Hello, everyone. This is your author in-progress, ArtLotus! I hope all of you have a nice day up until now because I really am sorry for the delay. So, without further ado, I present to you, The Blue Flame of Fairy Tail
Ja'ne! ArtLotus out!
Chapter 12: First Generation vs Third Generation!
Morning
Domus Flau
"I suppose I have to participate after all…" Kagura proclaimed to herself as she steps in front of Millianna who had collided her face against the wall after being chased after by Lyon's Snow Make: Snow Tiger. Not knowing where she ran, Millianna collided against the wall, knocking her out conscious. At first, the battle went smoothly for Millianna as she held a good grasp of both Lyon and Yuka with binding tubes and her own physical attacks but Lyon had outwitted her in the end which causes the current event to set into place.
"So you've finally decided to play, Kagura!" Lyon exclaimed as both he and Yuka readied their stances.
"I'll go first!" Yuka volunteered before shooting off his spell. "Wave!" The said spell headed directly towards Kagura who evaded it with a slight move of her head, surprising Yuka.
"An attack that nullifies your opponent's magic, eh? However…" Kagura trailed off before striking another wave casted by Yuka. "…It's meaningless if your opponent doesn't use magic attack!" She announced before the wave exploded behind her and Kagura sprinted forward towards Yuka.
"Good heavens! Mermaid Heel's Kagura…is overpowering her opponent with her sheathed sword!" Chapati commentated as Kagura strikes Yuka who evaded all of her attacks albeit nearly avoiding.
Skidding backwards, Yuka casted his spell once again. "Wave!" But before he could shoot it forth, a silhouette passes by him and Yuka stops rigidly.
Standing behind him with her sheathed sword in hand, Kagura strikes over Yuka's backside. "You're slow!" She said to him before Yuka collapsed forward to the ground, unconscious. Meanwhile, everyone cheered for the quick-lightning strike that easily dominated Yuka.
"Incredible! She's downed Yuka by not giving him a moment to retaliate! At last, it's just Kagura and Lyon! One on one!" At this, Kagura turns around to face Lyon who has already been waiting to face her himself.
Whilst everyone cheering, Kagura stood with her sheathed sword as she stood across Lyon.
"She beat one of them without even drawing her sword?" Laxus asked in slight surprise. "Impressive…"
"Yeah. Kagura is an expert with a sheathed sword." Erza explained while Salamander looks down at Kagura.
"Will Lyon be okay?" Cheria asked worried for her guild mate.
"Even though he had a hard time against Millianna, going one on one against Kagura…" Sherry trailed off as Obaba made herself apparent.
"What? Lyon hasn't unleashed his true strength yet. " Obaba stated to the two cousins before she pointed her finger forth. "Lyon! No matter what, you'd better win! Show her your power!"
"I've heard about you." Kagura said to Lyon. "You once went by the name, 'Reitei'. You attempted a dangerous ritual in order to fight Deliora."
"That was a long time ago. Now, I'm Lyon, a wizard with Lamia Scale. Nothing more or less. But something about you reminds me of the way I used to be. Back when I was driven by hatred and had lost sight of something…" Lyon exclaimed looking at Kagura.
"Let me ask you one thing. Why didn't you attack Millianna directly? Did you hold back because she's a woman? Or just because you didn't want to reveal your strategy to me?" Kagura questioned as Lyon smiles.
"Who knows? Maybe you'll find out when you fight me!" Lyon declared before putting his left fist over his right palm and strikes his left hand in an ark. "Ice Make: Dragonfly!" At this, countless of ice dragonflies swarms forth towards Kagura who charges towards them and evaded them swiftly, frustrating Lyon. "Ice Make: Eagle!" He casted as his eagle took form but Lyon was suddenly slashed down by Kagura who appeared right in front of him much to his unawareness.
Skidding his back across the ground, Lyon laid on the ground.
"Kagura really is strong! Is Lyon powerless to do anything?!"
"What are you doin', Lyon?! And you were Ur's disciple?! You're stronger than that! Get your act together!" Gray shouted in frustration as Salamander, Erza, Laxus and Natsu looked at him in surprise of his outburst.
"He's right. Show me what you've really got, Lyon Vastia!" Kagura said as she readied her stance with her sheathed sword next to her head.
"Yeah. And we are running out of time…Ice Make: Snow Tiger!" Lyon put his right palm at his right as a blue emblem appeared over his palm and a tiger made out of ice appeared. "Ice Make: Ape!" An ape made out of ice appeared at his left side. Lyon put his left palm against his right fist as he casted another spell. "Ice Make: Snow Dragon!" Suddenly, a giant dragon made out of ice appeared behind Lyon and his previous summons. "I bet not even you will be able to escape this!" Lyon smiles challengingly before his ice summons charges forward towards Kagura who jumps in the air to evade their assault and maneuvered herself from being hit before she landed on the ground and faces the ice summons.
"You can create all these at the same time? Still…" Kagura then puts her right hand over the top of her handle that immediately glowed red. Suddenly, a giant red emblem appeared over the top of Domus Flau as Lyon and his ice summons were hovering in mid-air by the effects of the spell.
"There it is! Her ace in the hole, Gravity Change!"
"Yep! That's Kagura's magic!" Becky smiled.
