Hey, guys !
I'm back with the second *and the last* chapter !
Hope you enjoy your reading :3
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The team was planning to take a tour around the city after lunch when another sudden downpour happened. The sky turned so dark and the water blocked the sight.
Gray sighed while sat on top of the bed. "This is depressing."
"Well, this rain does seem abnormal." Erza said while watching carefully. "I don't think this is a natural phenomena."
"Like when the Celestial spirits went Eclipsed?" Happy asked.
"Yeah." Erza replied. "But there's nothing strange going on in the Celestial world, isn't it?"
At Erza's question, Natsu, Gray, Wendy, and Carla's bodies tensed. That of course didn't slip away from Titania's sharp eyes. She raised an eyebrow.
"What is it?" she demanded.
Wendy and Carla didn't dare to lift up their heads while Gray and Natsu glanced at each other. Natsu nodded his head and Gray let out a sigh.
"Loke came yesterday night." Gray said. "He said to take Lucy out of here because it isn't safe. He said something about the light is too strong, whatever that means."
"Lucy, try summoning Loke." Erza said.
Lucy nodded her head and fished out Loke's key from her belt.
"Open, gate of the Lion! Loke!" she commanded.
Nothing happened. Lucy stared at her key and complained. "Not again!"
"The silver key. It's supposed to work." Erza said.
Lucy fished out her silver key and thrust it forward. "Open, gate of the Southern Cross! Crux!"
A golden light appeared and Crux showed himself.
"Lucy-sama!" Crux exclaimed. "You have to go, please!"
"Crux, calm down," Lucy said. "tell me what happen. What's wrong?"
Crux clasped Lucy's hands tight. "Please, please, you have to run from here, Lucy-sama! We will do everything we can to defend our world, but we need you to go!"
"What? Hold on, are you saying the Celestial World is under attack?" Lucy asked confusedly.
"Run! Don't look back!" Crux urged. "For us, it's better to lose our world than to lose our Lucy-sama! Please, you have to go!"
"Crux, what are you saying—" Lucy's words were cut as Crux's body started to flicker. "Crux! Wait!"
"Remember, Lucy-sama, run!" Crux repeated then he vanished.
Leaving Lucy and the others in complete confusion.
"Well," Erza broke the silence. "at least now we know that this abnormal weather is caused by disturbance in the Celestial World. Again. Though I don't see any battle scratch on Crux."
"He specifically said to run from here," Lucy repeated. "what's in here?"
"I don't know whether the old man's referring to weather phenomena or not, but he's right. We should go." Gray took a step back from the window. "I can see a nasty hurricane's coming this way."
Erza gasped and stared outside. Yeah, she could see a rather big swirling wind was making its way to the city. "We have to go now. Lucy, can you stand?"
Lucy got up from Natsu's hold and nodded. "I'm perfectly fine."
"Natsu, take care of her. Gray and I will bring our luggage. Wendy, Carla, Happy, lead the way. Come on." Erza led.
They opened the door and rushed out of the inn as fast as they could. The townspeople also ran out of their houses in a hurry. Lucy was about to be blown away by the strong force of the wind if it wasn't because of Natsu held her hands tight.
Come here.
Lucy widened her eyes as the voice got louder in her head.
Come here. Set me free.
Lucy's consciousness slipped away and she stopped in her tracks. Her eyes went blank.
"Luce?" Natsu turned his body around to see Lucy was dazing off. "Luce! Hey!" he waved his hand in front of her.
Come here. Set me free.
The voice was so much louder now, Lucy could hear it clearly in her head.
Who are you?, she asked back inside.
Say it. Say you will set me free.
Lucy opened her mouth to speak but it felt like her jaws and muscle had been frozen. Natsu was shaking her arms strongly but she could feel her consciousness was fading deeper.
Say it.
Lucy tried to move her mouth. "...I," she croaked softly. "I will... set you free."
"Luce!" Natsu tried to snap her back.
"What is it, Natsu?" Erza asked.
"She's not responding me!" Natsu spat back. "She suddenly dazed off and I can't snap her back to her senses!"
The hurricane was getting dangerously close to the city right now.
"We have to go or we will be blown away by the wind!" Gray shouted, fighting off the loud noise of the wind.
"Luce!" Natsu called.
Say my name. The name of the prisoner that you are about to freed.
Who are you?, Lucy asked back.
You know who I am. Say my name.
Lucy's body suddenly glowed bright and Natsu had to take a step back to cover his eyes from the blinding light.
Say my name.
