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"Is all of this true?" Makarov asked, absorbing all of the information.

Everyone was stunned; Lucy hadn't told Natsu and the others everything, so they were also surprised. 

Lucy nodded. "Yes. I know that what I have to do now is find the cave that contained the other picture. I think if I go there, I will be able to completely understand Star Mist. And once that happens, I will be able to stop Daronyt before he can be resurrected."

"One thing, though." Elfman commented. "Why do you think the resurrection is still going to happen? Wasn't Zeke defeated? And..wasn't he the one in charge?"

Lucy sighed, but it was Makarov who answered. "Red and Adamantalia are still out there, aren't they? Besides; I have feeling - just like Lucy - that it isn't over yet. Not only is Zeke's guild still out there, but there might be someone else in this mix we haven't met yet."

"What should we do, then?"

Makarov thought for a moment.  "For now get some rest.  You guys have been through a lot, and must not have gotten much sleep."

Lucy felt relieved.  "Thank you, Master."

As soon as Lucy got back to her apartment, Lucy reveled in the fact that she was home.  With a start, she realized her floor and window were fixed.  She wondered who would have done that, and made a note to ask Natsu or Makarov if they knew.  Taking a nice warm bath, she was ready for bed when her eyelids started to droop as she was pulling herself out of the tub.  By the time she had gotten out of the shower it had become night outside, so that only increased her tiredness.

Sighing, Lucy layed her head onto her pillow and pulled the covers up and over her shoulders.

She fell asleep instantly.

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Lucy opened her eyes to be in the place as she was when she had touched the first antiquity; where she met Rater for the first time.

And there he was, standing in front of her now.

"Rater?"  Lucy asked, realizing she was dreaming.

Rater smiled slightly.  "Good job defeating Zeke, Junsuina."

Lucy stopped.  "W-Was what you did to me a result of Star Mist?"

He nodded.  "Yes, it was.  However, this was the only time you could preform it because you haven't fully unlocked the powers yet."

"I thought Star Mist was knowledge?  It didn't say anything about power.."  Lucy replied, looking at him with confusion.

Rater chuckled.  "Haven't you ever heard of the saying 'knowledge is power'?  It's the same thing."

Lucy paused.  "I guess so."  After a moment of silence, Lucy looked back up at Rater.  "Are you here to help me?  I thought you wouldn't help me anymore after the first time I saw you."

"Something changed my mind."  Rater replied, hiding something.  "But  I want to ask you something; are you going to look for the next antiquity?"

She nodded.  "Yes.  I think if I find it and connect with it, It'll unlock my final stage of Star Mist."

"Your theory is correct."  He replied, nodding in approvement.  "After that, you can have full powers to your control.  When that comes, I will not help you."

"I understand."  Lucy replied, her face set.

The image of the basement-like cave appeared in her mind, along with Rater's voice.

"Find the tunnel, understand?"

Before Rater pulled her out of the vision, Lucy noticed something on the wall, and knew she should memorize that symbol carefully.  

Then the vision flashed away, and she was back in space with Rater.

"I will.  But.."  Lucy started, looking troubled.  "May I ask a question?"

Rater raised an eyebrow in curiousity, his arms folded over his chest.  "Depends."

"Where did Zeke go after I...made him disappear?"

Rater chuckled.  "You'll have to wait and see."

Before Lucy could protest, she was cut off from him.

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Lucy awoke with a gasp, sitting up in her bed.  The morning sun was already shining through her curtains, and the birds were chirping outside.  Pulling herself out of bed, Lucy got ready and headed straight for a place she knew she could find out what that symbol was.

The library.

But not without leaving a note first.

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Reaching for a book in a shelf, Lucy sighed when it wasn't the right one.

She had asked one of the librarians in the Magnolia bookstore where a book of all the guild symbols were, but to no avail.  However, Fuira had come out of the back and invited her into his private library, seeing if he had the book Lucy desired.  The bad thing was, was that Fuira hadn't bothered to order the books at all over the years, so everything was randomized.  And the underground library was fairly big; how in the world was she going to find it in time?  She had already checked four large bookshelves in the twenty minutes she's been here so far, both sides not containing the book she desired.

She needed help.

As if her prayers were answered, Lucy heard the door open and Fuira guiding other visitors inside the library.

"...She should be in here.."  Fuira was saying, his voice becoming more clear as he opened the door and walked a little inside.

"Luuucccyyy!"  Happy sang, and with a smile Lucy realized her friends had visited her house and saw the note.  They must have thought they should have come to help her find clues to the second Daronyt drawing.

"Over here!"  Lucy called, appearing out of the dusty narrow-ways of the library.  Erza, Gray, Natsu, and Wendy were all in the doorway, along with Happy and Carla.

Natsu smirked, putting his hands on his hips.  "We thought you would want some help!"

Lucy nodded happily.  "Thank you, everyone!  I really do need some help..."

"So what are we looking for, Lucy?"  Wendy asked, walking up to her with the others.

Lucy slid a hardcover back into place on the shelf.  Another one down.  "A book on all guild marks."

"Guild marks?"  Gray asked.  "Sounds easy enough."

Erza began giving instructions.  She assigned everyone to a part of the library, making Lucy go to a new spot as she herself finished up what Lucy was doing in the front.  Lucy was assigned to the back left corner, while Natsu was assigned the back right and Gray and Wendy the middle sections.

After about an hour of no luck, Lucy sighed as she and Natsu were on the same bookshelf that was also the last.  "This is hopeless..."  She murmured, beginning to lose hope.  I guess I'm just going to have to look for another way to find clues to where the tunnels are...

"Oi, Lucy!  Is this what you want?"

Lucy looked up in suprise as Natsu stood over her, smirking triumphantly.  Looking at the book, she saw the cover read All Official Guild Marks of the Generation on it.

Lucy gasped with delight.  "Yes; that's it, Natsu!  Thank you!"

Happy flew high over the bookshelves in responce.  "We found the book, everyone!  Come back here!"

Opening it, Lucy flicked through it and stopped at one in particular as everyone gathered around her in excitement.

The mark was a picture of light being captured, along with a very familiar looking monster figure.

"This is it!"  Lucy exclaimed.  "This is what I saw when-"

She stopped, reading what was under the bold text.

Darkauroral's officail guild mark.

W-Wait a minute...  Lucy thought, stunned.  That could only mean one thing...

The tunnels that led to the final picture was located under the Darkauroral guild.