Chapter 8
Bellalyse's P.O.V.
"Finally! Here! At last!" I yelled as I climbed to the mountain. Why were we climbing a mountain, you ask? Well the stupid map failed to mention the town was surrounded by mountains.
Charlotte and Silvestria climbed up next to me. "Bella, go down there and ask the locals about the Fox Key hidden here with Silvestria. I'll go get us some rooms."
I nodded and Silvestria teleported us to the heart of the city. I made eye contact with Charlotte and she walked away in search of a hotel or inn. "Excuse me, sir," I said kindly to a man working in a blacksmith shop. "Do you happen to know of a Fox Key here?"
He glanced at my high class dress and my appearance. "There's a Fox Key here but I don't know much about it. Ask the storyteller of the town, Amanda. She's bound to know a lot about it."
Silvestria started humming and snapped her head up. "I've located her. We should go."
"Okay. Thanks!" I thanked the man and tossed him a gold coin. His eyes lit up and he caught it appreciatively.
We finally found the storyteller, Amanda. "Excuse me, but could you tell me all you know about the Fox Key hidden here?" I tapped her on the shoulder.
She had bright orange hair and green eyes. "Ah the Fox Key. This particular key happens to be the Phoenix Key. The only way to obtain it is simple; speak your mind. You'll find it at the cavern in the valley south of this village. Oh and one more thing: the Fox Keys are based on mythical creatures. The spirit of the mythical creature will judge you and determine you worthy or not worthy."
"Thanks!" I yelled as Silvestria summoned wind to carry us to the valley.
Once we were at the cavern, Silvestria spoke. "You go. I'll wait here."
"Okay," I agreed and went deeper into the rocks. A single bright flame hung above me.
"Speak your mind child." A voice echoed through. And I finally voiced my thoughts.
"What am I? A monster? A lifesaver? Maybe a lily, stained with blood and pain of treachery. Or perhaps a being not made for this lifestyle." The light floated around me as I spoke.
"Child, you should know that it's not what you are that makes yourself unique, it is what forms you."
I thought about it and raised my head smiling. "I know who I am now. Bellalyse Mariota Pyderi, Daughter of Mother Nature and Dragon God, Holder of the Immortals, Gatekeeper to Dragion and Friend of the Celestial Spirits."
The light flashed once and I was holding a vibrant crystal key in my hand. The emblem had a phoenix in flight.
I walked out and showed Silvestria the key. "Success," I cheered.
"Try summoning it," she suggested.
"Fine. Open Gate of the Phoenix Fox! Blaze!" An orange fox with two tails, a triangular patch of black on its forehead and dainty paws burst out.
It yipped and I could feel a telepathic connection. "I'm Blaze! It's sososososososososo nice to meet you! I've been waiting for the phoenix to pick someone! Glad to be working with you!"
"Nice to meet you too! Um, can I do the translator magic so my friend can understand you?"
"Sure! Whatever you like!" I did the translation magic and now Blaze could talk.
"So Blaze, what magic do you use?" I really wanted to know.
"I am the Phoenix Fox." He puffed out his chest proudly. "I use all types of Fire Magic."
Silvestria sighed. "Of course you use the only magic I don't have."
"Well, the gods wouldn't want us to lose ourselves." I pointed out. "Blaze do you know some of the other Fox Keys?"
He cocked his head sideways. "I know there are a Unicorn, Vampire, Werewolf, Ghost, and some other ones. Those are the common ones, most likely to hold a Fox Key."
Normal P.O.V. (At Fairy Tail)
"You guys should take a break," Mira said, worried. This was the sixth mission Team Guardian chose for the week. "It's not good to overwork yourself."
Everyone looked exhausted. The last mission they took included staying up until midnight and watching a rich jewelry store that had multiple robberies. "No, can we just go on this one?" Sting asked.
"No!" Mira said, shocked at their persistence. It was like this every week. "The rest of the month, I don't think you will be allowed to go on any more jobs!"
The members of Team Natsu dragged themselves through the door. "We're back," Erza said wearily.
Lucy sat Erza down on one of the bar stools. "Mira can you watch over Erza? She's a bit off."
Mira sighed. "I guess the people closest to Bella or the ones that are saddened. I wish she would come back though."
