DISCLAIMER: All Credit goes to the creator of Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima. Well of course, except for my OC.

A/N: I've decided to revive my story! I hope you all enjoy!

THANKS TO ARTEMSOLIS for giving me inspiration to write stories once again. Check out his story!

Dialogue Guide:

"Duryn" - Normal Speech

"Thought" - Thinking/Thoughts

"Aquos" - Beast/Humans yelling

BOOM! - Sound Effects

~ Unknown Town ~

~ x768 ~

Duryn woke to the sound of thunder hitting far too close for his liking. He sat up on the cold concrete ground that he never found himself comfortable in and looked at the world around him. Lightning flashed through the sky once again as the boy covered himself up in some newspaper to keep himself warm.

There was a thunderstorm approaching and any sane person would have taken shelter to avoid the rain and lightning. However, for the boy, he had no shelter. For quite a little bit of time, he had been homeless after a tragic incident back at his hometown, killing everyone except for him.

Duryn looked up to the sky and sighed, thinking about how much he missed his mother. His father was always away on missions so he never really knew who his father was. He wasn't even there at the town during the incident.

"Hey! Homeless kid!" A young voice shouted, as Duryn groaned from the familiar voice. The other boy wore black trousers, light blue dress shirt accompanied with a black butterfly tie. He was the well known rich, spoiled brat. Well, according to Duryn, he was. The boy would come daily while his parents shopped at the nearby shops and bullied Duryn by stealing his money.

"Go away." Duryn groaned, rolling his eyes.

"Let's see how much you made today." The boy laughed, grabbing onto Duryn's cup and looked inside. There was nothing. "HA! You're just as poor as you were yesterday!" He cackled.

Duryn sighed and stood up, snatching the cup away from the other boy's hand. "Listen up Ricky, if you bother me one more time... You see this fist?" He said raising his fist "I'm going to beat you up."

"Try me bitch." Ricky laughed, whilst he spat on Duryn's face "You're just a sore loser because you don't have anything nor parents."

BAM!

Enraged, Duryn had snapped at those words, and his fist instinctively delivered a sharp blow to Ricky's jaw. "YOU TAKE THAT BACK!" Duryn screamed, grabbing onto Ricky's collar.

CRACK!

Duryn fell on the ground, screaming in pain as a whip had struck him in the face.

"Looks like you haven't learned your lesson yet." A well-built, muscular man said. He was looming over Duryn's body, whip in his hand. To Duryn, this scene was familiar. The man, who was Ricky's personal bodyguard, would give Duryn a good beating whenever Duryn came in contact with Ricky. He struggled with all his might, as the man began to whip Duryn's body and bruised him badly. Duryn kept attempting to block the whip with his forearms, but that just pained him more. There was no way that Duryn was going to overpower this man. However, his leg managed to kick the man's groin, and the man let out a grunt of pain.

"You fucker! You did it now!" The man yelled before his hands clasped around Duryn's thin neck.

Duryn's eyes widened as the man had gotten over the edge. He started to gasp as the airflow was cut off from his lungs. Slowly, his vision began to black out but he noticed Ricky laughing in the background, and strangers with their phones out, recording the scene but doing nothing to help.

Oh how he hated everyone so much.

Eventually, the police broke the man off Duryn and they were able to get away, with no charges. The police were just as corrupt and evil as everyone else.

~ Few Hours Later ~

Duryn silently wept in the dark alleyway, wanting no disturbance. He sniffed, wiping tears off his eyes with his bruised forearm. He then looked at his own reflection of himself on the small pool of water nearby. His face was badly bruised, and full of small cuts all over it.

Duryn sighed and looked at the dark clouds, wishing badly to see his mother just one more time. He was just a little lamb lost and scared in the dark, scary world that awaited him. Sometimes... he just wished death so he didn't have to suffer anymore. If it wasn't for that attack by the dark guild at his village, he would have been with the things that he cherished the most.

He was so angry at himself for letting that happen and closed his eyes, burying his face into his knees.

