Equestria's Strongest Wizard
Chapter 13: Chapter 13: End of the Tournament
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I awoke from another strange dream. The same dream that has been haunting me for awhile now. I remember the female pony running from a giant monstrosity and making her get away. When she is alone she appears to be praying and then looks directly at me in the dream and says something that I cannot hear. That is where the dream ended and I awoke instantly. I don't know what it is about this dream, but it gives me this feeling of unease. Their is more behind this than I know and I should probably look into it after the tournament.
I sat up on the couch and started stretching to wake myself up. Once that was done I went to the bathroom to prepare for the day. It was pretty early in the morning, in fact, it was still dark out. I finished and went back to the lounge area then headed to the kitchen, which was an extension of the living room. I put on some coffee and looked around for something to eat. I saw that the fridge had some ham, potatoes and eggs. With this I could make an awesome breakfast. I figured I could make some biscuits as well. So I got to cooking for the team and started prepping the ham and scrambled eggs. I knew that the ponies weren't going to like the ham, but most of them were used to me eating meat, so I figured they wouldn't mind. I pulled out two bowls, one for the scrambled eggs and one for mixing the dough for the biscuits. I had finished all of the prepping and started on cooking the biscuits. I cut up the potatoes and stuck them in a skillet with some oil at the bottom to fry them. I put the biscuits in the oven and pulled out another skillet to cook the ham. Once the ham was cooked, which didn't take long, I put it into the oven to stay hot and put the scrambled eggs in the skillet now. I was able to use some of grease and juices from the ham to help coat the skillet to prevent the eggs from sticking. The fried potatoes were coming along nicely as well.
I figured it was about time to get the team up, so I took an apple and threw it against their door, which made a loud responding thud. I heard some of the girls gasp and others moan. I chuckled and went back to cooking. I added some cheese to the eggs with some salt and pepper. The biscuits only had two minutes left when the girls started to come out to the kitchen. They all noticed me cooking and were surprised.
"Master? What are you doing up so early? Normally, we have to wake you up." Duster said.
"I don't care about that! He can cook! Have you ever met a stallion that could cook!?" Luna said.
"Mr. Cake....." Twilight said.
"I meant without a specific type of cutie mark. I cant wait to see how good it is." Luna said excitedly and I chuckled.
"Well the food will be done soon, so sit down and relax, but if you could help set the table it would be greatly appreciated." I told the group.
Twilight's and Luna's horn lit up and they started levitating over all the things required for breakfast. I finished cooking everything and started bringing over all the pans and skillets with the food on it. Most of the girls were shocked at how much I cooked and the variety. Some were shocked about the ham, but soon got over it. We all dug in and the girls immediately started moaning in pleasure......It was kind of a turn on.
"Master! This is amazing!" Luna said. "What are these crunchy brown things? They are stupendous!" She shouted.
I was confused. "The fried potatoes?" I asked.
"These are potatoes?! They can't be! They are to delicious." Luna told me in disbelief.
I chuckled. "Well I'm glad you like them." I told her with a smile.
"Dude! What are these!?" Vinyl asked pointing to a biscuit.
I raised an eyebrow. "A biscuit?" I said.
"What's that?" Twilight asked me.
"Its a type of cooked bread and can be made various ways." I told them.
"Well, whatever this food is, its amazing!" Luna said.
I chuckled. "Dig in." I told them and they all did instantly.
We all ate the amazing breakfast and the group went to get ready for the day. I continued to stay in the kitchen and clean up. I was almost finished when I felt a pair of arms wrap around my body. I looked down to see they were blue and realized it was Luna. She was smashing her breast up against my back and I was struggling to contain my urges.
"Hello Luna." I said playfully.
"Hello to you to." She said. "Do you know how sexy it is when a man can cook?" She whispered in my ear.
I shuttered. "I was unaware, but judging from your reaction, you enjoyed it." I told her.
She moaned in my ear. "Very much so."
I turned around and kissed her, to which she responded instantly. We continued this until I heard a knock on the door and I separated from the kiss. This got a humph from Luna, but I figured it was time to go. I opened the door and was greeted by Kiana, who informed us it was time to go. We all nodded and followed her to the arena. Their was no talking between us today because she already informed us yesterday. So we arrived at the arena and saw the guild. We went over to check on them and say our good mornings.
"Master." I said.
"Laxus" Mavis responded.
"Anything happen last night?" I asked her and she shook her head. "Good. Hopefully it will stay that way." I said.
"I doubt it. I have felt a darkness growing stronger over the last couple of days." She said and this made everyone go silent. "I believe Zetar may be involved somehow." She told me.
I nodded. "I agree. Keep your eyes open and be careful." I told her and she nodded.
My team and I stopped conversing, to start focusing more on todays match. We didn't have to wait long for Zetar and the other leaders to show up. Once they appeared, the announcer cat from yesterday appeared on the stage. He walked till he was in the of the platform and tapped the mic to make sure it was working. I'm not sure if he did that because my mic wasn't working yesterday or if he always did that. Either way I chuckled a little bit.
"Ladies and Gentleman! Welcome to the second day of the King's Tournament! We will be having great battles today and many fighters to look forward to!" He started. "The second day will consist of teams going head to head with all their members! That means a five on five battle!" He announced and the crowd started to cheer. "However, we have an odd number of teams, so one of these battle will be a match between three of the teams. So a big battle with 15 fighters, that means a five on five on five! All fighting to survive and make it to the last day!" He explained. "The rules are similar to yesterdays, but the only difference is that only one team member has to win. By this I mean that the last member or members standing will win the match and proceed to the final day. Its doesn't matter how many kills or fights you win if your not standing once the other two teams have fallen." He finished.
The audience cheered loudly and was ready for the matches to begin. I saw some guards come out with boxes again and started to head to the five remaining teams.
