Of Dust and Shadows

by riverofmemories

After falling through time, Lucy Heartfilia finds that history – both the world's and her own – isn't as black and white as she thought it was. With the discovery of magic and the fact that she's arrived in a three-year period no one knows anything about, Lucy is determined to stop the devastation she knows is coming – all while being irreversibly tied to the one who creates it.

2. Part I: Kindle

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PART I:

Kindle

[kin-dle]

verb

transitive verb

1] to start (a fire) burning, light

2] a] to stir up, arouse, b] to bring into being

3] to cause to glow

intransitive verb

1] to catch fire, to begin to burn

2] to flare up

3] to become illuminated

Synonyms: ignite, inflame

Antonyms: put out, extinguish

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"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."

– Albert Schweitzer