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Lucy's POV
My judgement was clouded by pure anger.
My Mother was a nice person, and never hurt anyone if she could avoid it, so this guy must have done something really bad to her.
Just the thought of him trying to cause her resting soul pain by locking me away because of a past altercation with her, blinded me to everything that was happening around me.
I felt my magic swell and burst in response to my emotions, and was suddenly walking forwards, cracking my knuckles as I gave the creepy guy a glare to rival that of Mira's and Erza's combined.
I saw him cower before shoving Aramus in front of him.
'Coward! Hiding behind someone else! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?' I screamed, clenching my hands into tight fists as golden light with electric blue energy pulsed around me and reached out to him.
I knew since being on Tenroujima, and absorbing all of that magical energy from the floating blue orb of power, my magic had fused with some of what I'd absorbed. I was stronger than I had been before, and that was shown in how I'd broken out of the magic restricting shackles.
These thoughts were floating through the back of my mind, overshadowed by the instinct to protect my Mother's soul. Although she's dead, I know she still watches over me. I know she still feels pain.
'Why do you want to hurt my Mother?' I asked, my voice lowering to a whisper.
The fight outside the barrier had ended, and my friends were desperately trying to tear through the barrier, only to be beaten back.
'Uh oh... Lushy's mad Natsu... really mad.' I heard Happy's voice through the barrier, and heard Natsu and Gray gulp before stepping away, ceasing their attempts at smashing the barrier.
'Why have you stopped?' I heard Laxus ask, and smiled grimly to myself at Natsu's reply.
'Trust me; we're better off outside right now. Luce is seriously pissed now. Can't you hear how quiet she's gotten?'
The creepy guy in the chair obviously didn't hear or was too dumb to take any notice; or he simply underestimated me.
'I want her to feel the pain I feel; she rejected me! I wanted to be hers, I wanted her to own me, to be my master, but she wouldn't kill the one I was contracted to for me! When I took it into my own hands, making it appear to be an accident while the king was dealing with another issue, she threw me away!' He sneered down at me, not noticing Aramus had stepped away, staring at him in shock as he glared down at me in pure hatred.
'Then, along comes little Lucy; the image of her Mother and preaching the same principles, but little Lucy Heartfilia is stronger, and has nearly all the zodiac keys! Not only that, but she's managed to suck up to the king, just like her leech of a Mother!' As he said that, my entire body went still, and my magical energy was drawn back inside me.
'Lucy, I want to teach you a poem; it's a very important poem and you can't forget it, okay?' I saw my five year old self laugh up at my Mother, and nod.
I knew the flashback that ran through my mind wasn't just an ordinary memory. The words my Mother had spoken that day suddenly returned to my mind as I blocked out the creepy guys demented blabbering.
'Stop. You shall not insult my Mother again. You must repent for you actions. Will you admit to your sins before all present, and receive the punishment the council shall give you?' I forced myself to speak through gritted teeth, my voice clear over the silence.
He sneered down at me, his eyes shining with a crazed fervour as he cackled.
'Fine! You want to know who was behind everything? Behind his majesty's little injury?' I froze in shock along with every other council member in the room, and Loke and Nick growled from behind the barrier.
'I organised everything! All to get you to enter the realm so I could punish you! You're just like her! You could never hurt a spirit, including me! I shall hurt you Layla!' He began to laugh manically, his vile and evil tones echoing in the air.
'No... how could you hurt the King?' Aramus stood beside him and began to back away in shock, staring at the man he'd served without question.
'He was in the way; I shall have all power! I shall run the realm and I shall punish those who deserve it!' He began to rant crazily, his voice cracking and breaking into a high pitched squeal of laughter.
'Eugh, you're so creepy.' I muttered, glaring at him as I took a deep breath and opened my eyes, releasing my magical energy around me, creating a ball of light as I recalled the words my mother had taught me long ago.
Laxus's POV
I rested against the barrier, unable to break through it, and watched as blondie was encased in an orb of pure magic energy.
I heard the white robed men whose faces were covered by a flimsy bit of cloth gasp in shock.
'She's doing that spell?'
'How does she know it?'
'That's impossible!'
I turned to watch her as she focused on her breathing and gathering the energy in the air around her.
The crazed High Councillor was cackling still like an idiot.
