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For all the others, your questions should be answered in this chapter.
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Lucy sat near on the floor, near the table where her body was. She continued to tremble as silent tears made its way down her eyes and freely made lines on her face. All those terrible memories, once again, came flooding back to her. She only realized then what a big mistake she had done. That all of this was happening because of her. All of her guilt and sadness caused her to break down.
She stood up and stared at the lifeless body before her, tears still running down her cheeks. This was what she looked like that time? Her friends saw her in this state? It must have been painful for them. And at a little voice at the back of her mind kept telling her that her body's state last month was much worse than the state it was in right now. That her friends have seen her in a much more terrible state than she could see her own body in right now. She kept telling herself to think positively. That at least she had been able to say good bye. But despite that fact, she missed them dearly.
She started to sob openly now. As she remembered what happened just last month. When Natsu left her there, alone, with a broken heart.
FLASHBACK
Lucy couldn't believe what had just happened. Did he really say that? Did her best friend, partner, and her closest nakama really say those words to her? Tears slowly made their way down her cheeks. She didn't mean to be a burden. So he didn't have to be so harsh. His words had pierced through her heart and she could no longer stop her tears from falling. Tears that have wanted to be shed for months.
She had loved Natsu for a long time. Ever since he saved her from the Phantom Lord attack. After he caught her after she jumped off the building, and then cheer her up and made her stay when she had suggested to leave. Even when Erza, Gray, Happy, and him went after her after they thought that she was leaing the guild when she was just going to confront her father. Through time, her feelings for the fire mage grew stronger.
Until she came.
Natsu spent quite a lot of time with Lisanna. Almost as much as he did with her. But Lucy couldn't help but feel jealous. Every time she saw them together, a little piece of her heart broke. Of course, she couldn't do anything. She knew she was nothing but Natsu's best friend. Nothing more. That's just how he sees her. And Lucy couldn't do anything about it. But despite the pain she felt almost every day, she tried very hard not to let it show. She was angry at Lisanna, but she knew she can't hate her. The girl didn't do anything wrong. But still, the hatred towards the youngest Take-Over mage was still there. Lucy just wouldn't admit it, not even to herself.
Days, weeks, and even months passed, and no one even had the slightest clue of the pain that hid behind her smiles every day. Natsu still spent some time with her, of course. And Lucy treasured every moment of it. She enjoyed being with Natsu all the time. She just hated it when he was spending some time with her. She wanted. him. She wanted him all to herself. She wanted to be his. Every day, she felt greed and jealousy well up inside of her. And she knew she can't do anything about it. She chose not to do anything about it. Because her thoughts were all so selfish, and she knew that. Her mind had always been filled with the possibility that Natsu liked Lisanna so much that she had already come to the conclusion that that just may be the case.
She tried, oh how she tried so hard to get over her feelings for him. But she knew she couldn't. She didn't want anybody else. She didn't want Gray, nor Loke, not even Hibiki. She wanted Natsu. Her Natsu. The one who would laugh everything off no matter how much trouble they were already in. The one who would rescue her whenever she was in danger. The one who she knew would always be there for her, through thick and thin. Even though she thought he can never be hers, he would always be there for her.
So she ignored her pain. All of her emotions. Hurt, anger, greed, lust, jealousy. She threw them aside, just so he can be with him. She kept telling herself that it was okay even if they remained friends. It was okay even if Lisanna takes him from her. As long as she can always see that stupid grin on his face. As long as he was happy, so was she. And she would always be able to withstand the pain, as long as he was content.
Or at least, that's what she thought.
After Natsu's outburst, he had probably confirmed that he liked Lisanna. So Lucy was officially heart broken. She had never imagined it to be this painful. The pain from the past few months could never compare to what she felt right then. The thought of her one true loved loving someone else and the fact that her best friend was mad at her. It was all too much.
She felt so many emotions right now. Mostly sadness, pain, jealousy and anger. Her sadness and pain was because of her rejection. And her jealousy and anger was caused by a certain white haired girl. She could no longer deny her hatred towards her, as Lucy continually sobbed openly.
"WHY COULDN'T SHE HAVE JUST DIED?" Lucy yelled at herself. But she gasped and covered her mouth as she realized what she just said.
Then she suddenly heard someone clap from behind her. The man they were fighting. The man with black hair and red eyes that now seemed as if they were glowing. He approached her. At the moment, Lucy was still too shocked at both her sudden outburst and his sudden arrival to do anything. She just stared at him with wide eyes.
"Lucy Heartphilia." he called out to her. She seemed to be able to snap out of it. So she stood up and backed away from him. "It's nice to meet you."
Lucy's eyes widened and she stared at him in confusion and stopped retreating away from him. How did he know her name? She barely even noticed that he had started to come near her, until he was right in front of her and she wasn't even bothered by it.
