Chapter Eleven: Fairy Tail's Next Generation Rises
"The train is right in front of you," Persephone said as Nashi, Roman, Storm, and Cato made it to the outside of the train station. An express train with several passenger and cargo cars began taking off. "Try to hide in one of the back cards. They almost never check in those."
"Got it," Nashi nodded as she stopped running and held both of her hands out in front of her. "Styx!"
A fiery whirlpool appeared in the middle of the street.
"Go, go, go!" Cato shouted as he pointed at the whirlpool. Storm and Roman both jumped through, followed by Cato and finally Nashi. Darkness engulfed the four children before they were transported through another brilliant burst of light into one of the cargo cars. They came out in the same order they had gone in, with Nashi being the last. She put a hand to her head, feeling slightly dizzy.
"You alright?" Storm asked, setting a hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Nashi nodded, shaking her head to try and rid it of the fuzziness.
"You should try and rest," Roman said as he peaked out through a crack in the door. "We've got a big fight ahead of us and we'll need your Rhea flames to keep us safe."
"Right," Nashi nodded as she plopped down into a sitting position.
"We're stopping at a magic store to get the stuff for Cato's spell, but we should still meet you there around the same time," Persephone said.
"How much you think you'll need?" Koree asked Cato.
"Well, I can only go up to about five, so…" Cato answered, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Got it, we'll get five," Persephone answered.
"Did you guys even remember to bring jewel with you?" Storm asked.
"I said we'd get five," Persephone replied.
"How are you going to do that with no-"
"I said we'd get five! Don't questions how!" Persephone snapped at Storm.
"They're gonna steal them," Roman sighed.
"We can go back and pay later!" Koree insisted.
"Just stick to the map and meet us there on time," Persephone added. "You guys get there too late and we won't be able to stop her!"
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Gray stood over the bed, daggers digging into his chest as he looked down upon Juvia. Her breathing was slow and labored, sweat on her brow, He reached out and brushed her hair out of her face, leaning down to kiss her gently upon her still lips.
"Keep fighting," he whispered.
Next to him Sting was also tending to Yukino. Of the three victims she was still in the worst shape, shivering violently. Sorano was seated next to her, prepping to do another transfer in the hopes it would still the shaking.
"I love you," Sting whispered. "I love you so much. Please hold on."
Rogue was seated at Minerva's side. Of the three she was in the bst shape, but she was still unconscious. He stared at her missing arm. Their life would never be the same afterwards, even if Minerva pulled through (which it was looking like she would). She would have to learn to do everything all over again, not to mention they now had a son to care for.
Sacchi began fussing in his father's arm.
"Sh," Rogue whispered as he bounced his son. "Hush, little one. It's alright."
He began rocking Sacchi in a rocking chair as Gray and Sting began to made their exit.
"Keep an eye on them for us, will ya?" Sting asked.
"Of course," Rogue said, never taking his eyes off his son.
Gray and Sting continued on their trek, walking to where Laxus and Erik were waiting outside the hospital.
"Ready?" Laxus asked.
"Yeah," they both nodded.
"Put these on," Erik tossed his three partners plain, black cloaks. "It's best if you three don't draw attention to yourselves. Yet, anyways."
"Right," they all agreed as they put on the cloaks and began following Erik through the busy streets of Crocus towards the black market.
Neither of them noticed another, cloaked figure armed with a knife slipping into the hospital behind them.
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"Oh, good, you found them!" Mirajane sighed in relief as Erza came back with the triplets and Igneel in tow.
Erza turned to say something when she noticed something and her brow furrowed.
"Where are Roman, Cato, Storm, and Nashi?" she asked.
"What do you mean, they're right there," Mirajane said, pointing to the far corner of the play area.
Erza let go the four children she was dragging back and stomped forward to where the four older children appeared to be. She waved and arm at them and they disappeared like smoke.
Mirajane gasped. "Oh my goodness! Where could they have gone? I thought they were there the whole time! I'm not even sure when they slipped off!"
Erza's teeth gritted. There was only one out of those four that could cast illusions and she knew it was hers. "I'm going to kill that boy when I get my hands on-"
"MAMA LOOK OUT!" Farrah's loud shriek broke through the entire waiting and play ward.
