Well guys, here's another chapter and we will find out what has happened! Will the gang stop Kera in time? What is the state of Erza? And will I ever stop with these cliffhangers? We'll find out some answers in this chapter! Hope you all enjoy! And a few more reviews are appreciated!

Luca: Yes I know I'm an evil person but that's not even the start of it ;)

Her head was pounding when she woke up… ugh… what happened? Her head was feeling like someone had hit a hammer against her head. She tried grabbing her head but her arms were stopped from moving.

Opening her eyes she noticed that she was in a cell. Memories immediately rushed up of her time when Kyouka tortured her. The horrible memories of her hanging from the ceiling in those chains wearing nothing... Closing her eyes she tried to push those memories away. "Calm down Erza… you're not there anymore." She told herself.

"Yes because you're somewhere much worse."

Erza's head snapped up and saw a woman standing just outside the cell. She had bright red hair that went to her shoulders. She was wearing a black jacket over her blood red shirt, with it black pants and boots. It might have been something Kera might have worn… the old Kera…

The wizard tried to move but she noticed that her hands were bound together above her head. She was sitting on the floor, but her hands were in cuffs that were chained to the wall. This situation seemed so familiar to Tartaros that the only difference was that she still had her clothes on… well her blouse and skirt, her armor was gone.

The woman outside chuckled simply. "You won't get away sweetie. Those cuffs as you might have noticed are made out of magic sealing ore. You do know what that means? Do you?"

Erza gritted her teeth. "Who are you and where am I?"

The other red haired woman shook her head. "Straight to the point, as expected of the mighty Titania, but alas she can't do anything." She sighed and looked Erza in the eyes. "You deary are at our little headquarters… well new headquarters… and in the dungeons of course. As for me, well all you need to know is that my name is Severina and that you'll be helping little ol' me."

The Requip Mage narrowed her eyes. "Whatever it is you can forget about me helping you. There is no way that I will help you. I'd rather die."

Severina snorted. "You'll be helping us willingly or not, because like it or not you're going to be the reason we're going to get what we want."

"Kera…" Erza sneered. "Why do you want her?"

"That." Severina chuckled. "Is none of your business, but you should be lucky that you're still alive."

Erza was still glaring at the woman trying to burn a hole into her head. Severina chuckled. "Such fire, I'm going to have so much fun." She grinned at her.

Erza pulled at her chains. "You won't get away with this! You done the biggest mistake. You have no idea what Kera will do."

Severina smirked at her. "Oh we know exactly what we're expecting. And we're hoping for it."

The red head's eyes went wide as she realized what this was all about. She was bait. They knew that Kera would come. She's walking right into a trap! Damn it! Why the heck did she get herself caught!?

The woman smirked at her. "Enjoy your stay, while it lasts." She then walked away, leaving her alone. Erza gritted her teeth as she hit the wall with her head. How could she be so careless? How did this happen anyway? The last thing she remembered was sending off the letter when…

When something pricked her neck… after that people jumped out of the forest. She had tried to fight back but it seemed whatever she was hit with first slowed her down. She could have taken them down if it weren't for that drug.

These people were sneaky

And that was dangerous.

Of course, they caught her knowing Kera would get upset and come after her. The only thing she didn't know was if she would come with the others or alone, probably alone since she tried to avoid this situation from the start.

Looking up at her cuffed hands she pulled at the chains. There was no way she could get out of them. They striped her from her armor and any concealed weapons she might have had. She can't use magic and it peeved her off to no end.

She was screwed.

"Damn it…" She cursed, the chains rattling slightly. "This is all my fault. If I hadn't been so careless…"

Looking around her cell again she tried to find a way out, the only thing was is that she couldn't find anything to use…

Kera… whatever you do, do not come for me.

Back with the group of wizards, they were following Natsu who was at the front sniffing the area out with Wendy helping him. Gray sighed slightly. "It's like following a dog…"

"At least he can track Kera!" Lucy shot back. "It's not like you can do anything better."

