Chapter 3
Alexandria turned the key to her house, which was cover with weeds and vines most of which were dying, and opened the door. It creaked open and led into a dark messy room. She blindly groped around the room searching for a light. In her search she bumped into everything in that room. Finally after bumping into the corner of a table she found a light and turned it on.
She looked around the room. It look the same as when she left the guild thirteen years ago. The tables were cluttered with papers. The floors were spotless. The deep red curtains were closed. The same as she had left it. Walking over to the curtains, Alex opened them, letting the sunlight spilling into the room, illuminating it. The sun felt warm against her skin.
Alex turned to look a Celia, who had plopped her herself on the tiny loveseat in the middle of the creamed colored room. She walked over to her and gently stroked the top of her head. Alex took in a deep breath, inhaling the scent of the room. Mmm. Vanilla, she thought, The same as when I left. It was as if she had never left.
"I'm going to go take a shower, Celia." said Alex breaking the silence and walking away from her.
"Mum? Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Why?"
"You just seem off."
"I'm fine, Celia." she said, rummaging through her closet for a towel, "There's nothing wrong. You don't have to worry about me."
"You promise?"
"Promise." she planted a light kiss on her forehead and hurried into the bathroom.
She stood in the shower thinking about the events that had occurred that afternoon. She had been overwhelmed with many emotions. But the one emotion that got to her the most was the sadness and sorrow. It began to build up in her chest making it harder to breathe. Tears, that she had been holding back since she had returned, began to spill from her sad green eyes. She had never cried out of sorrow in front of anyone. She was too ashamed to cry. Crying was a sign of weakness. The only ones that have ever seen her cry was Grey and Laxus. But only Laxus really knows the true meaning behind her tears.
Finally, after standing in the shower for what felt like eternity and the tears she cried had run dry, she got out and into her bedroom. Not even bothering to get dressed, she laid down on her bed. Her eyes grew heavy and her body numb. She closed her eyes and listened to the silence of the house. It was only a few minutes before she had been completely enclosed by the darkness of sleep.
"Grey!" a small voice shouted, "Grey where are you!?"
The small girl roamed around on her own. The town was completely in ruins. Builds collapsed. Burned to the ground. There was no one to be seen. The village was empty of everyone who was alive. The only ones was the girl, her friend she was looking for, and the monster that towered over every building in the village. The monster was Deliora. One of the demons from the book of Zeref. The demon was wandering on the far side of the village. The little girl was quite scared, but even so she continued to search for her friend.
"Grey! Grey! GREY!"
"Alexandria, above you!"
She looked upward to see stoned and marble fall towards her. Closing her eyes, she didn't have time to react before she felt a weight push her and she fell to the ground. She opened her tiny green eyes to find Grey laying there on the ground face down.
"Grey!"
She frantically crawled to him. She stared down at his motionless body. None of the rocks had fallen on any of his vital parts, but it had crushed his left leg. Seeing through blurry eyes, she tried pushing the heavy rocks off his injured leg. Her attempts were futile. She began to hyperventilate, pushing against the rocks with all her might.
The commotion attracted unwanted attention. Deliora look in their direction and spotted them on the ground. Opening his sharp toothed mouth and gathered the magical energy around him. The pressure was so intense and dark. Alexandria's whole body shook with fear and her attempts to free Grey from the rocks became even more frantic.
Light began to shine even brighter and it almost enveloped her around her and Grey. Tears streamed down her face while she continued to try to push the rocks off him. Even if she were to free him there was no chance they could dodge that blast. Deliora's blast came hurtling at them. Alexandria held Grey close and buried her face in his shoulder closing her eyes. She had braced for an impact that seemed to take forever to hit them.
She glanced a look at Deliora. She was shocked to find Ur standing protectively in front of her and Grey. Her ice shield had blocked Deliora's blast, but it had taken a toll on her body. She was panting. Lyon was next to Alexandria.
"Alexandria!" he exclaimed, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Please, Lyon! We have to help Grey! His leg was crushed by the rocks!"
Lyon looked down at the still, but breathing, Grey. Together they began to push the rocks off of his leg. They managed to remove them and free Grey. Alexandria held Grey close to her and sobbed tears of fear and relief.
"Nn… ugh… hmm." Grey began to stir and groan.
Before Lyon, Alex, and Grey could react to their surroundings, Ur scooped them up and jumped out of the way of Deliora's blast. She placed the stunned children on the ground and turned to face Deliora.
"Lyon get Grey and Alexandria out of here!" ordered Ur.
"We can't just leave you behind! You can't take him on by yourself! You don't stand a change!" Lyon hollered at her.
"You are to do as I say and get the hell out of here. It's not safe for you three."
"He's right Ur, you can't do this on your own." Grey said, now fully awake, as he tried to stand up.
"No! Leave now!"
"No! I will not let you die"
"Grey, you're injured you can barely stand. Please go."
Lyon rushed out in front of her, ready to cast an ice make magic. No, it can't be! Alex thought, That's ice shell. Is he planning on suicide!
Before Lyon could cast the spell, Ur knocked him out.
"Why the hell did you do that for?" screamed Grey.
"That spell. I never would have thought that Lyon would ever try to use the spell I had planned to use. Ice shell. A spell that would break down the casters body and turn them into unmelt able ice."
"Wh… What?"
"Grey, please tell Lyon I died. If you tell him the truth he'll only try finding ways to resurrect me. I want him to live a life chasing after a new dream."
"Ur… Please… Don't!"
"I'm sorry Grey. But you three are my only happiness and I won't let him get any closer to my pupils. I will seal your darkness. Please Grey… Protect Alexandria…"
With that she casted iced shell. Deliora stopped in its tracts as ice began to seal away the demon. Ur's body started to crack and break apart into tiny fractals of ice. Her body broke apart and changed into the sealing away Deliora. It happened in mere moments she was there and then she was gone.
"UUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRR!" Alexandria screamed as she woke with a startle. Her body was drenched in sweat and her breathing was heavy. She looked around the now dark room. It must have been late in the night.
"Huh." she gave a heavy sigh and laid back down, drifting into a dreamless sleep.
