Chapter 79: Archangel Soul
Chapter 79: Archangel Soul
Dante and the others were laying on the ground while Hades mocked them from above. Swearing to himself, Dante could not believe how strong Hades was. He and the others just threw everything they had at him in a coordinated attack and Hades didn't even have a scratch on him. Feeling an immense amount of magical power radiating from Hades, Dante looked up and saw him charging up a final attack. Thinking that this was the end, Dante said a mental sorry to everyone that he had failed. Just before Hades launched his attack, a bolt of lightning struck his arm.
"It's about time you showed up" stated Dante with a smile despite the pain in his body. Looking up, Dante and the others were relieved to see Laxus standing tall against Hades. After the others exclaimed their happiness to see Laxus, Laxus turned his head to talk to Dante.
"I come here to see you beaten and on the ground. Pathetic, and you call yourself my rival" stated Laxus with a smile knowing it would motivate Dante to find his second wind. Smiling to himself Dante shakily rose to his feet, there was no way he was going to let Laxus outshine him now that he had his rival back.
"Damn your right Laxus, let me make it up to you by helping you out" responded Dante with a smile towards Laxus. The others watched as Dante and Laxus both stood against an amused Hades.
"Don't hold back this time, use that trump card of yours. Don't worry about losing control, if that happens, I'll just knock some sense into you" stated Laxus as he radiated his magical power. Dante nodded his head as he prepared his magical power.
"Yah I think it's finally time to go all out" stated Dante as he started to transform.
Dante was enveloped in a white light as his magic took over his body. The Angel Soul Gabriel form wasn't his only transformation. He had a second transformation that was many times stronger than the Gabriel form, but he hardly ever used it. This second form was almost never used because of how dangerous it was.
Dante didn't have perfect control over the stronger angel soul, each time he used it he had to fight against the soul's overpowering will. Each time he used the form, Dante would almost lose himself thus he only used this form if there was no other option when he was protecting his family. As the white light dissipated, Dante stood tall against Hades in his most powerful form.
Holy energy radiated from his body, making the air thick with magical energy. His head was covered in a legionnaire helmet and his wings were covered in metal plates. A metal breastplate protected his midsection, along with metal arm guards made from eh strongest of materials. Feeling the change in Dante's magical energy, Hades paused for a moment as Dante started to speak.
"Impressed" asked Dante to Hades with a confidant smile.
"I must say I am. Your magical power is nothing like it was a moment ago" responded Hades still in a calm tone despite facing two powerful wizards. These two Fairy Tail pawns of Markov might be stronger than he originally thought but they were still nothing compared to him.
"This form is the soul of the angel who is the divine warrior of the holy creator. He is the leader of the armies of Heaven. Behold my Archangel Michael form" stated Dante allowing his magical power to bear down on Hades.
"It's impressive but it is nothing compared to my own magical power" responded Hades amused at Dante's blustering. Smiling before he responded, Dante started to speak.
"It's not done yet, one more thing to bring my power to it's absolute maximum" responded Dante as he used his magic before he resumed speaking.
"Heavenly reequip" stated Dante as his magic summoned a longsword into his hand. The moment his hand touched the sword, Dante's magical power skyrocketed.
"The Sword of David. A powerful holy sword that only beings ranking high in the hierarchy of heaven can wield. With this sword my magical energy is multiplied serval times over. With this sword that cuts through the darkness, you will fall" stated Dante in a confident tone. Hades laughed at these words as he responded.
"Let's put those bold words to the test shall we" yelled Hades, singling the start of the battle.
Hades fired a chain at Dante and Laxus who easily dodged it. Stunned by their speed, Dante and Laxus zipped across the room before launching their own attacks. Dante swung his sword in the air, creating arc of holy energy that flew towards Hades while Laxus fired a powerful lighting blast. Smiling to himself, Hades jumped out of the way but Dante and Laxus were hot on his heels.
As Hades dodged the fight attack, Dante and Laxus fired serval other attacks at Hades. Each attack missed as Hades dodges while firing his own attacks at Dante and Laxus. Using their speed Dante and Laxus were able to dodge Hades's attacks and vice versa. Soon the room was shaking as powerful magical energy tore it apart as the three of them continued to fight.
"This is crazy, their magical power is unreal. Is Dante and Laxus really this strong" asked Erza in a shocked tone as a huge amount of magical energy continued to blast the room apart. Landing on the ground, Dante and Laxus were surprised when serval magical circles surrounded them.
"Damn is this Amaterasu" stated Laxus in a worried tone. After Laxus said these words, Dante and Laxus were blasted by powerful magical energy.
"Amaterasu Formula 28. This attack will drain all the strength from your body" stated Hades in an amused tone. Thinking that this was the end, Hades was then stunned when Dante and Laxus zipped across the air. Dante and Laxus then used this moment to deliver a powerful double kick at Hade's back, sending him crashing into the ground.
"To think that was just my leg, I still have the other and both my arms" stated Laxus in an intimidating tone.
"It would be better for you if you didn't get up, otherwise I can't be responsible if you should die" stated Dante as Hades rose to his feet. Smiling at Dante's bold words, Hades began to speak.
"Don't get ahead of yourself boy. You haven't even begun to challenge me yet" stated Hades in an intimidating tone. Laxus responded by charging at Hades, the two of them clashed midair. Just as Dante was about to join Laxus in his attack, he faltered as he felt hos mind start to break in two. Clutching his head as Dante tried to resist the willpower of his angel soul trying to take over, he fell to his knees.
"Damn it, not now! I need more time" stated Dante as he struggled to maintain his own mind. His magical power was leaking wildly out of his body as he tried to get his angel soul under control. Hades smirked as he saw Dante struggling with his power and started to speak.
