"There he is…" Aiden said with a smirk, watching the lacrima screen that was recording the footage just outside the large steel doors that were between the Fairy Tail mages and Cynthia.
"W-Who is that?" Cynthia asked, whimpering softly.
"Aloysius; the ace of Silent Sacntum. I would've hired Daityas, but he was busy, so I got the next best thing," Aiden replied, turning his head to make sure Cynthia was watching what was about to happen.
"Ace…I believe in Wendy and Natsu…I think…" Cynthia said, looking at the screen, more so at Wendy. "Wendy…"
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"You're the one that led the attack on Fairy Tail…!" Natsu snarled.
"Yes, and now I'm the one halting you from getting beyond that door," Aloysius replied.
"LIKE HELL YOU ARE!" Natsu screamed, lunging at Aloysius with a flaming fist. "Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu threw his fist forward, but Aloysius shifted his body to the side, easily dodging Natsu's fist, then lifted his leg up, aiming a sharp knee into Natsu's gut, causing the Salamander's eyes to widened in surprise as he stumbled back, holding his gut. "W-What…?"
"I am the ace of Silent Sanctum; I doubt two non S class mages can even touch me…" Aloysius replied to Natsu's surprise. "I'm going to enjoy torturing you two…"
"Sky Dragon's Roar!" Wendy immediately opened her mouth, sending a sky blue hurricane rushing towards Aloysius.
Aloysius smirked at the incoming hurricane, whispering softly under his breath. "Meteor…" Aloysius's body wrapped itself in a heavenly light, boosting his speed as he easily evaded the attack, watching as the Sky Dragon's Roar easily shattered through the wall. "Oh…that's slightly impressive power you have there…"
"Heavenly body magic?!" Natsu's eyes widened in surprise; he only knew one other person who could utilize Heavenly Body magic, so it's no surprise he was caught off guard.
"Kehehe…" Aloysius grinned, circling around the two dragon slayers with his increased speed.
"Damn, I can't get a lock on him…!" Natsu shouted, looking around.
"Cynthia's just beyond that door…he's not getting in my way…!" Wendy shouted, firing off another Sky Dragon's roar in one direction, hoping she would catch Aloysius off guard, but she was way off. Aloysius quickly stopped, then circled around in a counterclockwise motion, using his speed to land harsh blows on both Wendy and Natsu, causing them to stumble around. "Oof!"
"Crismon Lotus Blade!" Natsu spun around as flame surrounded his arms, aiming to catch Aloysius with this wide range attack. But again, Natsu was wrong. Aloysius merely flew to the top, snickering as Natsu's attack missed him completely. "Dammit! Hold still!" Before Natsu could make another move, a magic circle appeared on his and Wendy's bodies.
"W-What's this…!?" Wendy asked, her eyes widening.
"Rupture…" Aloysius snapped his fingers, using his Rupture Magic to cause the magic energy inside Wendy and Natsu's bodies to explode, causing the two to let out agonizing screams.
"W-WENDY!" Cynthia saw what was happening, and red flames started to surround her body. S-Stop hurting her! PLEASE!"
"W-What was that…!?" Wendy asked as she hunched over, panting slightly.
"Rupture Magic…" Natsu replied, growling at Aloysius.
"There's more where that came from too," Aloysius grinned sadistically; but before he did anything else, Natsu charged towards him, aiming his flaming foot towards his head.
"Talons of the Fire Dragon!" Natsu swung his foot at Aloysius' head, but the sadistic mage brought his forearm up, easily blocking the kick before it even reach his head; Aloysius then swung a devastating headbutt at Natsu, causing the Salamander to stumble back, gripping his head in agony. "D-Damn…that hurt…"
"Natsu-san, look out!" Wendy shouted, tackling Natsu out of the way just as Aloysius attempted an axe kick, but he hit the ground, causing it to shatter.
"H-Holy…!" Natsu's eyes widened at Aloysius's power.
"He's strong…!" Wendy squeaked.
"Don't blink," Aloysius said in a taunting tone, utilizing his Heavenly Body Magic once more to dash past Natsu and Wendy and make a return trip. Though it seemed like nothing to a normal eye, Aloysius actually landed several harsh punches on the two, causing them to stumble back.
"D-Dammit!" Natsu kicked at the air wildly, hoping to land a hit, but he missed horribly.
"He won't hold still…!" Wendy groaned, looking around at the speeding Aloysius, unable to keep up with him with her eyes. "Cynthia's right there…he can't stop us here…!" Wendy took a step forward, her eyes widening as she felt a harsh pain in her leg, causing her to fall over to the ground with a loud shriek of pain.
"W-Wendy!?" Natsu looked over at Wendy, but he didn't have time to go over to her since Aloysius used his rapture magic on Natsu once again, causing the magic in Natsu's body to explode, dealing heavy damage to the Salamander.
