Zeref looked, noticing the sword out of the corner of his eye. He flattened his left hand, as a white circle appeared. "Shield." He said, as he raised a steel shield to block the sword. A white circle appeared at his right palm. "Sword." He said, turning with a one handed steel sword as it swung at Striders chest.
Strider kicked upwards at the sword while he swung it, and with his hands, he twisted his hand around to slice from the top with his blade, after it had clanked off the shield. He wasn't going let him win! He was going nowhere!
The sword dissolved into light. A white circle spun at his right palm. "Shield" He said, raising a second shield to block the sword again. The shield in his left hand dissolved. A blue circle spun at his palm. "Lightning" He said, as his hand filled with a ball of electricity.
"Fething heck, no, man, no!" he said, as he brought the blade back, and crouched. From that low position, he stabbed upwards, from below the shield, at his thigh. Cheats were how he rolled
A white circle glowed around his leg. "Armor" He said, as pure metal encased his leg, strong enough to deflect the sword off. The shield dissolved. A blue circle glowed in his hand. "Water" He said, as his hand filled with water. The water flowed onto the ground, and he shot the lightning in his other hand down, electrifying the entire area around him.
Strider got hit directly with the lightning, and his body immediately shut down. He was quite tired anyways, so he could not resist. Strider fell to the ground, his body locked, but his mind wasn't. The thought played like a broken record. "Oh for FUCKS sake."
Ashe watched in awe as Strider bested Katon singlehanded. He quickly turned his attention to the dragon, whom he couldn't deal with earlier, unarmed as he was. He looked to the building on fire and his eyes widened. There lay Caedes, dead. Completely and utterly dead. He wanted to curse the bastard to hell, but Strider already did that for him. Besides, he was in no position to help, only having his fists and his bow, which he had retrieved. He cursed the shadow for being so slow, and watched the fight, as Strider battled the summoner. He felt utterly helpless, so instead he closed his eyes and hoped Strider could hold on. Suddenly his palm gripped around a rod. Finally. He nocked the arrow, quick as ever and fired at full draw. Just in time too, as Strider seemed to have gotten temporarily paralyzed due to nerve shock.
Zeref continued walking, then his body seemed to flow away as dust in the wind. In the distance.. Zeref stood in the cave, with nine other men, shrouded in darkness. Zeref looked to one. "Katon was murdered." Said Zeref. The man he was looking to turned his attention. "A member has died..?" He said. "Let me guess. You want me to destroy his killer." He finished. Zeref laughed. "Katon cursed the man named Strider, with your name, Fatum." Said Zeref. Fatum put out his left hand. Zeref connected his hand. "Do you swear by the God of vengeance that you want this man, Strider, to be killed in the name of Katon?" Said Fatum. Zeref nodded. "I do." as he said the words, red magic covered their hands. It sunk into their skin, and Fatum pulled his hand away. "It shall be done." He said.
