Erigor

"You picked yourself a nice place to die, kid. My wind will tear you to shreds!" Surrounded by howling gales, Erigor shouted.

"Then give it a try!" Ed instantly pulled out several Flying Thunder God Kunai and hurled them at Erigor, intending to seize the initiative.

"I know you—the Golden Flash of Fairy Tail. Your signature move is that spatial magic. As long as I avoid those little darts of yours, you won't be able to teleport around whenever you please. Ah, they're called kunai, right?" Erigor flew swiftly through the air, easily evading Ed's kunai. Some landed on the tracks, while others fell into the gorge below.

"And this is a railway running through the middle of a canyon. It should be the worst possible battlefield for you, shouldn't it? But for me, it's a different story. Storm Break!" Countless wind blades shot from Erigor's hands toward Ed. Just as they were about to strike, Ed turned into a flash of golden light and reappeared on the tracks behind Erigor.

"Oh? It certainly looks like convenient magic—for running away." Erigor crouched in midair and mocked Ed with a sneer.

"So someone who can fly really is a pain. But aren't you celebrating a little too early? Haven't you heard that wind fuels fire? Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame!" A raging sea of flames poured from Ed's mouth.

"Don't make me laugh. Wind fuels fire? Watch my wind snuff out your tiny flame! Storm Wave!" Erigor gathered magic power as gust after gust swirled around him, gradually forming a massive tornado. The tornado then howled toward Ed. In an instant, gale and blaze intertwined, and the towering fire tornado radiated terrifying heat.

"That's... a fire tornado? It's Ed! He's already caught up with Erigor and started fighting him! Hold on, I'm speeding up!" Still driving on the other side, Gray saw the soaring tornado of flames in the distance and immediately knew that Ed had caught up with the target. He signaled to the others in the car, then increased his magic output. The magic car let out an overloaded wail and accelerated again.

"This is quite a sight. Now, who was saying they'd put something out? You know... Rasengan!" With the fire tornado blocking Erigor's vision, Ed activated Flying Thunder God and flashed back onto the tracks behind him. He charged up, leaped into the air, instantly formed a Rasengan in his hand, and slammed it toward Erigor's face.

"I was ready for that! Storm Mail!" Erigor had been on guard all along. A violent whirlwind appeared around him in an instant, wrapping tightly around his body as though it possessed a will of its own. It kept spinning and compressing, forming armor condensed from howling gales.

The moment the wind surrounding Erigor collided with the Rasengan in Ed's hand, violent air currents erupted continuously. Like a miniature typhoon, the Rasengan tore at Erigor's Storm Mail.

Seeing the Rasengan about to rip through the Storm Mail, alarm bells rang in Erigor's mind, and he immediately unleashed even greater magic power.

"Wind Magic Palm!" A gale erupted from his palm and struck toward Ed. Still in midair, Ed crossed his arms and blocked the attack. As he was sent flying, he flashed with golden light and returned to the ground.

"Tch, I was this close to tearing that thing off him. This battlefield is disgusting." Looking at the suspended railway, with bottomless gorges on both sides, Ed felt more than a little irritated.

"Are you really not coming down to fight and beat this Light Guild fly head-on? Are you just going to keep dodging around in the air?"

"You think I'm stupid? Hmph, Golden Flash... I'll let your light go out right here! Emerald Rush!" Erigor crossed the index and middle fingers of both hands before him, controlling magic power with all four fingers. Countless transparent wind blades, sharp enough to slice through refined steel, instantly wove together into a net of death and surged toward Ed.

"Tch, so I really can't trick you into coming down... But it doesn't matter. You studied my moves, didn't you? Then did you fail to notice that just now, the two of us..." Ed stood there calmly as he spoke. Just as the gale was about to hit him, he turned into a flash of golden light and vanished before he could finish.

"Ran away again? Where is he?" Erigor had just started looking around for where Ed had gone when he heard the unfinished sentence from behind him. "...already made contact! Let's see where you can run now! Get down! Great Ball Rasengan!"

Before Erigor could turn around, violent magic power ripped apart his Storm Mail. The fierce rotation and impact sent him crashing down from the sky and heavily onto the tracks.

With a flash of gold, Ed appeared on the ground. Looking at the unconscious Erigor, he said rather casually, "Whew~ If this place weren't such a hassle, I'd have finished this ages ago. But honestly, these tracks are really sturdy. Nothing even happened to them."

Suddenly, a roaring sound came from behind Ed. He turned around and saw Gray speeding toward him in the magic car. "Hm? You're already here? That was pretty fast."

A minute or two later, Gray and the others arrived beside Ed. "You already took care of him? That was fast, Ed." Looking at the fallen Erigor, Erza praised Ed. "If Ed weren't so fast, a mere dark wizard... I could beat him too..." Natsu declared loudly after getting out of the car, as though he had come back to life.

"If you know you're too slow, shut up, you carsick loser." Gray shoved Natsu aside and asked Ed, "What about Lullaby? Did you find it?"

"Not yet. When I saw you coming, I only gave him a quick search. I didn't find any sign of the flute." Ed shook his head, then looked at Kageyama, who had also gotten out of the car. "Did this guy get anything out of him?"

"This guy's got a pretty tough mouth. He won't say anything," Lucy said helplessly. Suddenly, a violent gust burst from Erigor's body, blowing Kageyama and the magic car away. Then Erigor shouted, "Catch it!"

A flute wrapped in a miniature tornado flew from beneath the suspended tracks toward Kageyama.

"Demonic Wind Wall!" A wall of howling wind immediately surrounded Erigor, Ed, and the others. "Ha... this is my final trump card. Good thing you were standing close together. Otherwise, the Demonic Wind Wall couldn't have trapped all of you..."

Erigor spoke between heavy breaths. "And this Demonic Wind Wall won't be lifted even if you kill me! Until its magic power runs out, none of you are leaving!"

"Ed! Did you leave a mark on the car?" Erza immediately turned and asked.

"Honestly, no... But, Erigor, did you forget that the area around us is full of marks from our fight?" Ed waved a hand and said to the others, "Looks like this magic won't last very long. I'll head out first. Deal with this guy, then catch up."

With that, he turned into a flash of golden light and vanished from the spot.