Diablo vs Gildarts, Accelerator, Jura, and Jellal
Palace of The King Of Fiore...outdoor courtyard...
Diablo stood on the massive palace courtyard that towered over the rest of Crocus. He looked down at the smoking and screaming city below, absolutely silent.
As still and unmoving as he looked, Diablo was actually doing some intense calcululations within his head, calculating for just the right moment when he would be able to initiate the final phase of the invasion.
"Finally....after so long..." said Diablo quietly to himself. "This world will belong to the Hydra."
"Is that so? Then I can't very well let that happen can I?"
Diablo turned around and was unsurprised to see Jellal Fernandes standing there. Jellal had changed out of his Mystogan disguise and was now dressed in his usual sleeveless combat clothing.
"Jellal....." Diablo sighed. "Must I spend a few more seconds with a weakling before the world belongs to my master?"
"You're obviously way more powerful then Black Whisper..." said Jellal. "In fact, despite people saying you're only ranked the second most powerful mage in your guild, it's quite obvious you're even more powerful then any of the 10 Wizard Saints...why not become the leader of Hydra Head yourself?"
"That is the trouble with you human specks..." said Diablo. "You always assume that if one has power....one would desire more. But my people do not think like your kind...eons ago, when the Universe was first created, and my species walked across our ancient world we had a different philosiphy...It was that loyalty to a great ambition was the highest of all honors.....and Black Whisper, he has great ambition, therefore I am duty bound to see it through."
"Well I'm duty bound to the entire human race to make sure you don't succeed." said Jellal beginning to glow with massive golden energy. "Even if it causes me my life."
"You couldn't even scratch me with your most powerful move." said Diablo. "What makes you think you can defeat me?"
"Because this time he's not alone!" A black caped figure fell out of the sky and landed with his fist in the ground, creating a crater beneath his feet. Gildarts rose up grinning as his body vibrated with intense power. "I've actually only just recieved Jellal's message...came running to Crocus as fast as I could."
"I hope you don't plan on keeping all the fun for yourself." From the shadows walked out Jura Neekis of Lamia Scale. "Because I can't resist fighting a strong opponent."
"Keh!" Spat Accelerator who had just walked through the large gate leading to the courtyard. "I guess it's just starting to be a real party, at least leave me a little bit of him to demolish!"
Diablo looked at the 4 combatants that now surrounded him, his burning eyes now looking a little more curious then bored. "The strongest mage in Fairy Tail, a Wizard Saint, a former Wizard Saint, and the formerly strongest esper...this fight might actually give me a few scratches."
"Eh?" said Accelerator. "What do you mean 'formerly strongest esper'?"
"Don't you feel it?" said Diablo looking off into the horizon. "Didn't you see that great light just a few moments ago? It has finally happened...the girl has reached the level of god.....the first level 6. Now not even Zeref could hold a candle to her if he wanted.....Only Angels could ever fight at her level now..."1
"You sound like the first TV." spat Accelerator. "Now that you've seen the first main show, stay tuned for years of nothing but crap."1
"Maybe...." said Diablo. "But once I initiate the final phase...you will be singing a different tune.....once I bring back Dravis from beyond the dimensions....."
"What?!" said Gildarts. "Bring back Dravis!?"
"When Railgun last used Oberon to throw Dravis back into the area between the two gates that connect our worlds, The Bridge Between Worlds....he was trapped there...but he was still able to communicate with those on the outside in both worlds....he was able to contact Black Whisper thanks to his unique affinity with spatial dimensions.....and after a brief conflict, they formed an understanding with one another...as well as Hades of Grimoire Heart...you see, this entire invasion is for but one purpose...."
Diablo spread his arms out to the heavens. "We will bring Dravis to this world.....and when he recovers his full strength.....we shall purge this universe until only the Hydra and the Heart of all Grimoires remain.....This will be the new age of both Magic and Science....and all of that shall come to fruition momentarily!!"
"Not if I have anything to say about that!!" Gildarts said, his face looking absolutely furious as the ground beneath his feet cracked from the intense magic power that was coming from him.
Gildarts launched himself at Diablo his fist raised, imbibed with incredible magical might. He rammed his fist at Diablo who held out his hand and caught Gildart's fist in his hand, causing a tremendous shockwave that demolished part of the palace nearby.
"Crash magic..." said Diablo as he held the deeply surprised Gildart's fist within his spiked demonic armored gloves. "Known primarily for being unstable if one doesn't pay attention....this is probably the third time I've seen it..."
