A Blaze that burns Evil Hearts

A bell could be heard tolling as the giant continued to draw the magic circle for the abyss to break. Elfman Gray and Mira stood atop the giant as they looked at its pace.

"See." Elfman told Gray, pointing to the circle.

**[#Yami yo, Tsudoe! Ost##]**

"I see." Gray said as he stared at the giant. "It's going slower now."

"So, we were right." Mira added.

"Air, Fire, Earth, and Water."

"Yes." Elfman added. "The Giant and the abyss break are powered by the Element Four."

"It's the true combined power of the element four." Mira said. "And three have been defeated." Mira said, looking back to the pair. "Totomaru of the great Flame was taken out with Jupiter, Elfman annihilated Sol of the earth, and Gray took out Juvia of the great sea."

"So, there's one left." Elfman said.

"Any idea who it is?" Gray asked.

Mira nodded.

"Aria of the Great Sky, and he'll be the toughest to beat." Mira said the two. "He's the strongest of the Element Four; he can drain a wizard of their magic energy and leave them powerless."

Back at Porlyusica's house, she stood over a bright light shined over Mavis, getting the healing wizards' attention; she looked back to see Mavis still asleep on the bed, her breathing still at an average pace.

"I must be imagining things." The woman muttered to herself.

Natsu and Aria continued their fight, standing at opposite ends of the hallway.

"You've survived my attacks. I'm impressed." Aria boasted. Natsu just gave him a smirk as he shifted his body.

**[##Fist of Flame ost##]**

"I'm all fired up." Natsu muttered behind him. Happy had a worried look in his eye as he saw his friend struggle to gain ground.

*'He's the strongest member of the Element Four.'* Happy thought to himself. *'He could be stronger than Natsu.'*

"Air Space: Sever." Aria blew small bubbles of wind at Natsu, who jumped out of the way, barely dodging each attack he slid back. Aria smiled.

"In this world, there is always someone better than you." Aria told Natsu.

Natsu stood and smirked.

"I know." He said as he consumed his fire for a breath attack. "But what you seem to have forgotten is that you always pay attention to whose under your feet. **Fire Dragon Roar.**" Natsu shot fire at Aria, who jumped out the way only for Natsu to sweep his fire that Aria barely dodged a small out of fire burning him he slid back and smiled.

"I see," Aria muttered as he regained composure. He vanished again.

"I shall end this with a gift." Aria called out. "You will fall by my strongest attack." Aria then appeared behind Natsu before trapping him in his airspace. "Air Space: Drain." Four magic circles appeared around Natsu and started to drain him of his magic. "It's so sad because anyone caught in my airspace magic loses all their magic power."

Natsu screamed in pain as he tried to escape, but it was pointless as his skin started to turn green before the spell could finish; a red blur knocked Aria back stopping the spell. Natsu's skin returned to normal as his magic returned; he looked up to see Erza standing over him. She smiled. "That's two you owe me, Salamander."

"Erza," Natsu muttered as he tried to stand up, gathering his strength.

"What are you doing here?" Natsu asked.

"Well, the famous Erza Scarlet." Aria said as he appeared behind the pair. "Seems she shall die along with her friend Salamander."

"We need to hurry and stop him." Erza told him.

"And you'll need my help." Erza said as she stepped forward.

"Well, seeing as I'm faced with two worthy opponents." Aria said as he took off his badges to cover his eyes, "I should take this fight more seriously." He took off the bandages revealing his eyes and an intense magic power followed.

"His eyes?" Gray asked.

"Yes." Mira explained, "Aria keeps his bandages to keep his intense magic power in check."

"It's all in his eyes?" Elfman asked.

"Yes." Mira told him. "So when we find him, we have to beat him before he opens them, or we won't stand a chance."

Soon the abyss break circle began to glow, causing people to panic.

"Why is it glowing like that?" People asked, "Don't tell me it's done."

"Yep, our goose is cooked."

The light shined over the two as Loke ran through the streets.

"Come on, guys." Loke said.

"We can do this." He said as he continued to the safe house, hoping he'd get there in time.

Inside the giant, Aria grinned as the air around them began to increase.

