to Natsu X Sayla Fans!

And to amigo, Moshiyari!

The Tale of the Black Salamander Book 0 is out now!

Enjoy as we see how Natsu ever became the Dragon Saviour

"Speaking"

""thinking""

On with the story


In a burning wasteland

Fire, chaos, destruction, screams, and horror

The land was destroyed as dead bodies of humans and dragons littered the land

A pinkish colored dragon was in pain as his blood bleeds through his wound

It grunted in pain before its head was squashed by a black dragon claw and its life was ended

A black dragon whose wings are not that of a dragon, stood in the middle of the blood shed as it roared with an evil laughter

Elsewhere

A pink haired boy was sleeping in a cave while resting on top a straw made bed

The boy was Natsu Dragneel or who would be known as Etherious Natsu Dragneel

Natsu snores as he sleeps on the straw bed

"Wake up brat!" Natsu started up from the roar, jumping like a startled cat into the air.

"Hahaha!" a red dragon laughed, his deep, thunderous voice filling the forest as Natsu came to his senses. The boy just pouted at the dragon.

"You could be nicer about it, Igneel" He said, crossing his arms and huffing.

The red dragon was Igneel, the Fire Dragon King and the father to Natsu

"Maybe when you learn to take your magic more seriously."

"Alright," He said, jumping up and pumping his fist. "I'm gonna' train double hard today so I can become the strongest dragon slayer around. I'll even be stronger than you dad!"

"Don't get ahead of yourself brat," Igneel sounded a bit taken aback by his enthusiasm. Natsu was a little confused by his reaction, but he just rolled with it. At least, he rolled with it till his stomach suddenly roared at him.

"Better get some food in you first, Natsu," Igneel chuckled, tossing some kind of dragon-cooked meat in front of him.

"Thanks," Natsu ate everything as quickly as he could. As soon as he finished, he jumped up and got into his fighting stance. "Alright, let's train!"

"What's gotten into you, brat?" Igneel said, another laugh shaking his enormous frame.

"Not that I'm complaining. It's only fitting that the fire dragon king's son be the strongest slayer."

Ten minutes later

Natsu was on the ground all bruised up as Igneel looks at him with a huff

"what happened to the enthusiasm, huh Natsu?" Igneel said as Natsu got up while holding his head

"you could've gone easy on me" Natsu said to him

Igneel huffs to the boy before grinning

"Where's the fun in that?" he asked

"SO YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL ME!" Natsu shouted with a tick mark on his head

They then started got into an argument before a dragon roar stopped the argument

Igneel looks to where the roar was heard as his eyes widen

"what was that? Igneel?" Natsu asked to his father

Igneel looks to where the roar came from before he looks down in sadness

"Igneel?" Natsu called out to him

"Natsu…" Igneel voice out as he looks to his son

Natsu looks to him as Igneel kneels down to the ground

"I need to go somewhere for a moment, I want you to stay here till I get back"

"where are you going?" Natsu asked to Igneel who sprouted out his wings

"that roar" Igneel replied as he then flies away

"Stay there Natsu!"

Natsu just looks to his father flying away before kicking a pebble

"tch! What was that about?" Natsu asked before walking back to the cave

At a mountain top

Igneel flied to the top of a mountain as he landed on to the mountain where four dragons were waiting there

"how is the situation, Grandeneey?" Igneel asked the white dragon

"not good" Grandeneey replied to him

"he has demolished an entire kingdom of humans and murdered twelve dragons who were coexisting with the humans"

Igneel looks in grimace as the subject "he"

"what is our next move?" a white dragon with a beard asked to the other dragon with him

"no dragon nor human can harm that monster" a black dragon with red eyes said to the others

"it is best that we all fight him to our last breath"

Igneel shook his head to him

"no, if we do that, and failed, who can defeat him then?" he asked

The other dragon looks down as they tried to think of a solution

"we might have the answer"

A voice spoke as Igneel and the other dragons looks down and sees a man with black hair and was wearing a cloak, with a blonde woman who was also wearing a cloak appeared bellow them

"Zeref….Anna" Igneel spoke as the two people made their way to the middle of the mountain top

"we might have the solution to deal with him"

Anna said as all dragons looks to her and listens to her plan

Night

Igneel returned to his cave as he sees Natsu already asleep

"heh! Lazy brat" Igneel said with a grin to Natsu's snoring before he looks sad to him

"Natsu…" Igneel laid down beside his son as he placed a scarf to his bed

"the time the both of use spent together will be my treasure memories"

"I'm happy and proud to call you my son"

He then laid down his head near his hand as the red dragon king closes his eyes

He did not know Natsu was awake and heard all of his words

""what are you saying, Dad?""