I could sense the anger within you… A voice echoed in the boy's head. Duryn looked frantically around, confused at the sudden voice. There was no one out on the streets so it was impossible that someone was trying to communicate with him.

"W-Who are you? And W-Why are you in my head?" The boy quietly asked.

Come meet me at the southern forest. After that, the voice disappeared as the boy gulped. Did he really have to go to this forest? His instincts were screaming at him that something was definitely strange and that he definitely should remain where he was. However, the young boy gulped and slowly stood up, heading to the southern forest, going against his instincts. He had nothing else to lose.

~ Brown Forest ~

As Duryn nearly approached the forest, his heart began to pound in worry. It's not too late to turn around… The boy thought but quickly shook his head. Slowly, the boy entered the forest and looked around. The forest seemed eerie and as if something was going to jump out anytime.

Lightning flashed in the cloudy night sky once again, as the boy shivered. "H-Hello, Mr. Voice… I'm here." Duryn quietly said.

Duryn was met with a silent response.

"Hello?" The boy said once again, this time a little bit louder.

This time, a response came back with the sound of the trees rustling. A group of bandits appeared in front of Duryn.

"Who the hell are you kid?" One of the bandits questioned.

"I-I'm Duryn… I heard a voice, telling me to come to this forest…" Duryn gulped. Maybe he should have just followed his instincts and stayed where he was.

"Are you a lunatic or what?" Another bandit questioned as the other bandits laughed.

"Well we're going to have to kill you now. This is our hideout spot, and no one can know where we are." Another bandit said, holding a wooden bat.

Duryn sighed, and shook his head, gripping his fists. Maybe this was the end for him and he would see his mother that he loved so much. No. He shook his head frantically. His mother wouldn't want that.

"Oh yeah? Bring it." Duryn said, with a small smirk on his face. He was never the one to give up and he would die trying for it.

The bandit with the bat smirked and charged towards Duryn, swinging the bat as hard as he can while the others cheered him on.

WHAM!

THUD.

Duryn fell down to the ground, badly bruised up as the group of bandits laughed. It definitely hurt as he teared up. Why am I so weak? Duryn thought to himself, groaning in pain.

"Hey kid, maybe next time you better watch your goddamn words." The bandit said as he stepped on Duryn's hand, smirking cockily.

Duryn groaned in pain. He stared at the bandit and spat on his face "I'll see you in hell you good for nothing bandit!" He said while smiling.

The bandit laughed and started swinging his bat downwards as he gave Duryn more bruises.

ROARRRRR!

Just as the bandit was about to bring the final blow, a tremendous roar was heard, deafening everyone to the world around them.

"BACK OFF THE CHILD NOW!"

A great voice echoed in the forest, resounding deep into the bandits' souls. Each syllable was slow yet it echoed like the thunder. Soon the misty fog disappeared, clearing everyone's vision. All the bandits realized they were on their rear ends, while Duryn laid flat on the ground.

Duryn coughed as he reopened his eyes and slowly regained his vision. He saw, there, in the middle of the towering trees, a beast of the legends. It's emerald eyes shining like the stars in the night. It's teal scales glowed it's underside continuously shone a silver color. It's claw and talon were aquatic blue, promising a swift and deadly attack on its foe. The dragon's huge bat-like wings were spread out, making the beast seem bigger than it already was. Golden's spikes grew along the spine, the tail and forelimb. It also had a triangular head, with a snout that held rows of sharp teeth and two teal horns sprouting out of it's head.

It was a dragon.

A real, living, breathing water dragon.

And it looked at the group of bandits with fury in it's eyes.

"HOW EMBARRASSING!" The dragon growled and roared at them, and raised it's massive claw as it seemed like it was about to give the bandits their final verdict. However, the legendary beast paused as it looked down to Duryn who was standing up, protecting the group of bandits.

It blinked. Once. Twice. Then it raised it's head down, sniffing the child.

The dragon paused, deep in thought. It stared at the group of bandits and then back at the child, and back and forth between them.

