Drake watched helplessly as Jose stepped down towards them. He could barely breath after Jura's attack. and he was more then certain everybody else was just as bad. Jose had them right were he wanted them, even after all that work they all did getting to him. Laxus had disappeared to deal with Jura and no one else was able to move a muscle. Jose chuckled darkly.
"My, my, it has been a while, Fairy Tail" He cooed darkly. "We really must catch up" Drake heard Gajeel growling again, and Jose turned to him with a wry smile. "Oh my god, Gajeel, how are you? Enjoying you're little escapade against my new guild?
"Fuck you,Jose" Gajeel hissed, struggling to stand Jose smiled.
"How can you talk to me like that, when I'm the one who defended your little girls honor?"
"You had her tortured, you bastard!" Gajeel shouted. "I should kill you!" Jose clicked his tongue.
"Always with the sass, eh Gajeel? No matter, it won't matter soon enough anyway, none of you are in any condition to stop me anyway."
"We'll beat you" Erza whispered. "just like last time" Jose broke out into laughter.
"Forgive me, Titania, but I believe the only reason you defeated me last time was because Makarov saved you. And seeing as the old fucker is dead, I don't see anyone standing in my way."
"Laxus is still standing" Natsu growled, standing up unsteadily. Drake was amazed that he'd taken a beating from Apocalypse and Jura, but still had the strength to stand up. "Laxus is Makarov's grandson, he'll a lot more powerful then you'll ever be"
"Last time I checked, your last hope was indisposed" Jose responded, launching a torrent of black energy at Natsu's sending him back to the ground. "And believe me, Laxus will have a hard time beating Jura while's he's under my control"
"He beat Jura once" Lyon replied. "He'll do it again" Jose shrugged.
"Even if he does, he'll still have me to deal with afterwards. Now, who'd like to say their final wishes first?"
Laxus hit the canyon wall hard, causing several boulders to collapse on top of him, Growling in frustration, he blew them away and stood up, facing Jura, who looked apologetic.
"Laxus, I can't stop" He said, sounding incredibly angry. Laxus nodded.
"Do you at least know what attacks are coming? That'll make it ten times easier." Jura was silent for a moment before he looked up, and a rock pillar hit Laxus in the back ,sending him flying forward. Laxus coated his fist in lightning and attacked Jura, growling in frustration as the attacks were blocked The two Wizard Saints went back and forth for what seemed like a millennium, trading blows, neither giving an inch "Lightning Dragon Roar!" The sudden change of attack had caught Jura off balance, and he blew backwards into the fenced area of the guild house. Laxus flew after him, and was met by a wall made of earth.
"Laxus, is this the cannon Meredy was referring too?" Laxus turned to their side and saw what Jura as referring too. A gigantic cannon stood their, aimed at the sky. "It appears to get charged up by magical energy" Jura noted, attacking Laxus with a barrage of rocks, which Laxus tore through with his lightning.
"What do we do with it?" Laxus demanded. "It's clearly primed and ready" Laxus grabbed Jura's fist and flipped him over. The fight was much easier with Jura attempting to resist every move, but it was till incredibly difficult. Laxus felt Jura sweep him off his fee and he launched another halberd as he did, and they both flew away from each others, demolishing the walls around them as they did. Damn it, old man" Laxus hissed. "How is your reaction time so good?" Jura jumped back to his feet and rose the earth beneath Laxus, who used to to propel himself into the air and towards Jura, punching him square in the face.
"This was Jose's plan all along, huh?" Jura said angrily, rubbing his face. "Wait until everyone but us is too weak to do anything and have us fight each other"
"Seems that way" Laxus grumbled. "If he touches a hair on anyone's head, I'll rip him apart."
"Save some for me" Jura replied, launching more pillars. "He's gone to far" Laxus grabbed the final pillar and threw it back, charging it with lightning, increasing it's speed far beyond normal, slamming into Jura and sending him flying towards the cannon. Laxus grabbed him and held him down, with much difficulty, and stared Jura down.
"What now?" Laxus asked, struggling to hold Jura's arms down. Jura made a determined face.
"Knock me unconscious, If you're the last hope our little team has, we can't let you get too injured fighting me" Laxus reared back and was about to sock Jura square in the face when he felt the older wizard saints legs kick him in the back, sending flying forward into the cannon. It made a strange sound.
"Anima cannon ready for launch" A female voice said, aiming the cannon at the sky.
"Anima cannon?" Jura asked as he slammed Laxus' face into the control board repetitively. "What the heel is that?" Laxus elbowed Jura and roared at him, sending him away from the cannon. Laxus turned around and ran his hand across the small control panel, trying to stop the launch sequence. All he succeeded in doing was aiming it far away. Laxus flinched and stepped back as the giant cannon fired a giant blue beam of energy into the distance.
Nothing happened.
Laxus waited for anything to happen, but nothing did. He heard Jura clawing his way out of the debris.
"What happened?" He asked.
"Nothing from what I can tell" Laxus replied. Silence filled the air, and when Laxus turned around, he saw Jura with an immense amount of cncetration on his face.
