out of his mind. Perhaps because of the unique shape of his skull
I already took my revenge. Now both happy and erza are safe, there is no reason to continue- the pink-haired man was no longer interested in this, now they just had to find a way out. He only hoped that the others had prevented Erza from going into the tower.
"Yes, yes!" Happy agreed, although it was the first time he mentioned that they had already met Erza.
"We're going to paradise!" This curious statement made Natsu raise an eyebrow. Unfortunately, this implied that the problems had not yet ended -the freedom that Jellal has told us about, the world that we rule….-
Just saying that, everyone in the tower could hear a brief static -welcome everyone to the tower of paradise!- It was the voice of jellal himself, who communicated with each person in the gigantic structure-
"Jellal!" Wally seemed pleased that he was announcing himself like this to everyone. It must be for something good, right?
-I am jellal, the leader of this tower. Our pieces are already on the board- thousands of eyes lit up all over the place. Each pair accompanied by a horn that convey that message
In one of the lower corridors. This took most of the group by surprise -it's jellal, it's using the tower's mechanisms to make itself heard- this calmed some down a bit, it still gave them time to regroup before facing it
-Don't you think it's time to start the game of paradise? Let me explain, because the rules are simple: as you may already know, I plan to use erza as a human sacrifice. In short, if I manage to activate the tower, I win. If they manage to avoid it, they will win, nothing simpler than that; but I am warning you that it will not be easy at all: I summoned three warriors, to reach me, you must defeat them all- this only left everyone silent, who were already arguing about how to split up to defeat them all -oh! , one more thing. It looks like the council might try to bombard this place with etherion, all via satellite. So please hurry, or you will be disintegrated by the magic weapon that reduces everything to nothing-
-hell, you bastard. This did not come in the contract!, if that gives us, we will all be in hell soon- vidaldus seemed a little more upset because apparently he had not clarified it
Ikaruga smiled mischievously at her complaint -vidaldus. What, are you afraid?-She said between a few small laughs
-Of course not, in fact I'm excited, because I've been waiting for such a risky job for a long time! I'm just saying that we hadn't agreed to this, anyway, let's save the negotiation of better pay for later.
-I can't even know for sure how long it will take, but once it hits. We will only cease to exist, while our matter liquefies into plasma that will end up dispersing in the sea. I remind you that the most important thing in games is not to win, but to have fun- he said this last with mockery, perhaps he had planned an escape method for what would be a great ray of light that would fall on his eyes, probably the most painless death of the planet, as the nervous system of a normal person could not even register it, before ending up as a great bag of loose molecules
-...I can't believe the council will go so far. I must admit that this is out of our plans, we must hurry up and split up to defeat those three. Now more than ever we cannot go one by one, he trusted that they will win and we will meet for one last battle- Simon encouraged them. Knowing that it was the only chance to survive
There they all agreed. Knowing that they should not object, it would be the only option they could take
"I guess jellal will be up there!" Natsu said using the logic of what he's learned so far. The leader was always at the top of the structure
Happy nodded at this, after all he himself had gone through those situations together with him.
-(What the hell are you doing jellal!? Etherion!? If that thing is fired, we'll all die here…we just want freedom)-he couldn't believe that his leader would make such a decision. The risk itself was enough to put his loyalty against him -all we wanted was true freedom...-
This caught Natsu's attention a bit, in his head maybe it wasn't so bad, the danger to his life could make the cube face take his side -you know, I don't have the remotest idea what kind of freedom they could be searching. But I am sure that true freedom is not achieved by dominating the world and diminishing that of others... I think it is something that is only achieved by leading a life where you feel happy and fulfilled, like the one we have in Fairy Tail! ; sometimes the key to happiness and freedom could come in the form of a family, in the form of friends, in an environment where they can live comfortably without disturbing others: tell me, do you feel that you have that? Take it as a small opinion and think about it- this little speech left Wally thinking seriously, maybe he was right,
-aye!- agreed the cat riding on his back. They didn't even give Wally time to say anything when they took off. Powered by Natsu's flares and driven by Happy's wings
"Salamander... what a nice scarf you're wearing..." he said as he fell to the ground from exhaustion, ready to regain his strength before helping with what was coming. Either to the side that corresponds -(I ask you. Save us)-
And so the pink-haired man went up at high speed to the outskirts of the tall tower, ready to go head-to-head against the boss. Sure, before that he even thought of tearing down the tower from the ground up like he did a pyramid on Galuna Island, but there were still a lot of people there.