"Oh…your could snap like a twig…" Aloysius gave a disappointing look, but quickly replaced it with a sadistic grin as Wendy whimpered from the pain of her injured leg. "I wonder how easily it'll break..."
"W-WENDY!" Cynthia struggled intensely to break free from her restraints, the red flames around her body darkening even more as she watched her best friend at the hands of a sadistic mage.
"I wonder what would happen if I…" Aloysius stepped on Wendy's wounded leg, causing the young girl to let out another shriek of agony; however, Aloysius gave a shiver as he grinned. "Oooh yeah…" Aloysius licked his lips, raising his foot to slam it on Wendy's leg one again.
"Dazzling Blaze!" Natsu started, raising a large orb of fire above his head. However, Aloysius merely used his rapture magic once more to cut Natsu off, listening to Natsu's screams as the magic within his body exploded, causing Natsu to fall to the ground, wincing.
"Hm, not as fun as yours," Aloysius said to the whimpering Wendy who was attempting to crawl away from Aloysius at this point. "Oh, where do you think you're going?" Aloysius grinned, gripping Wendy tightly by her leg and dragged her across the ground while she desperately clawed at it, letting out constant yelps of pain.
"W-Wendy!" Natsu's body shot up at Wendy's cries, and he immediately covered himself in fire and lightning, lunging himself head first towards Aloysius. "Lightning Flame Dragon's Sword Horn!"
"You're only making it worse for her, Salamander," Aloy said with a sick grin. "Meteor…" With that, Aloysius's body wrapped itself in a heavenly light, using his speed to avoid Natsu's attack. The sudden speed yanked at Wendy's terribly injured leg, causing her to give a loud cry of pain until Aloysius stopped on the ground just a few feet away from Natsu.
"Let…her…go…" Natsu said in a threatening tone.
"If you insist…" Aloysius dropped Wendy, causing her to let out another yelp of pain as she trembled, nearly going into a state of shock from the pain she was going through. Aloysius then used his rapture magic once again one Natsu, causing the Salamander to let out yet another agonizing scream of pain as he fell to the ground, panting heavily.
"C-C-C-Cynthia…" Wendy placed one of her hands on the ground, attempting to lift herself up slowly.
"That's not the noise I want to hear," Aloysius said before harshly stomping on Wendy's leg with absolutely zero intentions on stopping. With every stomp, Wendy let out a scream of pain, tears starting to fall from her eyes. She was trying to endure, but it was too much for her.
"STOP IT!" Cynthia screamed, unable to bear the sight any longer as she trashed her body around, the flames around her body darkening considerably every time Wendy let out a scream. "STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT STOP ITTTT!"
"Hm…?" Aiden looked over at Cynthia, a tiny smirk drawn on his face.
Wendy's body shivered after Aloysius finally let up, only to see the condition Wendy was in. "S-Stop…" Wendy said in a weak voice, unable to find the strength to even talk after Aloysius's torture.
"Stop?" A grin plastered itself over Aloysius' lips as he raised his foot high once more. "The fun is just starting…"
"Stop...getting in our way..." Wendy was in agony, so much pain. But Cynthia was right behind that door. She couldn't stop now.
"...Oh?" Aloysius smiled at Wendy's defiance. "I'm going to enjoy..." Before he could finish, Natsu finally landed a hit on him due to his distraction. Natsu slammed his lightning and flame fist right into Aloysius's cheek, the rage in his fist causing the ace to stumble back a step or two. There was a noticable bruise on his face and he grinned from it. "Looks like you have some fight in you after all! Too bad it doesn't matter!" He raised his hand once more...Before anything else could happen, another powerful fist slammed into Aloysius' face, sending him flying into the wall. "W-What the?!"
"Wendy…!" Chelia ran over to Wendy, whose ears perked up at the familiar voice.
"C-Chelia…!?" Wendy recognized the voice, but she wasn't able to move her body.
"Heavenly Arrows…" Aloysius swiped his hand, sending multiple arrows of holy light towards Wendy and Chelia. They braced for impact, but then...
"Iron Rock Wall!" A wall of and iron popped out in front of Wendy and Chelia, protecting the two girls from the Heavenly Arrows.
Natsu lifted his head, turning to see the wizard saint, Jura. "J-JURA!?"
And to end it, a familiar figure walked in front of Jura, staring face to face with Aloysius, absolutely livid. "You think…harming a member of Fairy Tail…is fun…?" Gildarts glared right into Aloysius's eyes, forehead to forehead with the Silent Sanctum Ace.
"G-GILDARTS?!" Natsu grinned at the sight of the Fairy Tail Ace.
"Wendy, are you okay?!" Chelia placed her hands over Wendy, her hands letting off a soft green light as she began to heal Wendy's injuries, planning on moving to Natsu next. Wendy winced, whimpering from the healing process.
"I-I am now…what are you three doing here…?" Wendy asked as she felt her leg slowly feel better.
