And last one for this round xD
Still the same so, yeah, read and enjoy :P
Ch. 3 Run and fight
Yells of magic attacks, shouts of frustration, anger, disappointment and pain started erupting between the people gathered. Yells from the crowd were heard when it got real.
Gildarts quickly used his Crash Magic, getting 1100 points. They were both glad they set a limit, as the Ace started running on the treadmill he was standing on.
"Oi old man. You better last the whole time," Laxus glanced back.
"Ha! Worry about yourself boy!" Clive laughed back, easily keeping running.
As Dreyar looked to the side, he saw some of the red named ones have already started. That just means they have a much longer way to go.
"550 points was 15 min for endurance and then 8 for speed, so 1100 points should be 4 minutes huh? Yeah right! I'll make it there in 1," he smirked, electricity already cracking around his body.
That's when a scream was heard, and someone collapsed. Looking at them, the blonde saw that they were burned. Not in mortal danger, however they did carry him out on a stretcher.
"So that's what he meant by 'any use of magic is allowed'… You can just knock them out and they can't continue the race… Shorten the competition…"
"What're you mumbling on about?"
"Nothin'! Just keep running!"
By the time the Crash Mage was almost done, there were still almost half of the people there. It seemed that many just weren't cut out for the run. But as Dreyar was impatient, he clicking his tongue and was about to yell, for the hundredth time, when he heard a shout from Gildarts. Well, not really, just the letter 'G' before he changed into electricity and flew past the field. A lot of anxiety was being released so he was going even faster that he had thought. All it all, it didn't take 2 minutes to get there, but he also wasn't first, nor the last.
Standing before another door, Laxus looked up at it and almost growled when the number finally appeared.
"Lucky number three huh?" he thought and let out a sigh.
Looking around, he saw who else made it and didn't recognize a single one. You'd think that an S-Class Mage would have known some Dark Mages, but he didn't. So he just sat down and put on his headphones. From what he saw, there still had to be 10 others to come before they can all move to the next round.
And so, it took about another 13 minutes before everyone arrived. Even after that, they were all given a 5 min break as everyone else was released from the virtual path. The figure had appeared again and told that everyone that failed to reach the top 20 must leave the coliseum.
The other partners of the winners walked towards the other side and joined as the figure looked each of them.
"Congratulations to everyone who have made it thus far. Now, for the second round there is something more I wish to explain," another anxious silence, with only cheers hearable.
"The next is battle round. I would like to tell you, that the rules of the previous round are different, mainly the fetal attacks. All of you are powerful Mages and thus, there are bound to be casualties. That is why, anyone that does not wish to participate in the following round is free to leave, but will forfeit the competition. We are not responsible for any deaths or fetal hits," the figure paused and waited to see what will happen.
Chatter erupted amongst the contestants, and some actually stood up, saying they'd rather live another day. Officers then came and escorted those who didn't wish to continue.
"The rest of you will stay? You are aware of the danger, correct?" the remaining 14 teams nodded their heads.
"Very well, now let us enter," the figure motioned to the door behind them, as the wizards opened it and walked inside.
"Just how big is this place?!" almost everyone thought as they looked around and saw something that resembled a gladiator stadium.
"Welcome to the second round, known as gladiator match," the figure spoke and extended both arms to empathize the point.
"This one is very simple, as the name suggests. The two-man teams shall face off against one another in each match. The pairs shall be decided with the numbers you received at the finish in the previous round. However, we had to make some adjustments as 6 teams quit. Now, please take a look," the figure stepped to the side as a board appeared behind it, showing the matchups.
Matches: 1 vs 8; 2 vs 15; 3 vs 20 (that's Fairy Tail btw); 6 vs 7; 10 vs 12; 14 vs 16 and 17 vs 19
"To save time, the battles shall go off simultaneously. Now if you are all ready," Lacrimas appeared in the air with the matchup numbers, as the contestants walked under it. When everyone was ready, a light shone from the orb and a virtual reality appeared before each team.
