Angel's Ascension: Homecoming (Book Eight)

Chapter 5: Reasons

Lucy soared over the clear oceans when she stopped at a cargo ship. The fallen angel scouted the ship until she landed on a crate. Her wings itched with a burning sensation. She smacked at them before laying on her back. The crate slid a bit from the ship tilting toward the side.

"I thought of seeing other people but they're so far away from here." Lucy narrowed her eyes. "Princess made something to teleport to each other but I don't recall where it is." She exhaled and stared up at the sky. A sinking feeling struck her chest as she rolled over to her side. Two shadows escaped her body and inched off the ship. "Ugh, seeing Ignis, Vesper, Psy, and Princess helped some but I still can't shake this off." Her eyes shifted toward the horizon when two figures stepped over the surface.

"Are you still moping about?" Pan asked. "I think you need to stop thinking so much and just do things!" She shouted with her arms crossed. Demo stood by his counterpart and played with his clothes.

"To be fair, Pan. Nothing exciting has happened for a while and I'm sure she's just depressed because of that." He scratched at his ears and floated upside down.

Lucy rose from the crate and brushed the dust off her jeans.
"You're right. I should be doing things but I am depressed. There has to be something I can do to stop feeling this way." She stared up at the twins and her eyes widened. "Oh! Chaos and balance! Harmonic energy! You two are the best for reminding me that!"

Pan flashed a slight grin.
"Heh, I knew us showing up would do some good. Come on, Demo. Let's return to our home."

"What do you mean by home? Lucy's body is far from being a house." Demo snickered at her. Pan quickly bonked him before returning to Lucy's body. Demo rubbed his head and followed after.

"Okay, all I have to do is meditate and contact Riona!" Lucy crossed both legs and straightened her back out with her wings folded. She took a deep breath and shut her eyes. After a couple of minutes passed, a green aura emanated from her body. Visions filled her head until she opened her eyes. "Woah, I don't remember this place being so vast!" Lucy now stood in a field created from harmonic energy. The fallen angel explored the area where other figures gathered. A sudden tap from behind caught her gaze.

Riona waved to her with a huge grin.
"Hey! What are you doing here? I was waiting for a while but you never came until now." She placed a hand to her hip. "I made this projection of myself in case you arrived when I wasn't here."

Lucy held a hand to the back of her head.
"My bad! I just got caught up with things and forgot about this. This projection must be an advanced form of harmonic energy, right?" She asked with a sheepish smile.

"Yes, it's something I was hoping to teach you when we got the time for it." Riona pouted. "But I am unable to at this moment in time."

"Aw, what!? But you're here right now. Why can't we train?" Lucy frowned with her arms slumped over.

Riona slowly nodded to the fallen angel.
"I said this was a projection since my physical body is away in Cinder Horizons. I'd love to train but that may be tomorrow or next week at this point." She tugged at a strand of hair. "But I thought of moves you could learn despite this. They aren't advanced but can help in some way."

Lucy glanced up at her with a raised eyebrow.
"If there's one that can help me locate lost items then I'll gladly learn it. Oh and since you mentioned Cinder Horizons. How is Percy and Sidus's group? Are they still doing their part or have they turned away?"

"Well, quite a lot of progress has been made since we returned. I've let Sin take over to organize things and the others have been helping. Percy seems happy to be with Celtyx." Riona rubbed her chin. "But yes, let's get back to some training. There is a way to locate things through harmonic energy." She motioned to Lucy and they headed deeper into the field of energy.