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Jura and Oberon instantly switch formations, with Jura altering his Earth Magic to sink Rabol into it, trapping his limbs and web spinner, leaving his head and the spider's head above ground to be targeted.
Oberon then releases his Gravity Magic, and Jura focuses on reinforcing and mending the ground to keep Rabol trapped, struggling against the absurd strength of his opponent.
A trickle of blood flows from his nose as Rabol rages against his cage, and behind Jura, Oberon silently stands in place, eyes closed as he gathers his Magic Energy.
Ichiya doesn't look back as his friends, standing between them and a horde of Dark Wizards. Enemies who understand formations and who to target, sights locked onto Jura to allow Rabol's escape, and Oberon to prevent whatever plan is being enacted.
Across the cavern, half the forces are being occupied by Blue Pegasus, and Ichiya is alerted to Virgo and Aries's disappearance, putting a major hit in their overall combatant force. But now he's sure that no matter what, he can't let Oberon's spell be interrupted.
'If even his gates had to be closed, his spell is obviously our best hope of victory,' Ichiya furrows his brows at the approaching enemies, seeing their weapons in hand, and begins walking to them.
"Hold it right there," he says. "I am a gentleman, so I urge you to surrender peacefully, and I won't harm you any further. You've already lost. Look at the desperate reach for power your boss has performed. Such a hideous admittance of inferiority."
One of the enemies, a tall man holding a Magic Wand in his hand, looks to Oberon and Jura in the distance, then to Ichiya. "He's just stalling. Let's kill this ugly one first, then Iron Rock and the kid."
Ichiya's brow twitches. "Ugly? Who are you to judge with a face buried in stone?!"
"What?"
Before the confused man could process what was said, Ichiya waves his hands and Requips a vial into each, taking a deep whiff of the concoctions within.
Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki the third has average Magic Energy. However, he is Master Bob's favorite in spite of this. Because in a world of monstrously talented people such as his allies Oberon and Jura, he makes the most of what little he has.
Alchemy is the ancient science of mixing ingredients to create different effects, considered to be the first step toward the existence of Magic as we know it today. But this art has been left behind by most.
With the exception of the Alchemy Guild on the northern continent of Guiltina, there are very few well-known alchemists. But on Ishgar, Ichiya is one of the very few. Not because he makes great medicines and antidotes, as that is not his specialty.
His talent in alchemy is not great, nor is his talent in Magic. He is, by all individual metrics, an alright Wizard.
But by using his average talent in alchemy, and his average talent in Magic, he created a new type of Magic.
Perfume Magic, the culmination of his ability to create alchemical concoctions and enhance their effects with Enchantment Magics and Magic ingredients.
He inhales deeply from both vials, and stores them away with his Requip Magic as the sweet scent flows through him. An expression of euphoria dominates his strange-looking face, disturbing the enemies for a moment.
But as the man he was speaking to raises his rifle and aims at Ichiya's head, he begins pressing the trigger, and Ichiya disappears.
Before the man could process what happened, he felt a strong hand on the back of his head, then his face shattering against the stone floor before everything went black.
The other Dark Wizards barely react in time, reaching out to strike Ichiya or fire ranged Spells, but he appears in front of another man and kicks him in the gut, folding him over and launching him across the cavern.
Ichiya looks back over his shoulder and winks at them as another stream of Spells is launched at him, then he disappears yet again, tearing through Wizards who each have more talent than him, showing them that he is the Head Coordinator of Blue Pegasus for a reason.
"Wizards like us have no place in interfering with people like them," Ichiya says as he is battering groups of opponents. "So don't get in their way!"
He rushes over to the last remaining Sky Wolf captain, and before he can strike the man, a metal shield is Requiped, blocking his punch.
The man slides back, arm numb, and Ichiya looks down at his dislocated fingers. He frowns and closes his hand into a fist, flexing his muscles and forcing them back into place.
The captain looks around at the battered bodies all around them and Requips a short sword into his other hand. "You speak like you've already bowed your head. What kind of self-respecting man gives up on the pursuit of greatness?"
"A man who understands that life and Magic are not fair. This world plays favorites. Raging against that will only lead to darkness and depression. But I have found something that transcends all!"
"And what's that?"
"The bond of friendship between distinguished and refined gentlemen!" Ichiya Requips the vials back into his hands, refreshing his Speed and Power Perfume Enchantments, ready to meet the man head-on.
The man takes a combat stance, aiming his blade at Ichiya, preparing his Lightning Magic to enhance his speed and agility.
But an ear-splitting screech pulls their attention away, and they look over to see Rabol lift his head and the spider's head off the ground as more blood pours from Jura's nose.
His many limbs begin breaking the ground as the Earth Magic weakens, and his large spider mouth opens to aim the spiked tongue at the Wizards.
