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'Thought'
"Talking"
*Action*
"Powerful entity (gods, demons, dragons, etc.)"
[System]
{Spirit}
Natsu and I stare at the massive tree-like monstrosity that was once the golem of Aldoron. Its shadow was large enough to eclipse the entire room, its roots are as large as buildings, and face worthy to be a demon's, with a perpetually open maw that shows off the numerous wooden fangs in its mouth and its long, long horns that stretch across its torso.
"This… is this really a dragon god…?" Natsu whispers, his voice quivering with fear.
I checked its stats.
Name: Aldoron
Title: Forrest Dragon God Emperor, Soul of the Earth, Father of Life
Level: ?
Affiliation: Five Dragon Gods, Five Guardian Deities
HP: ?
MP: ?
SP: ?
AP: ?
Thoughts about you: Lunch
Skill Level Up!
[Observe LVL. 39/100]
[This… could be trouble]
"Finally… after centuries of waiting." Aldoron spouts. "Nourishing the lifeforce of millions of humans." The roots begin to expand and stretch. "Now, my true power… my true form…" It pulls back before unleashing a mighty roar. "SHALL NOW BE UNLEASHED TO THE WORLD!"
The sheer sonic boom pushes us straight towards the wall behind us.
"YOU TWO!" The ascended wood dragon glares at us. "I appreciate you both for pushing me to my limits. Now, thanks to you two, I have ascended into true godhood." Aldoron praised. "Truth be told, I never thought about using that rock. Oh, if only I had known the true power that was sealed within, I would have used it centuries ago."
Natsu and I pull yourselves out of the wall.
"But your time is near. Accept my gift."
"MOVE!"
We moved just before a massive hole instantly appeared where the wall used to be.
It was vaporized.
And the worst part of it all is that I couldn't see it just like last time.
"Heh, that was easy," Natsu looks at his enemy with a smirk. "Is that all you got, you tree bastard!?"
"Shut up!" I hissed, I did not need Natsu taunting him.
"I will admit, I am still getting used to this power. It is very difficult to control." Aldoron admits before he looks down at us.
"!" As soon as our eyes met, the floor under us turned into a gaping hole. We quickly manage to get out of it only to continue dodging more holes as we try to run. Natsu, impatient as ever, decides to run towards Aldoron, making his way through his unknown barrage of attacks until he leaps right up to its face and his hands ignite.
"[Crimson Lotus: Fire Dragon's Fist]!" Natsu hits Aldoron's face with a furious barrage of punches, with each collision causing a powerful explosion that blinds the golem. The explosions caused the entire room to tremble as Natsu delivers punch after punch, never relenting until his foe is defeated.
"... pitiful." A branch flies out of nowhere and smacks Natsu in an instant, sending him flying towards the green river below, but I manage to catch him just before he flies over the edge.
"Did you forget what I told you, son of Igneel? There are leaves that do not burn, and this body is no different." Aldoron smugly states. "No matter what you do, your flames will never harm me."
'He's right, fire magic won't be enough to dent this thing.' I thought as Natsu started getting back up. 'I guess I have no other option.'
Natsu growls at Aldoron before he feels something grabbing his shoulder.
"Now's not the time to lose your cool, Natsu. We need to work together if we want to win." I said.
Natsu nods.
"Hmph, you think two humans working together gives you an advantage against me, a god!? That is simply ludicrous." Aldoron mocked.
"Maybe, but then again…" The sclera of my eyes turn black. "I never said I was human."
"Haa… haa…" The clone exasperates as he stares at the monstrous giant of a dragon in front of him. Ever since it changed, this thing has become more ferocious with its attacks, showing no restraint whatsoever when it moved.
As a result, the entire area around them has been turned into a lifeless wasteland; a land of the dead.
"You've… really got stronger, but I'm not finished yet." The [Susanoo] brandishes his swords at Aldoron and charges forward.
Aldoron roars and follows suit and their massive bodies quickly collide, sending a shockwave that completely destroys the land around them.
"Ugh…" The clone grunts as the dragon pushes forward. "Don't… underestimate me!" The [Susanoo] wraps its limbs around the dragon's torso and, with all his strength, flings the dragon across the region.
"HAAAAAAAAA!" He charges forward, leveling the earth with every step it takes. Aldoron counters by sprouting hundreds of wooden dragon golems that blast the [Susanoo] with solar beams from their mouths, only for them to be reflected by the avatar's wings. He slashes through all of the titanic golems with ease, making a path of destruction before finally reaching his target. He plunges his sword through Aldoron's side before doing the same with the other one, with the blades burying themselves to the ground locking his body in place.
"▂▂▃▃▅▅ーーー!" The evolved dragon god roars in pain.
"Die!" The mouth of the mask opens as a familiar glow appears from within. "[Fire Dragon ROAR]!" A blaze of flames hits Aldoron at point-blank.
"▂▂"
"!" The [Susanoo] leaps back just as a giant wooden Halbert bursts from the ground.
"That was too close… you sneaky bastard." The clone remarks as the [Susanoo] raises its hand. "But I'd be more worried about the gift I left you."
The ōdachi on Aldoron's sides begin to glow brighter.
"HM!" The [Susanoo] does a hand sign and the blades detonate in a massive explosion, completely engulfing the dragon.
"Oh shit! I forgot Fairy Tail was still there!" The clone exclaims, realizing his mistake before he shrugs. "Welp, not my problem! I'm sure the boss will revive them anyway." But that's when his [Mana Sense] goes off. "Huh?"
The dust disappears revealing Aldoron to not only be unscathed, but his body glowing. Light travels through the roots as it all converges in its head; in its mouth.
"Oh no, you don't!" The clone summons two [Gaster Blasters] and fires two red beams at the dragon.
"▃▃▅▅▃▃ー!" Aldoron fires a massive yellowish beam from its mouth and it collides with the clone's attack.
As the two attacks remain in a deadlock, Aldoron begins to absorb more sunlight as its prey summons more blasters, increasing their attack power ten-fold. An energy bubble begins to form in the middle and rapidly expands until eventually-
*BOOM!*
The [Susanoo] is blown back by the explosion, the clone tries to regain control but crashes to the ground, hard.
"That attack… that was [Solar Beam]!" The clone groans as he commands his avatar to rise. 'How does it know a move from a different franchise!? Could it be that the Chaos Emerald is letting him tap into other dimensions!?' He shakes his head. "No time to think, gotta go all out." He conjures more swords and raises them to the sky. "[Sword Dance]!"
Aldoron stares as several blue swords circle his prey before they cross together, causing the avatar to glow red, raising his attack power.
The clone jumps into the air and fires [Braver]. Because of the effects of [Sword Dance] the trail of light is much bigger and the explosion is even more so.
"▅▅!" Aldoron roars as it continues to be bombarded by a barrage of light trails. It suddenly feels something pulling its head and finds the avatar pulling on his horns before snapping them off and plunging them on both its eyes. "▅▅▅■■■■!"
