A/N: This... is... it! Day 7 of the 7 Day Challenge begins now! Chapter 21 begins now!
I just realized something... the 7 Day Challenge is ending with 21, which is 7*3, or 7+7+7. I didn't even plan that, but there's another set of three 7's for all of you.
I'd like to thank WrittenWhim, SaiyaStyles, WaterDragonMaverick, GhostOfOnyx, PrinceOfTheMatrix88, ManhattanTheory, QueenKazza, Stormhawk99, potentialauthor18, and FrozenBlast13 for their reviews last chapter! Seriously though people, if I didn't get many reviews from doing this challenge, I would've quit after Day 3 of the challenge most likely since I nearly did just quit the challenge then, but y'all kept me going through it all against all odds.
WrittenWhim- Roseala is the youngest member of the guild at this point and Jayne is a very light-hearted girl, so that's probably why you get this sense of childishness from the two of them. And yeah, Sean is acting all spy like and he did a good job of getting to where he needed to go and yes... I had to write the entirety of that major battle this chapter when I was already at my limit. But I'm glad that I could pleasantly surprise you with Crime Sorcière (I honestly figured that pretty much everybody would enjoy having them written in last chapter and I had a good reason to write them in, so I did).
SaiyaStyles- Well, I couldn't even write in the main characters even if I wanted to (which I'm perfectly fine with not writing them right now, except for Erza and Gajeel), so characters like Lyon, Jellal, Ultear, Jude Heartfilia, and even Kaby Melon from the Daybreak Arc got to make appearances. And yeah, there's bound to be all sorts of things in that facility, but unfortunately, Sean doesn't have time to look around.
WaterDragonMaverick- Yep, we're just going to have to see how well things go for the girls now that they're all separated. And yeah, Sean is rather skilled, but is it really surprising Euclid would have a contact within the facility that he sent Mr. Voodoo too? And thanks to the timely aid of Jellal, Ultear, and Meredy, Arashi is ready to begin his fight against Kain and Rustyrose in earnest. Yep, Camille showed off a bit of her more casual dress due to the rain and the party is now being planned out since it'll happen in a few chapters, and that beanie is the only thing that Camille will wear on her head since she doesn't really like to wear hats or anything on her head in the slightest really.
GhostOfOnyx- Yep, Crime Sorcière had a timely arrival fortunately for Arashi and I wouldn't necessarily call Wymond fat, but it's best not to underestimate someone with ties to Euclid. And of course Jayne's method is far more full-proof, never fails, and Dante as he is not human refers to people as humans since people to him are other summonings, but he does look up to another certain cat man.
PrinceOfTheMatrix88- Yeah the first time I laid on eyes on Sean's profile, I figured that he might be based off of BK201 from Darker Than Black, so I have my fun with him and yeah, things are looking down for the treasure hunt and I hope the fight with Arashi, Crime Sorcière, and Grimoire Heart lives up to your expectations!
ManhattanTheory- Yep, the independent guild has arrived on the scene, so things should get pretty interesting. I hope you enjoy the chapter!
QueenKazza- Yeah I figured that adding some canon characters would be a bit of a treat for you all, so I picked the ones most suited to what was going on, figured out a way to get them in and boom, Jellal, Ultear, and Meredy arrived on the scene. And yeah, Jayne's method is probably the one that most people would use in that situation, although there is a method involving a torch and going in the direction that the flame flickers towards.
Stormhawk99- Hehe... Arashi's mission has actually been the biggest pain this round of missions, but I'm glad that you like it so much and don't worry, I actually plan on touching on all of the characters in the next few chapters, but you'll learn more about that later.
potentialauthor18- Yep, their first few few moments in the ruins went really well, and you'll see who the other people are in a bit. And yeah, I wouldn't necessarily be all that happy if I put in all that effort to get something, only to have it snatched away either. And yep, canon characters came to Arashi's aid last chapter and we'll see how they're doing in a moment. And I'm glad that you liked the scene between Camille and Alistar, I figured that we hadn't seen the S-Class mage in a while so I decided to set up a soon to occur event while I was at it and yeah, I figured that Camille really looked like a boy in the outfit she was wearing, with the only thing that would really hint to her being female is that she had long hair, but hey, Camille's used to being called or thought of as a boy. Yeah, I honestly thought about giving up more than once when it came to this challenge, but I said that I'd do it to who knows how many people, so I did it... Wow... I did it didn't I?
