Meanwhile Back at the Guild
The statues of the girls shattered as soon as Evergreen was defeated.
"Oh my, what happened to us?" Juvia wondered.
"I can't remember…" Levy said.
"Lil' Levy!" Lucy yelled as she rushed to the smaller girl, who rightly braced herself for the brick wall that was heading her way.
"Lu-oomph"
"Ha!" Makarov grinned. The tides beginning to turn in their favor.
"They're back to normal!" Natsu smiled.
"Hey, look." Gajeel said pointing to the runes.
[Erza and Loke vs. Evergreen: Winner: Loke and Erza.]
"Erza and Loke vs. Evergreen…winner is Loke and Erza!" Makarov read with a smile, "Well Laxus looks like you're out of hostages boy! Can't continue with your game, now can you?!"
Natsu grinned, "Hell yeah! This game is ours now!"
"Whoa, who's out there?" Levy asked, trying to push Lucy off.
"Right now? Just Loke, Gemi-Lucy, my mate and that masked dude." Lucy ticked off.
"And the only members of the Thunder God Tribe left are Freed," Happy said.
Mira looked down, "But still…Laxus called it the "Battle of Fairy Tail?"
"You can be sure I'll give him a satisfactory punishment later." Makarov informed them.
"Hold it." Natsu frowned. "I have to admit what Laxus did is messed up, but there's no harm in finding out who's the strongest, right?'
"Um..."
Natsu grinned. "Let's start the Battle of Fairy Tail, Round 2, eh?"
"Yeah, round 2!" Lucy yelled, joining Natsu in his antics.
Gajeel and Juvia watched as the two idiots of the guild chased Levy around playfully, the girl yelling for help.
Cana scowled, "Laxus out did himself this time."
"At any rate it's over now," Makarov stated, "I've played with this foolishness game because your lives were in danger, but I won't indulge him anymore."
Mira looked at him, "Master…we can't let him get away with hurting our friends."
"Yeah she's right! If we don't teach Laxus a lesson, then he'll never learn!" Bisca agreed.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm gonna give that boy a punishment he'll never forget. He should know better! You can mess with me, but you can't mess with my guild!" Makarov promised them.
Juvia looked over at Gajeel, "Why such a serious expression?"
"It's nothing." Gajeel told her.
She smiled, "This guild is rather fun isn't it?"
"It ain't boring at least." He said.
"I know right. It's not as cool as Bosco but it's cool. You know in Bosco there was this guild I hung out with and man they were pretty crazy, they even had a slayer too!" Lucy said, not noticing the two mages look at her weird for interrupting their conversation. Then looking around to make sure none were listening she whispered to the two mages. "They even helped me out during mating season." Grinning dopily at the memory, not noticing how one of two mages were blushing profusely.
"You're so fucking weird Demon girl" Gajeel laughed, enjoying how Juvia turned redder than Erza's hair.
The runes turned red and peaked off the door getting everyone's attention.
"Now what?" Cana said, "Don't tell me he's up to something else?"
"You're gonna have to fight us this time!" Bisca declared.
It took the shape of a red skull, "Can you hear me old man? The rest of you better listen up too. Looks like one of the rules has gone out the window, that's fine. I'll just add a new one. In other words, since I'd hate to end the Battle of Fairy Tail early I've decided to activate the Thunder Palace."
"Are you out of your mind Laxus?!" Makarov yelled.
"You have one hour and ten minutes, if you think you can win you better get moving. Unless you're ready to hand the guild over to me now, master." The runes dispersed.
"THIS GAME HAS GONE ON FAR ENOUGH BOY! I WON'T LET YOU DRAG INNOCENT PEOPLE INTO THIS!" Makarov yelled, feeling pain shoot through his chest and falling to the floor.
"Master no!" Cana yelled.
"Is he hurt?!" Natsu asked.
"Oh no! I'll go get his medicine!" Mira said running up the stairs.
"Don't worry guys I got this, Lucifer used to do this to me all the time when I passed out after a hard work out or I got super injured!" Lucy shouted.
The guild went silent watching as their strongest mage slowly walked up to their master to check up on the old man, all having the same thought, "What's she gonna do?!"
Lucy walked over to where Master lie motionless on the ground, bending down to fully examine the old man. Once finished she stood up and prodded him with her foot watching as master's body twitched in response.
The entire guild screamed shocked at the oblivious celestial mage actions.
"LUCY!"
"LU-CHAN?!"
"LUCE!"
"He's okay's guys, I think he just had like a heart attack or something…he looks pale", she pointed out still oblivious to everyone's stares.
"Luce, what the hell was that?!" Natsu yelled.
Lucy stared at Natsu and the others confused. "Whadda ya mean? Lucifer used to do that to me all the time to make sure I was alright...is that not what you're supposed to do?" Lucy asked.
Levy sighed walking up to the blonde, "No, Lu-chan, not even close."
Lucy bit her lip confused, eyebrows furrowing as she tried to understand how that wouldn't help find out if someone was okay.
"Hang in there master, it'll be okay." Levy said, helping the old man up towards the infirmary with Bisca.
"What'd he means by Thunder Palace?" Natsu wondered.
"Maybe he's gonna make a palace with his thunder" Lucy theorized.
Natsu's eyes widened, "Whoa is that possible?!"
Lucy shook her head in excitement. "Oh yeah totally. See one-time Lucifer and I were bored, we'd just got back from beating up these bandits up in Bosco, and so he decided to have some fun and create this huge castle with his fire. It was awesome!"
Happy and Natsu were listening to their best friends' stories enraptured. While they weren't exactly sure that Laxus had built a real thunder palace, finding out that she had lived in a real fire palace was one of the coolest things to learn about her, aside from learning her dad was a demon.
"Lu-chan, I love you really I do, but please just keep your theories to yourself for now" Levy cried, exasperated.
Mira came out from the room after grabbing the medicine, "Hey guys come look outside!"
When they all got outside, they saw yellow sphere's with lightening symbols on them hovering above them.
"What the heck are those?" Natsu questioned.
"Those look like lightning lacrima to me." Levy said.
"Laxus must've done this", Cana stated.
"They're floating all over the town." Levy observed.
"They may not look that dangerous but their overflowing with lightning magic," Cana told them, "This could get ugly. Let's just hope he doesn't set them off."
"Could this be the Thunder Palace he was referring to?" Juvia wondered.
"Yes, and its surrounding Magnolia." Cana confirmed.
Natsu and Happy deflated after hearing they wouldn't be seeing a real thunder palace.
"If they're filled with lightning what happens when he activates them?" Levy questioned.
"Everything within will be burned to a crisp", Cana said grimly.
