Hey everyone! So...Happy late Halloween? Anyone go out trick-or-treating? I did...even though I'm literally too old for this now.
Don't judge, I do this for the free candy.
Oh yeah, did I mention I got three packets of ramen thrown at my head while trick-or-treating? No? Well, don't ask. It's a long story.
Anyways, here's the seventh chapter. Enjoy!
P.S I apologize for any mistakes I make in advance.
Gray was winning.
Was being the key word.
The game started out fine. The first couple of rounds, Gray had actually gotten pretty good hands. Combined with careful thinking, Gray had nearly gotten all of Tekishita's money.
But then the tides turned. Even with good hands, Gray still somehow kept losing. When Tekishita played, it was like he knew all of Gray's moves before he even did them. Even when Gray switched it up and tried different tactics, Tekishita still seemed to know what was going to happen.
Gray studied his hand. It wasn't too bad. Gray glanced over at Tekishitia. He still had the same smirk on his face. He mentally sighed. Tekishita was good at hiding his tells; if he had any. So far, Gray had seen nothing on his face that gave away his deck. No change in breathing, pulse change, or excessive blinking. Hell, even his hands gave nothing aw-
Wait
Gray fought to keep his expression in check. He mentally swore to himself. He didn't know how he missed it before, but it explained so much.
On Tekishita's left hand was a small ring on his ring finger. When Gray first saw it, he just thought it was a normal wedding band. But, as he payed more attention to the ring, he could see some markings on it.
That's when it hit him.
Back when Loke was playing human and did ring magic, he showed Gray a couple of his rings. One of them being his luck ring. When he wore it, it would give him better luck in exchange for slowly draining his magic whenever he wore it.
That was the exact ring Tekishita was wearing now.
That bastard…wearing a luck ring…..
Gray fought to keep his glare in check and mentally calmed himself down. Tekishita didn't seem to notice that Gray saw his ring. That meant Gray had an advantage. The luck ring only gave people extra luck, it didn't guarantee their win. So, for Gray to guarantee his own win, he would have to do what Cana did best when she was playing cards.
He'd have to cheat.
Gray couldn't stop the grin that was growing on his face. Tekishita looked at him strangely.
"May I ask why you're grinning in that manner?"
Gray felt his grin go even wider. "Eh, it's nothing. I've just found a way to beat you."
Tekishita smirked right back at Gray. "We'll see about that."
As the round they were currently on ended, Gray wasn't surprised to see that he lost.
Tekishita grinned at Gray. "Are you sure about being able to beat me?"
Gray gathered up all the cards on the table. "I'm just warming up."
Gray knew this had to be perfect. If one thing went wrong, Tekishita would know that Gray had him figured out.
Gray shuffled the deck. Tekishita seemed to be staring at him intently. Gray needed a distraction. He subtly looked around. Then, his gaze landed on the table in front of him.
Perfect.
Gray knew he wasn't exactly the tallest guy around, but Tekishita was shorter than him meaning the table he sat at was meant for someone his size. Gray's legs almost touched the underside of the table when he sat down. However, if he shifted the position of his legs a little while adding a bit of force…
The table fell over as Gray shifted the position of his legs. As expected Tekishita's gaze turned towards the fallen table. Gray worked quickly, he only had a few seconds, but that was all he needed.
After doing what he needed to do, Gray turned his expression into one of surprise. He quickly said, "Oh, sorry about that."
Tekishita raised an eyebrow, an unreadable expression on his face. "Hmm, maybe you are a bit destructive after all. Nevertheless, it's no big deal."
Tekishita snapped his fingers once. The table immediately righted itself and all the fallen poker chips flew back to their respectful places.
This would be really helpful during the aftermath of guild fights…
Gray started dealing the cards. He put the rest of the cards in the center of the table. He grinned slyly as he looked at his own hand. His plan was working so far.
Gray grinned as he said, "All in."
Tekishita raised an eyebrow at him. He looked at his own deck. He seemed to do some mental calculations in his head before saying, "Well then, looks like I'm all- in as well."
All the chips were now at the center of the table. There was a moment of tense silence between the two.
"We reveal the cards on three." said Tekishita.
Then, he grinned at Gray. "Enjoy your loss Mr. Gray Fullbuster."
Gray just raised an eyebrow. "I think we'll be seeing yours."
Tekishita sighed before saying, "Fairy Tail wizards, no matter who they are, will always be forever cocky."
