Hey guys, rambles here bringing you guys another chapter of An alternate dragon slayer. Originally the next update was going to be fore dragons clan, but seeing how much you guys liked the first chapter I thought I'd bring you another one sooner. I hope you guys enjoy, though I've made Erza and Natsu a bit OOC in this chapter it seemed right.
Anyway enough with that lets get on with the story!
The four women stood, unable to speak as they saw the man's pink hair. The same pink hair that had saved each of them once before. The man seemed to chuckle as he heard their reactions. He turned around to face them before stepping to the side as a glint of steel shot past him.
Erza stood shocked, how had the man seen her blade approaching? Even Milliana, who had spent the most time with Erza and knew all of her techniques hadn't seen her shoot forward in an attempt to strike the man, yet this man who she had never met before was able to perfectly read her movements.
Erza slashed again and once again the man dodged. He seemed to be showing no sign of putting any effort into dodging. This just made Erza madder and madder as she requipped a second sword and began to slash at him faster and faster, at speeds almost matching her flight armour. But the man was just stepping out of the way each time.
Erza stabbed both her swords forward hoping to catch him, yet he sidestepped her attack just as the pink whip of energy was about to strike him. Instead the whip coiled itself around Erza's swords. Milliana and Erza stared at each other before Milliana released Erza and the two charged him together, working in perfect tandem with each other. Using skills honed through years of travelling together since they left that place. Skills that would have decimated any lesser opponents in seconds.
Yet they did nothing against the man with the pink hair.
Lucy and Flare watched from the sidelines as The man continued to just dodge, never once did he actually attack either of them, but he would dodge in ways that meant that more than once Erza's and Milliana's attacks hit each other. Lucy could see the growing fury on Erza's face and soon realised that if she and Flare didn't do something Erza was going to get herself into alot of trouble.
Lucy raised her key as Flare's hair untangled itself, the two women having had the same thoughts. "Open! Gate of the golden bull! Taurus!" Lucy said as a loud DING-DONG! Was heard and a large bull standing on two feet wielding a giant battleaxe appeared "MOOOOOO!" He shouted as he swung said axe towards the man. Who just ducked under the axe, landing on top of the handle, just standing there. Until several streaks of blazing red hair fired at him, courtesy of Flare. He stood as he observed the four women each of them ready to fight him.
He laughed as Taurus tried to attack him again, followed by two rapid slashes from Erza. The man ducked under Taurus' axe and kicked away Erza's swords, before using his momentum to roll under Milliana's whip as a wolf made of red hair rushed towards him. The man held out his hand and caught the wolf before crushing it.
The four women shared a look between each other as they all sent forward their most powerful attacks. Milliana created another whip as Erza requipped into her heavens wheel armour and sent several swords towards the figure. Flare sent several eagles made of her hair at the man as Taurus charged energy through his axe before swinging it at the man. Each of the attacks struck sending a large explosion around the area. Mages and civilians all gathered around trying to find out what was going on outside of Fairy Tail.
As the explosion faded everyone held their breath, surely no one could survive an attack like that unharmed? However as the gathered crowd watched they saw something that made them all gasp.
He was completely unharmed.
Not even a scratch.
He stood there, in the same place he had been when the attacks struck, not a single mark on him. Erza Milliana Lucy and Flare all stood, they had put major amounts of magic energy into those attacks and this man wasn't even scratched.
"Well then" The man said "Are you done?" He asked. This just made Erza furious "FIGHT US SERIOUSLY YOU BASTARD!" She screamed as she changed her armour once again, this time it was her giants armour. The man just rolled his eyes as he looked at Erza's armour. "Okay" He said as he took a deep breath. "You want serious? You'll get it" He said as he began to gather power.
Flames erupted around him as the magic pressure in the air began to grow, the man was completely unfazed by the flames as he stood there, facing Erza. The flames grew hotter and hotter as those unable to use magic had to back away. The pressure in the air grew thicker and thicker. Erza and the others found it hard to breathe being so close to this pressure. All across the country of Fiore mages good and evil could feel the spike in magic pressure, even in places across the other side of Fiore from Magnolia.
Erza tried to steel herself, she'd seen impressive displays of power before, but none had made her feel this…
Afraid.
