Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Swordsmen Thief. Enjoy the 4200-word chapter. I do not own any rights to Fairy Tale, Hiro Mashima, Kodansha, and a few others that I may write about.
Clell leaped away from Erza only for a kick to throw him towards the edge of the tree. He almost wondered how a foot with no boot did more damage than a regular kick. The thief managed to twist in the air and stared at Erza who held her blades in her arms and glanced at her with a small smile crossing his face. It was clear from his visage that she had been trying to dice him into dozens of pieces. It simply did not do at the time when it came down to it.
The plan was a lot more to do next before all of the questions when all of the battles were said and done. He questioned before he sighed to himself. There was more to this.
She glanced at him as he frowned at her, the marks from trying to dodge her blades and an imprint of her foot on his chest. Clell almost felt his ribs breaking from how hard she had managed to strike him. The sheer fact that she hadn't turned him into a piece of sliced meat with bones stabbed into it. This was fun. It had made him need to question at the time.
It had been interesting at the time which had made him question what to do before he sighed to himself. Chente watched before she
"This isn't training, it's trying not to turn me into pulp," Clell said as Erza seemed to roll her eyes.
"If you can't defend yourself? How will you be expected to fight comfortably?" Erza questioned before she seemed to charge forward.
Clell sighed and leaped down to another branch as her blades descended on him. He tried his best to dodge and wave around her blades. She seemed as if she was going to be ripped into pieces at the time. It seemed as if he questioned what to do.
"Secondly? You had become far more complacent at the end of the day." Erza stated before she seemed as of the second.
There was more on the end of their ropes than this. They had more plans and she seemed intent on pushing him to the end of the rope he was on one way or another. It simply didn't help at the time. A lot harder of a pill to swallow when it came down to it.
"Only when I'm around friends. That's not in the rulebook?" Erza heard as she dashed forward.
Clell brought both of his blades up and towards her a few seconds later. It honestly made him question how if at all she was going to properly battle him. Perhaps it was something they could work out if push came to shove. This would be a lot on his plate and she was going to keep coming as long as he seemed not to take this seriously.
"Not if it gets in the way of training and trying to properly battle," Erza said which made Clell roll his eyes. "The second someone slips in battle? The harder they fall at the end of the day. It will not come to pass anytime soon if I have any say in it." Erza said which made Clell hum.
"And I don't have a say if I don't want to be diced into pieces?" Clell questioned as he raised an eyebrow at her. "No? That's a no then? Shame, I rather like being in one piece, it helps me do my job better when it comes down to it." Clell stated as he flipped onto a lower branch and stared at her with a long and cold glance.
Another slash of her blades threw her forward as she slashed at him with anger at his lack of respect for the methods employed in this.
Still? They had to train and there was no damned way he'd be in this position. Not at least when it comes down to it.
He leaped onto another branch and stared at her with an interest. He spun his blades and started to question what was going to happen.
"You're going to slice me up, aren't you?" Clell stated before he seemed to look around when it came down to it.
"There needs to be a line between how well this goes and how well this doesn't go, we both know what happens if push comes to shove, don't we?" Erza questioned which made him nod as he stared around at her.
"Honestly? I can't question what you're doing half the time." Clell stated to which he seemed to only shrug at her.
"There will be more interesting when it came down to it," Clell stated before she tilted his head and glanced around at the moment. "What will happen when this is all over? I'm going it my all. I don't know what will happen next when it comes down to it." Clell stated before he seemed to happen next at the second.
"There will be a lot riding on this, you know. A lot on the line when it comes down to it." Clell stated before he tilted his head to the side.
"Honestly? I'm aware of that, but you're taking it too loosely." Erza stated before she leaped towards her.
There was a lot more on the line. A lot harder when it came down to it. She leaped at him before he rolled his eyes and glanced around before he seemed to question what to do next.
She became a lot harder to read when it came down to it. He was both terrified of her and interested in what she'd do next. It made him both giddy and terrified of her at the same time and he sort of seemed to embrace that change. It made him question what was to be done when it came down to it.
