So, based on my question to you last chapter, everyone chose Jack as their favorite Tartaros mage. I felt like I over did it when I showed him in action but apparently none of you think so.
Anyways, this chapter we finish up the battle and we show some fun stuff. This is pretty much a similar style in Malice Story. I usually dedicate an entire single chapter to villains. So we meet some very, controversial figures in the magical world today. I like them although I didn't really the arcs they were involved in.
Anyways, lets just get on with the chapter.
"Hahahahaha!" Raymond laughed as he stood from the rock he had been smashed against.
Asura and Azami were weakly standing and Walther was looking at the them, his face a mask. He didn't even look at Raymond as he joined his two comrades. The young boy looked at the man in the coat, his left eye turned a red color. Walther finally noticed the boy and looked at him with slight interest.
"I could have sworn you had blue eyes just a second ago…" he said, his voice taking on some emotion of surprise.
"Look out Walther!"
The fist smashed into Walther, sending him sliding across the ground, Nebula being too slow to defend his host. Walther looked up, his face showing surprise as Raymond appeared in front of him, grinning.
"How! You're just a kid! You cant be that fast!" Walther shouted in anger as Nebula sent his arms flying towards him, the weapons flailing in the air.
The arms struck the ground and Raymond slid back, his hands gripping one of the weapons. The grin had twisted even more and the eyes seemed to see straight through Walther.
"You fool! I am no longer a child! I am Vincent Faro, the Blood Saint!" Raymond roared in a demonic voice as he tore the rubbery arm in half and ran through, effortlessly dodging Nebula's attacks.
Raymond hit Walther in the face again, sending the dark guild master sliding across the ground, howling in pain. Nebula roared in anger as hundreds of fists shot forward, slamming into the ground where Raymond was. The young child was blown back, stumbling back onto the ground. Raymond slid back to where Azami and Asura were standing and he looked at his team mates.
"Use your strongest attacks again! We can beat him!" Raymond shouted, his voice normal once again.
The two mages nodded and they attacked once more, using the moves that had once proved futile. The flames shot towards Walther, the huge creature made of mist, smashing its fists once more. Raymond dashed forward once again, leaving a trail of dust as he ran towards here Walther was being bombarded with attacks.
The young boy shot through the flames and latched onto Walther's shield. The young boy bit into it and tore it, and chewed. The rubbery substance dissolved easily as he chewed and soon, Raymond had made a hole big enough for him to jump through. Walther just looked at the boy in disbelief as Raymond looked up at the man, grinning.
"W…who the hell are you!" Walther shouted as Nebula threw a punch hoping to hit Raymond.
Raymond effortlessly caught it and bit into it, chewing it.
"Me? I am the god who will rule you all! The god of Evil!" Raymond laughed as his small shadow grew larger and larger until it was much taller than Walther.
The shadow laughed and its hands grew huge, sharp claws growing from them and slashing across Walther's chest, sending the man crashing to the ground, letting out a cry of pain and then dropping to the ground. The body lay still and Nebula's arms retreated back into its solid black form, the parasite dying with its host. Azami and Asura came running over, looking at the body in disbelief. Did…Raymond really just kill the dark guild master?
Raymond's left eye went back to normal and the young boy stumbled and fell backwards, falling asleep almost instantly. The voices reverberated in his head as he drifted into sleep.
"You will regret ever letting him enter your physical being…"
"The life mother can not keep me bound forever…find the blood diamond key and set us all free!"
Asura and Azami looked down at the sleeping child and smiled. He had thought he was weak but he had proved he was strong. Asura picked Raymond up and draped the young child over his shoulder. It was time to go home.
…
"Sad. He fought well but I was not expecting this sort of thing. I guess it is time for Tartaros to step in."
The city of Gasbos
The city was in flames, the smoke being able to be seen for miles. The citizens screamed as they ran from the group of people advancing forward, leisurely destroying anything or anyone who got in the way. At the head of the group was a hooded man who had several chains snaking out of his sleeves, blades dangling at the ends. There were a few more people with him including a young girl, a teenage boy completely wrapped in chains and a young woman.
The man smiled as they arrived at the city square, the flames burning down several buildings. The smell of ashes filled the air and the smoke was thick, almost all the buildings having been burned down. The hooded man turned to the young girl who was standing next to him.
"Do it. Let no one escape!" the man said happily as the girl nodded and help out her hands.
"Alright Jack. Rune Magic: no one leaves the city without my permission!" the young girl shouted as the purple runes flowed into the ground and they formed a huge square around the small city.
Jack nodded in satisfaction as he saw several of the citizens back away from the city exits, blocked by purple runes. He looked in front of him to see several soldiers and people who guarded the town. Many of the citizens had their fists surrounded by different colored light and Jack snickered.