"You… wish to protect them?" The dragon spoke, in human tongue. "Even through what they did to you?" The dragon asked, genuinely curious.

Duryn slowly nodded, frowning.

"... I See." The dragon said, closing it's eyes. It reopened them back up and stared at the group of bandits "DISAPPEAR NOW!" It growled in anger as the group ran away, fearing for their life.

The dragon sighed, looking down at Duryn. "Why did you wish to save them?" It questioned.

"I-I didn't want to see more suffering…" Duryn replied, holding his arm in pain.

The dragon smiled a little and just nodded it's head "Admirable… Very admirable. Tell me boy, what is your name?"

"D-Duryn…"

"I see… Well, Duryn… I can smell the traces of magic around you. You have a very high affinity to my element. I wish to train you."

"W-What?" Duryn's eyes widened. Out of all the things possible in this world, a legendary creature wished to train him? This time, his instincts were telling him to take the offer so he can protect the things that he will love in the future.

Duryn gulped and nodded slowly "I'll take your offer…"

"Good. I wasn't going to take a no for answer." The dragon nodded in approval "Follow me." It said as it began heading to the other direction. However, the dragon did not hear the boy's footsteps and raised it's eyebrow, turning around.

"I… I can't move…" Duryn said, looking down.

The dragon sighed and chuckled, lifting the boy up with it's claw, careful to not harm the boy. "We'll have fun. Do not worry."

~ Brown Forest ~

~ x770 ~

"Hey Aquos." Duryn spoke, crossing his arms, while looking up at the dragon.

"Hmm?" Aquos tiredly responded, with it's eyes still closed.

Duryn sighed, lightly tapping his feet on the ground "Come on... You said you were going to teach me about water magic today! It's already 2 P.M.! Get up you lazy dragon!"

"Mm..." Aquos groaned, slowly getting up and spreading it's wings "Yes... I did tell you that. And we never..."

"Go back on our words." Duryn finished the sentence for him, grinning at Aquos.

"Haha..." Aquos chuckled softly and began to walk out of the cavern, Duryn closely following behind. Soon, Duryn got on Aquos's back as the dragon began to soar to their favorite location. The emerald lake in the middle of the forest. There, Aquos was able to find peace and quietness from the commotions of the outside world.

"Now... The key to water magic is simple. All you have to is fully understand the element of water and the many capabilities of it." Aquos humbly said, taking a sip of water from the emerald lake.

"Huh?" Duryn raised an eyebrow "What in the heck are you talking about?"

The dragon ignored, focusing instead on the emerald lake. "There is nothing softer and weaker than water. And yet there is nothing better for attacking hard and strong things. For this reason, Duryn, there is no substitute for water."

Duryn blinked, and sighed. "Here we go again with the motivational speeches..." Duryn thought while rolling his eyes "Okay... And how is that going to help me use water magic though?"

"You already know how to use it, my boy. It is up to you and you only to figure out how to utilize water for various purposes." Aquos said, looking at Duryn while it picked up a boulder and hurled it towards Duryn as fast as it can.

"Water Dragon's Torpedo Fist!" Duryn yelled as water formed around his fist and swung his fist at the boulder, easily breaking it.

"No. No Dragon Slayer Magic at this time. You shall only use Water Magic for the time being." Aquos said, picking up another boulder while Duryn looked confused.

"What? I don't even know Water Magic yet..." Duryn said quietly, biting his lip. This was going to be hard and definitely was not going to be a pleasurable experience.

Soon, Aquos hurled the boulder towards Duryn while Duryn gulped, shaking his head. He didn't know what to do. He couldn't use his dragon slayer magic and he had no idea how Water Magic worked. Duryn closed his eyes, hoping that something would happen. However, with no avail, the boulder hit Duryn in the face as he fell backwards, groaning in pain "Ow..."

Aquos couldn't help but laugh "Focus!" It said in the middle of it's laughter as Duryn slowly got up, dizzy but laughing along with Aquos.

