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The Dragon Slayer Prophecy

Chapter 1: The Adventure Begins

Long ago in the magical kingdom of Fiore, the dragons were the absolute rulers over everything and everyone, including the humans. Being the kingdom's largest available source of magical energy, their power and authority was not to be challenged.

Their main responsibility was to keep law and order within the kingdom. However, many people knew that it wasn't always the case. The dragons often abused their power, treating the humans as mere pawns in their never-ending conquest for complete domination.

However, there was one faction of dragons who were against this kind of rule, seeking to preserve the balance of life between the humans and dragons. Thus, they experimented with a rare form of dark magic, and the first ever dragon slayer was born.

This human, with the powers of a dragon bestowed upon him, fought against the oppression of the rule of the dragons, and all seemed to go well for every living being.

Until the day the dragon slayer turned against his creators.

His mind had succumbed to the darkness, driving him to the brink of madness as he killed every living being in sight, whether they were human or dragon. To make matters worse, the dragon slayer had underwent drastic physical changes, turning into a dragon himself and becoming what is known today as the dark dragon.

In hopes of rectifying this mistake, a prophecy was formulated; one that would require a new generation of dragon slayers in order to achieve. Thus, several dragons raised human children of their own, teaching them the arts of dragon slayer magic in hopes that one day in the future, they shall be the ones to bring down the terror that is in the form of the dark dragon.

Even to this day, there was none who knew of how the prophecy came to be; of its origins or who had drafted it.

And this is where our story begins...

"Man, what a day! I've never been so fired up before!"

A group of 5 people, along with 2 flying cats, were walking along the busy streets of Magnolia. They were mages of Fairy Tail, the most well-known magical guild in the kingdom. Having come back from a week-long mission, they were exhausted beyond comprehension. Well, at least some of us were anyway.

"Wow Natsu-san, you sure are full of energy…" I replied as I dragged my dead legs along the road.

"Yeah, no kidding, considering that you completely trashed the place!" complained Lucy. "Man, sometimes I wonder if I'll ever get my rent paid off…"

"Well, it's not like you didn't have anything to do with it," added Gray. "You practically went all out after hearing what the reward was gonna be."

"Hey! I couldn't help it! In case any of you noticed, I'm running short on jewels, and I'm pretty sure the landlady will kick me out if I don't pay up by the end of the month!"

"In that case, I shall look up another job for us to do this coming week," Erza suggested.

"NO. THANK. YOU."

I couldn't help but giggle a little, watching my friends bicker over matters like this. Despite being so different in ideals, we always end up being friends in the end. I mean, that's what it meant to be a Fairy Tail mage, right?

My name is Wendy Marvell.

I have been with Fairy Tail for 5 years, and I have never regretted it since. Since joining the guild, I've always taken up jobs with the same group of people: Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, Happy, and Carla. Together, we were known informally as Fairy Tail's strongest team; yet I'm aware that there are even stronger mages within our guild.

Being around the same people all the time helped me strengthen bonds between them. Lucy and Erza were like big sisters to me. Gray was like a brother I never had. Happy, well, he could be considered a brother as well, despite being an Exceed. And there was Carla, who had been with me for the longest, and whom I've grown to care about the most. There was no denying that she was the closest friend I've got.

Natsu, on the other hand, was a completely different story.

I didn't know what came over me when I heard rumours of another dragon slayer in the kingdom. Back then, Carla and I were members of another guild, Cait Shelter, in which we later found out was an illusion of sorts. I'll get around to that story another time.

Anyways, having that knowledge, I really wanted to meet this other dragon slayer, and by fate of sorts, I got my chance.

I had no idea what attracted me to him in the first place. Natsu wasn't what most people would consider their "Prince Charming" or their "Knight in Shining Armour". In fact, he was everything but that! Natsu was impulsive, reckless, and a really violent man to boot. He probably had the worst manners ever, and sometimes can't even take a clue as to what was going on around him.

However, if one were to know Natsu for long enough, they would be able to see the many positive aspects of his personality, as I've come to have known. He was extremely loyal to his friends, and at times, would put their goals ahead of his own. When you get to know Natsu for that long, you'll find that he's really friendly and approachable, unlike how many citizens of the kingdom rumour him to be.

Getting to the point, I've fallen in love with him since the beginning. At the time though, I knew it was wrong to think that way, being only 12 years old and all. Carla, who had always been living with me, knew about my secret crush, and of course she initially disapproved of it.

"You're only a child, see? And besides, I'm pretty sure he has other things on his mind right now."

That's right. How could I ever compare? There were other people who had been around Natsu longer than I have. With that in mind, I had almost given up. There was no way I could win him over, especially at that time.

However, throughout my 5 years at Fairy Tail, Natsu had not made any moves towards anyone. With me being 17 years old now, I came to realize that Natsu Dragneel was still single. Maybe I did have a chance after all! Maybe I could set aside my doubts about others being around Natsu and getting too close to him. Just maybe…

"Hey Wendy! You okay there? You seem to be spacing out."

"Eh?" I had only just realized that Natsu's face was just inches away from mine. Also, we had already made it back to the guild. Startled, I let out a small scream before falling back and landing on the floor.

"NATSU!"

Erza suddenly came storming over, with a dark and menacing aura surrounding her. "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?"

