CHAPTER 5
A/N: OKI Oh My Gosh.
My shark-week is finally over people .Ladies, you know the struggle…Looking back at my previous A/N's, I apologise for my moodswings,I was definitely a bit emo...I'm sorry for that,However I'm not apologising for writing the story the way I want to.
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Chapter 5:Counting Stars
*LUCY POV*
Happy looks at the long tentacle.
"Luce..."
Loke stares at it,quizzically.
I watch it wriggle around, dumbfounded.
Just what was it doing here?
Who was the celestial mage who found Kraken's key?
And how?
"Lucy,get some rest."Loke says,pushing his glasses up his nose.
Virgo appears, immediately setting up camp.
"I'll stand watch for tonight, you're going to need your energy for tomorrow,princess."She says.
"Virgo, that won't be necessary, I'll stand watch for tonight-"Loke starts.
"Leo,with all due respect, you're the strongest of Lucy's 12 Zodiac Keys ,If someone- other than Lucy- needs to rest up for tomorrow,it should be you."Virgo states plainly.
"Virgo's right Loke...That's a very big fish!"Happy says.
"Happy that's a Spirit!Not a fish!"I say indignantly.
"Aye!"He says ,as happily as an Exceed named Happy could.
I look at Loke,he looks to be deep in thought.
"Loke?"I call softly.
He snaps out of his reverie and looks at me with a calm,reassuring smile.
"Yes darling?"
"EEEKKKK!Don't call me that!"I screech,hiding the fiery blush on my cheeks.
Loke was so weird.
"Alright sweetheart,what is it that you wanted to ask?" he says, casually sitting down on a camp chair before elegantly leaning forward to place his elbow on his knee,and his cheek on his palm.
I ignore his other pet-name for me.
"How do you know Sculptoris?"I ask, laying down on an air-mattress that Virgo had just inflated.
A fleeting look flashes across his face.
"Its a long story."He says with a sigh, and a sad,sad look.
I can't help but feel hurt for him.
I don't like when any of my friends carry sadness,because I know sadness all too well.
"It's not often that you find a friend, who can relate to you so much that your thoughts are practically one and the same."He says softly.
I wait for him to continue.
"I found that friend...Many,many years ago."He sighs again, and looks up at the sky,his chair is just outside the entrance of the tent.
He stares at the stars above him for a full minute.
"But the Galaxy we live in is a big one,and the Universe is even bigger...So its not hard at all to lose sight of those friends when you try and create your own world."
I blink...The last time he said something this philosophical was when I found out he was a spirit.
"Stars fall along paths of separation...We may all live in the celestial world...But inherently,our places are with different people."He bows his head.
"And sometimes those people are bad ,and those bad people force you to do bad things,and because of those bad things, you start believing you're a bad person."
He stands up and walks to the edge of the cliff,overlooking the forest,with the village still prominently visible.
"In the end, we may have immense power,but we are just spirits. We live for our masters...More often than not,we are contracted to masters who are cruel."
"Sometimes we're too emotionally weak to take a stand, and sometimes, we're too weak to stand for others."He breathes out,and turns to look at me.
"I've been around a mighty long time Lucy, I've seen so many things,but I was not always as strong as I am now."
He looks into my eyes.
"There was a time where the only thing that protected me from a brutal beating was a man with a chisel and a sandpaper."
I don't know what to say...
"That man taught me that some people are delicate,like dolls, they're meant to be well treated,polished,and if treated well can become a masterpiece. He told me that these certain people were women."
That's sweet...But I wouldn't want to be a delicate doll...
"He told me that some people can't stand up for themselves,and it was our job,as powerful spirits to protect them."
He chuckles.
"But I wasn't a powerful spirit,I was a scared new star,and when he needed me most,I couldn't...No,I DIDN'T save him."
He looks at his ring.
"Sculptor and I had the same master Lucy...He was a monster. One day,I could finally break the contract that we had with the man,but I saved myself and went off,without Sculptor."
He abandoned an ally?
That doesn't sound anything like Loke.
"I never saw him ever again...Well,that is till now."He looks up at me.
"Lucy, I know I'm asking a lot...But once we save the town,we need to save him."He kneels in front of me and takes my hands.
"I know you don't understand,but I will explain everything in great detail once I have his permission."
I was beyond confused.I hated it when he spoke in riddles.
"You want me to contract him?"I ask.
"If he permits it..."Loke says warily.
I smile at him.
"Hey Loke,"I start, trying to lighten the mood.
"Yes?"
"You liiiiiiike him!" I say loudly.
"Oh please,like him and abandon your beauty?Never,plus,if I ever swing that way you'd miss me too damn much."He says with a wink.
"Shuttup!"I screech
He laughs and I decide to go to bed.
It's been a week now...I wonder what Natsu is doing right now-WAIT.
No I shouldn't be thinking of him!
Happy hops into my bed and I snuggle up with him.
Loke and the spirits are truly a mystery.I wish I knew what had really happened to Sculptor and him all those years ago,because -like the first time that he got philosophical on me- he was not telling me something...
Six hours later
It was dead silent now.
It had been that way for a while.I had forced Loke back through his gate,he looked exhausted and I knew he needed to go back to the celestial world to replenish his powers.
I couldn't stop staring at the village.
Sculptoris had disassembled the townsfolk.
He had used magic on all of the people...and was holding it strongly.
He really must be a powerful stellar spirit to be able to do that.
glug-glug-gl-ggllg-gllluggg!
The water covering the village!Its gone...
I gasp.
"You're a strange one,Love."I hear a male say.
Spinning around,I see Sculptor,staring at the-now-liquidless town.
"Sculptor..."
"Yes...Miss,it's dangerous here,please return home..."
"No,I'm going to save those girls!"I say firmly.
"Darling,please don't be stubborn.I...I have this under control."He says.
"Under control? You disassembled the bodies of 22 mages and many townsfolk,that's not under-control."
"Yes,but better broken than dead...Miss Heartfilia,please return home and tell the mages that this mission is futile and that no more mages should come out here to resolve this."
"Why Sculptor?"I ask.
He looks at me.
"The only way I cant protect these people is by breaking up their bodies,and the consequence of my magic is that I can only assemble the pieces at midnight...But he comes here every night...If I turn the people back when he's here,he will kill them with Kraken,or let them drown in Kraken's water.I have to stay near the village because if I don't, their life-force will disappear as much as my presence does."
"He?"I ask...
" He.Him"He says with malice.
"What does he want?"I ask slowly?
Sculptor stares at me.
"Well he wants to capture me of course."
My eyes widen.
"I'm a stowaway, you see?"He says with a chuckle,pulling out a Black key from his Pants pocket.
"And monsters always go back for their victims,am I not right,Loke?"He says,looking behind me.
I spin around and see a shocked Loke,staring at Sculptor.
What was going on?
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