Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
October 15, x785.
As the crowd's enthusiasm began to rise once again after the lack luster ending to the last match, Team Natsu and Team Shadow gear approached the ring. Then, when they were both standing on either side of the ring, Natsu and Gajeel both leapt into the ring simultaneously.
"Well, I saw that coming." Lucy said with a shrug.
"If you said you expected anything else, I would have questioned your intelligence." Gray replied.
"You can talk about someone else's intelligence when you can figure out how to keep your clothes on." Lucy shot back while rolling her eyes.
"Huh? Damn it!" Gray exclaimed in annoyance.
"Quiet, you two." Erza said with her arms crossed. "The match is going to start soon."
Just as Erza said, the introductions were over and Ur had her hand raised, primed to swing it downwards.
"Begin!" Ur said, starting the next match of the round.
Immediately, Natsu, wearing a pair of gauntlets, something unusual for him, dashed forward.
"Hahaha! Get ready to lose, Metal Head." Natsu shouted as flames exploded from his back, acting as a booster. "Now that I have a [Soul Armament], you're never gonna be able to beat me.
"Hmph!" Gajeel snorted while holding a bastard sword, his [Soul Armament], in his right hand. "And you think you're the only one who has one? Seriously, get real. Alfonzo gave one to each of us at the same time, you moron."
"What did you call me?" Natsu asked, expelling even more flames to increase his speed.
However, since neither Natsu nor Gajeel had been able to release the first seal of their [Soul Armaments], this fight went the same way it usually does when the two fight. And in the end, Natsu ended up defeating Gajeel by a narrow margin.
"Winner of the round, Natsu Dragneel of Team Natsu." Ur said once the match came to an end.
"Wow! I remember the first time they fought." Lucy said with surprise lacing her tone. "It was a pretty one-sided fight. But now, they were practically breaking even."
"Well, have you ever seen Gajeel train?" Gray asked with a shrug. "He pushes himself almost as hard as Alfonzo does."
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Lucy replied with a nod.
At the same time, Lucy clenched her fists.
'I need to start training harder, too.' Lucy thought. 'Even though I've picked up the intensity of my training since the Phantom Lord attack, I'm still way behind everyone else.'
["That's only because you haven't been training for nearly as long as the others."] Lucy's [Armament Spirit] said from her inner world. ["But you're making good progress. Just keep doing what you're doing and everything will be alright."]
'Yeah, I know you're right.' Lucy replied internally. 'Thanks for cheering me up. I'm glad you're made from the optimistic part of me.'
["Don't worry about it, Lucy."] The [Armament Spirit] replied, a smile clear in her tone.
"Lucy, why don't we go up for the next match?" Erza asked, putting an end to the conversation between Lucy and her [Armament Spirit].
"Sure." Lucy replied with a nod.
"I guess I won't be getting a turn in this round, huh?" Gray said with a shrug.
"Don't be complacent, Gray." Erza said in a stern tone. "That kind of attitude is why we got eliminated in the first round last year."
"Yeah, yeah, I know." Gray replied.
"Alright, who's next?" Natsu said as he hopped off the ring next to the rest of the team. "We gotta keep the momentum going."
"Lucy and I will be fighting in the next match." Erza said as she started walking forward. "Now, come along, Lucy."
"Yes." Lucy replied, stepping forward with determination.
Just before jumping into the ring, however, Erza looked back over her shoulder.
"And Gray, if your clothes aren't on when the match is over, I'll take charge of your training. And we'll add a routine to make sure you stay clothed from now on."
Hearing that, Gray shuddered. Although Ur's training could be quite brutal, Erza did not know the meaning of restraint… at all. So, he had no doubt that he would end up with more than just sore muscles if Erza trained him.
"Aye!" Gray replied as he stood up straight and saluted.
A moment later, Happy flew over and landed on Gray's shoulder. Then, he patted him on the side of his head compassionately.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ring, Levy was gone, leaving Jet and Droy alone while she helped Gajeel to the medical station…. Against his will.
"Well, I guess that means we're fighting in the next round." Droy said as he looked across the ring. "And it looks like we'll be fighting Erza and Lucy."
"*Sigh* Why does she pay so much attention to that guy?" Jet grumbled while watching Levy and Gajeel argue as they made their way over to the medical station.
"*Sigh* I don't know, either." Droy replied.