Jura sees it and grits his teeth, but can't do anything to stop it in the moment. He studies where it's being aimed, noticing its pointing past him, at Oberon behind him.
'I don't have enough energy to cast another Spell. I'll just have to jump in the way,' he decides, perfectly fine with what must be done.
Ichiya notices all of this at a glance and Requips a glowing blue vial into his hands. His opponent charges forward, enhanced by green Lightning Magic. But it is too late. Ichiya has already applied the enchantment.
Using the Super Power Perfume, greatly enhances his physical abilities for a short time. Before the man could take a single step with his Lightning Magic, his shield, sword, and body, are shattered in a blur.
Jura sees the barbed tongue moving toward them at an absurd speed, but an orange blur slams into it, wrestling it to the ground.
"Ichiya?" Jura asks, not sure what he's seeing.
"Yes, my dear friend. This is the perfume, of our absolute victory!" Ichiya yells as his 8-foot-tall, hulking form of perfectly sculpted muscles wrestles the spiked tongue to the floor. He allows it to impale his torso and legs, getting low enough to dig his feet into the earth and hold in place. Even as it tries to wriggle away and retract, he keeps his grip. Even as pain wracks his body and blood stains the earth, he dares not let go, unwilling to let any harm come to his new friends.
'I get it now. No wonder Master thinks so highly of you,' Jura redoubles his effort to keep Rabol pinned, fighting his urge to black out.
As both men are giving more than they have, a surge of Magic Energy erupts behind them, breaking their concentration.
It shakes the entire cavern, filling it with bright golden light as Oberon glows. Not from everywhere on his body, but from his right forearm, where the Fairy Tail Emblem is. Only now there was a second one, at the top of his forearm, with an intricate set of markings around it. It glows so brightly that it could be clearly seen through his coat and clothes, as if nothing could stop it.
Oberon's eyes glow golden as Magic Circles appear in them, bright gold with the Fairy Tail Emblem in the middle.
"Gather! O river of light that's guided by the fairies!—" A ring of golden Magic Energy forms around Rabol, holding his massive spider body in place.
Jura immediately feels the struggling stop and releases his Earth Magic, taking a painful breath. But Ichiya is still stuck with the writhing tongue outside of the ring.
"—Shine! In order to perish the fangs of evil!" Oberon feels his Magic Energy enter the world, drowning everyone for a moment before it is condensed deep within him and pushed into the spell.
And deep within his mind, he hears Mavis's voice, giving her final approval for the spell. 'Show them why you're our king…'
Oberon releases all of the Magic Energy at once. "Fairy Glitter!"
The entire mountain shakes, and his voice is carried on the Magic Energy, striking fear into friend and foe alike as a myth becomes real.
A golden Magic Circle with the Fairy Tail Emblem appears above Rabol, releasing a beam of pure Magic Energy down at him, engulfing his entire body.
Fairy Glitter, one of the three Ultimate Fairy Magics, and the simplest in execution.
Fairy Glitter, like all the Ultimate Fairy Magics, was created by Mavis Vermillion. They all use Neutral Magic, meaning the Magic Energy has no elemental properties, and each focuses on a different aspect of the Magic Formula used for the Radiance Formation in all of Oberon's Light Magic Spells.
Fairy Glitter is, in the simplest sense, absolute annihilation Magic.
It uses the properties of moonlight, to nullify defensive and sealing Magics. The properties of starlight, to provide massive destructive ability. And the properties of sunlight, to enhance the Spell by many magnitudes, all while holding the target in place.
This is why Fairy Tail is held in such absurdly high regard by the Magic Council. As the Second Master, Precht gave a much simplified version to the Magic Council, allowing them to create the greatest Magic Weapon in the world.
Satellite Square: Ethereon.
However, while this Spell is extremely powerful, myths of Fairy Sphere and Fairy Law make it seem like child's play in comparison. Those Spells do far more than simple destruction. But, Fairy Glitter is called an Ultimate Magic by the Magic Council for a reason.
And nobody in the cavern could muster a single thought against that claim, staring down at the perfectly punched hole where Rabol was trapped. Now there was simply a molten pit leading to the base of the mountain, and the man in question, wiped from existence.
Leaving only the dead barbed tongue, which Ichiya pushes aside, falling to his knees as rivers of his blood fall to the earth.
Jura sits on the floor, wiping the blood from his face while staring at the molten pit, hearing members of Blue Pegasus approaching to aid their boss.
"Fairy Glitter," Jura mutters as he turns around to face Oberon, who is lying on the floor behind him. "So it's not a myth after all."
Oberon laughs weakly, raising his right hand to perform the Fairy Tail Salute, allowing his sleeve to roll up and show off the new marking on his forearm. "They're all real, and I finally got the hang of this one…"
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