Hey there, it's me, Typhlosion8!

I keep starting to write Fairy Tail stories and then never actually do, but this one I have a good feeling about. Fair warning, the rating may go up. Depends on how ambitious I feel. :-/

Shout out to ChocoChipKitty, who got me addicted to this crazy show. Thanks to her, I went from watching the English dub to the English sub to reading the manga as it updates every Monday in all it's black and white glory. If you couldn't tell, that last part was sarcasm. Black and white is annoying!

Because it may not be obvious, here's a quick walkthrough of the letter styles:

Anything Normal Looking = Normal Writing

"Speaking"

Italics = Thoughts

Bold Italic Underline = Telepathy

Underline = Spells

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Fairy Tail or any of it's characters. If I did, I'd steal away Loke, Jellal, Wendy, and Mest. Those guys are my favourite characters!


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What do I do now?

What I know in my heart is right?

Or what my owner demands?

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One Week Earlier

The guild was quiet. Anyone who walked in there expecting a fight would have been shocked, because Fairy Tail is always fighting over something, and don't really care who was right. A brawl is a brawl.

But today was different.

Today one of their own would leave them forever.

Natsu had come back from the mission he'd taken with Lucy and Happy a couple of hours ago, Happy hovering over his friend looking distraught and Lucy limp in the fire mage's arms, Natsu's vest, having been removed, soaking up the blood pooling from a wound in her abdomen.

He'd yelled for Wendy, and things seemed to be going well for him that day, because the girl was going to go out on a job but had been caught up in some things she needed to get done and postponed leaving until the next day. She had been sitting in the guild hall, chatting with Gray and Erza when he'd arrived, and had jumped out of her seat to get to the blond wizard he was holding.

The Fairy Tail mages had been in an uproar, asking about what happened and trying to help in any way they could. Mirajane, with the help of Gajeel, Erza, Levy, and Gray, managed to get everyone away and lead Natsu and Lucy upstairs to the infirmary, Wendy trailing behind hurriedly.

An hour later, with the sky outside getting dark, Wendy had told the rest of Team Natsu, who had been waiting outside the closed doors of the ward, that the blonde had stopped bleeding and her wound was gone, but she wasn't getting better. The wound was infected with a dark magic that was slowly killing her from the inside, and Wendy couldn't stop it. In fact, she didn't even know what could.

And with a shaky, solemn voice, Wendy told them that Lucy would be dead by morning.


One by one, her guild mates came to see her, many of them breaking down into tears. The guild hall was being smashed by Natsu, and none of them had the heart to stop him. Finally, he just collapsed onto his knees and sobbed, unable to deny the truth. Lucy was gone.

Now, there was just silence. None of them knew what to do. The Master, who had found out soon after when he questioned all the ruckus, was just sitting at the bar, his face a blank slate. Mavis Vermillion, the resident ghost, was sitting quietly next to him.

It was probably about one in the morning when two figures shimmered into existence.

One was a man with soft orange hair wearing a crisp black suit, complemented by a red tie attached to his collar and a pair of blue glasses. The other was a pink haired woman in a maid's costume with chains on both wrists. They were well know as two of Lucy's most powerful Celestial Spirits: Loke and Virgo.

Natsu, who like almost everyone else hoping for a miracle at this point, got off the floor where he'd been kneeling in silence and gave a small smile.

"Loke! Virgo! You've come to save Lucy, right?"

Loke's face was dark, hidden by his bangs, and he didn't answer. Instead, he walked up the stairs towards the infirmary, Virgo following him in silence.

Lucy was resting on a plain white bed, covered in a simple white blanket. She was still unconscious, and had been since before Natsu had brought her to the guild.

Loke sighed, and Virgo stayed outside the room, shutting the door behind him. The medical ward was empty, except for her. Her keys and whip were next to her on a counter. The key pouch was speckled with red, but with a wave of his hand and a bit of magic, the keys were shiny and the pouch was spotless. The whip vanished.

"I had hoped that this would never happen again." the lion spirit said sadly. "Seeing you here, so still, it's enough for me to break down into a rage and destroy the guild hall. It would be ashes right now if it wasn't for my own self-control and Virgo's assistance."

Lucy didn't respond.

"We've come here together in the place of the Spirit King, who is unable to come. He has shared some of his power with me, temporarily. It had to be me. I'm the strongest of the Zodiacs. I can handle it for just a little while. You'll have it soon enough, anyway."

He began to glow, not golden like he usually did when powering up with Regulus's power. No, it was a pure white colour, it's sheer power enough to have any wizard cowering on their knees, blind and paralyzed in terror. A pure white magic circle formed underneath the bed. Loke's eyes changed to a shining gold colour.

"I hope you're ready."


Lucy knew she was dying. Even in her unconscious state, she could feel her magic power slowly draining with her life force.

Everything was pitch black, but she could occasionally hear voices. She'd heard Erza when she told her that she'd take care of her keys and her letters, which had the blonde thanking her in her mind. She'd heard Gray as he tried not to but eventually began to cry, mentioning how he couldn't bear to lose another person he held dear. She'd heard Levy openly sobbing, not even managing to speak. She remembered Happy as he promised to never forget her.

And she heard Natsu as he darkly promised that he'd get revenge on the wizard who'd done this to her.

But now there was nothing.

So this is the end?

And then she heard Loke say something, mentioning the Spirit King, and how he couldn't bear to see her so still.

I don't want to be like this either, Loke.

And then there was a white light in the darkness, shining.

Am I passing on?

