Previously:

"I'm so gonna destroy you," Laelaps bragged while cracking his knuckles.

Natsu then stopped his complaining and glared at the boy. "Like hell you are!"

"Alright," I sighed as I stood between the 2 teams. "Ready?"

Each competitor nodded. "Fight!"

Now:

I stepped out of the barrier, not wanting to get caught up in the crossfire, standing next to Callista as she cheered for Laelaps and Tekira.

Laelaps and Tekira summoned their weapons into their hands just before launching themselves towards their opponent to attack.

Laelaps had 2 red glowing daggers, one in each hand. The hilt had the head of seemed to be a dragon with a horn as gold spiraled around the dark brownish-red hilt. The blade of the daggers were bright red as dark red veined through. The blade almost looked like magma.

Tekira had 1 katana in her right hand with a purple tassel on the end of the hilt. The blade looked crystal while the hilt had dark blue as blue crystals were on each end of the hilt. Blue gems bedazzled the katana as the sword emit a faint glow.

As I watched the 4 of them battle, Laxus came up to me and stood next to me, watching the battle with me.

"So, Heartfilia, what's with all this myth stuff?" Laxus asked me, his eyes glued on the 2 people who made up the constellation.

"Well, Dreyar, most constellations have at least one myth," I explained as Laelaps and Tekira fought side by side. They perfectly balanced each other out, knowing each other's moves and adding onto it to make it even more powerful. It was like they shared the same mind and soul.

"Tell me about their myth?" Laxus told me, though it came out as more of a question. I simply nodded as I tried thinking back to what Capricorn taught me about each constellation myth.

"The myth of the Teumessian Fox and Laelaps. The great chase. Laelaps was a dog that always caught what he hunted, gifted by the god Zeus to one of his lovers. Tekira was the Teumessian Fox - a fox that was destined to never be caught.  Tekira was sent by the god Dionysus to punish Thebes for its crimes," I explained. "The king of Thebes promised assistance for a war if Amphitryon, the stepfather of Hercules, got rid of the Teumessian Fox. Amphitryon later got the services of Laelaps to hunt the fox. The chase went on but Laelaps could not close on the Teumessian Fox, but nor could the Teumessian Fox get clear of the hound. To prevent the chase from continuing, Zeus turned them to stone and placed them among the stars, making up a constellation."

"So the dog chased the fox for a long time until they were put as a constellation because the chase took too long?" Laxus asked, a little confused. "Then how come they don't hate each other like I think they would?"

"Well from what Laelaps told me, the chase started off as an order," I shrugged, remembering Laelaps' explanation. "The chase only continued for as long as it did was because he was fascinated by her."

"Fascinated?" Laxus glanced at me with a questioning look.

"He fell in love with her." I heavily sighed with a smile plastered on my face. Though I understood that most people would find it annoying and weird, I thought it was quite cute. Spending year after year courting someone even though they probably don't like you back. Not once did he stop. Laelaps could've given up and moved on, but he didn't, and that's what I call loyalty.

"What about now?" Laxus asked, looking back to the battle as Laelaps punched Natsu and Gray shielded himself from Tekira's attack. "Does he still chase after her?"

"He doesn't need to," I replied with a smile, gazing up at Laxus as he looked back at me with curiosity.

"And why's that?" He asked me as we gazed at each other.

"Because he got the girl," I beamed with a wide smile that radiated positivity.

Laxus' then looked at me with wide eyes as his face was tinted pink. He quickly turned away from me and turned his attention back to the battle. "That's nice."

I looked at him with confusion but I shrugged it off and just looked back to the battle.

"Ice Slash," Tekira calmly said as she slashed her sword towards Natsu when he was distracted by Laelaps.

Gray was quick to move to Natsu's aid, eating the ice Tekira threw at him. "You should know ice doesn't work on me," Gray bragged as Tekira just simply shrugged.

"Fire Barrage!" Laelaps yelled, sending multiple bullets of fire towards Gray when he was distracted. Gray groaned as he was hit in the back with Laelaps' flaming hot fire attack.

