Chapter 6: Fairy Tail VS. The Underworld!

Lilith's POV:

'Well crap' I facepalmed. "Ok…so… we'll debate who has a worse past later! We have to protect our guild…" I said. Of course… Laxus walks in. "Well well… an enemy attack… are you guys going to need any help?" He teased like the jerky he is. "This is your guild too, Laxus!" Erza told him. "Yea so? This ain't my fight…" Laxus barked back at her.

"You realize that they're gonna target and attack you either way, right?" Ayumi told him, pointing her bow at him.

I sighed, knowing what he's here for and then I stand my ground, "Look… I know you want to fight… but your stupid.. we're about to be attacked…" I told him.

Laxus grinned, "You just know that I'm stronger than you… so you're backing out…" he teased, then was punched in the face at the same time by both Gray and Natsu. "Shut up you moron!" They scolded him. I sighed in relief, "Thanks guys… now.. let's go.."

They nodded. "Aye!" Happy said.

"Ok… Kasai, Pit, and Ayumi… you guys take the left side of the army, Cana, Bisca, and Alzack… take the right side… Team Natsu and I will take the center… Alright?" I asked.

Everyone nodded, and Ayumi spoke.

"Don't hold back. These things are deadly, so we need to actually destroy them to win! Let's go!"

"For Fairy Tail!" We all cheered and then took our positions.

Erza equipped into her Darkness Armor and was battling perfectly, as always. Natsu was taking the beasts out one by one, burning them into ashes, yelling stuff like "No one attacks Fairy Tail!" and "I'm all fired up!".

"So how does your power work?" Pit yelled at Ayumi, using the Palutena bow to shoot Reapers and Reapettes.

"Like this! Bombarda!" She yelled back, shooting the enemies. The arrows blew up the targets on contact.

Gray was impaling the creatures coming his way with Ice Make: Lance. I was using dark magic, making my enemies dissolve one by one with each blast I cast at them, knowing that each time I use dark magic, the more Zeref has access to me.

Ayumi's POV:

It seemed like we were doing good until there was a flash of black magic and Medusa appeared.

"Well, well, well!" She said in a singsong voice, clearing the reapers away so the two of us could fight.

"I could have sworn I killed you!" She said, looking at Kasai, "But no matter. I'm after the butterfly!"

She sent a blast of black magic at me, which I easily avoided.

"That voice...I've heard it before…" I thought as I dismissed my bow-with my wand it.

"What are you doing?" Pit shouted at me as my wand vanished.

It had clicked in my head as to who the woman was-and I was pissed.

"Now you're powerless." She said in a sing-song voice.

A red glow started to come from behind my Midnight-blue eyes, making me look mad. Pit and Kasai started to back away.

"What?" Lilith asked them.

"Last time her eyes did that, she murdered all her opponents, set their corps on fire, collected the ashes, and now they're on display." Kasai told her.

She went pale, but then twitched and smirked.

"Well, look who's just laid out their deathbed!" Medusa cackled.

I snapped my fingers, and thick chords come from all sides, binding Medusa tightly.

At this, my outfit started to change. Instead of the Polo shirt and Shorts I was wearing, it was replaced by a spiky black crop top, a short black skirt and high-heeled dragon leather boots. My wings, which used to be a delicate blue and purple, were now a spiky black.

"Crucio!" I yelled, putting my hands out in front of me. At once, Medusa started screaming as if a knife was being run down her throat.

I cackled. "Now who's the bad guy?" I asked in a sing-song voice.

Everyone looked unnerved.

"STOP! PLEASE!" Medusa yelled.

"Not until you get a taste of the pain you caused me!" I told her, upping the pain. The red was bright in my eyes now, and Medusa looked like she was going insane.

"PLEASE!" She screamed, insane with pain.

"Ayumi! Stop!" Kasai yelled at me.

"SHE GAVE THE ORDER TO DESTROY MY HOMETOWN!" I yelled, upping the pain yet again. "SHE'S THE REASON MY FRIEND WAS MURDERED A WEEK BEFORE, THE REASON YOU HAD TO HELP ME BURY MY PARENTS! SHE TRIED TO KILL KASAI TOO! SHE DESERVES THIS! DON'T YOU GET IT?! SHE'S THE REASON THAT YOU'RE IN THIS MESS! SHE'S ALSO THE REASON YOU CAN'T FLY ON YOUR OWN!"

Pit gasped. I had never told him this.

"Then let me help." He said, surprising me. He and Kasai pulled out a weapon that I had given them, one that robs the victim of all their air.

Seeing this, I said "Crucio", and the pain stopped.

