"Rogue... Here's a thing, i won't corrupt you... Yet."
".."
"However if you really do want to save your comrades, i will not hurt them and instead I'll help you find them and save them."
"What makes you think I'll believe your bullshit?!" Rogue asked,
"Given the situation, you don't have much choice do you?"
".. What is it that you want?" Rogue asked back , suspicious as he always will be. He looked around to see the skies are getting darker than ever, there's no more time to waste.
" Let me posses your body, and I'll help you find them."
Rogue widened his eyes, "What's up with that?! It's obvious you're planning to possess me and won't give my body back would you?! And how would I know you're saying the truth and will actually save my friends?!"
Furious as he is, he couldn't help it. The voice is giving him headache and it's statement makes absolutely no sense.
"Think whatever you may, for I, am the only option you have."
A part of Rogue couldn't help but to accept that fact, no help is coming. And the search hunt isn't helping them either. Everyone's mood and mental is definitely not in a good condition, expecially after Natsu said that someone else is here. Chances that everyone is acting strange is also because of that person.
"Choose Rogue, it is true that I desire your body for a vessel however today and now is not the time. That day will come soon, i promise you that."
"So? It's the same! You're a part of my magic, letting you use my body would mean letting the transforming speeds up!" Rogue argued back, he stared angrily at the ground. Where the shadows, the voice belongs.
The shadow laughed,
"You're wrong, Rogue. I may be a part of your magic, but did you really think that is all there is to it?!"
"Huh?"
"Your magic, the shadow dragon slayer magic. It's a magic which excels in silent, sneaky, and fast attacks. Where you become one with the shadows, you defeat your enemy by draining their life just from destroying their shadows! It may seem like nothing, but your magic is the most cruelest dragon slayer magic!"
"No.. It's not..." Rogue muttered, realizing the fact of how he's been fighting up until now. Sneaking up behind people, from their shadows.
Becoming one of the shadows, shadows always exist. As long as their lights shines as always.
"Just like Kuroko and Kagami!"
"I'm surprised you're actually an Otaku, but can you stop coming in my mind? I would like a privacy even inside my brain!"
"Your power is similiar to a Curse! A Curse to become a shadow! A demon-like magic, yet it's categorized as a dragon slayer magic. That's because mostly dragons and dragon slayer uses that, by letting me posess your body.. Become one with the shadows, find your friends shadows and that's how you'll meet with them!"
Rogue closed his eyes, his ears. For some reason, he doesn't want to hear it. Yet he's still trying to hear it clearly, his mind filled with war of thoughts.
Choose,
Save your friends by speeding up the transforming state or keep searching alone with no clues ahead?
Honestly, both choices seems to be a death choice for him.
How he wish he declined their offer for the vacation and begged his friends to not go. This wouldn't happen.
"Rogue! Smile for me more!"
...
"Lucy..." He muttered silently, remembering her strong scent while her soft blonde hair flies around because of the wind. And her smile that keeps haunting his mind. "Alright..."
The shadows, even if it's seems dark. You can see the shadow grinning happily and squinting it's eyes for happiness,
"Yes... Yes! Let me, Let me posses you!"
"I'll accept the deal!"
/
"O...kay, i kind of regret this." Lucy hummed, as she stood alone in front of the sea with storm around. "He said something about bag, so I guess I'll start near here."
"No.. You have to go under the sea, that's where the thing is located."
Lucy almost panicked, she almost thought that was a bear approaching her, "Under the sea? So I have to dive?"
"Of course."
"Does it look okay? How deep is it?"
"Very deep."
"You're not helping."
"So are you."
Lucy sighed, she let her feet first feel the coldness of the sea. Slowly she started going in deeper, she twitched a bit at how cold it is. She Breathe in and out and let her body relax to get used to it quickly. Then she spread her arms to search the bag.
"No..."
"Huh?"
"Deeper, Go deeper."
She let herself get more into it and let her body until her stomach is touching with the sea.
"Yep, the coldness is nothing. For sting." Lucy assured herself.
Then she started singing the song 'under the sea' to calm her nerves down.
"Not enough, go deeper. "
Lucy raised her eyebrows at no direction, because the voice or Rhei doesn't even have a body to see. Her feelings grew suspicious and felt nauseous. Some danger is approaching and that's her instinct saying.
Rhei somehow noticed that,
"Heh, The longer you'll be suspicious of me, the longer your comrade will suffer in pain. It's not a matter of Trust right now isn't it?"
"What's the point if I'll die drowning and he'll die in pain anyway?"
"What makes you think you'll die?"
"The fact that I don't know anything and you might be down there waiting to take my life?"
"Oh, Lady. How unwary you are to your surroundings. Look around you."
As response, Lucy did what he said. She wandered her eyes around her, only to notice a main factor.
Black water, filled with weird unknown smell surrounding her. Yet, around her body seems to be a light protecting her from the black water. As if struggling to touch her skin, the light doesn't allow it to happen.
"This is..." Lucy muttered. She wondered herself as to why as she just realized this, no wonder she felt danger is approaching. This water contains poison on it, no doubt.
"That just shows how I cannot harm you."
"So you did intend to hurt me." Lucy barked back,
The voice laughed, "I did! But it failed, so I have no longer use of my prank. However, the bag I've asked you is no joke. I need that bag."
"You're trying to kill me with a prank?!" Lucy asked in disbelief, her voice almost cracking.
"You're protected, trust me. For i am not the one who'll hurt you."
Lucy stared at the light,
This warm feeling surrounding me. I felt this before, feels so familiar and nostalgic. Makes me feel sad and happy at the same time.
Lucy then cried,
"Aquarius!"
