1 | Ascent [DISCONTINUED]

15 | ALONGSIDE THE MONSTERS

HER MOTHER, THE WOMAN she never met, the woman she knew nothing about, the woman Master Jose knew. "Just like your mother," Jose's words played in her head like a CD on a loop, never-ending, constant. Hearing Jose's words, she couldn't help but feel worried. She worried because she knew if Jose knew her mother then he knew who she truly was, her real name. There was also a chance that he knew her past, but Elvira knew that even if he didn't, knowing her name was enough. It was a name she buried seven years ago, it was the name of a dead girl.

          There was only one person Elvira ever told the story about the dead girl to, and that was Gajeel. After the pair were kicked out of their first guild together, Elvira spilled the beans about her past, and why she was in the forest that day. It was that day that Gajeel too revealed his past, as well as who the person was that Elvira had promised to help him find. That day was a very important day for the pair, as it marked a change in their relationship.

At that point, they began drifting away from that status of traveling buddies, and slowly began building their relationship as friends. Thinking about her past, as well as Gajeel, Elvira couldn't help but wonder where he was, after all, she hadn't seen him since before this showdown had started. She wanted to go look for him, but she knew she couldn't, she had orders from Jose, orders she had to follow. Usually, she wouldn't take Master Jose's orders so seriously, but this time was different, this time the life she spent building the last seven years was at risk.

With Master Jose knowing her mother, knowing her name, all he had to do was speak it and those of her past would come running. He might've not known the true horrors of her past, but he knew enough to bring attention to those she spent the last seven years hiding from. Having the attention of Lahar was one thing, but Elvira knew that unlike him, some wouldn't have let her walk out that day.  After Elvira was given her orders, she activated her magic boots and began making her way outside with the shade demons.

Arriving outside, she quickly took notice of all the Fairy Tail members on the ground. She watched the array of magic that blasted at the shade monsters, all of which her unaffected by the blast. Yet, they kept going, even though their attacks were having little effect. Seeing them not giving up, caused her admiration for them to grow even more than it already had. Even those that didn't seem as powerful as Erza and Natsu kept going, even when they knew they wouldn't be able to keep up forever. However, despite the admiration she began holding for the guild, she wasn't going to let that get in her way.

          "Energy Magic," she called, a magic circle appearing in front of her. "Energy Wave."

          Elvira watched as a wave of energy was released, it directing at the Fairy Tail mages on the ground. Some of them were able to jump out of the way, but others, however, weren't able to and was knocked down by her magic. After she cast her spell, she gained the attention of all the mages on the ground, all of which looked at her in shock and even fear. They were shocked that they would be fighting an actual mage, but even more shocked that it was one of their S-Class of all people. Their fear came from the uneasiness they felt from her power, them remembering what she had done to Natsu's spell earlier.

          "So what she's an S-Class!" a brunette named Cana yelled, seeing her fellow guildmates began to doubt their abilities. "Her rank doesn't mean anything! We can do this!"

          "Yeah!"

          Elvira watched as the mages began directing their attacks at her, making her their priority instead of the shade monsters. With her ability to sense magic power, she was able to tell where the spell was coming from as well as how powerful it was. This allowed her to block the spells at ease as well as tell whether or not she needed her shield a time. For spells that were more wide shot, she used her shield, nullifying the attack. For spells that were less widespread and more direct, she dodged them, using her magic boots to her advantage. The mages kept their spells going nonstop for five minutes, and not once were they able to land a single hit. Still, they didn't let that deter them, they weren't going to give up, especially with some of their strongest members fighting for their lives in the headquarters.