The Fairy Contender

by Insane Dominator

One day, Nic Pularis is drawn into a sub-dimension, where he encounters Legendary Pokemon. He is entrusted with Plates by Arceus, and send to the land of Fiore, where he encounters Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Erza. He must go through multiple perilous journeys with his Pokemon and Fairy Tail, and triumph and endure hardships to master all eighteen Plates and save the universe. OCxErza.

27. Light within Darkness - Part I

Chapter 27 – Light within Darkness – Part I

Hey peeps, bringing you a two-part chapter for the Oracion Seis Arc. As explained earlier, I'll be cramming a lot for you to take in, but please enjoy the climax of the Oracion Seis Arc.

Not much on Reviews, but I expected that since it's been awhile. Can't be helped. On with the program.

To Recap:

Natsu and Happy find the Insect Plate on their way back and arrived just in time and had Wendy restore Nic, greatly relieving Erza and Arbok. Jellal unseals Nirvana and the mention of his name brings worries as Nic, Erza, and Natsu separately went to confront the revived man. Gray and Sophie had to knock out Sherry since she was under the influence of Nirvana, and Hoteye turned good while battling Jura and teamed up with him to take down the Oracion Seis. Lucy, Hibiki, and an unconscious Wendy encounter Angel, and Gemini had Hibiki weakened, leaving Carla to get away with Wendy and Lucy was left to confront Angel. Though a struggle, and thanks to Hibiki downloading Urano Metria, Lucy defeated Angel and Natsu and Lucy both fall over a waterfall, but Nic found them in his new Insect Plate Form and carried them off. Erza was left in confliction of Jellal and Nic as she closed in on Nirvana.

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Chapter 27 – Light within Darkness – Part I

The sun was beginning to set and cascade an array of dark orange and red hue among the sky. The day had gone by faster than anticipated with the endless combat with the Oracion Seis.

Wendy and Carla were against a big rock that stood along others a fair distance away from the other. They ended up there after Lucy told them to get away. Wendy was looking down past her knees and looked gloomy.

"Maybe this was a bad idea, joining the alliance." Wendy murmured.

Carla looked over at Wendy. "Child, quit beating yourself up over the matter. It wasn't your fault."

It didn't help as Wendy curled up even more. "Yes it was."

Carla just looked back at the sunset. "You're hanging by a thin thread Wendy, Nirvana can change you."

Still, Wendy continued to sulk. "I'm a coward Carla. I left rather than stayed to fight."

"You know full well as I do that you would simply be in the way…Still child, if you didn't come, then they would have lost Nic." Carla tried to find a sense of morality within this dark situation.

"Yeah." Wendy then looked back up at the sunset. "But the Oracion Seis found Nirvana because of me." She then set her head on her knees.

Carla turned towards Wendy. "That's enough child. It's clear a part of you is glad to see Jellal alive and well; and while on that subject, can you please explain who he is? He seems to have some positivity in your life, but I'm confused. If he's so important, why'd you never told me about him?"

Wendy turned towards Carla and smiled. "It's nothing personal. It just never came up. I met him seven years ago, not long after Grandeeney disappeared…

A very young Wendy was walking through the forest full of tropical and various vegetation. Wendy was alone and crying, lost without a guiding hand ever since Grandeeney went missing a short while ago. Wendy couldn't stop crying and she had nobody around. No relatives, no nothing.

"Grandeeney, where'd you go? Please come back." Wendy cried, stopping for a moment and wiped herself away of tears briefly and she looked up into the sky, watching the clouds roll by and the sun beaming down. The clouds blocked out the sun briefly and Wendy saw someone walking by.

Wendy saw a young person with blue hair, though it wasn't as dark as hers, a red tattoo around his right eye, and a staff that was attached to a travel bag. The young man stopped and saw that Wendy was standing in front of him and was teary-eyed still.

"Why you crying?" The boy asked Wendy.

Wendy began to tear up even more. "She left me!" Wendy then ran up to him and held onto him, crying still. "She left me all alone!" Wendy cried even more and then the blue-haired boy held Wendy and comforted her.

"We traveled from that day forward." Wendy explained. "We weren't sure where we were going, but it didn't seem we cared. It was a fun time. He managed to find food and do a whole lot to take care of me. But then one day, he started acting strange. He told me not long after that he had to go somewhere alone, and I didn't want to leave. He said that there was a guild up ahead past the forest, which was Cait Shelter. We got there and then we parted." Wendy finished with sadness.

Carla felt a little pity for Wendy, seeing as how two people left her. "So, what happened after you parted ways?"

"That was the last time I ever saw him." Wendy explained. "I heard rumors every now and then. First people said there was a Council member who looked like him, and most recent ones on how he did evil deeds." Wendy smiled. "It's silly. He'd never do something like that. I wonder if he remembers me?"

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With Erza

Erza had finally made it to the location where Nirvana was unsealed, where harsh winds and dust was flying into her. Erza covered up so as to get passed all of that. She took it step by step and then looked passed the wind and dust the next time she opened her eyes, revealing Jellal looking up at Nirvana.

Erza gasped at the sight. Jellal was back. Being shocked was an understatement. She heard about, and now there he was? Was he the same? Was he anew? She had to know what he was doing here to begin with. Erza stood frozen in as she gazed at him.

Jellal felt something behind him and he turned around with no emotions as he saw Erza. The wind and dust almost immediately subsided and the two were in a stare down. An unemotional Jellal against a surprise Erza. The two just kept their eyes locked and they held still.

Cobra and his pet Cubellios were eavesdropping behind a rock so as not to be seen. Cobra looked back at Erza, recognizing her. 'How did she get here? Why didn't I sense her approaching? I can't let her take down Jellal before Nirvana fully activates!'

Erza's scarlet hair casted down smoothly as she looked with some disturbance at Jellal. She then remembered as to why she was here in the first place. She was fortunate enough that Nic didn't get here before she did, and she did constantly tell herself to protect him like he did to her. Her look of surprise subsided with a face of seriousness. "Jellal." She boldly said.

Jellal looked up slightly. "Erza." He said.

Erza then glared at him. "Now tell me, how did you end up here?" She demanded. Jellal had a shadow over his eyes as he was silent.

It took a few seconds for him to speak. "I can't answer that." He said. He then looked confused as Erza stared at him. "Erza…who is…that?" Erza's cold stare softened with a small gasp, startled as to what Jellal said. "I have no memory, yet I remember that name."

Erza's gasp was now heard loud and clear as she almost took a step back in even more shock than last time.

Cobra, who was still looking from behind a rock still, was wide-eyed.

Jellal clenched his head in frustration. "I don't know who I am. Or where I came from." He said in a very desperate tone. This was serious, he did lose his memories? Erza looked in surprise still. "Can you tell me? Do you know?!" He looked at the ground as his voice increased. "Please. At least tell me who Erza is."

Erza's eyes were starting to show signs of tears. Jellal is lost in this world and he may have returned. The Jellal from before seemed to be back. Erza's eyes were now beginning to show water.

Cobra, on the other hand, was baffled. 'You're kidding me. His memories have been wiped clean?'

Erza wasn't sure what she should be feeling, but it felt a mixture of pity and sorrow. "Oh Jellal." Erza said. Jellal looked on in hopes that Erza might tell him who he is.

Erza was going to feel a sense of joy overwhelm her; she really was, but then recalled that she might not be out of the woods yet, literally. Jellal was an amnesiac and he could possibly be lying, but the second part wasn't likely. Not to mention all of the terrible things he has done, like enslave Erza's friends, and then the tears failed to come from her eyes as she remembered from that memory how Nic came into her life, in a way making her feel really happy. Just what is to be done? What was she to do now that Jellal was an amnesiac?

She narrowed her eyes and then remembered that he nearly killed her, and it was because of him that Nic 'died'. Erza was heartbroken when Jellal became cruel, but Nic's seeming demise broke her entirely, and she will never in a million years let that go unjustified.

She took a step forward. Then another, until she was walking towards him with a serious face. "Jellal." She boldly stated once more.

Jellal panicked as Erza came closer and he extended an arm. "Stay back!" He shouted in anxiety, shooting a yellow blast at her as a warning. The knight stood her ground and she took the blast and she was covered in a few scratches. Erza had nobly took the entire assault and kept her stance as her hair flew about.

Jellal was taken by this act of nobility and he was in shock that he had hit her, yet she looked unfazed. What was she? Who was she?

"If I can't come to you, then you come to me!" Erza declared. "I'm the person you're looking for. I am Erza." She stated, answering Jellal's question. Her gaze turned rather angry as Jellal was standing and paying attention. "And you are Jellal. There was a time when we were close friends."

Jellal's eyes widened slightly, hearing a little of who he was and who Erza was to him. "We-we were?"

"Yes, but that was before you were taken by darkness. You did wrong to too many. Desecrated the dead. Enslaved and hurt my friends. Destroyed the Magic Council. Killed Simon. And almost took someone else from me as well." Erza explained, her voice sounding more and more accusing as hearing her own words brought anger.

Jellal's eyes were shaken pretty bad as he was hearing of who he was and what he had done. He had expected something low-key like some guild member or something, but he had been baffled and he couldn't find his breathing as he heard that he was once a nice person, but was now swallowed by darkness and nearly destroyed everything.

"If you try…" Erza was now very angry, as seen with her eyes. "IF YOU EVEN THINK OF FORGETTING THE PAIN YOU'VE CAUSED, I'LL TAKE MY SWORD TO YOUR HEART!" Erza backed slightly and her voice dialed down slightly. "Now, come here and face your atonement!"

Jellal had done wrong. Very wrong. So wrong that even justification cannot even begin to make up for. He was a monster. He was a fiend and one who was violating the dead. He killed a friend of Erza's, and she said Jellal's reckless desires almost made her lose someone dear to her heart.

