The Elemental Sorceress

Chapter Ninteen

CHAPTER — NINETEEN

The Many Lives of Nova

Several thousand years passed between Nova's first death and her current life. Though she reincarnated several more times, each life was fleeting compared to her first. She made an impact on history every time she was reborn despite her name being wiped from history. And in one of her most recent lives, she stumbled upon two beings that have plagued Earthland for the past four centuries.

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Lucy sits beside the mound of Nova's grave, biting at her fingernails. Roughly two weeks had passed and she was growing anxious. They were getting short on time, but she could feel it in her bones that Nova would pull through.

Someone sits down beside her and stays silent for a few minutes. She decides to glance up and sees Brünnhilde staring at the dirt with a longing look. "I didn't get long to talk to Nova. It's been a long time since I have seen her face. The woman is the reason for my existence." Silent tears trail down her face as she speaks.

"That must be very hard." Lucy offers unsure of what to say. The time she's spent with the air elemental showed her only a strong stoic woman. Her tears and sadness completely blindsided Lucy. It was typical to see outbursts from Neptune and often Darago, but Brünnhilde remained level headed like Titan.

The blonde woman nods, "I know she will make it back, Young Heartfilia. Don't you worry about that. She is the most stubborn person I've ever known throughout my long life." She cracks a smile and pats the ground. "I suppose I should go make sure that Neptune hasn't destroyed anything yet, thank you for letting me sit beside you."

Lucy smiles at her, "If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm willing to listen."

"That is much appreciated, I will think about it." Brünnhilde gets to her feet and wanders off in search of the water elemental.

Lucy sighs pulling her knees to her chest. "Please wake up soon, Nova. We really need you out here..."

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In most of the lives Nova lived, she never realized her power. She never remembered who she was. However, without fail, every time she was reborn she fell in love all over again. Laxus made her a promise, that no matter the lifetimes they lived; they'd fall in love every time they met.

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The first time she meets him again she owns a small flower shop. He stumbles in through the doors looking worse for wear. "Do you have any healing salves?"

And that's how their relationship began; he was a local beast hunter. It became a routine for him to enter her shop with various wounds. Nova tended to him without a word, but she always scolded him. "You need to learn to be more careful you big oaf."

Within a few months, all the nearby beasts learned to stay away from the small village. Laxus begins seeking out dangerous situations and getting more careless with his actions. It was his only excuse to see the woman who had so easily captured his heart.

Eventually, she catches on, "You don't need salve for a bruise like that. Are you getting injured just to see me, Laxus?" She gives him a cheeky grin and bats her eyelashes.

"Yes."

She pauses for a moment. "Oh."

Then she slams her hands onto the countertop. "That's idiotic! If you wanted to see me you could stop by like a normal person!" She glares at him and crosses her arms.