Gildart's gritted his teeth as he was surrounded with an intense blast of powerful white energy. "Don't understimate Fairy Tail you twit!!!!!!!!" Gildarts yelled with power and mashed his other fist against Diablo's horned helmet, causing Diablo to be knocked back several meters, dragging gouges in the floor with his feet.
"Starting already!!?" said Accelerator laughing. "Fine by me!!!!!" Accelerator suddenly vibrated with intense power as massive black ethereal wing-like structures formed on his back like a twister. Accelerator shot towards Diablo at breakneck speeds and kicked Diablo, using vector control to blast Diablo through the courtyard and into the city below.
Jellal and Jura both leapt down to Diablo who was standing indifferently in a giant crater he had landed in.
Jellal blasted a huge beam of light energy at Diablo, while Jura closed his hands together and began concentrating immense magic power.
"RUMBLING Mt. FUJI!!!!!" At the same time that Jellal's heavenly beam hit Diablo, the ground erupted beneath him, and a massive blast of light engulfed Diablo, causing a shockwave that demolished many of the surrounding buildings.
A giant dust cloud filled the area as Gildarts and Accelerator came up to Jellal and Jura from behind.
"So....." spat Accelerator. "Did we get him?"
"Not even close....." said Jellal his eyes narrowing.
Walking out of the dust cloud with not even a scratch on his armor, chuckling as if he found this mildly entertaining, was none other then Diablo. This time, the silver Hydra Head emblem on his chest was glowing a molten red, and with every step, the ground near his feet turned molten.
"I must admit, this is the most entertainment I've ever had since I fought Aqualas...but you fools have met your doom as soon as you have challenged me...."
Diablo thrust his hands out at the four opponents. "Great Wave Of The Damned!!!!!"
Immediately, the ground in front of Diablo erupted with power as a ginormous wave of molten magma blasted out of the ground and swallowed the foursome in it's cursed heat.1
"And so it ends..." said Diablo.
But all of a sudden, the lava erupted and blasted apart. Accelerator had his Black Wings burst outwards, the vector deflection was causing the magma to blast around them.
Accelerator grinned with malice. "Now really, you didn't think it would be that easy would you!!?"
Both Jura and Gildarts leapt at Diablo at once, they moved their fists with massive power and speed and began punching at Diablo relentlessly.
Diablo moved at powerful speeds himself, he ducked and weaved as both Gildarts and Jura tried to land a serious blow. Diablo then jumped upwards and did a spinning kick that rammed against Gildart's face and smashed him into Jura. The two powerful mages soared over 50 meters and crashed into the wrecked houses, creating a ginormous dust cloud.
Jellal and Accelerator both leapt at Diablo as well, Jellal shot into the sky like a meteor and created a massive sphere of heavenly magic and blasted it at Diablo. Diablo smacked aside the move with the back of his hand and twitched his head to the right, barely avoiding Accelerator's outstretched hand as he tried to attack Diablo from behind.
"Foolish humans...." Diablo moved in a blur of speed and shot into the sky where he shoulder rammed Jellal back into the earth below. Accelerator yelled out and stomped the ground, the surrounding houses rose into the air and shot at Diablo like bullets.
Diablo looked at the houses soaring towards him, and his eyes suddenly glowed a great red gleam. "Ruined Possesion Of The Damned!!!"
The houses suddenly stopped in mid air. Shadows shot out of the sides of the houses and turned into scaly molten talons and legs. The demon houses landed on the ground with an earth shattering roar, their windows morphed into glowing red eyes with slits and they now had massive fanged mouths which were dripping magma. The monster houses roared and stomped towards Accelerator who rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Jeez....and I thought this only happened in movies." said Accelerator as his wings shot at the two demon buildings like windy tendrils and tore apart the houses until they were nothing but molten rubble.
Accelerator kicked off from the ground and shot at Diablo again. But Diablo suddenly moved in a blur of speed and punched at Accelerator. However, his fist stopped just short of Accelerator's face, as his vector deflection suddenly came into affect.
Accelerator smiled. "hehehe!! You're dead meat..."
"Am I?" said Diablo. "Ses Pool of the Damned!!!"
A giant pool of molten purple liquid suddenly opened at Accelerator's feet and he started sinking into it.
"What the hell!?" said Accelerator trying to pull himself out as he sank further and further like quicksand.
"Now that this minor annoyance is out of the way....." said Diablo. "I can proceed in a few moments...."
Suddenly the ground shook again, and massive rock pilars with stone fists on the ends shot at Diablo. Diablo held out a finger and the iron hard pillars were suddenly disintegrated by blackish molten energy.
