Chapter 4: Etherion and Elie
Elie POV:
The ground broke beneath me, and I felt my self-start to fall down. Then I felt a hand grab mine. I looked up to see a woman with long red hair in some odd armor holding onto my hand. She was keeping me from falling! I was surprised to say the least. I didn't think anyone would save me. She sighed and pulled me up.
"You alright?" She asked, rather harshly.
I nodded quickly. Plue nugged me and said his normal words. "Puuunnn."
I smiled sadly at Plue, and picked him up before looking back over to where Haru was. I now saw a boy that looked an awful lot like Musica carrying Haru on his back. Another boy that was standing next to him had his arms crossed across his bare chest. He was staring at me. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up to see Lucy. She smiled at me, and held out her hand then.
"Come on Elie. I told you I would show you the guild," She said with a smile.
I nodded slowly, and then whispered. "Someone is after me…I don't know if it is a good idea or not." I knew that the person that wanted me was here. He had to be. There was no other place he could be. Besides, I knew that Haru could only get that injured by his hand.
Lucy and the other woman's eyes seemed to show worry. "Who is this person?" Lucy asked me. I bit my lip.
"I think you already know him…" I glanced at Haru. "Lucia Raregrove. He's after the power I possess…a power that could destroy the whole world if it came down to it…"
Lucy looked even more worried. She looked at the other woman. "Erza. What should we do?" She asked softly.
Erza closed her eyes. "For now head to the guild. We need to talk to master about all of this…but first…" Erza's eyes opened and she looked at me. "What is this power that you possess?"
I swallowed. "My power…it's called Etherion."
Haru POV:
Etherion… It rung through my mind. I knew that someone had said it. I wondered though, who would say it? Wait. The voice. I knew that voice. My eyes shot open. "Elie," I whispered. Gray blinked and looked down at me.
"Then you know the girl?" He asked, his eyes were slightly wide.
I nodded slowly. "Y-yeah. She's my friend."
"Friend?" Gray was now slightly paniced, I could tell. I saw Natsu standing there with wide eyes as he looked in one direction. I looked that way.
"Elie," I said. She was looking down. I then heard her whisper.
"Yes. I control Etherion," She said softly, and then looked up. "I don't know why I have it, but I do."
Gray bit his lip as she continued. I knew something was off then. "Etherion. What is the problem with it?" I asked him.
"Just that it has the power to destroy the world, and that a girl possess it," Gray replied. "Tell me that it isn't something to be worried about. Plus if the council were to here about this then…I don't even want to think of what would happen then…"
I wished I could move then, but my body ached to bad. It would only allow me to move my head. I looked at Elie with a saddened expression. She was normal, but she had a unique power. She didn't even have a memory, and many people stayed away from her. That was until she meet us. I knew that when she got to know people, things went smoothly, but right now I wasn't sure that this would happen. If they were afraid of her for her power, they would never be friends.
That's when I saw the blonde from earlier grab Elie's hand and say something with a smile, then Elie smiling as well. I had to smile too as they stood up. Erza seemed to glance at me, and then stand. She started walking, in the direction of the guild. I sighed softly and closed my eyes as the others followed her. I couldn't move, so asking Gray to put me down was pointless, besides. I didn't want to worry Elie more than I already had. Though still I had to wonder what she was doing here, and how she got here.
Sieg wouldn't have let her come here right after he came back. I know that he wouldn't, but she was here right now. Plus she didn't look as if she was about to fade anytime soon, so then why? Lucia, he must have done it. There was no other explanation for this.
"Hey slowpokes! Come on catch up!"
I opened my eyes and looked foreword. I smiled as Elie was waving back down at us, smiling. Lucy was laughing, and Happy was flying around them. I still didn't understand how that cat could talk and fly. I blinked as I saw Natsu start running, and run right past them, and then Lucy chasing after him. I tried my best not to chuckle. It was amusing being here to say the least. Finally, after a little while longer I found my self in a room lying on a bed with everyone around me. I don't know how it happened, maybe I blacked out again. Yeah, that was probably what happened. I sighed softly, and sat up, wincing in pain as I did so.
I found Elie holding my hand. She was smiling in relief. "Haru. You're alright!" She said happily.
I nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine Elie," I said, smiling. I heard sighs of relief as I said those words. I'm guessing that I worried everyone rather badly. I then noticed 'Master' standing on the edge of the bed. He had a searious look on his face. Elie looked at him as well. The others also did, they see,med to be surprised he was there.
Once we all were paying attention, he spoke. "I have an urgent message. A dark guild is heading this way."
A/n: Alright small chapter, but I didn't want to go any further. This holds suspense so...yeah. Anyways please review.