N/NN: Here is a super late chapter of The New Fairy Tail! Hope you guys enjoy, and have a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!

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The New Fairy Tail

The Key of Infinity Arc

Chapter 8: One Gate Closes, Another Opens


Excel gazes across the room at Duo, amazed by Duo's new look. He can feel an amazing, yet very questionable, presence radiating from Duo. They stand in silence for a few seconds while Excel waits for Duo to "cool down" but it does not seem like the blue steam around Duo will stop any time soon. Breaking the silence, Excel scoffs, "So you were holding out on me little brother? It matters not, I'll wipe you out of existence soon enough."

Excel charges up, getting ready to unleash another burst of dark energy, Duo seems to just be standing there; it is impossible to tell what he is looking at with his all blue eyes. Excel questioningly taunts, "You just gonna stand there and die!? That's fine by me!" Right before he unleashes the blast Duo vanishes. Excel looks around, "What? Where did he go? He's completely disappeared!"

Suddenly Excel is hit with a barrage of hits out of nowhere. He falls to his knees, looking down, trying to comprehend what just hit him. Suddenly boots come into his sight, he looks up to see Duo standing in front of him, with a soulless look in his eyes. Even seeing him up close, Excel still can't recognize Duo's magic power, "Just...Just what the hell are you?" Duo looks down at him with an emotionless look on his face and growls, "To you…I am the end."

Excel is horrified, because the voice he heard was different from before. Excel blasts him in the face and jumps back to try and get some distance. Excel unleashes a barrage of Dark Blast on Duo, kicking up a huge dust cloud. "It is troublesome that I can't sense his magic, otherwise I would know if I actua-" Out of the dust rises Duo who is flying towards him. Duo grabs Excel by the face with his hand, a hand that looks more like a claw than an actual hand, and slams him into the ground repeatedly.

Duo then jumps in the air and opens his mouth, baring his teeth, revealing fangs instead of human teeth. He then unleashes a huge, blue energy beam out of his mouth. Once the beam subsides we see a decimated Excel in a crater. Duo floats down and lands on top of Excel. He lets out a huge roar that sounds like a beast. The steam intensifies as his scales start to disappear almost as if they are burning off. Once it is all done, Duo is even more beat up than when he transformed. Duo then collapses on the ground.

*Meanwhile, in the Cannon Room*

Wodys Nov Xam is in panic mode trying to figure out what to do, but there is no way out, 'Damn it! This little bitch has out thought me. Me! The greatest mind ever.' He moves his king to a different area trying to throw her off so he can by time. 'All I need is a few more seconds' he thinks to himself. She moves her queen closer, "Check in two." Under the table, a device with an energy reader is in Wodys Nov Xam's hand and it is almost full, 'Any minute now…that fight will be over, and we'll have enough power.' He moves a piece that has nothing to do with the king. Hikari then moves her bishop to the last spot, "Check in one."

Wodys Nov Xam sits there knowing he's at his end; he sees no way out. As he is about to admit defeat, they hear a loud roar that shakes the whole castle. The device in his hand dings signifying that the cannon is full. He laughs, "Sorry little fairy, but you and your friends' tale is about to end!" He slams the device, causing the cannon to fire. Hikari looks at where the cannon is pointed and realizes it's aimed at the tower where Duo headed off to. She frantically screams, "DUO!"

*Back in the Throne Room with Excel and Duo*

Duo is laying there unconscious, but it is unclear where Excel has gone. Up on the roof, a hooded shadowy figure is carrying Excel's motionless body. The beam that was shot from the other tower is heading for them. The figure mumbles something in Excel's ear then throws him into the beam, colliding in midair. Excel takes the full force of the beam and falls, crashing back into the room with Duo.

*Back to Hikari*

She turns to the old man and mutters, "What…just happened?" Wodys Nov Xam chuckles, "Foolish girl…not all beams are meant to destroy: some build, some enhance, and some open." Hikari was frustrated and confused, "WHAT DID YOU DO!?" "I let my master free and with his power we will rule," Wodys Nov Xam says matter-of-factly.

Hikari resentfully responds, "Yeah…even if we don't stop him you won't be around to see it. Check mate!" She takes his King, then a mysterious dark fog rushes into the room. Skeleton hands rise out of the ground which…should be impossible. A well-dressed man in a purple suit walks in; he has short black hair, dark glasses that you can't see through, and a cane with a skull on top.

He walks in and stands behind Wodys Nov Xam. He smiles and says "Oh, I have been waiting for this." He lifts his cane up and it turns into a scythe. He swings down and slices him in half, both pieces turn to smoke and go into the scythe's blade. He turns Hikari, "Thank you. You do not know how long I have wanted to do that." Hikari sits there in a horrified awe, unable to respond.

"Well you should be moving along, shouldn't you? I'm pretty sure your friends need you." She nods and runs towards the door. She takes one look back at Death before exiting and he says, "I owe you one, remember that. I just hope I won't be seeing you again anytime soon though." With that he turns into a plume of smoke and vanishes.

*In the recently demolished Throne Room*

Duo awakens to see there is a weird light in the room. He sits up to see that in the middle of the room is a red ball, in which are all the enemies they had to defeat to get here. Some were solid and others were spirits. which confused Duo. The spirits included Gulisto, Gerouth, Excel, and an old man Duo hand not seen before. At the core of this ball was someone who kind-of looked like Excel, but something was very off. He had flowing red hair, wings, talons for feet, and his skin was pitch black. The figure looked down at Duo, "Thank you, with your help I was freed from my cage."

