Lucy's POV

When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was a clear, shining wall of ice in front of me. Beyond it, were the mages from Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasus, and of course, Fairy Tail, fighting the men from Hell's Fire.

I struggled to my feet. Behind me, several other girls from other, unrecognizable guilds sat, still bound in their chains. Among them sat Kagura and Milliana from Mermaid Heel, Yukino from Sabertooth, and Jennny from Blue Pegasus.

I immediately ran over. Yukino saw me and her face lit up, happy to see me unharmed- well, mostly. I crouched next to her.

"Yukino, are you alright?" I gasped. She nodded, her face pale. "Lucy-san," she gasped weakly. All around me, the other girls sagged, their faces haggard.

"Our magic…" Kagura gasped, gritting her teeth. "That man…." She gestured with her head and I turned, finding the man she was looking at.

The zombie vampire?

"He's draining our magic to fuel on the Greater Demon," Jenny said weakly. I looked beyond the ice wall, eyeing a tall, red skinned man with flaming eyes and black hair, fighting….was that Natsu?

It was, and he seemed to be fighting he demon with all his strength. His body was wreathed in flames, and he crackled with lightnng.

"Lightning Flame Dragon mode." I whispered.

Suddenly, someone came running up to me, a short blonde boy with black eyes. Eve, from Blue Pegasus.

He stopped short when he came up, holding a small pouch with 2 golden keys and a sheathed sword sword.

Lucy-san, Kagura-san, Yukino-san," he gasped. He winced slightly, but grinned, proud of himself. "I found these in a storage room."

Yukino struggled to a sitting position. "Lucy-san, I can't use my keys. I'm giving you permission to use them yourself, while I am impaired."

I gaped at her. "I can't use them either! My magic is also being suppressed here."

Eve placed his hand in mine. "Take my magic," he said, and power flooded through me.

Before I could protest, Eve collapsed, his magic completely drained into my body. I felt my power restored, and gaped at him. "Eve, how could you?" I gasped, shocked at his sacrifice. He'd be much better at fighting then I would.

He smiled sheepishly up at me, weakly nodding is head. "Go, help Natsu-san. You are the only one who can help him."

I gaped, turning to Yukino and the others. She nodded her head. "Go," she said. "I leave my spirits in your care."

I looked once more at Eve, who was now unconscious from the lack of magic power, then stepped out from behind the ice barrier.

I could see Juvia to the side, fighting 2 huge, burly men, by she was holding her own. "Water nebula!" She yelled, and two cyclones of water erupted out of thin air, rushing towards her opponents and sending them flying.

Beyond her, fought Ren and Wendy, using their air magic as a combined magic, propelling their enemies away. It was an odd match, but it worked.

I made my way over to Natsu, who was hunched over, the fight beginning to take its toll on him. I noticed a long gash on his chest extending diagonally across his muscular torso. My heart skipped a beat.

He must be exhausted, I thought. Then I narrowed my eyes. All the more reason to help him. Yukino and the others are relying on me to help.

I pulled out Yukino's two golden keys, their brilliance glinting in the dim firelight.

I'm coming, Natsu.

Jellal's POV

I struggled to sit up, wincing at the pain in my abdomen. It wasn't a very big cut, but it was deep. Not to mention, my whole body screamed in pain after I was hit with that invisible power.

When I was finally upright, I looked over at the altar. Erza was no longer laying limply on its dull surface, but hobbling over to where Styx fought with Sting and Rogue. She looked exhausted, but she summoned Benizakura and walked onward, a murderous look beginning to flare up in her brown eyes.

Someone must have given her some magical power, I thought, beginning to make my way over to her. Suddenly, a man stepped across my path. The bald one with the weird white eyes. He looked me up and down.

"Heavenly body wizard, huh?" He murmured, snapping his teeth. "Haven't seen one of you in a long time. It'll be a pleasure killing you."

He charged at me, a black orb appearing in his hands. I dodged to the side quickly, hissing as my wound opened up even further. He charged at me again and I jumped, only to collapse as my wound throbbed.

His black magic hit me, sending me flying. I yelled in pain, my eyesight going black for a moment.

I pushed myself off the ground, blood dripping down my chin. I spat, then charged at him.

"Meteor!" I yelled. I became encased in a golden light and zoomed around my enemy. His eyes flickered, trying to pin my movements. I grinned. Nothing could match the speed of Meteor. Even Racer, of Oracion Seis, could barely keep up with me.

I hovered for a moment over the bald man. I raised both hands on top of eachother. "Grand Chariot!" I boomed, and seven magic seals erupted out underneath me, creating the shape of the Big Dipper. Each magic circle then released a powerful light, blasting down on my opponent. His screams of agony rang out, and when the dust cleared, he lay there, surrounded by a few other Hell's Fire men who got caught up in my attack. He struggled to breathe, a gaping hole in his chest.

I landed lightly down next to him. He glared up at me. "You…ha..haven't….won," he choked out.