"My....it seems I still have teach you pitiful children some manners..."
Gildarts and Jura both advanced on Diablo, their bodies emiting so much magic power, that Jellal awoke and got up, his body also burning with intense power.
Jura clasped his hands together again as Gildarts clenched his fist gathering all his remaining power for one final blow.
Jellal crouched and began moving his fingers in preparation for his final blow.
"RUMBLING MT FUJI!!!!!!!!"
"CRUSHING EVIL, SPREADING THE TRUTH: EMPRYEAN!!!!!!!"
"TRUE HEAVENLY BODY MAGIC: SEMA!!!!!!"
An explosion powerful enough to rival that of when Mikoto entered level 6 engulfed Diablo. The magic energy that vibrated through the air seemed to tear the very sky apart with it's magnificence...
"That.....must have finished him..." said Jura. "No way anyone could survive that....."
Suddenly Accelerator, who was still sinking into the ses pool yelled out. "YOU IDIOTS, DON'T LET UP, HE'S NOT DONE YET!!!!!!!!!!"
"What!?" Gildart's eyes widened as he sensed a magic energy darker then any he had ever felt before.
"Devil's Art: KING OF THE DAMNED!!!!!!"
A massive blast of dark and red energy blasted through the dust cloud from the sky above. The dust cloud was completely blown away to reveal once more the ginormous black winged gargoyle monster with the molten skull imbeded on it's chest. Diablo stood up and stretched his monstrous wings.
"Heheheheh...." chuckled Diablo. "And to think this isn't even my strongest spell...but I think you fools have earned a slight taste of my true powers....."2
A small sinister voice reverbrated from the molten skull on Diablo's chest. "Master....it's been so long since I've gotten to walk around....could you please let me out? I want to eat some flesh...."
Diablo smiled, his fangs glistening with molten magma. "Very well Diabolus... I think you have very well earned yourself some dinner."
Diablo took the skull and wrenched it out of his chest, revealing a pool of molten magma that was dribbling from his muscular black chest. Diablo threw the skull into the air where it levitated for a second.
The skull then began to grow larger....and larger....and larger...and larger...until it was the size of the palace itself , then it rose higher into the air as a proportionatley sized molten red skeleton formed as well. Muscles and red scaly skin formed and wrapped around the bones until they became a veiny and extremely muscular humanoid body. Massive ram's horns formed on the head of the ginormous demon creature. Diabolus's ankles came up to the tallest buildings that still weren't wrecked, his head seemed to touch low clouds as the monster roared with pleasure at his revival.
"Yes!!!" roared Diabolus. "Thank you master...I am finally free to devour these foolish mortals!!!!"
"You need only use one move Diabolus..." said Diablo. "As my familiar...you know you are only allowed to be cast every few hours...."
"Very well master...." said Diabolus. (Diabolus is actually one Diablo's three Purgatory aspects. Diabolus represents his anger, Opulentus represents his power, and Immitis represents his mercilessness. They can each only be summoned after Diablo assumes one of his three death forms. King of The Damned is one of those forms.)
"Wh-what kind of magic is this!!?" said Jura. "In all my years....I have never seen something like this!!"1
"It's the darkest kind of forbidden magic..." said Gildarts. "Magic whose origin is not of this...or any world we know...."
Diabolus put his hands near each other as a orb of orange energy began to grow larger and larger in between the hands. "Devour...Diablo's Hate..."
The energy sphere exploded and a blast over 500 meters wide blasted into the sky, turning the sky itself blood red, and making the sun appear as if it were a black circle in the sky. When the smoke cleared, Diabolus was gone, and Jellal, Accelerator, Gildarts and Jura all lay unconscious in the dirt...defeated.
In the center of the mess, back in his original armored form, was Diablo.
"Hmmmm.....that was fun." said Diablo dusting off the dragon skulls that adorned his shoulders. "Now...I think it's time I started the ceremony..."
5 miles away....
Touma couldn't believe his eyes...he had heard many theories about what would happen if someone were to reach Level 6....but this....this was unbeleivable.
Mikoto's black energy form just hung there in the sky, unmoving, as if going through some sort of reboot. Right below Mikoto was Natsu who was completely unconscious... Happy and Elli looked so shocked, that they looked frozen speechless.
"Wh-what happened!?" said a horrified Lucy. "What's happened to Mikoto!?"
"She's reached it..." said Touma. "She's actually reached Level 6....."
"Wh-what do we do now!?" said Happy.
