Song of the Heart (Gale) {Fairy Tail AU FF}

20: Friend and Foe

I just noticed there were weird symbols every time a " was used, so sorry about that, everyone! I went back and re-copied the chapter, so hopefully that fixed it!

"Damn!" I growled, cutting through another demon. "There's no end to these damned things!"

"And they're spreading faster than we can kill them," Gray agreed. "I'm actually surprised Mavis hasn't shown up by now to kick our asses for letting this mess happen."

"She's probably busy mobilizing the other angels," Laxus sighed. "With these demons spreading all over the place, it's going to take damn near all of us to fight them."

"And then there's Lucifer," I said, gripping my blade a little harder.

"He's going to be the toughest," Natsu grinned, using his fire to destroy several demons at once.

"That doesn't matter," Cana interjected. "Were going to cut off that bastard's head for what his followers did to Levy." She swung her whip-like tail, slicing two demons in half with it.

I nodded, silently thankful she hadn't used that thing on me back in the bus. "We just have to find him."

"I know someone who will be able to help," Erza suddenly said. We all frowned as she lifted her hand to her mouth, letting out a loud whistle.

"What the hell was that?" I snapped, covering my ears. Before she could answer, the ground beneath our feet began shaking, and the asphalt began cracking.

"Out of the way!" Jellal ordered, looking as if he knew what was coming.

Bursting through the asphalt came a large demon. Not just any demon, no. Not for the great guardian Erza Scarlet. This demon was the great hellhound Cerberus. Its three heads all turned to Erza, six black eyes focusing solely on her. The lion-like paws cracked the asphalt it stood on, and its snake-like tail whipped around behind it. Around the heads, in the form of what looked like a mane, were snakes. They hissed, the sound seeming to echo through the air, creating a chill that even the demons around us noticed—and they immediately fled the area.

I readied my blade, preparing to strike if Cerberus attacked Erza. What the hell is he doing here?! Cerberus was the guardian of the underworld, protecting the dead souls while keeping live beings out.

"Good boy," Erza suddenly smiled, reaching up and petting one of the hellhound's heads. My mouth fell open as I gaped at her, and when I looked over at Laxus, he was mirroring my expression.

"What the hell, Erza?!" Natsu exclaimed, pointing to the hellhound. "You can summon Cerberus?!"

"I trained him," she said, simply. I laughed as Natsu gaped at her.

"She certainly is quite a woman," Jellal murmured, chuckling.

I raised an eyebrow at him, smirking. "Is she?"

"Shut up," he snapped.

It was then I noticed the demon standing next to Cerberus. He was a panther demon, and had large white wings that resembled an angel's. He approached Erza, smiling and taking her hand in a firm, familiar handshake.

"Lily, it's good to see you," Erza smiled.

"You as well, Erza."

"Friends, this is Pantherlily, another guardian of the underworld, like Cerberus and myself. He stayed with Cerberus, protecting deeper sections of the underworld after I was put in charge of guarding Lucifer's seal."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Lily nodded to us before turning back to Erza. "What have you called on us for?"

"We need your help in the mortal world for now," Erza told him. "Lucifer has been set free, and demons have begun attacking the humans. We need to stop them, but we must first find Lucifer. Can you find him?" She looked at the hellhound as she asked the last part, smiling in satisfaction when the beast nodded its heads.