A/N: And before you read, and to reduce any confusion, this story will include Edolas. However, it will NOT follow the canon storyline in any form or shape. Edolas will be a neighboring kingdom next to Fiore. Some more history will be explained in this chapter as well in the next.

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PROPHECY:
Into the future, doom shall befall
It is up to the chosen 5 to help the wizard of light to stop it
The stars of 88 must combine
Revelation of the stars and knight shall collide
A new relationship must not occur for it will usher forth of doom for all
When myth becomes truth, a naked star shall sacrifice the ones its love the most
Once friends, now enemy, the wizard of light and darkness shall meet

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It had been 6 months since the loneliness started. It had been 6 month since the guild had not been the same. It had been 6 months since Lucy finally realized the reality of it, and it hurts.

Lucy had found a family with Erza, Natsu, Gray, and the others, and they had given her hope. Hope to win the impending war and survive it. Now...how could the blonde possibly win the war? Sure when she finds the remaining keys, she might survive and win, but now...

That's what frustrates Lucy the most. She couldn't find them anywhere. Lupus's keys were still not working, and Levy would've kept helping her on figuring out how to fix it...Now Lucy needs to rely on luck now.

Luck...Luck is what Lucy needs now.

She could have her guild help her, but it was no longer the same. It felt...dull without them. Although it was still filled with loyal members, some members left, but surprisingly to Lucy, some had joined. For now, Fairy Tail will hold. And Lucy will make sure that it holds. For them.

She wanted answers, answers from a ghost that should know everything, but she had never responded to her calls. No matter how many shouts and curses the blonde had thrown out in the empty space around her, all she had gotten was a silence treatment. Mavis was ignoring her and Lucy hated that.

She replayed the prophecy in her head over and over and over again, trying to find the entire meaning behind them. Perhaps thinking outside the box would help her...

Into the future, doom shall befall

Lucy was thrown 400 years into the future to fight against the wizard of darkness, Zeref. That much was easy to her.

It is up to the chosen 5 to help the wizard of light to stop it

Who is the hell is the chosen 5? Lucy couldn't figure that out. She never had.

The stars of 88 must combine

Lucy couldn't even find the remaining keys. Those damn keys. She only needed four more keys...

Revelation of the stars and knight shall collide

Lucy had fought Erza, who possessed the knight magic...could be her...or some other knight.

A new relationship must not occur for it will usher forth of doom for all

Lucy paused at this. Erza tried to create a relationship with her...did that count? Lucy didn't even get to give her an answer, so they definitely did not have a relationship yet. But why did it feel like doom had already been delivered?...The destruction of the island by a dark dragon, killing off the mages along with it. It was definitely a probability that it was a warning, or the world would be next, Lucy ought to be careful next time, if there's even a next time...

When myth becomes truth, a naked star will sacrifice the ones it loved the most

Damn myths and sacrifices. Lucy hated those. Why did she have to deal with them? Why did she have to do it all? And what will Lucy sacrifice? The last thing she needed was another friend disappearing on her.

Once friends, now enemies, the wizard of light and darkness shall meet

Lucy could care less anymore. She was done alone now. Riddles and myths and prophecies...they are too much for her.

A light chuckle formed in Lucy's throat in a humorless laugh as she stared off at the horizon, the spot where she last stood when it all had begun and ended. She could still imagine that ship that had sailed off into the distance. She wished that it would come back...

"Lucy."

Lucy quickly whisked her head around to the sudden sound of a voice to see a familiar figure behind her. Realizing who was behind her, she turned fully to face the man. "Mystogan. Thought you were on that island."

"...I had other things to do." Mystogan responded.

Lucy stared at the man for a moment. "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Mystogan took a step forward and approached Lucy. "I heard, I heard it all. Since it all happened, since they disappeared, I heard of the things that you had done."

Lucy scoffed and looked to the side. "How does that concern you?"

"It does not. However, I learned that you are looking for certain things."

Lucy turned back to face Mystogan.

"...Celestial keys and anything that has to do with dark magic and Zeref. Sadly, I do not anything about your keys, but I have some leads that you may want to know about Zeref and dark magic." Mystogan continued.

Lucy narrowed her eyes at the man for a moment, suspicion building up. "What's in it for you? Why are you telling me this?"

"I know of you, Gamma Ibis."

Lucy clenched her fists as she stared at the masked man. "First of all, don't address me as that. I intend on getting rid of that name. Second of all, what do you want?"

"I have Intel on what you seek. Connections of Zeref and dark magic."

Lucy stared at the man before her with gritted teeth. "Intel? You know, did you know...that for months I had been searching for answers...connections, signs of anything. The keys, the dark magic, Zeref...my friends. So please tell me that your 'Intel' is better than what I had been searching for."

