Demon Lacrima
Arc: Tournament of Mages
Chapter 16: Results and Treachery
by DeathGodSlayer
"This is most impressive! What an exciting round 2!" The announcer screamed to the roaring crowd as the second round came to an end.
"Ozaru continued to dominate through Cross Biancina! Who successfully defeated Quatro Cerberus' Iwazaru Kashikoi!"
"The next fight was another battle between guildmates when Ozaru's Ponzu Lilith overcame Spika Futomomtarou's Solid Speech magic!"
"White Snake lost another member when Phantom Lord's newest, mysterious member Sasuke Uchiha took down Jirobo without even breaking a sweat!"
"Surprisingly enough, Hibiki Laytis with his Archive magic, a magic not suited for combat managed to defeat Ozaru's Kaito Yuria!"
"In the match after Phantom Lord lost another Elemental Four member Juvia Lockser when she came up against White Snake's Kimimaro Kaguya and he impressive yet creepy Bone Magic!
"Lamia Scale's Antimage Yuka Suzuki stood no chance when he came up against Makarov's grandson Laxus Dreyar! Who claimed another victory for Fairy Tail in the second to last match of the day!"
"Finally, Druz Rakshasas continued to prove himself an extremely formidable contender for the overall winner of the tournament when he took out White Snake's Tayuya!"
The announcer took a deep breath after explaining the outcomes of the last matches before continuing.
"Now as it currently stands Titan Nose and Lamia Scale have been officially eliminated from the competition with not a single mage remaining! How unfortunate that they couldn't even get to see the third round!
Quatro Cerberus have but two mages remaining. The eldest of the Wise Monkey Group, Mizaru Kashikoi, and Druz Rakshasas. Will they be able to see themselves through to the fourth round!?
Similarly, Blue Pegasus and White Snake have two remaining members! Hibiki Laytis and Shuichi Konjou from Blue Pegasus and Sakon and Kimimaro Kaguya from White Snake!
Yet what is even more shocking! Two guilds that routinely left the tournament victorious, Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail have been trampled by Ozaru's power! Now only two mages from each guild remains to keep the flames alive! Can Gajeel Redfox and Sasuke Uchiha from Phantom Lord, and Fairy Tail's Loki and Laxus Dreyar survive!?
And finally, the Guild that has dominated the competition, having triple the members left than any other! Ozaru stands with six fighting mages left! How will they fair in future matches when they come into contact through matches!? These mages, Alaric Kaizer! Jio Freed! Midnight! Cross Biancina! Ponzu Lilith! Who is the strongest amongst them!? And more importantly, who will be the one to knock out the fan favourite! The newly dubbed: 'Fairy Slayer', Naruto Namikaze!"
The crowd's screamed and roared with cheers when the announcer called Naruto's name, the announcer himself basked in it momentarily before continuing on. "The next round starts tomorrow morning! Let's have a look at the match ups for Round 3!"
Everyone turned to look at the massive screen to see the match ups and refresh their memories about each mage still participating.
(Ozaru) Alaric Kaizer
VS
(Ozaru) Jio Freed
(Quatro Cerberus) Mizaru Kashikoi
VS
(Fairy Tail) Loki
(Ozaru) Naruto Namikaze
VS
(Blue Pegasus) Shuichi Konjou
(White Snake) Sakon
VS
(Ozaru) Midnight
(Phantom Lord) Gajeel Redfox
VS
(Ozaru) Cross Biancina
(Ozaru) Ponzu Lilith
VS
(Phantom Lord) Sasuke Uchiha
(Blue Pegasus) Hibiki Laytis
VS
(White Snake) Kimimaro Kaguya
(Fairy Tail) Laxus Dreyar
VS
(Quatro Cerberus) Druz Rakshasas
Naruto panted heavily, standing in the middle of a secluded area away from the tournament camp. He stared at a small wormhole in front of him. He had been practising Arc of Void ever since his match ended.
'It's still so hard to conjure up…' Naruto thought as he stared at the small special crack. 'It must be related to the Demon Lacrima. The more I gain control of it, the easier it will be to access Arc of Void.'
"It's impressive…" He turned at the sound of a new voice, he saw that boy from the tournament, with black hair with a blue tint to it, with the back style to spike up, a sword tied behind his back. "To discover such a magic in the midst of battle, but what was that red cloak that covered you briefly during your match?"
"You're that Phantom Lord mage." Naruto responded, standing back upright to face the mage on equal standing.
"I am no guild's mage." The mage spat back at him with a frown on his face. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha, and my power belongs to me only, no one else."
"Then why are you fighting in this tournament under a guild?" Naruto chuckled almost mischievously.
"The only way I could enter was under a guild's name. I wanted to test myself against some of the best mages in Fiore. Then I discovered what the prize is…" Sasuke's words trailed off as he seemed to slip into contemplation, before a frown returned to his face. "Nothing can bring back the dead. I will win this tournament, and crush the Phoenix Soulstone with my own hands." Naruto could see how the raven haired mage's resolve hardened at the topic, a smirk appeared on Sasuke's face. "As it currently stands, I've marked you as the mage to watch out for. I can see you're not even trying yet. Just like me, you haven't had a challenge yet."
"I don't mark you as anything, Sasuke Uchiha." Naruto spoke as he walked towards him, stopping as he passed him slightly, looking back over his shoulder to stare at the raven haired mage. "You're only someone who is in my way. My goal is to win, and claim the Phoenix Soulstone for myself."
