Chapter 31 – 'Edolas'cence
Hey guys, Insane Dominator squeezing in another chapter. Those of you who've supported and left a positive Review on my story up to this point, I thank you. And I'm glad people liked the fight last chapter.
Let's just keep moving forward.
To Recap:
Nic's been away from everyone ever since he came back, unable to face Erza. He's admitted he loves her, and his Greninja said he'll help Nic and Erza stay strong. Suddenly, an assailant with Pokémon powers like Nic nearly thrashes within an inch of his life. Mystogan arrives, but is easily shoved away and allows Nic some time to counter. The man spares Nic and he disappears, leaving Nic to discuss with Mystogan, who looks like Jellal.
Chapter 31 – 'Edolas'cence
The two were sitting in front of a campfire that Mystogan made, and they were more or less discomforted from what had just happened earlier. Nic had to shift into the Mind Plate and use Heal Pulse to heal a damaged Greninja, who was now resting in his poke ball. Nic was still torn up pretty bad from the fight and he was left uneasy, especially since he saw 'Jellal'.
Nic looked at Mystogan with the mask no more. For the most part, Nic could move, but after using Recover continuously, his body was just stinging instead of searing pain. "Okay, time for some answers."
Mystogan just looked at Nic and then his gaze followed downwards towards the fire. "Agreed, on both of our parts."
Nic was pretty sure that Mystogan was as confused as he was, and the topics may or may not be similar, but they needed to find answers from the other. The two were pretty quiet, mainly Mystogan. Mystogan was told to have been the silent type, and Nic respected that. Nic was trying to be patient, so as to know why 'Jellal' was out of prison. The situation was already awkward with the silence after they asked for answers.
"You first." Nic calmly implied out of the blue.
"Very well then." Mystogan then looked away from the fire and back towards Nic. "Now Nic, I understand that you're on a mission to achieve Plates and keep the cosmos stable, correct? If that's true, then it's no wonder Fairy Tail avoids talking about it. If word got out that Fairy Tail harbored the only thing that could save the universe, a cataclysm is sure to happen."
Nic narrowed his eyes. "That is certain. Master and every single member even try to forget so they wouldn't be worried, but what does that have to do with your question." He asked in confusion.
Mystogan looked up at the sky. "Take a look." Nic followed his gaze up towards the night sky. Nic noticed what Mystogan meant.
There wasn't a single star in the sky.
"The stars in the sky have vanished as of a few nights ago, why do you suppose that is?" Mystogan asked.
Nic was discomforted as he too was slightly confused, but got a sense as to why this was happening. "Perhaps I'm running out of time. I have acquired twelve Plates roughly, but perhaps…" Nic's eyes cascaded downwards and he looked grim. "…perhaps Arceus's life is slipping away faster."
"I see, so you need both the Plates and Arceus to live." Mystogan indicated, coming to understand the dilemma at hand.
Nic glanced back at Mystogan. "And now I get my answer."
Mystoagn stayed still as the fire flickered between them. "I know what you're gonna say. And I'm sorry, but I'm not the same Jellal that you know."
Nic tried to façade his surprise, but his eyes failed to show such a case as he was fairly surprised. Now he was even more confused. "Then who are you exactly."
Mystogan rest his arms on his thighs as he glared down at the fire. He closed his eyes as he was trying to put his words together. "It's hard to understand, but for someone like you, you should be able to relate."
"Hm?" Nic questioned as Mystogan opened his eyes and turned his head towards him. "Nic, you and I are much alike. You see…I'm not from Earthland either."
Nic went wide-eyed as his entire body jerked. "What?"
"Yes, I am technically Jellal, yet I'm not." Mystogan's eyes narrowed. "Tell me, have you ever wondered what it would be like to have two of yourself?"
Nic stared at Mystogan and his gaze shifted towards his right towards the fire. He indeed know the concept of having two of himself. A certain event that transpired a long time ago. Nic, remembering as to what happened, was starting to sense where Mystogan was going with this.
His eyes remained glued at the fire. "You mean like a counterpart?" He answered nonchalantly.
"That is correct." Mystogan said, slightly surprised Nic understood. "How did you understand?"
Nic then glanced back at Mystogan. "It's a long story, let's just say that I met myself once and leave it at that. Resume." Nic gestured for Mystogan to continue.
"Alright. As you are aware, we all have our counterpart, like Ying and Yang. As to where every single individual has their own counterpart, Earthland itself has its own counterpart." Mystogan paused as he looked down at the base of the fire. "It's my homeland, Edolas."
Now Nic was wide-eyed and showed it, his lips parted as he tried to keep his mouth shut as Mystogan continued.
"I was send here by a Dimensional Magic called Anima. I was here ever since. I used my Magic Staves to suppress them if possible, but lately one has gotten ever so large."
Nic narrowed his eyes, slightly worried. "Explain what an Anima does."
"Anima sucks up Magic from Earthland, to which is transferred to Edolas. Unlike Earthland, which has limitless Magic, Edolas has a finite level. The other factor is that in Edolas, one cannot use Magic." This made Nic jerk in surprise. "Instead, Magic is used in weaponry, like my Magic Staves. The fact that the Magic levels are so different is what separates Edolas and Earthland. I came here to stop any and all Anima possible, to keep the balance in both worlds together."
Nic cupped his chin and looked at the ground. "Now it makes sense, why you wear a mask. If people mistake you for Earthland's Jellal, then your mission would be compromised." Nic then grinned. "I wonder how Wendy would take this?"
Mystogan's breath hitched in shock. "You saw Wendy?" He asked shockingly.
Nic looked back at Mystogan. "Yeah, she just joined Fairy Tail not too long ago." Then his expression turned sincere. "You should clear things up with her."
Mystogan then got up and turned around. "I will. I'm sorry Nic, but I must depart. I sense an enormous Anima…and I have to hurry or all of Fairy Tail will be in danger."
Nic gasped as he jerked to his feet. "What?! Why?!"
Mystogan turned around towards him. "I'm sensing an Anima is being conjured in Magnolia. I have to go or all of Fairy Tail will be send to Edolas to fuel their Magic."
Now Nic was very concerned. "I'm tailing with ya."
"I'm sorry, you cannot." Mystogan regrettably said, making Nic clench his fists. "You haven't fully recovered from your battle. It's best that you rest for a few hours before trying to head back towards Magnolia." Mystogan then began to walk away. "If possible, warn any members you see on the road."
Mystoagn then left, leaving Nic to sit back down in distaste. He didn't argue that Mystogan was right when he said that he needed to recover. He needed to heal fast and warn anybody he sees.
Still, Nic was left pondering. "Jellal's counterpart, huh? That explains their different usage in Magic." He paused as he started to drift off. "I wonder where mine might be?" He yawned and drifted off into a fast sleep.
All Nic could see was white went his eyes shot wide open with a gasp. He had no idea what was going on as all he saw was white.
'What's going on? Am I awake?...No, this is familiar. I might be dreaming, but even so, how am I conscious?' Nic took in a deep breath as he then relaxed and he turned his eyes left and right, the white space was starting to diminish and now everything was coming into view.
He was floating in a black space, and a huge array of pink and blue stardust was all around him, as far as the eye could see. Pink and blue clouds of stardust were above Nic and many were far out of reach.
"Wait a minute." Nic pondered, realizing this space before. "This is-!"
"Greeting yet again Nic Pularis." A voice echoed.
"It has been quite some time since our last meeting." Another similar voice announced.
