Some of you guys guessed correctly, but I won't say anything. We should be done this arc by 120, if not next chapter.
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It took a few seconds for it to register in the everyone's head what Laxus had just said, and everyone watched the screen with baited breath, Lucy included.
"Oh, what a turn of events!" Damien shouted. "A three-way last mage standing for the final exam! Nashi vs Drake vs Elise!"
"Wow, we probably should have seen that coming." Levy whispered, Lucy nodding slowly. She had a bad feeling that this would be no easy fight, purely because of the three involved. It wasn't hard to say three of the biggest potential powerhouses from the new generation were now pitted against each other.
"This is going to be good." Gajeel said, laughing a little. "I wonder who'll win."
"No easy way to say." Lucy answered, watching the three back away from each other and watch carefully. "No easy way to say."
Nashi was one point of the triangle she, Drake and Elise had formed after Laxus told them the final exam was a fight between the three of them. All three watched each other carefully, waiting for the first sign of attack. Nashi flexed her fingers, feeling the adrenaline start to flow through er veins. She'd never had a fight with either, she was suddenly doubting her own power considerably. Elise cracked her neck, her eyes not leaving either of them.
Drake attacked first.
Before anyone could do anything, Nashi covered her ears and tried to block out the horrible screeching sounds coming from her friend, who took this chance to attack, slamming a fist into her stomach, causing her to fly back and hit a tree. She looked up in time to see Drake dodge a club hit from Elise, slamming his elbow into her face and then kick her feet out from under her. Nashi got up and roared at him, an attack he dodged and the flames hit Elise instead, throwing her back a few feet despite blocking it. Nashi ran towards Drake and threw out punches at him,all of which he dodged and drove a knee into her stomach, sending her up into the air.
"Fire Dragons Brilliant Flame!" She shouted, throwing the enormous fireball down onto the battlefield, one so huge Drake's dodging wouldn't do much. It struck him dead on,and he flew threw the air and landed on the trunk of the Tenrou tree, using it to propel himself through the air and towards Nashi, but was intercepted by Elise, who drove an iron coated fist into his stomach and he flew up into the branches. Nashi and Elise both landed and went at each other, fire striking off of iron and vice versa.
"Iron Dragons Hard Fist!"
"Fire Dragons Iron Fist!" Both fists connected and sent out a shock wave that blew the trees around, both growling at each other. Elise brought up another fist and threw a punch, but Nashi moved her head slightly to avoid it, also letting go of Elise's fist to kick her in the back. Just as Elise faltered, random blasts of poison came from above, throwing up dirt and making it difficult for either girl to dodge relying on eyesight.
"Where is he?!" Elise shouted somewhere next to Nashi.
"Up above, in the branches!" Nashi shouted, getting an idea. Aiming her open palms to the ground, she blasted fire out of them and propelled herself into the air, heading right for the top of the tree. Blasts of poison tried to intercept her, but she dodged them all and grabbed onto the nearest branch, only for it to be destroyed by another blast. Drake blasted through the smoke and he and Nashi grappled through the branches of the tree, using the environment to jump around.
"Poison Dragon Fang Thrust!" Nashi felt the jaw-like attack clamp around her leg and pull her back to Drake, who awaited with an open fist.
His mistake was not watching Nashi inhale deeply.
"Fire Dragon Roar!" Drake's eyes widened as the torrent of flame made a space between them, the fang releasing Nashi's leg and she climbed to the top of the tree, looking down at Drake coming up. Nashi aimed and blasted the branch he was holding with flames, but he heard her and latched on one after the other. Just as Nashi was about to aim again, she saw a gray blur blindside Drake, and Elise perched on the branch he had previously, making her Nashi's new target.
"Fire Dragon..."
"Iron Dragon Lance: Demon Logs!" Nashi paled as the spears came toward her without mercy ,forcing her to dodge to he right as they embedded themselves where she had been only a moment before. Bouncing off of several branches, Nashi threw herself at Elise and slammed a fist into her stomach, sending her down the tree. Nashi watched her latch on somewhere halfway down, and took aim with a roar, until a blast of red obscured her vision and Drake grabbed her by the collar of her vest, sending her into the body of the tree. Nashi recovered in time to move her head and avoid a fist that landed next to her face, driving a foot into Drake's chest and then a fire coated fist in the same area, sending him far away from the tree. He boosted back towards it with poison and Nashi went after him, only to see him lose his footing on a branch Elise cut with a sword that came from nowhere. As Drake fell, Nashi felt poison wrap around her legs and drag her down as well, causing them both to fall to earth. She reached Drake in mid-air and the two grappled, trying to be the one on bottom before they hit the ground.
"You know." Drake said over the rippling wind as he ended up there. "I never would've guessed you like to be the bottom." Nashi rolled her eyes.
