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Galuna Island
Natsu POV
Since I woke up, I've been itching to go on an extremely hard mission, but looking at the mission board, there won't be a fun one.
"Happy... All these missions are too easy."
"Aye! Then, how about an S-Class mission?"
"What's an S-Class mission?"
That was definitely not Happy's voice. It was way to feminine. It was Lucy's voice.
"Ahaha... What? S-Class mission? What are you talking about? No one said that?"
"You, obviously, are lying. You're sweating. If you don't tell me, I'm going to ask Master."
'This is bad! We can't let anyone know!' I covered her mouth and dragged her out of the guild. When we got far enough, I let go and was about to explain, but Luce threw a punch at my cheek.
"Baka! I couldn't breathe!"
"Then why didn't you say so?"
"Because you were covering my mouth!"
"Then why didn't you breathe through your nose?"
"Because you were covering that too!"
"Ahhh... Gomen gomen (sorry sorry)."
"You're not sincere at all -.- anyways, what's this about an S-Class mission?"
"It's a mission that only S-Class. Mages are allowed to go on. It's extremely hard and you get a lot of pay."
"Really? Is it really that hard? Then, I want to go too! Count me in!"
"It's on the second floor. Only S-Class mages are allowed up there, like Erza, Mira, Mystogan, Laxus, and Gildarts. You can't go there unless you have to talk to Master. But, Master's office is on the opposite side of the S-Class board, so if they see you going the wrong direction, you get in trouble. Laxus is always up there too."
"That's not a problem at all! We can just secretly take it when there is not a lot of people."
"Say, Luce. Are you sure you want to go on this mission?"
"How rude! You're calling me weak."
"That's not it! It's just it might make it hard on me because I'll have to protect you."
"Same thing! You're calling me weak because you have to protect me. I didn't ask for your protection. I can take care of myself. I won't be a bother to you."
"Luce, that's not what I mean. I'm saying I want to protect you. That's all."
I scratched the back of my head and looked up to see that her face is really red.
"Luce, are you okay? Your face is red. Do you have a fever?"
I checked if she had a fever by placing my forehead on top of her forehead. She got even more red.
"They liiiiikeee each other," Happy said out of no where. I blushed and moved away from Lucy.
"You two have been flirting this while time, you didn't even notice I was here the whole time. It's okay, I took some pictures for you," Happy claimed as he pulled out a camera out of no where.
"If you're done, let's go get an S-Class mission before the guild gets crowded," Lucy interrupted walking away.
"Aye!" Happy and I yelled in unison.
Lucy POV
Ugh, Happy is always saying that... He even took pictures! That neko! I remember our first picture together...
Flashback
"Natsu, look! A camera! I found it by the river. Someone must've forgotten it," I said as I waved an old camera in the air.
"What's a camera?"
"It's something used to take pictures," I smiled.
"Why are you so happy?"
"Because it's used to capture memories! Because some time in the future, we're going to look back at our pictures and remember this day."
"Are you sure it even works?"
"Let's try! Come here Natsu. Let's take a picture with Happy too. You have to smile, okay?"
"Why? Can I stick my tongue out instead?"
"No! You have to smile because you're happy."
"But I'm not Happy. Happy is still in the egg."
"Baka, I meant emotionally. Like your feeling. You're happy right?"
"Yeah! I have a friend and family."
"Then you have to smile."
"Fine, I got it. I'll smile, but let's take a picture with just you and me, then with Happy, then with Igneel, then with Happy and Igneel."
"Yeah!"
I placed the camera on top of a cut down tree. I made sure the camera will be able to have both of us in the picture, and then set a timer. Then, I ran next to Natsu and smiled towards the camera. He looked at me, placed an arm over me, and smiled his signature toothy grin. I moved closer to Natsu just in time before the camera clicked. I ran to the camera, and a small paper was coming out of the camera. There was nothing on it at first, but suddenly, Natsu and I popped up. My face was a little red and Natsu was just cute.
"Cool! Let's do it again, but with Happy!" Natsu shouted excitedly.
Then, we took pictures with Happy and Igneel.
"Luce, you keep them. I might lose them if I keep them."
"Yeah! I'll treasure them forever!"
Flash back end.
To this day, I still have those pictures. Those pictures were my treasures and I always had them with me wherever I went. I pulled the picture of Natsu and I out from my bag and smiled. It would be nice if Natsu remembered this, but it's fine.
