Natsu tried to get up but whatever he did, he only felt like he was cutting up his lungs.
"Dammit!" Natsu yelled, "He had the chance, but didn't take it. WHY DIDN'T YOU DO IT!"
Natsu punched his chest. He then felt pain in his fist like something was cutting him. He looked at his shadow and saw the shadow lance poke out. He tried to grab it at a different spot. He felt more of the blade then as he continued forward, he felt the handle of the lance and grabbed it.
"The lance! It moved!" Happy said in surprise at the twitching of the lance and Natsu's shadow grabbed on to it.
"My shadow and me are connected, right? That means I can touch this." Natsu said as he attempts to pull it out. "YAAAAAAAH!" and with that he pulled the lance out.
Natsu collapsed on the finally able to move again without feeling like he would cut himself in the process.
"That took long enough." He said to himself, "Now to deal with that thing." Natsu took a flying leap and punched the shadow orb breaking it. "Good luck spying on us without that thing."
Happy flew down from his perch on the ledge to Natsu. "Now what?" He asked now that they were free to move.
"Well, Soul's probably going towards Kireba so we should head down Lucy's tunnel." Natsu decided.
"What about Gray and Erza?"
"They'll be fine, although, you can warn them about the shadow creature."
"Aye!" And Happy flew down Erza's tunnel.
"We're all getting out of this alive and together. That Includes you Kireba!" He thought as he raced after Soul.