Damuda No Shiro
If you've read up on Greek mythology, you know that the gods and goddesses are pretty much immortal idiots. No matter how powerful they are. One of these stuck up fools is Dionysus, the god of wine. He was always catching someone for something.
Echidna so happened to have a child named Teumessian. She was no ordinary human of course. In fact she wasn't human at all. Teumessian or Cadmean vixen was a giant fox. The fox destined to never be caught .
Dionysus used Teumessian to attack the children of Thebes for a national crime. Due to the fact she caused so much havoc, Zeus sent Laelaps, the magical dog destined to catch everything it chased.
Zeus didn't want more problems to rise in Olympus. He was soon faced with an inevitable conundrum because of the paradoxical nature of their mutually excluding abilities. He turned the two beast to stone and had them cast into the stars.
Yet another problem came to be. A phenomenon known as the pull occurred. A dying mythological beast will have their soul pulled into the Eternal Heaven. Yet it didn't quite work. Teumessian latched herself onto the nearest person and Laelaps followed.
Soon the gods and goddesses learned of their presence. It was forbidden to kill a mortal unless they committed an absolutely horrible crime. They were clever though. They built a castle in Earthland if you had any relation to the beast you would be sucked in and forced to stay until death. The cycle constantly changes from a boy to girl pattern. In the worst case the Teumessian and Laelaps generation tear each other apart.
This castle was known as Damuda No Shiro or Castle of the Damned. Many people ventured inside and leave with no memory of how they got there in the first place. Some are beaten until they can't speak.
Lucy watched the strange sunset. The rain falling directly in front of the Sun looked like drops of light. She however did not look so beautiful. Her hair was wet and looked a lot darker, her knees where covered in blood, and she had cuts everywhere. She had been walking for three days now. She remembered the events of yesterday that would scar her for life.
Natsu had his arm slung around Lucy's shoulders. She listened to him talk about one of his adventures before she'd joined Fairy Tail. He was mid-sentence a big grin on his face as she interrupted.
"I need to tell you something Natsu."
"You can tell me anything Luce!" She felt her heart warm at the sight of him smile.
"Well I was wondering if I should take a solo mission." Natsu froze.
Before Lucy could ask if he was okay he quickly responded. "That sounds cool Luce." His smile faltered; he didn't like her leaving his side.
"Thanks Natsu!" The blond cheerfully leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. She got up and ran off to the mission board.
Natsu was now lost in thought. He could follow her but her senses had sharpened. She'd give him a 'Lucy kick' for following her. Plus, Lucy is a woman with her own abilities and great strength. So Natsu decided to respect her descision despite his instinct telling him to follow her. (I know OOC Natsu, calm down)
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Lucy quickly left the guild and to her apartment. Her bags were already packed. A small tug in Lucy's stomach moved her forward ,she fell and hit her head on her dresser. Blood rolled down her forehead and between her eyes. Not again...
The celestial wizard had actually grown used to this odd pull. She'd always tremble for a few seconds afterwards. Despite the pain, Lucy just wiped the blood away and wrapped a bandage around her head. The blond grabbed the job request and re-read the paper.
Something caught her eye. On her bed she saw one of her letters to her mother in the open. Someone had been here.