Chapter 99: Natsu Vs. Jellal (II)

Back to the top-most floor of the tower, the light faded away, revealing a giddy Jellal and calm Natsu staring at each other. Jellal had a crazy and excited grin on his face, thinking that he'd succeeded in his plans, whereas Natsu sported a calm expression while watching him.

Soon, Siegrain appeared in front of Jellal before both of them turned to look at his direction, but seeing the lack of surprise on Natsu's face, they were left confused. After a few seconds, though, they "realized" that Natsu was putting up a poker face to hide his surprise.

"Well well, we meet again, Natsu Dragneel. " Seigrain greeted Natsu with an inviting smile while he and Jellal stood side-by-side, looking at his direction with obvious amusement.

"Cut the bullshit. I know you two are the same person. Don't think your disguise can fool this nose of mine." Natsu didn't want to hear any more bullshit and revealed their trick, making them wide-eyed, but soon they sighed and shook their heads in exasperation.

"Sigh, that makes sense. I guess I shouldn't underestimate those powerful noses of your 'Dragon Slayers', but can't you at least pretend to be a bit surprised? Anyways, now, as you said, let's cut the bullshit." Both Jellal and Seigrain said at the same time while combining, forming a single Jellal whose magic power almost doubled instantly. Natsu didn't have any change in his expression while watching them.

"You're right. It's time to end this. I'm tired of chit-chatting with you. I was waiting for your fusion so that I could beat you once and for all." Natsu said, raising his magic level tremendously, enough to match their own. Jellal was shocked to see the rapidly increasing magic power of Natsu. He didn't think Natsu would be able to match his strength after fusing with his clone.

"Well, that's a surprise. Who knew you were hiding even more strength from me? But it doesn't matter anymore. I've almost accomplished my goal. I'll defeat you and use your body to resurrect my savior." Jellal had a determined expression on his face. Then, he covered himself in a cloak of heavenly energy, increasing his speed tremendously and rushed toward Natsu's direction.

Then, Jellal jumped into the air when he appeared in front of Natsu and started casting his magic.

"Grand Chariot" Jellal summoned the 'Seven Magic Seals' and connected them, creating a constellation of sorts. Each 'Magic Seal' then released a powerful light blast down on the Natsu, trying to smother him with explosions.

Natsu looked at the incoming attack seriously. "Let's see whose attack is more powerful. Nova Blast!"

Natsu raised his right arm and gathered massive crimson flames around his palm. Then, he closed his fist, compressing the flames into a small, intensely glowing sphere and throwing it toward the constellation. Their attacks collided with each other, forming a massive explosion of golden and orange. Neither of the duos stopped to see the result of their attack and continued on with their relentless pursuit of the other. They kept on kicking, punching, and sending numerous small-scaled magic attacks trying to defeat their opponent.

After a while, both of them separated from each other and stared at one another. Jellal looked a little worn out, whereas Natsu's clothes were in tatters, but otherwise looked fine.

"That was a nice warmup, 'Salamander'. I never knew you were so powerful. With such great strength, you would easily qualify for the position of one of the 'Ten Wizard Saints'. Your body would make a fine container for Lord Zeref." Jellal complimented him after the short skirmish. Natsu just casually shrugged his shoulders and stared at him disinterestedly.

"Shut up! I'm not interested in such petty titles, and if you think this is my limit, then you haven't seen anything yet." Natsu replied while dusting his clothes off, making Jellal a bit surprised.

"Are you saying that you're even stronger than you were just now? Don't be ridiculous." Jellal asked for confirmation while mostly disbelieving. He thought that Natsu was spouting nonsense, but Natsu paid him no mind.

"Fire Dragon God mode!" Natsu mumbled, going into his 'Dragon God Mode.' Sapphire blue started swirling around his body with some blazing around his scarf. His magic power went through the roof with the transformation, making the entire tower shake. The blazing flames also burned all his restraints, further increasing his already intense magic pressure.

Jellal was felt pressured when the overwhelming magical presence hit him. The magical presence Natsu gave off was more than five times what he was capable of. He was barely able to stand up when Natsu looked in his direction with a chilling gaze, causing his heart to fill with cold fear slowly. Natsu started walking toward his direction slowly, and with each step, the fear inside Jellal's heart grew stronger and stronger.

"Do you know why I've been playing with you for so long, Jellal?" Natsu asked a bit farther from his location. Jellal stood up and tried to look at him, only to see an enraged expression. Natsu looked just like an enraged beast ready to pounce at his prey.

"Don't try to show off, 'Salamander.' I don't care about the reason you've been hiding your strength. Even if you're stronger than me, I still have Zeref's support with me. Once I resurrect him, we'll bring a new era to this world." Jellal shouted with a manic expression. He looked just like a fanatic priest in those fantasy worlds.

Natsu teleported in front of him, making Jellal feel alert. He tried to move away using his meteor spell, but Natsu was still faster than him. Natsu grabbed hold of his head and threw him on the floor, creating a massive crater underneath his body in the process.

After a while, Jellal stood up from the crater and debris with a little blood coming out of his mouth, sporting an angry expression on his face.

"How dare you damage my tower. Take this and die, 'Salamander'! Altairis!" Jellal shouted, crossing his arms above his head to begin casting the spell. All the nearby shadows were drawn towards his position, forming a small black orb that rapidly grew in size and also gained small white lights inside it, similar to the night sky. Then, he unleashed the orb towards Natsu. The orb appeared to be incredibly dense, holding a tremendous amount of gravity that would crush the opponent.

"Fire Dragon God's Roar!" Natsu released an incredibly powerful breath attack toward the rapidly incoming attack. He gathered a massive amount of blue flames and fired a large beam toward the incoming orb. The orb absorbed some parts of the flame but soon got overwhelmed gaining blue tints toward its edges. Therefore the remaining beam propelled it back toward Jellal's location, making him horrified.

(A/N: Honestly, I'm surprised reading so many comments telling me that I nerfed MC too much. Well, can you guys please don't get to a conclusion so soon? I wanted Natsu to fight Jellal when he fused with his Seigrain self. If I one-shotted him, then his alter ego would escape making it a completely pointless fight. Besides for reference, please look at the auxiliary chapters for different character's power level. I made that for keeping track of battle scenes like this. Sorry for any misunderstandings the last few chapters caused you. I'll learn from this error to avoid doing the same again. Here, take this chapter as an apology. Sayonara~)