Erza whirled about to find Farrah diving into Mirajane, knocking her off the stool she was seated upon and into the floor. Standing just behind the chair was a woman dressed in all black and clutching a jagged knife in her hands.
Erza jumped, requpping into her robe yuen as she did so. Maybe because of this armor's elastic properties it would be hard for this fiend to use her density magic on her. Erza swung her katana at the attacker, but the blade simply went through her.
Still, Erza landed without problem.
"Farrah, get your mother and the children out of here!" she instructed as she turned and rushed the attacker again.
"Mama, c'mon!" Farrah said as she tried to pull Mirajane up. Mirajane, however, was still seated in the floor, holding her stomach.
"Mama, are you okay?"
"Yeah," Mirajane said, taking Farrah's hand. "Fell on my stomach and bruised it but I think the baby and I are okay."
As Farrah helped her mother to her feet Erza swung at the attacker again. The blade began going straight through her once again. Quickly taking note Erza requipped her katana away and replaced it with her fire empress sword, igniting it once it was in her hand. As the flame burned half-way through her torso the killer screeched in pain and recoiled away from Erza, changing her body density back to normal once again. Erza took the opportunity and kicked her in the head, knocking her on her back and setting her foot into her chest.
"Thought you could sneak up on us, did you?" she asked.
The woman frowned at Erza and disappeared through the floor. Erza stumbled slightly as the woman's body disappeared from under her but she quickly recovered.
"I just don't get it," a voice echoed through the room. Erza looked about, looking for the killer as Farrah shepherded Mirajane and the children out of the wing.
"What is it that you all have that I don't!?" the same voice shrieked as she suddenly appeared from the ceiling over Erza, diving down towards her, knife glistening. Erza held up her sword, blocking the knife as she tried to grab at the attacker. Her hand, however, went straight through the woman once more.
The killer did a somersault of sorts, her body morphing straight though Erza, pulling the knife with her. Though the density of the knife had change, Erza could still feel it's coldness rushing through her. She wasn't sure if the poison would still affect her since the knife hadn't actually stabbed her, just passed through her, but at the moment she didn't care. She whirled back around as the woman landed on the ground, bringing her still flaming sword around.
"Ack!" the woman shouted as the blade passed over her back. She turned to face Erza, a look of utter rage on her face.
"Look at you! So powerful, so beautiful! Well, so am I and what do I have to show for it!?" she dove towards Erza again, but Erza side stepped, lifting her sword to slice through her once again. She cried out in pain once more as she rolled along the ground.
"What are you talking about!?" Erza asked as she turned to face her opponent once more.
"S Class wizard. Wife. Mother. Beloved by all. You have it all. You have everything that should rightfully be mine!"
She jumped at Erza once again, no longer bothering to use her density magic, but instead just jabbing and slicing wildly with the knife. Erza blocked each blow with ease as her brow deepened.
"Is that what this is all about?" Erza asked as she and the killer locked blades. "Is this why you've gone about killing S class mothers? Because you're jealous!?"
"Jealous? No," the killer answered with a crazed smile as she leaned even harder against Erza's sword. "Why should I be jealous of someone inferior to me? No. I'm simply taking what's rightfully mine!"
The attacker dug her heels deeper into the ground to push all of her weight against Erza. Erza braced herself and then stumbled forward as the killer changed her body density once more. Quickly anticipating the foe's next move, Erza whirled about and brought her sword up to guard her body-
-but a fraction of a second too late.
As the women's blades clashed again Erza felt a small prick and a trickle of blood on her shoulder.
"HA!" the killer shouted. "That may be just a scratch but that's all I need to do you in! I'd say you've got about five minute before you start feeling the poison's effects!"
"Hmph!" Erza sniffed. "That's just long enough for me to take care of you!"
Robes of yuen clearly not having any effects on this mad woman's magic, Erza requipped into her lightning empress armor, keeping her fire sword. She sent a small blast of lightning at the killer, sending her flying flat onto her back.
Five minutes, Erza thought to herself. I can do this! I've got five minutes.
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Farrah gasped as she helped her mother down a hallway, all of the children trailing behind her. Thanks to her dragon slayer senses she heard every word the two dueling women were saying.
"Farrah?" Mirajane asked.
