One day, something terrible happened.
Fiore's once beautiful castle lay in ruins from last night's attack. The acres of land it sat on for nearly six hundred years was now blanketed by a thick layer of ash and debris.
It looked like a war zone, though, even calling it that was pushing it. Last night was a nightmare for all of Fiore and created a mournful silence throughout the kingdom.
Not a single soul would forget the way the sky lit up as a barrage of hellish blasts pierced through the castle. Nor would they forget the endless wall of flames that engulfed the structure whole and burned incessantly until there was virtually nothing left.
On the bright side, the village surrounding the castle is untouched by the havoc. However, the kingdom's people harbored a new kind of fear and anger that consistently ate at their minds.
The army and mages from different towns assembled at the castle soon after the incident and began planning a strategy to defeat the unknown monster.
"Lisanna, Elfman and Levy will go south and get information from the people of Hargeon." The knight, Erza, commanded while placing a small orange flag onto a large map of Fiore. "An attack similar to this one happened less than a week ago, though not as catastrophic."
"Why would someone want to attack there?" Lisanna, a mage from oak town, questioned.
"Hargeon is a port side town where the kingdom's goods get shipped out and received" A short woman with blue hair, Levy, explained.
"Was it the same attacker?" a low ranking mage questioned.
"I believe that they are different, however, we need more data to be sure. Finding out this information is vital if we want to stop this monster." Levy raised a single brow as she scanned over the document from the people of Hargeon. "We can not afford to mess up here. This is the best shot we have at getting more information."
"More? When did we have any to begin with?" Freed added.
"Last night the beast let out some sort of roar which temporarily impaired the hearing of everyone within its radius . However, people outside of the castle and surrounding village claimed to have made out words." Levy closed her eyes as she thought back to what they had said "Fire dragons roar".
"Dragon?"
"Erza!" The group turned to the back of the room, where the door had been slammed open. "I want this beast captured, NOW! Why haven't our troops been sent out yet!"
"Prince Loki, we have no idea where or who this thing is and what its motives are. Until we find out more information we can't do anything." Jellal informed the raging prince.
"What about Lucy!" Loki screamed.
The room went completely silent.
"I said, what about Lucy!" Loki repeated irritably.
Lucy rested her aching head against her palm, getting thrown against a wall really did a number on her.
But, more importantly, where is she?
She took a deep breath before shifting her throbbing head to the left where a small fireplace sat. Lucy breathed in the welcoming scent of burning wood and relaxed at the nosological sound of crackling logs. The small fire cast a dim, flickering, light into the room which unfortunately allowed Lucy to see its horrible state.
"It's empty..." Lucy whispered to herself. Not only that, but the ceiling leaked water from several different areas so the fire wasn't as effective in warming her up. Oh. what she would do for a blanket right now.
"Where am I?" she sighed.
"A dragon's nest." A male voice announced.
'A man?' She squinted her eyes at a dark mass in the opposite corner to her, the fire's light didn't reach that far so it was hard to make out anything. 'is he trapped here too?'
"That's ridiculous, dragons have been extinct for hundreds of years now." The male scoffed at her response, shuffling noisily around his side of the room.
"What would a spoiled princess like you know about that?"
'How rude' She stomped her bare foot against the damp floor "I've read books about it!"
"Books?" He laughed heartily at her "Have you even stepped out of that castle before today?"
Lucy huffed angrily. What's the point of getting into an argument with this guy anyway? "Is there any way out?"
"No" The man stated simply as he moved into the light.
Salmon colored hair... "You're the boy from the party, right?" She stood from her spot on the ground, stepping closer to him.
'It has to be him, there's no mistaking him'
"You have a pretty good memory" He looked back at her, grinning sheepishly. "The name is, Natsu, Natsu Dragneel"
"Na-tsu...?"
What is he doing here?