The Elite Keys
Chapter 1
(Past)
Lucy's mother had always told her stories about the mythical "Elite Keys". Keys that were thought so powerful that they could challenge the Celestial Spirit King, and end up winning. Lucy never believed in them because she knew that they were just fairy tales. She continued to listen to her mother.
"You see Lucy, the keys were so powerful that the other keys got jealous and made them feel horrible. They decided to hide in the shadows, and help people without them noticing. They soon become known as the "Assassin Sisters". As time went on, they were forgotten and disappeared from history. But they are still there…..we now know them as, miracles.", Layla said.
(Present)
As Lucy lay in bed, she stroked her necklace that her mother gave her. On her necklace was a gem. Her mother had told her that the necklace was very important. But just as Lucy asked why, her mother drew her last breath. She thought back to that day where her mother had told her all about the "Elite Keys". Her mother had given her the necklace the day she told the story and died. She always thought that they were a myth but now she wasn't so sure. After all, she had thought that summoning the spirit king was impossible but she found out it was possible. She had found out the hard way. She had to sacrifice Aquarius in order to save all her friends from Tartarus. But she couldn't let those memories hold her back anymore. She had to continue moving forward and continue living for her friends and definitely for Aquarius who had sacrificed herself in order to save Lucy.
Lucy had always wondered why her mom gave her the necklace. Not that she didn't want it but it had always intrigued Lucy. The gem in the middle was a ruby red and sent an slight eerie glow a night. She loved the necklace and the fact that her mother loved it too, gave her a feeling that her mother was with her no matter where. The thought of her mother, the person who taught her magic, sent her thoughts to the guild. They had been having some issues lately. Since they screwed up on their previous job, there have been less jobs coming in and because of that, more and more people are leaving the guild to find a better one. Slowly every day, the guild became more and more less popular and eventually they ended up as the poorest guild. They became very weak and could no longer find jobs that challenged their skills. It was all so weird. This wasn't like them! Everyone was so depressed. Even Natsu! Lucy was thinking of quitting the guild but immediately discarded that thought. How could she ever think of something like that? Fairy Tail was her first guild and family. She could never so easily quit it.
'I should probably go to sleep', she thought to herself. 'I have a long day ahead of me'.