I went through multiple names, couldn't think of one that would suit it perfectly, anyone got and idea? Please tell me if you do, and please nothing like "The Harem King Dragneel" More like "Sinner before blessed" because this story's Name will be mentioned. A lot early on, Natsu is going to be more intellectual. This story is like a whole mother cut on the fairy tail saga, hell I'm thinking about making Laxus a female. Maybe even making sting and rogue one too, just because I like the fact of Harems in this. My favorite team is none other than the dragon slayers. Anyway, this starts off Literally following Natsu because I really, will make meetups happen a couple of times in the story, Makarov will be one but Natsu will not join, he's going to go solo until he ends up on Tenru or Tenro? Either way the Fairy Island.
He's is going to be a progressing badass.
Natsu Dragneel stared silently as he looked passed the waves in the back entrance of his… Well, his cave now. It felt funny saying that, earlier he couldn't remember anything but crying his soul out and releasing a rage he never thought possible. In that fit of rage, he hilariously hit his head a multiple sorts of times and now is sitting with four large lumps on his head.
His knuckles and fingers were broken, his wrist too, having taken his rage out on large rocks and boulders, some containing large amounts of iron in them. He had taken the liberty of attacking every single one. Now outside of the cave was nothing more than dust and rubble. He was pissed so he used his bare hands, no magic. He didn't want to use magic unless he had to… Unless he had something to protect.
Just like his ass of a shitty Lizard his father was… Said. Did I mention that this happened over the span of six months? He was only seven…
He stared into the horizon, having multiple thoughts, one solely being on trying to find his father. The old gecko left him without a word, a huge horde of jewels and money, some jerky and a scarf. It smelled of Igneel, and no matter what it never gained a different scent. Nor dirtied, it confused him but made him happy his father did such a thing.
He slightly relaxed as he made a promise cooly to himself, reminding himself… Not to be a dumbass anymore like his father said. He also said head Northwest to find the greatest guild he could, the strongest and most loving wizards were there. He decided he'd follow that up… Another time. Just like his father did, he's gonna stray a bit from what his father said.
Standing up, although with some trouble. He began walking towards the village Igneel sent him to get books and read, he didn't remember them all at first, but those hits on his head made his brain kick in. He didn't know how, but what he did know was why the world works, 8 different languages he didn't need to know, somehow dragonic speech, and some dead languages too. Hell, he knew how to cook like a 6 out of 5 star chef.
He knew basically anything he needed to, every fundamental of magic directly derived from his father. King Igneel, king of the fire dragons.
Deciding now would be a best time to go, he got up and began to trek towards the village, Was it Pai village? Pie village? He couldn't remember, but what was remembered was the total of his dad…
King Igneel
The name irked him, he began to think as he jumped over a ledge and landed in a small crevice, not Even a quarter ways to his destination. Having a small thought of hilarity. He realized that, if he was king of fire dragons, doesn't that mean he controls lava as well? Along with that, a natural affiliation to wind magic. Fire can't live without oxygen, along with not just one element affiliated, plasma as well. Plasma can be in fire, there are a sorts of things containing plasma.
Basically, if he consumed an element of plasma, he could continuously use that element like his own fire. Like lightning, if he contained lightning he could rope that ability down and use the epitome of plasma if strained enough… But then that would lead to blood magic, which would lead to iron magic then from there to even bone magic and shadow magic, water as well. He could strain himself to use that all from learning one ability.
Is there someone who uses lightning magic in the town? It would be nice to have… But the striving for all of those instead of learning them from other mages would be painful, but he'd have a natural affiliation with the magic then, making it stronger.
These were all thoughts running through Natsu's head, when it came to the thought of being able to battle he could do these things, though later think it was nothing. Along with this… He was kinda glad he hit his head, he guessed being so stubborn to actually act like he had common sense, had made him an actual dumbass.
"Thanks Rock boulder thing." Natsu said to himself as he jumped over a stream, though taking a little sip later to be hydrated. Yawning as he did, he guessed all the crying made him a baby literally as he was never tired at this time. Though that was quickly cut off as Natsu realized something… He's never sleepy unless he's had 34 meals… And this wasn't normal tiredness. All the birds and woodland animals stopped making noise. He listened in and heard the animals heartbeats, but they were low and slow. They were sleeping…
It's magic…
'Someone's probably practicing something.' He hoped but that was quickly answered too, as that rant in his head was longer than he thought. He was already a slight bit away from the village, he could smell some smoke and fire not just that, this was a hostage mission. There were kids crying and others saying 'let me go!'. He knew then and there what he had to do. Without thinking, he boosted off his feet with speeds he hardly ever used. The ground beneath his feet actually gave way as he began to sprint, his fire kicking off his legs and building up intensity as he jumped over the giant wall and aimed to land silently, managing to use his flames as thrusters to land in a shadowed area.
Looking out he saw a man, he was holding onto a little girl who was crying, she had her shirt torn and the other men about 10 of them. He later confirmed it was actually 10 of them, looking at them they began to ask the girl questions.
"What is your dream little girl?" The man asked with a crazed look in his eyes, the burning building in the background all adding to the man's crazed look. He was donned in robes, looking as if cultist. Though that was off, there were no marks designating their cult… Not even a badge or symbol. That means they may have just been crazed mages in a group… Or one of those things Igneel mentioned.
A dark guild.
Natsu listened in as the man spoke, looking he watched as the man began to grin wider.
"My… My dream is to become a famous m-mage… S-so… So I could protect my village from people like you!" The little girl shouted at the man as he pushed her down. She screamed and began crying. He began to slam her down and aiming cut her arm. When Natsu saw what was happening, he acted before he could think. Stopping the man just when the tip pricked her skin.
He jumped to hit the man with a flaming kick, but before he could even touch him, the man moved at the blink of an eye. Throwing the girl to her parents as he grabbed Natsu's Foot and slammed him down so hard he cracked the ground and made him cough saliva The wave coming off the ground and throwing dust exclaiming how hard the slam was.