"Wh-who are you? How did you know my name?"
"Ah, my apologies, I didn't have the chance to introduce myself properly, have I?" he bowed. "I am Prince Hidenori, heir to the kingdom of Visna."
"Th-the Prince of Visna!" Lucy started backing away from him again.
"Yes, that's right." he smiled wickedly at her before grabbing her wrist and pulling her towards him. Lucy squeaked in surprise as he wrapped one hand around her waist and the other one was holding her hand tightly. "Now, I have a little proposition for you."
"P-proposition?"
"Yes. You see, you seem very special. Mostly because of your anger."
"Wh-what anger?" she asked, confused and nervous. He leaned his face near hers and Lucy blushed. She tried to get out of the man's grasp but it was to no avail.
"You can't hide it from me." he said. "That white haired girl. You hate her don't you?"
Lucy stopped struggling and stared at the man. How did he . . ?
"All that anger and hatred locked up inside of you . . . " he smirked. "Building up and almost ready to burst. Yet you are still unable to let it all out. You choose not to let it out."
Lucy felt as if she was hypnotized by his bloody red eyes that were so mesmerizing. "What if I could give you a chance to get revenge for all the pain you are experiencing right now? I can grant each and every one of your wishes. That, and so much more."
Greed took over Lucy as she imagined all the possibilities of what he could possibly give her. He was a prince. Heir to a kingdom. The possibilities were endless.
"I only ask for one thing . . ." he said and whispered something to her ear. Her eyes had widened and everything went black
FLASHBACK END
After that, and the death in front of her friends, she had found herself in this castle. She had been surrounded by the prince, Sebastian, The SSS, several hooded figures, and even the king himself.
Before she supposedly died, the prince had taken one of her eyeballs. Apparently, the saying 'the eyes are windows to the soul' are true in more than one sense. It seems that an eye is the symbol for one's soul. And one eye was enough for them to break a certain law of magic.
They resurrected her.
In the process, they had to kill an innocent child so they can use the body to put her soul in it. That was one of the reasons why she despised them. They were pure evil. They'd certainly do anything to get what they wanted. She also felt really guilty, since she thought it was her fault that such a young child died.
After killing the girl with euthanasia, they did a ritual. By replacing one of the little girl's eyes with hers, they had also placed her soul into the little girl's body.
"If you're going to act like an innocent little girl, you might as well look like one." Hidenori said before walking out of the room with the king and Sebastian, laughing.
The SSS members stayed and got to know her better while the hooded men continued to examine her. That was how she managed to get along with them while she despised the others. At least they cared for her and showed their concern. While the other three were a bunch of selfish bastards. Unlike the SSS, they would always cheer her up when she was feeling down and prevent her tears from falling. Even if they do it unintentionally sometimes.
After getting to know each and every one of them, they named her 'Adora'. Since they found out about her past and thought that giving her a new name would help her get over it. But ever since she was resurrected, they kept bugging her to accept the princes offer. She found out that the only purpose of her new nick name was because of the king's orders. Looks like they didn't want anybody else to know that they were treating a girl from a rival country like a princess. She heard that it might ruin the country's image. Apparently, they thought that she would say yes immediately and didn't think that she would mind. Well, she didn't mind, but she didn't accept the offer, either. So, when she was alone with the prince in the garden one time, he tried to persuade her with the same sweet words that got her greed overcome her. Unfortunately for them, it didn't work for a second time.
Too bad for the SSS though, they were really looking forward to her being one of them. It's not every day that they get a new general in the army. And it had been such a let-down for them when they found out that Lucy was going to refuse. Looks like they really want to be with her and spend more time with her. They said she seemed really fun and interesting. But the only way for that to happen is if she accepted. Which will never happen in a million years. She had begged them to take her home. They pitied her, but unfortunately, they had no power to do that. They were also prisoners to the country, as much as she was. So they started focusing on persuading her like what the prince was doing. They weren't making any progress though.
Lucy couldn't deny the fact that she had been selfish and greedy to have wanted to accept it at first. Those two emotions have overcome her when he first heard his voice that told her what he could give her. But after hearing what was the condition for all that, what he wanted in exchange, she definitely had to deny. It was too big, and she was sure that it won't be worth it. Sure, she would also receive a great deal of magical power. They'll give her power as strong as that of a Wizard Saint. And heck, she'll be the leader of the SSS. Well, she won't be a part of it, much like what Blue note was to the 7 Kin of Purgatory. She won't be a damsel in distress anymore. She'd be able to take care of herself. She won't need anyone anymore. Not even him.
But she knew if she accepted it, she would soon regret it. She just knew she would. So no matter what they do, they couldn't change her mind. Even if they did somehow manage to put her back to her original body. She would rather be a child for all eternity than to accept the prince's offer. But she knew she wouldn't have to.
