In this chapter, there is going to be a lot of swearing. You have been warned. Also just as a reminder, I don't own Fairy Tail and its characters, I just own the plot, the guild and my own OCs. Submitted OCs belong to their creators. If I did own Fairy Tail, the drawings would probably suck! :D
On with the chapter!
Preview:
The next thing Nene knew, Lyth had grabbed her throat and proceeded to squeeze. The dragon slayer gasped as the air was suddenly cut off from her lungs. Nene tried to remove the bluenette's hand from her neck but Lyth had more strength than she expected. A forked, snake-like tongue flicked out of Lyth's mouth and (to Nene's horror) across the blonde's face.
"So you're calling my mama a monster? Doesn't matter to me. I just can't wait to enjoy eating my first dragon slayer's soul. Mama will be so proud that I found one."
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Chapter 7: The Serpentinas
Nene panted heavily as she gently cradled her neck. She managed a triumphant smirk in the little girl's direction. Lyth was kneeling on the ground, scratching angrily at her eyes to try remove the sand from her face which was caused by Nene's Sand Dragon Slayer's Iron Fist. Nene took a few deep breaths before standing back at her full height and glaring menacingly at the child. Lyth looked up at Nene through teary, red eyes.
"You're going to pay for that!" Lyth shouted in an angry, growly voice. Lyth tossed the crown of cyan flowers off her head. Almost instantly, the bluenette began to change. Her body grew larger slowly until she was more than double the size of Nene. Then she transformed into a reptilian creature. She had a snake like body but clawed arms and legs holding her up like she was a lizard. Briefly it reminded Nene of a sort of wingless dragon. Lyth was bright peach with a dark blue mane and the same glassy eyes she had as a human but narrowed into angry reptilian eyes with slit-like pupils.
Nene jumped backwards as a horrifying screech pierced the air. Taking Nene's surprise as an opportunity, Lyth dashed forward and smacked the dragon slayer as if she was merely a fly, causing Nene to go flying into a bulky tree. The monster raised her claws before dropping them down to tear through Nene. Just as they was about to stab the girl, something stopped her claws. Lyth peered round her hands to see Nene sitting against the tree, arms crossed in an X shape. A sandy brown magic circle appeared below the blonde and upon closer inspection, a layer of rock had covered her skin, stopping her from getting hurt. Suddenly, the rock exploded, sending the lizard monster skidding backwards with another scream.
"You know, I am actually so damn happy you attacked me, Lyth." Nene sighed contentedly before meeting with Lyth's glassy eyes and squatting low. "If you hadn't, it would have been fucking boring looking for you." Pure excitement seemed to glow in her ruby eye and Nene could feel the adrenaline pumping through her veins. Standing up, she gripped her shoulder and swung her arm around as if she was stretching before grinning devilishly and cracking her knuckles. A menacing aura suddenly erupted from the blonde and filled the clearing. Lyth suddenly felt a pang of fear run through her as Nene's grin turned downright evil.
"This is gonna be fun..."
"This should be enough for the night." Xavier said as he picked up another large branch that had fallen from the tree. Quickly placing the branch with the others in his arms, he looked out at the sky. It was probably almost sunset, considering the sun's position. Sighing, he began his slow walk back to their camp. He traced his hand across the red rope he had set up as he walked, dragging it back with him. It was a good thing too, if he hadn't brought the rope, he might have gotten horribly lost.
Suddenly, a piercing shriek echoed throughout the forest. The redhead froze in surprise as the sound made his ears start ringing. After the second screech, it was as if his brain had been jumpstarted as he quickly decided it would be quicker to fly. Summoning a steel grey magic circle under his feet, he prepared for the sudden rush of air and gripped the wood a little tighter. With a powerful gust of wind, Xavier was flying towards the camp, trying his best to follow the rope as he sped forwards. Even though he could sense the seriousness of the possible situation - 'What if Nene was being attacked?' He thought. 'She could be injured or worse!' - and the growing sense of danger and menace the closer he got to the camp, Xavier couldn't help but enjoy the cool air on his face and the happy memories flying gave him.
"Crap!" He shouted before ducking under the incoming branch, "That was close! I need to focus more while I fly." He shakily landed back on the ground near the clearing after a few minutes. Stopping to take a short break to recover the lost magic power, he looked up just in time to hear Nene's voice.
"Sand Dragon's Blazing Wing!" He ran into the area and openly gawked at what he was seeing.
