Dorma Anim
Särakaotus plummeted to the ground, badly wounded, having been struck from below, much to everyone's horror. Carla flew Wendy down after him.
"The dragon!" Levy said, "It was hurt!"
"How could that be?" Gajeel demanded, "Dragons don't go down that easily!"
"We need to…," Natsu didn't finish as there was a blast of energy that just barely missed him.
"Scarlet!" Erza's voice roared. Everyone looked down, and saw a hoard of legions advancing in their direction, with Knightwalker, her face still stained with tears, at the lead.
"It was your fault our kingdom was destroyed!" Knightwalker yelled, "You released the dragon!" Scarlet narrowed her eyes, as the legions advanced. Suddenly, Mystogan's personal legion appeared, obstructing their path, as he removed his mask, revealing his face to everyone.
"The only ones to blame are yourselves," Mystogan said, "That dragon should never have been kept prisoner. And as your prince, I order that you lay down your weapon."
"You are no son of mine!" the voice of Faust shouted out from the ground. It was coming from the metal, draconic monstrosity that shot down Särakaotus.
"You vanished over two decades ago," Faust said, "You have inhibited our plans by destroying the anima, and sided with the enemy. You're a traitor to your kingdom."
"Your animas are gone," Mystogan said, "Your kingdom has died, and your plan has failed. There is no reason to continue fighting."
"Oh, there is plenty a reason. True, Edolas may be gone, but I still live, and as long as I live, I will not let Extalia continue to exist. And if you stand in my way, I will obliterate you, along with everyone else." The metal monstrosity stepped forward, as everyone stared in horror.
"The Dorma Anim," Pantherlily said, as he flew up, to get a better look at what was going on.
"What is that thing?" Scarlet demanded.
"The Dorma Anim," Mystogan explained, "The Dragon Knight!" Natsu and Gajeel narrowed their eyes at the mention of "dragon". Scales began to creep onto Natsu's face.
"It was built using the power of Subject S! Its got a special kind of armor that can nullify magic," Cocoa said, "The King must be piloting it!"
"Now go!" Faust ordered, "Destroy Extalia!"
"Charge!" Erza ordered, as the legions soared in the direction of the island. Soon, the Exceeds to see legions baring down on them, with strange cannons. As they tried to scatter, the soldiers fired their cannons, and any Exceed that was cut in the blast, was suddenly turned into lacrima. Shagotte tried to fly away, though her one wing inhibited that.
"Your Majesty!" Pantherlily said, as he swooped forward, and whisked her away.
"Lily," Shagotte said, looking up at the large Exceed, "The others…."
"Will be fine!" Pantherlily answered, smiling, "If there's one thing this whole experience has taught me, was that Earthlanders don't give up."
Meanwhile, the group, then all jumped onto Cocoa's legion's back, save for Natsu, who opened his fire wings, and wrapped his tail around Lucy, and lifted her up. Lucy held tight to Haru.
"We have to protect the Exceeds!" Scarlet said, "Let's go!"
"And what about the giant monster, down there?" Gray asked.
"We can't do anything about it," Levy said, "If it really can nullify magic. We should focus on saving the Exceeds!" With that, the legion took off towards Extalia, with Natsu carrying Lucy behind them.
"Nothing stands in my way!" Faust bellowed, "You will cease to exist!" The Dorma Anim then fired a massive burst of energy from its mouth at the legion. Fortunately, Mystogan intercepted the blow, blocking it with his mirror technique.
"Save the Exceeds!" he said, "I'll hold him as long as I can." He then held up all of his staffs, creating a massive burst of magic energy at Faust. However, when they struck the machine, the blast harmlessly bounced off.
"This armor is magic proof!" Faust said, "Nothing you do can stop it!" Severla magical missiles then shot from the Dorma Anim's back, which crashed into Mystogan, as he was unable to deflect all of them properly. With a cry, he was sent plummeting the ground.
"Your Highness!" Pantherlily cried.
"Go," Shagotte said, from within his arms.
"My Queen!" Pantherlily said in surprise.
"I'll be fine," Shagotte said with a smile, "Go save that boy again. This time I will not try and prevent you." Pantherlily looked at her before nodding, and handing her off to another Exceed, and flying at Mystogan, managing to grab him, and carry him to safety. Seeing that their guild mate was safe, the Fairy Tail mages then continued their advance, save for Natsu, who glared at the machine.
"Natsu," Lucy said, tightening her hold on her son.
