Author's note: I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does. Any relations between OCs and real characters are noncanon and should not be treated as such. And now, the battle you've all been waiting for.
- Chapter 7: The Wrath of Dragons -
- Shadowhenge guildhall -
"Hello there," Mikaeus Bloodthrone said evilly, "I'm your worst nightmare." He looked at his three opponents, "Natsu the Salamander, Black Steel Gajeel, and Stone Claw Kayden. Not even S-class. Is this really the best your guilds can muster?" The dark dragonslayer sighed, seemingly disappointed. Natsu growled, Mikaeus' insults had hit him like a punch in the gut.
"Who are you calling weak, you bastard!" The fire mage roared and launched himself at Mikaeus, fists exploding into flame.
"You." Mikaeus replied and fired a bolt of purple energy from his hand. The blast sent Natsu flying backward into a wall. "Iron Dragon Lance: Demon Logs!" Mikaeus jumped aside as torrent of sharp iron lances perforated the area where he had been standing. He spun toward the source of the attack, and was greeted with a large cylinder of metal slamming into his chest. Gajeel had wasted no time in joining the fight. "Earth Dragon's Claws!" Rocks materialized around Kayden's hands, forming a claw-like shell. The earth dragonslayer leapt at Mikaeus, who was still reeling from Gajeel's attack. "Earth Dragon's Crushing Fist!" The sheer power of Kayden's punch sent Mikaeus flying, and he slammed into a wall with such force that he left a crater in the bricks. Natsu, who had just climbed to his feet, gaped at the other mage.
"No way… You're a dragonslayer too?" Natsu asked, stunned.
"Yeah, I was taught by Terralith, the earth dragon." Kayden replied, "But we don't have time to talk. Our enemy seems to have recovered, and he looks pissed as hell." Kayden was right. Mikaeus was up and enraged beyond belief. "Dark Dragon's Triple Fang!" a trio of dragon heads made of dark power shot from his outstretched hand. Each head targeted a different dragonslayer. Natsu dodged the attack that came his way, but the other two members opted to counterattack and swatted the dark energy aside. "Dark Dragon Roar!" Mikaeus fired a column of dark power from his mouth, directly toward Kayden. "Earth Dragon's Roar!" Kayden unleashed a sandstorm attack that countered the enemy strike. "Iron Dragon Scales!" Gajeel's body was suddenly covered in metal scales.
"Just like old times, metal man." Kayden said to the iron dragonslayer. Gajeel cracked a smile.
"Yeah, like old times. Let's beat this scumbag down to size." He replied. Mikaeus charged again, hands wrapped in dark energy. Kayden responded with his own attack. "Earth Dragon's Twin Hammers!" The stone claws morphed into sledgehammers, and darkness clashed on rock. Natsu joined in, hurling fireballs and burning punches. Kayden created stone weapons that he used to strike at the dark mage. Gajeel transformed his arm into a chainsaw, almost taking off Kayden's head at one point. But Mikaeus was powerful, and the trio found that they were matched blow-for-blow by the dark dragonslayer. "Dark Dragon's Black Sword!" A sword made of black energy formed around Mikaeus' hand. He spun and took a vicious swipe, barely missing Kayden's head. The next slash was aimed at Gajeel, but his scale armor deflected the attack. The dark dragonslayer prepared to take a slice at Natsu, and was thwarted by Gajeel punching him in the face. 15 minutes had passed, and the sun was half-covered in shadow. Time was running out.
- Shadowhenge guildhall: Rune Chamber -
Shadark ignored the sounds of battle coming from the main room and opened the ebony door to the rune chamber. Along with the Black Sun Grimoire, the Shadowhenge rune chamber was one of Shadark's most guarded secrets. The room was ancient, over a thousand years old, and hidden from the rest of the world. The floor was a complex mosaic of runic tiles that formed a massive pentacle, and the walls were intricately decorated. The ceiling was painted to show the night sky, and pulsing lacrima crystals illuminated the room with a strange magenta light. The true secret, however, was in the center of the room. It was a blue crystal, about the size and shape of a football. The crystal hovered about ten feet above the ground and seemed to spin slowly. That crystal was Etherite, the most powerful and condensed lacrima in existence, and it contained magical power equal to that of an entire town of mages. It was the final piece of his spell. 10 minutes, and then he would have all the power he needed and could dispose of his foes and his pawns, both of which would become unnecessary. Shadark opened the book, raised his arms, and began to chant the ritual.
- Shadowhenge guildhall: Main Room -
As the battle between the dragonslayers raged on, Kayden and Gajeel noticed that the sky was turning dark. Natsu was so absorbed in the fight that he completely ignored the amount of light. 8 minutes left. Both sides were exhausted from trading blows. They would need to finish this fight now if they were going to go after the dark guild's master. Suddenly, Kayden had an idea.
"Guys, I think I know how we can beat this jerk." He hissed to the other dragonslayers, "We'll need to combine our breath attacks into one finishing blow." Not seeing an alternative, Natsu and Gajeel agreed to the plan. Mikaeus was charging a final strike of his own.
"I'll finish you three all at once!" He roared, "Whirling Shadows: Crushing Dark Orochi!" Eight massive snakeheads formed from dark energy raced from his outstretched hand toward the three dragonslayers. The trio prepared their attacks to counter the blast.
"Three Roaring Fangs: Dragon Blast Drill!" The combined elements of Iron, Fire, and Earth fused into a whirling jet of power that tore through the snakes and smashed into Mikaeus. The dark dragonslayer was blasted through several walls and, fortunately, the rune chamber. The sudden arrival of the wizard disrupted Shadark's ritual, and the skeletal mage grabbed the book and Etherite. After seizing the two items he teleported away, leaving no trace.
- End of Chapter 7 -
Author's note: Oh Yeah! That was quite a battle! There will be some NaLu in the next chappy, so please be patient. Sorry if you thought that the bad guy teleporting away was a bad setup for a sequel. Please review! Shadowrallen. =)