And halfway there, he could hear a small whistle, as if something was approaching at great speed through the air -something is coming!...- Natsu said attentively and seriously, it could come from any angle
But it came from the front, a projectile loomed over both of them, who could only dodge it with great difficulty
And they were barely able to flee for a few seconds from the figure that returned, chasing them for a moment until they managed to hit them and throw it against the tower. shaking her a little
Perceiving this, Simon, who was not far away, ran as fast as he could, hoping to meet one of the three guys they had hired, and maybe someone else who is facing him. he got both
-What the hell was that?- Natsu asked himself, barely recovering from the blow that made him fall on top of some titanium cages, held up by chains from the same place. He was aware that he must be one of the guys Jellal was talking about, but he was definitely one of the weirdest guys he'd ever seen, and that was coming from seeing someone who looked like something out of the nintendo 64 that beat had ever been on. Mentioned: I could only describe him as a muscular man with an owl head and a gigantic jetpack
-Salamander!- last but not least, I hear a cry from an unknown voice, simon
-Huh?, and who are you?-
Happy had seen it before, so it didn't take long to recognize it as a possible enemy. Something that he was willing to put aside if the other agreed, given the threat they faced -natsu, be careful. He accompanied the bucket head!-
"Then you're one of Jellal's lackeys!" Natsu immediately got defensive upon hearing that. He wasn't in a favorable situation, not with two guys there, one in front and one in the back.
"No! I just pretended to be on his side for a long time, in order to stop him... you know, I'll tell you about it in more detail later, we already spent many scenes giving context" Simon explained himself. He didn't plan on making the chapter longer.
-I don't believe you!- This vague and simple explanation did not fully convince Happy
"Wait." He told her to give him a moment to make sure, because his help could be very useful. "Are you sure about that?" He planned to pay enough attention to hear his own heartbeat, and his nose to smell a abnormal amount of sweat -and who is jellal?, why did he play this stupid game?-
-Yes, my intention is to stop it before it gets even worse. And answering your questions, it is the brother of the
Wizarding council member sieglein..he must have figured out that they plan to shoot us, probably by seeing the movement of the satellite
"So, is it a fight between brothers?" Natsu asked with a certain degree of impression, that a fight between relatives can go so far.
-I am not sure, although I have investigated his plan for years. I could never find something that would give me answers- he was the one who could know the most about how screwed up it was to check their relationship. Jellal had never mentioned anything relevant, and the only useful documents would surely be in some council building under maximum security.
A noise was heard not far from them, it was the owl landing, who until now had been watching everything out of mere curiosity. Gossip
-That's it!...- Simon instinctively got into position ready to attack and defend himself. The stories he had heard about them were impressive, and he couldn't take them as a joke.
"I won't allow them to break the rules! I, Fukuro, the warrior of justice, will be in charge of judging them!" The owl man said, making their respective poses to emphasize what was said. This for a moment later to launch at high speed against him
Natsu was able to dodge it instinctively with great difficulty. When doing a backflip, landing next to Simon
-(Well… he has the head of an owl so I don't think it's impossible for him to see in the dark. So I won't be able to use my "black moment" to escape and attack on our terms…we'll have to fight head-on)- Simon thought, analyzing his best odds -listen salamander, that's not someone normal. Jellal himself could not accurately describe the magnitude of those three: but if we compare it with an example you may know... this guy should be at least as strong as gajeel, in fact they have been known to fight once and it was very close -
-so as powerful as he is, then it's interesting, well, I've improved a lot since then!...after all, I've been training tirelessly with gray and erza, and lucy who goes whenever she wants - the pink-haired man stood in front, ready to face this new adversary
The skull trinity member couldn't help but get excited, that should make the fight more dramatic. Feeling that he will not deny that he enjoys -Huu Huu Huu. Well, go ahead, one by one; I WILL TAKE CARE OF STOPPING THE EVIL DOERS!-
After declaring He simply disappeared from his spot leaving a small afterimage, appearing squarely behind Simon, throwing a punch at him with such speed that it was the mass of a meteorite.