Lucy tried to move her mouth once more and the light grew brighter.
"Asteria."
The moment Natsu's sharp ears caught Lucy's soft voice spoke that word, the wind and the light suddenly disappeared. Natsu quickly opened his eyes and he saw Lucy was looking up at the sky. She stayed that way for a few more seconds before closing her eyes shut and fell to the ground.
"Luce!" Natsu craddled her head. "Luce!"
"What... was that?" Gray asked in confusion.
"Luce! Why won't you open your eyes!" Natsu screamed. The memory of her lying there motionless and with blood covering her eyes rushed back to Natsu.
"Luce! Why won't you..." he suddenly trailed off as his sharp ears heard something unusual. "...Luce?"
"Natsu, what's wrong?" Erza asked.
Natsu took another few seconds of silence before widened his eyes in fear. "She..." he croaked. "Lucy's not breathing."
Natsu cried when he lost the Future Lucy but he stood up and fought against the Future Rogue. Natsu cried when he lost Igneel but he stood up and went off somewhere to make himself stronger. No matter how sad he was, Natsu would always stood back up.
But that wasn't the case this time.
Natsu cradled Lucy's head in his arms but he didn't say anything. He just cradled her in silence. Sobs were heard from Wendy and Happy but Natsu showed them his back. Gray punched a nearby tree and mourn over his sister-like motionless body.
Erza and Carla just sat somewhere near with their heads lowered down. No-one said anything but everyone knew Natsu had just lost a part of him.
Everything happened so fast, just like when Lucy was eaten by the enchanted dragon. Only this time, they knew for sure that Lucy had died. She had stopped breathing.
Tears flowed down along Natsu's cheeks but he could not muster any sobs. He cradled Lucy's head tighter and few drops of his tears fell on top of her face. Natsu knew he was hurting for losing the woman he loved, but honestly, he could not feel anything. All he could do was letting his tears came out.
"We—we should return to Magnolia." Erza croaked. "We have to bring Lucy back."
At Titania's statement, Natsu turned his head around and glared at Erza. "No! I'm not letting her be too far from me!"
Erza didn't dare to look at Natsu.
"But, Natsu—"
"She's not dead!" Natsu cut Gray's words. "She's still warm! She's not dead!"
"Na—Natsu..." Happy sniffled. "She... She stopped breathing."
"She's not dead!" Natsu repeated. "I'm not letting you guys take her away from me!"
"Natsu..."
"No! Leave us alone!" Natsu shouted.
His other teammates fell into silence. Natsu had always been so strong, this would be the first time they saw him so... weak.
Erza remembered what Gajeel had told her few days before they started the 100 years quest. He said that for a dragon slayer, love was the most important thing in their lives. Dragon slayers only fell in love once and they loved for eternity. Didn't matter whether their love interest reciprocated their feelings or not. But if their love interest reciprocated their feelings and agreed to be their mates, dragon slayers would love them twice as hard. They lost their mates, they lost half of themselves for good.
Mating came in a form of two steps. The first step was emotionally, where the dragon slayers and their mates somewhat agreed with each other that they were an item. The emotional mating didn't need any words, because both parties understood each other completely. If the mate was willing to, then the real mating would happen.
The second step was physically, where the dragon slayers and their mates, well, mated. The dragon slayers would put their claim mark somewhere on their mates' body. The mark served as long-distance warning, to keep other dragon slayers away from their mates.
Now Erza knew Natsu had not claimed Lucy physically, but she knew they had reached the first step of mating. Lucy was basically his mate right now, losing her meant he had lost another half of himself.
Just then, a voice broke the silence.
"Anyone! Anyone can hear me? Erza?"
Erza was snapped back to the reality and it took her a moment to realize the voice was coming from the communication lacrima she brought. She fished the lacrima out and she was greeted by Makarov's worried look.
"Master?" she called.
"Where is Lucy? Is she okay?" Makarov asked.
Erza forced a formed lump down her throat. "She's... I don't know, Master."
"Oh no, no, no, don't tell me she's gone." Makarov said.
"She's not gone, old man!" Natsu spat back.
"Is her body still warm?" Makarov asked.
Erza blinked her tears away. "Yes, Master."
"Oh good, we still have time." Makarov breathed in relief. "Natsu, listen to me. Like you said, Lucy's not dead."
Now that got Natsu's full attention.
"Basically speaking, her soul has left her body but we still have time to retrieve it. Listen, Natsu, Yukino of Sabertooth is here. She told us that she has difficulties in summoning her spirits. Though when she did manage to summon Libra, she said the Celestial Princess is in danger and the spirits must defend their world. Then she disappeared and Yukino's luck stopped there." Makarov said.
