Pri Earth land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Crocus.
July 6, x791.
"Co on!" The Pri Erza shouted as she raised one of her swords into the air while clad in her [Heaven's Wheel Armor]. "I won't let you beasts inflict anymore harm!"
A mont later, a volley of flying swords was sent flying towards a sowhat small group of dragons with thick, dark blue scales that cover their entire bodies, with the exception of their underbellies.
*Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!*
Unfortunately, after fighting in the Grand Magic Gas' final event in a duel with Pri Kagura, Pri Erza was running low on magic power. As a result, none of her swords were able to inflict any real damage on the small dragons. Though, they were effective in getting the dragons' attention and keeping it on her.
"It's aningless." A much larger dragon who looked almost identical to the smaller dragons said condescendingly. "Humans are so weak. It would be better to just allow yourself to be crushed and devoured by my children."
The reason why this larger dragon, known as Motherglare, was only nearly identical to the smaller dragons were the holes that could be seen on its underbelly. And those holes were the reason there were so many smaller dragons on the battlefield. They all hatched from eggs Motherglare laid from those holes.
"It's apparent you don't know Fairy Tail." Erza said through ragged breaths after dodging a claw swipe from one of the smaller dragons. "We never give up! And we never lose!"
"Well said!"
*Boom!*
*Roar~~~~~!*
A mont after that voice sounded over the battlefield, a black blur fell from the sky and landed on the dragon Pri Erza just avoided, slamming its head into the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
"[Requip: heaven's Wheel Armor]."
Hearing that familiar chant, Pri Erza was thoroughly confused. However, that did not stop her from taking on a defensive stance, just in case the newcor was hostile.
"[Dance, my Swords]" The female voice said from inside the dust cloud.
With that, a number of swords, many more than Pri Erza just used to attack the smaller dragons, appeared around the dust cloud. Then, in a way that was quite familiar to Pri Erza, they began to rotate around the center point. Though, their speed was much faster than she could muster. On top of that, the wind seed to be aiding their flight, as well.
*Whoosh!*
A mont later, the wind produced by the circling swords blew away the cloud. When it did, both Pri Erza and Motherglare were able to see a woman identical to Pri Erza, from looks to the armor they wore, standing atop the head of a dead miniature copy of Motherglare with a sword that had fairy wings as a handguard stabbed into the dragon's head.
"Another one?" Motherglare asked in an annoyed tone.
"Knightwalker?" Pri Erza asked. And who could bla her, the only person she knew who shared the sa face as she did was Erza Knightwalker from Pri Edolas.
"We will have ti to discuss that later." Erza said calmly. "For now, I need to clear out these pests. That should give you a little ti to regain so of your magic power, as well. [Heaven's Wheel: Circle Swords]."
In the next instant, all the swords rotating around the two Erzas were sent flying outwards. Each one was aid at one of the miniature Motherglare copies. And with Erza's skill, they all hit their mark. And unlike Pri Erza, each sword sunk into its intended dragon up to the hilt.
*Roar~~~~~~~!*
In response, the dragons all roared in pain before they fell to the ground, most of them dead. And those who were not were no longer able to move.
"You killed my children!" Motherglare shouted angrily. "I will kill you!"
With that angry roar, Motherglare opened her mouth wide and sucked in a large amount of air. As she did, an orb of swirling diamonds began forming in her mouth. However, just as she was ready to launch her breath attack...
"[Heavenly Body Magic: Sema]."
That chant drew the attention of both Erzas and Motherglare to the side where Pri Jellal was bent forward with his right hand pointed to the sky above Motherglare while his left arm hung down towards the ground. Then, the three noticed that clouds were forming and spinning violently in the sky where Pri Jellal's hand was pointed. And in the center of that maelstrom of clouds, a glowing orb of golden light began to form.
"Perhaps we should step back a little." Pri Erza said while looking up at the sky.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine." Erza replied nonchalantly as she raised Astraia in preparation to attack.
