Alright guys I'm back and I'm doing a little bit better now. With it here's a new chapter! So I hope you guys are ready for things are going to get epic! Hehe, anyway, on with the story!
Rez: Thank you and I kind of did a little, but I'm feeling better now
kim: I'm glad you liked it. And of course their bond is stronger than anything hehe. Anyway the situation with soul may or may not be solved soon enough
Anonymous Person: Hm, I wonder who that soul belongs to? You'll find out soon enough. And sorry for the cliffhanger, I haven't had one in a while so I'm bound to catch up.
Cleo9427: Sorry about that but I wanted to skip that and get to this part of the story. So sorry about that
Guest: That's a good question, but don't worry, it will be explained soon. There is a reason behind it ;)
"A soul?" Sting asked confused as he got back to his feet and started walking to it. "You must be joking. There's no way that this could be a soul." He was about to grab the strange looking orb, but was flung back by an invisible force.
Severina had gotten back up on her feet, a pissed off look crossing her face. "Don't you dare touch that."
Erza frowned. She doesn't know who this soul belongs to but if Severina doesn't want them to have it then there's no chance she should get it. The red head dashed forward with the intention of grabbing the soul.
The red haired woman saw Erza running towards it and growled. "I said don't touch it!" She shouted flinging the warrior back away from the soul orb. Erza gritted her teeth as she summoned a sword and stuck it into the ground so she wouldn't get blasted back against the wall again.
The Fairy Tail wizard growled. If she's fighting so hard for that soul orb it must be important to her. Meaning we have to get it. "Sting, get that orb at all costs!" She shouted towards the Dragon Slayer.
Sting shook his head as he got back on his feet. "What's so important… agh never mind. She probably has her reasons." He dashed forward towards the orb yet again but Severina did not like that idea at all.
Her eyes narrowed down as she held out her hand. "Oh no you don't!" She was about to blast the Dragon Slayer back again, but this time Erza got to her before she could. Using her sword she tried to cut her across the chest but Severina's reflexes were better than she thought.
Severina had casted a wall to block the sword. The woman shoved a blast into Erza's stomach that made her grunt, but she didn't move. Severina gritted her teeth. This one was really stubborn.
Her eyes saw Sting about to grab the orb and her eyes snapped. "NO!" She shouted. With surprising strength she had kicked Erza away. It sent the red head flying back and she was sure that she felt pain cross across her chest. Shit… she broke a few of my ribs!
Severina's eyes flashed. She threw her arms apart and a wave of telekinetic energy crossed the entire room.
Sting's hand was only a few inches above the ball when a sharp pain had hit his head. He yelled out before hitting his knees and clinging at his head. W-Why… why's my head… agh!
Erza even grabbed her head as pain shot through it. "Gah! My head!" She shouted. What the hell was going on!? Her head felt like someone was smashing a hammer against her skull and was about to crack it open. Opening one of her eyes she saw Severina standing in the middle of the room with her arms spread out.
Severina grinned. "You underestimate me! My power is the most powerful magic in this world! I will destroy your minds! Shatter it into tiny pieces so that you are both mindless creatures forever!"
Erza and Sting gritted their teeth as they held their heads. The pain was too much for them. It was agonizing. The red head hit the ground as she started to scream. A few seconds later even Sting joined her. Their minds were being ripped apart and it was excruciating.
The woman laughed as she saw the two wizards on the ground, clinging to their heads and screaming their lungs out. "I will destroy the both of you!"
Lucretia screamed as she was blasted through a couple of dead trees. She hit the ground, skidded around slightly before stopping against a big rock. The bones that were lying around were crushed as Lucretia landed on them.
She gritted her teeth as she looked up. She saw Kera, still being a Dragon, flying right at her. "That little bitch…" She muttered pulling herself up with the help of the rock. She waited till Kera was close enough before dashing forward. She slid under the flying Dragon to get behind her.
Kera caught herself on the ground and quickly turned around, ready to attack the black haired woman again.
But she was gone.
What the… Her eyes went wide realizing where she had disappeared to.
