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Dragon Age: Mage Chronicles

Chapter 2: The Fire Phantom

Garrett stood up and got the attention of the others.

"You said that anything magic related is a mage's business, right?" he asked.

"T-that's putting it simply." answered the Innkeeper.

"Well, Adrian's a mage and so am I," Garrett looked up and everyone could see the resolved look that appeared on his face, "With that reasoning, Adrian is gonna fall by my hand."

"Brother, you sure you want to do this?" asked a concerned Bethany, "You've seen what Adrian can do."

"I know, but I don't see any help coming to this town besides us anytime soon." Garrett stated, "Besides, I'm sure we're all looking to pay the snake back."

The rest of the group didn't argue with this; even if they were to leave now, they'd still be nursing their wounded pride, courtesy of Adrian. Carver then stood up, despite the dull ache in his leg.

"I'm going and I'm gonna topple that walking mountain." the young Hawke stated with conviction.

"Fine, let's play the good citizens again; this will probably make a good story." Varric announced as he stood up and heaved Bianca on his shoulder. The rest of the group followed his lead and got to their feet.

Without any more words, Garrett turned and made for the inn's exit, the rest of the group following. The innkeeper only stood there as he watched the group of travelers exit his establishment; he can only pray that these people make it out alive and in one piece.

He made it back to the front desk when the entrance opened. Turning around, he saw that Bethany has come back; for some reason she looked embarrassed.

"Um… where is Adrian's hideout?" the youngest Hawke asked sheepishly.

The innkeeper face-faulted at this; the group was so focused on fighting Adrian that they forgot to ask where he was hiding. The innkeeper could only groan and bring a hand to his head.

'If these guys are our only hope, then we're doomed.'

One Hour Later…

The innkeeper found himself back in the tavern, waiting for his meal to come to his table. Hoping to get the thought of what the group of strangers will most likely face at Adrian's castle, the old man closed his inn for the day and went to the tavern. Just as his food was brought to his table, the recently fixed doors to the tavern were kicked open and a loud voiced yelled out.

"FINALLY! NOW WE CAN GET SOMETHING TO EAT!"

"Aye!"

"Shut up, flambrain, you're scaring the people here!"

The innkeeper turned his attention to the group that was now the center of attention in the tavern; the group was made up of four teenagers, two boys and two girls, and a blue cat. But what caught the old man's attention was what was on the right shoulder of the boy up front.

A guild mark.

These people were guild mages.

Outside the town on an overlooking hill was what appeared to be an old castle. It was here that Adrian and his ilk had made their home.

Deep inside of the castle in the lower levels laid the dungeons. Two of Adrian's men were standing in front of one of the cells, passing the time by conversing with each other.

"Seriously?! Someone actually challenged Adrian?!" asked the first guard.

"Yeah, though the fight didn't last long; the guy was a newcomer, so he didn't know who he was dealing with." the second guard said with amusement.

"Yeah, Adrian wouldn't have been a part of Sabertooth if he wasn't strong. Did you hear what happened to them." Guard #1 asked.

"Sabertooth lost the Grand Magic Games and lost their title of number one guild in Fiore; I even heard that the guild master kicked the bucket. They probably wouldn't have been embarrassed like that if they didn't kick out Adrian." Guard #2 laughed.

"It just goes to show how strong Adrian is; if he were there, he would've demolished the completion, just like he did with this little mouse." Guard #1 said, pointing a thumb at the cell they were standing in front of.

Inside the cell was a person that was on their knees with the arms chained to the wall; it looked like this person just got out of a fight with a mountain and lost. It was unclear if this person was still conscious or not. The two guards laughed at the pathetic sight in the cell

"This mouse sure pushed Adrian to the edge, but still got a beating from the boss." Two guards laughed at the memory of the humiliating loss their prisoner suffered at the hands of their boss.

If these two knew what was about to happen, then they wouldn't be laughing right now

One Hour Ago… (Before the mages' arrival)

Garrett and his group were walking up the path that would lead them to Adrian's castle. The group was going over how they were going to handle Adrian and his mages.

