Hey guys, here is the next chapter in this story. kind of a short chapter but it get the job done

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Chapter Thirty-Seven

Clash of Titans

The magic around Zeref`s form grew even more powerful as Rave eyes widened. The ground beneath his feet was becoming dry and as all of the grass turned into ash around him. The black magic spun around him like a cocoon of power causing Rave to step back as the cocoon grew even stronger.

This…This power…Rave thought, He truly is powerful…

Then Rave steeled her resolve as her own magic power started to grow around her form. The two stood there staring at each other from across the space that separates them. The two magical energies didn't merge despite how close the two were standing; it was like oil and water, unmixable.

"Face my wrath," Zeref yelled out.

Rave`s eyes widened in surprise as the sudden surge of magic aimed straight for her causing the girl to jump back letting the blast of magical energy destroyed the ground she was standing on mere seconds before.

While she is in the air, Zeref launched another blast toward her causing Rave to join both of her hands together.

"Crystal Shield,"

The blast slammed against the crystal causing it to shatter upon impact as Rave was send flying backward and landing unto the ground rolling down the hill until she came to a stop upon her stomach.

Groaning, Rave shook her head and looked up toward the top of the hill seeing Zeref walking down toward her, both of his eyes becoming black as darkness and then a red glow appearing from their depths of blackness.

"You can dish out all the threats you have and you can`t back it up Rave," he said, narrowing his eyes.

"You`re as strong as ever," Rave said standing up.

Zeref raised both of his hands together joining them, intertwining his fingers.

"You do know what happen to those who dare threaten me in the past yes," he said.

That spell…,Rave thought.

"You killed them without a second thought," she said.

"And since you`re Immortal like I am," Zeref said, a dark look crossing his face, "I wonder what will happen if you`re nothing but a fossil."

"Death Rage,"

The light from within his hand started to shine a dark bluish color along with a magic circle that appeared around his form. Then large blast of magic spread all around as they all aimed for Rave who widens her eyes as the entire area got caught in an explosion.

When the dust settled, Zeref found himself staring at an oval shaped crystal seating in the middle of the area where Rave was. A smirk crossing the man`s face.

"As quick as ever," he said, feeling oddly proud, "I expect nothing less of my blood ties."

Then from the ground, tall crystal spikes suddenly grew all of them aiming straight for Zeref who moved his hands as if controlling something as all of the crystal turned to dust before they could reach him.

"Not fast enough Rave," he yelled as the crystal dust blew around him.

He then raised his hands as he gathered his magic before throwing it at the crystal shell in front of him destroying it in one fell attack and Rave flew out of it and then as Zeref`s eyes widened noticing Rave body turning into dust.

What the…

Suddenly Rave landed on the ground in front of him, causing the other Mage to frown.

"I`ve got you now," Rave said throwing her hand forward which was encased in crystal.

Zeref dodged the attacks as they started to aimed straight toward him with him continuing to dodge.

Trying to use the Crystal Coffin upon me this early Rave, he thought, You should know better than try such a obvious attack…

Zeref raised his leg aiming it straight toward Rave`s face just as the latter reached toward him. The young woman was thrown backward from the kick and landed on the ground upon her back.

Zeref then raised his hand.

"Living Magic: Interra."

Rave groaned as she landed hard on her back, causing her to wince slightly. Then she noticed a large shadow appearing in front of her causing her to focus upon it and then, her eyes widened noticing that it was a large hand…

A hand made out of earth and was aiming straight for her to flatten her unto the ground.

The girl quickly reacted by rolling upon her feet and throwing herself forward, just as the hand slammed down upon the ground she was in causing the earth the tremble from underneath her.

She turned her attention toward Zeref and noticed that a number of hands were aiming straight toward her.

He is using his Living Magic upon the Earth around him…transforming it into giants monster`s arms, she thought, Zeref…I don`t think there is anyone in this world who is as skilled as you are in that branch of magic…

Rave put both of her hands together aiming it forward just as a magical circle appeared.

"Crystal Dragon Burst,"

The large crystal dragon roared as it came to life around Rave before aiming straight toward the large hands that were coming at her, crashing together into a large calamity of magical energy causing the very earth to shake.

From the destruction of the spell, Zeref appeared looking down toward her.

"You`ve managed to stand up against me this long," he said.

Rave straightened up.

"Well someone had to keep you on your toes," she told him.

Zeref actually let out a soft scoff at that.

"I propose this was a good enough warm up," he said, "I wanted to test how strong you actually are…but it seems the both of us are still holding back."

I thought something was strange earlier, Rave thought frowning, So he was still holding back…thought, he seems to have also noticed that I was holding back.

Zeref looked down toward her.

"Then, how about we get to the real deal," he said.

His magic suddenly grew even stronger than before and Rave noticed that the dark shadow of his powers was transforming into monsters.

He is finally getting serious, she thought, I guess I should too.

"You know," Rave said causing Zeref to look down at her, "I have always been holding back…I have never actually fought anyone that could challenge me in battle. Even against the Five, I was still holding back."

