Chapter 6

Hi guys, I'm back again, thanks to all those that favorite, followed and reviewed, when I started this, I had no idea people would actually read it, now here I am writing another chapter, which is not as fun as it sounds, be thankful. I do not own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does. Also, in chapter 5, the shadow was Shaula, not Rouge, sorry.

Chapter 6 Awakened

Lucy's POV

It's been a month since the incident with the Bamoria Beast; none have showed up since then. It was actually beginning to feel safe around Honey Wood Village again. I don't know why but Sensei Shaula never wants to talk about the Bamoria Attack 55 years ago.

Today I wasn't training; I was just studying battle strategies from an old book Shaula gave me called Victorious Battles, but, not only do I have to study battle strategies, but I have to learn about weapons, armor, escape strategies, blocking, hitting, and medics. Sensei thought I was progressing to fast, so she thought It would be fun to make things harder, I was always the second biggest bookworm in Fairy Tail, Levy being the biggest, I could read a 500 paged book in 2 and a half days, unless I'm training on of those days. How I miss Levy, she was one of my best friends in Fairy Tail. Alright June, STOP thinking about Fairy Tail, it'll only make you sad.

Without knowing it, I finished the book; I think that was a new record. I set the book down and headed to the door, "Sensei! I'm done with my book, I'll be outside training with my bow staff if you need me," I called out, "already, wow I think that's a new record," I heard Shaula say from another room inside the house, see, even sensei thinks it's a new record (I could be faster than Jet), I've improved greatly and my mind is in a much more complex state than before, I was still smart before though.

I walked around the house to the training area, I start swinging my staff around imagining I'm being attacked by those perverted monkey Natsu would save me from. But for some reason, I had a feeling that I was being stalked again, it was just like when the Bamoria attacked me a month ago. I glanced around to see if the deadly creature was around, once I landed my eyes at the entrance to the forest, I knew what was going to happen.

There, right where I had predicted it would be was a Bamoria. It looked like it was waiting, but, waiting for what. Suddenly, the Bamoria was joined by 3 more Bamorias that were about the same size, but they looked more blood thirsty. They all started sprinting towards me as if on cue, why was it always me they wanted to attack, because I was far from the village. This time Shaula wasn't going to come and rescue me; I had to prove myself worthy to be her apprentice. I charged at the on the left side remembering what I have learned while reading about battle strategies. I swung my staff at it knocking it back then turning around and blocking the other Bamoria's attack and pushing it back. The other two then charged at me from my left and right, I jump up causing the two to bump into each other. I take my chance and do back hand spring on their heads while their head clashed together, then swiftly replacing my staff with my Katana before I reached the hard ground. All of them have quickly recovered and haven't given up yet. One charges at me and I try to dodge but I was too late, I got clawed on my face that would leave a scar. Blood was trickling down my forehead to my cheek bones, after I realized I was bleeding, I was going berserk.

This was the most intense battle I ever had. Though I was landing several of my attempted kicks and hits with my katana, I had I feeling I couldn't win, nonsense, only the future can tell me if I win or don't win. I was using up all my strength trying to defeat the Bamorias. I kicked and blocked and swung my katana for what seemed like forever, I was getting tired, but I had to live. At one point of the battle, they've completely surrounded me with no choice of escape. They all charged at the same time and all I could do was hope for a miracle. They've studied me during the fight and I can tell, they can counter my attacks which makes me weaker against them now, I kneeled down and put my hands over my neck for protection and shut my eyes waiting for the pain.

It never came, instead, I felt strange a strange power flowing through my veins, I open my eyes to see all four Bamoria defeated and lying unconscious on the sea of wild grass, but they were burnt. I look down and see a ring of fire at cast around me, it wasn't strong fire, but it was still burning. "Congratulations June, you've reached the next stage," I heard Shaula clapping behind me," Wait, what's going on?!" I asked with the most confused look anyone has ever seen, "you've awakened."

After she tended to my injuries and settled in the house with some tea so she could explain what happened to me, "Wait, start from the beginning, "I said placing my cup of tea on the table, " Ok June, listen. When you were reborn, your mother placed a Fire Lacrima Bead in your heart, and it allows you to use a very, very, very, very rare magic, most who have tried to implant Lacrima Bead in their heart died because they weren't carful when placing it in their heart. But, since you already died, your mother implanted it in to your heart to make you stronger, I know this because I have the power to tell the future and I foretold this ages ago," she explained, "Back to the matter at hand, to activate it, your heart has to beat very quickly. When you were fighting the Bamorias, you thought you were going to die, correct?" I nodded and gestured her to continue, "When a person is put in a situation near death, obviously, their heart beats significantly faster, that was what happened with you. When that happened, the bead was activated, and when first activated, it creates a large explosion that harms everyone around you except for yourself, now I'm glad I walked in after your bead activated. Anyways, after you activate it for the first time, you are free to activate any other time you wish, this process is called The Awakening, and that's is where you start to train with magic," she finished, "But wait, why fire," I asked, "You're the only one alive who knows that, your mother must've chosen it because she felt it has been impacting your life significantly," she said looking out a window. When she said that, I had no doubt that the one that impacted me so much was Natsu, I miss him a lot now. Wait what am I saying, he killed me. I should hate him, but why don't I hate him.

"Wait, what about the Bamoria, what do we will do about those things," I asked , "We'll report it to the Mayor tomorrow morning, now that there have been 4 out of the forest, there's no doubt more will come, it's what happened last time, so this time we won't ignore it this time." Her face hardened and I started feeling guilty about bringing up the Bamorias again. But that's not the important thing here, I'm going to learn fire magic, maybe I'll be as strong as Natsu-ugh, again with the Natsu.

Well, there you go. Lucy is- I mean June is finally learning magic, and it's a powerful one, also, Layla is not a power obsessed mother, OK, Layla is dead, she's just trying to help her daughter. BTW, the Bamorias June is fighting are only babies learning to hunt; yeah, now you're scared. If you liked this chapter, favorite, follow, and reviews are greatly appreciated.