"C'mon, Luce! You're so slow."
"I'm coming!" I put the picture back and ran by his side.
I was enjoying my time with Natsu so much, I didn't realize we were already in front of the guild. Natsu wrapped his head with his scarf and said, "Nin Nin." I couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of this.
"Shhhhh. We have to be quiet and move fast. Luce, make sure no one sees us."
They opened the door and quickly, but quietly made their way to the second floor. I, on the other hand, walked in casually and started a small fight. This way, no one would be able to hear Natsu and Happy. When Natsu and Happy got out of the guild, I snuck out of the fight and met up with them.
"So, what'd you get?"
"I just grabbed one quickly and left."
I took the paper and it said, "HELP! Come to Galuna Island. We'll pay 1,000,000J and a golden zodiac key."
"What? This paper doesn't give us the details! But it definitely is a good pay," Gray said from behind me.
"Pervert?! What are you doing here?" Natsu asked.
"I just happened to be heading to the guild and saw you guys looking suspicious."
"No time to talk, let's go!" I yelled as I dragged both Natsu and Gray behind me.
"Nooooo! Let's just walk! I don't want to go on the train!" Natsu complained.
"It's already too late. We're in the train."
"How did you get here so fast!? Luce really is a demon."
"Nani?! A demon? I'll show you a demon!"
"You two are always flirting," Gray claimed as he looked out the window.
"They liiiikeee each other," Happy rolled his tongue.
"We are not flirting, and we do not like each other!" Natsu yelled but stopped as soon as the train moved.
I don't know why... But what he said hurt me...
"Luce... Let me lay on you... I'm going to throw up."
"Hmph!" I said as I turned my face away.
Natsu couldn't take the nauseousness so he fainted. I just let him lay on the ground. Happy slept on my lap.
"Say, do you like that fire eating freak?"
"Don't say he's a freak. I know you're just joking and that's the way you two talk, but don't say he's a freak. He's been through a lot."
"That means you do like him. I'm surprised a girl actually likes him."
"What? I don't like him... I think."
"You do. That's why when he said you didn't like each other, you got mad. That's why when I called him a fire eating freak, you got mad."
"I'm not sure..."
Do I really like him? I mean yeah, I like him, but do I like him like him? When I found out about Lisanna, I got pretty sad... Is it really love?
"You know, there was a girl we all thought Natsu liked and we supported them, but they never went out and she's gone now."
"I know. You're talking about Lisanna, right?"
"Yeah. You know about her?"
"Yeah. I heard from Macao. It's a sad story..."
"Yeah, but you know, Natsu seems to be happier with you now. He might just like you too."
"This is a surprise..."
"Yeah, I didn't think he'd get over her so fast."
"No, not that. It's surprising to hear you call him by his first name. Since I joined, I've been hearing you call him anything but Natsu."
"Ah, that's true. We call each other by our names occasionally. We've just always called each other by nick names that it sort of stuck with us."
"It's nice to have that kind of friendship. You two are enemies on the outside, but friends and comrades on the inside. You can depend on each other."
"Yeah, but that's all Fairy Tail. We are all nakama."
"Yeah, it's nice he has a family now."
"You do too. We are all family."
I smiled. Talking about Natsu makes me really happy and makes my heart pound. I guess I do like him more than friends. But I can't tell him. I'll keep it to myself until Natsu can get over Lisanna.
Time skip
We have gotten on the island. The chief of the island stated that since the moon turned purple, they've been turned into demons. He believed it was a curse.
When the moon came out and was purple, they turned into demons. Moka stated that when morning arrives, they change back into humans, but some remain as demons. Moka said that the only way to dispel the curse is to destroy the moon. But we can't destroy it! The world would be out of balance! Because we don't exactly know how to solve this problem, we'll investigate in the morning. For now, we are going to sleep. We were given different rooms. I can't sleep though, so I decided to go to Natsu's room.
"Natsu, can I come in?"
"Yea"
I opened the door and saw Natsu sitting in bed and Happy asleep.
He asked, "you can't sleep?"
"No. Something's bothering me."
"What is?"
"Natsu, do you have someone important to you?"
"Yeah, all of the Fairy Tail members are important to me."
"I mean like someone so important that you want to protect that person for the rest of your life that you would even risk your life."
