Chapter 5: Maharathi Link

Chapter Four

Most of Eisenwald stood or sat gathered in one of the commercial cars of their hijacked train, while those that didn't fit waited anxiously in nearby cars. In this one, Kageyama sat across from Eligor with his upper body leaning forward to rest his elbows on his knees and his hands interlocked in between his knees. "Why do you think Link being on the same train you were about to depart on would be important?" Eligor asked Kageyama as he slouched carelessly in his seat.

Kageyama was quiet for a few seconds as he sorted out his thoughts before he shook his head uncertainly. "It just seems odd…" He finally said and Eligor's expression told him to elaborate. "By Link's reputation he either only works alone or with one person but he was with four others…" Kageyama said before he closed his eyes. "And there was one person in armor with red hair … I know I should remember something about it…"

"Red hair?!" Byard suddenly yelled in surprise and everyone looked at him. "That gorgeous woman from the bar!" He shouted as he remembered the armored, red-haired woman and Rayule looked at him with wide eyes as he recalled her as well.

"She must have overheard you, you idiot!" Rayule snapped angrily and Eligor ground his teeth before he suddenly lashed out with his scythe twice to cut both of Byard's ears in a blur of movement.

"Gyaaa!" Byard yelled in pain as he grabbed his ears and dropped to his knees.

Eligor slowly stood and Byard looked up with terror-filled eyes as the rest of Eisenwald quickly backed away from the doomed man. "No one … and nothing … should interfere with our plan…" Eligor said dangerously and Byard's entire body shook with the belief of his impending death.

Kageyama didn't even seem to notice the scene as he closed his eyes to focus. "Red hair… armor…" He murmured before his eyes went wide. "That's it!" He exclaimed as he took his hands apart to clap them together, which immediately got Eligor's attention. "The one who overheard us… she must've been Erza. Erza the Titania!" Kageyama said and everyone paled.

"Erza… and Link… are both coming after us?" Rayule stammered out in fear, a shared reaction from most of Eisenwald at thought of that powerful duo, and Byard trembled in terror as Eligor once again looked at him with death in his eyes.

"It's okay Eligor-san." Kageyama unexpectedly said with a small smile and everyone looked at him in surprise. His confident smile turned evil as Eligor looked at him, his expression once again telling him to elaborate. "No one, and nothing, can possibly stop this plan now." He said and Eligor was silent for several seconds before he twirled the Lullaby in his hand.

"Of course." Eligor eventually agreed with his own evil smirk and Byard held in a sigh of relief. The Shinigami went back to his chair and slouched back onto it. His relaxed movements indicated he was nervous at all about the possible confrontation, in fact he almost seemed excited by the prospect. "Fairy Tail… huh…" Eligor said as he looked at the demonic flute. "There are some forests that flies really shouldn't be entering." He remarked with an evil smile that Kageyama echoed as they pulled into the Oshibana Train Station.

Link held on tight to the top of the magical vehicle as it took a tight turn through the narrow backstreets of Oshibana. The blonde was now kneeling on the roof with both hands firmly gripped on the front edge and his eyes squinted against the wind and exhaustion. Still, he was faring better than Natsu, at least.

Inside the vehicle, Natsu was in the fetal position on the floor as he fought against his motion sickness, his arms tightly hugging his stomach as Happy, Lucy, and Gray occasionally braced themselves against Erza's sudden turns.

"Lucy, I think there's something I'm forgetting to tell you." Happy suddenly said and Lucy looked down at him.

"What's that?" She asked but Happy shrugged.

"I forgot." He answered and Lucy sighed exasperatedly. "Hmm... Lucy... fish... Lucy... yummy... Lucy... weird..." He spouted out and Lucy's right eyebrow twitched irritably.

While Happy tried to remember what he had forgotten, Link's eyes suddenly flashed with alarm and he hopped down to balance beside Erza. He put one gloved hand on her armored right shoulder to get her attention and she glanced over to regard him with a sweat-streaked face and weary eyes. When he pointed at the overcharged SE Plug cord, Erza just shook her head and looked forward again.

