Cana's POV
I stood a few feet away from the Lumen Histoire, with Lucy sitting on my shoulder. From the very moment she came back, my mind had been on everything I knew about Lucy, and every moment I'd ever spent with her. As it turns out, what I thought I knew doesn't even scratch the surface of the real Lucy. The girl who I came to think of as my little sister was so much stronger than she let on. She was a literal princess, queen, and goddess all at the same time. She didn't say it, but as a mage of cards and fortune I knew the truth. Grim Reapers are gods of Death, terrifying creatures that could end your life and take your soul. But then there's Lucy and Kid. When I met Lucy, the first thing I thought was, 'She must be descended from angel's, because no human aura is that pure.' Thanks to my mom, if a person's aura is strong, I can feel it. She could feel them too. And as it turns out, I was half right. The more time I spent with Lucy, the more I got to know her, the truth was revealed. After Master announced the S-class participants that day, I got so drunk I could barely walk straight. So, I decided to go back to Fairy Hills. A bunch of thugs dragged me into to an alley, and tried to do some...perverted, things. Again, I was drunk, so I couldn't use my magic. I was about to give up, but then Lucy found me. But what happened next, it was terrifying.
"Stop...please...STOP!" I shouted, trying to shake them off me. When that didn't work, I screamed for help. The thugs didn't like that, so they kicked me hard enough for me to cough up blood, and gagged me. Suddenly, an overwhelming amount of magical energy filled the air, followed by a dark aura. Footsteps echoed of the walls that surrounded us, and soon after, Lucy emerged from the shadows. Her eyes were hidden behind her bangs, but a faint red glow could be seen. "I think you should kill them." A childish voice, similar to Lucy's, said. "I can't do that, killing without justified cause is bad." Lucy replied, in a completely blank tone. "But they're trying to hurt your friend, I think that's plenty justified." They voice exclaimed with a sigh. "Fine, if you won't do it, I will. Lucky for you I'm in a good mood, so I won't kill them, just rough 'em up a little, kay?" Lucy dropped to her knees, holding her head in pain. "NO! Don't-" Suddenly her hands dropped, and she looked up. She had a murderous look in her eyes, and a deadly smile on her face. She was crying...but it was blood. "I win!" She laughed. But it wasn't Lucy. It was the little girl now. By now the thugs were afraid, and running away. But she wouldn't have it. Before I could blink she was in front of them, and before they could process what happened she had slammed them into the walls, and the sound of bones cracking was heard. Demon Lucy was in front of me in an instant, checking me over. "Between you and me, this never happened. She found you passed out here, and there were no thugs."
After that everything went black, and I was in Lucy's apartment. I had shrugged it off as a bad dream, until Demon Lucy came out again. It was a dark realization, that what you thought was a nightmare was reality. I had never told anyone, but that doesn't mean that she wasn't there. A slight tug on my hair pulled me out of my thoughts, and turning to the source I found Lucy smiling grimly at me. "I wish you didn't have to see her, the Demon. She's such a horrible thing. But there's no point in false wishing. Let's get this over with, shall we?" Lucy asked, a faint glow surrounding her. "Alright First, nap time's over!" I shouted. "Fairy Glitter!"
An overwhelming amount of magical power surrounded me, and in that moment, I realized just how much magic power Lucy had.
And how much of the madness she fought to keep at bay. It was insane, and a normal person no doubt would have succumbed to it instantly. 'But Lucy's been fighting it her whole life' I faintly heard shouts of panic, the sound of something shattering, and felt someone tackling me, but it was muffled, and my vision was blurry. The weight on my shoulder transferred to my hands, and looking down I realized it was a katana, and my hand was gripping the handle. But so was someone else. The hand belonged to a blurry pink, black and white figure. It clicked in my head, and then everything went black.
Normal POV
As Cana and Lucy performed the spell, a dark and ominous aura loomed over everyone, followed by a bright light and an explosion of dust and debris. Natsu lunged into the chaos as soon as the pained screams were heard. When the dust cleared, Natsu and Cana were both on the ground, unconscious. Held between their outstretched arms they were clutching the handle of a beautiful katana. The blade consisted of a black and gold zigzag pattern that stretched across the sharp weapon, and the handle was wrapped in blood red rope, with a smaller loop extending off of the head. Attached to the end was Aquarius's broken key.
