Chapter 8

Loke's Savior

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Alumina let out a long sigh as she sat cross-legged on her bed, twirling Ursa's key over and over in her hand as she stared at the floor. She had gotten back from the mission to defeat the bandits with Loke earlier that morning, but she was becoming more and more curious as to what the Lion Spirit had told her.

Loke and Ursa belonged to the same KeyHolder not to long ago? How come she never mentioned it? Especially after I contracted Loke...?

She stopped twirling the key as she grasped it in her hand and rubbed her eyes a little, before positioning her hair to cover her left eye completely like always. She needed to get Ursa's side of the story, but because the Bear Spirit had never mentioned it before, she was getting the feeling Ursa might not want to talk about it.

Alumina set the key down on the bed next to her and grabbed a different key from her belt instead, holding it before her. "Open; Gate of the Southern Cross!" Her hand swiped to the side in front of her, leaving a line of gold in the air. "Crux!"

Crux appeared before her, looking asleep like he always did and she put his key back on her belt before sighing. "I was wondering if you could tell me about the KeyHolder Loke was contracted to before Lucy." She told Crux, who opened one eye to peer at her, before it closed and he fell silent as he began to think.

Alumina waited patiently for him to stop searching with her hands folded in her lap and gaze fixed on the spirit, she decided she ought to get a little background information before she decided to speak with Ursa, this way she might have a better chance at understanding this way.

"Leo was contracted to Karen Lilica before coming into the possession of Lucy Heartfilia. Aries and Ursa were also contracted to Karen along with Leo. Due to circumstances including the abuse of her spirits, Leo stood up to Karen, coming through his gate on his own and preventing Karen from summoning anymore spirits while he was here. Ursa was lost to a different KeyHolder a little before Leo's actions " Alumina's eyes widened at the information. "Leo's act ultimately lead to Karen Lilica's death, where Aires was taken from her by another Celestial Wizard, Leo was charged with the crime of breaking one of the Celestial Laws, and was cut off from re-entering the spirit world ever again, as a result."

Alumina stared in shock at the information, Loke he... he killed one of his KeyHolders...?

"Then... How did he become Contracted to Lucy if he was forbidden from re-entering the Spirit World?" Alumina asked him and Crux fell silent before giving her an answer.

"Leo sustained himself for three years in the Human World using his own Magic. Lucy found him just before he disappeared entirely, trying to force his gate to open back up and allow Leo entrance back into the spirit world. Her efforts caught the attention of the Celestial Spirit King, and she convinced him to reconsider his judgment. Leo was allowed entrance back into the Spirit World, Lucy ultimately saving his life." Crux answered and Alumina fell silent at the words. For a long while she just stared down at the floor as she tried to process what Crux had just told her.

Could Loke really have killed his KeyHolder? Was he that Cold-hearted? And how the hell did he survive in this world for three years!?

She didn't want to believe that, Crux had said something about abuse, so maybe Loke had a reason... but that couldn't make it ok to kill someone, could it?

She wanted the full story, to know all the details, but she had a feeling Crux wouldn't tell her anymore than he already had on the topic. So how could she know all of it? She could ask Ursa... No, that wasn't a good idea, and she highly doubted either Aries or Loke would want to talk about, it might be too painful for them for her to even ask about it.

She had one choice, she would have to see what happened on her own.

"Crux, tell me where..."

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Alumina stood in front of a grave set in the edge of a small cliff that stuck out over the top of a deep pool, waterfalls were falling all around her and the sky was dark as night settled down. She stared down calmly at the stone marker, arms hooked behind her back. The Blue Pegasus Guild Symbol was carved into the top in gold with a name carved below it. The top of the headstone was surrounded in a circle with a bell attacked to it, cracking from age and covered in dust.

'Karen Lilica'

This was the Grave of one of Loke, Aires, and Ursa's old KeyHolders. She couldn't forget what Crux had told her, that Loke was the reason Karen had died, that Aries was given to a Dark Mage...

Oh Loke... I really want to believe that you were doing all of it for a good reason... you cant be a bad person, can you?

Alumina frowned a little at the thought, she wanted to believe in Loke, she really did. But she needed proof first, she needed to know exactly what happened, she needed to see it.

Alumina took a step forward and reached her hand toward the grave-stone, stopping herself right before touching it and narrowing her eyes. She mentioned it before, she was able to see memories and past events that were connected to certain objects, get a glimpse of the past. That why she was here, she needed to see what happened that night, needed to know Loke wasn't evil, needed to know he had his reasons.

Alumina closed her eyes as she let her hand rest on the cold smooth stone, letting the memories connected with the grave flow through her...

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"Open! Gate of The LION! SEND LOKE BACK!" The yelling reached Alumina's ears as she opened her eyes to see herself standing by the grave, it looking cleaner and less cracked, before her, Loke was collapsed on the ground with a blonde girl hanging on to his neck as her magic blazed up around the already fading Loke. Alumina realized that this must be Lucy, from having heard descriptions from the Guild, and the occasional picture she had seen in Reedus' Notebook.

Lucy was starting to fade and waver as she tried to send Loke back through his gate, Loke shook her shoulders as she held on to him. "Lucy stop! Your starting to assimilate with me!" He yelled at her.

