Hello everyone, here´s the next chapter, I am hoping you will love it. It has been a while, I am sorry if you are bothered that you have been waiting for the next chapter for so long, since we all were left in a cliffhanger in the last one. This chapter shall be where the Battle of Fairy Tail will start. As for Gajeel´s Second Element, it seems as if it will be Shadow as in canon. Starting with this chapter, I will put the soundtrack at the time of battle, which will tell when to start and to begin. But here´s the chapter, I hope you will love it. :)
Hiro Mashima is the one and Only Owner of Fairy Tail. I don't own a thing.
Beta Read by Omni Creator Kami of Anime.
Key Words:
"Talking."
"Thinking."
"YELLING!"
Magic.
Chapter 24: Clash of S-Class Fairies
In a place, miles away from Magnolia...
"Have I got this right? This Laxus fellow is planning to take control of the Fairy Tail Guild?" A tall man with a mustache, blue pants and yellow shirt said. "Yeah, I heard it from him after he defeated Zato of Naked Mummy." A small man with red robes and a turban on his head said.
At the table they were talking at, there was another man with extremely large muscles, had red, scruffy hair which reached his neck, wore orange jeans, a orange jacket, black gloves, black shoes, a blue t-shirt and had green eyes. His name is Cirord Crord, a Dark Mage.
"Well, it seems like some winds of change are coming. A good chance to see an opportunity to raise the status I have." Cirord said as he then walked towards the exit. Once he was outside, he was surrounded by a group of twenty people.
"Alright Crord, you are gonna pay for what you did to the Workwell Gang earlier today, and we are going to make sure you regret it!" The leader Workwell said, who was a man with short purple hair, a grey jacket, grey pants, black boots and red t-shirt.
"But you are in my way, and you are going to pay for that." Cirord said with a smirk as he then gathered Air Magic in his hands, as he creates blades coming from his fingers, as he then slashed the members of the Workwell gang with his Air Magic.
Workwell himself couldn't believe what he was seeing, as he then grit his teeth in rage and raised his sword.
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!" He screamed as he and the rest of the men he had left ran towards Cirord, who grinned as he then created a large hammer of air with a pole resembling the pipe of a lantern and the hammer itself resembling a hourglass with a square bottom.
"Air Make: Wind Hammer!" Cirord said as he strucl Workwell and the rest of the gang, sending them into a building, which caused the building to crash down with the members.
"I am on my way to Magnolia, where I shall meet someone which I can have a good opportunity to raise my fame and reputation, as well make myself a living." Cirord said as he then left the town, making his way towards Magnolia.
At the same time, with Fairy Tail...
"You heard that guys? This shall be a great opportunity for you!"
"The Battle of Fairy Tail?!" Makarov said. "Yep, old man, and don't make any sudden moves, because if you do, what will be left of the women will be turned to dust!" Laxus said as he wrapped his arm around the petrified form of Lucy, much to Natsu´s rage. Natsu tried not to attack, as he didn't want to do anything reckless that could risk the girl´s lives.
"It will be very simple: The game we will play, will decide who are the strongest members of Fairy Tail. If you refuse to play, the girls will go bye-bye." Laxus said with a smirk.
"So, to save the girls, I simply have to win and defeat you...?" Natsu said as then gathered darkness in his mouth. "...Fine by me! Abyss Dragon´s Roar!" Natsu said as he sent the roar of darkness towards Laxus, who grinned as he swatted the attack away with a wave of his hand.
Natsu became silent of that. "Don't rush me, Natsu. It´s rude to interrupt people." Laxus said and then went on to explain the rules.
"The battle will take place in the entire city of Magnolia. You will have to defeat either me or my Thunder God Tribe within three hours, or else the girls will be turned to dust." Evergreen explained.
"Laxus, whatever you are doing, stop this now. You should know that what you are doing is wrong." Makarov said with serious eyes.
The Lightning Mage grit his teeth in anger. "SHUT UP! FOR ALL THESE YEARS, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE TIME I WOULD BECOME THE NEW GUILD MASTER! AND DURING THE TIME, WHAT DID YOU DO? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU LET WEAKLINGS JOIN OUR GUILD, AS WELL AS EVEN ENEMIES FROM THE PAST!" Laxus shouted as he remembered back when Juvia and Gajeel joined the guild he wanted to become the leader of.
"And now is it the end of it! Today, after the Battle is over and I have become the new Guild Master, Fairy Tail shall become the best Guild in Fiore, no in the World! Try to prevent me from doing that, you shitty Geezer!" Laxus said as he then laughed.
