~Lucy~ 

August lifted his staff and slammed it onto the ground as within a blink we was all at the beach, Larcade and Irene next to me, August in front and the others in front of him. They was looking around in shock. "Still the same, Magic King" I spoke laughing using the nickname he had gotten as the other's eyes widen in shock. "H-he's the Magic King?" Gray asked in shock as I nodded. "Each Spriggan has a nickname known everywhere and throughout all history" I informed as Irene put a hand on my shoulder.

"Even our newbie does" Irene spoke as I laughed slightly. "What one are you wanting me to keep?" I asked as she then laughed slightly as she smiled toward me and then looked away as it wasn't long for an army the size of a country was around us all. Most Rank SS or Rank S or Type Zero. "You are all to attack, use what you know. Show us what you got" August spoke as they Mira changed to Satan-Soul, Laxus had lightening around him, Jellal had a serious aura grow around him, Erza pulled out Twin Bloods changing her armor to Japanese Cloth. 

Natsu pulled out Flames, Gray was already aiming Icer toward them, Wendy had Gust go into her hands as she stepped back ready to help, Juvia and Gajeel were back to back smirking. "Lucy you are to jump in if you like" August spoke shocking me. "You are out of practice, you should of been able to nearly kill Brandish and Dimaria back in the training room" August soon added as I smiled closing my eyes and my head face downward toward the ground. "I will when the next wave shows, you need to learn about them for now" I replied.

It took an hour for the nine of them to deal with the Rank S and SS. All what was left was twenty Type Zeros as they was all out of breath and covered in dirt, sand, bruises, cuts and blood. "Stamina with mana will be needed first" Larcade spoke as Irene nodded in agreement. Soon I heard the jingle of Ophiuchus's key as the Type Zero my grandmother called Assassin was coming in. "Ophiuchus Gauntlet" I nearly shouted gaining the black gauntlet to show on my arm as I moved fast using the power of my tainted wings to push me even faster.

I was in front of Erza in a second blocking the giant sword in Assassin's hands as the Type Zero was smirking. "I knew I smelt a tainted Fairy" she sang as I used the power of the gauntlet to push her back and away from the nine people behind me. "She is mine" I spoke deadly moving toward the Type Zero. "Lucy wait" Erza spoke as I turned my head as she was about to move forward until Irene was there in a blink in front of Erza. Irene's head close to Erza's to where her hat was on Erza's head. Erza was shocked of how fast Irene was.

"You are here to train, so is she, this is the battle to avenge her grandmother" Irene spoke as my head turned fast blocking a hit from Assassin's sword as she was starting to push me back ever so slightly. I sent a dark wave through the gauntlet at Assassin sending her flying as the pain from the taint was going off once again. "Why bother fighting what you will become?" I heard my own voice as the image of myself showed up in front of me as huge amount of pain was building in my chest as I bit my tongue and push through her.

I walked straight through her and punched the sword out of Assassin's hand as I turned the gauntlet into the Sword Of Leo as I went to cut her down until one of the twenty Type Zeros blast me and was about to hit me down until a sliver metal cross came down from the sky cutting the Type Zero in half. I turned my hand to see Larcade his hand aimed toward where the Type Zero was as he lifted his hand up getting the cross to do so. "Thanks" I spoke getting up and looking toward Assassin. 

"You truly wish to fight that taint? Even after you already have been affected even more huh?" she asked looking excited as I heard the clashing of keys in Zodiacs Pouch as I took a deep breath hearing thoughts of how I would just join them. Thoughts sounding of my own voice as I was trying to push past it. It was struggling to do so. Irene soon showed up in front of Assassin turning her staff into two swords as she stabbed them inside of her gut. "The taint, it seems you are affecting it" Irene spoke deadly a white glow coming from her.

Assassin only smirked. "All Type Zeros can do that" she spoke as the pain got twenty times worse as I fell onto my knees dropping my sword as I saw my hand starting to go pale. "LUCY!" the welders shouted worried as August showed up next to me putting a shield around the two of us as the pain died down. The pale on my hand going back to normal as I looked toward August. "They can't affect you in here" August informed me as I picked up the Leo Sword and turned it into the Sagittarius Bow and aimed toward the Type Zero Assassin.

An arrow showing up ready to strike. "How sad you think there are only so few of us here" Assassin spoke as more Type Zeros in many different forums and races fell from the sky onto the sand of the beach. "This is extreme, we need to retreat" Erza spoke as Irene moved her arms to the left throwing Assassin that way as she laughed looking excited. "This is nothing" Irene spoke white scales showing on her skin. "Irene remember not to turn into a full dragon, father as not given permission" Larcade spoke having a glow white light.

"I won't be having full fun then" Irene laughed as August made the shield bigger and teleaported the nine other welders inside as I started shooting toward the Type Zeros giving off a defect to make them less powerful along with damage to their armor. "Watch what level you will need" August only spoke to the others as Irene moved fast moving around cutting armor off Type Zeros without trouble as Larcade controlled his cross sending it to give the finishing blows. Their strength being the only thing they used.

