Erza POV

I can feel my magic draining.

I won't be able to keep this up much longer.

I am starting to feel myself slipping away.

No.

I cant.

I wont.

I refuse.

To give up to the darkness.

That is threatening to overwhelm me.

any moment now. I close my eyes and brace myself.

I cant.

I wont.

I refuse.

To give up.

The moment my mind speaks those words I feel it.

Unimaginable agony.

I am in so much pain. Then I feel nothing. I feel like I am flying. Then I am falling.

Down

Down

Down

Towards the ground. I feel the wind knocked out of me. I landed on my back. Then I hear something. My vision becomes blurry. Out of the corner of my eye I see 7 long cloaks that almost touch the ground and 7 pairs of feet to go along with them. I close my eyes as I feel my heart beat slowing down.

Then I hear pounding footsteps coming towards me. Then I hear someone calling my name. I recognize the voice but I cant place who's voice it is at the moment. I feel my breathing start to slow down.

The voice calls my name again it sounds strained like whoever it is has been crying. I cant stand not knowing who the voice belongs to.

I open my eyes and my vision is very blurry but I see a blob of blue. Jellal. What is he doing here is the first thing that comes to my mind. Doesn't he know how dangerous it is here? Why is he here? All of these questions have to be left unspoken because my throat feels like it is on fire.

Then I see a few tears slip down from his eyes to his chin. I ignore all of the pain that my body is in and lift my left hand up despite the fact that it feels like my muscles are being torn apart and wipe away the tears.

I also manage to give him a small sad smile. I manage to say say three words " I'm sorry Jellal," before I let the darkness consume me as I sink into it. Right before I am all the way under I hear "NO!!!!!!!!!!!" Then I am all the way under.

To be continued.
Written: January 14 2019
Published: January 18 2019
Words: 400