"Still, for Kagura to use Gravity Change, it proves that Lyon guy is a tough opponent." Arana explained.
"W-What power!" Lyon commented in astonishment before he looks at Kagura who jumps towards his ice summons and slashes them with her sheathed sword, destroying them into pieces. Looking up from his back, Lyon sees Kagura falling straight towards him with the intent to strike him down.
"It ends here!" But just as Kagura went in for the kill, the bell rung and Kagura stopped. Her sheathed sword glowed in red was inches away from striking Lyon with one decisive blow.
"Time's up! 30 minutes had passed!" Mato announced. "It's a tie-kabo!"
"The result is a draw! It wasn't settled after 30 minutes!" Chapati stated as the atmosphere around the arena turns to normal and both Lyon and Kagura landed on the ground across each other.
"So close!" Becky said in anticipation.
"Just a little more time and Lyon would've been toast!" Arana stated.
"But a tie's a tie. Ah, well, it looks like Kagura isn't too bothered by it…" Risley smiled.
"He squeaked by with a draw…" Sherry commented.
"But what a close call…" Cheria frowned.
"This is what happens when you've got girls on the mind! When you get back here, you're going to spin and spin and spin! I'm gonna spin you like never before!" Obaba exclaimed in frustration.
"Kagura really is strong, you know?" Yuka asked as Lyon stood next to him.
"And I don't think she was pulling out all the stops…"
"It's the same every year. Nobody's seen Kagura get totally serious before."
"No. There is one that might have seen her get serious…"
"Who?" Lyon looks at Salamander to which Yuka followed his gazing direction. "You'd think he might saw her get serious?"
"Don't you ever read the Weekly Sorcerer?" Lyon asked raising an eyebrow at Yuka. "Salamander had totally defeated her before with her sword unsheathed."
"Are you serious?!" Yuka exclaimed in surprise.
"Kagura-chan, I'm sorry…" Millianna frowned as she lag behind Kagura as the two walked towards their stand.
"That Lyon has natural aptitude. If this had been a life-or-death battle instead of a match," Kagura stops and turns her head to look at Millianna halfway. "—you'd be dead right now." She said to her before continuing walking. "Get stronger, Millianna. I'm going to train you harder."
"Right!"
"The crowd is still pumped up here at the arena! But don't take your eyes off of the next battle!" Chapati announced to which causes the crowd to erupt into cheers of anticipation.
"At last!" Mavis exclaimed in excitement.
"Yep. At last…" Macao said.
"At long last!" Wakaba added smiling.
"Finally…" Levy said.
"…the time has come!" Cana finishes.
"Natsu-san! Salamander-sama! Don't get hurt! No injuries! Nobody is allowed to get hurt!" Juvia shouted at the two Dragon Slayers as she crosses her arms over her head, indicating the forbidden action of injuries.
"Why are you so obsessed with injuries?" Mirajane asked before she stares out at the arena and steals a glance at Salamander who turns around and left his position.
Infirmary
Opening her eyes from her sleep, Lucy turns to Natsu sitting next to the side of the bed.
"Yo. How do you feel?" Natsu asked smiling as Lucy went to sit up.
"I'm okay. It's all thanks to Salamander that I'm like this. Is your match next?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. And I'll win it for sure." Natsu reminded the blonde who smiles at him before the door to the infirmary opens up and Wendy comes in with Carla.
"Sorry, Lucy-san! We just went to check out what's happening at the arena."
"Oh! Natsu?" Carla asked at the appearance of the pink haired who walks up to stand in front of them.
"Wendy, Carla…Take care of her." Natsu reminded before he walked past them.
"Good luck, Natsu-san!"
"Lucy! What were you talking about with Natsu?" Carla asked as Lucy smiles at her.
"It's not much. He came to my well-being. That's all." Lucy answered as Wendy and Carla stared at her. "Oh, did Salamander came here before? I didn't see him." She asked as Wendy looks up thoughtfully before shaking her head.
"I think not. He came here when he brought you to rest, Lucy-san. After that, he went out." Wendy informed recollecting about the time.
"Okay…" Lucy trailed off as she looks up, a disturbing thought swamp her mind about the name she mentioned before she fell asleep in his arms. "Why did I call him that? He's not him…He's not Izayoi…" Lucy frowned. "I'd better apologize to him after the match." She nodded in slight determination before wishing for him as well to win.
Corridor
"I presumed you're ready?" Salamander asked standing near the corridor wall outside of the infirmary as Natsu looks at him.
"Yeah. Let's make Lucy and the rest happy by winnin' this thing."
"Count me in."
"Natsu!" Happy called as both Natsu and Salamander looked at him standing in front of them.
"Happy…"
"I'm sure all of our viewers have been eagerly looking forward to this battle. A fateful showdown between the guild that was called the strongest seven years ago and the strongest current guild! Fairy Tail's Salamander and Natsu versus Sabertooth's Sting and Rogue." At this, Salamander and Natsu walked towards the center of the arena along the same time Sting and Rogue arrived near it. Once the four arrives, they stared at each other as everyone in the Domus Flau engulfed in complete silence. "And all four of them are Dragon Slayers. All four possess anti-dragon magic."
"I've been waiting for this moment." Sting muttered smirking as Natsu glared at him while Salamander nonchalant smile towards the serious looking Rogue.
