We had decided to split off into groups to cover more ground in our search for Wendy and the Oracion Seis. Our group consisted of us Lamia Scale wizards, me, Lyon, Sherry, Jura and Iwa. Gray and Natsu paired off together, along with Carla from Cait Shelter. Ren, Eve and Ichiya had grouped off together to search in another direction. And that left Hibiki and Lucy to watch over Erza. We were currently running through the forest, searching everywhere we could.
"Wait!" Lyon cried out, stopping in his tracks, stopping all of us as well. In his next action, he turned to me, "can't you use your earth sense to try and track them?"
At this I sighed and lowered my head. "Trust me, I've thought of that, but it's too unreliable when I can't tell ally from foe, it would be too hard with the group split up like this. And there's the chance they might have split up as well, making it harder if I was to try and sense six signatures together."
I heard only silence, before Lyon broke it by giving his own sigh, "okay, I understand."
This was hard, they would be hard to track, but I suppose it's worth a try if it's to save one of the group. I have to try my best.
"But I can still try. If I can't do it, we'll still keep searching." I spoke up to them, dropping down to my knees and placing both my palms on the floor, "but if it could mean finding Wendy faster, then that's all the better for us."
"Are you sure about this Ciella, this'll be your third time using it this day. You know how much Magic energy that will bun through." Jura asked me concerned.
"If it's for a good cause, then it's worth it. Even if I fail."
Closing my eyes, I focused all my energy into the earth below, and widened my field through the whole forest. My mind instantly searched for any vibration, any indication. But there was too many, for some reason, I've never felt that many signatures in one area that I've searched, as I've usually only searched for individuals in isolated areas. It was too much for my mind, which wasn't used to sensing this. I clutched my head in pain, sharpness going through it, and a small groan escaped my lips.
"Ciel!" I heard Iwa's voice call out to me.
"Ciella." I felt a hands in my shoulders, and looked up expecting to see Jura, but was surprised at seeing Lyons face instead, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine." I reassured him, as he helped me to stand. As I got up, a dizziness took over me, Lyons hold on me the only thing preventing me from falling.
"What was it? You've never reacted like this using Earth sense before." Jura questioned.
"I tried locating them, but there were so many signatures, too many for it just to us and the Oracion Seis in the forest. I expect we'll be having some company soon." I looked up at him, a stern look on my face.
It turns out I was right. Soon enough, we had found ourselves surrounded by a large group of wizards in red cloaks, crouched in the trees above us, who had drawing pads with them. They were all drawing away furiously. I had deduced that they were one of the Oracion Seis' underlying guilds. Seeing as Iwa wasn't much of a fighter, I had ordered her to hide up in the trees. She was only a cat after all.
"Foolish Lamia Scale members." One of them said.
"Let us show you real magic." Another spoke up.
"Is that so?" Lyon retorted to them sarcastically.
"By drawing pictures?" Sherry continued.
"Wait, I've heard of this type of Magic." I said to Jura, looking up to him for confirmation. He nodded to me.
"It Picto Magic."
"Unison Picto!" All of the guild members shouted out, and in a puff of smoke we were surrounded by little Surrey pink creatures resembling squirrels with brown spots. Some of them were also holding up small axes.
"What are they, Goblins?" Lyon asked.
"Oh my goodness, I'm in love."
"Now's not the time Sherry." I shouted to my friend.
"Don't let your guard down, they are vicious creatures." Jura ordered us.
We suddenly found that the creatures were jumping into the air and rolling towards in little balls. Our arms were held up as we braced the impact, before striking out. I sent an Earth Dragon Wing Attack towards them, and vaguely heard Lyon say to Sherry, "You've got to fight them Sherry!"
The only reply was Sherry sending her own attack. Soon all the creatures were on the ground defeated.
"Aww the poor little things." Sherry complained.
"I said don't let your guard down."
"You should listen to the man." A patronising voice from the trees spoke out, as the Wizards around us continued to draw away.
"Don't you dare take your eyes off the cute little Goblins." Another said afterwards.
