Cynthia vs. Tayakata, Ola vs. Luke, and Natsu vs. Leon; these were the three matches that would probably end the tournament today. So far, it looked as though it could be anyone's win, and the way the previous matches played out only added to this fact. The first match was Cynthia vs. Tayakata, another Fairy Tail vs. White Eclipse match. Cynthia defeated two of Lamia Scale's members, Raven and Jura, while Tayakata defeated Fairy Tail's lightning dragon and the ace of Mermaid Heel. This match was bound to be interesting to say the very least. Clover Town was just about demolished by this point, so it didn't really matter where they began. Cynthia stretched for a few minutes before looking over at Taya. "Are you ready…?"
"Of course…" Taya replied with a nod, her arms folded over her chest.
"She doesn't stand a chance…" Reve said with a confident smirk.
"We'll see about that." Wendy replied to Reve's statement.
"This should be a good one…" Jack nodded.
"Here we go!" Cynthia exclaimed while blasting forward, red flames appearing on her feet (giving her a speed boost) as she rushed towards Taya. When she was close, she flipped forward and aimed her feet at Taya's head in an axe-kick like motion. "Twin Talons!"
Taya remained calm as Cynthia charged forward; when she saw the girl flip, she brought forth a vector from her abdomen to block the attack, though the ground under her feet caved in an inch or too. Cynthia flipped back from the attack, but that left her open as Taya sent another vector forward, hitting Cynthia directly in the chest which caused the young dragon to tumble across the ground. "I'm not letting you do anything…" Taya said while using a few vectors to pin Cynthia to the ground, preparing a Shadow Sphere in her hand. Her plan was to first weaken, then disable Cynthia for the win.
"G-Gah…!" Cynthia struggled to move against the vectors that held her down before she got an idea. She puffed her cheeks out and forced her head into the ground, letting out a muffled. "Roar of the Omega Fire Dragon!" which resulted in an eruption of dark red flames to sprout from the ground, blowing Taya away by a few yards, the vectors releasing. "Ha…!" Cynthia then decided to keep her offensive momentum, raising her hands above her head to create a giant sphere of red fire. "Radiant Blaze of the Omega Fire Dragon!" Cynthia exclaimed while hurling the sphere in Taya's general direction.
Taya's swiftness came into play here. First, she stepped to the side while running forward, completely avoiding the blaze which exploded behind her. She still had the Shadow Sphere in her hands, so she threw it forward towards Cynthia once she was about 20 feet away from the dragon slayer. "Shadow Sphere!"
"Eep…!" Cynthia crossed her arms, taking the brunt of the Shadow Sphere. The force was powerful enough to cause her to slide back a good 10 yards, her arms bruised from defending against such an attack. "Ouch…" Snapping out of her quick fit of pain, Cynthia jumped onto the remains of a building before leaping even higher into the air, her arms spread out. "Omega Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!" After she threw her arms down, unleashing multiple waves of red fire down towards Taya.
"Persistent…" Taya mumbled before bringing up four vectors in front of her to protect herself from the onslaught of red fire. She grunted as she slid back from the force of the Wing Attack, feeling the intense burns on her shoulders. When it subsided, she let down her vectors, only to see an incoming Cynthia now.
With red fire focused around her fist, Cynthia lunged towards Taya from above, a large smirk on her face. "Iron Fist of the Omega Fire Dragon!" She swung her fist, landing a direct hit on Taya's nose. But Taya was quick to retaliate, and instead of staggering back, she landed her own hit on Cynthia's nose, causing her to stumble back with a grunt. "Oof…!" Now it was time to hand to hand combat, something Taya proved to be rather proficient in. Cynthia swung a flaming hook for Taya's jaw, but the demon blocked it by raising her forearm. Taya countered by raising her knee into Cynthia's stomach, but Cynthia blocked by raising her own knee, wincing because the collision was off for the both of them and they ended up hopping around on one leg in a comical manner for a few seconds. "Ow ow ow!"
"Who taught you how to fight…!?" Taya groaned before things got serious again. She brought two vectors from her front and slammed them into Cynthia's gut, causing Cynthia to fly back from the force put behind them.
