Chapter 5: Chapter 7: Two Dragons and a Nic 1/2
Chapter 7 – Two Dragons and a Nic
Hey guys, sorry for the holdup. So I finally finished my story that I did for a friend and I got my second story all set up. Feel free to check that out. It's just another crossover, and if you like that story, feel free to Favorite, Follow, and Review that story as well.
Now that I have gotten those priorities accomplished, I can press on with another chapter. Remember, I might be alternating between this story and my new one, but this is the last time I'm telling you guys.
Alpha Dragonis: I think I get what you're saying, but you need to take into account participation. I'm not ready to reveal said Dragon Type yet (SPOILER), but you'll see why this chapter is called that.
Now comes the Phantom Lord Arc, Nic will participate, to an extent, in this arc. I won't say how, but you'll have to read for yourselves.
To Recap:
Nic and Kecleon proceeded with their plan and ambushed the Dark Guild, Tartaros. Nic and Kecleon managed to take down Rune and Rosa, and just as they were about to finish off Conjore, Kecleon broke the spear, creating a tremendous explosion of negative energy. When morning had risen, Nic and Kecleon found the Dread Plate, and then fell back asleep afterwards, leading up to almost midnight. Nic proceeded back to Freesia and came across The Nightmare, a demon that was fused with the three Dark Guild members. Nic and Greninja teamed up, with Nic trying out his new Dread Plate form, and the two defeated the demon. They, as well as Kecleon, were declared heroes, as well as the return of every citizen that was used as a sacrifice. Nic and the others partied all night and then left the next day, awaiting to return to Fairy Tail.
Chapter 7 – Two Dragons and a Nic
The following morning came, and Nic was finally back in Magnolia. He was glad to be back again after that long and rather painful experience, but it was so worth it. That accidental S-Class job made him value his new friends and he couldn't wait to get back to Fairy Tail to see them again, especially a certain red haired Requip Mage. He was feeling very optimistic, but who could blame him. He got the Dread Plate, and might be able to unlock another one if he keeps this up.
As Nic was making his way towards the Guild Hall, people were staring at him. Their eyes somewhat widened and they started talking quietly towards one another.
"Isn't he from Fairy Tail?" "I feel pretty bad for him." "What's gonna become of him?" All of these people were acting as though they should be taking pity on Nic for something he wasn't aware of. He was curious as to what the people were talking about.
It wasn't until he looked up ahead and saw that the guild was misshapen somehow. It looked as though it had some rods, very large rods, sticking out all over.
"What the…?" Nic wasn't sure as to how the guild looked like that, but he took it as a bad omen.
Before he knew what he was doing, Nic saw that he was now running straight ahead towards Fairy Tail. He got there in record time and came to a disturbing halt.
The guild that was towering above him was damaged and destroyed. There were a multitude of enormous iron pillars protruding through the roof and sides of the building. It was like a Ferroseed with a surplus of barbs all over its body. Nic gawked at this rather haunting image.
"HOLY FREAKIN PROTOZOA!" Nic shouted, panicking at the shattered site. He gulped and slowly made his way inside, trying to avoid the damaged furniture laying all about.
In the basement…
Natsu was clenching his fists and looked as though he was about to break someone's face. Erza, Lucy, Gray, and Happy were doing their best to keep him from rampaging into Phantom Lord's guild and trash it up as well. Master Makarov told him that it would do no good, as conflicts were forbidden between guilds. Erza was just as steamed as Natsu, but she had to obey what the Master has decided, much to her dismay.
The guild members were hiding out in the guild's basement, with nothing to feel but melancholy and dejection plastered onto their faces. The members had to resort to using this storage space until the upstairs is repaired.
Erza and crew had just arrived back roughly three hours before Nic. They had just got back from their Galuna Island S-Class request and they were appalled by the site of their guild demolished. Mira had already explained to them that Phantom Lord came in the midst of night and trashed the place with iron pillars all about.
