Chapter 33
A Spirits Pride
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
"Magic"
Flashback
Location / Date / Time Skip
Gray stared at the plume of smoke in disbelief. "Lyon..."
"No..." Sherry was on the verge of tears. "How could this have happened?"
"There's no way he'd die that easy." Gray created slide of ice before jumping on it. "We're gonna go look for him! Now!"
"Lyon... is gone forever..." Sherry mumbled as tears finally poured down her face. Her mind flashed an image of Lyon as the tears stopped and her head dropped. "Someone has to pay..."
With Jura
"Do you really think you can hide from me?" Jura asked over his shoulder. "Show yourself."
Instantly, the ground rose up an tried to swallow him like a wave. "How silly I was to think I could trick a wizard Saint. Oh yeah." Jura raised his hand and pillars shot out at Hoteye, who in turn melted them. "It's funny, we use the same magic and yet our powers are so different. Mine liquified the ground while yours solidifies it. Let's find out who's power is strongest, shall we?"
Jura dropped into a fighting stance. "Magic power is irrelevant. The stronger ideology will always win."
"Not true at all." Hoteye laughed back. "No mater the time or place, the ones who always win are the rich! Oh yeah!"
With Lucy and Hibiki
Lucy stared at Erza worried before leaves rustled behind her. In a panic, she turned around as Natsu popped out of he bush, holding the three smaller beings in his arms. "We're back!"
"Natsu!" Lucy shouted in joy.
"Hey, how'd you do that?" Natsu turned to Hibiki. "All of a sudden this map popped into my head."
"That can wait." The playboy said back. "Is Wendy okay?"
"I think so..." The slayer placed the three down and started shaking Wendy. "Hey, wake up kid! I save you, now you save Erza and Laki."
"That's not how you treat a kid!" Lucy shouted in protest.
Wendy's eyes slowly opened and stared at Natsu, before she pushed herself back with a scream. "I'm sorry! I had to do it!"
Erik dropped to his knees and lowered his head. "I can forget about that for now. Erza and Laki were bitten by some giant snake. They need help now."
"They're hurt?.." Wendy asked before looking over at the red head.
"We need them to beat the Oraciōn Seis." Hibiki added. "Without her, we're as good as dead."
"Please, Wendy!" Lucy copied Natsu's actions. "We need you to save her."
"O-okay! I'll try to save her!" The girl shouted with focus.
"Hurray..." Happy groaned as Carla stood up.
"How long do you plan to stay like that?" Carla asked? "You're pathetic."
Wendy crouched down beside Erza and held her hands out, letting a light blue glow cover the red head. 'I've heard that Jellal's done terrible things to Erza...' The venom slowly disappeared as Wendy kept healing. 'I just can't believe that.'
With Jellal
Jellal walked through the deepest part of the woods before looking over his shoulder. Sensing nothing, he continued his treck, missing that Cobra was watching him the whole time.
'What gives?' The snake wizard thought to himself. 'I can't hear a damn thing from his head. If I could just hear his thoughts, I wouldn't be following him right now."
Jellal stopped in front of a mutant tree covered in chains. "What the hell? How did I not see this place before?" Cobra mumbled as he looked up at the branches. "Looks like Brain was right... is this really where Nirvana is sealed?"
Jellal his hand out and touched the trunk, making the whole tree explode into a pillar of light. "This is it! This is our future! This is Nirvana!"
With Erza's Group
"There, all done." Wendy wiped her forehead clean of sweat as she turned around. "All the venom is gone. Now we just have to wait for her to wake up."
The Fairy Tail wizards stared at the red head until she turned her head to the side lik she was sleeping "All right!" Everyone cheered at once before trading high fives.
"That's awesome Wendy!" Natsu walked over and highfived the little girl. "Now you can heal-" He looked over and found air where Laki was last time he saw her. "Wait, where's Laki?"
"And Rose for that matter?" Carla added.
"Yeah, see..." Lucy mumbled, rubbing the back of her head.
"The thing is-" Hibiki started to explain when a massive beam of light shot up, catching them all of guard.
"A giant pillar of light..." Wendy mumbled.
