Chapter 229: Dante vs Lucifer!
"It doesn't matter how strong you are. To save my guild, I will defeat you" stated Dante in a confidant tone as he readied himself for battle. Lucifer gave Dante a mocking smile, finding the idea of Dante defeating him amusing. Dante was standing in front of Lucifer; he had already transformed into his Arch Angel Soul Michael form. He had decided to not even bother equipping the Sword of David since it would be useless against Lucifer.
"I am most curious to see how you intend on making good on that threat" responded Lucifer in a mocking tone. Gritting his teeth in anger, Dante spread his wings wide and flew towards Lucifer.
Flying at a blinding speed, Dante was a blur as he charged towards Lucifer. With his training Dante had honed his speed to greater levels but still Lucifer was able to easily block his punch. Grunting with frustration, Dante used his wings to turn midair and deliver a spinning kick towards Lucifer's head. Just as easily as Lucifer blocked Dante's punch, he avoided the spinning kick before he counterattacked.
"You going to have to do way better than that" mocked Lucifer as his fist crashed into Dante's face, sending him flying backwards. Dante grunted with pain as he crashed into the ground, his ears were still ringing from the attack as Dante stood back up. Lucifer's speed was even greater than his own but Dante knew that he could not give up.
"Heaven's Ray" yelled Dante as he fired a powerful beam of holy energy towards Lucifer. Lucifer smiled at the incoming attack as he fired his own magical attack.
The beam of dark energy fired from Lucifer's hand and crashed into Dante's attack. The dark energy quickly overpowered Dante's attack. Dante swore to himself as he saw his attack get easily overpowered. It seemed that Lucifer's magical attacks could weaken his own. Lucifer's attack was still flying towards Dante, who narrowly avoided it as it crashed into the ground. Using his wings, Dante flew into the air to avoid the attack. Suddenly Lucifer vanished, only to speed behind Dante.
"Is this really the best you got" asked Lucifer in a mocking tone before he performed a spinning kick, his foot crashing into Dante. Dante grunted with pain as the strong kick sent him crashing back into the ground. As Dante was struggling to stand up again, Lucifer gathered his magical energy and pointed his open palm towards Dante as he continued to speak.
"Rain of Ruination" yelled Lucifer as serval beams of dark and holy energy flew out of his hand and towards Dante. Dante swore to himself as the attacks crashed down onto him. Unable to react quickly enough, Dante shieled himself with his arms as the powerful magical energy tore him apart. Yelling out in pain, Dante was sent flying some distance backwards, sliding painfully against the ground.
"Hahaha this is too perfect. The mighty Angel of Fairy Tail in the dirt" mocked Lucifer as he hovered in the air while Dante struggled to stand back up. Dantes' body was screaming at him in pain, bruises covered his Arch Angel form as he stood back up on shaky feet.
"Damn it" stated Dante to himself in frustration as he breathed heavily. Lucifer was by far the toughest opponent that Dante had ever faced. His speed and strength far outpaced his own and to make matters worse, all of his magical attacks could be weakened by Lucifer's attacks. Still despite all of this Dante had to find a way to win. Looking at Lucifer with a determined look, Dante continued to speak.
"Don't think you've won just yet" shouted Dante as he gathered his magical energy. Lucifer could feel Dante gathering a large amount of magical energy and he laughed he started to speak.
"What do you think that will accomplish? You know that all your magical attacks are useless against me so why bother gathering such a large amount of magical energy" asked Lucifer in an amused tone.
Dante smiled in response to Lucifer's mocking tone. If Dante's magical attacks didn't work against Lucifer then Dante had no reason to conserve his magical energy. Instead of using his magical energy for powerful attacks, Dante instead was gathering the majority of his magical energy in order to enhance his strength and speed. What Dante was doing was reckless, enhancing one's strength and speed with this large amount of magical energy sapped one's stamina at an alarming rate but Dante had no other option. Feeling his muscles expand as his holy magical energy poured into him, Dante started to speak.
"I'm going to enjoy shutting you up" shouted Dante as he finished pumping himself up with his magical energy. Just as Lucifer was about to retort, he was shocked when Dante moved with even greater speed than before. This time it was Dante's turn to speed behind Lucifer in a flash. Only having enough time to turn around, Lucifer started to speak while Dante fired a super powered punch at him.
"What" shouted Lucifer in a shock as Dante's fist crashed into his stomach, knocking the wind out of him as he was sent crashing into the ground. Dante smiled at the fact that he had gotten the upper hand on Lucifer but knew that the fight was far from over as he watched Lucifer stand back up.
