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*Note; I added a bit of information to the last chapter, in case anyone didn't see it, concerning Lucy eating that rock
~Also the beginning of this chapter is a flashback to Lucy's past, and will be finished in later chapters; as it is left 'To be Continued'~
~3rd Person P.O.V~
"Saiya, look out!" Lucy screamed as she suddenly dove toward her exceed, barely managing to tackle her to the ground before she could be hit by a beam of pure dark magic. "L-Lu?!" Said exceed stuttered as she felt a wet, sticky, substance coat her silver fur. "C-crap!" The blond cursed as she violently spit up a mouthful of blood; shutting her eyes in agony as a searing pain engulfed her nerves. "Lucy! Y-you!" Saiya hadn't managed to finish speaking before the girl stumbled forward in order to safely avoid the dangerous explosions going off around her. "Lucy! Y-you're really hurt-!" "Quiet!" She cut her partner off as she pressed her back flat against the large oak tree behind her while she attempted to still her labored breaths. "Does the brat really think she can get away?" A deep voice sneered causing goosebumps to rise on Lucy's arms. "This is your fault, you know. If you'd have just hit them from the start we wouldn't be looking for them right now." Its owner added. "It would be wise to shut your mouth, Acnologia. I'm already not in a good mood, do you really think it wise to worsen it yourself?" Another male voice warned before continuing; "You might as well come out now before I truly get angry, Lucy. I swear to make your death quick and painless if you just lay your life down and accept it now." The young girl shut her eyes and zeroed in on her senses as she held her exceed to her chest, all while attempting to ignore the sharp throbbing emitting from her right shoulder as it dripped with blood.
Lucy quickly slapped a hand over Saiya's mouth to muffle her whimper as the tree to their left suddenly shattered into thousands of pieces, the girl luckily managing to silence the exceed before she could accidentally blow their cover. "Saiya, listen to me." The blond whispered with a barely audible tone. "Get somewhere safe and start looking for Draco." She tightened her hold on the exceeds body, against her chest, in an attempt to steady her trembling hands. "What?!" The silver cat's eyes widened in disbelief at her request. "I could never leave you!" Saiya argued. "I can't cover you and fight these guys! You can't stay here!" Lucy insisted after shutting her eyes to block possible tears from forming. "But-!" "I'm Lucy of the Stars, yeah? The great daughter of the King of the Galaxy. You don't honestly believe I can't win, do you?" The girl joked in an attempt to make herself sound more believable. "Don't make me regret this, Lucy. Don't make me hate myself for making this decision." Saiya pleaded despite how much she truly wanted to stay by the blonds side. "I'm not going down here. Not now, not today. I promise." She offered the exceed a toothy smirk in an attempt to hide the real emotions she kept bottled up inside. "I'll be back soon! Just wait for me!" And as Saiya took off into the sky she would never see the frown that pulled at Lucy's lips or the dark glint in her usually bright eyes. "This may be the one promise I just can't keep, Saiya. I'm sorry." Lucy panted as she finally had to grab at her shoulder with her left hand as to ease the pain.
"How bout' I light the entire forest up, since she refuses to come out?" "Tch. Stop complaining dumb-ass." The slayer scoffed as she stepped out from behind her cover, a dangerously hard look in her golden brown eyes while she clutched onto her shoulder. "So the princess finally reveals herself?" Acnologia sarcastically exclaimed as he offered her a mock bow, a filthy smirk pulling at his lips all the while as his eyes never left her tiny form. Lucy's eyes darted up to meet his form as she took in his intimidating appearance. Aside from his feral smirk and overly sharp canines, his eyes were a deadly sky blue with a threatening animal like black slit in replace of his pupils. Various light and dark blue tattoos decorated his skin alongside the accompany of other random scars, adding to his 'untamed' style was his messy black locks that seemed to point out in all different directions. A simple pair of black pants and shoes covered the lower half of his body while a black flannel staid unbuttoned and exposed the entirety of his chest.
