Alright, guys, here's Chapter fourteen of Extinction, and I hope you guys have enjoyed this fanfic, because it's almost over! We've got this chapter, the next one, and then possibly an epilogue, so hang on! Hope you guys enjoy, follow, favorite, and review, all that jazz, LET'S SEE SOME ACTION! STORM OUT!
The group stared at the cloud as it swirled in the center, obscuring the owner of the voice. Suddenly, a flash of red darted through the room, reducing two more shades to smoke. "E-ERZA?!" Natsu asked, dumbfounded. "Of course." Erza replied, crouching. "Who else would it be?" "But-but-but we saw you! Jose had a projection, and you killed…you killed Erin!" "That is a lie!" The voice shouted indignantly. "I'm right here, ready to kick some ass. "With that, Erin leaped from the cloud of smoke in the center to stand beside Erza, staff in hand and a cocky grin plastered on his face. "Shall we?" He asked, glancing around at the shades. "Looks as though we must." Erza responded, requipping into her Black Wing armor. "Then let's go!" Erin shouted, dashing towards Natsu, who ducked as Erin swung his staff at the shade behind him, who was launched into the wall and disintegrated into grey smoke. Meanwhile, Erza flew at a group of three shades which had cornered Evergreen, Levy, and Mira, and slashed through them in an instant. "Thanks." Levy said, breathing a sigh of relief. "Any time." Erza responded, offering her hand to help Evergreen up. "Now, let's take the rest of these out and deal with Jose." "Understood," Mira said, transforming into her Satan's Soul. With that they leaped back into the fray. Natsu and Erin stood side by side, eradicating any shades that dared come close. Laxus and Mira teamed up, eliminating shades left and right. Gajeel roared as he took out any shades in his path as he waded through the fight to Levy. Soul stood in front of Maka, daring the shades to get within range of his scythe, as Maka sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes closed and hands glowing blue as she searched for Jose. Finally, all the shades were eliminated, and the group gathered in the center in a circle, facing out towards the room.
Suddenly, a cackle came from above them. "Foolish Fairies!" Looking up, they dove out of the way as Jose came crashing into the center of the room where they were standing. As he knelt in the center, Gajeel turned to Levy. "Get Maka, Cana, and Evergreen out of here. Don't look back, head straight for the nearest town and hide. We'll come and get you when we're done, okay?" "But-" Levy tried to argue, but Gajeel had already turned his focus towards Jose. "I'll go with them." Soul stated as he backed towards the door. Gajeel nodded. "Get going." Natsu warned. "It's about to get ugly." Soul nodded, before gathering the others and dashing out of the room.
Jose watched them go. "Trying to save the rest of your pathetic guild? That's fine with me. I'll just hunt them down once I'm finished here!" With that, he ran at Natsu, who stepped back, drawing his katana, slashing at where Jose would appear, but he vanished, reappearing behind him and roundhouse kicking him into the wall. Mira dashed at him, clawing at him, but Jose nimbly dodged the attack and elbowed her in the ribs, knocking the air out of her lungs and sending her slamming into the ceiling. Erin dashed in, swinging his staff at Jose's legs, but Jose jumped and delivered a powerful kick to Erin's stomach, sending him flying back into the throne. The rest of the group circled Jose warily, looking for a gap to exploit as he stood and laughed. "You fairy scum are no better than the last time we faced off." Jose growled. "Without Makarov, you're pathetic, and you have no chance of beating me." "We'll see about that!" Laxus snarled. "Lightning Dragon Roar!" Laxus sent an attack at Jose, who disappeared. Suddenly, Gajeel yelled as he was sent flying. Rotating, he kicked off the wall and rocketed towards Jose, who turned and sidestepped the blow.
