"So, this is the one we get to take down!? Awesome!" Cynthia was clearly over excited for this. "My first fight in a long time, and I have you by my side!" Cynthia nodded over towards Wendy.

"We can do this!" Wendy nodded, feeling extra confident with Cynthia by her side.

"Keh, I'll make short work of you two then…" Zancrow grinned a black flames flared around his body.

"Black flames…?" Cynthia narrowed her eyes slightly, feeling something odd about Zancrow, but she shook it off and allowed her red flames to surround her body. "Let's do it!" Cynthia made the first move; she took a step forward, and then sprinted forward, creating a crater from the pressure of her foot leaving the stone ground. When Cynthia reached Zancrow, she spun on her left heel, aiming a kick towards the flame god slayer's face, but Zancrow reacted to the kick easily, bringing up his forearm just in time to block it. "Grrr..."

"Cynthia, watch out!" Wendy jumped forward, swiping her hand across the air, sending a sharp wind towards Zancrow. "Sky Dragon's Claw!"

"A gecko?" Zancrow raised a brow as the wind came towards him. Cynthia had jumped back, leaving only Zancrow in the wind's path, so he crossed his arms, taking the attack.

Right after Wendy's attack struck the defending Zancrow, Cynthia moved in as red flames focused on her fists, which she swung at Zancrow's face. "Iron Fist of the Omega Fire Dragon!"

"Two geckos!?" Zancrow's eyes widened from surprise just slightly and Cynthia managed to strike him directly with her fist, causing Zancrow to slide back just a few inches from the attack, his head tilted to the side as a burn mark appeared. "…Haha…HAHAHAHA!"

"W-What's so funny, creep!" Cynthia asked keeping her fist up in an offensive position.

"I didn't think I would find two geckoes here! This gives me the perfect chance to try out a move that I learned from the Fire Gecko!" Zancrow laughed before pulling his own fist back, focusing his black flames around it. "Flame God's Iron Knuckle!" Zancrow then swung his fist towards Cynthia's face.

"W-What!?" Cynthia had no time to react as Zancrow's fist slammed into her face, the force sending her flying away.

"Cynthia!" Wendy's eyes widened slightly before she snapped back into combat, well aware that Cynthia was a resilient opponent. But, before Wendy could turn to Zancrow, Zancrow landed a black flaming roundhouse at Wendy's side, sending Wendy to the rock wall nearby.

"HAHAH!" Zancrow opened his mouth to laugh. "You geckoes are all the same, it seems!"

"Omega Fire Dragon's Drill!"

"What?" Zancrow looked up, only to feel Cynthia slam both her legs into Zancrow's chest, the force pushing Zancrow away across the ground, but he caught himself. "HA!"

"This guy's creeping me out…" Cynthia said as Wendy walked over to her.

"Same…" Wendy nodded in agreement. "But he's strong…"

"We're stronger!" Cynthia replied.

"Is that so?" Zancrow smirked before running forward, allowing black fire to cover his hands as he unleashed a massive stream of black fire from his arm. "Flame God's Explosive Flame!"

"Look out!" Cynthia stood in front of Wendy protectively, gritting her teeth as she took the brunt of the flames, which eventually exploded on her, but she held her ground. "These are…hot…?" Cynthia thought to herself as the attack eventually faded.

"Cynthia, are you okay?!" Wendy asked with worry.

"Y-Yeah…" Cynthia nodded slowly, looking back at Wendy. "I'm fine…But why can't I eat these flames…"

"For how long!?" Zancrow rushed the two girls again forming two enlarge black flaming fists around his arms. "Iron Knuckle!" Zancrow swung his fist at the two girls, landing a hit on both the girls, sending them from the mountain range and into the nearby thick forest area.

"Oof!" Cynthia and Wendy landed next to each other, both groaning slightly as they stood up, Zancow landing right in front of them. "This guy…"

"Something wrong, Geckos?" Zancrow asked with a smug grin.

"Just warming up!" Cynthia replied, placing her hands on the ground as a red magic seal appeared. "Omega Fire Dragon's Line!" From the magic circle, a splitting line of fire traveled across the ground and raced towards Zancrow.

"Interesting Gecko…" Zancrow thought to himself as he jumped to the side, avoiding the line of fire with ease.

Seeing Zancrow fall for the trap Cynthia set up, Wendy used this time to jump into the air, raising her arms above her head, "Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!" She then threw her arms down, sending multiple sharp winds towards Zancrow.