I requipped a lightsaber and held it to her neck.

"Who sent you?" I asked, pressing it against Medusa's neck and cutting the skin. Pit and Kasai aimed the air cannon at her and activated it.

"Hakai!" She choked, her voice stretched with pain. She was slowly turning purple.

I cut off her hair. The snakes withered and squirmed for a minute before burning.

She screamed. "Stop! Mercy!"

"You didn't give mercy, so I won't-unless…" I took the lightsaber off her neck and Pit and Kasai deactivated the weapon. They backed away, sensing what I was going to do.

"What?" She asked.

"Bring me Yukataro, and I'll spare you." I told her.

She scoffed. "No can do. He's de-"

"Then say hello to Hades for me." I drove the lightsaber into Medusa's chest and up through her head.

Lilith stopped what she was doing. Pit and Kasai winced.

"Natsu!" I barked. The Fire Dragon Slayer ran up to me.

"Yes?"

"Burn her."

Natsu lit medusa on fire as I told him too, and I watched her burn with a mad grin on my face.

I collected medusa's ashes in a glass jar labeled "The Death of Medusa" and put it in my pocket.

"She will never mess with a Hana again." I said coldly, summoning a black drink that looked like pure darkness.

"I'll be back." I told everyone, walking into the woods.

Everyone watched me as I left.

"Wow...That's not what I expected." Erza commented, still a bit pale.

"That's that happens when Ayumi gets mad." Kasai said, shrugging.

"Say...how many bottles of her enemies' ashes does she have?" Lilith asked Pit.

"34."

"What?!"

I sat in the woods, toasting to my inner darkness.

The drink I had was called the Drink of the Sith. It was really just black cherry punch with some special healing mix.

Dusk hooted and fluttered down to me. She is an Unusual bird, with brown feathers, Gold eyes and a Maroon beak.

I have always been able to understand her, even though I sound crazy when I answer.

She hooted again.

"Yes, that was her-the one that gave the order for Hakai to attack my town."

Hoot.

"Medusa, that's her name."

Hoot Hoot Hoot.

"She can be revived?! Then I can see her die over and over. That'll be fun."

Hoot. Hoot.

"Yes, I need a hobby."

My clothes faded back to normal, and my eyes lost the red glow.

I sighed. "I probably need to go back to the guild. For some reason, I have a bad feeling about next Thursday."

Hoot Hoot Hoot!

"Oh no! The end of the world! No more Pocky!" I teased. "And you're right. I'm probably a bit intimidating now. I'll go back tomorrow."

I looked up at the sky. All the stars were out, and the "star" that Pit and Kasai fell out of was twinkling.

"I miss being there." I said to Dusk, who looked up at the sky and gave a small "Hoot" of a yes.

"Do you think that what Medusa said is true? That Yukataro's-"

Hoot Hoot.

"Really? You sense that I'll see him soon? That's good-or creepy, depending on how we meet again."

Hoot Hoot. hoot, Hoot.

"Yeah, that's what I hoped that you meant. Say, I wonder if Lady Palutena still hates me."

Hoot.

"Hey! I am not crazy!"

Hoot, Hooooot?

"I-I don't LOVE him." I said, turning red. "Can we go back to my house for the night?"

Dusk blinked and took off in the direction of our home.

I sighed, shook my head, and followed her.

Dusk, I could tell, had the same bad feeling that I did.

Question was, did she know something I didn't?

Lilith's POV:

'Even though Fairy Tail won the fight… I still feel like it's not over… I mean.. what Ayumi did… and having her in the Guild… that's what's bothering me.. I'd she gets ticked off, she can simply kill someone at will… I have to do something...' I wrote in one of my many journals.

My thoughts traveled to the major pain in my side.

'It's just a major flesh-wound… no big deal' I thought to myself, and re-freezing the wound to try to numb it out.

"You need to get that patched up…" Gray said behind me.

I jumped, not knowing that he was in my room.

"Ice won't numb it down for long…" Gray said.

I sighed, really not feeling like getting up.

"Well… have it your way…" he said coming my way.

"Gray what are you doi-!?"

I was about to ask but then he picked me up and started taking me to the infirmary.

I couldn't help but slightly blush.

Then I noticed the streaks of ice going across his chest and arms.

"You need to get patched up as well…" I said, worried.

Mira saw us and started to head to the infirmary as well.

Gray set me down on a bed and sat on another.

Mira walked in and got her supplies.

"You guys got hurt pretty badly… you alright?" She asked, starting on me first.

Both Gray and I sighed.

Mira gave me stitches that went around my whole right side.

