Welcome back to my story, Destruction and Demons. Sorry for the cliffhanger last time with Hakai and Gray. I felt that it was a great spot to leave off and build suspense. This story is AU Canon, so there will be some changes from what really happened when Natsu joined Fairy Tail. Well, on with this chapter!
Chapter 4 : Monster, Fight, and Family
Last Time on Destruction and Demons
"Do fairies really have tails? Do they even exist? Like them this place is an eternal mystery, a never ending adventure," Makarov said to us, standing in front of a building with a picture of a fairy on it and the words "Fairy Tail." He opened the doors to the guild only for a half naked boy, probably around Natsu's age, to collide into me.
Hakai POV
'First, my mom and pseudo-brother/father disappear. Then, for the first time in almost two years, my brother cries. Now I am being used as a cushion for some half naked kid to use as a way to soften the impact. I'VE HAD ENOUGH!' I think to myself as energy explodes around me, obliterating everything in a 15 foot radius, including the doors and walls surrounding the door, the ground, and the kid who just knocked into me. A bright yellow light engulfs the entire area, blinding everyone besides me.
When everyone is able to see again they see a whole lot of nothing. Just me, a heavily damaged kid (now almost fully naked), and a missing door, walls, and floor of the guild hall. They all gape at me and the destruction around me. There wasn't even a trace that there was once a door or a part of the wall there, not even rubble, dust, or splinters from the door. Just nothingness. I breathed out, heavily. Not because I was tired, but because I was pissed.
Everyone is taken out of their shock and start whispering about me, and I can hear every one of their comments. "Who is that kid?"
"Why did he just straight up destroy the front door?"
"Is that Gray on the floor?"
"Why is he so beat up?"
"That kid is a monster."
I glare at all of them, a smirk present on my face. 'So that's how they're gonna think of me, a monster. I'm fine with that. As long as there are a few people that are fine here I'll be good. So far everyone besides Gramps is annoying,' I think, looking from face to face, studying each of their reactions. There were only a few reactions that stood out to me.
A girl with scarlet hair had looked at me, but not in fear. If anything, she looked at me in admiration. She had a twinkle in her eye and a slight blush on her cheeks. I was confused about that. Then I saw her glance at Natsu and gain a bigger blush. I smirked at her reaction, I have blackmail material and now Natsu and, possibly, I have a secret admirer. 'Hmmm… I wonder if there is anyone for me here. She's cute, but I don't think she's my type.'
The next one is a small girl, probably a year younger than Natsu. She had short, blue hair. She looked shy, but not scared. She looked at Gray and smirked. 'Now that is very interesting, smirking at a defeated Gray. Hmm… maybe she isn't as bad as the rest of them. She kinda looks glad that he's on the floor.' The two boys behind her looked terrified though. 'She has a fan club? I'll ask her about it later, when I introduce myself.'
The other two just looked like they didn't care. One of them had blonde hair and looked a few years older than me. The other one had orange hair and looked old, but not as old as Gramps. 'Those two are interesting, they have a lot of magical energy. Maybe they're strong.'
All the others had varying levels of terror on their faces. A brown haired girl had a very small amount of terror on her face, while some of the older people looked like they shit their pants. 'The rest of them are all the same, excluding that brown haired one. She seems cool. I guess it'll be fine here.'
"Listen up brats! These two are going to be joining our guild! This is Hakai Dragneel," Makarov says pointing to me, "and his brother Natsu Dragneel. I expect you to treat them as family and introduce yourselves," he continues, walking inside, ignoring the destruction. "Anyone who has a problem with that will be answering to me."
With those words, the guild erupted in complaints, people yelling about how I was too destructive or too much of a monster. I just walked into the guild, following the master, and like Moses splitting the Red Sea, people moved out of my way, their faces having mixed reactions. Some looked like they were terrified, some looked like they wanted to beat me up, and some looked like a combination of both. Of course there were also reactions that I couldn't put words to. And there was the smell in the air. A smell of piss, shit, and sweat. 'So, someone did shit their pants. That's too great!' I continue walking through the crowd, towards the bar, where the master is already sitting there, ready to give us our guild stamps.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail! Where would you like your guild stamp and what color?" Gramps asked us.
"Right shoulder, red," Natsu said, pointing to the place where he wanted it.
"Right shoulder, steel grey," I answer, also pointing to the same spot where Natsu was.
He puts the guild stamp where we said, forces some magic into it, and then it comes off with a pop and a small sparkle. I laugh at that. "I like the sparkle effect. It adds a nice touch to the whole process," I say to the master.
"Good," he laughs, "I thought I was the only one who would appreciate the whole sparkle thing. Now go introduce yourselves to the guild."
