Fairy Tail Guild - No one's POV

"Agh, what does Levy get by reading book? It is just staring at book and that's it . It is not manly at all, " Complained Elfman to his sisters.
"What are you talking about ? Reading is awesome, " said Lissana.
"I find reading sometimes even better than movies sometimes, "Said Mirajane.

"Utter nonsense. Reading will never be as good as movies," said Elfman.
"Let's make a bet. You read a chapter of the book me and Mirajane love the most and I guarantee you, you'll love it. If you don't, then Mira and I will stop reading it. Agree?" Said the youngest Strauss.
"Bet on... But still, reading is not manly enough for me to do it," said the cadet.
"Alright I'll read the latest chapter, that I managed to take from Levy. It is the tenth chapter and is called : Mirage In The Blizzard ," said the elder Strauss.

"Wait, when did Lucy release this? I did not even know she finished it," said Lissana.
"She finished it yesterday and got it today. I myself haven't got time to read it yet so it will be new for me. But by looking at the number of pages, I can already say this chapter is quite bulky," explained Mirajane.
"Oh really? Awesome!" Said Lissana.
"Can you finally start the reading?" Said the beast takeover mage.
"Oh yeah, let's start..." Said Mirajane.

Chapter 10 : Mirage in the Blizzard

Mount Jeveris - No One's POV

"Woah, the weather is even more wild than last time,"said Dan, tugging strongly on his torn jacket.
"It is also colder than last time,"complained Jasmine.
"It's quite rare to see the weather like that. The last blizzard like this one occurred ten years ago," explained Pharis.
"Can some re-explain why is him following us? " asked Lea.

"Well, his village was destroyed and there isn't anyone there. So he would be quite lonely there," explained the photographer.
"I also now want to travel and discover the world. I've never been anywhere except the capital,"the ice wizard said.
"And also," he continued "How could I let a group of women as delicate as you Lea go alone in that storm" he said as he jumped on Lea with hearts in his eyes.
"Get away from me !" Yelled Lea as she spiked Pharis to the ground with a punch.
Meanwhile Dan said softly "I'm not a girl..." while starting to sulk.

"Ok stop it now ! It is not a good place fight. And you Dan ! Stop sulking," ordered Jasmine.
"Yeah, you are right. I can sense that the blizzard is going to intensify. We better take shelter in a cave until the weather calms, " said Pharis.
"Yeah, fire would be nice. I think it is becoming even more cold," said Dan.
"Wait ! But what about hunting ! " exclaimed Lea.
"I really would not recommend staying out and I'm also sure that the animals are tightly tucked in their homes," said Pharis.
"Urgh fine, let's go," said Lea clearly not happy.

"Ugh, finally a cave. I feel like my blood is freezing. Couldn't you find a cave faster Pharis ?" said Lea in between pants.

Indeed, our heroes managed to find a cave after two hours of search.
"Sorry, the snow was like a white blanket and I couldn't see anything and the agitation of the blizzard nullified my sense of direction, " said Pharis.
"So cold ... Need Fire ..." murmured Dan as he fell on the ground of the cave while shaking.
"Lets go deeper in and I'll make some fire," said Jasmine.
With the help of Pharis, Dan got up and our quartet started moving deeper in.

After some meters, they stopped and Jasmine made a fire.
"Ahh finally some heat," said Lea as she sat down near the fire and started rubbing her hands.
"Does someone has a combustible? I want to relax too, " said Jasmine still concentrating on the flame.
"I do have that special oil. When I bought it, the keeper told me that this oil keeps burning for a longer time and does not generate any smoke. We could try it, "said Dan as he poured some of that green oil in a metallic container and Jasmine lighted it.
"I recommend us to sleep. The storm won't stop anytime soon. To heat ourselves even more, I suggest to group and cuddle each other. Can I cuddle with you, Lea ?" Said Pharis as he approached Lea but slipped on the frozen ground.
"Haha. This is karma !" Laughed Lea.
"Owww the ground is really slippery better take precautions when we walk," said Pharis as he got up.
"Can you please stop so that I can finally be able to sleep?"said Jasmine in her sleeping bag.
And the others joined her in a deep slumber near the fire.

