Oncoming Storm (Fairy Tail)

Chapter 20

Kayla looked up at him, a hint of red on her cheeks, "Laxus. I wanted to say I lov-"

And then everything went black.
_—_—_—_—_

"Kayla?" Laxus asked as he looked down at the mage laid on the ground, unconscious.

"Well well, looks like the Master was right." A voice said, and Laxus turned around towards the source of the voice. "Our little Storm Bringer would be running away. How pathetic."

A wizard was walking up to the two, hair combed to fall over his right eye, his left eye was beady, almost rat-like. In Laxus's eyes, the man had a very punchable looking face.

"Whoever you are, don't you dare get any closer." Laxus growled, standing over Kayla protectively. "A sneak attack like that is only for cowards!"

"Cowards? No no no, I can assure you that I am no coward. I just simply used a spell that would make taking the dear girl back to the guild. Back to where she belongs."

"Where she belongs? She belongs in Fairy Tail!"

"She belongs where her purpose is." The wizard said, his eyes narrowing, "And her one and only purpose is to assist us in resurrecting Amol."

Laxus gritted his teeth and lifted his hand threateningly as it got surrounded in lightning, "She's the one who will choose her own purpose in life. Now leave before I made you wish you've never been born."

"A threat? Oh, I'm so scared of the Fairy. What're you going to do? Zap me?"

"I'm going to do much more than zap you." Laxus said, punching his hand. And turning into lightning. He zoomed toward the wizard. And mad contact, reforming and punching his gut. "I don't know who you are, but if you think you're getting to my guildmate, you're dead wrong!" The wizard flung back, slamming into the wall of a building, Laxus didn't hesitate before lunging at him once more, reeling his fist back and getting ready to punch the man in the face, until his fist hit a wall.

Jumping back, Laxus shook his hand. In front of the wizard's face there was a translucent barrier. "How rude of me! I never introduced myself! My name is Cole, the Shadow of Death's Storm." He introduced, "You've had your turn, though, so now it's mine." Adjusting the collar of his shirt, he started sinking into to ground. Laxus watched as the man turned into a mere shadow on the ground. In a blur of movement, he was behind Laxus, and landed a hit on the back of the Dragon Slayer's head.

Laxus stumbled forwards, holding his head and turning around, only to see that Cole had already disappeared. Laxus gritted his teeth and turned into lightning, shooting up into the air and landing on top of a building, looking down into the alleyway the wizard was.

It didn't take long for him to spot a blurred shadow making it's way towards Kayla's unconscious body.

"I don't think so." Laxus said, he reeled his fist back, lighting engulfing it. "Lightning Dragon: Breakdown Fist!" He cast, punching his fist forwards. A giant lightning fist zoomed towards the shadow, hitting it head on.

The shadow stopped and Cole rose back up a look of pain crossing his face., turning and looking towards Laxus his eyes glinting dangerously. "You Faries just don't give up, how annoying." His form wavered and he went back into the shadow, speeding towards Laxus. It wasn't long before he had reached the top of the roof and two giant hands reached up on either side of Laxus. "So, so annoying!"

"You know, you're starting to get annoying. What are you, a man-child?" Laxus asked as he turned into lightning and zoomed away, landing back on the ground, close to Kayla.