Hey guys! Here's chapter seven, and finally, FINALLY we get to see a fight, or in this case, several different fights. Oh, and I got another review to respond to.
Righel: There are no plans for any deaths yet, at least not for those two. But, with the way my head works, who knows what could happen. Btw, you are currently my favorite reviewer. Thanks for the feedback!
Just a warning, this chapter gets a little dark at times, and is very long, easily 2500+ words, so apologies in advance! Okay, enough of the preliminary stuff. LET'S KICK SOME ASS! STORM OUT!
"Alright, everyone clear on the plan?" Erza said, receiving a multitude of nods in return. "Okay. If all goes well, I'll see you back here tonight. Good luck, and happy hunting!" With that, she took off down the cliff, looking back to make sure everybody was off. She nodded to Erin, who turned and followed Gajeel east to the forest, blowing her a kiss before vanishing around the corner. Natsu and Laxus had already left, heading south, and Elfman and Gildarts took off, heading north towards the mountains. "Alright, Mira," Erza said, a look of determination on her face, "Let's go hunting." "Right behind you, Erza." Mira growled, a purple glow outlining her figure. Erza nodded, a feral grin adorning her lips. "Damn right."
Unknown location, same day.
"Sir, multiple reports of Fairy Tail members in and around major cities throughout Fiore!" A grunt exclaimed, turning and facing the shadowy figure at the back of the room. "Who, where, and how many?" The figure said, leaning towards the grunt. "Scarlet and the She-Devil were seen near the town of Clover. Cyclone and Black Steel are in the East Forest. Salamander and Laxus were sighted on the outskirts of Port Hargeon. And Elfman and Gildarts are currently located in Magnolia, sir!" "Excellent, Ericson. Tell Jenkins to send out attack squads of twenty to each location. We will finally crush Fairy Tail once and for all, and then we will conquer Fiore!" the man laughed, the insanity in his voice causing the grunt to back away a few paces before turning and running to carry out the orders. The man leaned back in his chair, still chuckling to himself. "I cannot wait to watch the final moments of the legendary Fairy Tail. I've waited so long for this moment, and now, I can TASTE it! It will be my greatest victory!" He exclaimed, the maniacal laughter returning with a vengeance. Fitting, because that's what he was after.
Port Hargeon, midday.
The cloaked figures moved towards the outskirts of the factory building, keeping a watchful eye out for their prey. "They've got to be around here somewhere," the leader muttered to himself. Turning he addressed his troops. "Fan out! They could be anywhere!" "Funny you should say that." A dark voice came from behind him, immediately sending shivers down his spine. Turning around, he drew his saber, only to have it knocked from his grasp by a roundhouse kick that continued and caught him in the gut, sending him flying backwards. "Shame on you, Natsu!" Came another voice from up in the rafters. "How many times did Igneel tell you not to play with prey?" The leader stood, coughing violently as he tried to place his injuries. 'Broken ribs, at least three. Might have also broken my sternum. We don't stand a chance!' The owner of the second voice leaped down, leaving a crater where he landed, and shrugged off the overcoat he wore, revealing a long-sleeved button down shirt. "Nice of you to drop in, Laxus. What do you think of our odds?" "Twenty on two? It'll be over before we can really enjoy it." "Hear, hear." With that, Natsu rushed at the cloaked figures, igniting his fists along the way. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" He yelled rushing through the first ten enemies and leaving six of them dead, before ducking out of the way. "Ha! Too scared to take us all out, Fairy scum?!" the leader yelled. Natsu fixed him with an iron glare. "No, just letting my nakama get some of the action." "Lightning Dragon's Roar!" With that, eight of the remaining attackers were shocked to death, and the rest were blinded and stunned by the ferocity of the two attacks. In no time flat, Natsu took down the remaining five, leaving only the leader. "Search him, Natsu." Laxus growled, walking up to the man and hoisting him up by the collar of his cloak. "Lookie here, details on the base!" Natsu sang, showing Laxus what he had found in the man's trouser pocket. "Anything else?" Laxus asked. "Nope. So what do we do with him?" Natsu questioned, walking over to stand next to Laxus. "I have an idea."