Jellal wasn't taking this bit of news well as he looked down and started to cry, unable to ponder as to what his memories were. "I-I did that? I did all of those things you said?" He had a hand on his forehead. "What have I done." His tears were starting to hang from the corner of his eyes. Jellal looked up at Erza and he was almost clenching his own head with his left hand. "Please tell me it's not true! Tell me, how can I make amends?!" He sounded extremely desperate of learning how as he heard of the past sins he's committed. Erza's gaze looked despondent in seeing the frustration Jellal was going through.

'Is this the same Jellal?' Erza wondered.

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Meanwhile, in the forest…

Lucy had awoken with some new attire. She had on a blue dress with a yellow design with yellow trimmings down the middle. She had blue bands on her wrist with frills and her hair was in two short pigtails.

"Ugh." Lucy stirred. She felt her arm as it was bandaged up. "Who did this?" She then realized her attire was different. "Question two, two changed my clothes."

A voice explained behind her. "I thought garments from the Celestial World would suit you; as for the one who changed you, that was me." The feminine voice explained.

Lucy turned around in astonishment. "Virgo?!"

"Yeah." Lucy and Virgo turned their heads to see Nic in his usual attire and his sunglasses on still, cross-armed and leaning against a tree. "When I got you guys to shore and inland, you were both pretty wounded and blacked out before I set you guys on the ground. I used my String Shot as a substitute for bandages until Virgo appeared and did the rest."

Even Natsu's attire was different, as he had on orange pants that complimented his blue long-sleeved shirt with yellow lines on the sleeves and running down the shirt with what seemed to be a heart design with the yellow trimming running through the middle.

Natsu finally awoke. "Okay, now where am I?" He said.

"I also provided Sir Natsu with clothes as well." Virgo said.

"Totally not necessary." Lucy sighed.

Natsu arose to his feet, getting back to the matter at hand. "We're wasting time! Where's that light?" He demanded. He turned his head and he saw the black light racing up to the sky. Natsu and the others noticed that instead of being black, it was just a simple white beam, which didn't go unnoticed.

"Well we're closer, but it looks different than before." Lucy said.

Nic uncrossed his arms and put his hands in his pockets and walked over to them. "Yeah, for some reason the negativity in the beam subsided. You can't even see the black feelers that were surrounding it from before. My guess is that the negative energy must have been either released and is no longer there or the energy went dormant and is building up until a given point."

Natsu stepped forward with a very frustrated look and was showing tick marks everywhere on his face, which Nic and Lucy both saw. Suddenly, he calmed down and he sighed.

"Eh?!" Lucy never saw Natsu calm that fast before. This was something new, even Nic found it odd as he blinked. He then turned sharply towards Lucy, which startled her, and once again his gaze softened.

He gave a quick grin. "Hey, thanks for saving my butt back there Lucy." Natsu said.

Lucy blushed and she was taken by Natsu thanking her. "Uh, yeah. Don't mention it."

"She loooves you." Virgo said, copying Happy.

Lucy immediately cringed and she turned sharply towards the maid. "Don't copy that stupid cat like last time!"

"Speaking of which, where is Happy?" Natsu asked.

"I haven't seen him." Virgo said.

"Yeah, and he wasn't around when I saw you guys." Nic added.

Natsu had hands to his sides. "Now that I think about it, wasn't a certain blonde suppose to stay with Erza and Nic?"

Lucy sighed and she groaned. "Yeah, but Erz and Nic ran off like you did."

"Then what are we doing here?" Natsu said. "We have to be running towards the light."

Virgo then bowed towards Lucy. "I'm happy I could serve you Princess. Until next time." Virgo then vanished.

Lucy then blinked, realizing something. 'That's right, I didn't summon her. She must have used her own power to cross over. Does this mean I'm out of Magic?'

The bushes from Lucy's side then rustled, and she and Natsu both stepped back while Nic took a more defensive stance. Luckily from out of the shadows was Sophie and Gray carrying an unconscious Sherry.

Lucy and Natsu both looked happy. "Gray! Oh man it's good to see you!" Lucy exclaimed.

Gray then grinned slightly with Sherry still on his back. "Yeah well, let's be glad that most if not all of us are alright." He then saw Nic. "Hey, you're okay man!"

"In the flesh." Nic stated. "Wendy sure did wonders. Speaking of which, where is she?"

Lucy turned towards him. "While we were fighting Angel and Gemini, Carla took her somewhere safe."

"I see." Nic said in understanding.

Sophie smiled and walked up to him. "It's so good to see you again Nic." Sophie said with glee.

Nic crossed his arms again. "Yes, as am I." He then examined most of Fairy Tail that was present. "It's nice to see that most of us are back together again. That just leaves Erza and Happy." Nic then took notice of Sherry. "Is she alright?"

Natsu examined the girl. "Hey, wasn't she from Tuna Fish Island with that dog and the spiky blue hair guy?"

"Galuna Island, and you've seen her since then." Lucy reprimanded.

"I must have been at Freesia at the time." Nic said.

Gray turned back to see Sherry stirring. "Ugh…" She was blinking.

Sophie turned back towards Sherry. "She attacked us out of the blue after the light shot into air. We had to incapacitate her. It was odd."

"Did anything else happen?" Gray asked.

Natsu pointed towards him. "Yeah, I owe you a punch in the gut for that trick you pulled on me." He exclaimed in accusation.

"Huh?" Gray asked.

Lucy turned towards Natsu with hands of objection. "Uh Natsu, that wasn't really Gray back there."

Sherry was now awake and she realized that Gray was carrying her, to which she tried to move. She shook herself off of him and she fell to her knees, with the Fairy Tail members jerking towards the angry Sherry that was still struggling to get up.

"You won't live!" Sherry declared, shaking. "I must avenge Lyon!"

Suddenly, a voice spoke close by. "Avenge me for what exactly?" He asked. Sherry turned her head and gasped at the sight.

It was Lyon, alive and well. He still didn't have a shirt, but had his jacket and had an unconscious Racer being dragged. "Honestly, I would've thought you had more faith in me than that." Lyon testified.

"Is it really you?" Sherry asked, almost believing she was seeing his ghost.

Gray and Sophie turned towards her. "Of course it is. The man's a whole lot tougher than he looks."

"What a surprise. We couldn't find you Lyon. Where'd you end up?" Sophie asked.

"It was closer than I had thought." Lyon explained. "It took me everything I had to keep the blast out of our reach."

As Lyon and Racer were both falling, Lyon saw the light from the bomb getting brighter and Lyon had very little time to act fast. Lyon quickly covered his left arm in ice and he had cut the straps of the bomb.

The bomb was now above Lyon and Racer as the latter was starting to black out. Lyon and Racer both touched the ground and the bomb above finally made a short ding sound it finally went off.

Lyon had put of a shield made of ice to contain the blast and to keep him and Racer in one piece The blast nearly swallowed them as the roaring explosion echoed about, but Lyon didn't give as he kept his shield up and he grunted as he used up a lot of his Magic to keep the shield from failing. When the explosion subsided, the shield finally shattered into fragments and Lyon got to his hands and knees and was panting. He used up so much energy and he had little energy to move.

He looked back at an unconscious Racer and he picked himself up and started making way into forest to avoid detection and to recover.

"Sounds like you had as rough of as we did." Lucy noted.

Lyon turned towards Natsu and he grinned. "Wow Natsu, where'd you find that getup?" He teased Natsu of his clothing, to which the Dragon Slayer didn't appreciate.

"Say what?!" Natsu angrily protested.

Sophie sighed. "Well, it is eccentric for Natsu's taste." She added, which made Natsu grow a tick mark.

Sherry had tears in her eyes as she then fell to the ground and closed her eyes. "Oh my…love." She then fell unconscious and then black energy eroded from out of her body and into the air, which everyone noticed.

"Whoa, what's that?!" Natsu exclaimed.

"See, she was kind of possessed." Gray noted, seeing the darkness fade away.

Sophie sweat dropped. "Not to mention obsessed."

"No kidding." Lucy said, referring to Gray's comment. "We're running out of time."

Nic looked up at the pillar of light and stared at it. 'Erza, don't worry. We'll be there soon.'

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With Erza and Jellal

Jellal and Erza both looked down in disappointment. Jellal for the crimes he committed and Erza for the pity she feels for Jellal's memory loss.

Cobra emerged from behind the rock. "If you lost your memory, then that explains why I couldn't hear your thoughts." He explained, his sudden appearance startling Erza and making her turn her head sharply towards him. Cobra then began to walk forward. "But now I got a lot of questions that need answers."

Erza showed her resentment with her teeth. "I should've known we've been followed."

Cubellios appeared and slithered herself around Cobra and she glared at Jellal. Cobra stood still and he glared solemnly at Jellal. "I'd like to know how you found Nirvana." His face then darkened, as did Cubellios's. "Even more than that, I want to know how you broke its seal!" He demanded, with Cubellios hissing and baring her fangs.

Jellal looked down at the ground, trying to process his thoughts and how he did unseal it. He then explained. "While I was unconscious, I heard a voice. 'I must have Nirvana' it would say. It's strange, but for some reason when I woke up, I knew precisely where to find it." He paused as Erza and Cobra were both listening. "Somehow, I could also sense how dangerous and powerful it is. And so…I've broken Nirvana's seal, to obliterate it!"

Cobra and Erza both gasped as Jellal explained he wanted to destroy Nirvana, not use it for himself. Cobra gaped his mouth in utter shock as to where Erza composed herself rather quickly.

"How do you intend on destroying someth8ing like that?" Erza aske, almost feeling anxiety grow.

Jellal remained still as he explained, his eyes slightly narrowed. "I rigged this monstrosity with a Self-Destruction Circle. It's only a matter of time before Nirvana collapses upon itself." Jellal then revealed the spell itself. A huge purple circle slowly revealed itself like a fade and then some blood red inscriptions along the circle. The circle itself was so complicated in design and so massive as well.

Cobra had Cubellios unwrap around him and allowed the Poison Dragon Slayer to run up to the blood red inscriptions that were spread all about. He ran up to the edge and grunted in frustration as to how Jellal initiated a Self-Destruct Spell. Even Cobra saw it to be impossible to disarm without aid from Jellal.

