The air was quite as three figures sat around a fire in the middle of the forest. The occasional sway of the lames as the only movement as the three figures stared off in to space

One of the figure, a man with shaggy brown hair, sad light blue eyes, and a five o'clock shadow cleared his throat to get the attention of the two other figures, two children. One was a ten year old girl with shoulder length salmon hair and chocolate brown eyes, the other was a six year old boy with spiky blonde hair and red eyes. Both flinched at the disturbance of the loud silence.

The young man stared at the fire as it crackled before speaking.

"Since your parents left on a job," the man started," they left me in charge of taking care of you for the next few days." Both of the kids gave him a 'no duh' look before rolling their eyes. "And since we're here, in the middle of nowhere with a crackling fire, why don't I tell you a story?" The female perked up with interest before returning her gaze to the flames, but the boy nodded his vigorously waiting for the man to start. The man chuckled before going on with his story.

"Once upon a time, there was a dragon, but this dragon was unlike anyone has ever seen before. She is the dragon of life, and she was also the Queen of the Dragons. Years before the dragon war, the queen had found her king, the fire dragon. Together they ruled over the dragons with love and care. Then the queen laid a clutch of six eggs, and they were to be hatching soon. Everybody was excited, and couldn't wait to see the next heir of the dragon line. It was peaceful. Then the peace was destroyed. The dragon of apocalypse set everything off balance. It set fire to meadows, and killed all dragons that crossed his path. Being the king, the fire dragon battled with the dragon that brought destruction everywhere he went. The king fell after a long battle and watched in horror as the evil dragon broke his mate's wings and stole her away. The king was heartbroken, thinking that his beloved was slaughtered at the hands of the enemy. But he went on, knowing his mate would want him to live on take care of their people. But little did he know that the queen was thinking the exact same thing. After the apocalyptic stole the queen, he thought that he was the new king, since he challenged the king, won and stole his mate. He was very surprised to find that even after his victory, all dragons loyal to the king attacked him, trying to save their queen. But he killed them with ease and no remorse. The queen watched on as her people were brutally murdered, and something just seemed to snap inside of her. The queen was one to believe that all problems can be solved without violence, but she'll make the exception this time. Using every ounce of magic that she could, the queen concentrated on her attack to finish the one who 'killed' her beloved. With her spell, the queen bounded his soul to the mountain where he stands with dragon corpses littering the ground. The apocalyptic dragon attempted to slash the Queen of Dragons throat but failed as he was stopped by the force field that surrounds the mountain, his new home. There he would be bounded for eternity, or until someone foolish reversed her spell. But little did they know that the now bounded dragon had stolen all the souls that he came in contact with." The two kids sat on the edge of their seats, nearly putting their faces in the fire. A sad smile painted itself on the young man's face as he continued.

"After the dragon war, there was celebration that the evil dragon had finally been defeated. Everyone was tankful, then the number of dragons was announced. It was very surprising how many dragons were killed by the dark dragon. But one of the worst costs of war was all the eggs were lost, the heirs to queen and king were crushed. The king announced his grief and sadness and ordered that all dragons go into hiding, to avoid all attacks from humans. Once the news had reached the queens ears, she went into a depression. And since no one yet new that the queen was still alive, the king and queen took hiding on opposite sides of Fiore. Then, demons were released upon the world by Zeref himself. Zeref sent his two most powerful after the royal dragons, knowing that they will be hindrance later. The king was challenged by a boy devil, while the queen took on a girl. The dragons knew they were coming, and were set on destroying them to save their people from any more suffering. The demons took on the form of small children yet they both held immense power. Two separate battles, same outcome. Both failed to destroy the two vilest demons in the Book of Zeref. After the battle, the two dragons were greatly depleted of their magic energy and life force, and so was the effect of having their soul stolen. Years later before they died, the dragons ran into the demons again but something was different. They no longer had the ability to tap into their demonic power and were left vulnerable. The royal dragons took the children in and loved them like they were their own children. Both dragon greatly disliked human and yet they taught the young demons how to read, write, and how to use magic. Decades later, the two demonic children were living among humans peacefully. They were surrounded by loved ones that didn't care of their back ground. Everyone was happy. Then the happiness was stolen away. Someone had released a great evil upon the world, one even worse than the apocalyptic dragon. It struck when they were least expecting it. With a simple flick of the wrist, their loved ones were lying on the ground, helpless. The boy sat back trying to find his love which left him open, but when it attacked the girl took the blow and went on to attack. With every ounce of power she could muster, she cast a forbidden spell that destroyed the great evil. But effect of the spell caused the female to slowly disappear. It erased her from existence. With her sacrifice, the world was freed from the great evil forever, but it left those who loved her with a fragile heart and teary eyes." The young man's voice cracked as he finished he story. Both of the children were left on the verge of tears, the boy more than the girl. Seeing the effect of the story, the man decided to add on with happier thoughts.

"The girl was able to defeat your father," he joked, "and Erza too. She also challenged Master Makarov and lived to tell about it." Both kids openly gaped at him as he told them how their father, the Great Salamander, was defeat single handedly. The young boy stood up with determination in his ruby red eyes.

"I want be just like her," he said, "I'm going be strong just like her so I can finally defeat my father and become the strongest."

"It's not all about strength idiot," the girl interrupted, "it's also about using your power to protect those who you love." The two started butting heads, yelling at each other about whose right. The young man shook his head at their childishness and stared back down at the flames before watching an ember float up into the sky.

Nora