Centaur: or occasionally hippocentaur, is a mythological creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse.
I want to let you all know that I will not be posting every week for this month. I have Exams coming up and I really need to study and pass these classes. Math isn't my strong point and I have two math exams coming up. Same could be said about chemistry too.
Another reason is because I want to make these chapters longer, more than 3000 words long if possible or longer. See you at the end of the chapter.
Watching the six figures in front of her and Jellal, Lucy kept her arms crossed over her chest. Starting from her right was Gray who she met already, with Erza the scarlet women who grabbed Jellal. Natsu who she secretly called pinky, then the white-haired beauty is known as Mira. Behind her was a large male, Laxus with a scar on his right side of his face. And then Makarov who sat on the chair, surrounded by them.
He was smaller than she expected he would be.
If what she read on the reports she asked for, he was known for his Titan Magic. Being able to grow as large as a Giant with the strength of one too. And yet, his small size almost had her laughing. Clearing her throat, she spoke, "You wanted to see me or us?" She asked as she sat in one of the chairs at the table with Jellal standing next to her.
"Yes, it has come to my attention that my children have seen you and your Panthers and wanted answers." He explained as he sipped his tea.
Jallel only raised an eyebrow. "Saw our Panthers?" He questioned before chuckling as he found it amusing, "You mean chased me and my partner all over town before we were forced to call our Panthers in order to get away without hurting your children?"
Makarov only frown as he looked up to see Erza, Gray and Natsu looking away as if they found something worth more to look at. "I see." He paused as he took a deep breath in. "Then I'm sorry on behalf of my brats. But I would also like to explain something to then and if you both would be willing to answer some question or updates since I've been a Tamer."
Four sets of eyes widen in shock. They have never seen or heard of this. It was Lucy who shocked them the most with what she said next. "Titan Tamer, Wizard Saint Makarvo Drayer, if I'm corrected with my searcher."
He only chuckled as he nodded. "As expected of a Heartfilia."
Lucy stiffens as she narrowed her eyes at the tiny man. "You know my family?"
"Yes. I knew your mother, Layla Heartfilian before she had you. How is she anyway?"
Clenching her jaw, Lucy looked away before facing him again. "Dead."
Makarov only signed. It wasn't uncommon for those that you knew could be dead later on in life. One could spend years without hearing of their comrades' death. And sometimes, some are never found leading to them being labelled missing or dead.
"I see."
It was Jallel that spoke that asked the question that reminded them of the matter at hand. "What is it that you think we can help with?"
That there was the million dollar question. They all looked towards Makarov who only had a painful expression on his face. "I sealed the magic of my children to keep them for the Tamers lifestyle."
Lucy and Jallel eyes widen as they stiffen as the rest only looked at him confused. "What do you mean, Master?" Erza asked as she frowns at the idea of someone sealing magic. Her magic without knowing.
"It's as I said, I sealed your magic in hope that you all could live a normal life. But now, I fear that I may have made a mistake."
Just as Lucy was about to question him, the magic glow of her and Jellal's bracelets glowed. Lifting her wrist up, she saw it was just a light green, partly yellow. "You stay here Lucy, I'll go and look at it," Jallel explained as he when to change into his riding gear.
Frowning at him, "Are you sure? It's partly yellow and it's still daylight out, so it makes no sense!" She stated as she watched him head towards his room.
"I'm sure. If I need help, I'll call you." He explained further but she wasn't sure about it. "Besides, its Cobra and his partner asking for help. I'm sure between us, we'll have the matter dealt with."
Biting her lip, Lucy nodded, but warned him, "Fine. But if you need help, call for me."
He only chuckled as he agreed. While Lucy had faith in her partner and knew how strong he was, it still was worrying some since it was still daylight. The monsters liked to attack at night, making it easy for them to hunt. It was uncommon for them to attack in daylight. More like unheard of most times, but still.
And the alert was partly yellow. While green was just asking for backup in case if thing goes wrong. Yellow stood for backup needed. Comrade was wounded. Red was one everyone dreaded. It stood for needing help. Someone was dead and they were going to die. Black was one everyone knew not to respond too. It only stood for the danger zone. Do not come near.
A warning that if you find yourself in the area, you will die. A danger zone.
As she looked up, she watched as Jallel leave in his gear. It was lose navy grey jeans, easy to move in, a tight long sleeve black shirt with golden metal guards on his forearms. His signature jacket on him as he nodded to her before walking out.
Seeing that he may need help, Lucy excuse herself as she ran to her room to change. It was better she was ready just in case they needed help. Placing on her blue backless shirt on, and white riding jeans and her brown leather boots that ran up mid-thigh. Her hair up in a ponytail as she grabbed her coat and slipped it on as it brushed the back of her knees.
Rushing downstairs, she looked out the window as Jallel rode off into the forest. They've been partners for two years, and still, she worried. As she looked at her guest, she realized they saw Jallel ride off. But it was Erza that struck her odd. She had a face of longing with confusion.