"So, we're about to go up against a castle full of mages that have very powerful magic that we've never seen before, any ideas?" Garrett inquired.

"I feel that we should stick with the 'Burst in and beat down anything that attacks us' plan, it's never failed us before." Varric amusingly suggested.

"It never failed in getting us injured, that's for sure." replied Isabela.

"Still, we can't underestimate Adrian or his mages; they use magic that is unknown to us, we'll be fighting mages that have very different tactics than we're used to; we can't afford to be overwhelmed." Garrett warned.

"Something tells me that Carver's templar techniques won't work on these mages." stated Merrill.

"I agree; we don't know if the templar arts will have any effect on this magic. Carver may have to rely on his sword." Anders proclaimed.

"Even if my skills won't work on these mages, we'll still show them that we won't go down easily," Carver stated with conviction and a bit of arrogance, "This time, we'll be prepared for anything that might happen."

Bam!

Carver was now face down on the ground, a bump on his head. Something struck the young Hawke out of nowhere. While Bethany and Merrill were tending to the dazed Carver, the others laid eyes on the object that hit Carver.

It was a crow; while a crow falling and striking a person in the head was strange, this was stranger. The crow had what appeared to be a small purple pack on its back and what appeared to be a purple tie. From the way its left wing was angled, it appeared that it was broken.

"From the look of the pack it's carrying, it looks like it's some sort messenger crow." Garrett observed. Kneeling down to the injured bird, Garrett went to heal the bird; right before he could touch the crow, the bird opened its eyes and…

"Ka-Kaw!"

"AHH! Get him off me!"

The group was treated to the sight of their fearless leader being pecked by an irate crow. Despite this, some of them were stifling some laughs, Carver was outright laughing at his brother. After a few more moments of pecking, the crow got off of Garrett and glared at him.

"If you think I'll let you take me back to that castle, then you got another thing coming, Ka-Kaw!"

…

…

…

"Did that crow just talk?"

"I think it did."

The group just stared at the glaring crow in front of them; a talking animal was almost always a demon in disguise, if what Anders said about the Heroes of Fereldan journeys were true. They half expected the crow to turn into an abomination when Bethany remembered the crow's words.

"Castle? Do you mean the one outside of town?" she asked.

The crow looked at her with suspicion and caution; she didn't look all that threatening and he didn't recognize her or the rest of the group.

"Yeah, there's only one castle near here, what's it to ya-Kaw?!" answered the crow.

"Then does that mean you know a man named Adrian?" asked Bethany.

"Ka-Kaw! You mean that no-good cheating jerk? That guy has caused me nothing but trouble! I've just escaped from his clutches and was planning on regaining my strength and storming the castle, Ka-Kaw!" anger was now in the little aviary's voice as he spoke of the dark mage as if he was speaking of insects.

"So, you know all about him and what he's capable of?" asked Garrett.

"Yeah, why do you ask?" realization came to the bird after he said this, "You plan on fighting him, aren't you-Ka?!"

"Yes we are, and if you were in his castle, then you can help us get in and get to Adrian." answered Aveline, though part of her was wondering why she just asked a crow for help.

The crow observed the group closely, going to each one of them and looking them over. After returning to the front of the group, the crow had a moment of thought before speaking up.

"Hm, from what I can get from you people, I can honestly say that you have a lot of skills under your belt-Ka."

The group wasn't sure how to take being complimented by a bird, it was kind of awkward.

"I can also truthfully say that you'll all get the stuffing kicked out of you by Adrian's men five seconds passed the front door-Ka!"

And awkward turned into irritation.

"Alright, bird, what are you proposing?" Fenris asked in irritation, not being the ideal person to take criticism, especially from a bird.

The crow put his unbroken wing up to the underside of his beak, mimicking a person raising their fist to their chin in thought. A moment passed before he spoke again.

"Ka! The only way I can think to take down Adrian is to sneak in to the castle and free my master, then we can overpower the slimeball all at once, Ka-Kaw!" the little crow spoke with what sounded like renewed vigor in his voice.

