The demon inside.
By: LemonSherbert
Chapter 26: Safe in his arms.
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.
Gajeel watched, unable to move as it caused him pain, she looked like a god among men; her body was glowing with white and black shadows that clung to her skin. He'd never felt so happy before, seeing her there, breathing, fighting, it was like someone had given him his heart back and it was beating stronger than ever.
"I will not let you harm another person...!" Her distorted voice growled and Acnologia growled as he stood up, without a warning he shot out several shadows that twirled like a drill towards her. She didn't even flinch as she held out her hand and a dark purple mass stopped that shadows in their tracks before her own shadows shot out, penetrating Acnologias shoulders, pinning him to the wall. He'd never seen anything so fierce and judging by everyone else's stunned looks, neither had they; she was terrifyingly beautiful and dangerous. She walked towards the large, struggling Demon who snapped and snarled, his shadows twisting like they were in pain and he went rigid as he saw her... less than two feet from him.
"S-stop... we can end this... right now; I'll leave your town and you in peace if you let me go!" Acnologia shouted though it sounded more like he was begging and Gajeel scoffed. Who would have known that the Demon of the apocalypse would be afraid to die at the hands of a five foot odd teenage girl?
"How pathetic... begging, what makes you think that I will show you the mercy you have not shown to others... Jellal, Erza, Jeremiah..., me, tell me Demon of the apocalypse, does this hurt?!" Her light voice snarled and dark purple miasma swirled between her fingertips, crackling with white bolts of electric and she shot her hand out. The ball exploded in Acnologias face and even Gajeel winced at the large Demons screams, the shadows crawled in his ears, and nose, clearly causing him immense pain as he twitched and writhed in agony. It stayed like that for a few seconds before she lowered her hand and the shadows released him, the large man panted and coughed as black blood dripped from his nose, ears and mouth.
"You are not like me... you don't want to hurt people, you're we-... you're stronger, you have morals... let me go and I will not harm any of your friends!" Acnologia coughed and her laugh echoed menacingly through the room, Gajeel loved her laugh but not this one; it was dark and evil, sending chills down his spine.
"Why would I want to do that... after all, you wanted me to be strong and now I am and this... this is fun?!" She purred with a small chuckle as she shot out her hand again and filled Acnologias body with pain. Gajeel couldn't believe his eyes at the smile on her face... she was enjoying it, she found pleasure in his agony and Gajeel was... scared.
"Levy stop, you're going to kill him!" Came a shaking, female voice but Levy didn't even twitch as she seemed to amp up her power, blood was pooling out of Acnologia like a fountain and he had stopped screaming. He was shaking and gasping but he had no energy to scream as the small Demon before him boiled him from the inside. Sweat and blood trickled down his face and Gajeel groaned, he'd healed mostly but he couldn't watch her do this, they had to kill Acnologia but not torture him... sure what he had done was fucked up but he was going to kill him. Levy, every time it seemed like he was going to pass out she amped up the pain enough to keep him awake, she wanted to torture him.
"I would tell you that this may hurt a little but you already know this..." Levy smirked as a shadow shot forwards and imbedded into the middle of Acnologias stomach, making him wheeze and groan as blood spilled from the wound. Gajeel grunted as he got to his feet, he was low on energy and the only way to stop her was to distract her, he only had one choice. He walked over, taking his time to take her by surprise and he grabbed her quickly. She gasped out of shock as he wrapped his arm tightly over hers to keep her from fighting back and he picked her up, she growled and snarled. "Let go of me!" She hissed and he lost his fingers in her soft hair before yanking it, he knew that would cause her pain but at that moment he was getting lost in her scent. Her creamy throat was on display for him and his fangs burned as he bore down onto her shoulder, right in the crook of her neck and she yelped in pain. He felt blood pour into his mouth and he growled, gripping her tighter and he felt a spike go through his knee, making him hit the floor but he still had hold of her. Much like a crocodile when it snaps its jaw closed, he couldn't be moved, the feel of her blood pumping and her chest rising and falling, she was alive and tasted so... so beautiful. He couldn't stop himself even as she began to pant, her body losing the fight against him even with a shadow in his shoulder and both legs he couldn't feel anything but the blood traveling down his throat. It was a dangerous idea but he had to get her weak enough to pass out which seemed to be taking a while with her new power though he still managed to make her slump in his arms. He gasped as he freed his fangs from her flesh, his eyes going from blood red to as dark as his hair and he snarled, licking his lips. Acnologia was on the ground, panting and staring up at him in wonder as if he was some sort of avenging angel.
