Laxus was furious when he saw Takeshi in this state.
"I am the strongest!!!"
He took a deep breath, his chest puffed out, gathering lightning in his lungs.
Lightning Dragon's Roar!
Laxus unleashed a violent pillar of lightning from his mouth, destroying everything in its path.
Takeshi raised his right index finger, and a small red sphere condensed above it.
Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!
Two powerful energies collided.
Boom!!!
A terrifying explosion shockwave shot towards the sky.
Kardia Cathedral, already in ruins, finally succumbed to the immense pressure and began to collapse in this explosion.
As the smoke slowly settled, Takeshi and Laxus stood there. Takeshi's expression remained relaxed, while Laxus's face was heavy.
From the very beginning of the battle, he had been at a disadvantage. He originally thought that using Dragon Slayer Magic would give him the upper hand, but he was still at a disadvantage.
Each time, he felt like he was just a little bit away from breaking through, and he was confident that if he could just break through, he would win. But that 'little bit' remained unbreachable.
The continuous fighting had significantly depleted his magic power, yet Takeshi looked as if he still had plenty of reserves.
Should he continue with a war of attrition?
He firmly believed he would win, after all, his magic power was inherited from his grandfather, and it was absolutely impossible for it to be lower than this kid's.
Just as Laxus was contemplating how to deal with Takeshi, Takeshi raised his palm towards Laxus, and a red sphere appeared in front of his palm.
Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!
Red rushed towards Laxus.
'Damn it! Does this monster not need a break after using such powerful magic?!'
Laxus's expression changed, and his body quickly transformed into lightning to dodge.
Red was extremely fast, hitting the spot where Laxus had just been in the blink of an eye.
Boom!!!
A powerful repulsive force erupted, and the ground exploded into a massive crater.
Sizzle!
Laxus's body appeared behind Takeshi, charging up for an attack, but Takeshi, without even turning his head, pointed his finger at Laxus.
Cursed Technique Reversal: Red!
Laxus's face changed drastically. Having just materialized, he had no time to elementalize and escape, so he immediately raised his arms to block.
Boom... Boom...
"Ahhhhh!"
Laxus felt a terrifying impact erupt, pushing him backward.
Crash!
Laxus stood up from the rubble.
"Ugh!"
As soon as he stood up, his legs gave out, and he almost fell. Just now, he had taken a direct hit. Coupled with the previous attacks, his body was severely injured.
At this moment, he finally understood that Takeshi was a complete monster. He had thought that the magic, equivalent in power to a roar, was Takeshi's ultimate move in this form, but now he realized it was just his normal attack.
"Takeshi, don't think you've won. How long do you think I've been preparing for this moment? To change this weak Fairy Tail, I absolutely cannot lose!!!"
Rumble!!!
Terrifying magic power erupted from Laxus's body, and the ground beneath his feet began to crack. The magic power converged into his palms.
Takeshi's expression changed.
Fairy Law, one of Fairy Tail's three super magics, created by the first Guild Master Mavis. It smites darkness with holy light, targeting anything the caster perceives as an enemy.
The strongest feat of Fairy Law was when Makarov once single-handedly almost wiped out a million-strong army of the Alvarez Empire, it was a strategic-level magic.
Facing such a super magic, Takeshi dared not be careless in the slightest.
He intertwined his index and middle fingers, preparing to activate Domain Expansion.
Just then, Mirajane suddenly ran over with an anxious expression.
"Stop! Don't fight anymore!"
"Mira! Why are you here?!"
Mirajane said with tears in her eyes, "Laxus... Master... your grandfather... he's critically ill!"
"What?! Master... what happened?! Didn't the old man have good health? Why is he suddenly critically ill?!" Takeshi's expression changed drastically.
Although he had only been in Fairy Tail for a little over a year, Makarov had treated him extremely well, like real family.
Although he couldn't remember the plot completely, Makarov was supposed to live until the very end, so why was he suddenly critically ill?
"Master already had heart disease and had been taking Porlyusica-sama's medicine to maintain it. When Master saw the Thunder Palace, he became too agitated, and his heart disease relapsed."
Laxus sneered and said, "Isn't this perfect? Now my chances of becoming the Guild Master are even higher."
"How could this be..."
Mirajane couldn't believe it when she heard Laxus say that.
Was this still the Laxus she knew?
"Disappear, Fairy Tail!"
"I will rebuild the strongest guild, one that will not lose to anyone, one that will make everyone tremble in fear!"
"Fairy Law!"
"Activate!!!!"
Clang!!!
Dazzling golden light erupted, nothing could obstruct it, spreading rapidly outwards with Laxus at the center.
After a while, the light slowly dissipated.
"Haa! Haa! Haa!"
Laxus panted heavily.
The activation of a super magic required an enormous amount of magic power, and even for him, activating it once was somewhat taxing.
"I... finally..."
"Cough!"
Mirajane's soft cough caught Laxus's attention. He quickly turned to look and saw Mirajane standing there unharmed, with Takeshi standing beside her.
"This... this is impossible! This is the super magic Fairy Law! Even if your Limitless is strong, it shouldn't be able to withstand this attack! Why is this happening?!" Laxus shouted in disbelief.
Fairy Law was his grandfather's signature magic, smiting darkness with holy light. He had never seen anyone able to withstand his grandfather's magic attack.
He had worked hard to practice this magic, considering it his greatest trump card. This magic was unavoidable, the opponent couldn't dodge it.
Even if Takeshi was strong, he shouldn't be unharmed after being hit by this magic, and besides, Mirajane was also there. Mirajane had long been unable to use her magic and was now even weaker than an ordinary Mage.
At this moment, a figure stumbled over. It was Freed, the leader of the Thunder God Tribe.
"The guild members, and the people in the city, everyone is fine. You didn't hurt a single person."
Hearing Freed's words, Laxus loudly retorted, "Impossible! Fairy Law is perfect!"
"That's your 'heart.' Fairy Law is only effective against those the caster identifies as enemies. You understand what I mean, right, Laxus? Magic doesn't lie. This is your true feelings. Stop, Laxus, go to Master's side now."
Laxus's expression became very flustered at this moment, as if his secret thoughts had been exposed, but he still forced himself to shout, "No! Everyone who obstructs me is an enemy!"
"I don't care if that old geezer lives or dies! I am me! Not that old geezer's grandson! I am Laxus!!!"
Bang!
Takeshi instantly appeared behind Laxus and swept his leg, kicking Laxus in the face.
"Ugh!"
Laxus's body flew sideways, crashing into a broken wall.
"You're so annoying with all that chattering. I'll give you two choices. One, you obediently go to Master yourself, or two, I beat you half to death and drag you to Master."