"Who are you? How the hell did you get here?" Lucy challenged as her heart began to pound against her chest in fear, her fight or flight senses kicking in as her stomach began to churn in uncertainty. "Who am I?" He chuckled as his smirk only grew in size. "Only the infamous Dragon King! Surely you've heard of me?" His blue eyes took on a more crazed glint as he met Lucy's gaze, an expectant expression painted on his face. Lucy, herself, swore either her heart was going to jump out of her chest at the rate it was beating or her eardrums would burst from how loud her blood was rushing in them. Despite the bubbling fear in her gut she still managed to form a coherent response in order to buy herself some more time. "Heard of you once, yeah. Not exactly sure what the fuss is all about though." She cockily responded causing his eyes to widen a fraction in surprise.
"You're just some senile old man with a thirst for power he doesn't have. Draco's mentioned you once before, and he was right, you're pathetic." For a moment a deafening silence fell upon the vast forest; all the animals fell still, the wind calmed, not even Lucy's sharp breaths were audible. That is, until, Acnologia burst out into a booming laughter. His upper body hunched forward as his shoulders wracked with every laugh that left his mouth. "H-Holy Shit!" Acnologia choked out between gasps as he caught his breath. "Me? Pathetic? That's ought to be the funniest thing I've ever heard!" He practically burst back into laughter at the thought, again. "I'll show you who's pathetic-!" "Now that's about enough of your temper-tantrum, don't you think?" Zeref chuckled as he stepped in front of the larger male. "That's quite the injury you've got there." The red eyed male stated as he gestured to the girls shoulder. He narrowed his eyes at the blond as she didn't say anything in response, something he considered awfully rude. "You don't wish to make small talk and delay your death? So be it." A small, cruel, smirk pulled at Zeref's lips as he watched the girl take a shaky step backward in fear. "Need I ask if you know me, little Lucy?" He questioned in a mocking tone.
"Y-you!" Lucy stuttered as her face drained of all color. "It can't be!" She stumbled backward two more steps before tripping over a tree root and onto the ground. In the blink of an eye the terrifying mage was looming over her body, oozing with an aura of dark magic, and a dangerous glint in his eyes as his hands coiled around her smaller neck. Her mind began to work in overdrive as she began to hyperventilate from the lack of oxygen reaching her lungs, panic quickly setting in as she scratched and clawed at his hands in an attempt to get them off. Lucy began to kick and thrash her body around as Zeref lifted her into the air with ease, vision beginning to blur as she continued to choke. Tears burned in the corners of her eyes as she gripped onto Zeref's wrists with what little strength she had left, feeling as if all of her energy was drained from the wound on her shoulder and her lack of breath. "Such a pity. You were rumored to hold such promise, the fantastic protigie of the great Draco reduced to nothing more than a trembling mess. Now who's really pathetic?"
'This doesn't make sense.'
Lucy thought as she quickly began to fade into an unconscious state. She couldn't fathom why she had reacted the way she did, why she was the choices she had. Why had she been so scared straight from the start? Draco was just as strong as Zeref and Acnologia, if not more. He had always faced her without ever holding back; he didn't know how. So why was she so scared? She didn't fear death. She didn't fear being tortured or being beaten. So what was it...?
"I'll be back soon! Just wait for me!"
Just like that the blonds eyes snapped back open and she had gripped Zeref's wrists with new-found strength. "I-I'm n-not s-scared of y-you!" Lucy choked as her own magic began to form a barrier around her. "I-It's S-Saiya I-I'm s-scared for!" Brown and golden hues began to mix until they turned bright white. "What-?!" Zeref was suddenly blasted backward by a starry mess before he was met with the sight of Lucy coated in gold and white scales. "That damn cat can barely fly, let alone stay around here. I'll kill anyone who threatens my family!" "It can't be!" Zeref and Acnologia chorused as the girls magic began to lash out around her.
