Hyde shivered, his opponents power leaked outwards as lightning sparked around the man, goosebumps littered the enchanter's calloused skin with anticipation. Hyde looked up into the man's eyes to be met with stormy gray orbs, bright with anger. The boy could have sworn that he saw pity flash in Laxus's face as well… that angered Hyde.
The assassins he had killed were nothing, pests with magical abilities matching that of a child. They all started the same, coaxing Hyde not to run away like a coward, they said they would make his death quick but the only death was their own… and it was a anything but quick. Pity was Hyde's worst enemy and greatest ally, his feminine figure and small height made people look down on him… sometimes literally but metaphorically as well. His magic was what really brought the punch, the ability to create and absorb powerful enchantments, deadly.
The enchanter dropped to his knees slamming his hands into the wooden paneled floor, white energy crackled and snapped as Hyde's magic released itself throughout the shop. "Phantom," the boy growled, his hair whipping wildly with the magical pressure being released from both opponents.
Before the lightning mage could even send an attack a crude, gnarled claw of wood had him held tightly around the neck, lifting him to the ceiling. In turn more splintered pieces swarmed around his trapped figure until he was wrapped in a cocoon of spiky bark. The man grunted, he could feel multiple punctures along his skin with blood slowly cascading down his large figure. Laxus glared down at the boy who eye's looked bored, he smiled upwards grinning in satisfaction at his work… oh how he wanted to wipe that smug little ass hole's smile off his face. "Enough playing around," the grey eyed man smirked.
Hyde slammed his eyes shut as a bright light surrounded the cocoon, in defense the enchanter urged the wood to slam even tighter on Laxus, his eyes popped open when he heard a loud crunch. The boy looked up in fear, even with the attack the boy hated killing people… often, the mess was a nightmare to clean up. There was no enchantment to hide dead bodies even with all the attempts he had gone through. To his astonishment there was no blood, no corpse, there wasn't even a mage in the wooden trap… it was empty.
As the boy stared wide eyed in confusion Laxus lightning teleported behind the boy and tapped his shoulder," looking for me?" The enchanter had no chance to react as a magically infused kick sent the boy crashing through his shop's wall and into the surrounding forest. The boy prodigy clenched his teeth with each crash and tumble, he let out a loud yelp as he was slammed into a tree. Hyde slid down the tree almost comically and collapsed onto the grass, his body still convulsing with static shock.
Laxus ran towards the boy in his defeated state and sent what he expected to be a finishing blow," Lightning Dragons Fist".
The attack struck the boy with incredible speed, an explosion of dust and dirt was sent into the air as the static from Laxus's attack surged through every waking surface. The mage smirked and relaxed slightly, rubbing his spiky hair back to his original position. The deed was done… or at least he thought.
A voice broke through the smoke cloud still rising from the ground," You know, if you wanted to touch me so bad you could have just asked me." Hyde said in a jokingly seductive voice.
Laxus growled at his opponent; who appeared unscathed by his attack, a slight blush littered his cheeks, hidden by dust and dirt. The smaller boy's persona changed almost instantaneously, his once joking attitude turned into one of a much more mature person. His shoulder and stance were hunched back slightly, a fighting stance that he had learned in his village. The lightning mage said angrily," Kid you got no chance in this battle or with me, how the hell didn't my attack hurt you."
Hyde broke his mask of combat to a more sly face," You'll find out later tesla."
Laxus looked at the boy in confusion as he called him a tesla… what the fuck was a tesla Laxus thought to himself.
With the lightning mage confused by the boy's words Hyde spun around and brought both of his palms upwards in a prayer like fashion, the blueish energy returning and churning with energy. "Forge," the enchanter cried, his hair unreeling itself from his hair tie as the energy surged around them.
Dark stone burst through the ground around Laxus, enveloping the mage yet leaving a small window like hole on the side. The spell was one of the first the boy had learned… a spell that would literally enable him to drain magical power, adding its own power into his array of past enchantments. Hyde wiped his hair around his back and laughed quietly at the man trying to escape his little prison. Laxus's eyes sped to his own as the sound of laughter taunted him.
"You are tough man," the enchanter sat down, "your power will give me a hell of an enchantment."
"What the fuck are you talking about you psycho?! Why can't I escape this thing?" The contained man spat. Hyde giggled at Laxus's vain efforts.
"My spell blocks magical energy, lowering it and concentrating it into your core. This allows me to literally develop abilities based on yours… once I absorb them of course," The boy brought a finger to his mouth jokingly," I wonder what I will get from you? Maybe a spell that makes someone an asshole… or mediocre."
The mage tried kicking at his opponent but his kick was only met by nonmoving stone. Hyde smiled and uttered," Let's begin," the boy stepped backwards and again the ghost like energy appeared in Hyde's hands.
"I'd get ready," the enchanter grunted, as the spell took a heavy amount of energy," This will hurt… a lot." Saying that the boy clapped his hands, blue magic escaped in the form of a shockwave.
"Activate!" Hide said seriously, his forge churned and the rocks of the prison rumbled as spine like thorns of energy were released into Laxus's body. The lightning mage screamed, his body felt as if it was being torn apart, his magic being forcibly extracted from its host. His skin was hot, blood streamed from his mouth and nose; his vision became blurry… the pain… the pain was chaotic.
It all turned black and his form held steady by Hyde's magic; collapsed. Hyde smiled and lowered his forge, its stone melted into the ground and out of sight leaving an unconscious lightning mage. The enchanter almost felt sorry seeing the carnage his spell had left, burns and blood littered his body. "At least his shirt ripped," The mage said to himself as he gazed at Laxus's very firm body. A blush formed on Hyde's face as he approached the man.
"Baryon Formation," the words reached the boy's ears and he quickly turned behind him to see a beam of green energy sent directly at him. He had no time to dodge so the boy cast a quick shield enchantment around himself taking a lot of the blow, forcing the mage's feet back. Hyde grunted and squinted as the light from the magic attack slowly faded away to reveal three rather angry looking mages. The enchanter gritted his teeth, he drew blood from his cheek the metallic taste fueling his fear and anger.
The group looked at their fallen leader and scowled, their energy becoming dark and enraged. Hyde knew his weakened state would be the death of him, the forge spell was powerful but took up most of his magical container. His only option was to run from the other mages, a slick bland wand slipped swiftly from his sleeve into his hand. The boy gripped the object tightly, raising it to the sky. His enemies looked at the boy's motion in confusion but after realizing it was probably an attack; spells were sent spiraling towards him.
Hyde jumped backward quickly pointing his wand to the ground," Smoke," the boy chanted. The simple incantation was incredibly effective, leaving him area to escape and at the same time targeting his enemies and suffocating them with the toxic fumes. The enchanter smirked hearing the coughs arise from the smoke cloud polluting the area in front of him.
Hyde stepped backwards, still slightly limping from his earlier battle. The boy turned around only to be met with a punch right to his face.
Laxus, who had barely managed to get up had managed to knock the enchanter out cold, his hair falling around the boy almost angelically, rather ironic. The smoke cloud disappeared instantaneously and the team was reunited, Freed ran up comically and grasped onto Laxus," Laxus! Are you alright, did this thug hurt you?"
The lightning mage smirked but gritted his teeth as the slight movement made his body ache. "Gave a hell of a fight, but he is no problem now."
Laxus picked up the light boy and lugged him over his broad shoulders. "Come one," Laxus said pointing to his group," Let's take him to Fairy Tail for questioning."