(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-1132988491.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Gregory</span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow headquarters<br/><strong>VS:</strong>Luca<br/><br/>It would take Luca a few moments to connect his flame with the transformed Gregory, but once he was able to, he would hear a loud cry of agony from the opposing mage before he recoiled back into the darkness. Judging from the intense shaking from before as well as the fact that the room was lit before, it seemed entirely feasible that Gregory feared the demon that was able to take over his body, as opposed to being on at least reasonable terms with them. After all, this demon was obviously a creature of darkness, yet every time Luca ran into Gregory, there had always been cracks of light to be found everywhere. Then that would also mean that Gregory hadn't been fighting Luca with clones that lived in shadow, he was using a 'proxy' body which the demon inhabited, which would explain why his shadows were never able to reach out from their pockets of shadowy darkness.<br/><br/>Light was the weakness at this point, as well as potentially wresting control from the Demon and putting Gregory back in control of his own body. After all, the fact that this Demon was showing himself meant that his back was against the wall, so victory wasn't unreasonable if Luca just kept up the pressure. His ability to keep up the pressure, however, would rely on how long he was able to keep those flames going and how easily he was able to detect Gregory's movements. Meanwhile, another slash from Gregory's demonic claw would strike out towards Luca's shoulder, a quick feint before the Shadow Crow retreated backwards and was suddenly attacking from the opposite flank, towards the side of Luca's stomach under his ribs.<br/><br/>However, at this time a glowing blue pendant would slip out of his shirt, dangling free around his neck as he continued his attack. It wouldn't take a genius to realize that this was the source of the barrier, and that with a well timed and precise attack, Luca would not only be able to seal the victory against Gregory, but drop his part of the barrier as well.<br/><br/>...............................................................................................<br/><br/>(http://fireden.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marie1.jpg.jpeg)<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Emilia</span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow headquarters<br/><strong>VS:</strong>Lyuk<br/><br/>"..." Emilia's head shook, but she went silent as Lyuk talked about the way that magic brought balance to the world. "I just... I can't..." Emilia pulled away from his embrace slightly, as she reached down and pulled the pendant out of her shirt, though it still hung around her neck. "Just break it. It's filled with power, you'll... You'll see." The pendants supplying the barrier were supplied by each Shadow Crow's desire, their motivation for ridding the world of magic being the source from which the barrier drew power. If those pendants were shattered, then the incredible surge of magical power that would come from it would briefly keep it's connection to the wearer's mind, and provide a brief 'window' into the breaker's mind as to where a person's motivations came from, the inner workings of their mind.<br/><br/>When Lyuk complied, he'd see Emilia, maybe a year or two younger, but with a bright and eager look in her eye, a more lighthearted tone in her voice as she spoke to one of her friends.<em>"You ready for the big performance tonight?"</em>Emilia nodded, smiling eagerly in response to the question. "Of course! I've only been practicing myself to the bone for it!" Her friend had no way of knowing that Emilia actually had zero musical talent, and out of a desire to be validated and accepted by her peers, she had accepted a contract that would grant her an incredible singing voice through the power of magic. Lyuk would see brief images of the contract being made, Emilia drinking a strange potion as well as a few performances where the once tone deaf, almost mute girl was suddenly getting standing ovations and was loved by nearly the entirety of her home town. Tonight was to be her biggest performance yet.<br/><br/>The next image Lyuk would see was Emilia on a stage, her eyes opening to a dead silent stage. Where were all the voices? They were so loud before, all cheering, chanting her name. But then she lost herself in the music, and the voices were gone... Then, when Emilia actually looked up to see the stands, the last thing that Lyuk would see, or hear, before the 'window' shut was a loud and shocked whimper.<br/><br/>By the time he came back to reality, Emilia would already be unconscious, the stress of having so much magical power channeled directly from her mind having been too much for her to handle.<br/><br/>...................................................................................................<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Gaius 'Red' Eigenfilter</span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Shadow Crow headquarters<br/><strong>VS:</strong>Alice<br/><br/>Gaius leaned in a little bit closer toward Alice when she looked up at him and started to caress his face, and he started to believe that the fight was over in full. However, Alice had one last trick up her sleeve as she lunged at him with literally everything she had left available to her, all of her guns lifting into the air and assaulting the both of them from all angles as she hugged tightly to him. Damn this stupid girl! Was she really going to take herself down with him in this final desperate gambit? He knew that Fairy Tail mages were crazy, but he wasn't ready for<em>this</em>. With only a split second to reply after Alice shouted out the name of her ability, Gaius only got out a single word before his voice was drowned out in gunfire. "Command:"<br/><br/>Through the shots, Alice would only be able to hear a pained shout from Gaius, and once it all died down the real Gaius would drop to his knees with a low groan. However, she would discover herself entirely untouched by her own barrage. If she looked behind her, she'd see a group of illusions blocking the shots that were aimed at her, before they fizzled into nothingness either because of exhaustion from Gaius, or because he didn't feel like fighting this battle any longer. Now, the only focus in the room for Alice would be Gaius himself, as he clutched one of his shoulders and kept to his knee, panting heavily. He was scorched heavily in magical energy, and it was obvious that he was in pain as he took the time to speak, though he didn't lift his lowered gaze from the ground. "Well played..."<br/><br/>He protected her, at the cost of tanking all of the damage from her final attack himself. Sure, he had to break the rules of the fight and go up to 100% of his potential to make it happen in time, but Alice didn't need to know that little detail.<br/><br/>He fell back onto his ass, groaning as he looked up at her. Reaching into his shirt, he pulled out the same necklace that the others had around their necks, though Alice wouldn't know that it's fuel had already dried up. They were powered by a person's desire and ambition to rid the world of magic, and as somebody who was already on the fence on the matter, Alice's insane dedication was enough to power down the pendant on it's own. He took it off his neck, tossing it to her feet. "You win. Break that necklace and go save the world already. If anybody can do it, it's Fairy Tail... I guess..." With that sentimental nonsense over, Gaius started to lighten up a bit as he offered Alice a playful smirk. "Oh, and don't you go spreading around that I have a 'good side' or some nonsense like that, alright? I've got a reputation to maintain."<br/><br/>From Alice's perspective, it would be hard to tell rather he was kidding or not. Either way, Alice was't allowed to have the same 'window' that Lyuk (and most likely Luca, even though that was still undetermined) was given. Gaius wasn't going to let her into his mind, not a chance.