The Story of Aura II: Fairy Fall

BOOM!
The attack came out of nowhere as the newly built hall began to crumbling around them. Aura looked around to see her team panicking and her sister crying.
"It's Draven! He's here!" Macao yelled as he ran to the others. "Ugh!" he grunted in pain as he felt a force of energy penetrate his chest, he fell dead to the ground right in front of Aura.
"Macao!" Mirajane screamed as she tried to help Lisanna get from under a load of debris.
Aura could only stand in shock at the sights she was witnessing. Her home was being attacked as Draven's men stormed the hall, Macao was the first to fall and the young girl had a feeling that he wouldn't be the last.
"Damn you!" Wakaba yelled in frustration as he ran to avenge his best friend, Gray & Gajeel following after him. Fairy Tail's last stand had begun.
"Gray!" Juvia called to her husband as she cradled her son.
"Gajeel come back!" Levy screamed worried about her husband as well.
POW! BOOM! CLANG! CLASH!
"Don't worry about me…agh!" he flew back after receiving a strong hit from Taurus, who was now under Draven's control. "Take care of Lucy. Get out of here!"
"But-" she began to protest
"NOW!" Gajeel yelled back to her as he rushed his opponent.
Without another word, Levy grabbed her daughters arm and ran to the Guilds back exit, tears in her eyes.
"Mom Stop!" Lucy yelled at her mother, "We can't leave dad here!" but Levy ignored her daughter as they made their way out of the crumbling hall.
SWISH! POW! SWISH!
Gray was doing all he could to avoid Loke's attacks, looking for a chance to counterattack.
"You get out of here too Juvia!" he yelled still dodging. He gained some footing and slammed his hand into his palm as his magic power began to circle around him. He looked at Loke with regret, "I'm sorry for this old friend." But his apology fell on deaf ears as Loke rushed him in a rage.
"Ragghhhh!" Loke let loose a primal scream as he closed in on his old guild mate.
Gray looked one last time at his family and smiled. Juvia's eyes opened wide, she knew what he was doing and she knew it would be the end of him. "Juvia, I love you."
Juvia reached out her hand in desperation towards her husband, but it was too late his mind was made up.
"GRAAAAYYY!"
"ICE MAKE…BOMB!"
Loke punched Gray in the face, his eyes widening in terror as he noticed his hand freezing. Gray smirked at his opponent as his body exploded.
BOOOM!
A shockwave of magical energy washed over the guild hall, freezing almost everyone. Loke & Gray were nowhere to be found, their bodies annihilated in the blast. Lure stood in terror as he watched his father sacrifice himself. With tears in her eyes, Juvia grabbed her son and made her way to the exit.
Aura opened her eyes and stood in astonishment as she looked around her. Half of the guild was frozen, the other side remained the same. Draven and his men had been caught in the ice. She looked over to her father who had tears streaming down his face as he slammed his fist into the ground.
"DAMMIT GRAY! Why did you do that?!"
Erza comforted her husband as he stood back up. "Gray sacrificed himself to save us Natsu let's go while he's still incapacitated." Erza then turned her attention to her daughters. "Come on Aura, grab your sister we're leaving and fast."
Aura moved to grab Luana when she heard a crack.
KRIK! CRACK!
The ice around Draven and his men had been broken. Draven himself stepped forward and rubbed his formerly frozen joints.
"Well, that certainly was a refreshing breeze. Sorry about your friend, but you will be joining him soon." His sadistic smirk sent a chill down Aura's spine, she had never felt this kind of terror before in her life; she couldn't move her legs.
"Aura!" Erza yelled at her daughter, "Get ahold of yourself."
Her mother's words missed their mark as Aura was still frozen with fear.
Draven waved off his men as he walked towards Natsu & Erza. "Don't worry men, I can handle the rest of them myself." His tone then grew serious. "It's about time I extinguished this world's hope once and for all." Natsu & Erza stood ready to fight against Draven, Natsu's hands became encased in flames as Erza re-quipped into her Flame Empress armor.
Draven smirked at the pair, but soon heard a voice coming from his immediate left.
"DAMN YOU, YOU BASTARD!"
He turned his head to see Mirajane, in her Sitri, form and Gajeel, in his Iron Dragon Scales, rushing towards him from opposite sides, their fists pulled back to unleash devastating punches.
Draven's face was one of stone as he effortlessly caught their punches with his hands.
POW!
"Bwagh!" Mirajane exclaimed, blood coming out of her mouth as she felt Draven kick her hard in the stomach, sending her flying into a nearby wall. She reverted to her regular form as her body flopped to the ground.
"Mira!" Erza yelled as she ran to her friend.
Draven smirked as he looked back at Gajeel, squeezing his fist in his hand. "I've had just about enough of you Black Steel." He pulled Gajeel close to him.
BAM!
A hard left fist connected with Gajeel's face, causing his scales to crack and fall off. Draven began to laugh manically as he continued his assault on the helpless dragon slayer.
"STOP!' Natsu yelled in anger as he rushed Draven. Draven was uninterested in Salamander however as he grabbed Gajeel by the forearm and slung his body like a rag doll.