FrozenBlast13- Yep, Varic's made out of ice, but you'll have to wait a while for the full story. As for Malon's rumor about Salina, every tale has at least a grain of truth to it. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Credits:
Renegade the Wolf- Falling Lanterns
Mr. Voodoo- SaiyaStyles
I don't own Fairy Tail!
I hope you enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 21
"Out of my way!" Jezabelle yelled as she pulled out a metal staff, the rod expanding to the size of a bo-staff as she slammed it into the side of a giant insect's head, "Tch... I guess that trap door attracted their attention," she mumbled as she leaped over another insect, ramming the staff into the back of it, "Figures that the last things in the ruins are bugs," the S-Class Mage muttered as she saw another crowd of insects making their way towards her, with a giant scorpion following them, "Might as well have some fun!" she exclaimed as she held her staff out in front of her in both hands.
"God Transformation Magic!" she announced as a ring of fire erupted around her, "Hestia!" Jezabelle roared as the ring of fire completely enveloped her, shielding her from view, only to reveal that she had changed as the fire died down. In this new form, Jezabelle's appearance changed immensely, she had noticeably less curves, her torso had become shorter, as well as her fingers. Her hair now only fell down to her mid-back in curls and her hair was now a bright red with orange and yellow highlights in it, making it to resemble fire. Her eye shape remained the same, but they were now a startling red color and her ears were now pointed. Jezabelle now wore a loose, orange cami top with a high waisted red flared skirt and a pair of thigh high, black riding boots. She also wore a pair of black, leather fingerless gloves and a mask that resembled a phoenix.
"Shall we dance?" the transformed woman asked as fire erupted around her again, frightening the insects as she charged in, tearing them apart as she neared the scorpion, deflecting it's stinger with her staff as it tried to grab her with it's claws, only for Jezabelle to pierce through the claw with her staff, pinning it to the ground as it screeched out in pain.
"Hestia's Great Hearth!" she announced as she released a great blast of fire at point-blank range, leaving the scorpion, burnt from head to toe as she pulled her staff free while she leaped above the creature in a single, swift motion, "Coming through!" she shouted as she released another blast of fire, causing the creature to break through the ground beneath it, falling into the darkness, "Looks like I have my way down now," Jezabelle sighed as she hopped down the opening she created.
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"Dun, Dun," the large man muttered as he tried to smash Jayne with his large, hand-shaped hammer.
"Light Magic: Light Shield!" Jayne shouted as a shield of light barely appeared in time for her to block the attack, the shield of light cracking under the immense force of the strike, "Sure! Head towards the humans! They'll help!" she yelled sarcastically as she ran from under the hammer.
"Apologies," Dante grunted as he held a chain sword between his hands, a man with spiky hair grinning as he pressed in on the summon.
"Heh, there's no stopping the super Treasure Hunter Guild Sylph Labyrinth!" the man with the spiky hair, who's name was Hiroshi, declared, "We always get what we want!"
"Dun!" the large man, Lala, repeated as he turned to face Jayne again.
"Sorry," Roseala muttered as she watched Dante and Jayne fight, only to hear a loud sound resound throughout the area as Dante disappeared, mumbling an apology, "Dante!"
"A sniper!?" Jayne gasped.
"Haha! Super nice shot Drake!" Hiroshi laughed as Jayne and Roseala noticed what seemed to be a man on the far end of the corridor.
"Dante..." Roseala muttered as she pulled out her large book, "Fable Magic! Come! Renegade the Wolf!" she shouted as a tall, muscular man with long black hair appeared. The man, Renegade the Wolf had black wolf ears, sharp teeth and claws, and he only wore a pair of black pants which had a black wolf tail sticking out of it.
