hey guys, i'm back with a new version which i believe would be comfier to be read. please wait for the next chapter okay ?
"I'm really sorry that i have to go"
Lucy was walking through the city of Magnolia, walking near the side of the river, thinking of what she should do. "hey Luce," Natsu said almost making her fall to the river, "ah thank goodness that i didn't fall. what is it Natsu ?" "we were thinking of taking a quest you know, with Erza and Gray," "aye sir," Happy spouted. "i don't think i'll go this time, i kinda exhausted,"she answered with one of her hands behind her neck. "it's fine, you can take a rest on the train," Natsu said reassuring Lucy. "okay then, let me pack for a bit. we'll meet at the guild right ?" Lucy ask Natsu. "yep, see ya soon Lucy. I'll be waiting," he said as he run towards the guild. Lucy went back towards her apartment in silence. "hey Natsu, why did you say I ? why not we ?" Happy ask certainly curious. "nothing much," he answered. As Lucy was packing her bag, an image flashed her mind,"..." she whispered something which isn't audible enough for normal ears to hear. she then continued packing. as she finished she went to the guild.
"hey Luce," Natsu shout. "hi guys," Lucy waved with her usual happy face. "Ready to go now ?" Erza ask as she was leaning towards the guild door. "of course we are,"Natsu answered. "let's go then," Erza said as they went to the train station. "I have a bad feeling about this," Gray thought as he walks beside Erza. "hey Gray, why did you look so worried ?" Erza ask him,"I just kinda had a bad feeling about this mission,"Gray answer her truthfully. "you feel that too i see," Erza said folding her hand in front of her chest plate. "I actually planned to follow anyone who takes that mission," she said looking back to the time when Natsu took the quest. "I just realized it now, but why didn't you take the mission Erza ?" He ask. "I have a mind if I take that quest alone, I might disappear from this world," Erza said. "Wait that's rare of you to be scared," Gray said shocked of his new findings,"well it is, but I have another feeling that if I take it I won't be able to reveal a huge secret," she answered. Just as that they arrive at Magnolia's train station. "Lucy, this time you buy the ticket," Erza said as she was holding Natsu so that he won't run away from the quest because of the train. "okay Erza," Lucy answered as she went to the locket and buy 4 tickets. they went to a house at the feet of mount Hakobe to meet the one who gave the quest. "knock knock," the sound of Gray's hand hitting the old wooden door. "come in please," an old lady voice said from the inside. as they enter the wooden log house, there looked an old couple sitting on a sofa.
"you're the mage who came to help us right ?" the old man ask. "yes, we came to take in the quest," Lucy answered. "ah a heiress to the Heartfilia bloodline aren't you dear?" the old lady ask. "y-yes I am," Lucy answered shock. "it's fine ojou-san, you didn't have to be scared dear. The both of us was once helped by your mother. Layla Heartfilia right?" the old man said as he was sipping his tea. "Ah, please take a sit, I'll be explaining about the quest now," the old man said motioning them to sit. "you've read what's the quest about right ?" ask the old man. "well, we have, we would have to eliminate a monster right?" Natsu said blurting out everything inside his mind. "yes, it is true, but this monster isn't just a normal monster, this monster had been hunting the villagers here every full moon, it live inside a cave at the top of mount Hakobe. It's a fire elemental monster it had burn some of the houses here. would you accept this quest ?" the old man ask, his eyes were very serious. his once cheerful face becoming a serious one. "of course we'll take it old man, I'm all fired up!" Natsu said then cheered. "but be careful, you might lose your life if you're not careful," the old man whispered so low that Natsu could only hear bits of it. "hey Luce, let's go," he said dragging Lucy up the mount Hakobe,"thank you so much for the info, we'll be leaving now," Erza said as she and Gray left the house following Lucy and Natsu.
"I really have a bad feeling about this Erza," Gray said as they run chasing the two which had went beforehand. "me too, i hope nothing bad will happen," she said biting her lips. they were shocked beyond belief, as they reached the top, Lucy's Fleuve D'etoiles were out, Virgo, Leo, and Sagittarius were all there fighting, Natsu too are fighting but none of his attack effect the monster. the monster was red scaled with blue line at the edges of the scale. "this is bad Gray, if we didn't finish it as soon as possible, it would attack the town again before the time," Erza said. "Gray, freeze it with you ice first. anything as long as you can keep it from moving," Erza said frustrated, "Re-equip, Fairy Armor," Erza said as she was changing from heart kreuz armor to her Fairy Armor. Gray then climb up the top of the mountains. as he jumps down, he freeze the monster inside a cage,"ice make cage! ice make freeze!" he shouted repeatedly, he freeze the monster to get both Natsu and Lucy out of the way of the monster," Natsu, Lucy, get out of the way," he shouted noticing the crack the monster make at the ice block he was stuck in. Natsu and Lucy was trying to get out of the monster's way, as he was planning to freeze it back, "Ice Make," before he could finish his word, he was flung away as the monster breaks the thick layer of ice. He fall unconscious of the very hard impact.
