Rosario to Wait What?

Chapter 8

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Yokai Academy

"I am Igneel Natsu's father. What exactly are you after from my son little succubus?"

Kurumu trembled Natsu's father? What the hell, Natsu's father is a real dragon? Her thoughts were quick lost as another wave of burning pain washed over her. Tears started to leak from her eyes and she almost forgot about Igneel standing over her. Why does it hurt so much? Did I take in more power than I can handle? Sweat rolled off her body as she felt a burning sensation of fire coursing through her veins.

Looking down at the suffering succubus Igneel shook his head. Then he gently whispered out a small incantation. When he finished, Kurumu noticed the pain was diminishing enough to speak again.

"What did you do?" Kurumu ask as she felt the pain ease off.

"I place a fire suppression spell on you so that we could speak for a few minutes."

"Fire suppression? I wasn't siphoning fire I was trying to extract….uh… "She quickly realized her mistake while speaking.

Her statement was cut off by Igneel's chuckle. "Actually you have, even if you don't realize it. To make things worse, YOU have taken something from a dragon without its permission, and that act can easily cost someone their life."

Kurumu looked confused " you are saying, I have siphoned fire? Also what did I take from a dragon without permission? I mean you are the only dragon I have ever met and I don't think I have taken anything from you."

"I am the second dragon you have met. My son was the first."

"Wait, Natsu is a dragon?"

"Humans call his kind dragon slayers but that does not matter! He is my son, therefore he is a dragon no matter what name you choose to call him by!" Igneel said with a fierce pride.

"Ok so you are saying I took something from Natsu without his permission?"

Igneel nodded.

"The only thing I have taken from Natsu was the lust he produces when his is around that damn pink haired bimbo…."

Kurumu trailed off as she felt the ground shake with Igneel's deep rumbling growl. "I will not sit by and let you insult my son's mate in such a manner!"

Kurumu looked like she had been slapped "Mate? How? What? Wait? When? I don't understand does this mean he is lost to me." She wailed as the tears flowed freely down her cheeks. "I can't lose him; he is the only one that can satisfy my hunger. I have even lowered myself to feeding off the lust she causes in him since he won't respond to me. Ever since I tasted his lust nothing else comes close."

She looked at Igneel with pleading eyes "I will starve to death if I am forced away from him."

"So you only see my son as a source of nourishment then?" Igneel inquired.

Kurumu flinched "not exactly you see I am sure he is my destined one, the one I am meant to spend my life with. I was always told I would know him when I found him. Ever since I met Natsu I can't bear the thought of being away from him. Just thinking about it makes me so cold." She said while shivering.

Igneel sighed "How many time have you fed from my son?"

Kurumu look down sadly "This was the fifth time and I shouldn't even need to feed yet. The sheer amount of lust I received from him the first few times should have been enough to keep me well feed for over a year." Kurumu then looked up at Igneel with horror filled eyes as the pain started to return. "Please don't remove this spell the pain is so powerful."

Igneel gave her a gentle shake of his head "I have not removed the spell. As I said you have taken something from a dragon without his permission and that always comes at a price. Dragon's lust is like a drug to your kind little succubus, and now you are completely hooked on it. If you were his chosen mate this would not be a problem as you would have an unlimited supply from which to draw. However, he has chosen another so that option in not open to you, and your body is demanding more."

Kurumu looked blankly at Igneel as small burns appeared on her skin. "So I have lost him then?"

Igneel nodded "When a dragon mates it is for life."

Kurumu started to cry again. "So what will happen to me now that I am forever denied him? Will I die?" she asked looking at the burns on her skin as they became more pronounced.

Igneel softly nodded "If things stay like this yes, the dragon lust you have taken in will roast you from the inside out."

Kurumu nodded with a small sad smile "Thank you Igneel for letting me know. Now please leave me to my fate." She said with the bitter sweet smile still on her face.

Igneel looked at her with surprise. "Will you so calmly accept death?"

Kurumu nodded softly "If I have truly lost him and I am going to be without his warmth that I depend on then yes I will." She said simply the burns that had spread before were now turning to blisters.

Igneel ruefully shook his head I told you that heart of yours would get you in trouble Natsu. You have done this to yourself so don't blame me for what I have to do. "You truly love him don't you?"

Kurumu nodded "Yes I do" she said.

Igneel sighed bitterly "Then there may be one other way. However it will be up to you to convince him, and if you can't… you will still be bound to him forever. That means that while you will be alive and healthy you will only be a servant if you cannot win a place in his heart, further more you will have to watch him and his chosen mate live happily together from now till the end of time.

Kurumu looked up at Igneel with hope in her eyes. "Are you saying there is still a chance I could be with him as more than a servant?"

Igneel looked at her carefully "I am saying that it will be up to you to win a place in his heart if you can."

"Are you willing to give me that chance?" Kurumu almost pleaded.

