Another battlefield.
"A MAN!!"
Having grown accustomed to the power of the Guardian Sacred Beast Belfast, Elfman spread the ancient pterosaur-like wings on his back and transformed into a blur, charging at Rustyrose at extremely high speeds.
Not only did he now possess agile low-altitude flight capabilities, but the pitch-black beast armor covering his entire body also invisibly amplified the power of his attacks!
His armored fist stirred the surrounding air currents, punching out like a heavy cannon.
"You only stole a small part of my imagination! Don't get so carried away!!"
Determined to prove that his imagination was the strongest magic, Rustyrose roared as he raised his left arm, materializing the golden shield that was said to be able to block all attacks.
BOOM!!
Elfman's sacred beast heavy punch slammed down directly. The terrifying monstrous strength erupted instantly. With a CRACK, the golden shield immediately cracks, sending fragments flying.
"H-how is this possible?!" Rustyrose was greatly shocked. He frantically mobilized magic power to reinforce the golden shield, trying to stabilize its shattering trend.
"Take Over magic is not merely 'stealing.' It's—" With that, Sacred Beast Elfman stepped forward heavily and threw a violent punch. "—transforming powerful monsters into controllable weapons, then combining them with my own power to unleash even greater strength!!"
BAM!!!
In the face of absolute power, the golden shield finally reached its limit and was shattered into countless pieces.
The fist wind drove straight in. His robust arms crushed the fragments into dust, precisely slamming into Rustyrose's face.
The impact residual waves exploded outward. Rustyrose's glasses shattered, blood sprayed from his mouth, and he plummeted along with the collapsing floor beneath him, falling to the lower level!
Which happened to be the dark castle's great hall.
"You hurt Lisanna! Don't expect me to let you off that easily!"
Seeing Rustyrose, who had caught his breath, growing Pegasus wings on his feet and fleeing like a coward, Sacred Beast Elfman clenched his fist and roared. Ignoring the falling debris around him, he leaped down, ready to press his advantage and thoroughly beat the opponent down.
But before he could land smoothly, three familiar figures suddenly caught his eye.
That was... the Thunder God Tribe?
Hey! Ever, what do you mean by taking off your glasses?!
A sense of bad arose in Elfman's heart. Just as he was about to speak, Evergreen's Stone Eyes had already been activated.
CRASH.
The large-framed Elfman instantly turned into a stone statue, plummeting straight down and smashing a crater into the great hall's floor, only to be immediately buried by the rubble that followed.
"How foolish. You think a Grimoire Heart mage hiding in an unexpected place can attack us noble fairies?" Evergreen elegantly pushed her glasses back into place.
Having subjugated dark guilds many times before, the Thunder God Tribe's vigilance was naturally quite high. Even amid fierce battles, they constantly kept an eye on their surroundings.
So, when Elfman came shouting and suddenly appeared, he was naturally judged as an "enemy."
In his Sacred Beast state, he was covered from head to toe in pitch-black beast armor. From a distance, he looked like a humanoid ferocious beast. Evergreen, who had never seen this form before, naturally couldn't recognize him immediately.
"Wait, that guy just now... why does he look vaguely familiar?" Freed walked over from the side.
"I think I vaguely heard the words 'a man,'" Bickslow said, hovering in midair on his five magic puppets.
Reminded by the two, Evergreen frowned, also feeling a sense of familiarity. "Now that you mention it... those muscular eyes... I feel like I've seen them somewhere before..."
"Freed, Bickslow, Evergreen!"
Feathers fell. Lisanna flapped her eagle wings and hurried over. After briefly greeting the Thunder God Tribe, she looked around the chaotic battlefield with confusion. "Where's Elfman-nii?"
"So it was him!!" x3
The Thunder God Tribe suddenly realized.
Realizing that she had accidentally hit a comrade, Evergreen quickly dispelled the petrification magic.
"Damn it, Ever! Are you trying to kill me?!" Sacred Beast Elfman suddenly rose from the stone debris.
With a large bump on his forehead, he angrily walked up to Evergreen, bared his jagged fangs, and gave her a friendly tirade, spit flying everywhere.
Evergreen had been thinking about apologizing properly, but seeing Elfman in this ranting posture, her anger immediately flared up. "Who could recognize you looking like some kind of monster?! You should be grateful I didn't turn you into stone powder!"
"Ahaha..." Lisanna stood by with an awkward smile.
She couldn't help but think of their Edolas counterparts, who liked each other but were so coy.
In a sense, the relationship between Elfman-nii and Evergreen here also seemed very close~
"Stop. Let's deal with the enemies first."
Freed's calm words stopped the two from yelling at each other.
Looking up, they saw Kain and Rustyrose standing together like brothers in misfortune in the slowly dissipating smoke.
