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Chapter 4 - My Flames
"ALL YOU FAIRY TAIL MEMBERS OUT THERE!"
'Huh?'
"WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN CAPTURING LUCY HEARTFILIA!"
'What? Damn it, did they at least stop Abyss Break?'
"OUR FIRST OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED!"
'Wait, first? Does that means Fairy Tail has been destroyed?'
"AAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
'Was that a girl's scream? Was that Lucy? What is happening?' One of Naruto's fingers began to move slightly.
"WE HAVE BUT A SINGLE OBJECTIVE LEFT!"
'No, Master Jose. Don't do it.' Naruto's hand clenched as he struggled to regain movement.
"TO SLAUGHTER THE LOT OF YOU DISGUSTING BRATS!"
"No." Naruto whispered as his eyes popped up. "I won't let him do this." Naruto closed his eyes once more and began to focus his magic. As far as he could remember, somehow he could heal faster than any normal mage or person. All he needed was some rest or meditation and his body would recover almost completely. Master Jose tried to figure out how it worked for his own benefit but concluded that, like Naruto's pyrokinesis, was an ability unique to him.
A dark blue Magic Seal appeared below Naruto's lying body as his body started to recover from the injuries after he asked his new friends to attack him to prevent the Abyss Break from firing. After a minute, Naruto's eyes opened again as he sat up and popped his neck.
"Damn, that hurt." Naruto muttered to himself as he slid onto one knee and breathed in deep. His eyes steeled and held two fingers to his forehead as he focused on the area around him. Images of heat signatures began to appear in his mind as he honed in on specific ones. He sensed three powerful bodies of heat he knew were the other three members of the Elemental Four but they weren't moving.
"Good, they did manage beat them and stop Abyss Break." Naruto whispered, though his heart clenched at the thought of Juvia being hurt but he knew Natsu and the others would have kept their promise. Juvia was a kind person and she wouldn't have the heart to attack with her full power. His mind continued to sense the area and found a group of powerful heat signatures that were in one of the rooms where Aria was unconscious.
"That must be Natsu and his team. There's two more really powerful mages with them but one is very weak from exhaustion. The other seemed to have their magic...blocked in a way. Where is Gajeel? He's the only one Master Jose would trust to guard Lucy." Naruto closed his eyes to focus better when he saw a huge and dark heat image making its way to the Natsu's group. It looked like a dark and purple flame that was cold at the same time
"Shit! It's Master Jose. He's taking matters into his own hand. They don't stand a chance!" Naruto shouted, his voice echoing in the half destroyed room. He needed to warn them and most likely face his former master himself. He knew he didn't stand a chance either, Master Jose was one of the Ten Wizard Saints after all. But he needed to save them. Then his mind also found Gajeel and what seemed to be a bright flame next to him.
"Lucy is with Gajeel, after all. What should I do? Rescue the girl and convince my best friend this is wrong or save Natsu and his friends? Damn it, what should I do?"
Naruto gritted his teeth as he kept his fingers on his forehead. He could sense the massive group of Master Jose's Night Shades that suddenly got stronger as the other heat signatures outside began to weaken further. There was just so much happening right now, he couldn't have been knocked out for no more than a hour and yet, everything was going down the drain. Should he save his best friend from himself? Should he help the Fairy Tail guild outside with the Shade army or should he stand up and fight the man who saved his life?
Naruto dropped his fingers off his forehead and opened his eyes in determination.
He knew what he needed to do.
"Natsu! Erza! There you are!" Gray, Elfman, and Mirajane found a beaten up Natsu and Erza who was lying against a large stone. " Did you actually fight somebody in that condition, Erza?" Mirajane asked in worry.
"Were you the one to defeat this guy?" Gray asked as Erza nodded. She turned back to Natsu who was hovering over her in worry. " Natsu, remember what I told you, now go save Lucy! You're the one who will surpass me!"
"Right! I will save Lucy and protect out guild!" Natsu thrusted his fist up in the air.
"Go, now Natsu." Erza smiled.
"We'll help you. We'll go toget..." Elfman stopped in mid sentence as a dark and cold feeling hit everyone in the room.
"Wha...What is this sensation?" Gray managed to speak out.
"UUUGH! I feel a chill unbefitting for a man!" Elfman shook as the cold feeling draped over him.
"What...is...this?" Mirajane whispered as she covered herself with her arms.
