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Blayze and Raven landed next to the fallen Wizard Saint, and Raven bent down, shaking him.
When he made no sign of waking up, she sat back on her heals and scanned the area. There didn't seem to be any sign of a fight or even a struggle.
He must've been caught by surprise, she thought, looking back down at him.
"What do you think happened?" Blayze asked, brows furrowed.
"It had to have been the Oracion Seis," she said. "And my guess is that they caught him by surprise; otherwise, there would be signs of a fight."
"And where's Ichiya?" he asked glancing around. "You don't think they took him do you?"
She waved a hand dismissively. "No, he's inside the building. From the sound of his breathing, I'd say he's unconscious to." She sighed. "I suppose we should get him inside and try and wake them up."
She grabbed one of Jura's arms and slung it over her shoulder as Blayze grabbed his other arm and sprouted his wings. Together, they dragged Jura inside, and Raven let him drop to the ground with a thud, causing Blayze to lose his grip as well.
Blayze stared at the man with wide eyes, but when he still didn't wake up, he turned his gaze to Raven.
"Was that really necessary?" he exclaimed.
She shrugged, making her way up the staircase. "He's lucky I'm helping him at all."
He rolled his eyes. "You're seriously gonna be this petty about it? It was a stupid fight!"
"I'll treat him better when he gives me back my money," she said reaching the upstairs landing and turning left into a hall.
"What are you doing?" Blayze questioned.
"Getting the creep," she called back.
Once she had retrieved an unconscious Ichiya from the bathroom and set him down next to Jura, she and Blayze stared down at them.
"We could slap them," she suggested.
He gave her a sharp look. "We are not slapping them."
"I don't see you giving any ideas."
Blayze looked at them thoughtfully. "Doesn't Ichiya have some kind of healing parfum?"
She glanced at him with brows raised. "He keeps them on his person at all times. You want to search him, be my guest."
He looked sick at just the thought of it. "Maybe slapping them isn't such a bad idea."
She grinned slightly, but at the sound of someone groaning, she looked back down.
Jura was slowly opening his eyes and trying to sit up. When he saw Blayze and Raven, he blinked in confusion.
"What's going on?" Jura groaned.
She raised a brow. "That's what you should be telling us. Care to explain why we found the both of you unconscious not ten minutes after we left?"
Jura glanced beside him, just taking notice of Ichiya.
"We need to wake him up," he winced, "And get to the others quickly."
Raven kicked Ichiya's leg, causing him to blink his eyes open, before turning back to Jura, a frown on her face.
"What happened?"
As Ichiya sat up, Jura explained. "The Oracion Seis member, Angel, somehow impersonated Ichiya and got in his head, and she now knows all of our plans. She attacked me before I even realized what was happening. She was able to take me out in a matter of seconds."
"You said we need to get to the others quickly, why?" she demanded.
"Now that the Oracion Seis knows of our plans, they'll find the others quickly and dispose of them, if they haven't already," he shook his head. "They won't stand a chance. They're more powerful than we believed."
She sighed harshly. "Ichiya, use your healing parfum, quickly. We need to leave right now."
She strode out the doors and breathed in deeply, locking onto the group's scent before going to stand in the shadow of a tree.
Blayze frowned at her. "You're going to Shadow Travel?"
"We all are," she said as Jura and Ichiya jogged over to them.
"But traveling with others uses more of your power," he murmured. "You'll need to be at full strength when we face the Oracion Seis."
She shook her head. "I'll be fine. It'll barely effect me; besides, it's the only way we'll get to the group fast enough."
Jura and Ichiya stopped in front of her and before they could utter a word, she grabbed each of their wrists, yanked them forward, and disappeared into the shadows.
Only a few minutes later, they stepped out of a shadow, Jura and Ichiya stumbling forward clutching their stomachs. Shadow Traveling was a bitch if you weren't used to it.
