Hello there! I've got a few things to just say, for starters, thanks for all the reviews, follows and favourites this story has gotten so far. It's really awesome! You guys are great. The second thing is about recent revelations in the Manga of FT. I won't spoil anything, but regarding the most recent chapters, I'm feeling mind blown. Like seriously... I did not see that coming. Those of you who are up to date will understand what I'm talking about.
And yes this chapter is long, but I figured I might as well get the BOFT out of the way all at once. I originally wanted to split it in half, but since updates are only once a month, I figured 'Why not make it one chapter?' and since I want to get onto when Garion and Wendy meet, which is the exciting part :D And yes I've changed a few things, but everyone who writes fan fiction does that (usually). And yes I skipped parts, but if you've seen the show/read the manga you know what's going on around Garion during the story. Future chapters may not be this long, or they may. Rest assured, this is the only arc I'll be covering in one chapter.
And before you lynch me for any changes or things i do, please read the ending authors note first.
Call me lazy... cause that's kinda what I am :D
Anyway, enough about that, lets get on with the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.
Chapter 3: The battle of Fairy tail
The Harvest Festival was in full swing. All across Magnolia there were stands selling all sorts of goodies, from food to Fairy Tail accessories such as balloons with the mark of the guild on them. Banners and streamers hung from archways and windows, great numbers of balloons were strung together and reached into the air and everyone was chatting, laughing and smiling. Many of the wizards of Fairy Tail were wandering around, taking part in the festivities of the day, but everyone was looking forwards to the Fantasia Parade, the grand Finale of the celebrations.
Garion was grinning as he practically skipped through the streets, the usual happiness that prevailed his personality enhanced by the atmosphere of the day. He was also excited as master Makarov had asked him to take part in the Fantasia Parade. The thought made his excitement swell even further and his grin somehow got wider. He'd never taken part before, always being a spectator for most of his time at the guild but now he would be part of it, and the thought filled him with joy to no end. As he moved around the town, he bought a few things, talked to some people, helped those who needed it, he even bought a gift for a young boy who'd gotten lost before taking him back to his parents. The boy's parents had been overjoyed to see their son again, and Garion had refused any measure of reward, even giving them more money so they could enjoy the festival.
As he rounded a corner to a marketplace, he stopped and tilted his head slightly in confusion when he saw Natsu slowly creeping forwards with Happy jumping up and down next to him in front of one of the stalls. He walked over to the pair and first looked at Natsu then at Happy. "Is something wrong with Natsu?" Garion asked. Happy shook his head. "Nah, he's just hungry. I'll make sure he's fed, don't you worry!" Happy declared. Garion's grin returned and he nodded. He then noticed Gray, Lucy and Juvia standing a bit away and walked over to them. "Hey guys!" He said. The three wizards smiled back at him and were about to return the greeting when someone spoke.
"You haven't changed a bit Gray." A voice said from behind the three wizards. The 3 turned around and Grey smiled. "Hey Warren it's been a while!" He said. Garion stopped next to Juvia and looked at Warren. The young boy didn't know the telepathy wizard all that well, so he just smiled. "Didn't think I'd make it back in time for the festival but here I am." Warren said.
"This guy takes on so many jobs we hardly ever see him." Gray explained. "Wow." Lucy said. Juvia stepped forwards, a smile on her face. "Hello I'm a new recruit. My names Juvia." she said politely. Warren looked at her. "Ah, so you're the one I've been hearing about." He then glanced at Garion. "And good to see you too Garion. Nice to have you back." Garion nodded. "Thanks Warren! It's great to be back. Good to see you too!" Garion said cheerfully, Lucy and Juvia having to stifle giggles at the enthusiasm pouring from his voice.
"Meet Warren Rocko, he's a master of telepathy magic." Grey stated, fully introducing his friend. "It's nice to meet you." Warren said to Juvia. "Thank you the pleasure is all mine." Juvia replied. She then looked around. "This festival is quite a sight." She remarked. "Yeah! The harvest festival is really popular in Fiore, people come from everywhere to be part of it! But they mostly come for the fantasia parade, which is the coolest part of the whole festival!" Garion said quickly, his enthusiasm and excitement not being lost on the others present. Lucy couldn't help but grin. "I can't wait to see the Fantasia parade for myself!" She said cheerfully.
"You're in the parade remember?" Gray pointed out. Lucy blinked and then looked up at the sky. "Wasn't there something else I was supposed to be in?" she asked out loud. Realisation dawned on her features a moment later.
"I forgot all about the Miss Fairy Tail contest! MY RENT MONEY!" She yelled the last part whilst sprinting off. Juvia turned to watch her run and a dark aura surrounded her. "A contest? I refuse to be out done by that bimbo." She declared. Gray glanced sideways at her. "So I guess you'll be entering too." He remarked dryly. The aura remained around Juvia for a moment longer before it faded. She then turned to Garion. "Thank you, by the way, for trying to help Gajeel get used to the guild. I know it might seem like he doesn't care, but he really appreciates the effort." She said sincerely to Garion. The young wizard just grinned. "No problem! I've gotten used to him telling me to go away, I can tell he doesn't really mean it. Besides I can't just let someone in the guild be all on their own."
Garion had spent the last few days trying to become friends with Gajeel, much to the Iron dragon slayers displeasure. At first Gajeel had just stomped off whenever Garion tried to talk to him, then he resorted to shouting at the dual element wizard and finally he tried telling him to go away all the time. Garion however, had noticed a decreased effort behind Gajeel's attempts to get rid of him. It wasn't much, but Garion noticed it.
Juvia nodded and smiled at Garion. "Thank you Garion. I appreciate the effort and thank you once again. Now..." She turned. "I must prepare for this 'Miss Fairy Tail' contest so I can beat that bimbo." And with that, the water wizard marched off. Garion tilted his head and looked at Gray with a frown. "Why's the Miss Fairy Tail contest such a big deal? It's never made much sense to me." He said. Gray shrugged. "You'll figure out later." He said, not wanting to explain the exact reason for the contest, for many reasons. Garion's frown deepened slightly but he shrugged and his smile returned to his face. "See you later guys!" He said before charging off into the crowd.
*Some time later, Fairy Tail guild hall*
Garion walked into the guild hall just over halfway through the Miss Fairy Tail contest, just as Levy finished her display. Bisca went up and did her display, but Garion wasn't watching. He was eating an apple he'd just bought from one of the stores, and it was exceptionally tasty. He heard Lucy called up and he looked up to give a cheer, but blinked when he saw Evergreen on stage. He tilted his head to the side slightly. Why's Evergreen already on stage? Lucy hasn't had her turn yet. He thought. He didn't know a lot about the Thunder god tribe, and he'd never really interacted with them either. He knew they usually meant bad news when they showed up, so he wasn't completely relaxed.
Lucy seemed to start yelling at Evergreen, and Garion's eyes widened when Lucy was turned to stone. "This is bad, everyone get out of here now!" Max yelled into the microphone. All the non guild members didn't hesitate and started scrambling for the door. Figuring he needed to find out what was going on, Garion summoned his wings and flew to the front of the hall. As he got halfway, the curtain was drawn upwards, and he froze when he saw Levy had been turned to stone. "Levy!" he nearly yelled. He landed next to Gray, his body fully tensed.