Before he could give her shoulder a shake, his attention was diverted by something ahead of them. "What is this…?" Erza wondered out loud as she and Link looked at a rising smoke plume in surprise. Link quickly slammed one hand against the vehicle's side to get everyone's attention and they all quickly peaked their heads out of the windows except for Natsu, who refused to move from his spot on the floor.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Please stay back, it's dangerous here." A man in the Oshibana Train Station uniform, which consisted of a blue tuxedo, matching dress pants, and a blue hat with a black bill, said through a megaphone as they pulled up. "A train was derailed by accident, so one is allowed into the station!" He said in a calm, matter-of-face tone meant to keep the crowd from panicking.

"Derailment?" One man asked in an annoyed tone.

"No, I heard it was a terrorist!" A woman cried out as the Fairy Tail mages piled out of the vehicle. Erza took a moment to take a breath after she removed the SE Plug from her arm before she gave Link a small shake of her head at his concerned look.

"Until we can confirm the area is safe, the station will be closed to the public!" The man finished through the megaphone while Erza, Link, Lucy, who carried Natsu on her back, and Gray forced their way through the crowd with Happy flying overhead.

"Get it together, idiot." Gray remarked with exasperation as Natsu's face continued to show the effects of motion sickness.

"What's going on inside?" Erza asked once she got up to the attendant and he looked at her in surprise.

"Wh-who are you!" He asked and she grabbed his shoulders to head butt him hard, knocking him out, before she went to the next attendant.

"What's going on inside?" She asked and the attendant looked at her in surprise.

"Huh?" He asked before he was also given a head butt and Erza moved on to the next attendant.

"She only likes people who answer immediately, doesn't she?" Lucy asked nervously and Link sweat dropped as Gray nodded his head.

"You know her better now…" Gray said with a nervous sigh.

"Wait…" Lucy said as she suddenly realized her hitchhiker. "Why is this my role?!" She demanded as she jerked her head towards Natsu as he continued to stay slumped on her back.

No one seemed to hear her as Erza walked back up to them. "It seems Eisenwald has taken over the station." She informed when she stopped in front of them. "A military platoon went in after them, we should hurry." She ordered and got nods from Link and Gray before they all quickly moved in.

"If a military platoon went in, shouldn't everything be okay now?" Lucy asked in a confused tone as she followed after everyone through the station. Even as she asked the question, she remembered Gray's lack of a positive reaction when she had mentioned the army before but couldn't figure out the reason for it.

Erza was swift with her answer as they moved up a flight of stairs to the main lobby of the station. "The opponent is a Guild, which means they're all mages." The redhead explained during their run. "A military platoon…" She said before trailing off and Lucy's eyes went wide when she saw dozens of bodies lying around on the stairs. "Wouldn't stand a chance." Erza finished and Lucy swallowed nervously.

"Hurry up!" Gray exclaimed as they reached the top of the stairs. "The platform is this way." Gray said and Lucy huffed as she hurried up after them.

When they got to the platform they all stopped to see the entire Eisenwald Guild waiting for them with confident smirks on just about every face. To top it off, Shinigami Eligor sat on top of the hijacked train with a confident smile on his face and his scythe resting easily on his right leg. "I knew you'd come, Fairy Tail." Eligor said when they walked in as he adjusted his scythe. "We've been waiting for you." He added with an evil grin and Lucy started sweating nervously.

"Wh-what's with all these people…?" She asked while Link, Erza, and Gray looked on calmly.

"You're Eligor, aren't you?" Erza asked the tall scythe wielder and Eligor chuckled.

"It really was Erza the other day…" Byard said and the fat man in the crimson jacket swallowed nervously.

"Natsu!" Lucy said nervously as she dropped the Dragon Slayer to the ground. "It's time to wake up!" She exclaimed nervously as she started to shake him but he barely responded as his head was whipped back and forth.

"Impossible!" Happy said as he pointed a paw at Lucy. "He went from a carriage driven by Erza to Lucy, that's a powerful combo!" He said and Link glanced back as Lucy sweat dropped.

"Since when do I count as transportation…?" She asked with a sigh of exasperation.

Link closed his eyes and whistled out a quick paced tune and everyone looked at him questioningly. Everyone except Natsu, that is, who blinked at the song before he suddenly and violently jumped to his feet; which had Lucy jerking back in surprise at his sudden recovery. "Thanks, Link." Natsu said with a grin as slammed his fist into his open palm and Link nodded his head. "These the guys I gotta beat in order to get my match?" Natsu asked and Gray sighed in annoyance before Erza held up one hand to quiet them.

