Chapter 28: Which side are you on?

"There is no way you can use that magic!" I raise my voice at them. "Why not? Your life will be saved with this magic" Asami smiled brightly at me showing no expression of fear whatsoever. "If you use this magic that means someone's life will end!" Trauma in my eyes, I try to talk them out of using this magic. "I've known that from the beginning Lucy, I'm willing to risk my life for yours" Asami looks at me in the eye, her brown eyes gave me a serious stare. I shake my head furiously "I won't let you do this! I refuse for you to risk your life for mine" I slam my hand onto my chest "I don't want to see someone die because of me!"

Asami looks at me while walking slowly towards me, she gives a troubled expression "Please Lucy, I want to do this" She suddenly hugs me by my neck. "I'm sorry Asami, but you cannot use this spell" She looks at me with sadness "I understand" She suddenly looked as if she was lost in thought. "Okay then Lucy, I'll be taking my leave now!" Asami skipped out of room while humming a nostalgic tune.

"You seem to be familiar with that spell Lucy" Wendy looked at me with curiosity sparkling in her eyes. "Huh?! Y…Yeah, sort of" I stuttered on my words. "My mom told me about it" I lied, I've seen it first hand but I wont get into the details for now. "She told me that it saved her friend from a long time ago" I start to sweat slightly, even though Asami told me she understood, I have a feeling she's not going to listen to me…

Wendy's POV

It's still quite hard to believe that Lucy is going to…die. I can't do anything but smile because if I cry, she will just feel unhappy and comfort me instead. I should be the one comforting her but I'm not too sure how I should do that. The girl with brown hair that had quite a winning completion named 'Asami' walks out of the room humming a tune, so decided to follow her, I'm not so sure why though.

Running after her, I turn to a corner and stutter "Ummm… excuse me!" She turns to me with her head tilted back slightly, she gives me a soft smile and look. "Yes?" I was nervous for some reason so I cleared my throat and asked her with a tad bit of confidence "Even though you said you understood, your going to use that spell aren't you?" She tilts her head to the right side and a shadow forms on her eyes, the hazel color of them still sparkle. "Just because I said I understand doesn't mean I'm not going to use it. I understand her but I'm still sticking to my decision" She flicks her hair with her hand and gives me a slightly sadistic grin.

"Which side are you on?" She stretches her hand out to me. "Do you want me to use the spell? Or do you want me to leave Lucy alone?" She asked me as an innocent smile creeps up her face while she hid her arms behind her back. I didn't know how to answer, I love Lucy, she's my nakama. However, if Asami dies, Lucy will blame herself and never forgive herself. Is there really no way to save both lives?

It was as if something was stuck in my throat, I wanted to say something but my voice wouldn't come out. Asami waved her hand in the air and clapped while smiling normally again"Don't worry! Just forget I asked the question" She ran off again while humming the reminiscent tune.

Lucy's POV

Wendy ran out after Asami left for a few minutes and came back in, but when she came back in she had this uneasy look on her face. "Wendy? What's wrong" I ask her, she immediately gives a huge reaction "It's nothing!" She sits down and we continue to chat for a while.

It's night time right now and the moon was full today, Levy and Wendy already left but Sting refused to go home. "Lucy, I need to go get something to eat. Be right back. Oh! Don't get too lonely without me!" Sting teased. I stuck my tongue out at him as he left the room. As soon as the door closed behind him I heard a very long sigh as if someone was relieved.

"I thought he would stay here forever, haha" Asami came out of the shadows and appeared in front of me with her violin. "I'm going to give you a performance Lucy!" Her face lit up with excitement. "What kind of performance?" I ask her while giggling slightly. She hesitated for a moment and finally spoke "The type of performance that will save you life" I chocked when she said that sentence, she lifted her violin up to her chin and started to play a melancholy tune very slowly.

"In exchange to save ones life, one must lose something to gain this" Asami chants at a slow pace with a slight echo in her voice, she closes her eyes. I reached out my arm to her and try to attempt to stop her but shadows cling on to my arms and hold me back on to the bed, I struggle but there was no use. The shadows were strong.

"I am willing to give up my life to save the one dear to me…" Asami suddenly stops playing her violin but still keeps her position as if she was going to start playing again any moment.

…"OBSCURO VITA"…

Red runes start to climb up from Asami's arms to her face, her eyes turn red from the magic. Her agonizing screams of pain continue to ring throughout the room. All I could do was watch and cry while screaming out her name. A bright white light emits from Asami's body and small shimmering lights start to float from her body. "ASAMI!"

Runes stopped spreading around her body but the ones that did spread remained on her body, and it felt like time stopped for a moment. The surroundings around turned white. The only thing I could hear was the sound of lights making soft ringing sounds. "Lucy, I know that you were against me using this magic but I didn't want to see someone who I hold dearly in my heart disappear away from me." Asami walked towards me and held her hand out from me and I start to weep tears from one eye"Please don't cry, smile. The last thing I want to see is a smile" I took her hand in mine and I was pulled in for a hug and tears fell down from my face onto her shoulder. "Thank you for being my friend Asami" I thank her between my sobs.

"Project Obscuro Vita complete" Asami whispers softly while she faints. The room goes back to normal and the lights gather in one ball and explode. Red runes appear on my wrist, it said Obscuro Vita. The runes then dissolve into my skin and disappear, when it happened I felt the pain in my heart disappear. It looks like the spell worked.

Kaimu and Sting burst through the door. "Asami!" Kaimu kneels down and takes Asami in his arms. Her body was starts to glow with white lights, every time a light floats up her body slowly fades away. Her soulless brown eyes that have returned back to normal look into Kaimu's red crimson eyes. She delicately lays her hand onto his cheek, "Kaimu, thank you for everything, thank you for taking care of me" Kaimu starts holds onto her hand where her Sabertooth insignia was located. "Baka" Kaimu forces a smile and kisses her head. Asami smiles one more time, her body disappears and for the last time, her voice echoed through the room while a single tear drop falls from the air and drops on to the floor.

"Thank you"

End of chapter 28

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