"Peh!! Well that was an absolute waste of time." Plasmoid surveyed the burning and smoking forest before him as Slither leaned against a tree that wasn't burning, recovering.
"We underestimated him..." said Slither. "As much as he was like Night Reveler...this one was much more powerful...we were lucky to even escape."
"However, it appears we lost him anyways." said Plasmoid."We should continue with the mission."
"Yes...of course.." said Slither. "We're close enough to the town you wrecked anyways...we should hurry before that silly army arrive. Oh by the way...did you hear, Noiress took a little detour and decided to take on Laxus Dreyar..."
"HAHAHAHAHA!!" Plasmoid cackled with hilarity. "Noiress is going to slice him apart. No lone mage stands a chance against even one of Hydra Head's terrible three."
"I would probably think the same if it was Diablo who was doing the fighting...but Laxus Dreyar is supposed to be one of Fairy Tail's absolute strongest mages." said Slither. "Noiress might have some difficulty."
"Even so, that stupid Thunder Dragon won't be a match for her." said Plasmoid. "I almost wish I could go watch the fight myself."
"Whatever the case." said Slither. "We best keep moving. "I'm not going to let that stupid Night Reveler look alike catch up to us again...
3 hours later, villiage of Rastule. (Or what's left of it.)
"Wh-what happened here!?" Natsu, Gray, Gunha and Accelerator stood in the middle of the town that had been practically razed to the ground.
Left and right, there were the skeletons of townspeople all burned and crumbling away in the wind.
"Dang.." muttered Accelerator. "No way those stupid Wyrms could cause this much damage."
"It's like a hurricane decided to move it's way in and break for lunch." said Gray.
"Who would do something like this..?" growled Gunha as he knealt next to a skeleton. "What made them so darn important that they had to massecre an entire town?"
"Well one of us has to go back and tell Erza this town won't do while we search the place for some survivors. "Said Gray. "Natsu should stay since he could definitely sniff em out."
"Well I don't know what exactly this place is supposed to smell like." said Natsu. "But it smells like those weird things Mikoto took us to see back at the tech development thingy in Academy City. You know, the ones with the weird yellow and black symbol..."
"You mean the nuclear generators?" said Gray.
Accelerator's eyes widened slightly. "If you're smelling a high concentration of radiation (I don't even know how it's possible to smell radiation) then there could be trouble."
"Well it doesn't exactly have a normal scent...more like a lot of heat.." said Natsu as he scratched his chin.
"Change of plans." said Accelerator. "We're moving out of here and going around this death trap. If this place is as bathed in radiation as I think, we'd have to stop breathing the whole way if we wanted to survive this.."
"What about the possible survivors?" said Gunha.
"They're most likely already dead from radiation sickness if they're any further in." said Accelerator. "I'll go look, I can use my power to deflect the radiation better then one of those stinking hazmat suits."
"Guess that leaves us to go back then." said Gunha. "It's already twilight so we'd better be quick about it."
Natsu didn't answer however, instead he stooped down and picked up something on the ground. It was a little phone strap that had a Gekota decorated on it with two little wings...the special addition Gekota Sky version.
"Hey guys.." Natsu said seriously. "Did Mikoto happen to ever go on ahead of us?"
"No.." said Gray. "Last I saw, she and Erza were scolding Index for sneaking along with us. Then she and Gajeel went to scout out the east side with Gravix..."
"Then what the heck is this doing here!?" growled Natsu. "I know Mikoto, and she never goes around without this, she'd never lose it ever."
"Memories...though we hold them dear to our hearts...they can always be stolen..." There was a chilling breath of air as the voice spoke...seeming to strengthen as the sky grew darker and the last of the sun settled behind the distant mountains.
Ghost Slumberer glided out from among the wreckage of the town, his scythe glinting in the moon light. "That memory was given to me by Slither...he took it in his last encounter with that interesting girl...how it held so many dear memories...The boy who helped give it to her...that particular memory was exceptionally powerful."
"So you're Ghost Slumberer." said Accelerator. "Erza told me you went for a little stroll through our camp not so long ago."
"Perhaps...perhaps not.." said Ghost Slumberer. "But as always...that remains a memory...and though a memory is a powerful thing....in the end, there is no telling whether everything you know is true. Memories can be fake.
Natsu's fists flared up and immediately a large armored gauntlet made of fire emerged on his right hand, a giant flame sword blade protruded from the gauntlett. "I don't know what the heck you're talking about...but I'm gonna take you to the cleaners either way...you look like you could use a bath.
".....I am not here to fight....." said Ghost Slumberer. "I am merely a messenger...I always have been...as I am now..memories not only give me the power to see the past...I can also see glimpses of the future....and it is grim...very soon...your friend the Railgun will die...impaled upon a dark spear as she struggles to deliver the piece of Dravis's heart to it's place....to destroy him....and you Fire Dragon...and the Celestial Wizard...you two shall perish with her....in a great explosion of the brightest light....."
