Hello everyone! I'm back once again to bring you guys another chapter of the Golden Fairy: Remake! Once again, thank you everyone who keeps reading this story despite me taking a four year hiatus. It just makes me appreciate that there's still people who vibes with this story so far..
Thanks to the 100 Year Quest anime it seems that Fairy Tail is making a comeback with popularity, which is great since it has been getting a lot of unfair slander so I hope it keeps it's momentum for this year.
Anyways before we start I want to answer some question that I saw in the reviews from the previous chapter. The one that I saw was if this was DBS Goku and the answer is no. This version of Son Goku is from Dragon Ball GT who only experience the events of Battle of Gods (Movie) which is why he went to train to Beerus's World before going to Earthland. This Goku is more a lot mature than his Super counterpart but at the same time a bit naive that I would say he reminds me of the DBS Manga version of him but with more experience.
If you read the synopsis this Goku went through seven years of peace after the fight with Omega Shenron, which means he never left with Shenron like in the original. So that should give you an idea of what version he is..
Another question I saw if the Wizard Saint are early Saiyan Saga level. In this story I'll say yes and no, Makarov and Jose would be able to give Raditz a good run of his money thanks to their massive Magic powers. However, they don't have techniques that can destroy the Moon like Piccolo or Roshi. In the end Raditz is stronger than Makarov and Jose who are equals and are way stronger than the S-Class Mages of Fiore..
Now when it comes to the higher ranking Wizard Saints and other high tier mage of the Fairy Tail world I'll go through it in the story..
Let's not waste anymore time and let's get this long chapter stared!
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Phantom Lord Arc
Chapter 13: The Strongest Under The Heavens
Outside of the Fairy Tail Guild.. Magnolia.. Kingdom of Fiore.. July 26th, X784.. Late Afternoon..
Although multiple battles were taking place inside the Phantom Lord mecha, the Fairy Tail mages on the outside were still fighting the ghostly figures that Jose Porla unleashed earlier. Despite being able to overwhelm these ghostly figures with their respective attacks, they would always regenerate back by rebuilding themselves or fusing together which creates a stronger ghost..
It was becoming a losing battle for the Fairy Tail mages..
As Cana unleashes another Thunderbolt's Fate card at her opponent as she paralyzes the ghostly figures, she quickly looks up at the magic circles that were above the mecha and realizes that some of the magic circles are beginning to crack slowly. Which meant that Goku's plan was working and defeating all the Elemental Four members was essential to save Magnolia..
"It seems that Goku-kun's plan is working so far! We just need to hold on a bit more here!" thought the Card Mage as she felt a new wave of motivation coming through her body "Alright everyone listen up! The others are so far accomplishing their goal in stopping the Abyss Break so we need to keep fighting until they are finish! We can't let them down!"
"You heard the girl in charge everyone! We can't let them down so we need to keep fighting until it's truly over!" added Ur to the conversation with newfound motivation as she summons a light blue magic circle and unleashes her attack "Ice-Maker: Rose Garden!"
Suddenly a giant rose garden made of ice resurface from the ground and covers the majority of the battlefield where the ghostly figures were located, as a result freezing or destroying them on the spot..
Ur's attack made every Fairy Tail member more motivated and began to counter-attack by using their own respective attacks towards their opponents. However the only one who wasn't attacking was a certain orange-haired mage..
"Why do I have a sudden bad feeling that something isn't right..!" thought Loke as he felt sweat coming down from his forehead. Then his eyes went suddenly wide when he came to a horrifying realization "Oh no.. Please don't tell me something happened to Lucy..!"
Without wasting time, Loke ran to the Fairy Tail guild and went to the secret hallway where Reedus was supposed to take Lucy. When he arrived to the hallway he let out a gasp as he looks at how destroyed the place looks, ahead of him he could see Reedus laying down on the floor all beaten up..
"Reedus-san!" shouted Loke as he ran to where Reedus was laying down and began to help him sit up "What happened here? Do you know where Lucy-san is?!"
"I'm sorry Loke.. She was captured by Black Steel Gajeel, I wasn't a match against him he's too strong..!" responded Reedus with some difficulties since his injuries were still fresh after trying to fight off Gajeel..
"Goddamn it!" shouted in frustration the orange-haired mage to himself as he punches the ground "I should've have known that these events would happen but I couldn't do nothing! I'm still too scared to approach another Celestial Mage after what happened with the previous one I met! I'm worse than shit!"
Before Loke could continue his train of thought, he heard a loud shockwave that destroyed the windows of the guild which made him cover Reedus and himself from the glass shards falling down. The orange haired mage went to the nearest window to see what was going on, to his surprise he saw that the top of the Phantom Lord mecha was almost destroyed as if the shockwave that just occurred came from there..
Loke didn't know what could be happening up there, but all he knows is that he hopes Goku or the others that went with him could rescue Lucy from Gajeel. He wouldn't be able to forgive himself if something happened to her, it would just add more weight to the punishment he imposed on himself years ago..
"Goku-san, Natsu or anyone please save Lucy from her captor!" said Loke to himself as a prayer, hoping that Goku's group are able to hear his pleas..
Scene Change... Phantom Lord Mecha... Secret Hideout..
In one of the many secret hideouts that the Phantom Lord guild posses, we could see a certain Celestial Mage beginning to wake up from the ground where she was laying down. One of the first things she noticed was that her hands and legs were tied up with a tight rope, which prevents her from properly sitting up..
"What's going on? Why am I tied up?" asked Lucy within her mind as she tries to sit up but it was resulting a lot more difficult "Last thing I remember was talking with Mirajane before she did something that made me fall asleep. What happened through that amount of time?"
"Well, Well. It seems that the princess has finally awoken..!" said a deep voice that startled Lucy as she began to look around frantically "I truly thought they had put you in a coma but luckily it seems that's not to be the case..!"
"Who said that?!" responded the Celestial Mage with a nervous tone of voice as she kept looking around her surroundings "Why am I trapped in such a creepy looking face?! Where's Mirajane and everyone else?!"
"As expected from a princess, always complaining about not having the highest of standards in front of them!" replied the voice as he landed in front of Lucy, who was startled by his sudden appearance. It was none other than the Iron Dragon Slayer, Gajeel Redfox "The name is Gajeel Redfox and as to why are you here, Master Jose gave me the task to retrieved you back since you managed to escaped earlier and we can't let our target go since the reward is a hefty amount of money!"
"Of course it would be Phantom Lord again.." murmured Lucy to herself in frustration as she looks up at Gajeel with a 'defiant' expression "I-If you think that by capturing me again I would go back to my father then think again buddy! And besides, it's just matter of time before my beloved or anyone from Fairy Tail comes here to rescu-.."
Before the Celestial Mage could finish her sentence, she receives a powerful kick in her stomach that kicked all the air out of her along with spitting saliva and blood from her mouth. Gajeel's kick came with such force that it sends Lucy crashing to the nearest wall which hurt her back..
"H-He just kicked me with such force that I have almost no air within my body..! I could have died that moment!" thought Lucy with terrified expression as she tries to take deep breaths trying to recover herself. Unfortunately, she didn't noticed that Gajeel was walking towards her direction and in the next moment the Iron Dragon Slayer began to pull from her hair forcefully to make her look at him, which made her yell in pain along with letting tears fall into her face.. "G-Get away from me you monster!"
"Nah I don't think so..!" replied back Gajeel with a dark smirk as he kept pulling her hair to keep looking at him "This is why I hate princesses or preppy girls like you, always thinking that pretty looks will always get you saved from your consequences, thinking that you have everyone ready to serve you. But not here! last time you were lucky to be saved by that drop that would have killed you, this time nobody will save you from your destiny!"
"Y-You're wrong! I know that Goku-kun and the others will noticed that I've disappear and in no time they will be ready to kick your ass!" responded the Celestial Mage with fierce determination despite feeling terrified on the inside, what if what Gajeel said was true and nobody will be able to save her with all this chaos going on outside "No! I can't let his words get through me! Goku-kun or anyone from Fairy Tail will realized that I've been captured and come to rescue me! I have faith in them..!"
"You really do have faith that those little fairies huh?" said the Iron Dragon Slayer with a savage grin as he began to form his available hand into an Iron Knife, which made blonde-haired girl eyes go wide in fear "If you truly believe that one of them will come to save you, then I'll take this time to have some fun in carving that pretty face of yours..! It's a good thing that the one who asked for this quest didn't said how he wants her daughter back, as long as she's alive!"
"N-No please! Don't do it!" shouted Lucy with a terrified expression as she could feel the Iron Knife inching closer into her right cheek each second, in a quick motion Gajeel slashes Lucy's right side of her face that her gash went from her right cheek all the way through her right eye and eyebrow. This made the Celestial Mage howl in pain as she could feel her right eye began to blurry from the blood dripping down on her face..
Lucy has never felt this terrified and miserable in her life..
"Now let's get the other side of your face..!" stated the Iron Dragon Slayer with savage grin as he moved his bloody Iron Knife to the left side of her face
Before the Iron Dragon Slayer could continue carving her face, suddenly the gates of the room were blown away by a wave of fire. This made Gajeel let go of the Celestial Mage who landed on the floor as he looks at the destroyed gate with a smirk on his face since he knows who just arrived to interrupt his fun..
"So you finally arrived Salamander.." commented Gajeel as he saw the Dragon Slayer of Fairy Tail entering the room with a serious expression on his face..
"I've finally found Black Steel G-" before Natsu could finish his sentence, his eyes went wide as his gaze landed on Lucy who was on the floor tied up with blood dripping on her face and barely conscious "Lucy..?!"
"N-Natsu...?" said the Celestial Mage in a low painful voice as she slowly turns her face and with her good left eye and sees the Dragon Slayer standing at the opposite end along with Happy "I-I'm glad that you're here..."
"I'm surprised you even managed to get here Salamander! I've expected that fool Totomaru to have taken care of you but it seems that bum wasn't enough to take you down..!" responded Gajeel casually as he puts his right foot on Lucy's head, which made the Celestial Mage yell in pain once more meanwhile Natsu gritted his teeth in anger "So are you here to save the wounded princess? Because if you are then you have to go through-"
Before the Iron Dragon Slayer could finish his sentence, in a split of a second Natsu blitzes in front of Gajeel which took him by surprise and delivers a powerful Ki-enhanced punch to his face that sends him crashing into the nearest wall. Not wasting any time, the Fire Dragon Slayer picked up Lucy so he could put her in a safe spot where no attacks would land on her. After setting her down removing the ropes from her wrist and legs, Natsu began to glared at the direction where Gajeel was sent crashing..
"Happy, can you take care of Lucy meanwhile I kick this bastards ass?" asked Natsu in a dangerous tone of voice as he didn't removed his stare from where he sent Gajeel flying, the pink-haired mage also began to removed his weighted wristbands from his arms and ankles by dropping them on the floor which created a small crater on the ground. By removing all four wristbands, the Dragon Slayer took a deep breath and began to flow his Ki all around his body which caused a red fiery aura appear around his body, followed by a small wind gust that were felt around the room..
"W-What.. Since when Natsu is this strong? His presence is almost similar to what Erza has showcased so far..!" thought Lucy in disbelief after seeing the display Natsu was showcasing, she might not be able to sense Magic as proficiently as the other but she can tell the Dragon Slayer could be at the level of an S-Class Mage.. "Could this increase of power be Goku-kun's doing?"
As the smoke produced from the collision began to died down, we could see Gajeel emerging from the smoke with a green magic aura around his body along with his right cheek turning into iron skin, which meant he activated his defenses at the last moment to reduce the impact..
"Not bad Salamander! I didn't take you to be this fast and strong at all that I had to activated my Iron Scales to reduce the impact of your sudden attack!" said the Iron Dragon Slayer with a savage smile on his face as he got into a battle position "Maybe fighting you isn't going to be boring at all!"
"I'll make sure that you won't forget this ass beating I'm about to give you after what you did to Lucy! Black Steel Gajeel!" responded back Natsu with a serious expression as he got into his Renewal Taekwondo fighting stance, ready to fight his opponent who couldn't help but to form an unhinged grin on his face..
