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"Aargh!" Erza tried to stand back up after being punched to the wall. Their enemy was impossible to beat. She had already lost track of how long they've been fighting this girl. None of their attacks seem to be working.
"Erza, what are we going to do?" Mira asked her. She had already run out of magical power and was now back to her original form. So she can't do anything to help them anymore. Erza was also about to run out of magical power. So is Juvia. And they still haven't managed to even injure their opponent.
"Maybe we should regroup with the others first." Juvia suggested.
"I doubt we can beat her even with backup." Erza told her.
"Then, what should we do?"
Erza was speechless. She didn't know. Their enemy was too strong. There was no way they can beat her. But they can't give up. They have to keep fighting. Erza got back up to her feet and requipped into her Purgatory Armor.
But then, their enemy flinched and turned around. It was silent for a moment, and then she suddenly ran away from them and entered the double doors Erza and her team entered through before and quickly slammed it shut.
"O-Oi!" Erza called after her.
"Where is she going?" Mira wondered out loud.
"C'mon!" Erza ordered and ran after her with the other two girls in tow, forgetting about the spell that was casted to change where those doors will be leading to every time it's been closed.
"Ugh." Gajeel grunted in pain as he glared at the woman in front of him. He just can't take her down. The two girls are outnumbered, but for some reason, they just can't get them. They haven't even managed to give them a scratch.
"This is bad." Happy said looking at his injured friends.
"They're so skilful and their magic power is very strong." Panther Lily observed.
"Why won't they go down?" Laxus yelled, getting really pissed.
Then suddenly, the two women flinched. They froze and stared at the double doors behind Gajeel and the others. Then, they ran there, ignoring their opponents confused yells.
"Hey- WHAT THE HELL?" Gajeel asked.
"They're retreating?"
"No way, they were just winning, weren't they?" Panther Lily asked as the two girls left the room.
Meanwhile, what they didn't know is that they were being watched by two spirits. Two blonde spirits.
"Hell, no! There's no way I'd ever retreat!" Joan yelled, knowing full well that they can't hear her.
"Shut up, let's just follow them!" Lea told her as she saw them heading towards the double doors, they had also forgotten the same simple fact Erza and the others forgotten.
"Well, Natsu?" Lucy asked. "Which way should we go?"
"Well, uhh . . . well . . ."
"Hurry up, flame brain!"
"Shut up Gray!"
"Let's try going through that door." Lisanna suggested. And as soon as they did, they found themselves in a room with white wallpaper and white roses printed on it, light blue doors, and a light blue floor. And inside, their other comrades were already there, as if they've been waiting for them the whole time.
"Guys!" Lucy yelled.
"You're all alright." Lisanna said relieved.
"Well, I wouldn't say that." Mira said.
"Who's that guy?" Laxus asked pointing at Lucas who was currently being supported by both Lucy and Loke.
"Oh, well . . . it's a long story." Gray told them.
"Is he an enemy?" Erza asked.
"Well, he was . . . but-"
"Then I shall cut him up immediately." She said pointing a sword at Lucas who was now awake.
"Hey! Watch where you point that thing!"
"Erza, please calm down!" Lucy told her.
"Why? Isn't he an enemy?"
"No!"
"Then who is he?"
"He's my brother!"
". . ."
"Say what?" they yelled.
"I know right?" Natsu said.
"Anyway, this isn't the time for explanations." Lucas told them. "The others are probably on their way."
"Others?" Gajeel asked.
"The other guild members." Lucas explained. "They still aren't here. Lucifer came to Fiore first without most of the guild members to see if there would be anyone who'd try to stop and capture him."
"Well, he was right." Mira said.
"Anyway, we fought a woman earlier. I think she was the leader of the Family of Malevolence, Angel." Erza said.
"We fought two." Happy said. "I didn't help though."
"Those two were probably Robust and Rapid."
"They were crazy strong!" Gajeel told him. "One of them had mighty strength and one was really fast!"
"The opponent we fought with can resist our attacks by glowing." Juvia said. Lucy and Lucas were silent for a moment, and so were the others.
"Don't tell me . . ." Lucy sweatdropped.
"Yep. Those were our sisters." Lucas told them.
"Sisters?" they cried.
"Yep. Look, for the past few-"
"Few?" Lucy asked sarcastically.
