Author's note: Alright, things are getting intense. Let's see what happens next!
(Please Note: I do not own Fairy Tail or Beauty and The Beast)
Chapter 12: I love you.
"Lightning Dragon's: Roar!" Laxus screamed before letting out a huge gust of wind filled with bolts of lightning out of his mouth. The attack had sent Gajeel crashing into the wall of his room. He slid down the wall, grunting from the sudden pain in his back.
"Lightning Dragon's: Claws!" Laxus screamed again before letting out a fury of lightning infused claws attack The Iron Dragon Slayer. Still, no matter what; Gajeel didn't attack back.
"Oh?" chuckled Laxus "Playing the defenseless card now aren't we?" No reply. "Do you really think that Levy would ever fall for a horrible monster like you?" he continued with a snort "I doubt that! I heard of your tale, a lovely Enchantress appearing in the middle of a horrible storm; asking for food and shelter and you refusing. And with the blink of an eye, you were turned into this."
"H-how do you know?" Gajeel suddenly asked.
"Oh, so you can talk!" Laxus snidely replied before chuckling "The Enchantress paid me a visit one night a year ago. With the same request of course; I only let her in so I could look good in front of the ladies; I was honestly surprised when I found out about her true form. She told me at that moment I passed her test that my destiny will appear in a year's time. She was right of course, my destiny is to marry Levy; and I won't let the likes of you get in my way!"
Before he could make another move towards the Iron Dragon slayer, a huge blast of something cold hit him in the back of his head. Laxus turned around and was surprised to see that Gray had gotten up.
"Ice Make: Cannon!" screamed the Ice Make clock. Right in his hands appeared an over-sized shoulder bazooka that could take down an entire army in a matter of seconds. Shards of ice were shot out of the cannon, hitting Laxus straight in the chest. But; it barley had an effect.
"You stupid clock." growled Laxus. He sent another bolt of lightning at the clock which struck him out immediately. This time, knocking him out cold completely.
"I had enough of this!" screamed Laxus. He grabbed Gajeel by the throat and began to move the fight out to the balcony. "Time to die!" His free hand was suddenly coated in lightning and he at that moment, he was going to end it all. Just when he was about to strike Gajeel, the word SHEILD appeared out of thin air. The shock of it caused Laxus to drop Gajeel. Laxus then tried again to end it but the word SHEILD was still protecting the Iron Dragon Slayer. Gajeel was lying on the ground; gasping for air when he began to think. Where did this come from? He thought. Then; he realized something. This was only one person's magic. He looked up into the night sky and couldn't believe his eyes. There, floating in the air was Levy. The one who was keeping her in the air this whole time was Happy.
"Gajeel!" she screamed. Laxus looked up into the night sky and couldn't believe his eyes as well.
"H-how did you manage to escape?!" he asked "and how is it you can use magic?!"
"One problem with Magic Sealing Cuffs Laxus." Levy explained "Their weakness is heat."
"Aye miss!" said Happy.
"Laxus," Levy said in a cold tone "You are to leave him alone this instant!"
"Shut up!" Laxus screamed before sending a jolt of lighting right at her.
"Solid Script: Redirect!" she screamed. The word REDIRECT appeared out of thin air and redirected the lightning bolt into the mountains nearby. This set Gajeel off completely.
"Iron Dragon's: Roar!" he screamed. A huge gust of wind mixed with scrap iron hit the Lightning Dragon Hunter directly and sent him flying into the wall. Laxus looked back at his opponent with a mischievous smile. This fight was getting interesting.
"Solid Script: Iron!" Levy screamed. At that moment, the word IRON appeared out of thin air in front of Gajeel. He noticed there was a tiny heart in the o of the word IRON. Without hesitation, he scarfed down the iron and gave Levy a grunt showing his thanks. Happy moved Levy over to a safer position above the balcony so he could rest and finish watching the battle.
"You break into my home, destroy most of my property, injure my servants, beaten me to a savage pulp and now I find out you held The Shrimp prisoner just for your selfish wants and you tried to hurt her!" Gajeel screamed "I had it with you! Iron Dragon's: Sword!" at that moment, his arm turned into a chainsaw like sword and the miniature blades on the sword began to move at a very fast pace. Gajeel took a running start and attacked Laxus, only to miss thanks to Laxus rolling away in time.
"Lightning Dragon's: Jaw!" Laxus screamed and attacked Gajeel with his jaw.
"Laxus!" Levy screamed "Leave him alone! Stop this nonsense!" Laxus still ignored the girl. Suddenly, a clap of thunder was heard over their heads and they looked up to see it suddenly begin to rain.
"Oh no!" Levy whispered as a few drops of rain hit her on her cheek.
"The Master is at a disadvantage here." Happy whispered while he began to shake "Water conducts electricity, and so does iron. This has to be the worst fight ever for The Master."
