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Magic
Chapter 29: Black Claw Arc Part 2: Unexpected.
As Natsu and Hanshiro were fighting, Ur and Gray fought Sezhiwe, who had her scythe infused with Lightning Magic. With a sadistic grin on her face, she slashed her scythe, sending a wave of lightning towards Gray and Ur.
The duo of Ice Mages managed to dodge it with ease, and then they created bows of ice and fired ice arrows at Sezhiwe, who dodged them with ease.
"I got more to show ya!" Sezhiwe said, as she folded the blade of the scythe, pointing it upwards, and then stabbed the air with her scythe, as she sent a beam of lightning at them.
"Lightning Rocket!" Sezhiwe said and sent the attack at Gray and Ur, which they managed to dodge and it caused an explosion behind them. "Aren´t you going to get tired of dodging?!" Sezhiwe mocked as she taunted the pair of Ice Mages. The blade of the scythe then started to spin like a Buzzsaw as she then slashed it at them. Gray managed to block it with an Ice Sword as Ur then created an Ice Spear to attack her, but she divided the scythe in two, as another scythe blade came from the second pole as she used it to defend herself from the Ice Spear that Ur used.
She managed to jump away and then had her dual scythes charged in Lightning Magic, which took the shape of a string of electricity between the scythes. "Lightning Charge!" Sezhiwe said, which she then sent at them, which Gray created an Ice Shield.
Sezhiwe grinned as she put the two poles back together, which made the scythe return to its normal shape. She jumped into the air as the blade started to spin like a buzzsaw.
Sezhiwe slashed with it like a maniac, while laughing insanely in amusement as she slashed her spinning weapon, which Ur managed to block it with her Ice Sword she created. As Sezhiwe slashed, Gray jumped in the air with as he wielded two Ice Swords in his hands, slashing them in an x-formation.
She managed to dodge it and jumped away from Ur, as she had sadistic grin on her face while holding her scythe, which had stopped spinning.
"I am amused, and enjoyed your moves, Ice Mages. But it won't be enough to prevent me from my duties as a Black Claw Mage." Sezhiwe said and then turned her scythe to normal. Gathering Lightning Magic in her scythe, she then raised her weapon in the air, as the electricity was gathered around the blade, were going towards the tip of the blade. She then slashed it down, unleashing a torrent of lightning.
"Take this! Lightning Storm Blast!" Sezhiwe said as the torrent of lightning came towards Ur, who stood calmly there.
Ur used her Molding Magic to create a large Ice Sword, which she blocked the Lightning Attack with, which dispelled the attack. The attack of lightning was dispelled into sparkles, as it disappeared.
Sezhiwe was horrified and shocked by Ur´s actions, as it silenced her. "I-impossible!" Sezhiwe said, stammering in horror, not believing what she just saw. "Of course. Nothing is impossible for Ur." Gray said, which made Sezhiwe grit her teeth in rage and frustration.
At the same time, Juvia was fighting against Thay Seslin, who had his daggers covered in flames as he sent streams of fires at Juvia, who blocked them with her Water Magic easily.
"For a woman, you are quite formidable," Thay taunted. "And for a short man, you´re quite talkative," Juvia said. Thay simply grinned as a response, which he then sent a barrage of fire bullets from his daggers, which Juvia managed to dodge as she sent a blade of water, which he dodged, still having his amused grin. "You make me want to touch you more and more, Water woman." Thay said with a twisted smile, as Juvia responded with an emotionless face.
Erza was fighting Uesewe Bungu, as Uesewe was controlling sand, which was sent towards Erza in the shape of swords. Erza used her own swords to fight against them, while she ran towards Uesewe, who managed to fight her back as he made a giant sword of sand. "I see. So, you use Molding Magic, huh?" Erza said.
"Hehe, it´s an honor to be praised by Titania herself. Yes, I use Sand Make, as I shall show you the reason why I have the title "Uesewe of the Desert," Erza Scarlet!" Uesewe arrogantly boasted. "As if I would praise you!" Erza said. "Silence!" Uesewe said and continued to attack her.
Natsu and Hanshiro continued to fight, with Hanshiro sending chains from his hands, which went straight towards Natsu who dodged them.
"I am impressed to see you fight well with my Chain Magic," Hanshiro said, as Natsu slashed the chains with his sword. "You won't impress me, asshole." Natsu said.