"Unison Picto!"
This time, a huge ugly green monster with wings appeared before us. No way, was that a-
"Is that a Wyvern?" There was my question answered, by Lyon.
"It's not as cute." And guess who said that. Totally not Sherry.
"They are remarkably skilled artists." Jura commented and I sweat dropped. "Yeah I can see that, but can we focus on defeating the Wyvern instead?"
The wizards ordered the Wyvern to go after us, and we found purrs elves running as it chased us.
"They're Magic is strong!" Jura said.
"What do we do?" The three of us asked.
Jura turned, before turning and crying out, "Iron Rock Spikes."
Several sharp spikes of rock protruded from the ground, entrapping the Wyvern as it roared.
"Hurry, finish it."he ordered, and we all jumped into action.
"Ice Make-"
"Marionette attack-"
"Earth Dragon-"
"Snow Tiger!" Lyons sent his attack.
"Rock doll!" Sherry's attack was next.
"ROAR!" My attack was last, as a torrent of rock and earth hit the Wyvern at a tremendous force. All of our attacks together cause the Wyvern to fly up into the air, but it quickly recovered itself and flew back towards us.
Before it could reach us, Jura sent up his spikes to impale the beast, before it dissipated into smoke and disappeared. The rest of the goblins around us disappeared to.
The Wizards around us were so panicked that I couldn't even make out what they were saying.
All I could make out was one girl saying, "Can't we draw something scarier?"
"You may think they are just drawing but I don't approve of you're careless use of living creatures to do your dirty work." Jura said angrily, a murderous glint in his eye.
They all screamed, but unfortunately that did not save them from Jura's wrath.
Lyon was interrogating one of the conscious members of that guild on the whereabouts of the Oracion Seis, but we only got a vague answer before he fell unconscious.
"What does that mean? An ancient village in the West?" Lyon questioned as he threw the man to the ground.
"Well, you've got to love the irony. These hooded flunked that the guild sent to keep us away ended up telling us exactly where to find them." Sherry piped up, but I scrunched my eyebrows in disagreement.
"Well, not quite exactly, the answer was still vague. At least we know which direction to head in."
"I want the three of you to start heading west." Jura said from his position looking off into the distance. Looking off to the direction he was staring in and focusing, I could feel the large surge of Magic energy. We would have company again very soon.
"And you?" Lyon questioned.
"And enormous amount of Magic energy is approaching." He explained briefly.
"Is it one of the Oracion Seis?" Sherry asked him.
"Most likely, I shall remain here and engage them."
"I'll stay with you." I spoke up, "two is better than just one against whoever it is."
"No Ciella, you have to go with the others to find Wendy." I opened my mouth to protest again. "No arguments."
I prevented myself from speaking. No one argued with Jura when he gave you an order in that tone. Not even me. Sighing, I looked away from my mentor.
"Fine. But will you be alright?"
"I'll be fine. Don't worry."
"Come on, I'm sure he'll be fine. This is Jura we're talking about after all." Iwa finally spoke up in a reassuring voice.
With that, me Sherry and Lyon left him behind and began to head west. Be careful Jura, I thought to myself as I walked away from the man I had come to think of as a second father, leaving him to face the enemy by himself.
When heading west the four of us had been walking through a shallow rocky canyon. But our heads turned at hearing the sound of an explosion from behind us. We could see a huge cloud of dust rising up in the near distance.
"What do you think caused that explosion?" Sherry asked.
"Gray? Natsu? Pick one." Lyon retorted.
"I'm betting Gray." Iwa inserted unnecessarily.
"Well, whoever it is, their situation can't be good if they're causing destruction in the forest." I spoke up next. I had heard of the destructive nature of the Fairy Tail Wizards, and how it always got them into trouble with the Magic Council. But hey, if it gets the job done. Maybe they do overdo it sometimes though.
We then suddenly saw Racer speed past over a rocky arch above us on a Magicycle.
"That guys with the Oracion Seis right?" Sherry spoke up as we watched him.