"Celestial Dragon Secret Art: Urano Metria!"*
~Present Time~
"Speaking of advances, what'd you find out about this 'Lullaby', Lucy?" Erza questioned causing a small frown to pull at the blonds lips. "Well, the Lullaby is exactly what it sounds like. When a certain song is played on this flute it uses Mass Murder Magic and sends anyone in range into an endless sleep, except its caster of course. The spells effects are immediate, meaning, once the song is played there's no way to stop people from dying." Lucy explained as she slightly clenched her fists. "A flute that has the power to kill people? How is it possible that someone could make that possible?" Gray murmured, unaware of the reaction it would rouse out of the female slayer. "It's quite simple, really. Not very much different to what I did when I bound the Ice Serpent to a key." Lucy began. No one failed to notice how tense she began to grow as she continued to speak or how her eyes darkened a shade. "All it takes is a spell and a certain amount of magic, along with the correct knowledge, to bring life to an object." "But you didn't bring the key to life, you tied a soul to an object." The raven haired ice mage countered. "I said it was similar, not the same." Lucy sighed. "Unfortunately, I am just as confused on this as Gray. Care to explain further Lucy?" Erza suggested in an attempt to get the conversation to progress. "They say that there's an immortal mage with the darkest magic anyone can possess. People call him 'The Black Wizard' and claim that he's made the most destructive weapons on the planet since his birth. Rumor has it that he used a Living Magic Spell to turn the instrument into a demon flute, giving it the ability to cast Mass Murder Magic."
"You met this guy before or something? You seem to know a lot about him." Natsu chimed in as he crossed his arms over his chest. "I.. don't know." The blond surprisingly confessed as she turned her gaze to the side. "I don't recall ever meeting him, however I've always seemed to know if something is related to him and how." She added after grabbing at her right shoulder, a seemingly conflicted expression on her face. "No matter, now's not the time to be contemplating on the past. Hundreds of lives are at stake right now. There's no telling just what Eisenwald will do with Lullaby should they succeed here." Erza exclaimed despite her growing concern for her sister figure. "You alright, Lu?" Saiya questioned with wide eyes. "Yeah." Said girl nodded her head as she snapped out of her daze and returned to her normal, sharp, witty self. "Just fine."
"Some thugs came and overthrew the train!"
"All my stuff got stolen!"
"You think wizards hijacked the train? That's what they looked like!"
"Maybe it was a dark guild!"
"Or those odd figures hanging around town lately!"
The loud complaints echoed all the way up to the cliff where the four Fairy Tail wizards and two exceeds sat, just above the small train stop that all the complaining was taking place. "That doesn't sound good." Saiya commented as she gazed out of the window alongside the blond slayer. "I could see cars and boats, but why steal a train?" Happy asked with question-marks floating above his head. "Well they're probably trying to get as far away from us as they can. Since all we have is this car that runs on magic we'd have two options; Follow them from afar and conserve energy, but risk letting them get away, or chase straight after them and burn through all of our magic." Saiya explained. "It certainly was a good move on their part." Erza sighed. "Tch. Stop worrying all the time, you'll get wrinkles on that pretty little face of yours if you do." Lucy smirked as she slung an arm around the redheads shoulder. "We'll beat these guys, no sweat. So chill out about it. If you're gonna stress about something it'd best be about our fight coming up. Cause' you know I'm gonna totally whoop your ass." Much to Natsu and Gray's amazement Erza didn't reprimand for the girls foul mouth or cocky words, and instead let out a heartfelt laugh and tossed her head back; a bright smile grazing her face.
