Stars' Mystery [DISCONTINUED ON THIS ACC]

Chapter Sixteen

Rest in Peace, Mirajane.

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Lucy shivered as she dreamt of an endless void, swallowing her in its emptiness, in its loneliness. Her eyelids were too heavy to open and so she listened to the silence around her. Suddenly, a weird, loud groan was audible, followed by yells and commands. Screams and shrieks followed, some full of anger, others full of agony. Lucy could not move even if she tried. Her body was failing her and she could do nothing about it. Just the mere thought of it.. the thought of her friends, her family, dying; it made her whimper and cry. She soon realized she was not asleep. She was alive. And trapped. Trapped?! She gasped for breath and finally managed to open her eyes. She was trapped in some weird, egg-shaped gem. It seemed like gravity did not exist inside it as she floated inside, her hair spreading all over the place. She finally looked around and noticed that the gem was being held by the demon. Her eyes widened in panic and she tried her very best to use her magic.. but the gem nullified it immediately, draining her of her power little by little. Around her she could watch as the guild's members fought with their lives in order to get Lucy back, Gajeel was engaging in a fist to fist fight with the demon's minions and her celestial spirits seem to have disappeared altogether. Were they okay?! She hoped so.. Elfman appeared at the front and used his "Take Over" to attack the demon, who in reaction dropped Lucy into the ocean. Panic rushed through her as she crashed into the water, sinking deeper and deeper until she couldn't be seen. She could only see that Elfman had jumped into the water.. and got smashed by the demon's claw; killing him in an instant. Her eyes filled with tears and she cried and cried for Elfman, knowing she was at fault for the third death of her friends now. What was her use if all she did was being the reason everyone around her died?! She wanted to be their angel, not their valkyrie, deciding over their deaths! Her cries were muted by the silent sea water, surrounding her completely. Water started filling the gem and she was being suffocated and drowned by the amounts of it filling her lungs. Soon she passed out, accepting her fate, accepting her death. Accepting her lost life and feeling  an odd sense of relief wash over her, knowing her guild would be left alone. Knowing she wouldnt be able to kill anymore people. Even if indirectly. She hated it. And she hated war. It would obly bring hate and hurt. Her friends bathed in their own blood. All thanks to war. She couldnt have prevented it, could she? She didnt know anymore. She just didnt know.

Her eyes were closed and her mind finally went blank.
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... Rest in peace, Elfman.
We shall never forget your bravery.

But is her story really already over?