"Yes. The one called Racer." Lyon answered.
"I knew there was going to be trouble." I muttered under my breath, before Gray suddenly skidded to a stop in front of us on his green Magicycle.
"Looks like I was right." Iwa said smugly. Honestly, I was beginning to get the strong urge to punch that cat, despite the fact that she's my friend.
"Lyon!" Gray called out.
"Gray?" Lyon questioned.
"Your timing couldn't be any better man." Gray continued, "hop aboard."
"Excuse me?" The man replied with a bewildered look on his face.
"You heard me, so let's go."
Lyon immediately clambered onto the back of the Magicycle, holding onto Grays shoulders of support.
"But Lyon." Sherry called out.
"Don't worry about me. You guys stay here on stand by." He called back.
"Sure... Whatever you say." With that, Gray and Lyon sped away after Racer on the Magicycle, and Sherry spoke up again, "what exactly does that entail?"
"I don't know." I replied, "but there's no way that they're leaving me out of this fight. I've got a score to settle with that guy for calling me sweetheart. Twice. No one gets away with calling me that." I said picking my fist into my hand and cracking my knuckles. "Iwa!" I called up to my feline partner.
"Sure thing Ciel." She called back, her paws grabbing the back of my blue open front vest, and lifting me into the air using her Aera Magic. Despite her size, Iwa was one really strong kitty.
We flew after the two guys as they sped ahead of us, chasing after Racer. Finally, we came to a grassy clearing where they had a clear view of the guy in front of them. I could hear everything they were saying as we continued to fly quite low to the ground. They had found Wendy and Natsu was taking her and the other cats back to Erza, Lucy and Hibiki. That's a relief. I watched as whilst Gray drove, Lyon sent attacks towards Racer. He sent a flock of Eagles first, which destroyed the Magicycle and sent Racer to the ground. But he had disappeared in an instant and suddenly reappeared above them using his speed.
He destroyed their own Magicycle, but whilst in the air Gray shouted "Now!" And they quickly cast their spells, Lyon sending an ice ape and Gray sending an ice hammer. Despite the quickness of their attacks, Racer was still faster, and wasted no time in kicking them to the ground.
"Here Iwa, drop me." I told my partner.
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"Yeah. And once you have, head back to where Lucy, Hibiki and Erza are. I don't want to risk you getting hurt."
"Okay. If that's your orders."
With that, I felt her paws let me go, letting me fall to the ground. The momentum caused me to head face down, but I quickly flipped to right myself and landed in a crouch in between the two guys and Racer. Getting to my feet, I stared down the enemy, who only smirked at my sudden appearance.
"I thought I told you to stay back Ciella." Lyon said, coming up to stand next to me.
"Yeah, well, you should know me enough by know that I never listen to you." I retorted.
"I'm beginning to welcome you dropping in unannounced sweetheart. At least there's something nice to look at when I'm fighting. It won't prevent me from sending you six feet under though." He attempted to flirt. Man, what a perv.
I only glared back at him, "please refrain from calling me sweetheart. I find it degrading as I am anything but sweet."
"So you're the bitter type huh? Well, I love a challenge." He then addressed all of us. "But if you want to land a hit on me, you'll have to be lightning fast."
He disappeared again, reappearing and disappearing in random places around us. The three of us stood back to back, ready to alert the others if he attacked from a certain position.
"This is pointless." Gray shouted in complaint.
"Nothing is pointless Gray. We're still fighting for something aren't we?" I reminded him of what we were doing.
"Don't lose your cool Gray, Ciella." Lyon ordered us.
"Don't have to remind me." I told him.
"He's coming in at four o'clock." He warned, and I saw him speeding towards us, "together we can stop him. We just need to focus."
"Gotta keep cool huh?" Gray began, a weird tone to his voice, "alright."
Suddenly, both boys turned to face the enemy, their shirts suddenly thrown away from them, revealing their very toned, muscular upper bodies.
"Fire when I give the word, and don't you dare hold back." Lyon ordered.