Hanshiro simply grinned and then sent a barrage of Fire Bullets he made with Hanshiro´s Fire Magic, which Natsu managed to deflect without any problems, which then Hanshiro made a Fireball and sent it towards Natsu, who cut it in half, as the halves of the Fire Ball exploded, each half on Natsu´s sides, Hanshiro sent chains towards Natsu. Natsu managed to cut them off with ease. Hanshiro smirked and then made a large rocket of fire, which was sent towards Natsu with a large amount of power, as Natsu cut it with ease, as it dispelled into sparkles.
"Stop giving me those lame attacks and fight me for real," Natsu said. "Don't be silly, I was fighting for real all this time, but I haven´t been fighting at full power yet," Hanshiro said as he and Natsu continued to clash.
Lucy and Yukino had summoned Taurus and Daneb to attack Jigan, who smiled as he used his Sword, which was now imbued with Water Magic as he sent a whip slash of water at Taurus, hitting him in the stomach.
"Taurus!" Lucy shouted. "Don't worry, it will take more than this to finish me!" Taurus said. "Don't worry, we got you. Daneb, don't strike him!" Yukino ordered, which Daneb did. "You shouldn't make things so confusing!" The swan man said. "You´re one to talk!" Lucy yelled comically with a tick mark.
Deneb crossed his arms in an x-formation, charged his arms with lightning and then sent the lightning blast in the shape of an x-shaped cross.
"Electro Traicere!" Deneb said, as the attack went towards Jigan, who smirked and easily dodged it, but Taurus was in front of his, as the bullman had his axe raised in the air and swiped it down.
Jigan only smirked and he managed to block it with his sword, as the blade of the sword had clashed with blade of the axe.
"Well, I didn't expect cows that were able to fight," Jigan said, which then Deneb appeared and was about to strike Jigan, but Jigan simply smirked as he then coated his sword with water and unleashed a massive torrent of water, blasting Taurus and Deneb away.
"Deneb!" Yukino screamed. "Taurus!" Lucy screamed, as their Spirits disintegrated, returning to their world. Jigan laughed in amusement and joy of seeing the sight before him.
"You are a pain in the ass, and you need to be taken down," Jigan said as he then sent a water rope at them with his sword, which held them prisoner as the rope of water tied them around their bodies together. Jigan smirked as he ran towards them and cuffed their hands from behind with Magic Sealing Chains before they were able to do anything.
"Don't worry, we shall make sure to take care of ya," Said Jigan with a sinister smile.
"Lucy! Yukino!" Natsu said, which he then blocked a chain of Hanshiro with his sword. "Your opponent is me!" Hanshiro said with a smirk.
"Dammit!" Erza said. "Don't look away for a second!" Uesewe said and attacked her with a Sand Spear, who Erza managed to block with her sword.
"God dammit!" Gray said as he and Ur were fighting Sezhiwe. "To think they would use such a cowardly trick," Ur gritted her teeth, while she still fought Sezhiwe.
"It seems it has finished earlier than expected." Hanshiro said. "We shall take our trophies with us." Hanshiro said, but then Erza charged towards him with a sword in her hands, but Uesewe jumped in front of her, blocking her way with a Sand Sword. "Don't run, you are fighting me." Uesewe said. "Get out of the way! I am going to save Yukino and Lucy!" Erza said, which Uesewe simply responded by sending her away with a sword.
"Enough, Uesewe. We won't need to fight any longer." Hanshiro said, as Jigan held his sword at Lucy and Yukino´s throats, still restrained by the water rope. "Don't make a move and do as we command, or they will paint my water red with blood," Jigan said with an evil smile, which caused Natsu, Gray, Ur, Erza, and Juvia grit their teeth in rage and frustration.
Their Black Claw opponents went towards their opponents, as the managed to have Gray, Juvia, Erza, Ur, and even Natsu chained with Magic Sealing Cuffs, prevented them from using their Magics. The Black Claw Mages gathered around Hanshiro, Deisha, and Udengek. Jigan still had Lucy and Yukino tied around them in a water rope, as well as had the blade of his katana at their throats.
"It was a good time knowing you, but we need to part ways here," Hanshiro said and made a ball of fire in his right hand. "But don't worry, we shall see each other again, in hell!" Hanshiro said and then threw the fireball in the air, which then dispersed into the air, as its fire blasts were scattered across the room, which then set the mansion on fire.
