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Chapter 156: The Iron Dragon Slayer, Gajeel Redfox

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

August, x784.

"It really feels like she was looking down on us." Jet muttered as he kicked a pebble on the side of the alleyhe and the rest of Team Shadow Gear were using as a short cut to get Levy to Fairy Hills. "Still, I guess I understand where she's coming from. The guild was attacked just last night, after all."

"That's right." Levy replied with a nod. "There's no way of knowing if the attacker is still in Magnolia."

With that, Levy spread her [Magic Power Detection] in a hemisphere with herself as the center. As soon as she did, however, she raised her head in panic.

"Jet, Droy, look out!" Levy shouted as she pulled her light pen, a magical item that allows the user to write letters made of light in the air, out of her small holster on her waist. "[Solid Script Magic: Shield]."

With that, Levy wrote the word "Shield" in the air above her. In the next instant, the letters transformed into the shape of a kite shield.

*Bang!*

As soon as the shield finished materializing, the sound of a hard impact echoed through the alley. Although the spell was completed hastily, it was able to get the job done, protecting Levy, Jet, and Droy from suffering a sneak attack.

"Levy, are you okay?" Droy asked in concern while standing protectively in front of Levy.

"I'm fine." Levy replied calmly with her light pen at the ready.

"Hey! Who are you?" Jet shouted at the figure standing on top of the floating kite shield. "Why are you attacking us?"

*Chomp!* *Chew!* *Chew!* *Chew!*

Instead of a response, however, all the trio heard was the sound of chewing. On top of that, even though it was dark, they could tell that chunks of the shield were being ripped away, too.

"Is he… eating the shield?" Droy asked.

*Thud!*

Before Droy's question could be answered, however, the sound of a pair of boots landing on the alley's floor was the next sound anyone heard. When they looked in the sounds direction, what they saw was a muscular young man standing at roughly 6'1" (1.85 m) with long, slicked back, spiky, black hair, no eyebrows, three studs over each eye taking their place, red, slitted eyes, two pairs of studs on either side of his nose, and another pair of studs on his chin.

Standing in front of the trio with a cruel smile on his face, the young man wore a shabby, black sleeveless tunic with studs lining the edges, a studded belt, beige pants tucked into studded black boots, a pair of brown, studded gloves, a similarly studded pair of wristbands, and a large, wing-like attachment on his right shoulder secured with a large stud.

"That was a pretty fast reaction, little girl." The black haired young man said. "Even more impressive was the fact that you detected me at all. Tell me, how did you do that?"

"Do you really think I'd tell you that?" Levy asked with a frown on her face.

"Not really." The young man replied with a shrug. "But it couldn't hurt to try."

"Enough talk!" Jet shouted impatiently. "You'll pay for attacking us like that. [High Speed Magic: Falcon Heavenward]."

As soon as Jet finished chanting, he vanished in a burst of speed. In the next instant, he was standing in front of the black-haired young man with his foot raised to kick him in the chin. However, just before the kick could connect, it was stopped by the young man's left hand.

"What?" Jet exclaimed in a confused tone.

"I'll admit you're fast." The black-haired young man said with that cruel smile still on his face. "But you're too weak."

"Oh yea? I'll show you just how weak I am." Jet growled angrily.

Then, he leapt of the ground with his free leg and threw a barrage of kicks at the black-haired young man. However, none of the kicks landed as they were dodged with minimal movement.

"Just like I said…" The young man said while catching Jet's other foot. "Weak."

With that, the young man swung Jet by the legs toward a nearby wall.

"[Solid Script Magic: Cushion]." Levy chanted once again while quickly writing in the air.

In the next instant, a cushion appeared between Jet's back and the wall.

*Bang!*

Even so, with the force he was swung into it, Levy had very little confidence that Jet would come out of that exchange without a broken rib or two.

"Let go of Jet!" Droy shouted with a pair of plant seeds in his hands. Then, he threw the seeds on the ground in front of him. "[Plant Magic: Chain Plant]."

As soon as his chant ended, vines burst from the seeds Droy threw on the ground. Then they shot toward their attacker and quickly bound him in place.

Looking down, the young man glanced at the vines with disinterest.

"Is this all you got?" the young man asked.

"Not yet." Droy replied, throwing another handful of seeds on the ground. "[Plant Magic: Knuckle Plant]."

Like before, vines burst out of the seeds on the ground. Unlike last time, however, the vines had tips that resembled fists.

"This is getting boring." The young man muttered. "I guess I'll end this. I've got a war to start, after all."