"I've never seen a Magic Circle like this with so much complexity!" Cobra stated, backing away and getting anxiety again. "If I can't stop this, we'll lose what we've been working for!" He then looked at Jellal, who appeared calm. "Spill it Jellal! Tell me how to disarm it or I'll beat the answer out of ya!" He threatened.

Suddenly, Jellal winced and he clenched his abdomen, startling Cobra and a worried Erza. He grunted as he felt a sudden pain boiling and his eyes continued to wince. "Erza. Whenever I hear that name, a calm washes over me." Jellal said,

Erza looked on as Jellal said her name made him feel better, but looked even more worried when Jellal was coughing, meaning something wasn't right.

Jellal continued. "Happiness, kindness, even warmth and loyalty. That's what I think and feel when I hear that name." Erza's lips parted as Jellal looked down and paused before speaking again. "I know that I cannot be forgiven for the pain I have caused you; believe me, I don't blame you. I would probably feel the same."

Jellal felt even more pain and then he tried to perk a small grin. He struggled slightly as he continued. "If I am your friend…then I cannot allow such hatred…to restrain you of such freedom." The pain intensified as he then winced harder and grunted and coughed.

Erza was slightly confused. "But…what are you saying?" Erza spoke softly in worries. Erza nearly stepped back yet again when she saw Jellal give a relieving sigh and a purple light faded on his chest, of which when he took his hand off revealed to be something horrific.

Jellal placed a Self-Destruction Spell on himself. It spread slowly over his chest.

Jellal looked down at the ground. "I'm sorry you suffered because of me. I'll do everything I can to make it right."

Cobra saw what Jellal did and he gritted his own teeth. "You didn't." He snarled. He then saw Jellal slowly fall backwards.

Erza looked in deep horror at seeing Jellal actually trying to destroy himself in order for Erza to have no pain. Her eyes weren't filled with just horror, but with shaking worries that can't seem to stop. Jellal from a long time ago was back, and she didn't want to see him die in front of her.

She saw Jellal perk a sincere smile.

"Feel freedom Erza. From your hatred. From your past. I will take your pain, and your sadness, all of it. It must not choke you ever again." He said, falling backwards.

Cobra's eyes twitched as he saw what Jellal was doing. "It can't believe this. He's actually gonna sacrifice himself!"

Erza began shaking insanely as she witnessed Jellal falling backwards into the Self-Destruction Spell on Nirvana. He kept smiling as his back hit the ground and his eyes closed. "Farewell…Erza…"

Erza was beginning to cry. She can't lose her friend. Not again. She can't have Jellal sacrifice himself like Nic did for her sake. The very remembrance of that day made Erza's heart pulse that she can't let something like that happen again.

"Jellal!" Erza shouted at the top of her lungs, reaching out to grab Jellal before he met his own self-demise. She ran as fast as she could towards him. "Don't do this!" Erza ran to his side and grabbed the collar on his coat and saw Jellal's spell on his chest then began initiation a signal, meaning he was getting closer to his demise. Erza's gasps and wide eyes couldn't compare to the unexplainable feeling she had, like when she held Nic's hand at the Tower of Heaven before his sacrifice.

Cobra stood by, unable to do anything of sorts. 'If he goes then this whole place does! There's gotta be a way to shut down that Self-Destruction Circle with him.'

Erza began to show tears as she gripped tighter on the collar. "Listen to me! You can't! I won't allow you to die like this!" She continued to persuade him to stop this madness, and then something in her spat out. Even she didn't realize it until she had said it. "Please Jellal, dying in vain won't solve anything! You have to live to atone for your sins! You've done wrong, but you've done good for once!"

Jellal's now hazy eyes opened as he kept listening and Erza's tears began to boil. "When that someone defeated you, the tower was going to collapse and I was about to sacrifice myself! He took my place to let me live and I can't let that happen to you! He gave me another chance and your misdeeds had allowed me to express my need for him! I can't live without him around and the thought of losing him breaks my heart! I can't have that happen to you too!"

Jellal's hazy eyes now returned to normal and he gasped as Erza was now having tears scroll down her cheek and onto her armored fist. "The evil you've committed made me realize how important others are to me, and how I can't bear to live without them! Jellal you can't run from problems like this! FACE JUSTICE AND LIVE!"

There was a silence that brewed about as Erza remarked all of that, admitted her feelings about Nic and how his sacrifice can't be repeated by Jellal, meaning he was vital to her as well.

Jellal smiled at her. "Erza, don't cry." He said softly. Erza was taken by this sudden remark as she then jerked back upright and saw the tears on her right hand. She gazed at them and then she shut her eyes to block out anymore tear flow.

Even after what Erza said, Jellal wasn't one to be persuaded so easily. "You're a good person, don't forget that." Jellal then closed his eyes one last time and allowed himself to await as the spell was awaiting to be detonated, leaving Erza panicking like her life was over.

Erza called out to Jellal. "Jellal." No answer. "Jellal," No answer still. "Pull yourself together dammit!"

There was then footsteps that came from behind as Erza was beginning to lose hope. It was Brain, and he didn't look appeased as to what he was seeing. "What's meaning of this." He demanded.

Cobra looked and saw Brain in quite a bit of surprise. "Brain."

Seeing as how the enemy was back again, Erza wiped her tears from her eyes and she turned back towards Brain and grunted, seeing as how he almost ended Nic's life earlier.

Brain walked forward and examined Jellal's handiwork. He recognized it and he narrowed his eyes. "A Self-Destruction Spell."

"This is Jellal's doing! We've gone through all this trouble to bring about Nirvana, and this idiot is trying to destroy it!" Cobra defended.

Brain didn't respond for a moment, analyzing the situation. He just stood still and a smirk came across his face in a slow manner. "Spare me the details." Brain brushed off. "I don't answer to the name 'Brain' by chance." He treated the entire ordeal as though it were nothing. "Do you know why I am called that?"

Brain stepped forward and began explaining. "I once worked at the Bureau of Magical Development. During my employment there, I created countless spells. They were meant to bring destruction such as this one. I still hold that knowledge to this very day." He stopped in front of the huge circle that was on the light.

He then shifted his gaze down towards Jellal. "As a matter of fact I taught you how to use them, or have you forgotten Jellal?"

Erza's eyes were swelled with shaking and anxiety from the fact Jellal learned from Brain, leaving her stunned to a degree.

Brain saw that Jellal was under a Self-Destruction Spell. "So it would seem that he's place one on himself. He intends to take the disarm code to his grave I see."

Cobra had a hand in his pocket as Brain looked at him. "I don't think he'll be traveling down memory lane anytime soon Brain. Sorry, but it seems the Ethernano wiped his memories."

Brain then began to chuckle. "Is that so?" He amusingly said. He then turned towards Erza and Jellal. "How comical."

Erza's eyes began to show great irritation at Brain's disgust. She was boiling and wanted to strike him down if not for Jellal's well-being at hand.

Brain turned back towards the Self-Destruction Spell. "We have no use for him now." Brain then put a hand up to the spell's center. He then grinned. "I know full well how to nullify this Magic circle quite simply." With a simple reverse chop with hand and arm in the air, the entire circle began to slowly become enveloped in light blue and it slowly dissolved and broke about.

"No!" Erza shouted.

Jellal opened his eyes slightly, seeing his spell being nullified. "You can't."

Brain laughed and he turned with such catastrophic joy. "You've tried your best Jellal, but as of now Nirvana is now under my control!" The last of the Self-Destruction Spell then broke.

Erza then summoned a sword and ran up to Brain. "We'll see about that!"

"Nirvana! Arise!" Brain shouted.

As Erza ran up to him, the ground beneath het began to shatter immensely and then rocks crumbled everywhere within the terrain. The ground itself was splitting apart in so many ways as everything was beginning to be swallowed up in light.

"Yes! I hear it!" Cobra exclaimed. "I hear the sound of the future shattering!"

Erza was falling with a bunch of rocks and she reached out towards Jellal. Jellal was several feet below her and was reaching out to her as well. Both tried to reach as the distance between them lengthened somewhat.

"No! Jellal!" Erza called out.

"Erza!" Then Jellal and Erza's images were both enveloped in the light that was expanded upon the rise of Nirvana.

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With Nic and co.

The light had expanded to enormous levels, to which it was almost three times as big as it was before. This didn't look well as the ground was now beginning to palpitate like Earthquake, though the ground itself wasn't shattering as of this point.

Lyon felt the quake and looked up at the expanding light. "So our mission is a failure."

Natsu, Gray, and Lucy all looked up in utter disbelief. Nic looked on with the sunglasses covering his stunned eyes.

"NO WAY!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Hope that's not as bad as it looks." Gray hoped.

The quaking was getting even worse, and Natsu began to feel kind of sick.

"Nope, it's pretty bad." Lucy said.

Nic showed deep concern. "And Erza's right in the middle of it." He muttered. Just as he was finishing up that last sentence, the ground shook far harder than it ever did as in the distance, unbelievably massive tubes emerged from the ground and arose in numerous arcs.

"What the hell?!" Sophie exclaimed. "They're everywhere!"

"I got that bad feeling coming again." Lucy quivered.

"Here it comes!" Nic exclaimed. The ground under them then shattered completely, making way as an enormous tube raged from under them and had drove everyone except Lyon and Sherry up to an incredible height.

Nic clenched on as he then shifted into the Sky Plate and took flight as the tube was beginning to subside its quaking. He flapped once and sprung up into the air even further to get an overview as to what had just happened.

"What the…?" Nic's eyes narrowed under his sunglasses as the bowl of dust began to clear out and showed signs of buildings that were made of what seemed to be cobblestone if not porcelain. "Nirvana…it can't be…" Nic remained uneasy as Nirvana was revealed to be a large city that had six enormous legs keeping it up in the air like a spider.

---

On Nirvana, with Brain and co…

Brain looked over the site of Nirvana's resurrection and Cobra watched with Cubellios by his side. Cobra had a smirk on his face that had bad news written all over it, as to where Cubellios was being stuck to his side and saw the place stand above the very earth itself.