"Now Erza, Salamander, step into Zero, my Air space of death; it consumes the lives of all who dare to enter." Aria said as wind filled the whole room, they were in

Natsu struggled to stand due to all the wind.

"I'm too young to die!" Happy screamed as he clung to Natsu's scarf.

Erza equipped a sword.

"A spell that consumes life?" Erza asked.

"Tell me how you can take life so easily!" Erza shouted. "You villain."

"It'll be more fun to show you, Miss Scarlet," Aria boasted, a shadow cast over him, only showing dark red eyes.

"Let me show you." he then shot his airspace at the pair.

Erza then charged in, cutting through the magic as she ran, shocking Aria.

"How is she cutting through my airspace?" He asked.

**[##Titana dances ost##]**

Erza jumped and re-equipped into her Heaven's wheel armor; she lunged at Aria with a look of anger "Heaven's Wheel Scattered Petal." She slashed through Aria in one strike knocking him down.

"Someone like you could never hold a candle to a wizard with true power." Erza said as she looked at him in disgust. "You shall only be remembered as a sobbing coward who fell by my hand."

Tears filled Aria's eyes as he started to pass out.

"That's so sad." He screamed before falling.

Outside, the magic circle glowed brighter. People were shouting, saying they needed to get down before the circle disappeared and the giant's eyes turned off; people looked confused as the giant slowly started to crumble and fall. "They did it."

As the giant fell, Erza passed out again; Natsu ran and caught her just before hitting the ground. "Erza, you're all right."

Mira Gray and Elfman stopped when the shaking stopped it.

"Natsu must have beat him." Gray said.

"Of course, he did." Elfman boasted. "Cause he's a man."

"We did it. We beat the Element Four." Mira celebrated as the giant fell to its knees. The wizard group outside celebrated.

Loke smiled as he looked back.

"They beat 'em." Loke said, smiling. "I knew they could." A large explosion was heard as he turned back to find the safe house under attack by Gajeel and two of his flunkies.

Reedus stood before Lucy; in front of him were Gajeel and two people, a boy and a girl named Boze and Sue.

"You're stubborn." Boze said as Reedus stood up again. "Our boss doesn't like to wait." He gestured toward Gajeel, hanging upside down from the ceiling.

"it's over, tubby." Sue said smugly. "You might as well give up the fight."

Reedus caught his breath and turned to face Lucy.

"Lucy, you need to run." He told her as he began painting something on his stomach.

"No, I won't leave you here." Lucy protested.

"Please, for Natsu and Mira's sake." Reedus told her.

"Aw." Sue cooed. "that's too cute."

"Pict Magic: The Roar of Silver." Three Vulcans appeared on Reedus's stomach as the other wizards smiled.

"Vulcans." Boze said. "Just like on Mt. Hakobe."

Sue appeared before him and smiled.

"**Mirror Magic: Four Mirrors**. My mirror Magic can take any attack and send it right back at you." She said as the Vulcans came out of the mirror and attacked Reedus Lucy then turned to run.

"I'm sorry, Reedus." Before she could escape, Gajeel appeared and punched her.

"So you're just going to leave." He said, smirking. "Not nice." He said as Lucy struggled to stand up. "Your little friend Salamander isn't here to save you this time." Gajeel told her. "Not that he could."

Lucy spat at Gajeel as Boze and Sue continued to attack Reedus. "Take this. **Sound Blast Howling!**" Reedus screamed in pain before falling to the ground.

"Reedus." Lucy called out as Gajeel approached him.

**[##Kori no Senjin Ost##]**

"You actually like that cream puff." Gajeel scolded.

"Man, talk about low standards." He taunted before he attacked Lucy again outside. Loke had arrived to see Gajeel hop onto the roof with Lucy in his arms.

"Why'd the giant stop." Gajeel wondered before he was attacked again; he looked over to see Loke standing over him. "What? A way to say Hello."

"What do you think you are doing with Lucy?" Loke asked.

"Let her go, or you'll be sorry." He told the dragon slayer. "That is if you live to see tomorrow."

"I like a challenge." Gajeel mused, dropping Lucy. "Let's dance." He shot a club at Loke, who vanished from sight and attacked Gajeel, who was put on the defensive.