"No Mira!" Elfman said, panic in his voice. "She got Erza too!?" Happy asked, disbelief in his tone. "Don't be a fool! Return them to normal this instant!" Makarov demanded. A moment later a light appeared above the stage, and then a bolt of lightning collided with the stage. "Looks like all your fans decided to head home. Pity! Since the party's about to start!" Laxus said with a smirk. Garion started and looked to the right to see Freed, and to the left to see Bikslow. "The thunder legion..." Macao muttered. "What the heck are you guys trying to pull!?" Wakaba demanded. Garion looked back at Levy, petrified on stage. "Come on, lets have some fun!" The lightning mage said with a smirk. "I've had about enough of your nonsense, turn them back at once!" Makarov demanded.
Laxus chuckled. "You better play nice if you want these girls to join the parade..." A moment later a light appeared above Lucy, and the next a bolt of lightning crashed down dangerously close to her. "In other words I'm taking all of them hostage. Break the rules and I'll shatter these chicks one by one. Or I could just smash em all right now." Garion's eyes widened at that. Wh-Why is Laxus threatening to hurt members of the guild!? Garion wondered, shocked by what Laxus was doing. "I'm not amused Laxus stop fooling around!" Makarov demanded, becoming more enraged with each passing second. "I'm serious old man." Freed jumped down to land next to Laxus. "I've always wondered who was the strongest in the guild, now its time to find out." He declared. Bickslow landed on the side of Laxus. "Yeah lets have some fun!" He said. "Fun! Fun!" His little totems chanted
"There's only one rule, whoever's left standing in the end is the winner!" Laxus said with a grin. Garion just stared at him. "It's a Fairy Tail battle Royal!" The lightning mage finished with. "Nice and simple, that's just how I like it. I'm fired up now." Natsu declared, punching the table next to him with a fire coated fist. "Glad you can see it my way. If nothing else you've got the right attitude." Laxus said with a smirk. "Natsu..." Makarov said dangerously. "Come on Gramps it's a festival right?"
"Exactly." Garion said, but in an opposite tone to Natsu's. "See? Even Garion agree's with me." Natsu said as he walked forwards. "Let's party."
"I never said I agreed with you Natsu. It's a festival, so let them go. And Gildarts is the strongest in the guild, everyone knows that." Garion said, looking at Laxus. The blond haired man raised an eyebrow. "And why should I do that?" The blond chuckled. "Well the old geezer isn't here so he doesn't count. And just a hint, I suggest you sit this one out squirt, you don't look like your cut out for this." Laxus taunted, before returning his attention to the others in the guild hall.
In the middle of their exchange Natsu had lunged at Laxus. Without even lifting a finger the lightning wizard struck Natsu down with a lightning bolt. Garion did his best to glare at Laxus, and he started to feel tinges of anger, something he rarely felt. "Naturally if you want to turn the girls back to normal you're going to have to defeat us first." Evergreen explained. "But those odds aren't bad. There's 4 of us and like a hundred of you guys, hahaha!" Bikslow added. "You have 3 hours and not a second more. After that these pretty statues of yours will be reduced to dust." Garion's eyes widened in shock. "No... you can't be serious!" Garion yelled, but he was never heard by Evergreen.
"All of Magnolia will serve as the battle field. The fight will begin when and if you can find us." Laxus explained, still wearing his smirk. Makarov glared at him in shock and anger. "Laxus! How could you..." The master of Fairy Tail gritted his teeth and began enlarging himself via his titan magic. "I WON'T STAND FOR THIS!" He roared. Laxus's smirk grew even wider. "Now now simmer down old man! It's all part of the festival right!?" Suddenly the thunder legion was engulfed in a blinding flash of light, forcing everyone to look away. "Haha! It'll be fun. Let the battle of Fairy Tail, begin!" and with one last flash, the thunder legion was gone.
"So it's high stakes, high reward hide and seek huh?" Macao asked. "Let's go! We gotta man up and save our girls!" Elfman declared. As a group, the majority of the Fairy Tail wizards charged out, leaving only a few. Makarov, enraged, charged towards the door after Gray. Garion was still standing by the front, and for several moments stood frozen, staring at the petrified girls on stage. His brain then kicked into action and he spun around and headed to the door where Makarov had seen Gray off and was now walking back into the building. Garion stopped as he reached the old man.
"Master? What's wrong?" He asked. Makarov looked at Garion. "One of Freed's enchantments is keeping me from leaving Garion. I'm sorry, but I won't be able to help in this battle." He then frowned. Garion maybe? His magical power has certainly increased significantly in the last year or so, and I've yet to see just how much stronger he's gotten over the last 2 months. I don't like sending Garion into a situation like this, but right now I don't have a choice. "Garion, listen to me. As much as I don't like it, we need to play by Laxus's rules. He is hiding out there somewhere, and I need you to go find him and beat him!" Makarov ordered, pointing towards the open doorway as he finished his sentence. Garion blinked and then with a start realised what Makarov had said.
"M-M-Me!?" He asked, shock clear in his tone. "F-Fight Laxus?" He asked. Makarov mentally kicked himself. I forgot Garion isn't like most other members of the guild, he actually knows when to not pick a fight. "I-I can't fight him! H-he's an S-Class wizard! Plus he's really, really strong so I can't hope to beat him!" Garion said nervously. "Listen to me Garion." Makarov started. "I know that, but you've been growing stronger at an impressive rate over the past 6 months. I believe you have the power needed to defeat Laxus. And remember one other thing, you have the strength of the rest of the guild behind you, Laxus doesn't. Believe in yourself and your strength and I'm confident you will be able to defeat him."
Despite the guild master's encouragement, Garion still felt nervous about the idea. "O-Okay... I'll... I'll... I'll do it!" He declared, nodding his head in affirmative. "I'll give it my best shot!" Makarov smiled at the boy "Glad to hear it, now go find him!" Garion nodded in agreement before running towards the door. He crossed over the threshold of the barrier before he stopped and looked back. "Master, I was thinking of finding Evergreen first and getting her to turn the girls back to normal." The boy explained. Makarov looked at him and realisation dawned in his eyes. "Excellent idea my boy!" Makarov praised. "Now get out there and good luck!"
Garion nodded again and turned to run into the city. "Thanks master!"
*Some time later*
"Come on where is she?" Garion asked himself as he ran through the city. He was currently trying to sense where Evergreen was via her magical energy. Unlike most wizards, Garion could sense the presence of other magic users naturally and at an impressive distance. He'd been told it was some kind of special ability he'd been born with, his enhanced magical awareness, and that it was something he should always make good use of.
Normally he'd have been easily able to find another wizard anywhere in Magnolia simply by sensing where they were. Unfortunately due to all the fighting going on, along with the high number of wizards and the fact he had no idea what Evergreen's magical presence felt like, he was practically on a goose chase. He stopped as he reached an intersection and frowned as he looked around.