Brain held his arms out as the last bit of sun was in view. "Yes! At long last I have obtained it, the ultimate weapon for destroying light! The Legendary Reversal Magic Nirvana! Those fool hardy guilds may have fellowship and unity, but even that and the world itself won't stand a chance. Those trivial factors shall be deprived of such meaning!"

---

With Erza and Jellal

With her right hand, she was hanging from the edge of Nirvana's many open doorways and held onto the edge as she had Jellal in her left hand, desperately trying to get back to their feet.

Erza was struggling to keep a firm grip as Jellal called up to her softly. "Erza." Erza heard her name being called from Jellal and she looked down at him.

"The Magic circle you've placed on yourself, you must undo it this instant." She struggled to say yet ordered. Jellal looked up at her and at her struggle and plea. "You have to stay alive." She continued.

Jellal looked down as his eyes were shaking in disappointment. "I've failed. I wasn't able to destroy Nirvana."

Erza continued to struggle still and she had little time. With the strength in her right arm, she pulled herself up over the edge and she finally had an arm to use and used her upper body to get over first and she got the rest of herself over and she pulled Jellal up and by her side. The two were now on solid ground and Erza heaved as she tried to catch her breath. Jellal was on his hands and knees at the fact he failed.

"Now, the world is doomed." He sulked.

When Erza got her breath back, she looked down and showed a smile. She turned her head and she had an even happier smile, seeing someone. "No, there's always a way. Look there." She said. Jellal looked and the two saw Fairy Tail making its way up the leg.

Natsu led the charge with Gray, Lucy, and Sophie all taking up the rear. They even saw Nic flying close by above them, soaring up towards Nirvana. They then saw Wendy and Carla in the distance, and on another leg they saw Hoteye helping Jura up the leg.

"You see as long as continue to breathe in this world, we shall keep hope alive." She said. Her hair flew about in the weak winds and she turned towards Jellal with the sun's rays illuminating her, making her the most beautiful thing you could ever imagine. "That hope will guide you throughout your life. So lease, live."

Jellal, hearing Erza and seeing her, realized that he must and will atone for the crimes by living to bear with them. He smiled. "I will."

Erza got to her feet and she held out an arm to assist in helping Jellal up. Jellal grabbed her hand and he then got back to his feet. The two stared at each other with smiles on their faces. For some reason, Erza didn't want to stop as she continue to hold Jellal's hand. She could feel his new resolve and she knew he was back. Honestly, Erza felt beyond happy to know her old friend was back and with her again.

Erza blinked and felt as though this moment should be prospered. She wanted to hold his hand, thinking of how she cares for him. Was this the same feeling as she felt to Nic? Could it be Jellal…or Nic…just the fact Jellal was here was good enough to suffice her discomfort and she and Jellal pressed onwards to find a way onto Nirvana.

---

Meanwhile…

Ichiya, unfortunately tied up, blinked as he hung upside down on the edge of a cobblestone building that was fairly high compared to other buildings within Nirvana.

"Man?" He said, and he was displeased. "What a revolting development. Where'd those juvenile snot-nosed punks run off to?! For that matter. WHERE AM I?! THIS IS NO WAY TO TREAT A MAN!"

---

With Nic and co.

The legs of Nirvana began to move slowly, the legs picking themselves up and was beginning to move like a spider. Natsu almost immediately began to show puffy cheeks and stopped moving.

"You've gotta be kidding me!" Gray exclaimed.

Lucy looked down at Natsu, who was lagging behind. "You can't get sick now!"

"I-I'm sorry." Natsu choked. "C-Can't help it." He then began to slump even further. "It just keep moving."

"It may be moving, but it's not like a vehicle." Gray protested. "Don't think of it that way."

Natsu tried his absolute best to think of Nirvana as something besides a vehicle, and Natsu suddenly felt better to an extent. "Yeah!" Natsu then began to run slowly up the leg as it kept moving, but he then began to slow down and he paled. "Not working."

"Just think of it like an octopus!" Lucy shouted. "Being on the back of an animal doesn't bother you, does it?!"

"Octopus in the woods is all kinds of wrong." He said.

Nic descended to Natsu's side. "Do I have to carry you or something?"

Suddenly, Natsu's cheeks puffed even more at the thought of Nic being transportation, of which didn't go so well last time. He looked even more sick and he started to slide slowly off the leg, which didn't go unnoticed by everyone else.

"You idiot, stay alert!" Gray exclaimed, but Nirvana kept moving about and this left Natsu unable to keep his footing. Nic was about to fly down get Natsu as he was falling, but the caught a glint of an incoming projectile, more accurately a certain friend that was thawed out. Nic saw this and he watched as Natsu's feet popped off and he started falling.

Lucy and Sophie shrieked as Gray looked down at a descending Natsu. "Natsu!" Gray shouted. He then turned towards Nic. "What's wrong with you, why aren't you saving him?!"

Nic turned to Gray. "Trust me, you'll see."

Natsu began to fall at an alarming rate and screamed to no end, plummeting to his dangerously painful and life-threatening crash into the woodsea below.

The sound barrier had been broken as a winged creature zoomed faster than the speed of sound and grabbed Natsu by the scarf and carried him into the air. Natsu realized he stopped falling and he turned his head upwards with a big smile.

"Nice timing Happy!" The Dragon Slayer shouted.

"Aye sir!" Happy shouted, ascending with Natsu.

Lucy perked a smile. "Awesome catch Happy!"

Gray let out a sigh. "Stupid pyro nearly gave me a heart attack. You could've said something sooner Nic."

Nic just shrugged it off. "Sometimes you just have to play with the deck you're dealt with. I saw Happy coming and I knew he would catch Natsu." He then flapped his wings. "I'll go on ahead!" Nic then flapped and he easily went up further into the air and Natsu and Happy both were right by his side. The two, or three, flyers zoomed up faster than they ever had and then they both finally reached the top.

When they reached the top, they saw the cobblestone city, startling them.

"Oh man, weird." Natsu said

"Yeah. It looks like some creepy city." Happy commented.

"Yeah. I didn't know Nirvana had such ancient qualities such as a city." Nic said. "It could be a façade. Maybe the truth lies within." Nic said. Everyone there tried to contemplate about the matter as to why a city was there in the first place, but Nic looked down at the city more intensively, trying to understand something.

There was a brief silence as Nic remained his position, and after a severe ten seconds he got a pinpoint on something. He went wide-eyed as he felt a small echo within his chest. 'No. Not one here too.' Nic turned towards Natsu, who glared at the big tower in the middle.

"I smell them." Natsu growled.

Nic blinked as he figure that Natsu pinpointed the Oracion Seis. Nic shifted into his Insect Plate at that moment, with his sunglasses becoming his compound eyes and he zeroed in and saw a perfect image on Brain, Cobra, and Cubellios.

'This is bad. Natsu's going to enter the fray, but I can't.' Nic told himself as he looked back down at the city. 'Why of all places must one be here? I can't believe that I'm sensing another Plate from within; furthermore, Dragon Slayers going up against each other is problematic. Let's see, Cobra can handle Natsu and vice versa. It looks like Natsu will be needing a hand in this brawl.'

Nic turned towards Natsu. "Natsu, you be alert this fight. And Happy you be careful."

Natsu and Happy looked at Nic with confusion. "Say what? You mean you're not going to join us?" Natsu asked.

Nic looked back down at the city and narrowed his eyes in regret. "I'm afraid so, sorry."

"What?! But why?!" Happy asked, wanting an answer as to why an S-Class person is sitting this one out.

Nic's dragonfly-like wings vibrated in the air as he was still. "You know that Plate you guys found earlier? I am sensing yet another, and it's down in Nirvana." Natsu and Happy both remained silent as Nc told his reason. "But don't worry, I'm leaving you two with friends of mine."

Nic got out a poke ball. "Okay Staraptor, get out here!" Staraptor appeared out of her poke ball and spread her powerful wings in the air.

"Really and able!" Staraptor proclaimed.

"Staraptor, I need you to aid in this fight as a support." Nic said, getting out a second poke ball. "You'll have to act as Arbok's wings, heads up!" Nic threw the poke ball in the air, revealing his Arbok that scowled in the air.

"Nic-sssama, what isss-!"Arbok had just realized he was summoned while in the air and he looked down and then forward and blinked. "Uh oh." Arbok began descending from above, and when Arbok came to a close point, Staraptor grabbed Arbok by the hood below its head and Arbok took it by surprise. He looked up and saw that Staraptor was carrying him and he looked back at Nic.

Nic pointed at the enemy that was a fair distance away, to which with Staraptor's vision saw Brain, Cobra, and Cubellios. Staraptor got a quick idea as to where Nic was going, considering the Pokémon can hear things from inside their poke balls.

Nic pointed towards them. "Time for your round two Arbok."

Arbok and Staraptor turned and Arbok then hissed harshly, recognizing that scent he smells with his nose and tongue. "That'ssss Cubelliossssss." He snarled.

Nic then turned towards Natsu. "Alright, I'll leave you to it!" He then descended into the stone city below. "Good luck guys!"

Natsu clenched is fists. "Alright guys, let's get'em!"

"Aye sir!" Happy exclaimed

Staraptor grinned. "You ready for a tag team Arbok?"

Arbok hissed. "Upon Nic-sssama'sss orders, we shall take them down." The flying Dragon Slayer and the flying snake then flew high into the air and got a lock on their targets.

---

With Brain and Cobra

Cobra walked up to Brain's side and he looked nonchalant yet peaked. "Alright boss man, where'd you have in mind for a target?"

Brain's face was dark. "I know exactly where we're going to strike first. A certain Guild Hall."

"So we're starting with a bang aren't we?" Cobra turned and looked out at the city beneath them. He figured this was going to be a blast.

