The fight between Lucy and the demon begins! Will Lucy get out of the cave alive? Who knows? Hey everyone thanks for reading my story, feel free to give me feedback through reviews! Thanks everyone!

Chapter 3

The demon's hand illuminated the cave in a bright black light, its sickly grin making Lucy shudder behind Loki. Loki wasted no time in attacking, but his fist just went through the demon as if it were made of air.

"Gate of the Golden Bull, I open thee! Taurus" Lucy yelled, as she whipped out her key summoning the giant cow spirit from thin air.

"MOO! Hello Ms. Lucy, your body is looking smoking hot today!" The cow said, shaking his rump while hearts formed in his eyes.

The demon seemed to be disgusted by the cow's comment, as it slipped away into the shadows, its light disappearing with it.

"Don't look at me, attack the demon!" Lucy yelled frantically at Taurus, the cow nodded before whipping out its axe and slamming it down on the ground. The force created a rift in the ground as it separated and created a large hole in the cave floor, the demon seemed angered by this move as it slipped out from the shadows on the ground.

Loke charged at the demon, his fist connecting with some flesh. Loke seemed happy that he had hit something, but his eyes grew in terror when he realized a long tail wrapping around his arm.

The tail felt rough against his arm, as it continued to wrap itself around Loke's immobilized arm.

"Loke!" Lucy shouted, but before Taurus could help his friend, the long tail threw Loke against the wall with such force that Loke screamed in pain.

The demon stared at its opponent, its long tail swinging to the side and flicking the tip of it at Lucy. Lucy was angry that the demon had hurt her spirit, it almost hurt her when she saw her friends get hurt.

Lucy cracked her whip that she held in her left hand, taunting the demon to attack her and leave her friends alone.

"Lucy, let me handle this!" Loke yelled, charging at the demon once more this time aiming for the monster's head.

The demon turned, its red eyes gleaming in the darkness. Its hand lit on fire, and the black flames swirled around its palm, as it got ready to defend itself.

Loke's bright golden light illuminated the cave, as Loke put both of his palms forward. The light surrounding Loke grew brighter, as Loke stood in an offensive stance.

"Regulus Impact!" He yelled, as a large golden lion erupted from his hands and charged at the demon lighting the whole room.

The lion crashed into the demon, blinding Lucy and Taurus as they shielded their eyes with their hands. The light took several minutes to fade away, as the cave returned back to its natural dark state.

Loke was panting heavily, the attack took a lot of magic power out of him, but he was determined to keep fighting, for Lucy's sake.

Lucy looked over to where the demon was and was shocked to see it still standing completely unharmed, the demon grinned, its entire body was cloaked in a dark shadow, so all Lucy could see was its eyes and sharp canine teeth.

"The demon is toying with us, it hasn't even attacked yet." Loke wheezed, clutching his chest with his left hand. Loke was already exhausted on top of all the mysterious fear he was feeling, making it hard to move. The demon was tough, and none of his attacks seemed to do anything to it.

Suddenly the ground started to shake, Taurus lost his balance and fell to one knee as he struggled to keep himself steady. Stones and pieces of the cave started to fall from the ceiling, Lucy struggled to get out of the way as a large rock tumbled from the ceiling and crashed where she had been.

Loke struggled to stand as well, as he shielded his face from all the dust coming off from the cave walls.

"Taurus attack!" Lucy yelled, pointing her finger at the demon standing still. Taurus mooed loudly before taking his two-sided axe and swinging it over his head, he then smashed the axe into the floor creating another large crater right beneath the demon.

The demon leapt out of the way, and melted back into the shadows avoiding the worst of Taurus's attack. Lucy was getting irritated now, this demon was avoiding her attacks like they were nothing!

"Taurus look out, the demon is right behind you!" Loke screamed, as the demon slid out beneath Taurus's black boots. The demon stood in front of Taurus, its eyes staring deep into his.

The demon then thrust its hands forward, as a large tiger made of ice shot right through Taurus, as its body tore through Taurus's abdomen. Taurus screamed in pain, as he fell on his back the ice tiger shattering in a million pieces on the cave floor.

"That demon can use ice magic?" Loke asked surprised, but Lucy just glared in confusion at the victorious demon, which seemed to be circling the fallen cow.

"Sorry Ms. Lucy, but I'm tenderized," Taurus said, his eyes were completely white as his body disappeared in a bright golden light back to the spirit world.

"Alright then I'll just summon another spirit," Lucy said fumbling though her keys once more trying to find the perfect spirit to summon.

"Gate of the Goat, I open thee! Capricorn" Lucy yelled, holding up the golden key with two curly horns on it.

A goat humanoid in a long black suit appeared, his body was covered in white fur, a long tuft of fur covering his lower face. He had two brown curly horns curled on each side of his head, while two pointy ears twitched near his forehead. The goat turned to Lucy, his eyes hidden from his dark black shades.

"Hello Lucy, how may I be of service?" he asked, bowing politely with his hand covering his stomach and his other arm behind his back.

"Take down that demon!" She commanded, pointing towards the awaiting demon that seemed to be toying with them once again.

