Chapitre 341: Collapsing the Tunnel
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Rosemary Village.
April, x785.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
In the air outside Rosemary Village, Alfonzo had just deflected a sweep of the most human of all the Crow Tengu's staff with Riot, swept Bedlam at his waist in the same motion, which the Tengu pulled his staff back to block, then used Riot to deflect the other end of the staff, which the Tengu had brought up to strike between his legs.
"Seriously uncool, man." Alfonzo complained, which the Crow Tengu ignored.
Instead, the Tengu began whirling his staff at high-speed. As a result, Alfonzo was forced to either dodge or deflect each attack, as he was unable to shorten the distance to land a decisive blow.
On top of that, with every contact of the two combatant's weapons, Alfonzo would send a current of electricity through his weapon. However, the Tengu seemed to be completely unbothered. In fact, from what Alfonzo could tell, the electrical current died out before it even reached the Tengu's hands.
"What the hell is that staff made of?" Alfonzo muttered in frustration.
At that moment, one of the Tengu surrounding the battlefield threw a throwing knife, aiming for the back of Alfonzo's neck.
"And why are these mother fuckers still here?" Alfonzo asked as he used his [Metal Magic to stop the throwing knife in place.
Then, in the next instant, the throwing knife turned around and sped towards the confused Crow Tengu who threw it, piercing it through the throat before it could react.
Seeing yet another of his brethren lose their lives, the Leading Crow Tengu's red eyes shined with anger. Then, with all his might, he raised his staff over his head and brought it down at Alfonzo's head.
Alfonzo, on the other hand, created two metal balls in Riot and Bedlam's path. Then, as he brought them up to defend against the incoming smash, they grazed the metal balls, shooting them at the Tengu at hypersonic speed.
"[Electromagnetism Magic: Double Railgun]." Alfonzo chanted as he put his tonfa in place to defend.
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
*Boom!*
*Caw~~~~~!*
In the next instant several things took place in quick succession. First, the two [Railguns] Alfonzo fired ripped through the Tengu's right waist and the outside of his left thigh. Second, The Crow Tengu's staff slammed into Riot and Bedlam, which Alfonzo had crossed over his head defensively. Third, Alfonzo was sent towards the ground at high speed, kicking up a dust cloud upon impact. And lastly, the Crow Tengu finally registered the pain from Alfonzo's attacks and released a loud caw of pain.
Meanwhile, the other Crow Tengu could only look at their leader with concern. At the same time, there were a few who looked at him with the desire to take his position now that he was so heavily injured. A moment later, however, the leading Crow Tengu's actions crushed those desires.
*Rip!*
*Caw~~~~~~~!*
With a pain-filled cry, the leading Crow Tengu ripped away the cauterized flesh around his wounds, causing large amounts of blood to spray from the wounds.
Naturally, this caused the surrounding Crow Tengu to be surprised. But what surprised them even more was the fact that the, now bleeding, wounds began to regenerate at high speed. Then, once their leaders wounds were healed to the point they were no longer bleeding, the Crow Tengu all cawed in excitement.
At the same time, the dust cloud on the ground had almost completely settled. And Alfonzo could be seeing trying to shake the dust out of his hair.
"Damn, that big son of a bitch is a lot stronger than I thought." Alfonzo muttered as he walked out of the dust cloud. "And that regeneration is a pain in the ass."
["Does that mean you're finally going to use us?"] Riot asked in an annoyed tone.
"Yeah, it does." Alfonzo replied as he held his [Soul Armaments] out to his sides. "[Run Wild with Destruction on your Fingertips. Usher in Pandemonium with Creation in Your Hands. Riot, Bedlam]."
Just as Alfonzo finished his chant, his magic power shot up to about five times its normal amount, putting pressure on everything in the area. IN fact, even the people in Rosemary Village felt as if the air had grown heavy. So, the Crow Tengu in the air were not having a particularly good time at the moment.
