"speaking"

"thinking"

On with the story

The next day of the festival came as Natsu's match was up

He appeared behind a girl as the girl fell down accompanied with others who had fallen against Natsu

"there he is! Dragon Emperor!" the MC exclaimed as the crowds cheered "winning the match with ease, he moves on to the semifinals!"

Natsu looks bored to the match before he left


Kagura and Mira were at the crowd's seat as they had just watched Natsu won his match with too much ease

"I guess he found a way to handle the weight" Mira said with her arms crossed

"he must've learned how to control the weight" Kagura said nodding before she looks to the side and sees Natsu walking towards them, as he took a seat beside her

"so disappointing" Natsu said before taking out a piece of gum and started chewing it "want some?"

Natsu reached the candy gums towards the two as they took one while thanking him

"ugh, even the gum isn't working" Natsu said taking in more gum and chewed more

"what's wrong?" Mira asked chewing her piece of gum "you had something bad for breakfast"

"you could say that" Natsu said taking in more gum before reaching into his pocket and takes out more

"why'd you have so many?" Kagura asked sweat dropping while Natsu just eats them all


After all the matches were finished, it was now the time for the finals as the final opponents are the current members of the Seven Empress

Natsu stood there with the three other remaining participants

"very well done in arriving to the finals" Irene spoke out on the mic as she gave them an applaud "now, the real challenge of the festival has come.."

Mira and the other members of the Seven Empress appeared on stage as each of them had a threatening posture towards Natsu and the others

"as you all may know, defeating a current member of the Seven Empress shall indulge one with the title as a member but for Natsu Dragneel…" Irene said before smiling as a screen appeared and four blank slots were matched up with four slots of Natsu and the others "we've decided to make a new rule"

Natsu's eyes glowed red as he glared at Irene

"there will a time limit of 10 minutes, if Natsu Dragneel doesn't defeat his opponent before the time limit, he shall be expelled on spot and becomes the school's private property" Irene said as this surprised Kagura and Mira "to sum it up, he shall become a slave"

"WoW, BeING A SlaVE FoR A sADIStic WitCH" Demonic Natsu appeared as he floated beside Natsu "rEALLy dECreaSES HeR LOveLY PoiNTS"

"Have luck…and may the best win" Irene said before the slots started spinning and chosen members of the Seven Empress appeared and as it to it, Natsu was up against Erza

The two looks at each other while sharing a glare

"a fIrE DraGON Vs a GiRL In aRMOr….how iRONIC" Demonic Natsu said with a smirk


Natsu stood in the hallway of the arena as he waited for his match against Erza

He reads his book to spend the time, waiting for the first and second match to finish

"hey" Natsu looks to the side and sees Mira walking towards him

"what?" Natsu asked reading his book again

Mira looks to him before she frowns a bit "redhead isn't like this…she just did to Lucy because of a reason, I know it….please… she's"

"didn't I told you before, Mira?" Natsu said closing his book and eyes before looking to Mira as his eyes glowed red "she brought this upon herself….i'm merely giving her what she wants"

Mira felt her spine shivers to his word as Natsu pockets his book before walking away

Red scales started spreading around Natsu's neck as it climbed up to his cheeks, disforming Natsu's ears and made it pointed back while his right eye turned reptilian


A girl went flying in the sky before she fell down defeated by her opponent, Minerva Orland

"it's finished! The winner is the Tigress, Minerva Orland! The Empresses are not to be underestimated!" the MC exclaimed as the winner of the second match was Minerva

"this is barely enough to entertain me" Minerva said with a prideful smirk before leaving the arena

"now! It is time for the third match! Dragon Emperor, Natsu Dragneel vs Seven Empress, Titania Erza Scarlet!" the MC announced as both participants appeared on the arena

Natsu stared at Erza as the Empress stared back at him


Minerva arrived to the viewing room where Ikaruga and Irene were at as they were watching the match

"this should be interesting" Ikaruga said with a giggle

"the Queen of the Fairies….vs the Dragon Emperor, Salamander…" Minerva said crossing her arms "this shall be very entertaining and delightful"

"show us…." Irene said holding a glass of wine while having her legs crossed "..the true worth of a Dragon Slayer"