"And don't worry, whoever is the winner, shall have to fight me, but don't worry, since there isn't a chance to defeat me, I shall still welcome the strongest members to the New Fairy Tail." Laxus said.
"Bastard..." Natsu said in a cold tone. "And one more thing: Since Natsu is able to erase Magic, I shall take them as trophies. And you can forget about where I will take them!" Laxus said as he laughed once again.
"Bastard..." Natsu said with a low voice, as he felt his Magic, build up inside him, as then one of the petrified forms of the girls, which was Erza, had her Mate Mark start to glow black and red on her back.
Before anyone could notice it, the statue of Erza suddenly glowed in a bright, white light, as it then died down as it showed Erza being restored to her normal self, still wearing her Gothic Lolita outfit.
"W-what happened...?" Erza said, confused as she looked around as she remembered that the last thing she saw was Evergreen coming to the scene and turned her to stone with the rest of the girls that participated in the Contest.
"Impossible... what in the world...?" Bickslow said, but before anything else could happen, Natsu appeared as he took hold of Erza around her waist, which he then jumped away while dodging a Lightning Punch from Laxus, which prevented Natsu from taking the other girls who were still turned to stone.
"That was a close one." Natsu said as he landed on the ground, letting go of Erza.
"What in the world just happened...?" Evergreen said as she bit her lips in anger, not believing her Stone Eyes could be erased, along with Freed and Bickslow.
Natsu looked at Erza who was still confused. "The Artificial Eye must have freed Erza, and the Mate Mark made it go faster." Natsu thought and then looked upon the girls who were still petrified. "Since Juvia, Cana, and Bisca aren´t mated by me, they are still petrified, I know Levy, Lucy, and Mira are strong, but Lucy and Levy are not the same level as Erza, and since Mira hadn't been using her powers for two years, it makes her unable to be freed." Natsu thought while looking at the petrified girls.
Laxus simply smirked, which turned into a grin and then ordered Freed to teleport the remaining girls somewhere else.
"Well, it seems like things will be a bit different, but no matter, the event has begun, and you all better have a good time, because it might be the last time for some of you." Laxus said as he laughed and then disappeared with the rest of the Thunder God Tribe.
"Dammit, Laxus!" Makarov said in rage, as he then fell down on his knees. "Natsu, what happened?" Erza asked, as she was petrified while Laxus declared the battle. "Well, I can't blame you, since you were turned to stone by Evergreen, so I better tell ya." Natsu said and then explained what happened.
"So Laxus has fallen this low, huh?" Erza said with a low voice and shadowed eyes. "Yep and they took Lucy-sama, Mirajane-sama, and the rest with them." Yukino said. "It must be since Natsu can erase Magic, which made Laxus move the statues to a different place." Makarov said.
"But we can´t stand here, we need to do something." Jet said as he wanted to free Levy and the others, along with Droy and the rest of the guild members. "I say we fight against Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe." Alzack said as he wanted to rescue the girls, as well as Bisca, as the others shouted in agreement around him, which they ran out, leaving Natsu, Gray, Yukino, Erza, Makarov, and Reedus behind.
"Normally I would disagree to rush in on such a rapid succession..." Makarov said seriously with shadowed eyes. "... BUT THIS TIME WE ARE GONNA MAKE SURE TO HANDLE THE SITUATION AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, AS THIS TIME LAXUS HAS GONE TOO FAR!" Makarov shouted at the top of his lungs as he and the others went to fight, but was stopped by an invisible barrier.
"What the hell?! What is wrong with this barrier?!" Makarov shouted as he enlarged his arms with his Titan Magic and tried to smash the invisible wall, which didn't work at all. The Runes then formed a sentence.
"Everyone under the Age of 80 and Stone Statues cannot be allowed to pass through the barrier." Yukino said as she read it aloud. "Damn you Laxus, you truly made sure to make everything go as you wanted." Makarov growled with rage. "Don't worry Gramps, I make sure to kick Laxus´ ass for ya!" Natsu said as he went out, but was stopped as well. "What?! What is going on?!" Natsu said he was sent back. "Why can't I pass through?!" Natsu said as he got up. "Don't ask me! Are you freaking 80 Natsu?" Gray said. "Hey, do I freaking look that old to you?!" Natsu said in anger with a tick mark and then covered himself with Abyss Dragon Slayer Magic, which he then prepared to strike the barrier of Runes, which caused the Runes to form another sentence.
