AN: I do not own fairy tail…. :( 'Thought' "speech"
Chapter 1: Origin of Nick
Third Person POV
In an unknown part of Fiore a simple peaceful looking forest holds a dark secret, deep within the depths of an isolated cave two men can be seen standing over the unconscious body of a young boy lying on a rock. The cave is lit by a single flickering lamp next to the boys body, two lacrima and a pair of artificial eyes are lying on a tray next to the men. "How do we know the boy can control this power ?" The man on the right says with a hint of doubt in his voice. "We'll break him down until he has no choice but to obey us and we will teach him to maintain these gifts." The man on the right replies. The faces of both men are hidden by the shadows of the cave. "I don't know about this.." The man on the left states. "Listen, do not have doubts now ! This boy will be needed to help Zeref baptize this pitiful world in the forgiving darkness. We need to make him as powerful as possible." The male on the right snaps. The man on the left stays silent as both begin to work in silence. Both of the men took a knife and began to cut the child's chest open, then they both took one of the lacrimas and put both of them inside the boys chest as they connected the lacrima to his soul. The child began to shake as his body began to thrash around, the only thing holding him down were the chains attached to the rock surrounding his body. "Calm him down !" The man on the right yells. A nod is given by the man on the left as his hands begin to glow blue "NERVE PARALYSIS" the man on the left yells as he slams his palms on the boys chest, the boy then froze on the rock not moving then took the boys eyes out and inserted the artificial eyes.
"Put the markings on his back and then place the boy in his cell" The man who was on the right commands as he gets up and leaves, the other male just grunts in response. He then takes a bottle of blood red liquid out of the pocket of his coat. He dips a glowing brush into the liquid and paints a picture of a skull with swords behind the head of the skull (AN: Picture a jolly roger) on the boys back. The bloody red liquid became a pure white and gave a glow as the paint dried up. "Well boy back in the cell with you." He whispers as he picks up the boy and walks deeper into the cave into a tiny room as he places the boy in there. He looks at the boy and feels a pang of guilt as he closes the iron door of the cell and locks it.
BOYS POV
'What is this feeling ? Where am I ? Who am I ?' These thoughts plagued my mind as I walked around what seemed to be an endless darkness. I continued to wander aimlessly until a deep and powerful voice roared out. "BOY ! WHY DO YOU VISIT ME!" The voice questioned. 'Visit ?' I don't understand. "I-I'm sorry" I whispered "DO NOT MUMBLE WHEN YOU SPEAK TO ME BOY! SPEAK YOUR NAME." 'Name ? whats a name? Do I have one ?' "Whats that ?" I spoke a little louder, for some reason I felt that I should respect this voice. "WHATS A NAME YOU ASK? DO YOU NOT HAVE ONE CHILD ?" The voice boomed. "No.." I replied. "THEN IT APPEARS YOU HAVE NOT EARNED ONE YET CHILD. I SHALL MAKE YOU AN OFFER, IF YOU CAN COME FIND ME THEN I WILL DEEM YOU WORTHY OF RECEIVING A NAME" The voice said. I nodded for some reason I felt that I needed to do this. "THEN GO AND PROVE YOURSELF" A single claw then came out of the shadows as it tapped me on the forehead.
"GAH !" I gasped as I suddenly shot up. The darkness was no longer surrounding me but this new environment did not seem that much better. It was a small cave so small that I could only walk 5 or 6 steps in each direction before hitting a wall. 'Where am I ?'I looked in front of me and saw a silver door. 'What is this ?' I placed my hands on the door and suddenly I felt like I was pulling on the other side of the door, I went with the feeling and suddenly the door flew to the wall behind it along with everything else in the room even I felt an attraction to the wall but managed to stay where I was standing. 'BOY FOLLOW THE LIGHT' a voice boomed in my head and caused me to flinch. I followed the voices advice and I followed the faint trail of light.
