-Child of the Cosmos-
From her perch among Centaurus, Lucy peered down from the Heavens with apprehension. She had just received her 6th notice from the House of the Spirit King that her fascination with Earthland was wavering on the line of inappropriate. Unlike Centaurus, the leader of her constellation and an official member of the High 88, Lucy was not supposed to have any business with anything in the Human Realm.
But how she longed for it. She was vaguely aware of her memories before she was birthed into the Celestial Spirit Realm, she had swirled amongst the cosmos, a spattering of light with no physical body. She had explored some of the deepest recesses imaginable, but Earthland, even in its infancy, had always caught her attention. When she had felt The Pull, the force that brought the ethereal light particles of Cosmic Spirits together, she had been thrilled. It meant her imminent birth into the Celestial Spirit Realm. She had heard whispering among other Cosmic Spirits that certain Celestial Beings could materialize in the Human Realm.
Her birth had not been so fortunate though. She had been formed as a minor Celestial Spirit, a small jewel in the crown of Centaurus. She spent decades watching with envy as a lucky few of the Celestial Spirits could be summoned to Earthland, or even appear at will. Every so often, all the leaders of the High 88 were gathered at once. Lucy had only watched from afar, but the gargantuan burst of celestial power that had emanated from their gathering had been felt in every corner of the entire Spirit Realm.
Besides those few distractions, her days were slow and dull. The Celestial Spirit Realm was beautiful, but it was nothing more than a gilded prison to her. As a minor spirit, she was restricted to her constellation. There were only two spirits in her constellation that could traverse the Celestial Realm freely besides Centaurus; the brothers Hadar and Rigil. Lucy had often found herself begging them to tell her stories of the other constellations, something to break her free of the monotony of her surroundings, to distract her from the urge to View Earthland. They occasionally obliged, but more often than not laughed and brushed her off, claiming more important things to do, more important spirits to talk to.
Lucy sighed and stepped away from the Portal. She was too unfocused to even try and View Earthland, and her last notice from the House of the Spirit King had left her wary. She was unsure of the exact punishment of disobeying the Ruler of the Heavens, but it could not be pleasant. She took a quick survey of her surroundings, making sure the vicinity was still clear. As a minor spirit she was also not supposed to be using the Portals, which allowed celestial spirits to focus their energy to View a specific world, so her uses were always cloaked in secrecy and caution.
That had been something he had taught her when he had crashed into her existence.
A/N: I was doing some astrology research when I stumbled upon this fun little tidbit: BPM 37093 is a small white dwarf star in the constellation Centaurus. Because of its carbon crystalline structure being similar to that of diamonds, it was nicknamed 'Lucy', from the popular Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'. Thus the idea of Child of the Cosmos was born. First chapter was super short, but seemed an interesting stopping place, and chapters will grow with the story. Please feel free to review!