Chapter 17: Chapter 17: Mira's S-class quest
Chapter 17: Mira's S-class quest
Natsu followed Mira and her siblings all the way. He watched as Mira and Elfman decided to confront the beast while Lisanna evacuates nearby people. He was just watching them discretely. He doesn't want to help them unless it is necessary.
When Mira and Elfman approached the beast, they got see its monstrosity. The beast was huge standing over 2 meters tall and had a ferocious expression. The beast noticed their presence as soon as they approached it. So, it quickly shows its aggression towards them.
Mirajane quickly cast her full-body takeover magic to transform into Satan Soul. Satan Soul was initiated by seemingly covering Mirajane's body in flat, square-shaped scales-like parts, which subsequently disappear, revealing her new appearance. In such a state, her eyes, eyelashes, ears, and hair all change drastically, and dark, thin markings appear all over her body. Her forearms and hands become covered in scales, and each sprouts a fin-like protrusion on its outer side. She also grew a large, stocky tail, seemingly made of metal plates or scales.
Elfman also cast his partial takeover magic to transform into Beast Soul: Bear. His arm transformed into a bear-shaped with bear-like paws with claws.
With their magic cast, Mira and Elfman quickly battled the beast. It was a one-sided battle. Mira was a lot stronger than her anime counterpart so the beast was always at a disadvantage. But her arrogance was also greater. Due to which she made many silly mistakes during the fight. Elfman was also timid and inexperienced which caused Mira to cover for him when things got difficult for him. Due to this, the fight was dragged longer than intended.
When the battle finally ended, the beast was defeated but Mira was tired and had low magic left. Elfman was also pretty tired. It was his first real battle so he was naturally feeling pretty confident about his abilities after winning it. When they were relaxing, Mira suddenly had an idea.
"Hey, Elfman, why don't you try to take over this beast? It was a pretty strong beast, so you will be a lot stronger when you manage to take over the beast," said Mira suggesting Elfman to takeover the beast.
"But won't it retaliate when I take over its soul? I don't want to lose control and hurt my sisters," replied Elfman in a timid tone. Even though he won his first battle with the help of his sister, he still feels intimidated by the beast.
"You don't need to worry about that. It's pretty much dead now, so you won't have to worry about it retaliating. Even if it does, then I will beat it again, so you don't have to worry about losing control. Didn't you say that you want to be strong enough to protect me and lisanna? So why are you hesitating when there's a chance to grow stronger?" replied Mira in an arrogant tone. Hearing this, Elfman finally agreed and went near the body of the defeated beast and cast his takeover magic.
Everything went well at the beginning, but in the end, the beast suddenly retaliated against the unsuspecting Elfman taking over his mind.
"ROOOOAR!!!" Elfman suddenly made a beastly roar and his body transformed into the aforementioned beast. His magical level quickly rose to be nearly the S-class level.
Mira was stunned seeing this turn of events. But, quickly came back to her senses and started battling the transformed Elfman.
"Elfman! Pull yourself together. You can't let the beast take over your mind." shouted Mira trying to make sense to Elfman. But her effort was futile as Elfman wasn't in any condition to listen to her words. He was just a mindless beast trying to crush the tiny human in front of him.
Elfman and Mira battled each other for more than 5 mins. Mira was tired from her previous battle so her endurance was pretty low against the strong beast in front of her. Also, she can't cast any lethal attack spell or it will harm Elfman. So, he was quickly put in a disadvantage against Elfman. So, she was losing against him.
While they were having their battle, Lisanna suddenly arrived and asked her sister who was battling against the transformed Elfman.
"Sis, I've evacuated the people nearby. How's the situation here? And where is Elfman?" Lisanna asked Mira reporting her mission.
"Elfman is the beast in front of you. He tried to take over the beast but it retaliated against him taking over his mind. I'm trying to regain his senses back but it isn't working. So, please leave this to me. It's dangerous here." replied Mira in a distressed tone. She was having a hard time battling Elfman.
When Mira and Lisanna were conversing with each other, Mira was distracted for a second in which Elfman quickly punched her sending her flying a few feet away. Mira was momentarily stunned due to the injury and coughed blood. When she was trying to stand up and fight again, Lisanna quickly stood in front of her trying to protect her from the transformed Elfman.
"Sis, you told me that Elfman was inside this beast right? Then, I'll help bring him back to his sense," said Lisanna facing Elfman in a determined expression.
"NOOO!!! LISANNA COME BACK HERE NOW. IT'S DANGEROUS BEING THERE!" shouted Mira trying to reach Lisanna but couldn't due to her injuries.
"I know you can hear me, Elfman. Please regain your senses. I know you can never harm sis or me. So, please come back to us." shouted Lisanna with a warm smile which could melt the hard of any human. Unfortunately, the one facing her was a mindless beast so it didn't even bother speaking but just tried to attack the puny human in front of it with its powerful punch.
"NOOOOOOO" shouted Mira as colors drained from her face as she watched the punch making its way toward Lisanna. Lisanna would suffer from serious injuries or at worst die from such a powerful punch.
"FIRE DRAGON'S ROAR"
When it seemed that all hope was lost, suddenly a giant fireball made its way towards the beast. It exploded the moment it made contact with the beast and sent it flying away.
"Yare-yare, I can't believe I have to save you girls here," said Natsu arriving near the girls.
"NATSU!" shouted Mira and Lisanna as they both feel relieved.
"I just wanted to watch how you would complete this quest without any help but the way I see it, you are all careless and immature. Especially you Lisanna, why did you think it was a good idea to stand near a person who has his mind takeover by a beast. I'll talk more after I help Elfman regain his sense." said Natsu quickly facing the approaching Elfman.
"Elfman, I can't believe you almost killed your sister. Don't let the beast control your mind. Didn't you want to gain the power to protect your sisters? What you're doing now is the exact opposite. So, don't be mad after I'm done beating you till you regain your sense." shouted Natsu as he quickly battled Elfman. It was a pretty one-sided beating.
Natsu's physical body itself is strong enough to battle the most S-class monster. So, a mindless transformed Elfman was quickly beaten to a pulp. After the beating, Elfman lost his consciousness and undid his transformation.
He carried Elfman over his shoulder like a sack and made his way over the two sisters who were hugging each other crying their hearts out.
"I know you both are pretty much shaken after this event, but we need to leave now. Both of you need proper rest now. We can have our discussion tomorrow. So, rest properly to face your punishment hehe." said Natsu laughing creepingly. Both Mira and Lisanna were scared watching his expression but nodded nonetheless.
They quickly made their way to the town and informed the mayor about the quest completion and headed over the inn. Mira and Lisanna took the same room while Natsu and Elfman shared the same room. Natsu just laid Elfman on the bed and laid on his bed.
'I can't believe Lisanna almost died there. I don't know if there is Edolas out there or not but I don't want to risk it. F@#k the plot! I will do whatever I want. I'll deal with the problems when they arise.' thought Natsu as he drifted to sleep.
(A/N: This chapter has been edited.)
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