The men of the city of Gasbos had a strange characteristic. Any male born in Gasbos was born with magical capabilities. However, their magic was almost always incredibly weak and it was only good for civilian use. The soldiers aimed their rifles at Jack and the others and Jack turned to the teenager wrapped in chains.
"Darren, I think you know what to do." Jack said calmly as the rifles flashed.
The people cheered as a bullet hit Jack and knocked him to the ground but their enthusiasm was quickly put down as all the other bullets suddenly turned around and hit the soldiers who had just shot them. Jack took his hood off and grinned insanely.
"Very good Darren! Letting a bullet through to show my invincibility! Brilliant!" Jack laughed crazily. "Lets finish these poor excuses for mages then!"
That set the men off, all of them running towards Jack, fists at the ready. There were even boys in the group, screaming in rage. Jack grinned as several hundreds of chains came out of his sleeves and shot forward, the blades glinting viciously in the fire.
"Out of the way you pathetic maggots!" Jack shouted happily as the blades struck people down left and right, clearing through the men in a matter of seconds.
The other mages were watching emotionlessly when suddenly Jack was struck by a bright yellow light and a huge hole blasted in the ground where he had been standing. The other mages immediately took several steps back, ready to respond to the attacker. Instead, the next attacks came from the side, sending several of the Tartaros mages slamming to the ground. Jack stood from the crater he had been blown into, grabbing his head.
"Why don't you pick on people your own size."
Jack froze. Was it him? Impossible! Jack looked desperately through the smoke and his body froze in his rarest emotion, fear. Through the smoke came the man he dreaded the most, the red tattoo on the right side of his face, the cloak he wore and that cold look he had in his eyes! Jack quickly smiled, trying to disguise his fear.
"Oh, Jellal! How nice it is to see you again! Im surprised to see that you haven't been captured yet!" Jack said, trying to be neutral.
In an instant, Jellal had smashed Jack back into the dirt again, the outlaw moving with blinding speed. Jack fell back into the dirt, shouting in pain. Ultear and Meredy also came out from the smoke, looking down at the Tartaros mages with contempt.
"You kill for sport? You prey on innocent civilians? That is exactly what Crime Sorciere tries to stop! Scum like you!" Ultear shouted angrily as she looked down at the unmoving body of the young girl.
Jack laughed nervously. Damn it all! Just when things had gotten good, the one man he feared showed up! Damn the goddess of fortune!
"Ultear, I see you are with Jellal…we were…just doing training." Jack said casually.
Jellal looked at the ginger haired man, anger burning in his eyes like the blazes that were expanding around them.
"If you want to train, how about you fight…ME!" Jellal shouted with rage as he sent a blast of yellow energy through Jack, making the man collapse to the ground.
But Jack was not about to be humiliated here. The chains struck again and again at Jellal, making several hundreds of cuts as they flailed as Jack slowly stood, his face also angry.
"Fine! I have always been a second class mage to you so I will humble your disgusting pride!" Jack shouted angrily as his blades sent Jellal ducking out of the way, the vicious blades slicing through his cloak.
Meredy and Ultear just watched this battle as each man refused to be outdone. The other Tartaros mages were lying on the ground, unmoving. They were frozen in time, Ultear using her magic to keep the villainous mages from trying to disrupt the battle.
Jack was smashed into the ground by Jellal, the fist of the former council member blazing with bright light. Jack smiled as he shouted as loud as he could.
"Level the city Darren! Do it now!" Jack shouted at the top of his lungs as he dodged the punch and sent Jellal sliding back.
"With pleasure!" the teenage boy said, suddenly snapping from Ultear's magic.
The Crime Sorciere mages took steps back as the entire city square started to develop cracks. The rock started to fall apart and they had to distance themselves in order not to be sucked into nothingness. Jack and the other Tartaros mages fled in the confusion, Jack's pride being wounded. He glared back to where Jellal and his guild mates were helping citizens escape.
"I swear Jellal, I will be the victor!" the evil mage said viciously, gritting his teeth.
Asura and Azami
The three mages were about to head home. It had been a long battle with Walther having taken most of their magical power. They were turning around when suddenly a lit cigarette dropped onto the dirt path and out came a man dressed in a black cloak and a fedora. His long blonde hair reached to his knees and he was smiling, his eyes cold.
"Just where do you think you're going?"
Bam. There we go. This was a rare case in which I actually exploited the villain's weakness and introduced a hero character that is of equal power of the villain. We haven't seen much of Ferdinand, Bael or Snake Fang but that is for a reason. I also decided to introduce some more Tartaros mages.
Just to clarify, Jellal and Jack are of equal power. This is one of those rare times in which I directly tell you that certain characters are equal powered or anything of that sort. They are rivals and I felt like Jack would need a rival. I also wanted to introduce Jellal and Crime Sorciere at least one time. I know Ultear and Meredy didn't do much but they may appear again in the story.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I will see you all next time. FF