Chapter 21- Your words won't phase me
Somewhere outside the guild….
RustyRose shook his head as what appeared to be three idiots attempted to challenge him to a fight. A mage specialising in a form of seith magic combined with hand to hand combat (Nab), no match for his sword/claw arm and shield, a dancing mage that can amplify and decrease powers within a range who was absolutely useless against Belcusas the Thunderclap and an shy mage with a paint brush who proved just as pitiful against the creations of RustyRose as Vijeeter the dancing mage.
RustyRose wrapped up the fight quickly and left three fairies biting the dust in his wake. RustyRose then set off to find Bluenote to determine the results of the Bluenote vs. Gildarts match.
Out the back of the guild….
Macao and Wakaba stared into a pair of blank, evil, red eyes. Midnight couldn't even consider then a match for himself.
"Smoke crush!" Wakaba's fists of smoke soared toward Midnight only to be reflected back at Wakaba. Wakaba's quick thinking spared him when the smoke crush landed its hits, on his own smoke fake.
This time Macao dashed forward, "Purple rain!" the bullets of purple flames were again reflected back to the Macao without Midnight even lifting a finger.
"Macao you idiot!" yelled Wakaba as Macao was brought down by the very last purple flame.
Midnight hadn't even lifted a finger.
"My turn." said Midnight softly.
"Where did he go?" Wakaba growled to himself.
"Behind you." said a soft voice. "Dark Capriccio." Midnight grinned as the darkness magic drilled through Wakaba Mine. Midnight laughed softly and turned to walk away.
"I must inform Mistress of our progress. We have almost finished the strongest guild in Fiore. Mistress will be pleased, I trust Minerva will take care of the other matters we discussed." And with that, Midnight disappeared.
On the second floor of Fairy Tail….
Mirajane Strauss had been confronted with a female mage around the age of seventeen with green eyes and long black hair with a red bow adorning it. She had dual blades, a short katana in each hand. Mirajane assumed she was a requip mage like Erza.
"What do you want with Juvia!?" demanded Mirajane with a demon persona.
"I want her to aid me in my search for Zeref." she answered, emotionless and monotonic.
"Then why not just come to Fairy Tail and ask." Mirajane questioned,
"She will die in the process, Zeref utilises death magic." she answered in the same manner as before,
"That would mean your own death too then wouldn't it?" Mirajane asked,
"No. I cannot die."
Mirajane's eyes widened. "How is that possible?"
"Enough interrogation, I came here to complete my task, and that is what I shall do."
"Satan Soul!" Mirajane took the form of her first Satan Soul,
"This shall be an interesting match, Demon Mirajane." announced the girl,
"You know my name, but I don't know yours." said Mira in a questioning tone.
"They call me Souless." she said,
"Why?" asked Mirajane,
"Because I have a heart, but no soul."
Souless's feet hovered off the ground and she soared toward Mirajane. Mira's fist made contact with Souless's head as Souless's foot made contact with Mira's gut. Mira skidded back and Souless recovered turning back around to face Mira on a different angle.
"Sword slash." whispered Souless, and with a single horizontal motion of her blade a slashing beam axed Mirajane into the s-class request board. Mirajane recovered quickly also,
"Evil explosion!" yelled demonic Mirajane, as a ball of darkness magic was thrown at Souless. But Souless was quick, she quickly dodged by diving and then tucking up into a somersault.
"Sword echo." she whispered. Souless crossed her swords in front of her as she sang in the top gap through the crossing swords. The note was high pitch and amplified, it converted into an attack of sound wave magic. Mirajane held her ground with her hands over her ears. I can't defeat her with this Satan Soul, but if I use a different Satan Soul in here… I could bring the roof down on everyone.
"Sword echo slash." Souless whispered. She expanded her arms wide expelling a more intense and powerful wave of sound at Mirajane. Mirajane continued to resist, She's left herself open, if I can get her now….. Mirajane dashed forward very quickly. Souless's eyes widened, but her reflexes were too quick for Mirajane's first Satan Soul.
"Sword echo slash beam." she whispered super-fast. Souless clashed the swords together just as Mira's fist was inches away from the critical spot on Souless's neck. The sword echo slash beam, had an extreme effect on the demon because it was a powerful three-step spell. Mirajane flew backward and slammed against the wall with a scream. Mira felt faint, her eyelids felt heavy and her magic depleting. How does Souless hold out like she does? wondered Mira. Mira, get a hold of yourself! You can't black out now, you have something to fight for, so fight! Stand up and fight, because you have the motive, you have the power, and you have the heart! Mira steadily got herself to her feet, she was back in her human form.
"I have the heart, to go on. And you have the heart to!" Mira spoke strongly,
"I have no emotions. I have no soul. Your words won't phase me." said Souless in the same tone as always.
"You said you have no soul. But you have a heart, and a heart is all you need! A heart that beats for your friends and the people you care about!" Mira yelled,
"A heart simply beats to circulate the blood through my body in order to survive. It has no emotions, it is stupid that people believe the heart is where love and feelings come from. The soul is where the feelings dwell… the brain is where the memories are saved…. the heart is where we get the power to live." responded Souless,
"You're wrong!" screamed Mira, who charged at Souless despite being somewhat powerless. Souless didn't move. This woman isn't giving up even though she has hardly any magic left… where does her motivation to do this come from? thought Souless as she felt herself being tackled off the balcony of the second floor. Mira kept yelling as they descended through the air.
"Will power from the soul gives us the power to survive! Just as the heart gives us the heart beat and also the power to survive! They are no different from each other if you just believe! If you can feel from the soul, you can feel from the heart! How can someone with a functioning heart even think about taking away so many lives so easily! They are not bad people! They do whatever they can to take care of the people they love!" Mirajane had Souless slammed to the floor on the first floor of the guild, yet Souless and Mirajane were still awake and fighting. A trail of blood leaked from Souless's head and Mira's knee caps were bruised badly.
Souless pushed Mirajane off of herself, grabbed her and leapt up to the second floor using gravity change magic. Souless threw Mirajane into the request board again and began talking in a tone equivalent to a yell for a being with no soul.
"You don't have a clue what my life is about; do not act like you know me. I do what I have to, with no question about it. But no matter what happens, I will always remember the value of life." Souless spoke coldly but true.
Mirajane was inches away from blacking out again, but she smiled weakly in knowing something about her opponent. "You know, Souless, you are not truly an evil person, everyone has a reason for what they do. But you don't have to fight like this, there's always another way. Nobody wants to lose someone they love, if you know the value of life, I'm sure you can understand that…." Mira's eye lids closed as she spoke.
Souless put a hand on her chest where she felt her heart beating. "I'm sorry, Mirajane. But I have started down the wrong path already, and I can't stop now." she whispered walking over to the balcony. With a single leap Souless landed gracefully on the first floor and retrieved her swords.