"Uwaaaah!!"
Gajeel let out a painful scream.
Riku knew Gajeel was the main culprit behind the destruction of Fairy Tail's guild hall.
Even though Gajeel would join Fairy Tail in the future and make many contributions, that was the future—right now he was still a Phantom Lord member, and if Riku didn't teach him a lesson, it would be hard to swallow.
"Gajeel-kun!"
Seeing Gajeel being attacked, Juvia immediately moved.
"Water Flow Restraint!!"
A huge sphere of water sealed Riku inside.
Anyone trapped inside couldn't breathe or swim out, and the currents inside would constantly change direction, preventing escape.
"Nice!!"
Totomaru, the Fire Element, praised her and raised his hand, releasing blue flames.
"Blue Flame!!"
The ultra-low-temperature blue flames wrapped around the water sphere, and in the blink of an eye the water ball froze solid.
"Got him!!"
Bzzz!!
Riku's body turned into an electric current, and in an instant he stepped out of the ice sphere.
Whether water or ice, both were conductors—either could serve as a medium for Riku to move through.
"W-what…?!"
Seeing Riku walk out just like that, everyone was dumbstruck.
Bzzz!
Riku's body turned into lightning, and in the blink of an eye he appeared in front of Juvia, tapping a finger to her forehead.
"?!"
"1,000,000 volts—Discharge!!"
Crack—!!
"Uwaaaah!!"
Juvia cried out and was stunned unconscious by the electricity, collapsing to the ground.
Juvia was a kind-hearted girl; even in Phantom Lord she hadn't done anything truly bad.
This time, attacking Fairy Tail was something she was forced into—she had grown up in Phantom Lord and couldn't disobey Master Jose's orders.
So Riku held back, only knocking her out.
"Juvia!!"
"Seven-Colored Flames!!"
Totomaru unleashed his strongest magic, sending seven different flames at Riku.
"30,000,000 volts—Thunderbird!!"
Riku released a giant bird-shaped bolt of lightning from his right hand, blasting the seven-colored flames apart.
The bird-shaped lightning swept across Totomaru's body.
"Waaah!!"
Totomaru screamed as his body charred, then collapsed just like that.
"Plaster Sonata!!"
Seizing the chance, Sol of the Earth Element used his strongest magic.
Sand and soil formed into a gigantic fist that slammed toward Riku.
"30,000,000 volts—Thunder Beast!!"
Riku released a giant wolf-shaped lightning bolt from his left hand and charged it head-on.
Boom—!
The enormous earth fist shattered apart.
"NONONO~~~!!"
Seeing the lightning wolf rushing at him, Sol screamed in terror.
The wolf-shaped lightning showed no mercy and bit down on Sol.
"Uwaaaah!!"
Sol screamed and fell, his body scorched black.
At this moment, a figure silently appeared behind Riku—it was Aria of the Sky Element, leader of the Four Elements.
"Wah… wah… wah… so sad!!"
Seeing this, Fairy Tail's members immediately shouted warnings.
"Riku, watch out!!"
"Domain of Air—Extinction!!"
Aria activated his magic.
"Waaah!! So sad!! So sad!! How could I be this sad!!"
"Ahh! Is it because a peerless genius mage is about to perish?!"
Suddenly, Riku's calm voice sounded:
"Hey—can you stop crying? What, you mourning someone?"
"Gah—!"
Aria's wailing stopped abruptly.
He lowered his head toward Riku and saw Riku standing there like nothing had happened.
Aria's eyes widened in disbelief.
"…Impossible?! My magic can drain an opponent's magic power! Your magic power should've been reduced to zero—so why are you fine?!"
"Magic power?"
Riku tilted his head.
"I never had that kind of thing in the first place."
As he spoke, Riku pressed his palm against Aria's abdomen.
"Crap!!"
Aria's expression changed drastically, but it was already too late.
"Die."
"100,000,000 volts!"
"W-wait!!"
Hearing "100 million volts," Aria panicked.
Gajeel nearly got roasted by 30 million volts, and Juvia was knocked out by 1 million volts—now it was 100 million volts, was he trying to kill him?!
"The highest was only 30 million—why is it 100 million for me?! I only attacked Fairy Tail because I had to follow Master Jose's orders! I can apologize!"
Riku's eyes were indifferent.
"Because you deserve it."
"Discharge!!"
CRACK——!!
The ultra-high-voltage 100 million volts slammed into Aria.
"UWAAAAAAAH!!"
Aria let out a horrific scream.
Soon, his entire body was scorched, and he passed out cold.
Riku could sense Aria wasn't dead.
Mages had higher resistance than ordinary people—but even so, that guy was finished: his magic source had been "cooked" by the lightning, and even if he lived, he wouldn't be a mage anymore.
Among Phantom Lord, the one Riku hated most was Aria.
In the anime, that guy launched a sneak attack, drained the old man's magic power to zero, and nearly got him killed—so this time, Riku naturally hit him harder.
"Iron Dragon… Roar!!!"
Gajeel recovered and attacked again.
That lightning strike had hurt him a lot, but it hadn't taken away his ability to fight—after all, he had a Dragon Slayer's physique.
Once the paralysis faded, he immediately launched an attack on Riku.
A storm of black iron filings sprayed from Gajeel's mouth, rushing toward Riku.
"You still have the strength to move?"
"Then lie down for good this time."
Riku raised his palm toward Gajeel and spoke calmly:
"Divine Judgment."