I do not own the rights to Fairy Tail or World of Warcraft. Having said that, please enjoy this new chapter to your heart's content!
Chapter 1: A Salamander in Redridge
Natsu felt like his entire being was getting warped and twisted in more ways than he could possibly imagine, but oddly enough he felt no pain. If anything he felt rather normal as he felt himself being wrapped and immersed in strange magical energy that made him tingle all over. He couldn't see anything, but pure blue powerful light that made his eyes ache and hurt as he continued to stare at it. For a moment however, he felt like he saw someone nearby. It looked familiar yet they were too far away from him to tell who it was. Suddenly the azure glow became blindingly painful and the Dragon Slayer was finally forced to close his eyes least he permanently lose his sight.
Yet just as he felt the immense amount magic and constrictions surrounding his body disappear and the feelings he had before now left him completely. However as those feelings were now gone, a new feeling slowly started build up around. A feeling of warmth before a cool breeze brushed against his skin. Tentatively, Natsu slowly opened his eyes and blinked a second after he did as a blinding light once again hit his retinas. Though it was different kind of light this time and it didn't as hurt him as the previous blue glow that he saw. Rather it was the warm golden glow of sun shine did made him blink as he carefully opened his eyes.
After a moment of getting used to the sun, the young pink haired wizard looked around and noticed that he was currently sitting on what looked like some kind of red rock. That wasn't all as he continued to look around and see towering mountain peaks with jagged spires and spines that seem to try to pierce the heavens themselves were all around him. Though they all looked so small all around him and that puzzled the Dragon Slayer for a moment before he realized why that was so. He was currently sitting on the tallest peak in this strange mountain range he was in. After becoming aware of that fact, Natsu noticed something else about the peak he somehow got on. It felt warm and not just from the sun's rays. The heat felt like it was coming from underneath the earth itself and tried to escape to the surface. The heat didn't harm him of course, after all he was a Fire Dragon Slayer, but if it was any normal person they would have been sweating out bullets and trying to escape further down the peak. A sudden light bulb lit itself inside the pink haired youth's head as he realized what the true nature of the peak was. Yet a question popped up with the realization he just had.
"How the heck did I get up on a Volcano?" Natsu wondered out loud as he continued to examine the increasingly warm peak he sat on. Since he was never the sharpest person in the guild, in fact some would say he was sharp a blunt rock with no edges, Natsu pondered his own question for a solid two minutes till the very obvious answer came to him. "Of course! The spell from the book! It must have thrown me here after I was engulfed in its magic. The question now is…" He said as he continued to look around his surroundings. "…where is here?" The strange red looking mountain range looked like nothing he had never seem before and with that said that meant the spell must have sent him and everyone else some place pretty far away from Fiore.
Suddenly the thought of his guild-mates made his eyes widen as he frantically swung his head left and right to hopefully find his friends nearby. Yet there was no one around him. Not Lucy. Not Ezra. Not Gray. Not Gramps, Laxus, the Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale members. Not one of his friends was around him at all. Worry for his friends started to well up inside of him as fearful thoughts as to what might have happened to them raced through his head. Where were they? Why didn't any of them appear beside him after the spell went off? And most importantly, were they alive?
As panic was starting to take over his mind, Natsu almost didn't even notice a familiar scent pasting his nose till a brief breeze made it more noticeable. The pink haired wizard eyes widen in surprise as his panic suddenly disappeared and hope risen in his heart as the familiar scent became stronger and more recognizable. It was scent that he wouldn't forget in a million years. No, not even in an eternity would he forget the scent of his little best friend and the hint of fish that he loves so much. Yet that wasn't the only scent he caught. A more refine and sweet smelling scent wafted brushed against his nose that had the hint of expensive perfume mix in with it. Eyes widening even further than even before that it looked like they were going to pop out of his head, Natsu let out a shout of joy. Grinning happily at that the fact that his friends were indeed alive, the wild dragon slayer quickly jumped up from where he sat and was about to go find his friends.
Before he couldn't even do that Natsu let out a confused expression as he looked down at his body in puzzlement. For some reason his body felt strange and heavy even as he jumped to his feet. It felt like he had been using his Dragon Slaying magic nonstop for a whole day without any food or breaks. It was strange since he remembered eating a huge fiery breakfast before even getting ready for their vacation and getting mixed up with that strange book, but still his body just felt off to him. However that didn't bother him too much since he felt like had the energy to find his friends. Not to mention with him being on a volcano, he could always eat some fire and feel better later.
With that settled in his mind, Natsu ran off in the direction of where his two best friends' scents were coming from, which were conveniently were in the same direction. He continued to rush down the peak he was on for but a moment until he had to slow down due a sudden dizzy spell that almost made him crash against a jagged boulder. Carefully slowing his pace down, which took some effort due to his hyperactive nature, Natsu placed a hand to his head and let out a somewhat tired breath. "I guess I am lot more tired than I imagined…" He lightly panted out as he continued to climb down towards his destination. "That weird teleportation spell must have really took a lot out of me…." Suddenly his eyes became severely irritated and anger as he yelled out, "What kind of dumbass would create a teleportation spell like that to make whoever uses it feel like shit! If I find who made that damn book I am going to kick their ass!" However he was pulled from his rant when he suddenly a familiar and nearby voice cried out in shock and, from he could tell, pain. This caused Natsu to forget about his tiredness for a moment and immediately rushed to where the voice came from.