"I won't let that happen!" Bisca declared, Requip: Sniper rifle! Pointing at one of the lacrimas, Bisca locked onto her target. "Target locked on! Sniper sh-ah what the hell Lucy?!"
The sniper looked to their resident dopey mage who instead had a serious expression on as she studied the lacrima up above the sky. Still holding onto Bisca's rifle she decided to take a risk and shoot at the lacrima testing her theory.
In one hit the lightning lacrima was destroyed golden sparks shooting down around the Magnolia residents.
The look of disbelief on everyone's face as the blonde was able to hit the lighting lacrima with Bisca's sniper was hilarious to Natsu.
"Man Luce, that was awesome! You didn't tell me you knew how to shoot" Natsu grinned.
"Eh, Lucifer said to never be a one trick po-aaaaahhh-ny." She finished after a lightning shot down on her making her groan in annoyance.
"Oh man, that was annoying" shaking herself free of the jitters, she looked back to her friends with a smile. "What's wrong?"
"Lucy!" Natsu cried.
"What happened?" Happy questioned.
"Lu-chan!" Levy cried with worry.
"Oh yeah, that. I didn't want Bisca shooting because I figured there was something weird with the lacrima's. And since I have tougher skin, I figured I would be a better candidate to shoot the thunder bolts lacrima." She shrugged.
"Lucy, what the hell? Why didn't you just tell us that instead of actually testing it?!" Cana yelled, smacking the girls head.
Lucy tilted her head at the others question, not even phased by Cana's smack "Levy said to keep my theories to myself", staring at the others as if they were the dumb ones.
Levy blushed at hearing why Lucy shot the lacrima over letting Bisca, everyone turning to the smaller girl. "Sorry Lu-chan. Next time you think of something just say it please." She said hoping the girl accepts her apology.
"Ok Levy-chan!" Lucy said with a smile.
"Well thanks to Lucy we now know that the lacrimas have Organic Link Magic."
"What's that?" Lucy asked, receiving looks of disbelief from everyone.
"Lucy, did you literally just shoot that lacrima not knowing what type of magic it had on it?" Cana asked.
"Uh...yeah...that's exactly why I shot it. I just told you that."
"You sure are something Lucy", Cana mumbled.
"Look, it's a type of spell that's been cast on the lacrima," Cana explained, "If you destroy one then the magic energy used in your attack will be reflected back at you. In other words, if we try to get rid of them then we'll be risking our lives in the process."
"What should we do?!" Levy cried, "Those things could wipe out the whole town!"
"We gotta take down Laxus fast!" Cana told them. " I mean Freed is the only one still out there, so once he gets taken out this'll all be over."
Juvia nodded, "I'll go with you."
"Good," Cana nodded at her, "Who's out there right now?"
"Gemi-Lucy, Loke and Erza are," Happy told them, "Erza and Loke took down Evergreen already so Lucy's spirits might fight either Freed or Laxus if they find him fast enough."
Lucy chuckled awkwardly, attracting everyone's' attention.
"What?" Cana asked.
"Uh, well see I kinda recalled Loke because I didn't really see a point to still having him out to fight Freed when you guys would be out. And Gemini is out searching for Laxus."
Mira set a hand on Lucy's shoulder. "Don't worry Lucy, it's not fair for us to rely entirely on you, thank you for all your help. Now it's our turn."
Lucy looked at Mira with glossy eyes, snatching her hands. "Oh man I swear if I wasn't already courting Erza, I would totally go after you, ex-mate!"
Mira giggled at the dense slayer, "And I still wouldn't have accepted."
Cana thought about it, "So you're saying we just need to find Freed and then we'll be practically home free?"
"Guess so." Levy said, shaking her head at watching Lucy trying to convince Mira she was a worthy mate.
"Why are you even trying to convince me...again. You want Erza, not me."
"It's the...Levy what's that one word where it's like the idea of the thing that everybody actually cares about?"
Levy stared at her best friend. "Principle?"
"Yeah! It's the principle...I'm a catch." She says smiling.
"You're something." Mira giggles.
Cana looked at Juvia rolling her eyes, " Well okay then, we're just gonna go."
"Right!" Juvia said. Both ran off to search for the two remaining members of the Thunder God Tribe.
Natsu glared at the Thunder Palace, 'Laxus…I won't forgive you!'
"How do you like that, old man?" Laxus cackled. "Now this entire town is my hostage!"
Freed was shocked. "You would go this far?"
"This far?" Laxus repeated angrily. " This is a battle! It's not over until one of the sides is completely eradicated!"
"Give it up already, Laxus!" Natsu yelled, straining against the barrier.
"Calm down and get back up here!" Levy told him. "This thing is an enchantment, right? If it's written magic, I might be able to do something about it."
"Seriously?" Natsu and Gajeel chorused.
Levy nodded. "I believe that the two of you can stop Laxus. I just need to rewrite the runes to let you two leave!"
"I mean I'm right here, but alright let's count on the two guys who aren't a wizard saint." Lucy mumbled, walking off.
Levy blushing as she sees her close friend walk away hurt.
"Sorry Lu-chan!"
"The Thunder Palace..." Freed muttered.
"Why are you still here?" Laxus demanded. "Go out there and destroy that spirit already! The old man is counting on Erza and Mystogan, so I'll deal with them...and while you're at it add some runes to trap Cana and the Phantom girl. Since I don't need either of them in my Fairy Tail, you can kill them."
"Kill them?" Freed was shocked. "We may be fighting right now, but they're still guild members-"
"Didn't you hear my orders?" Laxus yelled furiously, veins bulging out.
Freed's expression turned neutral. "Now that we have come this far, I fear there is no turning back... even if takes us to hell, I will accompany you on this path..."
"I will accomplish my mission." He announced, walking out. "I will be aiming to kill."
Laxus smirked after his departing form. "Very good, Freed the Dark. It's time you showed them your real power."
That girl and her spirit will probably get to me before I get the chance to do anything. Freed sighed, Nevertheless I will do as my leader says.
Back at the guild
"If I could just solve this part here, and then over-write the enchantment..." Levy muttered. "Wait... translating them at the same rate doesn't work... that's it! I have to go through them at different rates... if I convert this one into Guile writing, and then translate that into Logue..."
Gajeel and Natsu watched her work in suspense.
"I've done it!" Levy exclaimed proudly. "You two just hold on a minute. I'm going to over-write the enchantment." She turned to them with a smirk. "This is it, you two. Once I'm done here, you guys will be able to join the battle of Fairy Tail!"
"Hell yeah!" Natsu ignited his fist. "I'm all fired up.
Gajeel grinned darkly. "It's time to take out the trash."
"Seriously Levy-chan, am I just chopped demon to you?!"
"I'm sorry!"
