The demon inside.
By: LemonSherbert
Chapter 25: Say goodbye.
I do not own any of the characters in this story, they are owned by the creator of Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima, do enjoy and don't forget to review. BTW IT'S GONNA START GETTING GORY SO PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
Her screams felt like a shot to the heart and his brain burned with only one thought. He had to get to her. The Demon in front of him was given the mercy he had not shown the others. Ending him quickly as he sliced his bat downwards on the Demons left shoulder, the sharp blades tore through his skin and bone like a knife through butter. It quickly severed his heart in two, black blood spilled down the man's front as he croaked and fell to his knees. Gajeel kicked him away, freeing his bat and he looked up. Levy, she fell from the shadows hold... No! She wasn't moving, her wounds, they weren't healing, she was hurt, seriously hurt, she needed his help.
"Levy!" He yelled as he ran through the fighting Demons and humans, he watched as she hit the floor, not even flinching as her head hit the cold marble and his breath hitched. No, she wasn't, he wouldn't believe it, not after everything, not after what they had gone through, she couldn't die, not there... not now! He heard someone yelling his name but he could barely hear anything, everything was focused on her, her chest wasn't moving, she... she wasn't breathing. His heart was beating in his throat and he gripped the bat as he saw that man, that Demon, he did that to her... he hurt her. Gajeel never thought he could feel so heart broken and furious at the same time. "You bastard!" He snarled, holding his bat high as he jumped, his shadows wrapping around Acnologia who was taken by surprise as he looked up with a glare and Gajeel bore down on him. His blade hit its mark, tearing part of his face and skull as the large Demon howled in pain and stumbled but he couldn't stop. He'd seen red; he wanted to tear this Demon apart until nothing was left of him but bloody chunks. "I'm gonna fucking kill you!" Gajeel roared as his bat swung wildly, splitting flesh and showering him with black blood as Acnologia tried desperately to gain some sort of upper hand but he had been caught off guard, the pain was distracting him from conjuring his shadows and the restraints made it hard to fight back. Sweat began trickling down Gajeels brow as his breath became hoarse and raspy but he wasn't going to stop until he physically couldn't move.
Acnologia roared, his body swirling with black shadows as his black eyes blazed with fury and his skin had been torn from his bones, he looked like a walking corpse as he glared at Gajeel. The white haired Demon panted, his body struggling to cope with how much healing he had to do and also disintegrating the shadows holding him.
"I will not be beaten by the likes of a mere half breed!" Acnologia growled as the shadows burst, making Gajeel stumble backwards a little until his foot touched something and he looked down. He knew she was hurt but he wasn't prepared for what was laid before him, his knees hit the ground and his bat fell from his fingers, the metal clattered to the floor. Her body was a mess of holes and cuts seeping with black blood, she had been impaled so many times and blood was dripping from her pale lips.
"L-Levy...?" He questioned as if she might move and his hands slipped underneath her gently, he pulled her to him, cradling her to his chest as he stroked her soft, blue hair. "W-wake up Levy!" Gajeel whimpered, his voice cracking as his eyes stung, his heart felt like it had also been impaled and his throat burned as if he was going to be sick. He couldn't breathe it hurt so much, seeing her so lifeless, he couldn't help her, he couldn't save her in time, it was his fault she was gone. "Please... wake up, please, I can't do this again, I can't lose someone, it hurts too much!" He begged, gripping her shoulders just praying for a breath, her eyelids to flicker, something! Wait, she couldn't heal because she was exhausted... he could help her. Without even flinching he tore into his wrist, filling his mouth with his own blood quickly, Gajeel pulled her up, putting his hand on the side of her cheek as he stared down at her. He closed his eyes, his lips touching hers softly before he let the blood in his mouth slip between them, it pooled in her mouth, slowly traveling down her throat but she wasn't drinking it. "Come on, wake up, you can't die, I won't let you, don't leave me here!" Gajeel yelled, feeling the tears burn trails down his face but still, she didn't move.
"Oh... you poor child, in truth I wasn't meant to kill her, just break her but it matters nothing to me, she was weak, she lacked the resolve of a true Demon" the deep voice behind him said and Gajeels eyes snapped up at the amused Acnologia. He was still healing, his shadows swaying lazily and Gajeel growled, gently setting her down and he removed his large jumper, draping it over her like a blanket. "Please... tell me, how did you become this way, half breeds are very rare, and you don't smell as if you were born this way?" He asked and Gajeel picked up his bat.
"I'm not telling you a fucking thing!" Gajeel snarled as dark shadows slowly twirled around his bat, fuelled solely with the need to bludgeon this Demon to death. Acnologia grinned as if he found it entertaining as Gajeel ran towards him with a snarl, his bat glinting deadly in the light before it sliced down, missing Acnologia by half a centimetre. The Demon of the apocalypse dived backwards, leaping sideways as he laughed, dodging every blow by a hair.
"This is entertaining; you might even be more fun than your pathetic friend was!" Acnologia laughed, the way he spoke about Levy made Gajeels stomach churn and his heart burned with the desire to kill. His comment only pushed Gajeel further over the edge as he glanced at her, still laid there unmoving and without breath.