"Natsu, calm down already!" Erza ordered the Dragon Slayer, who still failed to compromise. "If Master ordered us not to act, then we must do as he says."
Natsu struggling was beginning to dwindle, but nevertheless was still wanting to get payback. "Let me go!" Natsu shouted, with Gray restraining him. "I'm gonna give those Phantom jerks a piece of my mind!"
"Just drop it Natsu!" Gray said. "We all want payback just as much as you do, but we'll get in trouble if those Phantom Lord jerks come back again."
"Natsu, you've got to stop. This isn't helping the situation." Lucy said.
Eventually, Natsu simmered down into mere grumbles and groans and sat on a storage box that was close to him. The other four were heading into and sat down in a lookalike of the bar, where Mira was making food.
"This is truly horrible." Mira said in a depressed way. "We didn't do anything to them, why would they do such a thing?"
"It can't be helped. If we get caught up in a back and forth war between us and Phantom, there will be war, and we cannot allow that." Erza said, looking down at the table.
Others nodded in agreement from other tables, but some just drank their problems away, not to mention Cana drinking away and sighing after every finished glass.
They all soon heard a pair of footsteps upstairs. Erza and the others were tensing up and preparing to strike upon the second they show their faces. It was a good assumption to believe that it was Phantom Lord, but they couldn't be for certain. The footsteps were drawing ever so closer, and the guild was on the verge of a panic. As a safety measure, Erza summoned forth a sword and Natsu engulfed his right fist in fire. Gray was ready to summon forth ice upon the moment those Phantom bastards show there cowardly faces. The doors of the basement opened and they heard the footsteps approach. Little to them, it was still a pretty confused and somewhat terrified Nic.
He didn't even look at his footsteps, and he tripped and started falling down the stairs. The guild from below heard sounds of thumping and yelps going "OW" and "EEE" and "D'OH!" They dropped their guard in confusing, thinking how stupid are they to fall down two flights of stairs.
"OW! EEE! OWWW! D'OH! WHY?! AHH! EEE! OW-OOWW!" Nic was hollering as he tumble and crashed into a wall, bouncing off it and falling down the flight of stairs visible to the guild. They were relieved, yet looking in confusion as to how could he fall down two flights of stairs at a time like this.
Nic finally landed with a face plant on the hard floor, laying there for a few seconds before getting back up and groaning at his misfortune. Ignoring everything and everyone around him, Nic glared back at the stairs and pointed at them.
"Curse you stupid flight of stairs!" Nic berated the inanimate path leading up to the upstairs. "You've made a powerful enemy today!"
Once he'd calm down after a few seconds, he noticed that the entire guild was down there with him. He looked around and saw that everyone was staring at him. He noticed that they had frowns.
"So, I guess that I missed quite a bit." Nic said, trying to get back on track. "What happened?"
Nobody answered, but looked down at their mugs and went back to drinking. Not a single person could meet his eyes as the depression has arisen once more. Nic spotted Erza and the others and looked at them.
"Erza, what in the name of all things decent and good in the world happened here?" He asked Erza.
Erza cast her eyes in a downward motion. "It was Phantom Lord."
Nic's somewhat understanding of this situation now has shaken off his startled self and now he looked more serious. "If I may ask, what is Phantom Lord?"
"It's another guild, just like us." Mira pointed out. "Only we're not on the best terms with them. They rival us."
Nic's eyes widened. "You mean that they're another Dark Guild?" He assumed.
Mira shook her head. "No, Phantom Lord is an official guild just like us. For a few years now, Phantom and Fairy Tail have been competing for the top guild. They just came out of nowhere and attacked the Guild Hall when no one was around. Everyone was shocked to see the guild in ruins. We had to salvage what we could manage and take it to the basement. Master didn't allow us to retaliate, for it would only make things worse. For now, we're operating down here until we can get the upstairs fixed."
Nic nodded, but couldn't help but be concerned. "Was anyone injured?"
"No. Everyone was in one piece." She replied.
