AN: The person that Jose murdered is important but you won't hear about that person and the reason why he did it until chapter 17.
Chapter 13 – Phantom Lord Part 1
Natsu ordered Wendy to keep her eyes closed as he pried Lucy off the tree. She really didn't need to see her mother hanging there like some sort of twisted message to their guild. He didn't want to think of the scolding that he would get from Lucy for letting their daughter see something so life scarring.
Natsu gently laid her on the ground trying to keep his hands of her bruises. There were so many that there wasn't an inch for her perfect skin that wasn't covered in blood, bruises or cuts. His blood boiled but the only thing that was keeping him sane and not turning into a monster of mass destruction was the fact that gramps had already declared war and the fact that Lucy needed him right now. He also couldn't just run off and leave Wendy to deal with this on her own.
He had to keep his cool or even more people would get hurt. More of his family would be injured and this time Wendy was here. She hadn't been present the first time they went to war with Phantom and Jose was a twisted son of a bitch. He would hurt her just because she was young.
He had to remember the many ways that this all went to hell the first time and ensure that it didn't happen again. He also needed to keep his head in the game and pay attention to what was happening around him. Things were going differently this time. He couldn't rely on the information from the future but he couldn't disregard it entirely either. He just needed to be aware.
Wendy managed to stop the bleeding. Giving her mother emergency treatment had terrified the young girl. She had never needed to heal someone so badly injured that she cared about so much. It reminded him of the time that she needed healing after Minerva's treatment of her during the naval battle.
It was one if his worst memories and some of the worst injuries she had gotten. It hadn't been the first or the last time that she had been injured but it was one of the few times she needed emergency treatment. He always hated when she was hurt. It always felt like he had failed her when she was like this and he cursed. He should have been here to kick Gajeel in the teeth.
However he also knew that Lucy wanted to be able to fight him. She had been helpless once and now she had spent an entire year dedicated to her magic and training. She wanted to be able to stand against 12 assholes whose magic power was enough to destroy a bloody country. If she couldn't defeat Gajeel then it would be all for nothing. It was never the plan for her to take him on now but it already happened and there was nothing he could do about it.
Looking at the damage all around him he knew that it wasn't for nothing. She was powerful. Some of the blood that he could smell belonged to Gajeel. Lucy wasn't able to take him down yet but she managed to make him bleed and that meant progress. It meant she was getting there one step at a time and she managed to protect her friend. He was proud of her even if he hated the position that she was in now.
Erza stood in front of the fallen form of her friend. The woman that she was quickly coming to see as a little sister while her daughter was left to heal her with tears in her eyes. Erza's eyes burned with anger. There would be retribution for this. She wouldn't let a single person escape her wrath and looking at the members of her guild she knew she would not be alone. This was a sin. An unforgivable sin and they would bow before the Fairy Queen and beg for mercy that she would not give.
"How bad is it Wendy?" she asked.
The young girl took a deep steadying breath. Wendy knew that as a healer many of the people that she would work on would be people in the guild. Her friends and her family but to know that the first person that truly needed her help to save their life was her mother was terrifying. She was scared, so scared that she had to concentrate on ensuring that her hands didn't shake. She didn't want to show her fear to the rest of the people who were counting on her to be able to fix this.
"Internal bleeding, several broken ribs, one pierced her lung which is why she was having difficulty breathing. I healed those up but she's going to be sore for a while. I still need to heal the rest of her bruises and cuts but she isn't in immediate danger anymore. She will be weak from the blood loss for a while but she can recover that on her own."
Her voice was strong and sure even if she didn't feel it. This was what her magic was made for, the situation that called for her help. She knew what she was doing even if she couldn't bear to look at her mothers face, even if she was shaking in terror because someone had done this to her.
Wendy turned her worried gaze to her father who was carrying his wife in his arms. She knew that the person responsible would pay for this. She didn't understand fighting. She didn't like it even if she was getting good at it. Wendy didn't understand how someone could do something so horrible to another person but she also knew that they would never get the chance to do it ever again.
