Mythical Demons

Guildhall
"That little princess can actually fight!?" Gajeel shouted as he read the runes.
"Yeah, I did not see that one coming." Nicholas added.
"She's just a cheerleader!" Gajeel shouted.
"Well, they can be tough!" Natsu shouted back.
"Not in a million years." Nicholas said, shaking his head.
"Really, you two never heard about the tortoise and the cheerleader!?" Natsu asked.
"It was hare, moron!" Gajeel shouted back. "And that dumb bunny lost, remember!?"
"Yeah, the first time!" Natsu shouted. "They had hundreds of races and the hare won them all!"
"Right, that's the moral of the story..." Nicholas sarcastically said.
"That's it!" Levy shouted, scaring the Slayers. "I need to look at these two grammar styles like the tortoise and the hare, and decipher them at two different rates. If I go through the text mapping, the characters with corresponding frequencies onto Guile grammar, and then translate that into Louge..." She put her pen down and stood up, holding the papers. "It worked!"
"Alright!" All three cheered as she ran over to the wall.
"Just give me a second, I need to rewrite the enchantment." She explained. "You guys ready to join the battle of Fairy Tail?"
"Yeah, I'm all fired up!" Natsu shouted.
"Time to take out the trash." Gajeel chuckled.
"Let's do this." Nicholas cracked his knuckled before doing the same with his neck.
----With Elfman
Elfman's eyes slowly opened and looked over as Mirajane and Brianna crouched next to him. "Thank goodness..." His sister said with tears in her eyes.
"Mira..." He groaned in pain.
"Wow, she did a number on you." Brianna said as they helped him up.
"I'll be fine." He said back. "I'm so glad you're back to normal, sis."
"Hello, I'm here too!" Brianna shouted.
"I'm sorry..." Mira whispered. "I'm sorry for everything."
"What are you apologizing for?" Brianna back. "It's not like you could have done anything to help."
"You're right..." More tears fell from her eyes. "Back then with Phantom, and now this... I couldn't do a thing... so you..."
"Brianna doesn't know anything." Elfman said as he sat up. "She's been here for a few day. We all know what you could do."
"What could she do?" The two-toned hair girl asked.
"It doesn't matter." Elfman said."No one thinks you're useless. Your smile lifts us all up, and makes us think of the good times. Just greet everyone with a smile, that's more than enough."
"And I have to admit, for a model, you sure are brave..." Brianna rubbed the back of her head, embarrassed. "Not a lot of people who would run into a war zone without any weapons or magic."
More tears fell from Mira's eyes as Elfman pulled her close. "Come on now, don't cry..."
----With Cana and Juvia
"Juvia, how long do you think those things are activated?" Cana asked as the two girls ran down the street.
"A half an hour, maybe a little more..." The bluenette guessed.
"What a coward." Cana mumbled. "'Battle of Fairy Tail' my ass! Everyone else fights while Laxus hides in a corner."
"Which begs the question, which corner?" Juvia asked.
"Laxus is saving his magic power." Both girls turned around as Freed formed from runes. "It would be foolish for him to fight Master Makarov at less than full power.
"Freed..." Cana growled.
"So he's the one behind the enchantments?" Juvia asked. His body turned into runes and he disappeared from sight.
"Get back here!" Cana shouted as the two ran out of town. "Damn it, where is he?!" An enchanted square stopped them as runes appeared on the ground. "Oh, great, another one."
Runes appeared on the wall in front of them. "It says 'only the wizard who proves herself to be the strongest will permitted to leave this barrier'." Juvia read as Freed reappeared in front of them.
"The victory will then go on to battle me." He explained with his back to them. "Begin when ready."
"That's dirty, Freed!" Cana slammed against the barrier. "If it's a fight you want, then you don't have to go through all this trouble, because I'll take you on right here and now! Or what, are to scared to take us both on at once? Is that it? Terrified of a couple of girls, that's pathetic even for you Freed!"
"Honestly, I'd prefer not to sully my own hands." Freed said as he looked over his shoulder.
"You stinking rat!" Cana shouted.
"How could you make your friends fight like this?" Juvia asked.
"Let's get one thing clear." He turned and faced them. "Neither you, nor that criminal are my friends. In fact, if she was here as well, I'd rather see Cana emerge the victor. As for you, you still stink of Phantom Lord. You and that criminal cannot be trusted. There's no telling when you and those two will turn on us."
