"That makes the score nine to eight now!" Lucy grinned.
"I'm sorry guys…" Waiston frowned as Aira finished healing him.
"No need to be sorry," Reve replied. "You did your best, and that girl is unnaturally strong too…she's gonna be a problem…"
"You can say that for Natsu, Gildarts, and Gray, too," Luke said, feeling at 100% now after his battle with Lisanna.
"Leave Natsu and Gray to me," Cygnus replied. "I beat them once, and I'm pretty sure I can do it again."
"Heh, that's Cyg for you," Reve smirked.
"It's kinda hot out here…" Jaxon groaned. A faint blue light surrounded Jaxon's body as the temperature in the area started to drop.
"Is it me or did it just get colder…?" Chelia Blendy asked Lyon, who seemed fine...and who was shirtless.
"I don't feel anything," Lyon replied.
"Did it just get colder…?" Erza asked, looking around the area.
"I think so…" Lucy shivered slightly, rubbing her hands against her forearms to keep herself warm.
"I don't feel anything," A shirtless Gray replied, not even acknowledging the fact he took off his shirt.
"Juvia likes what see sees…" Juvia said with a dreamy voice, along with hearts in her eyes.
"Put a shirt on!" Lucy yelled.
"PLEASE," The rest of Fairy Tail yelled.
"Now it's too cold!" Jaxon groaned once again as a red let surrounded his body, causing the temperature to skyrocket.
"Jaxon, I swear to god don't you even start this again!" Luke groaned, feeling the temperature shifted almost immediately.
"Now it's kinda hot…" Lyon said, using the back of his hand to wipe some sweat off his forehead.
"Nyah…where's this heat coming from!?" Miliana asked, fanning herself with her hands to keep herself cool.
"What the hell!?" Gajeel shook his head as the temperature increased.
"Now it's hot…" Jaxon sighed as the blue light returned, lowing the temperature down once again.
"What's with this bipolar weather!?" Lucy shouted.
"Jaxon, pick a temperature that doesn't murder us and stay with it!" Selene shouted.
"Fine, fine!" Jaxon's body gave off a red glow before the temperature rose to just slightly chilly.
"What was that all about!?" Elfman asked.
"Oi…That was weird…" Natsu sighed.
"Anyway…" Markarov shook his head, ignoring the weather fiasco. "The next match is…" The roulette began once again, stopping on Wendy and Aira. "Wendy Marvell vs. Aira Aeolus!"
"Wendy, you're up…!" Cynthia said with a grin. "Knock her down!"
"Go, Wendy!" Chelia waved her arms, cheering for her friend.
"C-Chelia?" Wendy looked over at the sound of the voice, grinning when she saw Chelia cheering her on. "I'll do my best!" The young dragon slayer said as she approached the middle of the large field.
"You're up, Aira," Takeru said. "Don't lose."
"I won't lose!" Aira said with a confident grin, fixing the black bow in her long blonde hari before walking over to the middle of the field a few paces away from Wendy.
"You can do it, Wendy!" Gray shouted from the sidelines.
"Hai." Wendy nodded slowly, looking up at her opponent. "For the sake of Fairy Tail, I won't lose...I may not like fighting...but if it's for Fairy Tail, I won't lose...I will fight with all of my might!"
"We'll see about that," Aira said, a faint smirk forming on her lips. "As a member of White Eclipse, I have to show that we are number one! I'll let you have the first attack."
Wendy nodded, and then jumped high into the air, spreading her arms out. "Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!" Sharp wind flew from Wendy's arms and down at Aira.
"Heh, those won't work," Aira grinned as she quickly ran over to the side, avoiding the slicing winds. Within an instant, a magic circle forms under Wendy, causing a powerful wind to surround Wendy as she fell to the ground, each gust delivering a slicing blow the Sky Dragon's body, causing her to yelp slightly as she fell to the ground, barely catching herself.
"She's a strong wind user," Mavis mumbled to herself. "But Wendy can win…"
Wendy realized that Aira was going to be a strong opponent, so she crossed her arms as her body gave off a faint light. "Vernir!" Wendy's body glowed faintly as she now had the ability to fly, and a massive speed boost, which she used to her advantage as she rushed towards Aira with a small cyclone of wind forming on her leg. "Sky Dragon's Claw!" She swung her leg, landing a direct hit on Aira's cheek, causing the blonde to stumble back a few steps and rub her cheek.
"You're not the only one who can do that…" Aira smirked, crossing her arms into an X as a magic circle formed under her, giving off a bright light as she increased her own stats slightly. She then closed the small gap between her and Wendy, swinging her elbow at Wendy's abdomen, pushing the bluenette back a few steps.
"Ah!" Wendy cried out as she took the blow, but she recovered quickly to block Aira's next attack, a kick to the stomach. Wendy smirked as she held onto Aira's leg, thinking; "If long range attacks won't work from long range…" Wendy then puffed her cheeks out, smirking. "Sky Dragon's Roar!" Wendy opened her mouth, unleashing a sky blue hurricane onto Aira, the force causing Wendy to release Aira's leg as Aira landed on her back from the direct hit, covered in scrapes and cuts. Aira hopped up, shaking the hit off while panting just slightly.
"Heh, she hopped up like that was nothing," Luke smirked.
"It looks like it, doesn't it?" Zain replied. "Though she's playing off, that attack did do quite a lot of damage, especially for being close range…"
"She's Aira," Selene said, acknowledging the girl's strength. "She's got this…" Selene said the first statement confidently, but then she remembered the forest a few weeks back, and how Wendy used Omega Fire Sky, and how powerful it was. "As long as she doesn't use that…" Selene thought to herself.