"She got Aunt Erza!" Farrah exclaimed, causing everyone to gasp.
"Mommy?" Eva squeaked as tears formed in her's, Minnette's, and Von's eyes.
"Bianca, help my mom," Farrah said as she turned and raced back up the hallway.
"Farrah, wait! Stop!" Mirajane shrieked, reaching a hand out to her daughter.
Farrah didn't stop, though, she kept running back to the wing.
"Farrah, she's too strong! She'll kill you!" Mirajane screamed. "Farrah!"
Farrah knew her mother was right, but she also know that if Erza went down before she could stop this criminal then they were all done for. She had to help her!
What spells do I have? She wondered. All of my lightning ones will hurt her, but she can just disappear into a wall and get away. I need something that will stop her no matter what. But what-
Then an idea popped into her mind.
Don't be insane! Even Mama can't cast that one! Papa's only been able to pull it off a few times! No, my lightning will just have to do!
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"We're here!" Cato shouted as the Blue Pegasus Guild hall came into view of the maps in their minds.
"Styx!" Nashi called, the fiery whirlpool reappearing. All four children hopped through, landing on the pathway about a mile or so from the Guild Hall. Nashi felt the same dizziness she'd felt before in her head, but shook it off as she stood to her feet.
"She should be right on top of us," Storm muttered, looking about.
"Yeah," Nashi nodded.
"So where-"
"There!" Roman pointed at the road just a few steps behind them. A tall woman with dishevelled and torn clothing and rainbow hair was racing down the road towards them.
Storm instantly recognized her as the woman who attacked his mother and frowned deeply.
"Storm, remember the pla-" Roman began, but Storm had already taken off.
"Water Slicer!"
A knife-like water blast shot out from his hands in the shape of knives. The woman changed her body density and let the water go through her. Still, she smiled and clapped her hands wildly.
"Oh, wowee! That was a big one! You're a strong little guy aren't y-"
"Water Nebula!" he screamed, shooting two beams of water, spinning around each-other in a helix formation at her. Again, the attack did nothing but go straight through her.
"My, my, my, aren't you a little-"
"AUGH!" Storm just charged towards her, fists raised, swinging for a punch-
-that he missed as he, again, went straight through her and rolled along the road behind her.
"-a little spit fire, eh?" the woman said brightly as she knelt over him.
"YOU TRIED TO KILL MY MOMMY!" Storm screeched, swinging upward and finally managing to catch her in the jaw, sending a blast of water up with her which knocked her onto her back.
"Oh! YAY! Oh, you're so strong and tough already! Oh, I'm going to have so much fun training you to be one of my top wizards!" the woman cheered as she pulled out a stamp and reached for Storm.
"All I need to do is-"
"RHEA!"
A pink flame coated Storm's entire body as soon as the woman touched him, causing her to recoil in pain.
"Ouch! What on-" She turned around to where the other three children were racing towards her, also coated in pink flames. Nashi's brow furrowed in concentration as she raised one hand out in front of her.
"THEA'S FURY!" she shouted. Two blasts of sparkling, crimson flames jutted from her palm, swirling around each other like a pair of fireworks canons before striking the woman. She changed her body density again, but once the flames entered her she yelped in pain. She even stumbled a bit, clutching her chest as they passed through her. Nashi noticed this and waved with her hand for the two flames to come back. The jutting balls of sparkling crimson changed their course, turning and heading back into the woman. Rather than just going straight through her, though, they stopped while still in her chest.
"AUGH! OUCH! OH, THAT BURNS!" the woman cried.
Nashi smiled and snapped her fingers. The sparkling balls exploded. The woman fell to her knees, screaming in pain. She took deep, labored breaths.
"I...I don't think I've ever felt a flame that hot before," she said.
"Guess you've never met a Dragneel before," Nashi said, holding her fists up, the same crimson flames appearing around them.
The woman took another deep breath before grinning and laughing wildly. "Oh, how exciting!" she clapped. "I'd heard stories about you but I didn't know if they were true or not. I suppose you're responsible for this pink stuff, too? Oh, how impressive! How exciting! I must, must, must have you!"
She darted towards Nashi, but Roman jumped in front of her, bow staff in hand.
