"What language are you speaking? Can you hear me?" Warren called out mentally to the chanting voice within Levy which seemed to grow more frantic by the second. "Please I cannot understand you can you—"
"No it's not safe here. You must leave now." The voice called back to Warren between the second, mysterious language. Outside his body buckled into the bench he had been sitting upon as the pressure began to grow within his mind.
"Who are you? I need to help Levy!" Warren insisted but the voice did not agree.
"I will help her as best I can. For now, you need to leave this mind. You are not safe within."
"No! I want to help Levy please there has to be something I can do!"
The voice grew continued to speak in the foreign language, this time faster and more desperate as outside Levy's STOP spell was cast around the room. "I don't have much time left. I am growing weak. Let them know—" Within Warren's mind small hands wrapped around his neck and began to squeeze the life out of him. He could feel a fire growing under his skin as outside, blood began to seep from his facial orifices and he struggled to maintain consciousness. He had to keep listening and deliver the message. His eyes grew large as an unknown text appeared before his vision but when it came into clear view the voice returned, smaller but dominant over the hands and text. "NO! You have one vessel leave this one now!" The hands released his neck unwillingly. Warren could feel his connection to Levy's mind began to fade as outside Levy collapsed down before Jet and Droy. Warren watched, his heart racing, as mentally two Levy's walked away from him. One torn and frail and the other demonic and glowing so brightly his eyes were forced closed and he finally blacked out.
When Warren's eyes opened again he could hear Wendy sigh with relief next to him. "Good you're finally awake. I'll have Carla go and find the Master." The small Exceed put down her cup of tea before nodding and walking towards the stairs. His mind felt jumbled as he tried to reconnect the dots of Levy's scattered mentality. He ran his fingers through his hair which felt greasy to the touch. "You're fever is down now. I don't know why you were bleeding so much but—"
"Zeref." Warren whispered, his voice shaking as Makarov, Erza, and Mirajane entered the room with Carla flying above. He turned his body on the bed to face them as tears brimmed his eyes. "The books that Levy had read were books of Zeref's curses."
Mira's face fell as Erza nodded confirming that they had already known this fact. "Was Levy—"
"I found her within her mind but she wasn't alone. She was chanting in another language, I assume to hold the curses at bay. She begged me to leave but I was attacked."
"By what?" Erza asked as her mind raced.
"Not what. Who. Levy." Everyone looked confused. "The curses split her in half. One part of her is connected to them. To the curses. It was twisted and glowing. Almost demonic. The other is our Levy but she looks so tired and weak." Warren looked at the Master as he processed the information. "She had a message for you too." As they listened tears fell from Wendy and Mira's eyes. Erza shook her head in disbelief and Makarov bowed his in silence.
"Gajeel and Levy are on their way back now for another reason. I will let them know then." Makarov turned to leave the room but Warren call out confused.
"What do you mean back? What's happened?"
Erza frowned down at him as she tried to process the message Levy, Levy who was trapped within her own mind, had delivered. "You have been comatose for three months Warren."
Warren looked down at his hands as his tears finally escaped him. Her message, which had been so dire, was delivered most likely too late. "What happens now?" he asked; his voice shaking.
"Now we pray that when her memories return and the ruins are unlocked. It is Levy who is released. If not we are all dead." With that Master Makarov left the room to prepare for war.
Hope you enjoyed. Short but so needed!
Sorry for the wait. I just moved across the country! I will post the next chapter really soon!
The next chapters will take place within the three month gap so don't worry. You will be getting a lot more Gajeel and Levy time!
