User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 388: Erza vs. Minerva, Review./@comment-24247034-20140616005044/@comment-24800928-20140617202400

Oh no I would always think that Yukino would have her relations with her spirits intact. I would just think of the breach in contact like this: Yukino had promise that she would never sacrifice her bondage and friendship with her spirits. but say that some way she had to sacrifice her spirits to save Lucy, breaking their contract. the spirits understand her breach, and although they would want to stay with Yukino, their contract forces them to split from Yukino, leaving her with just that metal snake spirit thing (I would at least want her to have one spirit and yes I forgot his name). But I'm not sure if Angel magic would be the best call as something to replace her lack of spirits, since Angel Magic comes at a terrible cost, unless there were spirits/beings that didn't cost anything to summon. Maybe a different type of summoning magic would also be good.