He'd underestimated her. I knew she would hurt this guy, for all the pain he'd caused her spirits, the Spirit King, and all of the things he'd said about her Mother.
I know blondie coped with a lot, and had the patience of a saint, but there were three things that made her snap almost immediately, and this guy had done all three.
'Where is this power coming from?' Erza whispered, staring at her friend with awe written across her face.
'You might not have realised since holding open celestial gates requires so much energy, but Lucy-sama's true power is revealed when she casts celestial spells; though even this amount of magical pressure is above what I'd calculated for her to have.' Freed answered, staring at Lucy and eating up all the knowledge he could from watching her.
I ignored them, and carried on watching blondie as suddenly Loke and Nick disappeared, only to reappear inside the barrier, along with all of her other spirits, who stood behind her glaring up at the High Councillor who'd finally taken notice of what was going on.
'I ask you once again. This is your final chance. Take the punishment the rest of the council shall decide on for you, or I shall release this spell.' The stupid man grinned and laughed once more.
'You're bluffing! Layla couldn't hurt me and neither can you! Your own morals stand in your path!' He sneered down at blondie, who's dark aura had returned as she glared up at him. Her glare was now combined with the glares of all of her spirits, including the mermaid woman who looked as though she wanted to strangle the guy with her bare hands, and the pink haired one... Virgo. She looked half insane as she grinned darkly up at the guy.
'Punishment Hime-sama?' She whispered, almost desperately, and grinned as blondie nodded.
'You are wrong on two counts, High Councillor.' Blondie whispered, her hands coming together in front of her and joining together as though she were in prayer.
'One; My morals come secondary to the happiness and wellbeing of my friends in this realm.' I smiled as I felt the magical pressure around us increase tenfold, making the others gasp in surprise, but me and Bix exchanged grins. We knew she was strong.
'Two; I can hurt you, for you have threatened not only me and my Mothers rest, but also my family and their happiness. That is unforgivable.'
The man's eyes widened and his face went red with anger as he jumped down and lunged towards her, only to be repelled and held down by the magic that surrounded her and her spirits.
Suddenly, she began to speak, her words echoing with power and intent:
"Survey the Heavens, Open the Heavens,
All the stars, far and wide,
Show us thy malevolent Justice,
Search for the evil within hearts,
Purge the darkness,
With the light of thy brilliance,
Oh Polaris,
I am the Key between Worlds,
Open thy all-knowing eyes,
And allow judgement to befall the wicked!
Cleanse their hearts of sin!
Condemn!
Justice of the Heavens!"
A golden magic circle filled the room, and white light shot into the air in a pillar of brightness, breaking through the ceiling and sending debris everywhere.
The light reached high up into the darkness above us, but quickly began to recede as if it was being pushed back by something.
The High Councillor fell on his butt as he stared up in fear and shock. He tried to scramble away as the bright white light sank lower and lower, before it touched down on the ground in front of blondie.
A giant woman stood before her, with long pure white hair and pale almost translucent skin. She wore a black gown that hung off of one shoulder and spread out across her body, before it broke off into tattered tendrils just below her knees. The material hovered slightly and her eyes were closed peacefully, as though she was asleep.
We stared on in shock as the woman slowly reached out an arm to her side, and a blood red scythe appeared with a flash of light.
The councillor screamed from the ground, cursing and swearing, screaming at blondie as one of the giant woman's eyes slowly opened.
It had a golden iris, and it looked at the man for a few moments, before shutting, and her other eye opened up. This eye was pitch black, and had a blood red iris that looked like that of a hawk.
Silently, she raised the scythe above her head, gripping it in both hands as she brought it down on the screaming man, slicing straight through his neck.
However, there was no blood. The man's screams stopped, and he fell forwards, trembling on the ground.
The giant woman's golden eye opened once more as her red eye closed, and she stared down at the quivering man, before turning and kneeling to blondie, placing one hand over her chest before she shot into the sky.
Blondie's spirits stepped forwards in front of her like a guard, and grabbed the man under his arms, carrying him away.
The giant magic circle slowly disappeared, and blondie began to fall to the floor before one of her spirits caught her and gently laid her down with her head resting on their lap as Nick rushed forwards and checked her over.
'How is she?!' Bix shouted desperately, pressing against the barrier.