Huh? The meaning of what exactly? Natsu had only scared me a little just now; it wasn't anything to get riled up over.

"Um, Erza-san, Natsu-san didn't mean any of it, he just…"

And that was when I realized that Erza and I were at different thought levels.

"MY CAKES! I HAD WARNED YOU NOT TO TOUCH THEM!"

Sure enough, down the end of the guild hall, there was a pile of what used to be a neat arrangement of assorted cakes. Even more evident was the fact that the outline of a body was imprinted where the cakes once stood.

At first, Natsu didn't realize what was going on, until he noticed that he was covered in traces of icing and baked goods.

"Heh heh, Erza…" Natsu was slowly backing away as Erza drew one of her swords.

"Erza? Is this really necessary?" stuttered a cowering Lucy, who just happened to be nearby.

"It was all Gray's fault!" Natsu quickly stammered in his defence. "That ice prick picked a fight with me and…"

"GRAY!"

"What the hell did I do?" Gray shot back. "It was flame princess here who started it!"

"NATSU!"

But Natsu had already started running off in the opposite direction. Fuming, Erza began to give chase, and pretty soon, the whole guild was watching Erza running after both Natsu and Gray, as they literally tore up every single thing in sight in their little affair.

"Oh, come on! I had nothing to do with this!" Gray complained as he tore off after Natsu, with Erza closing in behind him.

I was laughing alongside my fellow guild members as this all happened. Truly, there was never a dull moment while being in Fairy Tail.

However, that moment I had with Natsu a little while ago had been a little too close for comfort. I felt like as I got older, I had started feeling slightly uncomfortable around him, not like how I used to be when I was younger. Maybe I was becoming more self-conscious of the fact that I was a girl. Whatever it was, that feeling never really faded away the more and more I interacted with him.

"My, my, someone's certainly in love today!"

"Mira-san!"

Fairy Tail's resident barmaid had appeared right beside me, catching me off guard while I pondered with my thoughts. "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, I don't know," Mira said as she twirled her white hair around her finger. "It's just that every time I see you and Natsu together, and you getting flustered around him, I just can't help but think what a lovely couple you two would be!"

"I…I…It's not like that at all!" I protested, and I was only partially correct.

"Come on Wendy, there's no denying it." Mira smiled one of her incredibly sweet smiles at me, as though she was encouraging me in some way. However, I could only muster a smile back at her and shake my head. I was not ready to accept that I have fallen in love with Natsu. And besides, he already had someone else.

That's right. I wasn't just insecure about my feelings towards Natsu because of the age gap. He already had someone else in mind. As much as I wanted to deny it, Natsu and Lucy were very close. There was no doubt that they're best friends, as they almost always went on missions together. Not to mention that Lucy was among the prettiest females in the Fairy Tail guild.

The question was, why hadn't Natsu asked her out even after all these years?

CRASH!

A pile of smoke was billowing in the middle of the guild hall. Apparently, Erza had finally caught the two accused culprits and finished dealing her punishment, as Natsu and Gray were both on the floor, white as chalk.

"And you're to never to mess with cake collection again!"

"Aye…"

As everyone else was laughing their heads off, I rushed over to the two semi-conscious men and immediately applied my healing spell on them both. I sighed at them, mostly toward Natsu, because of the commotion they caused only just coming back.

"There is just no end to this now, isn't it?" I told them both.

"Haha, you know it!" Natsu flashed one of his toothy grins at me. "Thanks for the heal, by the way"

"It's no problem at all, I'm always happy to help" I smiled back at him.

"Geez hothead, you just had to get me involved into this!" Gray stood up and dusted himself off.

"Well, I just felt like it. I mean, you were just there, lazing off your cold butt and all..."

"And that was why you had to get me into this little scheme of yours?"

"Well, someone had to knock some sense into you!"

"You wanna go pal?"

"Bring it on!"

And there they go again. I knew better than to hang around them as their fight broke out, and soon enough, the whole guild got involved. Maybe it was an instinctive thing among all male members of the guild, but there was no Fairy Tail without an all-out guild brawl.

I made my way to one of the safer areas to have a seat as Carla flew over to join me.

"These ruffians, they'll never learn, won't they?"

"You got that right…"

Despite all that, there was no denying that I enjoyed being in the company of these so-called ruffians. Throughout these years, they had been my family, and no matter what happens, we would always be there for each other.

Now, only if I could get the attention of a certain someone…

POOF!

A cloud of smoke appeared out of nowhere and took everyone by surprise. The brawling stopped, only to reveal what seemed to be a man in a ripped-up suit. His orange, mane-like hair was a mess, and the glasses he wore were lopsided.

It was Lucy who spoke up first. "How…but…weren't you…"

It was Loki, one of Lucy's celestial spirits. This should've been a surprise even to me and my teammates, considering the fact that Lucy had recently used Loki not too long ago.

"Lucy… I have to warn… dragons…"

And Loki collapsed from exhaustion.

And from that point forward, my whole life had begun to change.

A/N: Surprised? Well, here it is. Screw it with polls, I'm gonna redo this story, that's what everyone wants right?

Updates will happen on an infrequent basis. That is, sometimes I will be posting like crazy, sometimes I may not even post at all. One thing's for sure: I'm not abandoning this story this time!

Also, please have a look at my other story, A Dragon's Instinct. It's my half-baked attempt at getting into the NaWen fandom again...