"Well, we'll definitely defeat Eisenwald, that I believe. However, I am unsure on if it'l be my ass that gets whooped or yours." In an instant her smirk mirrored the blonds, sparks practically flying as their eyes met. "Ah, we'll see. Its a new age and I have some new tricks up my sleeve." Lucy taunted before stepping away from her. "Before we go, though, there is one thing I do need to do." The blond said as she stepped a few feet away from her team and extended her arm all the way up until her palm faced the sky. "Huh? You're really gonna use that Lucy? It takes a lot of magic, are you sure?" Saiya asked with wide eyes. "Technically speaking, my magic should negate the effects of the Lullaby flute, even if for a while. We don't have any clue when Eisenwald plans to use it so I have no choice but to take a precautionary measure." Lucy answered as she shut her eyes just before a gentle wind began to form and ruffle her hair and cloak up, creating an amazing atmosphere around her.
"What's she about to do?" Happy asked as he had not followed the conversation whatsoever. "There's this spell Lucy knows that can extend her magic across a large field of land. It pushes out light magic at a constant rate, so it'l sink not only into the ground and plants but the people as well. If they do decide to play to song soon there's still a chance all these people can be saved, since they'll have all this light magic inside of their body." The silver exceed explained as a small string of golden dust began to get caught in the air stream as well. "The only problem is it makes Lucy really tired afterward. It doesn't drain as much magic as key binding, but its still enough to take a significant toll on Lucy's performance ability." The cat added. "Erza! You can't possibly be alright with her doing this?!" Natsu yelled. "Lucy is a capable mage, I trust that she knows how to make decisions that need to happen. I asked for her help on this mission for this very reason; the things Lucy does are things only she possesses." Erza smiled with a proud glint in her eyes. "Besides, you'd be amazed at how quickly that girl can regenerate her magic."
"Celestial Dragon Light Sphere!"
Eyes widened all over town in awe as a golden star bust into the air and shot to the heavens. It left a golden fixture and a trail behind it as it got closer and closer to the boundaries of earth and space, a beautiful golden fire took shape the higher and faster it got. But just as it went to break through the sky and into the galaxy above it seemed to hit an invisible like barrier before it exploded. Following this 'invisible barrier' went the gold where it painted a glittering wall. The sky, no longer blue, was a beautiful gold and looked as if it had stars painted in everywhere. It was as if the galaxy itself came to see them. But in the blink of an eye the gold vanished, alongside the shimmering stars, and returned was the cloudy blue sky.
"Luce, you alright?" "Of course." The girl scoffed as she turned on her heel and placed one hand on her hip, now facing her five friends. "Now. Shall we go?" "Yes, we've wasted enough time here. Gray get back on the roof." While a groaning Natsu and two snickering exceeds eased into the car, and Gray the roof, Erza caught the blond by her forearm; a rare glint in her eyes. "While I do see that you have come far and grown to new lengths, Lucy, I do still worry about you. Its obvious that you don't need to be constantly looked after, but you still are my little sister no matter what." She took a deep breath before continuing. "I guess what I'm trying to say is I don't want to see you get hurt. Advanced healing and magic regeneration doesn't give you an excuse to act reckless, alright?" A small smile pulled at Lucy's lips as she placed a hand over the redheads. "Right. But the same goes for you too. Just because you're Titania Erza doesn't mean you can waist all your magic as well. I think you sometimes forget I worry about you as well. You are my sister too, after all."
"Well, I'm glad we're on the same page, then."
"Yeah."
The blond tucked a stray strand behind her ear as she and Erza turned their backs on one another, relishing in their own secret moment that went undetected by any other party. The thought made the duo's heart swell.
The car ride to Oshibana Station was left in mostly silence; aside from the small talk Happy and Saiya made or the small remarks from Gray on the roof, not to mention Natsu's pained groaning from the floor. Erza had somewhat slowed down with the speed that she drove, taking what Lucy had said into consideration, while the blond herself was meditating in an attempt to regain the energy she'd lost from casting such a large spell. "Oh! Lucy! I was supposed to tell you something!" Happy gasped as he jumped onto his feet. "Hm?" Came her non-verbal response. "Its really important!" The blue cat nodded his head in an energetic motion. "What is it, Happy? I'm trying to do something." Lucy sighed in annoyance. "You don't have to be so mean Lushy! I was just trying to tell you something!" Happy cried. "Well spit it out then." The girl rolled her eyes, still having not opened them yet from her meditation session.
