The Dragon Princess

Chapter 22

Lucy POV:
They dragged me down endless corridors, prisoners were shouting at me and spitting at me. I've never felt so worthless in all my life, tears stand my eyes and I didn't know what I was going to do. If only I had my keys I could summon someone to help me escape, but I know that it would only be in vain. The council guard dragged me into a small room with a table in the center, and all around the table were guild masters from all over Firoe. My eyes fixed on Master Makarov as his eyes burned into me, I could see grief in his eyes and it made me fear the worst. Had Mirajane died? Did he blame me for the death of one of his children?

"I'm sorry Master Makarov...." I said to him only to receive a slap to the face.

"Be silent." The guard said as he lifted me onto the table.

He attached wires onto my head, legs, arms and even on my hands and feet. Then he strapped me down.

"Today you are all here to witness the death of one of the most vicious wizards ever to live, this 'child' is the holder to a dark magic which if we had not captured would have lead to the destruction of our world." Grand Doma said and he then turned to me. "Have you any soul?"

"Yes I do have a soul, and its as pure as moonlight! I am not the monster you all think I am! I am an Elemental Dragon Slayer!" I yelled feeling tears sting my eyes. "I'm powerful because I was taught many different types of Magic! Please believe me!"

The guild masters looked at me stunned, one of them had blonde hair and was wearing a sleeveless jacket with fur lined on the sleeves. He asked for permission to speak to me and was granted his request.

"You say you are a dragon slayer? Do you know light dragon slayer magic?" He asked looking at me with questioning eyes.

"Yes I do. And Weisslogia would be proud of you Sting." I said remembering the times that he would speak to me about his son. And Skiadrum would be proud of Rogue too." I said as he looked at me with pain in his eyes. I didn't mean to make him sad, but I guess the mention of his father brought back old memories.

He placed a hand on my shoulder, but then stepped back with the other guild masters. I saw someone begin to approach me, he had a mask covering his eyes and I noticed that Master Makarov tensed up.

"Aria." He muttered under his breath.

This 'Aria' Walked over to me and I could tell he wasn't happy, tears were falling down his cheeks like waterfalls. Was he upset because he was going to kill me?

"Begin Aria." Grand Doma commanded.

He placed his hands on my chest and then it felt like my soul was being ripped out, I screamed out in agony thrashing around. My body felt like it was on fire, and I couldn't understand why. I could hear the voices of my mother and the other dragons begin to fade from my mind, why were we loosing communication?!

"MAMA!" I cried out with tears falling down my cheeks. "MAMA PLEASE HELP ME!" 

"Bring another Lacrima! This one will explode if we let this continue!" A council member yelled.

I continued to scream as my body was slowly battered by the magic Aria was using on me, all of my magic energy was slowly vanishing. Then, it was gone. My body felt limp and cold, I didn't even have the energy to keep my head straight so I let it roll to the side so I was looking at the guild masters again. Tears were falling from my eyes and I could see some tears in the eyes of other guild masters, they took the restraints off my body and then picked me up. One gave a strong kick into my stomach and sent me flying into a wall, I wanted to cry out in pain. But I didn't even have the strength to utter any noise, it was like my body had stopped working....

"Haven't you done enough?!" I heard Makarov yell.

"She's a prisoner Makarov, she's the spawn of Zeref him self so do not underestimate her. Wasn't it your guild who took her in and then sent her back for attacking one of your members?" Grand Doma said to him and then walked over to me. "Say it, say who you truly are." 

"Lucy..." I managed to utter out.

"Tsk." He said and then pushed me to I was lying on my stomach. "You will be executed in ten minutes, have you anything to say demon?"

"I want to go home...." I whisper.

"You'll be in hell soon enough." A guard said laughing. He walked over and attached the chains onto my wrists, he moved the fabric on my arms and then nudged his colleague. "Look she still has the guild mark."

"I thought that would have been removed when her magic was taken? Should we tell Grand Doma?" The other guard asked.

"Yeah we should, this is a sign that she still has magic inside of her body." He said and then walked over to Grand Doma.

"Makarov! Why wont her guild mark be removed?!" He bellowed.

"Our guild mark has been designed so it will survive through anything, even when the body is empty of magic energy." Makarov said and then I noticed he winked at me. Was he mocking me? His guild sent me here to die, but for some reason I could never feel angry at them. Something deep inside me was saying that they had a plan, but it was hard to believe.

The guards picked me up and then carried me to the wagon which will take me to magnolia, where I will be hung. They didn't even to chain me up this time because I was so weak my body couldn't move even if I wanted it to, and they knew that. As we bounced along I could feel my eyes begin to close, almost like my body was trying to conserve as much energy as it could. And the only thing that was stopping me from crying out in pain was the small amounts of magic energy I was able to take in just simply through breathing. Soon we reached Magnolia and the whole town was deathly quiet, and you could hear some whispers when people saw the wagon roll in.

"Is that the prisoner?" One town member asked.

"I thought this person was supposed to be the spawn of Zeref? I can't see anyone inside the wagon!" Another said laughing.

The wagon came to a quick stop and then the guards dragged me out by the chains which were digging into my wrists, gasps could be heard from everywhere as people saw how young I was. I mean I'm only 7 years old, and all I want right now is my mama. They forced me to my feet and yelled at me to walk, I tried to tell my legs to listen to them but they wouldn't listen to me. So they decided to kick me over to the hanging post, once we reached it my body was battered and bruised. My eyes were beginning to swell from small rocks cutting them as I rolled across the floor, small scrapes and cuts were scattered over my body and I was trying not to cry out in pain. Two guards lifted me up and I felt the harsh rope be hoisted over my white hair and tied around my neck, so this was it. Here was where I was going to die.

"This prisoner, has the magic level that is stronger than Zeref him self. She attacked a member of the Fairy Tail guild and almost killed them, if it were not for the quick actions of the guild members then she would have been left to kill most likely all of Magnolia and then all of Fiore. So now she will be executed to stop her from causing any more trouble, do you have anything to say prisoner?" Grand Doma asked me.

"Yes...I do have something to say." I started. "Its to the Fairy Tail guild, thank you for taking care of me. I'm sorry that I couldn't protect Mirajane, and all I ask is that you take care of Sakura for me. And my keys, please keep them safe..." I was sobbing at this point trying to stay brave wasn't working right now, I needed to show my emotions. "And Natsu, thank you for taking care of me. And thank you all for treating me like Family, I had forgotten what it was until I came to Fairy Tail." 

The guard then looked at Grand Doma waiting for the signal, with a wave of his hand the executioner placed both hands onto the rod which will release the trap door beneath my feet. I could feel my heart begin to race quicker than ever before, I don't want to die...Please don't let me die!

And then the trap door opened.