Hanshiro and his minions smirked wickedly as Lucy, Yukino, Natsu, Ur, Gray, Erza, and Juvia looked in horror, as Juvia, Gray, Erza, Natsu, and Ur then tried to use their Magic to put the fire out but couldn't due to the chains.
"Still remember we have the hostages, so if you do anything, it is goodbye for them!" Hanshiro said as he and his minions left through the holes the four minions made earlier.
"HEY! COME BACK HERE!" Natsu said. "You shouldn't rush things, dear boy, and don't forget that the Mayor and his daughter are still there, ready to be barbequed!" Hanshiro said as he and the rest were outside.
"Farewell, Fairy Tail and the Greenfield family!" Hanshiro said and then left, which then a pile of flaming wood came down, blocking the hole in the wall.
The fire spread across the room, until it was everywhere. Natsu went towards the Mayor and Evelyn as he picked them up and had them over his shoulders.
"Dammit, if I didn't have these chains, I would be able to use my Sea Empress Armor to put the fire out!" Erza said. "Don't worry, this is nothing compared to before. Gray, Juvia, take them, I have a plan." Natsu said, as he handed the Mayor to Gray and Evelyn to Juvia. "Yes, Natsu-sama!" Juvia said and held the unconscious Evelyn on her back. "What is the plan, Natsu?" Gray said as he had the Mayor on his shoulder.
"It´s simple, you stay behind me as I burst through that hole, but it will be blocked in any minute," Natsu said. "Got any other ideas?" Gray said. "Wanna be incinerated or be intact?!" Natsu said, which Gray understood as while Natsu might be his rival, but Gray knew they needed to escape.
"Alright everyone, stay behind my back, because we are going to escape," Natsu said as everyone stood behind Natsu in a line. "We have one shot at this, so make sure to not break the line, no matter what. Do you understand?!" Natsu said, which they all nodded yes.
"Alright, then here we come!" Natsu said as he and the rest started to run towards the hole, which got smaller and smaller, as they eventually were almost there, with Natsu in front of him.
"Break through!" Natsu said as he had his arms in front of him in a x-formation, which he broke through the small hole, making a bigger one as the rest were coming after him.
Natsu, the gang, and the two Greenfield family members they saved landed on the ground, which they quickly got up as they saw the burning building in front of them. Before long, they walked away from the burning building, as a crowd of Tulip villagers were gathered around them as Juvia and Gray still carried Evelyn and the Mayor.
A doctor and a nurse came through the crowd to tend the injuries of the Fairy Tail Members and the Greenfield family.
Before long, the Mayor and Evelyn was bandaged, as well as Natsu had bandages on his arms and chest, as he was treated by the doctor and nurse. Natsu tried to deny that he needed medical aid, but the doctor and nurse insisted, which Natsu then accepted. "Natsu, are you alright?" Erza said as she, Juvia, and Ur came to his side. "Don't worry, this is nothing," Natsu said, making the trio of women smile.
Erza, Ur, and Juvia felt like they wanted to stop Natsu from injuring himself out of concern, but they knew he had faced worse situations, so they didn't say anything, knowing Natsu would be alright and haven them saved.
"But damn, they took Yukino and Lucy with them!" Natsu said with rage, gritting his teeth and holding his fist tight, as the rest of the Fairy Tail Mages looked away in shame.
"But we need to find their base, rescue Yukino and Lucy, and make sure to teach them a lesson," Juvia said. "Yeah, but it will be hard for us since we are chained with Magic Sealing Cuffs," Ur said, showing her chained left wrist, as Erza looked at her right wrist which was chained, as well as Juvia who looked at her left leg chained.
"Don't worry..." Evelyn said, as she struggled to come up, despite the doctor and nurse's protests. She and the Mayor woke up earlier and heard the conversation. Evelyn then used her Magic to create a silver key. "Here, I used my Silver Make to make a key to open all your chains," Evelyn said and handled them the key, which they used one by one to unlock their chains.
"Thanks, we'll make sure to keep the key in our possession," Natsu said. "But do you really..." Evelyn said with shadowed eyes. "…need to take the Black Claw Guild down?" Evelyn said. Natsu grinned as Gray, Juvia, Ur, and Erza smiled.
"But before you go, I want to give you this," Evelyn said, and pulled out a small bottle, which was purple and black in color and had a red screw on it. She handled it to Natsu.