"Why is everyone fighting? Shouldn't we be trying to find Laxus and the thunder legion instead of fighting each other?" He asked himself. He spread his wings and took to the sky, looking around to try and spot Evergreen. "This doesn't make sense... none of it does. You don't fight your friends like this." Garion continued. He had nothing against the usual brawls that took place inside the guild, since they were never serious and always just part of the atmosphere of the guild.
But this 'Battle of Fairy Tail'... it was different, it was wrong. Garion's mind was unable to wrap itself around Laxus's motivation for this whole 'event'. Why was being the strongest in the guild such a big deal? Garion thought having friends was more important than having strength. He spun his head around sharply when he sensed a familiar magical energy. It was Elfman, and it was weakening. Without a moment of hesitation he flapped his wings and took off towards the source of the energy. When he arrived, his eyes widened as he saw Elfman had been petrified as well.
"Elfman!" Garion cried out. He flew down and landed next to the man. He stared in disbelief at the stone statue that was his close friend. "No way... she managed to beat you?" He asked out loud. Elfman obviously didn't respond, and Garion felt his nerves acting up again, How can I beat someone Elfman couldn't?
Believe in yourself... you've been growing stronger... Makarov's words echoed in Garion's mind. He looked at the petrified Elfman. "I can do it." He said, a bit unsure.
"Oh can you now?" A voice mocked from above.
Garion spun around and looked up to see Evergreen floating in the air, her fan held up in front of her face. "I don't seem to recognise you... no matter, not like you matter much anyway." Evergreen said with a bored tone. She reached up for her glasses. "I suppose I'll leave you as a statue next to him, since you seem to know him, I think it would be appropriate."
Garion jammed his eyes shut before the thunder legion member could take her glasses off, electing a laugh from the women. "Oh my. He tried the same thing and look what happened to him. Just give up, there's no way you can ever hope to beat me."
"Turn them back now!" Garion demanded, electing another laugh from Evergreen. "You shouldn't be doing this! It's wrong!" the young wizard continued. "Is it? I'd say its perfectly fine, what's wrong with proving you're the strongest?" Evergreen chided. Evergreen moved her arms through the air and summoned a large number of dust particles and sent them towards Garion. "Fairy bomb: Gremlin!" she said as the dust particles drew closer to Garion. She had a smirk on her face, confident this one attack would end the fight before it even started.
Garion sensed the attack approaching, and much to Evergreens shock dodged it before it even had a chance to damage him, spreading his wings and throwing himself into the sky to dodge the attack. Evergreen tried to appear unfazed by Garion's unexpected dodging of her attack, but when her eyes landed on his wings, her expression changed to one of shock. "H-How dare you try to imitate me!" She roared, sending another wave of her dust towards Garion. He once more felt the attack approaching and managed to dodge, flying horizontally to the right. I need to finish this fast. Garion thought. And what does she mean by 'imitate'?
The only female member of the Thunder Legion was quickly growing tired of the fight. If he wasn't able to somehow know when my attacks were coming this'd be over already Evergreen thought in annoyance. An idea popped into her head, and heeding its advice, she split off a stream of her fairy dust and had it come at Garion from the other direction. "Now pay the price for trying to imitate me!" She shouted triumphantly. "Fairy machine gun: Leprechaun!"
Garion sensed the pincer manoeuvre around the same time Evergreen made her deceleration. Summoning his light magic, Garion formed a spear in his hand and threw it straight at Evergreen and once it left his hand curled himself into a ball. Light surrounded him and a moment later he extend his arms out in a star shape, the action causing the magic that had built up around him to explode outwards in a wave, blasting all of Evergreens fairy dust away. Evergreen herself had been forced to dodge Garion's attack, which had burst into smaller beams of light once it passed by her and a few had managed to hit her.
Garion's eyes were still jammed shut, and the sight of it infuriated Evergreen even more. How could some trash from the guild be getting the upper hand on her? Her! Evergreen! The only one truly worthy of the title of Fairy! "What do you mean by 'imitate'?" Garion asked. The Fairy magic user blinked in confusion before getting even more enraged. "What do I mean? Simple! How dare you try and copy my beautiful fairy wings!" Evergreen yelled. Garion, as always, tilted his head and frowned.
"But I've got angel wings, not Fairy wings." He plainly stated. Evergreen blinked again before reasserting her cool, calm mood from not too long ago. "Well in that case, I should tell you, fairy's are better than angels, so I hope you're ready to lose this."
Garion's face turned serious. "Not whilst my friends are in danger." He said. Evergreen chuckled. "How noble of you. I'm sure they'll appreciate the thought when they fade away into dust." Evergreen waved her arm, sending yet another wave of her Fairy dust towards Garion. The dual element wizard didn't hesitate, he launched another spear towards Evergreen and shot off to the right in a round arc, firing smaller balls of light as he went. Evergreen dodged his attacks and their follow ups without much difficulty. "You're going to have to try harder than that!" She taunted.
Suddenly Garion stopped moving sideways and shot forwards, straight towards Evergreen, causing her to smirk. "Do you really think that will work?" She asked. "Fairy bomb: Gremlin!" She commanded, her magic shooting towards Garion, ready to detonate. Garion changed course with a sharp upwards turn, avoiding the explosions. I don't have time to mess around. As much as I don't like it, I'm going to have to finish her off with this attack. Garion thought grimly. Before Evergreen could say anything he brought his arms across his chest like in a X shape. He then spread his arms outwards and summoned a spear of light in both of them and hurled them at Evergreen. She just smirked and moved backwards to-
She was blasted forwards.
Regaining her balance, she looked around, and for a single moment her eyes went wide when she realised Garion had trapped her in a sphere of his light magic, stopping her from dodging his spells. This realisation only lasted a moment, as in the next one the spears reached her and detonated, the blast knocking her out and sending her flying towards the ground. Before she could impact the cold, hard stone of the street surface, Garion shot around and managed to catch her, switching to his darkness magic to withstand the impact.
Once the dust cleared, Garion climbed out the small crater his landing had made, his legs slightly sore. He gently laid the unconscious Evergreen down on a grass patch by the side of the road. His breathing was mildly ragged and a bit faster than normal but it was slowing down. He looked at the defeated form of Evergreen and then looked down at his own hand.
"I did it..." he muttered. He then looked back at Evergreen and felt a stab of guilt. "I'm sorry I had to fight you." he paused. "Why? Why is this happening? This doesn't make any sense..." Garion said to himself. He glanced over and noticed Elfman's unconscious form. He ran over to check if he was alright, and let out a sigh of relief when he was alive and breathing, albeit unconscious. Garion collapsed onto the ground next to him, deciding he needed to take a break.
*Some time later*
"What are those? Lightning Lacrima? What's going on?"
Garion was running through the streets of Magnolia as fast as he could. The strange Lacrima had appeared in the sky not too long ago, and he'd left Elfman after he'd sensed Mira was heading towards him. Right now, he was trying to find Laxus, and figure out what was going on.
