Outnumbered and far from his best, Jellal felt the pressure, but he was still confident he could escape Fairy Tail's encirclement.
As far as he was concerned, the only ones worth worrying about were Noah and the two S-Class Mages, Erza and Mira. Everyone else was just a bunch of bothersome underlings.
This was a world of magic.
The strength of one's magic power meant everything.
A single spell unleashed at full power by a strong mage could be so terrifying that even a dozen or twenty weak mages attacking together would struggle to withstand it.
As long as he cleared away the pesky riffraff, then used the speed granted by his Celestial Magic: Meteor, Jellal was certain he could get away unscathed.
He kicked Natsu away as the latter charged at him again, then pointed one hand skyward. A brilliant magic circle opened beneath his feet, and nine streaks of starlight spiraled upward, converging into a magical star.
Celestial Magic: Nine Thunder Stars!
In an instant, a powerful area attack centered on Jellal swept over every enemy but him.
Trying to wipe us all out?
Not so fast!
Mira twisted the dark magic between her hands, condensing it into two dark storms spinning in opposite directions. Their gaping vortexes tore through the celestial starlight, swallowing it in great gulps.
Even so, the celestial starlight broke through the dark storms' blockade. Its power had been reduced, but it was still enough to knock down quite a few of the weaker members of Fairy Tail.
This man had some tricks up his sleeve.
Mira was spoiling for a fight and about to strike back when dozens of blue streaks shot past her in perfect formation, heading straight for Jellal.
Heaven's Wheel: Circle Dance Sword.
Erza, clad in Heaven's Wheel Armor, held