Double Digits baby! Tenth chapter is here!

With Rufus

"Downbeat"

Rufus barely dodged the attack. Flipping to the side and somersaulting in the air. The music blast shot throught numerous trees, leaving large holes and toppling a few. Rufus's eyes widened 'She's really trying to kill me'

Rufus assumed his memory make stance. "Memorized" he says quietly.

"Hmm? You're surprisingly agile," Akira said. Staying calm while materializing a microphone.

"Music blast: High octave!" She speak-sings as the magic is amplified and sends a piercing shriek through the air. Rufus clutches his ears in pain. "Such beautiful music I can make, right?" Akira brags as the microphone disappears. Rufus regains his composure and yells

"Memory make:Night of the fallen Stars!" Many spears of shining light rain down from him over to Akira. Who nullifys it.

"Soundwave: Destroy" The lights disappear before they can hit their target.

Rufus readies another spell but Akira is faster. She runs swiftly behind him and whispers in his ear. "Bass explosion," she whispers in Rufus's ear. Loud music notes echoed loudly in his ears. He yelled out and clutched his head in pain. It was just too loud. She waited patiently for him to recover, before she yelled another spell out.

"Death Waltz"

She waited again.

"Stressed note"

And again.

"Music blast:Crescendo"

She was torturing him.

"Music blast:Corrupt Song"

Rufus could hardly stand. His body was battered and the ringing in his ears wouldn't stop. He whispered so softly, she couldn't hear it. He murmured a spell.

"Aww this is so uninteresting, might as well end it now." Akira said as she strummed her bass.

"Music blast:Death orchestration: Finale!" She yelled as a highly concentrated blast of music shot out from her bass. Creating a beam of pure music magic. Aimed right at Rufus, who didn't move. It hit.

Akira was laughing and singing "The poet is dead, the poet is dead!" to herself. She let her guard down,

"Memory make:Shrine of Turbulent Fang"

Akira didn't have time to dodge and was hit by numerous whirlwinds, all crashing into her. She lay on the ground, struggling to get up.

"I thought I killed you!" She yelled. Staring at Rufus.

"You killed my Afterimage," Rufus said calmly, smirking.

"Memory make: Symphonic Dance of Black Lightning!" He yelled as Akira's own melodies shot out of the sky, surrounding dozens of giant strikes of lightning and dancing around them. All converging on the fallen girl.

"Beautiful," she whispered, smiling. And she was gone.

Rufus sighed to himself and slowly trudged down the path that had separated in the trees.

With Minerva

"Let's get started, shall we?" The man said as he stared at the girl in pain.

He took out his blade and jabbed himself in the stomach.

"Stab,"

Minerva buckled over. Sobbing and grasping her stomach as she screamed in pain.

He carved into his leg.

"Constrict, torture," he said. Minerva's pain almost tripled when he said torture. Her voice coming out of her mouth in shrieks.

He waited for her to be able to speak.

"How are you not dead? How do you not feel pain?" Minerva begged. She was aching to know.

" Oh my dear trash. It takes a hell of a lot more to kill me. I use what you may call, connection magic. I inflict wounds on myself. and the pain connects to my target and my target only. Leaving me pain free, and them with double. It's a wonderful magic indeed, is it not?" He said as he smiled darkly. He didn't even blink while he said that.

'Wait. He has not blinked at all yet.' Minerva made a realization

"Yo yo, I'm bored. Weak trash like you deserves to die," he said as he stepped on her.

"Ih Ragdo, pressure wave." Minerva said. Staring at the man's face. Pressure pressed on his facial features from every angle. Squeezing him. He tried to keep his eyes open. But couldn't. He squeezed them shut and immediately after he did that. He let out a blood-curdling scream. Every feeling of pain imaginable hit him at once. He collapsed as all the torture he inflicted on others came to him. He was dying quickly.

"H-how'd you k-know?" He stammered. Shaking violently as blood seeped out of him.

" Shield your weakness next time," Minerva said as she stood up.

The pain specialist managed to make a smile. "Y-you've won-n. Heh. I'vveee b-been able t-to k-k-keep my eyesss open for-r t-ten years. N-not any-m-more." He sputtered out as his head fell into his blood pool. His lifeless eyes staring at Minerva's feet.

"I've got my own sadistic side too ya know, best to not show it. It hurts others. You were a fool," She spat as she turned around and walked away from the man.

With Sting

"Entertain meh' let's start the show!" She said as she clapped twice and it was dark.

"Where am I?" Sting asked himself

"Lector? Rogue? Lucy? Where are you?"

Suddenly, a giant dragon came and flew overhead. Its scales splattered with blood and other mysterious substances. It circles a wide eyed Sting as it landed right in front of him. Its dark eyes gleaming murderously. Sting tried using his magic, but couldn't. He stared at his hands in horror.

" I'm a dragonslayer, and I can't even use my magic?!"

The dragon started going berserk and Opened its giant maws over Sting. He tried to run, but he wasn't fast enough. He looked over his shoulder at the rows of gleaming teeth, growing nearer to him as he yelled. The jaws clamped over him as he squeezed his eyes shut. He felt nothing.

Then opened his eyes to find he was in a cage of sorts. The moon shining brightly, signaling it was full. It illuminated the night as Sting gripped the cage's bars. They wouldn't budge at all. He then saw his guild building. He was dangling in a cage over his home. A giant dragon loomed over the building. Blue detailings running along its whole body.