When the blow should have hit his body. He just went through it and dissolved into darkness, it was just a lure -huh!?-the surprised owl wondered
And turning around, there was Simon himself. What I touched was nothing more than the shadow of the dark magician
-owls see in places with little light. But luckily it seems that you are not able to see through my shadows- and with her vantage point, she hit him on the back with her fist wrapped in darkness.
That blow sent the assassin flying a couple of meters. Who managed to stop with his jet pack without problems, which was now dented -(that contraption feels too resistant. I don't think it can go through it)- thought simon, knowing that this would take away a lot of mobility
Natsu immediately went to his side -it seems that he attacked you first when he saw that I was in front. Apparently he thought that you would be less ready and could finish quickly: he believes that he has the victory assured to face one-
Before they could continue their talk, the owl just turned its back on them, confusing both of them a bit. Sure, until the rocket pack began to emit a higher and higher brightness, then eject a large beam of light in its direction.
Luckily they were both able to dodge it in time. But the platform they were on was just disintegrated by the plasma beam.
And what was once ground iron was now just loose and vaporized molecular
-Devils. The descriptions didn't lie, you're strong, too bad it's a waste. It is in a magician from a guild of assassins, the worst kind of magicians- that the dark magician complained, feeling that someone like that could be of much better help -I wish your statements were true. If only your grunt's title as "legendary" wasn't for exterminating all the officers in the western army during the cabria war-
-Are you telling me that this guy was in charge of killing tens of thousands of soldiers!? That's practically a genocide! - Happy mentioned scared, probably they hadn't faced anyone with this history of deaths, until now
-what difference does it make!. They are not worthy of being called a guild, guilds are not places for jobs as dirty as murder! I don't like those who only accept that kind of work, the same goes for those who request them- the air around them began to move more violently and heat up at the temperature it emits. Mentally preparing to start fighting with everything - you don't deserve to call yourself a guild! They should disappear!-
His hands were surrounded by voluminous balls of fire. He was ready to fight and react to his opponent's attack.
-What a naive salamander!. There is evil in this world that will not stop no matter how much you stop and imprison it, sometimes it takes one horrible act to do thousands more! For this very reason, the one who disappears will be you!-His propellant activated at that moment, destroying the piece of stone where he was standing. All this in order to boost
Natsu threw one of the spheres at Fukuro in order to slow him down for an instant and push himself back. While he used the other to shoot at the horizon and get out of its flight path
Once it happened. The cages were pulverized into millions of pieces of iron that went flying in all directions.
The projectile changed its direction as fast as it could, it was again in the direction of the dragon slayer, who was its priority at that moment. ignoring simon
Simon actually saw this as an opportunity, and had no problem creating a large web of darkness between the other two.
Fukuro saw it from afar, but was unable to stop himself in time. So he was caught in the great net, which narrowly failed to stop him.
That network, which looked more like a spider web, managed not only to stop him, but also left him trapped and stuck to its dark threads.
-hoo hoo hoo! Your threads of evil will not be able to stop the light of my justice!- This would seem like just a pseudo-poetic phrase... but in the end it was a bit literal, because the engine again emitted a great glow, but instead of an omnidirectional beam coming out , in reality a hollow sphere of energy enveloped him, which disintegrated the threads around him, leaving him free
The great network disappeared, because Simon saw how it was no longer useful to win
In a matter of a second the energy shield disappeared and returned to its default mode of use, keeping it suspended in the air - I can see how I won't be able to focus on one without the other attacking me from behind, so evildoers! Now they are both my opponents! - I announced at the top of my lungs while keeping my arms crossed
The dark mage and the dragon slayer approached, knowing that their combat style was based on going against them at full speed.
-Let's see how they confront this!- His body was surrounded by glitter which came out of his jetpack
It began to fly at high speed around both of them, this in a pattern that created trails of energy with diagonal angles. In the process creating a prison out of static plasma particles -UPWARD MASS !- she activated one of his most deadly enchantments in conjunction with his great speed with his jetpack. The mass of it increased until it reached a weight of 1000 tons, propelled at a speed of ten million five hundred thousand kilometers per hour.
