Fairy Tail Space Mage

Lucy saw the tree spirit character for the first time, a character she had only ever seen in picture books, in the witch's forest.

But upon closer inspection, this thing was far more terrifying than she had imagined. Its towering size and terrifying power made Lucy instantly realize that she had no chance against it using her whip.

"Leave it to me, Miss Lucy!"

The summoned bull was full of energy, and with a single swing of its two-handed axe, it cleaved the two-person-tall tree puppet in half!

"A Celestial Spirit Mage! And a Celestial Spirit Mage who uses the Zodiac Celestial Spirits? This really surprises me!" Sherry covered her mouth. She didn't seem too concerned that her wooden puppet had been cut in two.

“Of course, I’m also a mage from Fairy Tail!” Lucy said with a touch of pride, thinking the other person was surprised by her strength.

"Heh! How pathetic. A Celestial Spirit Mage, yet she ran into me! Talos, kill that woman for me!" Strangely, after shaking her head at Lucy, Sherry began giving orders to the Celestial Spirits summoned by Lucy.

"What are you talking about? Talos is..." Before Lucy could finish speaking, Talos's axe came swinging towards her.

Thankfully, she reacted quickly enough, and only a few strands of her bangs were cut off. Otherwise, she might have become the first Protoss Mage in the world to be killed by the Protoss she summoned, thus going down in history!

"Talos, what's wrong? Sherry, right? What did you do to my Talos!" Lucy quickly realized that the problem lay with Sherry.

"I'm sorry... Lucy... My body... suddenly... won't obey me..." Talos seemed to be fighting against some force, and it was very difficult for him to speak.

"This is my magic, [Puppet Show - Puppet Manipulation]. With it, I can manipulate any non-human being. Of course, Protoss includes them! So, cruel one, you will now be killed by your own Protoss!" Sherry seemed confident of victory.

"So that's how it is. It seems my luck is really bad, having chosen you as my opponent. However, I'm no ordinary Celestial Spirit Mage... Talos, please... Taurus Gate, forcefully close it!"

Yes, Lucy is not an ordinary Celestial Spirit Mage.

She is a Celestial Spirit Mage of Fairy Tail, and also a Celestial Spirit Mage burdened with the heavy titles of "the blonde princess who defeated the demon" and "one of the guild's strongest potential guild members." Therefore, she has to study Celestial Spirit Magic much harder than ordinary Celestial Spirit Mages.

After discovering that Natsu could enter and exit the Celestial Spirit World through Balrog, Lucy realized that the magic of "doors" might be more flexible than she had imagined.

So she began to abandon the various rules of traditional celestial magic and try door magic such as [forced door opening], [forced door closing], and [double door opening].

Of course, so far, only the [Force Close Door] spell has been successfully used. I never expected it would come in handy here.

"I'm sorry, Miss Lucy!"

As the forced closure took effect, Talos's figure slowly disappeared amidst his apologies.

"How is that possible! I've never heard of a Celestial Spirit Mage being able to do that!"

Shirley looked completely incredulous.

"As long as there's enough trust between you and the Celestial Spirits, it's possible. Didn't I tell you, I'm not your average Celestial Spirit Mage!"

Despite saying this, Lucy picked up Happy beside her and slowly moved towards the beach outside the woods. She looked all tough on the outside but weak on the inside, and it seemed to her to be looking for a chance to escape.

When Sherry saw Lucy carrying Happy out of the woods and then running away, she finally understood and angrily rushed out of the woods to chase after Lucy.

Yes, Lucy's ability to "force close the door" is indeed impressive. But that doesn't change the fact that she's completely helpless against Sherry.

Yes, as long as she summons a Celestial Spirit, she will definitely be controlled by Sherry's [Puppet Show/Puppet Manipulation]. In that case, she won't pose any threat to Sherry at all. On the other hand, Sherry can summon wooden puppets and other dolls to attack Lucy.

"Come out, rock doll!"

Seemingly impatient with Lucy, Sherry rushed out of the woods and summoned an even more powerful puppet this time. Even if Lucy summoned Talos again, she might not be able to defeat this puppet.

When Lucy turned around, she was terrified to see a gigantic rock giant, twice the height of the previous tree doll, chasing after her. Thankfully, there was only the beach and the sea ahead! In that case…

When Lucy reached the sea and was half-submerged, she suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at Sherry sitting on the rock giant's shoulder with ease.

Shirley frowned.

“What are you doing? Do you think my rock giant is afraid of water just because it’s made of rock?” Sherry asked.

"Of course... although such calm waves pose no threat to the rock giants, but... open, Aquarius Gate, Aquarius!" Lucy summoned it, and although she wasn't entirely convinced, it was indeed her strongest celestial spirit!

Long blue hair, a mermaid-like beautiful appearance, and an angry expression like a delinquent older sister!

Chapter 169 The Ghost is Coming!

"It's Aquaria!" Sherry exclaimed in surprise.

Aquarius is not the first of the twelve zodiac signs, but its fiery temper and formidable strength are widely known. As a celestial spirit that can only be summoned in water, Aquarius's power is unmatched by ordinary zodiac signs.

"I never expected you could command such a powerful Celestial Spirit! But you really don't learn your lesson! Puppet Show - Puppet Manipulation!" Sherry activated the spell. A magic circle appeared behind Sherry, and then, invisible threads connected her to Aquaria.

"Aquarius, attack that little girl!" Sherry commanded Aquarius after the spell succeeded.

"Little girl? She is indeed just a little girl, but only I can call her that! As for you, you're just a little girl too, don't try to boss me around. Or I'll kill you!"

To Sherry's astonishment, her prized [Puppet Show] magic had no effect on Aquarius.