"Apologize!"
"Just tell me what you wanted to say!"
"Not until you say sorry!"
"Happy!"
"Lushy!"
"Why're you so damn annoying?!"
"Uwaah! Erza! Lucy's being mean to me!"
The small argument from the back roused a small string of laughter from the woman's lips as she recalled a similar conversation concerning the blond when she had been younger. "Happy, do you want to hear a story?" "Ooh! Is it about fish!?" He asked in excitement. "No.. I'm afraid not.." Erza trailed off. "Then no. I'm good-" "When Lucy and I were children we both left on a joint mission. I had encountered her several times before and was used to her cold attitude by then. We had just finished defeating a group of wizards in a town when a boy and his mother came out to thank Lucy specifically. She had saved them from being kidnapped, you see. The poor boy, though, was so nervous that he couldn't form a coherent sentence. Lucy got so bothered by his constant stuttering that she called him annoying and told him to spit it out. This, of course, made the boy angry so he yelled at her to apologize."
"He had told her that if she 'didn't have anything nice to say then she shouldn't say anything at all'. Demanded over and over again that she apologized for being so rude and for having such foul language. He even went as far as to tell her that she'd never find a husband if she continued to speak the way she does. Eventually, Lucy got so offended by his insults that she called him an idiot. I don't think I've ever seen someone cry so hard in my life before." "Eh?! You made a little boy cry Lucy?! That's mean!" Happy yelled with wide eyes. "But, instead of letting his mother baby him any further Lucy yanked him forward by the collar of his shirt-" "AND PUNCHED HIM!" The blue exceed screamed. "-and hugged him. His father had been kidnapped as well but was not as fortunate, as he didn't survive the attack. We never did find out what he was going to tell her because we both had to leave and get back home to Magnolia. But someday you'll realize that Lucy does care, even if she does act like she doesn't."
"Tch. I remember that brat too. He had so much snot running down his nose, it was disgusting! Tried to wipe it off on my shirt too!" Lucy grumbled as she turned her gaze out to the window. "You would've forgiven him even if he did." Erza laughed as she saw the pink hue that coated the blond cheeks as she stubbornly looked at the outside scenery. "Whatever."
-Oshibana Station-
"How'd I manage to end up being the once to carry this fat cow?" Lucy grunted as she shifted Natsu's unconscious body, whom was resting on her back after he not to gracefully vomited out of the window and promptly passed out before almost falling out of their moving car. "Not sure. Erza probably deemed you responsible by throwing him on your back." Gray chuckled at the small pout that grazed her lips. "I oughta smack her in the back of the head for being so rude." The girl grumbled as she glared at said warrior; who was knocking out innocent workers left and right because they wouldn't tell her what happened to the station itself, not that she ever did give them the chance to respond. "Oh, and Gray?" "Yeah?" "Your clothes.." "Agh! When did those disappear?!" The blond couldn't help but roll her eyes and snicker in amusement as she watched the raven haired ice mage run around to find his clothes, especially so when he almost got knocked out by an old lady swinging a purse around for 'being a pervert and scaring her granddaughter away with his nakedness.' "Don't say a word." Gray glared at the girl when she slapped a hand over her mouth to suppress her laughter when she saw the various red bumps that covered his head.
"Its ok Gray," Lucy sighed as she placed a consoling hand on his shoulder, seemingly innocent with her actions and words. "I won't tell the guild you acted like a little bitch when she first hit ya'!" "Oi!" Instead of lashing out at her for embarrassing him, Gray found himself stunned to silence and frozen as he watched Lucy's shoulders shake with laughter to the point where her eyes brimmed with tears. "Y-you should've seen your face! It was like you felt the wrath of god!" She giggled. "You're an idiot." Gray couldn't help but laugh too and place a hand on her head. "I'm glad you're a member of the guild, Lucy. It feels like you've been with us forever." He confessed. "Gray?" "Yeah?" "Your shirt." "Not again!"
