Can I just begin saying I'm very sorry about this chapter? :'3

Song: Adagio for Strings
By: Samuel Barber

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~Lucy~

There was a huge afterparty when the ceremony was over. It started around the evening, but now it was close to being dark. As the sun drew down so did the temperature, however, the party wasn't going to die down whatsoever. It was a smart idea for the party to be in a big tent that was opened on both sides. It was so large there were four dozen tables sprawled on the hardwood floor, and in the center, there was a massive dance floor that could somehow fit all of us. With everyone dancing together no one could be cold, and with the tent being open no one should get hot either. The guild really did their homework on the afterparty.

I was still in my bridesmaid gown sauntering on the floor with the other girls as we laughed and partied together. Mira still wanted to talk to me yet somehow I was able to wriggle myself to talking to her. At least for now I could. Later on the night, the slow dances commenced. The bride and groom were the first ones to dance to the song they selected together. As we were sitting at our tables watching, I felt a familiar presence show up to the party. My mouth curled into a smile to know he actually made it. I leaned over to whisper to Natsu. "I'll be right back," I said in his ear when he nodded. "Take my coat," he replied glancing over to me. "I don't want you to get cold." I just rolled my eyes when I picked up his coat that was resting on his chair. "Thank you," I said placing a kiss on his cheek before standing to welcome the guest I invited.

I left the warmth of the tent when I mentally thanked Natsu again that he gave me his coat. It was really chilly outside when you're not partying. On the outskirts of the forest, the tall man materialized from the dense thicket with his same elegant outfit and cane. His platinum blond hair was in a high ponytail as his lavender eyes gazed into my hazy brown irises. "Hello, Love." He said smiling lovingly. I yanked him into a hug inhaling the scent of coffee ground and cremè. "I'm so happy you could make it," I replied in return not pulling away. His arms fastened tightly around me while his chin rested on my head. When we always greet each other, Hades and I were invariably close together. But as we continue to interact, it becomes harder to stand close to him. A part of me wants to stay in his arms as the other part has to stray away from holding Hades for too long. "As I said, I wouldn't miss it for the world." We both pulled away still gazing in each other's eyes. Hades released his cane willing it to vanish before he adjusted his pristine white gloves he was always wearing. "So, the ceremony went well I suppose?"

"More than that! You should've seen Jellal, he wanted to kiss Erza so bad he had to keep resisting himself from just pulling her face to him! It was so sweet you would have loved it." Hades chuckled causing what seemed like a growl to come out of his chest. My cheeks made a light blush when I twirled around with his hand still in mine. "You're going to join us for the night right? This party isn't going to end for some time." The Bringer kept on smiling strolling beside me. "It took a while but I managed to sneak away from the Gods attention. They seem focused on other sorts as of now." My mood dampened to hear about the Gods. "Probably some other ways to put an end to me." I felt Hades use his hand to pull my chin up. "No Love. There are things I wish I can tell you, but I still can't. I made a vow to stay silent, and until you can remember I can't speak of it." His hand stroked my cheek until it parted from my skin. For a moment I wished he kept his hand there for a second longer. "Let's not talk about the Gods right now. I want to catch up with you! And I want you to congratulate the happy couple as well!" I grabbed Hades's hand as we marched off back into the canvas tent that held the party. There was another slow dance, but this time the floor was open for anyone to dance. I pardoned and excused for people to make way to reach Erza and Jellal never letting Hades hand go.

When we reached the table I greeted my comrades before introducing Hades to them again. "Erza, you know Hades, but Jellal I believe this is your first time meeting my Guardian Angel. Hades, this is the groom! Jellal, this is Hades! He's a Bringer which means he's basically Death." Hades bowed his head. "Charmed." He said with a sly grin. Jellal placed his hand out to which Hades accepted. "I did not expect to see Death at my wedding party. Don't drink too much or you may take my guests' souls!" I knew Jellal tried to joke around. Hades only gave him a humble chuckle which made me laugh at my Guardian Angel. Most people think Hades is the one that inflicts death, but in reality, he finds the soul of the deceased and guides them to either Heaven or Hell. Though he can inflict death if he wished, Hades would rather wait and then help the soul before it becomes lost to the Abyss. "I'll watch my drinks then," Hades said in return. He congratulated the couple, shook Jellal's hand once more, and bowed respectfully to the bride.

