Chasing Stars

Prologue

Kess p.o.v.

Celestial magic ran in the women of my family, as well as the understanding the spirits weren't tools. I loved visiting my cousin and seeing her mom's spirits, as well as seeing my mother's spirits. She taught me how to use the Keys while dad taught me mind magic or telekinetics and how to fight with weapons and hand to hand so I could fight with my spirits better since there not shields.

One day my mother brought me to a party full of celestial mages. All had brought a spirit to show off.  And that's when I first saw him, as he stood by his male master stoic as it was bragged about how adept his spirit was in battle.  I couldn't help but admire his spiky hair that resembled a Lion's mane as his blue shades hid his eyes from those who didn't look close.

I had to admit he was the prettiest spirit I've seen. I was six at this time when the window exploded as a dark guild attacked, and as people scrambled some sending there spirits and others fighting with there spirits rushed into the fray I found a spot under a table to hide as people fly by.

I watched him as he fought but his master didn't have his back, as he was knocked down by a large monster. I looked around before I spotted a sword on the wall before levitating a sword on the wall propelling it at the monster at full force as it impaled him. He looked and spotted me under the table and gave me a thankful nod and a wink, before he rushed over to me blasting a monster away from me as he got to me.

"Thanks princess, but lets get you somewhere safer.", he says.

"Whose gonna protect you then?', I asked.

"I'm Leo the Lion,  I'll be fine.", he says.

"I'm a leo too.", I say smiling as he grins "And even spirits need friends."

The building around me was now a flames.

"Well I guess us leo's  have to stick together.", he says scooping me up as he takes me and runs us out of the house.

"Leo what are you doing out here you should be still fighting",His master scolds.

"Shut up Earl.", my mother growls "He saved my daughter and brought her to safety."

"You got one heck of a little girl mam, she saved me from a hit from behind.", he says  as I'm still on his hip my arms around him.

"Leave it to Mara to raise another one like her.", Leo's owner says as my mom takes me.

"Thank you Leo, someday I'll become a full mage and then we can be friends forever.", I say grinning as he ruffles my hair.

"And you are princess.", he asks

"Kess Kyle.", I say as he smiles "And your prettier when you smile." 

time skip 10 years later

I was wandering the forest when  I found her, my cousin's idol.  Her reputation among spirits proceeds her and I was hoping to duel her and relieve her of her keys.  Rumor has it Leo was one of her keys, and after he saved me the least I can do is save him from a bad master.

Only I was too late, when I found Karen she was bleeding to death.

I ran over to her checking her out.    "Ms. Lilica , what happened?", I ask.

"I called Aries to shield me from an attack, but my power was to low because Leo refuses to return to his key. I didn't have enough magic to use her and was hit hard. Then she stole my keys except Leo's which is disintegrating.", she says. I manage to get her back to the village who contacts her guild to take her, but during transport Karen passed.

I had a new goal in mind since Leo had left the cathedral he'd been waiting for Karen in on learning the truth.  If he can't return home I'll be there for him until he passes, and spend every minute trying to find a way to save him. I never did locate him, but I began to travel and research spirits and other things.  I then set myself as a bane for those who would abuse there spirits, hoping to save Aries and make it up to Leo that I couldn't find him and save him.

In time I learned gold and silver were just some keys and learned there were also Jade keys for the Chinese Zodiac, so I sought them out. I got three of them so far, Kyo the cat, Akira the dragon, and Tai the Tiger.  I've also got silver keys Orion the hunter, Pandora , and Sky the Hawk. among them.  I also found Freya a bronze key who could heal people, she was a Norse Key I'd located And Thor the thunder bearer.

I'd exchange letters with my cousin regularly and we'd send each other gifts or cards as I journeyed. I loved her but she was a bit air headed, but her love for her spirits made up for it. 

One day I got a letter from her new address in Magnolia, and I was headed in her direction. 

"Dear Kess,

               I love it here, but there's a dark guild trying to take me from my guild back to dad.

I love it here I don't wanna go back. But I don't want my friends to die because of my dad.

Kess I don't know what to do. Please send some advice or something.

                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                           Love your favorite cousin,

                                                                                                           Lucy

I looked down at my keys, who since my parents passing had become my friends and family .

"Well guys it looks like we're going to see Lucy, and knock some sense into people.", I say with a grin.