"Let's try that again..." Duryn groggily said, trying to regain his focus. He was attempting to turn his body into water so that the boulder could pass through it. But he couldn't. He didn't know what the problem was.

Aquos nodded, and hurled another boulder towards Duryn. Duryn closed his eyes once again, in attempt to focus, but with no avail once again, the boulder hit off his face and grunted in pain as he stumbled backwards.

Duryn mumbled "Damn it... Let's do that again!" Soon, Aquos hurled another boulder, and with no difference, Duryn fell down getting struck by the boulder once again.

After many failed attempts, Aquos sighed "Let's go back... I am tired for the day." It said, yawning.

"One last time... One more time Aquos!" Duryn got up to his feet, wiping blood off his mouth. He was never going to give up till he figured it out. That's just the way he was. He was never going to give in till he could prove to Aquos that he was capable of learning water magic.

Aquos sighed, shaking his head and looked at the boy in worry. However, it saw in Duryn's eyes the passion to learn and to prove himself worth. "...Fine." Aquos said, with a light smile, while picking up a boulder. In shorter than a second, Aquos once more hurled the stone towards Duryn "HERE IT COMES!"

Duryn closed his eyes, and gathered his breath. He slowly thought "Water... Water is the element that is weaker than nothing but also when it comes to strength... there is nothing stronger than it. That is why... Water is never replaceable." Duryn reopened his eyes as he saw that the boulder was about a centimeter away and this time, smiled instead of panicking. Suddenly, the boulder passed through Duryn's body without harming him.

Duryn laughed "Aquos! I did it!" He cheered out "I turned my body into water so that the boulder couldn't damage me!"

Aquos nodded in approval and chuckled along "Great work. I knew you could do it."

Duryn then looked down at his stomach grumbled louder than an engine of a race car. He blinked and looked up at Aquos, and couldn't help but break out in laughter.

Aquos rolled it's eyes and laughed along "Let us head back and have a feast for the celebration of you being able to use water magic now. However, do not be too happy about it. You have learned the very basics of it and more training of water manipulation awaits you."

"I know." Duryn chuckled and put his hands together on the back of his head "And it's going to be fun!"

"...Yes. It certainly will be."

With that, the two laughed and began heading back to their shelter, ready to rest for the day. Another day of training awaited Duryn.

~ Brown Forest ~

~ July 31, x776 ~

The day started off as peaceful than ever, as Duryn sat on the edge of the cave, glamouring the beauty of the forest and the skies.

"You're awake." Aquos said behind Duryn as Duryn nodded, smiling at Aquos. With no verbal exchange, Duryn greeted the mighty dragon by nodding his head. After the exchange, Duryn looked back into the forest and sighed.

"Is there something wrong?" Aquos questioned

"No." Duryn said, with a light chuckle, then shook his head "It's just that I kinda miss the outside world. I never really took a foot outside of this forest since 9 years ago."

"What do you miss about it?"

"I don't know really. Ricky... the people... I just want to show them how different I became."

"Who is Ricky?"

"He was just this one annoying kid that bothered me when I was a child. I never really thought I would say with my own mouth that I miss that annoying guy." Duryn said chuckling "However, he was the only person that ever interacted with me... Although he wouldn't say that himself... I can say that he was my friend."

"...I see. Oh Duryn... Before I forget I have something to give you." Aquos said as it turned back to the cave and came back out with a what seemed like a katana in it's claw.

"Happy Birthday, my boy." Aquos said and dropped the katana in front of Duryn's feet. The katana's handle looked like the scales of Aquos and the socket was black. Additionally, the blade was as sharp as Aquos's claw.

Duryn felt his heart throb. He never received a present before and the fact that Aquos didn't forget about his birthday, just made him want to break down and cry like a little child. "T-Thanks..." Duryn sniffed.