"Just what I needed… another scar…" I sighed and layed my head back.

Mira went over to Gray and started fixing him up.

And of course… Laxus barged in.

"Wow you guys suck…" he teased us, mainly me.

"Says the one who bailed out on fighting in the first place…" I snapped back.

Laxus growled and got up in my face, "I'd watch your mouth if I were you…" he responded.

"Or what Sparky you gonna zap me?" I barked back.

Mira tried to cool things down, "Laxus stop…. Get out of here…."

"Or what pwetty widdle pwincess?" Laxus teased.

Gray got up and glared at him, "Shut your mouth…"

"Is that a challenge?" He said.

I sighed as I grabbed Laxus' face and froze it.

"No… he meant literally…" I mumbled and layed back down.

Laxus tumbled backwards and knocked himself out on the doorframe.

Natsu came running in, but tripped over Laxus' body and face planted.

Natsu mumbled something like, 'You guys ok?' but it sounded like 'You guhs uh kay?'

"We're fine…" Gray said.

Natsu put a thumbs up.

Ayumi's POV:

The next day, I went back to the guild. I could see that many people had injuries. Sadly, this was only the start.

As I entered, absorbed in Harry Potter, people went white. I could hear whispering, but It didn't make sense. Was I that intimidating?

The only people that didn't act scared were Pit, who tried to act as though he didn't notice me, and Kasai, who facepalmed.

"Ayumi!" He called.

"Hm?" I looked up.

"Whatcha reading?" He asked me.

"Oh, It's-" I looked at the cover. Someone had pasted a fake title on it, reading The Art of Murder.

"Pit!" I whined, ripping the fake title off. The whispering stopped.

"What?" He asked, trying to look innocent.

I took out my wand. Many people backed away.

I gave it a casual flick. There was a flash of white light, and Pit was hanging upside down by his right ankle.

Several people laughed.

"Hey!" He shouted, mostly to me and Kasai, because we were laughing the hardest.

I had never seen Kasai laugh before: It was a great change from the emo I was used to.

"Haha!" came Laxus' voice from behind us.

"Man, you people are busted up!" He exclaimed. "Pathetic."

"Laxus, you're daft if you think that this is a fight that you can avoid." I told him, my voice suddenly british. Whenever my British accent comes out, It means I'm in a controlled rage.

"Oh, whatever!" He said, rolling his eyes. "Like a little butterfly like you can stop me."

I waved my wand, and Laxus was blasted back. He hit the opposite wall and slid to the ground unconscious.

I heard a puking noise behined me, and I turned to see Pit a nice shade of green. I undid the spell and gave him a barf bag.

"Please don't do that again." I told him.

He nodded.

"Man, you're such a wimp, Pit." Kasai said, still smirking.

"Wanna see if you're any better?" I asked him, pulling out my wand.

"No." He said quickly.

After that, the hall went back to its usual chatter. Kasai, Pit and I sat at a table in a corner, drinking sodas. Pit was still a bit green.

"Say, should we take a job?" I asked the two of them.

"Maybe. We do need money to buy a place." Kasai said, shrugging.

"Well, where have you two been?" I asked.

"Camping. We're used to it." Pit said.

"Well, I have a guest room if you two need it." I responded. "Just sayin'."

"That might be nice." Pit commented.

"Hey, Ayumi?" A voice behind me said. Mirajane had come to talk to me.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"Since you came in late, you probably didn't hear."

"Hear what?" I said, confused.

"Next month, the Mayor is holding a Talent show." Mira said, smiling.

"Why?"

"I don't know. I guess he wants to see what kind of talent Magnolia has."

"I guess a talent show would be fun." I said as Dusk flew through the window. Thankfully, she was noteless.

She hooted twice.

"Really?" I asked her. Mira stared.

"I practice magic that allows me to speak any language, including Nikora and Owl." I told her, and she gave an 'oh!' of realization.

Behind us, Laxus came to.

"What'd ya do that for?" He growled, sparking.

"Oh, like a one-volt-onder like you can beat me in a one-on-one." I scoffed.

"Right now, then. Outside." He responded.

I smirked. "Cana, you're on bets."

She nodded.

The two of us went outside, ready to fight. I noticed that, out of 50 guild members, I had 30 votes to me. Good odds.

I also noticed that they had taken sides. Behind me, I saw Pit, Kasai, Lilith, Mira and Happy among the crowd.

On the other side was the rest of Team Natsu, as well as Elfman, all of Shadow Gear, and Macao.

The master himself came outside to begin the fight.

