Hope for Fairy Tail

Another minute passed and Meliodas raised his head as a woman jumped up onto the platform. The woman had long pale green hair that tied back into a series of massive dreadlock-like curls and green eyes. She wore a tight fitting mustard yellow suit with a spiderweb pattern around her curvaceous body.

"AND IT LOOKS LIKE MELIODAS HAS A CHALLENGER! IT'S ARANA WEBB FROM MERMAID HEEL!" Chapati shouted.

"You're really just going to sit on that chair like you're some sort of king on his throne huh?" Arana questioned as she ran towards Meliodas.

"It's more of a barstool really." Meliodas responded nonchalantly as he jumped off the barstool. Arana suddenly jumped up high into the air above Meliodas and put both hands out in front of her.

"Web Shot!"

A thick weblike substance shot out from her hands, forming a large net that headed towards Meliodas. Meliodas put his hand on the handle of Neo Mel Force. Arana's eyes widened as her web net was instantly shredded into tiny pieces. 'What happened?! Did he even draw his sword? I didn't even see his slashes?!' Arana thought.

Arana quickly recovered from her shock as she was still in the air and shot a large string of webs at Meliodas. Meliodas grinned as he grabbed the web rope with both hands. He quickly spun around and in one swift motion, flung Arana right over him and far away off the platform.

Meliodas turned back around towards the center of the arena again when four more figures jumped up from the sides of the platform and landed in front of Meliodas.

"Temporary truce! Let's take out the Blond Demon first!" One of the men shouted.

"AND JUST AS ARANA IS KNOCKED OUT, FOUR MORE PEOPLE SHOW UP. IT'S SUMMER FROM RED DRAGON, EUDEN FROM THE CRUSTY CRABS, STRAWBERRY FROM WING TREE, AND DUSK FROM UNICORN HORN!" Chapati announced.

"And it looks like they're trying to team up on Meliodas." Lahar added.

The four mages in front of Meliodas began charging their magical attacks as Meliodas remained standing his ground on the platform.

"Pyro Storm!"

"Lightning Nova!"

"Dragonmare Brood!"

"Resounding Surge!"

A vortex of flames, a blast of lightning, a serpent dragon made of water, and a shockwave of earth traveled across the platform towards Meliodas. Meliodas put his hand on the handle of Mel Force and prepared to swing his blade. He paused as he realized he might accidentally kill them if he reflects it back at them directly with three times the force.

The four attacks converged in a single point, creating a massive explosion where Meliodas was standing. The entire mountain shook as the platform cracked and a wave of dust and debris covered the entire platform.

"WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ATTACK! THAT MIGHT HAVE JUST DESTROYED THE PLATFORM!" Chapati announced.

Another few seconds passed and the smoke started clearing out. Both Chapati and Lahar were dumbstruck as they saw a massive hole in the platform, leaving just the outer edges that were left intact. Standing on the edge of the platform was Meliodas who was unscathed and looking off the edge below. Down below him, were the unconscious bodies of the four mages who were lying underneath some rocks.

"Ah shoot...I forgot to grab my barstool…" Meliodas commented as he looked at the massive hole in the center of the platform. His aloof attitude suddenly vanished as he felt a magic he hadn't felt in years, one similar to the sensation he felt back on Tenrou Island. As quick as the sensation came, it vanished as the magic presence was gone once again.

"INCREDIBLE! HE SOMEHOW GOT OUT OF THAT ATTACK AND KNOCKED OUT FOUR OF THOSE MAGES IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE!" Chapati exclaimed.

"It's to be expected of the one given the title of "The Blond Demon." Lahar commented as he pushed up his glasses.

Twenty more minutes passed as Meliodas sat on the platform, looking out over the side. His legs dangled off the side of the platform as he looked off the side with a serious look on his face. 'What was that brief magic I sensed earlier?' Meliodas turned his head to look back at the rest of the platform. To his surprise, he saw a short figure barely dangling on the other side of the platform.

'Oh I wonder how long he's been there?' Meliodas pondered.

"AND THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS!" Chapati announced. "THE KING OF THE HILL EVENT IS NOW OVER. THE SCORES WILL BE PUT UP ON THE INTERFACE SHORTLY!"

The ground began to shake and Meliodas jumped off the remains of the platform as it crumbled beneath him. The mountain began to glow brightly for a few seconds before sinking back into the ground and vanishing. As Meliodas and the other participants stood back on the main arena floor, a large magical interface appeared hovering above them with their placements. Meliodas looked at the top five placements.

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Meliodas

Ichiya

Rufus

Yuka

Arana

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Later that night, Meliodas sat at a terrace overlooking one of the river walkways that flowed through Crocus. Three hooded figures wearing blue cloaks approached him and they took off their hoods.

"Good job out there today Meliodas!" Meredy said cheerfully.

"Thanks! By the way, where did you guys watch from? I find it hard to believe you would sit in the stands." Meliodas responded.

"We watched from afar with this." Ultear said as he pulled out her orb. It began to glow briefly and an image of the stadium appeared inside of it.

"So did you sense it?" Jellal asked. Meliodas nodded.

"I felt something like that back on Tenrou...it was Zeref wasn't it?" Meliodas inquired.

"Possibly. However, it's strange that the magic only appeared for an instant." Ultear added in.

"For now, we'll keep observing as the Grand Magic Games go on." Jellal said as he gestured for Crime Sorciere to take their leave. "Good luck to you and Fairy Tail."

Meliodas watched as the three Crime Sorciere members left before turning around to face the river once again. He looked up at the night sky and stretched his arms out.

"It's getting late, I should go meet up with everyone at the bar again. They're probably all still celebrating."

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Current Rankings (Top 5)

Fairy Tail: 16

Sabertooth: 16

Blue Pegasus: 10

Lamia Scale: 12

Mermaid Heel: 6