"Listen up! I've found out that Eisenwald is inside." Erza yelled as she stomped up to Lucy and Gray. "What're we waiting for then? Lets show these guys who's boss!" "Lucy?" Erza turned her attention over to the blond. "I'm always ready to fight. No need to even ask me." She smirked. "I look forward to fighting alongside you in battle again." "Likewise, Erza. Likewise."
As soon as the Fairy Tail members stepped foot into the station they were on guard. Everyone moved swiftly and silently down the halls, sharp eyes scanning where they moved for any signs of danger. "Somethings up ahead, get ready." Lucy spoke in a hushed tone as they came upon a set of stairs. "T-they've all been wiped out!" Saiya gasped as she spotted the soldiers that were sent in to deal with the dark guild. "Saiya." Lucy's voice took a serious tone as she looked down on all their injured bodies. "Take Happy and get everyone to a hospital. Make sure they get treated right away." Instead of arguing about how she wanted to stay the silver exceed nodded her head. "Right. I'll check and see if there's any traces of Lullaby's magic when we get there, just in case. C'mon Happy! We have to hurry!" Erza, Gray and Lucy watched as the two exceeds flew off with several injured soldiers, quickly vanishing as they turned the corner. "Lucy, let's go. We have to be close by now." Erza suggested as she watched the blond shift Natsu, again, before nodding her head.
"Any sign of the Lucy?" Gray asked in suspicion as it was far too quiet when they walked through the wooden doors and into a more open space where people would normally board the trains. "No.." She narrowed her eyes as she looked around. "Erza look out!" An explosion forced a could of dirt and debris to cloud the air, hindering everyone's vision and left them vulnerable to any attack. "What happened?!" Gray questioned as he got into a fighting stance. "I'm not exactly sure. It seems Lucy saw something before we did and took charge of the situation." Erza responded as she tightened the sword that appeared in her hand. Within a minute the dust settled and left a sight that no one expected to see.
There Lucy stood in all of her glory in what was the most revealing outfit anyone had ever seen her in, fighting off several shadow attacks that threatened to break forward and injure her nakama. Her golden blond hair was parted into two sections and braided down on either side of her face while a brown cowboy hat covered the top of her head. Venturing lower was a cow-print vest with two golden buttons. It stopped just above her hips and exposed her stomach and lower back, shoulders and arms (where a small diagonal scar could be seen if you squinted), but also pushed out an ample amount of cleavage. A short pair of brown shorts covered the lower half of her body, adorned with a black belt that had a large golden buckle on the front with a bull engraved to the center. Her whip and keys were also attached to the belt, though her normal belt of colorful scales was nowhere to be found. Lastly, a pair of brown cowboy boots protected her feet all the way up to her shins. It was perhaps the large black and gold axe in her hands that was the most interesting, though.
"H-how is she blocking them all?!" Kageyama gritted his teeth as he sent attack after attack at the blond and her comrades. Gray's eyes widened as Lucy jumped backward to avoid the fists made of shadows before swinging the axe out in front of her, sending a sharp blade of air to shoot outward and not only counter all of the shadow mage's attacks but send a large portion of the Eisenwald members crashing into the walls on the other side of the room. "Which one of you goes by the title, 'Erigor the Reaper'?" Lucy demanded as her eyes finally revealed themselves from under her hat. "We don't have to tell you anything-!" "Well now that's enough. So you Fairy Tail Flies finally made it into my station, have you?" Erigor snickered from on top of one of the announcement systems. "Give me the Lullaby Flute and maybe I'll consider not beating you to death before turning you in to the council?" The girl snarled as she narrowed her eyes into a dangerous glare.
