Hi guys! I'm back with another chappy. I hope that this one will be full of... I actually don't know. But, I'll just let the story go on its own.
The guild members stared frozen once again at Lucy. The huge cut over her guild mark was scary as it is. But, it just hurt them to see that Lucy just went to cut her guild mark and it was even more surprising was that her companions didn't know about it either.
Lucy smirked as she had just struck nerve at her former guild mates. She just enjoyed the look that mostly Team Natsu made at the sight of her guild mark and Lucy had to fight the urge to laugh at their priceless faces.
"Lucy..." Neku spoke up.
Lucy turned around, still showing her right hand to the guild.
"When did you do that to your hand?"
"We never saw those bandages before. Not even during your training." Allan added.
"Well..." Lucy said. "Fine. I did this on the day we ambushed them at the forest."
"When?" Yui asked in a scary voice.
"Before you all woke up."
"With what?" Kira asked now crossing her arms.
"With Allan's new daggers?" Lucy replied in a question.
Haru just sighed and Allan held onto his daggers protectively.
Just then, Wendy stood up and took out the letter Lucy left on her desk the day she left. The little Sky Dragon Slayer silently gave it to Lucy and the bluenette looked at the blonde with pleading eyes.
"Your landlady gave this to us when you had 'died'. We wondered who it was from and whom it came from." Wendy said.
Lucy read the letter and realized that everybody in the guild must've read the letter and wondered about her power. Even though, Lucy had just technically demonstrated it to beat up Natsu and Gajeel. But, even so, being the dense idiots her guild was they probably over-looked the whole thing entirely.
Lucy sighed, knowing that the curiosity had also brought whoever was curious - obviously Team Natsu - to her apartment. She closed her eyes for a moment as Allan, Neku, Haru, Kira and Yui could tell what was going on. Once Lucy gathered her thoughts, she sighed again and stared daggers toward the guild members.
That's when, Lucy raised her arm and shot out bolts of light and dark magic. Which shocked the mages. It didn't destroy the building or the ceiling, which made Makarov sigh in relief.
"Nee? Did you know that I already know all about your curiosity?" Lucy asked surprising the guild and made them come out of their trance and made some gasp.
"But how?" Carla asked.
"It's my ghost, shouldn't I know what it had seen?"
"Eh!?" The guild asked.
"You heard me. Thanks to my so-called 'ghost' I was able to see how much you suffered and shivered under it's presence. More so as I saw how Team Natsu barged into my apartment for once in who knows how many months and looked through my letters that I told you to never read." Lucy said as Team Natsu down casted their eyes.
"So then, you know about our connections?" Erza asked hesitantly.
Lucy nodded and Gray spoke up.
"Then, what are you hiding from us? We already figured out that your 5 companions are those 5 people from 3 years ago, but what about the stuff you had to finish?"
Before Lucy could respond, her eyes widened for a second and she blocked a dark blast - that came from behind her - with her scythe. Making smoke go around the person who attacked. Lucy, Allan, Heku, Haru, Kira and Yui on the other hand, knew exactly who it was that attacked and rant to the front of the guild in defensive positions.
"Well, look who decided to follow us?" Lucy said smirking slightly. "I thought our little meeting was done?"
Team Natsu, Gajeel, Juvia and Mira ran behind Lucy and the others, still waiting for the smoke to disperse. Though, they could make out a silhouette of a man walking toward them and awaited for him to attack again.
"Well, I realized that, it wasn't enough to just see if your hate tainted your magic. I've decided to test it and see if you can beat me." The man replied.
"So, you decided the only way to satisfy you is a full on out battle?" Lucy asked.
"That... and the fact the boy has someone to visit him from almost 4 years ago." The man replied.
Allan's eyes widened along with Neku, Haru, Kira and Yui. The smoke cleared and the Fairy Tail mages stood shocked at the man before them.
Zeref was smirking as his eyes turned red and behind him was a woman with a devious smirk, staring at Allan and the other 4 with an intention to kill at any second. Allan froze and the other 4 knew exactly why. Lucy noticed this and she stared at her friends in the corner of her eye.
"Guys?" Lucy asked slowly and steady. "Who is she?"
"She... she nearly killed us once..." Allan said as Lucy saw his body shake.
"What?"
