Chaos
Cries echoed throughout a vast clearing. A baby rests in a basket at the top of a hill. All alone.
It's piercing screams of alarm caught the attention of someone. A dragon. Flying over a hill not far from the village he just obliterated, the dragon noticed the small child.
The child's wails stopped when the beast came into sight. The black and blue beast unsheathed sharp talons, prepared to rip the infant apart. But he stopped upon seeing the child's eyes. The dragon couldn't help but to stare.
Happy onyx eyes with a gleam of mischief gazed back at him. A wide grin occupied its face. This child had no fear for the monster that had killed millions. The monster that was about to kill the youth.
The dragon wasn't used to seeing happy people. Whenever someone saw him, they would only cower in fear. He hadn't seen someone smile at him in centuries. He was pleased.
"What is your name, brat?" The dragon hissed at the baby. Content babbles of non-existent words were the only reply. It had been years since the creature had spoken to a human. He found the race far too weak for his time.
"Well since you clearly have no knowledge in language, I guess I'll teach you. I'm Acnologia, by the way."
With a sigh, Acnologia transformed into his human form and picked up the basket. He adjusted the blanket and saw the word "Natsu" was sown on.
"Natsu, huh? That's your name, I guess."
The infant had drifted to sleep. Acnologia was about to wake Natsu up, but voted against it; deciding he'd need all the rest he can get before he begins training.
He would become a Dragon Slayer.
Seventeen years passed since the day Acnologia adopted Natsu. Sometime into his training, a fire dragon named Igneel had come to kill the rumoured son of the Black Dragon, but ended up fostering him alongside Acnologia and teaching the boy Fire Dragon Slayer magic.
Acnologia was teaching his son how evil humans were and raising someone to keep his legacy. Natsu was a fast learner. Mastering three types of dragon slayer magic in his first eight years of life was impressive. Natsu was content with his power and everything was going great. That is until they disappeared.
He had woken up one morning and his father and Igneel were gone, leaving behind nothing but a black cloak, a scarf, and an empty cave. At first, he assumed that his dad had gone hunting; or gone to destroy a village. But after four days of not returning, an uneasy feeling swept across Natsu, and he decided to go out and find his daunting foster parents.
However, Natsu's search was cut short when an elderly man forced him to join a guild. Though he was against it, he didn't have a choice due to the fact he would be sent to an orphanage if the old bastard reported him. So, he joined the guild and gained a reputation quickly. He adopted the title of s-class and took down almost everyone in the guild within his first two years, only losing to Makarov and Gildarts; always calling it a draw with Mystogan.
Natsu never showed his Chaos or Apocalypse Dragon Slayer magic to regular members of the guild. Only Makarov, Gildarts, and Mystogan have seen his more powerful dragon slayer magic; Laxus and Erza along with the rest of the guild were always taken down with fire.
Anyone else who dared to challenge the renowned Salamander had lost to his physical abilities, always waking up or walking away red with embarrassment and loss from a mage without magic.
Over the years, Natsu lost his name. People refused to call him Natsu because he "wasn't worthy". He was called Chaos or Salamander. The public hadn't seen his face but knew he was powerful by the rumours.
Now, Natsu is in Hargeon for a job. An easy job with a big reward. It wasn't worthy of the s-class board. Figuring he was headed that way anyway -and could use a little extra money- Natsu took the job. He was after Bora Prominence, a weak fire mage who sells kidnapped girls to old perverts in other countries.
Meanwhile, a blonde girl is walking through Hargeon. She stormed down the street, angry at a shop for not giving her a high discount even after her seductive poses. All her thoughts vanished when she heard star struck screams from a group of girls crowded around a man. She saw a man flinch nearby, but didn't think much of it. The blonde girl walked up to join the crowd. Immediately, her heart beat sped up. Butterflies fluttered around in her stomach. Hearts danced gracefully across her chocolate brown eyes.
Who was this guy? Why did he make her heart beat so fast? Why did she want to be with him forever? Why was she in love with him? Thoughts flowed through her mind in a waterfall of questions for reasons she didn't know. But she was snapped out of her trance when the black clad teenager she saw flinch at girly screams earlier walked up and punched the guy square in the jaw, sending him flying into a nearby building. He was knocked unconscious on impact and left there for the police.
"Salamander-sama?!" The broken-hearted women rushed over the treat their precious "Salamander-sama".
"Don't go damaging my rep, pathetic creature." Blondie stared at the man who had rescued her from the trance. Though he himself was barely visible due to his cloak, which seemed to be three sizes too big. Maybe I should go thank him. The golden-haired teen thought. She was very grateful of the stranger's act. She looks up to see him knee a guy who had gone to ask who he is. Or not.
After almost five minutes of contemplating, the blonde opted to go thank him. He wouldn't hit an innocent girl. Especially after saving her life. Right?
"Hey," She smiled. "Thanks for saving us back there! I really appreciate it!" The stranger hadn't made any note of the girl who waited for him to show any form of acknowledgement of her presence. After standing there reading a map for a minute. He stepped forward to continue whatever he was up to. The girl furrowed her eyebrows.
"It's very impolite to ignore someone, you know." She glared.
