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They dropped him like a rock, not bothering to chain him back up.
Their loss.
Gajeel Redfox looked around his new prison and all he found was books, books, and more books. Frames made out of bones, horns and some decaying skin. The stench was much bearable here, but it was stinky all the same. No matter, he needed to get out and save the rest.
Shit, he cursed. They took his upper body armour. He needed that for his wings to function once he replenished his energy. He was running dangerously low on energy but he could focus on that once he is safe.
Maybe he could find some sort of metal around the place and use that as a weapon. He dragged his feet inspecting the humongous bookshelves. He supposed he could break one of of the bones and sharpen it into a weapon.. and risk whatever monster's attention that was lurking there.
Gajeel gave it little thought and decided to just snap off one of the meanest looking bone and to heck with it. He did it and waited for awhile. When all seemed safe, he released his breath without realizing and continued to prowl around the place.
There were only four massive bookshelves and since there was not enough space on them, the books overflowed and took up most of the floor. Gajeel had to make sure to avoid the books so as not to injure his leg.
His sensitive hearing picked up shuffling and quickly tried to hide behind one of the shelves. As he peeked out, he noticed a small being trying to dig under a big pile of books, muttering, "Soulstone, Worldstone."
He could pick out blue hair with little baby blue wings, a thin tail with a tuft of hair at the end swishing with agitation.
Is that the demon guarding this place? His eyes narrowed. That would mean he had to either kill it or sneak around it. Killing it seemed messy but easy, he thought. Sneaking might not be easy since there was not that many bookshelves he could hide around. Plus, he had no idea where the exit was. Maybe he could use ask the little thing where it was, nicely.
As he crept closer, he could make out a mini skirt and short top. He could have mistaken the creature for one of the pixies if not for the pair of dark blue horns on its head. Standing close enough to lick it, he grabbed its neck from behind earning a squeak from it. Its puny hands tried to pry his hands from its neck, Gajeel almost felt ticklish from its efforts. As he turned his hand to scare the being, he almost felt like as if his partner Lily hit him with a boulder.
Struggling in his hand, was one of the prettiest being he had ever laid his eyes on and that's saying a lot since he had been alive for so long.
Blue eyes full of fire and fear, tearing up as she struggled for air. Framed with waves of blue hair, her skin flushed as her blood rushed to her cheeks.
Feeling flustered, Gajeel let go and tried to speak.
"I, um.. that is. "
The little thing massaged her neck before shooting him a glare. Before Gajeel could try to speak again, she jumped and kicked him in the face. The last coherent thought Gajeel had was, Lily would have been proud, before he succumbed to the darkness.
He could smell the salty water splashing near his feet. He could also smell blueberries, wrapping him slowly like a lover would. Slowly, he tried to open his eyes and swallow his saliva, scratching his throat.
He saw dark blue eyes, framed with heavy lashes on a heart shaped face. Cute little nose with plump pink lips. He frowned, this female was far too close for him to be able to pick up details of her face.
She gave him a shy smile before squealing and jumped around.
"He looked at me! He looked at me! He looked at Juvia!" She gave a twirl, while holding her cheeks, blushing furiously.
Gray Fullbuster rolled his eyes. Great. Another one of those hysterics. He didn't know what was it about him but females tend to get a bit, dramatic around him. Natsu insisted it was his stripping habit but Gray thinks it comes with being such an awesome angel.
The being, who called herself Juvia, continued to twirl for awhile, her blue, shimmery dress flowed along, creating a flower like shape around her legs. It was mesmerizing to Gray, the colours reminding him of his ice when they reflect the light around them.
As she slowly stopped twirling to look at Gray, he was able to see her form. Blue wavy hair until her shoulders, smooth skin like alabaster, her strapless dress which tried its best to cover her chest area was split at the bottom, showing her beautiful long legs that seemed to almost go on forever. She didn't look like a demon to Gray. Was he hallucinating? He looked around, it seemed as if they were in a very huge cave lit by huge chandeliers and he was on a sandy beach while the water splashed gently at his feet.
No, he shook his head. Hallucinations won't give him hysterical females on enclosed beaches, would they?
"Juvia?" His voice was a hoarse whisper but she heard it all the same. She quickly ran to Gray, almost ramming into him in excitement.
"Yes, my beloved?" He almost scoffed at her. Who would offer their love so freely and easily?
"I need to, get out of here."
Her face changed instantly to one of worry. "But why, my love? You just came!"
" I need to go home..."
"To whom?" Her face changed again, to silent rage.
Gray would have been fascinated with how fast and openly she displayed her emotions if not for the danger he felt in the air. The water started to splash more violently and the cave shook.
"I offer my love to you and you dare to throw it back to me?" The voice boomed, shaking the cave once more. Juvia walked towards the water and stood in the middle.
"I will teach you what it means to cross one of the High Sins; Envy!"
Her beautiful form morphed to a massive being covered in blue scales with a long neck, her face almost like a serpent, and her wings almost spanned the entire cave. Her hands and legs had disappeared but she had a gigantic tail with spikes at the end. Her tail lifted up and slammed it down in the water causing the water to splash Gray.
He sputtered while staring at her new form with wide eyes. High Sins? And why was she angry? He only wanted to get out and she seemed nice and smitten enough to show him the way.
The water started to rise, forming a wall so high, Gray had to crane his neck to look at it with alarm. Before he could muster enough energy to run, the wall collapsed on him, cutting off his air as his chains prevented him from swimming above it.
His hallucination would be the death of him.