-Be careful salamander! This is one of his most common tactics, with this I destroy the base on the west coast. An entire city built between two mountains, neither the base nor the mountains survived the mere residual force of the impact- Simon warned him about what he knew of his current enemy
-And it doesn't leave us escape options either, judging by the traces it leaves, we won't be able to escape either. And it's so fast that I can't even see where it is- natsu should be scared from what he said, but no, I was totally sure -but it's too easy to see through a technique like this!, especially if it lasts so long increasing its mass and speed-
He simply raised his hand and began to charge a large fire attack. Reacting to this, fukuro stopped flying at the top where that attack should hit. Little by little a hole opened in that place
Natsu's attack was only canceled when instead of shooting, he grabbed Simon's wrist and jumped out of the sphere created by Fukuro, who couldn't curve fast enough to go through and hit them.
Deciding that he had already wasted too much time accumulating power, he instead went and chased them both down with what was left of his technique.
Both were already about to fall into the sea when they observed that projectile going at a gigantic speed - this time leave it to me! Hold on- to escape his trajectory, he shot a small rope at the tower as if it were a spider web. And immediately they went out of their way
-oh no…- the owl couldn't change its path in time. And he just crashed into the sea in the distance, where the eye could barely see, with such force, that he was even slowed down by the water. He sent square kilometers of water flying, to the point that it began to rain down to the horizon. Of course not counting the deep crater more than 10 kilometers deep below sea level
-fire dragon roar!- Natsu didn't miss the opportunity. And he decided to take advantage of a possible stun to attack. Shooting a torrent of flame that went straight for the still recovering body of the killer.
A fiery explosion erupted from the point of impact, flashing up into the clouds and encompassing the entire crater. Even increasing its size and depth a little
- I will also contribute. MOON FALL!-A magic circle was created in her hands. the sky itself went completely dark as far as the eye could see
A black canvas on which a stain appeared. A miniature representation of the moon that was static in the sky; the surrounding tides were completely affected, probably because it had its own gravity, reflected in the slight decrease in weight for them
He carefully pointed to where his recently burned enemy was. And a gigantic circle appeared in the area of him. marking the sight
The mini mountain-sized astronomical object slowly approached its target, while its gravity slowly sucked some water from its surroundings into rings. It even looked like it had a layer of compressed gas around it. A dense atmosphere then
The moon hit the sea with such force that the tremor was felt in all directions, even being perceptible from the mainland. All this while the sky returned to normal
At the same time, Juvia and Lucy were actively looking for Natsu in the lower parts, until they felt the tremors and explosions coming from above and in the distance of the building.
"That must be Natsu!" Lucy said, happy that they finally have an idea of where he could be.
-That sounded very powerful…just like Gajeel-kun- she seemed somewhat impressed by what she heard. She sounded more powerful than they had described -although I wonder why Juvia was looking for it with you, Lucy... unfortunately I couldn't follow gray-sama-
"Hey!" Lucy said in a low voice with a bit of annoyance at that comment.
-To think of being alone for so long, with my love rival! Only god could imagine the massacre that could happen! - Juvia seemed somewhat curious about what could happen. I definitely hope for some drama in her novel
-...I'm trying to stay calm. Let's get along, right! She said with a drop of sweat hearing it and so they will continue, or so it seemed until a loud sound was heard throughout the place, resonating in such a way that it even seemed that the air came from where it came from. It rippled - what a horrible noise!
"Juvia thinks it's not so bad..." he said quietly. Mainly because his ears weren't affected by the damage at all, they were also just water after all, and if they're destroyed, they reform.
-There from one of the corridors, the same vidaldus came out giving one of his guitar solos. Shaking her long hair strongly, when he stopped he just stared at her -good!. I come to give you a live concert from hell! -
"What? Cut your hair!" was the first thing that occurred to Lucy to say.
-I see. One of the assassins Jellaljuvia spoke of tensed at her presence. These guys were dangerous
-I'm Vidaldus Taka. Member of the trinity of the body!. ROCK YOU!-His hair suddenly rushed to attack them both, trying to pierce them with its tips
Lucy was able to dodge this, while Juvia Sol let it pass through her like nothing. This caught the attention of the metalhead
"Oh, you have a very interesting body!" He was chuckling slightly at this, this fight could be more fun than expected.