Gray muttered something before they turned their attention back to the front. Natsu was sniffing the air as he turned his head. Wendy stopped suddenly looking a little confused. The pink haired boy looked around rubbing his nose. "Strange." He muttered.

Wendy rubbed her nose as well. "I… I can't track her anymore…"

Natsu frowned. "Her scent is fading fast."

"What does that mean?" Juvia asked folding her hands together.

The Fire Dragon Slayer sighed. "She's moving fast. How I don't know but we have to hurry. I still have some of her scent but we have to keep up."

"All right, let's do this!"

"Hey guys…" Lucy started. "I think we forgot something."

"Where the hell did everyone go!?" Tyriana shouted. She struggled against her restraints that were keeping her tied up to the tree. She groaned hitting her head against the tree. "I can't believe they left me like this!"

Looking down at the rope she muttered a few curse words. She tried slipping through but there was no chance that she was getting out of this. Muttering again she cursed the red head and hoped she'd pay for this. Her and her stupid little sister.

Gray waved his hand. "Ah, whatever it was it probably wasn't important." Well he was right about that.

Lucy sighed. "But I still have a bad feeling about it." She twirled her thumbs around. "And I'm worried about Kera and Erza."

"Erza will be fine." The Ice Wizard comforted her with a small smile. "She's tough and I also know that Kera won't let anything happen to her. She might have changed but she still has that same warm heart about her friends. She will be mad but I know for a fact that she would do anything to get her back."

Lucy lowered her head and looked at the ground. "That's what worries me…"

Silence befell the group as they all heard this. It was true, Kera would do anything to get her back which means she'd be falling right into their trap. They have Erza and can make the brunette do anything they wanted.

Just how far will she go to get her sister back?

Would she dwell even deeper into the darkness?

Natsu gritted his teeth. He wouldn't allow this, they had to get to her as quickly as possible. "Then we have to make sure we get to her as quickly as possible. We'll have to help her, even if she doesn't want it. "

Wendy nodded as she looked up at Natsu. Besides Kera she looked up at Natsu as if he were her big brother. He, as well as the others were her role models, friends and family. She will do everything in her power to help them all. "I can cast a wind spell on us which will boost our speed. Hang on guys!" She raised both of her arms into an x formation. A green glow appeared over everyone.

Natsu grinned as he moved his feet. "Sweet! We're faster! Come on guys! With this we can definitely catch up to Kera now!"

The entire group nodded and dashed off. Thanks to Wendy they were a lot faster now and could get to Kera in time to help her before anything bad happens.

This way both Wendy and Natsu wouldn't lose her scent either.

Natsu looked up ahead his brow falling down. Don't worry guys, we're coming to help.

It didn't take Kera long to find the creepy house in the middle of the barren wasteland. The place looked dead to the bone. The ground was black and brown, there were no plants or trees, bones littered the floor and a dark eerie feeling was hanging in the air.

She didn't like this place at all.

Her boots crushed a bone as she walked towards the building in front of her. She wasn't sure if these bones were from people or animals because there were no skulls. She had hoped these were animal bones but deep inside her she had a bad feeling that they were human bones.

These people are sick. She thought disgustedly. They need to be stopped now.

The building in front of her wasn't much better. The place looked like a castle but completely black and it wasn't in the best condition either. It has seen its days and probably went through some battles.

"Kera… this place…"

I know. Kera looked around. This place was giving her the creeps while sending chills down her back. I don't like this place either. It's like… death is in the air.

"Do you think Zeref is here?"

No… his has a different feeling. It has the same death feeling to it but there's also something else in it. This… this is cold hearted death. Kera's eyes roamed over the castle in front of her. I just hope they haven't done anything to Erza…

"You do know that this is a trap."

