355. The Calamity Arrives
Ben's group comes out of the cube and sees their guildmates have been waiting there. Surprisingly, Sting, Rogue, & their Exceeds are there too. The twin Dragons have been searching for Minerva to take her back to their guild, after all.
"Ah, right, I forgot about her," says Ben before disappearing.
Ben returns in a short time while holding Minerva's collar. He holds her as if she is a cat and she just stays there silently. Then right after Ben released her, she immediately runs and hides behind Sting & Rogue.
"What were you doing to her? She looks very terrified of you," says Mira suspiciously.
"I don't know, I just killed a lot of Demons when she was there. Ah, there was her dad too," says Ben.
"It seems you traumatized her," says Carla.
"Well, it was a battle, so I need to- !!!" Ben suddenly stops talking and his expression becomes very serious all of a sudden.
He looks far to the right while gritting his teeth and clenching his fists.
"Ben?" asks Mira while touching his shoulder.
"Leave," says Ben.
"Huh? What do you-?" asks Mira again, but Ben suddenly interrupts her.
"LEAVE! GO BACK TO MAGNOLIA NOW!" shouts Ben impatiently.
"What? Why?" asks Gray.
The others also question it, but Mira & Ben:s sisters already walk to the airship. This is the first time they see Ben this panic, so they know there must be a great danger coming, and he can't protect them while facing it.
"He's coming, that damn Acnologia," says Ben before flying to the top of the broken gigantic cube.
Everyone widens their eyes when they hear it and now they understand why Ben reacted like that. They immediately enter the airship and then they finally feel it too, Acnologia's magic power. It's so strong and ominous that nothing can be compared to it.
"T-this is, Acnologia?" asks Sting as his body trembles.
The Dragon Slayers can feel Acnologia's power more than other Mages. He hasn't even appeared yet, but they can already feel his massive magic power. They thought Ben has a ridiculous amount of Magic Power already, but now they find an individual with far more magic power than Ben.
Ben knows it better than them, the difference between his magic power with Acnologia. "It seems I was still underestimating him. Now that I've gotten stronger and have better sense, I can finally judge his power more clearly. He is stronger than I thought."
He has a grim expression, but then Ben suddenly grins. "Still, I am catching up to him. This new power isn't perfect yet, but I should be able to do something now. The thing that happened 7 years ago won't get repeated."
Ben sees Fairy Tail airship finally flies away from the Cube toward Magnolia. Just like Ben, Mira is worried about their children, so she needs to return fast. The others are also worried about their families, that's why they return as fast as possible because they can't do anything here.
But, there are 4 people who stay behind, and they also climb the cube to meet Ben. Natsu, Gray, Sting, & Rogue are the ones who stay. They know they are weaker than Ben, but they can't just leave when he is fighting to protect them.
"You are responsible for your own lives. I can't protect you while fighting," says Ben without looking back.
"Don't underestimate us! We will also attack that guy, and unlike in the past, we will be able to injure him," says Natsu.
"Yeah, I've received a new power too. Although it won't be effective against a Dragon, I will be able to do some damage," says Gray.
"We are Dragon Slayers too, so we won't back away from fighting a Dragon even if we'll lose," says Sting, followed by a nod from Rogue.
"Whatever, just don't get in my way. Here he comes," says Ben while looking at a black dot in the sky that keeps getting bigger.
Sometime later, Acnologia finally arrives above the cube, "ROARS!"
Ben crouches and puts his right hand on the floor as his body gets covered by golden solar energy. "I won't let you do as you please again. Feel the wrath of 7 years!"
*BOOM*
A big part of the floor suddenly breaks and Ben disappears. He shoots himself at lightspeed toward Acnologia. Even the Black Dragon King can't anticipate such speed, he can't even see Ben at that speed.
*BAM*
Ben crashes onto Acnologia's chest and he pushes the Black Dragon back. Acnologia roars because of the surprise attack and some air comes out of his lungs. This attack is very powerful, after all, and Acnologia feels pain in the spot that Ben hits.
But Ben hasn't finished yet. He is clinging to Acnologia's chest and preparing another attack. Ben places his hands in Kamehame position in front of him, which is right in front of Acnologia's chest too. A golden solar energy ball is glowing between his hands & Acnologia's chest.
Ben then says, "Take this, you damn bastard! Sun Dragon's Ultimate Skill: Supernova!"
*BOOOMMMMM*
The golden solar energy ball explodes and the explosion engulfs Acnologia's whole body. It's a very massive explosion that the sound can be heard even from Magnolia. The Mages on Fairy Tail airship know it comes from Ben's battle against Acnologia.
They've just arrived in the town and landed the airship at its station. But the Mages haven't left the airship yet when they hear the explosion sound. The battle location is quite far, but the effect can even be felt here, so they know it will be a very destructive battle.
"It has started," says Erza while looking in the direction of the battlefield.
"Yeah, so we can't waste our time. Let's move immediately and raise the town's defense to the maximum. If even the sound from the clash can reach this place, then the attacks might reach us too. We can't let that happen, so we need to get ready," says Mira while transforming into her Satan Soul form.
Mira then flies as fast as she can toward her house. Wendy and Elfman follow her while being carried by Carla & Bella, while Lisanna transforms into an eagle and flies alongside them. The others also leave the airship and Erza is taking care of Minerva, Frosch, and Lector.
After a while, Mira arrives in front of her house and enters it immediately. Her siblings & in-laws also enter the house and they see many people inside. There are many townfolks in the front yard while the Mages are inside the house.
"Jarvis, why are there so many people here?" asks Lisanna.
{These are the town people who have been registered in my database. They are to be rescued and protected in the perimeter of this house when the danger level has reached level 5. Madam Mira has increased the danger level to 6 a few minutes ago, so I started the procedure immediately. As for those who aren't registered, they are being gathered outside the fence wall with a similar level of protection. Only Guild members are allowed to enter the house building.}
"Huh? We have that kind of procedure?" asks Elfman dumbfoundedly.
"Yes, we have many of them. You need to put more attention to this kind of thing rather than putting them all to your muscle," says Carla.
"A man needs muscle," says Elfman as if it's a fact.
"But brain is also needed," says Carla.
Elfman doesn't answer that and just keeps walking toward the house. Mira has entered the house first and she immediately searches her children. They are safe, of course, so she is very relieved now.
{Madam, your instruction, please.}
"Alright, Jarvis, raise the town's defense and surveillance to the maximum. Get ready for any attack that may come at any time. Take action immediately when any strong attack gets on your radar," says Mira.
{Understood, executing the order.}
A dark blue barrier dome appears on Magnolia and there are some smaller domes inside. Ben's house has different barriers that have a dark yellow color. These barriers are far stronger than the dark blue barriers, but they also consume more energy.
"I hope he will be fine," says Mira worriedly while carrying her children in her arms.
The man that makes her worry is floating in the sky now. Ben is floating in front of Acnologia which still looks fine after receiving that strong attack. But there are some burnt and scratch marks on Acnologia's scales, which are enough to make Ben grins.
Ben looks at Acnologia and says, "It seems these 7 years weren't wasted."
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