A figure clothed in light appeared. It cleared, revealing Loke. "Lucy, my love, there is a new set of Celestial Spirit Keys. Are you going to retrieve them?"
"Hey Loke." Lucy greeted. "It depends. Who's the owner? I'll go get them if the owner is cruel. What are the keys anyway?"
He bowed deeply. "The keys are called the Fox Keys. The first spirit was Blaze, the Phoenix Fox. Apparently the keys are based off mythical creatures such as the phoenix. And um, his owner's name is Bella…" His voice trailed off.
Team Guardian and Erza were suddenly alert. "Bella?" Rogue asked. "What about her?"
Wendy stood up, shakily with Romeo supporting her. "Bella's the owner of the Phoenix Fox key?"
"It appears so." Loke scratched the back of his head. "Do you think this is Bellalyse?"
"It's really likely." Lucy said thoughtfully. "After the Eclipse Project and the Zentopia incident, there is rarely any celestial spirit wizards left. And what are the chances that there's one left whose name is Bella?"
"About one percent," Matt said grimly. "How can we locate her?"
Loke shook his head. "I'm not allowed to bring humans to the Celestial Realm. I could ask Blaze about her but Bella instructed him to keep personal information about her private."
Bellalyse's P.O.V. (Four Days Later)
"Ah! It feels so nice!" I exclaimed. Charlotte and Silvestria watched me curiously.
"So now that we have the keys, what do we do now?" Charlotte questioned.
In the past four days, I managed to obtain the Phoenix, Unicorn, Vampire, Werewolf, Ghost, Brownie, Fairy, Serpent, Angel, Griffon, Mermaid, Faun, Siren, Selkie, Hell Hound, and Elf Fox Keys. All sixteen keys were pure crystal but not all were white. A few were tinted with different colors so I would have an easier time identifying them. I plopped myself on one of the beds Charlotte managed to get us.
"I don't know," I sighed. "Go to Fairy Tail, perhaps?"
Silvestria frowned. "What purpose would that serve?"
A gurgling sound appeared to our right. I flipped myself over the bed and saw Charlotte gasping and pulling on her silk black choker.
"Charlotte?!" I frantically tried to revive her with Healing Magic but it was no use.
"What do we do now?!" Silvestria sighed and I glanced at her. Her eyes were unfocused so I guess she must have been remembering stuff about Silvestra.
I looked at her in the eye. "We go to Fairy Tail. They might be able to help us."
A Few Hours Later… (Normal P.O.V.)
Wendy sat on a barstool, bored. Team Guardian was banned from the quest board for two weeks. She watched Sting, Natsu, Gajeel, and Rogue fight each other.
The door cracked open and two girls supporting another girl trudged in. The girl being supported was unconscious, her head lolling around.
"Please help her!" A familiar-looking black haired girl spoke up. "She only has a few days left."
Mira directed the visitors to the infirmary and got the medical aid kit.
Bellalyse's P.O.V.
When Fairy Tail summoned Porlyusica, I was breathing heavily, trying not to give away our positions.
"You're Sybella right?" Rogue asked me. He and Team Guardian looked exhausted. I guessed they went overboard with the missions.
"Yeah it's nice to see you again." I smiled. "Can you watch my friend, Charlotte? She's been a bit unstable and please notify me immediately if she says anything weird, okay?"
"Sure…" He looked at me weirdly.
Porlyusica left the room and as promised, Rogue went inside to look after her.
Rogue's P.O.V.
I sat on a stool in the infirmary, watching Charlotte. She was mumbling stuff and sweating all over. Her neck was kind of red too.
"Bellalyse…Mariota…Pyderi." Her jumbled words finally got me alert. What about Bella? "The…disguise…as…Sybella…will…never…work." Her neck flushed a deep red. "Tierra! Stop it!"
I stood up deeply disturbed. Then I realized the full meaning behind her words and ran off to find Sybella. Or is it Bella?
Bellalyse's P.O.V.
I was watching the cherry blossoms and engraving stuff onto a sword. After a few minutes, I raised the weapon and examined my work.
It was a blessed silver weapon. I carved my real full name on it, making the letters slashed and messy. Bellalyse Mariota Revela Pyderi Dragion de Lille. It wrapped around the blade several times.