"This woman, this was Allan's task. Her name is Destra. She wanted to kill all of us. But, we were able to run." Kira said as she took her staff and made it transform into a magical bow and arrow.
That's when Lucy remembered what Allan said when she asked him about his task 3 years ago.
(Flashback)
"I had to unlock the shackles that kept my magic intact. Then, I did what I had to. Let's leave it at that." Allan said.
(End of Flashback)
"That's why you didn't tell me all those years ago." Lucy said.
"Yeah. I never completed my mission in the end. I'm such a failure." Allan said.
Lucy gnashed her teeth, worrying about how strong that, that woman could be. She also had Zeref to worry about and in addition to everyone in Fairy Tail demanding questions about what happened. She was tired of all the things going around her. First being betrayed by her guild and now the secrets from 3 years ago have finally come to the surface. Lucy had, had enough of all the things around her and that made her magic start to overflow.
The aura around her started to swirl and she tightened her grip on her scythe. The fairies tried to remain standing and watch as Lucy's aura became stronger.
"That's it." Lucy said in a low voice that sounded menacing. "I am done with all the secrets, questions, answers, fighting. I've had enough with it all. You are both going down, whether it be by my hand or Allan's, but when this is over... I expect you all to leave us alone! Do you hear me!?"
Lucy charged at both Zeref and Destra, both dodging the blonde's attacks as Lucy got up again and attempted to hit them with her scythe. She made the blade of her scythe face Destra and started shooting blasts of her dark and light magic at the fast woman. Lucy though, didn't notice that Zeref came behind her and kicked Lucy hard as she hit a wall.
"I thought you said that he wouldn't hurt me!" Lucy shouted at Kira and Yui.
"He wasn't supposed to!" The 2 girls replied, shaking their head out of their trance.
Kira then aimed her bow at Destra and shot multiple arrows as the woman just dodged them and the arrows landed on the pavement or on top of buildings.
Yui then drew her sword it glowed a soft green as Yui started to slash at streams of wind from her sword toward Destra. Making the woman hit a building and nodded toward Kira. Kira then shot another couple of arrows but Destra recovered quickly as she dodged them yet again. Sprinting with a smirk on her face.
Neku, Allan and Haru then nodded at each other. "You guys help Lucy. I'm gonna beat that woman once and for all." Allan said.
"Right." Neku and Haru replied.
As Allan ran off to Destra, Kira and Yui, Haru and Neku helped Lucy up and took their stance towards Zeref. Zeref on the other hand smirked as he shot dark blasts of magic again. Haru took his sword and swiped it horizontally, making ice that blocked the blasts. Neku then made him a Lucy appear behind the dark mage and was about to strike until Zeref pushed them back with another strong blast of magic. Lucy charged at him again, having to recover and the 2 of them clashed.
The fairies watched in amazement at how Lucy and the others were standing their ground, not giving in to their injuries to beat the 2 enemies before them. They didn't know what else to do besides stand in their place. Not wanting to go in-between all the chaos due to the intense battle. What shocked the mages further is that Natsu, Gajeel, Gray or Erza had joined the fight. Seeing as they always joined the fight when it was intense.
But when they saw the 3 mages' conditions, they were shocked.
Natsu, Gajeel and Erza had just stood wide eyed and frozen. Unable to move and resembled living statues. The fairies assumed that they were shocked at Lucy's power or, was not most likely, but a afraid to interfere with the battle between them.
"You go Lucy." Wendy thought as she hand her rolled into fists and her eyes narrowed in determination.
"You can beat them. I know it." Carla thought as well, having the same expression as Wendy.
"You can do this Lucy. Prove those who doubted you wrong." Lisanna thought as she looked at Natsu, Erza, Gray and Happy in the corner of her blue eyes.
"You go beat him Lucy!" Mira's voice yelled.
"You show him how it's done!" Levy said.
"Show us how strong you've gotten!" Cana shouted.
"Be a Man!"Elfmen cheered.
Lisanna then scanned the rest of her guild members. They stared at their old blonde nakama fight with all she's got against the dark mage. They were impressed at by how strong Lucy had gotten since - almost - the month she'd been gone. Lucy took the attacks from Zeref head on and the guild felt stupid since all they could do was stand and watch the fight continue. That's when, they heard a loud crack.
"AAAAHHHH!" Lucy's scream broke the many trances of the guild.
