The sun was setting a deep red against the summer skyline over the town of Magnolia. Team Shadow Gear were happily walking back through the small streets, both Droy and Jet had their hands behind their heads, smiling as Levy was chatting about the new book that she got from the reward in lieu of the full payout due to a series of mishaps that may of happened, however Droy didn't want to speak about it...
Those spiders weren't in the cave when they first entered...
Not like he screamed and causes a small collapse of the mine due to using his Knuckle Plant... No no...
Droy shook his head. Jet looked over at him. "It was your fault we lost the money"
"Bu-but!" Droy stammered "those spiders just appeared! They had such big eyes..."
Droy stood there shaking, holding his arms against himself, reliving the moment from the day before "Those hairy legs... looking so sickly wet and gooey..."
Jet gave a soft chuckle "and those abdomens... did you seem them?" he teased his fingers wiggling in front of Droy spooking him slightly, looking at Jet in horror with his teasing "I didn't see you try and help!"
"Well before I could even kick them once you took the roof down!" Jet retorted
Levy had stopped, all she wanted to do was enjoy the new book with the boys, that they received after she managed to convince Mr Kurishta who gave them the request that they had still completed the job whether he wanted to pay up or not. She could be quite scary sometimes... Levy turned around to shut the boys up when the sky above them went dark instantly they looked up seeing nothing until the last moment. It was too late.
"Iron Dragon's Lace: Demon Logs!" – It was too late, those iron spears came directly between the three of them, splaying Levy across the cobbled street into the nearby wall, winding her.
"Falcon Heavenward!" Jet roared as he raced towards the figure, his long black hair falling behind his back, he grinned,
"Iron dragon's Club!" Impacting directing into Jet's chest pushing him all the way along the street digging into the stones.
"Chain Plant!" The vines grow rapidly seeking out the mysterious black haired, they wrap around him over and over, stopping him from using another direct attack on Jet as he's laying battered on the ground near Levy. "Got you!" Droy grinned, turning around to help Levy and Jet.
"Gi hi hi" the three turn around Jet cracks open an eye the other badly bruised and swollen, his face starting to swell. Levy looks in horror as the vines start snapping one by one, Droy stood in front of Levy as he casts.
"Knuckle Plant" 5 seeds grow rapidly as the vines snap in one loud crack, pummelling the opposition the smoke clears as Droy thinks they've done it. "Iron Dragon's Club" comes roaring at him through the dust crushing him into Levy before she had a chance to react.
Droy coughed blood as he was pushed into the building, Levy broken behind him. He slid to the floor as Jet stumbled forwards "High Speed" It wasn't strong enough as he was thrown back with a simple back kick.
"Gi hi hi!" The man stood above the three, laughing.
Levy's arms hurt... Her face hurt... Everything screamed out in pain...
Why... why did this happen?
She cracked open her eyes as she felt being picked up, relief flooded her body.
Gray?
I don't remember his hair being that long...
How did I get to Southgate Park...
Those eyes...
Why is Droy on the ground?
Those aren't Gray's
Where's Jet?
Red eyes...
Those piercings...
No..
Please No...
Anyone but him !
Not Kurogane
Levy started to weep, as much as she could through puffy eyes and blackened face.
She focused on him staring deep into his burning red eyes. As he easily picked her up unsympathetically ignoring her bleeding
He noticed, smirked.
And punched
Punched
Punched
Punching hard into her frail body, she struggled hard not to let out a squeal as it hurt so much her adrenaline struggling to hold out
No. No I wont die... I-I ca-nt...
She blacked out.