Natsu is currently flying over a forest, looking for a place to land. He didn't want to go to the village at the base of his home. Too close to home, too close to memories... Too many people that know him. The people at the town originally knew him as the Child of Chaos, the gloomy pink-headed boy who always seemed to attract trouble. He was subject to random bandits and bullies, just as always. Always the same, the same human errors. Human... Natsu didn't want to be human if that's what it meant. He would be a dragon, even a demon, but call him human, and see what's left of you. All humans are the same in Natsu's eyes. In the eyes of Ragnarok, as he is now known to the village.
Flashback: Two Years Ago
"Look, I'm not in the mood today, so what do you say about just turning around, walking away, and acting like you didn't see me here today? Huh?" A younger Natsu sighs trying to deal with a town crook, who tries to swindle children out of any money they come across. Natsu looked up at the man, right eye covered as it always is when he goes into public. All Natsu wanted to do was buy some books on magic to help with his training. He didn't need a puny human to steal his money and allow him to explain to Acnologia why he returned empty handed.
"Now, now, boy. Don't you know it's rude to disobey your elders? And you really should uncover that eye, its bad for you, you know!" The crook ended his statement all too happily as he swung his knife carelessly at Natsu. The dragon slayer simply stood there, slightly leaning his head to the side to avoid the sloppy swordsmanship. The swings increased in speed ever so slightly, until the man hit Natsu's hood, tearing it off with a loud ripping sound. Natsu froze, and looked at the now terrified man with his dragon eye. "Wha-What are you? Stay away from me, demon!" The man's swinging became faster, more erratic, as the man now wished to kill the boy in front of him.
"Stop! Human, I don't wish to hurt you, but I will if I must!" Natsu attempted to reason with the man, but to no avail. Fear clouds the mind of reason. Once fear sets in, a decision is made to fight or flight, and clearly, the crook chose to fight. He continued to swing the knife, however ineffective it had proven to be thus far. With one lucky slash, Natsu was hit, causing a small scratch to appear on his right wrist. While it was nothing but a minor inconvenience to Natsu, it revealed the black marking located under his clothing. When the man noticed, his eyes widened again, and he continued attacking the "demon" in front of him. "Grr, you leave me no choice, human!"
His mind made up, Natsu charged Chaos energy around his arm, prepared to destroy the nuisance in front of him. "Chaos Dragon's Decaying Fist!" Natsu exclaimed as he lashed his fist towards the man. It struck him in the chest, continuing straight through the man, piercing his body. The man coughed up blood, splattering it across the Dragon Slayer. The chaos energy on Natsu's hand began to react to the natural components of the man's body, eating away at all organic compounds. After less than a minute, nothing remained of the man who attacked the young Dragon Slayer. At this, bystanders, whom didn't seem to care of the attack on the boy, began to panic as well.
"What are you?"
"Why are you here?"
"He really is a demon!"
The panicked cries of the growing crowd all entered Natsu's ears at once, but he tuned them out, not caring what humans had to say about him. However, one voice seemed to carry above the rest in the mind of the boy.
"He must be a demon! He isn't human, or a Child of Chaos! He's the end itself- Ragnarok!" came the voice of one man from the group of villagers.
"Ragnarok, ne?" Natsu asked the man, who only whimpered at knowing he had been heard. "I like it. If my Master is The Dragon of the Apocalypse, then I will be the Apocalypse; Ragnarok itself!" With that, Natsu exited the village via his wings, leaving a group of terrified humans in his wake.
Flashback End
Natsu is pulled from his thoughts by a scream. He licked his lips, knowing that the scream signified human activity, and human activity meant prey for the Dragon Prince. He dived towards the sound, tucking his wings around himself and spiraling downward at speeds most people can only dream of. Following his nose, Natsu weaved among the trees, searching for the humans. Humans he craved to kill. Humans he was going to kill. Another scream pierced the quiet of the forest. Natsu now had his prey pinpointed, and that meant death for them. "Chaos Dragon's Roar!" A vortex of Chaos energy escaped Natsu's open maw, shredding through trees and animals alike, stopping only when it took out one of the humans he was targeting. The attack revealed a group of men, five strong, surrounding a young girl. With the surprise attack, the group was down to four, and focused on Natsu rather than their old target.
"Gah! Who are you?" One of the remaining men asked Natsu at seeing his friend killed in cold blood.