"If Natsu Dragyama uses his Abyss Dragon Slayer Magic, the hostages will be turned to dust." Gray read the script. "God dammit Laxus, since you knew Natsu could erase Magic with his Dragon Slayer Magic despite its flaws, you have made sure to make us unable to do anything against your game." Makarov growled with rage, and his eyes had a look of seriousness in them. "Reedus, go to Porlyusica, she might have a cure for the women." Makarov said, which Reedus, who was remaining behind since he was afraid of Laxus.
Reedus nodded as he understood what needed to be done, which he then left to find Porlyusica, despite being afraid of Laxus, his guildmates needed to be rescued and the guild that he was part of needed to be saved.
Natsu gripped his fists, as some of his Mates were held captive. Then more text was forming from the Runes.
"Alzack Connell vs Jet vs Droy." Gray said as he read the text, which caused them to freeze in horror. "Dammit, Freed must have used his Magic to force them to fight." Erza said as she gripped her fist.
"I must go and find Evergreen before this situation takes a turn for the worse." Erza said, but was stopped by Makarov. "Even if we did free them from Evergreen´s Spell, Laxus still has them as hostages, and who knows what he will do if we free them while he still has them captive." Makarov said. "But we can´t stand here!" Gray said as he went outside. "Gray, where are you going?!" Natsu said. "I am gonna make sure to handle the situation, since you can't handle it, I shall do it." Gray said as he left the building, much to the annoyance of the Pink Haired Dragon Slayer.
"Ice Stripper, get back here!" Natsu yelled as he tried to go after him, which caused him to be blocked by the Rune Wall, which then tried to strike away with his Magic, but Erza stopped him. "Natsu, don't do anything harsh. Do you remember what it said?" Erza said, which Natsu grit his teeth in remembering what Laxus would do if Natsu erased it.
"Even if Laxus didn't threaten to harm the hostages, there isn't any way for you to erase it, as even I couldn't break through the Rune Wall. In other words, you need to be more powerful than me to break it." Makarov thought as he watched Natsu.
At the same time, in another place...
"Good grief, did they really have to make a fuss about changing the hair?" Laki Olietta, a violet haired woman with brown eyes, wore a pair glasses, a white coat with blue lines, a red cravat under her neck, black stockings and white boots. She had been fighting with a group of four other Fairy Tail girls, which she effortlessly defeated.
As she was leaving the scene, a Male Fairy Tail Mage with blonde hair, red eyes, and wore a yellow suit were behind her. The Male Fairy Tail Mage was going to strike Laki in order to survive the game known as the Battle of Fairy Tail. As he was behind Laki, he was prepared to stab her with a dagger.
"When it comes to survival, nothing matters." The Fairy Tail Mage said with a grin, as he prepared to stab her, when suddenly an Ice blast came towards him, knocking him out instantly. "You need to be careful, you could have died if it wasn't for me." Gray said as he entered the scene.
"I knew he was behind me, I could have taken him down myself." Laki said, crossing her arms. "Bullshit, I know you weren't paying any attention!" Gray yelled with a tick mark. "Anyway, thank you for saving me." Laki said. "Yeah, you´re welcome." Gray said while looking away.
"Anyway, I am going now, I have some business to do." Gray said, but was stopped by Laki grabbing his arm. "Oi, what is it now?" Gray said. "I want to repay the debt to you for saving me, so don't complain if I follow you." Laki said. Gray grit his teeth in annoyance, as he didn't like working with others, unless they were Ur of course, but since they were in a serious situation, he couldn't argue.
"Fine, but make sure to be careful, I'm not going to save your ass every time." Gray said while sighing. "Hey, I said I can save myself!" Laki said as she and Gray left to find Porlyusica.
At the same time, back in the Fairy Tail Guild...
"Then I shall go on and rescue the others!" Yukino said with determination, as she went outside, but was stopped by Natsu. "Yukino, it´s not safe for you to go alone." Natsu said. "But why?!" Yukino yelled.
"I don't want you to get hurt. I know you are strong, but I won't let you be harmed." Natsu said, as he remembered the time when Yukino was attacked by a group of men. Yukino was silent. Since she joined Fairy Tail, Yukino had fought alongside Lucy and hadn't fought a single battle without her fellow Celestial Mage.
And now, Lucy was currently one of the hostages that was petrified by one of Laxus´ goons.