"Lucy!" Neku and Haru shouted as Zeref made a wall of dark magic so that none could get to him and Lucy.
"Oh no!" Lisanna, Wendy and Carla shouted too.
"No! Lucy!" Allan, Kira and Yui shouted as Destra made a blast of dark magic make the 3 hit a wall as the woman got the upper hand then and there.
Lucy had dropped her scythe on the other side of the wall and she stumbled, trying to get to her feet. "I will... beat you." She said in-between breaths.
Zeref didn't reply as he started to shoot blasts at Lucy, hitting her continuously without stopping. Lucy shouted in pain as Zeref and Destra started to laugh at their own amusement. The Fairy Tail mages could only watch as their old nakama continued to get beaten. Her yells ringing her ears. Neku and Haru tried to smash the wall, but it was no use. It surrounded the 2 mages like a dome.
Zeref then stopped, having to see that Lucy wouldn't get up in awhile.
"In the end, even with your new power. You're still weak and you'll always be weak forever."
Lucy twitched at the dark mage's comment and didn't even bother to stand up. She had acted rashly and it resulted into this. Zeref was right and so was Team Natsu in the end.
Lucy tried pushing herself up, her breathing ragged. But she ignored the pain. "You're right, Zeref. I am weak. I've been weak... my whole life." Lucy panted. "I am weak, even with this power, I still have to be rescued... I'm nothing more than a fool."
Lucy soon got to her feet, Zeref waiting until she was done speaking. She lost her balance a few times, but still remained standing. "I thought that maybe... I could prove them wrong... but it turns out, that it was hopeless. But if you decided to kill me... and you are satisfied in the end... then... I died... completing my mission! I may be weak, but I was able to stay strong in my heart! I died... with my guild... my nakama... watching me be strong! I realize... they'll always be there for me!"
Lucy held her head high and then everybody saw the tears coming down her face like a rapid waterfall. She had a determined look in her brown eyes and everyone in Fairy Tail felt their hearts melt. Lucy had called them her nakama and she meant it. For a moment, they thought she was talking about Allan, Neku, Haru, Kira and Yui, but then she did the Fairy Tail sign with her right hand which made it all clear.
"Oh? They're your nakama? But I thought they'd betrayed you?" Zeref asked as a dark sphere appeared in his hands and he got ready to shoot it at Lucy. Thus, finishing her off.
But before Zeref could even cast his spell, Lucy stood up straighter with a glare filled with fire as she held her left arm in pain.
"Yeah, they did. They nearly killed me doing it. They crushed my heart in a million pieces. It hurt just knowing that all those times we were together... was all just a lie. But, just seeing them, hearing them cheer for me even though they said I was weak, means too much. They were there for me once, even if it was a short while! But now, they regret what they had done!" Lucy shouted. "I can see it in their eyes! They want me back! They want me home! I tried to suppress it, hide it, banish it from my heart! But, I know that in the end, Fairy Tail... will always come running back! Just to get their family home!"
"That girl is stupid. Thinking about that nonsense." Destra commented, getting distracted from her own battle.
Once Allan, Kira and Yui noticed this, they nodded toward each other and attacked Destra at the same time with every ounce of power they could build up. Making the woman yell or screech as she flew towards the wall and passed out. Having be that Allan decided to add a little more power than he was supposed to and made some bones break a little bit.
Then, the 3 regrouped with Haru and Neku. Trying to break the wall down with their powers. "Lucy!" They cried.
Zeref smirk, not having to be the slightest change of mind after Lucy's little speech. He raised his arm over his head as Lucy stared at him head on, not even hesitating or giving a sense of fear in her movement or breathing. Zeref looked from Lucy, to the 5 at the wall, to the Fairy Tail mages. Then, thought of something coming to mind. Mentally changing his spell.
Then... he casted his spell.
Well, there you go. Sorry this chapter took awhile to get out there. I hope you all like it. I know it's not as good as the other chapters, but keep in mind that I had writers block. So, it took awhile to make up some sort of feels to it y'know? So, I feel like in a chapter or 2 this story is complete. Sad right? But, worry not. I'm going to write a new story and it's gonna involve the same concept where Lucy dies but a whole different plot line. How's that sound? Look forward to it and I'll hopefully update soon. Byee~