But ! Some seconds afterwards, Pharis woke up and told everyone to get up.

"Before I forget it, Dan I would like it if you would take this ?" said Pharis as he gave Dan a dull white crystal.

"What is this ?" Asked Dan.

"This crystal was given to the leaders of Emaniol and now since it is no longer, i would like you to accept it and become the leader of our team since I do not feel like I'm fit of being a leader," explained Pharis.

"Wait ? What ? I do not want to be the Leader. Moreover Lea or Jasmine would be better than me at it," said Dan confused.

"Yeah, It is better if it is me , since I have more finesse than all of you," said Jasmine in an arrogant way.

"Get lost bitch, I'd better than you," replied Lea.

"Sorry ladies, but according to the rules the Leader must be a man and Dan is the only other man in the group, so he is the leader," said Pharis while smiling.

"Bunch of sexists," said both females disappointed.

"Still , I do not want to be the Leader," said Dan.

"I insist," insisted Pharis as he showed the crystal in Dan's hand.

"Fine, but I hope it won't change anything about our relationships together," said Dan as he reluctantly accepted the crystal and put it in his backpack.

"Damn, I still can't believe that Dan is now the leader," said Lea.

"Miss Lea ? Could you please stop talking so loudly and go to sleep ?" said Pharis, already under his sheets looking at Lea like if he was just awoken from a deep slumber.

"Hey Who are you to say that ! It was you who woke all of us up before," Complained the blonde loudly.

"As your employer, I order you to stop talking so loudly. I need to have my beauty sleep," said Jasmine in a similar state as Pharis.

" First fuck off and second , did I miss an episode ? How come everybody is already sleeping ? Dan ? What's happening?" said Lea confused by all this. She turned her head at Dan, only to notice he was already sleeping. And on this action, Lea went to sleep too.

3 hours later - Dan's PoV

"I don't want to be protected ! I can defend myself !"
"This time I will protect you! "
Hmm why am I hearing Lea's voice ? And why is she telling me these?
Then a horrifying image appeared. It looked like a short haired Lea covered with bruises, burns and cuts. She looked nearly dead.
Then I heard my voice in the background saying :" Sorry Lea, I didn't want to kill you."

This frightened me so much that I was now awake. What kind of nightmares are these? And they seemed so real. I sat still for a moment when I heard a voice saying: "Ouch! Damn it !"
It sounded like Lea's voice. I took a look around and saw that she was no longer here. I then hurriedly too my blanket and started following Lea while trying to not slip. It seemed she was going out of the cave. I decided to follow her a bit more and I'll ask her why she is leaving the cave. I don't think that she would leave us and go away since she left her stuff and equipment in the shelter.

Some 30 minutes later we arrived to what looked like a cliff mountain . I also noticed she was carrying her hunter tablet under her coat. The area was quite sloppy. Lea sat down on the slant and looks like she started pondering about stuff. With the current blizzard, I do not think this is a good idea . I decided to come out and said " What are you doing here ?"

She seemed shocked to see me and said "Wait , you followed me all the way ," and I nodded.
"Well I wasn't sleepy so I decided to go for a walk outside," said Lea .
"No really ? Go for a walk in a blizzard where visibility is near to null ? Something's on your mind . Come on ,if you need someone to talk to , I'm here," I said as I sat down besides her.

"Careful or you might end up slipping towards the edge of the cliff", said the golden haired woman.

"Fine. It is just that the defeat of the other day is still on my mind. I mean we gave everything we had yet we managed to defeat on two of them. The fight against Raylen was even worse. We could not even hit him while he was reducing our numbers one by one and when we finally managed to hit him escaped before. This is making me so mad," she said as she punched the ground.
"True they were really strong..." I said before Lea cut me off saying : " Or we are just pitifully weak."
This shocked me. This is not the Lea I know. "What the hell are you talking about ? You are Lea who would fight someone ten times stronger without any second thought,"I said.
"Classic pep talk," she chuckled.

