"How are the wounded doing?" Ola asked Tristan as he worked on fixing Kagura's blade. "And what is that you're working on?"
"The wounded are doing just fine, Master," Tristan replied with a nod. "They just need a good night's sleep and they should be good as new. As for what I'm working on, this is Kagura-san's blade. She requested that I fix it before she fought once again in the next round."
"I see…Well, good luck. I'm going to turn in now," With a nod, Ola left and went into her room, only to see Cygnus faced down on her bed, fast asleep. "e_e" Ola's shadow turned into a screeching one, immediately waking the gravity god up.
"WHAT!?" Cygnus exclaimed as she jumped awake, looking this way and that before spotting Ola. "…Oh. Hi. Someone's in the wrong room here, huh?"
"You think…?" Ola wrote while shaking her head.
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In Fairy Tail's section (pretty much a house-like area that could suit all participates and others of Fairy Tail) of Black Phoenix, Natsu couldn't help but pace around, unable to wait much longer for his fight the next day. "Gah! I just wanna fight already!"
"I do too, Natsu," Lucy said while taking a seat on the couch in her sleepwear. She was going to turn in soon, evident by her yawn. "But we can't really do much but rest up for tomorrow, ne?"
"She's right," Erza said while giving a nod, requipping into her pajamas. "So why don't we just turn in for the night?"
Natsu looked over his shoulder, noticing Happy totally knocked out in the bed he and Natsu were to share. With a defeated sigh, the Salamander gave a nod. "Alright, alright. I guess I'll get some sleep then."
"Say, Erza…Where's Wendy?" Lucy asked as she looked around the current room, unable to spot the sky dragon or her exceed.
"Since all those who fought today were required to stay in the infirmary, Wendy and Carla went to keep an eye on Cynthia," Erza replied as she hopped into bed.
"That makes sense. But wait…you fought today, why aren't you in the infirmary?" Lucy tilted her head in confusion.
"I convinced Master Ola to let me just rest it off in this room," Erza replied with a simple nod and innocent expression.
"…I can only imagine how that went…" A sweat drop appeared on Lucy's head as she imagined the "talk" Erza and Ola had; she knew about Ola's screaming shadows and Erza's scary side. She just gave a nod, obviously too tired to even move from the couch. "I think I'll just sleep here…"
"Jellal didn't go to the infirmary though…" Erza thought as she closed her eyes. "I wonder where he went…"
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"I feel like today should have been a little longer..." Luke said while yawning. "I didn't even get to fight today…"
"Not a lot of us did…" Aira sighed somewhat while looking up at the ceiling. "And Selene's in the infirmary and they won't even let us heal them…"
"I trust they'll be fine in the morning," Kuro said with a nod. "Tak went over to keep an eye on Selene and Nami went to go keep an eye on Taya just in case."
"Plus I'm totally going to destroy Natsu in my fight tomorrow," Waiston said with a toothy smirk.
"Of course you are," Reve said while patting Waiston on the back. "Now, let's turn in. I want you wall full and rested by tomorrow, understand?"
"Yeah, we got it,"
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Just outside of Black Phoenix stood Knightwalker and Hyde, along with two other figures who appeared as shadows in the darkness of the night. "Now remember, we're only here to cause a little havoc, nothing too far just yet."
"You kind of suck the fun out of everything, but very well…" Knightwalker let out a sigh before changing her Ten Commandments Spear into the Cannon Head Spear, pointing the explosion tip at the door, just inches away from touching it. "Are we all ready?"
"Begin." Hyde said.
With a grin, Knightwalker slammed her Cannon Head spear into the front doors, creating a deafening explosion that caught everyone's attention. "This should be fun…"
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"What the hell was that….?!" Tristan clapped his hands, teleporting to the front doors of BP. To his surprise, the front doors and the wall around it were blown off. "Intruders? At a time like this!? I must warn the others!"
"Magic Thunder."
"Huh?" Tristan heard the voice and turned around, only to be met with a purple bolt of lightning that somewhat paralyzed him on the spot. "W-What the…?" Tristan clenched an eye as he barely managed to turn his head to catch a look at his attacker. Unfortunately, the one who attacked him wore a large robe and a mask to cover their face. "Who are you!?"