Assessing how the girls were looking over at us, I knew Hades made an impression. Hades was gorgeous for always staying in the Abyss. He had a pale complexion, but it wasn't deathly or almost like he was made of plastic. Hades just looked angelic due to his skin and gentle eyes. Along with his blond hair and lavender eyes, he was about over six feet tall. Perhaps six foot seven or maybe even eight based on my height perception. Every time I hug Hades, I could feel how muscular he was. Maybe he even had a six-pack? Why am I thinking about this?! I'm in a relationship for the Gods sake! I pulled Hades along to my table were my teammates, excluding Erza, were sitting. Gray and Juvia were together, of course, chattering as usual. Then there was little Wendy eating a slice of cake that was beyond the word amazing, and there was Happy and Natsu that were chowing down on the food that you could eat by hand. "Hey guys, guess who I found!" I exclaimed showing Hades to them. Everyone was ecstatic to see Hades, minus Natsu who just gave him a small wave. Hades sat down telling everyone hello. I sat next to Natsu as well as Hades. Natsu pulled my hand into his when he kissed my knuckle. "So you found the angel with no wings?" Natsu said glaring at Hades. I slapped his bicep with disappointment. "I invited Hades, Natsu. He's my friend and I want him to be here. Plus, that isn't nice to say about Hades."

"You're right, I'm sorry. I just don't understand why I dislike him so much. He gives me a bad vibe." This made me grin. "Don't tell me you're jealous of Hades." Natsu sat upright in his chair. "Absolutely not! Why would I be jealous when I'm the one that's dating you!?" I shrugged still grinning. "Maybe it's your possessive dragon instincts? Do you Dragon Slayers have instincts like that?" Natsu was blushing like a red tomato. "I don't know! Stop asking me silly questions, Luce. Or else I'll ask you more silly questions." I leaned onto Natsu's shoulder feeling warmer being near him. "It's not like I've heard a lot of dumb questions from you. Come on, there's no way you can shock me at this point in our relationship." Natsu grew quiet. "I don't know about that." He said to himself not knowing that I have Dragon Slayer hearing. I decided to let his statement go when I turned my attention back to Hades. "Are you hungry? I can get you something to eat if you are." Hades glanced around the room when he looked back at me. "You wouldn't happen to have coffee would you?"

"Why would we have coffee at a wedding party Hades?" He shrugged with an innocent look on his face. "I don't know! You tell me! Why wouldn't you have coffee at a wedding party?" This caused me to look like he hit me in the face with his glove. "You have a problem you know that?" Baffled by my words, my Guardian Angel put his hand over his chest. "It's not my fault I was there when they found the coffee bean! The smell was intoxicating and the taste," Hades was drooling now. "The taste was awful at first but you grow to love it as well as the caffeine."

"Admit it, you're addicted to caffeine!" Hades just rolled his eyes. "Loving caffeine isn't an addiction...is it?" His left eyebrow raised as he was thinking over the amount of coffee he drinks on a daily basis. "Yes Hades, drinking too much caffeine can become an addiction." Sweat formed on his forehead. "Oh dear, it seems I may have an issue." I rolled out with laughter while he tapped his fingers against the table. "Be serious Love! Is it that bad to drink so much caffeine?!" My stomach was beginning to hurt due to the amount of laughter I've done. "It's not gonna hurt you to ease off the coffee Hades! But you're a Bringer, why worry about it so much?" Hades fidgeted in his seat like a toddler. "I don't know, evidently I'm an addict and I've just found out about it." My hand rested on his bicep. "Just start drinking to one cup a day. If that makes you feel better then do it." The Bringer scrunched his face as if he was thinking it over until he nodded. "Okay, I'll try it out!"

