Chapter 10:

Normal POV

When the dust cleared from Lucy's spell everyone's jaw dropped. Ashkar was still there. Sometime during the spell she had traded her double-bladed sword for single blade. Then everyone saw what the spell had done to Ashkar. She was using the blade for support. And she was panting. That spell had taken a toll on her.

" Aw no fair Luce! I wanted to get the first hit on Nakar!" Natsu whined. Lucy summoned Loke/Leo to fight Ashkar. Loke thought she was Ashkar even though she was under the alias of Nakar so he was hesitant to attack her. Ashkar met all of his attacks and while she did she started whispering stuff to him.

" I really am Ashkar but you can't tell anyone that yet. I have to win this fight to help save my mom. You can't tell anyone that either. What I need you to do is to go back to the spirit world when I say 'forced gate closure' so that way people think that I sent you back to the spirit world. You can't tell anyone that I did that either."

Loke looked at Ashkar confused if he was allowed to say anything. Ashkar saw this and sighed.

" Basically everything I'm telling you, you can't tell anyone else. If you do I will skin you alive and make a fur coat out of your hide. Do you understand?" Loke just nodded in fear. " On the count of three Loke." He nodded again.

"1, 2, 3!"

" Forced Gate Closure!" Ashkar screamed. Once again everyone stared at Ashkar in shock. Especially Lucy. Loke started to disappear in a shower of golden light.

" I'm sorry Lucy." When Lucy tried to call him back he wouldn't respond. Lucy then thought that if Ashkar could do that to her strongest Celestial Spirit then surely she would be able to any of her other Celestial Spirits. So she brought out her whip. She aimed it for Ashkar's leg but Ashkar jumped back and swept downwards with her blade. Lucy's whip got cut in half. Well she couldn't use that anymore. Lucy was about to summon another spirit when she suddenly collapsed. Using Urano Metria had also taken a toll on Lucy's body and her magic power and then having Loke's gate open for so long. Lucy couldn't stand anymore. She was dragged to the sidelines. Poor Wendy couldn't keep up and soon Porlyusica was called to help with the healing.

" If Riley were here she would be able to help with the healing. Wait stop thinking about your old guildmates." Ashkar was startled out of her thoughts when someone yelled,

" Ice Make: Hammer!" Ashkar looked up to see a giant hammer floating above her head.

"EEP!" Ashkar raised her sword instinctively as the hammer came smashing down. The hammer was destroyed but Ashkar had fallen on the ground. even though she hadn't used much magic energy, the physical exertion and the Urano Metria spell was slowly bringing her down. She heard people cheering as they believed she was finally down. Well she was sorry to disappoint. She slowly staggered to her feet and suddenly like a streak of lightning she was behind Gray. She shot her arms around his neck and held him in a blood choke. He tried his best to slip out but the trick behind the blood choke is that once you get them in the choke, it's impossible for the person to escape. This choke could kill people. Ashkar was just feeling the guilt pool up in her stomach and throat.

" I'm so sorry for doing this to you Gray. Please forgive me." Gray barely heard her as he was losing consciousness. Ashkar held him in the choke for 8 seconds. Just enough to knock him but but not enough to kill him. She herself dragged him out of harm's way. Now she only had one opponent left to face. Her former best friend: Natsu Dragneel. This was going to be one tough fight especially if she was drained of magic power.

" Now I can fight you all by myself. All those other guys were hogging you." Everyone sweatdropped.

" Then why didn't you come at me yourself? Instead of just standing there you could have attacked me Flame Head!"

" I know I could have but you seemed very busy." Ashkar almost laughed at him. If he knew who she really was then he wouldn't have thought that she was busy. She didn't move. So Natsu attacked first.

" Fire Dragon Iron Fist!" Ashar thought she could move but when she did, he came right at her. She couldn't avoid the attack. His fist met her her gut.

" What a lovely introduction," Ashkar thought to herself. She flew back and landed on one knee. She better step up her game if she wanted to win. She also couldn't let her magic power drop down too low because if it did the Dark God Power would come out.

" Where is all of that power you had at the beginning of the fight Nutcracker? Don't tell me you lost all of that power already!"

" Who the heck is Nutcracker?!"

" You are. You said your name was Nutcracker!"

" I said my name was Nakar! Get your names straight you pyromaniac. And I still have a boat load of power. I'm not gonna lose here!"

" Now that's the attitude I want to see Nutcracker! Come at me with everything you got!" Many sweatdropped when Ashkar was called Nutcracker again. Ashkar on the other hand looked extremely mad. Everybody yelled,

" RUN NATSU!" He saw the angry female individual and she had her double bladed sword out again.

" Elemental Blade: Fire!" She attacked Natsu with such speed and force that it was a surprise to believe that this was the same girl who looked as if she was about to drop on her feet just a few moments ago. Ashkar had managed to nick him with her blade. That was what had insured his defeat. Ashkar was also glad that she had been able to nick him so fast because if she had used anymore magic the Dark God Magic would have seeped through her and then it would be hard for her to control it.

"Fire Dragon Roar!" Nothing but a tiny spurt of flames came out of his mouth. Ashkar couldn't help but laugh at his expression. He had a look of confusion on his face. " What did you do to me Nutcracker?!"

" Stop calling me Nutcracker. I'm not gonna tell you what I did. But I'm just gonna say that you can't use your powers for a while which makes it much easier for me to take you down."

" Don't get too cocky. I'll just fight you hand to hand." Ashkar put away her sword. Both Natsu and Ashkar were panting but Ashkar was panting harder than Natsu. When he realized this he thought it would now be an easy win for him but boy was he gonna be in for a big surprise. Ashar lunged for his head with a horse kick but he blocked and tried to side kick her in the stomach. She low blocked and tried to front kick him right where it hurts but he danced back. He hook kicked her right across the stomach and sent her skidding back. She ran forward and punched him right in the gut and backfisted him right in the head. After that attack, Ashkar's vision started to get dimmer.

" Not right now! This can't happen right now! I still have to beat Natsu and prove that I belong in Fairy Tail once more. If they find out now, they will get hurt even more. I got stronger for a reason, to protect my nakama. I learned from Fairy Tail and they are the reason I learned to control this power. That is why I must repay them back by not hurting them with my secrets. I will not lose here and I certainly not lose to the dark power of my father. I will always walk the path of light no matter what. That is my promise to myself and to my family!"

Ashkar felt a rush of adrenaline and suddenly her vision cleared. She was able to keep the dark powers in check. She rushed at Natsu and used a roundhouse kick to his head to daze him. While he was dazed she lifted him over her shoulder and threw him out of the arena. Everyone was stunned. This girl had taken out 13 of the strongest wizards in Fairy Tail! Ashkar smiled she had won. She could find her mother. She could destroy her father. She could finally protect her nakama. And for all that she was thankful.