"Could it be?" Carla asked as Happy hid behind her.
"That's Nirvana!" Hibiki shouted in fear.
With Gray and Sherry
Gray shielded his eyes from the light as Sherry just stared at him evilly.
With Laki and Rose
"What is that thing?" Laki asked as she covered her eyes.
"Well it's sure not New Year's Eve!" Rose shouted before her eyes went wide. "You don't think they found Nirvana, do you!?"
Oración Seis Hideout
"So, it happened..." Midnight mumbled as he and Brain looked at the pillar.
"There's no doubt about it..." Brain nodded. "Nirvana is ours."
"I suppose congratulations are in order." Midnight turned and looked at Brain. "Now if you'll excuse me, there are some pesky guild wizards I need to kill. Don't wait for me. Go to the light, father."
Brain nodded and the two left towards their own goals.
With Natsu's Group.
"That has to be Nirvana!" Hibiki said.
"The Oración Seis beat us!?" Lucy asked. "How!?"
"That light..." Natsu mumbled as he stared at the pillar in anger. "Jellal is there, no doubt about it!" The mention of the bluenete made Lucy go wide eyed in fear.
Natsu took off into the woods leaving the others behind. "Hey, you can't just run away without explaining things to us!"
"No..." Wendy mumbled in fear at her actions. "This is my fault..."
"I'm not gonna let him run into Erza!" Natsu said as he sprinted through the forest. "I have to stop him, no, I have to destroy him! That way... he can't make her cry again!"
Erzas eyes slowly opened and her mind raced to a single name. 'Jellal...'
With Ren and Eve
"Any idea what that is?" Eve asked pointing to the spiral.
"No clue." Ren answered before noticing a black mist escape a tree. "What the? Some black stuff is flowing out of the tree. It's almost like it's being sucked out of it."
"What could do that?" Eve mumbled before Ren gasped.
"You don't think that's where Nirvana is hidden, do you?" The black skinned wizard asked.
"Wait, if that's true, then someone's already gotten to it!" Eve shouted in a panic.
"Was it the Alliance, or one of the Seis?" Ren mumbled before raising his hand to his temple. "Hibiki, can you hear me? Hibiki!?"
"All of this energy must be messing with our telepathy." Eve guessed. "We should split up. I'll go search fo Wendy, you go investigate that light." Ren nodded and the two ran in different directions.
With Gray and Sherry
"Lyon!" Gray pushed a trunk off the ground as Sherry stood behind him. "I know your here, so speak up!"
'Someone has to pay for my love...' Sherry thought.
"Answer me, damnit!" Gray shouted. "Lyon!"
Sherry looked up and stared at Gray in blind anger. 'He's the one.'
With Jura and Hoteye
"What was that?" Jura looked ove this shoulder and stared at the light.
"It's Nirvana! Oh, yeah!" Hoteye shouted in joy, making Jura stare at him. "No need to panic. It's main power hasn't be activated yet. All that light show means is that the seal has been broken. Not to mention, it means that we're about to be rolling in jewel! Oh, yeah!"
Jura turned back to Hoteye as he started laughing. 'Fighting this man would only waste my time. But at the same time, were supposed to depfeat the Oración Seis. Do I fight, or try to stop Nirvana?
"Money, money, money!" Hoteye chanted. "We're about to become incredible wealthy!" His eyes snapped open before he grabbed his head in pain.
"What is going on?" Jura asked.
With Erza's Group
"We have to go after him." Hibiki said.
"Why would he mention Jellal out of no where?" Lucy mumbled.
"I can explain later!" Happy shouted. "Right now, we have to-" A scream from Carla cut him off.
Everyone looked over and found Carla staring at the ground. "Erza's just disappeared!" Wendy stared at the grass in a panic. "What's with that woman!? Not even a word of thanks to Wendy for saving her!"
"Wait, do you think she heard us talking about Jellal, do you?" Happy asked.
"It's all my fault..." Wendy whispered between her tears. "It's all because I healed Jellal... they found Nirvana, Erza disappeared, and Natsu is..." Hibiki held out his hand and a screen blasted Wendy, knocking her unconscious.
