You're Warm (Fairy Tail)

Belladonna

You're Warm
Chapter 19: Belladonna

After that small little confrontation, Lucy was left all alone in her room where she stared blankly at the TV screen that was doing a rewind on the fights that happened today. Watching the familiar two figures walk into a stadium that was programmed to imitate a certain location, in this case a desert, she felt her emotions raging inside of her as she quietly watched stop to look out into the distance.

"And so, the Crimson and Sapphire Dragons have made their appearance!" the television cheered as it displayed Takuto's name with some of his stats on screen. "For so long, after each competition, it seems like he doesn't want to be around any media that's seeking for his attention! After every battle, he seems to have disappeared from the face of Earth!" the thing continued to announced where then it came to Sakura's turn where an image of her was seen on the side of the screen with her stats.

The crimson's previous fights being displayed on the screen, the announcer in the box began to talk about her. "Sakura's indeed a champion ain't she? Fighting for her school and for her family, she's not the best fighter to fight around with - Talk about lethal and precise attacks!" the man said before it went back to the two of them standing beside each other.

Lucy sitting there, she felt her lips twitch when she watched the screen began to show their opponents. Not seeing the point of the competition, she sighed and looked down to her open palm.

Just what happened in the past? Why does she feel like she's missing something inside of her - Something important?

"There is no need to remember about the past..." a voice whispered where the blonde widened her eyes.

Looking around to find nothing other than a creature staring at her in the darkest corner of the room, she felt her body freeze. She tried to move, but she couldn't! 

Just staring into those observing eyes, she couldn't move her neck or eyes to look away from those eyes - Those eyes that seem to be able to look through her heart and mind...

"Engage!" she listened to Sakura and Takuto's cry.

    "Do you know why they're so powerful? Tell me... Why are you so weak and pathetic?" the creature said, as if their cries from the television snapped them out their little trance.

Lucy looking at it with fear evident in its eyes, she tried to take a better look at it where she noticed it swaying gently. Her eyes squinting slightly to see an arm in the shadows, she followed the long stick that it was holding to only see a blade of a scythe at the very top. 
Eyes widening as she tried to push herself away from the mysterious thing, she winced when she felt something cold capture her around her wrists. Looking down where she saw ice holding her hands down, she began to panic where she heard it chuckle in amusement to her building fear.

"I'll tell you the reason why... They were able to create and raise the thing inside of them into a powerful thing - A powerful creature that's able to aid them in battle... You see Lucy, you're weak because you don't know how to use me to the fullest..." the creature stated before slowly walking into a small slither of light where she gasped.

Looking at a reflection of herself, she felt her heart quicken its pace. In front of her was another her...

"I was not supposed to look like you... I am not you - But look what you've made me become..." the other Lucy spat, gripping onto her scythe where she then began to deviously chuckle to her own annoyance.

"But then again, you erased those memories of yours to become stronger... Allowing me to regain my true form..." she said where she used her free hand to dig into her cheek.

Slowly pulling it away, her skin began to rip apart where Lucy gasped at the clean skull hidden beneath it.

That was no human... It was indeed a creature... It managed to fool her... It was not human!

"You seem quiet shocked... You should be happy that I'm inside of you... A creature that you can summon like Sakura Miyasaki and Takuto Night..." the skull reaper whispered as it held onto its weapon with both of its hands.

Its body swaying slightly as the blade of its scythe reflected its skull head, it looked at her with glowing blue eyes. Its body dressed in a purple mist that seems like a cloak, it floated in the air watching her every move.

"Did you know that the monsters inside of them are dragons? Sakura having the dragon of elements whereas Takuto has the dragon of ice... Unbelievable, for them to create such lethal and deadly things to aid them in battle - But they're foolish, unable to use them to the fullest..." the thing said before turning its head to look at Sakura throwing a ball of fire to her opponent.

    "Indeed they are foolish," the thing whispered before looking back to the blonde where it pointed to her.

"You are pathetic - Weak!" it bellowed before hovering towards her slightly where it looked at Lucy in the eyes.

"Use me... Unleash me! Summon me!" it said, repeated it over and over again where Lucy began to whisper the same thing like a mantra.

Her heart feeling constricted as she stared into its glowing blue eyes, she felt herself feeling drained and tired. "Unleash me... Summon me... Unleash me... Summon me..." she whispered where suddenly the door opened to reveal two worried boys looking at her.

"Lucy?!" Sting cried out where Rogue stared at the creature hovering right in front of her. "What is that?" Rogue whispered as he took a step back.

The male blonde clicking his tongue as he listened to Lucy whisper the four words over and over again, he tried to call for her again. "Lucy!" he boomed where nurses and doctors began to rush towards them.

Rogue snapping his head back, he bit the inside of his cheek in panic and snarled. "Stay back!" he yelled, stopping the five staff members from coming anywhere closer.

Lucy not knowing what was going on with her surroundings as she rested her back against her bed, she slowly raised her arms to place them on both sides of the skull's head. "Will you make me stronger?" she asked in a strained voice as she felt her eyes drooping.

The skull-being nodding, it swung its scythe back where Sting and Rogue widened their eyes in panic. "Shit! What the fuck is that thing?! A reaper?!" Sting cursed as he took a step forward where he was then pulled back by Rogue.

"That thing has a scythe!" Rogue hissed.

"And you think she's not in da-"

"Make me become stronger..." Lucy whispered where the thing chuckled.

    "That has already been taken cared of... Lucy, I'm making you invincible - We promised before no?" the thing replied before swinging its blade across her neck.

A black band forming around Lucy's neck, the creature chuckled once more as she watched Lucy's eyes close. "It's time to fully awaken my master... Use me... Abuse me... Make me create devastation to those you love without knowing," the thing whispered before hovering near the window where it stared over to Sting and Rogue.

"She is gone - Gone! Like Little Red Riding Hood that was tricked into bed and eaten!" it cackled before Lucy snapped open her eyes.

The female blonde then slowly sitting up again, she craned her neck to look at them where they all flinched at her glowing blue eyes, something identical to the creature nearby her. Slowly opening her mouth where then pointed to Sting and Rogue, she felt her lips pull upwards into a cunning, yet sadistic smile. "Destroy them..." she said in a dead tone where the thing's eyes began to shine even brighter to her command.

"Belladonna... Destroy them," she commanded.