"Ugh..." Natsu groaned as he ran down a crowded street. "There's too many people around... I can't catch Laxus' scent at all!"
"Where the hell do, I go?" Gajeel said frustrated, people surrounding him blocking out any scent of Laxus.
"I don't know, what do you get when you add a wyvern with a chimera, Plue?" Lucy asked, hands behind her head.
"Pun, pun, pun!" Plue shouted, atop Lucy's head.
Lucy paused in her walking to look up at her little dog spirit before falling to the floor cackling. "Oh man you're hilarious Plue!"
"Listen up, you three!" Levy instructed the Slayers. "Freed's enchantments are still around the town. You'll have to split up, so you don't risk getting stuck in one."
Levy watched as they sped off in different directions, wishing them luck.
Freed sighed. He was hoping he wouldn't run into anymore mages, but it seemed luck wasn't on his side, and as he was surveying the rest of Magnolia he ran into Cana and Juvia who had fallen into one of his runes. Not wanting to fight them he simply set the rune up to take away their air supply until they were knocked out, releasing the runes once they were knocked out.
He frowned hearing a yell from his right.
"Ah, Elfman. I wasn't expecting you to be back up after Evergreen defeated you" Freed observed.
Elfman frowned once noticing Cana and Juvia's motionless forms. Not caring for an explanation, he went forward with an attack at Freed.
"Elfman, wait!" Mira called after him.
"Are you my new opponent, Elfman?" Freed asked, easily dodging his attacks. "I'm sorry, but you've already lost to Evergreen. Therefore, you are already out of the game."
"I don't care!"
"Well I do. And since you already lost, you cannot return to the game." Freed announced, dodging Elfman's next charge and slashing his chest with his rapier, causing a set of runes to appear on Elfman's chest and sink in.
"Dark Ecriture: Pain." Freed intoned. "Those runes represent unimaginable pain that will become the entirety of your existence."
Mira wailed when Elfman fell to his knees, screaming and clutching his head in agony.
"Dark: Ecriture: Terror!" Freed slashed him twice more. "Dark Ecriture: Suffering!"
Mira watched in shock as Elfman began to spasm, assaulted by pure fear and visions of his deepest nightmares at the same time.
"The final Dark Ecriture." He finally said. "Death."
Elfman's eyes widened in confusion as Freed froze up, despite calling his attack. However, it was too late anyway as an eerie silence fell around them.
"Mira-nee..." Lisanna smiled weakly, reaching out with a shaky hand as her eyes dimmed.
Mira screamed as magic flared around her, the ground cracking beneath her under the magic pressure she was releasing. Freed watched in fascination, and fear as Mira grew scales on her arms, a tail sprouted out behind her, and a crack-like scar formed on her face. Freed looked on in horror at the demon in front of him. Mirajane...the She-Demon.
His eyes widened and he jumped back hastily when Mira surged forward and destroyed the bridge he was on.
"Dark Ecriture: Wings!" He shouted, creating six wing-like protrusions on his back and flying backwards. Mira driven by the rage of seeing her sibling tortured shot after him and landed a furious punch on his guard, sending him somersaulting back even further.
"She's even tougher than I thought!" Freed exclaimed, wincing when Mira punched him again.
"I will eliminate you." Mira remarked calmly.
This is... this is 'Demon Mirajane'... Freed grit his teeth. "The form that made her S-class... Satan Soul!"
Mira growled, planting a foot in his gut with enough strength to make him cough out blood.
"I have no choice..." Freed scowled as he wrote runes on his own body and transformed into a black-skinned demon-like thing. "Dark Ecriture: Darkness."
Mira didn't bat an eyelash at his change, simply kneeing him in the chin discombobulating him. Freed roared and flailed his arms around, somehow landing a hit and knocking Mira into the river below.
His eyes widened when she began to spin in the water, gathering it around her outstretched arms. "Just how much power does she have?"
He screamed as the twister engulfed him. As soon as it ended, Mira shot at him again with an orb of dark purple energy. Freed's jaw dropped as it hit him and exploded, releasing enough force to whip up gales in the entire city.
This was not part of the plan! Freed screamed inwardly, back to normal and quivering in fear as Mira swung at him again. Laxus and I never foresaw Mira gaining her power back!
The fist stopped just above his face. Freed breathed a sigh of relief when Mira's appearance returned to her usual state.
"Why?" Freed stuttered.
"This fight. It's meaningless. We're both members of the same guild so we shouldn't be fighting each other."
"Spare me your false pity and just take me out already, Laxus is my only true friend!"
"No Freed, he isn't. You have the entire guild to be by your side."
"I... I never meant for it to go this far" he cried, wiping his eyes in shame. "I'm sorry!"
"I know you didn't" she consoled.
"Mirajane Strauss vs Freed Justine: Freed forfeits the match." Natsu read. "Now only one remains. I'm coming for you, Laxus!"
"So..hungry...need food." Lucy said while crawling on the ground.
"Hmm, you sure do act dramatic when it comes to food" a woman laughed.
"Hey, you're that hot lady who gave me free food earlier!" Lucy yelled.
"The Hall of Thunder. Thunder lacrima surrounding the entire city, threatening to destroy everything..." Levy frowned. "And time is short... only ten minutes left. Is Laxus really serious about this?"
She brightened up. "Still, it'll work out. We have Erza, Natsu, Gajeel and even Lucy on our side. Oh, and I can't forget Mystogan!"
She glanced at the door as a tall woman walked in. "Porlyusica-san?"
"Where is Makarov?" Porlyusica asked impatiently. "Hurry, girl, where is he?'
"He's in the medical room..." Levy hesitated. "But there's a bit of a situation right now..."
"That's why I'm here." The woman snapped, approaching Makarov's bed and analyzing him for a moment.
"Child." She started softly. "Go and fetch Laxus. What he's doing is shameful. He needs to be told of Makarov's condition at once."
"Condition?"
"Just do it, child." Tears slowly fell from Porlyusica's eyes. "He doesn't have much time."
"So, he's not giving in, huh?" Laxus sighed. "I guess he's going to be stubborn until the end."
He grinned when a hooded man walked into the cathedral. "So, you made it, Mystogan. I didn't think you'd be interested in taking part in this thing."
"If you deactivate the Hall of Thunder now, we can still tell the townspeople it was part of the festivities." Mystogan told Laxus calmly.
"I'm sure you've heard the rumors." Laxus observed. "About who's the strongest in Fairy Tail, you... or me."
"I don't really care about this honor, but if you truly want to know then I would say the newcomer of the guild Lucy. Her power outranks every guild member by far… I'd even go as far to say the master as well."
" That blonde idiot!? You think that girl is stronger than me! No one is stronger than me" Laxus roared.
