Phoenix

Scary Meeting

"You're...you're freezing yourself? Why? That won't do any good."

"The blood will stop flowing, slowing the poison. Now," Emi said while cracking her knuckles, "let's finish this. Those idiots are almost here and I don't want my cover to be blown."

Emi placed both her hands facing towards Pride and whispered, "Petrification."

Pride slowly turned to stone, sealing away all the magic power she had. Her soul was sealed in the stone's form. Emi limped over and punched the statue with her fist and watched as it crumbled into pieces. She dispelled the Shell of Divinity and turned her attention to her wound.

"Sanatio aqua."

A small pool of water formed over her wounds as she pulled the poison out of her bloodstream. She was able to heal the wound completely before the dragon slayer and exceed caught up to her.

"Four."

She quickly jumped in front of Lector and a teenage Sting, who wore a startled expression as they laid on the ground. They looked up at her as she slowly took off her hood to her cloak, revealing her long white hair.

"A...girl?"

"Yeah. I'm a girl. What else did you think? Now what are you doing following me?" Emi snapped.

Sting couldn't find any words, and Lector was cowering behind the dragon slayer.

Emi looked at the pair with cold eyes before muttering, "You two are pathetic. Just like everyone else."

The woman began to move away, pulling her hood over her head again.

"Wait!"

Emi turned around and put her hands on her hips, asking the blond what he wanted. Sting quickly stood up and approached the woman before sticking his hand out to her.

"I'm Sting, and that little guy over there is Lector."

"Well, Sting and Lector, leave me alone."

Emi whipped around and continued down the alleyway. Before she completely disappeared, she heard the two speaking with each other.

"Sting, she's wicked scary."

"You think so? I think she's pretty cool!"

"So that's what you were doing? You were fighting one of the most powerful entities in the Book of Zeref seconds before we introduced ourselves? And you just acted like it was nothing?"

Sting kept asking her questions, which caused Cain to start chuckling.

"For someone who always made fun of the kid for rambling, you sure seem to be pretty good at it yourself."

Sting began to pout, making Emi and Lector squeeze his cheeks.

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Emi was currently sitting on a roof in Crocus as she watched the stars.

"Cain, I promise you. I won't let your defeat be in vain."

"Hey kid! Get off the roof."

Emi turned to see an aggravated blacksmith standing below her. Emi quickly stood up and jumped from the roof. She had her cloak over her head still, so he couldn't see who she was. Emi slowly bowed her head to the man before apologizing and slipping into the night. After walking for a few moments, Emi had spotted a small ice cream stand that was still open. A childish energy took over her otherwise cold exterior as she rushed over to the stand to order. She was served a cone which Emi took with no hesitation. As she ate her ice cream, she walked down the dark streets of the city.