"You see *unlocks tablet and puts it in an application* , I want to be like these persons. Those are one of the outstanding hunters of the past decades. I want to be recognized as a great hunter, not necessarily the strongest. For example, Olven Sinclair and Nessa Meniel are the most recent addition to the list 18 years ago. They were the last persons ever know to have defeated a legendary creature. In fact they even wanted to domesticate that dragon but it escaped and they accomplished all these at the tender age of 17," narrated Lea.
"Wow, they must be so strong," I said, thinking about how teenagers managed to defeat a dragon.
"Their teamwork is considered the best among all duos of hunters and is considered their main strength. However, individually they are not as strong. The honor of being the strongest goes to the Elites, a group of hunters, usually being a team of 5 hunters. Vares, Yulia and Marcus were once a member of it too but they quited to form their own team. The Elites are stupidly strong, enough to bring down a whole nation," She said while smiling.
"Holy crap ! Are they even human ? And why are you smiling like that,"I said amazed by what she said.

No One's Point of View

"It is just that I will never come close to their strength," Lea said.
"I don't think so. I believe that we will become stronger, especially you," said Dan as he got up.
"Aww you are so sweet. And what do you mean by we?" Asked Lea with a smile.
"I think I might become a hunter too. I repeat, I said that I might,"said Dan with a smirk.
"Well if you want to become one, you gotta move your ass and become stronger . Especially if you are gonna be the Leader, "said Lea as she pushed Dan down.

"Hey I was not ready! " said Dan as he got up and got into battle position.
"You want to fight come on ! " said Lea as she got up and went into battle position.
And thus they started a fist fight even ignoring the blizzard and the cold around them. Even if he was getting hit the most, Dan was smiling and so was Lea.

An Hour Later - Near Dan and Lea's location - No One's PoV

"This robotic suit really makes me feel more at ease. And it also allows a good visibility even in the snow,"said a man on a white robot.
"What was the need of using that stolen suit anyway, you know it well that the armor I designed is better, Averan, "Said a man quite straightforwardly. Some beeps could be heard in the background.
"I did not protect against cold though, " said the so called Averan.
"Adding a temperature lacrima would increase the chances for you to be detected. If you are done I'll be going. I have some stuff to improve and programs to code,"

"Fine you may go... WAIT ! I think I just saw a girl wearing a Pandemonium ! What should I do? " Exclaimed Averan to Nihil via a communication lacrima.
"Link your vision glasses to me, I'll identify if it truly is Pandemonium and the strength of the opponent," said Nihil.
"Done," replied the man in armor."Okay...so let's see. Yes it is a Pandemonium. Your opponents seem to be a person with no magical potential detected and the wielder of the weapon . Well it would not pose any problem to us the 5 generals ... so for mere footsoldiers like you, I think I can allow you to take it. Report to me when you are done. ," ordered Nihil.

"Listen to me Nihil. I'm not a mere footsoldier . I'll show you that I am stronger than the 5 generals,"roared Averan.
"You know that I can electrocute you to death right now if I want so shut your little mouth and show respect to those more powerful than you. Be happy that I'm not Alexa or else I would have already killed you at the moment. Anyway I'm leaving you now. Archesam has just called me," threatened Nihil before cutting the connection.
"Grr, anyway let's get to work . And I've got a new toy to try. Hehe" said Averan to himself.

Meanwhile - Still No One's POV

"Phew, I'm done. You are too strong for me," said Dan who was sitting on the snow.
Lea gave him her hand and lifted him up. "Come on, that was only a little training. Mine were a lot longer," said Lea.

Just then heavy footprints could be heard. "What the hell is that sound ?"asked Dan while looking towards the source of the noise.
Then the robotic armor came in view. " It looks like a metal giant ( A/N : Robots are new technology to the people and thus not many know about it ) ?" Said Lea and right afterwards the robot took out a laser gun from its right arm and fired it on our heroes.
"Oh crap and it can shoot lasers too," said Lea as she pushed Dan away from the laser's trajectory and dodged it.

