Lucy awoke early in the morning to have some leisure time to her self before she started training. She took a swim in the crystal clear water, chilling her to the bone but warming her soul. When she got out of the water she dried herself off and summoned Capricorn to resume her training from yesterday. Sitting cross legged determined to release more magic power determined to last longer than five messily minutes. Feeling the draining of her magic she reaches her limit collapses.
'Good job Mrs Lucy your getting stronger,' encouraged the goat man.
'Am I?' Lucy replied 'I don't feel like I'm getting stronger. I only lasted five minutes again didn't I?.'
'You lasted five minutes and three seconds.'
'Only and extra 3 seconds?' Lucy said exhorted
'Just keep going and you'll be stronger than you ever would have thought,' Capricorn Stated.
Lucy and Capricorn continued this process for another 8 hours. Every time Lucy lasts longer and longer. When the eighth hour struck Capricorn returned to the celestial world allowing Lucy to rest and regain her magic power before summoning Leo to continue her training for the day.
'Open, gate of the Lion! Leo,' Lucy chanted to bring forth her prince from the celestial realm.
'I want to get stronger Loke. As strong as Natsu, Erza and Gray. I don't just want to rely on them, you guys and the Celestial Spirit Kings gift.' Lucy said stronger than Loke could have ever imagined her to. Even though Capricorn and Lucy had only been training for a few hours Loke could see that she was turning into a new person a new wizard.
'Lucy,' Loke said, 'give me Virgos key for a moment.' Lucy reluctantly agreed and handed Virgos key over to the lion spirit. Loke then proceeded to do the unthinkable and throw Virgos key further than Lucy had ever seen someone throw something in her life. In his action Lucy freaked out and punched Loke in the face leaving a large red mark.
'What did you do that for Loke!?' Lucy proceed to cry out.
'I did it to prove a point.' Loke said in a calm manor.
'And what point is that!?' Lucy said still flustered.
'Summon Virgo,' Loke commanded her.
'How am I meant to do that when you just threw her key away?' Lucy said slowly beginning to calm down.
'You're stronger than you give yourself credit for. Just focus your mind and call Virgo.'
She took a deep breath in and closed her eyes and began to focus on the maiden. 'Open gate of the Maiden! Virgo!' After chanting her dear friends name a golden light appeared before Lucy and the pink haired maiden stood before her.
'You summoned Princess,' Virgo said when she appeared.
'What the, how did I summon you?' At this Lucy was confused all her life she had believed that she needed the physical key in her hands to summon her spirits.
'You see Lucy. You're so much stronger than you think. The Celestial spirit king has given you the ability to summon a spirit with or without there key. No matter where you are and our keys are, you need only call use and we will come.' Loke said.
'If thats all you needed I'll be going now, but first my key Princess please try to be more careful.' Virgo vanished in a brilliant gold light. Lucy still dumbfound at the fact that she doesn't even need her keys anymore.
'Ok thats cool and all, but why are you telling me this?' Lucy exclaimed in a confused fashion.
'I'm telling you this because we want you to rely on your spirits, on us, on the Kings gift,' Loke said the most compassionate way he could possible.
'Ok I understand. Now lets start training.' Loke had never seen Lucy so happy in his life. He thinks that deep down she wanted to rely on her spirits but she wanted to get stronger if she ever got separated.
'Fine, lets run.' At that moment Lucy and Loke ran. They ran for hours only stopping to catch their breath. At the end of the eight hours before Loke went back to the celestial world Lucy had a question.
'Loke what is this physical training meant to do if I rely on you all?' Lucy enquired.
'It'll help you make better use of your Star Dress forms the spell doesn't cap you at our magic, speed and strength it stacks on your magic, speed and strength. Also your magic increases our magic, your speed increases out speed, and your strength increases our strength. Understand?' Lucy nodded that she understood and Loke went back to the celestial world.
This process continued for a month. For every meal Virgo would show up with a fully made meal planed out by Capricorn specifically to help Lucy loose wait and increase her performance in training.