Laxus thought this was a great idea. If he fought with everything he had, he'd finally know how strong he really was and see the gap between him and Noah.
"So we're fighting now?"
Laxus looked ready to go, but Noah waved his hand.
"Hold on. Let's get ready first. Back to the training ground."
Noah brought Laxus back to where Erza and Kagura were still training. Kagura saw Noah drawing magical circles around the training area.
"Brother Noah, what are you doing?" she asked.
Erza turned to look too, then quickly looked away. But she kept her ear tilted toward them, clearly curious.
Noah noticed but didn't say anything. He answered Kagura:
"I'm going to fight Laxus at full power. We need barriers first. If we wreck everything, Master will kill us."
Laxus gulped. Now he understood why Noah didn't want to start right away. Safety first.
They were close to Magnolia. A full power fight would cause massive damage. Without protection, they'd destroy everything around them.
If they smashed up buildings in town, Makarov would definitely murder them both.
When Erza heard Noah was going all out against Laxus, she stopped training and moved aside with Kagura.
She was still a bit mad at Noah, but she wouldn't get in his way.
Noah kept drawing protective spells around the training ground. Laxus stretched and got ready, wanting to face Noah at his absolute best.
Finally, Noah finished the barrier spells and Laxus was warmed up. Erza and Kagura stood safely outside the magical barriers to watch.
Noah and Laxus walked to the center, facing each other a few steps apart.
Noah grinned and waved.
"Bring it on!"
Laxus grinned back. He rushed forward and threw a punch straight at Noah's face.
The punch created wind that hit Noah's face before the fist even arrived. Noah calmly raised his left hand. BANG! He caught Laxus's fist perfectly.
Laxus expected this. One punch wouldn't beat Noah.
He immediately threw his left fist at Noah's face too. Noah smiled, raised his right hand, and blocked it just as easily.
Laxus didn't give up. He punched with both fists, attacking Noah's whole body with incredible force. Noah stayed calm, moving his hands like flowing water to catch every single attack.
Their fists and palms clashed over and over. BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!
Every hit made a loud boom, sending shockwaves in all directions. The wind was so strong it made Erza and Kagura's hair fly everywhere. They had to hold it down while watching the amazing fight.
This was the first time Erza and Kagura saw Noah in a real serious battle. They'd fought together before, but this was totally different. So this is what masters fighting looked like! Incredible!
Laxus threw dozens of punches. Noah caught every single one. Then Noah smiled:
"Your strength is good, and you're in great shape. Let's see what else you can do."
Noah swung his left palm to the side, pushing away Laxus's right fist. His right palm grabbed Laxus's left fist and pulled it toward his chest. Golden magic power gathered in his right hand, and a massive golden light cannon fired, completely covering Laxus.
The light cannon slammed into the barrier spells, causing a huge explosion. Smoke and dust covered the entire area, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
A breeze blew the smoke away, revealing a huge groove carved into the ground. It stretched from where Noah stood all the way to where the spell barrier stopped. Erza and Kagura looked around but couldn't see Laxus anywhere near Noah.
"He didn't just disappear like that, did he?" Erza felt confused. Noah didn't seem like the type to go overboard. Kagura blinked in confusion too.
"Of course it won't end like this. You're underestimating Laxus. Here he comes!"
Noah looked up after speaking. Erza and Kagura followed his gaze and saw a black shadow falling straight down at Noah from high above.
It was Laxus! When Noah fired the light cannon, Laxus had instantly covered himself with lightning and jumped high into the air to dodge the attack.
Laxus was crackling with electricity as he fell, bending his left knee to strike Noah from above. Noah raised his left hand to catch Laxus's knee.
But Noah couldn't completely absorb Laxus's power. His knees bent as he poured magic into the ground to brace himself. The ground around Noah cracked and shattered instantly, and the spot where Noah stood sank down. Laxus bounced back up into the air.
"He actually destroyed the ground to use as a shock absorber!"
Erza watched the battle against the fierce winds. Kagura wasn't as physically strong, so she hid behind Erza and peeked out from her side to watch the fight.
Noah looked up at Laxus with a grin. Laxus clenched his fists in midair, lightning crackling around them, and threw a punch at Noah with his right hand.
Noah raised his right arm and blocked the incoming fist. The lightning from Laxus's punch couldn't hurt Noah at all.
Laxus landed and immediately threw his left fist at Noah. Noah blocked it with his right arm again, but as Laxus tried to pull back, he lost his balance. Noah's right elbow shot up and caught him right in the chin.
Laxus's head snapped back from the hit. Just as he tried to recover, Noah swung his right fist sideways, smashing into Laxus's left cheek.
Before Laxus could react, Noah's right fist was already coming down from above, hammering him on the head and sending him crashing to the ground. The lightning around his body scattered.
Laxus lay sprawled on the ground. He gritted his teeth and pushed himself up with both hands. His upper body rose from the ground and lightning crackled around him again. With a burst of power, he shot away from where he'd fallen.
Lightning flashed all around Noah. Laxus was moving around him at incredible speed!
You could see multiple images of Laxus carrying lightning, attacking Noah from every direction. Noah's expression stayed calm as his palms flew, accurately catching each and every one of Laxus's attacks.
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