Nlh: Hi guys. You cannot imagine how badly I wish I could have edited sooner, but I'm afraid that as far as this story is concerned, my muse has abandoned me these last few months. But now, I'm back, and you'd better believe I'll update again.
Previously on Burning Thunder, Lucy was in labor, and Laxus was going up to see her, despite being in a bad state himself. And now, the conclusion
To explain the exact details of the next little while in the delivery room would take up precious time. So instead, you'll be given the general overview of the chaos.
You see, Laxus had misjudged where he'd be standing when he rematerialized from his lightning. Instead of appearing in the corner of the room like he had planned, he instead went straight through the bed. Thankfully, Laxus was in full control of his magic. He was able to sense that he was passing through another person's body, and was able to change his magic's properties. He couldn't change direction because he was already materializing, but at least the person he was going through wouldn't get hurt.
However, there was something important that was missed by the Dragon Slayer, and that was exactly who he was going through. He had gone straight through Lucy. She was alright, Laxus' property changing did it's job perfectly. However, he hadn't gone only through Lucy. He had gone through the child being pushed from Lucy's womb. And as he did that, the soon-to-be neworn was changed.
Understand, this little boy was the son of two powerful wizards. That means that from the time he was conceived and during all his development inside his mother, there was magic all around him. But it wasn't his. It was his mother's, and to a lesser extent, his father's. His own magic wouldn't be able to develop until he had left Lucy's body, and was exposed to outside sources of Ether-nano, the flowing energy wizards turn into magic. So, it would stand to reason, the first magic he was exposed to at birth would leave some sort of effect upon him. That exact effect was even bigger than one might expect, becase of the nature of the magic he was exposed to.
Do remember, Laxus is a 2nd generation Dragon Slayer, meaning his powers come from a Dragon Slayer magic Lacrima being implanted in his body. It was still in there, and by now, it had ingrained with his body, become a part of him.
So when Laxus -in lightning form- passed through the child, the raw power of his Dragon Slayer magic did what it was designed to do. It was designed to be transferred into an otherwise incapable body and give it power. And that is just what happened. As the magic energy went through this infant's body, some of it pieced off, and collected in him, bonding with his body, just like the magic energy's source-the parent Lacrima residing in Laxus. This little baby boy had become a Dragon Slayer.
An important note; this had all happened inside Kassem's body. No one outside had any idea what was happening, not yet.
If you understand that, now it's time to go back to what was happening outside of Lucy.
Laxus had fully formed, kneeling over Lucy. This was when the confusion set in.
The doctors all ran to either the end of the bed totend to the still-in-labor Lucy, or else to Laxus to get him down from the bed, which he was of course happy to do. It was a chaotic little while, but it did prove beneficial. These last couple pushes were still very hard. But now, Laxus was there. This was good, because, not knowing anything else to do, he asked Lucy if she needed to hold his hand, like he had seen them do in the movies. Lucy accepted. Lucy had a strong hand, it was good that Laxus was strong, because any lesser man wold likely have screamed in sheer pain. While Laxus didn't scream, he may or may not have made a few undignified squeaking noises, that were thankfully not heard, except by Lucy, she was definitely going to use that against him some time in the future.
And the, there was great excitement. He was out!
When Natsu came in, he was greeted with the sight of his wife holding a little bundle in her arms, and Laxus for some reason standing next to her, smiling at the bundle and cradling his swollen hand. As soon as Natsu was handed his son, he said one word: "Kassem". Lucy's eyes lit up, and Laxus nodded approvingly, simply saying "strong name".
Little Kassem was a beautiful baby. He had thin, wispy hair that was mostly pink, with a blonde V spreading out from a little widoow's peak. His skin had his father's slightly darker hue. Like both his parents, he had a somewhat thin mouth. His eyes were a mixture of onyx and brown. When Natsu brought his finger to his son's face, Kassem seized it and refused to let go. Even Laxus had to admit that the boy was cute.
Natsu and Lucy looked happier than they ever had before. They were parents! The very idea gave them such an overwhelming rush oof so many different emotions, they were surprised they hadn't fainted. Well, somebody did faint. Or at least collapse. But it wasn't Natsu or Lucy. It was Laxus.
In all the commotion, Laxus had forgotten that the spell Fried had put on him to take the pain away wouldn't last. While he was walking out to give the new family some time alone, at the door, he suddenly doubled over, his face contorted with pain. As the doctors rushed to see what was wrong, Laxus went through an interesting phenomenon. When someone goes through a strenuous experience, such as the nerve-wracking pain Laxus was in, their senses may become heighened, letting them notice things they wouldn't have otherwise. With Dragon Slayers, whose senses are already very acute, their senses become near-perfect, and they can detect things that wouldn't be possible with simple senses. This is what happened with Laxus. He smelled something off. Something off on Kassem. Before, Kassem simply smelled like Lucy, even after being cleaned. But now, he detected another smell, far more subtle. The same kind of smell he smelt coming from Natsu and Gajeel when they fought using their magic, or on Wendy when she was treating a wound. Kassem smelled like dragon. And not just of dragon, dragon magic. His dragon magic.
At long last, here we have it, the final chapter of the Origin of the Burning Thunder. Next chapter skips ahead about 17 years. You'll see Kassem at the same age his mom and dad were when they were introduced, as well as his teammates in the Wrecker Fairies, includinghis little sister, Stella Dragneel, and his Exceed companion, Joy. It's going to be a good chapter.
