"speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
Natsu was walking to school before he was joined by Mira and Lucy
The three had now strangely become good friends as the two girls were chatting around while Natsu just reads his book
"hey did you hear? Titania and White Ribbon are going to have a Tag Magic Duel!" "really? Against who?" "the male student!" whispers spread as Mira and Lucy heard them
"a Tag Magic Duel? Red Head and Kagura" Mira said before looking to Natsu "did they challenge you?"
"reading here" Natsu said as the previous match, he had with Mira had the condition of her not bothering him when he is reading "and yeah, they did"
"why did you accept?" Lucy asked "and who is going to be your tag partner?"
"they said a word that I hate and I'm going to fight alone" Natsu replied before closing his book
"a word that you hate?" Mira and Lucy asked
"being with you guys makes me weak" Natsu said before walking ahead
Mira and Lucy look at Natsu before to each other then back to Natsu
School began and Natsu followed the study but his head goes back to what had happened last night
Flashback
"you're weak" Kagura said "being with Lucy Heartfillia and Mirajane Strauss will make you weak. It is better to be with the strong ones rather than the weak ones"
"Kagura!" Erza exclaimed
"is that so?" Natsu asked before his eyes glowed black "then..let's have this Tag Magic Duel"
"very well" Kagura said "you may choose your tag partner from either Lucy Heartfillia and Mirajane Strauss"
"no, I will be enough" Natsu said as Erza and Kagura looks at him in surprise "I will be enough to take you two down"
Flashback ended
"Natsu Dragneel. Answer this question" the teacher called out to Natsu after writing down a magic formula question for him
"yes" Natsu said standing up before going to the blackboard and takes a chalk in hand
After school was over, Natsu packs up his stuff before heading out
As soon as he heads out, he was face to face with Kagura and Erza
"what? come to get me?" Natsu asked
"just making sure that you don't turn tail on our match" Kagura said with a smirk
"someone's very full of themselves" Mira appeared as she crossed her arms over her chest "never thought that you of all the Empresses would be interested to fight someone else other than an Empress"
"and I would never thought that you let yourself fall down so much to get training by a man, Mirajane" Kagura said "have you become too soft?"
"why you" Mira gritted her teeth and was about to go to Kagura but Natsu stopped her with a raised hand
"cool it" Natsu said before facing Kagura and Erza "at the auditorium hall, 30 minutes"
"we'll be there" Kagura said before leaving as Erza followed her
Natsu and Mira looks to them before they head their way
Natsu, Lucy, and Mira were walking towards the auditorium hall with other students near them
"are you serious about fighting the two alone?" Mira asked "it's not like I'm underestimating you or anything, but those two are unbeatable when they work together"
"yeah, Natsu" Lucy said "I heard many things from my friends about Erza-senpai and Kagura-senpai"
"the two Swordswomen of the East" Lucy said as everyone imagined Kagura and Erza back to back with their swords drawn "in their middle school years, they defeated 50 students each and defeated the two Previous Seven Empresses' members and took their title"
"so?" Natsu asked
"'so?' That's all you got to say!" Mira said "the two previous seven Empresses, they defeated were S Rank students! I got mine against an A Rank and I was only lucky that I won!"
"and?" Natsu said "luck, and strength are both needless things in battle, the one thing that is important in a battle is the heart"
Entering the auditorium hall, the arena appeared as everyone watched the battle
Mira and Lucy were at the crowd stand as they watched Natsu stood in the arena while reading his book
"will he be alright? his opponents are A Rank who had defeated S Rank in their middle school years!" Lucy said a bit worried
"just got to trust in his words" Mira said clenching her fists "that stupid! He could've asked any either of us to help him in battle!"
"eh?! I won't stand a chance against two Empresses!" Lucy said afraid "I'll be dead meat!"
Natsu reads his book before he closes it and looks to Kagura and Erza at their field
"I'm glad to see that you didn't run away with a tail between your legs" Kagura said smirking while holding a sealed sword in her hand
Erza looks to Kagura as she looks confused on Kagura's tough action
"this isn't like Kagura to behave like this, I know that we're up against a man but why?" Erza thought
"so, the condition of me losing is that I have to join the Student Council, is that right?" Natsu said
"I decided to change it" Kagura said "If we win, you'll be our servant for the rest of your life"
"Kagura!?" Erza looks surprised to Kagura's statement
"ho" Natsu looks amused "and if I win?"