"What is the matter with you!?" Carla shouted.
With Natsu
Natsu ran through the woods as fast as he could. 'I have to find Jellal.' He looked up as a pit crew like guild started screaming about Racer. "Out of my way!" Natsu used his Wing Attack and defeated them all at once. "I'm not letting him near her again."
With Hibiki's Group
Hibiki carried Wendy on his back as the group ran through the forest. "Look, I didn't mean to startle you, but she'll be fine. I just knocked her out."
"That still doesn't explain why!" Lucy shouted. "And why are we running all of a sudden?"
"We have to reach Natsu and Erza!" Hibiki explained. "Just keep going until you reach the light!"
"Give is one reason why we should believe you?" Carla asked as she and Happy flew next to them. "I understand that Wendy can be a handful, but that's no reason to hit her!"
"That's not cool!" Happy added.
Hibiki ran further before coming to a stop. "I had to do it." The other reached him and stopped as well. "The truth is... I know more about Nirvana than I let on."
"What?" Lucy asked.
"But because of Nirvana's nature, I couldn't tell anyone." He explained. "Even just by telling you about what it can do, I'm putting you alll at risk. That's what the master only told me. The others have no idea."
"So what did he tell you?" Lucy asked.
"Nirvana is extremely dangerous magic." Hibiki explained. "It can turn light into darkness in an instant."
"Wait, what does that mean?" Happy asked.
"I have to agree with the tomcat." Carla added.
"So, it switches them?" Lucy asked.
"Yes, but that doesn't happen until the final stage." Hibiki said, looking up at the light show. "Once it's been unsealed, it shots off a black beam of light, like what we're seeing. After that, it goes and search for those caught in between the two and switch anyone wavering to the opposite alignment. In other words, take a good guy who's down in the dumps, and they'll turn to evil."
The group stared at him until he started running again and they gave chance. "So, you knocked Wendy out to protect her?" Carla asked.
"She was at risk." He explained. "Powerful emotions like guilt are a likely target for Nirvana. If I hadn't done something soon, she would have switched over to the other side."
"Wait, what about Natsu?" Lucy asked. "Isn't anger negative an emotion?"
"Honestly, I don't know..." Hibiki answered. "His anger is for some else's sake, so it may not be truly negative."
"I don't understand what your saying!" Happy shouted.
"That's because you're an idiot." Carla said. "Let use small words for you. Now that the seal has been broken, Nirvana has the power to turn those good evil, and those evil good. Do you understand now?"
"I kept quiet for as long as I could, because if I told you, you'd end up at risk." Hibiki explained. "Once you start thinking in terms of good and evil, you'll bring negative feelings to the surface. Before you know it, you're lost in them. 'If that person didn't exist... whose fault is all this pain... Why does this happen to me?' These feeling are judged by Nirvana, and allow it to change who you are."
With Gray and Sherry
Vines grabbed onto Gray before they tightened around him, choking him. The last of the oxygen used up, the vines left and he dropped to the ground. "Lyon, my love... you have been avenged. Who will be next? Maybe one of his friends? Someone from the Fairy Tail guild?"
With Jura and Hoteye
Hoteye screamed like a madman, shouting money again and again. "What is going on?" Jura asked. In an instant, the screamed stopped and Hoteye declared he didn't need any money before explains that he was looking for his brother and hugged Jura, saying that they need to stop the Oración Seis. "Uh... okay..."
With Eve
Eve jumped off a branch before turning around and charging his magic. "White Fury!" Snow shot out of his palm twice before he jumped back before being hit by something. He crashed into the ground face first before sliding along the dirt. "One down." Midnight said as he stood above the blonde.
"What's going on?" Eve mumbled in shock. "My magic won't even touch him..."
Midnight walked over and noticed Eve was still breathing. "Still alive, are you? Too bad, I'm not nice enough to let you live."
With Hibiki's Group
"So, when Nirvana is fully activated, all of us could just turn evil?" Lucy asked.
"Wait, if it can turn good guys bad, does that mean it can turn dark wizards good?" Happy asked.