Some of Laelaps' bullets were hurled in the direction of Natsu, who just stood still, eating the fire. As he ate the fire bullets, his mouth was set on fire as he turned unnaturally red. "It's hot! It's hot!" Natsu cried as he scraped his tongue to try and remove the flames.

"My fire comes from the star Procyon. The brightest and hottest star in the Canis Minor constellation. The 8th hottest star in the universe," Laelaps chuckled as he saw Natsu struggling to handle the heat. "Procyon is around 11294° Fahrenheit. Your flames might be around 3644° Fahrenheit, but then your flames should be blue if it was that hot, so not even 3644."

"You sayin' my flames aren't hot?!" Natsu snarled at Laelaps, only to later continue to try spitting out the fire he ate.

"Mhm," Laelaps nodded in agreement.

"Then how come your flames aren't blue?!" Natsu pointed out. It was true. Laelaps' fire barrage was more of a deep red on the outside with a bright yellow on the inside. It looked like an unnatural flame as Natsu's fire was more of a calm red on the outside with an orangish-yellow in the center.

"Because blue is more of Tekira's color," Laelaps shrugged. "Wouldn't want to step on her toes."

"So you can just control the color of your flames?" Natsu questioned as he was near getting rid of the uncontrollable heat in the pit of his stomach.

"Not really. If I were to use my full power, my flames would be blue," Laelaps grinned, trying to tease Natsu.

"So you're not using your full power against me?" Natsu asked, getting into his battle stance.

"Frost Blade," Tekira interrupted as her katana froze over, emitting small glowing particles, glowing brighter. She quickly launched herself towards the distracted Natsu, appearing behind him. Before he could react, she smacked him with just the hilt of her sword, knocking him over.

"Hey! Stay out of it Ice Princess version 2!" Natsu complained, making Tekira irked and hit him again.

"I'm second to no one," Tekira rebuked, giving a scary cold glare to the Salamander. "And you should know this is a 2 on 2, meaning you have 2 opponents. You should've paid attention."

"Ice Devil's Zeroth Destruction Bow!" Gray yelled, shooting a large white ice arrow towards Tekira while her back was turned.

Tekira was quick to turn around and step to the side while holding her katana up as the arrow came closer.

The tip of the arrow hit the edge of the blade as Tekira moved her blade forward, cutting the arrow in half diagonally. Natsu had stood in front of the arrow, but since it was cut, the arrow had barely missed him.

"Dude!" Natsu yelled at the ice devil slayer who was on his team while smashing his head against his, starting an argument in the middle of their battle.

"You should've moved Flamefreak!" Gray retorted as the enchantment barrier disappeared, allowing Erza to break up the fight.

"I think it's clear about who would've won," Erza noted with a smile while also smashing Gray and Natsu's against each other to shut them up. "Canis Minor's tag-team teamwork is unmatched by these two idiots."

I shrugged, simply nodding in agreement as Callista smirks. "Pay up losers!" Callista exclaimed, earning a few complaints.

"But the battle didn't even finish!" Gajeel complained.

"Natsu would've totally beaten them!" Sting scoffed, earning glares from a certain duo.

"Would you like to face them?" I questioned with a smirk on my face.

Sting gulped, glancing towards the duo who glared at him intensely as if to say 'try me'.

"N-Nope," Sting stuttered, quickly looking away from the scary looks Laelaps and Tekira gave him.

"Come on. Give Callista her earnings," I told them, motioning to Callista who just smiled. Everyone unhappily complied, giving Callista a total of a few thousand jewel.

"Yay!" Callista cheered, stuffing her pockets with her cash.

"Let's get back inside. The night's still young," Erza pointed out as everyone cheered, ready to continue their partying. 

"Would you guys like to join us?" I asked, facing Tekira and Laelaps.

"Can we?" Laelaps asked excitedly, looking at Tekira.

"We should go back," Tekira replied, making Laelaps pout.