"No! I wont let this happen! How am I supposed to just watch one of my friends disappear before my eyes!?" She argued.

"Stop it! Cant you understand?! I just want to disappear and finally be free of this Guilt!" Loke yelled. Lucy glared at him defiantly at him, Alumina stared in surprise, she hadn't ever expected Loke to want to die.

"Its not your fault, its Karen's own fault for taking a job she couldn't handle. YOU DIDNT KILL HER!" Lucy snapped back at him as her magic blazed ever brighter. "WHOEVER DECIDED IT WAS YOUR FAULT NEEDS TO KNOW THEY WERE WRONG!"

All time seemed to stop as Loke's glasses fell off and they grew still, propped up in the air. The water from the waterfall suddenly started flowing up as the stars blazed and swirled overhead. Right before them a huge spirit appeared, and Alumina glanced over her shoulder, eyes widening at his massive size.

"No way... He didn't just show up because Lucy spouted something about him being wrong, did he?" Loke muttered and Alumina tilted her head a little, not taking her eyes off of the giant spirit. "The Celestial Spirit King..." Loke breathed and Lucy stood up to face the King, glaring defiantly up at him.

"Old Friend, as you know you violated the rules and caused your KeyHolder's death. For this you have been forbidden from entering the Spirit World ever again." The king told them, his voice echoing around. "This judgment cannot be reversed."

"That's not fair! Loke was just trying to protect Aries! Karen's death wasn't his fault!" Lucy argued. "Karen was abusing her spirits and it needed to stop, she only died because she was too weak to summon another spirit while Loke was here! She took a job she couldn't handle and paid for it, Loke had nothing to do with it!"

"Human girl, whether by his hand, or someone else's, Loke is still responsible for his KeyHolder's death." The spirit king told her.

"That's stupid! He didn't do it, he had to protect Aries somehow!" Lucy snapped back. "You need to change your mind!"

"Although I find it sad to see my Old Friend like this, the law is the law. Leo's actions speak for him." The King answered.

"How can you call him 'Old Friend' if you wont even give him a second chance?!" Lucy yelled as her Magic blazed up again.

"Give it up Lucy!" Loke told her, and Lucy's magic only grew stronger at his words. Alumina took a step back as her eyes widened in utter shock, before her all of Lucy's spirits appeared behind the blonde in a dazzling light, as Lucy turned to face Loke.

"NO! Your not responsible for Karen's death Loke! We all know that, all of us!" Lucy shouted at him as she waved an arm at all the spirits who had appeared behind her. "You shouldn't have to suffer anymore because of some stupid rule that you didn't even break!"

Alumina took a step back as her back hit the grave and she stared at the scene before her, Lucy summoned all of them at once... Alumina probably wouldn't even be able to do that!

Loke was staring in shock at the scene too, he didn't look as if he thought it was possible.

All of Lucy's spirits disappeared as she collapsed and Loke rushed forward toward her, "Lucy!"

"See...? We all know its not your fault, all of my friends that came forward just now, they all know it..." Lucy hissed as she struggled to sit up and failed, Loke catching her before she hit the ground again.

"Quit it! Your going to end up like Karen if you keep going like this!" Loke told her harshly, but Alumina could see the worry in his eyes as he held on to the weakened blonde.

"Old friend, Human Girl." The Spirit King rumbled and they looked up as Alumina glanced over her shoulder. "Your actions have made me think that it is not Leo's actions that need to be looked at, but the law itself. Leo was only trying to protect Aries, his brethren. With this in mind I have decided to allow Leo entrance back into the Spirit World." The Spirit king told the and Alumina blinked.

'Lucy actually convinced the Celestial Spirit King...'

"Thanks, StashFace." Lucy grinned at him and the Celestial Spirit King smiled back at her as he began to fade away.

"Wait! I have to make this up to her somehow!" Loke yelled.

"Then I order you to go into service for your Human friend here, protect her with your life." The Spirit King rumbled, fully disappearing.

Alumina flinched at Loke's tears as the water from the waterfalls fell down and his glasses hit the ground all the way, as the stars went back into place.

"You heard him." Lucy grinned as she got up and held a hand out for Loke, smiling widely. Loke took her hand and got to his feet as he smiled at her and wiped away his tears.

"Thanks Lucy, I owe you my life." He told her, still holding hands. "I always be there for you whenever you need it." He promised, smile spreading across his face.

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Alumina blinked her eyes open and swayed on her feet out of sudden light-headedness as she quickly sat down and held a hand to her forehead as she waited for her head to stop spinning. Watching the past for as long as she just did, took quite a bit out of her.

She had purposely left her keys at home, knowing that if most of her Magic Power was suddenly drained that her Spirits would take notice, and she hadn't wanted to risk Loke coming through his gate on his own to see what was wrong, and finding her here of all places.

But she felt a lot better knowing what had happened, knowing Loke hadn't been directly responsible for Karen's death. He had felt Guilty about it, to the point where he had wanted to die in order to be rid of his Guilt.

She also felt respect for Lucy swell up inside of her, she must have been an amazing Mage, and her dedication to Loke and the rest of her Spirits was admirable. Alumina smiled sadly,

I wish I could have met you Lucy... and I wish you hadn't died... everyone misses you...

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