The fight continued in the rain, punches and kicks were thrown at each other. Some were missed and some were direct hits. The rain continued to pour heavily to the point Levy had to put up her hood on her coat. The fight was continuous. It wasn't going to end.
"Lightning Dragon's: Roar!" screeched Laxus sending another mouthful of Lightning bolts at Gajeel; only for him to miss it by an inch. At that moment, Levy noticed something different about the Lightning Dragon Hunter.
"Happy," she whispered "did you noticed something… different about Laxus?"
"Aye miss." Happy replied "I think he's losing it."
"Your right, his mental state seems to be slipping. I think it's because he's use to getting what he wants. But because he wants something he knows he will never have; it's causing him to crack."
"I think The Master noticed this too. Maybe he can use this to his advantage." Gajeel looked at Laxus with a questioning look. Maybe a sneak attack would work? He thought No, he would expect that. Looks like I will have to hide in the shadows for this one. At that moment, Gajeel created several kunai out of the iron in his body and lunged them at Laxus. Laxus blocked them and Gajeel ran off to hide.
"Is that the best you got monster?!" Laxus screamed "Come out and fight me like the coward you are!"
"Laxus! Stop!" Levy screamed "Enough of this crap!"
"Enough out of you!" Laxus screamed "You'll learn to hold your tongue when you're my wife!"
"Karma Demon: Iron God's sword!" Gajeel suddenly screamed. His arm turned into a massive sword and he swung it at Laxus and got a direct hit. He then sped up to Laxus and grabbed him by the throat. Laxus couldn't move; he was helpless. Gajeel then pulled him over the side of the balcony as if to tell the Dragon Hunter he is going to drop him into the canyon below.
"N-no!" Laxus screamed "P-please don't kill me! I'll do anything! Anything!"
"Gajeel!" Levy suddenly screamed. Gajeel at that moment looked up at the girl "Don't do it! It's not worth it!" Gajeel then looked back at the fear-stricken Dragon Hunter. The fear in his eyes showed that he was willing to do anything to just be able to live and see tomorrow. Gajeel at the moment pulled him back in and dropped him on the railing of the balcony. He leaned in near Laxus's ear.
"Leave this place and NEVER come back!" he growled into his ear. Laxus swallowed hard and nodded to Gajeel's orders. It was over, he lost. He was going to live to see tomorrow. But, this wasn't enough. He wasn't going to let some monster take away his Levy. He looked up to see Levy smiling down at Gajeel. Who, in return was smiling back. Laxus then gritted his teeth at this sight. No one was going to mess with what he wanted. He was going to win either way. He noticed one of the kunai Gajeel dropped during his earlier attack. He secretly picked it up and began to electrically charge it. At that moment, he thrust his arm and stabbed Gajeel straight in the back.
A look of pure shock hit Levy No She thought this can't be happening. Gajeel was in shock. He wasn't expecting this. Gajeel then stumbled forward and fell onto his knees. Laxus began to manically laugh at the expense of Gajeel. But instead of watching where he was going, he slipped on the slippery surface of the balcony edge that the rain caused and fell back. The only thing he had to cling onto was the edge of the balcony. But, he lost his grip and fell into the canyon. Never to be seen again.
"Gajeel!" Levy screamed in a hoarse tone. She jumped from where she was sitting and ran over to his side. She removed her cloak and pressed it on the wound on Gajeel's back. There, she removed the knife from his back and noticed how intense the bleeding was. While she held onto him, the remaining Servants and the town suddenly appeared. Shocked at the sight. What have we done? The Townspeople thought to themselves. Wendy, a little girl who was Magnolia's healer went to Levy's side and activated her Healing magic, hoping to heal Gajeel in time.
"I-it's no good." Wendy said "Laxus added lightning magic into the attack. The wound is too great. There's nothing I can do." Levy began to weep when she heard the devastating news. This wasn't supposed to happen.
"L-Levy." Gajeel whispered "Y-you came back."
"Gajeel," Levy cried "I am so sorry! This is all my fault! You're going to be just fine Gajeel! You're going to get better and things will be the way they were-"
"No it's not." Gajeel replied "I'm dying Levy. I won't make it."
"You're going to make it!" Levy cried while trying to fight back the tears "You're the strongest being in the whole world. Nothing can break you down!"
"At least, I got to see you….. one…. last… time….." Gajeel replied to her. He gave her a weak toothy smile before he slowly closed his eyes; succumbing to his wound.
"No..." Levy cried "No NO NO NO NO NO! PLEASE DON'T GO!" At that moment, she broke down in to massive sobs. She wasn't going to hold anything back.
"Please Gajeel." She sobbed as the tears fell onto him "Don't go….I love you Gajeel." She continued to sob harder after her confession. And while everyone mourned, The Servants looked up at the rose that was on the table in time to watch the last petal fall and die before it hit the table.