"I don't want you do be hurt or even killed." Natsu said. "Don't you trust me?" Yukino asked. "I trust you, but I'm still concerned for you." Natsu said, as even though Yukino wasn't one of his harem, she had a resemblance to Lisanna, nds he didn't want Yukino to be hurt or even killed.
Another text formed in the Runes, showing that the winner was Alzack, making those that read the result became quiet at having the Fairy Tail members fight each other.
Yukino was quiet as well after she saw the result, which could lead to her fighting her own fellow guild members, or even be harmed by them. Yukino was silent for a moment, after which The White-Haired Girl interrupted the silence. "I might be a child, but I am a Mage of Fairy Tail, like you, Natsu." Yukino said, making Natsu smile a bit.
Back with Gray and Laki...
As they ran in the streets, Gray explained where he was going to and why. "So Reedus has gone to find Porlycusica, in order to free Lucy, Bisca, Mira, Levy, Cana, Ur, and Juvia?" Laki recalling what Gray was explaining. "Yeah, since Porlyusica is the greatest Healer in the Guild, we can hope for the best." Gray said as then suddenly:
"Well, it seems like people are even desperate to win in pairs." A voice said, making Gray and Laki turn around to see Bickslow hanging from a line with his Dolls floating. "Bickslow!" Gray and Laki said at the same time. "Sorry if I disturbed your private time, but you know the rules..." Bickslow said and the Rune Walls appeared, blocking them from escaping.
"...You can´t escape the fight." Bickslow said. "Well, we'll just have to win if we want to survive this stupid game." Gray said as he prepared his Ice Make Magic, while Laki had her Wood Make Magic ready. "I wouldn't say that, especially since you´re in the middle of a date." Bickslow said. "DATE?!" Gray and Laki screamed as they blushed. "Hey, don't deny it, you look great together, so you must be on a date." Bickslow said, as the dolls sang `Date, Date´.
"SHUT UP!" Gray and Laki said as they then sent their Magics towards Bickslow.
At the same time, with Natsu, Makarov, and the others, they were seeing the Runes forming a text, showing another battle had begun.
"Gray Fullbuster and Laki Olietta vs Bickslow." Yukino said as she read it aloud, silencing the others in the room with horror. "Gray, you may be a Ice Prick, but whatever you do, don't lose!" Natsu said, as he gripped his fist tight, as he wanted to free the hostages, with some of them being his Mates, and then kick Laxus´ ass.
Back with Gray and Laki, they prepared for the battle with Bickslow, as he himself made the first move.
(Play Bleach Ost Urahara Theme)
"Line Formation!" Bickslow said and the formed his dolls into a straight line, which then shot a crescent moon-shaped beam from them. The beam went straight towards the duo, as Gray then made a cannon with his Molding Magic. "Ice Make: Cannon!" Gray said as he sent a cannonball of Ice to counter it, which caused an explosion of smoke. "Wood Make: Violent Approach!" Laki said as she created a large wood ball with spikes, at Bickslow, who simply grinned.
"Star Formation!" Bickslow said as the dolls formed in a circle, and a beam of green energy came together, which then formed a star, shooting the spiked ball which caused it to explode. "Not done yet! Ice Make: Cleaver!" Gray said as he made a Cleaver of Ice Big enough to cut a cow in half. Bickslow simply had his Dolls form into a cross, as they glowed with green energy.
"Cross Formation!" Bickslow said as a green beam in the shape of a cross came from it, hitting Gray and shattering the Ice Cleaver, sending Gray away.
"Wood Make: The Dam of Shy Love!" Laki said as she summoned blocks which were shaped like tools or weapons made of wood from the ground, which Bickslow easily dodged by jumping. Bickslow then had his dolls formed into an arrow, as they glowed green. "Arrow Formation!" Bickslow said and sent a beam in the shape of an arrow at Laki, which Laki then managed to dodge, causing an explosion.
Laki and Gray got together as Bickslow was standing on roof he landed on. "Well, I do enjoy this, but I need to finish you off quickly, so others can have some fun too." Bickslow said and the Dolls shot beams towards the duo, forcing them to jump away from each other as it caused an explosion of smoke.
Gray coughed as he was lying on the ground, but suddenly Bickslow was in front of him, as his dolls where charging with green energy.
"Well, it seems like it will end quicker than I expected." Bickslow said and then finished charging his dolls with green energy. "Battle Gun Launch!" Bickslow said and then shot bullets of green energy at Gray, which came as if they were shot from a machine gun.