A timer rang as it was counting down

Erza summoned a sword at her side while Natsu, he just had his fists raging in flames

A gong rang as the timer finished and both dashed at each other

Natsu swings his fist while Erza slashed her sword

Both attacks collided with each other, causing a shockwave to blow out

"her power increased from last time?" Natsu thought before he jumped away from a slash attack from another sword, Erza had summoned "speed also"

Erza's armor shined before she wore her Heaven Wheel Armor and magic swords appeared around her

"Dance! My sword!" Erza exclaimed as her swords flied towards Natsu

Natsu did several backflips as he dodged them all before grabbing one into his possession

"high strength and speed capability," Natsu muttered out while holding Erza's sword as it disappears from his grasp "Enchantment, huh?"

Natsu took a glance to where Irene was located at as the Headmistress had an amused smirk

"WhAT'Re yoU GoiNG TO Do?" Demonic Natsu asked appearing beside Natsu

"simple" Natsu replied in his mind as he stands up before cracking his knuckles "I'll beat her to bits"

Erza swings her swords to the side as her magic swords points towards Natsu before flying towards him

Natsu cracked his right fist before punching the ground as flames burst out of the ground and heads towards the attack

All of Erza's swords were burned as they melted into liquid

"that's all you got?" Natsu taunted while raising his hand up

"not at all!" Erza exclaimed before her armor shined and she was now wearing her Pugatory Armor and her Purgatory Mace

She swings it to the side before charging towards Natsu who responded in the same

Erza swings her mace at Natsu but he caught the attack with his bare hands

She pressed down her mace, trying to flatten Natsu but the man merely grips the mace and made a spreading crack on it

Soon the mace shattered into pieces, causing Erza and everyone to be surprised

Natsu grabs a hold of Erza's head before headbutting it, causing Erza to stagger back while holding her red forehead

"hardheaded, huh?" Natsu said with a smirk while Erza just glares at him

Erza's armor changed as she now wears an armor that has a cheetah pattern motif on it while holding two swords

She soon disappeared as Natsu tilt his head to the side and dodged a speed attack from Erza

Erza clicked her tongue before she disappeared and started attacking Natsu from all direction in high speed


"it's her Flight Armor, no one has ever managed to defend against her speed attack!" Kagura exclaimed watching the match

"Natsu has power but speed? Is he going to be fast enough to guard!?" Mira said seeing Natsu jumping away from a stab attack by Erza


"spEEDY LitTlE MISsy" Demonic Natsu said as Natsu was doing multiple backflips in dodging Erza's sword attack "wAnt sOMe hELp?"

"I don't need help from anyone, especially you" Natsu replied as he caught Erza's hand before slamming her to the ground and tried to punch her but she rolled to the side and dodged "you'll just kill everyone here"

"FaiR PoINT" Demonic Natsu said with a smirk as Natsu did a high jump before throwing a ball of fire to the arena and lit it in flames

Erza appeared as she was surrounded in the flames

Natsu landed as he sees Erza's armor shining as it changes to a green armor with a fin like sword in her hand

"Water! Geyser!" Erza exclaimed slamming the sword to the ground, creating erupting water geysers from bellow

The water drenched the flames as Natsu jumps away when Erza summoned a javelin and strikes the ground, causing lightning to fly out everywhere on the water

"ClEVEr gIRl. iMMensE StRENght oF PoWER And DefenSE, HigH KeeN INTelegeNCE, PraISABle mAGic pOWEr, anD oNE HecK OF A ThreE SizeS" Demonic Natsu said floating beside Natsu who landed on the ground "shE'LL MAKe onE Good SlAVe AnD A gREat mAGE"

"shut up" Natsu said as he stares at Erza who summoned on a dress armor with swords behind her back "but you're right, she has the making of a mage"

Erza grabs two swords from her back before the other swords behind her back, floated beside her while pointing their blades at Natsu

"but still has a long way to go before she reached my level" Natsu said as red scales started to appear all around his hands

"go!" Erza exclaimed as all of her swords flied towards Natsu

Natsu swings his hands back before slamming them forward

A small sphere of flames appeared before it started to grow larger

"try dodging this" Natsu said smirking before the giant sphere of flames flied towards Erza

Her swords burned from the flames as the flaming sphere came flying at Erza

BOOM!


