The jog towards the castle/spire was mostly boring, though when I finally made it near, I encountered a squad of knights; they were probably heading to the gate we'd entered from, but this made things easier.
"Hehe, lucky me." Smirking, I leaped down from the top of a building, crash landing in the middle of the squad, using a knight to break my fall. "Enemy attack!" "Positions!" "Hehe, c'mon, let's have a bit of fun." Grinning at the knights, who were quick to react, I tore through the squad, knocking them all unconscious.
"Die!" Raising an arm, intending to block the captain's desperate attack, his sword was suddenly engulfed in flames as his blade dug an inch into my arm before stopping. Frowning, I shot my arm forward, clutching his neck and lifting him into the air while squeezing, crushing his armor.
"How the hell did you use magic?" Unfortunately, I got no response as he'd fallen unconscious. "What the? I didn't even do anything?" Dropping his body onto the ground, I scratched my head in confusion while removing the sword from my arm. "Weird."
Shrugging my shoulders, I dropped the sword and headed to the Spire; when I arrived at the gates, I knocked the guards out, and while I could've quietly snuck inside, I came here to cause destruction. Now, it may have seemed mindless, but it would serve as a signal to the others who happened to find this place; after all, a spire ends up being destroyed just as we were sent here? Heh, even Natsu should be able to figure that out.
"Wake up!" Grabbing the gate, forcefully prying it from the wall, I spun before throwing it at the Spire, lodging it deep into the wall. "I could've done better." Slicking my hair back, I walk past the destroyed gate, heading to the Spire, giving them time to react, as it wouldn't be fun otherwise.
Halfway towards the Spire, sirens suddenly fill the area, followed by numerous lights illuminating the Spire. "WE'RE UNDER ATTACK! I REPEAT! WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!" 'About damn time; must've been having a good sleep.'
No longer needing to hold back, I dash towards the entrance, crashing through the front door, where several knights were already waiting for me. "Tsk, bring someone stronger." Making short work of these knights, I began causing wanton destruction, destroying walls, tearing through ceilings and floors, sending knights flying throughout the Spire, etc.
However, after some time, someone different finally arrived; he was donned in pink armor, but not full armor, it was the kind of armor meant for women in video games. "What the, are you a Drag Queen?" Planting a knight headfirst into the ceiling, I glanced at the man, who suddenly made an ugly face, causing me to recoil. "Don't even know what that is, but I didn't come here to chat with you intruder."
Without warning, the man lunged towards me, slashing his sword down, causing me to leap back while his sword hit the ground, only for me to narrow my eyes as I saw the ground where I stood liquify. "Again with the magic power; how are you guys doing that?" "Oh my, you don't know?" "No, dumbass. If I knew, I wouldn't ask you, would I?"
Scoffing, I folded my arms while eyeing the dude, only to squat, dodging a massive, black blade from behind; I then jumped, tilting myself upside down while lodging my nails into the ceiling as I stood upside down. "If you're going to coordinate a sneak attack, be quieter; I sensed you the moment you turned down this hallway."
Glancing at the person who had sneak-attacked me, it was a big black-furred beast-person wielding a massive black sword. "That's fucking huge." "He seems quite slippery, Panther Lily." "Is that so? Then we just need to hold him down, Sugarboy."
'Sugarboy? He's definitely freaky.' Shaking my head, I leap towards the lunging Sugarboy, avoiding direct contact with his sword, which he uses to his advantage by limiting my movements, prompting Panther Lily to swing his massive sword at me.
Kicking Sugarboy away, I leaned back, narrowly dodging the massive sword before using my hand to push myself away, only to twist in mid-air, dodging a liquid that transformed into searing hot flames hotter than Natsu's. Landing on the wall, digging my nails in for support, I glanced at the newcomer, who was a short, old man.
"The fuck? Just go bald, disgusting." Eyeing the two hair-horns on the old man's head, I spat on the ground, which clearly infuriated him as he gritted his teeth. "You snot-nosed brat! I'll kill you!" "Hmph, doubt it." "Byro, he's a slippery bastard."
