The Legend of the Black Dragon Slayer

Chapter 8. x778 S-Class Exams Part 2

(Fairy Tail Arc)

Third Person's POV

"What! Natsu's coming over for dinner." A panicking Mirajane screamed. "Lisanna what should I wear, what should I do … Do you think he'll like that?"

"Jeez nee-chan he's just coming over for a friendly dinner not a date. Unless you have a little crush on my sensei." Lisanna said as she watched her sister face redden like a tomato.

"What if I do like him, you have a problem with that? Anyways when did Natsu became your sensei?" Mirajane questioned looking suspicious at her sister.

"Well how'd you think I attained Take Over Satan Soul like you nee-chan? Of course he helped me and trained me, no way am I ever that talented like you." Lisanna explained trying to ensure her sister she is not trying to steal her boy.

"Oh I see, then I got to thank him somehow for taking care of you don't I?" Mirajane smirked evilly and seductively thinking of all the things that will make any teenager beg.

"Nee-chan Natsu actually likes you too. you know? But he also likes nice girls like Erz" Lisanna was cut off before she could finish my her sisters eruption.

"That armor flat chest! I will never let her take away Natsu. I'll beat the senses into her empty skull even if that is the last thing I'll do!" Mirajane screamed with hellish blue fire burning in her eyes.

Lisanna sweat dropped as she was predicting the world's biggest catfight in the future and her best friend or teacher was the main reason.

Somewhere in Magnolia town's market a scarlett haired armor mage was walking down the street and suddenly sneezed. "Someone just bad mouthed me, I bet it's that good for nothing goth witch Mira." She said.

Mirajane's POV

'Ahh what should I do! No way on earth am I gonna allow that bitch steal Natsu.' I told my self as I rampage through my unorganized wardrobe for something decent yet eye catching to wear. 'I can ask Natsu his type of girl during the dinner I guess. Hehe I bet he'll just describe me.'

Natsu's POV

I walked down a small rural road to the Strauss siblings' house. Even though I've been really close friends with them, I have still never visited their place for the past year that I came to Fairy Tail. It's kinda hard to imagine a house for Mirajane the demon, Lisanna the friend of everyone, and Elfman the dude that is obsess with being man. Just thinking bout it stresses my head and makes me feel a little pity for Lisanna, well maybe there is where her high tolerance and friendliness originated from.

I arrived at their door and knocked lightly 3 times. Then I helped my self by turning the nob as I forced the lock to open from within.

"Natsu you're too early its only 5:30, I haven't prepared anything yet." Lisanna said walking out from the kitchen with an oversized chiefs hat and a small apron.

"You cook Lisanna?" I asked looking abit confused and scared as I'm not sure is the food that this 11 year old gonna be editable.

"Don't worry, Mira-nee can't cook. I'm just fine because I do it everyday for them ever since Mira-nee food poisoned us everyday and when Elfman-nii started his whole "man" thing." She said with a smile.

"Oh okay then, but I'm so hungry now." I wined childishly and sat down at the sofa.

"You can have some fruits for now but don't each anything heavy because I prepared a lot" She told me as she headed back into the kitchen to cook.

"Awesome your house is actually not as delirious as I imagined it to be" I commented as I chunked down a whole apple.

"Why's that? Is it because of Miranee and Elfman?" She giggled

"I always had suspicion that you can read minds Lisanna" I tried my best to look shocked.

"No silly you're sometimes just like a open book and complain when people read you." She laughed as she cutted the vegetables up into cubes and tossed them in the pot.

"Ahh you wounded my pride." I joked then Elfman got out of his room and walked into the living room looking surprised as he saw me.

"Natsu what are you doing here? It's not man to just walk into someone's house uninvited." Elfmen questioned me like if it was a interrogation.

"Yeah Elfman it's not but it's also not man to greet a guest in this way." I tried to imitate his style of speech and emphasis on the word "man".

Lisanna heard it too and was laughing so hard that it echoed through the entire house. "Hahahahahahaha! Natsu that was the funniest thing I've heard all day. Anyways Elfniisan I invited Natsu to have dinner together with us tonight.

"Oh I see then I apologize for my rudeness, it wasn't man" he said to me and I accepted it.

"Anyways Lisanna where's Happy or Mira?" I asked

"Happy went out to the play or look at fish and Mira-nee is in her room" She answered me "The last door at the left if you want to know, but be careful because even I do not know what's it like in there."