"As you wish," Capricorn said, leaping at the demon with deadly precision. The goat kicked at the demon, but missed by an inch. It seemed to lose interest in the goat, as it looked at poor Loke who was still recovering.

"Your opponent is me, do not turn your back!" Capricorn said, his blows raining down on the demon at lightning speed. The demon blocked every attack, easily deflecting each blow as if they were delivered by a child.

Capricorn jumped back and landed on his knee, as he scanned his opponent for any signs of weakness.

"You are a formidable foe, but I must defeat you." Capricorn said, as Loke finished recovering and attacked at full speed.

"Regulus Gatling Impact!" Loke yelled as beams of light exploded from his fist, the demon smiled as Loke's fist connected with its hand, stopping the attack the second it connected.

Loke watched wide eyed as the demon knocked him to the side, a bright purple light started to wrap itself around Loke once he hit the ground. Loke stared in shock as his body was hoisted from the ground from some mysterious force, and was slammed repeatedly on the ground.

Lucy could hear the sounds of his heavy body hitting the ground, and she flinched every time Loke screamed in pain.

The demon levitated Loke's body in mid air, by holding its hand upwards. The demon watched as Loke flinched from the bruises and wounds that were fresh on his body, then the demon released him from its grasp as his body fell with a dull thump on the ground.

"Lucy," Loke whimpered holding his stomach with his hand and reaching out to her.

Capricorn leapt behind the demon and punched with all his might, the force of his power made a gaping hole in the giant shadow, as the demon's face twisted in pain. The demon looked down at the giant hole in its stomach, before disappearing in the shadows once again.

Lucy wanted to hug Capricorn, after all this fighting he managed to land a hit on the demon. Lucy knew the battle wasn't over, but she was happy to know it wasn't impossible to hit the demon.

The demon appeared once again, but this time it was facing a wall. It placed its hand on the smooth surface, before lowering its head so it was looking at the ground.

"Are you taking a break?" Capricorn asked, as he crossed his arms awaiting his master's orders.

The demon did not answer, as it turned to face Lucy and her spirits. The demon smiled, as a bright blue light swallowed it, and illuminated the room. Lucy saw Capricorn stand in front of her protectively, just in case the demon was trying to attack once again.

Once the light subsided, the demon was looking as good as new, the hole in its stomach was completely gone. Lucy wanted to cry, it had healed itself with ease, and now it could keep fighting while her spirits were battered and tired.

"You've got to be kidding me!" Lucy screamed, wanting to pull out her blond hair with anger.

"Do not worry Lady Lucy, I shall protect you." Capricorn said, he stood his ground very firmly against his opponent that had healed itself.

The demon seemed to have an angry aura surrounding it, as it charged at Capricorn without hesitation. Its fist lit up with black fire, and its mouth opened wide showing its fangs. Capricorn couldn't move, he was glued to the spot, he opened his mouth to warn Lucy, but the demon's fist connected with his face before he could do so.

Capricorn flew to the cave wall, his grunt made Lucy cringe. The demon locked on its target, time seemed to move slowly as the demon took in a deep breath.

"Capricorn get out of the way!" She shouted frantically, but the battered goat was still reeling from the punch the demon gave him.

Loke stretched out his hand, desperate to save his beaten friend, but he had to watch in horror as the demon opened its mouth and a black beam of pure death erupted from it.

The beam tore through the cave wall as if it were paper, chunks of rock flew everywhere as the ground shook violently. Lucy could feel her cheeks tingling from the power of the blast, as the beam of darkness took over the whole room.

Loke gathered enough energy to grab Lucy and shield her from the falling rocks, they couldn't see anything but the blast.

Once the blast stopped, and the ground was still, nothing was left of Capricorn. The wall he was held against was now just a giant tunnel, the blast had cut through the rock and made a pathway through the darkness. Bits of smoking rock lined the cave, as tiny blue lights decorated the inside of the tunnel from the aftereffects of the blast.

Lucy started to panic, had Capricorn perished in the blast? Suddenly Lucy's key started to glow telling her that the goat had returned back to the spirit world to rest, and he avoided most of the blast just in time.

Lucy let out a breath of air, she was very glad that Capricorn had evaded the blast and was okay, but she was sad that another one of her spirits had been hurt during this fight.

Lucy was losing magic power, and she could feel the power of her celestial spirits withering because of her weakness.

Loke screamed at the top of his lungs as he lunged at the demon with that last of his strength, the demon shook its head slightly before slamming its fist on its flat palm.

A giant dragon made of ice formed in thin air, its head reeling back to look at its opponent, the dragon then opened its mouth and snatched Loke in its jaws.

"Loke!" Lucy cried, watching as her friend struggled in the dragon's grip. The dragon started to crush Loke in its jaws, his screams of pain only seemed to pleasure the dragon further.

"Ice magic is supposed to be beautiful, but in your hands it's just hideous!" Loke spat, as he slammed his fist into the dragon's jaw. The dragon gave way and collapsed under the force of Loke's blow, and it shattered into tiny sharp pieces that rained down from above.

