A thousand meters above the ruined Royal Palace in the Royal Capital of Edolas, Achill stood silently in the sky after blasting his Edolas counterpart with raw magic. His indifferent gaze remained fixed on the great cloud of dust raised by the explosion, while fierce winds sent his white Haori snapping around him.
"Come out. Stop putting on an act in there..." A trace of disdain flashed through Achill's eyes. He scoffed and said with quiet sarcasm, "Since you're this world's version of me, even if you're nothing but a wild monkey, surely you can't be that useless... so—" His right hand curled into a claw and clenched sharply. Brilliant azure magic blazed in his palm as he forcibly grasped a deep blue vortex of magic!
"Get the hell out here—"
The instant he finished speaking, he swung his clenched right hand forward! An azure pillar of magic as thick as a bucket erupted from his palm like a massive missile leaving its launcher, then thundered toward the dust-filled stretch of sky with overwhelming force!
Boom—!
As expected, the streaking pillar brought another deafening roar of magic!
"Did he get him?!" Down on the ground, Wendy looked up from treating Pantherlily to watch the battle, her face lighting up with delight.
"No! Not yet—" Mystogan shook his head. Still watching the battle overhead with intense anxiety, he immediately declared, "Look at Achill's expression—"
Wendy and Gajeel immediately looked at Achill's face. Sure enough, there was not a hint of joy at defeating a powerful opponent. Instead, his brows were tightly drawn, as though he faced a formidable enemy!
"Hmm? This is—" His brows unconsciously furrowed as his gaze flickered over the dust-filled sky nearby. A trace of surprise crossed his face. "He's actually eating my magic?!"
"Gyahahahaha—! I thought I'd