"Yeah, Fairy Tail."
"No... Someone special to your heart... Like someone you love affectionately."
"I don't have anyone like that."
"Then what about Lisanna?"
"How do you know about her?"
"I just heard from the guild. I heard that you two liked each other."
"She was always there for me when I felt alone. When I lost my memories, I felt like I knew nothing and I felt lonely, but Lisanna was there to help me get to know everyone again. I'm very thankful for her. She was important to me. When I lost her, I felt alone again. But I knew I wasn't anymore because she helped me get back on my feet before. I promised myself that I would protect her, but I couldn't. You remind me of her, that's why I want to protect you."
"Did you love her?"
"Yeah, but only like a sister."
"Oh okay... I'll get back to my own room then. Goodnight."
I went into my own room and closed the door behind me. My legs gave in and all I could do was weep. He said that he thought of her as a sister, but the way I see it, he really does love her... He said that I reminded him of her so he wants to protect me... But it's only because he regrets not being able to protect her. He's protecting me out of regret for not being able to protect her. Then he doesn't remember his promise to protect me. He doesn't remember his promise to always be by my side. He doesnt remember his promise to find me if I was to ever be gone. He doesn't remember me at all...
All the feelings I've been holding back since Ryo took me poured out. I cried and cried. Everything I've held back, every pain I felt, every tears I wiped away, every memory with him that he's forgotten, and everything that he said just earlier broke me. I could only cry on the bed alone hoping that Natsu's extraordinary hearing wouldn't hear my cries of suffer. The only thing to comfort me were the pictures and my happy memories with him. I held the pictures tightly against my chest for fear of losing them too.
Natsu POV
When Luce left, she didn't look normal. Her face was covered by her bangs and she looked almost sad. I'm not quite sure though. However, it was in fact proved to be true when I heard someone crying. It was Lucy. Her room was right next to mine so I can hear clearly. She's crying all alone and I don't even know why. I can smell her tears from here. I'll go check it out. When I got to her room, I knocked, but she didn't answer.
"Luce, open the door. What's wrong? Why are you crying? I can hear your weeps and smell your tears."
No answer. Could she have fallen asleep? Surprisingly, her door was unlocked. She must've forgotten to lock it. I opened the door and saw her under the blanket. I pulled the blanket so it wouldn't cover her face and saw her tears. She's asleep, but she's still crying. It hurt me. I don't know why, but seeing her cry is making my heart hurt. I don't want to see her like this. My thoughts were distracted when I saw that Luce was clutching onto four pictures. I reached for them. When I managed to get one picture out of her hand, she woke up and grabbed it right back.
"Don't touch my things... And why are you in my room?"
"I heard you crying. What's wrong?"
"It's nothing."
"It's not just nothing. You're crying. How could it possibly be nothing? Just tell me what's wrong."
"Alright... I was crying because your love life is just so sad. To have the girl you love just be gone forever. It's just too sad. I just feel so sorry for you that I started crying for you."
"I told you that I only like her as a sister. Also, you don't need to feel sorry for me. Everyone already felt sorry for me when she died. They all pitied me. You don't need to cry for me too. It's nothing major. Also, dragons don't cry, so I don't cry."
"Because dragons don't cry, I'm crying for you. Even though it's hard on you, you still won't cry, so I'm crying for you."
"Ok... Then why were you clutching onto those pictures?"
"Oh these? They're just pictures of my... My dead ex-boyfriend. I guess I was also crying because our situations are similar," she smiled.
I hugged her, "how can you just smile like that? If you're hurt and sad, just cry. There's no need to hold it back. You can cry on my shoulder."
She didn't cry though. She pushed me away and said, "I'm fine now. Don't worry. I won't cry again. I'm going to sleep, so you can also go back to your room."
I just left her room quietly. It really does hurt me when I see her cry. She had a boyfriend before too, and he died... So she was missing him. Why does it hurt to know that she had a boyfriend before too...
Lucy POV
I got up and locked the door after Natsu left. Why did I take the picture away from him when I was the one who wanted him to remember me? Why did I lie to him? Oh, I see. It's because I want him to remember me on his own... I continued to hold the pictures to my chest. I was careful because I didn't want it to wrinkle. I thought back to those happy days with Natsu and drifted to sleep.