"what power!" Kagura exclaimed shielding her eyes as Natsu's attack caused a powerful explosion and dusts with smoke started to fly everywhere

"just like that time!" Mira said as she remembered the power of Natsu's attack during her fight with him


The smoke clouded the field before it settled

Natsu looks at where Erza is and he finds her wearing a red and black armor while holding a flaming sword

"An ArMOR ThAT pROteCTS OneSELVEs fROm FiRE ATTAcks" Demonic Natsu said crossing his arms "ShE'S a KeeN ThiNKer, isN'T ShE?"

Erza swings her flaming sword to the side before dashing towards Natsu

Natsu's right hand turned into a Dragon claw as he uses it to block Erza's attack

Right, left, rightward, left down, and center, she attacked from all direction with her sword

Natsu defended against them all but one single slash, managed to cause a small wound on his scales

"her attack managed to cause some damage?" Natsu said as he jumped back and landed a few feet away from Erza

"HeY, HeY," Demonic Natsu's eyes glowed black as he scanned Erza and sees a red aura rising from her sword "thAT SworD OF HerS IS EncHANTED WitH SoME MagIC ThaT IS dANgerOUS TO us"

"the witch's doing" Natsu said as he looks at the wound on his right arm's scale

"my Flame Empress Dress can negate fire based attack and my sword can cut through your defense" Erza said as she pointed her sword at Natsu "surrender and I'll give you a swift finishing"

"ArrOGANT, ISn't sHe?" Demonic Natsu said as Natsu wipes off some blood from his right hand before looking at it "wHAT nOW? aRE yoU GoiNG TO sUMMon it?"

"I never thought….that I get to use you once again" Natsu thought as the blood dripped to the ground

BINK!

The ground started to shake and rumble before the whole arena


"What's going on!?" Mira exclaimed as the crowds were panicking from the sudden earthquake like situation

"a magic pressure? No! something is rising!" Kagura exclaimed as the tremor caused the arena's ground to break


Lava started to spill out of the ground and breaks it

From within, a Crimson Dragonic Armor arises from the lava, chained and was steaming in flames

"Flames that burns bright…Crimson beyond blood that flows within…..Buried in the flames of the earth" Natsu let out a chant as the chains on the armor started to break and shatter "pledge thyself to conquer all the foes who standbefore the mighty gift bestowed upon my hand..Let the fools who stand before me be destroyedby the flames of destruction"

The chains all break before the armor shined red

"I vow by thy name…." Natsu said as the armor purged before surrounding Natsu as they started to equip onto him before to his face "…the Child of the Fire Dragon King"

The helmet equipped onto Natsu's head before the face plate slides down and two red glowing eyes appeared in the visor

A powerful pulse of magic was unleashed as a powerful heatwave soon followed

Natsu soon roared as the nearby surrounding ground started to shatter and break into pieces


"what's going on!?" Mira exclaimed while trying to stay in her seat as a powerful magic force was unleashed by Natsu

"such raw power! Has he been hiding this the whole time!?" Kagura exclaimed


Irene and the others felt the unleashed power as it was unable to be put into words

"what….i….don't…" Minerva muttered out as she can't utter a single word to what she had witness while Ikaruga was silent but her eyes were in utter surprise

"so, it has been awakened from its seal" Irene smiled as she twirls her glass of wine

Flashback

At a barren burning wasteland, flames rages everywhere as burned corpses and destroyed buildings littered the land

A figure wearing the same armor as Natsu was standing in the burning wasteland

"the Armor created with the flames and scales of the Fire Dragon…"

A flaming dragon appeared behind the armored figure as it roars

"…Enryuo Yoroi."

Flames soon covered the land as nothing was left

Flashback ends

"show us…." Irene said smirking "the flames that burns time and life itself"


Erza stood in her place as she had never felt such tremendous magic power

"now then" Natsu spoke out as her rolled his shoulders before a golden sword burst out of the ground and its hilt was pointed towards him "shall we continue?"

