Firefall || Fairy Tail

38 : b o o k s . o f . z e r e f

Amber was slowly edging from worried to scared. Not only could she still not reach Kia, but Verani still had yet to respond to her calls. Gajeel had just left with Levy to get Laxus and Juvia to Porlyusica, leaving her and Lucy to follow the Master's orders. He wanted everyone to gather at the guild quickly in order to use something called the Lumen Histoire.

But the Blood mage couldn't get her feet to move.

"Amber?"

She raised her chocolate gaze to meet Lucy's matching orbs. Amber shook her head, "I can't go."

The blonde was confused, "Why not?"

"I need to find Kia." Amber answered, "I have a feeling that she'll need me."

"But you need to rest!" Though she was two years younger than the dark-haired mage, that didn't stop Lucy from immediately becoming protective. "Your arm needs to be looked at and you haven't had enough time to recover from your fight."

She gave her a weary smile, "I'll be fine, Lucy."

"But Amber-"

But Lucy found herself pausing. Even though the Blood mage was clearly at her limit, Lucy could see the drive in her eyes. There was a determination that she had never gotten to witness before, but something else was making her hesitate. The concern underneath is what pushed the sigh through the blonde's lips.

"Well then, let's go."

Amber blinked once, "Huh?"

"Can't let you go on your own hurt like this." Lucy stepped over to offer her shoulder to help the Blood mage move easier.

She smiled faintly, "Thank you, Lucy."

||~x~||

Kia couldn't help the smile that graced her lips as she watched Natsu shift into his Dragon Force. His entire being glowed as he prepared to hit Mard Geer with everything he had.

"Igneel-Style Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Hidden Fire Form," he launched himself through the air, "Flame Lotus Phoenix Sword!"

It was a direct hit, but it wasn't enough to take the Underworld King down. A feral growl escaped the Etherious as he gripped the falling Dragon Slayer by the back of his scarf. "Once I've vented all my rage, you won't have a corpse to bury!"

Even though he was defenseless and at the mercy of his enemy in the air, Natsu had a light grin, "That was all the magic I had. And you beat it. Not too bad...for a demon."

"Be gone!"

"Thing is...I have faith, too." Natsu took in a breath to shout, "Gray, now!"

Everyone's attention was pulled to the Ice wizard who was standing to his feet, half his body still darkened by the Memento Mori curse he had absorbed only minutes earlier. His hands glowed as a purple ice bow formed while he aimed it, "Ice Demon...Zero Destruction Bow!"

Her proud smile grew wider as Kia watched Gray's arrow strike Mard Geer out of his Etherious form. He crashed to the ground with Natsu doing the same not too far away.

Natsu sighed as he let his body relax into the dirt, "We did it."

"No. Not yet we haven't." Gray spoke, not turning to look at his comrade, "This ain't over until I've destroyed E.N.D."

Kia's heart skipped a beat as Natsu began pushing himself up to look around.

"Right, I forgot." He explained, "Listen Gray, I was actually supposed to get ahold of that book for Igneel."