Laxus dug a steel-toed boot into the side of the man, who coughed up blood and groaned. "Oy, ass hat. I have a question for you." "I ain't telling you shit, scum." "Just a question about someone. Did you have anything to do with the death of a blonde wizard by the name of Lucy Heartfilia?" "Oh, her. I didn't personally, but I heard she screamed nice and loud before she-" that was as far as he got before Natsu roundhouse kicked him in the jaw, sending him careening into some boxes. "I'm done with this scum-fucker." Natsu growled, a feral snarl breaking through his mouth. "Me too," Laxus said. "On three?" "One, two, THREE!" "Lightning Ash! Thor's Wrath!" Laxus yelled, a bolt of pure lightning racing towards the man. "Flame Lotus! Exploding Phoenix Blade!" Natsu cried, a lance of searing blue-white fire dashing towards the man. "Magic Combination! Odin's Vengeful Lightning Flame!" They both screamed as the two attacks melded together halfway to the target. The cloaked man barely had time to gasp before the attack struck him, blowing him and the factory around him to high heaven.
Natsu spat on the ashes when the dust cleared. "Have fun in hell, fucker. I hope you burn."
Clover, Midday
The gaggle of hooded figures dug through the cave underneath Clover. "Comb every inch. Find them and kill them!" The leader yelled. They had already been here since midmorning, and they hadn't found anything. The leader was getting stressed at not having found anything, and was just about to have his men pull back, when he heard something that chilled him to the core. "Well, well. Look what we have here," a kind, girly voice sang from behind him, "a bunch of boys trying to find something they lost." "Well," a different voice said from his right, one carrying the weight of judgement and authority. "You know, they look a little lost themselves." Slowly turning around, the leader saw two women step out from behind a wall, a redhead with armor on, and a white-haired beauty in a red dress. "Well, hello, ladies. Are you lost?" "No," the white-haired woman smiled, "in fact, we just found what we were looking for." "Oh?" The leader said, backing towards his men. "And what is that?" "A bunch of cloaked men who refer to themselves as Hell's Embrace." The leader of the group paled. These were the people they were looking for, but the only hope they had was to catch them by surprise. Now he was facing two of the most powerful wizards in Fairy Tail, with only twenty men. "And now," Mira said, "we get to take out the trash! Takeover Magic: Satan Soul!" A purple light covered the woman's body, and when it faded, she had completely changed. The group of men backed away slowly, and the leader stuttered in fear and awe. "It's-It's-It's the She-Devil!" "Hey," Erza said, "Don't forget about me." A golden light sheathed her body, and when it dimmed, she had requipped into her Purgatory armor, black and grey, with spikes covering it. She touched the oversized mace to her shoulder as she glared down at the group of men. "I shall give you a moment to pray to whomever you wish. After that, your lives are forfeit for crimes against my guild." As she said that, Mira rushed forward, tearing through their foes with savage fury. Erza annihilated the remaining grunts with a single swing of her mace. The leader fell to his knees, utterly terrified. The two women glared at him, venom in their eyes.
Finally, Erza spoke. "As leader of Fairy Tail, I pass judgement on you for crimes against the guild. Mira, if you would assist me in the execution." "Certainly, Guild Master." With that, Erza requipped into her most powerful armor, the Fairy's Legend Armor. Her body was covered in a form-fitting iron leggings, with a band of iron around her chest, with wings spreading from the back. The helmet was a true helmet, open-faced and with the Fairy Tail guild mark emblazoned on each side. When she was ready, she nodded to Mira, who charged up her magical power, and rushed at the leader. "Evil Cannon!" Mira roared. The attack met Erza's bladestaff, and the two shouted, "Magic Combination! Oberon's Torturous Darkness!" The cloaked figure screamed in unimaginable pain as his body was rent limb from limb.
Finally, after the man had died, Erza and Mira looked down at the body. "May your soul never find rest. You have only begun to atone for your sins."