He reels his left arm back. "Now to-"
*SQUELCH!*
The clone slowly looks down and sees a wooden spear running him through his chest. "W-Wha…t?"
*SQUELCH!*
*SQUELCH!*
*SQUELCH!*
*SQUELCH!*
Multiple giant spears pierce through the [Susanoo's] armor, effectively immobilizing it. The horns on Aldoron's eyes fall off and its eyes and horns quickly regenerate. It raises its head high as it gathers solar energy before firing it in a massive [Solar Beam].
"Dammit!" The clone creates a barrier but to his shock and horror the beam breaks through his defense and overwhelms him completely.
As the smoke clears, a smirk forms on Aldoron's face as he sees the state of his opponent.
The clone wheezes in exhaustion, clutching the wound on his chest as instead of blood, black smoke leaks out of the wound. The [Susanoo] was even worse for wear; its upper right side is gone as it flickers in and out like a dying light.
"Ugh…!" The clone clutches his chest and the [Susanoo] falls in response to his wielder. "I'm running out of time…!" He senses the massive footsteps as Aldoron walks towards him. "Shit!"
"Yo ugly! How about you take on someone your own size!?"
Aldoron stops and turns on to be met by a sucker punch to the face, which is quickly followed by another and another.
The clone looks up and can't believe what he's seeing. "You!?"
It was Gajeel Redfox, the [Iron Dragon Slayer] of Fairy Tail, but now gigantic and donning his [Iron Dragon Scales].
"Hey kid, you alright!?" Gajeel asks as he continues to pummel Aldoron.
The clone hisses as more black smoke comes out. "Not really, kind of dying. Probably got a few minutes left."
Aldoron quickly bites down on Gajeel's arm, easily bypassing his iron defense causing Gajeel to scream in pain before he is thrown back by the dragon and crashes onto the [Susanoo].
"Gajeel… I got an idea but I need you to trust me." The clone states.
"Sure, what is it?" He asked.
The [Susanoo] breaks down and begins to wrap around Gajeel.
"What the hell!?" Gajeel can feel this thing wrapping itself around him, the cold sensation of the spiritual armor makes a chill go down his spine before he suddenly feels power coursing through his body.
He stands up, revealing Gajeel covered from head to toe in [Susanoo] armor, with the only part of his body exposed being his face.
"Wow, I feel awesome! I haven't felt this energized since… forever!" Gajeel exclaims.
"Don't get too comfortable." The clone stands on top of his head. "I don't know how long I can keep this form. For all I know, it may only last a few minutes."
Gajeel smirks. "That's plenty!" Gajeel outstretched both of his arms, with his right turning into an iron sword-like chainsaw and his left turning into a spiked club. "Let's go!"
The two let out a battle cry as they charged straight to battle.
Black wisps circulate around my body as a dark aura envelops me.
"... interesting." Aldoron said.
Natsu stares in fright at his friend. Before, his magic power was warm and unpredictable, now his magical power is cold, empty; like he wasn't human anymore.
It was like… he was staring at an endless void.
"Natsu." The Salamander flinches as he sees Asmodeus gazing at him.
A hand slowly enters his vision. "Take my hand."
Natsu hesitates but he slowly reaches for his hand and eventually grabs it. Immediately, black aura envelops him and Natsu quickly feels a rush of power. "Wow…"
Aldoron summons every branch and root in his body and launches them all straight at him.
"AZZY!" Natsu screams his name but it is too late as all of the roots are inches away from him.
"[Aura of Despair]" I whispered. "... [LVL. 2]"
As soon as those words are uttered, the attack stops in its tracks; all of the roots and branches are completely frozen.
"What…?" Natsu mutters, clearly perplexed. Why did the attack stop? And why does it feel cold in here all of a sudden?
"What is this…? What is this dreadful sensation?" Aldoron mutters. "Am I… anxious?" He glares at the cause. "W…What have you done!?"
Skill Level Up!
[Aura of Despair LVL. 2/10]
I reach out and summon both [Sparda] and my [Sentinel Battle Axe] and grab them with both hands.
Without a single beat, I charge forward with [Sonido].
"You may be fast, mortal, but my godly eyes can still see you clear as day." Multiple spear-like branches rise from the ground and launch themselves like missiles. "Perish!"
My movements didn't alter, my expression didn't change as the attack came closer. I can hear Natsu's voice but I didn't pay it any mind.
In that singular moment, as the branches prick my face, I grip onto the handles of both weapons and begin to cut the branches into tiny pieces.
"Impossible." Aldoron states.
"W-What just happened…?" Natsu gawks in awe, his eyes couldn't keep track of his sword swings so to him, it looked like the branches suddenly fell apart.
Before anything else is said, he vanished!
"...!? He's gone!" Aldoron is taken aback by this, nothing should escape his godly sight! "Where did you-GACK!?"
The scene shifts to show me stabbing [Sparda] right into the monster's trunk.
I raise my [Sentinel Battle Axe] as the energy blade glows a bright red before bringing it down, destroying a considerable portion of the monster's body on contact.
"You pest!" Aldoron growls as he sends more roots to attack.
I rip [Sparda] out of the trunk and backflip before the attack can get to me and swing my ax, sending an energy wave that destroys them all.
I go for another attack but before I could get close, a giant wooden fist appears from the ceiling and tries to crush me, but I manage to leap away in time though my [Sentinel Battle Axe] pays the price.
"The hell!?" Natsu exclaims.
The wooden fist begins to shift and transform into the familiar form of Wolfen.
"This ends now, abomination. We will not let you kill Aldoron-sama!" Wolfen states as three more trees rise and take shape.
One looks like a tall, bushy-headed, and tree-like figure with animal-like claws and an exposed ribcage. The other was more cartoonish-looking, with the appearance of a wooden tree-like child with a leaf eccentric covering and dark colored boots. The last one was more human looking, it has a deadly look, with a distinct palm-tree hairstyle and cape. His arms have a dark colored tint to go along with sharp claws.
"I am going to break your face!" The tallest one screamed.
Name: Metro
Title: Seed of Strength
Level: 98
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 101,647
MP: 71,899
SP: 87,342
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Wants to fight you
"Hm, I wonder how he is able to harm Aldoron-sama…" The humanoid golem ponders.
Name: Gears
Title: Seed of Fear
Level: 86
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 87,679
MP: 90,155
SP: 65,489
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Fascinated
"Oh, oh! I wonder if he likes games! I have a few new ideas I wanna try!" The child-like golem jumps up and down in excitement.
Name: Doom
Title: Seed of Death
Level: 77
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 78,093
MP: 86,890
SP: 77,459
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Wants to play a game
Skill Level Up!
[Observe LVL. 40/100]
Natsu gives Doom a funny look. "What a weird toy."
"I am not a toy, I am a God Seed!" Doom exclaims.
"Isn't that the same thing?" Natsu said, confused.