"Gah…!" Cynthia yelped when she was hit. She was flying towards a building, but she flipped and caught herself, her feet now planted firmly on the buildings side. She shifted her momentum from her body to her feet and flew off the building, slightly darkened red fire now coating her body as she aimed herself head first at Taya. "Omega Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!" Cynthia's speed was inconvincible; she slammed right into Taya's gut, sending the dark vector demon flying back into the remains of the bakery. Cynthia flipped after impact, feeling quite proud of herself for that maneuver. "Aheh…sorry Natsu I took another one of your moves…"
Taya picked herself up from the rubble, her hair now covering her face. Her clothing was burnt and tattered and burn marks were all over her skin. "Twilight Rain…" A magic seal appeared above Cynthia, unleashing a "rain" onto her.
"AH!" Cynthia squealed as she covered up from the rain, slowly taking step backs to remove herself from its range. While this happened, a Shadow Sphere slammed into her, sending her soaring high into the sky after.
"Cynthia…!" Wendy shouted in a clear worried tone.
It wasn't long before Cynthia hit the ground, letting out a yelp of pain after. She took a while to get up, and when she did, Taya was standing just a few feet away from her. "Y-You're really strong…" Cynthia said with a hint of admiration in her voice. She stood up, dark red flames blazing around her arms. "Secret Art: Crimson Slash!" Cynthia swiped her arms in a clockwise motion, sending a blazing vortex of dark red fire towards Taya that ripped through the already broken earth with no trouble at all. Taya attempted to defend the Crimson Slash, but she failed and the attack consumed her whole, a faint shriek of pain escaping her lips. "I got her…!"
Not even seconds passed before Taya revealed herself to be standing after the attack finished. She was hunched over and breathing heavily, her hair hiding the sly smirk on her face. "On your toes…"
"Huh…?" Cynthia blinked a few times at Taya's mumble, more surprised that she was standing than anything else. Just then, a vector struck Cynthia's temple, causing her eyes to roll to the back of her head while she fell unconscious…but not before snapping her fingers, causing a multitude of red magic seals to appear around Taya.
"Wha?" Taya started with wide eyes, but before she could do anything the circles unleashed destructive waves of red that exploded on impact. When the smoke cleared, she too was lying unconscious on the ground.
(A draw…) Ola blinked a few times at the end result.
"Ha!" Jack bursts out laughing. "She can't even beat a little girl!"
"You do realize that little girl has the potential to end everyone right…?" Tia asked while raising a brow.
"Well…" Jack stopped laughing and instead just looked away. "Shut up…"
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Luke vs. the master of Black Phoenix, Ola Belle. Needless to say Luke knew he was going to have a tough time with this, but he had to give it his all. "Well, guess I was pretty lucky in this matchup, eh?" Luke asked while stretching.
(This will be a good match, I hope) Ola said while gesturing for Luke to come at her.
"As do I!" Luke then slammed his fist into his palm, a cold wind surrounding his ankles. "Ice Make: Freeze Lancer!" Luke threw his hands forward, unleashing a plethora of enlarged ice lances towards the Master Phoenix. Ola smirked, quickly flipping her hair behind her ear. She ran forward, showcasing her agility. She swayed from side to side, avoiding most of the lances that came her way, though two just barely grazed her arms; nothing too serious for her. She then preformed a backflip, aiming the heel of her heel at Luke's head. "Oi…!" Luke jumped back just as Ola's heel struck the ground, cratering the ground about five feet.
(Surprised~?) Ola asked with a slight smirk, flipping back up with a grin. Luke decided to test the close combat waters, so he rushed forward with fire and lightning around his fist, aiming a plethora of punches towards Ola's face and midsection. Ola was quite proficient in hand to hand, managing to block or dodge most of Luke's attack. She countered with her own, landing a few hits on the copy mage's stomach and face, causing him to back off.
While Luke jumped back, fire and lightning surrounded his mouth in the form of a vortex. "Roar of the Lightning Flame Dragon!" Luke opened his mouth and unleashed the dual funnel a near point blank range. Ola was prepared, bringing up her arms, thus bringing up a shadow all to protect herself from the attack, skidding backwards across the ground a few yards. Her defense aggravated Luke a bit, but he was up against a Master after all.
(Defense is the best offense.) Ola replied once noticing Luke's slightly annoyed expression. She smirked, waiting for Luke to make his next move.
"Hmph…" Luke placed his hands on the ground, covering a large second of Clover Town in slippery ice. "Ice Make: Floor!" Ola stumbled around a bit to keep her balance; this was Luke's chance to get some damage in. Blades of ice appeared on Luke's arm and elbow, using the ice to skate forward. "Ice Blade: Seven Sided Dance!" Luke then leapt forward, spinning around while aiming seven slashes towards Ola. Despite the ice, Ola was able to dodge about five of the seven, though the other two landed on her stomach and her arm. Luke landed behind her in a crouched position, sliding across the ice to gain some distance.