"What is this?" Natsu asked. "Healing Tulips, a substance able to heal even the worst of injuries. This is what the village is known for. For each year, they grow in this place. The Black Claw Guild used it to have them use for their deeds, but we managed to gather it. The villagers offered this to me and my dad, but we refused due to the villagers needing it as well, but they villagers insisted."
"Don't worry. This injury is nothing compared to before, but we shall make sure to handle it carefully. But are you sure you don't need it?" Natsu asked. "It´s alright. We knew that one day, someone would free us from the suffering the Black Claw Guild has inflicted upon us for years. And we knew that people would come and be able to save us," Evelyn said.
Natsu grinned and the rest smiled. "Don't worry, we shall take care of them, as well as rescue our friends and the others he had kidnapped. Tell me where the Black Claw Guild is!" Natsu said.
Later, far away from the village, a big, black tower that has spikes on it, served as the Black Claw Base.
In the tower´s dungeon, were the townspeople of Tulip Town who the Black Claw Guild had captured for standing against them. Hanshiro and Uesewe walked down the stairs, while Uesewe carried Lucy and Yukino over his shoulders to a cell, as Jigan had released them from his Water Magic earlier when they first arrived to their guild.
Lucy and Yukino were chained into the wall, as Hanshiro smirked and went towards them. "You won't get away with this," Lucy said. "What makes you say that?" Hanshiro mockingly asked. "Because we know Natsu-sama and the others will come and save us, " Yukino said. "Remember that well, asshole," Lucy said.
Hanshiro simply smirked and left the dungeon through the stairs with Uesewe. "Whatever, your friends are already dead, I'll have you know that," Hanshiro said. "HANSHIRO-SAMA!" A Black Claw Mage with a bald head and black clothing came but fell down the stairs, making Lucy and Yukino sweat drop.
"What is it? Can´t you see I am busy?" Hanshiro said, slightly annoyed. "It´s Void Knight and the other Fairy Tail Mages... they have survived and are on their way here!" The follower said.
Uesewe and Hanshiro were quiet, while Lucy and Yukino smirked at this. "Told ya, it will take more than that to defeat them!" Lucy said.
"Whatever you say," Hanshiro said, without turning to face them and walked up the stairs with Uesewe and Black Claw Mage following. "We simply have to beat them again, and this time, for good. You have your high hopes for nothing," Hanshiro said.
Lucy and Yukino simply stood there, chained to the wall, as they both know Natsu and the Gang would come and save them.
Later, Natsu, Ur, Gray, Erza, and Juvia had arrived, not far from the guild base.
They saw an army of over one thousand Black Claw Mages, each with a different appearance and weapon, ready to attack the group of Fairy Tail Mages.
"It seems they have come prepared," Gray said. "Well, it won't be any difference." Ur said. "Yeah, because we are going to kick their asses and rescue Lucy, Yukino, and the town," Natsu said.
Natsu then ran towards the army of Black Claw Mages, as the others followed him. "Here we come! It´s time to taste the dark!" Natsu said while running.
At the same time, on the balcony of the tower, Hanshiro was sitting on a red couch while waving a black fan in front of him. "Well, it seems like they have finally arrived. I was getting tired of waiting for them," Hanshiro said.
At his side, Uesewe, Deisha, and Uden around Hanshiro. Jigan, Thay, and Sezhiwe, were down with the army, along with two other Eight Weapons members. "I see. We then shall teach them their place," Hanshiro said with a twisted smirk as he unfolded his fan and grinned evilly.
At the same time, in the front, were Jigan, Sezhiwe, Thay, and two men. One was a large, fat man with curly red hair, orange eyes, black overalls, red boots, red shirt, and a blue cap.
The other was a tall, skinny man with a long, smooth blue hair, white eyes, wore a white t-shirt, white overalls, blue boots, blue shirt, and a red cap.
"It has been a while since we had some actions, Robbo," Said the fat man, Rilli, one of the Eight Weapons. "You said it, Rilli," Said the skinny man, Robbo, one of the Eight Weapons.
"We shall make sure to have some fun, shall we?" Rilli said and took out his cleaver sword. "Sure do, I don't see a reason why not." Robbo said and took a pole with a spiked ball at the end.
The duo grinned as Natsu and the gang were closing in, as Rillo and Robbo raised their weapons, swiping it down. But before the blades could reach Natsu´s flesh, Natsu dodged them and kicked them in their faces, one kick for each face. They were knocked out easily, as they fell on the ground.
