A/N: hey guys. it's been a longg time (oops). so before i went on "hiatus", i wrote four chapters of this story... so rn i'm simply going to edit them slightly and then post them. tbh i'm only doing this to become a qualified beta reader lolol ok enjoy! if i get enough support i might continue this story but probs wont so probs not okay byee

Tip; Same as last chapter. Constructive criticism is appreciated.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

The Storm Of Dragons

Chapter 2

The Fire Dragon

"Oh, my Lord! Look at her eyes! They- they're red!" Parents stood over a crib where a crimson-eyed baby whimpered.

"Only the devil has red eyes. We're religious! We can't have a devil for a daughter," the mother wailed.

"W-we'll have to put up with it. We can't throw a helpless, innocent baby out just like that. We're strong, honey. If neighbors dislike her, we'll stand up to them. We're strong."

"We're strong," the mother repeated. "We're strong."

We're strong.

"Look at your child! What a humiliation! Her eyes are red!" a supposed 'friend' of the Honou family shrieked the moment she saw the now three years of age child.

The parents winced. This had happened many times.

Repeating over,

and over,

and over,

until they got tired of it.

"You should be ashamed." The friend walked out.

The parents sighed. They looked down at their baby, whom they had named Akai.

Akai Honou; red fire. They hoped she would burn brightly, be proud, be strong. They hoped she would be safe, responsible.

But no.

They couldn't stand Akai anymore. That child had been a disgrace to the family for three years.

All because of her red eyes.

Crimson eyes.

The color of fire and blood.

The color of the devil.

They threw her out.

"Hurry up, devil!" Akai's father growled as he dragged the crying toddler across the street. The sun shined brightly upon the ocean blue sky, as if its mood did not match Akai's.

"Goddamnit!" Akai's mother snapped. "Cooperate or else this will get complicated!"

Akai flinched. It seemed as if the usual fire in her eyes had died down into nothingness, as if water had poured over her.

"Where we go?" she asked tenderly.

"Eh, who knows," the mother snickered audibly.

"A forest, perhaps. Then you can eat dirt!" Akai's father hooted, apparently thinking this was funny.

"E- eat duht? Duht tase badd. Badd!" Akai scolded.

Her mother rolled her eyes. "Here we are, dear." She tossed Akai- no, literally, tossed Akai, into the forest.

The father laughed as they began to walk away. "That was better than when we threw her elder brother out!"

The mother grinned in response.

"Have fun!"

"Oof!" Akai squeezed her eyes shut as she fell onto the dirt, anime style. "Mommy Daddy so mean..." she whimpered as she shakingly got up.

"Yes. They are very mean. Very, very mean."

Akai screamed and put her hands over her ears. "Who- who's there?"

"It is I, Fira, the Fire Dragon."

Akai screamed again. "D- dragon?!"

"Bravo! You pronounced it correctly. Yes, dragon."

"Do not kill me! Pease?!" she wailed.

"Do not fair, young un'. I will not kill you. I will train you to become a strong and intelligent warrior."

Akai blinked. "Huh?"

Fira sighed. "Never mind that. Come along, child."

~Two Years Later~

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" Akai screamed as she punched a tree, causing it to burn up into flames. The five-year-old female was careful to keep the fire from spreading, so it wouldn't start a forest fire.

"Wasn't that wonderful, Fira-san?" Akai beamed proudly.

"No need to add any honorifics, Akai," the red scaled dragon grumbled. "And the attack wasn't the best. It should be like this."

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" The tree exploded, and, uncontrollably, it spread quickly. "Quick! Eat the flames!"

"Yay!" Akai ran up to the trees, and the little girl swallowed the burning fire until her cheeks were pout and her stomach was full. By then, the minor forest fire was nearly gone. Vanished.

"Good job, Akai."

Said girl grinned.

"Now, I will teach you the art of fighting physically. Not really an 'art', but... let's say... a method, alright? They say the most reliable way is to tape a slice of pizza onto your fist so that it will effectively absorb the shock when you hit something hard, but that shall not do.

"First off, never punch the skull unless you are skilled enough to do so. It is the hardest bone in the human body. If you see some boxers trying to kill each other, they have the privilege to directly punch their opponents' head because they have fine little gloves that protect their actually pretty weak hands.

"That concludes that you should punch softer parts of the body, like a stomach. That is called a liver shot, which is below the ribs. The tummy is pretty soft, you know?"

Akai nodded enthusiastically. "Hai! Go on, sensei!"

"Another place of the body I recommend you to either punch or kick is the celiac plexus, more known as the solar plexus. That is directly under your chest a little ways, so all the breath will be damned knocked out of your opponent. It is better than any punch to the face and it will not hurt your hand. Give it a go!