Her eyes found Zeref`s.

"But against you," she said, "I can`t afford that luxury."

She raised both of her hands together as her magical energy started to grow even stronger causing the ground beneath her to turn into crystal which was spreading slowly.

"I annihilated countries in the past Rave," Zeref said, "and I hardly had gotten serious then…don't you think that we might change this landscape because of our battle?"

"This place hadn`t known any life since then Zeref," Rave answered, "Everything will end here."

The dark demons that Zeref`s magic had created all charged toward Rave who stood there, looking at them come toward her before suddenly disappearing from sight as all of the monsters exploded into mass of darkness.

Then she appeared right in front of Zeref, with a crystal sword in her hand before aiming it straight at him. The crystal sword aimed straight toward the young man but turning to dust as it get closer to Zeref.

"You won`t put a single scratch upon me Rave," Zeref said looking toward her, "But I will destroy you."

As he was talking, he aimed one of his hands straight toward Rave who at the same time aimed her fist toward him and the two collided with a large blast of magical energy. Then the duo where thrown backward with Rave still in the air.

"Living Magic: Leviotia."

Then from the ground, large grotesque plants grew all of them aiming straight toward Rave who threw both of her hands at them.

"Crystal World," she yelled.

The grotesque's plants froze into crystal and Rave started to slide upon them as she aimed straight for Zeref aiming her hands toward him, "Infinite Crystal Shiruken."

The attack reached Zeref`s magic and they turned to dust.

"How many times must you see this for you to believe that it will not work upon me," Zeref yelled, "Living Magic: Interia Lemotia Everitas."

The number of attacks aimed straight toward Rave who jumped back as they crashed around, growing out of the ground all around her.

Damn it, she thought, at this rate…

"I`ve got you where I wanted you Rave," Zeref yelled out, tracing something with his fingers in the air, "Amaterasu Formula Level 203: Sun Goddess Wrath."

Around Rave a large magical seal appeared as the girl started to glance around herself as the very air around her become amplified with magic.

This…is going to hurt, she thought.

Then her entire world was thrown into a world of pain.

Meanwhile

"W…What is that feeling?" Erza whispered.

As she was driving the craft they have borrowed from the Magic Council, Erza had started to feel some really strange magic pressure in the air. She couldn`t understand where they were coming from but something was sure…

There was a battle going on.

"Everything alright Erza?" she heard Lucy ask.

The redhead turned her attention toward the blonde.

"Wha…,"

"You seem lost in thought," Lucy told her.

"Can you feel it?" Erza asked her, "That chill in the air…?"

Lucy nodded.

"I was wondering what it was," the blonde told her, "It felt a lot like that time…when we were fighting Hades."

Erza glanced at her.

"Are you scared Lucy?" she asked.

The blonde hugged herself.

"Of course I am scared," she said, "I…I mean, we might have to go against one of the most dangerous Mage of the entire world and he is probably even worse than Hades was."

Erza turned her attention forward.

"From what I am feeling," the redhead said, "It`s going to be much worse."

"Erza, look," Lucy said suddenly.

The woman turned her attention toward where Lucy was pointing and noticed the many birds that were coming toward the craft was. They were moving against the direction they were going.

"That`s strange," Erza said, "Where are all those birds going?"

"Look likes something spooking them,"

The two girls turned toward Natsu who was being supported by Gray.

"Shouldn`t you be lying down Natsu?" Lucy said.

"I wanted to keep them there but he said that he felt like something is wrong," Gray said sighing.

"I couldn`t even if I tried anyway," the Dragon Slayer told her, "Something… is really wrong in the air…like…like an danger."

"Danger?" Erza said.

"Yeah," Natsu told her, "the things that everyone here fears…"

"What thing?" Lucy asked, her heart hammering in her chest.

Natsu`s eyes met hers.

"Death."

A silence settled in the room.

"Sorry to sound like a mood downer here but I am getting the feeling that we are in way over our heads," Gray said as Natsu leaned against the wall near him.

"Rave is fighting…," Natsu said drawing everyone`s attention to him, "She is fighting against him."

"Zeref," Erza said.

"Let`s hope we will get here in time to help her."

In a destroyed part of the battlefield with crystal chards lying around, Rave stayed on the ground completely unmoving. Then Zeref approached her fallen form, looking down upon her without as much as a smudge upon his clothes.

He stared down at her still form, no emotions upon his face his black eyes unblinking.

"I told you didn`t I Rave?" he said, "That you will lose without making a scratch upon my skin…look like I was right. In anyway, it`s your lost brother…or is it sister now?"

Zeref shook his head.

"Seems that you will never change despite all these years," he said, "The only thing you ever were good at was running away…just as you ran away from me all those years ago."

Zeref`s overwhelming power...Rave is defeated?

Next time: The Ice Silver Crystal

AN: Well, i dont know what kind of magic Zeref uses apart from that dark wave thing from Tenrou and Living Magic who was said to be his speciality. I thought of a way it could look like in a fight...so don`t flame K?

Anyhow, enjoy

Jacques0 out.

R&R.