The next day, I woke up to swollen eyes. I guess I can just tell Gray and Happy that I have allergies. I put the pictures in my bag and joined Gray, Natsu, and Happy. We explored the island and came along a temple so we decided to investigate it.
"Hey Lucy. I've been wondering, but why are your eyes so puffy," Gray asked.
"I have allergies."
"Okay. Then we should get this job done quickly."
"Yea. Also, don't you think this floor is a little too creaky?"
"I think so too," Natsu agreed as he jumped.
Suddenly, the floor broke and we fell. When I came to, we were in some type of cave. Everyone else got up and we went further into the cave. There was a demon inside a giant ice. It wasn't just any demon though.
"De-Deliora!" I shouted on accident.
Gray tensed up and started shaking, "the demon of disaster..."
I heard someone's footsteps approaching so I grab them to hide. Then, three people enter talking about intruders. We knew that they were definitely not inhabitants of the island.
"Tch! We can defeat those intruders easily! We will become undefeatable after using moon drip and Reitei will recognize us," one of them said as they left.
"Lucy, you know of Deliora too?" Gray asked.
"Yeah... But I only read about him in books. More importantly-" I was cut off as I was about to mention moon drip.
"Deliora is an immortal demon that destroyed villages from the northern continent. He was sealed in ice by my sensei, Ur, at the cost of her life. I swear I'll revenge Reitei if he soils her name!"
"But, why would they bring a demon that is sealed in ice here? I think we should stay here until nightfall because this seems related to the moon as well," I stated.
As we waited, Natsu fell asleep and I can tell that Gray is troubled by something or he's remembering of his sensei. Soon, the purple moonlight shone above Deliora and we went to look for the place were it is coming from. We found the source and saw a ritual taking place. I took this time to explain what moon drip is.
"The ritual, Moon Drip, gathers the power if the moon, a power that can dispel any magic including iced shell. I think the use if Moon Drip is what is causing the curse on the island."
I stopped talking as soon as a masked man appeared telling his subordinates to destroy the village on the island when he learned of our intrusion. Natsu and I tried to figure their next move, but Gray was shocked about something else. Without thinking, Natsu jumped out challenging Reitei's subordinates. But Reitei merely tells them to continue what they're doing. Gray challenged Reitei and used his ice magic. However, he was countered with ice magic as well.
"I know who you are, Reitei. You're Lyon," Gray claimed.
Suddenly, his subordinates left and Natsu was about to chase after, but was frozen by Lyon.
Happy grabbed me and flew me after the three. However, it would be best to warn the village first. So, we went off in the direction of the village. I warned the village of what was going on and called Virgo out to dig holes to trap the subordinates. However, Natsu covered in ice came running with Gray first and fell into my trap.
"Luce! What are you doing?! You're supposed to get the enemy, not us! But, thank you! You broke the ice!"
"Gomenasai! I didn't think you'd be here first."
I pulled them out of the hole and saw Gray's injuries. Moka helped treat him while Natsu and I were on guard. Then, a giant rat looking thing flew above us carrying a large bucket of substances that looked like jelly. Then, it dropped the jelly and bucket.
"Everyone, get to the center of the village! Natsu, you know what to do."
"Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!"
The center was safe as the surrounding was melted. The rat thing got closer to the ground but I hopped on and tickled it's foot hoping for the three subordinates to fall off. Soon, they did and I fell off as well. I crashed and now, I was faced with a girl named Sherry.
"You ruined my plan! Now, Lyon Sama won't love me! I will kill you!"
Sherry used Doll attack and I called out Taurus, but he attacked me instead.
"Baka, my magic allows me to control celestial spirits. Your type of magic won't work on me."
I forced gate closure Taurus and said, "Since no one is around, I'll show you my secret. But you can't tell anyone, okay?"
"Ha! I'll tell everyone!"
"Fine, you can tell anyone you want... ONLY IF YOU CAN BEAT ME. If I win, however, you can't tell anyone about my magic. If I find out that you tell anyone, I'm coming after you."
"Let's do that then. But you won't win, because love can win everything. My love is greater than yours and I'll definitely beat you."
I let fire engulf my body for the first time in a long time.
"Fire?! But, I thought you were a celestial Mage!"
"I am, but I'm also a Fire Dragon Slayer."
She creates a rock doll to attack.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
Her dolls were obliterated.