'She's alright, just exhausted.' Nick shouted back to us as light began to emit from his hands and spread across her body in a thin blanket. Her body relaxed slightly, and she cracked her eyes open to smile at Nick and her other spirits surrounding her.
Slowly, she shoved Nick's hands away and stood with the help of the pink headed spirit... Virgo I think.
She smiled at them all as she turned to address the remaining council members.
'As you can see gentlemen, your High Councillor has been found to have broken cardinal laws of the spirit realm. I cannot see how this farce of a trial for my supposed crimes can go forth after one of your own representatives admitted before witnesses, his own disregard for the law he's meant to uphold. Therefore, gentlemen, I shall be leaving with my friends and family now. Good day.' She nodded respectfully, before turning to walk towards the barrier, her spirits swarming around her to help her walk steady.
The barrier fell down as she approached, and she collapsed forwards into Natsu's arms, who'd ran to stand before her.
'That was awesome Luce! Fight me when we get home, okay?' She laughed weakly, and grinned at us all.
'Stop pestering Lucy-sama!' Freed shouted, running forwards and shoving Natsu off of her as he caught her in his arms.
'Hey! Luce is my partner, so back off Freed!' Natsu shouted indignantly as his fists flamed.
"Dark Ecriture: Sleep!"
Immediately, Natsu fell to the floor, fast asleep under Freed's magic. I laughed as Happy flew forwards and picked Natsu up while glaring at Freed.
Blondie suddenly burst out laughing, as she smiled tenderly at us all, before she spoke.
'Mina, let's go home.'
No-one's POV
Every person in Magnolia knew that Fairy Tail had found their missing celestial mage from the party that lasted an entire week.
In the guild, everyone was partying at her return, music blasting all day and night long, and the guild was open all hours, and other guilds visited to celebrate with them; including Sabretooth, Blue Pegasus, Quatro Cerberus, Lamia Scale and Crime Sorcière (though their visit was kept very quiet under threat from a certain scarlet haired requip mage).
Bacchus and Cana had started a drinking contest, and were the only remaining competitors of the group who'd been dragged into it.
Erza and a member from Crime Sorcière could be seen in a dark corner, where Erza's blushes were hidden in the dim light, and the other members were talking animatedly with the visiting members from Lamia Scale.
Three members of the Trimens tried fawning over Lucy, before they became aware of the deathly glares originating from the Raijinshuu table, and made a tactical retreat to flirt with the other more unavailable mages of Fairy Tail while their leader scented out Erza's parfume, before being seen flying across the guild with a bloody nose and a blissful look on his face.
Lucy sat at her usual place at the bar, smiling and laughing with Mira, Yukino, Lisanna, Juvia and Ever as she drank her signature strawberry milkshake.
Both Master Makarov and Master Mavis stared down at their children, smiling at the sight of their happiness.
'That girl is far more powerful than many realise Makarov.' The small girl said, walking along the banister railing like a gymnast, before floating slightly into the air and peering down at two brawling members of Sabretooth and laughing at their antics.
'I know First. She not only has a strong heart, but strong magic that's constantly underestimated.' Makarov smiled down at the golden haired woman, who was currently laughing at Natsu and Gray, who had begun one of their usual arguments.
'Her magic has changed since being on Tenroujima Makarov. She must be aware of that, and seems to be handling it well enough. She will need to learn how to hold back her magic if she doesn't wish to kill anyone.' Makarov frowned slightly and nodded his agreement, before a sneaky smile lit his face as his eyes flickered to his grandson, who was absorbed in watching the celestial mage, though he tried not to show it.
'I'll have one of the S-class mages train her about her limits and control.' Mavis nodded and laughed, not noticing the look on Makarovs face as he plotted how to get his grandson and Lucy together.
Meanwhile, Lucy was in a conversation with Mira at the bar, and mentioned her desire to train more in hand to hand combat.
Mira smirked, her eyes glinting with the images of black-blue streak haired babies with caramel brown eyes, or golden blonde babies with dark red eyes.
'Don't you worry Lucy, I know just the person to help you train.'
At that precise moment, both Mira and Master Makarov held the same scheming looks across their faces, as they stared at two mages who both sat beside one another at the Raijinshuu table, unaware of their involvement in the matchmaker's plans.