"No, I can't think like that. If I harbor resentment, I'll fall into darkness. No..." Xiang tried his best to suppress his negative emotions.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battle...
"I dealt with many Celestial Spirit Mages and took the key from them!"
"Of course, we'll also take the key from your hands!"
When Leo heard Angel's words, his expression was one of extreme anger.
Lucy looked at the somewhat timid Aries in front of her and hesitated for a moment. Finally, seeing the pained expression on Leo, she made up her mind.
"We only just met, and now we've become enemies..."
"Loke, go back to your own world."
Lucy, holding the Leo key, was about to force the door shut.
But Leo, the Leo, stopped her. "Lucy, don't underestimate me. Even if we were friends before, we now serve different masters, so we're enemies."
"This is also the value of our Celestial Spirit!"
On the other side, Aries - Aries nodded solemnly in agreement when she heard Leo's words, saying, "Yes, even if the opponent is our benefactor, we should still punish the enemy for our master's sake."
"This is the pride of us Celestial Spirit!"
Aries and Leo each gather wool Magic and Light Magic in their hands, and each charges towards the other with determination, engaging in battle.
"How can you do this? It can't be like this... This is wrong..."
Lucy watched the two fighting in front of her. She could clearly see the pain between Leo and Aries, but she was powerless to change anything.
Tears welled in her eyes, and she clenched her teeth, feeling the same deep sorrow and grief.
Lucy's overflowing love for the Celestial Spirits transformed into a ray of light that suddenly illuminated Byakuya, who was battling darkness. It slowly dispelled the darkness within Hibiki's heart, but the darkness stubbornly refused to give up, remaining entangled with the light.
Lucy, whose cheeks were streaked with tears, and murmured, "Lucy, you... thank you..."
"As expected of the head of the Twelve Palaces, she still suffered a bit in battle using Aries!"
However, Angel felt absolutely nothing about it and was determined to deliver a fatal blow to the two of them. "In that case, open the door to the Caelum — Caelum!"
"Aim for the moment when Aries and Leo are locked in combat, and shoot them!"
Upon hearing Angel's command, the Caelum Celestial Spirit transformed into a light-speed cannon, a black-green beam slowly forming before piercing through Aries and Leo with a bang.
"Ah~ Leo, Aries." Lucy was also shocked to see this scene, her eyes became empty, but the heartache and love she felt for the Celestial Spirits were constantly conveyed to each of Celestial Spirit.
"Hahaha, what a successful strike!" Angel laughed heartily from the side, overjoyed that her command had achieved such a victory.
They are clearly completely different attitudes.
"Aries! I'm sorry, Lucy ~" Leo could deeply feel Lucy's feelings and also felt sorry for her.
"Leo, you've met a good master, that's wonderful..." Aries could also deeply feel Lucy's love and care for the Celestial Spirit, her eyes filled with tears as she rejoiced that Leo had finally escaped his suffering.
The two Celestial Spirit, filled with guilt towards each other, transformed into specks of light and slowly disappeared into the air.
"How could there be such a person?" Lucy clenched her fists, suppressing the grief in her heart.
"Anyway, Celestial Spirit don't die, so what does it matter!"
"But he still feels pain, they have feelings too, and how can you call yourself Celestial Spirit Mage like this!"
"Enough with the nonsense, Gemini! Take the keys from her!"
Angel looked disdainfully at the pained Lucy and directly ordered Gemini to snatch the key.
"Impossible! Anything is fine, except the key!"
Lucy's eyes revealed a resolute determination to Celestial Spirit; she would never entrust the Celestial Spirit to such a person, not even at the cost of her life.
"What kind of look is that? It's infuriating! Gemini, hurry up!" Angel felt annoyed seeing herself reflected in Lucy's eyes.
"Quickly free Aries! That child was abused by her previous owner and has been living a very painful life!" Lucy slowly recounted what Aries had gone through.
Standing before her, Gemini's eyes also revealed a trace of sadness. Looking at the pained Lucy before her, she couldn't bring herself to strike.
"Gemini, haven't you heard my command yet?!"
"Ah~" Lucy was kicked away by the Fake Lucy that Gemini had transformed into, and fell into the water.
Lucy slowly stood up, her eyes still resolute, but she picked up another Taurus key.
"I just want Aries and Loke to be together forever. I'd give anything for their happiness!"
Lucy's Magic Power slowly gathered in the Taurus Key in her hand, emitting a dazzling light, while a voice of love and care for the Celestial Spirit echoed in Gemini's ears.
"Mom... I love the Celestial Spirit the most."
"The Celestial Spirit are not a shield; how can we abandon our comrades who are about to disappear?"
All the memories Lucy and the Celestial Spirit shared were transformed into beautiful sounds that reached Gemini's ears, and tears of emotion streamed down the face of the fake Lucy.
"Lucy..." Upon seeing this, Natsu disregarded the fight between the two and tried to rush in to finish off Angel, but suddenly a hand stopped him.
"Taurus, please, defeat the enemy before you, open— Taurus..." Lucy murmured, clinging to her last hope as she tried to summon Taurus, but just as she uttered the last word, a pair of hands gripped her neck.
When Angel saw Gemini standing still and the key gleaming brightly, her heart tightened, as if something had gone beyond her plans. But seeing the sound behind Lucy, she immediately cheered up again.
"Haha, even this man has fallen into darkness!"
Lucy glanced at Hibiki behind her in surprise, then suddenly heard Hibiki say to her, "Thank you. Lucy, I almost fell into darkness. I will transfer my only Super Magic knowledge to you, and I'm sure you can cast it successfully."
A large golden Magic Circle formed beneath their feet, and a powerful Magic Power surged around them, freezing Angel's smile in mid-air.
"What is this? Hmm... So many strange symbols and shapes are echoing in my mind." Lucy tilted her head back, absorbing a large amount of Magic knowledge, and a golden Magic Circle slowly appeared in her eyes.
"Damn it, Gemini, Caelum, I give you an absolute order: interrupt their Magic!" Angel seemed to realize something and quickly issued an order that could not be refused to the two Celestial Spirit.
"It's too late, Lucy, the rest is up to you!" Hibiki looked at Angel with a mocking expression, and after the knowledge transfer was completed, he collapsed into the river, exhausted.
"The heavens are opened, all stars are summoned, all light is gathered, and they appear before us... All Gates of Desolation are fully opened, Eighty-Eight Celestial Stars are consecrated, Urano Metria!"
As Lucy murmured, the river region instantly transformed into a dazzling starry sky, with countless stars orbiting within it.
"Gemini, Caelum, what are you waiting for? Hurry up!" Angel urged anxiously. At that moment, the two Celestial Spirit finished their attacks and charged towards Lucy.
But when they got close, they were all shattered by the starlight. As Lucy uttered her last words, all the stars hurtled towards Angel at incredible speed.
"Ah, ahh~"
Angel was lying in the river, completely unconscious. This time, Lucy had retained some of her Magic Power, and the Super Magic she used was still very powerful, completely defeating her.
"Lucy, well done!"
"Oh, I was so worried about you, Lucy."
Natsu and Happy also hugged Lucy and cheered.
Carla, standing to the side, was once again shocked by the strength of the Fairy Tail members.
To be continued~