The glittering pieces of ice seemed to almost shine in the darkness as it fell, Lucy was glad Loke could get out of that mess, she never doubted him for a second.

Loke landed gracefully on his right knee, as he stared at the demon who seemed surprised that he had taken down the dragon. Loke pushed up his glasses with his finger as he stood up, awaiting the demon's next move.

"You still aren't using your full strength are you?" Loke asked the demon, it smiled evilly, as it prepared for Loke's next attack.

Suddenly the demon attacked, its fist ablaze with black fire. Loke dodged the first attack, but the demon sucker punched him right in the gut, sending him flying towards Lucy.

Loke hit Lucy and they both tumbled backwards with a cry of pain, Loke apologized before jumping back up to face the demon once more, who seemed to be growing bored of the fight.

Lucy picked herself up, she was panting heavily, the strain she felt from keeping Loke's gate open for so long had taken its toll on her. Lucy struggled to keep her balance as she kept her grip on the whip she had pulled out at the beginning of the fight.

"Loke, I'm going to fight with you, it's now or never!" She yelled, cracking her whip to her side and getting in a fighting stance.

Loke smiled at his owner, he was always glad she was willing to fight beside him, but he did not want her to fight anymore than she had to.

Loke's suit was torn and covered in dust, his hair was in a mess and his glasses were cracked, but he didn't care, he just wanted to defeat the demon at any cost.

Lucy caught the demon off guard by wrapping her whip around its arm, and the demon's face fell into a frown, as Lucy yanked on her whip causing the demon to follow where the whip lead. Loke waited for his chance, and when the demon was off balance he struck, sending the demon flying towards the cave wall.

"Nice hit Loke!" Lucy said, as she gave him a brief smile. Loki returned the smile and gave her a thumbs up.

"Anything for you," he said smugly, as his glasses flashed and his smile grew wider.

Suddenly a loud boom ripped through the room, and Loki was swallowed by a golden blast. Lucy felt tears streaming down her cheeks, as Loke's limp body fell down all battered and bruised.

The golden light subsided, and Loke's body landed with a dull thump on the ground. Lucy ran over to the injured spirit, the demon had caught him off guard, and the blast was more powerful when Loke couldn't block it.

Lucy lifted Loke's head on her lap, as she inspected his wounds quickly. Loke's eyes were closed, and his breathing was shallow, Lucy was afraid for his safety, so she quickly closed his gate and sent the last remains of her power with him.

Lucy sat on the ground, now alone with no spirits to aid her. Her magic energy was completely gone, and her strongest spirits were now recovering in the spirit world. Tears streamed down Lucy's face, as she picked herself up and turned to face the demon.

"I will not lose to you!" She said, holding her head high so that her tears would not fall to the floor.

She cracked her whip and eyed her opponent, she was ready to fight this demon until her last breath, she needed to complete this mission, and she refused to be saved.

The demon lit up the room with a single light, its black fire danced around its fist happily as it prepared to burn the life out of anyone who dared to touch it. The demon seemed to not be tired at all, but Lucy was almost too tired to stand.

Shadows moved around behind the demon, reacting from the fire that the demon held in its fist. The demon seemed unfazed by Lucy's whip, but she was determined to show the demon that her whip was not to be underestimated.

Lucy attacked with her whip in hand, swinging the whip over her head; she grabbed the demon by the arm with it. She got ready to throw the demon to the side, when it grabbed a hold of the whip with its other hand and pulled Lucy towards it.

Lucy screamed as her body moved by itself, she watched in horror as she edged closer and closer towards the evil demon, who seemed to be smiling as her body inched closer to it.

Once her nose was inches away from the demon's face, she stared at the blood-red color in the demon's eyes. Lucy felt her heart beating frantically as she felt the heat from the demon's body burning her flesh.

Lucy wanted to complete this mission on her own, but the demon was too strong, she leaned her head back and screamed the only name she could think of.

"NATSU!" She screamed, knowing very well that he wasn't around, but she prayed that he was around somewhere.

The demon cocked its head to the side, before throwing Lucy into the cave wall. Rocks tore at her skin, as tears pricked the corners of her eyes. She was in so much pain, but she knew she had to keep fighting if she wanted to survive.

The demon walked over to her, and leveled its face to hers. Its tail slithered up her hip, as if it were starting to taunt her.

"Do what you want with me, but when Fairytail finds out what happened, you won't live to see another day." She spat, watching as her eyelids grew heavy from exhaustion.

The demon seemed to not care about her threat as it opened its mouth, a white fog started to leak out of Lucy's body and started to go into the demon's mouth. Lucy felt her muscles weaken, and her body wouldn't respond to her commands, she struggled helplessly as the demon sucked out her energy and what seemed to be the rest of her life.

Lucy screamed as pain shot through her entire body, she felt as if her very soul was being ripped out from her body.

"You may have won this battle, but you will lose the war, you fifthly, rotten, excuse for a demon!" Lucy whispered, but before she could black out the pain seemed to disappear, and her body felt like it was back to normal.

"What?" She whispered, as the demon stepped back and eyed her from afar.

"That wasn't a very nice comment!" The demon huffed.