But Raven ignored them and only spared a second to take in what was happening. The rest of their group were scattered on the ground, unable to get up as the Oracion Seis member, Brain, sent an attack straight at them.
Raven and Jura sprinted forward and called out at the same time.
"Shadow Shield!"
"Iron Rock Wall!"
With a loud boom, Brain's magic crashed into Raven and Jura's shields, and Raven winced as the pounding in her head increased. After a moment, the attack stopped, and Raven lowered her shield.
"That was awesome!" Sherry called.
"We owe you one," Hibiki said, kneeling next to Lucy.
"Yeah, thanks a million," Lucy said, sitting up. "We were almost goners."
Natsu sprang up a few feet away from Raven. "Alright, let's go get the-huh?"
Raven glanced over her shoulder and frowned. The Oracion Seis was already gone.
"They wiped the floor with us," Ren muttered.
Eve shook his head. "They're much stronger than we thought. We didn't stand a chance."
"Oh, Wendy," Carla murmured, staring at where the Oracion Seis had gone.
Raven's head snapped to the side. "What? What happened to Wendy?"
"They took her and Happy," Carla said, looking up at her.
Her brows furrowed. "Why?"
Lucy stepped up to her. "Brain called her 'Maiden of the Sky'. He acted as if they needed her for something. Happy got pulled along accidentally."
Raven took a deep breath and glanced away from them. "We'll need to move quickly. As long as Wendy is of use to them, she'll be fine. She won't be in any immediate danger until they've gotten what they want from her."
Carla's response was cut off as Jura started talking.
"According to Angel, the one who peers into minds, they know everything about our mission," he explained. "We're lucky no lives were lost."
Lucy started. "Wait a second, what about all the people inside the bomber?"
"Don't worry, pretty lady," Hibiki said. "Christina's controlled with a remote control function, so there's no need for a pilot. We were gonna climb aboard once we found their base, but, as you can see, we never got that far."
"Oh, good. That's a relief," Lucy sighed.
Lyon stepped toward Jura. "Glad to see you made it out unscathed."
"Not quite," Jura said. "In fact, I barely made it out alive."
"You're wounded?" Lyon asked, looking surprised.
Jura shook his head. "Their power terrifies me. I hate to say it, but if it weren't for Sir Ichiya's Pain Killing Parfum, I would be in utter agony right now."
Raven coughed pointedly, and Blayze rolled his eyes from his place on her shoulder.
Jura glanced at her, and Raven saw him refrain from rolling eyes too. "Also, if it weren't for Raven, we would never had made it here in time to save you all."
"Such a child," Blayze muttered.
Raven crossed her arms. "If he's going to give people credit, it's only right that he gives it to everyone that deserves it."
Blayze closed his eyes. "This is so not the time for that."
She ignored him and watched as Ichiya used his parfum on everyone. She huffed.
"What now?" Blayze questioned.
"How am I the only one who hasn't had the chance to fight the Oracion Seis?" she muttered. "It isn't fair, I've been waiting for this for days."
Blayze sweatdropped. "That's what you're thinking about?!"
She shrugged. "You asked."
She ignored him as he gaped at her and instead looked at Natsu, who said, "What do we do now? How dare those punks run off with Wendy and Happy? This sucks, we gotta go find them!"
He started running forward, but only got a few feet before Carla grabbed his scarf and yanked him backward.
As he fell to the ground, she let go. "You mustn't be reckless! You need to calm down and think this through. Though I am concerned about Wendy and that tomcat, this is not something to be taken lightly. We cannot face them again until we come up with a plan of attack."
Jura nodded. "I wholeheartedly agree, Lady Carla. The enemy is far stronger than we anticipated."
Carla looked over at the trees and paused. "But first..."
Raven glanced to where the exceed was looking and felt shock reverberate through her.
Erza was leaning against a tree, wincing heavily due to the purple venom slowly creeping up her arm.
How the hell had Raven not noticed her?