"Then let's dance Salamander!" exclaimed Gajeel with excitement in his voice as he rushes towards Natsu at super-sonic speeds. The Dragon Slayer remained in the same spot, still keeping a serious expression as he saw Gajeel already in front of him ready to deliver a powerful punch. However, in a swift movement Natsu with his right hand palm re-directs Gajeel's attack to his right which made the Iron Dragon Slayer confused, but in that moment Natsu used this opportunity to attack him..
"Renewal Taekwondo: 3rd Stance Hwechook!" stated Natsu calmly as he delivered three fast high kicks at Gajeel's head and neck as he tries to knock him out. To his surprised Natsu noticed that although he was flinching from his attack Gajeel was still conscious, not wanting to waste time Natsu follows up with a powerful right hook into his stomach that sends Gajeel back a few meters away from him..
"Wow.. Since when Natsu has been able to fight with so much finesse?! It's far more different than his typical wild style of fighting!" asked Lucy in amazement as she watches from her good eye how the Dragon Slayer was holding on against Gajeel, this type of fighting style reminded her how her beloved also fights with such finesse which reinforces the idea that Natsu has been training with Goku all this time.
However, that idea turned out to be true when Happy responded to her question..
"Aye! Natsu along with Gray have been training under Goku for almost three weeks, throughout that time they have been learning Goku's fighting style along with unlocking their Ki! Not to mention they have been wearing weighted wristbands that weight more than their bodies, so when they take it off they become multiple times faster and stronger physically!" explained the blue Exceed with a neutral tone towards Lucy, who was surprised to learn that both Natsu and Gray have been training under her beloved's tutelage..
It made her wonder if that's the proposition that he came up with when she was feeling down..
However, before she could continue her train of thoughts Gajeel managed to stop himself from crashing into the nearest wall and quickly began to morph his right arm into an Iron Club ..
"Gihi! Don't get to cocky Salamander! Just because you can punch faster doesn't mean it's going to hurt!" exclaimed the Iron Dragon Slayer as he finishes morphing his entire right arm into a metal giant club "Iron Dragon's Club!"
Without wasting time, Gajeel rushes towards Natsu once again who didn't moved from his spot and waited for the incoming attack. The Dragon Slayer of Fairy Tail began to channel his Ki into his right hand and manages to block Gajeel's Iron Club by catching it, which surprised the long-haired mage and gave Natsu an opening to attack..
"Fire Dragon Hand Claw!" shouted the Dragon Slayer as he creates flames in the form of a Dragon claw in his left hand to attack Gajeel's face head on. However, at the last moment Gajeel activated his Iron Scales in his face to protect himself from Natsu's attack, which surprised the Dragon Slayer at the efficiency of how he's able to activate it "He's able to activate those Iron Scales that quickly?!"
"Like I said earlier Salamander, don't get too cocky! Iron Dragon Sword!" exclaimed Gajeel as he transforms his available left arm in to a large, jagged iron blade that contained spikes which added more attack damage. Without wasting time, the Iron Dragon Slayer made the sword work like a chainsaw and manages to cut Natsu's left side waist, which made him grunt in pain and jumps back to gain some distance from his opponent.
"Natsu!" shouted Lucy in concern as she saw the Dragon Slayer holding his left side waist that was bleeding profoundly from that previous attack.. "How is he able to morph his limbs into different weapons?!"
"It's because of his Dragon Slayer magic! Black Steel Gajeel is an experienced mage that mastered his Iron Dragon Slayer magic, which is considered a Lost Magic similar to Natsu's!" responded Happy with a concern tone towards Lucy, who was shocked at hearing that the rumors of Phantom Lord having a Dragon Slayer user were true. At first she thought Erza might have been wrong about her information she explained to them yesterday at her apartment, but it seemed that all of it was true..
Phantom Lord indeed possessed a Dragon Slayer in their ranks, an S-Class mage one nonetheless..
"You are sturdier than I thought Salamander! I was hoping that previous attack would have left you begging for mercy on the floor..!" stated Gajeel casually as he morphs both arms back into normal.. "But it seems that I was wrong to assume that. I really hope we don't end our fight this early because of that injury.."
"You're kidding right..?" responded the Dragon Slayer with a smirk on his face despite feeling discomfort from his left waist.. "I'm just barely getting warmed up! And besides I haven't even used my true strength against you!"
"Good..! Because I haven't neither.." said the Iron Dragon Slayer with a savage grin as he made his green magic aura appeared and began to make it denser than before, which causes cracks beneath him. Followed by transforming his whole skin into Iron Scales which was noticed by Natsu, Lucy and Happy.. "I was planning to use this against Son Goku earlier but I decided to show you the true difference between our powers as Dragon Slayers! Iron Drive: Dragon Scales!"
Natsu couldn't help but to stand on guard at seeing Gajeel's new form, he could sense that his power has now doubled and not only that those scales that were giving him issues earlier were now covering his body completely which meant he would need to put more power into his physical attacks.
This wasn't going to be an easy fight as he thought earlier..
Scene Change.. Phantom Lord Mecha.. Outside the Throne Room..
Outside of the Throne Room where a big chamber with a giant cross is located along with the stairs that lead to the lower floors, we could see Erza running through the stairs towards where the big chamber and the throne room are located. The S-Class Mage assumed that Jose would at least have an Element Four guarding his throne room so she decided to come straight to the final floor to test that theory..
When Erza reached the chamber room the theory ended up being true as she saw a large man wearing a yellow shirt with a dark green cape on top of it, lavender jeans and a tall top hat that matches with his cape. But what got Erza's attention was that he was covering his eyes with a bandage..
Not wanting to waste time, the Re-quip mage who still was in her Black Wing Armor got into a fighting position and got into questioning "I assume that you are part of the Element Four guarding Jose Porla?"
"Indeed, I'm Aria member of the Element Four and a S-Class Mage.." responded the tall man neutrally as he 'stares' at Erza who didn't changed her expression "You must be Erza Scarlet, known as Titania and the strongest women in the country.."
"So you are responsible of Master Makarov's current state.." said Erza as she gave a dangerous stare towards the 'blind man' as she began to grip her sword "I will make sure to give you a severe punishment for you're actions..!"
"I like to see you try Titania, as far as I know I was able to incapacitate your Master with no problems.." responded Aria as he began to crack his knuckles, readying for the incoming battle "What makes you think you can defeat me..?"
"We won't know until we try.." replied the red-haired girl with a smirk as she rushes at blinding speeds towards Aria who didn't bother to move from his spot or block, as Erza was about to slash him the sword went through his body like nothing which surprised the Re-quip as she saw how his body dissipated and re-appeared behind her "What?! His body became intangible as Air and re-appeared behind me, could this be part of his Magic?!"
"Zetsu!" exclaimed the Element Four member as he extends his right hand palm and unleashes multiple Air-bullets that went towards Erza position. The Re-quip mage tried to block them with her sword but the moment it came in contact it created small but potent shock-waves that pushes her back a couple of meters, along with somewhat damaging her armor..
"What kind of Air Magic does he possess?! Not only he can Nullified Magic like what he did with Master but also can become intangible and create Air bullets that unleashes shockwaves..!" thought Erza with some frustration as she tried to come up with a plan to hurt his physical body, while not falling into his trap of losing her Magic.. "I need to be faster if I want to catch him off guard.."
"No matter what type of plan you come up with, it's going to be useless against my Air Form. It's going to be impossible for you to even land an attack Titania.." exclaimed the Element Four member calmly towards Erza who couldn't help but to smirk at his comment..
"Like I said earlier, we won't know until we try and that's exactly going to do! Re-quip!" shouted Erza as she was enveloped in a bright light for a couple of seconds until it began to disappear and it reveals that she's in her Heaven Wheel's Armor, along with multiple swords appearing behind her "Now dance my swords!"
Without wasting time, all the swords began to move at quick speeds towards Aria's direction who decided to stay in the same spot. When the swords began to make contact with Aria, it went through his body like it did previously and did no damage at all. However, Erza didn't stopped there as she controlled the swords to keep attacking him consecutively from different directions and angles, which means that Aria had to keep his Air Form activated..
"This is a waste of time Titania, your swords won't do any damage against me as long as I keep my Air Form activated! Give up or-" However, before Aria could finish his sentence he noticed that the swords suddenly disappear which made him de-activate his Air Form. But what he didn't realized was that suddenly Erza who was now back into her Black Wing Armor blitzes in front of Aria, who was surprised by her sudden increase of speed as he receives a powerful punch in his face that sends him flying back a couple of meters away from him..
"It worked! By keeping him distracted with my swords going through him, the moment I switched back into my Black Wing Armor the swords also disappeared which caught him by surprise and lowered his guard. Followed by using my superior speed in this armor I was able to catch him off guard and landed a solid hit!" thought Erza with a smile on her face, satisfied that the plan was able to work thanks to her ability of switching armors in quick successions.. "I just need to keep this momentum of landing powerful attacks in quick moments when he doesn't have the time to activate his intangible form!"
The Element Four member began to slowly stand up from where he landed, as he wipes the blood that was coming from his mouth he began to look at Erza with a serious expression on his face..
"I supposed I was mistaken for underestimating the strongest female mage in the kingdom, she's a lot more dangerous than what Master Jose predicted to be. If I receive more attacks like that I could be in trouble.." said Aria to himself as he began to remove the blindfold that were covering his eyes, as he takes it off it reveals his bright yellow eyes "I will rectify my mistake by finish this battle with in a single move, Activating the Airspace of Death: Zero!"
Aria's eyes began to shine brightly as he brings his relaxed hands before him, the right one on top and the left one down, with his palms facing forward. Then he began to create powerful wind gusts that could be felt around the entire room, followed by smoky whirlwind that began to cover Erza and the rest of the room..
"What the? His power began to increase the moment he activated his technique?!" commented Erza surprised as she looks around to see if she could find Aria. Unfortunately the smoky environment was resulting difficult to locate him..
"From now on Titania all this Airspace will absorbed every life force that's alive! This battle is over along with your life..!" exclaimed Aria from within the smoky environment as he began to get ready to shoot off multiple Zetsu's to overwhelmed the Re-quip mage..
However, Erza wasn't a person that gives up easily when enemies are endangering lives..
"You really are a twisted person, how are you willing to take someone's life without even thinking about the consequences it brings?!" said Erza with anger in her tone of voice as she begins to take out her sword that comes with her Black Wing Armor and began to hold it with both of her hands "I'll make sure you will never harm anymore lives ever again!"
Not wasting time, Erza took a deep breath and began to concentrate all of her Magic energy into her sword followed by trying to pinpoint where Aria was located with her sensing abilities. If she wanted to win this battle then she needed to unleash a powerful attack that will knock him out cold and that's by applying all her Magic into her sword, which slowly was beginning to light up into a red coating of magic that came with red sparks..
In this World of Magic, there's low-level mages who use their Magic energy in their daily basis for simple stuff that is required in a society mold by Magic and then there's the high-level mages who use their Magic energy to fight by creating elemental magic, summoning and slayer types that allows them to battle. The difference of knowledge between low-level mages and high level mages is similar to the difference between Earthland and Valhalla..
However, some high-level mages believe that if they manage to grasp the true essence of Ethernano in the heat of battle they will unlock a state where harnessing their Magic energy becomes something as simple and natural as breathing, a state that increases their performance as mages to the point that S-Class Mage could reach the power of a Wizard Saint in a instant. Unfortunately, nobody in recorded history has been able to prove that theory correct since using Magic has become much more easier to use in recent times..
And yet, this conflict will prove that mages can truly keep evolving by understanding what their Magic energy is capable off..
"I've found you!" exclaimed Erza within her mind as she was able to pinpoint where Aria was located. With a massive amount of concentration she was able to fully imbued her sword with Magic despite the chaos that was surrounding her environment. Without wasting time, Erza with concentrated look she unleashes her most powerful attack in this armor "Moon Flash!"
Erza began to rush towards Aria's direction at beyond super-sonic speeds which took by surprise the Element Four mage since he didn't expect her to pinpoint his location. Before Aria could unleash his Zetsu's, the Re-quip mage with a concentrated look on her face appeared in front of him and slashes his body in a cross pattern in his upper body, that the moment she preformed the attack it created red-black lightning made out of Ethernano that appear through Erza's attack and could be seen through the entire battlefield..