Sand seemed to explode from in front of him and a small shockwave of wind blew past his face. Nene had just done a flying, double front flip kick onto a giant monster and sent it crashing into the ground like a rock sinking in water. The girl came falling after it and landed feet first on its stomach, causing a tortured squeak to escape the beast. Nene sauntered towards a garland of cyan flowers ad picked them up before handcuffing Lyth with it. She stretched her arms up before sniffing and turning towards him, finally noticing his presence. Her terrifying grin disappeared and was replaced with her usual scowl.
"What took you so long? Picking up sticks isn't that fucking difficult, even for you." She asked as she proceeded to continuously wrap the monster-turned-small-girl up with thick vines. He rolled his eyes before dropping the wood unceremoniously onto the floor. "Anyways, I found one."
"One what? What exactly is she?" He stared warily at the blue haired child and then turned back to the blonde.
"A Serpentina. Most likely, the child of the monster that attacks the village." Her red eye glinted excitedly at the thought of fighting the mother. Hopefully the actual Serpentina would be more of a challenge.
Trying his best to ignore the suddenly excited look that pretty much shouted trouble, Xavier looked at Lyth and proceeded to question her. "Where are the others?"
"You think I would tell you!" Lyth spat at him. He recoiled and stepped back. He gestured for Nene to take over with the questioning before hurriedly rushing to the camp and setting up the wood for a fire. Nene shook her head and sighed before turning to face the snake child. She glared and cracked her knuckles.
"So, Lyth. Answer the motherfucking question before I make you wish you were never born." Immediately after that, Lyth was blubbering like a baby while telling them everything they needed to know. Xavier sighed as Nene walked away from the sobbing heap. "Apparently, there are 2 others apart from the mother. Lyth was the youngest and had been told to collect those magic sealing flowers so they could sneak into the village with no problems. They have a nest near the center of the forest which I can sniff out if I took some hair from her. That's all she knows."
"Oh." He nodded before looking out to see the sun get closer to the horizon. "We have to go soon or the sun will set and they will leave the nest."
"Soon? Fuck no! We leave now." She said grabbing a pocket knife from her jacket and swiftly cutting a large amount of Lyth's hair (Poor girl, beaten up and then having her hair cut like that? tut tut). She briefly sniffed it before turning to the left and running in that direction. Xavier glanced back at the crying child before sighing and running after Nene.
They had been running for a while when suddenly Nene stopped, causing Xavier to bump into her back. He peeked over her shoulder just to see two teenagers with crowns of cyan flowers sitting on a fallen tree. Nene smirked before suddenly making a calm face and stepping out into the open where the two could easily see her.
"Xavier-kun? I think we're lost." She said in a fake sugary sweet voice. Xavier came out of the bushes and blinked.
"Oh no!" He faked a childish voice. Suddenly, he pretended to notice the girls. "Hello there. Can you help us out?"
They looked at each other before smirking, probably thinking they could get a nice meal after tricking the two. "Sure thing." They said simultaneously. "How can we help?" Nene shuffled towards them.
"Like this!" Suddenly, she grabbed the back of their heads and smashed their faces into the ground. Their choked sounds of surprise were enough to tell that they were surprised by the sudden strength. "So, I hear you've been eating souls with your mama. Phoenix Wing decided, let's send one of our top mages to get rid of them. So here I am."
In a flash, Nene had removed the flower crowns and jumped back to where Xavier was standing. He gaped at her. 'So that was her plan? So violent!' he thought before gaining his composure as the two transformed. Unlike Lyth, they had violet and indigo hair but the eyes were the same glassy white. Their manes were shorter than Lyth's and they were larger but not by far.
"Grr..." Violet growled as she set eyes on Nene. "What exactly-"
"Are you?" Indigo finished the sentence.
Nene grinned devilishly and licked her fangs. "I'm the dragon slayer..." She pointed a thumb back towards Xavier and made a blank face. "And the short glasses brat is my loyal servant boy."
Xavier bristled. "I'm not short! You're wearing huge chunky heels, that's why you're taller! Plus, I am not your servant boy!" He barked out, getting angrier with each word. But, before he could continue his loud, angry and most likely annoying rant, Violet had swiped at him. The moment the hand came at him though, he had flown into the air. His anger smoothed out as he became serious. He shot towards the distracted Violet, and punched her with a wind covered fist, causing her to go flying backwards.
At the same moment. Nene did a flying spin kick and sent Indigo to the side. She covered her hand in blazing sand. "Sand Dragon's Iron Fist!" She appeared in front of the monster and sent Indigo flying with her uppercut. Xavier sighed to himself as he glanced around the area. He didn't want to have to fight for too long so he was happy once he spotted bushes filled with the cyan flowers.
"Nene!" He shouted as dodged Violets tail attack.
"What do you want?!" She shouted back as she flipped over an attack and kicked Indigo in the process.