Brain raised his staff. "There, the first of many lights shall be extinguished!" He moved the staff in an arc and then a huge array of hexagons with gold gears appeared and had quickly set a perimeter around the entire pinnacle of the tower they were on. "Nirvana! Begin your march now!" In front of Brain, a huge gold master control piece with wings and an upper piece appear.

Cubellios had her tongue sticking out and she hissed harshly, feeling as though something familiar was coming. Cubellios bared her fangs as she sneered at the sky above.

"Huh? What is it Cubellios?" Cobra asked. He turned to see where and what Cubellios was sneering at coldly and there was a glint of something in the sky and was coming in fast.

This caught everyone's attention as they saw Natsu and Arbok incoming with their flying accomplices. Natsu had a flaming fist at the ready.

"I'm putting the brakes on this thing!" Natsu was intending to strike Brain, but when Brain sidestepped, he unintentionally allowed Natsu to shatter the master control.

Brain grunted. "No the fire dragon-!" Brain then failed to see an incoming Aerial Ace from Staraptor that was still latched to Arbok. Brain yelled as he felt his back getting hit with such sheer aero dynamic power.

"Don't count me out of this fight!" Staraptor shouted bas she and Arbok circled around in the air and repositioned themselves. Happy had Natsu straighten out and they regained altitude.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu unleashed a large stream of fire that went barrowing at Brain, who wasn't a fool as to take another assault like he did before.

Brain had a green shield up, protecting him from Natsu's roar and he grunted as it still felt strong and rather hot. "Cobra! Stop them now!" He ordered behind his shield.

"I hear ya! Cubellios!" Cobra exclaimed. Cubellios then hissed as she then lunge up at Natsu as he was finishing up his roar. The poisonous snake was going to ram Natsu out of the air, but she then caught a glimpse of a certain snake that was incoming.

"It'sss me againssst you sssnake!" Arbok shouted with Staraptor flying him in and the Cobra Pokémon opened his mouth and his fangs were encased in ice and extended, said using Ice Fang. Arbok and Staraptor zoomed in and intercepted Cubellios and Arbok bit down on the enemy snake's snout, effectively sending pain throughout the snake's head and Cubellios fell backwards in an arc in slow motion (you know, for effect).

"Cubellios!" Cobra shouted, seeing his snake take a painful bite and saw her fall back down with a thud on the tower top. "Are you alright?" Cubellios slowly arose from her fall and she shook her head and hissed harshly at Arbok, as did the latter back. Cobra grunted. 'I forgot. That's Luminous' pet snake, and that bird must be his as well.'

"Nice save buddy!" Natsu thanked Arbok.

Arbok opened his mouth and sneered, startling Natsu, though the former was still eyeing the enemy. "Be alert pinky, come on! Thissss isss the ssssecond time I'm helping you in a fight, ssssso you better be grateful." He said snobbish-like as always when not addressing Nic.

Natsu frowned, but then grinned with anticipation. "Yeah, and this time we're gonna do better! Yeah, I'm fired up now!"

Cobra looked uneasy as he then heard Natsu's thoughts about him doing another roar. He had Cubellios use her tail and allowed Cobra to hop on and the snake swung her tail propelling him up to Natsu. Cobra was going to unleash a punch across Natsu's face in order to cease the foreseen roar. As he was closing in, he heard Arbok and Staraptor's voices and they were coming from his right and he saw Staraptor using Steel Wing. Cobra heard the thought and he shifted his body as Staraptor did a downward strike and Cobra intercepted with a midair block.

Cobra grunted as he was actually hit that time and he was still stuck in the air and was open for a latched-on Arbok to strike. "Get lossst you freak!" Arbok swung his mighty tail around and struck Cobra in his side. Arbok followed through and he turned and he propelled him into Natsu's incoming roar, unable to block.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu unleashed his flaming roar and blasted Cobra with an intensive stream of fire. Arbok and Staraptor jerked out of the way as Cobra was blasted right passed them and they watched as Cobra continued falling even after the blast ceased down towards the tower top. Fortunately for him, Cubellios caught him and he winced in pain.

"Damn." He said, shaken up from that teamed up attack. "I was sure I had them there. This is frustrating. Even though I can hear their thoughts, I can only process so many movements and so limited thoughts." Cobra then grinned. "Well I guess this will be a challenge then." He then jumped into the air. "Cubellios!" The snake beckoned to his call and she moved her body through and about in a serpentine fashion as the snake then unfolded her own set of wings and took flight with Cobra latched on.

Cubellios hissed and sneered with her baring fangs to intimidate Natsu and Arbok, but the latter sneered back. The two snakes glared harshly at each other while Natsu panicked.

"Gah!" Natsu shrieked, seeing a snake with wings.

Even Happy was startled. "That ain't right! Snakes aren't suppose to fly!"

Arbok heard this and he turned towards his left and looked back at Happy while baring fangs. "Exxxcussse me?!"

"Nothing! Nothing at all!" Happy panicked.

That set aside, the team looked back at Cobra, who latched onto his snake. "What's the deal, I thought vehicles make you motion sick? So you should be puking your guts out right now." He said towards Natsu.

"Happy's not a vehicle he's my friend!" Natsu berated.

"You tell'em Natsu!" Happy said.

Cobra had read Natsu's thoughts about his motion sickness. "I get it, so you gotta stay up here in the air because being on Nirvana while it's moving will make you throw up." He stated. "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."

"Well it makes sense to me!" Natsu exclaimed. "Besides, I'm gonna stop this oversized piece of junk."

Arbok bared his fangs. "And you are gonna pay for what you did to Nic-ssssama!"

Cobra crossed his arms as Cubellios sneered back at Arbok. "You mean Luminous? I'm sure he's already gone by now."

"You're wrong." Staraptor said. "He was fully recovered and he's on Nirvana as we speak."

This bit of news startled Cobra. "What? Seriously? He should have died by now!..." He then regained composure. "Oh that's right, you guys got your little Dragon Slayer girl to heal him, didn't you?"

Staraptor and Arbok's eyes narrowed. "Yes, and now we're simply going to return the favor!" Staraptor declared, flapping her wings.

"You can try but there's no way me or Brain is going down." Cobra warned.

"Brain?" Natsu looked down at Brain as he was observing. "You mean he's driving this thing?"

Cobra got in a stance as he was ready to fight while on Cubellios. "Bring it on Fire Dragon Slayer."

Natsu happily took the invitation. "You got it! I'm gonna burn you to a crisp!" Natsu then flew in towards Cobra, but even Cobra knew what Natsu was thinking.

"I'm coming for ya!" Natsu then shifted and he then dove down passed Cobra and Cubellios towards Brain. "Psych! Right for Brain!"

They didn't get far as Cubellios knew full well what to do. The giant poisonous snake swung her tail lie a bat and slammed Natsu, knocking the wind out of him and sending him and Happy latched on spiraling and spinning about in the air.

Staraptor and Arbok looked as the two straightened out and turned back towards the poisonous duo. Staraptor flapped in place. "That snake is strong, and it's like it's in sync with the enemy." She stated.

Arbok hissed harshly. "She will go down, don't you dare doubt that!" He stated aggressively.

Staraptor continued to look at Cubellios. "I know Arbok."

Natsu's eyes had swirls while Happy was focused. "Natsu, you okay?" Natsu blinked and he was focused again. "That guy, it's he knew we were gonna do that."

"I can hear your movements before you make them." Cobra explained. 'Though too many at once will be hard to understand. Not mention Cubellios' urge to fight that other flying snake.'

"Enough sssstalling!" Arbok hissed. "I came to fight, not to hear! Let'sssss sssettle thisss!" Arbok and Staraptor then flew in at Cubellios, who sneered despite Cobra being startled.

The two snakes bit into each other's sides, with Arbok using Ice Fang and Cubellios hissed and her bite loosened and Arbok let go and he jerked back and changed his intended target and used Ice Fang on the side of Cubellios' face, making the latter roar as Arbok thrusted her away in the air with Cobra.

Cobra couldn't do much with Cubellios acting on her own like this, meaning this fight is going to get messy.

---

Meanwhile, on Nirvana…

Carla was exhausted as she was regaining her breath after carrying Wendy all this way up to Nirvana. Wendy saw Carla being exhausted and she felt guilty.

"I'm sorry I wasn't much help. I wish I could do more." Wendy apologized.

Carla finally caught her breath and she sat up. "Don't be so foolish child, no need for apologies. Although I would like to know why we're up here in the first place." She saw Wendy's face grow despondent as she looked down at the ground. Carla then had an epiphany. "Hold on, you're trying to find Jellal aren't you?" She said in an accusing tone.

"I'm not!" Wendy denied almost immediately.

Carla then frowned still and her face grew with worry and desperate for truth. "…Truthfully." Carla pleaded.

Wendy then got flustered and she looked off while having a finger rubbing her cheek. "Well…in a way I guess." She then looked up at Nirvana's buildings. "But still, Nirvana has to be stopped." She then clenched a fist and looked determined. "So, now that I'm here there's something I can do to be of help to make that happen!"

Carla blinked at Wendy's resolve and she looked at the ground in agreement. "Maybe."

Wendy then smiled at Carla for agreeing with her. Wendy then heard a sudden gasp coming from Carla and she looked to see that Carla had horror eyes and looked like she's seen the end of the world. Carla remained still as she was looking out at the site of Nirvana moving.

"Is something the matter?" Wendy asked innocently. She watched Carla get to her feet and she watched as Carla walked like she was possessed or was dazed. Carla looked worrisome as she continued walking towards the edge of Nirvana. Wendy walked up to Carla's side as Carla finally stopped.

Carla's eyes were still shaking. "I-I don't know. And I'm not certain, but…" Wendy and Carla both looked out at the array of mountains and forests that lied beyond their eyes. "If Nirvana continues down its current path, then…then it'll trample right over the Cait Shelter Guild Hall."

---

With Natsu and co.

Cubellios hissed as she used a tail to swat Arbok, but catered by Staraptor, Arbok descended and evaded the assault and then ascended back to where they were and then he hissed and used Ice Fang yet again and lunged at Cubellios. The giant female snake jerked out of the way and watched Arbok follow through with his attack.