Then, as Alfonzo's tonfa melted down into liquid metal and covered his hands, he noticed that some of the weaker Crow Tengu had fainted and were currently falling from the sky.
Seeing this, the leading Crow Tengu powerfully flapped his wings and flew towards the one who was closest to hitting the ground.
"Nope, I already gave you all a chance to get out of this alive." Alfonzo said as he pointed his right index finger at the falling Crow Tengu. "But you spat on my good will."
In the next instant, Alfonzo's right finger elongated to twice its normal length. At the same time, a hole opened on its tip while electricity sparked along its length.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
A moment later, all the Crow Tengu falling from the sky had large holes in the middle of their foreheads. Then, they all heard the sound barrier break multiple times in quick succession.
Once again, the leading Crow Tengu's eyes glowed red in anger. Then, he turned towards Alfonzo without losing any momentum and pulled his staff back to swing it horizontally, hoping to break Alfonzo in half with the blow.
"[Metal Magic: Circular Cutter]." Alfonzo chanted relaxedly.
In response, Alfonzo retracted his finger. Then, a spinning circular saw grew from the back of each hand. And just as the staff was in range, Alfonzo raised his left arm quickly, cutting through the staff easily.
Still, the Crow Tengu did not stop his assault, lifting his right leg to kick Alfonzo in the head. However, just like the staff, the Tengu's leg was easily severed when Alfonzo made a quarter-turn to the right and raised his right hand. As a result, The Crow Tengu lost everything from the knee down while his blood splattered all over the ground.
However, without stopping his turn, Alfonzo flung his now raised right arm at the Tengu's neck, ripping out a large portion of his throat in the process.
*Caw~~~~~~~~~!*
Seeing this, the remaining Crow Tengu in the sky cawed in anger before they charged at Alfonzo in unison.
Noticing the incoming attack, Alfonzo rose into the sky at high-speed, quickly ascending higher than the Crow Tengu, forcing them to change their flight path. Then, once he was at a safe height, he waited for the Crow Tengu to draw near.
"This should be high enough to not damage the ground, right?" Alfonzo muttered.
["That all depends on your control."] Bedlam replied with a grin. ["But since you're my wielder, you should be able to handle it. In fact, you probably would have been fine if you were even closer to the ground."]
"Probably." Alfonzo muttered. "But I wanted to have a bit more of a safety margin. Oh, they're here. [Electromagnetism Magic: Super Flare]."
With his chant, Alfonzo's body began glowing bright red. Then, in an instant, that red glow expanded outward, creating a sphere that engulfed all the approaching Crow Tengu, superheating their bodies.
As a result, most of the Crow Tengu were dead once the [Super Flare] ended. And those that were not died after falling to the ground.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo glanced down at the ground and was thoroughly surprised that the Crow Tengu's leader was not dead. In fact, his throat was regenerating while his leg was being regrown slowly as well.
"This guy's definitely a Cockroach Tengu and not a Crow Tengu." Alfonzo said in a surprised tone.
["Stop thinking something stupid!"] Riot ordered. ["Just finish him off already."]
["Riot's right."] Bedlam added. ["And while you're at it, you should take care of that tunnel running under the village, too."]
Hearing that, Alfonzo spread his detection spells. And he noticed that the Crow Tengu's corpses were mostly lying above the tunnel.
"I guess that will make a perfect mass grave for these brave warriors." Alfonzo said as he raised his right hand towards the leading Crow Tengu.
A moment later, purple light began to coalesce into an orb in front of Alfonzo's palm.
"Damn it, it's not the right color." Alfonzo grumbled as he continued to amass UV radiation. ["I should have changed the color from the beginning."]
A moment later, the purple orb turned into a bright blue color.
"Perfect." Alfonzo said, nodding at himself in satisfaction. Then, once he had gathered enough energy, he chanted his spell. ["Electromagnetism Magic: Big Bang Attack]."
With his chant, Alfonzo fired the blue orb of UV radiation down at the Crow Tengu's leader.