All focus on him, Natsu began to chuckle, eliciting confused reactions from the thugs. "I am the end of all humans. The one feared by those who will not live to tell my tale. I am Ragnarok, the end of all those who appear before me!" Natsu began to charge more Chaos energy around his legs, causing a magical pressure to begin to suffocate three of the men, before charging at high speeds, intent on eliminating another foe. "Chaos Dragon's Rising Talons!" Natsu announced his attack before flipping, sending a wave of energy from each of his legs, disintegrating two more of the suffocating men. The other men prepared to counter attack, one drawing a sword, and the other entering a stance with his hands together, gathering his own magical energy. The one with the sword struck first, slashing down at Natsu's chest. Natsu simply leaned backwards, avoiding the slash, causing the man to fall off balance. "Chaos Dragon's Decaying Fist!" Natsu swung his fist at the off-balance man, grazing his arm. However, the very nature of the attack detected the living organism it connected with, and ate away at it. Due to it only grazing him, the man lost only an arm, but it was enough to panic the man, causing him to retreat. Which meant he turned tail and ran at top speeds, running through the forest as quickly as his legs would carry him.
"Shadow Stream!" The other man, who was also a mage, unleashed a wave of shadow magic at Natsu, striking him and causing a small explosion, surrounding the area with smoke. "Heh. All that talk of ending us, and it takes only one hit to end you. My men were weak. Next group is gonna be mages, so they don't lose to weaklings like you. Now, where's that gi-"
"Chaos Dragon's Sniper Shot!" The man was cut off from his thoughts by an attack being launched from the smoke, a thin line of Chaos energy sailing past his head into the distance. The smoke cleared from the attack, revealing Natsu, hand shaped into a gun, without any marks from the attack that hit him. "Human, did you really think I would be done in by such a weak attack? I am the strongest. I will not fall to you, nor to anyone else. As I said, I am the end. Your end."
"You talk big, and yet your attack completely missed me! What kind of sniper misses at a close range? Not me! Shadow Sniper!" The man entered a similar stance to Natsu, firing a bullet of shadow energy from his fingertips, which hit Natsu, who had no time to dodge. However, it proved futile, as the attack had no more effect than the last one on the Dragon Prince.
"I did not miss. Rather, I ensured that my prey did not escape. No humans will walk away from Ragnarok with their lives, nor will I allow you to. Chaos Dragon's Blade Edge!" Chaos energy surrounded Natsu's arm, forming a blade around his arm, which he swung at the Shadow Mage, cutting him straight across his waist, clean in two.
"No... way. I can't... lose to a kid... not... like this," the man's vision faded. The last thing he saw was a corpse in the same direction the one-armed swordsman had run, the same direction Natsu had shot in. "I did not miss. Rather, I ensured that my prey did not escape." Natsu's words echoed in the dying man's head. They never stood a chance. This kid really is the end of humans. Humans are nothing but prey to him. Life drained from the man's eyes. He is dead. Natsu prepared to leave, but was interrupted by a small voice.
"Th-thank you, mister," the young girl, a bluenette, mumbled out, barely audible, even to the Dragon Slayer's advanced hearing.
"Hmph. I did not save you out of the goodness of my heart. I just hate humans," came the cold reply of the pinkette.
"Then... Why aren't you attacking me?"Natsu's eyes widened at the timid response. That's right. Why wasn't he killing the girl who stood in front of him? Natsu snarled, baring sharp fangs, and charged energy around his fist. The girl's eyes closed in fright, expecting an end to her short life. The deadly fist went barreling towards her, before connecting with a tree next to her. The girl whimpered. Had the fist gone slightly to the left, she would be dead.
"WHY CAN'T I HATE YOU?" Natsu roared at the terrified girl.
"Maybe... because I'm a Dragon Slayer too?" At this, Natsu sniffed, reading the girl's scent. It was true. She smelled like the fresh sky, high in the air, away from humans. She was clearly a Sky Dragon Slayer, perhaps that was the reason he didn't hate her.
"You're a mystery to me, young dragoness... You are to stay with me until I figure this out. My name is Natsu Dragneel. You are to address me as Ragnarok."
"Wendy."
"Huh?"
"My name is Wendy Marvell."'
And scene. So, this is my first attempt at a fight scene. Tell me how it went. I know Natsu seems a bit too strong for a teen, but he is supposed to be the strongest mage. At least, in his mind he is. He will get his challenges eventually, but against single mages or groups of weak enemies, he will likely win without effort.
In response to God Natsu, thank you for the review. I know my plot line isn't very unique yet, but I hope to make the story my own as I advance more into it. If you have any suggestions to make my story stand out, I would love to hear them.
As always, reviews are welcome. See you all next time on Child of Chaos. Ciao!
~Solaris