When the last king of Ishgar falls
Coming from the depth of abyss
Raising once again from darkness
The bloodline of the underworld
The sky was in a dark grey shade, filled with cloud of ash. At the edge of a hill stood a man in heavy armour. The black steel was chased in fire patterns and his helmet was somehow similar to a dragon crane. At his left hand was a magnificent sword, frilled with sapphire, ruby and amethyst. The blade was of a pitch black and flow of disastrous magic escaped from its sharpness. Around the hill, the city that once was the capital of time was burning in an infernal fire.
Another man came with a crossbow, shooting in the helmet that flew away, liberating the wild pink hair of the man that held the sword. The face of the swordman was straight and blank. No emotions could be identified on his rough features. Yet, sadness could be seen in the depth of his jade gaze. The solider that had shoot was crying tears by millions. He couldn't believe what was happening to them. Why did he betrayed them?
"Why?!" the man yelled. "Why did you betrayed us! Commander Dragneel-sama!"
An immense firework filled the air and the night sky of the capital of Fiore, Crocus. The street were filled with people and crowd were gathering around the place where the festivities were held. Coming from the east gate, eight knight all in stunning armour were walking. The one that lead them was a tall man with blue hair. His armour was in plate and covered by a dark blue coat. His right eye had a tattoo on it that looked like the spear he carried on his back.
"Captain, we shall go to the king in order to retrieve the development of our mission."
"Again with the hard worker mentality Jellal… Relax won't you?"
Replied another man with pink hair and onyx eyes. He was wearing an armour in black steel and had a scarf made of white scales around his neck, under his plated collar. His blade setted with gems slightly bouncing at each of his move. He had a piercing gaze, shining in some excitement and happiness at the idea of a festival. It was something he had grown to like after he started to live in this country. Fiorean people loved to feast.
"At least he do his work without running away while we are fighting two fucking dragon!"
The voice belonged to a young woman who was probably in her twenties and had long blonde hair. She also had big amber eyes that glowed with anger and frustration, patiently built by all the years they had spend together. She was wearing an armour that covered her chest, forearm and legs, but exposed her belly and some other part. She always said that she needed some flexibility in her movement. She had a long chain like wipe on her left tight.
"But Lucy-"
"No But! I am sick of you going to do whatever you want while we are fighting beast able to annihilate army's! When will you ever get serious Natsu Dragneel!"
"Lucy is a man!"
The said woman despite the claim sighed. Here it goes, another idiot in the argument. The man who had spoked was Elfman Strauss, a stupid but kind hearted man who had a tendencies for helping their captain to hide when she tried to teach him responsibility. He was eight feet tall and had in his back a copper warhamer that was roughly four feet long. It was funny because it was almost of the colour of his tanned skin.
"Elfman-san, Lucy is a woman."
The person who spoke was a fellow woman knight who had long wavy blue hair and azure eyes. She had a gentle and shy smile on her face and had an armour of sea like colour. It was glowing in mysticism due to the reflection of the light in the sapphire inlaid inside of the water steel. She had on her back a trident made of gold and silver. The object looked truly dangerous and Lucy shivered at the memories of the fight she had saw Juvia using it.
"Give up Juvia, he will never listen what we say Gehee"
This time it was a tall man with long black spiky hair who spoke. His red eyes were filled with nothing despite the smirk he displayed on his face. His armour was all in dark shade and had lots of spike almost everywhere. He had a greatsword that looked more like a saw than an actual sword that was once again in dark tone. The man walked a little faster and clasped his hand on the back of another man with raven hair and dark blue eyes.
"And you Gray what do you think?"
The man looked at Lucy and then smiled a little signifying that he agreed with all that had been said. His armour was of an alloy of silver and steel and was chased in patterns of vine and wolf. On his back was a bow made of some alloy of platinum and titanium. Most people cheered when they walked past them and it made the raven haired man quite uncomfortable. He was after all called "the silent walker"
"All of you just keep calm and try acting responsible for a change."
The voice belonged to Erza Scarlet. The daughter of a legendary knight and a fairy. She had scarlet hair and her armour was between the one of a paladin and a gladiator. Only gauntlet and pad with a coat opened on her chest, showing a bra of silver around her breast. She had an oriental kind of sword at her tight and a dagger upon her lower back. She was a true beauty but all of them were more seducing than average human. Maybe because of magic.
"I agree with Jellal Natsu. You should go directly to the king and report our mission." Erza said.
"Okay okay I will do it. But only if one of you can beat me at a drinking contest!"
All of them shivered and shook theier head in a no. The man named Natsu had never lost a drinking contest before and it wasn't going to happen tonight. They walked toward their habitual pub and set at a little table in the back of the building. A woman with long snow hair came and smiled at them with at her side was a man with yellow one and a scare in lightning shape. Both were holy wizard. Wizard so powerful that they entered the saint of the kingdom of Fiore.
"How was your mission?" asked the woman with a gleeful voice.
A silence worked his way between all the member when they remembered how the mission had gone. Who the fuck had said that they were going to fight both dragons and a Dark Guild! And of course, Natsu and Elfman had gone right into all the trap without even thinking. Results? They got teleported somewhere else and they had to fight with Orasions Seis all on their own! At the idea the anger reappeared inside of them.
"Well I need to go do my report to his majesty Thomas E Fiore. If you'll excuse me?"
Natsu walked away letting his helmet under his left arm. When he arrived outside he kept a calm and silent way toward the fort but then changed his direction and entered a garden that was empty of life other than vegetables. There he stopped and sighed. He turned toward the east and put his helmet on his head. It had vaguely the shape of a dragon and had two horns.