"What!?" Zancrow, who was still dodging Cynthia's attack, had no time to react to the winds coming towards him, so the attack landed directly, sending Zancrow through a tree.

"Got him!" Wendy grinned slightly and high fived Cynthia as she landed. "Now, watch carefully!" Wendy nodded then jumped forward once again as Zancrow started to stand, winds surrounding her leg. "Sky Dragon's Crushing Fang!"

"Eh, no oh, not again," Zancrow pivoted on his right foot as he engulfed his left leg in black flames. When Wendy was close, Zancrow beat her on the draw and spun around, landing a powerful roundhouse to her cheek, sending her spiraling backwards after the hit, also with a large burn mark on her cheek.

"Wendy!" Cynthia jumped forward, grabbing Wendy's hands just before she passed her; Cynthia then began spinning around with a firm grip on Wendy. "Let's try this one again! Ready!?"

"READY!" Wendy shouted.

"GO!" After one last spin, Cynthia hurled Wendy towards Zancrow, and then quickly followed behind as red fire began to trail from her arms.

"Sky Dragon's Crushing Fang!" Wendy shouted once again as she used her momentum to her advantage, rearing her leg back as she neared Zancrow.

"Tch!" Zancrow quickly jumped to the side just as Wendy hit the tree behind him, easily crushing it.

"Omega Fire Dragon's Wing Slash!" Right as Zancrow dodged, Cynthia swiped her arms at Zancrow, sending her "Wings" at him, catching Zancrow off guard as he slid back, rolling across the ground for a few seconds before hopping up.

"You two are beginning to annoy me…" Zancrow said in a low tone before forming his black flame scythe in his arms once again, pulling it back. "Taste the flames of a GOD!" Zancrow then swung his scythe at the two girls.

"LOOK OUT!" Wendy tackled Cynthia to the ground just as the scythe passed over them; the scythe utterly destroyed most of the forest, clearing out any trees that were in the way.

"W-Whoa…what is this guy…!? Cynthia asked quietly as she and Wendy stood up.

"Flame God Slayer of Grimoire Heart; Zancrow!" Zancrow replied, not answering Cynthia's question exactly, but he was just making sure the two girls knew his name before he killed them.

"…Creepy…OKAY!" Cynthia shook her head, and then reared her head back, puffing her cheeks out as a vortex of slightly dark red fire started to form around her mouth. "Roar…"

"CYNTHIA NO WAIT!" Wendy desperately objected; but it was too late.

"Of the Omega Fire Dragon!" Cynthia threw her head forward as a dark red magic seal appeared in front of her, and she released a funnel of dark red fire towards Zancrow, who merely smirked.

"I dunno what kinda Gecko you think you are…" Zancrow said as the funnel of fire raced towards him. "But I'll tell you one thing…I don't care how strong a lizard you're supposed to be…The flames of a god will always beat the flames of a dragon…" With that, Zancrow opened his mouth, eating Cynthia's roar.

Zancrow's action came as an extreme shock to Cynthia; never had she seen someone eat her flames with such ease. "W-W-W-WHAT!? T-THAT'S….!" It all clicked in Cynthia's head now; this was the one she was meant to be; a Flame God Slayer. But the only Flame God Slayer around died seven years ago. "Y-YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD!?"

"I thought so too, but it appears that's not the case, now is it!?" Zancrow grinned as he rubbed his stomach. "Those flames of yours are quite powerful, but allow me to show you what TRUE flames are…" Zancrow opened his mouth, unleashing a funnel of black fire towards Cynthia and Wendy. "Flame God's Bellow!"

"W-What the!?" Cynthia was too in shock to think of any sort of counter attack.

"Sky Dragon's Roar….!" Wendy didn't even bother to inhale; she had no time to do so. She just opened her mouth, unleashing a sky blue hurricane towards Zancrow's bellow, stopping it just before it struck Cynthia; though the two eventually exploded, sending all three combatants back.

"Ugh…" Cynthia groaned slightly, feeling the battle damage starting to add up. Zancrow was a powerful opponent; there was no doubt about that. "You okay, Wendy…?"

"I-I'm fine…" Wendy nodded slowly as she stood up slowly, panting slightly.

"You two are still standing? Impressive…perhaps you two aren't as weak as I originally thought…" Zancrow said, obviously impressed, but he was in no way handing out any praise. "I wonder how you'll stand up against this…I also learned this from Fire Gecko…" Zancrow formed two orbs of black fire in his hands, and then raised his hands over his head, merging the two spheres together into a larger once, three times the diameter of the original spheres. "Destructive Blaze…of the Flame God!" Zancrow then hurled the large black fire sphere towards the two girls.

