Hello again. Well here is part two.
Now some may have noticed that three stories were uploaded at once. Originally i had planned to upload a chapter at a time. But once i realized how short these first three chapters were and how they all sorta go together i figured i would post them all up at once.
I hope you enjoyed part one, now here is part two.
Take care.
Sapphire Dragon
Disclaimer- I do NOT OWN Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail and all of it's charecters belong to Hiro Mashima.
Crystal Phoenix
Part 2- Training and Surprises
Year 775
Ash Fullbuster had been living with the Phoenix Iri for about a year now, and if he had to be honest it was awesome. After immediately leaving his hometown the bird had flown his new charge south-west towards the aptly named Phoenix Mountains, granted it took them three days and they had to stop at night. Thankfully Iri's naturally warm body and feathers provided ash with enough warmth and comfort on those nights. During this time the boy's ankle had healed and once they arrived Iri had flown into a cave that led down to the base of one of the mountains. As they had descended it had gotten warmer and warmer until the child was sweating like mad. The 6 year old not able to resist asking why they were here of all places.
Flashback
"Iri why have you brought me here, I was raised in the north, where it snows practically every day of the year?" The boy moaned as he the moment they had landed he had removed his top as in the current heat it felt uncomfortable.
"I promised you that I would teach you magic. Specifically my magic, now Phoenix magic is rather special. Just like dragon slaying magic. You become one with the element that you are learning, offering you unique skills. I am a Sacred Fire Phoenix; normally people believed that all my people were only able to use fire magic. This is not true, for each one of my kin uses a special fire that is made up of two different elements, one of which is of course fire. My fire is made up of fire and light."
Iri stated before a magical circle emerged beneath him. Immediately his body was surrounded by sapphire blue flames that flickered with silver at random intervals. It was a mesmerizing sight to the six year old as he sat there.
"Wow that is so cool…. So what is your branch of magic actually called?" Ash questioned, his curiosity truly peeked by now. Iri chuckled as he let the flames around him fade away before answering the question.
"You will become a Phoenix sage. Now there hasn't been any Phoenix sage's in a few hundred years. The ones that were around were killed by Zeraf, shortly after the rest of my kin left this land for newer and safer places to roost." The bird stated with a tinge of sadness in his voice.
"You mean you're all on your own?"
"Indeed I am little one. At least I was, after all I have you now." Iri stated which made Ash smile and nod his head with approval.
"Now as I was saying, my branch of the Phoenix Arts is a mixture of Fire and light so you will be learning those branches of magic alongside my own." Ah's eyes widened before he smiled.
"You mean I will be learning three different types of magic?" He asked excitedly.
"I guess you could see it that way. Thought technically you are learning my Phoenix Art magic and by doing so gives you access to both fire and light magic as default. It depends on the person's viewpoint. But we won't be doing that just yet. For now you need to get used to extreme heat, which is why I brought you here. While you are getting used to the heat I will be teaching you the basics, writing, reading, counting as well as navigation."
Ash nodded his head excitedly, unable to help but look forward to learning at these new things and become a mage.
End Flashback.
The first two months were utter hell for the boy. Iri had kept his words and began to teach him all he would need to be able to function once he re-joined the human populace. However it was what the bird but him through in regards to the heat that had really annoyed him. Having been brought up in a cold climate he was unused to extreme heat. It took him a week to get used to it only to have it get hotter. Iri had stated that he was increasing the heat until he would be able to stand in the Phoenix's own flames without being burned, only then would he be ready.
When he wasn't studying Ash was asking all sorts of questions about the world as well as bout magic and Iri's own kind. The boy had a thirst for knowledge, always wanting to learn, yet he was still fun-loving and could at times be silly. Iri liked this, it showed that Ash could be serious when he wanted to be but still knew how to have fun and wouldn't turn into a stuck up individual.
After those first two months the two had gotten close, so much so that Ash had now begun to call Iri Dad. When the bird had heard those words for the first time he couldn't help but puff out his chest a little in pride at the boy seeing him as his new dad. As time progressed they just got closer and closer, until one would think that the bird had raised the boy from birth. Yet despite this Iri was glad that the boy didn't forget about his parents or his brother. All though he was worried if once the boy left him and Ash found out his brother was alive, well let's just say that not even the Phoenix would want to be on the wrong end of an angry Ash.