Nic expression remained emotionless, yet he was serious on the inside if they called him. "It most certainly has, Dialga, Palkia." Nic announced.
Stardust of blue and pink began to converge and the stardust made two towering images that flashed for five seconds. When the flash of blue and pink ceased, Dialga and Palkia both stood/floated in front of Nic, who raised a brow.
"What is it this time? Gonna scold me for not using Charizard as a campfire?" Nic joked, knowing that's not what they came for.
"Amusing, but no" Palkia said.
"Listen very carefully Nic Pularis." Dialga started. "This is very important, we are forced to take drastic actions."
Nic narrowed his eyes. "Drastic actions, how drastic are we talking?"
"So drastic that it will help keep Arceus's life at bay." Dialga announced.
Nic instantly perked up in deep shock. This level of drastic is very drastic if it'll save a god's life. Nic was ready to take action the moment he had heard that.
"I am ready." Nic said.
"One moment." Palkia intervened. "We understand that you are willing to help, but there is something that you need to know. You are in danger as-."
"I know, I was attacked earlier by a man who was influenced by Legendary Pokémon." Nic said coldly, shocking Dialga and Palkia.
"Y-You were?" Dialga asked, shocked that the assault had already begun.
"Then we have bought only a short amount of time. This is bad." Palkia said.
"The details can wait after this drastic case." Nic reminded them as to why they called upon him.
Dialga and Palkia turned towards the other and nodded. Both turned their heads down towards Nic. "Arceus has been able to find a solution to this problem in concerns of his health and the Plates."
"Nic Pularis, we ask that you transfer your energy that you've accumulated over towards Arceus. It shall be able to re-energize him for a short period while you gather more Plates." Palkia continued.
Nic blinked and he glanced in confusion. "Transfer? What do you mean by that?"
"Here's how it'll work." Dialga instructed. "First off, Arceus feeds off of the Plates' energy. The more you use a Plate and its powers, the more energy is stored. Since the Plates are with you, and you've used them on numerous occasions, you have accumulated a fair amount of energy in every one of them. Think of each Plate having their own tank and the more the better." Dialga phrased.
Nic crossed his arms. "I get it, so by transferring the accumulated energy to Arceus, I'll be feeding him sort of speak."
"Correct, it'll prolong his health." Palkia explained. His head then raised into the air. "However…" This made Nic worried as Palkia said that. "There is a drawback."
Nic's eyes narrowed. "What's the drawback?"
Dialga glared down at Nic. "When you transfer the Plates' energy to Arceus, the Plates will shut down temporarily as they transfer power, meaning they will be inactive for a whole twenty-four hours."
Nic raised a brow. "You mean like a reboot?"
"Yes, as you humans would say. The Plates shall be 'rebooting' as they transfer energy. You will be defenseless in that timespan and cannot change into the Plates that are already under rebooting, which will be the ones you had at the time. Are you still willing?" Dialga explained.
Though it was difficult, it's what has to be done. Besides, Nic remembered he had his Pokémon by his side, so it'll be like old times. What could go wrong within twenty-four hours?
Don't answer that.
"I'm ready. Let's do this so that Arceus can last longer while I'm searching and unlocking." Nic announced.
Dialga nodded. "Hm, good answer." Both Dialga and Palkia roared up into space, and then Nic's body was shining a multitude of colors. Not surprising, the colors matched all of the Plates he had on him, which meant he was shining twelve different colors.
Nic felt his body go numb as he couldn't move. "It-It's like I'm being drained!" Nic grunted as this procedure was beginning to sting slightly, adding what went down earlier, this process of multiple lights going off was making Nic wince.
Finally, after his body flashed for several moments, Nic let loose a powerful multicolored light that shot straight up like a beam into the unknown space above. The beam reached the god, though they couldn't see it. They knew the Plates' energy was transferred as they saw the last bit of light vanish.
Both Dialga and Palkia looked down to see Nic grunting as he was a bit wobbly. Nic turned to look up at the two before him. "It's done." He managed to say. "I feel so…light."
Dialga nodded. "That's what happens when you transfer power."
"Remember that you cannot change into your current Plates as they are under reboot. You'll have to rely on your physical abilities and your Pokémon to assist you." Palkia said.
"I understand." Nic said. And then things were slowly starting to become white again, startling Nic. "Wait, hold on-!" Nic wanted to ask about the Legendaries that influenced his attacker, but everything disappeared.
Nic awoke with yet another gasp and eyes shot open. Nic jerked up to his feet and he was panting weakly. He breathed in and out slowly as he was calming down. It took a few minutes, but he eventually settled. He allowed his memories to flood back to him, about the whole Plate thing.
Nic stretched his body as he contemplated. 'So I'm vulnerable for a whole twenty-four hours. It looks like I'll be needing my team now more than ever if things get out of hand. Speaking of which, I wonder how Mystogan is doing?'
Nic looked towards the sky, as he saw some shades of blue and yellow, meaning daybreak was emerging. He turned back towards the path he and Greninja took and he climbed the trees, though without some pain. When he got to a sturdy branch, he stood but winced. "Curses! My leg hasn't fully recovered." He muttered in distress. "It looks like I'll be running then."
Nic reluctantly crawled off of the tree and he landed on the ground. It took up quite a bit of leg strength to jump from branch to branch, which is how Nic got such powerful legs. His second mode of covering distance was old fashioned running. Nic ran off in said direction and made haste in his pace.
Later…
It was now close to noon and clouds were gathering about in the distance. Nic had on his sunglasses and looked out from where he was running and saw that dark clouds were emerging over Magnolia, which was not far from where he was at.
Nic 's leg was feeling much better and noticed the clouds and he was getting suspicious. His eyes narrowed as he was running his usual speed, which was equal to Natsu's Fire Dragon's Iron Fist Booster, which was fast. "Those clouds, I got a bad feeling…"
"Nic!" A feminine voice called out from the trail. Nic turned his head in wonder as he looked to see where the voice was coming from on his right. "Nic!" From the trail, Nic saw that Sophie was running towards him. "Hey Nic!"
Nic stopped and allowed Sophie to catch up to him, when she did, she skipped to a halt and Sophie was all perked up from seeing her friend again.
"Now there's a sight for sore eyes, how are ya Nic?" Sophie cheerfully asked.
"Nic raised a brow in irony of the situation at hand, just played along. "Been better. I see that you came back from a job."
Sophie nodded and she then pursed her lips. "It wasn't much of a hassle. I was guarding and escorting a rich family as they went on a day's trip. Simple job, not much happened. I did manage to get 60,000 Jewel from that C-Class job, so it wasn't a hassle."
"I just rid a group of raiders from Lupinus yesterday." Nic shrugged. "B-Class, it was 80,000 Jewels, but the client added an extra 5,000 Jewel since I got it done in less than two hours upon arrival."
Sophie went all white and was comically surprised. "Wh-What?! Lucky!"
Nic grinned and his sunglasses shield his disinterested gaze. "Relax Sophie, I was gonna give you some anyway."
Sophie then looked on in surprise. "Oh. Really?" She then figured this was a recurring factor. Nic was giving a bit of his sharing to Cana and her, mainly since he doesn't have a place of his home. "You know Nic, it's not necessary. Are you bothered by something?"
Remembering his talk with Greninja from last night, Nic frowned and he took in a deep breath. At this point, he would ne all of the support he can get.