"I-I don't know....." said Touma.
Suddenly, Mikoto's head turned swiftly to look at Touma and Lucy, her white glowing eyes sparking slightly. Slowly, Mikoto raised her bursting energy arm and pointed one black sparking finger at them.
Touma, immediately sensing great danger, jumped in front of Lucy with his right hand out. "EVERYBODY GET DOWN!!!!!!"
Lucy grabbed Elli and Happy and covered them protectively as a ginormous blast of black electric energy razed it's way into Touma's Imagine Breaker. For a moment there was only blackness and rippling energy that could be seen. When the attack cleared itself, all the houses that were still standing in the area looked completely gray. Then, like dry sand castles, the houses crumbled into the wind, now nothing but dust, the same went for the surrounding rubble, they all crumpled into dust. In fact, the entire ground in front of where Touma had blocked with Imagine Breaker had crumpled into a gray ashy desert of.....well...ashes.
"Th-that's impossible....." said Lucy, her eyes wide in shock. "No way...nothing could have soo much power....."
Touma gritted his teeth. "I have to get close..."
"What!?" Lucy looked at Touma her eyes even wider this time. "You'll get turned into dust!!!"
Touma clenched his right fist. "Natsu didn't give up on her...and neither will I....."1
Touma began to walk forward, his feet slightly kicked up the ashes he trudged through, throwing a trailing wisp of a dust cloud from his feet as he moved forward. "Mikoto.....if you can hear me in there.....don't you worry...because whatever made those idiots in Hydra Head and Academy City think they could just mess with your head and get away with it.....I'LL SMASH THAT ILLUSION TO A BILLION PIECES!!!!!"
Touma yelled and ran forward. Mikoto's wings spread wide, immediately, giant black plasma rings in the shape of pentagons with converging geometric spokes formed and soared like disks at Touma, who held his hand out and shattered the energy disks as the ones that missed him, exploding with massive force against the ashes nearby.
The force of the explosions caused Touma to fly forward 50 meters. Before he hit the ground however, Natsu jumped up from where he had been lying and caught Touma, setting him back on his feet carefully.
"Glad to see you're still alive...." said Touma as he looked up at Mikoto as she stared blankly back at him.
"I don't die easy!!" said Natsu grinning. "Not when there's still people like Lucy and Mikoto who need me."
"Oh crap...." said Touma as Mikoto pointed her finger at him again. "LOOK OUT!!!"
Touma made to hold out Imagine Breaker out in front of him as another humungous blast of black plasma engulfed him and Natsu with more force then a condensed Uranium bomb.
"NATSU!!! TOUMA!!!!" Lucy screamed.
The dust cleared, and when it did....standing in the ashes was what looked like a grandfather clock with arms. It was Horologium, one of Lucy's Celestial Spirits. Horologium opened himself and Natsu and Touma tumbled out of the cramped space grunting.
"Horologium!" Lucy sighed with relief. "Thank goodness!!"
"My apologies for summoning myself so abruptly Ms. Lucy..." said Horologium in his small voice. "But had the energy from that blast just now made contact with master Kamijou's right hand...it would have been disasterous. So I forcefully summoned myself here."
"Wh-what do you mean!?" said Touma. "Wouldn't I have just negated it?"
"Master Kamijou....." said Horologium. "Though my knowledge of your Imagine Breaker is rather beyond my understanding, the state Ms. Misaka is in right now is causing enough disruption in the plane of reality itself that it actually might have expanded the power of your right hand....by doing so, had your right hand come into contact with that blast, your hand might have gained a negation power so great, that you would have unintentionally wiped out all of Earthland, and possibly half of reality itself."
"Wh-whoah!!! Okay....that doesn't sound good....."
"Dang it!!" exclaimed Natsu. "Without Imagine Breaker, how are we even supposed to get close!?"
"I don't know..." said Horologium. "But for now, I would advise against using Imagine Breaker to counter any incoming attacks from Ms Misaka's current state...This is the last time I will be able to help you.....good luck.."
Horologium dissapeared with a pop.
"CRAP!!" growled Touma. "Now what!!?"
"Hey...Touma." said Natsu standing up. "Do you love her.....?"
"Huh?"
Natsu looked at Touma, his face absolutely serious. "Do you love her....?"6
Touma looked at Natsu for a moment.....unsure of what to say. Then he made up his mind...
"Yeah.....I do....."6
"Well then." Said Natsu grinning. "Who better to save her.....then you!?"
Natsu suddenly grabbed Touma by the side. "ALRIGHT, IM ALL FIRED UP!!!!!"