Eyes wide and bucked, Natsu slowly began to realize he had been baited. The girl was the first target… But as soon as he was in the area, he was the new one.
"By the look on your face kid… I'd guess you just realized what's going on. You got caught…" The man's voice was deep and gruff, but it was the feel behind it. Telling he had some years but not too many. "I'm the leader of this here group…"
Natsu didn't listen as he was quick to spin up before the man could grab him again, orange flames coming off of his legs as he launched himself off the ground and attempted to kick the man making him leap back. His goonies following, with quick darting eyes, Natsu looked at each one. There was a total of 10, though 3 were females from what he could see.
The rest were males, 2 being large overwhelmingly tall men. Another 3 seemed to be normal and average, except another one. He was lanky. There was another carrying a large what appeared to be cross on his back. It was completely black save for the dark red rubies inside of the ebony blade. The last one, had what seemed like a staff, he wasn't sure, it could've been a cudgel, he stood in similar stature to the leader guy.
The only thing he knew was run them out, he called out to the villagers, "Someone get some help, and stay here. I got them." He shouted as he ran out after the group, hearing a loud "Hey kid! Do-". He cut off paying attention to their words focusing on the battle at hand, they all wore masks so all he could see was their mouths and a bit of hair from the girls. Jumping up he launched a fire breath at the group, actually surprising them as it managed to singe their clothes. The was a low "tch" from some of the girls as he jumped and attempted to kick on of the men.
He aimed for the lanky one but he seemed to phase back so quickly it seemed like he left a ripple effect."Bronco!" The man who seemed to be the leader with the knife, shouted, then he watched the man with the large cross, unlatch the ebony crucifix. This shocked Natsu, but not enough for him not to Dodge the large swing from his right by a large cross, the object was spinning in the air and going toward him. He jumped up and put his hand on it to launch himself higher with a bit of propulsion.
But before he could even think he felt his magic reach zero in an instant, launching himself up still he felt drained. Tired, he quickly realized he was in a bad situation. "Noe, Koe! Sick em!" Natsu heard the leader shout, he looked on and watched the big men uncross their arms and rush out towards him. He saw a gleam and realized their hands seemed to be cover in some form of Crystal.
Thinking quickly, he dodged by sliding under on of the men's punches and another one's kick. A heavy swing from the left made him weave right before he felt a heavy blow hit him in the ribs, launching him a few hundred feet and slamming into a rock. The area a large spring with a huge waterfall. And surrounded by rocks, he was breathing heavy and coughed up some blood as he looked on and saw a shadow approaching. Without thinking he launched himself up with his magic and shot down, kicking one of the large men in the stomach sending him back slightly. He quickly realized his error as the man caught his leg. 'DAMNIT! AGAIN!' He shouted in his head as who he assumed was Noe hit him in the face with a strong left launching him back and through the same rock making him break off into the waterfall.
He lost track of them and he couldn't think, there was a sudden thought rushing through his head. "Where'd they go.."
"Look up" A voice replied as he immediately did and crossed his arms. The mans dialing hard fist's hit managing to break his arms. He silently gave a small tear as he felt his arms scream in pain at him, the ground beneath giving way and making him fall down into a cavern. He couldn't see as he lost his breath from the fall, he hit his head again. That made him lose consciousness for a bit.
-/-
When his eyes opened he was tied up by what he could only guess was spider silk, it smelled like spider webs now… That bothered him. Did he get caught by a giant spider when he fell! Though that thought was quickly fell when he heard the leader speak.
"Ah, you're up! I can't believe you managed to block a hit from Noe! It was a dumbass decision but a good one...you're still alive… And that's good for me. Gold Job Eilda, make sure he can't make from that silk." the man spoke.
"Okay, James! What do you even want with him!? He's a kid!" One of the women shouted, he could only guess she was the one he saw with the overly large bust and pink hair… When he opened his eyes, he blushed as that was what exactly in his face. "Euuuuagh!" He shout as he leaned back before looking up, when he did. He notices the master laughing along with the lanky man.
Before he could even say anything the woman grabbed him by the throat and began choking him, his eyes went wide as her eyes became slits and her tongue became serpent like as well, a low hissing noise sounding as she looked at him deep in the eyes with a piercing gaze. Her eyes were a crystal white color. With a hint of blue and red.
He gave a low groan as he tried to inhale before becoming exasperated, his eyes becoming bloodshot and his face a little low blue and red. "CANILLIA! Down!" The leader shouted as he smacked her head making her eyes change and her bite her tongue. She moaned and began to cry as she let go of him. Crying more as she looked at him.
"Owwww~ But James~ he was making fun of me~" She moaned at him, Natsu was now becoming confused by so many names and personalities. He then listed off all the names. 'Noe and Koe are the two big twins… Eilda was the woman with the webs, Canillia was the snake eyed lady, Bronco was the cross guy… and James was the master'
"Raven, get this daughter of yours before she ruins my plans." James spoke as he turned to the woman who seemed like the other one trying to choke him, just a bit taller with her arms crossed. '7' Natsu mentally checked off.
The woman known as Raven smacked Canillia's ass and told her stop as she shoved her back and away from Natsu, The only way he could define her from the rest was of the Earrings and Jewels she wore, along with being the only black haired female.
"Marco, go make sure no one's around here… Wouldn't want to get interrupted by some search party, now would we?" James asked as he began to walk around Natsu, to his back. That's when he watched in a crystal when James took off his mask…
Those eyes...were not normal…
They held something dark in some form of craze.
He was distinguishable simply from his Figure, he carried himself higher and more straight, his feet being more in a macho stance or pigeon toed. Now with his mask off, the man looked like a father, one who worked tirelessly. Though he looked like a young father simultaneously. Having dark black hair, spiked in random directions with a lash of grey every spot or so. His piercing orange and red eyes seemed to swirl like a chemical in water… Like they were that of something inhuman.