*Boom!*
Then, as soon as the orb reached the ground, it caused an explosion large enough that it could be seen from the village. At the same time, the ceiling of the tunnel running underground collapsed while the Crow Tengu Corpses fell into the hole.
As for the leader of the Crow Tengu, he was vaporized in the explosion.
"Oh, no…" Alfonzo said in a monotonous voice. "Look at this big ass hole I left in the ground. I'd better do something to fill it, or someone might get hurt. *Sigh* How could I be so careless?"
As Alfonzo spoke, he lowered himself towards the hole in the ground. Then, once he was floating about a foot above the surface, he stretched his arms forward. A moment later, liquid metal began pouring from his palms like he had turned on a tap, filling in the hole in the process.
"Damn, without you guys, I'd probably be ready to collapse after creating this much metal." Alfonzo said as he used his magic to shape the liquid metal into a thick cylinder that perfectly filled the collapsed portion without letting it spread any further.
["That's right, we all know you're practically useless without us."] Riot grumbled. ["Hell, you couldn't even beat that bird man without our help."]
Ignoring Riot's grumbling, Alfonzo continued filling the hole in the ground. Then, once it was filled, he created a thin layer of adamantine along the ceiling of the tunnel, making sure that none of the town's people would accidentally be infected by the liquid metal, which happened to be Techno Organic Metal.
Just a few moments after Alfonzo finished his work and had dispelled his [Soul Armaments'] release, Simon came running from the direction of the village.
"Alfonzo, what happened here?" Simon asked once he was within earshot. "We could see the explosion all the way from the village. On top of that, the whole area shook like there was an earthquake."
"Ah, sorry about that, that Tengu commanding the group was a lot stronger than I expected and I had to use more power than I wanted to kill it. And well… You know how things went after that."
'Even though I tried it out in training, it's hard getting used to the reduced consumption when the adrenaline is pumping.' Alfonzo thought to himself while maintaining his facial expression. 'If I used even a little more magic power in that last spell, I could have collapsed the area from here to the foot of the mountain.'
["You should have done it."] Riot cheered. And for the first time, he did not sound angry. Instead, he sounded like an excited teenager. ["That would have been sick as fuck."]
'I think this is the first time Riot hasn't sounded like my own personal version of Bakugo.' Alfonzo mused at Riot's tone.
["Although you're not wrong, riot, Alfonzo would have been deemed just as bad as the old Fairy Tail if he had done that."] Bedlam said.
["And who the fuck are they to judge him?"] Riot asked angrily. ["We should just kill all those powerless morons who think they have the right to judge the strong for their actions."]
'And it's gone.' Alfonzo thought to himself.
As Alfonzo spoke, he smiled sheepishly while simultaneously conversing with his [Armament Spirits] and patting out some of the dust still clinging to his hair. Meanwhile, Simon looked around the destroyed area with a blank expression.
"And what's with the metal under the surface of the ground?" Simon asked after looking around for a few moments.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that." Alfonzo replied while waving off Simon's concerns. "I just used it to fill in the crater. Wouldn't want anyone getting hurt if they come out here, after all."
Hearing that, Simon nodded in appreciation. Meanwhile, Alfonzo's thoughts were a little different.
'Probably shouldn't tell him that the metal is actually there to disrupt a massive [Transmutation Circle] that will kill everyone inside and turn them into a Philosopher's Stone.' Alfonzo thought. 'That might cause a little panic if it ever got out.'
"I see." Simon replied. "And what about Erza? Is she okay?"
"She should be fine." Alfonzo replied. "But I was planning to go check on her. She should be facing the other one of the leading Tengu right now."
"Then, please hurry." Simon said with concern lacing his tone. "I don't want anything to happen to her."
"Don't worry, Erza is strong." Alfonzo replied. "Really strong."
Despite his words, Alfonzo began levitating with his magic.
"Well, I'll see you back in the village." Alfonzo said as he started moving towards the mountain. "And I'll have Erza with me when we get back."
