More content! Last chapter we has some fluff, and a huge important reveal!
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"Hello and welcome, ladies and gentlemen, so the seventh day, the final day, of the Grand Magic Games!" The crowd started cheering, and even Katsuchi felt the need to clap a little bit for the hype man. After all, today was going to be the best day yet. "I am your host Ross Kennedy, here to deliver your play by play telecast of the Games!"
"Play by play?" Azzie asked. "I wouldn't call occasionally commenting on what happens as a play by play."
"Let the poor man dream." Tetsu replied.
"Today, the final day, our six teams will be competing in a free-for-all all throughout our lovely capital city! For every normal contestant a fighter defeats, they will earn their team one extra point! If a fighter defeats a leader, who is appointed by the team, they will earn five points!"
"So a lot of teams could switch places." Azzie surmised, and Katsuchi nodded.
"Seems like it. Fifty points in no joke right now for some."
"You mean for Quatro Cerberus, right?" Tetsu asked, a smirk on his face.
"But that is not all, ladies and gentlemen! I am proud to announce that, for the final day, we have a special guest with us! Please put your hands together for the beautiful Queen of Fiore, Hisui!" Katsuchi perked up as the special guest was announced as none other than the Queen. He'd heard she had a hand in the organization of the Games, but for her to be here?
"It's a pleasure as always, Mr. Kennedy." A smooth feminine voice said from the announcers box.
"The pleasure is all mine, your highness!" Ross replied. Looking up, Katsuchi could see the Queen sitting next to Ross. She was a beautiful women with flowing emerald colored hair, as eyes the same color. She was wearing magnificent white robes, as expected of a royal. She also seemed to be smiling as everyone cheered.
"You're too kind, Ross"
"Thank you, your Highness! What do you think about the Games thus far? Has this year been exciting or what?"
"It sure has. I was pleasantly surprised by the appearance of such well known guilds for this, especially since they're sporting the children of some of most well known competitors from years ago."
"Amen to that! Would You like to explain the premise to begin today, Queen Hisui?"
"Sure." The Queen turned to the arena, where the lacrima vision booted up, six different screens showing six different hotels.
"What're they doing?" Tetsu wondered.
"This year, we went with a different start to the final day." Hisui explained. "Each guild has been instructed to not leave their hotel to come to the Domus Flau. Once the bell is rung, each time will be allowed to leave, setting them loose in the city from the very beginning."
"Makes sense." Katsuchi said. "No point in bringing them here and then having them leave." The others nodded as Hisui cleared her throat.
"So, to begin today, we'll be releasing the teams from the bottom of the scoreboard up. So, please put your hands together for the team in sixth place, Quatro Cerberus!" The crowd cheered as one of the hotels front doors opened, revealing Reyna Groh as hammered as ever, and her five male companions as they stepped out.
"In fifth place, Mermaid Heel!"
The ladies also left their hotel, all looking ready to kick some ass, especially Nami.
"In fourth place, Blue Pegasus!"
The guild that had the least reason to be beating Quatro and Mermaid stepped out, also ready to go.
"In third, Lamia Scale!"
From here on out, at least to Katsuchi, the guilds were ranked appropriately. The team stepped out of their hotel.
"In second place, Sabertooth!"
One of the favorite teams stepped out to roaring applause, but Katsuchi made a face as the lacrima vision started to fizzle.
"What the hell?" he asked. Hisui pointed to the last lacrima vision screen.
"And in first place, Fairy Tai...!"
The six lacrima vision cut out. The crowd started shouting in confusion and disappointment, but Ross was quick on the draw.
Gong! Gong!
The bell telling the teams to start went off at the same.
"You think a little malfunction will stop us?!" He demanded, and the crowd roared a resounding no. Soon enough the lacrima vision turned on again, but all six teams had already left their hotels, as the bell they'd been instructed to follow had rung.
"With this," Queen Hisui said. "The final day has begun!"
Gong! Gong!
Blake smiled. The lacrima vision cut on just on time to conceal Fairy Tail's absence. All according to plan.
"Alright, let's do this!" Rina said. "Time to get the lead back from Fairy Tail!"
"Like we discussed yesterday, avoid them until we can't any longer." Juno said. "We stand a better chance that way."
"Can do." Blake replied, still smirking.
"Divide and conquer, guys." Michael said, pocketing his hands. "We need as many points as possible." The others nodded, and they all sprinted off in different directions. Blake just ran in a direction, looking for anyone to go after.
They are nothing but your cover, do you understand?
Blake frowned as Hermes' words came back to him.
The man was right after all.
Sabertooth was nothing but a cover.
Having been orphaned at a young age, The Olympians took Blake in out of, he didn't know, pity? When they discovered his amazing magical power, they decided he would be of some use, and sent him to Sabertooth undercover, telling him they'd contact him again when the time came. He got updates constantly, warning him against conversion against them. They kept telling him all he needed to do was listen to them, and he'd be safe.
