A/N: Episode 188.

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CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: EXTREME LIGHTNING!

Mercurius...

Royal guards continued rushing towards Natsu's group as Natsu, Sebastian, and Loke were busy taking them out. "Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!" Natsu shouted, attacking the guards with streams of fire.

Sebastian leaped up into the air. "Hellfire Dragon's Claw!" He called out, his right foot being engulfed with orange-red flames as he struck down on some unsuspecting guards.

"Regulus Impact!" Loke yelled, attacking some more.

"Sky Dragon's Roar!" Wendy attacks the guards around her with her breath attack.

"Where are our reinforcements?!"

"On their way from sectors 7 and 8!"

"We've got strength in numbers!"

"Stop them!"

"Yeah!"

"For Princess Hisui!"

"Show her what you're made of!"

"Yeah!"

Lucy and her future counterpart stood back to back. "How many of them are there?!" She wondered.

"We shouldn't have come this way!" Future Lucy responded.

"It'll be okay, right? After all, we have magic..." Carla pointed out.

Happy was still on high alert. "Carla, it's dangerous here, so get back!"

"You too!" Lily told him.

Suddenly, acid appeared below Lily and Raden. "Lily, this magic..." Raden muttered.

"Look out!" Lily warned, grabbing Happy and Carla.

Knepper soon appeared. "You're not getting by me!"

"Him!" Happy exclaimed.

"From the Garou Knights!" Carla added.

"You again?!" Raden questioned.

Knepper laughed. "We still have our mission!"

Wendy soon got attacked by plants. "Hi! Do you remember my name?" Cosmos asked.

Purple paper surrounded Lucy and her future self. "This is..." Lucy started to say.

"Come on! At a time like this?!" Future Lucy complained.

"Would you please not belittle the kingdom's strongest executioners?" Kamika said.

"I know, Kamika." Cosmos agreed.

"That scary person isn't here." Kamika thinks to herself, referring to Mira.

Some guards were carrying Uosuke. "Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"

"Guild wizards."

Both Natsu and Sebastian turned around. "Huh?"

"I have a good idea of your principles. But now my principle is going to hold sway." Kama appeared without his mask. "No criminal is allowed to exit the palace alive."

"Jeez, you guys are pesty." Natsu insulted.

"You're like an itch that won't go away no matter how hard you scratch it." Sebastian added.

"Hurry! Hurry!"

"The Garou Knights headed that way, too!"

"That's encouraging! But we'd better hurry, too!"

Arcadios was putting on some armor as the doors opened. His armor clanged loudly, getting the guards on duty's attention.

"C-Colonel Arcadios! What are you doing here?!"

"Y-You were imprisoned for treason against the kingdom!"

"Where is the princess?" Arcadios asked, ignoring the questions.

"U-Um..."

"Where is she?" Arcadios asked once more.

"O-On the top floor!"

Arcadios continued on his way as the guards took notice of the armor he was wearing.

"Hey, that armor..."

"Yeah, that's..."

"...The White Lily Armor!"

"Battle armor!"

Arcadios recalls his talk with Hisui again, along with Future Lucy's words. "There's something I have to confirm." Arcadios thinks to himself, recalling the way Future Lucy cried and Natsu reassuring her. "Those weren't the tears of a liar. The one who's lying... is the princess."

Domus Flau...

Massorao and Minerva stared at one another. "Wench!" Massorao insulted.

"You're next, Massorao. But with those injuries, I can see how this is going to end." Minerva claimed.

Minerva soon activated her Magic, grabbing Massorao by the ankles and throwing him through the pillars. "Massorao!" Cyana exclaimed with worry.

"That's not like him, dammit!" Zane shouted.

"He must be more worn out than we thought." Kross said.

Massorao collapsed on the ground while both Kagura and Erza glanced at him in worry. "Oh, my! Massorao Liakada, who is apart of Black Sun's elite wizard group, is in a pinch! And Minerva's fierce attacks are unrelenting!" Chapati announced.

"How clumsy you are. Is it about time to end this?" Minerva questioned, activating her Magic once more. "I think I'll publicly execute you, Massorao."

"Stand up! Stand up, Massorao!" Souta encouraged.

"Well, this final battle has really cranked up the excitement, but..." Chapati paused as multiple explosions went off, revealing Lyon and Nox. "Uh-oh! Over here, we have another showdown!"

"I guess being one of the strongest in your guild isn't for show!" Lyon spoke as he placed his fists together.

"Trying to butter me up, Lyon? I didn't take you as that kind of guy!" Nox said.

Lyon shot icicles towards Nox who easily dodged it. "Black Dust Breath!" Nox called out, releasing a cloud of Black Dust at Lyon.

"Sky God's Dance!" Sherria intercepted the attack before it hit Lyon.

"Nice, Sherria!" Lyon praised.

"Don't just stand there, Lyon!" Sherria scolded.

Lyon placed his fists together again. "Ice-Make: Water Serpent!" He shouted as the water serpent struck Nox.

"Nox-san!" Aster called out in concern.

"Lyon, attack Aster, too!" Sherria said.

"I'll let you handle him!" Lyon told her.

"It's true that you're strong. But I'm not seeing any teamwork. And I can take advantage of that!" Nox claimed.

"Topography effect! Hot wind zone!" Uosuke called out as a gust of hot wind blew through Natsu and Sebastian.

"You're attacking two Fire Mages with a heat attack? Just how stupid are you?" Sebastian insulted.

"Now I'm really fired up!" Natsu added.