In actuality, Jet and Droy both knew the reason why Levy paid so much attention to Gajeel. However, they refused to admit it to themselves. Their only salvation was the fact that Gajeel did not seem to realize how Levy felt about him.
However, that was a misconception. Gajeel just wasn't one for public displays of affection. And since Jet and Droy followed Levy everywhere when they were not out on quests, Gajeel never showed Levy that he was interested in her, something that Levy was growing weary of. Something that Gajeel was looking forward to seeing explode in Jet and Droy's faces.
"Anyway, let's get going, Jet." Droy said, placing his hand on Jet's shoulder.
"Yeah." Jet replied, shaking his head to get his mind right.
Then, once both pairs of wizards were in the ring, Ur made the introductions before signaling for the fight to begin.
Unfortunately for Jet and Droy, this fight did not last long, with Erza and Lucy determined to not be eliminated in the first round as they were last year.
As soon as the match started, Erza drew Astraia and dashed forward. Meanwhile, Lucy drew Gemini's key from her pouch, summoning the twins and having them transform into her. Then, she had Gemini summon Leo while she equipped Tarus' [Star Dress].
After that, despite trying their best, Jet and Droy just could not put up with the onslaught from four combatants, eventually being knocked out just as Levy returned from the medical station.
"The winners of the match are Erza Scarlet and Lucy Heartfilia from Team Natsu." Ur said, announcing the outcome of the match. "And with a score of two to zero, Team Natsu moves on to the semi-finals."
"*Sigh* I kind of expected this." Levy said while shaking her head. "I mean, Lu has been training really hard lately. On top of that, Jet and Droy are still resisting Alfonz's instruction during training."
With that, Levy continued towards the ring. Then, when she finally reached her unconscious teammates, she shrugged her shoulders.
"Oh well, at least with them unconscious, I'll have some time to talk to Gajee." Levy whispered to herself with a slight blush.
"Thunder God Tribe, Team Strauss, please report to ringside." Ur announced.
Taking that as her cue to relocate her teammates, Levy picked up Jet and Droy before vacating the ring. At the same time, Laxus, Bickslow, Fried, Evergreen, Mirajane, Elfman, Lisanna, and Juvia approached the ring from their seats. Then, once they were all at ringside, Ur asked them to send up their first fighters.
"I'll go, Big Sis." Elfman said in a resolute tone.
"No, I'm going to take the first fight." Mirajane replied with a shake of her head. "Although I hate to admit it, I'm not confident in defeating Laxus. He's too fast. But I don't think he'll be going up in the first round. And I want to hopefully get the victory before the final match of the round."
Understanding Mirajane's plan, Elfman, Lisanna, and Juvia nodded in understanding.
At the same time, just as they had discussed, Evergreen, confident in beating anyone on Team Strauss one-on-one, hopped into the ring with a confident smile on her face.
"See." Mirajane said as she also hopped into the ring.
Seeing Mirajane take the first match, Laxus narrowed his eyes.
'Have we been taking this too lightly?' Laxus thought to himself. 'No, it doesn't matter. Fried and Bickslow's teamwork is great. And I doubt Lisanna and Juvia can take them down. They just don't have the same amount of experience.'
"Begin!" Ur announced, bringing Laxus' internal monologue to an end.
Just like that, Mirajane, wearing her [Soul Armament], a tiara with a purple jewel in its center that gave her the appearance of having a third eye on her forehead, was covered in the light of her [Take Over Magic]. Meanwhile, Evergreen ejected a large amount of her [Fairy Dust] from her body, forming her [Fairy Machine Gun: Leprechaun] and preparing the stage for [Fairy Bomb: Gremlin].
However, before she could launch her attack, Evergreen was forced to evade when a beam of [Darkness Magic pierced towards her. Surprised by the sudden attack, Evergreen, after regaining her footing, looked in its direction. And what she saw was Mirajane in her [Sitri Take Over] with [Darkness Magic] gathering on the jewel on her forehead.
"So, your [Soul Armament] allows you to fire your magic power from that jewel on your forehead." Evergreen muttered.
Instead of responding, however, Mirajane simply fired another beam from her [soul Armament].
["This match would be over already if you were able to unlock my seal."] Mirajane's [Armament Spirit] said from her inner world.
'*Sigh* I know.' Mirajane replied. 'Still, I don't want this match to take too long. So, I'll be going all out from the start.'
In the next instant, while using the flames engulfing her legs as boosters, Mirajane rocketed towards Evergreen, unbothered by the [Fairy Dust] spreading over the ring.