Lucretia was standing on her back again, a hand raised up into the air. "Just die already!" She shouted slamming her palm against her back again, black magic striking her.
Kera buckled slightly under the pressure but still stayed standing. "I won't let you!" Kera shouted back before flinging herself to the side. The movement was so sudden that Lucretia lost her grip on Kera and was flung away.
She hit the ground and started rolling around. She was about to stand back up but a giant hand slammed onto her, pinning her to the ground. Looking up her eyes went wide when she saw Kera standing above her, growling and her teeth showing.
Lucretia tried to squirm out of Kera's grasp, but the brunette put even more pressure on her. "You're going to pay." Kera growled, her teeth gnashing. "I'm going to enjoy ripping you apart."
The woman started laughing. "You really think you have me!? Hilarious!"
"Finish her! Finish her now while you have the chance!" Crystol shouted in her mind. Kera didn't even think twice before raising her other claw ready to kill the woman.
Lucretia's eyes flashed while a smirk grew on her face. "Wrong move lizard…"
Kera's claw was about to rip her apart but Lucretia grabbed Kera's claw that was pinning her to the ground, a black dangerous magic spreading her arm. The Dragon's eyes went wide as pain shot across her hand. Letting out a pained cry she removed her hand. Agh! My hand! It's burning!
"Kera watch out!"
Her eyes flickered to the ground and saw Lucretia creating a ball of dark magic in her hands. Her eyes went wide and tried to get out of the way, but it was too late. The blast of magic hit her straight in the chest knocking the giant Dragon back and smashed her through the ground.
Kera gasped. W-What the h-hell?! She struggled to get back up, but pain flared through her chest. She coughed, blood spluttering out of her mouth. Damn it…
How could she blast her away like that? Damn her magic was powerful. A small concentrated blast could do so much damage to her, she had to be careful. Well… if there was anything left she could do.
She got back up and glared at the woman that was running straight towards her. Ignoring all of the pain that was running through her body she quickly swiped her tail at Lucretia smashing her against another dead tree. Using her wings she flew up again but Lucretia wasn't far behind.
The woman laughed. "You're not getting away from me this time." She snarled as she created another ball of dark magic in her hands. "It's time for your end."
"Kera that attack!"
I know, I can sense the power behind it as well. Kera turned around and took a deep breath. She had a thought that she couldn't dodge or block the attack so she decided to fight against it. The Dragon let out a devastating breath attack just when Lucretia let out her black magic attack.
The two powerful attacks hit and created an explosion knocking both wizards back. Kera was dazed and couldn't see anything through the smoke. She tried to catch Lucretia's smell but the smoke was even blocking her sense of smell.
Lucretia suddenly dashed out of the smoke and blasted magic into Kera's chest, sending her flying back. Kera tried to catch herself in the air, but when she did Lucretia appeared again slamming her fist into her face. "It's over!" She shouted creating two black cyclones of black magic and sent them towards the Dragon.
Kera tried to protect herself by using one of her wings as a shield, but the magic exploded on contact. Kera was blown back to the ground creating a crater, dust obscuring everyone's vision.
Lucretia smirked as she landed on the ground gracefully. "Finally." She laughed walking towards the crater. The dust slowly cleared and the woman was able to see the brunette again and the sight made her even smile wider.
Kera was lying on the ground, her body glowing. Lucretia watched in amusement how the brunette shrank back to her normal human form. "N-No…" The girl muttered as she tried to get back up. Lucretia chuckled as she walked towards the downed girl. She was bleeding from several cuts that littered across her body while bruises covered her skin. She was trying to get back on her feet but was obviously having trouble.
The brunette noticed a pair of heels in front of her. She moved her head up and saw Lucretia above her giving her the evilest smirk she had ever seen. "Look at you." She snorted. "You can't even fight as a Dragon, pathetic." She spat.
Kera gritted her teeth. It was true, she wasn't trained in it at all. She had no idea what she was doing, no training and truthfully she couldn't stay in Dragon form for long. It drained her magic quickly and left her in a state where she was weak and vulnerable.