"What, like you are now!?" Cana asked enraged. "You don't know anything about them!"
Juvia clenched her hand in deep thought. "I suppose, this us leaves no other choice." She turned her body into water, confusing Cana.
"Wait, what are you doing?" The card mage asked.
"Mr. Freed." Juvia spoke. "If one us falls, do you promise to keep your word and fight the one that remains?"
"Dispite what you think, I will honor my word." He nodded, making Juvia smile.
"Are you nuts!" Cana asked as Juvia condensed into a ball. "You're giving this bastard what he wants!" Juvia took off like a rocket towards Cana, only to hit the wall and bounce back and forth between the barrier.
"Go as high as you want!" Freed shouts. "There's only one way out of this enchantment, and that's stepping over your fallen opponent!"
Juvia ignored him and kept climbing up, towards a lacrima. "If one of us must fall to break the spell, then it may as well be myself!"
"Is she insane!?" Freed asked, realizing her plan.
"Stop!" Cana shouted. "If you attack it, then..."
"I'll never hurt a friend!" Juvia crashed into the orb and broke it. With a roar of pain, lightning stuck her and she fell to the ground as the enchantment faded. "I broke the enchantment..."
"What the hell were you thinking!?" Cana shouted as she reached the downed wizard. "You didn't have to do that!"
"I wanted to prove... that there was no reason to doubt me..." Juvia explained, breathing heavily. "I love all of you... The Fairy Tail guild... will always be my home..."
"I never doubted you..." Cana teared up at the words. "No one did... you're one of us now... we love you just lie, family. Same with Brianna and Nicholas... Fairy Tail is lucky to have a wizard like you..."
"Do you mean that?" She asked as her eyes started to closed. "That makes me so glad..." Her eyes closed and her head fell to the side.
'I can't believe it...' Freed stared in disbelief. 'She chose to sacrifice herself, instead of taking out her friend!?' He gripped his sword as Cana stood up and held three cards in her hand.
With a mighty roar, she turned around, anger in her eyes. "Let's go, Freed!"
----With Nicholas
"Come on, think!" He mumbled to himself as he ran down the street. "If was a self entitled asshole, where would I hide?"
----With Natsu
"Ugh, too many people..." Natsu complained as he looked out from a chimney. "I can't find Laxus' scent at all."
----With Gajeel
"I wanna settle the score with Salamander so bad, I can taste it..." Gajeel chuckled as he stood on a branch as a paper doll hovered next to him. "And don't even get me started on rock face. But that lightning idiot is getting on my last nerve, so he's my primary target. That okay with you, master Ivan?"
"Of course..." The doll said back. "Right now, earning Makarov's trust is precedent. Don't draw any unwanted attention to yourself. For now, play the part of the loyal Fairy Tail member. Delivering Fairy Tails punishment will come in due time..."
"Roger that..." Gajeel grinned as the doll fell to the ground.
----With Elfman, Mirajane and Brianna
"Come on, you two." Elfman complied as the two helped him walk. "I don't need your help, I can still walk."
"If my little brother needs me, than I'll be there to help." Mira giggled.
"Wait, you're the older one?" Brianna asked. "Would not have guessed that."
An explosion rocked the bridge before them. "You seem to be forgetting the first rule of combat." Freed taunted.
"Oh, do tell." Cana sarcastically pleaded.
"No matter how powerful the attack is, its meaningless if it doesn't hit the target." He explained. Cana pulled out three cards and summoned lightning that targeted Freed. "Dark Écriture: Reflect!" He summoned some runes and the lightning turned around and hit Cana, destroying the bridge beneath her.
"Cana!" Mira shouted in concern as the drinker forced herself up.
"You're tough." Freed confessed. "As expected of a guild veteran."
"Take it back..." Cana panted. "Take back what you said about Juvia being a Phantom Girl right now!" Runes appeared on her head causing her to scream in pain.
"What did he do!?" Elfman asked as Cana collapsed. "How dare you!"
Freed looked over at the group and spotted Elfman. "I'm sorry Elfman, but you've been defeated by Evergreen. Therefore, you cannot rejoin the game." He glanced over at Brianna. "You, on the other hand..."