The Black Claw Mages were silent as they looked in horror of seeing two of their Elite members knocked out like nothing. Natsu grinned, as Hanshiro, as well the rest of the Eight Weapons, saw it. Hanshiro simply grinned.
"They seem to be more trouble than we thought." Hanshiro said, but with amusement and sadism.
Natsu and the gang dashed forward, as Thay, Jigan, and Sezhiwe came in their path.
"It´s a shame to see you fight for nothing, Fairy Tail Mages," Jigan said, having his sword in his hand. "This is the place where you will die," Sezhiwe said and held her scythe. "Because this time, you will not be surviving, and you will wish you were rather killed in the fire inside the mansion!" Thay said.
"I don't think so. Natsu, Erza, we'll handle them. Go and rescue Lucy, Yukino, and everyone else!" Ur said, which Natsu and Erza nodded, as they ran towards the Tower, with their swords in hand, as they attacked every Black Claw Mage who were foolish enough to stand in their way.
On their way, Thay, Sezhiwe, and Jigan were in their way as they had their weapons to strike Natsu and Erza, but blasts of ice and water came and sent them away. "We are the opponents. If you wanna fight someone, fight us!" Gray said. "If you want to hurt my Natsu-sama, I hope you are willing to pay the price for a hellish death!" Juvia said in a dark aura, which made Erza, Ur, and Gray sweat drop. "Still on that?" They all thought at the same time while sweatdropping, but got quickly refocused on their situation.
"Alright but be careful," Natsu said as he and Erza ran. "Don't worry, we won't allow them to have their way this time," Gray said and gathered Ice Magic, as Ur did so as well, and Juvia gathered her Water Magic.
"It is an honor to fight you, Gray Fullbuster of Fairy Tail. Too bad you and the rest of your group are going to die here and now!" Jigan said and then had his Water Katana to send stream of water at Gray.
Gray simply created an Ice Sword that he slashed with, which then froze the water, shattering it to pieces. Jigan grit his teeth in annoyance as he created a large pillar of water and then sent it towards Gray.
Gray managed to dodge them with ease, as he was then in front of Jigan, who managed to summon a rocket of water to strike Gray from behind, but Gray managed to block it with his Ice Sword.
Jigan then coated his sword in water, ready to blast Gray. "You should learn of who you´re dealing with, Fairy Tail mage," Jigan said. "Yeah, as well as you," Gray said, as he then grabbed the sword, and froze the water, the blade, as well as even Jigan, much to his horror and shock.
"No way!" Jigan said before being completely frozen. "You should really learn what you are messing with, Black Claw Mage," Gray said, looking at a solidly frozen Jigan.
At the same time, Sezhiwe and Ur were facing each other, as Sezhiwe had a sinister smirk on her face. "Well, I would like to fight you more, but for the sake of the Black Claw Guild, I shall kill you here and now, with my ultimate attack," Sezhiwe said, then made a circle of Lightning Magic with her scythe. "Lightning King Ring!" Sezhiwe said, which she then sent it towards Ur in the lighting blast in the shape of a circle. "This attack is powerful enough to destroy a hill and leave nothing of it. It´s over for you!" Sezhiwe said with arrogance.
As the attack closed upon Ur, she made an Ice Spear, and then slashed the attack, dispelling it to nothing. The sight Sezhiwe witnessed made her silent as she couldn't believe what she saw. "I-impossible... you took it down like it was nothing?!" Sezhiwe said, not believing was she saw.
Gray, who saw the entire scene, looked with a serious expression on his face. "Good grief, do you never listen? Nothing is impossible for Ur," Gray said.
Ur simply walked towards Sezhiwe with shadowed eyes, as Sezhiwe then started to panic. "If that was your strongest attack, I don't have to worry about the rest," Ur said and then raised her spear. "And if my power and strength was at the level of a hill, future generations would be more disappointed and dishonored than they ever been in their entire lives!" Ur said and then struck Sezhiwe, who waved her hands in front of herself. "WAIT!" Sezhiwe said, but her pleas went on deaf ears as Ur slashed her, knocking her unconscious.
"Natsu, Erza. Please stay safe!" Ur thought, knowing they would succeed.
At the same time, Juvia was fighting Thay, as their rematch was on. "Well, too bad I need to kill you, despite having such a wonderful body," Thay said wickedly. "As if I will lose to you, scum," Juvia said. "Heh. The one to lose is you. Void Knight, Titania, and the rest will meet their end here, as there is nothing you or the rest can do about it," Thay said and then had his dagger engulfed in flames, as the blades became large blades of flames, giving them a bigger and more powerful form.