"Not very bright." Evergreen said, flaring her magic power to detonate the [Fairy Dust] surrounding Mirajane.
Unfortunately, before she could trigger the detonation, Mirajane's speed doubled. As a result, she ended up shoulder tackling Evergreen in the abdomen.
"Gah!" evergreen grunted as she coughed up a mouthful of saliva.
*Boom!*
A moment later, Mirajane drove Evergreen into the wall separating the audience from the ring area.
"Wow! I've never seen Big Sis move that fast before." Lisanna said with her eyes open wide in an excited tone.
"Juvia has never seen it either." Juvia added.
"Yeah! Mira won that round like a real man!" Elfman shouted enthusiastically causing Mirajane to shoot a scolding glare in his direction while Lisanna and Juvia shook their heads. A moment later, however, while ignoring his older sister's glare, he wore a concerned expression as he continued. "But I hope Ever is okay…"
Hearing Elfman's follow up, Lisanna smiled sweetly at her brother while Juvia did not seem to care. Mirajane, on the other hand, continued to glare at Elfman for comparing her to a real man… again.
"Winner of the match, Mirajane Strauss." Ur announced, also surprised by Mirajane's boost in speed.
In reality, Mirajane's flames were not the reason for her increased speed. Instead, after talking to Alfonzo about the difference in her physical power and speed, Alfonzo offered to teach her the [shave] technique he was able to recreate in this world. And although Mirajane had yet to master it, able to make ten kicks in the blink of an eye, she could still increase her speed by quite a bit. Add that to the fact that she could fly and was able to displace the air with a kick, her flight speed had increased, as well.
"Teams, send your next fighters to the ring.
Hearing that, Bickslow and Fried both jumped into the ring while Evergreen was taken to the medical station. Meanwhile, Lisanna and Juvia were also preparing to jump into the ring. However, before they could, they were stopped.
"Juvia, I want you to sit this one out." Mirajane said as she hopped off the ring with her annoyance at her brother under control.
Stopping in their tracks, Lisanna and Juvia looked at Mirajane with confusion visible in their eyes. Though, Juvia also had visible annoyance in her eyes, as well.
"Why should Juvia stay back?" Juvia asked, her annoyance nearly tangible at this point.
"Because of Fried and Bickslow's experience as a team." Mirajane said calmly as she transformed back to her base state. "And although you and Lisanna are a great team, you don't have nearly as much experience as they do."
*Smack!*
"So, you want me to take her place, Big Sis?" Elfman asked while punching his right fist into his left palm.
"Exactly." Mirajane replied. "Not only have you two been working together for years, but your bond as siblings should be enough to bridge the gap in experience, too."
While Elfman and Lisanna nodded with determination in their eyes, Juvia bit her lip in frustration. She actually wanted a chance to fight with Fried and Bickslow alongside Lisanna. But she knew that Mirajane's plan was the team's best chance at winning this round, as well.
Eventually, Juvia's expression turned into one filled with understanding.
"Fine, Juvia will leave this match to the two of you." Juvia said in a solemn tone. "But you have to win this. Juvia is under no illusion that she has a chance against Laxus. Not with Juvia's [Water Body]."
Hearing that, Elfman and Mirajane nodded with determination before they both hopped into the ring to face Fried and Bickslow. Meanwhile, Mirajane drew closer to Juvia with a smile on her face.
"Thank you for trusting me, Juvia." Mirajane said in a sincere tone. "I know it's hard to give up your chance to show everyone how far you and Lisanna have come as a team."
In response, Juvia nodded her head in understanding.
"But you know, it's not impossible for you to take on Laxus." Mirajane said with a wry smile. "But you'll have to talk to Alfonzo about that."
Hearing that she would have to talk to Alfonzo caused Juvia to frown in discomfort. Although she had admitted that Alfonzo seemed to make Ultear happy and treated her well, she still didn't like the fact that he stole away one of her perceived soul mates. Still, she was interested to know how she could possibly fight Laxus with her [Water Body].
"What do you mean?" Juvia asked.
Knowing that Juvia was interested, Mirajane explained the little that she knew.
"Well, according to Alfonzo, the only reason water is a conductor of electricity is because of all the impurities in the water. But pure water doesn't conduct electricity. So, if you could make your [Water Body] out of pure water, neither Laxus or Alfonzo's Electromagnetism Magic] would be able to affect you."