"The dream Dragon Slayer showdown is finally happening!"
"Sock it to 'em!" Gray said.
"Get 'em for us, too!" Laxus stated.
"I have faith you'll win!" Erza shouted to both Salamander and Natsu.
"It's about to start." Wendy said hearing the loud cheering echoing throughout the whole colosseum.
"I'm sure Natsu will be okay. I'm sure he and Salamander will win!" Lucy stated confidently.
"Who are you rooting for?" Risley asked Becky and Arana.
"I'll root for Fairy Tail." Arana answered as Becky nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I'll be rooting for them too!"
"What about you two, Millianna? Kagura?" Risley turns her attention towards the two as Millianna frowned before smiling at Risley.
"Of course I'll be rooting for Fairy Tail! Salamander is fighting, I'm sure he would win! Right, Kagura-chan?" Millianna nudges Kagura playfully.
"…Yes, he will win." Kagura answered looking down with closed eyes before she opens them and looked down at Salamander only. "…I'm certain of it." At this, Millianna smiles playfully at her other guild mates who smiled at Kagura.
"The time to clash is here at last! Who will win, Fairy or Tiger?! All four dragons are on the battlefield!"
"Fight to the best of your ability. There's nothing else to say." Makarov stated seriously.
"I've been waiting years for this, Natsu-san." Sting exclaimed smiling as Natsu looks at him.
"Although I desire to fight Gajeel, I, too, feel the need to challenge you in a duel, Salamander-sama." Rogue said to Salamander.
"Looks like our fight was already set into motion, huh?"
"I've been looking forward to it, too-kabo! The time limit is 30 minutes! Let the match begin!" Mato jumps up as the bell rings, signalling the start of the match.
"Here I go!" Sting said sprinting forward as Rogue followed.
"Yeah!" But then, Sting and Rogue looked at Salamander smirking as he appeared directly in front of them.
"Here's yours, Natsu!" Salamander said passing by Sting who coughs out the air inside of him before Rogue suffered the same fate as he, feeling the punch initiated by Salamander to be indescribable.
Looking up, Sting did not have the time to evade as Natsu appeared in front of him and punches him square in the face, knocking him backwards as Salamander stood across Rogue who composes himself as the two stood nearby the other two. Just as Sting recollected himself, he looks at Natsu.
"Roar of the White Dragon!" Sting chanted before firing out a white laser from his mouth as Natsu barely evaded the attack.
"A laser?!" Natsu exclaimed before Sting redirects his laser towards Salamander who slaps the laser with the back of his hand, surprising Sting.
"Slash of the Shadow Dragon!" Rogue jumps in mid-air and strikes his right hand downwards at Salamander who only looks up and raises his right arm to block against the attack, which in turn surprises Rogue before Salamander swiftly pushes him by the swipe of his said arm, knocking Rogue backwards towards the wall.
"Rogue!" Sting called out to him before his attention switches to his front as he saw Natsu jumping towards him.
"Wingbeat of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu said kneeling forward behind Sting who got thrown in mid-air after being struck by the assault. Meanwhile, Rogue collided to the ground and cough out air after attempting to strike Salamander but nevertheless it was useless like his last previous ones. Gritting his teeth, Rogue got back up and charges towards Salamander who stood waiting just as Sting comes back up to punch Natsu.
"Ugh!" Rogue exclaimed wide eyed feeling the fist of Salamander's burying into his stomach before he felt his body fung backwards by a kick. Not far from their battle, Sting was punched upwards under his chin by Natsu before he falls back down onto the ground again.
"W-What's this?! Sting and Rogue…The Twin Dragons of Fiore's strongest guild are on the ropes!" At this, Lector stared on in shock while Frosch had tears in his eyes.
After a while, Sting slowly stands up as Rogue joined up with him while Salamander stood next to Natsu as they stared at their opponents across from them. "He really is strong…But I'd be disappointed otherwise." Sting stated brushing his arm against his chin as both he and Rogue composed themselves.
"Salamander…" Rogue muttered staring at Salamander who gives off a smile only.
"Did you two really defeat dragons with power like that?" Natsu asked to the both of them.
"Not defeat…I killed a dragon with this very hand." Sting grins.
"Wasn't it your parent?"
"It got nothin' to do with you. From now, I'm gonna show you the power that killed a dragon!" Sting announced swiping his left arm sideways. "White Drive…" He muttered as a white aura enveloped Sting's entire being.
"Shadow Drive…" Rogue uttered in his own version as a shadowy aura enveloped him.
"Let's go!" Sting called out as he and Rogue readies their fighting stance while Natsu adjusted his stance and Salamander stood freely next to him without issuing any stance whatsoever.
"This is turning out interesting…Or might I say, fun?" Salamander uttered with a nonchalant smile.
"Sting and Rogue, the Twin Dragons of Sabertooth…Dragon Slayers, like Natsu and the Sixth Master, Salamander…But their magic is still an unknown…Well, let's see what happens…" Makarov explained with a cross of his arms.
"I think they're done testing each other. From here on in, they're going to get serious, so let's really cheer them on!" Mavis cheered with a smile, as she kept her gaze onto Salamander. "Be careful, though…"
"It's over, garbage guild." Jiemma sat on the arches of the arena, overlooking the math with bandages covering his whole body but he did not look weak in front of others that saw him. He crossed his arms as he looked down at the match between Dragon Slayers. One of which had been the cause he was currently in this condition.