"Damn!" Natsu shouted, picking himself out of the hole in the wall. "This bastard's tough!" "No shit, Salamander." Gajeel growled, rolling his eyes. "We're going to have to work together to bring him down." Erza commanded, requipping to her Purgatory armor. Jose smirked. "In that case, I'll just have to kill every single one of you!" Disappearing again, he materialized behind Erza. "Let's start with your new guild leader, shall we?" Before he could land an attack, however, a wooden dragon's head smashed into his stomach, knocking him back towards the wall. Erin stood beside Erza, murderous intent in every inch of his posture. "Next time," he growled, settling into a crouch, "It'll be more than you stomach that gets hit." Jose stood, all evidence of a smile gone from his face. "For that, boy," he snarled, "you will die first." Disappearing again, he appeared behind Erin, only to be met with a flaming fist. Natsu stood, igniting his body. "Stick together," he ordered, cracking his knuckles. "If we stay together, we can react to him and prevent-" he stopped as blood spurted from his mouth. Looking down, he saw a blade of purple magic sticking through his chest. "Stop rambling and pay attention to your surroundings, boy." Jose snarled, retracting his magic. "It'll keep that from happening." "Bastard!" Erin yelled, turning towards Jose, but he was gone. Reappearing behind Mira, he went to grab her with his magic, but was stopped by an electrically charged fist. "That is the final straw, monster." Laxus snarled, fury darkening his eyes. "You have five seconds to pray to whatever depraved god you worship, before we end your miserable life." Jose leaped backwards, taking up a fighting stance. "There's no way I will lose to you Fairies ever again!" He growled. "Dead Wave!" The group scattered as a mass of purple magic rushed towards them. Natsu winced as the wound in his chest burned. "Damn it, guys, I'm gonna have to get help quick, or its curtains for me!" He cried, holding his chest. Damn, Erin thought, we've got to end this soon, or Natsu will die! "Dead Wave!" "Hurricane Volley!" Erin countered the spell, causing a massive explosion to fill the room. Thought the debris, he saw Mira scoop up Natsu and fly out of there. "Alright, let's get to it." Laxus said, pounding his fist into his palm. "I reckon you're right." Gajeel responded. "Time to get serious! Iron Shadow Dragon Mode!" Gajeel powered up, his body becoming covered in iron and his eyes glowing purple from the shadows. "If you insist." Erza said, as Jose looked on, dumbfounded. "Requip: Fairy's Legend Armor!" "Alright, fine." Erin replied, standing. "Guess I'll keep the thunder going. Storm Magic: Typhoon!" Black markings ran up his arms, meeting across his chest. A pair of black, leathery wings sprouted from his back, and his eyes glowed an inhuman gold. "Well, Jose?" Laxus said, turning to glare at the man who stood in the middle of the throne room, shocked. "Shall we continue?" "I'm game!" Erin growled, leaping into the air. "Hurricane Volley!" He let loose a massive blast of electrical energy, which Jose just barely managed to dodge. Suddenly, Gajeel materialized from the shadows, directly in front of Jose. "Iron Shadow Dragon's Roar!" He loosed the attack, catching Jose directly in the chest. Jose was sent flying, impacting the ceiling hard enough to leave a crater. Laxus leaped through the aftermath of the attack, catching Jose with a fist in the back and sending him crashing into the floor, where Erza waited, blade staff in hand. Jose vanished as she stabbed at his chest, reappearing across the room. The Fairy Tail wizards regrouped in the center of the room, awaiting the next onslaught. They were surprised, however, when Jose began to laugh maniacally. "So, you've grown that strong. Excellent! Your bonds have proven to be your power. But, even if I lose my life, you will not win!" Vanishing, he materialized right in the center of the room. "Secret Art of the Dead: Cleansing Darkness!" Gathering a huge amount of magic power, Jose's body exploded, scattering the Fairy Tail wizards and bringing the building down on top of all of them.
And so ends Jose Porla. But what happened to the heroes? And did the second group escape the blast? Find out whenever I upload next on: Extinction! Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and the next one should be up by Monday. Storm Out!