"NO, IT'S NOT!" The Guardian Deities all yelled.
I leap to Natsu's side as the God Seeds stare at us although my attention is on one golem in particular.
"Hello Wolfen. You seem to be doing better." I smirk.
If Wolfen had a human mouth, he'd be gritting his teeth. "You… I will make you suffer for the humiliation you put me through."
[Remind me who decided to copy Acnologia again?]
"But things are different. Much like Aldoron-sama, our power has evolved." Wolfen began.
"And we will use that power to destroy you humans once and for all!" Metro exclaims.
"Give up and there will be no pain." Gears adds.
"But do try. I wanna play with you all!" Doom beamed.
Natsu holds out both of his hands and summons two balls of fire before charging at Metro. "[Fire Dragon Brilliant Flame]!"
Metro, however, lazily raises his right arm and catches both of Natsu's fists without even budging.
"What…!?" Natsu's eyes widened in shock and horror.
"Is the extent of your power, dragon slayer? I'm disappointed." Metro throws Natsu up high with all his strength, and crashes head-first on the roof.
Doom looks at where Natsu is left hanging. "Wow! Big bro Metro sure is strong!"
"He has always been strong, but Aldoron-sama's blessing has made us all more powerful than before." Gears states as he stares at Metro clenching his hands.
"..." I stare at the ceiling where Natsu is.
[This may be little harder than we anticipated]
"Do you see now, mortal? Just like me, my guardians have ascended." My eyes shift back to Aldoron and his crew. "Their power has risen. You have no chance at victory."
"Damnit…"Natsu grits his teeth in frustration.
At the same time
"HAAAAAAA!" Gajeel revs up his chainsaw arm and swings it at the dragon, but it dodges the swing before biting into his armored shoulder.
"Get off!" Gajeel bashes Aldoron's head with his spiked club, breaking its bark-like scales and sinking deeper into his head.
"▃▃▅▅▃▃ー!" The dragon god lets go and starts shrieking in pain before it quickly heals itself.
"This gets us nowhere. Everytime we get a solid hit, that thing will just heal itself." Gajeel growls.
"You're right. We need to hit it hard and fast." The clone said before collapsing, grasping on the open wound. "Ugh, it's getting worse! I don't know… how much longer… I have left…"
Aldoron lowered his long wooden neck as welts began to form before shooting out thousands of extremely sharp thorns straight at us!
Gajeel raises his wings to protect himself, but some of the thorns manage to bypass his defenses and impale him.
"Ahh! This shit fucking hurts!" Gajeel yells. "Just what the hell are you doing up there!?"
"I'm sorry… but I can't keep up… much longer…" The clone moaned, his breathing becoming slow and labored.
"Don't say that! You gotta stay awake!" Gajeel roared.
Aldoron raises its head high as it opens its mouth, gathering magical power at an impossible rate.
Gajeel's eyes widened as he recognized what the dragon was doing, something that all dragons can do. "Oh shi-"
"̸͚͓̪̱̪̊̽͌ͅW̴̪̥̪̊͌O̸͚̫̒͒̓̇̏̽͝O̶͕̖͉͔̍͛͐́̒ͅD̷͈̅͆̂̀͂ ̶͈̲̗̝̞̥͍̣̌͘͝D̴̨̮͓̪̻̺͖̽̾̂R̷͍̬̘̳͕̬̝̺͌͒͊͗̏A̸̢͖͉͕̎̾̑̒̀́͋G̵̰̠̘͍̣͕̣̈́̈Ǒ̷̯̳̭̯̠̫̠̜́̒̈̓́́͝N̶̻̙̄̌̇̀̏͑̌̋ ̴̱̍̀͒̈́̚R̸̩̭̙̠̦͖̺͗͋̋̚͝ͅO̷̢͈̞̺̗͙̠͑͛̎̈́̏̎͘Ȁ̶̛̞̘̫̌̋̀̅͒̑R̴̪̫̈̈́̐̐̓̚!̴̢̪̬̱̩̼̔̈̾̄͘͠"̷̠͙̹͉͛͒̉
Aldoron unleashes a vortex of razor sharp leaves, shredding and destroying the entire area in seconds!
Gajeel screams in absolute agony as the leaves cut right through the armor and through his skin and his limbs. Even the added protection from his [Iron Dragon's Scales] couldn't save him.
"Hang on Gajeel… hang on…" The clone whispers as he clutches his black locks like a lifeline.
The dragon god stops and a pseudo smirk forms on its bark-like face as it marvels at its own handiwork.
The earth is scarred. The land has completely changed. What were once plans are canyons. Mountains have been split apart, reshaped into a series of smaller hills. The forest and its denizens were torn apart at the microscopic level, nothing remained.
However, that wasn't what Aldoron was staring at.
*BOOM*
There, on a single platform suspended on a thin tower of rock, Gajeel bends a knee as breathes heavily. The Susanoo armor is completely gone, revealing the extensive wounds all over his body as blood flows freely like an open faucet.
His eyes twitch as they slowly lose their light.
He can't fall now… he has to keep going… he has to fight…
He has… to…
"… le… vy…" Gajeel slurs out the name as his body slumps forward.
"... For it is in risk we gain survival. Through this, we become a paragon of duty and sacrifice to outlast all others. Infinite in reach and unbound by ties, I release your soul, and by my hand, set thee free."
Gajeel slowly opens his eyes. Who said that? Why do those words make him feel safe… more alive?
Wait, alive!?
"Ugh." With a grunt, Gajeel takes his arms and stops himself from falling before pushing himself upwards, much to his shock and awe.
"What the…?" Gajeel looks at himself as he notices the green outline on his body, along with his wounds healing. It wasn't like when he releases his magic. No, this was more internal. He felt himself getting stronger by the second.
"I just awakened your [Aura]. You're welcome, by the way." The clone hoarsely said, his hands pressed against his head. "Listen to me, I know you think you're stronger now, but that's just a side effect of the awakening, it won't last long." He coughs black smoke as the wound on his chest grows wider by the second. "Our best shot now… is to throw our strongest techniques into a single, unified attack.
"Like a [Unison Raid]?" Gajeel said.
"Sure…" He gives a raspy reply. "It may not be able to kill it, but it should… weaken it long enough to give everyone inside a chance." He slowly shakily gets up as he uses the hair strands for support. "Ready…?"
Instead of answering, Gajeel's body suddenly turns into pure steel. However, unlike his [Iron Dragon's Scales], his entire body is covered in pitch-black iron scales, and the rest of his body assumes a black hue as well; his hair also becomes far more rigid and shiny. His [Aura] also seems to make his magical power more denser as the platform he's standing on is falling apart.
This is Gajeel's [Dragon Force].
'He… used his [Aura] to jumpstart his transformation!?' The clone thought in surprise.
"Let's do this." Gajeel smirk's all teeth.
The clone jumps out of his head and into the sky, but he doesn't stop. He keeps climbing higher and higher until his figure is lost in clouds.