"Keeping talking, it'll only make it more fun when I smash your jaw into dust!" Gajeel growled as he jumped, narrowly missing the spike that swooped for him as he front flipped, his heel smashing down on Acnologias skull and the large Demon slammed into the floor with a sickening crack. The sound was like music to Gajeels ears as he brought his foot down on the top of his white head, deepening the crater that had been created. Every time his foot hit his skull he felt even more blood thirsty, each hit made him feel like he was he was going to cause Acnologias head to cave in. Blood began to pool inside the crater and Gajeel snarled putting down his bat as he bent down, grabbing Acnologias hair and yanking it up to reveal the bloody mess. His lips were torn and teeth were missing, his nose was broken and the top of his head looked cracked as black liquid seeped out of the wounds. "This is for Levy!" He snarled grabbing one of the twisted horns atop of the Demons head, this made him panic as he lazily struggled to stop Gajeel who ripped the horn out of his skull, with blood dripping from the end that had been attached to his head. Gajeel felt no remorse as he gripped the horn and looked into the Demons confused, angry, exhausted eyes. "You'll regret ever hurting her..." Gajeel said in a low voice as he thrust the sharp end of the horn through Acnologias eye socket, making the large Demon scream in agony as he twisted and turned it making sure he did as much damage as possible.
"You insolent little half breed!" Acnologia roared as he brought forth his shadows, shoving Gajeel with enough force to make him fly backwards, hitting several tables with a grunt. His back slammed into the wall and he growled in pain, he landed on his knees and looked up to see a shadow shooting his way, he dodged them, catapulting himself sideways but it caught the bottom of his leg and he snarled. It stabbed into his leg and shot into the wall, effectively immobilising him. "I am done playing games with you boy!" Acnologia snapped as he stepped out from the shadows, most of his face healed already but the horn was still imbedded in his eye. Gajeel snarled as he looked for his bat, shit, he'd put it down, it was now behind Acnologia he shot out another shadow that slammed into his right shoulder, making him growl in pain as it pinned him in an awkward angle.
"Come on then you fucker, show me what you're fucking made of!" Gajeel snarled as he thrust forward his own shadows, catching Acnologia on the side of his face, producing a small cut. Another black shadow thrust into him, on the side of his hip and he hissed, keeping his eyes tightly closed as he grunted when another hit is left thigh, his body was trying to heal but it couldn't with the objects still stuck in his skin.
"Let's see how long it takes for you to join your pathetic friend hmm?" Acnologia grumbled and Gajeel snarled, trying to keep as much restraint as possible as several more spikes shot in less fatal areas, his stomach, legs, arms, they were all being skewered. Even so, it was still less painful than losing her, the physical pain was nothing compared to the pain inside of him, it was a walk in the park. "You're resilient but I've grown bored, maybe my next shadow will go through your heart..." he pondered as he bent down looking Gajeel in the eye. "Are you ready half breed, to join your little friend?" Acnologia questioned and Gajeel grinned, spitting in his face though it was copper coloured. He could feel himself losing energy as he panted and let out a gasp like laugh.
"Do it... you've still lost, look around you!" Gajeel wheezed and a flicker of confusion showed on his face as he stood up, taking a low around the room and Gajeel grinned at his cousin who was also panting, covered in minor injuries and leaning on Lucy who fared no better. There was losses, their numbers had dwindled far more than they had expected but they had still won, at least it seemed that way until Acnologia cackled, slow at first but it soon became almost insane.
"Even if you kill my men, not a single one of you can compare to me, I have taken down your little Demon, now, watch as I take the last breath from your puny half breed!" Acnologia roared as he turned to Gajeel whose eyes had become red and wide, he knew he was going to die but he hope that Acnologia might give up. He watched, unable to move as his hands became drenched in shadows, swirling madly between his fingertips and red electric sparked within the shadows. "Say goodbye to your friends boy!" He snarled and Gajeel took a breath, he would not look weak in front of them, he looked Acnologia in the eye with a stern glare. Gajeels red eyes followed him as he raised his arms, holding the directly at Gajeel and the obsidian haired boy blinked, in that moment everything stopped. Black shadows shot in front of his vision and he glared as Acnologia roared as went flying with them slamming into the floor with a grunt. A black chain fell from the shadows and were swung in the air several times before they were whipped out and wrapped around the large Demons neck. Whoever was in there was not messing around as they threw the Demon of the apocalypse into the next wall Gajeel felt the shadows slip from him and he gasped as he hit the floor. His eyes couldn't leave the mystery shadow he could make out a small figure with intense, red eyes, their hair was flowing upwards, defying gravity and he saw the large horns protruding from their head. A long, spaded tail flicked from the shadows with white markings and for a moment... he thought he could smell her, smell Levy but that was impossible.
"You should have left when you had the chance!" A deep, clearly feminine voice said but it sounded like a million voices in one body. His eyes widened as the shadows began to disperse and dainty, toned legs stepped out, their socks were ripped, they were missing a shoe and he followed the body upwards. Their skirt was slightly torn and her shirt was bloody, barely hanging on as it showed half of her slim stomach, a sleeve was gone and some of her top buttons were missing. Her creamy skin was slightly bruised and her fangs were longer, her eyes were blood red and her blue hair was being blow up by an imaginary wind. He felt his heart skip a beat and tears sprang into his eyes, it couldn't have been... she was dead, she wasn't breathing yet she was standing before him... almost reborn.
"Y-you were dead?" Came Acnologias furious and confused voice and if Gajeel hadn't known better, he sounded... scared.