"Your master? Who's your master?" Tallis inquired.

"My master is the strongest mage I know; the only reason Adrian beat my master was because he fought dirty-Ka!" it seemed that the crow acted as if he ate rotten food whenever Adrian's name passed through his beak, "We were both imprisoned afterwards for a few days, but I was able to escape just a short while ago to get help-Ka!"

"Why were you and your master imprisoned?" asked Sebastian.

"Ka! One of Adrian's goons thought my master was an easy opponent to beat; to put it simply, the goon didn't recognize his own face afterwards. Adrian, apparently, thought a underling's defeat reflected poorly on him and so he challenged my master; halfway through the battle Adrian casted a dangerous magic that would've destroyed the village they were in and everyone in it. The moment my master hesitated, Adrian stuck from the back, that was about a week ago and me and my master have been imprisoned since, Ka-Kaw!"

The group's opinion on Adrian worsened with that info; to endanger an entire village just to win a battle, only to strike when the opponents back is turned; those were the actions of scum. Their resolve to defeat Adrian grew stronger. Garrett turned to the crow with a stern expression.

"So we'll be able to beat Adrian and his men if we help you free your master?" he asked.

"Ka! That's right, and the secret passage I took isn't that far from here; the castle has been here long before Adrian, so there are secrets that he doesn't know about-Ka!" the crow pointed his good wing in the direction he flew from, "That doesn't mean we can't be careful, Adrian is no idiot, it won't be long before he realizes that someone has snuck into the castle, Ka-Kaw!"

"Well, we should get going then, I think your master has grown tired of living in a cell." Garrett turned to the rest of the group, "Ready?"

His friends nodded, ready for anything Adrian would throw at them. Bethany walked over to the crow and picked him up in her arms. Left hand glowing in green healing magic, she started to mend the bird's broken wing. While not at Anders' level, Bethany would be able to heal the crow with no problem.

"There, your wing should be good now, though you shouldn't exert it too much for a while." the youngest of the group spoke as a thought entered her mind, "Say, you never told us who you are."

The crow flapped his healed wing a few times before answering.

"My name is Kara, faithful companion to the great master Agni, Ka-Kaw!" you could practically feel pride burst out from the little bird's beak.

"Well then, let's go help your master." the youngest Hawke then allowed Kara to point the way to the path he came from.

With a new plan in mind, the group made their way to the castle and to Adrian.

Adrian's Castle…Dungeons

Agni was almost deaf to the world; a week of imprisonment finally started to set in. Add the fact that Agni participated in a battle and was denied medical treatment before imprisonment had the prisoner very weak. Agni wasn't at the point where it seemed that the walls would start closing in, but the silent dungeon made Agni's hearing a bit sensitive; water dripping from cracks in the ceiling and hitting the floor, drop by drop, was starting to get on Agni's nerves.

"So, when's the gang's next venture into town?"

Oh joy, the guards were back from their potty break.

"The day after tomorrow, I wonder if any of the girls in town be happy to see us, hehe."

"They'll be happy to see me, you on the other hand will have them running for the hills."

Agni groaned at the guards' joyful banter; fun for them is hell for the villagers. If only the guards would be stupid enough to come in and insult Agni face-to-face, the chance of knocking them out and escaping the dungeon would be within reach.

Crash

"What the hell?!"

The sounds of what sounded like a fight reached Agni's ears. Looking up, Agni could only look at the iron door to the cell as the sounds of fighting ended quickly. The sounds of a key being used on a lock could be heard before being replaced with a click. The cell door opened up and the first thing to walk through was…

"Master Agni, Ka-Kaw!"

"Kara?!"

The talking crow walked into the cell with tears running down his eyes; the little bird made a beeline to his master and hugged Agni's leg with all his might. Garrett, Anders, Tallis, and Fenris walked in after Kara. They laid eyes on the person they came to rescue; truthfully, they were surprised.