"No you don't!" he shouted, jumping up and swinging his staff towards her. It passed through her as well as she changed her body density. She changed back to normal just as Roman had passed through her, which is what Roman expected. Still airborne, he pivoted his body and brought the staff down on the back of her head, knocking her off balance.
"Requip!" Roman shouted as he landed on his feet, the staff disappearing and several throwing stars appearing, hovering about them until he gave them the gesture to order them to strike. Two or three embedded themselves in the attacker's back before she was able to change her density and disappeared through the ground.
"Where'd she go?" Roman asked, calling his throwing stars back.
"There!" Nashi said, pointing to the road behind them where the woman had popped back up, and had turned to them, laughing aloud, insane laugh.
"Yes, yes, YES! Oh, I should have started with Fairy Tail! Who would have guessed that-"
"Memory make Wave Wind!" Cato called as he placed a finger to his head. A powerful tornado burst to life and charged towards the attacker. Even with her density magic she couldn't keep herself from being sucked up into it.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" she shouted.
"Eos!" Nashi cried, two fiery wings bursting to life on her back that lifted her into the air. She flew straight towards the tornado, the crimson flames still in her hands.
"You crazy! You'll just be-" Cato tried to warn Nashi.
"Yikes!" Nashi shrieked as she was sucked into the tornado.
"-and there she goes," Roman sighed.
"What did Nashi just do?" Persephone's annoyed voice echoed inside the children's minds.
"You don't want to know," Cato said. "Just get here soon."
"Hold her up for another five minutes or so, we're on our way!"
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Erza stumbled as she made another swing for the woman's head. Her arm was beginning to burn and shake.
"Ha-ha-HA! Looks like your five minutes are up, Titania!" the killer chortled.
"Maybe so," Erza said as her arm began convulsing and she traded her weapon to her other hand. "But I'm still standing so you and I have a while to go!"
She jumped into the air, diving back own onto the attacker who was barely able to dodge in time.
"Well, I respect that," the killer grinned. "A fighter to the end! Kinda makes me feel bad for killing you. Actually, no it doesn't!"
Erza gritted her teeth. I'm slowing down, too. I should have hit her, she thought before saying: "Requip!"
She changed into her Heaven's Wheel Armor, calling out as many swords infused with elemental magic as she could, the convulsions in her arm becoming more violent.
My body's starting to shut down, she thought to herself. I'll have to depend on my telepathy to finish this monster off.
Erza's swords began rushing the woman, slicing and diving at her in every which way. Still, she was able to dodge, evade, and shield herself using chairs, tables, and anything else in the waiting wing.
Crap! She's good! Either that or my mind and telepathy are also weakening…
Erza's knee buckled as the convulsions spread to her lower body.
"Don't take this personal," the attacker said, walking towards Erza, knife drawn. "You simply weren't good enough to raise those children to their full potential. Rest assured, I'll-AUGH!"
Erza suddenly found the strength to stand, requip her dragon-slayer blade into her hand and smite the woman across the chest.
"If I die here today, I die here," Erza declared loudly. "But you will not lay a finger on my children!"
All of the swords floating about went mad, charging the woman all at once. This time she was caught by surprise, and shrieked in pain as the blades all sliced at her. Even with her density as thin as air she couldn't escape the absolute thrashing she received.
Erza took in deep breaths as she focused, keeping up the telepathic attack.
A sharp pain erupted from the back of her skull as she toppled forward. Suddenly every desk, chair, table, even pen was flying straight at her.
"You're not the only one here with telepathy," a sinister voice called as Erza was pinned down under a mountain of broken wood and plastic. She tried to push the pile off her but now both arms were convulsing and her chest was aching and burning. The killer chuckled menacingly as she sauntered over to stand over Erza.
"It was a good fight," she said as she raised the knife over Erza's head. "Best I've had in awhile. So I'll thank you by making this quick."
She thrust the knife forward to stab straight through Erza's eye when they both heard a young voice call out:
"LIGHTNING DRAGON ROAR!"
A burst of lightning collided into the killer and sent her flying into a nearby wall.
Erza let out a small sigh of relief as she heard someone running towards her.
"Aunt Erza, are you okay?"
"Farrah, I-" Erza began, but she choked as foam began bubbling out of her mouth.