Jumping over several jagged spines running alongside the peak and even through a sudden heavy steam vent that sprang up from the ground, to which he didn't feel the heat due to his power, and continued onward till finally he found who he was looking for. Happy and Lucy were both cringing in pain and they kept jumping up and down as if the red rock they were standing on was made out of fire. Natsu, who was extremely happy to see his friends were safe, at least to what he could tell despite how they were acting, grinned wildly as he sprang towards them while saying, "Happy! Lucy! You guys are safe!"
Both the celestial wizard and the exceed stopped their pained antics to both give shocked looks as they heard the fire dragon slayer's voice and turned in time to see him crash into the both of them against the hard red stone wall beside them. They gave pained groans as they were crushed into a powerful hug by Natsu, and against a rugged rock wall no less, before their expressions became one of distress and pain. They both kicked Natsu in the face as they quickly jumped off the burning rock and started to flail around madly as their hands tentatively touched their backs.
The pink haired wizard for his part gave a groan as his face looked slightly dented from Lucy's shoe and the deep imprint of a heel on his forehead only cemented how silly yet painful that must have looked on Natsu's face. Yet Natsu merely shrugged off the pain for the most part before his face turned bright red in anger. "What the hell was that for!?" He demanded from his friends who should be overjoyed that he was alive after arriving on this strange peak rather than kicking him in the FACE! "I was so worried that I might have lost you guys to that weird ass teleportation spell and when I find you guys here you attack me!"
"S-Sorry Natsu…" Happy said as he continued to dance and flail on the red stony floor. "It's just that—."
"We are currently burning alive here!" Lucy shrieked as she also danced about madly.
"Huh?" Natsu said in confusion as he looked at the two of them as if they grew a third head or something.
"Can't you tell the ground and the rocks are like a searing frying pan?!" Lucy exclaimed as she was pulled out her keychain and started to search for certain key that would definitely save her from this burning sensation.
It took a moment or two for Natsu to understand what she meant by that. "Oh, I see. You're getting burned from standing the side of the volcano." The dragon slayer nodded like he knew that from the beginning.
"Of course!" Lucy said in painful irritation as he grasped the celestial key that she was looking for and proceeded to give a joyful and relieved smile as she tried to summon Horologium. The key word being "tried". As she finished her incantation and turned the key to summon the celestial spirit, nothing appeared for a moment. Giving a blank look what just happened, or what not happened anyway, beautiful blonde momentarily ignored her burning pain from the fiery peak she stood on and simply stared in silence at the blank air. Finally after a moment, she finally spoke. "Why didn't Horologium appear!?" She jumped up in the air in both shock from the failed summons and the pain she felt from ground she stood on.
"Um… Lucy what are you doing?" Natsu said in confusion as he turned his sideways as he watched her weird antics.
"I was trying to summon Horologium so that he would save me from this heat!" Lucy exclaimed as she tried to summon the spirit again. Yet as she did so, she immediately felt faint and extremely tired as her legs started to wobble until finally they gave out. However she didn't hit the floor as Natsu, whose face was one of worry and concern for his friend, reacted quickly and managed to catch her before she hit the ground.
"Hey Lucy are you ok!?" Natsu asked his friend as he picked her up from the ground before she burnt herself from the peak's burning red rocky side.
"I… I feel strange…" She panted out as she sweat dripped down her head, though whether it was from the heat around her or how exhausted she looked was anyone's guess. "I-It feels like my magic feels almost empty and it's making my body feel utterly exhausted…"
"Huh?" Natsu asked in a confused tone. "Why didn't you use up all your magic then?"
"I didn't you idiot!" She karate chopped his head in angry frustration at how dense her friend was, which in turn almost made the pink wizard drop her. "I haven't summoned anyone today since I was helping everyone get ready for the holiday."
"Maybe it's because you didn't eat enough fish today, Lucy." Happy said as he climbed up Natsu till he was off the searing floor and was on his best friend's shoulder. Yet he was nearly knocked off the pink haired Dragon Slayer's shoulder when Lucy's chop collided with his head and made his vision spin.
"That has nothing to do with it!" The Celestial yelled out as a blood vessel popped along aside her head. Yet as her anger started to rise, it vanished as she gave a tired groan and look visibly unwell at this point. "Oh… Too hot… need cool… shade…"
While Natsu was still a bit confused as to why Lucy felt like her magic was extremely low, he didn't need a second thought to know he needed to get her down the mountain quickly. He would have questions for later, but for now he had to look after his friend's safety as well Happy's since he could tell that by how he was starting to pant heavily that the heat was getting to him. Carefully he grabbed Happy off his shoulder and put him on top of Lucy's stomach as he tightened his hold on her. After making sure he had a tight enough grip to make sure they wouldn't fall of him, Natsu started to carefully head down the burning volcanic peak. If he looked back however, he would have noticed a large strange sigil line was engraved alongside the top of where he came from.
"Find anything yet?" A throaty voice said behind Kazon as he peered through his spyglass. The Black Rock Orc let out an annoyed growl at the question for he had heard it several times already over the past half an hour. "Alright, alright. Sorry I asked." His subordinate said in an appeasing tone as he knew that it wasn't wise to anger his superior after they witnessed something that brought them far from the now destroyed Render's camp. It had been several months since the fall of their warlords and their former master's demised by that bastard John J. Keeshan and nearly all the Black Rock forces were ordered to retreat back to the Burning Steppes. Yet there still some forces, like themselves, which either lingered or were cut off from escaping Red Ridge. Those who were in the mountain range were forced to hide and wait for their moment to strike at the weak humans who live at their safe haven of Lakeshire.
