Yay! An earlier release of this Chapter! So since I am not committed to uploading daily, I will try to upload every second or third day. This will still be hard, but it will be quick updates! Enjoy this and please review!
I tug my sword out of it's sheath, facing it towards the man. He grins and takes a single step forward. His eyes were a bright aqua colour and they stared into my eyes. Natsu moves into a defensive position with Gray by his side. The Saber members pull out their weapons and fists.
A single moment later, Jellal stepped before us and looked to the enemy. I want to throw myself in the way, but I can understand that he wants to hand this. His confident is bursting through his eyes while his muscle flex with excitement. He must not be able to battle or fight very often. His hands ball into a fist as he steps forward.
"So you are my challenger?" The enemy smiles.
"Yes, and you will be defeated" Jellal puts his hands apart.
The man had his guns loaded and lifts his left arm over his shoulder. He shoots two bullets at Jellal before shifting his position quickly. With ease, Jellal side steps and pulls out a small sword. The man approaches him in lightning speed, but Jellal blocks the sudden attack with his sword. He slit the enemy's wrist and jumps back.
The enemy growls before shooting shots off again. They are directly aimed at Jellal but he easily glides away from them. Jellal drops to the ground and a small shape appears beneath him. A yellow glow forms around him and he shoots off like a bullet.
Surrounding the man, Jellal slices the enemy in all directions. The enemy falls onto his knees as blood trickles down his calves and thighs. His aqua eyes stop their glow as they are closed. His body falls and consciousness drifts. Jellal stands back up and turns back to us. Not a single scratch on his body, not a single wound, barely even any dirt and he is smiling.
I rush over to his side as he sheathes his sword. I move to his body and place either of my hands on his chest. His eyes search mine before he smiles. It's an intimate moment that I want to share. I notice Natsu, Gajeel and Gray approach, but I just keep my eyes on Jellal.
As his eyes stay on mine, Lucy gasps sharply as to gain our attention. Peaking over his shoulder, our enemy is back onto his feet. Blood is rolling across his skin and down each one of his limbs. Jellal parts from my side. I reach for him only to have Gray's hand pull me back. I look to him and retract my arm from his grasp. I watch Jellal with a stern expression, like nothing else could pull me away from watching his battle.
"You thought you could...defeat me?" The man stands, the scratches on his skin begin to mend.
"So...you regenerate?" Jellal holds his sword out.
"Not quite...but I suppose so" He grins before he starts shooting at all of us.
In that moment, life didn't flash before my eyes. Instead, what shows is the lights from the bullets scatter through the area. Natsu throws himself in Lucy's way while Gray shoots ice pellets at the enemy. Gajeel tosses Levy to the side while he creates a iron shield. Mirajane was off the side while Laxus sends a lightning roar towards the enemy.
Through all of this, I am running to the side with my sword in hand. The enemy has created a shield to surround himself, standing now while he deflects the roar and pellets. Jellal uses magic and shoots several beams into the barrier. It cracks it, but does not puncture it.
Sting is sending off an attack which looks like a light disk while Rogue and Yukino stay behind. Rogue has a close eye on Sting while he waits it out. Natsu had placed Lucy down in a safe area before sending a flamed Roar at the man.
The enemy continues to shoot through the barrier, as if the barrier wasn't even up. Gajeel deflects each bullet, but is having trouble approaching the barrier. Laxus is stepping to either side, trying to inch his way towards the obstruction. His roars are relentless, but they don't do much damage. Gray conjures a Ice Spear which he launches straight at the barrier.
To our advantage, the ice spear does create a gaping hole in the shield. I look up with hope, only to find the man in the air. He fires off more bullets at Gray, knocking him over to his behind. Natsu howls in anger as he sends breath of firey air at his victim. That is easily dodged when the enemy lands on the ground, punching and striking at Natsu. Natsu is knocked back, but I come from behind to slaughter. The enemy's guns catch my sword and send me back.
I look up from my fall to notice more bullets trailing my way. I do a quick roll to the right when I hear the bullets stop blazing. Gajeel shrieks in laughter as he throws several knives at the enemy. To our disadvantage, the enemy knocks each down with a simple deflection shield. I curse under my breath until I feel immense power next to me.
Sting and Rogue are both shining black and white. A smirk is wide on Sting's expression while a more serious one is attached to Rogue. Both of them begin to charge two large balls of light. They mix with one another as Jellal pulls me to the side. As I am moved, the energy lights up the immediately proximity and aims at the man in the sky. It is shot off and ravishes through the enemy's barrier.
A piercing screech echoes through the air as everyone awaits the end result. I stay next to Jellal while his arm protectively anchors me. Lucy is clinging to a rock while Natsu and Gray wipe the sweat off their faces.
The light fades and the man is no where to be seen. Rogue doesn't seem to be convinced while Sting grins in favour. Natsu releases a loud cheer of victory while Gray smiles. I still have an adrenaline rush while I pant heavily. I only made one small move and I was tossed aside. I clench my hands into a fist. I feel so weak here and that I have no purpose. I glance over to Lucy who is embracing Natsu.
"You did good" Jellal touches my arm.
I move away from his touch. From the look on his face, I could tell he was offended by my actions. I just don't feel useful at all. I feel weak in this group and it annoys me. Jellal sits himself before me and looks me in the eye.
"Erza...you are good for someone who hasn't even trained with a sword. You have such minimal experience with it yet you were able to hold it properly and strike. This man today...he was unlike any other I'd ever seen before...you should be proud you helped" Jellal's voice is soft.
