AN: chapter 12

I did not expect to get another chapter up so soon, but I couldn't wait to write more of this story! (would have had it up late last night but I was too tired to read it over lol) the next one is going to be fun to write and I can't wait to write that as well. I think what I'm going to do though is I think I'm going to write the next part of the bonus chapters I'm working on with beautiful. so, not sure when the next chapter will be up, hopefully sometime next week but we'll see!

CoSmO333: Yaay! I'm so glad you love it so much! And trust me, I can't wait to write more of it as well! And that's ok, I would answer that question but I don't want to spoil or disappoint you with my answer so you'll just have to wait and see :)

xxrisxx: lol yes… I thoroughly enjoy leaving cliffhangers…. It's what I like to do *evil laugh*

Takiarika: *bows* thank you! I do try hard to keep the story well written, well, as much as I can that is. I'm not a professional writer by any means, but compared to my earlier works, yes, this story is written much better lol I can't tell you how many times I read over these chapters while writing . ; I have MsKtk to thank for that. but it's not all a bad thing, it helps me catch my mistakes and make sure everything is flowing smoothly in the chapter.

Nyma: teeheehee! ^^ things are turning alright…

kurahieiritr JIO: yes, that was a nod to the show because I like to do things like that. lol and poor Natsu is being quite stubborn, but he has a friend inside. And as for levy, we shall see in the next chapter what happens with her. I touch a little bit in this chapter with her but not enough like the next one. Angel's secret and how she was able to do all of this will come in later in the story for sure. And even though gemini said they were going to pass on what was promised to others… is she really going to do it? or is this all some part of a twisted game?

piranha pk: yeeessssss! All of the feels! And there are more to come! Mwahahaha! And thank you so much! I promise there will be levy action in the next one.. and maybe the one after. Idk for sure yet lol depends on how long the next one will end up being.


Gajeel glared at the green haired woman as she held the cool blade of the knife to his throat. "Fairy heart? What the hell are you talking about? I ain't special… I'm just a normal centaur. Mavis never gave me nothin'. So whatever you have heard, your sources are clearly wrong."

Hisui smiled as she moved the knife slowly down to Gajeel's sleeveless shirt. "Oh centaur… you really don't remember… do you?" She said just quiet enough so only he could hear.

The black centaur snarled. "What the hell are you spewing on about?! Remember what?!"

The princess stood up on her tippy toes to whisper into the creatures' ear. "Did you ever find it interesting… how Mavis suddenly became so ill after the great battle against Hades? Sure it took a while… but months after that… her health declined so badly, it brought her to her end. Now… I wonder why that was, don't you?"

Gajeel tensed his muscles in his binds. "How… did you know that she—"

"The very man who went against the centaurs in the first place after the Great War with Hades… was the one who made her ill… his hopes were to get that beating heart in your chest for himself…"

Gajeel breathed in sharply as Hisui pushed the knife into his shirt, putting sharp pressure over his skin. "What?! You mean to tell me—"

The green haired woman giggled just before she spoke, her large green eyes quickly shifting to black with white pupils for a split second before returning to green. "Yes! Ivan was the one who started the downward spiral between your kind and ours. He wanted what our master has wanted for so long… immortality and unlimited magic power!"

"Well I hate to break it to ya, but I don't have that fairy heart you're talkin' about. Like I said before, Mavis didn't give me nothin'." Gajeel said quickly. It was true he knew nothing of Mavis giving him anything throughout the years he had known her. Hell, he barely spoke with her! He was too often doing things on his own or with Lily. He didn't really care for the human interactions she was holding at Fairy Tail or in the small towns nearby. He didn't see the value in humans until he met Arthur. That man had showed him kindness, and the true nature of what human beings could be. When the centaur was first told to go help the man, he protested, claiming it was a waste of his time. Mavis was often persistent and eventually persuaded the large creature to go help the man just once. One time, one day, and then he was to return to Fairy Tail.

The centaur thought back on how he hated the thought of just being around humans for one day, but after spending just one full day with that man… it was enough to convince him that maybe humans weren't that bad. He found the man interesting to talk to, to work with. He respected the land and all life that came across it. There was something else in that man's eyes that made Gajeel change his attitude so quickly, but he simply couldn't put it into words. His mind played back the images of him, his satyr, and the once young man sitting outside around a small fire pit, drinking ale and swapping stories and tales, forming a bond like none other.

