Fairy Tail: Shinigami

Chapter 17: Ambush P2

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[Adam POV]

Ivan's cheeks flushed red and his eyes narrowed as he clenched his fists and forced out a deafening yell, before sending another torrent of paper dolls fluttering toward me, this one several times bigger than the first one. "I will show you true power!" he shouted, steaming with anger.

Taking a deep breath, I blurred out of sight reappearing in front of him with a single flash step. Then, lifting my blade I swung at him with a powerful arc toward his right hand.

However, much to my surprise, Ivan had managed to react to my advance, blocking my blade by creating a paper shield around his arm, nevertheless, the force of my attack proved to be a bit too much for his ground, pushing him down, while breaking and overturning the earth beneath him.

Ivan clenched his fists and threw his shoulders back as I took some distance, his chin tilting the air as he declared with certainty, "Your blade won't cut me!"

I sighed, not only did my Shunpo there had been slower than it had any right to be, but because I seriously didn't want to kill him I hadn't used Zanryuzuki's power, making that first attack a big whoop of nothing.

What's worse, is that now I knew without a doubt that If I used Zanryuzuki's power, I would cut through him like butter. Unlike the Master or Gildarts, the power behind Ivan's defenses was laughable.

I honestly didn't know what to do.

As I pondered over what approach to take, a maniacal grin split Ivan's face, his black eyes darting around the forest with wicked pleasure before he roared a single word, "Despair!", and thrust his hands forward, releasing a torrent of paper dolls which raced towards me at incredible speed.

I...

Does he even listen to what he says?

It's like he's a villain... someone got from a cereal box, a bad one at that, a generic one, no, a generic brand based on a generic brand.

Not killing him will be the hardest thing I have ever put myself through.

"Uchuryu no Kiba," I said under my breath, while firmly gripping the hilt of my blade with both hands, as I took a single step back raising my blade high above my head, before bringing it down to intercept his attack. The wave of translucent energy that surged from my Zanpakuto easily shattered his attack into nothingness before pushing past the shocked Ivan without touching him, cutting everything in its path in two.

Ivan's expression changed from stunned to enraged in the blink of an eye. His eyes flashed with fury, and his teeth ground together audibly as he turned to me. "Let's see if you can handle this!" He growled through gritted teeth, before releasing a massive amount of paper dolls that immediately began swirling around me like a cloud of snowflakes before coagulating into multiple spherical clusters, cutting off all escape routes.

I could feel the sheer amount of power he was putting into those spheres.

He really wanted to kill me.

If I had to take a wild guess, I would say those things are meant to explode sooner or later.

"DIE!"

The paper spheres around me began to ripple with dark energy, as sparks of color shot from them. For a brief moment, I felt something radiating from them, before suddenly with the appearance of a symbol in each one of them, they all erupted in a thunderous explosion that lit up the forest in a purple light.

Acting fast, I focused my energy, before erecting a shimmering cube of light that enveloped me, blocking the blasts and dispersing them across the forest.

I had stopped most of the force behind the attack.

But I still had a long way to go before mastering Kido barriers.

I smiled, as the smoke from Ivan's attack cleared around me. Revealing that my clothes, for the most part, were ripped and that my body had, despite the barrier sustained some damage, being that the reason why blood trickled down my naked torso and pooled at my feet.

Ivan's eyes narrowed as the smoke cleared completely, his lips parting in an angry sneer. "Impressive. You survived that," he said, his voice thick with rage before giving me a cruel, taunting smile. "But it was for nothing; now you know the depth of my power. True power!" He bellowed, confident my demise was within arm's length. The sourc𝗲 of this content nov(𝒆l)bi((n))

He really thought damage of this level would keep me down? If that were the case I would've died a long time ago, either at the Tower or during one of my training sessions with Zanryuzuki.

Credit where it is due, though. He had managed to hurt me, so kudos to him.

"Now welcome total and absolute despair!"

Paying his evil monologue no heed, and taking advantage of the little smoke that remained. I moved forward, closing the distance between me with a single step.

Then before he could process what had happened, I placed one foot forward firmly, bending my knees, while holding my left fist at my waist.

"You don't learn!?" Ivan spat, creating more paper dolls as he finally realized I was in front of him.

Then, giving the man no time to counterattack, my left hand shot forward, striking Ivan in the gut with such force that air seemed to burst forward from his back in a silent explosion.