"Lucy Heartfilia. You are one of the most powerful Celestial Wizards there has been in over a century. But now your time in Earthland is finished. Because of this, you are being offered the opportunity to do something the Spirit King has never allowed before."

What? What do you mean?

"You must choose now. Move on from this world, and leave the living, or join a new world, and become one with one of the magical world's most mysterious and complex branches of magic. Beware the price of either choice."

B-Become one with magic?

And a sudden desire to not let go hit her. She wasn't ready to leave this world.

I'll join your new world.


As Loke heard her final words, he smiled.

Taking a deep breath, he prepared himself, and then repeated the spell the Celestial King had told him.

"I am one with the stars and planets.

The most powerful magic of the heavens shines down on me.

Now, a new constellation joins the sky.

Polaris, let a new spirit become one with the night.

Ultimate Celestial Magic: Stellar Light!"


Later, the wizards downstairs would describe the power they felt as ancient magic, rolling through the air, weighing down on them all.

"What's going on?" Gray asked. Erza didn't have an answer for him.

Natsu ran upstairs towards the infirmary, but was blocked by Virgo, who was guarding the door. Erza, Gray and Wendy came soon afterwards, only to meet the same sight.

"Sorry, but you mustn't enter the room right now. Punishment?" she said, her monotone voice irritating the Dragon Slayer.

"What's going on? What's happening in there?" he asked, his question more of a demand, but Virgo wasn't affected.

"Big brother is doing a last resort spell right now." she said.

"Will it save Lucy?" Gray asked the spirit, who didn't reply.

A light was seeping out from behind the guarded door, looking strong enough to knock it off it's hinges, yet Virgo held it in place.

And then, like someone snapped their fingers, it was gone.

After a couple of minutes, the doorknob clicked, and Loke stepped out of the room, Lucy's key pouch in one hand. Virgo bowed.

"Did it work, big brother?"

He gave a simple nod of his head, and Virgo replied with her own.

"What happened in here, Loke?" Erza asked the spirit.

He sighed.

"Something dangerous and untested. But it worked, I believe."

Opening his other hand, which had been clenched at his side, he revealed a single gold coloured key. It was a simple key, having a plain bit and shaft. But the head was shaped like a heart, and the meaning of the key came quickly to Gray and Erza, who gasped in shock. Natsu, however, didn't get it.

"You healed her? Is she awake?" Natsu didn't even wait for a response. He quickly got around the lion spirit and entered the room, only to be confused by Lucy's disappearance.

"Where is she?" the fire mage questioned, spinning around to face Loke, looking suspicious.

Erza spoke for him, because Loke was looking tired.

"Natsu, Lucy isn't here anymore. She's a Celestial Spirit now."


Loke and Virgo walked together towards Makarov, who turned to greet them, giving a respectful nod. Mavis also gave a half-hearted wave, but only Loke saw her because of the Fairy Tail mark on his back.

"Makarov, I'm sorry to say I probably won't be here for a while. That amount of time depends on many things, but that doesn't matter right now."

Loke's words had Makarov fearing the worst.

"Loke, Virgo, is there anything you can do for Lucy?" he asked the Celestial Spirits. Virgo nodded.

"It has been done. Princess will not die." she said, and the master felt relieved.

"That's wonderful news. Is she awake?"

Loke shook his head. "Virgo is correct in saying that she will not die, but Lucy isn't the same anymore."

He held out the key pouch to the master.

"I trust that you will keep these in your possession until a suitable wizard is found to take care of them."

Makarov accepted them uncertainly.

"Can Lucy no longer use magic?"

Loke handed Makarov the golden key. The older wizard studied the mysterious key.

"She won't be opening our gates anymore. Her contracts were severed when the spell was completed. You could say this key is Lucy's new number."

As the words hit the third master, he looked back at Loke and Virgo in shock, but they had already vanished into golden sparkles.


As soon as she agreed with the voice, she was blinded by the white light. It completely enveloped her, and she suddenly felt awake, but even as her eyes opened, the bright light didn't go away. It began to burn her, but her eyes wouldn't close and although she thought it impossible, the light grew even brighter.

The burning feeling wasn't too different from Natsu's flames. It was starting on her skin and sinking into her body. The burning was getting stronger and stronger, and it wasn't stopping. She felt like she was being roasted alive.

The light was taking on a slightly gold tint, and then, as it started to weaken, she felt a cool sensation running through her, warding away the pain. But as the feeling continued, she felt less and less of her body.

She couldn't stop it, though. It was chilling her entire body, and then, as she finally felt numb, the light vanished and she was able to glance the Fairy Tail infirmary before her vision went black again, but this time, it was different.

Suddenly, feeling started to return, and Lucy blinked, carefully stretching her body. The burning pain she had felt was gone, and so was the feeling of her magical strength being sapped away. In fact, she felt stronger than she'd ever felt before.

Maybe this is what Natsu felt like when he entered Dragon Force...

And then she focused on her surroundings. Everything around her was in rainbow hues, and there were glittering crystals dotting the land. The scenery was a dark blue, and stars were glowing in the sky. Strange colourful star shapes were floating around too, and the ground below her was marble tile. She was standing in the middle of a marble plaza, and benches were scattered around it. A star was carved into the marble tile below her.

I'm back in the Celestial Spirit world.


Now, before anyone asks, Lucy will not become a human again. She is a spirit, and she'll be staying a spirit. Her time as a mortal on Earthland is over.

Anyway, what did you think? Please, leave a review or PM me! I'd love to know!

Goodbye for now,

Ty8