"What do you intend to do?" The armored mage asked as she stepped forward with a dangerous glint in her eyes. "Depending on your answer, I might have to make you pay for it." She warned as she glared at the entire Eisenwald Guild with supreme confidence.

While many of the Dark Guild looked at each anxiously, Eligor's smirk widened in dark humor. "We just want to fool around." He said then pulled the Lullaby out of a pocket and waved it around. "We've got no job and we're really bored." Eligor said and his follow Eisenwald mages laughed, albeit a little nervously. When none of the Fairy Tail mages responded to that for several seconds, the scythe wielder sighed. "Don't you understand yet?" He asked before he flew into the air. "What do they have inside a train station?" He asked as he hovered with a condescending smile.

"He flew!" Lucy said in surprise.

"It's Wind Magic." Happy explained as his wings sprouted and fluttered up to eye level with Lucy as they both looked at Eligor.

"Station?" Erza asked while Eligor flew next to a PA speaker and Link's eyes went wide.

"Bastard." Link said as a green aura surrounded him and Lucy's eyes shot open.

"He can talk?!" She exclaimed and Happy, Gray, and Natsu looked at her with deadpanned expressions before looking forward again.

Eligor grinned before he darted away as Link appeared on top of the PA speakers and looked at Erza. The armored mage's eyes quickly went wide with shock and realization even as Link's gaze shifted to Eligor."You're going to broadcast it?!" She demanded while the Shinigami quickly put some distance between himself and Link.

That was all Natsu needed to hear and rushed forward. "Attack!" He roared as flames shot from his body in preparation for what was certain to be one hell of a fight while Kageyama dropped to one knee and put his hand on the ground. Natsu quickly came to a stop when Lucy screamed and turned back at the same time everyone else did to see a large shadow hand reach up from the ground to grab her.

"Such a pity, little flies!" Kageyama exclaimed with a wide smile as the hand started to tighten its grasp. "To die without a glimpse-!" Kageyama's speech was cut short as Natsu quickly swung his hand back to send a stream of flame out. The fire easily cut through the hand to free Lucy from its dark grasp and Kageyama's face tightened in annoyance.

Eligor, however, just smiled as he viewed the scene as it played out before him. You've fallen into our trap, Fairy Tail. He thought as he flew off while Link was distracted. "I'll leave the rest to you guys while I go play the flute." Eligor said and Link's eyes went wide as he looked back to see Eligor smash through the window.

"Link!" Erza called out and the blue-eyed mage quickly looked back at her. "You go after Eligor while we take care of things here!" She said and Link nodded his head once before he disappeared in a green flash to reappear in front of the broken window only to quickly disappear again.

"He's going after Eligor-san!" One of the dark mages yelled out and Kageyama dropped to one knee.

"I'll take care of him, the rest of you focus on those three!" The dark-haired man ordered before he melded into his shadow and disappeared.

"You can't take him alone, Kageyama!" Rayule called as black strips appeared from his hand. He quickly sent them out to latch on to the PA speaker and used it to launch himself to the window. He quickly sent the black strips out again and jumped though the window and out of sight.

Byard watched Rayule take off through the window and gave a small sigh. "Those two are so belligerent…" He remarked before he turned his attention to his fellow Guild members. "Once we take care of these guys we'll go back them up." He said then gave a confident smile at their doubt-filled expressions. "With all of us here we can surely take them all down!" He said and everyone looked at each other before they slowly nodded their heads and grinned with a confidence borne of their numbers.

"Or better yet, let's catch her and that blonde one and sell them." A second man said and got calls of approval from the others.

"After we see the Fairy strip show." A third person added with a lewd smile and Natsu's and Gray's right eye twitched at the insulting remark while Erza glared at the Dark Guild.

"It's such a burden to be beautiful." Lucy remarked with a heavy sigh.

"And we've lost Lucy." Happy said dryly as he floated beside her.

Erza didn't even seem to hear them as she started to walk towards the Eisenwald mages. "How despicable." She said as she summoned the golden Buster Claymore. "Try insulting Fairy Tail further." She said and Gray held his left palm up and put his right fist over it as flames erupted from Natsu's fists.