"Then let's quit fretting about it. Plus, I would love to have a dance with my charming boyfriend." Just as the words left my mouth Natsu's head snapped up to my direction. "Would you like to have this dance, madam?" Asked Natsu with an awful accent. I accepted by taking his hand. "It would be my pleasure, dear nobleman." Hades showed me a small salute when Natsu and I walked hand in hand to the dance floor. Another slow song began as we found ourselves in the center of the floor. I felt Natsu wrap one arm around my waist as his other hand tenderly held mine. My arm rested on his shoulder when the music began. It was a slow three-step, just as I did with Hades when I was dreaming. Natsu, however, was not as graceful as my Guardian Angel was. Hades witnessed the birth of dance, but dancing with Natsu seemed more fun to do when he would miss a step nearly causing both of us to fall over. He uttered one apology after another when I laid my head on his chest. "Relax, just pretend it's us. Don't stand so stiff or else you may strain your back, and let loose. I follow your lead, so take the reins and dance freely." I whispered closing my eyes while I felt like I was lying on a warm cloud. Natsu eased himself from his tense posture and eventually relaxed that he at least stopped misstepping for a few minutes.

After the long two months, we've both knew this is exactly what we required to ease our troubled thoughts. My mind would roam thinking of what Adroath would be doing if he were still here. Probably he would be talking to Gramps, or maybe asked to have a dance with me. My heart showed me these fictitious images pacifying yet harming me at the same time. "Are you okay?" Natsu murmured trailing his fingers up and down my back. His touch was like electricity to my skin. It made me feel more alive that I reckoned I would explode like fireworks. "I wished Adroath was here. He passed away not even a week ago so I prefer he was here to celebrate with us. I...I miss him Natsu." We curtailed from dancing when my Dragon Slayer pulled my face to him. "I know Luce. Sometimes I forget that he's even gone, and I go to visit him until I remember that he isn't with us before I knock on his bedroom door. Adroath was an important person in both our lives. It feels like he left us too soon."

"I think he did. Maybe it's because of what I've become. I'm not the Light Goddess or Dark One. I'm something that holds the Balance and keeps the Darkness and Light at bay." Natsu's hand brushed my cheek as his onyx eyes looked deep inside me. "You are much more than that, Lucy Heartfilia. You are a strong, courageous, and incredible woman. Lucy, you've saved so many lives and wagered your life for Fairy Tail. You're not something, you're a unique human being. That's what Adroath would have said." My lips started to tremble. "You really think so?" To answer my question, Natsu placed a small kiss on my forehead. "I know so. Adroath only wanted for you to be happy." I squeezed Natsu into a hug whilst he hugged me back. "I wish we could stay like this forever."

"Well, Lucy...there's actually something I want to ask you." My heart fluttered as well my stomach with butterflies. And yet, there was a sickness accumulating in my chest when Natsu said that. "Is something wrong?" Natsu shook his head. "No! Not at all, actually, it's quite the opposite." Natsu's eyes glimpsed around the floor as he was making sure no one would be eavesdropping. "Lucy, you know I love you more than anything right?" I hesitantly nodded my head. "Um, yes..." I felt him pull me into his chest, shuddering under my breath as his lips were close to my ear. "Then let's take our relationship to the next step."

Everything inside me stopped. My lungs were incapable to breathe, my thoughts deterred as my heart was breaking down to pieces. "W-What do you mean?" I implored with a shaky voice. This couldn't be happening! He couldn't be asking for my hand in marriage. Please, please this couldn't be transpiring! "Lucy, I want to marry you. I want us to officially be together as husband and wife." I struggled to breathe in. There was a sharp pain growing in my chest as though I've been stabbed. I needed to lean onto Natsu when he seemed surprised by my reaction. "I know, I know we've only been dating a short period of time Luce. This may seem too quick, but I know you're the only one for me. You make me so happy, and thinking about our future together, I've never been more enthusiastic in my life!" I was visibly shaking. The world was becoming hazy, my head spinning that I felt drunk almost. "Lucy?" Natsu's voice faltered when I forcefully pushed myself to stand on my own. Natsu's face was concerned, but he was still smiling like a schoolboy finding his childhood sweetheart. "What do you say? Will you marry me?"

