"Over there! She ran into the forest!"
A blonde girl ran and passed by withered trees. The eerie silver moon illuminated the night sky. The sound of crunching dead leaves echoed behind the girl being followed by a troop of soldiers.
Chocolate-colored eyes looked around the surroundings, Lucy forced her exhausted legs to run. She was going to reach her destination, and she won't let anyone down. Losing many loved ones, she would make sure to alter the future from the path of destruction.
Lucy could see the brick walls, blocking her path. Not wasting any time, she took out a gold key and shouted, "Taurus!"
Immediately, a golden magic circle appeared and a humanoid cow passed through it.
"Moooo!" the spirit shouted, axe on his hand.
"Taurus! Destroy the wall in front of us!" Lucy commanded.
The spirit jumped towards the bricked wall and swung the gigantic axe, breaking the wall and allowing Lucy to pass through.
"Thank you Taurus!" Lucy shouted. "Go back to the celestial world and tell everyone that I'll make sure to get you all back."
"Yes, Lucy-san!" the spirit replied as he disappeared in a flash of golden light.
Lucy ran on the streets of magnolia. She was cornered many times by the soldiers whom Zeref sent; however, she managed to either get away or beat them, the former option being a choice. She couldn't afford to waste any more time.
The ground shook, and a large roar resounded throughout the city. A shiver ran through Lucy's spine. Lucy knew what creature was resided in Magnolia. She felt dread weighing on her shoulders, and the feeling slowed down the blonde.
Lucy felt presence in front. There were a group of soldiers hindering her way. She took out her whip, Fleuve d'étoiles, given by one of her spirits, Virgo. The soldiers seemed to notice her running towards them.
"One of the Fairy Tail members, Lucy Heartfilia!" one of the soldiers shouted. "Everyone, capture her! She's Fairy Tail's Fairy Tactician."
He seemed to be the commander of the soldiers because he was shouting orders to the other soldiers. Lucy swung her whip, the rope of weapon wrapped around one of the destroyed houses' roof. She pulled, swung herself into the roof of the buildings, and continued running. She jumped from one building to the next, using her whip when the distance was far greater for her to jump. She then landed on the stone bricked road. The soldiers, who she easily passed by, were running after her. In the distance, the familiar large cathedral stood, Kardia Cathedral, one of the famous buildings in Magnolia.
When she reached the building and passed through its doors, Lucy saw her fellow guild mate, Laxus Dreyar, standing in front of the altar, where the first master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermillion, stood on.
Mavis had her eyes closed. Her small figure slowly rose from the altar, feet losing physical contact with fine marble. Hands raised up towards the ceiling, Mavis muttered a chant.
Laxus turned his large figure, and his grey eyes widened as they met with Lucy's.
"Lucy!" he shouted. "Quick!"
A large magic circle appeared behind Mavis. It gleamed a yellow light. "Go through this portal," Mavis ordered, "and change the future."
Laxus jumped through the portal. Lucy was running as fast as she could, the soldiers chasing after the blonde celestial spirit wizard.
"Lucy!" Mavis shouted. "Faster! I can't hold the magic circle anymore!"
Proving her words, the magic circle slowly shrunk. Seeing the magic circle slowly shrinking, Lucy exerted more force on her exhausted legs.
Unfortunately, the ceiling of the cathedral was ripped away by a large force. Lucy looked up, seeing a large humanoid creature. Its eyes glowed red, and purple smoke came out of its mouth and ears. The creature was one of Zeref's created demons.
One of Lucy's golden keys glowed. Knowing what had to be done, Lucy took it out. She had to do it.
"I'm sorry, Loke…" Lucy whispered, tears falling from the corners of her eyes, "… thank you for everything…"
She had done this act thrice: recompense summoning. The first act was for saving her friends by sacrificing Aquarious's key. The second act was to defeat one of Zeref's demons by sacrificing Virgo's key, and the third act was to escape a confrontation with Zeref by sacrificing Capricorn's key. Now, she would have to sacrifice one more.
"Open! The gate to the Celestial Spirit King!" She shouted as Loke's key shattered.
Immediately, the great being descended from the sky. The Celestial Spirit King slashed with a downward stroke. The demon screamed in pain.
"Go, old friend! You are this world's… no our only hope!" the King bellowed as he blocked using his longsword against the demon's large claw.
Lucy was a few feet from the portal. With the last of her strength, she jumped through it before the portal closed.
Mavis kneeled on the altar. "Go children… save us from this future…"
A/N: Hello readers. I like to say that I do not own Fairy Tail. I am merely writing this work as a way to express my creativity and hopefully improve my writing skills. This is my very first Fairy Tail fanfiction, so the following scenarios could happen: slow updates, rewriting, hiatus, or discontinuation. Hopefully, the last two options will not happen, but no one can foretell the future. Be sure to follow, fave, and review the first chapter of my story. See you readers in the next chapter.