As I walked I noticed that a lot of objects were still sticking to the wall 'BOY YOU MUST RELEASE YOUR MAGIC' "What ?" I whispered. 'DO YOU FEEL THAT KNOT IN YOUR STOMACH ? RELEASE IT' After hearing this I did feel the the knot as I slowly released it and all the objects fell to the ground and I felt lighter myself. I entered the main section of the cave and I saw two men. "How did you get out ?!" One of the men yelled as he threw himself at me. I dont know what happened but fear took over and I felt power surging within me as I closed my eyes, I waited for the pain to come but it never happened and surprisingly I heard a cry of pain and it was not mine. I opened my eyes and I saw both men on the ground struggling to get up. "So this is gravity magic.. amazing." One of them said. I took this chance to run toward the exit of the cave, "You think you can leave.. you think you're free huh ? well guess what ? YOURE MARKED BITCH YOURE NEVER LEAVING !" one of the men yelled and he began to laugh hysterically. I ignored him as I ran out of the cave my feet feeling the new sensation of grass.
I continued to run until I suddenly fell into a pool of clear water. I looked at the water and teared up at what I saw, a young boy with wild black hair, dark tired eyes, and light tan skin. "Is this what I look like ?" I asked myself as I tried to touch my reflection but my hand went through the liquid. I felt a strong presence as wind started blowing at me and a loud thud sounded as a giant animal landed on the ground next to the water. "OF COURSE THAT IS WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE BOY !" The animal yelled. I looked behind me to see a pure black animal 10 times my size with white horns and white wing and crystal blue eyes. "Are you the voice from before ?" I asked with hope. "YES I AM, ARE YOU NOT AFRAID OF ME?" He asked. "Nope ! Why would I be you helped me escaped !" I said as I ran up and hugged one of his massive legs. "Thank you." I whispered. "HMPH." He grunted "You promised me a name !" I reminded him and looked up to look him in the eye. "SO IT SEEMS THAT YOU'RE CORRECT. FINE ! THE GREAT DRAGON CEREBUS SHALL OFFICIALLY NAME YOU… NICK!" 'Nick hmm I like the sound of that.' " I like that !" I said as I smiled at him. "SO WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU ?" Cerebus asked as he sat down. "Im not sure I just woke up in that cell.." I said. "WELL WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU NEVER GET STUCK IN THAT CELL EVER AGAIN." Cerebus roared. "How ?" I questioned. "ILL TRAIN YOU IN THE ART OF SHADOW DRAGON SLAYER MAGIC." He said proudly. "OKAY !" I yelled trying to mimic his roar. "HAHA YOU HAVE TO TRAIN BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT THAT ROAR CHILD, BUT FOR NOW SLEEP." He said as he tapped my forehead and I fell into unconsciousness.
Cerebus POV
I carried the boy onto my back as I took off into the skies. 'This boy already has two magic abilities within his body, and what I can tell its gravity magic and dream magic. The shadow dragon slaying magic will make him even more powerful.. I must train him and make sure he grows up to be powerful but for now I must find Igneel.
-2 hours later-
"IGNEEL !" I roared at him as I saw him in a cave as I landed near him. "Cerebus.. yelling as always I see." He spoke to me. I noticed a boy with salmon colored hair sleeping next to him. "OH SO YOU HAVE TAKEN ON AN APPRENTICE AS WELL I SEE.. WHAT IS HIS NAME ?" I questioned. "His name is Natsu, and I see you have taken one on as well." He stated. "YES THE BOYS NAME IS NICK ! AN-" "Stop yelling Cerbus you'll wake up the children." Igneel sighed. "SORRY !" I whispered. "You idiot you're still yelling. " Igneel scolded while growing a tick mark on his forehead. "THE CHILDREN WON'T WAKE ILL MAKE SURE OF IT !" I said. I then began telling Igneel about Nick. " Interesting.. so the boy has two artificial magics within him ?" Igneel asked. "YES GRAVITY AND DREAM." I replied "TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AS WELL." I placed Nick on the floor and removed his shirt revealing the marking on his back. "What is it?" Igneel asked. "I HAVE NO IDEA BUT I HAVE ALREADY PLACED A DRAGON SEAL ON IT AS SOON AS I FELT A DARK PRESENCE COME OUT OF IT" I said. "Good, so why did you come see me ?" Igneel questioned. "I CAME TO ASK YOUR OPINION ON THE MARKING BUT ALAS EVEN YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT BEFORE, BUT NOW THAT I HAVE SEEN YOUR APPRENTICE WHY DON'T WE RAISE THEM TOGETHER.. AS BROTHERS !" I answered. "Yes that does seem like a good idea since we won't be able to be with them forever. I agree." Igneel replied."GOOD !" I said with a mighty laugh. "LETS MAKE THESE TWO THE GREATEST DRAGON SLAYERS SO ONE DAY EVEN ACNOLOGIA WILL FEAR THEM !" I stated. "Sounds like a plan." Igneel said with a smirk
