The heart of Magnolia town was buzzing with excitement. Today was the day of the festival, which would ultimately end with Natsu facing off against Erza. The festival had everything, rides, food, games; it was bigger than anyone would've originally thought. "WHOA…" Cynthia's eyes widened at the sight of all the people, sights, just everything. "I've never seen anything like THIS before…!"
"Amazing, right!?" Wendy grinned, taking Cynthia's hand. "C'mon, let's look at all the fun stuff there is to do!" Wendy then led Cynthia into the heart of the festival, keeping a tight grip on her hand so she wouldn't get separated and lost.
"They really went all out…" Lucy gazed at all the sights, unsure on which one she should drag Natsu to first.
"There's some time to kill…" Erza walked around the festival area until her eyes hit the cake stand. "!" Erza's hair fell so that it created a shadow over her eyes; she grinned as a twinkle appeared in the shadow of her eyes.
Head Captain Lahar of the Magic Council was watching over the festival from a high point, along with a few Council guards in case some villain attempted to disturb the peace. Lahar took of his glasses to clean then quickly, and then placed them back on his face, scanning the festival area for any sighs of suspicious activity. "Nothing yet…" Lahar said with a relieved sigh. Secretly, Lahar volunteered to watch over the festival in case the person they were looking for happened to show up, allowing him an easy capture with hopefully little interference. Lahr slowly scanned the area again when something caught his attention. A young female with black hair dragged along by a little girl with blue hair held up with small animal like attachments. "What…?" Normally he would let this go by, but something about the girl being dragged was different. "Could it be…?" Lahar blinked; a fatal mistake as he lost sight of the two girls. He shook his head slowly, but he wanted to be sure. "You," he pointed to a group of two Council guards. "Go investigate down there. A person the Council is desperately looking for may be down there."
"Yes, sir," the two council guards nodded and went down into the festival.
"What would she be doing here…?" Lahar thought to himself as he stared down at the crowded festival grounds intently.
"This way!" Wendy dragged Cynthia over to the Ferris wheel, grinning.
"What is that thing…?" Cynthia looked up at the large wheel, feeling slightly woozy. "And why do I feel sick just looking at it…" Cynthia shook the odd feeling off and stepped into the kart, sitting next to Wendy. "I've never been in a Ferris wheel before…"
"It's fun!" Wendy nodded, a childish grin appearing on her face as the Ferris wheel slowly started moving.
"I don't see h-" Cynthia cut herself off to gag, her face turning pale. "W-What the…what's going on…my stomach…it feels horrible…" Cynthia put her arms around her stomach as she slouched in her chair.
"Cynthia…?" Wendy looked over at Cynthia with a confused look; then it hit her. "Oh…that's right…"
"What's right…? Am I dying…?" Cynthia gagged, throwing her head to the side in case she was going to throw up. "I feel HORRIBLE…" She groaned loudly as the Ferris wheel continued to move.
"Motion sickness…" Wendy placed her hands on Cynthia, casting a Troia spell, temporarily ridding Cynthia of the motion sickness.
"GAH!" Cynthia panted heavily as she caught her breath. "That was horrible! Why me!?"
"It's not just you," Wendy replied. "It's every Dragon Slayer out there."
"I'M NOT ALONE!" Cynthia's grinned from ear to ear, bringing her hand up to her mouth as she gave a soft giggle.
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Back on the ground, Cana had found the bar, and grinned. She waltzed over, preparing to take a shot when Jack Royal sat down next to her grinning. "Oi, it's you again," Cana said with a slight smirk, remembering their draw from the other day.
"That's right, I figured I'd find ya here," Jack replied.
"A rematch?" Cana's smirk widened, "You got lucky last time."
Jack laughed before shaking his head, "Uh, no. You see, I went into that last one mostly drunk, so it's no surprised we tied."
"You're bluffing!" Cana frowned slightly, the idea that Jack is either telling the truth or bluffing upsetting her.