"It is solid as many. It is a chance that you should not pass."

Lucy studied the masked man up and down. "Why should I trust you?"

"It's a choice that you can make." Mystogan responded.

A gamble? Can Lucy really risk it? Perhaps she should, this was probably the golden lead she had received since they had disappeared...so what's the harm?

"What is this...Intel?"

"Zeref's hideout."

Lucy stared at the man for a second before letting out a small chuckle. "I don't have time for games."

"This is not a game."

"Zeref that I know will not settle for a hideout."

"He raided my country and was I forced to escape."

Lucy frowned at that. "Where did you lived?"

"A neighboring country called Edolas. As you had said when we had first met, you sensed a non-existent magic within me. That's because I had originated from a different dimension. A world of no magic."

"...So...You're an alien?"

"That's...one way to put it. But that's not important right now. Right now, I have leads. I have leads on the connections with Zeref and dark magic. Right now, it is too much for me to handle...so I wanted to ask you to help me with this."

"...If you want me to help you with this...mission, then you need to fill me on in the details." Lucy demanded.

Mystogan nodded. "It would be easier to explain everything from the start. It all started in a neighboring land called Edolas." Mystogan started.

~Flashback~

"You know this is wrong!" Mystogan yelled.

"For the sake of my city, I will go such length, my boy." King Faust glared at his son.

"You're going to kill innocent people if you do this!"

"And I have no patience for you if you keep this up!"

"This is wrong and you know it." Mystogan stood his ground.

King Faust rose from his throne and glared down at his song. "What I am doing is for my kingdom, and sacrifices must be made to maintain it. And your brother knew it!"

"No. You're doing this for you. You don't care about the kingdom. And don't bring him into this! He's a criminal and you know it!"

"How dare you! I ought to -"

"And it seems that there is a disagreement."

King Faust was interrupted in his yelling when there was another voice that had been registered in the room between father and son.

King Faust and Mystogan turned to see a young boy with black hair and block robe...with red eyes.

"Who are you? How did you get in here!?" King Faust ordered.

"I am what they call me Zeref. The dark wizard, the creator of demons. But that's not important right now."

"Zeref? Never heard of you. Now begone!" King Faust yelled.

Zeref smirked and took a step forward. "The prophecy is fast approaching, too quickly than I am comfortable with. But as fate would have it, she will be here soon. And I will have to kill her."

"What you talking about?" Mystogan asked before his father could yell anything again.

"All life is precious, and they must be destroyed, but the time is not yet upon us, thankfully." Zeref continued, ignoring Mystogan's question. "But for now, puppets is what I need, and I will acquire them."

Mystogan didn't like the sound of that, when this Zeref person said 'puppets'. He silently activated his magic sticks to be on the defensive side, not wanting to die anything soon.

"You spoke of the prophecy. What is it?" Mystogan asked again.

This time, Zeref eagerly replied. "The prophecy for the beginning and the end. The girl....or me will prevail. Annihilation will occur, and only she can stop me from making it happen."

"...Who...is this girl?" Mystogan asked.

Zeref smirked and raised his hand and shot a wave of magic toward the son and father. Because Mystogan was already prepared, he dodged easily, but had forgotten about his father and saw that his father was brought to the ground.

In a split second, an agonizing scream was heard from the King of Edolas. The King started to thrash around, spasm from the unknown pain that he was going through.

"Father!" Mystogan called out, but did not move to check his injuries, he was still painfully aware of Zeref watching him. So he turned to the black wizard and glared at him. "What did you do to him, and what do you want!?"

"I already said it. I want to have more puppets when the time is near. And King Faust will be helpful in lending me money. And I will run him dry." Zeref smirked. "I had put a curse on him to make him my puppet. Now, please hold still so I can get you. You will be the last one."

Before Zeref could do anything, Mystogan disappeared in thin air, leaving Zeref with only the screams of the king on the floor.

...

Mystogan ran out of the city and through a forest, running away from the Edolas, from his home. He was confused on what was happening, or who Zeref was.

But the number one thing he needed to do was to save his father, but he needed to find a way to break that curse, to save his father from the curse, and maybe stop this mysterious man named Zeref.

But the one thing he was confused on was Zeref rambling about some prophecy and a girl.

~End of Flashback~

Lucy faced the ocean once Mystogan was finished telling his story. "So Zeref was already making his moves. What did he mean by 'the last one'?"

Mystogan shook his head. "I do not know. But after observing you, I gambled that you may know."

Lucy sighed and turned to face the masked man. "Tell me why I should trust you."

"Because you don't have a choice. And I understand your need of your priority in your mission. But please understand this, Zeref had raided my kingdom and I had been looking for a chance to take it back. I had now found my chance." Mystogan said with determination.

