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The Hippocampi seems to know exactly where they're supposed to go. The three wizards riding them have gotten plenty wet as the beasts try to get them as low as possible without drowning the riders, jumping from rocks and zigzagging through magical sea mines. Jura is almost jealous that Fairy Tail got their hands on a powerful young wizard that can summon these creatures (and if during their planning he was to be believed he can summon Pegasi too). Percy's magic feels different from everyone else in the group too; it's denser, more potent, and it's so powerful it makes him uneasy.
After a minute or two the Hippocampi stopped at the base of a cliff seventy feet tall and impossible to scale. With his magic Jura swiped his hand in mid-air, with the forefinger and the index finger pointing outward and the other three fingers enclosed in a fist, immediately a massive hand appeared at around waist level jutting out of the hard rocky cliff. The three stepped on and Jura made a lifting motion as the hand gently lift them to the top of the cliff.
Their success was short-lived however as they unfortunately stumbled upon a gathering of about twenty men with the mark of Poison Naga on different body parts having a feast of all things. With stealth being one of the main parameters of this mission Jura clapped his hands and immediately the gathering was enclosed in a wall of earth ten feet high.
"Gordo!" ordered the S class wizard of Lamia Scale
"Take Over: Olympic Wolf!" Gordo was surrounded by multiple square shaped grey lights, making it look as if his own body pixelated before shifting into a massive wolf six feet tall from paw to shoulder, it has white and grey fur, and razor sharp claws and teeth. The wolf flexed its massive hunches and launched itself towards the dark guild members.
"Chain Rush!" in two seconds flat the wolf has attacked all twenty members leaving a trail of grey light and barking sound, all the enemies dropped unconscious before they even reached the ground.
In another flash of grey lights Gordo's body shifted from wolf to human.
"Good work, now let's proceed" Jura commanded as he dropped the earthen wall back to the ground.
Erza and Ichiya split up as per the plan, Erza flying directly into the centre of the island town; the magnificent steed she's riding seems to be incredibly proficient in dodging projectiles magic beams being launched from below. As she got close enough she leaped off and requipped into her Soaring Armour to speed down.
Ichiya on the other hand is flying high dropping Exploding, Confusing, Sleeping and Blinding Parfums. Most doesn't even reach the ground but the distraction was very effective and helped make sure that Erza reached the ground safely.
In the centre of town, was a magnificent structure, it was basically a shade made of gold, the corners supported by four golden pillars. In the middle of the structure underneath the shade is a massive golden throne, on which a black haired young man wearing a gold cape, black shirt, and blue pants; is currently lounging. On the left side of the throne is a lion statue made entirely of gold, 10 feet high and four feet wide; on the right is the golden statue of a half-man half-horse creature, wielding a bow; behind the throne is a creature with the lower body of a man and upper body of a bull, rippling with muscles, hefting a massive double bladed axe. The man on the throne showed no surprise as a young woman landed in front of him.
"My, my" began the man as Erza turned around and glared at the man lounging in front of her
"Are you Joshua Renvolt?!" Erza demanded as she requipped into her black wing armour, sword point aimed directly at the man in front of her.
"Titania of Fairy Tail, you're reputation precedes you." The man stated calmly
"Why have you attack this town" Erza asked again
The man merely stood up and looked at her with a sneer.
"Why don't you beat the answer out of me" he challenge
"It would be my pleasure!" Erza exclaimed as she flew towards the enemy sword outstretched. Only to stop and use her sword to block a golden arrow
"You really think you could?" Joshua laughed "You don't have the strength to go against me, Titania! Grind her to dust Nemean Lion, Centaur, and Minotaur!"
The three statues suddenly sprung to life, Erza barely had enough time to somersault to avoid the claw swipe of the massive lion. A horizontal slash of her sword was needed to deflect three arrows that were aimed at her chest, and a quick roll to the left to avoid a massive axe from cleaving her in half. She was about to cut the Minotaur in half but she once again had to block another arrow and dodge the claw swipes of the Nemean Lion. It continued in that pattern for a few minutes Erza bobbing, blocking, and hopping around to avoid getting hit by the three massive statues.