'A war?' Levy wondered. 'Why would he want to start a war?'

Before Levy could think too deeply, the young man ripped apart the vines binding him with raw, physical strength. Then, he punched the incoming [Knuckle Plants], destroying them just as easily.

'Now I see why Alfonzo and Elicia suggested everyone do C-Class quests and below solo.' Levy thought to herself as she watched the young man approach. 'We're definitely behind the rest of the guys in our group in terms of individual strength.'

"[Solid Script Magic: Lightning]." Levy chanted as she wrote in the air once again.

In the next instant, a bolt of lightning shot out of the word towards the young man who was effortlessly dealing with the plant based attacks from Droy.

Sensing the danger from the incoming lightning bolt, the young man's facial expression changed for the first time. Instead of only wearing a cruel smile, he showed a bit of interest as well.

'Did she choose to attack with lightning because of all the metal I'm wearing?' The young man asked himself. 'She's more interesting than I thought. Too bad she's being held back by these weaklings; she might have been fun to fight if she were stronger.'

"[Iron Dragon's Lance]." The young man chanted as his right hand turned into an iron spearhead.

Then, before the lightning could travel too far, the iron spearhead on the young man's arm extended and separated from him, attracting the lightning bolt too it. At the same time, he finally reached Droy.

"[Iron Dragon's Club]." The young man chanted as his right hand once again turned into iron.

Unlike last time, the young man's hand turned into a blunt piece of metal that he swung at Droy with a backhand motion.

*Crack!*

"Argh!" Droy screamed.

Reacting quickly, Droy raised his left arm to block the incoming attack. Unfortunately, the sickening sound of bones breaking and Droy's painfilled scream was a clear indicator of how well that went.

Quickly, the young man followed up by throwing a roundhouse kick that sent Droy flying into a wall, taking him out of the battle.

"And then… There was one." The young man said as he turned his red eyes to Levy.

"Actually, There's two." A female voice said as another person dropped down between Levy and the young man.

"Elicia?" Levy asked, immediately recognizing the voice. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, Fonzie asked me to pick up a bottle of whiskey for him." Elicia replied, holding up the bag in her left hand. "Our last quest was pretty messed up. So, he probably wanted something to help him relax. By the way, could you hold this for me?"

With that, Elicia handed the bag to Levy, who accepted it with confusion written all over her face. Then, Elicia focused her attention on the attacker once again.

"So, you're Phantom Lord's Dragon Slayer, right?" Elicia asked. "Gajeel Redfox, if I remember correctly."

"So, the Magic Seamstress knows my name…" The young man, Gajeel Redfox, said in a mocking tone. "I'm honored."

Over the last few years, all the recently promoted S-Class wizards had gained an epitaph. And based on the fact that she uses [Thread Magic] on top of owning the most popular clothing store in Ishgar, Elicia gained the epitaph of the Magic Seamstress.

"Still, I'd rather your little boyfriend were here instead." Gajeel continued. "I'd like to show him who the real Master of Metal is."

"Okay, that was rude." Elicia replied. "First of all, it's fiancé, not boyfriend. And second, if Fonzie showed up, it would be a one sided beating, at best."

Frowning in response, Gajeel dropped into his fighting stance.

"You'll see the truth later." Gajeel said in a solemn tone. "For now, leaving the two of you hospitalized like those weaklings will be enough to accomplish my task."

With that said, Gajeel dashed forward. When he was in range, he threw a right hook that Elicia ducked under with little effort.

"[Iron Dragon's Spiked Club]." Gajeel chanted as his fist sailed over Elicia's head.

In the next instant, Gajeel's fist turned into a club once again. This time, however, sharp iron spikes grew from the club's surface, attempting to skewer Elicia.

Reacting quickly, Elicia tumbled forward, rolling through Gajeel's legs. The, once she was past him, she stood up on her hands and threw a kick at Gajeel's back. Reacting just as quickly, Gajeel turned his left hand into an iron club and blocked Elicia's feet.

Kicking off Gajeel's arm Elicia flipped forward, landing on her feet. In the same motion, she brought her arms over her head and swung them toward the ground. At the same time, Gajeel, who was connected to Elicia's hands by the threads that had been secretly wrapped around his ankles, lost his balance before he was pulled over Elicia's head in an arch.

Realizing that he would be slammed into the ground face first if he didn't do something, Gajeel narrowed his eyes.

"Iron Dragon's Sword]." Gajeel chanted as his right hand turned into a longsword.