Crimson orbs glanced past the princess to the humans now surrounding him. They were curious, bloodthirsty, and even deranged looking. His eyes went back to the false princess with a knife to his chest. "Looks to me like you all just want to kill me and have some fun at my expense."

Hisui grinned as she took back the knife slowly. "You will see… you are the chosen one. The one Ivan has told master about."

"What I don't get is how could she know about Ivan? He died years after Mavis did. She would have to be using some form of magic to keep herself this young." Gajeel's eyes quickly glared at the green haired woman, his mind was putting the pieces together after his own words left his mouth. "So this is what's it's all about, isn't it? You could care less about these people, you just want immortality for your master." A smirk came over his lips as he spoke. "Well then you guys are screwed caz I don't have anything that can keep her going forever."

The princess brought the blade of the knife to her other hand as she tilted her head slightly. "You don't remember dying during the Great War, it seems. What a shame." A smile came over Hisui's lips. "Because I know for a fact, Master Angel would love for you to remember what this feels like!" The princess moved quickly as her hand gripped the handle of the knife and thrust it forward into the centaurs' gut. Gajeel yelled out in pain as he felt the blade slide into his body. The impact of her fist thrusting into his gut, the intense tingle that came shortly after, and the unbearable heat. The centaur could feel it all.

Gajeel winced as he could feel her moving the blade ever so slightly, tilting it sideways, and stretching his newly formed wound further. He looked down slowly, he could tell from just his shirt alone that he was going to lose a lot of blood the moment that knife came out. He could hear the giggles from the princess as he watched her twist the knife the other way in his gut. Gajeel grunted as his eyes shot back up quickly.

"Don't worry… this knife didn't go deep enough to kill you quickly. You are going to be feeling this pain for a long time, centaur… we have a lot of guests here tonight who would like a chance to… well… have a bit of fun before we get what we want." Hisui said at a whispered tone.

The black centaur gritted his teeth as he felt the sharp knife leaving his body slowly, its edged blade once again sending his sensitive nerves through loops with intense tingles and insufferable heat. Gajeel winced as he watched the princess hold up the now bloodied knife, bringing the blade close to her mouth as she smiled. He watched her stick out her tongue and lick the warm liquid off.

"You're sick… a twisted, sick puppet…" Gajeel spat.

"And you are just a vessel that has served its purpose." The princess responded quickly. The green haired woman turned and held up the stained knife in her hand. "Who else would like to have some amusement with this creature?!"


Levy walked down the hall slowly, keeping a watchful eye out for any sign of Lisanna. 'Where is she? I feel like she should have been here by now… maybe she's just running a little late?' The blue haired girl clutched the strap to her red bag tightly, worry starting to sink into her whole body. 'Maybe I shouldn't be doing this… what if she decided to not go through with this plan? No… there's no way she would have backed out now. not when she was this close to freedom.' Hazel eyes widened as she saw two guards walking towards her now. 'Two guards, just like Lisanna said… they are probably going to make a switch with the ones in the cells…' Levy swallowed the lump her in her throat as she made her way up to them quickly. "U-um… hello."

The men stopped just before the girl, eyeing her without suspicion. "Levy… is something wrong?" One of them said calmly.

Levy quickly waved a hand, dismissing his concern. "Oh, yes, everything is fine. I was just on my way to Mystogan to ask him a few questions about some plants I gathered earlier."

"I see. Well then, we will leave you to it then." The soldier said as he stepped forward to walk past her and to the cells.

Levy quickly reached out and put her hand on the guards arm. "Um, actually, I'm also supposed to let you know that the princess would like for you two to go to the great hall with the other guards. She said she wants extra eyes looking out in case we have another intruder inside the castle."

The guard looked to the hand holding him in place, then back up to hazel eyes. "She has requested us to be there? We were told something different from the general himself."

The blue haired girl took back her hand and smiled. "I know, but I just came from seeing her and the princess sounded very worried. We really count on all of you to watch over us in this castle."

The man looked at his partner for a minute before returning his gaze back to Levy. "You're absolutely sure the princess told you to have us come to the great hall?"

Levy nodded with her smile. "Yes, and I was also supposed to let the guards in the cells know as well that they were to head there too. The princess didn't think the prisoners needed to be watched since they haven't eaten in days, they shouldn't have any energy to try to escape while the guards are away."

The soldier nodded. "Well if that's what the princess said, then I guess we have no choice other than to follow her command."

