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Jose then fired a large beam of energy at Nic and Greninja. The attack had made the ground shake as it sailed towards them. The two quickly sidestepped as the attack passed them and create a massive hole from the wall they had just entered. If that happened again, perhaps the hallway would be obliterated. The building shook a bit and Nic and Greninja didn't have time to process Jose popping in front of them with a fist ready.

'So fast.' Nic noted. Greninja jumped in and blocked the assault with his forearms and followed it up by jumping backwards and unleashing a Water Pulse.

Jose intercepted by extending his fingers and shooting little beams as though they were bullets. He shot one at the Water Pulse and that only weakened it, but the second shot cancelled out the Water Pulse. Jose then kept up his Dark Beam and was shooting bullets in succession of one another. It didn't prove too helpful as Greninja diligently evade and dodged with speed, being able to avoid every shot.

As Jose was distracted with Greninja, he had forgotten NIc for a brief second. Nic sped into him and was about to do yet another Seed Bomb, but Jose caught a glimpse of him while he was preparing to do so. With his other hand, he fired his Dark Beam at Nic and that drove him away. Nic dodged left and right and backed away. He then countered with his own bullets.

"Bullet Seed!" He then spit out multiple golden seeds with green aura enveloped around each one in rapid succession, fiercely fending against each Dark Beam shot at him. Jose and Nic each shot at one another, every shot being intercepted by Bullet Seed and Dark Beam. After a whole ten seconds, Jose and Nic had decided to stop and get up close and personal. Greninja managed to get in close as well. Jose then made his fist envelop in some Darkness Magic and he punched forward, but not without an interception from Nic. Nic brought him arm back as fast as he could and his hand started glowing light green. It then extended into a long green sword, via Leaf Blade. The two attacks then collided, creating an explosion that Greninja backed away from. The ground between the two was a crater that covered their distance apart, which was roughly five feet. They both grunted and then proceeded to attack one another again. They kept trading blows, both assaults clashing into one another every time. Neither side was giving an edge when they collided. It was darkness Magic against Leaf Blade.

As Nic and Jose dished out repeated blows with accuracy and speed, Greninja sat aside and tried to do some experimenting. He did a Water Pulse, but then he held it in his palms. He looked as though he was compressing it. 'Nic, we need an edge. I know you won't have a problem with me re-learning an old ace in the hole.'

As he was experimenting, Nic and the Wizard Saint had gotten tired delivering blows and they jumped away from one another.

"Dead Wave!" Jose then unleashed a massive beam at Nic.

"Energy Ball!" Nic made a light green ball in his hands, of which he threw to block the Dead Wave. The two attacks exploded and the walls all around now began to crack up from the sheer force those two attacks dealt. 'Good thing Grass Types have above-average Attack and Special Attack.'

Greninja was cut off from his concentration, but he was able to compress the water. Now all he had to do was shape it.

After the dust cleared, Jose and Nic both had a few scratches on them. Aside from those, they didn't take much damage. They were both now probably thirty or so feet from each other.

"Not bad for a young Mage." Jose remarked grudgingly. "I was right. You are indeed impressive and your skills show no bounds. I was astounded that you managed to keep track off my speed."

"You can say I've seen faster." Nic remarked, thinking back to when he was battling against speedy pokémon with fast attacks. Thanks to those, he can read attacks a lot faster than your average fighter.

"That Makarov! Where does he find people like you?"

"I have no idea." Nic said. Regardless of Nic's answer, Jose continued on talking.

"For as long as I can remember, Phantom Lord has been at the top. We had the most powerful Mages with a variety of spells, the profits were endless, and then your guild started competing with us." He said with distaste. "Fairy Tail has been getting even more attention than Phantom Lord, and I detest such competition." He said the guild's name with disgust.

They began to circle about, both pacing each other, almost like a circle, watching each other's movements and not taking their gaze off of one another. Jose still pressed on talking, though Nic didn't think it was necessary.

"Names such as Laxus, Mystogan, and Titania have been sprouting everywhere. Even a man called Salamander had begun spreading like wildfire. Even YOU are already making a name for yourself, despite the fact that you only joined recently!" Jose snarled, now making the room quake.

Now this had gotten Nic's attention for sure. Even Greninja was all ears as he was hiding away and was rotating the compressed water.

"Do tell." Nic said, intrigued by Jose's statement.

Jose glared and pointed an accusing finger. "Don't play coy with me boy! The guild masters in Clover caught sight of you defeating the demon known as Lullaby alongside some Fairy Tail Mages. And then, reports from Freesia say that a man named Luminous, alongside his animal accomplices, defeated three members of a Dark Guild as well as a demon!"

