Emotionless
Chapter 47, Some Things Never Change
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Lucy's Pov...
The train ride to Magnolia went by quickly, I slept the entire way and only woke up when there was just five minutes until arrival, curtesy pointed out by the ticket-men.
By the time I stepped of the train feeling (or would be) like a free man or women I guess, I still could not escape the hesitance my body reacted to this place.
After all, I'm heading to the very guild that betrayed me thrice over. First time was when I was left behind for Lisanna the first time, second time when Eclipse opened for the first time in.. forever, and in the next world where I was coincidently betrayed once again by Team Natsu ignoring me.
Yet, I couldn't bring myself to hate them even if I had my emotions.. I've seen them die twice, well saw and heard. My relationship will never be the same with them again, but no matter how rough our relationship road may be, once family is forever family.
Which sucks, but it's the truth.
Makes me kinda feel like I'd be glad I do not have my emotions, otherwise I wouldn't have the guts to face the guild again without burning into a fire rage 1000times worse than Natsu when he's serious.
Even if I wanted to forget Fairy Tail, I couldn't. No matter where I go, I'm always reminded of them somehow or another.
Though I keep my mind blank as I approach Fairy Tail along the familiar road that follows the river bank. Shame I don't have Plue this time, though he would be lonely with myself as his owner. A silver spirit like himself needs love, and that's not something I can give anymore.
Not that I mind of course.
To be emotionless is a great advantage to deal with Hell spirits, or at least I assume that's the case. They are demons and death spirits after all.
When Fairy Tail is in my view, I quickly absorb all my aura around me back into my body, leaving me to a civilian ranked status over magic power. Don't want to be judged by the power I wield, but as the person I am.
I take in a deep breath by habit that I used to use to calm my nerves before opening the doors, without a bang fortunately.
And by the dragons was the sight a feeling of warmth brought to my body. The guild was exactly how I first arrived, and still as beautiful since the very day it was created.
The guild was at their usual brawl, but I noticed something very different. For one, Mirajane isn't waiting on tables or at the bar, I don't see her at all. Natsu isn't here either. Elfman is absent too, along with Erza but she hadn't come until later.
Different dimension, different set.
I sigh silently and before I've even made it to the stairs a body flies over my head that I just barely managed to dodge. I look behind me to see Gray, in his underpants. I see he's not changed at all.
Hmm, maybe I was wrong about Fairy Tail being different.
Gray quickly got to his feet and looked like he was about to charge right back into the brawl, but stopped when he noticed me.
"Oh, hey are you new?" He asked me, offering his hand to shake.
I slowly remove my hood from my head, allowing him to see me clearly before accepting his hand and his greeting. "Yea, I'm here to join if that's alright." Strange, this time Gray didn't ask for my underwear this time.
Got to keep reminding myself this is a different dimension and therefor a different set in time.
Gray shrugged before replying, "You'll have to talk to our master, he's in his office now. Fairy Tail accepts just about everyone though, so I doubt he'll let you down." He tells me, before letting go of my hand and leaping right back into the brawl.
"Huh." I whisper before walking towards the stairs, easily avoiding the flying bodies and beer mugs.
Once I'm up on the second floor I'm surprised to see no one up here, and realize I haven't actually been up on this floor before - ever. Not in this guild, sure I had seen the newer guild's S-class hall but this one just holds so many memories of the strongest wizards in Fairy Tail that had been in this very room.
Right, I was going to Makarov's office. No time to fan over this.
I head over to his door and knock on it twice. After hearing a quiet come in, with the after word "brat" I open the door and walk in.
Makarov looks at me surprised, before his expression turned sheepish. "Eh, sorry I thought you were one of my brats. What do you need?" he asked me, hopping unto his desk.
"I was hoping I could join Fairy Tail, actually." I tell him, my voice calm and straight to the point.
He lifts an eyebrow in surprise before smiling like he had just won the lottery. "Good, good, a new member! These brats were tiring me out lately. Alright, let me just give you the guild stamp and oh, what color and where do you want it?" He asks me happily, revealing the guild stamp stamper.
I realized that I'm actually not showing much skin, and though I would of originally put it on my arms I decide on the back of my neck since it's the best place, and shows a hidden meaning.
Besides, I'm tired of getting my arms scarred over all the time.
So, I lift up my blond hair and turn around before pointing my free hand right at the back of my neck. "In black, thank you." I say, after feeling the cool ink press against my skin before he pulls it away and I let my hair fall back down before facing him again.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail child, oh and I'm Master Makarov." He said as a greeting, a silent invitation to introduce myself.