Chained to the wall on their knees was a woman who looked no older than twenty. The girl had bright orange hair with red streaks that ended just under her shoulders. She wore a red form fitting shirt that ended before her midriff, a brown vest, and brown forearm bands. On her lower body was form fitting black pants and brown boots. The state of her clothes was proof that she was in a big fight and lost; Garrett would've thought she'd keel over right there if it wasn't for the strength in her green eyes, which were directed to the sobbing bird attached to her leg.

"Kara, what are you doing here, you couldn't have found help already." the bound woman stated,

The bird stopped crying and removed himself from his master's leg.

"I was lucky when I ran into some people that were already on their way to fight Adrian; I was able to get their help in breaking you out and giving Adrian the beat he deserves, Ka-Kaw!" Kara then turned to the four that entered the cell with him, "Alright, break these chains and heal her, then sooner she's better then sooner we can beat the slimeball, Ka-Kaw!"

Tallis walked up to the chained women and got to work on unlocking the shackles on her wrists. Barely a second and the woman was free; Kara turned to the others and raised his wing towards his master.

"Unworthy peasants (insert annoyed looks), I present to you the strongest mage you'll ever meet in your small pathetic lives (and insert thoughts of cooked crow): the burning specter, Sarah Agni, Ka-Kaw!"

Said woman stood up and looked at the ones who apparently came to save her.

"I guess I should be thanking you for freeing me." Sarah spoke.

"We'll have time for that later, come on." Replied Garrett as he gestured to leave the cell.

Once outside, Sarah saw that there were more people waiting, with the two guards out cold on the floor. Without waiting to be told, Anders and Bethany went over to Sarah and started to heal any injuries she had.

"Healing magic, that pretty rare." she said as the two mages moved there glowing green hands over her; she could feel the broken bones she had finally being tended two. A moment later, the two were done and Sarah no longer felt any pain, dull or strong, in her body.

"Your physical wounds have been healed, but that doesn't change the fact that you've been imprisoned for a week with unattended wounds; you'll still be weak and exhausted for a while." Anders informed Sarah. Said girl had a defiant look on her face as she shook her head.

"I feel fine, I already feel like I can kick Adrian's ass easil—whoa!" the girl started before she felt lightheaded; Aveline quickly ran to her side and caught her before she fell down.

"You're still weak, we're going to take you back to the village to rest, afterwards we'll come back and fight Adrian." spoke the former guard captain; her fellow redhead would've argued if she didn't feel so exhausted.

"Come on, let's get going." Garrett then made his way towards the secret passage they used, the others following. They were almost there before—

"I don't think so."

A large magic seal appeared under their feet, shining so bright that they covered their eyes. They then felt as if something grabbed onto their bodies and pulled. Losing their balance for a moment, the group opened their eyes when the light died down. Looking around, the group, minus Sarah and Kara, had déjà vu.

They were no longer in the dungeons, but in the castle foyer. And surrounding them was what appeared to be fifty or more thugs surrounding them, smirking as if the group just did something funny and stupid. The thugs in front of them parted to reveal Adrian, Striker, and Ishi. Adrian had that look that said 'I already knew you were here and laid a trap for you'.

"Well, it seems that you guys didn't learn your lesson from before." the ex-Sabertooth mage spoke with arrogance. Garrett just glared at him.

"Let me guess, you heard about who I am and what I've done and are here to put me down like the lowlife criminal I am, correct?" just staring at the wind mage's confident face made the group sick to their stomach.

"That was the case at first, but now we want to be you just to wipe that smirk off your face." Varric replied, Bianca readied to be fired. Adrian merely chuckled at the dwarf's words before raising his hand.

"I'd take care of you myself, but I'm tired, so…" he then turned to his surrounding men, "Fry 'em."

Almost all the thugs surrounding them at the front raised their hands as red magic seals appeared in front of them, fires starting to spark from them.

Garrett and the others knew that they were in trouble now; any defensive magic the mages of the group won't protect them from raging fire spells from every direction. So caught up in their thoughts on how to save themselves, they didn't see the smirk that appeared on Sarah's face. Freeing herself from Aveline's grip, Sarah made her way to the front of the group. Adrian finally saw who it was Aveline was keeping steady; his eyes widened at Sarah's appearance before turning towards his firing men.

