Solomon's Child (Fairy Tail Fanfic)

Solomon's Child Part 9

Lucy couldn't help but stare at the ground as she tried to get her tremulous emotions in check, her anger at having her new home attacked and damaged in such a obvious way bringing out old wounds that Lucy would have preferred to keep buried deep within the depths of her mind.

Lucy turned to stare at Happy and Natsu, seeing a look of confusion and terror on formers face while the later had a glare that even Lucy couldn't help but shiver at the anger held within.

"Someone...someone did this to our guild!" Natsu practically hissed as he glared up the now partially destroyed guild, wisps of flames flying off of his body. "Who? Who would dare to attack our home!?" He practically roared.

Lucy frowned at his question, unsure as to whom out of the multitude of people she knew that would be more than willing to attack a guild she was associated with, but before she could answer her partner Gray, Erza, and Mira all approached, looking depressed as well as furious.

"It was phantom..." Mira answered quietly, causing Natsu to whip his head to glare at her.

"You sure? Phantom did this?" Natsu confirmed and upon receiving a nod from Mira turned back the way they came, clearly intending to attack and destroy whoever this "Phantom" was. But Erza had a hand on his shoulder before he could even take a single step forward.

"Not so fast Natsu, the Master has asked all members to report to the guilds basement in order to confirm everyone's condition." Erza ordered in a voice that sounded calm but was more like a blade drawn from its sheath. "Besides, I cannot allow you to attack them without the Master grants his permission."

Natsu turned back to glare at Erza for a second, apparently weighing the choices of either obeying Erza's orders or simply making a run for it, but after quickly looking over at Lucy and seeing her anxious eyes gazing back at him he sighed loudly and turned back to the guild and stomped through the front door followed closely by Erza and Gray, their own faces now just as angry as Natsu's.

Lucy watched them go inside the damaged guild hall before approaching Mira. "Mira, what did you mean when you said Phantom did this? Were we attacked by a spirit?"

Mira chuckled lightly at that, a sad smile on her lips as she stared back at Lucy. "No Lucy, the dead aren't attacking us. Phantom refers to Phantom Lord, a guild that has always been at odds with our own but up till now they've never been so aggressive." Mira stated, her smile falling away to be replaced by a worried frown when she finished.

"D-don't worry Mira, I'm sure that Natsu and the others will handle anything these Phantom's have in store for us." Lucy declared, trying her best to sound like she was chipper but knowing full well that she had never had a talent for comforting others.

Mira looked more surprised at Lucy's newfound chipper attitude rather than comforted, but smiled all the same a few seconds later. "I suppose they will wont they, come on now we have to get down there and see the Master. Besides, if I keep you up here too long I'm sure Natsu will come looking for you anyway." Mira said, confusing Lucy before gently grabbing her hand and leading her into the guild and down a flight of stairs.

Lucy was surprised to see that it appeared that nearly all the still standing tables had been relocated to a basement that Lucy hadn't even been aware existed. The various members speaking in hushed voices at their various tables with anger clear on their faces. Lucy could see Levy and her team sitting only a few tables away, Jet and Droy looking downright murderous while Levy just looked depressed.

Levy looked up, seeming to sense Lucy's gaze on her, and managed to force out a smile which Lucy returned in kind. Lucy felt for the blue haired girl, as Levy had admitted that Fairy Tail had been her home for nearly the entirety of her life and seeing it damaged in such a way couldn't be easy.