Chapter 151: Sharpshooting
July 3rd, X787
The guilds gathered in their respective waiting areas as the crowd grew restless with anticipation. Meliodas sat at a table across from Alzack, Max, Laki, and Jet.
"Since they don't tell us what the next event is ahead of time, we should probably just pick out who is going today. Me and Meliodas already went so it's just you three now." Max said as he looked over at Alzack, Jet, and Laki.
"Then I'll go." Alzack quickly replied as he abruptly stood up from his seat.
"Enthusiastic today aren't ya?" Jet commented.
"I spent the last couple of months training hard so my daughter can see me succeed. Today is the day I show what I've accomplished." Alzack responded.
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Several minutes later, Chapati's voice echoed throughout the arena.
"WELCOME BACK EVERYONE TO DAY 3 OF THE GRAND MAGIC GAMES! I HOPE YOU'RE ALL READY FOR EXCITING DAY AS TODAY'S EVENT IS CALLED "ROLLOUT!" PLEASE PICK YOUR PARTICIPANT AND GATHER IN THE CENTER OF THE ARENA!"
Alzack walked out into the center of the arena where other guild participants were gathering. He could hear the loud cheers of the crowd around him and many eyes gazing on him. Feeling a bit nervous, he took a deep breath and looked towards where the Fairy Tail guild was watching from in the stands. His nervousness instantly vanished as he saw Bisca and Asuka waving at him and he waved right back with a confident grin on his face.
"NOW THAT EVERYONE HAS GATHERED HERE, WE'LL BE STARTING THE EVENT, "ROLLOUT!" Chapati announced as the ground began to shake. A huge magical presence formed above everyone as a massive blue cylindrical object formed above them where the circular ends were missing, revealing it to be hollow inside. The object was split into four segments that rotated in opposite directions, with segments one and three rotating clockwise and segments two and four rotating counterclockwise. The cylinder wasn't completely smooth as there were many strange walls that were sticking out of the surface and multiple holes of different sizes going through the cylinder.
"THE RULES OF THIS EVENT ARE SIMPLE! IN A FEW MOMENTS, EVERYONE WILL BE TELEPORTED ONTO THIS NEW ROTATING STAGE. YOUR GOAL IS TO STAY ON IT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND ALSO KNOCKING OUT THE OTHER CONTESTANTS. POINTS WILL BE DECIDED BY HOW LONG YOU STAY ON THE CYLINDER. NOW THEN! LET THE EVENT BEGIN!"
Alzack's eyes widened as his body started glowing along with the rest of the participants that were gathered there. They soon found themselves standing in various spots of the huge rotating log. Alzack found himself on segment one with a dozen people nearby. Alzack took a step forward and immediately noticed the floor was quite smooth and easy to slip on.
'I'd better be careful.' Alzack thought to himself as he saw another person near him trip and fall off the side.
"AND JUST LIKE THAT, WE'VE ALREADY LOST A PERSON FROM LOSING THEIR FOOTING!" Chapati announced.
Alzack slowly took another few steps forward, aligning himself perpendicular to the rotation in order to alway stay at the top of the segment. He looked around at the other participants who were getting the hang of standing on the slippery surface. As the segment continued rotating, he noticed a wall heading towards him. An idea immediately popped into his head.
'I can use my surroundings and pick people off as they fight others or try to keep their balance and avoid obstacles. This is perfect for me!' Alzack thought as he made his way over behind one of the approaching walls without anyone noticing.
As the wall shifted from the ten o'clock position to the eleven o'clock position, Alzack got behind it and put his hands out in front of him. A bright light glowed in his palms, taking the form of two revolvers.
As the wall approached the twelve o'clock position, he peered out of the left side and saw two mages confronting each other and unaware of his presence.
'It would be better if I just stayed behind here and tried to stay on as long as possible, but...Bisca and Asuka are watching. I think I'll show off a bit.'
Just as the wall rotated to the twelve o'clock position, Alzack stepped out from behind the wall, his two revolvers in hand and pointing at the two mages. Before they could notice him, he shot two bullets at their head.
"Guns Magic: Concussive shots!"
The bullets hit both of the mages in the head. Causing one of them to immediately fall backwards and slide off the log. The other took the bullet fairly well, keeping his balance as he looked over at Alzack who was now standing out in the open. The mage smirked at Alzack and took a step forward towards him.