Immediately, Gajeel used his sword to cut the threads around his ankles. Then, in an impressive display of agility, he flipped around and landed on his feet.

"You're better than I expected." Gajeel said, finally showing some excitement for a good fight. "Unfortunately, it looks like my time is up."

"Yeah, if you don't get out of here, you'll be fighting half the guild." Elicia said with a smile. "On top of that, from what I can tell, Fonzie's [Railgun] is targeting you, too."

Hearing that, Gajeel shuddered. Although, as an Iron Dragon Slayer, he was impervious to attacks made with metal, the force of impact from a projectile traveling at six times the speed of sound would be dangerous regardless.

'Is he nearby?' Gajeel thought to himself. 'No, if he were, I'd smell him. In fact, his scent is coming from that mansion of theirs. Can he really target me from so far away? Or is she bluffing to get me to retreat. I guess it doesn't matter. We've cast too many spells, the rest of the Fairy Flies definitely had to have noticed by now.'

"Fine, I'll let you go for now." Gajeel said as he released his tension. "But next time, I'll defeat you, Salamander, and that so called Master of Metal."

With that, Gajeel jumped and bounded off the buildings on either side of the alley. Then, he disappeared over the top of one of the buildings.

"*Sigh* He's really leaving." Levy said in a relieved tone while watching Gajeel through her [Magic Power Detection]. "That's the same guy that destroyed the guild hall, isn't it?"

"Definitely." Elicia said, approaching Jet. "We can talk about that later, though. We need to get them medical attention. I can create bandages with my threads, but that won't be enough for these two's serious injuries."

"Right." Levy replied with a nod. "Still, they should help a little in setting the bones."

Like that, Elicia and Levy worked to stabilize Jet and Droy's injuries. Then, after a few minutes, several more Fairy Tail wizards, led by Macao and Wakaba, arrived on the scene. Then, the group of wizards carefully transported their injured comrades to Magnolia's hospital. Meanwhile, Reedus, who had also been attracted by the commotion, used his [Picto Magic] to send a message to Makarov about what transpired.


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Chapter 157: The Enraged Fairies

Earth land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

August, x784.

After getting Jet and Droy settled in the hospital, a few hours passed. Once again, the majority of Fairy Tail was gathered in the guild's library. Though everyone stood in silence, waiting for Makarov to speak, the current atmosphere was only a moment away from turning explosive.

"My children." Makarov said quietly with his head hanging low and his shoulders shaking, addressing the wizards in the room. "Originally, I wanted to let Phantom Lord's attack on our guild hall go."

With that, all eyes in the library were focused on Makarov.

"The guild hall is just a building, after all." Makarov continued. "Even if it has stood in this very place ever since the guild was established, it's still just a building. A building that can be replaced, rebuilt…"

As Makarov spoke, the emotions in his voice were clear. He was enraged and barely keeping that rage in check.

"But this time…" Makarov said, raising his head and allowing the other wizards to see his rage-filled, bloodshot eyes. "… they have gone too far. They hurt one of my children… A member of our family. And that… cannot and will not be forgiven."

With Makarov's every word, the atmosphere in the guild hall slowly built to its boiling point.

"Phantom Lord will pay for harming our family!" Makarov shouted, instantly bringing the volatile atmosphere to its peak. "And we'll make them pay in the Fairy Tail way."

"Rahh~~~~~~!" Most of the wizards present roared in approval.

Naturally, the more clearheaded of the group, namely, Alfonzo, Elicia, and Ultear, did not roar out loud with them. Still, just by looking in their eyes, it was clear that they were also enraged. Even though Alfonzo and Elicia were expecting this attack, neither of them was expecting Gajeel to completely decimate Jet and Droy considering how much stronger they were than their canon counterparts. And that caused Elicia to miss the correct time to interfere out of sheer shock.

"Now, my children!" Makarov shouted. "Come with me! We will have our revenge!"

Once again, most of the wizards present roared in approval. Then, all the wizards filed out of the guild hall. However, they did not immediately make their way toward Magnolia's gate. Instead, Makarov led them to a recently build building behind the guild hall.

While most of those present were confused, since none of them were ever told what was in this building, Makarov, Alfonzo, and his girlfriends already knew what to expect.

As soon as Makarov was close enough, he pressed his right hand against the side of the building before injecting some of his magic power into it. A moment later, The side of the building facing the wizards split down the middle and the wall slid open to either side.

