Loke reveals to Lucy that by drawing out his contract with his previous master, Karen Lilica, to prevent her from bullying his friend Aries, Loke had prevented her from summoning other spirits to protect herself, thus indirectly causing her death three years ago. Furthermore, the three years he spent banned from the spirit world is causing him to gradually fade away and die. Lucy challenges the law Loke had broken in order to save him, causing the Celestial Spirit King to appear before them. The Celestial Spirit King reconsiders Loke's exile when Lucy summons all of her spirits at once to support her, allowing Loke to return to the spirit world.