Chapter 21:

"Fire dragon!"

"Ice dragon!"

"ROAR!" They yelled in unison, letting out an explosion that deafened the whole street. The enchantments were the only thing keeping the apartment standing. The opponent only laughed.

"You think that you can defeat Angel Blade's master?"

"Ice make wolves!" Lauren cried, a pack of hungry wolves appeared out of ice, charging the spot that the guild master had been a moment before. The canines were all shattered. "You're a despicable man!" She cried. He only laughed again.

"I think when I finish destroying your friends, Lauren, I'll finish what I started. I'm going to destroy your mind! More torture, more pain until one day you crack, until one day you become the mindless killer I know you can be!" Lauren reeled back, eyes wide, breathing erratically. Her fear evident on her face. The man drawled on. "And maybe I can have some fun with that blone that was out here a moment ago."He turned to Natsu. "You can watch if you like watch me pleasure myself with your little girlfriend while I kill you slowly." Natsu's flames burned brighter.

"You won't touch her! I won't let you! Lightning-flame dragon!"

"Natsu no!"

"ROAR!" The salamander was throuwn backwards by the force of his own attack. The energy enveloped the guild master, a huge trench plowed through the earth where he'd been standing. The light faded, and Natsu dropped to one knee. Totally and utterly spent.

"Natsu that was..." Crazy? Stupid? Reckless? Lauren didn't know what to say.

"Is that the best you can do?" Asked the guild master. Weakened, but still standing.

"No!" Natsu yelled, his face contorted in pain. "Lauren! Go! You don't stand a chance!" She turned to look at him. Her eyes were sad.

"I'm more poweful than you'll ever know." She turned back to her old master. "No. I won't run anymore." She said, her eyes boreing into him. "You will suffer. You will die."

"If you really think so, give it your best shot! Even your friend salamander's Lightning-flame dragon roar couldn't stop me. What makes you think that you can? You're nothing."

"Lauren!" Gray called from the rooftops. A chunk of ice appeared in her hands.

good. She thought. I'll need it. She bit into the ice and felt magic energy surge through her veins. She closed her eyes, inhaling deeply. She almost looked like she was listening for something. When they opened, they were pure silver, as though someone had infused them with moonlight. When she spoke, it sounded like someone was speaking with her voice, the sound echoing.

"You have harmed my friends, and you will pay." She said.

"You cannot defeat me! Ice god bellow!" Natsu's eyes widened and he cried out in anguish. They couldn't beat a godslayer!"

"Ice dragon secret arts. Frozen heart." She said, her voice still and calm like water. She raised a hand, it had changed to the scaly paw of a dragon. White-silver wings the colour of freshly fallen snow and moonbeams sprouted from her back, beating gently to keep her aloft. At first, nothing happened. The two just stared at each other, neither attack seeming to appear. Suddenly, the guild master's chest cracked, pieces of him chipped away and fell to the pavement, soon he was nothing but fragments beginning to melt away in the heat of the day. Lauren turned, her silver eyes fixed on Natsu.

"Take care of my daughter. Keep her safe. Please. I beg you. She is too reckless. Keep her safe." Her wings dissapeared and she fainted.