It has been a while, but another update has emerged from the dungeons of my brain.
Lol recently Fairy Tail chapters have got me all why Hiro Mashima, whyyyyy to omfg Nalu moment to whyyy Hiro Mashima whhyyyy to naoooo don't do that to whoa wasn't expecting that
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Song used: My Darkest Days- Still Worth Fighting For
Hope you enjoy the chapter!
Previously:
The Heartfilia line has always been connected to the stars. We have in the past, in the present and will continue to do so in the future. Such is our—
"Duty." A female voice, though seemingly rough with disuse piped up.
But that wasn't what made Lucy swerve around in shock.
"V-voice…?!"
Chapter 10: Resolve
Lucy had always instinctively known that the voice in her head wasn't a figment of her imagination but rather a being that had come into contact with her since her becoming the Celestial Knight. However though Lucy had had the voice as a mental companion for a long while now, she had only managed to gain a few hints into the voice's identity over their time together.
The first was that Loke had known her and they had been close companions, the warm tone that he had used in their conversation together about the voice telling her that. And not just Loke, all of her spirits seemed to have some deep connection to the voice.
Lucy's next observation stemming from the previous was that the voice was a spirit and had some powerful magic if she could contact Lucy wherever she was from wherever the voice was in the Celestial realm.
And lastly, the voice had some relation to the first Celestial Knight, possibly contracted to them, meaning the voice was actually very old. Not that she'd ever tell the voice. Lucy had enough sense to not do that.
So when she turned to meet the voice, she wasn't expecting the blonde mage with hazel eyes almost identical to hers. Wearing a white cloak connected by a gold chain that covered a shiny silver armour and golden hair tied up, the mage looked regal, strong and Lucy's mind was drawing observations from these tiny details.
"Whoa. You look a lot younger than I thought." Lucy blurted before covering her mouth in horror.
But it was too late and the voice whose name she still didn't know hit her head with the staff she carried.
"Brat, you should respect your elders." The sharp voice made Lucy's back straighten automatically, and her piercing eyes that now that Lucy looked closely were closer to black then brown made Lucy sweatdrop from how similar her stance was to Aquarius.
"You're the voice right. Who are you?" Lucy could sense that the mage before her was a spirit, but her aura was slightly different to her zodiac friends.
"If you haven't figured out who I am, then you must really not be my descendant. Look closely Lucy and tell me who I am."
Loke's words flowed into Lucy's mind.
She was warm and free… a heroine who showed unwavering courage before the stars…to enemies and mages she was the celestial knight…a nameless orphan…but to us spirits…she was just Anna.
"Anna. You're Anna, the first celestial knight." Lucy stated, meeting Anna's eyes.
Anna smirked at the straightforward gaze. "I am Anna Heartfilia, the first celestial knight."
"But in Loke's story…you died didn't you?"
Anna's eyes softened at the mention of the lion spirit, "After using Celestial Law: Judgement, because the spell was not perfect and rather something I had been experimenting with, the consequence of using the unfinished version was the death of my mortal shell but not my soul. Now I reside here, unable to leave the celestial realm and unable to pass on."
Lucy said nothing, but charged at Anna, who was actually family, albeit family that had probably lived many human lifetimes, unable to do anything but watch on and hugged her. Lucy hugged Anna as tightly as she could, trying to convey all the things she couldn't seem to say.
Gratefulness for doing what she did.
Pride at her ancestor's accomplishments.
Sympathy for the loneliness that Anna had gone through.
Sadness for her current situation.
And most of all joy, at meeting a member of her family. Deep down, though Lucy had her celestial spirits, her parents had both passed and knowing she was really the end of the Heartfilia line was a suffocating thought and so meeting Anna, a Heartfilia lightened her heart.
Anna returned the hug fiercely, surprised by the ache she hadn't known she had being filled by the warmth of Lucy's hug and her heartfelt emotions. Unknown to Lucy, Anna had been watching Lucy since she was born, witnessing her pained childhood and her growth to become a strong mage in Fairy Tail. Ah Fairy Tail, I forgot why I came here.
"Lucy, we must talk."
Lucy relinquished her grip on Anna reluctantly and took a step back.
"You decided to become a celestial knight and with that title, you must be prepared to make sacrifices."
"Right…" Lucy agreed, not knowing where this conversation was heading.
"You've been having strange dreams recently, haven't you?"
Lucy nodded.
"To be allowed access to the spells I created, the Celestial Law magic, you must pass three tests as the celestial knight. Currently, you're undergoing one of the tests and one of the consequences are these strange dreams which are actually your memories."
"My memories?!"
"Indeed. Your memories as a mage of Fairy Tail."
"Fairy…Tail…" When Lucy looked down, she swore she could see something pink glimmering on her right hand.
"If you'd like, I will undo the seal on your memories but your actions after this will determine whether or not you will pass the first test."