"How dare you" yelled Lucifer in anger as he flew towards Dante. With his enhanced speed, Dante was able to catch Lucifer's fist before he delivered a strong counterattack. Lucifer grunted in pain as he felt Dante's fist crash into the side of his face, forcing him flying backwards before he used his wings to stop himself. Hovering in the air a short distance away from Dante, Lucifer continued to speak.
"Do you really think this cheap trick is going to work. The amount of power you have to pour into yourself to keep up with me is staggering, you can't maintain it for very long" asked Lucifer in a mocking tone. Dante grit his teeth as he continued to maintain the steady stream of magical energy being poured into his body. Lucifer was right Dante thought. The amount of magical energy Dante was using just to outpace Lucifer was not sustainable. Smiling at Lucifer, Dante started to speak.
"That really doesn't matter. I just need to keep this up long enough to beat you" responded Dante in a confident tone.
After Dante said these words he used his enhanced speed to fly towards Lucifer. Once again Lucifer was alarmed at Dante's enhanced speed, only having enough time to shield himself with his arms as Dante crashed into him. Dante's delivered a strong punch into Lucifer's forearms, making Lucifer grunt in pain. Seeing that Lucifer was too slow to keep up with him, Dante knew that he needed to keep up the pressure before he ran out of magical power.
Pouring more magical energy into him, Dante's speed increased further as he used his wings to speed behind Lucifer. This time Lucifer didn't even have enough time to turn around before Dante crashed his fist into Lucifer's back. Lucifer let out a pained grunt as he felt the strong punch crash into his back and was sent flying into the ground. Not wanting to let up, Dante used his enhanced speed to fly towards a falling Lucifer. Just before Lucifer was about to crash into the ground Dante appeared in front of him and delivered devastating kick to the face.
Dante's strong kick changed Lucifer's trajectory and was now flying into the air. Again, Dante used his enhanced speed to catch Lucifer and punch him. This cycle continued for serval moments, Lucifer grunting in pain as Dante used him as a living pinball. After a few more powerful strikes, Dante channeled even more of his magical energy into his muscles and punched Lucifer hard in the face. Lucifer crashed into the ground hard, forming a large crater from the impact.
"Please tell me that was enough" stated Dante to himself between deep breaths. The last serious of attacks took a lot out of Dante, he barely had enough magical energy to sustain his enhanced state. Suddenly a large explosion of dark and holy energy erupted from the crater Lucifer was standing in, showing Dante that his fight was far from over. Flying high into the air, Lucifer hovered some distance in front of Dante as he started to speak.
"You little brat! How dare you harm me! Do you know who I am" asked Lucifer in an angry tone, his body covered in bruises from Dante's attacks. Dante could feel that Lucifer had powered up, his magical energy was radiating from his body. Suddenly Lucifer was a blur, moving way too fast for Dante to react. Lucifer's fist crashed into Dante's stomach, making Dante cough up blood as Lucifer continued to speak.
"I AM THE MOST FAVOURED BY THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE" yelled Lucifer in an angry tone as he delivered a spinning kick onto Dante's head. Dante grunted in pain as he was sent crashing into the ground. Lucifer used his wings to follow Dante as he was sent crashing into the ground. Shouting with anger, Lucifer continued to speak.
"I AM THE STRONGEST ANGEL EVER CREATED" yelled Lucifer as he crashed his fist into Dante's back as Dante hit the ground. The ground beneath Dante was torn apart as he yelled out in pain from Lucifer's attack. Smiling mockingly at Dante, Lucifer then kicked him hard as he continued to speak.
"I WILL BE THE ONE TO DESTROY HEAVEN ITSELF! SOMEONE LIKE YOU COULD NEVER DEFEAT ME" yelled Lucifer as he kicked Dante away. Dante tumbled into the ground; his body damaged heavily from Lucifer's attacks. Every part of Dante hurt as he shakily stood back up. Lucifer gave Dante an angry look as he watched Dante stand back up and started to speak.
"Do you really think I give a damn who you are" asked Dante between pained breaths. Lucifer was stunned that Dante could still stand after such an assault, the damage he took was unreal. Seeing that Lucifer kicked it up a notch, Dante knew he needed to use the last bits of his magical energy. Upping the rate of magical energy pouring into his body, Dante was radiating holy energy as his muscles expanded. Using his super charged speed, Dante flew towards a stunned Lucifer as he continued to speak.
"IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE! IF YOU ENDAGER FAIRY TAIL THEN YOU WILL DIE" yelled Dante in an angry tone as his fist crashed into Lucifer's face. Lucifer was sent flying backwards and Dante quickly followed him. As Lucifer was sent crashing into the ground, Dante delivered serval more powerful punches onto Lucifer's body. The wall that Lucifer crashed into crumbled when Dante punched him once again.
Just as Dante thought that this was it, Lucifer burst from the rubble and punched Dante hard in his face. Dante was sent flying backwards before he used his wings to stop his flight. Lucifer was right on him, but this time Dante was ready. Blocking Lucifer's next attack, Dante punched Lucifer hard in the stomach. Grunting in pain, Lucifer swore to himself as he channeled his magical energy and blasted Dante away with a powerful beam of holy and dark energy. Dante landed some distance away from Lucifer who was gathering a large amount of magical energy as he shouted at Dante.
"ENOUGH! THIS ENDS NOW" yelled Lucifer as he formed a large ball of dark and holy energy between his hands. Lucifer was appalled at the fact that Dante had forced this much effort from him. Once the large ball of dark and holy energy had formed, Lucifer smiled sinisterly at Dante as he continued to speak.
"This next attack will be the end of you! Hellish Crusher Ball" yelled Lucifer as he fired the large ball of dark and holy energy towards Dante. Dante was too damaged to dodge in time, the attack crashed into Dante. Yelling out in pain, Dante felt his body get torn apart by the massive amount of energy. The ball of holy and dark energy exploded on contact, tearing Dante apart from the powerful blast. Lucifer was laughing mockingly at Dante as he walked up to a collapsed Dante. Dante had reverted back to his original form; he was laying on his stomach as Lucifer stopped in front of him.
"Where is all that bravado now" asked Lucifer in a mocking tone as he kicked Dante while he was down. Dante could barely hold on to consciousness at this point. He was almost entirely out of magical energy, his body covered in horrible injuries. Now that Dante was back in his original form, his mangled hands were screaming at him as they bled through his makeshift bandages. Lucifer continued to kick Dante for a few more moments until he grew bored and stopped kicking in order to point his palm towards Dante while he continued to speak.
"This is where you die Dante Strauss" stated Lucifer in a mocking tone as he readied to deliver the killing blow. Lucifer was stopped when Dante weakly reached out and held onto his ankle. Smiling mockingly at Dante, Lucifer started to speak.
"So, you still have some sort of fight left in you. Just accept it, you've lost" mocked Lucifer finding Dante's pointless struggle amusing. In his current state Dante could only weakly grip Lucifer's ankle, he couldn't even stand back up. Knowing that this was his last resort, Dante summoned all of his willpower as he activated his takeover magic. Sensing that something was wrong, Lucifer continued to speak.
"What the hell" asked Lucifer as he felt Dante's will pour into him, threating to overpower his own willpower. Dante lifted his head to look at Lucifer and with a weak smile, Dante started to speak.
"You might be the Prince of Darkness but you're still an angel" responded Dante with a weak smile as he continued to use his takeover magic. It was at this point that Lucifer realized what Dante was trying to do. Gritting his teeth in anger Lucifer started to speak.
"HOW DARE YOU! DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME OVER" yelled Lucifer in a rage filled tone. While Lucifer was seething with anger, he could feel Dante's will slowly seeping into his body. He tried to resist the magic but soon Lucifer watched as Dante's body started to glow. Feeling panic well up inside him, Lucifer found that he could no longer access his magical power. Still in control of himself, Lucifer started to stomp on Dante's head as he continued to speak.
"HURRY UP AND DIE ALREADY" yelled Lucifer in an angry and desperate tone as he continually stomped on Dante's head. Dante could feel blood seep out of his injured head, his vision becoming blurred as he desperately held on.
At this point Dante knew that the battle would be decided by sheer will. Either he would succeed in taking over Lucifer or he would die from his injuries. Despite the constant pounding in his head as Lucifer stomped and kicked his head, Dante yelled with determination as he focused on taking over Lucifer over. Lucifer was by far the most powerful angel soul Dante had ever encountered; he didn't even know if he could control such a strong soul. As more light emanated from Dante's body, Dante used all of his will power to continue the take over spell. It didn't matter how close to death Dante was, he wasn't going to lose.
"DIE" yelled Lucifer as he prepared to stomp on Dante's head once again. Just as Lucifer was about to stomp on Dante, the entire area was filled with a bright light while Dante shouted.
"THIS IS THE POWER OF FAIRY TAIL" yelled Dante as his entire world was enveloped by the bright light emanating from his body. The last thought that ran through Dante's mind was a prayer that all his loved ones would be safe and live through this nightmare.
End of Chapter 229