Kain was covered in wounds, his large face bruised and swollen. Clearly, he had been severely beaten.
The Cursed Doll clutched in his hand had the number "3" stamped on it—the previous two had already been destroyed by the Thunder God Tribe.
Rustyrose, who had taken a sacred beast punch to the face, was equally embarrassed. In fact, due to his relatively weaker physique, his disheveled, blood-covered face looked even more pitiful than Kain's!
"Those damn fairies... they're more troublesome than I thought..." Kain stared intently at the opposite side.
"Even so, the final victory belongs to us. Lord Hades cannot be defeated!"
The arrogant Rustyrose, for once, did not retort. He materialized a new pair of goggles and put them on, his voice cold. "Let's use that move, Kain."
He willingly pulled out a strand of his own hair and handed it to Kain.
"That move?!" Kain first showed an exaggerated expression of shock. Then, his gaze gradually turned sinister. "You're right. We need to show them the truly terrifying aspect of the Seven Kin!"
With that, he took Rustyrose's hair and stuck it into the head of the Cursed Doll in his hand.
All members of the Seven Kin could use powerful Lost Magic and possessed extremely strong combat ability, enough for a single one to destroy a town.
But their truly terrifying aspect was the high compatibility between their magics. When they join forces, they could achieve an effect where one plus one was far greater than two!
Normally, however, the self-conceited Seven Kin would not readily join forces. Desiring the Great Magical World, they preferred to dominate and crush everything with their own power.
But now, pushed to their limits, Kain and Rustyrose decided to break that rule and join forces to annihilate Fairy Tail!
BOOM!!
As Kain infused his Cursed Doll with the effect of amplifying mental power, a terrifying, eerie, massive magical power began to surge from within Rustyrose.
Wherever the magic power passed, a large number of twisted, grotesque fantasy monsters appeared one after another, instantly filling the entire great hall. The scene was quite terrifying.
"Wonderful! This is wonderful! This feeling of inspiration and power simultaneously cramming my brain... bring it on even more crazily!!" Rustyrose laughed excitedly, his eyes glowing red like a monster's.
"Haha! See that? This is our exciting combination move!"
"This... is the mage of Grimoire Heart!!"
Kain also burst into sharp, piercing laughter. As if he could already see victory, a most brutal smile curled at the corners of his mouth. "When I've channeled all my remaining magic power into the Cursed Doll, that's when you'll—huh? Where's the Cursed Doll?!"
His threatening speech cut off mid-sentence. His eyes suddenly bulged, and cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.
The Cursed Doll that should have been firmly clutched in his hand had mysteriously disappeared!
"Hey, big guy. Your Cursed Doll is indeed very powerful. But now..." On the opposite side, Bickslow removed his steel mask, revealing his eyes, and stuck out his tongue bearing the Fairy Tail emblem, smiling even more villainously than the villains themselves. "...it's mine!"
"It's mine, it's mine~" x5
The five puppet dolls floating behind him repeated his words. One of them had suddenly changed its appearance—it was impressive the one Kain used to activate Usual Hour Arrival!
The moment he had seen that Kain could be immune to Evergreen's Stone Eyes, Bickslow had set his sights on the opponent's Cursed Doll. After all, the magic he used was Star Chart: Doll Possession, which had an absolute counter relationship!
Unfortunately, Kain's magic power was too strong, giving him almost absolute control over the Cursed Doll. Bickslow had tried many times, only to fail.
But now, because Kain had gotten hot-blooded and poured all his magic power into Rustyrose, Bickslow had seized the opportunity and taken control of the Cursed Doll!
"Cursed Doll! Give me back my Cursed Doll!!"
To Kain, the scene unfolding before his eyes was comparable to a massive NTR scene. He was furious beyond measure.
Bickslow ignored him. He simply snapped his fingers with a smile.
Click.
The Cursed Doll floating in the air immediately received the command. It raised its hand and mimed taking off glasses.
Since it still had Rustyrose's hair stuck in its head, Rustyrose, who was crazy materializing monsters, was uncontrollably forced to mimic the same action.
In that instant, Evergreen had already rushed in front of him and activated her Stone Eyes.
Crack.
Rustyrose, unable to react in time, was instantly petrified.
The surrounding horde of roaring, clawing monsters paused momentarily, then dissipated like illusory bubbles.
"Go! Fairy Tail!!!" Bickslow shouted.
"OOOOOH!!"
Elfman and Lisanna understood implicitly and charged forward. The brutal sibling combination combo directly KOed the thick-skinned Kain.
Adding to that, Zancrow, who had collapsed from the flame clash, Zoldeo, who had been forced out of Capricorn by Lucy and perished from forbidden magic backlash, and Ultear, who had turned over a new leaf.
Of Grimoire Heart's Seven Kin, only two remained.
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