Oh, hello! This is the frist fic I write for Fairy Tail. The idea occurred to me, of how Metalicana raised Gajeel. We knew something of Igneel and Grandine, but not much of Metalicana, so I wrote him as I imagined. This chapter is somewhat short,because it's only an introduction, but I hope you like it! I don't know if this has already been done before, but I just wanted to write it. Well, enjoy!
Disclaimer: as far as I know, I'm not Japanese, I'm a girl and have no artistic talent, so I clearly don't own Fairy Tail. I do, however, own this plot and my words, and most importantly a laptop to write this.
-Enjoy!-
Metalicana, the Iron Dragon, raised his shining, armored wings to the sky, looking down on the miserable living beings who roamed on Fiore's grounds, crawling and struggling to survive, lowly creatures for which he couldn't care less. With another flap of his majestic wings, he started descending towards the forest, contemplating on what his next meal should be.
He posed his long sharp claws on the fresh soil, without a noise. The forest was incredibly quiet, but his ears could sense every shallow breath scared rabbits, squirrels and deer tried to contain in his presence. Even bears, feared among normal animals, were utterly terrified of him. Metalicana grinned, flashing white, razor-sharp teeth and slowly took a step.
His grin widened as, for a moment, every breath stopped, minus a few beings who probably couldn't hold on anymore. He continued his march, small white eyes searching the forest for a satisfying prey. He found an enormous bear that looked particularly succulent and, in the blink of an eye, the animal was lying on the tall grass, a wound inflicted by an iron spear coloring scarlet the surrounding green. He grabbed his prey and prepared to fly again, as the lowly beings who could see him breathed in relief: he never ate more than a prey each meal.
That was when a piercing cry cut through the air, reaching his ears with more force than any other sound had for a very long time.
Who was the puny being that dared make a sound in his presence? Was it not terrified of him? He was a majestic dragon, the most powerful living creature on the world! They should all cower in his presence, it was only their right place as inferior beings. Yet one of them dared yell, knowing he was there?
Unbelieving of what he heard, he abruptly turned his neck in the direction the cry came from, now ignoring the terrified, rapid breaths of the animals, only concentrating on the constant cry.
It sounded familiar, he thought, but his doubts were confirmed as soon as he saw the source. It was no bigger than his claw, and annoying as hell. Its pink flesh was stained by dirt, the tiny body carelessly left on the ground with nothing more than a blanket covering it. A few dark hair sprouted from the top of its bald head, tears streamed down its face as it bellowed its acute cry to the skies. Truly a powerful cry, Metalicana mused, before narrowing his eyes to the little creature who ignored his presence.
He decided it was too annoying to let it live for long.
With a growl, he picked the creature up with its teeth, reserving the claws for the bear, and flapped his majestic wings, once more flying over the tree tops. It wasn't much, but the little creature could be a worthy dessert, he decided. And he was indeed curious of how it would taste.
He had never eaten a human cub before.
-Author's notes-
Yeah, it's a bit short, but it's only the introduction! Hope you like it! Please, leave a review, they keep me writing and take you about half a second.
I don't know when I'll upload this, whenever I'm inspired. But I usually easily find inspiration, so don't expect long waits.