Based off of Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms AKA Eternal Love, an ancient Chinese drama. You do not need to watch the drama to understand anything that happens. But I encourage you to watch it, it's incredibly well done :)
If you've already watched all of Eternal Love, well you know how this story is gonna go XD
The characters are severely OOC.
Those who have not read any Chinese web novels or the like may think that the formal speech spoken in this story is weird, but that's the way of ancient China. I tried to make it a little more informal, but it still sounds pretty formal.
The characters will mostly follow everything done in the drama, so I give credit to the drama for the plot and idea. I only add Fairy Tail characters as substitutes for Eternal Love characters and things related to the story as well as little details.
I don't own Fairy Tail or Eternal Love.
Lightning struck and lit the world as dark, gray clouds rolled into the sky, covering the lands with treacherous lightning.
One master of many talents was sitting cross-legged inside of a stone room filled with stone inscriptions that could fill one with unlimited knowledge as long as their mind was strong and stable.
The man had his eyes closed, his breathing deep and even. One would think he was dead if not for the slight rise and fall of his chest.
Suddenly, his eyes opened, revealing a dark set of onyx eyes that were hard to read. He lifted his hand with an open palm as his hand glowed orange and used magic to send a peculiar looking fan towards him. He eyed it, then sighed in relief. Nodding subconsciously, he sent it off out of an open window for it to be captured by one lucky person...
The fan flew through a luxurious kingdom, a forest of many dangers, and finally to a hidden land that was limited knowledge to most people. It was a small and heavenly looking stone building set on a tall mountain that one could only think of as majestic. When it reached its destination, a group of men clad in white robes noticed the incoming fan, gasping in surprise. They clambered over a lotus pond to seize it.
One man reached for the object, and then another, and the next. But to no avail, no one was able to capture this strange thing.
The fan noticed when the men had stopped chasing after it, and stopped fleeing. It flew towards them, appearing to taunt them in a very human-like fashion. Not surprisingly, it had succeeded in managing to provoke them yet again.
Just when everyone thought it was hopeless, three men managed to trap the fan in between their wrists.
"It can't escape now!" one of the men restricting the fan called out. Unfortunately, the fan managed to escape through the shocked faces of the three.
While this happened, the rest of the group had thought of surrounding the fan. Everyone froze.
One of the more daring members slowly crept towards the fan and snatched it. For a moment, the fan didn't move from his grip, and the man had a huge smile on his face...
Until the fan dragged him along with it.
"Woahhh!" the man yelled as the fan flew around with his body in tow.
"Second!" everyone cried out their name for addressing the poor fellow. The group went on a wild goose chase for a while until the one man who started everything showed up.
His vibrant pink hair glowed in the sun, bringing out his sharp and handsome features. He stood with his back straight and hands behind his back. He watched nonchalantly as the fan flew towards him, and he firmly grasped it.
The members grinned at the man and kneeled towards him in an orderly manner, "Congratulations, Master, for obtaining this magical artifact!"
He stared silently at them before the fan abruptly shook with a burst of energy and flew out of his grip. His eyes widened in surprise but quickly went back to their original size.
His students, seeing that the fan had escaped, started to run after it yet again.
He gazed at their backs in deep thought, Could it be, that I will have a new student...?
"So this is Fairy Mountain?" a young blonde girl turned towards the person next to her for confirmation. When he didn't answer, she turned back to admire it until she noticed something bright. "Hm? Something is shining in the sky." Her expression turned quizzical. It looked like there was something flying in the sky.
"You will know when you get there," her family friend gave her a mysterious smile. With a wave of his hand, he magically twirled her around and changed her appearance. Instead of her original tribal dress, she was now wearing a plain robe, and her hair was tied up into a bun with pins to hold it up.
"Eh? Why did you change me to look like a boy?" she looked at him in confusion as she patted her new attire.
"Fairy Mountain doesn't accept female students," he explained. "So, you must look like a boy. Remember this. You are no longer Lucy Heartfilia, the daughter of Magnolia's Celestial King. You are just an orphan I found and sent to Fairy Mountain to become E.N.D.'s student." When he saw that Lucy understood, he continued to walk toward the gate to Fairy Mountain.
Lucy jumped in front of him, "Um, will anyone see through my disguise?"
He looked at her in an amused manner and shrugged, "It depends on luck."
"It depends on luck!?" she gawked at him.
"Yes, E.N.D.'s students definitely can't see through the disguise, but E.N.D. himself will be able to tell that you are a woman." he laughed. "So, it all depends on luck." He continued to walk briskly to Fairy Mountain as Lucy tailed behind him.
As the two arrived at the stone building, Lucy noticed six children standing guard at the entrance. They stood as stiff as soldiers, with their backs as straight as a pole and with their hands behind their backs.
