A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to another chapter!

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN: ATLAS VS JURA

"How are you doing, Hana?" Fera asked as her and Lucas rejoined the others.

"I'm alright. I'm just glad my battle is finally over." Hana replied.

"Speaking of which, the second match is starting." Olga informed as they all looked down to see Ren and Arana start battling, but it soon ended as Ren used his Air Magic to defeat her.

"Next up! Third match of day one! War Cry of Quatro Cerberus versus Orga Nanagear of Team Sabertooth!" Chapati said as the audience started cheering.

"There he is!"

"It's Orga!"

"Knock his lights out!"

"Listen to those cheers! The crowd loves him!" Chapati announced.

"I wonder how much Orga has improved since I last saw him." Lucas commented as his teammates turned to look at him.

"Furthermore, this guy's magic always amazes me." Fera stated, referring to War Cry.

"Let the third match, begin!" The sound of the gong came to begin the match. War Cry and Orga silently stared at each other. Then War Cry started crying. "There it is! War Cry's Tear Magic!" Chapati exclaimed. Yajima nodded.

"That's a funny phase, isn't it?" Yajima asked.

"He's crying!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Tear Magic?" Erza wondered.

"What kind of magic is that?" Elfman questioned.

War Cry continues crying. "The more I cry... The stronger I get!" War Cry said.

Suddenly, Orga attacks him with black lightning as everyone stares in shock. War Cry falls to the ground, defeated.

"Lightning..." Both Laxus and Shiro muttered. Lector and Frosch high fived each other. Lily and Happy are trembling.

"L-Lightning?" Lily stuttered, covering his ears.

"One... attack..." Happy muttered.

"The match is over! Literally, in a flash! Orga's black lightning fried the tears instantaneously!" Chapati said.

"What was that?"

"Instantaneously?"

"H-He's a monster!"

"He's strong! I mean, really strong!" Chapati exclaimed. "The winner is Orga Nanagear of Sabertooth!"

Orga ended up singing a song as the audience was laughing. "They really do have raw power... and popularity... They're the strongest guild, huh?" Mavis said. "I hate to admit it, but those guys are impressive." Romeo added.

"Alright, It's time for the final match of the first day!" Chapati announced.

"The teams that left are God Pegasus Team B and Lamia Scale, right?" Yajima asked.

"Long ago, these two guilds were equal in terms of talent, so this should be an interesting match!" Jenny said.

"Okay! I'll announce the first day's final match-up!" Chapati said. "It's Atlas Wardnorth from God Pegasus Team B versus Jura Neekis of Lamia Scale!" The audience goes wild at this match-up.

"There he is!"

"Jura!"

"I never thought he'd participate on the first day!"

Lucas chuckled to himself. "Well, this should be entertaining to watch." He commented as Fera, Olga, Alyssa, and Hana looked at him.

"What do you mean?" Alyssa asked.

"Atlas and Jura both use Earth Magic. They both have intense auras. However, Atlas has an advantage." Lucas replied as his guildmates gave him a confused glance. "Atlas goes barefoot. He's connected to the Earth."

"Keep your eyes open for this match-up, folks. Atlas Wardnorth is not only one of God Pegasus's most powerful S-Class Wizards, but he's also an Earth God Slayer." Chapati announced.

"Seriously?"

"That's insane!"

"A God Slayer, huh? Interesting..." Orga thinks to himself.

Jura headed out into the arena "Good luck, Jura-san!" Sherria called, waving her hand. "This match is as good as over." Yuka commented. "It hasn't even started yet!" Toby shouted. "I know that. Stifle yourself." Yuka said. Jura entered the arena as the audience cheered for him.

"It's Jura!"

"Jura's here!"

"It's the real thing!"

"Who knew you'd be going against one of the Ten Wizard Saints. That man is as scary as they come." Shiro commented.

"Is he really that good?" Nero questioned.

"Mmm. I'm not even sure I can defeat him." Shiro replied.

"Come on, guys. Have faith in Atlas. He's one of the strongest wizards in our guild, after all." Rialle told them as Bella nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry about me, guys. I'll be fine." Atlas said.