With that, Alfonzo shot off towards the mountain, leaving Simon standing in place with an anxious expression.
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Chapitre 342: Deliver Justice as Swiftly as the Wind
Earth land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Rosemary Village.
April, x785.
While Alfonzo fought the group of Crow Tengu who were sent to attack Rosemary Village, Erza was confronting the remaining Tengu and their chief, a red-eyed, black-haired woman with black feathered wings growing from her lower back.
Currently, they were all floating over the mountain near the village. While Erza was surrounded by the Crow Tengu. However, with her [Soul Armament] in hand and [Requipped] into her [Heaven's Wheel Armor], Erza showed no hints of fear.
"Why do you attack my people, human?" The Crow Tengu Chief asked in a sharp tone.
"Because you are harming the people of that village." Erza replied. "I offered you and your people a chance to relocate. However, I was---"
"You order us to abandon our home and expect to not be attacked?" The Crow Tengu Chief asked in a mocking tone.
"Where you live isn't the issue." Erza said while shaking her head. "It's the fact that you are harming the people of the nearby village. If you were to promise not to hurt them anymore, this could end without a fight."
"Hehehe…. Hahaha… Ahahahahahaha!"
Hearing Erza's proposal, at first, the chief chuckled. Before that chuckle turned into laughter that quickly morphed into uproarious laughter that echoed throughout the mountain. Then, her laughter ended abruptly as she glared angrily at Erza with glowing red eyes.
"First those humans settle in the middle of our hunting grounds." The chief said disdainfully. "Then, you come here, kill my people, and ask us to not kill the humans who invaded our territory? Don't make me laugh. Because of your insolence, I will kill you and all the humans on the ground."
With that, Erza's eyes narrowed as she tightened the grip on the two swords in her hands.
"It would seem negotiations have broken down." Erza replied while flaring her magic power.
In the next instant, the Crow Tengu Chief cawed loudly. Then, the rest of the Crow Tengu turned towards the village. However, just as they began to move, Erza summoned more swords around her. Then, with one sword per Crow Tengu, she fired all her swords outward at the Tengu surrounding her.
*Swish!*
*Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!*
To Erza's surprise, none of her swords met their mark. The only thing she could see was the Crow Tengu chief's image become blurry for a moment before the sounds of metal clashing echoed through the air and her swords were knocked away in all directions.
'Fast.' Erza said internally.
["Indeed."] Erza's [Soul Armament] Spirit replied. ["You must be careful with this one."]
'I know.' Erza said. 'Luckily, I'm able to keep track of her with no problem.'
Although she could not follow the Crow Tengu Chief's movements with her eyes, Erza was able to keep track of her with her [Magic Power Detection].
"I will not allow you to take the lives of any more of my people." The Crow Tengu said as she raised her spear and pointed its tip at Erza's throat.
Like before, The Crow Tengu Chief's image blurred. At the same time, Erza raised her [Soul Armament] upwards.
*Clang!*
A moment later, the image of the Crow Tengu chief vanished. At the same time, she appeared in front of Erza with her spear deflected upwards and a shocked expression on her face.
"I'll admit, you are very fast." Erza said as she slashed the sword in her other hand at the Crow Tengu's right shoulder. "But you're not so fast that I can't react."
*Swish!*
Erza's slash cleaved from the Crow Tengu chief's right shoulder to her left waist. However, not a drop of blood splattered from the wound. Instead, Erza was forced to spin in place to parry a thrust aimed at her heart from behind. Meanwhile, the cleaved image of the Crow Tengu Chief faded away.
"I see." The Crow Tengu Chief replied while drawing her spear back to parry a horizontal slash. "The first time was no mere coincidence. I wonder how fast I'll have to go to overcome those reflexes…"
*Clang!*
Once again, the Crow tengu Chief moved faster than the eye could follow, leaving another after-image in her place. Then, before it could fade, she swept her spear at Erza's back. And just like before, Erza was able to turn and parry the sweep upwards with both swords, before swinging them down a split second later.
