Here's the next chapter!

I decided to keep this story 3rd person so it's more like you're watching an episode of Fairy Tail.

But if anyone wants a chapter in 1st person; I'll be happy to oblige!

As Aurea walked farther and farther away from her home, the world seemed to become brighter, and full of more life than she had ever seen. Plants freshly grew around her, with no barriers to hold them from emerging to intense sizes and expanding throughout the terrain. Creatures of all kinds scurried through the land, expertly evading the girl when she walked through. Everything was alive, and it all seemed to be fueled by the sun. The warmth sailed down Aurea's back, sending warmth to flow through her body. Aurea loved the sun. It gave off more light than anything else in this world, and it was filled with life. It shared its energy with the world, and brought many lives happiness. It was enough, even with the pain and sorrow she had to go through, to make a certain 8 year-old, smile.

This place showed her that there was still life and joy in the world, even if much of it was darkness. Aurea's smile grew wider with each step, and her necklace placed itself on her heart. Soon enough, the girl had a full smile on her face, and her golden eyes were filled with light once more. A skip arose in her step, and when two birds sailed over her head, she let out a joyful laugh that rang through the area. With that outburst of joy, a butterfly sailed from a nearby bush, and landed on Aurea's hand. She smiled at it, and when it flew off; she followed it. The butterfly's wings glistened in the sunlight, as if it was a fairy in disguise, causing Aurea to only find more joy in following it.

Soon, though, the butterfly flew out of Aurea's sight, giving the girl the chance to take a break, and sit down. She sat down in front of a small pond, and looked at her reflection in the water. Her dress was torn, and it looked like she had just run through a pile of ashes, which she kind of did, but her overall self was completely fine. Finding this just a small bit strange, she tried her best to wash the dress off, but she only managed to reduce some of the muck. She was fine with that, she wasn't really trying to make any impression of herself right now, especially since there were no people around.

Finding this a good time, she placed her had in the satchel and took out her two items. She filled her canister with water, and drank small sips, not wanting to make herself sick. She then looked at the bread, and took a small piece off of the burnt side, and placed it in her mouth. It wasn't half-bad; it tasted just like when mother had burnt her birthday cake no her fifth birthday. This brought back more and more memories of her mother, her father, her family. A single tear dripped down her cheek, but she continued smiling. They were all with the angles now. I bet they're really happy. She thought, causing another tear to slide down and drop into the pond.

After a while of staring into the water, recalling her happiest memories of her family; she stood up. She knew she had to get to Fairy Tail, to meet her new family, as soon as she could. So, she placed all her items back in the bag, and continued on her journey. She trudged forward, the golden necklace that rested on her chest guiding the way.

Her eyes glistened with determination as she pushed herself through bushes and muddy terrain. But she still smiled. That was what she told herself she had to do. She had to keep smiling. She had to keep the happiness of her family with her, for it was the only way she could keep moving forward. Even when she fell, and her smile faltered, she looked at the world around her, smiled, and got back up. The area she was in supported her, the sun glistened high above and the area was full of life. Even when she scraped her arm on a branch, energy surged through her veins and she kept moving forward.

Sadly, though, after a few hours a strange smell invaded Aurea's senses. She recognized it clearly, because she had met it earlier. Back at her home. As she moved forward, the sense of grief, sorrow, and darkness started to surround her. The trees started to thin, and the sun disappeared in a sea of grey. When the plants all vanished, she found herself in a place that caused her heart to ache. The sight of it caused her smile to vanish, and be replaced by a look of shock, and sadness. It was just like her home. It too, had been destroyed by darkness.

The destroyed town was bigger than her own, but the results didn't differ. Everything was either broken, or ash, and not a single speck of light had been spared. Aurea walked through the facedown town, and looked for something. She had no idea what, but something in her was telling her to find something. Something important was here.

As she walked through the town, certain areas caught her eye. Like a broken down playground, a small picnic area, and one certain broken down house. These areas seemed to reach out to her, and touch her heart. And for some reason, they made a smile want to creep back up to her face. These were areas of great happiness. They had been the source of the most joy before the town had been destroyed. She could almost see the children laughing, and playing in the playground. She could sense the joy of a family eating lunch in the sunlight in the picnic area. And, most of all, she could see the birthday that was being celebrated by a little boy who was just turning 10. She could see the smile on his face as he prepared to blow out the candles, and the friends around him; waiting in anticipation.

All of these things were happening, just before the darkness attacked.

The happiness that filled Aurea's senses was suddenly crushed, and replaced by fear, and the bliss of death. The sudden change caused her heart to cry out, and before she knew it; she was running away. She couldn't stand to feel that. That happiness suddenly destroyed in a sudden blast of death. She continued running, tears flowing freely down her face, until she stopped a few feet away from a broken down house.

There was no presence of great happiness there, no, but she was stopped by something that caught her eye. There, under a fallen wooden plank; was a boy.

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