Aquos shook it's head and chuckled "Listen Duryn, I know that at times I'm very cold towards you but that does not change the fact that I love you very much. Do not say thanks, I am disappointed in myself that I was able to only get you one present during the eight years we have spent together. You see I've always wanted a human foster son. And luckily, you came along in my life. "

Duryn sniffed, and wiped his eyes off with his forearms "Yeah. You're like the worst foster father ever, you know." He said jokingly as the two laughed.

"Hey Aquos. Can you promise me something?"

"Hmm?"

"Don't go disappearing on me okay? I mean... don't just leave me behind in this cruel world like everyone else did."

"Haha... I shall try my best, Duryn."

"Thanks."

With that, the two smiled at each other and hopped down from the cavern. Another day of training awaited them, and just because it was Duryn's birthday didn't mean that it was a day off. Each day was an opportunity to get stronger and better yourself.

~ Year x777 ~

Duryn woke to the sound of an explosion. He sat up in the middle of a cavern that he called home for a few years and looked around. Aquos was missing. He sighed, his instincts screaming at him that something was wrong and that he had to get up and check outside to see if everything was alright.

With his heart pounding in worry, he got up on his feet and quickly exited the cave. Once he stepped outside, he looked at the world around him.

"Aquos? Where are you?" Duryn said.

Silence replied him.

"Aquos! This isn't funny! Show yourself!" Duryn yelled.

Still, the dragon did not answer him.

"Damn it…" Duryn said, jumping down from the cave and landing on the floor. He shook his head as he felt his heart beat against his chest. He knew that there was definitely something wrong because Aquos would never have left without giving him a notice.

Duryn sighed once more. He had no other choice but to go look for the beast himself. He still felt Aquos's presence in the forests so Duryn knew that Aquos wasn't too far away.

Duryn began to walk along the forest. He was heading to the emerald lake that laid in the middle of the forest, where him and Aquos trained. Before he could turn the last corner to the lake, he heard a painful groan, and at that moment he knew something terrible was happening. He gulped and wasted no time and rushed into the location.

There it laid Aquos, who was slowly breathing in and out. It had bruises, cuts, and wounds all over it's body. It looked like it was ready to die any second.

"No… Please… No. Not like this! A-Aquos! What happened?! " Duryn quickly rushed to Aquos's side, tears spilling from his eyes. "T-Tell me! W-Who did this?! Why would they do this to you?!"

"You're here…" Aquos slowly spoke, opening it's eyes. It smiled a little, shaking it's gigantic head "It seems… my time is almost here."

Duryn shook his head, his hands emitting a blue aura, in attempt to heal Aquos. "Don't talk like you're dying damn it! Tell me please! What happened?! W-Who did this to you?! A-And why?!"

Aquos gently pushed off Duryn with it's claw "It's no use. You do not need to know... I've already lost too much blood." It said as it's breath got steeper and slower.

Duryn growled, anger and desperation fueling his actions. "TELL ME AQUOS! WHY AND WHO?!"

"..." Aquos sighed, and closed it's eyes "A giant colossus invaded the forest and I had to stop it."

"As if I could believe that!" Duryn yelled "Don't lie to me Aquos! Tell me the truth!" He said as he desperately tried all sorts of method to heal the dragon. "Y-You can't die on me!"

"You're too young still. Duryn... You must learn that not everything will live forever. So... it appears that my time is nearby finished. Telling you who did this to me will do nothing other than bring more harm to you. I do not wish that." Aquos slowly said.

Duryn snapped at those words, as his hands instinctively started hitting the ground "YOU IDIOT!" He screamed, anger fueling his actions "You… You said You were never leave my side! How could you even think of doing something stupid as this?! To your own son?!" As he said those words, he covered his eyes with his hands to prevent the tears.

Aquos chuckled a little "I understand your anger… Are you ready for your final lesson?" It said, closing it's eyes.

Duryn silently wept while he nodded his head slowly.

"Listen closely… This magic will enable to go beyond your limits… However, it will greatly harm your body and you will never recover the way you were. You MUST never use this magic unless it is to protect the things you cherish the most. Do you… Understand?" Aquos slowly said.