Levy waited until the two men were out of sight before turning down the hallway to the cells, making her way down there quickly. The girl could feel her heart beating hard and fast in her chest, her nerves trying to take over her. Levy shook her head quickly as she raced down the stairs. 'Stop it, don't start getting nervous now! They'll see right through you. Lisanna might already be down here and if I'm lucky, she'll already have told the guards to leave for the party.'

As Levy reached the end of the stairs, her body froze as she saw a single guard standing near the cell doors. The blue haired girl took a deep breath and walked over to the single guard with his back to her. Levy brought her hand up to her mouth, coughing into it lightly. "Excuse me, but the princess has requested—"

The man turned quickly, his expression was full of shock to see Levy down in the cells. "I-uh-I was just… um… checking on… the uh…"

Levy's eyebrows lowered as she watched the man speak nervously. "Do I… do I know you?"

Henry looked around nervously, trying to come up with something to say. "Well… I, um…"

Levy's eyes widened as she pointed a finger. "Hey! You're that man I saved from…" The blue haired girl thought back to the first time she laid eyes on Gajeel and how brutally vicious he was when he attacked the guards in the woods, and how he almost went after the man standing in front of her. Her focus went back to the guard. "Anyway… I'm here to let you know that the princess has requested more guards stationed in the great hall for the party tonight. She said the prisoners would be fine unattended."

Henry looked back to the cells quickly before looking at Levy nervously. "I um… I can't… leave… right now."

"But I have direct order from the princess…" Levy said a bit more sternly.

"I… I know… but… I can't leave…" Henry said as he took a step back.

'This guys is dead set on staying here… I can't get everyone out if he doesn't leave! What can I do to get him out of here?!' Levy thought as her mind raced, trying to come up with something to convince this guard to leave the cells.

"Levy?!"

Both Levy and Henry looked back at the cells, both of their eyes widening. "Lisanna!" Levy rushed past Henry and gripped the bars tightly. "What are you doing in here?!"

The white haired girl cast her eyes downward. "It's… complicated."

Levy looked back to Henry who still looked quite nervous standing by. The small girl turned her attention back to Lisanna, whispering softly. "Was it him? Did he put you in here?"

Lisanna lifted her head as she shook it. "No! He was actually going to help us out of here!"

Levy snapped her head back to Henry. "You were going to help them out of here?!"

Henry shifted his weight in his boots, his hand coming up behind his head quickly as he rubbed his dark hair. "Well… you see… I, um… I owed one of their friends for saving my life… and I… I told the guards I would watch over the prisoners a while ago, and I was just waiting for the right time to unlock the cells and get them out of here…"

Levy turned back to face Lisanna as the white haired girl spoke. "Natsu and Gajeel were captured and I don't know what has happened to them. Henry told me he saw Natsu but he was in pretty bad shape… he said he hasn't seen Gajeel but he knows he's still in the castle somewhere."

"Gajeel… is still here? I thought he had already gotten out days ago!" Levy said worriedly. Hazel eyes cast down as she spoke softly to herself. "That would explain why I haven't seen you in a few days…" Levy brought her eyes back up, her expression turning into confusion. "So, wait, how is the plan going to work now?"

Henry held up his hand quickly and reached down for a bag near his feet. "I have a few things I took from the armory. They are somethings the princess wanted Mystogan to work on. These are just prototypes, but they still work to an extent."

Levy let go of the bars and moved in closer to Henry to see what all he had. The man pulled out a small metal orb first. "This is full of smoke and all you have to do is throw it down at the ground or something else hard to activate it. It doesn't take much to set it off. You could even step on it if you had to. The smoke can be toxic if you inhale too much of it, so if you use more than one of these, make sure you don't breathe too much of it in." Henry gently put the smoke bomb back in the bag and pulled out a lacrima the size of his hand. "This… this lacrima is still a work in progress so I don't know how much use it'll be."

Levy stared at the lacrima intently. "What does that do?"

"Well… I was to help gather energy from lightning storms, but the downside with these is that they can't hold that much power just yet. And when they get too full… they sort of… explode… so they can be dangerous if used too much."

Levy looked up into Henrys brown eyes. "Why would you have these then if they are still a work in progress?"

"Well, I figured they could help with the general… if anything should go wrong, he would most likely be the first one to go after the prisoners… and you and I both know that his lightning attacks are quite powerful. Using these lacrimas might give anyone a fighting chance to get away from him unscathed." Levy nodded as Henry put the lacrima back in his bag, and pulled out another small orb. "And this… this is for the dogs. Just pour a little bit onto the ground and once they get a sniff of this, it'll throw off any scent they've got and they won't be able to track."