"I'm Lucy, just Lucy though." I tell him.
"Only Lucy?" He asks me in curious suspicion.
I let lose a smile before deciding to use my full title. "Alright, my name is Lucy but many have named me 'Lucy of the lost souls' over the years." I tell him, and though it was a half-lie, it truly is the most fitting for me.
He nods and smiles before motioning to the door. "Well, why don't you go downstairs and meet the guild. They're a rowdy bunch but their good in their hearts." I was amazed by his words. When I had joined the guild in the past, I was introduced to the guild by Mira, but with Makarov it holds a whole new meaning.
I smile and bid myself goodbye with a thank you before leaving, closing the door behind me before going down to the first floor of the guild.
I decide to lean on one of the rails of the guild and watch the guild to see what's different and what's the same. The people seem the same, only a few things are off, but then again I'm not the same person as I used to be either.
"I take it your in?" I pull my eyes over to the form standing to my left. Gray.
He had seemed to find his clothes, and was currently shrugging his hands in the pockets of his coat.
"I'm in." I tell him with a smile in which he returns.
"Well, I'm Gray." He greets to me, officially. A barrel of bear is suddenly chucked toward us and we both duck in time to hear it slam into the wall behind us. I was surprised it to explode with the brute force it was thrown at.
"Lucy." I reply back, remaining in a crouch for a moment longer before standing up with Gray.
"You'll get used to them." He tells me, meaning the rowdy and mostly teenagers of the guild.
"I'm already getting used to you." I return, and catch him grinning. "Yeah, you'll fit it nicely with Fairy Tail."
"Er, thanks?" I say, watching him run back into the brawl, with fists flying in every direction along with his clothes 'magically' removing themselves from his form.
I shake my head in irony before heading to the bar and plopping myself into one of the stool chairs next to a face I didn't bother looking at.
Coincidently, Laki was the waitress of the guild it would seem.
Laki Olietta, I never knew much about her. I know she didn't leave the guild during the seven year time-skip though. She has long violet hair and brown eyes, and is eighteen I think. She leaves Fairy Tail eventually though, at one point. I don't remember completely, though it's best to know she hadn't been apart of Fairy Tail when they blamed me for the opening of the Eclipse Gate and hunted me down when they weren't being slaughtered by dragons.
She died though, everyone died during the Dragon Eclipse. Everyone except myself and Future Rogue.
Anyways, she seems harmless enough. Glasses, red bow in her hair, sporting a light blue coat that reaches her thighs, dark pants, and some type of shoe. Studying people without looking like your checking them out isn't the easiest thing in the world.
Laki seems nice enough though, she didn't ignore me really in both dimensions I've been in involving Fairy Tail. Thing is, we never really knew each other because I was always with Team Natsu or Wendy and Levy. I kept close to a small group of friends and never really bothered to meet anyone else.
Harsh, but things are different now.
I'm no longer Lucy of the Heartifilia family or even Lucy of Fairy Tail. Nope, I'm Lucy of the Lost Souls.
"Hey I'm Laki, you're new to Fairy Tail aren't you." Laki chirped, turning around when she noticed me.
I nod to her before saying, "Yeah, been meaning to join for a while just never had the time.."
A beer mug flies towards me and I just barely catch it in time before it hits the girl next to me. I bring it to my lips before smirking and shouting to the brawl behind me, "Thanks for the free drink!"
I turn back around and put the mug of beer on the counter and barely conceal a laugh when I hear Cana grumble about her drink being stolen.
"You'll fit in here nicely." Laki says suddenly, causing me to look up with her with a raised eyebrow. "Hn, I've been getting that a lot recently actually." I tell her, before sipping a long choke of the beer.
Laki rolls her eyes before leaving to gather more orders from the guild members at the tables, leaving me semi-alone with the girl I still don't know.
"Hey, I'm Levy. Nice to meet a new girl in the guild, I thought we'd never get another one." Or maybe I do know her.. Levy McGarden, best friend turned traitor.
Seventeen years-old and looks exactly the same I remember first meeting her as. Perky, short, with the short blue hair, same yellow ribbon in her hair, same white short shorts, orange bra (why?), blue vest, and friendly brown eyes.