She darted over to Erza, the others following behind her.
She placed a hand on Erza's uninjured arm gently. "Erza, what happened?"
"Are you okay?" Natsu asked.
Erza cried out, and Raven's grip on her tightened.
"I'm no doctor, but it looks like the venom from her snake bite is spreading," Lucy said.
Snake bite... Raven clenched her jaw. Cobra had done this.
"I got this, men," Ichiya exclaimed, pulling out a parfum bottle. "I know what you need, honey. A little Pain Killer Parfum!"
The parfum drifted in the air toward Erza but seemed to have no effect on her.
"It looks like she's in even more pain!" Natsu said.
"What do we do?" Lucy asked worriedly.
Erza lifted her head. "I'm sorry, Lucy... I need to borrow your belt."
And with that, Erza unceremoniously tugged Lucy's belt off, causing the blonde's skirt to fall down.
Raven's brows shot up, and all the boys gaped at Lucy as she hurriedly pulled her skirt back up.
"Look away!" she shouted at the guys before spinning back to Erza. "Just what are you going to do with that?"
Erza finished tightening the belt around her injured arm and looked at them. "It's harsh, but it's the only way I can keep fighting!"
She stuck her sword in the ground and held her arm out. "Somebody cut it off."
Everyone's mouths dropped, and Raven blinked.
"At least give us some time to find an antidote!" Gray exclaimed.
"Seriously, Erza, don't be so dramatic," Raven murmured.
"I don't...have time," Erza ground out.
Lyon's hand wrapped around the sword. "Very well then. I will do it."
"Put down the sword," Gray said, blocking Lyon's path.
"Lyon, are you seriously going to do it?" Lucy asked.
"We can't lose one of our strongest when facing such a powerful foe."
"Just cut it off already before it spreads to the rest of my body," Erza shouted.
Raven stepped in front of her and glared at the redhead. "Stop acting as if the venom is an inch away from your heart. It's spreading just slow enough to give us time to find a way to heal you."
Lyon ignored everyone's protests and swung the sword down.
The sound of ice shattering caused Raven to look behind her. Gray had stopped the sword with his ice.
Raven ignored the boys argument and turned back to Erza just as she feinted. Raven's arms shot out and caught her.
"Knew that was coming," she muttered, gently laying her on the ground.
"Erza!"
"Oh no!"
"This is bad, guys," Eve said. "We've got to stop the venom from spreading or she'll die!"
"We need Wendy," Carla said calmly. "She can save your friend. This is no time for us to be bickering amongst ourselves. We need to work together to come up with a plan to rescue Wendy... and I suppose that tomcat too."
"Wait a sec," Eve said. "You're saying that girl has some kind of anti-venom magic?"
"Amazing," Ren murmured.
"Not just anti-venom," Carla said, looking proud. "She can cure fevers, relieve pain, and heal wounds."
Sherry crossed her arms. "That's crazy. Everyone knows healing spells are a Lost Magic. There's no way the kid can use them."
"Do her powers have anything to do with the whole 'Maiden of the Sky' thing?" Lucy questioned.
"Yes, of course it does," Carla said hotly. "You see, that little girl is the Sky Dragon Slayer."
Everyone gasped with the exception of Raven and Blayze.
"Sky Dragon Slayer, huh?" Raven muttered.
"Wait, she's a Dragon Slayer too?" Natsu exclaimed.
"I'll explain the details later," Carla said. "But, to be honest, there's not much else you need to know. Wendy is the only wizard capable of saving your friend. We need her right now. Unfortunately, the Oracion Seis feel they need her to for some unknown reason."
"In that case," Hibiki started, "We need to find and rescue Wendy, for Erza's sake."
"And Happy's too," Lucy added.
"Alright, who's with me?" Natsu shouted.
As everyone gathered to discuss the plan, Raven looked down at Erza and sighed.
"Hang in there, Erza. You'll be better in no time. I promise."
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