Fairy Tail: The Dark Swordsman

56 - Dannis vs Aria

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[X784, Magnolia, Three minutes ago]

— Mystogan —

Mystogan heard the sound before he felt it.

There was a faint tremor beneath the ground, he followed its movements as it travelled towards the high hill where Mavis and Warren stood. His sharp gaze cut across the battlefield as he flew toward them.

A dark shape slithered through the earth beneath Warren's feet. Mystogan's eyes narrowed. He recognized it enough to know what it was.

'Earth Magic. Which probably means Sol of the Elemental Four.'

His staff shimmered with pale green light as he whipped through the air, propelling himself toward the hill in a flash of wind.

A sudden spike of magic pressure shot upward. The earth beneath Warren cracked open as Sol emerged with a sinister grin, hands gripping forward like a claw.

"Bon soir," Sol whispered. Spikes of jagged stone erupted from the ground beneath Warren.

Mystogan blurred into motion.

"Single Layered Magic Circle: Storm Breaker."

Mystogan's staff hit the ground with a metallic clang. A shockwave of magic shot through the earth, blasting the stone spikes to dust. Sol's eyes widened as the ground beneath him buckled and exploded in a burst of force.

Sol flipped backward, landing with surprising grace despite the soot and smoke covering his cloak.

Warren stumbled back, gasping for breath. "Th-Thank you!"

Mystogan's mask glinted as he turned toward Warren and Mavis.

"Focus on the war at hand. I'll handle him." Mystogan said calmly.

Warren nodded shakily and scrambled toward Mavis, who gave a nod to Mystogan as she continued to survey the battlefield, fully putting her trust in him.

"Tch." Sol brushed soot from his sleeves, his smile twisting into a scowl. "Fairy Tail... Always so selfless, aren't you?" His eyes darkened. "It's infuriating."

Mystogan merely leveled his staff, saying nothing back.

"I recognize you, Mystogan of Fairy Tail." Sol's smile sharpened. "Information has always been my strength in Phantom Lord. You are like a ghost. Always from the shadows, never in the spotlight. No one knows your full capabilities. But let's see how you fare against an S-Class mage of Phantom Lord!"

The ground beneath Mystogan rumbled.

Sol's fingers twisted in the air.

"Roche Concerto!"

The ground erupted. A barrage of massive rocks shot up was launched towards Mystogan's position. Each of them moved with bone-crushing force.

Mystogan's merely blurred, his body dissolving into mist as he vanished and reappeared behind Sol.

"Storm Piercer."

Mystogan's staff shot toward Sol's back, but the earth mage twisted at the last second. A wall of stone shot upward, blocking the blow as Mystogan's staff nearly punctured through it. The ground beneath Mystogan cracked as pillars of rock tried to wrap around his legs.