Revealed behind the sliding walls were three military-style transport vehicles capable of carrying forty passengers each. On each side of the vehicles was a large Fairy Tail guild emblem, making it obvious to anyone who saw them just who these vehicles belonged to.

"Now, get in everyone." Makarov said in a stern tone. "We will take these to the nearest Phantom Lord base and show them what happens when they mess with Fairy Tail."

While almost everyone hurried to get a seat in the three transport vehicles, there were a few exceptions. First of which was Natsu.

"Do we have to?" Natsu asked while taking several steps backward. "Wouldn't it put more pressure on them if we walked?"

"We don't have time for your nonsense, Natsu." Makarov said as he turned toward one of the vehicles. "If you want to walk, then walk. But if you miss the battle, don't blame me."

Hearing that, Natsu gritted his teeth. Just as he was about to step forward and endure the torture of riding in a vehicle, Happy spoke up, almost causing him to shed tears in joy.

"Natsu, I can carry you." Happy said with a smile. "We'll just fly above the magic vehicles. Then, when they stop, we'll land and join everyone else."

"Happy!" Natsu shouted. "You're a real life saver, Little Buddy."

The others who held off from rushing into the magic vehicles were Alfonzo, Elicia, Gray, and Ultear.

"*Sigh* It's too bad Master is on another quest." Gray said, sounding a bit disappointed. "On the bright side, I get a break from fighting with that Blizzardvern for a while."

"Stop complaining." Ultear barked. "Even without Mom, we'll make those bastards from Phantom Lord pay."

"About that." Alfonzo said with a wry smile on his face. "I want the two of you to stay in Magnolia."

Immediately, both Gray and Ultear's heads snapped in Alfonzo's direction with shock and anger on their faces.

"Take it easy, you two." Alfonzo said, raising his hands disarmingly. "I'm not saying this to keep you out of the fight. Well… I guess I kinda am… But hear me out first."

With every passing second, the intensity in Gray and Ultear's glares grew. So, Alfonzo quickly said his piece.

"Jet and Droy are in no position to defend themselves right now." Alfonzo said, his wry smile turning into a solemn expression. "And Levy, who is staying with them at the hospital won't be enough to keep them safe if someone else on Gajeel's level shows up to finish the job. So, I want the two of you to stay here and keep them safe."

"On top of that, Lucy is staying here, too." Elicia said. "I don't know if you noticed, but she's not here right now. And if I had to guess, she's probably at the hospital keeping Levy company."

After hearing that explanation, Gray and Ultear's gazes cooled down quite a bit. Then, Ultear took a deep breath and relaxed the tension in her body.

"Fine, I see your point." Ultear said in a begrudging tone. "There's a real possibility that could happen, after all."

"But if you're worried about them, why don't one of you stay here?" Gray asked.

"Because there are only four of us here that can drive a magic vehicle that big." Alfonzo replied. "Me, Lici, Gramps, and Erza."

"And do either of you want Erza driving ?" Elicia asked.

Although Ultear had never seen Erza drive, she could imagine what the experience would be like from the back of one of those transports based on Erza's personality.

Gray, on the other hand, started sweating bullets. He rode with Erza in an old fashioned magic vehicle during the Eisenwald incident. And considering that she would not have to use her own magic power to propel one of these transports, he could only imagine how recklessly she would drive.

"Fine, I'll stay here." Gray said with a strangely resolute expression.

"Yeah, if Erza ends up driving, our guild mates could be in more danger than they would while fighting Phantom Lord." Ultear agreed with a nod.

"My point exactly." Alfonzo said with a nod of his own.

"Alright, then let's go." Elicia said, turning toward one of the remaining transport vehicles. "Oh, and make sure that at least one of you is using [Magic Power Detection at all times. You guys don't want to be caught off guard."

"Got it." Ultear replied.

"Make sure to give 'em hell." Gray said, raising his right fist in Alfonzo's direction.

Raising his own fist, Alfonzo fist bumped Gray before he turned around and made his way toward the driver's seat of the last transport.

A few minutes later, once all the Fairy Tail wizards were loaded up, Alfonzo, Elicia, and Makarov pulled off with Makarov in the lead. It would only take a few hours for the vehicles to make the trip. Shortly after sunrise Fairy Tail would be knocking on the Phantom Lord guild hall's front doors.

A few hours later, in Magnolia's hospital, Levy and Lucy were sitting in Jet and Droy's room. While Levy was clenching her fists in frustration, Lucy was watching her with concern.

"I wasn't cautious enough." Levy muttered. "If I had kept my [Magic Power Detection] up all the way from the guild, I would have known he was following us. We would have had more time to react."