"Huh, didn't know I got a name. Guess that means I brighten up others' futures sort of speak." Nic said, trying to make sense of his new alias. Jose didn't take this likely.

Dark purple magic encased Jose's body and he roared. "I REFUSE TO HAVE SUCH SKILL BE MATCHED TO OURS! PHANTOM HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE TOP AND ALWAYS WILL BE!"

They were both cut off with a few compressed stars being spun and heading for Jose, which had cut straight through his magic. Jose saw these stars cut through his magic and managed to side step fast enough and watched as the stars crashed into some debris, slicing it up and crumbling. Jose looked over and saw Greninja go by Nic's side.

Nic looked at Geninja with a smirk. "So you decided to re-learn Water Shuriken. Not bad, I kind of missed that move as well, it cuts through a lot of our problems." Nic said in a casual tone. Both glared at Jose and saw his magic resurface again.

"Yup. So long Water Pulse." Greninja sighed as he made some cover for the two by using Smokescreen. Jose growled as his vision was blocked off. This only complicated things as he couldn't sense magic from either of them. This was troublesome for the Wizard Saint.

He then saw a Razor Leaf coming through the thick black smoke. Jose swiftly dodged it and saw it come another direction. He dodged that as well. He then saw Nic burst through the now dispatched Smokescreen. He used Grass Knot and managed to catch Jose's feet when Jose was trying to evade him. Jose fell on his face and then looked up at Nic, but then failed to see Greninja from above. Greninja came down with a brutal Bounce and smashed Jose into the ground.

Nic retracted his Grass Knot and Greninja returned to Nic's side.

"If I had to guess, I'd say he was just warming up." Greninja noted. Nic only nodded in response.

'He wasn't using full power yet. This ain't good. Energy Ball and Leaf Blade were my best offense moves. I'll have to use a more strategic approach. That is, if I can.'

They both tensed up when Jose got up and grinned. He wasn't going to hold back much longer, so Nic and Greninja had to end it, as in now!

With Erza and Co.

Everyone who had went to stop the Element Four eventually met up with one another. They all went and saw Natsu lying on the ground, tired but can still manage. Happy saw the guys coming towards them.

"Hey guys!" Happy shouted and flew over to Elfman, Mira, Gray, and Erza. All four had proceeded and made their way to where Natsu was. Arbok looked over and hissed. They all went up and looked down at the tired Dragon Slayer.

"Well, you did a number on the place, I'll give you that." Gray said, looking about the place. The place was nothing but a wreck. Even a few floors had debris on them from al of the rumbling that transpired between their brawl. For Natsu, for his explosiveness, one a scale of one to ten, you can say he breaks the scale twenty fold.

"So you've managed to beat Black Steel Gajeel I see." Erza noted, looking down at the defeated Gajeel. The poor guy just never caught himself a break with the defeats that have been piling up on his shoulders.

"Didn't even break a sweat." Natsu said. Arbok shook his head and Happy sighed, seeing how Natsu was being modest.

Mira then took note of Arbok's presence. Mira approached the Cobra Pokémon and looked up at it. "Are you one of Nic's Pokémon?" She asked curiously since she's only seen Greninja and Kecleon. Arbok nodded and then the ground shook, making the whole place tremble.

"What was that?" Happy asked. Arbok then set his body down and his head onto the floor, not moving an inch. Everyone watched as Arbok did this trick.

Natsu sat up and saw Arbok's head resting on the ground. "You tired or something?"

"I'm detecting the vibrations you idiot, now be quiet!" He scolded, freaking Natsu out a little.

"Man, this one is obedient to Nic, but when not him, he's a beast." Gray indicated.

"I said quiet!" Arbok scolded, making Gray step back. Now everyone was dead silent with Arbok detecting vibrations. After a good fifteen seconds, he lifted his head and looked at everyone.

"Nic-sssama isss doing battle with the Guild Massster assss we ssspeak." Arbok sounded much more mild since he was talking about Nic. Everyone, except Erza, was stunned to hear that Nic was doing battle with Jose.

"Is he an even bigger idiot than Natsu?! What the hell was he thinking?!" Gray shouted.

"He's fighting all by himself, pretty bold." Elfman said.

Erza looked at the ground. As much as she wanted to help, he could see that Nic and Greninja were in a big enough mess without them. She looked up at the others. "He's not alone. He has Greninja with him. Nd besides…" She turned and looked at the shore, and everyone followed her gaze "…we've got enough problems on our hands."

The team was shocked to see their Guild Hall being trashed by some large jellyfish being that was also tormenting their guild mates. The ground beneath them began to quake once again, signifying Nic's quarrel with the Ten Wizard Saint was heating up.

