A/N: I know I am alive? Right, weird huh? No, this is what happened, I graduated and then had to move back home to my parents house because if you're not a student you don't get a dorm room, pretty straight forward right? And then a fever hit me, I was at 44 degree's Celsius for almost an entire week and had excruciating stomach pain (I didn't get Ebola, Ebola never hit Australia so don't even try to make a joke about it -.-) And have only just recovered, so I was thinking about what I could do to both announce my return and release some of the creative energy I have saved up over my almost two week forced vacation, so a new story and the days chapter seem like a good idea!
There are many legends in the world of Supernatural beings, Vampires, Werewolves, Ghouls, Zombie's and even Fairies, they are only scratching the surface of a much vaster world than humankind could ever imagine, this story begins around the time of a one of the greatest wars in the history of the earth, the years before Supernatural kind decided to integrate themselves peacefully into human society, when the races competed for land power and riches, it begins with a young boy.
Sometime during the 12th century…
"I told you to try and keep your face clean," A woman in her mid twenties scolded as she dabbed at a young boys face with a handkerchief, the woman had dark brown eyes and auburn brown hair, she was fair skinned and rather pale, she had a kind smile "Natsu, you need to try and be careful."
A small pink haired youth puffed up his cheeks and crossed his arms "But mum, why are we even out here I mean we live in a little shack in the middle of a desert, dad could have gotten us a way better house in one of the cities."
The woman frowned "You know why we are out here, the cities are not safe anymore and besides as long as we make do we will be fine won't we?"
"I am not a kid anymore mum, I am 500 years old for god's sake." Natsu continued with his frown.
His mother chuckled, before bopping the top of his nose "Yes, and you are the half vampire equivalent of a five year old and you certainly behave like one."
"But it's so boring out here," Natsu continued to complain as he took his mother's hand and the pair walked towards their small wooden cottage, he rubbed the top of his nose as they walked "Why did dad have to put us so far away, I can fight too!"
"Do you remember what your father told you when he was here?" His mother asked.
"Yeah, you should only fight with a reason, when you have something to protect or when your ideals are threatened, that's what it means to be a man right?" Natsu recited, his father had said it so many times it was burned into his mind.
"If you went to fight in this war, what ideals are you protecting? Who are you protecting?" His mother asked.
"Well, I don't know, but I want to help!" Natsu puffed his cheeks again.
His mother chuckled "And when you have something to protect you can go with my blessing."
Natsu let go of his mother hand and ran a few steps ahead of her, planting his feet and pointing at her "I will protect you! That's what I will fight for!"
His mother chuckled again "Sorry Natsu, But that one is your fathers job, he fights to protect both of us."
Natsu looked at the ground a little embarrassed at his outburst "I will find something, someday."
"I'm sure you will." His mother smiled as she took his hand and walked towards their small house again, the wooden shack was nothing to boast about, the bark used for the roof held back rain adequately and it had four walls and enough furniture for their family of three.
A long and drawn out howl drew the pairs attention, Natsu looked towards the direction of the sound "They are coming towards us mother, do you think they know we are here?"
His mother looked in the direction of the sound "Well, let's not wait to find out, let's get back to the house shall we?"
Natsu nodded, ducking slightly his pupils dilated and changed, the whites of his eyes dyed a deep blood red as he lifted his mother and bolted towards their home, he was fast enough to kick the sand up behind him making an almost sandstorm as he flew across the ground, he slid to a stop outside of their small house and he breathed heavily, the whites of his eyes gradually melting back to the human white as the pair entered the house, his mother bolted the door behind them and sat Natsu down on the table.
"How many times have I told you, you need to run a little slow that that, you are dirtying your handsome face." His mother scolded lightly as he began cleaning the dirt away.
"We have bigger things to worry about," Natsu replied staring at the door "They are still coming this way, they know we are here."
His mother sighed and walked to the back of the house, pulling a large chest into the open she clicked it open and pulled a long sword from the bottom of the box, drawing the blade she inspected the metal.
"How long has it been since you had to fight?" Natsu asked, laying back on the table his head falling over the edge, flipping the world upside down as he watched his mother clean the blade she had used when she fought with his father.
She looked at the roof in thought "Three, four hundred years?"
"You want help?" Natsu offered excitedly.
His mother chuckled "You really want to fight don't you?"
"Of course," Natsu sat up and frowned "Dad is a legend, the strongest Vampire on the planet they say he is invincible on the battlefield."
"You know why he is so strong?" His mother asked walking over and ruffling his hair slightly.
"No." Natsu admitted.
"He has people that need him, you and me, that's why he is the best." His mother smiled.
"Yeah, well I am going to be even better than him!" Natsu said enthusiastically before turning to the door with a frown "There here."
