"These humans are certainly something else, don't you agree?" Nasir commented while watching the White Eclipse vs. Fairy Tail struggle in the Courtyard down below.

"I agree…" Dhegensea nodded slowly. "Rivalries are so intriguing I must admit…the tension between those two requip humans is so fierce I can feel it in the air up here…it's entertaining to see them square off against one another."

"You didn't hear about that wager, did you my King?" Nasir inquired while leaning against the railing.

"Wager?" Dhegensea was clearly uninformed. "What's this about a wager?"

"Ah…" Nasir nodded to himself. "I've been told that the losing guild must leave the island and swallow some pride. Quite a silly thing to say when they've both been brought here because of their abilities, don't you agree?"

"Humans are quite…fickle creatures. They tend to have this want to show their dominance over others…" Dhegensea commented. "They are also quite frail…that is what makes them so interesting. I want to see the limits these humans have…" As he spoke, his eyes slowly drifted towards Mii. Before he didn't acknowledge her in any special way, especially since she may be the one who decides the fate of the island; at the same time her attitude did indeed make such an assumption impossible. For now, he had to wait and see.

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[Flashback]

Ever since hearing about what happened to Taya back in Crocus, Reve had been training nonstop. It was the dead of night on that cold mountain, and he was working up a sweat. He had no idea in the coming days that he'd lose Calium was well. but he knew that what he was doing now, was hardly enough. He wasn't strong enough. "Need more..." He told himself, pushing himself beyond his limits.

Kuro, Waiston, and Zalen were watching Reve from the balcony. It was late, but they had grown worried about him. "He's been like this for a while now."

"I don't blame him...him and Taya may not have been a stereotypical thing, but they still cared about each other a lot." Kuro sighed. "Nami even left too..."

"I wonder what he plans to do going forward..." Zalen said quietly. Reve never told anyone about his feelings, and he always spoke with his actions as well. So even his closest, oldest companions couldn't guess what he was thinking.

"He probably wants to be the best, even more now. I've never seen him train this hard before." Waiston shrugged. It was just a guess. "And that entails making sure Fairy Tail, and all other guilds in Fiore, don't beat him, or us..."

"There's also the old man. He's been looking worse by the day." Zalen added. That was something weighing on everyone's mind, and not just the original members of White Eclipse. If Calium truly did pass, they had no idea what they would do going forward...

Reve could feel the eyes on him. But he didn't pay them any mind. His focus was elsewhere. He wasn't going to stop until he was certain he was strong enough to defeat any and everyone who came his way. He would be stay the best, no matter what.

[End Flashback]

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Erza and Reve stood a few yards away from each other, the air thick from the silent tension. A heavenly light began to wrap around Erza's body; seconds later she was revealed in her Heaven's Wheel armor. It only lasted for several more moments before Erza spoke up. "Not only you…but you're entire guild has had it easy for too long. You've made enemies with the worst possible guild. I'd give myself the benefit of the doubt and attack first, but I think it would be rude to ignore White Eclipse's starting ritual. So by all means, Reve. We don't have all day."

Just as Erza requipped into her Heaven's Wheel armor, a similar light appeared around Reve; when it faded, he work a long white jacket that dropped to the back of his knees, donning the White Eclipse insignia on the back. Reve's blue eyes glared directly into Erza's, a small chuckle escaping his lips after. "I can tell by the ugly grin on your mug that you were waiting to say that, but, fine by me. It'll just make your defeat even sweeter. Our tradition of letting the weak attack first isn't just a psychological method; it's for your safety as well. Letting the stronger opponent have the first move is a fundamental mistake…but I digress." After the introductions were over, Reve's blue eyes shifted to a green color, activating his Precision Eyes which allowed both offensive and defensive capabilities. Pushing his hand up, a magic seal appeared just behind his palm, giving him a sudden burst to fire and aim the gun at inhumane speeds. With the use of his Quick Draw ability, Reve fired a single bullet towards Erza, simply waiting for a counterattack.

Erza's eyes narrowed slightly once Reve activated his Precision Eyes; this is what made Reve vs. Erza so interesting. With their constant banter and battles, there was nothing they didn't know about each other. "You're just as creepy as Ichiya with that eye, and what it does, Volver. Erza commented while constructing five…ten…twenty blades around her. "The fact that you only fired one is an insult on its own. You're pathetic." Erza's blades then began to spin around, easily deflecting the bullet with ease. "Dance, my blades!" With that exclamation, ten of those blades rushed towards Reve. This was only a ruse, for Erza wanted to get in closer. After her blades, the scarlet knight dashed towards Reve while pulling the sword in her arm back, only to swing it down in attempt to slash Reve's chest while flying right passed him. After that, the second half of the blades began their assault on the gunslinger.