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"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Nashi shouted as she adjusted to the whirling wind around her, which is more than the killer could say who was still just being tossed around like a ragdoll. Then again, what was she supposed to do with no wings?
With the woman incapacitated by the tornado Nashi took as many blows and punches as she could at her. Granted, it was a bit difficult. The tornado was trying to pull her every which way, put she still managed to get several good licks in on her before the tornado stopped, sending the woman crashing to the ground. Nashi landed next to her, extinguishing her wings and panting heavily.
She'd never used so many spells so quickly after one another. And she was starting to feel the effects of it.
"Iapetus…"
"Huh?" Nashi looked about, searching for whoever had just talked to her.
"Ha….ha-ha-ha! Ha!" The attacker began to laugh. "Oh, that was glorious! You're all so powerful, but still so young! Oh, what grand things await for you all!" she cheered as the three boy's raced to Nashi's side. "And I get to guide you through it all! Now come-Off!"
A blast of water knocked the woman onto her back before she disappeared into the ground again.
She appeared behind them. They all whirled around, now catching onto her game and charged towards her. Roman sent his throwing stars once again, but they passed straight through her. She raced forward to grab the children, but instead only grabbed air.
"An illusion?" she asked herself just before she heard a "Water Nebula!" and felt a concussive force against her back. She fell face first in the dirt and slipped underground again. She popped back up what she thought was a safe distance away, only to be met by a:
"Memory make lightning blast!"
"AUGH!" she shouted as she was pushed up against a nearby tree by the blast. She saw Roman running towards her, bow staff in hand. She changed her body density to let it go through her, realizing too late that it was another illusion and it had actually been Nashi running towards her with another Thea flame that promptly exploded one it was in her chest, sending the attacker flying forward into the dirt. She had just barely pushed herself up onto her hands when she felt something hard and cold hit her in her side, sending her rolling.
"Guys!"
All four children turned to find Koree and Persephone atop a horse racing towards them, Koree's hand still a metal club from knocking their target back towards them.
"Catch!" Persephone called as she tossed a lacrima to Nashi, Storm, and Roman. "Get ready, Cato!" She said as she jumped down from the horse, a bag at her side, and a screen appearing in her hand that she promptly smashed on the ground so she could send a torrent of shards at the attacker.
The attacker disappeared through the ground again.
"Koree, there!" Cato pointed to an area on the ground. "She's got a pattern, she'll pop up there!"
"On it!" Koree said, jumping off the horse at the spot, a satchel at her side as well.
"The rest of you, c'mon!" Persephone said running to the spot.
"Right," Nashi, Roman, and Storm said as they ran and all the children stood in a circle around the spot.
As Cato had predicted, the woman popped up and Koree whacked her over the had with her club-hand, knocking her dizzy for a second.
"Now!" Persephone said as she pulled a lacrima out of her bag. Koree did the same. All five of the children placed their lacrima's in a circle around the woman and then took off running.
Cato closed his eyes and pressed the fore finger of both hands against the sides of his head, concentrating.
"Memory make thunder palace…"
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"Aunt Erza?" Farrah asked in a panicked voice as Erza began choking on the foam.
"Ha-ha-HA!" the killer laughed as she slowly stood up from the charred wall. "Looks like the mighty Titania has finally fallen!"
Farrah frowned as she turned towards the killer
Well, now I've got no choice, she thought as she stood to her feet, putting on her bravest face.
"You have three seconds to get out of here!" she declared.
"F-Farrah?" Erza asked. Surely not. Was Farrah actually capable of-
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"What is this?" the woman asked as the five lacrimas began floating around her, a yellow lightning beam shining in the center of each.
Cato's eyebrows furrowed.
I can do this.
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"One!" Farrah shouted. I can do this.
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"Aw, did you make the lacrimas all pretty for your new guild mama?" the woman clapped her hands.
Cato concentrated harder. After all I'm-
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"Two!"
-the daughter of guild master Laxus and Mirajane Dreyar-
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The lacrimas began to glow.
-grandson of Makarov Dreyar, a wizard saint-
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"One!" Farrah clapped her hands together.
-and a member of Fairy Tail!
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-and a member of Fairy Tail!
Cato smiled before declaring: "THUNDER PALACE ACTIVATE!"
