AN: Uncomfortable scenes for some people, be warned. I did chop bits out as I felt uncomfortable. But you haven't lost the goodness I hope!
SUPER LONG! WOOHOO! Also sorry about the delay, I lost internet and had a few technical issues – Like loosing half of the chapter and having to re-write parts!
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His fingers twitched,
Did he recognise the voice screaming his name?
He slowly lifted his heavy head, his hair added more weight as it slid over his face, fraying so he could see between strands.
The blue haired girl, what was her name...
Her eyes, he caught those beautiful hazel eyes,
they were crying,
why was that girl crying?
His red eyes drifted across catching sight of a tall muscular brown haired man, his scent seemed off as he recognised it,
Naraba...
He recognised his posture,
why was he holding down this girl?
why is she pleading for him to stop?
His body hurt so much as he hung. His arms aching trying to keep him up, his legs feeling soft as he stooped for the however many days he was strapped up.
"My my looks like your going to wake him, that won't do."
Naraba grabs Levy by her cheeks as he picks her up, and punches her in the stomach, grinning wickedly. Tossing her body like a rag doll onto the floor. She buckles writhing in pain as she struggled to catch her breath.
"Humph I guess that was a little too hard," laughing he walks away heading towards Gajeel.
Levy struggles to get to her feet, breathing heavily "Solid Script: Fire!" She cried as the flaming orange word flew across the room scorching Naraba's back.
No...It didn't work?!
He whirled around furious. He held up his right palm, thumb bending across the front, as she attempted another script magic. Thrusting his palm forwards throwing Levy across the ground, with the pressure.
"Levy... I really wish I didn't have to hurt you... You are so beautiful"
Grabbing Levy by her wrists with one hand, picking her body up with ease.
"What am I going to do with you...? well" he mused his face darkened as a wicked smile spread across his face, his lips parting
"I should say, what am I going to do first … I mean... I am only following what the ritual states!"
Levy pleaded with him to leave her alone, but it fell on deaf ears as he laughed hysterically, grabbing at her body.
Naraba moved his lips closer to Levy's, holding her cheeks clenching them together, preventing her from turning her head.
She could smell his breath, it was pungent, like sewage.
His lips touched her soft supple lips, Gajeel's blood was boiling, he struggled to move, he couldn't use any magic to escape.
Naraba tried forcing his tongue, Levy's teeth separated slightly before using all the strength she had on biting down hard on his tongue, causing it to bleed.
He screamed in agony as he pulled off her completely, holding his mouth as blood started to pool in his mouth. Levy looked terrified as she spat blood out, storming over to her he grabbed her by the neck,
"Don't you dare defy me! You will obey me!" He was livid.
Slamming her back down onto the floor he straddled her again, pinning her to the ground once more.
"Don't you dare disobey me!, Once I complete the ritual you shall give birth to a new race designed to destroy all those who oppose us! No longer will we have to slink our way in the world. OUR TIME IS AT HAND!" His shoved his face close to hers, blood drooling from his lips, his teeth blooded,
"You WILL BE MY Queen." moving his hands lower, she struggled, she knew where his hands were going.
She was too pure, "Don't!" She screamed,
"My my..." He looked over towards Gajeel, his teeth were grated staring at Naraba, daring him to do it, to face his wrath if he just tried it.
"You're saving yourself for that bastard over there? HUH?!" He roared with laughter,
Levy looked Gajeel straight in the eye, so many emotions going through them, wanting to tell him how she feels, wanting him to save her, wanting him to be safe.
Her top ripped open downwards in a swift cutting motion as he used his hand to forcefully tear her top.
"No! Don't look!" She screamed at Gajeel, pleading for him not to witness Naraba ripping her top open exposing her naked torso in plain view.
Her face was pouring with tears, she tried kicking out but it was no use he was too heavy over her small frame as he pinned her to the floor. One hand holding her wrists. The other maliciously exploring her innocent body.
Gajeel lost it.
He brought as much strength as he could muster to the surface, ripping the handcuffs out of the wall, he bit into one of them, trying to rip them off with his teeth, it worked, he used his hand for the other.
