Disclaimer: FAIRY TAIL IS OWNED BY HIRO MASHIMA

Life had carried on. Grief overwhelmed Lucy and Happy, after finding out alongside their guild being killed off, many other guilds had taken a chance to defeat END while they had not been watching, leading in their deaths. Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, Sabertooth and Mermaid Heel had all been finished as the most strongest members of their guilds died in battle. The rest couldn't cope, and had nobody to lead them, so they broke off. Besides the guild casualties, the citizens who had died were a tremendace amount as well.

Now, as Lucy lay in her apartment that her landlady had let her keep after knowing all the greif she was in, Happy sobbed beside her.

Lucy didn't know anymore. Days had passed, weeks, months, maybe even years. She had no concept of time. Everything had left her. Sense of time. Hunger. Pain. She was numb, her body frozen in a state of crying or sleeping. Happy was no better, having lost every single person who he had known his entire lifetime. Now Lucy was all he had left.

Where was Ultear? Can't her magic turn back time? Fix everything that happened? By now Lucy had lost her sanity. Her life meant no more to her. She had lost everything. Even her spirits. Mentally, with what little she could, she began to remember everything she lost:

Her mother.

Her father.

Whatever friends or pets she ever had.

Her friends.

Her guild.

Her spirits.

Her sanity.

Both the blonde wizard and the blue-furred exceed were broken, damaged and lost beyond repair. It has crossed boths mind to end the pain and suffering, end it once and for all. After all, what did life have left for them? But they couldn't. No matter how close they got to it, something stopped them, every single time. As if their friends, loved ones and whoever else was urging them to not let their lives be in vain.

Tears slipped down Lucy's face as she remembered all her adventures with Natsu. Their first mission together. The stolen S-Class rank mission. Being tortured by Gajeel then saved. Going home, standing up to her dad, then being found by team Natsu. Watching the tower of Paradise being blown up by Etherion. Watching hopelessly, thinking everyone inside died.

Her adventures replayed in her mind, every single one. She was on the verge of hysteria once more, when she felt cold. So, so, cold. Her shivering didn't cease. Next to her, Happy moved onto her lap feebly, shaking himself. Then there was emptiness. Beyond what the pair had felt before. Empty and cold. Gone.

Finally, the misery had ended. Lucy and Happy were gone, in a happier place. Greeted by their friends, loved ones, everyone. Everyone was there, smiles on their faces, as they told Lucy and Happy everything was alright now. They were safe. Never to be alone again, when a familiar voice spoke behind them.

"Yo, Lucy, Happy!"

idk. here, but sorry about not updating spirit slayer. its taking a lot of effort to force out that story, and I can't guarantee long chapters. like, no inspiration is in me atm. School is draining as f, and im stressed snrjkvnlrnlmrbklwmklgfm

so forgive me, I haven't even started the third chapter of Spirit Slayer. Expect random things like this because ahhhhhh- I can't atm

BUT WHO COULD THE VOICE POSSIBLY BELONG TOO?!