(A/N) Hello! This is my first fanfic so it might not be very good. This is an OC centered story. It will kind of follow the basic storyline starting after the Daphne Arc. I might change some things and I will add my own story arc in there somewhere. i am not a fast updater so don't expect chapters every four days. I'm very sorry but you have to wait. So without further ado, here is the first chapter!

Prologue

Unknown P.O.V.

"It's time…" An ominous voice boomed. "I will now cast the spell!"

A small crowd of hooded figures cheered. This was the moment they had been waiting for. Their guildmaster, a powerful man called Zalrune, had been told by his magic scientist that the long anticipated Aera spell was ready.

No longer would the mysterious race known as the Exceeds be the only creatures to soar in the sky with out transformation magic, take-over magic, wind magic, etc.

The master believed that with the power of flight, the young dark guild known as Dark Sky could move quickly, undetected and unstoppable. They would be twice as formidable, with the speed of flight they could cast their dark magic from the air and get away. They could rule not only Fiore, but the entire world, and no one would be able to stop them.

The Dark Guild master was handed a sheet of paper containing the spell. Magic scientists had been put to work trying to find a way to make the Aera spell available in humans.

They had even captured and experimented on an Exceed that was lost in Earthland.

Zalrune began to chant. As he was chanting, black magic started to swirl around him. The magic intensified as he neared the end of the spell.

But then something happened. The magic surrounding him started to fly out of control. 'No! The spell is not working! It must be incomplete!' He thought starting to panic. The magic started glowing white and it suddenly rose above him and formed into a huge swirling white and black sphere.

It shot through the roof of the guild and straight toward a nearby town. It crashed through a roof and exploded, giving off a light that lit up the dark night and could be seen from the guild miles away.

As the smoke cleared Zalrune looked furiously around for his scientist. "What happened!" he roared.

The young man walked up to him stuttering, "S-sir! The spell! It appears we must work on it more."

"I want this spell perfected! I don't care if it takes ten years, it WILL be finished! Do I make myself clear?!" He bellowed in the frightened scientists face. "Y-yes s-sir!" He cried and rushed out of the room.

About ten minutes later the scientist came back looking nervous. "Sir. It appears we have a problem…" the poor lad said quietly fearing the guildmaster's wrath. "What sort of problem!?" He demanded.

"Well… the energy sphere from the failed spell… it hit a person."

The master raised an eyebrow. "Do tell, how does this affects our situation?" He asked. "You see sir," the scientist continued "the energy hit a child, a very young child less than a year old, and that child is now infused with the energy from the sphere. The magic energy contained Aera magic. Our lacrima screen was able to see into the house hold where the child lives and we saw this." He held up a lacrima screen with a video playing on it.

Lying in a pile of rubble was a small girl. She had spiky black hair and was crying. The strange part was that this girl was glowing, and floating off the ground. Magic energy swirled around her. The sheer amount of power caused her to defy gravity while her body absorbed the energy. She shifted slightly and the guildmaster could see the problem. Little, white, feathery wings were poking out from her back.

He gasped. This girl. This little toddler had accidentally absorbed the entire mass of powerful magic energy. There was even incomplete Aera magic! This meant the spell partially worked! The little girl had Aera magic and from the looks of it vast magical power.

He needed that power.

"Do you have the identity of this child?!" He snapped at the scientist.

"Yes sir. Her name is Maya Hawthorne."

"Good. I want her separated from her family. I want as little people as possible to know about her. Is that clear?"

"Yes sir! I will send a threat notice telling them to give the girl away."

"Make it quick. I need that spell. And this girl holds the key to getting it!"

(A/N) Ooh. Ominous bad guy stuff! This has been the prologue of my story. The next chapter will be short as well. Sorry. I will update as soon as I can. Leave your comments in the reviews section!