"The teams will now draw and decide which fight you will be in." The announcer said. " Their are two black balls and three white balls. These colors will decide which of you will fight in the big battle." He told us.
The guard got to me and I picked a ball out of the box and it was white. Surprise, surprise. I figured, Zetar was hoping to kill Zecora during the confusion of a big battle. It didn't matter. I pretty much had the perfect plan to deal with this situation. I looked back up towards the announcer and saw a guard approaching him with a box. The announcer reached inside and pulled out a white ball.
"White! We will hold the three team battle momentarily! Will each team make their way to the platform!" The announcer shouted and the crowd cheered.
The guild started wishing us luck and we waved at them. I looked over my team and saw some were nervous, but didn't seem super bad. I then turned to the other teams and saw one team was a team full of cats and the other was Kong's team. I saw Kong starring at me, so I waved to him. He turned his head away from me and back to the platform. We all entered the platform and I saw Kong and the leader of the cats, who was a Lion. We all kept our distance to start off with. The announcer had backed off and was getting ready to give the signal.
"Does everyone remember their roles?" I asked. They all nodded. "Good. Be on guard for anything and if you need help, don't be afraid to ask for it." I told them.
Soon the signal was given and the three teams rushed forward. I looked back to see Luna was with me and Twilight had covered herself and Zecora in a shield, while Duster played defense. So Luna and I were offense, Duster was defense and Twilight was acting as a protector for Zecora. She didn't like the idea, but agreed to it none the less. I looked back in front of me to see some of the cats closing in. Kong and his groups of monkeys were also almost to the middle, but the cats, Luna and I got there first. Thus it began.
I made an abrupt stop as a cat approached me that threw him off. I felt something jump over my shoulders and saw Luna with two swords in hand. She brought down the sword in a vertical slash across the tigers chest and made a terrible gash. It wasn't life threatening, but it probably would hurt like a bitch. I looked to our right to see another cat approach. I reached for Luna and threw her in the air as he was about to attack. It was another tiger and he had an axe. He swung the axe at me, but I caught it with my bare hand which surprised him. Luna then flew down and cut down another cat that was approaching me. I smirked at this and took care of the tiger's axe by shattering it. I then grabbed his face and slammed it into the arena knocking him out.
"Team Fairy Tail is laying on the punishment! Can no one stop these two fighters!?" The announcer asked the audience. I could hear all the cheers that we were receiving.
The monkey team and Kong had finally made their way into the fray, but two of the monkeys went right past us and towards Duster. I sensed them to be weaker then her opponent from yesterday so she should be fine, however, that was before the cat captain made his way over as well. He was strong and I was a little concerned, but I will trust in Duster and Twilight to handle the situation. I focused on the situation in front of me. I turned and saw the remaining cat go after Kong, while the remaining two monkeys attacked me. Luna was still in the air and was supposed to provide support to where she thought was necessary. I focused on the monkeys in front of me and as they brought their spears up to impale me, I grabbed both of the spears and started to swing them around with the monkeys still attached. They soon let go and went flying over to the edge of the arena, but were still able to fight. I took the first spear and turned towards Duster's fight. I saw she was struggling against the three opponents, so I chucked a spear through one of the monkey's legs and impaled them together. He would not be able to fight anymore and I threw the remaining spear into the air to Luna and she caught it. I then went back to the two monkeys approaching again, but this time, Kong was to. I looked over and saw the cat that was fighting against him, stuck in the platform. I rushed over to the two monkeys first and tried quickly to render them unconscious. I took the first Monkey by the leg when it tried to jump on me and used it to smack the other monkey repeatedly. I knocked the two unconscious, but I heard a massive roar from behind me and turned to see a massive fist flying towards me.
I wasn't able to doge quick enough and Kong hit me across the stage. It wasn't the hardest hit I've taken, but it still hurt. After being punched in the air, I flipped and landed on my feet and rushed back to Kong who was surprised, but soon had a smile on his face. He met me in battle and soon we started to trade blows. I wanted to gauge how strong he was, so I decided on a slugfest. He would punch me once then I would return the favor, tenfold. After the first hit he toppled over trying to catch his breath, but he soon got up again.
"Kong went down! I have never seen someone with enough power to accomplish such a feat! The cloaked fighter must truly be powerful!" The announcer shouted.
He got up and punched me again and I returned it. He soon brought his fists above his head and brought them down towards me. I stuck both my hands up and caught his fist, but the stage underneath my feet collapsed inward. I was standing in a small crater, impressed by the power of this warrior. He looked at me shocked, but soon smirked and chuckled. I smiled at this, even though he couldn't see it.
"I'm guessing no one has ever stopped that attack before." I asked him.
He chuckled again and responded in a deep, but very smooth voice. "No, they haven't, but Kahn was right. You truly are powerful." He said. I was going to respond, but was cut off.
I was going to respond when I heard the crowd gasp. "It appears as though the Earth Pony has transformed into a cat!" The announcer shouted.
I looked at Duster, to see her fighting the cat captain and Luna fighting the remaining monkey. Duster had done a full body take over of a manticore. Her body was still slender, but her fur changed and so did her teeth. Her teeth were sharp like a cats and her hair had turned into a lions red mane. She also had grey bat wings and a scorpion tail. She now had claws as well, but she seemed to be in perfect control. Her face was still the same and so was her body, but the take over gave her the strength of an adult manticore and was able to fight the cat captain back.
I smirked at this. "It appears you and your team have many secrets." Kong said as Duster unleased a mighty roar.
Using her increased strength with her martial arts and claws, she was able to defeat the captain of the cats. Luna had also finished the remaining monkey and the only other fighter that was left was Kong.
I smirked. "I did train them well." I told him.
He looked shocked as he removed his hands from over my head. "You trained them!? What are you?" He asked me.
I chuckled. "You'll see tomorrow, but for now, I have to win this fight." I told him and he smirked back at the challenge.