He looked like a monster in the eyes, having a full beard that was well kept he had two scars, both on the sides of his eyes going in somewhat of a tear fashion. Both going diagonally. And a last long on the corner of his mouth which looked to give him an uneven smile. As it was on the left side of his face. His eyebrows were more angled and seemed to give him an always angry expression. He could honestly say the man looked bad as a, if he wasn't going to more than likely torture him.
Next was Raven, and she was a Ten right from the start. Jet black hair flowing down her back with a long streak of pink right after her bangs. A grin she seemed to keep endlessly with a slight look in her eyes, the looked was haunting, as she seemed like a bird waiting for prey. Full plump lips and a body to die for, dark eyes, shaded jade that seemed alluring nonetheless. She seemed motherly, but at the moment it seemed like she was teaching a lesson to her child.
Bronco was next, his eyes were almost like James, but instead of red they were blue with a hint of green. He seemed to be holding in unimaginable rage in his eyes. It showed of his face as he hard a slight snarl. Sharp teeth showing, telling that his mouth was mostly nothing but. He had An odd color of hair, half of it being Black and the other white as it started black in the front before slowly turning white having grey in the middle. His hair black and slicked back, and angled eyebrows. He had a small goatee that went over his jaw a bit. He donned a scar across one of his eyes, one eye had more light than the other. Telling he usually kept one closed.
Koe and Noe both took theirs off as well, face being fully shaven with Orange and red hair on their heads, their hair seemed to be flowing with spiked going down their backs. They both had grey eyes that looked cracked around the eyes and had tattoos on their arms, Koe on left and Noe on right. They were tall and muscular but their faces didn't show such traits.
Marco removed his showing he looked exactly like Bronco only reversed hair color. He had a beauty mark on his cheek though and he seemed more calm than Bronco, having a small emails on his face.
Canillia removes her mask, showing her jade eyes and unleashed her Pink hair, going down her back in rippling waves. Her eyes seemed to flash another color for a brief second before being normal. She had the look of a pouty daughter, with a small scar on her jaw. She had three beauty marks two on her left eye and cheek, and another on her right eye. She was stunning but a bitch.
The last woman showed herself, having what seemed of as a Stoic look, purple eyes and Brown hair. It was flowing with waves down her back as he dark brown eyebrows and lashes seemed to show all, her lips full and one beauty mark on her cheek bone. She had the looks of a lost woman but satisfied with what she had found.
All women had bodies to die for.
The Lanky man finally removed his mask showing someone who looked malnourished, he had multiple tattoos on his face, and a few on his neck though he seemed to be daydreaming with bags under his eyes. He had a look in his eyes saying he was happy… Though that clashed heavily with how he looked. His Dark red hair being nearly black. His curved eyebrows and hairless face showing he might've been second youngest in the group.
Lastly was the man who seemed to be at similar stature, His eyes we're heterochromic, one being like the Co brothers, and the other like James. He looked like the silent type, having a tattoo on his neck leading down. He couldn't see as the man wore sleeves like everyone else except The twins giants. He looked almost like Names to a T but he had a different style to him. His eyebrows were cut with a scar going down his face on the left side. With another on his nose. His hair was white with specks of grey here and there. He had one bang going down his face with pure black hair.
Most of them seemed related… He wondered why. Were they some family? Did they all just happen to be either twins or parents? Natsu was confused.
James smirked as he patted Natsu on the head before ripping off a large portion of the back of his shirt. This seemed to stroke Natsu's ire "Hey! Igneel and I wasted money on that!" That made James laugh before parking a curious head up.
"Igneel? And who might that be" he asked quizzically, having a honestly interested look on his face.
"He's a big fire dragon! He's king of them and he's going to kick your ass when he comes back!" Natsu shouted in a threatening manner.
"A dragon?… And when he comes back?… By any chance did he abandon you?" James asked a dark look in his eyes as he began to slowly lose the light in his eyes. This scared Natsu as he began sniffling a little before he began to realize his old mistake… He was still a damn kid.
"I don't think he abandoned me… He told me he'd always be there for me… In my heart and body. That he'd always be there…I know he loves me and is coming back…" He began crying as he spoke… Having no shame in it as he knew it was true.
James looked down at him along with everyone else, they all seemed to have the same look in his eyes. The twins all had grimaces, Raven had a faraway look in her eyes and Canillia was blushing along with the other female Eilda. He watched them begin to talk to one another. "He looks so cute when crying…" This made the brunette shake her head vigorously.
"I do not!" Natsu shouted at the females as everyone looked at him in confusion except the girls who had blushed at being caught.
"W-what? We didn't say anything about you twerp!" Canillia was quick to defend herself along with the brunette he shook her head at the notion. Though all that was quickly shut down as Raven looked down at the girls and poked their heads, grinning.
"Except he's cute when he's crying~" Raven teased as both girls began to blush at being caught, Canillia crying as well.
"Why mom~?" Canillia asked rubbing her eyes.
"Stop it brat, that doesn't work on me anymore" Raven said looking down at Natsu with an amused expression. He was lost and she could tell, James was becoming more and more impatient. "Be quiet so we can hurry this up."
James rolled his eyes before looking down at Natsu again, "He's gone kid… And not coming back for a long time you say, huh?"
Natsu shook his head yes and sniffled, "yeah…until I find him...but I gotta be stronger..."
James couldn't do anything but grin now, "Keep that hope kid… it gets you places… Almost makes me sorry for what I'm about to do… But makes it worth it…you see. We're demons. Well, half at least. Our predecessors slept with demons… Some of us may look alike… But we merely come from different demons… Except Canillia, that's her actual mother. She's less demon than most, along with Bronco and Marco. They're actually my Brother's kids… Rein." That made the man with the white hair 'hmph'.
"Back onto point…in order to live and exist… A demon must have a reason. Whether that be Wrath, greed, gluttony, lust, envy, pride, or Sloth… Laziness. I don't get the last one either, but we need a point to live… Since you're too young and inexperienced, we'll have to wait till you're older…as much as I hate to do this. We're going to mark you as host, from here on we know where you're at at all times. In a sense, you're ours for now. Until you can come and beat us all, including me. You're not doing much. In this time you're growing stronger… Until you reach peak performance…there's no need for all of us to be around. I'm going to be your enemy no one… Until you can take us down…" James began to laugh loudly chuckling in a deep grumble.