"Where's Lucy?" Wendy asked. She was about to run towards the two on the floor, but Black*Star stopped her. "She's there. Lucy's inside the sword." He said, a serious look on his face. "Why isn't she coming out?" Mira asked. "You felt the madness right? That was Lucy's black blood making an appearance. It's trying to take over her body." Maka explained. "Then we have to help her!" Levy exclaimed. Soul put his hand on her shoulder. "Don't. There's nothing we can do. The only ones who can help are already there with her. Just like Maka was for me." Soul grinned. "What do you mean?" Erza asked. "Just like Lucy, I was exposed to the black blood. As time went on, it grew. During our supposed final battle with Asura, it tried to take over, so my body temporarily shut down. Thanks to Maka, I'm here now, and the Little Demon is gone." Soul explained. "Little Demon?" Makarov asked.
"Black blood has been known to...develop it's own conscious. Up until now there were only two officially recorded cases, a meister named Crona Gorgon, and Soul. Crona was forced from a very young age to partake in countless experiments involving black blood by his own mother, a witch by the name of Medusa. Crona can use the black blood to form his weapon partner, a long sword by the name of Ragnarok. Ragnarok is a separate soul within Crona's body, and can take on a physical form attached to Crona's back at will. After a mission Maka and Soul, and eventually Spirit and I, confronted the pair in a church. The battle resulted in Soul taking a nasty blow to the chest, which allowed black blood to enter his body, and with time, form the Little Demon.
Of course at the time no one knew that it was even there until it took over Soul's body during our supposed final battle with Asura. And as Soul said, with Maka's help the Little Demon is now a dormant part of Soul's body." Stein explained. "While that's good and all, how did Lucy get enough black blood in her body for this to happen?" Erza asked, gesturing to the duo on the floor.
"Medusa has been to Earthland before." Loke said, a dark look on his face. "How do you know that?" Gray asked. Loke sighed, before continuing. "After Layla passed, Lucy became ill. It was an unknown illness, and the Heartfilia's on-sight doctor and others nearby couldn't help her. As time went on, Lucy went into cardiac arrest three times, and they were barely able to revive her. After the first, a strange woman appeared, saying she could help. All she requested in return was that the other doctors would leave her alone with Lucy until the process was completed, and that no one ask her name or what her technique was. At the time Jude was genuinely terrified for Lucy's life, and agreed immediately. So, the woman took Lucy and her equipment to an empty wing of the house, and three weeks later, Lucy was cured, and the woman was nowhere to be found. However everyone was so happy at the time that they didn't notice. Aquarius's description was that the women had blonde hair that twisted beneath the chin, and yellow snake-like eyes. The woman dressed in black clothes and walked barefoot.
Aquarius and everyone else who was present for the encounter, thought the woman was a nomad who knew of a lost healing magic. I, along with Lucy's other spirits, were unable to find proof that the woman was anything other than that, until I stumbled across Medusa's case files in the DWMA's library. I had, with permission of course, taken a copy of the files to the celestial spirit realm for further investigation, and with Aquarius and Crux's help were able to determine what caused Lucy's deadly illness." Loke said.
"What caused it?" Rogue asked. "Lucy had what is known as 'Environment Deprivation Disease,' which is triggered when a being from one world is transported to another. The likelihood of someone getting it is rare, because not many beings move between dimensions, and even fewer stay in a realm long enough to deprive themselves of the required elements to survive. Simply put, it's like when a fish is removed from water. After a certain amount of time the fish will die. The only problem with that possibility was that Lucy was born in Earthland." Loke explained.
"But if what you are saying is true, than how did Lisanna survive in Edolas?" Gray asked.
Hey everyone, Dragon-Sensei here! 10,000+ views, I honestly thought I wouldn't get that many even after this story ends! Thanks to each and every one of you for the support, no matter what form it comes in. (Seriously, even criticism helps, thanks firebirth86 for the tough love! I appreciate the advice.) In any case, love ya all, and I'll see you next chapter!
~Dragon-Sensei
#Note: For those of you who don't know, cardiac arrest is, essentially, when a person's heart stops. The term should NOT be taken lightly, and was only used for the sake of the plot.