"Am I? I'm all sobered up right now, so how about you put your beer where your mouth is?" Jack replied, pouring himself a shot.
"You're on!" Cana immediately downed her shot, thus starting the drinking contest.
Luke, Reve, Taya, Nami, Kuro, Jaxon, Cygnus, Zalen, Waiston and even Sidney made their way to the festival, almost immediately breaking off and heading off to separate events. They really didn't care if they ran into any of the Fairies. But something caught Luke and Zalen's attention; two Council guards walked past the two, looking around and muttering to themselves. "Council guards?" Luke whispered over to Zalen.
"Are you really surprised?" Zalen asked while looking over at Luke with a semi amused expression. "It's not really too surprising that the Council has some guards around here."
"I know that," Luke replied. "But look," Luke pointed to the stationed Council guards around the festival. "None of those guards are down here…something seems weird about this…" Luke sighed.
"Don't worry about it," Zalen shrugged. "We're here to have fun, right?"
"Yeah, yeah!" Luke nodded, dashing off to some festival game.
The Ferris wheel finally stopped after a while, and Cynthia wobbled out, sighing. "How long does that spell last?" She asked Wendy.
"Oh, for a while," Wendy replied as she followed Cynthia out.
"Well…until then, we should get on it again!" A childish grin appeared on Cynthia's face at the idea; the grin slowly faded as she looked to her right, looking at the backs of passing Council guards. "Huh?"
"Council guards," Wendy replied, her head tilting from confusion. "Why are they down here…?"
"Who knows…?" Cynthia shrugged, dragging Wendy into the Ferris wheel again, the two girls laughing a bit.
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"So, this is the festival going on, huh?" That voice came from Sting Eucliffe. News spread fast about Erza and Natsu's coming fight, and if anyone was eager to see how it turned out, it was Sting.
"They sure put in a lot of effort for a fight." Lector blinked. It was probably a little over the top if you asked him.
"But they do have good food." Yukino said while placing a hand to her cheek.
"Fro thinks so too!" Frosch said excitedly.
"Oh, I didn't expect to see you guys here." Gray noticed the Sabertooth group approaching, so he tilted his head curiously.
"How could we not? I wanted to see Natsu-san go all out against Erza-san!" Sting said. "I might want to get in on the action myself."
"Sting-sama couldn't sit still when he heard." Yukino added. "We all decided to come and watch. After seeing what Erza-sama is capable of, I admit, even I'm curious to see what sort of fight it might be."
"It'll either be quick, or the most impressive thing you'll ever see. That depends on that Flame Brain." Gray shrugged. "It should be starting soon."
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Lucy was enjoying a kabob as the festivities continued. It was nice to relax and have a moment like this. Not having to worry about something as drastic as the potential end of the world was more liberating than it should've been. "Hah...I'm glad things are like this for once."
A green haired woman and red haired woman with curls passed her by. They looked a little out of place. The woman had yellow eyes and purple lipstick, listening on all the chatter about the fight between guild mates. "Ugh. All of these people are excited for something as primitive as this? This is why I cannot stand guilds."
"...You're a real ray of sunshine, aren't you?" Lucy couldn't help but roll her eyes at this comment. It sounded like the woman was talking badly about her guild, which is not something she could allow.
"Hm?" The woman turned and gave Lucy an incredulous look. "You're one of them, aren't you?"
"Oh, don't mind Em!" The red haired woman spoke. She had green eyes and a little too much energy compared to her companion. "She's always like this. The stick up there is massive."
"Shut it. Koryuji." The woman named Em shoved the woman named Koryuji off to the side with her palm. "I have a multitude of reasons to dislike guilds, not just your own. So you do not have to be offended when it extends to more than just your own."
"Right..." Lucy felt like this was a conversation she didn't want to have anymore. Em's aura was...an interesting one. Something Lucy didn't want to deal with for much longer; she was extremely unpleasant to be around. "Well, I hope you can at least enjoy your time around here somehow." And get that attitude away from her.