He heard the infamous knife brandishing itself as James rubbed it across his cloak. Cleaning it essentially.
"If you stay quiet… It won't hurt as much… It's gonna hurt a lot, but show some gall for goodness sake there's women here!"
That's when he felt it, the cold metal from before on the knife touch his back. It went into his skin and began cutting. The man was literally slicing flesh from his back, right off the muscle. Chuckling loudly as he did. Natsu began getting ready to shout as he looked up in tears foaming at the mouth, his whines as he tried not to scream. Taking the pain with tears in his eyes. He could feel it, a darkness coming to his eyes. But he fought keeping it at bay as long as he could. Though it became worse as the man walked in front of him.
"This! Is the eye of the founder demon~...you're going to love this…"James spoke with a smile, this made Natsu look at him with rage. "YES! THAT'S IT! SHOW YOUR HATRED!"He said as he reached into Natsu's eye lid and literally ripped it out of the socket, sitting there as he writhed in pain trying not to scream. James grinning as the others stared, he the pushed the eyes into Natsu's empty eye socket and pressed his thumb to the eyelid and spoke under his breath.
The pain that shot through his brain was unimaginable, it was hell, it was a living hell. The man James grinning as he abused Natsu, watching as he suffered. Cackling madly as Natsu was still silent. "You're actually staying quiet, I was just joking you little shit. SCREAM!" He shouted as he hit Natsu with a hard punch to the gut making him cough blood over the man's arm and the floor. "You want to be a hero so bad! Then fucking be one! I'll be waiting!" He shouted as he repeatedly punched and hit him.
Natsu was still quiet, having bruises forming over all of him. The pain becoming worse, the man hit him so hard he hit the ground. Snapping his fingers Eilda released him from the webs. Her purple eyes staring. James was quick to kick him to the dirt. Stomping him on the ground and breaking ribs. The loud noised signalling the pain he suffered. The last stomp nearly caving his chest completely as he lost his breath, he was sure he was going to die.
All he could do was try and stay awake, the blood spilling from his nose and mouth, he was pretty sure he coughed up an organ from the kicks to the stomach. They were nothing but pain. Pure pain, all he could do was sit and move lightly signalling he was still alive. His rugged breathing.
He looked up and watched through bleary eyes as they began to leave. His eyes going dim and everything disappearing. Fading… Into black.
When he woke up, he was in room. Beeping was all he could hear, voices soon coming in as others stared. "Who would do this to a child" "Gods above…" "Such a poor baby…" "He's only 7 years old…".
Natsu then finally opened his eyes, he felt the pain run through him. His left eye, now the founder demons eye, pained him heavily. It made his brain and body hurt, he felt every drop of magic leave him in a second. He shut it tight as he tried to relax instead of feeling that horrible pain again. The rage shot through him slowly throwing all the pain away. When he shot up everyone gasped and people jumped back in surprise.
"Hey buddy, I don't think you should be getting up right now…" A man spoke as Natsu the kicked off the covers and pulled the IVs out of his arm and got up. The patches coming off of him as he then realized he had a bandage on his back and apron on. This enraged him. "WHERE'S MY CLOTHES!" (A boy somewhere with raven black hair sneezed "dafuq?")
"THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT?" One of the Doctors shouted at him. He looked at them in confusion before. He realized the man had some clothes in his arm.
"Are they fireproof…" Natsu suddenly spoke.
"What?" the doctor asked.
"The clothes you're about to give me… Are. they. fireproof…" Natsu repeated himself.
"Uhm... No... Why?" The doctor asked in confusion, before Natsu set his hand on fire, shocking the man as he began to look the man in the eye. "That's why…I think I have some that are… Strong and heavy resistance." the doctor replied. Having a calm face on now as he realized why. "I'll be back…"The man said as he began to leave the room.
"Thanks…" Natsu said as he looked down at his hands and went over them, he managed to spot a nurse walking by. He shouted at her, and managed to stop her.
"Hey! Excuse me ma'am?" Natsu shouted to the woman who stopped and looked at him, "Uh, yes young man?" The woman asked as she walked up to him. "Mirror." Natsu said as he looked at the woman who cocked her head to the side with an inquisitive gaze. "Mirror? Oh, you want a mirror. I think there is one in here, over there by the sink, I'll get it for you." The woman went over to the counter and opened a cabinet and reached in pulling out a handheld mirror. Walking back over a smile on her pretty, young face.
"Here you go, don't hurt yourself." The woman said as she smiled at a grinning Natsu, he smiled at her and gave a nod for thanks. The woman then turned on her heel, a smile on her face still before she turned a corner. As soon as she did she nearly fell as did some of her coworkers. Being a mate, she knew exactly what it was.
Someone's magic pressure was insane...it caused everyone in the building to lose their breath. She managed to crawl back into the room, she saw something that amazed her to the point she swore she might never speak of it again.
In the bed where the Pink haired boy was, his left eye was open. When she looked closer she could literally see the power coming off of him in waves as the lights in the building began flashing and the roof slightly caved in. Some things bursting as he looked down, directly at her. She saw fear…
Behind the boy was a demonic looking figure that seemed exactly like him, except taller. It was well muscled with marking going down it's chest and arms, some up it's neck and under it's eyes, it held the same uninterested gaze the boy did. But what made it worse… The Demon was right beside a large dragon with piercing eyes and lava leaking from it's mouth…
The nurse nearly wet herself before she saw it all fade away as he closed his eye in pain and hissed, a bit of blood leaking from said eye as he passed out on the floor
When Natsu woke up he was back on the bed, clothes folded up beside him as he laid hooked to the IV. Giving a deep sigh, he looked around the room before deciding he should just go… He was starving. Calling out again, a different nurse came back in. Though she seemed finicky. Which mildly amused him in some sense, he decided he wouldn't pay attention to it.
