Hey guys, sorry about no updates the last few weeks, I've been at camps. I will also be at another sleep away camp next week so there may be no upload next week, but who knows. Anyway, I hope you like this next chapter. Weekly fun fact: I kept listening to this one random song while i wrote this.
"Nicholai, you knew she was down this passage?" Natsu asked "Yep!" I said with an excited tone. "But how?" Natsu asked. "Easy," I said, "I could smell her. Surviving on my own for as long as I did, I developed abnormally accurate senses. "Wow," Natsu said as he started to walk towards me, "You're one insane bastard. But don't you think for a second that I am backing down after all of that training. Let's knock Erza for a loop, lets try the combo we worked on." "Right," I said. "You ready over there guys? Erza asked. "Yeah," we said in sync, "but you had better be ready too, 'cause here we come!" "Alright!" she said, "REQUIP: FLAME EMPRESS ARMOR!" as it happened last time, her body was enveloped in a golden light, and when it dispersed, she was wearing that armor, and wielding that scythe again. Both me and Natsu ran to opposite sides of her and yelled "DRAGON SLAYER UNISON: ABSOLUTE FIRE DRAGON ROAR!" Giant fireballs launched out of both of our mouths, and Erza was crushed between the two. Then, just as she was about to get up, we both jumped over her as I engulfed my hand in flames and Natsu prepared another roar attack and yelled, "DRAGON SLAYER UNISON: SUPER PROPELLED FIRE DRAGON IRON FIST!" While I punched Erza into the ground, Natsu's attack both gave me extra power and hit Erza after it got through me. As the dust cleared, it appeared that we had won. "We, we did it!" I yelled, but as I looked at Natsu he had a look of terror on his face as he stared at the crater we created. "Turn around." He said in a serious tone. When I looked at where Erza had been she was standing up, and although her armor was in shards, she was almost unfazed by that attack. "You had better be in for a surprise if you think I'm going to go down so quickly. Although, if I had not had my flame empress armor, I definitely would have been in trouble." Erza said. "Whatever!" Natsu said nervously, "Just because you managed to protect yourself against our unison raids doesn't mean we're giving up yet! Come on Nicholai, let's-" As Natsu was talking, I abruptly interrupted him, "No," I said, "I know what you're talking about, you don't want me going up against her after what happened last time, but please Natsu, let me beat her on my own. Last time, I got cocky, messed up, and I lost to her, but let me show you that I'm not going to make the same mistake again. My mind is made up, so don't try and stop me." "I wouldn't even think about it," Natsu said, "If that's how you really feel then I don't mind stepping out, but don't you dare go losing to her again, you got that?" "Heh," I smirked and said, "I wouldn't even think about it."
Erza then said, "You done giving yourself a pep talk Nicholai? Because I'm getting tried of waiting on you two." "Yeah," I said as Natsu went to spectate the remainder of the match. "Facing me alone knowing how it ended last time," she said, "That's something I would only expect the likes of Natsu to do." "You may have beaten me last time, but don't even think about underestimating me!" I yelled as I started running towards her. "REQUIP: BLACK WING ARMOR!" she exclaimed as a pitch-black set of armor with wings appeared on her. When I reached her, I engulfed my hand in flames and punched her as hard as I could, but she managed to stop my hand with her scythe. I smiled and said, "Bad choice." I grabbed her scythe, pulled as hard as I could, and managed to get it out of her hands. "Now," I said, "Lets see if this thing really can't melt." I engulfed it with flames as I would do with my body yet it completely maintained its structure. "Perfect. Let me give you a taste of your own medicine Erza. FIRE DRAGON BLADE VOLLEY!" I spun the scythe in a figure eight pattern, and with each hit I could see Erza getting weaker and weaker. "NO!" Erza yelled as she managed to get away from me, "I WON'T LET MYSELF LOSE LIKE THIS! REQIUP: PURGATORY ARMOR!" Suddenly, a set of black, spiky armor and a giant sword matching the armor appeared. What am I going to do, I thought. I've only got enough magic energy for one more big attack. Damnit, it's a big risk, but I've got to try. What's he doing, Natsu thought, the way he's gathering his energy. "DRAGONSLYAER SECRET ART:" No, Natsu thought, he's trying to do the dragon slayer secret art. "NICHOLAI," Natsu screamed, "DON'T DO THAT, YOU'LL DRAIN ALL OF YOUR MAGIC LIKE LAST TIME." "Trust me Natsu, I can do this." I said as I stared engulfing the scythe with my flames. "I've got to stop him." Erza said. As I started to charge towards her spinning the scythe, she began charging towards me, sword ready. As our attacks collided, I yelled, "FLAME LOTUS, FLAME SCYTHE JUDGEMENT!" I can't believe it; Natsu thought, he found what was missing. The collision caused a massive explosion, and when the smoke cleared, Nicholai was standing strong, with Erza on the ground unable to move. "Wow," Natsu exclaimed, "He actually did it." "While I'm not good with losing," Erza said, "I recognize when I'm beat. Good job Nicholai, you managed not only to beat me, but you overpowered my flame empress, black wing, and purgatory armor, and you took my weapon from me and then used it to defeat me. Go on ahead, and keep that scythe, you've earned it." "Thanks, Erza. Come on Natsu let's go." "Right." As we both started down the passage, Erza said, "I don't often cheer for my opponents, but I'll be rooting for you for the rest of the trial. Don't let this victory go to waste, and become an s class wizard." I started to choke up, but managed to say, "I will, Erza."
Hey guys, hope you liked it, leave me a review because it really helps me, also tell me in the review section if you want me to write the other fights like this, or just have them tell you the match ups and the outcomes once everyone has finished fighting. Anyways, thanks for reading, and I'll see you in the next chapter.