-5 years later-
Third Person Pov
"FIRE DRAGONS ROAR!" Natsu yelled out as a burst of hot flame was sent out towards Nick who was able to dodge. "The darkness speaks to me and guides me to victory SPIRIT SLASH ! " Nick yelled out and his foot became enveloped in shadows as he kicked Natsu square in the chin and sent him flying. Natsu then smirked in the air after recovering from the pain. "DRACO STOMP!" Natsu yelled as his foot caught on fire and he began falling at a high speed. Nick put up his arms to block as the draco stomp connected and sent the young mage flying, Nick slowly got up, Natsu then took this chance to follow up. "FIRE FIST" he yelled and punched Nick in the stomach causing him to double over. "Gravity palm: zero." Nick muttered and hit Natsu square in the chest causing him to fly upwards with no sign of him coming down."NICK YOU CHEEEEAAATTTTTEEEERRRRRR !" Natsu yelled from the sky. "NICK LET NATSU DOWN!" Cerebus said while Igneel nodded. "Yes father, Uncle Igneel. Gravity RELEASE. Natsu then came flying down screaming and hit the ground with a thud. "You okay Natsu ?" Nick asked concerned. "Yeah man im totally fine aye Dad when did you start using ice ? Oh and uncle cerebus I need you to speak louder youre whispering too much." Natsu said with swirls in his eyes and birds flying around him causing everyone to sweat drop. "Uh Nick why don't you explore for a bit your father and I are gonna make sure Natsu is okay." Igneel said. "Okay ill be back before dinner. " Nick said as he went off into the jungle.
-30 minutes later-
Nick soon discovered that the forest was not as fun as it was with Natsu. He took a seat on a tree trunk and began to rest his eyes when he heard a scream. He ran towards the noise as fast as he could. The scream got louder and louder and he finally approached an open spot in the forest.
What he saw made his blood boil, a giant vulcan was harassing a young family of 3 all with white hair with the older sister in front of them and the brother protecting the youngest girl. "Leave us alone or I swear Ill kick your ass !" The girl in the front said with an angelic voice. 'Damn she makes swear words sound nice' Nick thought. 'Focus Nick you need to help them' Nick soon snapped out of his trance and focused his gravity around the space where the vulcan was. "Gravity timed 5 increase !" Nick yelled from the bushes as the vulcan suddenly got thrown to the ground and couldn't get up. The siblings looked in shock at Nick. "Now now you overgrown ape shouldn't you pick on someone your own size ?" Nick scolded and used a spirit slash to knock the vulcan out. Nick admired his work and then looked at the siblings whose mouths were still open in shock. "You guys okay ?" Nick asked concerned. "Yes we are thank you." The younger girl said. "Hold on Lisanna we don't know if this guy can be trusted." The older girl said dropping in a fighting stance. "Mira-nee he saves us !" Lisanna cried. "She is right Mira we owe him our thanks." The guy said. "I guess you're right elfman." Mira said with a sigh. "Thank you." They all said. Nick scratched the back of his head awkwardly "Haha it was Nothing !" He replied, "How can we repay our debt to you ?" Mira said reaching for her sack of jewels. "Well I'll tell you something that my father and uncle tell me and my brother, the best way to pay me back is by living your life." Nick said with a smile, which caused Mira to blush. "OH, I did not introduce myself yet ! Im Nick !" Nick said with a smile and a peace sign. "Im elfman." The boy said, "I'm Lisanna." the girl said with a bow. "And I'm Mirajane." The older girl said. "Mirajane ? Thats a funny name." Nick chuckled which caused Mirajane to get a tick mark on her haid. " But its also a cute name." Nick said while stretching causing her to once again blush. "Shut up." She muttered embarrassed. "So what are you guys doing here ?" Nick questioned. "Well we were playing in the forest and we kind of playing in the forest and we got lost." Elfman said sheepishly and his two siblings nodded in embarrassment
"Oh I can help you guys get back." Nick said with his hands behind his head. "You can ?" Lisanna said happily. "Yeah, just follow me !" Nick commanded. 'Sheesh how many times is this guy going to save us in one day.' Mirajane thought.