Like now.
She gasped as Lucretia grabbed her by the neck and pulled her up. Kera clung at Lucretia's arm trying to pry her off. "It's sad to say the least. You're supposed to be the strongest wizard in the world, even able to stop Zeref, yet here you are, in my grasp, weak and beaten, unable to do anything." She tightened her grip around Kera's neck stopping the flow of air entering her lungs completely. "Oh how the mighty have fallen." She smirked at the brunette.
Kera watched helplessly as Lucretia created a black ball of dark magic in her other hand. She tried to get out of her grasp one last time but found it was useless. She was weak and powerless, she had no strength… there was nothing she could do.
"Say goodbye to the world your Majesty." She sneered. She was about to kill her off and gain the satisfaction of ending the life of the most powerful being in the world.
A blast of fire hit her hand where Lucretia was holding the ball of magic, knocking it away. Lucretia turned her head and growled. "Who dares to interrupt me!?"
"We dare!"
Lucretia growled as she saw Natsu standing there with Lucy and Gray by his side while behind him Wendy was taking care of Juvia. The pink haired Dragon Slayer growled. "We're not letting you hurt her! Now let her go!"
The woman snorted. "Kinda late for that you know." She stated still holding the brunette, who was slowly losing consciousness.
Gray snarled as he clasped his hands together. "Natsu told you, let her go!" He shouted sending a couple of ice lances towards them.
Lucretia growled as she had to finally let Kera go so she could dodge the sharp icicles. Kera hit the ground coughing and gasping for air. Natsu dashed forward towards her. "Gray, Lucy, keep her busy!"
"Got it!" Gray shouted smashing his fists together. "Ice Make: Cannon!" He shouted sending a giant blast of ice and snow towards Lucretia. The woman flew up in the air to miss the attack.
Meanwhile Natsu knelt down towards Kera. "Hey! Come on Kera! Stay awake!" He told her trying to keep the brunette alive.
Kera coughed a couple of times, a little bit of blood spluttering out before moving on her hands and knees. "I-I'm fine… I…" She coughed again, her lungs burning from the lack of oxygen. Natsu steadied her as he helped her stand back up.
The Dragon Slayer looked her up and down. "Are you okay? I mean… do you need help? Are you injured anywhere? Well that's a stupid question you're probably hurting all over."
"I'll survive…" She muttered looking up at Lucretia who was dodging Gray's and Lucy's attacks. "But we need to find a way to stop her."
"Well turn back into a Dragon! Come on you can do it! Beat her ass! You're a Dragon!" Natsu urged her.
Kera shook her head. "It's not that easy Natsu. I can't… I can't turn back into a Dragon. I don't have the power and magic for it anymore. Also… I'm not trained enough to beat her. I don't have the strength. I can only turn into a Dragon only for a few minutes in general…"
Natsu gritted his teeth as he steadied Kera. Her being a Dragon… well that was their hope of winning this thing. But if she can't turn into a Dragon anymore… well then they need to come up with a new plan.
"Okay, listen up." Natsu started. "Wendy and Juvia are over there, she'll help you recover so that you can help us fight again. In the meantime Gray, Lucy and I will keep her busy."
"Forget it Natsu, you won't have a chance." Kera told him with a slight glare. "If I can't beat her having the power of a Dragon, then there is no chance that you will even stand a few seconds against her."
Natsu growled slightly. Great, the bossy, no fun Kera was back. "For the love of… Kera you need our help if you like it or not. You don't have a chance of beating her, you said it yourself, but if we stand together."
Kera gritted her teeth. "You don't understand Natsu! She's too powerful! Not even I can…" She stopped when she felt a sting against her cheek. She looked shocked as she saw Natsu with his hand raised. Did he… did he…
Did he really just slap her!?
"Damn it listen Kera! This is not the time to be fighting or arguing so just shut up and let us help you! Like you said you couldn't even beat her being a Dragon. It would be a huge help if you could turn back but we can deal without." Natsu told her in a harsh tone. Kera rarely saw him like this. Only when he was really angry with someone and she probably just fit that bill.