Hearing his question, I felt my sanity and heart snap.

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Gray

"Oi, Hades!" I yelled snatching his interest away from the dance floor. "You got a minute? I want to talk." The Bringer blinked in surprise when he established a kind smile. "Of course! Lead the way." I stood up after reassuring Juvia I would be back shortly. Hades and I were outside the tent away from the crowd when I tossed my jacket off. "So, I just needed to say I know everything. Well, most of everything at least." Hades grew silent losing his smile in the process. "I assume she told you then? Solantir, her immortality, and the Souls Connection?"

"Well, she hasn't told me everything when it came between her and the Gods. Everything else I do know about. Lucy said it was for my safety that I be kept in the dark when it was business between the Gods. So tell me, what the hell is happening to my comrade?" Hades closed his eyes, drew in a deep breath, then exhaled. "I am not permitted to speak." Well, I didn't expect to hit a brick wall this early. "This is my family member Hades! At first, I was okay about this, but after seeing her in the state she's in, and being attacked by who knows what when she left Crocus two months ago, I couldn't idly stand by! I'm not an idiot, but I need explanations so I can at least understand what's going on."

"Again, I am not permitted to speak." Hades was rock solid that I doubted I could push him to talk. "Then, at least tell me what Lucy knows. Can you do that since she knows about it?" Hades thought for a moment, speculating it through his head. "I suppose I could since Lucy knows. Regardless, Lucy still doesn't have answers either, so it may not make sense to you even if I do explain. You can't pry me to tell you anything she doesn't know." I put my hands into my pockets. "Alright, fair enough. Now talk."

"You know the Gods are after Lucy, but the question is why. Why they are trying to exterminate her, is because she has memories of her past life. One before she was even the Dark One. A time she was living among them, developing, waiting to be the next reincarnation of the Dark One." Hades peered to the sky. "If you don't know, I was the one that created Lucy."

"Get the hell outta here!" I exclaimed surprised and stunned to hear this. Hades nodded. "It's true. The reason behind this is because the Gods grow close to their creations. It's like raising a child, watching as they thrive. The Gods love all their creations, so when Zelroath had to be killed, it severed them. They felt like they had to murder their child in order to save their other children. So, once Zelroath was to be executed, the next Dark One was to step in. Lucy was the reincarnation."

"What happened then?" A small smile appeared on Hades. "Lucy...she was special. I only crafted the body, and since she was a Dark One she wasn't meant to hold a soul, but she found one and created a soul of her own. She managed to take a sliver of the Light Goddess's soul that then changed to a soul of her own making. Lucy became something no one has ever seen before. She wasn't entirely human, but she wasn't what she was deemed to be either. It was, remarkable to watch as she developed more emotions and more humanlike."

"But you said the Dark One couldn't have a soul." Hades nodded. "That is correct. Zelroath was given a soul, and because of this he grew hunger for more power and enveloped into the chaos of Darkness. The Gods feared if the next Dark One was given a soul, then it would only result in the same way as last time. So if the Gods found my creation with a soul..." I looked down. "Then they would have killed her too." Begrudgingly, Hades agreed. "Yes. And because of Lucy, I grew emotions as well. My heart, which at one point didn't have a pulse, grew to life when I witnessed the first tears that shed her eyes. Her first emotion she ever felt...was sadness." Hades choked up, reliving the memories of that time period. "I devised a plan to make my escape with baby Lucy, and Seraphina played a major role to help me ensure Lucy's safety. Instead of killing Zelroath, she sealed him in his Realm and passed onto Lucy. She was now the Dark One and Light Goddess."