"Aquaria! Don't hold back, attack me!" At this moment, Lucy ran between Sherry and Aquaria and shouted this to Aquaria.

"What!" Shirley felt increasingly confused.

"Tch! You recently joined some weird guild, so your head's gone haywire too? Fine, that's what I was planning anyway! You little brats, turn into bubbles in the waves!"

For reasons unknown, Aquarius clutched the treasure bottle, uttering these nonsensical lines, and swung it forcefully at Lucy and Sherry. Then, a massive, tsunami-like wave instantly engulfed Lucy, the rock giant, and Sherry!

……

When Lucy woke up, her body was still in mid-air.

Of course, it was only because Happy was using [Wing] magic to hold her. She hadn't been constantly being blown away until now.

Happy had already woken up when they arrived at the beach. So, while Lucy summoned Aquarius to distract Sherry, she quietly let Happy go.

Happy then flew into the air and was thus spared the impact of the tsunami. This was actually Lucy's real purpose.

She's not fighting alone.

As long as Harpy is safe and sound, they will undoubtedly be the victors in this battle!

Lucy's goal was simply to stop Sherry from attacking the village. Incapacitating the enemy was enough.

Even so, this suicidal fighting style still caused Lucy a lot of trouble.

Lucy has a splitting headache and her whole body is numb and aching.

The sticky, dry feeling after the salt in the seawater evaporated intensified the stinging pain in Lucy's small wounds. Aquarius, as expected, showed no mercy, even though her target was Lucy, the summoner.

“My head hurts so much… Happy, how long have I been unconscious? Where am I?” Lucy asked.

“Not long. We’re flying towards the village. We should be there soon,” Harpy replied.

"Oh, I see. I really want to go back to the village and take a bath... I wonder how Natsu and Gray are doing." Lucy was a little worried.

“Don’t worry. They’re both very strong!” Happy replied.

“You’re right.” Lucy nodded, recalling Natsu’s behavior all along.

As for Gray... Lucy hasn't seen Gray fight many times, and to be honest, she is a little worried.

But since he can be a formidable rival to Natsu, his potential is recognized by Sora, and he's also very intelligent, Lucy felt that even if Gray lost, he should be able to escape unscathed.

Harpy flies very fast. So, their conversation had barely ended when they saw the village in front of them.

At the door of their temporary lodging, a person and a cat landed, and then, Lucy, feeling a little weak in the knees, walked into the house.

"Take a bath... take a bath... Oh no! I just remembered, there doesn't seem to be a bathroom here! There isn't even hot water! Ah! Do I have to boil water myself to take a bath now?" Lucy, her body aching all over, lamented her fate.

Unbeknownst to her, a kitten beside her suddenly froze, turning into a statue, because it had seen something.

“Natsu…right, if Natsu is back, I can ask him to help boil water! Great, I’m so smart!” Lucy was feeling happy when she saw Natsu standing in front of her.

However, Natsu was bound by ropes and kneeling on the ground.

He seemed to have been hit hard on the head, so he looked dead, his head slumped over (they knocked him unconscious because he was too noisy). Beside him, silver armor, starting from his feet, was gleaming with a sinister light.

Lucy froze, her head bobbing up with difficulty like a puppet. Then she saw Elsa sitting upright.

Elsa is holding a teacup in her left hand and drinking tea (she likes to carry her tea set with her).

But the sharp sword was right next to her empty right hand.

"Would you like to take a bath, Lucy?" Elsa asked after taking a sip of tea.

"No...no..." Lucy was too frightened to speak.

"How interesting. The squad was only formed a few days ago, and the members have already abandoned me as their leader, all of them have rebelled. And then, you all hid on this remote island... What, you're very dissatisfied with me, so you want to go on strike?"

Elsa spoke in a very nonchalant tone, making it seem as if one could not fathom her thoughts.

Even though Lucy didn't know Erza well enough, she knew perfectly well that Erza was angry, and very angry!

Lucy was right.

She set off last night, but she encountered a rare dense fog at sea.

The fog was so thick that even the pirates hid in the deep harbor, so Elsa naturally found nothing.

Therefore, because of the strange problems that had plagued her before, Erza's attempt to vent her frustration by beating someone up failed. And the great fog that had been hindering her only intensified her troubles and unhappiness.

When Elsa gets angry, she can even argue with the pillars that block her way! It doesn't seem surprising that she's now at odds with the fog.

However, she could cut down the pillars that blocked her path. As for the fog, even with Elsa's extraordinary abilities, she would be helpless against it.

So, the next morning, after the fog cleared, when they finally found the pirates, hell descended upon them!

Because they couldn't stop, the pirates even had their ship completely destroyed by Elsa!

So Elsa had to rely on himself again to reach "Devil's Island." In the process, dealing with the pirates also took up a considerable amount of time.

She attributed all the failures of her plans to her luck and her condition.

Since the cause lay with her, Elsa couldn't blame anyone else and could only sulk alone. Although, in reality, she had indeed vented her anger on others.

The poor pirate, and Natsu now, are both victims of her current terrible mood.

She doesn't seem to realize it yet.

……

“No…no…” Lucy kept repeating the same sentence.

The Queen was truly enraged, and the oppressive force that accompanied that rage was unbearable for Lucy.

"What? You dare not? Listen, Lucy. It's one thing for you to betray me. But you've already betrayed the guild master, betrayed the guild itself, what else are you afraid of!" Erza stood up, even gripping his longsword.

Chapter 170 Mysterious Man

"No! That's not right... Waaah! I'm sorry, Erza, we were wrong... Waaah! We never intended to betray the guild!"

Lucy burst into tears. It's unclear whether she was scared or overwhelmed by Erza's accusation of "betraying the guild."

"Waaaa... Lucy!"