Sasuke chuckled slightly, watching the blond walk back to the Mage Camp. "I'll be seeing you in the finals then…"
Naruto sat in the Ozaru tent, watching the current match. He was battered and bruised, and his clothing had been torn when Midnight walked in, in a similar appearance to the blond. Naruto eyes shifted to greet him, a small smirk grew on his face. "You are underestimating your opponents Midnight, you believed you could toy with this Sakon, but his Splitting Magic and Cellular Reconstruction proved difficult against you." Naruto pointed out, before smiling further. "However I did the same, and look at the results. That Shuichi, his Space Fire took me by surprise."
"We won nonetheless. That is all that matters." Midnight responded dully. Moving to stare at the television Lacrima with Naruto.
"But we can't afford to do it again. Our opponents are getting tougher. And one of us will have to fight against Alaric. Jio is by no means weak, but he forfeited before he even began fighting Alaric. That must mean something. Alaric must be beyond Jio to make him think that he would be better off forfeiting than fighting him."
"And what about this Cross Biancina? What should we make of him?" Midnight asked, unfazed by Naruto's warnings. In his eyes, they were nothing compared to his and the blonde's power.
"He's very dangerous. We need to be careful of him." Naruto returned as they continued to watch the fight draw closer and closer to a rather obvious conclusion in his eyes.
"Round 3 has come to a close!" The announcer yelled at the top of his voice, once again the crowd screamed with joyful passion. "This has been a very interesting round to say at the least!"
"Jio Freed forfeited against his fellow Ozaru member Alaric before the match even kicked off, giving Alaric an easy coasting into the fourth round!
Quatro Cerberus' Mizaru Kashikoi continues to impress as he takes down one of Fairy Tail's last two members, Loki!
Ozaru's Fairy Slayer; Naruto Namikaze wrestles a victory out of the hands of Blue Pegasus' Shuichi Konjou after a well fought battle!
As does Midnight from Ozaru! Who took down Sakon and his newly discovered split side Ukon in an utterly thrilling match up!
Ozaru then continued their winning streak when Cross Biancina took out Phantom Lord's Ace Member Gajeel Redfox to power his way into the fourth round!
Then in an act of vengeance over his fallen comrade, Phantom Lord's last member Sasuke Uchiha trumped Ozaru's winning streak. Ponzu Lilith stood no chance against this mysterious, powerful mage!
White Snake manage to stay in the competition and at the same time take out Blue Pegasus when Kimimaro Kaguya and his Bone Magic tore through Hibiki Laytis' defence!
And finally, by far the best match of the tournament so far! Laxus Dreyar met Druz Rakshasas in a thrilling battle! Yet the winner stood as Makarov's Grandson, Laxus Dreyar! How will the other competitors fare against Laxus, now proving himself to be one of the biggest threats remaining!
Looking at the remaining mages, Ozaru has finally been forced to drop half of its staring eight members! With Alaric Kaizer, Naruto Namikaze, Midnight, and Cross Biancina remaining to fight off the savage last standing members of the other guilds!
Fairy Tail's Laxus Dreyar! Phantom Lord's Sasuke Uchiha! Quatro Cerberus's Mizaru Kashikoi! White Snake's Kimimaro Kaguya! Each one of them is fighting to keep their guild in the running! To not follow Blue Pegasus out of the competition!
Let's have a look at Round Four's matches!" The Announcer proclaimed turning to the massive television.
(Ozaru) Alaric Kaizer
VS
(Quatro Cerberus) Mizaru Kashikoi
(Ozaru) Naruto Namikaze
VS
(Ozaru) Midnight
(Ozaru) Cross Biancina
VS
(Phantom Lord) Sasuke Uchiha
(White Snake) Kimimaro Kaguya
VS
(Fairy Tail) Laxus Dreyar
"We're sorry, Master Orochimaru." The night came, and members of White Snake bowed towards their Guild Master, looking for forgiveness from him.
"I expected nothing less." Orochimaru snickered as he watched each of them tense in fear, even though his words escaped his mouth in a calm manner.
"Master Orochimaru, is it wise to begin our operation now?" Kimimaro asked his Master in a dull tone. "I am still in the running for the matches, I can win this tournament. There is no one that stands a chance against me."
"We move now, it is the perfect time." Orochimaru chuckled out playfully. "The best mages are still weakened from the harder Round Four matches. The weaker mages won't stand a chance against us at this time, we claim the Phoenix Soulstone for ourselves before the better mages can recover."
"Yes, Master Orochimaru." His guild members bowed in unison before taking off into the night. Each heading in their own direction.
As they all left, Naruto peeked his head from around the corner, grinning as he stared at the place where they once stood. "It's time for my own assignment to begin…"
A/N: Hey there. I won't ask for reviews because this chapter doesn't deserve them. It was terrible, especially considering how long you've waited for it. But if you allow me, I will explain my actions.
I'M BORED! I've been so bored of this story for a while, I planned it out so much and what's coming is exciting but it's stuck in this tournament, so I skipped a few rounds. But I promise, once we've got into the Fall of Ozaru Arc I'll rturn and revamped this Arc with new fights and better story lines.
I can't give you a date to a new chapter yet. But I least you guys know this story isn't on Hiatus or Discontinued.
D.G.S