Kera snorted out loud. "Please, you insult me for not believing that I know that." Her expression grew dark as her eyes burned golden. "I damn well know it's a trap. But they're going to pay for hurting Erza. This ends now."

"Then by all means, what is your plan?" Crystol was a little worried about this situation. She knew that these people are going to try and take the upper hand. They have a hostage and Kera would do anything for her friends.

Kera smirked. "I'm so glad you asked."

"Oh boy…"

Erza pulled at her chains again trying anything to get out. Unfortunately the metal was sturdy and wouldn't budge an inch. Groaning she let her body hit the back wall again and let her head drop back.

Hissing slightly she moved her head. She had some kind of injury at the back of her head as it was burning and stinging at the same time, probably from when someone hit her over the head during the fight.

That would also explain the headache she was having.

So carless. She cursed slightly while shaking her head. What a warrior I am… getting ambushed and taken in as if I were a child…

A clanging against the cell door caught her attention. Turning her head she saw the same woman from before in front of her. What was her name again? Oh yes, Severina.

The woman smirked at her. "It's almost time. Our scouts have told us that your little sister is right outside the building."

Damn it Kera! Don't come here! Erza shouted in her mind while keeping a hard glare towards the woman in front of her.

Severina chuckled. "Oh such bravery. Anyway, get ready to help us. We're going to move with our plan soon."

"I told you, I won't help you and your colleagues." Erza sneered at her.

The woman raised an eyebrow as she leaned against the bars. "Oh? So you believe there are more of us?" Erza gave her a confused look and this just made the woman laugh. "This is just so funny! Deary, it's just me and Lucretia. We got rid of the others, well besides the one that you so generously eliminated."

Erza's eyes went wide as she heard this. "You… you killed your own teammates? Why!?" She shouted.

Severina snorted while waving her hand. "Those idiots were weak and of no use, so we got rid of them. And anyway, with them gone Lucretia and I can get going with our own plan."

"You won't get away with this." Erza tried lunging at her but the chains stopped her from going any further. "What you are doing is disgusting and despicable. We will stop you. You don't even have a chance."

"Well, you're about to see our plans come to a beautiful beginning. We have everything we need and everything is right where we want it. Now it's just how your little sister will cooperate with us." Severina chuckled as she moved back. "But… with me, she will cooperate if she will like it or not."

Erza gritted her teeth. These people were definitely trying to get something from Kera and it didn't sound good at all. They don't even know what kind of magic they use!

A loud explosion caught both of their attention. Severina smirked as she glanced down the hallway. "It looks like she's here, right on time. It looks like I will have to start with my part now. About time as well, I was getting bored."

She opened the cell door and walked inside. Erza gave her a glare watching her kneel down right in front of her. Severina grabbed her chin and made the young wizard look into her eyes. "Now… let's see how ferocious a Dragon can get." She smirked.

Erza gritted her teeth knowing that this couldn't get good at all.

Kera roared as she smashed through the doors of the castle. Immediately several soldiers and guards came rushing towards her. The brunette grabbed the first man that was closest to her and threw him into another group of soldiers, knocking them down.

Next she grabbed another man's arm and threw him back, while also breaking his arm. She took a deep breath and let out a devastating roar attack that sent most of the soldiers flying. There was a hole in the group of soldiers leaving them all shocked.

Kera's eyes shined a dangerous golden color. "Who's next?" She asked sneering.

The guards were slightly nervous but they weren't going to give up yet. It was either fight the Queen of Dragons or feel the wrath of Lucretia. So gripping their weapons tighter they charged at Kera again.

One of the guards raised his sword ready to strike but Kera simply caught it with her hand. She pulled the sword away before kicking him back. She used the sword in her hand and threw it at another enemy, piercing him in the chest.

The man fell down dead as someone else jumped over his body and rammed himself straight into the brunette. Kera caught him by his waist and quickly threw him over her shoulder and into the ground. Stomping a stoned foot on his back she could hear a sickening crack.