Natsu grabbed the sword before swinging it to the side as steam was coming off of it

"no matter! No one can defeat an Empress!" Erza exclaimed as she dashed towards Natsu

She swings her sword at Natsu as the man swings his sword up and Erza's sword was cut in half, clean

Her eyes widen in shock to such scene as she couldn't believe the sharpness of Natsu's blade

"my turn" Natsu said sending a punch straight at Erza's gut, causing her to spit out some saliva. He then followed it up with a swing kick

Erza was sent flying as she rolled on the ground before stopping herself

"what's wrong? You said that no one can defeat an Empress, right?" Natsu said mocking as he leans his sword to his shoulder "I'm not no one"

Erza gritted her teeth before she changed armor and she was now wearing a purple robe with a long halberd in hand

"come my swords!" Erza exclaimed as swords, axes, spears, lances, and daggers appeared all over her as they pointed towards Natsu

She spins her halberd before dashing towards Natsu and her weapons instantly flied towards Natsu

Natsu pierced the ground with his sword before he stepped forward and grabs two flying swords before using them to deflect the other

Erza came in as she swings her halberd at Natsu who deflected her attack with the two swords before letting go, grabbing a hold of Erza's robe before swinging her to the ground

"Gah!" Erza grunted as the ground cracks

"you're so weak that I'm barely even trying" Natsu mocked her as Erza's magic instantly flared

"De Malevo!" Erza exclaimed as a spear appeared in her hands before she slams it at Natsu who caught it

Erza smirked as flames burst out of the spear and instantly pushed forward towards Natsu who was surprised

He was sent skidding back as the ground cracks

"not bad" Natsu said before he did a side step and dodged a flying magic blast from Erza who wore a bluish white armor with two swords in her hands

"Photon! Slicer!" Erza exclaimed as the two swords combined before a powerful light ray fired towards Natsu

Natsu lifts his hand to the side as his sword flied towards him

Grabbing the sword, Natsu swings the sword at the incoming attack, instantly burning it away

"tsk! Then!" Erza exclaimed as she now wore a pinkish armor with Two swords in hand "take this!"

A powerful burst of magic started to charge up into Erza's swords as it started to shine bright

"fOCusING All hER mAGic InTo One" Demonic Natsu said as the magic built up was getting larger

"Fairy!" the two swords shined brighter before Erza dashed towards Natsu

"WhaT TO do?" Demonic Natsu asked as Natsu imbedded his sword to the ground before crossing his arms "HoW HerOIC"

"Burst!" Erza lashed her swords at Natsu as a powerful burst of magic was unleashed to a single point


The burst of magic caused a powerful gust of wind to blow out as everyone nearly got blown away

"to think that Red Head used that attack!" Mira exclaimed shielding her eyes

"that was a powerful single burst of magic! No one could've survived that!" Kagura exclaimed as the gust of wind soon died down


The field was clouded in dust as the arena was shattered and broken to pieces

A giant hole was made on the side of the Arena's wall as it was steaming

CLANG!

Erza's swords fell to the ground as Erza herself was gaping in pain

Natsu's right fist was on her stomach as the man had sent a punch that destroyed her armor and sends an excruciating powerful punch on her

"you're 100 years too early to be able to defeat me" Natsu said as he pulled back his fist while his armor and sword disappeared "remember that"

Natsu soon started walking away as Erza staggered to stand straight

She turns towards him as she reached a hand towards him

"no!...i can't! I can't! not in front of her!" Erza tried to reach towards Natsu but her vision soon darkens before she fell down with a thud, defeated in battle

"Winner! Natsu Dragneel!" the MC announced as the crowds were in surprise to see their Student Council President and an A Rank Empress, defeated


Minerva and Ikaruga were in utter surprise as they can't believe that Erza was defeated

"to see Erza-han..on the ground" Ikaruga said

"such disappointment," Minerva said with her eyes keen onto Natsu

"it was good entertainment while it lasted" Irene said with a smile before sipping her wine "see to it that Erza gets medical attention. I've gotten what I wanted"


Erza was still on the ground as she was crying in tears but her tears were only coming from one eye

"damnit…" she grunted out while clenching her fingers into a fist as she feels utter humiliation upon her "damnit!"


That's a wrap!

Bye bye