Gajeel's body was a powerhouse of pure anger. "Iron Dragon's Club!" his arm shot across the room hitting Naraba square in his ribs.
He wasn't quick enough to move off Levy. He felt himself pushed square into the wall on the other side of the room, being buried under the rocks that fell.
Gajeel's body radiated hatred, covering his body in Iron Dragon Scales, he sprinted across the floor meeting the rubble he created without waiting for Naraba to emerge.
"Iron Dragon's Sword" As he did so, Naraba stood looking amused in the rubble.
"My My." Thrusting his palm forward in the attempt to knock Gajeel back,
Gajeel had already calculated that he was going to try and regain distance between themselves.
As he felt himself begin to move, he used his Iron Dragon's sword as a shield, The attack only pushed him back a few meters rather than sending him flying.
Naraba looked impressed, "So you have learnt something Kurogane!"
Gajeel came at him again, sending his arm forwards using the sword as a weapon, the ground tore up as if it was nothing, Switching to "Spears of the Iron Dragon: Demon Poles" , throwing Naraba further into the wall.
"That's Enough!" Gajeel roared pounding his clubs into him. Gajeel faltered, when the dust had settled, he realised he hadn't laid a single hand on Naraba,
Only his initial attacks had as they caught him of guard.
No...
He breathed
Levy sat trying to cover her modesty as she tried to stay out of the way, when a piece of black tunic was being throw towards her, It was Gajeel's lower half that had remained in tact. His beige trousers were torn but wearable.
"Get out of the way Shrimp!" He yelled.
Levy shakily stood, using the tunic as a new wrap around top she held it and ran back to her jail room,
"Solid Script: Iron" shot down in front of him. She didn't want a reply, but Gajeel was their only hope right now.
"Oh... This is good!" He had picked up the Iron, and started devouring it in front of Naraba.
He took a step back with genuine concern. "You're... Really...?"
"Oh? You didn't know?" Gajeel cocked his head, feeling completely regenerated. And eager to get fighting again.
Naraba refocused "You'll fit nicely into my plan Dragon Slayer"
Raising both hands up above his head Naraba ran his fingers through a combination. "I do believe you've witnessed this attack before... Saint Luminous!"
His hands slowly parted as a ball of pure light energy generated above him. "I command all forms of Light! I will complete my ritual to control this world and all who dwell within! I'm the Arbiter of Light" Naraba roared,
Gajeel put his iron scales back up,
He couldn't dodge it,
He couldn't deflect it.
He had to take it head on.
Holding his arms protecting him self he braced.
Naraba flung his arms forward, the ball of light shot towards Gajeel at lightning speed, consuming him in the light.
"Gajeel!" Levy cried, she felt weak unable to help, having used up as much magic power as possible to cast the solid script iron.
As the light began clearing Levy saw a foot step forward, Gajeel was heavily damaged again, If she hadn't of given him the iron he surely would be critical if not dead. Gajeel was roaring ferociously,
He took another step, "Iron Dragon's Sword!"
Using his energy he stepped forwards again, swiping his arm upwards cutting through the magic that had been erupting around him. His attack reached the ceiling, making cracks above them, causing a few rocks and dust to fall down between them.
"You've learned!" Naraba was applauding Gajeel, taunting him, he wasn't fighting seriously. Enraged Gajeel shot forwards, throwing a barrage of punches and kicks, Naraba parrying each one as he was pushed further and further backwards.
He hadn't realised, Gajeel had held onto his hands "Iron Dragon's Roar" At point blank range, Gajeel fired. Naraba couldn't prevent the direct hit.
"I can't lose!" Gajeel cried, clapping his hands together at the top of his head,
"Secret Dragon Slayer Art Karma Demon: Iron God Sword!" Tearing through Naraba's body, the attack blew out a section of the cave, heading towards the outside of the mountain, where a dramatic cloud of rubble erupted out the side of it.
Gajeel fell. He grinned at the destruction he caused, breathing heavily.
"Gajeel!" Levy ran up to him, the ground rumbled before she could reach him, the whole place was shaking.
Levy tried to run again, but was stumbling as she was knocked around. The ceiling fell collapsing on them both. Sealing them within the mountain.