Nic sighed in relief, thinking that if someone was hurt, could mean the apocalypse for Phantom Lord. If there's one thing everyone in the entire could should be aware of, it's to never EVER infuriate Nic. He's scarier than Erza, an angry Natsu, and Lucy when it came to her rent, put together and multiplied by 700 billion. They all remembered what happened to Gray the last time Nic was angry.
Makarov came out of the bathroom, looking less intoxicated from the alcohol we consumed earlier. Even so, the booze wasn't enough to hide his worries as well. He was angry at the fact Phantom Lord could pull off such a cowardly act. The only thing that's keeping Makarov from storming off was the fact no one was hurt.
He spotted Nic and waltzed up to him to greet him. "It's good to see you Nic. The job was successful I take it?"
Nic crossed his arms and looked down at the Master. "Yeah…but there were some issues." Nic noted.
"How so?" Makarov asked. Everyone was in on how Nic could've had such trouble completing a task.
Since this was a guild, this was everyone's business. He couldn't hide it from them forever, better now than never.
Nic told that when he'd arrived, Hiro said the job had an increase in the reward and was an S-Class request, to which Natsu jumped at. He told how he came across this guild known as Tartaros and how the three members were trying to resurrect Lord Zeref. Nic also told as to how he and his Pokémon stopped a demon known as The Nightmare. Nevertheless, they still won and he finished the job.
The entire guild was almost shaking at Nic's story. He took on three members of the most elusive guild in the Baram Alliance. Makarov raised a brow when Nic told the events. This got him worried. If Tartaros was making its move, then Oracion Seis and Grimoire Heart can't be too far behind. This had disaster written all over it.
"I'll have to talk with the Council again soon." Makarov said. "If what you said is true, then we have to be prepared for what's to come. I'm going to have to make the Council make a move before they do. Right now, we have our own problems to deal with. These troubles just keep piling up on one another. Of all the times to get this news, this just goes to show how rotten our luck is."
The two shared a chuckle that was rather grim.
"Better safe than sorry." Nic said. "At least we were lucky enough to be unharmed. You've made the right choice by not responding. War is never the right answer. War creates only more war."
Makarov could feel Nic's passion for his decision. Makarov could see that Nic has been through a lot. Not just from being in Fairy Tail, but from his past experience in Kalos. He could sense the frustration, the joy, the tranquility, the seriousness, everything about Nic. Nic's wisdom was well beyond what he could've imagined. He wasn't exactly sure as to what Nic had been through, but it did lead to Nic having the experience to handle such situations as did Makarov.
"I agree with you there." Makarov said. He managed a small smile and then slowly progressed into a small frown again. "One of my children may have been attacked, but I can't be helped if that happens again." Nic knew he was referring to him and his confrontation with Tartaros.
Nic nodded. "I'll do what I can to save Fairy Tail as well."
With that aside, everyone let out smirks as to how bold Nic was to declare Fairy Tail such a meaningful place to him. It wasn't long after that Natsu broke it all up by walking up by being angry.
"Hey, that's no fair! How come he got to go on an S-Class request?!" Natsu demanded.
"Why's it matter?" Nic said, turning back nonchalant.
Natsu and the others then explained what they went through while Nic was on his job request. They told of how Happy stole the S-Class request and how everyone else had gotten involved. They told of a curse and how they completed their task and Lucy had gotten a new Zodiac Key. When the tale ended, Nic raised a brow.
"Geez. Natsu and Happy, I have to say. You two are indeed S-Class…S-Class dunderheads!" Nic berated them. "It's fine that you guys accomplished the request, but it was above and beyond stupid for the two of you to do such a thing. We need a new scale to measure your guys' stupidity. Honestly!" Nic couldn't imagine him getting caught up in something like that; well, probably. If people were in trouble, he wouldn't run away from them, so I guess Natsu and the others were lucky this time.
"Oh, come on Nic!" Natsu replied. "You could've just come along and helped us, but you had to go on your own S-Class job! So you're as guilty as us!"