However, that wasn't the reason they were currently spying and scouting around the dormant volcano that was the Searing Peak. The reason they were currently stalking around there was because of what they saw appear on top of said peak. It was huge bright glow follow by what looked like some kind ancient magical floating runes surrounding the mountain. Yet just as it appeared out of nowhere it vanished within a mere second before either of them could even comprehend what they saw. They were lucky to even see it in the first place since they were hiding so close to the trail that led to the peak.
Kazon himself couldn't believe what he just saw, and he had seen plenty of things during his time stationed in Redridge, but that glow topped them all. However as an officer of the Dark Horde, or what little remained of it, he was honor bound to investigate what had just happened up there. So that was why he was closer than he wanted to be next to the Searing Peak. Not because of how the mountain stuck out like sore thumb in the middle of a valley of mountains and those who climbed it stuck out like a sorer thumb if someone looked at the right angle, but rather the rumors about it. There were stories that said that Peak was enchanted by something up there and those who came near it were either driven away by a ghostly protector or fiery elemental that made the dormant volcano its home. Not that Kazan believed any of that crap, but there was always a feeling that made him wary of the mountain. Like it held a fiery power much similar to Blackrock Mountain.
Giving another irritated grunt, Kazon was about to put down his spyglass and decide to order his men to head back to their little hideout until he spotted something. Something was moving behind the cover some of the jagged rocks that made up the peak and it was heading down the mountain at a decent pace. He peered intensely at the descending shape and could only catch a few glimpses of yellow, pink, and blue. Suddenly the figure dashed past an open space of rock and Kazon was surprised to see what was descending the mountain. It was a human male youth carrying a young female with what looked a stuffy blue cat toy resting on the girl's stomach.
The male youth looked lean yet muscular and of average height from Kazon could guess from his spy glass. He had a slightly tan skin tone with a strange looking red tattoo on his left shoulder. He wore a black sleeveless vest with a gold trim outline, with nothing underneath to cover his muscular abs, along with a matching waist coat that slightly covered up the white knee-length trousers that he wore. As for foot wear he seemed to have what looked sandals on his feet, but Kazon couldn't really tell that well with how quick the boy was moving. He wore a black wrist band on his left hand and had white scale looking pattern scarf around his neck. Yet the strangest thing about the youth was that his hair was pink and spikey while his eyes, which the orc only caught a brief glimpse of, were onyx black.
The girl that the boy carried was a buxom and curvaceous woman, with breasts that would made any male of any race, including Kazon himself, to ogle a bit at their size. Her hair was shoulder length, was tied into two pig tails alongside her head by blue ribbons, and the color was that of a golden sun rise. Her clothes could only be best described as skimpy, showing off a bit of waist and leg despite the dark blue stocking she wore along the blue and white top and half coat that covered her chest. Her skirt was also a dark blue cover and short enough to be almost called indecent. Well by human standards anyway as Orcs didn't really mind showing any part of skin. Though the thing that stuck out about the unconscious girl was the pink tattoo on the back of her right hand that was identical to the male youth's own besides the color.
The stuff cat was a strange looking thing as it barely looked like a normal cat besides the whisker's, ears, and tail. Its head was too big for its body and its arms and legs were more "human" shaped rather than bent shape that cat's had. Its fur was a bright blue except for its stomach and the end of its tail, which were snow white. Its eyes were currently closed as it were asleep and Kazon could only could that the human who made the toy most had be either drugged or drunk to create such a thing. That or the human children now desired such weird shaped things that it almost made him pity the poor pink skinned creatures. Almost anyway.
The youth looked worried as Kazon saw him carry the girl and stuff animal down the mountain. The pace he was doing was rather surprising considering the fact that side of the peak was uneven and rigged to the point that one slip could easily ended both the boy and girl's lives. Not to mention, the pink haired youth looked rather exhausted, at least from Kazon's perspective, as he continued his descent. If that was the case the orc wondered how the hell he was even managing to even carry the girl and stuff toy without breaking their neck thus far. Yet that didn't matter at the moment as Kazon realized that he had found what he was looking for. Or least he hope he did anyway as he let out a toothy grin as he judged the distant between the humans and his men.
"Looks like he finally found something." One of his grunts said behind him while the two others grunted in agreement. Normally Kazon would have irritably chastised him for making such comments after making his displeasure known earlier, but right now the Black Rock Orc was too pleased at actually finding something that could relieved the boredom he and his men had been having for the past week in hiding.
"That's right, boys." He said as he lowered his spy glass and his malevolent grin turned into a sadistic smile that split his face. "We just found some fresh meat."
Natsu was dripping with sweat as he finally neared his intended location at the base of the peak. It was long a tedious hike he had to endure for the past few hours due the fact that he felt drained earlier when he arrived on the strange peak and also he was carrying his best friends at the moment. Yet he still managed to make good time and his friends look better already after getting away from the worst of the heat of the mountain. Which was a blessing really as he didn't know how much longer he could continue to carry his friends without stopping for a break or even find something to eat. Frankly it was by sheer will power that he was able to continue his quick pace down the mountain at all. Yet he endured for his friends and wouldn't stop till he reached an area that wasn't even a tiny bit warm.