"Three...Two...One...GO!" He shouted, and the match began. Laxus ran towards me, fists clenched. I turned on the spot and vanished with a crack, appearing behind him just in time to hit him with the immobulus charm, freezing him. I kicked him in the face, sending him face first into the ground.

Pit and Kasai cheered.

"You're lucky I've only gotten mad twice in my life." I told him, unfreezing him. He jumped back to his feet through a heavy nosebleed.

"Now I'm Mad!" He said, and there was a sudden out burst of magic power coming from him.

"Obscurus!" I yelled, and a blindfold appeared over Laxus' eyes, rendering him blind.

"Tarantallegra." I said, holding back a laugh.

Laxus immediately started to dance to the laughter of everyone.

"Hey!" He yelled.

"You must be a boggart, because laughter is your demise!" I taunted. Pit was doubled over in laughter, and Kasai was smiling.

"She's a real man!" Elfman said to me.

"STOP!" Laxus ordered.

"Only if you admit your defeat." I told him.

"Never." He growled.

I then started to chuckle. "Than you're really not gonna like this. Avis!"

A bunch of yellow birds shot from the end of my wand.

"Oppugno."

The birds attacked Laxus, pecking at him.

By now, everyone was cheering.

""I will not be defeated by a butterfly!" Laxus yelled, trying to swat the birds away.

"Any suggestions on how to humiliate Sparky here?" I asked the crowd, who shouted suggestions.

"Transfigure him!" Elfman suggested.

"Mmmmakkkkeeeeee moore biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrdddddds!" Cana, who was now so drunk she couldn't talk right, said before falling over, unable to stand anymore due to disorientation.

"Tickle him!" Pit and Kasai said in unison.

"Tickle, you say?" I asked them.

"Yeah!" Pit exclaimed.

"You do the honors, then." I said, handing him my wand.

"Rictusempra!" He shouted, and at once, Laxus started to laugh as though someone was tickling him with a feather.

"S-stop!" he wheezed.

I took my wand back. "Stupefy." I said once again, and Laxus was knocked out.

Everyone cheered. Apparently it was the first funny fight they had seen in ages. I took all the charms off and went back inside for a victory Root Beer.

"You're good! You didn't even break a sweat!" Levy told me after everyone was back in.

"Thanks." I said back, smiling.

But something was still nagging at me. That bad feeling about next thursday…

"Something wrong, Ayumi?" Kasai asked me. I must have been showing some worry.

"No...I just have a bad feeling about next thursday." I informed them. To my surprise, they both said they felt it too.

After a while, I went back to my house. I had brought up the Idea of staying with me to Pit and Kasai again, put they said that they were fine with camping.

After a quick dinner of Mac-and-cheese, I went outside to look at the stars. I had always admired them, loved the way they lit up the sky at night. I could see all 12 major constellations, a couple nebulas, and the milky way. Back in the village of Shimo, there was something called the Aurora Borealis, or the northern lights. That was truly the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, the light dancing in the sky with beautiful shades of green, red and yellow.

"Wow." I breathed. Sure, the Aurora was amazing, but we didn't get near as many stars.

I noticed a light in the distance. To see what it was, I sent Dusk. She came back a couple minutes later with Pit on her tail.

"What's up?" He asked me.

"So that's where you two are camping." I realized.

"Yup." Kasai walked up to me as well.

"Do you two want some snacks? I bake more than I know what to do with." I said, motioning towards my house.

"Sure!" Pit exclaimed.

The three of us went up to my house. On the outside, it looks like a green-and-brown tiny house.

But it's bigger on the inside.

Lilith's POV:

'I could have sworn I just told Laxus to bug-off… he must be dumber than I thought….' I thought to myself.

I looked to make sure Gray wasn't around and I went outside.

'It's nice to know that he cares and all… but I can't just sit in a hospital bed all day…' I mentally told myself so I wouldn't feel bad.

I smiled as I saw Lucy and Natsu together looking at the stars.

Happy flew next to me, all depressed.

"Hi Happy…. What's wrong?" I asked.

"Lucy stole Natsu…" he whined.

"I do have to admit… girls are evil…" I mumbled and sat down, ignoring the pain in my side.

Happy sat next to me and just sulked.

I froze a fish that I saw that flipped out in mid-air.

Happy looked up and went and got the ice block.

I broke it open with a punch and said, "There ya go…"

Happy was happy and then hugged me, "Thank you!"

With that, Happy started eating the fish.

I smiled and sat back.

Drake was flying circles in the sky.

I sigh and try to get my thoughts off of everything I didn't need to worry about.

Everything was alright.

'For now…' I thought to myself.

I eventually fell asleep outside by the lake.