"But what does this have to do with the Gods? Why do they want to kill her? Why haven't they?" Grimace fell over the Bringer. "If Lucy remembers her past, they will do everything in their power to slay her. The only reason they haven't taken any action is because of the Souls Connection. It's the innocent soul of Natsu Dragneel that is keeping Lucy safe from harm." I needed to lean on something. My questions became more clear as I knew finally what to ask. "What is it that Lucy knows? What do the Gods not want her to remember?"

"I am not permitted to speak." Once again, stopped by the invisible brick wall. "I'm sorry Gray, but that's all I can tell you. It's now up to Lucy to remember her past, or to just forget it as it should be." I fell silent. Now that I had more answers, I was able to feel somewhat better about the reasons why the Gods are after Lucy. But it was stupid at the same time. I didn't notice people letting outcries or shouts as they were being pushed by someone trying to leave the tent. My eyes caught sight of a blonde maiden shaking to death when she let out a sob. "Lucy?!" I called out when she sprinted out of my sight and into the woods. "Lucy wait-" Hades grabbed my shoulder tightly. "I'll get Lucy, you find out what just happened!" I nodded running back to the tent to find what the commotion was about. "Excuse me, what's the meaning of this!" I shouted when people looked in a certain direction. I followed the trail of eyes when I found Natsu on his knees with his head bent low to the ground. "Natsu? Natsu, the hell are you doing on the ground?"

"You were right..." I heard him faintly say sounding like a wounded animal. "What?! What are you talking about?" Without looking at me, he showed me what was the engagement ring that was made for Lucy. "You were right. I-I shouldn't have-...what the hell was I thinking?!" Natsu cried out as a crowd grew around us. I tried to help Natsu up, but he was not assisting me at all. "Natsu, help me!"

"I asked her." This made me stop hurrying. "You asked Lucy?" With the smallest nod, Natsu said yes. "She...she rejected me. Lucy-...she...she said it was over!" That's when I saw the tears dripping down his face. I fell to my knees as well, heart beating out of my chest in fear for Lucy. "Lucy what are you doing?" Was all I could say until I heard the scream of a man with his heart torn out.

"Hades?!"

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~Lucy~

...Minutes ago...

"What do you say? Will you marry me?" There was nothing I could say that would bring joy to this occasion. My body was frozen, heart screaming at me to say yes. I've told myself over and over that I couldn't marry Natsu or anyone for that fact. I'm an immortal being that had to break the Souls Connection. My destiny was to be alone for all eternity. Even though I yearned to scream yes and jump into Natsu's arms...what I said next will be the most painful thing I will ever say.

"I can't..."

That was it. My heart was forever shattered, and my state of mind was divide into two. Natsu's face changed from his childish smile to a man that was beaten by a single punch. "W-What?" I heard his voice crack, and painfully I removed myself from his strong arms. "This was a mistake. This...us. This can never work. I'm so sorry Natsu." The world grew dark in my eyes. The light that shined in Natsu's irises died out when I felt the wave of emotions passing from Natsu to me.

...He felt he made a mistake...

...He was utterly embarrassed...

...He was angry at himself for asking the question he's been waiting to say for some time now...

...He was heartbroken...

...He felt betrayed...

And worse of all...he believed I never even loved him...

The last emotion crushed me. I started to sob my eyes out, and yet Natsu just stood there with his heart ripped out of his chest. "I'm sorry." I croaked then turned on my heel to flee the party. I pushed people without even apologizing. Natsu didn't even try to stop me. With gut-wrenching pain, I wailed my broken heart when I was hit by the cold weather. "Lucy?!" Someone called but I was too hurt to even acknowledge the person.

I ran as fast as my feet could take me.

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I didn't even halt to breathe. If I stopped moving then my thoughts would return to Natsu, the one that I crushed. It was too agonizing to believe what I did to the man I still love.

I broke his heart.

My gown was torn by branches and thorns, but I still continued to run. The heels I was wearing were long gone after I ran into the woods. My hair fell from being in a side bun to cascading down my lower back. I was still sobbing my eyes out without even watching where I was taking myself. Hopefully, I'll be far away from Aria that I'll just be forgotten. I wanted to forget ever being born and destroying the man I love with two words.