"You can show yourself Cobra of the Orasions Seis!" ordered Natsu.
A man got out of the shadow and had a slight surprise plastered on his face. The man wore a long coat and an armour beneath it. His right eyes was closed by a scare and a smirk appeared on his face. Natsu was shorter than the man but not enough to be an advantage or disadvantage. Cobra unsheathed two curved sword while the pink haired man kept his sword in front of him, one hand on the scabbard and the other on the knob.
"Illuminate the world from your shimmering light and purge evil from those land that I swore to protect. From the ancient time and gathering the hope of whose who fell before me I release the seal that kept you."
Natsu unsheathed his sword a little. As the blade was revealed, a pure and clear light appeared. The weapon was of absolute beauty, being the legendary teardrop of the god. Excalibur, the sacred fang that pierce through every darkness and grant peace to the tortured soul she slays.
"Here it is… The legendary sword that destroyed every enemies of the king Arthur." said Cobra in awe, then: "Magnificent! Let see if you can ki-"
His sentence wasn't finished that a ray of light pierced through his shoulder making him scream in pain. He looked at the pink haired man with rage and violence as he started running toward him. He attacked on the right side of Natsu but was easily dodged. Then he gave a sword strike on Cobra other shoulder, almost ripping his arm off. The maroon haired man fell at the ground bleeding with horror at the idea of death.
"You know why I am the captain of the Eight Lord Of Ishgar despite not being one of the four catastrophe?" he asked the man. "It isn't because I am more intelligent or more powerful. No. it is because I am the only one that can stop them. Because I am the strongest of all. You choose to avenge your comrade by killing me. You could never have won."
Natsu walked away sheathing Excalibur back in its place. Cobra was still on the ground, breathing difficulty and trying to process how strong this man was. He had been defeated in the blink of an eye. And how can someone be this strong? He heard soldiers come, lifting him and moving him harshly toward the dungeon. He had lose in all level.
Natsu was walking toward the palace when he saw Lucy speaking with a man. She had get rid of her armour and was currently in a dress with red black and gold. She was quite beautiful but he preferred her when she fought. She was truly impressive and probably the only one that could be difficult for every foe. Her power weren't complicated but oh god were they efficient and dangerous. Usually, it was her that kept him calm. But right now he was angry.
She laughed with the man and seemed to be so happy. It made him sick. Why did she not see him? It was like he was only her superior and neither her friend nor her confident. She had told him a lot and he knew they had something special. But he wanted more. Always more. He sighed when he passed past them and preserved his gaze to the front when suddenly, a hand plastered on his arm. Here she was with her smile and tender eyes.
"Hey Natsu what are you doing here with your armour still on you?" she said
"I had to get rid of something before going to the king. Now I'm going to him." he replied
"I'll come with you then!" she beamed.
He felt his cheeks reddening a little. Fortunately, his tanned skin and the obscurity made it impossible to be seen. And so, they walked toward the Mercurius without speaking, only watching the crowd cheering at them. Lucy had equipped her armour again thanks to the spell Erza had teach her and they were adulated by the people of Fiore. They were the Eight lord of Ishgar. The protector of the kingdom and the strongest wizard in all the continent if not the world.
"Sometimes I wish that we weren't what we are… That we'd still be friend but without the part killing dragon and black magician or all of this shit… Sure it is pleasant to be heroes but with this it is hard to have a normal time around here…" she said melancholic.
He watched her smiling sadly. Sure she was of all of them the one that treasured their friendship the most, but she also was one of those who had exchanged a lot to come where they were. She dreamed of normality and peacefulness whereas most of them desired to fight endlessly for the sake of fighting. This was one of the thing that he loved about her. Even if her only true desire was to live like normal citizen, she kept fighting with them.
"You can do like Gray and go living in place where our faces aren't much known." he proposed.
"I thought about it, but what would you do without me?" she replied giggling.
He laughed a little. It is true that he would be truly lost without her to remind him of the thing he must do. They arrived at the gate of the Mercurius and entered. The soldier were saluting them with the rigour and faith that is required when addressing or crossing path with an officer. They came into the throne room and kneel in front of the king Thomas E Fiore together with the other Lord of Ishgar who were already present.
"My friend, how did your mission unfolded?" the king asked.
"We managed to suppress the four seven dragon and a dark guild named Orasions Seis. Alas, one of them entered the city but I have neutralised him and he his currently send to the dungeon." said Natsu
"I see." Thomas replied.
The silence that followed was heavy and awkward. Something wasn't told and all of the wizard could tell it.
"Carla had a dream my friend. In this dream, I saw a man with black hair and a strange outfit, crying in front of a fire that had the shape of a dragon. Then, she saw this city in ruin and the Mercurius falling." he told them darkly. "I fear that the holy war we tried to prevent is going to happen soon. Will all of you lend me your strength once again?"
All of the wizard that were kneeling lifted their face and said in a one strong voice:
"Yes!"
Hello! This is the first time that I wrote fantasy so I inspired myself of a lot of Manga and stories like Nanatsu No Taizai or all the story about Camelot and Arthur Pendragon. So I hope you will like it! Feel free to tell me what you think will happen or was you liked or disliked in the story. See ya for the next chapter and take care!
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"What age do you give me?" she asked
"Maybe twenty-five."
Lucy smiled widely, he had guessed the age her body was stuck in.
"Well I am currently ninety years old."
And she leave letting him proceed what she had revealed to him. She found it funny how most people assumed they were normal human. It had already been twenty years since they had became the eight lord of Ishgar and non of them had grown older in all this time. Human often believed impossible what they couldn't understand.