"Listen flame brain! Unlike you, my job turned into S-Class without any notification, so my job was S-Class by coincidence, not because I wanted to get acknowledged!" Nic counter argued.
Natsu turned and pouted, seeing how Nic wasn't in trouble but he was. He just had to take his frustration on something, and then he started stomping about and was prepared to storm off to Phantom Lord. The others had to calm him down
"I can't take this sitting around! I have to do something!" Natsu almost began breathing fire.
"Just shut it you idiot!" Gray said. "We've had enough of your crap!"
"Enough Natsu!" Makarov berated. Everyone turned towards him.
"But Gramps-." Natsu was cut off by a silencing hand with a distasteful look on Makarov's face.
"This matter shall be disposed of. End of discussion!" Makarov then walked and took his place on top of the bar.
Natsu hated all of this. Sitting around wasn't his best strong suite. He gritted his teeth and looked at the floor.
"I know that this is unbearable and you want to settle the matter, but it's best left alone." Nic said with a much more calm tone than when he was arguing with Natsu. "The Fairy Tail Guild Hall may be demolished, but that doesn't mean Fairy Tail itself is tarnished. Look around you. These people are Fairy Tail itself, we're all alive, and that means Fairy Tail is alive as well."
Erza grinned and she could see that almost everyone had been listening to Nic and they felt their spirits lighten up slightly.
Natsu nodded in understanding.
Some time has passed and Nic was sitting next to Erza, who stared at him often. She was amazed as to how Nic was just as influencing as Master, and everyone's spirits were lifted in a matter of seconds. The guild was back to its old self, with the loud and boisterous going about, though somewhat dialed down a bit. Natsu and Gray were bickering again, as to where Lucy sighed over her friend's actions. Happy was idly munching down on some fish, Mira was rushing from table to table, getting drinks to every person she could. Macao and Wakaba were telling jokes again and Romeo was running about. Cana was still drunk and she laughed all about, though no one was surprised.
"How did you do it?" Erza asked.
"Did what?" Nic asked, looking confused.
"You scare people, yet you make them feel assured. You must have a way with them." The red haired Mage said.
"Well, I wouldn't say that." Nic said, looking down at table and drifting off into another one of his "rock out moods" with earbuds in and low volume to hear Erza. "All I do know is that you have to put the past behind you and pick yourself up."
Erza nodded and the two sat in comfortable silence. Nic was now officially in his "rock out mood", with his head bobbing up and down as he was listening to his music.
That night…
The sun had set and everyone had headed home. The odds were that some Phantom Lord members were still running about and the guild needed to make safety measures by traveling in groups. Erza and the others were heading off to Lucy's place (without her consent), and Erza wondered where Nic was. She was aware that Nic always slept in the guild, but his place was trashed. Since Nic wasn't around, Erza had no choice but to leave the matter alone and have Natsu, Happy, and Gray all go to Lucy's. The other guild members left that night, heading off towards their own respective homes.
Lucy had just gotten out of the bath she was in, cloaked in a towel. She had opened the door and Erza was looking so relaxed in her towel as well. Natsu was dozing off on the table, Gray was reading something, and Happy was still munching on some fish. It wasn't long until Erza requiped into her pajamas.
Her pajamas were a light purple with red crosses all over. Lucy was stunned to see how Era changes her clothes.
Lucy then sat down in a chair next to Natsu and began the discussion.
"So, do you have any idea why Phantom attacked us out of the blue like that?" Lucy asked, turning to Erza.
"No." Erza said. "It's true we were never on good terms with those guys in the past, but we've never resorted to violence on this scale before."
Natsu looked up at them with a pout on his face. "If gramps wasn't so sacred of them, we could've wiped them all out easily." He muttered.
"Since when have you been awake?" Lucy asked, but went unanswered.
"C'mon Natsu." Gray said. "Master isn't scared, he's one of the Ten Wizard Saints." Lucy then noticed that Gray was reading her story that she was making, she snatched it away from him and he wanted to know what happened next. Erza was curious to, but Lucy denied it.