The same brown eyes that had been narrowed in fear when the black dragon had picked her up with it's jagged silver claws and lifted her high up above the clouds before dropping her, thousands on thousands of feet to the ground where her body must have exploded on itself. I wasn't there to see it, to busy running for my life as the dragons plucked of person after person from the crowd before the Eclipse Gate. We must've looked like a feast to them when the first came out, and indeed that's what most ended up being.
I still can't get over the fact that I was the one to blame when Yukino was the one who begged me to help her open the gate with her for the princess, no, under the princess's command.
Yukino didn't even side by me, probably too afraid to be hunted down by her own guild and left me to the fate she had put me in. I'm never going to tell her who her sister is as revenge, in fact I think I may just kill her as a secret form of revenge.
As for the princess, her people gave her pity and gave her a slip of an excuse that she was too young to understand her mistakes. They used me as their escape goat, and I will be sure they pay for the hell they put me through.
Although, I also can't ignore the fact that I am at fault as well, all I had to do was say no. Even though I would continue to be with a guild that no one sees me in, no one that would look at me or talk to me, at least it would have saved all the lives in Fiore. Even if they hadn't realized it.
Yet, I can't help but say I prefer the way things have gone. Why must I be the one who suffers under their actions? It's selfish I know, but what's been done is done. I'm still paying for it too, saving their sorry asses that aren't even sorry for what they've done.
Well, they haven't done it yet actually. Maybe I can change fate this time around.
"Hello?" A shy voice breaks me from my thoughts and I look up at Levy who looked rather nervous.
Time to through on the mask.
"Oh, sorry. I just got lost in thought." I say rubbing my neck with a sheepish expression. "I'm Lucy." I tell her, offering my hand in greeting.
Her cool hand accepts mine, before pulling away and asking, "Do you mind if I ask what you were in such deep thought in?"
You wouldn't want to know.
Of course, I say this instead, "Oh, I was actually thinking about these new keys I discovered recently." I told her, truthfully for once.
Levy looked interested now and asked, "Keys? Oh, are you a celestial mage!" Excitedly asks, might I add.
"Yeah, though I rely on a different magic. Did you know there are more than gold and silver keys? I wasn't aware of such a thing." I tell her.
Levy shakes her head though. "No, I haven't either. There are probably lots of books on them though!" She chirps.
I nod, and pull out the three books I had bought from the store in Hargeon. "I got these with the keys, though I haven't had the time to read them..." I say, hinting for her to read them unknowingly to her.
"Do you mind if I see them for a few minutes? I could probably tell you what's in them." She asks, wringing her hands showing she's nervous in asking.
I push the books towards her and tell her to go for it, knowing she would be able to read all three in a matter of ten minutes with her glasses.
She smiles happily and almost immediately opens the book Majestical Keys for dummies and begins reading.
Seeing her so deep in reading the book I decide further conversation in pointless, so I wonder over to Gray who was currently drinking an icy drink. Blue of course.
His shirt and coat was gone but fortunately for my eyes he remained in his black jeans and boots.
He is actually pretty hot, just not my type and I've always seen him as more of a sibling than anything more.
"What's up?" He asks me, once I've flopped unto the bench across from him.
"I was wondering if a salamander went to this guild." Immediately after I ask this his expression turns to one of disgust. "I'm curious because I ran into this guy in Hargeon who was pretending to be Salamander, or at least I think he was pretending." I tell him, and he looks at me again before asking what he looked like.
"He was tall, skinny, weak, manipulative, show off, dark blue hair, black eyes, looked stupid..." I trail off, and I see Gray smirking. "Nah, that's not Natsu - Salamander. The guy I think your describing is this slave trader who calls himself Bora. There was a job request up for his capture though I guess we should take it down now, if you already took care of it." Gray asks the silent question.
"Oh, no one will be seeing Bora for a loooonnngg time." I tell him, smirking back.
Gray leans back and crosses his arms behind his head. "Nice job. The real salamander though is Natsu. He's loud, annoying, stupid and a show-off." He tell me, rolling his eyes when he said salamander.
"Really?" I ask, feigning surprise but knowing I just lit a spark for Gray to badmouth Natsu - not that I mind, not at all.
"Oh yeah, although Lisanna usual keeps him from destroying the towns, but sometimes you can't stop flame brain from destroying an entire city. The magic council hates it when he destroys towns." He tells me, and I'm surprised to hear Lisanna's name come into the picture.
That would mean Lisanna isn't in Edolas.