Finally after what seemed like an eternity, really was just another five minutes of a quick paced jog, Natsu managed to reach the base of the mountain which had shown only a few pieces of foliage or trees that offered a nice piece of shade to cool off his friends. After finding a rather large lone tree beside one huge red boulder, the pink haired Fairy Tail wizard put his friends carefully down and against the shady part of the tree before he too took a seat next to them. He was panting heavily after he dropped down beside them and gulped down any piece of delicious cool air that was offered to him to help regain his stamina. As he continued to take deep breaths, Natsu wondered what the hell was going on with his body. Sure he already knew that he felt weak when he arrived on the Peak, but he didn't think he would be that weak at the moment. Which he found rather odd at the moment as his magic levels didn't feel any different than before.
No, not that's not quite accurate now that he thought about it. He didn't pay any attention to his power up till now since he was worried about his friends, but now that he had a moment of rest, Natsu did feel something was wrong with his magic. No, that wasn't right either as a thoughtful expression crossed his face while he closed his eyes in concentration. His magic felt strange and so slightly tingly that it no wonder that he didn't notice it before. His magic felt like something was trying to mix or blend together with it, but whatever it was it didn't harm him. If anything he felt something of a warmth deep inside him. Much like blazing fire that was starting to grow hotter and brighter, but not overflow in heat and burn itself out. It was a strange feeling for the Dragon Slayer, but it wasn't harmful nor was it hindering his power. It just simply felt like his body was just trying to get used to something foreign.
Though with that particular thought in mind, if his magic was feeling normal, why was Lucy's magic so low that she couldn't summon her celestial companions? It confusing and the more he thought about it, the more Natsu's brain started to ache in pain. He gave an aching grunt as he opened his eyes and blinked in exhaustion. "Man, thinking about this kind of stuff is hard." He said to himself before turning to his friends who were still unconscious at the moment. As he looked at their tired faces, Natsu decided that he would leave such thoughts alone for now, mainly because he didn't know how much his brain could take, and decided to rest beside his friends before finally something for them to eat.
Suddenly a strange yet strong scent caught Natsu's attention and he instantly perked up from his spot under the tree and looked warily around the surrounding area. It was a rather unclean smell from what his strong nose could tell, almost like someone or something that hasn't bathed in weeks, much like he did a couple of times in the past, and left a rancid smell in its wake. Yet the reason the scent caused the pink haired wizard to become alarmed was the fact that it was getting closer to their resting spot. Despite how tired he was, Natsu bolted up from the ground and got in a battle stance in order to protect his friends from whatever was coming for him.
The smell was stronger now and Natsu could easily tell where it was coming from behind a thick piece of rock formation alongside the base of the mountain. His ears also picked up the subtle scraping of boots against rock and the soft metal jingling upon metal informed the Fairy Tail wizard that whoever was behind the rock formation was most definitely trying to hide from him and his friends. More than likely bandits trying to prey on them as they were resting their exhausted bodies which in turn made Natsu growl out aggressively. However, they clearly didn't know that one of them had the hearing and powerful nose of a dragon and thus were going to be mighty surprised at what came next. Not to mention despite how Natsu's body felt at the moment, he certainly had enough energy to beat the crap out of some robbers. Especially ones who would harm his even more exhausted friends.
"Alright, I know you are there you sneaky assholes!" Natsu yelled out challenge which startled both Lucy and Happy enough to wake them from their sleep.
"What the… Natsu?" Lucy groaned out exhaustedly as she gave a slight yawn from where she sat under the shade. "Why did you wake me? I still feel so tired and I was having such a nice dream…"
"Aye." Happy echoed the blonde as he curled up next to her. "I was having such a nice dream about fish and you had to wake me up Natsu."
"Sorry guys, I will let you two go back to sleep in just a minute after I deal with some invited company." Natsu said with a grin as he cracked the knuckles in his hands to get himself pumped up.
"Huh?" The Celestial wizard asked curiously as she looked around where she and Happy sat and noticed that they were under a nice cool piece of shade, but didn't see what Natsu meant by 'uninvited company'.
"Come on out you assholes! I don't have all day to kick your asses, so hurry the hell up!" The Fire Dragon Slayer was clearly getting annoyed by whoever was hiding behind the rock formation simply didn't have the balls to face him after his challenges. Yet this time he got a response a deep throaty growl came from behind the rock formation. The Dragon Slayer could hear something mumbling and whispers coming from where the 'bandits' were hiding and from he could tell it seemed like a small argument was going on. However a sharper voice interrupted the argument and Natsu could tell whoever it was must have been the leader due the command in its tone.
Finally after what seem like an eternity of waiting, Natsu finally saw movement coming from the rock formation followed by those who were hiding behind it to come forth in to the open. When they did however, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy could stare in both shock and awe as their chins hit the floor in pure wonder and shock at the sight before them.
The creatures that came forth were not human at all! They had grey with a hint of green tint skin, huge powerful body frames, and had large white tusks sticking out of their bottom jaws. There were four in number; three of them wearing grey leather armor that melded with their skin and black straps wrapped around their body while the four one had dark black robes that hid most of his body except for his head. The first three also had head smashing mallets in their hands—with one of them carrying a mallet the size of its head!—while the four one had what looked like wizard's staff in its hands. They all had amused looks on their faces as they eyed the three Fairy Tail Wizards like a predator would with its cornered prey.
"Heh, I don't know how you managed to know we were hiding there, but I think it would have been far more pleasant for you to fall asleep like your friends in the shade rather than know what's about to happen to all of you." The biggest creature out of the bunch said in a thick accent that Natsu could almost barely understand what he was saying.
"What the… What are all of you!?" Lucy said as he tried to bolt up from the ground, but since her body was still so weak she merely fumbled around against the tree.
