1 | Ascent [DISCONTINUED]

14 | ABYSS BREAK

         THE JUPITER CANNON WAS destroyed, Elvira and Totomaru had failed, Fairy Tail had managed to destroy one of their most powerful weapons. However, just because they were able to destroy the Jupiter cannon, that didn't mean they won the war. The Jupiter cannon might've been one of Phantom Lord's most powerful weapons, but it wasn't the strongest, as they wielded something else, something even more powerful than the Jupiter cannon. And now that the cannon was destroyed, Elvira expected Master Jose to activate it any moment now.

         "Hey buddy," Natsu called, looking at Totomaru who stood in front of him. "Somebody taught me something about fire magic you should know. You can never control the fire if your heart isn't in it."

          Standing behind Natsu and Happy, Elvira listened to the words that Natsu said, and at that moment she understood how Natsu had defeated them. She did not doubt that the dragon slayer was powerful, but there was more to him than his physical strength. And the more she thought about it, the more she realized that all of Fairy Tail was like that. They all had the strength of heart, the strength to which they were using to defend against Phantom Lord. For Fairy Tail, this wasn't about being the strongest guild of Fiore, this war was about avenging those that got hurt at the hands of Phantom Lord.

          Suddenly, the building began to move, causing everyone to jerk back and forth. Making eye contact with Totomaru, both knew what was happening, Jose had activated Phantom's most powerful weapon. Elvira wasn't surprised, she expected it, though she did wish she had a little warning beforehand. Phantom Lord's most powerful weapon was the Super Mage Giant Phantom MK II, a robot, that not only counted as a mage but was made using Phantom Lord's main headquarters. Elvira knew that if the robot mage was activated then soon the forbidden spell Abyss Break would be cast. The spell was a powerful one, so powerful that it could wipe out not only Fairy Tail but half of Magnolia.

          "Hey now!" Natsu exclaimed as the building began to shift. "What the heck is going on?"

          "The whole place is tilting!" Happy added.

          "He's awakening it right now?" Totomaru questioned, surprised. "But there's no horizontal stabilization in here."

          "We should've expected it Totomaru," Elvira said. "With the cannon destroyed this is-, wait? Is he okay?"

          "What's your problem?" Totomaru asked, noticing Natsu on the ground "You get motion sickness? Guess you can't eat fire right now, can you? Well then, time for me to finish you off."

          "Come on Totomaru," Elvira begs, as Totomaru creates a magic circle. "The guy's already down, what's the point?"

          Elvira watched as Natsu tried his best from throwing up while Happy tried to encourage him to stand up. As far as she was concerned, both she and Totomaru had lost, and retreating was the only option, especially since Jose activated the robot mage. Abyss Break wasn't just any spell forbidden spell, it was required the four elements. With the Element Four channeling their power towards the spell, if each of them were to fall, the spell would fail. Sensing unfamiliar magic power nearing the area, Elvira suspected them to have company soon, which was even more reason for them to leave now. She knew Totomaru shouldn't push his luck, but based on the expression on his face, she had a suspicion that he was going to do exactly what she didn't want him to do.

          "The point is for him to stay down," Totomaru said. "Now die dragon-, wait? What's happening?"

          Suddenly, Totomaru's arms were covered in ice, causing his magic circle to disappear, and making it impossible to form a new one. Turning her attention away from Totomaru, to see two familiar males standing there. While she didn't recognize them personally, she did remember seeing them earlier in the guild. One tall with white-hair, Elfman, while the other one had black hair, Gray. She watched as Elfman, transformed his arm before punching Totomaru up in the air. Letting out a gasp, Elvira held her arm to cast a sphere around him, causing him to float in the air. She had no doubt he was already unconscious, but at least now he would be injured from falling into the ground.