"Sting…" Rogue called next to him as Sting nodded.
"Yeah…"
"Alright, the silent face-off continues…but the entire arena is filled with tension. Which side will make the first move?!" Just as Chapati announced, Sting sprinted forward and enveloped his right fist with light before punching Natsu who blocked it with his arms. "Sabertooth's Sting makes his move! Fairy Tail's Natsu held it back!" He said as Natsu skidded a few feet backwards before Sting followed up with another one of his skills.
"Receive Holy White Judgement!" Sting said as he punches Natsu in the face before repeatedly punching him.
Meanwhile, Salamander looked at Natsu before glancing at the shadow that pass by him. He then casually looks at all the directions that might have the shadow appeared before he turns around and blocked Rogue's hidden attack, much to his surprise. "Is this your Drive?" Salamander asked as Rogue narrowed his eyes before he disappears into thin air, which causes Salamander to continue facing forward and instantly blocked another one of Rogue's attack coming from his right.
"Oh, my! It looks like Fairy Tail's Salamander is holding himself pretty well against Rogue's Shadow Drive! It's like he could predict where Rogue could strike next!"
Pushing Rogue backwards with a swipe of his arm, Salamander casually stood in his spot as he saw Rogue stood across from him with his hair shadowing his glowing left eye.
"You can't get ahold of shadows." Rogue said before he disappears in thin air and quickly went to strike Salamander behind.
"So what if I can't? You can't touch me yourself." Salamander smirks before striking Rogue from behind but swiftly switches position at his front to grab ahold of Rogue's fist, shocking him in the process. "Surprised? Try a little bit harder next time!" He said before vanishing into thin air, leaving Rogue to search for him before he senses someone behind him and Rogue tried attacking at his backside but a fist was buried into his stomach from his front side as Rogue looks at Salamander standing in front of him rather than behind him. "You should really try." He advised before punching Rogue towards the skies, causing him to cough up blood in the process unlike the previous one.
Turning towards Natsu at his right, Salamander noticed him standing alone without his opponent.
"You alright?"
"Huh, never been better."
"Talking in the middle of a match?! You guys sure have confidence!" Sting shouted appearing in mid-air with Rogue as they fall straight towards the two of them, causing a burst of smoke to ignite and covered the area.
"Their power has suddenly increased. Is that a kind of Dragon Slayer Magic?" Panther Lily asked.
"Take care of business, Natsu!" Happy shouted.
"What the hell?! You've gotten faster for some reason…" Natsu said brushing his arm against his chin before evading Sting's frontal assault.
"Come on, come on, Natsu-san! You call that defense?!" Sting said punching Natsu in the face before flipping over him and striking him backwards.
"Ah!"
"Do you think they've gotten faster? Strangely, I don't think so…" Salamander said as he evaded blows after blows from Rogue who attempted to punch him.
"What on Earthland…?" Makarov said seeing the auras enveloping Sting and Rogue in their respective element.
"It's a magic amplification technique. On top of that, their combination skills are seamless." Mavis explained.
"This isn't as thrilling as I thought it'd be. For Sting, yes. But for Rogue…He's got an opponent right there." Orga stated. "He's undeniably playing with him." He added seeing Salamander evaded every single punch initiated by Rogue before he counters by punching Rogue across his cheek, sending him flying towards the ground. Unlike Rogue's unfortunate twist of being able to best Salamander, Sting was pulverising Natsu with kicks and punches.
"Compared to those two, it seems Fairy Tail's duo aren't in sync with each other. Rather they'd like to fight it out alone." Rufus said.
"You call that defense?! Huh? I admired you for the longest time! And then I set my sights on surpassing you! Now is that time!" Sting shouted in excitement as he kept punching Natsu before striking his palm over Natsu's stomach with light, sending him flying backwards.
"Natsu!" Gray shouted.
"That attack just now…There's something different about it compared to the previous attacks." Erza explained as Gray adopted a curious look.
"What do you mean?" Gray asked the red head. "And what the hell is that?! It looks like a Magic Circle…" He said seeing the magic circle over Natsu's stomach where Sting struck his palm against.
Grinning at his opponent, Sting was about to continue assaulting the pink haired but then he looks at Rogue from his position and his eyes widen, witnessing Rogue helpless punches that kept being evaded from Salamander who did not counter or blocked his attacks rather he was toying with him "What in the…?" He thought before he jumps forwards towards them.
"Oh? Do you really want all the help you can get, Rogue?" Salamander asked looking at the approaching Sting from his right. "I'd think you should be in sync with him rather than with me!" Salamander smiles as he grabs a hold of Rogue's fist before switching his hold onto his wrist and throws him towards Sting, colliding them both into each other whilst flying backwards into the ground.
"Fairy Tail!" Everyone cheered for the name Fairy Tail after seeing Salamander duelling with Rogue and then Sting without suffering any types of casualties.
Infirmary
"The tone of the crowd's cheering has changed."
Porlyusica looked out at the doorway, hearing the crowd loud cheering echoing throughout the hallway of the stadium.