"NO! DON"T FIRE!"

Too late

His men launched their fire spells at the group, resulting in a raging inferno that lit up the foyer. Adrian's men rejoiced in the intruders' apparent death, but Adrian and his two generals knew better. The grunts' self-pat to the back was interrupted when they saw the inferno they surrounded start to move differently; the fire seemed to be getting smaller and smaller by the second. They were in for a shock when they saw what was going on when the fire got smaller.

Garrett and his friends were surprised when they found themselves untouched by the fire. They turned their attention towards the thing that saved them. To say that they were shocked was an understatement; Sarah was still in front of them… and the fire was actually being sucked into her mouth and sounds one would hear when someone was eating could be heard: Sarah was eating the fire!

The last of the fire was eaten by the redhead. Sarah just smirked and wiped her mouth.

"Thanks for the meal, now I feel like I can take on all of you." she announced with a feral grin on her face.

"D-did she just eat the fire?!" asked a shocked Merrill.

"Seeing a dragon breathe fire is one thing, but seeing a person eat fire…" Anders couldn't finish his sentence; not even in all his time as a Grey Warden has he seen anything incredible as this.

"Hehe, you guys are right to be amazed; what you just saw was one of the abilities Master Agni has due to special magic she uses, Ka-Kaw!" Kara spoke with pride as he had his wings crossed as he stood on Fenris' shoulder.

Before the group could say anything, Sarah took one deep breath, her abdomen puffing out as it filled with air. A red and purple magic seal appeared in front of her.

"HIGEN NO NAGEKI!" (Fire Phantom's Wail)

From Sarah's mouth came a torrent of fire, with streaks of purple, which headed towards the goons in front of her. They didn't move fast enough and ended on the floor, groaning in pain and covered in burns. Garrett and the others were surprised at the strong spell they've just seen Sarah perform. Kara let out a laugh as he saw the group's stunned looks.

"Like I said, standing before you is the strongest mage you'll ever see: Sarah Agni, the Fire Phantom Slayer, Ka-Kaw!"

"Fire Phantom Slayer?" awe filled Bethany's voice.

"Yep, Sarah was raised by a fire phantom called Ferno as a kid; Ferno taught her Phantom Slayer Magic, specifically, Fire Phantom Slayer Magic. This magic transforms the physiology of her body into that of an elemental phantom. She can attack with fire, eat fire to replenish her energy, she can even turn her body into fire. This is a very powerful magic labeled as Lost Magic-Ka!"

The group could only marvel at such a magic; being able to become a ghost made of fire was mindboggling. Their attention was drawn towards the remaining goons when they saw them get angry and prepared to use more spells, most even brought out weapons. Adrian walked out of the crowd with an annoyed expression, Striker and Ishi at his sides.

"It would seem that I'll have to get my hands dirty for this; once we're done, I'll show your corpses to the rest of Loki's Den and show them why it's foolish to go against me." he then turned to his men, "Break them."

Without being told twice, the rouge mages charged at the group. Garrett and the others charged in as well, weapons and magic already flying.

Varric and Sebastian were using their marksmanship and arrows to take out the mages; whether arrows to their feet to stop their movement or arrows to their hands to disable them, the two archers didn't miss a beat as they took down more thugs before they even got close and dodged out of the way from projectile magic.

Bethany and Merrill were using every spell they knew to stop the enemy mages. An ice spell here to stop their movement, a fire spell there to chase them away, and, when they were surrounded, a combined lightning spell to stun them. These mages may use different magic, but that didn't sway the two young mages as they continued to fight.

Aveline and Tallis were a combined force of strength and swiftness. Aveline blocked sword strikes from the mages with her shield before retaliating with her own broadsword. Tallis weaved through numerous thugs, leaving them thinking that she disappeared before attacking from behind, as well as a throwing knife to a mage's hand or knee before they got close. The elf punched out a goon that tried to get Aveline from behind, while said redhead smashed her shield against one who tried to jump Tallis. Nodding to each other, the two women went back to fighting.