"First the hostages and now these Lacrima?" He knew Laxus was responsible since he'd sensed that the magical energy contained in them was clearly Laxus's magical power. Garion had a sinking feeling he knew what they would do, but he didn't want to-
A massive surge of power from the cathedral pulled him out of his thoughts and stopped him in his tracks. He blinked and frowned, he could tell some of it had been Laxus's, but the rest of it... he didn't recognise. Deciding it wasn't important, Garion unfurled his wings, took to the skys, and made haste for the cathedral.
*Kardia Cathedral*
As Garion arrived, he noticed Natsu and Erza along with some blue haired man Garion had never seen before and Laxus seemingly having a conversation. The next moment, the blue haired man vanished, and the one after that Laxus blasted Erza with lightning. "ERZA!" Garion cried as he landed. He rushed to her side as Natsu lept into the fray against Laxus. "Erza are you al-"
"Help Natsu!" Erza said, clearly in pain. Garion nodded, doing his best to quell the nervousness in his stomach. He turned to face Laxus, and unfurled his wings. Natsu charged at Laxus, fists aflame and ready to strike. "Didn't anyone ever tell ya you've got to think before you act kid?" Laxus taunted as Natsu charged him. Laxus summoned his lighting to his palm. "Now get lost!" He yelled. Garion charged into the fight but kept at a distance. Laxus sent the attack towards Natsu, who dodged. "Fire dragon talon!" he roared, swinging his leg down. Laxus smirked as he blocked the attack and forced Natsu away. As he did so, Garion took the opportunity and summoned a spear of light in his hand and hurled it straight at the lightning mage.
Laxus tch'd before he dodged the spell. "Get lost!" He yelled again, sending a bolt of lightning towards Garion. The young wizard barely managed to dodge the attack and sent another spear flying towards Laxus. The blond dodged this one too and sent yet another bolt towards Garion, who hissed in pain when it scraped his right arm, burning the fabric of his shirt away where it had scraped him.
"Hey Garion I said Laxus was mine!" Natsu winged. Garion looked at him, his face serious. "I know that Natsu." He looked at Laxus. "But Laxus put our guild mates in danger. And master asked me to fight him, and we can't going against what he's told us to do right?" Garion asked, hiding his nervousness. Natsu looked at him, and seemed to begrudgingly accept that fact. "Fine but I get to beat him up the most then! Lets do this!"
"Be careful!" Erza warned, her tone panicked. Natsu looked at her and grinned. "I'm okay, you ain't gotta worry about me or Garion. We've got this right?" He turned his head to face the younger wizard. Garion nodded in reply, prompting Natsu to grin even more. Laxus smirked and charged forwards without warning, fists coated in lightning. He punched Garion in the face, sending him flying into a pillar. Natsu lunged forwards, fist coated in fire, but Laxus stomped him into the ground with a lightning coated foot almost instantly. "Darkness strike!" Garion yelled, swinging his fist in an arc towards Laxus's head. The lightning mage caught it and simply jolted Garion with a large burst of lightning before pulling him close and head butting him away.
He cocked his arm back to deliver a follow up lightning strike, but Natsu managed to force the lightning mages foot off his head and quickly tried to deliver a round house kick. Laxus blocked and blasted Natsu in the face with more lightning, sending him flying away. Across the room, Garion had forced himself onto his knees, his body wracked with pain. This is even harder than I thought, he's so strong! Garion shook his head No, I-we have to beat him. Garion forced himself to his feet. He watched and recovered his strength as Erza briefly sparred with Laxus, and when she left the cathedral, he sprung back into action.
Laxus was furious that Natsu had blasted him at point blank with a fire dragon's roar. Natsu pushed him even further back with a quick fire dragon's iron fist, and then Garion chipped in. "Dark epherium!" He yelled, unleashing the sphere of swirling purple magic at Laxus. The lightning mage blasted it away with a bolt of lightning, but was now open to an attack.
"Fire dragon: Brilliant flame!" Natsu yelled, hurling the attack at Laxus. It was quickly countered with another bolt of lightning. "Don't you see what's happened to our guild Natsu?" Laxus asked. "What are you talking about?" Natsu shot back. "Fairy tail's nothing but a joke now!" the blond man roared, summoning a field of lightning around himself, bolts striking out at Natsu and Garion. "When I become master our name will strike fear into peoples hearts!"
Garion's eyes widened just before he jumped into the air and took flight to dodge another arc of lightning. Unfortunately Natsu wasn't so lucky and was blasted against a pillar before falling to the floor. Garion looked at Laxus and started shouting. "You've got it wrong Laxus! Fairy Tail isn't meant to strike fear into people's hearts, its meant to inspire hop-"
"SHUT UP YOU BRAT!" A massive bolt of lightning struck Garion, causing him to scream in pain. "Garion! Grr..." Natsu forced himself to his feet, but Laxus shocked him with another bolt of lightning, forcing him to the ground. He glanced at the timer. "1 minute and 20 seconds... is the old man really going to let everyone die?" Laxus asked himself.
"It's over Laxus!" Natsu said, bravado coming from apparently no where. "What do you mean?" He demanded. "You'll never get Fairy Tail... cause Erza's gonna stop your spell!" Garion said, forcing himself unsteadily to his feet. "Yeah! Give it up Laxus, it's over!" Natsu said before charging at the lightning mage. Laxus blocked the attack, and once more sent Natsu flying away with a lightning coated fist.
Garion was about to get up when he heard a voice inside his head. "Hey Fairy tailers, can you hear me?" Warren's voice sounded through Garion's mind. A myriad of reply's came through afterwards. "Hey guys listen, we need to take down those Lacrima." That instantly sparked off a rather noisy argument, and Garion felt his heart drop as it got worse and worse. Eventually Lucy came to the rescue, and after a rousing speech, managed to get everyone to work together to destroy the Lacrima's. As they exploded, the timer hovering in the air behind Laxus faded away. Garion felt a wave of relief wash through him and he let out a breath he didn't know he'd been holding.
"You idiots... why would you do something so reckless..." Erza's voice sounded inside Garion's head. "Heh... we should ask you the same thing..." Gray responded. "Heh... we really do make a great guild don't we?" Erza asked. "Yeah... if only Laxus could get over his rebellious stage..." Garion's smile grew wider as several more comments came through the telepathy. He walked forwards a bit, taking position a bit off to the right side of Natsu.
"Weren't you saying something about our guild needing to change?" Natsu asked, throwing a glance at Garion to see if he was alright. The boy nodded and looked at Laxus. "You don't understand Laxus. Being a family is what Fairy Tail is all about. It's not about being the strongest, it's not about being better than everyone else, it's about being together with people you care about, your friends, and working together to make sure everyone's alright. As the master said once 'One person's loss is everyone's loss, one person's happiness is everyone's happiness'. Isn't that right Natsu?" Garion looked at the dragon slayer as he finished, and he got a toothy grin and a nod in reply. "Yeah! Besides how can you expect to become master when you don't even understand what Fairy Tail's all about?" Natsu asked.