"Dad, Uncle Igneel can you take my friends back to their home they're lost." Nick said as soon as the two dragons were in view. "HUMANS ? FRIENDS? NICK WHAT DID YOU DO?" Cerebus asked. The siblings were intimidated by the mighty roar. "A vulcan was harassing them and I saved them but they're lost Dad." Nick answered. Nick out of the corner of his eye say Natsu staring at Lisanna and blushing and Lisanna returning the look." "Does not seem like a problem to me." Igneel said. "Thanks guys ! Mira and I will ride on Cerebus and Elfman Lisanna and Natsu will ride on Uncle Igneel." I suggested and everyone nodded.
Mira sat behind me on Cerebus's back. "Hold on tight !" I said as she grabbed my waist and it made me blush. I looked at Natsu and saw him blushing at Lisanna holding him and Lisanna also blushing as she laid her head on Natsu's back. Elfman sat behind Lisanna totally oblivious to what was happening. "WHERE TO ?" Cerebus asked. "M-m-Magnolia please." Elfman stuttered. "DO NOT STUTTER BOY YO MUST BE A MAN AND SPEAK BOLDLY !" Cerebus said. "You're right from here on out ill try to be manly and protect my sisters !" Elfman said with a fire in his eye. "THATS MORE LIKE IT !" Cerebus roared as he flew off into the sky. Igneel following behind. "Wow.. look at the view," Mira said in awe. "Yeah it never gets old." Nick said with a smile. Soon enough the flight ended and the dragons landed in the outskirts of the forest surrounding Magnolia. "This is as far as we can go." Igneel said. "Thank you very much," The three siblings said as they got off. Nick hopped off Cerebus. "It was Nice meeting you." Nick said to Mira with a smile.
Suddenly she hugged Nick and gave him a peck on the cheek. "It was nice meeting you as well Nick and thanks for saving us!" She giggled. " Oi Lisanna, Elfman lets go back to the guild already so I can brag to Erza that I rode a dragon !" Mira yelled while running off her siblings in pursuit. Nick however was left speechless while blushing furiously, this caused Natsu and the two dragons to go behind him and raise their eyebrows while cat whistling. "Oh shut up." Nick said while laughing " Hey now you're quoting her !" Natsu said earning him a punch to the face.
-2 years later-
Dear Nick, and Natsu,
We are sad that we had to leave you guys but we have to take care of something in the dragon realm. We do not know how long it will take but we do know it will be a long time. The two of you have grown to be such fine young men and have made us very proud. You may have noticed the presents we have left. For nick a sword called mid-knight that can conjure up an dispel darkness and for Natsu a scarf that will protect you from dark magic. One day we will meet again we promise you. You both shall be missed by us dearly until we can see you guys again. Just know you both were and forever will be our sons and greatest accomplishments. Keep living your lifes.
Love,
Cerebus and Igneel
Nick re read the note consistently ever since the two dragons suddenly left 3 days ago. Both him and Natsu were deeply saddened by the loss but knew they had to keep living. They both had on black hoodies and black jeans while Nick was wearing shoes and Natsu was wearing Slippers and both had their hoods up. "Well we're here.." Natsu almost whispered, and Nick nodded in a response as he looked at the building while listening to the loud yelling that could be heard even from outside. They both opened the doors to the guild they heard so much about the guild of fairy tail. Once the door opened the guild stopped the yelling and stared at the two strangers. Nick and Natsu both dropped their hoods and stared at the guild. "Hi I'm Nick" Nick said with no emotion. "And I'm Natsu." He sighed. "We were wondering if we could join your guild." Nick asked causing 3 white hair mages to yell in shock. "Oh hey Mira." Nick said with a smile.
To be continued…
AN: So ends the first chapter haha hoped you guys like it please read and review thank you !