However, I knew what it really was. "No, it's…" I turned my head to the direction of clapping. "…Master!"
"My my, well done all you Fairy Tail mages and…" her turned his direction to me, "…traitor."
I flinched at the venom in his voice.
"I never honestly expected you to provide me with quite this much entertainment." He said conversationally, his dark magic growing around him. "Destroying Jupiter, defeating Elemental Four, and even bringing my magical giant to its knees." He listed off, still acting very casual.
"Master Jose!" Erza shouted, seriousness on her voice.
"This guy…" Elfman began, studying the man.
"He's the master of Phantom!" Gray finished off.
"Well then, I must thank you for providing me with all this entertainment."
"Elfman!" Gray shouted.
"Yeah!" The take over mage replied, understanding his nakama.
Before they could attack, I stepped in front of them both.
"Hey Phantom girl! What are you doing!" Elfman complained. I ignored him, however and stared strongly at my master.
"Master! Please stop this!" I begged, "This isn't needed! The mission was to return Lucy Heartfillia to her family. Why do you want to hurt Fairy Tail?"
"Why? Because we're stronger! We're the number one guild, not them! We need to reclaim our glory!" He shouted hysterically.
"So you want to kill innocent people to become number one?! That's not the Phantom Lord I joined! You're destroying us! This isn't a guild I want to be part of!" I screamed, overcome but my emotions. I couldn't let him do this!
"If that's your wish, then I'll gladly accept!" He raised his arm at me, aiming at my stomach, I flinched, ready to block when instead I felt nothing. I looked down at my body, noticing my guild mark was slowly dissappearing. I stared at my hip in shock, helpless to stop it. I clawed at it, as I'd to return the mark to its original state but it was no use. When my skin was completely clear of the purple mark, I raised my head. He was so pleased as if he took joy in my sorrow.
"M-master…" I choked out, tears running down my face. I just stood there, staring at my former master. I wanted Phantom to change! I didn't want to leave, never! I fell to my knees, unable to block the magic attack that was flying towards me. When it hit me, I was pushed harshly across the room until I was cornered against the wall. Finally the magic force stopped, and I crumpled on the ground. I didn't feel pain, however, I felt numb. First Gajeel, then the rest of the guild and now Master Jose!
For the second time today, I was on the ground feeling sorry for myself. The last thing I saw before blacking out was the sight of Gray and Elfman crashing to the ground.
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My body ached. This was the first thing I registered when I awoke, the second being how dark the room was and the third being the sight of Erza lifted in the air by Jose's magic.
I observed her struggle, trying to get up and help. However, my wounds were too much and I could barely move. I stared worryingly at the trapped mage, but my eyes widened when I noticed something moving in the corner of my eye. I turned and saw a sword lift from the rubble, my eyes followed it until the weapon halted pointed behind Erza.
I realized what she was doing. "Erza! Stop!" I screamed. My heart was racing as the sword inched closer to her armour, so close to piercing her when suddenly Jose's magic was stopped. The purple disappeared, the room lit up and Erza was slowly returned to the ground, not a scratch on her or her armour.
I was relieved, but confused at the same time. My searching of the room stopped when I heard and old voice. "You've spilled too much blood here." I looked in the direction of the voice to find Makarov standing in a large rock. "The blood of children, from both sides." He glanced at me for a moment. "Thanks to the pitiful parents the children have gone through pain and she'd many tears." I managed to push myself to my hands and knees. "You cannot call yourself a guild master when you so easily hurt your own children!" I saw the look of pure anger on Makarovs face. "This has gone on long enough."
Jose, however, was not phased by his fury. He summoned his magic power, his eyes turning black and yellow. "You wish to cause a cataclysm?" He taunted.
Makarov replied by summoning his own power and declaring; "If it's necessary for my guild!"
Jose was the first to attack, however Makarov blocked them withe ease. "You must all leave this place!" He ordered the remaining Fairy Tail mages.
Gray and Elfman had woken up. "Master!" Gray said.
"Why are you here?" Elfman questioned.
Makarov didn't reply, instead Erza spoke. "We should do as he says!" She ran toward Gray, Elfman and the now awake Mirajane. "Let's go!"
"But…" Gray argued.
"Now that you're here before me, I have to interest on weaklings." Jose stated, "But I'll make sure to slaughter them all when I'm done!" At those words I cursed. How could I have joined such a guild? How could I have followed such a horrible person?! How could I forget how evil he was?
"If we stay here, we'll only be a burden the the master." Erza stated, trying to persuade Gray as Mira and Elfman were already heading to the exit. "You too, Mona! We're leaving!"
I nodded, agreeing. Now that Makarov was here, ther was nothing else to do. The fight was almost over. I forced myself to stand up and ran out of the building with the Fairy Tail mages.
I looked up at the sky to see a large lighting bolt hit the room we were all previously occupying. The ground started shaking, this time even worse as if there were an earthquake.
When we got out of the guild I was met by a few suspicious looks from the few mages who recognized me, but I ignored them and headed straight to Gray. "Hey, you fought Juvia, right?" I asked.
"Yeah, that water woman?" He replied, glancing to look at me. I looked back at him.
"Is she okay? I mean, she's not badly injured is she?" I questioned, I had been worrying about her for a while.
"She's fine. Just unconscious."
I sighed, relieved that she wasn't badly hurt. I may not be part of Phantom Lord anymore, but she's still my best friend and nakama.
All of a sudden, a bright light rushed towards us. It was bright and almost blinding. I blinked a few times in shock. "What is that?" I asked, though I wasn't worried. I felt a strange comfort in the blinding light. It felt like home. Something I hadn't felt in three years.
"Fairy Law." Erza stated.
"Fairy Law?" Gray repeated in confusion.
"Holy light that slays darkness." She informed the oblivious parties, "It's a super magic that can be counted as one of the legendary spells."
Everyone look on in awe of the magic, until it cleared. There was a silence, before it settled in; Fairy Tail had won. Cheers filled the area, tears of happiness, shouts of joy. People were hugging each other and smiling. However, I felt very out of place, I was happy the fight was over, and no one got hurt without deserving it but…
I placed a hand on my hip, where the guild mark used to be located. I couldn't help but feel saddened by todays events, and there was also my issue with Gajeel.
I couldn't cheer in happiness. My day was filled with too much pain.