Lucy stopped crying, but she continued to stare at her body. She wiped off her remaining tears and went back to her room. Her door was fixed now, so she locked it and jump into the bed and buried her head into the mountain of pillows.
She wasn't going to stay here for any longer. She wasn't going to be imprisoned for any longer. She knew he was going to come. Just like he always did when she was in trouble. He was coming to rescue her. She just knew it.
Natsu . . .
Simply thinking of his name made her smile. Thinking of her fist love, it alone brightened her day. Sure, he had been so mad at her the last time, during the night of that incident. But she knew he had already forgiven her. After all, what had happened a few days ago . . .
Lucy . . . I'm sorry.
She was so shocked, and confused. She honestly wasn't able to think straight. So instead of running to him and hug him because she missed him so much, she did the opposite. She ran away from him. Her best friend, her first love, her closest nakama. She still couldn't believe she blew that chance. But she was still happy that she got to see his face and confirm her theory. That e will come and rescue her and take her away from this place. And he did. He actually came. Why he came to this country, she didn't know. Because he obviously didn't know that she was resurrected.
But, he was coming. Maybe even with her other friends. Mira, Gray, Erza, Levy, Juvia and maybe even all of her spirits. And after they all find out that she was alive, they'll definitely take her home. She didn't care if she would never be able to get back to her normal body. She just wanted to go back to her friends. Her family. Her fellow nakama. Oh, how she missed them so much. Although she wished they had tried a little harder to hide their presence. She had to cover for them three times already. Once when she ran away from Natsu, Sebastian had been planning on venturing the forest because he sensed her distress that time. Well, she would admit that it was her fault that time. The second was when they sneaked in with the dragon slayers. She purposely let Sebastian find her so that he won't find Natsu. And the third time was when it was only Erza, Gray, and Hibiki that were spying around. Hyosuke and Kiyomi almost blew their cover. Thankfully, she was there to cover them.
So all she had to do now was to wait for when the eclipse will happen. That's when everyone in this country whose magic consists of dark magic will weaken. She just had to wait a little longer, and then she'll be able to come home. But she missed them so much already. It made her wonder, would she be able to wait that long?
"Natsu, you idiot . . . " She mumbled to herself. "Come and save me already."
Exhaustion began to take over. She started forgetting how the fire mage had completely broken her heart. All she wanted in the world right now was to just see him. Forget her love for him and her jealousy when she sees him and Lisanna together. She would rather see him with Lisanna than not seeing him at all. And with those thoughts in mind, she surrendered herself to sleep.
Hidenori smiled wickedly at himself as he returned to his room. He had no time to worry about the little princess for now. He has more important matters to attend to.
He would be able to offer her anything. Anything she ever and would ever want, he can give it to her. Who in their right mind would refuse an offer like that? So it should be a matter of time. All he had to do was wait for a little while. In the meantime, he had other matters to attend to. Matters like the trespassers camping about a couple of miles from the castle. The mages who were sent here from Fiore.
He smirked. What a bunch of ignorant fools. They honestly thought that they would have been able to hide their presence from him. Ha! He had sensed them the first second they arrived. He was about to get his soldiers to go take care of them. But then, at the last second, he thought to himself, why not have a little fun?
He allowed them to enter the castle and allowed them to know about the eclipse. But the information they received wasn't entirely correct. They should be charging towards the castle in two days. But the eclipse won't be until next week. How naive. Did they honestly think that they could have gotten such critical information like that so easily? What a bunch of simple-minded fools. He would enjoy watching them be executed.
He continued to grinned evilly at himself as he looked out from the balcony. It will be such an interesting week.
Hope you enjoyed it!
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Anyway, here's some info on my OC's:
Hidenori - 24 years of age. Currently the prince of Visna, and the only heir to the throne. He has sadistic and cruel kind of personality. He's much like what Laxus was before the Battle of Fairy Tail. You know, all high and mighty. He has jet black hair and red eyes, kind of like Rogue, but his hair style is more similar to Gray's. He's very strong when it comes to magical power, and he's also really skilled in had-to-hand combat and swordsmanship. Though he would rather sit back and watch his soldiers do all the work for him. So it's been a while since someone has seen his true potential. His name is japanese for 'superior rule'.
Addei - 28 years of age. Symbolizes Pride. You could say that she's the leader of the SSS. Though it's not really confirmed. She just seems to like bossing people around. She's very self-centered and has a very high self-esteem. Addei is always seen carrying a mirror, it may either be in her hand r in her pocket. She spends most of her time criticizing the others and prefers people to add a honorific to her name like '-san'. She has long wavy purple hair that reaches to her knees, and bloody red eyes. She would prefer reading than fighting, and when it comes to guarding the king, she would stand back and watch them, only to help if the others are in big trouble. Addei means 'adorned'.