" You're blinded by your own weakness for power." Mystogan observed. "Lucy is stronger than you, me, Erza and even Master! This battle has been pointless Laxus, give up."
"I'm complimenting you here, Mystogan." Laxus laughed. "Right now, the strongest member of Fairy Tail is one of us two."
"No, I am nowhere near that woman in terms of power. However, if that's all that matters to you, then you really are blind." Mystogan sighed.
"Let's settle this then, with the title of Fairy Tail's strongest at stake." Laxus challenged. "Mystogan... or should I say-"
Mystogan's visible eye widened and he quickly used one of his staffs to send a magic blast at Laxus. The blond man grinned and countered with a ball of lightning, causing both attacks to explode and shatter all glass in the church with the force.
"How do you know about that?" Mystogan demanded.
"Losing your composure, huh?" Laxus smirked. "Beat me and I'll gladly tell you everything I know."
"You're going to regret those words, Laxus." The hooded man frowned. "You are about to experience magic the likes of which you've never seen before."
With that, he reached behind him and quickly spread his staffs out in front of him in a semi-circle. "Skyscraper."
The floor under Laxus warped, before the entire cathedral exploded and a column of magic power pushed him into the sky. "Impossible!" The man roared in shock. "The entire church?"
He looked up as a rip in the sky appeared and thick fingers began to force it open wider. He screamed in pure terror when black ropes immobilized him and a huge monster tore the sky apart, reaching for him. "What kind of magic is this?!"
The power released by Mystogan was slightly frightening to the point he unconsciously released lightning energy around his body. That proved enough to shatter Mystogan's illusion, however.
"Bahahaha!" He cackled insanely. "How amusing! Did you think you could beat me with such a simple illusion, Mystogan?"
"Impressive." His opponent noted. "But you noticed a second too late." Five different-colored magic circles appeared above Laxus. "Sleep. Five-Layered Magic Circle: Sacred Song!"
"I'm slow, huh?" Laxus grinned as a yellow magic circle appeared under Mystogan and they both got attacked at the same time. Mystogan frowned, manipulating the ground around Laxus only for the lightning user to shoot out of the affected area. He grunted when a lightning bolt hit him and he dispersed into mist, reforming himself to face Laxus again.
"Not half bad, are ya?" Laxus mused.
"Laxus!" Erza and Natsu yelled in unison, running into the cathedral and noticing each other only after the shout.
"You're wide open!" Laxus sneered, taking advantage of Mystogan's distracted state to blast him in the face with lightning. Erza gasped when the remains of his scarf fell to the ground, revealing Jellal's face.
"Jellal..."
"Oh?" Laxus was amused. "You know this guy?"
"What's going on?" Natsu demanded to know. "Mystogan is Jellal?"
"Erza..." The uncovered man sighed. "I wanted you, at least, not to see this. I am not Jellal. I know of him, but I'm not him."
"I'm sorry." He added, fading away as mist. "I leave the rest to you."
"Ah whatever!" Natsu yelled. "I'm here for you anyway, Laxus. Erza, I'll handle this guy, alright?" He turned to Erza and noticed her unfocused state.
Laxus having noticed Erza's defenses lowered, took advantage by shooting a bolt of lightning straight for her. Natsu couldn't help but stare in horror at the stream of magic soaring through the air for his friend. Even if he jumped now, he knew he wouldn't reach her in time to take the blow.
"Erza!"
"Focus now, I'm over here." Laxus smiled mockingly.
"How many times am I gonna have to do this, mate?" Lucy grunted, referring to jumping in front of magic being shot at Erza.
Seeing Lucy be hit by Laxus's lighting brought her back to her senses, shock written all over her face at seeing the blonde.
"Gemi-Lucy?"
"Nah, real Lucy! I woulda been here earlier but I got stopped by the hot lady who gave me some fire meat earlier."
"Who did what now?" Erza asked, grabbing the girl by her collar.
"Uhh..." Lucy looked around nervously.
"Ah, come on guys, I wanted to fight Laxus on my own and teach him a lesson! I can't do that if you're here Erza. Or you Luce!" Natsu yelled, not noticing the tension between Lucy and Erza, but still breaking it.
"Can I be here? Piri, piri?" Gemi-Lucy asked popping up.
"No!" Natsu yelled.
"Yes!" Lucy yelled.
"Laxus!" Natsu roared. "I told you, I'm going to handle this!"
"Oh?" Laxus raised an eyebrow. "When did you get here, Natsu?"
Natsu scowled and jumped at Laxus with a flaming hand. "You'll regret that!"
"Don't you ever think before acting?" Laxus sighed, pushing him back with lightning. "Out of my way, trash!"
The boy flipped in mid-air and kicked out at Laxus with a burning foot. "Fire Dragon's Claw!"
Laxus smirked, easily dodging and punching Natsu away. As soon as the boy landed, Laxus followed up with a knee to the chin.
"You're not getting away that easily!" He announced, grasping Natsu's arm and smashing the boy in the face with his free hand. Natsu grinned as he adjusted the grip and hit Laxus back. Erza watched as the two continued to pummel each other, with Laxus eventually getting the advantage and sending Natsu crashing backwards.
Having seen his chance, the lightning user gave a vicious stomp to Natsu's head, forcing it into the floor. Another kick sent him flying.
Laxus smirked at the mage being thrown back at his weak hits. Not keeping an eye at his surroundings, he didn't see the two blondes rushing at him with their fits cocked back and a devilish smile on their face.
Lucy saw this as her chance and alongside Gemi-Lucy sped towards Laxus in a surprised attack. Laxus eyes widened at the blonde idiot who suddenly appeared right in his face. Unimaginable pain erupted in his face and stomach as two fists were practically imbedded there.
"GEMINI FLAMING DEMON PUNCH!"
"ACK!" Laxus bent over in pain, unable to hold back his vomit, as pain erupted through his entire body from those two demons. He would never admit it aloud, but it was even worse than when he had the dragon lacrima pushed into his eye.
He slowly pushed himself up, lightning crackling around his body in anger. He looked around for the two culprits who went ahead and hit him while he wasn't looking, only to hear arguing.
"Lucy, I told you I was fighting Laxus, come on!"
"Well, he messed with my mate, so this is my fight!"
"Piri, piri!"
"Let me at em' demon girl!"
"When the hell did you even show up metal face?" Lucy questioned.
"You're a jerk you know that."
Erza slapped her face at the three idiots who thought arguing at a time like now was better than taking down Laxus.
"Screw it, I'll fight Laxus!" Requipping into the lightning outfit Lucy had given her, she charged at Laxus. Once near each other, Erza and Laxus became locked in a battle of constant hits. For every hit Erza gave, Laxus got one back.
