The sound of Jose's voice sounded through the halls yet again. "You should bow down and beg for forgiveness, you brats." Damn! I can't tell where he is through the speakers! "Then you'll know your place. Know despair until your final moments."

The mechanical sounds caught my attention and I ran to a window, bending awkwardly to look through it, due to the building's change in structure. The large hands were moving, leaving a trail of magic behind.

"Don't tell me… Abyss Break!" I said in shock. If everything else wasn't too much, then this is what made us cross the line. How far did Jose want to go with this!

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It had been a while since I saw Abyss Break being made, and I was still running. I had thought of the idea to get to the top, because I had figured out that Jose must be in the head of the giant. However, there were countless pathways in the building and I found myself lost.

I stopped running to catch my breath and cursed loudly. "For fucks sake! How am I meant to do anything in this fucking maze!" I screeched, grabbing my head in frustration.

Quickly shaking my irritation away I carried on running. There was no way I'd give up.

I ran through another door, and found the sight of Aria falling to the ground. Erza stood a few feet in front of him wearing her heaven's wheel armour as Natsu and Happy looked on from the side.

"You- you beat Aria-san!" I blurted out, completely in shock of the sight. Aria was the strongest member of Phantom Lord! How could she defeat him so easily? The fact that I knew the limit of his powers made it even more of a shock than watching the anime.

The three mages were on the defensive immediately, Erza pointed her swords at me while Natsu covered his fists in flames.

"You wanna fight?!" Natsu demanded.

I jumped in surprise, they looked very threatening. "No! The opposite actually!" I explained quickly, not wanting to be stuck in a fight with these two.

"What do you mean?" Erza asked, not lowering her weapons.

"Well, I want to stop this fight." I explained, looking at the ground. "This kind of fight, I don't believe in it. I want to stop my master." I declared, looking strongly at both wizards.

For the second time today, the ground started shaking. I yelped and spread my feet on the floor to steady myself. However, Erza suddenly ex-quipped back to her casual clothes and collapsed, Natsu running to catch her.

I ran a little forward, "Is she okay?" I asked, worried about the mage.

"She's still injured from taking Jupiter head on." Natsu said gravely, looking over her wounds.

"She managed to beat Aria, while she was already injured?!" I said in shock, looking at the woman.

"Don't underestimate Erza, she's super strong." He replied.

A ringing sounded before the voice of my master said, "All you Fairy Tail members out there! Please listen carefully to this voice." He said, sounding very happy. A high pitched scream of pain filled my ears coming from the speakers.

"That's Lucy!" Happy shouted, worry on his face.

"That bastard!" Natsu cursed.

"We have succeed in capturing Lucy." My master carried on, "So, our first objective is achieved."

"First?" I said in confusion, there was another reason for this? Why didn't he tell us?

"We now have but a single objective remaining, to slaughter the lot of you!"

My eyes widened at this. What was he doing?! This… this isn't Phantom Lord! Yeah, we're a little violent, but killing? That's not… that's just…

I put a hand on my mouth in shock, unable to keep my tears at bay. "Why…?" I choked out.

"Dammit!" Natsu said in frustration, "Lucy's…"

"N-Natsu…" I looked up, pushing away my feelings for a moment to see the mage. She looked like she was in a lot of pain, but she carried on speaking. "Release… your power…" Natsu gasped slightly, "There's still an untapped power sleeping within you. Believe in yourself make it through, and awaken it! The time is right. Lucy and the guild, protect them! Go, Natsu! You're the man that will surpass me!"

At these words, Natsu stood up, and released an impressive amount of magic power. He engulfed himself in flames that formed the shape of a dragon. I stared up in shock at the mage. He screamed, making his flames burn even brighter until I could barely see.

He ran out of the room, determined to beat Phantom Lord. All I could do was stare in awe of his magic.

"Are you not going too?" Erza asked, I looked at the woman and shook my head.

"I'd like to stay here, if you don't mind." I crawled towards her, "Here, let me help you."

She accepted my aid, and soon she was leaning against a pillar. I sat myself next to the mage.

"Are you okay?" I looked at the woman in shock.

"Eh…?" I replied, why was she saying this? I was a Phantom mage, why was she being nice?

He chuckled at my reaction, then turned serious. "I imagine your position isn't very pleasant. Having to chose between your nakama and what you think is right."

I stayed silent, mulling her words over. "I always thought they were my nakama. They were my nakama. But, at one point, this fight changed them." the image of Gajeel's cold eyes entered my mind, "This isn't the guild I joined. This Jose… isn't the master I chose to follow."

"You know, someone like you would fit in well with Fairy Tail."

We sat in silence for a while until three pairs of footsteps caught my attention.

"Erza!" Mirajane shouted.

"Erza!" Gray copied.

"Looks like this place is wrecked too." Elfman commented, looking around.

"You guys…" Erza struggled, I sat up. Trying to see if she was still okay.

"When did you get here?" Gray asked worried about his nakama. "Why is a Phantom mage with you?"

"She's fine, she's an ally." Erza answered, vouching for me. At this I was quickly overlooked.

Elfman looked at the unconscious Aria. "H-hey! Don't tell me you fought someone in your condition!" He reprimanded.

"What were you thinking? Which means…" Gray paused.

"You were the one that defeated Aria!" Mira finished, as shocked as I was at this fact.

"I didn't want you to see me in such a pitiful state…" Erza said, a smile on her face, "Looks like I've got a long way to go, huh?"

The atmosphere suddenly turned tense, as all five of us felt a strong magic power.

"What's this?" Gray asked, shock on his face.

"This is…!" Mira started.

"The presence of death!" Erza said, as serious as everyone else.

"What's this feeling?" Gray questioned again.

"I feel a chill unfitting on a man!" Elfman complained.

"Malice is clouding the air!" Mirajane declared, fear showing in her voice.

However, I knew what it really was. "No, it's…" I turned my head to the direction of clapping. "…Master!"