"I can't let this continue, I'll just tire out and eventually get hit" Erza thought. In a flash of light she re-quipped to her Soaring Armour and with its speed boost she ducked the axe of the Minotaur, cut to the right of the Lion and passed it, she did a roll in mid-air as arrows zipped harmlessly three inches from her back. Her speed allowed her to zip behind the Centaur and decapitate it, however it didn't happen as planned; her sword bounced of the statue's neck with a loud clang as her eyes widened in surprise. The distraction was enough for the massive Lion to catch her off guard and hit her with a swipe that sent her flying towards one of the pillars. Her spine crashed on it with massive force and landed in a heap as she coughed a bit of spit and blood from her mouth.
She was shocked as she saw her sword webbed with cracks lying next to her. Her attention was grabbed by a loud, hilarious laugh.
"Those golden constructs was created by my Gold Make Magic, deareast Titania, You wouldn't be able to cut them easily." Joshua said with a loud laugh, he sobered up for a moment and spoke again.
"They, on the other hand, would have a good time cutting you!" He exclaimed as the three constructs rush the down fairy. The Lion got to her first and was about to rip her with its claws when a bright light flashed from Erza. To Joshua's surprise the Nemean Lion was actually batted away and as it crashed to the ground he noticed the entire right side of its face was bashed in. The two other statues stopped in their tracks as the light died down and Erza was revealed to be wearing black armour, with spikes running all around it.
"Purgatory Armour!" Titania announced, as she grounded the massive weapon she's holding, point down on her left side. The Lion she struck down earlier started breaking down into little pieces which floated and disappeared in bright flashes.
Joshua's eyes narrowed in contempt as his Minotaur rush Erza only to encounter the same fate as the Nemean Lion. The Centaur kept its distance and fired three arrows towards the red-head who once again erupted in a bright light. Three flying swords met the arrows and knocked them off course though the swords just bounced off the statues chest. Erza rushed the centaur wearing new armour predominantly silver in colour with chrome wings on her back, and charged magic to the two swords in her hands.
"Trinity Sword!" she cried out as the Centaur crumpled to fine gold dust behind her.
"Well, it looks like I'm going to be forced to fight you myself." Announced the man standing in front of her, he braced himself in a crouched position and exploded towards Erza with tremendous speed bathed in golden light.
Erza jumped sideways in time to avoid the charge and turned toward the opponent in mid-air. She flew towards the opponent not giving him time to react.
"Pentagram Sword!" she struck the opponent with slashes that form a star shape, however metal ringing was heard with each attack as Joshua materialized a katana just in time to parry the blows. He charged Erza with seven slashes in quick succession, Erza being able to block all of them. The two combatants jumped backwards creating space in between them.
"You live up to you reputation, Erza Scarlet." Joshua said wearing a smirk of superiority "but you alone will not be enough to beat me." He continued
Erza merely summoned a dozen swords floating above her head.
"Perhaps, but if it's a fight I can't afford to lose then I would continue until I win." She retorted
"Then let's see how powerful you are!" Joshua shouted with a manic laugh. In a flash of gold light and speed her eyes couldn't follow, Joshua blasted through Erza. He sent her spiralling in the air with a scream of pain her armour shattering into pieces.
Joshua let out a loud laugh as Erza landed on the ground, but had to suddenly move to the side as a fist made of rock as tall as him almost squashed him. He turned around to see Jura, Gordo, and Eve run into the plaza as Erza stood up and requipped to her Black Wing Armour.
Every step Percy takes a squad of low level wizards tries to attack him. They never get anywhere though, Percy's anger was just about to boil over after he learned of why a wizard as powerful as Amethyst was enslaved by Joshua.
