Bastet Adhara.

That is my real name. Not the one I go by now, but the one my mother gave to me. Let me explain.

I come from a different world. Much like Earthland, magic energy is held in it's core and it provides life and power to all. My people ruled a large country named Senshi Kyatto. Our people were highly advanced and held great knowledge. Our culture was rich in history and our people lived in peace under our patron Goddess, Bastet.

Every a hundred years our Goddess would choose a child to embody her soul and lead us into a knew era of increased wisdom and prosperity. These children were marked with features much unlike that of any typical Kyattian. They were born with hair of spun gold, skin of flawless ivory, and eyes of molten cocoa. I was one of these children.

The nearby nation of Akuhebi's patron was named Apophis, the snake that would swallow the sun and plunge the world into darkness. The duty of Bastest was to subdue and destroy the serpent before it could succeed and I planned on fulfilling my fate to the upmost.

However, one night, when I was still young, our village was caught off guard by the Hebian army coming to dispose of me. Their patron had been born the night before.

We were not expecting his arrival to be so early and were, in turn, unprepared. We could only watch as our family and friends were murdered all so they could kill one small child.

Our warrioirs were still highly skilled and once they were able to fight back, the damnable snakes lost ground quickly. As a last resort they threw torches upon the thatched roofs of nearby homes, causing the fire to spread and eat freely.

Before I knew it I was surrounded on all side by the flames. I had long since lost my mother but a kind voice still told be all would be well. The voice said a few more words that felt foriegn to me and before I knew it I was in the woods, far from my village. Everything felt wrong. The flow of magic wasn't as strong and I soon felt my strength lowering.

I was suddenly so tired I dropped asleep without a backwards glance.

I awoke the next morning to two blondes standing over me. The man looked young enough and the woman looked much like my mother, except she was blonde and lighter skinned, like me. They were speaking in hushed tones as not to wake me but I involentarily groaned when I shifted, now taking notice of a small bandage on my wrist.

I looked at it curiously. The wrappings were much too novice to be one of our naation's healers, so where was I?

"Your wrist was sprained when we wound you dear," The woman said. But, I couldn't recognise the language.

"What is your name, dear?" She asked. Noow that she spoke more I somewhat recognised the sound of the words. A friend of her mother lived in the land of Shika and she spoke somewhat like this.

"Wata Si Wo Du Shee." I said. It meant 'I don't understand' in Shikanian.

I must not have said it right because the next thing she did was grab me up in a large hug. This woman was definitely not Shikanian.

"Welcome to the family," She had said, "Lucy."

Now it is the day before my twentieth birthday. The voice tells me something big would happen when I turned twenty but I wasn't sure whether it was good or bad. When asked, all she would answer with was 'both'.

"Lucy," Mira chimed worrriedly from behind the bar my head was currently weighing down. "Are you alright?"

I moaned lightly as I cracked a tired lid open in her direction. "Yea, Mira, I'm fine." I closed my eye again until a scent hit my nose and I turned my head to see Happy sitting next to me, muching on a fish.

The fish looked so good.

(~POV Switch~)

Lucy wanted to just snatch it from the poor Exceed and gobble it all down. Happy caught the girl's watery gaze and clutched his fish protectively as he continued to nibble nervously on it.

"You know what Mira," She said, almost entranced by the succulent fish. "Can I have a couple dozen fish and a large glass of milk, please?"

Mira stopped wiping her glass to send the blonde a concerned glance. "A couple dozen fish?"

"Yea. About three or four dozen fish. And don't forget the milk."

Still a little confused, Mira left to get the fish and returned with a plate stacked her height with the aquatic meat. She set it on the counter and turned her back to fill one of Cana's barrels with milk. Lucy tore into the pile, not even considering utensils. She just grabbed one by the head and tail and ate.

Suddenly her head snapped to the side, her nostrils flaring, teeth and small fangs bared, and eyes peircing. In her line of sight stood Happy, attempting to sneak on of Lucy's fish from the pile.

Before she knew it, a high, whispery hiss was developing in the back of her throat. As her anger increased, as did the hiss and soon the whole guild stared in very scared silence at the blonde as every hair on her body stood on end. Happy was frozen in fear.

He turned his little head to face her and stuttered out, "H-hi, L-Lucy. W-was th-this y-y-your f-f-fish?"

With a large yowl, Lucy lept from her seat and began chasing the feline around the guild.

Whenever Lucy would streak past a guild member they would have to look twice for they could swear her teeth held small fangs and her nails were much longer. Her pupils had narrowed to slits and her nose was flattened a little at the tip.

Lucy showed no signs of stopping and Happy looked exhausted. But, before any of the guild members could do anything, a golden light leaked from Lucy and took form of a small cat next to her feet. It was not a cat they had seen before but it looked both beautiful and dangerous at the same time. Sleek and dark but graceful and elegant.

"Bastet." It said. "Stop this foolishness."

Lucy slowed and turned to face the cat. "But, Bastet-sama, he was going to steal my fish!"

"Yes, and that is a very heinous crame that will be dealt with accordingly. But, look around you."

Lucy cocked her head lightly and turned around to find the whole guild staring at her.

"Oh."

Came to me randomly. Hope you liked it and if you did, let me know.