NOVEL SIMPLE Erza!
Alice is walking up some stairs; she has her right hand on the wall supporting herself and She's leaving a trail of blood on the wall.
Alice:"Come on, Alice. She's just ahead; don't give up now."
A bright light shines through the cracks of the tower and Alice puts her arm up to block out the light.
Alice:"No! It's Etherion, I can't believe the council would actually use it!"
Alice looks up the stairs and she starts to run.
Alice:"Erza!"
The tower shakes and everything turns white.
Alice opens her eyes.
Alice:"We're not dead?"
Alice looks around and sees that everything has been turned into Lacrima.
Alice:"Lacrima?"
Alice's eyes widen.
Alice:"This was his plan wasn't it?"
Alice growls and she slams her hand into the wall, cracking it. Then she looks up the stairs.
Alice:"Hold on Erza."
Alice starts to run up the stairs and she runs into a familiar face.
Alice:"Natsu?"
Natsu turns around and sees Alice and he smiles.
Natsu:"Alice!"
He sniffs the air and looks to the blood on Alice's hand and armor.
Natsu:"You're hurt!"
Alice:"I'm fine, we need to find Erza."
Natsu nods and they both start running up the stairs.
Alice and Natsu hear yelling above them.
Alice:"Erza!"
Alice and Natsu make it to the top of the tower and they see Erza being fused with a giant Lacrima and Jellal has his back to them. Alice's casts requip and after a few seconds she's holding her great sword.
Natsu runs over to Erza and pulls her out.
Natsu:"I got you."
Alice stands in front of them with her sword pointed at Jellal and he looks back to them.
Alice:"Erza's an Important part of our Fairy Tail family."
Natsu/Alice:"I won't let you touch her."
Erza:"Natsu, Alice."
Natsu:"Jeez, what are you doing hanging around with this loser? If we don't hurry and get back to work, Lucy's not gonna be able to pay her rent. Trust me, you don't want to make her angry.
Alice smiles.
Erza:"Sorry, But I can't move."
Natsu:"No way." *He cackles.*
Natsu starts to tickle Erza and Alice just slowly looks to them; with a 'WTF' face.
Natsu:"Time for some serious payback."
Erza laughs.
Natsu:"This is what you get for always tickling me."
Erza:*Laughing.* "This is serious, so quit goofing off. Stop it!"
Natsu stops tickling her.
Erza:"Natsu, Alice, you both gotta get out of here as fast as you can."
Natsu:"I ain't leaving, and I know Alice ain't either. If you can't do the fighting yourself, Then me and Alice will just have to do it for you."
Erza:"You can't. He's too powerful. Besides, you don't know anything about him."
Alice:"Never stopped me before."
Erza:"Please. Just this once, do as I ask you."
Natsu stands up and picks up Erza.
Erza:"What are you doing?"
Natsu:"Honestly, I don't really know you all that well, either. But I can still take you down."
Natsu punches Erza in the gut; knocking her out.
Alice:'Sorry, Erza, but he had to do it.'
Jellal:"You're even foolhardier than the rumors make you out to be. What kind of sick satisfaction do you get from striking a defenseless friend?"
Natsu:"I had to do it. 'Casue she was crying."
Natsu's fist catch on fire and Alice smirks.
Natsu:"She looked so weak and fragile. Her voice was trembling with fear. I don't wanna see Erza like that. I've always looked up to her as a strong warrior. And when she wakes up from this nightmare, I want her to feel like her old self again. If you wanna get to her, you'll have to go through me."
Alice:"Now this is going to be a fight."
Natsu walks next to Alice and they both nod to each other.
Jellal:"Is that a challenge? Consider my interest piqued. I would love to witness the power of a Dragon Slayer and the Fairy Knight."
Both Alice and Natsu yell as they charge at Jellal. Natsu throws a punch and Jellal leans to the side and then he ducks under Alice's sword.
Natsu kicks Jellal in the face and he is sent flying and Alice lunches at him and she punches and kicks Jellal.