Lucy nodded, determined to find out the identities of the people in her dreams.
And with her magic, Anna unlocked the spell that sealed Lucy's memories, knowing that the old Mustache King was going to reprimand her later but knowing this was necessary to test Lucy's resolve.
"I have unsealed your memories, but remember Lucy, this is a test. You chose to accept the duty of being the Celestial Knight. Do not forget what that entails."
Suddenly, there was a large commotion, and Gemini cried out that Pisces had been summoned by Yukino at the request of some Fairy Tail mages. Anna cursed, knowing exactly which mages they were and turned to Lucy only to find nothing but air instead.
"Damn it! Coming out like this took a lot of my magic. I won't be able to stop Lucy." She slammed her fist into a nearby pillar, leaving a noticeable dent.
"That reckless brat!"
Meanwhile, Lucy was running off to the portal that connected to Earthland, memories springing through her mind, Fairy Tail, Master, Levy, Erza, Gray, Happy…Natsu…I'm coming!
And with that she jumped through the portal, long blonde hair flowing behind her as she shouted her destination in a strong voice, "Sabertooth's guild!" (A/N: CLIFFHANGER. Haha joking)
The path to Sabertooth's guild had been tension-filled for Team Natsu minus their dear celestial mage.
Standing in front of the guild's doors, a strong silence permeated with nervousness and anger surrounded the Fairy Tail mages who were chasing their last hope to reach Lucy.
Natsu who led the team for this operation took a deep breath and then kicked the guild doors open, immediately spotting the silver haired mage and striding towards her.
"Yukino! I need a favour!"
Or at least that was how Natsu had hoped it would go. But of course, the moment he kicked the guild doors, he narrowly dodged a light beam from Sting who had thought he was the enemy, and then got charged by giant fishes. But then he grinned predatorily as he realised just what these fishes were. His real target. The celestial spirits that took his Lucy.
Lighting his fists on fire, he rushed forward and shouted, "Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!" which brought down the celestial spirit. Sensing that her spirit was no match to Natsu who seemed to be in some uncontrollable rage, Yukino was about to perform a forced closure when her keys were snatched off her by Erza.
"Erza?! Why are you doing this?! Natsu is hurting Pisces! Give me back my keys now!" Yukino though known to be one of the quieter mages was riled up when it came to her spirit friends.
"I am sorry Yukino. But they took Lucy. We need answers and only the spirits can give them to us." Yukino, dumbfounded could only take a step back, unsure of the situation. Sting stepped forward, placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"Explain Erza. Even if you are our comrades, you can't attack one of our guild's friends without an explanation."
But before Erza could say anything, Natsu's deadly voice silenced the whole guild.
"Where is Lucy?! I know you know where she is, fishes! I don't care if I have to beat the truth out of you!" He snarled viciously. He held up his flaming fist threateningly in front of the now weakened human spirits.
So hard to let go
Seconds without Lucy.
And I still hear the sound
Minutes without Lucy.
Of your voice singin' in my head
Hours without Lucy.
I can't surrender
Days without Lucy.
'Cause the rope's slowly coming apart
Months without Lucy.
But hanging' by a thread
"If you keep Lucy away from me anymore, I'll burn all of you spirits. I'll take you to the hell you brought upon me."
It's gone on
For too long
But the spirits remained silent, bound by their word to the Celestial King.
And this is it
"Fine. You'll be the first of the twelve." And Natsu struck his fist forward, aimed at Pisces.
Only to be blocked by a slim but strong gloved hand. An overwhelming scent of Lucy flooded his nose as Pisces disappeared behind its defender.
"Lucy." He breathed out.
Brown eyes clashed with black.
So take a look into my eyes one last time
So we never forget
The way we were before
"Natsu."
Natsu's eyes widened as he could see the recognition in Lucy's eyes towards him.
"Y…You remember me..?"
When we came alive at the moment we met
This is still worth fighting
Still worth fighting for
And then Lucy smiled, that special smile that was just for him, and all he could do was collapse onto his knees, dragging Lucy down with him into an embrace, unwilling to let go of her.
"Lucy, Lucy, Luce…this isn't a dream right?"
Lucy bit her lip, feeling a rush of guilt at what she had done to her favourite dragon slayer. She knew her disappearance would make him sad but not to this extent. This Natsu seemed so fragile. She patted his pink locks soothingly, attempting to reassure him that she was here.
"It's me Natsu. I'm right here."
A glass that's half empty
Won't wash away the mistakes
It only makes a mess
It's worth defending
A tiny glimpse of what it would take
To make us better yet
"Lucy…why did you go…why did you leave Fairy Tail…why did you leave me…" Natsu demanded, voice muffled by his head on her shoulder.
Lucy paused, thinking about what to say, realising that she had been too distracted by the dragonslayer's presence to remember her original intention.
"Natsu, you found me. So go back to Fairy Tail and tell the others to stop searching. Once I'm done with what I need to do, I'll come back."