-Flashback-
Amethyst is lying in the sand her hand splayed out and her eyes closed, she's breathing heavily and covered in a multitude of cuts and bruises from the one attack Percy struck her with. She was surprised when a wave of water suddenly covered her body except for her mouth and nose. She opened her eyes to see Percy sitting beside her, the water covering her suddenly began to glow a bright blue as she felt her pain subsiding and her wounds closing. After a minute of this the water subsided and Percy placed his hand on her chest just a little bit below her collar bone, and she felt her strength and magic returning. Once done he lifted his hand and asked.
"Where is he keeping your family?"
"In the middle of town, there's a golden throne Joshua made with his magic, beneath that is an entrance to a tunnel system once built to be a sanctuary to the people in case something happened to the island. But when Joshua came along he changed it to a prison, he keep all the townsfolk there giving them food every night. He picks a few every day to be their servants but at night they get thrown there again." Amethyst answered, pushing herself into a sitting position.
"Are you a member of the guild?" Percy asked
"No" she said
"Why do you use the same golden attribute magic as Joshua?" Percy continued
"When we were young we were the best of friends, we were so close that he taught me his family's magic. Gold Make Magic." She said
"But you use Gold Dragon Slayer magic?" he asked
"I'm getting there. When we reached the age of ten we went exploring and got lost in a cave. We were trapped there for I think three days, when we saw a brilliant light coming from the direction we were heading. We though it's the way outside but when we ran for it, it led us to a chamber where we saw something both scary and awe inspiring; two golden creatures encased in ice seemingly stuck in time. One is a gigantic human like creature with gold and black feathered wings and a colossal sword strapped to his back and the other is a dragon, no doubt about it, rough scales that shines like the sun, plates on its back and 6 spikes on the tip of its tail, leathery wings like that of a bat only it's made of a flowing gold-like material the bottom of which were in tatters.
"We were so mesmerized we didn't realize we had both touched the ice encasing the creatures. They reacted with our magic and the ice broke, we were each grabbed by one of the creatures and were taken to far-away lands. The dragon's name was Aura, and she told me that she was fighting with the other creature when a black-haired man wearing silver armour appeared and attacked her opponent. She got caught in the attack and was frozen as well." Amethyst finished her story
"So that's how you became a gold dragon slayer?" Percy concluded
"Yes, she trained me for three years before she suddenly disappeared six years ago, on July 7, 777. I just got back two years ago."
"Did Aura tell you what the creature was? It would help us to know what where going against." Percy inquired.
"Yes," Amethyst began "the creature she was fighting, the one that took Joshua and changed him, was Aurico, the Gold Devil."
"Gold Make: Fist!" Joshua yelled as a golden-yellow magic circle appeared in front of him, from where a meticulously designed fist ten feet tall and twelve feet wide emerged.
"Rockiron Wall!" Jura said as he swiped his hand backward and an earthen wall emerged to block the fist.
"Take Over: Serpentine!" Gordo's form shifted in the familiar take-over light and changed to a humanoid snake, with slits for nostrils, slanted eyes, snake head, scaled armoured skin, and a flickering tongue. It's armed with a kite shield that goes to its chin and a falshion. He leapt over the wall and coated his blade with greenish poison.
"Venom Slicer!" he perform four strikes in quick succession, all aimed at the enemies blood vessels.
"Gold Make: Excalibur!" Joshua manifested a magnificent double edged sword about a meter in length, and parried all the Gordo's attacks
"Snow Magic: Blizzard!" Eve created a wide-ranged blizzard in the area of Joshua "Gordo-san reptiles are susceptible to cold, please jump back!" As Gordo leapt five metres backwards Eve addressed Erza "Gold also has a high conductivity next to silver, and copper!"
"Got it" Erza replied as she requipped again.
"Lightning Empress Armour" She pointed her lance at Joshua as she charged and blasted a powerful bolt of lightning at her foe. It struck Joshua and he was blasted in the air however he landed with a grin seemingly not damaged at all.
"Please tell me you can all do better than that" He taunted. The others were about to attack when they heard a male voice call out.