Nic turned towards Sophie. "Well, it's…"
"Let me guess." Sophie then smirked and cocked a brow. "Is it about a certain redhead?" She teased with a slight chuckle. She tried to pull off a bit off humor to tease Nic of his feelings towards Erza; only Nic kept a straight face and his frown emphasized his mood.
Sophie almost fell silent as she saw Nic's blank yet upsetting expression through his sunglasses. "…Oh." Sophie said, as if she had done wrong. "I see, you're still bothered."
"Not as much as I was earlier." Nic admitted. "I'm alright now, but I'm still slightly uneasy about talking to Erza again." He looked down dejectedly at the ground.
Sophie showed some pity in her frown. She felt bad for making Nic feel uneasy. She hummed and crossed her arms. She turned towards Magnolia and tilted her head towards Nic. "You know Nic, Erza's worried about you." She informed him.
Nic jerked up in surprise and he turned towards Sophie. "Sh-She is?!"
Sophie gave a sincere nod. "Almost every day, she would ask if you were around. She would even ask me and Cana repeatedly since you converse with us mostly. She fidgets about, just waiting and ending up slightly upset when you're not around. When we tell her that you stopped by, a small grin gets plastered on her face."
Nic was pleasantly surprised that Erza becomes happy when he gets mentioned, even when he still thought Erza wanted Jellal. I guess he thought wrong. Nic looked down at the ground. "Well, at least I know she still thinks of me in a way."
Sophie looked curious in mixture with her discomfort. "Is it that bad?"
Nic then turned his entire body towards Sophie and he told her everything, about why he kept away from the guild, why he avoided Erza, and how he loved her yet thought she thought he was a failsafe. When Nic finished explaining, Sophie had hands over her mouth.
"Oh my, that's even worse than I'd thought." Sophie said, baffled as to what Nic explained. A brief silence brewed about them, and then Sophie perked up a very confident grin. "Don't worry! As your friend, I'll do everything in my power to make you two strengthen your severed relationship!" Sophie declared.
Nic blinked and sweat dropped when Sophie even had a fiery aura around her, showing her determination. "Uh, thanks?" He said unsurely. But seeing as how Sophie was dedicated to helping him and Erza, a sincere smile was put on his face. He felt a little better knowing that his Pokémon, and now Sophie, had his back.
"I'm glad you have my back Sophie. I couldn't ask for a more supportive friend." Nic thanked.
"Don't mention it. When we get back, heck I'll shove you into Erza, or better yet, I'll make a trap so she'll 'accidentally' fall on you and you'll look into the other's eyes and…"
"Alright, don't push your luck." Nic growled, making Sophie zip her mouth as she was getting all caught up in her little romance fantasy. Nic sighed at his friend's romantic amusement and he turned towards Magnolia and he narrowed his eyes, catching a glimpse of something.
"Wait, is that a…?" Nic squinted even more as the clouds covered the sun over them and the dark clouds ahead started to show rain, but that wasn't the issue. The big issue was that Nic saw the skies above Magnolia was beginning to spiral. "Mystogan said…Magnolia is in danger of an…Anima…"
"What are you mumbling about?" Sophie asked, not understanding what was happening. She had no idea what was happening. "We should hurry towards Fairy Tail before we get too wet Nic."
Suddenly, Nic shot wide-eyed and he looked at the swirling sky above Magnolia as he recalled what Mystogan said.
"I'm sorry Nic, but I must depart. I sense an enormous Anima…and I have to hurry or all of Fairy Tail will be in danger."
Nic gasped as he jerked to his feet. "What?! Why?!"
Mystogan turned around towards him. "I'm sensing an Anima is being conjured in Magnolia. I have to go or all of Fairy Tail will be send to Edolas to fuel their Magic."
"Oh no." Nic muttered. He then turned towards Sophie sharply. "Sophie! We gotta go! Now!"
"Whoa, Nic! Are you that freaked by the…rain?" She then looked at the swirling vortex up ahead. She narrowed her eyes. "What is that?"
"No time to explain! Come on!" Nic yanked Sophie and he carried her bridal style and then he broke into a mad burst of energy, moving as fast as he possibly could.
Sophie wailed as Nic was moving fast and didn't allow herself to process what was happening. "Nic! Slow down! Hit the brakes! I'm gonna soil myself!" Sophie shouted in distress of Nic's rush, but it fell on deaf ears.
Nic raced as fast as he could as the rain down poured even harder. The two were dashing through the woods like crazy. Nic's leg injury was feeling better so it didn't bother him as bad as one would think, but still, this was no time to worry about himself as all of Fairy Tail and Magnolia was in danger.
"Nic! What's going on?!" Sophie squealed as she was still being carried by Nic.
"Anima!" Nic shouted, reaching the outskirts of Magnolia and finally stopping to see the giant vortex of clouds over Magnolia. His eyes were horrified as he had little to no time to act. "This is bad. I'm too late!"
"Nic, what is that thing?! And did you just say Anima?" Sophie questioned towards him. Nic set Sophie back on her feet and he glared back up towards the sky as the clouds continued to swirl.
As the more clouds swirled, the center of the swirling vortex flashed once, then twice, and then it started flashing nonstop, meaning things were going to become very bad.
"This isn't good! We'll get sucked into Edolas!" Nic exclaimed, remembering what Mystogan said earlier. The sky continued to flash and Nic turned towards Sophie. "Sophie, we gotta hide!" Nic pulled out a poke ball quickly and he threw it. "Garchomp, get out here!"
The poke ball opened, revealing Nic's brute of a beast, Garchomp. When Garchomp emerge onto the ground, making it crack, he let loose an earth-shaking roar that send a shockwave through the air, blowing away any rain that was presently coming down. The brutal beast's roar echoed about, making Sophie pale.
The vortex in the sky finally lit up completely and then sparks were erupting from said vortex. The lightning was shot everywhere in Magnolia. Nic, Garchomp, and Sophie all felt the earth shake immensely and they were beginning to grow startled and worried even more as they all saw the Kardia Cathedral suddenly turn white and then it slowly began vanishing.
Sophie gasped as Nic's eyes widen. Garchomp remained startled yet wanting to smash any rocks that would come their way. Another place in town began to get sucked up into the sky, then it turned into rows upon rows of everything until all of Magnolia was beginning to turn into light.
"Garchomp, get us cover! Dig!" Nic commanded. With a quick roar, Garchomp raised his claws and he hurled his entire body into the earth, making it quake slightly even more and dust flew about, making Nic and Sophie temporarily cover up.
Nic quickly turned towards Sophie. "Sophie, into the hole!" Nic ordered hastily, seeing another row of houses turned into light and sucked up into the sky.
Sophie panicked even more now. "Wh-Wh-What?! You want me to jump into a hole with that raptor shark thing-?!"
"YOU WILL DO AS TOLD!" Nic yelled into her face and grabbed her shoulders and then he threw Sophie down the hole, much to the latter's protests and then Nic jumped in as well. It was a good thing as well because the last row of houses before them vanished and the landscape was caught up in a turbulence.
Underground, Nic was suffocating because not of oxygen shortage, but because Sophie was squeezing him because she was scared out of dear life. Nic nearly paled as Sophie hugged Nic so tightly, Nic was beginning to feel his spine crack.
They were probably thirty feet underground just like that, catered to Garchomp's amazing Dig speed. The Dragon and Ground-Type was left still underground as Sophie was crushing Nic, all while the earth was trembling. Sophie slowly eased her grip, allowing Nic to breathe yet again as the shaking was beginning to stop.