"What's that, Lightning Empress Armor?" Laxus realized. "Impressive, but not enough!"
" So, you say! Now tell me what those things are in the sky, Laxus?" Erza growled, tossing a punch at Laxus torso.
"You haven't heard?" The man sneered narrowly dodging and sending a bolt of lightning at the woman. "It's the Thunder Palace!"
Erza was shocked. "You're going to attack the town? You monster!"
"Two minutes left to go." Laxus observed calmly.
"Natsu, dumb demon!" Erza commanded. "You have to go destroy those things!"
"We can't!" The boy protested, in a headlock by Lucy. "Anyone who destroys one will get zapped in retaliation!"
Erza scowled as one of Laxus's attack sent her skidding back. "Living Link Magic?"
"Yeah, I shot a lacrima and it shocked me!" Lucy yelled, Gajeel and Natsu dog piling her to the ground.
"Wh- you would do something like that." Erza mumbled.
"STOP IT ALREADY! I told you I will take care of him!" Natsu yelled angrily. "So, stop getting in my way!"
"I can trust you on this, right?" Erza smiled at the other three, before sprinting out of the church.
"It's useless!" Laxus called after her. "There are three hundred of those floating around town. Destroying one could kill you. Not to mention you're out of time!"
"Then I guess I'll just have to destroy them all at once." Erza declared resolutely.
"Impossible!" He cackled. "And even if you succeed, you'll die!"
"But the town will be safe, right?" Erza shot back.
"Did she just say what I think she said Gemini?" Lucy questioned.
"I think she did Lucy, piri piri."
"Lucifer, she's hot, but dumb." The celestial mage said while clutching her chest. "Gemini, mind following my mate and helping so she doesn't die before I mate with her".
"Okay, piri, piri. Anyone we should copy?"
"Yeah…do Laxus" Lucy smirked.
"Got it." Before Laxus could even try to stop the spirit, they quickly transformed into an exact replica of him and zapped themselves out of the cathedral after their master's mate.
"Dammit!" Laxus cursed, moving to intercept the spirit only to get stopped by Lucy's celestial fire.
"Ahhh!" Laxus felt more than saw the fire coming his way as he tried to reach the copy of himself. The searing pain he felt as it touched his arm was so painful, he had never thought someone as strong as himself would ever experience such a thing. He couldn't help, but gasp in shock as his arm fell limply to his side.
"What the hell did you do?!" Laxus roared.
Lucy chuckled darkly, staring back at the lightning mage. "You may be able to handle Natsu's flames but there is no one around who can handle the flames of a celestial demon. But don't worry if you get that treated in time, you might gain some use of that arm."
"Whoa. Luce" Natsu whispered.
"Demon girl." Gajeel said, shocked that her flames were able to do that. Just how much is she holding back when she fights, he wonders.
"I made a promise to Natsu I wouldn't kill Laxus, never said I wouldn't destroy you." She grinned devilishly.
"Aww come on Lucy this is my time to show Laxus how strong I've gotten, and you!" Natsu whined.
Lucy turned down her flames to look to her best friend. Seeing the giant pout on his face made her sigh and remind her of when she would whine to Lucifer until he would let her take on groups of bandits by herself. A small smile appeared on her face at the memory.
"Tch, fine. I wanted to take a nap anyways. But I'm taking over if it looks like you are getting overwhelmed. Got it?" Lucy threatens.
"That's all I ask, Luce!"
"Got it Demon Girl!"
"Wasn't even talking to you metal boy but whatever you can help out too." Lucy chuckled.
"I hate you."
Lucy laid on her side, waiting for the moment she would get to take Laxus down. It's not that she didn't believe in Natsu or even Gajeel's strength it's just they weren't ready to take on the S-class mage, not yet at least.
"I wonder if maybe I shoulda warned those guys about Laxus dragon slayers powers" she yawned, "I mean if he brings that out then Natsu and Gajeel will for sure be out of the game and I'll have to take over. Damn this guild is always getting into trouble."
"Oh, shut up and make sure your friends don't die, brat."
"Tch."
"Heavens Circle sword!"
Meanwhile outside of the cathedral in the middle of the town stood Erza in her heavens wheel armor, numerous swords surrounding her.
"199...200." Erza couldn't help but fall on her knees exhausted from the amount of magic she had used to conjure up her swords.
"Damn it, and I still don't have enough swords for this!" Erza cursed, sweat dripping off her face.
"Piri, piri. Don't worry Lucy's mate we got this."
Erza turned surprised, "Laxus?!"
"Piri! Gemi-Laxus. We were sent by our master to help you out because she knew you were going to do something stupid, like try to take out all the lacrimas yourself. It turns out she was right. Piri piri."
Erza wasn't sure whether to be flattered by the spirits words or insulted. In the end she felt insulted. "I am not doing something stupid; I am just trying to help stop the town from being destroyed! Besides she does way more stupid stuff then me!"
Gemi Laxus turned to Erza with a giant smile, it sent shivers down the knight mages spine given how out of character it was for the lightning mage.
"Sorry, but we would never hear the end of it if we let you get hurt, and please don't call what our master does to help you people stupid."
Erza felt a bead of sweat fall from her face and nodded. "Yes, my apologies. But uh, if the lacrimas relate to body link magic isn't Lucy going to die from the amount of shock you'll be giving her by taking all these down on your own?"
The twin spirits paused for a moment to think before shrugging. "Not sure…guess we'll see. Oh, and you can recall all those swords, so you don't get any more tired."
"Oh my god, her spirits are as dumb as her."
However, she took the spirits advice and requipped her swords feeling better at not having to maintain having so many swords out.
"Let's see…what spell can we use that'll work?", copy Laxus mumbled. Erza watched nervously as the Laxus in front of her continued to whisper to himself, unsure whether he would be able to live up to their promise.
"Uh, Gemini- "
"Let's try this one!"
Erza gasped at the magical power that erupted around the copy, even as a spirit the power it emitted was amazing. Lightning began to surround Gemi-Laxus while Erza watched, a thunderous boom erupting from the spirit throwing her back.
"Lightning Spirit Heavenward Boom Boom Thunder Shock!"
The power Gemini put behind the spell was enough to knock Erza off her feet and cover the sky in lightning. In less than a minute the sky was littered with golden explosions of lightning. Every Lacrima in the sky destroyed by Gemi-Laxus's spell.
"THERE'S NO WAY THAT'S A REAL SPELL!"
"Yeah, we improved the spell!" Gemi-Laxus said happily, again creeping Erza out.
"I don't think it works that way, but okay. At least we have the thunder palace gone…but Gemini, the body link magic, who will it effect?"
