"GET HIM!"
The serene Fairy Fountain became a battlefield in an instant, as Daisuke found himself beset on all sides.
"Agi! Bufu! Garu! Zio!"
Each element assaulted him. Times ten. Simultaneous spells launched at his position, filling up the space and making dodging impossible. The fairies wove around each other, firing at the center of the room in perfect sync.
"Gh-!"
He dove forward, away from the middle, arms in front of his head, taking the brunt of the spells head-on. Even then, his limbs were shredded, bludgeoned, frozen, and zapped all at once.
"Haha! Look, he's dodging! More, more! Dodge this! Bufula! Zionga! Agilao! Garula!"
Each fairy on its own was weak, but even a weak spell could overload a Harmonizer if applied several times. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that even an experienced Tamer's life would be in danger against a barrage of this calibre. For Daisuke, whose own durability was middling and who had little in the way of resistance to the array of elements, withstanding it was as much of an impossibility as dodging fifty simultaneous attacks. So there was no choice. Either use a dodging spell or... no. That wasn't an option. The only real option... was to sacrifice something to stay alive.
"M-makara- gah!"
Daisuke dove behind a pillar too late. One of his arms took a spell head-on and was frozen up to the elbow in ice, the circuits no longer responding. A heartbeat later, a dozen fairies appeared on each side, zipping through the air, spells at their fingertips, aimed right at him.
"Hide and seek? We love hide and seek too! Try and hide from everyone! Go on!"
"Gh. I've got to get out of here-."
"No, let's stay here-ho."
The shallow water beneath his feet froze over in an instant, courtesy of the lazy Jack Frost's spell. Even if he tried to dodge now, it would be too late.
Daisuke grit his teeth, magical energy within his core finally ready to be unleashed.
"If that's... how you want it...!"
He opened them. All the ports on his body, venting steam, heat, and more. And then...
"Crackling Chaff."
Unleashed the spell he'd been holding back.
Chaos.
"What? I can't-! Where did he go?"
"That's not fair! It's cheating! You can't turn the whole place into your hiding spot!"
"Wah! I can't see!"
"Who just bumped into me? Ruu, was that you!?"
"No, you dummy, Ruu's not here! Neither is Boss! It's just him!"
"Grrrr... fine, if that's how you want it-! Let's just use moves no one can hide from!"
"Wait... wouldn't that-?"
"MARAGI-!"
An explosion enveloped the room. Far more powerful than any of the fairies had expected. In its wake...
"Ow... you bozo! Who cast that!? You hit all of us!"
"Who're you calling bozo, bozo?"
"I'm calling you a bozo, you bozo! You're a double bozo!"
"Oh yeah, well you're a triple bozo!"
Fairies, hurt and dazed and confused. Jack Frost had lost his sunglasses and was blinking, partially melted.
Daisuke stood in the center of the room, battered and beaten from a dozen different spells, his artificial skin torn in places.
"Hah... hah..."
"Ah! He's still there! Get him!"
The buzzing started up again. He'd angered the nest. In another moment they'd unleash their most powerful spells again, so...
"Crackling Chaff."
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"WAAAAH! NOT AGAIN!"
"That's no fun! You're awful, metal boy! All that Law's gone to your head!"
"I"ve got it! I'll get him!"
"Wait, don't-!"
"MABUFULA!"
The room exploded once more.
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"Ugh... I can barely..."
Once more, Daisuke stood, coughing, covered in patches of frost. He had to lean against a pillar for support. His Harmonizer was strained to its limits.
But...
"There the metal boy! Get him! Before he does that thing again!"
About half of the fairies had fallen. Durability wasn't their strong suit. But the half that remained were no longer playing around.
This 'Bright Justice' had invaded their fountain. Ruined their fun. And now he wasn't even playing the game properly.
He sighed, surrounded once more, and...
"It's not metal boy," he said. "My name's Daisuke."
He cleared his throat of dust and ashes.
"Crackling Chaff."
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"WAAAH! YOU'RE THE WORST!"
"We won't forget this, Daisuke! You're a poopy-head! A buzzkill!"
"I"m gonna pour water on you every time I see you!"
"I'll pull down your pants!"
"I'm gonna untie your shoelaces!"
"You're our rival now! Regret it foreveeeer!"
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