Laxus didn't answer, and for a moment stood completely still. Without warning he let out an enraged roar, yellow lightning engulfing his form. The sudden blast of power forced Garion and Natsu back a few steps and forced them to shield their eyes. "I'LL TAKE IT BY FORCE THEN! FAIRY TAIL IS MINE!" Laxus roared in anger. Natsu gritted his teeth and shouted back at him "JUST GIVE UP! You're not taking over Fairy tail, CAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA LET THAT HAPPEN!"
Laxus just glared at Natsu. "Oh yeah? You don't seem to know who you're messing with. I'm a lot stronger than any of you ever imagined, I could take over the guild by force ANY TIME I WANT!" The lightning around his body flared up even more, getting more violent and powerful. "AND YOU'RE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP ME! NOT YOU OR THAT SQUIRT! NOW GET OUT OF MY WAY!"
Natsu growled and lighted his fist on fire, Garion summoned a spear of light in his hand and summoned his wings. "Sounds like you're just begging for someone to knock you down a few notches, we can do that!" Natsu leapt into the air and Garion circled around. "Fire dragon iron fist!" The attack connected with Laxus's head but had no visible effect. Before the lightning mage could react, a spear of light collided with his side and whilst it didn't do any damage, it allowed Natsu to continue to attack.
"Fire dragon talon!" He yelled, sending a flame coated foot towards Laxus's chin. Before the attack collided, Laxus roared in anger and blasted Natsu into one of the pillars in the cathedral. The blond wizard turned to face Garion, but was met with a light grenade impacting his face. Turning into pure lightning and shooting forwards, Laxus closed the gap between him and Garion instantly and landed a powerful kick to Garion's stomach. Before he could be sent flying, Laxus grabbed his leg. "I think it's time for payback!" He roared. Coating his other fist in lightning, he pulled Garion close and began to repeatedly punch him in the face and chest, leaving bruises where his fist collided with Garion's body.
"Fire dragon sword horn!" Natsu collided with Laxus, interrupting his attack pattern. Seizing his chance, Garion summoned the strongest light magic attack he could at a moments notice and blasted Laxus in the face with it. The lighting mage simply roared, letting go of Garion's leg to deliver a powerful kick to Natsu's side, sending him flying into a pillar near the entrance. As he turned his head to face Garion, he was met with a nasty surprise. "Darkness strike!" Garion yelled, putting all his strength behind the punch. When it impacted Laxus's face, his pupil less eyes didn't even blink and he retaliated with a powerful punch to Garion's chest, sending him into the air. Before Garion could do anything, Laxus had already followed up, landing 3 hard punches and one kick before sending Garion flying to the ground below, landing near the entrance. Laxus then launched a lightning blast at Garion, who barely managed to lift his arms in an attempt to protect himself. The attack hit him, causing more pain to wrack his body and his limbs to no longer respond to his commands.
Laxus landed several meters away and raised his arm into the air, lightning cackling up and down it. "Can you feel the electric energy of the lightning I've summoned?" Laxus asked. Natsu, who was trying to stand up, looked at Laxus before shifting his gaze upwards. When he saw the ball of lightning in the air, his eyes widened. Garion too had noticed the ball of electricity in the sky, and was desperately trying to move his body but he was still suffering from the affects of Laxus's lightning, leaving him essentially paralysed.
"It will plummet from the heavens... AND TURN YOU INTO ASH!" Laxus finished. "RAGING BOLT!" He roared, and sent the attack... straight at Garion. The boy froze in fear, eyes as wide as plates and his body trembling as the massive ball of lightning descended towards him. "GARION!" Natsu screamed as he watched Laxus's attack descend towards his guild mate. He tried with all his willpower to get his body to move, but by the time he was able to start moving, it was too late.
The ball impacted, causing Garion to vanish from sight. A moment later, it exploded and revealed the area where it had landed was now damaged, uneven floor with no sign of Garion. The air shimmered from the heat of the attack, and Natsu stared blankly at the spot where Garion had previously been. He broke his stare when Laxus started laughing maniacally. "Not so tough now are ya? I'm sure Evergreen will appreciate that you've been turned to dust, Bwahahahahaha!" Natsu gritted his teeth in anger, and a vein started pulsing on his forehead. "Grr... LAXUS!" He yelled, now on his feet. "HOW COULD YOU!?"
"Oh don't worry Natsu, you'll be joining him soon enough!" Laxus roared. "That's no way to treat one of your comrades." A rough voice interjected. Natsu and Laxus both looked upwards, and felt different emotions upon seeing Gajeel holding Garion by the back of his shirt. For Natsu, it was relief and slight annoyance because Gajeel had shown up. For Laxus, it was confusion and anger. "Only a nut job like you would be so cheery about taking down one of his friends. Thankfully, I got to him before you did." Gajeel looked at the boy he was holding. "As much as I hate to admit it, I kinda owe this kid since he's one of 3 people at this guild who don't hate my guts." Garion turned his head to look at him. "Gajeel..." He muttered.
The iron dragon slayer gave him a hard glare. "Don't even think for a second this makes us friends kid, or think this means I care about you." He bluntly stated. He jumped off the railings and landed where Garion had nearly been incinerated, and oddly enough actually set Garion down somewhat gently. Natsu walked over and glared at Gajeel, who just glanced in his direction once before looking back at Laxus. "Salamander." He said. "Gajeel." Natsu replied. "I have another challenger? You'll all end up dead soon anyway, anyone who dares to stand in my way will be destroyed!" Laxus declared, arrogance filling his tone.
"Let me and Garion take care of Laxus okay? You stay out of this!" Natsu said, clearly not wanting to argue the point. "No deal I've got a score to settle with that punk. This guys not messing around he's a real monster. You can tell he's got Makarov's blood running through him." Garion, who was now half way to standing up, looked at Gajeel. "It sucks, but I think we're going to have to fight him as a team. You, me and the squirt." Gajeel said. Garion blinked in surprise but before he could say anything Natsu made his objections clear.
"Ain't no way! I already don't like having to fight with Garion plus I'd never want to team up with a goon like you so stay out of this!" Natsu yelled, waving his arms like a mad man. "Just look at him." Gajeel said in a tired tone. "Is that the same guy you remember?" He asked. Natsu looked at Laxus. "No." Garion said, now fully standing up. "Far as I can tell that's an enemy. If we wanna save the guild, we gotta stop him right here and now. Every else has either been knocked out by another member or zapped by this 'thunder palace'. Don't you get it? We're the only ones left who can stop him." Gajeel explained. Garion looked at him with a surprised expression, which then morphed into a smile.
"Come on Natsu he's right!" Garion said, drawing the attention of both dragon slayers. "I know you might not get along so well, but right now that doesn't matter! What matters is we need to stop Laxus!" Garion said with fierce determination, causing them both to blink. Gajeel then smirked. "See? Even the squirts on my side."