After a whole thirty seconds of silence fell, the three all began to move with the small tunnel Garchomp made and they looked up at the darkness that engulfed them.
"Did it stop?" Sophie wondered.
Nic narrowed his eyes. "I don't know." He turned towards Garchomp. "Alright Garchomp, get us back up to the surface."
Garchomp nodded and then he lunged upwards and began to burrow upwards, with Nic and Sophie watching from below as Garchomp was digging fast and largely.
"Just what is that thing?" Sophie questioned.
"Your end if you face him in battle." Nic said.
When they heard breaching from above, they heard Garchomp descending and landed in front of them with a slight shake in the earth. Garchomp looked the same as always, yet uneasy.
"What is it Garchomp? What did you find?" Nic asked.
"You'll have to see for yourselves." Garchomp said. With some state of confusion, Nic and Sophie both grabbed hold of Garchomp's sturdy back fin and he scaled the hole he dug straight up. The brute of a dragon then shot back up to the surface and into the air with Nic and Sophie clinging on as they looked out at the area.
What they saw made their eyes open wider with every single detail taken in. Sophie had a gasp escape her mouth as she and Nic both took in the scenery.
The entire landscape all about was covered in snow, but there were clouds all about, and little rain bubbles were floating upwards, not downwards. It's as if the entire aspect of nature itself had flipped everything.
"Nic…what happened?" Sophie quietly and fearfully asked her comrade.
Nic narrowed his eyes, he feared something catastrophic would happen, thanks to what Mystogan indicated, but he didn't necessarily speculate to this level. "I don't know." He bluntly said. He then looked towards Garchomp. "Garchomp, set us down."
Garchomp then gradually lowered himself and he set his two reptilian feet onto the mystifying ground. Sophie and Nic both jumped off and landed on the snowy earth, looking about in all direction. They saw mountains in the distance, yet that was all that was untouched. Every single little speck of Magnolia was gone.
Nic looked down at the ground, seeing water bubbles come from the ground. He trailed his eyes to see them slowly escalate upwards the vast portal above. Nic took a glance at said object and frowned grimly.
"It's as Mystogan foretold." Nic said, making Sophie turn towards him and Garchomp glancing monstrously at Nic. "When we met earlier, he said that an Anima would swallow up Magnolia. It looks like he wasn't successful."
Sophie looked up at the sky, her face expressed the sorrow and anguish at the fact Fairy Tail was gone. "What now?"
A small bump in the ground arose, catching everyone's attention. Nic and everyone else there jerked their heads to see what was popping out of the ground. Garchomp instantly bared his claws as if an unknown enemy were to emerge, he would cut it through with his Slash.
The bump grew and grew and the trio tensed up until it finally burst open, revealing a gasping human who was beyond confused. Nic and the others backed away in surprise as they'd recognized him.
Their fellow guild mate gasped for air as he crawled out of the snowy earth. "Geez. What the hell just happened?!" His eyes showed irritation.
"Gajeel?" Sophie stammered. They all then saw a stream of light shoot up from a close distance behind them. They all turned around and looked up as the light shot at lightning speed into the Anima above. The strangest part wasn't the fact that the light was hooting upwards, but the strangest part was that they heard a wailing feminine scream from the shooting light into the Anima.
Now Sophie was even more confused. "Okay, if I don't get answers in the next minute, I think I'll be going into a breakdown!" She exclaimed.
Nic turned towards Sophie. "Calm down Sophie. I'm just as perplexed as you, but we need to stay calm if we're to understand what's going on."
Gajeel crossed his arms. "Oh really, and who made you the expert Luminous?"
"He's right." A familiar voice explained, making everyone turn forward and see Mystogan emerging before them. The man walked up towards them with a serious look on his face. "This situation is perplexing indeed, and we'll need all the help we can get."
Sophie went wide-eyed. "Hold up, Jellal-er, I mean, Mystogan?!"
Gajeel crossed his arms. "Well speak of the devil. 'Bout time we get some answers."
"I'm sorry Gajeel, but I can't explain as much as you want me too right now. I'll debrief you as to what happened to your friends in the shortest words possible." Mystogan explained. The small group then waited with little haste for the rundown as to what was going on.
"Your friends and all of Fairy Tail were taken to a place called Edolas, Earthland's counterpart. There, your friends were turned into lacrima to fuel Edolas' supply of Magic."
"What?!" Sophie exclaimed.
Mystogan nodded. "In Earthland, we have a limitless supply of Magic, but Edolas has been taking Magic from Earthland through the use of Anima, a gateway to their world. Your friends were turned into a power source and it is imperative that we free them."
"And how do suppose we do that?" Nic asked.
"We cut down the enemy that took them!" Garchomp suggested, really wanting to trash into an enemy.
"That is a last resort." Mystogan explained. "And besides, humans cannot utilize Magic in Edolas. Instead, they use Magic weapons."
Gajeel narrowed his eyes. "So let me get this straight, none of us can use Magic in this so called Edolas place, right?" He paraphrased.
"That is correct; however, there is an answer as to how we can free them." Mystogan reasoned. This made everyone's eyes open slightly. "The answer…lies within the powers of Dragon Slayers."
Nic blinked and looked on in surprise. "Wait, so Gajeel can free them?"
"Indeed, I know for a fact that Dragon Slayer Magic is different in Edoas, as it can revert your friends back to what they were. From what I can tell, you have to hit the lacrima with your Dragon Slayer Magic, thus your friends can be free."
"Seriously?" Gajeel smirked. He clenched a fist and held it up to everyone. "If that's the case, then this'll be a breeze."
Garchomp snarled into the air, startling everyone. "I'm a Dragon-Type, I'd be crushing stuff too to save Fairy Tail."
Mystogan glanced down towards the ground and stared at it in quick pondering. "That is true. If what you are saying is true, then it's likely that your dragon-like qualities should count as something, though one cannot be sure as to this claim. Though I do find it to be reasonable to think any further, we cannot afford to waste anymore time." Mystogan then pulled out a small glass bottle with red spherical pills inside.
"What are those? Pills?" Sophie questioned.
Mystogan held up the glass bottle in his palm and showed it to everyone. "Not exactly. They're called X-Balls. Like I said before, Earthland Mages can't use Magic in Edolas, but once they've eaten an X-Ball, they'll be able to use Magic in Edolas."
Gajeel jerked forward. "No way, seriously?!"
Mystogan then opened up the lid and then he poured out two little red balls. He held his hand out to the group. "Sophie and Gajeel, eat these so that you may use Magic to help get our friends back."
Reluctantly, Sophie and Gajeel grabbed a small X-Ball each and they looked at them with suspicion before they flung one into their mouths and swallowed them. They didn't feel any different, but maybe they'll feel a difference in Edolas.
"Nic, your powers clearly do not require any X-Balls, but even so, use whatever strength you have to get Fairy Tail back." Mystogan asked.
Nic turned towards Garchomp awkwardly, as Mystogan had no idea that his powers were on reboot at the moment. Nic then tilted his head towards the sky and looked up and stared. 'Well no matter what, powers or no powers, I'm going in.' Nic then turned towards Mystogan. "So Mystogan, something's been bothering me. You said earlier that every single person has their own counterpart in Edolas, correct?"
Mystogan nodded. "That is correct. There is a possibility that you may encounter your own Edolas counterpart; however, your counterpart may very well be the opposite of you if not the same."
