She stood in a bed huge, circular bed. The silken sheets were black, and she had donned a black nightgown that the sweat of her nightmare had clung to her body. Her hair was sprawled onto her pillow, black fading into black. Her eyes shot open under the violence of her night terror. The pupils were wide, and dilated. The black iris grew as the silver pupil shrunk to let in less light. The moon's shine was let in by the white silken curtains that shielded her private area from the gardens around. The silk was flying in the night breeze that swept sweat from her brow. Rezef stood up, her bare foot making contact with the white marble floor. She walked past the curtains and outside her room. The night sky was clear, and her head rose to the moon. She walked down the three stone steps that surrounded her private area and into the garden. The grass was wet under her feet, and she let her fingers trail onto the charnels petals of a black lily. The flower withered before coming back to life again.
"_another vision?" asked a voice behind her. She did not seem startled, as if she had know of the man's and the woman's presence behind her all this time.
"_the future." She replied.
A black haired woman stepped out of the shadows and placed a comforting hand on Rezef's shoulder.
"_maybe talking about it will help."
"_maybe, Summer. But this is my burden and I do not wish to lack in my duties."
"_you always give us the same answer, Rez. Always. And we feel powerless to help you. Talk to us, Rez. It doesn't have to be me. It could be Audra if you feel more comfortable with her or even Rose. But you have to tell someone of those visions."
The man that had spoken had sparkling blue eyes and white hair. He had a look of concern on his face and Rezef turned her face away from him. They stayed quiet for a moment before the girl she had called Summer turned on her hills and made to leave.
"_It's always the same dream." Started Rezef. "It opens to me two gates of time. The future past the Decadence of Men"
Both stared, wide eyed and frightened. She carried on. "In the first one, I am alone. The stone buildings have cracked and the gardens are withered. Tombstones have replaced the flowers that once blossomed as I approach the centre of what has become a cemetery. Four highly detailed tombs lay there. The first one is decorated with flowers springing to life, and sparrows. The second with a warm sun and poppies. The third dons wine grapes, fallen leaves and a storm cloud. The last has a snowflake and a dead tree."
Summer gasped.
"_you four have left me. In my vision, I put a single flower on each of them, taking away the one that withered within the night. As I walk away from the cemetery and back to my room, the only intact thing in the palace, I hear the sound of swords against one another. I do not need to look over the edge to see that the world below is torn by humans. Mages have long forgotten us, as dragons are being slain and gods imprisoned. The non-magical race of men is subdued by the few remaining mages who do not hesitate to abuse from their power. They have forgotten us. The earth is lamenting her children as suddenly, the moon and the sun meet in the sky, creating an explosion. Shards of ice and fire fly everywhere, as the human race slaughters one another. I can hear the cries of children, the pleas of mother to spare their sons. The world is crumbling into chaos. And I am left alone, in my realm. I have lost the will to fight against my true nature as I fade back into the fabric of Time."
There was a silence. Rezef had just predicted the results of the decadence of men.
"_and what about the other gate?" asks the male spirit, Jack Frost, as he drew his wife Summer closer to him.
"_in the other gate, I see a blond. A son of a dragon. His smile is dazzling, and his blue eyes sparkle with mirth. He is with me, sitting on my round bed. The realm of spirits has been opened to humans as mages have finally remembered us. The decadence of men has been brought to an end. I see you, Jack, holding a small raven-haired girl into your arms. She has your eyes. Summer comes into the room, her stomach round of another child. Next comes Audra. She has the most beautiful smile on her face as she walks in next to a blond again. Another son of a dragon, through his eyes are green and he masters lightening. Audra's smile widens when she notices your rounded stomach and the ring on her left hand shines furtively in the moon light. Next comes Rose. She is holding the hand of a handsome, ageless man. He has white hair and golden eyes, sign of his being a dragon. She mouths his name, Wess. Beside me, the blond dragon slayer with blue eyes stands up and goes to the corner of the room where his black haired twin, despite not sharing the same blood, is standing. Next to him is a beautiful mage with long flowing brown hair. She holds his hand and they appear happy together. This is the picture of bliss. But the gate sends me backward, into a less distant future as I am sitting at the entrance of a cave in the mountain. A black haired man, despite having some of his hair bleached white, is sitting next to me. His plum lipstick stains my lips as we share a loveless kiss.
"_did you feel it?"
"_no," he replies.
"_me neither." We stand there for a moment, staring into the distance when I say;
"_I guess you will remain my brother from then on?"
"_wouldn 't have it any other way."
