Riyao vs. Mirajane
The morning sun had just shone through the oak fence of the manor, turning the bluish-gray granite ground of the training field into a warm, golden hue.
The wild grass in the cracks of the rocks was still glistening with dew. Riyao and Mirajane stood at opposite ends of the ground. The moment their auras touched, a gust of wind carrying fine sand swirled up, causing the ends of Lisanna's hair to stick to her cheeks on the stone bench.
This training ground was built at Mirajane's insistence, using only ordinary, hard stone, making it easy to repair and inexpensive.
Lisanna dangled her legs on the stone bench, holding half a chilled, juicy watermelon in her hands. She scooped out the juice with a metal spoon, making a "crunching" sound, ignoring the watermelon juice dripping from her fingers onto her white dress.
Elfman next to him was even more outrageous, hugging a whole watermelon to his chest and biting into it, with bright red flesh sticking to the corners of his mouth, but his eyes were fixed on the center of the field.
"My sister and Riyao always play so intensely, I wonder who will win today."
"It must be Mira!"
Lisanna scooped out a big spoonful of watermelon and stuffed it into her mouth, her cheeks puffing out like a little hamster.
"Last time, my brother-in-law was chased by my sister so many times that he ran three laps around the manor, and finally fell into the vegetable garden, hahaha, pfft~"
Riyao pink hair fluttered in the wind as she twirled Fire Poker, a crooked smile playing on her lips.
"Mira, if you lose later, you can't cheat by saying 'the Satan Soul is out of control,' and you can't lie on my shoulder and cry like a pitiful child, okay?"
This time, he not only activated [Life Mimicry - Celestial Spirit], but also used the [Star Dress] that Lucy used in the original work. Celestial Spirit power flowed around his body, as if he were wrapped in a layer of flowing light.
Mirajane, Full Body Take Over: Satan Soul, had sharp eyes. She raised a hand to tidy her wind-blown hair, a wicked smile curving her lips.
"Hmph, I'm going to beat you until you cry today, then you can sob on my shoulder."
Mirajane shattered the ground with a light, seemingly effortless strike to the face of the Riyao, creating a shallow pit in the stone training ground.
Riyao moved lightly, leaving enough space on the rocky ridge to block the attack. Elegant, so very elegant.
The magic bullet followed closely behind the knee strike, and Mirajane lightly slammed it into the ground with miniature dark magic bullets condensed in both palms, creating small craters upon impact.
Riyao dodged the knee strike by sidestepping, quickly shortening the Fire Poker to block, and the magic bullet exploded upon impact with the stick.
As it flapped its wings and flew backward, the aftershocks of the magic bullet spread across the stick, and the Fire Poker shortened and lightly grazed its shoulder blade. Mirajane turned around and glared angrily, the wind pressure from its wings causing the gravel to slide.
Riyao followed with a step, the rock ridge beneath his feet sloping down to restrict movement, and when he extended his Fire Poker to sweep horizontally, he slowed down to avoid vital points, the cracks in the rock ridge spreading half a foot.
She twisted in mid-air, tearing through the rock spikes, and as she swooped down, her claws crackled with dark electricity, scattering fragments of rock spikes everywhere.
Riyao lowered his shoulder and straightened his staff to block the electric arc. The rocky light on the staff countered the impact. He stepped forward as the rocky ridge in front of him Fire Poker. He shortened the staff and lightly swept the tip to his waist and abdomen. The staff was scorched with shallow marks by the electric arc.
As he spun to dodge the staff, Mirajane flicked his tail fin and opened his mouth to spew out a soft beam of dark energy, which grazed the stone wall and blasted a white mark.
Lisanna and Elfman hurriedly dodged the stones, while Natsu and Happy were hit by stones as soon as they entered.
Natsu looked around frantically, "Who! Who attacked me!?"
Riyao took a half step back, shortened and retracted his Fire Poker to block, and forced her back by breaking through the soil on the rock ridge beneath his feet. Taking advantage of the momentum, he slightly extended his stick and gently poked her forearm, causing the rock ridge to lift up a patch of gravel.
As she clawed at the path of the parry, the Riyao Staff gleamed with rocky light, and the rocky ridge rose a second time, thrusting towards her knees.
Mirajane sidestepped the Fire Poker, the dark magic subtly corroding the stone floor, turning it black, but her wrist was lightly tapped by the shortened Fire Poker.
As the projectile flew backward, it fired three miniature magic bullets in quick succession, which exploded upon landing, causing rubble to bounce. Mirajane then conjured a dark claw blade.