Duryn's eyes widened "H-How… How Do I activate it?"

Aquos lightly laughed "That is up to you to figure out… It will come along. Do not overthink it, my boy."

Aquos then sighed, reopening it's eyes "Duryn… I have one last thing to tell you."

Duryn closed his eyes shut, looking down at the ground and tried not to cry with all his might.

"Do not be angry at yourself for this incident. I do not have any regrets. If I hadn't met you, my life would have had no meaning. I'm glad that I was able to met you and be friends and was able to call you my son. Now… Listen extra closely…"

Duryn clenched his fists and looked up from the ground, meeting Aquos in the eyes.

"When I first met you… You weren't different from everyone else. There wasn't anything special about you. Anyone is capable of being a mage… However, I had realized that you had an extraordinary aura from everyone else. I'm sorry that I couldn't leave you anything else except for everything I have taught you. There are no riches waiting for you… There are no secrets I'm keeping from you. You are you and nothing more than a compassionate, and a courageous young boy." Aquos managed to smile a little, a tear falling out of it's eye. "But do not worry… There is no path set out for you… so anything you wish to accomplish will be truly yours… and yours only." Then the dragon closed its eyes, heaving its last breath.

"Thank… You… For being the joy in my long life."

Duryn, holding back the tears, quickly rushed over to Aquos's side and desperately checked for the dragon's pulse.

There was no pulse.

"NO!" Duryn yelled "No no no no no! You can't leave me like this!" He moved to check for the dragon's circulation but there was nothing.

Aquos was dead.

Duryn fell to his knees, tears spilling from his eyes as he buried his head in Aquos's dead body. He had lost another family member that he loved, and once again, right in front of him. He felt as if he was so useless and couldn't do anything. He yelled out into the empty forest as loudest as he can, unintentionally casting many magic circles and nearly tearing down the forest with his Water Dragon Slayer Magic.

Duryn shook his head, slowly standing up, trying his best to steel himself back together. He just couldn't grieve forever. Aquos wouldn't want that.

Duryn tried his best to bury Aquos and gave his final prayers to his "father" that cared for him for so long. It was hard to believe that he was just gone.

With that, Duryn headed back to the cave and looked around, sighing as tears threatened to fall any second. Aquos was no longer there and it just felt different. It felt like a whole new different place. Duryn had nothing once again just like his childhood. He shook his head and tried his best to get rid of the negative thoughts and looked at the cave once more.

~ Flashback ~

"Hey Aquos!" Duryn shouted, smiling

Aquos raised it's head from the ground tiredly, looking at Duryn "Hmm?"

"Look at what I made for you!" Duryn said, holding up of what seemed like a tiny water manipulation of Aquos.

Aquos chuckled and shook it's head "You still have so much to learn."

"Oh man!" Duryn groaned as Aquos laughed, slowly getting up "Well, are you ready for another day of training?"

"OF COURSE!" Duryn happily shouted as the two happily left the cavern to do their daily training.

~ End Flashback ~

"Hey Aquos... I'm going to be l-leaving now." Duryn said as tears slowly fell down. "Thanks for everything you done for me... I-I'm not sure what I'm going to do next but I'm going to go travel the world and try to find my happiness like you always told me." With that, he turned his back towards the cave and wiped the tears off with his arm.

"HERE I COME WORLD!" Duryn shouted as loud as he can and managed to smile just a little bit not for himself, but for Aquos and his mother that he loved. With that, he jumped off the cave, landing softly on the ground and began walking.

There was an unknown journey awaiting Duryn and like Aquos had told him... Anything that he accomplished, would be Duryn's and Duryn's only.

END OF CHAPTER

A/N : Well that's it for the first chapter! How do you guys think I did? Good? Hate it? Wanna rip out your eyes? Please comment and let me know! It helps me as a writer. I've already planned how the next chapter will go and how I would like for the story to end.

I think the next update should be within the end of the upcoming weekend. The problem is that I get bored writing and may not publish more chapters. But I'll try my best!

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