"Don't worry, I can take care of my self" I then got off the sofa and walked to Mira's door stealthy. I've always wondered what Mira's room would look like because from her persona it didn't seem possible for her to have anything near the regular. So I forgot to knock and just opened it right on. I saw a sight that I cannot ever remove from my mind.

The room was simple and organized, nothing was out of place even the beds are folded and the floor is shinny and well-polished wood. Then Mira walked out of the bathroom and was butt naked. She walked to the mirror while drying her hair with a towel and fails to notice me somehow even though the door was at an acute angle. For any 13 or 12 year old this is seriously disturbing to see some one naked and not to mention the opposite gender. I froze and did not know what to do so I just waited for an opportunity to disappear. As soon as Mira turned on the hair drier I used the arc of time to quickly sneak out of the room and arc of matter to construct a new copy of the door rather than close it and the arc of space just incase she looks back she'll see the door closed and nothing unusual.

'I don't know what to say, but that was weird. Somehow my heart is beating faster than usual and my head doesn't work. Images of her keep on showing up in my head. Her perfect, white, smooth skin; her developing assets; and her way of moving and walking around. I have a feeling like a really hard tug in my stomach and something feeling hard in my pants. AHHHH DAMN YOU HORMONS' I slapped my self out of those dirty thoughts and tried very hard to act natural and indifferent.

Mirajane's POV

7:00PM

'Ahh it's finally dinner time' I walked out of my room saw Natsu in the living room sitting there talking to Happy. He looked handsome in pitch-black outfit and slightly gelled pink hair. Oh it seems so mysterious and powerful if he had his hood and his staff in his hands rather than in it's watch form. I sneaked behind him and placed my hands over his eyes and imitated Lisanna voice. "Guess who is this"

"Mira?" He said quickly turned around.

"How'd you know?" I asked him, instead of usually answer me with one of his crazy methods he stuttered abit and just plainly said he guessed. I noticed that he was avoiding eye contact and was blushing a little.

'Holy crap it's a sign that he does like me! I knew it! Yes! Yes take that armor flat chest' I thought and also start to redden abit.

"So are you prepared for exam?" I asked him out of the blues.

"Yeah. You?" He replied looking away still blushing badly.

"Kinda. I'm still a-bit nervous about face you" I told him truthfully "I mean you can absorb my attacks and no doubt you'll top me in close range hand and hand combat."

Suddenly he reddened a-bit more. It was weird because I don't seem to comprehend anything SEXUAL about that. Well Natsu does have one of the most unpredictable minds.

"Are you sick or something" I moved closer wrapping my hands around his arm to pressure him. "I mean I'll gladly do anything to help you, you know" I applied the magic every girl has "Seductively"

"Hmm no thank you" Natsu was barely stable enough to stand straight and fell over. He was heavy so he dragged me along and we ended up in a seriously embarrassing situation.

I landed on top of him, legs spread between his and my face a few inches away from his. We could both feel each other's breaths and heart beats for a second then immediately pulled back. I was disappointed but knew that neither of us where ready.

After that we were silent, avoiding each other and ate dinner. Later he left and I couldn't take my mind off the things that happened today.

"Why does he seem so nervous all the sudden now?" I asked then closed my eyes to drift back to my dreamland to embrace my fantasies.

Erza's POV

'The week flew by like a flicker didn't it, and now it's my opportunity to finally beat Natsu!' I exclaimed with the fire of passionation burning bright in my eyes. Me and the other candidates for S-Class wizard are currently on the ship heading towards the sacred island of our guild Tenroujima.

I was currently on the deck under an umbrella eating my favorite strawberry cheesecake and relaxing. Levy was reading a book next to me. Grey was having a conversation with Elfman, Freed was practicing his fencing with Bickslow, Evergreen was sun-tanning. Laxus was looking pale and sick for some unknown reasons, and Mirajane, Lisanna, and Happy was trying to figure out what Natsu was doing. 'Oh yeah what is he doing?' I asked my self. He was currently sitting on the in a lotus position on the deck being motionless. There was a blackish aura coming off from him very very slowly. It seems extremely dangerous but still too slow to hurt anything.

'He's meditating? Possibility building up his magic. I shouldn't relax, I should get ready too.' I said to my self as I got off the chair and requipt my armor on. Walked over next to Natsu and sat down to copy what he was doing. I closed my eyes and slowed my breath and concentrated my magic.

I feel my magic layering and my self-being stronger, it gave me more confident. It continued for a few second then something of happened, my magic seems to weaken. I felt like I'm powerless and pressured all over my body. The confident that I had a second ago slipped away from my body like a flyer in the wind.