"Natsu-san and Salamander-sama…" Wendy frowned.
"…may be in trouble." Carla finishes looking down in sadness.
"No." Porlyusica answered. "It might be a whole different than you can imagine." She said to Wendy and Carla. "They're cheering for Fairy Tail." She concluded as Carla looks at her in surprise while Wendy beamed at her.
"Then that means…Natsu-san and Salamander-san are…"
"…winning?!" Carla smiles.
"It's only just begun. There's no need to so anxious." Porlyusica stated.
Domus Flau
"You!" Sting shouted as he immediately stands up and charges towards Salamander followed by Rogue.
"Double teaming little ole me? You shouldn't have. But I'm not one to complain!" Salamander said as he sprinted towards them. Just as he neared the duo, he smirks at them before he appears behind Sting and Rogue much to their confusion. Suddenly, Sting and Rogue falls to the ground as they coughed up blood. Smiling at them from behind, Salamander went to Natsu's side and prompted to hold up a hand towards him to which Natsu stares at it before shakily shaking his head.
"I-I…C-Can't…move!" Natsu said to Salamander who looks at him before kneeling down and put his hand over the magic circle of Natsu's stomach.
"He got you good." Salamander said in amusement before retracted his hand and flick the magic circle, destroying it.
Looking at the spectacle in awe, Natsu looks up at Salamander who had already stood up and was offering his hand towards him. Smiling at him, Natsu accepts the gesture and he stood up.
"What…how did you?" Sting asked as he stands up followed by Rogue. "It doesn't matter. The Claw of the White Dragon is a holy attack. A body that's marked by its stigmata loses its freedom. And with this, I'll surpass you!" Sting said as he spread his arms to reveal the white light enveloping his hands.
"You ready to show them?" Salamander asked Natsu who looks at him. The two shared smiles before they posed to face the Twin Dragons. Immediately, both Salamander and Natsu charges towards them. Fists emblazon with flames, the two of them neared their opponents who got ready for their assault. "Double Fists…"
"Of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu finishes as he and Salamander punches both Sting and Rogue who blocked the assault but they were easily blown away by the force as the flames swirls around them in mid-air and they instantly collided against the wall behind them, forming a crater from which they collided.
Both Salamander and Natsu raises the back of their hands and hits them together.
"Just like that! Go! Go!" Happy cheered.
"Those two really sync." Gajeel commented standing next to Levy who nodded in agreement.
"Salamander-sama! Keep it up!" Mirajane shouted waving her hand back and forth as Lisanna cups both of her hands in front of her mouth before shouting.
"Keep it up, Natsu! Salamander-san!" At this, Salamander and Natsu looks at the Fairy Tail stands in respond of their shouting and they both sent a smile towards their supporting guild mates.
"Oh my! The course of the battle has just shifted again!"
"You guys really are the best." Sting said to Natsu as he stands up alongside Rogue before white light envelopes his being. "We have to give this our all and then some. The Fist of the White Dragon even reduces flames to smithereens." Sting said readying his stance as the White magic power enveloping him grew thicker.
"What is that magic?! The pressure is incredible!" Romeo exclaimed.
"I don't like this…I think it might be…" Happy stated.
"S-So bright! Yajima-san, what is this?!"
"Sting-kun is concentrating his magic into a single point." Yajima answered.
"Here I go, Natsu-san! Dragon Slayer Arcana! Holy Nova!" Sting chanted as he gathers a large quantity of light around his fist before he rushes forward and punches Natsu as the after effects were without a doubt designed to ignite smokes to cover the arena and a dome of light appears within the arena.
Smiling to himself, Sting thought about his victory before his eyes widen at Natsu's appearance in front of him.
"Whoa! What's this?! He stopped that tremendous attack with one hand!" Sting stared in disbelief at his fist being grabbed by Natsu's palm.
"I-I don't believe it…" Lector said in disbelief.
"Huh?" Fro looks surprised.
"No way…" Orga said.
"I have no memory of that skill ever being blocked." Rufus added.
"I see…Now it makes sense why he would storm into our inn on his own at first…" Minerva trailed off at the pink haired Dragon Slayer storming into Crocus Garden and decimated a few of Sabertooth members whilst calling for their guild master. But it was short lived as Salamander made his appearance and decimated her father within seconds.
"Sting-kun…" Lector muttered.
"Yajima-san, what do you make of this?!"
"Salamander!" Rogue shouted as he jumps behind Salamander to strike him from above.
"Do you have any tricks than that? It's getting kinda boring…" Salamander turns around to hit Rogue with the back of his hand, blowing him backwards and crashing into the ground harshly.
"Rogue…" Frosch mutters.
"So three months of training and Second Origin made him this strong, huh?" Makarov questioned looking down at Natsu who was punching against Sting repeatedly before kicking him aside.
"Don't forget the Sixth Master, I think he's getting bored from this." Mavis stifle a laugh, observing the hooded individual who looked to be playing rather than fighting, much to her enjoyment.
"But is this really the time to be playing?" Makarov questioned.
"He knows what he's doing. Have faith in him, Third Master." Mavis said as Makarov looked at her and nodded in understanding.
"I understand, First Master." Makarov then watches the match as Salamander and Natsu stood over Rogue and Sting's bodies.