"Need someone taken care of?" Renegade asked as he stared down the three strangers, knowing that the sniper was there through his sense of smell, "Grr... We'll need Jericho!" he growled as barely dodged a sniper bullet, "Get him summoned!" he demanded as he ran in towards Hiroshi, "Claw Magic: Blazing Claws!" he announced as he struck at the swordsman with flaming claws.
"Dun!" Lala yelled as Jayne barely managed to dodge his next strike.
"Blinding Light!" she shouted as an incredibly bright light was emitted from her hands, blinding Lala as she ran around him, pulling out a few small lachrima bombs from the waistband of her skirt, "Take this!" she yelled as she through them at Lala's back, the bombs exploding upon impact and causing the large man to stagger as he quickly turned around, recklessly swinging his hammer.
"Jericho the Tortoise! Come!" Roseala shouted as the large, stalwart man appeared to block Lala's strike.
"It seems you took your time," Jericho grunted as he held back the hammer with his large shell.
"Nice save Rose!" Jayne called out as she stood next to Jericho, seeing that Roseala was getting tired from maintaining two summons in battle at once, 'It looks like she'll collapse if she has to summon another one of her characters, she's barely standing... It looks like I'll have to really pull my weight," she thought to herself as she looked down the corridor towards the sniper, "Jericho! You handle this guy! I'm going after that sniper!"
"Just don't let time get ahead of you," Jericho grunted as he pushed Lala back before charging into him with his shell.
"Heh... That's right little girlie... Just run straight towards me..." the sniper, Drake, snickered as he heard rumbling from above him, "What the..." he mumbled as he saw a giant, burnt scorpion burst through the ceiling above him, "Oh shi-!" he started to curse as the creature and rubble landed on top of him, leaving only the top half of the unconscious sniper remaining uncovered as Jezabelle landed on top of the scorpion.
"Jezabelle!" Jayne called out as she recognized the S-Class Mage's transformed state.
"Dun!? Drake!" Hiroshi screamed, getting his catchphrase confused with Lala's.
"Super not good!" Lala yelled, picking up Hiroshi's catchphrase of 'Super'.
"Stone Claws!" Renegade shouted as he struck Hiroshi in the side of the head, sending him flying into the wall in an unconscious heap as Jericho followed suit, sending the distraught Lala flying into the wall.
"D-Did we win?" Roseala panted as she tried to continue providing magic power to her two characters.
"Yeah, you did," Renegade smirked, "We'll go now so that you can recover some, all right?" he added as he and Jericho vanished, Roseala feeling immediate relief on her magic.
"You two handled yourselves well," Jezabelle said proudly as she walked towards the two younger girls, "Slyph Labyrinth is pretty dangerous I hear."
"We would've been in whole lot more trouble if you didn't show up though Jez," Jayne admitted, "I don't think we could've lasted much longer."
"Now we've just got to find the treasure," Roseala added as she walked up to Jayne and Jezabelle.
"Um... question?" Jayne said suddenly, "How are we going to get the treasure out of here when we find it?" she asked, receiving no answer as all three girls simultaneously sighed.
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Sean looked over at the man, Wymond Bishop, who was now obstructing his mission.
"Any and all obstructions to the mission must be dealt with," Sean muttered as he leapt from the storage crate towards the catwalk as he drew and swung one of swords towards the scientist, only to be avoided.
"Please, calm yourself," Wymond muttered as he pulled a vial of red liquid from his bag, drinking every last drop of the concoction, "Now we may begin in earnest. Time Shift Magic: Double," he announced as his speed was suddenly doubled, Wymond appearing directly in front of Sean as he sent him flying across the catwalk with a powerful punch to the abdomen.
"C-come..." Sean muttered into a communication lachrima before he shattered it, Wymond quickly appearing next to Sean, trying to kick him the Lightning Mage sent a powerful electric charge through the man as he fell over, slumping against the wall, 'Was that it?' he asked himself as he grabbed the keys off of Wymond's belt and began walking away.