"A chance?" Lucy repeated mockingly.

"I want...I need your help...to help me take my kingdom. All the while, you would have the chance to get what you need." Mystogan explained.

"And I have nothing else to lose, don't I?" Lucy sighed.

"You have everything to lose, Lucy."

Lucy chuckled and looked to the side. "Guess you're right."

"I'll give you a choice. If you want to take the chance and go to my kingdom and help me, then meet me here tomorrow at dawn." Mystogan offered before disappearing into thin air, leaving Lucy by herself in the silence in the dead of night.

Lucy sighed deeply and turned to face the ocean again. A couple minutes passed with Lucy zoning out with the alternatives that was given to her.

"As a Princess, you should take responsibility and go." A sudden husky voice spoke from behind.

Lucy whipped around to see a young man in a green jacket.

"Who are you?" Lucy asked with narrowed eyes, alert when the man had said 'Princess'.

The man smiled and fixed his sunglasses. "I won't be offended if the Great Prophecy do not recognize me."

Lucy made a defensive stance as she face the mysterious man. "Who are you?"

"I had them call me Loki."

"Loki? Then can you tell me what you know about the prophecy? It sounds like you know what it is." Lucy spoke.

"It's been a long time since I had seen you...and your mother." Loki continued, not answering the blonde's question.

"My mother had been dead for more than a century. How could you possible know her?"

Loki smiled. "Lucy Heartfilia. I would never imagined that I would have enough time to meet you. You truly had grown."

As if on cue, his hand, his legs, his face, his entire body was transparent, even for a split second. Lucy could sense the pain that was ever so slightly painted over the man's face.

"You know...I am sorry for happened to them. They were my friends too." Loki continued with a sad smile.

"Them? You mean the Fairy Tail members that disappeared at that island? Are you a member?"

Loki nodded.

"I've never seen you before..." Lucy murmured.

Loki let out a small chuckle. "That's because I had been...avoiding you, Lucy."

"Avoiding me? Why?"

"Because I don't deserve it." Loki said with a serious look.

"Don't deserve what?"

"A star...can never go back to heaven because of their sins." Again, Loki's became transparent again, and pain could visibly be seen on Loki's face.

Lucy paused for a moment before studying the man before her. "Loki...who...what are you?"

Loki pause for a moment, reconsidering what to say next. "I am...I-I..."

Lucy waited for Loki to answer her, but she could sense the hesitation in his voice. "Loki, you need to tell me, or I will label you as hostile."

Loki chuckled a little. "You definitely changed after they disappeared. Lucy...I know that you are searching for those keys, but I...I just can't go back."

Lucy shifted her weight on her other feet and glared at Loki curiously. "'Can't go back'? What are saying?"

"Princess. Your prophecy...the other spirits...your friends....you are not alone."

Lucy shook her head. "Perhaps. But you still haven't answered my question."

"Princess. I want to help you...I want to help you with your prophecy. But that realm will never let me back in."

"You're...a spirit?" Lucy voiced, piecing the pieces that Loki was giving her.

Loki sighed and smiled sadly. "Yes..."

"Loki...Leo the Lion?"

Loki...Leo nodded.

"...A Zodiac spirit under my nose the whole time? How come I never...sensed you?"

"You can sense spirits, and fallens. But you can't sense a cursed fallen...and banned spirits."

Lucy remained silent, taking in the information that Leo had given her. "Banned? Spirits can't live in the human world."

"My life is slowly...slipping away...as you can see. It's already been...3 years since I've been banned. You can't sense me because I have no more use for you."

"3 years? You've been...suffering all this time? Why haven't you gone to me? I could've helped you."

Leo shook his head. "I...had committed a sin...And..."

"And you don't want to go back? Fallen stars can always find a way back to heaven."

"I killed my owner. Now I'm banned. And I...want to pay for my sin."

Lucy sighed and looked up at the sky. "Why now?" She muttered tiredly, not too loud, but soft enough to where Leo could not hear it.

After a few moment of silence, Lucy looked back down, at Leo. "I...do not have the luxury of waiting for another spirit to replace you. Plus, if there was a justifying reason for killing your owner, then I do not have the time to wait till you disappear, nor do I care that you had committed a sin."

"What you mean?" Leo inquired

Lucy stared at Leo for a moment before answer him. "You are...still alive. Why should I just stay here and let you disappear? I'm taking you back to heaven. Where you belong."

"...Is this for your prophecy?"

Lucy smiled. "I stopped caring about that months ago. I don't want to lose anyone else. That includes you too, Leo."

Leo chuckled a bit. "Thanks. But...I don't think that you can do it. There's no way to take me back."