"Wait, you mean I could be very forgetful?" Sophie questioned, trying to see herself with short-term memory loss, to which made her shudder.
"Possibly. Though your counterpart may be the same, it all varies depending on the person itself. Now listen, there may be a resemblance in your appearances, but be aware that your counterpart may be a bad influence and may prove themselves to be a threat in our plan. Either they're an ally or an enemy. If they're an enemy and try to stop us…"
"We annihilate them!" Garchomp declared menacingly, baring his sharp claws.
"If that is the case, then I'm afraid so." Mystogan said. He then walked up towards Gajeel and held out the bottle with the X-Balls. "Gajeel, I'm sending you first. If you happen to find the lacrima and free them by hitting it with Dragon Slayer Magic, give these to your friends." Mystogan said.
Gajeel was then given the bottle and he looked back up at Mystogan, who stepped back. "I'll be sending you to Edolas. Meet up with Nic and Sophie as soon as you find each other."
Gajeel rolled his eyes. "Whatever you say."
"We're counting on you." Mystogan then held out his arm and Gajeel was engulfed in a light, of which was similar to the one they saw earlier. Nic, Sophie, and Garchomp all watched in awe as Mystogan had send Gajeel in a comet of light into the Anima above.
After he was gone, Mystogan turned to look at Nic and Sophie. "And you two. I can only transport one at a time, so we'll have to make this quick." As Mystogan was going to extend his arm, Nic held up an objecting arm.
"There's no need Mystogan, we can find our own way into Edolas." Nic declared, turning his head towards Garchomp, whose grin showed his vicious fangs.
Sophie turned towards Nic. "Hold up, we're gonna fly on your dragon again?" Sophie almost paled at the remembrance of being thrown into a hole with that Dragon and Ground-Type. Now she has to fly on him?! "Uhhh…maybe I should stick with Mystogan transport-!"
She was stopped when Nic grabbed her shirt collar and hauled her close to Garchomp. "There's no time Sophie. We need to get moving pronto." Nic grabbed onto Garchomp's back fin and he forced Sophie to latch onto Garchomp's back fin as well, much to her disliking.
"Why me?" She comically wined.
"Next stop, Edolas!" Nic shouted. Garchomp let loose another roar that made shock waves ripple and then he repositioned his footing for takeoff. Garchomp crouched and then he finally shot upwards at almost the speed of sound.
"Hang on guys, we're coming for you!" Nic declared as he was hanging onto is Mach Pokémon, who was living up to his name. Garchomp let loose yet another monstrous echo as they escalated at an extreme pace.
Sophie hanged on like her life depended on it, because it did. Sophie had comically teary and huge white eyes as she was screaming for this nightmare of a ride to end. "I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! I'm going to soil myself and vomit, and then I'm gonna die!" She wailed in agony. "Mommy! Stop this crazy thing!"
Garchomp raced as fast as he could go. He was going so fast that you might actually start crying for no reason, though Nic was as hard as a rock thanks to the training he's done back in Kalos. They were escalating through the sky, reaching the portal. As they were going through the portal, they felt as though they were traveling through space. Rings upon rings of flashing and lines coming from a single point up ahead. A huge light was at the end of the passageway and Garchomp and everyone went sharp-eyed as they passed through the Anima, awestruck by the sheer passage they were heading.
A rainbow light flashed up ahead and everything went white. When Nic and everyone else opened their eyes, they were in another completely different world. The sky was green-yellow rather than blue, and there were countless islands floating in the sky, and I mean countless. There were large spherical planet-like rocks in the far distance. There were a huge assortment of purple trees and other animals that scurried about underneath them as they soared into the air, clinging onto Garchomp.
"Wow, just…wow." Sophie was at a loss for words. She's never seen such a place before in her entire life. She was so awestruck that she had forgotten that she was terrified of Garchomp's mach speed from before. "Just look at all of this! Whoa, a river in the sky!"
They all saw an actual river of water hilling about in the sky, seeing giant fish-like creatures swim in said river.
"I know, it's like a dream." Nic said. He then turned his head towards Sophie. 'I wonder how she would react if she went to my world? She might be even more surprised by the Pokémon themselves.'
"Nic." Garchomp's deep and aggressive-toned voice ranged in the air, catching both of their attention. Nic looked down at Garchomp as he continued soaring. "So where is this metalhead?"
Nic looked ahead as the wind blew in his face and you could see his eyes slightly from the sunglasses he wore. "You're right, sightseeing will have to wait. Our mission is to locate Gajeel. From there, we'll locate the lacrima that Fairy Tail is in and then Gajeel will take care of the rest." He summarized with as much accuracy as he could and broke down the situation at hand.
He turned towards Sophie. "Sophie, we'll need your Memory-Make. With your excellence in memorizing, we'll find a map or a town then work from there. If we find Gajeel in the process, the three of us shall indicate where our comrades were taken and initiate a plan."
Sophie and Garchomp nodded after the other, and then Garchomp proceeded ahead and his mouth slightly opened when he saw dust fly in the distance. "Heh? What is that?"
Nic narrowed his eyes and saw the huge dust cloud as well. "I see it too. It looks rather large."
"What do you think happened?" Sophie asked.
"I don't know." He looked down at Garchomp. "Garchomp."
"I hear you! Let's tear up some troublemakers!" Garchomp then zoomed ahead at his high speed again, this time with Sophie less panicky than before, because she was prepared to face what might happen ahead.
Meanwhile, in the area ahead…
There was a woman with long, wavy, scarlet hair with a loose tie in the back. Her attire was rather revealing, as her armor had a halter-type breastplate that revealed her stomach and much of her cleavage. She had light-armored gauntlets and greaves on her forearms and thighs, as well as her thighs. She had a dark bikini bottom with a cloth on her hips. She also had a dark scarf around her neck.
She was currently looking down from a creature known as a legion. These were giant creatures with smooth yet dark blue fur. It had a flat and pointed angular head with white beady eyes. Its sharp teeth were in conjunction with the maw, and fur hanged from the chin. It had two very large horns on top of its head. It had wavy jet-black wings with white spots that ran along the folds. Its small black paws had five talons on the font and four on the back. Its long whip-like tail had a broken eggshell-like end.
The redhead looked down from atop her legion, seeing the cindering cater where a Dark Guild was before teleporting away just before her legion could squash it.
"Cowards." She cursed.
On the ground, a tall male with blue eyes with pompadour-style blonde hair and sideburns appeared. He had a defined face and a cleft chin. He had light pink shiny armor with gold chain mail and bronze belt, and black briefs. He also had a white cape with the Edolas insignia on it.
The man walked in his armor and peered down the huge smoldering crater. "Mmmmmm, Teleportation Magic. To think they'd use a spell that would use an enormous amount of Magic power. My, Dark Guilds sure are wasteful when it comes to Magic."
The redhead turned to look down at the man who appeared. "I didn't expect to see you here Sugarboy."
Sugarboy turned towards the female on the legion. "Surprise Knightwalker? This situation is most concerning. Those Fairies are rather resourceful."
"You shouldn't praise insects, you should squash them." Knightwalker scolded.
"Hmmmm, and they've managed to escape how many times now?" Sugarboy pointed out. "They're resilient, but they'll come around eventually." He then changed the subject. "Did you hear that the giant Anima project was a success? Anyway, we should be returning to the Royal City."
Knightwalker understood. "So Earthland's Fairy Tail has been destroyed?"