The force of the slashes were so powerful that it made Aria split blood from his mouth, followed by losing his conscious as he falls onto the ground bleeding from the cross slash, with Aria unconscious his smoky environment began to disappear as well. Erza took a few breaths to calm herself as she Re-quips back into her Heart Kreuz armor, but for some unknown reason she still felt as strong as she was when she unleashed that Moon Flash in her Black Wing armor..
Without realizing it, Erza Scarlet was the first mage in recorded history to be blessed by the black sparks after truly understanding the essence of Ethernano which is true concentration of Magic in the heat battle..
"What is this feeling, despite being in my normal armor I feel like I'm still as powerful when I preformed that Moon Flash.. Although, that attack looked more like a Black Flash to me when I look at it" thought Erza with amazement as she could feel that all her strength has increase by 120% or even more.. "Could this be the effects of channeling all my magic into my sword..?"
"Erza..!" said a familiar voice to the Re-quip mage who stopped her train of thoughts as she looked at the person who tried to get her attention. To her surprised it was a certain individual that shouldn't be here..
"Mira?!" responded Erza in surprise since she didn't expect Mirajane to be on the Phantom Lord mecha with scratches in her body, last thing she remembered Mira was supposed to support the other outside the mecha.. "What are you doing here?! I thought you were supposed to stay with the others..!"
"Yeah about that.." Mirajane said in a somewhat embarrassed as she began to explain her former plan of transforming into Lucy so Phantom Lord would stop attacking the guild. Unfortunately it didn't work against Jose and she had to pay the consequences which is why she had some injuries around her body.. "It was unfortunate that the plan didn't work and for a moment I thought that it was over for me. It was a good thing that Goku-kun was able to save me just in time and told me to look for you.."
"Wait, you're telling me that Goku-kun is-.." before Erza could finish her sentence, a powerful boom could be heard from inside the Throne Room where Jose is supposed to be, followed by multiple tremors that were shaking the room where both girls are currently..
"Yeah, he's fighting Jose at this current moment.." responded the white-haired barmaid with a serious expression towards the Re-quip mage who couldn't help but to grit her teeth..
"Then I shouldn't be wasting anymore time here, I need to go help Goku-kun! With this sudden increase of power I've obtained recently I should be able to give him support!" responded the red-haired girl with urgency in her voice as she then looks at Mirajane with a serious face "Mira, you should leave this mecha before things get more chaotic than before and you end up getting hurt.."
"Hey, just because I don't have the powers I've used to have doesn't mean I'll leave you guys behind..!" stated Mirajane with a smile towards to her friend who was surprised by her answer "And besides, I need to keep an eye on you and Goku-kun if you end up doing something stupid like sacrificing your bodies.."
"Oh right.." said Erza somewhat embarrassed as she knew that Mirajane was referring about the moment where she offered herself to protect everyone from the Jupiter Cannon blast, which was blocked by Goku in the last moment.. "Let's not waste anymore time, let's go Mira!"
"Right..!" responded Mirajane with a nod as she began to followed Erza who ran towards the direction where the door that leads to the Throne Room is located. Both girls knew that Goku would rather fight Jose by himself, but they weren't going to leave by himself if something bad happened to him..
Both Erza and Mirajane care to much for the man they have feelings for that they rather fight side by side with him..
They were not going to leave him alone..
Scene Change.. Phantom Lord Mecha.. Throne Room.. Few minutes before the conclusion of Erza Vs Aria
After Goku and Jose collided their fist at the same time which caused part of the Throne Room to be destroyed, the Guild Master of Phantom Lord quickly retaliates by delivering a round house kick towards the Saiyan God. Who quickly blocks the incoming kick with his available arm and responds back with a high kick, which Jose manages to dodge by doing a back-flip to give himself some space from Goku..
The two fighters stared at each other with their own smirk as they disappeared a lightning speeds and began to engage in a hand-to-hand combat throughout the throne room, each collision of their attack created sonic booms all around the battlefield which kept creating more damage. Both Goku and Jose were moving at speeds that even seasoned S-Class Mages would have a difficult time following their pace..
Both warriors re-appeared in the air by colliding their fist buried into each other's faces, although both Goku and Jose didn't seemed bothered by such attack. The two quickly separated as they land back into the ground still keeping their stares at each other..
"It seems that the reports weren't wrong about you being a master in hand-to-hand combat. I can see why the Magic Council wanted you to become a Wizard Saint..!" stated the Guild Master of Phantom Lord with a dark grin on his face as he began to take out one of his daggers and got into a fighting position "Although, I wonder how proficient are you when it comes to weapons.."
"Why don't you come at me and find out yourself!" exclaimed Goku confidently as he took out his Power Pole and began to spin it before pointing his opponent with it..
"With pleasure..!" responded Jose darkly as he rushes at fast speeds towards the Saiyan God who didn't moved the slightest. The Guild Master of Phantom Lord collides his dagger with Goku's Power Pole which created a loud 'clang' throughout the battlefield. The two of them began to engage in a fast pace weapon combat in which both were not giving any openings, that was until Goku spoke up..
"Power Pole: Extend!" stated the black-haired Saiyan as he made his weapon extend and collides with Jose's stomach which made him spit saliva from the impact. The Power Pole kept extending that it was dangerously approaching the walls of the Throne Room, which Jose noticed and needed to get out before the impact damages him. The Guild Master with his immense strength moves the Power Pole away from his stomach by using his right hand palm and stops himself from crashing into the wall..
However, as Jose looks ahead his face morphs into a surprised expression as he notice Goku was already in front of him thanks to his god-like speed ready to deliver his next attack..
"He's faster than before..! Is he using his Teleportation Magic?!" said Jose to himself as he was about to block the incoming attacks. However, the Saiyan God was faster than him as was able to execute his attack..
"Renewal Taekwondo: Goryeo!" exclaimed Goku as he unleashes two horizontal kicks performed in quick succession at Jose's head and neck, the force of the attack was powerful enough that sends the Guild Master of Phantom Lord crashing into the nearest wall which caused a cloud of dust be formed along with a crater.. "I wonder if I went a bit overboard with that attack. Two kicks in the head and neck with that kind of strength could seriously knock out someone!"
However, his question was soon answered as he saw Jose walking out from the dust cloud he created with a purple energy blast that he was holding on with his left arm..
"Wow he's producing enough power to wipe out an entire city! Wizard Saints truly are at level of their own compared to S-Class Mages!" thought the Saiyan God with excitement building up within him as he was ready to block the incoming attack..
"Begone to the depths of Niflheim! Dead Wave!" shouted Jose with a maniac grin as he increases the size of his attack and unleashes a destructive wave of dark magic at Goku, who got into a blocking position by crossing both arms into an 'X'. The destructive wave was splitting everything on its path and consumes the Saiyan God's body on it's entirety, the wave of energy didn't stopped there as it destroys another part of the Throne Room walls and kept going for a couple of kilometers until it crashed into the nearest unpopulated mountain. The impact of the attack created a massive explosion that engulfed the mountain and destroys it completely, followed by city-sized shockwaves and wind-gusts that could be felt in the entirety of Magnolia and it's surroundings..
"What the..?! What just happened!?" shouted Cana in confusion as she covered herself from the massive wind-gust that enveloped the battlefield and blew the ghostly warriors out of existence..
"A massive explosion just occurred!" explained Ur with a serious expression as she used a giant ice wall to protect the other guild mates who didn't have any means to protect themselves "Just what kind of battle is going on in the Mecha?!"
Loke along with Reedus who was being carried by the orange-haired mage were able to cover themselves from the massive wind-gusts. However, Loke began to notice that the damaged Fairy Tail guild was beginning to crumble under the massive pressure the wind-gusts were producing..
"Oh no..! At this rate our guild will be completely destroyed!" said Loke to himself as couldn't help but watch helplessly at how the building he called his home for the last two years was beginning to crumble down..
This conflict is ending up costing them a lot for the sake to protect a family of their own, as long as she was safe that's all that mattered to them..
Meanwhile back in the Throne Room, Jose was taking a few deep breaths after unleashing such massive attack that picked up a lot of dust. As the cloud of dust began to died down, Jose saw that Goku was still in a blocking position with no significant damage in his body at all. It made him grit his teeth in frustration since that's one of his stronger attacks, but he had to remind himself that the 'kid' was able to block the Jupiter Cannon head on as well so this shouldn't be surprising..
"I have too say I'm impressed, not even Wizard Saints of my caliber would be willing to take an attack of that level head on.. You're the first one who has achieved such feat Son Goku..!" exclaimed the Guild Master of Phantom Lord with a impressed tone of voice towards the Saiyan God.. "I'm staring to believe that you could be stronger than Makarov and even Gildarts Clive who is Fairy Tail's Ace card, it is a shame that you joined such pitiful guild when you could have joined us and we would have become the strongest guild in the continent!"
"Like I said earlier Jose, I'm not joining a guild that gets involved in hurting people and kidnapping them for money when they haven't done anything wrong!" said Goku firmly as he got into a battle position once again "Beside we still need to finish our battle, I can tell you're still hiding your true power or am I wrong?"
"I shouldn't be surprise that you have better sensing abilities compared to Makarov.." responded Jose casually as he began to take off his coat, along with his hat and began to tied up his hair into a ponytail "You're right Son Goku, I've been holding back the rest of my full power! Throughout this battle I've only been using 80% of my true strength. I thought that would be enough to eliminate you but it seems that I was wrong, but don't worry I'll correct that mistake right away!"
"Then don't waste anymore time stalling and show me your true power Jose! I've been itching for a true challenge ever since I've joined Fairy Tail and you might be the one who could actually do something interesting!" responded Goku with a cocky smirk on his face which irritated Jose, although he was lying about Jose truly pushing him to the limits he wasn't lying that he could be the only one where he could feel challenged when he's using 5% of his Base Form power. This could be the chance where he could truly start using more than 5% of his power besides training or using the Hakai back in Galuna Island..
"Cocky little shit..!" said Jose with a tone of irritation but still keeping his dark grin, as he began to unleash his purple aura with a shape of a skeleton violently "Let me show you the wall that you will never be able to surpass!"
With a powerful yell, the Guild Master of Phantom Lord began to make the entire Throne Room shake violently as he kept increasing his purple aura each second. The Saiyan God with a serious expression began to notice that Jose's eyes were turning all black except his pupils that were scarlet red, he even noticed that Jose's muscle mass was increasing as well. Goku could also tell that if any mere mage or even S-Class Mage approached this area would feel intoxicated from feeling Jose's aura thanks to his Shadow Magic..
It was a good thing that it wasn't affecting him at all..
With a final yell, Jose light's up the entire Throne Room which made Goku cover his eyes from the bright light. As the light began to died down, the Saiyan noticed that Jose was enveloped in a thick purple aura that created a crater below him, along with his body becoming slightly bigger and what stand out the most was his pit dark eyes..
"Sorry to keep you waiting, it has been a long time since I've had used my true power..! I hope I'm matching your standards Son Goku!" replied Jose with a mocking tone of voice as he stretches his bulked up arms..
Before the Saiyan could respond back, his sensing abilities went off as he senses two familiar presences coming into the Throne Room. Goku turned his head to the entrance to see Erza and Mirajane opening the door as they look ahead to see what was going on..
"Goku-kun!" exclaimed both Erza and Mirajane at the same time as they stared at the Saiyan with concern on their faces..
"What are you guys do-..!" before Goku could finish his sentence, his eyes went wide as he notice that all of the sudden Jose appeared in front of him with a maniac grin on his expression as he was ready to deliver his attack "Crap! I let my guard down and he was able to take advantage of the situation with his newfound speed!"
"Dark Pulse!" shouted Jose with a grin as he swipes his hand in front of Goku, thus causing a chain explosion that envelopes the Saiyan God along with half of the Throne Room. The explosion created a massive shockwave that made both females mages to brace themselves from the impact..