"I can think of a few ways to enjoy my time..." Koryuji leaned in close to Lucy, giving her a once over. There was a particular look in her eyes; one full of obvious lust.
"W-What...!?" Lucy felt her cheeks go red and she started waving her hands. "W-Wait, I'm, uh..."
Luckily for Lucy, Em pinched Koryuji by the ear and started to drag her off. "That's enough. We're going." No apology or anything, they were just leaving.
"Ack! Come on, Em...!" Koryuji groaned as she was pulled aside. "Did you see how hot she is!? I was gonna...!"
"We're not here for a leisurely activity." Em snapped. "In case you forgot, we are here to investigate that strange surge of magic power a few weeks ago. I don't know how Fiore managed such a large spike in magic power...but the King of Pergrande knows that it is not an issue that should be swept under the rug. If the world can confirm what it is that happened in this country, then Toma Fiore has a lot to answer for."
"..." How exhausting. Lucy just felt like she went through an entire day by interacting with those two. "...I'm already tired. I hope I don't have to deal with them again."
"Pst..." A voice spoke to Lucy. When she turned, she saw the pumpkin head of Mato...on Hisui E. Fiore's head. "Lucy..."
"Eh!?" Lucy's eyes widened. "Your ma...!" Before she could say anything else, Hisui covered her mouth with her hand. "Mmm?!"
"...My apologies." Hisui pulled her hand back, sheepishly. "I wanted some fresh air, and I heard there was something exciting happening in Fiore. I wanted to see what it was."
"...So you snuck out?" Lucy blinked.
"Not entirely." Hisui shook her head. Not too far away, Arcadios was nearby. "Arcadios didn't want to leave me without supervision, but he doesn't intend to overstep. It's just a festival, correct?"
"Mhm. You can stay and watch the fight if you want." Lucy beamed. "C'mon, I'll even show you around!"
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Erza was spending her time before the fight indulging in some strawberry cake. While she was enjoying herself, she noticed someone approach. It was a hooded figure, but she recognized them anywhere. "Jellal...?" She spoke in a hushed whisper.
"Erza." Jellal kept his hood up, but greeted Erza with a smile.
"What are you doing here? It's dangerous." Erza said, subtely gesturing to the Council Guards patrolling the area.
"There was something I wanted to warn you about." Jellal stated. It was worth the risk. "There is a dangerous man about as of recently. I've overheard the Council guards speaking about him...a man named Aiden Viscard."
"Aiden Viscard?" Erza lifted a brow.
"Supposedly, this man is responsible for creating some sort of bioweapon." Jellal said grimly. "I don't want to intrude on your fun time, but I just...want to make sure you are prepared for something in the future. I also heard about your fight and wanted to wish you luck."
That was Jellal alright. Always looking out for her. While he did arrive with some rather heavy handed news, knowing he also came because he wanted to cheer for her made her smile a bit. "Thank you, Jellal."
"There's my hunny!"
That voice made Erza's skin crawl. She turned around and spotted Ichiya approaching. She turned to look at Jellal, but he was already gone. He was a little too good at that... "Why are you here...?"
"To wish you luck in the coming bout!" Ichiya exclaimed, sparkles dancing all around him. "Men."
"You're bothering her." Kagura Mikazuchi said, more or less swatting Ichiya away like a fly. Her appearance was rather sudden, but not unwelcome. "Good luck today."
"Thank you, Kagura." Erza felt extremely relieved.
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The results of Cana and Jack's drinking contest was clear; Cana was on the ground, passed out while Jack was still going, his cheeks flushed red from alcohol. "What's wrong, lightweight?" Jack asked in a mocking tone, hiccupping after he spoke. "Too much alcohol?" Cana was too wasted to respond, she just laid on her back with swirls in her eyes while Jack continued to drink. A few hours passed, and the festival slowly started dying down. Natsu and Erza made their way to the middle of the festival, gathering everyone's attention.