"Good luck and do your best! Erza's watching!" Shiro teased as Atlas scoffed at him before walking out towards the arena.

Atlas finally arrived into the arena as he looked at Jura, both of their energies showing.

"Do you feel that?"

"Yeah, their magic energy is really similar..."

"It's an honor to fight you, Atlas..." Jura spoke up.

"I could say the same thing with you, Jura." Atlas replied.

"Personally, I'm rooting for God Pegasus, but our Obaba is really strict about that..." Jura informed. It went silent. "My apologises, but I'm not going to hold back here."

"Neither am I." Atlas said.

Up where God Pegasus was standing, Eric smirked to himself. "We're about to see a big fight." He commented.

"No doubt about that." Lex agreed.

"Two wizards who have the power of the Earth... On paper, they're really similar." Drake stated as Eric and Lex looked at him. "But magic wise, they aren't. Jura may be a Wizard Saint, but Atlas has the upper hand. It'll be interesting to see how this battle turns out."

"Jura Neekis of Lamia Scale versus Atlas Wardnorth of God Pegasus Team B!" Chapati said. "Let the final match of the day... begin!"

"I may have high respect for you and vice versa, but the others have worked hard to get us on the top." Atlas thought. "Sorry, Jura. But I'm winning this match!" Atlas heads for Jura. Jura tries to block him and Atlas gets thrown into the air.

"Wow!" Natsu exclaimed.

Jura keeps trying to attack Atlas as Atlas avoids his attacks. He lands on the ground. "Earth God's Bellow!" Atlas shouted as a blast of dark black-golden energy was released from his mouth as Jura easily dodged it.

An iron fist came straight towards Atlas. "Earth God's Adamantine Guard!" Atlas puts his hands up in an X motion and guards the attack. He lets out another blast of dark black-golden energy straight at Jura.

"Iron Rock Wall!" Jura shouted as Atlas went past him. Jura tries to attack again but Atlas keeps dodging his attacks. "Earth God's Cataclysm!" Atlas shouted as he summoned a boulder and kicked it towards Jura.

"Rock Mountain!" A huge monster blocked the boulder from hitting Jura.

Up where the Fairy Tail team was, they were watching the fight with interest. Especially Natsu and Gray. "This guy is wicked strong!" Natsu said.

"No kidding, and I thought their Dragon Slayer had a lot of power." Gray agreed.

"I'm interested to see what the rest of their guild members are like." Elfman added.

"Atlas has definitely grown a lot since our last encounter." Erza commented, making Natsu, Gray, and Elfman turn to her. "I want to train with him personally."

"She likes him!" Happy stated as Natsu and Gray snickered while Erza gets flustered.

"I can't give up... Everyone in God Pegasus is counting on me to win this match." Atlas thinks to himself as he breathed heavily. He was mentally and physically drained. He could see that Jura was the same way, which shocked everyone.

"Hey, Atlas!"

Atlas looked up to the sound of his best friend's voice, Lucas was looking at him with fury in his eyes. "What the hell are you stalling for, huh? I would've kicked this guy's ass by now!" Lucas shouted.

"Show this Wizard Saint hotshot how God Pegasus does things, before I go down there and kick your ass, you dirtface bastard!" Lucas exclaimed. The rest of his guild mates sweat dropped at him while Atlas just chuckled.

"Leave it to Luke to cause a scene in front of everyone..."Atlas thought. "Still, he's right. I have to give it my all."

Atlas took another deep breath as he ran forward and rushed forward to punch Jura. Jura was shocked by the change of attacks as he punched back, cracking Atlas' mask. Jura was bleeding from his cuts and bruises.

Jura went to make a final punch but Atlas' earth senses came into play as he kicked Jura in the stomach, knocking Jura down. Lamia Scale and the audience stared in shock. "U-Unbelieveable!" Chapati stuttered, breaking out of his shock.

"I really don't understand it, but somehow, Jura is down!" Chapati announced. "The winner is Atlas Wardnorth of God Pegasus Team B!"

Everyone cheered. Lamia Scale's guild master ended up spinning a guild member that was nearby. "Jura... was defeated? Just like that?" Lyon questioned, still in shocked that one of Lamia Scale's strongest wizards was so easily beaten.