"Why the hell is it attacking us? What did you do to it dammit ?" Said Dan as he got up on his feet.
"Hey ! Why are you accusing me ? Who knows it might be you who did something to it ! " Yelled Lea and they started arguing like always.
"What do these little brats think by arguing on the field like if I do not exist ! I'll wake them up a bit ," said Averan to himself as he activated the robotic suit's gatling gun.

Lea reacted in time and created a crystal rock in front of them as a shield using her newest form . "Styx ( A/N : It's the name of the crystal form of Pandemonium that she unlocked while fighting Risia ) ! Let's kick the butt of that thing and we'll continue the discussion," said Lea.
"Right,"said Dan. He then started running and tried to make the robot trip with a lunging low kick. Sadly it did nothing to it. The collision only stunned Dan and Averan used that opportunity to try to hammer punch Dan. However, Lea knocked him back before he could flatten the photographer.

Lea then transformed Pandemonium in her Celtus form and and swung it at the robot in whip form. It tangled around the robot's head.
"Let's see who's hiding behind that armor, " said Lea pulled as the whip back to her, thinking the head would come off in the process but it only scratched it.

Averan then used the thrusters in foot and flew to Lea, hitting her with a heavy punch.
"Shit that hurts a lot," winced Lea as she slowly got up while holding her waist.
"You think that's all? Taste some missiles ! " Said Averan as some missiles erupted from the back of the robot.
Lea created a shield to protect herself but three missiles deviated and flew towards Dan who then started to run. He managed to dodge the first two but the last one got and sent him blasting in the air.
"Dan ! No ! "Screamed Lea but at that moment of inattention she did not notice Averan approaching her before delivering her a heavy punch.

"Ugh, he's so strong but this time I'm not giving it up. But how can I defeat him if I have to zigzag my attention from Dan to that monster," thought Lea as she slowly got up. "I'm okay Lea," Said Dan as he tried getting up .
"Sorry Dan, but I need you to go. You are more of a hindrance than help right now," Ordered the blonde.
"But..." muttered Dan discontent.
"No buts . Just go ! Your attacks are ineffective against him," said Lea.
"Fine then . Just promise me you won't lose against him " said Dan softly before he went back.
"Don't worry . I won't," said Lea with a smile.

"How do you intend to defeat me alone, when even at two persons you were not able to defeat me ?" Asked Averan.
"I could not fight you seriously because I was always afraid about Dan's safety. Now I can kick your ass without worrying about anything, " said Lea.
"Come on girl, show me what you got," said Averan

Meanwhile - Dan's POV

Her words really did hurt me but it was the absolute truth. I'm completely useless. I wish I had a weapon or knew magic so that I could help Lea. That person was strong and how did he get such a thing. I wonder how he got it. I would love to ride one of these too.

Anyways I could not help not thinking about how I could help Lea. I really wanted to help her but my attacks are useless and I have no means of defence . And then I found out I was lost, I did not know where the cave was.

I lifted my gaze up and decided to look at the nearest peak. From it I'll get a clear view of everywhere, so I'll probably know where it is. Wait ! I know what I can do to help me. It is risky but if it works, that thing will no longer be after us . Hold on Lea, I'm coming.

Meanwhile - At The Cave - No One's PoV

"Pharis ! Pharis ! "Said Jasmine as she shook Pharis out of his nap. "What ! What ? Oh jeez, I was having such a nice dream where Lea finally started loving me too. What's wrong?" Fumbled Pharis.
"Well, Lea and Dan have both gone missing ! Who knows what those two are up to? " said Jasmine.
Pharis face then looked horrified like if he saw a ghost and said :" Huhhhh ! Dan , I didn't know you could do this. Your innocence is just a mask over your evilness."
"No seriously, you really think that they ran away and doing that? "Said Jasmine with an exasperated face.
"Could be. How can one not think of that when they look at Lea?" Said Pharis with a smile.