"It's time!" Lucy clapped her hands together excitedly as Natsu and Erza stood apart.
"I already know how this match is going to go…" Gray scoffed slightly, leaning back in a seat.
"GO NATSU!" Happy waved his arms around before eating a fish, causing Carla to sigh somewhat.
"Are you ready, Natsu?" Erza asked.
"More than ready! I'm fired up!" Natsu grinned, pounding his fist into an open palm, smirking widely, "I'm gonna beat you this time!"
"Go Natsu-san!" Wendy cheered from the sidelines, along with Cynthia.
"You finally get to see her fight, Reve," Taya said.
"I bet it won't be too impressive," Reve replied, smirking slightly at the fact Titania was defeated by a no name dark guild master.
"Only one way to find out," Zalen fixed his glasses, eying the two fighters.
"Kanso!" A bright heavenly light surrounded Erza's body as she requipped into her Giant's armor. "Come, Natsu!"
"LET'S GO!" Natsu pulled his fist back, sprinting forward at Erza. "GET READY!" Erza pulled her own fist back, and when Natsu was close, she slammed her fist onto his head, slamming Natsu into the ground, the force so great it caused a crater.
"My god is she trying to give him brain damage?!" Taya nearly shouted, clearly shocked at Titania's aggressiveness. Natsu was on the ground, laying in knock out.
"She took him out in one hit!?" Cynthia gasped.
"Oh, Natsu-san..." Sting completely deflated.
"Ouch..." Lector flinched from that impact.
"That's not too surprising when you look at how hard she hit him…" Lisanna bit her lip slightly. "Now imagine if she was angry…" The thought caused all the Fairy Tail members in the stand to shake, even Cynthia, and she wasn't even sure why.
"Well…that was a little quicker than I thought it would be…" Erza coughed awkwardly. "Uh…does anyone else want to take Natsu's place?"
"…Going in," Reve hopped over the railing, stepping in front of Erza while Lucy dragged Natsu away.
"Go Reve!" Kuro grinned and cheered happily.
"You…?" Erza shook her head slowly, "Not surprising."
"Kick his butt, Erza!" Lucy shouted while she raised her hand high, pointing her index finger and thumb out, along with a few other Fairy Tail members.
Cynthia tilted her head slowly, blinking. "What…What is that?"
"What is what?" Wendy asked while she was doing the signature Fairy Tail hand symbol.
"That!" Cynthia pointed to Wendy's hand, mimicking the same action with her right hand. "What is that supposed to be, and why is everyone doing it?"
"This is the Fairy Tail symbol!" Wendy nodded, grinning widely.
"What's it mean?" Cynthia asked.
"No matter how far you are, I will always be watching over you," Laxus replied, appearing from seemingly nowhere.
"L-Laxus-san!?" Wendy jumped a bit from Laxus's sudden appearance.
"I wanted to get a good seat for this fight, and I couldn't help but overhear your conversation," Laxus leaned back in his seat, starting to drown out everything else with his headphones.
"Erm...who is that?" Yukino whispered to Kagura.
"Some mage from White Eclipse." Kagura replied. "I've heard of their guild, but I haven't had the pleasure of putting any one of their members in their place yet. They talk a big game, but they aren't anything special. They focus on only on Fairy Tail."
"Probably because we're the strongest guild." Romeo said smugly. "But at the same time, whenever they do manage to beat one of us, they won't shut up about it..."
"So they are pretty strong after all..." Yukino understood the gist of the matter.
"Are you ready, Titania?" Reve smirked as two pistols manifested into his hands.
"Of course, Reve," Erza replied, nodding slowly.
"Kick her butt, Reve!" Waiston shouted.
"Wait!" Kuro waved his arms around frantically, signaling everyone nearby to back up. "He uses bullets! Be careful!"
"Let's dance, Titania!" Reve took aim at Erza, aiming his assault rifles as he unleashed a seemingly endless stream of magical bullets in Erza's direction.