After two months of getting used to the heat Ash began to learn magic. It had been rather difficult at first as Iri had to bathe the boy in his own flames for a full twenty four hours. Iri had explained to him that since his magic was a combination of two elements he needed to become one with first before eventually splitting his Phoenix fire into the two that made it. So he had sat there and breathed it in, allowing the flames to enter his lungs and become a part of his body. He did this for a full day. Not moving as he sat in a meditative stance so he could focus on allowing his body to willingly accept the flam as a part of himself.
Once it was over though he was excited to see that it had worked. He could create sapphire blue and silver flames appear over his hands. Though that was where the difficulty began, when he tried to learn spells it was difficult for him. At first this had upset Ash, but Iri had explained to him that a possible reason was maybe he had an inborn magical ability. While he was excited about having a natural magic, he was saddened to know it was hampering his studies and that he couldn't access that magic until it awakened on its own in the right circumstances.
But Ash's stubborn nature won through though in the end, as with each attempt to learn a spell that his new father had given him taught his body that despite him having an inborn magic he was going to be using this other magic as well. This also had the added bonus of his body adapting by drawing in more Ethernano and causing his magical core to grow bigger then what was expected of someone his age. That first year of learning and training had been tough but Ash had faced it all, he knew that there was a lot more to come as he had only scratched the surface of his Phoenix Art magic while not even attempting at splitting it into fire and light. Then of course there was the possibility that he had an in born magic that had yet to awaken.
But at the current moment in time all those thoughts were the last thing on his mind as today was Ash's 7th birthday and Iri had given him the day off. Currently the young Phoenix Sage in training was sitting on the soft rocky inlet that held his bed, book in hand as he awaited his father's return from wherever he had disappeared off to.
Over the past year Ash had grown a little taller in height and his hair had grown longer, now it was stylized in a short ponytail. Wearing only a long pair of black shorts due to him not needing much on in the intense heat of his home he turned the page of his book. It was one that had caught his eye when he had been looking through Iri's collection. In all honesty he was just glad that all the flammable items that were here all had a flame resistant spell on them. Otherwise he would get very bored very quickly, and a bored Ash was a dangerous Ash.
"Ash where are you I'm back?" The voice of his father called out through the cave.
"I'm over here dad." The boy called back as he saved his page and put the book down. Smiling, Ash watched as the familiar figure of the large bird that was his father appeared, though the bag that seemed to be strapped to his claw was new.
"Where did you go dad?"
"I went to a nearby forest to talk to an old friend who had connections to a nearby village so I could order a few things. After all it is your birthday today, I can't not get my son nothing now can I?" The phoenix stated with a chuckle. Ash just shook his head.
"Dad you saved my life, hell you took in me in and you are teaching me your magic. That's already something." He said honestly. In reality the day off was enough of a birthday gift, at least in his opinion it was. Still he was secretly happy that Iri had gotten him a gift. The Phoenix came over and offered is claw out, smiling ash took the package and opened it up to see what was inside. A large grin broke out as he pulled out a pair of grey trousers and a blue vest that had silver trimmings along the edges as well as a pair of black boots. Ash immediately got changed and then showed off his new look to his dad.
"So what do you think?" He asked the bird, his large and happy grin still on his face.
"I think it looks perfect. You look really nice son." Iri said proudly.
"Thanks dad, so what are we going to do today?"
"Well it's still your day off so we can do anything you want to do." Excited Ash immediately asked to know more about the history of Phoenix's.
As the day went on Iri told Ash all about how his species were the first creatures to instruct humans in their magic. How they were the ones that inspired the dragons to also teach human's their magic as well. He listened as he was told about Envari, the first Phoenix sage of Fiore, about how he was a strong mage who defended people and helped people who needed it and defended them from monsters and dark mages that threatened them. He was a warrior for good and that his branch of the Phoenix Arts was the combination of Fire and Wind.