To his answer, Jasmine thought :" Am I the only sane person in the world? "
"Ugh, creepy. Anyway, we have to look for them. These two always run into trouble," Said Jasmine.
"Yeah, we need to stop them from doing it," exclaimed Pharis and Jasmine facepalmed.
"Hmm but where could they go? Deeper inside the cave or outside ? Looks like we have to separate ourselves," said Jasmine.
"But I cannot let a little woman like you alone," said Pharis.
"Okay enough with this! "Jasmine raised her voice. "Both me and Lea are capable of fighting well. We don't need protection. So stop acting like this ! I know you want to be polite, but that's enough," She continued.
"Hhm... you are probably right. Anyway since I know the outside better and have higher resistance to cold, I'll go and look outside. You should go inside but don't go too deep in," said Pharis.
"Fine and you don't go too far,"said Jasmine as she took her coat and went on her way.

"Better depart me too, " Said Pharis as he exited the cave.
"Dan! Lea! Where are you guys! " Yelled Pharis again and again.
"It seems you search someone that we search too. Could you provide more information? " Said Bain who appeared behind Pharis from nowhere.
"What the hell ? From where did you come from? " said a shocked Pharis.
"I repeat my question. I want everything you know about them. If you refuse to cooperate *takes out a dagger* , I'll end your existence right now," threatened Bain.
"I don't know who you are. But I don't like you," said Pharis .he created an ice axe and immediately tried to smash Bain with it and said : " So don't expect me to give you any details."

Bain disappeared and reappeared some meters in front Pharis and said : " Then you leave me no choice."
He lifted his right hand up and heavy footsteps could be heard. And a few minutes after, we could see an army of the robots that Lea and Dan. There were ten of them.
"What the hell are these. I've never seen that before?" Said Pharis amazed by them.
"There's no need to answer you since you are going to die," said Bain as he jumped into one of the combat suits.
"I have no intention of dying right now. I have a lot of places to visit," said Pharis in battle position.

"Attack! " Commanded Bain and they all started firing their gatling guns. Pharis quickly created an ice shield but due to the amount of bullets hitting it per second it was slowly crumbling. One of the robot stopped and dashed towards Pharis shield and destroyed it with a punch.
"Damn it ! Ice Propeller !" Called Pharis and a large pillar of ice rose and pushed the robot back. Meanwhile two other flew to Pharis and punched him, sending him flying some meters away.
"Shit ! Ice Missiles ! " Called Pharis as he made a good number of missiles appear and sent them towards the robots. They neutralized the attack and formed an even denser mist of snow around them.

Using it as a cover, Pharis ran to Bain's robot and hit it with a huge ice sword. However the latter only scratched the armor and the sword broke during the impact.
"You think you could sneak past our heat captors? How stupid,"said Bain as his robot kicked the ice mage away. Fortunately he managed to create a small shield at the last moment and minimized the damage.
"Damn, how the he'll am I going to hurt him," thought Pharis.

Meanwhile - Deeper inside the cave - No One's POV

"Lea! Dan! Where are you? " yelled Jasmine as she walked onto the icy floor of the cave.
"I wonder where those two went . I really want to leave this cold place, " said Jasmine as she walked.
Soon she found two paths. " Oh great! Just what we needed. Let's try the one to the right first, " said Jasmine as she started walking towards the right way.
Some meters in, the ice started to crack. Jasmine quickly jumped back to her original position and saw that the thin iced path was instead a pit.
"Phew, I nearly fell in. Anyway let's try the other way then," said Jasmine but then she slipped on the icy floor and started barreling down the pit.

"Damn, where am I now? I guess I'll have to find an exit too," said Jasmine as she rubbed her head and got up.
Before her there was a tunnel and and she started following it. Some minutes afterwards, the sound of the clanking of an armor could be heard. As the seconds went by, the sound was becoming louder, clearly something was approaching Jasmine.

"Wow, that thing coming has a really powerful magic potential," thought Jasmine as she concentrated on the sound emitter.

Jasmine created two fireballs in anticipation and when she saw it approaching , she threw them on him. For a brief amount of second, we could see it was a man with short curly black hair in a silvery armor and a white tiger skin printed cape. The man immediately turned into mist and the fireballs continued their trajectories and hit a wall. The mist then flooded the tunnel.

