My dearest readers! Guess who is participating in Colu week here in June!? My title page is already posted! Get it followed/faved for notifications on updates. Well, the plot has thickened my friends and we're about to spiral down the slippery slope. Anyways, here we go!
... What the actual hell." Was what Lucy got out as she stared at the keys now in her possession.
In her left hand, the same length, width, weight and shape were Ophiuchus, Libra and Pisces all in onyx. Three black keys Lucy could not get over. Was this some sort of sick joke? Did someone make these fake keys to make some money or something. Yet they felt so real, so like the keys she held on a daily basis. There was only one way to find out. Heading out of her room she heard Cobra get up to follow her, and felt Gemini go back. Up the stairs and outside Lucy goes to the training area.
"Open eclipse gate of the heavenly scales, snake charmer, and paired fish. Libra, Ophiuchus, and Pisces." Lucy commands.
A dark mist surrounds the area, Lucy can barely hear Cobra hiss behind her. With three door bell sounds there are three figures in front of her.
"Well well Well, looks like we're baaaaack." Ophi sing-songs.
"You're real, honest to God's here. Please, please tell me there's nothing wrong with the celestial plane." Lucy practically begs.
With another poof and bell sounds Lucy shields her eyes from the bright light of Loke.
"Actually princess, I have a answer for you." Loke says before bending down to kiss her hand. Lucy ignored the growl from behind her.
"The spirit king had allowed me to tell you about some happenings in the spirit realm. With all the chaos surrounding the infinity clock and with the eclipse gate these fine spirits behind me have come into existence in their own parallel spirit realm yet still fall under the jurisdiction of the spirit king. So in a way they now have to follow contract spicifics... but I would be careful princess they're more mischievous than Gemini when their hyper." Loke said, whispering the last part.
"Okay Loke, Thanks. Tell Stache Face next time I would like to know ahead of time so I can start looking for them right away if suddenly new spirits pop up." She responds rubbing her forehead.
Ignoring Cobras chuckling behind her she adressss the spirits.
"Hello again, welcome back to Earthland. I know last time there was no one ruling you other than Leo but now you fall under Stache Face. In other words once again, I will not force you to make a contract with me however if you do I will respect your wishes and abide by our contract." Lucy starts.
"Stache Face huh... I like it. We can make a contract." Pisces says.
This form of Pisces was a merman in the terms of a shark looking man. He has blue scales, sharp teethed, and webbed fingers. His brown hair was in surfer dreads and has the Pisces symbol on his forehead. Surprisingly he still sports a black muscle tee and cargo shorts. His mom is now a large flying great white shark. Who seemed to be just admiring the scenery and letting her son talk.
Nodding they get to the specifics, in reality all Pisces wanted was action and a chance to fight. Easily done, plus giving up the last Saturday of every month for mom/son bonding day was more than okay with Lucy. Then they were gone.
Libra this was has crazy untamed sea green locks, a black visor covering the top part of her face. Her symbol is echoed into it. Sporting a black spandex full body suit that disappears into her golden leg armor.
Libra was the next to approach Lucy, instead of verbally making a contract Libra touched her forehead and suddenly the details were there as she dissapeared. Close range fighting preferably, and liked her quiet sundays.
Ophiuchus is clad in a white nurses uni with gold trim and white high heels. Long blonde hair is tied back in a bun other than her bangs and two long pieces on each side of her face. Striking blue eyes and a wicked smirk. Her left arm is clad in a black sleeve with what looks to be studs in it. She is carrying a very large sharp needle, luckily with nothing in it.
Lucy wasn't necessarily nervous about Ophi but it was a spirit she never interacted with regularly or eclipsed. Both women sized each other up for a moment.
"Alright girl, I guess I don't have much of a choice but you seem alright. Plus with how much you get hurt I'll be able to practice my healing a lot!" Ophi said going from stoned faced to chipper in two seconds.
"Oh and leave my soap opera Tuesday's alone!" She said before dissapearing.
After all that Lucy felt her magic drop a decent amount, however not enough to worry her. Turning back to Cobra she saunters her way over to him leaning against her house. She wraps her arms around his neck as his snake their way around her waist. The largest grin she's spotted in a long time plastered to her face, her heart felt nice and lightened. She couldn't be happier with the outcome other than having normal Aquarius back.
But just in a lucky Lucy way, lightning stuck. Literally, right in front of her house. There standing in all his glory is Master Laxus. All Lucy could get out before she is swept up is an 'Awe fuck'.
Her face smashed against a rock solid chest and arms wrapped around her Lucy struggles to decipher what is being said in dragon tongue behind her. Other than catching a few specific terms such as 'Mates' and 'The claiming'. Suddenly the air is alive with Laxus lightning as he roars out. How he is doing it in her property and without damaging her is beyond Lucy's comprehension right at this moment.
"You didn't ask! She is Kin Cobra! You can't just expect her to know these things!"
"I asked you big dumb lump of muscle! She said yes! If she's Kin like you claim she should have been informed right away! That falls in your hands! Not mine! You know it wouldn't have set unless she agreed!" Corba snarls back.
Lucy fights her way from Laxus chest looking up at the older man because she feels his lighting running across her skin but not harming her. Lucy is shocked to she her usually well behaved master practically in his dragon force as he glares at Cobra.
A very uneasy feeling settled in Lucy's chest, unable to fight the pull she rips herself from Laxus and places herself between the two men.
"Lu, you gotta move." Laxus grounds out.
"No way Sparks, not until you tell me what the hell is going on."
Rubbing his hands up and down his face Laxus sighs, knowing it a lost cause to argue with the likes of Lucy.
"Lucy, he's mated you, claimed you, marked you, whatever the hell you want to call it. Do you know what that means!?" He yells at the end.
Lucy's frustrated face melts into one of a blank slate. Corba watching the confusion enter Laxus' eyes walks around Lucy enough to see her side profile. Also seeing the blankness about her, his own eyebrows furrow.
"Bright eyes...?" Corba asks. Slowly as if reaching for a scared animal his hand reaches out barely touching her face.
Suddenly there is a shift in her and she's gone the next second. Both men are highly confused, Laxus wondering if Corba has something to do with it and Cobra knowing Laxus didn't have any hand in it either both just stand there for a moment.
Didn't want to cut it off but I'm a sucker for cliffhangers. So what do you think of my eclipse spirit addition? Follow, fav, and review. Lots of love! Write on!