Chapter 297 The Stars That Cannot Return to the Starry Sky (Ch 297)

“I didn’t expect you to find out that I’m a star spirit…”
Loki was silent for a while, lowered his head, and said with a wry smile.
“I am also a Celestial Mage who has signed contracts with many Celestial Spirits, so I was able to discover your true identity.
But I should have noticed it earlier, because I always felt like I had seen you somewhere.
Since you are a star spirit, then my feeling is not strange. After all, I saw you when I went to the star spirit world when I was a child.”
Lucy sighed.
“Indeed, I still remember that you were still very small back then, but I didn’t expect that you would grow so big and beautiful in the blink of an eye.”
Loki said with an exclamatory tone.
The scene of Lucy’s family and Noah coming to the Star Spirit World seemed to be the same as it happened yesterday, but now it can be said that things and people have changed.
“But I find it strange that when the key holder dies, the contract between him and the Protoss should be terminated.
Until the next holder appears, the Protoss will be forcibly sent back to the Protoss world.
After Kallen’s death, the contract should have been terminated, but you are still staying in the human world.
Maybe it’s because of some special reasons that I can’t return to the Celestial Spirit World.”
After hearing Lucy’s words, Loki lowered his head and did not answer her.
Lucy paused, then continued in a heavy tone:
“Just like humans cannot survive normally in the astral world, the astral spirits cannot survive normally in the human world. Their vitality will gradually drain away, and death will follow.”
“It’s been three years.”
Loki said to Lucy calmly.
“Three…three years! Obviously even one year is impossible!”
Lucy said loudly with excitement after hearing what Loki said.
“Yeah… I’ve reached my limit. I have no strength left…”
Loki said with a sigh.
“Maybe I can help you… No, I can definitely help you!
Noah told me that I could help you, and it was through him that he lent me Grandpa Kru’s key that I was able to find out that your previous owner was Kallen Lilica.
Tell me why you can’t go back! I’ll try to open the door!”
Lucy’s tone was very excited. After listening to her, Loki turned around and looked at Kallen’s tombstone.
“Noah? He does know about my situation. He also said before that he would help me, but I don’t need help.”
“What are you talking about? If you keep going like this, you’re really going to die!”
“The reason why I can’t go back is simple.”
“What?”
“I violated a taboo between the key holder and the Protoss.
The final result was that I was permanently exiled from the Astral World.”
“Permanent… exile?”
“This is my sin, and I am even willing to accept the punishment of [death].
Because I am a celestial being who betrayed its owner, I killed Kallen, the owner, with my own hands.”
When Lucy heard Loki’s words, her pupils dilated rapidly. She was shocked by Loki’s words.
“You…Kallen…killed the owner?”
Loki was silent for a moment, then said:
“There is no way to return to the Astral World if you kill the Astral Spirit that holds it. If this continues, I will gradually disappear in front of Kallen’s grave.”
“How could it be…”
“That was three years ago…”
Loki began to narrate what happened that year.
In X781, Loki, who was Leo at that time, and Aries, who was Aries, signed a contract with Kallen for the two keys of the zodiac.
However, Kallen beat and scolded the Protoss, and used Aries as a tool to deal with men. She even once used Aries as a shield to block the enemy’s attacks.
Loki finally couldn’t stand it anymore, so he replaced Aries who was being beaten by Kallen and appeared in the human world himself.
He asked Kallen to terminate the contract between him and Aries.
Of course Kallen disagreed, and she used Forced Door Closure on Loki, but it had no effect.
Since Loki used his own magic power to come to the human world, he will not be affected by Kallen and will not be sent back to the Celestial World due to Kallen’s lack of magic power.
In addition, Kallen is not strong enough to summon two celestial spirits at the same time. As long as Loki occupies Kallen’s summoning position, Kallen cannot summon the second celestial spirit. In this case, Kallen will not be able to complete the guild’s work normally.
Loki wanted to use this as a threat to make Kallen cancel the contract between herself and Aries, or change her attitude towards the Protoss and be nicer to them.
Loki went to the ruins in the suburbs and waited for Kallen’s answer.
After 10 days, Kallen did not cancel the contract. After 30 days, Kallen still did not cancel the contract. After 3 months, when Loki was about to forgive Kallen, the president of Blue Pegasus, Bob, came to find Loki.
Without the consent of President Bob, Kallen accepted the commission without authorization.
She planned to take a gamble and summon a second star spirit by releasing a large amount of magic power in one breath, but unfortunately she failed because her body could not bear the load.
“This is my sin. Once life is gone, it can never be restored. The dead can never come back. The only way to atone for my sin is to destroy myself.”