His mother took a deep breath and walked to the door, unbolting the wooden slab and drawing the blade before walking onto the dirt outside, Natsu could see the pack of wolves that had found them, they seemed to be starving 'Good, they will be slower and much weaker.'
"If you leave now, you will live, attack us and I will not hesitate to destroy each and every one of you." His mother spoke clearly, lifting her shin slight and glaring down at the pack of eight that threatened her home.
The largest of the pack stood, it's body cracked and shifted the hair that covered him fell away and his nose slowly returned to a nose, a shirtless black haired man bowed in front of them "We apologize for worrying you, We have no interest in enraging the black queen or your husband. We bring a message from your husband, The war has ended, the races have agreed to a truce and we are deciding how we will advance from here in a meeting of all the Supernatural races to decide how we will proceed into the future."
Natsu bolted to the door and looked at the pack in front of him excitedly "Really? Dad won?!"
The pack leader smiled and nodded "Your father is rather impressive little one."
"How do I know I can trust your word?" Natsu's mother demanded.
"Your husband told me to say "Val Ghalar al mordis." I do not know what it means." The man bowed his head again.
Natsu mother let out a long breath, before sheathing the sword and leaning against the doorway slightly "You must all be tired, join us for dinner we do not have much but you are welcome to share with us, we will leave in the morning."
The man nodded "Thank you, your majesty."
"I think you are mistaken I am no queen." Natsu's mother smiled.
"No, it was decided that your husband, will be the lord and governor of the races, his sense of justice and simple intelligence made it an easy selection." The man bowed again.
"See, I told you my dad was amazing!" Natsu boasted excitedly.
His mother ruffled his hair slightly and smiled "He certainly is."
250 years later…
Natsu frowned as he lead his horse along quietly, the sound of hooves clacking on stone resounding through his ears constantly, he was tired he hated becoming a teenage Vampire, his introduction to feeding and the need to do it every 6 months irritated him, it was not so much the act, it was the humans themselves all of them as stupid and useless as the last, 'what possible reason could Supernatural kind see in keeping them alive, not only alive but integrating silently into their society when we are clearly superior?' He thought angrily as he pulled his horse to a halt and tied the large black stallion to a post out the front of the in the town he was currently in, he did not take the time to learn the name, he didn't care what humans decided to name the shithole anyway.
He remembered the day when the races had convened and appointed his father as kind of the whole damn collection of Supernatural kind like it was yesterday, he was allowing to join a special branch of the Supernatural military, he had achieved top of the class and was renowned as one of the most deadly beings on the planet, he pushed the door to the inn open, he pulled his hood back, exposing his slightly long pale pink hair, it hung messily around his forehead, the wooden building creaked as he made his way inside, the bar lined the wall to his left small and large tables dotted the first floor and a stage for performers was at the opposite side of the room, a staircase led to the second floor where the rooms were, the inn was relatively silent with only one patron drinking silently in the corner, Natsu snorted and shook his cloak off, revealing the tight black leather he wore underneath, he pulled the shoulder piece back into place correctly and adjusted the short sword that was strapped to his back, the hilt sat just under his left elbow, the silverwork on the hilt was probably worth more than the inn he was currently standing in, the bat at the end of the hilt had two blood red rubies in the eyes and the cross guard was in the shape of bats wings, a fat bearded man waddled his way over.
"What can I do for you traveler?" He asked heartily, cleaning a tankard with a rag, his apron was spotted with god knows what and he smelled stronger than the bar.
"I will be waiting here in your…fine establishment for a friend of mine, please give me a room and send up a woman as soon as possible." Natsu said flatly.
The man smiled "Of course, how many nights will you be staying here?"
"Shouldn't be more than 2, this should cover the expenses." Natsu spoke flatly and coldly, as he placed three gold coins in the man's hand, the way the humans eyes sparkled at the money made Natsu sick, he walked past the man with a simple stomp and stopped at the stairs.
"Ah, yes room number 4," the man started out of his daze by the sharp stomp "Your key." the innkeeper tossed the silver metal towards Natsu, who caught the metal without breaking stride or turning around "The girl will be up in a moment." The innkeeper called after him.
Natsu's upper lip twitched in annoyance, it was not like he wanted the woman for anything other than food, it had been 6 months since he had fed last and as much as he hated it, it would kill him if he didn't.
So he sat in the small room, the only window fed a beam of moonlight that illuminated the floor, the floorboards were surprisingly clean considering how the innkeeper was, Natsu tossed his cloak over the chair that sat in the corner and sight as he undid the chest plate and pulled it off of him, leaving him in a white under shirt as he pulled the graves and gauntlets off as well, he kicked his boots to the side of the door and rolled the bones in his arms and chest, the resounding pops relieving some of the pent up stress in his muscles, it had been a long day of riding. A knock sounded at the door, the whites of his eyes died red as he spoke.
