Chapter 394: The Dragon of Revelation vs The Dragon of the Apocalypse Part 2
"That dragon is Dante? I don't understand, how can that be Dante" asked Mira in a worried tone, thinking that something was seriously wrong. Mira watched along with the others as Dante let lose a mighty roar, the anger clear in his roar as he continued to battle against Acnologia. The anger in Dante's voice was more than just for the heat of battle, Mira could tell that this anger was primal and that it was directed at the entire world.
Dante roared as he crashed into Acnologia, the impact from the blow forcing Acnologia to stop his course towards Magnolia. Using his wings, Acnologia turned around to face Dante. Seeing a new dragon suddenly appear to challenge him, Acnologia was filled with excitement at the prospect of bathing in the blood of another dragon. As Dante continued to battle to maintain his sanity, he charged towards Acnologia as he readied to battle against the black dragon. While Dante continued to battle against Acnologia, Mira started to speak to Erza.
"Erza why are you crying? Is Dante okay? What do you know" asked Mira in a worried tone, thinking that if Erza was crying then something must be terribly wrong. With tears in her eyes, Erza started to speak.
"M-master made me make a promise to him and he reminded me of that promise before he transformed" responded Erza in a tearful expression. Feeling more worry fill her, Mira started to speak.
"What promise did Dante ask you to make" asked Mira in a worried tone. Almost shaking from the force of her sobs, Erza started to speak.
"Master made me promise that if something were to happen to him that I would become the eighth guild master" responded Erza with tears running down her face while Dante continued to battle against Acnologia. Mira felt her heart sink at these words as she started to speak.
"And Dante reminded you of that promise before he transformed" asked Mira, horror in her voice as she thought about what Dante's intentions were. Nodding her head, Erza started to speak.
"Yes, I believe master intends to die trying to fight Acnologia" responded Erza between sobs. Before Mira could respond, Jellal walked over to them and started to speak.
"It's more than just that, allow me to explain" stated Jellal in a serious tone. Having everyone's full attention, Jellal explained what Dante was doing. After finishing his explanation, Jellal could see that Mira was sobbing while Erza glared angrily at him as she started to speak.
"You knew about this" asked Erza in an angry tone, walking towards Jellal as she continued to speak.
"You agreed to help Dante" asked Erza, glaring angrily at Jellal as she stopped in front of him. Seething with anger, Erza continued to speak.
"You agreed to help Danet commit suicide? You placed an explosive spell on his heart" asked Erza, clenching her fist as she seethed with anger. With a guilty look on his face, Jellal started to speak.
"It was what Dante wanted. Dante wanted to save everyone from Acnologia and saw this as the only way to do it. I could not deny his request for help when it was a noble cause" responded Jellal in a guilty tone but standing firm with his decision. Still seething with anger, Erza started to speak.
"How could you do such a thing?! Because of you my master, the man I love is going to die" yelled Erza in an angry tone, literally shaking with tears and anger as she glared at Jellal. Still with a guilty look on his face, Jellal started to speak.
"I'm sorry for the pain I caused but this was what Dante wanted" Jellal started to say before he was slapped across the face by Erza. With tears running down her face, Erza started to speak.
"How dare you! You shouldn't have" Erza started to say before she was cut off by Mira who placed a hand on her shoulder. The look that Mira gave Erza told her to let the matter go, that it couldn't be undone. Feeling the anger within her fade away, Erza broke down as she sobbed over the man she loved more than anything. Embracing Erza in a comforting hug, Mira started to speak.
"It's going to be okay Erza. We have to believe in Dante, he can win and maintain his sanity if we support him" stated Mira while tears ran down her face, praying that a miracle would happen that would save Dante. As Erza sobbed into Mira, Dante continued to battle against Acnologia.
Crashing into Acnologia, Dante used his seven heads to strike the black dragon. Like a serpent his multiple heads snaked around the black dragon, colliding around the dragons body. Opening his multiple mouths Dante bit down on Acnologia, his teeth piercing through the black dragon's scales. Acnologia let out a roar and Dante could hear the pain in the dragon's voice. While Dante was trying to hold onto his sanity, he inwardly smiled since this was the first time he heard Acnologia be in pain.
Sinking his teeth deeper into Acnologia, Dante tightened his grip around the black dragon. Knowing that he stood a chance, that he could actually harm Acnologia pushed Dante to continue to fight and maintain his sanity. Dante could feel Acnologia fight against his grip, the black dragon's overwhelming strength testing Dante's limits. As Dante continued to struggle to hold Acnologia in his grip, he was suddenly struck when the black dragon dug his talons into Dante. Letting out a painful roar, Dante lost his grip on Acnologia who flew some distance away from him.
Hovering in the air some distance away from Dante, Acnologia opened his mouth and started to channel his magical power. Feeling the massive magical power in the air, Dante knew that Acnologia was preparing to use a breath attack. Opening his multiple mouths, Dante channeled his magical power as he prepared his own breath attack. As Mira and the others watched the fight going on high in the air, they could feel the ground shake from the massive magical power being channeled.