"Well, Bella, we must stop meeting up like this." Tierra's sharp voice rang across the park, setting a hollow echo. "Your friend, Charlotte, correct? She'll be dead. But if you stop running away, I could save her."
"I'd rather die. Open, Gate of the Vampire Fox! Bloody Rose!" A silvery white fox with two tails and a red furry diamond shaped spot on her forehead appear. "Take your Vampire Form."
She changed into a woman. "What do you require me to do?"
"Please." I said, pointing a finger at Tierra. "Can you control her blood?"
Rose glanced at the assassin. "I can try."
She leapt around, distracting Tierra. "Open, Gate of the Unicorn! Scylla!" A pure white unicorn appeared. "Scylla, please use the holy light magic on her."
Tierra still had a defensive gleam to her eye.
"Bella!" A blending of voices knocked me out of my concentration. I looked around the trees and saw the whole entire guild of Fairy Tail looking back at me.
Erza stepped forward. "Bella," she cried, her voice shaky, "Where have you been?"
I saw the desperation and the sadness through them. I turned back to Tierra, my voice thick. "Fine," I said. "You win. Heal Charlotte. I'll separate myself from the humans. I won't hide or run away."
She smiled, a hint of cruelty lining her expression. "Come back to the castle then. Charlotte is freed from her oath of servitude as a gift to you."
I sighed and loosened the pouch at my waist. My lacrimas glimmered and shined back at me. Without pausing to hesitate, I reached in my hand, summoned my double strength boost and crushed the lacrimas into tiny shards. I dumped the pouch upside down, the glittering dust falling to the soil. "I never said I would give myself to you," I choked out, already feeling the effects of the destroyed lacrimas. My vision blurred and I used the last amount of magic to requip the same sword with my name carved upon it. I dimly saw my sister and a black haired guy rushing toward me…what were their names again? I looked down and saw a silver mark upon my shoulder. When did I get a tattoo? Then as my memories flashed back before me, I stabbed myself with the Holy Sword in the stomach.
It seemed like I was in a spirit form. I was between the gateways of all worlds, looking around. Images of my siblings appeared.
Normal P.O.V. (On Earth)
Esmerella gasped. She had been in the middle of recording her new song. "I'm sorry, I need a break." She coughed out. She managed to stumble to the bathroom and leaned over the sink.
Her shoulder burned. The one with Mother Nature's mark. Luke walked in, his expression concerned. "Esmerella!? What's wrong?"
She gasped again. "Bella! Luke. Please… go to the Unnamed World and check for her lacrimas. Now. Please."
He frowned and used Dreamer's Teleportation. "Excuse me; I need to check for the lacrimas of Bellalyse Mariota Pyderi." He said once the grim reaper barred his path.
The grim reaper frowned, showing a hint of sadness, and shook his head. In a low, deep voice, he said, "They no longer exist."
Luke crumpled on the ground. Words repeatedly rang through his head. Gone. Bella. Lacrima. Death. Destruction. Zeref? No. Tierra. Esmerella. Hurt. Mark. Ash? Burn? He telepathically reached Esmerella. "I'm sorry," he whispered, a ghost of his previous self upon knowing Bella's death. "They cease to exist."
Esmerella screamed and started to tear at her hair, tears running endlessly, weaving in and out over her cheeks. Luke returned to his old form and started cradling her. Unwilled tears crept out of his eyes and he joined Esmerella in the mourning for the Daughter of Nature and Dragon God and the closest to nature and magic, Bellalyse Mariota Revela Pyderi Dragion de Lille.
He reached out a trembling finger and drew the destruction symbol. "Destruction God's Symbol. Sent." The symbol hung, suspended in the air then flew out of the window. He nudged Esmerella to do the same. "Come on, Esmerella," he said slowly. "She would want us to do this too."
Esmerella nodded and drew the flowing symbol of creation. "Creation God's Symbol. Sent." It did the same, leaving trails of blue, white, pink, and purple in its path.
Normal P.O.V. (In Jai)
Ash struggled for air, bolting upright from his position. His shoulder burned like it was on fire. He forced himself to do Dreamer's Teleportation. He wandered through Earthland, coming upon a forest. He reached out a ghostly hand to touch a tree. Before he made contact with the majestic plant, it suddenly wilted.