We walked over to the group of kids that I spotted earlier, minus the one that was in the infirmary and the redheaded girl. They were all staring at us, some in fear, some with no expression, and one with a twinkle in her eyes. We finally got over to them. "Hi, my name is Hakai, and this is my brother Natsu. Pleased to meet you," I say, giving a small smile that showed off my canines. Natsu spotted the redhead girl across the guild and walked over to go greet her. The two boys shivered in fear, before jumping in front of the girl with short blue hair.
"You actually think you can talk to us like that? After what you did to Gray? We won't let you talk to our Levy like that," the two boys yelled. One of the boys had orange hair and a purple shirt on. His eyes were sharp, but not as sharp as mine or Natsu's. The other one had black hair, that looked like it was styled in two leaves, and had a white shirt on that had a plant on it. I frown at what they say, my eyes narrowing on them.
"'Your' Levy? What, is she in a relationship with one of you two? Do you own her? No, I didn't think so, so stop acting like you are the boss of her," I say, my temper rising, along with the magical pressure I was outputting. They shrunk back with every word, looking as if they had just pissed their pants, like 50 percent of the guild had before. They suddenly, for no reason whatsoever, had to both go to the bathroom. Convenient, right? I just smile and turn towards the small girl, who now looked grateful. 'So she doesn't like them treating her like that. Hmmm… very interesting.'
The girl looks at me and says shyly, "Hi, my name is Levy. I'm sorry about the two of them, they both like me. And thank you for beating up Gray. He always makes fun of me, because I am so short."
"That half naked kid? I didn't mean to beat him, but you're welcome. He seemed like a jackass. And why should he make fun of you 'cause you're short? I'll make fun of him cause he's a stripper."
She starts to giggle at that, then goes quiet. She looks down at the ground, then back at me. "He also makes fun of me cause I don't have a last name and I can't control my magic. Erza, Gildarts, and the master have all tried, but they say that it is a unique type of magic, unique to me. A Lost Magic, I think they called it, called Solid Script Magic."
"I think I've read about that magic in a book. It uses words and creates what the word says, right?" I say.
"How did you know?" she asks. Then her eyes sparkle, and she looks up at me with big puppy-dog eyes. "Will you teach me how to control my magic? You seem to know more about it than anyone else in the guild does. So will you teach me? Pleaseeeeeeee?"
Her big puppy eyes bore into my gold ones, breaking down my defenses. My face softens and I smile warmly at her. "Sure I will try to teach you about your magic. I'll treat you like I will my own brother as I finish his training." I lean down to whisper in her ear. "Between me and you he's not my real brother. I met him when I was seven and he was five. At the time I didn't have a last name either. So I understand what you're going through. It is hard, seeing as everyone else has one while you're left without one. So, I'll do the same thing that Natsu did for me." I extend my hand. "How would you like to be my little sister and share the last name Dragneel?"
Levy POV
'He's offering me a last name and a family,' she thought to herself, shaken to the core. 'He doesn't even know me and he is offering a spot in his family. Why? Is it because he knows what it is like? Or is it just because he is kind? Maybe he isn't as much of a monster as everyone else thinks he is.' I see the hand in front of me and instead of taking it I launch myself into him, hugging him. "Thank you," I say, crying into his chest. "This is the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me. Thank you so much."
I feel him stroke my hair, trying to get me to calm down. "You're welcome," he says to me in a caring voice. I didn't even care if we were being watched by Cana. She was the only one besides master, Gildarts, and Erza (even though she didn't talk to anyone) that was nice to me. After a few minutes I finally calm down and let go of him. He gives me another warm smile, and then ruffles my hair. I puff my cheeks up in annoyance and he just laughs. "Well, I have to go introduce myself to the rest of the people who aren't scared shitless of me. Will you come with me? I think you need to reintroduce yourself to everyone."
I nod as I take his hand, dragging him over to Cana. She was smiling at the scene in front of her when she finally said, "Hi, my name is Cana Alberona. Nice to meet you. And Levy, congrats on getting a brother or two. Now he can protect you from those two idiots who follow you like dogs."
I laugh at that and thank her. 'Brothers… I could get used to that thought.'
Hakai POV
I also laugh at this. "So you're not scared of me, like everyone else seems to be?" I ask her.
"I'm not gonna lie, at first I was scared. But after what I just saw happen between you and Levy I think you're a pretty cool guy. You seem very nice, even if you do have monster like power."
I smile at that. 'She's not scared. I can't have too many people scared of me. That wouldn't be good. Then I'd never have friends.' I look over to where Natsu was trying to talk to the redheaded girl. She was blushing but trying to keep herself composed. I smile at that. 'Natsu is also trying to make a friend. Maybe I'll go over there next. She seemed cool.' Cana sees me looking over that way.