Riyao swung his Fire Poker, slightly extending it to shatter the magic bullet. The rock ridge in front of him broke through the soil to block the claw blades. He shortened the Fire Poker and lightly struck the claw blades with moderate force, leaving marks on the rock ridge.
The claw blades collided lightly with the Fire Poker, and Mirajane used the recoil to spin around and sweep her claws across Riyao's lower body, only leaving a shallow ditch when she stopped.
As Riyao leaped into the air, he slowed down. The rock ridge beneath his feet broke through the ground, half an inch away from her feet. He threw Fire Poker and lightly stabbed her back. The crack in the rock ridge had already spread three feet.
Elfman watched the two fight, clenching his fists.
That's what a real man is like!
Mirajane turned around and used her claws to parry the flying Fire Poker. Mirajane flapped her wings, creating a breeze, and lightly blasted the magic bullet close to her face, the wind pressure stirring up pebbles from the cracks in the rocks.
Riyao swooped down, catching the Fire Poker and instantly extending it in front of him to block it. The magic bullet shattered into light fragments, and he pressed the ground to summon a circular rock wall, leaving an exit.
With a light slash of her claws, she transformed into a black shadow on the rock wall. She rushed out of the gap and made a grabbing motion towards Riyao's face, causing rubble to fall from the gap in the rock wall.
Riyao raised his hand, shortened the Fire Poker to block the attack of the sharp claws, and lightly nudged her ankle with the rock ridge beneath his feet. He also slightly extended the end of the poker and lightly swept his arm without breaking the skin. The rock ridge caused the stone slab to tilt.
The claw blade slashed horizontally, stopping half an inch from Riyao's neck. As Mirajane withdrew his hand, he lightly struck the lower abdomen with his knee, causing the ground to sink into a shallow pit again.
Lisanna shouted excitedly, "Go, sister! Teach that scoundrel brother-in-law a lesson!"
Riyao leans back to dodge the slash, Fire Poker presses down to block the knee strike, Earth element bursts from the palm, causing a slight shock that pushes back two steps. Fire Poker shortens as it supports the ground to stabilize the body, and the airflow causes gravel to roll.
The two charged forward simultaneously, Mirajane unleashing a gentle, dark slash wave that lightly collided with the rock elemental energy emanating from the Riyao Fire Poker.
She lightly pressed her claws against his shoulder, and the rocky ridge beneath Riyao's feet broke the ground slightly. She then released her grip, threw down her stick, and raised her hands in surrender. The shockwave caused the loosened stone slabs to buckle.
While massaging his shoulders, he playfully raised his hand and gently patted Mirajane's bottom with the Riyao Fire Poker, causing a few stone chips to fall from the ground.
Mirajane instantly bristled, her aura surging, her dark magic turning fierce, her claws solidifying like steel, the wind pressure sending rubble flying and widening the cracks in the ground.
With a backhand swipe, he unleashed a dark slashing wave, its force amplified, shattering half a stone wall in front of him, sending dust billowing into the air.
Riyao instantly chickened out, forgetting to retrieve the Fire Poker. He raised both hands above his head and retreated repeatedly, frantically crushing several loose stone slabs. He didn't even have time to summon the Rock Ridge.
As it pursued with flapping wings, its tail fins whipped away rubble, and Mirajane condensed medium-sized dark magic bullets in both palms, unleashing a barrage that blasted into fist-sized craters upon landing, sending stone chips flying even further.
Riyao waved his hands repeatedly, begging for mercy. His back hit the broken rock wall, causing another corner to collapse. He quickly grabbed the wall for support, and the Fire Poker flew back into his hand, but he dared not swing it.
The claws stopped half an inch in front of Riyao's nose. The wind pressure brought by the dark magic made his clothes flutter. The training ground was covered with crisscrossing cracks, and piles of broken rocks were half a foot high. A few strands of pink hair could be vaguely seen.
Riyao transformed the Fire Poker back into a bracelet, his face beaming with a forced smile.
"My dear wife, please calm down, it was my fault!"
Before he could finish speaking, he stepped on and crushed a raised stone slab.
She glared at him and withdrew her claws, still radiating anger. The dark magic gradually subsided, and the rubble slowly fell to the ground.
Riyao immediately stepped forward to stroke her fur, muttering to himself:
I'll never do it again.
Mirajane grabbed Riyao's ear.
You'll have to sleep on the floor tonight!
Poor Natsu was buried in a pile of rocks; whether it was a coincidence or someone did it on purpose, no one knows.
The carefree Happy flew over to Lisanna, picked up a watermelon, and started eating it.
Riyao dispelled the magic from his body, Virgo appeared.