Chapter 36: Tower of Heaven 5
Fanfic by: Geraint124x
(A/N: This fanfic is free to be dissed by anyone. I might make some mistakes but I'll edit it soon or later. Please review this Fanfic and write anything on the comment section for support. Thanks.)
(A/N2: Please don't mind this chapter. I was on slump and busy with my work because of peak season so all I can write is this so I can at least catch up with my release. ANOTHER DRAMA.)
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(Harukin's POV)
In the midst of the battlefield of slaves and Cultist soldiers, Jellal was missing.
Simon said that Jellal came to save me when I was taken to Disciplinary Chamber.
I have a bad feeling about this.
After we defeated the remaining Cultist soldiers, I glanced at everyone.
"You guys, go ahead first on the ship, I'm going to find Jellal and bring him back." I said.
"Harukin, I'm coming with you." Erza spoke.
I glanced at Erza and responded,
"Erza, you have to lead everyone out of this place. It's my fault that he went missing."
"No, Harukin. It's my fault that it turned out into this situation... So please, let me come with you." Erza looked at me with determination.
We looked at each other few seconds,
*Sigh*
I sighed,
Whatever I said to her, she'll just stubbornly come with me.
I turned to Simon and said,
"Simon, I'll leave everything to you... If Erza and I didn't return in 20 minutes in the ship, you guys should escape and leave this island already."
"Why?"
Simon was surprised.
"I had a feeling that something bad is going to happen so... Take care of everyone if we don't returned back." I replied.
I turned around and ran to the direction of disciplinary chamber.
Erza followed after me.
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Erza and I arrived at the disciplinary chamber.
Looking around, I noticed that the cultist guard that I put to sleep was brutally murdered.
I saw a foot mark of a blood going outside the chamber. We follow the trail until we saw Jellal walking strangely ahead of us.
"Jellal!" Erza shouted happily then ran towards him.
When she arrived behind him, she grabbed his arm and said,
"Jellal, it's all over! Everyone sacrificed themselves to fight for our freedom. Also thanks to Harukin's magic that protected everyone, we're able to win against our enemies without losing to much lives... And now, we're all free!"
Jellal slowly turned around to Erza.
"Let's go! Wolly and others have taken those guys' private ships... We can now leave this island." Erza continued.
"Er...za." Jellal weakly said.
I sensed a strange magical aura around Jellal.
"Erza! Get away from him!" I dashed towards the two of them.
I grabbed Erza from behind and pulled her.
"Huh?" She reacted.
I raised my right arm and threw my fist towards Jellal face. Imbuing my fist with Hamon, it's bursted out a red flame.
"Scarlet Overdrive!"
Suddenly, I saw a wide grin on his face, he used his right palm and created a dark purple magic circle in front of him, blocking my fist.
When my fist collided with his magic circle, it exploded.
*Boom*
Jellal and I together with Erza in my arms was thrown away, separated from each other.
"Ugh~... Harukin, why did you do that?!" Erza asked, surprised from what happened.
"Erza, he's not the Jellal that we know already." I answered while glaring at Jellal.
"What do you mean, Harukin?"
She glanced at Jellal.
He's shoulder was trembling then he laughed maniacally,
"...Ahahahaha!" then he looked at me with a menacing smile on his face.
"As expected of you Harukin, you're really observant."
Then he lifted his hand towards Erza,
"Erza, we don't have to run anymore... Because true freedom is already right here."
"Jellal! What are saying? Let's escape this island together with everyone!" Erza replied.
"Freedom does not exist in this world..."
Erza was shocked of what Jellal said.
"I've finally realized... What we need is not fleeting freedom... True freedom lies in Zeref's world."
"Ok."
I looked at him with deadpan face.
(Image<<<)
He was already possessed by Ultear.
"I'm beginning to appreciate their feeling, there desire to revive Zeref. But those guys could never feel Zeref's presence, they were only a bunch of pitiful believers."
He went towards the Cultist guard who's lying down on the ground and stepped on his head.
"Isn't that right?"
"Hiiiie!" the cultist guard got frightened.
"This tower is mine. I will be the one to complete this R-System and resurrect Zeref."
"What, what's wrong with you, Jellal? I don't understand what you're saying..." Erza was trembling.
"Haha!" Jellal just laughed and crushed the head of the Cultist guard.
"Yaahh!!"
Erza got even more shocked.
Another Cultist tried to stand up,
A magic circle appeared on Jellal hands, killing the cultist immediately.
"Pwahh!"
When the other weakened Cultist tried to ran away, they were mercilessly killed by Jellal using his magic.
"Stop it! Jellal!" Erza shouted.
"Stop?" Jellal glanced at Erza then said, "Don't you hate these guys Erza?"
"Yes, but this is..." Erza responded.
Jellal became angry,
"That won't do... You'll never feel Zeref's presence like that."
He casted another magic and killed the last one cultist running.
"Yaagghhh!"
"Ugh!" Erza closed her eyes and looked away.
"Ahahaha!" Jellal laughed maniacally.
"Jellal! What happened?" Erza asked.
"Nothing... Erza, let's complete the R-System... No, the tower of paradise together!" Jellal said to her.
"Stop talking such nonsense! We're going leave this island!" Erza yelled at him.
Jellal became furious and casted a magic to attack Erza.
"Erza, it's dangerous!" I shouted, went in front of her and covered her with my body.
*Boom!*
Both me and Erza was thrown away by the force of his magic and fell from the high ground.
"Ugh~" Erza groaned and slowly opened her eyes.
She saw herself on my embrace, protecting her from the fall.
"Harukin! Are you okay?!" Erza worriedly said.
"Don't worry, I'm okay. I'm glad that you didn't get hurt." I responded.
"What are you talking about, Harukin! You're the one who took the fall because of me." Erza scolded me.
We noticed Jellal walking, looking at us with disappointed look on his face.
"Fine, if you want to leave so bad, then you two leave this place by yourselves." he spoke.
"What do you mean, Jellal?" Erza asked.
"The others all belong to me. I'll need sufficient manpower to complete this tower of paradise. But, you don't have to worry, I won't be like those guys. I will give everybody clothes, give them food, and let them rest. Because laboring under fear and brutality is much too inefficient."
"What are you talking about? Everyone is already on the ship! They're all waiting for us!... They'll never come back to this island to work!" Erza retorted at him.
"Those guys never told them the purpose of the labor. I will tell them that the true purpose of their work is to revive a great magician known as 'Zeref'."
"Jellal, please... open your eyes." Erza pleaded.
Jellal pointed his hand toward us and casted another magic.
A ghost rose from the ground below on each of us, it tried to choke us.
I quickly projected Guren's Katana from hand, creating a flickering lightning as it appeared on my hand.
I imbued it with Hamon and cut the two of them.
I think this should be enough to convince Erza that Jellal is not himself right now.
(To be continued.)
(Another boring chapter, but sorry, it's also a part of story so I have to write it. I'll fix my mistakes later after work.)