Breaking the wall behind me, dodging the blue-colored liquid, which transformed into ice and rapidly expanded, I lunged at Byro, figuring it best to get him out of the equation, though before I could, Panther Lily swung his sword at me, forcing me to dodge as that sword was cutting through things like it was air.
"Got you." "Tsk." Clicking my tongue, forced to give up Byro, lest I wanted to be turned into a liquid, I spun on my heel, dodging Sugarboy's sword before kneeing his chest, forcing him back, only to stomp the ground, causing a piece of the floor to be kicked upwards behind me, blocking the searing flames from Byro.
Yet I wasn't given a chance to rest as Panther Lily's sword came right for me; finding my footing, I outstretched my hands, clutching on the broadside of the sword just before it cut me, bringing it to an immediate halt. "Heh, damn, you're pretty strong." Straining against Panther Lily, I forced him and his sword back.
"Hehe, now this is fun; 3 vs 1. Without my magic power, this is actually challenging." Stretching slightly, I rubbed my neck, excited for this fight, though I ended up turning around, hearing someone else rapidly approaching.
"Eh, Erza!? You got here pretty damn quick. Though, what the hell is with that outfit?" Spotting Erza, I waved at her, smirking as she ran towards me, though her outfit took me aback, as it looked more like something up Cana's alley; not only that, but she was wielding a spear instead of a sword. 'Huh, weird-'
My thoughts were interrupted as Erza's spear transformed, only for her to stab me, her spear lodging itself deep into my stomach. "Explode." I was quickly engulfed in a violent explosion that shook the entire area.
"Huh, what the, he must've been scared by your presence, Erza." "Focus, Sugarboy. He's not finished."
Growling, I clapped my hands, dispersing the smoke while I glared at the Erza, no, not Erza, the woman impersonating you. "Oi, fucker, what happened to Erza?" "Hehe, did he go senile?" Byro chuckled in amusement, though I ignored him, staring at the fake who transformed her spear once more. "Let's end this quickly."
Growling furiously, I stepped forward, my wound screaming in protest, but I cared not; leaning forward, I dashed towards the fake, ignoring everyone else. "I'll beat it out of you then!!"
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3rd POV
As the morning sunlight hit the Royal City of Edolas, illuminating the partially destroyed Spire, Sugarboy, Panther Lily, Byro, and Erza were either leaning against the wall or sprawled on the ground, bruised and exhausted.
"W-What a tough bastard; f-freaking endless vitality." Sugarboy sprawled, gasped for breath, rubbing his bruised jaw before glancing at the bloody body lodged inside a destroyed wall. "He was strong… Too strong." Byro, groaning in pain, I drank some water while massaging his dislocated shoulder.
"Only 'Her' is stronger." At Pather Lily's words, there was a brief silence amongst the four as fear flashed between their eyes while Erza subconsciously looked down, only to shake her head. "Take him to the deepest layer of the dungeon, where 'Her' is being held." Keeping her injured eye closed, Erza glanced behind her at several Captains, causing them to nod.
"Yes, Commander Erza!" Following her orders, six Captains approached the body, which could easily be mistaken for a corpse from the excessive amount of blood, cuffing his wrists before dragging his body away.
Walking through the bustling Spire, the six captains took every set of stairs down, arriving at the ground floor, before arriving at an isolated elevator, which took them incredibly deep, over a hundred meters deep.
When the elevator finally stopped, it opened into a very long cavern, though at the end was a single cell embedded in the very earth; inside that cell was one person. Her figure was obscured from the darkness of the cavern, but her eyes, her green eyes, seemed to glow, causing the captains to nervously gulp, fear overtaking them.
With shaky hands, one of the captains opened the cell, letting the others throw Cooper's body inside before quickly closing it. Without another word, the six captains turned around, walking away, nearly running, anything to get away from 'her'.