"Wah! Are they monsters!?" Happy yelled out fearfully as he clutched Lucy with his paws while the Celestial Wizard also held onto him as equally tight. While the two wizards were both shocked and scared at the strange beings before them, Natsu merely shock off his own stunned expression and replaced it with a wary glare after hearing what the big brute said.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Natsu asked in a threatening tone that only made the grey skinned creatures laugh out darkly.
"Heh, what are we going to do?" One of them asked rhetorically. "Why we were going to tie you up and then take you back to our camp of course."
"Then we were going to spend the next few hours torturing and peeling the skin of your bones while take our time with the blonde wench hugging the stuff animal over there." Another one continued as he eyed Lucy with a lecherous gleam in his eyes, which in turn made the blonde fairy to shudder in fear and her skin go pale at the thought of being raped by these creatures.
"And when they are done having their fun," The biggest creature said in a powerful commanding voice that instantly identified him as the leader of the band, "We are going to ask you some questions about why you are the Searing Peak and whether or not you are associated with the strange giant glow that came from it a few hours ago."
"Though it is strange." The black robed creature said in a thoughtful tone and with a much clearer accent than his fellows, seeming almost sophisticated in a way. "That you humans don't know what orcs look like despite our numerous raids on your precious town nearby over the last few years."
"Bah, there will be time for questions later." The Biggest Orc cut the robed one off as he stepped forth the battle ready Natsu. "We have to take these two humans before those irritating ones from Lakeshire arrive. They must have sent an investigation party after the glow appeared by now and they could be searching the base of the mountain at any minute."
"Of course, Kazon." The robed orc said submissively as he watched his leader raised his war mallet before the pink haired human.
"Listen up, you human runt and listen well." Kazon said in an intimidating tone. "Make this easy on yourself and surrender now. You and the girl look exhausted already from probably the long hike you had down the mountain, but I offering to go easy on you both if you give up now. I promise you both that my men won't harm you too much and the girl won't be subjected to their…entertainment." He gave a cruel grin at that as he could already see his men "disobeying" his order to not rape the wench as soon as they got back to their cave. Yet as he was already visualizing the perverse pleasure his men, and possibly himself, they would get from the blonde, he didn't notice the pink haired youth charging right at him till it was too late.
His eyes widen in surprise and he trained reflexes forced him to jump away from the very angry youth, but what he didn't expect was the fact the human jumping right at him in one long powerful stride despite the exhaustion Natsu felt earlier. Kazon could only gape at that and was unprepared when the next thing he saw was the human's hand lighting up on fire before it rushing forth to collide with his face.
"Karyu no Tekken!" Natsu roared out as his fist smashed into the orc's face before flames burst forth the impact. Engulfing the orc in fiery pain, Kazon was sent flying across quite a long piece of distance before crashing into a great big boulder which cracked and fell apart upon impact. The orcs who were no longer smiling cruelly and menacingly at the humans could only gape in shock and awe as their commanding officer was defeated in one powerful hit by an exhausted looking human. The three stared at the Kazon's body next to the crumbled remains of the boulder and wondered if he was even alive after such an attack. Then they turned their heads towards the human and saw that he was panting heavily with sweat streaming down his head. However it was his eyes that told them that made them almost step back in wary fear. It was the look of some predator that was currently very well pissed off after hearing what was going to happen to its pack.
"That was for even suggesting you jackasses were going to rape my friend and then torture us!" Natsu yelled out in anger. Despite his body's protest for him to lay down and take a breather, the Fire Dragon Slayer wouldn't allow these jerks get away with such insulting threats to his exhausted friends. He was going to beat the crap out of them before the day was finished!
"Aye! You tell them Natsu!" Happy said as he gave a small tired jump on Lucy's legs.
The orcs themselves, who were still stunned by what they just saw, stared at first Natsu before their eyes to the stuff animal only to realize that thing wasn't a toy at all and was currently yelling encouragements to the pink haired youth. "Don't just stand there you idiots!" The robed orc said as he pointed his staff the boy and his friends. "GET THEM! Kill the pink haired one while he is still weak!"
The two remaining warriors didn't much more motive than that as they both let out enraged roars and charged Natsu with their war maces poised to crush him. Natsu for his part didn't look too worried by the orcs and merely started to dodge the first orc's attack at his side. Yet as he made to jump to the side, he felt his body cringe and ache painfully this time as fatigue was starting to get the best of him and made his movement slow. Which in turn allowed the first orc's attack to successfully hit his side. Natsu felt the air get leave his throat as tumbled towards the floor, but instinct took hold of him as he rolled out of the way just as the second orc's hammer smashed itself onto the rocky floor and leaving a small crack in its wake. Jumping back onto his feat, Natsu grasped his injured side and winced as he touched the spot where the mallet hit him. The wound didn't hurt him too much and it didn't felt like he broke anything, it would take a lot more than that to actually do that to the Dragon Slayer, but it still hurt like hell since his body wasn't at the moment at its best.
Natsu heard Lucy call out to him from behind, but the pink haired wizard didn't pay much attention to her at the moment. He merely gave a small spit onto the ground as he saw the two orcs charge again at him with one of them having their mallets raised over their heads while the other having their own at a low angle. Yet Natsu merely gave a grin as he felt get all fired up at the moment as adrenaline rushed into his veins before he jumped into the air in front of them poised his leg into a kicking motion.