Next morning

Igneel started Natsu's training again as he was teaching him a secret slaying art to him

"Guren Bakuenjin!"

Natsu tried to create a torrent of red flames like Igneel but failed as the only thing that came out was a puff of smoke

"haaa~" Natsu exhales as he flops down to the grass

"what's wrong, Natsu? is that the best you got?" Igneel said to his son

"but it's hard!" Natsu exclaimed as he was tired

"take a rest and we'll try again"

Igneel then sits down as he looks to Natsu who was looking back at him

"what?"

Natsu sat up and looks to his father

"what did you mean by that?" Natsu asked him as Igneel was confused

"on what?" Igneel asked back

"what you said last night, you sounded like you were going to leave" Natsu said as Igneel was taken back by his words

""he was awake that time?!""

"answer me, Igneel!" Natsu said as Igneel looks to him with a sad face

"are you going to leave me!?" Natsu cried as he looks to him

Igneel sighs before looking to Natsu

"a battle is coming soon, and I have to leave to fight the enemy of humanity and dragons"

"what?" Natsu said

"this battle determines the future for all living creature on earth"

"but you're coming back, right?!" Natsu said to him

Igneel shook his head as he looks to him

"I might die in the battle"

"what!? But you're igneel!" Natsu exclaimed

"there are things stronger than me, Natsu. and you know that"

"then I'll fight with you!" Natsu shouted

"Natsu…"

"I'll beat up this enemy of humanity or whatever it's called!"

"you can't…this enemy is none like anything you have ever seen or face"

"you don't know if we try!"

Igneel shook his head to him

"no Natsu….you are not allowed to come with me"

Natsu gritted his teeth as he cried upon knowing that he could not stop his father from going to this battle

Night

Natsu was sitting in the cave of his home as Igneel had just left to meet with the other dragons

"igneel…." Natsu muttered out as he looks to his hand

"I'm strong!" Natsu shouted as he punched a wall before wincing in pain

"owww!"

Natsu then ignited his hand on fire and tried again but failed again

"damnit!" Natsu shouted as he punches the ground

"I have to be stronger!"

"do you desire power?"

A voice spoke to Natsu as he was alarmed by it

"who was that!?" Natsu shouted as he looks around

"do you desire power?"

The voice spoke again as Natsu turns around and everything went black

"what the?" Natsu sees that he was standing in a void of nothingness as the only thing there with him was a mirror

"do you desire power?"

The voice spoke as Natsu could see someone in the mirror

He walks to the mirror and saw someone standing in a black fog within the mirror

"do you desire power?"

Natsu then saw the person reaching a hand to him

"yes" Natsu replied to the voice's question as he slowly reached his hand towards it

"for what purpose do you desire power?"

The voice asks a different question as Natsu looks hesitant on the answer

"i…i…." Natsu looks confused on how to answer it before remembering how Igneel will leave him

"I want it because I want to protect my loved ones!" Natsu exclaimed as he reached his hand forward

"very well"

A black demon hand came out of the mirror as Natsu took it

"let us unite"

The voice spoke as Natsu sees a demon version of him in the mirror before the two Natsus became one

Natsu stood still as he was not moving at all in the front of the cave

Ba-Dump!

Natsu's body tensed as black and red flames appeared and circles around him

Ba-Dump!

The flames then engulfed Natsu as the fire rockets to the sky

Igneel was flying back to his home before he spotted the pillar of red and black flames

""Don't tell me!""

Igneel flied faster as he sees the pillar in front of his home and he saw someone in the pillar

"Natsu..?"

Igneel voice out before a fully grown demonic yet dragonic Natsu came out of the pillar of flames

"not Natsu" Natsu spoke as his eyes opened with a red glow

"I am E.N.D"

"Etherious Natsu Dragneel, the Strongest Demon of the Books of Zeref"


That's a wrap!

Bye bye