"Shut up!" Growled Natsu as he swung his fire blade let out a ginormous wave of fire.
However, Ghost Slumberer merely dissapeared in a flash of smoke and grew out of a dark shadow right behind Natsu like a frightening spectre.
"It will come to pass Natsu Dragneel." said Ghost Slumberer. "The prophecy that you retrieved from the throne room in Fulmen held a truth unlike any other. The Fates are not to be meddled with."
"If you're not here to take a beating." said Gunha. "Then do us a favor and get out of here."
"No.." said Accelerator. "Don't get me wrong now, I don't really wanna have anything to do with that stupid looking skeleton...but he's part of Hydra Head...one of the enemy...and since Jackal's not being much of a talker.." Accelerator gave one of his malicious psychotic grins. "Let's take this one back with us and see just how talkative he is."
"Accelerator.." murmured Ghost Slumberer. "Yes..I have a special message for you.. a message of ultimate darkness."
Ghost Slumberer raised a skeletal hand to the air. Immediately, everything went pitch black for just an instant, like the cold expanse of space without stars...then the darkness lifted, and when it did, Accelerator and Ghost Slumberer had vanished.
"Wh-what the!?" Gunha stared at spot that Accelerator had just been moments before. "What just happened!?"
Suddenly there was an explosion, and a bright burst of light as Plasmoid flew onto the scene. "Well isn't it obvious!? He just took away the only way you would be able to escape me!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
Plasmoid pointed an arm at the trio as energy began to charge in between his claws.
"ICE MAKE: SHIELD!!" Gray formed a large shield of ice in front of them.
"NUCLEAR ARMOR PIERCER!!" A massive blast of green energy shattered through the shield easily, melting it into water as if it was just ice from a soda cooler. Gray was blasted onto his back with a thud, as Natsu and Gunha moved forward for the attack.
"Amazing Punch!!"
"Blade Rush of The Fire Dragon!!"
Natsu thrusted his sword outwards as Gunha thrust out his fist, causing a massive blast of telekinetic energy and fire to blast out at Plasmoid at the same time.
Plasmoid shot out of the way like a shooting star. The combined blast collided with the ground in a tremendous explosion, filling the air with a large dust cloud.
Gray got up rubbing his head. "This guy's something else...nobody's ever gone through my shield that easily before."
"ARRRGGGH!!" Natsu shouted. "Where are ya you freaking one eyed glowing green thing!? I'll deck you till you cry!!!"
"Why I'm right here of course." said a voice right behind Natsu. Natsu whirled around and blocked a powerful energy blast with his fire blade, causing him only to skid along the ground for a few feet before he countered with another attack.
"ROAR OF THE FIRE DRAGON!!" A large geyser of flame shot of Natsu's mouth at Plasmoid.
"ATOMIC BOOM BOX!!!" A huge sphere of nuclear energy blasted out from around Plasmoid's body blasting back the three combatants.
Natsu felt himself blast through several piles of rubble and rock before he got up tiredly, with blood dripping down his forehead. "Man, this guy's tough."
"Come on you little fools!!" said Plasmoid with another cackle. "I'm waiting! Come and get me!!"
"Oh I'll come and get you..."growled Natsu as he stabbed his fire sword into the ground before him. "SECRET ART: MOLTEN LAND OF THE FIRE DRAGON!!"
Immediately the ground beneath Plasmoid turned black as the sky turned even darker from what seemed to be ash. The earth below ruptured all over as magma poured out and geysers of powerful unrivaled fire blasted out of craters all pointed at Plasmoid.
There was a mega explosion of heat and power as Plasmoid screeched in amazement.
"HAHAHAHA!!" Natsu laughed as he pulled his sword out of the ground and the molten ground cooled..and the ash cleared. "How do you like them apples!?"
"I like them just fine thank you." Plasmoid swiped aside the dust to reveal that he was absolutely unharmed. "I have to say that was quite impressive boy! You made me almost forget that I'm immune to heat based attacks!"
Natsu's jaw dropped. "EHHH!?"
"Im made out of pure nuclear energy you fool!" Plasmoid said. "There's no fire that's hotter then my body temperature! Radiation is heat after all!"
"Then let's see what happens after we cool you down!!" Gray shouted as he burst out of the rubble from behind Plasmoid. "ICE MAKE: KNUCKLE!!"
Two massive fists of ice shot out at Plasmoid. Plasmoid merely chuckled however, as he swiped his arm and the two fists dissipated into water vapor. "You're going to have to do better then that little ice cube. It would take far lower temperatures then that to freeze me over."
"AMAZING PUNCH!!" Plasmoid was suddenly smashed in the face by a large telekinetic force as he slammed into the ground, creating a huge crater.