"Goku-kun!" shouted Mirajane with a worried tone of voice as she covers herself from the wind gust the explosion created..
"So fast..! I wasn't to keep up that insane speed! Even Goku-kun was shocked by that sudden attack!" thought the Re-quip mage as she gritted her teeth in frustration, along with covering her view from the wind gusts..
As the smoke began to died down it revealed a giant hole that covered half of the Throne Room and it's depth could reach all the way to the bottom of the mecha. But what made both girls feel more anxious was the absence of Goku who was nowhere to be seen..
"Oh no.. Goku-kun.." murmured Mirajane with a agitated tone as she could feel her knees about to give up from thinking about the worst situation in which her crush died from that attack because they distracted him..
She wouldn't be able to handle living with the fact that she was responsible of his demise..
"That's unfortunate, I didn't want to obliterated half of the Throne Room along with destroying part of the Mecha but I guess this happens when you haven't used your full power for a long time.." spoke Jose to himself with a dark smile as he couldn't see any signs of his opponents which means he will take this as a victory. However, before he said anything Jose suddenly catches with his right hand a sword that belonged to Erza, who was in her Black Wing Armor with a enraged expression on her face "Hoh, I didn't expect Titania herself to show up all the way here! Here to avenge the death of you're comrade that I just killed?"
"You bastard! I'll make sure to cut you down after what you've done!" responded Erza with a furious expression as she jumps back to gain distance and get's ready to attack her opponent "I know you're not dead Goku-kun! I've seen you survive worse with no issues! Prove me wrong once again meanwhile I stall Jose Porla from attacking the others!"
"Such a statement from the strongest women in the kingdom!" commented Jose with a mocking tone of voice as he got into a battle position "Let's see if a mere S-Class Mage is able to tangle with a Wizard Saint like myself..!"
Meanwhile the battle was about to happen, on the bottom of hole that Jose created with his explosion we could see Magnolia's lake that the mecha was sitting on, floating through the sea of rubble caused by the explosion we could see Goku looking face up with a comical annoyed expression..
"Oh man! I can't believe I let my guard down so easily against him! Whis-san would have scold me for not being aware of my surroundings all the time like he does..!" said the Saiyan God to himself as he crossed his arms with a pouting expression "Although, I think it's safe to say that using 5% of my Base Form power won't be enough to go against his full power! It seems that it's time to actually use more of my strength in this world!"
"Alright let's get back to the battle..!" said Goku casually as he was about to teleport. However, with his critical eye and sensing abilities he saw an individual that was falling from one of the Mecha's rooftop which made him concerned "On a second thought, I'll go save that person before heading back to the battle!"
As he disappears via Instant Transmission, Goku will later realized that by saving that person his life was going to change drastically in the near future thanks to his actions..
Scene Change.. Phantom Lord Mecha Lower Rooftop.. Few minutes before Goku falling into the Lake..
In the rainy rooftop we could see Gray running away at super-sonic speeds from Juvia's boiling wave of water that she was controlling through her mastery of water. Thanks to the reflexes he has been honing through Goku's training, the Ice-maker mage was able to evade the boiling water coming at him but it didn't leave him any time to retaliate back..
"At this rate I'll be overwhelmed by the boiling water! I need a distraction so I can take off my weighted wristbands and go all out!" said Gray to himself with a frustrated expression as he dodge another boiling water stream. Then his eyes went wide as he came with a quick plan to distract his opponent, with a loud yell Gray punches the floor of the rooftop which causes to crack and breakdown around the battlefield. This surprised Juvia since she didn't expect her crush to do something like that meanwhile he falls into the hole he created..
"Ice Maker: Wall!" shouted Gray as he creates a Ice wall around the hole he created to block off Juvia from coming down. As he lands on the lower floor, Gray quickly began to take off his weighted wristbands and began to channel all his Ki around his body "Alright! I should be able to fight her-!"
However, before he could finish his sentence the Ice Wall began to quickly melt by a boiling water stream that shot right through. Gray with a serious expression extends his right arm and catches the attack, in the next second he begins to freeze the boiling water stream through the use of his Magic. This was noticed by Juvia who showed a surprised expression after seeing how all the boiling water around her began to freeze..
"He's able to freeze Juvia's boiling water?! But that's impossible! No Ice mage should be able to do this!" exclaimed the blue-haired mage with a shocked expression as she saw Gray jumping back into the rooftop with a blue aura dancing around his body "Not only that, Juvia can sense that darling's Magic power has increased as well!"
"And we only barely scratching the surface of what I'm capable of doing currently!" responded Gray with a cocky smirk as he got into a battle position once again "Now come at me with everything you got!"
"No.." exclaimed Juvia with a firm tone of voice as she looks at Gray with concerned expression "I don't have the will to damage you!"
"What?" said the Ice-maker with a confused expression as he didn't expect that answer from her "Are you saying this because you're afraid to face me with my current power?"
"That's not the reason darling..!" exclaimed the blue-haired mage back as she looks at the side with ashamed expression "If Juvia unleashes the full capabilities of a Water Mage, Juvia might end up killing him by accident! Juvia can't afford that situation to happen!"
Without even realizing it, the rain was beginning to pour even harder than usual thanks to Juvia's emotions affecting her near environment. This of course annoyed the Ice-maker since it was making his view getting blurry..
"Tch! This rain is really getting on my nerves! I really hope it stops soon!" commented Gray with a annoyed tone of voice. However, what he didn't realized that Juvia was able to hear his comment which made her shake her head in frustration as she clenches her fist..
"Not you too darling..! Even he doesn't like the rain just like the others..!" said Juvia within her mind with frustration as she unconsciously began to increase her Magic power, along with her body sizzling from the boiling water she was producing "Juvia is disappointed darling..! Juvia was expecting you to be different from the others but it seems that's not the case! Then Juvia is not going to hold herself back against you! Juvia hopes you can survive this encounter!"
Without wasting time, Juvia transforms herself into boiling water itself as she along the surrounding water shoot off like a jet stream towards Gray, who was slightly surprised by the increase of speed she gained. The Ice-maker began to dodge all the incoming attacks with his increased speed he gained after taking off his weighted wristbands. However, that wasn't going to last long when Juvia who still was in Water jet stream form began to surround Gray by going around him in blinding speeds which makes it impossible to escape..
"Ice Maker: Dome!" exclaimed Gray as he surrounds himself into an Ice Dome to protect himself from Juvia's boiling water that approaching closer to him each second "Although I'm superior to her when it comes to speed and raw strength, her using an overwhelming amount of Water makes her have the advantage and that's not adding her intangibility factor. The only way I can overwhelmed her is to increase my power to the next level and finish this in a single shot when she's distracted..!"
"Here goes nothing..!" said the Ice-maker with determination as he uses his right thumb and presses the pressure point on his heart to activate the Pain Killer, which allows him not to feel any pain for the next two hours. This will allowed him to do one of Goku's ultimate technique.. "Kaio-Ken..!"
"Come on darling! Come out of that ice dome before Juvia does it for you!" stated Juvia with a slightly unhinged tone as she kept melting Gray's protection by the second. However, all of the sudden a pillar of red energy broke off from the Ice dome that it pushes Juvia back a couple of meters and makes her revert back to her original form. But what shocked the blue-haired mage the most was that the red energy coming off the Ice dome was freezing it's entire surrounding.. "Darling's energy keeps increasing to unimaginable levels! but also is freezing the water that Juvia created without doing anything!"
As the Ice dome breaks completely, we see Gray coming out with his muscles bigger than before along with a wild red aura surrounding his entire body. Juvia could feel that the pressure he was emitting was something that she only has seen coming from her Guild Master when he gets angry at them..
"This battle is over Juvia.." exclaimed Gray calmly as he runs towards his opponent at hyper-sonic speeds and appears in front of her in half a second, which surprised the Water Mage to it's core since she never expected him to be this fast..
"So fast! Juvia won't have the time to become intangible before darling lands it's attack!" said Juvia to herself concerned as she tried to increase the process of becoming water. But it was too late when Gray was able to make contact with her true body..
"First Stance: Black Tortoise!" shouted the Ice-maker mage as he delivered his attack to Juvia's true body at blinding speeds. When the fist made contact with Juvia's stomach it created a massive shock-wave that could be felt throughout the entire Mecha, followed by sightly clearing the rainy clouds above them. The force of the punch was so powerful that it made blue-haired mage spit blood from her mouth, followed by being launched at blinding speeds at the other end of the rooftop where she stopped at the edge before falling into the abyss almost unconscious from the previous attack..
Gray has won his battle against his opponent in the lapse of two seconds..
The Ice-maker began to breath heavily as he de-activates his Kaio-Ken aura along with decreasing his muscle mass. Although he's not feeling pain at the moments thanks to him using the Pain Killer technique, he can still feel the tiredness the Kaio-Ken brings with as he falls into his stomach..
"Damn it.. Even if it's my second time using the Kaio-Ken, it still leaves me on the floor tired! I wouldn't be able to fathom how painful this would be without using the Pain Killer technique.." said Gray to himself in a tired tone as he moves his gaze towards his opponent who's on the floor facing up in the sky.. "At least I was able to incapacitate her so she won't do anything against anyone.."
However, Gray's train of thought was suddenly interrupted as he could hear cracks forming around the rooftop specifically from where Juvia was laying down on the floor. that's when a terrifying thought began to form on his head "Shit! Thanks to our battle the rooftop floor can barely hold on to itself. If I don't move her before the rooftop collapses she will die!"
The Ice-maker began to try to stand up quickly, but falls into the ground again thanks to his body not responding after exhausting all of his energy by using the Kaio-Ken in that last attack "Come on body, don't fail me now! I can't let that person die!"
Unfortunately it was too late, as Gray notice that part of the rooftop began to crumble where Juvia was located as she began to fall into the abyss along with the debris surrounding her. Gray couldn't help but to shout in frustration and fear as he saw her body falling into the abyss "No!"
Juvia who was nearly unconscious could tell that she was falling into the abyss and couldn't help but to resign that she was going to die this moment.. "So darling was able to defeat Juvia with a single move and these are consequences of fighting him.. It's unfortunate that Juvia won't be able to ever make a true relationship or even a friendship with someone. But what to expect from a cursed person who lived their entire life lonely thanks to their magic.."
The Water mage closed her eyes as she expected her impending end approaching. However, all the sudden she felt herself stop mid air which got her confused as she slowly open her eyes and saw an unknown individual with black-spiky hair, carrying her in a bridal style. But what made him stand out her point of view was his soft black onyx eyes, staring at her soul with full of concern like he's her guardian angel protecting her..
At that moment, Juvia began to fall in love once again but the difference being without realizing it thanks for being in a half-unconscious state..
"Hey are you alright? I saw you falling from that rooftop so I decided to help you!" responded a familiar voice that was Son Goku, who used his Instant Transmission to save Juvia from falling into the lake. It was a good thing he decided to come help her before going back to fight Jose..
Before the blue-haired girl could speak up, she began to grunt in pain from the attack she received from her darling previously that prevented her to respond. The Saiyan God noticed it immediately as he spoke up once more to her..
"Don't speak up if you're still injured. Let's go to a safe spot so we can heal you properly!" said the black-haired Saiyan as he flew up along with Juvia towards the ruined rooftop she was previously fighting. Goku from above was able to spot Gray who was trying to keep himself standing up which made the Saiyan curious.. "Gray over here! It's me Goku!"
"Goku..!?" said Gray out-loud with a surprised expression as he looks up to the sky and saw his master/friend descending from the skies along with his opponent who was he carrying in a bridal style.. "Goku! You were able to save her but how? I thought you were fighting with Jose from what I could sensed.."
"Well, Jose was able to sneak attack me and launched me all the way to Magnolia's Lake with his attack. I was going to teleport back into the battlefield until I saw this girl falling down from the rooftop so I decided to save her..!" said the Saiyan God casually as he softly puts her down in the nearest pillar so she could be sitting up.. "I assume you were fighting her previously right?"
"Yeah, she's part of the Element Four and her name is Juvia. Kind of a weird girl if you asked me but she doesn't deserve to die so I'm really grateful that you were able to save her.." responded Gray with a soft smile towards Goku who just smiled back at his student..
