The Elemental Sorceress

Chapter Twenty Nine

CHAPTER — TWENTY NINE

Diablous

NOVA RUSHES TO Gajeel's side; the man was barely recognizable because of the damage he'd sustained. His limbs all sat at awkward angles from being broken, she could see white sticking out of his left wrist. She inhales sharply as she continues to assess his injuries. His face was swollen to the point that she only knew it was him due to his hair and magic. Blood pooled around him on the floor and drenched his clothing making it stick to his sickly pale skin.

The man seemed to be on the verge of death. Nova tries to push her anger down as she tries to decide what to start working on first.

"I found him. He's in bad shape... I'm going to get him out of here." Nova relays the information to her friends.

"Got it." Laxus replies, "Are we leaving?"

"No, I still have to find that boy Helios was talking about."

Nova runs a hand through her hair as she inspects the tubes connected to Gajeel. It seemed that they were draining his magic and keeping him on some sort of magical life support. Getting him unhooked was going to be tricky; she didn't want to hurt him even further. "Neptune," She murmurs, sending out a signal to the Elemental.

The blue-haired man appears at her side and grimaces. "I can heal him but it's going to take a long time... and I'm going to need help." He sighs, "Once we remove the equipment an alarm will sound. You'll need to be ready to fight, I won't be able to help you if my priority is getting him to safety."

Thoughts begin to run through Nova's mind. She was already out of the equation because she had to find the kid. Her two prime healers were both injured, Jace and Wendy. That left... "Porlyusica." She says looking at Neptune, "She'll be pissed off but she'll help as best as she can."

"Okay, I'll go there immediately. Are you going to be alright by yourself?"

Nova nods, "The dragons are waiting for my signal outside if I run into trouble. Now hurry up, he doesn't have much time." She ushers the man to Gajeel's side.

The moment he disconnects Gajeel from the equipment a loud beeping sound starts blaring, "Go! I can sense someone coming this way!"

Neptune nods shifting Gajeel in his arms before disappearing.

Nova braces herself as the large metal door to the room slams open to reveal a very familiar man. Her heart hammers in her chest as she begins to register what was going on. "I was right... but I didn't think you'd be on this side." She whispers to herself.

"It's been a long time, Deam Magnam." The male in front of her says, his red tail flicking behind him. "I had a feeling you'd show up, Arwan didn't believe me though." He says shrugging, "You've always been protective of your kin, so I knew better."

"Quill... Why are you with people like this? You were... you were going to ascend. The Elders chose both of us, but you disappeared." Nova stares at him not quite believing her eyes.

Standing before her was none other than Quill a God of War; groomed to become an Elder God by his own father Jupiter. The two, Nova and Quill, were selected to ascend but he disappeared and went off the map before the ceremony. Nobody in the Divine Realm would even utter his name afterward.

Now he stood before her as one of the Diablous.

Diablous. Nasty creatures that used to be gods and goddesses of the Divine Realm that fell to darkness. It took quite a bit to be cast out, and those who were usually committed unspeakable crimes. They were left to rot in the realm of Infernum. It was a similar place to the underworld but a lot crueler and nastier. The darkest beings resided there and to enter the place willingly was an act of treason in itself.