"Anyone who insults Fairy Tail…" They all said together. "PAYS!" They yelled before Erza and Natsu charged forward as Gray prepared to unleash a blast of magic.

While the others engaged the Eisenwald mages left in the lobby, up on the Oshibana Station rooftop a slightly bloodied Kageyama was currently doing everything in his power to stop Link as Eligor floated overhead. Why isn't he trying to play the flute? Link wondered before he returned his attention to Kageyama. Held now in his right hand was a pentagon shield with a mirror finish, markings of a quarter moon with a star at the top, graceful curving lines at the bottom, and red trim; his magic absorbing Mirror Shield. In his left hand he held a longsword with a pale blue hilt that had a wing-like guard, and its blade was layered with large, golden diamond patterns; his nearly indestructible Gilded Sword.

His timing was perfect as the Shadow Mage prepared another spell. "Shadow Eight-Headed Snake!" Kageyama yelled and eight shadow serpents rose up from the ground to strike at Link. The green mage flitted about in flashes of green light again and again to easily avoid the dark serpents. Damnit… Rayule got taken out so easily! Kageyama thought as he glanced at the unconscious and bloody Rayule for a second. "Now you're trapped!" He yelled triumphantly several seconds later as Link appeared in the midst of multiple entwining shadow serpents. Link looked around in mild surprise before his sword was instantly surrounded in a blue aura. "HYAA!" He yelled as he went into a spin and the sword released a blue wave of energy that made the shadow serpents disintegrate before Kageyama's disbelieving eyes.

"S-Shadow Punch!" Kageyama yelled as Link stopped his spin and a giant fist of shadow shot out from underneath Link to his chin. The swordmaster merely gave a single, almost negligent upward slash that clove the fist in two and both halves flew uselessly past him to either side. In the same move Link sheathed his sword while putting his shield on his back. He then put out his right hand and Requipped a wooden bow, a small portion of it painted blue above and below a leather grip and its ends painted red where it was stringed together; the Fairy Bow. At the same time he Requipped an arrow to his left hand and took aim. "Guardian Shadow!" Kageyama quickly replied and his shadow came up in a broad shield before him.

The arrow in Link's hand suddenly glowed with a golden light and Kageyama's eyes went wide right. "W-wha-?" He managed to get out before Link fired the Light Arrow into Kageyama's defensive shadow. The defense might as well have not been there as the arrow easily pierced through the shadow and into Kageyama's stomach in a blinding flash of light.

Kageyama coughed up blood as the arrow impaled him and the force threw him from the roof top. He didn't get too far before Link caught his hand and pulled him back up to the roof. "W-what?" Kageyama asked in confusion as Link gently put him down even as he Ex-Equipped the arrow. Kageyama asked again but Link simply walked away from him as he Ex-Equipped the bow.

Link glared up at Eligor as the latter hovered in the air and the two stayed like that for several, silent seconds. "Heh, so even Kageyama was no match for you." Eligor said as a strong wind picked up and Link unsheathed his sword and readied his shield. "It's too bad… I actually would've liked to face you." He said and Link's eyes widened as the wind suddenly became opaque, blocking his view of Eligor. His response was immediate as his sword blazed with a red aura. "HYAAA!" Link roared as he gave a powerful, two-handed slash; releasing a large blast of energy that slammed into the wind before being sucked into it harmlessly. Blue eyes went wide before narrowing again as he recognized the spell. Storm Wall... I was too careless! Link scolded himself as he looked around before he shook his head and Ex-Equipped his sword and shield before he moved to head back to the others.

Lucy was in a state of shock as she took the scene before her. "N... no way…" She said as she slowly shook her head in disbelief. "All those people… they were beaten so easily." She was finally able to get out as she looked at the beaten Eisenwald Guild.

"Aye." Happy said with a wide smile as he pumped one paw into the air.

"Tch… this wasn't much of a fight, Erza." Gray said as he kicked one guy in annoyance.

"Yeah, and you even took most of the fun!" Natsu complained and Erza looked at them, making them freeze up.

"I-I mean we were happy to help!" Gray said as he and Natsu slung their arms over each other's shoulders with wide smiles. "Right, buddy?" He asked and Natsu nodded his head.

"Aye, sir!" Natsu said right as Link appeared in the window before flashing down to join them.