Gemini looked at Erza frowning sadly. "We apologize for lying to you Miss Lucy's mate, but she told us-..."
Before the twins could finish their words, they vanished, in the distance a guttural scream was heard.
"Dumb demon." Erza whispered.
Lucy had awoken from her slumber after feeling a chill run down her spine. Looking around for the source but finding nothing she decided to watch her two friends fight Laxus, instead of going back to sleep.
She began walking to a pillar when an electric shock ran through her entire body making her freeze up. "GRRRAAAAHHHHHHHH AAAAHHH AHHHHH"
The celestial mage/demon slayer fell on one knee slightly out of breath. A sheen of sweat was covering her face as she felt a drop in her magic containers. However, a giant smirk appeared on her face as she realized Gemini had fulfilled their mission and taken down the thunder palace.
"Salamander...did demon girl just get electrocuted and get back up smiling?" Gajeel said pausing to take a breath.
"Yeah…Luce is awesome!" Natsu yelled rushing towards Laxus with a flaming fist.
"What is she?" Laxus mumbled before blocking Natsu's fire punch with his good arm.
"She's my best friend and I'm gonna take you done for hurting her and Fairy Tail!" Natsu yelled.
"Oh, please I'm just weeding out the weak from the strong. I wanted my Fairy Tail to be strong, is that so wrong!" Laxus corrected him, lightning still streaming from his body.
"But you know what it doesn't matter now! I should never have bothered bargaining... I should have relied on my power from the very beginning!"
Natsu charged forward with a flaming fist. "Then I guess if I crush your power, you'll finally give up, Laxus! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
"You're only the first..." Laxus smirked, barely affected by the attack. "Come and try me, Fairy Tail!" He shouted, blowing Natsu away with a lightning-infused palm. "I'll take everything you throw at me!"
"Gladly!" Gajeel roared. "Iron dragon lance!"
Despite the surprise in attack Laxus was still able to nimbly dodge it and retaliate flawlessly driving Gajeel into the ground making sure the other man didn't get back up. His focus going back to Natsu.
Laxus laughed as he shot forward to where Natsu had landed earlier and slammed him in the face with a knee, following up with a series of brutal kicks. Natsu screamed as Laxus sent lightning tearing across the ground at him. The dragon slayer landing next to Gajeel who was still embedded in the ground.
"You really are tough." The fire user smirked, panting and slumping as his strength faded. "Even with Luce's so-called handicap."
"Resounding through the air, the roar of thunder... plunge from the heavens and reap destruction." Laxus intoned, gathering a huge amount of lightning and discharging it at Natsu. "Raging Bolt!"
He grinned when the smoke cleared and only rubble remained where Natsu had been moments ago. "Haha... hahahaha!" He laughed. "Natsu... Who is the strongest man in the guild? Well, I guess you can't answer since you've been blown to bits!"
"I know the old man didn't want me to kill you blondie, but you hurt my best friend and metal face-
"You really suck demon girl" Gajeel moaned.
"Shaddup I'm monolaging. Whatever look I'm gonna kill you now because you hurt my mate and Natsu."
As the dust settled, he saw the dumb blonde holding Natsu and Gajeel on her shoulders like rag dolls. Slightly impressed at the speed she must've used to save the two mages he finally acknowledged her presence, ready to finally show her who was the strongest mage in Fairy Tail.
"Oh? You think you can kill me…well I'd like to see you try." Laxus observed. "All who stand before me shall be reduced to nothing!"
"I'll handle Laxus..." Natsu grit his teeth, forcing himself to stand. "You stay back..."
"I have a personal grudge to settle with this guy." Gajeel shot back. "However, given that he's Makarov's flesh and blood, he's got the strength of a monster. We may not like it, but we hardly have a choice... we fight him together."
Lucy looked at the two dragon slayers incredulous. "I just...told you two I was gonna fight this idiot and you…whatever go ahead and get your asses kicked. See if I care, not like you're not gonna be defeated in a few minutes", she grumbled.
"Eh?" Natsu's jaw dropped, ignoring Lucy. "Screw that! I'm gonna take him out myself! Why would I team up with you?"
"Take a good look." Gajeel indicated the cackling madman in front of them. "Is that really the Laxus you know?"
"That is an enemy of the guild!" He announced. "We have to stop him here and now in order to keep the guild safe! The others are tired from fighting already, and no one other than us can win against him. Do you know what will happen if we fail here?"
"Excuse me, metal man!" Lucy shouted from where she stood!"
Natsu smirked. "I thought... there wasn't enough room in the sky for two dragons..."
"There isn't." Gajeel grinned. "But with all that lightning around, the sky isn't a good place to fly in. Now let's gah!"
Lucy rolled her eyes still waiting for her moment to enter the fray. Unfortunately, since Laxus had yet to bring out his trump card she was unable to assist the two dragon slayers. Damn celestial promises.
Laxus grinned when both boys leapt at him and grabbing Natsu's incoming hand, tossing him at Gajeel.
"Roar, Salamander!" Gajeel commanded, shooting out an Iron Dragon's Club. Natsu nodded and spat out a gust of flame, surrounding the weapon and enhancing destructive power, causing Laxus to block with a lightning shield. The man scowled and threw out a barrage of lightning orbs at them, knocking Gajeel down.
"Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Natsu shouted, appearing behind Laxus and landing a solid hit on him, sending him towards the ground.
"Iron Dragon's Lance!" Gajeel yelled, shooting out a series of sharp weapons at the falling man.
"Fire Dragon's..."
"Iron Dragon's..."
"Roar!" They chorused, combining the attacks and creating a huge explosion.
"Is that all you can do?" Laxus sneered as the smoke cleared, suddenly having a weird rune on his chest. "Then this is the power of Dragon Slayers..."
"Impossible!" Gajeel scowled. "He used the magic of Dragon Interception... there's no way!"
"It's simple!" Laxus grinned. "Gramps always told me to keep quiet, but now I can show you how special I am."
Natsu and Gajeel watched in shock as his muscles bulged and he grew.
"Lightning Dragon's Roar!" He shouted, blasting them backwards and carving a trench in the ground.
Lucy pushed herself off the pillar she was leaning on finishing off her celestial food, the crackle of lightning calling her attention. "Tch, shoulda known they wouldn't be able to beat him as he was. I'm sorry Natsu."
Slowly moving to where the three mages were currently fighting, she watched as her two friends were getting beaten. "But I also told you, you were gonna get your ass kicked so, guess it evens out."
"You are still alive..." He muttered, observing their groaning forms. "I will finish it. You two, Erza, Mystogan, Gramps, all the people in the guild and the town of Magnolia... I will exterminate you all!"
Light began to gather in his hands.
"Whoa, Plue look he's gonna use that." Lucy said pointing at the light.
