Chapter 37 celestial armour
"Has angel commenced the operation father?" Questioned midnight.
"Yes midnight it will only be a matter of time until she brings the end of fairy tail then we can move onto Lamia scale and blue Pegasus."
"Umm father?"
"What is it midnight?" Brain replied.
"Wouldn't it be better if we could have Natsu Dragneel convert to our side with Nirvana?"
"No! I want him destroyed he is too much of a threat to our plan"
"But father."
"Enough midnight! I am in command and you will not disobey my order or you will face the consequences!"
"Yes father I understand." Midnight replied hanging his head in shame.
Brain leaves the room with his staff held in hand returning to his study room. Midnight grinned as he convinced the other Oracion Seis members to co-operate with him and his plan to capture Natsu.
"We'll take what he treasures most and bring out his inner monster side of the dragon within him." Midnight proclaimed to the other dark guild members.
"Ha ha then we can use what he treasures most for ransom money yes?!" Asked an excited hot eye.
"No hot eye I plan on doing something much more sinister!" Midnights red eyes sharpened as he said those words.
"When do we leave?" Questioned cobra as he pet Cuberious.
"Right now. Angel is attacking fairy tail at this moment with the celestial shadow spirits. So now is the perfect time to capture Natsu Dragneel!"
Upon those words the five members left their headquarters on route to magnolia.
"Lucy run away shadow Leo is too powerful." Leo begged the celestial mage as he lay on the floor.
"No way I won't leave you hear me loke! And besides I promised the spirit emperor I would destroy this threat to the spirit world." Lucy said as she readied her keys in her pocket.
Loke smiled as he felt Lucy's passion and love for the celestial spirits. "Lucy there is something the old man forgot to tell you about us celestial spirits. In times of need celestial spirits can offer humans their power in order to defeat a greater foe. Take my hand and i'll give you my power."
Lucy complied taking Loke's hand. All of a sudden, power surged through every one of Lucy's veins as she was enveloped by a roaring beam of light energy. Everyone halted their movements to observe where that power surge came from looking over at Lucy. Lucy's attire had now made a dramatic change in appearance. Lucy now was equipped with golden armour from the torso to the leg armour. On the chest of the armour there shot out a head of a mighty golden lion. "Behold Lucy this is the power of celestial fusion."
Lucy looked from left to right unable to see who said that to her.
"Relax Lucy i'm speaking to you telepathically I have merged with you in appearance of golden armour. Gifting you with the power of regulus."
"Now our minds are one with each other so I will help you defeat the shadow lion with my combat skills and my wisdom. Now take out your bow and witness its second form."
Lucy reached for her back grasping her golden regulus bow.
"Place my key inside the slot. Now separate it in half and press the regulus symbol in on them both."
Lucy did as she was told causing sharp blades to cascade out from the holes in the separated bow. Revealing dual crescent razor sharp blades. "Amazing!" Lucy gasped as she admired the craftsmanship of the weapons.
"Now go use these weapons to defeat the nemesis of the spirit world!" Loke commanded to Lucy.
"Okay here goes!"
"Lucy may need our help Natsu. We'll have to finish these guys quickly!" Erza commanded whilst parrying cancers pincer attack. "Okay I got it. I'll take her down!" Natsu retorted combining the flames in each of his hands.
"Easier said than done Titania. Care to prove it?" Cancer asked Erza as he countered her sword slash.
"As long as my Friends are with me there is no limit to what I can do!" Erza parried another one of cancers pincer attacks.
"Requip. Heavens wheel armour!" Erza changed into next armour her swords dancing around her.
"Lets end this crab spirit come on."
"With pleasure!" Once again Erza and cancer commenced battle with one another.
Lucy readied her stance being performed by Loke's fighting stats placing her hidden blades to each of her sides. In a flash Lucy dashed straight towards the shadow lion upon Leo's guidance to do so. Lucy began to glow as her speed increased dramatically soaring her over the lions paw impaling it as she passed. The shadow beast roared in agony as Lucy's blade made impact. Lucy dashed once again when the mighty lion brought down his other not yet stabbed paw. Using the shadow lion's size against him Lucy was able to get behind the beast undetected. Jumping onto his back, Lucy aimed to stab Shadow lion straight through the back. However, the shadow Lion anticipated this motion letting out a ferocious roar summoning shadows from his back. "Lucy jump down you mustn't let those shadows touch you." Loke commanded
"Okay loke" Lucy said as she leaped off of the humungous creature.