"Just get on with the game."
"Very well, in three, two, one….reveal your hand."
Gray grinned as he revealed his hand.
It was a royal flush.
Tekishita eye's widened as he checked his own deck. He only had a four of a kind.
"Impossible…" he said breathlessly. "How? There's no way you should've won!"
Gray snapped his fingers. Suddenly, the cards in Tekishita's hand shattered as well as all the other cards.
"Huh? Ice card clones?!"
"How else do you think I won idiot?"
Tekishita pointed an accusing finger a Gray. "You bastard! You cheated! That's against the rules!"
"And using a luck ring isn't?"
Tekishita's hand instinctively touched the ring. He glared at Gray.
"You'll regret this." he growled.
Then, two fireballs appeared in Tekishita's hands. He sighed. "I didn't want to do this, but it looks like I'll have to fight then."
Gray got into his Ice-Make stance.
It looked like this fight would be harder than he thought.
"We can help you!"
"That's a nice joke."
Erza gritted her teeth as she rolled on the ground to dodge another arrow. She was starting to think she had no other choice but to take the kid out with force.
Erza stood up. She summoned a few of her swords. "Dance, my blades!"
A flurry of swords flew towards the kid with blinding speeds. The kid gritted his teeth. He pointed his bow downwards with an arrow notched on it.
"Barrier Arrow!" he shouted.
As the arrow hit the ground, a barrier made of light appeared in front of the kid. The swords that Erza summoned hit the barrier.
The barrier held as her swords started to impale it one by one. Then, as the fifth sword hit, she heard a crack.
Erza gritted her teeth and summoned three more of her swords. They flew to the barrier and impaled themselves into it. The cracks on the barrier were starting to widen.
Then, with a loud cry, Erza leapt into the air as a sword appeared in her hands. Erza drove the sword into the barrier as hard as she could.
The barrier shattered. Her momentum made her land on top of the kid. The kid winced as Erza landed on top of him. He glared at Erza.
"Hey lady, you are a lot heavier than you look."
Erza ignored him as she held as sword up to his throat. "Listen to me. I don't know what you have been through or how you got involved with Midnight Barrem. And even though I want to know what happened, I won't ask."
The kid's expression remained as angry as ever. He shouted out, "Knockout Arrow!"
Suddenly, an arrow appeared in his hand. He drove the arrow into the ground next to him. Gas started pouring out of the arrow.
Erza leapt off of him. She quickly reequipped into her Sea Empress Armor. She then charged up her sword and released a whirlpool of water at the arrow.
The water swept the arrow away. The kid glared at Erza, preparing his next attack. Erza took the chance to continue talking.
"I know how you feel. Do you think us wizards at Fairy Tail had better lives than yours? No, ours were just as bad, maybe even worse. But, the only difference was, we decided to move forward."
If possible, the kid glared harder at Erza. "You just got lucky. Some people like me don't have that kind of luck. Do you think I didn't try? Oh no, I tried to move forward, to forgive myself. But, the nightmares kept plaguing me day after day. You had your friends, your guild to support you. I had no one!"
That's when Erza realized something. Why he reminded her of herself.
He's afraid…
"Don't you even think there are others out there like you? I had no one because I refused to let them help me."
The kid rolled his eyes. "Oh this is great. Here's gonna be the cliché moment that makes me stop fighting. You know, good guy gives speech and bad guy stops fighting. Well guess what? No matter what you say will make me change my mind. So do yourself a favor and get out of our way!"
Erza ignored what the kid said. "Ever heard of the Tower of Heaven?"
The kid's eyes widened a fraction. But, he quickly regained his angry expression and said, "Yes, I've heard of it. But what does that have to do with any of this?"
"Did you know I helped build that tower?"
This time, the kid had shock written all over his face. "Huh? But you're one of the good guys! Why would you build something like that?"
Then the kid shook his head. "Why am I even listening to someone like you anyways? I bet this is all a trick to get me to help you."
"You know why helped build that tower? I helped because I was afraid."
"Whoa, never knew that this would be the day I got to hear Titania's confession." said the kid sarcastically.
Erza pressed on. "But then, guess what? I fought back. Everyone forced to build the tower fought back. And we won that fight."
"I don't care about your stupid sob story." said the kid angrily. But, Erza could see some interest shining through his eyes.
It's working.