Gajeel looks at the wooden dragon and smirks. "I pity you, you know. I may not have known him long, but I get the feeling that whatever he's cooking, it's gonna hurt. A lot."
"▂▂▂▂▃▃▃▃▅▅" Aldoron growled.
The clone floats above the clouds, the sun shining brightly on the horizon.
"It's funny, even though I'm just a clone, I still don't wanna go." The clone remarks as he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.
The sun's light slowly dimmed in the west, bringing with it the twilight.
The clone's eyes open, glowing brightly with silver light as well as [Determination].
He claps his hands together, letting energy ripple between his fingers before raising his hands upwards, summoning a pitch-black [Gaster Blaster] the size of a mountain along with nine different colored hands.
The hands float towards the back of the dragon skull and stack against one another, their individual traits flowing and mixing into the primary blaster as it opens its maw and charges up.
Gajeel sees the glowing lights in the sky. "Guess that's my queue." He claps his hands together above his head, "[Dragon Slayer's Secret Art…]" His arms transform into a gigantic sword of pure steel.
"[Dragon Breaker]!" The skull fires a gigantic rainbow beam of colors down to the earth below.
"[Karma Demon: Iron God Sword]!" Gajeel screams as he swipes the sword down.
Aldoron watches as the two attacks come towards it. It arrogantly scoffs. Aldoron is a dragon god, no, a Supreme Being! It is immortal, therefore, it is invincible.
The dragon stands there, allowing the attacks to hit it. It screams in shock and horror as it is sliced apart and engulfed in an energy beam powered by the might of multiple soul traits set to maximum.
The entire continent quakes as the explosion can be seen from outer space.
When the dust settles there is nothing else, a scorched earth where no life will ever flourish again.
Gajeel collapses, his [Aura] dissipates as his body shrinks back to his original size. However, a triumphant smile is plastered on his face as the view shifts to what's in front of him.
Aldoron was burned to a crisp. Its body is charred black as ashes can be seen flying off it. Its head, sides, and limbs are all gone, torn apart and then burned to ashes. Its torso is all that remains of its body as the back cracks and caves in.
From the skies, the blaster and hands vanish as the clone falls back and descends uncontrollably. Its body begins to break down, turning into black smoke as he smiles in victory.
"It's all… up to you… boss." The clone closes his eyes and disappears, returning back to his original self.
Tremors are felt as the chamber shakes violently. Adoron lets out a muffled groan as he slowly convulses in pain.
"Aldoron-sama!" His seeds all look at their god with fear and worry.
Skill Level Up(x3)!
[Sword Dance LVL. 2/10]
[Drago Meteor LVL. 2/10]
[Braver LVL. 8/8]
Skill [Braver] has evolved to [Cross-Slash]
My eyes widened as new information flooded my mind. "Interesting."
[This could work]
"It seems… I have underestimated you. That giant of yours and the [Iron Dragon Slayer] proved to be more troublesome than I anticipated." Aldoron straightens himself. "It will take some time and nutrients to repair this body." He stares down at me. "The nutrients from you and those other humans should do nicely."
I glare at the monster before a piece of falling tree bark catches my attention. I look up to the ceiling and see Natsu desperately trying to get his head out of the ceiling by punching the roots with his flaming fists.
"[Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Crimson Lotus - Fire Dragon Fist]!" The flames in his hands glow brighter as Natsu unleashes a flurry of punches at the roots. They hold out for the most part before finally reaching their limit and turn to ashes. Pulling his fist back one last time, Natsu delivers one final punch destroying the roots that were keeping his head in place and setting him free.
"I'm free!" Natsu exclaims as he descends towards us.
"Impossible!" Aldoron said as he watched Natsu free falling.
Natsu straightens himself before he ignites the soles of his shoes which slows down his descent until he lands right next to me.
"Hey man, what did I miss?" Natsu asked.
"The usual villain monologue 'abandon all hope' and all that shit." I replied. "How did you free yourself?"
"I just hit the wood harder." Natsu said with a grin, causing me to sweat in exasperation.
[That's Natsu for you]
A piece of wood falls on Natsu's and looks up to the ceiling as the damage he made continues to grow. "Oh-uh."
I look up at the MASSIVE cracks in the ceiling. "Natsu, you-"
*BOOM!*
The roof caves in and the debris falls on everybody.
Outside, the Dragon God roars in agony as its back crumbles, leaving a massive hole in its torso, before it subsequently falls unconscious.
As the dust and debris settle, a black dome can be seen dissipating as Natsu and I step out and stare at the destruction.
"Well, at least we know he isn't invincible." Natsu smirks but is immediately shut down by the glare his partner is giving him.
However, before I could clover the guy, something moved within the cloud of dust.
"Oh, everyone alright!?"
"I think I got leaves in my hair…"
"This has Salamander's name all over it!"
The cloud clears, revealing all of the members of Fairy Tail.
"Everyone!" Natsu happily exclaims.
Lucy beamed. "Natsu!" She runs towards Natsu and embraces him. "You're okay!"
"Of course I'm okay. Why won't I be?" Natsu asked, clearly confused.
Lucy doesn't question him, or yell like she usually would. She just enjoys his warm embrace.
… that is until she hears a couple of familiar giggles in the background.
"Ara, ara~ I always knew this day would come~" Mira giggles.
"Ha! I won!" Cana exclaims. "Hey Wakaba! You owe me 20,000 Jewels!"
Wakaba grumbles as Macao pads his back. "I told you not to take that bet."
"Finally! Now Juvia can have Gray-sama all to herself!" Juvia exclaims.
Gray feels shivers running down his spine.
"Oh, what happened?" Wendy groaned. "There was this big flash of light…"
"That was me." The guild turns their attention to me. "Well, not me but my clone. He protected you all inside a barrier just before his and Gajeel's attacks hit the dragon. My apologies."
"Master!" I turn and see Seilah running towards me. "I knew you-" She stops as she notices my eyes. "Your eyes…"
"Not now. We have bigger things to worry about." I turn my attention to the other side as the Guardian Deities step out of the debris for everyone to see.
"Look at this. It feels like forever since we fought." Metro glances at Gray and Juvia. "I hope you're ready for round 2."
Gray and Juvia glare at the tree person.
Gears looks at Jellal and smirks. "This time, I drag you down so far that you will never escape."
Jella says nothing and glares at Gears.
Doom bounces up and down. "Oh, oh! It's so good to see you two! I just came up with a new game to play!"
Wendy and Carla get ready.
Wolfen turns to his master. "Aldaron-sama, let us handle these vermin. You should focus on recovering."
"Very well, Wolfen. You all have my blessing. Destroy them in whatever way you choose." Aldoron sinks into his body.
Metro cackles as stretches his body. "Hell yeah! I can finally cut loose!" He raises his arms and dozens of wood golems form from the floor. "And for my next trick!" He plunges his arms into the ground and the entire landscape begins to transform into a makeshift labyrinth separating everyone.