Infirmary
"Even I can pick up on it! The way they're cheering has changed and has become louder, right?" Wendy asked Porlyusica.
"Yes."
"Lucy, you were awake?" Carla asked turning her attention towards the blonde sitting up on the bed.
"Yeah. I just can't sleep. Natsu and Salamander will win, won't they?" Lucy asked.
Domus Flau
"Wh-Who could have foreseen this development?! The Twin Dragons of Sabertooth, helpless before Fairy Tail! Will the match end like this?!" Chapati said as both Sting and Rogue lied down in front of Natsu and Salamander who stood across from them.
"Like hell it'll end…" Rogue muttered standing up.
"Yeah…I knew this wasn't gonna be an easy wall to get over…" Sting muttered as he stands up as well before recounting the promise he held with his Exceed, Lector.
"Sting-kun…" Lector uttered looking down at Sting.
"I know, Lector…We made a promise, right?" He uttered under his breath as he opens his eyes, showcasing the seriousness held in them as both Salamander and Natsu watches Sting. "I'm not gonna lose." At this, a burst of magic power burst out of Sting and Rogue. "I can't lose…For Lector's sake…" Sting said adopting a serious look along with Rogue as scale-like designs appears on their bodies instead of actual scales.
"So they're choosing that option, huh?" Salamander asked.
"They're…" Natsu said.
"What the hell…?" Gajeel asked looking down at both Sting and Rogue's appearances-wise, noting the scales-like designs.
"Wh-What is this…?" Makarov questioned in surprise.
"Tremble at the true power of the Third Generation." Minerva said.
"Impossible! They can activate it with their own will?!" Jellal asked in thought looking down at the match with shock atop one of the statues around Domus Flau.
"Dragon Force…" Mavis stated.
"Natsu kinda looked like that at the Tower of Heaven…" Gray said.
"Yeah. Except…" Erza trailed off.
"…he gained the power then by eating Etherion. And that time with Zero too, he unleashed that power by eating all of my magic. But they're able to release the power of the Dragon by willing it?!" Jellal said looking down at the surprising spectacle down below.
"This is the Third Generation of Dragon Slayers." Minerva declared as the burst of magic power disappears from Sting and Rogue, leaving them with scale-like designs etched on their bodies.
"Rogue, hang back." Sting said as he steps forward before stopping near across Salamander and Natsu. "I can take both of them on by myself." He declared grinning with confidence as Natsu frowned while Salamander looked at him without any expression.
"U-until just a minute ago, Sabertooth was being dominated! Unbelievably, he's challenged both of them!"
"That's how much confidence he has, huh?" Yajima stated.
"That's right. Sting-kun and Rogue-kun have Dragon Force. There's no way they can lose! I was worried for nothing!" Lector said to himself.
"Fro forgot about Dragon Force, too!"
"I haven't seen it yet, but is it really all that?" Gray exclaimed as Erza went to answer.
"Yeah. At this rate, the odds are against them. Technically, Natsu. But for Salamander, we'll just have to see."
Infirmary
"It's gotten quiet…" Lucy said feeling the cheering had gone absent.
"Maybe they're finished?" Wendy asked.
"No. It begins here…" Porlyusica answered her.
"Shall I check it out?" Carla asked Lucy who shakes her head.
"No, you don't have to. I'm sure Natsu and Salamander will be fine." Lucy stated in confidence as she looks down at her guild mark print on the back of her right hand.
Domus Flau
"This feeling…He's strong." Natsu said upon looking at Sting in Dragon Force mode. Suddenly, Sting sprinted forward and punches Natsu, who got thrown back in mid-air before he shoots a ball of light towards Salamander who slaps it with the back of his hand again before blocking Sting's frontal punches.
"What…?!" Sting thought watching as his punches weren't giving any effect to Salamander who stood his ground and blocked his punches at the fast pace speed he was going.
"It's different…" Levy commented viewing the speed and strength of Sting that had increased drastically than before.
"Totally different from before!" Happy said.
"Natsu-nii, Salamander-nii…" Romeo frowned.
Meanwhile, Rogue stood on the sidelines and watches in mild surprise at Salamander keeping up with Sting in his Dragon Force mode. "Impossible…How can he keep up?"
Gritting his teeth in frustration at his efforts, Sting pump all of his magic on punching Salamander directly but every time he punches, he'd still get blocked. Wondering how the individual in front of him could keep up with him, Sting changes his tactic and backs away. "This is impossible…" Sting thought in frustration before he looks at his right to see Natsu flies towards him with fire engulfing his being. Smirking at the sight of the pink haired, Sting grabs a hold of his wrist just as Natsu readies to punch and got thrown off towards Salamander who evaded by moving to his right.
Helping Natsu onto his feet, Salamander watches as Sting jumps in the air and looks directly down below them.
"We should go." Salamander warned as Natsu looked at him before the two watches Sting quickly gathers a large quantity of light in his mouth.
"Holy Breath of the White Dragon!" Sting fires the stored quantity downwards on the arena and enveloped the whole arena was engulfed in a blazing light dome that encircles the arena, the blast radius of it substantially greater than of the very similar White Dragon's Roar.
Infirmary
"Wh-What?" Wendy asked standing up in surprise at the loud rumble.
"We can feel the magic at this distance?!" Carla asked.
