Although I asked Gramps to defeat Jose quickly, such a thing was a monumental task when neither could truly use their strength, as the guild members fighting below would get caught up in the battle, and neither wanted to accidentally kill their guild members. 'With my injuries and sealed magic, I'd also probably die.' Glancing at my numerous injuries, I grunted in pain and raised my head as I looked at Gramps, who landed just a few feet in front of me after lightly clashing with Jose; however, that 'light' clash was something Erza, Mira, and Mystogan would have trouble dealing with. 'Tsk, if that fucking bastard didn't use underhanded methods, I would've already delivered his heads to Gramps.'
Folding my arms, I continued to silently watch as Gramps and Jose constantly clashed, which resulted in them continually pushing each other backwards since they were both equal in strength when suppressing their true strength. However, while this continued for minutes, Phantom Lord's Guild members, along with Jose's shades, were aggressively pushing my little siblings back, though what was worse was that I was forced to just stand there and do nothing. 'Tsk, Elfman and Mira's presence would be extremely helpful right about now.' Erza was taking the brunt of Jose's shades, but despite her strength, she was struggling to withstand the onslaught of nearly a hundred shades; the only saving grace was that since there were so many of them, their strength was evenly distributed, otherwise, just ten of them would've…
Shaking my head, I rid myself of such pessimistic thoughts and raised my head, although my magic power was sealed, that didn't mean I could not sense magic; currently, Gray was fighting one of the element four, given how strong the magic power signature was. Natsu and Gajeel were battling it out on the west side of the guild. Nab, Alzack, and Bisca were working together to fight another one of the element four, not too far away from Natsu's battle. Cana and Lucy were also working together to fight another element four, though they weren't doing so hot, but they were still managing to hold their own. While we were being pushed back, we were still somewhat holding our ground as my adorable little siblings fought ferociously, but at this rate, it would only be a matter of time; the moment Erza falls, everyone else will crumble as well, and she also knows that.
"Tsk, if it weren't for these stupid sealing cuffs!" Clutching the cuffs on my wrist, I tried to pry them off since even with my injuries, if I had magic, I'm confident no one but Gramps and Jose would be able to defeat me, but these stupid cuffs refused to come off no matter how hard I pulled. 'Freaking dammit!' However, as if to save the day, I heard footsteps behind, prompting me to turn around, only to see a man donned in clothes that concealed his features while numerous staff were holstered on his back. As he approached, he remained silent before stopping just outside the magic circle that I've been trapped in for the past two days, yet he grabbed one of the staffs from off his back and then tapped the magic circle.
Following his actions, the magic circle glowed brightly before rapidly dimming until it vanished completely, causing me to suspiciously glance at him. "Don't worry, you can step out now, big bro." Hearing Mystogan, I raised an eyebrow before stepping out of the boundaries of where the magic circle previously was, yet nothing happened, causing me to sigh in relief, though just as I was about to pat Mystogan's shoulders, he dropped to one knee, prompting me to squat as well. "Are you okay?" "Y-Yeah, I'm fine. Using that staff is just quite taxing; I-I won't be of much help now." Said Mystogan weakly as he clutched his heart, causing me to frown as I gently patted his back. "That's fine; freeing me was the best thing you could've done; now I'll give them hell."
Unfortunately, I was mainly just talking out my ass right now, I was far too injured to be much of a threat, still, the fact I was standing meant I could fight, and I would continue to do so until I could no longer stand. Tossing Mystogan over my shoulder, I carried him to the corner of the room and set him down, only for my ear to twitch, prompting me to immediately turn around as I glanced at Gramps and Jose, only to see one of the elemental four sneaking up on Gramps from behind. Clicking my tongue at his cowardice, I left Mystogan alone and lunged towards the man, who had just arrived behind Gramps. "Mets-" Just before Aria could finish gathering his magic power around his hands, I grabbed the back of his head and violently slammed him into the ground, causing Aria and I to crash through floor after floor until we arrived in the main hall.
