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Chapter 14

I'm tossed back several feet. I land hard on my back rolling into a crouch. I was covered in scrapes and bruises, and my lip was bleeding. Boe was holding up well against one of the shadow twins keeping our group protected, but Kaga just wasn't a match for Jed. He was a great fighter, but Jed was unmatched by everyone except maybe Alexander.

As Kaga gets sent flying again, I grip the knife Fairy Tail gave me trying to feel their power. I launched myself at Jed again. He parried effortlessly, but I also attacked him mentally which caused him to trip up. I was able to use that moment to land a left hook to the face. He stumbled back, but instead of looking surprised he looked enraged. He charged me again this time putting me on the defensive. He sliced my right wrist forcing me to drop my knife and as the knife dropped I felt my confidence crumble. Jed hooked his foot around mine and sent a fist barreling towards me again. I turned keeping the blow from my face, but instead it caught my shoulder with a heart wrenching crack. I stumbled and fell to the ground with a small cry. Jed loomed over me victoriously.

I tried to get back up but a foot to my throat held me down. My hands came up, and I tried to force him off but I couldn't even with my magic. I also could feel Jed scraping away at my mental walls which meant Boe had fallen. I reached desperately for the knife to my side, but it was too far out of reach. I felt my vision blur for a moment, but I forced myself to stay conscious despite the lack of air. I heard Jed snarl as he took in the knife I was reaching for. He bent down lower to me pressing harder on my throat. "These are the ones that took care of you am I right," he sneered down at me inches from my face. "I should go pay them a visit, to express my gratitude."

He released my throat which sent me gasping, but before I could even move the Twin Shadows had me bound with magic dampening ropes. I still couldn't see straight, but I growled at Jedidiah, "Don't touch them! Don't go near them!"

Jed turned on me and struck me across the face. My head snapped away, but he yanked it back holding my face roughly with his hand. "You've been gone far too long sister. You've forgotten how things work," he closed the gap forcing his lips onto mine shoving his tongue down my throat. I struggled away from him. It only lasted a second, but the minute he pulled back I spit on him.

He wiped it off, then with a gleam in his eye he said, "Since, you're so fond of these Fairies. Maybe I'll bring one home. Someone to keep me company. That blonde looked incredibly delightful, and I think Lazarus would like the small blue haired one…"

I froze, pain encompassing all my features, "No, please. I'll…I'll do anything just don't."

He grinned maniacally, "Now if you had started with the begging, this coulda turned out differently." He shrugged, "But, my hands are tied." With a laugh, he disappeared, and the twin shadows started dragging me away. I screamed at his now vacant spot. I screamed bloody murder. All I saw was red.

The Shadows fought my struggling form, but I twisted and writhed throwing them off. I launched myself back close enough to my knife throwing myself across it. The knife cut the ropes and part of my own body, but I didn't care. I was free. I released my magic on those corralling my friends. Many screamed out in pain clutching their heads, others passed out. Sam and Kaga launched at the Twin Shadows binding them quickly.

"Go!" Irene said, "We'll take care of this, and be right behind you!"

I didn't wait for her to finish and teleported to Magnolia.

~Lucy's POV~

I was sitting at my usual table talking with Erza. The guild hall was much the same being rowdy with Natsu and Gray starting yet again a fight. I roll my eyes at them and continue to sip on my drink Mira had handed me. Master was half drunk at the other end of the bar, and the Raijinshu had taken up Laxus place upstairs which was now open for everyone. While they were still aloof, the whole guild was slowly getting them to break out of their shells. Levy seemed to mesh with Freed the best, Cana could match Bixlow's humor, and Evergreen could talk clothes all day with Mira.

They still kept their hero worship of Laxus which made me giggle. I figured Rea would also get a kick out of it. I sighed thinking of her. I missed her being around and sharing my apartment. Erza put a hand on my shoulder in comfort. We all missed her, but regardless of Master's decisions she had other places that needed her more.

I'm ripped out of my thoughts when the door to the guild hall opens. I turn around in my chair curious to see whose back from their mission. I was surprised, however, because the person who had come in was a stranger. He watched the brawling in the center of the room with amused distaste. I then caught his eyes. They were violet like Rea's only redder.

I jumped from my seat reaching down to my key ring, "Open gate of the archer, Sagittarius! Fire!"

"Anything for you, M'lady!" Sagittarius says saluting then begins firing. The brawl had stopped many looking from me to the stranger in confusion. I was not one to start a fight, like ever.

Levy had the same panicked look on her face jumping from her table shouting, "Solid script: Jail!"

To our dismay, none of our attacks hit. The man simply held up a hand halting all of the arrows until they clattered to the floor. He disappeared for a moment then reappeared dodging the small prison cell Levy had tried to trap him with. He sat on top of it smiling with murderous glee, "Oh yes! You two will work quite nicely."

We both went rigid at his words remembering the horrible things Rea had told us about her brothers. Erza stepped in front of me, Gajeel doing the same for Levy. "What is the meaning of this?" Erza called. "Who are you?"

"I'm Jedidiah Valentine. Restia's older brother. I just came to collect a few things for her," Jed replied still sitting on top of the cage.

Makarov looked pissed, "I'm sick of you telekinetic mages. She isn't here. Now get out of my guild hall!"

"I don't like your tone old man," Jed glared at Makarov, "So, sleep." He flicked his fingers at him, and Makarov passed out. Thanks to his anger and booze overtaking his mind was simple. This causes the rest of the guild to tense horrified at how easily he took down Master. "Now, you two are coming with me. Rea's waiting for you come along."