Natsu nodded his head to them and carried his wife back to the guild in silence. She would be safer there instead of being home alone. Wendy immediately started healing her back when they reached the guild. Lucy's back had been torn to shreds and while Wendy did that Natsu turned to the master. Everyone was gathered in the basement of Fairy Tail and none of them were happy. This was a war council and they were planning to tear Phantom to pieces.
Erza, Laxus and Master Makarov came up with a plan. Their strategy session lasted two hours by then Wendy was done healing Lucy, "She needs to sleep. It's a good thing that she didn't lose enough blood to need a transfusion but she needs rest."
"Whats the plan?" asked Natsu.
Erza gave him a smile that was all teeth. A shiver crawled up his spine as he looked at her. This was a woman who was dangerous on a good day, however today when the blood of her family stained the floor, her eyes burned with the fires of hell. He almost pitied the fools that would stand in her way.
In fact he noticed that everyone was giving him, Mira, Erza, Laxus and the master a lot of room. Almost like they were afraid to get in their way or get on their bad side. They knew that they would never hurt their family but right now they were all tense and no one wanted a brawl to break out.
It was kind of obvious that Natsu would turn the idiot that pushed him to ash at this point. Laxus had sparks fly off him every now and then and it almost made him smile. Even in the darkest of times his family always managed to bring a smile to his face.
"Mira will remain here with Lucy, Wendy and Team Shadow gear. You all need healing and we cannot leave them unprotected. Laxus is going to get Jude and bring him here as well. He was supposed to be discharged tomorrow. We don't know if Phantom was the one who attacked him or of this is just a coincidence. We'll leave them to protect our base while the rest of us accept Phantom's invitation."
Natsu didn't know why the master was purposely leaving two of their S-class mages out of the fight but at the same time he was glad. He knew that all the members of element four would not be in the guild. That meant that they would attack the guild and if something went wrong or if something happened to the master then they still had two trump cards hidden up their sleeves.
Jose wouldn't know that Mira and Laxus were in Magnolia or if they were out somewhere on a mission. Natsu supposed that the master was keeping them out of the fight until they were absolutely sure that this would be Jose's only move against them.
Fairy Tail marched on Phantom Lord as the sun rose. The Master led the charge with Natsu and Erza at his left and right respectively. Gray was behind him and the rest of Fairy Tail was currently hot on their heels. The master knew at the back of his mind that Laxus would contact Mystogan and Siegrain.
Laxus would go get Jude and then he would contact the twins and let them know about Phantom. Laxus would inform the twins of the attack on the guild, on Lucy and Levy and the fact that most of the guild marched to war. His Fairies would fly home soon, ready for combat and to protect their family probably with enough rage to destroy a small country between them and their power.
Makarov knew that the magical council would throw a tantrum for what he was about to do. For a single second he considered what they might try to do to him and wondered if he should be worried about the repercussions of fighting another wizard saint. Then he remembered the sight of his child's blood and he stopped caring altogether.
He stared at the gothic castle doors in silence. This was the only chance to change his mind and not risk the rest of his kids. However Natsu would never let it go. None of his children had come because he announced that they would march to war. They had come because he announced he was going to war and they had chosen to come with him. Jose had attacked their family. There would be no rule or council strong enough to stop this.
He spoke a single name that would start this war, "Natsu."
At the sound of the master giving him permission to start a guild war Natsu roared at the door. He was too pissed off to even punch it down like he had done in one life time but right now he didn't care. They hurt Lucy and for that he was going to tear these gothic castle rejects to pieces.
All the rage that had been simmering in his veins since he saw his wife pinned to that godforsaken tree was finally unleashed. For a single second the Master pitied the fool that touched the blonde woman then decided that he deserved it for being so stupid.