"Before I go back into my fight, I'll give you two Senzu Beans so you can heal yourself and Juvia. Just make sure she doesn't make any troubles after this..!" commented the Saiyan God as he took out from his small grey pouch two green beans and throws them at Gray who catches it with ease..
"Don't worry I'll make sure she's not causing anymore trouble.." responded the Ice-maker with a smirk as he ate his Senzu Bean and began gain all his power back, along with healing his body completely which meant he won't receive the rebound of the Pain Killer..
"Alright I'm going to head back to the fight! See ya!" exclaimed Goku with a smile as he uses Instant Transmission to teleport back into the Throne Room, thus leaving Gray along with Juvia who was laying down on the floor next to him half unconscious..
"Hey.. Eat this bean so you can recover yourself quickly.." said Gray neutrally as he puts the Senzu Bean on Juvia's mouth as she slowly began to chew it and then swallowing it. In two seconds she began to recover back her energy, her body began to heal completely along with regaining her conscious..
"H-Huh..?" said Juvia with confusion as she began to sit up and looked around her surrounding, as she was looking for something and the only thing she found was the rooftop destroyed and her darling next to her.. "Darling.. what just happened? Last thing Juvia remembers was being saved by a guardian angel, where did he go or did he even exist?"
"Guardian Angel? Are you talking about Son Goku?" asked Gray with confusion as he got the attention of the blue-haired girl who was now looking at him.. "If you're referring to Goku then let me tell you he's real. He saved you from dying just recently and right now he's fighting Jose so we can this conflict once it for all.."
"So Juvia's guardian angel name is Son Goku and he's real..?" said Juvia to herself as she looks up to the sky that was clearing up as she began to form a smile along with a blush on her face.. "Goku-sama and Gray-sama, both of you might not realize it but you both changed Juvia's life thanks to your simple actions and Juvia plans to repay it back with love..!"
With determination on her mind, Juvia was ready to conquer the heart of her darling and guarding angel with whatever methods it takes. She didn't care if society shunned her for going after two people at the time, as long as she's happy it's what matters to her.
What Juvia doesn't realized that one of them already made multiple girls fall in love with him despite not realizing it..
It was not going to be an easy challenge for the Water mage..
Scene Change.. Phantom Lord Mecha.. Secret Hideout..
"Incredible.. I can't follow their movements at all!" exclaimed Lucy with a stunned expression as she tries to follow Natsu's and Gajeel's movement with her good eye but it was resulting impossible with them moving at blinding speeds around the hideout..
"Yeah! Natsu and Black Steel Gajeel are truly on a whole other level!" added Happy to the conversation as he also tried to follow the battle but no results. The two Dragon Slayer were just at another level..
After fighting around the secret hideout at blinding speeds, both Natsu and Gajeel reappeared in the middle of the room as they clashed their fist at the same time which caused a powerful shock-wave that made the room tremble violently. Gajeel began to smirk as he delivered an horizontal kick towards Natsu's face, but the Dragon Slayer manages to block it and quickly responds back with a powerful One-Inch punch in the stomach that moves Gajeel away from him. Unfortunately, it didn't do any damage towards the Iron Dragon Slayer as he kept smirking from that previous attack
"Damn it! Even if I used Ki in that previous attack his Iron Scales are sturdier than I thought! It even hurt my knuckles..!" thought Natsu with an annoyed expression as he could feel his right arm sting after preforming the One-Inch punch..
"You're staring to realize it now Salamander!" exclaimed Gajeel cockily as he got the attention of the Dragon Slayer "No matter how strong you have become you won't be able to overcome my Iron Scales! And that's not mentioning that my Iron Drive increases my attributes up to three times! Overall you're attacks are useless..!"
"Then let's see if you're defense can handle this..!" responded Natsu as he began to take a deep breath and summons an orange magic circle in front of him "Fire Dragon..!"
"Gihi! I rather respond back with my own attack to prove you that I'm the superior Dragon Slayer!" said the Iron Dragon Slayer out-loud as he also took a deep breath and summons a green magic circle "Iron Dragon..!"
"Are they insane!?" exclaimed Lucy with a shocked expression "If those two attacks collided there's no telling if the room could even survive!"
"Then let's look for spot to be safe from the incoming explosion!" recommended Happy as he along with Lucy looked for a spot they could be safe, to their luck they were able to find a pile of boxes that can cover both of them completely..
"ROAR!" shouted both Natsu and Gajeel at the same time as they unleashed their respective Dragon Roars towards each other. When both attacks made collision in the middle of the room it created a massive shock-wave, followed by a violent explosion that sends everything flying away including the boxes that were supposed to protect Lucy and Happy. As the explosion began died down there was massive crater in the middle of the room, the walls were cracked from the shockwave and even part of the roof was blown off.
Thanks to the force of the explosion, both Natsu and Gajeel crashed into the wall at each end of the room at the same time. As both began to get out from the crater they created, we could see Natsu's vest was completely destroyed from the explosion along with getting scratches around his body. The same could be said for Gajeel who's upper clothes was completely gone, even part of his Iron Scales began to crack without realizing it..
"Let me tell you this Salamander..! Although you have advantage when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, your flames and raw strength are no match against me since I've barely taken any damage! Meanwhile your body keeps taking blows and cuts from my Iron!" exclaimed Gajeel with cocky grin on his face as he stretches his limbs casually.. However, his attitude suddenly changed as part of his Iron Scale began to fall of from his face which was notice by Natsu who couldn't help but to grin savagely..
"Maybe my flames are not enough but don't underestimate my power as a Dragon Slayer! It can do more than just burning and I'm going to show right now just how easily I can break you down Black Steel Gajeel!" responded Natsu cockily as he began to power up to his maximum, which made him release his Magic and Ki aura at the same time similar to what he did in his recent training with Goku..
"Gihi! You really think you have the advantage just because a measly Iron scale fell off from my face!?" stated the Iron Dragon Slayer with a unhinged grin as he also began to increase his Magic level to the maximum, which created a green aura that began to surround him "This world is too small for two Dragon Slayer to roam in the skies! Prepare to meet you maker Salamander!"
"Wait you're telling me they were still holding back?!" exclaimed the Celestial Mage from the sidelines in shock "That last attack almost blew us all off and you're telling me they have more powerful techniques than that?!"
"Aye! Those two are at the level of an S-Class Mage or maybe even above that!" added the Exceed to the conversation with a similar expression as Lucy's
Without wasting time, the two Dragon Slayers ran towards their direction at super-sonic speeds and at the same time they landed a punch to each other's face at the same time, which caused another shock-wave that made the room tremble. Both Natsu and Gajeel roared at each other as they began to engage in a fast pace hand-to-hand combat in which the pink-haired mage had the advantage thanks to his training with Goku, but Gajeel's Iron Scales resulted to be the best defense since he was barely receiving any damage from Natsu's physical attacks..
"Incredible.. I've never seen Natsu fight at such high level before!" exclaimed Lucy from the sidelines with an awe expression
"Aye! It's all thanks to Goku's training!" added Happy to the conversation as his face turned to a serious expression "But you can tell both of them are at the same level, Natsu only has the advantage in hand-to-hand meanwhile Black Steel defense is rendering Natsu's attack to almost no damage!"
However, the Iron Dragon Slayer was able to find an opening and powerfully bashes his head towards Natsu's forehead which made him bleed and yell from the pain he felt. But the pink-haired mage wasn't going to give up as he focused most of his Ki and Magic into his right fist and punches Gajeel's stomach so hard that it bypassed the Iron Scales defense, thus making him spit blood from his stomach as he could feel himself almost losing his consciousness from that punch.
Both Dragon Slayers stopped their fight for a moment and stared at each other with tired expressions as they were breathing heavily from receiving all those previous. However, Natsu then noticed that Gajeel picked up a piece of metal that was laying on the floor and began to eat it which made Natsu's eyes go wide..
"You bastard! It's not fair that you get to gain your energy back meanwhile I'm running low on battery!" shouted Natsu with angry comical expression towards Gajeel who couldn't help but to smirk savagely after hearing the pink-haired mage's comment..
"Tough luck Salamander! Iron Dragon Demon Logs!" exclaimed Gajeel as he morphs his right arm into a large spearhead and shoots off multiple of them in rapid succession towards Natsu, who although manages to dodge multiple of them he was being cut from others spearheads in different parts of his body..
"Impossible! How does he have more energy to keep going when he was as injured as Natsu?!" exclaimed Lucy in disbelief as she couldn't understand why Gajeel was able to output more attacks than Natsu at the moment, when both of them were similarly injured..
"It's because he's a Dragon Slayer similar to Natsu, the only difference is that Gajeel is a Iron Dragon Slayer which allows him to recover his energy when he eats something that is made out of Iron..!" responded the Exceed nervously as he could feel sweat coming down from his forehead
"Then we need to create Fire for Natsu so he can recover his energy!" exclaimed the Celestial Mage with determination as she was about to look for her Celestial Keys to summon a spirit that will allow her to create fire. However, her face turned into a horrified expression as she realized that her keys were not with her at this moment "Oh no.. I just realized that I don't my Celestial Keys with me! I haven't had them since I was captured by that blue haired woman!"
"No..!" said Happy in concern as he stares back at the battle where Gajeel quickly rushes in front of Natsu and began to unleash a barrage of punches that he was finding difficult to block. However, the Fire Dragon Slayer wasn't going to give up as he found an opening and bashes his head towards Gajeel's forehead but unfortunately it didn't fazed Gajeel at all..
"Really? is that all you can muster Salamander? I stared to notice that you're strength is beginning to decrease, you might need some fire if you want to keep up but all we have here is Iron so you can have as much as you want!" shouted Gajeel mockingly as he quickly grabbed one of Natsu's leg and powerfully launches him to the nearest wall, as Natsu crashes into the wall he ends up destroying it which gave him a view of what's going on outside the Mecha..
However, he was too injured and bloody to notice what was going on outside that he just lays on the floor facing up taking deep breaths as he could feel he was low on air. Unfortunately, Natsu was interrupted when Gajeel began to step on his chest which made him yell in pain
"I have to admit Salamander, you're the first person who has ever pushed me this far..!" said Gajeel neutrally as he stomps Natsu's stomach which makes him cough blood from his stomach.. "Who would of thought that a pathetic guild like Fairy Tail was hosting someone as powerful as you!"
"Natsu!" shouted Happy anxiously as he couldn't bear to see his 'father' being this injured..
"No.. This can't be happening.. Natsu can't lose, not like this..!" exclaimed the Celestial Mage as she could feel tears beginning to form in her eyes. She wouldn't be able to bear the thought that one of her friends was killed because of her actions in joining Fairy Tail..
It would be too unfair..
"D-Did I lose..? All the training that I went through with Goku and I can't beat an S-Class Mage who is a Dragon Slayer..? Did I truly reached my limit as a Fire Dragon Slayer..?" thought Natsu tiredly as he gazed outside the hole he did and his eyes slightly widen as he saw the entire Fairy Tail guild completely destroyed, the place that he called his home ever since he was seven years old was gone. From afar he could see Cana letting some tears coming down after failing to protect the guild, others also had that same expression that the Card mage had on, even Gray's former master was looking rattled from all that was going on.
However, there's one thing that he noticed that all of the Fairy Tail members were doing and that was not giving up. Even if the guild was destroyed none of them stopped fighting against the ghostly figures because giving up was not an option when a family member is in danger. Natsu knew that Goku, Erza, Gray and Elfman wouldn't have given up when the odds were against them, they would have found a way to overcome a difficult situation. Hell even his deceased childhood friend would have found a way to resolve her predicament..
Just because he was at his limit, it doesn't mean he couldn't shattered that limit and go beyond! His master/friend was the living proof that limits were meant to be shattered and he had the tools to do that..
Natsu was going to shatter his limits..
"What are you going to do Salamander? You're pathetic guild has been destroyed, Fairy Tail has fallen and you will be following the same faith..!" exclaimed Gajeel with a dark grin as he was about to stomp on Natsu's head. However, his face turned into a surprised one as he saw the Fire Dragon Slayer using both hands to stop Gajeel's feet from attacking. This made the Iron Dragon Slayer jump back to gain some distance from Natsu as he looks at him with a amused expression meanwhile he slowly gets up "Huh, so you still have some energy left in the tank? Then let me help leak the rest that you have left! Iron Dragon Sword!"