"I don't, I'm not submissive!" With these words Nashi ignited her body, sending Drake away from her. She boosted with fire to slow her descend, landing hard and feeling her legs threaten to snap from the pressure. She looked up to see Drake and Elise both attacking each other on the side of the tree, before they both fell back to earth, panting. Nashi was feeling the burn as well, but she grinned.
She as having fun.
Sprinting towards her friends and meeting them halfway, they began to trade blows. Drake hit her in the stomach only to get a club in the back from Elise, who had been to focused to see Nashi throw a fireball at her. All three parted again, panting a little.
"Well," Drake said. "This is a workout, huh?"
"No shit." Elise replied. "I'm winded."
"Oh well," Nashi said, grinning. "Looks like I win!"
"In your dreams, Nashi!"
"Get off your high horse!" Both went after her, poison and iron so synced, Nashi faltered more than once, getting a decent hit in the face more than once. Ducking both attacks, she swept Elise off her feet again and Drake grabbed the Iron Dragon by the shirt, throwing her into the brush. Nashi used his attack as an excuse to gain some distance and try and formulate a plan. Of her two opponents, Drake was the bigger problem. The only reason he'd been hit so far was because he'd only focused his sound magic on her or Elise at once. Drake came at her, and there was nothing Nashi could do. He expected every dodge and every attempt to attack back, always one step ahead like always. Grabbing her arm and throwing her back, Nashi realized that to do anything against Drake, she couldn't think. She had to attack erratically and in ways he wouldn't see coming, or nothing would work. She watched him fight with Elise, dodging all of her attacks. She ran up from behind and tried to strike him, but he ducked once more and her attack hit Elise, who growled and attacked her back.
"Iron Dragon Club!"
"Fire Dragon Wing Attack!" They traded blows, more than once their attacks being blocked, before Drake reappeared behind Elise, hitting her in the back and pushing into Nashi, who acted on reflex and caught her.
"Poison Dragon Roar!" Before either girl could react, Drake's roar hit Elise in the back and the sheer force sent them through several trees.
"Did he poison you, Elise?" Nashi asked weakly. She knew Drake often got rid of his poisonous abilities in a fight with them, but the roar was always deadly.
"Nah, My back was coated in my scales." Elise replied, both watching the scales disappear.
"Oh good, I'd feel bad otherwise." Before Elise could react, Nashi kicked her, sending her back into the clearing. After dodging several blasts from both parties, Nashi managed to get a hold of Drake's trench coat and threw him into Elise, who slammed a club into his face instead of catching him as Nashi had her. Drake slid back and his back slammed into the Tenrou tree. As Drake recovered from what was obviously a huge strike, Nashi was left to deal with Elise. Elise roared at her, and Nashi had no choice but to block it, feeling the razor sharp iron cutting her skin. Once the attack was over Nashi went on the offensive, attacking Elise with everything she had. However, due to the iron armor that now covered Elise's body, she very rarely stopped to block a hit, and Nashi received more than her far share of painful ones. Seeing a sword swing coming, Nashi caught the flat side and slid as Elise applied force to her attack, making her slide back. Ignoring the pain, Nashi applied an incredible amount of heat to her hands, melting the blade and making Elise's eyes widen.
"Fire Dragon Roar!" Still having a firm hold on the sword made sure Elise could not dodge the roar, and it sent her into a roll, causing her to land on her back. Just as Nashi was about to claim victory when Elise didn't get up right away, a blast from behind sent her to the ground. She rolled just in time to avoid an attack from above as Drake landed where she had been only a moment before. She managed to dodge a few more strikes and stand, connecting a fist to his and sending him back. Around at this point Drake's ears twitched, giving him enough time to dodge an incoming sword from Elise, whom he kicked in the stomach and flew away from him.
"Mavis." Nashi said, panting. "This...is really hard..."
"No...Shit..." Drake replied. "None of us...want to lose..."
"Question is..." Elise started, pausing to spit on the ground. "Who's going to fall first?" All three of them exchanged glances, still gathering themselves. Nashi wiped her hand across her forehead, knowing she was incredibly sweaty.
"Alright well," Drake said, stretching. "I guess we should keep going."
"Yeah, I suppose." Elise replied, yawning. "I'm really tired, though." Seeing Elise yawn caused both other slayers to do so as well, and Nashi frowned.
"It'll suck when you both lose." She informed them. Drake smirked.
"Oh yeah Nashi?" He asked.
"Yeah, because I promised more than one person I'd win" She replied, body igniting. Drake laughed as he shed his trench coat, leaving his chest bare.
"You're not the only one who can catch their second wind." Drake told her. Nashi watched as his arms bulged and slowly turned red and scaly, much like they had in Edolas. Elise laughed as her body began to shine.
"You guys are leaving me out." She complained, her body now covered in grey armor. "Now, let's do this!" Nashi grinned and ran forward, just like they did, and raised a fist.
It had only just started.
Chapter may seem shorter because of all the paragraphs, but it's about as long as the others. Anyway, your question today is:
Based on what you read today, who do you think will win?
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