"Surprise!" Wymond yelled as he threw and orange vial at Sean's back, the fluid's inside igniting as soon as the glass shattered, setting him ablaze, "You should never let your guard down around an Alchemist!" he laughed as he watched Sean struggle as he tried to pull off his coat.
"Ice God's Field!" the masked mage yelled as a black ice covered Sean and the catwalk, putting out the fire as Sean shattered the ice on himself, his coat scorched.
"A God Slayer?" Wymond gasped.
"Ice God's Pillar!" Sean yelled as a pillar of black ice shot from his arm, impaling Wymond in his moment of shock.
"Hehehe..." the man laughed as blood dripped out of his mouth, "It still won't matter... what you do!" he screamed as he lifted Sean by the pillar of ice before slamming him into the storage crate that hung in the air, sending both Sean and the crate falling to the ground.
"What a monster," Sean panted as he saw that the crate had be smashed open, seeing a doll made of red leather with black buttons stitched on as eyes laying on the ground, "Is that the doll?" he asked himself as he picked it up.
"Having fun yet!?" Wymond shouted from the catwalk, the hole in his stomach having completely healed, "If not, then here's some presents!" he yelled as he threw several orange, yellow, and green colored vials down towards Sean as he tucked away the doll and began running away from the flasks of lighting, fire, and acid.
"Are you here!?" he heard Jean call out from inside the facility.
"Here!" Sean shouted as he climbed on top of several crates before jumping into the air, Jean catching him, "Fly towards that wall!" he ordered as Wymond simply watched them with a smirk on his face.
"Roger!" Jean responded as Sean removed his mask just enough to reveal his mouth.
"Ice God's Bellow!" he roared as a tempest of snow and ice broke through the wall up at an angle, allowing them escape to above ground.
"It's just as you predicted, Euclid," Wymond chuckled into a small communication lachrima.
"Oh? Undine's Cove decided to drop by then?" the Information Broker responded through the crystal.
"Yes, you didn't tell me that they had a third God Slayer."
"It must have slipped my mind then. So I take it that Salina sent Sean Clement to recover the doll then?"
"Yes and by the by, doesn't that guild have someone with a relation to that girl?" Wymond asked.
"You mean that girl with the sword in her?" Euclid questioned, "Yes, they do, and I've already started to incorporate some plans involving her and I have Rhia watching the other related party."
"Do you really think that you can trust that demon?"
"I don't trust her in the slightest actually," Euclid stated, "But that's why I gave the task to her."
"I see," Wymond muttered, "Well, I have a facility to clean up. The Magic Council will be breathing down my neck until I do."
"Have fun," the Information Broker said nonchalantly, "Oh, and remember... Don't tell them who broke into the facility. It wouldn't be fun to get Undine's Cove dissolved in such a fashion and it's a pain to bribe officials to turn a blind eye."
"Of course, Euclid," Wymond responded as the Broker cut the transmission.
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"Aether Surge!" Arashi called out as he his body glowed red, allowing him to keep up with Jellal as they flew behind Rustyrose.
"Pegasus Wings!" Rusty shouted as small wings sprouted on his feet as he took off into the air, "Golden Shield!" he yelled as his left hand transformed into a large shield just before the two men landed their attacks, "Strike forth! Jet Black Sword!" he announced as he swung his right arm at the two men, Jellal catching the arm as Arashi continued to fly around Rusty.
"Crimson Laceration!" Arashi announced as he swung his arms at Rusty's back, slashing open several wounds while Jellal threw the Dark Mage towards a crowd of underlings, before releasing several fast moving beams from his hands towards Rusty, each one exploding upon impact.
"Belcusas the Thunderclap!" the two men heard as a giant armored beast came to life, leaping towards Jellal as he quickly fell back with the use of Meteor.
"Distract that thing!" the blue-haired man shouted as he flew up into the air.
"Got it!" Arashi responded as he dodged a ferocious strike from the armored creature left a small crater where he stood, "Aether's Arrow!" he announced as he released a powerful crimson blast into the beast's head as it let out a roar, "Guess I only made it angry."
"Dodoskoi!" Kain Hikaru roared as he struck the ground, where Ultear had just been standing.
