Chapter One: The Discovery
Aidan dashed around aimlessly, lost in one of the many vast forests in Fiore. He was on the hunt for his meal for tonight. Darting between trees, his body seemed to be a bullet, piercing the air as he propelled himself forward. Suddenly, his sense of smell picked up on something. He immediately veered towards the source, his mouth watering at the thought of deer meat. He finally caught sight of the deer, but it had already heard his approach, and was fleeting. What a fool. Aidan thought. No deer can outrun me, and picked up speed. He caught up to it in no time, grinning manically.
He raised his hand, ready to crack its neck, when a sudden explosion not so far away distracted him, making him stop in his tracks. Aidan lost interest in the deer, which bounded away into the thick bushes, and focused on his sense of hearing. He listened to his surroundings, ignoring the usual sounds of leaves rustling, or animals as they prowled the forest. Then, he picked up on a sound he had never heard before. Aidan crouched low, then focused his magical energy into his legs, and pushed himself from the earth with so much force, that he had left a crater where he previously stood.
Soaring over the treetops, the sounds of combat grew louder as Aidan approached the source of the unknown sounds. He smelled numerous people, which only made him more curious. Once he arrived, he landed atop a tree to observe from afar. The humans appeared to be wizards, and were fighting each other viciously. Suddenly, Aidan saw a teenage girl, probably near his age, puffed up her cheeks, and began to emit incredible magic power. "Iron Dragon Roar!" she screamed, and a raging vortex of metal shot from her mouth into a group of foes.
Interesting. Aidan thought to himself, then watched as another girl shouted "Fire Dragon Roar!" while a boy beside her bellowed "Lightning Dragon Roar!" The two attacks combined into one brutal wave of destruction, obliterating most of the wizards it was aimed at. Then, it shot straight into the mountain behind them, causing it to collapse. "No!" Aidan cried, leaping from his tree straight onto the battlefield. Most of the wizards paused their battle to stare at the newcomer, but Aidan didn't care. If that mountain crumbles, my forest could get wiped out! Aidan thought, which compelled him to race to the base of the mountain, ignoring the confused wizards on both sides.
When he reached the mountain, he concentrated all of his magical power, causing the ground to shake from the waves of pure magical energy he was emitting. A yellow aura radiated from him, and his eyes glowed with power. Raising his hands, he gestured towards the mountain. "Fairy Shield!" he yelled, and a magic circle rotated at his feet. A barrier of pure energy erected itself around the mountain, preventing it from crashing into the forest beside it. He heard people gasping and shouting behind him, but chose to ignore it. His main goal was protecting his home.
He continued to hold the barrier for a bit longer, until he was sure no debris had any chance of landing in the forest. Then, he slashed his hands through the air to his sides, and the shield dispersed. The mountain showed no signs of collapsing anytime soon, which made Aidan sigh in relief. He then turned to the wizards, who were still staring in awe of his magic. The silence continued for a while longer, until the girl Aidan had noticed earlier stepped up to him. "How'd you do that?" she asked, completely unshocked by his display, which made him relax a bit. At least someone wasn't surprised by him. He simply shrugged in response to her question. "I don't know. It's just a spell that I was taught."
The girl's red eyes narrowed. "Who taught you that spell?" Aidan was about to say something, then saw a wizard behind her aiming a staff at her back. He quickly tackled her, and the enemy's attack sailed harmlessly over their heads. The girl shrieked "What are you doing?!", to which Aidan replied "Not much, just saving your butt." He then stood up, glaring at the man who dared to attack him and an unsuspecting girl. "Alright, bro, I'm going to give you two options." he spoke to the man, who was cringing in fear. "Either run home with your tails between your legs, or get the everloving crap beaten out of you. What'll it be?"
Before the man could respond, however, one of his allies charged Aidan, causing the latter to shake his head. Then, he began to glow with magic power once again, but this time his aura seemed different then when he casted Fairy Shield. "Requip!" he shouted, and suddenly he was engulfed in fire, with lightning flashing within the flames. Let's see if I can replicate that awesome Unison Raid I saw earlier. Aidan thought to himself. What would I call it though? Well, it's lightning and flame, and they said something about dragons and roaring...Oh, I know!" He grinned at the approaching attacker, and inhaled his fire and lightning.
Once he felt as though he would burst from the pressure, he bellowed "Lightning Flame Dragon Roar!" A magic circle expanded from his mouth and a torrent of flame, arcing with lightning, spewed from his mouth, decimating the enemy wizards. "R-retreat!" a wizard squeaked, and in no time all of the enemy wizards either teleported out, or just ran as fast as their legs could take them. Aidan smirked, wiping the sweat from his brow. The remaining wizards gave him curious stares, but mostly they were tending to their own, helping any who were injured from the fighting.
Suddenly, he felt immense exhaustion overwhelm him, and he dropped to his knees. Aidan heard someone rushing to him, but he couldn't muster the strength to turn his head. Well, this is what I get for unleashing two powerful spells back to back. he inwardly scolded himself as he dropped to the dirt. He felt small hands pick him up, and mustered the strength to aim his sight upwards. The girl who he had protected earlier glared down at him with her red eyes. She brushed aside her black bangs, and remained silent for a bit longer. Then, she spoke in a condescending tone "Are you a complete idiot, or what?" Aidan felt offended. "What exactly are you talking about?" The girl just sighed, then continued. "Apparently, you are. I'm talking about how you used Fairy Shield, then Dragon Slayer magic not long after. You obviously depleted most, if not all, of your magic power."