Jasmine's POV

"Damn, I can't see anything," I said. Was he trying to blind me? Is he going to attack now? Just them I felt great pain at my waist. I looked down and saw there was a blade sticking out of it and I was bleeding. I could then hear a laughter behind me and saw a little skeleton holding the blade and laughing creepily. From where did he come from? I tried using my magic but I was not able to conjure either a small drop of water or a spark. I tried moving my body, but it won't. Only my head was able to move.

Just then another skeleton appeared before me with a sword. He jumped and slashed me and it was really painful. He then started stabbing me everywhere . The pain was unbearable. He then paused and then lunged on me and stabbed me a last time at my heart. It was tortured. I could hardly breath and passed out.

Soon, I felt like I hit something quite cold. I opened my eyes and saw I was lying in the cold floor of the tunnel. I checked myself and saw no wounds or blood. What the he'll happened? And where were the skeletons. The only thing I could see before me was the man of earlier and he was smiling. Was that his magic was it all an illusion? But the pain felt so real.

"What do you want?" I said as I slowly got up. "Nothing. You attacked me and I simply defended myself and counter-attacked. If you didn't attack me, I would have not attacked you too. I was simply looking for the source of the screams," he said with his smile. He then sheathed his sword. Well he was right, I shouldn't have thrown these fireballs. But what could I do. His magical potential was simply too intimidating. Mine and Pharis' combined would not even equal his. What's more intimidating is his looks but that encounter greatly lowered my interest in him.

"I'm sorry then. I'm Jasmine and you?" I asked.
"People usually call me Mirage but my real name in Hendriksen," he said.
"Soo... Mirage, what are you doing here? " I asked hoping to get to know his intention. I got lost in the mountains and forgot where my teammates went. So I took shelter in the cave above and by curiosity I explored it but got lost in this labyrinth of tunnels. I have a really bad sense of orientation," he said with an awkward smile.
"I guess maybe we could team up to find an exit," I said , even if I did not completely trust.
"Oh yes sure. I will take care of the monsters in our way if you can help me out," he said excitedly like a little kid. Scratch what I said earlier, this reaction clearly shows he's not a backstabber. He reminds me a bit of Pharis, except he's more sane and intelligent.

10 minutes later - Still Jasmine's PoV

"Wow you were right, it is a real maze down here," I said since I felt like we were passing by a giant stalagmite the third time.
"Didn't we already see that stalactite two times before ?" Said Mirage.
"That's the reason why I told you were are in a maze and also , it is a stalagmite and not stalactite ," I told him.
"But I'm pretty sure it is called a stalactite . Stalagmites are the other ones, " he said . Wow , he was quite stubborn and that started ticking me off.
"Those are stalactites. This one is a stalagmite ," I said , starting to lose my cool ( A/N : This reminds me of an awesome new song that you guys should check out . It's called "Lose My Cool" it is from Foxes' second album "All I Need" which is super good .)
"No it is a stalactite !" He exclaimed and we started arguing about that stupid topic of stalagmites and stalactites .

Meanwhile we did not notice the presence of the creatures coming slowly towards us . They were probably attracted by the ruckus we made .Then Mirage pushed me.
"What the hell !" I complained and then saw that she pushed me to protect me from the leap of a snow wolf. Their bites and able to freeze your body parts. Dan felt it well while we were on Mount Jeveris .
We were being attack by a group of five snow wolves and two carapace needlers ( a mixture of a turtle and hedgehog ) .

"I'll take care of them," said my partner. The blade of his sword then started turning into a mist that filled the tunnel. The bark of pain could be heard from all of the wolves and the mist transformed back into his sword. We could see slashes on the wolves. However the needlers were intact since they had pulled in his members inside his carapace.
"Looks like these two managed to survive, " Mirage said, ready to launch another attack.
"Let it be, you'll get hurt if you too come close to them and your illusion won't work if they are hiding inside their carapace. So leave it to me," I said. I casted a fire beam and directed it to the needlers , also leaving a small cavity on the ground whether the beam would hit.I'm glad the heat was not strong enough to melt everywhere. The needlers were easily taken out and the effect of the beam on icy ground gave me an idea on how we could escape.

