Hey guys! I'm so terribly sorry for not updating any sooner. I just couldn't find any inspiration to continue untill today. however I just really want to thank everyone so far for their reviews I had so far. They're all really encouraging and I appreciate them so much. so anyway, here's the next chapter, after all that time. I hope you like it :D
Chapter 4: Mages vs Demon
Lucy P.O.V.
"Yuki, come on. Don't do this. Just let them go back to Magnolia." Sting tries to reason with his guild member but she just shakes her head.
"I'm sorry, Sting. But I'm not going to Magnolia without Aquarius."
Yukino swings Aquarius' key through the air. "Forced Gate Closure!" However, the mermaid spirit doesn't disappear. I start smirking while I think about which spirits to summon. Quickly an idea pops into my head.
"Open the Gate of the Twins! Open, Gate of the Lion! Gemini! Loke!"
"Open Gate of the Snake Charmer! Ophiuchus!"
"Gemi and Mini, turn into me. Loke, hold off any attacks." My spirits nod in unison before doing as they're told.
Yukino commands Ophiuchus to attack us, but Loke holds them off, easily.
"Gemi and Mini, It's time to cast the ultimate magic of the stars, Urano Metria." Gemini Lucy smirks at me and nods quickly. We turn completely towards one another and clasp our hands together. I close my eyes while we start chanting the spell in unison.
Survey the Heavens, Open the Heavens...
All the stars, far and wide...
Show me thy appearance...
With such shine.
Oh Tetrabiblos...
I am the ruler of the stars...
Aspect become complete...
Open thy malevolent gate.
Oh 88 Stars of the heaven...
Shine!
Urano Metria!
The sky has turned into the galaxy itself while all of the constellations show themselves in the form of brightly colored spheres. The constellations surround both of us and I can feel their strength touching my skin, before they all fly towards Yukino, attacking her in the process. Her screams pierce the air and sends shivers down my spine. I can see Aquarius fading into a gentle blue glow with a smile on her face.
'I hate this!'
A bright light surrounds Yukino as she falls to the ground. But quickly the bright light is changing into a dark shadow-like aura, before something starts emerging from her body. It looks exactly like one of the demons we had just defeated.
"Which one of you disgusting humans has had the guts to remove me from this body?" The demon growls at all of us. As its eyes focus on me specifically, the growling of Erik and Gajeel echo throughout the clearing.
"Ah, another Celestial mage. The most delicious magic to consume, is of course the magic of the stars." The demons eyes start glowing a bright red as it takes a step towards us. Even with the distance between us, I can feel its power radiating across the clearing. It's far stronger than Jackal ever was. How are we supposed to defeat that monster?
"That's right, human. You should fear me. The Tartaros demons were nothing compared to me, you simply cannot defeat me."
"What will we do? Or rather, what can we do?" Wendy raises her head from Gajeel's shoulder to look at us.
Suddenly a thought pops into my head. "There is one spell, but it will leave some of us drained."
"What are you talking about, Blondie?"
"Gottfried. It is considered to be a super magic. I have performed the spell with Yukino and princess Hisui during the Eclipsed Spirit fiasco. We can do it."
The demon takes another step towards us with a loud roar. The dragon slayers look at each other before nodding determinedly.
"We have to kneel and hold hands to connect everyone's magic." I sit down on my knees while holding my hands out to the slayers beside me, Gajeel on my right and Wendy on my left. We form a large circle on the ground and everyone starts releasing a part of their magic. Soon, a light green sphere surrounds us while I start the incantation.
I ask that the heavens make the stars descend to earth.
Illuminate... by all means... this land... this world... this land!
By your hand, let everything be illuminated.
Twinkling, shooting, falling...
Let the stars descend before us!
Gottfried!
A large green beam of magic shoots up from our circle, before adjusting its aim and going straight for the demon. The demon roars as the beam hits, but we still keep attacking. We can't afford to stop now! A pained groan on my left reaches my ears, mere moments before the pain of the spell hits me full on. A gentle squeeze in my right hand is all that pulls me through the spell, while the demon starts disappearing. Its roaring fades into the night sky, just like our spell.
Immediately Wendy passes out from magic depletion. I feel bad for pushing her so far.
"It's not your fault, Bright Eyes. We had to do this, we all know it. The demon was too strong for any regular attack."
I send Erik a small smile before closing my eyes, surrendering to unconsciousness.
General P.O.V.
Master Makarov arrived at the clearing, where his children we all laying down. Everyone was sound asleep. A proud smile spread across his face. All of them were laying in some kind of circle, some of them were even holding hands. But what catches his attention is the figure laying a bit further from the circle. As he approaches her he quickly recognizes her as Yukino, the Sabertooth Celestial Mage, with a golden Zodiac Key besides her. 'But it's Aquarius, Lucy's spirit.'
"Ah Master Makarov. It seems these kids managed to defeat the demons."
"They did indeed."
"I wonder how though. No regular attack could destroy the demons before."
Master just shrugs. "They are not regular mages. These are Celestial Mages and Dragon Slayers."
A soft groan from the circle of mages draws Master's attention away from the council member. It seems Lucy is the first to wake up. She smiles gently when she looks down at both her hands Her right hand still connected to Gajeel, while Wendy hugged her left hand. When she lifts her head, her smile widens at the sight of their guild master. She gently untangles her hands, earning a soft growl from the Iron Dragon Slayer. She gets up to greet her master, but her smile falls slightly at the sight of Yukino and Aquarius' key. What was she going to do? She couldn't just take the Water Bearer's key. Not without Yukino's permission.
"Tell me, my dear child. What has happened here tonight."
"The demons were wrecking this part of the town, people have already fled these parts. There were so many of them, so we all combined our attacks. Gajeel, Wendy, Laxus and Erik used their roars, while Loke used his Lion's Brilliance and Scorpio used his Sand Buster. They were out cold. So when the Sabertooth mages joined us after the attack, Yukino and I got into a fight about Aquarius and I attacked her with the ultimate magic of the stars, Urano Metria. I didn't want to, but turns out I didn't have a choice. Yukino was taken over by a Demon, even stronger than the Tartaros Demons."
"How did you manage to defeat it?" Master looks at the still unconscious mages with worry clear in his eyes.
"A super magic, named Gottfried. The same one that Yukino, princess Hisui and I used to destroy the Celestial Globe. It left us all drained though. Especially Wendy." Guilt returns the young girl, when she looks at her little blue haired sister.
Master nods slowly before looking down at the other Celestial mage.
"She'll wake up soon." Erik's voice causes both Lucy and Master Makarov to jump up. Neither of them heard his approaching.
And just like Erik said, the silver haired girl started to stir before waking up. "Lucy-Sama? Is that really you?"
Lucy just nods with a soft smile.
"I'm sorry for the things I've said. I had no control of my body at all."
"I know, Yukino. Your body was taken over by a demon. We defeated him for you."
Fresh tears start pooling in the girl's eyes as she tackles Lucy to the ground, hugging her tightly. Lucy strokes her back gently in a comforting manner while looking at Erik with a bright smile, causing the man to smile as well.
"She's all yours, Lucy. We found Aquarius' key and I wanted to return her to you. But then that demon took over my body. She belongs to be by your side."
"Thank you, Yukino." If possible, an even brighter smile spreads across the small blonde's face while tears start streaming down her face. Unknowingly to said girl, her guild mates had woken up and looked down on his with a smile of their own.
"How about we all stay here for a while, to watch the Dragon Festival. You all deserved it." Master Makarov smiles at the young mages with another proud smile. 'They did it. My children have grown so much over the past years.'