He brought his fist down to punch me, but I responded with my own fist and punched his fist back, causing him to stagger. So while he was staggered, I jumped onto his other arm and kicked him in the face and sent him flying across the platform.
"OH MY! Kong has been sent flying! I have never seen anything like this, but will he get up!?" He asked the audience. Kong did get up again, but was bleeding and appeared to be hurt even more so. I'm guessing a broken rib or something. "And he's up! But can he defeat all five of Fairy Tails members by himself!?" He asked the audience.
Kong grunted and started walking over to me. I decided to meet him halfway.
"It appears that the captains want to settle their fight! Who will win!" Shouted the announcer.
"Kahn was right when he said I couldn't beat you. He always has been great at reading people. Its one of the things that makes him so dangerous." Kong said. "However, like you said in your speech, I will never surrender. So you will have to finish me....if you can." He said with a smirk as he got into a battle position.
"I accept your challenge." I said while smiling at his warrior spirit.
He rushed me and brought both of his arms down as quick as he could. I jumped over this and axe kicked him in the head to knock him unconscious. His face slammed into the platform, but he got up again, which surprised me.
"I will bring out your hidden abilities." He said exhausted. "Kahn told me, you have been holding back this entire tournament and I'll be damned if I don't get to fight against them, at least once." He told me though heavy breaths.
"....." I was moved by his spirit, so I made a decision.
He soon stood and got ready to fight me again, but before he could I was touching his chest. This surprised him as he gasped, but it was to late. I used his massive size and my cloak to hide my abilities, but I hit him with my palm and sent electric currents into him. He shook violently and fell over, unconscious.
"KONG IS DOWN! I have never seen it before, but Kong has been defeated in single combat! I don't know what the cloaked fighter did, but it ended the fight!" The announcer said. "Team Fairy Tail advances to the final day of the tournament!" He shouted.
I smirked and raised my hands in the air as a sign of victory. The crowd and guild, burst into cheers and I looked at the leaders to see all of them shocked as well. I chuckled and went over to my team and congratulated them. Duster reverted back and Twilight dropped her shield as we all walked off of the platform and over to our guild. It was a good battle that helped increase the moral of the team. Redheart informed us that she would check on all of us when we got back to the hotel and Vinyl gave me a high five. I chuckled as we approached the rest of the guild. They all said their congratulations and some asked how I could take a hit like that from Kong. I smiled at the cheers and laughter that were being spread though the team.
"Well done Champion! I knew you would win, although I wasn't expecting such a bizarre ending to such a great fight." I heard a voice say.
I turned and saw Kahn. I smirked. "Yes, well, Kong insisted I show him my hidden abilities, that he seemed to learn from you." I started and he just chuckled. "He told me that until I showed him my true power he would not be defeated. So I gave him a sample of my power and that is how he lost." I informed him.
He smirked. "I would've love to have seen it myself, but I guess I still have some training to do." He said.
I chuckled. "Maybe, but please give Kong the same message I had delivered to you. Tomorrow is going to be very interesting." I told him and the rest of the guild looked at me confused. "We, however, will be retiring for the rest of the day. Nightmare, stay vigilant." I told her and she nodded.
We said our goodbyes and headed back to the hotel. We walked back and Twilight was super excited. She continually talked about Duster's transformation magic, which was making her blush.
"You truly did an amazing job Duster. You have come a long way with your magic in a short amount of time. Congrats." I told her which made her blush. "Also, being able to battle three opponents at the same time is not an easy feat. You are becoming more comfortable and experienced." I said and the blush deepened further.
"Says the man who fought 100 opponents with no problem." Said Vinyl.
I chuckled. "I'm also much more experienced and have greater control over my magic than her. She can get their if she trains hard." I said.
"I plan to." Was the response from Duster and I smirked at her answer.
"I still don't like that I cant fight." Zecora said.
"If you die than this was all pointless." I told her. "Better to keep you safe and away from the kings reach. We don't know what kind of deals Zetar has made with the other teams and besides, the tournament is over tomorrow." I explained to her. She nodded solemnly as we made our way to the hotel.
"How did you and Luna fight so well together?" Twilight asked us.
I looked over to Luna and smiled. "I understand her level of combat and how she might act in certain situations. Being a princess, I'm guessing is very hard, so you might have to have quick thinking, which is what I took advantage of." I started. "It was more fighting on faith than anything else. I presented Luna with certain situations and she responded to the best of her abilities, which just so happened to rock." I said as I nudged her as we walked.
She blushed. "The master is being modest. We all know he could have won that fight single handedly, my questions are why didn't he and why did you take those hits from Kong?" She asked me.
I chuckled. "You noticed that huh?" I asked and she nodded with a smirk on her face. "The first hit from Kong was because I honestly couldn't dodge." I told them. "The others were more of a battle of wills and Kong left quite an impression on me. His warrior spirit was something to be admired." I said with a small smile.
"And the other?" Duster asked.
"Well I could have taken out all of the opponents, but that would have been boring and gave no one any experience. Besides, we got to see Duster's first full body take-over." I said.
"That was pretty rad." Vinyl said. "But didn't the big guys hits hurt you at all?" Vinyl asked me.
"He was strong. Surprisingly strong, but he's not the strongest opponent I've faced, nor did he dish out the strongest blow I've taken." I informed Vinyl and she just whistled. Impressed at how much punishment I could take.
We finally made it back to the hotel room and we all got checked on by Redheart. I had a cut on my cheek which she patched up, but other than that we were all fine. Some of us were tired, but that was to be expected after a big battle like that. We didn't really do much besides relax and eat. So night came very quickly and I went out to the balcony. I whistled and waited for Soarin and the other two to show up. However, they didn't come, so I whistled again and once again nothing happened. I figured that they were either busy for some reason or another, or they were under attack. I thought about going to check on the situation, but this was Mavis we were talking about. I'm sure she had everything under control, but if not, all hell would break loose tomorrow. So I went back inside to go to sleep. They have Mavis, Nightmare Moon, Wonderbolts and all of them are wizards. I'm sure they'll be fine, were my thoughts as I fell asleep.