"I am Hollow…" The figure replied before pointing his chest forward, a bazooka-type weapon appearing on his chest which immediately began to gather energy. "Thunder Bazooka!" Hollow unleashed the blast, sending a large electrical wave towards the paralyzed Tristan.
"Steel Make: Knight's Armor!" Tristan shouted, and his custom made armor appeared on his body, just in the nick of time to protect him from the attack. The attack did send Tristan flying back into the wall however, leaving him unable to move from paralysis. "W-What the…? I can't move…"
"You're a fool…" Hollow said whilst turning around, inviting himself into Black Phoenix. "Steel may conduct electricity, but my electricity leaves you paralyzed…your steel just made that worse…you can sit there for a while and think about what you've done…"
"G-Get back here…!" Tristan shouted, but his words fell on deaf ears as Hollow made his way inside. "D-Dammit…I can't move at all…if only I could reach the emergency lacrima card…"
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Erza was on alert immediately, her standard armor equipped as she ran down the hallway with Lucy, Natsu, and Happy, while Gray and Juvia took the other direction. "Be alert you three!"
"Right!" Lucy, Natsu, and Happy shouted at the same time.
"I wonder who would attack this late at night…?" Lucy thought aloud as she brought up the rear of the party.
"I intend to find out. Our first stop is the infirmary; we HAVE to see if it and everyone inside are safe." Erza said in a serious tone.
"Which way is the infirmary from here?" Happy asked while looking around. "I can fly Natsu over there at Max Speed!"
"What about me!?" Lucy couldn't help but sneer at the exceed, even in a situation such as this.
"You're too heavy, we probably wouldn't make it in time," Happy replied in a nonchalant tone.
"Gah…! You're lucky we don't have time for this, you stupid cat!" Lucy angrily shouted towards Happy. In the next second, a bolt of purple lightning nearly struck her, but she stopped just in time to let it pass right by her, watching as it completely obliterated the wall to her left. "…!"
Natsu and Erza slid to a stop, looking at Lucy with a look of worry. "Lucy, are you okay?!" Erza asked.
"I'm fine…!" Lucy nodded before turning around to face her attacker, Hollow, who seemed to walk from the shadows of the hallway. "I'll take care of this guy, you guys go check on the infirmary!"
"Okay! Kick his ass, Lucy!" Natsu gave a thumbs up towards his partner as he, Happy, and Erza ran off. He couldn't help but feel worried about Lucy however. Not just because she was missing two of her keys (Taurus and Gemini) still, but because Hollow didn't have a scent…
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In his Corvus armor, Jack flew to the area where he believed the infirmary to be at. "Sis said not to kill…but I don't see anything wrong with scaring these people half to death…" With a chuckle, Jack raised his hand, creating several wisps of purple fire around his person. "I've wanted to raze this place for the longest time now! Wicked Flame!" Jack threw his arm forward, sending the purple wisps forward towards the wall. A purple fiery explosion soon took over that part of the building, and sure enough it caught the infirmary in its phantom-like blaze. "AHAHA!"
"Jack…" Tia watched her brother from afar. She had to let him do what he wanted every so often, she just hoped she wouldn't regret the decision this time around.
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The hooded male and his companion were watching the events in BP from afar, the purple explosion catching their attention. "This isn't a good turn of events…"
"We have to go help them!" The female nearly shouted.
"Why? There are a lot of powerful wizards in that building. I don't see a point in helping them; they can handle themselves." The male replied while crossing his arms, a serious tone (which was rare based on the way he spoke) present in his voice.
The female paused; her partner had a point. She let out a sigh while looking at the ground. "Sorry…you're right…"
"I know it's not easy watching something bad happen right in front of you, but you have to believe the people in there will take care of it themselves." The male nodded firmly. "Now, if things happen to get way too out of control, then maybe I'll see it fit to step in…"
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"T-The infirmary's on fire…!?" Wendy began to panic as the flames roared in the room.
