Ten Minutes
Bolt drew a circle around a town on the map of Fiore which made a total of five towns. "There, that should be all of the towns we heard rumors about dark guild activity," Bolt said. His sister sat right beside him at the bar.
Mirajane was wiping down bar counter. "Are you guys leaving already?" Mirajane questioned.
Bolt looked up at Mira. "Yeah, it's been nice being in our old house with our old man for the last few days, but our duty is to get rid of Crime Spree from this time."
"It looks like we keep just catching you then."
The three looked over at the doors to see the Blue Pegasus members that were in the GMG at the door. They entered the guild and were quickly followed by the other people who had been in the GMG excluding Minerva, Raven Tail, and the members of Fairy Tail who were already in the guild.
All the members of Fairy Tail were confused by the sight as the five other guilds walked up to the twins. Natsu ran away from his table and up to the bar, standing across from the approaching wizards. "Sting, what are you guys doing here?"
"Natsu?" Sting's confused looked turned into a smile. "Good to see you again."
"That's not answering my question," Natsu yelled.
"We came to talk to the future children of Lucy and Laxus," Lyon answered.
Bolt and Layla turned in the direction of the wizards that had arrived. "How did you even know about that? We haven't even left town yet?" Bolt questioned. Bolt and Layla's attention drifted over to their fellow Fairy Tail members as their faces clearly showed they were trying to hide something. "What were you guys thinking!?"
"It's kinda of hard not to get out," Cana said.
"It wouldn't if you all would keep your mouths shut," Bolt yelled back.
"I don't see why all of you would make a trip just for that?" Layla questioned. "Why did you really come?"
"We came to gather more information on Crime Spree," Hibiki answered. He winked at her. "My beautiful lady."
Layla blushed.
Bolt got annoyed. "Stop flirting." A spark came off of his body.
Lucy entered the guild. She saw all the members from the different guilds then her gaze fell on her future children. She still found it weird to see her future kids walking amongst the guild. In order to avoid whatever was going, she walked around them to sit with her team.
"We've already told you what we know about Crime Spree," Layla said.
"Yes, however last time you didn't inform us about who you actually were," Lyon responded.
"So?" Bolt questioned.
"So we want to know if you hid anything about the enemy in order to keep your secret," Sting answered.
Bolt folded his arms across his chest. "No, we gave you all the information we had-"
The doors to the guild suddenly slammed shut, grabbing everyone's attention. "Um, who just closed the doors?" Droy spoke a bit frighten.
A bead of sweat went down Bolt's face. He lowered his gaze down to the floor before they widen. "Uh, no." The rest of the wizards in the guild looked down at the floor to see a black spinning magic circle spinning across the entire floor with a demon skull in the middle.
"What is this?"
"What the heck?"
"This is her magic," Bolt said nervous.
Everyone quickly looked at the Dreyar boy. "Who's magic?" Sting asked. His exceeded along with Frosch shook with fear as they and everyone else felt a dark aura coming around the guild.
A cruel laugh filled the guild.
"Myra," Bolt growled.
"Demon Cage." The walls around the guild glowed with a dark aura with red glowing eyes popped out of every direction to increase the terror of everyone there. Asuka screamed and clung to her father for safety. Alzack wrapped his arms tightly around his little girl.
"We need to get out of here!" Erza shouted to snap everyone out of their terror. They all instantly knew she was right.
Bolt looked up at the ceiling where a second magic circle spun around awaiting to be connected with the dark aura that climbed up. "Once your put in this cage there is only one way to get out and that's to win your way out."
Layla eyed her brother. "What do you mean?"
The dark aura reached the second circle and a dark portal opened up below them, pulling everyone in the guild inside of it. People reached out to try to grab something so they wouldn't fall or went spinning downward even the exceeds were unable to escape the fate.
Screams came from all.
The guild returned to normal with no one left inside. Just then the door opened and Nab came inside after sleeping in late. "Today is the day I find a job." He raised a hand in greeting when he saw that the guild was completely empty with both drinks and food unfinished. He blinked his eyes a few times in confusion. "Did I miss something?"
"Urgh, what happened?"
"Did we fall through something?"
"Is everyone alright?"
"Is it me or does this place feel cold."
"You're an ice wizard you can't be cold."
"Ah, my butt."
"Lucy, has a big butt."
"Shut it, Cat."
"Sting, do you know what happened to us?"
"Fro wants to know too."
"No, but…"
"Bolt…"
Everyone who was pulled down out of the guild slowly opened their eyes still feeling a darkness around them. Nothing could be seen in front of them as they all stood in a circle, standing outwards to look out into the darkness rather than looking at each other.