"How filthy." Erigor spoke in an acidic tone as he clicked his tongue in distaste. "You legal guild members thing you're so much better than everyone. Coming into my station uninvited, demanding things that don't belong to you, and even going as far at to threaten me." Lucy's grip on her axe by then was so hard her knuckles had turned white. "But all you flies fail to realize that us dark guild members are people too! We deserve to have the rights that were so wrongfully stolen from us! Do be grateful, for you have the pleasure to be apart of this wonderful cleansing. The world will finally realize what happens when you steal something so precious!" The crazed man sneered. "Just how stupid could you possibly be?!" Lucy snapped causing everyone's eyes to widen at the intensity of her anger. "You honestly believe that killing all these innocent people will help you gain your rights back?! Here's a newsflash for you! Your rights were taken away because you abused the power that came with them! People like you make me sick!" She finished off her statement with a snarl.
"Boohoo, how sad." Kageyama sneered after he crouched down so his hands could touch the floor. "This is a new age of darkness! Its too bad that you light guilds'l never see it coming when it hits you though!" He laughed as his shadows sprang up just in front of the blond. What no one expected was for Natsu to jump up and skillfully block the attack with a fiery fist. "Took you long enough, idiot. I'm glad to see you're done playing possum." Lucy scoffed as she eyed the slayer from the corners of her eyes. "I have no time to waste on these insolent fools. Take care of them and show the world the power of the Eisenwald Guild!" Erigor exclaimed as he levitated into the air before disappearing. "Natsu, Gray, I need you both to go after Erigor and stop him!" Erza exclaimed as she stepped up to stand next to her younger sister. "Lucy and I can take care of things here. I'm positive that if you both work together not even he can stop you."
"Its such a shame we'll have to ruin those pretty little faces of yours."
"What can two measly girls do on their own?"
"This'l be a piece of cake!"
"I could do this with my eyes closed!"
"Just a bunch of damn broads."
The group of wizards were unaware of the consequence their taunting words brought on; unaware of Erza's boiling rage of not only the disrespect shown toward her guild but her sister as well. "Should you insult my guild or Lucy once more, I swear you'll never see the light of day!" With a battle-cry the redhead shot words, one magic sword in hand, and charged straight at a group of the enemy mage's. "Get her!" Their words were reduced to nothing more than pained cried when she had sliced straight through their weapons and into their bodies, successfully breaking bones or simply knocking them out. While the wiser ones attempted to use their magic Erza simply dodged the attacks with ease and summoned different weapons to take them down. "Oi! Leave some for me why don't ya'?!" Lucy yelled as she sprinted past the s-class mage. Her revealing outfit no longer covered her skin and was replaced with her usual black cloak, which fluttered in the wind behind her. "Celestial Dragon Cosmic Ray!" The blond jumped high into the air and pointed both of her wrists at one another while she flexed her hands backward, allowing a large beam of explosive blue, green and gold magic to shoot out of her palms and onto her enemies below. "Celestial Dragon Roar!" Lucy slid back on the tips of her toes and her fingertips, stopping beside Erza with a small string of breaths.
"Open! Gate of the Crab: Cancer!" "You called, baby?" Said spirit appeared in a flash of blinding white light. "Take out as many as you can." Lucy simply explained as she stood up and dusted off her cloak. "I see you're quite fond of that cloak." Erza smirked. "What can I say?" Lucy's fist lit up in a golden light as she punched two more wizards away. "A good friend gave it to me."* The two Fairy Tail members fought bravely alongside one celestial spirit, taking the Eisenwald mage's out left and right but they had seemed to be coming from left and right with no foreseeable end. "I suppose its time to use this! Requip: Heaven's Wheel Armor! Dance, my swords: Circle Sword!" As Erza's array of spinning swords launched through the crowd Lucy summoned up one of her larger attacks as well. "Celestial Dragon Star Cluster!" Just as its name suggested, a cluster of multi-colored stars shot into the air and gleamed brightly under the natural light of the sun. The Eisenwald guild members were too entranced by its beautiful appearance to remember that it was a spell the slayer had just cast. The majority had been crushed when the stars plummeted down from the ceiling back to the solid ground, but everyone else was blasted away when the stars exploded into thousands of particles that send ferocious winds in every direction.