With his job finished, Metro and the other Guardian Deities sink into the ground, leaving Natsu and I with Wolfen.
"All right." Natsu slams his fists together as his body ignites while I transform into my devil form.
""I'M ALL FIRED UP!"" The duo declared.
The guild goes all out against the wood golems. Everyone is fighting the monsters.
Max captures a couple of golems with his hand. "[Sand Rebellion]!" With a swipe of his hand, the sand explodes.
However, to Max's shock, the golems were unharmed and moved closer to their target.
"Oh, you've got to be shittin' me." Max cursed. "[Sand Slash]!" He swipes his leg, sending a crescent-shaped blast of sand at his targets with great force.
The blast of sand hits true, but it doesn't stop their golem's advance.
Max takes a step back while sweating profusely. "This isn't good…!"
"[Baryon Formation]" A massive beam of energy flies from above Max and strikes the golems, causing a massive explosion.
"Thanks, man." Max smiles and turns to Bickslow standing on top of a mountain of debris.
Bickslow's grin widens slightly. "Anytime buddy." He cackles like a mad man.
The rest of the guild fights valiantly against the golems, but no matter what techniques they used, the golems simply REFUSED to stay down.
"We need to keep it together." Jellal yells but that's when he notices a familiar figure in the corner of his eye.
A smirking Gears is standing before them.
"Oh shit." Bickslow mutters.
Throughout the labyrinth, rest of the guild are having the same problems, no matter what they do, the golems just won't die.
"If we can't find a way to beat them… I am afraid we won't last much longer…" Makarov grimly states.
"Stay with me, gramps. We're not dying yet." Laxus told him as lightning crackles around his body. "[Lightning Dragon's Iron Hammer]!" He punches the floor, engulfing the golems in a torrent of lightning and destroying much of the surrounding floor in the process.
Erza, donning her [Heaven's Wheel Armor], cuts down some of the golems only for them to quickly heal and get up.
"No matter how many times I cut them down, they'll just get back up like it was nothing." Erza states before she blocks one of the golem's punches. "There has to be a weak point somewhere…"
Meanwhile, at the top of a makeshift hill, Wolfen stares at the two dragon slayers that annoyed his master as the battle ensues in the background.
"I am glad you will be my first opponent, abomination. Now I shall repay you for my humiliation." Wolfen's right arm begins to twitch.
"That's only if you can touch us. Last I checked, you can only read someone's mind and copy the strongest in their mind by touching them." I said only to cause Wolfen to chuckle.
"Hey, what's so funny!?" Natsu yelled.
"You can't sense it, can you? I have changed since our last encounter, boy." Wolfen raises his arms in jubilation. "We lowly beings have been blessed with new power by Aldoron-sama. Our god's mercy and wisdom knows no bounds!"
[Great. He's a total zealot]
"Heh." Natsu smirks. "I don't matter what that tree did, we'll still beat you!"
Wolfen lowers his hands and shakes his head(?). "You mortals just don't get it. You cannot hope to match the power of a god. That is a fact." His form begins to contort and change. "I suppose it will be up to me to show you the lunacy of your efforts."
[His Magic Core is changing, but he hasn't touch Natsu at all]
"Before, my magic allowed me to copy the strongest people in a human's mind through touch, but now that has changed."
In the golem's place is a man with long and spiky blond hair that reaches down to his lower back. His red pupils consist of several concentric circles, which further enhances his crazed appearance. He wears a yellow and dark blue skirt-like armor with a red waist ribbon that exposes the right side of his chest as well as his right shoulder, where his guild mark tattoo is located.
"I can now take on any form I choose just by looking at you." Wolfen states with a smile, showcasing his now shark-like teeth.
I cock my head at the new form the God Seed took. Who the hell is this?
"Hey, who are you supposed to be?" Natsu had the same question.
"What do ya mean who am I!? Don't you remember me!? I attacked you on Tenrou Island!" Wolfen yelled.
Natsu just looks more confused. "You're not the goat guy."
More tick marks appear on Wolfen's head. "It's Zancrow! ZANCROW, YOU BRAIN-DEAD IDIOT! DO I LOOK LIKE THAT GOAT-FETISH MORON TO YOU!?"
'Zancrow?' I check his stats.
Name: Wolfen (Zancrow)
Title: Seed of Deceit, Dark Fire God, Mad Lord of Purgatory
Level: 88
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Five Guardian Deities
HP: 63,522
MP: 66,879
SP: 56,723
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Angry
Skill Level Up!
[Observe LVL. 41/100]
[Wasn't he one of those dark mages that attacked Fairy Tail?]
A light switch flipped on in my head. 'Oh yeah! Man, I had completely forgotten about the Tenrou Island Arc.'
[You're getting old]
'I think the word you're looking for is 'cultured', but that's beside the point. Of all the forms he can take, why choose this one? Zancrow isn't exactly strong anymore by today's standards.' I glare at the transformed golem's grin. 'Something's not right.'
"Oh, now I remember! You're the guy with [Fire God Slayer] magic!" Natsu's smile grows wider as his hands ignite crimson. "Now I'm all fired up!"
Wolfen says nothing, but his smile grows by an inch.
My eyes widened as I realized his plan. "Natsu, wait-!" but the [Salamander] already launches himself forward.
"[Fire Dragon's Iron-]" But just as the attack was about to connect, an arm rises from the ground and grabs Natsu by his face.
"Hmph, seven years and you still haven't tempered that fire of yours. I thought Makarov had taught his children better." A familiar voice said from under the floor.
Natsu's eyes widen as a familiar figure rises from the ground. He is a tall, elderly man with long, slicked back, silvery white hair, revealing his forehead. He also has a mustache, and a similarly long yet mildly thin and curly beard, reaching down to his lower chest. He has some wrinkles on his face, as evidenced by his extremely advanced age; nonetheless, despite this age, his figure is muscular and well defined. His right eye is usually seen covered by a simple eye-patch.
His outfit consists of a dark shirt paired with armored shoulder pads and shiny gauntlets, as well as chain-mail covering the parts of his arms remaining exposed, simple light pants with flames near the edges - held up by what looks like a light belt composed of two straps with the relative buttons, possibly part of the pants themselves, and dark, simple shoes/boots. Over this outfit he wears a large, dark cape, bearing Grimoire Heart's symbol on the back and sporting a mantle with a high collar, lighter-colored borders and jagged lower edges as well as a a helmet matching his armor, with a prominent metal plate protecting his forehead, with two lines of studs on the front, siding his face and jutting out in a protrusion on each side and a darker rear part.
Name: Wolfen (Hades)
Title: Seed of Deceit, Grandmaster of Purgatory, Lord of the Underworld
Level: 100
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Five Guardian Deities
HP: 110,455
MP: 321,754
SP: 129,012
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Interest
"To think I will fight Fairy Tail again. What a pleasure." Another figure rises from the ground.