Magnolia, midday.
The leader of the attack squad looked around, and didn't like what he saw. Half of his squad was a ways away, fighting against the Crash Wizard Gildarts. The other half was here with him, fighting Beast Arm Elfman, and the fight was going very badly indeed. He glanced back at his fight, and froze. Elfman was glowing, and seconds later he shouted. "Takeover Magic: Beast Soul!" The white-haired man grew in size until he was right over the group of men in front of him, and swept them aside with one blow. "THAT WAS FOR OUR GUILD HALL!" The monster growled, as the leader coughed up blood and tried to stand, only to fall in agony as pain flared along his spine. "Men, report!" Silence greeted his shout. "Report!" More silence. Suddenly, pained screams tore through the air followed by a shout from Fairy Tail's ace. "Crash Magic: Meteor's Impact!" The screams were suddenly silenced by a massive crash, and a huge crater appeared around the red-haired man. Climbing out of the crater he had created, the Crash Magic user joined the Beast as they glanced down at the leader of the attack squad. "So what do we do with him?" Elfman asked. "Can't just let him walk away, now, can we?" "Nope." With that, both wizards swung a fist at the leader, whose eyes widened. "Magic Combination! Beast King's Hammer!"
Elfman glared at the crushed remains of the leader of the attack squad. "You deserve the death of a coward. Be honored that your soul was sent to hell with the death of a man."
East Forest, Mid afternoon
"Geez, you guys are slow." The tall wizard called, hands in the pockets of his leather jacket. "It's a wonder you could give us so much trouble." "Shut up!" The leader shouted. The lanky Fairy Tail wizard had been dodging his squad's attacks for the better part of an hour, and he was starting to get on his nerves. "Stand still and let us kill you!" "And why would I do that?" Erin asked, a smile gracing his face. Suddenly he stopped. The leader, overconfident, rushed into the clearing that Erin had stopped in. "Finally, we caught you!" The leader stopped talking as Erin burst into fits of raucous laughter. "Why are you laughing?" "Because-Because-oh my god-you guys really don't know when to give up!" "What!" The leader was starting to worry for the mental well-being of his prey when screams erupted from the rear of his group. Whirling around, he found himself face to face with none other than Black Steel Gajeel, and his Iron Dragon Sword. "Poor bastards never even saw what hit them. Now, answer our question, and we might consider letting you die quickly." Erin glared at the leader, who backed up a couple of steps before tripping over his feet. "I have just one question for you." Erin growled, all traces of mirth gone from his character. "Were you the one who ordered the attack on myself and Gray Fullbuster?" The man sighed, and started to laugh. "Not only was I the one who ordered it, I was the one who killed him." He continued to laugh as Erin shook in rage. "You have sealed your fate." "On go, Erin?" "Exactly." As the two wizards backed off, the leader howled with laughter. "They are coming for you! There is nowhere you can hide from the Nocturnal Alliance, nowhere you can run! They will find you, and you will all perish!" Erin turned and growled at him. "Shut. Up." "Iron Dragon's Roar" "Hurricane's Final Destruction!" As the two attacks launched towards their target, the leader's face contorted with dread. "Magic Combination! Galvanized Steel Dragon's Rage!" The attack hit its target full-force, and the target disintegrated with the magic force contained within it.
After the explosion ended, Erin walked over to the stain on the grass that was all that remained of the man who killed his best friend. "Hell is too kind for you, fuckhole." Erin snarled. "If I had my way, you would endure that a million times over, and not be half done with your punishment. You took a great man from his guild, his friends, and his woman, and the only consolation that I have is that my best friends are together again. I will see you again in hell, and I will kill you over and over again until I feel you have endured enough torment." "God damn, Cyclone. That was dark." Gajeel said, walking over to the tall wizard, only to stop as he saw a tear roll down his cheek. "I meant every word." Erin said, his voice cracking a little from emotion. "Gray was a great man, and one who should have lived a long and healthy life, but instead he lost his life at the hands of this pathetic fucker." "Then let us honor his memory by taking out every last god damned one of those Alliance assholes." "Damn right."