"It's not safe here. We need to get back to the guild and stop that thing." Erza said. Everyone there was reluctant to stop and turn when Nic was doing battle, but it was clear that if they did help him, no one would be there to help the guild members.

Even Natsu had trouble. He got to his feet and looked out at the destroyed Guild Hall. After a while, he turned his head and looked at the others. "Okay, let's go. Nic can handle this one."

The team was a bit surprised, but then again, this was Nic. He hasn't lost a fight yet. They all felt the same as Natsu. Though it didn't feel good to leave behind, they believed in him, and they had to put their priorities into making sure that the monster was stopped. No objections were made, and everyone started to look for an escape route as quick as they could. Happy started flying Natsu to shore, and Gray used his Ice Make: Floor to make a path that lead downwards and over the water.

Arbok had faith in his trainer. It was clear that Nic and Greninja had this covered. Arbok hissed and started following the others, deciding that this was one of those times to improvise.

With Nic and Greninja

"Dark Pulse!" Jose moved his arm in a long arc that was followed with a chain of explosions. The attack had such a massive range that Nic and Greninja didn't have any room to react. They were sent flying into the air and they smashed into the wall.

They both were wide eyed when they saw Jose readying an attack immediately after. Jose grinned. "Dead Wave!"

'Uh oh.' Both thought in unison. Upon instinct, Greninja used Dark Pulse and Nic used Seed Bomb to stop the attack. It resulted in a big explosion that nearly destroyed the room, not to mention the entire wall itself. The wall was completely destroyed, and it showed a view of the Fairy Tail Mages fighting hopelessly and failing. He just grinned triumphantly at the sight.

He looked over the edge and saw the rocks falling. He saw Nic and Greninja both landing on some rocks.

"Greninja!" Nic shouted.

"Got it!" They didn't need words to communicate, for they both knew what to do. That's why the two were unstoppable, they thought alike and read each other's minds and movements. A duo that no one can seem to beat single-handedly.

At any rate, Greninja grabbed Nic's wrist and yanked him up as he used Bounce to leap from rock to rock, all the way back up to Jose. Jose grunted with distaste as they made their way back up with the help of Greninja's Bounce.

Nic was then thrown upwards and was seen above Jose. Jose was ready for him and coated his fists in Darkness magic. Nic's arms were glowing and were enveloped in long sharp needles and he came down on Jose. Both collided with Darkness magic against Needle Arm this time. The two were exchanging a few blows, and then they collided once more, with neither side giving in. Both were trying to push the other back and overpower the other. They looked each other, dead in the eye as they were slowly overpowering the other.

Nic then grinned, which caught Jose off guard. "What could you find so amusing?"

He got an answer, it just came in the form of Bounce, of which that he couldn't dodge with Nic and him gripping one another. Greninja quickly jumped off and watched as Jose was getting back up. Nic's eyes glowed light green and two green-glowing vines burst from underneath Jose and intertwined with each other. The Grass Knot grabbed Jose's feet and made him airborne for a few split seconds before driving him into the ground. The Grass Knot was dispelled and Nic and Greninja backed away from the scene.

The two had exhausted some energy, with this being probably the opportunity, Nic was about to use Synthesis and gather whatever energy that was lost. Before he could do so however, Nic and Greninja both felt a sense of dread almost paralyzing them. This didn't feel good one bit. They felt a foul and malevolent energy skyrocket and it began to fill the room. It was so potent that the two were having a little difficulty in regards to their breathing. This sense of dread wasn't dying down, which prompt Nic to change into his Dread Plate Form, since that form could take in dread and filter it through him. His breathing became regular, but Greninja was still gasping quite a bit.

They both turned and saw where it was coming from. Jose rose from the small crater and he looked more demonic than ever. His eyes had turned black and dark purple energy enveloped him. He glared at the two with so much hatred swelling up.

"Makarov was the only one who could push me this far." He informed Nic and Greninja. "To think that youth such as yourself could cause me so much anguish…I was planning on killing you quickly…but now…you and your accomplice are going to suffer a slow and painful demise, watching each other wither away to nothing!"

Nic curse silently as Jose's Magic energy spiked. This wasn't good one bit. That meant his attacks were going to be increased, which had the two at a disadvantage. It's unlikely that they can block any future attacks if Jose cranked up the power even more. The two were huffing a bit, feeling exhaustion starting to kick in at this point.

"Now…" Jose was showing off the grin of a pure maniac.

The two fighters' eyes widened when the Wizard Saint disappeared in a split second. A cold chill ran down Nic's spine, though he was in his Dread Plate Form.