"Levy… It's not your fault." Lucy said in a consoling tone.

"It is." Levy refuted strongly. "Our guild hall was just attacked. Why did we think that we would be fine? Why didn't we take Lici's offer to stay the night at their place. If we had, Jet and Droy wouldn't…"

"Levy…" Lucy said with worry in her eyes.

"I'll get stronger." Levy said resolutely. "I don't want anything like this to happen ever again. I'll never again be too powerless to help my friends."

Hearing that, Lucy exhaled a sigh of relief.

'At least she's not going to let this hold her back.' Lucy thought to herself as a smile crept onto her face. 'I kinda feel bad for Jet and Droy, though. Although I'm pretty sure Levy doesn't realize it herself, she just friend zoned both of them out loud.'

While having that thought, Lucy glanced at the clock hanging on the room's wall.

"It's about time for the market to open." Lucy said with a smile. "We've been up all night; I think some breakfast and a cup of coffee would do both of us some good."

"Thanks, Lu." Levy said with a tired smile. "I could really use some coffee right about now. *Yawn*"

"Me too." Lucy replied as she stood up. "I'll be back in a few minutes."

"Okay." Levy said with a nod. "And thanks for staying here with me, Lu. I really needed the company."

"Any time, Levy." Lucy said with a smile. "We're friends, after all. Any time you need me, I'll always be there."

With that, Lucy made her way to the door. Then, just as she opened the door, Levy spoke once again.

"When you get back, I'll tell you what I think about the latest part of your book." Levy said.

Immediately, Lucy's movement froze. Then, she quickly turned her head towards Jet and Droy, making sure they were both still unconscious. After that, she poked her head out of the door and looked up and down the hallway. After making sure that no one heard Levy mention her book , Lucy, once again, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Geez, Levy." Lucy said with a pout. "That's supposed to be a secret, remember?"

"Sorry, sorry…" Levy replied with a wry smile. "I didn't think anyone would be able to hear me., so I just let it slip."

In fact, although Levy and Lucy had only known each other for a little less than three months, they became fast friends. And the reason behind that was their shared love for reading. Then, after growing close, Lucy revealed to Levy that she had started writing a book that chronicled her adventures after joining Fairy Tail.

Naturally, after finding out about Lucy's book Levy had to read it. In the end, Levy basically became Lucy's editor and proof reader. She would also give Lucy ideas about wording and how to make the reading experience better for her future readers.

After smiling at Levy with an exasperated smile and receiving an apologetic smile in return, Lucy finally left the hospital room and made her way out of the hospital, heading toward the shopping district to pick up some breakfast and coffee from one of the roadside stalls.

Halfway to her destination, however, Lucy noticed that her surroundings had darkened significantly. Looking up, she saw that the once clear sky was covered in thick, grey clouds.

"How did these clouds roll in so fast?" Lucy asked herself as she quickened her pace.

Before she could get much farther, however, Lucy was hit by a raindrop on the top of her head.

"Seriously?" Lucy asked in an annoyed tone. "Now it's gonna rain, too."

As if the sky was waiting for her to comment on it, it started to rain. Though it was not too heavy, it was enough that the stall owners would more than likely close up until the rain passed.

"Great…" Lucy muttered as she raised her hands over her head to try and shield herself from the rain. "Now I'll have to go all the way to the Rabbit's Foot to get breakfast. But first, I should go home and get an umbrella. I'll probably need a bath and a change of clothes, too."

Just like that, Lucy started running through the rain soaked streets of Magnolia. Familiar with the roads after three months, it did not take her long to arrive at her apartment. To her surprise, there was a blue-haired woman, holding an umbrella, standing outside of her apartment building.

'Who's that?' Lucy thought to herself as she approached the building's front door. 'I've never seen her before. Not that I've seen everyone in Magnolia. But I'm certain she doesn't live here.'

"Excuse me, can I help you with something?" Lucy asked as she drew near to the blue-haired woman. "Do you need help getting inside to meet someone?"

Hearing the voice, the blue-haired woman turned in Lucy's direction.

"Drip, drip, drop." The blue-haired woman said in a monotone voice. "Juvia is the rain woman. What kind of woman are you?"


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Here's the third chapter I talked about. The thunderstorm cancelled my plans this afternoon. So, I sat down and put my fingers on the keyboard.

BTW, I feel like chapter 162 is on par with chapter 80 as one of my best chapters yet. *Wink* *Wink*

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