"I can't believe the amount of magical power that I'm feeling" stated Elfman in a shocked tone as he continued to watch his big brother battle against Acnologia. Feeling the ground continue to shake and realizing that a devastating magical blast was about to happen, Erza stepped back from Mira as she started to speak.
"Everyone needs to get down! They are about collide their breath attacks" yelled Erza, taking charge of the situation as the two imposing dragons continued to channel an immense amount of magical power. Seeing that everyone was still stunned while watching Dante battle against the black dragon, Erza continued to shout.
"GET DOWN! THERE ATTACK IS GOING TO TEAR THIS PLACE APART" yelled Erza in a commanding tone. Jumping to attention, everyone gathered nodded their heads as they tried to find cover. One person remained still, a determined look on her face as she started to speak.
"Juvia won't leave her beloved to fight alone" stated Juvia in a determined tone, trying to think of a way she could assist Dante. Gritting his teeth in annoyance, Gray rushed over to Juvia as he started to speak.
"Don't be stupid Juvia, you need to take cover" responded Gray as he grabbed onto Juvia's arm and tried to drag her away. Refusing to move, Juvia started to speak.
"No! Juvia will not abandon her beloved" responded Juvia, not willing to leave Dante as he battled for her and everyone else.
"Juvia we need to take cover. There's nothing we can do for Dante right now" responded Gray in an annoyed tone, hoping that Juvia would see reason. Shaking her head as she remained still, Juvia started to speak.
"Juvia refuses to leave, there must be something that she can do" responded Juvia, tears in her eyes as she watched her beloved battle alone against Acnologia. Looking at Juvia, Gray started to speak.
"Juvia I know how you feel. I may not have the same relationship you do with Dante, but I've known the guy since I was a kid. Dante is my friend; I consider him my family. I want to help him too, but we can't. The best thing we can do is take cover and trust that Dante can win" responded Gray, hoping that Juvia would see reason. With tears in her eyes, Juvia started to speak.
"Juvia can't lose her beloved" responded Juvia with a tearful expression, shaking from her sobs. As Dante continued to channel his magical power, he felt rain start to fall and he knew that it was the result of Juvia's emotions running out of control. Knowing that he was causing Juvia to lose control of her magic because she was watching him sacrifice himself filled Dante with guilt. Dante felt guilty that he was forcing everyone to go through a painful loss, but he knew it was for the best.
"You won't lose him Juvia, Dante wouldn't leave you" responded Gray, trying to tug on Juvia to make her take cover. Taking a final look at her beloved in the air, Juvia turned her attention back towards Gray as she nodded her head. Breathing a sigh of relief, Gray led Juvia into cover. Just as Gray and Juvia took cover behind a nearby building, Dante and Acnologia let lose their breath attacks.
The ground was literally shaking as Dante and Acnologia fired their powerful breath attacks. The two powerful breath attacks collided midair; the ground being ripped apart from the force of the attacks. Dante internally was struggling against the rising need to destroy everything, the more power he used in his dragon form caused him to slip further into insanity. Externally Dante was struggling as he channeled more magical power, trying to overpower Acnologia's breath attack.
"Their power is insane" yelled Elfman as he helped his sisters take cover, the buildings around him starting to crumble from the shockwaves.
The breath attacks continued to battle against each other, the magical power making the air heavy as the two dragons continued to struggle to overpower the other. Pushing himself harder, Dante drew even more power from his dragon form in an effort to gain the upper hand against Acnologia. Dante could feel his image of himself start to fade away, forgetting who he was. Slipping further into insanity, Dante started to question who he was.
Who was he? Was he Dante Strauss? Was he the proud member of Fairy Tail, the seventh guild master who would do anything to protect the ones he loved? Was he the dragon of revelation? The dragon that was prophesied to bring about the end of the world, the dragon that was destined to destroy all living things. As Dante continued to struggle against Acnologia's breath attack, he could feel his self-image shattering.
It felt like Dante was being pulled apart piece by piece. Everything that Dante thought made him the person he was started to slowly be ripped away from him. His memories of his friends and loved ones were being replaced with rage towards the entire world. Feeling himself slip deeper into the abyss, Dante felt a surge of magical power fill him. While he was losing his sanity, it also gained him a massive amount of magical power. With the surge of magical power, Dante started to overpower Acnologia's breath attack. Everyone on the ground watched in awe as Dante's attack begin to overpower Acnologia's.
"This is insane! Dante is actually winning" yelled Gray in a shocked tone as he watched Dante's attack overpower Acnologia's.
"Keep fighting big bro" yelled Lisanna in a supportive tone, praying that Dante would win and return safe and sound to her. Just after Lisanna said these words, she along with everyone else watched as Dante's attack crashed into Acnologia. The black dragon roared with pain as the powerful breath attack crashed into him, a massive magical explosion breaking out. Struggling against the powerful shockwaves resulting from the massive magical explosion, Mira started to speak.
"Please win Dante, we can't lose you" stated Mira to herself, praying that her big brother and husband would live through this ordeal.
End of Chapter 394