"B-but how?! It's impossible! Your friend is already a fire dragon slayer!"
"It's possible. Now, remember what we promised."
I ran to her and did a Lucy Kick straight on her chin. She got knocked out, but before she completely was out, she called for Angelica. The rat came flying. I took my katana out and cut it down. Then, Erza jumped down.
"How long were you here, Erza?"
"Since you Lucy Kicked her."
Phew. She didn't see my Fire.
"Say, you're quite strong Lucy. You know how to use a katana too. We should spar some day."
"Indeed, we should."
"Now, where are the others!" Erza death glared. I wasn't affected.
"We got separated. Happy should be coming about now."
"Lusheeeee, I was so worried," he stopped in his tracks when Erza death glared him. Then, he passed out.
"Erza, it's okay. Even though we took an S-Class Quest without permission, we did quite good."
"I don't care. You violated the guild's rules. I'm taking you back!"
"But we're so close to finishing the job!"
Before I knew it, Erza had already tied me and Happy up.
"Fine, do as you wish. I already know you're going to help."
Happy ended up waking up and telling us the direction to the village again. When we got to the village, we all were sent into a room and we waited. Then, Gray entered the room.
"Where's Natsu, Lucy," Gray asked.
"I'm not quite sure."
"Well, once Natsu is here, we're leaving," Erza claimed.
"No. I am not leaving. I'm going to finish the job."
"Eh? What was that? Can you repeat?" Erza asked as she raised a sword to Gray's neck.
"I'm not leaving. We're nearly done. I can't leave yet."
"Fine, I'll help. However, you are not off the hook," Erza said as she cut the ropes off of Happy and I.
"What'd I say? I told you you would help," I smirked.
We set off to look for Natsu.
Happy POV
When Lucy skipped out after Erza and Gray, she dropped a picture. I picked it up and saw a blonde girl that looked like Lucy, Natsu, and my egg. They looked like they were only 4 years old at the time. Does this mean that Lucy is the one Natsu always has headaches about? Does this mean that they knew each other way before? Then, why doesn't she tell Natsu? I'll ask Lucy about it. I flew next to Lucy.
"Lucy..."
"Yes, Happy?"
"Here, you dropped this," I said as I handed the picture to her.
"I guess you want to ask something."
"Yeah. This girl is you right? If you knew Natsu and you're the one Natsu always has headaches about, then why don't you tell Natsu?"
"Erza, Gray, go on ahead. I'm going to look this way with Happy."
Gray and Erza nodded and left. Lucy walked for a while and I just followed her, but she stopped and sat on a rock. She motioned me to sit next to her.
"Yeah, you're right. That girl is me. I'll tell you all about it, but you can't tell Natsu, okay?"
"But why? He wants to know who you are! He deserves to know. He has these headaches and he keeps seeing a little girl. He said the headaches have been stronger lately. It's because you're so close to him, yet he doesn't know right? So why? Why can't I tell him that you're the one he's been thinking of?"
"Because... He has Lisanna on his mind the most right now. He doesn't want to remember me, and even if he does, I want him to remember on his own."
"He does want to remember you! Why would you say that?"
"My mom once told me that if someone loses their memories, they will remember if their heart wants to truly remember; but if a part of them doesn't want to remember, they won't remember."
"But but... He does want to remember. He tells me all the time that it's like he wants to remember, but he doesn't too."
"See? He doesn't at the same time. That's why he won't remember. Also, he can't remember because he's holding onto something big that is blocking him from remembering. That thing is Lisanna. He said that when he lost his memories, she was their to help him. When she died, he held onto only her and he doesn't want to remember because if he does remember, their won't be a connection between them anymore. She's always been important to him because she helped him when he forgot, but he thinks that if he remembers, then she would be someone less important. I know that's what he thinks. After all, I've known him for a long time. So, I can't tell him until he remembers on his own."
"But but... Fine. I won't tell him, so tell me all about you and Natsu."
