"There wasn't any more Fairy Tail members that I could see from above," Avera's voice echoed, "I also couldn't see Levy McGarden anywhere." Raina nodded. From the shadows, I could see the hovering figure who had spoken emerge. To my surprise, I saw a pale turquoise green exceed with dark purple eyes - so dark they looked almost black. This was the first time that I'd sensed a strong amount of magic power coming from an exceed. "What do you want me to do with the cats?" Raina asked the turquoise exceed.
"Don't harm them. Leave them with me. You need to fight the foe before you Raina - CONCENTRATE!" Raina nodded and handed the net over to Avera. Raina stared towards us. She appeared hesitance about attacking us... "What are you waiting for?" I heard Avera's voice call.
"They're strong. I'm not sure if I'll be able to take them all-"
"-Don't be ridiculous!" Avera interrupted, "You're the second most powerful member of Grimoire Heart! You can take on anything!" Raina nodded and stared at us once more. I could tell she was thinking. We had to let her make the 1st move, otherwise Raina would be able to counteract and then attack us at our weakest. It was evident already that in a one of one battle between any of us - Raina would win. I could tell be her magic power. But there were 5 of us here. We may be able to pull it off if we tried hard enough - worked as a team - and believed!
Just then, Raina made her fist move. Jumping upwards, she sent a wave of water down towards us. We were all drenched, but unharmed. What was she trying to do? I looked down towards the ground, which was now flooded up to our shins. She was trying to get the field advantage. For some reason, the water continued to creep upwards. Rain began to fall harder. By this point I was absolutely soaked. Looking around, I could tell that the others were as well. Raina fell back down gracefully into the water - like a raindrop... She looked up towards us, her eyes were determined. I could feel her magic power radiating across the surrounding area. She was a force to behold! I had never felt any magic power like this before... I felt my heart begin to race. My hands wouldn't stop shaking. My legs felt like jelly. I was trembling... Was I - scared? I bit my lip, tasting blood. I had known that this wouldn't be an easy fight... But... I could have never imagined anything like this.
When I was able to, I quickly help up my hand. I then threw it to the side so that it made contact with my cheek. I felt the pain spread through my cheek. It began to sting. I smiled. That felt better. I could concentrate much better on the fight now - but I was still unsure as to how we were going to win. In was darker now, though the moon still hadn't come out. Therefore, it was harder to see around the area. Assuming that Raina could see just as much as we could, we could use this two our advantage. "Go into the trees!" I called. The others didn't seem to understand but still all ran in opposite directions - into the trees. At times like this I wish that I had telepathy... I ran as quietly as I could around the clearing - through the trees. I found the others standing hesitantly, unsure of what to do. There, I explained my plan to them. As soon as I had got around to all of them I began to run around the trees. The others would be doing the same by now. I had told Lilias to whistle when the coast was clear. She was on watch - among the trees. As she was in her natural element, it would be hard for Raina and Avera to find her.
Just then I heard a high pitched whistle. I swiftly turned and dashed into the clearing. Charging at Raina. Our attacks weren't coordinated. That was a good thing. I attacked Her with a fire dragon fist attack along with Xavier who wasn't too far behind me. When Raina was distracted by our attacks - Lokni and Miriza caught her from long range. This seemed to surprise Raina, as she was flung back due to our long range attacks. We watched her as she quickly got up from the wet ground - only to use a roar attack that was able to hit all of us. This was going to be a long long fight...
It was a little while later when we decided to abandon all reason - starting with strategy. We had came up with many amazing strategies in that short amount of time. We had carried each one out perfectly, accept none of them had any affect. Raina would keep on bouncing back up and attacking. Her attacks were powerful - formidable. This was no mere sparing match. This was war. We had to protect our guild's sacred ground. That's what kept us fighting on - from beating after beating after beating... I stared at the sky. It was presumably night now, accept the stars and moon were hidden away underneath a thick grey, blanket of storm clouds. I sighed. There was no way of seeing Raina like this. If I lit a fire though - she would be able to find us. I sighed, in a battle as hopeless as this - the worst thing to do would be to give up altogether.
"We've been fighting for a while," Raina's voice echoed around us. I couldn't see where it was coming from though. "I would suggest ending the battle of the dragons right now." I clenched my fists. "It doesn't have to go on like this..." Her voice was calm - drawing me in. "Tell me where Levy is - and you won't have to fight anymore. It's that simple. I'll tell everyone that you all won. Just tell me where Levy is..." I was pretty sure we had cleared up that we didn't know where Levy was. I didn't answer her. None of us did. We were all fed up and tired. We wanted this fight to end... Xavier rushed forwards, followed by Lilias and Lokni. Raina appeared to be rather good at dodging these senseless attacks. I could also tell that she was just as bored and as tired as we were. As those three attacked from the front I ran through the trees round to the back. Raina didn't see me. She was too busy with the others. I began to run forwards ready for a wing attack, followed by a talon, followed by an iron fist. I would have to execute it quickly. More importantly, I would have to run quickly so that she didn't notice me. I began to run as fast as my small legs would carry me (which was surprisingly quite fast). As I ran, I got myself ready for a wing attack. Yet, just as I was about to attack... Seconds before I cast my wing attack, I felt a cold chill hit me as I was sent flying back. I could feel this cold chill my bones. I felt it tingle across my skin. This wasn't Xavier's ice. That felt different to this...
I looked upwards, shivering. There, I could see a turquoise shape looking down at me. Avera. Was she the one who had done that to me? But she was an exceed. Was it possible for exceeds to learn another form of magic as well as aera magic? Now that I thought about it, I remembered Lily and Carla. Panther Lily was able to change his form for a short amount of time. Furthermore, Carla had clairvoyance - which was most likely also magic. I knew that Carla was born with this but I was unsure about Lily. What I knew for certain was that it was possible for an exceed to have another type of magic as well as aera. Avera placed her paws together. I noticed that she was wearing a black dress that appeared to highlight her dark purple eyes - making her look like a predator. If that was the case... Who was the prey? I didn't think I wanted to know the answer to that question... In her hands formed what looked like a ball of magic. I could tell it was wind magic, though it had a pale blueish tint. Avera through the ball in my direction. It collided with my body as I felt a surge of cold spread through out. I shivered. I had to get back into the fight with the others...
Author's note:
I'm sorry that this chapter took a while to come out. The next one probably won't be out for a while either. This is because I'm extremely busy at the moment and don't have as much time to write :(