"Also, you can punch the side of the chin or give a rabbit punch to the seventh vertebrae, which is extremely fatal and may result in death, so only do that when you're about to die or something. A punch to the temple will likely knock your opponent out cold. Punching below the ear will make your enemy fall to the ground, which should give you an opportunity to start beating him or her up good. And, attacks to the groin, male or female, is always recommended." Fira snickered. "... But if their adrenaline is flowing, it will cause no effect. But THEN, when they pause, even to think, BAM! Pain.

"If you're kicking, do not aim for the head. It's too far of a stretch, especially when you're not tall, likewise."

She gestured to Akai's shortness, and the younger girl pouted in frustration: "Don't make fun of my height!"

Fira chuckled creepily. "Continuing on... Remember that your thumb should always be on the outside of your fist, between the index and middle finger. If you do not do it correctly, you will break your thumb. Also, make sure the thumb is tucked below your curled fingers, out of range of the impact."

"Like... this?" Akai indicated to her right fist.

"That is so. You don't want your thumb to be at the side of your index finger like you're holding a branch or lollipop. Or a frog. You want to take your thumb and wrap it across the bottom of your curled fingers. Also, keep your fists tight, but not too much so that it will result in cutting off circulation."

Akai did as so, looking confused more and more.

"Fantastic, Akai! As for the knuckles..."

~Two Years Later~

"Hit this rock, Akai." Fira indicated to a large rock, about a foot and a half tall in height and the same size in width.

"Hai, Fira-san!" Akai walked cautiously up to the rock and got into her battle stance.

"Huyyaaah!" Akai punched the rock.

Nothing happened.

"Oww..." The eight-year-old rubbed her fist.

"Keep attempting, Akai. I have faith in you."

Akai nodded, determined. She screamed, "BURN, rock! BURN!" even though she wasn't using any magic.

At all.

Whatever.

Akai hit the rock roughly seven more times. The rock promptly burst.

"Hurrah!" Akai waved her hands in the air, grinning like the Cheshire cat dude.

But it wasn't that creepy.

It was just... not creepy at all!

Ha.

"Fine job, Akai. When you reach your teens, I'll expect you to be able to destroy a large rock in less than five direct punches."

Akai nodded seriously. "That seems reasonable."

Fira beamed proudly. "I have taught you well, my child."

"Akai!" Fira called, poking her head into the cave that Akai slept in.

"Hmm?"

"Get over here. I have a gift for you."

"Really? Yay!" Akai bounced over to her mentor. "What is it?"

"Here." Fira pointed her tail at a very nice shiny white object lying on the ground in front of her.

"What's that?" Akai asked curiously, picking the very nice shiny white object up from the ground.

"It's a monocle."

"What does it do?" Akai asked curiously, inspecting the monocle.

"It's a magical object."

"What kind of magic?" Akai asked curiously, carefully placing it on her right eye. "Woah, cool! I can sense magic radiating off you! It's all red and stuff! Cool!"

"Uh, yeah." Fira sweatdropped. "Anyways, as you have already found out, you can 'see' magic. The more powerful the mage, the larger the 'seeing magic' and the easier you can see it. This way, you can predict how strong a mage is simply by looking at him. Or her.

"Also, you can also find out what type the mage uses, according to the color. I am the fire dragon, so my magic is 'red'. If you encounter a water mage, their magic would be 'blue'.

"If the colorful enchantment distracts or disturbs you, simply chant, 'Begone, seeing spell!' Then, when you wish for it to come back, say, 'Return, seeing spell!' When you become more experienced, you can just say 'Begone' and/or 'Return'.

"Do you understand?"

"Yes!" Akai stared at Fira, much to the dragon's discomfort. "... It's so red..."

"Haha, yeah..." Fira looked around nervously, then her gaze settled upon Akai. Her expression turned serious. "There should be roughly three buttons for you to press on top of the monocle."

"Erm, what happens when I press them?" Akai felt around the top of her monocle.

"I was going to tell you!" Fira snorted. "The button farthest to the right, will, say... You know how when a mage uses magic power of some sort, there is most likely magic left over after he or she uses a magic attack, right? More often when it isn't solid magic, though."

"Hai, Fira-san." Akai nodded.

"Well, the button to the right will absorb it, convert it, and then when you release your own magic attack, there will be that left-over magic in your magic attack. The entire process takes approximately ten minutes."

"Wow! Amazing! So like, if the monocle absorbs lightning magic, and converts it into my magic, and I use fire dragon's roar, it will actually become thunder fire dragon thingy's roar, right?" (hint, hint)

"Err, yeah... something like that..." Fira sweatdropped. "The button in the middle will make you silent. Unhearable."

"Awesome! What happens if I talk?"

