Chapter 441: Assault of The Dragon King
(Third Person POV)
Jason was putting his clothes back on when Seilah regained consciousness.
"Oh...." Seilah said, "My head feels light.....Jason-sama, what happened?"
Jason looked at her, "Get dressed, Seilah." He told her, "You're no longer a prisoner."
Seilah turned to see folded clothes next to her, "O-Okay...." She said, "As you wish."
Jason nodded and turned around.
'I ought to worry about what just happened later....' he thought to himself, 'I just got a bad feeling I can't shake off....I have to contact Mavis, see if everything is alright.'
The door to the building opened and Igora walked in.
"I see you're done." She said with a serious face, "Jason..."
Jason waved her off, "You are to stay with Seilah at all times." He told her, "She doesn't leave your sight. Not because I don't trust her, but because I don't trust the others. They might view her as an enemy. If they do something, you are to defend her, Igora. Do I make myself clear?"
He was giving her a serious look, something that Igora wasn't used to. She knew that Jason had gotten much more serious due to the war but no matter how much she protested against the Etherious being in their midst, Jason stood his ground against her.
Igora nodded, "V-Very well..." She said, "It is your judgment, Jason. I trust you completely."
"Good." He said glancing at Seilah who was dressing herself, "That aside, we have a problem I want you and Oga to handle."
Igora looked at her, "What is it?"
"Silver." Jason said simply, "He's escaped."
Igora widened her eyes, "H-How?!"
Jason shook his head, "The Void Prison malfunctioned somehow." He said, "I don't get it either. I got a strange message too, it made it sound like it was purposely sabotaged. It threw both Silver and Hades out. But it's Silver who I'm worried about. He took Gray somewhere."
Igora nodded, "I see.." She said, "Wait, you said a message? What did it say?"
Jason looked at her, "Uhm..." He said, "Something along the lines of 'This is for neglecting my gift to you, my champion' or something of that manner..."
Igora widened her eyes, "J-Jason..." She said, "You don't get it, do you? You were contacted by him!"
Jason frowned, "Who?"
"The Ba-" she started before the ground violently shook, "What?!"
Jason stumbled as he felt an immense and ominous magic pressure hit them hard.
"M-Master!" Seilah exclaimed, "This power!!"
Jason glanced over to Seilah who was already fully dressed in the military outfit Jason usually had her wear. She had stumbled and was holding onto the table for support.
"What is this power?!" Igora exclaimed, "It's overwhelming!! It reeks of pure destruction!!"
Jason narrowed his eyes, recognizing the magic power, "Shit." He said
He then ran out the door and into the snowy street, running into Kagura who was stumbling due to the violent quake.
"J-Jason!!" She exclaimed
"Kagura!" He said looking up at the sky, "Get everyone out of-"
Suddenly, there was a massive explosion at the edge of town. A bright white flash exploded as a massive shockwave shredded through the town's buildings, shaking the ground and air violently as the earth shattered.
The force of the explosion was strong enough to stagger Jason and Kagura who covered their faces with their forearms.
They could hear screams and yells of horror as they watched a massive cloud of flames and smoke, dwarfing the town itself.
"What the...." Kagura said with her eyes widened
Jason then looked up in the distance and saw the clouds parted violently, revealing a massive winged figure descending down.
As this happened, Gajeel, Sting, and Rogue ran up to them. Both Igora and Seilah walked out of the building, looking up at the sky in bewilderment. Oga had woken up due to the explosion and was slowly standing up, looking up at the sky and widening his eyes, trembling in fear.
"Oi oi oi..." Sting said as sweat ran down his temple, "Is that...."
Gajeel gulped as he too began to sweat, "Fuck...." He said clutching his chest, "Something feels off...."
Rogue collapsed to his knees, "What....." He said, "My body's acting strange...."
Gajeel and Sting also collapsed to their knees as all three of their bodies began to pulse violently. Jason didn't react to this, despite knowing the reason why.
Kagura looked at this, "You guys!" He said, "What's wrong?!"
High in the skies, slowly flying towards the town, Acnologia looked straight at where the Dragon Slayers were, behind Jason.
"I smell Dragon....." He said, "But those are not the one whose scent I followed....I followed...His..."
He looked straight at Jason, who was looking at him seriously.
In an instant, Acnologia flew straight above the town, right above where Jason and the others stood. The force of his flight caused a massive shockwave that destroyed dozens of buildings in a flash. The yells of panicked mages could be heard all over the town, completely unprepared for an attack like this.
"You." Acnologia said as he looked straight down at Jason, "You're not the Dragon I fought. You're the Human...."
Jason raised his eyebrows, "Huh?"
Igora trembled in fear, "A-Acnologia...." She managed, "The Dragon King...."
"I followed the scent of the Black Dragon that attacked me." Acnologia continued, "It is my duty to slay all Dragons, including that one! It is strange, he's not here.....but you are....accompanied by 3 Dragons.....no matter....I will destroy you all instead...."
"He intended to follow Erion's scent?" Jason said aloud, "Why's he here then? He's.....wait...."
He remembered something that Mavis had told him.
"I'll do whatever it takes to protect your son." She had told him
"This is Mavis's doing." Jason said
Kagura looked at him, "What?" She asked, "What do you mean?"
"She must've cast an illusion spell on me without me realizing it." Jason said, "Mavis's magic is absolute, she can cast illusions that fool all of the senses but touch. She must've made it so that Erion's scent and magic power were on me, not him. Very smart!"
Acnologia was flapping his wings, looking around, as if confirming that his initial target was not indeed there.
"But Jason!" Kagura exclaimed, "This is still bad! If he attacks us, the casualities will be immense."
Jason turned to look at the Dragon Slayers, "Oi, get your heads out of your asses!!" He said, "Get everyone the fuck outta here, now!!! Igora, Seilah! You do the same!! Kagura, tell Warrod to move our forces closer to the Flanking Army, I'll have Felicity send support to aid in the attempt to stop them."
They all snapped out of it and began to compose themselves.
He took a step forward before Kagura grabbed his arm, "What are you going to do?!" She asked with a worried look
Jason turned to look at her, "What do you think?" He said, "You really expect me to let that bastard do as he liked?"
"I'm taking him on."