I. Can't.

"NATSU~~!" I bawled when I tripped over my own two feet. I fell down to meet roots and prickly twigs that scratched and stabbed my skin. I didn't stop myself from plummeting. I wanted to fall to the ground. I was ready to greet the earth this time. I was so use to Natsu being there, catching me, just this once I was waiting to hit the ground. I fell on my side when the side of my head hit the surface extremely hard. There was a loud ringing sound on one side of my ear as I just laid there. With the physical pain of falling, it actually eased the emotional pain I inflicted on myself.

I couldn't say how long I stayed there, lying on the ground crying, and wishing that I was a Half-Soul. Even after running away I could still feel his thoughts and emotions, and they were the worst torment I could ever be given. "Please, forgive me." I pleaded listening to the sound of my voice breaking. "I'm so sorry. Natsu...please..." Why was I even begging? I was the one that tore away from him. So why was I playing the victim? Dammit, why am I even alive? "Lucy? Lucy where are you?!" It was the one voice I needed to hear. I knew he could help me ease the anguish of losing Natsu. "Hades!" I cried out finally pulling myself up to sit on my knees. The sound of branches moving came closer until Hades emerged from the bushes. "By the Gods, Love what happened?" Hades came closer to see my condition, but when he was within arms reach I threw myself into his chest. "Hades! Hades make the pain go away! Please just make it stop!" My fingers twisted into his coat as I continued to bawl into his shoulder. His hands gently rubbed my back whilst he was attempting to calm me down. "It's alright Love. Just tell me what happened. I'm right here."

"Hades I...I broke his heart. Natsu," My body lurched forward. For a moment I thought I was going to throw up, but it felt like a stone found its way in me. "I don't think we're together anymore... I left him!" Hades pulled me back into his chest. "Love that doesn't make any sense. Why would you leave your soulmate?"

"Because he proposed! The love of my life asked me to marry him!" Everything inside me once again shriveled up. When someone asks your hand in marriage, it's usually one of the happiest moments in your life. This, however, would be the most horrific and agonizing day in my eternal life. There was no pain I felt that was this unbearable. Even with my soul whole, I felt like I was pulled in half. "And you refused him. I understand now..." Hades's hold tightened around me like he was protecting me from any more pain. "I'm so sorry Lucy. This must be awful for both of you. Perhaps you should tell him the truth that way he understands-"

"NO! Why would I tell him if I only want to make it worse?! I can't do that to him. Besides, if I tell Natsu then the entire guild will find out. I...I don't have it in me anymore." My Guardian Angel pulled my face up to his. I noticed his soft lavender eyes were darker, almost violet as his face was scrunched in confusion. "What do you mean Love?" His gloved hand caressed the tears off my cheek. "Tell me, you can trust me."

"I've lost everyone I love, Hades. I feel like I've become distant to my family, I lost my true love, and I have no biological family left. I'm alone. I'm tired of fighting for a reason to keep going." My eyes closed releasing the last of my tears. I breathed in a soft breath then exhaled. "Hades, you're a Bringer. If I know who can stop my immortality, it's you. I have to ask a favor from you..." One last time I took a breath. After I tried to swallow the lump in my throat, I spoke to the Bringer. "I want you to end my life."

Hades shook his head. "Lucy you know I can't." I could feel Hades starting to shake. This was the first time he was...scared? "Yes, you can. Listen, I know you hate to use your powers to inflict death. That's why you're called a Bringer, Hades. You are meant to bring Death, and then help the soul move on to their next destination. If anyone can help me it's you!" Again, Hades shook his head. Only it was more urgent this time. "I can't allow you to do this! You're immortal it's impossible!" I clutched his arms tightly. We were both shaking to death. My dull eyes gazed deeply into his.