"Link, where's Eligor?" Erza demanded and Link made a small sound of annoyance before he pointed to the window to show the group the wall of wind. "You let him escape?!" She demanded and Link lowered his gaze as he looked to the side, his ears drooping slightly, before he flashed up to the window with a series of quick jumps then disappeared from view.

"Er-Erza, I don't think Link-san-"

"I know!" Erza snapped, making Lucy jump back in fright, before walking up to Byard and picked him up by his collar. "You, what is Eligor planning to do?" She asked with narrowed eyes and Byard swallowed nervously but he shook his head.

Erza held out her hand and a dagger appeared that she quickly pointed at his stomach. "Let's try this again. Each time you don't answer I stab." She said and he gulped before nodding in submission.

"E-Eligor-sama is planning on playing the flute in the town ahead." He said and Erza's eyes narrowed when everyone looked up in suprise as an explosion rocked the building.

"W-w-what now?" Lucy asked nervously and Erza lowered her gaze as she gave a small sigh then returned her attention back to Byard.

"That's probably Link trying to break through the wind." Happy said as he raised up his paw and Lucy's eyes went wide as she stared down at Happy.

Gray's eyes suddenly went wide and he ran over to snatch Byard from a surprised Erza and punched him hard in the stomach, making him cough up blood. "You bastards!" He snarled before he put his face a few inches from the cowering man, his dark blue eyes shining with a cold fury. "Unless you want to spend your last moments as an ice cube, tell me how to remove that wind." He ordered and Byard started to tremble as he felt the air around him go cold.

"Gray!" Erza said in a surprised tone and Gray looked over at her.

"Don't you know what's going on over there?!" He asked and Erza looked at him in confusion before her eyes went wide.

"The Guild Masters' meeting!" She exclaimed before she looked back down at Byard as her eyes flashed angrily.

"WWHHAAAAAT?!" Natsu roared angrily as fire exploded from him and Lucy looked at them with wide eyes as she brought her hands to her mouth in shock.

"B-but that means…" She said before trailing off, too scared to even say the words out loud.

"I-I don't know how!" Byard yelled desperately but his panic only deepened as the expressions that Erza, Gray, and Natsu gave him told him that they were hardly convinced. "No one does except for Eligor-sama!" He cried out as his life started to flash before his eyes. "P-p-please... I... no... I..." He stammered out fearfully and Gray gave an exhale of disgust as he threw him to the ground.

Erza had already turned around at that point and took a few steps away. There has to be a way... think... She told herself and closed her eyes as she crossed her arms over her chest. Several seconds later her eyes snapped open and she quickly turned around to face the others. "Kageyama is the key." She said and Byard swallowed nervously as the other three looked at her curiously. "He was the one who removed the seal around the Lullaby, which means he's probably skilled at Dispelling Magic." She said and their eyes widened to varying degrees as it quickly sunk in.

"If he's a Dispeller, then that means he can get rid of this wind for us." Gray said and Erza nodded her head in confirmation.

"Everyone, head to the entrance and wait there." The red head ordered then looked over at their own Wind Mage. "Happy." She said and the blue cat snapped to attention with a salute. "Take me up to the roof, Kageyama was one of the one's who went after Link." She said and Happy nodded his head before he flew over to Erza and picked her up.

"Aye, sir!" He said before taking off through the window as everyone else ran towards the stairs.

"Karakka… you're still here aren't you?" Byard asked weakly as he held his stomach once everyone had left. A second later the fat man from before slowly phased out of a pillar.

"S-sorry…" Karakka apologized as he looked down at his Guildmate.

"There's no time for that." Byard said impatiently before he winced. "Erza's going after Kageyama." He continued a few seconds later and Karakka's widened in terror. "Don't worry; your job isn't to fight Erza or Link." He said with an evil grin and Karakka looked at him in surprise.

"Link!" Erza yelled as she and Happy landed on the roof and Link looked up from where he was bandaging Kageyama. "He's the one we need to nullify this wind." She said as Happy gently put her down and Link blinked in surprise as she quickly knelt down next to Kageyama and Requipped a dagger. "I want this wall of wind dispelled now." She ordered as she brought the dagger up before the Shadow Mage's eyes. "Every time you say no you gain a new cut." She said and Kageyama gulped nervously before looking to the side in defeat.