At the moment the bullets were about to hit Gray, Laki came in front of Gray, as she took the bullets of green energy for him. "LAKI! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!" Gray yelled, which Laki then felt to the ground, bloodied from the bullets. "Don't be silly... I simply made it so we could be even... after you did before..." Laki said and then collapsed on the ground, losing consciousness. Gray looked at her with shadowed eyes, as her words roamed in his mind.
"Talk about a worthless action. Her actions were all for nothing." Bickslow mocked, as his Dolls chanted ´Worthless´.
Gray simply turned towards Bickslow, as his voice was cold and filled with anger. "TAKE THAT BACK, YOU BASTARD!" Screamed Gray as he prepared to attack Bickslow, who simply sent a beam of green energy at Gray, causing an explosion and leaving Gray with burned marks and bruises.
"Tsh, I told you it was meaningless." Bickslow said and then noticed Gray had grabbed his left leg, which Bickslow simply responded with a kick on his arm he was holding it with, which were eventually let go of it.
"Well, off to fight more opponents, and make sure to annihilate all who opposes us." Bickslow said and then left the area.
(End Playing Bleach Ost Urahara Theme Here)
With Natsu and the others, they saw the Runes form a sentence which Erza read aloud. "Gray Fullbuster and Laki Olietta vs Bickslow, Winner: Bickslow." Erza said, who then looked down, as she wanted to go and aid her comrades, but Makarov had told her not to go, as she might be needed in the Guild hall.
"Dammit Gray, why of all times did you lose?!" Makarov said with anger.
At the same time, in the Katherina Cathedral...
Laxus Dreyar was inside the hallway of the Church, as he smirked at the petrified girls who he brought with him as if they were his own collection. He also smiled as he heard the Result of Gray and Laki´s Battle with Bickslow. "Talk about worthless, they truly are too pathetic to be in the Guild I am going to control." Laxus said as he laughed.
"Laughing at other people's pain and suffering. To think that you would fall this low, Laxus." A voice said, which Laxus himself didn't appear surprised at all to hear. "The most mysterious Mage in Fairy Tail, who rarely makes appearances and is even more rarely seen, finally shows up, and to think that you would be the sole enemy left, Mystogan." Laxus turned around to see the mysterious S-class Fairy Tail Mage Mystogan.
He was man who wore dark blue pants, shirt, and cloak, wore sandals, had his limbs covered in bandages, a bandana with a silver protector and a dark green mask, as his black blue eyes were the sole thing to see. On his back were several staffs.
"Mystogan, the mysterious S-Class Mage of Fairy Tail, has finally decided to show himself." Laxus said. "I am appearing here to help, not to get attention." Mystogan said and then took one of his staves. "Well, you aren't a man who talks much, but I admire you to come this far, but see it isn't enough to have me not kill you..." Laxus said and then charged his Lightning Magic.
"...unless you are here to see me as the New Guild Master." Laxus said with a grin. "I can see many others as better to be the Guild Master than you." Mystogan said, taking another staff and was in battle position. "As well as since you remind of someone from where I came from." Mystogan thought as an image of a man from his home appeared in his mind. "Silence!" Laxus said and then prepared his Lightning Magic.
(Play Bleach Ost Power of Strive)
Mystogan and Laxus had their Magics in the shape of pillars of powers, as Laxus made the first move. "Lightning Wave!" Laxus said as he waved his hand, sending a blast of lightning at Mystogan, who then made a barrier of Green Magic Energy with his staves. "One Layered Magic Circle: Green Barrier!" Mystogan said as the Green Barrier protected him from the attack.
"Two Layered Magic Circle: Storm of Stars!" Mystogan said, creating a line of Magic Circles and then millions of bullets made of Magic came and flew towards Laxus, who smirked and blocked the bullets by making a shield of Lightning.
Mystogan wasted no time as he then made another Spell. "Two Layered Magic Circle: Inferno Blaze!" Mystogan said and then sent a torrent of fire which was big enough to burn down a forest, which Laxus then gathered Lightning in his hands, charging the attack. "Thunder Torrent!" Laxus said, which caused an explosion which shook the church. Their attacks dispelled, and then Mystogan prepared his next attack.
"One Layered Magic Circle: Chains!" Mystogan said as then Two Magic Circles, one over and one under Laxus, appeared and then Chains of Magic came and restrained Laxus.
