Angel's Ascension: Tenacious Folly (Book Four)

Chapter 15: Decompression

Lucy arrived at the bleacher with Sai when Yori and Luna approached them.

"Hey, is Ruby okay?" Sai asked as she petted Luna on the head, "The poor dear isn't in severe pain is she?" She glanced over to Ruby resting on the seats by Bane.

Yori nodded to her, "She'll be just fine, her wound wasn't fatal and I was able to heal it very quickly." She clasped her hands together and smiled.

Lucy held a hand up to her forehead and poked it, "I don't know what we'd do without you, sis. Ever since you learned how to heal it's been a great help!" She chuckled.

"W-Well, I didn't just train in combat back at home. They said I had a unique skill in the supporting class too." Yori's face blushed while she rubbed her head.

Ruby stood up in her seat and scowled at the floor before she exhaled.
"I'm sorry, that damn Mimi tricked me once I let my guard down. I knew I should have been cautious about her more."

"It's not your fault, Ruby!" Luna shouted, "Mimi is a meanie and I want to make her suffer!" She pouted and crossed her arms.

Bane let out a yawn, "Hey, it's no sweat. Now Ruby can chill with Percy and me until this tournament ends." He snickered until Ruby punched him.

Sai shook her head at him and seated herself near the two.
"Well, I believe our team still has a strong chance to win now that Lucy is bringing out her dark form." She pulled out a nail polisher and opened it.

Spades remained silent as he bowed his head and hovered off the floor. Ignis stood across from him when Lucy approached him.

"Hey, you did great out there!" He laughed, "I bet they weren't expecting you to come full force at them like that."

Lucy formed a half-grin, "Thanks, Ignis. I sorta needed a wake-up call before using that form again but now I'm ready to take on anyone!"

Cheyanne held her phone up before growling at it and stuffed it in her pocket.

"Dammit, my phone died but I was able to get one last message." She pulled at her hair and sighed.

"What was the message, Cheyanne?" Percy asked while he crossed his legs and balanced his pocketknife on his finger.

Cheyanne let go of her hair, "Reine and the others are an hour away from us so they are getting her thankfully."

Lucy gripped her fist tight as her wings twitched and she grinned at them.

"Alright, these last few fights should be a cinch then! The seven of us can fight to victory for the team." Lucy's grin widened before a whistle blew.

The monitor lit up with flashes of lights as Alister floated toward the arena.

"Teams one, six, seven, eight. Get down here for the next battle!" He yelled before the bleachers lowered.

Images of Lucy, Cheyanne, and Yori showed up on the top right corner. Uinalar, Mimi, Frae soon emerged below them while Xyra, Abira, and Erina slid into view across from them. Disken, Sallo, and Zetsa lastly popped up on the top left corner.

Ruby held her hand up to Lucy, "Go make Mimi regret picking a fight with us okay?"

"I'll make sure of it I promise!" Lucy held a thumb up to her and left the bleacher with Cheyanne and Yori behind her.

They soon reached the middle of the arena when Uinalar stood across from them.

"We meet again and in such a short time." Uinalar said with a slight smile.