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The ground shook above them. "Someone's set off the trap" Mim cackled.
Kik nodded. Feeling the vibrations. "Lets go meet our guests."
Mim looked in confusion to his older brother, "How do we know they are still alive?"
"I feel it."
Heading out of the torture chambers where Jet and Droy were located, they entered the cellar above via a hidden panel in the wall. Waiting to greet their new guests as the flames dissipated.
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"Quickly! They might be injured from the blast! Wendy, Lucy stay back, Lily, Protect her!" Erza barked as they all ran down the stair case, steeling themselves for the worst.
Natsu was the first to enter the old cellar that had once housed cadged humans, tortured and mutilated, their bodies had now been incinerated by the blast, the cellar was still holding up, but looked old. It was short, but a wide room, Natsu was grinning, he was ready. He had smelt these two as he descended.
"I don't care who you are, I'm going to defeat you both!" Natsu held up his arm, his hand becoming engulfed in flames.
"Oi Natsu, hold on!" Gray urged coldly.
"What for? You might take the fun of beating the crap outta these guys!" Natsu shouted hotly at Gray, pointing at the two confused individuals.
"I'm not gonna do that you idiot!" Gray shouted back
"Silence" Erza was horrified by the reminiscence of the room.
"What have you done with our nakama!" Erza held up her sword facing the two hooded figures,
"Who are you? Answer me!"
Sensing the magical pressure both men removed their masks and hoods, throwing them on the floor. Unsheathing their swords.
"Kikimasu"
"Mimasu"
They grinned.
Charging in, they both attacked Erza head on, throwing a flurry of attacks with their swords. Erza parried a few but was hit, cutting her shoulders and arms, slicing at her legs.
With a swift kick from the pair, directly in the gut, knocking her along the ground and hitting a burnt cage.
Gray couldn't see. He looked around, and only saw darkness. He prepared himself. But he wasn't fast enough to Ice Make.
A sword went straight into his arm.
He yelled in agony. He put his hand to his arm and covered it with ice trying to stem the blood loss. He was at a serious disadvantage. He felt a gust of wind coming towards him from the side. But it stopped. Feeling another hot gust of wind coming in faster than the former crushing his back.
"I don't know why you took our nakama, but if you've hurt them I'm going to destroy you!" Natsu yelled,
His fire burning all around him, he built up the flames even more. As he swung and kicked,
"I may not be able to see, but I can still smell you!" He burned furiously.
"Fire Dragon's Claw!" He had smelt where one was going to be, It was close by, near Gray.
He kicked twice, his feet hit two different objects. One felt cold on his foot. However he wasn't fast enough to stop them attacking Erza.
"Are you not strong enough to face me head on Huh?!" His body was beginning to fill the room with flames around him.
"Are you so weak that you'd attack us in the dark?!" He was roaring.
Anomalous Conditions Healing Magic Wendy was stood at the top of the stairs, she looked beaten up, worn out she lent across the doorway.
She'd clearly been fighting someone. Carla came running down, along with Happy, Picking her up they flew back out of the room. Carla shouting something at her about exhausting her self.
"Ooh! Look I can see again!" Natsu quipped as he saw his flames surging around him.
"Oh your right!" Gray nodded as he turned and saw Erza standing up. Looking at his wound on his arm.
"Requip!" she switched into Heaven's Wheel Armour. Pointing her sword straight at the two men. Who looked disappointed that their fun was now over. "Gray, Natsu!"
"Aye sir!" as the three charged at both parties, Gray and Natsu switching between combinations
"Ice-Make: Ice Cannon!" Gray roared as Natsu followed up with "Fire Dragon's Roar" easily damaging Mim.
"Blumenblatt!" Erza cried as her swords floated above her, skewering Kik to the back of the wall
"Ahh! They were so easy! That wasn't fair! I wanted a real fight!" Natsu stomped his feet.
Stopping as he began sniffing the air again.
"What is it Natsu?" Erza looked at him, he was focused on the stairwell.
"How did we see and hear again?" He asked
"Maybe the magic ran out?" Gray wondered.
