Chapter 18- I was drunk… I didn't mean to…
Somewhere else in the guild…
Yukino pulled two keys from her side ready to fight. But in a split second her keys were gone.
"Minerva!" Yukino growled as she scouted the room for Minerva. Sure enough, Minerva was standing behind her.
Minerva chuckled with her arms folded over her chest.
"Nice to see you to… Long-time no see, Yukino." Minerva spoke slyly.
"Return my keys to me now." said Yukino infuriated,
"No. But I promise I won't harm you… I guaranteed a certain someone, you're safety…. And to some extent… your protection…" said Minerva with a smirk.
Angel? You didn't did you? Contemplated Yukino. "You think I would buy that?" Yukino retorted.
"Doesn't matter whether you believe me… I have the only keys you own in my possession…. So regardless of whether I attack you or not… You can't do anything… But you never stood a chance anyway… Sleep well, Yukino…"
"Sleep… well?" The room started to become blurry and Yukino slowly sank to the floor…
"Sleep magic… is such a beautiful thing…" Minerva smirked as Yukino's liveliness faded.
Somewhere else in the guild…
Lisanna stood alongside Cana, the intensity rising by the second. The woman with violet eyes and predominantly brown hair was staring at them, her focus never wavering the slightest. The tension was increasingly suspenseful, who will make the first move?
And that's when Lisanna spoke.
"What do you want with Lucy?" Lisanna spat,
"Her power." Smirked the violet-eyed dark mage, "I obtain most of my magic by draining that of celestial mages."
"Then why not Yukino as well?" Cana demanded,
"Because I made a deal to protect her."
"Who are you?" Cana growled,
"The spirit witch, they call me. Now let's get down to business, shall we?"
"Don't have to tell me twice!" Lisanna launched herself forward at the witch, "Animal soul: TIGRESS!"
Lisanna dove at the witch, raking her tigress claws across her cheek. The Spirit Witch counter attacked with a kick to Lisanna's stomach sending her flying back into Cana.
"Sand Spear!" The Spirit Witch held up a palm to the girls, and a beam of sand hit them straight on.
"KYAA!" Screamed Lisanna, meanwhile Cana regretted drinking so much before a fight.
Cana recovered quickly.
"Prayer's fountain!" Cana laid a single out on the ground in front of her and the destructive water struck the Spirit Witch and knocked her back. The Spirit Witch stood back up and ran straight into the fountain. This time she focused on the water and absorbed in into her hand. Cana stood gobsmacked at her luck, how is this even possible… only Aquarius can possibly withstand prayer's fountain water?...
"Giant wave attack!" The Spirit Witch smirked in triumph as she spat Cana's water back at her and Lisanna. Cana and Lisanna lay beaten on the ground. Lisanna's head rolled to the side. She could see Natsu saving Lucy and pinning her to the ground… You know Natsu… After seeing that I don't feel so bad now… She saw Natsu stand up and walk over to Flare… Natsu what the hell are you doing?!... Oh I see it now… Natsu what the hell! Lisanna stood back up enraged by her boyfriend's actions. I know I can't talk but it was different… I was drunk… I didn't mean to…
"Animal Soul: Viper!"
Lisanna transformed into her latest full body take-over, the viper snake. She was a giant orangey coloured viper snake with deadly venomous fangs. She struck the Spirit Witch and bit into her side. The Spirit Witch screamed and fell to the floor, writhing in pain. Lisanna retreated to Cana's side and Cana attacked directly after her.
"Explosion cards!" Cana threw three cards toward the Spirit Witch and they exploded upon contact.
Cana and Lisanna had thought they'd won until….
"Wool bomb!" came from the cloud of explosion smoke, undoubtedly the Witch's voice.
A fog of pink wool surrounded Lisanna and Cana, choking them in the fluffiness.
"Regulus, grant me the power!"
Cana and Lisanna's eyes widened considerably as a blinding light hit them. Cana and Lisanna now lay amongst the wounded and unconscious on the guild floor. The Spirit Witch was standing, but barely, clutching her side and stumbling, until she to, was lying crippled on the floor.