*'What's with this guy.'* Gajeel wondered. *'He's no holder-type wizard. That's for sure.'* Gajeel stopped as he looked at Loke. "Just who are you anyway, and why don't you smell right."

Loke smiled.

"I don't see what you mean." Loke said. "I never got any complaints from the ladies." Loke froze when his body started to fade. *'Not now.'* Gajeel smiled at this and knocked Loke through the roof of the warehouse stocking Boze and Sue.

"Guess I was wrong; you weren't a challenge at all." Gajeel said, standing over Loke.

"I'm taking Blondie back to the boss." Gajeel told them. "You guys deal with lover boy right there."

"Let her go."

"**Sound Blast: Disturb**." Loke was then caught in a large blast from underneath him as Sue walked up and smiled. "**Mirror Magic: Kaleidoscope**." A large mirror came up and surrounded Loke. "Good thing you like looking at your own face, pretty boy, cause that's all you going to see for a while."

Loke looked around before slamming his fist in the mirror. "Damn it."

At the giant, Jose stood in the central control room; the power was off.

"I don't believe it. My Element Four, my strongest wizards, were bested by this scum." He said.

"Guess that means they're worse than scum." A voice called, which belonged to Gajeel.

"Gajeel." Jose said in surprise. "I see you returned."

"And I brought you a gift from my time in town." He dropped Lucy on the floor.

"I was a little rough with my new toy, though." He said as Lucy groaned in pain.

"Calm down, Gajeel." Jose told him.

"We need her alive." He said.

"But I must say I'm impressed my boy." Jose complimented. "You were able to track her down so quickly."

Gajeel rubbed his nose.

"Never underestimate the nose of a dragon." He said. Jose smiled at this. He had to admit Gajeel's lost magic came in handy.

Soon the giant's loudspeaker turned to get Natsu's attention.

"Attention, you pathetic wizards." Lucy screamed, then rang over the mic as Gajeel gripped her head. "I have captured your precious Lucy Heartfilia,"

Natsu and Mira were shocked.

"No." Mira said as she covered her mouth. Natsu grew a look of anger on his face as Jose continued. "Now that that's done, we can move on to phase two." A large evil grin appeared on Jose's face. "Wiping you scum off the face of the earth and making your precious town another branch of Phantom Lord!" He screamed.

"No way." Natsu said as he started to stand up.

Reedus lay on the ground in the warehouse, and tears filled his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Lucy." He moaned. "I couldn't protect you. I failed."

Loke punched the mirror again.

"I knew something was wrong; I shouldn't have waited." Loke said. "She's right. I'm a coward." Loke then looked at himself in the mirror. "Aren't I Karen." A person appeared behind him and smiled as Loke closed his eyes.

Back at the giant, more Phantom soldiers appeared and began to attack the wizards. More started flowing into town.

"They still wanna fight?" Wakaba asked; most of the wizards left could barely stand.

Jose smiled as he knew the wizards would die from his Phantom soldiers; he then turned to leave.

"Watch the girl." He said as he left. "There is still some pest scuffing around my guild hall."

"You are talking about Salamander?" Gajeel asked.

"Yes, and his friends." Jose began to leave. "They've been lucky thus far, but it's about to run out; I shall deal with them personally."

Natsu was stuck; he didn't know what to do. He looked down at Erza, who was still trying to wake up.

"Erza, save your strength." Natsu told her before sitting her down.

"Stay here." He told her.

"Wait." Erza said, trying to stand up. "Where are you going."

**[##Fairy tail main theme slow ver.##]**

Natsu let out a sigh before smiling at her.

"It's been years since I've felt like this." Natsu told her. "Since I felt the need to protect someone close to me" he turned to her and smiled. "Stay here unless Aria wakes up. You should be fine."

"Natsu wait." Erza then tried to stand up. "Don't go alone; let me help you."

"No." Natsu told her as the fire started to form around him.

"You've done more than enough." Natsu told her. "Let me finish this; I'll protect everyone if it's the last thing I do!" Natsu shouted the last part before his fire burst into what appeared to be a dragon Erza was amazed.

*'His power is incredible.'* she thought to herself as a smile formed his intense magic power feeling the area.

Miles away, Mavis opened her eyes.

"Natsu." She muttered. She could feel his magic power on her. She knew that he was in trouble. She could sense the dark power that matched it, and something greater than that Porlyusica noticed and smiled.