"the reverse but only me," Kagura said "that is if you can lay a scratch on us"
"I see now" Natsu said before taking off his glasses and pocketing them away "fine then, condition accepted"
"that Kagura! When did she get so cocky!?" Mira said clenching her fists
"what's wrong?" Lucy asked
"out of all the Seven Empresses, Kagura is usually the calm headed on, never rash in action but this is something very new about her" Mira explained "this is so unlike her"
Natsu stood in his place before he cracked his neck and rolled his shoulder around
"you may use a weapon if you like" Erza said as her clothes disappeared and was replaced with a suit of armor with a sword in her hand
"don't need one" Natsu said cracking his knuckles before doing a taunting motion to them "bring it"
"you'll regret ever coming to this school, man" Kagura said holding the handle of her sword
The alarm rang as the timer counted down
Everyone watched the arena as so did Ikaruga Ryu and Minerva Orland
"this will be very entertaining" Minerva said with a smirk
The countdown reached zero before the alarm rang
Kagura instantly dashed towards as she had her sword by her side
"I finish this in one hit!" Kagura appeared behind Natsu as her sword was reached forward
"it's over.." Kagura said standing up as Natsu slowly fell down but the man just bent back to look at her
"you done already?" Natsu asked
"what?" Kagura looks in surprise as her attack didn't' even lay a graze on Natsu
"Kagura's Ichitousen didn't hit?" Erza said in surprise
The crowds were surprised as well as they didn't know what was going on
"just now!" Lucy said as Mira nodded
"what Kagura attacked was just an afterimage," Mira said as she saw what Natsu did. Natsu vibrated his body so fast that Kagura's attack just went through him "but to vibrate that fast, requires insane speed!"
Kagura looks in surprise as her strong killer attack didn't work on Natsu
"hey, are we done?" Natsu said leaning up before taking out his book and started reading "let me know when we're done"
Kagura gritted her teeth before she dashed towards Natsu and swings her sheathed blade at him but the attack just missed again
Natsu scratches his ear before flipping the next page of his book
"why you!" Kagura shouted as she swings her sword at Natsu many times but they just went through him
"Kagura! Calm down!" Erza exclaimed
Kagura swings her sheathed blade, up, down, right-left, upright, downright, up left, and down left but her attacks didn't even connect
Natsu lifts his hand up as he flicked Kagura's sheathed sword and it flew out of her hand
Kagura was surprised before Natsu wave his hand and a huge gust of wind blew Kagura to the wall
"Gah!" Kagura grunted a bit before holding her legs on the ground
"Kagura!" Erza exclaimed
"not yet! I'm not defeated yet!" Kagura exclaimed running towards Natsu while grabbing her sheathed sword and then slamming it to the ground "Gravity Change! 30x!"
A purplish red magic circle appeared above Natsu before the force of gravity started to get heavier around him
"what is that?!" Lucy exclaimed seeing the magic circle "it feels like the gravity is getting changed here!"
"Kagura's Magic, Gravity Magic, she can control the gravity of surrounding areas near here" Mira said "many challengers got defeated so easily by it….even me"
The gravity caused the ground to break but Natsu, he was calm while reading his book
Natsu yawns before he started to walk towards Kagura while in the pressuring gravity field
"what!?" Kagura looks in surprise before increasing the gravity pressure
The whole grown started to get pummeled but Natsu keeps on walking towards Kagura as he reads his book
"how!? No one can handle this much pressure!" Kagura exclaimed in shock
"true….but I'm not a no one" Natsu said before closing his book "Gravity Magic is strong, but there is always stronger magic above it"
Natsu's hand lit into a crimson blaze before he slammed it down on the ground, and caused a powerful explosion
The magic circle was incinerated as it turned into ashes
"the magic circle….was burned!?" Erza looks in surprise
"now then…" Natsu said appearing out of the smoke before he rolled his shoulders a few times "my turn"
Kagura readied herself before she saw Natsu disappearing
"where did he-!?" Kagura said before raising up her guard as Natsu appeared beside her and sent a kick towards her
"Kagura!" Erza exclaimed as Kagura was sent skidding to the side before she grips her arm
"my arm!" Kagura grips her arm as she felt that Natsu's kick must've broken the bones
Natsu looks to Kagura before he disappeared and reappeared behind her
Kagura saw him as she jumps away from Natsu's hammer attack that shattered the ground
"running? Are we playing tag now?" Natsu asked as he disappeared and then reappeared behind Kagura who ducks from a kick attack from him
Natsu pulled both of his hands back before he sends a Gatling of punches towards Kagura
Kagura saw the attack coming as she raised up her guard before Erza came with her Adamantine armor equipped
"gguuuuh!" Erza grunted as Natsu's attack put many dents on her giant shield
"Erza!" Kagura looks in surprise
"now! Kagura!" Erza exclaimed as Kagura nodded before going on the attack against Natsu
"Fugutaiten!" Kagura readied her sword at her side as she did a drawing pose "Go no Kata!"