The roar from the fire dragon slayer was so powerful that he burned a hole into their guild where the front doors had once stood. The roar also destroyed a huge chunk of the room, took out multiple mages and took out the wall on the opposite side of the room. Several mages gaped at the sheer destruction from the one attack from one mage.
Several mages were sent flying through the hole he created and landed in the dark alley below them. Some of the braver mages peered through the glass windows and saw their guild mates in craters in the ground and winced at the sheer brutality of the one attack. A couple of people's eyes widened as they realized that some of them down there were still on fire and then they realized that they should be more worried about what was about to happen to them.
Erza stepped up next to him, "Heavens wheel Blumenblatt."
Hundreds of swords hit everything in the room. She destroyed furniture, caused mages to jump out of the way or dive for cover. Then she moved requipping two swords to her hands and cutting down everything and anyone that stood in her way. Nothing would survive the wrath of the Titania. She left behind a trail of destruction and unconscious mages behind her and Natsu grinned at her obvious anger.
Gray turned one half of the place into a winter wonderland. He froze so many people in place that most couldn't believe that a molding magic could be done so fast. Then he snapped his fingers and taking out another large part of their guild as the ice shattered. Gray had frozen dozens of people into a glacier when he shattered the ice huge chunks of ice went hurling in every direction. The chunks of ice took out more mages than the initial attack and caused general chaos.
Natsu could hear Gramps in Titan form declaring, "You hurt his monsters child. Don't be surprised when it comes for your blood."
Natsu dove into the thick of things. His punches and kicks covered in fire sent mages flying in every direction and then he roared. The sound of an animal calling for a challenger because he didn't want to fight these weaklings. He wanted Gajeel and he wanted to know what was taking the bastard so long to show up and fight him. They had a score to settle and this time it was personal.
Gajeel couldn't help but be slightly impressed. For a guild full of trash they sure as hell didn't mess around when it came to hitting back. So far it looked like Jose's plan was working. Most of the members of the guild were here causing chaos and their guild was unguarded. That meant that Juvia and Sol would be able to get the information they needed.
Laxus was supposed to be away on a job. They weren't sure how long he would stay away from the guild or how accurate that information was. Mystogan was rarely ever in the guild and no one was sure how true the rumours that Siegrain the former wizard saint had joined the guild.
Gajeel just wanted to fight the other dragon slayer. The one that everyone was talking about since he was supposedly so powerful. The one that used fire when he fought who was called the Salamander. There was no place for two dragons in the sky and he was determined to take his place at the top. He was going to crush the fire dragon slayer and let everyone know who was the strongest.
At least that was his thoughts until a white haired man changed into a Lizardman and sent five mages out the window with his tail. Then another white haired person who was probably his sister opened up a trail of destruction so large that they rattled him on his perch far above the rest of the guild members.
Gajeel stared at the girl in shock. She was dressed as some sort of tiger person with some wicked sharp claws. He almost pitied the moron that leered at her cleavage and she responded by kicking him through the ceiling. When the guy landed her brother stepped on him. Gajeel wasn't sure if he was dead or not.
He laughed to himself. This would be more interesting than he assumed. He jumped down hitting a whole lot of people and throwing a whole bunch of other people off their feet. At the back of his mind he knew that some of the people who got caught up in the blast were Phantom mages but he didn't care all that much. They were taught to survive on their own or die in this guild. He basked for a moment in the destruction he caused before making his declaration.
"I'm Gajeel Redfox, Phantom Lords Iron Dragon Slayer, come at me trash."
His declaration was met with widening eyes and silence from the fairies. For a moment all fighting paused as every Fairy moved away from him. Gajeel frowned, 'Were they too afraid to face him because of what he did to that Fairy?' he thought to himself. The thought brought a vicious grin to his face as he remembered pinning the blonde woman to a tree and leaving her hanging there unconscious.
If they refused to come to him then he would just have to go to them. Before he could take another step his unasked question was answered. He noticed that the Fairies weren't moving away from him. No, they were opening up a path and at the end of the corridor that they created was a pink haired man whose entire body was on fire and murder in his eyes.