Perhaps this magic seal was wreaking if Erza looked like that.
"What the hell was that thing?"
Snapping her eyes at Gray who shouted, she frowns, "That thing, is our Panther's that we tame in order to travel outside of towns and cities." Lucy hissed out as she stormed outside.
She had no desire to listen to what Makarov would say. If she had to guess, it was protecting them from a Tamer's life. One she would do if she wanted to say her children when the time came. But there was one flaw in his plan. In time, the magic will break free. It would only be a matter of time whether the caster of the spell would die or the seal wouldn't hold. It would be hard to explain to someone if their children have magic while they do now.
Jellal leaned lower on his Panther as he felt for anything out of order. What he said to Lucy about being fine was slightly a lie. If Cobra was asking for help, then it was worth worrying about. Cobra could hear anything coming up on him. He was the man they wanted on their team since he could get them out of trouble before it could come close.
Either way. It wasn't worth thinking about what he was going to get into. With a matter of seconds, he entered the forest, and what he saw had his blood boiling. Cobra had blood running down from his forehead while Angel had massive blood flow coming from her left.
He was more concern with her wound than Cobras.
Gathering his magic, he shouts out bolts of his magic. Its midnight blue color hitting each of the Aswang that gather. With still sunlight out, he wondered if there was something wrong here. It felt wrong and something was going to happen.
"Took you long," Cobra shouted out as he spat out venom at one that got to close to his liking. "Been here too long."
"Could use help here ladies!" Angel shouted as she let her magic burn one that dared to grab her. Her Panther growled as it clawed the creatures near him, his yellow skin coated his dirt and blue blood of the Aswang.
Casting a spell, Jellal let his magic for a circle as it gave them a few moments of rest before another wave came at them.
Jellal kept a watch on Angel as he shot his magic at countless Aswang as they swarm them. It was like they were waiting for something that they couldn't see. He could feel it in the air. Like a storm coming, one that would be dangerous if they didn't get out of here soon.
"Could of used Blondie if she were here!" Cobra shouted out as he formed poison claws before slashing at those that swarmed him. He swore as one got to close to his face.
Before Jellal could even shout his plan of getting out, they heard a scream that had their blood freeze in their veins. He knew what that scream meant, they all did. It was one that every Tamer hoped to avoid without at least having six to ten people on the same team to hunt it down. And with a team of six to ten, it wasn't uncommon to lose one or two Tamers to the job.
They were surrounded as all the other Aswang formed a circle around them, forcing them into the center as they kept an eye out as the sky continued to darken. The hairs on the back of their neck stood as they watched four different Aswang come through, the other smaller Aswang parted. Letting them through as if they followed the orders of those four.
His face paled as he realized what those four were. They were known as Aswang Beast. For their four to six sets of arms that always proved too hard when fighting the damn monster. Their black eyes bore into their eyes a wave of fear overcame them.
Both Cobra and Angel cursed as realized the danger there were in.
All three knew what kind of level of danger this area was in know. A code black. "We're going to die, aren't we?" Cobra hissed out as all three Panthers hissed and growled.
It was Angel that answered him with an answer that even had Jellal raise an eyebrow in question, "Fuck that. I'm not going to die here." With that, she shot out a magic spell as she flipped a coin in the air and a large figure appeared.
An angel with its large winged appeared. The body a large male with a white cloth wrapped around his waist, golden bands on his wrist, short white curly hair and large wings that seem like to take up the small clearing there were in. A figure in white.
Leave it to Angel to say something like that.
Not wanting to be left behind, Jellal gathers his magic to cast a large spell when it all shot to hell as one the four Aswang moved. It shot out towards Angel. Before they knew it, her left arm was gone, blood spraying out as she blinked in shock.
"Angel." They shouted as the Aswang that attacked Angel placed itself in front of them, stopping them.
Before they could even help her, another Aswang moved, taking her other arm as the third moved, standing next to her before biting down on her right leg, taking a chunk of her flesh as she screamed in pain and terror.
Grinning his teeth, Jellal cast his spell as he shot it towards the one that was to close to her. It screamed as one of the sets of arms grabbed what was remaining of her leg before pulling it apart from her body. She screamed as her Panther tried to help her by moving away as it tried to claw the Aswang away only for it to remain close to her and her Panther.
The sickening sound of her flesh being pulled away was something Jellal nor Cobra would ever forget as they tried to get closer only to have the two other Aswang getting in there way.
Next was the sound of her bone being slowly broken as she shrieked as she tried to move away. Blood poured out of her mouth as she tried to fight to stay awake. As it took her leg, she shot Jellal and Cobra a small smile as she whispered, knowing Cobra would be able to hear her. "Save my Panther…please." She said as she coughed out blood as she gathered her magic into her core, letting it built as she made it take form as it wrapped around the Aswang that dared take her leg.
"Take…this…bastard." She hissed out as she let her most powerful spell out, knowing the cost of using the spell would kill her. She was going to die anyway, may as well take one of these Aswang with her.