"Kanso!" Erza changed into her Flgith Armor, now having an exponential speed boost, as she dashed from side to side in a zig zag pattern, avoiding Reve's first stream. Reve smirked, using his quick, highly trained eyes to keep pace with Erza's speed.
"Nice try, Titania!" Reve followed Erza's movements easily, shifting his assault rifles to match Erza's movements. When Erza was struck, she let out a loud scream of pain.
"Erza!" Lucy shouted out, surprised that Reve was able to keep up with her.
"Keep up, Titania!" Reve said in a mocking tone as he continued his endless stream, causing a large smoke cloud to appear. When the smoke cleared, Erza was in her Adamantine Armor, successfully blocking the rest of the bullets.
"You're the one who should keep up," Erza quickly changed into her Flight armor once more, using the speed to fly forward, pulling her fist back. She then changed into her Giant's Armor, slugging Reve across the face with her fist, causing everyone to cringe as Reve flew back across the ground on his back.
"I heard that one…" Luke muttered.
"I felt that…" Cynthia said, rubbing her jaw.
"That almost made me wince…" Sidney said.
Reve hopped up, a large closed vest appearing his chest as she pulled out two sawn off shot guns. "We'll see about that!" Reve ran forward, firing off his dual shotguns at Erza, catching Erza off guard as she requiped into her Flame Empress Armor, causing her to slide back.
"Erza look out!" Levy flailed her arms around as Reve continued his onslaught.
Erza heard Levy, but she didn't show it as she gripped her red sword and charged forward, raising it over her head as she swung down at Reve; luckily for the guns mage, he saw this coming, so he rolled off to Erza's left, firing off a near point blank shot at Erza, but Erza blocked the shots with her sword, swinging down at Reve once again. The flaming sword grazed against Reve's leg, causing the black haired male to grit his teeth as he let out a hiss of pain; when Reve stood up, his pant leg was clearly burned, and his leg injury was visible.
"She got him!" Lucy grinned, hopping up and down on her feet. "You got this, Erza!"
"Reve…" Taya watched the fight intently, looking directly at Reve's injured leg.
"This is nothing," Reve smirked standing perfectly straight as though the wound wasn't even there.
"Hn…" Cynthia frowned slightly.
"What's wrong, Cynthia?" Wendy asked.
"She's only hit him once…and he's hit her a buncha times…" Cynthia muttered.
"Try this!" Erza dashed forward, pulling her flame sword back; this time she swung it horizontally at Reve's chest. Reve ducked, smirking as he twirled both shot guns in his hands before pointing them at Erza's stomach. "Burst Shot," Reve clicked the trigger, sending a burst of magical bullets at Erza's stomach, landing a direct hit, causing the famous Titania to fly into the air.
"E-Erza!" Lucy gasped slightly; Reve was a lot stronger than she thought.
"Kanso!" Erza flipped, changing into her Lightning Empress Armor, using the spear to support her landing as she leaned on it, panting heavily.
"Heh, so it's pretty easy to get Titania in this state?" Reve said with a mocking tone, beckoning Erza to come forward in a blind rage; his attempt worked. Erza would not be made a weakling in front of her guildmates.
"I'll show you!" Erza dashed forward, leaning to the right as Reve shot at her; Erza then twirled her spear around before aiming it right at Reve, landing a direct hit as the electricity flowed through his body, causing Reve to shout from the pain and take a few steps back, panting heavily.
"You won't get another hit like that…" Reve said through a few short breaths. Reve dropped the two shot guns in his hands, reached into his jacket, and pulled out two more, smirking. "Let's keep going," Reve smirked.