"I'm not done yet! Two Layered Magic Circle: Inferno Blaze!" Mystogan said as he then made a tornado of fire which was big enough to burn a street down, which Laxus smirked and then got free from the Chains of Magic with his strength and Lightning Magic, as well as blocked the attack with a lightning coated hand, dissolving the attack.
"Did you honestly think that would work? Don't make me laugh!" Laxus said and then pointed his index and middle fingers at Mystogan. "Lightning Bullet!" Laxus said and sent a lightning line which was big enough to annihilate a forest towards Mystogan, who then countered. "Two Layered Magic Circle: Yellow Barrier!" Mystagon said and made a barrier of Yellow energy, before the attack from Laxus was finished, he then raised his Staves in the air. "Two Layered Magic Circle: Star Stream!" Mystogan said and then created orbs of golden light around him, which he t sent towards Laxus.
Once the spheres hit Laxus, it exploded on impact, which then created a cloud of dust. Laxus immediately disposed the dust with his lightning, showing he didn't have a scratch on him.
"QUIT SCREWING WITH ME!" Laxus screamed in rage. "As if I would fight in honor with a man like you, who has no honor." The Masked Fairy Tail Mage said, much to the irritation to the Lightning Mage. The Blonde Mage then gathered a large amount of lightning in his fist, while Mystogan prepared his Magic with his staves.
"I will make you regret it!" Laxus said and gathered Lightning Magic in his left hand. "Taste my wrath, Mystogan!" Laxus said and had his left hand engulfed in lightning. Mystogan simply responded by making Magic Circles in front of him with his staves.
"Lightning Death Bolt!" Laxus said and then sent a big ray of lightning at Mystogan. "Three Layered Magic Circle: Tornado Gust!" Mystogan sent a massive torrent of wind towards Laxus, which clashed with each other, causing the Church and the buildings around it to shake with its power, causing an explosion which shattered the glass inside the church.
(End Playing Power to Strive here)
Smoke came as it covered the area, which then died down to reveal neither of them even had a bruise on them, as they looked at each other. "Well Mystogan, you are truly being a pain in the ass." Laxus said, with a small amount of irritation and anger. "And it seems I have bought enough time." Mystogan said. "Time? What the hell are you talking about?" Laxus said, which then a light appeared behind Laxus, causing him turn around to see the statues he held as hostages disappeared. "When did you...?" Laxus said as Mystogan simply disappeared with his Teleportation Magic. Laxus shook with rage, as he couldn't believe he both lost the hostages and had been fooled. "DAMN YOU!" Screamed Laxus, which the scream was heard throughout the city.
At the same time, inside Fairy Tail Guild...
The Petrified Forms of Bisca, Juvia, Levy, Mira, Cana and Lucy were Teleported inside the Guild of Fairy Tail, as Natsu, Erza, and the rest of the people inside saw the statues being teleported in front of their eyes.
"I have taken them from Laxus himself as I distracted him." Mystogan said as he appeared outside the Guild, right in front of the Rune Wall. "Natsu-san, use your Magic to erase the spell, before Laxus orders The Thunder God Tribe to bring them back." Mystogan said, which Natsu with a grin did without any questions.
Natsu coated his hand in darkness, as he then touched the petrified form of Mira, as it then erased the effects of the petrification. Slowly but surely, Mira was eventually turned back to normal. "What... happened?" Mira said as she rubbed her head. "Erza can explain for you, but first I need to free the others as well." Natsu said and then moved to erase the rest of the girls as well, which they eventually were all free.
Once they were all free, Erza then explained to the girls who petrified them and what Laxus had done and was planning to do. "No way, Laxus has done what?!" Levy said. "Yeah, and he kept you hostage, in order to make us play his stupid game." Natsu said. "And if it wasn't for Mystogan saving you, he... where is Mystogan?!" Erza said as they noticed he was gone without saying anything. "He must have disappeared while I was freeing the hostages and Erza explained the situation." Natsu said.
"But don't worry, since you are free, things should stop now." Makarov said, but suddenly the Runes started to form a sentence, which Makarov read aloud.
"Due to some problems, in order to keep the game going, the Thunder Palace will be activated once the remaining time has finished." Makarov said, as he then widened his eyes with horror. "Laxus, you aren´t..." Makarov said with shock and terror, as he then suddenly grasped his heart. "Master!" The horrified members shouted as they came to his aid. "Dammit, not at a time like this!" Erza said. "Master needs his medicine!" Levy said. "I'll get it!" Mira said as she went upstairs to find the medicine for Makarov. "Gramps, stay with us!" Natsu said as he and the rest were gathered there for their Masters sake. "Master, please don't leave us!" Mira then suddenly came from the stairs with a box of medicine. "Guys, come on, we have even bigger problems." Mira said while coming down the stairs, as Natsu and the others couldn't believe the situation had gotten worse.