Out of her eyesight she saw two men charging at her with swords drawn. Two blades made out of pure fire formed around her hand and she twirled around cutting both of the soldiers down. Letting the flames go she grabbed the man in front of her by his neck and pulled him up.

The soldier screamed out in pain as he could feel fire burn his skin. Someone else tried to sneak up on her but she dropped the screaming guard and turned around using a stone spike to stab him through his chest. He coughed up blood, the liquid splattering all of Kera but she simply ignored it. Thrusting the spike out of him she kicked the man back and into another guard.

Standing up straight she noticed that the soldiers were surrounding her and suspected they were about to charge at her at the same time. She smirked slightly. Just as she predicted they moved…

Wrong move… she bucked down slightly energy collecting inside of her body. The soldiers grew closer almost close enough to strike. Kera's eyes snapped open burning a bright gold color. The power inside of her burst out smashing everyone back and against a wall. She let out a deep breath as she stood back up straight.

Clapping resonated through the hall catching her attention. Looking up she saw a woman with long blonde hair going down her back standing at the end of the hall. She was wearing a red kimono robe, her red blood eyes glinting in the darkness. "What a show, what a show!" She laughed slightly.

Kera gritted her teeth. This woman… she… she…

"Kera calm down!"

Closing her eyes she took a deep breath. Not now… not yet…

The woman smirked at her. "I must say, that was quite brutal. You really do know how to kill your enemies. Ah, but these idiots don't even know how to fight really."

Kera started walking towards her, her boots stepping on a man who was trying to get back up. "You… where's Erza?" She asked keeping her gaze straight at her.

This woman was mocking her as she feigned a confused look. Gritting her teeth she grabbed the woman by the neck and smashed her against the wall. "I swear if you even touched a strand of her hair I will kill you…"

The woman suddenly smirked at her, not scared of her, not even fazed at all. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." She said.

This time Kera had to give her a confused look.

She heard the doors beside her open up and saw another woman walk in. This woman had striking bright red hair. She was wearing a black jacket with a red shirt underneath it with black jeans and boots to accompany it. But what shocked her the most was the person behind her.

Erza was walking behind the crazy woman, while her hands were bound in front of her. But for some strange reason she held a hollow look in her eyes.

"Erza!" Kera shouted letting the woman go. She was about to head towards her but the red haired woman shook her finger. "Ah, ah, ah, remember to cooperate or your sister will get it."

Gritting her teeth she noticed that Erza wasn't moving at all. The hollow look in her eyes worried her even more. "What did you do to her?" She asked turning her attention to the blonde.

The woman chuckled as she got back to her feet. "I didn't do anything at all. Severina on the other hand…"

Kera glared at the other woman whose name was Severina. She simply smirked while stretching out her right arm. In her hand an orb appeared that seemed to be white and blue, while a familiar aura swirled around it. "What is that?" Kera asked narrowing her eyes.

Severina smirked. "Oh can't you sense it? This is your sister's soul."

Kera's eyes went wide as she heard this. Erza's… soul? But… how? Then something hit her. The village… the people they…

She looked up at her shock and horror filling her. "You're the person who's been taking souls from the people!" she gritted her teeth. "You bitch…" She was about to attack her but Severina shook her finger yet again stopping Kera.

Lucretia smirked as she walked up to Kera from behind. "Severina can do more than just take souls from her victims. She can control people too. Now as we said in the letter, cooperate and everything will be fine and Severina will give your sister's soul back."

Kera's eyes went to her. "What if I don't?"

"Then Severina will order your sister to kill herself." Lucretia answered simply. To show her Severina gave the red head a sword and the wizard held the sword up to her neck.

The Dragon Slayer growled as she saw this. "You bitch…"

"It's all up to you Kera." Lucretia said with a smirk. "Cooperate and your sister lives, don't and she dies."