"NO STOP!" howled Happy with tears running down his face as he saw Gajeel morphing his right arm into an Iron sword and dashes towards where Natsu was standing. Lucy couldn't help but to close her eyes as she couldn't bear seeing her friend dying right there and there.. After a few seconds of having her eyes closed, her curiosity got the better of her as she opened her good eye as saw Natsu holding on Gajeel's sword tightly, not caring that he was bleeding through his hand a lot.
The Iron Dragon Slayer tried to move his sword but no avail thanks to Natsu's tightly grip, then Gajeel looks back at Natsu and was surprised by the sudden deathly glare he was receiving that it made him slightly sweat..
"How?! How do you have strength to keep fighting when your entire guild is destroyed?!" asked the Iron Dragon Slayer confused at the determination that Natsu was showcasing against him..
"Because my friends are still fighting to win this conflict and who am I to just give up when they also depend on me..!" responded Natsu with deadly calmness as he used his other available arm and uses his thumb to press his heart pressure point and activate the Pain Killer.. "For their sake, I'll shatter my limits to take you down Black Steel! Kaio-Ken!"
The moment Natsu let those words go, a wild red aura began to surround his body along with increasing his muscle mass. The force of his aura was creating powerful wind gust that were felt throughout the entire room, that Lucy and Happy had to cover their faces from said wind gust..
"Amazing..! When did Natsu obtained this kind power?!" asked the Celestial mage in awe towards the Exceed who shook his head about her question..
"I don't know! This is the first time I've witnessed Natsu pulling a technique with such power like that!" responded Happy also confused since this was the first time he witnessed something like this..
"What kind of raw power is this?! Where did he get this from?!" thought Gajeel as he narrows his eyes from the wind gusts that Natsu was producing. However, before he could think about his next move he suddenly received an uppercut to the jaw that sends him flying up to the skies, Gajeel was so shocked that he couldn't believe that Natsu was able to do what he just did right now "What the..?! He was able to destroy part of my Iron Scales in my jaw with a simple uppercut?! Just how strong did he get?!"
"You bastards will pay for destruction and pain that y'all have inflicted on my guild and my friends!" shouted Natsu enraged as he focused most of his Ki and Magic energy into both of his fist and began to fuse both energies together. As he saw Gajeel coming down from the skies he began his onslaught with a barrage of attacks "Fire Dragon King: Iron Fist Barrage!"
"This is for everyone that you bastards hurt! Levy, Jet, Droy, Cana, Loke, Elfman, Mira, Ur, Erza, Gray, Goku and Lucy!" shouted the Fire Dragon Slayer with all his might as he gives a final punch which was enveloped with deep red flames towards Gajeel's stomach that sends him crashing into the nearest wall.. "It's time to end this battle Black Steel.. Kaaaaaa... Meeeee..."
"Impossible.." exclaimed Lucy with a stunned expression as she saw Natsu take a position that she was very familiar with, after all she has seen her beloved it preform it twice so far "When did he learn how to do that technique?!"
"Haaaaaa... Meeeee..." chanted Natsu as he began to form a blue ball of energy between his hands near his waist side. The Dragon Slayer with a serious look saw Gajeel coming out of the crater his crashing created and was looking livid, along with more cracks forming in his Iron skin..
"I don't know what you're planning Salamander! But it's going to be useless against the might of the strongest Dragon Slayer! I won't be defeated by a lowly fairy like you!" cry out Gajeel with rage as he created a green magic circle in front of his face and took a deep breath "Begone Salamander! Iron Dragon Roar!"
"HAAAAAAA!" yelled Natsu as he and Gajeel unleashed their respective attacks towards each other. When both Kamehameha and Iron Dragon Roar collided against each other it created a massive shock-wave that made the entire Mecha tremble, along with destroying another part of the hideout. However, the attack struggled only lasted a couple seconds until the Kamehameha completely overwhelmed Gajeel's attack, which shocked him completely since he didn't expect it to be this powerful. As he received the blue energy beam head on, Gajeel began to yell in agony as he could feel his skin burning along with his scales breaking off from him.
"No! I can't believe I lost against Salamander! Jose lied about him being weaker now I'm paying the consequences..!" said Gajeel within his mind as he began to lose consciousness from all the pain he was feeling, last thing he thought was cursing at his guild master..
Natsu's Kamehameha didn't stop with Gajeel as the blue beam shot off from the Phantom Lord Mecha until it disappeared kilometers away from the battle. The Fairy Tail mages who were able to see the beam from the outside battlefield wondered what truly was going on within the mecha..
As the dust began to died down, it revealed a Natsu who was breathing hard as he de-activates his Kaio-Ken and falls into the ground without any energy left in his body. The Dragon Slayer couldn't help but to look at Gajeel's direction and saw the Elemental Four member laying on the floor, unconscious along with injuries and blood all around his body..
Gajeel Redfox has fallen and Natsu Dragneel was the victor..
"Hehe.. I won..! I WON!" yelled Natsu with all his might happily as he tries to raise his fist as a celebration of victory. Without wasting time, both Lucy and Happy made their way towards where the Dragon Slayer was and began to help him sit up..
"You won Natsu! You proved to him that you are the strongest Dragon Slayer in the Kingdom!" exclaimed Happy with a relief tone as he cleans the tears that were coming down his face
"That's right buddy.. I've proved to him that I'm the strongest and I've made him pay for what he's done..!" responded the pink-haired mage tiredly as he was being helped to stand up by the Celestial Mage, who decided she will take care of him in the meantime by carrying on her back..
"I suggest we get out of here and look for Goku-kun and the others. He might have some Senzu Beans to healed you completely.." suggested Lucy towards the Dragon Slayer who nodded softly at her recommendation..
"Yeah, let's find Goku as soon as possible so I can take a Senzu Bean. I don't think my body will be able to handle the rebound pain when the Pain Killer effect is done.." exclaimed Natsu tiredly as he began to feel sleepy and stopped talking. The Celestial Mage didn't know what he was talking about when he mentioned 'Pain Killer', however she decided not to ask since she noticed that he fallen asleep from all his injuries and lack of energy..
Although it was not the time at the moment, Lucy decided that she was going to properly thank him for saving her from getting anymore traumatic injuries or scars. It was unfortunate that her right eye might be permanently injured from the cut, along with the scar that she will definitely gain..
It was going to be a reminder of what happened in this conflict..
"Thank you Natsu.. Thank you for saving me and proving once again that it was never a mistake to join Fairy Tail, a place where a true family can be born and help you through thick and thin.." said Lucy to herself with a soft smile on her face as she made her way along with an unconscious Natsu and Happy walking next to her to their next destination..
Look for the others and end this conflict once it for all..
Scene Change... Phantom Lord Mecha... Throne Room..
"If that's truly the extend of your power then you're just a mere insect against me Titania!" shouted Jose with a dark smirk on his face as he easily blocks Erza's sword attack with his dagger, which caused a loud 'clank' around the battlefield.. "Why don't you just give up and kneel down to the strongest guild in Fiore?"
"Fairies don't kneel against oppressors who think they can rule with an iron fist..! And besides, I know Goku-kun wouldn't have given up when the odds are against him!" exclaimed back Erza, who was in her Black Wing Armor as she tries to put more strength into her sword. Unfortunately, it didn't make Jose move from his spot at all and decided to put an end to this by kicking the Re-quip mage into her stomach, which sends her flying towards Mirajane's direction and barely manages to catch her..
"Erza..! Are you alright?!" asked Mirajane with concern in her tone of voice as she saw her friend injured just from that brief scuffled she had with the Guild Master of Fairy Tail
"I'll be fine.. We just need a little bit of more time..!" responded the red-haired mage tiredly as she felt winded from that previous kick that she got from Jose "I hate to admit this but I'm no match against his full power, only Master or Goku-kun are able to take him down.. I just need a bit more time to stall him so Goku-kun can comeback.."
However, the girls attention went back to Jose who was beginning to charge an attack with his right hand which made the entire Throne Room tremble..
"You know, the way that you both keep mentioning Son Goku to no end makes me think that you both had a intimate relationship with him! Who would of thought that two S-Class Mages who are very well known in the kingdom have fallen for the same guy! A fascinating tale indeed..!" stated the Guild Master of Phantom Lord in a mocking tone of voice towards Erza and Mirajane, who couldn't help but to glare furiously at Jose for that comment although it had some truth in it "Don't worry, I'll make sure to send the both of you to where I send Son Goku, to the depths of Niflheim! Dead Wave!"
With a maniac grin Jose shoot off a massive purple beam of energy towards Erza and Mirajane. The red-haired mage quickly Re-quips into her Adamantine Armor to protect Mirajane and brace herself from the impact. However, after a few seconds she noticed that the blast never reached her and puts her shield down just to see a certain Saiyan God blocking Jose's Dead Wave with a single hand..
"Goku-kun!" shouted both Erza and Mirajane at the same time with relief in their tone of voice, deep in their hearts they thought that Goku had perished in that previous attack but he proved once again that he was fine all this time..
"Son Goku?! But how?! I saw you disappeared with my own two eyes!" exclaimed Jose with a stunned expression as he saw the black-haired Saiyan still holding on his attack with a serious expression "And not only that, he's capable to block with Dead Wave at 100% with just a single hand..!"
Goku with a single roar he kicks the Dead Wave to the sky which surprised everyone in the Throne Room. After a few seconds, the attack exploded high in the skies which created a city-sized shockwave that made the entirety of Magnolia tremble for a couple of seconds..
"Are you girls alright?" asked the Saiyan God with a concern tone of voice towards both Erza and Mirajane who just nodded at his question "I'm sorry that I took longer than I had to, there was a sudden situation that needed my attention but at least I'm here now.."
"It's fine, at least we know you're still safe and sound as I expected.." responded the Re-quip mage with a soft smile on her face towards Goku..
"Yeah, I'm glad that you're okay Goku-kun..!" added the white-haired barmaid with her own beautiful smile towards Goku, who just grinned at her response. However, his expression turned into a serious one as he turned his gaze towards Jose who also was staring back at him..
"Both of you stand back, I'll handle this from now on.." responded Goku with a serious tone towards Erza and Mirajane, who nodded at his request and moved to the sidelines where they wouldn't interrupt the final battle between two Wizard Saint-level mages..
"Well, you really aren't easy to kill as I thought.." stated Jose with a serious expression which then turns into a maniac grin "I'll just have to make sure I've use every bit of my power to eliminate you Son Goku! My only obstacle that prevents me to achieve victory!"
"I have admit it Jose, you're the strongest opponent I have ever encounter in this Kingdom so far that I doubt that with my current power level I'll be able to defeat you.." responded Goku with a sincere tone of voice towards the Guild Master of Phantom Lord who couldn't help but to smile cockily at his comment, then his expression changed when the Saiyan God continued speaking "Which is why I decided it's time for me to finally increase my power to the next level..!"
"What?! You're telling me that he has been holding back this entire time?! That bastard must be bluffing!" thought Jose in denial as he could feel some sweat coming from his forehead..
"So Goku-kun has been holding back against Jose all this time huh? The question is how much? I still remember the power he showed when he saw Levy, Jet and Droy crucified. It was on a whole another level that I thought he could only do that when he succumbs to anger.. Could it be that he can tap into that source of power at will?" thought Erza with a serious expression on her face, she always had a feeling that Goku was never going all out against Jose after what she witnessed when he stopped the Jupiter Cannon and destroyed it with ease. That was the moment when she truly realized that Goku was stronger than the Master.. It was just matter of time when the Saiyan unleashes his true power..
"How much power could Goku-kun be hiding? Is he about to use the power that he unleashed earlier when we found Levy, Jet and Droy at the park? Or is it something else entirely?" thought Mirajane with curiosity as she wondered how much her crush has been holding back..
What they were about to witness next would be something they had never seen before..
