this is my first attempt at action, i'm still a little unsure of how to do this so any pointers on what i did right and what i need to work on would be appreciated
the train finally pulled in at temarin village, the place was small, but the nearby volcano had left them with rich volcanic soil and any food grown here was strong and full of taste
"come on Natsu the trains stopped moving"
Natsu was unconcious on the floor of the train, Wendy had cast Troia on him at the start of the journey but it's effects had worn off
"oh ignore him Happy, the train won't leave for another hour, he'll have recovered by then"
Charle followed Happy off the train along with the rest of the team
"OK so where are we going then"
Luke and Marcus were both consulting a map
"well our contact told us that the dark alliance had been concentrating their searches on the area around temarin, if we combine that with the information hibiki gave us then we should head east out of the village"
everyone nodded and followed them out of the station, compared to the bustle of the station the town felt unusually quiet
"so Luke what is the vault of the last breath, i've never heard of it"
Lucy had read many stories and legends of Fiore but the vault had never came up
"rumour has it that when dragons die their last breath turns to crystal, a crystal that holds their magical power, that is what we believe lies in the vault"
at the mention of dragons Natsu and Wendy looked at each other
"do you think there are any living dragons in the vault?"
Wendy didn't want to get her hopes up but she couldn't help but ask
"we don't know Wendy, but i doubt it"
Marcus could see the idea forming in her head but didn't want the young dragon slayer to get her hopes up
"something's wrong around here, the smell is off somehow"
Natsu had his nose to the air, Gray and Erza were tense as well, something didn't feel right
'ice make lance'
Gray's magic flowed from his hands and Natsu side-stepped perfectly to allow it to strike the figure behind him. a wordless flicker of understanding passed between them before they turned to confront their attacker
"i'm impressed you managed to see through my illusion, well some of my illusions"
the figure disappeared as did all of the people who had been moving through the streets, the real attacker perched on the low roof
"our leader has decided to deal with you before you have a chance to become a nusiance, you should be honoured he has taken interest in you"
all around them several mages all wearing the same uniform appeared unmasking their illusions
"we won't let you get into the vault"
Erza's words prompted a smile from the leader of the attackers
"you can't stop the black fantasy guild, goodbye"
he disappeared as did all the mages around him
"stay close, listen for the sound of their attack, their illusions cannot hide their sounds"
Erza requipped her sword and Lucy selected Loki's key
"maybe i can help with the listening"
'earth merge'
Marcus felt the movements of those around him through the earth
"Wendy behind you"
'iron fist of the fire dragon'
Wendy ducked under the punch and the mage behind her flew through the building
"guys they're attacking on all sides"
the next few seconds were a flurry of movement
'open the gate of the lion, Loki'
a flash of light blazed and the attackers faltered before being knocked back
'vernier'
a flurry of wind carried wendy out of harms reach at high speed
'requip heavens wheel armour, blumenblatt'
a rain of blades skewered three of the attackers. Marcus continued yelling directions guiding his friends, he barely noticed the shimmer of movement in front of him
'ice make knuckles'
the attackers fell back, their short blades had been barely and inch from Marcus
"Luke what are you doing, we need your help"
he had his eyes closed in the centre of the battle ignoring Lucy's shout
'aura of faith'
his eyes opened in a flash of light and the upper body of a huge armoured knight manifested itself around him
"leave this place"
his voice had a deep unnatural quality and the black fantasy mages all hesitated none of them realised their illusions flatered under the knight's gaze
'brilliant blaze of the fire dragon'
Natsu's tore a path of destruction through their remaining assailants, the rest scattered, after a few moments there was silence around them again
"you're friend almost got hurt why'd you wait so long to do that"
nobody could ignore the tension between Natsu and Luke
"luke's magic is tricky, he needs to be in control of his emotions before he manifests his aura, so drop it natsu"
Luke closed his eyes and turned away from Natsu, Marcus had a careful eye on his friend
"come on, if they have taken this village, then they're closer to the vault than we thought"
Luke turned to walk away but Wendy stopped him
"what about the people that lived here, the dark fantasy guild must have taken them somewhere, we have to help them"
they all realised she was right
"alright we will have to split up, Gray, Happy, Charle come with me, you can use your aera magic to find the villagers"
they all nodded and followed Erza
"the rest of us will continue the mission"
splitting up i think is for the best, i'm struggling to find something meaningful for them all to say with so many characters, as always reviews are appreciated