Hours pass by as the two kids continue their brutal duel. Although both of them had injuries all over their bodies and were in a lot of pain, they still persisted and continued to punch each other.
The reason is not because they love pain or anything; it's because both of them felt the benefits of this training.
Laxus, for his part, felt his understanding of Dragon Slayer magic improving; his vision, hearing, sense of smell and even his instincts were getting more and more refined. Even his understanding of lightning magic also improved.
After hours of beatings, Akira was furious. He underestimated the difficulty of awakening Armament Haki and overestimated his talent. These few months have been too easy for him, making him a bit overconfident. Even after all the trouble he went through, he couldn't even unlock the basics of his Haki.
This was a big blow to him. You know, although he doesn't consider himself a person who could learn every magic at a glance, he was still proud of his talent. He knew with his talent he would definitely be someone who could beat Achnologia black and blue.
He was someone with such big ambitions, but now he was still getting beaten by Laxus for hours trying to awaken his haki.
'This is unacceptable. I can't be like this. I need to become stronger. I need to overcome everything. I need to kill GOD'. Akira's aura began to grow stronger and stronger as his fighting spirit became more and more violent.
This sudden change was noticed by everyone. Especially Laxus, who felt the pressure from Akira increase even more.
' This monster,' Laxus cursed as he also increased his own magic power output to contend against Akira's pressure. Although he knew he and Akira had a big difference in magic power amount, that didn't mean he would back down.
He is Laxus Dreyar, the person who was hailed as a genius at a young age is the person who would surpass his grandfather. So how could he back down? He would win against anyone, even if that person were Akira.
Feeling Laxus's desire for strength, the Dragon Lacrima inside of him began to emit more and more magic power towards him.
Feeling the sudden surge of power, Laxus was stunned before a huge smile appeared on his face. Just now, he heard an old, wise voice speaking in his head.
" Young one, you are finally qualified to use my power. Show the world once again the terror of the Lightning Dragon King Elexion. Do not disappoint me, young one. "
Laxus clenched his fists as lightning danced wildly around him. On his face, there were some dragon scales around his cheek. Laxus grinned widely as he said in his mind, "Hahaha, I won't disappoint you, but I will not become the next Lightning Dragon king. I am Laxus Dreyar of Fairy Tail. I will become the lightning that strikes down anyone who dares to harm my family.'
" Then young one, go, show me your conviction."
Laxus's grin became wider as he threw a punch that would be considered his signature attack from now on.
" Lightning Dragon's Breakdown Fist." A yellow magic circle appeared on Laxus's fists, and then a huge lightning blast shaped into a fist appeared and went straight towards Akira.
Akira, seeing this, cursed aloud, "Laxus, you bastard, do you want to roast me alive? "
Despite his complaints, he did not remain idle. He immediately conjured up a light sword and swung at the incoming attack.
Laxus's attack collided with Akira's sword, causing sparks to fly everywhere. The ground beneath them also began to crack.
Akira's hand, which was holding the sword, began to tremble. He gripped the sword tightly, disregarding the lightning bolts that continued to inflict damage on him.
' Damn this Laxus, weren't we supposed to stick to fist fighting? Why the hell did you suddenly use magic?' Akira cursed Laxus for the one-hundredth time as he used his whole magic power to hold his ground and not get blasted by the lightning fists.
But despite all his efforts, he was slowly losing his ground. The lightsaber he had was slowly cracking under the strain. Akira didn't have much time to make something sturdy since he couldn't access Great Sage in this form.
Akira cursed once more, feeling helpless, unwilling, and filled with anger. ' If only I could use Armament Haki,' he gritted his teeth until blood came down.
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Seeing Akira in trouble, Makarov wanted to run and help him, but he was stopped by Sera, who had turned into her human form. She had a serious expression as she looked at Akira.
"What are we waiting for, Sera? Akira is in trouble," Makarov said, casting a worried glance at Akira. Laxus's attack may seriously injure him if it were to ever land on him.
"Master, you need to calm down. The situation isn't as serious as you might expect, " Sera said as a sudden smile appeared on her face.
Makarov was in a state of shock, and upon turning around, he witnessed a breathtaking scene that would remain etched in his memory forever.
"See, everything is under… Oh shit." Sera didn't finish her words as she had to dash forward. Her stupid master is really giving her a heart attack.
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[A.N.: Warning: the below content is nothing but my own speculations and not something concrete. So if the below explanation may sound ridiculous, please don't mind it.]
'Damn, think, Akira, think; you can't get beaten this easily.' Akira's mind began to work overtime as he began to think of a solution. His lightsaber is already halfway cracked. He could destroy it at any moment.
'Let's see, Haki is the manifestation of one's will. And in this world, magic is the physical embodiment of the spirit. So what if I pour my magic power into my body without converting it into any element?
No, that is just physical enchantment magic; this is obviously not Haki, as I'm already using it. But what if I combine magic with my aura? As Akira contemplated this, his body instinctively started to obey the commands.
There was a sudden pain in Akira's arms as he almost let go of the sword. Aura and magic powers are like fire and gunpowder: very hard to combine and very reactive. But not all hope was lost. In that split second, Akira saw inspiration and a way to overcome this challenge.
Since he couldn't combine these two elements by himself, why didn't he use an intermediary?
And Akra immediately acted on this. He first poured his magic power toward his Take Over Magic circuit. A dark magic circle appeared under him as he also pushed his aura onto his arms. The magic circle glowed even more, and slowly his hand began to get a black metallic glow.
Seeing his experiment was a success, Akira wanted to laugh aloud. But with his current situation, he didn't dare to. Although he finally managed to learn Haki, he still needs to learn how to coat his Haki onto a weapon.
'Well, since I came all the way here, why don't I just go along with the current?' Akira grinned like a madman and did just that. He let his Haki take control and let it flow on its own.
As he predicted, his Haki began to flow towards the sword, enveloping it, making it more and more sturdy and powerful.
Good news: he finally achieved his desired target.
Bad news: his sword seemed to become a time bomb that was going to explode.
It seems light magic doesn't work well with Haki. And adding to the fact that the light sword wasn't a physical object and was just a construct made by magic power.
'Damn, I wish I learned teleportation magic. That was Akira's last thought before he was engulfed in an explosion that took out everyone.