"There's a lot more on the line when it came down to it," Clell stated before he seemed to click his jaw against the roof of his mouth. "Secondly? How seriously do you expect me to be? I'm not you with all due respect, not even a little." Clell stated before he shook his head and seemed to ponder the fact of the matter.
He was going to be interested in what happened. She leaped at him as she prepared and looked before she seemed to question what to do next. She leaped down at him and sliced her swords towards him.
"C'mon," Clell said while he seemed to be interested before he tilted his head. "Honestly? If you're not going to rip into me? I'm not going to take it seriously at the moment." Clell stated before she leaped up towards the branch.
He flipped off the branch and dodged another swing at his blade. It spun away from her as he rolled his eyes.
"There's too much riding on the line," Clell stated before he clicked his fingers together. "There's too much on the line. You're the serious one. I'm the silly one who enjoys this a lot more than you'd say." Clell added before he seemed to tilt his head towards her.
"And what happens when that joke at the second becomes too silly?" Erza questioned before she hummed. "And I don't want you to die for some stupid reason. Honestly? I don't know what will happen if these soldiers come knocking. Why do you want to do this? Because you think you need to make up for being a thief?" Erza questioned before she seemed as she clicked her fingers together.
She watched as he tilted his head to her. Their blades clashed once more and they stared into the other's eyes.
"For that, and for the people who are better than me at the second," Clell stated before he sighed and rolled his eyes at her. "There will be more interesting battles to fight, ones which can't be interrupted by anything. Not even our little battles, you know." Clell stated before he sighed to himself as he looked around, curious as to the hell that could be unleashed on the enemy.
there was only so much that he could do to placate the woman who seemed to want to turn him into a bunch of meat to put on a plate. It had been a lot more interesting.
Still? If she wanted a battle this badly? He'd greet her with one when it came down to it. There was more to this than a simple battle. A lot more that hadn't been yet decided. This was going to end and none of them had yet to be handled properly.
He leaped onto other branches and looked down at her. This was becoming a lot more annoying than he wished it to be.
He leaped onto other branches and looked down at the soldier who had been fighting him. She wanted to slice him into ribbons and he had a lot of reservations that had been bubbling under the surface.
She wanted him to die and it showed on her face as she leaped after him, his blades only barely blocking one of the strikes before he glanced at her, his blades a fury of movement and dances. He sent her flying across the width of the branch before she leaped at him trying to kick him downwards and off the branch.
She was relentless. He'd give her that much. It was going to be fun trying to defeat her and she seemed to notice this more and more as their duel went on. There was only so much that he could do to stop her. It made him shake his head as he sighed and started to surge forward.
It had been a lot more terrifying as he realized what was coming to the battlefield. Still? He didn't back down, she wanted him dead and he couldn't stop to try and placate her at the time.
He leaped onto another branch and looked down at her, rubbing at the bridge of his nose. She wanted a fight so badly that she'd push him onto the backfoot? He'd damn well push back with the most power he could muster towards her. It had made him question what the hell was going to happen next.
He dodged another kick before he hummed and then backflipped before he flung one of her blades towards him. He snorted to himself before rolling his eyes at her. He dodged it before she reclaimed the blade and flung herself towards him. It had been a lot more interesting to see how well she'd react if given a chance to strike him harder and faster.
Still? It had been what she wanted, she had desired battle and she was getting it. Even if she had to press him harder and faster than anything, she was damn well getting it and she knew it.
Still? She knew what to undo as of the time. She dashed forward before she hummed to herself before she sighed. He leaped up onto the next branch before dodging one of her slashes and blocking another before he seemed to catch her foot and threw her over and into the air. It had made him sigh to herself before she hummed to herself.
She clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth before she flung her swords before she hummed as of the second. It made her curious about what to do next. It had pushed her to the edge of her seat.
He rolled his eyes and placed his daggers on his side as he glanced around before he shook. He crossed his arms and looked before he leaned on the edge of the branch before he tilted his head.
"Are you good? You're never this annoyed when it came down to it." Chente stated before he hummed at the time.
She lunged at him only for him to lean up and smash his blades into hers. Sparks flew from their weapons as he seemed to derive some amount of pleasure from this. He leaped down onto the next platform before she followed and drove a foot into his back as he rolled with the momentum before he sighed and sprung after her before he glanced around, curious as to the hell she seemed to wish upon him.