-Juvia's body is made of water. And as you have seen going through me, it is simply useless!-She surrounded herself with water that began to swirl around her in a threatening way
"Come on, Juvia! Finish him off! I'll just move away a bit" he said as he was taking out Leo's key just in case
-Water lock!- He threw all that water against his attacker. Which instead of impacting directly, they only contained it and locked it inside -just gossip...-
Vidaldus muttered a few things in confusion as his mouth filled completely with water, leaving him with no chance of escaping by simply moving, as he had tried in the first instance.
-Impressive! You were not one of the element 4 for nothing. It would be scary to have as an enemy, currently- Lucy was impressed, hopefully and they could end this obstacle soon, and it would be 1⁄3
Unfortunately it was never the easy way. Something seen when suddenly the sphere began to decrease in size, this until there was absolutely nothing left, since everything was absorbed by its hair
"The rainwater seal has disappeared!" The blue-haired girl was skeptical of how this had happened. She couldn't see the slightest indication of this ability, perhaps she wasn't so well versed in these threats.
"Yuck!" Lucy said when she saw how she showed off her long hair. I bet he was awfully dirty
-Okay!. Nothing better than washing your hair with some water in the morning, using the shampoo daily will only damage it- he advised. Curiously, his hair was too soft - it's especially useful when your hair can absorb all kinds of liquids! ... a little spell for everyday use that finally comes in handy at work, I haven't had it for years. But please no alcohol and oil, it will only damage it-
"You say that because the shampoo would be very expensive, right?" Lucy said, imagining her possible reasons for this. His hair should be very long, that amount of daily shampoo must be too much.
Vidaldus took a slow breath. Implying that it was true
-Wait! If the water works, Juvia won't be able to do anything. Maybe I should bring someone. Maybe loke or taurus, I wonder if he could cut the strings on his guitar, maybe it would help- he decided to start deciding more seriously what he would choose next, any decision could be the wrong one
-But you girls, you don't really look so bad! Although the blonde looks a bit fat- the metalhead was already thinking about using that spell capable of leaving any enemy in check. And commonly used for him, at parties. And to the confusion of both girls, he only began to hum a short melody -tiny_ tany_mo… _who_of_you_will_become_my_henchman_from_hell- he was pointing at them, going from one to one. He just stopped at Juvia -well, I think you'll be my succubus today!
They were both confused, and even more so when she began to play her guitar loudly, in such a way that anyone would feel intense pain in their eardrums.
-What!?- Juvia reacted late when she was completely enveloped with that magical sound wave that completely clung to her body, leaving no chance of escape.
The blue-haired girl could only scream in pain as that sound changed the very essence of her being, restricting her true self to a place in the back of her brain. Where she will encrypt herself with that same music, causing that in theory she can only be returned to normal by vidaldus; This is clear, if we only consider those present
Lucy wondered what was wrong, she tried to pull Juvia but it was only useless, and she was pushed back again. This before the glow around Juvia intensifies enough to blind her.
And when he opened his eyes. Everything was filled with steam: once it had dispersed far enough, she could see a hopeless sight. She was Juvian with a changed appearance, more similar to Vidaldus himself.
Many kilometers from there, were Beat and Makarov heading towards the tower. The latter was mounted on top of beat
Can you hurry up? We are taking a long time, everything could be happening there. He believed that you could reach any place on the planet in an instant- it was not the old man's intention to pressure him. But if they didn't arrive they could all die
-I can't go faster, they left hours ago so their trail is very light, I'm afraid that if I accelerate more I'll lose their scent. We should have asked, it was a waste of time- Beat said, explaining that if they went faster he wouldn't even be able to process the smell of his companions to find them. Well, I couldn't feel the ki of those 4 -I'm also sorry that we couldn't participate in this "chapter". But I go as fast as I can-
He said while the plot itself prevented him from only returning to ask the coordinates
Ok, I'm done. At this rate I might be able to finish the arc before the end of the year. Please comment. Or I will die from 5 bullets in the back