Blake knew the odds of that being true were unlikely. He was a puppet, just like Apocalypse before him and the man he worked with after him. Once he'd expended his usefulness, he'd be excommunicated violently.
But still...
"I owe Sabertooth this victory, at least..." He whispered. "I don't care that I'll probably get booted out for this...I want to help them win..."
Because sadly, at the end of the day, Blake had gone against the Olympians. He was friends with Michael, Keita, Juno, Rina and Kyoko. He'd warmed up to his cover, and he'd pay for it in time when Sting learned about what he'd done and kicked him out.
"Data Blast!"
Blake barely had time to cover his body in a protective lining before the explosion went off around him. He covered his eyes as dirt flew up around him, blinding him. More explosions sounded around him, but the Plasma kept him safe.
"Nice sneak attack, Ken." he called out. "If only it had actually worked, huh?" The pretty boy of Blue Pegasus was in front of Blake, watching him.
"I don't intend to win the Games." He replied. "I just want to try my best."
"Sadly," Blake replied. "Your best ends here, my friend. Plasma Burst!" Small bursts of plasma left Blake's palm, and soared towards Ken, who dodged out of the way. Blake aimed his palm at the man as he continued to dodge, but he didn't land a single blow.
"Plasma Magic." Ken said as he stood. "I've done some research, and your some tough stuff." Blake frowned.
"Huh?"
"Plasma Magic requires the user to forcibly expel ether-nano from their body and convert it into this state of matter." Ken replied. "Doing that requires years of training, it's why it became lost in the first place." Blake grinned.
"Being a natural helps the process." he replied.
That and Athena's knowledge of all things, which helped Blake learn the fast way.
"Plasma Burst!" More rounds of plasma left Blake's palm, forcing Ken to dodge even more. Blake brought his hands together, expelled magic, and felt the fourth stare of matter form in between his hands. "Plasma Blast!" The blast was much bigger this time, and it soared right for Ken without remorse. The man managed to get out of the way from the direction strike, but the plasma exploded and threw him forwards. Blake walked up to him and opened a palm at him, blasting him again.
Ken did not get up. Blake regarded his fallen opponent before sighing and turning to leave.
"W-What a display of power! Blake Hunt takes out Ken Lates with ease! Sabertooth has earned another point, giving them 85!"
Blake turned a corner and tightened his fists.
"If I survive this day, I'll have to apologize for being so unforgiving..."
Kyoko dodged around the sand and the plats and landed gracefully on a rooftop, watching all of Quatro Cerberus minus Reyna watching her carefully. It made sense the the team in last place would stick together, but where was their hammered leader?
"As I recall, none of you are that big of a threat." She stated, making them all look pretty pissed. "So this is basically a walk in the park for me. Anyone care to have another go?"Ryo growled and launched himself up, using the sane as a launchpad.
"Shut your mouth!" he said. "You're all alone in a one against five! Don't take us so lightly!" Kyoko smirked.
"On the contrary, I'm very much accompanied."
A dark yellow explosion. later, and Ryo was sent hurling back into his teammates, like Rina had been bowling with the and had gotten a strike.
"If you'd payed any attention you'd know my overwatch has my back." She finished, waving her hand at Rina as thanks for the showing. The boys all stood, but they seemed pretty ticked.
"Where the hell is Reyna?" Toshiro asked. "We need her!"
"I do believe," Kyoko answered. "You will see her very soon."
Kyoko's cue once again came to fruition. An orb of multicolored light appeared in the center of the five men, and it grew it size. Soon enough, a figure appeared out of it and was thrown into a building with an explosion.
Reyna Groh rolled out of it and coughed.
"Reyna?!"Akihiro asked in disbelief. Juno jumped out of the portal her Territory magic had created and caused another explosion, throwing all the members of Quatro Cerberus to the side. Kyoko raised a hand for Rina to see her signal, and she clenched her fist. She could practically heard Rina laughing.
"Juno, we're ending it." Kyoko said. Juno nodded, and her hands glowed. Kyoko made a simply motion, and a magic circle appeared above her head.
"Fire-Shadow Explosive Blast" She said, the technique she herself created surging forth. A sphere of Territory appeared around the boys and Reyna, and Kyoko winced as huge explosion of Lightning God magic surged past her ear. All three attacks struck the whole team at once, causing an explosion that rocked the entire area and nearly threw Kyoko's balance all off.
Once the explosion died away, all six members were lying in a heap, not moving.
"Oh my God! What a development! Juno Orlando, Kyoko Lore and Rina Nanagear have taken out the entire Quatro Cerberus team! What a display of power! This officially puts them two points ahead of Fairy Tail!"
"This officially puts them two points ahead of Fairy Tail!"
Michael looked up from attacking Akio to look at the scoreboard being displayed high in the air. Ross wasn't lying, they were indeed two points ahead of Fairy Tail. He smiled.