"U… under-" Kageyama suddenly coughed up blood and Erza's and Link's eyes went wide. They both quickly pulled him up to a sitting position to see a knife embedded into his back. "… stood…" He finished with another cough before he lost consciousness.

"Kageyama, hang in there!" Erza yelled as Link quickly pulled a gauze pad and a vial filled with a pink liquid out of his pouch. "We need your help!" She yelled even as Link forced the liquid down his throat before he removed the knife and quickly bandaged the wound. "Only you can dispel this wind barrier!" Erza screamed but Link put his hand on her shoulder and shook his head, it was obvious Kageyama was in no condition to do magic. Erza just shrugged Link's hand off her shoulder, which made him look at her in surprise. "Eligor's going to play the Lullaby at the Guild Masters' meeting!" She yelled and he leaned back as his eyes widened in shock. "If we can't get through this wind, then Master will die!" She finished and Link's eyes quickly narrowed as he stood up and looked at the barrier with calculating eyes.

Strength and blasts weren't enough to get through this. Link thought as he studied the wall carefully. Think! It's your fault Eligor was able to escape in the first place! He demanded before he took a calming breath. High speed wind moving in a fast rotation… to attempt to force the body through would just end up in getting sliced to small bits. Fire is blown out and any direct blast or energy is just swept in with the rotation… He thought before his eyes widened suddenly. Of course! He thought before he Requipped the Biggoron Sword and moved closer to the barrier.

Link brought the sword up over his head in a half guard and closed his eyes. A blue aura surrounded his sword before it quickly became red and Erza blinked before she looked up at Link as a green aura overlapped the red aura. Link's eyes snapped open as he spun in an opposite rotation of the Storm Wall and swung the Biggoron Sword out. "HYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Link roared as he slammed the sword against the Wall of Wind and the red and green aura exploded out against the wind. Another explosion rocked the building before a long opening appeared in the wind and Erza's eyes went wide in surprise. Link didn't hesitate as he Ex-Equipped the Biggoron Sword and a golden trim with wings appeared at the bottom of his boots. A golden glow appeared before his feet as he crouched down slightly in midair as the golden aura became tinged with green.

"Link, you-!" Erza started to say but Link ignored her as he launched forward though the opening even as it started to close.

"I didn't know Link could fly." Happy said with wide eyes before he looked over at Erza as she stood up while bringing Kageyama to his feet.

"He shouldn't have." She said with a shake of her head and the blue cat looked up at her in confusion. "They're only meant to be used to hover for a period of time." She explained before her eyes firmed again. "Get us back inside." The armored mage ordered and Happy sweat dropped as he looked at her nervously.

"That's impossible; I can only carry one person at a time." Happy said and Erza looked down at Kageyama before she nodded her head.

"Very well, then just catch me when I arrive at the broken window and get me inside." Erza said simply. Happy looked at her in surprise before she went to the edge and jumped off and his eyes widened in panic as he took off.

"What's taking Erza so long?!" Natsu yelled in frustration as he paced at the entrance.

"Calm down Natsu, I'm sure she and Link-san will be here soon." Lucy said as Gray stood calmly while looking at the wind with his hands in his pockets.

The sound of armored footsteps made them turn around and their eyes went wide when they saw Erza carrying an unconscious Kageyama on her shoulder as walked beside her. "What happened?" Gray asked as they ran up to her.

"He was stabbed from the ground, most likely from someone in Eisenwald." Erza said and they looked at her in shock.

"Hey… where's Link-san?" Lucy asked as she looked around and Erza looked to the side before she set Kageyama down carefully.

"He broke through the wind and flew off." Happy said as he jumped down from Erza's shoulder.

"What?!" Natsu demanded as Lucy and Gray gave sighs of relief.

"If Link was able to get out then there's nothing to worry about." Gray said while Natsu turned around to glare angrily at the wind.

"Kage… please… we need your help…" Erza said gently and Natsu turned around as everyone looked at her.

"Erza, if Link was able to get out-"

"The boots he used aren't supposed to be used for flight!" She snapped and everyone flinched. "He only recently found a way to combine Farore's Wind with the Hover Boots for flight, but it drains his magic at an extremely fast rate." Erza said before looking back down at Kageyama. "He was already exhausted to begin with, so by the time he reaches Eligor he probably won't even be able to see straight."