Natsu's feet suddenly blazed like booster rockets and he and Touma shot skywards towards Mikoto, Natsu grinning and Touma's fist clenched with determination.
Mikoto's wings blasted several more black plasma disks, however before the disks could hit, Happy and Elli flew in and the two of them, with Happy on top and Elli near Touma's stomach worked together to maneuver Touma and Natsu through the barrage.
Mikoto raised her finger again, preparing to let out another mega powered blast.
Lucy took out a golden key and raised it in the air. "Open!! Gate of The Lion!! Loke!!"
A handsome man with lion mane colored hair, a suit and glasses appeared. "Say no more Lucy, I'm on it!!"
Loke pointed a ring on his fist at Mikoto. A massive beam of light shot at Mikoto and collided against her energy body harmlessly. Mikoto lowered her finger, momentarily distracted.
"There's the opening we need!" Said Natsu. "Ya ready for this Touma!?"
"Ready for what!?"
"This!!" Natsu yelled and threw Touma, blasting fire from his elbow to give extra momentum.
Touma shot at Mikoto like a bullet, and collided with her in a clashing hug.
"Alright!!" Growled Touma as he endured the electricity that was coursing through his body. "Here we go!!"
Touma raised his right hand, intending to touch Mikoto's forehead. But before he could, Mikoto's energy body began absorbing Touma's body like quicksand.
"Wha-!?" Touma had time to say before darkness swallowed him.
It was then that Touma's mind went completely black...it was as if he was in some sort of limbo for years...yet only unconscious for seconds....
Touma opened his eyes.....he was standing on a beach, looking at a beautiful sunset. Touma looked around, "Where am I.....?"
The beach looked like any old beach. The forest behind him looked lush and green. Towering into the sky from what appeared to be the center of the island was a ginormous tree that looked like it should be the size of a mountain.
"Whoah....." Said Touma. "That's one BIG tree."
"Like it? That's the Tenrou tree, it's sacred to Fairy Tail."
Touma turned around to see Mavis walking towards him cheerfully.
"Even though I get bored here often." Said Mavis. "I honestly can't tire of looking at this tree....it's beautiful isn't it?"
Touma, having never actually met Mavis before, merely shrugged. "Ummmm....yeah, I guess"
Mavis giggled. "You know....one thing I don't get though, is why you're here talking to me when there's a certain lonely someone who looks like she needs a friend." Mavis nodded towards the shoreline.
Touma looked at where Mavis was referring. Sitting in the sand, hugging her knees and sobbing, was a small sandy haired girl wearing a spaghetti strap blue dress who looked around 5.
Touma walked over to the girl and sat down next to her. "Hey....why so sad?"
"I-I....*sniffle*.....I'm hurting everybody...b-but I can't stop...why can't I stop hurting people!?" The little girl sobbed. As the girl cried, a bright spark jumped out of her bangs for moment before fizzling sadly into the sand.
Touma put a hand on the girl's shoulder. "What makes you think that you're hurting people.....?"
"I couldn't stop myself....I hurt Natsu....Lucy....Elli....and right now I'm hurting you.....I'm.....I'm awful...."
"No..."
The little girl looked up her tear filled brown eyes wide. "What?"
"No, you're not awful." Said Touma. "And don't ever say that! It's not your fault.....none of it is....if you keep believing that, you'll never come out of this darkness you're in right now."
"But....I hurt you...." Said the little girl. "Why else would you be here.....?"
Touma suddenly hugged the little girl. "I'm not here to hurt you....I'm here to save you."
The girl pauses for a moment as Touma hugged her. "Why....why do you want to save me so bad?"
Touma smiled and pointed at a red mark on the girl's right shoulder blade. It was the emblem of Fairy Tail. "I may not be a member of Fairy Tail, but I know a thing or two about family...and to me, you're about as much a part of me as Fairy Tail is a part of you...."
"Fairy Tail..." Murmured the girl as her eyes began to close sleepily. "That name sounds nice for some reason...is that normal...to think it's nice?"
"Yeah.....it would only be abnormal if you didn't...Mikoto...."
"Mikoto....."the girl yawned for a moment. "Mikoto Misaka....that's my name.....right?"
"Mmhmm....it's a great name."
The little girl's eyes closed as she started to sleep in Touma's arms. The moment her eyes closed both their bodies began to glow with a bright light until Touma's vision totally whited out.
As Mavis watched the light disappear from the beach she smiled. "It's times like this that make me truly glad that I exist. Good luck....Railgun."