Loki said in a painful voice, and Lucy remained silent after hearing that.
Suddenly Loki groaned in pain, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
“Loki!”
Lucy exclaimed and ran over quickly.
“Is the time… up?”
“What’s the meaning?”
“When I disappear…”
“What are you talking about!”
Lucy said to Loki with a panicked look on her face.
“Karen couldn’t summon other celestial spirits because of me… She would die if she went to work under such circumstances… It would be the same as if I killed her.”
Loki said while panting.
“Wait a minute! Cheer up!”
“And from that day on, I had no way to return to the Celestial Spirit World, and the Celestial Spirit World also refused to accept celestial spirits that disobeyed the orders of their owners.”
Loki raised his left hand, which was slowly becoming transparent.
“This is the rule of the Star Spirit Realm. It is a law that cannot be violated in any way.
From that day on, Karen’s story has been stuck in my mind.
I tried various things to distract myself, but I just couldn’t forget it.
I’ve lived for this moment, the moment of disappearing in front of Kallen’s tombstone.
And now, this moment has finally arrived.”
Loki barely raised his head, gave Lucy a weak smile, and said:
“But it’s great to meet a Celestial Mage like you in the end. Thank you, Lucy…”
“Wait! There is definitely a way to save you! I will definitely save you! Don’t give up!”
Lucy said to Loki excitedly.
“I’m leaving everyone at Fairy Tail in your care.”
“No! I can’t accept that!”
“Lucy…”
“As long as you can return to the Star Spirit Realm, your vitality will be restored immediately. I will definitely let you go back.”
“That’s impossible. The rules are the rules.”
“But isn’t that weird? That doesn’t count as you killing Kallen! It was an accident, wasn’t it!”
“Lucy…”
Loki spoke weakly to Lucy. Lucy grabbed Loki’s shoulders with both hands and her magic power surged towards Loki:
“Open it! Leo Gate! Let Loki return to the Celestial World! Open it! Please! Punch in!”
“Lucy…that’s enough…don’t do this…”
Loki reached out and held Lucy’s shoulders. His body was beginning to become a little transparent.
“No! How can I abandon my friend who is about to disappear before my eyes! Uaaaaaaah!!!”
Lucy grabbed Loki’s shoulders with both hands, and all the magic power in her body began to flow towards Loki.
“Lucy! You can’t release all your magic power at once!”
Loki nervously said loudly to Lucy.
“That’s right, Lucy, you’d better not release all your magic power at once.”
A hand was placed on Lucy’s shoulder, and a huge amount of magic power rushed towards her. Her body, which was in pain from releasing all the magic power, was immediately relieved.
Lucy turned around and saw that it was Noah, followed by Natsu, Gray, Erza, Mirajane and the others.
“So, we’re here to help you.”
Noah said to her with a smile, and the magic power in his body continued to flow towards Lucy.
The surrounding atmosphere and ground were shaking. After the magic power released by Lucy was supported by Noah, it suddenly turned into a magical light beam that went straight to the sky.
“Lucy is right, we can’t just let our companions disappear in front of us!
Noah, is there anything we can do for Loki? Send him magic like you did?”
Erza asked, looking at Noah.
“I’ll do it!”
When Natsu heard Erza’s words, he immediately wanted to rush over to supply magic power to Lucy.
Noah reached out and held him down:
“No need, your dragon-slaying magic is very special, and if you send it to Lucy without processing it, you will harm her.
Let me try it first, and if it doesn’t work you can come back later.”
Natsu stopped in his tracks when he heard what Noah said.
After hearing what Noah said, Erza and the others no longer insisted, but looked at Lucy, Loki and the others nervously.
“Everyone……”
When Loki saw Noah and the others had arrived, he looked happy yet helpless.
He just wanted to leave quietly and didn’t expect so many people would come.
But when he saw Noah, he thought it was very normal. Since Noah knew about his situation, he would never pretend that it never happened. It was normal for the current situation to happen.
Lucy breathed a sigh of relief with the support of Noah’s magic. She was in great pain just now when she released all the magic power in her body in one breath.
She nodded gratefully to Noah, and then continued to output magic power to Loki, trying to open the gate of the Celestial Spirit Realm Leo, while saying to Loki:
“I told you, right? I will definitely find a way to help you! I will force the gate to the Star Spirit Realm open for you to see!”
“Please don’t do this!”
“Open! Gate of Leo! Open!”
“It won’t open! Once a Celestial Spirit disobeys the Contractor, it can’t return to the Celestial Spirit Realm!”
Loki spoke loudly to Lucy, braving the storm of magic released from her body.