I exchanged an uneasy glance with Levy, "What do you mean she's waiting for us?"

"She's in Hargeon. She wanted her two closest friends to see her home," his voice dripped like poisoned honey, but it was odd both girls found themselves wanting to believe him.

A flash of light to my left snapped me out of it, "Princess, don't let him fool you," Loke implored searching my face. That was enough for me to throw up my walls. I knew Levy had done the same.

Jedidiah let out maniacal laughter, "How wonderful! She even taught you to protect yourself. You will be even more fun to play with now!"

"Lucy's not going anywhere with you!" Natsu yelled flaming up. Gajeel stepped up next to him nodding his agreement changing his arm into a sword.

"This is taking too long," Jed sighs. With a jump down, he sends out a wave of energy forcing everyone to be thrown back off their feet. Lucy and Levy both find themselves unable to move as they are levitated towards Jed. "Come along. We have things to do."

~Rea's POV~

I land just outside the guild hall sickened by the precious minute I wasted. I bolt into the open doors to see everyone thrown back, and Lucy and Levy levitating just next to my brother.

I charge in grab Jed's arm and hurl him out of the guild throwing all of my magic energy into it. The surprise causes him to lose focus releasing his hold on Fairy Tail. Lucy and Levy fall to the ground onto Natsu and Gajeel.

I charge back out the door still seeing red. How dare he mess with Fairy Tail! They had done nothing! They had only helped me in time of need! Why come here? Why hurt the innocent?

Jed was getting up looking at me with a mix of confusion and rage. "How'd you…"

"I'm going to kill you," I growl at him. I launch myself at him nothing holding me back. Before I even reach him, I have thrown several knives that he focuses on dodging, but this causes him to be unbalanced. I used this to drive my knife at his neck. He slides to the side, and it drives into his shoulder. I wrench it out as he moves away groaning in pain.

"You'll pay dearly for that…" Jed comes at me again, but this time I'm ready. Block with left. Parry. He sends a kick for my thigh. I hand spring back to avoid it, but shoot right back at him. Not my best idea as we ended up grappling, and he knocks one of my blades away as my arm was already damaged. I grit my teeth and shove my knee up into his groin. He releases my arms, and I jump back. We both breathe heavily for a moment then we are back to it. With only one blade, I take a few more hits nothing major as I'm able to slide out of the way at the last moment. He goes again I block with my blade, but I see his other blade coming for my neck. I drop to the ground sliding under his blade and kick out my foot tripping him. He falls to the ground, and I pounce on him wrestling his blades away.

At this point, I fully engulf his mind with my own. Jed had a lot of magic power, but when it came to manipulating the mind I had surpassed him. Using my magic, I forced my way in forcing himself to stop moving. He still snarled at me, glaring with the same hateful eyes I was used to, but somehow they seemed less daunting now.

"Any last words?" I ask him.

I raise the blade up going to bring it down, but Lucy screams, "Stop!" She ran up to me holding the arm with the knife in it. "It's not worth it. He's not worth it." I see the tears in her eyes.

"Lucy, you know what he's done to my country, to me…" I whisper to her confused. "He deserves so much worse." I hiss the last part down at him.

"I know. I know. But if you kill him, you can't come back from that," Lucy says.

"In the end, he still wins," Levy adds coming up beside her. "Because he took everything from you, even your pure heart."

I sag releasing the knife into Lucy's hand and move away from him.

"Freed set up a rune barrier around him," Erza commands. Freed nods pulling out his sword, but before he can finish the containment rune I sense a flash of magical energy.

"Freed move!" I shout at him. I dive towards him tackling him out of the way. In a flash, I see the Twin Shadows appear gripping Jedidiah in the middle of them blades in their other hands.

"I think it's time for a retreat," the one murmurs.

"I agree brother. Come, my lord," the other appears. With a flash, all three of them disappear.

I dove after them, but missed them by mere seconds. I sat there on my knees defeated. I had won! I had beat Jed, so why did I feel like I lost.

In another flash, Sam, Irene, and several others appear. I shake my head at the unasked question and several of the others take off to Hargeon to go after my brother. Irene and several of the others start seeing to people's wounds. Everyone was mostly fine, but seeing as they were our fault we felt obligated to help them.

Irene, Sam, Boe, and Kaga move up to my side, but I snap at them all, "We had him! We had him! I could have finished it right here! That would have ended this!" I felt the water in my eyes and tried to blink it away. All of the pain from the fight was slowly starting to catch up with me as my adrenaline faded.

"We never expected you to kill him, Restia," Irene consoles me. "We could never ask you to kill your own brother."

"But he's a monster!" I cried.

"Regardless, that was never what we wanted. We still don't and will do everything in our power to keep that from happening," she continues to keep her calm voice.

"I don't see what you're torn up about. Today is good news," Sam adds in rather cheerfully. I look at him scathingly, but he doesn't even flinch. "You were able to take out one of your three brothers. Our plans just became a whole lot more concrete." I glance around to see nods from other members of the resistance. I see hope for the first time in several of their eyes. I sigh wiping my face with my hand flinching as I hit my busted lip.

"Come now, Princess, let's get you fixed up," Boe lowers a hand to me. I glower at him for the use of title, but he just ignores it.

Kaga reaches down, "Stop pouting, M'lady…"

He didn't finish his thought because I had jumped up and smashed both of their heads together dropping them to the ground. They both pouted rubbing their heads, "I told you to stop calling me that!"