"Well, I want to know what these Ten Wizard Saints are." Lucy asked, trying to change the subject.
"It's an honor bestowed by the Magic Council. It's a title given to the ten most powerful wizards on the continent." Erza explained.
"Phantom Lord's Master Jose is one of them to." Happy noted. It was all stopped when Natsu got up and slammed his hand on the table.
"Master is scared! He's afraid Phantom's got too many members for us to handle!" Natsu argued.
"That's not even close to being true." Gray said. "You heard Mira and Master, the consequences of a war with Phantom isn't worth putting up the fight."
"We could take them easily." Natsu noted.
"No." Erza said. "The odds are that neither guild would survive. Their strength levels ours. Jose is the Master of Phantom Lord, and is very well known to be another member of the Ten Wizard Saints, meaning he's on par with Makarov. They also have their own S-Class wizards known as the Element Four. However, their biggest threat may be Black Steel Gajeel. I believe he's responsible for the Guild Hall's destruction. He's known as the Iron Dragon Slayer."
This news shocked and scared Lucy. "He's Dragon Slayer too?!" Lucy exclaimed. "I thought Natsu was the only one?!" Natsu just rolled his eyes and looked away. "So, if he's an Iron Dragon Slayer, does that mean he eats iron?"
"Yes, he does." Erza said.
They were still concerned as to what might happen, but the matter had to be left alone for the time being. They all drifted off to sleep, with Lucy in bed and the others sleeping either in chairs or on couches.
Elsewhere…
Since Nic couldn't sleep in the Guild Hall due to its destruction, he had to resort to other means. He's been so used to sleeping on tables and rooftops and floors these past few years, that beds feel foreign to him. His body has adapted to hard surfaces such as the tables he sleeps on when in the guild, or was in.
Nic was laying up against a rooftop, staring off into the view of town. He scanned the town and didn't see anything, yet felt an uneasy presence. When the sun had set awhile ago, he could feel a dense sense flowing in the air.
'What is this strange presence?' Nic thought. 'It's feels cold and dark. It must be because of those Phantom-!' He looked and saw something move about a few streets down. It was a shadowy figure that made him narrow his eyes. It had to be a Phantom Lord member. With the skills he acquired from tree jumping, and the stealth of his Kecleon, he leaped and remained quiet while closing in on his target.
Not too far away…
Team Shadow Gear, consisted of Levy, Jet, and Droy, were slowly making their way through Magnolia. It was late and the streets were deserted. Jet and Droy were concerned as to if it was such as good idea to be out at this time.
"Are you sure this is such a good idea?" Jet asked. "Shouldn't you be back in the girl dorms?"
Levy was keeping high spirits. "Oh come on, it's fine. And besides, I wouldn't wanna split up my team in times like this." Levy assured them. To which the guys had hearts in their eyes.
"Don't worry Levy, I'll make sure our team will be safe tonight!" Jet said.
"No, I will!" Droy said, arguing with Jet.
"No, I will!" Jet said. It was a constant war between them, and something was bound to break them up.
And it happened.
They felt something lung at them from an upward angle. Team Shadow Gear only had enough time to whirl around before the figure batted them to the ground. The three went down with a thud and got back up to see a long spiky black hair man with piercings all over. He had red eyes and a feral grin. He looked at them like they were a bunch of toys that he was itching to break.
"W-Who are you?" Droy demanded. He and Jet stepped in front of Levy to supply protection.
The man chuckled. "That's funny. Standing so tall, yet so frail."
"I don't know who the heck you are, but you better-!" Droy was cut off with an iron column bashed into his abdomen and sent him soaring backwards and it wasn't even two seconds that Jet suffered the same. The two tumbled and crashed into the pavement and laid there in disastrous fashion. The two had suffered a lot of damage from those two blows.
"Jet! Droy!" Levy cried. She rushed over to their aid, seeing them unconscious, with a few ribs broken. That was alright, it could've been much worse.