Anders and Fenris were a moving maelstrom of power. Anders spells quickly took out large numbers of thugs while Fenris didn't even use his sword as his fists were strong enough to knock the enemy magi out cold; Fenris even tried a new technique that involved phasing his hand into one of the goon's head and squeeze a part of their brain to cause them to pass out instantly. The lyrium enhanced elf and spirit possessed mage's strength was to the point where some thugs started to run away from the two powerhouses.

Even Kara was taking part in the fighting. He was currently biting the ear of one Adrian's men; said man flailed around, screaming for someone to pry the crazy bird of his head. One of his comrades came to help; lifting his wooden club, the thug swung his blunt weapon at the crow. Kara moved out of the way, causing the thug to knock his comrade out cold. Kara quickly retaliated by attacking the still standing thug with pecks to the head. It was a comic sight to see a man run away from a small crow.

Isabela looked as if she was dancing through the crowd of rogue mages. Lighting quick strikes from her daggers had her opponents on the ground nursing their wounds or out cold from blood loss. She weaved through the goons as if they weren't there. Just as she dealt with a thug that tried to use an earth spell, the pirate's instincts told her to jump out of the way; she was lucky she did, as Striker had one of his claws embedded in the ground were Isabela once stood. The pirate glared as Striker effortlessly removed his claw from the ground and turned to the pirate. Isabela would be lying to herself if she said she didn't want payback from the poison mage. The two readied their respective weapons before charging at one another.

Carver batted thugs left and right; say what you want about his social skills, when in battle, he's a force to be reckoned with. Before any of them got near, Carver tried to use cleanse on the mages; it would seem that templar techniques had no effect on this new magic, so Carver was forced to use his sword. His training in combating mages at least helped him with dodging any spell that came his way before striking the caster. Just as he was about to take out the goon in front of him, said thug was knocked away by something else; that something else was Ishi's hammer as it knocked the lowlife underling to get at the young templar. Carver glared at the larger mage; his loss at this brute's hand was still fresh in his mind. Ishi merely grinned at the thought of beating the young Hawke again. Carver charged at the brute and swung his sword; the blade met with Ishi's hammer.

Garrett and Sarah ignored the fighting around them as they focused their attention on a completely calm Adrian standing in front of him. The two each had a score to settle with the wind mage, so it would seem that the two will have to work together.

"So, any magic preference?" Sarah asked Garrett.

"Not really; I like to diverse, but I mostly use hard hitting spells." answered the elder Hawke as he held his staff.

"Good, because nothing short of an avalanche is going to give this guy a nosebleed." the phantom slayer stated as she ignited her fists in fire.

"Then let's not keep him waiting." spoke Garrett before swinging his staff and releasing a fireball from its jeweled tip.

Adrian merely raised a hand and released a small gust of wind to disperse the fireball. When the embers died out, Sarah was already in Adrian's face. Flaming fist pulled back, Sarah swung at Adrian.

"Higen no Shinken" (Fire Phantom's Dead Fist)

Adrian leapt back to avoid the red and purple fire punch. He landed a few feet away only to leap away again to dodge a fist-shaped rock aimed for his head. Garrett quickly rushed after Adrian after his Stonefist missed its target. Garrett swung the blade end of his staff at Adrian, only for the mage to block with a wind-covered arm. Garrett pressed his staff against Adrian when he saw Sarah performing another spell. Jumping away, Garrett saw Adrian turn his attention towards the fire mage. Sarah moved her flaming arms in a circular motion while chanting her spell.

"Souls of the righteous rise to heaven, souls of the damned fall to hell…"

Sarah slammed her hands on the ground as a magic seal appeared under her.

"Higen no Sogi" (Fire Phantom's Funeral)

Pillars of red and purple flames erupted from the ground, heading towards Adrian. The wind mage raised both his hands and uttered a spell.

"Ripper's Torrent"

Twin torrents of wind shot out of his hands and sped towards Sarah, snuffing out the fire pillars in the process. Sarah didn't have time to react as the wind spell mad contact, causing a loud crash and a large dust cloud. The cloud quickly receded and revealed that Sarah was nowhere to be found. Before Adrian could figure out where the phantom slayer went, Garrett appeared before him with a raised hand.

