Firefall || Fairy Tail

33 : t a r t a r o s

"Kia!" Happy's eyes watered when he saw the Phoenix Slayer. He was so happy to see that she had been able to get away from the explosion. Though he didn't notice the panic in her body, the same couldn't be said for the other two.

"Everyone is alright!" Carla shouted, "We have them all right here!"

Lily nodded, "We are headed for Tartaros!"

Kia nodded, her determination returning as she shifted back toward their destination. That was when a ripple of magic pulsed from the Cube, distorting the air around them. Happy squeaked as the four were roughly yanked upward.

"What's happening?!" Carla cried, clutching the cards in her paws tightly.

Lily stared ahead, "It's pulling us in!"

There were only a few moments to think and Kia had to make a decision. Her eyes scanned over the Exceeds and the cards that they were carrying. They had the full might of Fairy Tail with them, they would be fine. So she pushed flames from her feet, boosting her speed.

Kia faintly heard Happy shouting how their impact was going to hurt, but she forced herself to ignore it as she shot off to the side. She clenched her teeth as she poured more magic into her feet, trying to gain enough speed to make it to the edge before the gravity field could fully overpower her.

Suddenly, the pressure shifted as Kia felt the same tug coming from the side. Whoever was calling the shots wasn't playing around. But neither was she. Without care for how much energy she was wasting, Kia added fire to her fists, giving herself the extra push to break through to the skies above the fortress.

"I'm sorry guys." She muttered to herself. "I have to figure out what's really going on and stop it."

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"Hello, Tartaros. I'd like you to meet Fairy Tail!"

Cana's voice rang out as all of the cards in the Exceeds' hands glowed brightly. The full force of Fairy Tail suddenly appeared to face the army of the dark guild.

They broke off into smaller groups as they fought and made sure to keep watch over each other's backs. The lower members of Tartaros weren't that bad of challenge for the Fairy Tail wizards, but there were a lot of them.

A bright light flashed over the battlefield from Loke once he had stopped flirting with Lucy. That light faded but another took its place as a golden blur zipped back and forth, soldiers falling every time they were used by the blonde to change her direction.

Verani slid to a stop next to the red bubble that was wrapped around her dark-haired friend and the injured. Her eyes lingered on the largest body laid out on the ground, forcing herself to turn back to the fight before her.

Amber's voice rang through her mind as the Blood mage pressed her spare hand against the communication rune on her arm again, "Kia! Answer!"

"Stop shouting." The Phoenix Slayer's voice came through low, but even. "It's hard enough to think without you both yelling in my ear."

"Flash Bolt!" Verani blasted back a few more enemy troops as she pressed her own rune, "Then tell us where the hell you are."

Kia sighed through the telepathy, "I'm doing what I have to."

The other two's eyes widened as their blood ran cold. Amber replied, "P-please tell me you aren't inside alone."

"Sorry."

"Kia, wait for us." Verani growled, shooting another Flash Bolt. "You don't have to face this alone."

But there was no response.