*Swish!*
Once again, Erza cut through an after-image. And just like that, the same song and dance played out several dozen times. The only difference being that the Crow Tengu Chief increased her speed slightly with every failed attempt, slowly overwhelming Erza's reaction time.
Eventually, Erza was even forced to [Requip] back into her [Black Wing Armor], the armor set that provided her the greatest boost in speed, to compensate. Still, she found herself being overwhelmed once again not long later.
*Caw~~~~~~~~~~!*
Finally, after what felt like hours of exchanging missed strikes to Erza, the sound of crows cawing from the distance echoed over the area, causing the Crow Tengu Chief to flinch. Naturally, Erza did not waste the opportunity this presented.
"[Black Wing: Moon Slash]." Erza chanted.
Pushing her magic power to its limit and causing her hair to rise from the pressure, Erza flapped the wings on the back of her armor and propelled herself forward with both her [soul Armament] and her summoned sword held aloft, ready to strike. Then, after slashing her swords in an X-shape, Erza soared past the Crow Tengu Chief, before coming to a stop a moment later.
"Even with that, I missed." Erza muttered as she turned towards the location where she could feel the Crow Tengu Chief's magic power signature.
When Erza next caught sight of the Crow Tengu Chief, she saw her gently rubbing the sides of her neck with her thumb and index finger of her left hand. At the same time, she was staring towards Rosemary Village with a mixture of anger and sadness in her gaze.
"They're dead..." The Crow Tengu Chief muttered with suppressed rage. "They're all dead..."
Then, she turned towards Erza with pure malice in her gaze.
"What did you do?" The Crow Tengu Chief asked, though it sounded more like she was ordering Erza to tell her.
"I've done nothing." Erza replied, ignoring the Tengu woman's tone. "But your forces must have run across my fiancée on their way to the village. And because of your orders, they more than likely ignored his request for them to turn back. As a result, they were eliminated."
"I see." The Crow Tengu replied, lowering her hand from her neck as she did so. "It was your mate who killed my people."
With her hand now lowered, a shallow pair of lines could be seen on either side of the Crow Tengu's fair neck.
"Then, I shall deliver him the same feeling of agony I am experiencing right now." The Crow Tengu said, her magic power increasing with every word. "And since you are his mate, before killing him, I will present him with your severed head on the tip of my spear."
In the next instant, the Crow Tengu appeared in front of Erza, moving at a speed much faster than she had displayed at any time prior. On top of that, her spear tip was aimed at the center of Erza's throat.
Then, before Erza could react, she found herself in her inner world.
Erza's inner world was a space with swords and weapons of all kinds impaled into a vast, desolate play. While in the sky, all of her armor sets floated on display.
"Why am I here at a time like this?" Erza wondered aloud.
"Because this was the only way I could think to save your life." Erza's [armament Spirit] said, her voice coming from above.
Looking up, Erza saw a slender woman with long, smooth black hair, an olive skin tone, vibrant green eyes, pointed ears like those of an elf or fairy, and two pairs of translucent, green fairy wings growing from her back donning an armored black dress with a green skirt, golden shoulder pauldrons, long black gloves with golden bracers, and thigh-high, black, armored, high heeled boots with golden accents descending from among the floating armor sets.
"How will this save my life?" Erza asked, a hint of confusion in her tone.
"I pulled you in here so that you can hear my name." The [Armament Spirit] replied. Then, in a severe tone, she continued. "Because... If you are unable to hear my voice this time, your life will end."
Hearing that, Erza's tone turned solemn, as well.
"Then, tell me your name." Erza replied solemnly. "I will hear it this time."
Nodding in satisfaction, [The Armament Spirit] landed in front of Erza with a plain, unadorned, longsword sheathed on her left hip.
"Before I tell you my name, remember this." The [Armament Spirit] said as she unsheathed the sword on her hip. [If you are able to hear my name, as soon as you return to your body, speak the words that resonate between your soul and my name."