"Come in." The door opened and a waitress entered, the woman was probably twenty black hair and green eyes looked around the room cautiously, her skin was a little tanned, she felt the air whip around her and heard the door close, before she was staring into a pair of blood red eyes that seemed to glow in the black of the room, she attempted to scream but no sound left her throat.
"Relax." The cold voice commanded, and she took a deep breath and continued to look at the piercing red orbs in the dark.
She felt she should be afraid, try to run or call for help, but all she could do was stand there and stare.
Natsu smirked he was so glad when his father told him his eyes had developed enough to hypnotize lesser minded human just by looking at them, he moved towards the girl "You will stay still and you will not scream no matter what, do you understand?"
The girl nodded.
Natsu opened his mouth, his canines extended with a snap and he pulled the hem of her dress away from her shoulder, after all killing her would not be beneficial at all, he knew the rules, he leaned his head down and bit down on her neck, she winced but other than that made no sound at all, The metallic flavor of blood filled Natsu's mouth and he swallowed calmly, stopping when he felt the pulse of the woman slow down, he leaned back and pricked the top of his finger with his fang, rubbing a small amount of his blood over the wounds, the skin stitched together almost immediately and he looked at the girl again.
"When you wake up, you will remember nothing about my eyes or what I have just done, you will only remember you had a great time and you may feel a little light headed for a few days, I suggest eating a little extra beef in your diet and taking it easy." Natsu spoke clearly and flatly, no emotion in his voice, he closed his eyes and wait a moment before the red had turned completely back to white, the woman snapped out of her daze and smiled at him.
"Thank you for your patronage." She smiled and bowed before turning around and leaving the room.
Natsu rolled his neck and turned around, lying on the bed and staring at the ceiling.
A few days later…
Natsu sat on his horse as he rose a small distance behind his 'friend', The Werewolf, Grey, rode a small distance ahead of him, the man's black hair swayed slightly in the wind and the white of his cloak was only obscured by the line of black at the neck of the high collar, he lifted his head and took a deep breath of the air.
"Looks like they are heading north," Grey announced as he moved his horse around, Natsu nodded "We should catch them by tonight."
"This is your first time fighting Berserkers is it not?" Natsu asked as they spurred their horses into a quick trot.
"Indeed it is." Grey nodded.
"Forget what they taught you in the Academy, Berserkers are as unpredictable as they are bloodthirsty, if you cannot kill them in a single attack do not hit them, Whatever you do do not make a non-lethal cut." Natsu said flatly.
"Yeah, I heard what happened with the one in that towns square, the humans whipped him for stealing if I am not mistaken." Grey recalled.
"And he destroyed the town's population completely, he murdered women and children old men and young men alike, we are fighting what is to believed the last of their race, we are to decimate them and return home." Natsu said coldly.
"Understood." Grey nodded, spurring his horse into a gallop.
It was nightfall by the time Natsu spotted the firelight of the Berserkers camp, they pulled their horses to a stop, pegging the reins so the animals could not run away while they fought, the pair crouched low in the long grass as the moved towards the rocky outcropping that made up the berserkers camp, Natsu's eyes shifted as he moved, he darted forward scaling the wall in half a second and crouching low and peering over the rocks, Grey landed beside him a second later.
The camp was similar to tribal camps Natsu had seen over the years, skulls were put on sticks as a show of power, the men sat around the fire eating heartily and shouting, there were no Female berserkers, these men were as filthy as they come their reproduction was the pillaging and rape of villagers forcing them to bear their children before killing them, Natsu had a dislike for Humans, but nothing disgusted him more than the beings in front of him.
"Be sure to end them quickly." Was all Natsu said before he jumped into the air, he drew the short sword on his back, he focused on a guard standing a little away from the main group, Falling towards the man Natsu spun and pulled his arms as close to his body as they would go, he rocket toward the ground, the Man looked up a moment before Natsu's blade flew through his forehead, Natsu landed with a loud crash, the ground shook, the men around the fire stood and growled at the newcomer.
Natsu flicked the massive body across the ground towards the rest of his race, before flicking the blood from his blade.
"You all face repentance for your actions," Natsu went silent for a moment "Make peace with your gods, I will send you too them soon!" He finished with a dark growl. As he stalked towards them akin to a lion stalking a deer, he was the hunter and anything and everything he chose was the hunted.
"One child to kill us all!" The one in the back laughed "Your Alliance means nothing to men of power."
"I will show you true power." Natsu growled darkly as he flickered in front of them, a loud cry of pain pierced the night as Natsu appeared beside a man at the front, a blade being driven through his chin ending the sound.
"DESTROY THIS CHILD!" The man who had spoken before roared.