"Its possible, but I don't have an answer at the moment." Hibiki answered. "But what makes Nirvana really terrifying is that it can be control to do whatever the caster wants."
"What?" Lucy asked in shock.
"I'll explain." He said. "Let's say that a wizard wants to wipe out a specific guild. They could have the members slaughter each other, make them go to war with a stronger guild, and they barely have to lift a finger. We have to stop it as soon as possible, or else all the light guilds are doomed."
With Natsu
"Come on out, Jellal!" Natsu shouted. "I'll do what ever it take to make sure you don't hurt Erza again!" His nose went caught a sent and he stopped running. "That smell..." Natsu jumped do a cliff and saw Gray floating in a river. "Gray! What happened to the he speed guy did you beat him?"
Gray smirked as he pulled a string and Natsu found himself on a raft. "How did you..." His motion sickness kicked in before he fell to his knees.
"That's just pathetic." Gray said. "Poor Natsu, motion sickness will be the death of you."
Natsu struggled to look at his rival. "Why...?"
"I'm tired of always covering for a moron like you." Gray slammed his foot on Natsu's head. "How does a loser like you get someone like Laki to fall for you? Once I kill you, she'll see that I'm the better man." He summoned a harpoon of ice and pointed it at Natsu's heart. "This is good bye, pal."
He thrust the harpoon down and an arrow shattered it before it hit Natsu. "Come out!" Gray held his hand out and lances shot out, only for each one to be destroyed by an arrow.
"Mind telling me what's going on?" Lucy asked as her group, plus Sagittarius, stood on the bank.
"Looks obvious to me!" Happy shouted in anger.
"Lucy..." Natsu groaned before he dropped to his stomach.
"Could you maybe not say my name before puking!?" Lucy asked as the raft bumped into a stump, stopping it.
"Mind your business." Gray said back. "Once I'm done with him, I'll deal with you too. So just wait your turn."
Everyone stared at Grays words in shock. "Is this Nirvana?" Lucy asked herself.
"Lucy... stop the wobbling..." Natsu groaned.
"The things not even moving so man up!" Lucy shouted.
"I'm coming Natsu!" Happy took to the air and flew towards him, only to be frozen solid.
"How could you!" Carla shouted from the side.
"That's your friend!" Lucy added.
"Information on Happy: Has the ability to fly, but he can only carry one person at a time. Not physically strong." Gray mumbled almost robotically. "That's all the information Gray has."
"Gray, what are you talking about?" Lucy asked back.
Hibiki put Wendy down and looked over at the girl. "My guess is that he's the first victim of Nirvana. He's switched to the dark side."
"Information on Lucy.: new comer to Fairy Tail, but easy on the eyes. He likes the whole package." Gray said, making Lucy blush. "Oh, she's a Celestial Spirit mage. Is that so!?" He launched a buzzsaw at her, only for Hibiki to block it.
"That's not Gray." He told her. "I know your an imposter, so just drop the shtick."
"What are you talking about?" Lucy asked.
"Information on Hibiki: a member of the Blue Pegasus guild. Ladies man..." Gray mumbled. "No more data available."
"Can't you just incapacite him so we can move on to Nirvana?" Carla asked as she stood next to Wendy and Happy.
"Thats it." Lucy realized. "Nirvana only affects those wavering between good and evil. That can't be Gray because he's as cool as they come. So who are you?" Gray chuckled before breaking out into a full blown laugh. His eyes had turned black before a puff of smoke appeared. As it faded, Lucy stood on the raft. "It's me!?"
"Are you just stupid?" Hibiki asked. "Do you really think your pet fooling us? The real Lucy's right here, so why not just show us your true form already."
"You really wanna see my true form?" 'Lucy' asked. "I think you'll find I'm every bit as real as that bimbo." The imposter lifted her shirt and flashed the three, mortifying Lucy, but impressing Hibiki and the spirit.
"So... wobbly..." Natsu groaned, unaware of the context. Hibiki nodded and Lucy punched him in the face.
"Sad part is, its only gonna get worse from here on out." The imposter said as she lowered her shirt. "Now I know all the keys you're carrying. This should be fun. Sagittarius, fire away."