Alice:"World Call: Generate thermal element. Form element, arrow shape. Fly straight. Discharge."
A red beam hits Jellal.
Then Alice falls back and Natsu runs up.
Natsu:"Fire Dragon Wing Attack!"
Then Natsu's feet catch on fire.
Natsu:"Fire Dragon talon!"
Jallal flies back into a large lacrima.
Natsu:"Fire Dragon Roar!"
Natsu breaths fire at Jellal and it causes a big explosion. The fire clears and Jellal is perfectly fine; he removes his burned clothes.
Alice jumps next to Natsu.
Jellal:"Is that the best you can do?" *He laughs.* "I expected more from the both of you, Natsu Dragneel, son of igneel. Alice Synthesis Thirty."
Alice becomes confused at name he called her.
Alice:'What did he call me?'
Jellal:"I was hoping to get a taste of the destructive might of a dragon slayer and the fairy knight before I started ripping you both to shreds, with my bare hands, but if that's all you've both got. I won't waste my time."
Natsu:"I'll show you!"
Alice:"Shut up!"
Alice and Natsu run at Jellal.
Jellal:"You both must be punished for disrupting my ceremony. Prepare to be destroyed by my heavenly body magic. Meteor!"
Alice slashes and Jellal and Natsu throws a punch, but Jellal flies away from then and punches both of them in the back. Jellal flies around them punching them multiple times.
Alice falls to the ground and Natsu falls to his knees.
Natsu:"Man, this guy is fast."
Alice takes a few heavy breaths and she shakily gets up.
Natsu:"I'll have to rely on all my senses to fight him."
Alice:"We got this."
Natsu nods and helps her up and they both start to run around.
Natsu:"Sound, feeling, his scent. If I concentrate I can predict his next move. Stay focused. Behind!"
Alice slashes behind them and she just misses hitting Jellal.
Alice:"Why does it seem like he's getting faster?"
Alice turns around and sees Jellal in front of her and Natsu.
Jellal:"Be glad you got your hits in 'cause it won't happen again."
Jellal starts to rapidly punch both Alice and Natsu. Then he punches them in the face and they start to fall backwards. Alice's sword flies from her hand and embeds itself into a wall.
Jellal:"And now I'll show you the true destructive power of darkness magic."
Jellal flies above the both of them.
Jellal:"May the seven starts bring judgement upon you. Seven Star Sword, Grand Chariot!"
Jellal unleashes his attack and it explodes around Natsu and Alice. Both Alice and Natsu fall to the ground groaning and Jellal lands not to far away from the two.
Jellal:"That spell packs as much of a punch as being hit by a falling meteor."
Both Alice and Natsu are both laying face down on the ground. Alice's armor is nearly completely destroyed.
Jellal:"I'm surprised their bodies are still in one piece after being hit with it. Perhaps that was a little much. The R-System can't afford to suffer any more damage or it'll be rendered useless. I can feel the magic energy beginning to leak out. I'll have to hurry."
Jellal looks to Erza.
Jellal:"It's time, Erza."
Jellal starts to walk over to Erza when a small piece of Lacrima lands next to him then another. Jellal looks behind him to See Alice lifting herself up and Natsu starting to get up while holding a few small pieces of Lacrima.
Natsu shakily throws another piece of Lacrima and it hits Jellal in the chest. Both Natsu and Alice give a weak chuckle.
Natsu:"You feel that? It was my sneak attack. So now that the tower's a giant crystal, I guess shattering it would screw up your plans."
Alice:"Let's do this Fairy Tail style."
Both Alice and Natsu punch the ground and it creates a massive crack.
Jellal:"What are you two doing?"
Alice wipes her mouth.
Alice:"Come on, didn't you know that destroying stuff is what us Fairy Tail wizards are best at?"
Alice cracks her knuckles and puts her fists up and Natsu catches his right fist on fire.
Natsu:"Now I'm all fired up. More than I've ever been before."
Alice:"You're going down!"
Jellal:"You two won't get in my way!"
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03-10-2022
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