"Oh come on!" Cynthia groaned slightly, disliking the fact Zancrow was getting some of his moves from Natsu; though she really had no room to judge since she did the same thing. Cynthia quickly formed two orbs of dark red fire on her hands, merging them together to create a sphere equal in size to Zancrow's; Cynthia then hurled the sphere towards the incoming black one. "Radiant Blaze of the Omega Fire Dragon!" The two sphere's clashed, seemingly equal for a few moments; but then Zancrow's blaze swallowed Cynthia's and used her power against her and Cynthia, slamming into the two as a large explosion rocked the forest, creating a cloud of gray smoke. When the smoke cleared, both Wendy and Cynthia were on the ground, panting heavily. "D-Dammit…!"

"Secret God Slayer Art!" Zancrow started, bringing one arm up as black flames intensified around it. "Brilliant Explosion!" A black magic circle formed under Wendy and Cynthia, just as they got up to their hands and knees.

"L-LOOK OUT!" Cynthia screamed as the black magic circle unleashed an explosion of black flames. Zancrow grinned and laughed at the girl's screams of pain. When the explosion ended, Cynthia and Wendy were on their stomachs, heavily burned, and both panting heavily.

"What's the matter!? Do the flames of a god burn too hot for you!? HAHAHAHA!" Zancrow laughed.

After Zancrow finished laughing, all went silent for a few moments until Cynthia let off a cough, placing her hands on the ground to lift herself up; her arms shaking. "S-So…there's stronger fire out there after all…" Cynthia pulled herself up slowly, her legs shaking like jelly.

"M-Mhm…" Wendy stood up slowly as well, though she had fight to keep her balance straight. Wendy then opened her mouth, and started to inhale the air, replenishing her magical energy. "H-Hey…I brought you a snack…" Wendy said with a slight smile, opening her hand to form an omega flame for Cynthia, since Wendy was able to use Cynthia's type of fire after consuming her flames several months ago. Though she didn't enter the Omega Flame Sky mode just yet; she would if she really had to.

"I knew I could count on you…" Cynthia grinned slightly, inhaling the flames from Wendy's hand, feeling her strength come back to her. "Oh…thanks for the meal…I'm fired up now…"

"You want more?" Zancrow asked. "Because I'll be more than willing to do so!"

"Arms, Armor, Vernir!" Wendy casts the battle enhancing spells on both her and Cynthia, increasing their stats tenfold.

"It's our turn now…" Cynthia grinned slightly before crouching down. "I gotta say, those flames of your sure do pack a punch; but I've done much better."

Cynthia's comment ticked Zancrow off; he refused to believe a dragon could be stronger than a god. "A gecko can't beat a god!" Zancrow screamed.

"Maybe one can't…but two can!" Cynthia's body lit up in dark red flames, and she rushed towards Zancrow, immediately entering close combat with the flame god slayer. Zancrow complied, engulfing his fist in black flames as the two began to dance. Cynthia swung a fist at Zancrow's face, landing a hit, though Zancrow immediately returned fire with a punch to Cynthia's own cheek, but the weakened girl managed to hold her ground, and swung another fist at Zancrow, but he managed to avoid this one, and threw his own fist at Cytnhia's chest, but she avoided that one. Cynthia then swung her fist once again in time with Zancrow's and the two fire users managed to strike each other at the same time. Cynthia then snapped her leg for a quick kick, but Zancrow ducked, and landed a roaring uppercut on Cynthia's chin, sending Cynthia stumbled back.

"Secret Art! Shattering Light: Sky Drill!" Wendy twirled her finger around, then caused a cyclone of wind to appear around Zancrow; contracting inwards.

"W-What the…!?" Zancrow had no time to react to the attack as a large explosion quickly followed, leaving Zancrow damaged, but he could still fight, as shown by him hopping back up only seconds after the attack hit.

"H-He's a monster…." Wendy said with widened eyes, surprised that Zancrow could still keep going; it didn't even look like he had any signs of fatigue.

"Wendy!" Cynthia jumped into the high into the air as fire trailed her arms.

"Sky Dragon's Wing Slash!" Wendy sent the sharp winds from her arms, but they weren't aimed at Zancrow; instead, she aimed them towards Cynthia, who took control of the winds after, allowing them to wrap around the flames trailing from her arms. "Wing Slam of the Omega Sky Flame Dragon!" Cynthia brought her arms down, slamming the mixture of omega flames and wind down at Zancrow, creating a miniature smoke cloud from impact.