He twitched. "Lucy! Wendy!" running back up the stairs followed by Erza and Gray once more, finding a bloody scene.
Wendy was laying over Lucy trying to heal her, looking over at Lily attacking an individual with no jaw.
Natsu... Happy moved wearily over to him.
They had been ambushed. Wendy didn't realise he was upon them until it was too late. She was already silenced.
Han swung his sword, falling above Lily's head, putting his hands up, trying to protect himself from the impending impact.
"Ice-Make: Lance!" Gray shot his lances at Han, knocking him down. "Luce?" Natsu breathed.
She had been looking around the rubble trying to unearth clues until she was ambushed. Silenced and stabbed through the abdomen.
Happy growled at Han, whereupon he was kicked viscously into a wall nearby.
She turned her head round partly looking at the figure looming over her, his lack of face disturbed her, she fell forwards as the sword slid out.
Falling to the floor hard.
Wendy ran towards where Lucy and Happy had wondered off to, "Lucy-San! Happy!"
She caught his scent, her brown eyes focused on him. She was terrified. But she had to do something,
Taking a deep breath "Sky dragons roar" aimed directly at him. He hadn't anticipated this from such a small girl.
He blocked the attack but still suffered some damage as his body was battered against the winds of the breath. Sprinting forwards he elbowed Wendy in the face, knocking her back.
Followed up with a kick to the ribs sending her rolling.
"Hanashimasu" His raspy voice gurgling through.
Thrusting his sword directly at the group in his vicinity, casting the spell of no voices. He had to put a stop to this girl, she was too powerful.
Lily charged forwards his fists at the ready, he punched repeatedly as Han parried with his sword, kicking Lily's feet out from under him. Knocking Lily down onto his back.
Han slashed repeatedly across his chest, kicking Lily in the face.
Gritting his teeth Lily stood up, his fists clenched.
He couldn't give up. He couldn't loose.
He charged once more, using his Area magic he soared high above Han, he turned and held his fist forward, he was using gravity to speed up his decent as he flew closer to the ground, aiming directly for Han.
The force of Lily's fist meeting Han's sword sent a small shock wave reverberating around the rubble.
Lily punched again, harder and faster.
He had to defeat him. He had to find Gajeel.
Lily was determined to save Lucy. Happy. Carla and Wendy.
Lily Leaned over, one hand on the floor as he double kicked Han in the stomach. Han couldn't react fast enough, he was winded, he staggered.
Holding his chest, he ran holding his sword up parallel to his face, pointed directly at Lily, he flicked his fingers on his left hand that clutched at his chest, taking Lily's feet out again,
He was rushing up on Lily too fast. Han hadn't noticed those Ice Lances were going to hit. He held his sword up to try and deflect, It was no use.
Han's eyes darkened as he fell limp on the ruins.
"Everyone" Wendy looked exhausted from healing Lucy, she was brought back from the brink but was still critically injured.
Erza bent down, "Wendy... I know you are injured. But, we still haven't found any of them, could you stay with us for a little longer... "
"Of course she can't! She's used too much magic!" Carla raged, trying to protect her best friend.
"I can!" Wendy looked determined.
"Wendy..." Carla was stunned,
"I will stay, but I won't be much use..." Wendy looked down, she felt guilty for not having much strength
"Wendy... You saved us down there" Natsu spoke
"Yeah. If you hadn't used your dispel we'd of been killed" Gray added
"Oi! I could tell where they were!" Natsu barked
"Like hell, you kicked me!" Gray snorted
"I didn't kick you! I kicked the bad guy!" Natsu Hissed
"Yeah, you hit me!" Gray seethed.
"Oh! You mean the bad guy!" Natsu grinned.
Their heads stuck together growling.
"Enough. No More!"
Erza stood up, "We must find out why they are even in this building and why Natsu believes they are even here."
Gray and Natsu stopped looking at each other, disjointed.
"I can smell Jet and Droy more now..." Wendy added "But Lucy-San... she needs to see someone"
"Agreed, Natsu, Gray, help move Lucy to a hospital in the city, Wendy can you see to Lily?"