Ivan's eyes widened in pain as the force of the attack knocked him to the ground, forcing the air from his lungs. In shock, and looking at me like I had done something that should've been impossible, he coughed multiple times, as a trickle of bright red blood ran from the corner of his mouth.

I could feel Zanryuzuki's displeasure in the back of my head at the fact that I had used Hakuda instead of her to strike him down.

Ivan's body shook with rage as he struggled to push himself off the ground. Clenching his fists, he shouted, "I-I won't allow this to happen!" The effort of his words caused more blood to escape his lips.

He was one persistent guy.

I sighed and looked down at Ivan, who was struggling on the ground to stand with gritted teeth. His breaths were staggered and shallow, and his knuckles were white as he desperately tried to stand up, showing my attack had done some serious damage.

The funny thing is. He could've prevented some of the damage if he hadn't poured so much of his power into his paper bombs.

"Look, you're really not making your case easier," I took a deep breath. "Ivan, honestly, as much as I dislike you, I'm trying to be understanding here. But you're just giving my blade arguments I won't be able to refuse."

Maybe a kick would do the trick?

Deciding to give that idea a try, I drew my leg back and delivered a powerful kick to Ivan's chin. His head snapped back, and he toppled over, flying several meters away with the force of the impact before stopping against a tree.

"I won't... be beaten by a brat!" Ivan sneered weakly, his eyes narrowing into slits as veins bulged through his neck.

He was barely keeping himself conscious. It honestly baffled me how stubborn he was, I mean... What was he trying to do at that state?

Taking a deep breath I prepared to kick the man again, however, before I could take a single step in Ivan's direction, I felt something change in the air.

As a familiar presence made itself known with a deep, brusque laugh interrupting my actions. "The thing is Ivan. You already were."

Gildarts.

What was he doing here?

Wait...

Was the bastard watching me fight?!

And he did nothing?!

"How long were you watching us fight, Gildarts?" I asked, turning to face the man, who simply chuckled at my accusatory gaze.

Gildarts stared at me with a wide grin, his eyes twinkling before he let out a booming laugh, clapping his hands together in appreciation. "Since you said, and I quote, I regret nothing!" he replied.

Since then!?!

Son of a bitch!

Not that I needed help, but still!

"Is this payback for the bill you had to pay all that time ago?" I asked with a sigh. "If so, that's not very fatherly of you."

"Hilarious, but no!" Gildarts replied with a chuckle, slowly making his way to me. "I just didn't see the need to intervene. You had it all under control."

I did...

But still, fuck you.

"Gil-Gildarts! What... are you doing here?!" Ivan muttered in a shaky tone, as all the color in his face drained, his now wide eyes fixed on Gildarts, showing nothing but pure terror.

He was afraid.

Utterly afraid.

Gildarts slowly turned to face Ivan, his friendly smile vanishing as his gaze hardened. He crossed his arms and fixed the man with an intense stare. "Master suspected you were up to something," he began in a low voice, "and I volunteered to confirm what everyone already knew."

"Gildarts I-" Ivan began, but was cut short by Gildarts releasing a massive amount of Magic Power, causing the ground around him to shatter, making Ivan tremble.

Gildarts was a fucking monster.

His magic power was making breathing hard by just being near him.

"Silence," Gildarts' voice boomed as his magic power continued to spread throughout the forest. "For far too long the Master, and everyone has tolerated your disgusting behavior. But today you crossed a line, a line no one should ever cross, you tried to hurt someone in the guild, a part of Fairy Tail's family! And I will not stand for this any longer."

I think this is the first time I have seen Gildarts actually mad. It's quite... shocking to say something.

"You are weak," Gildarts said in disgust, as he stared at Ivan. "A disgrace to the guild, and to the name Dreyar. As per the orders given to me, by the Master, you are hereby excommunicated from the guild, so never come back, or you will find that I'm not as merciful as the master and the brat over here."

Ivan's body shook violently as he tried to push himself off the ground, only to be forcibly pushed back by the invisible pressure.

"Am I clear?" Gildarts asked, in a firm tone.

Ivan nodded vigorously, unable to even speak or argue.

"Good," Gildarts replied before turning his attention to me, his demeanor once again changing abruptly, this time from cold and angry to happy old Gildarts. "Let's go to the guild brat! You deserve a feast after today's mission! You're paying of course!"