"I'm Fairy Tail's Fire Dragon Slayer. Natsu Dragneel and for touching my wife, I'm going to burn you and your guild to ash."
Gajeel had just one moment to digest that he had attacked this man's wife before he got hit with a fist of flames. He immediately stopped dreaming and felt his iron scales cover his body almost subconsciously trying to protect him from the heat of the flames. Gajeel sent his own iron infused punch towards the other dragon slayer.
Several members of Phantom and Fairy Tail were forced to abandon their fights in favor of taking cover as the two dragon slayers destroyed everything that they came into contact with as they tried to beat each other into a bloody pulp.
Natsu however narrowed his eyes as he caught a punch from Gajeel. He was slow the thought and then realized it. Gajeel wasn't slow, he just wasn't as fast as he would become in the future.
Natsu was kind of shocked to realize how weak Gajeel had been when they first met. Then again they had been more or less even the first time they fought. Now with the experience that he had, Gajeel was no match for him. He could feel the iron scales shatter like glass underneath his fists.
Master Makarov ignored the fighting and the two dragon slayers knowing that nothing was going to stop Natsu from destroying his opponent. Makarov really didn't have it in him to try and stop him while he climbed the stairs and got closer to Jose. His steps and magic power may or may not have left a wake of destruction behind him but he didn't really care. They had come to demolish the guild anyway.
Jose Porla was a tall, thin man with black hair and beady eyes. His smile was too wide to be considered anything other than insane and his pasty skin tone and pointy ears made him seem more like a vampire from a story than human.
Makarov ignored every word that came out of his mouth as his magic power bled out of him. Lucy had been attacked on his order. She couldn't have been sure that she would be able to beat a dragon slayer but she tried. He knew that if Gajeel hadn't gotten that lucky hit in, they would have still been fighting when Natsu appeared. However she had also chosen to deliver a warning to him. How she had known he would ask later but for now he was going to punch this pathetic man in the teeth for hurting his children.
Makarov paused when he realized that Jose had already left the guild. His fist has passed harmlessly through his thought projection only making him angrier. The coward had left behind nothing but a thought projection of himself. Before he could lose himself to his anger he felt a slight shift of the airspace warning him that someone was behind him.
"Mets-", Makarov's giant fist hit into the large man wearing a blindfold stopping him from casting his spell that would steal his magic away from him without a second thought.
The large fat man babbled something about sorrow. Makarov didn't even look twice before he blasted the cowardly man through the floor and into the numerous fights below.
Gajeel stared at the unconscious form of Aria and he just knew that Jose was going to be pissed. He had been getting his ass kicked by the pink haired teen when the ceiling had caved in. The fact that it had been the most powerful of the element four had come crashing into his fight made things worse.
His arrival stopped the fight between him and the Salamander. However when Gajeel looked upwards he could see the glowing form of Fairy Tails Master. He looked pissed. Jose's plan didn't work since Makarov had sensed the mage. From the looks of it Makarov knocked him out without a second thought. The tiny glowing man landed by Aria's head and stared at what was left of Phantom Lord.
"Jose isn't here none of the others are here either. Let's go."
Erza stared at the destruction around them and knew that there wasn't much left for them to do. Most of the Phantom mages were out cold. Most of their guild was in ruins without their master or the rest of their S-class mages there was nothing left for them to do. She noticed that many of the mages were already inching their way backwards not wanting to fight anymore without their master or the element four to protect them.
Natsu punched Gajeel in the face one more time and walked away. They would probably get another chance to fight without him holding back but right now in this moment he had won. Gajeel was more wounded than he was and even though they could keep going neither of them saw the point. They didn't have much to fight for if Jose wasn't there to give him his new orders since the plan didn't go right. Natsu on the other hand, had kicked Gajeel in the teeth.