As she finished, the [Armament Spirit] stabbed the blade of the longsword into the ground in front of her, which just so happened to be the exact center of Erza's mindscape.
"Now!" The [Armament Spirit] shouted sonorously. "Here me, for my name is..."
In the next instant, Erza found herself back in her body. Then, she swung her [Soul Armament] at the incoming spearhead.
"[Deliver Justice as Swift as the Wind, Astraia]." Erza chanted as her magic power exploded while wind gathered around her blade, increasing the speed of her swing exponentially.
*Clang!*
In the next instant, to both Erza and the Crow Tengu's surprise, Erza's blade parried the incoming spear before it could pierce Erza's throat. At the same time, thanks to the force behind Erza's parry, the Crow tengu was blown off to the side, along with her spear.
"That was... incredible." Erza muttered while looking blankly at the Crow Tengu in the distance.
A moment later, Erza looked down at the longsword in her right hand. However, instead of the plain, unadorned longsword she had grown accustomed to over the past half a year, she now held a longsword with a green, double-edged blade with golden edges, a handguard that resembled two pairs of green fairy wings, a black hilt, and a golden pommel.
["Now that my seal has been released, you will have the wind at your disposal when administering justice."] Astraia said in a righteous tone. ["Whether it be to cut down our foes, hasten your steps, or defend the innocent, the wind will bend to your will."]
"I see." Erza muttered as she unsummoned the sword in her left hand, while once again focused on the Crow Tengu in front of her.
In the next moment, Erza vanished from where she floated like a gust of wind. However, due to the fact that she was not used to the speed at which she moved, she soared right past the Crow Tengu without even touching her.
"I guess this will take some getting used to." Erza muttered with a slight blush as she turned around to face the Crow Tengu again.
["Indeed."] Astraia replied to Erza's mutters. ["Still, increasing your speed is not the only thing you can do with the wind."]
"Right." Erza replied as her eyes sharpened and she raised her sword overhead with both hands.
["Just remember, an attack without a name is but an empty attack."] Astraia continued. ["Let your soul resonate with your attack. And the name of the spell will come to you naturally."
Listening to Astraia's advice, Erza flowed her magic power into her sword.
Meanwhile, the Crow Tengu was frozen in disbelief. Until now, she had never met another living being who could match her in speed, let alone surpass her. Yet, she was unable to follow Erza's movements with her eyes.
Slowly, the Crow Tengu turned around to face Erza just as the wind began swirling around her blade. At that moment, her instincts were telling her to do whatever it took to get away from the red-haired swordswoman in front of her. However, before she could follow her instincts, Erza swung her sword from the distance.
"[Gale Cutter]." Erza chanted as her sword blurred into motion.
*Splatter!*
Then, before the Crow Tengu could react, the sound of flesh tearing, and blood spraying could be heard. A moment later, she looked around to try and determine from where the sounds originated. That was when she noticed that she was losing altitude. And from the corner of her eye, she saw that a body missing everything above its left shoulder to its right waist was falling next to her.
'Whose body is that?' The Crow Tengu wondered as her vision faded into darkness.
Meanwhile, Erza exhaled a deep breath. Then, she dispelled her [Soul Armament's] released before sheathing her blade.
["Well done, Erza."] Astraia said with a smile if judging by her tone.
"Thank you, Astraia." Erza replied, her lips curving into a smile.
Meanwhile, while floating even higher than Erza, Alfonzo smiled proudly.
"See, I told you I wouldn't have to interfere." Alfonzo said in a boastful tone. "My girl is strong as fuck. Both in mind and body."
["Tch!"] Riot clicked his tongue in displeasure.
"And now, you have to start doing all those anger management exercises I've read about in both this life and the last one." Alfonzo said in a teasing tone.
["Ahahahahaha!"] Bedlam laughed hysterically at Riot's plight.
[Fuck you both!"] Riot roared angrily.
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