Alright, guys, here's chapter twelve of Extinction! Hope you guys enjoyed the little cliff hanger there at the end of last chapter, and hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Storm Out!
"Don't do this!" she whimpered, sobbing. "Please, I beg you, don't make me do this." "Ah," Jose's voice said, malice in his tone, "true love. How easy it is to wipe out." With that, Erza's blade began its deadly descent. Erin closed his eyes. This is going to hurt.
"Tornado Blast!" Erin winced as the spell sent him flying across the ground, and cried out as his injured shoulder slammed into the wall of wind that he had created. Whew, he thought, struggling to his feet and grabbing his staff. That was a close one. "Damn you, Cyclone." Jose's voice called, disappointment and anger coloring his tone. "Why won't you die?!" "Because," Erin responded, popping his shoulder back into place, "I've got people to live for. I ain't going down that easy." "All the better." Jose said. "More pain for your lover!" Erza rushed him, slashing at neck height, and Erin ducked, sweeping his leg out. Erza jumped, then spun into a slash at Erin's head, but was met with a dull thunk as her blade staff was parried by Erin, who stepped inside the strike and elbowed Erza in the ribs, knocking the air out of her. Following quickly, Erin spun his staff around, parrying Erza's stab and catching her in the head, effectively knocking her unconscious and breaking the spell. Panting, Erin looked down at Erza's fallen body as she exquipped into her usual attire of blue skirt, white blouse, and armor breastplate. "I'm sorry, Red." He sighed, before his eyes rolled upward into his head and he collapsed across her body.
"Dammit! Where is he?!" Natsu screamed as they ran into the tenth group of Alliance wizards. Natsu wasted no time in cutting them down. He was beginning to get annoyed with all of the obstacles in their way. Growling, he dashed down the corridor, stopping at the end where it forked. "DAMN YOU, JOSE!" He shouted, furious. "Show yourself already and quit hiding!" "We need to take the left one." Soul stated, his arm entwined with Maka's. "That's the quickest way to Jose's quarters." "Alright," Laxus said, determination etched onto his face. "Let's go."
Erza gasped as she struggled back to consciousness. Coughing, she went to stand, but her body had other ideas. Wincing at the titanic headache that she had, she instead sat up, gazing around her. Dread filled her heart as she remembered what had happened. Her fight with Jose, the horrific feeling as he took over her body, and the fight with..."ERIN!" She yelled, struggling to stand. "Erin, where are you?!" In the back of her mind, she notice his Hurricane Wall was gone, meaning he had either run out of magic energy, or…she refused to even think about it. "Erin!" she cried as she stumbled across the courtyard, desperate to find him. Suddenly, a groan from behind her drew her attention. Spinning, she caught sight of a staff lying on the ground a few yards away. Hobbling over to it, she picked it up, turning it over. There's no doubt, she thought, this is Erin's, but if this is here, where-"Oi, Red," a voice from beneath her said, "If you're done gawking at my stick, could you help me out?" Looking down, she almost sobbed in relief as she beheld Erin's smiling face near her feet. Falling to her knees, she helped Erin sit up, then threw her arms around him, overjoyed that he was alive. "Erin, I'm so sorry!" Erza sobbed. "There wasn't anything I could-" "What are you apologizing for, Erza?" Erin asked, cutting her off. "You didn't have any control over it. If anything, I should be apologizing to you." His head bowed and tears welled up in his eyes. "I broke my promise again. I wasn't there to protect you, and look where we ended up. Knee deep in trouble with just a spoon to dig ourselves out." Erza laughed in spite of herself. "You don't have to apologize. It's not your fault that the Alliance are a bunch of cowards who can't attack straight up." "But-" Erin began, but Erza cut him off by gluing her lips to his. Her hands grabbed at his short hair, and she kissed him with all the passion in her body. Erin recoiled, shocked, but then brought his hands up, one going around her neck, the other knotted in her scarlet hair. The kiss only lasted a few seconds, but by the tie they broke away, both were short of breath. "I'm glad…you're okay." Erin panted, wrapping her in a hug. "Me too." Erza replied, burying her head into his shoulder. They stayed like that for a minute, then broke apart. "Now, let's go find the others, and kick that bastard's ass."
Gajeel panted as they sprinted towards Jose's quarters. Trepidation filled him as he glanced down at Levy. His former boss wasn't exactly the nicest of people, and his orders had been what caused Gajeel to attack Fairy Tail in the first place. How would he react when he saw that his star wizard had switched teams? More importantly, what would he do to Levy? Gajeel knew how Jose worked. He always went straight for the blow that hurt the most. As Gajeel looked around, he began to feel fear claw at his belly. Levy, Mira, and Maka were all powerful wizards, yes, but they were also liabilities. How far would Jose go in exploiting them? He shook his head to clear his mind as they approached a massive oaken door, an engraving of Jose killing massive amounts of fairies adorning it. "Full of himself, ain't he?" Soul joked, glancing at the carving. Gajeel laughed. "You have no idea, kid." He responded, eyes closed. "Well?" Natsu asked, fury in his tone. "What are we waiting for? Let's end this!" As he said that, Laxus shoved the doors open, and they hit the walls with a thunderous boom. A sinister, oily cackle resounded through the pitch black chamber. "Well, well, well, Fairy Tail. I've been expecting you." Suddenly, a line of torches illuminated the chamber, revealing Jose sitting on a black metal throne. "Come in, and welcome to the scene of your guild's demise."
C'mon, did you honestly think I was going to kill off the main characters? I'm not that evil! Or am I? MWAHAHAHAHA! Oh well, hope you guys enjoyed this one! Next one will either be up late tonight ar sometime tomorrow, so be on the lookout! Storm Out!