Final Day of the Tournament
I had another dream of the female pony. She was still on the run, but this time I could actually hear her panting. When she finally got away and was hiding, she started to pray again. However, when she opened her eyes she looked right at me and screamed.
"HELP!!!!!!"
This startled me awake and I shot up on the couch. I was sweating and panting. I tried to catch my breath as I brought my hand up to my face and tried to calm down.
"Master?" I heard from behind me.
I turned to look and saw Duster and Twilight standing across the room with worry across their faces. I got up and started to make my way to the bathroom.
"Its nothing....I'm fine." I told them as I left the room.
I proceeded to get ready for the day, but I took a long shower to clear my head first. This was the first time in the last few months I was able to hear her actually speak. This was unsettling in a number of ways. First: The dreams or visions, were getting stronger and second, they were starting to affect me. I would normally wake up with confused, but to wake up panting and out of breath, was unheard of. I would need to discuss this with Mavis when we returned. I got dressed and went out to the kitchen where everyone else was, but when I exited the bathroom and headed towards the kitchen, all of the girls were starring at me. I just starred right back at them.
"Is something wrong?" I asked.
"Laxus, what did you dream about last night?" Luna asked me. "I have stayed away from your dreams, but you have nightmares every night and when I do enter your dreams to help, I am in a void. What is wrong?" She asked again.
"Nothing. I am fine and we have more important things to worry about." I said trying to change the subject. "The tournament finals are today and we will win Zecora's freedom." I said.
The girls just looked at each other, as if asking questions with just their eyes. Made me kinda nervous to be living with all these girls. Most seemed to drop it, but the three who had feelings for me were still worried, I could tell. However, Luna not being able to see these visions did disturb me. Another question that I will have to present to Mavis. We all got ready for the day by eating a healthy breakfast and I put my cloak on. We waited for a little bit before we heard a knock. I opened the door and the Kiana that we had met on the first day was there. She was the one who escorted us to the hotel, but this time she had even more bruises and cuts on her body. I think the rest of the room could feel my rage and I made Kiana feel uncomfortable.
"Good morning." I said through a strained voice.
"Morning! Are you ready to head to the arena?" She asked as chirpy as always.
I pulled her into the room and closed the door behind her. I removed my cloak which surprised her when she saw my face. I could see her eyes tracing the scar over my eye and taking in all of my features.
"What is your name?" I asked her.
"I told you already, my name is Kiana. Did you forget?" She asked me.
I grabbed her by the shoulders. "What is your name?" I asked looking directly in her eyes and very calmly.
She got tears in her eyes. "It Levy." She told me. This made my eyes go wide at the name, but I quickly shook it off.
"Do you like your king?" I asked sternly.
She whimpered. "No...."
I hugged her and whispered in her ear. "Good. Because he dies today!" I told her so no one else could hear and she broke down in tears.
"Do you mean it?" She asked and I nodded. This put a smile back on her face.
I had once again confused my team about what I had said. However, none of them said anything as we let Levy put herself together.
"Thank you!" She said once she had composed herself.
I nodded and we all followed her to the arena. We didn't talk on the way like normal, this had become our ritual. We became focused on the task ahead of us. As we entered the arena I looked over and saw the guild. Instantly a weight was taken off my shoulders and we said goodbye to Levy. We approached the rest of the guild, but I saw that Kong and Kahn were there as well. I walked up to the group and looked to Mavis.
"Anything happen last night?" I asked.
"Zetar sent a group of guards, that were disguised as assassins to our airships." Nightmare said.
"Is everyone ok?" I asked.
"Oh yes. No one got hurt. Well, except for the assassins, but they were just doing what they were told." Fluttershy said.
I nodded. "Hold on a minute!" Kahn said. "You expect me to believe that the king tried to kill you all!" He said with a strained voice.
"You can choose to believe it or not." I told him. "It doesn't change the fact that this wasn't the first assassin he sent after us." I stated.
He just starred at me in disbelief. "Yeah! But we still kicked their flanks! It was easy!" Rainbow said.
"Mostly because Master Mavis saw it comin." Applejack commented.
"Who is Master Mavis." Kong asked.
I looked to him. "She is my Master. She is the one who trained me." I said. Both Kahn and him were shocked.
"Can we meet her?" Kahn asked. "She must be truly powerful to be your master." He said and Kong nodded in agreement.
"You could if you joined my guild." I told them.
"And how do we join it?" Kong asked.
"You would have to come to Ponyville for the test, which is given by me. The test is me looking into your heart and soul to see what kind of person you are." I told them.
"You must be able to read people better then me." Kahn said.
"What is the point of this guild? What is your role?" Kong asked me.
I smirked. "I will let my guild tell you that." I told him as I pointed to all of the guild in the seating area. I did this because I spotted the leaders making their way to their seats. "Lets go." I told my team and we made our way over to the platform.
The announcer made his way to the stage and stopped in the middle. "Welcome to the Finals of the Kings Tournament!" He shouted and the crowd roared in applause. "The challenge and rules for the final day are a little different than the rest of the tournament." He started. "For this final match, luck will be everything! Both team captains will draw a lot, however, the different colored balls will decide whether your lucky or unlucky! That's right ladies and gentleman, luck will determine how the final match will go." he told us. "In each teams individual box, is multiple balls. Each ball will have a number on it, with some letters of the alphabet. The alphabet is for your name and the number is how many fighters your allowed." He told us and I instantly turned to glare at Zetar. "This fight may be five on five or five on three or any number of different combinations with different fighters." The crowd seemed very excited at this as he informed us of the rules of the game. "However, if the team captain does not like the turn out, he can "Substitute" for all fighters that would've entered the ring, but their are consequences." He said and I didn't really care what they would be. "The captain will have both of his arms tied behind his back and will be blindfolded for the match." He announced. "Other than that, the rules from the second day, are the same. You must be the last one standing at the end of the match." He announced.