"To be more accurate, they've been absorbed." Sugerboy said. "The King sure has style, right Erza Knightwalker?"
The woman, know revealed to be Erza Knightwalker, had a shadow over her eyes. "And what of the Earthland Mages?"
"In the lacrima as well, I assure you." Suarboy said
"Splendid, then Edolas' Magic supply should suffice for awhile now." Knightwalker remarked. "Come on Sugarboy, we should get moving."
"Right behind you." Sugarboy was walking towards the legion and he only paced a few steps before he stopped. He turned his head around and looked off in the distance.
Knightwalker noticed Sugarboy's disruption. "Is there something wrong? What's the wait?" She asked impatiently.
"I think…I think there's something coming." Sugarboy jerked back as he saw what looked like two figures on a flying shark heading straight for them.
Knightwalker held her spear and she looked on as she too saw something coming their way. She narrowed her eyes as well to see what was coming their way. Knightwalker went wide-eyed when she saw a man with sunglasses and a blonde girl riding a fast flying shark creature that roared in the air in a menacing voice.
Before they could act, the flying creature that was revealed to be Garchomp landed on the ground in front of them, making the earth shake slightly as dust flew about with some forceful winds. Sugarboy and Knightwalker looked in surprise as they were witnessing an unknown creature emerging from out of the blue. Knightwalker jumped down from her huge legion and she walked to Sugarboy's side. The two gave off uneasy stares as the dust was beginning to clear out.
Suddenly, Garchomp let loose another roar, sending a powerful shockwave of air that completely scattered the dust. Sugerboy and Knightwalker both jerked back at the menacing pitch the roar was at.
After Garchomp stopped, he settled to a low snarl and Nic and Sophie both hopped off of his back. The three stood affirm in front of Knightwalker and Sugarboy, taking a good look at the foreigners. The wind was blowing slightly, making Nic's sleeveless coat wave about, as well as Sophie's blonde hair.
Knightwalker narrowed her eyes and held out her spear. "I demand to know who you are at once! By the order of Erza Knightwalker, the Captain of the Second Magic War Division, you are to identify yourselves at once!"
Nic let a slight gasp escape as he got a good look at Erza. He was momentarily in shock. "E-Erza? It can't be."
Sophie turned towards Nic. "Nic."
Knightwalker pointed her spear at Nic. "Talk, answer me or I'll kill you on the spot!"
Nic jerked when he came back to reality when he heard Erza threatening him, of which she would never do. Nic then remembered what Mystogan said in regards of counterparts.
"That is correct. There is a possibility that you may encounter your own Edolas counterpart; however, your counterpart may very well be the opposite of you if not the same."
"Wait, you mean I could be very forgetful?" Sophie questioned, trying to see herself with short-term memory loss, to which made her shudder.
"Possibly. Though your counterpart may be the same, it all varies depending on the person itself. Now listen, there may be a resemblance in your appearances, but be aware that your counterpart may be a bad influence and may prove themselves to be a threat in our plan. Either they're an ally or an enemy. If they're an enemy and try to stop us…"
Nic blinked in remembrance of what Mystogan said took a deep breath. He then looked at Knightwalker. 'I know she's not my Erza, and I know for a fact that she is different in terms of personality, but if she's causing harm, I have no choice.'
Nic spread his feet apart. "I am Nic Pularis of Earthland, and I'm here to get my friends back." He declared, making Knightwalker and Sugerboy grow wide-eyed.
"What? Earthland?" Sugerboy stated.
"That's right, and we came here to get my friends who turned into lacrima." Nic explained. "And I'll ask you this, where are they?"
Knightwalker blinked and then she gave a sly smirk. "My, how noble of you. You've come all this way just to pick up some tools that we'll be needing."
Sophie narrowed her eyes. "By the looks of it, it seems she's Erza's counterpart. Be careful."
Nic stepped forward. "I know." He stopped when he a few feet from where he was oroginally. 'Of all the times to have my Plates on reboot. Erza is very powerful, and I should know. This may be tough, but there's no way out since she appears to be on the enemy's side. I'm going to need Garchomp for this fight. Also…' Nic then took a fighting stance. 'Thanks to my training, I'm a top-class hand-to-hand combatant. I'll have to pry that spear if I'm to get an advantage.'
Nic glanced towards Sophie. "Sophie, you'll handle the one with the pink armor, and I'll take care of Erza." He explained.
Sophie was nervous, but complied. "Okay, just be careful. She's a monster."
Nic raised a brow under his sunglasses. "Sophie, trust me, you'd better pray you don't see my bad side." He warned.
Knightwalker casually pointed her spear at Nic. "I take it that you're from Earthland's Fairy Tail, yes? If so, then this will be as easy as killing off those insects that always scurry away." Nic suddenly got uneasy as to where she was going with this. "I am known as the Fairy Hunter. I've killed about half of the members of Fairy Tail that always evades us."
Nic's eyes widened as Erza proclaimed she actually killed half of the Fairy Tail Mages in Edolas, his pupils sharpening.
"Ah yes, Fairy Tail has always evaded us, as to where the rest of the Dark Guilds have fallen." Sugarboy gestured casually with shrugged arms.
Sophie's breath hitched and her nerves grew uneasy as well. "So, Fairy Tail is a Dark Guild here huh?"
Nic tensed up slightly. "Even so, they're not our primary concern…though Erza killing off half of the members just crossed the line. We'll have to take her down if we're to proceed any further."
Erza chuckled. "Really? You wanna take me on? The Fairy Hunter?' She then held her spear behind her. "Well I suppose killing an Earthlander will suffice nicely for Fairy Tail running off. Your death shall add to my reputation Nic Pularis!"
"Now Knightwalker, we have to get to the Royal City at once." Sugarboy stated. "I do believe wasting our time here would be of little meaning since Fairy Tail was our target, yes?"
Sophie raised a brow. "The Royal City eh?"
Nic then cracked his knuckles. "I'm afraid cutting us down isn't going to be so easy. You're siding with the enemy, therefore we must take you down. Though you resemble our Erza of Earthland, you're twisted if you think killing is a way of living. Erza would never stoop that low in her life." He announced.
Knightwalker was curious. "Hmph, so you claim that Earthland has its own Erza? Well I might prove to be quite the challenge then. If I spare you, you just might become a meal for my legion."
Her legion then let off a menacing roar as it showed its hulking mouth.
Sophie panicked slightly by the humungous beast behind Erza, but Nic wasn't even close to being fazed. He grinned and he looked at it.
"Really? Is that your best shot?" Nic asked, shocking Sugarboy and Knightwalker alike. Nic then turned his body towards Garchomp, who bared his claws. "I've got a friend who will make you pray that you wished you stayed in bed this morning."
The legion roared again, but Garchomp stepped forward on cue after Nic's words and he roared menacingly back. The legion took a step forward as it was prepared to attack, only it had no idea what would be coming its way.
Nic then turned back towards Knightwalker, but extended his arm out towards the legion. "Garchomp…get rid of that monstrosity!"
"I'll tear you apart!" Garchomp declared and his feral expression shot daggers at Knightwalker and Sugarboy as they suddenly saw the Mach Pokémon lunge in an upward angle, making the ground crack from where it launched from and air shockwaves emerged. In no time flat, Garchomp flew into the legion and his claws glowed and he used Slash and struck the pointed end of the beast's head, sending a severe pain as the beast screeched as it got on its back legs and screeched in pain towards the sky. Garchomp shot upwards and was now above the legion and he then had his claws and arm fins glow light green and he brought them down, via Dual Chop. The Dual Chop attack struck with immense speed on the legions face again and then the legion was fell backwards and landed on its back, shattering the ground beneath it and made the land tremble.
