Laxus was quick, even if Aidan was guided by the icy currents and escaped to the sides, he even managed to reach him with his lightning a couple of times, slightly singing his clothes.

"Not bad, he knows how to fight ..." - dodging another lightning attack, Aidan sharply closed the distance and exhaled a black fog:

- Icy Hell!

Laxus' face changed abruptly and tried to break the distance, his face suddenly covered with cold and dark ice penetrated his nose and throat, he involuntarily inhaled, which led to a terrible mistake.

Jumping back, Laxus grabbed his throat and fell to one knee, but Aidan did not give him a chance, he abruptly tilted his head and stuck out his chest, and then sharply exhaled a terrifying column of black cold:

- Roar of the Ice God!

With a mental snarl, Laxus raised his sparkling eyes and growled himself. His spirit was strong enough, and he easily tore the chains of ice, and then the Roar of the Thunder Dragon burst from his throat right into the stream of ice!The roar of God and the Dragon met, for hundreds of meters around the ice wave completely covered the ground and all the trees turned into dark ice sculptures. While on the Laxus side, the ground was charred and several stones were blown to pieces. All this lasted no more than a couple of seconds, and then Laxus suppressed the roar of the enemy. He used everything he could, but in the end his lightning failed, and then a wave of dark cold swept over him. Then Aidan slammed his palm in front of him, scattering the icy currents of his roar. Another second and Laxus could turn into an ice, but nothing happened. On both sides of the guy, two amazing figures of ice appeared. It was as if two waves of water had darkened and frozen over just before the fall.

Aidan dropped his hand and Laxus sighed with a trembling gaze. The roar of the dragon and God differed too much ...

Aidan shook his slightly burnt hand and nodded.

- It burns ... Ha ... - glancing at Laxus, the guy calmly said: - You still ca n't control the movement of your lightning , right? If you could turn your body into lightning, even I would not be able to keep up with you. These two stages of the exam would also become easier for you at times. You have launched ranged attacks at me no more than twice, which means your ability to direct lightning is still pretty weak. Your destructive potential will exceed any fire at times, but even a thunderous roar will give way until you comprehend the power of your element.

Laxus stood up, panting, his blond hair still covered in frost like most of his clothes. In the last clash, he was more than convinced of the strength of the enemy. His body was still shaking from this cold. He could not understand whether it was fear or cold, but even his magic could not get rid of this trembling and unpleasant feeling of defeat.

`` Damn it ... '' Laxus gritted his teeth and turned a determined gaze towards his opponent.

- Let's fight again!Aidan wanted to argue, but after all he nodded.

- As you want...

Makarov, wanting to intervene, also stopped, for the first time he saw such an expression in his grandson. It was noticeably different from the very look that he had awarded him in those days when Ivan left the guild ... The old man nevertheless decided to allow another clash between the two. Although he already knew the result, sometimes it is better not to get involved in a battle between two men. Even if they are still very young.

- You're right ... I have not yet mastered full control of lightning, but that's enough for me! Laxus growled and snapped his hands together, at the same moment blinding light hit all directions, and then electric flashes crackled in space. Aidan could not resist such a bright glow, as in general everyone else, Laxus really created a blinding flash, and then moved on the enemy. Except, this Dragon Slayer couldn't have known that Aidan could easily sense his movements. While in the icy space, Laxus never dispelled the coldness around him. Therefore, even closing his eyes, Aidan clearly understood what he was trying to create when an uncontrollable sphere of lightning formed in his hands.

"Ha, this is dangerous! He decided to spend the entire container ... "- clenching his teeth, Aidan closed his eyes and sharply clasped his palms in a prayer gesture, then the light had already scattered, but Laxus jumped off the spot at all possible speed and jumped into the air, he wanted to throw enemy on the ground!

He was already high in the air, as soon as Aidan clapped his hands, around him, literally from the ground, several ice columns with sharp ends burst out, they merged together to form a wall and curved into a dome, covering the area vulnerable to Laxus' attack. It is a big mistake to think that God is not able to bend ice as he wants!

Finally, a sphere of lightning landed on the dark ice. Laxus was more than sure of a way to destroy it, but unfortunately ...

After a deafening rumble and lightning crackle, Laxus screamed and was immediately thrown back. As soon as the bright surges of electricity dissipated, everyone was finally able to make out the situation, from the collision of two wizards. Laxus was lying about twenty meters from Aidan and sparkling slightly twitching, unfortunately, he could not get through, so he was simply thrown away. The lightning around his body quickly faded - he wasted his magic completely. Perhaps he used this attack at the very beginning and he would have had a chance, because before that he had spent too much magic.

Aidan, in turn, gloomily held his hand in front of him, all his dark ice covered the cracks and as soon as he removed his hand he immediately crumbled.

"Not such a weakling ... It's a pity we didn't have dragon rage. If it were the same Dragon Slayer capable of turning into lightning, I would definitely meet a good opponent. Dragon Slayer magic is as strong as I expected. In the case of this guy, such a defeat will only make him stronger, he is painfully hot-tempered. Natsu is like a flame, sometimes brawling too much, and sometimes behaving quite peacefully. The magic changes ... But, here is Laxus ... He practices too much, that's why he has such impulsiveness. Defeat at the hands of a youngster can make him even more fanatical in his quest to become stronger. But, I will not correct him, he still needs to grow above himself, and this is a long way. The wall of ice is just my invention, but for sure a weakling could not break it "

As soon as Aidan removed his hand, the ice cracked and crumbled. Laxus surprised him, even though he would have lost in the end, but in the end he seems to have surpassed himself and was able to create a controlled sphere. Probably, after this fight, he will not be so far from being able to handle lightning more smoothly. To control the cold and ice in this way, Aidan spent nearly a month on one snow-covered mountain. With his reserves of magic and talent, he didn't waste that much time. Unfortunately, after that incident, the cold ceased to matter at all and it became too difficult to comprehend magic. Now, probably only the lands of the Iceberg country could show him at least something new.