"Because Void Knight, Titania, and the rest of you will face nothing but death and despair, as our boss Hanshiro-sama will defeat that pathetic Void Knight with ease!" Hanshiro said, as Juvia had her eyes shadowed at hearing that small man insult Natsu in front of her.
"And don't worry, I will kill you before Hanshiro-sama kills Void Knight!" Thay said and then sent a beam of fire from his sword at Juvia. But before it could strike her, she sent a big beam of water against the fire beam, which clashed against each other.
"Commenting on Juvia´s sin, is a sin. But insulting Juvia´s love, is an even bigger one..." Juvia said with her eyes still shadowed, but then she looked at Thay, her eyes filled with anger and seriousness.
"AND YOU SHALL PAY FOR THAT SIN, SCUM!" Juvia roared in anger as she her water beam got stronger and overpowered the fire beam of Thay, much to the latter´s horror. "Oh shit..." Thay said in fear, as he realized he had fucked up. The water beam struck and engulfed him, which sent him away and knocked him out.
Juvia was fuming as she couldn't tolerate people who insulted Natsu, as well as in front of her. "Natsu-sama, I hope you are alright." Juvia thought, thinking of the safety of her love.
Hanshiro, Uesewe, Deisha, and Udengek, saw three of their elites being taken down, as Hanshiro had his eyes shadowed, seeing the results. "Uesewe. Go down and handle Void Knight and Titania. But if Void Knight slips through, let him go through. I want to make sure to teach him what happens when they are fighting against us, the Black Claw Guild," Hanshiro said. "I will, and I shall make sure to have at least take Titania down if Void Knight goes through me," Uesewe said and then left to take care of the Red-Haired Knight and the Pink Haired Dragon Slayer.
"You seem to be pretty calm, despite many of us losing. Not that we care about the other's safety," Deisha said. "Yeah, I never was on good terms with the others, besides you and Hanshiro-sama. But we will be in trouble if they defeat us," Udengek said.
Hanshiro got off his throne and went inside, with Udengek and Deisha still standing on the balcony. "Big deal. The others aren´t important, and as long as I stand tall, we haven't lost, but they are going to lose. But there´s one thing for sure, if they take us down, even if we were alive, we are gonna have trouble than we ever had in our entire lives," Hanshiro said as he sweated coldly, but quickly got back in his thoughts as he walked further.
At the same time, with Natsu and Erza...
Natsu and Erza ran, taking down many Black Claw Mages without any problems, as they eventually were in front of the gate, Uesewe came bursting through. "We meet again, Titania and Void Knight, for the second time, but also the last time," Uesewe said while grinning, as he cracked his knuckles.
"Natsu, I will take care of him. Go further and rescue Lucy, Yukino, and the rest, as well as take down Hanshiro." Erza said. Natsu nodded, as he knew his mate would be able to handle Uesewe without any problems. Natsu, without any moments to be spared, ran inside the Black Claw Tower, as Uesewe stood in front of Erza.
"For your crimes against this village, I hope you a ready to face your judgement," Erza said. "Yeah, but it will be the judgement of you having interfered with our business!" Uesewe said as he summoned sand in his hands.
(Play Fairy Tail ost Against Magic here)
Erza transformed herself into her Heaven´s Wheel Armor as she then sent a swarm of swords towards Uesewe. Uesewe grinned and made two large swords of sand which he used to deflect the swords Erza sent towards him. The muscular Black Claw Mage then ran towards Erza, his Sand Sword emitting a aura of sand as he sent slashes of sand at Erza.
She managed to dodged then and then Uesewe threw his sand swords, which Erza managed to cut them to pieces.
Uesewe then created a spear of sand, which he then threw. "Sand Make: Spear!" Uesewe said as the sand spear went towards Erza, who managed to send swords at it, as then Uesewe jumped into the air and then sent a barrage of sand spikes at her. "Sand Make: Spikes!" He said as Erza got hit by the barrage of sand spikes, transforming her back into her regular Armor.
Uesewe grinned as he then created two sand walls with spikes at her sides. "Sand Make: Death Walls!" Uesewe said, which the spiked sand walls closed in. Erza Re-Quipped into her Flight Armor to escape the sand walls, which closed behind her once she escaped.
