Fiore's Civil War

Chapter IV: I'll die protecting them.

>>Erza Scarlet

Soldiers of the Anti-magic Army keep coming. I'm almost at my limit but I need to keep fighting. Suddenly a huge green explosion blinds me for a second. When I turn to see who was the responsible of it, I'm able to see how a man's body falls from the sky. Five totem dolls follow him.

"Bicks!" Freed shouts. "Fuck. Is he dead?"

"Keep calm, Freed." Mira says. She's in her Sitri form but she isn't exhausted yet. She's a lot more stronger than five years ago. "He's bought us some time. We need to take advantage of his sacrifice."

We begin the counterattack and after a few minutes we are wining the fight. Evergreen appears behind us. I turn to face her and I notice her clothes are covered in blood. She's crying and shaking.

"Bickslow is alive." She informs. "But his life is in danger because he's been shot several times and he's losing too much blood. He needs Wendy or Porlyusica."

"Evergreen. Go call Elfman. He'll be able to carry him to the guild." I order. She turns and starts flying towards Elfman.

I keep fighting. About half an hour after Bickslow's falling, a huge lightning fell from the sky just in front of the city entrance. The enemy soldiers started to yell and tried to run away but it was too late for them. The fire consumed their lives in matter of seconds. I sighed and reequip in my soldier uniform. Mirajane returns to her human form and smiles.

"Shall we return to the guild?" She asks. I nod and limp after her. Freed starts running and leaves us behind.

The street s are full of people who are returning to their houses so it takes us slightly more time to arrive. Once we've arrived, Mira and I run to the infirmary. It's crowded. Mira walks away and hugs certain blond man. He hides his face in Mira's white hair and strokes her arms. I smile and look around the room until a blue haired man catches my attention. I run towards him and put my arms around his neck.

"Erza." He whispers in my ear." You are fine."

"I've miss you." I sob. He grabs my chin and makes me look at him in the eye. "I thought you were dead."

"I'm fine. I'm fine."

I nod and he kisses me on the lips. I deepen the kiss and embrace him tightly. Jellal parts first because he was without breath and smiles. I smile too. He holds my hand and walks with me towards the Raijinshuu. They're around a infirmary bed where Bickslow is laying unconscious. There're five gunshot wounds in his body and his head is drenched in blood. Wendy is working on him but she seems too tired to continue.

"Wendy. You need to rest for a while." Jellal says.

"If I rest, he dies." The teen said without even looking at him."Go call Porlyusica. I need her."

Evergreen leaves and after a few minutes she returns with the old lady behind her. The pink-haired woman begins to take care of the Seith mage without saying anything.

"We should left them some space, shouldn't we?" I suggest.

Evergreen and Freed nod and leave the infirmary. Jellal and I follow them outside. The rest of the members are gathered in the main room. They're covered in bandages and dirty clothes. Lucy, who has her right arm in a sling, waves at me and I approach to her. Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Gajeel and Levy are sitting around on the different sofas. Levy is crying against Gajeel's chest while Gray was holding Juvia in his arms. Jellal hugs me by the waist and I lean into his chest.