The lacrimas began to shine and tremble before they exploded. A pillar of blinding lightning as tall as the eye could see was unleashed upon to killer. The ground shook, knocking all of the children onto their backs as they shielded their eyes from the blast. The killer screamed in utter agony from the pillar as she shone on for a few seconds more before disappearing.
Cato dropped to his knees as the spell ended, completely drained of magic power.
"Did it...did it work…?" he gasped.
Persephone hopped to her feet and raced to the crater left in the wake of the blast's edge.
"Yup, that's one toasted lady!" she declared as the rest of the Birthday Gang gathered around the crater to gaze down upon the burned, shaking, and bleeding woman at the bottom. She groaned once before she began to-
"Sparkles?" Nashi asked.
"She...she's disappearing!" Roman exclaimed.
"No, you get back here!" Storm shouted before jumping into the crater just as she disappeared completely.
"Probably should have seen that one coming," Persephone sighed. "She was a clone after all."
"No!" Storm punched the ground. "She...she got away…"
"It didn't...it didn't…" Cato groaned as he completely collapsed.
"No, it worked," Roman assured him, setting a hand on his back. "We got rid of one of the clones and Aunt Jenny and Aunt Sherry will be safe now?"
"Safe from what?" all of the children turned to find Jenny and the Trimens running towards them.
"Oh my goodness!" Jenny cried as she began to run even faster than the men. "Are you little cuties okay?"
"What happened here, man?" Ichiya asked.
"Where are your parents?" Ren asked.
"Persephone, are you alright?" Hibiki asked his star pupil, eyes widening in concern.
"Yeah. But it's a bit of a long story…" Persephone said.
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"Times up!" Farrah declared, opening her hands, a tiny ball of light floating between them.
"You think you can tell me what to do little girl?" the killer grumbled. "Hm. You look a bit too old for my purposes anyways. Guess I'll just have to do away with you as well!" she raised the knife just as appeared from the hallway, running as fast as her pregnancy would allow her.
"Farrah, no!" she screamed.
The killer was about the make a stab at Farrah when she clapped her hands together. The small ball of light burst, sending rays of pure white shining from Farrah's palms. The killer took two steps back before similar rays of light sprouted up from the ground around her.
She, Erza, and Mirajane could only stare at Farrah as she proclaimed:
"I invoke Fairy Law."
A golden magic circle appeared before Farrah that then doused the entire hospital in a heavenly glow.
Mirajane raised a hand to shield herself from the light, a single tear forming in her eye as she whispered,
"Farrah…"
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"What's that noise?" Rogue answered just as a bright light engulfed the room. Sacchi squealed in fear from his arms.
"ACK!" Rogue bent ever to shield both his and his son's eyes from the light, whispering soft "Sh, sh, sh's," as he did so.
From the bed next to him he heard a loud gasp.
He snapped his head back up. "Minerva?"
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Erza's arm stopped convulsing, her chest stopped aching.
"Wha-what's happening?" she wondered.
Why Is the poison no longer working? She thought as the light continued to wash over her.
The light.
Of course!
She suddenly remembered the explanation she'd given Gray all those years back during the battle with Phantom Lord.
"A spell that vanquishes darkness with sacred light."
Torbernite poisoning was a potion brewed with dark magic that converted one's own magic energy to fight against them. It only made sense that Fairy Law would counteract that. Why had they not thought of that before.
"Farrah," she whispered as the light began to dim, leaving an ethereal glow over the young teen as she opened her eyes to glare at the killer.
She may not have the Dreyar blood in her veins, but she has the heart and spirit of both of out last guild masters, Erza thought to herself as a small smile formed on her lips.
"Mirajane, Laxus, you've raised her well," she whispered more to herself than anyone.
The light finally relinquished, leaving the killer shaking and weak at Farrah's feet. The teenager glared, the gasped as the woman sparkled into non existence.
"She...disappeared?" Farrah asked.
"That makes no sense," Erza said as she sat up.
"Farrah."
Farrah turned to find her mother running towards her.
"Mama?"
"Are you okay?" Mirajane asked. "You're not-oh!"
"Mama!?" Farrah gasped. "Wha-"
"I-oof-I think the baby's coming!"