The man chuckled and Levy looked back at him in anger.
"Man, that felt good." He said, walking up to them. "You Fairy Tail weaklings couldn't even hold a candle to me!"
"You!" Levy shouted, turning her full body towards the assailant. "Why are you doing this?"
The assailant bared his feral smirk and chuckled. "Destroying your guild wasn't enough for me, so I figured I might bash some heads to meet my standards."
Levy was wide eyed at this implication. "Wait…you mean…that you're…"
"Yeah, that's right. I trashed your Guild Hall. Gajeel Redfox, the Iron Dragon Slayer!"
Levy froze in horror. She stepped back as she was clearly outmatched and had no chance at beating him. She might have the advantage if it came to intelligence, but this wasn't the case. If Erza, Natsu, or Gray were there, they could've helped her, but that wasn't the case. She wanted to scream for help, but was too afraid as to what Gajeel might do.
Gajeel made no haste in making another iron column and ramming into Levy. She flinched and yelped. She waited for the attack to connect, unable to move. She looked away, not wanting to see the attack coming. In a matter of seconds, she'll end up just like her teammates.
She heard a body clench the column. She heard the sound of an impact, but it wasn't her that was hit. She slowly opened her eyes and looked ahead. She gasped.
"Nic!" Levy cried.
Nic appeared just in time. He made it just as Gajeel announced he was the one responsible for the Guild Hall's destruction. Nic jumped once Gajeel was gonna hit Levy.
"Are you alright Levy?" Nic struggled to say, clenching the column. He had his arms extended outward, holding the iron club that was intended for her. Nic's grip was tightening as his eyes were looking more feral than when he'd found out Gajeel destroyed the guild. Nic was starting to push back the club, and it eventually retracted back into an arm.
"Heh, I gotta hand it to ya pal. Not many people can take my Iron Dragon's Club like you did." Gajeel praised. "Whatever. More trash for me to smash." Gajeel smirked.
Nic glared at him with the same level of dread that he showed to Siegrain awhile back. The Guild Hall trashed, and Fairy Tail was being threatened by this maniac. Nic was just as mad as he was when Erza was threatened. He bared his teeth and snarled. This scared Levy. This wasn't as bad as to when Gray stepped on his phone, but this level of anger was enough to shudder and fall to the ground onto her knees.
"So, you're the numbskull that destroyed our Guild Hall and attack my friends." Nic growled. "When I'm through with you metalhead, you'll be sorry that I've dented your entire body!"
Levy was frightened by the feral tone Nic was using. Even Gajeel could sense the animosity rising from him. His smirk turned into a serious frown at his words.
Nic talked to Levy while still glaring at Gajeel, though his tone was normal. "Levy. Take your teammates to the closest guild member's house. Help them aid, and call for back-up." Nic then brought forth a poke ball and summoned forth his Greninja. Greninja appeared right by Nic's side. "Take Levy's friends and get them to safety." He ordered his pokémon.
Greninja then picked up the two injured members with its arms and Levy tried to give support by putting an arm on one her teammate's sides to give Greninja some ease.
"What about you?" Levy asked in concerns for Nic.
"Nic's got this covered." Greninja assured her. "If there's one thing that can conquer anything, it's an angry Nic. Besides, Nic wouldn't want you or your comrades getting anymore beaten up than you already have."
Levy hesitated and looked back at Nic, who cracked his knuckles, as did Gajeel. She didn't like it, but she turned and ran around the corner with Greninja aiding in support.
When they disappeared around the corner, Nic felt much more assured now that no one was around. His attention was now on Gajeel. Despite the attitude he was giving, he smirked.
"What are you so happy about?" Gajeel demanded.
"I was just thinking would you will look with those piercings plunged into your face." Nic mocked. "You're going to wish that you've never messed with Fairy Tail."
The two now got into their serious fighting stances and it was on.
With Levy
"How much farther Levy?" Greninja asked, carrying an unconscious Droy and supporting Jet with Levy doing the same. They were moving as fast as they could.