"When I was little, I ran away from home looking for someone, but I got lost in a forest. I hurt myself and I fainted. Natsu found me and took me to Igneel. From then on, we lived together with Igneel. We had a lot of memories there. We even found you together. That time, you were still in the egg. I remember saying that he was the father, I was the mother, and you were our kid. Those days were fun, but one day, I was taken back home. I never saw him again until I found you and him in Hargeon. But back to the story, I was taken home by a guy named Ryo. I was home for only a couple days and then was taken away to Ryo's island. I was tortured there along with other girls. But I learned how to use a katana there. I also learned to call my spirits out easier. I waited and waited for Natsu to come look for me because he promised to find me if I was to ever go missing. He promised to protect me and always be by my side. But it never happened. He never came for me, so I though maybe he was also in danger. So I broke out and broke the other girls out. From then on, I started looking for Igneel and Natsu. It took many years and I was alone for many years, but now I've found you both."
I can't believe this. She was alone for so long. She was looking for Natsu for so long. She even knows Igneel. Natsu and Lucy found me together. They've had so much memories, so how could Natsu not want to remember? I started to cry.
"Lusheeeee. I'm so sorryyyyyy. I really am. I had no ideaa. Wahhhhh!"
"Don't cry, Happy. It happened this way for a reason. A lot of things happened for a reason. Things will work out in the end," Lucy comforted as she patted my back.
When I finished crying for her, we went to look for Natsu again. Lucy said she knew where he was, but how?
Lucy POV
Happy found out so soon. It's fine, as long as he isn't going to tell Natsu. And, I didn't tell him about my fire magic, so it's fine as well. I sniffed the air and smelled Natsu's scent coming from the temple. Happy followed me as I walked ahead of him. We saw Natsu trying to tilt the temple, so we helped out. I called out Taurus to help Natsu. We managed to make the building slant. Then, we rushed into the building to find Lyon. When we found him, he was alone. We took the chance and attacked. Lyon surrounded Natsu with his ice animals and proceeded to attack me. Natsu, forgetting that Happy and I was also there, fired everything surrounding him. I covered Happy and used my hands to cover my face earning burns on them. I yelled in pain.
"Luce! I'm sorry, are you alright?" Natsu worried as he rushed over to me.
"It's fine. I'm fine. Just get Lyon."
I got up and got Taurus to attack.
"Luce, don't over exert yourself. You just got burned."
"A little burn is nothing compared to what Ryo did."
"Ryo? Who's Ryo?"
"No one. Let's go, Virgo too!"
Both Virgo and Taurus were now fighting Lyon. Natsu stayed by my side.
"I'm so sorry, Luce. I'm supposed to protect you, but I ended up hurting you."
"It's fine. You don't have to protect me."
Then, Happy started sobbing.
"Lushee, I'm sorry you got hurt protecting me."
"It's fine. I said I'm fine so just focus on Lyon."
Gray entered the room and got into the Iced Shell stance. He was threatening Lyon to leave or he's going to kill him. Lyon thought he was bluffing. Immediately, I called Virgo and Taurus back into the spirit realm. Gray got serious and was seriously about to do it, but Natsu and I both punched him yelling the same thing, "it's still our fight!"
"I have to end it."
Once again, Natsu and I shouted the same thing, "Sacrificing yourself is the same thing as running away!"
Then, the temple was fixed and was straight again. A man named Zalty appeared claiming to have done that. Natsu and I ran after the guy.
"Gray, take care of Lyon!" Natsu shouted behind us.
When we got outside Natsu said, "Happy, take Lucy somewhere and treat her burns. I'll take care of Zalty."
Happy grabbed me and flew me away. "I guess I'll leave her to you."
"Her?" Happy questioned.
"Yes, after all, her scent is of a woman."
We stopped next to a river and Happy started splashing water on my hands.
"It's fine, Happy. I can take care of a little burn."
"No, you're scarred for life! A burn mark doesn't ever go away!"
Before he could weep and apologize, I let fire out of my right hand and put it over my left. Soon enough, my red burns were gone. Luckily, Happy was too busy trying to get water, he didn't pay attention.
"See, look. It's gone."
"But how? How'd you do that?!"
"It's a secret."
I picked Happy up and followed after Natsu's scent. When we caught up to them, Zalty was throwing a ceiling over Natsu, but he busted it to pieces. Then, they all connected again and became a roof once again. I confronted Zalty.
"That magic is a type of Lost Magic, isn't it?"
"Hoho, someone has great knowledge. Yes it is."
Before I could ask what type, she disappeared. I went back to Natsu.
"Luce, what about your burns? Are they better?"
"What burns?" I questioned as I put my hands out.
"But how? There's no way you can just make them disappear."