Erza dashed towards Uesewe with great speed as she slashed her swords against Uesewe, but he managed to create a sand spear to counter against it.
Uesewe and Erza clashed, which went on with great speed as each didn't lose focus. Uesewe was amused as he battled Erza, who had a serious face on as she clashed swords.
Eventually, they clashed away from each other, as Erza stood on the ground with her swords.
"I have been fighting you long enough," Erza said and then Re-Equipped into her Purgatory Armor. Uesewe was simply amused as he then created large spears of sand behind him, ready to strike Erza.
"I shall finish you then, and take your head as a trophy, which shall increase my power and fame, as well make my enemies remember the mighty warrior I am!" Uesewe said. "As if you are a warrior," Erza said, enraging the masked Black Claw Mage.
"Silence! Sand Make: Sand King´s Judgement Spears!" said Uesewe as he sent the spears of sand at Erza, who simply stood calmly still as the spears went towards her. Erza then swiped her large sword, which dispelled the attacks. "Impossible..." said Uesewe with horror, as before he knew it, Erza jumped towards him and was in front of him, which she then slashed him.
"WAIT!" Uesewe said in panic, but it went on deaf ears as Erza slashed her, causing significant injury.
(End playing Against Magic here)
As massive slash appeared on Uesewe´s chest was made, as his mask and hood of his cloak were cut to pieces, showing his face, blonde hair, and brown eyes.
Uesewe fell on the ground as he lost consciousness, back on the ground, as Erza transformed into her regular armor, before she then ran inside the tower, which was the headquarters of the Black Claw Guild.
"Natsu, whatever danger you are in, stay safe. I don't want you to get hurt." Erza thought while running.
At the same time, inside the Black Claw Tower...
Natsu ran in the halls, until he then stopped as he noticed Hanshiro sitting on a stair case.
"Well, I was thinking that you were never coming to me. It seems I was wrong, and you will wish I was right," Hanshiro said with a twisted smile.
Natsu simply gathered darkness in his hands, as he positioned himself to fight Hanshiro. "But I will wish you were wrong." Natsu said and then dashed towards Hanshiro. "It´s time to taste the dark!" Natsu said, dashing towards Hanshiro.
Hanshiro, still sitting on the stairs, grinned as he sent chains at Natsu from his finger, who dodged them with ease as he jumped into the air and straight at Hanshiro.
"Abyss Dragon´s Iron Fist!" Natsu said and punched Hanshiro straight in the face, sending him through the stairs, onto the floors as Natsu dashed towards him. "Not done yet!" Natsu said and Hanshiro dodged his punch, as Natsu shattered the floor. Hanshiro then combined his Fire Magic and Chain Magic to make the chains in flames, which Hanshiro slashed with them like whips at Natsu.
Natsu easily dodged the flaming chains as he then sent a breath attack of darkness, which wzx too fast for Hanshiro to dodge, at it hit him straight in his stomach.
Natsu ran towards him, as Hanshrio sent a Fire Magic Blast, which Natsu easily dodged and then punched him in the face with a darkness-coated fist.
Hanshiro was sent away as he clutched his face in pain, and Natsu walked slowly towards him, having an aura of darkness. "Come on, you weren't this pathetic back then. If that was all, I am happy to finishing you here and now!" Natsu said, as Hanshiro started to snicker, until he then broke loose in hysterical, madness-filled laughter.
"What´s the matter?" Natsu asked, confused at what was happening.
"I am overjoyed, and angry, at the same time. Overjoyed for seeing you, a fool, thinking he can finish me, and angry, for you to underestimating me, and not giving me a chance to show you my true power," Hanshiro said, as an aura of Magic was growing from Hanshiro.
Natsu´s eyes widened, as he recognized the type of Magic Hanshiro was emitting.
"Allow me to show... my true power... Take Over: Beast Soul: Werepanther!" Hanshiro said, as he was then engulfed with Take Over Magic, it shot into a pillar of Magic.
A mist of smoke, and a powerful gust of wind blew by Natsu, the smoke and Magic Energy died down, showing Hanshiro in his new form.
Hanshiro had become larger, around the same size as an elephant, and more muscular, similar to a bear, had gained black fur, long, sharp claws, and fangs, as his head, face, ears, and other parts of his head had turned similar to a panther. He gained a long tail and his hair had gotten longer.
