Fairy Tail: Homecoming

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Author's Note 1: Time for the clash of fire, steel, and lightning! Also, the Fairy Mythos Series has its own TV Tropes Page!

Chapter 6: For Whom the Bell Tolls

The walls of Kardia Cathedral shook once more as Natsu and Laxus' fists collided, Iron Fist smashing against Demolition Fist until the two were pushed back. In the brief second they were, Jackson attempted to charge in and slash at Laxus' side. Unfortunately, the lightning wizard was fast to deflect the incoming blade with a quick Lightning Pulse spell. But as this was going on, Natsu quickly landed and started sucking in air for his next spell.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu yelled before launching a vortex of azure fire at his blond foe.

"Lightning Cannon!" Laxus shouted in return before launching a ball of lightning magic that collided with the roar spell. The two opposing spells canceled each other out in an explosion. But faster than Laxus could anticipate, Natsu burst through the smoke of the explosion with his right fist covered in blue fire.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" But much to Natsu's shock, Laxus managed to catch his flaming fist in his left hand before uppercutting him with a lightning-charged right fist. However, the lightning wizard saw Jackson charging at him in the corner of his right eye, his sword glowing with magic.

"Sword Art: Arc Strike!" But right before he could swing his blade down, Laxus used his Lightning Streak spell to transform his body into a surging thunderbolt to evade the magically-charged sword. He then re-manifested his physical form a few feet away from Jackson and launched another Demolition Fist spell at the Sword Art Wizard.

Thankfully, Jackson was saved thanks to Natsu using feet blasting from his flames to propel them away of the lightning fist effigy. And soon as the two landed, they went on the offensive once more.

"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"

"Sword Art: Crescent Wave!"

The torrents of fire and the wave of energy combined and blasted towards Laxus, who was forced to leap out of the way. As he was airborne, the blond wizard launched a barrage of Lightning Cannons at Jackson, who was forced to block the attacks with the flat side of his sword. However, this left Laxus open as Natsu leaped into the air behind him and readied his next spell.

"The flames in my right hand and the flames in my left! Put the two together, and this is what you get! Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" He shouted before launching the massive azure fireball at Laxus before the lightning wizard had time to dodge. The attack hit home, incinerating Laxus' fur coat and sending him falling downward.

"Sword Art: Blade Barrage!" Jackson shouted before launching airborne blades at Laxus, each of them managing to cut into the lightning wizard. But the two weren't finished with their spell barrage just yet.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!"

"Sword Art: Cross Slash!" Jackson chanted as he swung his sword twice, creating a cross-shaped blast of energy that launched towards Laxus. The two spells collided, creating an explosion that obscured the blond man from his opponents.

But before Natsu or Jackson could determine if Laxus was down for the count, a burst of lightning struck the cloud. A few seconds later, Laxus emerged from the smoke, his shirt destroyed and the cuts caused by the earlier Blade Barrage spell were cauterized.

"Don't tell me that's the best the two of you can do." The blond man taunted, his cocky smirk having once more returned.

"What the hell?" Natsu said in confusion. Not only had Laxus managed to stand up after taking hits from his strongest spells, but he was also standing even after being consumed by Jackson's most powerful spells two. Jackson shared in his comrade's bafflement until he noticed something different about Laxus.