"What is this?" Layla asked.
"Welcome, Fairies." Everyone looked to the right side of the area to see a single woman, standing high above them in far back from the group. The woman was without a doubt a dark beauty with her long black hair that went down her face, a devilish beautiful face with no help from makeup, a well curve body, and a sexy purple dress number with heels. No doubt she was temptress. "Who would have thought I would catch, mermaids, tigers, dogs, Pegasus, and the Lamina Scale?"
Erza glared at the woman. "So you're Myra?"
"Ah, I see they've told you about me."
"You must be insane if you think you can take all of us," Sting said.
Myra merely smirked. "And here I thought my ex would have told you about this."
Bolt glared at the woman. If looks could kill his would have ripped her into a million pieces. He let out a low growl. "Myra."
"So you were holding something back," Lyon said, intensely looking at the boy.
"I never thought she would result to this again," Bolt said. He balled up his fist.
Laxus looked over to his son. "Just tell us what this is."
"Demon Cage," Bolt said, "a spell that drags ones target into a dark realm and slowly drains their magic and senses unless the spell is canceled or purified by a giant amount of light." A purple mist lingered around the wizards' feet.
"So she's taking away our magic," Gray said.
"It's very slow so one doesn't feel it, but still that's what makes it dangerous you don't know when your body will be completely shot," Bolt informed them.
"That just means that we have to finish this fast," Natsu said, lighting up his fists.
"She's not alone," Bolt said. Everyone again looked at him not understanding. None of them could feel anyone other than the other wizards they had been pulled in.
Myra smirked. "Very good, Bolt. You remembered this magic well." She stretched her hands out to the side. "I brought a couple of friends along with me." The area started to light up so they could see they were in an indoor stadium kind of area with the floor made of stone. In the seats of the stadium were thousands of wizards, standing with dark grins on their faces.
"She can summon people!?" Happy exclaimed.
"No, these are Crime Spree members," Bolt said. "There are a lot more than when she used this spell on me and they will be unaffected by Myra's spell. Also they aren't all wizards some of them are just very skilled fighters that are skilled enough to face off against wizards."
"So they decided to come at us all at once, huh?" Sting said. He got in a fighting position.
"No, I say this is about one fourth of their overall numbers," Layla said.
"Seriously!?" the wizards exclaimed.
"Still, Myra is the only A class here," Layla said. "And I don't see any of the B Class either."
"That's just great," Laxus said.
Myra placed her hand on her hip. "Now it is time to wipe out your light fools."
"Open Gate of the Kings," Layla whispered. Four magic circles spun around her with tribal marks, coming down her arms. She stuck her hand straight up. "Open Gate of the Western Wind, Byakko." A tornado swooped around the members of Fairy Tail and their friends before the large white tiger appeared above them.
"So this is Laxus' daughter's power," Jura said in pleasant surprise. "The King Summoner."
Those that hadn't seen the king before looked up at the sight in amazement. The wind swept away the mist away from the group. "You called for me, Layla," Byakko spoke.
Layla placed her hand out to the side. "Please take your slayer mode, we must prepare for a war."
Byakko lowered his head. "Very well." All four of the tiger's paws glowed with tattoo marks of a mouth open appeared on them.
Layla stretched her hand straight out. "Now show them the power of a king."
Byakko crouched before he pouched forward into the first set of the wizards. Wind swirled around the Western king's paws. He crashed down on top of several wizards that screamed and had them sent back to their own time.
"Alright, let's get this started," Natsu said. He went to charge forward when Layla grabbed him by the back of his scarf to keep him in place.
"Stop."
Natsu looked over at Layla. "What are you doing?"
"Byakko, will take care of this. There is no need to get involved yet," Layla told him.
"What!?" Natsu yelled.
Wind shot throughout the first few rows of the stadium seats, sending several wizards and warriors flying with their bracelets breaking.
"You don't actually think we're just stand here while you do all the fighting?" Natsu questioned.
"My kings can take down an entire army of a continent in a day even with five minutes for each one they can do great damage," Layla answered.
Natsu pulled out of her grip and turned to face her with his fists up to his chest. "That's not the point."
Layla focused her attention on Natsu. "My kings can take out a good number of wizards out. That way you all can focus your powers on the stronger ones that make it through my attack and on Myra as well."
Natsu's anger faded as he got what she was saying.
"Let me turn this fight in our favor," Layla said.
Natsu looked up at the crowd of dark wizards that were gathered. Byakko cut through the numbers with his wind spells, shooting around. A few stronger wizards managed to block or dodge attacks while others were crushed under foot.
