Note: This is part one of a five part chapter, so apologies if the coming chapters are a bit short.
A great huff echoed thought the halls of the castle, so deep the scales lining every tower shook in their molding. The polished marble walls shuddered, rattling ever decoration adorned on them. If the extravagant building was not created to withstand the very intensity battering it, then it would have crumbled without hope of reconstruction. With cries and gasps, the castle's servants took hold to the nearest sturdy structure as they did every time His Majesty introduced another magic lesson to his young son.
The five-year-old boy had gulped all the air he could manage in his already filled stomach. Churning air collided with dancing flames, twisting into a tempest ready to wreak havoc as soon as it would be released. Remembering the steps relayed to him over and over by dusty books and his own father, he strengthened his stance so the breath of fire wouldn't push him out a palace window.
Heat burned the tip of his nose and cheeks as he blew out the power contained within his dragon-like belly in a bellowing puff. Radiating off the colorful ray of oranges and reds was a power like none the boy had felt before. His confidence made the fire glow brighter into an array of blazing lights only dimming as he breathed his final heave.
Smoke clouded the ceiling as the flames fizzled before flickering out. In their place, a blackened wall and scorched carpet rested as proof of the magic. Joy of success filled the boy until the overhead chandelier rocked twice before landing in the pile of ashes below. A shower of glass and gold skidded across the floor upon its shattering, two askew pieces scratching the boy's cheek and shoulder.
"Very good, Natsu," an old and strong voice rumbled behind him. "But perhaps, a little more control next time."
Natsu laughed a laugh only belonging to the innocence of a boy his age. "Yes father."
A myriad of servants exploded into the room, cleaning the mess with slight annoyance at the prince's seeming inability to conserve his destruction. Natsu didn't seem to notice; his attention was too drawn on his father curled around the circular wall of the room.
"Teach me another one! With more fire!" He begged with excitement burning in his eyes.
"It's far too late tonight," his father advised. The boy's face fell with disappointment like a campfire doused by a rain. "Tomorrow, however, I will teach you the real extent of a Dragon's Roar."
Natsu's eyes lit with awe. "There's more?"
"Oh yes. And a Dragon's Roar isn't even the greatest spell of a Dragon Slayer."
Curiosity sparked in Natsu's smile, anxious to become as strong a wizard as his father was a dragon. Riled up beyond the hope of sleep, his focus only wavered due to a flicker outside the window next to his father's head. A silver sparkle, high in the sky, glimmered before streaking across the sky in a speeding arc.
He ran up to the window for a better angle on the strange phenomenon in the sky. Twinkling around the streak were thousands of stars dotting the navy night, none disturbing the trajectory of the dropping object.
"Father, what is that?"
The enormous dragon raised his head, an act that awoke his whole body. His eyes narrowed on the object seeing farther than humanly possible.
"That, my boy, is a falling star."
"A falling star?" The boy echoed.
"When a star reaches the end of its life, it falls from the sky. You see, stars are wizards too."
"Stars use magic to keep themselves suspended in the sky. When they've used up all their magic, the fall to the ground to be buried with Earth's souls. The last of their magic is used to grant one wish to whoever's watching."
"A wish?!" Natsu exclaimed with newfound interest. He turned back to the sky, crushing his eyelids together and wishing with all his might. Repeating over and over the words of his wish, his body trembled with the tightness he unconsciously held himself with.
The great dragon by his side rumbled with amused laughter. "Don't strain yourself, Natsu. The star only has enough magic for one wish and yours is one of many. Do not be too disappointed if it doesn't come true."
With a saddened face, Natsu kept his gaze on the dying star still wishing it would somehow stay in the sky.
Because this is only one part, the other parts will come out as chapters within the next week or so.
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