Hibiki turned around and blocked most of the shots the confused archer fired at him, but was still knocked out. "What is wrong with you?" Lucy shouted before running over to the playboy.
"I thought you only took orders from Lucy?" Carla asked.
"I... do..." The spirit said back. "But my body... just moved... on it's own.."
"Hang in there! You'll be all right!" Lucy shouted as Hibiki clutched his shoulder and she turned to the doppelgänger. "How are you controlling Sagittarius?"
"I'm a perfect copy of you, meaning your spirits are putty in my hands." The duplicate said. Sagittarius pulled back an arrow before unleashing a storm of them at the two, forcing Hibiki to put up his screen shield.
"Carla, take Wendy and get her out of here!" Lucy shouted and the cat obeyed. "I'm gonna close your gate, so you can't do anymore harm." Lucy pulled out Sagittarius' key. "Don't worry. I know it's not your fault."
"I'm sorry for the inconvenience, lady Lucy." The archer saluted before disappearing in a glimmer.
"Finally." The imposter pulled out her own key. "Open, Gate of the Archer - Sagittarius." The Spirit reappeared, just as confused as the real Lucy. "Calm down, and just shoot the cat in the sky."
"I cannot!" The spirit said back.
"What?" Are you disobeying an order from your master?" 'Lucy' asked, her voice shifting to a higher pitch.
"Don't you dare compare yourself to Lucy." Sagittarius said, fighting his own body as it drew an arrow and pointed it at Carla. "Send me back, Lucy."
Lucy nodded and tried to close his gate, but nothing happened. "Moron, I'm the one who summoned him, so that means I'm her only one who can close his gate." The copy teased the original. "Just shoot it already."
"That's enough..." Angel walked out of the woods. "Nirvana has been found, so we don't need the brat anymore. No need to keep wasting energy, my pets."
"Okay!" 'Lucy' turned into smoke and Sagittarius faded back to the spirit world. The smoke disappeared and two blue beings floated over to Angel.
"Well, hello, Lucy. Tell me, what's it like to gaze at an angel?" The dark wizard asked.
"It makes me want to be blind!" Lucy shouted back.
"I think that can be arranged." Angel chuckled. "Have my pets been entertaining you? It's a pretty impressive trick, wouldn't you say? Oh, where are my manners, this Gemi and Mini. I think you know of them, the Gemini twins. Celestial spirits make such wonderful toys."
"You're a Celestial wizard?" Lucy asked. "That's disgusting." 'I know I'm not gonna fall to the darkness. And I can't see her going to the light. So I don't have to worry about Nirvana. But still, Hibiki and Erik are down. So it's all up to me. Lucky for me, we're next to river. And that means that Aquarius can't be far behind.'
"Those keys of yours would be wonderful for my collection." Angel said, snapping Lucy out of her thoughts. "Give them over now, or you'll be wearing a crimson mask."
"Not gonna happen!" Lucy pulled out the mermaids key and slammed it into the water. "Open, Gate of the Water Bearer - "
"Be gone." Angel waved her hands and the two spirits left.
"Aquarius!" Lucy finished the summoning and mermaid appeared. "Wipe her out! I don't care if you take me with her!"
"That's what I was planing on." The bluenette said as water pooled into her urn. "Every single one of you will drown."
"Open, Gate of the Scorpion -" Angel started as a golden light left her key, making Aquarius stop her attack. "Scorpio!" The spirit appeared and he looked... weird, to say the least. Like a cross between a cyborg snake, wanna-be rocker and monk weird.
Instantly, Aquarius started acting like a love struck high school girl. Lucy somehow managed to put two and two together, just in time for them to leave on a date, but not before Aquarius threatened her, again.
"Enjoy yourselves." Angel waved goodbye as the two vanished before walking over to Lucy. "How have you survived this long, without know how the Celestial Spirit interact with each other." A superkick sent Lucy crashing backward. "A novice like you can't hope to beat me!"
'How am I going to beat her without my strongest spirit?' Lucy thought in a panic underwater. 'Wait!' The blonde burst out of the water, holding a different key. 'I've still got one more power house!' "Open, Gate of the Lion - Leo!"