"Shut up!" Elfman shouted.
"We're in the same guild, we shouldn't be fighting like this!" Mira shouted.
"Its fine." Both looked over as Brianna stepped forward. "If he doesn't wanna see what he's doing is wrong, than I'll make him."
"You sure about this?" Elfman asked before he clutched his side in pain.
"Don't worry, big boy. I got this." Brianna smirked as she launched forward. "Take-Over: Glastig!" Her body glowed before it was covered in the same dress as the pageant, but now her skin was a greenish-blue and she had two small orange horns on her head.
She swung her fists and Freed dodged before she held her right arm to the sky. "Branch Arm!" Her arm extended to a long vine and she wrapped it around Freed, only to have to sliced off. Freed charged her and she used his moment to flip him over and send him to soft ground behind him.
Freed stood up and noticed the smirk on her face. "Why are you smiling?"
"Flytrap Mine." She said as a magic seal appeared beneath him before a giant flytrap snapped shut with him inside. "Not so tough now, are you?"
The flytrap was sliced open and Freed stood, covered in slime. He looked up and found only air. "Where are you?"
"Right here..." She whispered from behind him. He turned around and stared at the new form. Her skin was transparent and her hair stood straight up. Around her neck was a lilac collar with a purple choker. Her legs vanished in favor of a vapor stream that let her hover in the air. Her left arm had a torn sleeve that matched the color scheme and she wore a strapless to with a diagonal purple fold and a maroon skirt. "Take-Over: Banshee!"
She pulled her head back as a magic seal appeared before her. "Spectral Shriek!" She screamed into the seal and it amplified the sound, causing Freed to cover his ears.
'I need to think.' Freed cleared his mind before he vanshined into runes.
"Come out, little boy." Brianna taughted. "I promise not to shout your brains out."
"Come and try." Freed said from behind. She quickly floated over and returned to her Glastig form before throwing a punch. Freed ducked and she connected to the tree behind him. "Dark Écriture: Bound!"
Runes appeared on the tree and Brianna couldn't pull her fist out. "Seriously? Can't beat me without cheating!?"
"There are no rules in combat." Freed gripped his sword and his right eye turned pure black. "Dark Écriture: Annihilation!" He swung his sword and destroyed the tree, damaging Brianna and sending her sliding along the ground. "Dark Écriture: Bound! Pain!" He swung again, trapping Brianna to the ground as she screamed in agony.
Freed walked over and pointed his sword at her throat. "I'll admit, for a criminal you're tougher than I expected."
"I'm not a criminal!" She shouted. "I never was..."
"Laxus says otherwise." Freed said. "I still can't believe Makarov would let someone like you and you're partner into the guild. Pain!" He swung his sword and Brianna cried in pain.
"Don't... you have... any thoughts.. of your own?" Brianna panted before Freed cast more runes on her.
"Freed, stop!" Mira begged as Elfman struggled to stand. "I'll do whatever you want, just leaver her alone! She can't take this anymore!"
Brianna panted as Freed looked down on her with disdain. "To think we're on the same side." Brianna spat in disgust.
"So much like their sister..." Freed raised his sword and started to cast ruins. "Sweet, but not very good in a fight."
Brianna hocked a loogie that landed on his face. "Screw you..."
Freed wiped his face before he returned to the runes. "This end now. The final Dark Écriture: Death." That last word echoed in Mirajane's mind and a grave flashed before her. Freed stopped his spell when he sensed increasing magic power. "What is this?"
"That's a lot of magic..." Brianna groaned.
"Mira, stop!" Elfman shouted.
Mira wept tears as her body was bathed in a golden light. With a massive scream, the ground was ripped out from under her as a dark magic seal appeared above her. Freed stared wide eyed as a crack emerged on her face and the light turned dark. Her arms turned into scales and a tail shot out of her backside. Her outfit melted into a unitard as cracks appeared on chest and legs.
She shot forward and swung at Freed, creating an explosion. "Dark Écriture: Wings!" Freed wrote on his sleeves and a pair black wings emerged on his back. Bat wings shot out of Mira's back and she took of after him, swinging at him when in arms reach. A punch landed and sent Freed crashing into another bridge.
Recovering, he flew as far away as possible, only to turn around and find Mira starring at him. "Die..."