Name: Wolfen (Azuma)
Title: Seed of Deceit, Underworld's Rot
Level: 76
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 56,788
MP: 71,222
SP: 74,312
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Wants to see if your strong
Skill Level Up!
[Observe LVL. 42/100]
"Perhaps this was fated to be. After all, we all have encountered Fairy Tail and we have all paid the price."
Name: Wolfen (Ikagura)
Title: Seed of Deceit, Killer Blossom
Level: 63
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 46,787
MP: 61,432
SP: 60,312
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: cute
"It makes no difference. These humans will die at the hands of Aldoron-sama."
Name: Wolfen (Jose Porla)
Title: Seed of Deceit, Shadow King, Wizard Saint
Level: 76
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 56,788
MP: 71,222
SP: 74,312
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Another fairy whose wings need to be clipped
"He is a most gracious master to at least let us have some fun with them before he absorbs."
Name: Wolfen (Jellal Fernandez)
Title: Seed of Deceit, Siegrain, Stargazer, Zeref Archpriest
Level: 90
Affiliation: Wood Dragon God, Guardian Deities
HP: 93,821
MP: 100,032
SP: 82,312
AP: 0
Thoughts about you: Irrelevant
Skill Level Up!
[Observe LVL. 43/100]
"Well, this is quite an ensemble. I think this is about a hundredth of Fairy Tail's rogue's gallery." I glance at Jellal and arch an eyebrow. "But why is Jellal here though?"
Hades throws Natsu away and takes his attention to me. "You can't win boy. I have enough information to create an entire army of your worst enemies."
"Even if we can't read your mind, even you can't defeat us all. So why don't you do us a favor and grovel under our magnificence?" Jose smirks.
"Okay, one," I held up one finger. "That was creepy as fuck. I don't know why you chose that face, but you are really asking to be killed."
The Jose clone grits his teeth at the devil's disrespect.
"And what is the second one?" Ikagura asks.
I smirk. "You shouldn't have let my clone get away. Now I know exactly how to beat you all." I slapped my hands together and four clones materialized behind me. "You know what to do, boys."
"Roger, Roger!" The clones all fly off and spread across the battlefield.
Jose scoffs. "And what was that supposed to be?"
"Quiet fool." Hades warned him. "What are you planning, boy?"
I walk up to a downed Natsu and place my hand on his chest. His eyes snap open and notices that not only are his wounds healing but his body is now covered in an orange glow.
My smile just grows wider. "As your master would put it," the doppelgangers look up and see colorful lights appearing and growing, "an awakening."
The clones fly down to the battlefield and tap every mage they can get ahold of, unlocking the [Aura] and strengthening them.
"Do you truly think this will change anything?" Jellal asks.
"I don't think, Jellal. I KNOW." I grab my weapons and get into a fighting stance. "NOW LET'S DANCE!"
"AAAHH!" Gray screams as he is thrown to the side.
"Gray-sama!" Juvia uses her magic to catch Gray midair.
The two weren't in good shape, with bruises that seared their skin purple, their clothes completely ruined, and blood flowing out of their injuries.
"Hahaha! Look at you two, hard to believe you two managed to beat me." Metro mocked as he steps forward. "Still, this isn't as fun as I thought. You humans just break so easily."
Juvia holds onto Gray tight before a hand slowly grabs her sleeve. "Gray-sama?"
"Go… get out of here…" Gray whispered. "I'll buy you as much time as I can…"
Juvia shakes her head as tears threaten to fall. "NO! Juvia will not abandon Gray-sama! Juvia would rather die without Gray-sama by her side!"
"Don't argue with me! Just get out of here!" Gray shoots back. "I… I don't wanna lose my loved ones again."
Tears fall from Juvia's eyes before an ominous shadow looms over both of them.
"Hm, so you don't wish to leave your mate's side. How noble. You have earned my respect, human." Metro raises his arms at the two as water pressure builds up in his palms. "As a show of compassion, I will make your deaths quick."
Juvia closes her eyes as he hugs Gray's neck.
*WOOSH!*
A powerful gust of wind passes by Juvia instead of pain. She opens one eye and sees something dark instead. As she opens her other eye, she sees a figure standing in front of them, brandishing a pair of large black wings.
"An… angel?" Juvia mutters. She never knew the color black could be so enchanting, so beautiful. It was almost like staring at the night sky.
"Well, you're not entirely wrong." Her savior responds, catching her by surprise.
"Hey! What the heck are you doing here!?" Metro demands.
Instead of answering, the interloper raises his hand. "Almighty Push."
As if on command, Metro is suddenly hurled out across the area and crashes into some debris.
Juvia is shocked, but is even more shocked when her savior turns around and recognizes his face. "You…?"
"Before you say anything, let me tell you I'm not the boss, I'm just his clone. He sent me and the others to help you." The clone explains.
"A… clone?" A wounded Gray asks.
The clone cringes at Gray's sorry state. "Damn, you look like you've been put through the ringer." He kneels and holds out his hands as they turn green. "Hold still, this'll only take a second."
As the light bathes the two, Juvia can see her and her beloved's wounds healing. Pretty soon, the two were the picture of health.
"There, now onto the main event." He grabs both of their shoulders. "For it is in risk we gain survival. Through this, we become a paragon of duty and sacrifice to outlast all others. Infinite in reach and unbound by ties, I release your soul, and by my hand, set thee free."
As soon as he finished, the two were encompassed in blue and cyan light respectively. Not only that, but they feel their strength returning and then some! It's like they unlocked a new reservoir of power they didn't think was possible.
"What did you do?" Gray asks the clone.
"Let's just say I… opened the gateway to the soul." The clone states.
Gray gives him an annoyed look. "Do you have to sound so cryptic?"
"Why yes. It's funny." He says with a smile.
*DING!* The clone's [Radar] activates and quickly uses his wings to shield the wizard duo from incoming concentrated beams of water.
"You just had to ruin the moment, didn't you." The clone parts his wings, revealing Metro already back on his feet.
"YOUR MOMENT!? I WAS HAVING A MOMENT WITH THOSE HUMANS! NOW THAT YOU RUINED IT, I'LL JUST KILL YOU ALL!" Metro yells.
The clone gives the tree a look. "Weren't already planning on killing them though?"
"It's the principle of the thing! Now I'll beat you three until you beg for death!" Metro exclaims.
The clone raises his hand before someone grabs his shoulder.
"We'll help." Gray states.
"You saved my beloved Gray's life, that makes you Juvia's friend. Juvia shall not let her friend fight alone." Juvia adds.
"..." The clone stares at the two and smiles. "Okay, knock yourselves out." He summons his [Devil Sword Sparda] and gets into his stance. "Just don't slow me down."
Metro pulls his right arm back and lets it grow to monstrous proportions before throwing the massive fist at us, but the trio easily dodges it.