Staraptor caught a quick glimpse of Cubellios and her fangs over them and Staraptor steered Arbok away to avoid the downward venomous bite that would've rid her poisoned. Staraptor flapped as Arbok hissed at a rivaling Cubellios, both sides ready to enter yet another colossal brawl.

Natsu wasn't going to be left out as he came in with a fist full of flames from Cobra and Cubellios' right, but Cobra heard this and the flying snake swerved her head and slammed Natsu yet again and the Dragon Slayer and flying feline flew left and had to rebalanced themselves quickly, of which allowed Cobra to hear the thoughts of Staraptor and Arbok, hearing them say something about an Aerial Ace and Ice Fang attack.

Cobra turned towards them and saw a vast blur shooting towards him and his flying snake. The snake hissed and she flew in and used her tail to swat the Pokémon's' side, but Staraptor spun and avoided the tail by now flying upside down and quickly straightened out before impact on Cubellios' head, the giant snake taking an Aerial Ace and an Ice Fang to the head, making her roar in pain and jerk backwards in utter agony at the searing chill and unimaginable pain.

Cobra saw this while still riding his beloved pet and he was horrified. "Cubellios!" Cobra then grunted as the snake hissed with her baring fangs, not calling quits yet. Arbok narrowed his eyes and hissed back as they backed off.

Natsu came from behind with a Fire Dragon's Iron Fist, but Cobra made Cubellios fly upper left and easily avoid the attack from behind. "Say what?" Natsu said as he stopped and he turned around thanks to Happy and saw Cobra and Cubellios glare at them at they descended. Cobra smirked as Cubellios bared her fangs and she swatted upwards, spiraling Natsu and Happy into the sky above.

"You've gotta be kidding me!" Arbok exclaimed, seeing how Natsu and Happy can't seem to strike like they did before.

Staraptor looked back and saw the enemy incoming. "Look sharp!"

Arbok turned his head back down as he saw Cubellios flying towards him aggressively and had her fangs with Arbok's name all over them. Arbok was quick enough to act, as was Staraptor, to steer about as Cubellios missed her chomp and she circled around fast and she charged again. Staraptor and Arbok saw her turn and saw her coming and they flew in to meet her head on. Cubellios slowed down as she then lashed her tail at them.

"Steel Wing!" Staraptor's wings glowed a metal-gray color and had batted the tail away with ease, making Cobra grunt at the sight. He then heard Natsu and Happy coming from above and diving straight down with flaming feet.

"Come on! You guys are starting to make this look easy!" Cobra then had Cubellios steer right as Natsu's axe kick missed and he and his little pal were now below and they then flew back up at them.

"Oh yeah, well we'll hit you hard!" Natsu shouted, but it was no contest as Cobra sneered, hearing their frontal assault.

"Seriously? I'm not blind you know." Cobra said, looking down at Natsu. Just then, he felt Cubellios rock immensely and he had to keep balance as his snake was acting on her own and was in a fang clash with Arbok, with Ice Fang biting into the giant snake's right side and Cubellios biting Arbok's right side below the hood, avoiding Staraptor. "What?!" Cobra then looked down again and saw Natsu have a flaming fist and he jerked out of the way on his own while still on a struggling Cubellios. Natsu and Happy both backed away to regroup as Arbok and Cubellios thrashed about in the air, both sides shaking and nearly starting to squirm like they did before, but being in the air was much different from the ground. Both sides released their grips and backed away. Cobra and his pet jerked away while Arbok and Staraptor both regrouped with Natsu and Happy.

"Man, it's like he's untouchable." Natsu murmured.

"Yeah, the only reason he scored that roar on him was because he wasn't riding that snake of his." Happy implied.

The sun rays were finally gone, leaving no more pink nor violet in the sky, but it was now night. Natsu then noticed the tower again and saw the golden master control again. "Hang on, didn't I destroy that thing?" Natsu wondered out loud.

"Either we missed it or someone fixed it." Happy stated.

"Why's it matter? I bet if he take that guy with the tattoos down, then it'll vanish for good." Natsu said.

Cubellios eased as did Cobra and Cobra smirked and chuckled. "You make it sound easy, but you're dead wrong."

Staraptor flapped her wings while still holding onto Arbok's hood. "Don't go underestimating us."

Brain, still observing, looked away and aimed his focus on the master control. "Cobra, deal with them."

"With pleasure. Cubellios really wants to tear that other snake apart." Cobra said, and Cubellios hissed in agreement. "Go Cubellios!" The giant snake then flew in towards them.

Natsu had flames at the ready and brought them together. "Oh no you don't! Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" He then threw the fireball at an incoming Cobra and snake, but they both swerved right and easily avoided the attack and the fireball exploded in the city.

"You missed him!" Happy shouted.

Natsu created yet another Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame. "That's alright I'm just getting warmed up!" Natsu then unleashed more of the same attack as Cubellios easily slithered through the sky with a grinning Cobra, seeing how easily he can hear Natsu's thoughts.

After launching repeatedly, there was dust flying about everywhere below in the Nirvana city and Natsu was huffing and puffing.

"You've gotta be kidding me." Natsu said.

"You didn't even hit them once!" Happy said.

Staraptor and Arbok then felt Cobra and Cubellios coming from behind to whack with a tail and the duo ascended quickly and evaded, but Natsu and Happy were still arguing somewhat and they were slammed backwards in the air.

"I told you, I know your every move before you make them!" Cobra said again. "There's no way-!" Cobra couldn't finish as he then saw Staraptor and Arbok coming, making him redirect his focus. "Gah! Cubellios!" The snake bared her fangs and she flew at the incoming duo.

"Ice Fang!" Arbok shouted. He initiated yet another Ice Fang and he and Cubellios both bit into each other once more. Arbok sank his fangs into her left side this time, while Cubellios struck on the left of Arbok below the hood, the two ending up in a hectic one-way clockwise spiral in the sky, with neither side ceasing as they both sank their fangs deeper.

As Staraptor was carrying Arbok, she began to pick up something. Using her keen eyes and a good battle memory, Staraptor noticed something about Cobra's hearing abilities.

Cobra went wide-eyed as he read Staraptor's mind, finding out she knew his weak point. "Damn." He muttered.

Arbok then tilted hi head downwards to drive the giant snake in an up-down motion until Cubellios released and Arbok continued to keep his fangs sink in and he thrashed her about in the sky and then released her, sending Cobra and Cubellios spiraling and spinning until they regained their balance.

"Oh man, just what are those two?" Cobra wondered and then he heard Natsu's thoughts from behind and Cobra turned around and he leaned right to avoid an incoming left punch and he gave a right hook, sending Natsu and Happy away a few feet.

"Aw man, come on! This isn't fair!" Natsu had tick marks showing his frustration. "That Arbok and bird managed to hit your snake but I only hit you once!"

"Struggling, aren't we?" Cobra sneered. He then looked down and saw Cubellios' injuries from fighting Arbok. Cubellios had a multitude of scratches and bite marks scattered all across the upper part of her body. Her head seemed to have some scratches as well thanks to the few assaults earlier.

Cobra was getting worried. Very worried. His most important friend, his only friend, was hurt bad. If he could hear her voice, he would know what to do, but he can't. All he could do is guide his beloved pet.

"Cubellios." Cobra said. "Keep still, limit your movements. It's my turn."

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With Nic

Nic was using the Plates in his body like radar, and he was flying at ground level on Nirvana. His sunglasses when in his Insect Plate Form was fairly handy as night vision and thermal detection since the sun is down and night has fallen. He scanned about as used his wings to fly about but to no luck as he can't seem to pinpoint the Plate. He knows it's there, but it's deep within Nirvana. He needed to check closer to another area.

Surely enough, he was so close to the ground that he actually decided to start running, which proved just as effective thanks to his gifted speed. He zoomed about in one direction, and he was more than fortunate to feel the signal getting stronger.

"Alright, it seems that I'm starting to pick up where it may lie." Nic said. Nic dashed continuously, noting that the signal was fluctuating in certain areas, meaning that if he searched for a pattern, maybe he could trace it and find a precise place to find it. He knew for a fact it was within Nirvana, but he needed a way under.

He then spotted something ahead. "Wait, That's…" Nic blinked and saw Sophie, Gray, and Lucy ahead. "You two!"

The three both turned towards Nic, who dashed towards them "There you are Nic." Gray said. "Glad you regrouped. Any idea what this place is?"

Nic shook his head and looked down. "No, it's possible it's a façade, but we can't be sure. Aside from being a powerful Magic and having ruins, and the possible outcome I said earlier at the rendezvous, I'm not sure." Suddenly, he turned around when he sensed something, or someone.

"What is it Nic?" Sophue asked and she along with the others turned in surprise as well.

"This is the mystical city of Nirvana!" Hoteye said with his smile.

Jura was right by his side and grinned. "And seeing you guys and Luminous here puts the odds back in our favor."

"That's Jura from Lyon's guild." Gray said.

"And that's one of the Oracion Seis!" Lucy exclaimed. Nic immediately tensed up, demanding to know what's going on with Hoteye by Jura' side.

"WHAT THE HECK?!" Lucy and Gray exclaimed in confusion.

"There's no need to worry. Hoteye is now our faithful ally." Jura gestured to the happy man, and making Nic ease slightly.

"He is?" Gray asked.

"All you need is love! Oh yeah!" Hoteye exclaimed to the world, startling Lucy, Gray, and Nic to an extent.

"This is all sorts of messed up." Sophie shook her head and groaned.

"Isn't he the guy who screamed 'money this and money that'?" Lucy whispered to Gray.

"Maybe, baldy must have beaten some sense into him." Gray said.

Jura grinned still and gestured to a happy Hoteye, of whom was yammering on about love. "No so, we were about to enter battle and then he had a change of heart.

Sophie then sweat dropped. "Huh, strange. The same happened with Sherry but the opposite. She turned on us."