Jose was pissed. He needed Jude Heartfilia. Ever since the man had entered the political field he knew that this one was going to be a problem. He liked Fairy Tail and he was determined to protect them. Normally a business man wouldn't provide too much trouble for him. He was after all a wizard saint and non-mages didn't have much of a pull on the magic council but they did have some power.
The King and his army were just one force in their country. The magic council on the other hand handled all the guilds and the people who could crush the royal army all by themselves. However they needed the support of the King and the other nobles.
The magic council and the King more or less had the same amount of power. They both aimed at keeping the country safe but without the donations from the nobles the magic council wouldn't be able to cover all the damages that came from magical fights.
Basically the King took care of the Kingdom and the non-mages while the magic council dealt with the guilds and the problems that they caused. They charged taxes and they had a fund from the royal family but without the support of the nobles then they would fall and Jude Heartfilia had a lot of pull.
There had been rumors that his business wasn't doing well but that didn't last long. He got a new accountant found the people who were embezzling money and took back his money with a lot of interest. All in all the man had money and a title and the magic council couldn't just ignore him.
Jude didn't do too much until one of his spies found out that he had been investigating several of the council members for fraud, theft and other petty crimes. It was during this time when he came across something that he had done. Jose had paid well for some cases to simply disappear but if the evidence that Jude Heartfilia managed to gather on him was released to the public he would be finished. His guild disbanded and he would be lucky if he ever saw daylight again.
There was one crime that would allow the authorities to dig deep into his business but that wasn't his only problem. He knew what Jude had uncovered. It was something that he had done many years ago and he believed that he had covered all his tracks.
Jose knew what would happen if the boy found out what he had done. That kid would slit his throat if given the opportunity if he found out what Jose had done. While he was sure that he could defeat him because he did have the magic power there was the fact that he didn't want to fight him.
Jose knew that he was a dangerous enemy to have. One who wouldn't mind waiting, plotting and planning before finally killing him because he would die at his hands for what he had done. He was not a forgiving man. It was after all his fault that he was like that.
Jude had dug through so much of stuff he just had to go and find that little piece of information. Jose honestly didn't think he would mind so much going to jail. He would obviously pull every trick in the book to ensure that he didn't up caught but if it came down to it. He would be able to survive going to jail. If the boy found out however Jose honestly didn't think he would live very long afterwards.
Jose had been planning an attack on Fairy Tail for a while now. He didn't think that it would be because that man would send the evidence to his daughter. Someone in the guild and he had no idea who she was. There were no Heartifila's in the guild. He already checked unless she had changed her name and since he didn't know anything about the girl he couldn't reach her.
The girl had been isolated when she lived with her father and so very little people knew what she looked like and those who did wouldn't talk to him. Jose had hit a wall in uncovering Jude's daughter and so he had been forced to turn his attention to the Duke himself. He hadn't wanted to attack such a high ranking noble. It was obvious that he wouldn't be able to hide this for long but he was sure that if his plans worked then he would get away with everything and prove the power of his guild.
The thugs that had beat Jude up found out that he was travelling to see his daughter. She had to have it. However Jose just didn't know how to find it and now his plan was failing. He would have to deal with Makarov even though he had hoped to avoid a fight with the older man. They would probably wipe out half the country from the map if two wizards of their caliber fought but he was sure that he would succeed. Jose had the advantage of youth. Makarov was an old man now.
Fairy Tail was done for without Laxus and Mystogan to save them. There were even rumors that the wizard saint Siegrain had joined the guild but he wasn't sure how true that rumor was. They still had to deal with the S-class mages Titania Erza and Demon Mirajane.
Then there were the rumors of the powerful mage called the 'Salamander.' He refused to allow Makarov to hold such power. The daughter of the Heartfilia family would bring that trash guild a lot of connections and power. He wouldn't allow it. He was going to wipe Fairy Tail off the map and take his place at the top of the food chain.