I jumped on the platform and shouted. "Substitute!" This shocked my team and the audience.
"What an amazing declaration!" The announcer said. "The cloaked fighter didn't even wait to draw lots!" He said. "Very well. The only team that needs to draw now is the cat team!" He shouted and I saw the cats looking confused as to why I would do that. The announcer started walking over to me. "Why did you declare substitute, without even drawing your lot!?" He asked me.
I looked at him and saw the guards that were holding the boxes also surprised. "Can you bring my teams box over here?" I asked the guard. He nodded and walked over to me and I took the box from his hand and held it out to the announcer. "Please draw one." I told him.
"The cloaked fighter has asked me to draw a lot from his box, but I don't understand why!" He announced as he drew a lot. "I drew a one fighter ball with the letter Z!" He announced.
"Draw another." I told him.
He looked confuse for a second, but then did so. He reached in for another ball. "I drew another one fighter ball with the letter Z!" He announced to the arena in shock.
"Draw a few more." I told him and he started taking out all the balls and they were the exact same.
"The...The lots are all the same!" He shouted shocked. This made the crowd start murmuring amongst themselves. "The lots for team Fairy Tail was rigged! Did you know this!?" He asked me.
I looked up at Zetar and smirked. "I figured as much. Assassins came to my room on the night of the Qualifier to kill Zecora." I said and the announcer was stunned. "Then last night, my guild who has come to support me was attacked by even more assassins." I informed the audience. "I figured this final match was rigged as well." I stated.
"Team Fairy Tail has been fighting in and out of the arena! This is unheard of!" He shouted. "Is their anything else you would like to add?!" He asked me.
"Check the other teams box as well." I told him and he motioned for the other guard to come over. The guard came over and handed him the box, which was also rigged.
"All of this box is rigged as well! Who do you think is behind this!?" He asked me.
"Who sets up the boxes?" I asked him.
He was confused for a moment before he asked the guards. "Who gave you those boxes!?" He asked over the microphone.
The guards looked down and said. "The King."
"The King!?" The announcer screamed and he turned to look at the king. "Your majesty, is this true?!" He asked and the whispering of the crowd went silent.
"......" He didn't say anything, but his face was contorted in anger as the other leaders looked at him. What an idiot. To allow such a simple task to be traced back to him. Then again, the king is determined by strength not brains.
"This is the Kings Tournament!" I said into the microphone. "So I guess he can do whatever he wants, but I will still win!" I said as I pointed at him. "And when I do, he will have no choice, but to accept my two request!" I stated and a lot of the crowd started cheering. "The match has been decided. The other team vs me, blind and bound." I stated and the announcer was shocked.
"The cloaked warrior is willing to go through with this unfair match-up that was supposed to deal with luck! Is their anything that will frighten this warrior!?" He asked the crowd. "What is the cat teams decision?" He asked them.
The cat captain, who was a scared panther, walked up to the announcer and said. "We will not partake in such a dishonorable act and if Fairy Tail has been attacked behind the scene's of this tournament, then it is with a heavy heart that we forfeit." He declared. "I would like to test your might one on one Champion, but I will not partake in such a distasteful match up." He said to me.
"I am willing to fight you one on one to decide the tournament winner." I told him.
"It appears we have a challenge! The two Captains will fight and the winner wins the tournament for the whole team! One match, one chance! Who will win!" The announcer shouted and the crowd started cheering again. He then went to the edge of the arena and started the fight.
"What is your name?" I asked him.
"Its Bagheera and its an honor to face you. I have seen your strength and I have come to test it!" He told me.
"Very well." I said and I rushed him.
He took his axe off of his back and swung it at me. I simply ducked under it by sliding on my knees and hitting him in his biceps. This made him drop the axe and I pushed him with open palms, in his stomach which made him move back. I then picked up his axe and threw it out of the arena. He smirked and unhooked two daggers from the back of his waist. He then dashed at me again and launched a flurry of attacks that I easily dodge. He tried to bring the knife down on me, but I flipped backwards and kicked the dagger out of his hands. This startled him, so I jumped in the air and kicked him in the chest. He staggered back and I ran up, twisting my body to deliver a kick right in the middle of his chest. This sent him flying across the platform and he skidded to a halt, but didn't get up. I'm guessing I knocked the wind out of him because I saw him gasping for air and holding his chest. He slowly crawled up on his feet and looked at me. He smirked and ran at me again. I smiled back and charged as well. We met in the middle and he tried to use his remaining dagger to slash me, but I slid on my side and grabbed his leg. I then pulled his leg out from under him and caused him to fall over. I then flung him hard, with enough height, so he wouldn't get back up. Bagheera landed outside of the platform, but didn't get up and his team rushed over to him. We then saw them wave to declare that he was indeed, unconscious. Another fighter that was very spirited, tried his all to never give up and continue in the face of defeat. I was impressed.
"The Panther Captain is down!" The announcer started. "Fairy Tail wins the tournament!" He stated and the crowd burst into applause. "Will the Fairy Tail team please step onto the platform so you can issue your requests." He informed us and the rest of my team came up to me and started to hug me.
I chuckled as I walked over to the announcer. He then handed me his mic and I turned to look at Zetar. "You will pardon Zecora for her crimes and free her of any further responsibilities she might owe to her homeland!" I stated. Not asked. Stated.
He looked in thought for a bit. "I herby declare that the Zebra known as Zecora is forgiven for her crimes and shall be left in peace.....What is your second request?" He asked through a strained voice.