Gray plants his fist over their palm and aims it at the massive forearm. "[Ice Make: Freeze Lancer]!" He creates and fires dozens of lances at incredible speeds, but they all break apart as soon as they make contact with Metro.
"Hahaha! Is that the best you got!?" Metro taunts.
"[Water Nebula]!" Six waves of water rotate around each other and form a drill that hits Metro with tremendous force, pushing him back.
However, it doesn't affect him one bit.
"Aldoron-sama has made my body unbreakable. Nothing can hurt me!" Metro exclaims.
Suddenly, the clone flies in and slices Metro's torso with his sword.
… and the wound is still there!
"What…?" Even Metro was caught off guard.
The clone turns around and smirks. "It seems Aldoron didn't take my [Semblance] into account when he enhanced you. His arrogance is knows no bounds." He raises his sword, showing the dark aura encompassing it. "It took a long while for Wolfen to regenerate from it. I wonder how much you can take before you fall apart."
Metro glares at the clone before taking the knee as he clutches his chest.
"Ho? You're kneeling? Don't bother because it won't save you." The clone told him.
"Don't you dare…"Metro's body trembles as his magic goes haywire. "LOOK DOWN ON ALDORON-SAMA!"
Tree roots burst from beneath his feet and the clone tries to fly away but gets trapped. The roots begin to merge and transform into giant wood golem, with the clone trapped in the middle.
"Hahahahaha! That's what you are for mocking the [Wood Dragon God], you bastard!" Metro cackles. "I'm going to enjoy watching you being drained of your life energy!"
The clone screams as from within tree roots stab into his body and begin to drain his vitality.
"You…" Gray grits his teeth. "YOU BASTARD!" He slams his fist over his palm and tries to conjure a spell, but something is off.
Juvia can see what he's trying to do, but feels that what he's using isn't magic. "Gray-sama…"
On the floor in front of him, the Fairy Tail symbol appears and from it, a fist flies towards Metro and punches him away.
Another arm rises from the guild mark and together with the other pushes itself out of the ground, revealing a giant cyan avatar of Elfman in his [Beast Soul] form.
"Wow." Gray was dumbstruck.
"Gray-sama has never done this before." Juvia points out.
"It's called a [Semblance]." The two wizards turn to their bound comrade. "It's the manifestation of one's innate and personal power as an ability unique to each individual, with the effects varying greatly from user to user. They vary from person to person as they are a representation of one's character." He explained. "It's different from magic since it is connected to your [Aura] which doesn't use [Ethernano]."
"But how did Gray-sama unlock this 'Semblance'?" Juvia asks.
"I'm just as lost as you are. Normally, it takes a while for a person to unlock their [Semblance]. It doesn't happen just a few minutes after unlocking your [Aura]."
"Gaaaah!" The three turn to see an enraged Metro charging forward. "I AM 420% DONE!"
The avatar of Elfman rushes in and goes for a sucker punch, but the God Seed's faster and smashes the avatar to pieces.
"[Ice Make: Ice Impact]!" Gray brings their right fist down on their left palm, creating a massive, intricately-designed hammer made of ice, with ice spikes at the head and brings it down on Metro, burying him to the floor.
But to the two wizard's shock, the golem has not only caught the hammer but is pushing it back.
"Ugh!" Gray is being pushed back as he tries to match the golem's strength.
"Don't give up, Gray-sama! Juvia has faith in you!" Juvia exclaims as her body begins to glow blue and her [Aura] moves and connects with Gray's.
'Win, my love!' "!" Upon hearing Juvia's voice in his head, Gray suddenly feels power welling up inside him.
"Urgh!?" Metro struggles to lift the hammer and begins to sink into the ground.
"Seriously!? She unlocked her [Semblance], too!?" The clone exclaims before he smiles. "I guess Fairy Tail really is special."
"Go, Gray-sama, GO!" Juvia cheers, overcharging the ice wizard with more energy.
"Guaaaah!" Metro's arms break and he is crushed by the hammer.
Gray lets out a sigh of relief before he gets tackled by Juvia.
"Juvia knew Gray-sama would win! Gray-sama is amazing!" Juvia exclaims as he nuzzles on his bare chest. "Gray-sama's chest is cool and hard~"
Gray blushes and tries to pry the water woman off. "Hey, get off me!"
"Gray-sama~"
*CRACK!*
The two turn to see cracks building on the ice hammer before two massive roots sprint out of the ice and wrap around the two wizards.
"You two have annoyed me for the last time." An unscathed Metro walks out of the ice and brings the two closer. "I should have done this from the very beginning."
He begins to crush the two with his roots.
"AAAAAAHHHH!" The two scream as their bodies get crushed.
"Once I kill you two, Aldoron-sama will use your bodies as nutrients for his recovery. Maybe he'll even give me some of your magic." Metro said.
"Alright, that's enough."
Black blades rain down from the sky, causing Metro to leap back as his arms are shredded, freeing the wizards.
The clone stares as the golem that keeps him trapped turns black before breaking down, and shoots towards Metro.
The God Seed has no time to react and get runs through the torso where the clone had wounded him earlier. The wound expands as black smoke exudes from the gaping wound and Metro's body begins to fall apart.
"It.. can't be… humans can't…" Metro mutters in disbelief. "For…give me… Aldoro-…" He doesn't finish as his body turns into [Dark Matter].
The clone absorbs the [Dark Matter]. "That's one down." He turns to the two wizards. "You two okay?"
"Yeah, we'll live." Gray gets a good look at the clone. "I didn't know you're a [Take-Over] mage."
The clone shrugs. "It's a little more complicated, but the boss will be willing to explain after this is over." He spreads his wings and slowly ascends. "I'll clear the path ahead, you two stay here until I get back.
As the clone flies off, Gray lets out an exhausted sigh before getting tackled by Juvia's tight embrace.
"Gray-sama must promise Juvia to never say such words to Juvia again!" Juvia ordered.
Gray smiles and pats her head. "Okay, I promise."
+50 Reputation with Gray Fullbuster (50/100)
+48 Reputation with Juvia Lockser (48/100)
Erza delivers a spinning slash at the golem, causing it to lose its balance and collapse. The Titania breathes heavily as she looks down at her downed enemy before turning her attention to the other dozen golems charging towards her.
'At this rate, I will be at their complete mercy. I guess there is no other option now.' Light engulfs her as she changes to another set of armor. It has a dark slate color with a lighter gray trim. The shoulder guards are a light gray color with a large spike protruding off of it. The arm guards bear a simple weaving pattern with three spikes jutting out, each smaller than the last. The leg greaves start just below her hips with three progressively smaller spikes protruding starting at the knees. Around her neck is a small necklace of black, diamond shaped jewels. A single horn works its way out from underneath her hair atop her head.
"[Purgatory Armor]." Erza raises her massive spiked mace at the golems. "The moment I donned this armor, your fates have been sealed. None of you shall escape!"
Erza takes one foot forwards, and vanishes! The golems look around for any sign of the human before one of them is crushed by an unseen force!