Natsu and Sebastian fired their breath attacks at Uosuke. "Topography effect! Iceberg zone!"

The flames soon disappeared. "Pain in the ass..." Sebastian mumbled.

Wendy dodged the acid coming her way. "Come on, come on! I'll melt you, too!" Knepper said.

Wendy landed on the ground. "You're a Dragon Slayer, right?" Knepper asked.

"That's right. What about it?" Wendy questioned.

Acid flew up into the air. "Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!" Wendy called out, blowing the acid away.

"I think you'll be worth melting down!" Knepper stated.

Kamika pulled out a piece of red paper. "Confetti! Red Dance!" She shouted as the paper turned into flames.

Lucy took out a gate key. "Open! Gate of the Scorpion! Scorpio!" She called out.

"Leave it to me, yay!" Scorpio said as he countered the flames.

"Yellow paper is the god of lightning!" Kamika claimed as lightning appeared.

"Sand Wall!" Scorpio called out, blocking the lightning attack.

"So this is Celestial Spirit Magic, huh? Now this will be worth attacking!" Kamika stated.

Loke was hitting on Cosmos. "You're Cosmos-chan, is that right? I'm not interested in fighting cute girls, so let's be friends..." He suggested before getting slammed by a plant.

"I hate flirty men! I think you desecrate beauty, so get lost!" Cosmos insulted.

"It's all of a sudden, so you're nervous and bashful, but that's cute, too!"

"Wrong!"

Yellow light appeared from Loke's fists. "Then how about this? A present from me." He claimed.

"Then these are from me. Spore Bombs!" Cosmos called out as the royal guards watched in amazement.

"Wow!"

"They're executioners!"

"All right, let's help them out!"

"You're not helpin' nothing!" Lily shouted.

"Stay outta the way!" Raden added.

Both Lily and Raden attacked the guards. Kama soon flew into the air, striking at Lily and Raden. "Criminal cat, I heard you were a soldier once." Kama addressed Lily. "Why did you renounce your country and enter a wizard guild?"

The three of them soon flew back. "I could explain, but you wouldn't understand." Lily responded.

"I'll take a guess. Perhaps it wasn't a country in which loyalty was important." Kama said.

"Shut your mouth, executioner! No one insults Edolas in front of me!" Lily stated.

"Come, then!"

Future Lucy was suddenly on high alert. "Is something wrong-tai? Are you tai-tired?" Uosuke taunted.

"Whether I'm tired or not, that don't matter." Natsu lits up his fists.

"No matter how many of you come after us, that don't matter. We're gonna break through here. That's all." Sebastian continued, his right fist being lit up in flames before he smirked. "That's just the way our guilds work."

Mira was shown running through the palace and looking around.

"E-Everyone! Look at this!" Chapati announced as the Lacrima Vision showed Laxus, Jura, Orga, and Orion in a four-way battle.

"Here it comes! Jura of the Ten Wizard Saints-kabo!" Mato cheered.

"Shall I join the contest, as well?" Jura spoke. "My blood hasn't burned like this for a long time."

"So you came out, monster." Laxus said while Orion just stared at him.

Obaba chuckles to herself. "Here's where it gets real! The moment I decided to have Jura participate in this, Lamia Scale's victory was assured! Laxus, Orga, and Orion might as well be babies!" She said.

"In other words, they're just plain unlucky!" Sherry added.

"He's too strong!" Toby exclaimed.

"Don't get mad about it." Sherry told him sheepishly.

"After you lost so easily! You wanna spin?" Obaba began spinning Toby.

"W-Wait! Wait!"

Orga, Jura, Laxus, and Orion all had a stare off with one another. "What is this intensity?" Laxus asked himself.

"It's okay! You can do it! We're here, Laxus!" Freed encouraged.

"The Raijinshuu are with you!" Bickslow added.

"Laxus is nervous?!" Evergreen exclaimed.

"Jura-san, I wanna see you when you're serious." Black lightning soon appeared in Orga's hands. "Do you have the guts to take this?"

"Oh?"

"I'm the Lightning God Slayer." Orga informed. "God Slayer Magic or the title of Ten Wizard Saints? Which is more powerful? I'm sure everyone wants to know that. Well, Ten Wizard Saint? Can you block my magic? Or is Ten Wizard Saint just your calling card?"

Jura closed his eyes calmly. "Go ahead."

Orga smirked as Laxus watches while Orion glanced up at the sky. "Hate to interrupt your charade. But I'd watch my back if I were you." Orion spoke, confusing Jura, Orga, and Laxus.

Out of nowhere, Maxim comes down from the sky and slams his fist into Orga's back, shocking Laxus and Jura while Orion didn't even flinch. When the smoke cleared, it was revealed that Orga was knocked out in a crater that formed due to the impact.

"You're aim might've been for Jura-san. However, Black Sun gets the point." Orion claimed.

"That's my Maxim." Souta grinned while Fairy Tail was left in shock.

"I-It's Maxim! He took out Orga with a single strike!" Chapati announced as Black Sun's point count went up.

Maxim stood up, facing Orion, Jura, and Laxus. "Where the hell have you been?" Orion asked.

He grunted when he got no response from the golden-blonde haired male. "Is Gajeel at least taken care of?" Orion then questioned.

"...Yes."

"Good." Orion nodded. "I'll leave Jura-san to you. I'll handle Laxus."

With those words, both Orion and Maxim charged at their opponents.

A/N: Another chapter is done!

Thanks for reading!

~ Kaleb.