"A-another dragon?" He yelled to no-one in particular. His eyes widened when he saw Lucy, Minerva, Rogue, Rufus, and Orga coming out of the building.

They turned to face the dragon. Rogue made the first attempt to attack. But then the dragon swatted him off as if he was a speck. He flew off into the distance.

"ROGUE!" Sting yelled. Hands gripping the bars tighter. His friend was dead. He couldn't help. The others followed suit. 'No. . . you can't defeat it.' Sting thought frantically. Screaming out their names as they went down one by one. Until Lucy was left.

Lucy flew up, using her wings. Her white dress was as beautiful as ever. But it was splattered with blood. As was her hair, her arms, her everything. Her bare feet were raw.

'A bloody angel' Sting thought to himself as he sobbed. Lucy looked at him as if to console him. She then turned around to face the dragon. Who was readying a breath attack. "No! You'll die!" Sting yelled. SHe looked over her shoulder at him. Her silver eyes were crying. 'I've never seen her cry'

The attack came. Straight at Lucy.

"LUCY!" He yelled. It was no use. She was gone. He was alive. She had protected him. He was covered in her blood. His eyes were so wide in shock. He broke down.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" The cackling resumed. He was on the ground. Earth beneath his fingers. His tears were spilling out of his cheeks. "That was the best! Yer' was screamin' her name! Crying too!" Shioe yelled as she erupted in a fit of laughter.

"Ah that was the best. After I finish up with you I'll pay her a visit. Maybe share some laughs, threats, then I'll kill her." She said. Her voice ending on a high note.

"Kill . . . her," Sting repeated, eyes wide again.

"YES! I'll slaughter her! Rip her flesh from her bones! I can't wait to hear those screams!"

"Her . . . screams?" Sting slowly said as he stood up. He was staring at her.

His eyes were filled with rage.

"You'll be dead long before you can so much as look at her." Sting.

"I'LL KILL YOU!" He yelled as he attacked her.

"Light dragon's wing slash!"

"Light dragon's punch!"

"Light dragon's roar"

"Light dragon's holy breath!"

"Light dragon's claw!"

"SECRET DRAGON SLAYER ART: HOLY NOVA!"

Sting yelled out attack after attack, leaving her on the ground. Blood spilling from her fresh wounds. Then he used his Holy Nova.

Shioe Narahi was brutally obliterated by Sting Eucliffe, 10 year-old dragon slayer.

End of the paths. Rogue was there first.

'There's no-one here yet. Then again I didn't really battle' Rogue thought to himself as he sat down on a log. 'That man was utterly repulsive.' He shuddered at the thought of Meat. Then he heard rustling in the trees. He stood up, ready to battle. Then he saw Lucy walk out of the trees. "Oh Rogue. Hello." She said stoticly as she sat down beside him.

" Was your's repulsive and perverted?" She asked. " Hell yes." Rogue replied, shuddering once again. " I punched him and he fell into the river."

"I was sniffed. So I smashed his face in and tossed him into the river as well." She said nonchalantly. They sat in silence until they heard more rustling.

"Yo!" A battered Minerva called out while she walked over to them. Rufus followed suit. He could barely stand.

"I went against a sadist who didn't realize the faults in his own magic," Minerva announced as she sat.

"I battled a music-insane woman who was pretty powerful," Rufus sighed as he sat down.

They waited in silence for Sting. Who practically barreled through the trees and ran up to hug Lucy. Followed by everyone else.

"What's going on Sting?" Rufus asked, flustered at the dragonslayers sudden affection.

"A. . . illusionist. . . you all died. . . used all my magic. . . I'm sorry." He said as he collapsed. Rogue laid him against the log.

They barely got a chance to move after Rogue finished, when a booming voice rang out through the clearing. 'Werrolyl' They all thought as their heads jerked up towards the voice. The man in thr robe was clapping rather loudly as he strided over towards them.

"Amazing how a bunch of kids could destroy the Alliance like that. I'm impressed. Very impressed," He said as he stared them down. His eyes settled on the blonde, female mage. His red eyes stared into her silver ones. They all sat in silence for a moment.

"Looks like the game has reached its final stage. You are all very interesting indeed," He said. His eyes never diverting from Lucy's. Rogue noticed this and stood in front of Lucy, arms spread out as if to shield her. Werrolyl cringed. "Out of my way, scum," He said as he brought is arm across Rogue's chest. Sending him flying.

"Rogue!" Lucy yelled as he hit a tree on the other side of the clearing. Her eyes flicked to the ponytailed mage in front of her. "You want a fight?Fight me first." She said as she stood up. Her hair flowing in the evening light.

"Che,"

Werrolyl raised his arm up and trapped Lucy in a transparent ball. Her fists were banging against the smooth surface. Resounding in the outside world.

The others rushed for her but then were flung back and trapped in their own balls.

Rogue still unconscious against the tree.

"Stop!" Lucy yelled. Fists connecting with the ball once more. Her knuckles were bleeding and the blood was dripping down the glassy surface.

"Heh, let's get this started. Here's the final act!" Werrolyl yelled as he chanted a spell.

Hear me.

Memories of this girl.

Replay, vivid and clear

for her to relive, for all to hear.

Screams will be heard, tears will be shed

nothing left but hatred and dread.

Rewind her mind.

The final act.

MEMORY DISTORTION

FINALE

Yayyyyy backstory time!

I know sting's magic is white, not light. Too lazy to fix it.

Kids are so deadly.

Well I shall sleep now, baiii!