"Your prince is here." Loke said as he appeared.
"Leo?" Hibiki asked in shock.
"If we don't beat this chick, all the guilds will destroy each other." Lucy told the spirit.
"Don't worry." Loke pushed his glasses up. "I'll take care of it."
"Just how slow are you?" Angel asked with a chuckle. "Let me give you another lesson on relationships." She pulled out another key. "Open, Gate of the Ram-" All three stared in shock as a girl with pink hair and horns in a white dress appeared. "Aries."
"I'm sorry, Leo..." The new spirit said.
"How did she get her hands on her?" Lucy asked. "I thought she was one of Karen's spirits... I can't ask Loke to fight her..."
Hibiki stared at the ram spirit in shock. 'Aries... why are you here?'
"What are you doing with Karen's spirit!?" Lucy asked.
"I'm the one who killed her, so this is just my spoils of war." Angel said, patting the spirit on the head. "She wasn't much of a fight. She tried to open two gates when she could barely stand. It was like she gave me her keys on a platter. I just wish she put up more of a fight. I can't even count the number of wizards who lost their lives to me."
Leo glared at her as Angel looked over to Lucy. "You'll just end up another name on the obituary page."
'This woman... killed killed my love. She was murdered by one of her own. A Celestial wizard... I'll kill them all!' Hibiki thought in a blind rage before looking up at Nirvana. 'No! I can't think like that, or else Nirvana will take hold. I can't think of her!'
"You finally get to see each other, and now you have to fight?" Lucy asked as she looked at Leo's key. "No, I can't let you do this. Close-"
She held the key out and Loke stoped her. "I don't need you to protect me. Me and Aries might be old friends, but now our contracts are different. And we'll fight for our wizards."
Aries nodded at her friends statement. "I may owe my life to you, Leo, but right now you are my enemy."
Lucy could only watch as the spirits charged at each other. "For that is our pride!" Both spirits shouted before they began trading blows.
"What do you know, they're actually fighting?" Angel chuckled out. "It may not be five stars, but I'm not one to stop good theater."
"Stop it..." Lucy was sick to her stomach watching this. "Friends should fight... please stop..."
Angel watched the scene and had a different thought. "I suppose it's not going the way I wanted it to... I didn't think she'd have to fight someone like Leo. But it's not a problem." She reached into her dress and pulled out her silver key. "Open, Gate of the Chisel - Caelum!"
The Spirit, a giant metal ball, appeared and floated over the water. "Time for some target practice. Once Leo is stopped in his tracks, fire away." The Spirit transformed into its cannon form and fired, ripping through both spirits, shocking Lucy and making Angel laugh. "Now that is priceless."
"Leo..." Aries reache doubt to her friend as he did the same before both faded back to the Spirit world.
"And THAT is how you how you pull of multiple summons." Angel bragged as Caelum returned to normal. "Looks like big, bad Leo will be out of action for a while."
Lucy could only clench her fist in anger. "You disgust me..."
"Wait, are you crying?" Angel asked. "It's not like Celestial spirits can die or anything."
"That doesn't me they don't feel pain!" Lucy shouted back. "They aren't just dolls for you to play with! A real Celestial wizard would know that!" Angel chuckled as Lucy pulled out a key. "Open, Gate of the Golden Bull - Taurus!" The Spirit charged forward with its axe ready to swing.
"Gemini." Angel tapped the key and the spirits reappeared before turning back into Lucy. Like the idiot he is, he fell head over hooves for the copy before getting sent sky high as the doppelgänger swung Caelum like a sword.
"Taurus!" Lucy dropped to her knees, making Angel laugh.
"I'm sorry to say, but you're simply out gunned." The dark wizard said. "I'm far more powerful than a novice like you." Gemini walked over and started beating on Lucy with Caelum. "Poor girl, no need to beat yourself up over the matter." She laughed at her own joke as Lucy crashed into the water. "I think she needs more pain."
Hibiki smiled darkly at Lucy. "More pain..."