Goku got into a power-up position by crossing his arms into an 'X' and began to surround himself with his white Ki aura, which made the entire Mecha tremble thus making hard for the others who are witnessing this scene to keep themselves standing. However, the shaking didn't stop there that it extended to the entirety of Magnolia and it's surroundings areas, which took by surprise every Fairy Tail mage and citizen who have had enough of the constant earthquakes in the past hour..
However, Goku wasn't done there as his aura began to get bigger and wilder than before which caused massive wind gust in the Throne Room, thus forcing Jose, Erza and Mirajane to cover their faces from the wind gust. The three mages then noticed that Goku's aura was letting red sparks that were beginning to consume his typical white aura. With a warrior yell that shook everyone near him, Goku's Ki aura suddenly turned into a red violent aura that shoot off like a pillar of energy to the skies thus illuminating the sunset into a beautiful red one..
With a deep breath Goku began to shrink his red Ki aura into a normal sized and looks at Jose with a serious look, which caused the Wizard Saint to sweat from the sudden pressure he was feeling..
"Sorry for the light shows my powers caused, I wanted to make this special since it has been a while since I used this technique for battle. This is known as the Kaio-Ken!" responded Goku with confident tone of voice as he caused another wind gust throughout the battlefield.. "I could easily have used just 10% of my base form power to match what I'm producing right now, but I wanted this to be special and show him that he never had any chances to win!"
"Kaio-Ken..?" murmured Jose with confusion and hint of nervousness from the pressure that his opponent was emitting..
"Yeah! It multiplies every attribute of my powers by two times which means I'm twice as powerful than I was before!" explained the Saiyan God with a serious look on his face towards Jose, who was stunned at hearing his explanation..
"Kaio-Ken..." thought the Re-quip mage with awe as she marveled at the power that Goku was emitting, it was something she has never felt before that it easily surpasses anything she has felt in her career as mage so far. She was even willing to admit that it made Goku look like a god-like being but that's going to far on her opinion "Could this be the Super Saiyan thing he talked about back few weeks ago in the train..? No it's not possible, he called it Kaio-Ken with confidence but then what is the Super Saiyan thing he talked about? Another type of power up?"
"Incredible! Goku-kun's power is now at a whole another level! It's almost similar to what he showcased early morning but the difference is being his red aura..!" thought Mirajane with amazement as she kept staring at the Saiyan God with adoration as she could feel her cheeks warming up "He looks so dreamy surrounded by that red fiery aura..!"
However, their train of thoughts were interrupted when a certain Ice-maker and Beast Soul user spoke from behind..
"Erza! Mira!" shouted Gray who was running along with Elfman towards where both girls were standing
"Sister! I'm so glad that you're okay!" added Elfman to the conversation as he went straight towards his sister and hugs her with concern "By the way, how did you end up in here?! I thought you were with the others protecting Lucy!"
"Well.. Let's just say a lot of things have happened.." responded Mirajane sheepishly as she could feel a comical sweat coming down her forehead, how will she explained to her little brother what actually happened without making him more worried..
"I can see that.." said the Ice-maker meanwhile his gaze was focused on his master/friend who was having a stare down with Jose "So that's how Goku looks when he uses the Kaio-Ken.. Incredible, he's not even struggling at all when he's using it specially with the power he's emitting. He must have mastered to the point that he feels no strained in activating it! I need to strive for that type of mastery so I don't rely on using the Pain Killer!"
"We need to stay alert in case anything unexpected happens." stated Erza firmly towards both Gray and Elfman who nodded at her statement as their gaze went back to where the battle was about to begin "I highly doubt Goku-kun will need our help, but we need to stay alert in case things go south.."
Back in the battle, Goku slowly began to walk towards the Guild Master of Phantom Lord who couldn't help but to feel a sense of fear that was beginning to built up. Jose instinctively took a step back that it surprised him that his body reacted on its own..
"What the..? What's wrong with my body?! Why am I feeling so nervous that I reacted without thinking..!" thought Jose with confusion as he looks down on his legs wondering why he took a step back. However, that distraction was enough time that when Jose looks up ahead to see that Goku was already in front of him which stunned him to it's core "What?! How was he able to move this fast without me realizing it?!"
The Wizard Saint didn't waste time and took out his dagger to stab the Saiyan in the stomach. However, the moment Jose made contact with Goku's body it just went through which surprised him. The after-image that Goku left in front of Jose began to disappeared completely and then multiple after-images of the Saiyan walking around re-appear surrounding the Guild Master with a serious expression on his face..
(A/N: What Goku is doing is similar to what Killua from Hunter X Hunter does with his Rhythm Echo)
"I have to admit Son Goku, you're speed is something to behold of with the way you can manipulate your after images..!" responded Jose with a hint of edge in his tone of voice as kept looking for the real Goku.. "However, It's foolish to think that with a mere speed boost you can ever defeat me!"
"It's not just a mere speed boost Jose.." echoes Goku calmly through his after-images. Then all of the sudden, the real Goku appeared in front of Jose and delivers a powerful gut punch to the stomach that created a powerful city-sized shock-wave that not only shook the Mecha, but the entirety of Magnolia for a couple of seconds.. "It is also strength boost as well.."
"I-Impossible..! Just a mere gut punch from this brat already left me this hurt..!" thought the Guild Master stunned as he began to cough blood from his mouth after getting punch so hardly. It even made him to start stumbling and wheezing as he was trying to catch his breath..
"What a manly display of Goku-san's power! He truly is the strongest in the guild!" said Elfman from the sidelines with a grin on his face, happy that Goku was winning this battle with ease..
"Yeah you tell me, I've never seen Goku punch someone this hard and I have a feeling he was containing himself.." added Gray to the conversation with his arms crossed. He couldn't help but to feel slightly jealous about Goku's strength which is why after all of this is done he will train even harder to get stronger..
"Goku-kun's power really is something to behold isn't it Erza?" asked the white-haired barmaid with a smile towards Erza who nodded at her comment
"Indeed, it never stops fascinating how strong he truly is. I would even go as far to say that he's almost comparable to the Four Gods of Ishgar at this point.." responded Erza with a calm expression as she gazes at Goku who removed his fist from Jose's stomach as he falls into his knees still trying to catch his breath..
"How... How are you doing this..?! This is not the mere power of a mere mage..!" stated Jose as kept taking deep breaths and stares a the Saiyan with hatred and fear..
"With the power that I'm producing right now you don't stand a chance in defeating me..!" responded the Saiyan God with a calm expression as he looks down at the Guild Master of Fairy Tail "Give up and never come across Fairy Tail ever again..!"
"No... Not now and never! I'll never surrender towards you fairies! Not when my goal of making Phantom Lord the best in the continent is within reach! I'll never kneel against you!" spat Jose with a expression full of rage towards the Saiyan God who couldn't help but to sigh at the response..
"Then you left me no choice.. Renewal Taekwondo: Baek Rok!" shouted Goku as he delivers a powerful upwards vertical kick towards Jose's chin that it sends him flying up in the sky for a couple seconds, as Jose began to fall Goku extended his right hand into the sky and catches the Guild Master by the spine which caused it to break. However, Jose didn't yelled at all since he was unconscious the moment the Saiyan God delivered that kick into his chin..
Son Goku has defeat the Guild Master of Phantom Lord, Jose Porla..
"Oh man, I hope I didn't went overboard with my strength..!" said Goku outloud comically as he puts down an unconscious Jose on the floor facing up and powers down from his Kaio-Ken technique
"Overboard doesn't even come to describe what you're strength is truly capable off Goku..!" responded Gray with a teasing tone towards Goku who was surprised to see one of his students here "Each of your punches were creating shockwaves that made the entirety of Magnolia tremble! Just hope the citizens don't start demanding us for the repairs that this conflict caused!"
"Oops! hehehe!" laughed the Saiyan God with comical sweat coming down his forehead after hearing the Ice-maker's words "I'm glad that you're here Gray! What happened to that blue-haired girl that was with you?"
"You mean Juvia? She left this place but she promised that she won't attack anyone in the guild. Although she did say that she's planning to see the two of us again soon which I find weird for some reason.." said the black-haired mage still remembering the words that the Element Four girl told him before leaving. Goku also was left confused as to why she wanted to see him specifically, however his train of thoughts were interrupted when Erza spoke up..
"Congratulations in defeating Jose, Goku-kun. You finally put an end to this conflict..!" responded the Re-quip mage with a beautiful smile on her face towards the Saiyan God who grins back at her..
"I should be thanking you for stalling Jose meanwhile I was out of the Throne Room! You're amazing Erza-chan!" exclaimed Goku cheerfully towards the red-haired mage who couldn't help but to blush slightly at his comment. Mirajane who saw this began to feel slightly jealous towards Erza, although she was able to capture his lips she needed to make sure other girls don't take advantage of him..
"That was a manly display of strength Goku-san! I wish to aspire to be as manly as you were in the battle against Jose.." commented Elfman enthusiastically towards Goku who couldn't help but chuckle at his comment..
"My little brother is right Goku-kun, you really are an inspiration for people whenever you realized it or not..!" added Mirajane with a beautiful smile on her face to Goku who just didn't know how to respond to that comment. Before he could say something, his sensing abilities stared to go off when he sensed a familiar presence appearing ahead of him..
"Hey Master!" shouted Goku cheerfully which caught by surprised the other Fairy Tail mages as they turned their heads to where Goku was looking and saw their dear Guild Master, dressed up in his Wizard Saint attire and completely healed up "It seems that Senzu Bean did wonders for you Master!"
"Indeed, it was thanks to you and Porlyusica that I'm standing back with my Magic and full health..!" responded Makarov proudly as he jumps down from the rock formation that was created from the battle and made his way towards the group "I'm proud of each and every one of you, this generation just proves that they can still evolved and become better mages than the previous one. You were able to finish this conflict without the need of my help, which makes me believe that when I step down the guild will be in good hands!"
"But Master, we couldn't save the Fairy Tail guild. It was completely destroyed by this conflict.." responded Erza somewhat saddened, from the multiple holes in the Throne Room had from the battle she was able to see that their guild was completely destroyed. At least it was a good thing that everyone was safe and the ghostly figures disappeared the moment Goku defeated Jose..
"Don't worry about materialistic things Erza, we can rebuild the entire guild better than before with the saving funds we have saved up over the years!" responded Makarov without any concern towards the Re-quip mage "Although I just hope the Magic Council doesn't disband us and slap us with the damage cost that this conflict created.. The people of Magnolia is going to want answers after this.."
"Alright then our job here is done, let's go back outside where everyone is..!" recommended Goku towards the group of mages who nodded at his comment and went to grab on his shoulder so they can teleport "By the way, I still need to pick up Natsu, Happy and Lucy-chan who are around somewhere in here. Although, I wonder how Lucy-chan ended up here in the Mecha when she was supposed to be safe and sound.."
"I'm sure Natsu will fill you in with the details, but for now let's not waste time and lets reunite with the others.." stated Erza neutrally to Saiyan God as then moves her stare towards Makarov who hasn't joined them "Aren't you coming with us Master?"
"You kids go ahead. I'll handle some of the lose ends here, who knows how long Jose is going to be unconscious so I'll be watching him until the Magic Council gets here.." responded calmly the Guild Master of Fairy Tail towards Erza and the others..
"Alright we'll wait for you outside Master!" said Goku neutrally as he uses his Instant Transmission to teleport to where Natsu, Lucy and Happy were located so he can pick them up. Thus leaving Makarov by himself with an unconscious Jose laying on the ground..
"Although this conflict cost us a lot in the material aspect, it also proves that this generation of Fairy Tail mages is ready to tackle anything that approaches to them without my guidance. This also means my time as Guild Master is coming to an end soon and I've have candidate in mind to succeed me, I just hope he accepts the title.." thought Makarov deeply as he stared to look at the sunset from one the giant holes in the Throne Room with a smile on his face "Well, time to convince and recruit some rascals to our guild!"
Scene Change.. Fairy Tail Guild backyard..