"It will not be heard. This can be used as to sneak up on enemies and stuff."

"That's amazing..."

"It only lasts for thirty seconds."

"Aw, what?"

"After you use it, you can't use it for thirty minutes."

"WHAT?!" Akai sulked in a corner that she, like the protagonist in the chapter before this, happened to find in the lush forest.

"Go, as they say, take a pill for your chills."

Akai looked up from her corner and sweatdropped. "You mean, take a chill pill. And you're not even saying it in the correct situation, sensei!" The girl looked horrified that her amazing mentor didn't know the term 'take a chill pill'.

"Yeah, whatever." Fira rolled her eyes. "Anyways, the last button, the button on the very left, it gives you a shield. But it will only protect you from projectiles, such as bullets or arrows. Anything else will damage you. Also, it will protect only your front body. Not your back, so your behind- ("Hey!" Akai protested.) will not be safe. So watch out for arrows in your butt... okay?"

Akai scowled. "Yeah, 'kay."

"It will only last for ten minutes."

Akai beamed. "I was expecting that!"

Fira rolled her eyes. "It also can't be used for another ten minutes. Oh, and there's a good luck charm."

Akai smirked. "Yeah, I noticed." She fingered the black charm dangling from the monocle. It has a burning picture of a blazing fire on it.

"You can only wear it if you're a fire mage, hence the fire."

Akai nodded. "Figures."

"So rub it whenever you think you're about to die, okay?" Fira requested worriedly.

"Naw, shuddap." Akai pouted.

Fira did a dragon-y purr. "Wear it most of the time, you hear me?"

Akai nodded enthusiastically. "Hai! I'll name it Bob!"

Fira backed away slowly, sweatdropping. "... Alright."

~8 Months Later~

"Fira-san?" Akai called, frowning, as she searched for her beloved dragon. "Fira?" The eight-year-old sighed. "Fira-san, please don't play games with me. May we train like always?"

No response.

"Fira? Fira-san... Are you there? Come on, we don't have time for games. Training must be efficient. Fira!"

As the sun shone brightly overhead, Akai scowled. "You are somewhere in the forest, Fira-san, I know it. I know it."

Akai waited for something, like Fira flying out of a tree and exclaiming, "SURPRISE!".

But that didn't happen.

"Fira? Fira-san, where are you?" Akai sighed. "I guess I'll have to look for you."

"FIRA, DAMNIT!" Akai scowled, punching a tree. It got destroyed, blasted into smithereens. "Where the HELL are you?!"

It was now night time. Akai had been searching for the entire day.

"Fira..." Akai suddenly felt her energy subsiding. She collapsed on the ground. "Fira... Don't leave me... Please..."

A single tear slid down the young girl's cheek.

Explanation Section

Depressing, I know.

All fighting tactics are valid. Even the pizza slice thing. I searched it up.

Okay, about the monocle. It is a shiny white, with a black charm with a picture of a fire dangling on the right side. Only fire mages can wear it.

You can see magic :D

Fire = red

Water = blue

Celestial = golden yellow

etc

You gotta say, 'Begone, seeing spell!' for it to begone because it might make you dizzy or something.

Then, when you wish for it to come back, say, 'Return, seeing spell!'

There are three buttons on the top of the monocle. In the wearer's perspective, on the right button, it will convert the magic and stuff.

Not many people know this (because I made it up but shh), but whenever someone uses a magical attack (not physical, like punching or kicking or biting or...), 50% of the time, there will be leftover magic. The more powerful the attack, the more leftover magic or chances there will be leftover magic there is. But the leftover magic is all invisible and stuff, so yeah.

With solid objects, like Erza's swords, it's not likely for there to be leftover magic. But with unsolid magic, like Natsu's fire or Wendy's wind, there's a higher chance for there to be leftover magic, and it will be easier for the monocle to have to ability to convert it and crap.

When the wielder of the monocle presses the right button, the monocle sucks the remaining magic, only if there is remaining magic, all up. Then, for ten minutes, it blends it with a single move, only a single move, and after the ten-minute process, the owner chants the spell and the remaining magic plus the fire magic will become a single magic move thing and yeah.

For example, there is remaining thunder magic. Akai presses the button to the very right. For ten minutes, while Akai is busy battling, it goes through the process and such and such. After that, Akai will be alerted with a small vibration that the conversion is finished.

She will attack with a magical move, in this case, Fire Dragon's Roar, and, along with fire, thunder will come out and the move will be stronger depending on the strength of the original thunder mage. The move will gain an extra element and be twice as strong... hopefully. And only for one move. One move.

One thing Fira forgot to mention (haha): The holder will have to wait thirty minutes for it to be used again. This is because it will be waaaaayyy too powerful.