A loud clapping was heard as Natsu, Erza, and the others turned toward the sound coming from the other side of the room.
"My, my...what a wonderful show you all put on." Master Jose smiled as he clapped his hands in a mock fashion. "I never honestly expected you to provide me with this much entertainment."
"Master Jose!" Erza gritted her teeth in frustration.
'This guy is the master of Phantom Lord.' Gray thought as he tried to brace himself for an attack.
'How can his magic feel so evil? It makes me physically sick just from standing this close!' Mirajane covered her mouth in fear and disgust.
"Well then, I must thank you for providing me with all this entertainment but..." Master Jose smirked evilly. "I've had my fill."
Elfman and Gray stood in front of everyone as they prepared to attack the Phantom Lord Master. Erza's eyes widened as she tried to call out to them and noticed Natsu about to do the same.
"GET AWAY!" She managed only to stop Natsu by grabbing his wrist but it was too late for Elfman and Gray as Master Jose hit them with bolts of Darkness Magic with a wave of his hand. The powerful attack knock both mages away as they fell back unconscious and beaten. Natsu, Erza, and Mirajane looked on in horror as the dark mage took out their friends as if they were flies.
"Elfman! Gray!" Mirajane shouted in worry.
"Guh!" Erza forced herself up from her spot on the floor as she held onto Natsu's arm. "Natsu, go now! I'll distract him as long as I can."
"But..."
"But nothing! Just go!" Erza shouted. Master Jose simply laughed at what he was witnessing and held his hand up.
"As if I'll let any of you leave alive." Master Jose waved his hand back down quickly. "Dark Explosion!"
A line of exploding fire appeared behind them, throwing up rocks and fire, cutting off any possible escape. Master Jose grinned as he held his hand up and shot out a powerful blast of Darkness Magic from a purple Magic Seal in front of him.
Erza stood in front of Natsu and Mirajane as she was about to Re-quip into a battle armor and deflect the attack when someone jumped in front of her and took the blast for her.
"Black Flame!" The powerful beam of Dark Magic began to weaken as it was eaten and burned away by the black fire consuming it. Everyone tried to block their eyes as the two magics connected in a powerful display of energy. Master Jose's face contorted in a look of shock as he saw the man who absorbed his attack.
"Naruto? You're alive? I thought with the Jupiter cannon destroyed and the Abyss Break failing...why are you here? Why are you protecting the enemy?" Master Jose went from a look of relief to one of anger and confusion.
Naruto stood in front of Erza with a ball of black fire in the middle of his hands. He clapped his hands together, dissipating the flame as he stood straight up. His orange Gi was gone and his hair was completely down in a shaggy look. All he was left wearing was his fishnet t-shirt and black pants with his matching sandals. His tattooes prominent on his forearms.
"I'm not protecting the enemy. I'm standing up to the enemy right now." He spoke solemnly.
"What? What are you saying, boy?" Master Jose shouted in anger. "I took you in, fed you, clothe you, taught you everything you know and this is how you repay me? How did this come about? You have been by my side, loyal to the bone for seven years. Why now, of all times?"
"Because, I know who I am now." Naruto closed his eyes as he held his arms up in a cross position.
"Speaking of which, who is this guy?" Erza whispered back to Natsu and Mirajane.
"He's Naruto, one of the Elemental Four. The Orange Flame. He saved our lives and destroyed the Jupiter cannon." Happy spoke up for the first time since Master Jose arrived.
"What? You destroyed my Jupiter cannon?" Master Jose's eyes widened in surprise and frowned in rage. "Then I know who you are. You're a traitor!"
"Yes, I am." Naruto answered. ""Phantom Lord was always the number one guild in this country. Our magic was unsurpassed, our members talent was unsurpassed and our funds were unsurpassed. But then, in the space of a few years, Fairy Tail came to power. Erza and Laxus. Mystogan and Gildarts. Their names spread as far as our hometown and rumours of the Salamander spread throughout the whole country. Before you realized it, both guilds, Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail, came to represent this country. You just couldn't stand it. Fairy Tail, who started out as a small guild was now on our level. Pure jealously movitates you now and that's why I must stop you."
Master Jose went from being angry to being amused at his former underling's statement. "Oh, really? You are strong, my protege but nowhere near my level. You are a master of Spectrum Fire Magic, I will admit but it's nothing compared to my Darkness Magic. Speaking of which, what was that black fire that consumed my attack? I've never seen you use that color before."