"Please refrain from stripping in front of me before I punch you both in the face." I warned them, and I watched as a look of confusion came over Racers face.
"Of really Ciella, I thought that you'd appreciate the view." Lyon teased.
"Oh shut it, before I hit you somewhere it'll hurt even more." I said in a low voice, watching as he sweat dropped at my comment.
Racer continued to head for us.
"There, he's in front of us and headed this way." Lyon informed.
"We've got you now." Gray shouted, "Ice-make; geyser!" He slammed his hands on the ground and sent ice shooting upwards, but Racer dodged every single wave.
"Snow Dragon!" Lyon sent his own attack. A serpentine like dragon made from ice. Ice-make Magic really is beautiful, but I had to focus. Racer had also dogged this attack to.
"Earth Dragon Wing Attack!" I sent my attack his way, but he dodged every slicer.
"No way." Gray breathed as we stood back to back once more.
"He's even faster than before." Lyon commented.
I suddenly felt a sharp pain as we were all knocked over.
"What's the matter punks?" Racers foot collided with my stomach, sending me sprawling to the ground away from the other two, "Can't keep up?"
Racer then came to a stop in between us, facing my way as I stood to my feet again.
"You can keep attacking me for eternity, but you won't land a single hit. Remember, you're dealing with the fastest man alive." He said confidently, "it been fun, but it's time for the final thrashing to begin. I'll make it as quick and painful as possible. Even for you sweetheart. I don't go easy on anyone, even women."
"I would be insulted if you did." I retorted back with a smirk. I could see the calculating look in Lyons eye, he had come up with a plan. He can be smart when he wants to be.
"Don't worry Gray, we've won." Lyon said to his friend, but his eyes glanced my way, as if asking if I could hear him from over here. And I could with my heightened sense from being a Dragon Slayer, so I nodded back to him.
"I just figured out we're gonna beat this guy." He spoke up louder, so Racer could hear him this time, trying to throw him off.
"Yeah, well, while you're coming up with your plan, I'll keep this guy distracted." Sending a losing look in Lyons direction, and he nodded back to me, knowing I'd be listening in whilst fighting, "Earth Dragons Iron Rock Fist!" I shouted out, sending a rock encased punch to Racers head.
As expected he dodged out the way, and I quickly turned before he could reappear behind me.
"Earth Dragons Talon." My rock encased kick almost hit him, but he dodged out the way in time.
"Face it sweetheart, you aren't doing to land a hit on me." He said, kicking me to the ground again.
"I thought I told you, not to call me that." I got up again, but decided to switch to the defensive and began trying to block the attacks to make it easier for me to listen in on Lyons plan.
Honestly, it was a smart plan, as he had found out the secret to Racers Magic. He wasn't really fast, he only altered our perception of speed to make it seem like he was fast. But he was just as slow as the rest of us. This plan could cause us though, mainly Lyon and I, to get quite hurt. But if it meant taking this guy down, I was willing to do it.
I was kicked to the ground once more after failing to dodge an attack that I couldn't see coming, and Racer looked to Lyon and Gray again.
"Huh? Strategise all you want, it won't do you any good." He said under his breath.
"And if all goes well, we've got him." Lyon finished explaining his plan, and letting go of Grays shoulder.
"Huh, are you out of your mind?" Gray questioned.
"Too bad," Lyon interrupted, "that's the plan." A magic circle appeared under Gray, and he was instantly encased in Lyons ice, "we'll stop him without you."
I stood from the floor once more, ready to act out.
"Hey, what are you doing? Let me go!" Gray shouted as the ice rise and lifted him up into the air, giving him the vantage point needed. Now all that was left was for me to play along with Lyons act a lead Racer away.
"Why are you freezing him like that?!" I heard Sherrys voice shout from the tree line where she had been watching the fight, waiting to help if needed.
"Quit screwing around! You guys can't take this guy on alone and you know it!" Gray shouted down to us, voice distorted and echoey due to the ice surrounding him.
"Hah, just sit back and enjoy the show." Lyon stated, "we'll finish him."