POW!
Gajeel's limp body collided with Natsu, sending the Fire Dragon careening into the wall behind Aura and her sister.
"F…father?" Aura struggled to speak but her fear still had a tight grip on her.
"Don't worry Salamander you will get your turn soon enough, after I finish Black Steel."
Draven then turned his attention back to Gajeel and was curious to notice a smirk on the beaten wizard's face.
"What's so funny Black Steel? The thought of death amuses you?"
Gajeel then started to chuckle weakly. "No, you're funny Draven. You're pathetic."
Rage began to fill Draven's eyes. "What did you say you worthless lizard?"
"You're just an old man lashing out because the Dragons & Lucy's mom didn't wanna play with you anymore. You're just a sad old man trying to find purpose in his life."
Draven drew back his fist. "How DARE you! You insolent whelp, you dare call ME pathetic? Those words will be your undoing?" His fist rapidly approached Gajeel's smirking face. That's when the light from the Iron Dragon Slayers eyes faded forever.
BOOM!
Natsu stirred from the hole he created and looked on in horror and rage as he saw Gajeel's lifeless body lying next to Draven. He clenched his fist until it bled and rushed Draven once more.
"RRAGHHHH!' His mighty roar resembling Igneel's as he drew back his fist.
"FIRE DRAGON…IRON FIST!"
The hit surprisingly connected sending Draven flying outside of the guild hall. Natsu breathed heavily as he pulled out the wooden spike embedded in his shoulder.
"Father?" Aura called still frightened.
"Aura-"Natsu began calmly, "Take your sister and get out of here, now."
"But…" Aura began to protest but Erza cut her off having rejoined her husband's side.
"Your father's right Aura, take Luana and go."
Natsu briefly looked over to his wife before once again turning his attention to the hole he created. "What happened to Mirajane?"
Erza's tone turned into one of regret. "Her injuries were severe…I couldn't save her." Natsu clenched his fist in enraged once again as he yelled to the outside of the building.
"GET UP YOU OLD BASTARD! I KNOW THAT DIDN'T FINISH YOU!"
Aura became even more afraid of her father than she was of Draven. She had never seen him so angry before, but then again watching your family die around you would justify the tone he had acquired. Just as he predicted Draven got up from the rubble, bleeding from a cut on his cheek as he dusted off his now ripped pants. He casually walked back into the guild hall.
"I must admit Salamander you are stronger than I expected. That actually hurt." He rubbed his sore neck.
Natsu gritted his teeth, "Shut up and fight you bastard." He rushed Draven.
Erza began to follow but not before speaking to Aura one last time. "Aura this is the last time I will tell you, get out of here…NOW!"
"But Mother I can't leave you and Father I-"
SMACK!
Aura touched the red mark on her left cheek and began to tear up as he mother knelled in front of her. She placed her hands on her daughter's shoulders as her eyes began to mist over. "Aura you have to leave, you, your sister, and your friends are the last hope the world has. How do you think your father and I would feel if we lost you two? Take this with you, for luck" She handed her daughter Natsu's trademark scarf, "Don't forget you are the daughters of Natsu Dragneel & Erza Scarlet and our family doesn't give up." She then gave her daughter one last kiss on the forehead as she stood up and faced Draven & Natsu who were engaged in a tense battle.
"Aura, your father & I love you both very much." She tightened her grip on her sword turning her back to her daughters so they wouldn't see her cry. "Now take Luana & go."
Aura composed herself and wiped away the last of her tears. "Ok mother I will." She said determined.
Erza smiled, "That's my girl." She gripped her sword hilt tight as she advanced towards what she knew would be her final battle.
"KYAAAAAAHHH!"
Aura grabbed Luana and ran out of the guild hall as fast as she could, she tried to be strong for her sister but she couldn't help but cry as she heard her parents making their last stand. Eventually they made it out and Aura ran through the burning town.
"Aura? Where's mom and dad?" Luana asked as she looked up at her sister.
Aura kept quiet as they kept running through the streets, she tried to not look at the guild hall but something in her forced the young girl to turn around. What she saw horrified her. Her father held up by the neck by Draven, her mother dead at the celestial wizard's feet. Natsu struggled to release himself from Draven's grip. He looked down on the ground to see Erza's lifeless body and a couple tears fell from his face. Draven smiled with delight as he continued to choke Natsu…the next sound Aura heard would haunt Aura's nightmares for years.
SNAP!
Draven had snapped Natsu's neck, dropping the dragon slayer next to his wife, and with that final sound Fairy Tail was no more.
"MOTHER! FATHERRRR!" Aura yelled desperately without thinking causing Draven to notice her and her sister's presence.
"Dammit! It's their brats, don't let the get away!" Draven commanded as his men began chasing the two girls. Aura quickly scooped her sister into her arms and began running as fast as she could. Luana however began to struggle in her sister's arms.
"Let me go! We have to go back, mom & dad are still back there." Luana continued to struggle but Aura didn't relent. "Aura!"
"Hush!" Aura yelled, startling her younger sibling as tears began to stream down her face. "Mom & Dad…are gone, they're not coming back."