"Pun, pun!"
"Nah, we'll be okay…I think."
"Fairy Law..." Gajeel muttered. "The attack that defeated Master Jose... something like that will target everyone that the caster sees as his opponent!"
"Stop, Laxus!" Levy rushed into the ruined church, distracting everyone.
"You fool!" Gajeel roared. "Get out of here!"
"Master... your grandfather... he's dying!" Levy yelled at Laxus. "So please... just stop this! Go and see him!"
Everyone stared in shock as Laxus began to chuckle. "Well, that suits me just fine. Looks like my chances of becoming Master have gone up again!"
"Why, you..."
"Now perish, Fairy Tail!" Laxus roared. "I'll build you up again from scratch. I'll create the ultimate guild that will never lose and make everyone quake in fear!"
Natsu grit his teeth. "Bastard..."
"Fairy Law!" Laxus clapped his hands. "Activate!"
A huge burst of light swept through the entire city.
"I've done it..." Laxus panted. "I surpassed him..."
His eyes widened when he saw Levy coughing. "No way... it's not possible! Why are they not dead?!"
"Oh, thank Lucifer I was right" Lucy chuckled quietly before straightening her back and heading towards Laxus.
"You are a fucking idiot; you know that brat?" Aquarius said.
"What the hell is going on?" Laxus roared, watching Gajeel and Natsu stand up weakly using each other to keep steady. "How could they have survived an attack of this power?"
"Hmm, not sure about out there, but from what I can see here, no one's hurt, blondie." Lucy pointed out.
"What are you talking about idiot!" Laxus exclaimed. "That's not possible! My Fairy Law was perfect!"
"Tsk, it doesn't matter if your magic is perfect, if your intent is all wrong then it's useless." Lucy drawled.
"Your power and ability I'll admit aren't something to joke about, but it seems that as much as you brag about hating us your heart thinks otherwise. Not gonna lie, it was risky, like super super risky of me to even let you cast that, but the old man explained to me how his spell works. Fairy Law only attacks those the caster considers enemies... catch what I'm saying lightning bolt?"
When she saw Laxus still didn't seem to understand what she was trying to say she continued with her explanation.
" What a drag, look Laxus you don't consider anyone here your enemy. You can lie to yourself, but you can't lie to magic." the demon slayer explained. "Lucifer told me this."
Laxus grit his teeth. "No! Anyone who gets in my way is an enemy. They're all enemies!"
"Give it up already, Laxus." Levy begged. "Just go see the Master."
"I don't care what happens to him!" Laxus screamed. "I'm my own person, not his grandson. I'm Laxus!"
"We know that already." Natsu scoffed. "Don't get too arrogant on us. So, what if you're his grandson? Does that make you special or different? Stop getting so worked up over one blood relation! The guild is all the family you need!"
"How could you ever understand..." Laxus grit his teeth.
"Do we have to understand?" Natsu shot back, going to charge at Laxus but being held back but Lucy.
"I told you if you couldn't take him out then I would take over. Now it's my turn Natsu."
"But Lu- "
"Natsu. It's time for a demon to enter the sky that a dragon can't." Lucy growled showing off her canines, pulling back both guild members.
"So just sit down already."
"Alright." Natsu frowned.
Lucy lit up her fist and turned towards the lighting mage, a dangerous look in her eye that put Laxus on edge. He was slightly tired from his fight with Natsu and Gajeel, add in those hits from her earlier, his useless arm, and he was on his last legs. That said he still didn't plan on losing.
"If you think I'm gonna lose to an idiot like you then you're WRONG!" Laxus roared, readying his own attack. "Get ready to die!"
"Demons can't die!"
Lightning crackled around Laxus as he ran towards Lucy who was engulfed in flames. A thunderous boom sounded as both fists connected. Levy and the others gasping in shock as the fighters jumped back.
"You..." Laxus growled. "NEED TO DIE!" He shouted, smashing Lucy into the ground. "No one is going to take the guild away from me!"
"The guild isn't even yours!" Lucy growled, quickly rolling away from a downward kick from Laxus.
Before Laxus could react, he was sent upwards from an uppercut. "Ugh."
Lucy not wanting to let up jumped high in the air to meet him and sent him back down to the ground with a kick to the back.
"FLAMING DEMON KICK!"
"Ack!" Those still in the cathedral watched in awe as Laxus was sent shooting down into the ground unmoving. A few seconds later the celestial demon girl landed right next to his body to pick him up and toss him across the building.
"Flaming scarlet Wrath!" A flurry of flames shot out of the girls' mouth hitting Laxus directly in the chest.
"AHHHH!"
"She's not even giving him time to react!" Freed yelled. He had just showed up in time to see the ensuing fight between their newest member and his leader. He was horrified by the beating his leader was getting. "Laxus, are you okay!?"
"I'll ne-never give the guild...up!" Laxus ordered, shakily getting up. Blood ran down his face, parts of his body were burnt but still his stubbornness to show he was strongest kept him going. He charged up his fist, trying to smash Lucy away when close enough but just missing.
Lucy, however, didn't and sent a bright golden fist into the blondes' stomach, shock written across his face as he was thrown through several benches and embedded into the buildings wall.
"Lucy..." Levy whispered. "Stop, please!"
"I' ...ENOUGH OF THIS" Laxus screamed, gathering whatever lightning energy he could in his hand. "I'll burn you so bad there won't be ashes left of you!"
"Don't do it!" Freed protested. "If you use that on her with the way you are now-"
"Lightning Dragon's Heavenward Halberd!"
"Both of you will die!" Freed yelled in horror.
Levy covered her eyes unable to watch as the attack reached Lucy. "No..."
"I thought I told you" Lucy growled, behind Laxus with a cold gaze. " demons don't die."
"What, how did you?"
"You hurt my mate and my friends…now you'll see why I'm called the Ishgar Demon, the most feared mage in all of the west." Lucy said emotionlessly.
For once everyone could finally see an emotion on Laxus's face besides cockiness. Instead they saw genuine fear, a plea for help and what made it worst was they could do nothing.
"Lightning Demon Flame!"
"Ack-"
Laxus never even had the chance to move before Lucy let loose a torrent of flames mixed with his lightning straight at his back. A bittersweet lost for someone to be taken down by their own power.
"Impossible..." Laxus groaned, collapsing. "Defeated with my own magic..."
"He..." Freed gaped at the scene with wide eyes. "Laxus was beaten..."
"Well duh, did you really think you guys had a fighting chance against someone like me?" Lucy scoffed uncaring of all her injuries.
"Uh, well-" The rune mage was frightened to answer her back, remembering her threat before the fight began.