Natsu looked extremely unhappy. "Fine! But just so were clear, this is the only time I'm ever teaming up with you!" He said. "Trust me I'm enjoying this as much as you are. We'll sort it out later." Garion couldn't help but grin and he turned to face Laxus. As one, the three wizards charged. "Lets do this!" They said in unison.
The dragon slayers took point, charging head first at Laxus. The moment they got close enough, they started kicking and punching with all their strength. Laxus was smirking as he was blocking the blows with no apparent effort, and started readying an attack to blast Natsu-
"Angel's lance!"
Laxus grunted as a beam of white light slammed into his side, knocking him to the right a bit and opening a hole in his defence. Not wasting the chance, the dragon slayers lept into action. "Fire dragon iron fist!" Natsu yelled, sending his flame coated fist towards Laxus's face. It collided with his cheek, and the force of the punch plus the force from Garion's attack forced his one foot off the ground.
"Iron dragon club!" Gajeel yelled, sending his extended Iron limb towards Laxus. It slammed into his stomach, causing the blond haired man to grunt. In reply, he grabbed Gajeel's club and with a heave, sent the iron dragon slayer flying across the cathedral with a lightning bolt for company.
"Squirt!" He yelled as he flew through the air. Garion reacted instantly, grabbing Gajeel and pulling him out the way of Laxus's attack. "You're really heavy you know that?" Garion pointed out. "Whatever, put me down!" Gajeel ordered. Garion complied and let him go, barely managing to dodge a lightning bolt from Laxus. The dual element wizard landed on his feet and started running towards Laxus, his magic changing from light to dark as he did so. Laxus smirked and launched several small balls of lighting towards him. "Darkness wave!" Garion yelled, sweeping his arm across in front of him and sending a wave of purple magic towards the balls of lightning. They weren't destroyed, but the attack allowed Garion to avoid them.
"FIRE DRAGON BRILLIANT FLAME!" Natsu roared, shooting into the air behind Laxus. The blond haired wizard could only look at Natsu in shock before the attack was launched at his back and sent him flying forwards. Garion wasted no time, he launched himself into the air, fist cocked back and ready to strike. "Darkness strike!" He yelled, his fist flying forwards and colliding with Laxus's face. He got in a few more quick punches to the man's stomach before kicking him towards the ground. "Now!" Natsu yelled. Both the dragon slayers sucked in a large mouthful of air.
"Fire dragon..."
"Iron dragon..."
"ROAR!" They yelled in unison, the streams of fire and iron shooting forth from their mouths. They collided with Laxus at the same time, causing a massive explosion. Garion landed in between the two dragon slayers, his darkness magic still coated his arms. No-one said anything as they waited to see how much damage their attacks did.
"Don't tell me that's the best the three of you can do? Especially you two... you don't even deserve the title of dragon slayer..."
"No way..." Garion muttered in disbelief. Just how strong is he?
"W-What the heck? He doesn't even look like we just hit him at all!" Natsu said. "But how? I don't get it, I know he's strong and all but we hit him with a ton of our magic! How's he still standing?" Laxus just smirked at them. "I'll let you guys in on a little secret. I've kept this a secret from everyone else, since I really hate the old man's lectures, but I'm sure I can trust the three of you." Laxus's smirk grew wider. His body swelled in size and scale like patterns formed on his arms. He lifted his head back.
"Lightning dragon..."
Garion, Gajeel and Natsu were all staring with wide eyes. "I-I had no idea Laxus was a dragon slayer too!" Natsu blurted out.
"ROAR!"
The wave of lightning flew towards them. Garion was the first to recover from the shock and quickly switched to his light magic. Gathering all his power, he created a barrier in front of the three wizards, hoping he could-
It wasn't enough.
Like a full speed train hitting a wooden box, Laxus's roar obliterated Garion's shield, and a moment later the attack detonated, knocking Garion to the back of the trio. When the smoke cleared, Garion, Natsu and Gajeel were all lying on the ground, twitching in pain and paralysed by the lightning dragon slayer's roar. Laxus felt a pang of annoyance. "You're still alive? Damn I was sure that would've finished you off. Why won't you just die already?" He asked, his voice showing he was clearly annoyed.
"I can't move..." Garion said. "Me neither..." Gajeel and Natsu said simultaneously.
"You three losers..." Laxus started, walking a few steps forwards. "Erza and Mystogen... the old geezer..." He raised his arms to his sides. "Those weaklings in Fairy Tail... and the pathetic people of Magnolia!" Lighting started to arc and build around Laxus, his magic energy soaring. "YOUR TIME IS OVER NOW!" Garion started at Laxus in disbelief. "Where's all that... magic energy coming from...?" Gajeel asked. Garion's face changed to an expression of shock. "This feels like... one of the master's spells!" he said. Gajeel realised what Laxus was doing, and his eyes widened as much as they could.
"This guys insane! He's going to use Master Makarov's ultimate judgement spell!? We're as good as dead!" Gajeel said, his tone one of complete disbelief. Laxus brought his hands together and summoned a bright ball of light between them. "Bwahaha, that's right metal head, I've mastered Fairy Law!"
"Laxus what are you doing!?" Garion yelled. He knew what Fairy Law could do, but he'd never seen it, and right now he didn't want to. "Do you know what that spell will do to the people of Magnolia!? To us?" He asked, but it fell on deaf ears. Laxus continued to build magic energy for the spell, and Garion's heart was sinking fast. No no no no no there has to be a way to stop him! He thought desperately.
"LAXUS STOP!" A voice cried from the doorway. Garion's mouth hung open in shock when he saw it was Levy. "Levy!?" Garion and Natsu asked. "You idiot! What are you doing here?" Gajeel demanded.
"You've got to see the master he doesn't have much time!" Levy cried, but Laxus either didn't hear her or didn't care. "Master Makarov, your grandfather, he's close to death!" The bluenette yelled. The three paralysed Fairy Tail wizard's eyes widened, and Laxus stopped charging his spell, his pupils returning to his eyes. "Stop this right now! Go see him one last time, please! Hurry before it too late!" Levy cried, hoping Laxus would heed her.
"N-no..." Garion said, his body shaking now. "The master is going to... going to... die...?" He muttered in disbelief. "No way..." Natsu added, his expression one of pure shock. "PLEASE LAXUS!" Levy said, tears staining the edges of her eyes. Laxus's shocked expression turned into a massive smirk. "This is working out perfectly... now that the old man is at death's door I have an even better chance of becoming Fairy Tail's new master!"
Garion blinked, staring at Laxus in complete disbelief. His head slowly tilted downwards until he was looking at the floor. "No... no... no... LAXUS!" Garion yelled one last time, but it fell on deaf ears.
"This is the dawn of a new era for Fairy Tail! I'll rebuild everything from the ground up! I'll form the ultimate guild! One so powerful, ALL WILL TREMBLE AT OUR NAME!" Laxus roared, the intensity of his magic rising.
"FAIRY LAW: ACTIVATE!" Laxus roared, slamming his hands together. The seal of the guild appeared before him and the light spread outwards. As it reached Garion, he unconsciously and unintentionally summoned his wings and held them and his arms across his face in a vain attempt to shield himself and he jammed his eyes shut. He braced himself for it, the pain, the anguish, the burning as Fairy Law destroyed him completely and then for it to all be over, the feeling of...