I looked down at him coldly, and pointed my hand at him, palm out. "On the contrary," I rasped, meeting his glaring white eyes. "I believe I have," I concentrated, summoning the last reserves of my magic. "Heavenly Beams!" I yelled, and several beams of golden light streaked out, flashing towards him. He gave one last scream of outrage before they pierced through him, one through his right leg, another two through his ruined chest, and the last one stabbing right through his skull. He collapsed back against the smashed concrete floor, black blood pooling out from his maimed body.

I huffed and gasped, falling forward to land on my knees. That final attack had almost completely drained my magic power. I just had barely enough to walk.

But I had to get up, to keep going. I had to get to Erza, to protect her.

I wearily pushed myself up to my feet, stumbling forward through the carnage.

Lucy's POV

I stumbled towards Natsu, wielding Yukino's keys. I hoped I could use them, since they were under a contract with Yukino and not me, but maybe with her granting permission, the laws of the Celestial beings could be altered.

Natsu was thrown back once more, landing a few feet away from me. Before him stood Tartaros, laughing maniacally. He wasn't even wounded.

"Natsu!" I yelped, hurrying forward. His head turned, and his eyes opened wide. "Luce!" He exclaimed, and I bent down next to him.

He struggled to a sitting position, and from this close, I could see the other terrible wounds inflicted upon him, more minor gashes. They seemed unimportant next to the huge one slashing across his chest, but added up, he was losing a decent amount of blood.

He pressed a small pouch into my hand. I blinked. It was my pouch of keys, all of them there except for Aquarius, who was gone, sacrificing herself so I could summon the Spirit King.

He grinned at me. "Welcome to the show," he coughed out, getting to his feet, blood dripping down his torn body. My heart lurched at the sight.

I stood next to him, holding the remaining 11 zodiac keys, facing Tartaros.

"Natsu-" I began, but he ignored me. He glared up at the Greater Demon, the scales on his face glinting in the light.

Natsu's in dragonforce and he still can't hurt him? I thought. I began to despair. We have no chance!

Then suddenly, a miracle happened.

Natsu exploded in a black and red light, waves of heat pouring off his body. Red and black flames burst forward, flickering with power. Natsu's vest was flapping in the winds he created.

He snickered, grinning in the only way Natsu can, his eyes dancing with glee.

"Say hello to my new power. A little bit of fire dragon, a bit of lightning, and fire god. This is the power of the Lightning Flame Dragon God," he roared.

He pointed an raised fist at Tartaros. "Dragon God's Roar!" He snarled, and from his mouth came an explosion of black and red flames, surrounded by bright yellow streaks of lightning. It hit Tartaros with a smash, and he snarled in pain.

I gaped at Natsu. He was grinning, estatic with his newfound power.

"Natsu-" I started, but was interrupted by a loud roar. Tartaros rose, black blood dripping down his face. "Human scum," he snarled.

Natsu turned to me. He held out his grimy hand, his burning eyes locked onto mine. "Lucy," he began. "I need you to call upon all your spirits. Perform Urano Metria. Combining our attacks, we might be able to inflict a more powerful damage to him.

I nodded, hesitantly. I've only been able to successfully complete the spell twice. Could I do it again?

I closed my eyes and clutched all the zodiac keys in my hand. Aquarius, I thought, sending out my thoughts to wherever she was now. Lend me your strength.

I called upon the powers of all the zodiac keys, feeling their strength flow into me.

I opened my mouth, and began to chant. "Sound out the heavens, open the heavens. Stars across the universe, show yourselves to me, with all your brillance!"

I vaguely sensed Natsu strengthening his power next to me. The whole time, he didn't let go of my hand.

"Open thy savage gate! 88 stars of the heavens, OPEN!" I screamed, opening my eyes. Suddenly, we were surrounded my multicolored stars, the area around us the color of a nebula.

Natsu next to me smiled.

"URANO METRIA!" I yelled. The stars began to glow with a golden light.

"Hidden art- Crimson Lotus: exploding blade of the Dragon God!" Natsu shouted, sending a blade of black flames crackling with lightning, towards Tartaros. At the exact same time, the stars surrounding us suddenly flashed forwards, flying towards Tartaros. Our combined attack slammed Into the Greater Demon, sending him reeling back.

I collapsed from the loss of magic power. Beside me, Natsu huffed and gasped, but a triumphant light shone in his eyes.

"Beat that, you stupid giant." He hissed.

"How dare you," Tartaros snarled, standing up out of the rising smoke. My skin crawled. His body, except for a few cuts and bruised, was fine. Our attack did nothing but faze him.

"This is getting to be quite troublesome." He snarled, and began to glow with a dark light. "So let me show you my true power."

My heart thudded in my chest, and Tartaros sent a dark wave of black magic towards me. I couldn't move. Natsu lunged for me, a desperate look on his face.

"Lucy!" He yelled diving for me. The black magic flew at me, and I closed my eyes.

A/N: I know, I'm evil, leaving you with a Cliffy like this. Gomenasai!

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