Unknown location.
The man slammed his hand down on the desk in front of him. "You're telling me that we lost all of our men, and not one of them was killed?!" "Yes, sir." Erikson bowed his head as he knelt before the Alliance leader. He trembled slightly as the man raged. The attack forces had failed, and spectacularly at that. "There's nothing we can do now! So we wait for them to make their move, and answer. That is the plan going forward. Understood?" "Y-Yes, sir." "Good, dismissed."
Mt. Hakobe, evening
'Where are they?' Erza thought, long past the point of worry. Everyone else had returned hours before nightfall, including Gajeel, who would only say that Erin had wanted to come back separately. That had been before the sun had set, and now the stars were high in the sky. Erza had always loved watching stars. They always looked like tiny diamonds, and their set paths were a small bit of certainty in their hectic lives. "Don't you worry, Erza, ol' Hurricane'll be fine." Gajeel said, as he came out to comfort her for the umpteenth time. "How can you be so sure?" Erza asked, as she turned to look at the Iron Dragon Slayer. "Because I know what he heard." Gajeel said, fixing his crimson eyes on her. "Today, during our fight, the leader of the group we fought was the man who killed Gray. And while he deserved what we did to him in the end, Erin felt bad for the attack we used on him. He thought Gray deserved better than a millisecond of pain and then disintegration, he just took a little time to gather his thoughts." Erza sighed. So that was why Erin hadn't come back yet…
"Speak of the devil," Gajeel said, "'sup, Cyclone? Feeling better?" "Yeah," a very tired looking Erin said as he topped the cliff outside the cave. "Thanks for understanding." Erza rushed him, nearly tackling him over the edge of the cliff. "Easy there, Red. I don't really feel like skydiving tonight." Gajeel turned, waving to them as he chuckled. "Guess I'll leave you two to it." "Do you have any idea how worried I was?" Erza said, backing off and putting her hands on her hips. "I know, I know. I'm sorry, Erza. As penance for my misdeed, how about we sleep out here tonight?" Erin said, a crooked smile on his face. "Don't you dare tempt me like that, I'm trying to be mad at you!" Erza said, trying to maintain her serious appearance, but, sad to say, failing miserably. The prospect of having an entire night to themselves, away from the ears of the rest of the guild, made Erza more than a little excited. "I might refuse. What about that?" She said, trying to keep her mind off of the idea of what exactly they would do instead of sleep. "But you won't." Erin said knowingly. "Listen, Erza, I am truly sorry for worrying you like that. I should have at least come back first before going out to gather my thoughts." Erza sighed, and wrapped her arms around her fiancée. "It's fine, Mr. Tall, Troubled and Handsome. Gajeel told me who that guy was." "Are you sure?" "Listen. You did Gray justice by the way you fought. That's all you can do. If you're worried that you didn't let the bastard suffer enough, then you're worrying about the wrong things." Erin sighed, then looked down at the scarlet-haired wizard. "You're right. How does that always happen? You're the one who was worried, and yet you end up comforting me." "Cause that's what I do." Erza said.
Erin laughed at that. "Yeah, that and clear out dark guild members like it's nothing." They both started laughing, glad that the other was okay. Then, Erin glanced down at Erza, eyes filled with love, making Erza blush with the intensity of his gaze. "Now, come on. I want to make good on my punishment." Erza responded with a laugh. "Oh, goodness, you're being punished by sleeping under the stars with a woman." Erin leaned in close with a smirk and whispered, "Then allow me to take you to bed." Erza blushed as he walked away, then made to follow. It was going to be a very fun punishment indeed.
Holy shit, that was a long one. I didn't want to just sop in the middle of all the fights, and that last scene was just too good in my mind to cut. I meant to have this up yesterday afternoon, but shit happens, so it's not going up until now. Sorry! Anyways, leave a review, and sorry for the rather dark content. Storm Out!