At the sa ti, Motherglare, although she did not feel threatened by the forming spell, was not keen on being hit by it. So, instead of firing her [Diamond Dragon's Roar] at the two Erzas, she sent it flying towards the clouds.
*Boom!*
Just as the swirling torrent of diamond shards left Motherglare's mouth, a gigantic teor burst through the clouds where the golden orb had been floating and hurdled towards the ground at an impressive speed.
Then, before anyone could react, the breath attack and the teor collided in midair. For a mont, the two attacks stopped in place, pushing against each other. But before long, it could be seen that the teor was being destroyed piece by piece, and the diamond shards were shooting into the sky while reflecting the light of the stars in a rather beautiful fashion.
"[Requip: Dragon Slayer Armor]." Erza chanted, once again donning her [Dragon Slayer Armor].
At the sa ti, Pri Erza, having never seen or heard of an armor like the one Erza just donned, looked at it in disbelief with stars shining in her eyes.
"Where did you get that armor?" Pri Erza asked in a longing tone.
"My husband made it for ." Erza replied proudly. "Several years ago, we found the dragon graveyard under Crocus, and he took so of the dragons remains for research. During that ti, he created this armor. This is only the first ti I've used it in combat, though. Well, if you don't count the dragon I slayed with Mira not long ago."
Unfortunately, Pri Erza did not hear the full explanation. Because as soon as she heard the word, "husband," she turned as red as a boiled lobster. Then she began to stamr at the thought of soone who looked almost identical to her getting married.
Yet, Erza was not paying attention to her dinsional counterpart. Instead, she prepared to dash forward and strike at Motherglare's exposed throat. However, she was forced to stop when the holes on the dragon's underbelly began spewing eggs at an absurd rate.
"Futile resistance." Erza said sternly as she raised Astraia.
Seeing Astraia, Pri Erza's attention was once again stolen away. Though the sword seed to be a relatively normal sword, minus the color of the blade, which was green with a black edge, she felt as though it would be perfect in her hands. Yet, at the sa ti, she felt as if she were to try to take hold of it, it would reject her with all its being.
'It's being?' Pri Erza thought to herself as the thought passed. 'Can a sword have a being? Or rather, a will?'
"[Bring Justice as Swiftly as the Wind, Astraia]." Erza said, chanting her release command.
Imdiately, Pri Erza was forced to take a step back from the amount of power Erza and Astraia released. And when she felt the presence of Astraia growing, Pri Erza instinctively understood the answer to her previous internal question.
'Yes, a sword can have a will.' Pri Erza thought to herself as she watched Erza vanish with the use of [Gale Step]. 'But where does a sword like that co from? More importantly, how can I get one?'
A mont later, all the newly hatched miniature dragons fell to the ground dead. Yet, that was only the first wave, as it seed that Motherglare was able to continue laying eggs endlessly. And with Pri Erza's magic power reserves so thoroughly drained, Erza had to continue to attack the miniatures instead of attacking the source to keep her safe.
"[Heavenly Body Magic: teor]." Pri Jellal chanted before being engulfed in a cloak of starlight.
In the next instant, Pri Jellal shot forward, moving almost as quickly as Erza, towards Motherglare, who was lowering her head after dealing with his spell. And just as Mother glare looked down to see the state her newly birthed children were in, Pri Jellal appeared right in front of her snout with his right foot outstretched.
*Bang!*
*Roar~~~~~!*
Pri Jellal's kick caused Motherglare's head to rock back and a roar to co out of her mouth. However, judging by the tone of the roar, it did not seem as though she had taken any damage. Instead, it seed as though she was annoyed.
Even so, Pri Jellal did not stop moving. Instead, he sped around Motherglare's large form and landed attacks all over her body. Yet, he was not able to elicit another roar from her for his efforts. Instead, he was forced to dodge her thrashing tail.
"I grow tired of this." Motherglare growled.
Though she said that, Motherglare did not continue to attack Pri Jellal. Instead, she fell completely still. And it did not take Erza, Pri Jellal, or Pri Erza long to understand why. Because the way that Motherglare turned, more or less, transparent was a big enough indicator.