Hyosuke - 27 years of age. Symbolizes Wrath. Basically, he's the strongest and most violent one in the SSS. Though he would much rather destroy stuff in the castle than to pick unnecessary fights with his fellow SSS members. Mostly because he thought they were boring. Hyosuke can't stand silence and would snap and create a ruckus of there has been too much of it. He tends to be the most talkative, except when he's around the king. He has spiky red hair much similar to Elfman's hair style. He's incredibly skilled in hand-to-hand combat but doesn't know how to wield a weapon. Most of the time, he would be seen doing what was Addei's job. Also, he seems to have a huge crush on Kiyomi. His name means 'helpful soldier'.
Kiyomi - 24 years of age. Symbolizes Lust. She's a bit shy and carefree sometimes and would always be seen daydreaming. But she never seems to mind wearing very revealing clothes, sometimes wearing only a robe, or even only having a towel wrapped around her. She likes to walk around the castle like that, sometimes causing male servants and guards to faint nose bleeding. But she doesn't seem to mind. Mot of the people in the palace have already gotten used o her, except for Hyosuke. No one knows if she notices his feelings towards her. But she either acts completely oblivious to it, or not caring in the slightest about it. She has long straight light blue hair that reaches her waist. She has a great amount of speed, is flexible and an expert at dodging attacks and seems to know quite a bit about hand-to-hand combat, since Hyosuke had offered to teach her not too long ago. Kiyomi's name means 'pure beauty'.
Mia - 20 years of age. Symbolizes Greed. Mia is the youngest of all the SSS members. Despite her age, she is very small and looks like she's five years younger than what she really is. Other than that, she tends to really act like a child sometimes. A spoiled brat, as Addei would put it. Her hobbies consist of counting all the money from the king's taxes and talking to her best friend, Aeschylus. Mia tends to wear expensive clothing and hates o be in casual attires. But she was forced to wear them, since it was the king's orders, though she still wears very expensive accessories, no one knows where where ever got them. She has long blonde hair that reaches her knees and curls up at the tips. She doesn't seem to have much skill but she's very good with magic so she can be pretty useful. Her name means 'mine'.
Aeschylus - 22 years of age. Symbolizes Envy. Aeschylus is a bit short for his age, but not as much as Mia. He tends to be very quiet and a bit mysterious and spooky. No one knows much about him, other than the fact that he spends a LOT of time with Mia, when he's not with her, he can be found stalking someone or staring at the king or prince. He has green hair which was spiky on most occasions but was down whenever he was depressed, well more depressed than usual that is. Despite his looks, he can be very strong when he gets serious in a fight. His name can be translated to 'shame' in greek.
Kazuki - 29 years of age. Symbolizes Gluttony. He's the eldest of the SSS. He's very cheerful and energetic. His hobbies consist of cooking for his fellow members and Adora/Mira, and chatting with them. Lucy commented once that her cooking is even better than Mira's, she can also get along more with him than she did with Mira. She also likes spending a lot of time with Galan, his best friend. Though he would do most of the talking and Galan would just be listening in silence, rarely giving any comments. He had spiky brown hair, though it was covered with a hairnet most of the time. He also has a very impressive amount of strength and agility. His name means 'one tree'.
Galan - 27 years of age. Symbolizes Sloth. He is always laying around. Whether it was o the floor or a bed, it doesn't really matter for him. He spends most of his time either asleep, eating, or listening to Kazuki. Though, once in a while, he would be seen awake doing nothing, but looking either uninterested in what was going on or really sleepy. He was a light sleeper so no one ever has any trouble with him sleeping all the time. Galan has silver hair similar to the Take Over siblings, which was down. Despite his daily lifestyle, he has an impressive amount of speed and an expert at dodging attacks and he is also skilled in hand-to-hand combat. His name can be translated to 'calm'.
Adora - 10 years of age. The image Lucy was given when she began to be a prisoner of the castle. She would always be seen wearing rags, though Greed would once in a while hand her some clothes. But Lucy would often refuse for some odd reason. Adora has long black hair that reached her shoulders and was really messy all the time, Lucy never bothered to fix it, but Addei would sometimes. She also had pale skin, her bangs covered her left eye and she has an eye patch on the other. But she never complained about it and she seemed to be able to see perfectly fine. Her right eye was of deep blue in color while the one covered with an eye patch is her own eye which was chocolate brown. Adora means 'loved child' in latin.
Sebastian - Age is unknown. As Hibiki said, he is being controlled, so he obeys every one of the order that was given to him without question. Though Lucy and the SSS members doesn't seem to know anything about it. He has jet black hair which was always down and neatly combed. He always wore a neat black tuxedo. He doesn't seem to have any magical power whatsoever, but he is very skilled in hand-to-hand combat, more than any of the SSS are. Name is randomly picked.
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