#kadupul flowers are a real thing

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Of Flowers and Flames

https://archiveofourown.org/works/12503520/chapters/28466808

Prologue

“Lucy, it’s time.” the gruff voice of one of the elders startled Lucy causing the beautiful flower to slip out of her pubescent fingers.

Lucy’s heart lightly ached when it hit the ground with a soft slap, flowers were sacred to the Celestials and she didn’t like to feel as if she had abused one. Erza had already gotten her own flower and finally Lucy was going to get her own! Seeing everybody else chose their own special flower had made Lucy envious, and once she realized how she was feeling she quickly shut out the poisonous feeling.

This was it!

She had finally turned thirteen and would be able to pick her very own flower, it was a big deal for everyone who lived in the Bloomstar tribe. In her tribe there were two things that were sacred; stars and flowers.

Her tribe had a special woman that could draw power from the diamonds that lived in the night sky. She was called a Kadupul and if she used her powers right, then she could even ask favors from the stars. The Kadupul was the leader of her tribe, but she was rarely seen since she was considered a sacred vessel for her people.

Lucy was very proud of being a Celestial, they were one of the most powerful beings that lived in Magnolia. There were only two other tribes that could use magic and the Bloomstar tribe tried very hard to avoid seeing them, thinking of them, or even speaking their names. All three tribes had been enemies for thousands of years and they had had their fair share of fights.

Lucy reached down to pick up the scarlet rose that reminded her of the flower that Erza had picked just a few days before.

“Before we go to the center of the village for your flower choosing, we are going to have to make a quick stop.”

Lucy tilted her head to the side and furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, “For what?”

“Just a visit.”

‘Seriously?’ she thought, ‘I have been waiting for this moment for years and they are going to make me wait even longer just so that they can visit someone?’

She let out a small sigh and just gave the older man a smile. He returned the gesture with a smile that was more gums than teeth but Lucy wasn’t discouraged, she thought his smile fit his easy going manner.

He led her out of the tent and into their brightly colored village. Everything in the tribe smelt like flowers and they were living in the most amazing part of Magnolia, there were barely any trees in the clearing and that made for an awfully big sky. Lucy turned her head towards the glittering void and gazed longingly when she saw an especially bright shooting star.

“This way.” he called out to her when she found herself just walking on autopilot to the center of the village. Lucy could feel a bright blush in her cheeks and she embarrassedly turned to follow her Elder. She petted the rose in her hand to comfort her nerves but she cut her finger on a thorn and a single drop of blood trailed down the digit.

She hissed quietly and stuck it in her mouth, tasting the metallic liquid on her tongue.

“Here we are.” her elder stated when he stopped in front of the biggest tent that was pitched in their village. It was decorated in blue cloth and had tons of glimmering jewelry tied to it or thrown around it as an offering to the one that lived inside. She knew this place.

“This is where the Kadupul lives. Why are we here?” she questioned with curiosity shimmering in her eyes.

“She has requested to speak with you tonight before your ceremony.”

That's odd. The Kadupul never requested to speak with anyone, especially not a girl that was barely in her teens. She only ever requested to speak to people of importance, unless…

“Did I do something wrong?” asked Lucy, her eyes starting to well with premature tears, “I'm sorry! I'll never do anything wrong ever again! I just want to bathe in the petals of my flower, that's all!”

Once a teen picks their flower they are immediately supposed to bathe in the petals of their flower of choice. That is when they reach their peak of magical power. The people in the village feed off of the Kadupul who takes power from the stars. That power is then transferred to the flowers at the choosing ceremony and the teen is then able to channel their own magic for the very first time.

If they don’t have a Kadupul to give them power then they aren't able to have their own special abilities and then they would be defenseless against the Draki and Inks.

“Hush child!” The elders hands were held up in a reassuring position and he placed his hand on top of her head. “She only wants to speak with you.” Lucy wiped away the rest of her tears and nodded her head.

“Should I go inside?”

“Yes, hurry on now, you mustn't keep her waiting!”

Lucy reluctantly opened the flaps of the tent and pushed her way inside. She was immediately hit with a sweet smelling aroma of a flower. Lucy could tell that it was a natural scent but she couldn’t pinpoint what type.

The inside of the tent was humongous and everything was covered in a beautiful golden hue that was a lot like her hair. Lucy was proud of her gold-plated hair and her dark gold eyes, she thought that it made her special in a village where everyone had special hair colors.

Lucy continued to slowly tiptoe through the tent when she came upon a room that was covered in fabric. It was perfectly hanging from every corner and as many pieces of gold that you could count were attached to the icy blue. Lucy then noticed the woman who was sitting in the middle of the room with her eyes shut with a relaxed smile resting on her mouth.

Lucy didn’t know how to approach a woman of such power and so she sat down in front of the Kadupul with a kind of awkwardness that can’t even be taught. The Kadupul was older than Lucy had imagined with silver hairs entangling with the chestnut brown that was in a braid and trailing down her back. She had plenty of happy wrinkles, full lips, and a small nose. She was a beautiful Queen of the night and Lucy found herself hoping to be as beautiful when she grows older.

Lucy’s hand trembled as she reached for the woman’s hand and winced the closer that it got, “Excuse me!” she shouted, a lot louder than she meant for it to be. The Kadupul’s eyes shot wide open and for a second Lucy could see the stars in her eyes. Lucy quickly jumped back when she realized what she had done and her mouth opened before she could stop it.

“I am so sorry my lady of stars! I didn’t mean to disturb you so suddenly! You had called me and so I came in and you were meditating or something-”

“Lucy Heartfilia, do not worry. I was only conversing with the stars, no harm has been done.” Lucy found herself staring into the eyes of her leader and she couldn’t tear them away. The Kadupul’s eyes were like two pools of virgin water, they were a pure color of blue that was to mesmerizing and she felt her heart slow as she dived deeper into the wisdom that resided in this woman’s eyes.

Then she was struck with what the Kadupul had said.

“Only conversing with the stars? What do you mean! That is so important and I completely interrupted it! I'm so sorry!”

Lucy could see amusement building in her eyes and she just felt her face heat up even more then it was before.

“Do not fret child. I have summoned you for good reason.”

Lucy hoped that it would be quick because she was still super excited about her choosing ceremony. She wondered what kind of flower she would pick. Would it be a violet? A tulip? A daisy?

“You see, you are here because…,”

A lily? A sunflower? A rose?

“You are to be the next Kadupul.”

A Kadupul.

A/N

Hey guys! This is my first real series that I'm going to make so it may be a little bit messy, I'm doing a lot of new stuff! I hope you guys like it and don't forget to reblog and like :)