Hearing that, Juvia's eyes began to sparkle as she thought of the possibilities.
'If Juvia can make her body out of pure water, Juvia could defeat Alfonzo and show Ultear that Juvia is better for her.' Juvia thought to herself. 'Juvia is willing to work with Alfonzo if it means gaining Ultear's love.'
Knowing exactly what Juvia was thinking based on her changing expression, Mirajane could only shake her head before her attention was drawn to the ring when Ur announced the beginning of the next match.
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Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
October 15, x785.
Standing in the ring, Bickslow and Fried on one side, Elfman and Lisanna on the other waited for the signal for the match to start without saying a word. And when Ur finally gave the signal, Elfman was the first one to act.
"[Take Over Magic: Beast Soul: Belcusas]." Elfman chanted as his body was covered in the bright light of his magic.
"Well damn…" Bickslow groaned. "Do we really have to deal with that big S.O.B. again?"
"It would appear so." Fried said as he drew his sword. "Now, get ready."
"Yeah, yeah, I know." Bickslow said as he summersaulted backwards, intending to land on one of his dolls.
*Bang!*
Unfortunately for Bickslow, before he could land on his doll, it was knocked away.
"Bickslow, watch out." Fried said as he slashed his sword below Bickslow.
Forced to cancel her follow up attack, Lisanna, in her [Animal Soul: Cat] form jumped away from Bickslow's landing spot. Then, just as her feet touched the ground, she vanished in a burst of speed, reappearing in front of Fried, who pulled his sword back to block a swipe from her claws.
"When the hell did she get so fast?" Bickslow asked as his dolls spread out behind him.
"I don't 'know, but we can think about that later." Fried replied while exchanging attacks with Lisanna.
"Right." Bickslow replied with a nod. "Take her down my babies!"
With Bickslow's order, his five dolls began shooting bolts of magic power at Lisanna, disrupting her duel with Fried.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
"I think you forgot about someone." Elfman said as he ran across the ring towards Bickslow.
"Normally, I would have something to say about him announcing his sneak attack." Mirajane said while shaking her head from ring side. "But considering how loud his footsteps are, I guess it doesn't matter even if he announces it from the rooftops."
Nodding in response, Juvia continued watching the match.
Meanwhile, Elfman, transformed in to Belcusas the Thunderclap, a beast Rustyrose of Grimoire Heart imagined into existence back during the Tenrou Island incident, swiped his large, muscular, armored right arm at Bickslow's dolls.
Luckily, Elfman's approach was loud enough that Bickslow had ample time to move them away from the attack.
"Fighting that thing once was more than enough for a lifetime." Bickslow said as he leapt into the air, once again intending to land on one of his dolls.
At the same time, Fried blocked another swipe from Lisanna's claws. However, instead of following up, and before Fried could counter attack, Lisanna pushed off the flat of Fried's sword, hurling herself towards Bickslow at breakneck speed.
*Bang!*
"Damn it! Not again." Bickslow shouted as his doll was once again knocked away before he could land atop it.
This time, however, Fried was not close enough to save Bickslow from Lisanna's follow up.
"Let's end this!" Lisanna said as she leapt up.
As Lisanna leapt up, Bickslow looked down with his eyes glowing in an ominous red color.
"Damn it, he's using [Figure Eyes]." Elfman said as he tried to increase his speed.
"I can't let you interfere." Fried said, giving up on stopping Lisanna's attack. "And this time, I won't let this monster run free like last time. [Dark Écriture: Darkness]."
As he chanted his spell, Fried's right eye had changed colors, his usually bright blue eyes now a glowing purple while his sclera had turned black, the sign of [Dark Écriture's] activation. On top of that, he was using his right index finger to draw runes on his chest.
Recognizing what Fried was about to do from the last time they fought, Elfman stopped his charge, dug his hand into the ring, and threw a chunk of the ring in Fried's direction, hoping to stop his transformation.
Unfortunately, Elfman was too late. Just as the chunk of stone left his hand, Fried was engulfed in a tornado of [Darkness Magic]. Then, when the piece of the ring reached Fried, it came to a stop, its momentum completely arrested.
"A good strategy." Fried said as the [Darkness Magic] surrounding him dispersed, revealing his demonic transformation. "Unfortunately, you were too--- Urgh!"
Before Fried could finish what he had to say, he was struck in the back by an energy bolt from one of Bickslow's dolls, causing him to drop the piece of the ring he caught a moment ago.