"Angel," Jellal shouted as he gathered his own magic in order to at least take another Aswang out as Cobra shouted to grab her Panther. He felt the ground shake as he let it form, "Grand Falling Star."
Like a million stars falling, it rains down on them as he called for Lucy with this spell. He knew he shouts warn her way from here but if he was right, the Aswang Beast screamed before running away. Two of them falling to the ground as their bodies turned to black gunk. With them gone, they may have a chance to live if she got here in time. Their magic was already running low, with Lucy, she could form a shield for them to at least make it out alive.
"Call her." Cobra hissed as he took a deep breath of air before shouting out his own attack, "Poison Dragons Roar."
A swirl of purple and red mix together as it widen in the attack, taking down many Aswang as they screamed. With that second given, Jellal sent out his own warning as he sent out a red color out towards Lucy's own bracelet in case she somehow missed the attack somehow.
He knew she would come. It was only a matter if she'll get here in time.
She wasn't sure how long she stayed outside, but by the time she heard footsteps and the sound of Nova hissing low in warning, she knew she stayed out late. It was already sunset, an hour or two before night feel. And only three hours since Jallel left.
"Feels weird."
The deep voice of Natsu brought a shiver down her spine, one she ignored in favour of looking at him over her shoulders. So it was that feeling of magic she felt. She wasn't sure what it was, but Lucy felt the magic presence of five more people since she's been outside. She figured Makarvo unlocked it. "Are you sure this is the path you want to follow?" She question as she grabbed the saddle of Nova.
Natsu snorted as he moved closer to her. He watched as she stiffens before moving towards her Panther if he recalled right. "It's better than the life I have."
Signing in defeat, she disagreed. "No." She paused as she looked at him. "At least you had an option of living a life, growing up old with someone, without the threat of being eaten alive or killed by some monster out there."
They stayed quiet after that. Both not sure what to say. "So, who's the blue hair guy anyway?"
Fighting back a smile, Lucy only shook her head, "He's my partner, "She paused as she thought of telling him or not but figure she would tell him, "and my fiancé."
Lucy could feel the pressure of heat and the feel of his magic explode as he glared at her. It was one she never really expected to see from him so soon. "Your fiancé." He hissed out, "You mean you're going to spend the rest of your life with someone like him."
Her head jerked back as if she was slapped. "If you don't like it then leave." She snapped back. As much as she wanted to explain what she meant, she also didn't want to deal with him if he was going to explode like this.
He growled, a noise she didn't expect him to make before storming off, but just as he was down the road, he turned around as if he thought of something, but she was a step ahead of him. Letting her body glow golden from her magic, she shot a star like bolt towards him. It hit his feet like a gunshot. A warning. "You ass." She shouted as she watched him stomp his feet before leaving for good.
"That good for nothing bastard. He has no right to question me when he doesn't even know the facts." She hissed out as she fastens the saddle on Nova. She had a feeling someone wasn't right. She could feel it.
"Well, that was something."
Snapping her head up, Lucy's eyes widen as she watched Erza walk towards her. Her eyes watching Nova as she sniffed the air. It would seem like Nova didn't seem to think Erza was a threat since she only rumbled in her chest as a warning in coming close. Maybe Natsu brought the worse in Nova.
"This is the Panther Master was talking about?" She whispered as her brown eyes took in the form. "She's beautiful." She breathes out.
Nova only puffed out her chest as she purred. Oh yes, Nova liked Erza. But before she could answer Erza's question, she felt it. It was slight and easy to miss but she felt it. Narrowing her eyes, Lucy snapped her head towards the forest, Nova growling deep in her chest as her tail whipped the ground, crackling and marking the ground with a slash.
"What is it?"
Ignoring her, Lucy studied the sky as she felt the ground shake a little. There was no mistaking that. It was Jallel's magic. In the far distance, she saw the dark blue of his magic before another ground shake, and her bracelet glowed bright red.
Moving into action, Lucy grabbed the leather hardness as she pulled herself on Nova's back as she got ready to leave. It was about a twenty-mile run but with Nova, she could reach it in no time and every second counted.
"What's wrong?" The concerned voice of Erza as she demanded to know what was wrong.
Biting her lip, Lucy debited on asking for help but with the conditions of not knowing if she would have the time to get everything ready as she arrived was troubling. "Go inside and get the fourth room ready with medical supplies. I'm going to go and help.
Erza's eyes widen as she nodded before asking, "How do you know if they need help?"
Lucy only smiled sadly as she lifted her glowing red bracelet, "It's because this glowed red, meaning someone is dead and they need backup and fast." As she said that, Lucy ignored the horror look on Erza's face as she motion for Nova to run.
With the speed Lucy was travelling they would be there in a matter of minutes but she prayed she wasn't too late.
Another chapter up. As promised, stuff happens. Next chapter will be my favorite. But I want to make it longer. I want to take my time on the next chapter even if I already have it done. It just don't feel right yet. Lol. I hope you guys love what I did here. Leave comments, likes and follow also.
Until next time my lovely Tamers.