Stellar Mishief [NaLu Fanfiction]

Chapter 18: Surrounded!

Stellar Mischief
[NaLu Fanfiction]
By: JeRein_14

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Chapter 18

Lucy's POV

After hearing what Sabertooth had done to Yukino, i was absolutely furious. Who do they think they are to kick out their own member just because she lost a match?! That's not even a humane thing to do! After calming my fellow Celestial Mage down, i asked her to stay with us. She was reluctant, as expected. But with the help of everyone, (they practically begged her to stay) she finally agreed. She stayed with Lisanna, Levy, Laki and Kinana. I wanted to talk to her about our next move but i knew it can wait. Her health and well being comes first, after all.

The next day, everyone was enthusiastic after our achievement yesterday. We managed to gain our first points which felt amazing after being dubbed the last in the competition. Today, we're aiming for first place. We'll win all the matches.

I felt a surge of confidence when Erza volunteered for the event. It was revealed to be called Pandemonium. After settling the order of who'll go first, they'll make them choose on how many monsters they want to battle. The more they defeat, the higher their points will be. Hope filled my system when Erza claimed she was first. It mixed with nervousness when she declaired she'll fight all 100 of them. I didn't have doubts. I knew she'll defeat them all. But that doesn't mean she won't get hurt. The audience didn't exactly express the same level of believe as me. It doesn't seem to affect her as she stood infront of the horrifying place.

I stared in awe as Erza defeated all monsters that dared block her path. They would either be cut in half or sent flying. Smirking, i gazed at the crowd who was openly amazed at the fearsome woman who was battling monsters double and triple her own size. She wasn't dubbed as 'Titania' for nothing. Though, she kinda slowed down once hitting half of the 100. Sweats started to form on her forehead, her breathing seemed to come off unnatural. She was almost panting. Was she tired?

80 monsters were defeated, Erza was already breathing hard. She was obviously tired. Wounded and losing magic as well. She can't seem to find at least a second to breath and relax. At 85, she fell to her knees twice already. It was no secret that she's having a hard time. Especially now that the 15 left were the most powerful ones. Once at 90, she was slammed into a wall about 3 times. She was exhausted, physically and magically. But the fire in her eyes had yet to die down. She just earned a whole new respect from her. She's so strong willed and brave hearted; two character traits that are hard to find. Especially in one person. She's amazing..

It came down to the last one. The Class A Monster. It's yet to have appeared, at least that's what i think. No one was cheering as the crowd was on the edge of their seats. They badly want to know what type of monster makes up the strongest. Erza was on her knees, her sword lightly planted on the ground as she used it for extra support. She was on high alert, looking around the place for the last one. Some literally had their jaws dropped when the anticipated monster turned out to be small. The Requip Mage wasn't surprised, however. She was suspecting it. Wow, she has a keen eye and observation.

To everyone's surprise, the small creature turned out to be huge and strong. The two battled and fought. Erza seemed to be having a disadvantage as she was facing the monster, who was using it's full strength, with less magic power as she consumed more than half of it while battling the other 99. I can't tear away my eyes from her. She looks so strong and beautiful. Heck, even badass!

I cheered with the rest when the monster was finally defeated. A sense of pride and honor washed over me as i watched Erza raise her right amr with the sword. I'm so proud to be her friend..