Suddenly, all the images of Laxus vanished. At that moment, a golden lightning magic circle appeared right under Noah's feet, with electricity crackling and jumping across it.
"Burst!"
Laxus roared from somewhere nearby. Lightning erupted from the magic circle and struck Noah, followed by a massive explosion.
Smoke and dust instantly covered everything. When it cleared, all three watchers stared in shock at Noah, who stood at the center of the blast. He had his arms raised to protect his face. There wasn't a single injury on his body. His clothes weren't even torn, just dusty from the explosion.
"That was close. It would've been bad if dust got on my face."
Noah lowered his arms. His face was completely clean, without a speck of dust on it.
"The gap in strength is too huge."
Erza watched with a serious expression. Laxus had been attacking non-stop from the beginning, but nothing worked.
Noah had landed several solid hits, and Laxus's trap had finally gone off successfully, but it didn't hurt Noah at all. The result was truly crushing.
"Hey, hey, hey! How did you become such a monster, you bastard?"
Laxus was sweating and staring at Noah with a mix of emotions. That series of fierce attacks had drained a lot of his strength and magic power.
But the only result was getting Noah's clothes dusty. He wasn't hurt at all.
"I don't have a choice. I have to keep getting stronger as you do. Otherwise, what if you catch up to me?"
Noah shrugged and answered with a smile, but this response made veins pop on Laxus's forehead. Erza and Kagura were left speechless too.
"Alright, Laxus. Can you use that magic now?"
Noah's smile disappeared and his tone became serious.
Laxus paused for a moment before realizing what magic Noah was talking about.
"I can use it, but I'm still not very good at it. It's hard to control."
"Then fire it at me right now. Let me see how powerful it is."
Noah waved him forward, but Laxus looked uncertain.
"I'm afraid it might be too powerful and hurt you."
Noah couldn't help but smile:
"You can't hurt me right now, so use everything you've got!"
Laxus thought about it and realized that with such a huge gap in strength, it really would be difficult to hurt Noah. His face became serious as he began gathering his magic power.
Erza and Kagura were very curious about what magic Noah was talking about. They watched intently to see what would happen next.
Stones around Laxus started floating up into the air. Electric light crackled around them. This went on for a moment, then the stones dropped back to the ground and the electricity faded away.
Laxus lifted his head and took a deep breath, his chest expanding dramatically. He turned to face Noah, and a golden magic circle appeared in front of him and flashed brightly.
Laxus opened his mouth wide:
"Lightning Dragon's Roar!"
A golden light cannon with lightning crackling across its surface shot straight at Noah. The closer it got, the bigger it became, and a crushing pressure spread through the air.
Noah stayed calm. He held out his index and middle fingers while closing the other three, forming a sword-like gesture. Golden magic power gathered on those two fingers.
Noah drew several lines in the air with his sword finger, and a golden magic circle with the Fairy Tail emblem appeared. It expanded rapidly, covering Noah's entire body.
"Light Shield."
The Lightning Dragon's Roar crashed into the Light Shield, causing a massive explosion. Smoke and dust blocked Erza's and Kagura's view, and both looked anxiously toward the center of the field.
Even though they knew Noah wouldn't be easily hurt, seeing that powerful attack made them worry. They wanted to know what happened right away.
The dust was blown away by the wind, revealing what was inside.
The magic circle in front of Noah had a crack running through it, then shattered with a loud "BANG!" Erza and Kagura both gasped in shock, but when they looked closer, they saw that Noah seemed completely fine. His clothes weren't even damaged.
Laxus on the other side looked exhausted. Sweat poured down his face and soaked his clothes.
He braced his hands on his knees and gasped for breath. It was clear that his strength and magic power were almost gone. He couldn't launch another attack.
Seeing this, Noah walked toward Laxus. The barrier spells around them started dissolving. Erza and Kagura rushed in and ran to Noah first to check if he was hurt.
Erza immediately started touching him with a serious expression, checking for injuries. Noah jumped back in surprise.
Kagura was shocked too. She stared at Erza in disbelief. Erza didn't notice and kept trying to grab Noah so she could examine him properly.
Noah dodged for a while, but Erza's persistence paid off and she caught him. He grabbed her hands with one hand and bonked her on the head with the other:
"Watch the boundaries, Erza! Besides, I'm not hurt. Just look at me."
Noah let go of Erza, raised his hands, and turned around, letting her see that he had no injuries and his clothes weren't even torn. Only then did Erza back off.
Kagura had been watching Erza and Noah's back-and-forth with a dark look in her eyes. Erza noticed and asked with confusion:
"What's wrong? Is there something on me?"
Erza looked down at herself, then Kagura looked away:
"No, nothing."
Noah also felt that Kagura seemed a bit off, but he quickly brought Erza and Kagura over to Laxus. Laxus looked at Noah with an odd expression:
"Did you finally remember I exist?"
Noah looked confused:
"What are you talking about? Let me check you over."
Noah quickly examined Laxus and found that he'd just used up too much strength and magic power. He'd be fine after some good rest.
Noah pulled some potions from his pocket and handed them to Laxus. These would help him recover faster and give him a little energy boost too.
Laxus didn't hesitate and drank the potions right away. As Noah's childhood friend, he'd taken plenty of similar potions before. He had complete trust in Noah's skills and knew Noah would never hurt him.
Then everyone cleaned up the damaged training ground and smoothed out the terrain. Noah supported Laxus as they returned to the guild with Erza and Kagura.
When Makarov saw them coming back, especially seeing Laxus being supported by Noah, he thought something terrible had happened. Just as he was about to get angry, Noah quickly reassured him:
"It's okay, Master. Laxus just fought me with everything he had, and now his strength and magic are seriously drained. That's all."
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