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CHAPTER 10: The Sad Truth

SELENE/POV

"Mom?"

The pair of large golden eyes lit up in the dim light of the hallway of cells.

"Why am I back here? You told me I couldn't go back!" My voice echoed through the bare hall's darkness.

"Child." She said coldly. "I have a reason to make you come back here. Now don't make me waste another breath talking to you, now come with me." With a jingle of keys and the creak of metal, my mother opened the cell door. She jerked my arm, forcing me off of the dirty cobblestone floor.

I stumbled behind her, trying to get use to the sudden change.

She was wearing some silver fitting armour that had a metallic skirt that went down to her knees. She hasn't changed much from when I last saw her one year ago, except that she chopped off some of her pitch black hair and tied it to the back of her head.

After what seemed like hour of being dragged by my own mother, I was thrown into a strange room.

"Mom? Mom!" I cried as the iron barricaded door slammed shut. The oddly marked walls and small space scared me a little. I had no clue what her motives were, but they seemed to be involved with me.

Taking in a deep breath, I examined the strange writing that surrounded me. It was so foreign, the symbols just don't seem to be any part of a language I have heard of. After briefly inspecting the characters, I did not come to a conclusion. It was simply just too much out of my range in knowledge.

The door reopened. My mother was standing at the opening, her straight bangs shielding both of her eyes.

"Do you know why you are here? Dragon Princess?" Her voice was just as cold as before.

I stuttered, "N-no I don't have a clue! The thing is, I don't get why you want me back!"

"Shut it runt." I shivered out of fear. My back pressed against the wall. She held onto my chin and glared into my eyes.

She leaned inwards, her mouth to my ear. "You are just a mere phony."

"Phony?" My eyes widened.

"You may be the princess, but you were never able to possess such magic power. That match you had between you and Igneel's son, was never a real victory. And that battle during your first job, it was the same."

"I-I don't believe you! You've always deceived me! Never giving me a break!" Tears welled up in the corners of my eyes.

"Do you remember when you first arrived at the guild? When you fainted?"

I paused, as all the events replayed in my head.

'It was almost indescribable. It felt like I had been pierced several times in every part of my body. I clutched my stomach because it seemed to be the core of my suffering. I couldn't help but scream in agony as I fell to the ground with a loud thud. Yells of confusion and worry bursted out loud, but that soon faded away when I blacked out, leaving my small body cold.'

"The lacrima I've implanted in you seemed to have taken effect on your health."

"Lacrima?"

She nodded in reply, "I needed at least one heir to the throne at that time since your father hassled me so much to do so."

"But now that he's passed along with the Heartfilia's, I can take over! The powers! The dragons!"

She unsheathed her hidden katana, I flinched at the sound.

With a single swing, she struck my side. I gasped and screamed in pain.

The wound began to glow, releasing such powerful magic that the light was nearly blinding.

I began to cough violently, already feeling weak from the bleeding.

But my pain was not enough for my blood thirsty mother, who cracked out a whip. One lash after the other, you could clearly tell she enjoyed the agonizing pain I went through. Cuts and bruises formed in my flesh. When she was done with me, the tears I shed stained my face as my blood covered my torn clothing.

The last words I heard was what I feared the most, "You are completely powerless, your eyes prove it. Those ungodly eyes you were born with. Now I know you can't protect your cousin. Lucy Heartfilia. Go back to the earthlands, runt!"

It was all black after that.

NORMAL/POV

Lucy sighed depressingly, carefully examining her cousin that had laid in bed for a day now.

Slowly Selene was healing, but by the time the games would end, she would still be in no shape to get up.

The solemn eyes that lay upon her were always pitiful. A young girl, always getting hurt by the unknown.

'Why does it always have to be her?' Lucy looked over the girl once more before ending her visit for the last time before daylight was out.

Lucy let out a deep breath as she left the room for the rest of the group.

One by one, visitors came and go. The nightfall took over the bright blue sky.

"The games are beginning tomorrow." Erza stated. "Be sure to do your best. And don't push too hard."

They group nodded silently.

"But I want you guys to stay up 'til midnight alright?"

"Why?" Natsu questioned, scratching his head.

"I just have a feeling something's gonna happen. But nothing bad."

"Okay then, I'm fine with that. I don't think any of us can even sleep at all right now." Gray tried to brighten up the mood, but his attempt pretty much made it worse.

Hours of little chatting passed by.

Lucy walked out onto the balcony, staring out at the stars that shined ever so brightly in the late night sky. Suddenly, the ground began to rumble. Erza was alert and ran out onto the balcony with Lucy.

"Just as I suspected." She mumbled to herself.

Gray and the two dragonslayers followed.

The hotels all around Crocus were being lifted off the ground. A large lacrima screen appeared.

"Welcome everyone to the elimination round! Kabo!" A creature with a pumpkin like head with a witch outfit on started announcing to the astonished wizards all over town.

"Elimination round? We were never informed of anything like this!" Lucy turned to Erza, hoping for an answer.

"The rules are simple." A large cube that looked like a confusing mess of materials appeared from thin air. "Everyone will enter this maze, the first eight teams who make it to the end will continue in the first day of the Grand Magic Games. Your teams and three hundred others will be competing this year for the top eight." Stairs extended to the balconies of the many hotels all over the city. "Good Luck!"

As one of the staircases reached the Fairy Tail's hotel, they all looked at each other and nodded, all with the same thoughts.

'We will win. For our guild. For our comrades. For Selene.'

A/N: Sorry it's a bit short. Please fav, follow, and review.