On the roof top of the Fairy Tail Guild...
"What the hell are those?!" Lucy said as she, Natsu, Juvia, Cana, Mira, Ur, and Erza were observing the situation, while Levy and Yukino went down to check on Makarov´s condition. They saw that the city was surrounded with Lacrima Orbs, each with a lightning bolt inside them.
"Thunder Palace, a Lightning Magic Spell, which is said when they are all released, it will create a spell powerful enough to completely annihilate Magnolia!" Mira said, giving those around her a look of horror as Laxus would go that far.
"Don't worry, I´ll make sure to handle them! Re-Quip: The Gunner!" Bisca said and then Re-Quipped a "fantasy"-themed, bulky rifle with a spiraling decoration, a purple Lacrima Crystal near its telescopic sight, and a no side-handle.
"Magic Sniper Rifle!" Bisca said and then pointed her gun towards one of the Lacrimas. "One by one." Bisca said and was about to shot, which Ur prevented by holding her hand in front of her.
"Wait, don't shoot. I recognize that kind of Magic Laxus used, which is Organic Link Magic." Ur said, as she had knowledge of a lot of Magic due to her experience. "Which is if we shoot down one, it will send an attack back, which would have caused Bisca to be electrocuted if she had shot it." Ur said, as they were shocked with horror.
"But then what the hell are we supposed to do?! We can't simply sit here, because if we do, the entire town of Magnolia is going to be reduced to ash!" Lucy said. "And I don't think I can handle them all at once, since it is an incredible amount of power, and even it if used my Heaven's Wheel Armor, I wouldn't be able to do so." Erza said. "And even if you could, the more of these you destroy, the more powerful and dangerous they become." Ur explained. "But I have an idea, but I am afraid it will be dangerous." Ur said and then explained what her plan was.
"Have I got it straight: We are going to make sure to hit them all at the exact same time, which we will each be hit, but since it is we who are attacking at the same time, it will be completely vanished?" Cana said as she recalled what Ur said. "That´s insane! Do you have any idea what will happen to them, as well as to Mira, Lucy, Erza and Levy?!" Natsu said, as he didn't want to have his Mates hurt.
"Natsu, I am sorry for this, but do we have another way? Even I or Makarov can't survive if we are struck with the Lacrima breaking alone. That´s why I am having this as a plan to save us. And I know you, your mates, and the Fairy Tail Guild is strong, not solely in power, but in Spirits and Hearts as well!" Ur said, as she wanted to make sure to not have anyone ever die, neither her friends, family or even herself.
Natsu was quiet as his eyes were shadowed, until he spoke again. "Alright, but I don't want Yukino to be a part of it. I know she is strong, but even a single one could enough to kill her." Natsu said as he didn't want Yukino to be harmed.
"But how are we going to make sure everyone else knows of our plan, and to rescue the Civilians as well?" Lucy said. "If I remember right, I think Warren could use Telepathy, which we can use to report it to the others Mages." Cana said. "Then I shall go find Warren, because then we can have him use his Telepathy to tell everyone to evacuate the civilians of Magnolia, as well as use it to tell the rest of the Guild Members of the plan." Erza said, which the others agreed.
"Alright, then I shall make sure to make my appearance!" Natsu said and then tried to jump off the roof and to land on the ground, which he was blocked the Rune Wall. "You forgot that the Rune Wall was still there?" Lucy said as she sweated dropped with the rest of the girls.
Natsu got a tick mark as he then grabbed his sword and prepared to strike it against the Rune Wall. "Natsu, you do know that the Rune wall was able to handle even a strike from the Master while he used his Titan Magic! There is no way you can break it!" Erza said. "You don't know and I am at least giving it a try!" Natsu said as he held the sword, darkness coating it with his Abyss Dragon Slayer Magic.
"Plus, it´s a good opportunity to see what I have accomplished with the Kuroryuken with my training!" Natsu thought and then struck the Wall of Runes which his sword.
"Abyss Dragon´s Black Sword: Velvet Crescent!" Natsu said and a black slash of darkness in the shape of a crescent moon came and struck the Rune Wall, which then flashed in colors of white and black, which caused an explosion and the Rune Wall was gone!