"I couldn't agree more!" Erza changed into her Black Wing Armor, and used it to its full advantage, flying into the air as Reve shot at her once more. She planned to get in close and slash at his chest, but Reve's deadly accuracy made her plan a little harder than she would've liked. "Tch…" Reve used his quick eyes to the best of its ability, firing off multiple magical bullets that spread out into the air, knowing one would hit Erza eventually. Erza did her best to dodge, flying from side to side as the bullets flew past her, whizzing past her ears at one point. One bullet got lucky and struck Erza's left wing, causing her to spiral out of control.
"Erza!" Lisanna gasped as Erza was heading for a crash landing.
"Go Reve!" The White Eclipse members shouted, grinning.
Erza smirked, quickly shifting all her weight to the right as she turned around, heading for a nose dive towards Reve. "What the…" Reve aimed his shot guns forward, shooting at Erza, but she was blocking them with her large sword, which vanished quickly as she changed yet again, only this time into her Morning Star armor, pointing her twin swords at Reve. "Photon Slicer!" Reve was unable to dodge the large blast that consumed him, as noted by his loud scream. When the explosion cleared, Reve was panting heavily, down his knees, his shirt torn, revealing only a few of the bruises on his chest.
"She got him that time!" Wendy grinned, throwing her fist up in a cheering motion.
"It's time to finish this," Erza requipped once again, only this time she was wearing nothing but cloth around her breasts, pants and her hair was tied in a ponytail, wielding a single sword in her hands.
"Heh…It is, isn't it?" Reve smirked, opening his jacket. "Devils Wheel!" A multitude of guns started to appear around Erza within seconds. In three seconds, ninety guns appeared around Titania.
"He was playing her…!" Luke gasped at Reve's clever move.
"Reve's been practicing…he used to only be able to make forty…" Zalen commented.
"K-Kanso!" Erza quickly changed into her Heaven's Wheel armor, creating an equal amount of swords to match the guns; the swords clashed with the guns, creating a large explosion. When the smoke cleared, allowing visibility, both Erza and Reve had miscounted. A sword flew from the smoke, striking Reve in his lower left side, while a gun struck Erza in her arm, causing her to fall to her knees as blood dripped from her arm.
"GAH!" Reve shouted, pulling the sword out of his side, allowing it to fade away as he gripped his now bleeding side. He was panting, he could feel his magic low, and he was relying on the Devil's Wheel to defeat Erza. The spectators remained silent; the battle was reaching its high point. "I'm not done yet." Reve requiped his final gun, a magnum with six chambers, containing all the magic power he had remaining. Erza changed one final time as well, into her Armadura Fairy, showing her pride as a member of Fairy Tail, twin swords appearing in her hands. Reve clicked the trigger, sending a large bullet about one fourth the size of the battle field in Titania's direction. "There are six bullets in this gun. It's all I have left. So let's see if you can take it! One…"
"That's one large bullet…" Cynthia whispered.
Erza charged at the large bullet, raising her swords high and swung them down, clashing with the bullet, entering a struggle. The scarlet flower of Fairy Tail grit her teeth, obviously having some trouble with the bullet; a few seconds passed before Erza cut through the first bullet, continuing her charge towards Reve.
"Tch…" Reve let out a low growl as he aimed at Titania once again. His highly trained eye was gone at this point in the match, and he had to rely on himself as he clicked the trigger once again, aiming another bullet. "Two…"
Erza raised her swords once again, growling lowly as she found she was having more difficulty with the second bullet than the first. A few seconds passed, and she eventually cut through it. "Two…"
Erza was starting to get to Reve; she was actually counting. Reve clicked the trigger again, sending the third bullet. "Three…!"
"There's no way she can make it…she still has three more shots to make it through…" Luke said quietly, watching Erza's struggle intently.
Erza raised her swords once again, clashing with the third bullet. She almost found herself blown away, but she managed to cut through it, halfway there. "Three!"
Reve stayed silent, panting heavily. He wasn't going to allow Erza to make it through. Reve ran forward to Erza, and just before he reached, he spun around, now behind her. "Four," Reve pointed the magnum at Erza's back, releasing the bullet. Erza let out a loud scream as a large dust cloud picked up from the attack. When the smoke cleared, Erza was on the ground, a large hole in her armor, and her back was stained scarlet red with blood.