"Why don't you take us seriously and show you're real magic?" Asked Percy
"So Amethyst has blabbed huh?" Joshua asked "I'll kill her mother after I kill all of you." He finished with his voice shifting to something akin to a growl. He removed his golden cape and black shirt and they all saw a black shadow seemingly moving to cover parts of his body.
"You're about to face a power you can never defeat!" Joshua shouted as he inhaled a massive amount of air making his cheeks bulge.
"Gold Devil's Rage!" he released the massive energy towards the wizards. Percy ran to the head of the group as the attacked swallowed them and reduced everything in front of Joshua to rubble as the dark gold beam continued for about a hundred miles.
In the shadow of a house about thirty feet away from the battle a teenager lurked shrouded in darkness, he was watching the battle as it panned out. He watched as the black haired male wizard manipulated the water and the ethernano in the air shifting him and his allies and teleport behind the Gold Devil Slayer. He saw the massive damage the battle created as beams, constructs, and sands of gold met Lightning, Wind, and Water. He was feeling immense pride as the black haired wizard eventually overpowered the Devil Slayer and bound him with raw magic. Eventually he was swallowed by the darkness as he transports himself to his guild.
The boy landed in front of the guild master and made his report.
"Romulus Island has now been liberated from Poison Naga, the royal army hired two mages for Lamia Scale, two mages from Blue Pegasus, and two mages from Fairy Tail."
"Who delivered the final blow?" asked the master
"My cousin, Fairy Tail's Storm Bringer"
"Do you think he will become a problem in the future?"
"Possibly, I have grown in power at an exponential rate but he seemed to have also become much more powerful than when we were sent here."
"What would be you're suggested course of action?"
"His greatest weakness is loyalty should the time comes and he becomes a hindrance to your plans, I will go to him. I am sure he will welcome me with open arms, and I will kill him myself."
"Very well" Hades answered "I have another mission for you. One of the guilds underneath us, Mammoth Skull, has suddenly disappeared from our sights. We have reason to believe they may have been defeated by a legal guild called Phantom Lord. I want you to infiltrate them as report your findings to me."
"As you command" Nico Di Angelo, answered as he once again dissolved into the shadows. A man with long pony tail entered the door just as Nico disappeared from the shadows.
"Master Hades" the man kneeled in front of Hades "you called for me?"
Hades smile at the man
"Ultear has given report that the council has located and confiscated one of Zeref's books. I want you to seize it as the caravan passes outside of Corona Town tomorrow. Prepare what you need and head out." Hades commanded
"Right away" the man answered and walked away
"This world will soon be recreated to the world of great magic!" Hades exclaimed to himself as he laughed in glee
"I confess myself surprised." Arcadios said as the group drop Joshua still bound with pure magic right at his foot.
At the moment Joshua is unconscious, his clothes in tatters barely covering his modesty, having multiple bruises and major wounds, bleeding from at least twenty areas.
"You will all be paid in full; the royal army handle the rebuilding of Island town, and will be helping the people until they can bounce back from their horrible experience." Arcadios finished
Jura, Gordo, Ichiya, Eve, Erza, Percy, and Amethyst are currently aboard the Atlantis, Ichiya having landed just moments ago as he tried to bribe Speedo into joining him at Blue Pegasus. They were all listening to Amethysts story.
"I understood that it was his hometown" Jura inquired "however as we were clearing the Island of the other members of Poison Naga, we found evidence that they were excavating the Island."
"Aura told me, that the reason she was fighting Aurico was because he was trying to acquire a power. It lies underneath the island and if he had acquired it Aurico would have had more than enough power to become the King of Hell." Amethyst answered
"Did Aura tell you what the power was exactly?" Percy said
"Yes, she said that during time immemorial the Gold God went to sleep under the earth and never emerged. His essence eventually condensed and was crystallized by the magic; according to Aura, below the island lies the Lacrima of Aurum, The Gold God."