"I owe you... half breed!" Acnologia wheezed and Gajeel chuckled as he gently laid Levy down, watching her chest rise and fall as if he wasn't sure she was actually alive. Her horns had grown back and her tail seemed longer and thicker with white markings, the same markings went along her horns and in truth, he wasn't sure what had happened.
"I didn't do it for you... she wouldn't forgive herself after everything blows over, I did it for her but only so I could finish what she started!" Gajeel growled and the weak Demons eyes went wide as he tried to push himself up but Gajeel slammed his heel into his back, making him fall back down with a hiss of pain. "But first, tell me how it's possible she's alive, you killed her and you've lived long enough to know everything there is to know about your kind" he said and Acnologia glared up at him before turning to look at the passed out bluenette.
"Even I cannot tell for sure, I've never seen a Demon be... reborn so to speak, I have suspicions that when you fed her it healed her and her rage gave her more power than even I could have dreamed of... she loves you, that is plain to see and watching me about to kill you must have given her more strength than ever before, though it doesn't explain her new appearance..." he explained and Gajeel thought it over.
"That will do, now prepare to go home... Demon!" Gajeel growled as he knelt down, picking up Acnologia to slam him hard into the wall, for some reason, as he looked into his large, dark eyes he saw something he wasn't expecting... pride.
"If this is the strength love possesses... then I have no place in this world, I have no love in me to give... a strength I will never share with your friend" he said and Gajeel snarled as his claws ripped through his ribs, the warmth of his blood dripped down Gajeels arms as Acnologia wheezed. "It's time to usher in a new age... half breed" he whispered as Gajeel pulled his heart from his fleshy cavern, the large Demons quivered as he saw his heart in Gajeels bloody hand and he fell. His body hitting the ground with a sickening thud and Gajeel ripped the heart in two, just to make sure, no one knew why Demons could only die to a blow to the heart or in many cases, Demon or holy power, it's just the way it was.
"I-is it over?" Lucy asked and Gajeel dropped the severed heart as he turned and looked around, everyone looked weary and confused as he nodded and a sigh went through the room, some people cheered and others hugged as he looked down at his sleeping Demon. He tucked his arms under her and picked her up, gently cradling her in his strong arms and he was joined by Natsu and Lucy who looked down at her in amazement.
"I never thought she had that in her... she really saved the day huh?" Natsu scoffed and Gajeel only grunted as he stared at Igneel who was walking towards them, his face proud and relieved.
"You all did well, I'm very proud of all of you, for now, me and the rest will clean up this... carnage, you guys go rest, Gajeel, take her to our home, put her in the guest room, she will need a lot of rest, it seems she may have over done it, she will need a lot of rest and you!" Igneel growled as he pointed at Gajeel who could do nothing but stand there, holding Levy in his arms. "If you ever pull a stunt like that again I will kill you myself, under no circumstances do you ever and I mean ever put yourself in such a dangerous situation, am I understood!?" He snapped and Gajeel nodded, too scared to piss him off even more but speaking. "Good, now go home and rest" Igneel said, too which they all nodded, watching him as he walked away. Gajeel sighed, looking down at her exhausted and calm face; he couldn't believe that something so beautiful could inflict such damage.
"Come on Gajeel, let's go home!" Natsu smiled and he nodded following them out of the cafeteria that was turned into a battlefield, Natsu was leaning against Lucy, clearly he had taken a hit to his side but it didn't seem to serious. In truth, his legs hurt from Levys blows but he was mainly okay. When they got outside it was truly a ghost town, they sky had clouded over and not a single person was in sight. The city was completely quiet except for the wind and birds making a small ruckus, it was kind of creepy seeing how desolate it was. Their walk was spent in silence, mostly because they were tired but Gajeel didn't want to talk, all he could think about was getting her into a safe, warm place. He couldn't believe it was over saying that, there were a lot of things he couldn't believe and the fact that his little bluenette was alive happened to be one of them. Gajeel was sure she was dead, he honestly couldn't wrap his mind around it, some of what Acnologia said might have been true but it didn't explain it for the most part. He was just glad she was alive and safe in his arms.