The Flaming Dragon Slayer
A/N: Hello, my fellow readers welcome to my next story. This story is the next book in my major crossover. 'The Flaming Dragon Slayer' takes place at the same time as 'The Substitute Shinigami' and after any other main arc story, so far. Based on my outline of the story, it should be my second longest story behind 'The Red Fox.' This story will take a while to complete. However, by the time I write this first chapter, I will be releasing the seventh chapter of 'The Substitute Shinigami,' meaning I am far ahead of schedule, which is a good thing for me. I do not have to rush. By the way, this story also takes place after Grand Magic Games, but only to a certain point. For example, the announcement of Fairy Tail's victory occurs, but nothing else. Anyhow, I hope everyone enjoys the first chapter of 'The Flaming Dragon Slayer.'
It has been a few days since the victory at the Grand Magic Games. They celebrate their victory and now move on to their new journey. However, darkness lurks around the corner of this journey. As Team Natsu completes their latest job, little do they know, their fates are about to change.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to the Fairy Tail.
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
Chapter 1: Darkness Rising
It is just another day in Magnolia Town. A group of four people and one cat exit the train as they walk towards their destination. A young man with pink hair and a white scarf walk out of the train with his body dragging a bit. He wears a one sleeve, gold trimmed, black waistcoat, which is tuck in and zip up. He also wears a wristband on his right wrist. He tries to shake of the motion sickness he has had for the past hour. He follows a young woman with blonde hair, who wears a white short blouse with a blue heart on her chest. She also wears blue nylons with knee length brown boots and a blue mini-skirt with a white belt holding a set of keys.
"Luuccyyy," said the pink-haired man.
"What is it Natsu?" asked Lucy.
"Where are we going after the guild?" asked Natsu.
"Don't you have other things to do with your time?" asked Lucy.
"I want to spend my time with you," stated Natsu with a pout on his face.
Lucy sighs and decides to say nothing else.
Two other people watch the blonde and pink-haired with interest.
"Why doesn't he just let her have her space?" asked a black-haired man.
The man wears blue pants, a purple shirt, a gray vest, and a white coat.
"He just wants to spent time with her," replied a scarlet-haired woman.
The woman wears knight armor on her upper body with a blue skirt and black knee length boots.
"Erza, what will you do if I spent every moment of the day with you?" asked the man.
"Well, Gray, I will tear you apart and tell you to stay put," replied Erza.
Gray gulps and becomes silent as he watches Lucy argue with Natsu.
Another member of the team flies over the group with his paws on his mouth looking towards Natsu and Lucy.
"They liiikkkkeee each other," said the blue cat with wings.
"Happy what are you doing up there?" asked Natsu.
"Nothing Natsu!" shouted the cat as he flies towards his friend.
The small team head sigh in relief when they near a familiar building in the outskirts of Magnolia Town. They do miss the old location of their guild, but home is where members of Fairy Tail are, not the location.
"Finally, we are home," said Gray.
"Listen," said Erza. "How about I go ahead and tell the master about our mission. It was a simple job, so I doubt everyone is needed."
"Are you sure?" asked Lucy.
"Yeah," replied Erza.
"All right!" shouted Natsu. "Hey Lucy, what do you want to do?"
"I'm going home," replied Lucy.
"Aw, but that's boring, but oh well. Let's go home," said Natsu.
Lucy sweats drops as Natsu and Happy head towards her home. Last, she checked he has his own home, yet for some reason he continuously barges into hers. Lucy groans as she follows her two friends.
Meanwhile, Erza and Gray chuckle as they watch the interaction between their friends. Those two always give a good show. In fact, they wonder if this is a simple brother and sister bond or something more. Nevertheless, both Erza and Gray head into the guild to talk to Makarov.
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Lucy approaches her house. She grabs her keys to the door, but she realizes something is missing. She looks around noticing the long pathway going through the city and the riverbank nearby. She looks to her right and then to her left. Suddenly, it dawns on her. Where is Natsu? Was he not just in front of her? Lucy hears noises above her and she looks up. Her right eyebrow begins to twitch noticing Natsu and Happy entering through her window. She could have sworn she locked it before she left.
"Doors exist for a reason!" shouted Lucy.
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Lucy sighs in relief as she sits in her tub enjoying her bubbly bath. It has been a few days since she has had a chance to enjoy herself. In fact, this is usually the only time she does get a chance to relax. Normally, she spends most of her time with Natsu. He also seems to find a way to interrupt her during the times she wants privacy. It is not, as if she does not want him around her, it is just he over does it. He practically spends every waking moment with her. Heck, there are nights when he enters her home and sleeps on the same bed. She even wakes up with her own arms wrapped around him.
The blonde woman groans as she continues to think about the situation. She wonders why she puts up with Natsu. Sure, he is her friend. Well, actually he is her first friend ever since she left her original home. Natsu is the person who changed her life forever. She is grateful for him, but even friends have to know their limits. He acts more than a friend. This is something she seriously does not want to think about when it comes to Natsu. There are so many times when she thought he wanted something more than friendship, only for it to blow up in her face.