Gritting her teeth the brunette turned her head. "I can't… I can't turn back into a Dragon. I don't have the magic power for it… I'm too weak… I'm too pathetic…"
She felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning her head she saw Natsu giving her a warm smile. First he was yelling at her and now he was smiling at her. What's up with him? "Then let us help you. Rest up for a while and maybe you will gain some magic power. We'll keep her busy and you can jump in at any time."
"Why the hell are you here anyway?" She asked. "And where are Sting and Erza?"
"They're fighting Severina at the moment. Don't worry, they got it under control." Natsu grinned.
Kera frowned as she turned her head to the castle. Under control eh? I wonder…
Can they really beat her?
"Watch out!"
Both Natsu and Kera were slammed to the ground as something land on them. Groaning they turned their heads to see that Lucy was slumped over them. "Really Lucy!?" Natsu growled.
Lucy rubbed her head. "I said watch out." She muttered slightly.
Rolling her eyes, being annoyed, Kera pushed both Lucy and Natsu off of her as she stood back up. Holding her aching chest she glanced up at Lucretia. She was flying around in the air, toying with them. Gray was sending attack after attack at her but she kept dodging them. She could have attacked back but she was playing with them.
Why?
Her head snapped back to the castle. Natsu rubbed the back of his head as he stood back up. "What's wrong Kera?"
"Kera…"
The brunette's eyes narrowed as her gaze was still set on the castle. Did she hear right? Were her ears deceiving her?
She took a step forward and pain racked through her chest. She grunted and doubled over slightly. "Kera! Take it easy, you're injured!" Lucy told her as Natsu helped the blonde back on her feet.
Gritting her teeth she took a deep breath and ignored all of the pain that was running through her body. I heard it… I swear I heard it… I heard her…
Surprising everyone she dashed forward, stumbling over her own two feet a little, heading straight back towards the castle. "Kera!" Natsu and Lucy shouted together as they saw the brunette run back.
Lucretia saw Kera running back to the castle as well. Her eyes narrowed down. "Escaping are we now?" She sneered. "I'm sorry to disappoint, but you won't be running away from me."
"Hey lady!" Lucretia turned around and saw Gray at the bottom. "Keep your attention on me alright!? You don't want to get hit now do you?" He said smirking before sending another couple of ice lances at her.
Gritting her teeth she dodged the barrel of attacks again. "I do not have time for you." She sneered while blasting the ground right in front of the Ice Wizard. Gray had casted an ice shield to cover himself from the blast. When the dust cleared he noticed that she was gone. "Shit Natsu!" He called immediately.
The pink haired Dragon Slayer turned around only to be blown back. He hit the ground with Lucy beside him. They saw Lucretia fly past them heading straight for…
Natsu's eyes went wide. "Kera!" He shouted trying to catch her attention.
While painfully running back to the castle Kera was able to hear Natsu's shout. She turned her head and cursed when she saw Lucretia heading straight towards her. Can't that damn woman leave me alone for just one moment!?
She had to jump away from an attack that Lucretia sent towards her. The shockwave made her hit the ground, groaning in pain.
Lucretia suddenly appeared above her with a sick smile on her face.
Crystol! I need to…
"Are you crazy! You don't have enough energy to turn into a Dragon! There's no way!"
I just need the wings! I don't care about anything else! I have to get back to the castle now!
Lucretia smirked at Kera watching her trying to get back up again. She put a foot on her back, stopping her from moving. Kera gritted her teeth, she had to do this now! She didn't care if she blacked out later on. Closing her eyes she tried to call up the rest of her strength and energy for at least… something!
All of a sudden her back started to glow. Lucretia looked a little shocked, but when she saw wings starting to grow from her back she started to growl. "Oh no you don't!" She shouted ready to rip them off but Kera was quicker.
Due to the shock she had loosened her grip on foot, letting Kera turn around and punch Lucretia in the chin. Lucretia stumbled back and Kera took that moment to use her new wings to fly up in the air, heading back to the castle even faster.