Ola was highly annoyed now with the gashes on her arm, a different side of her about to show. (You…You dare to injure me like so?!)
"Uh-oh…" Luke thought as he turned around, noticing her enraged demeanor now. Though this was hardly a time to be afraid. Fire surrounded Luke's arm, and he raised it up before slamming it into the ice, sending pillars of fire traveling towards Ola.
(…) Ola created a screaming shadow, one that clearly displayed her rage. It let out a loud shriek that caused everyone to cover their ears, though it was short lived as it took a fire pillar, dispersing quickly after. Since Luke was distracted, Ola used this time to skate across the ice that wasn't destroyed, taking Luke off guard by trapping him in close combat, landing powerful blows on his body before she ended with a roundhouse, kicking him away with force, causing him to slide across the dirt road on his back with a groan.
While on the ground, Luke snapped his fingers, quickly, creating a magic seal under Ola's feet. This seal unleashed a discharge of electricity which was meant to paralyze her, but Ola formed a shadow hand and used it to propel herself into the air at the last second, avoiding the electricity overall. She landed on the ground, regaining some of her senses before smirking. (Not bad, Luke…but I'll be wrapping this up now…) Ola raised her hands, and her shadow rose into the sky, taking the shape of a Black Phoenix, which let out a loud shriek once it was summoned.
"Whoa…" Cygnus blinked quite a few times at the large bird.
"Didn't think he'd push her to use that…" Hikaru said to herself.
"That is a really big bird…" Jack stared in awe.
"Heh…" Luke smirked as darkness covered half his body, and light covered the other. Not only this, but a black sword appeared in his hands as he took a stance. "Alright…come at me…" The Phoenix complied, flying towards Luke at a relatively low altitude. Luke did the same, rushing towards the phoenix with his sword in hand. Before meeting the Phoenix halfway, Luke preformed a baseball slide, sliding under the stomach of the Phoenix. While doing this, he stabbed his sword into the Phoenix's stomach which caused a large explosion, dealing with the shadow creation before it became a threat. Ola, who was watching this was annoyed at how easily Luke got rid of her phoenix, but his position was horrible for recovery. Ola grinned and merely stepped on the ground, sending a shadow spike through Luke's side, causing him to stop and groan in agony.
"Luke…!" Selene exclaimed.
After a few moments, Luke picked himself up, blood covering his lower left side. "D-Damn…you're strong alright…"
(As are you…) Ola replied before launching herself in the air, creating about three shadow blades. She sent these blades towards the injured Luke, feeling this might finish the battle.
"Now it's time…for me to show you a power that no one has seen yet!" Luke exclaimed as the colors on his body intensified, magical power exploding around him. "Second Origin!" As the Shadow Blades came towards him, Luke formed two large spheres of darkness and light on his hands, merging them together over his head to create a black and white sphere. "BOMB OF THE BLACK AND WHITE GOD!" Luke threw the dual sphere into the air, such an attack surprising Ola because she had never seen such a thing before. She braced for impact as the bomb showcased its awesome power in the form of a black and white mushroom cloud; the explosion was so powerful it even got Luke. When the mushroom cloud died down, both Luke and Ola were lying on the ground, conscious, but heavily damaged. It was a tie.
"He tied with Master…?" Trinity was quite impressed.
"Go Luke!" Aira exclaimed with a smile.
"Not bad…" Reve said with a nod of his own.
"Wait…so that means that the next match is the finals…" Gray said while turning his head to Natsu, but he was already gone while Luke and Ola were brought into Black Phoenix by Hikaru and Selene.
"Leon's gone too…" Trinity pointed out.
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Natsu and Leon stood in the center of what used to be Clover Town, grins on their faces. Natsu's body immediately lit up with flames as he stared Leon down. "I've been waiting for this…"
"So have I…" Leon replied with a grin, though his expression was far more serious than before. A green aura exploded from around Leon's body, corroding the ground around him from the acid. "Acid Drive…"
"Oh. It's the final match…Natsu vs. Leon…" Tia said while showing a little interest in the match. "This promises to be good…"
"I'm warning you, Leon!" Natsu declared before starting. "I'm not gonna hold back on you!"
"Good…" Leon replied as his hair created a shadow over his glowing green eyes. "Because I won't be holding back on you either, Salamander…"