"Bickslow, what are you doing?" Fried asked in a tone filled with confusion and irritation.
"Sorry Fried, but I'm in trouble!" Bickslow shouted, his voice coming from higher than Fried expected it to be.
Confused by Bickslow's reply, Fried turned his body, keeping Elfman in his field of vision, to see what was wrong. And when he caught sight of Bickslow, who was being flown through the air in the talons of Lisanna's [Animal Soul: Harpy] form, he was thoroughly confused.
"How is this possible?" Fried muttered to himself.
Even Elfman, who had lost track of his sister while trying to stop Fried's transformation found himself at a loss after seeing his sister manhandling Bickslow.
"She had her eyes closed! Wah~~~~~!" Bickslow shouted as Lisanna made all sorts of aerial acrobatics to avoid the shots Bickslow's dolls were firing at her.
Unfortunately, this meant that Bickslow was being jerked quite violently, as well. On top of that, Lisanna made sure to put Bickslow in the path of the incoming attacks as often as possible.
Going back a few moments, when Lisanna leapt up to attack Bickslow after knocking his doll away, Bickslow looked down at her with his [Figure Eyes] activated. Unfortunately, just as he said, Lisanna had her eyes closed as she rose, slashing her claws wildly as she passed.
Then, once her instincts told her she was about to pass Bickslow, she changed [Animal Souls] from [Cat] to [Harpy] before gripping Bickslow by his shoulders with her talons and taking him on a trip through the sky.
"This is certainly problematic." Fried said as he began drawing runes on his body once again.
Before he could complete the runes, however, Elfman chucked another chunk of the stage in Fried's direction, this time interrupting the spell he was preparing. Not fast enough to avoid the incoming projectile without his [Wings] spell, Fried gathered [Darkness Magic] into his right palm.
"[Darkness Flare Bomb]." Fried chanted as he thrust his right palm at the incoming slab of the ring.
*Boom!*
Immediately upon contact, the orb of [Darkness Magic] in Fried's hand exploded, destroying the chunk of the ring while a shockwave pushed all the debris at Elfman like buckshot.
Unbothered by the small incoming projectiles, Elfman charged forward, letting the small pieces of stone bounce of his armored torso. Then, once he was in range, he swung his large arm in Fried's direction.
Ducking under the tree trunk like arm, Fried coated his hands in [Darkness Magic] before throwing a devastating punch into Elfman's chest. Unfortunately, just like the scattered projectiles, Elfman seemed to take no damage.
Undeterred, Fried continued dodging Elfman's powerful, yet comparatively slower attacks, while countering with attacks of his own. Unfortunately, he did not have the leeway to worry about Bickslow, draw anymore runes on himself, or gather the necessary amount of magic power to use a more powerful spell.
"Well, I wasn't expecting this match to go like this." Alfonzo said while combing his fingers through Sun's hair, who was still sitting in his lap.
"I guess Elfman must have talked to Mira about his loss to Fried and Bickslow in the Promotion Exam." Elicia said. "And Lisanna must have been around for it, too."
"Yeah, otherwise there's no way they would have known exactly how to start the match without any discussion." Marin said.
"But they are siblings." Sun said while melting into Alfonzo's chest with a blissful smile on her face. "They probably have a pretty deep connection, right?"
"Although you're not wrong, I think Lici is right." Alfonzo said. "I mean, look at them go. They had to have already had a strategy in place for such an occasion."
Like Team Steel Threads, the other wizards of Fairy Tail were also discussing the match while Lisanna continued to drag Bickslow through the air and Fried continued his slugfest with Elfman. However, that stalemate eventually came to an end when Lisanna, while avoiding the attacks from Bickslow's dolls, flew towards Fried's back.
"Fried, behind you!" Bickslow shouted, drawing Fried's attention away from Elfman for a moment.
Then, just as Fried looked back because of Bickslow's warning, he came face to face with Bickslow, who Lisanna had released before flying upwards so she would not collide with either Fried or Elfman.
Reacting quickly, Fried turned around to catch Bickslow and shield him from Elfman's fist that was swinging in a wide arc.
*Bang!*
As a result, Fried was struck in the back by Elfman's fist, coughing up blood on impact, as he and Bickslow were sent flying out of the ring. As a result, both Bickslow and Fried landed on the ground outside of the ring in a heap as they rolled to bleed off the momentum.