"Cover me for a sec, okay?" He punched Violet, sending her over to Nene.
"Only because you're a wimp who needs my help!" She jumped as she saw Violet fly towards her. She kicked Violet with a Blazing Wing, sending her flying into her sister.
Xavier flew towards the bush and quickly began collecting vines with the flowers attached. Every once in a while, he would glance back just to see Nene either pummeling a monster or doing flashy acrobatics while dodging. He would have thought she was simply showing off if it wasn't for the fact that she had even been doing it while she didn't know he was there. Soon he had a large bundle in his arms and he started to notice that Nene was slowing down. She had managed to immobilize Indigo by knocking it unconscious but was probably too tired to do the same with Violet. He flew above the battle and swiftly plopped the flowers onto Violet's head. Immediately, the monster girl shrank down and before she could remove the crown, Xavier had tied her up with the sealing flowers.
"What took you so long?" She said as she crouched down and took deep breaths. Xavier rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Sorry, but at least it worked! Rather than fighting the larger one, we can just immobilize her with the flowers!" He exclaimed. Nene glared at him and he flinched.
"That's the wimp's route but you're lucky I feel too tired." She stretched her arms before wincing and curling back into herself.
Xavier glanced worriedly at her. "Are you okay?"
"I just got a nasty scratch from the unconscious one." He looked at the wound and shrieked. It was a large cut and it had a strange green substance around it, not to mention that there was a lot of blood.
"Nene, I think there was poison here. That would explain the tiredness too." Nene glared over at Violet and slowly walked over. Immediately, Nene questioned Violet but unlike Lyth, she wasn't scared of Nene and kept her mouth shut. Sighing, Nene just cut off some of Violet and Indigo's hair before sniffing them and walking to the right. Xavier grabbed some sealing flowers and followed after her.
"Sand Dragon's Desert Fang!" Nene appeared suddenly beside the snake monster who was laying luxuriously on the floor. Burning hot sand covered her elbow as she elbowed the large monster. Serpentina screeched and skidded backwards. She lifted a clawed, hand (paw?) and smashed it to the ground. Serpentina growled angrily after Nene suddenly disappeared before getting crushed. She sat up straight and observed the area of forest. After she had spotted the red and black, she smirked evilly. She was about to pounce when...
"Got you!" A ring of flowers dropped onto the snake monster from above. She writhed and wriggled angrily to escape the rope. Xavier dropped from the sky and kicked Serpentina, causing her to go flying face-first into the dirt as she transformed into a human. She had long dark blue hair, similar to Lyth's and glassy eyes full of hatred. Nene came out from her obvious hiding spot and slowly walked up to Serpentina with her pocket knife out.
"Now listen, you fucking snake. Your daughter poisoned me and I need an antidote." Before Serpentina could argue with her, Nene held the knife threateningly close to the monster woman's eyes. "And if you try to refuse, I guess you won't mind needing an eye patch like me."
Serpentina retracted her head and hissed. "Alright! It's just a normal wound but with a special poison that makes the user sleep. The exhaustion will wear off after a day, I think."
Nene smiled almost sweetly. "Well great then! Too bad I have to kill you anyway..." She swiftly plunged the knife into Serpentina's neck.
"What the hell?!" Xavier asked as Serpentina slumped.
"It's a monster hunting mission. Hunting, Xavier. I also have to get rid of the smaller ones. Maybe I could keep Lyth because she was so obedient." She said bluntly before yawning. Xavier looked horrified before frowning and putting Nene's arm around his shoulder.
"That's terrible but considering your condition, I have to help you back to the campsite and that is more important than worrying over you killing a monster." She nodded reluctantly and let him lead her back.
Once they were near the camp, Nene's eye patch got caught on a branch and ripped off her face. The blonde yelped and dropped away from him, covering her eye with one hand and searching for the eye patch with the other.
"Nene?" Xavier asked worriedly. "It's okay, I'm not squeamish so you don't need to cover the wou-"
"No! You don't fucking get it! Shut the fuck up!" She shouted and continued searching. Xavier flinched back before looking and picking up the black accessory. He handed it to her and she picked it up and placed it back on her face, tying the broken ends together. After the incident, they walked in silence all the way back to the camp.
A/N: Things got dramatic at the end. O.O
Also I apologize for the rushed fights at the end. I really began to lose interest in this mission so I just decided to get it over with. I am possibly going to rewrite this if I feel inspired enough. I'm EXTREMELY sorry for my non-existant update schedule. I know that some of you might just think that I have stopped writing this story. I won't stop writing anytime soon but I can't promise to update on a schedule, especially since school started recently. I just hope you can forgive me.
Well, see ya!