Jura felt startled by his comrade's act of twisted mindedness. "What? Is she okay?" Jura worried.

"Yeah, chill. She's safe with Lyon." Gray said.

With that crazy matter now simmered to a contained point, Nic took a good look around while still trying to pinpoint the Plate. He narrowed his eyes in disappointment as he felt the signal weak. "So what's with his city?" He tried to get back on topic.

Hoteye also resumed the topic after Nic mentioned it. "Ah yes! As I left off, this ancient city is where the Nirvits once thrived and prospered. Oh yeah."

Sophie then frowned. "Strange, I have no memory of them. Not even books from when I was young."

"I can't say I'm not surprised." Hoteye started. "There was no record of them nor any written form of architecture for that matter. They lived four hundred years ago in times of savagery and warfare. The Nirvits tried to keep themselves out of reach, but the bloodshed and losses were escalating so high that they had no choice but to intervene. They had created a Magic that would bring balance to the world. Oh yeah."

Lucy looked worried. "Don't tell me, it's Nirvana."

"That is correct. They were so confident in their creation that they named it after their homeland, a word that symbolizes peace. Oh yeah."

"So this city of ruins…" Sophie started.

"…is Nirvana." Nic finished. He then looked about in realization at the story and how it related to his situation awhile back. "It looks like my hunch was right. Nirvana was meant for peace and life, like 'The Ultimate Weapon', but now it's been turned against the world, just like I explained earlier." He then looked disappointed. "To think low-life dwellers would do such a thing. Using such a creative matter of life and using it for the opposite reasoning."

Jura nodded. "Indeed Luminous, but it can't be helped. Humanity has to have a counterbalance. With no Ying, there's no Yang and vice versa."

Everyone's gaze cascaded to the ground they were standing on, feeling the sadness at that realization. It was true. In life, all good things must come to an end. If something dies, something else is born. If there is good in the world, evil will try and break it. If there is light, darkness will always try and swallow it. It's a never-ending cycle of which can't be helped but be acknowledged.

Hoteye had to get the group to move on from the depression and get back to the primary factor that is Nirvana. He spoke softly so as not to make anyone anymore uncomfortable than they already are. "In any case, now that Nirvana is active once more, it poses a threat to all of humanity and the world itself. We must do everything in our power to destroy it. Oh yeah."

Nic looked up and grinned. "You're right. Now that we're here, we'd best try and work together to stop this monstrosity." Everyone followed suit and they looked back up and pursed soft grins in agreement. At least they had a light to shine away that sully moment. If one person could see the light, then said person must make others see it as well.

The torches around Nirvana's Royal Throne Tower then began to ignite catered to Brain controlling it. The torches were enflamed thanks to the Fire Lacrimas and everyone there took notice.

"The torches, they lit up." Lucy observed.

"It must be Brain. He should be controlling Nirvana. Lucky for us, he's unable to use any other form of Magic while doing so. It's the perfect time to strike. Oh yeah." Hoteye urged.

"I do wonder though, where is this thing going?" Sophie said in seriousness.

"Sadly, Brain did not share the particular with any of us." Hoteye regrettably informed his new comrades.

Out of the blue, another voice spoke up in objection. "That's what you think. Father simply didn't trust you enough, and it was a good thing he didn't." Everyone turned to see a man on top of one of the many small houses made of cobblestone.

Recognizing the man, Hoteye frowned. "Hello Midnight." He sourly greeted.

"One of the Oracion Seis." Gray analyzed

"He's the creep that's always napping!" Lucy shouted.

Midnight jumped down from the building and in front of the group. "You betrayed us Hoteye." Suddenly, another Midnight appeared, in an alley behind them and the Midnight in front was gone. "You've got a lot of nerve to go against Brain."

Hoteye and everyone there tried to maintain composure at the sudden transportation Midnight made. "I haven't betrayed anyone. I have come to realize Brain's misguided ways."

"Oh?" Midnight was on the other side of the building and leaned against it. He then opened his eyes after blinking and reappeared behind the group. "What was that? Why not come say it to my face?"

"How's he doing that?" Lucy asked.

Sophie picked up on something. "Hang on, you said 'Father'. What's that suppose to mean?"

"I can't say for certain. Stay alert." Nic said.

Hoteye tensed up. "I say he is misguided because he truly a person's heart can be altered by Magic, but love is far stronger than any form of Magic. Oh yeah." Hoteye explained to Midnight, everyone seeing Midnight stand still.

What happened next caught everyone off guard. Midnight's eyes sharpened and shrunk as he unleashed a horrific shockwave that shattered the buildings that were being hit. The guys were going to dodge, but then they fell into a soft crater for some reason.

As the dust cleared out, they saw that Hoteye had saved them with his Liquid Ground. "Wha-what happened?" Asked a dizzy Lucy.

"Hoteye liquefied the ground so we wouldn't be hit. It happened so fast I barely saw it." Jura explained.

Hoteye was in front of them and glaring at Midnight. "There's no time to waste. Get to the Royal Throne as quickly as possible! I'll stay behind and take care of Midnight. Don't worry about me, all members of the Oracion Seis are equal in power." He assured as the group got to their feet.

"You think you're a match against me?" Midnight scowled.

Hoteye put his right arm forward. "Liquid Ground!" A brown-yellow Magic sealed appeared in front of him and then the ground in front became a huge wave of earth that Midnight saw coming. All Midnight had to do was swipe his arm and the attack breezed right past him, leaving him completely untouched.

Gray looked at the site. "Who'd ever guess the Oracion Seis would turn on each other." He muttered.

"Again, messed up." Sophie reiterated.

Nic and Jura narrowed their eyes. "Be careful Hoteye." Jura said.

"I will, now go!" Hoteye exclaimed. With a brief moment to spare, he turned towards the others. "Also…I wouldn't prefer for you to call me that anymore. The name's Richard. Oh yeah." He explained.

Acknowledging this, Jura nodded. "Thank you, Richard."

Nic then turned, leading the group. "Alright, let's go. Come on!" With that, the group departed, leaving Richard to fend off against Midnight.

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With Natsu and co.

They've been fighting for another two minutes or so, with Natsu and Arbok gaining up on Cobra as Cubellios was damaged from fighting Arbok primarily and that left Cobra with little options.

Finally, Staraptotr held Arbok with her talons and flapped as Natsu missed yet again. Angry, the Dragon Slayer pouted in the air. "Aw man, come on! You're a big punk who's scared to take a hit!"

"It's like his Magic can see in the future or something." Happy said.

Arbok hissed at them, surprising them. "You foolssss! He ssssaid earlier he could hear thoughtssss!" He berated.

Cobra looked mildly surprised. "Humph! Looks like that snake and bird combo isn't as dull as I gave them credit for." Cobra said. "I'll give you points for the right answer, but that's all."

Staraptor then narrowed her eyes. "Then I guess as Charizard would say, we'd also get bonus points."

"Huh?" Confused, Cobra blinked and it came to him that Staraptor had figured out a weak point from earlier, which gave him a feeling of insecurity.

"True you can hear our thoughts, but the problem is that you can only hear and listen to one thought at a time. Meaning that as you hear one of our thoughts, you can't process the other, meaning you're open." Staraptor explained, making Happy and Natsu blink and look back at Cobra.

Startled that he had his weakness revealed, he gave a nervous grin. "Keh. Alright pal, I'll give you those bonus points." His nervous grin then crooked into a feral one as he then swelled up Magic in his body and had it began changing him. "It looks as though I'll have to resort to Plan B."

Natsu jerked back while Arbok tensed up, the latter recalling what other Magic Cobra had. He narrowed his eyes and the snake saw crimson scales emerge on Cobra's hands and arms with sharp claws and a milky smooth underside. They all saw poison oozing about around him.

"Go ahead and hit me, you'll just decompose to the Poison Dragon Slayer." He sneered.

"No way, I forgot." Happy said.

"Yeah I know, I forgot he was a Dragon Slayer." Natsu said. "Well I guess I should be trying even harder!" Natsu then went in and Cubellios swung her tail and Natsu dodged upwards and that left him open as Cobra moved in and slashed with poison, making Ntsu spiral and regain balance.

"Are you okay pal?" Happy asked, seeing the blood red poison oozing about on Natsu's cheek.

Natsu put a hand on his own cheek to relieve the pain and numbness. "Yeah, but that attack made me feel as though I lost feeling there."

"There's plenty more where that came from!" Cobra shouted. "Poison Dragon's Fang Thrust!" Cobra then made a large wave of poison in the shape of a fanged snake head. The attack went at Natsu and Happy, who were still regaining themselves after that sudden numb strike.

Staraptor and Arbok flew in in between and Staraptor used Steel Wing and used it as a shield to defend her and her allies. The Fang Thrust 'bit' into her wings, but the poison was ineffective as it was nullified by the Steel-Type move.

Staraptor swatted with her wings and the poison was brushed off and then she and Arbok went in to attack. "Aerial Ace!" Staraptor became a blur with Arbok and the latter had yet another Ice Fang and was coming in fast.

'These guys are fast!' Cobra silently remarked. "Poison Dragon's Twin Fang!" Cobra moved his arms in a cross and poison separated into many elongated snake-shaped streams that them. The poisonous assault spiraled through the air and Staraptor dove in, taking chances.

"We're not scared!" Staraptor shouted and then they came into contact with a spiral of poison that Arbok decisively took with Ice Fang.

"Nicccce try!" Arbok shouted, his chilled fangs intercepting and allowed for them to press onwards. Staraptor's Aerial Ace had hit its mark and passed by Cobra and struck him on his side. Cobra grunted harshly at the side impact.

"Alright, now it's our turn!" Natsu shouted. "Fire Dragon's Claw!" Natsu then turned upside down and his feet ignited, coming down on Cobra.

Cobra foresaw this and he pivoted and jumped into the air. "Poison Dragon's Spiral Jaw!" Cobra turned upside down and rotated as a huge sum of poison lashed out and had struck Natsu and Happy, effectively ceasing their assault and they were going down and they crashed into a lacrima with a torch on it. The lacrima effectively broke apart upon Natsu crashing face first and the entire lacrima exploded.