'This is her takeover power...' The Runesmith thought in fear. 'This is the She-Devil... This is Satan-Soul!'
Mira held out her hand and a black magic seal appeared. "Darkness Stream!" Black claws shot out of the seal and tried to grab Freed, who swatted them away with his sword. He tried to cast a spell only to have Mira break his sword.
He flew over a river to escape and Mira followed him. "I know some forbidden spells myself! Evil against evil!" He waved his hand and runes appeared on his chest. "Dark Écriture: Darkness!" His body morphed and twisted into a demon form as both threw a punch, creating a shockwave.
Punches were traded with blinding speed until Mira slammed her knee into his chin. Freed tried to fly away but Mirajane blasted him into a cavern. "Evil Spark!" She placed her hands on his chest and zapped him, sending him bouncing along the room until he landed on his stomach
"Its true.." Freed forced himself onto his hands and knees as Mira floated in front of him. "Her powers uncanny. I heard tales of her strength, but I never imagined that Mirajane was capable of this..." He stood up defiant as Mira stared at him, unimpressed. "You're strong, but I can't afford to lose!"
He roared with all his might as dark energy surrounded him. "Darkness Breath!" A black tornado shot out of the ground and forced Mira up to the surface. "Dark Flash Bomb!" Freed slammed a ball of dark energy into her chest, sending her crashing down into the river. "Did that do it?"
"Hey Freed!" He turned around and was met with a kick to the face. "We aren't done yet!" Brianna said, now in her harpy form.
"How did you get free?!" Freed roared as he threw a punch that Brianna ducked.
"My banshee form let's me phase through objects." She smirked before slamming her foot into his gut.
Both traded punches and kicks until Freed coated his hands in darkness and barraged her with attacks. "All that bravado and you can't beat me."
"I'm not supposed to beat you." Brianna smirked as she wiped the blood from her lips. "I'm just the distraction, dipshit."
"What?" Freed looked confused before she flew passed him. He looked down as a whirlpool appeared in the river before it erupted into a geyser, with Mira controlling it at the center. "She's controlling the water around her?" Freed asked in shock. 'Just how powerful is she!?'
"Evil Explosion!" Mira stopped spinning and sent the spiral crashing into Freed before head butting him. She summoned a ball of darkness betweeen her hands as a magic seal appeared, sparking with purple lightning. "Soul Extinction." She held out her hands and the ball erupted into a beam of energy. The entire town was bathed in a purple light as people stared in shock and confusion.
"Note to self, don't piss her off again." Brianna mumbled as Freed crashed into the ground.
Freed, in his normal form, looked up as Mira landed before him in the crater and panicked. She roared as he wing sank into her back before she charged him. 'I can't beat her!' He thought as she forced him to the ground. 'I don't stand a chance against such a force!'
Mirajane roared as she brought her fist down before it stopped, inches from his face. Lisanna' face flashed through her head as her spell faded and she returned to normal. "Why did you stop?"
"This battle is meaningless." She explained.
"Spare me your face pity." Freed spat back. "Just finish me off."
"I won't do that because we're allies." Mira sat next to him as the others walked over and Brianna landed. "Were both members of the same guild. That means we work together, laugh together, and grow together."
"No, you're wrong!" Freed shouted. "Laxus is my only ally!"
"It doesn't have to be that way." She said back. "We've been your friends from the very beginning. It's perfectly fine to have that one person to cling to more than anyone else. But you don't have to shut out the rest of us. We're all part of the same family." She grabbed his hand and clasped it. "If you just reach out, you'll find that there's always someone there for you. Once you see that connection, you'll never be able to forget it.
Tears wield up in Freed's eyes before they fell down his face. "I never wanted... this to happen..."
"Yeah, I know that." Mirajane said with a smile. "What do you say next year we enjoy the harvest festival together?"
"She's amazing, huh?" Cana asked as she wiped the tears from her eyes. Brianna returned to normal as Mira helped freed up. She launched forward and threw a punch that sent him flying backwards.
"That was for playing dirty!" Brianna shouted as the others just stared at her.
"Way to kill the moment." Cana said, shaking her head.
----Guildhall
"Freed vs Mirajane." Levy read. "Both wizards forget. Now there's just one left."
----Kardia Cathedral
Laxus sat at the alter, seething with anger as electricity covered his body.