I smirked and looked at my team who were curious about my second request. "I challenge you to a fight, Zetar, to the death! One on One!" I announced and the whole crowd went silent and my team was starring at me in shock. "Long has your tyranny gone unchecked.....That ends today!" I shouted at him as my rage boiled. "You will not commit your own people to slavery anymore, nor will you steal their names from them. The time for a new age has come! And your not part of it!" I said to him in disgusted voice. "You die today and all three kingdoms shall be free from your evil grasp!" I finished.
"You dare challenge me!?" He seethed. "I will crush you!" He said as he drew a giant claymore from the back of his throne. "I will teach you to respect my rule and not to challenge a king!" He shouted as he jumped down from his spectating spot.
"The King has accepted the challenge from the cloaked warrior!" The announcer said. "Who will win this fight to the death!?" He asked the crowd and they started cheering.
Even the other leaders seemed excited for this. I turned to my team and jerked my head for them to clear the platform. They exited the platform, but not without giving me a worried look. I looked around the crowd and saw Kahn, Kong and Bagheera very interested in how this fight would play out. I looked some more and saw Levy with Kiana. They appeared to be praying. I looked back to the king to see him approaching the arena and he was pissed, but then again.....so was I.
He walked onto the platform and glared at me. "Take off that cloak so I can see the face of the man I'm about to kill." He stated.
"By walking onto this platform, you have accepted this fight and thus your fate. Not only did you try to kill Zecora, but you attacked the rest of my guild and family." I said through a strained voice.
"My guards failed and shall be punished for it, but I will take care of you first." He said ignorant of his folly.
"Approach me now and I shall show you a fraction of what I possess. You will know terror." I stated.
Zetar snorted and lifted his claymore in a ready position. The announcer gave the signal and he ran to me, but I decided to make him grovel in fear. I unleashed some of my power and showed him what I was capable of. He stopped when the ground started shaking and the arena as well. He then looked to see a white glow faintly coming from my body as well as stones and dust start floating. He eyed me carefully and still approached so I released more.
By unleashing more of my energy, I became wrapped in it and pieces from the platform that were broken from the earlier fight started to fly around the stage. The entire arena went silent and so did my team. My unrestrained rage gave off a pressure that was almost suffocating to the others in the arena. I looked at Zetar to see him shaking and I started to walk towards him.
"You hurt my family." I said as I got closer. "Your tried to murder them!" I shouted at him. "You committed your own people's females to slavery!" I screamed. "No more!" I yelled as I charged up my right fist with lightning, which startled the audience. "Secret Art! ROARING THUNDER!!!!" I yelled and hit him. Lightning went flying all over and Zetar was sent flying with a huge hole in his chest. He skidded across the ground and came to a stop when he slammed into the all of the arena.
The entire arena was silent as my cloak was blown off and my magic power had died down enough to let them see my face. Most of the arena gasped upon seeing me because I'm the only human in Equestria. They had never seen anything like me before and my lightning was dancing over my body still.
"And the King is down!!!!!" The announcer said, once he had snapped out of his disbelief. "Champion has killed the king in one massive blow!" He said. "What was that strange power he used!? It felt like I couldn't breathe!" He told the audience.
I smirked at my victory, but it soon left. I felt something foul and I was wondering where it was coming from. The audience was oblivious, but I looked towards Mavis to see if she felt it to. When I looked at her she nodded and I got ready. Soon the arena heard faint laughing, but it turned into a maddening cackle quickly. I looked over in the direction of the laughing to see Zetar standing and smiling. I looked at his wounds, to see them healing themselves, but after an attack like mine he should have been dead. So some darker force was at work here.
"Th....The king is alive! His wounds are healing faster than I've ever seen!" The announcer shouted and the king looked at him. "How can he do that!?" The announcer asked the audience.
I went over to the announcer and grabbed him right as a beam would have hit him. I saved his life and threw him behind me towards my team. Zetar had turned into a demon. I know because I had felt magic this foul before, but it makes me wonder if he was a demon all along or did he make a deal with a demon. If so, which one and is it still wandering around. Something about the entire situation felt familiar, but I couldn't quite place it.
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"Demon!" I shouted. "Your fight is with me!" I told him.
His red fur soon turned black and horns started to grow out of his head. He grew more arms and was preparing to attack me. His two new arms turned into blades and he rushed me. His speed was startling and I had to dodge. I had learned from my battle with Hades, not to underestimate dark magic. His magic power had increased exponentially and I needed to end this fight before anyone got hurt. He continued to attack in an unrelenting manner, but he wasn't as strong as some of the demons I've had to fight before. I started to charge my magic and brought my arm up, which unleashed a lightning attack from below him. This flung him into the air and I jumped up after him. I was above him and he twisted to hit me, but I was to quick. I brought both fist down upon him and sent plunging into the platform making a massive crater.
"Thunder Dragon's Roar!!!!" I roared as a massive blast was unleashed from my mouth and into Zetar who was stuck in the crater.
The carter had become even bigger from this attack. I landed and looked down in the crater to see Zetar's head in the ruble. I went down to inspect it, only to find his head still moving. I picked it up and it growled in an unintelligible tongue. I took his head and poured my lightning into it. Blood started to shoot from his eyes and blood started to pour out of every hole in his head. His head soon exploded and I felt the dark magic leave the arena, so I had officially killed him. I walked out of the crater and looked around the arena to see the crowd starring at me in shock. I looked towards Fairy Tail and held my hands up in victory. The guild started to cheer, which lead to the entire arena to cheer as my team rushed up to me and the announcer did to. My team hugged me and when they were done Luna latched onto my lips. She started to assault my lips and I responded in kind, this action shocked much of the audience, but most soon got over it and continued to cheer. Our lips parted and I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned to see the announcer.