Lucretia spat a little bit of blood out of her mouth while giving the brunette a glare. "You little wench. I'm going to make you pay for that." Opening her pitch black wings she flew after the brunette, catching up to her with ease.
Kera saw her catch up from the side of her eyes and growled slightly. Grinning the black haired woman grabbed Kera. "You're not going anywhere!"
"Oh contraire." Kera growled as she grabbed Lucretia, shocking the woman again. "We're taking a ride together." She said with a smirk, showing off her teeth.
Back in the castle Severina smirked as she watched both Erza and Sting squirm on the ground. Both wizards were screaming their lungs out while clutching at their heads. It was just time before they would crack and their minds shattered.
She was actually surprised that they survived this long. "Hm, they must be strong willed. Stronger than usual." She chuckled softly. "That just makes it more fun to break them!" She started laughing like a maniac.
Out of nowhere the side wall broke as two figures came crashing through. Severina screeched as they crashed right into her, sending her with them against the other side of the wall, knocking several debris on them.
Right at the moment where Severina was knocked aside the spell she had both wizards under broke. Both Erza and Sting hit the ground, relieved that the pain has finally passed. They both thought they were going to die right then and there.
Erza groaned as she held her head. It still hurt slightly. Well of course it would, she almost got her mind shattered into tiny little pieces. But what stopped it?
She looked up and saw the pile of the humans and rocks. For a moment they were unmoving, only a few rocks falling down. The red head could see Severina in the mess but also Lucretia and finally Kera. She didn't look good at all.
"Kera!" Sting shouted as he saw her.
Erza glanced at the unmoving pile and got worried. If only one of those bodies would move, it would mean a lot to her.
All of a sudden a loud gasp was heard and one of the bodies moved. Hope rose in her, but when she saw who it was getting up it went crashing back down.
Lucretia was the one who was standing up. She rubbed her head while also dusting off dust and rocks off of her. Her eyes went down to the still unconscious brunette and she snarled again. "You little minx." She snarled, magic already forming in her hand.
"No!" A blast of white magic sent her back, throwing her to the ground.
The black haired woman growled as she glared at the two wizards. "I thought she would get rid of you!" She snapped.
Sting cracked his knuckles. "We're not easy to kill." He sneered slightly. "Now you're going to pay for what you did to Kera."
Lucretia smirked. "So you're going to entertain me now?" Grinning like a maniac she got back to her feet. "Well then, show me!" She shouted running straight for the Dragon Slayer.
Sting gritted his teeth as he blocked an attack and was pushed back. "Sting!" Erza called worried that he was hurt.
"I'm okay! Make sure Kera is okay as well!" He shouted before sending an attack straight towards Lucretia.
Gritting her teeth Erza dashed forward and ran straight to the two fallen bodies. She knelt down and grabbed the brunette, dragging her to a safe distance. She started shaking the girl hoping she'd wake up. "Kera! Come on Kera! Wake up!"
Seeing that the brunette wasn't doing anything of waking up, Erza took matters into her own hands. "You made me do this." She muttered. She raised her hand and slapped the brunette hard across the cheek.
At first nothing happened and Erza was about to strike again, but a groan stopped her. She saw Kera's brow furrow down before her eyes started to open slowly. Erza smiled. "Kera!"
The brunette groaned as she opened her eyes. She saw Erza above her. Relief flooded through her body and she sighed moving her head back and closing her eyes again. "You're alright… thank god."
"ME!?" Erza snapped. "What the hell are you…" Wait… she was worried about me. That's a part of the old Kera! Her eyes suddenly went past Kera, because something glowing caught her eye.
Her eyes went wide. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. If she understood what Natsu told her… there was only one explanation… but…
"No… it can't be."
The soul orb was glowing brightly as it lay not far from the two girls.
Aaand another cliffhanger! Haha sorry about that but I'm curious as to what you guys thought about this chapter, especially with the end there. Okay since I'm feeling better and if I get enough reviews I will post the next chapter sooner than the last one. So get to reviewing guys and let me know what you thought!
Until next time!