Chap 11
Ash
Ash balled her fist, and screamed, moving to the guy quickly. The training had helped. She moved with some grace, her kicks in sync with her hits. Far away from what Natsu or Erza could do, but getting there.
"Celestial Dragon's Talon!" She yelled. She had used the move once before, so she was still new with it. She used her foot to kick, instead of Natsu who hits with his talon. The mage let the one kick through, one he seemed to not realize could happen. Doesn't he know when kids kick they usually aim for the family jewels?
The mage squeaked and dropped to his knees. Instantly, Lussuria slithered over, wrapping around her mage. It seemed like it was the first time he was in any real danger.
Wendy lowered her hands, her support magic still up. She took a step forward, assessing the snake. She turned to Ash.
Ash didn't back up. She stood a foot from the snake, sniffing it?
Ash is a one of a kind.
And she knows it.
Sniffing random stuff isn't that random to her. Now that she knows other dragon slayers do it, it's not as weird to her.
But still, the spirit smelt so weird…
And good…
Ash opened her mouth, and started sucking in the spirit's energy.
Scratch that, it tasted awful!
The spirit didn't even seem to realize she was doing it, but she couldn't stop. It tasted awful, but she suddenly felt so hungry… A hunger she knew normal food wouldn't satisfy.
"Sh-She's eating my spirit!" The mage yelled angrily, and Lussuria swung around. She changed back to her other human form, and jumped at Ash, but she seemed slower, sluggish. Ash guessed it was because she was eating her energy. She didn't get close before Natsu was in front of her. The mage was thrown back by a sky dragon roar.
"A celestial dragon eats a spirit's energy?" Lucy murmured to Yukino, who had her head bent in thought.
"It didn't seem to hurt the spirit. It's more like she was eating the gate that kept Lussuria here. A gate is the star, so maybe she can eat stars, and celestial spirits are just a branch of it?"
Lucy was silent, before looking up at the weak spirit. "Let's finish this later. Aquarius?"
Aquarius muttered something not even a dragon slayer's ear could hear, and turned to Lussuria. Her anger seemed to rekindle. "This is what you get, you slimy dirt bag- "Ash didn't know what the next words she said meant. "You'll know better to STAY AWAY NEXT TIME!" She roared, bring her entire pitcher down on the spirit, who collapsed and disappeared in a ray of black and red.
"Lussuria." The mage squeaked, still damaged from a kick to the family jewels. Natsu, angry that he didn't get a good fight, ran to him, adding in more punches and kicks then necessary.
"But." He gasped on the ground. "I had all the keys in my grasp before. I felt the power running through me. It showed me Lussuria's key- how did it fail me…?"
Natsu grabbed his collar. "What are you talking about?"
"If someone has all 12 gold keys, they are granted an infernal key to watch over, to keep under control." He coughed, "It seems, if it's ever opened, the mage dies… Well, I've been alive for a while. Too bad I didn't get that power for any longer. You're lucky really, if I didn't die now, I would be back. While asleep, it seemed that everyone looted my crystal and silver keys off of me. Eh, I didn't care for them. Go big or broke, huh?"
He was gone.
"Hey! You don't get to die on me!" Natsu yelled as Lucy shielded Ash from the sight. Carla and Yukino did the same for Wendy.
"Natsu, can you get him away from here?" Lucy said softly. Natsu turned at the tone of her voice, but didn't say anything about it. "I gues- sure Luce."
As Natsu carried the body away, the black key fell from his hand.
It disappeared before it touched the ground.
Ash looked at Lucy. "The stars are laughing."
Aquarius smiled at her, a somewhat sinister smile. "Yes, they are. Lucy, close my gate. I have a spirit to find. Paybacks coming you bitc- "Lucy closed her gate.
Fun, right?
Ill update another one today since this was short...
Question-
If Ash had an exceed, what color would it be?