"We have to get the wounded out of here!" Carla said as her wings sprouted.
"Sting-kun, wake up…!" Lector shook Sting as hard as he could, eventually waking the injured white dragon.
"Eh…What's going on…" Sting was still groggy, so it took a few seconds for everything to cope into focus; when he did realize what was going on, he jumped out of the bed, eyes wide. "W-What the hell?!"
"I'm not too terribly wounded…" Cynthia said as she sat up, jolting awake at the purple flames. "GAH!? What's going on!?"
"The room is on fire, dear…" Taya said in a calm voice, keeping her composure despite the situation. She brought forth a vector and aimed it towards the door to break it down, but the flames roared, blocking off the vector's path to the door. "What the hell…?!"
"Taya, you shouldn't be moving yet…!" Nami flailed.
"We're trapped in here…! The flames react to anything getting near it and block it off…" Carla quickly deduced.
"These flames are familiar…" Wendy said as she remembered the tail end of the Dealer incident. "Jack! He used these flames! We can't stay in here!"
"That's obvious…!" Kagura said while sitting up slowly, wincing from the pain in her chest from Selene's cut. It wasn't as bad as before, but she still shouldn't have been moving.
"I can't get us out with the use of my shadow…these flames seem to be blocking magic in and around it…" Takeru said as he carried Selene in his arms, a scowl on his face. "We're trapped in here…"
"I can't eat these flames either…" Cynthia groaned as she stood up. "These flames aren't normal…aren't they supposed to be creating smoke and leaving us out of breath…?
"I don't have a good feeling about this…" Taya said as her eyes narrowed.
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"Oh, come now, surely you can do a little better than that!" Hyde taunting Reve, Leon, and Trinity, who were all firing off long range attacks at the Dark Phantom. All of their attacks phased through Hyde and he wasn't even trying to evade them.
"What the hell is this guy made out of air!?" Reve grunted in frustration as he let loose a continuous stream of bullets towards Hyde that just hit the wall behind him.
"He's a balloon!?" Leon questioned in complete obliviousness despite the situation.
"Allow me to show you a small extent of my power!" Hyde shouted as she swung his cape in front of him, sending a powerful hurricane towards the three. "Phantom Slash!" The hurricane swept Leon and Trinity off their feet, but Reve stayed in place.
"I got you…" Reve smirked as he blinked, his eyes changing into a green color. He assumed that Hyde was one of those people who you had to attack while they were or after. Reve aimed his shotgun at Hyde and fired off a beam of magic towards the Dark Phantom. But, just as the previous shots, this one phased right through, leaving Reve visibly angered. "What the hell!?"
"Haha, your puny bullets will never harm me…in fact, none of your attacks will even touch me. You cannot hurt a phantom…" Hyde chuckled before vanishing.
"Hey, get back here..!" Trinity growled.
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"The infirmary's down this way!" Natsu shouted, picking up the pace in his running. "We have to hurry, something bad is happening over there!"
"How much father until we reach it?!" Erza asked.
"We turn this corner, run down and make another left!" Natsu replied.
"Got it!" Erza nodded, and she along with Natsu and Happy turned the corner, only to be met by a tall male with a red vest, red pants, white hair reaching down to his shoulders, and the symbol of the sun on his chest. "Who…!?"
"Where do you three think you're going?" The male asked while brushing his white hair back, snapping his fingers after. "Sun Snake." From the male's feet, two bright orange snakes appeared and slithered towards Natsu, Erza, and Happy.
"On guard!" Erza exclaimed as she requipped into her Flame Empress Armor, raising her sword at the incoming snakes. They exploded rather violently before she got the chance to swing, causing the floor under her and Natsu to crumble and fall into a lower level.
"Natsu…!" Happy immediately flew towards the hole in the floor.
"I don't think so…" The male swiftly brought the back of his hand to Happy's cheek, sending the exceed spiraling into the nearest wall, unconscious. "Oh, Apollo Flame, Glorious Sun God, you really outdo yourself sometimes…"
"Ngh…" Natsu groaned as he slowly regained his senses. "What the hell is going on around here…"
"Natsu, from above!" Erza shouted while pointing up.