"You really want to get in the middle of that?" Gray questioned.
Natsu folded his arms across his chest. "Fine."
Bolt glared at Natsu. "Stop being a baby, my sister's magic will only last for ten minutes in total so suck it up."
Everyone watched as the Byakko took down more and more wizards. When some slipped by Byakko the wizards got ready to attack, however Byakko reached them first and took them out with a swipe of his paw.
Byakko looked at his contactor. "Layla."
Layla nodded. "Yes, I understand. Please return to your kingdom." The king of the west faded away.
"Finally," Natsu said.
Layla lifted her hand in the air. "Open Gate of the Flaming South, Suzaku!" Streams of flames came out of the ground around the group of wizards and connected together above them, forming a phoenix as it spread out its wings. "The King of the South!"
Everyone felt the radiant heat that came off of the bird. "Suzaku, if you please change into slayer mode."
"Very well, Layla." Suzaku's wings became more define, allowing everyone to see each individual flaming feather.
"Burn away those that dear challenge us," Layla said.
"Very well," Suzaku replied. He flew up toward the ceiling and flapped its wings. Several feathers flew off of the phoenix, going in different directions that slammed and exploded into the members of Crime Spree.
Suzuka then dove into one side of the stadium, becoming a giant bonfire that captured dozens in its gasp and sent them burning back to their time.
Chains shot up out of the ground around Fairy Tail and the others in order to capture them, but flames from Suzaku quickly turned them to ashes. Natsu was fluster because he still couldn't fight while everyone else was caught up with Suzaku's power.
Layla swung her arm across the front of herself. "Close the gate." Suzaku was quickly sent back.
Bolt looked over at his sister. "Layla, why would you do that? He was only out for three minutes."
"I know, I have a plan," Layla stated. She lifted her hand into the air again. "Open Gate of the Earthly East, Seiryu."
"But you can't open a third gate back here," Bolt yelled.
"I can, I made a deal with Onyx. I'll explain later," she said with her breath, growing heavy. The boulders and rocks lifted out of the ground and transformed into a blue dragon that looked more eastern than western expect with wings. "The King of the East!"
Seiryu let out a mighty roar.
Everyone looked up in amazement. A drip of sweat rolled down the side of Natsu's face. "She can summon dragons?"
"Don't want to piss her off," Macao said.
"I'll say," Wakaba responded with just as much shock.
"As I said I can summon all four heavenly kings," Layla stated. "Seiryu, please take on your slayer mode."
Seiryu lowered his gaze down at Layla. "What are you up to, girl?"
"I'm afraid I don't have time to explain, please King Seiryu," Layla pleaded with the king. More sweat trickled down her face. Seiryu was the most tempt mental of the four kings.
Seiryu focused his eyes forward and hummed in his throat. "Fine, but you better inform me later, girl." Blades grew out of the back of the king's feet. He raised himself up without an order from Layla and began to attack for the last two minutes Layla could use her powers before he sent his own self back without a word.
Layla collapsed to her knees. She took a breath. "There everything is set."
"Set for what?" Bolt questioned. "What are you talking about?"
Layla lightly smiled. "Usually a king's magic cannot be eaten by a slayer do to protective spells on them, however if they are in slayer mood those spells are removed. By summoning those three kings there is now the elements for each of the slayers that stand here."
Everyone looked confused at the statement then looked around. Flames burned in several areas, rock pillars had been shot out of the ground that created shadows, iron was spread throughout including in the forms of pillars, wind blew steady throughout the area, with the combination of fire and wind certain areas had contained a steady set of storms to make lightning, and with the heavenly winds of Byakko several streams of light came out of the ceiling.
"What makes slayers so special are their ability to eat their elements and regain their magic or further power themselves up," Layla said. "With the kings in slayer mode these elements were made specifically for slayer type wizards it should give them even more of a boost. I also swept away the mist temporary so they can't affect you. That's…the…best…I could do." Layla felt the huge strain in her magic.
"I can't do much more," Layla said. "The remainder of the wizards here still are recovering or are in shock from the Kings' wrath. Use the chance to strike."
Everyone including Bolt looked in amazement at what Layla set in motion in ten minutes. More than half the wizards still remained, but now they had their best chance since this whole ambush started. They had a chance to win.
Myra narrowed her eyes. "Layla, you made of one careless mistake," the A Class wizard said to herself. "You made yourself one big target, King Summoner."
So what did you think of the chapter? What do you think of Layla and her plan? What do you think of Myra? Love to know your thoughts so far about the story. More on Lalu will come after a few more chapters.