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"I won." A weak voice said. A girl's voice.
"My, my, my, you actually won." Someone clapped. It was Mnemosyne sitting in one of the boulders. "So, you were alive. Come with me, girl or else." He jumped and walked towards them, stopping in the battle arena.
"Or else what?!" Lucy barked. He didn't answer but just merely smiled, malice written all over his face.
"We'll take care of this." Laxus stepped forward her, as is the whole guild.
"Well, well, well, are you all going to defeat me with those injuries?" Mnemosyne faked worry.
"It was all your plan, was it? To fight us while we're all weak!" Erza bellowed.
"I don't know what you're talking about." He feigned innocence as he cocked his head.
"Stop this! We know your weakness! You can't seal two people's magic at the same time." Gray followed.
"Oh, that!" He chuckled.
"Water Lock!" Juvia was the first to attack. She encased Mnemosyne in water.
"Ice Make: Ice Bringer!" Gray charged forward, swung her swords in a cross-pattern and slashed him. When the rubble cleared, their opponent was left unscathed.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Babies are attacking me."
"Dark Bind." With a flick of his fingers, black rope made of energy wrapped around the Water and Ice-Make mage, electrocuting them.
At the sight of their suffering friends, all of them ran towards their target and attacked at the same time, leaving an unconscious Natsu, a weak Lucy, a hesitant Wendy and a calm Makarov.
"Wendy, can you heal Natsu?" She turned to the bluenette.
"Yes!" Wendy answered, shuffling towards Natsu.
"And where do you think you're going?" Makarov muttered when he saw that Lucy was about to join the fight.
"I'm going to help them, Master." Lucy answered.
"Don't. You're still weak." He ordered, face serious.
"No, Master. This is my fight." Lucy stood her ground. Makarov was taken aback by her will. Maybe it was to be expected. Her team matured and it's still a matter of time before she did. He smiled at her approvingly.
"Cosmic Beam!" Mirajane was in her Halphas form. She fired a combination of blue and purple energy towards Mnemosyne which quickly disintegrated when he flicked his hand towards her. Even her Take Over form quickly disintegrated, leaving her to fall.
"Dark Dark Écriture: Wings!" Freed casted runes to himself and caught Mirajane just as she was about to hit the ground.
"Death! Fire!" Cana, having been able to bring some extra cards and leaving them at the ship managed to recover them threw it towards Lisanna.
"Solid Scipt: Storm!" Levy conjured the word 'storm' and propelled it at the youngest Strauss.
"Animal Soul: Wings!" Lisanna transformed her arms into wings and caught boat in each wing. "Triple Unison Explosion!" She combined both spells into one. The attack connected and when the rubble cleared all it did was bruise the man's right arm.
"You got lucky with that, girlie." He chuckled. "Dark Enveloping Claw!" Mnemosyne summoned a black claw from the ground, ensnaring and choking Lisanna.
"Lisanna!" Mirajane cried.
"Beast Soul: Weretiger!" Elfman transformed into a gigantic feline monster and cut the bindings of Lisanna. He then brought her to their older sister.
"Nee-san, what's the matter?" He asked when he noticed her sister's distress.
"I-I can't use my m-magic…" Lisanna answered for her sister, trembling.
"Huh?" Suddenly, even Elfman transformed back into his human form without his consent. Mnemosyne laughed maniacally. "What did you do us?!" Elfman barked.
"Nothing." He just smiled.
"Fairy Machine Gun: Leprechaun!" Evergreen waved her arms and released a torrent of energy needles composed of glowing yellow dust and hurled them at her target with great speed.
"Baryon Formation!" Bickslow commanded his dolls to form a pentagonal position and fire a massive and powerful green blast of Magic.
"You just don't learn, do you?" Mnemosyne snickered and in just an instant, their attacks were dispelled.
"Oh, no!" Evergreen panicked.
"What the hell!" Bickslow cursed when he saw his dolls just dropped down dead.
"Oh my, God, I can't use Magic." Levy said worriedly.
"Me, too!" Cana followed.
"Freed, use your runes to seal his power." Mirajane called out to him, frantic.
"Understood." Freed unsheathed his sword but before he could write up with them, he can't use Magic.
"What the—"
"Water Cane!" Juvia managed to hit him in his back, making him stagger.
"Ice-Make Unlimited: One Sided Chaotic Dance!" With remarkable, shaping speed, Gray produced vast amounts of weaponry connected to a large chain of ice. He hurled it towards their opponent, freezing him. It worked. He was frozen but their moment of joy was suddenly cut when Mnemosyne melted the ice around him.
"Good one, kids!" He shot them a glare and just like that, both mages dropped to the ground, drained of magical power like others.
"Everyone, don't use magic! Crux told me that this guy uses an Organic Link Magic. Any form of Magic directed or seen by him, will be sealed." Lucy announced.
"Good one, girl. But it was too late. Now, come with me so no one's gonna get hurt." He gestured his hand towards her.
"No, you already said that it's too late" Lucy simply stated.
"Then, we'll do it the hard way." He grinned.
"Natsu!" Erza requipped into her Flame Empress Armor and used her Flame Slash spell, sending fire towards Salamander. Mnemosyne tried to seal it but failed, he only managed to dispel Erza'a armor. The fire hit Salamander, startling Wendy, making her sat on her butt.