"N-no" Lily interrupted. "I'm OK. Its nothing that will stop me from helping" He smirked, as his body popped back into his regular form.
Picking Lucy up gently, the boys carried her along with Happy to the hospital, using Happy as a guide.
Erza looked over at the remaining members, "Wendy... Can you help me?"
The young bluenette nodded as she followed Erza down the staircase, It frightened her, remembering when she ran down previously, and witnessing the three strongest members being beaten so easily.
She could sense they had a curse wrapped around their bodies, she had read about her dispell skill in a book Levy had lent her, but never had a chance to use it. She wasn't even sure if it would of worked.
As they reached the end of the stair case, Erza stood in her Heart Kreuz Armour, she wasn't concerned about these men any more, they were weak. Without the ability to mess with your senses they were incredibly useless.
"Oi, Answer me! Where are you keeping our nakama hostage? Why have you taken them from us?!" Erza boiled.
"Heh... What's it to you..." Mim croaked,
Erza darted forward a sword held to Mim's throat, "Answer me!"
"I'm not afraid of dying. Can't you tell? Heheh!" Mim laughed disjointedly.
Erza requipped to Heaven's Wheel Armour, summoning multiple swords around her all aimed at Mim.
"Where have you taken them?!" Erza was furious, her aura was burning around her, Wendy looked sheepishly over, she wanted to know where everyone were, if they were safe.
Wendy blinked, she heard it.
A cry.
From behind the hidden panel.
Erza spotted the change look on Wendy's face, the scarlet haired woman fired her swords at Mim, pinning him to the wall, preventing him from moving.
"Where?!" Erza cried
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Jet and Droy's limp bodies began moving,
Is that...?
They looked up incredibly weakly. They had been left to fester, they felt the whole roof above them shake, sending small bits of rock and dust down, followed quickly by two sets of footsteps running away up a sort of stair case to the sounds of it. They felt the ground above them rumble,
Er-za...?
They listened above them catching a few cries of pain from the trio
Gr-ay?
"Natsu!"
They cried, they were on deaths door, only needing to step inside to be taken away from their friends.
Jet's face was almost unrecognisable now, the swelling had built up, he looked at Droy, who was in equally bad shape, his shirt bandages were sodden, they gave weak smiles, as they began to cry out for help. Only to be met with silence, they eyes widened,
"Na-tsu... No..."
"Er-za... Please..."
"Gra-y... Help..." They echoed each other, strands of tears began falling,
They took one deep breath between them, causing such agony between the pair, they knew the shout wasn't going to be that loud...
"NATSU" They cried as long as possible.
They had to of done it... They had to of heard them... Surely...?
They struggled to stay conscious now, the pull was too strong for them both, Their breathing was slowing again, the thought of being rescued, only to feel as if it was taken away from them. Tore at their hearts, causing more pain in their already weak bodies.
They missed hearing Erza, Wendy and the two remaining Exceeds running down the hidden stair case.
They missed Erza shouting furiously for them to answer her.
Missing Wendy running up to them both terrified but determined.
They looked up blinking, but no thoughts registering.
This is it they thought, we are finally dreaming.
We dreamt that they'd reach us...
The sound of Erza metal footsteps hammered around the stone walls, she stopped looking horrified at these two young men she grew up with, abused tortuously.
They were barely recognisable. Aside from Droy's chequered trousers, and Jet's shreds of purple bandages riddled with blood.
Wendy couldn't hold back the tears as she ran up with Erza, "Jet-sama, Droy-sama!"
Erza looked at the blue glass prisons that surrounded them. She touched the outside sensing a small pulse. Touching it with her palm she felt her hand enter easily, reaching her hand forwards she felt for Droy, pulling him out of the prison easily.
Wendy instinctively knelt over the black haired man, he was barely breathing.
Erza did the same and pulled Jet out, laying him next to Droy.
I can't believe they survived this long... Erza was furious.
She looked around, "Whe-re Where is Levy?! Or Gajeel?!" She gasped,
Droy coughed slightly, clearing the blood from his throat, "Th-they... are not-t here.." he managed to get out.
"WHAT?!" They couldn't believe it.