Merely watching as Erza deflected the single bullet; the patented cocky grin appeared once again. "It's a little early for compliments." Was Reve's reply. Now it was his turn to defend; with Erza and her swords closing in, it didn't take much work to deduce which was the most threatening. With Erza's approach, Reve had to make a risky move. With two pistols in his hands, he first shot down the first ten blades that wanted to skewer him and were shielding the scarlet knight. With Erza's slash, Reve leaned to the side quickly, the blade cutting nothing but the fabric of his shirt; not facing Erza just yet, Reve elected to shoot down the remaining ten swords fired off.

"Wow…" Ena's eyes began sparkling at the impressive fight thus far.

"I hope you didn't think it would be so simple, Erza." Reve then turned, the grin plastered on his face never retiring as dropped a pistol, allowing it to fade into a golden fuzz while another gun appeared in his hands; a sawn off shotgun. With a single click of the trigger, a bullet launched from the shotgun and soared towards Erza; unlike the last bullet, this one split off into three separate bullets and each bullet then split off into another three and so on, growing at an exponential rate. "Burst Shot."

"Erza, watch out!" Lucy exclaimed in worry, almost unable to keep up with the string of bullets racing towards Erza.

Though Erza didn't manage to land any damage on Reve with her assault, it was only the beginning of the battle so there was no need to be discouraged. However, she now had to deal with a growing number of powerful bullets racing at her. A heavenly light wrapped around her body, revealing her Adamantine Armor. With the power of the defensive armor Erza was more than capable of taking the Burst Shot fired by Reve. After that she requipped into her Purgatory Armor, holding the spiked mace within her hands; with a violent swing, a powerful gust of wind was sent in Reve's direction. Following this, Erza then shifted into her Flight Armor to speed forward, only to leap into the air and once again change into her Purgatory Armor, wielding the powerful weapon over her head. "REVE!" Swinging the weapon down, it would create a crater if Reve managed to evade it on time.

"Look out Reve!" Aira exclaimed at Erza's counter.

"…" Reve turned, eyes narrowing at the powerful gust of wind coming in his direction. Left with no other option, the raven-haired male crossed his arms. The wind was strong enough to rip through his jacket and cause some damage, forcing him to slide back. Next up was Erza's assault, which was something he was more than capable of evading….but he had another plan in mind. Dropping the pistol in his left arm, which he then raised up to actually BLOCK the blow Erza delivered; a deafening shockwave boomed out from impact and it took all of Reve's willpower to silence the cry of pain he wanted to so desperately release. In fact, he let out a small yelp because the pain was too much to bear, but Erza was now in his sights and he wasn't letting her go. A magic seal appeared under the two S class mages, and suddenly a plethora of pistols, shotguns, and other types of guns surrounded the two. "Die." Reve's Signature Devil's Wheel; a bombardment began on the two mages, and since Reve was unaffected by his own magic that left Erza to deal with it all; but he wasn't done yet. To gain some space, Reve aimed a swift roundhouse to Erza's stomach to knock her away.

"Wha….?!" Erza was surprised by Reve's insanity: Taking a blow from such a weapon. But she then saw his true purpose. Devil's Wheel was active, yet before she could react the wind was knocked out of her from Reve's kick, sending her stumbling back while trying to catch her breath. Before she knew it, the bullets began raining down on her and a cry of pain escaped the scarlet knight, covering her location in a cloud of smoke.

"Erza!" Fairy Tail exclaimed in worry.

"Did he get her…?" Cygnus questioned while peering into the smoke.

"…" And there was Sidney, remaining silent as always.

"I've been fighting all this time for my family's sake…" Erza spoke as the dust began to settle; she was revealed to be in her Adamantine armor once again, but not entirely. There were several parts that failed to requip in time: hip, thigh, left shoulder; and as a result had large amounts of blood dripping from the wounds. Panting softly, Titania spoke again; "But I forgot one simple thing…" Another heavenly glow wrapped around Erza's body, requipping into her strongest armor: Armadura Fairy. "Reve. You disgust me." Relying on her right arm, she lifted her Fairy Sword into the air as an emerald lightning began to spark around it. Squatting down, refusing to let some injury get the best of her; Erza released the bolt of lightning towards Reve, then sprinted forward. Should Reve take the bait and avoid Erza, that was fine, but he if avoided the bait, Erza was right there ready to slash him across the chest with a small explosion following after.