"C'mon T! We just fought. Plus, it wouldn't hurt to take a break," Laelaps begged, looking at Tekira with puppy eyes.

"Alright Lae, but if you get in trouble, I will destroy you," Tekira ordered as Laelaps nodded and dragged her into the bar.

Everyone then followed the couple into the bar, greeted by passed out drunks or people just drinking some more.

Everyone then split, going off to do their own things at the party, some following me to the table where I previously sat.

"So Lu-chan, how many constellations can you summon?" Levy asked as she sat next to me. Laelaps had gone off to stuff his face with food while Tekira looked after him.

"There are 88 constellations in total, but I can only summon about 2-4 at a time, depending on how much energy it's required to open the gate," I answered.

"Which constellation do you think is the most powerful Blondie?" Sting asked as he sat across from me with Rogue next to him while Frosch and Lector sat at a different table with the other exceeds.

"Every constellation has its own strengths and weaknesses, Lightweight," I replied, giving him a nickname for calling me 'Blondie'. "No constellation's above any other. They're all powerful and can destroy you."

"Hey-" Sting started, being cut off by Rogue.

"So how'd you learn this magic?" Rogue asked before Sting could start a fight he'd probably regret. "It doesn't seem like the type of magic that anyone could learn by themselves. It's too advanced and powerful."

"That is true. I don't even think a wizard saint could learn that type of magic by themselves," Gray added on, nodding his head in agreement. "You'd have to have some kind of outside source to help you."

With that being said, everyone around me looked at me with curiosity. "W-Well uhm..." I trailed off, not really sure if they'd believe me. Sure, a place where angels live is a bit of a stretch to believe but gods, titans, a hidden sacred universe? That's a little... too much to process. Heck, I fainted for a week the second day I was there. Thought it wasn't my fault.

"Jura came to guild a few months after you left, bringing a flower with him saying it was from you," Laxus commented when I couldn't complete my answer. "When we asked where you were, he said it was confidential."

I glanced over to Callista, who sat next to me, looking for a little bit if help. She just shrugged and looked down, counting the jewel she got from the bets.

I playfully roll my eyes, just spitting out the answer. "I learned this magic from the Zodiac."

"You mean your celestial zodiac keys?" Natsu asked, sitting on the other side of Sting.

"Well, technically it's not from them. I learned from a slightly more powerful version of them," I sighed, trying to think about how to explain it. "Think about it like your power was divided, okay? Those fragments of your power would personify, creating multiple people with the same magic, brain, and looks."

"Huh?" Natsu and Sting said in unison, looking at me with utter confusion.

"That makes sense," Rogue nodded, following along with my explanation.

"So Zodiacs 2.0 taught you?" Laxus asked, earning a nod from me. "But then why'd Jura say your whereabouts were confidential?"

"Because... Aecronica's not a normal place?" I answered, trying to not sweat about the details.

"No duh. A place where angels are from isn't exactly a place that's normal," Gray said while raising an eyebrow as he crossed his arms. "I feel like you're hiding something..."

"That's because she is," Callista interrupted, joining the conversation. "Just tell em, Lulu. If they don't understand, they don't understand."

"Yeah, listen to 10-year-old," Sting agreed, earning a scowl from Callista.

"I'm 16," Callista argued. Standing at 4'11" whilst bearing a playful demeanor, it was easy to mistake her for a child.

I sighed, knowing Callista was right. "Aecronica's the world of 'the sacred universe', meaning not a place on Earthland. The only way to get there is through a portal that only Aecronicans can open," I explained, trying to cram the major details in. "Aecronica's a small place in the universe. It's a place hidden away from the rest of the universe. Very few outsiders know about it, and Aecronicans intend to keep it that way. Angels from Aecronica aren't dead, but are instead close to the gods, hence the title 'the sacred universe'. Aecronicans were gifted this small pocket in the universe from the gods because of what our ancestors did, more specifically my ancestors."

"What exactly did your ancestors do?" Levy asked as everyone nodded as if to say they want to know too.

"Basically..." I smiled at everyone sweetly. "They saved the world."