Lucy tried to stand but fell back, looking at Angel. "Quit staring at me. It's annoying."
"Release Aries." The blonde, shocking Gemini.
"Wait, that's your last request?" Angel asked.
"Karen tormented her, broke her on a daily basis." Lucy said. "She deserves to be happy, but that won't until she's free..."
Gemini glared at the blonde and swung her sword, sending Lucy crashing backwards. "Is that the way to ask for something we want?" Angel teased.
"Please..." Lucy begged. "Let her go... she deserves to be with Loke. And we can make that happen. Do what you want with me but let her find her own happiness."
"For free?" Angel asked.
"You can have anything, except for my spirits!" Lucy shouted. "You can even take my life."
"Is that so?" Angel asked. "Then I'll take you up on your offer. Gemini, collect for me." The spirit raised the sword to strike, but stopped in the air. "What are you waiting for!?"
"I... hear a strange voice..." Geminis voice started to warp between their own and Lucy's. "It's in my head..." All of the passion Lucy felt for her spirits poured into the spirits head as a tear fell. "I can't kill her... she loves us... she's willing to give her life for us..."
"Begone!" Angel swung her key and closed the gate, making Caelum drop over the river. "I'll deal with you later!" Angel watched as Hibiki walked over to Lucy and grabbed her neck. "No way! Your friend swapped sides in the middle of the fight!?" Angel laughed as she waited for Hibiki to strangle Lucy.
"Calm down..." His glowing hands moved to her head. "This might sting a bit. I'm gonna use archive to teach you an advanced spell." Archive activated and Lucy gasped.
"What!?" Angel gasped as Caelum floated over.
Lucy screamed as thousands of spells raced through her head. 'Talk about a close one...' Hibiki thought. 'I almost fell to the dark side. But then your love for your spirits drove the darkness away. If anyone can make this work, you can.'
"Caelum, take them out!" Angel ordered as the spirit turned into its cannon form.
The last of the data given, Hibiki fell over into the water. 'It's all up to you, Lucy...'
Angel found herself surrounded by planetary bodies in an unknown plane. "Survey the Heavens, Open the Heavens... All the stars, far and wide... Show me thy appearance... With such shine. Oh Tetrabiblos... I am the ruler of the stars... Aspect become complete... Open thy malevolent gate. Oh 88 Stars of the heaven..." Angel stood in a panic as Lucy's eyes snapped open. "Shine! Urano Metria!"
The planetary orbs peppered Angel into the air until she splashed into the water. Hibiki smiled as Lucy looked around confused. "Did... I win?" She looked around turning to Natsu in a panic. "Natsu!" She walked over a bit before Angel, torn clothing and all, exploded out of the water, holding Caelum.
"I will... not lose..." The spirit turned into its cannon form and began to charge. "I am one of the Oraciōn Seis. You never stood a chance!"
'Why is she so beat up?' Lucy asked, blanking on the fact that she caused the injuries. 'It feels like all my strength is gone...'
"Time to die!" Angel fired the blast and it flew straight at Lucy, before it curved around her and hit the trunk holding the raft in place, destroying it. "I missed? Filthy traitor!" The Spirit beeped before fading back to the Spirit world. The raft started to move down the river and Lucy ran after it.
Out of magic energy, Angel fell backwards into the water, looking up at the sky. 'My prayer... to fade into the heavens... like an angel...' She hit the water and floated in place, defeated. "So why do I always end up soaking wet?"
"Strech your hand out!" Lucy reached out for Natsu as he floated farther away. "Just grab on!" He weakly reached out and grabbed her, only for both of them to float down a series of rapids before reaching a waterfall. She braced herself for impact as the raft floated over the edge.
With Brain
Brain grabbed his face in pain as another mark faded away. "Not possible... Angel has also been defeated!? Mark my words, I will avenge you all! The light will come crashing down, and your deaths will be avenged."
With Angel
Angel, very much alive, floated down the river, pissed off as if she heard Brain. "I'm not dead, ya know."
Well, Angel has been beaten. The next chapter, don't expect much change from canon, but the following chapter is going to be awesome.
Beta read by Natsu is Awesome.