Hey everyone it's Natsu here.
I've decided on a match. First is... well you'll see right now. Enjoy your chapter cookie everybody.
P.S. I do not own F.T.
Ch 23: Wendy versus Sting.
The opening ceremonies had finished and the dragon slayers sat with their respective guild members. All except Cobra who was stuck with the magic council's rune knights. They all eagerly awaited who would be the first to enter the fray.
"Welcome to the Dragon Tournament citizens of Fiore!" Shouted Chapati Lola "my name is Chapati Lola emcee for the recent Grand Magic Games and now the Dragon Tournament! Beside me are my fellow commentators Steven Tenale or better known as Slendy and former magic council member Yajima!"
"Glad to be back Lola" Yajima said.
"I'm very happy to be here" Slendy said.
"Today begins the first day if the Dragon Tournament my friend Slendy holds the bracket for the tournament and shall reveal it now" Lola said.
"Thank you Lola" Slendy thanked him "ahem the first battle of the Dragon Tournament will be between..." The audience was on edge as he said began to reveal the competitors "Wendy Marvell and Sting Eucliffe!"
Wendy could feel her heart stop as he said those words, while everyone else cheered. Sting smirked eager to begin the fight. He was a little disappointed at the fact it wasn't Natsu but at least he went first. Wendy was in a panic, Sting was powerful granted not as strong as Natsu but he far outmatched her.
"Will the the competitors please enter the arena?!" Slendy asked.
Sting instantly leaped into the arena "let's get this started! Come on Wendy!" He shouted.
"I-I..." Wendy stammered.
Connor lightly gripped the young girl's shoulder "it's going to be alright Wendy. You're strong now show these people how strong you are" he said with a smile.
"Ye-yeah you're right I'll give it my all" she said with a little more confidence leaping down into the arena.
"You ready to start this Wendy!?" Sting asked from the other side of the stadium.
"Yes I am!" Wendy replied.
"Let the fight begin!" Lola shouted excitedly.
"Arms!" Wendy shouted enchanting herself with a power boost.
Sting simply rushed the young girl his fists glowing with white light. "White dragon's punch!" he shouted striking at Wendy
Wendy leaped into the air "sky dragon's claw!" She shouted lifting her legs and then sending swinging them down and releasing a flurry of strong winds onto Sting's head.
Sting raised his arms to block but was blown back a few feet. He held a strong stance and wore a large smirk on his face. "Nice one Wendy! But I'll show you how it's done!" He rushed Wendy again just she landed and made a low strike to her stomach.
Wendy fell back gripping her stomach. She wasn't able to rest because Sting was right back on her. He made a flurry of quick strikes at her keeping her on the defensive as she narrowly dodged each strike.
"This battle is so one sided" Erza observed.
"Sting has a lot more fighting power than Wendy. She's generally a support type so this is something she isn't accustomed to" Connor said.
"Go Wendy! Kick his ass!" Natsu shouted.
Wendy tried to jump away and escape Sting's furious attack. She was lucky enough to jump far enough to recover and attempt an attack.
"Sky dragon's roar!" She shouted releasing a powerful tornado like roar at the oncoming Sting hitting him dead on.
Sting spiraled into the air getting caught in the tornado before crashing to the ground. He quickly jumped back to his feet with a large smirk on his face. He charged up white energy in his hands and threw the energy at high speeds then rushed Wendy. Wendy dodged the white orbs of magic but was unfortunately struck by Sting once again. Instead of being forced onto the defensive once again Wendy held strong ignoring the pain and went for an attack.
"Sky dragon's crushing fang!" She shouted gathering a powerful whirlwind between her open fingers and swiping them across Sting's chest leaving a small gash.
Wendy continued her assault forcing Sting to raise his arms in defense. Wendy cut away at his defense with her powerful strikes trying to break through. Sting held strong but Wendy was bringing him down. He hadn't expected her to be this strong but he was excited all the same. He knew he need to act quickly before Wendy broke through his defense and he was left open.