Staraptor and Arbok looked on in shock as their allies were swallowed up in fire that scattered about, unable to comprehend the force behind that solemn blow.

"Whoa." Staraptor said.

"Yeah - headssss up!" Arbok warned as he then saw a huge barrage of poison-shaped scales that went showering at them.

"Haha! Poison Dragon's Scales!" Cobra continuously shot scales at them and Arbok took it for the most part. Arbok winced with every scale pounding his scaly skin. Thankfully, he was a Poison-Type, meaning little effect was dealt with him.

Arbok kept getting pounded as he stood his ground, or air in this case, and he sneered with his fangs showing. When the scales subsided, he was shown to have only a few scratches. "Isss that the bessst you can do?"

Cobra sneered back. "You're one tough guy, but your little friend down there is pretty much done like dinner so…!" Cobra and everyone there heard and saw the fire from below getting swallowed up. "Wait…there's no way!" They all witnessed Natsu doing what he did best and he devoured and sucked in every bit of fire.

He and Happy were back in the air. "Yeah, now I got a fire in my belly." Natsu growled.

Cobra's attention was directed at Natsu. "Gotta say I've never seen that before, but now that you had your final meal let's end this!"

"With pleasure!" Natsu ignited a fist and he flew in towards him, but Cobra and Cubellios easily avoided and dodged with a round-about serpentine. Arbok and Staraptor came in this time and Arbok had an ace in the hole he had yet used.

"Lookssss like it'sssss time! Glare!" The pattern on his stomach then glowed and then Cubellios suddenly felt every nere in her body become paralyzed. Cubellios was paralyzed by Glare and was now stuck in the air as she was enveloped in yellow sparks to signify paralysis.

"Wha-what the-?!" Cobra looked to see that Arbok had paralyzed Cubellios and he got angry, very angry. "Alright, that does it! Poison Dragon's Fang Thrust!"

"Ice Fang!" Arbok, catered by Staraptor, flew in and the two fanged attacks collide, with Arbok's extended Ice Fang against the sheer poisonous fang. Arbok and Staraptor both gave it everything they had and they were beginning to push back the Fang Thrust, ultimately making Cobra cease and he and Cubellios barely jerked out of the way, though Cubellios wasn't spared as Arbok had followed through and bit into her tail, making the giant snake roar.

Arbok then used his raw muscle within his body and he whipped Cubellios around in the air with Cobra and he gave it one last swing and he send Cubellios soaring and spinning to no end and left Natsu to attack.

"Alright, Fire Dragon's Iron Fi-!" Natsu was caught off when Cobra leaped from his snake and clenched Natsu's face with his scaly hand and did a point-blank poison burst that made Natsu yelp and Happy jerked him back.

"Natsu, you okay?" Happy asked. Natsu clenched his sizzling face that was burned from the poisonous touch.

Cubellios stopped spiraling and straightened out while still wincing from her paralysis. Cobra was on her and he sneered. "You guys are really pestering me." He said, clenching his side from the earlier Aerial Ace. "I need some fuel myself." Just then, Cubellios responded by opening her huge mouth and she spat out a thick poisonous mist that obscured everyone from seeing Cubellios and Cobra.

They all waited and then they heard the same sound that Natsu makes when he eats fire. They all looked with utter surprise as the poisonous cloud was being sucked into Cobra's mouth,

"He's eating the poison." Staraptor said.

"Hope that ssscaled bassstard rotssss by it." Arbok sneered.

Cobra wiped his mouth with his crimson-scaled hands. "Alright now I got a fire in my belly. Tasty."

"That's my catch phrase copycat!" Natsu protested.

Cobra hot a heinous look on his face and he then smirked. "Now, take this! Poison Dragon's Roar!" Cobra fired a vicious and massive stream of poison that swallowed up Natsu and Happy both as to where Staraptor and Arbok got out of the way thanks to Staraptor's gifted aerial dynamics. The poisonous roar engulfed Natsu and Happy and the two were send hurdling into the air.

When they looked back at the enemy, they both had purple sacks under their eyes and poison oozing all over their body. Somehow, this felt terrible.

Natsu tried to remain strong. "Big deal, you call that a roar?" Suddenly, they started to lose altitude and Happy was looking very weak.

"Uuuuugh. So weak." He murmured.

Natsu was panicked. "Happy pull yourself together! We're gonna fall and I don't wanna touch the ground!" He exclaimed.

"I-I can barely flap my wings." Happy said.

Arbok and Staraptor saw their weakened friends and their state. "They looked like they were poisoned." Staraptor noted, using the general concept of Poison from their world.

"How do you like my Poison Dragon's Roar?" Cobra coldly asked with a sinister and killing intent. "Your body is being flooded with viruses. Every passing second makes them spread and you'll end up dead." He then looked on as Happy regained some altitude and Natsu also came at them again.

"Like hell we're gonna die here!" Natsu shouted. "Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!" Cobra and Cubellios easily avoided by flying about, despite Cubellios being slower due to paralysis. They went under them and a Magic seal emerged.

"Poison Dragon's Twin Fang!" Cobra unleashed his powerful attack, spiraling the two and Natsu and Happy were left barely able to move after the assault.

"Natsu." Happy murmured. "I can't go on."

"N-no! We won't go down!" Natsu stammered, though the poison was weakening him. "There's only one thing to do. Happy…drop me on him."

Happy went wide-eyed. "What?! You said you could barely move anymore!" He exclaimed.

"That's why I have to finish this now." Natsu muttered.

Cobra cocked a brow. "Oh please, I can hear your thoughts, remember? A full power Fire Dragon's Roar? I can hear your thoughts you loser!"

Happy reluctantly dropped Natsu and then Natsu descended. Cobra jumped off of Cubellios and lunged at Natsu.

Arbok then sought this to be the big finish. "It'ssss time we settle the ssssscore!" Arbok told Cubellios. Cubellios sneered in agreement and the two snakes (and bird) flew in towards each other. "You're going down!"

Cobra closed in and was about to clench onto Natsu and crush his skull, and that's when Staraptor narrowed her eyes.

"You ready Arbok?" Staraptor exclaimed. To which Arbok nodded. Staraptor then gave it everything she had and she used her feet and threw Arbok at an incoming Cubellios.

Both snakes went at each other and both of their fangs were bared, with Arbok using Ice Fang one last time. As they drew ever so near, Cubbelios suddenly stopped and winced as the paralysis kicked in. Yellow sparks engulfed her body and the snake roared as she was stunned, quite literally. She was unable to do anything as Arbok sank his Ice Fang into her underside, close to her neck. Cubellios roared as Arbok then thrashed her about in the air and Arbok finally released his grip and Cubellios began to fall.

Arbok made a silver light in the middle of his hood and he sneered. "I'm done with you! Gunk Shot!" As he was starting to fall, Arbok launched the garbage bag outlined in purple at Cubellios. Cubellios roared one last time as she was bombed head on with a full-force Gunk Shot, exploding smoke and purple everywhere in a powerful explosion. The smoke was clearing out and Arbok continued to fall. Arbok landed on a flat rooftop, but was unharmed as he watched Cubellios fall down from the sky.

"This is the end for-!" Cobra was about to unleash an attack as he was clenching Natsu as he fell, but he went wide-eyed and gasped in horror as he saw his beloved Cubellios fall to the ground with a crash and dust flying, shattering a fraction of a building in the process.

"No…C-Cubellios." Cobra's eyes were shaken at the sight. His pet and comrade was defeated, and he was unable to do anything. Suddenly, he felt a brush of wind from behind and tensed up. He was too in shock to counter.

"Close Combat!" Staraptor used her feet and clenched Cobra's coat and pulled him off of Natsu and turned him around, where he was bombarded and was left defenseless as Staraptor unleashed her fury with a multitude of talon, beak, and winged strikes. She danced around in the sky, pounding and ruthlessly bashing Cobra to no end. With one final wing slam, she finished Close Combat and Cobra gagged as he started falling.

"Natsu!" Staraptor signaled from above and the Dragon Slayer was caught by Happy at that moment, allowing him balance. This was it.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!" With everything he had, Natsu blasted Cobra in midair and the barely conscious Poison Dragon Slayer saw the attack, unable to move.

Cobra let loose whatever scream he had and was swallowed up in an intense firestorm.

'My Prayer…Cubellios…my only friend…is to hear your voice…'

Cobra fell back down and crashed with a tremendous thud, his body sizzling if not badly hurt as his eyes were also deprived of pupils. Cobra laid beside his pet snake, both defeated.

"We did it?" Natsu blinked, and he then smirked. "Yeah! We actually beat him!"

"Aye…" Happy then descended and was about to touch Nirvana.

"No-o wait! Happy! Happy!" Natsu warned, but it was too late as they crashed onto the ground with dust flying and Natsu immediately had puffed up cheeks.

"Gurgh!" Natsu felt pale and he couldn't move, and Happy was lying on the ground, completely exhausted.

Arbok slithered downwards and he stared at the defeated Cubellios. The giant snake was finally defeated, just as Nic ordered him earlier to do earlier. Arbok hissed in relief that he finally did it, that he took down Cubellios.

"It issss done." Arbok nodded. Staraptor flapped her wings and she landed right beside him, both staring at their defeated enemy.

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I may have told you guys that this was going to be my longest chapter ever, but as I was doing so, I was having a mental breakdown. I found out that I get extreme anxiety when writing too much K for a chapter, so I had to cut the chapter off here. I'm having anxiety just thinking of going over 16K again, and I do not want to go through that again. Due to this, I am left with no choice, much to your shock, to add a chapter to the Oracion Seis Arc. I was intending to finish by the next chapter, but after what I tried to do, I will be playing it safe. Make this a note folks: Insane Dominator must not overdo his writing capacity, it shall give him extreme anxiety. If the grammar was bad, I'm sorry. I didn't check thoroughly as I felt rushed.

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