"I-I knew it! I-it's Titania Erza and her sister, the Ruler of the Stars!" Karacka cried as Happy and Saiya made their appearance. "I h-have to get out of here!" He added before fleeing the room. "Happy, lets go after him." Saiya surprisingly exclaimed as she caught the blue exceed by his tail. "Huh? But why can't Lucy-?" "We're leaving, now." After the two cats flew away it left Erza and Lucy alone in the vast station as they attempted to catch their breath. "You s-should go with them, you know." Erza panted as she squinted at the blond. "And leave your s-sorry ass here alone? Yeah right." She scoffed in an attempt to cover up how exhausted she actually felt. Choosing to ignore this obvious fact, Erza continued; "You've gotten a new trick." She exclaimed in relation to her outfit from before. "Its called Celestial Fusion. I can take on the abilities of my spirits." Lucy offered her lame and poorly explained response with a small sigh as she bent forward until her elbows touched her knees so she could rest all of her upper body weight on her legs. "Hey. You good?" the blond questioned her friend as she watched her from the corners of her eyes. "Yes. Stay here and catch your breath while I make an announcement." "You don't have to tell me twice." Lucy grunted as she laid down on top of the debris covered ground to catch her breath. Little did she know she wouldn't be able to catch it just yet.
"What's that sound?" Lucy murmured to herself as she sat upright, straining her hearing to identify what was the cause of the distinct flapping sound she'd heard. "Erza-!" Just as the blond sprang up to her feet and went to dive out onto the patio she was violently thrown backward by a spinning wall of wind and was send crashing into the ground that formed a deep crater upon her impact. "Damn it!" The girl cursed as she wiped some blood from the corner of her mouth. "Erza!" Lucy yelled as she yet again threw herself against the wind barrier, this time a thick patch of golden scales protecting her arms from the blast of the wall. Sparks scratched at her skin as she pushed against the barrier only to be thrown backward once more when Erza suddenly came sliding through the other side. Just as she'd previously done, Erza threw herself against the barrier as well and injured her arm in the process.
To be continued..
A/N: A couple of things-
1) Normally I'd have finished this arc (if you consider these episodes that) all in one chapter. I just honestly haven't been feeling well these past few days and don't think I could finish it if I tried, and I don't want to put off publishing this chapter any longer.
2) Sorry if this chapter came out really emotional/sappy. I wanted to further progress the sister-like relationship between Erza and Lucy (-not to mention that I was listening to the Drops of Time OST part of the time I was writing this..)
3) I know this chapter came out really late, like I said I haven't been feeling well (or sleeping well for that matter). I also had a wedding I had to attend in the mountains last weekend and had no internet access.
~If this chapter is utter crap please let me know. I'm really tired and rewrote everything about 50 times. If its really bad I'll go back and fix things when I have time.
*If I can I'll write the next episode and try to push out that chapter tonight as well, I'm not going to make any promises though.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO Trewill91 FOR GIVING ME THE IDEA OF MAKING URANO METRIA INTO ONE OF LUCY'S DRAGON SLAYER SECRET ARTS ~THANK YOUUU
*If anyone was confused (I thought it was pretty clear but just in case) Erza is the one who gave Lucy her cloak.
Lastly (in case anyone wanted to know) I have my first Marching Band Competition of the season this Saturday so I've been jam-packed with practices and work, because our shows not yet finished. I also don't have school Wednesday so I'll definitely update then, but I have practice Friday instead so no new chapter(s) then -sorry :(
Like always, let me know what you thought of this chapter. I really enjoy reading all of your reviews and feedback, thanks again Trewill91 for your idea. Feel free to PM me if you ever wanna talk.
Thanks
-xxTheNightmarebeforexx