"You think your little peewee shooters can-" The mage stopped as he suddenly felt dizzy and the world around him began to spin, causing him to stop walking as he tried to stay standing.
"W-what did y-you do tmmmmloe-" The mage said as his words began to slur and he fell to his knees.
"Concussive bullets. They're not as strong or as lethal as my regular magic ones, but they produce a concussive force on impact that shakes your brain." Alzack said as he walked over to the enemy mage who was now lying flat on the ground on his stomach. As Alzack stood above him, he pushed him lightly with his foot, causing the mage to slide down the side of the log and right off of it.
"Two down." Alzack said as he quickly retreated back behind the wall he came from which was almost in the one o'clock position. 'This wall is going to get hard to stand next to soon. I'll need to switch places.' Alzack turned his head to the left and immediately jumped backwards as a fireball went flying by his head. He landed on the ground, nearly losing his footing and stumbling as more fireballs came flying at him.
Alzack took a few steps forward, managing to climb enough to stay standing as he saw a mage about ten meters away charging another fireball.
The mage fired one massive fireball at Alzack. Alzack raised one of his revolvers and fired it at the mage.
"Guns Magic: Magnum Gale!"
He immediately shot forward, the recoil of the gun causing him to slide backwards into a wall behind him. The bullet shot out, piercing straight through the fireball and dispersing it and leaving a huge gust of wind in its wake. The bullet slammed straight into the mage's chest, blowing him off the rotating log.
"Whew... the recoil of that shot is insane on these floors…" Alzack said as he looked down at his revolver. Alzack leaned with his back against the wall to rest for a few minutes.
"WE ONLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEFT AND STILL TEN PARTICIPANTS REMAINING! WE'LL NOW INITIATE THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS EVENT!" Chapati announced.
Just as Chapati finished speaking, Alzack noticed the spinning segments had nearly tripled in speed. He now had to maintain a brisk walking pace in order to stay on the top of the platform while shifting his body to avoid the incoming walls. A wall in front of him began to come towards him and Alzack shifted to the left side, keeping it from hitting him.
Out of the corner of his eye as he looked down, he noticed a small vine coming from the corner of the wall. Alzack's eyes immediately widened with shock and he jumped up into the air.
Suddenly, the ground and wall beneath him were swallowed up whole as a thorny carnivorous looking plant closed itself in where Alzack was standing with its four massive green petals.
Alzack landed on the ground, maintaining his balance this time as he saw a figure approaching him. The figure was a tall man with a robust, heavily muscular body. He had long white hair tied behind his head into a ponytail. His face was square shaped and he had a relatively flat face with a small nose and reddish eyes. The man wore no shirt with large white gloves that went up to his forearms, red pants, and black shoes.
Alzack immediately noticed thorny vines wrapped around the man's feet, allowing him to stick to the platform much easier. The two of them walked in place as the segment was rolling even faster now than before.
"ON SEGMENT ONE IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A STANDOFF WITH JAGER FROM QUATRO CEBERUS AND ALZACK FROM FAIRY TAIL!" Chapati shouted.
"You're pretty quick on your feet. Let's see if you can dodge this!" Jager shouted as he moved his arms forward and pointed his fists at Alzack. Massive vines appeared from behind Jager and launched towards Alzack. Alzack prepared to jump off of the segment, but felt his foot slip and fell face first. He suddenly felt one of the vines wrap around his left leg. Alzack attempted to point his revolver at the vine and blast it off, only for another to restrict his arm from aiming.
"Not so powerful without your guns are ya!" Jager said with a grin as his vines threw Alzack off the side of the segment.
"D-dammit!" Alzack grunted as he watched the segment get further away. As Alzack fell, he turned his head towards the stands and saw Bisca watching him fall with a sad look on her face. Sitting on her back was Asuka. Alzack stared at Azuka and squinted. He could barely make out the words her lips were saying.
"Go, Papa!"
Alzack's eyes widened briefly as he felt a sudden surge of energy from seeing his daughter. A smirk formed on his face and as he fell, he raised his left hand up in the air, pointing the revolver towards the segment.
"I won't fall here! Gun's Magic: Grappling Hook!"
From the barrel, a magical circle formed followed by a grappling hook that shot out and wrapped around one of the walls on the segment. On Alzack's other revolver, another magic circle formed.
"Guns Magic: Tornado shot!"