"Do you have food?" Natsu asked with his head cocked to the left side a bit of a twinkle of hope in his eyes. The woman thought before quickly remembering, shaking her head yes as he stared at her. "Can I have some!?" He asked in excitement, his left eye closed and bandaged while he looked at her.
The woman felt so sorry for the small boy, but she believed he was used to it… Used to what pain he received. Hell, he was fine to go all he needed to do was get a parent or guardian to sign the papers. Speaking of which…
"Uh, yes. Right away, sweetie, but first- you have to choose off the menu~" She said, trying to make the boy feel a bit homey. She was feeling so sad seeing the boy in the horrible shape he came in. His back was scarred for life… even if-if he did manage to get the scars to fade on his back… That was actual skin missing… Though it wasn't much after a day…
All they could see on his back was a pale dragon, the fact he healed so quickly baffled the doctors. When he first arrived he had heavy blood loss, trauma, punctured lung, collapsed lung, broken sternum, though when they prepared for surgery...the doctors just left. Saying they couldn't even Pierce his skin.
Eventually saying it was over and done… All they could do was wait for him to pass. Though he woke… And when he did it amazed everyone. No one would ever want to ask what he went through, simply because the thought of it would be traumatizing to anyone…
She handed the boy the menu, he looked over it and handed it back. She looked at him quizzically. "Uh, what did you choose." She asked her gown slight swaying as she crooked her head at him. What he said next, shocked her.
"Two of everything!" He said excitedly as he gave her the menu, she looked confused before thinking he was joking, which he immediately shot down.
50 minutes later Natsu is being watched by nurses and a few doctors even the chef as he literally seemed to unhinge his jaw to eat large pieces of meat, stacked sandwiches and large bowls of soup. The loud slurping and munching as they were sure they watched him eat a few bones. Which didn't bother him. In the span of 5 minutes or less…
He finished enough food to feed nearly 20 families of 4, (I hate worded numbers but I'll start using them… Later that is! AHA! I'm sorry I'm not good at this.) The nurses eyes were wide along with the doctors and chefs, one an old lovely lady crying at seeing someone love her food so much.
When he finished Natsu let out a small burp and wiped his mouth before jumping out of bed, his stomach full and bulging before it began to shrink down into some really hardened abs for a 7 year old. Standing at 5'3, he looked at all the doctors and nurses before he shooed them away. Which they did right when the doctor bringing Natsu's clothes walked in.
He grinned as he closed the door and began putting his clothes on, the fresh smell of himself like pine mixed with lavender. Bit of blood, but eh. The outfit was simple, arm pieces starting at his wrist and ending just at his bicep, with a primary grey and a bronze endings. His shirt being basically a tank top showing his shoulders and arms with a pair of white baggy pants. He grinned as he grabbed a pair of scissors and cut some of his hair giving him and almost faux hawk type hairstyle.
Looking in the mirror he almost forgot to put the shoes on he got, a nice white pair of socks and some black combat boots. He jumped in joy with the new clothes, opening the door and running past as he smiled before he realized he had to do something, running out a nurse trying to stop him before the doctor did, in the background chefs gathered the plates and began to take them back to the cafeteria on carts.
"Let him go, might see more of him later in life. He's fine… I checked his vitals earlier when we waited for the food. He's good Mei..." The doctor said, to the woman who gave a small sad smile. He grinned as she replied… "Okay… Akashi…"
Natsu is seen running through the streets looking for a shoo before stopping when he saw it. A magic store, looking in he found the owner, who was holding her daughter. They looked familiar, that's when he realized their scents as the girl he saved and her mother… They looked exactly alike. Pale skin with bright pink hair and light blue eyes. He waved before she hugged him and bowed giving thanks to which he hastily said no worry while sweat dropping. They exchanged names, laughed a little..
The girl hugged him as well, the mother smiled as he looked up at her and asked a question, daughter finally letting Go. " you have any magic items or books I could use or learn for a horde of items?"
The woman gave a thoughtful look, before looking down at him. She left before coming back with a bag roughly the size of a book bag maybe a bit bigger with a sleeping bag on it. "The book bag can hold tons of stuff an armory for a military and maybe even then some, the old owner gave it to us saying he left some things in here something about a sword. Well, if you find it it's yours." She said looking at the bag as she held it up, giving it to him.
"The sleeping bag expands enough to fit about 10 people, and it's like a world to another bed. It's amazing too, like an angel's wings." She spoke with a large smile, when he reached for his pockets she shook her head. "free, you already saved my only hope in this life… It's fine." her daughter then hugged the boy again who smiled at her. "Meredy~ seems like you got a crush!" The daughter looked at her mom embarrassed. "Mom~"
Natsu simply looked confused before realizing and pet Meredy on the head, "I'll be back when I'm stronger…and we're older… Right now…I've got some things to do." He said as his face hardened and the face of Jacob flashed through his memory. Specifically his eyes. This managed to make him look up at Rukia, "do you happen to have a book on demons and cults… Anything that does with them. I might hate reading but there's something I have to know."
The woman looked at him, thoughtful before she lifted her hand up with a finger raised in recognition. She then turned around and went into a bookshelf, grabbed a box and filled it with a bunch of books. She then folded the box close and went up to him, putting the box in the book bag. He grinned happily then reached into the knapsack he kept with him, pulling out a large diamond and handing it to her.
To say she was amazed was an understatement.
She tried to deny taking the item silently shaking her head, to which he simply placed the dialing on the table. And turned tail with his items so she couldn't deny. Grinning as she shouted at him about leaving the diamond.
He probably should've told her he had more…
Would've went a lot easier.
With that in mind Natsu began to run back to his cave, he needed to pack. He's going to head to the one place Igneel told him to stay away from. It was in Ishgar thankfully… And it was the Forest of Woe and Fear.
Igneel told him to stay away as it was nothing but monsters, demons mid tier and a bit high, monsters of S-class, and a large sorts of evil mamages. That only irked him to go more..