"That moment was short lived. Jellal, a friend of mine, had turned evil, and I was the only one that knew it. He banished me off the island and told me never to return."
Erza could feel tears in her eyes as she told her story. She quickly wiped them away before continuing.
"Right after I got forced on a ship and started sailing away, Jellal destroyed the other ships and blamed their destruction on me. He told everyone still trapped on the island that I had abandoned them and destroyed the ships so they couldn't escape."
Erza studied the kid. His posture was less tense than before. He was giving her his full attention now.
"From that day on, I lived with the guilt of leaving my friends on the island. I didn't let anyone from Fairy Tail help me and I distanced myself from everyone. I was afraid."
Erza smiled as she recalled her memories. "Then, one day, my friends from the island kidnapped me and took me back. My friends from the guild weren't too happy about that. So, they followed my kidnappers. That was when I let them help me. And guess what? I'm not afraid anymore."
Then, Erza's gaze softened. "You don't need to be afraid anymore. Whatever happened in the past is in the past. You can't change anything that happened then, but you can start moving forward. And..."
Erza fixed the kid was a determined gaze. "If you need help, all you have to do is ask."
The kid stared at her for what seemed like an eternity. Then his eyes started tearing up. His breaths were coming in short and he was trembling all over.
Then the dam broke.
Tears came rushing out of the kid's eyes. He sobbed quietly. Erza went over and hugged him tightly. He hugged back.
"I'm sorry…" he whisper quietly. "I'm so sorry."
Erza released the hug and knelt down to the kid's height. "Leave. Go to the Fairy Tail guild hall and tell them Erza Scarlet sent you there. They will help you."
The kid nodded and started stumbling away from the battle. Then Erza shouted, "Wait! You never told me your name."
The kid hesitated before saying, "Tate. My name is Tate."
Erza smiled. "It was nice to meet you Tate."
As the kid stumbled away, she heard a rumbling sound. She frowned. Then, the ground beneath her started shaking.
Erza tried her best to keep her footing. Suddenly, a wave of fire came blowing towards her. Erza shielded her face with her arms. When the wave ended, she started running towards where it came from.
She gritted her teeth. When there was fire involved, that meant Natsu was there. And when it was this destructive, that couldn't mean anything good was going on.
Then, Erza heard the whine of...what did Sans call it? Gaster blaster? Whatever it was called, she could hear it's blast loud and clear.
Things must be worse than I thought.
Erza ran faster. She hoped she would make it there in time.
A red-haired women wearing a misty red dress smirked at her success. Lying unconscious on the ground before her was a blonde-haired wizard. The celestial sprit she summoned earlier was now slowly fading away. A quick spell had easily thrown him into unconsciousness.
She sighed. That celestial sprit must've really taken a liking to that blonde wizard. He managed to punch through a couple of her strongest spells. And even after she managed to knock his summoner unconscious, he still used his own power to remain in this realm and fight for her. She couldn't believe that she had to resort to knocking it out. That spell was saved for worse case scenarios.
She pulled out a communication lacrima from a pocket on her dress. She spoke into it. "Master, I've got one of the Fairy Tail wizards. Shall I go retrieve our teleporter?"
The women listened for her master's answer. Then, she smirked and put her hands onto Lucy's body. Lucy vanished into a puff of red mist. Then, the women snapped her fingers and she herself vanished in a puff of red mist. It looked like she would be rescuing her idiotic brother.
He definitely owed her after this.
Author's Note:
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or Undertale
Okay, I've got some things to say and confessions to make:
1. I have no clue how to play poker...I had to search it up online, so forgive me if I described it incorrectly.
2. School's a bitch. I was running on four hours of sleep when I wrote this chapter, so if it isn't up to your liking, that's probably why.
3. I notice the lack of Sans in this chapter...don't worry. Natsu and Sans will be taking over next chapter. (Okay, now I'm worried...)
4. Thanks to school, this update- every- two -weeks thing might not happen. But, if I don't update and don't warn you in advance, here's two things you should keep in mind.
- I update on Fridays. And I will always update on Fridays. You hear me? Not Monday, not Sundays, or any other day of the week. I update on Friday.
- If I don't update every two weeks, I will always update at least once a month.
Got it? Okay, good.
One more thing. After I'm completed with this story, I was thinking of doing one for RWBY. (no crossovers, just pure RWBY) It'll be all written in advance unlike this story and overall, better planned. If you're interested, let me know.
Till next time!