I don't own FT. And I'm saying this also for the next chapters.

IMPORTANT:

Note that this is a fanfic in the FT universe. I don't, and I'm not planning to create new places or OC. I simply changed each character's roles, what things will happen and when will they occur. So, I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 1: Prologue

"Congratulations, Queen Layla. It's a girl." The nurse said as she put the cloth-wrapped baby beside her queen's head.

Layla gently stroked the little baby's head with the last remaining strength she had in her body. All those nine months of waiting had finally bore fruit just a few minutes ago.

"Jude..." Layla called her husband, happy tears flowing freely from her tired eyes. "A girl, huh... As promised, we'll name her Lucy."

Jude wiped off the tears from his face. "Lucy..." He muttered to himself, trying to engrave the name to his mind for the rest of his life. "I like the sound of that. Now rest, Layla. It's been a very long day and the way you look now didn't help either."

Not wanting to start an argument in her weakened state, the blonde woman closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep. Jude took the opportunity to cradle Lucy in his arms. He rocked the little baby gently back and forth, and she only giggled.

Since that time, he decided to think that having a child wasn't as bad as he thought it would be.

Eight cloaked figures stood in front of the castle.

"It's finally time." The eldest who seemed to be the leader of the group declared.

"Master Hades." The man behind him spoke, stepping closer to the man in front of him.

"Bluenote. You will stay. The rest will take care of the army." Hades ordered the man. He threw his cloak away, exposing his face to the world. The rest followed suit.

Hades's 'army' consisted of seven people. Bluenote and six other. A little girl named Ultear. A stylish young man named Rustyrose. A blonde pyromaniac aged less than thirteen named Zancrow. A fatty named Kain Hikaru. A weird man named Zoldeo. A tall, muscular man in his seventeens named Azuma. All of them were young, yes (except Zoldeo). Even Ultear was less than ten years old.

Hades had confidence in them; he personally taught each of these talented mages with a Lost Magic. Ultear, for example, had just mastered the Arc of Time in a very young age, showing how promising her skills was. Hades made a promise to himself that he would appoint her as the leader of his 'personal army'. Well, he had yet to decide on a name.

The six mages scattered from where they stood and did the things they were told to do; Ultear and Zancrow were to destroy the castle, Rustyrose, Azuma, Kain and Zoldeo were to take down the army.

Hades still stood there with Bluenote, stroking his long beard. "Bluenote."

"Yes, sir?" Bluenote responded.

"Shake the ground a little bit, will you?"

Bluenote smirked, and clicked his fingers. The ground beneath him shook violently as if it was going to split in two.

Jude felt the ground beneath him shook violently as he wrapped Little Lucy around his arms protectively.

"What's going on here?" He tried to walk towards the window, leaning on the wall for support. He squinted his eyes, trying to sharpen his field of vision. Luckily the earthquake lasted only a few seconds.

A group of mages—from what it looked like—had broken into the castle. The mages lost devastatingly in number, but their power exceeded his whole army. He shot a glance towards Layla, who was trying to get up from her position.

"Don't, Layla!" Jude yelled as he rushed to her side and pushing her gently to the bed. "You're still weakened, so just stay in bed!"

Not wanting to waste her energy on pointless arguments, Layla went back to her sleeping position.

"J-Jude..." She called weakly. "Secure...Lucy..."

Jude knew what she meant. He still wanted to spend more time with his newborn child. But to ensure her safety, he had to do it. Well, if you bear the title of King sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do. He knew that this is even harder for Layla.

"Mrs. Spetto!" He bellowed. The servant rushed immediately towards the room and bowed politely.

Jude extends his arm, giving Lucy to the woman. "You know what to do."

Mrs. Spetto was walking towards the door, cradling the baby when she heard her queen calling her name. She turned back and saw the queen extending her left arm which was holding a ring of two gold keys and three silver keys. She took the key and lowered Lucy a little bit, allowing Layla to kiss Lucy's forehead, and disappeared from the room. Jude closed his eyes and prayed.

Please, be safe. You're our last hope, Lucy.

Zoldeo rushed towards his master's standing figure.

