Chapter 13
The guild shouted as the guildhall shook beneath their feet. Dust filling the room as one of the walls tumbled down for a moment nothing could be heard but the occasional cough from one of their members. None of the guild could work out what had happened as they stumbled out of the still groaning building, not wanting it to collapse on their heads. They blinked as they made their way free of the dust able to see once more they realised only the fairy tail building seemed affected. Almost as one the entire guild tensed as if sensing a battle coming. Laughter echoed through the street
"Look at all the ickle Fairies thinking they stand a chance" a voice said as the laughter paused. This seemed to amuse the people he was with as the laughter grew this time with more than one joining in. Everyone attempted to pinpoint where the voice was coming from but even the dragon slayers were stumped. Even as they felt an attack charge they could not work out where it was coming from. With no idea where to concentrate their attacks, or their defences or even where it was safe to dodge to, members who could create shields began stepping forward, surrounding the guild ready to protect their friends whatever side the attack came from. Visitar stood in the centre of the circle dancing desperately boosting his friends as much as he could. Everyone was waiting nervously as the magic continued to build and build and build. When the magical energy's pressure felt suffocating many members wondered if an attack would ever come or if this was the attack. Finally with the air saturated in magic a light burst forward, a continuous attack surrounding the guild members, the light rushed towards the first line of defence terrifyingly fast in seconds the light enveloped the guild, laughter once again echoed through the street
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There in front of the Fairy tail building stood a perfect dome green, silver, purple, blue and white marbled together in five equal parts where the wood (Laki), iron (Gajeel), dark écriture (Freed), water (Juvia) and ice (Gray) merged perfectly reacting to their creators desire to protect. A unison raid so ill matched, so difficult to create that it was almost impenetrable. Unfortunately almost meant it was possible and the mysterious light had found a way. So the perfect dome stood enclosing the guild, members scattered across the floor, twitching as they felt their entire beings being encompassed with pain. Just as soon as the pain had arrived it began receding from them
"What just happened?" Laxus demanded as he quickly did a check to make sure everyone was there and alive, thankfully they were. However no one had any explanation for what had just occurred, they weren't even sure how long they had been there for. "Can you get us out?" he said eyeing the five creators carefully, they looked at each other unsurely, their magic had combined and they weren't sure if they could undo it. Each stepped towards their part and attempted to remove it. It wouldn't budge
"Try working together" Mira suggested, once again the five attempted to free themselves from their self-created prison but not even working together would destroy it. The guild tried again and again to destroy the barrier but nothing had an effect not even Natsu's fire could burn through the wood or melt the ice. They had even attempted to dig underneath the barrier only to find that half a foot down they met with the 'floor' of the magic dome
"Nothing can destroy it" Freed sighed
"And there is no weakness" Bickslow said flopping to the ground as his babies flew around him chanting 'no weakness'
"Don't try to destroy" Levy muttered mind whirling
"What are you talking about Shrimp?" Gajeel said
"Don't destroy it" she repeated grinning "Change it" everyone looked at her confused except Freed who began pacing
"Our desire to protect everyone combined our magic to defend us from an unknown attack." Freed explained
"Because you had no idea what the attack would consist of your magic worked together to strengthen themselves by drawing from the other types of magic" Levy continued
"There by covering their weaknesses. What ever the magic was it is something we have never encountered before" Freed said
"Something you couldn't even contemplate" Levy piped in
"So our magic could not protect us from it" Freed said "and since it hasn't stopped the attack"
"It won't disappear" Erza finished
"But by attempting to change its form, it is not destroy merely stopped from imprisoning us" Cana agreed. The five stepped forward again, each pushing their magic to the limit as they tried to reshape the dome. Slowly but surely the dome began to shift around them the solid frame they had spent hours trying to break flowed around them in an almost liquid state. The five focused as they moved the magic from around them and towards the door of the guild hall. Carefully they formed a great marbled arch with the fairy tail crest at the tip, once the new shape was complete they released their control, almost collapsing with exhaustion, the shape solidified once again
"Levy can you put up some runes?" Freed asked "I don't have the energy right now, I will do some stronger ones tomorrow but we need some protection" Levy nodded as she ran off to put up some runes Freed trailing after her to direct her
"What are we going to do?" Ever asked shivering as she remembered the pain
"We protect ourselves" Erza said firmly "No one goes anywhere alone, not even in twos or threes. Try and stay at the guild as often as you can" shouts of outrage, they needed t do jobs
"Just until Gramps returns" Laxus agreed "I'm also going to send a message to Gildarts, warning him and asking if he can return soon to help" everyone nodded realising that there was little other options
"What about Lucy-sama?" Juvia cried out
"What about her?" Lisanna snapped angrily
"She is out there alone" Juvia hissed angrily
"Why would they bother going after a weakling traitor, hell she's probably helping them" Lisanna laughed , Juvia snarled but Gajeel stepped out in front of the girl before she could do anything
"Bunny girl wouldn't do that" Gajeel said firmly, almost the entire guild nodding along with him, Lisanna frowned slightly
"Very well, you all know her better than I do" she said tearfully "I'm just worried about us all" Natsu stepped forward wrapping his arms around her waist, face still wearing the same cold expression that he sported whenever Lucy was mentioned
"Come along everyone, I think we've all earned a nice hot meal, and a drink or two" Mira said beaming as she led everyone back into the guildhall
"I'll help" Lisanna offered running to join her sister in the kitchen.