"That's Erza. She is very quiet and doesn't like talking to anyone. When anyone tries to talk to her she just beats them up. I'm surprised that she hasn't beaten up your brother yet," she says.
I sigh as I see Erza blushing even harder when Natsu grabs her hand, and her disbelief when he blocks her from hitting him. I just laugh at the whole scene. 'She actually thought that she could hit Natsu? Please, he is most likely stronger than her. Maybe he has…. has he already found his mate? Is that even possible?' Unlike Natsu, I knew about relationships and more importantly, about Dragon Slayer relationships.
Natsu would feel instantly attracted to this person, even if he couldn't understand the attraction. A lot like "love at first sight." Our dragon sides were attracted to someone the second we saw them. The trick is finding the one. And the other part is them reciprocating our feelings. 'I can't tell if she is Natsu's mate or if he just wants to be friends. But it seems like a mate.'
A Few Hours Later
I talk with Cana for a while, asking her about the guild. She tells me that she was the first kid to join the guild. We talk about random stuff until it was becoming dark. I look over to Natsu, seeing that he is still talking to Erza, but now she is talking with him. Of course, she isn't laughing, but you can see that she isn't dying to get away from him anymore. In fact, if anything she looked like she was enjoying her conversation, even with her neutral expression it still looked like she wanted to show emotion. I sigh, and think to myself, 'Natsu, you're going to need to try harder than that to get her to open up.'
I say my goodbyes to Cana. Levy and I then make our way over to Natsu and Erza. "Yo! My name is Hakai," I tell Erza, and then I point to Levy, "and this is my little sister Levy Dragneel." Erza's eyes light up and she looks at me, then Levy, then Natsu, and finally me again. She then replies, "Nice to meet you. I am Erza Scarlet." She then turns to Natsu. "You never said you had a sister. Let alone one that has been in the guild."
Natsu looks as confused as Erza feels. "I'm just now learning about this as well. What gives Nii-san?" he asks. I explain what happened and Erza looks like she wants to smile, but is restraining herself from doing so, and Natsu just smiles his signature smile and says, "Welcome to our little family Levy! Hope you like it. Though we will be sleeping outside, we don't have a place to stay." I nod in agreement.
Levy just looks at us and says, "Well I just joined the guild about a month ago, so I have been sleeping outside this whole time. It has been pretty warm these past few weeks, but its been getting colder. But a few more nights shouldn't hurt."
I look at her and smile. "Good, then the first order of business will be to build a nice house. I saw a great spot to do it not too far away from town, but far enough so that we won't be bothered that much. Also there is a lot of space to train over there. But for tonight we'll sleep in the park." With that we say our goodbyes to Erza and leave the guild for the night and go to the park. It wasn't that far away, and it had a nice tree with some huge branches that we all could fit on. We walk in silence half the way there, Levy standing between Natsu and I, holding my hand.
"I never did ask, but what magic do you use?" Levy asks.
"I use Destruction Dragon Slayer Magic and Natsu uses Fire Dragon Slayer Magic. We were taught by Rinn, the Destruction Dragon Empress, and Igneel, the Fire Dragon King.
"Wow! You were taught by real life dragons? That is so cool! Aren't those also forms of Lost Magic?" she asks, excitedly.
"Yes, they are forms of Lost Magic. You are very smart, you know? You make up for Natsu's lack of brains," I tease Natsu as we approach the tree.
"Shut up! Just because I don't know how to read doesn't mean I'm not smart," he retorts, sticking his tongue out at me.
I just laugh and take Levy and put her on my back. I climb up the tree to a spot where there is enough space for two people. "Levy will sleep with me, seeing as you can keep yourself warm. Us normal-ish people have to stick together, ya know?" I say. I lay down on the branch and let Levy snuggle into me. "Goodnight Natsu," I yell farther up the tree, where Natsu had decided to sleep. He yells back down to us and quickly falls asleep. "Goodnight Levy," I say to the half-asleep girl next to me.
"Goodnight Nii-chan," she responds in a sleepy voice, and then succumbs to sleep.
'I think this life will be a good one. I will finally get a family. I wonder what these next few months will bring,' he thought before falling asleep.
3rd Person POV
Little did Hakai know at the time but his life would change forever nine months from now, when a certain person would join the guild. This person would show him everything good the world had to offer. They would teach Hakai to appreciate life and how to live life for others. Things were about to get interesting.
I hope you enjoyed chapter four of Destruction and Demons. Who is the person who will change Hakai? What will happen in the year x778? Find out next chapter! Please leave a review about if you liked it and how I can make it better. I know I might sound repetitive by saying this but I really just want to make a story that people can enjoy. Thank you for reading and have a fantastic day!
