-Lucy P.O.V-
"Destruction will always prevail."
His words rung in my ears as I desperately attempted to crawl over to Natsu, who was lying still on the ground a few metres away from me.
W-What was that just now? Where did he get such power from?
"Lucy...do you want to know how I resurrected Deinira?" Draculos asked as he made his over to me. Before I could reach Natsu's side, he grabbed me by my hair and lifted me up. I screamed with pain, scratching at his hand to let me free.
"L-Lucy!" Natsu cried, spitting his own blood.
"I stole it, Lucy! I stole it from those pathetic girls you see here!" Draculos shouted. "Right now, as we speak, I am taking more and more from them...just like you took everything from me!"
I glared at him, as I created a short dagger. With a quick slice I cut my hair, freeing myself from his grasp.
"Don't you dare...group me in with you," I murmured. "I never stole anything. I just took back what was rightfully mine."
"You're such a pain, you know?! Even now, you try to defy me! Won't you just accept the fact that I'm stronger than you? That you'll never win?!"
"Y-You may be stronger than me," I stuttered. "But I have something you never will. The trust and respect of my comrades fighting alongside me."
He laughed rather insanely, covering one eye with the palm of his hand.
"You were always so headstrong," he snickered. "Just like your stupid bitch of a mother."
I bit down hard on my lip, so much that it drew blood.
"How-"
"How dare you say that to her!"
I gasped from the sudden sound, and glanced upwards. Natsu leaped over me, his scythe raging with flames as it wrapped around him, ready to strike. I gazed at the determination in his eyes, the unbelievable desire to protect me. Even as I was barely standing in the middle of a battlefield, I felt safe as I stared into those eyes.
"Lucy's mother was brilliant," Natsu argued while swinging his scythe back, so that it would curl around Draculos from above. Surprised, Draculos quickly went to grab the weapon. However, using the dagger I still had to cut my hair, I threw it directly at his wrist. It missed slightly, however it still sliced the skin open. He cried out, grabbing his wound in pure frustration.
"Y-You...damn you!" He yelled. "I need more... more power!"
-Erza P.O.V-
The dark rosafelt without a name had been keeping me busy for most of the battle. I was beginning to reach my limit, however I noticed that she was also lacking strength compared to when we had first started combat.
"You are a wonderful fighter, Scarlet," she said, smiling. "I'm glad I got to meet you."
"I can say the same to you," I replied with completely honesty, flipping my sword in my hand. "It's been fun."
I kicked off into a run with my left foot, aiming the sword at her stomach. She lodged her sword forwards like a spear in attempt to slow me down, but I swerved around them all. I realised, as I was running, that part of me expected her to dodge my blow. Yet I was still going for it anyway.
Why?...
I reached her, and pulled my sword back slightly just before the strike. However, in that moment, my opponent cried out in pain. At that point I couldn't stop myself- my sword lodged deeply into her skin, the blade impaled through her back. She choked, and naturally fell into my arms. I caught her with wide eyes, as the weight of her body sent us both to the floor.
"Leader...you are very greedy..." she whispered, laughing through her newly shed tears.
"Leader? Are you talking about Draculos?" I asked. "Sorry, I shouldn't ask you questions right now. I'll get you healed right away-"
She shook her head quickly in denial.
"He's sucking up our power...during the fight..." she muttered. "That's how he made Deivina...by stealing our power from us..."
"So he didn't overtake like Lucy did? He's just sucking it all up at the same time?"
She nodded slowly, as her eyes started to lose focus. "Hey...Erza..." she muttered. "I always wanted a name, like you. Something to have as my own."
I smiled down at her as I rested her head on my lap. "What about we think one up for you?"
"Fifty six," she murmured faintly. "My cell number was fifty six, so I guess my name could be fifty six."
"Fifty six...how about Fifix?" I suggested. "It's very cute, just like you."
"Fifix?" She repeated. Then she smiled, brighter and happier than all her previous expressions. "It's...beautiful..."
Gently, I used my finger to wipe away the thick black hair from her face, to reveal big round and beautiful eyes. They were so full of energy, yet they possessed a certain purity to them. She was like a new person.
"This is the best time I'd ever had in my life," Fifix whispered between sobs. "Thank you for showing me...what the light feels like..."
The words faded away, as did her breath. I watched as her body went still, as the life in her eyes vanished. I closed her eyes for her, then laid her body down onto the battlefield.
"Damnit," I muttered to myself, as I wiped my tears away. I punched the floor with my remaining strength, angry with my rash actions.
"Damnit..."
-Cana P.O.V-
I-I can't...keep up...
My thoughts began to grow foggy as anxiety built up inside of me. They were endless, a stream of enemies one after another that were gradually weakening me. I reached for a card, ready to strike down a new opponent who had just appeared. I held my selected card in the air with my right hand, as I began to chant.
