Author's Note: Okay guys, this is my very first fanfic so please, please, please go easy on me. English isn't my main language so pardon any grammatical errors. Lastly, I have no intention of adding any elements of romance here, YET (I'm a fan of CoLu so I might just go with that one). Hope you enjoy this short prologue. More chapters to come, promise! Don't forget to R and R! Kudos!
Prologue - A Dragon's Descent
"L-Luce?" Natsu felt the familiar pang of guilt inside his chest the moment his opponent removed her hood, revealing the familiar face of none other than his ex-teammate Lucy Heartfilia – the woman who left Fairy Tail three years ago because of him.
"It's good to see you again, Natsu." Lucy's eyes bore unto him, devoid of any emotion. Her stare as cold as ice. "Let's both give it our best."
Before Natsu could even reply, the horn signaled the start of the match. Natsu, still confused and surprised at Lucy's sudden appearance, wasn't able to notice his opponent raising three keys. "Triple Gate Summoning: Aries, Sagittarius, Gemini." Suddenly, three figures appeared in front of Lucy, pulling Natsu back to reality.
"I'm sorry!" Aries apologized, looking as timid as ever.
"How can I help, moshi-moshi?" Sagittarius asked with a salute.
"Pirii-pirii. It's time to play! It's time to play!" Gemi and Mini danced midair.
Before, opening two gates simultaneously completely drains Lucy of her magic. Now, keeping three gates open was child's play for her. She trained herself to keep open at least five gates at once. No Celestial Wizard in history was able to achieve what Lucy did. Not even her mother, Layla Heartfilia.
Natsu, obviously surprised at Lucy's newly found strength, almost missed her commanding her spirits. "Aries, cover us. Sagittarius, prepare for the assault. Gemini, copy Sagittarius."
Slowly, Aries' wool covered the entire arena, hindering Natsu's vision. Even the audience, the commentators, and the rest of the guilds watching from the balcony couldn't see what was happening inside the arena. After a few minutes, the vision lacrima was finally able to see through Aries' wool, giving vision to everyone of what's happening except for Natsu.
"Luce! Where are you?!" Natsu shouted, trying to find his way out of the pink wool surrounding the entire arena. "What the heck is with this pink stuff?!" Natsu thought to himself as he tried to swat away Aries' wool to no avail. As a Dragon Slayer, his senses are top-notch; especially his sight and hearing. Somehow though, the wool completely negated his senses. He couldn't see, nor smell Lucy anywhere. It's like she completely disappeared. "Luce!" Natsu shouted again.
Meanwhile, at least a few feet away from Natsu, Sagittarius and Gemini (in Sagittarius' form) were aiming their bows at the pink-haired Dragon Slayer with Lucy and Aries standing beside them. Somehow, Lucy could perfectly see Natsu through Aries' wool. Her cold, empty eyes staring at her ex-teammate as the young man desperately tried to find her. "Ready when you are, moshi-moshi." Sagittarius said. "Just give us the signal, moshi-moshi." Gemini (in Sagittarius' form) too, said.
Without even blinking, Lucy replied with an almost inaudible voice. "Go."
Turning around, Natsu saw a glint coming towards him from the corner of his eyes. "Luce, is that you?" Like a breeze, two arrows appeared in front of Natsu, one flying straight to his chest and the other to his forehead. Even with his Dragon Slayer reflexes, he still wasn't able to dodge one of the arrows when it successfully hit its mark.
"I'm sorry, Natsu." Lucy thought to herself as Aries' wool finally disappeared, revealing a bloodied Natsu lying down on the arena. "This is retribution."
Author's Notes: And that's the end of the prologue! Man, Lucy's so badass! Next chapter will bring us back to the event which led Lucy to this darker path. Stay tuned!
