Our True Goal (Part2)
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"How long have you been here?" Natsu asked, staring through the bars of the cell just a few feet away.

Minerva opened her eyes and took a painful breath. "Well," her voice was raspy. "I know I took a mission with Rufus and Orga on the year x793."

"A year..." Natsu breathed out. "How come your guild hasn't come looking for you!?"

Minerva let out a weak laugh. "Sting is our Master, Natsu, I'm sure he has noticed and is planning to help."

Natsu looked away. "Actually,Minerva, Sting has been hanging out in our guild for the past few weeks. I don't think he knows."

Minerva frowned. "All this time, I, we,held to some hope, that maybe Sting would find us someday. False hope."

"Don't worry, Lucy will come looking for us," Natsu grinned. "Actually, Erza,Sting and Rogue are coming to look for us too."

Minerva's eyes widened for a split second, she shook her head. "Don't look so relieved, some of the mages in here, have been here for almost six years."

"They will-"

"Minerva?" BloodRose's master walked down the stairs. He seemed to look around before a poof revealed Lucy, or rather Gemini. "Lucy would most likely want you all free."

[Earlier]

"Sting and Rogue will distract BloodRose's Master while, Gemini fakes to be their Master. Erza and I will fight the rest, got it?"Lucy pointed Gemini's Key to everyone receiving nods.

"Got it."

[Present]

"Vines," Lucy/Gemini said softly. Large vines wrapped around the bars, successfully breaking them. "It's a good thing that only the prisoners can't use magic. Piri~"

"Where are the rest?" Natsu asked untying Minerva's arms.

"Fighting BloodRose," Lucy/Gemini said while freeing the rest.

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"Taurus!" Lucy shouted, there was a bright light and a bull began to attack the large group of mages.

"These are some pretty tough mages," Erza said panting. Her back was pressed against Lucy's as she protected the blonde, and the blonde protected her.

"No kidding," Sweat rolled down Lucy's forehead, nose and chin. She threw punches and kicks at the mages.

{Elsewhere}

"Roar of the Shadow Dragon!"

"Breath of the White Dragon!

The fog cleared, a light blue haired man stood in front of BloodRose's Master. The man held a silver sword with a beautiful white hilt.

"My name is Marcos, I will be your opponent," The man spoke monotonously.

"The more the merrier," Sting grinned.

[Dungeons]

"Come on," Lucy/Gemini carried an uncounsious Gray on her back. She kicked the door open, the door broke off its hinges.

"What the hell!?" Natsu screamed in frustration as he tried pulling Minerva and the rest out of the basement. There was an invisible wall preventing them from doing so.

"Marcos," Minerva breathed out in terror. "There are five powerful mages in this guild. Marcos is the Rune Mage. He must have done this. He's here. No. No."

Lucy/Gemini dragged Gray back into the basement. "Take care of him, we'll be back as soon as we defeat them."

[With Lucy]

"I don't think I can change into another armor," Erza's speed decreased and her stance dropped. She waved her sword around with the last of her energy.

"Keep going! Just a little more,"Lucy shouted, she was slashing furiously at the remaining mages with Taurus Axe. Loke and Virgo were fighting alongside her. From five hundred strong mages, only ten remained, not including the five strongest.

[With Sting and Rogue]

"Jutsu Shiki:Rune Wall!" Marcos chanted. A transparent like wall formed around Sting and Rogue. "Inside this wall, no one can use magic. Unfortunately for you, magic can enter this barrier."

Marcos swung his sword, a crimson colored light was directed towards Sting and Rogue. Sting managed to dodge. Rogue now bared a gash on his torso, he leaned against the wall.

"I should have learned some letter magic," Sting groaned.

[Dunges]

Minerva slowly set herself back into her cell, she had met Marcos before. She had fought, but she had been wiped out in minutes, whoever was fighting him now, would end up in cells as well.

That was for sure.

[With Lucy]

"Erza!"Lucy shouted, the red head was thrown against a tree. Erza panted, her body slouched over a thick root sticking out from the ground. Blood trickled down her nose and busted lip.

Lucy struggled against the group of mages, breaking through the crowd, she summoned her whip and tossed them aside. "I'm getting sick of this,"She growled. "Vines!"

Large thick vines sprouted from the ground, enveloping the rest of the mages in a vine cage. She looked at Erza. "Can you attack once more?"

Erza nodded and struggled to her feet. She requiped into Heaven's wheel armor.

Dozens of swords appeared in the air. Erza began sweating like crazy. "Ready?"She asked,giving a weak smile.

Lucy nodded. "I'm sorry,"Lucy said, out of the blue.

Erza, startled, looked at Lucy with wide eyes. "What for?"

"I could have finished this battle a long time ago, but instead, I wanted to have some fun and relieve some stress. In the process you were hurt,"Lucy spoke softly. "Celestial Dragon's Roar!"

"Go forth my swords!"Erza shouted.

The group of mages were enveloped in the large attack. When the light dispersed, there were mages thrown all over, some with sword puncture wounds.

[With Sting and Rogue]

Marcos swung his sword expertly. Sting and Rogue were trying to dodge as many as they could, but it was clear this fight would be going nowhere.

Sting grasped his arm, blood ran from his wounds. Rogue was in a very bad shape as well.

"Leave Sting-kun alone!"Lector yelled, he scratched Marcos face as many times as he could before he was thrown aside. Marcos concentration had been cut, the magic barrier was now gone, so were his two prisoners.

"You could have finished the job quickly you idiot!"BloodRose's master shouted Dee.

Marcos sighed. "A man needs to have his fun too, Azael."

"Its Master! Not Azael!"

"Are you ashamed of your name?"Marcos asked monotonously.

"No! Never!"

"Then shut up."

Marcos sat on the ground, staring at Lector's beat up body. "By the way, I set up a magical barrier around the whole perimeter earlier. No one is allowed out of them, or in."

[Elsewhere]

"Lucy..."A worn out Rogue fell to the ground, in front of the two female mages.

"Rogue!"Lucy shouted, running to his aid. She examined his wounds, she stopped when she realized something was missing. "Where's Sting!?"

"I-I lost him as we ran,"Rogue coughed out blood. "Frosch, where is Frosch?"His eyes widened. "FROSCH!"He shouted and stood from his spot.

"You need to rest for a while, stay here with Erza, I will look for them,"Lucy said.

Rogue didn't listen as he began limping towards the direction he had ran from. Lucy sighed and approached him.

"I'm sorry, Rogue,"She slammed her fist to the back of his skull. He closed his eyes and fell into darkness.

[Dunges]

The sound of keys jingling rang in the room, Minerva instantly looked up, afraid.

"Its...unlocked,"Marcos said monotonously. He shoved Gray's gate opened and tossed Sting's body next to him.

"Minerva,"Marcos silently turned towards her cell. "Its time for your daily dose of medicine."

Minerva's body trembled. She could do nothing but sit still as Marcos took out a syringe filled with green liquid.

He took her left arms and inserted the syringe into her skin. Minerva cried out in pain as the liquid ran through her veins. Soon her cries died off.

"Minerva?~"Marcos purred.

"Yes?"Minerva's voice was cold and cruel. Her lips tugged into a smirk.

"Go and kill those ugly intruders,"Marcos purred out. "For me?"

"Of course, Marcos-sama."

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3/26/17
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