Natsu rolled his arms slightly as a large fist was sent at him, he dodged to the side, before dragging the blade through the man's neck, blood splattered onto him soaking his undershirt in seconds, Natsu moved with years of trained precision and deadly grace, Natsu jumped into the air and planted his feet on the massive fist that was sent at him using the force of the blow to send him away he turned in the air and landed with a deft thud.
"Please try to make your extinction entertaining." Natsu gloated as he stepped over the corpses of the dozen or so he had already killed.
This enraged the remaining members of their race, the last few roared loudly before charging him, The one furthest to the left suddenly hit the ground with a loud crash, The large black Werewolf atop his throat yanked back harshly, ripping the organ out in less than a second.
The remaining men seemed to be in indecision about who to attack, their heads darted to either of the two targets, Natsu darted forward tossing his sword as he did so, the blade struck the centre of the berserkers chest and sent him hurtling into the stone wall at the back of the camp th rock cracked as he was pinned the wall, Natsu raised his hand and pointed his fingers forward as he struck his initial target, His hand driving through the flesh of the man with as much surgical precision as a sharpened sword, The remaining two were on the down and Grey drove their heads into the ground, He snarled and closed his large hands harshly and loud pop was heard and blood showered his head chest and hands as well as painting the rock underneath the corpses.
Grey stood, his fur receding and his body returning to that of a man, his cloak remained on as he turned to Natsu "Mission Accomplished."
Natsu nodded.
"Haha, Never send Children to do an armies job," The voice was laced with rage, Natsu's eyes widened as his head whipped the too man he had impaled, 'He glared at the blade, he was sure he had pierced the heart, he noticed the slight incline of the blade, he had redirected it enough to miss his heart?' Natsu glared at the Last berserker, His body shifted and his eyes took a maddened and insane turn as he focused on the two in front of him "I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SHOW ME REAL POWER!" He roared as he ripped the blade free from his chest, pulling more skin than was necessary with it, he lifted the blade above his hand and snapped it in half as if it were a twig, the man had to be at least 8 feet tall and his muscle mass was continually expanding, he would be harder to pierce than a castle wall at this point. Natsu had one Advantage, speed, Berserkers are Naturally clumsy and when they are enraged like this they are even more wild than usual.
"Grey, get back to the horses." Natsu ordered flatly.
Grey peered at Natsu questioningly before nodding "Got it."
Natsu nodded "I will be along in a moment, There is some trash I have to take care of."
Grey nodded, before jumping over the rocks and going out towards the place they had tied the horses.
"YOUR DEAD BOY!" The berserker roared.
Natsu let out a quick exhale of a laugh, he focused on the large hole in the Berserkers chest, Fortunately Berserkers had no healing factor at all when enraged, the hole the fool had torn in himself was his weak point, 'if I can't pierce his heart I will just have to crush it.' He thought angrily as he lowered his body to the ground, springing forward with his entire body he flew towards the enraged being.
The insane smile on the man's face seemed to broaden as Natsu came towards him, Natsu turned in the air, Grabbing the ground and bring himself to a halt, 'He knows exactly what I was planning.' Natsu growled internally out of frustration, 'he is using the hole as a trap, he wants me to go after it.' Natsu ran a little wide before his body flickered, the Berserkers eyes scanned everywhere ahead of him and didn't find anything, He turned his head to the sky as a armored black boot embedded into his head, he moved a massive arm around as if to swat a fly, Natsu flipped over the blow and landed with a soft thud before charging again, The berserker raised a leg and stomped down hard, the ground shook and split apart the rock flicking Natsu into the air, Natsu gritted his teeth as his enemy flew after him, Natsu turned in the air, he couldn't dodge, he gritted his teeth and crossed his arms in front of him, taking the full force of the massive punch, the hit the ground with earth shattering force, Natsu coughed blood spewing from his body as most of his organs ruptured, he could feel every bone his in body was already broken, He could only glare at the enraged Berserker as he landed '5, 4, 3, 2, 1.' Natsu counted down in his head as he closed his eyes, with an audible crack his bones reformed his organs healed and his hair changed, turning from its pale pink to a clear white, his eyes glowed a deeper red than before, as The Last Berserkers foot came towards him, Natsu moved, the Massive man could only stare at the ground in shock, it felt like someone was squeezing his heart, his head trailed down to find the white haired half Vamp, doing exactly that, with a deep growl he spoke "You do not know the meaning of power." He growled darkly, his voice was as cold as steel as he clenched his fist inside the berserkers body, Blood sprayed Natsu face as the body of the massive man fell backwards hitting the ground with a ground shaking crash.
Natsu eyes reverted to their normal white, his hair shortened and turned back to its pale pink 'Now I will have to feed again.' He groaned mentally as he moved back towards the horses.
A/N: Love it? Hate it? Natsu is a very dark character in this fiction, as for the races there will be a lot more and it won't always be in this time frame.