"I didn't feel comfortable leaving you and the rest of Fairy Tail to do this on your own…so I convinced Jura-san to come with me…and here we are," Chelia replied. "Lyon came ahead of us."
"We weren't the only ones who wanted to come," Jura responded, shooting a glare at Aloysius. "I can see the famous Gildarts arrived just in time…"
"The more the merrier," Aloysius said with a grin, still forehead to forehead with the livid Gildarts. Gildarts infused his fist with Crash Magic, aiming a swift uppercut towards Aloysius's chin, but the sadistic mage dodged the punch by jumping back, using his Heavenly body magic to fly around the room with a smirk.
"Iron Rock fist!" Jura used a hand sign, sending multiple fists of rock and iron towards Aloysius, but the mage continued to dodge, quite easily at that.
"I'm done," Chelia said. "Are you okay!?"
Wendy nodded slowly, feeling the state of shock her body was about to enter dismiss itself as she stood up slowly. "N-Natsu-san…"
"I got him, don't worry!" Chelia nodded, sliding over to Natsu and started the healing process.
"I'll teach you for destroying Fairy Tail!" Gildarts shouted, his fist clashing with Aloysius', creating a thunderous shockwave that shook the entire tower. Jura created several rock and iron fist to attack Aloysius while he was distracted with Gildarts, but the Silent Sanctum Ace saw such a move coming, so he used his Heavenly Body magic once more to jump away from Gildarts, and easily evade the numerous fist flying in his direction.
"Done…!" Chelia exclaimed; as soon as Chelia finished, Natsu hopped back up, glaring at Aloysius. He knew Gildarts and Jura would be able to handle this, but every part of his body wanted revenge on Aloysius for leading the attack on Fairy Tail and harming Wendy like that. Just then a puff of white smoke appeared behind Aloysius; Sidney appeared with his hands raised over his head, and slammed them into Aloysius's back, sending the mage crashing into the ground. "W-Who's…!?"
"Sidney-san…!" Wendy's eyes widened.
"Him too!?" Natsu gasped.
"I could sense that someone attempted to attack White Eclipse…" Sidney turned. "I know you played a role in this…and I haven't forgotten about that day you came in and attacked all of us."
Aloysius picked himself off the ground slightly, smirking at Gildarts, Jura, and Sidney. "Oh…now it's my lucky day, isn't …?" Three powerful wizards all focused on him? Maybe he could get a decent workout out of this after all.
"We can handle this," Gildarts said to Wendy, Natsu, ad Chelia.
"Let's go save Cynthia…!" Wendy nodded as she, Natsu, and Chelia turned to the large steel door that opened very slowly for the three.
"This is taking forever already!" Chelia whined.
"Time to knock it down!" Natsu puffed his cheeks out, the two sky slayers following suit. "Fire Dragon's Roar!"
"Sky Dragon's Roar!"
"Sky God's Bellow!"
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All over the tower, lacrima screen were put up where the Fairy Tail and White Eclispe mages were in the tower, and all over Fiore, allowing the residents of the country to watch the ensuing conclusion of the Cynthia's rescue. The front doors to the lab flew open due to the unison raid between Natsu, Chelia, and Wendy, and the three stepped inside. "They made it!" Lucy grinned.
"Is that Chelia…?" Erza asked.
"I say don't question it…" Reve said weakly. "The more help, the merrier, right?"
"Hey, looks like they did it…!" Cana said with a grin.
"They made it...?" Captain Aloy of the Magic Council asked with a raised brow.
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The three slayers looked around the room, unable to see anything in front of them due to the small dust cloud they created. Natsu looked up, spotting a device falling from the ceiling and onto them. "Look out!" Natsu and Chelia pushed Wendy out of the way of the incoming device. The device floated above Natsu and Chelia before forming an orange, yellow, and blue force field around them.
"W-What's this?!" Chelia asked, attempting to punch through the force field along with Natsu.
"Sky, fire, and lightning resistant force field, my friends…in fact, it's magic resistant, so don't even try any of your silly attacks...oh yes..." Aiden said from his desk that was at the very top of the tower, looking down at the three mages; more so Wendy. Aiden then pressed a button, causing a magic proof force field to appear where the door formally was. "Just in case those pesky wizards get any ideas..."
"We're here to take you down and get Cynthia back!" Wendy shouted, glaring up at Aiden. "You're going to pay for all those terrible things you've done to her!"
"Am I now?" Aiden laughed lightly at the thought. "Well, there's one more person you'll have to get through before you can get to me," Aiden replied.
"Who…!?" Wendy started. A gentle footstep hit the ground, causing the eyes of every single mage watching to widen as large as possible. Wendy gasped at the figure standing in front of her.
"T-THAT'S!" Aira gasped.
"N-NO WAY…!" Luke said with complete shock.
Cynthia's flames were as dark a shade of red as they could get, red sparks dancing around her body every other second; her eyes blazing red as her body twitched uncontrollably. "D-Destroy…Destroy…."