"Come back you pathetic fly. I'll rip your wings off!" Roared the shadow lion as he attempted to strike Lucy again. "Loke I don't understand it's like my body is moving on its own?" Lucy asked Leo telepathically. "This is celestial fusion Lucy our minds are one. I am simply guiding you and sharing my power with you so that's why you can use the power of regulus. You must defeat the shadow lion Lucy don't hold back!" Loke replied.
"I got it." Lucy put her hands together gathering magic power. "Regulus please give me power." Lucy's hands began to glow a luminous light aura. Lucy charged shadow Leo her chest plate glowing a fiery orange. "Regulus impact!" An ember infused lion shot out from Lucy's armour striking the shadow lion straight in the chest.
The shadow lion roared in pain as it was struck by the powerful light magic. "It may be strong Lucy but it can't catch you thanks to your agility advantage. Lucy soared like a rocket as she dashed at the shadow behemoth as a ball of light striking its paws to render it immobile. "I don't think so baby!" Cancer snuck behind Lucy putting her in a vice grip. Cancer then unleashed his other four pincers clawing at Lucy's skin and her armour. Lucy screamed out in pain as the pincers dug deep in cracking her armour.
"You have some guts turning your back on me!" Erza sliced downwards at cancer using her benizakura sword knocking the wind out of the celestial shadow spirit. Out of magic power he returned to the spirit world.
"Max speed attack! Happy knocked Plue flying distracting him with a spiral lollypop. He was now defeated by the blue cat. All that were left to fight now were shadow Aquarius and shadow Leo.
"Fire dragon's iron fist!"
"Its useless boy you can't beat water with fire!" Aquarius shouted back as she consumed him within a tidal wave.
"I don't care if water is supposed to win against fire. I will still kick your ass with the fire of a dragon!"
"Fire dragon's brilliant flame" Natsu launched his massive fire sphere at the tidal wave evaporating all the water.
"Hmm looks like this might be fun after all. Come at me brat!"
Natsu charged Aquarius fists ignited again as they recommenced their battle.
"Regulus impact!"
"Darkness impact!"
The two magic lions collided with one another erupting a colossal blast battle between good and evil.
"He's too strong! How can I defeat him?"
Lucy questioned as she panted out of breath being pushed back by shadow Leo's attack.
"Lucy there is one more thing you can do with this armour. You can call your celestial spirits and use their power with your own. To create an ultimate attack.
"I call on the power of my reborn zodiacs! Virgo and Taurus lend me your power!" Taurus and Virgo appeared unleashing their strongest attacks to combine with Lucy's regulus impact attack. "Fierce rampart!"
"I will bind him so he can't escape!"
Virgo shot out her chains binding shadow Leo down to the ground allowing him no escape. "Now lucy!" Taurus' power infused with Lucy's impact progressing her attack further. "Regulus please give me maximum power to defeat this foe to the spirit world. Please I beg of you!"
Lucy's regulus impact roared even mightier growing stronger in flames pushing the impact further and further along. "You cannot defeat darkness! Stupid girl!" The shadow lion erupted with more power closing the gap between their difference in power. "He's too strong what do I do?!"
"Believe in yourself Lucy i'm here with you." Said Gray as he placed his hand on her shoulder.
"With you believing in me I feel I can do anything Gray."
Lucy looked on in a trance like state as the power of regulus flowed through her.
"Regulus maximum impact!" The flame lion charged on tremendously swallowing the darkness whole and causing the shadow lion itself to implode under the power of light.
"I did it." Lucy couldn't utter another single word as she collapsed being caught by the ice wizard nonetheless. "Its okay I got you Lucy." Lucy blushed as she looked at the ice mage using the last of her strength to place her arms around his neck lifting him down to face level. "Thank you Gray for believing in me." With that Lucy kissed passionately finally fallen for the mysterious fairy tail ice mage.
"Oh how touching fairy tail. Too bad your day is going to be ruled by the darkness!"
"No way it's the Oracion Seis!"
"Looks like angel failed. Time to move on to plan B midnight." Cobra said.
"Yes cobra. Which one of you is the wizard known as Lisanna?" Midnight questioned looking on maniacally.