The monster started to aim for Lucy, it went nearer and nearer, she was to shock to register, she can't attack it with her current state. Natsu who saw this couldn't stay still, he let himself got hit protecting Lucy,"Natsu," she shouted, she couldn't bear the sight of Natsu, he was flung away so easily, he hit a blong of ice, snow falls above him, he felt so useless, his body can't move, he could only see what happen with the blank mind he has currently. Erza too couldn't stand the monster who attacked her nakama, her comrades. "re-equip, Black Wing Armor," she changed her armor and attack the monster again, she too was flung towards a hill. "Erza!"Lucy shouted, tears pouring out from her eyes, her cheeks was wet and cold, she cried, as her spirits was protecting her, something clicked inside of Lucy, there was a sudden outburst of magic power. her body glowed of magic power. she was lifted to the air, her hair, her eyes, changed into the color of red, crimson blood red. somehow, the celestial spirit magic stopped flowing, Sagittarius's and Virgo's gate was forced to be closed, Leo on the other hand, stays using his own magic, looking at Lucy's transformation, Leo was too shock, he was attacked in his trance state, as the monsters hand was swinging towards Leo, Lucy stopped the monster's hand, her clothes change become a set of armor and shorts. Lucy stopped the attack single handed.
The power, the magic, the skill she had sealed for a long time came back to her just in a few minutes. Lucy sent Leo back to his realm, "Ice Dragon Pillar," a block of ice that looks like a pillar. one of the side was pointed. Lucy managed to pin it down with 4 ice pillars. As her ice magic started to flow again, her once red eyes and hair becomes light blue color. "Ice Dragon Critical Sword," the sword's ice particle started to form. "it's what you have to feel after hurting my friends," she said as she did a high jump, she prepares herself to attack the monster from mid air,"Don't do it Lucy," he shout as he was trying to free himself from the ice. as he able to free himself he run towards Lucy. Lucy who just heard Natsu's voice, she summon Aries unknowingly,"Aries,"she shouted. as Aries arrive she uses her special technique,"wool bomb," she shouted. the wall made from wool managed to push her from going through the monster with her sword. Natsu has foreseen this event, he didn't know that it was actually going to happen. he thought it was only a dream, in what he foreseen was if he let Lucy kill that beast she would disappear only living gold dust behind. he couldn't stand the memory. his eyes too turn bloody red. he end the monster with a single clear cut. Erza and Gray who got up because of Natsu's shout, was shocked of what they see. they can't believe on what they see, they couldn't register anything at all.
Natsu and Lucy was standing together, face to face, Lucy's eyes and hair, unknowingly change into the color of red once again. that is the first thing they registered inside their mind. the next thing was the two of them fall to the ground. both Erza and Gray were shocked, they tried to run towards the two, at first they stagger but in the end they could reach the two. "I can't believe that they were hiding so much power behind those careless smile of theirs," Gray said. "we better take the payment now. Gray, you carry Natsu, I'll carry Lucy. Happy you can come out now," Erza said. "aye sir," Happy said as he come out of the bushes. "Happy, can you take the reward of this quest for us ? you can take one of it's scales as proof that we've finished the quest. after you take the rewards you can go to the train station okay, we'll be going now, please do as soon as possible okay Happy," Erza said as she was carrying Lucy on her shoulder. "aye sir," Happy answered he flew full speed to go to the house of the quest giver. "excuse me sir, could i take the reward for the quest ?" Happy said as he was knocking the door. "here is your rewards and please give these one packs to the Heartfilia heiress okay," said the old man as he opens the door and giving the rewards. "of course sir, i would give it to her. and thank you for the rewards," Happy said as he started to flew away. "just be careful about what's going to come in the near future," the old man said as the whole house, disappeared from view.
He flew to the train station. as he find Gray and Erza,"has anyone bought the tickets yet ?" Happy ask. "I've bought it already, let's board the train," Erza said. "hey Erza, should we tell the master about what happened today," Gray ask as they board the train and take a seat. "we have to. especially about Lucy. her level of magic has even exceeded some of the wizard saints, for Natsu i think it's still fine. we should only talk to master about Lucy. that kind of hit power, I'm not sure if our back bones are fine if we didn't fall on the snow, be thankful for the snow. if not probably all of us had died. The hit of that monster is far greater than an S-class. a force that I myself couldn't even defeat. and Lucy could do it with just 2 attacks, her powers are far greater than one of an S-class," "but how did she have that much hidden power ?" Gray ask as he unconsciously strips out of habit. "Gray put on your clothes first. Soon we'll be arriving to Magnolia," Erza said. "yes yes, I know it Erza, give me 15 seconds," and within that time limits he uses back his clothes. "The train will go to the platform in 5 minutes, please check your belonging before you go to the platform, i repeat," and the speaker repeat it for 3 times or so. "come on Gray we better get ready now, we have to get out of this train as fast as possible," "Okay Erza," he said as he carry Natsu on his shoulder. Erza too was carrying Lucy. right after the train stopped they charged out of he train running with who knows how fast speed. even Happy couldn't be as fast as them without using super speed. as they arrive at the guild, they put the two at the infirmary and went to the master's office," Erza, what happened to the two ?" Mirajane ask with a very worried expression. "it's fine Mira, they're just to tired because of the quest," Erza said reassuring her. "okay then," Mirajane answered as she continued to take the orders of the other guild mates. "let's go Gray," Erza said going to the master's room. Gray could only nod. "Master could we come in ?" Erza ask as she was knocking. as she heard an answer which permits them to come in, she opened the door and see...
Jeng-jeng, cliff hanger for now, wanna read more ? just wait for the next update kay ^^ ~Love Grace