Soon Gajeel turned into a shadow and slipped through his ghostly imprisonment. As he did so Jose had look of surprise on his face not expecting the magic his old guild member used.

"So I see you've expanded your abilities Black Steel very good."

As Jose looked around he suddenly began to feel as if someone was right behind him. He turned around just in time to see Gajeel going in for the punch but instantly grabbed his fist and stopped it.

"Ooh so close but I'm afraid not close enough."

Jose then twisted his fist and threw him twenty feet away and then summoned more shades to attack him. Gajeel only smiled and sucked up each one that came near him.

"Iron Shadow Dragon Club!"

Gajeel then charged at Jose and knocked him fifty feet away into a great stone wall. He then turned into a shadow and went over to Jose and then proceeded to punch him continuously until Jose was eventually able to force him back.

Jose then with much anger sent several dead waves at Gajeel who was pounded over and over with the immense dark energy each one leaving him more and more exhausted. Eventually Gajeel was on the floor barely able to keep his Iron Shadow form up.

"No matter what you do Gajeel or how powerful you get you will never beat me. But you can join me, think about it Gajeel, you could be with your daughter once more but as her comrade as we take over the magic world wouldn't that be better than to never see her again?"

Gajeel thought on maybe it was the best decision maybe he should take the opportunity he wouldn't be her father but he would be around her still. But then he realized it wasn't the best decision it wasn't enough to be her comrade. Plus Emma would be a prisoner in her own body, never to be free. He couldn't think of himself right now he had to think what was best for Emma and that was her freedom no matter the cost.

"No way in hell Jose I set my Daughter free or die trying she is not about to be that dark spirits puppet."

"Well then that can be arranged."

Jose then sent more shades at Gajeel thinking that was all he needed to finish off the dragon slayer. Gajeel however just put on a wicked smile and sucked up the shadows.

"Thanks for the snack old man I really needed that now time to finish you off, Iron Shadow Dragon Roar!"

A swirling tornado of iron and shadow then came at Jose hitting him hard. Jose couldn't handle it the iron tore at him as the shadows blinded him. It soon became too much causing him to collapse on the ground unable to fight on.

Gajeel's iron shadow form then disappeared but he was the victor of this battle.

Meanwhile Levy and Aaron continued on with their battle neither one willing to give up. Aaron's dark attacks bombarded Levy and Pantherlily while Aaron was frozen, burned, shocked, and basically pelted with ever solid script spell imaginable.

"Levy this doesn't seem to be working." Lily told Levy.

"I know no matter what we throw at him it's just not powerful enough."

"Then maybe we need to go at this from a different angle."

"Like what!"

Suddenly Lily took Levy over to one of the nearby towers and set her down there.

"Lily what are you doing?"

Pantherlily then switched over to his large form and took his sword out.

"I figure if we combine our power then we could maybe take this guy down. I'll take him from the air and you blast him from down here."

"Alright be careful up there and make sure to not harm her too much that's still Emma."

"I will."

Pantherlily then gave her a node and turned around to charge at Aaron. He came at her fast with his sword at a very large setting. Aaron luckily noticed quick enough and stopped him with her night sword.

"Thought you could pull a fast one on me did you, well I think you're mistaken!"

"You get out of Emma's body and return her back to normal!"

"Oh why would I do that I happen to enjoy this body, especially since it seems to cause you wizards of light so much grief."

As the two struggled to get past one another's swords until suddenly Aaron felt a familiar shock. After it finally stopped she turned around to see Levy smirking at her.

"Why you little-"

"Solid Script Tornado!"

Suddenly a great tornado consumed Aaron and tossed her round and round till she could barely see straight. When it finally stopped Lily then came charging at her and started to attack. He swung left and right hitting her several times making her increasingly angry. She then started to have a sword fight with Pantherlily each clearly quite skilled. As the swords classed purple sparks flew everywhere magnifying the intensity.

All the while levy casted spell after spell at Aaron who now had to dodge her attacks and attack Lily at the same time.

After a few minutes Aaron was absolutely exhausted barely able to keep up with her exceed opponent. Levy then saw an opportunity to take her down and took it.

"Solid Script Iron!"

Suddenly above Aaron appeared a the word iron and then it began to drop. Unaware of it falling Aaron wasn't able to react fast enough and was immediately hit with it sending her hurdling down to the ground.

A minute later there was a great thud signaling that Aaron had at last hit the ground.

"Lily!" Levy called out signaling for him to take her down to where Aaron landed.

Lily did so immediately and quickly brought her down before the great dark wizard.