He laughed lightly, causing the girl to look at him strangely. "If you think so, you're sorely mistaken." Aidan then shakily pulled himself to his feet, his body recovering during the time the girl had been holding him. He closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. Then, his cheeks expanded to the size of bowling balls, and he tilted his head towards the sky. " Requip! Iron Dragon Roar!" he yelled, and a funnel of metal particles blasted from the magic circle hovering over his mouth. The girl gasped, while most of the other wizards exclaimed in excitement.
Then, the girl marched straight up to him, and grabbed his shirt. "Alright, spill it. That was Iron Dragon Slaying Magic, wasn't it? How did you do that? Were you or any of your family members trained by Metallicana?" As she questioned him, the two teens who used that Unison Raid earlier stepped forward to confront them. "That's enough, Alyssa. Leave the guy alone." The boy told the probing girl, whose name was apparently Alyssa. She tsked, then let go of Aidan's shirt and walked away. The boy exhaled loudly, then turned and smiled at Aidan. "Sorry about her. She's just really straightforward. My name's Darius, by the way, and this is Emma." he gestured to the pink haired girl beside him.
Emma had a mischievous stare, and sized Aidan up and down. "So, little guy, answer Alyssa's question earlier. How can you use Dragon Slayer magic, especially three of them?" Aidan rubbed the bridge of his nose, silently questioning the sanity of these people. "I can copy any magic I see, and can even combine them, although it has to fit some requirements." The duo stared at him with wide eyes. "C-copy any magic you see?" Emma inquired. "That's unheard of." Darius mumbled. "Not to mention, it's extremely powerful." Aidan just stood there while they processed the information. Finally, Darius looked back to him, breaking the awkward silence. "You said there were requirements that had to be met. What are they?" Aidan immediately responded. "First, I need to be able to see the magic circle of the spells in question. Secondly, they cannot be more powerful than I can manage. For example, even though I can see the magic runes of an Etherion Cannon blast, I can't copy it since my magic power wouldn't be strong enough."
Darius and Emma nodded their heads, intrigued by the rules of his unheard magic, making them look like over-excited kindergartners. Aidan once again debated whether or not these people had an intellectual disability or not, then just sighed and continued. "The last condition I must abide by is that I cannot keep all the magic I've copied at my fingertips. Instead, it's more like a limited selection. You see, I can only remember up to five different magic I can use, but once I copy another type of magic, the oldest one I have stored in me disappears. I guess whoever came up with this magic made it that way so no one wielding it would ever become too powerful."
Darius tilted his head. "So can you copy the same magic more than once?" Aidan nodded. " I can restock myself with a familiar magic, but I'll have to see the magic circle, then lose the oldest magic I had copied at the time. Emma frowned. "How did you learn Lightning Flame Dragon Roar, though? My dad wasn't here for you to see it." Aidan turned to face her. "I just copied both of your magic, since I wanted to try after I saw your awesome Unison Raid! You two must be really close!" They blushed, then turned away from Aidan's gaze. "W-we're not like that at all!" Emma stuttered nervously. Darius nodded eagerly. "Her dad is really terrifying, and I don't want to die at this age."
Aidan shook his head sadly. "That only confirmed my observation, you know." Then, he felt a tug on his back, and Alyssa was back, silently staring at Emma and Darius, who were both still blushing messes. She looked up at Aidan, her gaze suspicious. "What'd you do to them? If you harmed them in any way, I'm going to-" she was cut off when Aidan just collapsed right on top of her. "Hey, what's the big idea, idiot?! Get off me!" she threw him to the side, causing him to hit his head on a rock. If he wasn't exhausted and tired before, he sure was now. He just curled up into a ball and cradled his head. "Owww…" he groaned.
Alyssa just sighed as he crumpled from a combination of the staggering headache he had, and the magical exhaustion from executing that 'Iron Dragon Roar' earlier. He heard her footsteps as she walked up to him. She poked him with a stick, which didn't really make him feel any better, physically or mentally. Aidan felt his consciousness slipping, but he had enough strength to look up at her. He noticed a weird black mark on her right shin, one that looked suspiciously like…
"Don't worry Dumbass, we're not going to harm you. We'll take you back to our guild to get you patched up." She tilted her head, then looked like she had an epiphany. She slammed her fist into her palm, and said"Oh, that's right! You don't know what guild we belong to! Well, you're lucky, Dumbass! We're wizards from Fairy Tail, the best guild in Fiore! You'll fit right in there!" While she sounded ecstatic, Aidan felt as though he just signed a contract with the devil himself. Fairy Tail?! These guys are with Fairy Tail?! His last thought was This is literally the worst day of my life. before he passed out.
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So that's the end of my first chapter of my first fanfic ever! Please feel free to post any comments you want, positive or negative! I'll try to read every comment and respond to them, and I'll try to post the second chapter soon! Until then, thanks for reading my story, and I'll see you later!
