Long ago, before Fairy Tail and the continents came to be, ruled the heavenly dragons.
These dragons ruled the heavens as well as the Celestial bodies and watched over the growth of Earthland. Amongst the heavenly dragons, there was one who ruled over all and was known as Aurora. She was known as the mother of dragons and was the most powerful dragon amongst the other heavenly dragons. The dragons worshiped Aurora and never betrayed her. Aurora ruled the Divine Land with confidence and was seen as a powerful and wise leader. At the peak of a celebration known as Heavenly Lights, Aurora had announced of a child that was developing within her. The dragons cheered for a princess or a prince would soon join the royal family. The Dragons celebrated the news of the child, but Aurora felt a vision from the Divine Beings. One that would change everything for her and the child concealed within her.
(Heavenly Lights - This celebration is where the heavenly dragons celebrate the kingdom of the Divine Land. Each dragons bodies is surrounded by a warm light like a lantern and each dragon dance in the sky which is why it is known as the Heavenly Lights celebration)
Seven months passed and soon on the day of the Celestial Festival, Aurora had given birth to a daughter. When Aurora examined her newly born daughter she admired her with all her heart. Her scales were like the purest of white pearls with distinct golden highlights on certain areas of her body. She had small tuffs of flowing hair running down her neck. Aurora laid beside her daughter for a while before the little one started to move. As she opened her eyes, Aurora was smiling as she stared into her daughter's golden eyes.
"I shall call you Elara, my sweet little star." Aurora bent down to rub her head against Elara's who complied back and rubbed with excitement. The Dragons celebrated the birth of Elara and respected Elara as if she were Aurora herself.
Elara's growth was truly promising...
During the rising dawn, Elara would wake her mother up to take her morning flight. Despite the early hours, Aurora complied and always accompanied Elara on her morning flights. When they returned from flying around the kingdom they were always greeted to a nice breakfast before Aurora attended to her duties as queen. Elara would always stay in Aurora's secret garden where no dragon is allowed in except for Elara and Aurora herself. Elara would always glance down to see Earthland.
"I wonder what it's like down there," Elara muttered to herself.
"It is a place where you are not allowed to set foot in." A voice surprised young Elara. She turned to see her mother behind her.
"Hi, mother uhh I was just admiring the land below. Yup, definitely not thinking about going there." Elara chuckled nervously as her mother stared into her soul.
"Elara, darling, the land below us is a place where we avoid at all costs. It is filled with creatures known as mortals or humans. There are those who do good deeds and there are those who do bad deeds. It is unsafe for dragons such as ourselves to show our faces towards those mortals. Some might capture the both of us and use us for our divine powers. Do you understand what I am saying Elara?" Aurora looked at Elara who nodded and looked down on the grassy field.
"I understand your curiosity but I'm telling you this for your own protection. Please and try to understand that Elara...now if you will excuse me I must leave to have a chat with our Commander in Chief of our army. Elara please be in the dining hall before dusk." Aurora turned around before turning her head to glance at Elara.
"Yes mother, I will be there," Elara replied in a monotone voice. As Aurora left, Elara felt sad by the sudden lecture. She understood the risks of entering the land it's just that her curiosity got the better of her on different occasions.
-sigh- "I should just try to avoid looking at Earthland. It'll make my curiosity even worse, but I can't help it but wonder how these mortals are like." Elara placed her head on the grassy field and laid still for 5 minutes before heading to the dining hall to greet her mother once again.
18 years slowly past by for Elara who grew in beauty and maturity. She developed her horns which were straight but had a slight curve at the end part. Elara's "hair" had grown too but not overwhelmingly big but just a subtle length that suited her beauty. Her facial features attracted the younger males into wanting to mate with her but with Elara being a royal they were forbidden to mate with her. Elara had gained new knowledge over the past years and even decided to help with her mother's duties from time to time. Elara was well loved by her subjects and treated her kindly. Elara would always greet her people with a smile and show her kindness towards the different dragons of age.
On the day of the Celestial Festival, all seemed to be well with dragons flying around, feasting on delectable treats, and dancing to complete the festival. Elara was enjoying the festival with her mother but Aurora had been acting strangely in Elara's eyes. Aurora had been more protective of her and summoned more dragon knights to protect the two. In the palace where the main celebration was being held, Aurora was crowded by other royals and officers giving Elara the chance to sneak off into the garden.
Elara played with the creatures in the garden and spoke to Dragon Willow (which was a willow tree in the shape of a dragon) unaware that a figure was watching Elara. The figure slowly crept up upon Elara causing the small creatures to suddenly run away from her. This caused her to quickly turn around to spot the figure. She quickly jumped away as the figure attacked. A loud boom echoed the castle and alerted everyone including Aurora. Elara and the figure continued to battle in the garden until Aurora arrived in the private garden. Distracted by the arrival of her mother, the figure sent out a dark firey blast straight towards Elara. Before she could react she felt a sharp pain on her chest as she was sent flying into the Dragon Willow tree. Elara couldn't feel her body and her vision was getting hazier each passing second. She could see a blurry figure in front of her...it was her mother.
"ELARA!" Aurora cried out.
The guards flew for the figure but failed as it jumped off the railing of the garden and flew down into Earthland. Aurora was beyond furious but the soothing touch of Elara calmed the furious queen.
"Elara I'm so sorry, the heavenly divines sent a dire warning on your future birthday but I was so blinded with the celebration to save you." Aurora knelt down towards her daughters still body.
"Mother...the dragon...willow." Elara gasped out.
Aurora looked at the tree and noticed it was shining golden light out of its crystal eyes. Aurora nodded and closed her eyes surrounding herself in the same light like the willow.
"Elara, I will seal you amongst the stars to save your life. At the same time as the celebration of the Celestial bodies, you will be saved in the hands of a mortal." The dragon willow spoke in a divine voice.
"A mortal!" Aurora was taken aback.
"There is no other way Aurora, the magic cast on Elara is mortals magic. There must have been a breach in the time rifts if one of them were able to enter the Heavenly Divine lands. " the willow replied back. The willows leafs slowly turned into a golden shade as it worked its magic on Elara who slowly was fading. Aurora cuddled her daughter one final time before the willow could seal her body in the universe.
"Fear not, the mortal who shall free her will be just like Elara. I will keep watch over her body in the stars. I am sorry Aurora, it is the only way." the willow spoke.
"I understand." Aurora glanced at the willow before looking down at her daughter.
The willow proceeded to engulf Elara's body with sealing magic that slowly lifted her into the stary abyss. Aurora watched as her body slowly faded leaving golden dust that sprinkled the garden. Now all she could do was watch her daughter up in the stars.
On the day of the Celestial Celebration, a mortal will be able to release and bring Elara back to life. If one is able to succeed in this process the mortal will be granted as the Celestial Dragon Slayer.