Black Shadow

"Both of them turned into shadows!"

"What will happen now?"

"It's impossible to tell who's who anymore."

The people who had originally been worried about Gajeel watched the shadows tangled together on the projection and spoke helplessly. They simply could not make out the battle.

"H-How am I supposed to commentate this?! In any case, it's incredibly exciting!"

Chapati Lola had it the hardest. All he could do was commentate on the battle between two shadows, and he could not even tell which shadow was which!

On the battlefield

The two shadows were engaged in a chase. A dark bluish arm stretched out from the pursuing shadow and directly dragged "Rogue" out of the darkness!

The situation became clear at once!

Bang!

Having lost the ability to evade capture by becoming a shadow, "Rogue" fell behind Gajeel in every respect, not to mention the enhanced Gajeel.

"Rogue" tried to turn into a shadow and flee again, but Gajeel dragged him out once more and hurled him into the air.

"Disappear!

Iron Shadow Dragon's Roar!"

Boom!

A roar infused with both iron and shadow magic blasted toward "Rogue." Suspended in midair, he had no way to turn into a shadow and escape!

"AAAAAAAHHH!!!"

The massive shockwave swept across all of Crocus. The spectators stared dumbfoundedly at the attack. Its power was no weaker than Kagura's earlier strike.

Bang!

Rogue crashed heavily to the ground, already unconscious.

"Th-That's it, the victor has been decided!"

"OOOOOOOOH!!!"

Thunderous cheers swept through the entire arena. Levy covered her mouth with both hands, tears glistening in her eyes as she watched the man on the projection.

"The winner is Gajeel!"

"Hehehehe... In the end, this is as far as Rogue can go."

That sinister voice rang out from Rogue's body again, and then a black