章 17: Chapter 17: Rain Woman Juvia
Chapter 17: Rain Woman Juvia
Dante was standing in front of the Fairy Tail guildhall with the rest of the guild. They were all looking forward in fear, the Phantom Lord guild had begun their assault. The mobile Phantom Lord guildhall was right in front of Dante and the rest of Fairy Tail. A massive cannon was focused right at the Fairy Tail guild, charging its massive shot.
"That's the focused magical Jupiter cannon! One shot will destroy the entire town" stated Cana to everyone in shock and fear. The entire guild was standing still, too shocked to do anything. As the magical cannon was charging, Dante's mind raced trying to think what to do. Just as Dante was about to do a desperate gamble, Erza beat him to it. Erza stood tall in front of everyone while she changed into her Adamantium Armor.
"Erza! What are you doing" asked Natsu in disbelief. The rest of the guild voiced their concern also, afraid that Erza had gone insane.
"Everyone stand behind me! I will protect you" yelled Erza as she readied herself to take the cannon shot head on. Dante stood beside Erza, if she was going to do this then he would do everything he could to help.
"I got you Erza, you won't do this alone" stated Dante with conviction as he transformed into his Angel Soul Gabriel form. Once he was transformed, Dante raised his hands outward towards the magical cannon before he channeled his magical power.
"Heavens shield" yelled Dante as he activated his spell. The heavens shield was his best defensive spell, he just had no idea if it was enough to combat the magical cannon. A circular barrier of radiant holy energy appeared in front of Dante and Erza as the spell took effect.
"What are you doing?! You can't use that spell; it drains your magic proportional to the strength of the attack the barrier takes" stated Erza as she turned her head to her master with worry.
"I can't let you take this attack alone! I don't care if it drains my magic, if I can weaken the blast only by a little, I will do it" responded Dante with determination. Erza didn't have any time to argue as the magical cannon fired at this moment.
The massive magical power slammed into Dante's magical barrier, and he immediately felt a huge drop in his magical power as it was drained away. He could not believe the strength of the magical cannon, the drain on his magic was alarming. Only a few seconds had passed, and already almost half of his magical power was gone. Dante gritted his teeth as he struggled to hold on to the spell. His concentration was broken when a strong strike from Erza knocked him down to his feet. With his spell broken, the magical shot hit Erza directly. Dante looked on in horror as Erza was blown back, taking heavy damage from the full blast.
"Erza why did you do that" asked Dante in worry for Erza. She had collapsed and was now barely conscious. It was clear with the amount of damage she had taken; Erza was out of the fight. Erza looked up at Dante and smiled weakly before she responded.
"I did it because the guild still needs you in the fight" responded Erza.
"What? Erza, I don't understand, if I kept up the spell, I could have reduced the damage you took" responded Dante.
"Maybe but it wouldn't have helped our situation. Either way I would have taken that blast and enough damage to be out of the fight. At least this way you have enough magical power to still fight instead of being completely drained" responded Erza. Dante cursed himself for his weakness. If only he had more magical power, he could have repelled the entire blast and saved Erza from taking the hit.
"Erza, I'm sorry I should have been stronger" responded Dante with shame.
"It's okay don't be sorry. Please just fight so my sacrifice wasn't for nothing' responded Erza before she lost consciousness.
Dante vowed he would honor Erza's request as he stood tall while he faced the Phantom Lord guild hall. Other Fairy Tail members stood with Dante as they vowed to save the guild and Magnolia. To their shock and horror, the magical cannon began charging once again. They did not have much time before the cannon charged enough power to fire another shot. To make matters worse phantoms were conjured by Jose to attack everyone. The Fairy Tail members struggled for a moment trying to combat the phantoms when Dante used his power to destroy them.
Holy energy radiated from Dante's form and outward, enveloping the area in a dazzling light. The light consumed the phantoms that were blown away from the holy power. The rest of the fairy tail guild cheered for Dante. Dante smiled at this development; it seemed Jose used dark magic which meant his angelic power was the perfect counter. Maybe he did have a change when it came to defeating Jose in battle. With the short reprieve, Dante led a team consisting of himself, Natsu, Gray, and Elfman into the Phantom Lord guild hall. The plan was for the rest of the guild to remain and deal with more phantoms while Dante and the others took out the magical cannon.
"I'm going to leave the magical cannon to you guys, I'm going to find Jose and take him down" stated Dante to the team as they raced through the hallways of the Phantom Lord guildhall. The rest of the team didn't argue, they knew there was no time to argue. Everyone had a job to do, so they all went their separate ways.
Dante raced down the hallways of the Phantom Lord guild hall trying to find any sign where Jose would be. He knew that if somehow, he could find and defeat Jose in battle then this entire mess would be over. Deciding that he would have better luck finding his target from high ground, Dante used his magic power to break an opening in the ceiling before he took flight. Soaring high into the sky, Dante looked around for Jose. Not having much luck even when he was high in the sky, Dante landed on the rooftop while he tried to figure out his next move.