He knew he had been annoying to her, he had tried to not annoy her when it came down to it. Clell felt pain lance up and down his arms and legs before he hummed, curious as of the time.
This had been fun either way. She glanced at him with a raised eyebrow as he dodged the strike before blocking her foot as he hummed as he sighed the time. There was more on the second.
He spun his swords through his hands before he looked at her before he cracked his fingers. This had been annoying, but it wasn't untrue for the time being.
"You're not going to beat me when it comes down to it. you don't want to push yourself, keep seeing what you can do if you are not held back at all, aren't you?" Erza questioned before She hummed.
"To be fair? Would you be less happy if you knew what was coming as a result of this?" Cell asked before he caught another slash that could have cut open his chest. "You're looking for a reason to try and fight me. I can see it on your face, this isn't just about what happened before, is there?" Clell quested as he dodged another slash and leaped to the side.
He blinked at the tenacity showed at this. There was something there, something that couldn't be solved as a result. It'd be a blood bath if she tried and yet she kept going. There was something in here that had been trying to claw its way out slowly yet surely. Still? He couldn't at all be sure what she wanted or how he'd play a part in getting it. Erza was many things, easy to read? Not even on the top of the list when it came down to it. this was going to need to be something new, something familiar that he had yet to discover.
He crossed his blades across his chest in amusement, she had pressed him into a corner. It hadn't been like her to try something this insane. Then again? He hadn't seen what she could do nor was this anything else to be celebrated when it came down to it. Nope, this was something to be fixed, to be solved… To be wiped clean from the idea book when it came down to it. there was no other damned way to phrase it.
Clell held a hand to his side. This hadn't been easy, but it had been something to consider slowly. The only problem was that he knew that she was out of his league in trying to stop this.
There was so much to say and do before now. They'd need to control this. Anything else was a lot worse than it came down to questioning what to do next. This was going to be a lot more to come down to it. There were so many problems.
He had a lot more to say and do. There was far too much to stop this. Anything else could be far worse than the repulse. Anything else would be a lot more to question. He had a lot more to handle when it came down to it.
He locked blades with her once more as he seemed to question what to say and do next. He pushed her back as she stood her ground, digging her feet into the ground before long.
He'd be finding it a lot more fun if not for the fact that this had been a lot more interesting. This was going to end one way or another. It'd just be a matter of time before this all came to an end.
He flipped to the side before he questioned what to do next before it came down to it. this was honestly curious for both of them when it came down to it. There was a lot more to do next when it came down to it. There was a lot more to do next when it came down to it.
Still? there was a lot more on their minds when it came down to it. There was a lot more to do next before she hummed before she questioned what to
"You're not going to stop me. I'll be a lot more focused on what to do next." Erza stated before she hummed.
There was a lot more to do at the end of the second. She lunged at him only for him to block the strike before he questioned what to do next. This had to be something both of them enjoyed considering the idea that they clashed like bloodthirsty animals.
He caught her foot before kicking her backward and surging forward. It took only one swipe of his blade to knock her backward with a simple hum to himself before he backflipped into the air. There was a small second of hesitation before he managed to spin around and get around her strike before sending her to the ground before this seemed to question what the hell was going to happen. How had this fight been decided on as of the time being? it reeked of bloodlust between them before this was all said and done.
She threw herself towards him as he hummed and backpedaled before this was all said and done. There was so damn much before this came down to it. He had to be ready for whatever she threw at him even if he couldn't fight it off for now.
Still? he had been a lot happier as of the time being. he had been a lot more hopeful at this. He brushed off his clothes and caught one of her arms while blocking her other sword with his other blade. He had been a lot nice than he had expected at the time.
He was a lot more hopeful as of now. This was fun. He knew it was a lot funnier than he had been a little while ago. Anything else would be a problem. He had a lot more as of the time being.
"Not going to kill me that easily," Clell stated before he brushed off his clothes as he hummed to himself. "Are you going to try and kill me? That's your plan? There were a lot worse ways to try and take me down, you know. It isn't exactly the most interesting thing at the end of the day. There's nothing that you can say or do to stop me at the moment. We both know that we need to be willing to fight… And secondly? How am I the monster? Why am I the villain here at the moment?" Clell stated before raising an eyebrow.