It was an extremely powerful combination as they fed off of each other which resulted in in powerful attacks. But what Ash truly loved was that he rarely relied on his Phoenix magic, he used his wind magic mainly for defence. Creating walls of wind that would defend him and others while he used his fire magic to attack, only using his Phoenix magic against truly powerful foes.
After hearing this Ash said that he wanted to do the same. Only he wanted to make his own spells for his fire and light magic.
"You know creating spells from scratch will be very hard son, it's typically only really experienced mages that begin to create making their own spells." Iri stated, though he was proud of his son's ambition.
"I know it will dad, that's why I got this book from the library" he stated as he showed the book that he had been reading earlier. Iri leaned down and read the title on the front, A beginners guide to the craft of making spells.
"You really are a stubborn one aren't you little one."
"Got that right, beside the book says that I need to have a near perfect understanding of how the magic works, what better place to start coming up with ideas then while I am still being taught about it. I mean you are not just teaching me spells. You are telling me how they work and how the very essence of my magic works."
"That is very true" The phoenix stated with a soft chuckle as he wrapped his wrings around the boy, his version of a hug. Ash pouted a little but couldn't help but giggle a little before returning the hug.
"Love you dad."
"Love you to son."
Break.
Year 776
After Ash's birthday Iri got right back into teaching his son how to use his magic. Teaching him new spells as well as teaching him how to move and fight. Despite being basically a really big bird the now 7 year old had yet to land a decent hit on his father. Iri told ash that because of his body type that he was best suited for speed and flexibility. At first Ash was a little disappointed he didn't have much power behind his punches, but was told they would work on power later.
They first stated working on his speed and reaction time, which basically consisted of Ash running as fast as he could while dodging attacks thrown at him by Iri while Ash yelled at him for being a slave driver.
His study in magic vastly improved as well. He learned each spell that he was taught, but since Ash was adamant about creating his own spells the boy asked Iri to explain to him how each spell worked and what parts of his magic did what to make the spell work. Iri was incredibly proud of his son and answered each of his questions with a smile. Ash continued to train and work harder as he wanted to prove to his father that when he chose to teach him he wasn't wasting his time. As the year progressed Ash grew taller and fitter as his training with Iri grew more and more intense, however a couple months before his 8th birthday his father came to him with a rather strange question.
Flashback
"Ash, will you come here for a minute I need to tell you something." Iri called out as he watched his son go through a chain of spells he was trying to perfect learning. Stopping, Ash ran over to the Phoenix laughing, excited at possibly learning a new spell.
"What's up dad, do you have a new spell for me to learn?"
"Not at the moment, I want to be able to pull off that chain of spells perfectly first before showing you something else. What I wanted to tell you was that it's time that you started to learn how to use a weapon." Iri stated with a chuckle and shake of his head the boy's enthusiasm.
"Why do I need to know how to use a weapon?"
"Well I don't mean use a weapon like a swordsman. I mean use a weapon that would work in conjunction with your magic. Like Envari, he used a large fan that he used with both of his magic's, increasing both in strength and power." The bird explained.
"Oh I get it now. So it can be any weapon I want right?" Ash asked as he began to get excited once more.
"Well yes the decision is totally yours to make. However I do warn you not to choose a weapon simply because it's cool or powerful. You should choose one that would work with how you fight as well as be compatible with your magic. I mean it would be pretty stupid if a water mage chose to use a blade that could use fire. They would cancel each other out." Ash's face grew serious for a minute as he thought closely on what his father had said before he smiled once again.
"No problem dad. I'll make a good choice."
Flashback end
Iri had asked Ash if he had decided on a weapon as he was thinking of getting him one of the weapon he chose for his 8th birthday. Unfortunately he had still not made up his mind. So instead he had settled on getting him a new book about crafting your own spells which the now 8 year old absolutely loved and barely ever put down.
After that birthday Iri began to show Ash how to separate his magic into the two different magic's that it was made up off. At first Ash had issues, as to him it felt like he was trying to split himself in half. At first they started off with focussing on his light magic as that would be primarily used for his defence spells as well as the odd offensive ones. It took him nearly a month to accomplish to accomplish this; however when he got his hand completely covered in the silver aura that was his light magic the boy was practically jumping off the ceiling of their cave in joy.