The orcs were a little surprised that the youth still had enough energy to make such a jump, but they stopped their charge to get ready to block the kick with their mallets. However to their shock, the pink haired youth's leg was engulfed in flame and in was in that moment that both orcs knew that they were severely out matched. Within a millisecond, Natsu's leg race forth and collided with one of the orcs, setting him ablaze before he was launched into the orc who also was caught in the wave of fire left in the wake of the Dragon Slayer's kick. They screamed in pain and agony as they flew across the red rocky terrain before colliding with another set of boulders that also cracked and started to crumble due to the power behind Natsu's kick.
However the kick wasn't without its toll on Natsu as he his body was now entirely covered in a huge sheen of sweat and his breathes were ragged as he stared down the last orc. The Fairy Tail wild card could feel that his body was just about to give out at any moment despite how his magic felt normal, but he wasn't about to fall just yet. Not until till this last "orc" was down and out like the rest.
"H-How… How the hell did you do that!?" The robed orc said in both awe and fear as he stared at the barely standing human youth. The magic the boy was doing was something much like a fire mage would do, but never did he seen such spells used for close quarters like that nor were able to throw his comrades into boulders with such force that they break upon impact! It was terrifying really, but the orc mage was not about to let this pathetic human beat him! He was a mage with years of experience and this human looked like he was barely out puberty.
"Heh, you haven't seen anything yet, jackass." Natsu taunted despite how his face was dripping with sweat. He grinned cockily as he brought up his hand and crackled his knuckles casually before saying, "Come on! I am getting fired up!"
This caused a blood vessel to pop on the side of the orc's head as he couldn't stand this boy's attitude and the mockery he was making of the Blackrock clan. He growled menacingly as his own hands glow red for a moment before a huge ball of fire ignited within them and only grew as the seconds continued on. "You're fired up, huh?" The Orc growled out angrily. "Well, here is something turn into a raging inferno till you burnt out and nothing more than ash!"
He then sent the pyro blast straight at the human and watched with satisfaction as the size grew by the second till he twice the size of the human. The orc knew that the boy must have skill with fire magic and probably have resistant to such heat, but even then there were limits to how much a fire mage could handle and judging by the boy's exhaustion his spell would engulf him easily. Though if the boy were able to dodge however, the giant ball of fire would simply hit his friends instead as they were still behind the boy. It would be a shame to lose such valuable sources of information and uses for entertainment, but the insult his team had endured were too much to bear and thus this humiliation must end with the humans and their strange cat's death.
The orc smiled wickedly as the ball flew closer and closer to the boy who seemed to have no intention of moving from where he stood. The orc mage guessed that youth knew that if he moved that his friends would be killed and wanted to the honorable thing and take the hit. A commendable effort, but futile utterly pointless as the orc would still killed them in the end. However the black robed orc's brow furrowed in confusion when he saw the boy, who looked like he was about to drop dead in exhaustion, gave a triumphant smile as the ball of fire was mere inches away from him before engulfing the human entirely. Whether the boy had gone mad or not, the orc mage gave a cruel laugh as he watched with glee as the boy was totally engulfed in his powerful pyro blast which he could feel a bit of the heat from where he stood.
However his glee turned to confusion as he noticed something strange. The boy wasn't screaming in agony or his body crumbling to the ground in searing pain. Instead he saw something else that would forever frighten him and shock his very being for the remainder of his life, which was wasn't for very much longer. The giant flame that engulfed the boy was growing shorter and shorter till he saw the cause of such actions. The human's mouth was wide open and was sucking in all the flames into his mouth! He even used his hands to grab bits of flame that tried to escape from the suction and crammed them into his mouth. After all the flames were stuffed into his mouth, which in turn made his cheeks expand into a watermelon like shape, before youth made a motion that looked like he was…chewing?!
The orc mage couldn't believe his eyes at the sight he was beholding as Natsu continued to enjoy his fiery meal. The taste of the magical fire was very much different than anything he tasted back home, but at the same time it had a very nice flavor. It was juicy, a bit tingly, and very satisfying to eat the Dragon Slayer thought as he finally swallowed the fire. As the fire dropped down into his stomach, Natsu let out a satisfied sigh as he felt both full and power rushing throughout his body.
"Ahhh! That was most definitely needed!" Natsu said gleefully and energetically as he patted his stomach. "I never had such a tasty meal like that in a long while, but it was most satisfying! I got to thank you, buddy. Thanks to your fire, I am feel some of my strength returning to me!"
"What the… By the elements, spirits, and all that is essence of magic… What are you!?" The Orc mage demanded in a scared tone as he knew he was dealing with someone, no, something that was beyond his understanding. This human, if he was indeed human, just ate fire! Something that no mortal mage should be able to do no matter how experience they are in whatever magical profession they were part of. The only thing he knew that could eat flames were fire elemental and… dragons. His eyes suddenly widened even further at that last thought, but was suddenly pulled out of it when the youth got in a stance that made the orc sweat bullets.
"Heh, I'm a Fire Dragon Slayer of Fairy Tail!" Natsu said with a cocky yet dangerous grin forming on his face. "Now then, since you were good enough to share some of your fire with me, I shall share some of mine now!" With that said the pink haired wizard inhaled deeply as his cheeks expanded a bit and the orc mage knew what he was about to do. If he was what the orc thought he was, then the boy's attack was something he had to get away from at all costs. However, as he tried to move, the orc realized he couldn't move his legs as they were numb with fear. The knowledge of pissing of the youth, whom he was now convinced a was dragon in disguise, was all the cemented the mage's fate as fear had overridden every mental command he gave to his body and instead continued to stand shakily in front of the boy.