"What?" Luana was speechless and she thought of her sisters words. She then gripped her sister's shirt tightly and began to sob. Aura looked down at Luana as she continued to run, she hated seeing her sister this way but she had to learn that death is a one way trip.
As the young wizard continued to run through the burning streets, she ducked In and out of alleyways as she tried to search for a way out, but she was having little to no luck. "Dammit!" Aura said frustrated as she tried to catch her breath.
"Aura?" Her sister asked with tears still in her eyes.
"Shhh, Luana I'm trying to think." Aura said trying to calm down her younger sister. Damn, they're everywhere. Where are we supposed to go? She slammed the wall behind her, forgetting her monstrous strength as she put a hole in it, this alerted the guards nearby.
"Hey what was that?" One of the men asked as he and his partner ran to the alleyway. They reached their destination and came across the two girls. Both of them smiling slyly.
"Well what do we have here?" One of the men asked noticing Luana's guild mark on her forearm. "Looks like we have a couple of Fairy Tail wizards. What do you suppose we do with them?" He asked turning to his partner.
"What we do with all wizards who are stupid enough to fight against Master Draven, we kill them hahaha." The men began to inch closer and closer to the two girls. Aura threw her sister behind her, guarding her from what seemed like the end.
Dammit, I'm too weak to teleport away. I can't think of anything to do. She cursed her powerlessness as the two guards crept closer, pulling out their weapons.
The one on the left held his sword high in the air a sadistic smirk on his face. "Say goodnight little girl!" he swung his sword down fast, Aura closed her eyes bracing herself for the end…then a miracle happened.
Suddenly a sudden burst of wind captured the sword swinging guard, sending him flying into the adjacent alleyway. Aura opened her eyes to see a figure in a black cloak, hood over their head standing in front of her. The other guard, whose face was pale after seeing what happened to his partner, charged ahead with his sword hoping to fare better.
"Yaaah!" As he thrust his sword forward to attack, another hooded figure appeared from under the first one, this one brandishing a sword.
CLANG!
The second figure used their sword to block the guards, their own sword still in the scabbard. Aura stood amazed as she watched the two figure save her and her sister's lives. Luana hid behind her sister, "Aura who are those people?"
Aura grabbed her sisters back and held her closer, "I don't know but hopefully they are on our side."
The sword brandishing figure parried the guards sword with their own then spun around quickly.
POW!
Their scabbard struck the guards ribs hard, break a couple of them and causing the guard to drop his blade. As he stood grabbing his ribs in pain, the sword figure crouched allowing their companion to hop over and kick the soldier into a nearby wall, ending the fight.
The figures stood up and turn their attention towards the sisters. Aura stood her ground and stared at the two angrily, ready to fight if need be to protect her sister. Aside from the hooded cloaks they were both wearing scarves around their mouths further obscuring their faces.
The sword wielding figure turned around as she heard noises from outside the alley.
"What happened here?! Who did this? Was it those brats?"
The figure turned their head towards the others. "It's Draven's men, we can't stay here. We need to go now."
Her companion nodded and knelled down, extending their hand towards Aura & Luana. "Come on, we have to go." Even though she couldn't see the person's mouth, Aura could tell that they were smiling, and by the sound of the voice it sounded like a woman…a familiar one at that. Faced with no other options, Aura grabbed the hooded woman's hand.
The figure looked back at her companion the fierce look returning to her eyes. "Ok, we're ready. Let's go." Her companion nodded and their eyes began to glow. Aura & Luana suddenly felt their bodies becoming lighter as they floated in the air.
Soon all four of them were floating in the air just as the soldiers reached the alley way. One of the men looked up, spotting the four floating figures. "Up there! It's those kids."
"But who are the other two?" Another soldier asked.
"That doesn't matter bring them down."
The soldiers began to fire magical energy at the four but the cloaked figures were unfazed, they nodded at one another as the woman waved her hand, causing in air current to carry them away to safety. I know this magic. Aura thought to herself.
Luana's face lit up. "Aura we're flying!" she screamed excitedly.
As they passed the place where Fairy Tail once stood Aura felt the tears stream down her face as she saw her parent's bodies among the rubble. Draven was still down there with his men, he looked up and smiled at the four as they made their escape, he knew it was a matter of time before they were gone as well. Time seemed to slow down as Draven made eye contact with Aura and the two cloaked figures. I see, those two are still alive. And they took the girls too, this will certainly be interesting. He thought to himself as they passed.
"Should we follow them sir?" One of his soldiers asked.
Draven smirked, "No, let them be for now. We have other things to attend to." He began to walk forward his hands behind his back as he reveled in the destruction he wrought. His soldiers soon followed.
As they walked away from the guild hall, a single picture fell from behind what was left of the bar. It was of Aura and all the remaining members of Fairy Tail in a rare moment of happiness including Aura, Luana, and their parents. As the flames around it began to engulf the picture it landed between the still bodies of Natsu & Erza, Natsu having grabbed Erza's hand with his final movements. On that night, Fairy Tail…had fallen.
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