After that it was just like before. He focussed on his light magic and learned a few basic spells from Iri before moving onto his Fire magic which was made up of sapphire blue flames that Ash couldn't help but enjoy making animals out of making them dance around and play about.
However it was towards the end of the boys third year that they truly got a surprise that shocked both of them.
Ash jumped from one of the columns of rock to another as he dodged one of his father's fireballs. Ducking down behind a boulder he took a few deep breaths and began to come up with a plan of attack. Going through a few idea's he came up with a plan, taking another breath to calm his nerves, Ash jumped out from his hiding spot and held out is arm.
"Phoenix Art: Divine Fire!" He cried out, a magic circle that bore the colours he now associated with him and his father appeared before out of it a large ball of blue and silver fire shot out toward the Phoenix. Iri smiled, it was the first spell he had ever taught the boy, but he wasn't going to go easy on him, using his wings to shield himself before retaliating with the exact same spell. Seeing this Ash smiled as he crossed his arms in front of him.
"Shield of Heaven!" A large silver magical circle appeared in front of him. Holding firm Ash tensed as he felt the fireball impact with one of the first defensive light spells he had been shown though he was pushed back a couple of feet.
Acting quickly Ash used his fire magic to propel him into the air. Looking down at his father the boy smirked as called out his next attack.
"Phoenix Art: Trial by Fire!" This attack launched multiple fireballs at his opponents that rained down from above them. It was an incredibly hard move to dodge due to multiple targets as well as the speed at which they descended.
Iri just smirked as he allowed them to hit him, allowing his body to absorb the power behind them. As just like Dragon Slayers, a Phoenix as well as a Phoenix Sage could take any magic that was the same as theirs. Although they didn't eat it, all they did was either absorb it or breathe it in.
Ash landed in a crouch as he looked over at the smoke that was currently concealing his opponent. He waited to see if he had hit his mark, but when a beam of Phoenix fire shot out at him Ash immediately tried to dodge. He had yet to learn how to absorb his elements so his only option at the moment was to dodge in order to avoid injury.
As Ash made his mover his foot got caught on some debris that had come loose from the impact of his last attack. His eyes widened as he watched as the beam of energy came closer and closer to him. That was when something strange happened. Instinct took over as he got up onto his feet and held out his left hand with the palm up. He then balled his right hand into a first and placed it on top of his palm. Focussing a different kind of magic he never even knew he had he cried out at the top of his lungs.
"CRYSTAL MAKE: CRYSTAL DEFENCE!" Immediately after yelling that, the ground shook a little as large pillars of aqua blue crystals rose from the ground and created a wall in which to defend the boy as the beam crashed into them. The crystals were able to stop the beam from hitting him, however the wall did crumble away into nothing.
Everything grew silent as both Iri and Ash stood there with wide eyes at what they had both just witnessed. They had already known that it was highly probable that Ash held a dormant inborn magic, but seeing it for the first time was something else altogether. Iri slowly walked over to his son with a proud air around him. Ash just stood there still in absolute shock, seeing this the Phoenix couldn't help but chuckle. This brought Ash out of his stupor as he looked up at his dad before smiling that silly grin of his.
"So…. Umm…. I can make crystals I guess." He stuttered out while rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment at how he was taking this.
"So it seems. You know what this means don't you?" When Iri got a shake of the boys head for a response the bird did his equivalent of an evil smirk.
"Your training gets harder from here on out."
"Bugger" Was all that Ash Said before he fell to his knees and began to cry as his mind began to fill with all the horrific images of what his father was going to do to him. This of course wasn't helped by the evil laugh that left the Phoenix.
Well that's part two done with.
So Ash has Maker magic as well, just like his older brother. Only he makes crystals. (Which in my opinion is better then ice.) Some may feel that i may have overpowered Ash a little with the magics i have given but considering what i could have done to him, I think i held myself back quite a bit and successfully explained why he sorta has 2 but four different kind of magic.
Anyway, please review and leave your suggestions.
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Later