He tore himself from the binding magic and bolted outside. The symbol of the Destruction God and the Creation God hung there, waiting. He drew up his finger and drew the symbol of the Dragon God. It exploded outwards and joined the other two symbols. He watched as they lithely danced away, acting as if there was nothing wrong in the worlds. A tear escaped his eyes and created a river flowing down his cheeks. The starry sky reflected back at him and the tears dripped off his chin, joining the soil below his feet.
Normal P.O.V. (In the Fairy Tail Infirmary)
Silvestria panted heavily as if a huge chunk of energy left her at once. Next to the window, the symbols of the Dragon, Destruction and Creation Gods hung there.
"Bella?" She spoke the single syllable aloud, hoping for a reply. Charlotte stirred a crease between her eyebrows.
Silvestria started crying loudly. First Silvestra, her own twin. Now Bella. "Why!?" She screamed out. "Heaven forbid, do you hate me?! Must you take everyone and everything I love?" With tears still running off her cheeks, she drew the symbol of the Water God. It met with the other three symbols, completing the message.
Normal P.O.V. (In the link between all unnatural worlds)
The four symbols raced across the evening sky. It was visible in all of the worlds, drawing out others to spread the news. Those symbols were normally used for a heart-breaking event, a tragic death or such. The last time everyone had saw such an event was when Tierra killed her first victim over five hundred years ago.
In the Celestial Spirit Realm
The Celestial Spirit King glanced up. The four symbols hung there, winking. He frowned deeply. "Spread the news!" He boomed, making the other Celestial Spirits present looking up at him. "Bellalyse is dead."
Inhuman and human spirits alike started expressing their depression immediately. Leo tried to maintain his posture, to support Aries who was bawling heavily. Cancer lowered his scissors and Sagittarius unstrung his bow. Virgo bowed deeply and Libra stopped dancing. Aquarius and Scorpio were hugging each other fiercely. Capricorn and Gemini exchanged sorrowful looks. Pisces and Taurus lowered their heads.
Then one by one, the spirits knelt on one knee. Leo spoke up for all of them. "For Bella's sake, I believe you should do it."
At the sight of the Celestial Spirits bowing in grief and despondency, the Celestial Spirit King allowed tears to escape his eyes and drip off his moustache, falling into the abyss. He used his magic to draw the Celestial Spirit Realm Seal and sent it off with the other symbols.
In Dragion
Every dragon crept out of their lodging, looking at the symbols mirrored in the sky. The Celestial Spirit Realm's seal was mixed in the demigods' symbol as well.
Healia breathed in and out heavily. Grandine, Igneel, Metalicana, Skiadrum, Weisslogia, Vistia, and Vealas joined her. "She was such a bright soul, always bringing happiness."
"Except she didn't give happiness to herself," Igneel mumbled.
"Damn her! Always thinking about others!" Metalicana roared, trying to disguise the sadness in his voice.
Vistia and Vealas sighed. "This wasn't the solution. Bella…if you're out there, somewhere, you, yourself, know that this wasn't the right solution."
"But she used it anyway," Grandine said softly.
Skiadrum lowered his head. "Bella, why did you leave?"
Weisslogia growled. "It wasn't right. This isn't good for anyone."
"Look," Healia said quietly. "The sky."
More than half of the dragons were using their strongest attack. If all of them used it at once, the seal of Dragion would appear.
"Bella would want this…" Skiadrum trailed off.
Together, the dragons created the seal of Dragion in memory of Bella. This wasn't like the day they lost their god. It was the day of an event that was much worse than losing their creator. Combined, they lost a friend.
In Myralis
The Twin Thunderbirds glanced up. Avosk and Lumina exchanged glances. The symbols were in their world hanging in the starry sky above them. The Pegasus of the Sky, Ruaski, joined them. "She's gone, isn't she?" She asked in a low voice.
"Yeah." Avosk and Lumina replied. "She shouldn't have left."
The Elf of the Hunters, Kiaya, ran up to the small group. "Who do you think will be our next gatekeeper?"
