Author's Note: Welcome all to my newest story! Jbubu here, giving it a go a writing my first Fairy Tail fic. Love the anime and manga so hey, why not? I do hope you will all enjoy my story and the new side I will bring to an already great series. Now, as a forewarning, my writing tends to be darker and heavier then most of the other fics I've seen for this series.

I won't make it as dark as my other story for RWBY, Beacon's Hidden Academy: Shadow Ops, but I will generally play into more mature subjects, thus I rated it M. As for what the story's about... well, read on and see.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

To bring a life into this world and yet never see her eyes as she calls to you, to hold her so close yet never truly embrace her, a sacrifice no mother should have to bear. She knew there would be no other way, which meant it was necessary to ensure her survival… if only for some time. She'd had several children before, watched as they grew and became powerful beings, the very manifestations of power and awe. Yet… her last daughter would be her most precious. Her heir, her treasure, and the one she would give up all to protect.

A powerful exhale escaped her massive jaws as she looked out at the sea around her, the blue water lying motionless as to mirror a cloudless sky. Barely a breeze passed as she gazed over the horizon, away from the shores of the main continent and the dangers that awaited there. To her they were insignificant, harmless creatures that cowered at her very presence yet, she could not risk her precious one's safety.

A land ravaged by her kind's own civil war and the meddling of humans. So lost in their war of ideals and beliefs that they'd created their own downfall in the form of a new magic, the Slayers. She'd been watching for centuries, could see the slow decay of their race, and the corruption of the humans they so foolishly trusted.

She shook her head in annoyance as she got up from her resting spot, the land shaking with her movement. Her powerful legs began to move, knocking aside trees and crushing rock as she moved towards the center of the island. The last rays of the setting sun reflected off her armored body, her obsidian and sapphire coloration making her look like a living crystal. As she walked she noticed some small creatures pass underfoot, avoiding being crushed under her talons as she paid them little attention.

As she walked her thoughts returned to the main land and the battles that ravaged the terrain. They fought and argued, believing that their new place belonged beside the humans, that it would be the only means to survive while others sought to eradicate the young species. She knew better. Eras would come and go, and so the races must change and adapt, lest they die out. Her kind needed to change, not in their mentality or beliefs, but as a race.

She left her thoughts as she stopped before a massive tree, the very branches brushing the stars as night finally descended. She looked around before reaching with her front talon and moving a massive boulder aside to reveal a dark cavern, the mouth just large enough to allow her girth to pass through. She resumed her walk, descending into the shadows of the cave before she glanced back. She coiled her tail before lashing out as the entrance, crushing the walls of support and causing the gateway to seal. She wouldn't need to leave this cave ever again.

She continue further into the cave, down into the core of the island. As she moved in the pitch black a faint, almost blue light began to gently illuminate the cavern walls as to guide her way. Soon the cave opened to a large underground chamber, the walls no longer rock but brilliant crystal, a small pool near the far side glistening with clear waters. She slowed her approach as she neared the very center of the chamber, her gaze locked on nest formed of warm earth and fresh leaves.

There lay a single, tiny egg. The surface was a glossy color of black, much like her own obsidian armor but with small blue veins running along the surface. She slowly walked around the nest as she gently set her body down, coiling her tail at its base while her body laid beside it. She brought her head closer as she looked at it, her hot breath washing over the egg.

"My little gem," she whispered gently with a voice laced with warmth as she laid her head beside the nest, her sapphire eye looking at it lovingly.

She could feel the life within the egg react to her presence, the beginnings of a consciousness already forming as her small heartbeat soothed her mother. She looked at the egg in silence for some time, imagining how she would be when she finally awoke. Would she look anything like her father? Would she grow soft spoken and reserved like him or passionate and fierce like her mother? Will her life be full of hardships and strife or a place of love and companionship? All these questions raced in her mind as she looked at the egg.

"My little one," she whispered softly. "I know that you are asleep and will be for some time but you can still hear me. You can feel my presence, hear my heart as it beats in pace to yours. I too can feel you and know that you are with me…"

She stopped for a moment, her heart beginning to feel as if it were burning as a similar warmth took to her throat. She took a breath before she continued. "I know that you will grow strong and brave, you are my daughter after all… and that at times you will feel scared and alone but always remember, I love you and will always be with you."

She felt something wet roll down her cheek, catching her by surprise as she listened to the soft plop of the droplet as it struck the ground. It took her a moment to realize she was crying, the last time having been nearly a century ago. She blinked a few times before she continued in a gentle voice.

"Know that I wish with all my heart that I could see you when you first open your eyes. If I carry any regrets into the next life, it will be to never have held you, to not watch you grow, to… to…"

She stopped again, this time a soft gasp escaping her as she brought her head even closer to her egg. "Your father would have wanted to see you as well. His little girl that would carry the name he chose for you… but fate is cruel at times. He loved you as well, with all his heart and soul. You, my daughter, were his greatest achievement and pride."

"…"

"We always have and always will love you. We shall be with you in spirit as you travel this world, aspiring to be all you can be. Here, with my passing, you shall forge a new path. Born and nurtured in the land of Fairies. Live on my little gem… Diana."

Author's Rant: Just a first look and tease of sorts. Any and all forms of feedback are welcome!