"Chain Lightning"

A stream of electricity flew from Hawke's hand towards Adrian. At such close range, Adrian couldn't dodge, so he stood there and took the spell. Lightning coursed throughout his body, but Adrian's strength was at the point where he could take the shock with only moderate pain. When the lightning died down, Adrian's body was smoking and his muscles clenched for a few seconds before relaxing. He glared at Garrett before speaking through clenched teeth.

"You're gonna pay for that."

He raised his hand to cast his next spell.

"Ripper's—"

Adrian was interrupted as what appeared to be a hand of fire rise from the floor and reach for his head. The wind mage leapt back and avoided the flaming hand. Adrian saw s column of fire seemingly phase from the floor. The fire column started to take the shape of a person before it appeared to solidify. The flames died down to reveal Sarah; the phantom slayer turned her body into fire before phasing through the floor to avoid Adrian's previous attack. Adrian frowned at the girl before scoffing.

"Tch, that's a new trick; you didn't use that in our last fight." Adrian observed.

"Heh, it's called ecto-fire, a special fire that can become intangible; transforming into ecto-elements is a phantom's specialty." Sarah explained with a smirk.

Garrett walked next to the redhead. Looking at Adrian, Garrett saw that, while Adrian looked a little worse for wear, he wasn't showing signs of exhaustion.

"This guy doesn't even look winded." he observed.

"Yeah, he's a tough one that's for sure; we battled for almost three hours before he decided to play dirty. Back when he was part of Sabertooth, he was known as the perpetual storm for his high endurance and pain tolerance. There's a good chance that we'll tire out before he does." the fire mage frowned at her conclusion; she still wasn't at full strength and Garrett was strong, but he wasn't at Adrian's level. The two were drawn back to Adrian when the man started to chuckle.

"Hehehe, it looks like you two figured out that you'll run out of steam before I do; you can launch all the spells you want, I can take it and you'll only exhaust yourselves. But I think I should end this right now."

Adrian crossed his arms in front of his face. Wind started to whirl around him as a silver magic seal appeared under his feet. He looked up at Garrett and Sarah and smirked.

"Ripper's Storm"

With a swing of his arms, Adrian released a giant torrent of wind in all directions. The raging winds knocked down almost all the occupants in the foyer, with the exception of Striker and Ishi. The two used this as an opportunity to beat their opponents.

Ishi smirked as he saw Carver hit a wall hard. The kid was tough, he'll give him that; the young Hawke was able to keep Ishi on his toes and was quick enough to dodge the brute's earth spells. Ishi even sported some shallow gashes from Carver's sword. But now it was time to end this. Ishi raised his hammer before slamming it on the ground.

"Gaia's Tomb"

Carver suddenly felt the wall he was against start to move. Four holes appeared in the wall and swallowed Carver's hands and feet. The young templar tried to free himself, but the stone wall was too strong to break. Ishi laughed as he saw Carver struggle to free himself.

"It's no use kid; unless you can use magic, you won't be getting out anytime soon." Ishi then raised his hand, "And now…" Ishi clenched his fist.

"AAAAHHHH!"

Caver screamed as his hands and feet were being squeezed by the wall; it was a slow process, but carver knew that in a about a minute or two, bones would start breaking. If he didn't free himself soon, he'll be short four limbs.

Isabela quickly got to her feet and jumped out of the way as Striker slashed at her. The pirate was being careful as she fought the poison mage; Striker's claws would be enhanced with different poison spells that Isabela had a hard time avoiding. From poison that stops a person's motor skills, to a poison that raises a person's body heat to dangerous levels, to poison that causes instant death; Isabela was lucky that Striker liked to brag about his poisons and what they could do; made them easier to avoid, but not by much. Isabela breathed heavily as she felt her body slow down; she was barely knicked by Striker's claws when he used a poison that acted as a muscle relaxant. The small dose of poison will wear off, but until then, Isabela is one step away from a ragdoll. Striker smirked as he saw how the pirate used all her strength not to crumple to the ground.