"But this is Link; he'll still be able to fight." Gray said and Erza glared up at him, making him sweat nervously as he stepped back.

"You think I don't know that?" She asked dangerously and Gray quickly shook his head. "My concern is whether or not Link will fight to win or fight to take Eligor out with him." Erza said and Natsu turned back around at the wall.

"If Link can get through…" Natsu said as fire erupted from his hand. "SO CAN I!" He roared before launching himself forward to the punch at the barrier.

Natsu was immediately sent flying back with a cry of pain to slam on to his back. "Natsu!" Lucy screamed in concern as she ran forward to crouch next to him.

"Idiot… you can't do anything with just brute force here." He said as Lucy crouched down next to Natsu in concern.

"Can't you freeze the wind or something?" Lucy asked before she looked at Natsu in surprise as he jumped back up to his feet.

"If I could've done that I would have a long time ago." Gray said as he looked steadily at the wind.

Five miles from Clover Town

Eligor flew over the train tracks at a moderate pace as it came to a deep, wide ravine. Over a hundred feet wide, the only thing that connected the two sides was the reinforced tracks. There it is... He thought with a wide smile as a collection of buildings amidst a large forest came into a view. "Clover Town... and all those Guild Masters..." He said out loud then looked down at the demonic flute in his hands and gave an evil chuckle. Soon... He promised himself as he put the flute into a pocket.

A sudden light from behind made him look back curiously. His curiosity quickly changed to shock and his eyes went wide when he saw Link flying in at high speed with his Gilded Sword held tightly in both hands. Eligor turned in the air and brought his scythe up to block as Link swung down with a blue aura around the blade. "HYAA!" Link yelled as he slashed and his blow was only momentarily slowed by the block before it cut through the staff of the scythe and into Eligor's torso. He continued to fly by and slammed into the train tracks, where he immediately went into a roll to take most of the impact from the fall and went into a long slide as he got to his feet.

Eligor's eyes went wide at the cut as he fell to the tracks with a thud and coughed up blood as Link stood up. He almost immediately went down to one knee with a gasp as the golden trim disappeared from his boots. Damn… Link thought as his vision blurred from exhaustion. Can barely keep my eyes open… He thought before he shook his head and focused on the downed Eligor.

Link slowly forced himself to his feet before he looked at his bloodied sword, his leather gloves replaced with his Silver Gauntlets. A sudden gasp from Eligor had him looking up in surprise as Eligor turned over onto his stomach before he slowly stood up. "You damn… shitty fly…" Eligor said as he looked at his broken scythe before glaring at Link. "How the hell did you get out of my Storm Wall?" He gasped out. In reply, Link simply extended his right arm and Requipped his Mirror Shield. "Damnit… I was almost to those geezers…" He ground through clenched teeth out before putting both pieces in his right hand and moving his left in a quick pattern. "Die." Eligor said before a barrage of wind blades shot out at Link.

Link positioned his feet as he put his Mirror Shield out to block and Eligor looked on in surprise as the wind blades were absorbed into the Shield. "Ha!" He yelled as he thrust out with his shield and the wind blades shot back out at Eligor.

Eligor quickly put the staff half of his broken scythe into his left hand and twirled it quickly, creating a vortex of wind. "Storm Wall." He said as the wind blades reached him and they were easily deflected in different directions as they hit the wind vortex.

Eligor looked at Link with wide eyes as Link glared steadily back at him, both of them breathing hard. "I see…" Eligor said before a heavy wind started to surround him. "Storm... Mail." He said with a wide grin as the high speed winds surrounded him in a nearly opaque armor of wind.

This wind… it's like a typhoon. Link thought as he readied his sword and shield. My sword will have a hard time penetrating that wind; I'll need to think of something fast. He realized as his vision blurred again for a couple of seconds.

"It looks like I'll get to fight you after all, Link." Eligor said before he threw the broken staff away and spun the scythe turned sickle in his hand as the wind swirled around its edge. "Maharathi Link, the Master of Weapons!" He yelled as he flew in at Link, who rushed forward to meet his charge.

Titania – Name from a Shakespearean play given to the Queen of the Fairies.

Maharathi – In Hindu mythology this is the title given to a warrior capable of taking on thousands of warriors simultaneously, due mainly because of his mastery of all weapons and combat styles.