"That's because it's a battle between Dragon Slayers. The cost is going to be heavy." Porlyusica explained to everyone.
"Natsu…Salamander…" Lucy thought in slight concern.
Domus Flau
"Oh, dear! What is going on here?! The floor of the arena is…"
"…crumbling?!" Makarov stated in surprise looking down at the giant hole decorated the center of the arena, which revealed the insides of the Domus Flau.
"That was one fierce breath…" Mavis said.
"What incredible force…" Erza exclaimed with a look of surprise.
"Is this the power of the Third Generation Dragon Slayers?!" Gray asked as both Salamander and Natsu were seen falling down through the crumbling arena.
"Salamander-sama!" Mirajane shouted in concern as Lisanna looks in worry for her best friend.
"Natsu…"
"It seems the battlefield is moving underneath the arena, but the match will continue! Everyone, please enjoy it on Lacrima-Vision!" Just as Chapati announced, Lacrima-Vision appears on every sides of the arches so that everyone could look upon the battle that will continue underground.
"I'm just getting started!" Sting said as he falls through the crumbling arena in pursuit of the two Dragon Slayers. Suddenly, both Salamander and Natsu landed on top of opposite concrete boulders and they both chanted.
"Roar of the Fire Dragon!"
"Sword Horn of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu finishes as he jumps forth to collide his head against Sting's stomach before Natsu was engulfed by the streams of flames that made up the Roar of the Fire Dragon courtesy of Salamander. Grinning at the support, Natsu then chanted. "Roar of the Fire Dragon!" He shoots off Sting upwards to which Salamander appears right behind him and punching him straight down the lowest floor of the arena.
But Sting stands up again as he enters a crouched stance. "The light of the White Dragon purifies all things…" Sting puts both his hands over each other, gathering light in his hands. "Holy Ray!" Sting chanted as he opens his hands in front of him as the light gathered in his hands grew in a giant ball of light and instantly releases numerous homing beams of light towards Salamander and Natsu.
"Natsu!" Salamander said as Natsu glances at him before nodding. The two then chanted together.
"Great Roar…"
"Of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu finishes as both of them fires their ferocious breaths towards the homing beams, particularly straight towards Sting. The combined breaths fell in sync with each other and formed into an even bigger fire breath to which instantly destroys the homing beams substantially and hits Sting.
"Holy attribute magic…" Mavis stated in accordance of Sting's magic.
Landing on the ground, Salamander and Natsu waited as the smoke in front of them dissipated before Sting rushes through the smoke and sucker punched Natsu again.
"Shit!" Natsu flew backwards as Salamander exchange blows with Sting attempting to punch the lights out of him but as Rogue's unfortunate dealings of him previously, he was unsuccessful to land a blow, causing him to be frustrating with each punch missed.
"Why can't I hit you already?" Sting exclaimed with gritted teeth as Salamander smiles at this.
"Why should you complain? If you can't keep up with me…then that means you're no match for me, kid." Salamander mocked at the last part as he grips upon Sting's fist and throws behind him with a sideway gesture to which Natsu punches Sting in the face with a flame enveloped fist. But Sting did not flew backwards by the action, instead he instantly punches Natsu to the ground before charging towards Salamander with a frustrating look.
"Where do you think you're going?!" Natsu shouted standing up as he gave chase to Sting who jumps forth towards Salamander. But before he could, Rogue made his appearance besides Salamander and kicks him to the chest, making him fly across the ground just as Sting reacted quickly and apprehended Natsu with a kick of his own before he grabs his arm and pulls him in front of him to which Sting punches him repeatedly before delivering a punch to his face, causing Natsu to fly backwards and land a few feet next to Salamander who lies down on the ground.
"Sting-kun really is strong, huh?" Lector asked.
"Fro thinks so, too!"
"Lector…I made you a promise…so I'm definitely gonna win!" Sting said as he raises his hand over the skies as Natsu appeared lying down in front of him. "Are you watching this, Lector?!" He shouted as Salamander and Natsu appeared unmoving in front of him and Rogue.
"I'm watching, Sting-kun!"
Infirmary
"It's become quiet again…" Wendy said hearing the rumbles were absent.
"Could those tremors from before mean…?" Carla stated.
"It's alright. I mean, it's those two…Right? Natsu…Salamander…" Lucy assured herself at the two.
Domus Flau
"Time has change. The span of seven years has allowed us to develop into true Dragon Slayers." Rogue said standing next to Sting as the two of them overlook both Salamander and Natsu, lying unmoving. "The time of the old generation is over."
"Yeah." Sting answered before looking at Rogue and nodded at him for helping him earlier, to which he nodded back.
"Uh-oh! They're not even twitching! It's been a breathless seesaw battle, but has Fairy Tail finally run out of steam?!"
"Natsu…" Happy called.
"Salamander-sama…" Mirajane cup both her hands in worry as Lisanna cup her hands over her sister's and two shares eye contact before they nodded to each other and looked at the Lacrima-Vision which showed Salamander and Natsu lying on the ground without a single movement.
"Natsu…" Lisanna mutters.
"What's wrong?! Get up! You're stronger than that!" Panther Lily shouted.
"Even Natsu and Salamander can't beat them?! The Sixth Master be defeated just like that?! Damn, this sticks in my craw..." Macao said looking down sadly.
