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♡ 9. Urano Metria

In the silence, Takeshi began to chuckle, then laugh uncontrollably, tears of mirth streaming down his eyes. "You-You think this is going to stop me?" he gasped out. He suddenly straightened and yelled. A beam of dark energy shot out of his hand and blasted towards the Fairy Tail group until Erza managed to stop it with her Adamantine Armor. He snarled with annoyance.

"You may be able to stop that one, Titania, but you won't be able to stop the next one!" Takeshi shouted and unleashed a larger dark energy beam which was blocked once again by her armor.

"You call this powerful? The Jupiter Cannon was a thousand times stronger than this," she scoffed and launched an attack with her Black Wing Armor.

Gray ran up. "Ice Make: Hammer!" The ice rushed towards Takeshi's head before he dodged to land in three simultaneous attacks from Macao, Wakaba, and Cana, which he dodged again with surprising agility.

Natsu flew at him with his Fire Dragon's Wing Attack, but Takeshi blocked it with a shield made of darkness.

"Tch, weaklings," he smirked and shot another beam of magic at the mages.

Gajeel and Wendy attempted a Unison Raid, but Takeshi blocked it before shooting a bolt of darkness at Jet, who he had somehow seen even though Jet was running as fast as he could. "Crap!" Jet yelled and leapt out of the way just in time.

"Solid Script: Iron!" Levy shouted, sending it towards Gajeel, who yelled, "Thanks, Shrimp!" before eating it and rushing in for another attack.

Bisca and Alzack were shooting together, but they never seemed to get a shot in. Juvia attempted to trap Takeshi in her Water Lock, but he shot another beam at it and it burst.

"Everyone, altogether now!" Erza yelled and re-equipped into her Lightning Empress Armor. "Lightning Beam!" A blue shaft of lightning shot towards Takeshi from the tip of her spear.

"Ice Make: Lance!" Gray yelled.

"Beast Arm: Black Bull!" Elfman roared.

"Solid Script: Iron!"

"Roar of the Iron Dragon!"

"Roar of the Sky Dragon!"

"Satan Soul!"

"Water Slicer!"

"Card Magic: The Prayer's Fountain!"

"Spark Shot!"

"Homing Shot!"

"Purple Rain!"

"Smoke Crush!"

"Knuckle Plant!"

"Falcon Heavenward!"

"Max Speed Attack!"

"CRIMSON LOTUS: EXPLODING FLAME BLADE!"

Together Erza, Gray, Elfman, Levy, Gajeel, Wendy, Mirajane, Juvia, Cana, Alzack, Bisca, Macao, Wakaba, Droy, Jet, Happy, and Natsu all attacked Takeshi simultaneously, causing a massive explosion. A cloud of dust formed, causing everyone to cough. They all couldn't see until Wendy made a gust of wind clear the air and they all gasped to see Takeshi behind Lucy, holding a blade made of darkness to her throat while he was covered in wounds.

"You do put up a good fight," he panted. "But not good enough."

"LET LUCY GO!" Natsu screamed at him, but Takeshi simply laughed.

"I'll kill your little girlfriend in front of you and then I'll kill all of your nakama before I permanently cripple you and leave you to wander around forever, wrapped up in your own guilt and making you forever relive the moment when you watched the love of your life die in front of you... because you were too weak to protect her," he whispered as he held Natsu's eyes with his own.

Natsu began to despair. He was helpless. He was weak. He couldn't do anything to protect Lucy. He will forever be a failure...

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Everyone looked around as they suddenly felt a surge of magical power. "It's not me," Erza said.

"It's not Natsu or Master either," Mira added until they all looked at Lucy. There was a magical golden glow surrounding her as she gripped Takeshi's arm so that he couldn't escape.

'Survey the Heaven, Open the Heaven...
All the stars, far and wide...
Show me thy appearance...
With such shine.

Glowing orbs of varying size and color in a background of a starry night sky began to surround them and at its center are Lucy and Takeshi, who was staring around him with fear.

'O Tetrabiblos...
I am the ruler of the stars...
Aspect became complete...'

"Wait... if she casts this spell, she'll be affected by it as well!" Levy gasped as she was being pulled back to the safety of the wall.

Natsu leaped forward, but was hauled back by Erza. "No, Natsu! If you go, you'll be affected as well!"

But he was beyond listening to her. "LUCE! LUCE, DON'T DO IT! DON'T HURT YOURSELF OVER US!"

'Open thy malevolent gate.
O 88 Stars of the heaven...
Shine!'

'URANO METRIA!'

The orbs shot down towards the two glowing figures and they could all hear two screams until the dust cleared and they could see Lucy and Takeshi, the latter being unconscious and the former lying upon the ground, unmoving.

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Dae ♡