"Where should we go now?" Mirage asked. "We'll keep advancing now . I've got a trick to help us get out," I said as I pressed my finger on the ice wall besides us . My fire magic was induced in it and it left a small cavity.
"While we advance, I'll mark the wall with a trail to show us where we went and not,"I explained to him. I made a longer trail and added an arrow.
"The arrow would represent in which direction we went. If we ever re-meet the line, it means that we've gotten ourselves in a loop. I hope I was clear enough," I told him.
"Awesome, let's get out of here soon. I'll take care of the monsters and you keep your magic for the molten ice trail you are doing," he said.
"It doesn't take a lot of magic to do that you know, " I told him but he insisted on me keeping magic.

10 Minutes Later - Still Jasmine's POV

"Damn I'm starting to feel hungry, " I said holding my belly . It felt like we were trapped for more than ten hours.
"I haven't eaten since three days,. What do you think I'm enduring," He complained.
Just then a creature appeared. It had the body of a tiger but was made of ice and had greyish eyes clear as a mirror. It released a blue beam from his mouth. We dodged it and in contact with the ground, the beam started forming more ice. Looks like was an ice beam.

"Wow, we must be very lucky. Frost Beasts are a very rare sight thanks to their excellent camouflage in ice caves," explained Mirage.
"Let's defeat it. I'm sure Lea did not fight one. She'll be really posses when she'll learn that I defeated a very rare creature," I said. That would provide much fun during our trip.
"How about we capture it instead. This way, it will work more if you want to brag to that Lea," he suggested. Oh yes, she'll be even more mad then.
"How are you going to capture it then ?" I asked.
"I'll keep it trapped inside of an illusion. We'll just need to take it out with us,"he said as he dashed in front of the beast.
"Don't look at me . That illusion would hit everyone who stares into my eyes,"he commanded and I ordered. I really don't want to get into an illusion again.

Both of them stopped moving for a while."Hey Mirage! Are you done? " I yelled but he did not budge.
I then decided to take a look at him. I pushed him a bit and yet he fell to the ground. This was quite surprising. Then I noticed that his eyes were blank, like if he was not conscious. I looked at the eye of the beast too and noticed its mirroring effect. Looks like Hendricksen caught himself in his own illusion when trying to hypnotise that creature. I really needed to get out. I took Mirage and then started walking. "How can I return him to normal. . . " I said and I continued my search for an exit.

Outside The Cave - No One's POV

Pharis was still fighting Baron and his men and he was losing ground.
"Frozen Boulders," casted Pharis as multiple ice boulders appeared before him and started rolling towards the enemy. They riposted with missiles but the boulders were too big and thus most of them were knocked down.
"Now! Ice Shower! " He said and a rain of ice shards fell on the robots but it only scratched them and did not deal much damage.
"Damn, there's no real way to hurt them," said Pharis and just then Bain appeared behind him and punched.

"There were too many of them to handle at once. I can't track everyone and I can hardly damage them," thought Pharis as he got up.
"I can't give up either. Who knows what he might do to Lea and Dan? Frost Bombs" he casted as he created an orb of concentrated ice and threw it at one of the robots.
It exploded and the robot was now freezed in an ice rock. Another robot had to missile him to remove him from his ice prison.
"That's it! I can do that! " Thought Pharis.

He then rushed towards the army of robots. And then he casted four ice swords, two in each hands.
"This is futile. You can't damage these armors," said Baron.
"I have no intention of hurting them. Broken Sword Dance !" Called Pharis as he jumped and started lunging forward while spinning.
Just when the swords touched the robots, the swords broke down. But from them then liberated a great concentration of ice magic and snow which engulfed all of his enemies. When the frost mist dissipated, we could see of the robots frozen in an iceberg.
"Its quite funny that this is my favorite final attack yet I haven't used it yet on you. Those swords contain a huge concentration of my ice magic and when they are broken, it is released and freezes everything," Said Pharis with a smile. He then with a movement of his hand cracked the bottom of each iceberg making them slide down the mountain.