"Wait, that's exactly what Crux said!" Happy sniffled. "But what about this Celestial Princess?"
"Celestial Princess is the term we used to describe the strongest Celestial wizard alive." Yukino's face came into view. "In this time, that will be Lucy-sama."
"Wait, what kind of danger are we talking about?" Gray asked.
"Libra told me another name. Asteria." Yukino replied. "I did some research about it but all I know is that it is the name of the Heaven Dragon."
"Asteria?" Natsu mumbled. "That is the word Lucy muttered before she lost her consciousness."
"We have a better resources in the library about her." Makarov said. "As she is the Heaven Dragon, she has the power to control the wind."
"The hurricane!" Wendy gasped. "It might be her doing!"
"Now, here's the interesting part. Asteria is actually a Celestial Dragon. She was the alter ego of the Celestial King and served as the balancer of the world. However, she was exiled to the human world around 500 years ago because she tried to take the throne by force." Makarov continued. "Because she is a part of the Celestial World, her powers include manipulating light."
"Are you saying the reason why Lucy has stopped breathing is because of Asteria?" Erza asked.
"Correct." Makarov replied. "The city you are in right now are one of the cities which serve as the pillar that divides our world with the Celestial World. That and also Lucy being the Celestial Princess makes it easy for Asteria to come in contact with Lucy. We believe she is using Lucy's soul to escape her imprisonment and enhance her magic power."
"What is her goal?" Erza asked.
"To destroy the Celestial World." Makarov replied. "Or at least to snatch the throne away from the Celestial King."
"How can I save her?" Natsu asked.
"You must find Asteria." Makarov answered. "You have to take Lucy's soul back before tomorrow's sunrise."
"What?" Carla shrieked. "That's not enough time!"
"The Crystal of Stars!" Yukino said. "It's a powerful magical tool which was created by Asteria to defeat the Celestial King! You can use the crystal to find Asteria!"
"But the crystal has been lost for centuries, right?" Erza asked. "How do we even find it?"
"How do you even know that?" Gray asked back.
"Back in the city where Lucy was gulped down by the enchanted dragon, me and Natsu found the information of the crystal. They said it is the only tool powerful enough to break the barrier but of course Lucy destroyed it herself." Erza answered.
"Gulped down?" Mirajane stepped into view.
"She's okay." Erza replied. "So, Yukino, how do we find the crystal?"
"The Celestial magic." Yukino answered. "The crystal can only be used once more, that's why Asteria decided to take Lucy-sama's soul rather than using the crystal. Not to mention it has been lost from her grip ever since she was exiled. Since Lucy-sama is the Celestial Princess, her body will react to the crystal! Its last whereabouts is in the city you guys are in right now!"
"Good!" Gray fisted his hands in excitement. "Then there's a high chance it's still here!"
"If the crystal is nearby, it will react to Lucy-sama's magical power." Yukino said.
"Natsu, listen, right now Lucy's soul is unstable because both Lucy and Asteria are fighting for dominance. You have to rip her soul out of the dragon before she lose the battle." Makarov said.
"The Celestial light cannot be extinguished that easily. There's still a little bit of her power left which will help you in finding the crystal." Yukino added.
"The light is too strong," Gray recited what Loke had said. "maybe the light that Loke was talking about is Asteria's."
"Well anyway, you have to hurry! You have about one day to save her." Makarov dismissed. "Good luck, you brat! And bring her back!"
Then the communication died down. Natsu glanced down at the unconscious Lucy in his arms. She looked like she was sleeping rather than not breathing. Natsu wiped his remaining tears and hugged Lucy tight.
"I'll bring you back, I promise." he whispered.
Then, he heard that warm voice in his head. The voice of the woman he loved. Lucy's voice.
Natsu.
Natsu took Lucy's body around the city while carrying her in his arms. Gray volunteered to switch with him so that he could rest his hands, but all he got was a death glare and a low growl from Natsu.
"Okay, okay," Gray snorted. "you possessive flame-bastard."
When they were nearing a warehouse, Lucy's body thumped. It was faint, Natsu would miss it if it weren't because of his sharp hearing. Natsu stopped in his tracks.
"Is it here, Natsu?" Erza asked.
Natsu waited for a few more seconds and Lucy's body thumped once more. "Yep. In that warehouse."
"Well, then we should enter this place." Erza slashed the padlock with her sword and opened the door.
