The Contract

Chapter 9

"Is everyone okay?" Gajeel asked, looking everyone over.

"Aye," Happy landed on the ground, making his winds disappear.

"Hell, yeah we are alright!" Natsu said, standing there with holes in his clothes, and a cut on his cheek.

"Good. Mavis, Wendy we need-"

"I'm not dead yet!" Scott yelled, standing there looking bruised and beaten.

"Just admit defeat! You lost!"

Scott pulls out a sword from his body, the sword emitted black aura.

"If I don't die by your hands, I will by his!"

He attacks Gajeel, swinging his sword. Gajeel blocks the attack by turning his arm into metal. He then pushes Scott away, hitting him in the stomach. Scott crashes into a bush, groaning. Gajeel stood there for a moment before pain erupted from his arm. Grabbing his arm, he sees that the black aura attached to his arm, eroding(rotting). Scott laughs hysterically, walking out of the bushes.

"How does it feel to be eaten?"

"Fuck you!" Gajeel goes to attack, but hears, "Gajeel stop! The more energy you put it, the faster it will eat you. You will lose your arm."

Levy appears out of nowhere to his side. He blinks his eyes only to see her hands glow, as she spoke...arabic?

(Unbind from Thee) "Iilgha alairtibat min Illayk," Levy repeated multiple times.

"I don't think so Bitch!" Scott attacks, causing Levy to defend them.

"Metal!" She raises her arm and a metal shield form on her arm. Scott hits the metal, feeling it crack under the sword before pulling away.

"Damn you! If we had moved in earlier-"

The black sword moves out of Scott's hand abruptly, then pointed at him.

"No-No, NO!" His expression changed to fear right as the sword went through his neck. Blood spurted from his neck as he choked, falling to his knees, dead. Silence took place before Leo asked, "What the hell was that?"

"We need to go. NOW."

Gajeel looks at Levy now.

"Someone is coming. We can't stay out in the open!" She huffs a bit, letting the metal fall from her arm.

"Levy," Lucy said looking worried.

"I'm fine. We just need to go." Her froze turning her head, thinking, too late. Black fog rolled in and Levy was about to move until she heard, "There is no point in hiding now, Malaki(My angel)."

The fog stopped before getting halfway to them then rolled away, and started to take form of a male. The male looked like black flickering flame wearing armor, his long black hair tied behind him showing his pure white eyes.

"I am Romo." His white eyes, look straight at Levy.

"Where is your real form?"

Romo smiles at Levy, answering, "I sold my physical form. Can I have your name?"

"No."

He smile falters, and he remarked, "I will not harm you. You are the only one I am after. I don't think that you want others involved. You haven't even contracted."

"We won't hand her to you!" Lucy suddenly yelled, walking up to Levy, standing beside her.

"Aye!" Happy appears next to Lucy, flying by her head. Romo looks at her, raising up his arm.

"Stay out of my business."

Suddenly his arm changed into a wolf's head, and shot toward Lucy. Right as Levy moved, she sees Natsu move, yelling, "Fire Dragon Claw!"

Levy grabs Lucy and Happy, quickly moving as the fire passed them, toward the wolf. There attacks canceled each other out, causing Romo to tsk.

"Dragons are such problems. You should all be extinct."

Levy watched Romo closely, noticing the flickering of his body, trying to read it. If he had sold his form, his body would be more stable, she thought, even his eyes are white. Leaning over to Lucy, she whispers, "I think he is lying. This isn't his form."

Gajeel looks over at Levy, his hearing picking up what she was saying.

"Then let's get rid of him."

Romo's eyebrow raises at Gajeel's statement.

"Get rid of me," He asks then laughs.

"Mavis, Laxus, and Wendy, I need you." Gajeel said, hearing them walk up.

"Do you have a plan," Levy asked.

"Sort of. I am just going by instinct. He is 'Fog'." Gajeel's body hardens then, taking stance. "On my signal, do you understand?"

"Yes!" They yelled in union. He then attacks landing a hit on Romo, punching through his shoulder.

"NOW!"

"Lightening Dragon Roar!"

"Sky Dragon Roar!"

"Law!"

Romo's eyes widen comprehending the situation. He yells as they attack, "I am not done with you!"

Gajeel braces for the impact and yells as he uses himself as a conductor. Once the impact of the explosion faded, and dust remained, Wendy was the first to run toward it.

"Gajeel!"

"Gajeel answer me!"

Gajeel was kneeling, keeping his hand into the ground. His hair was array, and his clothes torn.

"Wendy...I am okay..."

He felt his insides were like molted lava, trying to reinforce itself. He was lucky on this one.

"Wendy you need to help him heal his insides. He's heating up."

Wendy nods, grabbing onto him only to wince. His body was like a frying pan on high.

"Do you need help?"

Levy looked at her. "No. It's okay. I can deal with it."

Wendy starts to chant, and her hands glowed.

"Levy, I want answers," Gajeel said in a rough voice.

Right as Levy was about to say something, an earthquake shook the ground while an explosion took place. Everyone looked behind them, and Ezra yelled, "Our home!" Everyone panicked, but Gajeel. He stood up and said, "Stay calm, we don't know that just yet! Let's go!"

"I haven't finished healing you, or anyone!"

"We don't have time! Exceeds! Take Natsu and Wendy ahead. Mavis will connect to the others telepathically! Go!"

"Alright, Let's go," Carla flies up, grabbing onto Wendy and Happy did the same. Levy watches them fly off at top speed, thinking, Everywhere I go, death will always be there. Levy looks around, examining everyone. They looked okay, minor wounds here and there, and a bit exhausted. When her eyes go to Gajeel, she could see his pain. His body was still trying to fix itself, and him moving didn't help. Lucy sees the grim look on Levy's face, and says, "This isn't your fault."

"Yes it is..." Levy looked right at Lucy, seeing her eyes dull of emotion.

"Levy..."

Levy looks away before running ahead of the others. I will have to hide again. I don't need to cause more death, she thought, I need to leave once this is over...