"Who's Lisanna?" I ask him, and he stops the endless trail of insults towards Natsu when he hears me ask that.
A soft smile grows on Gray's expression. "Oh Lisanna? She's one of the takeover siblings, I'm surprised you haven't heard of her."
I shrug and tell him I'm not one for gossip of the villagers in which he nods in understanding before continuing.
"Well, Lisanna is the youngest of the Strauss siblings. Her brother is Elfman, you'll hear him blabbering on about manliness pretty much all the time. Her oldest sister though, her name is Mirajane, she's the devil of the guild."
This must be how she was before Lisanna 'died' and since she never died in this world and went to Edolas that would mean Mirajane never changed her personality.
"Lisanna is also best friends with Natsu, been so since she joined the guild. Honestly, you would think they'd be dating by now but Natsu is as dense as they come." Gray said with a grin.
"What are the teams in the guild?" I ask him, curious sounding.
Gray thinks on it a bit before looking around the guild. "Well, there's Shadow Gear which consists of Droy, Jet, and Levy. Droy and Jet have asked Levy out thousands of times but she's proved she's uninterested. There's also Fire Trail which is Lisanna and Natsu, the Takeover Siblings which like I said before were the three Strauss siblings. They often go on S-class missions since Mirajane is S-class, but when they're not on missions they're here or Lisanna is with Natsu on regular missions. There is also the Thunder God Tribe which consists of Laxus, Evergreen, Bickslow, and Freed. Laxus is S-class and an ass, but also the son of Master Makarov. He's always bragging about taking Gramps place and changing the guild so it's the strongest when it already is the strongest guild in Fiore.
"That's all though, I believe. The rest of us are solo mages."
I nod thoughtfully, also realizing there are a lot of the guild members that are solo then.
"Some of us though, only join for the free drinks and stay here just for that." Gray says pointing at the long line of mages drinking sake and beer.
"Huh, so what magic do you use?" I ask him, even though I already know, it seems like the right time to ask.
"Ice-make, see?" He says, forming an ice sculpture of the Fairy Tail insignia.
"That's awesome." I tell him, because in a sense it really was.
"How about you?" He asks me, as I expected.
"Well, I'm a celestial mage, and use Lost Soul magic among other things.." I tell him, noticing his confused expression.
"I don't think I've ever heard of Lost Soul magic, is it one of the Lost magics?" He asks me, but I reply of a shrug. "It might be, you can't learn it though it has to be created from your soul." Or at least I think that's the case.
His eyebrows raise. "Wait, you're telling me you created your own magic?"
I grin, "Yep, from my knowledge I'm the only one who uses it." Seeing Kira is dead.
"Wow, that's cool." He says honestly, and looks like he was about to ask another question when he is suddenly thrown back by an incoming barrel, causing him to slam into a wall. He get's up though, and forms ice over his fists before running head-charged into the brawl.
Boys.
"Hey, Lucy?" I look up to see Levi handing the three books I assume she just finished reading, which I take and place back into my armor. She sits down on the bench Gray had previous been in and looks at me in a new found excitement.
"Hey, you learn anything from the books?" I ask, already knowing she did.
"Yep! I found out that Celestial magic isn't the only type of Key magic, there are actually seven types. Celestial, Egyptian, Hell, Oceanic, Greek, Mythical, and the Deadly Sins.
"For the Celestial Keys there are thirteen golden keys, the twelve zodiac and the thirteen key is believed a myth. There are also over a hundred silver keys.
"For the Egyptian Keys there are an unknown amount of keys for each, only that there are two colors of keys - Bronze for the major spirits like how it is for the golden celestial keys and Crimson for the minor spirits.
"The Hell Keys are spirits involving demons and death spirits, there major spirits come in an Obsidian color while the minor spirits are white, known as Ghost keys.
"The Oceanic Keys are known to be harder to find, their major spirits are Coral green and the minor spirits are Seashell pink.
"Greek Keys are kind of tricky, they have three sections of keys. The Navy keys are spirits of the major Greek Gods and Goddesses while Charcoal keys are the spirits of the Minor Greek Gods and Goddesses. There is also the final Greek key type which is a Burnt color and has the spirits of the Greek Titans.
"Mythical Keys aren't very specific, but their major spirits are Mahogany while their minor spirits are Copper.
"Lastly are the Deadly Sins, they are very hard to find due to the fact that they are made of glass. There is also only one type of key and only seven in existence." Levy finished.