"Woah It looks like Wendy is making a great comeback!" Lola shouted excitedly.
"Go Wendy!" Lucy shouted.
"Come on Sting!" Orga of Sabertooth shouted.
"I have no memory of Sting being this weak" Rufus said
"He's holding back" Rogue said "he wants to give Wendy a chance at this. This isn't as strong as he really is. He's gotten a lot stronger over these past few days, training every day and night to have a chance at beating Natsu."
"I will be sure to memorize that"
Sting smirked "white drive" his body glowed white and he went for a counterattack. He waited for an opening and pushed back knocking Wendy away.
"He's testing her" Erza said.
"What do you mean testing her?" Gray asked.
"He's seeing how far Wendy can go. He knows that she's weaker than him but he wants to see how much she's progressed and how much she'll be able to take" the redhead explained
"Oh I get it. That's how Wendy managed to back him into a corner."
"Exactly he wants to help her grow as a fighter so by testing her limits she'll see just how strong she really has gotten."
Wendy was once again pushed back as Sting attacked. He was much faster with his white drive activated and Wendy was barely able to dodge him. Sting was quickly gaining ground and she was about to lose all of hers. She needed an opening to escape and get Sting away from her than she could use one of her most powerful spells, it was her only chance. She racked her brain for any ideas when an image of Connor's crimson booster flashed in her mind that's what she would use to escape.
"Sky dragon's air jets!" She shouted releasing a powerful wind from her body which caused her to fly back and away from Sting while pushing him away in the process. She took a wide stance and spread her arms apart forming a large wind barrier around Sting and herself. "Sky dragon slayers secret art: shattering light, sky drill!" She shouted twisting her arms and releasing an enormous blast of wind directly at Sting sending him flying into the air and then crashing into the ground. She took a deep breath and returned to a normal stance looking at where Sting landed "did I do it?" She asked herself.
"It looks like Wendy may have defeated the mighty Sting with that incredible attack!" Lola shouted into the Mic "wait no he's getting back up!"
Just as Lola had said Sting quickly stood back up. "Man that was awesome Wendy!" He shouted while dusting himself off. He looked like he had a few bruises but little else "I'll show you what I can do now!" He crouched and gathered light in his palms "white dragon's holy ray!" He shouted releasing the light in his palms which split into different streaks of white light and homed in on Wendy.
As the lights surrounded her Wendy knew she couldn't escape. She didn't feel bad about losing at all she had put all she had into this fight and the fact that Sting had to use white drive on her made her proud of herself. The streaks of light struck her and sent her skidding across the ground.
"Wendy!" Natsu shouted.
"Could this be it ladies and gentlemen?!" Lola shouted "I think it is! The winner of the first match of the Dragon Tournament is Sting Eucliffe!"
The crowd roared with excitement as Sting struck a victory pose, throwing his arms into the air. Natsu leaped down and rushed to Wendy's side. She was out cold but wearing a small smile on her face which made Natsu smile as well.
The medical team took Wendy and brought her to the infirmary to be looked after while Sting returned to his guild excited to see the next battle. Rogue approached him "how did she do?" He asked.
"She was great. Wendy has a lot of strength in her if she can use it then she might be able to beat us all one day" Sting replied.
"This concludes the first match everyone. Mister Yajima any comments?" Lola asked his fellow commentator.
"It was a good fight. That little dragon slayer gave it her all but in the end Sting was the victor" Yajima replied.
"I think she did fantastically" Slendy stated "I enjoyed it."
"Well everyone that's that. We will soon be announcing the next match and we shall continue the tournament" Lola said happily.
And thus concluded the first match of the Dragon Tournament. In the battle of sky dragon versus white dragon the white dragon had risen to victory.
Hey everyone Natsu here.
I hope this was enjoyable. I will try and get these out as quick as I can and I'll try to make the matches bigger and better. Thanks for reading. Have a nice day/evening/morning.
Until next time friends.