"Well well it looks like this power of your comes at a steep price. You can't control it entirely and that will be your downfall" stated Hades as he fired a powerful blast of his bullet magic. The magical bullet was flying right at Dante's head, who was unable move. Just before the bullet made lethal contact, Laxus used his lighting speed to deliver a powerful punch at Dante which sent him flying. Crashing into the ground, Dante was still struggling to regain control.
"Snap out of it! You look pathetic right now" yelled Laxus to Dante as he turned to face Hades. While Laxus and Hades resumed the fight, Dante struggled to his feet. He can't lose control he thought, his guild still needed him. Smiling to himself as he got back control, Dante mentally thanked Laxus. Spreading his wings wide, he sped right at Hades.
"I'm not done yet" yelled Dante as he slashed Hades. Hades was sent crashing into the ground but was able to stand with barely a scratch on him. Not slowing down, Dante and Laxus both charged up a huge amount of magical power.
"LIGHTING DRAGON ROAR" yelled Laxus before firing a powerful blast of lighting magic at Hades. At the same time Laxus fired his attack, Dante fired his own while speaking.
"WRATH OF HEAVEN" yelled Dante as he fired one of his most devastating attacks.
Pointing his sword at Hades, Dante channeled almost all of his magical power into the blade. The channeled energy was then amplified by the holy sword before a blinding all-encompassing beam of holy energy erupted from it. The two attacks mixed together before crashing upon Hades. The entire ship shook from the force of the combined attack, the large room they were in was blasted apart. Once the smoke cleared, Dante and Laxus were stunned when Hades was still standing.
"That was an impressive attack, allow me to respond in kind" stated Hades in a mocking tone before he fired a huge magical attack at Dante and Laxus. Dante and Laxus looked at the large blast of dark energy flying towards them and found they were unable to move since they just used so much of their magical power.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING! YOU HAVE TO MOVE" yelled Natsu from his position on the ground while watching the attack rocket towards an immobile Dante and Laxus.
Hearing Natsu call out to them, Dante and Laxus shared a silent look before they arrived at the same conclusion. Instead of dodging the attack, Laxus and Dante summoned the remainder of their magical power. Laxus sent a powerful blast of lighting at Natsu who began to eat the attack. At the same time Dante charged up his magic as he started to speak.
"Holy Flame of Heaven" yelled Dante as he sent a huge plume of white holy flame at Natsu. After Dante and Laxus sent their remaining magical power to Natsu, they were blasted away from Hades's powerful attack. Reverting back into his original form, Dante went crashing into the ground.
"Thanks for the grub, now I've got a fire in my belly" stated Natsu as he radiated with immense magical energy.
Dante smiled at Natsu, leaving it all up to him. He was confident that Natsu would be able to defeat Hades with this new power, today was the day the holy lighting fire dragon slayer was born. Dante then lost consciousness for a moment until he was woken to find Hades with serval demons of astounding strength standing against them. Seeing the situation and finding that he was unable to move, Dante saw that his friends were not in better shape. Just as Dante was losing hope, Natsu began to speak.
"Today we learned how weak we really are, so what do we do next" asked Natsu as he struggled to stand. Dante and the others looked at Natsu as he continued to speak.
"I'll tell you, we grow stronger! On our own we might be to afraid to stand up to him but right now we have our friends by our side. I still have courage because you are all here with me. THERES NO REASON TO BE AFRAID! WHEN WHERE TOGETHER WE CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING" yelled Natsu as he inspired strength in his friends.
"STILL HOLDING ONTO THE LIGHT?! YOU FOOLS! YOUR FURTURE IS NOTHING BUT DARKNESS" yelled Hades as he radiated an almost limitless amount of magical energy. Smiling at his own weakness, Dante started to stand. How pathetic Dante was he thought.
"I'm supposed to be your senior Natsu, but yet you're the one lecturing me. You're exactly right, together we cannot fail" stated Dante as he shakily stood up. Erza and the others followed suit and soon they were standing against Hades once more.
"LET'S GO" yelled Natsu as he charged forward at Hades while Dante and the other's followed.
"What could you possibly hope to do without any magical power" asked Hades stunned that Markov's pawns still insisted on fighting.
After Hades said these words, the demons he had summoned fired powerful attacks at the charging group. Despite the many blasts being fired at them the Fairy Tail group charged forward. As the group was charging forward, Dante looked back and saw that Natsu was about to fall due to a powerful blast of dark magic. Reaching out to catch one of Natsu's arms, Dante smiled as Lucy did the same. While continuing his wild charge forward, Dante with Lucy's help carried Natsu forward.
"GIVE HIM HELL NATSU" yelled Dante as he used all his remaining strength to toss Natsu forward as Lucy did the same.
Dante and Lucy then fell to the ground, having spent the rest of their remaining strength. As Natsu was flying in the air, Erza and Grey used the last of their strength to kick Natsu forward. Natsu went flying at Hades while using the last of his magical powers. The room was blasted open from the force of the resulting blast. Once the smoke cleared Hades looked stunned and drained, as if all of his magical power was drained away.
Natsu then started to beat on Hades as the demons around him started to crumble to dust. At the same time Dante, the Tenrou tree being restored off in the distance. His guild mark along with everyone else's began to glow as a surge of magical power coursed through Dante. With their magical power restored, Dante and the others charged forward. Hades was then pummeled by a flurry of magical attacks as everyone gave it all they had. Once the smoke from the many attacks cleared, Natsu was standing tall over a defeated Hades as he started to scream to the heavens.
"FAIRY TAIL IS THE GREATEST" yelled Natsu in victory as everyone rushed to him in celebration. Dante smiled as the light started to shine through the clouds, the storm that had descended onto his guild was finally over.
End of Chapter 79