Kera gritted her teeth. These two girls were sick. They were using her sister to get to her. She knew that this could happen when she allowed her to help her. She didn't want to cooperate with these two skanks but she couldn't let Erza die. Damn it… what was she supposed to do?

"Times ticking." Lucretia told her.

What am I supposed to do!?

"Just calm down Kera. We can figure this out. Whatever happens you can take anything more than Erza can."

You're right… She hated to do this but…

"Fine." Kera answered closing her eyes.

Both women smirked at her. Everything was falling into place. Kera glared at Severina. "But you let Erza go. Now."

"Whoever said that?" Lucretia asked as her hands grabbed Kera's head from behind. The brunette screamed out as pain ran through her body. She collapsed on her knees, the pain hitting her tenfold. It felt like something was dying inside of her.

She gritted her teeth as she looked up at her, swear falling from her forehead. "W-What… h-have you done… t-to me?"

Lucretia smirked as she knelt down to her. "Don't worry, it will pass soon enough. But it will give Severina enough time."

Enough time!? Kera was starting to panic but she couldn't move. The pain was just too much.

"Kera hang on! I will try and…" Crystol suddenly screamed out in pain. It seemed whatever Lucretia has done to Kera was also affecting Crystol. That damn bitch!

Severina smiled as she pulled Kera's chin up. "Now… just relax and this will all be over soon. I just need to get inside your head."

"She's trying to take control, I agh!"

Kera gritted her teeth as something entered her mind. With just a wave of Severina's hand a red flow entered Kera's mind.

Her eyes turned from green to a blood red color.

Severina smirked at Kera while lifting her chin. "I knew you couldn't resist me."

"Come on guys we're almost there!" Natsu shouted as he ran straight towards the building in front of them. They had arrived at the barren wasteland.

Lucy was horrified as she saw the bones sprawled all over on the ground. If they weren't too busy getting to Kera she might have screamed or even thrown up. This place looked like a graveyard!

They were all about to charge right in but Gray stopped them. The Dragon Slayer growled as he got into his face. "What's the deal Gray? Let us in!"

"We can't just charge right in! What if this was a trap? We need to find a different way in and surprise them!" The Ice Wizard told him.

"Like a surprise attack? An ambush?" Wendy asked and Gray nodded. That was the exact thing they had to do.

The Ice Wizard pointed out the area. "You can clearly see what this place looks like. That already tells us a lot. We need to figure this one out."

Natsu sighed as he slumped back. "But I want to kick some ass…"

Everyone rolled their eyes as they heard this. Of course Natsu just wanted to punch someone… that's all he wanted. That and probably save his friends.

Juvia looked around the building and noticed that there was a window open on the top floor. "There's an open window!" She said pointing upwards.

Everyone saw it and smirked knowing what they were going to do then and there. Natsu grinned as he grabbed Lucy by the hips. The blonde looked a little freaked out. "H-Hey! W-What are you… Natsu!" She screeched as the pink haired Dragon Slayer threw her straight up to the open window.

Lucy was just able to catch the windowsill hitting the wall with her body. "What the hell did you do that for!?" She shouted at him.

He pointed at the window. "So you can climb in and help us get up as well!"

"Why couldn't you have warned me?" She snapped.

"Lucy stop shouting or else they'll hear you!" Gray shouted in a harsh whisper.

Lucy muttered something before climbing through the window. She was glad to know that there wasn't anyone inside. She was actually in a hallway. Making sure there wasn't anyone coming she turned her attention back to the window and helped the others climb in.

Now they just had to find both Erza and Kera.

And that's that! Another cliffhanger! It seems they're in real trouble now! As always let me know what you all thought about this chapter. And a few more chapters are appreciated! They do motivate me to write faster and give me new ideas.

Also, when this story here is over I will do, of course, another story that will be back in the right time line, after The Dragon Hunt. I already have an idea, but if you have any ideas or wishes let me know!

Until next time!