Nevertheless, he almost spends the entire week with her. For once, she will like to spend a day out of the week without him hanging over her, a day to herself.
At this moment, Lucy decides to finish her bath. She is sure she spent a handful of time inside the restroom. She knows Natsu and Happy are in her bedroom and the last thing she needs is for him to cause any damage. Slowly, Lucy exits her bathroom and enters her bedroom. She notices Natsu and Happy asleep on her bed while the young woman sighs knowing he has not showered for over a day.
"Could this get any worse?" asked Lucy to herself.
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Makarov travels to his desk sitting down once he reaches his chair. He sighs and begins to massage his temples. The past few days have been concerning. Gildarts and Laxus have reported weird sightings during their personal journeys. Recently, he received news about villages under attack by an unknown force. Makarov does not know what to do about the situation. So far, there have been over ten village attacks with minimal survivors. Furthermore, none of the surviving villagers is able to provide any reason for the attack. The attacks range from one person to four people responsible. However, the villagers do recall the group of attackers asking for some information regarding a key. So far, each attack has been on a small scale. Makarov wonders what this key is and why this group of people is after it. Makarov does know that eventually the group of mages will stop attacking small villages and begin attacking large cities if they do not find what they are looking for.
The Fairy Tail master sighs again as he stands up from his chair. For now, he can do nothing. The group of mages is attacking at a small scale and nobody considers them a threat. In fact, Makarov himself did not consider them a threat and was planning to send a small group of his mages to deal with the problem. However, the situation is getting worse and there are possibilities the group of mages are stronger than they appear.
A knock occurs on his door, as he tells the person to enter. The door opens revealing Laxus and Mirajane. Laxus wears a blue muscle shirt with red pants and a brown coat. Mirajane wears her usual outfit consisting of a maroon dress with a pleated skirt.
"I want to know what is going on," said Mirajane.
"Laxus," said Makarov.
"Sorry, but Bickslow tends to speak about things he shouldn't," replied Laxus.
"Is there a threat?" asked Mirajane.
"I'm not sure, but a group of mages have been attacking small villages," said Makarov. "All I know is that they are after some key, but I have no idea why."
"Based on some surviving villagers, these people are strong and seem to have some major goal," said Laxus. "Lamia Scale is sending a small team of their mages to investigate a recent attack."
"All right, for now we must keep quiet," said Makarov. "The last thing we need to a panic."
"A panic?" inquired Mirajane.
"We do not know how important this key is," said Makarov. "If these mages are serious, they might attack larger cities in the future."
Mirajane nods her head in understanding. Makarov dismisses the two S-Class mages as he returns to massaging his head. This is going to be a long day.
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Lyon Vastia and Sherry Blendy walk into a ruined forest. Lyon wears a short, high-collared tunic with blue pants and gray boots. He rubs his silver hair as he tries to figure out the situation in front of him. Next to him, Sherry wears a black vest top and a matching skirt. Her pink hair moves in the wind as she too tries to figure out the issue at hand.
"Isn't this a forest?" asked Sherry.
"Yes," replied Lyon.
"I don't remember a river or lake nearby," added Sherry. "Not even an ocean is near."
"I know," said Lyon.
Lyon and Sherry stand in the middle a forest where no body of water is near. It will take at least two hours to reach the nearest water source. However, in front of them is a forest with water on the ground. Lyon and Sherry stand near the edge of the water on dry ground, but as they far into the forest, the unusual body of water stretches for miles. In fact, the further they look, the deeper the water becomes. Lyon notices the water reaching the lower areas of the trunk of the trees.
Sherry decides to walk into the water, but Lyon stops her before she touches it. The pink-haired woman stares at Lyon looking for some sort of explanation.
"Is there something wrong?" asked Sherry.
Lyon releases as he walks towards a nearby bush. He picks a single leaf from the bush as he walks towards the body of water. Lyon raises his hand holding the leaf above the water and then he releases the leaf.
Sherry watches as gravity pulls the leaf towards the water. The moment the leaf touches the water, a small amount of steam occurs surprising Sherry.
"Hm, so the water is at a boiling point," said Lyon as the leaf disappears.
"What…?" questioned Sherry.
A step further and she could have bad burn marks on her feet. Sherry looks forward noticing the mile long body of water covering the forest ground.
"This is definitely the work of somebody strong," said Lyon. "It is someone with a powerful water magic."
Lyon decides to return to the villager they came from. At this point, it will be impossible to head to the next village, which is their goal.
Around an hour later, they begin to see the village they came from. However, the moment Lyon and Sherry approach the village, they see the destruction of the village.
"What happened here?" asked Sherry. "We were gone for about two hours."
"Damn it," started Lyon. "We just missed the person. It makes sense since the water is still hot and has not cooled off yet."
"What do we do?" asked Sherry.
"For now, we return to Lamia Scale," said Lyon. "I'm afraid we are dealing with someone powerful or in this case, some people."
Soon after, Lyon and Sherry begin their journey back to Lamia Scale.
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A/N: All right, the end of chapter 1. I like this chapter. I think it is a good opening for the story, but that is my opinion. So, what does everyone else think? Please review and give me your thoughts. Thanks for reading.