"Good job, girls." he said with a smirk as he dodged a blast of snow. "That's the kind of boost in points we need. Now, I just need to deal with this guy..." Michael rolled underneath another blasts of snow and marked Akio with the stigma of the White Dragon, which prevented him from moving. From this, he blasted him away and then roared, devastating the building Akio was leaning against. Once the smoke cleared, the boy was struggling to stand, but couldn't thanks to the stigma on his chest.
"What the hell is this mark..." he heard Akio complain. Michael smiled.
"No need to wonder, it just looks like you lost now."
"And look at that! Michael has taken out Akio Tearm! Sabertooth is on a roll right now!" As soon as Michael heard the point become added, he allowed the stigma to wear off, and allowed Akio to stand up.
"Why don't you just fight me like a man?" Akio asked. "Still hurting from two days ago?"
"As if the guy with the lowest MPF score gets to shit talk me." Michael shot back, looking around. "I'm conserving my strength, thank you."
"For what?" Michael sighed and closed his eyes.
"I'm getting you back for yesterday tomorrow, so you'd better meet me halfway!"
His words from the night before came back to him. Despite everyone else's convictions, Michael did not intend to avoid Nashi. He wanted to settle the score and beat her this time, not wander around avoiding her. Anyone else he couldn't care less about.
Michael's eyes twitched as he heard the sound of someone running up on him. He ducked just in time to avoid Jackson from giving him a decent bruise. Michael kicked at the speed wizard, but he dodged him and moved out of the way.
"You got a losing wish, Speedy?" Michael asked, and Jackson grinned.
"Good luck catching me first."
"Boys, boys! There's no need for violence!" Michael and Jackson turned to find Bella Realight standing there, watching them with a hand on her hip. "I'm enough for both of you!"
"Huh?" Michael asked in confusion. Bella turned to Jackson and flashed a brilliant smile.
"Jackson honey, I don't want to fight you." She said, and Michael saw Jackson's face go completely red at her gaze. "How about you just surrender to Blue Pegasus, and I'll give you a big kiss? Huh? Would you like that?" Jackson looked weak at the knees, and that was proven true a moment later as he collapsed.
"I..I surrender." He said weakly. "I surrender to Bella!" he shouted.
"What?!" Michael demanded. "Are you insane?!"
W-Well, there are no rules against surrendering, so it seems Blue Pegasus gains a point!"
"Aw, you're the best Jackie. Now, how about you go somewhere else and take a nap? You've earned it, big boy."
"O-Okay..." Michael watched in utter disbelief as Jackson sped off, looking for someplace to nap. He turned back to Bella.
"What did you do to him?" He demanded, and Bella giggled.
"Sent the poor boy off for a nap, what did it look like to you?" She asked innocently. "You're Michael Eucliffe, I presume. Mmm, I've heard a lot about you."
Michael froze in place as his cheeks heated up. He'd never noticed how beautiful Bella was before. Bella's hips moved hypnotically, and she giggled.
"Mm, yes. The big tough White Dragon Slayer. I bet you're a tough guy, aren't you?"
"I-I..."
"Aw, don't be embarrassed, I bet girls go after you all the time, don't they? Huh?"
"I-I mean..." Michael didn't know what to say. Was Bella into him?
"Can I ask you a personal question, Michael?"
"Hm?" Bella was blushing no, and she looked back and forth between Michael and anywhere else constantly.
"Are you...A good kisser?" Michael's eyes widened at the question. What the hell was she getting at?!
"I-I don't know." He replied, looking away as well. "Maybe."
"Can you...show me?"
...
Michael's brain was short circuiting. He was no stranger to kissing girls, but in the middle of the battlefield?
Still, he moved forward.
He walked towards Bella and her hypnotic gaze, who was still averting her eyes. He reached her. He wrapped his arms around her, which made her giggle. She cupped his face with her hands.
He could feel her breathing on his lips.
He was so close to her. He felt intoxicated.
And...
And...
Michael's head hurt. He rubbed his eyes and looked around him. All he saw was destroyed street.
"W-What happened?" He asked, shielding his eyes. "Where'd everyone go..?"
He was alone in the middle of the street, flat on his ass for who knew why.
Bella.
He jumped to his feet and looked around for the weird girl that had made Jackson surrender with nothing but words, but she was gone.
"What the hell?" he demanded on confusion. "Where'd that weirdo go?"
Well, um, that was rather strange development." Ross said as Michael looked around in confusion. "Bella instructed Michael to wait, and he did...But where did she go?"
"What was that?" Azzie asked in confusion. "She had him wrapped around her finger, Jackson too.."
"Those lucky sons of bitches!" Tetsu shouted. "I want to kiss Bella too!"
"You wait your fucking turn!" Katsuchi shouted back. A lot of men in the crowd seemed to be angry for one reason or another, but Azzie couldn't figure out why.
"What is her magic? I'm so confused..."
"Regardless of that," Hisui said. "it seems Sabertooth is going on an all out offensive. They've already regained the lead, but..." Ross jumped up to his feet.
"Where is Fairy Tail?!"
Good question, Ross. I hope you enjoyed, leave a review! Let's try and get five!