"There is no time limit. But once one team is defeated, both will be released for the virtual reality. You win, when both partners either are unable to move, surrender or die. But only teams with both partners shall move to the next round. As long as your partner is alive, you will both move on. Should the battle end in a draw, neither team continues. Are there any questions?" when no answer was given, the figure nodded and added: "Let the gladiator match begin!"
Laxus and Gildarts looked to the side where they saw their opponents. Both dressed in a black, hooded cloak with bots, each had a weapon on their back. The two were staring right at the Fairy Tail mages, as if analyzing their powers.
"How do you wish to handle this, brother?"
"Whichever way you wish, sister."
"Oi! Tweedledee and Tweedledum!" Dreyar called, hands already electrocuted.
"This is no time for chatter kids!" Clive threw his cloak back a bit, before the two charged forward at the siblings.
"It is futile," they said at the same time before they changed into mist as allowed the duo to fly past them.
"What the-"
"How did-"
They suddenly saw the mist fuse into one, large monster. It had four arms from its side with scales all over its back, face and limbs. The legs were spider-like as it had a pair of bird wings on its back. The head was that of a snake, with shark teeth.
"You can not beat us," both the siblings' voices rang as the monster roared.
When the two S-Class Mages got back to reality, they both smirked and looked at each other.
"You should let me take it, old man!"
"No, no, young kids are to reckless and still have much to learn. Let me take care of this."
"Tch, you want the bottom and I take the top?"
"If that's not too much for you."
"Ha! I bet I'm done sooner than you!"
"You're on!"
The Crash and Lighting Mage charged at the monster again, the former using his magic to destroy the legs while the latter zapped its head. In a matter of seconds, the monster collapsed to the ground, shaking it as the two Fairy Tail wizards bumped fists.
"Sheesh! I thought it'd be stronger!" the blonde rolled his eyes as the virtual reality started vanishing.
"I know right? It seemed pretty scary, but that's about it," the ginger laughed when they were back in the gladiator stage.
Above them, the Lacrima showed the number 20 crossed while 3 was glowing gold.
"Match 1: Complete. Winner: Team 3," a monotone voice boomed.
"First huh? How long to we gotto wait now?"
"No clue… But might be a while so – HEY! No fair! Now I want a pair of headphones…"
And so, the two Fairy Tail wizards had wait for about half an hour before the other matches were finished. Including them, 5 teams go onward. It would have been 6, but as two made a draw, only five. As before, officers came to escort the 'non-winners' as the figure called them, outside before it turned to face 10 remaining mages.
"Congratulations on making it this far. Truly you are the best of the best," they couldn't see it, but they knew the figure was smirking.
"Now, for the final round," it looked at each wizard, seeing the determination, boredom, fear and anxiety.
"It shall commence here – a battle royal between the remaining teams!" moving its arms around, the field around them changed into a city. Just like at the Grand Magic Games, it was created with magic.
"In this battle royal, anyone can fight anyone, any way they wish, anywhere. You are only limited by the town you see. When it begins, you and your partner will be teleported to a random location. From there you can go and look for others, or stay and hide. The choice is yours. There is also no time limit. Is everyone ready?" The contestants all nodded as the figure almost laughed.
"Then let the battle royal begin!" and as he said, the 10 wizards were ported thought-out the town. Cheers were heard from the waters as it begun.
"Where do you think they'll be?" Gildarts asked as he and Laxus already started running around, looking for the others.
"No clue. At least one's gonna stay put and hide, but I don't know about the others," Dreyar explained, keeping a sharp eye out.
"You know, these guys might actually be strong. They did survive the battle."
"Oi don't tell me you're scared?"
"No way! Just sayin' don't get cocky. Keep out for any tricks."
"Yeah, yeah… And lookie here, our first customer," the blonde stopped and turned to an ally, as the ginger looked around a bit confused.
"You can't fool me! I can smell you," the Dragon Slayer called, smirking.
"Ah, someone actually can…"
"And here we thought these people could only sense magic energy."
"Ah, just get ready. You aren't going to win," the Crash Mage smirked as the two partners stepped into the light, revealing they were girls, large cleavage, tank tops and short skirts.
Annnd done! for now anyway xD
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