"How about we also make our fighting space a bit larger!" Aaron said as she continued to laugh evilly.
Her hands began to glow as she raised her hands and then she blasted a beam of purple energy through the roof. The hole went all the way to the top of castle making an entrance to the sky.
"Follow me if you can darling HAHAHAHA!"
Aaron then flew up through the hole taunting Levy to follow her thinking it impossible for her to fly.
"Lily fly me up!"
"You got it!"
Lily then shifted to his small form and grabbed Levy's back lifting her into the air. She then found herself out of the dark castle facing Aaron in the air.
"So your little pussy cat over there can fly how nice but don't think you have some kind of advantage now you still are no match for my power!"
"We'll see!"
"Darkness Stream!"
A large beam of purple energy was then coming towards Levy who thanks to Pantherlily managed to dodge it.
"Solid Script Fire!"
A large word made of fire then came at Aaron who barely managed to dodge it getting the bottoms of her dress burnt by the flames.
"Oh this was a family heirloom! Dark Fog!"
A large dark cloud then surrounded Levy and Lily making it seem like night to their eyes.
"Sword of Night!"
It was then a shimmering sword that looked like it was made of the night sky appeared in Aaron's hand. She then rushed into the darkness able to clearly see where Levy and Lily were.
As the floated around they suddenly began to feel themselves being stuck everywhere and the pain of a thousand knives going through their bodies.
"Lily hold on!"
"I'm trying!"
For what seem to them like hours the two were relentlessly attacked only able to block every few swings. Eventually it stopped, all the fighters being so out of breath they could barely keep in the air.
"Hahaha so you thought you could beat me did you, thought you could save your daughter. We're not even a few minutes into this fight and you're barely able to keep in the air." Aaron said breathily.
"You're not in any better shape and I wouldn't count me out quite yet I've still got fight left in me! How about you Lily you think you can still go on?"
"Absolutely if I couldn't then I would never hear the end of this from Gajeel. Let's take this antique spirit down!"
"Alright then, Solid Script Storm!"
Suddenly a storm engulfed Aaron paralyzing her as the bitter cold rain and lightning attacked her. As she was attacked she began to realize this fight wasn't going to be so easy.
Meanwhile Gajeel and Jose were battling one another back in the lair.
"Iron Dragon's Kunai!"
Jose was then bombarded with shards of iron, though able to deflect most of them, was still quite hurt.
"My my my Gajeel you have gotten quite strong but I'm afraid so have I!"
Jose's hand then glowed purple as he made an arch in the air. Suddenly a great explosion consumed Gajeel sending him flying and destroying most of the back half of the lair.
"Why are you doing this Jose? Why are you taking your anger out on a little baby girl?"
"Because you humiliated me, you and those wretched fairies embarrassed me beyond all reason. First you and my element four lose to Fairy Tail's strongest, then Phantom Lord was disbanded, and last of all I was basically stripped of my power leaving me weak and frail. Because of that what was basically my baby was taken away from me so I thought it was only fitting to take away you baby and twist it for my own use! Now I get the joy of watching you suffer, Dead Wave!"
A great blast of purple energy then came at Gajeel who was luck enough to be able to dodge it. But then further destroying the bottom part of the castle.
"So just to appease your petty revenge you take my daughter and let an evil spirit morph her into a monster! Oh if you thought you had reasons for revenge now I have even better ones, Iron Dragon Sword!"
Gajeel then also made his body covered in iron scales making him less prone to damage. He then swung and swung at Jose nicking him several times and destroying even more of the castle.
They then began to move upstairs as Jose sent shade after shade at Gajeel who managed to easily slice them up.
Eventually they made it to the great hall where Jose tangled Gajeel up in his shade entanglement. He continued to torture Gajeel causing him to laugh evilly as Gajeel screamed in pain.
As the torture continued old memories suddenly started to come back him particularly one from a little over two months ago. They had just had Emma so they were still adjusting to having her. It may have been a rather hard time for him but it was also a wonderful time in his life.
It was a sunny afternoon and Gajeel was exhausted from the other night when Emma kept them up late. So after he fed her and put her down for a nap he collapsed in the rocking chair in Emma's nursery. About an hour had passed before he woke up to her crying but the problem was he didn't see her. He frantically looked everywhere but no Emma to be found. He was so sleep deprived that his brain immediately thought to the worst scenario. He could still hear her crying but he couldn't find her as he looked through every room in their home.
After what felt like to him hours but was only a few minutes he found Levy trying to calm down Emma.
"Sweetheart ssshhh it's ok it's ok shhhh."
Emma eventually calmed down cuddling into her mother to then fall back asleep. Gajeel's heart then slowed down relieved he found his daughter.
"Oh Gajeel would you mind taking her for a bit I have to go out and get a few things."
"No not at all."
Levy then gently handed Emma over to Gajeel as to not wake her and then waved goodbye and quietly walked out of the house. Gajeel then sat down on their couch and just smiled as he looked at his little girl sleeping peacefully.
"I love you my little munchkin and I hope you never go away."
As the memory then came to a close Gajeel was then reminded of how truly desperately he wanted his little girl back sparking a bigger fire in the dragon slayer.
He then closed his eyes once more looked past the pain and summoned his iron shadow form. Jose watched in shock as the dragon slayer smiled wickedly knowing that their little fight just took a major turn.