"There. Further at the back." Natsu led the way. "Her thumping is getting stronger."
They entered the back of the warehouse and their eyes immediately caught something. There, lied in the center of the room, was a dirty crystal ball.
"That?" Gray asked. "Doesn't look like the crystal of stars."
Lucy's body thumped once more. "That is it." Natsu said.
The crystal then glowed and Lucy's body thumped again. It then shot a bright golden light to the roof and they looked up. Slowly, a picture showed itself from within the light. A picture of a ruins. The light then disappeared and the crystal broke into two.
"Hold on, I recognized those ruins." Wendy said. "I accidentally saw it in the woods on our way here."
"Great, let's go." Natsu turned his body. They then went out from the warehouse only to be greeted with angry townspeople.
"We cannot let the girl leave this place." The townspeople said in unison. All of them raised their hands which were holding different types of weapons.
"Oookay." Gray put his hands together. "I freeze them, yeah?"
"Wait, Gray, they are enchanted." Erza summoned her sword. "Don't hurt them too much."
"Leave the girl here and you may go." The townspeople said.
"Get the fuck out of my way." Natsu growled. "Happy, Carla, I leave Lucy to you both."
"Aye!" Happy flapped his wings and took Lucy carefully from Natsu's arm. Carla helped him by carrying her legs.
Natsu lunged himself at the townspeople and gave each one of them a good punch. Gray followed him while Erza smacked the others with the back of her sword. Wendy blew them away with her wind, knocking them unconscious. The townspeople tried to attack but Natsu charged his way forward.
"I gotta say thanks for his short temper," Gray punched another. "he's very good in creating a path."
They were almost out of the city when a barrier suddenly repelled Natsu.
"The hell?" he cursed.
"Another barrier." Gray muttered.
Erza clicked her tongue. "Now that the crystal is broken, we can't use it to break this barrier."
Natsu gritted his teeth as anger boiled up inside of him. He couldn't keep wasting time in here while he knew Lucy's soul was in danger. Nothing and no-one could stop him into bringing Lucy back to his arms.
Natsu activated his Lightning Fire Dragon mode and his teammates took a few steps back instantly. Even Happy and Carla didn't fly near Natsu. He took a deep breath and then opened his mouth.
"ROAR OF THE LIGHTNING FIRE DRAGON!"
The fire and the lightning was so intense it created a crack on the barrier the moment it touched. Few seconds later, the crack was getting bigger and the barrier broke.
Natsu's roar stopped and smoke covered his mouth.
"Nice one, Natsu!" Gray said.
"Let's go!"
They rushed out of the city and entered the woods as the sun had finally set.
In Lucy's subconsciousness...
"Hello, Lucy."
Lucy slowly opened her eyes and winced upon seeing her bright surrounding. When her eyes were fully opened, Lucy saw a beautiful lady floating in front of her.
"Where am I? Who are you?" Lucy asked.
The lady smiled. She had a beautiful long golden hair with a pair of yellow eyes. She was wearing a white dress. To Lucy, she looked like... a goddess.
"We are inside of you, Lucy," The lady answered softly. "my name is Asteria."
"Asteria..." Lucy mumbled. "You... You're the one who asked me to set you free."
Asteria nodded. "Thank you for setting me free."
"So, are you free right now?" Lucy asked.
"Not quite yet." Asteria shook her head. "There is another thing I have to do before I can be completely free. Will you help me, Lucy?"
"What is it?" Lucy asked.
"Before we go to that, why don't we sit down and let me tell you a story." Asteria smiled and waved her hand.
The scenery changed and Lucy found herself was sitting on top of a grass field with Asteria beside her. The wind was blowing gently. Lucy looked at Asteria and wondered why she felt so in peace with her. Before when she heard her voice for the first time, she felt somewhat scared. Asteria's voice was deep and low—just like a male's voice—and it sent a shiver down her spine. But right now, her fear was not present and she instead enjoyed Asteria's presence.
"This is a story of 450 years ago, when dragons are still here." Asteria started. Her voice was so soothing and calming. Lucy felt like she doesn't want to wake up anymore so she could hear Asteria's voice forever.
"Dragons don't only exist in Earth Land, but also in Celestial World." Asteria continued. "A long time ago, along with the King, a dragon was created to serve as the King's alter ego. The two of them existed to balance the Celestial World. The King served as the representation of light and the dragon served as the representation of dark. Both of them lived in harmony while the King ruled over the Celestial World."
"What did the dragon rule over?" Lucy asked.