"Sorry, miss!" A blue flying cat spoke to the blonde. She wasn't very interested in the fact that the cat was blue, flying, and speaking as she had seen much stranger things on her journey to find the infamous Fairy Tail guild. "My name isn't Happy! Natsu here isn't very talkative. We appreciate your effort to come thank us though! We should get going. We have to go back to our guild."
"Oh, your guild? I happen to be looking to join a guild. My name is Lucy. Do you mind if I maybe come with you?"
"Of course! I'm sure Natsu won't mind!" Damn cat. Always making decisions for me that I disapprove of. Why does he bother coming with me anyway? I've made it more than clear that I do not enjoy his company.
The walk to Fairy Tail was far too long for Natsu. Normally he wouldn't care, but he had to listen to the pointless conversing of the duo accompanying him the whole journey from Hargeon to Magnolia.
When the trio arrived in front of the Fairy Tail guild, Lucy was starry-eyed.
"You never said we were going to Fairy Tail! I'm so excited! Let's go in!" Natsu wouldn't admit it, but he liked this girl. She had a certain energy that made her different. Maybe it was the fact that she hadn't judged him once since they met. Something he wasn't used to.
Lucy entered the guild. Natsu followed behind quietly and made his way to the staircase without attracting attention from anyone. She hadn't even found out how to join before she heard shouts and crashes. She turned around to see the guild members fighting.
"Eh?!" Lucy thought aloud. "They're insane!" Lucy made her way towards the bar after almost being hit by a flying stray chair.
"Are they always like this?" Lucy asked herself. She let out an annoyed puff of breath. A small laugh sounded from beside her.
"Mostly, yes. It can get really rough in here, especially if they use magic." Lucy turned her head to see a white-haired woman smiling at her.
"Oh my gosh! You're Mirajane! I'm such a huge fan of yours, wow!" Lucy had hearts and stars in her eyes. She clapped her hands together excitedly. Mira just grinned.
"You must be new. I'll get you your guild mark and help you get settl-" A large white-haired man was thrown into the beauty, cutting her off mid conversation.
"Mirajane!" Lucy shouted. Fear lined her voice. Suddenly, an immense pressure overtook the entire building. Magic seals started appearing around wizards. Power surged throughout the area. After a few moments of stillness, chaos returned and shouts resumed.
"Let's get serious! No one can beat my ice-make magic!"
"My ring powers easily trump all of you!"
"Beast mode!"
Just as the first spell was about to be cast, a loud growl was heard. All heads snapped towards the second floor.
"Can I never get some peace and quiet around here? Why must you always be so noisy and troublesome. You sorry drunk excuses for magic users act like children. How pathetic. You weaklings waste all your potential strength fighting each other for 'fun' when you could be training alone and growing stronger. Is this the strongest guild or is it the strongest circus?" A dark aura surrounded the clearly angry dragon slayer. A few seconds passed before a giant appeared at the other side of the room.
"A giant?!" Lucy paled.
"Oh! Welcome back, master!" Mira smiled sweetly.
"Master?!" Lucy began to sweat. If this was Fairy Tail's master, and Natsu was a Fairy Tail wizard, did she even have a chance of joining this guild?
"Don't tell me you all are causing trouble again? Don't make Chaos angrier than he already is." The guild master shrunk down to a dwarf and jumped over to sit near Natsu on the second-floor railing.
"He's tiny!"
"Anyway, I have a bone to pick with you bunch," Makarov held up a thick stack of papers. "You are far too destructive! I have to fill out all this paperwork!" He shook his fist in rage. He went on to burn the paper and give an inspirational speech about never giving up and following your path. The guild clapped. Natsu had, once again, disappeared.
"New girl, see Mira for your guild stamp."
No one had noticed the girl who entered with Fairy Tail's resident dragon until Makarov mentioned it. The guild continued their conversations and some members greeted Lucy as she made her way to the bar. She spoke to Mira and got her pink guild mark. Then, she was invited to sit with a group of mages.
Lucy had wondered where Natsu was. She really wanted to stay with him, but the guild didn't seem to have the same judgement of him as she did. He seemed nice enough, even though he didn't talk much.
Lucy's thoughts vanished when she heard a shout and a cry. She looked towards the sound and saw the guild master rubbing his cheek and a small boy running out the guild. She didn't notice who else had been watching until he landed behind her.
"Natsu?" Lucy tilted her head. "Where were you?" He looked at her. Green eyes showing the slightest amount of sadness.
"Upstairs. I'm going to search for a missing guild member. Are you coming or no?" He shifted his bag and started towards the door. Lucy's eyes widened. Did he really care? Or was there a reward? Should she go? Maybe it was a chance to learn some more about this boy. He sure was a mystery.
"Natsu! Wait, slow down! I'm coming with you! Natsu!" She chased him out the door and down the street, ignoring the looks and shouts of protest from Fairy Tail. She saw him ruffle the little boy's hair and continue walking. With a gleam in her eye and a strong will to help the best she could, she continued running after him.
Yo people, I'm back. As you can see, I'm never able to finish a story before starting a new one. I guess I just lose interest in the plot. But I promise you I'll take this one to at least 50 chapters. I'll also be starting a new Blue Exorcist fic and completing the Rosario + Vampire one. I promise I won't give up on this.
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