... of... of... warmth?
Garion's eyes shot open, and they widened even more when he saw his arms were still in front of him. In fact, him being able to see his arms at all was something he hadn't expected. He blinked and looked at his arms, and his eyes somehow widened even more when he saw his injuries were being healed. The burn on his right arm, gone. The pain in his muscles, gone. The paralytic effect of Laxus's attack, gone. Garion stood up, unconsciously spreading his wings and looking at his hands in awe. B-but how... how is Fairy Law healing me? He wondered. He looked down, and noticed 2 things. One, he could see his lower body, two, it seemed this strange healing affect was spreading to his lower body as well. He paused, and slowly turned his head to his right.
His wings.
He didn't remember summoning them, or even using them to shield himself. But now, as he looked at them, somehow standing out against the golden light that surrounded him. He blinked when he saw they seemed to be pulsing, and when he concentrated on them, he realised something.
His magical energy was being restored as well. Like water over a dry stream it was flowing into him... from his wings. He stared at his right one in disbelief. No way... are my wings absorbing the light magic of Fairy Law!? B-But how? How can they absorb the energy of such an overwhelmingly powerful spell? This didn't make any sense to Garion. Considering the amount of magical energy he felt Laxus pour into Fairy Law, it should have killed him instantly, yet now he was absorbing it's power? More confusing, how were his wings able to absorb magical energy and not only restore his reserves of power but also heal his injuries with it?
Garion blinked, and an old memory came to the surface. He'd been looking through the library at the guild a few years ago when he'd found a book about the guild and it had mentioned Fairy Law . He hadn't been able to really read the fancy writing so he'd gone and asked the master about it. There was something he said that Garion was trying to remember, and after a few moments he remembered.
"Fairy Law only harms those the caster sees as an enemy, but the magic looks into the users heart to determine this." The words of the master rang through his mind, and he felt a wave of relief wash over him. So everyone else is fine then... which leaves only one thing. Garion's face turned serious, His injuries finished healing and his magic was fully restored, yet his wings kept on absorbing as much power as they could.
Garion prepared himself, it was time to finish the battle of Fairy Tail.
The light died down, revealing Laxus standing in the cathedral surrounded by swirling dust clouds. He let his arms fall to his sides, and a smirk spread across his face, alongside a feeling of victory swelling up inside him. "I finally did it, I finally-"
The sound of coughing cut him off mid sentence. Eyes as wide as plates, he looked on in disbelief as the dust settled and revealed Natsu and Gajeel, still on the ground but very much alive. He turned his head to see Levy leaning against one of the pillars, her hand over her mouth. "What the- no way... impossible! How the hell are you all still alive!?" Laxus demanded. A large cloud was still swirling near the doorway, obscuring Garion from view.
"Levy... you alright?" Gajeel asked. 'Y-Yeah... what about Natsu and Garion?" She asked. Gajeel looked at Natsu who was breathing heavily and chuckled. "Looks just fine to me." He then looked to his left, and when Garion wasn't in sight, he began looking around frantically. "Squirt? Where are you?" he demanded, his voice alarmed.
"H-How... I hit them with so much magic power..." Laxus muttered, looking at his hands as if unable to comprehend reality.
Before anyone could say anything, a gust of wind drew everyone's attention. The dust around Garion was blown away, revealing the boy. Everyone's heads snapped to look at him, Natsu and Gajeel's mouths falling open slightly, Levy's eyes widening and Laxus just staring in disbelief. Garion's appearance had changed, his eyes were now white instead of blue, and his hair was a much lighter shade of blond as well. Strange, pure white branch like markings ran from his temples down the sides of his face and along his jawline, stopping before his chin. His wings glowed even more brilliantly than before, and he was surrounded in a pearly white aura.
"G-Garion?" Levy asked in disbelief. "W-what the hell?" Laxus asked, taking a step back. "Fairy Law only harms those the caster sees as enemies, but it looks into the users heart to determine this. That's why it failed." Garion explained. "Which means, you really do care about everyone in Magnolia." Levy, Gajeel and Natsu blinked. "So that explains why we were unharmed..." Levy muttered. Laxus blinked but then gritted his teeth. "You're lying!" He roared. "I'm not. It's the truth Laxus, and you have to face it." The lightning dragon slayer didn't seem to hear him, as his form began to grow, lightning arching off from his body.
"Give it up Laxus you can't win!" Garion said. Laxus ignored him.
"I AM THE STRONGEST! FAIRY TAIL IS MINE!" He roared. At blinding speeds, Garion shot forwards and landed a hard, light coated punch to Laxus's gut. The lightning mage let out an 'oof' before gritting his teeth and swinging his arm at lightning speed downwards, attempting to hit Garion. Faster than anyone could blink, Garion vanished and the lightning wizard was struck in the back by a spear of light. Levy's eyes widened at the speed at which Garion was moving. Laxus spun around, intent on getting his hands on Garion, only for the twin element wizard to sucker punch him in the face and send him flying into the air. Holding his hands out in front of him, Garion formed a ball of light. A moment later, a large beam shot out from it, sending Laxus crashing through the roof and into the sky's above. Garion then turned into a streak of light and shot outside.
In the air above the cathedral, Laxus regained his balance, but lost his sense of reason. Rage flooded his veins, his eyes turning pupil less and his power crackling about around him. As Garion approached him from below, the lightning dragon slayer changed into his lightning form and shot downwards. The two collided, the stream of lightning going downwards and the streak of white light going upwards. Garion stopped and spun around to face his approaching foe. He summoned a spear of light in each hand, but then after a moment they faded away. Levy, who was on the ground with Gajeel and Natsu, the latter of whom wanted more than anything to get involved, started to panic. "W-Whats he doing!?" She asked. "How should I know!?" Gajeel demanded.
Laxus noticed Garion letting his attacks fade and he let out a burst of maniacal laughter. "GIVING UP ARE YOU!? GOOD TO SEE YOU KNOW YO-"
He was cut off when a light coated fist slammed into the side of his face. "You're wrong Laxus!" Garion yelled. Before Laxus could grab Garion, the young wizard kicked him in the face and shot around to punch him in the back. "Fairy Tail isn't about being the strongest!" The boy yelled. Laxus twisted around, lightning coursing over his body, and swung blindly at Garion, hoping to land a hit. His target dodged and landed yet another punch, this time to his face. "It's about being part of a family!" He continued. Becoming more enraged by the second, Laxus roared and unleashed his lightning in random directions, hoping to hit Garion.
Garion flew backwards and when he saw an opening charged forwards and landed yet another punch, this one to Laxus's gut. "About being together everyday with your friends!" He shot backwards, but Laxus, in his blind rage, managed to land a punch which sent Garion hurtling downwards and causing him to crash into the roof of the cathedral with a large amount of force.