"I can assure you…" Apollo said while jumping into the hole, landing on the ground with two swords completely composed of flames equal in heat to that of the Sun. "The pain will only last an instant!" Apollo swung his Sun Blades rather skillfully towards Natsu, who barely managed to dodge due to just regaining his footing. Natsu jumped back, leaving room for Erza to come in with a slash, but Apollo immediately turned and blocked the slash, causing Erza to jump back.
"Talons!" Natsu exclaimed while aiming a fiery axe kick towards Apollo, but the Sun God blocked the hit with his sword, causing Natsu to flip back before charging once again, Erza following suit as well.
"Feel the power of the sun!" With this exclamation, Apollo placed his blades into the ground, a golden magic seal in the shape of the sun appeared on the ground around him. "Sun God's Towering Inferno!" The magic seal shimmered as though it were the sun before a blazing eruption of yellow flames towered into the sky, destroying a large section of Black Phoenix.
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"Oi, oi! I think I hear something down this end!" Luke shouted while running alongside Aira.
"I wonder who decided to do this…" Aira thought aloud as she ran beside Luke.
"We're about to find out!" Luke replied, now turning the corner, sliding to a halt with a comically freaked out expression. "W-What the hell is that thing!?" Luke was referring to the large blue and purple Yeti with blazing yellow eyes. This Yeti buried a large section of the room in snow, squeezing the life out of Yukino slowly and Gray with its crushing grip. Juvia and Rufus were both heavily damaged and buried under the snow to the point where they couldn't move.
"A Yeti!?" Aira's eyes popped open before she rushed to Juvia and Rufus, beginning the healing process. "Luke!"
"Oi! I'm on it!" Luke nodded to Aira as flames covered his body. "Hey, ugly!" Luke launched himself off the ground, propelling himself towards the large Yeti at a great speed.
"Hm…?" The Yeti turned his attention away from the two victims in his hand, just noticing the incoming Luke. Luke slammed right into the Yeti's abdomen, causing his hold on Gray and Yukino to immediately release, and he hit the wall. "RUGH!"
"You alright?" Luke looked over his shoulder to Gray and Yukino who were both coughing for air, though he was actually ignoring Gray and just asking Yukino.
"I-I'll be fine…" Yukino replied as she rubbed her neck, taking a few heavy breaths. "Thank you…"
"No need to thank me…" Luke said with a nod, now turning his attention to the enraged Yeti.
"You're gonna regret that, pipsqueak!"
"It can talk too!?" Luke blinked, giving the creature an awestruck expression.
"I'm gonna smash you! You're gonna regret messing with Yeti Blizzard!" The large Yeti then raised his arm into the air. "Yukidama Rush!" Suddenly, a large snow ball appeared in Blizzard's hand, which quickly turned into a raging avalanche that rushed towards the copy mage, the ice make mage, and the second celestial spirit mage.
"Oh noo…." Luke stared at the incoming avalanche with a "help me" expression.
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"It's a shame Brachio was unable to make it…" Knightwalker said to herself as she walked through Black Phoenix, making it her own with just her walk. "This isn't a shabby building at all…it's just as large as Edolas Castle if not larger…" Her fingers trailed lightly against the wall as she hummed a dark tune to herself. "I do hope I run across someone interesting…"
"There are many interesting opponents to face for the time being, my dear Knightwalker~" Hyde said as he appeared in front of the Edolas Knight, almost startling her.
"You need to quit that…" Knightwalker said as she slowly released the tight grip she had on her spear. "I'm not finding anyone…I know those might aces are around, where are they hiding?"
"Actually, it appears they left before we began. A bit unfortunate, but we can have our fun with them later. Until then, how about you cause a commotion until someone finds you?"
"Excellent idea. I don't want Apollo, Blizzard, or you to steal all the fun now…" Knightwalker once again changed her spear into the Cannon Head Spear, swinging it around to cause a chain of explosions in the building.
"Perfect…" Hyde grinned before vanishing once again. The attack on Black Phoenix was just beginning…