His first step into the forest had him shiver, as if eyes were on him. He knew Igneel said only the foolish, the strong and those foolish enough to seek strength from the worst source go in. The groups of the last, usually… Never makes it out. Though when they do, they're said to be higher than S-Rank when they do.
-/-
It only took Natsu an hour to realize the error he made. Having tears go down his eyes as he's already watched a little girl run in and be torn to shreds by living trees. Screams and shouts in pain as her intestines were ripped free.
He never felt more fear run down his spine…
Nor more of a rush.
His eyes were bloodshot showing his exhaustion. Giving deep breaths he looked at his hands as they were covered on large scars already from attacking the trees. The grass with blades so sharp they actually pierced his skin. The large laceration of his chest made his afraid before he realized he was blinking out and had to cauterize his own wounds.
It was pain beyond belief.
Choking a sob he heard a voice speak behind him… Soft and caring. Natsu, hoping it was something to help… Turned around foolishly.
When his eyes met the monster behind him, grotesque and filled with maggots with a humanized body. Dark eyes with nothing inside, branch like arms and a half eaten animal in it's mouth. Standing roughly 8 foot tall. it shocked him so badly he felt the tears break free. His Psyche lost as he became angry.
Being tricked again… Hope being torn from him. It was all lies. Everything around him was nothing but monsters.
For all he knew… He wasn't even alive anymore… He wasn't himself.
The monster lifted him and threw him by his neck against a wall, a large cut became reality on his now broken ribs as he hit the ground and bounced before hitting his back on a large tree. Letting out a groan of pain as he felt himself bleed. Natsu tried to conjure some magic up, any last bit he could.
Though it was too late. The creature stomped on his hand, crushing it with it's large stump like feet. Natsu, looking up stared at it in fear….
And anger
Seeing it laugh at his pain coughing up maggots as the slime like spit or sap fell from it's mouth with sharp twig like teeth. It finished off the last bit of the poor deep in it mouth as maggots fell over Natsu's face from the creature's laughing fit. It looked down at him before speaking again, now in a deep groan like tone mixed with snarls and snorts.
"*SNORT*Little dessert after *deep inhale* DINNER!" The creature shouted as it shoved a large wooden stick through Natsu's side. Pain as he held in his voice, rocked through his body. Tears of fear as it repeatedly stabbed him in his shoulders and arms. twisting the branch before pulling it free.
Natsu began to feel his vision go blurry…
The creature licked it's branch and gave a deep moan of pleasure from the taste. Though that didn't last long as it felt it's leg get touched, looking down the creature then felt itself become launched into the air. Falling down hard onto it's back as Natsu stood up, his body catching fire as the wounds closed up on him. The blood no longer leaking as his wounds seemed to simply become soon to be scars in an instant.
Rage rolled off of him as the tree like monster began to try and scoot away. The moment it tried to move, Its leg was gripped and ripped from it's body. The shout and scream of pain it let out signified the immense shock it felt. When it's eyes landed on Natsu it saw fear as he gripped its other leg and set it on fire.
In Natsu's eyes.
Nothing but anger was what he felt, being thrown around treated like he had no power, thrown down and tossed into nothing but a misery of pain. He knew he did this to himself… But he was going to show himself as what he was going to become. Letting his magic go and just using pure strength, he let his flames die out and lifted the tree, now named weeping willow, and slammed it onto the ground before throwing it towards a large rock formation.
Watching as the abomination cried out, something Snapped in Natsu as he heard a faint voice whisper in his ear…
"Show your wrath… FOUNDER!"
Natsu suddenly raged as his flames came off of him before condensing back into his body. He then began breathing as he looked down at the monster, blood from decayed animals leaking free along with some decayed matter, the stench was so repulsive as the creature lay cracked open and in half. He covered his nose before throwing up and scooting away inhaling.
He was afraid…
He didn't want anything like that again happening….
Then he'd change it. Clenching his fist Natsu stood up straight, breathing deeply and looking down at the veins in his arms and muscles clenching.
He'd up all his training, mental, physical, and magical! With this thought in his head, Natsu decided. His training here would be for his mental and physical. If he can conquer the forest, he can conquer anything. Including his very own magic, but he had to use it still or it would weaken or go out of control his next time he exhausted it.
Thinking out loud, "The only thing I can do right now, is test my magic… New forms maybe, I could attempt to condense it till it's a bit more powerful! I could see if it could do as I said and take forms but I don't know. But I will master fire magic that no one will ever reach. Igneel did say I'm one of a kind in too many ways. This might be one." Natsu said while beginning to look around first thing first.
He needed a clearing.
That meant finding one…
Or making one.
He went with the latter.
In a split second decision, not really, but in a split second decision. Natsu began to try and control his Magi, feeling it give off slowly. Feeling the magic gloss over him. His body, covered in scars and wounds along with ripped clothing began giving off an aura. Trying to control it more Natsu let the fire take form in his mind… Then reality.
Having it give off pressure from strain of concentration he then condensed his fire flat, the thin coating of fire of his body, orange in color for flames, became to flatten out around his waist. Then, in a moment of triumph he expanded the now flat ring of fire in a large circle. Imagining and hearing as the circle expanded before he let go and lost concentration.
The ring then stopped and faded as Natsu feel to his knees in the dark monster infested soil. His breathing ragged as he began to look up and then he lowered his head. "Damnit!..."
He didn't do a thing… Or so he thought.
The sound of trees falling down and disappearing in ash interrupted his thoughts on where he went wrong. A around him, trees fell down and broke away into ash, even the evil tree monster that was there had been cut and he was the size of a thick great oak.
Natsu quickly jumped up as the clouds above him began to disperse in the small section of the forest where the trees had been choked down. Now light shone over where he was. Looking down at the area he watched some forest animals run around until a black and white, half and half wolf with four large tails made of black, white, blue, and a seething blood red flames came from nowhere. Jumping and landing on the stump where the evil tree was, looking directly at Natsu.
It was a beautiful creature.