From the barrel of the other gun, a tornado shot out, propelling Alzack forward and upward even faster towards the log and more specifically, Jager. Jager turned around and saw Alzack heading straight towards him. He looked at Alzack with surprise at first but that surprise quickly turned into an excited grin.
"So ya got more in ya!" Jager shouted as he launched several more huge vines towards Alzack. The vines enclosed Alzack, seemingly slamming into him. In the next moment, dozens of holes blew open the vines as Alzack spun around in the air, maintaining his momentum as he shot the vines that Jager launched at him.
"N-no way! My vines!" Jager shouted in disbelief as Alzack flew straight towards him. Several more vines attempted to surround Alzack, only for him to do a quick upside down spin as he did a radial sweep with his guns.
"Guns Magic: Desperado!"
Alzack propelled himself straight through the vines, blasting hundreds of tiny holes in them before appearing right behind Jager, crouching on the ground. Jager remained completely still for several moments as Alzack panted heavily, his hands shaking as he held the guns.
The thorny vines keeping Jager on the platform suddenly dispersed and his body fell to the ground, sliding off the log and into the water below. Alzack stood up and walked forward as he tried to catch his breath.
'That used up quite a bit of magic but it was worth it…' Alzack thought to himself.
"WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DISPLAY OF SHOOTING! THERE'S NOW ONLY FIVE PARTICIPANTS LEFT STANDING! WHO WILL COME OUT ON TOP!" Chapati exclaimed.
'Five?! I can't believe I made it this far...but I can't give up now!' Alzack looked around him as he walked across the segment. To his surprise, a lone woman was approaching him from the front. The woman had a slim figure with long straight black hair, her bangs parted in the middle with two tied bun shaped loops at the back of her head. On her eyes she had turquoise eye liner and on her lips she had dark red lipstick. The woman wore a tight blue strapless dress that fit well around her curvaceous figure with a large slit on the left side revealing her leg up to her thigh and dark blue boots.
"IT LOOKS LIKE MINERVA FROM SABERTOOTH IS ABOUT TO CONFRONT ALZACK OF FAIRY TAIL!" Chapati shouted out.
"If you're just going to approach me from the front, then that's free points." Alzack said as he raised his guns. He immediately fired an onslaught of bullets towards the woman.
However, just as the bullets approached her, they suddenly vanished. Minvera stood, smiling as she stared at the stunned Alzack.
"Thank you for knocking out the competition for me." Minerva said as she waved her hand.
Alzack was thrown back as an invisible force threw him off the platform. However, before he could recast his grapple shot, he felt another wave of magic hit him, propelling him down even faster.
"Sorry, but I can't let you climb back up." Minerva stared menacingly as she unleashed another wave of magic, sending Alzack shooting into the water below.
"Al!!" Bisca shouted from the stands as she watched Alzack plummet into the water with the other Fairy tail members showing a concerned expression on their faces. A few moments later, Alzack's head poked out of the water, clearly exhausted from the strike. Bisca sighed in relief as she watched Alzack swim to the surface. As Alzack got back on dry land, he looked up at the scoreboard at who was left. 'Looks like it's just Sherry and Minerva left.'
The fight continued as Sherry fought Minerva. However, she eventually as Minerva knocked her in the water.
"AND THERE YOU HAVE IT EVERYONE! SABERTOOTH HAS TAKEN THE FIRST PLACE!"
Chapati shouted as the results flew up on the lacrima screen. The various contestants each began going back to their own guilds. The crowd roared as the event settled.
"Amazing." A young man said with glittering eyes as he stared at the arena.
"Sabertooth is so strong." A young man said as he conversed with his friend.
"Do you think Sabertooth might be as strong as the old Fairy Tail?"
"Are you joking, do you not remember Meliodas' performance? He's the Blond Demon after all! Although... Alzack did surprisingly well I have to say."
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"Good Job Al!" Macao said as Alzack went to meet with the rest of the Fairy Tail team and guild members spectating.
"Too bad I couldn't get first." Alzack replied.
"You did great!" Meliodas said as he gave Alzack a thumbs up.
"Thanks everyone!" Alzack smiled.
"Let's head back for the day and rest up for tomorrow."
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Current Rankings (Top 5)
Sabertooth: 26
Lamia Scale: 20
Fairy Tail: 18
Blue Pegasus: 14
Mermaid Heel: 12
Weekly Power Status
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