"It's time to show the real power of Lamia Scale." I spoke up, making it seem like I was agreeing with Lyon that we could take this guy out by ourselves.
"That kinda harsh," Racer said, "is that really how you treat your friends."
"If you think the two of us are friends you're sorely mistaken," Lyon stared him down, "We simply studied under the same master when we were young. That was all."
"Yeah, they're more competitors really." I continued to play along.
"Oh yeah?" Gray questioned sarcastically.
"I don't understand," Sherry called whilst running out of the forest, "we'll need his help."
"We can take him on our own," Lyon smirked, "together we will give Lamia Scale its greatest victory ever. Now let's get to work."
"Y-yeah, of course." Sherry said a little hesitantly. She'll understand soon enough, it's all part of the plan.
"I'd be careful if I were you." Racer spoke up once more, "you let your arrogance get the best of you, and you're sure to lose."
"I'm sure we could say the exact same thing to you." I retorted, glaring at him.
"But it's not like you had a chance of beating me anyway, right?"
"Now who's being arrogant." Lyon added.
Racer disappeared again. Man I'm sick of this guy. We should beat him soon though."
"Marionette Attack: Rock Doll." Sherry shouted, and her rock doll came out of the ground and punched at racer, but it was way too slow.
"That's a neat trick girlie, but it's too slow to catch me." Racer said, before sending a flurry of attacks that didn't allow the giant doll to move, "it's practically standing still."
"I can't even see him. How about this, go, Wood Doll." She jumped back, landing on the branch of the tree she had brought to life.
"Yeah, keep throwing em my way. It's completely pointless." Racer continued to taunt.
"I wouldn't be so sure if I were you." Sherry said venomously, before allowing the doll to send its branched forth to entrap Racer.
"Aw, you got me." He said sarcastically, before disappearing.
"There's no way he broke free." She said surprised.
"I told you sweetheart." Racer came up and kicked Sherry from behind.
Me and Lyon nodded to each other, each sending an attack to Racer, gaining his attention, before running in the opposite direction towards the forest.
"Over here slowpoke!" Lyon taunted him.
"Catch us if you can." I shouted back.
"I don't know what you're getting at pals," Racer quickly caught up with is, "but the only slowpokes here are you two."
We both skidded to a stop once inside the tree line, preparing to attack.
"Your speed counts for nothing if your attacks have no power behind them." Lyon said, getting into his Ice-Make stance, "I can prove you don't have the ability to land a decisive blow."
"Oh yeah?" Racer questioned.
"Let's see how you handle this. Ice-Make; Hedgehog." A clump of icy spikes grew from his back. Racer stopped at the sight of this. "Better not get to close or you'll end up a shish kebab."
Wow, sometimes I think it's just better to not let Lyon talk in a battle. He really comes up with the most random things. Shish kebab? Really?
"What's the matter Racer?" Lyon said as he jumped into the air, "afraid that precious speed of yours might get you skewered?"
"Don't get cocky kid." Racer braced himself on the ground, "here goes! Speed Change; Red Zone!" Suddenly, even faster than he was before, Racer jumped into the air and kicked with such a force that the spikes smashed and she sent Lyon crashing to the ground, "you're so naive. Did you think I'd use my full speed from the get go against such a weak opponent?"
With his back to me, I used the opening.
"Earth Dragon Rock Pillars!" Several pillars came up from the ground in from of him, aiming for Racer, causing him to jump back and give Lyon enough time to get up and start running again. In the distraction, I tore past Racer and joined Lyon again.
"Come get us!" Lyon shouted back, and Racer instantly appeared in front of us.
"You're on!" With that he kicked us both into the air, "where do you think you're going?" I managed to recover myself slightly.
"Earth Dragon Roar!" I shouted, sending my flurry of earth and rock at him.
He may of dodged it, but he was pushed back enough for us to land and continue running. We were almost there.
But Racer was too fast, his attacks kept coming, winding both of us. Yet we still pushed forward, we had to complete this plan. Gray was relying on us to make it to the position.