"Karyu no Hoko!" Natsu roared out as a huge fiery wave spewed out his mouth and sped across the rocky red mountain side till it engulfed orc mage entirely. The blast was three times the size of the orc's pyro blast and the force that went with it threw the mage back against another boulder next to his down teammates. Unlike the others, the orc mage was still conscious after he was slammed into the red rock and he screamed in pure agony as the fire consumed him and burned his flesh to a black crisp. He howled till the air was sucked out of his lungs by the ever consuming flame that engulfed him until finally after what seemed like an eternity of pain the fire vanished. The orc mage, who's clothing was burnt away and his skin utterly charred, didn't even make a sound as he collapsed to the ground with his eyes rolled back into his head till the whites were shown.
Natsu gave a shout of joy as victory was his despite his earlier condition and he heard both Lucy and Happy yelling out congratulations to him from their resting spot.
"Way to go Natsu!" Lucy cheered in a relieved tone that her friend managed to defeat the strange creatures that called themselves orcs.
"Aye! That was so awesome, Natsu!" Happy echoed out in a tired, but gleeful tone.
The pink haired Fairy Tail wizard gave gleeful smile as he turned back towards his friend and gave them a victory sign with his right hand. "It was a good thing that jackass knew fire magic otherwise I would've been in trouble." Natsu said energetically as he started to walk over to his friends. "I have to say though, his fire tasted really good and made me feel like I was super charged for a moment there. I wonder what kind of power he was backing it that made it so—." Suddenly, Natsu felt his entire being freeze up as his body started tingle all over. The sensation was familiar as it was the same feeling he got when got teleported onto that peak just a few hours ago, but this time it felt stronger. No, not just stronger, but overwhelming as it now encompassed all of his magic and in turn his entire body.
Before he could he even think another thought or utter a syllable, extreme pain rushed across his body as Natsu felt his magic going haywire. It was agonizing as it felt like he was getting zapped by Laxus's lightning a hundred times without any restraints or mercy from the S-Class wizard. He cried in pain and fell to his knees to gasp for air as he heard both cry in worry for him.
"Natsu!" They cried out in fear as they both thought that the Dragon Slayer was under attack by something. They quickly got up from their resting spot and tried to head over to where Natsu kneeled on the floor, but they both stumbled and also hit the floor as their knees gave out them. Their bodies still haven't recovered from their mysterious exhaustion and even now they felt like they needed to sleep and rest to regain their strength. Yet that didn't stop the pair as they continued to try with no luck to move their bodies to reach their precious friend who was clutching stomach in pain.
"Natsu, what's the matter!?" Lucy pleaded with the pink haired boy to tell her what is happening to him.
"I-I don't know… Gah!" The Dragon Slayer panted out in pain as the magic in his body felt like it swirling violently against something that sought to mix in with it. "My magic feels…. It feels like its tearing me apart!" He screamed out in pain as his knees now collapsed and now he lay in withering pain on the floor while his friends continued to try to reach him. They wanted to help him, to stop his pain, but they both realized in their current position they had little to offer him. He hated to see them worry about him and the fact they looked close to tears only made it far worst for Natsu. Yet he couldn't do anything and instead cry out in agony as the pain became too much for him to bear with and blissful darkness suddenly consumed him.
"Natsu!" Lucy cried out in fear after she saw Natsu fall unconscious before her. She could still hear is heavy strained breathing from where she and Happy lay, but that didn't mean her friend wasn't still suffering. It painful thing to watch and Lucy and Happy felt tears starting to build up in their eyes as their helpless to act let alone managed to stay conscious themselves at the moment.
"Quick! Aid the kids!" A strong powerful voice said to the conscious Fairies' left and they both turned to see both men and women dressed head to toe in steel plated armor, which was colored in blue and gold outlining, rushing over their side. Some of them rushed over to where the unconscious or possibly dead orcs lay while the rest came over to the Fairy Tail wizards' sides and immediately started to check for injuries.
"W-Who are you people?" Lucy asked them while keeping one eye on the unconscious Natsu in front of her. She didn't know who they were and the fact that they showed up suddenly only increased the amount of fear and worry inside of her.
"Easy now, girl." One guardswoman's said comfortingly as she checked Lucy carefully before pulling of a steel gauntlet and placing a hand on her. "We're here to help you. So don't worry now and be rest assured we'll get you and your friend to safety."
"Hey I'm here to!" Happy yelled from where he laid and was clearly annoyed that the new arrivals didn't think he was real or was just a stuff animal. His suddenly comment drew many eyes onto him and for a moment, Happy wished he didn't say a thing.
"I-Is that a talking blue haired cat?" One of guardsman asked curiously.
"I can talk and you don't have to act like I am anything special or anything." The Blue haired feline muttered quietly as he didn't like how everyone was making a big deal that he had the ability of speech.
"U-Uh, right." Another guardsman said quietly, though he and everyone else weren't convince by the cat's words. After all, who else can say that had seen and heard a blue haired talking cat before? Not even the mages from Dalaran would think of something so ridiculous.
"Enough chatter men." A tall professional looking man said as he walked up to the down Fairies and knelt before them. "What's situation over there?" He asked one of his men examining the orcs unmoving forms.
"Nearly all of the orcs are unconscious and probably have concussions." That man reported. "Nearly all of them have extreme cases of burns, likely from what we saw earlier from the pink haired kid. The orc mage's skin is completely charred here and probably going to not make it back to Lakeshire for interrogation, sir."