"Thanks, Erza. I'm all fired up!" Natsu grinned, licking his lips as he stood up.
"What now, Bunny Girl?" Gajeel walked to her side, snickering.
"Dragon Slayers, I need your help." All of them walked towards her side. "All of you are best melee fighters. Preoccupy him while I do something, okay?"
"Okay!" They shouted and charged towards Mnemosyne, punching and kicking him without the use of Magic. Lucy was right; he can't seal their Magic if they didn't use it. They were now overwhelming him with fast punches and powerful kicks, evading his Magic-enhanced attacks with their reflexes. But they were all too tired because of the exam and soon, all of their speed has been reduced significantly, allowing their opponent to overpower them.
"If you won't use Magic, then I will. Dark Pain!" He activated his powers, making all of the Dragon Slayers writhe in pain.
"Natsu! Wendy! Gajeel! Laxus!" She called out to them.
"What now, girlie?" He glanced at her, sneering.
"Open! Gate of the Giant Crab! Cancer! " Lucy summoned the Giant Crab and ordered him to attack Mnemosyne but before Cancer could reach him, he was dispelled. And all of her teammates recovered. 'That's it! His Magic only works one at time. He might be powerful but his Magic was limited. And he also said that it was Magic Energy he can seal. Now, Spirit Energy, let's put you to the test!' She thought.
"That won't work. Any Spirits left?" He taunted as he walked slowly and dramatically towards her. Her teammates have now reached her side.
"Actually, I do!" She took the key from her necklace. Laxus saw this and was surprised.
"Lucy, that's not a Celestial Spirit Key!" He warned her. She's really going nuts. What's a normal key could do with a powerful Mage as this.
"Oh?" Mnemosyne stopped from his tracks and raised an eyebrow. "What are you going to do with that? Throw it at me? Well, sure. Hit me with your best shot." Sarcasm colored his tone. Lucy just let it pass, she took Sagittarius' key. He was the only one left that she has yet to summon.
"Open! Gate of the Heavens!" Lucy brought the pendant key upward and rose-colored light wrapped all of them. The vintage design it was formerly donning was slowly chipping away, revealing a golden one. It was intense. So intense that Mnemosyne has to shield his eyes or he'll be blinded. All of them were surprised. They didn't know Lucy could even do that. Summon an unknown Spirit. When the light cleared, nothing can be seen. No Spirit. No shadow. None. But there was a certain sensation all Dragon Slayers felt. A compassionate warmth wrapped them and their powers momentarily reached a peak they've never thought possible
"That's it?" Mnemosyne laughed. "What a failure!"
"Dragon Slayers, get ready!" Lucy commanded. All of them understood this. They entered each of their Dragon Force Mode, boosting all of their strengths. They put on their own stance, inhaled and concentrated their own element on their mouth. Lucy then took the other key and recited. "Open! Gate of the Centaur! Sagittarius!"
"I said that won't-" Mnemosyne started to laugh but he was surprised. He can't seal their powers."Just what did you do, bitch?!" He bellowed.
"You said that you can seal Magical Energy. This is Spirit Energy." She taunted him. "Fire!" She commanded Sagittarius to release his arrow. The Dragon Slayers followed this.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
"Iron Dragon's Roar!"
"Sky Dragon's Roar!"
"Lightning Dragon's Roar!"
Even the Dragons Slayers were surprised by the amount of power they have emitted and what's more shocking is that their roars have taken a new quality and appearance. It has taken an eerie-like substance much like Lucy's fleuve d'étoiles.
"UNISON RAID: SACRED ARROW OF KAUS AUSTRALIS!" All elements converged in the tip of Sagittarius' arrow, making a devastating tornado-like torrent of Magical Power, destroying even the ground. Mnemosyne tried to seal the Magical vortex appearing before him but just as Lucy said. It wasn't made of Magical Energy. He tried to block it with his Magic Shield but it was futile. It was too powerful for him to protect himself from. The arrow pierced his shield and shattered it like a glass. The elements followed and bombarded every inch of his body with a powerful force, knocking him out.
"Thank God…" It was all Lucy could say before she, too passed out of exhaustion. All Spiritual Energy were then replaced by the original Magical Energy. All of the powers sealed by Mnemosyne were then returned to its owners. The Dragon Slayers went back to their normal form and ran towards Lucy. Laxus was the first to reach her and caught her just before her head hit the ground and give her another dose of amnesia.
After several hours, Lucy woke up to the sound of water. She stood up and realized that she was in one of the rooms in their ship. Her keys, destroyed whip and even her necklace were safely placed beside her bed. She exited the room to see if her guild mates were okay. But when she opened the door, she was in it for the surprise of her life. Laxus was kneeling on one knee, holding a ring and blushing madly. All of her guild mates were at his back. Natsu and Gray were grumpy. All the girls were giggling and Master was beaming.
"Lucy, I know we just started dating but…uh…will you marry me?"
A/N: Hello everyone! I would like to advance my gratitude for all those who read, followed and most especially reviewed my story. This would be the second to the last chapter. To the people who reviewed the last chapter, I thank you! Paname, Miss Jester61, mromero18, xxxLucyxharemfanxxx, Bentears, Lightningeye, Bloody Amethist, Mia Anime. I love you all!
Note: KAUS AUSTRALIS is the brightest star in the constellation of Sagittarius.