"Impossible..." Mira said as she couldn't believe what she was seeing. "Natsu erased Freed´s Runes?!" Cana said as she thought she must be dreaming. "Natsu-sama is amazing!" Juvia said with heart eyes. "Does that mean, Natsu has gotten stronger than Laxus, or even the Master?!" Erza thought.
Natsu, with a grin, turned around to face the rest. "Now that the Rune Wall is no more, we shall all make sure to handle the situation." Natsu said, which the others agreed and then went inside where Yukino and Levy were tending to Makarov.
"Natsu-sama, what happened?!" Yukino said as she and then Levy had heard the explosion from earlier. "We heard an explosion and then the Rune Wall was gone." Since Master needed to have his injuries tended, they didn't leave the Guildhall after the Rune Wall disappeared. "I made it disappear, I used my Magic and it took some time, but I eventually made it." Natsu said, making Levy and Yukino silent in awe, with Levy impressed that Natsu could erase the Rune Wall in such a short time, with his Magic alone.
Mira then explained what Laxus was planning on doing, much to the horror of Yukino and Levy, which the duo then calmed down as they heard Ur´s plan to prevent it. "But even if we managed to destroy them all, we still need to defeat the Thunder God Tribe." Erza said. "Don't worry, because we shall make sure to defeat the Thunder God Tribe and Laxus!" Natsu said and cracked his knuckles.
"It´s time to taste the dark!" Natsu said as he coated his hands in Darkness. Lucy said. "Bisca, stay here with Levy and help her to take care of Master. We are going to split up, but most of us will stay in groups in case we encounter the enemies." Erza said, which the others understood.
"Lucy-sama, allow me to accompany you!" Yukino said. "Yep, as Celestial Spirit Mages, we shall work together!" Lucy said. "Juvia is sure not to disappoint you, Natsu-sama!" Juvia thought as her eyes were on fire, and with determination for her love. "Then Juvia and I go together." Cana said. "LOVE RIVAL!" Juvia said with an angry stare, making Cana sweat drop. "I shall go on my own." Erza said. "So will I." Mira said. "Alright, then lets do it!" Natsu said as he and the rest went in different directions. "Natsu, we still haven´t regained the energy from the fight with Jellal, which we still don't have enough enough energy to defeat this Laxus Guy, and I can sense Laxus is far stronger than Jellal." Nayoru said within Natsu´s Mind. "Don't worry, cause I am gonna make sure the training I had with the Kuroryuken was worth it!" Natsu said mentally to Nayoru. "Alright, but since we had a short time in training with it, you need to be careful." Nayoru said in Natsu´s head. "Ya can bet on it!" Natsu mentally said.
At the same time, with Mystogan...
"To think that you would be able to break the Runes. You truly are something, Natsu Dragyama." Mystogan thought as he watched from a roof. "The reason I didn't teleport myself inside the Rune Wall which Freed set within the guild with the Two Layered Magic Circle: Transportation Spell, is because I thought they would stop me from handling Laxus." Mystogan thought and then turned to face the Kardia Cathedral. "Since I needed to focus most of my Magic on the Transportation Spell, I couldn't use my full Magic Power, which since I have now saved the hostages, nothing can prevent me from using my Full Power."" Mystogan thought and continued to walk. "Laxus, I shall stop you, as I shall not have the people of Magnolia be treated the same way as in my homeland!" Mystogan thought and then walked back to the Church, ready to fight Laxus once again.
The Real Battle of Fairy Tail has now begun!
And that´s it for chapter 24, I am hoping you enjoyed the First Chapter of Natsu of the Darkness 2018. If you did, please Review, Follow and favorite. In this chapter, I introduced the OC Cirord Crord, which we will see later in the story. I have as well freed Erza and later the rest from Evergreen´s Spell earlier than in canon as well. If you are wondering, I am gonna have Gray pair with Laki, since Juvia is part of Natsu´s harem, and don't worry, Laki is NOT dead. As well not to forget we saw Laxus vs Mystogan earlier, as well Natsu freeing the girls.
I also want to announce that I will now start to show the percent of when chapters of my stories will be complete, like the Next chapter is 0 % or 100 %. I also gonna still have soundtracks to played during some parts of the NOTD story, mostly battles, which I am looking forward to. :) I shall update the next chapter as soon as possible, so have patience. Chat you later!