They must be students here.
Lucy began to study a man who was standing at the entrance, ...Where did this guy come from? Is he trying to take my spot as a student? Hmph, no chance. She scoffed. He was obviously here to ask E.N.D. if he would take him as his student.
The man eyed Lucy and scoffed in return, "Hmph. Another ignorant and incompetent person who relies on their family's influence to become a student. E.N.D. is the highly respected God of War. How could someone like you become his student?"
Lucy was about to retort until she saw something flying towards them at high speed. It was a fan, made out of fine wood and decorated with jade. She raised her eyebrows as the man flinched from the abrupt appearance of the fan. She watched the fan as it flew towards her and hovered in front of her. Without thinking much, she instantly grabbed it with a sense of satisfaction and smiled. The fan felt complete in her hands.
Right after she seized the fan, a group of robed men had arrived while gaping at her in shock, "He...!" They then saw another person arrive and made way for him as they said while bowing, "Master!"
Lucy watched their so-called "master" walk up to her. He wasn't that tall, only a few inches taller than her own height. He didn't really look much like a God of War to her.
The pink-haired man thought, Strange...the fan chose him as the owner. He looked her up and down, and realized because he was an expert with a sight that could tell illusions from reality, that this "man" was a woman.
Lucy's family friend nudged her forward and gave her look. Lucy nervously glanced at who must be her possible future master. I thought E.N.D. would have a ferocious and intimidating appearance... He's even more handsome than Zeref. Did he see through Zeref's enchantment...?
While she was thinking to herself, Zeref brought her back to reality and said, "Lucas, hurry and greet E.N.D." That's right. Lucas. Her new guy name.
She nodded her head, and slowly turned towards E.N.D. "E.N.D., I really admire your fame and prowess. I came from afar to seek your guidance and teachings. I hope you are able to take me as one of your students." She paused to glance at his expression.
E.N.D. held his hands behind his back and walked up to her, "The artifact you're holding in your hands is very powerful. It can't go to anyone outside of Fairy Mountain." It seems...she is destined to be my student.
Lucy nodded, understanding. With no reluctance or hesitation, she handed the fan to E.N.D.
E.N.D. nodded in approval and beckoned for Lucy and the arrogant man, "Come." Lucy and the arrogant man followed E.N.D. into the hall while the rest of the sect members followed as well.
While kneeling, Lucy cupped her hands to E.N.D., "My name is Lucas Heartflame."
The arrogant man cupped his hands, "I am Freed Justine."
E.N.D. tapped the fan in his lap, "We already have fifteen students at Fairy Mountain. If I were to accept both of you, who would be the senior?" When Lucy and Freed looked at each other in bewilderment, he turned to Zeref, "Zeref, what do you think?"
Zeref look surprised and glanced at Lucy.
Zeref, please, I don't want to be the junior of this guy, Lucy cleared her throat.
Zeref rolled his eyes, "This boy of mine doesn't seem to be very reliable. How about you make him the junior?"
"Huh!?" Lucy was gobsmacked. She suddenly stood up and pouted, "Then I won't be your student!"
One of the students was astonished, "Hey, you quickly changed your mind about being a student. What do you take Fairy Mountain for?"
"Even if you were brought here by the one and only Zeref, you can't treat Fairy Mountain like this!" another student protested.
E.N.D. raised his hand to stop the students from berating Lucy and calmly asked her, "Why did you change your mind?"
"I was never the youngest of my family. Why should I be the junior here?" she huffed. "Just because I arrived a little later than he did?"
E.N.D. held a chuckle, "Then, how about I give you this magical artifact as compensation? Enough for you?" He nonchalantly tossed the fan over to her.
"Master! You just obtained that artifact today!" the student who protested spoke.
The students began to whisper to each other, "That guy sure is lucky."
"That's the only magical weapon to appear here for thousands of years. Why's it given to him?"
"Yes, that really is too unfair."
Lucy played with the fan in her hands and looked at E.N.D., "You mustn't lie to me."
With a serious face, he said, "I never lie."
"Alright then," she beamed. "Then I will take you as my master."
One of the students rose and ordered, "Bow." Lucy and Freed proceeded to respectfully bow three times to their new master.
"From today on, you will follow I, E.N.D., the God of War as sixteenth student Freed Justine and seventeenth student Lucas Heartflame."
"Thank you, master," they said simultaneously.
"Uh, Master, what is the name of this fan?" Lucy inquired.
He replied, "...The Jade Tailed Fan of Fairy."
In a golden palace far in the heavens, the Lord of the Heavens strode through the hall to his throne.
"Heavenly Lord," a group of people waiting for him greeted.
