Chapter 45: Riddler
Cobalt and Phiranna had paired up for this challenge. They believed that their combined strength and smarts would win this mini war.
When Cobalt saw his mother get 'murdered' on the screen, old nightmares from his past sprang to life. When they were traveling dark guild to dark guild he always worried that someone would be stronger than her. That someone would take her away from him.
"Cobalt? Are you alright?" Phirrana questioned. He was a really bashful boy and that made Cobalt smile. Suddenly Mirajane's voice rung through the air in her sugary sweet voice.
Oh my! Oh me!
You won't believe what I saw on the lacrima this evening
As I watched on, it made me turn green with envy.
Someone got to the water Mage
Before I had a chance!
Trust me if I had the turn and take the shot
The shot is exactly what I would have got.
Maybe it isn't to late to kill her son.
And the Queen's lineage would be done.
Cobalt shivered at the last two lines. Kill her son. Him. Phiranna noticed that as well and put a hand on his shoulder. "Dont worry. We'll find her weapon before she can even touch you." Nodding at the younger boy, Cobalt thought about the riddle. Obviously the key word was 'shot'. "But it doesn't make sense." He muttered to himself, blue hair falling in his eyes. Phiranna stepped up to him. "How so?"
"In the video Mum...was..already shot with the gun. Mira said if she had the chance she would take a shot herself. Wouldn't she be happy that the murderer killed Mum her way?" Phiranna thought about it and slowly realized his partner was right.
Unless the gun wasn't the way she wanted it!
My My doesn't it fly?
The one thing that no man can buy
It lets villages rise and burns empires to the ground
Maybe without the need for sound
It can deceive you with the sweet thing called life
It could easily be severed with the use of a knife
Or quite frankly my sword
It could just as easily draw foward
And take away that one thing called...
Erza's voice scared the living daylights out of Dennevah and Koga. She seemed to be having way to much fun with this.
As they thought it over, Dennevah looked at the sky in thought.
"Well no man can buy happiness!" She said in an attempt and the hologram bleeped wrong.
"Warning you two. Two more tries and your eliminated. No more chances of becoming an S-Class Mage." Gildart's voice scolded from the air. Dennevah and Koga's eyes widen in horror. They had no idea that they would have such a limited amount of guesses. Koga gulped and held his newly girlfriend's hand.
"What do we do now?"
This riddle is simple
So easily seen
Even the child of an illiterate
Can solve me
I'm deadly to the point
Easy to conceal
If I enter your bloodstream
I'm aiming for the kill.
What am I?
Laxus had gone with a simple what am I riddle. Leu and Cherise found it out immediately but they had to find the object as their proof.
"It's poison. Enters your bloodstream and aims for the kill? It was way to obvious!" Leu exclaimed, more than on guard. "Your right. It was to obvious. So the question is, what poison was Laxus using?" Looking around the clearing the two girls saw multiple signs of poison. Mushrooms, berries, snakes etc. Cherise bit her lip and turned towards Leu who was carefully looking at the snakes. Leu noticed the girl staring and turned towards her. "What do you have an idea?" She questioned and Cherise shrugged. Leu walked over and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Look we both didn't do so hot on the last round, but if we have any idea how to trust one another, than maybe we can pull through this!"
Cherise smiled then, finding the push she needed.