Looking incredulously at the wolf Natsu's eyes widened. "Awesome~…" be said as he watched it begin to stalk towards him. Getting up in a fighting stance Natsu watched as it neared him before a small bunch of 2 more came out. One black with a white half on it's face with the other having opposite colors.
Natsu was in shock, The mother began to nuzzle into his leg, before he heard a soft voice in his head this time. Different…. Motherly compared to the soft grumble of a wandering stranger like voice the weeping willow had.
"Thank you… Thank you boy."
That's when Natsu looked down and saw the mother cross between his legs and rub her head against his outer thigh. Her tails wrapping around him before she spiked telepathically again.
"My children are finally free to roam a part of the forest without my protection. I can hunt for them and the stream they can now drink from… Thank you boy." The wolf then jumped on his chest and licked his face.
Natsu was confused before hesitantly scratching behind her ears, hearing the soft whine of affection from the wolf. Chuckling before looking around questioning to himself,'what stream?'. He then looked around before spotting a large area of water, with a large waterfall. Giving and 'oh' expression.
Just as he realized this, the pups from before jumped on his shoulders with the mother who sat on his stomach. He smiled.
Seems he did help out more than he thought, but this he wasn't expecting. Just then, he realized he didn't know who or what these wolves really were. Before he could even ask the wolf began to speak again.
"I am a descendant of Amaterasu, these are my children. They are Yin and Yang, the more white one is Yin, the more darker one is Yang. They are both like me, but they also have more to their own self than I. You may call me Qin, I was once the guardian of the forest, but someone with a dark powerful magic curse the trees and soil… In order to free the trees and their suffering we'd have to find the totem plaguing these lands… Could you… Help me find it, I don't have much to offer return except my knowledge and power. My kids shall come with, once this forest is free. We won't have anything to fear again!" Qin asked as she stared at him with hope in her wolf eyes.
He couldn't deny the forest deity, that meant she needed to protect something… And he was always down to help protecting good.
"Yes! I can!" He said as the wolf began to nuzzle against him. Chuckling as the wolves began to play with him. Before he knew it a few hours had passed and the pups went to sleep.
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Natsu gave a deep breath, then inhale as he pressed his hands together and began doing the training exactly how Qin told him. In order to have full control over your flames, you must first find the meaning of peace, or peace in one's self. Though what she said confused him, he believed he could do it. So he tried. Sitting on a flat rat shirtless as the waterfall spilled over his back.
The water was cold, but it began to evaporate, only just so slightly before suddenly coming to a stop. Qin looked on at Natsu, seeing as it stopped she booked next to him.
"Natsu, stop… There is something bothering you young one...what is it?" Win asked as she looked at him before licking his cheeks. It made him look down at her with a sad face, but she had this motherly look in her eyes. One he never experienced.
"It's my father, he left me not too long ago… And since then I've done nothing but try and be rambunctious… Whatever the heck that means. But it's hard… When I was first attacked by Jason, the one I told you of-" natsu felt the Wolf's flames become hotter on her tail.
"Yes the sick bastard who needs to die. Yes." She said with a motherly glare in her eyes, like a mother to a sick man trying to hold her kids and take them away. This made Natsu chuckle some.
"Yeah, him. He… He told me was It was good to have hope, that I should keep it. It was special, something most don't have anymore. Though what bothers me is that… I don't really believe Igneel wanted me. I continue to think that he believed I was too weak to be his child. That he left because I didn't think hard or study subjects. I was too much of a fool. To be considered his son. It hurts still you know? I just question if I was stronger could I do it…" He said with tears in his eyes…
"Natsu… " Qin said as she nuzzles against him. He then looked from his lap back at her.
"True parents especially fathers know that if their child is weak… Make them stronger, whether emotionally or physically. Give them that push and keep behind them in case they trip. From what you told me of Igneel, he's too arrogant to take up a kid and NOT make him stronger. Have you ever thought… He left to protect you, he was a dragon after all and those are creature wanted dead or gone never alive…he's maybe gone to make sure that you can get stronger." Qin said, making Natsu cry a bit as he looked down at his hands.
He began to sob lightly before stopping and wiping away his tears, "Igneel doesn't care for cry babies. Getting stronger is my aim! I'll surpass him and make sure I don't stop!" He growled as he looked at Qin, a happy smile on his face before he hugged her.
"Thanks… You know… You're like the mom I never had…" He said, making the wolf smile and she'd a small tear, mothers loved nothing more than to be loved and adored. And here she was getting it. She gave a wolfish grin back at him.
"Then get to training! We don't got all day! By the time I'm through with you you're going to be a dragon Prince and then some!"
"Yeah!" Natsu said as he began to grin before giving a breath, a content look on his face before the look of utter tranquility took over his face. In a moments time, the waterfall which was spilling over his shoulders soon began to actually flow around him in a more twisted spire like way (D2 Reference).
Qin was quick to give a silent voice of appreciation, "hmph!" Giving him praise as she watched the water start to dance over his body before the entirety of the waterfall began to spin around him before the actual lake itself was touched. "There you go Natsu, control your magic… This training is to help you learn to condense the embodiment of your magic itself. To learn how to condense and spread your magic whether it's thin when the waters flatten and flow, or thick when the waves begin to show themselves. Condensed to change their size… You've got it… Your peace is showing yourself. Whether you can keep that peace does not matter how bad the hardships are… Just how much more stronger and tougher you are. Son of Igneel." She finished as she closed her eyes.
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When the morning rolled in and nothing was heard but a single from to her ear, Qin was worried. Did Natsu stay awake? Looking up, Qin was surprised to say the least. Natsu was seen sitting with his pure magic itself leaking out and controlling the waves, it seemed almost telekinetic. But it was more so just his ability to control his magical force itself.
Qin stared amazed at how quickly he learned that was before she saw the waves begin to slowly stop as he let them flow freely before making small orbs of water around himself.
In Natsu's mind, he chalked it all up to him having the founder's eye, which made him have more control over his own magic if though only by a long shot. It may have to do with the eye actually increasing his ability to adapt. If so… That means he may be in the is of Jason. Which he hates. Though if he was a betting man… He had more control.