They was knocking Type Zeros down in seconds. "They ain't even using magic" I spoke smiling getting up. "I got more training to do myself to catch up" I then added as the others were in shock as Larcade was just moving his body side to side getting some Type Zeros to miss hitting him with swords as he was smiling as the cross came from behind hitting a Type Zero in the back as they fell to the ground. Irene had finished off nearly them all as first there was twenty, then there was around forty and then there was five.

Assassin badly hurt behind the four guarding her. "That was too easy" Irene sighed moving toward the five left. "Easy?" Gajeel and Laxus whispered in shock. "Bring on what is next or was that all you got?" Irene soon asked as her brown eyes turned red. "You harmed my adoptive child, you think I will let you live for long?" Irene soon asked in a serious tone as I smiled slightly closing my eyes. "Just like her" August and I spoke at the same time as Larcade had his cross spinning in the air so fast it forced the blood to come off.

After it was clean he made it float back onto his back. "She doesn't have long until that taint messes with her head to much, it already has in a way it is why parts of her skin are going pale" Assassin spoke as I bit my lip as sadly she was right. "She is a lot stronger than you think" I heard Eclair's voice as pure phoenix fire came from the sky burning the five of them as Eclair landed on the ground her fire phoenix wings glowing. "What are you doing here Eclair?" Irene soon asked the scales on her skin vanishing.

"You took off without warning me first, I am Lucy's guardian not you Irene" Eclair spoke harshly as Irene looked toward her with a dark aura getting me and most go pale feeling as Eclair had her own. "You call her adoptive daughter but I am her guardian not you Irene understand that" Eclair soon snapped as Irene turned the swords in her hands back into her staff as she started walking toward Eclair as I moved fast out the shield and in front of Eclair getting Irene to stop and look toward me.

"I won't let you hurt Eclair" I spoke as Irene gave an annoyed 'tisk' looking away as the four Type Zeros guarding Assassin were burnt to a crisp but Assassin was standing there still, looking in pain. "You will have hard choices to pick Heartfilla" Assassin snapped blood coming from her mouth as I closed my eyes, emotion leaving my body as I moved toward her. "You and your monster can call me by my Spriggan nickname" I spoke as I knew Irene would be smirking and Eclair would be looking toward me worried.

"Celestail Weapon" I then spoke having The Sword Of Leo show in my hands as I cut her down, killing her on spot as I opened my eyes. "Eclair as a Spriggan your role of guardian for me has been removed" I soon spoke turning around to see Eclair was extremely worried as Irene was walking toward me. "Irene has taken the role, by the law of the Alvarez Empire" I soon added to it as it was hurting Eclair and myself. I hated doing this to her. I hated to cause her pain but as a Spriggan I would do things like this.

I would vanish into missions. Mission that would get most killed within seconds. Eclair would rush to save me and she was much weaker now. She was no longer a welder. I couldn't put her in danger any longer. "As you wish, Lucy" Eclair spoke looking away heart broken as I felt my own heart break as August put down his shield. "First training job was a small bust it seems, this might be a day waste" Irene spoke annoyed as I heard the voice still. It was glad I did what I did but in end I had to keep her safe.

Someone I trusted had to be by Queen Mavis's side. She was someone I trusted more than anything. "Not yet, we will go into night training" I spoke turning my head toward the forest not far. "Bug types, should provide for that" I then added as August was playing with his beard as the welders were whispering to each other looking worried. "Enough gossip" Irene snapped getting them to stop and look our way. "We are unsure when my friend Igneel needs us, we must be ready to join the great Fire King's side" Irene then spoke.

Igneel was how I met Irene and most of the other Spriggans. "On top Type Zeros are no longer the strongest out there" Larcade spoke shocking me. "Dark Types are the new true powerful foes, they are sadly like Lucy tainted spirits" Larcade spoke looking toward me. "Irene and myself would strike me down before I would turn" I only spoke as Irene looked away with a sad feeling but nodded in agreement. She did see me as a daughter. Now I knew she had one and basically was forced to lose her.....it made sense why she cared for me so much.

"Lucy there is still a chance they can learn cure after this type of training" Eclair spoke as I looked toward her as she was so sure they could be ready. "We shall see" I only replied as Eclair joined us as we walked toward the forest. The nine welders dragged me to walk behind. "Celestail Weapon?" Mira asked sounding worried. "A nickname I picked up when I was the age of five, when I was first training to become the Heartfilla Weapon" I answered as I put a hand on my chest, feeling my heart beat.

"Before I became the Weapon, before the damage took place" I then added a little more quiet as Erza grabbed my shoulder and stopped walking getting the rest of us welders to stop as she pulled me into a hug. I was in shock as she tightened the hug. "You are not damaged Lucy. You are a strong young woman who can still have a life" Erza spoke as my eyes watered slightly. "I am unsure about that" I whispered as I knew they was all worried about me. Mira and Wendy joined the hug as Mira was crying slightly.

"Like hell we would let you be damaged to much, we are going to make sure after all this you can settle down and have a family" Mira spoke as I smiled slightly as the three of us pulled away. "We need to catch up" I spoke turning around and started walking not wanting to carry this one. My mind was staring to have a new voice fight my other. I was in shock to hear the voice coming to save me was Ophiuchus.