"I need to find where Jose is so I can end this" stated Dante to himself as he looked around. Suddenly it started to rain, which surprised Dante since not mere seconds ago the skies were completely clear.
"It's raining? There wasn't a cloud in the sky a second ago, this came out of nowhere" stated Dante in wonder to himself. He realized that he couldn't let himself be distracted by the sudden rain, he had a job to do. Just as Dante was about to move along, he noticed a woman holding an umbrella walking towards him. He sensed a large amount of magical power coming from this woman, and he concluded that she must be a member of the element four.
"Drip drip, drop" stated the mystery woman as she stood in front of Dante. Dante sensing a coming fight, stood at the ready.
"Listen Lady I don't really have time for you right now" stated Dante as he stood in a battle-ready stance.
"I am Juvia of the element four and I will stop you right here, Dante the angel of Fairy Tail" responded Juvia. Juvia felt conflicted as her heart started to beat faster while she looked at the man in front of her. She knew that Dante was her enemy and that she must defeat him for her guild, but she could not deny he was incredibly handsome. The way the rain soaked his clothing, making the outlines of his well-defined muscles clear to her caused Juvia to blush.
"Juvia huh? Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you but I am one of Fairy Tail's best so there is no way I am going to lose" responded Dante in a confident tone. His determination to fight for his friends moved Juvia. Not only was Dante handsome, but he was also kind and would do anything for his friends. Deciding that she could not stand against her prince, Juvia turned around and started to walk away.
"Your right it seems I cannot stand against you, you win" stated Juvia nervously as her heart was beating quickly in her chest. Dante reacted with shock as Juvia walked away.
"What?! Just like that?! What's up with you aren't we going to fight" asked Dante confused with Juvia's actions. Juvia turned around in order to respond to Dante, her face serious as she spoke.
"If you would like, I can defend you, Dante. I am far more powerful than Lucy" stated Juvia. These words only further confused Dante; her actions were baffling to him.
"What? Protect me? Why would you protect me, you guys are the one who is attacking my guild. You are after Lucy, and she's a guildmate so I will defend her with my life" responded Dante with determination. These words shocked and horrified Juvia. He would defend Lucy with his life?! Juvia should be the only woman in his life that he would do that for, Lucy was her rival!
"AHHH! Lucy is my rival! I will destroy her" yelled Juvia as she attacked Dante with a boiling jet of water in her rage. Dante was caught by surprise with this sudden attack, so he was grazed by the attack as he jumped out of the way. The jet of water grazed his side, leaving a burn as the boiling water burned his skin.
"Damn that water is boiling hot" stated Dante as he gripped his side to access the damage. He took flight into the skies in order to gain the high ground in this fight. He had to dodge large steams of boiling water flying at him.
"Damn it, I can't move as fast in this gloomy rain" stated Dante as he tried to dodge the water being sent his way. Each time he tried to dodge; a bit of the water was able to hit him which further burned his body. Normally he would be fast enough in the sky to dodge these sorts of attacks, but the rain was weighing down his wings, making him slow enough to be hit.
'Gloomy?! YOU'RE THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE! I'M FINISHED WITH LOVE AND WITH YOU" yelled Juvia as she sent a huge burst of water at Dante that hit him directly in the chest. Dante was sent crashing to the ground from the force of the water, his chest burning from the boiling water. Dante knew he needed to end this fight quickly if he still wanted to have enough energy to face Jose, so he decided to go on the offensive.
"Sorry Juvia but it's time for me to take this seriously. Heaven's ray" yelled Dante as he reached his open palm outwards and aimed it at Juvia. A ray of holy energy burst from his palm and the powerful magic hit Juvia directly in the chest. Dante thought he had dealt a decisive blow for a moment before he saw his attack pass through Juvia's body as it turned into water.
"Sorry Dante but no physical attacks will damage my body made of water" stated Juvia as her body materialized to its original form. Dante faltered for a moment at Juvia's words. This fight was going to be a lot tougher if Juvia was immune to his physical attacks. He didn't have much more time to think of a solution before Juvia sent another attack his way.
Dante jumped out of the way; he had abandoned trying to dodge with his flight. With how heavy his wings were at this point from the rain, Dante was quicker on his feet. He dodged attack after attack as Dante tried to formulate a solution in order to win. Suddenly the solution came to him. If he couldn't damage Juvia with his physical attacks, then maybe a sound-based attack would.
"I really didn't want to use this attack; it takes a lot of magic power and I need to save it for Jose, but I guess it can't be helped. Heavenly reequip, Gabriel's trumpet" stated Dante as he used his magic power to equip the holy artifact called Gabriel's trumpet.