"Where have they been taken to?" Erza pleaded with the boys as Jet began coming to.
"They... were... never he-re" Jet choked, he brought his hands up to his eyes and sobbed, the relief of being rescued and depression that Levy and Gajeel were still missing,
Droy covered his eyes with his forearm as he too sobbed uncontrollably.
Erza lowered her gaze, "Wendy... Please help heal them as best you can... Carla, Lily, can you take them to the hospital along, I need Natsu and Gray Immediately"
"Do you know where they are then?" Lily enquired
"No.. But I will make them talk!" Her scarlet hair flew up around her, she was enraged.
She moved up the staircase feeling the earth rumbled, she carried on running past the pinned brothers,
She kept moving up the first staircase staring directly at the mountain range now visible in front of her,
Witnessing the mountain sliding downwards after a massive explosion.
Lily had followed behind, floating next to her head,
"Gajeel..." he said weakly.
"Yes..." Erza nodded. She didn't have to interrogate them further. She could hand them all over to the authorities.
"Lily, please assist in taking them to the hospital, sent Natsu and Gray up to the mountain, I'll meet them at the base." Lily agreed, and flew back down as Erza set off as fast as she could to the mountain range.
Levy... Gajeel... We are on our way... Please.. Wait for us!
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Gajeel cracked his eyes open, his leg was caught under the ceiling that collapsed on him.
He grunted, Levy?
He looked around in the small pocket he was in, she was nowhere to be seen,
"Levy!" he shouted, the rubble around him rumbled, it was all precariously balanced.
He turned moved his free leg slightly, and turned it into a wedge like shape, lifting up the slab that had fallen on his leg, pulling it out he grimaced at the pain. His ankle was broken.
"Levy..." He tried to shout but remembered that anything could send it all down around him.
He moved to where the rocks were giving him more space, he lent his back on a large piece, pushing his head against it, he had almost zero strength, he had used the last of his magic just to move his broken ankle out from under the slab.
Levy... He sighed, he had lost her.
His ear twitched,
Movement,
Behind him,
He sniffed, he could faintly smell her bookish sent, but he could smell her, his heart raced he had to reach the bluenette,
"Shrimp" he called out as he started to scrabble around uncaring if the ceiling should fall,
"Shorty..." no response, but he heard more movement, then a sharp cry.
His hands worked more ferociously as they tore at the rocks finding another small pocket.
Levy.
She was injured, her left shoulder was dislocated, covered in bruises and cuts, but she still had Gajeel's tunic wrapped around her chest,
"Gajeel..." she started
"Don't call me sh-short!" she moaned, as he moved to her, embracing her tightly, both of them ignoring the pain.
Levy lifted her right arm up, pulling Gajeel close to her, feeling his bare chest against her, she would of loved it if she could think straight. Gajeel buried his face in the crook of her neck.
He was overwhelmed that she was safe and in his arms.
"Gajeel..." Levy whispered in slight pain.
He turned and looked deep into her hazel eyes, his red eyes were tearing up. He stroked the side of her face. She held his hand there, feeling the warm come through her bruises. Her eyes looking back into his beautiful red eyes.
She couldn't help but cry happily. "Is it over..?"
"Yeah.."
Leaning closer Gajeel kissed Levy's pursed lips.
The moment was not to last long as the rocks around them started falling as if an earthquake was hitting them, "Gajeel!" Levy shrieked,
She was terrified, clinging tightly onto him. He lent over her body using his Iron scales to protect her and try to protect him from the falling rocks.
"Stay still!" Gajeel cried as Levy flinched each time a rock fell close, she wasn't listening to him, she was too scared, he scooped her up underneath him, and held her still. As he still leant above her.
"Day-light...?" Levy croaked between tears.
"Gajeel!" Erza's voice was heard through the rocks
"Levy!" Gray called outstretching his hand to meet Gajeel's as him and Erza pulled them both out.
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AN: Don't hate me for some of the magic used... But I just love them so much I thought they would suit the environment... !
I hope you enjoyed this chapter... It was a pain to redo! PLEASE let me know what you think! Means a great deal and thanks for reading thus far! So gonna bring you guys some fluff soon!