Naruto opened his eyes once again as he took a fighting stance with his right arm out and his left arm in close to his body. "That was my Black Flame. It's dark fire that feeds itself on Darkness Magic. I made it just for this occasion though I never thought in a thousand years I would use it against you."
Master Jose's smile disappeared at the realization that Naruto had a defense against his magic. Like normal fire, it consumes and spread every time his Darkness magic hits that dark flame.
'I can't believe this guy was a student of Master Jose. The feeling I get from him is warmth and purity, nothing like his master.' Mirajane thought to herself as she watched the two face off each other.
"So all of this was because you were jealous? Such a stupid reason!" Erza yelled out at Master Jose in fury.
"Oh, Fairy Tail has been getting on my nerves for a long time, that part Naruto speaks of is true. But the trigger for this war was a trivial matter. We had received a request to recover the young heiress of the Heartphilia estate."
'Lucy?' Erza and Mirajane thought in unison.
"The daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the country had joined Fairy Tail? How powerful did you have to become before you would be satisfied? If you had free access to the Heartphilia funds then your power would finally have truly exceeded my own! And that was the one thing I could never forgive!" Jose shouted as his fists clenched in anger.
"It's pretty damn pathetic of you to get so heated up about who is the best but what's really shocking is how terrible your information gathering sources are." Erza smirked.
"What's that?" Jose asked surprised.
"Lucy ran away from home. Do you think we could use her for money? She lives in a house she rents for seventy thousand jewels and she worked her ass off just like all the rest of us. She fought with us, laughed with us, cried with us, she's one of the Mages of our guild and you're telling me that was the trigger of this war? Lucy, the heiress of the Heartphilia family? A flower can't choose the place where it blooms and a child can't choose the parents she is born to. What the hell do you think you know about Lucy?" Erza yelled at the Phantom Lord master.
"Well, I guess I'll find that out." Jose mused. "Do you really think I'm going to hand her over to her father for free? I'm going to keep her until they have no money left. I'm going to get my hands on the entire Heartphilia fortune."
Mirajane started to grit her teeth in anger at the exchange between Erza and Jose but before she could speak out, Naruto, who had silent during the whole arguement, finally spoke back up.
"If...If I had any doubt in my mind about my decisions to betray you and defend Fairy Tail..." Naruto's eyes steeled. "I have none anymore."
"So what are you waiting for? Attack me, boy!"
"I am." Naruto's eyes shook for a moment but it was enough for Master Jose to notice and react as he spun around and grabbed the wrist of another Naruto behind him. His hand was inches away from touching Master Jose as he smirked at the trick Naruto just tried to pull on him.
"Really? Thought Projection combined with Sleep Magic? I know you are talented with both types of magic but like I said, I taught you everything I know. You should have tried to kill me instead of trying to knock me out!" He pulled out his dagger and stabbed the projected clone, destroying it but little did Master Jose know, it was only meant to be a distraction.
"White Flame!" Naruto threw a blast of searing hot, white fire at Natsu who was surprised but still consumed it with gusto. "It's my hottest flame! Use it's power to stop my best friend and rescue yours!"
Natsu sucked in the last of the blazing hot flame and nodded as he took off quickly up to the top level. Master Jose shouted in anger as he released a blast of magic at Natsu.
"Dark Explosion!" The ground erupted as the trail of exploding fire followed Natsu but at the last second, was pulled back toward Jose as he dodged the boomerang attack with ease. He looked back over to Naruto who had his hand up in a pulling motion back toward him.
"You pulled my own attack back at me by controlling the flames from the explosion? I see, you have been holding back on me, haven't you? Fine then, if you want it this way. I'll be more than happy to finish you off." Master Jose grinned as he powered up in a dark purple aura as images of ghost surrounded him in an eerie glow. Mirajane and Erza held themselves, trying not to puke from the cold evil emitting form Master Jose.
Suddenly, they felt a warm and safe glow caressing their bodies. A far cry from the cold darkness and evil from Jose's magic. They both looked up at the blonde mage as he began to power up himself in a bright glow of orange/yellow magic. The light surrounded him as he pushed back his master's dark aura, protecting the girls behind him.
"Please forgive me for what I'm about to do." Naruto spoke out to his former master before looking over his shoulder at the two S class mages from Fairy Tail. "Please use this chance to escape with your friends. I'll try to buy you enough time."
"What?" Erza whispered before she realized what he meant. "You have no hope in defeating him, don't you?"