Her attack flied towards Natsu but the man caught her sheathed sword between his fingers
"ho? A battle style with a sheathed sword? That's very interesting" Natsu said before grabbing Kagura's sword and takes it away
"Kagura! Behind me!" Erza exclaimed as she jumps in front of Kagura with her shield readied
Natsu smirks as he did a drawing pose, similar to that of Kagura
"it's impossible" Kagura thought in her mind "The Style of the Undrawn Long Sword requires years of training! A man like you will never be able to use it!"
"did it go.." Natsu said before he disappeared and reappeared behind the two with the sheathed sword drawn out "..like this?"
Natsu stands up and leans the sheathed sword on his shoulder before smirking towards Kagura and Erza
A crack formed on Erza's shield before the shield and Erza's entire Adamantite Armor was destroyed into pieces
"wha!?" Erza looks in surprise as so did Kagura with the crowd
The crowds were shocked as Natsu had just performed an exact copy of Kagura's technique
"did he just…" Lucy said as Mira nodded
"he just did" Mira said "but how?! Kagura's technique is so complex that not even Erza nor Ikaruga could copy it! But he just did by watching it once!?"
Natsu threw the sheathed sword back to Kagura as he looks bored to them
"are we done?" Natsu asked yawning before taking out his book and opened the bookmarked page "I'm starting to get bored here"
"he just performed Kagura's technique…just by seeing it once!?" Erza looks in shock and so was Kagura
"how…how is this possible?" Kagura looks in shock as she was losing to a man before fiery rage soon burns in her "this is unacceptable!"
Kagura grabs her sword before gripping it hard and then clenched the handle
"Kagura! Don't!" Erza exclaimed as the seal of Kagura's sword was getting unleashed
"this is bad! She's going to unleash it!" Mira exclaimed
"unleash? Unleash what?!" Lucy asked
"in her whole year of entering this school, Kagura had never drawn the blade off that sword…not even in a battle against an Empress! Is she going to use it against Natsu!?" Mira exclaimed in shock
"haaaaa!" Kagura let out a battle cry as the blade of her sword was drawn out "Fugutaiten! Kaihou!"
Natsu takes a look at Kagura before he closed his book
"Haa!" Kagura swings her sword at Natsu as a powerful dust explosion blew out
The dust explosion blew out everywhere as it flied towards the crowd
"so powerful!" Lucy exclaimed while shielding her eyes from the flying dusts
"who won!?" Mira exclaimed as the dust slowly settled and revealed the arena with the result of the battle
"t-this is!" Mira and Lucy exclaimed in surprise
The dust settled in the field as Kagura's eyes were shaking in absolute shock
Her blade had been caught by Natsu who had used his book to catch her sword in between the pages
"your blade makes a very good bookmark" Natsu said with a smirk "mind if I keep it?"
A crack formed on the blade before it shattered and broke into two
Kagura was shocked as she nearly fell forward but Natsu place a finger to Kagura's chin and lifts it up
"do you understand now?" Natsu asked as he looks at Kagura's eyes with his eyes were glowing red "you're the weak one here"
Natsu soon pushed her away as she fell down, in absolute shock
Erza looks to them as she couldn't believe what she was seeing
Natsu takes the broken blade as it shines to him before he placed it into his book as a bookmark
"fine blade…." Natsu said before looking to Erza "now…would you like to continue this match? Or would you surrender? That is if you don't mind her becoming my servant that is"
Kagura's eyes widen in surprise before she looks to Erza
"Erza! Don't! I can still!" Kagura tried to get up but she falls down instead
She looks to her legs as they were shaking in fear "I'm….afraid!?"
Erza looks at Natsu before she went down on her knees and bowed down
"I conceive this match to you" Erza said "but please…take me instead of Kagura!"
"Erza!" Kagura exclaimed
"silence! Kagura!" Erza shouted "please!"
Natsu looks at the two before he smirked in amusement
"fine" Natsu said walking away "challenge me anytime if you want her freedom"
Erza stands up with a frown before looking to Kagura who was in frustration over the defeat
Kagura clenched her fists tight as she gritted her teeth before tears started falling down
"damn..it! damnit!" Kagura muttered out before she punched the ground "damnit!"
That's a wrap!
Bye bye