Knightwalker and Sugarboy looked behind them with gaped mouths and wide eyes as they saw Erza's legion being struck down effortlessly. They had a mixture of shock and horror.
"What is that thing that attacked just now?!" Erza demanded, still looking at the scene behind her, seeing the legion scratch the air, but Garchomp evaded and used Slash to counter a talon, which made the beast screech again.
"Whatever that shark thing is, it's monstrous!" Sugarboy stated.
Nic crossed his arms. "Now, I do believe that it is our turn."
Knightwalker turn back towards Nic and grunted harshly, frustrated to see that he had the upper hand with Garchomp brutally thrashing like a rampaging behemoth. "You'll pay with your life!"
Nic got back into his stance. "Get ready Sophie, here they come!"
"Let's do this for our friends!" She declared.
Knightwalker aimed her spear, which was four jagged ends and curved inwards, at Nic and she lunged at him head on. Though Nic didn't have the Plates available, that didn't mean he was helpless. Nic then began his dash towards her.
Knightwalker started by jumping upwards and aiming the spear at Nic, who was ready to counter. As he was about to strike, he looked at Knightwalker's face for a moment and something in his mind flashed a mental image of Erza. Her sincere eyes, her smile, her flowing red hair, all of her beauty and kindness, all of which flooded his mind and he was momentarily dazed with wide eyes.
Knightwalker grinned as she figured this to be an easy kill, as she saw that Nic was momentarily still when he gazed at her. She thrusted her spear downwards and Nic backed away in haste, avoiding the spear as it hit the ground and chipped a piece of the ground where he stood in shock.
Nic skidded back and he grunted at the close call. 'Dammit, Erza's still in my head. I can't seem to strike efficiently when I see her, she reminds me of Erza. This is going to be harder than I thought.' Nic thought in frustration, his sunglasses shielding his eyes.
Knightwalker landed on the ground and she kept her grin. "I see that you had a struggle there, though you were fortunate to evade the almighty Magic Spear: Ten Commandments, one of the greatest weapons forges in Edolas."
Nic arose back to his feet and grunted. 'This is no good. She's like Erza in terms of weaponry. She masters a spear rather than a sword. I guess I can refer to the training when I have the Pokémon come at me with attacks relate to their claws. I'll have to be weary.' Nic then struck a battle stance yet again. "Alright let's go!"
With Sophie, she squared off with Sugarboy. "Well now little missy, this ain't no place for little insects like you. Scurry along." He said.
"Who says I'm running pinky!" Sophie declared. "If anyone's to be running, it'll be you! I'll see to it!" Sophie then pointed her finger at her head as a focus point, just then, a chain of memories appeared.
"What's this? Magic without weapons?" Sugarboy was caught off guard by this phenomenon as he didn't expect for someone to use Magic without Magic.
"Memory-Make: Stone Lightning!" Just then, Sophie unleashed lightning down from overhead and it was rampaging all around Sugarboy, who was frantically panicking. He dodged the lightning and watched as any material that was on the ground get turned to stone. Sugarboy sped away and turned backtowards Sophie when the attack finished.
"It appears that you have a trick or two up your little sleeves I see." He said. "Mmmmm, then this could get interesting." He then drew a blade, which was a double-edged blade that had a thin hilt and enlarges at the tip, giving it a fan-like appearance. The massive flat part between the cutting edges had three lacrima where the blade began to widen. The handguard took the form of a large rose that sprouted front the hilt.
"Now little missy, this here is my trusty blade known as Rosa Espada. Now you'd best be watching yourself now." Sugarboy warned. She then rushed towards Sophie with sword on hand.
Sophie tensed up and then she did another Memory-Make Magic. "Oh really? Let's see who will watch who! Memory-Make: Jagged Barrier!" Sophie then pressed her hands onto the ground and a large stone wall with ice spikes emerged from underground, intercepting Sugarboy.
"That should keep some dis-!" Sophie was cut off when she saw the barrier was beginning to liquefy in front of her. The whole barrier of stone and ice was beginning to become mush and water. Sugarboy smirked as he was holding out his Rosa Espada.
"Nice try little missy, but my Rosa Espada is no ordinary sword. In addition to cutting up enemies like .any usual sword, it can soften anything it touches to the point where they are liquefied." Sugarboy explained, showing off his blade to her. Sophie grunted as the advantage looked as though it was slipping from her.
Back with Knightwalker and Nic, the Fairy Hunter was slashing away with her spear, to which Nic easily evaded by leaning in all directions and sidestepping to avoid any and all attacks. Knightwalker brought her spear forward and she lunged at Nic. Nic waited and at the last second, he shifted right and he extended an arm out as Knightwalker was following through with her attack. Though it was hard for Nic to stomach, he had to remind himself that even though she looked like Erza, she was not her, which justified his next course of action. He lunged forward as Knightwlaker was following through and did a lariat with his left arm, thus making her gag and he slammed her into the ground. Nic followed through and he started circling around Knightwalker with his great speed.
Knightwalker arose to her feet and saw how fast Nic was as he shot glares through his sunglasses. "He's faster than I had thought. He appears to have sharp reflexes and agility if he was able to dodge every single one of my blows." Knightwalker then grinned. "Very well then. Velocity Spear, Silfarion!"
Just then, the end of the spear glowed, making Nic narrow his eyes as he saw the spearhead change to an arrowhead with a black inside and silver outlining. The base had a golden circle with a white middle.
'Is that a Requip?' Nic wondered. Just then, he was cut off when the spear's arrowhead glowed yellow and Knightwalker rushed with blinding speed, her body glowing with the speed increase. Nic only had time to register Knightwalker lunging at him yet again before he could react. Nic's reflexes took over and pivoted on his right foot, barely evading the lightning-fast Knightwalker.
'That was faster than before! It's like Erza's Flight Armor.' Nic thought as Knightwalker skid to a stop and lunged back at Nic. Silfarion was aimed at Nic and Knightwalker zoomed at Nic again with her spear in a slashing motion. Knightwalker went for a downward slash, but Nic leaned back so he wasn't slashed in the head, but barely. Knightwalker followed through and skid to a small halt and turned around to slash, but Nic ducked and lunged forward, having a strong left hook and rammed it into Knightwalker's abdomen, making the latter skid back.
Knightwalker grunted in annoyance. "Even with Silfarion, he's still too agile." She cursed under her breath. She then saw Nic zoom into her and grabbed her left arm and he pivoted and he threw her into the air behind. Knightwalker went wide-eye at how fast that was. She then straightened out and landed to a harsh skid again. She dashed with Silfarion and jumped high into the air, startling Nic somewhat.
"You have impressive speed, but it won't help if I don't let up!" Knightwalker exclaimed, bringing Silfarion down like an axe. Nic narrowly escaped at the last second by leaping right, though his sleeve was cut with a small gash in his biscep, but Knightwalker immediately regained footing and she pivoted and swung her spear like a bat.
Nic remembered to pay attention to the elevation the slash was, and to his fortune, it was low. Nic managed to pick his feet up as if he was falling backwards, to which he was. The spear followed through and Nic managed to avoid getting slashed, though a small part of his jeans was slightly torn. He rolled onto his back and did an immediate handstand and spiraled on his hand stand and spread his legs apart and did a spiral kick on Knightwalker right in her face and he stopped and then he lunged a knee with the spiraling momentum right into her chin, making her fall backwards and then did a round house with his right leg, sending Knightwalker several feet away and landing with a tumbling thud.