Another kick came from behind, followed by a ouch to the stomach. The same treatment was bestowed on Lyon to, except he was punched in the face as well. With this we were both sent to the ground.
"What happened to all that bravado?" Racer taunted.
However, we didn't give up. We looked to each other determinedly, before getting up and running again. Finally, once we had made it to the cliff we needed to, Lyon suddenly turned and made an attack.
"Ice-Make; Eagle."
"When you gonna realise you can't hit me?!" Racer shouted, dodging every single bird.
"Earth Dragon Rock Spikes." I cried out, sending my arm out towards amRacer, spikes protruding from the ground underneath him. As expected, he dodged all of them.
The next attack took everything out of us. He would relent from the swift kicks and blows. They came one right after the other.
"Don't tell me that all you've got?! Man what a waste of space! What happened to all the big talk from before?!" Lyon was sent down, his head hitting against a fallen tree trunk. I hit the ground to the side of him, but a both further away. I lifted my head, breathing heavily, to see Racer kneel down over him.
"You honestly believe I don't have the power to land a decisive blow?" He snapped off a large, sharp shard of ice from where one of Lyons Eagles had smashed to the ground from beside him, "why don't I show you?" He lifted the shard into the air, and bringing it down with force. I gasped, fearing for Lyons life, but Racer stopped just before the shard had plunged into Lyons exposed neck. "I don't need that power to put the breaks in this fight. As quick as I am, I could easily take you and your little girlfriend out without having to use any sort of fancy Magic."
Okay, let me protest, I am not his girlfriend.
"I mean, don't get me wrong, you've both got serious skills kids, you would've been fine if you'd never crossed paths with me. But I'm one of the Oracion Seis."
Racer continued, but I could see Lyon wasn't focused on what he was saying, but rather what was going on above him, as a group birds flew past.
"Six demons. Six prayers. Six unwavering pillars. And anyone who tries to cut us off, will pay the final toll or their disrespect. So say goodbye. To each other if you want to."
"Just as I thought," Lyon spoke up, still breathing heavily, and I could see the confused look on Racers face, "I figured out the truth of you're Magic when Gray, Ciella and I were fighting together. I looked up and noticed the birds in the distance were flying incredibly fast. You were never as fast as lightning, you just altered out perception of speed so it would seem that way."
I noticed the look of discouragement and anger on Racers face.
"Busted." I breathed out.
"You slowed us down, that's all. Once I got outside the perimeter of your magic I realised what was going on. Despite your name you're just as slow as the rest of us." Lyon continued to explain, "I thought it'd be harder to defeat you, but now that you've followed us all the way out here, Gray is now outside the perimeter of your magical and can take you down."
Racer looked up at the pillar of ice encasing Gray that stood above the canopy of the trees, to see the ice at the top shatter, freeing Gray from his hold.
"He should have a clear shot from up there."
"And he'll make sure it's on target." I added.
Racer stood and backed away from his position, "Wait," he said panicked, "so you two weren't arguing? You were giving him a sniping post."
I smirked. "That was the plan after all."
"There's no way he'll hit me from there, he's over a mile away." Racer denied. Just you wait.
"Oh, he can do it." Lyon said, sitting up from his position, " if there's one thing I've learned, it's never underestimate a member of the Fairy Tail guild."
"They can really blow you away." I continued.
"There's no stopping them." Lyon finished.
Grays arrow was fired with such force that an explosion of blue light almost blinded me as it surrounded the area. Once the smoke cleared, Racer was revealed to be lying in the dust.
Sighing in relief, I laid my head on the floor.
"You alright?" Lyon asked me, and I lifted my head to meet his gaze.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I smiled, sitting up beside him, "just tired."
"I think we both are, after all that running." I chuckled at this, he was certainly.
"Well, you know for being you, you can be smart at times." I told him in a reading tone.
He smirked playfully, "wanna say that to my face, Rock Head." He said lightly.
Laughing back, i said to him, "I believe I already did, Ice Freak."
