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Hi There everyone, or at least those of you who actually read this story. I am planning on finishing this story beginning with this chapter. Hope you guys enjoy it, and please leave a review, it always inspires me to write chapters faster. And so, here's chapter 7
It was any average day inside of the guild with a large number of the males fighting amongst themselves as the ladies simply moved out of the way to avoid getting hit by flying tables and chairs. Lucy was still reading the new novel she had recently gotten her hands on, she talked about it with Mira as after half an hour of talking to Lucy and Natsu not getting a response he gave up. Lucy just wanted a nice apology after the stunt he pulled but after admitting that he had grabbed her butt while she slept she felt like she needed to put metal bars on her windows to keep him out. She let out a small sigh actually considering it for a second considering he did somehow always get past her locked door and window but he was her best friend, she couldn't do that
"So what are you two fighting about anyway? I've never seen you this mad at him before, he eat up all your food in your fridge again?" Mira asked as Lucy looked up from her book
"I honestly wish that was it, but I think Natsu may not be as dense as we think he is. I also think he may be a bit of a perv..." Lucy hated the thought of Natsu touching her as she slept. Mira was about to ask what she meant but was cut off as the doors to the guild were suddenly opened quickly catching everyone's attention
Cana ran in quickly looking around and ran into the guild till she spotted Wendy sitting down at a table with Carla and Happy. She immediately ran over grabbing her arm "Come on, we need to hurry"
"Cana? What are you..." Wendy was cut off as she was pulled out of her seat and was forced to run as Cana pulled her arm running out of the guild
"Where do you think you're taking her!?" Carla sprouted her wings and chased after them as Cana ran with a worried look on her face pulling Wendy along with her. Seeing how worried Cana looked a few of the guild members decided to follow them and find out what was going on.
After a quick run back to Fairy Hills Cana ran upstairs with Wendy right behind her and still just as confused as the others following behind them "Cana, what's wrong?"
She didn't get any response as she was dragged into one of the upstairs rooms of the large building "I got her"
Wendy looked at her confused till her gaze landed on Juvia, who was pressing down on Erza's side where she could see blood was coming from. She stood there frozen for a second looking at the person who had brought her to her new home lying on the ground bleeding
"Wendy! Wendy snap out of it, you have to heal Erza!" Wendy was suddenly pulled back to consciousness by Cana yelling at her and quickly ran over to Erza kneeling next to her
"Please help her Wendy" Juvia begged as she pressed the bloody towels against the wound. The small Dragon Slayer nodded as she removed the towels and immediately began using her healing magic on the stab wound
Cana, Juvia, and the rest of the guildmates who were standing at the door watched as the wound slowly sealed itself and the blood stopped flowing out. Wendy let out a sigh of relief followed by a large smile as Cana walked over and carefully picked up Erza "Lets get her in her bed"
She laid her down in her bed carefully as those staring from outside the room finally began making their way inside examining the blood stain on the ground as Natsu looked at Juvia "What the hell happened? How did Erza get stabbed?"
"Juvia came back with Erza to get her sword but Erza left to go rest in her room. When Juvia came to check on her she heard a muffled sound followed by Erza falling on the ground. When Juvia came in she saw a bright light then saw Erza on the ground bleeding..."
The group looked at her surprised due to the fact that this happened in Fairy Hills of all places and it was Erza. One of the strongest Mages in Fairy Tail who didnt even seem to put up a fight by how the room looks "Okay all of you out, Erza needs rest and none of you boys are even allowed in this building"
Cana pushed them out of the room but didnt bother getting them to leave the building as she stayed in the room with Juvia, Carla, and Wendy, who was examining Erza. In the halls of the building everyone was discussing ideas and thoughts on how this could have happened. "I can't believe this happened... Who could have done this"
Lucy asked worriedly as Natsu was surprised that she was actually talking to him "You're talking to me? What happened to being all mad?"
"Natsu this isnt any time for petty squabbles, Erza was stabbed! I'm still mad at you but this is more serious, we need to find out who did this"
"I know, but if it was someone who actually managed to get to Erza without her putting up a fight we're looking for someone pretty strong. And once we find him I'm gonna make sure to burn him to a crisp for hurting Erza" Natsu let out a growl till Lucy placed her hand on his shoulder
"First we need to figure out who did this, but we also need to give Erza time to rest. Lets go and once she's awake we can examine the room"
Natsu nodded as they walked out of Fairy Hills back towards Fairy Tail, not aware that this was only the start of a larger plan. Back at the secret underground hideout the hooded man sat at his desk reviewing a book till he heard the door to his small office open and close "I'm assuming you were able to eliminate Titania?"
"Of course but... The Sky Dragon Slayer will heal her. Why not eliminate her before moving onto Erza?"