"I must say that's quite a plan," said Bain who reappeared behind Pharis in his metallic armor.
"But I already figured it out and escaped your cloud of magic," he continued as he hit Pharis who was still shocked.
"Damn it !" Cursed Pharis as he got up.
"At least I'm done with the other ones," he said.

Lea's location - No One's POV

Lea was still fighting Averan and she was having difficulties. Even if he was using the armor he stole from Bain's group, Averan was a quite strong opponent.

"I told you not underestimate me!" Roared Averan as he launch another wave of missiles at Lea who closed herself in a cocoon of crystal.
"He's so annoying! I really wish that he would die," said Lea.
Averan then dashed for close combat and tried to punch Lea who swiftly dodged the attack.
"At least I'm able to dodge his blows," thought Lea as she ran to escape another laser shot.
Just then she felt like her right foot was not on ground. She was standing at the edge of the cliff and even nearly fell. She probably did not notice it due to the blizzard and her attention on her opponent.

That gave her an idea.
"As much I hate to admit it, he's too tough for me to fight alone. If I had the power of Marcus or the magic of Yulia or even the strength of Vares, he would have been so done right now. I cannot defeat him but I can get rid of him if I manage to get him off the cliff, provided he does not get time to activate his feet propellers," thought the blonde.
"But the problem is, how do I get him to fall? We are currently at the opposite places we should be. Maybe I could provoke him ? He seems dumb enough to be taunted. Anyway, let's give it a try," she planned.

"Hey dumbass. You said you were strong right? Well if you really were you would have defeated since long before. What a shame," taunted Lea.
"You! "Yelled Averan as he lunged towards Lea. The latter at the last second slid over the robot.
"Now good bye !" Called Lea as she sent a huge block of crystal at Averan to push him off the cliff.
But he grabbed the crystal and took hold of it.
"You think you can make fall off the cliff? How stupid! "Said Averan as the crystal started glowing and we're destroyed by the robot's laser.
He then fired his laser on Lea and she could not dodge it this time.

"You are so naive, thinking that would on me," said Averan as he started laughing.
"You sure!" yelled a familiar male voice.
Lea looked at the source of the voice and saw Dan running down the slope of the mountain. He then jumped and gave the robot a lunging headbut. It was powerful enough that it managed to knock the robot off.
"He took momentum from the top and ran to push him in an attempt to exert more force," thought Lea.
However Dan was also started bleeding at the forehead. But worse of all is that due to the momentum he gained, he was projected off the cliff too.
"Dan!" Yelled Lea as she tried to grab him with Ares, but in vain. Both were too far away...

End of Chapter :-

Next Time : Separate Ways

"Wow! That was really action packed!" Said Lissana.
"Yeah. Looks like Lucy put some extra punch in this one. I really want to know what is going to happen, " said Mirajane.
"Yeah, that is not nice to leave us on a triple cliffhanger," replied the younger sister.
"Right . Sooooo... What do you say about the story? Elfman? "Asked the elder sister.

"This story is so manly! Dan seemed like a coward before but now he's a true man!" Said Elfman with his right fist raised while crying.
"It is also not manly to end like that. I want to know what happens next! "Yelled Elfman as he transformed and slammed his fist hard on a table,breaking it.
He then started walking towards the exit and said :" I'm going to find Lucy. I want the next part right now ."
"Shit, our cover might get blown now, "said Mirajane.
"At least we'll be getting the next chapter quicker, "said her little sister.
"True," said Mirajane.

And it is on this note that i'm ending this chapter.

Anyway, I'm uploading the story on Wattpad too. The version there has the following modifications:

1) No FT scenes
2) The Title is: The Weirdest Travelers
3) I proofread it more
4) Additional Dialogues and details

Putting the changes here too would be too troublesome and laggy ( writing long chapters like this one tends to lag) so please bear with me.

Otherwise, see ya till next time.