Naruto nodded as he turned his attention back to Master Jose.
"But I can hold him back long enough for you to escape. Now go!" Naruto jumped at Master Jose and threw a massive blast of blue fire at him. "Blue Flame!"
Jose merely smirked as he dodged the attack as the flames left a cold burn on the floor.
"Very well, let's do this!"
The two strongest mages in Phantom Lord clashed at Erza and Mirajane watched on, totally disregarding Naruto's wishes. The speed they were running at, attacking each other with fists and kick was near impossible to see. Only in her flight armor could Erza reach these speeds but here were two mages achieving this type of speed with their bodies alone right in front of her.
"Dark Beam!" Master Jose shouted as he leapt up and shot multiple beams of Darkness Magic from his fingers at Naruto who blurred back and forth, avoiding the attacks. Every time he dodged one, he threw a different color blast of fire at Jose who dodged them as well.
"Blue Flame!"
"You're so strong, Naruto. Juvia will be strong too!"
"Green Flame!"
"You're tough, Blondie. I'll give you that. I guess that's why we're friends."
"Orange Flame!"
"You're strong. Too bad we don't have more time to fight some more."
"Purple Flame!"
"No problem. It takes a man to take down another man like me! I'm Elfman, so you're on our side now...Naruto, was it?"
"Pink Flame!"
"I'm Gray. If Natsu says you're okay, then I have to accept that. Are you going to join us and help stop this thing?"
"Red Flame!"
"I'm a good person."
"Yellow Flame!"
"Amazing." Erza muttered as she watching the fight between Phantom Lord mages.
"What?" Mirajane asked, her eyes never leaving Naruto's form.
"Not one wasted movement. Every time he dodges a beam, he immediatly counter attacks with an attack of his own. He's...quite amazing." Erza hid a small blush on her nose much to Mirajane's confusion. The she remembered that Erza had a thing for powerful guys who could give her a run for her money and smiled a little. Even in this situation, Erza was still Erza.
"Yeah, but can he defeat Master Jose?" Mirajane focused back on the battle as she watched Master Jose dodge another red fire blast from Naruto.
"I don't know, I didn't think so at first but maybe, just maybe." Erza whispered.
"Orange Flame: Twin Dancing Snakes!" Naruto shot two large serpents of fire out of his hands as they flew at Master Jose.
"Dark Barrier!" A sphere of ghostly images surrounded Jose as they defended him from the two fire snakes launched at him. Streams of orange fire shooting past Jose as he blocked the attack. He smirked and held his hands up in a simliar fashion as two dark shades shot out at Naruto.
"Shade Serpents!"
"Black Flame: Dark Skull!" A blast of black fire formed into a large skull front of Naruto as it consumed the dark serpents and continued its way towards Master Jose. The guild master for the first time in this fight with his protege, looked worried as he watched the black flame skull shot right at him. His whole body was filled with Dark Magic and if he guessed correctly, this attack would harm him greatly.
"Dark Beam!" Jose shot out a dark beam away from him as the black skull followed it and crashed into the wall as it consumed the beam.
"Really? Is this all you have? Perhaps I was wrong in assuming you were the best Mage in my guild. So far, all of your attacks have missed me." Jose smirked.
"So have yours." Naruto retorted.
"Details. A merely simple form of my magic. You, however used many of your different types of flames and for what? Even you can run out of magic sooner or later."
"True, I could but I won't. Know why?"
"Why?" Jose mused.
"Because I didn't miss. Did you ever stop and wonder how could a mage with pyrokinesis missed his opponent with Fire Magic?" Naruto smiled a little as Master Jose's eyes widened in realization. He looked around at the floor and walls, all burning with various color flames as they almost licked about in excitement
Naruto held out his hands as a large orange Magic Seal appeared in front of him as the flames burned with intense fury. They started to swirl around Master Jose as his eyes shook in fear. He only saw this spell once when he witnessed Naruto take out an entire Dark Guild alone. Every effect of his colored flames either defended itself or attacked with no hesitation. If he used his Darkness magic to defend himself, the black fire in the vortex would simply suck it up as the rest attacked him.
It was Naruto's strongest Fire Magic.
"Wait! You can't do this! Stop, Naruto. Please. I saved your life!"
" My life..." Naruto shouted as he swung his arms around. "...IS THE FLAMES!"
"Spectrum Flame Vortex!"
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