Erza was still standing, even after Reve's assault. His left arm dangled to the side like the useless limb it now was. Eyes widened in slight panic for the gunslinger as Erza requipped into her strongest armor. This moment of hesitation was what costed him; before he could fully snap back into reality, he was struck with the emerald bolt of lightning, immediately getting hit by Erza's follow up. Reve tumbled across the arena before finally coming to a halt, unmoving. This moment was the longest lasting minute for the White Eclipse members watching. "…..SHIT…." Reve swore as he slowly stood back up, blood dripping from his forehead and his other wounds. His Precision Eyes were no longer active and his eye color returned to normal. Panting heavily, Reve did the unthinkable. "I disgust you…? That's too bad…you should've finished me off when you had the chance. Now, it's time to end this." Yes, Reve was boasting. With his injuries and current position, doing such a thing was unthinkable. With a wicked smile, Reve's eyes shifted from blue to colorless, all while dropping the pistol in his current hand for his favorite gun: the six chambered magnum. "Fall, Titania." With a click of the trigger, a giant bullet taking up half the field rushed towards Erza.

"…!" Erza was surprised that Reve stood up again. She was certain that that slash would be the end of him for this round, but she underestimated them. "Still standing…? Very well…I'll be certain that this next slash is the one that finishes you." Suddenly, they were in a very familiar situation: Erza in her Armadrua Fairy and Reve with his magnum. Dashing forward Erza didn't want to waste strength slashing through the bullet, so instead she strafed to the side…only to be met with the biggest surprise possible. Reve was standing right in front of her, point blank range, with the magnum pointed right at her. "How-!?"

"Bang." Reve clicked the trigger, the massive bullet creating a large explosion that sent Erza flying back, pieces of her armor flying off in the process. Her body was flung like a rag doll until she hit the ground roughly on her back.

"Oh my…!" That even caught Mii off guard.

"E-Erza?! Are you alright!?" Lucy screamed, hoping she would get a response from the lifeless knight.

"How did he…" Wendy stared in utter amazement and worry.

"Foresight…" Reve responded with a slight chuckle.

"It's not as almighty as Magnus', but this type of Foresight allows him to predict his opponent's moves for a short time. Wherever Erza went, she was finished." Sidney finally spoke.

"Nggh…" Erza groaned, writhing around in pain.

"She's not done yet…?" Ena questioned in wonderment. Erza's capacity for pain was astounding to Ena. Erza was only human, and despite all of that.

"That's a lot of punishment for one human…" Kurthnaga was certainly surprised as well.

Another light surrounded Erza, this time a stronger aura appearing around her body. The stakes were high and she wasn't going down until her body could take no more. The Armor of Nagakuri was what Erza wore while standing up once again, glaring towards Reve. While her body was running low on magic, she did have one plan in mind to finish Reve off. "HAAAA!" With a swing of the lance, Reve's magnum began to fall apart into multiple pieces.

"No way…!?" Cygnus' eyes widened.

"What is that…" Heather commented silently, but in shock as well as everyone else.

"…." Reve's eyes widened, not at Erza's armor, not that she made her last stand. But the fact his magnum was disassembled so easily. But was the cocky gunslinger going to give her any leeway? Of course not. With his arms spread apart, a green aura began to emanate from the S class mage, causing the area to shake. "Come on Titania!? Do you think you can finish me off!? This is it! Now or Never!" Reve's pupils then vanished. Was this outburst for nothing? Was he bluffing?

"You're right…this is it Reve!" Erza gripped her lance, beginning to dash forward for the blow that would end it all. She had to travel across the arena, which seemed like no problem at first until…bang. A bullet flew through her right thigh, causing her to stagger forward. She didn't stop charging but only let out a cry of pain.

"What!?" Ena exclaimed. "Where did that bullet come from!?"

"Devil's Wheel…Long Range." Reve grinned widely. His Target Eyes were active now; he couldn't see what was in front of him, but he could see from the nine sniper rifles hovering out of sight around the arena, all of them pointed at Erza. One bullet after another fired, all of them attempting to finish Erza in her charge. Two bullets missed, the fourth shot her leg, the fifth grazed her cheek, the seventh was a miss, and the eighth nearly took her right arm off. Erza let out a cry of pain as each direct hit landed, but she refused to stop. She finally reached Reve and slashed his chest once again, sending the gunslinger tumbling back, landing on his back with his eyes still open. Did he pass out?

"Ha….Haa…." Erza panted heavily, refusing to fall until she was certain it was over. She was nervous, she was nearly out of magic and her current power depended on that little remainder. Was Reve down?

"Ha…" Reve let out a chuckle, rising to his feet slowly; his eyes were back to normal, but that didn't seem to matter to him. He shoved his hands in his pockets, back turned as he began to walk off. "It's over."

"What!? Don't walk away from this fight, Reve!" Erza demanded, gripping her spear once again.

"Doesn't matter." Reve chuckled once again. "You were always in my sights. It was only a matter of time until you fell." With a snap of his fingers, another bang echoed out. It was too late for anyone to react to it. The bullet struck Erza in the back of the head, causing her eyes to roll to the back of her head, beginning to fall over in a dramatic slow motion. Everyone's eyes widened as Erza hit the ground, unmoving.

"ERZAAAAA!"

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Next Time: Departure.