Prologue

"There will one day be a girl, so great is her power that many will try to steal it. Not only will her magic be beautiful, but she will be beautiful in looks as well. Take heed as she rules over the stars and anything that lives below them. Though she may be strong in her power, her body will be frail, if not protected she will die by her 18thbirthday."

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Once upon a time, the kingdom of Fiore lived under the rule of a very fair, very kind king, Jude Heartfilia and his beautiful queen, Layla Heartfilia. They were so in love and loved each and every one of their subjects more than anything. They ruled kindly, listening to their subject's problems and taking care of every one of the small villages that were in Fiore's rule.

The kingdom was a very magical land, magic was plentiful, and it was incorporated into everyday life. To those who couldn't use magic, items filled with magic were sold, allowing even the non-magics to be allowed the opportunity, thanks to the queen and her kindness.

The King and Queen were from a line of strong and powerful magic users; however, the queen was special in more ways than one. Her magic involved the constellations, it was a power that only few knew about, known as Celestial Being Magic. Her magic was incorporated in keys, that held the beings of the constellations, summoned whenever needed through said keys and servants to the queen through her magic. Although none of the Spirits complained and loved their queen wholeheartedly.

Many in the kingdom thought that she was the prophecies power and therefore the king forced her into marriage to gain the power for himself. But soon it became clear that the Queen was not who the prophecy spoke of us, as she was in fact very healthy, and by then the king was smitten and they were expecting their first child.

The Queen, even though healthy, suffered from a terrible sickness just as the child was to be born. When the baby was born, the Queen wasn't strong enough to efficiently handle the birth, and through many valiant efforts, the Queen passed away and the kingdom was left in shock.

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After several months of mourning, the King held a ceremony for his beautiful baby daughter, he invited many people to the castle, although he wasn't very jolly himself, and they rejoiced their new princess, Lucy Heartfilia.

One man in particular joined in the celebrations much to everyone's surprise. Acnologia, the evil wizard, made a grand debut, surprised that he, being Jude's younger brother, had not been invited to the naming ceremony. He cursed his niece, placing a spell on her that would begin on her 5thbirthday.

"This girl, though beautiful and loved by many now, will feel no love from another human being, only hatred for the rest of her life on the day of her 5thbirthday."

People around the Kingdom were shocked, and the King grew angry very quickly, until the day of his daughter's 5thbirthday. The King realized quickly that she had grown and was very frail, but extremely beautiful, and so, to keep her and his kingdom from harm, he locked her away in the highest tower, far away from even himself. Even though he now hated his daughter, he had placed a dragon in charge of guarding her, in case someone else figured out the prophecy and realized it was her.

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The dragon became the young girl's best friend, and the only being, other than animals, who didn't hate her. Igneel grew quite fond of the child himself and told the young princess all about his son and magic, even teaching her some magic of her own. Until one day, just after her 13thbirthday, the dragon disappeared, and the Princess never saw him again.

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Ok, I'm excited to work with this one! So I'll be uploading Chapter 1 soon :)