Chapter 6

"Good night, everyone! We'll be going now." Lucy bid her guild mates farewell as she and Laxus exited Bar Sun.

It's quite a night and there is no way it would end in good way for in three seconds after she closed the wooden door, a sword almost sliced her head from the rest of her body. It was in a nick of time when Laxus managed to pull her out of the way.

"Are you alright?" Laxus asked when they managed to stand. They crashed in a nearby wooden crate.

"I guess… Oh, my God! Laxus, you're arm's bleeding" Lucy walked towards him, carefully examining the wound. It was bleeding profusely. "What the…who?" Lucy looked around to see who the culprit was. She was shocked. It was Erza.

"Tch, Titania…you b-" Laxus almost cursed.

"Erza, what's wrong with you?" She turned to her teammate. Titania wasn't making any sound or reaction. She was just standing there with a bloodied sword on her hand.

"Kill Lucy."

"What?" The world seemed to have stopped. 'Kill Lucy?'

The red-haired raised her sword and dashed towards Lucy in an unimaginable speed that in a split second, she was already in front of the blonde, preparing to deal the final blow. Lucy can't move. She was stunned.

"Lucy!" Laxus pushed her out of the way. She rolled in the middle of the street with the blonde man.

"Laxus, get Wendy to heal you." She instructed him while never taking her eyes off of the swordswoman.

"I'm fine!" Laxus said, holding the gash and preventing any more blood to come out.

"I'll be alright. Just go!" Lucy was being frantic. They stood up. Something's not right. Erza wouldn't do something as this. Not for something as petty as empty jealousy. But, Laxus…Concern overruled inside the Heartifilia and took a quick glance at Laxus. It was a mistake. A big mistake. She turned her attention back at Erza but she was nowhere to be found. She looked over to her left, no. To her right, no.

"Lucy, look up!" Laxus shouted but there's no way she can react. Erza was closing in really fast. Lightning surged towards her and when she opened her eyes to see if she was still in one piece, she saw that Laxus was carrying her with both hands despite the large wound on his arm. He used his Lightning Body. Thank Mavis.

"LUCY!" Erza dashed towards them in a flash, shouting like a madman.

"Wendy!" Lucy raised her voice to alert everyone and call for the Sky Sorceress. The bar door burst open and the whole guild came out. They all gathered around them, all were silent. No one dared to intervene.

"Lucy-san, what's wrong?" Wendy squeezed out of the people.

"Wendy, please take Laxus inside and heal his wounds."

"Y-Yes." The meek girl said.

"Lucy, don't be stupid! You might be an S-Class now but you're still no match for Erza!" Laxus growled.

'Okay, that really hurts but it was the truth.' Lucy's clearly at a disadvantage. She may have large reserves of Magic but Erza has been an S-Class for a long a time. Titania has the experience. And experience triumphs over latent ability.

"Go!" Lucy chastised him. Laxus might be a bear of a man but there's no way he'll survive in such a large and deep wound without immediate first aid.

"How about you? What if something happens?" Laxus started to panic. He looked at his hands, they were covered in blood. Blood. The mere sight of it threw him in despair and made him relive Lucy's supposed death. That, he can't allow.

"I'm alright. I can handle this." Lucy tried to assure him but even she was scared, her knees were trembling.

"B-But…" Laxus started to protest but realized that he's feeling all dizzy. The guild members just watched the two women, silent.

"Requip: Purgatory Armor!" A heavy black armor with many spiked features clothed the redhead. This was one of her strongest armor and the mace she's carrying was obviously heavy and dangerous.

"Erza, snap out of it!" The Celestial Maiden called out to Titania but it proved futile. Erza lunged at her and swung her mace in the blonde's head, trying to finish this business in one clean strike. Lucy ducked down in time, barely missing the weapon but Erza was just as fast, and she tried to strike the weapon in a vertical manner. Lucy saw this; she cartwheeled to the side to avoid being pounded by that thing. The mace hit the ground, smashing the cement and leaving a large crater.

Lucy extended her whip and wrapped around the mace's handle. She tried to make Erza release the weapon but it wasn't enough. Erza's grip was sturdy that the water-like substance of the Fleuve d'étoiles snapped from the force. In a second, Erza was closing in again to Lucy. Big and heavy weapon requires someone that can flank others. That's it.

"Open! Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!"

"Moooo! What's wrong, Lucy-san" Taurus appeared in flash of golden light.

"I don't know. In the meantime, just follow my lead."

"Kill Lucy!" Erza, with tremendous force, brought her mace towards her opponent.

"Taurus, block it!" Lucy ordered her Spirit. Thankfully and with all his effort, the Golden Bull managed to keep Erza at bay but she was way too powerful and coupled with the armor that enhances strength, Taurus can only do but parry her to the side. The redhead quickly regained her stance and jumped a good distance away from Lucy.

"What now?" Taurus resumed his position on his owner's side.

"Requip: Flight Armor." After the light faded from the transformation, there was no time to react as slashes were the only thing visible in the moonlight.

"Sonic Claw." Erza landed gracefully on the other side of the street. Taurus vanished into the thin air and Lucy was nowhere to be found.

"Where's Lucy?!" That was what everyone was asking.

"LUCY!" The door burst open and panic-stricken Laxus came out. The wound was slowly reopening and blood was starting to gush out again. He scanned the area but he can't see her. He tried searching for her scent but the smell of blood was clogging his senses. Blood. Just as he could make a move that will most probably end the life of Erza Scarlet, a wood creaked.

"It seems I was saved in time" Everyone searched for the voice, even Erza. "…she says." Horologium appeared out of nowhere. This made Laxus relax a little bit.

"Thank you, Horologium. You may now return." The Clock dissipated and returned to the Spirit World.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?" Laxus was bombarding her with questions in his fit of worry and stress.

"I'm fine." Lucy patted his cheeks. "Go inside. The wound's starting to reopen."

"No. I'll stay here." Laxus stood his ground there was no way he'll let her be a second time around. Lucy was clearly taken aback. This was him, the real him, the ego and pride but she appreciated it and didn't said a word.

"…but you need to stay here and let Wendy finish her work, okay?"

"Okay." Now that's how you make an agreement.

"Requip: Black Wing Armor." Black armor covered Titania's body as she made her stance. She rushed towards her opponent and flapped those big, black bat wings to add to her propulsion.

'I just hope this works.' Lucy thought.

"Open! Gate of the Twins! Gemini!" Two small figures hovered mid-air after a flash of light.

"What can we do for you?" Both Spirits asked.

"Transform exactly like Erza."

"Okay." A smoke appeared and when it cleared, there stood Erza in another Black Wing Armor. Gemini propelled herself towards the Titania the same speed as her.

"MOON GLEAM!" Both combatants lunged at each other but before their swords connected, someone intervened.

"Dream Knock!" Bubble-like bullets rushed towards the two Erzas, knocking them down.

"Gemini, I close your Gate." The Spirit vanished.

"Enough."


A/N: Okay, I know that it has been waaaaaaayyyyy too long since the last time I've updated. I'm sorry for that. Thank you for all the supports you gave me even though it's almost a month. College was really, really hard especially now that I'm in my third year. Speaking of which, I've written a blog about "College Life" (a blogsite is one of our assignments.) If you have time, visit it. (thoughtsofacollegestudent . weebly . com) You can like it and gave some comments just be sure that it's positive. Hahaha. Love y'all and until the next update! :D