Along with the fact, he felt more in tap with his magic. That's when he felt eyes on him, he spoke. "Finally Awake, Qin?" He asked as he heard the pups who apparently finally woke from their nap. He grinned as he began to let the water flow freely.
His eyes had bags, but his right eye seemed to have been slightly taken over in the pupil, matching the other's Iris. He gave a breath as he had trouble keeping himself up.
The magic was rushing through him faster by the second. It was hurting but he knew it was a useful pain. All he had to do now since he basically had his magic in tap, was deal with his physical strength. It was odd how he felt the magic flow through him but it angered him simply because he knew he couldn't use it.
Like it was locked away, right now, when the aches went away. He felt the same as before only slightly stronger. He finally with full conscious started to stand tall.
"Qin… Don't you think… I caught on too fast, my power before wasn't this strong. I was always so naturally destructive. But I became tranquil in a second when my mind thought it out. Does this… This eye respond to my thoughts and control my body?" He asked as he started to look at the wolf.
Qin gave a sideways glance, "I would, but, your powers are quite normal. The eye might help with your ability to adapt. Though I believe that you, yourself controls your power. Others don't know about how magic could be used, telekinesis in magic is simply just doing what you were but naturally. Fire magic, or earth magic, is the same thing but taking a physical form over how a person is born, their genes and such." Qin began explaining.
"Only few people choose to notice, magic is nothing but nature, a pure form and embodiment of a person's will. Life is magical…" Qin finished as Natsu stared.
"I know… I just question why suddenly I can make a huge jump over a lake for nothing. I feel like I practically did nothing. It just came to me… But what's to look a gift horse in the mouth… Or in this case" Natsu touched his left eye before opening it, now having enough control to make it so it doesn't hurt as much, but he could see everything. What shocked him was he saw forms with magical presences. The whole forest was shrouded black. He could see life and death…magic and everything. "Or in this case… The eye." He finished.
"Maybe so, but nothing's better than being optimistic." Qin told him as he closed his eye and began walking towards her, jumping and landing on the rock a couple yards from the large rock in the lake. "Seems coming in touch with your magic just managed to boost your strength." She said with a proud face as the pups began to run around barking before licking Natsu.
"I guess~" Natsu said as he grinned at the pups, playing with them as well. "I want to explore… And hunt. But while we're searching, I want to go ahead and become stronger while we search. Do you know where one of those…. Those…" He became stuck on his speech.
"Quarries." Qin stated with a small mental smile. "Yes… There is one about a mile in the thicket. I could take you… But you have to promise to clear the area out first. I want my kids with me at all times, so I'll give you a mental Map of what I know."
Natsu nodded.
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Within four hours Natsu was seen in a clearing, behind him was a literal mutilation of large beasts and golems with other creatures. The only reason him not being bloody from his flames evaporating it before it could touch him.
His eyes seemed to flow as he looked at the quarry, he could not be any happier. It was about 2 miles long and a mile wide. He grinned as he saw some water was near on a form of lake and river.
"Guess this is where the waterfall ends and begins…" Natsu spoke as he watched the water flow, "with all this rock I can workout to my best and test out my punches." Natsu gave a fist pump motion at the thought. "But first. I have a pest problem to deal with…" He then turned around and stared at the multiple beasts, his eyes seemingly gleaming as dark green onyx eyes met with a multitude of soullessly black ones.
Hordes of beasts looking at him like a treat, he grinned back at them and kicked himself off the stone and gave a hard spin kick to the side of a large centipede like creature with a blue tone. It didn't have the chance to reel back as the kick literally sent it flying. Having gained some form of momentum and air Natsu came down with a heavy drop with his heel. Splitting down the middle of a large Minotaur.
It's blood and gore spilled as it fell to two halves. Barely having enough time to jump back as two large trees tried to collide against him, landing with both feet on each tree he stomped each foot and broke the trees in halves. Looking at the two beasts who tried to hit him he was sucker punched by another Minotaur. Taking the hit and managing to block it slightly with his forearm, he grinned wider.
"An actual fight!" Natsu shouted as he ran and began to kick up the Minotaur's body, spinning when he reached the head and kicked it's head right off it's shoulders. The two large man like beasts seeming to have ripped new trees from the ground along with a large serpent smothering it's way in. The red beast opposite of the blue swung its weapon down at Natsu, who took the hit and with his forearms again blocking above him. Though he was unable to block the one from the right as it sent him crashing through some trees and hitting a large stone. Forcing up saliva and some stomach fluids.
Gasping he barely had time to roll as the serpent lunged at the tree, the tree taking the hit and damage as he rolled and flipped himself up with a hand stand. Deciding he didn't need his magic for this, the fighting was what he needed. The experience of real battles. It made him stronger!
With that, He gave a loud war cry and rushed at the reptile, giving a hard heavy punch with all his weight he knocked it back sending it into some trees. Watching it collapse before turning and running towards the beasts. Meeting the swings head on and breaking them with two hard punches. Keeping his momentum he jumped and drop kicked the blue beast in the knee, forcing it back at an odd angle. Watching as it fell down into the black soil. Giving a strong left to it's jaw and cracking its skull completely he watched it go limp and bleed from its ears, nose, and mouth.
Turning just in enough time to catch a hammerfist from the red beast, holding it back as it managed to make him form a crater beneath his feet. Seething Natsu gave a louder war cry and began to lift the beast up before slamming it down hard and flat on it's stomach. Causing a large wave of dust and bark to kick up blocking its vision. Just as it opened it's eyes again a hard heavy foot crashed against it's skull, caving it in completely.
Natsu's foot through the beast's head completely. Managing to actually get to it's brain which was now a much of blood and juice on his foot. Giving a deep breath he leaned forward before falling back and howling. Tired, he looked at the sky and the area he was in. "Awesome…" Natsu said as he gave a deep sigh.
"Today's just awesome."
That's it! Hope you enjoyed it tell me if you want a continuation, fuck it I'll do it anyway I don't take orders from you! Not even myself!
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