At Lucy's words, Natsu's onyx eyes slitted, the black gaining a liquid gold tint as his draconic side emerged stronger than ever. Leave without Lucy. I won't allow it. I won't let her go again.
"No." Natsu growled out.
Lucy's eyes narrowed, and she tried to worm out of Natsu's embrace. "Let go."
"No." He repeated but more ferociously this time, his arms tightening around the celestial mage like chains.
"Let go of me right now, Natsu Dragneel!" Lucy demanded, preparing to pull out her keys.
But Natsu had predicted this and waited for this exact moment and he grabbed the keys, throwing them far out of Lucy's reach.
"What on Earthland do you think you're doing Natsu?!"
"I should be asking you that! Where have you been?! Stealing from museums, leaving Fairy Tail without a second glance, I don't know you anymore Lucy!"
Once again, Lucy was forced into a corner where she couldn't say anything, knowing her duties as a celestial knight forbade her to mention any information about her missions.
Natsu's mouth tightened as Lucy avoided meeting his gaze. This wasn't his Lucy. His Lucy would fight back and glare at him and kick him. He wanted his Lucy back.
"Look at me Lucy."
But she stubbornly turned her head away.
It's gone on
For too long
And this is it
So take a look into my eyes one last time
So we never forget
The way we were before
"I said, look at me Lucy." He grabbed her chin and forced her to make eye contact with him.
Lucy could only swallow when she saw the emotions swirling in his onyx eyes. Frustration, worry, relief, happiness, sadness, anger. He was open as ever, Lucy noted.
"Lucy, come back with me. To Fairy Tail."
When we came alive at the moment we met
This is still worth fighting
A love that wants to live
I'll give you all I've got to give
So let's try one last time
So we never forget
This is still worth fighting
Still worth fighting for
And Lucy wanted to. So badly. She could see the future that awaited her. Her friends would scold her and call her crazy for the stunts she had pulled in the past months. But they would welcome her. They would have a rambunctious party to celebrate her return.
Not to mention, she had become stronger and could finally feel like she was doing her part in Team Natsu on missions. Her family would be whole again. All she had to do was take Natsu's hand.
But then her eyes landed on her keys, the gold and silver shining brightly. The spirits are depending on me. Anna is waiting for me. Their home is still in danger. I can't abandon them.
"Natsu, I want to go back to Fairy Tail." Natsu perked up, hearing the words he had wanted to.
"But I can't. I made a promise to the spirits. I'm sorry."
Natsu's world came crashing back down. So he couldn't convince her by words. Then there was only one way left, by force, he thought grimly.
Now that we know just who we are
Now that we've finally come this far
I'm ready for one more battle scar
'Cause this is still worth fighting for
The shock of her words had made him unconsciously loosen his grip on her and that split second of distraction was all Lucy needed to break free and grab her keys.
But Natsu, with his enhanced reflexes was only one step behind her and he grabbed her hands with one of his own, preventing her from summoning any of those damned spirits.
"…when we were battling with Grimoire Heart and I told you to run. You stayed. Do you remember what you said back then?" Natsu asked Lucy softly, the conversation between them unheard to all in the guild except the two.
So take a look into my eyes one last time
So we never forget the way we were before
When we came alive at the moment we met
"It's always more fun when we're together." She breathed out nervously, unsure of what Natsu was planning.
This is still worth fighting for
A love that wants to live
I'll give you all I've got to give
"So why is it now when I ask you to stay, you're trying to run…Luce?"
So let's try one last time
So we never forget
"Come back to Fairy Tail. For me."
This is still worth fighting for
(I'm ready for one more battle scar)
"It's always more fun when we're together." And he touched his forehead to hers, his dark eyes filled with promises meeting her conflicted brown ones.
This is still worth fighting
We're still worth fighting for
"I can't." Though wavering, Lucy's resolve to protect the spirits from the approaching danger shone through her eyes.
But before she could make her next move, she felt Natsu hit the pressure point on her neck and she slumped, feeling a sudden weakness in her limbs that she couldn't shake off. Her eyelids felt heavy and she succumbed to the welcoming depths of the darkness.
Natsu.
Picking up her unconscious body, Natsu picked up her keys before throwing them to Erza who had brought a seal made by Freed's runes that would prevent any of the keys from coming out.
After apologising for the disturbance and destruction, Team Natsu now with their celestial mage began their journey back to Magnolia. Back to Fairy Tail. But unlike the joyous atmosphere that they expected Lucy's return would bring, the team was weighed down by a grim mood, knowing that this battle wasn't over. And that they may have started a war with the celestial spirits.
But for now, Lucy was in Natsu's arms, her head cradled against his chest.
And for Natsu, that was enough.
For now.
And that's it for now! I didn't end with a cliffhanger XD well at least I don't think it was a cliffhanger. I wonder what will happen next hehehehe.
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