Somewhere else in the guild…
"ASUKAAA!" screamed a frantic Bisca,
"ASUKAAAAAAAAAA!" at the top of her lungs,
"Ice-make: Sword." said a bored voice from only metres away, a black ice sword in hand.
The raven haired dark mage approached her from behind when she didn't even notice.
"ASUUUKAAA! PLEASE!" Bisca was oblivious…
The Ice-master jabbed the sword into her side.
"Now die quietly. How annoying!" he remarked as he turned and walked away…
"These fairies are going to lose because of sheer stupidity… not what you'd expect from the strongest guild in Fiore…." The Ice-master shook his head still bearing an evil smirk on his mysterious face always housing his sunglasses over his eyes.
Somewhere else in the guild…
Levy was confused. What is going on? Something fast darted passed her making her fall to her knees she could barely even see it… it reminded her of Jet… but there was Jet beside her with Droy also at their knees too.
"KYAA!" Levy screamed, she felt a massive kick to her back as she fell to the ground.
"LEVY!" both teammates simultaneously yelled. Jet and Droy rushed over to Levy, but were struck doing so. With all three down to the ground they lifted their heads and saw the Racer.
"I-I thought you were in p-prison when they captur-red Orac-cion Seis-s?" stuttered Levy coughing harshly.
"LEVY!" Jet and Droy chanted in concern,
"Didn't the Magic Council tell you? I escaped the day they released Angel and that Hot-eye freak from Council Prison."
"Why?" choked Levy.
"My whole life I have been imprisoned, my trial for freedom was denied. I was a slave of the tower of heaven and Erza Scarlet left without us. Finally I was free with Oracion Seis, fighting for what I wanted, and then, the magic council imprison me without chance of ever getting out. I escaped and joined Silence, because they can guarantee my freedom. I will do whatever it takes, to finally, live!"
Racer raced toward Levy but Jet made it in time. He appeared in front of Levy and punched Racer in the jaw, Racer retaliated with a kick to Jet's stomach, Racer then disappeared from Jet's view and took out Jet's legs from behind. Racer sped around the guild and Jet followed him keeping up remarkably.
"You're fast. Fast is good." Remarked Racer as Jet followed him on his tail around the guild between other battles.
Soon enough Jet and Racer were before Levy's eyes again. Racer and Jet was racing side by side, when Racer just stopped. Jet kept going, how did his focus shift from fighting to racing?! Levy thought annoyed. Jet had kept going long enough that he was all of a sudden outside of Racer's slowing magic range, and without intention, Jet sped off unintentionally and slammed face first into the guild wall.
"JET!" cried Levy and Droy.
Racer turned to Levy and Droy and began to beat them from all sides and angles in a flash. Levy and Droy felt utterly hopeless. Levy felt herself about to give up, as much as she tried to keep herself together,
"I'm sorry Lu-chan." Levy whispered as she was slipping away from consciousness.
A kick was coming toward Levy's head. Levy knew this was it, she closed her eyes and mentally prepared herself for what would surely follow only to feel a hand pushing her back. The hand was rough and strong yet gentle to enough to push her away to safety. That was her saviour's intentions indeed. Levy opened her eyes and saw a fast fight occurring before her. They moved so fast she could only catch site of flying fists, feet and small iron pillars. Gajeel… thought Levy as she gave into the pain… Please win… was her last thought before the unconsciousness took over her.
I will Levy… thought Gajeel. I will.
Somewhere else in the guild…
Little Asuka sat behind the bar hidden out of sight urging Happy and Lily to let her go out and watch the fight.
"Natsu said you have to stay here!" Argued Happy.
"But I wan' go watch fight thoooough!" pleaded Asuka,
"It's not safe out there, it's best we stay here." Lily confirmed.
Asuka folded her arms and pouted but stayed put behind the bar. But then she heard her mother's screams.
"ASUKAA!"
"ASUUKAAA!"
And then a high pitched scream.
Asuka began to cry.
"Mumma… please be safe.." she whispered.