Aira conjured up another magic circle under Wendy, this one black. Black winds release themselves from the magic circle and face towards Wendy's position at a high speed. "Burakkunhariken!" Aira shouted as Wendy found herself engulfed by the high damaging winds, crying out in pain until she hit the ground on her side, covered in cuts, bruises, and scraps.
"Ugh…I'm not giving up yet…" Wendy made her way to her feet slowly, using yet another performance enhancing spell. "Arms!" Wendy's body gave a bright glow as her offense increased. Aira mimicked Wendy's actions as a magic circle appeared under her, boosting her stats to the max with a smirk.
"Let's go then!" Aira rushed towards Wendy with blinding speed, throwing a punch to her cheek. Wendy attempted to follow Aira with her eyes, but she was unable to, and the punch landed, Aira's attack increase sending Wendy flying back until she caught herself. Aira then moved in a zig zag pattern, confusing Wendy.
"I can't rely on my eyes…" Wendy took a deep breath, calming her senses as she closed her eyes and ran towards Aira. "Sight…smell…touch…" Aira appeared on Wendy's side, her fist pulled back as she was about to aim a powerful punch to Wendy's ribcage. "Got it…!" Wendy shifted her body to the side, avoiding Aira's punch. "Sky Dragon's Crushing Fang!" A cyclone of wind surrounded Wendy's foot as she brought it up into Aira's chin, Wendy's attack boost sending Aira into the air slightly. "Not done…!" Using Vernir to its full advantage, Wendy launched herself into the air, spreading her arms once again. "Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!" Wendy released sharp winds yet again on Aira, who had no time to react as the Wing Attack slammed into her, smacking her into the ground.
"Go Wendy!" Cynthia cheered, grinning widely.
"You can do it, Wendy!" Chelia waved her arms from side to side, grinning from ear to ear.
"Aira, you can do this!" Luke shouted. "Get up!"
"I…I am!" Aira stood up slowly, wobbling slightly.
"Armor!" Wendy spread her arms out once again as she performed the last of her enhancement spells, increasing her defense.
"She's got this now, gihehe," Gajeel smirked, leaning back.
"Heh…" Aira smirked, using her newfound speed to rush towards Wendy, pulling her arms back. When she got close to Wendy, she moved her arms to the side in a slashing motion as she seemingly disappeared and reappeared behind Wendy as if she went right through her, falling to her knees after the attack. "Finish Buster: Guretokurosurasshu…"
Wendy's eyes widened and her body froze as Aira's attack cut through her defenses, also leaving a large cut going across her chest as she fell onto her back, looking up at the sky. "!"
"WENDY!" Cynthia gasped loudly from the powerful attack. "G-Get up!"
"Get up, Wendy!" Lucy shouted.
"Wendy, get up!" Chelia yelled from the sidelines.
"Looks like game to me," Reve smirked.
"No…" Wendy clenched one eye shut, her white blouse stained red from the blood leaking from her cut. She turned over, and pushed herself up with her hands slowly. "For the sake of Fairy Tail…I won't lose…"
"W-What!?" Aira turned around, a shocked expression appearing over her face as Wendy stood up. Aira didn't even waste any time moving in, aiming a kick to Wendy's shoulder, causing Wendy's arm to go numb, just what Aira was intending for.
"AH!" Wendy yelped out, gripping her numbed, disabled arm as she stumbled back. "It's going to take more than that…to stop me!" Even though her arm was numbed, she spread her arms out, wincing from the pain of the currently disabled one. "Secret Dragon Slayer Art…"
"Crap, Aira, MOVE!" Waiston shouted, knowing a powerful attack was coming Aira's way.
"Look out!" Selene shouted.
"Shattering Light: Sky Drill!" Wendy shouted as she formed a fast wind barrier, moving it in a counter-clockwise direction, contracting inwards towards Aira. The powerful barrier consumed Aira's entire body, and when it dispersed, Aira was on the ground, passed out, breathing lightly.
"A-AIRA!" Selene gasped.
"No way…" Cygnus looked at Aira, who wasn't getting up.
"Aira of White Eclipse is no longer able to continue," Markarov nodded slowly, Aira's portrait X'ing itself out on the score board.
"I did it…" Wendy a grin, Wendy passed out, but Cynthia caught her before she hit the ground.
"You did great, Wendy!" Cynthia said with a grin.
"Uh…Our healer's down…" Gajeel coughed awkwardly. "What are we gonna do?"
"I'll heal her," Chelia replied, walking up to Cynthia and Wendy.
"Who are you?" Cynthia asked, blinking at Chelia.
"Wendy's friend! Chelia Blendy, you?" Chelia replied with a warm smile before placing her hands on Wendys' back, using her Sky God healing powers to heal Wendy.
"Cynthia!" Cynthia replied with a warm smile.
"So…what are we gonna do without a healer…?" Takeru asked as Luke pulled Aira over to rest.
"We're gonna take as little damage as possible, and come out on top," Reve replied.
"Easier said than done," Luke said. "Natsu, Gray, Gildarts, and apparently Cynthia."
"We're White Eclipse, we got this," Cygnus replied.
"White Eclipse or second place!" Waiston said with exuberance, his injuries from his battle healed.
"That was the fourth match of the day," Markarov said. "Should we continue, or start this again tomorrow, in perhaps a wider space for our spectators?"
"Perhaps we can use the Grand Magic Games Stadium…" Calium nodded. "Yes, I'm sure we can use that."
"CCOOOOOL!" Jason grinned, moving his arms up and down rapidly. "This is intense battling right here, and I get to report it all!"
"See you chumps tomorrow," Reve smirked.