That maniac's voice was behind him. "…shall we begin, Luminous?"

With Lucy and Reedus

The two were riding another carriage that Reedus had created with his Magic. They riding through the forest and trying to get away.

After Kecleon had appeared and saved them, the two had ran off to a more safe location. They only knew one place that would be considered safe, and they believed the host wouldn't be too fond of their welcome.

They ventured into the East Forest of Magnolia Town to find this location. The location was easily confused, since it was a tree. They were able to find it regardless.

Within the sanctum, Porlyusica had noticed that Makarov was coming around. His body wasn't green anymore and he looked like himself again. He slowly began to open his eyes, seeing that he was inside Porlyusica's place. The place was indeed a hollow tree with natural remedies everywhere you looked.

Porlyusica tuned and started walking towards Makarov. "Seems that you're better."

Makarov slowly got up and began to get out of bed, and that's when Porlyusica slapped him.

"The heck was that for woman?" Makarov shouted.

"You deserved that for being such a reckless old fart." She said. "You still need your rest as well."

Makarov wasn't one to take things lying down, especially when his children are at stake. There was a war going on and he could sense it from where he was now. He got out of bed and started off. "Since when do I ever listen to you?"

Porlyusica shook off said comment and watched as he trailed off. "You're recovery was quick, especially with someone your age." She noted.

He then got on a long sleeve shirt that was purple and looked back at her. "Is that so?"

She then paused before saying words again. "Are you jst marching towards your death?"

"If it looks that way, then so be it. My children mean everything to me, and I won't risk seeing them fall to those monsters." Makarov replied. He then began walking towards the door, with Porlyusica's gaze never leaving him. He opened the door and looked back one more time. "Thank you for your help." He said somewhat rudely. He then exited the place and the door closed behind him.

Porlyusica then looked back to her old framed photos of Team Makarov. There was Goldmine, Bob, Makarov himself, a young Yajima, another guy, and herself included.

'I swear. He never changes.'

As Makarov was beginning to walk away, he saw a small carriage approaching from a distance. He made no attempt to move as he had recognized who was in it. The carriage had stopped a few meters ahead of him and peering from the driver's seat was Reedus and Lucy. Makarov looked up and saw the shocked look on their faces.

"Master, you're alright!" Reedus exclaimed. Makarov nodded as a reply.

Lucy looked in shock and jumped out of the carriage. "Master, you're okay!" Lucy exclaimed. She was about to walk over, but Master had no time.

"I can understand your concern, my children. Do not freight, I am well. We must go back and fight." Makarov said in a very serious tone.

This somewhat shocked the two. "For real?!" Lucy shouted.

"Yeah Master, are you sure that's such a good idea?"

Makarov looked down and closed his eyes. He paused and then spoke.

"We have to. For the sake of Fairy Tail. I will not abandon my children when they are risking their lives for our home." Makarov pointed out.

Lucy stepped forward towards him. "Master, they wanted me. They tried taking me prisoner, and we managed to escape. We came here to find refuge."

Makarov paused again and looked up. "Is that so? Well…" He then got into the carriage. "…I'll protect you, my children."

"Master." Lucy said.

"Let's get moving!" Master ordered. Just then, they felt something coming approaching. Lucy and Reedus turned, as did Makarov.

They all saw that it was Kecleon, who trailed them to make sure they weren't attacked along the way.

"It's you!" Lucy exclaimed. She ran up and saw that Kecleon was a bit damaged, but could still manage. "Are you okay?"

Kecleon looked up and tilted her head. "This software is still fully operated" She said. In a way, she was saying she was fine, though Lucy didn't have a clue.

"Ooookkayyy. Uh, what's happening so far?" She asked. Kecleon turned her head and looked back from where she had came from. She had a discern look as she turned to look at Lucy.

"The Abyss Break was put to a halt. The guys went in and are taking down Phantom as we speak." She responded.

Makarov was surprised. 'So, Jose had more tricks up his sleeve. My children had stopped him in his tracks. Now I must join in on the fight.'

"There isn't much time. The Guild Hall is being trashed. We have to hurry." Kecleon then turned and jumped into the trees and started running. Lucy ran towards the carriage and got in. Reedus then turned the carriage around and they went back in the direction of the battle.

With Nic and Greninja

Keeping up with Jose was easier said than done. His Dark Beam was blasting away nonstop. Greninja managed to use Water Shuriken to cover more range and stop several shots, but more just kept blasting away with greater force. Nic and Greninja were all over the place, trying to evade Jose's powered-up assaults. They had little to no room to make a counterattack.

