To Protect You

Chapter Nine: Light and Wind vs Stars and Ice.

Chapter Nine, yay!

I'm freaking on a roll in writing!

This week's chapter is dedicated to Nalu4ever66 because...look at that username. Yas.

I hope you all enjoy this chapter and I'm super sorry for the long long wait. cx I'll talk to you next week!

-Dylan

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"Ice Make: Tiger!" Lyon snapped.

"Open, gate of the two fish: Pisces!" Yukino said, the two spirits rising up with a vicious hiss. Haruka looked up as Gray held up a shield, Cheria's attacks blasting against the ice as he grunted. Lucy, Levy, Mira, Blue Pegasus and Sherry hiding behind it. Jura threw out a hand, a wall of earth rising up to block Cheria's attack.

"Cheria!" Sherry cried, Ren's arms around her waist to hold her back. "Let go of me, Ren! I-I need to help her! Jura will hurt her! She's just a child."

"Jura's only blocking, Sherry! He would never hurt a woman. That's not the type of man he is." He buried his face into the pink tendrils of his fiancées hair as she sobbed, her struggles failing to continue as she collapsed into his chest.

"Lu-chan." Levy said as Lyon was thrown to the side by Sting, the dragon slayer letting out a low laugh. "We can't do anything..." The blue haired girl clenched her jaw as Lucy watched her before looking up, watching Lyon. Biting her lip, Lucy reached down and grabbed a key, stepping out from behind Gray's shield to hold it up.

"Open! Gate of the Lion: Loke!" She chanted and the sandy haired man appeared, smirking at Lucy. "Loke, can you get close to them?" Lucy asked and pointed her finger towards Haruka and the others. Loke pushed his glasses up his nose and nodded, touching the rings on his fingers before lunging forward to aid Lyon. Lucy let out a choked cry as Levy tackled her and Gray was thrown back by Cheria's attack. He slammed into the remains of the cart with a groan, collapsing in pain.

"Gray!" Lucy cried out as Eve clicked his tongue against the back of his teeth in annoyance.

"This wind is relentless!" He said as he blocked Mira who had her hands above her head.

"Mira!" Lucy snapped, causing the white haired girl to raise her head to look at her. "What about Satan Soul?!" Mira's eyes widened with realization as she nodded and stood, shifting into her normal Satan Soul.

"Don't hurt them!" Gray snapped, pulling himself from the wreckage. Hibiki helped the ice Mage up, his sandy hair brushing against his face as Gray stood. "Use your attacks only on Haruka!" Mira clenched her jaw and turned angrily towards Haruka, her right hand in angry claws as her attack grew in her palm.

The whole situation seemed hopeless to those who weren't fighting. Lyon and Loke were being beaten to a pulp by Sting, Yukino and Mirajane were struggling with Haruka's ability to dodge and Gray, Hibiki and Eve were unable to do anything to even faze Cheria.

Yukino was thrown back, her white cape yanking away from her body and landing on the ground a few feet from her. Pisces looked at her, the two fish watching their key holder in concern as Yukino wiped the red from the corner of her mouth. "Again!" She snapped in a more furious tone then Lucy had ever heard come from the girl. She turned towards Lucy before standing and rubbing her arm. "Lucy-sama." She said and the blonde jogged forward, taking her friends arm in concern.

"Yukino, are you alright?" She asked and Yukino offered Lucy a small smile.

"I've been better. Lucy-sama, I need to ask you a favor."