"!?" More golems are torn apart with seemingly no effort whatsoever, they are too slow to comprehend what is happening before they are completely destroyed.
Erza reappears back in her original spot. She looks at her gloved hand before clenching it to make a fist. "Good, the enchantments worked better than I expected. It was a good idea to have this armor restored before leaving."
While Erza knew this armor's capabilities, it wasn't very reliable. Twice had she worn this armor and twice had it been destroyed. She had acquired better armors since, but she could not let go of this one. So, sometime before she departed for the quest, she had the armor restored and enhanced so that she may use it as well as acquiring new and powerful armors for her arsenal.
Erza looks up annoyed to see the golems already restoring themselves.
"Tch, such an annoying bunch." Erza grumbles as she raises her mace. "I will make sure you never get up again!"
Just then, something falls between Erza and the golems, and the Titania is left dumbfounded.
"Mira!" Erza rushes to her downed friend. Her cloak was torn to shreds, leaving the demoness with just enough to cover her breasts and lower torso, giving her a very risque look that leaves little to the imagination.
"Hey Erza…" Mira weakly greets before cringing in pain.
Erza kneels and carefully cradles her friend. "What happened? Who did this to you?"
"... up…" Mira whispers to Erza and the knight turns her gaze to the sky.
There, up in the sky, are an army of wood golems but unlike the ones of the ground, these ones are smaller and more aerodynamic in appearance, with jetpack-like protrusions coming out of their backs releasing condensed air pressure allowing them to fly.
The airborne golems raise their hands as magical energy begins to gather and compress.
Erza's eyes widened as she recognized what they're doing. "No way-" But before she finishes the golems fire the compressed magic at the two, combining into one MASSIVE beam of energy.
*BOOM!*
An explosion erupts the area, a large mushroom cloud rises into the sky as the golems blankly stare as the clouds dissipate.
Standing in the epicenter of the blast are two large bladed shields that have cracks everywhere before quickly falling to pieces.
Erza soon falls herself, her armor falling apart the moment she moves as she breathes heavily from the immense pain coming from all over her body.
"To think… they had something like that. It felt like I was hit with multiple Jupiter shots all at once." Erza states.
The golems begin to gather more magical power.
Erza's eyes widened in disbelief. "No way! They can fire in succession." She slowly gets up and stares back at them, [Determination] etched into her face as she struggles to stay balanced. "I won't… let you pass…!"
However, just before they fire, something black latches onto the golems and begins to consume them, much to Erza's shock and awe.
"Looks like I made it just in time." The Titania of Fairy Tail looks up and the first thing she sees is a pair of beautiful raven-black wings descending down towards her until a familiar figure touches down just a few feet from her.
"Hold on." He raises his hand as it glows with green light and all of a sudden she feels better. "How are you feeling? Better?"
+30 Affection from Erza Scarlet (57/100)
Erza blushes at the show of concern from the devil man, "I-I'm fine!" 'What is wrong with me!? Why am I stuttering like a little kid in front of this handsome man!?' She then realizes what she said and blushes harder.
The clone glances behind to see the unconscious and heavily injured Mira. He quickly walks past Erza and kneels in front of Mira before using his healing skill on her.
Mira opens her eyes and the first thing she sees is a familiar pair of silver eyes with black sclera.
"Hey there, sleeping beauty. Welcome ba-"
*SMACK!*
Erza flinches as his head whips back, a visibly large red hand print etched on his right cheek.
"Okay. I deserved that." The clone remarks.
"You most certainly do." Mira agrees as promptly stands up. "Be thankful all I did was smack you."
"To be fair, you were under mind control." The clone points out as he stands up.
"That still doesn't give you the right to threaten my family's lives!" Mira snaps back.
"Okay, you got a point, but counterpoint: it was a life-or-death battle and anything goes. Also, you were going to use your [Take-Over] magic on me so I think that makes us even, yes?" The clone states.
Erza, meanwhile, looks back and forth as the two argue while sporting a confused look on her face.
"Whatever." Mira sighs before looking down and seeing her rags seamlessly slipping off her body. Thinking quickly, she takes the largest pieces and ties them to her most important areas. "There. That should do it for now."
"You know I've been standing here the entire time, right? Like, I literally just saw you naked." The clone said.
"Did you enjoy the show?~" Mira teased.
"Yes. And I wanna push you down to the floor right now." The clone replies, surprising the two girls.
"O-oh, w-well… t-thank you…?" Mira stutters, unsure how to feel about this.
+22 Affection from Mirajane Strauss (22/100)
'So forward!' Erza blushes as her mind starts drifting to some lewd imagery of the two together before shaking it off. 'No Erza! Mira's your friend! Plus, you already have someone!'
"But I think the boss will get mad at me if made a move on you, so let's put that aside for now because that's not why I'm here." The clone states. "I'm here to unlock your [Aura]."
"What's [Aura]?" A confused Erza asks before the devil man grabs both her and Mira's shoulders.
"For it is in risk we gain survival. Through this, we become a paragon of duty and sacrifice to outlast all others. Infinite in reach and unbound by ties, I release your soul, and by my hand, set thee free." The clone chants as red and white outlines appear on Erza and Mira's bodies.
Mira looks at her hands and the white energy surrounding her. "Wow…"
"Indeed. I suddenly feel stronger than ever. Even my earlier fatigue is gone." Erza adds.
"Yup. [Aura] boosts your strength, speed, and most importantly, defense. It creates an outer shell made of your spirit energy that protects you from most damage and gives a healing factor." The clone explains. "It also gives you an extra ability."
Before he can explain further, a large wood golem rises up from behind him.
"Asmodeus!" Erza's [Aura] manifests and suddenly an energy copy of herself jumps out of her body wearing her [Flame Empress Armor] and slices the golem with her sword, igniting the golem and burning it.
"... like that." The clone finishes as he watches the golem burn to nothing.
Mira looks at her friend/rival awestruck and a little confused. "Since when did you know [Clone Magic]?"
"I don't." Erza replied.
"That was a [Semblance]." The two turn to the clone. "To put it simply, it's an ability born from the user's character and personality." He turns to Erza. "Based on what we saw, your [Semblance] allows you to create clones that can wear your armors."
"If that's the case, what does Erza's [Semblance] mean?" Mira asks.
"Maybe nothing. Maybe it represents her love for you all and how she wants to be by your side even if you're all miles away." A smile creeps up on the clone's face. "Or maybe it's something more perverted~"
Erza blushes and punches the clone on the shoulder, which he doesn't even flinch.
"Normally, [Semblances] aren't awakened on the spot. They usually take days to months, sometimes they don't awaken at all. The fact that you unlocked yours so quickly is unprecedented, but not in a bad way. It just shows what a loving person you are." The clone smiles at the red knight.
Mira coughs, getting our attention. "If you're done flirting, we should help out the rest of the guild."
The two nod, run to meet with the others.