Nic reeled back when he saw Jose flash before him in an instant, his black eyes fixated to strike. Fortunately, Nic managed to get a surprise of his own in. Before Jose could thrust an elbow into Nic's gut, the Multitype Mage used a quick Sucker Punch and drove the fist into his face, driving them both into the air. Jose didn't look affected as he grabbed Nic's wrist and did a full three-sixty turn and threw him into the ground with a harsh crash sound.

"Nic!" Greninja shouted. Now Jose appeared in front of him as well. A large grin came across his face before he punched Greninja into an unbroken wall with a Darkness Magic coated fist.

Jose turned and saw Nic get up, he rammed into Nic with amazing speed and pinned him to the opposing wall by grabbing his throat. Jose watched as Nic was beginning to struggle. The evil glare on his face was getting even wider as he pinned Nic even harder, now driving a knee into his torso.

Nic gagged as pain flared almost everywhere in his body. He was literally against the wall and couldn't do much about it. He was only down to so few options.

He disappeared from Jose's site and grip and came from behind, via Feint Attack. He was about to deliver a kick when Jose brushed it away with his right arm when turning around and tried knocking him down with Dead Wave.

Nic narrowly dodged as the attack flew through the ceiling, making a rather large whole that showed the cloudy sky. The trainer and his pokémon saw this power boost. If one had hit them, it would mean lights out.

Nic then changed his approach by changing into his Meadow Plate once more. If he could somehow sap some energy, he could get the upper hand again.

Suddenly, the two felt something coiling around their bodies. The next thing that happened was that they were lifted off the ground by a long ghost made of Jose's Magic. They grunted in pain as the two shades tightened their hold on their two victims and electrocuted them, Nic saw Jose below them, grinning.

"You are indeed troublesome young Nic. You and your accomplice had come this far and had put me through my paces, but now you two will finally suffer the slow and painful deaths that has been eluding you two."

Nic had to think of a way to get out of this mess, him and Greninja. He could try using Feint Attack again, but that would take too much effort since he was stuck and being shocked at the same time. He could also try and use Leaf Blade; or would, if he could move his arms. His options were very limited now.

"Uh, Nic." Greninja asked Nic while stuck. "If you have any ideas, I would love it if you would…oh, I don't know…APPLY THEM!" Greninja hollered out the last part as he was shocked.

They both then heard Jose chuckle. "There you have it. Checkmate."

Nic and Greninja both then followed their gazes and saw through the shattered wall. Their eyes widened when they saw their Guild Hall destroyed. He sensed his guild members not doing well, but he didn't exactly sense the guild itself being trashed. The giant jellyfish shade had smashed the guild with its tentacles and he saw all of the heartbroken faces. He could see Cana crying, Macao punching the ground in anger. A lot of Fairy Tail members were screaming and crying. They were exhausted and almost defeated.

Jose chuckled at the sight of victory. He couldn't wait to be finished with Nic and move onto Makarov. He'll make him suffer a slow demise and watched his children die.

Jose then felt something change within the atmosphere. He frowned and saw where this energy was coming from. He saw that Nic was glaring in a feral manner at Jose. His eyes were filled with vengeance and such distaste.

Greninja looked at Nic and was wide eyed. "Uh oh. You've done it now clown head." Greninja said, which rewarded him a shock. Even Nic was shocked, but he didn't look as discomforted as were the previous shocks. It only made him spike in more distaste.

"You destroyed our Guild Hall…" Nic muttered in a foul manner. "…You had destroyed our home. The home that everyone cherishes…I'M GONNA BURY YOU AND STOMP ON YOUR GRAVE!"

Jose stepped back, but kept his cool. "My, my. It would appear that you don't like it when I destroy precious things. Your Guild Hall must be one of those things. Your guild mates will be next, so don't worry!"

Nic was then shocked, but that only mad him even more mad.

"JOSE! PREPARE FOR HELL!"

"Though I don't get as angry as my comrade here, I agree. You're going to wish that you've never messed with us!" Greninja shouted, now trying to overcome the repeated shocks.

Now Jose was facing two monsters ready to unleash their fury.

The fight will continue to next chapter. The Phantom Lord Arc will end and then I might make an Original Arc rather than have Nic go through the Loke Arc. Then comes The Tower of Heaven Arc, of which I got big plans for.

Overall, were the two fights good up to this point? Arbok's participation was limited to just that. I didn't think that he shouldn't get too involved with two Dragon Slayers. I know I wouldn't.

Let me make this clear: I know what Nic's last Pokémon will be, and I will not change it nor tell you until it appears in The Battle of Fairy Tail Arc. Period.

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