Knightwalker grunted as she was beginning to stand and she looked back when she heard the continuous roars of Garchomp thrashing on the legion. The legion screeched as it swung its tail, only for Garchomp to use Dual Chop and bounce the tail back. The legion turned its head back towards Garchomp, but as it turned, its side was open.
"Go down! Dragon Rush!" The appendages on his head glowed blue and released a dragon-shaped energy that engulfed his body and he lunged into the legion's side with tremendous speed. Knightwalker looked with wide eyes as she saw Garchomp use Dragon Rush and crashed into the legion's side, making a big blue explosion. The legion roared as it fell on its side, making the ground tremble.
"How is that possible? That creature defeated the legion! Is that a…a dragon?" Knightwalker wondered with shaken eyes.
She jerked in shock when she heard a few footsteps approaching. She turned just in time to intercept a punched to the face by Nic.
"Don't underestimate me Knightwalker!" Nic declared. As that battle progressed, relating her to Erza Scarlet seemed to die down as he saw her as an enemy.
"Curse you!" Knightwalker cursed as she redirected her attention towards Nic.
Back with Sophie, she just used her Scorn of the Armored Winds and unleashed several small twisters of iron at Sugarboy, but his sword merely did the work for him, with one touch, the sword liquefied the twisters, turning them into mush.
Sophie grunted as Sugarboy countered her Magic. "I gotta admit, that sword of yours is no easy picnic to get around, I'll say that much." She said scornfully.
Sugarboy held Rosa Espada up at her and grinned. "Mmmmm, a compliment, but alas those words shall be cut short. You can use Magic without weapons, but even so, you still shall not harm me."
Sophie scowled at his proclamation. "Perhaps, but we'll see." Then she spread her feet apart. 'That sword of his can liquefy anything it touches, whether it'd be rock or ice…hold up!' Sophie then went wide-eyed suddenly. 'All of those properties are bound by solids! And I saw him dodge my Stone Lightning Memory-Make. I wonder…'
Sophie then gave a nervous grin. "I hope this theory works." She pointed her finger at her head and a chain of memories came forth. She then unleashed her attack. "Memory-Make: Baryon Lightning Impact!" From the memories, a huge green beam coated in lightning erupted and was send towards Sugarboy, shaking the ground upon incoming.
Sugarboy held out Rosa Espada and grinned. "Honestly little missy, learn your pla-!" Sugarboy went wide-eyed as he saw the beam of energy coming towards him and he realized the issue before it was too late. He was swallowed up in the impact, making a green and yellow burst of energy erupt and shake the ground.
Smoke cleared and Sugarboy's armor was damaged, and he was on a knee and still had Rosa Espada in his grasp, but was very much weakened. Sugarboy looked up at Sophie with scratches on his face, unable to move due to the lightning embedded in the attack. "H-How?"
"You must be nilag if you didn't think you had a weakness." Sophie pointed out with crossed arms. "Your Rosa Espada can liquefy matter, but only those that are solids. I noticed that you dodged the Stone Lightning, and that's when I figured out that you can't liquefy energy itself." She said. She then pointed a finger at herself. "Alright you timhoni, light's out!"
Back with Knightwalker, she altered her Silfarion and it was now Vacuum Spear, Mel Force. The spear was now a wide spearhead, with the edges on the sides curving inwards close to where it was mounted. A silver colored glowing orb enveloped in diamond spiked connected to the shaft. There was a blue orb engraved at the head of the spear.
She unleashed a strong vacuum wave at Nic, who was pushed back with intense force. The rocks on the ground were send flying and Nic covered up and grunted as he was losing footing. Nic was unable to counter thanks to her Vacuum Spear, and he couldn't get enough ground and he was skidding back with his struggle in vain. He fell backwards and tumbled until he was on his hands and knees.
When the Wave Blast stopped, Knightwalker altered her spear into its Default Form and she lunged at Nic, to which the man with sunglasses dashed ahead to engage with combat with Knightwalker.
Suddenly, the ground between them started to crack and Nic looked down and came to a frozen halt. Knightwalker proceeded, thinking he was giving up, when actually he was waiting. When Knightwalker stepped onto the cracked ground, she suddenly felt the ground under her burst entirely, yelling as she soared into the air.
From the ground, Garchomp roared as he scored a hit with Dig, making Knightwalker land on the ground with a loud thud. Knightwalker got back up slowly, holding her spear as she was surprised when Garchomp was seen in font of Nic. "But how? I thought-?!" She turned around and gasped when she saw that the legion was on its side and had a multitude of gashes and scratches from Garchomp's savage onslaught. The thing was barely conscious.
"No way!" She turned towards Nic with the spear pointed at him. "Tell me, how is it that your creature took down a legion?"
Nic grinned. "Garchomp's never to be underestimated Knightwalker. He's as fast and brutal as they get."
Garchomp roared in agreement at Knightwalker. "That furball was a klutz!"
"Curse you!" Her spear's head altered into a triangular-shaped blade with two curvy yellow lines at the center. The red edges started out wavy and straightened towards the middle to make a sharp point. The blade was supported by an invert diamond shape that had a dark center and silver exterior. "Explosion Spear, Explosion!"
"Garchomp! Dual Chop!" Nic commanded. Garchomp snarled at Knightwalker and his arm fins and claws glowed green and he lunged at Knightwalker and the two attacks collided, the spear upon impact made a huge explosion.
Due to the wild explosion, Nic skid backwards and he suddenly went wide-eyed as he felt something slipping from his pocket. Nic's arms reacted and his left arm caught his precious phone that was falling out of his pocket. He grunted as he saw the smoke clear.
Garchomp grinned. "That tickled." He snarled.
Knightwalker prepared to attack, but then she noticed that Nic had caught something in his left hand. She raised a brow. "What is that?" She demanded.
Nic growled. "Back off!" He scowled, securing his phone back into his pocket tightly.
Knightwalker blinked and found a weak point. She smirked sadistically. "Oh really, is that thing important to you? Well then, before I gut you open, I'll break it right before your eyes." She threatened.
Suddenly, Nic became still as he heard Knightwalker's threat and his gaze was frozen. He became silent and he slowly had his eyes fixated on her.
Garchomp jerked up in shock as to what Knightwalker had just said. Garchomp fell silent for awhile and he slowly glanced back at Nic and saw that through his sunglasses, you could see the horror of the threat she laid on him.
Knightwalker held her spear. "Now, let's get this over with…" Before she could act, the air became noticeably thin and slightly cold, as if a bad omen had been committed and she could feel it. "What's this feeling?"
Garchomp's eyes shrunk to horror, as Knightwalker had just unleashed something that was even more terrifying than Garchomp himself.
"Oh god." Garchomp muttered, backing up a few steps. "What has she done?"
Didn't want to make the first fight in Edolas that big of a deal, but things will pick up next chapter. Sorry if you guys didn't get a lot of Hebrew from Sophie lately, DeoxysSpeed is my translator and I haven't heard from him in awhile.
Speaking of next chapter, I need to re-watch the Edolas Arc to plan ahead because this Arc is that complicated. The next chapter won't be for quite some time because I need to think through this Arc. Until then, I'll be shifting over towards EDventures in Kalos.
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