Laxus landed on the other side of the roof, body trembling from anger. "Didn't anyone ever teach you... to respect your elders?" He taunted. Garion got to his feet, a bit battered and bruised, but still okay. "And finally, the name of our guild is meant to inspire hope, not fear! Our guild is one big family, which is why you will never be able to take it!" Garion said defiantly. Levy was holding her hands to her face, more worried than she'd ever been in her life before. "Garion! Please... be careful!"
"SHUT UP!" Laxus roared. He stuck his hand into the air, a magical seal forming. "YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING! NOW IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO DIE!" Freed gaped when he realised what spell Laxus was about to use. "What are you doing Laxus!? That could kill him!" Freed yelled. Laxus simply laughed maniacally in response. Garion stuck his hand out to the side and began pouring magical energy into a single massive spear, but he was keeping some in reserve. I hope this works.
"Garion what are you doing!?" A panic stricken Levy demanded. "He's takin' the attack head on, what's it look like?" Natsu said. Levy looked at him. "But it could kill him!" She cried. Natsu looked at her and grinned. "Nah he'll be fine! At the very least, if he can't finish Laxus off I will!" Levy blinked and stared at Natsu for a few seconds before turning back to the fight on the rooftop.
"LIGHTING DRAGON HEAVENWARD HALBERD!" Laxus roared, hurling the bolt of lightning straight at Garion. "GRAND ANGEL SPEAR!" Garion roared, hurling his attack in response. The two attacks collided, sending sparks of lightning and light everywhere. Laxus roared and launched more magic towards his halberd, hoping to overwhelm Garion. Garion did likewise, launching a beam of light from his palm into the struggle. The stalemate only lasted a few moments before Laxus's halberd began forcing Garion's angel spear back. Come on, come on, come on where is it? Garion wondered. The halberd was approaching him fast, and he began to wonder if his plan would really work.
All the spectators watched with abated breath, worried for Garion's safety and if he would truly-
It happened.
The power of Laxus's spell faltered.
Garion's eyes widened when he felt it, and hope surged within him. "I've got him!" He yelled. From a combination of extended fighting, the use of the thunder palace and Fairy law, Laxus's magical power was near the point of depletion, giving Garion the chance he needed to end the fight. Bringing out his reserve magic, he forced the struggle away from him before he detonated his spear and quickly dodged to the side, just in case Laxus's attack didn't follow suit. It did, and a large dust cloud was kicked up in the middle of the roof. NOW Garion said to himself. Charging forwards, using all his physical strength, he upper cutted Laxus launching him into the air. Before the man could recover, Garion shot into the air after him, and as fast and hard as he could began showering the man with punches and kicks, soaring higher and higher into the air. "You don't understand Laxus! I'd rather be weak and have friends than be strong and be alone!" Garion yelled.
When Laxus finally tried to react, Garion sucker punched him in the face as hard as he could. With that final blow, Garion shot around into the air above Laxus, his breathing now ragged and heavy. Raising both his arms, palms facing skyward, he formed a ball of light between his palms. He poured all his remaining magical energy into it, its size increasing with each passing second. Laxus spun around in the air, his face twisted in rage as he looked at Garion. The lightning dragon slayer began gathering his magic for one final desperate attack.
He never got to use it.
Garion's attack reached as charged as it'll ever be, and he unleashed it.
"ANGELS FINAL JUDGEMENT!" He roared. The sphere above his head glowed, and in one sweeping motion, he brought both his arms down and pointed them at Laxus. A moment later, a massive beam of light engulfed Garion and plummeted towards Laxus. The lightning mage could only widen his eyes as the beam of light slammed into his chest, and sent him plummeting downwards into the roof of the cathedral. Upon impact, the beam detonated, sending out a shock wave and causing many to have to shield their eyes.
Garion fell, hitting the roof of the cathedral hard. He forced himself to his knees as he watched the dust cloud on the other side of the roof.
"D-Did he do it?" Freed asked. Neither Levy, Gajeel nor Natsu dared to say anything. The dust finally settled... to reveal Laxus's unconscious form. For a moment, everyone was silent. Then Levy spoke.
"H-He did it!" She cried. Joy and relief rushed through her like rivers over dry streams. Freed had a (somewhat) relieved smile on his face. Gajeel had what appeared to be a possibly proud smirk, whilst Natsu was halfway between happy and disappointed.
Up on the rooftop, Garion stared at the unconscious form of Laxus for a few moments before the reality of the situation came crashing down on him. It was over, they'd won, and the town was safe. Collapsing on his back, his eyes returning to normal and the marks on his face fading, Garion couldn't help but let out a joyful laugh as he realised that, the festival, town and guild were saved.
And the battle, was over.
*looks at word count* Okay so this is now the longest chapter I have written in my entire life (thus far). Phew, glad that's over. Now onto the anti lynch defense.
1. Garion vs Evergreen: I honestly couldn't think of anyone else for him to fight, and I didn't feel like making him fight a non thunder legion (yes that is what I call them, I watched the English dub, so deal with it) member. Plus its going with his selfless and pure personality, he'd want to try and free the girls first thing.
2. Garion beating Laxus: He's the main character of this story. NO I will not be giving all of Natsu's victorys to Garion, I can't (Dora anim[or htf you spell that name] for example). So yes, he's the main character, he's going to be the one landing the final blow on some villains, and sorry if you have a problem with it, but he's the main character in this story, not Natsu (or Lucy, which she's SUPPOSED to be but never beats any major- I'll just shut up now) And if you call BS on how he beat him, please remember by that point Laxus had A) used the thunder palace B) Fairy Law and C) Expended quite a fair bit of magic in fighting Garion, Natsu and Gajeel. So I used the logic he just got tired out and Garion was then able to over power him, basically the same way Natsu beat him in the show and manga.
3. His wings: Now I may get a lot of hate for this one, or not, but basically the way I see it, when Laxus used Fairy Law, he basically released a crap ton of magical energy into the air (since the spell didn't harm anyone). Garion's wings can absorb any ambient magical power in the air, as long as he has them out. And since Laxus released a metric F*** ton of it when he used Fairy Law, Garion's wings absorbed it and healed his wounds plus refilled his magic power with the absorbed power. This is only really useful in situations where there is a TON of magical energy in the air around him, like Fairy Law level ton. Places like Tenrou Island he might get a small boost, but only when his wings are out, which is not 24/7.
4. Chapter length: I originally wanted to split this in half, but then I realised it'd probably be a bit of a waste of time so I made it into one big chapter. Plus as I said, I want to get our lovely little paring introduced to one another, which will be happening soon. And this'll probably be one of the longer chapters in the story... or not... it depends
5. That 'angel' form Garion used will only come up again MUCH later in the story, so he won't be able to use it willy nilly.
6. And yes I skipped over some bits, mainly just the parts with lots of talking where Garion wasn't involved.
Basically my objective is to try and made this story as uncliche and as unique as possible. I suppose that's every writers goal, but I'm just saying it here to let you guys know. I try my best with this. Thanks for reading, please leave a review telling me what you thought and what I could improve and keep any criticism civil and I'll see you in the next chapter!
Tatty-bye!