Grinning, I clutched his head and lifted him before once again slamming him face-first into the ground. "S-Stop i-" The bastard tried to say something, but I continued to repeatedly slam him into the ground, which was quickly stained with his blood. I wasn't someone who tended to fight using underhanded methods, but currently, I used every underhanded method I could think of. Just as I was about to slam Aria into the ground for the umpteenth time, he managed to use his air magic to free himself while forcing me backwards. 'Tsk, if I weren't so weak, I would've already caved his face in.' Inwardly cursing my injuries, I didn't allow Aria a moment of reprieve as I speedily dashed toward him and grabbed his shoulder as I head butted him, which I'm confident hurt me more than him, but it was merely a distraction.
"Y-You're a craaaaaaa-" Digging my foot deeper into Aria's crotch, his voice grew higher pitch until he collapsed onto his back while I plopped onto my butt. "Urgh, I know that fucking hurt like a bitch." Glancing at the blood leaking from Aria's crotch, even I couldn't help but gulp as I cupped my crotch; there was an unspoken agreement between all men that during a fight, the crotch was off-limits, and till this day, not once have I ever resorted to attacking a man's crotch. Still, while my manhood was a little shaken, I didn't feel any regret as I slowly stood up, nearly falling, but once I stabilized, I gazed around the main hall, looking at the many mages fighting my little siblings, causing a feral grin to make it's way onto my face. I would've liked to help Erza, but I would be useless to her right now; however, against these weak little mages, even in my current state, I should be able to defeat a good chunk of them before I truly exhaust myself.
Growling, I bared my nails and dashed into the fray, causing as much carnage as possible as I slashed at the unsuspecting mages, tearing through their flesh, and after a few attacks, they would drop to the ground, either in too much pain to continue fighting, or they had fallen unconscious. "B-Big bro!" "Big bro, he's safe!" "Big bro, you're back!" Flashing everyone a smile, I continued to viciously attack the mages, and it seemed my presence served to act as a morale boost as everyone began to fight even harder than before. Phantom Lord mages were unable to handle my sudden arrival, and we were slowly pushing them back, though I was still too worried about Erza; she was an incredibly tough sister of mine, probably the toughest, but she, too, had a limit.
Realizing we might be unable to beat the numerous mages in time, I shifted my gaze to the west, figuring the best bet would be to help defeat one of the elemental four, as that would free up some of our strongest mages. "Hold the ground, I'll return shortly!" Yelling at everyone, I dashed out of the encirclement of mages and crashed through every wall until I arrived at the scene of Nab, Alzack, and Bisca fighting Totomaru. "Eh, b-big bro?" "Haha, big bro!" Smirking at Bisca and Nab, I simply gestured to the fire mage, and instantly the three nodded in understanding as I followed behind Nab while he charged Totomaru.
"Tch, four vs one? This isn't fun anymore." Seeing Totomaru frown, my smile grew as I suddenly shifted my momentum into a powerful stomp, breaking the entire ground around us and causing Totomaru to lose his balance, as for Nab, Alzack, and Bisca, they were Fairy Tail so of course they knew my fighting style and wouldn't get caught by surprise. Pressing my hands onto Nab's back, I flicked my wrist, flinging him towards Totomaru as he pounced upon him; Totomaru tried to dodge, but Bisca and Alzack prevented him from doing so, allowing Nab to mount him and take him to the ground, where he began to maul him. However, since I wanted to kill Totomaru, I slammed my foot into Totomaru's face, knocking him unconscious; killing them would have to be saved for later as now wasn't the best time to worry about their deaths, besides, I'd prefer not to kill in front of my siblings if I could help it.
"Heh, the moment you arrived, we defeated him so quickly, big bro. You really are a beast." Said Alzack with a faint smirk, causing Bisca to nod in agreement while Nab slapped my back, knocking me to the floor. 'A-A dying beast, sure.' My eyelids felt incredibly heavy right about now, but I couldn't drift to sleep just yet. "You three, go help Erza, she's been holding off Jose's shades by herself, but she won't last much longer." Although they were clearly concerned about my well-being, given their hesitance, a bit of growling helped urge them along as they took the path I created to get here.