"Ok so, how are we all going to get out of here then?" Levy said quickly. "And we can't just leave the other two in here! We have to get them too!"

Lisanna was next to speak. "Henry is going to let all of us out of here, and then he's going for Natsu since he is the only one who knows where he is. And he has reason to believe that Gajeel is being held somewhere in the princesses private chambers… are you ok to look for him yourself Levy?"

"I mean, of course… it would be pretty easy for me to get around the castle without suspicion. But… if he's injured… how am I going to get him out of here?! He's so big and there's no way I could be able to carry him!" Levy said with concern.

All three looked back behind the cold bars of the cells as a deep voice suddenly spoke. "I'll go with her to help out with Gajeel." Levy noticed a satyr with black hair, dark colored horns and ears to match. His red eyes looked up to Levy with determination. "I will help you find him. And if he is injured…" The satyr lifted up his arm out of the bars. "Then this is going to have to come off so I can transform."

Lisanna looked to her own wrist. "We all will have to get these off. We can run faster in our true forms."

"Do you think you all can get out of here quick enough if we take those bracelets off?" Levy asked.

Lisanna looked down to Lily worriedly. "Well… Macao isn't doing so well… but Wakaba assured us that he can help him get out. Warren, Laki, Alzack and Carla are fine and ready to go. If we can just get out of these cells and the bracelets off, we can get out of here in no time."

Levy turned to Henry. "Ok, you help them get out, find Natsu, and I'll go with… um…"

"It's Lily." The satyr said with a grin. "And we shall go find Gajeel and then get the hell out of here."

Levy nodded her head. "That sounds like a plan." She turned to Henry and pointed at the bag in his hands. "Would it be ok if we take a few of those items? Seeing how we all are going to be splitting up."

Henry handed her the bag quickly. "Of course. Please take what you need."

The blue haired girl filled her red bag with a few of the items Henry had shown them. She set his pack down on the ground beside her once she was sure she had packed enough into her own bag. Meanwhile, Henry had unlocked the gate to the cell door and opened it wide. Lisanna looked down to Lily as she spoke. "I'll go help Wakaba get Macao up and moving and let the others know this is happening now, go with Levy to find Gajeel. We'll meet back up at Fairy Tail. I think it'll be too dangerous to meet in the woods before then."

Lily nodded and quickly made his way to Levy's side. "Before we leave, can you?" The satyr held up his small hand to the blue haired girl. Levy looked to the bracelet and reached down to remove it. Unlike Lisannas transformation, there wasn't a bright light or anything like that. The blue haired girl tossed the bracelet aside and went with Lily back up the stairs in search of Gajeel. She thought to herself as her hazel eyes watched the small satyr walk quickly alongside her.

'How can something so small help me get a being like Gajeel out of here if he's hurt?! He's got to have something else up his sleeve… because there's no way something so small can help me get someone so big out of this place!'


Gajeel grunted as he felt the woman in front of him slide the blade across his bare chest. He watched her smile grow wide as she watched his warm blood trickle from the fresh cut made into his skin.

"Ah! Oh my! This is so arousing! Sliding this knife into your flesh… watching your expressions of pain—Ah! So electrifying! I love it!"

Gajeel winced as the woman slid the knife across his skin just below the first cut she made. "You're sick… and mad… the whole lot of you."

Hisui took the knife from the woman and spoke. "Tsk, tsk, tsk… now, now Black Steel… that's no way to speak to my guests." The green haired woman looked over the centaur. His torso was covered in blood, trickling from each cut that was made. Some of the men even went as far as to cut into his centaur body, and across his back. The princess looked past Gajeel to his long dark hair and black tail. A smirk came across her lips as she walked beside the centaur. She looked to the guards holding Gajeel in place with the ropes. "Hold him steady." The green haired woman looked back to Gajeel's black mane, running her hand down it slowly. Her hand stopped halfway and gripped a chunk of his hair tightly, pulling his head back further.

Gajeel growled as the princess pulled his head back. "I'm definitely going to kill you first if you cut any length of my hair!"

Hisui laughed as she held the knife against his dark hair. "And how exactly are you planning on doing that, centaur?! You can't do anything to stop me now! Besides…" Hisui quickly moved the blade in her hand, cutting off half of Gajeel's black mane and tossing the strands of hair out to the crowd surrounding her. "You aren't going to be alive much longer, so what does it matter what I do?!"

