Hot and Cold

Shining Uranometria: Seer And Celestial

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I wince at the sound of Lucy arguing with Natsu. "You need to let Ballad take her to the others-- Porlyusica will take care of her!" Lucy complained.

I peered through my lashes and winced at the light pouring from the windows. "No way! I don't wanna let her outta my sight!" Natsu retorted irritably, his hands tightening around my thighs.

I slump upwards, rubbing at my head. "If you guys are going to fight, can it not be so loud?" I complain. "Feels like someone's beatin' my head with a hammer."

"Exactly my point!" Lucy exclaims, then apologizes when I wince. "You're injured far worse than you've ever been, you need medical help."

I jut my thumb at Ballad. "She's helping, ain't she?" I ask irritably.

Ballad nodded sullenly. "Yes... but some of your wounds are too severe to deal with myself..." Ballad murmured. "Like... your eye..."

I rub at her head. "I'll be fine. If push comes to shove, I'll start swallowing Natsu's fire for a boost."

"And deal with the repercussions of it again? You were bed ridden for days after the last time!" Lucy cried. "I can't handle the thought of you hurting yourself even more! We only just got you back! Please, we can't go through that again!"

I grimace at her tears and rub at my head. I wince again as Warren's voice echoes through my skull. "Hey guys, can you hear me?"

"We found Mira! She's safe and sound!" Warren explained. "Elfman and Lisanna are with us, too!" Warren added.

"That's a relief," Lucy sighed. "Oh! We've got Aria! She's banged up pretty bad, but she's alive!"

There's a loud sigh of relief that rattles my skull. "Yeah, don't cream yourselves," I retort irritably. "Can you do me a favor? I need to speak with everyone."

"Yeah, sure." Warren agrees. "Okay, go ahead."

"Wendy and Carla stopped Face from activating." I explain.

"There's something else we have to tell you about," Lucy added.

I wince as Happy's voice rings through. "We talked to the soul of Master Hades!"

"What?" Makarov barked.

"His soul?" Laki asks. "That's weird, what did he tell you?"

I shiver in response. "He said that even though we stopped Face, it's not over. He gave us a message for Master. I don't understand what it all means, but he told us that master has to unleash the light."

"To do what?" Makarov retorted. "He can't be serious!"

"CAN WE NOT SHOUT?!" I bellow. "I'VE GOT A HEADACHE AS BIG AS ELFMAN'S HEAD RIGHT NOW!"

"HEY!" Elfman roared back.

"He seemed pretty dang serious to me," Happy said to Makarov.

All of a sudden, there's a strange interference and Warren starts shouting in pain. "Warren?!" We all exclaim.

"Please pardon the interruption. I wish to speak with the Wizard Guild, Fairy Tail." An unfamiliar voice rang out.

"Someone's hi-jacking into Warren's telepathy!" Max cries.

"Who are you?!" Elfman barked.

"The Underworld King, Mard Geer." He introduced himself. "But knowing who I am won't save you. For none of you shall live to see tomorrow.

The building begins to shake and fleshy vines began sprouting up. "The walls!" Lucy gasps.

"I don't feel so good," Natsu groans.