"I can't let that thing go," he said, "I've got to stop it!"
"But its magic repellant!"
"I've faced worst," Natsu said, "I can beat it." He then flew over towards legion, gently settling Lucy down on the legion's back.
"Don't worry, I'll be back!" Natsu said, before he flew higher into the air. His horns, wings, and tail then turned solid, as he assumed his Dragon Aspect. With a roar, he then swooped down towards the Dorma Anim.
"Hell if I'm letting Salamander get all the attention!" Gajeel said as he also leapt off the legion.
"Gajeel!" Levy cried. However, Gajeel grabbed Natsu's tail as he fell, preventing him from free falling.
"Hey! I'm not a damn passenger pigeon!" Natsu said, looking back.
"You're not the only one who's got to kick some ass," Gajeel said, "And I'm not interested in falling to my death!" Not in the mood to argue, and knowing he didn't have the time, Natsu let Gajeel hitch a ride on him. As they got closer to the Dorma Anim, Natsu's chest lit up, as he breathed his fire at the machine.
"Its no use!" Faust yelled, "This armor's…" However, the force of the fire caused the Dorma Anim to recoil back, much to the shock of Faust.
"How…" He didn't get to finish, as he was blasted in the head by a massive iron pole that nearly knocked the machine off balance.
"Pity Wendy's not here," Natsu said as he flapped in the air over the Dorma Anim, "This would be a great time for her to practice."
"Where is the runt anyway?" Gajeel asked.
"Don't call my sister a runt!" Natsu snapped angrily.
"Or what?" Gajeel answered.
"I'll melt you down, and us you to make toys for Haru!" Natsu said. Do they not know who they're fighting? Faust thought, with a sweat drop.
(somewhere on the ground)
Särakaotus lay collapsed on the ground, a massive hole through his abdomen, staring at the sky.
"Särakaotus!" Wendy cried as Carla carried her down. The dragon glanced at her as she was set on the ground.
"Sky Daughter," he said weakly. Wendy ran over to him, and looked at his wound.
"You're hurt," she said.
"I would certain like to lie and say I've had worse," Särakaotus said pained hiss, "But I have not. This wound is easily the worst I've sustained."
"I can heal you," Wendy said, moving over to the wound.
'Nothing can heal me at this point," Särakaotus said, "Perhaps if I were younger, and had more magic within me, I could have withstood this injury, but it seems those centuries of having my magic drained took its toll."
"I don't believe that!" Wendy said, as she activated her magic, "I'm going to save you!"
"Why are you so insistent?" Särakaotus asked, "What have I done to earn such treatment? What do you have to gain from healing me?"
"Because you may know!" Wendy said.
"What?"
"Like I told you, seven years ago, all the dragon's disappeared, including my mother," Wendy said, "I'm looking for any potential lead. If you may know anything…"
"I'm afraid I have no knowledge of where your mother may have gone to," Särakaotus interrupted, "I was here in Edolas for centuries. Chances are Earthland has changed so radically that I would probably not recognize it." He then looked in the direction of the battle with the Dorma Anim.
"To think my power would be used to fuel such horrible creations," he said, "It is a terribly shameful."
"It wasn't your fault," Wendy said. The dragon then looked over at the Dragon Slayer again, as he weakly boosted himself back up.
"Try not to move!" Wendy said, but she was ignored.
"Perhaps I can offer you no knowledge," Särakaotus said, "But perhaps I can offer you help, in dealing with that metal terror."
"You're in no condition to fight!"
"I'm not offering you my claws. I'm offering something far more lasting." Särakaotus then spread his wings, as the same dark substance that he used in his breath attack leaked out of them. They then swirled around Wendy.
"They used my power to create that thing," he said, "Perhaps you can use the same power to strike it down." Wendy then understood what she was meant to do. She inhaled, sucking up the substance, much to Carla's surprise. She then swallowed the substance.
Instantly, the energy swirled around Wendy, as did the wind. But then the two began to fuse together, forming wind swirling with the energy of the Eclipse Dragon. Her hair and eyes suddenly turned a deep purple, as the dark energy swirled around.
"Sky Eclipse Dragon Mode!" she said.
Note: Seems Wendy got a serious power up. I always wanted her to get what Natsu and Gajeel got in the series, so I opted to give her power boost based on the Eclipse Dragon's power. My hope is that I can use these new features to give the fight new twists, and make more deviations from canon.
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