Duo has now shifted to a crouching position still too weak to stand. "I ... don't..…get it…. we won right... We beat all the gates?" The figure then says, "Close, but you missed one. Me! The last gate: Treachery. Now, I will use these souls to get my full power and rewrite this world in my liking. I mean sure it will erase them forever, but hey, can't make a few omelets without breaking a few eggs hahaha!" Duo stands up, "I won't let you have your way!" He stumbles a few steps then starts to fall…

Before he hits the ground, he is caught. He looks to see Lucio and Akiko under his left and right arm, respectively. "Hey now, don't you dare pass out on us. We need you." Duo turns and see Hikari, Silvia, and Jarvan standing behind them, Jarvan then comments, "Speak for yourself! old J-dog can gut this guy by himself. Woof Woof!" Hikari heads over to Duo, her hands begin to glow as she heals Duo. "This isn't a permanent fix; when we get back you need some serious medical attention." Duo nods his understanding while Akiko turns to the figure, "So this is the last guy we gotta put down? Fine by me. I need a spa day real bad! Let's hurry this up." The rest of the group yells, "Right!"

Duo gets up and stands next to her. "How much you got left?" Akiko asks Duo to which he replies, "More than enough." The figure looks down at the group, "So this is the group that beat my gates? Thank you all, but beating me won't be as easy." He waves his hand and hundreds of shadow demons fill the room blocking the path to him. Duo snickers, "You think that will stop us? I'll smash all these guys myself."

As he begins to walk forward Jarvan, Hikari, Silvia, and Lucio step in front. Hikari declares, "You need to focus. We'll clear the path; you and Akiko take out that guy. Got it?" Duo is shocked but nods in agreement. They sprint forward, Hikari is first as she unleashes a huge wave of light that blows many away, then stays in that area to deal with any others. Next is Lucio who slices through a hand full, then sprints off drawing attention towards him. Silvia's turn: she turns into a huge wave that washes a path clear for the rest.

When they get to the other side they see the man standing on a high platform. "How are we gonna get up there?" Jarvan punches the ground and pulls out a platform, "The old J-dog express of course. Hop on!" Duo and Akiko hop onto the rock and Jarvan launches it at the platform. He too becomes surrounded by shadow demons.

Duo and Akiko jump off and land on the opposite side of the figure. "It's all over," Duo says.

"Give up now before we have to hurt you," Akiko says reading for battle. The man turns around with his piecing red eyes and chuckles, "You two think you can stop me? I'm not as kind as the others were." Duo replies, "Okay, but since we're not dead yet I'm guessing you ain't got the juice to kill us yet so we at least have a chance." The man looks pleased, "If you honestly feel that way, then please…come at me."

Duo looks at Akiko, "You ready?" She snickers, "I should be asking you that; you're way more injured than me." Duo laughs, "Well then let's go!" They both lunge forward and disappear, but the man doesn't look concerned. A barrage of punches is unleashed from both sides of the man, but he somehow deflects all the punches. He jumps up and reaches down, grabbing both Duo and Akiko's hair. He smashes their heads together and throws them to opposite sides of the room.

The man smirks, "As long as I am connected to these souls, there is no way you can kill me." Duo rises and wipes the blood off the side of his mouth, "We'll see just what can we do about that…Cuz? Wanna go for the old combo?" Akiko jumps into a standing position, "You talking Dragon's Bolt or Lighting's Claw?" Duo grins, "Naw I was thinking Lightning's Tail Spin." Akiko puts both hands up palms out, "Good choice."

Duo shields his eyes, then Akiko releases a blinding flash that stuns the man for a short period. He recovers just in time to catch a foot flying towards his face. Duo is standing on his hands. Duo then begins to spin in a circle around him trying to break his guard but it doesn't work. After two complete circles, Duo jumps up in the air. "Hey bird brain," the man looks forwards to see Akiko pointing a finger pistol at him, "Take this! Ap Pào!" A huge beam of electricity shoots out of her finger heading straight for the man, who throws up a shield just in time. The blast hits the shield and he is sent back a few inches, but is unharmed.

Duo finally lands and gets in a runner's stance as if he is about to run the 100-meter dash. He takes a deep breath, and upon reaching his limit, he shouts, "IRON DRAGON'S ROAR!" and unleashes a huge tornado from his mouth filled with metals of all kind. The man puts up a shield for this blast to. Neither Akiko's nor Duo's powerful attacks seem to affect the man at all. He snickers, "Seems like you two are at your limit. I shall be the one to end this." The man starts charging, then right before he's about to make his move, he notices a tug at his foot.

He looks down and sees a piece of metal sticking his pants to the ground. Duo and Akiko make brief eye contact and nod. Akiko aims her beam towards the sky, then Duo slams his fist into the ground. Suddenly, several huge pillars rise around the man, leaving him trapped and unable to move.

"DON'T FUCK WITH FAIRYTAIL"

Akiko yells as she slams the beam down on the man. The man laughs, "I can't die, remember!" Duo jumps over him. In midair, Duo conjures up the last of his magic and turns his right hand into metal and pulls his fist back, then swings it forward and clashes with the ball. The man, still trapped between the beam and metal, continues laughing, "You'll never break it that way."

There are shockwaves reverberating off the collision. Duo can feel the ball trying to push him back, but he knows what is at stake; he can't afford to lose, so he keeps pushing as hard as he can. His eyes flash a brilliant blue for a second and the ball begins to crack, little by little until the whole thing shatters. The man realizes what has happened and screams, "Noooooooo!" As Akiko smashes him through the ground with Ap Páo and ends him.

Below, the hordes of shadow demons start to vanish from around our heroes. The platform collapses and crashes to the ground. The group rushes over to check if their friends survived the battle. Out of the ruble, an injured and bruised Akiko rises carrying a half-awake Duo. The rest of the group cheers…finally all of The Gates have been defeated.


Ap Páo = Zap Cannon

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