"Hmm, very well." The officer said. "Chain up the other three and put the mage out his misery." He then turned towards Lucy and Happy before saying, "My name is Marris, Marshal of Lakeshire and that of Redridge. I must apologize for not stepping earlier to aid your friend in battle, but I have to say that he startled us when he performed magic that only an experienced and aged magus can do. I beg your forgiveness for such negligence on my part, but I will endeavor to get all of you to safety and see that you all get taken care for."
"You mean, you can help Natsu?" Lucy said hopefully, but weakly as fatigue was starting to catch up to her.
"Please, you have to help him!" Happy begged despite how weak his own voice sounded, much like Lucy's own.
"Don't worry, I will personally see that he is treated as soon as we get to Lakeshire." Marris promised seriously which relieved both the Celestial Wizard and the Exceed. Yet as relief filled them, darkness consumed the both of them as exhaustion finally won its battle and let them fall into unconsciousness. After seeing that the his new charges were now asleep, Marris got up from where he knelt before heading over to the pink haired youth and carefully picking him up. He then turned his head towards his men and said, "Pick them up and carry them with care. We got a ways back to town and I don't want these children any more hurt than they already are. Jarvis, Tom! Are the prisoners secure?"
"Yes sir!" Both guards yelled out as they both carried the chained up orcs and looked ready to go.
"Good. Now let's get a move on." With that said, the Marshal led his men away from the base of the Searing Peak and back to their home of Lakeshire to get the strange youths some aid for whatever affliction they were currently suffering from.
"Hmm… So they are taking those strangers to Lakeshire, Huh?" A strange red robed being said as he stepped out of his cover a few ledges above from where the Fairies were fighting the orcs. He honestly wasn't really suspecting to fight such interesting humans, one who called himself a Fire Dragon Slayer, and a talking cat when he first witnessed the strange glow on top of the Searing Peak along with the power that came from it, but at the same time he wasn't suspecting the glow in the first place. His job was to find and eliminate any remaining Blackrock forces in the Redridge Mountains before they could cause any more trouble than they already have.
Yet when he carefully flew towards the mountain and found the humans, he was surprised to find a youth who had the power over very high level fire magic, at such a young age no less! However what's makes it the youths and the cat stranger were the fact that he had overheard their conversation earlier with the orcs. It was a strange and very interesting talk despite being so short as it seemed like the two humans and the cat didn't know what orcs were despite their well-known activates ever since arriving on Azeroth. It didn't make sense the robed figure, but at the same time he knew that those youths and the cat were important somehow. Especially the pink haired one. For some reason, that youth's last attack reminded the robe "man" a lot of his own race. How he was able to actually breath like a dragon was truly a shock and yet truly fascinating. Not to mention he managed to get a whiff of his scent from where he hid and could instantly tell that there was something about the boy that reminded him of his own kind. Of that, the robed figure didn't know what to make out of, but he couldn't deny that. There wasn't any other dragon out here that he knew off and all the black dragons were killed by the Black Prince nearly half a year ago now. Well, except for Sabbelien's children, but they have been keeping to themselves as of late in their new home in Northrend. Still this new group of mysterious humans was very big news indeed.
The Dragon knew now he had to report this strange event to his queen and see what she would do with these strange children. With that thought in mind, the robed "man's" form shifted and turned till it was turned into its true form that was of a reasonable sized dragon. With a great flap of his wings, the dragon was off the ground in an instant and immediately started to fly towards north and to his home of Dragon's Rest. There, his queen would know what to with these strange creatures who had the powers and scent of a dragon.
Author's Note: Firstly I would like to say here is the new chapter as promised! I managed to get it done earlier than I normally do with updates, but here it is! Now before anyone asks, I would like to explain something about why Natsu is currently suffering at the moment and why Lucy and Happy are feeling weak and low on magic.
You see the magic that was used in the spell to teleport the Fairies and their friends to Azeroth was super taxing on their bodies since the magic was from Azeroth, and their for foriegn to the people of Earthland. Since they are not used to that magic, the spell took a lot of their current magic and stamina away from them during the teleportation. They will get their magic back slowly over time however, as well their stamina, but they first must wait till then and not over do it otherwise they might kill themselves by over exertion. Now as to why Natsu was feeling good on Magic at the beginning it was because he was on the Searing Peak where the Sigil of Fire was, if you don't know what that is go check out WoW RPG on wowpedia, and it helped regulate his magic due its fiery nature and Natsu having an affinity for flame. So basically it was easier for him to get used quickly, but not entirely as you read from his current predicament. You see Natsu wasn't totally used to Azeroth's magic and thus when he ate the orc's flames, which were magically produced, it gave a huge power boost first like usual, but the side effect of his body not used to such foreign magic, and being in such large quanity, it caused him a huge amount of pain. It will take him a while to heal from such a rush of foreign magic, but for now he will be knocked out for a little while. Over time all Fairies and those from Earthland will get used to Azeroth magic and will be on their A-Game later, but for now they are on a strange new world and one where they are currently at their lowest possible strength.
Now for answers from my two reviewers:
Kungenlol: This story will follow both Main Characters and OCs. Both sides will get their time to shine and dedicated chapters, but for now the earlier part of this story will focus on the main cast from fairy tail and then later my OC faires. I assure you both will be equal in their cover time and no side will be focused on too much and yes that is annoying concept and one I will avoid at all costs.
Aburg76: Natsu might be visited by a certain red flight faster than you think, my friend! XD
With that all said and done, I do hope you enjoyed this new first official chapter in my story! Until till next time, enjoy this to your heart's content! XD
Sincerely, Count Chaos.