After picking up Natsu, Lucy and Happy, Goku along with the group of mages teleported to where other Fairy Tail mages concluded their fight against Jose's ghostly warriors. With the Saiyan God declaring their victory against Phantom Lord every member of Fairy Tail began to celebrate amongst each other like never before, it has been a fierce battle that caused the destruction of the guild but no members died and they were able to keep Lucy safe from their clutches..
And that's what only mattered to them..
Without wasting time, the Saiyan God gave to the injured mages Senzu Beans so they can completely heal their injuries and that includes Natsu, Lucy, Elfman and even Erza who were damaged by their encounters with the Element Four. After eating their respective Senzus everyone gained back their energies along with healing their injuries, some mages even found it hard to believe that a simple bean could heal them this much..
"I'll be right back guys! Just give me like a minute!" exclaimed Goku towards his friends as he teleported to an unknown location, which made the members of Team Natsu curious about his sudden departure..
"Where do you think he went Natsu?" asked the Exceed to his 'father' with a curious tone of voice as he gazes at him..
"No idea Happy.." responded the Dragon Slayer simply as he stretch his limbs with a smile on his face "Man! I really love those Senzu Beans, to be able to heal every type of injure and recovering back your powers is awesome!"
"You're right Natsu, although it's unfortunate that it doesn't get rid of scars from deep cuts.." responded the Celestial Mage as she touches the scar she gained from Gajeel's cut in her right side, she even noticed that Natsu gained a scar on his left waist side and right hand thanks to Gajeel's sword cutting him deeply.
Even though Lucy hated the fact that her beautiful face was slightly ruined, she decided not to mask it with make-up and wear it proudly. It's going to be a reminder of what she went through to gain true freedom..
"I'll say it looks cool on you Lucy.." added Gray coolly to the conversation with his arms crossed..
"Yeah girl! It makes you stand out amongst the rest of us!" said Cana with enthusiasm in her tone of voice, trying to cheer up her friend after what she went through..
"The scar doesn't make you look like a little girl anymore, so don't be ashamed of it and wear it with pride" responded Ur with a teasing smile as she was standing next to her former student..
"Thanks everyone for those encouraging words.. " said Lucy with a soft smile towards everyone as she then turns her gaze to the destroyed guild and began to form a saddened expression "So the guild it's truly gone huh.. Who would of though me joining the guild would lead to the destruction of it.."
"Don't blame yourself Lu-chan, it was never your fault that the guild was destroyed.." responded a familiar voice from behind, which made her quickly turn around and what stunned Lucy was seeing her best friend Levy along with Jet, Droy and Goku who was next to them all healed up from their injuries "Besides, nobody got killed or incapacitated so I see this as a victory to us!"
"And besides, we can rebuild the guild to be better.." added Droy to the conversation with a small smile on his face..
"Levy-chan.. Jet and Droy.. But how are you guys out of the hospital..?" asked the Celestial Mage still keeping a stunned expression as she could feel some tears about to come out from how overwhelmed she was feeling..
"You can thank Goku-kun for healing us with his Senzu Beans since he wanted us to celebrate all together..!" responded Levy with a soft smile as she gazes at Goku who couldn't help but to laugh sheepishly after being put on the spotlight..
"And also, I found something that belongs to you outside the hospital!" added the Saiyan God to the conversation as he walked towards where Lucy was standing and gave a certain set of golden keys..
"My Celestial Keys..!" exclaimed loudly the blonde-haired girl as she grabs her set of keys and gives Goku a tight hug, which slightly surprised the Saiyan God since he wasn't expecting it. Nonetheless, he began to hear Lucy's words that were in a low tone "Thank you Goku-kun.. Thank you for everything that you have done for me since I've met you and I'm sorry for what I've made you go through today. I love you so much.."
"The feelings are mutual Lucy-chan, you know I will always be there to support you in every step or anything that you need. Specially when I began to train you in ways of Ki and Martial Arts whenever you're ready!" responded Goku cheerfully as he stares at the Celestial Mage with a soft look which made her slightly blush "Now, don't feel guilty anymore and cheer up so we can celebrate with everyone else!"
Lucy wanted nothing more than to kiss him on the lips right that moment. However, what was stopping her was the looks she was getting from the other guild-mates specially the female ones who she knew had feelings for him. She still wasn't used to public affection so she will take it step-by-step, she also needed to have a conversation with some of the girls that like Goku about the current situation between herself and him and put some boundaries towards them. She was not going to lose this love war when she's this close to win...
However, that will be a conversation for another day..
After half and hour of celebration we could see Goku sitting down on the sidelines, eating a piece of chicken he got from the nearest restaurant that volunteer to provide food and drinks for this celebration. The Saiyan God was happy to see that all his friends were celebrating happily despite the guild being in ruins, but it seems not even that shatters their will to keep going and live a good life..
Goku began to look at the horizon where the sun was setting and begin to remember his family and friends back on Earth..
"I wonder how everyone is doing back on Earth.." thought Goku with a nostalgic smile on his face as he began to wonder what Gohan and the others were doing at this current moment.. "When I finish my adventure in this world, I'll go spend some quality time with them specially with Pan. That girl almost never left my side in the last seven years of peace but I shouldn't be worried, if she can handle not seeing me for six months when I went to train with Whis-san then she can handle me being gone for almost a month easily.."
However, his train of thoughts were suddenly interrupted when a certain white-haired barmaid spoke up next to him..
"What are you doing all by yourself Goku-kun?" asked Mirajane with curiosity in her tone of voice as she sat down next to the Saiyan God "Why are you not celebrating with the rest of us..?"
"I was just feeling a bit homesick Mira-chan nothing major.." said the black-haired Saiyan casually as he moves his gaze to her "Were you looking for me?"
"Yes, I wanted to continue the moment that we were having back in the throne room.." responded Mirajane shyly as she could feel her cheeks flare up from remembering that moment.. "Back then I wasn't able to properly thank you and I wanted to do it correctly.. Can you do me the favor to close your eyes?"
"Yeah sure, just let me know when to open them..!" said Goku with naivety as he closed his eyes and waited for Mirajane to do something. The white-haired girl who was still blushing began to inch closer to Goku's face as she was about to kiss him on the lips. Before their lips could lock together, both Goku and Mirajane heard a loud cough that got their attention and to their surprise it was Erza along with Cana who was drinking her beer but for some unknown reason was glaring at Mirajane "Hey girls! What you guys doing here?"
"We were looking for you wondering where you were since everyone was asking about you, what were you trying to do right now with Mira?" asked the Re-quip mage as narrows her eyes at both Goku and Mirajane. However, she was thinking about something else in it's entirety "It seems that not only Lucy is trying to kiss Goku-kun and conquer him.."
"Mira-chan wanted to continued where we left off that's all!" responded Goku casually towards to both girls..
"Damn Mirajane, I didn't think you had it in you to go straight for the kiss for Goku! Even I would have taken my time with him before going to the next base.." said the Card Mage casually as she kept drinking her beer, not moving her her gaze from the white-haired barmaid.. "So, Mirajane wants to get ahead in the love game huh? I need to get more lonely time with Goku-kun to solidify myself as the only one..!"
"So what if I want to have some lonely time with my Goku-kun, are you girls scared of losing to little old me?" asked Mirajane with confidence in her tone of voice, channeling her inner rebellious attitude she used to have in the past..
"Like I'm scared to lose against you, last time I remember I would always win my bouts against you!" responded Erza with a snark tone of voice. Howeve, she couldn't reduce her blush on her face as she stares at Mirajane who couldn't help but to smirk confidently back at her..
"But this is not like our usual battles my dear Erza, this is about conquering his heart and as far as I know I'm gaining territory..!" said the former 'She-Devil' with a smirk on her face towards the Re-quip mage who wasn't going to back down from this discussion..
Goku saw this from sidelines and couldn't understand as much what those girls meant about conquering him. He decided to leave them alone and began to walk to where almost everyone was, however he stopped when Ur touched his shoulder to get his attention..
"Hey Ur! What do you need?" asked the Saiyan God with a smile on his face towards the Ice-maker master who had a neutral expression..
"A representative of the Magic Council is looking for you" responded Ur to Goku who tilted his head in confusion, what do the Magic Council needed him for? "They are waiting for you outside the party, I'll come with you just in case.."
"Alright, let's not make them waste more time.." said the Saiyan God neutrally as he along with Ur made their way towards where the representative was located. Ur couldn't help but to start holding on to one of Goku's arm, which somewhat confused him "The girls from this world really like to hold on to me a lot, reminds me of Chi-Chi in the old days.."
"I really missed this feeling, after what happened today it makes it so worth it to hold on to my savior.." thought Ur with a soft smile on her face as she kept holding on to the Saiyan..
When they get outside the party, they saw a familiar frog-like person dressing in the Magic Council attire which Goku recognized real quick..
"Hey! You are the one who took me to the Magic Council few weeks ago!" exclaimed the Saiyan somewhat surprised to seeing him once again
"It's a pleasure to see you once again Son Goku-san, I've come from orders of the Magic Council to inform you that your Wizard Saint trials will be held tomorrow at 9:00am in the capital of Fiore, the city of Crocus." informed the frog-like person towards Goku who's eyes went wide at hearing that his trials are so soon..
"But where's Crocus? I've never been there before.." asked Goku towards the representative, but then Ur answered his question..
"Crocus is in the center of Fiore, two to three hours away from here if we go by train.." responded Ur as she remembers reading the map of the Kingdom years ago, still remembering where the major cities are..
"Your girlfriend is correct Son Goku-san, Crocus is not that far compared to Era so it shouldn't be difficult to reach the capital by train. You can also bring another person to watch your trials if you want. That should be all.." explained the Magic Council member as he turned his head and began to walk away "We'll see you tomorrow Son Goku-san.."
"See ya!" responded the Saiyan God cheerfully as he and Ur saw the frog-like person walk away from them, thus leaving them by themselves "Ur, Do you want to come with me to Crocus? It should be a fun adventure.."
"I've would love to come with you Goku, if it means spending quality time with my savior then I'll take it in a heartbeat.." said Ur with a soft smile as she kept hugging his arm firmly. However, she was beginning to form other thoughts that had her slightly worried "That would mean there's a high chance I encounter my dear daughter who's now an adult and hates me for abandoning her.. I needed to confront this situation sooner or later so this is a great chance to take the next steps for reconciliation.."
"This is going to be a great chance for Ur to reconcile with his daughter..!" thought the Saiyan God with a smile on his face as he looks at the horizon along with Ur "Ul-chan, I'm still keeping my promise on helping you reach the conclusion in where you can love your mother..!"
Overall the Saiyan God was excited to take on this next challenge on his adventure, wondering where it will lead him and hoping both Ur and Ultear can reconcile..
He couldn't wait for tomorrow..
And cut! Goddamn this is really the longest chapter I've ever wrote that I'm even surprised I didn't encounter a writer's block through the process of creating this chapter. But at least is finally done and I'm satisfied with the results of it.
With that out of the way, lets go over the massive changes I've went through this chapter compared to the original..
1. The original chapter 13 only had 10k words meanwhile this one has over 20k words which is crazy on itself..
2. Although this is the 'finale' of the Phantom Lord Arc, we still have to go through the Epilogue which is the next chapter..
3. I've flesh out more of the characters that participated in this chapter, along with adding more dialogue to make things more smoothly..
4. Gajeel and Juvia are buffed in this story compared to their Manga counterparts, they are true S-Class Mages on their own which pushed Natsu and Gray to their limits..
5. The biggest change of this story compared to the original Golden Fairy is Juvia falling in love with not just Goku but Gray as well, you will see in later chapters how I develop this which is the first time for me haha..
6. What Erza did against Aria is similar to what the concept of the Blackflash of Jujutsu Kaisen is, the major difference being the involvement of Ethernano..
7. Goku for the majority of the time against Jose he fought using 5% of his Base Form power, when he went Kaio-Ken he was still using 5% plus the multiplier which gives him a power similar to his 10% of his Base form power. So yeah Goku was flexing most of the time like he usually does when he's the stronger one..
I think I went through the most important parts so I think I should cut it from here, let me know what you guys think of this chapter in the reviews! Favorite or Follow this story if you want to know more what happens next. Hope to see y'all in the next chapter in October! Have a good day everyone!
Ja-ne!