"I can't do this anymore. It's the only way I can free myself! I don't care what happens! Just end me once and for all." I clutched for Hades's hand in angst. With tears of blood stirring in my eyes, I cried once more. Hades's eyes were stirring with tears before he looked away. "Lucy, I don't know what would happen to you if I did this. I would basically be handing you to the Gods if I end your life. Please, please don't ask me to do this..." My eyes fell. I could feel the Balance going into chaos as they tried to stop me, as well as Solantir, screaming in the back of my mind to stop this nonsense. I blocked them all out. I didn't care anymore. The Balance could fall apart for all I care. Magic could be gone and I wouldn't give a damn.

I'm finished with everything and this screwed up life.

I rested my hands on Hades's face, my thumbs caressing his cheekbones as gentle as a feather. "Do it. Reap my soul and free me of my suffering. Release me from the chains of living..." I finalized as I placed my face into Hades's shoulder. He was stiff like a tree resenting to know this was my decision. "Love, I will need to do something. With your consent, can you close your eyes?" He pulled my head back so I can see him. "Can you give Fairy Tail a message before I do this?" Hades complied. "Of course."

"Tell them...tell them I'm sorry for everything. I wish them the best and I love them all so much. Natsu will always and forever be my one and only, but tell him it's time to move on. Let him have a family of his own, and let him find love again." A shuddered breath escaped me. "Hades, can you promise me that you will find a way to save Natsu from being a Half-Soul? He will never move on if he doesn't have emotions or a will to live. Promise me you will find a way!"

"Lucy, I promise. When I see the Gods maybe I can find a way to save his soul. I'll try Love. I promise I will." At last, the weight of the five Realms left me. This was the first time in so long I was at peace. At last, I gave him a nod. "I'm ready." Hades signed me to close my eyes, which I did. I was enveloped in darkness as I felt Hades's hands caress my face, his thumb trailing down to my lips. "The Kiss of Death is true, Love. Once I place my lips on yours, you will die." I unexpectedly pulled Hades closer. "Now's your chance then. If you truly love me, then give me my final kiss. Tell me you love me Hades. Tell me that you want to kiss me."

"Lucy this isn't fair. For so long that's what I wanted, but I knew if I did then you would die. This wasn't supposed to happen." My fingers entangled in his blonde locks that his ponytail fell. "Tell me, Hades," I ordered now being so close I could feel his breath on my neck. "...I want to kiss you." He admitted, his lips brushing my skin while he trailed slowly upwards. "I've wanted to share a kiss with you when I found myself falling in love with you. Lucy, I love you so much not even the Gods could tear me away from you." I pulled myself closer. "Kiss me Hades." I could feel that his lips were less than an inch away from mine. "I'm so sorry Love."

His lips crashed onto mine. I felt his soft lips taking away my pain, my dreams, and even my soul. Hades wrapped his arms around me, silently crying for his action. My body was becoming limp, feeling my very essence being pulled out of me. There was a faint light in the distance, however, I knew it was too far for me to reach. I wouldn't be able to reach Heaven or Hell, not until I am judged by the Gods. That was until I felt a tug against me. Hades made a muffled sound when he pulled away from me. "What the hell!?" He screamed in terror. This was the first time I've ever heard Hades curse. "No! No, no, no! This can't be happening!" My soul was being torn to shreds one at a time. I could feel myself ripping and tearing, but there wasn't any pain. I was actually dying...but something was happening to me. "I'm so sorry Lucy! Please don't leave I made a terrible mistake! Don't you dare leave me! Lucy! LUCY!"

His voice was fading when he clutched my shoulders to shake me awake. I knew it wouldn't work though. Hades, the Bringer of Death, killed me by his kiss. It was too late for me to go back. With my senses failing, I could only hear Hades sob my name. Then the slashes of my soul pulled me into an endless cycle of torture. I watched five pieces of my soul fly out of my grasp for me to reach. Where they were going, I wouldn't know. By the time my last soul shard vanished, I was dead. Hades was gone. EarthLand was gone, as was Fairy Tail.

And Natsu was gone.

The only sound left, was my heartbeat...gradually becoming faint.

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Sorry for the long chapter, but I couldn't help myself. Also, please don't kill me after this chapter? c:'

As always Lovelies...love you all!❤️