"Piercing steel, fly-"
There was suddenly a huge pain in the wrist of my right arm. It felt cold, and isolated. I slowly pulled my arm back down, to find that my hand was no longer attached to my body.
I screamed and fell to my knees, grasping my arm with my opposite remaining hand.
H-How?! Who?...
I glanced around, however my eyes couldn't focus. My right arm was in a complete mess; I was losing blood far too quickly, not to mention my brain going into shock from the injury.
What do I do?! Someone...
"Target weakened, dominant hand now redundant."
I turned my head at the voice, which I guess belonged to my attacker. She was extremely small, about Wendy's height and figure, with short baby blue hair.
"Terminating opponent," she muttered to herself, like a machine. She grabbed a gun that was clasped to her belt, which looked extremely sci-fi. It clearly had some magic infused into it, too.
"H-Hold on!" I shouted, tears welling up in my eyes.
I don't want to die yet...not while I'm fighting with everyone...
I quickly leaned down towards my card stash, and grabbed a card in between my teeth. The girl's eyes widened suddenly, surprised at my attempt to put up a fight.
"Thunderbolt's fate," I whispered, and spat the card at her. It lightly tapped on her chest, and caused a lightning bolt to strike down on top of her. However, using her gun, she shot a bullet directly at the stream of lightning, completely deflecting it back into the sky.
"Unexpected attack successfully blocked," she quickly analysed her movements out loud, before turning to face me again.
I...can't do anything else...
I gritted my teeth and clenched my remaining fist.
I'm going to lose consciousness soon, anyway...I thought to myself, looking up at the girl who was already aiming at me.
I'm sorry, Lucy.
"Whirlwind! Pulverise!"
I sunk to the floor just as the new voice rung in my ears.
Such a sweet voice...it must be Wendy...
I felt a small smile appear on my face.
Thank god...maybe, there's a chance I can still have adventures with everyone...
I closed my eyes; there was no need for me to see her to know she was right beside me.
"I trust you, Wendy..." I muttered. Just before my consciousness faded away, I heard her reply.
"I won't let you down, Cana."
-Gray P.O.V-
My magic came naturally to me, fortunately. But I was worried about the others who had just received their magic. We had been at a disadvantage from the beginning. And the damn council had planned it that way.
"Ice make: Hammer!" I chanted, crushing a horde of enemies at once with one big swing of my icy mace.
"Gray-sama!" A girl chirped, who came running over to me. My first thought was that she was far too cheerful for a battlefield. My second thought was that I recognised her quite quickly; she was the one who confessed her love-
"Y-You again?!" I cried, backing away. "How the hell did you find me out of all these people?"
"Juvia could sense your magic from anywhere, my love! Come, let us fight together!" She replied, clapping her hands together with joy.
"Fine, just be careful. I don't want to see you getting hurt."
At this completely natural comment, she burst into a fit of tears.
"Gray-sama, do you really care about me that much? I can't believe...you wouldn't want to see me hurt..."
"Well of course I wouldn't! You're my comrade, you idiot!"
Her eyes widened, as she stared in silence.
Oh, crap...I thought. Did I offend her by calling her an idiot?
However, my thoughts were soon proved wrong by an enthusiastic cry of joy.
"Gray-sama thinks of me as his comrade!" She shrieked. I face palmed, realising how impossible it is to have a serious conversations with this girl.
"Listen, this isn't the time to play around! We're in the middle of a war!"
"Yes, a war with my valiant knight, who will protect me from any danger~..." she hummed to herself, hearts in her eyes. I sighed, then folded my arms and faced her.
"Hey," I said sternly. "I don't know if Natsu ever told you, but I really dig girls that are focused and determined in battle."
Her eyes widened at my comment, before she instantly clenched her hands into fists and got herself into a fighting stance.
"Then I'm more than determined," she said, with bright eyes. "I'm ready for anything."
I glanced around, looking for anyone to target. However, during my inspection, I noticed something worrying. The gates leading into the palace were wide open, as were the palace's double doors.
"Hey...was the king ever evacuated?" I murmured to Juvia. She simply shrugged in return.
"Juvia didn't see Toma leave..." she replied.
"We should probably go check out the inside, make sure everyone's safe," I suggested. Juvia nodded with approval, before we both began to head for the palace's entrance.
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Sorry this was late again, but it was only a day late so I guess it's not that bad. I hope the war's not boring you, I didn't really know how long to make it. However I think it will end in the next chapter, if not definitely the one after. Also, CANA LOST A HAND AND LUCY CUT HER HAIR! I wanted to add some impactful scenes during the war to make it memorable to the characters later on in the story. I mean, it's war, people lose at lot in war. Who knows, I may make them lose more mwahaha...
THANKS FOR READING, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED!!Xxxx