"It's like Laxus' [Lightning Form]." Erza and Pri Erza said in unison. "Just with diamond instead of lightning."
"So, it would seem." Pri Jellal replied after attacking Motherglare a few more tis. He then continued after landing next to the two Erzas. "We will need to be able to break diamonds if we want to harm her in any significant way."
"According to Alfonzo, shattering diamond isn't as difficult as one would believe." Erza replied while dispatching one of the miniature dragons. "It's just a matter of applying enough blunt force at the right angle. Unfortunately, I do not specialize in blunt force attacks."
"And who exactly is this Alfonzo?" Pri Jellal asked, feeling a bit uncomfortable hearing Erza speak so fondly of another man, even if this Erza was not the Erza he knew.
"Do you rember that incredible explosion of magic power?" Erza asked as she cut down another one of the miniature dragons. "Well, he was the one who was responsible for it."
"That was caused by a person?" Pri Erza asked in an incredulous tone. "I thought another dragon had co through the Eclipse Gate."
"That's right." Erza replied. "That was the effect of him releasing the full potential... At least I think it's the full potential... of his [Soul Armant]."
Not only Pri Jellal and Pri Erza were surprised by what Erza said, but even Motherglare was dumbfounded by what she heard. Like the others, she thought another dragon had appeared. But to hear that it was a human with such magic power was sothing she was finding it hard to believe. Especially because the amount of magic power she could sense was more than she had.
anwhile, in another part of the city, a pink-haired young man was holding on for dear life to Atlas Fla, the dragon Natsu was interested in fighting after the dinsional travel. However, instead of fighting, the two seed to be talking as Atlas Fla flew through the skies of the city.
"So, you're Igneel's son, huh?" Atlas Fla asked with more than a little respect in his tone.
"Yeah, Igneel taught everything I know." The pink-haired young man, Pri Natsu, said nostalgically. "By the way, do you have any idea where he went?"
"How in the world would I know, Kid?" Atlas Fla asked. "I was pulled here from four hundred years in the past."
"Oh, yeah." Natsu said while scratching his head.
"[Ice-Make: Shackles]."
The boy and the dragon's conversation was interrupted when a set of ice shackles connected to long chains shot up from the ground and wrapped around Atlas Fla's legs. However, before either could figure out who had attacked, another shout from above drew their attention upwards.
"[Fire Dragon King's Destruction Fist]!"
When they saw the one falling from above, both Atlas Fla and Pri Natsu were confused. Because the one attacking was soone who looked a lot like Pri Natsu. Only, he looked a bit older. On top of that, he was wearing a pair of gauntlets that made both of them think of Igneel when they saw them.
Even so, despite the fact that Atlas Fla was confused, he quickly flapped his wings while intensifying the flas engulfing him.
*Shatter!*
As a result, the [Ice Shackles] wrapped around his legs shattered as he dodged to the side, allowing the attacker to soar past him.
"Uh oh!" Natsu, the attacker, shouted as he flew past Atlas Fla.
"*Sigh* And this is why everyone tells you not to scream your spells at the top of your lungs." The ice wizard, Ultear said from the ground with a hand on her head. "Well, I better do sothing about this before he burns down most of the city when he lands. [Ice-Make: Rampart]."
With that, Ultear slamd her hands onto the ground. Then, a circular rampart sprung up from the ground with Natsu's landing point at its center.
*Boom~~~~~~~~!*
In the next instant, everything within a block of where Natsu landed was engulfed in flas while a cloud of debris was shot up into the air due to the impact.
"Hey, Atlas Fla!" Pri Natsu shouted. "Take down there! That fire looks delicious!"
Hearing that, both Ultear and Atlas Fla sighed in exasperation. Though, Atlas Fla obliged Pri Natsu's request. At the sa ti, Ultear made her way to the top of the rampart before jumping down to reach Natsu so that he did not attack needlessly. Because it was obvious after hearing Pri Natsu that this dragon was not an enemy, at least not for now.
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