Jose sighed. He would have no choice but to take the next step and he had hoped that he wouldn't have to play this card. However the choice had been taken out of his hands. There wasn't much that he could do. He would never allow that evidence to see the light of day. He didn't care if he had to start a war to accomplish his goals. There were many on the council who didn't approve of Fairy Tail. He knew many who would just use this as an excuse to get rid of them.
Jose waited for Juvia and Sol to approach him and explain their failure. Juvia stepped forward to explain, "Jude Heartfilia was discharged from the hospital early this morning. Juvia went to see if there was anyone in the guild. The S-class mage Mirajane was there with others. Juvia couldn't see who they were. They are hiding him in their guild."
"Ready yourselves for transport, we move onto phase two." He ordered.
Gajeel frowned to himself. There was something off about everything that was happening here and he couldn't put his finger on what it was. He also couldn't get the image of a pink haired man declaring that his family made him strong and that if he couldn't understand something like that then he never knew happiness.
Gajeel grit his teeth in anger. He had known happiness and because he was weak he lost it. Then Jose saved him and taught him to be strong. The man had to be right. He just had to be because if he wasn't then everything that ever knew was a lie. Jose had built him up from nothing and if he had been proven wrong then he didn't know what he would do. Gajeel didn't even know who he was supposed to be if Jose was wrong. He couldn't be wrong. He just couldn't.
Lucy was awake and extremely sore when the guild members returned. She was immediately cuddled up to Natsu's chest as they described the battle. Lucy and Natsu shared a look when they saw that the master was still healthy and in excellent shape to fight. They hadn't lost their fighting spirit because their Master had not fallen which meant that the battle would go very differently.
Wendy healed a few more people and Fairy Tail did what they did best. They celebrated their win and then they got serious. Jose was still out there as well as three of the element four. That meant that this war was far from over and they still didn't know why Jose had started this war. It was one thing to fight for your family. It was the reason that Fairy Tail was fighting however they had no idea what Jose hoped to gain out of this mess.
Less than an hour later the entire guild shook. Natsu and Lucy shared a look as the ground beneath their feet began to tremble. They had planned for this and even though Natsu really didn't like it. He knew that there was very little choice here.
Erza was needed in battle and even though they had the master they didn't want him to be weakened by using a defense seal. It would take too much magic and put him out of the game too soon. They needed him. Natsu and Lucy quietly followed the guild as they scrambled outside to find the source of the trembling.
Fairy Tail gathered outside and watched in awe and shock and horror as Phantom Lords guild walked towards them. Makarov had no idea how Jose could possibly be powering a building so large or why he would want to turn his guild into a weapon.
Then again he never understood people and their greed for power. The giant building drew closer and all the Master could do was shake his head like a disappointed parent. He expected so much more from the man that held the title Wizard Saint.
"What a monstrosity." He muttered and several people nodded numbly looking at it.
Jose then started his speech on how this was his greatest weapon and that they couldn't win against it. He also finally answered the question that they had all been asking since the beginning of this drama. Honestly, Makarov couldn't believe how dramatic the youth of today had become. The man started an entire guild war over some hurt pride and one man. It made him question the mans sanity.
Jose wanted them to give him Jude Heartfilia and his daughter. He also expected Fairy Tail to become subordinates of Phantom Lord. Makarov just ignored most of what he was saying. He didn't have the time to try and understand crazy. Makarov was trying to measure the magic power that he could feel building and his own. Somewhere at the back of his mind he wondered how someone could like the sound of their own voice so much.
This was a weapon of great power. Makarov was not so prideful as to dismiss Jose's creation. It was extremely powerful. He would need to gather an equal number of magical power to defend his children. It would be difficult however not impossible. It would probably put him out of the battle for a little while. He would need some time to recover his power after activating a seal large enough and powerful enough to protect his family.
Once the man finally stopped talking Natsu sent a fire dragon roar towards the huge building. Gray hit the building with a freezing arrow and that opened the flood gates for every Fairy to hit them with something. Makarov once more sighed at his over eager brats and replied to Jose over the loud protests of his guild declaring that they would never surrender.
