Chapter 17
"So, what's with this never ending meeting?" Laxus opened the door to the room they have just used a while ago and there sitting on a table was the First Master. Seriously, meetings were really boring and it took them most of the afternoon to do what? To talk! It's almost night time for God's sake! If this was the end of being a Guild Master, Laxus would rather not take that position. Whew, he never knew there will come a day where he'll thank Natsu for beating him up.
"Hello again, children." The girl beamed and addressed them as if she wasn't a child herself. Her eyes do really have a problem. Better have it checked too.
"Okay, what's us doing here again?" Gray asked, confused like the rest of the team.
"I have once again sensed a disturbance in the flow of Spirit Energy, so I rushed here." She answered, face shifting to serious.
"Yeah, it's back again." The blond followed her train of thought. "Can you do something about it? Pacify it or make another container?"
"I'm sorry but I can't do a thing because the container I made wasn't even broken." Mavis said calmly.
"But why are you here?" Laxus snapped, irritated on how this girl couldn't do a single thing. She saved them ten years ago from Acnologia so why can't she save a single girl now? Wait, scratch that, she didn't even do a thing when Lucy nearly died on her birthday. On her birthday, for crying out loud! Mavis seemed to be a useless brat after all.
"I'm here to explain her condition to you."
'Yeah, explain it. It's the only thing you can do. You're nothing but words.' Laxus snidely thought.
"Okay, shoot." Gray gave the signal to start the conversation. Everybody's irritated right now from all the delays.
"As you all are aware of, according to the Magic Council, Fairy Tail is one of the three protuberances of the Magic World alongside Grimoire Heart and Zeref. It is not only because of the amount of mages this guild held but also the role it played in years. Am I correct to mention that ever since Lucy's arrival, you have defeated Dark Guilds?" She paused.
"The Balam Alliance: Oracion Seis, Grimoire Heart but that leaves…" Erza counted.
"Yes, Tartarus." The girl finished for her. "Fate brought her to the guild to be a catalyst for the Dark Guilds to be purged. You have already defeated one of the two remaining protuberance, Grimoire Heart. That only leaves Tartarus."
"I don't still get it. What's Tartarus got with Zeref?" Gray asked.
"Why don't you answer that for me, new guild member?" All eyes fell upon Jellal.
"Tartarus' members are demons from one of the books of Zeref." He said.
"What?!" That was their collective gasps. Thank God for the soundproof magic.
"What's all that got to do with Lucy?" Laxus questioned; all attention back to the first master.
"She holds ten keys of the twelve of the Golden Zodiac Keys, right?"
"Yes." Makarov intervened.
"Then it's only a matter of time before the other two joined its brothers and sisters."
"I still don't get it. Spirits and Demons?" Natsu spoke up. He definitely doesn't get a thing. "Why did Luce almost die?"
"She didn't die. Her heart stopped for a moment because her body didn't know how to adapt to the sudden reaction of the Spirit Energy." With that explanation, Laxus sighed in relief. "Do you know the Law of Contradiction?" She quickly added.
"Wait, the thing that happened, will it repeat again?" Laxus cut in. He just wanted to clear that up. He didn't want to experience that kind of agony once again. Team Natsu held their breaths in anticipation. They're hearts pounded erratically in their chests.
"No. Her body has already adapted. She will only sense something when a demonic energy is near." Vermillion said, putting an end to all their worries. "Now, the Law of Contradiction is…" She started to explain again.
"…a phenomenon which opposing forces, of different nature reacts with one another. They contradict and reject the other away. Somehow the reverse of unison raid. Both forces won't converge." Erza continued.
"You really are an S-Class for a reason, Scarlet. Sael Soneillon or Mnemosyne isn't a human. He's a Demon and the reason the Spirit Energy suddenly surged up is because it's reacting to a certain force." The light blonde girl praised Titania.
"And what is it?" Makarov spoke. He should be the one facing these things and not his children.
"Curse."
"What's a Curse? Like Curse Magic?" Gray asked.
"No, Curse is the main form of combat of Demons. While it's similar to Magic in ways more than one, it is viler in nature and is far more superior."
"Is there even such a thing?" Natsu reacted. Now that he has finally understood the circumstances, he can't believe of such a thing.
"Yes," said the young girl.
"Okay, Curses are for Demons, Spirit Energy or Spirit is what?" Erza asked.
"Blessings." Mavis pointed. "Remember the sudden surging of power you, dragon slayers received when she used a different key?" all attention were to Laxus and Natsu.
"Yes," answered both men.
"Then why can she use it and not her Spirits? They are Spirits after all?" Gray added.
"Her Spirits actually use it but in a different way. The Spirit Energy fortifies her spirit's overall natural abilities like defense, offense, regeneration factor and output of magical abilities, thereby allowing her to combine their Magic with great ease."
"Then why us?" Natsu asked.
"You are humans. They are Spirits. Spirit Energy affects the Spirit's whole constitution. The reason it only affects your Magic is for your own safety because if the Spirit Energy were to affect your body, it will eventually destroy you."
"Lucy's human too." Natsu pointed out, slightly jealous that his friend has a new power.
"She already did and suffered the effects but you forgot one crucial thing, and that is she's a Celestial Spirit Mage. Can you still remember the chant she always make when forming a contract with a spirit?"
Natsu thought for a while, he has witnessed it several times and Lucy even personally let him see how it's done when she summoned Plue for the first time.
"I am linked to the path to the world of Celestial Spirits…" He managed to remember.
"Yes, that. She's always been linked from the first moment she ever used a Celestial Gate Key, though it was minimum, it gave her the potential to access Spirit Energy."
"Then can all Celestial Spirit Mages do that?" It was Erza, remembering that Sabertooth also has one like Lucy. Yukino Aguria, that's the one.
"Yes and No. Yes, because just like I said, all of them have the potential to unlock that ability. No, because for that to happen, their soul must go to the Celestial Spirit World. Lucy's soul slipped to that world, that's what gave her the ability to Bless."
"Oh." That was all they could say. All questions and worries have been cleared up. Understanding finally dawned upon them.
"Is that all?"
"What about the key I gave her?" Laxus questioned.
"What about that?"
"Is it really a special key like the twelve?"
"Nope, it's just a normal one. It only acts as a way to use the Spirit Energy. After all, she's a Holder-Type Mage. Caster-Type Magic is difficult for her to use."
"Hmmm." Laxus nodded.
"Oh, and one more thing, it was also fate that whoever brought her to Fairy Tail shall be her mate."
A/N: Hello, everyone! Here I am again and I have updated just as promised. Gosh, I'm really happy that I was able to update once again. Personally, I think that this one's better than the last chapter. I'm sorry for that one. I guess I'm just OCD when it comes to dividing chapters. I really don't want to mess their topics. I mean that one's got that making-up thing and this one's got this explanation blah blah.
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