Rewritten

Summary: Stories started almost immediately after the war. The rumours that there was a mage capable of rewriting the book of E.N.D. And Zerefs followers wanted that power. The power to resurrect their master.

Authors Note: I know I have the other stories but this idea kept playing around and around in my head once I heard a song called 'An Unhealthy Obsession' by The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra. May not seem to make sense now, but it will. Anyway, this chapter is short (I know that for a fact) – however, it's only because it's a prologue. So let me know what you think and if you like it I promise the next chapter will be far longer.

Prologue

Nothing could have prepared them for what they saw before them. Their search should have been over, but seeing her the way she was, they couldn't even be sure she was the same as she was before.

Everything was different.

"Lower the veil."

Thick blonde locks fell around her, covering the throne like a curtain. The crown upon her head glinted menacingly in the light, savage spikes tipped with ruby thorns sharp enough to cut. And what shocked them most was that the chocolate eyes that used to be filled with warmth were now cold and lifeless, glaring at them from where she sat.

"Mistress?"

The cloaked mage lowered his hands, the mist that had formed between them vanishing at her command. He bowed as she stood, ignoring the intruders in favour of respecting her.

"Lucy?" Armour clinked as the redhead of the rescue team lowered her sword, "Is that you?"

"Lucy?" Fires around the room extinguished, defeat evident in his voice, "It can't be..."

Multiple calls of her name went unheard by the blonde as she stood and approached then, each step graceful and silent. Her black gown trailed along the floor, her arms crossed as she took them all in, eyes calculating.

"Lucy!" A tall blonde stepped forward and forced her to stop, her eyes narrowing on the man she refused to acknowledge, "Lucy... what happened?"

"Come on Lucy! Answer us!" Frost started coating the ground throughout the hall, forcing more of the cloaked mages to back away and leave their Mistress open.

"Gray, you must stop. Juvia is worried you will only make things worse!" Water quickly flowed across the floor and making the ice melt, only adding the the liquid on the floor. But unbeknownst to the water mage however was the way the water shifted and seemed to gravitate towards the blonde woman.

"Natsu. Laxus. Get away from her!" The red head yelled out, her body glowing before her armour changed, "Hercules Armour!" Heavy shields thudded into the ground once the light died away, creating mini creators where the metal had landed. Determination lit her eyes as she stared at her friend, "Get away from her!"

"Erza? What-" Natsu squawked as he was suddenly thrown through the air and behind the shield, his head colliding loudly with the cold ground, "Damn it Laxus! What was that for? We need to get Luce!"

"Shut your mouth flame brain!" Laxus barrelled back into their ranks, his arms locking around Erza's waist to hold her in place, "Everyone behind Titania! Now!" His roar was quickly followed by the sound of rushing water and Gray swore, his magic working quickly to create a wall of ice in front of Erza to strengthen her barrier.

"Juvia feels that Lucy has control of the water! Everyone must hold on!" Juvia followed the example of her team mates and latched onto on the ever-growing human chain attached to Erza, her cheeks barely warming when Gray wrapped his arm around her waist.

Within seconds, the force of the wave collided with the ice and it groaned under the pressure, cracks forming quickly along the glistening surface.

"Brace yourselves! It's gonna' give!" Gray yelled, his magic straining to hold up the shield, "Damn it!" The ice shattered with a defining crack and Erza roared in determination, her body like iron in her effort to hold the shields in place.

"Hang in there Erza!" Laxus' shout was drowned out by the water and he cursed under his breath, feeling the strain that the red head was under trying to keep herself firmly planted on the floor,
Lucy! Lucy! I know you can hear me!"

A strangled laugh echoed throughout the room and the water suddenly died, walling in a torrent over them like a sudden downpour. Natsu sputtered as he pulled himself upright, the force of the water having knocked their feet out from under them. But what he saw made him choke.

"My dear. I told you, you shouldn't strain yourself so much. You need to save your strength." The figure that had appeared was an image that should have only lived in his nightmares. And yet the figment of his memories that haunted him had his arm wrapped around the blondes' waist, "WE can't have you wasting your time on these lot."

The man leant down and kissed Lucy on the neck, a smirk visible on his lips. But it was the growl that drew all their attention and Laxus glared at the man, lightning dancing along his flesh and his teeth bared, "Get your hands of her!"

"I don't want to." The answer only made the lightning slayer angrier and the man laughed again, pressing Lucy into his side, a pale finger sliding along the tip of Lucys' crown.

"Zeref!"

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