"God Pegasus is still as scary as I remember..." Sherria commented.

"You fought well, Jura." Atlas breathed out. "I hold a lot of respect for you."

"The respect is mutual, Atlas..." Jura replied.

"And with this, the first day of the Grand Magic Games comes to a close! What do you think Yajima-san? It's quite a shock that God Pegasus has taken first place." Chapati said as they looked at the rankings.

"On the other hand, Fairy Tail, which also has two teams, is in 9th and 10th place." Chapati continued.

"It's still just the first day. I'm hoping for comeback drama tomorrow on." Yajima said.

"And my guild still has a shot at victory! I can't wait for day two!" Jenny added.

Erza walked away from her guild mates. "Where are you off to, Erza?" Natsu asked.

"I'm going to see Atlas." Erza replied as she left her teammates.

Atlas looked over at Nero who just nodded. "That was an intense fight." Shiro said.

"He shouldn't have lost anyway." Nero stated.

Where Sabertooth was standing, they were also in shock. "That's Luke's guild for you. Reckless and powerful." Sting commented.

"I know God Pegasus is our ally, and I hate to admit it, but we might have some actual competition this year." Lector admitted.

"No doubt about that, Lector."

"Fro thinks so, too!"

"I can't even compare to him..." Orga gulped, making his guild mates look at him. "Mad Titan Atlas... He's a monster."

In the infirmary...

"You totally kicked ass, Atlas!" Fera commented. The whole guild, both God Pegasus Team A and B as well as the members who weren't participating and Kaiba were congratulating Atlas on his win against Wizard Saint Jura.

"I was on the edge of my seat, literally. For a few seconds I thought Jura would win." Drake stated.

"Thanks, everyone." Atlas said. "There were times where I thought I was gonna lose. But Luke's words knocked me to my senses."

Lucas just gave him a peace sign. "Glad I can be of service." He joked.

"We're ahead now, but it's only day one. The other guilds have seen our power, and they'll be after our heads." Kaiba informed as his guild nodded in agreement.

"We'll take every one of them down!" Lucas and Shiro shouted in unison.

"Atlas." Everyone turned to see Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail standing in the doorway.

"Sorry, everyone. Can you give us a minute alone?" Atlas asked his guild mates as they all nodded and one by one, they left the infirmary.

"You did well out there." Erza stated once everyone had gone. "You've improved since we last saw each other."

"Thank you."

"When all of this is over, I want you to train me personally." Erza said.

Atlas snickered. "You're already strong, Erza. But if that's what you want, then so be it." He replied. Then, he remembered something. "That guy Mystogan on your second team. Is he...?"

Erza sighed. She knew that Atlas would bring this up. "Jellal? Yes." She answered.

"Erza-"

"I know how you feel about him, Atlas. But believe me, he's changed since the last time we saw each other." Erza interrupted him.

"Wizards like him don't just change overnight, Erza. I still don't like him after all the things you told me that he did to you." Atlas informed. "What's he doing on your team anyway? I thought Makarov wouldn't bend the rules like that."

"Jellal mentioned that him, Meredy, and Ultear have felt some sort of strange power every year at the Games. They think it has something to do with Zeref, so he's investigating it." Erza explained.

"Zeref?" Atlas repeated in question. "Let me ask Luke about this. Perhaps he'll know something about it."

"What do you mean?"

Atlas chuckled. "Luke is a very skilled wizard. He's one of God Pegasus' best. In fact, everyone says he's a potential candidate for the next guild master if Master Kaiba ever decides he wants to retire." He replied.

Erza sighed. "We weren't gonna get another guild involved in this, but you know your guildmates more than me, so I suppose it'll be alright." She said. "I'm supposed to meet with Jellal on his findings. You and your guildmate can come along. Just try not to kill Jellal."

"No promises."

A/N: I really don't like how I ended that fight. So I'm sorry if it sucked. I also don't remember what episode it was when Erza and Jellal met to talk about Zeref. So I'll have to look it up. (If it already happened then pretend it didn't).

Hope you enjoyed!

~Kyle