"I...I just feel useless. I don't want to be a burden to you all" I speak with confidence, but know it is only a shadow of the truth.
"You're not useless. You are here as a sign of hope to everyone here" Jellal looks behind us. "They are counting on you to save their land and be their support. Fighting isn't your only job. You are a princess by blood, so that is also a duty you have" Jellal touches my cheek softly.
"You're right..." I look into his eyes and smile slightly. "Thank you"
Natsu approaches me with Laxus and Mirajane. Mirajane is now standing, with the help of Laxus' arm, and is looking to me. I approach her slowly only to have her arms wrap around my neck. She has a smile on her face while the embrace continues.
"Erza, I was so worried about you and Lucy!" She touches my cheeks.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me" I rest a hand on her shoulder. "Everyone was so...amazing out there" I glance to Rogue as he looks to me.
"I know, we are pretty amazing" Sting grins widely.
"That guy was a bitch to battle" Gajeel groans. "He took all of us at once and was still able to deflect our hits"
"I wonder if the rest are stronger..." Gray rubs his arm.
"You were hit earlier, are you alright?" I rush to Gray.
"They didn't actually hit me, I missed each one narrowly..they are only grazes" He glances down his arms.
Lucy approaches behind me before she glances to me. I notice the look on her face was so...similar to my feelings. She had a hopeless look on her face as that feeling was in me. She must feel useless here. She must feel like extra cargo.
Jellal is watching me as I look to him. I don't mean to, but I look as if to gain advice from him. He looks over to Lucy and approaches her. She gazes into Jellal's eyes as he leans down to her ear. I can't hear it, but he is obviously whispering something into her ear. I see her face light up, but I really have no idea what he could have told her.
After a few minutes of pondering around, we all start to move out again. Rogue, Laxus, Sting and Rufus throughly check the area before we head out. Orga and Gajeel stand by me while Lucy, Yukino and Jellal asses the injuries to Natsu and Gray. They were the only ones hurt as many of Saber's men stood aside. For some reason, it brought a sting of anger to me. Why did they just sit around when they could have taken a hit at the enemy?
I glance over to Orga and he is staring back at me. I raise my brow in inquisition and he shakes his head. Gajeel looks at me with another questioning look and I laugh silently.
"It's nothing Gajeel, don't worry" I pat his back as Orga inwardly chuckles.
Lucy comes over to me with a smile on her face. Sweat was on her cheeks and I pull up one of her hankerchiefs. She takes it and rubs the sides of her cheeks before looking back to Natsu and Gray. Both had some dressings on their arms and neck.
"They just had some small grazings and injuries, but I wanted to wrap them just in case" Lucy explains.
"We're ready to go. Let's head out" Rogue looks to us and to me.
I stare back as he turns around slowly. It wasn't a nervous action, but as if to show something. I still can't understand Rogue. He teases me, but he is serious with me. Does he want something from me? I remove that from my mind and I step forward to follow the group.
We climb up about thirty minutes of mountains. It is hard and rough, but it needs to be done to get over the hurdle. I pull up myself one more step to find Natsu and Gray stopped at the front of something. There is a group of women standing before us.
There are two women there before us. They are both in tight clothing and looking to us. I raise my head to notice the guild area. It is only a few buildings, but there is the large building with a symbol like Fairy Lost's.
"Who are you all and what do you want here?" The first girl asks.
"We are trying to cross over into previously owned Saber territory, we have a representative here. Princess Titania is here to help us get it back" Sting narrows his eyes to the women.
"And why should we let you in?" The same girl raises her chin.
"We won't do anything in your territory, we will just pass through" I step forward.
"And you must be Princess Titania?" The girl raises her brow.
"Yes...how did you know?"
"We've heard of you...because of your long red hair and nice body" The girl laughs.
"Can you please let us through?" Lucy steps forward.
The girls immediately look down to Lucy and the silent girl's eyes widen. Her eyes focus on Lucy and stare for moments. Natsu defensively stands next to Lucy as the speaking girl approaches.
"So you're the daughter of the wealthy man, Jude Heartfilia?" She grins.
"You're wealthy too?!" Laxus blinks.
"I am the daughter yes" Lucy raises her head.
"Hmm...Kagura, should we let them in? There are rich people in the area, including a Strauss" She glances to her partner.
"Let them in, but we must speak with Lucy and...Mystogan" Kagura turns her attention to Jellal. "We have been expecting you for quite a while...and your Master isn't here?"
"And you are the leader of the Mermaid Guild. I have prolonged the process to see you, my apologies" Jellal straightens.
"You know these women?" I glance to him.
"I know Kagura, but thats only through the ties with Master Makarov" He whispers into my ear.
"Then come in! I can now see you are members of Fairy Lost. We have been expecting you" Kagura states while he girl beside her glares to her master."Saber, unfortunately, I have not been expecting since your Master...abandoned your home"
"Damn you bitch!" Rogue holds Sting back.
"It's not quite that way" Rufus steps in.
"Oh?...is it not?" The other girl grins.
"Can we please just get inside? I want to know what I am here for" Lucy walks forward, the rest of us follow behind Lucy.
I take one more glance over to Jellal, but his face is stern and only looking ahead. I turn my eyes from his to dig myself in thought. Who are these people? How do they know us and why do they want to see the two very people I love the most?
This one had more action, so I did like writing it more than most! I hope you enjoyed it and the next update will be on Monday or Tuesday! Thank you all for reading and I appreciate the followers3