"Laxus! Move, now!" He shouted. Laxus realized tool ate he was being warned. Jura caused the earth to crumble and falter beneath Laxus. Rumbling Mt. Fuji, Laxus remembered the move well. It was Jura's end game card, and he'd just gotten trapped in it.
"Shit!"
Drake, as if everyone else, flinched when Jura's attack landed. Drake had been following the fight while everyone in here was listening to Jose ramble on about revenge and his honor being stained by defeat or whatever. Drake wished he could listen in on Jose so that he could see what that cannon had done, but he couldn't nothing seemed to be working as of the present moment.
"Is Gramps okay?" Ultear hissed at him, trying to remain as quiet as she could. Drake listened, but all he could hear was the earth crumbling and smashing against each other.
"I can't tell" He reported sadly, watching the look on Ul' face turn even more downcast. "Jura's attack is causing to much noise" Jose laughed.
"It seems the young Dreyar is defeated." He said with a grin. "Jura had finished it. It wouldn't have mattered anyway, not even Makarov could stop me now."
"Stop spouting lies" Erza growled. "Laxus can't have been defeated that easily. He took Hades attack head on without any magic power and survived!"
"Hades was an incompetent fool focused on the Ultimate Magic World." Jose replied, " His desire caused him too lose focus of what was important" Drake would've punched Jose in the face a long time ago if he could move. The old bastard was purposefully not finishing them off just so he could toy with them a little, which only made him angrier. Jose chuckled. "Fairy Tail has always gotten into matters it has no business in. Intervening in the Oracion Seis plans all those years ago caused you so much grief. Grimoire Heart was bad, but Tartarus..." Jose trailed off as Sorano stood up angrily.
"You have no idea what you're talking about, you delusional old fuck" She hissed. "Hades' desire caused him too lose focus? What does that make you?" Jose looked genuinely confused at Sorano's words.
"What are you talking about, Angel?" He demanded. "I have not lost focus!"
"All you've talked about since we took those kids prisoner is killing everyone in Fairy Tail!" She shouted back. "Lost focus? Your blind hatred for that guild caused you to do nothing but plot there downfall!" Jose rolled his eyes, raised an outstretched hand, and blasted Sorano with magic.
"Sor!" Meredy shouted, voice full of worry.
"Stupid bitch" Jose grumbled. "First I find out she's a traitor, then she tried to convince I'm as stupid and delusional as Hades. Bah, I should kill her"
"You put a single finger on her" Drake growled, feeling protective of the woman who'd saved his life, "I swear on Mavis' grave I'll kill you" Jose laughed.
"Big talk from a weakling like you" He replied. "Tell me boy, why is someone of your heritage in Fairy Tail?"
"My...heritage?" Jose laughed, and Drake's blood ran cold when he realized what Jose meant.
"You really think I don't know about your magic, and your father?" Jose asked with a wry smile. "Your father, or Cobra, was a member of the Oracion Seis, a guild that had quite a run against Fairy Tail. You can imagine my amusement when I found out Cobra's son was in Fairy Tail. Why?"
"Because, unlike you, my father put the past behind him" Drake growled, managing to kneel on one knee. "He didn't hold a grudge, and practically became an honorary member of Fairy Tail" Drake looked up and met Jose's stoney gaze. "Right now, my dad is working with Crime Sorciere to stop people like you, and if he were here, He'd say the same god damn thing" Jose chuckled.
"Then your father is as big a fool as Hades" Jose responded, raising a hand and aiming at Drake. "Fairy Tail ruined his life, and he forgave and forgot? Nonsense" Magic began to gather in Jose's hand once more, and Drake fought of the feeling his life was about to flash before his eyes. "Now, any last requests, boy?"
"Yeah," Drake said, standing up tall. "Go fuck yourself"
"Drake, get down!" Damien shouted.
"He's going to kill you!" Akio shouted.
"Stop being so brave, you idiot!" Winter cried.
"The parfum of agreement with the others!" Mami shouted. "Sit down, Drake!"
"Don't try and be the hero here!" Ken growled, " He's not going to hold back!"
"Drake I swear to Mavis if we get out of this I'm going to kill you!" Simon shouted.
"This isn't what you want!" Taro yelled.
"I am not explaining this to Elise and Nashi!" Ultear told him shakily, "So sit your ass down!"
"Will all of you shut up?!" Drake yelled. "If this fuck wants to end me, so be it, I'm not afraid." Drake held his arms out, making himself a bigger target, "Come on, Jose! Or are to to chicken to kill me? You couldn't order it before when I was captured, so can you do it now?" Jose growled.
"You are exactly why I hate Fairy Tail," Jose hissed. "Cocky, ignorant, and has complete faith in his guild. Well, boy, say hello to Makarov for me when you see him!" The blast exited Jose's hand,. rushing towards Drake.
"DRAKE!" Ultear screamed. Drake's vision went hazy, and he felt himself falling over.
Is this what dying feels like?
Remember when I said this was the last chapter of the arc? I lied. The last will be up later today, hopefully, and then we can move on. hope you enjoyed, remember to leave a review!