"Fried and Bickslow are outside of the ring." Ur announced as Bickslow and Fried began to slow. "The winners of the match are Elfman and Lisanna Strauss. And the winners of the round with a score of two to zero and moving on to the semi-finals is Team Strauss."
Hearing the announcement of the match's outcome, many of those in attendance were shocked into silence. It was no secret that the Thunder God Tribe were among the favorites to win the whole tournament. Especially after their showing last year. And to see them lose two to zero without Laxus even being involved in the round was something that no one expected.
Naturally, Laxus was no exception. He was even more surprised that Bickslow and Fried lost in a two-on-two match. Especially since he did not expect anyone, aside from a team with Alfonzo or Elicia on it, to be able to defeat them. And this led him to go through more introspection.
'It seems we were complacent.' Laxus thought to himself as he approached Bickslow and Fried. 'I never gave it any consideration before. But now that I think about it, having Fried and Bickslow fight in every two-on-two match was practically begging for something like this to happen. I mean, no one in our guild is an idiot. Well… except for Natsu… But it would only stand to reason that countermeasures would be thought up for their team. *Sigh* We really need to sit down and consider the way our team works in all situations.'
With that thought coming to an end, Laxus arrived in front of Bickslow and Fried, who were seated on the ground and wearing frustrated expressions. They were among the few that never lost a match in last year's tournament, after all.
Hearing Laxus' approaching footsteps, Bickslow raised his head, ready to apologize for losing. Meanwhile, Fried could not bear to do the same, afraid of seeing the disappointment in Laxus' eyes.
"Come on, you two." Laxus said in his usual tone. "Let's get to the medical station and check on Ever."
With that, Laxus turned around and started walking towards the medical station. Bickslow and Fried did not move, however. Instead, Bickslow joined Fried in hanging his head.
Not hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Laxus stopped walking and looked over his shoulder.
"What's wrong with you two?" Laxus asked with a hint of confusion in his tone.
"We're sorry, Laxus." Bickslow said with his fists clenched.
"We let you down." Fried said, tears welling up in his eyes.
The hint of confusion Laxus was feeling expanded into full on confusion that made itself obvious on his face.
"What the hell are you two talking about?" Laxus asked. "What makes you think you let me down?"
"Because we lost." Bickslow replied.
"And?" Laxus asked, still sounding completely confused. "What's the big deal with at."
"Because of us, we won't be able to show everyone that the Thunder God Tribe is the strongest team in the guild."
"I still fail to see the issue." Laxus said, his confused expression replaced with a determined one. "Yeah, you may have lost. But that doesn't mean you can't try again, right? As long as you're still alive, you can always train to be stronger… better… and try again later, right? And eventually, you can claim your victory."
Hearing that, both Bickslow and fried raised their heads, surprised they would hear something like that from Laxus. And when Laxus' words finally sank in, their eyes lit up, reminding them of why they were so willing to follow Laxus.
"That's right, we can just train harder than ever." Bickslow said as he stood to his feet.
"Indeed." Fried replied with a fanatical expression on his face. "And next time, we shall truly show the world why the Thunder God Tribe is the strongest."
Nodding in response, Laxus started walking towards the medical station once again.
"That's right." Laxus said without looking back. "Now, let's go. We need to tell Ever about the outcome of the round when she wakes up."
Hurrying forward, Bickslow and Fried fell in line with Laxus. Meanwhile, Laxus had only one regret about the way their tournament run ended.
'*Sigh* I do wish I could have fought Alfonzo in the tournament, though.' Laxus thought to himself while patting the halberd strapped across his back. 'It would have been the perfect time to show you off to the world, Elexion.'
Meanwhile, in Laxus inner world, a large mountain range with a sky filled with storm clouds and crackling lightning, a large, four-limbed dragon with bright yellow scales and glowing purple eyes lay in a cave dug out of the side of the tallest mountain in the range.
"Yes." Laxus' [Armament Spirit], Elexion replied. 'And battling with the one you call Alfonzo would have been a glorious stage for the Lightning Dragon King's return. Even if it is not a return in the truest sense."
With that, Elexion closed his eyes and rested his head on his front legs.
"The only thing I ask of you, Laxus, is that you make my debut something for the ages." Elexion said as he waited for his seal to be partially released. "And don't forget, we still need to find the other part of my soul. The part that is tormenting that welp who had the audacity to consume my flesh."
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