"I shall now show you, the reason no one had defeated me yet!" Hanshiro said, punching Natsu in the stomach, making him cough up blood and sent him to a wall.
With a sadistic grin, Hanshrio jumped with his enhanced speed, and before Natsu could react, Hanshiro was in front of him.
Hanshiro then started punch Natsu rapidly, each punch becoming stronger and stronger with each hit. "Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! DIE!" Hanshiro said, as he punched without any signs of hesitation at Natsu, which he then stopped after punching repeatedly, which he then raised his right fist in the air, and then went to strike with it.
Natsu saw through it, as he then blocked with his Kuroryuken, as a shockwave was made, as Natsu then swiped it back, charged it with darkness, and slashed Hanshiro with it.
Hanshiro was sent to the wall due to the force of the attack, which broke down to pieces. Everything around the two started to crumble, as they both fell down on the floor, but separated as they fell.
Natsu fell down, as he then stabbed the wall as it slowed down the fall, as he then eventually fell down the ground.
Natsu looked around, as he saw Hanshiro nowhere. He saw nothing but rocks, pebbles and a wall of rocks in front of him. Natsu took a deep breath and sighed.
"Dammit, I almost had him," Natsu said, but then remembered what was important. "I´ll handle him later. I shall go to save Lucy, Yukino, and the rest!" Natsu said as he ran towards them.
At the same time, on another part, Hanshiro got up, frustrated and full of anger. "Dammit, not only did Void Knight separate us apart from each other, but he now got closer to the dungeons." Hanshiro thought, while gritting his teeth in frustration and panic. "If I am correct, and hope I wasn't, if he finds the most important prisoner we have, I can kiss my ass goodbye!" Hanshiro thought.
With Natsu...
Natsu ran in the corridors, slashing anyone in his path who was foolish enough to face him, as he then eventually came to a large steel door. He ran towards the large steel door, and then shattered it with his fist.
Parts of the iron door were shattered across the room, which were the dungeon where Lucy, Yukino, and the others the Black Claw Guild had been kept prisoners throughout the years.
Natsu landed on the ground, as he then screamed at the top of his lungs.
"LUCY! YUKINO!" Natsu screamed, which echoed through the dungeon.
"Natsu?" Lucy said, as she and Yukino where chained to a wall, in a cell behind a wall. "You guys!" Natsu said as he ran towards them, taking down the Black Claws mages that were in there.
"Natsu-sama! Set us and everyone else free! The guard with the red beard has the key!" Yukino said, as Natsu nodded and took the key chain from the red bearded guard, as Natsu freed Lucy, Yukino and the other prisoners.
The other prisoners cheered with joy and happiness, as they were finally freed from their imprisonment by the Black Claw guild.
"Alright, then let´s go then!" Lucy said, but Natsu stopped, as he detected a smell, a smell that was familiar, similar to Lucy, but different. "Impossible..." Natsu thought as he then looked at where the smell came from.
Natsu saw a massive, thick door, which wzx bigger and even thicker than the door to the dungeon. Despite its thickness, Natsu could easily smell through it.
Lucy and Yukino, who had already stopped the moment Natsu stood still.
"Natsu? What is it?" Lucy asked as she and Yukino came to Natsu´s side.
"There´s someone in there," Natsu said, as he walked towards the door. He then punched it, as it shattered to pieces, which he, Lucy and Yukino then went inside.
In the rooms, they saw a woman, who were in brown rags, chained to a wall and wore an iron mask. They immediately ran towards her, as the woman slowly raised her head, as her eyes widened at seeing someone she thought would never see again in her life.
Natsu, Lucy, and Yukino ran towards the woman, as Natsu immediately took the keys which were remaining after they freed the prisoners. Natsu used the first keys to unlock the woman´s chains, which Natsu then gently put the skinny woman on the ground.
Natsu then took the other key to the key hole that kept the mask together, which he then unlocked it, releasing the mask from the woman´s face.
It slowly opened, and as the mask fell off, their eyes widened, mostly Lucy´s, as it was someone she couldn't believe was in front of her.
End of chapter 29. And there goes another chapter. I am sorry if the fights weren´t pleasing, which some may be too long, or others maybe not even interesting. If you are wondering´s, Deneb´s attack, "Electro Traicere," Traicere is Latin for cross. Next chapter will conclude the Black Claw arc, and the chapter after that will end the Black Claw Arc. I hope do update soon as possible and until then, please review, favorite and follow. See you later!