"I dont want any of them dead, at least not at the moment. I want to crush all those bonds that they share and once they're all confused and filled with hate then I'll kill them. It should be very easy once they're not able to trust each other, you almost killed Erza once anyway. Where was it again? The Tower of Heaven?" He showed off a toothy grin as he looked at the blue haired man across from him with a red tattoo over his eye
"Yes, I would have killed her there if it wasnt for Simon getting in the way. That's why I'm surprised you simply ordered me to stab her" He pulled out a dagger from his jacket coated with Erzas blood and set it on his desk
"This isn't just a simple dagger, its enchanted to ensure she remains asleep for a long time. It would be troublesome if she woke up and told her friends that you were the one that stabbed her. As long everything keeps going smoothly things should work out. Now go, I have work to do"
Jellal nodded before leaving the room as the hooded figure got up and locked the door to ensure no one entered. "I still haven't seen any progress on her, I told you to duplicate her when I gave you this power"
"Its just taking longer than expected, I'll have her finished soon" the hooded man turned around to see two red eyes looking at him from the darkness of the room "I would like to see some progress"
"O-of course, give me a moment" he held out his arm as a large magic circle appeared under them revealing ten golden orbs spread across the room along with the silhouette of the person in the center of the circle "Her magical abilities made this a bit difficult but I worked around it. She should be ready soon"
"Make sure to that, once she is duplicated I'll return and give you more details on what to do"
"Of course, but I will still be able to destroy Fairy Tail correct?" The hooded man looked at the eyes with a hopeful look on his face
"As long as you do what I say I don't care what happens to the guild, I just need to make sure something very important happens. As long as it does you can do whatever you wish with this power"
The hooded man was about to thank him till the man in the shadows dissapeared leaving him alone in the room except for the silhouette of the person who each minute became more like her in appearance "why in the world would he want you of all people...?"
He shook the thought away and let the magic circle dissapear before sitting down at his desk "Who to attack next, I'll let fate be the decider"
He opened a drawer revealing photos of each guild member and simply stuck his hand inside pulling a random one out "This one should be interesting, I already have the perfect idea in mind"
Back at the guild, all of the guild members were talking about what had happened to Erza. Including their elderly guild master who was sitting at the bar counter quietly, a bit too quietly. "We'll find whoever did this, so please don't do anything too rash"
Makarov listened to Miras words carefully considering a number of ways this could be taken. "I don't want anyone walking around alone, this could be a single attack on Erza or this could be an attack on the guild. Ensure that everyone walks in pairs for the time being"
Mira as well as the rest of the guild nodded to their masters request feeling that this was the best for them as well. The day passed by very different from how it usually does with everyone mumbling in their own groups discussing the days events. Everyone's heads shot up though when they saw Cana walk in through the guild doors
Before anyone could even stand or ask she began speaking loudly for everyone to hear"Erza is fine! Wendy's still looking her over in case anything's wrong but she says she's fine. And that's all I know, so don't bother asking questions"
She walked towards the bar with Mira already having a large drink set for her to begin drinking. The guild was a bit more happy thanks to this information about Erza and some even began ordering drinks to celebrate, forgetting that there could still be more attacks. This didn't bother Jet or Droy too much though since they both just cared about walking Levy home
"Thank you so much guys, I have to admit I am a bit scared and worried. I hope Erza will be back on her feet soon"
"Its no problem at all Levy, I am happy to walk you home" Levy smiled hearing both Jet and Droy say that at the same time knowing how they treat her. She did wish they wouldn't fight over her though, she liked both of them, just not in that way
"Thanks again, I just feel a lot safer walking with other..." Levy couldn't finish her sentence however as she felt someone heading towards them. Herself as well as Jet and Droy quickly turned around as someone lunged at them from a rooftop quickly slamming Droy into the ground followed by kicking Jet into a nearby window.
Neither had time to react including Levy as she was quickly picked up off the ground by her throat. She attempted to use her Solid Script magic but when she did the grip on her throat tightened causing her to choke "W-who are..."
"Oh come on, you should know who I am... Shrimp" she looked down the left arm that was choking her to see a black Fairy Tail guild mark "G-gajeel..."
She gasped for air trying to breath and grabbed his arm trying to break free as she was close to passing out from the lack of air. The grip on her throat loosened however giving her enough time to take a deep inhale but was immediately squeezed again "Don't get the wrong idea, I just don't want you passing out yet"
"You bastard... Let her go...!" Gajeel looked back to find Droy attempting to stand back to his feet but was simply kicked in the face by Gajeel with a wide grin on his face before turning back to Levy. She once again attempted to write something out with her fingers but her throat was squeezed harder causing her to stop
"Hey, how about we reenact when we first met? That would be fun wouldn't it? Gihi" He nodded towards the large tree in South Gate Park which they had happened to be close too. She watched as his other arm turned into a metal sword, that being the last thing she saw as she slowly faded into unconciousness
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Well hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and here's a little challenge. Who do you think is being duplicated and what do the ten orbs around the person stand for? Can't wait to see your answers