Igneel sighed again "Yes I will give you this chance but there are a few things you need to understand. First by accepting what I offer, you will have to make a vow of eternal service to my son. The only thing that could free you from this vow is if you win a place in his heart. Second this vow will last from now till the end of time so there is no other way out of it. Third you will be change from what you are now into what you must be to live with the dragon's lust you have taken. If these terms are acceptable I will help you."

Kurumu's body was now blistered in most places. Despite this her smile was radiant. I have a chance to win him still; he may not be lost to me. I don't care what the cost I will take that chance. "I accept your terms Igneel. I will do whatever I need to in order to stay near Natsu."

Igneel hung his head. Forgive me son but I am the king of dragons. No one said your life would be easy as the prince, plus this complication you brought about yourself. "Very well Kurumu I will give you this chance." Saying this Igneel began to softly chant again, as he did a golden chalice appeared on the ground in front of him. Igneel then cut himself and allowed his fiery blood to flow into the chalice. "Kurumu daughter of the succubus, I, Igneel king of dragons do here by offer unto you the ancient contract of service. If you accept you will be in service to the dragon prince Natsu. Swear yourself to the service of my son and receive my blessing."

Kurumu bowed before Igneel "I, Kurumu daughter of the succubus, do here by swear myself to the service of your son Natsu, from this day till the end of days or until such time as I have earned a place in his heart." She wondered at her response the archaic words flowed so naturally from her mouth as if it was imprinted in her very being.

Igneel nodded "I Igneel do here by accept your vow and your service. Now drink and seal the contract."

Kurumu picked up the chalice of flaming blood and drank every drop.

Igneel smiled grimly "Now by the lust you have take from my son, and the blood you have freely received from me I declare the contract sealed. Let the transformation take place as proof of this contract."

Kurumu's eyes widened as she felt the burning lust inside of her change to gentle warmth that flowed through her body, softly healing the burns it had caused earlier. To her surprise, she felt her wings, tail, and claws spring forth. It was then she saw a deep blue fire running along the length of her wings, lifting her tail she saw the same fire along its length. Her wings grew slightly larger and heavier as she studied them. She saw there were now scales on the back of her wings. Her tail thickened and also became scaled. Her long thin claws grew thicker also and darkened to an ebony color. The next change she felt was her teeth as her canines grew longer and sharper.

Confused she turned to Igneel "what is happening to me?"

Igneel had a large wolf like grin on his face as he responded. "Congratulations Kurumu you are the first of your kind to successfully complete the ancient contract in over two thousand years. This is a testament to the depth of the feelings you hold for my son. Kurumu, former daughter of the succubus, I, Igneel here by welcome you as the first dragon nymph to be born in over two millennium."

Kurumu gasped "Dragon nymph I thought that was simply an old legend."

Igneel gave her a smile and a simple shake of his head. "Not a legend but rather a fact that was lost to time."

"Igneel dragon nymphs were said to be the immortal servants and concubines to dragon royalty. Are you saying this is true?"

Igneel nodded again "Yes Kurumu it is true. As I have said, it is up to you whether you win a place in my son's heart or remain his servant. However you are now linked to him, with this link you will be given power. No longer do you require lust to survive but now you will draw from all his emotions, also you can now draw power from fire. You will have to find out the rest for yourself as the dragons reward is different for each nymph."

Kurumu ran forward and hugged Igneel's leg "Thank you so much sire for this gift and for the chance to be with your son." She said as happy tears flowed freely from her eyes.

"This is no gift Kurumu; you have earned this by your loyalty to my son. Since that is the case I wish you the best of luck in winning a spot in his heart, also please tell him I said that I will always be watching over him."

"I will tell him sire." Kurumu said still unable to wipe away the large smile on her face.

"Thank you Kurumu, one last thing before I go. Nymphs are dimensional creatures like dragons are, however while it takes a dragons several centuries to learn how to use this. Nymphs are born with the knowledge. So if Natsu needs me you will have to come find me for him."

Kurumu nodded as she watched Igneel fade from sight. When Igneel had vanished Kurumu looked around and realized that things suddenly seemed a lot brighter and an entire world of smells she had never smelt before was swirling around her. Curious she walked over to a nearby window and looked at her reflection. The deep blue fire still pulsed and glowed around her wings and tail, also there was a faint halo of the same fire over her head. Her nails once long and straight now were curved and dark almost like over sized tiger claws one last change she saw was that now she had long pearly white fangs.

All in all she realized that she was several time stronger that she had been as a succubus. Now I have no reason to be scared of that vampire bitch, I can take her on as an equal and win Natsu back. A deep smirk made its way to her lips as she snapped her wings and flew skyward. "Oh Natsu where are you my prince?"

A/N

Dragon Nymphs – Powerful servants and concubines to dragon royalty. These creatures were born from various Yokai who but one means or another became dependant on dragons. While once plentiful when dragons roamed the earth they have not been seen since. Due to this fact most Yokai think them only legends.

Looks like things just got complicated and so soon after Natsu confessed.

Hope you all liked the chapter see you again soon.

Valimesh.