"The contract between the spirits and their masters." Asteria answered. "The dragon's task is to make sure there is no contract that has been violated. If there is, then it is the dragon's duty to punish the spirits."
"Like Loke and Karen." Lucy said.
"Yes, like Loke and Karen." Asteria repeated. "But in their case, the King served as the judge because he has taken over the dragon's task."
"Why?" Lucy asked.
Asteria smiled. "Because the King envied the dragon. The King wanted the throne to be all his, so he decided to banish the dragon away. But he cannot do that without a concrete reason, that is why he planned something evil."
"Something evil?" Lucy asked.
"Very evil." Asteria answered. "He started to treat the dragon very badly. He forbid the dragon from entering the Celestial World and ordered the dragon to stay in the border between the human and the Celestial world. After centuries of being mistreated, the dragon decided to rise up against the King."
Lucy's eyes started to drop as she felt so sleepy and her consciousness is fading away. Asteria stroke Lucy's hair softly and smiled.
"So the dragon stood against the King," Asteria continued. "the dragon tried everything it could to defeat the King but instead it got defeated. The King then used the betrayal as the perfect reason to exile the dragon. He then banished the dragon to Earth Land."
A tear trickle down along Lucy's cheek and she closed her eyes. "Poor dragon."
"Poor, indeed," Asteria said. "so, Lucy, will you help this dragon to reclaim its place in the Celestial World? To get rid of the evil King?"
"I will." Lucy answered softly.
"Will you set the dragon free?" Asteria asked. "Will you set me free?"
"Yes, Asteria." Lucy whispered.
Asteria smiled wickedly. "Then you shall give your power to me and let me devour your soul. You will be a part of me and serve as the main source of my energy. The Celestial's energy."
"Yes."
"You will forget everything about your human life. Your friends, your family, your parents, your spirits, your beloved, everyone and everything." Asteria whispered.
"Yes."
Asteria's smile grew wider. "Very well, Lucy."
Lucy's consciousness was about to disappear when a name flashed in her mind. She recognized the name and she longed to call it. Lucy tried to open her mouth slightly and whispered the name.
Natsu.
Natsu.
There it was again. Natsu could hear Lucy's voice inside of his head again. She was calling him. It was so faint, like a soft whisper. Natsu quickened his pace.
He arrived at the ruins just when the ruins was starting to glow.
"Natsu!" Happy called as he came down to put Lucy's body on the ground. "Lucy's body starts to glow again!"
Natsu clicked his tongue. Whatever the reason was which caused Lucy's body to glow, it must be connected to the glowing ruins. Just then, the ground rumbled and the trees shook.
"What's going on?" Erza said.
The ruins shook harder and crumbled down as a beautiful lady appeared from below the ruins. She was glowing bright and Lucy's body glowed brighter.
"You must be Asteria!" Wendy said.
"Ara," Asteria opened her eyes. "who are you people?"
"Give me Lucy back!" Natsu growled.
"Ah, you're Lucy's friends." Asteria smiled. "I'm sorry, she's gone. I have devoured her soul completely."
"That's a lie! You're lying!" Happy snorted.
"No, I'm not, cat," Asteria hissed. "she has agreed to sacrifice her soul for me so that I can defeat the Celestial King and rule over! Ahahaha!"
Natsu fired up his fists. "Lucy will never help the likes of you!"
Asteria's laughter died down and she glared at Natsu. "Too bad you're wrong. She did agree to help me."
"You must have tricked her, you witch!" Natsu cursed.
"How dare you call me witch!" Asteria roared in anger. "I am Asteria! I am the Celestial Dragon!"
"Yeah? Then I am the fire dragon slayer!" Natsu lounged at Asteria. "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Asteria blocked it with both of her hands. Gray saw the opportunity and put his hands together. "Ice Make, Lance!"
Asteria squinted her eyes and repelled Gray's attack with her wind. "Fools!" Asteria mocked. "You can never beat me!"
"Shut the fuck up!" Natsu kicked Asteria's gut.
"How dare you!" Asteria winced in pain and moved her hand. "Die, you moron!"
The wind appeared in the form of scythes. Natsu crossed his hands to defend himself.
"Natsu, dodge!" Happy screamed.
The wind passed through Natsu and he looked in confusion.
"Natsu!" Gray screamed.
Natsu put down his hands. "I... I'm okay." he said.
"Impossible!" Asteria said. "How come my wind did not slash you into pieces?!"
She waved her hand once more and this time a nasty small hurricane appeared. It made its way fast to Natsu but before Natsu could do anything, it dissipated in front of him.