It took a bit of time, but Gray and Sherry finally caught up to us, Sherry instantly dropping to Lyons side.
"I can't believe that actually worked." The black haired Ice-Make wizard admitted.
"I can't believe there are five more just as strong as him." Lyon replied. That was a scary thought, seeing how much we struggled with this guy, I wondered how we would defeat another five.
"In another note, could you please try and include me in your little ruse next time?" Sherry said disdainfully.
"Don't blame me, he's the ma with the plan." Gray said looking down to Lyon, who was looking back up at him to.
"Thanks." Lyon said to him.
"And can you two please put some clothes on?" I asked them, still annoyed at the fact that they were still shirtless.
They both chuckled. And I couldn't help but join in.
"Can you both stand up?" Gray suddenly asked us, holding out a hand.
"Think I'll sit a bit longer." Lyon denied the help, causing Sherry to chuckle.
"I'll gladly accept your help." I said, taking Grays hand as he helped pull me up before letting go. It took a second to steady myself, but then I noticed something that made me freeze up.
"I'VE GOT YOU NOW!" Racer shouted once he had pulled himself to his feet, pulling open his jacket to reveal a bomb Lacrima underneath, rigged to charge. We all gasped.
"IN THE NAME OF THE MIGHTY ORACION SEIS, I'M TAKING YOU TO THE BIG SLAB IN THE SKY!" The orange lights flickered on one by one, signalling the bomb was setting to go off.
"Is that what I think it is?" Lyon breathed, after Sherry had helped him to stand.
"He's rigged himself with a bomb Lacrima!" Sherry stated in panic.
"Seriously? Is he insane?" Gray asked.
"Sometimes people would do anything to take their enemies down." I stated. And sometimes people would do anything to save their friends to.
"We'll cross the finish line together!" Racer continued sadistically.
"No way." Gray said, getting into his Ice-Make stance, but stumbled as he was about to send his attack, "it's no use." He cried out, as Racer ran towards us, laughing maniacally, "I'm on empty, we're totally screwed!"
I wasn't even thinking, all I knew was that I had to save my friends. That was the only thing that mattered. I needed to protect them. So I did the only thing I could've. So I ran to meet him.
"Ciella!" I heard a voice call behind me. Was that Lyon? I'm sorry, but I have to do this to save you guys.
With all the force I had, I jumped at Racer, wrapping my arms around him, and sending us both off the cliff edge.
I guess I always knew, that my friends would be the death of me.
"No! What are you doing?" Gray shouted.
"No, Ciella, Lyon!" Sherry shouted. Why did she shout to Lyon as well?
As the beeping grew faster, I felt a pair a string arms wrap themselves around me. It was like everything as in slow motion, as I turned my head to see my friends white hair out the corner of my eye.
No, Lyon, what are you doing? I did this to save you.
Third Person P.O.V
Gray and Sherry could only watch in shock as Ciella had pushed Racer and herself off the cliff, and couldn't do anything to stop Lyon as he jumped after her. Nothing could be done, as all they heard and saw was the explosion that happened at the bottom of the cliff.
Their friends, they were dead.
Sherry stood there, her hands over her moth as she realised that she had just lost two of her closest friends, and Grays face betrayed shock, as he watched his childhood friend die.
Further into the woods, Natsu stopped in his tracks from running, the unconscious Wendy over his shoulder, and two cats slung under his arm. Iwa, who had caught up with him in the air, had stopped to, and they looked back at hearing the explosion, as well as an agonised scream of "NOOOO!"
Back on the cliff, Sherrry was on her knees, looking over the edge and crying out, "NOOOO! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING! THERES NO WAY THEY'RE GONE!"
"LYOOON!" Gray cried out at the realisation of his friends demise.
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Oracion Seis Arc: Chapter 7 - Not All is as it Seems
In the wake of their friends deaths, and Nirvanas awakening, Sherry, on the border between light and dark, descends into darkness and turns on Gray. Meanwhile, what really did happen to Lyon and Ciella? Not all is as it may seem to be in this fight.