"Yeah, didn't think so. Oh, and before I forget, FLAMING LUCIFER PUNCH!"
"ACK!"
"Lucy!"
"Lu-chan!"
"Demon girl!"
The three mages surrounding her stared in disbelief that she would punch someone unconscious even after all the fighting was over. All they could do now was hop that the two mages lying unconscious weren't hurt too bad.
"Ow Mate!" Lucy frowned from the confines of her bed.
"Oh, my apologies, would you rather the "hot" woman from the food cart bandage you up." Erza drawled.
"Hmm, nah I don't think she really knows how to do this type of stuff. That's not to say she doesn't know how to cook because she does, but I thi-ack" Lucy groaned as her mate punched her in the stomach without warning. "Mate. What was that for?"
"My fist slipped."
"Oh! Okay, anyways as I was saying sure the vendor can cook but I think you'd be better at this type of stuff then her. I mean your strong smart, hot- ack!"
Again, Lucy found an armored cover fist in her stomach, courtesy of Erza who was blushing profusely at her words.
"Oh-come on what was that for! I know your arm didn't slip that time!"
"I... I'm going to leave this to Mira!"
As Lucy watched her mate run out of the infirmary, she called upon her spirit who appeared in a matter of seconds.
"Did princess call?" Virgo interrupts, while holding a platter of celestial food.
"Heck yeah I did. You're the best Virgo. This'll fix me up no problem! Shanks!"
"Of course, princess." In a flash the maid disappears, right as Mira is appearing to bandage up Lucy who was already standing up, no signs of any injuries on her.
"Oh my, Lucy you're already healed, but I came in to bandage you." Mira said, shock written all over her face as Lucy walked closer to Mira smirking.
"Fast healing. Told ya I woulda been a worthy mate."
Mira blushed at the girls words before giggling, "Poor Erza. She's gonna have her hands full when they actually mate."
Makarov frowned from where he lay, turning to his heavily bandaged grandson. Shocked he wasn't in coma like his teammates. "Laxus. Do you understand what you have done?"
He eyed the blond man sternly who stayed silent. "Do you know what this guild is? What it was what made for?"
Laxus still hadn't spoke, he knew had no right to speak despite his grandfather asking him these questions.
"It's a place for people, friends, and teams, gather and take missions. To those who don't have families, it's even their home. It does not and will never 'belong' to anyone."
Laxus bit his lip, holding back unshed tears.
"Our founders built this guild upon the trust and honor of each individual member." Makarov explained.
"After your debacle today, you have violated that honor and put the lives of your comrades in danger." Makarov sighed. "Not to mention despite warnings from Lucy you still went ahead harming her mate and caused irreparable damage to your arm, and putting Freed, Bixlow and Evergreen in a coma."
"I understand." Laxus sighed. "I'm sorry."
"I don't think you do! I can't even punish the idiot because of the warning she first gave us when she joined. Let alone the promise I gave of no punishment for this type of thing when she helped Gray!" Makarov sighed.
"I thought that damn prayer was a fluke but then Gray mentioned hearing a voice in his head and a random surge of power flowing through his body."
The guild master rubbed his forward tiredly, "Now that damn girl won't stop bragging to everyone about how awesome she and her father is!"
Laxus cringed at his gramps words. It seemed the more angered he got at him the more power seeped from him suffocating the younger man.
"I just... I just wanted to make this guild stronger and be known all over as the strongest guild."
Laxus looked down, taking in the day's events and the repercussions of his actions. Looking at it now he can understand what Mystogan meant.
"You know, watching you grow up was one of the brightest and best parts of my life." Makarov smiled. "I didn't want or need you to be smart or strong. Hell, you didn't even have to be a mage... all I needed was for you to be happy. That's all I ever wanted."
Tears appeared in Laxus' eyes.
"Laxus..." Makarov clenched his fist tightly. "You are hereby excommunicated from this guild."
Laxus stared at him for a moment, before turning to leave. "Right. Thanks for everything... Gramps. Take care of yourself."
"Goodbye...Laxus."
"Yeah, I'm not sorry for what I did, and you should know that old man."
Makarov pinched the brim of his eyes, "Lucy my dear, I understand that but next time something like this happens could you not harm your guild mates so much. Freed, Bixlow and Evergreen are in comas! Porlyusica can't even predict when they'll- where the hell did she just go?!"
Natsu turned to the master to see what he was talking about, nodding his head to a corner of the guild. "Oh, Lucy got bored and walked off to flirt with Erza."
Levy nodded her head to verify Natsu's words, "Yeah she walked off once you got to "next time". She also said there better not be a next time since she joined this guild to relax. Not constantly have to fight like in Alakitasia."
The guild winced at Levy's words turning to the blonde slayer who was talking to the scarlet haired mage with a giant smile on her face while hooking her cloak on the other woman. The knight mage however was trying to decline the offer, claiming her wearing it was a one-time thing.
"Well…you've brats have been warned." Makarov said taking a gulp of his beer.
Lucy had never been to a "festival such as the one Fairy Tail was throwing. It being her first time she really would've rather watched it than be in it, but given she was performing with her mate it she didn't mind all that much.
"We are not performing a mating ritual in front of the whole town dumb demon." Erza deadpanned.
"Tch, fine then what are we gonna do?" Lucy sighed.
"I have an idea, Lucy." Mira smiled, a mischievous look in her eye.
The streets were alive with crowds waiting for the parade to pass them. People cheered for their favorite guild members as they spotted them on a float or walking alongside one. Many different magic techniques were being used, all of them designed to amaze and impress the audience.
Gray and Juvia had created a large ice castle with jets of water shooting around it. Laki, Bisca, and Levy were dancing and waving flags. While Natsu trailed behind, shooting out flames that formed the name 'Fairy Tail' in the sky.
But the most watched float was probably the last one carrying the two most well-known wizards in all Ishgar. Mira's wonderful idea was to dress up Erza in a long red gown with a princess tiara, while Lucy wore a suit resembling that of a prince with her own crown. The float was called the Prince and Princess of Fairy Tail.
"I'm going to kill everyone who helped with this", Erza growled.
"I think we look great, mate!" Lucy said happily, deciding to lift Erza up in a bridal carry, causing much of the female population to scream at the dashing prince and her theatrics.
"Scratch that, I'm just going to kill you."
Authors note: Yeah so I hope you like this chapter as much as I did. I felt that uploading two chapters would be maybe a good apology for the long wait for finishing this arc. Hopefully you enjoy the funny parts in this. Feel free to comment, follow anything. The next chapter however will be a pause and instead it will be more of an omake explaining how Lucy met that little girl who healed her eye. So yeah, please enjoy this. And if you like my stuff please feel free to donate to my ko-fi under same pen name.
