Ghost-War

Epilogue

A/N: Finally the time has come! I hope you enjoy~

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 "Move out of my way!" Natsu shouted, unconsciously scaring a few Crocus citizens as they parted to let the Fire Dragon Slayer through—He was on a mission... They all were.

"Flame-brain, where the hell are you going?! The hotel is this—"

"I know where I'm going," Natsu said, no hesitation as he walked the invisible path that was opposite of the hotel. It seemed that was enough for Gray, the ice mage shutting his mouth almost instantly and following Natsu into the forest with complete trust... His nose was NEVER wrong.

After nearly tripping over shrubs and a run-in with a few forest Vulcans, Erza forced everybody to skid to an immediate halt. Her face was stern, body on high-alert and sword summoned.

"Don't move..." Erza warned—She may not have magical sensory like Lucy, but she couldn't be the only one that felt an enormous power nearby. Makarov, however, showed no signs of concern. "Natsu," Erza hissed, expecting the fire dragon to stop. Though, he simply shook his head and dismissed the sword that threatened to pin him to the tree.

"Lucy..."

The simple exhalation of one word had the Requip-mage frozen in time—Lucy?

That's when they all heard it.

It was faint—competing against the wild-life of the forest—but it was there... Lucy's cries of pain.

However, before anyone could confront their precious blonde, startled squeals were let out when Natsu jumped backward out of pure instinct (almost knocking into Gray and Gajeel)—Soon enough, a fist was slammed down in the exact spot Natsu was once standing on. The impact cracking the Earth's ground.

"The hell—"

"You-Will-Not-Come-Near-My-Master," Loke growled.

The guild took a step back in surprise... Loke's eyes were wild, their comrade staring as if THEY were the enemy. Although, now that they've thought about it, they don't remember seeing Loke at all during this month after being reinstated.

Bisca took a stand in front of Asuka, acting as a shield for her daughter in case drastic measures were taken. Macao did the same, Romeo attempted to shrug off the protection with the belief he could handle himself. But one look was all it took for the boy to keep still and listen to his father.

"Alzack, maybe you should take our sharp-shooter to the hotel... I have a feeling this isn't something she'd outta be here for," Bisca said sternly, Alzack nodded and carried a fussing Asuka—who wanted to stay and see "Lulu".

Loke's eyes never left them—not once did he blink—like a predator to their prey. However, Loke was still Loke, their friend and guild member. He wasn't dangerous to them, but it was still a good idea to leave this conversation with only a few.

"That's a great idea... The rest of you should leave too," Makarov nodded, leaving no room for argument.

Not that they put up too much of a fight anyways... Loke was able to kick most of the guildmember's asses at his weakest point in life before Lucy—Now? They couldn't imagine the power the celestial spirit held at full strength, especially when he wasn't going easy or holding back. Not to mention, it's been a year, and they knew well enough from Lucy that a spirit's strength and power increases with their holder too.

Soon, only Team Natsu, the Thunder-Legion, Strauss siblings, Team Shadow-Gear, Gajeel, Juvia, Bisca, Wakaba, Macao, Cana, and Master Makarov were left.

"Loke. I want you to move aside please," Makarov was calm, he showed no intention he'll fight his way through like Natsu did at the moment.