"Master Hades!" He said as he politely bowed before him. "I have found the King and Queen's chamber."

Hades smirked. "Good job, Zoldeo. You and I will head there, while Bluenote, you can take care of the army. Just try don't to be so...flashy."

Bluenote smirked and walked over to the battlefield near the gate to where his allies were fighting the enemy army.

Meanwhile, Zoldeo led Hades to a chamber deep within the castle. Hades didn't even complain about the distance he had closed in order to meet with the 'owner of the estate'. Instead, he opted to enjoy the architecture of the castle.

Zoldeo stopped in front of a twin door, stepping beside it, allowing Hades to open them. Hades did what he should do.

Behind the door was Jude Heartfilia with five of his personal guards and Layla Heartfilia, sitting in her bed, leaning to the headboard for support. Five of the guards charged towards Hades, but Hades positioned his right hand to mimic a gun and magically shoot bullets, effectively killing all five guards.

"What do you want?" Layla asked, strengthening her voice. Hades chuckled.

"Simple, King Jude and Queen Layla." Hades sneered, specifically pressing on the word king and queen. He assumed the gun-like hand position, and shot Jude right through the heart. "This, is what I wanr."

"JUDE!" Layla screamed, tears flowing freely down her cheeks, silently praying for her husband to be sent to Heaven. She tried to muster some strength, but upon realizing that her effort was futile, she reached for a key in her pocket, held the key in front of her, and called, "You will pay for this! Open, Gate to the Goat—Capricorn!"

A magic circle appreared from the ground beside her, puffs of smoke curtaining the tall figure. A tall, humanoid goat with a suit appeared from the thick smoke.

"Layla-sama." He bowed.

"Raise your head, Capricorn. You know what to do from now on." Layla ordered the goat as she wiped her tears. Rest in peace, Jude. This man will pay... she spoke to herself. The goat charged towards Hades, right fist clenched. Hades smirked, and gestured for Zoldeo to step forward and fight in his stead.

Zoldeo took over the goat's body with his Human Possession magic; to which Layla's jaw fell to the floor. Deemed to have shown an opening, Hades shot the woman in the same place he had shot her husband.

Layla only had one last prayer before her life was taken away. Let Lucy be safe... Let her grow to be a woman far better than me.

Mrs. Spetto's legs were aching as she ran deeper towards the forest. She had used up an awful lot of stamina and the wild thorns on the forest that scratched her skin didn't help at all. Moreover, a wild blonde pyromaniac who had been wreaking havoc on the palace had burned down a quarter of the forest and burnt some parts of her body.

Keep running, she thought to herself. This girl will be our only hope.

After kilometers of running, she finally reached her destination. A small wooden cottage in the middle of the forest. She knocked on the door, to which a young girl with long wavy blonde hair that almost reached the floor opened the door.

"Pardon my sudden intrusion, young lady." Mrs. Spetto greeted the young girl. "Are you Mavis Vermilion, by any chance?"

Hades removed Jude's crown from his head and put the golden thing on top of his head. He walked outside in triumph, accompanied by one of his subordinate Zoldeo. After Zoldeo took over the Goat spirit Capricorn, he took over his appearances as well. He opted to change his name as well, so he, from that day on, was under the name of Caprico.

"Listen well, army of the Heartfilia!" Hades bellowed. Everyone stopped from their respective fights, turning their heads towards the old man. "You can choose either to die painfully in the hands of my army, or join me in my quest to create a better world for you to live!"

The remained soldiers, at first, gave Hades a questioning look. After inspecting the crown that rests atop his head, most of them dropped their weapons and raised their hands in defeat. But some of them refused to betray their former king and miserably died in the hands of the mages. About three hundred people decided to follow him, and this, he noted, was the first step of his ambition.

"Welcome... to the World of Great Magic."

A/N

So how was it? *goes doki-doki*

It took me a whole week to prepare the plotline and the roles of the characters. And I actually wrote a motherf***ing storyboard for this story. Yes, it's that complicated. But I'll manage to make it as simple and easy to understand.

Pleeeeease review! I want to know what do you think of this story!