"I told you, all your attacks will be useless against me" responded Juvia thinking that whatever attack Dante sent her way, would pass through her body.
"We'll see about that; this attack is different. It's not physical, it's based on sound" responded Dante before he brough Gabriel's trumpet to his mouth. He channeled a large amount of his magical power as he blew the trumpet, sending one of his most powerful attacks at Juvia.
"Take this! Call of Jericho" yelled Dante as a huge wave of sound mixed with holy energy burst from the trumpet and directly at Juvia. The attack hit Juvia with a direct hit since Juvia was sure the attack would not harm her, she was wrong. The sound-based attack had an immediate attack on Juvia as the sound damaged her body made of water and she was blown away.
"AHHHH! IMPOSSIABLE, HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO HIT ME" asked Juvia as the attack blew her away.
Juvia realized in this moment that the sound turned her advantage into a massive disadvantage. Her body made of water amplified the sound-based attack, causing her a great amount of damage. Juvia went flying over the edge of the rooftop and started to fall to her demise. As she fell Juvia despaired at her failure and her perceived end. Maybe this end was fitting for her, she would fall like a drop of rain. As Juvia resigned herself to her fate, Juvia was surprised when Dante caught her in his arms. She looked up at Dante in shock and with a blush on her face as he smiled down at her while he flew high into the air.
"I don't understand? Why would you catch me when we are enemies" asked Juvia in disbelief. Her heart was beating fast as her love held her close in his strong arms. His face looked so angelic and handsome as he smiled down at her.
"Come on we might be enemies but there is no way I'd let such a beautiful woman fall to her death" responded Dante as he flashed Juvia a reassuring smile. These words caused Juvia's heart to skip a beat. Had he really just called her beautiful?
"Y-you think Juvia is beautiful" asked Juvia as Dante landed back on the rooftop and set Juvia down next to him as he also took a seat next to her.
"Of course, I do Juvia, your stunning truth be told" responded Dante with a warm smile. It was at this moment that Juvia saw the sunshine through the clouds for the first time in her life. She gazed at Dante in awe as the sun shone on him, casting a angelic look at her. Dante had done the impossible for Juvia, he had given her the sun.
"Hey, look at that, the sun is finally out. The sun sure is amazing isn't it" asked Dante in a friendly tone. Juvia was stunned as she felt warm while gazing at Dante while the sun shone on him. Overcome with love and adoration, Juvia leaned forward while puckering her lips. As Juvia leaned in, Dante finally realized why Juvia was acting weird during the entire fight, she liked him like the other girls. Thinking that he was one lucky guy, Dante leaned forward as well and captured Juvia's lips with his own.
Juvia's heart swelled as Dante kiss her and she deepened the kiss. Finally, she had found her prince charming, someone that would take the rain away. Dante smiled into the kiss, liking the taste of Juvia's lips as he caressed her cheek as he deepened the kiss. Thoughts raced through Juvia's mind as the two continued to sweetly kiss one another. Juvia thought about the rest of their lives together and the excitement of it all caused her to pass out from happiness. Dante pulled away from Juvia as she collapsed to the ground with a happy look on her face.
"Huh? Juvia are you okay" asked Dante with concern in his voice. Try as he might he could not shake Juvia awake.
"Damn I must be getting good if girls are collapsing from just kissing me" stated Dante to himself with a hint of pride in his voice. After he said this, Dante seemed to remember why he was here in the first place. He jumped to attention, he still needed to save the day.
"Shoot I forgot all about Phantom Lord for a while there. Juvia sure is a special girl but I have to get back to business. Sorry to run Juvia, I hope we see each other again" stated Dante to an unconscious Juvia before he took off once again. He once again resumed his search for Jose, he needed to beat him to bring an end to this mess and save his guild. Soon he burst into a room and heard a sinister laugh.
"Hahaha, so it looks like you Fairy Tail brats are stronger than I thought. To think you would be able to beat Gajeel and the rest of the elemental four" stated who Dante assumed was Jose. Dante slightly perked up at these words. The others must have succeeded if Jose said the rest of the Phantom Lord elite were defeated.
"Yah sorry to burst your bubble but Fairy Tail is going to make you pay" responded Dante in a cocky tone.
"It doesn't really matter though since without Markov you have no hope of defeating me" responded Jose.
"Master Markov doesn't need to bother with you, I will be plenty" respond Dante with fake confidence. Truth be told he wasn't sure he could pull such a thing off, especially since his magic power was now less than half thanks to his fight with Juvia. Jose responded by laughing before responding.
"Hahaha! You really think you can touch me boy?! You may be one of Fairy Tail's S- class wizards but that's nothing compared to the might of a wizard saint" responded Jose as he drew upon his massive magical power. Dante felt like he was going to suffocate under Jose's immense magical power, but he could not back down. Fairy Tail was depending on him, and Dante would never give up.
End of Chapter 17
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