One person stood out to speak, "Greetings, Heavenly Lord. There's word that Fairy Mountain's God of War, E.N.D. has accepted two new students. He has given the Jade Tailed Fan to one of them. His name is Lucas Heartflame. He was an orphan brought to him by Zeref, E.N.D.'s older brother."
The Heavenly Lord said in disbelief, "What? Fairy Mountain's weapons have enough power to set ruin to all of the lands. But E.N.D. has given it to an orphan...?"
Could such power be held in the hands of a student?
The Heavenly Ruler had sent chaos to the lands for ten thousand years, destroying many clans in the process. The only clans left are the Celestial Clan, Heavenly Clan, and the Demon Clan. They are a part of the Holy Tribes and are respected within it.
She is a celestial deity, the first daughter of Celestial King Jude Heartfilia. Her name is Lucy Heartfilia. Unfortunately for her, she was particularly mischievous in her younger days and caused much trouble. Her parents had found an immortal to keep her from her constant troublemaking, and that was Zeref. He was to give her the name Lucas Heartflame and send her to Fairy Mountain.
Since then, twenty-thousand years had passed.
Lucy was sitting at a booth next to Freed's own stall, giving random passerby's palm readings. She said to a woman, "Give me your hand." The woman obediently placed her hand on top of Lucy's.
Lucy sighed after feeling the woman's hand, "Miss, it seems that your bones are telling me that your love life is filled with misfortune."
One of the lady's attendants cried, "Insolence!"
"Hey, hey, hey, this guy doesn't know what he's doing. He doesn't know fortune-telling through bone structure," Freed interjected. "Come to my stall, and I'll tell you your fate!"
"Hey, are you trying to steal my business?" Lucy glared at him.
"Think about how much business you're taking with that pretty face of yours," Freed pointed out, then turned back to the woman with a friendly smile. "Miss, this way please." He leads her to his stall, "Come and sit."
Before she could sit down, a man on the street grabbed her shoulder while smirking, "Miss, have you run into any trouble?"
Her poker face behind the white veil remained, "Let go."
"A strong-spirited woman. I like you!"
Lucy rolled her eyes as Freed and her watched the scene occurring in front of them, "Again?"
"Every time we come here, a bully comes to mess with an innocent damsel in distress," Freed agreed.
She chuckled, "If she's not married yet, there's bound to be a young hero who will come to save her."
"And if she is married, her husband will come to help her while wielding a sword."
"Whether it is a hero..."
"Or a husband..."
They simultaneously spoke, "He is going to be wearing white."
And then, from out of nowhere, a man wearing white jumped out from the window of a nearby building yelling, "Stop! You bully, let that lady go!" Helpers of the bully that were wielding swords immediately leaped into battle with the hero.
While they were fighting, Lucy shook her head, "Let's go. Master will notice if we're late." Freed nodded as they both stood up and leisurely walked away.
The veiled woman watched as Lucy and Freed left the scene.
Lucy and Freed arrived at the gate to Fairy Mountain.
"Hurry, we're going to be late!" Freed dragged Lucy with him as they ran to the stairs. They couldn't afford to be punished by E.N.D. It was most definitely not fun.
When they were out of sight, the veiled woman they had met at the stalls mysteriously appeared from a puff of smoke with her two attendants.
She lifted her veil and spoke, "He is the one holding the Jade Tailed Fan. It seems...he is the one they call Lucas Heartflame."
One of her attendants said, "You must teach him a lesson!"
She shook her head, "Not yet... I am not in a rush."
"Quick, kneel!" Freed elbowed Lucy in her side.
Without saying anything in return, Lucy kneeled in front of E.N.D. along with Freed.
E.N.D. sipped his tea, "So...you guys went to the mortal realm again?"
One of their fellow students spoke for them, "Master, don't give them a hard time. They only went to the mortal realm to perform divination. They were probably bored, but they didn't cause any trouble." Freed nodded to everything he was saying as if to confirm that it was all true.
"As always, Senior is the best," Lucy smiled at her senior.
"Are you saying that I'm giving you guys a hard time on purpose?" E.N.D. raised his eyebrows.
"Of course not, I..." Lucy turned to her senior when she was at a loss for words. "Senior!"
"Ah," the senior had cold sweat dripping down his face. "You've just returned, Master. You should rest. Freed and Lucas won't cause trouble, I'll look after them."
E.N.D. considered this and decided, "I am a bit tired. You can all go."
"Yes, Master," all of the students said. Freed and the senior quickly shuffled out of the increasingly stuffy room.
Lucy was about to leave in relief until E.N.D. said, "Seventeenth, stay behind." Reluctantly, she had to stay behind.
I'm not going to be punished, am I...?
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