Regular story line: Arcane Eclipse
Natsu staggers to keep his balance as he stares at Bellona with her hair tattered with sweat and blood. Her pristine fair skin is bruised and cut from the previous attack but her eyes are alive with excitement as she watches her opponent breathing heavily. However, Natsu's vision is not helping him right now as he starts to see two images of Bellona in front of him. The longer he concentrates on her, the harder it is for him to focus. Bellona walks towards Natsu with anger and excitement as she begins to look deep into his eyes.
"You're not even trying are you?" Bellona questions as she analyzes her opponent.
"Yet I still managed to hit you a couple of times." Natsu teases as he eyes her burned arms and cuts on her face. Bellona emits a green light from her hand as she places it on Natsu's forehead.
"Let's now were going to have fun" Bellona says as she forms a purple sphere in front of her then aims it at Natsu's Abdomen causing him to groan in pain.
Natsu slowly gets up again ignoring the pain in his legs and arms as he dashes towards Bellona using his flames to boost his speed. He pins her against the wall as he ignites his fist on fire then punches her across the face. The toxin is spreading faster inside Natsu's body as he draws back from her. Natsu recoils in pain from his attack as he glares at Bellona with anger.
"I'm not back down that easily." Natsu grunts as he backs awat from her then cradles his hand. Bellona leans towards Natsu with a smile upon her face.
"I would be utterly disappointed if you did." Bellona whispers as Natsu lets out a faint cough then widens his eyes in horror to see specks of blood on Bellona's face.
"Oh, dearie." Bellona says as she licks the speck of blood off her lower lip.
Natsu begins to spew fire from his mouth as his legs give out causing him to collapse on the ground. The fall feels like if he fell from a high building then landing on top of a bed of knives. His insides are killing him and his coordination is going downhill. Suddenly his ear perk up as he hears footsteps from afar and forces himself to get back up.
"I can't let them here." Natsu whispers as he releases his final attack hoping it would end this fight.
Bellona swiftly moves out of his field of vision then quickly appears behind him. She forms another purple sphere then aims it at Natsu's back, he gapes his mouth wide from the sudden shock and pain. He grits his teeth together then turns his body towards her and firmly grasps her shoulder tight. He sinks his finger in deep and releases Fire Dragon King's Roar.
Regular Story Line: Station
The group leaves the station determined to get Natsu back safe and sound. Throughout the train ride, they formulated their plan on how to retrieve Natsu without causing much damage to the guild or the town. However, it would be easier to defeat an army of demons than trying not to destroy the town. Erza stops suddenly at the entrance of the station then looks at the group.
"Kaden, where's Shawn?" Adora whispers as she notices the exceed is no where to be found.
"Ah, I tried to find him before we left but I couldn't find him anywhere. He must be napping somewhere in the woods or something." Kaden answers as Adora nods. An intense aura emits from Erza as she watches her fellow teammates.
"You remember the plan?" Erza ask as she glares at everyone.
"From what Happy told us so far we have a man who uses chain magic, a leader who can revert your attack, a girl that has sound magic, and someone who could do illusion magic." Lucy answers as she is itching to run to the guild already but she can't be hasty.
"You want Gray and me to attack the leader because I have a requip that can cause someone to not be able to use their magic which provide Gray ample time and flexibility for a long range attack." Kaden explains as Erza gives him a reassuring nod.
"How much time do we have?" Gray ask as he looks at Kaden.
"A solid two minutes, however if I keep striking her it can stack up." Kaden answers with determination in his eyes. He wasn't going to lose a fellow member to a guild that picks on his friends.
"If injured, you want Wendy and me to take care of Natsu while you guys ward off the enemy. If they come near, I will protect Wendy and Natsu." Adora states as she turns to Wendy then gives her a reassuring smile.
"Juvia's water body will be provide a difficult for the man with chain magic and I will also protect Gray if he is in danger." Juvia says with an assertive tone as Gray shyly looks away from Juvia.
"You have a bodyguard." Kaden whispers as he gives Juvia a warm smile.
"And I will attempt to ward of the girl with sound magic. I have faith in my celestial spirits and myself." Lucy adds as she hope Natsu is alright but she can't shake that nagging feeling that something wrong.
"I'll deal with this illusion mage, let's move and try to find this guild." Erza says as a few townspeople let out a scream.
The group turn their attention to a bright fire spewing out from the corner of the quiet town. A warm smile spreads across Lucy's face as she knows that he's still kicking.
"That idiot is always overdoing it." Gray laughs as he begins to run towards the scene.
Soon the group begins to follow suit as the adrenaline flows through their body as they wonder what they will encounter inside this guild. Kaden is as pumped as ever as he tries to out run Gray to finally start fighting. However, Adora's nagging feeling in her stomach is becoming a nuisance as she hopes it isn't too late for Natsu. Another shriek from the townspeople causes the group to look up to see purple flames coming from the guild.
Natsu P.O.V
It was sudden and blurry as my back is glued to the metal door from the room. I can't move and it's hard to breathe…pain. That's all I can feel right now, my back is bruised and hopefully not broken. My saving grace was turned against me and I know she took damage because her guild members are looking at her worriedly as she slowly emerges from the room. Her face is burned and her dress is scorched from the bottom and leaving her chest almost exposed.
She endured the attack but managed to take in some of my flames and used it against me. I can't clench my fist but if I could I would slam my fist against the floor in utter frustration. I didn't want them to come here, I don't want them to get hurt and now I can't help them. Bellona walks towards me as she rips off a piece of her scorched dress revealing her burned thighs.
"Backed against the wall like a wounded animal." Bellona laughs as she stares at me.
"Heh, soon you'll be back against the wall." I laugh with the little energy I have left. Bellona removes her ruined red heels then throws them aside.
"Peaceful or agonizing?" Bellona ask as I weakly look her in the eyes.
"I won't give you the satisfaction of killing me." I grunted as the pain radiates across my chest. Instead of being angry, she smiles at me lovingly and I turn my head away from her. She grasps my cheeks and forcibly turns my head to face her; a small action like this felt like a magic bullet hitting my chest. She places her hand on my forehead and I feel the pain but it isn't as intense.
"My perfect opponent." Bellona whispers as she places her pointed glove on top of my chest.
"Sleep well, Salamander." Bellona whispers as she is about to penetrate through my chest she looks down to see a dagger sticking out of her chest. I turn slowly to see where the attack came from and I see my friends racing towards here.
"Bullseye!" Kaden shouts as he enters the guild with a smile on his face then looks at me. Achilles and Drake guard Natara in case another attack came in.
"Man, you look like a million jewels." Kaden teases as I give him a soft laugh.
"I feel like a billion." I quip as Kaden walks towards Bellona and extracts his dagger. Kaden quickly attempts to strike again but Bellona dodges the attack then glares at the new guest.
"Now you're pushing it." Kaden says as Wendy runs towards me with a worried look.
"Don't push yourself, alright?" I plea as she smiles
"Don't worry I have another pair of hands." Wendy says as she begins to heal me. I look at Adora walking in and immediately changing into a light pink armor covering her arms but leaves her hands exposed. Her chest plate has a caduceus emblem in the center of her chest with a matching light pink armor skirt. She has a thin white socking under her skirt with thigh high light pink armor boots. Her hair is in a loose bun and her right hand holds a sliver sword.
"Natsu." Lucy says as she looks me and I give her a soft smile.
"When we get out of here, I'll hear what you wanted to say to me." I declare as she gives me her warm smile.
"Sounds good." Lucy answers as I close my eyes.