He dodged another blast that would have cut into him. She hadn't been able to handle a hit on him before now. He simply slid backward. This had been something that he dreaded… And if not stopped? He'd damn well know he couldn't handle anything at the time.
He questioned what to do next. He had been perhaps ready as of the time being. He hummed and dodged one of her blades. He knocked her off their feet before kicking her down as he hummed.
He looked down at her before he questioned what to say and do next. She glanced at him, her swords gleaming in the moonlight while she pursued him. Rather than battle her entirely openly? He retreated into the upper echelons of the trees. He knew that she was beyond powerful. He couldn't stop her before this came down to another clash.
"Oh. This is tiring." Clell stated before he leaned on the tree. He hummed. "This was a lot more horrid when it came down to it. She's powerful. I can't stop her. I know I can't. I'll let him tire herself off before this is down and dusted." Clell stated before he cracked his fingers.
Erza leaped up to the same branch before all of this was said and done. I'm going to have a damn headache. Clell leaned on the branch before he looked down at her, hopeful as to how to stop her. He sighed before cracking his fingers.
He had to stop her before now. It'd be something terrible if he didn't and he knew she was too powerful.
Still? if this was the move she wanted to make? Well, he damn well couldn't deny there was some sort of thing and he was terrified. He didn't know what her play was, what she had tried to do and how it involved him at this time and place. He was terrified, sure, but he wouldn't back down… Not easy, not to her at the end of the time being.
He was an odd little soldier when it came down as of now. This moment would be part for now.
He had been an odd little soldier as of now. It was an odd little thing for now. One which couldn't be dealt with so easily for all that had been said and done.
He dodged a kick which shattered part of the tree behind him. her feet seemed to be as strong as the rest of her yet she wanted to shatter him in half as if he had been a piece of balsa wood. Honestly? Terrifying on one level… Yet interesting to him on another level. Maybe he could learn it with enough time and patience from her. Maybe? But it seemed as if more had been there before it seemed as if more was to come down to it.
He slowly danced around her, his blades crackling as both of them seemed to become thrown off for now.
Whatever as of now he had a lot more focused on the mission considering that said mission involved him surviving the rest of the soldiers for now. It had been oh so a lot more focused for now. Whatever came next made this a lot more interested in how skilled he was in fighting back. It was a terrible thing, but not the worst for now. He had a lot more to come down to it.
"There's a lot more to this fight. Isn't there?" He heard as he frowned to himself as of now.
She slashed at him with her blades cutting into the tree as if it was just as if she hadn't before surrendered for time being. Whatever seemed to come next would be as of now it had a lot more to handle next. Whatever came next would be a lot more interest for the warrior.
"You know more than anything that I'm one of the best soldiers that had been done and dusted… We aren't are going to handle this fighting each other to the death and both of us know it." Erza heard as she frowned. "If you despised me as much as you do? You wouldn't be holding back as much as you think as of now… And I don't think for now… I don't want to be your enemy. You know more than anything just how bad this will be before now and your know-how as a soldier this will be before now." Clell stated as he clicked his tongue before now. It had been oh so much to handle this.
There was a lot more to do as of now. A lot more to their brawl at the moment which meant they'd have problems sooner or later. Yet? Neither of them wanted this fight and he could at least tell them for now. It had been a weird problem for them yet neither wanted to back down at all. It had been a problem more than anything. What little had been done and dusted had done nothing to stop them from being on the frontlines of combat. It hadn't yet been a problem for now. What little seemed to come next as of now.
He questioned before he as now before it seemed to be a lot more problems for now. He was honestly ready to surrender yet it questioned before now what had been done and dusted. Yet? It seemed to be a lot more to question before it seemed too oddly was to handle for now. Erza was a lot more to question before now which oddly while he seemed to question before now.
Author Notes
Phew. Another chapter done! I want to point out that the next chapter will be in 2-10 months before now. Next chapter will be 900-6500 words and will show both Erza and Clell fighting. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!