"What is happening?!" Asteria screamed in confusion.
Erza spun her brain to think. Asteria used her wind to block Gray's attack but she used her own hands to block Natsu's. Not to mention her wind could not hurt Natsu and just disappeared. Why?
Erza then realized something.
"Natsu! It's Lucy!" Erza said. "Lucy's soul is protecting you, because she is your mate!"
Natsu gasped and looked at Lucy's glowing body. "Luce?" he whispered.
"Impossible! She's your mate?" Asteria wailed. "She's a dragon's mate?"
Just then, Lucy's body thumped and Asteria wailed in pain while holding her head. "My head! My head! It hurts so much!"
Lucy's body thumped louder and Asteria wailed even louder. Her head hurt so much, it felt like it would explode. "My head!"
"Luce!" Natsu called.
"Damn you, Lucy Heartfilia!" Asteria gritted her teeth. "You promised me to set me free! You promised to help me!"
Lucy's body thumped once more. I will help you, if you told me the truth. You lied to me, Asteria, and you're about to hurt my family. You're about to hurt Natsu.
"You promised me!" Asteria wailed in pain. "LET ME BE FREE!"
Then I will.
Lucy's body stopped glowing but instead a circle of light appeared. Few seconds later, Loke appeared.
"Loke?" Natsu said.
"Let the light be your judge, Asteria!" Loke charged his fist. "Regulus Impact!"
"NOOO!" Asteria screamed as Loke's light engulfed her. Her body dissipated into the light, releasing a golden orb which entered Lucy's body.
"Luce!" Natsu made his way to her and cradled her in his arms. "Luce! Can you hear me?"
"She'll be fine, Natsu." Loke assured. "Her soul has returned to her body."
"Loke, tell us what happened exactly." Erza said.
Loke nodded his head. "When Asteria's consciousness rose because she felt Lucy's strong magic power, there was a turbulence in the Celestial World. It took us awhile to realize that the turbulence was caused by Asteria, because the last Celestial Princess that existed was Anna Heartfilia."
"Lucy's ancestor from 400 years ago." Erza said.
"Correct. When we realized that Lucy is the current Celestial Princess, we knew that Asteria has also detected her presence. We tried to warn her, but as you know, we were too late. Lucy has been contacted by Asteria and her light is fighting for dominance with Lucy's own inside of her. Which explained her sudden fever as the two power collided." Loke continued. "We cannot materialize ourselves because we are protecting our world from the turbulence Asteria caused and all we can do is tell Lucy to run away, because we knew Asteria is here. We hoped that if Lucy was too far away from Asteria, the connection will be lost and Asteria will come back to her slumber. Lucy's soul was about to be devoured completely by Asteria until you came, Natsu. Your presence as her mate snapped her consciousness back and she fought back. This time, she gained an upper hand, pushed by her desire to protect you, Fairy Tail, and the spirits. That is when I managed to open my door and finished Asteria."
"So, she's dead?" Erza asked. "What about the balance?"
"No worries." Loke smiled. "I only destroyed her consciousness, not her power. She will forever be our balancer, but she cannot muster any thoughts of rebelling any longer."
Gray sighed in relief. "Well, as long as you guys are okay."
"And as a sign of our thanks for saving our world once again," Loke fished out something from his pocket and threw it to Gray which he caugh. "this lacrima will show you where to find the Earth God Dragon. The real one, of course."
"Thank you, Loke." Erza smiled.
"My pleasure. I leave my princess in your care." Loke smiled back and disappeared.
"Well, let's leave them be for awhile." Erza softly said and nudged her head towards Natsu and Lucy. The others smiled and followed Erza to give their friends some space together.
"Luce," Natsu called. "wake up."
Natsu stroke Lucy's cheek softly. "Don't leave me. Please. We will forever be together, remember?"
"Please wake up. Don't leave me. I love you." Natsu whispered.
"I love you too."
Natsu lifted his head upon hearing Lucy's whisper and his eyes met with Lucy's brown eyes. "Hey." she called.
"Hey." Natsu smiled. "Welcome back."
"I'm home." Lucy smiled back.
Natsu dipped down and kissed Lucy gently. Lucy closed her eyes and melted into the kiss. They stayed that way for a few more seconds before parting for air.
"I love you." Natsu whispered.
Lucy smiled and lifted her hand to caress Natsu's cheek. "And I love you. Together forever, right?"
Natsu dipped down once more. "Forever."
He kissed Lucy once more as the sun started to rise.
Done ! *hurray*
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