Itiliana, the Messenger of the Fairies, shook her head at him. "You're thinking about that now?"
Kiaya sighed. "It's a risk for us to remain without a Holder."
The Angel of Power, Windrex, flew up to them. "Guys, it's time."
The Wolf Triplets of the Sky Tribe nodded and opened their mouths, exploding a blast of magic and energy toward the sky.
And so, the Myralis seal was formed.
In Fearless
The Haunted stood, assembled in front of the giant oak tree in the center of their universe.
Maria, a vampire, shook her head sadly. "Bella should not have done that."
"You're putting that lightly!" Medusa hissed. "Esmerella will be affected by that loss, and who knows what else will go wrong."
"You forgot Ash." A skeleton pointed out. "He's not the only one who Bella helped either."
"Shut up Sain." Medusa replied rudely.
"My, it's a mourning day, yet you three are arguing?" A banshee sauntered up to them. "It's not good. Join in before the magic fades."
The threesome looked up and saw all of the power Fearless had to offer. The magic combined and created the very rare seal of Fearless.
Maria glanced at the sky. "Only four demigods left…"
"It's the world only the gods know." The banshee sighed.
The seal blinked at them once and scurried off to another world.
In the Upper World
Xena looked up with Icestorm cradling her. "Shh, it's okay." He whispered as the endless stream of tears flowed down her cheeks.
Nearby, Lucinda and Aflame were in a similar situation. "It wasn't her time yet!" Lucinda screamed.
"I know, Luce. I know." Aflame's voice was barely more than a whisper. "She wanted to do this."
"It's still hard though." Xena replied. "Whether the person wanted to die or not, it's still a loss. And her loss was extremely saddening."
"I'm going to kill Tierra." Lucinda growled, getting a deadly aura around her.
Aflame grabbed her wrist. "Don't. We don't want her targeting Ash, Silvestria, Esmerella and Luke. Don't add fuel to the flame."
Wordlessly, all of the gods got into their battle stance, standing straight up with one hand in the air suspending the magical orb of energy created in their hands.
The seal of the Upper World was complete.
In Earthland
The seals combined together raced down to Bella's death place. They hung there, then something spectacular happened.
All of the dragons, Celestial Spirits, Haunted, Immortals, Gods, and the remaining demigods appeared, paying tribute to the death of Bella.
Tierra disappeared after scoffing at the scene.
Bella died, leaving only four demigods left.
Fairy Tail was an emotional wreck.
Earthland, Jai, and Earth would be in chaos for a few months after losing Bella.
The gods and demigods were sure not to work properly.
From this day, Bellalyse Mariota Revela Pyderi Dragion de Lille, crushed her own lacrimas and became the first demigod to sacrifice her own life for the life of another.
Author's Note: This probably wasn't the best chapter ever...but I'm sorry it took so long! Anyway I need some new ideas! So please review! This is the VERY LAST CHAPTER of Hunt of the Wingless Fairy but there will be another fanfiction, which will conclude the fanfictions with Bella in them. And no, Bella is NOT dead. I'll explain in the next book.
Sneak Peak to... the Sequel Price of Love, Life and Magic
Normal P.O.V.
Xena sighed. "Icestorm have you seen the soul yet?"
His eyebrows drew together. "No one in the Upper Soul has seen Bella's soul."
Lucinda started typing furiously on her Soul Tracker. "According to this, no one's seen the soul of Bellalyse Mariota Revela Pyderi Dragion de Lille ever since her death."
Aflame stood up immediately. "Then she can't reincarnate into a new body!"
Xena frowned grimly. "Which means...someone took it."
Meanwhile...
Mother Nature sighed. She was waiting for the arrival of her daughter's soul. It finally appeared, along with her husband.
"You found it?!" She stood up immediately and peered at the glowing form. Bella was in a ghost-like state. She cradled her youngest daughter.
"Bella...it's definitely not your time yet. Go." She created a new body for the soul to reside in. "Within 60 days you will awaken."
The body disappeared with a flash and the Dragon God looked at her. "What's the price?"
She sighed again sorrowfully. "Her lacrimas will be distributed to different parts of the world. Until those lacrimas are found and united, she won't be able to regain her memory."
"There is always a price." The Dragon God growled. "A price to everything."