"Arc of Time: Luminous Minutes!" Ultear called out as she threw her crystal ball into the air above Kain, the orb quickly producing several copies of itself as they all rained down on the large man.
"Iron Doll," Kain said lowly as the dust cleared, revealing that he had transformed his doll and body into iron.
"Meredy! Are you ready!?" Ultear shouted.
"Yes! Maguilty Sense: Multi Spread Sensory Link!" Meredy announced as she finished casting her spell, linking the senses of every underling in the ruin with Kain's senses.
"Restore," Ultear mumbled as her crystal ball reappeared in her hands, "Now, Flash Forward!" she shouted as numerous copies of her orb rushed around Kain towards the many underlings, striking them all while transferring all of the pain they were experiencing between all of them and Kain, quickly rendering even the large man unconscious.
"Get out of the way!" Jellal shouted as Arashi quickly made himself scarce, "Heavenly Body Magic!" he announced as seven magic seals appeared in the sky as he placed both of his hands on top of each other, the top hand only having the index and middle fingers spread out, "Grand Chariot!" he yelled as each magic seal launched a powerful magic blast down onto Belcusas, quickly destroying it as Arashi flew past it towards Rustyrose, striking the man in the abdomen with an Aether enhanced punch before pulling his other fist back and striking the Dark Mage in the face, slamming his head against the nearby wall.
"It... seems that... we demons are... once again cast... into the pits of Hell," Rustyrose muttered before he fell unconscious from the trauma that he took to the head.
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Salina stood patiently as she waited for the Councilmen to discuss her proposition. She was standing in the court room of the Fiore Branch of the Magic Council, the Thought Projections of the council members were sitting in the podium that overlooked her as they discussed her request.
"Salina Velvet!" the chairman, Gran Doma, suddenly called out.
"Yes, Chairman?" she responded as she looked up at the Magic Council.
"Why do you wish for the bounty on Styles Kaizu to be revoked?" he asked, his tone demanding a quick answer.
"Because I see a mage that needs guidance, Chairman," Salina answered.
"Is this like your pity for the mage Reginald Ladon?" another council member asked.
"Call it what you will," Salina huffed, "But, if I see a man that I believe needs help, should I not help him? Has Reginald ever caused any of you any problems? Has he ever showed signs of becoming like his parents?" she asked as she gave them all a hard stare.
"I believe that we should permit her request," Org suddenly stated, "Salina Velvet has shown herself to be a reliable Guild Master these past few years," he added as the other councilmen began debating amongst themselves again.
"Enough!" Gran Doma bellowed, silencing the councilmen, "Very well then. I permit Salina Velvet, the First Guild Master of Undine's Cove, to take Styles Kaizu into her custody. However, he must pay off his bounty through missions and should he leave the guild before his bounty has been cleared, he will once again be treated as a Dark Mage."
"Thank you for your grace and understanding," Salina bowed with a smile.
"Do not misunderstand," the Chairman interjected, "If we believe that he is becoming a threat to the safety of the Magic World, then we will take action against him and you will be forced to comply."
"Of course..." Salina said lowly as thunder cracked outside, a silent conversation seemingly taking place between her and Gran Doma.
"You are dismissed," he stated, Salina quickly turning on her heels and leaving as soon as she could.
"Hm... She's a bit too similar to her brother for her own good," Org mumbled.
"That man disappeared over two decades ago," Gran Doma added, "He was far too bright for his own good it seems," the Chairman mumbled as his and all of the other Thought Projections disappeared.
"Lugus Velvet..." Org muttered, "Yes, she's become very much like him since she founded a guild," he added as his own Thought Projection vanished.
A/N: Is that it? Did I win the challenge? Can I have a life again now? Do I win a prize?
Day 7 of the 7 Day Challenge is complete! The challenge is complete!
Okie-Dokie, now all that's left for this arc is a few chapters of wrapping things up and then we'll be well on our way into the next arc!
But first, I'm going to have a well deserved week off from writing.
Your (feeling rather accomplished and tired and stressed) Host,
dreadburner94.