I lean back, processing the amount of information Levy just told me. Then a thought occurred to me, and I asked, "Are the key types all one magic or are they separate?"
"Oh they're all separate. A person that has reached the age of 21 or higher can only have eight magics total, so in a sense if you were at that age of higher you could have all seven of the keys plus another."
Damn, as great as that sounds I don't have enough places for the keys, so I six of the types.
Oh wait, that must be what the rivers in my inner world refer to.
I have Celestial Magic, Lost Soul Magic, and the magic that the Dragon King had given me.
"Hey, Levi. Do you know if you haven't formed a contract with the key then it isn't a part of your magic yet?"
Levi looked surprised at the question, "Oh, well technically no it isn't apart of your magic yet. When you form a contract with them it is apart of you, if you close a contract with them then it no longer is also."
Alright, so if I form a contract with the Hell keys and Mythical keys I will have just three places left for the other four types of Keys.
"Alright, thanks Levi." I tell her, and move to get up when she stops me as she says, "There's one more thing you should probably know about the keys though.."
I sit back down and look at her expectantly.
"Well.. they're contracts aren't like the Celestial spirits." Levi begins, and I sit up straighter interested now.
"Unlike with the Celestial spirit keys who use a Schedule Contract the others use their own type of contract. The Egyptian Keys use a Judgment Contract which means they chose if their summoner is worth it for them, I don't know exactly what it means but basically if you aren't worthy to them, you can't use them as your keys.
"Hell Keys use a Blood Contract, which means that your bond to them in your own blood. If you die, then you lose their contract but your soul also belongs to them in death and in.. hell. If you don't die, then you don't owe them that, but they are the most dangerous keys and have been known to be untrustworthy to the magic council. Almost banned by users because of it. Some of the Hell Keys also need a sacrifice, sometimes it will be an object or jewelry, a person, your soul, or even the amount of years you'll live.
"Oceanic Keys use an Oath Contract, meaning you have to swear to them that you'll only use them for certain things, and if you break the Oath then you can no longer use their key.
"The Greek Keys are different for each type. The Navy keys use a Test of Strength Contract which means they test you in exactly that. Charcoal Keys use a Test of Will Contract meaning they will be testing your mental stability in their own ways, and Burnt Keys use a Test of durability which means they will most likely see how much of their own power you can take of their own power.
"Mythical Keys use a Bond Contract, I don't really know much about it, though the book noted that you'll be bonded in such a way that whatever harm either of you suffer, the other will feel it as well.
"Lastly the Deadly Sins Keys are the only other one's that share the same contract with the Celestial Keys - A Schedule Contract."
I nod, processing even more of the information on Keys. Who knew there could be so many rules on Keys. I sigh mentally. Hell Keys would have to be extremely powerful if they use a blood contract, and the Mythical would need to be too if we were to share the same injuries.
"Thanks again, Levi. You've saved me a lot of time with your help." I say with a smile before walking back to the bar, where I collapse on the bar chair. Too much information, too little time, and too many things to figure out. My body is exhausted and my brain feels weird, I imagine it would feel fuzzy if I could feel.
"Need something to drink?" Laki asks me, but I just shake my head in response and she wonders over to the next costumer.
If I want a place to stay, I'll have to go on a mission that pays at least 100,000 jewels for not just the apartment but the expenses as well.
Which I'm not in the mood to do.
But, of course, life is demanding so I force myself of the bar chair and towards the job request board.
Looking over the jobs I settle on one to capture a bandit leader and defeat it's clan. It paid 90,000 jewels but it would have to do.
Walking towards the bar to have Laki sign it off with the guild stamp I bump into Gray. "Oh, hey Lucy. You leaving on a job?" He asks me.
I nod and said, "Yeah, wanna come with?"
Gray scratches his chin in thought before nodding a yes and heads with me to the bar. I pass the flyer to Laki who nods and eyes Gray for a moment before stamping the flyer and handing it back to me.
"Aren't you going to pack?" I ask him, seeing him not bothering to leave to pack or anything.
He waved his hand in dismissal. "Nah, everything I need I have with me." I only had to take one glance at him before I turned to around and said, "Gray, your clothes." Hearing a gah! from him I smirk and head to the guild doors.
"I'll meet you at the train station!" I call back to him before opening the doors and leaving.
This will be an interesting dimension to live in.
Fhew, I had to end it there. My screen was getting slow when I reached 4,000 words and it's a total of 5,095 words, which is a lot XD
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