'A monster tormenting our village. Please help. Reward: 500,000 jewel.'

That's what the request said. Natsu was in the forest where the 'monster' is supposed to be. So far there is no monster. He was about to go back and ask the villagers until he picked up a scent and felt a huge magic power. But it was different...

He was then snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a gush of wind came in. He dodged to see a figure in a crimson cloak. The person had a hood so the only thing he can see was the mouth and a crimson eye on its left eye. Looking down he could tell it was a woman or a girl in armor heeled boots. A deep red color.

"What the hell do you want?", the girl said.

"Stop terrorizing this village!", Natsu yelled.

"What!?"

"If you don't, then I'll make sure you will!", Natsu yelled.

"So you want to fight me?", she asked.

"YES!", He yelled.

"Fine, and you can call me Crimson", She said as she took a fighting stance.

"Yosh!", Natsu said as he began to charge at her.

As soon as he charged at her she slid out and Natsu ended up missing. Her eye turned green all of a sudden. She then tried to kick Natsu but he thankfully dodged. He then felt something leaking on his waist. One miss and he was cut.

"If you noticed that my eye color changed, that is somewhat of my ability.", Crimson said "the eye color represents an element I use. That one was wind...

Great. Who knows how many elemental spells she has. If she uses wind, then she's using speed. He has to use combat since he knows that using his fire won't work. His thoughts were then again interrupted by getting punched in the face. She had a great advantage of wining but she can't keep it up for long. She then had to change her eye color to brown.

"Chikyu-en!", Crimson yelled as she blew a brown flame from her mouth.

It hurt a lot for him. He couldn't even eat it. He stood up quickly, since she doesn't have any speed advantage he can now use his magic.

"Fire dragon's roar!"

He used it to his full advantage.

"Fire dragon's crushing fang!"

he was sure he can defeat her.

But he was wrong. She was in a blocking position and not one scratch was on her nor her cape. She was looking bored.

"Look, I'm exhausted and I really want to be left alone", she said.

He was damn pissed that this girl was mocking her. He then pulled all of his fire on her and his secret art. He stood there looking at his hard work. He was going to go back but he then heard a crack in the fire.

"So...you think you can break me so easily?"

He turned to see the girl. Her cloak was burned off revealing her body that was mostly covered in armor. Her torso was covered with a chest plate small enough to cover her chest. She was wearing battle shorts that were covered by a thin white cloth. She had long brown hair that reached mid thigh and had crimson eyes but one was covered by a claw scratch that a monster must have made. The most noticeable thing was that she had horns, a lizard like tail and dragon like wings. Scales were all over her body and some on her frame, they were all a deep red.

Crimson.

"Never take me lightly", she muttered.

She then spead out her claws and dashed through Natsu. But he couldn't move. Could it be for what she just did?

"A move where it stuns your heart and makes you unable to move for a little bit", Crimson muttered.

"Oh eight-headed dragon", she said as she took a performance stance "you are at my mercy for I am your tamer. Give me your strength and your power. And arise..."

"Orochi no 8 sodaina hono!", she yelled before she blew 8 different colored flames were towards Natsu.

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"Hey moron, wake up."

Natsu woke up to see the girl but she did not have the dragon features. He realized that he just lost to this girl.

"If you're wondering where are your wounds I used my healing flames...", Crimson said.

"Huh?"

"Never mind...", she sighed.

She then decided to sit down next to him.

"Listen, I don't like you and you don't like me but I really want to be left alone...", Crimson said.

"Then what about the people you were bothering?", Natsu asked.

"I was going to buy some food but as soon as they saw my hybrid form they freaked out and ran away. I tried going to human form but they recognized me.", She explained.

"Oh yeah, what was that about?"

"Long story, my great-great-great-great grandmother fell in love with an evil Dragon. She found him injured and all of his brothers were beheaded except the fire dragon, he was an eight headed dragon. She changed his heart and she wanted a baby with him. She asked help and the ingredients for the potion was rather gory a little. The village people found out that about her harboring their tormentor and pregnant with his child. They tried to kill her but the dragon was very loyal to her and went to save her. He died an ultimate sacrifice and she died by childbirth. The baby was spared. And each child in my family that inherit his crimson eyes mean that they're the next spawn...", she explained.

For once Natsu actually listened.

"They thought we were monsters. I didn't want to see what I would look like. I didn't want them to be scared. I left everyone. Even my friends and cousin...", she drifted off.

"What did you do?"

"What?"

"What did you do to make them scared?"

"I unleashed my full power to save them...but I knew that they were scared..."

"So?"

"What?"

"You did what you had to do but you saved them right? They wouldn't be scared if they are your friends either. And I think they are really worried about you. And they might get angry at you..."

"...I see. I know what I'm going to do..."

"What's that?"

"I'm going back home. There is still a war there and I won't cower down. They need me..."

"So you're leaving?"

"Yes", Crimson said as she stood up "this was a great battle...thanks"

"Your welcome", Natsu said as he stood up as well.

"By the way, Crimson is one of my aliases. My real name is Ritsu Tachibana"

"Well I'm Natsu Dragneel."

"Well I'll still call you moron. Bye"

"Meh, see ya"

The both left in different directions. Ritsu won't forget about him and neither will Natsu. She won't back out anymore and she won't let them down anymore.

'Don't worry', Ritsu thought 'I'm coming everyone. Ayame I will help you too!'

She then summoned a portal back to her home world. Where everyone needs her.