"Mavis, you're awake." she said as the girl stood up from the bed. "You shouldn't move around yet."

**[##Fairy tail main theme piano ver. ost ##]**

"No." Mavis said.

"I can feel it." Mavis whispered. "their pain, their anger." Mavis said as she walked to the door.

"Phantom Lord caused this, and I'm not there to protect them." Mavis clenched her fit said with a look of anger in her eye.

"Thank you as always, Porlyusica, but my children need me now." Mavis then left, leaving Porlyusica behind with her thoughts.

"No matter how long, she'll always be that caring person." Porlyusica sighed as she turned to the picture again.

"Erza." a voice called out; she looked up to see Mira, Elfman, and Gray running up to her.

"What are you doing?" Mira asked.

"You shouldn't be moving around." Gray told her.

"I'll admit I never wanted anyone to see me in such a state." Erza said, smiling. "I guess I still have a lot to learn."

Elfman took a look around. "It looks like something big went down here." He turned to see Aria lying on the floor unconscious. "Woah, you took him on by yourself, even after that cannon hit you."

Erza nodded, but before she could speak again, a cold presence loomed over them, stopping the four in their tracks.

"I don't like this feeling." Gray said.

"Yeah, I'm super manly, and it gives me chills." Elfman said.

the group stopped when they heard what appeared to be slow clapping. They turned to see Master Jose standing behind him.

"I must admit." He said as he entered the room. The presence surrounding him got worse.

"I knew this would be fun, but I never thought it would be this entertaining." Jose smiled as he looked at the wizards. "You destroyed my Jupiter cannon, eliminated my elite Element Four, and even brought my magic Giant to it's knees."

"It's Master Jose." Erza said in shock.

"This creep?"

"This is Phantom's master?" Gray asked.

"It's like there's a dark cloud hanging over him." Mira said in fear.

"I feel sick just being near him." She began to back up.

"You entertained me so much, I feel I must return the favor." Jose said, smirking.

"You ready." Gray said as he readied his maker magic.

"You bet." Elfman shouted as he lunged at Jose.

"And I shall return it in full." Jose then swept his hand, and an attack landed on Elfman and Gray, knocking them both to the ground.

Mira turned back in shock.

*'I have no choice. I have to.'* Before she could finish, Jose swept his hand again and caused an explosion knocking Mira down as Erza struggled to her feet and rushed Jose; she changed into black wing armor she swung at Jose, who dodged and grabbed her arm. Erza broke free and jumped back.

Jose looked up and smiled.

"I must admit I'm impressed." He mused, "You took a full blast from Jupiter's cannon, and you're still standing."

Erza let a breath out.

"That's because my friends have filled my heart with strength." Erza told him.

"I will withstand any physical pain to protect the ones I love." Erza said.

"Powerful, courageous, and unimaginably beautiful." Jose said, "Killing you will bring me unimaginable pleasure."

In the Giant head, Lucy winched as a knife flew over her head; she sighed as Gajeel stood across the room.

"What's the matter, blondie," he asked. "I'm not going to hit you yet." He threw another knife which grazed her cheek.

Lucy then felt the warm blood run down the side of her face as Gajeel smiled.

"Hey Gajeel." Someone called. "Are you sure this is okay."

"I know what I'm doing." Gajeel told him. "It's not like I'm hurting her." Gajeel smiled. "Besides, she knew what she was getting into when she became a wizard."

"Master's going to lose it." Sue commented.

"Well, then, I'll tell him it was your idea." Gajeel joked, causing the two to wench in fear.

Lucy then felt a warm feeling wash over her, letting a smile come on her face.

"Once this is over, you'll be sorry." Lucy muttered to Gajeel; however, she heard this and smiled.

"Oh yeah." He smirked. "And who's going to make me."

Lucy didn't answer, only smiled as Gajeel started to get angry.

"Then fine, let's find out." He then attempted to jump at Lucy, who closed her eyes only for Natsu to burst out of the floor and punch him in the face.

Lucy opened her eyes to see Nasu standing before her tears filled her eyes as Natsu's fire formed a dragon.

"Natsu." Lucy muttered as tears fell down her face.