"I guess playtime is over now," his claws started to glow a sickly yellow, "Such a shame to kill a beauty like you." Striker smirked as a drop of poison dropped from his claws. The drop hit the ground and ate through the stone floor. This poison was acidic.

Isabela just glared at the man as she raised her daggers with a bit of effort. She really needed help here.

The fighting between Adrian's thugs and Garrett's friends, plus Kara, quickly picked back up. The fight was starting to favor Adrian's crew as they started to overwhelm their opponents with numbers. If this keeps up, then Adrian's underlings will win.

Right After Adrian's Spell…

Garrett and Sarah picked themselves up after Adrian's spell. What they saw though surprised them; a dome of raging wind surrounded them. It would seem that the spell Adrian unleashed trapped them after knocking everyone down. Garrett and Sarah covered their eyes as they were assaulted by roaring winds from all directions. They couldn't see outside the dome, but they heard Adrian's voice, a bit distorted, from the outside.

"Like your cage? Even if you were able to stand against the wind, you'll only be ripped to shreds if you try to pass through the wind dome." the two mages could hear the mocking voice of the wind mage as they tried not to get knocked over by the wind. Sarah just had about enough of this.

"That's it! I'll burn you to a crisp!" Sarah ignited her whole body in flames, planning to phase through the floor. But, before she could move, her flames suddenly died.

"What the hell?! What's going on?!" the phantom slayer asked in distress as she couldn't even summon a tiny spark. Adrian only chuckled at this.

"Heh, the wind of my Ripper's Storm is traveling at such high speeds that it's creating a vacuum that's sucking up all the air within the dome. And you should know that fire needs air to thrive… and on that matter, so do you."

Just as Adrian spoke these words, Garrett and Sarah lost their breaths as the vacuum started to suck the air out of their bodies. They couldn't even gasp as they fell to their knees; in a few moments, the air will be completely gone and Adrian will win. Outside the dome, Adrian looked in satisfaction as he saw Garrett's and Sarah's silhouettes drop to their knees. He then locked around and saw that Garrett's comrades were on their last legs.

"Well Hawke, it looks like your 'flock' is about to fall and there's nothing you can do about it." so satisfied with his assured win that he was thinking about just leaving right now—

Boom!

An explosion took out an entire wall of the foyer, knocking down most of Adrian's thugs down. The resulting shockwave was strong enough to disperse the wind dome that trapped Garrett and Sarah; the two took a deep breath as they were freed from their vacuum prison. Every one stopped fighting as they turned to look at the gaping hole that replaced the foyer wall. Adrian directed his glare at the cause of the explosion.

Standing on the rubble of the wall were four figures. Adrian's gaze was drawn to the figure in the center, more specifically, what was on their shoulder.

A red mark that resembled a bird-like image

He knew that mark

The figure in the center just grinned.

"So, are we late to the party?"

Adrian scowled at the figures; he knew who they were.

"Fairy Tail."

To Be Continued…

And here's chapter three. I hope you like it. I also hope you like Sarah and the magic she uses. Fairy Tail also makes an appearance. I also hope someone answers my request at the beginning of the chapter. Also, I thought I could list my stories, on site and in development, that take place in my overarching storyline. Here they are:

Dissidia (Multi crossover)

Call to Battle Series (Multi crossover)

One Piece: Shippuden (One Piece)

Dragon Age: Mage Chronicles (Dragon AgeXFairy Tail Crossover)

Seven Flames of the Night Sky (Katekyo Hitman RebornXBleachXDGM)

Fair Weathers' Odd Jobs (NarutoXFinal Fantasy VII Crossover)

Grimoire of Fables (Original Story)

Mass Effect: New Dawn (Mass Effect)

Kingdom Hearts: Another Side (Kingdom Hearts)

Kingdom Hearts: Ultimate Alliance (Multi Crossover, Final Arc)

Hope you look forward to all these stories. Read and review. Mastergamer out.