He gives me a hug, before I wipe the colour away from my lips and walk back into the cave where a woman and a man are hugging, asleep. Another three people are resting. My vision carries on when I appear to be taking down a dark guild. I have a hood hiding my face, and I am alone. It does not take me long before a sword I have never seen to our present, but which feels so right into my hand has severed the last head of the guild. As I walk away, the building goes up in flames.
Wings on my back, I fly back at great speed to the cave from before. As I call out to my friend, they don't seem to be there and panic takes over. I turn and fade into the forest.
Next thing I know, I am standing in front of four tombs. I am clad in a fur-lined jacket that does not belong to me and as I turn around, the earth swallows the stone memorials. I have just buried five members of my family. Five great friends whom the world knew as the Oracion Seis. Five nakama. I have flashes of them. Us on a quest to destroy a dark relic. Us laughing around a campfire. Us dancing like there is no tomorrow. Angel and Cobra kissing as we throw petals all around them and Brain who is clad in a priest's attire Midnight and I had stolen the night before, finally says 'you can kiss the bride'. They were a light in the darkness. And the Light Team killed them.
I then see myself as a dragon, making ready to kill those who killed my family. As I cast a dragon roar, the first master of Fairy Tail appears and casts Fairy Sphere, trapping all of us for seven years into a death like sleep.
I then see myself hunting down more guilds, more relics as the burning hatred in my stomach never subsides. Until...
A few weeks after I have been freed the from fairy spell, I stumble across the two dragon slayers from my vision. From then on, my visions blur but there is always the bright smile and the blond hair. The blue eyes. And the scar."
Jack and Summer had almost forgotten to breathe during her story. Rezef shook them out of their trance when she fully faced them and said;
"_I see pain, anguish and hate if I don't do a thing. I also see them if I decide to react. But in the end, I see happiness and laughter. I see a family."
"_what are you going to do?" asked Jack.
She looked away.
"_rest and decide in the morning."
She vanished.
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Her memories started again after what seemed to be a few days' gap. She had donned a black latex trouser that clung to her body, combat boots and a black tank top. As she pulled a worn fabric above her head, the door opened. A redheaded girl entered the room as the fabric suddenly turned silver and clung to her body.
"_so you are taking Venia, huh? What Summer and Jack said was true then."
Rezef nodded.
"_who is going to take care of the kingdom whilst you are away?" asked the fire-head again. She smiled slightly.
"_the members of the council of course! You, Summer, Rose and Jack, alongside with the Spirits of Arts, unless if you four don't need them. The council has always been made of the Spirits of Seasons, and you know that."
"_yes, but the Spirit of Time has always kept everyone in check and ruled over the kingdom. How are we going to do the right decisions without you?"
"_I have faith in you, Audra. I trust you." She placed a kiss upon the girl's forehead. "I have to go now. See you when the war is won."
"_the war? What war?!"
"_the one for the right to live."
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Nox was now wearing a black cloak that covered her body. The symbol of Midnight Fear was already incrusted into her back when a man stopped her. She looked at him and he smiled.
"_sorry to interrupt. Can I talk to you for a second?"
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"_so, you are saying that the council has given you a mission, to destroy all the darkness of the world, and that to do so you want to create a dark guild that would hunt down criminals and relics."
"_yes, that s it." The man seemed a bit uneasy at the way Nox had put the things, but a smile appeared on her face pretty quickly.
"_count me in. Who's with us?"
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"_Nox, meet your new family. Everyone, this is Nox. Or Rezef from her true name. Be kind!"
A boy with lipstick came up to her.
"_hello, Stranger. My name is Midnight."
"_hello, Was-Stranger. Nice to meet you." She replied, not missing a beat. He laughed.
"_you and I are going to get along just fine."
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"_hum... Nox? Can I talk to you for a sec?"
"_sup Cobra?"
"_how should I propose to Angel?"
She burst out laughing.
"_are you that scared?"
"_what if she says no?!"
"_she won't. Now, walk in there, get down on one knee and take the ring out of your pocket."
"_how did you..." she sent him a knowing smirk.
"_Angel put it in there."
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There was a smelt of burn in the air. Nox could not take her eyes away from the charred corpse in the middle of the blown up trees.
Racer...
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She had left the cave to go hunt for food. That was the reason she had given Angel. In fact, she had left the cave to give the woman the time to do what she had to do.
She gave her an hour. Clearly enough for, when she came back, her only girl friend was hanging from the ceiling, dead.
.
Nox slashed at the exposed flesh on her stomach.
One for Brain. One for Zero. Two for Midnight.
Blood was trickling down her stomach as crimson tears were rolling down her pale cheeks. Nox raised the blade once more.