"Natsu-nii! Salamander-nii! Stand up!"
"But you really were strong, Natsu-san…Salamander-san…" Sting smiles at the unmoving forms of the duo.
"Are both of them down?!"
"Stand up, Natsu! Salamander!"
"You can hear our voices, can't you?! The guild's thoughts are one!" Erza shouted. "Salamander is this all you are capable off?!" She added.
"They're one with you!" Minerva frowned.
"Rogue, thanks for the help." Sting said to Rogue who nods at him.
"You can't handle him all alone."
"Yeah…Anyway, I kept my promise." Sting smiled at him.
"Hey, don't you celebrate the party without us." A voice interrupted as Sting and Rogue looks at Salamander who stands up perfectly before brushing the dusts on his shoulders.
"Yeah, don't be too hasty…" Natsu said as he stands up next to Salamander.
"Fairy Tail!" Everyone in Domus Flau cheered for the awakening of Fairy Tail as both Salamander and Natsu stared at the surprised Sting and Rogue.
Infirmary
"Lucy-san! It feels like…" Wendy said to Lucy who let out a hint of a smile at the loud sounds of cheering resounding throughout the stadium.
"That's them alright!"
Domus Flau
"Awesome! I knew they could do it!" Droy smiled.
"Look at that, our voices reach 'em! They're standing!" Happy jumps in pure happiness.
"We'd be in a bind if they weren't." Panther Lily said as Mirajane and Lisanna smiled at each other before they both cheered for both of their Dragon Slayers.
"Salamander-sama!"
"Natsu!"
"Ow…You're better than I thought." Natsu cracking his bones into place before he smiles at Sting and Rogue. I saw through all of your habits."
"What?!" Sting questioned with a look surprise.
"No way…It can't be…This is a bad dream…" Lector stated in shock at the scene showcasing through the Lacrima-Vision.
"Fro thinks so, too…" Frosch said.
"Your attack timing…Your posture when you defend…Even the rhythm of your breathing…" Natsu explained to the Twin Dragons.
"What?! That's ridiculous! I'm using Dragon Force!" Sting stubbornly answered.
"Yep and it packs a wallop! My body aches all over, dammit!" Natsu said cracking his bones in his shoulder into place.
"Don't get rattled, Sting. He's bluffing." Rogue said to Sting.
"For example, when you attack, you pivot foot is facing 11:00." Natsu explained smiling.
"Really? I thought it was 10:30. You sure it's 11:00?" Salamander asked Natsu who nodded professionally. "It's definitely 10:30, right?"
"No! It's 11:00!" Natsu shouted at him as Salamander chuckles.
"I think your observation is a bit…inaccurate?"
"No it's not!" Natsu said as he lightly glares at him as Salamander shrugs his shoulder while expressing a light laugh. "What are you laughing at, huh?" Meanwhile, Sting and Rogue sweat dropped at the duo for arguing, mainly Natsu's ranting
"Arguing at a time like this…Even Salamander too! Yeesh, they make me wanna crawl in a hole…" Gray said as Erza smiles at him.
"Oh, don't be like that. You and Natsu are two of a kind."
"When you look at me objectively, that's what you see?" Gray sweat dropped as Salamander shakes his head before looking at Sting and Rogue.
"…Anyway, do you seriously think you have what it takes to beat us?" Salamander asked standing. "Sorry but that kick…That was a lucky shot. I took pity on you. But that kick could've been a lot more stronger, don't you think?" He smiles nonchalantly at Rogue as Natsu nodded. "And that's why…" He then pushes Natsu with his palm into the cart right beside the two of them. "I'm gonna be a bit more serious." He declared with a nonchalant voice before smiling at Natsu who looked up at him in surprise as he got stuck inside the cart. "I hope you don't mind." He reminded smiling innocently before the cart started moving towards the dark cavern were the tracks connected.
"Wha…!? Wait! Hey, you! That's not fair! Wh-What is this?! I was about to throw you off into the cart-!" Before he could finish his sentence, Natsu's mouth bloated by his motion sickness of going into the cart that disappeared into the cavern, leaving Salamander with Sting and Rogue. "Agh!" His screams could be heard echoing from within the cavern.
Witnessing the pink haired disappearing into the dark cavern, Sting looks at Salamander in surprise. "Wh-What are you doing?" He asked as Salamander tilted his head.
"What am I doing? The answer's simple; payback." Salamander stated as he tilted his head back to normal before smirking as flames enveloped his entire being. "So to commemorate your talent as the Twin Dragons of Sabertooth…Why don't you show me how powerful you both are? Attack me at the same time, I insist." He gestured with both arms spread out wide.
"Oh boy! It looks like Salamander-sama of Fairy Tail is challenging the two of them to a battle!"
"I mean, we're just having fun right? Because my goal here is to have fun!" Salamander smirks underneath his hood.
And that is it for chapter 12, ladies and gentlemen! I hope all of you are satisfied! So sorry for the delay! I have to recollect my thoughts over the real world. Anyway, I hope you will be patient and keep your inner fanboy or fangirl inside for the next chapter, alright? Anyway, Salamander's now gonna fight with the Twin Dragons! How will this go in the next chapter? Let's see, shall we?