"What is your name great warrior!? We have never seen a battle such as yours and our king! What happened!?" He asked me and I could tell the audience wanted to know as well.
I chuckled as he handed me the mic. "Zetar was a demon." I said and a wave of unease washed over the crowd. "I don't know how long he has been this way, but it doesn't matter anymore....he's dead." I said. "As for my name....Its Laxus Dreyar! Seventh Guild Master of Fairy Tail!" I shouted and the guild started cheering, which the audience decided to join in as well. "I destroyed the demon and have freed the U.A.K. from his tyranny. No longer shall the other kingdoms bow to such a corrupted leader!" I stated.
"Perhaps, but who will lead the cat kingdom!?" The announcer asked me and the audience.
"Perhaps the champion of the tournament should be king." Said a feminine voice from behind us.
"I agree. Someone with his character would certainly make a great king!" Said a another deeper voice.
"The leaders of the U.A.K. have asked Laxus to be the new king of the cat kingdom!" The announcer said shocked.
We turned and saw the other two leaders of the U.A.K. I wasn't surprised they wanted to talk to me. I was surprised that they wanted me to be king as was my guild. I looked at them and they appeared to be honest rulers. I didn't feel any demonic energy coming from them so I chuckled.
"I refuse." I said and everyone went dead silent.
"You.....Refuse?" Asked the announcer, dumbfounded.
I looked around to see the rest of the arena shocked as well.
"You would turn down a kingship!? Why?" Asked the Monkey King.
"A couple of reasons. First, neither of you are cats and don't have the ability to decide the new king of the cat kingdom. Your input may be valued, but that could be taken as a grab for power." I told them and both looked shocked. "Second, I'm not a cat and thereby have no right to the throne. Lastly and the most important, I don't want to be king." I said and both of the leaders were shocked at my reasons.
"You don't want to be King? May I ask why?" The Zebra Priestess asked me.
I hugged my team and smiled. "I'm already a King in my own right. I don't need the official title and besides, I have a feeling I would be receiving challenges daily." I said with a chuckle as my team hugged me back.
Both leaders smiled at this and chuckled themselves. "You certainly are one of a kind. My name is Sunn." The monkey king said as he reached out his hand and I shook it.
"My name is Zala." The Zebra Priestess said. "Its a pleasure to meet you." She said as she shook my hand after Sunn.
"The pleasure is all mine." I told them.
"We would like to invite you and some of the warriors of this tournament to banquet in your honor tonight. Can we expect to see you there?" He asked.
I smirked. "Only if my entire guild is allowed to come as well as the fighters I request specifically. However, they're are a few others I would like to invite as well." I told them.
"By all means! Invite those who you would like to talk to, but we would also like to talk to you later on at the banquet as well." Zala said with a smile.
I smirked and started looking around the arena at all of the people I wanted to invite. This was going to be fun! I saw my guild and three specific warriors I wanted to invite, as well as Levy and Kiana.
"Then we shall see you tonight." I told them with a nod.
Sunn walked over to the mic. "Ladies and gentleman, I give you the winner of this years tournament and hero of the United Animal Kingdom!" He shouted into the mic and the audience burst into cheers. "We will be holding a banquet tonight in his honor!" He announced and the crowd applauded.
Sunn and Zala left us in the arena to go prepare or do whatever it was that they had to do. With Zetar gone, I'm sure their lives were going to get a lot easier. I told my team to head over to the guild while I invited a couple of people. They nodded and I went over to Bagheera. He was still unconscious, but his team was taking care of him. I then informed them, that I would like him to come to the banquet and they nodded. I then went over to Levy and Kiana with a smile on my face. When they saw me approach, both got tears in their eyes and they hugged me.
"I take it you two know each other." I stated.
"We've been friends ever since we were small!" Levy said.
"Yes, but when I was taken by Zetar, Levy decided to follow, even though I told her not to." Kiana said.
I smirked. "That doesn't sound like a friend." I said and both stared at me. "That sounds like family." I said and both gave me a soft smile. "However, I am curious about your name." I said while looking at Kiana.
"Its Neeta." She said with a smile.
"That's a very lovely name, but I came over to ask you both a different question." I said and they were surprised that I still wanted to talk to them. "Would you like to go to the banquet tonight?" I asked and they got smiles on their faces.
"We would love to!" Levy said excited, but it soon died down. "However.....We don't have any clothes besides these rags." She told me.
I smirked. "Oh if only I knew some seamstress that could make a wonderful gown in only a few hours....." I said with a pause. "Oh wait, I do. Follow me and I'll introduce you." I told them with a chuckle.
They nodded and followed me, very excited to get better clothes and remove their slave garments. We walked over to the rest of the guild where I saw Kahn and Kong, both still talking amongst the guild. It would be nice to have some diversity in the guild. I thought to myself. Maybe I could get a few to join Fairy Tail, I mean surely a few must be interested. My guild saw our approach and started to cheer for me. I smiled, but held up my hands for silence.
"Thank you everyone, but I must ask Rarity for a favor." I said.
Rarity looked surprised. "Whatever do you need darling?" She asked me.
"This is Levy and Neeta. Both were servants under Zetar's rule." At this most gave the two cats a sad look. "I have invited them to the banquet tonight, but they don't have any proper clothing. I was wondering if you could whip something up." I asked her.
She got a sly smirk. "Such delicate figures would be a challenge to what I am used to, but It shall be done." She said as she grabbed the two and started to walk away. "Lets get you out of those nasty old rags so we can make you shine!" She said with stars in her eyes.
I sighed and turned to Soarin. "Can you and the other two escort them....Just in case." I asked and they nodded.
I then turned to Kong and Kahn. "I would like to see the two of you at the banquet as well." I told them.
"I am very interested in knowing more about you Champion." Kahn told me. "You can expect my attendance." He said with a smirk.
