Escape

Pools of blood lay still from corps that were brutally cut down. Screams of innocent people filled her fragile ears.

"Mother! Father!"

Erza cried, tears streaming down her golden eyes and on to her soft, flushed cheeks. The pure white unicorn let out a loud neigh as Erza's mother, Queen Titania Lucy Dragneel, forcefully put her onto the royal unicorn named Celesta.

Her majesty than put a luminous, bright red oval gem tied onto a golden string around Erza's neck. There was an image of a beautiful rose deeply carved into it.

"Erza, my dear child...make sure you don't look back, keep on living and find the one who will love you like the princess you are."

The Queen moved her eyes to make contact with another pair of golden eyes, belonging to her most trusted, magical steed.

"You know what to do, and please look after my daughter."

The queen gave one last hug to both and turned her head to only see King Lucifer Dragneel running and stumbling to his family.

He looked deeply into Erza's red and puffy eyes as he gently grabbed her soft face. He rested his forehead onto hers and whispered so only his beloved wife, daughter and Celesta could hear,

"Find the three sacred treasures, the treasures that make our family powerful. Go to your ancestor's caves where their tombs lie, each having different locations Celesta will be your guide. I want you to show everyone how powerful you are as you have the rose dragons bloodline."

Erza begged her parents to let her fight as she knew she was very powerful, but her parents only refused, she had no choice but to obey.

Erza was confused but understood what she had to do and was curious to know what treasures she must obtain. Her father raised his head and planted a soft kiss on his daughter's forehead. He held onto his wife's hand and turned around. Death is what lied ahead. The king drew his sword with a massive amount of magic radiating off of it. The queen used her free hand to summon a read flame almost devouring her whole arm. The two married couples swore to die together in their vows so they must keep their promise. They turned their heads to say one last farewell and gracefully entered the battlefield.

Celesta took this as a sign to run. She reluctantly started galloping away as fast as she could. She ran away from the devilish flames engulfing the place. The horrible scene behind Princess Erza triggered something in her heart. Revenge! She was willing to risk everything she had to restore her family's name to the throne. As she was the true heir to the throne of Elkia and unknowingly the heir of Rose.

"I will restore the Dragneel name to the throne and drive back our enemies to the deep pits of hell,"

Erza whispered. She gently wiped away her tears with her dirty hand's and stared at the setting sun with confidence. Too scared to look back, she hugged Celesta's neck and fells asleep.