"Wh-what!?" Plasmoid flew out of the crater furiously. "That one actually hurt!"
"Looks like your powers don't protect you from my ability." said Gunha with a grin.
"Don't mess with me punk!!" Plasmoid shouted angrilly as he blasted several large spheres of energy at Gunha.
Gunha dashed forward, sidestepping all of the nuclear blasts easily, and using a telekinetic shield to black one of them. "AMAZING PUNCH!!!"
Plasmoid was blasted back again, crashing through several ruined houses, leaving a dust trail in his wake. Plasmoid screamed and shot out of the rubble in a blast of furious energy, he looked at Gunha with his burning furious eye. "Don't get cocky kid...you haven't seen what I'm like when I'm revved up yet!"
"GRAND CHARIOT!!"
"Huh?" Plasmoid looked around. "Who said that!?"
Immediately a barrage of golden glowing meteors smashed against Plasmoid, sending him hurtling towards the ground again.
Plasmoid crawled out of the crater he had landed in as he coughed up some rocks. "Okay! Who the heck has the stupid guts now!?"
"That would be us." Jellal was standing right next to the crater, and next to him, was pink haired girl by the name of Meredy.
"Crime Sorciere!!?" said Plasmoid as he moved back into a hovering position. "But that means..!"
"Don't worry yourself about Twilight Prankster." said Jellal. "He's on another assignment. However, you should be more worried about us..."
"FOOL!" said Plasmoid with another cackle. "None can match my destructive power!!"
"Pride before a fall." said Jellal. "Meredy, if you would please.."
"Why of course..Maguilty Sodom!!" Meredy thrust out her hand in the air as a circle of multiple bluish energy blades appeared. She then thrust her hand down at Plasmoid, causing the blades to fire at him like bullets and impale themselves in his body.
"YYYYYOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!" Plasmoid cried out. "B-but...energy attacks...shouldn't ..hurt me.."
"My magic directly attacks your sense of pain." said Meredy. "And it seems that your unique body still posseses the ability to feel pain..."
"D-darn you Crime Sorciere!!" Plasmoid shot into the sky as the blades shattered off of his body. "I won't let you catch me that easily!!"
Suddenly there was a crack in the sky right above Plasmoid. Space itself seemed to shatter as Accelerator burst out of some sort of dimensional hole and rammed his hand against Plasmoid's face. The two of them shot downwards and an earthquake shook the ground as they rammed against the ruptured earth.
"Did ya miss me?" spat Accelerator.
"You broke through Ghost Slumberer's Dead Nightmare magic?" said Plasmoid with bewilderment. "H-How?"
"It's not so hard when you're a living nightmare like me.." spat Accelerator.
Accelerator looked up at Jellal as Natsu, Gray and Gunha ran over to join them. "Well well well...it's been a while."
"Yeah..it has." said Jellal. "However, that's not the point right now...I've been tracking you guys so I could give you all some crucial info...however, by a lucky chance, I think I overshot it a bit and came ahead of you enough to get to this scene.."
"Yeah.." said Accelerator. "Anybody know a good way to restrain this guy?"
"LET'S KNOCK HIM UNTIL HE SLEEPS!!" Natsu said with an evil grin.
"I have an idea.." said Meredy. She waved her hand and a strange white glow appeared on Plasmoid's wrist. "Now, if he tries anything stupid, he'll experience extreme pain from..." Meredy waved her hand again and she picked up an ant which also started to glow. "From being crushed like an ant.."
"You're kidding me.." groaned Plasmoid.
"Keh!" spat Accelerator. "I don't know about you, but she seems pretty darn serious to me."
More Information on Plasmoid.
Plasmoid's body is like a living nuclear generator. Exactly how much of an output of energy he can generate at maximum remains unknown, but his destructive power is enough that he can create power blasts that rival that of Phantom Lord's Jupiter cannon and even the Magic Council's Etherion. However, he himself puts restrictions on his own power due to the risks associated with it. It's said that if Plasmoid creates an attack that's too powerful, he could risk blowing apart half the planet and shattering his own existance. Because of this, the restrictions on Plasmoid's powers are very steep, the magic that restricts it is imbibed within his Hydra Head insignia on his tongue.2
Plasmoid is also, as seen in the chapter, completely immune to heat and cold based attacks, his radioactive body being much too powerful to destroy with heat or freeze over, even if it's magic based. While it is theorized that Plasmoid could be frozen with a certain extreme amount of cold, physical attacks and energy based attacks are useless against him...meaning that there are very few who can stand against him. Those such as Diablo Etwatia and Gore Beastwalker are some of those few, both of them bearing durable enough bodies to deal physical attacks without harming themselves. Gunha Sogiita and his telekinetic power as well as Accelerator's control over vectors are also counted among that few. It is also believed that spatial and temporal based attacks might work..but that has yet to be determined.