"It's a secret."
Natsu and Happy pouted, but I ran off in the direction of the temple. They followed. That Zalty girl is quite fast. I'm glad to have this great sense of smell because I wouldn't be able to find her without it. She was in front of the ice that entrapped Deliora performing the ritual. Natsu beat me to getting her. However, she dodged. I noticed that the ice started to melt and told Natsu.
"Toby is up at the top performing the ritual. It's too late," Zalty stated.
Natsu heads out to take care of Toby, but Zalty stopped him. I punched Zalty letting Natsu go.
"So Zalty, what's your real identity? You are obviously not a guy because your scent is too womanly."
"Tch. I knew I should've covered my scent as well."
"Of course, but even if you did, I'd still know you were a girl. The way you walk, the way you talk. It gives it away. I also know that your magic is the Arc of Time."
"Clever girl, but I won't be telling you my identity. Also, you were too busy talking to me, you didn't notice Deliora is already unfrozen to the feet."
Crap, I did forget. Then, it roared.
"What's your real objective on working with Lyon. Is it to use him to revive Deliora? But for what? To control Deliora? What stupid selfish reasons!"
I attacked Zalty again.
"I didn't even say that those were true yet and you're already attacking. Geez, but it's true. You sure are smart though. Guessing everything correct. Say, who taught you?"
"No one! I taught myself."
"Hmmmm... Well done."
"Fire Dragon's..."
"No way. Don't tell me your magic is copying other's magic?!"
"Iron Fist!"
Natsu didn't get to Toby in time. Deliora is being revived! Gray came running and Lyon was crawling. Once again, Gray got into the Iced Shell position.
"Gray, I'll fight it alone. The reason why Natsu and I stopped you before was because we didn't want you to die. I still don't want you to die, so don't ever use Iced Shell."
Gray released his position and nodded. I jumped towards the demon about to use my fire dragon slaying magic, but it started to break before I got to it. Then, it flowed away into sea.
"No way... It's dead?" Gray and Lyon questioned.
"I thought it seemed weak... Truth is, it died a long time ago already when your master sealed it away. The ice was slowly draining the demon's life energy and it eventually died."
"Then... I'll never be able to surpass Ur," Lyon said.
"Ur isn't dead. She's now in the sea and will be watching over the two of us forever," Gray stated as he held a hand out for Lyon. Lyon took it and Gray helped him out of the cave.
I looked into the water and saw a woman with short hair saying, "thank you for saving Gray." Then, she disappeared. The only possible person that can be is Ur, their master. I made my way out to rejoin everyone else. When I got out, Natsu and Happy were cheering and I cheered with them.
"This mission isn't over yet. The curse hasn't ended and the villagers are still demons."
"Lyon, do you know anything?" Gray questioned.
"No. My whole time here I've never interacted with the villagers. My followers and I weren't affected by Moon Drip so the villagers might be hiding something from you," Lyon suggested.
I chuckled as I faintly already figured out the answer.
"Minna, let's destroy the moon together."
"Nani?! Are you crazy?" They all yelled.
"No. I think their is something blocking the real moon. If we destroy what's in front of it, the villagers will turn back to normal. Well, in this case 'normal'."
"What are you talking about 'normal'?"
"You'll see when we return to the village."
Erza requipped into her the giants armor and threw her spear as we all magic power to increase the velocity of her spear. Then, a part of the sky shattered and the moon turned back to normal. We proceeded to the village to see that they were all still demons.
"The curse didn't go away!" Natsu shrieked.
"This is their true form. Galuna Island is an island of demons. Moon Drip was affecting their memories and not their form, making them think they were human," I explained.
The villagers memory seemed to have come back and they all rejoiced. The man who brought us to the island showed up and claimed to be a demon too. He was also the chief's son, Bobo. Soon, everyone celebrated. Meanwhile, Zalty was having a conversation with Siegrain through her Lacrima. Then, she turned into a woman named Ultear.
We stayed for another night and set off the next morning. The villagers saw us off and gave us the zodiac key which was Sagittarius. We would've gotten the money too, but Erza insisted we don't take it because we didn't officially take the job.
We got back to Magnoila safely and talked about possible punishments from Master. It stopped when we saw that the guild was impaled with giant metal pipes.
So, that was the chapter! It was really long this time! Review please! Thank you! Until next time!