"I will also attend. I have some matters I would like to discuss with you." Kong told me and I nodded.
Both of the warriors left and I was with my guild. I turned to look at Zecora. "How's it feel being free?" I asked her with a smile.
She walked over and hugged me. "Thank you....Thank you." She said to me with tears in her eyes.
The guild smiled at this. "Ah reckon you did one heck o a job!" Applejack told me.
"Yeah!" Pinkie said. "You were all like "Your tyranny ends today!" And then started kicking flank, like patoo, swish, bang, smack. You were amazing!" She said as she popped up from behind me randomly.
I chuckled at her antics. "I'm glad everyone's ok. That's the most important thing, however, we all need to get ready for tonight because all of us are attending the banquet as well." I told them and they started to cheer.
"Can we make it a date?" Luna asked me.
I looked at her with a small smile. "Sure." I said as I kissed her on top of her forehead. This got Daws from the rest of the guild, which made her blush and me chuckle. "We need to head back to the hotel." I told them. "but before we do I need to talk to Master Mavis alone." I told the group.
They all nodded and started to leave. I turned to Mavis to see her looking down like she was about to laugh. I was confused until I remembered about herds. This wasn't the time so I didn't say anything about that. I wanted to talk to her about my dreams or visions. Whichever it may be. She stopped when she saw how serious my face was.
"What's wrong?" She asked me.
"I had another dream, but its getting stronger." I told her and her face got serious.
"What happened?"
"The dream from last night I could hear the actual female speak to me." I told her.
"......And what did she say?"
"Help....." I said.
"......."
"........"
"This is very disturbing. These may be visions, instead of dreams. Have you asked Luna to help you?" She asked me.
"No, but she said she's been trying to enter my dreams, but she only see's a void. She cant help." I told her and she nodded.
"We still don't have much to go off of. So until we get more information, I suggest we wait before we act or tell anyone else." She said and I nodded.
We went our separate ways and I headed back to the hotel to meet up with my team. Its been a long couple of days, but we did it and no one got hurt. We all started to prepare for the banquet and my team was curious as to how I beat the demon, but Zecora, Vinyl and Redheart were all astonished at my magic power. I think all of them were nervous as well after seeing me unleash my rage, but soon realized it was for them. We all had some fun before we got ready to leave for the banquet and had to meet up with everyone else. I had a feeling it was going to be a goodnight.
I was told to leave early so the girls could get ready. I left to meet up with the rest of the group and started to make my way to the palace. I headed towards the palace and it was magnificent.
I had never been so close to the palace since I got here. However, I did see it when I arrived by the airship, but seeing something so close is very different. I waited for awhile before I heard laughter and tom foolery. I turned back and saw the men of the guild approaching with some very nice clothes. The men, including me were all wearing tuxedos. Apparently, all of us had been kicked out so the girls could get ready. So now Soarin, Thunderlane, Magic Touch, Big Mac, Spike and I were all waiting for the girls. I noticed some of the guys were very nervous, so I decided to ask what was wrong.
"Why are you guys so jittery?" I asked and most of them turned to look at me.
"All of us are sort of acting as dates for tonight." Magic said.
"Yeeeeeep!" Big Mac said.
I quirked a brow and got a smile on my face. "Oh really? And who are your dates?" I asked.
"Well it started with a bet." Thunderlane said. "Big Mac has a crush on Fluttershy and we told him, if he asked her out to this banquet, we would ask some others that we have also had are eyes on." He explained.
"We didn't think he would do it, but he just walked right up to her and asked! He's been so shy in the past we figured it was a sure bet!" Soarin exclaimed.
I looked over to Mac who had a look of victory on his face. I chuckled. "Sounds like he played you boys good."
"Yeeeeeeeeeepppppp!" Big Mac said with a massive smirk.
I chuckled. "So who asked out who?" I inquired.
Soarin got a sheepish grin. "Well I asked out Rainbow Dash." He told me.
Spike mumbled out "Rarity." With a massive blush.
Thunderlane coughed out. "Applejack...."
Magic said. "I asked out Cider and she said yes!" He said with a fist pump which made me chuckle.
"......." Big Mac didn't say anything.
"Fluttershy?" I asked already knowing the answer.
He got a smirk and nodded. "Yep." He answered.
I smiled at the group and we all got ready to have one hell of a night. Just in time to, cause here comes the girls.
Next Chapter: Chapter 14: A Strange Banquet Estimated time remaining: 4 Hours, 7 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
Hey guys! If you read my last chapter's author notes than you know I'm thinking about starting another story. I am also interested in doing a Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood parody with Ed or a character from avatar the last airbender. So your choices are
Edward Elric.
A bender.
Xemnas.
Sephiroth.
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MPF Scores of all Fairy Tail wizards
1: Laxus - 76,515 - SS -Dragon Slayer
2: Luna - 2690 - A - Unknown
3: Nightmare Moon - 2202 - A - Unknown
4: Celestia - 2187 - A - Unknown
5: Duster - 1074 - A - Beast Soul
6: Twilight Sparkle - 423 - B - Memory Make Magic
7: Magic Touch - 152 - C - Fire Magic
8: Big Mac - 145 - C - Palm Magic
9: Applejack - 120 - C - Earth Magic
10: Rainbow Dash - 116 - C - Ice Magic
11: Soarin - 98 - C - Air Magic
12: Thunderlane - 95 - C - Drill N Rock Magic
13: Pinkie Pie - 94 - C - Territory Magic
14: Cider Blossom - 90 - C - Palm Magic
15: Rarity - 81 - D - Requip Magic
16: Spike - 78 - D - Unknown
17: Scootaloo - 26 - E -Unknown
18: Applebloom - 24 - E - Unknown
19: Sweetie Belle - 22 - E - Unknown
20: Fluttershy - 4 - E - Green Magic
21: Zecora - Unknown - F - Unknown