"Did we get him?" Wendy asked as she peered into the smoke.

"Not even!" Zancrow lunged from the smoke, aiming a high kick at Wendy's chin; the force sent Wendy into the air with a pained shriek. Zancrow jumped into the air as black fire trailed his arms. "I'm learning a lot of new things today, wouldn't you say!? HAHAH! Flame God's Might Impact!" This was yet another variation of Natsu's moves; just like the Wing Slash, only this time Zancrow slammed his arms into Wendy, sending her hurtling back to the ground.

"Wendy!" Cynthia landed on the ground, but she used her always improving leg strength to leap into the air, aiming herself at Zancrow, pulling her fist back as she focused most of her magical power into a dark red fire fist.

Zancrow took notice of this, and turned quickly as he formed a black sphere of fire between his hands; the orb expanded quickly until an entire sphere of fire surrounded Zancrow. "Flame God's Kagutsuchi!" Cynthia swung her fist at the sphere, clashing with the god flames for a decent amount of time, but eventually the force of the flames caused Cynthia to yelp out as she hit the forest floor, smoke coming off her body. Zancrow landed on the ground, and then observed the two girls lying face down on the ground, thinking of which one to get rid of first. He then decided that Cynthia was the more troublesome one, so he decided to get rid of her. "Flame God's Supper!" Zancrow then sent a mouth shaped blast of black fire at Cynthia, consuming her whole. "Now…that one is out of the way!" Zancrow turned his attention to Wendy, who stared wide at the mouth that capture Cynthia, and was currently burning her to ashes.

"C-CYNTHIA!" Wendy scrambled up to her feet, but before she could go anywhere, Zancrow grabbed Wendy by her collar, slamming his fist into her stomach to wind her, making it difficult for her to take advantage of the close range and roar. Cynthia could see what was happening through the darkness of the black flames, but her prior injuries made it difficult for her to do much, and she was unable to eat the flames currently burning her.

"All weaklings will face the flames of a god! The Flames of a god destroy everything in its path!" Zancrow laughed loudly once more before throwing Wendy onto the ground. "Looks like in the end, the two geckoes weren't strong enough to defeat the god after all…" Zancrow said as he raised his foot, engulfing it with the blackest fire imaginable. Zancrow then started to bring his foot down, but an all too familiar inhalation sound started to fill the area, causing Zancrow's eyes to widen as he turned around; Cynthia was indeed inhaling his flames. "W-WHAT?! THAT'S IMPOSSBLE!"

Cynthia finished inhaling the flames, her body and clothing scorched beyond belief as black flames surrounded her. Cynthia's hair shaded her eyes so they were a blazing red. "Don't…touch…Wendy…" Without another word, and in a swift movement, Cynthia sprinted up to Zancrow as black fire surrounded her fist. "Iron Fist of the Omega Flame God!" Cynthia slammed her fist into Zancrow's chest, causing Zancrow's eyes to widen as he flew back, hitting a tree. "Now!" Cynthia jumped into the air, spinning around as black fire started to from in a cyclone formation. "Secret Art! Cyclone Slash of the Omega Flame God!" Cynthia threw her hands forward, unleashing a raging cyclone of her own fire and Zancrow's fire forward, engulfing the Flame God Slayer in the attack, resulting in a large explosion after. Cynthia landed next to Wendy, panting heavily as she fell to her knees. When the smoke from the explosion cleared…Zancrow was still standing, though he was heavily damaged. "N-No way…"

"T-That's not possible…" Wendy's eyes widened as she stared at Zancrow, who smirked widely.

"As I said…geckoes can't beat a god…" Zancrow's black flames surrounded his body once again; he took a step forward…and collapsed, falling unconscious.

"H-He passed out!" Wendy let out a sigh of relief.

"W-We won…! WE WON!" Cynthia said excitedly. "We took one down! ACK…" Cynthia held her stomach, wincing.

"A-Are you okay!?" Wendy asked.

"I-I don't know…I still had magic when I ate those flames…I'm not sure that was a good idea…my stomach hurts…I feel like its being ripped down…help…"

"H-Hold on…!"

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Ruika observed Zancrow's battle from afar, shaking her head slightly. "All that talk, and he lost to a pair of children…"

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"Are you sure he is of use to us now…?" Blake asked.

"The girls got lucky," Diana replied. "After all that, Zancrow was still ready to go. He passed out, meaning some form of damage he took earlier got to him. "For being seven years outdated, he certainly didn't lose his touch…"