"Right . . . well, for the past fourteen years, me and those three girls you guys fought had been manipulated by Lucifer."
"Fourteen years . . . ?" Lisanna asked.
"Yep. So I'm glad to finally be free."
"Wait!" Erza said. "Well then, what will happen now?"
"Well, you have a battle to finish."
" . . . what?"
"You said you fought with a girl earlier right?" Lucas asked. "And you guys fought two?"
"Yeah." They nodded.
"Well, I just bet you didn't get to finish that fight." It was silent for a moment.
"Heh. Anyway, behind each and every door in this room, it'll lead to only one place." He explained. "And there, your opponents will be waiting.
"Eh?" they asked.
"But we were barely able to put a scratch in them earlier!" Mira told him.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but we can't win!" Gajeel yelled.
"We can't do it! We're done for!" Happy cried.
"Oi! What the hell are you guys saying?" Natsu asked. "Of course we can beat 'em!"
"But Natsu, we couldn't even beat Lucas. Who knows how much stronger those girls are." Lisanna said.
"Yeah. Lucifer's spell caused us to get much more stronger than we normally are." Lucas told them.
"How do you expect us to win against your sisters?" Erza asked him.
"I don't expect you to win." He answered. "I expect you to buy us some time."
"What? What do you mean?"
Lucas sighed before telling them the plan. "There are only three opponents. And there are 11 of you who can fight him. Just use your numbers as an advantage. You don't need to beat them, you just need to make sure I can get near Lucifer."
"What for?"
"He's the one manipulating our sisters. And without his body guards no one can defend him. I'll just sneak towards him and prepare a surprise attack and knock him down. If I do that, it'll most likely distract them. When that happens, don't waste any time. Knock them out. By the time their back up arrives, they'll most likely retreat if they saw their master defeated along with the Family of Malevolence."
"I see." Mira answered, standing up. "It's perfect."
"But wait, how can we lift the spell?" Erza asked.
"They should be wearing a necklace with a lacrima on it. In that lacrima, their souls would be trapped inside. All we need to do is break it. Then they'll be free of the curse in a few hours."
"Okay! Let's go!" Natsu said about to open one of the doors. They all went to his side, but Lucy was stopped by her brother's hand grabbing hers.
"Huh?"
"Lucy, I'm not sure yet, but Lucifer might aim for you first. He might get our sisters to attack you. When that happens, will you be able to fight back?"
Lucy's eyes widened. It was true, she had missed her sisters so much for the past few years. She had wanted nothing else but to see them, along with her older brother. Would she ever be able to fight the people who she had loved and cared for all her life? They stood there staring at each other for a moment. But then Lucy sighed.
"It's not like I have a choice right?" she smiled and ran to join her friends. In the short time period she had spent staring at her brother, she had thought about her stellar spirits. Loke fought Aries, his dear friend whom he tried to protect before. He had fought Aries to protect her. And she supposed that she should do the same. She loved her sisters, but they were currently being controlled by an enemy. So she really has no choice right? She has to fight them. She has to fight them to protect her friends.
Lucas watched Lucy join her friends with wide eyes. Then he smiled. His little sister was already growing up. She used to be so childish the last time he had seen her. Well, the last time he'd seen her, she was 10. She was a young innocent girl who would obey any kind of command her older sisters would give her. She was always the peace-maker when her siblings fought and would cower in fear if she made them even the slightest bit mad. Who would have thought that she'd grow up to be a mage? A mage who would face an enemy no matter how stronger that person was than she is. A mage who would fight anyone for the sake of protecting her friends. And most of all, who would've thought that she, would stand up and fight the people she had been so obedient to when she was a child? 'Looks like she's at her rebellious age already.' Lucas thought before joining the others.
"Oi! Listen up!" he said, silencing them. "We have to finish this before the other guild members get here. If we don't, who knows what will happen."
"Got it!" they said. And they immediately kicked open the double doors. And in there, Lucifer was sitting on a throne with three women standing beside him. Lucifer smirked and eyed the mages.
"Oi! You old fart!" Natsu yelled. "We're here to kick your ass!"
Alright then, I hope you enjoyed it! Please review and I will try my best to post the next chapter in less than a week! So please be patient! I'm working on three stories after all. It's hard to balance all that plus homework, studies and chores.