Lucy huffed. "You call me 'Princess', the Great Prophecy, and you say that I can't do this?" She raised her eyebrow at the spirit. "I'd watch your mouth if I was you."

Leo stared at the blonde for a moment, wondering what the blonde will do.

Lucy turned to the side and raised her hand, opening a void in the process. She turned back to Leo. "I will be back. Don't go anywhere." The blonde demanded.

After receiving affirmation from the spirit, Lucy proceeded by walking into her void.

...

Lucy stood in front of the Celestial King with determination.

"It's been a long time, old friend." The Celestial King spoke up with his arms crossed and standing tall.

Lucy nodded. "Yes. It's been awhile. Should I assume that you already know why I am here?"

"Yes. However, I cannot abide to your request of bringing Leo back, my old friend, back to this world." The Celestial King responded.

Lucy sighed deeply to calm her frustration. "I do not have time for this. I need all 88 keys. And that includes Leo. You are going to allow him the right to come back."

"Old friend had committed a sin, and therefore is denied a path to this realm."

"I do not know what sin he had done, and I could care less. Ever thought about second chances? Ever thought of having Leo fight for balance his sins? He can help me win this war. He can help me with the prophecy. He can reclaim his honor as the leader of the Zodiacs. There is no need to kill him."

The Celestial King hummed in silence and stared at the blonde.

"You say 'old friend' for Leo. Does that mean you given up on him? Leo's is supposed to be your friend. You're supposed to never give up on your friends. What happened? Just because he 'broke' a rule, doesn't mean you turn your back on him. There's always a reason, and I know that the leader of the Zodiacs had a reason for committing the sin that he had done. And I...I could sense the regret in his voice. Leo regretted this. And he regretted his crime. And he's already paid his due. He's suffering."

"I still cannot allow a passage for him."

Lucy clenched her fists tightly and deeply sighed, "Mustache face... If you're not going to do for him, then do it for me. I already had to go through...many things. I already lost friends. I'm losing faith here. So god help me, give Leo his rightful place in this realm."

The Celestial King remained mute as he continued to listen to Lucy.

Lucy shifted on her other leg and placed her hand on her hips, indicating that he was being more frustrated. "You brought me here for five years. That's more than 400 years in the real world. You and the other spirits had taught me about many things. And you taught me the importance of having all 88 keys. You told me to collect all 88 keys. But now...you're denying me the right to do that. All I ask you is to allow Leo back into the realm."

After a moment of Lucy catching her breath, she continued. "Please have some logic. Please...Leo's is your friend. Why should you just turn your back on him?"

The Celestial King started to hum, as if in deep thought. After a moment, he spoke up. "Perhaps I will consider this. I will hereby give Leo his right to return to the realm."

Lucy sighed. "Was that so hard?"

The Celestial King hummed.

...

"Thank you, Princess."

"Thanks is not needed, Leo. Or do you still want to be called Loki?"

Leo chuckled. "You may call me whatever you like."

Lucy sighed. "Ok...Leo. Now that you can go back to your world, you can help now."

Leo smiled. "Yeah...But...I really never asked you to do this."

"And I never asked you why and how you knew my mother."

"Your mother was my previous owner. I would sometimes report to her on your well-being during your training. I made sure to not be spotted by you, as it was an order by your mother. That's why I had been eager to meet you. The last couple months, I was beginning to believe that I would not have the time to meet you."

Lucy nodded with a smile. "That would make sense. I saved you because you have a potential to do something...greater. And I had the Celestial King to give you a second chance."

Lucy looked at Leo for a moment, studying the spirit. "Why come to me now? When you could've just stayed away, or sooner?"

"Because I knew that you had been frustrated and had a dilemma with your mission and your priorities. I simply wanted to make sure that...you are on the right path."

Lucy took a deep breath. "I see. Well, guess I can still rely on you and the others then. Thank you Leo."

Leo grinned. "You're as beautiful as your mother was, Princess. And gentle. Thank you. But always know...that we are here for you. You are our priority, and our friend."

Lucy smiled.

Leo raised his hand and extended it toward Lucy, wanting a handshake from the blonde. Lucy complied and shook it with him.

Leo held her hand tighter, glad to have the contact with her. "By the way, do you wish to accompany me on a date?"

Lucy sighed and willed Leo back to the world, causing the spirit to aglow a bright golden light, disappearing into the Realm where he belongs, leaving only a golden key in Lucy's hand.

Alone in the silence again, Lucy held the newly acquired golden key in her hand as she stared off into the distance of the sea, now dark, as the sun had long settled.

A/N: I honestly hate this chapter 3.3/

So uneventful and boring and it feels out of place...I'll probably fix it after the completion of this book...

Review and comment on your thoughts! I don't bite~

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