Gajeel glared at the guests as the close ones jumped at the strands, reaching their hands out to grab what they could. The once scared and confused nobles now looked like they were crazed, wanting any bit from the centaur, bathing in their own enjoyment of watching him be tortured. Crimson orbs glanced back as far as they could as he felt a hand graze over his centaur body towards his rump. He felt Hisui's hand run down his tail. He moved his dark tail back and forth as if her hand was a fly, trying to keep her hand from grabbing it as well.

"Oh please, centaur. You aren't going to get away from this as well." The princess grabbed Gajeel's tail roughly, pulling it straight up and causing the centaur to groan in slight pain. He wasn't used to someone grabbing his tail, let alone pull it straight up so fast. It wasn't major pain, just enough to annoy him. A second later, he felt the sharp blade cut through his coarse strands. He could feel that she had cut his long bristles just below the dock of his tail. Hisui came back to the front of the centaur, twirling his cut hairs around in her hand. "You know… I think I might keep this tail for myself… it was quite beautiful on you…"

The black centaur growled loudly as he tensed every muscle in his body. He had enough of all of this. He had enough of the crazed guests who had cut into him, this false princess who was determined to break the centaur down before she killed him, and fed up with being helpless in this situation. He gathered up all his might and pulled one of his arms forward, sending the guards holding it flying. The people around him screamed and started to run in panic as the centaur grabbed the ropes around his neck with his free hand. "I'm getting out of here, right now!" The centaur yanked away the restraints around his neck, his attention going to the last set of guards holding his other arm captive.

Gajeel stopped his movements as his eyes widened. He looked forward and down quickly. He saw the knife the princess had plunged into his chest. Within seconds, he felt the same pain, tingles and heat he felt in his gut the first time she had stabbed him. This time, it was in his chest. His distraction allowed the guards enough time to secure the centaur in place with even more ropes.

"You are not cooperating very well, centaur." Hisui said coldly. She looked to the men holding him with the ropes. "Make sure you hold him in place! I don't want to cut the heart beating inside of him!" The men nodded as the princess looked back to the knife plunged into Gajeel's chest. "Playtime… is over… now we shall take that lovely heart… and you will die."

Gajeel cried out as the princess carved into his skin, slowly moving the blade downward on his chest. Her hand was not making this cut smoothly as she forced the knife down. Each inch she made, made the centaur want to cry out more. The unbearable amount of pain he was feeling, the heat, the feeling of his own warm blood falling from his newly made wound, all of this was driving him insane.

'I don't know if I'm going to be able to get out of this one… I'm starting to lose consciousness… I've lost too much blood and now… now she's cutting into my chest! Forgive me… Lily….' The centaur thought to himself as his vision was starting to fade and his body was becoming cold. He closed his eyes as he clenched his jaw tightly. His eyebrows crossed as he held in another cry. The princess watched him carefully.

"Are you trying to hold it all in, centaur?" She asked softly.

Gajeel looked into her green eyes, his red orbs burning into hers. "I'm not… going to give you the satisfaction… of hearing me cry out in pain!"

"Oh… I think I can change that." She said as she quickly forced the blade sideways, causing the centaur to cry out loudly. "Yes! That's it! Cry out! Cry out in pain!" Her head looked over her shoulder to the people who came back after Gajeel had been secured. "The time has come to carve out the one thing we want most!" The centaur couldn't help it, he couldn't hold it all in as the sharp knife ripped through his flesh. His mouth opened wide as his cry echoed through the great hall. His cries falling on the ears of those who couldn't care less about the creature being tortured. Their only concern, was the beating muscular organ in his chest and what was going to be promised to them.


AN: and with that I leave another cliffy ;) sorry everyone! I was going to continue more with what was going to happen next, but a cliffhanger sounded more fun!

I want to also thank EVERYONE for reading, faving, following, and reviewing this story! I honestly did not plan on having all of this happen so late into the story, I mean, its not super late, but I didn't plan on having other stuff happen when I first came up with this story. I swear I just come up with more ideas each day. Sometimes it's the only thing that can get me through the work day lol but I'm also glad that I am adding all of the things in here, because most of the things can tie into the later chapters… not to mention its so much fun to write!

I hope you all still enjoyed this chapter, I know it doesn't look so good for Gajeel at the moment… I read over it quickly and I hope I caught everything, I'm sure I missed something as usual, but I will eventually reread over the chapter and fix it. so sorry if there are any mistakes!