"Not too far now!" Levy replied. As fast as she was moving, her pace wasn't equivalent to Greninja's. Greninja was almost dragging them with Levy in the back. Greninja was even holding back and still was a too fast for her. Levy wasn't exactly up to par when it came to physical challenges, and this was no exception.
Levy was helpless in defending her teammates when they were attacked back there. She'd just stood by while Jet and Droy took a beating. The image of those two shielding her with absolute zero hesitation was constantly startling her. If it weren't for Nic, she wouldn't be standing.
"Levy!" Greninja was trying to get her attention, and it worked. She snapped out of her trance and looked up at Greninja.
Greninja could easily tell that she wasn't in any condition to keep going. He'd slowed down and took the rest of Jet. Now, he was holding both Jet and Droy over his shoulders. Levy watched as Greninja carried the two with ease. Much like a ninja, he swiftly picked up the pace. Levy felt a little more at ease now, but still felt useless.
"Levy, it's going to be just fine." Greninja assured her. "Once we get to Mira and Elfman's place, try and contact Master Makarov and get back-up."
"But-." Levy was cut off by Greninja.
"We need to tell him about the situation. We need serious medical attention for these two. He can take them to his healer you guys were talking about a few times. Mira will look over them while Elfman and I rally up the troops. We'll then go and help Nic if he's stalling Gajeel long enough for back-up to arrive…although, I doubt back-up will be any help."
Levy was somewhat startled by what Greninja was saying. "What do you mean?"
"I'm saying Nic and the other pokémon got it covered, but back-up will come as an added measure."
Any chance of an argument died inside Levy. Greninja spoke with the upmost confidence in Nic and the authority passed down from him, leaving no room for doubt.
They tried to pick up their pace even more until they were almost sprinting.
With Nic
They've been brawling for a good two or three minutes now, with Nic transforming into his Zap Plate Form. The two fierce Mages were constantly trying to bash the other. Gajeel was trying to bash Nic with his Iron Dragon's Club, and Nic could easily dodge. Nic countered with a few Charge Beams and a few Thunderbolts. Since Gajeel was iron, the electric attacks were more accurate than normal. Gajeel could barely dodge until he was finally hit with a single Thunderbolt, much like a conductor.
He winced in a little pain, but other than that little jolt that seemingly only made him all warmed up, he was fine.
"Not bad punk. You're a tough nut to crack, I'll admit." Gajeel grudgingly said. "Now hold still so I can impale you!" He, once again, unleashed an Iron Dragon's Club. His right arm morphed into an iron column and he tried hitting Nic. He easily dodged by side stepping and then used Spark and grabbed hold of the column, with the electricity tracing back to Gajeel. He flinched in pain, but still felt just fine. He quickly retracted the column and it morphed back into his arm.
Gajeel jumped into the air and his right arm morphed into a spear this time. "Iron Dragon's Spear!" His spear arm stretched out and it almost made contact with Nic if it weren't for him leaning to his left. He leaped to his left as he saw the spear retract back to Gajeel.
"You're going to have to be faster than that if you wanna touch me iron for brains." Nic said. He took a glance back at the crater left by the spear and took note of what power that one attack dealt. At this point, neither side had been going all out. The two had different reasons for doing so. Nic wasn't going all out because this was in the middle of a street, where civilians lived. As to where Gajeel was simply testing Nic's potential, thinking if he would be a challenge or not. At this point, Gajeel considered Nic took be worthy enough to smash repeatedly with no mercy. The other three wouldn't be as fun to smash, as to where Nic was actually putting up a decent fight.
Nic shifted into his Dread Plate Form and engaged Gajeel in close range fighting. Nic ran up to the Iron Dragon Slayer and prepared to attack.
"Iron Dragon's Spear!" He was about hit Nic, but he disappeared al of a sudden, which shocked Gajeel. He stepped back and saw Nic reappear in front of him and deliver a punch to the face, making him stumble back into a flower cart. Now he smelled as fresh as a daisy.
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