"E-ERZA!" Levy screamed out.
"..." Kagura's eyes widened slightly. Was Reve truly stronger than he gave her credit for?
"...Erza..." Jellal was watching from afar. The air was tense as Erza remained unmoving.
Reve panted, watching Erza intently. Erza slowly stood up, panting heavily; but the pain was too much to bear, she let out a bloodcurdling scream and she fell over, leaving Reve to smirk. "Heh…" Reve turned around, walking over to the railing to support himself.
"S-Someone HELP HER!" Levy screamed.
"Erza…" Freed watched from the sidelines.
Erza laid on the ground, in defeat? She thought about how her guild mates always looked up to her, and how she let them down once already. She just forgave herself for the embarrassing defeat, and she vowed to never let her guild mates down ever again. Erza slowly rose to her feet, gripping her twin swords as blood oozed down her back.
"W-What!? That's impossible!" Zalen shouted in shock.
"Reve, turn around!" Kuro flailed his arms around.
"There's no way…!" Luke's eyes widened as Erza Scarlet slowly rose to her feet, stumbling slightly.
"That's Erza for you! Come on, keep going!" Lucy cheered, hopping up and down from her seat.
"What are you talking about…?" Reve turned around, his eyes widening from pure shock as Erza stood up. "No…that's impossible…"
"Nothing's impossible with Erza." Kagura stated smugly. What was she worried for? She felt ridiculous for worrying about someone who can aways achieve the impossible.
"Where's bullet number five, Reve!?" Erza asked, panting heavily.
"RIGHT HERE!" Reve heard the voices from his guild mates cheering him on, so he took a few steps forward before aiming his magnum at Erza once again, firing off a large bullet. Erza ran forward, but instead of clashing with the bullet, she shifted her body weight to the left, avoiding it completely, much to Reve's surprise. Erza then raised her swords, and in a fluid motion, slashed across Reve's chest, causing blood to fly form the cut as Erza stood with her back turned to him.
But even as Reve collapsed to the ground, aware of his limits...he refused to lose. He still had one bullet left and he would use it. Six…" As Reve fell back, he clicked the trigger one last time, releasing the last bullet, causing Erza to scream out as she flew into the stands; both fighters laid, unable to move. The match was a draw. The moment the match was declared, people were rushing over to the combatants.
"Whoa…That…was…AWESOME…" Cynthia clapped slowly, unable to believe the battle she witnessed.
"Reve!" The White Eclipse member rushed to Reve, lifting him up slowly. "Are you okay!?" Zalen asked. Reve only groaned slightly in response; he was near passing out.
"Where's Taya…" Reve murmured. The outcome of this fight was not what he expected or wanted. He came into this fight wanting to defeat the almighty Titania. But instead...he was just barely able to force a draw. If he was faster, he could've won. But he was too lose. A draw might as well have been a loss in his eyes. Because while he couldn't say that Erza defeated him...he couldn't say that he defeated Erza either.
"She left…" Waiston replied. Reve stayed silent as he was bandaged up.
"Amazing fight…" Lahar thought to himself as he scanned the stands in search of someone.
"Erza-san!" Wendy rushed over to Erza, placing her hands over the scarlet flower as she began to heal her injuries, the large bloodstained wound on her back slowly closing.
"That fight was AMAZING!" Cynthia replied. Cynthia was buzzing about the entire fight as she and Wendy supported Erza out of the festival grounds.
As Lahar scanned the area, he caught a glimpse of a particular shade of black hair he was told about. "Huh?!" Lahar attempted to move closer, but the crowd of people impeded his progress, so he sighed. "Was that…?"
Not too far off, a pinked hair woman was watching the fight. She held up some sort of strange device, causing it to overflow with magic before it was filled completely. "Fiore is truly an interesting place..."