"You have your answer Jose, we are Fairy Tail and we will never surrender."
"Then die." Jose shouted back at them.
Makarov glowed gold in response to the Jupiter canon powering up. He was getting ready to cast a protection spell when something happened that shocked everyone in the two guilds.
Erza was just about to requip to hold the canon back with the master. If she added her defensive magic to his then she could hopefully ensure that he would be able to recover his power faster. She knew how much of magic it would take to hold of the cannon and if she tried to do it alone then she would end up badly injured. However with the Master at her side, she was sure they could manage it.
Lucy however already had a plan. She flew through the air like a bird and landed in front of Erza and Master Makarov. She took a moment to glare at Jose before taking a deep breath. Both Erza and Master Makarov could feel Lucy calling upon a lot of magic power.
Erza wanted to move to stop her or move her out of the way or even cry out a warning but Natsu grabbed her arm and grinned at her, "Watch."
Erza looked at him in shock. She couldn't believe that he wanted her to face something like this on her own. However he seemed so sure that she would be fine. All Erza could do was watch her friend. Her sister would face this monstrosity but if she was going to do this then she was going to watch her to the bitter end. She wouldn't turn away. She would have faith that they knew what they were doing.
"In this night and in this hour
I call upon thy ancient power
By the bounds of our contract
I beckon you to my side
Open four gates
Zodiac"
Aries appeared first in a column of golden light, followed by Sagittarius, Virgo and then Scorpio. Each spirit sent out a beam of golden energy that connected to Lucy and to each other. If you looked at them from above you would have seen that they stood in the formation of a five pointed star with Lucy as one of the points. Each beam of light connected each spirit to each other and to her. Her eyes shined in the same formation that her most powerful defensive spirits stood in and she cried out.
"Celestial shield."
A shield as large as the guild appeared in the form of a five pointed golden star. The Jupiter canon hit her shield head on. If she had cast her spell even a moment later she wouldn't have made it in time to defend against its power.
Lucy slid backwards before she braced herself better. She locked her knees into place and refusing to move another inch. She bit her lip so hard it bled and her nose leaked blood from the strain but Lucy grit her teeth against the pain and poured more magic into the shield.
She released her second origin. She had taken to keeping it hidden as Erza had done during the GMG and then exercising both magic containers during her meditations. She screamed from the strain. The sound getting lost as blood pounded in her ears.
She could feel her muscles strain and she knew that blood was leaking from her eyes and then the beam finally started to lose steam. Her shield began to crack and when Jupiter stopped she collapsed. Her spirits returning to the spirit world and her shield crumbled. Lucy hit her knees and just tried to breathe through the pain.
Natsu immediately had her back his arms and he kissed her head, "You did it. You held the Jupiter canon back."
Laxus and Erza stared open mouthed at the exhausted mage. Master Makarov raised an eyebrow. He was sure that he had just seen something that had never been seen in the world of magic until this moment. This little girl had more tricks up her sleeve than they thought. She was going to knock them all on their asses when this was over.
Makarov knew for certain as soon as he saw that shield that she would not be an ordinary stellar mage. She had just created history before their very eyes. There had never been another mage who had managed to create a spell using holder type magic.
There were mutterings from the rest of the guild before their cheers grew to be deafening. Everyone looked at the tiny blonde in awe and shock. She actually managed to protect them from something that powerful. She was strong enough to pull something like off and it was amazing.
Jose laughed, "In fifteen minutes I'll fire again and destroy you all."
Natsu laughed as well, "That's enough more than enough time to destroy the canon."
Master Makarov nodded, "Natsu, Gray, Elfman, destroy the canon."
The three boys took off towards the building when the master turned to the rest of the guild, "The rest of us will protect the guild. Mira Erza, get inside the Phantom's guild and destroy the element four."