Erza Scarlet, the great Titania, feared mage across Fiore by anyone stupid enough to cross her was unable to stop her knees from trembling as she stood close to this display of power which she could tell was no where near the man's full power. Erza raised her spear and was about to charge forward when she saw a sight that truly drove home her fear.
His eyes.
Or at least…
What should have been his eyes.
Instead there were just two bright red orbs, just like that day. Except they were focused on her. And seeing those eyes made Erza cave in.
She collapsed to her knees, unable to take the pressure anymore. No sooner had she uttered the words "I surrender" Did she feel the pressure disappear, the flames recede. Erza looked up to see the man looking down at her.
"Well glad you got that out of your system" The man said as he turned back towards the doors of Fairy Tail "Now, as I was saying before you all tried to decapitate me. Let's head inside" And without checking if they were still following he headed inside.
No sooner had he turned away did the girls rush over Erza. Milliana hugged Erza close "Erza are you okay?" Milliana sobbed as she saw the tears flooding out of Erza's eyes. "I… Lost" Erza said. "I was so afraid I just couldn't move" She continued. "I was so weak!" Erza said as she punched the ground, leaving a large dent considering she was still in her giant armour.
"Fear is not evil" A voice said behind Erza. The girls looked back to see the man stood there, having taken off his cloak revealing the red and black vest he wore. "It tells you what your weakness is. Once you know that, you can become stronger as well as kinder" He said. "Did you come up with that?" Lucy asked. The man chuckled "Nope, I guy I fought a few years back told me that, it just seemed appropriate to say that to you now" He replied "Did you beat him as well?" Flare asked, having seen that display of power Flare was sure that not even her village's guardian could have beaten him. The man laughed "Hell no, he mopped the floor with me"
The girls all froze, someone was able to stand up to that power and defeat the man…
They didn't even want to think about what kind of monster the man had to be in order to defeat the one in front of them, the one who'd reduced the mighty Erza to tears.
"Now you guys coming this time?" The man said as he picked Erza up, giving her a sincere smile.
The girls nodded and followed him inside.
They were all surprised at the interior of the guild.
It was chaos.
Chairs were broken, tables flying around. Beers spilt everywhere and people lay all around the place, knocked out members lay here and there. The girls had never seen anything so… lively. Almost everyone had forgotten about the intense magic pressure outside and had gotten on with their daily lives.
The man smiled as he observed the mess "Hasn't changed a bit" He said as he walked up to the bar, ordering several drinks. As the girls watched he chugged two and threw the others at them. They all managed to catch their drinks and drank them. Feeling like a part of whatever was going on. As they did people eventually noticed their group.
"How can we help you?" A gentle voice asked as a small older man approached the group. The man's face seemed to fall at once "Ah come on I thought you of all people would recognise me, especially with that little show outside." He said, flashing a grin which seemed to be his trademark.
Mumbling spread through the guild as everyone studied the man. Trying to work out if they'd seen him before. But despite the collective thinking of the guild no one could recognise the man with the pink hair.
He sighed. "You people really don't remember do you?" He asked. "Well I guess I need someone to help me give a little demonstration" He looked at everyone inside "Oi ice prick" He said as he glanced at a man with raven hair, dressed in nothing more than boxer shorts "What you pink haired pyro?" The man grunted. This only seemed to encourage the man with pink hair as he suddenly slashed with his hand and a long chain appeared emerging from a cloud of flames, aimed straight at the raven haired man.
"The fuck!" He shouted as he quickly created an ice shield in front of him, the chain hit the shield, melting most of it before it fell to the floor.
Everyone stared.
And then they cheered.
The small old man from earlier walked up to them again "It seems you have returned child" He said "You know it gramps" The man said flashing that grin from before. "Ummm" Flare said as she looked at the man with the pink hair "Could we know your name?" She asked, nervously playing with her hair "You never told us before outside…" She trailed off as she remembered the feelings that had flooded her body after seeing that display of power, and hoped that the man didn't notice her pink cheeks.
The man chuckled. "Your right" He said "I never did tell you my name, just that I knew each of you. Well" He said, pausing as he addressed each of the four girls "The name is Natsu Dragneel and welcome to my home and family…"
He trailed off as he gestured to each of the wizards gathered in the guild
"FAIRY TAIL!"