I opened my eyes and surprising enough Natsu was still the same. He didn't seem to be living in this dimension, because I couldn't even feel him breathing. Then a really stupid idea came into my head. "I can wake this arrogant boy!" I said and threw a hard punch towards his head. The second I made contact with his skin, I felt as it I wasn't punch no more, I felt like I was being punching in the hand. The force was great and I got thrown back. I opened my eyes to exam what happened and a saw some small dents into my metal glove. 'What type of magic this is?' I asked but couldn't physically bring my self to ask. So I just sit down somewhere else to continue meditating. "Just how strong are you Natsu?" I mumbled.

Laxus's POV

'Ahh my eternal enemy TRANSPORTANTION!' My time has come I'm finally going to be a S-Class. Last years defeat is never gonna happen ever again. This year I will beat Grandpa and Gildarts. The others aren't any matches for the thunder god tribe and I've already planed everything out.

"Freed time to activate the magical barrier!" I commanded.

Third Person's POV

As the ship approaches Tenroujima, A barrier suddenly appears around the ship. It appear to be Freed's rune magic as everyone was trapped inside it. Laxus and the thunder god tribe headed out without much problem.

"Hey what is this!" Grey screamed as he tries to jump out but gets knock back again and again. Erza looked towards Levy as she seems to be the wise on to recognize the situation.

"Levy what's happening" She asked the blue haired script mage. Levy turned and replied "We're trapped in runes magic, It's too advance I don't think I can solve it."

"A man doesn't use Unmanly tricks like this!" Elfman screamed

"Well why don't we just blast it?" Mirajane suggested

"Because the ricochet magic will just detroy the ship" Natsu suddenly spoke. "I'll fix it, just calm yourselfs and kill eachother later" He said and rose his staff. Then the runes seems to be stretching and twisting as it's attracted to the tip of the staff, it seem to break apart then once it made contact with the staff it was absorbed and gone.

At the moment is was clear everyone jumped off ship and raced to the island. The only person that remained on the ship was Natsu Dragonologia.

He wore an overly large dark trench coat with his signature weapon staff. He had on a black short sleeve muscle shirt and a pair of black pants, his necklace from his father and a pair of black finger less glove and black army boots. He was a bit obsessed with the color black but it looked really cool on him. He got many idea from movies like the Matrix and Max Payne the movie.

"Ahh why they all in a hurry? I mean if you're first your still have 1 in a 6 chance of going to the easy and lucky path or the game over Gildarts path and it's the same if you're last." He said as he sat down to meditate some more until the ship arrives.

Natsu's POV

The ship arrived and I walked down to the island. I was true a wonder of the nature. It's where the flowers flourish and animals do their free will. There was 6 caves or paths in front labeled by letters A-F. So far all A-E has been occupied and F was the only one left open.

"I guess I go there" I walked into the darkness as the last cave was sealed.

After walking for a while I crossed paths with Laxus and Bickslow in a cave. As the situation looked, it seems it's a battle.

"Hey Pinky where's your partner?" Bickslow asked as he position his dolls in some weird formation.

"Oh yeah. Shit I forgot to wake him when the ship arrived." I panicked and looked around "Well I guess I'll just have to deal with you guys without a audience."

"Don't get too cocky Natsu!" Laxus screamed as he fired a bolt of lightning at me.

"I'm humble! Well if you insist to not be!" I replied as I let loose my powers and a immense aura surrounded around me. At the moment the bolt was suppose to hit me, I my left hand up and destroyed the attack.

"Line formation!" Bickslow fired a vertical slash of energy at me. I steped away and it hit the wall of the cave, cutting a deep slice in the stone.

I guess it wouldn't hurt if I use some of my powers. I used my aura that I gave off normally and concentrated it in my body. Then I applied some of my arc of time and black dragon slayer magic to it. It caused the ground below my feet to crumble some as my body weight became denser.

"Unholy Ray!" I screamed as I released multiple rays of Black Dragon Slayer Magic through my staff at them like locked on missiles. They couldn't escape in time and the whole cave shooks as its walls sort have served as cushioning for my attack on them. Laxus and Bickslow fell to the ground unconscious and badly injured their cloths were badly scorched too.

"Shit! Over did it! That attack was suppose to be reserved for Gildarts!" I shook my head in a bit of disappointment. "Well it's not nice to leave them here to rot since they're my guild mates" I produced a wagon with my arc of matter and dragged their bodies with me out of the cave.

Gildart's POV

I sat in a dark cave for ages and finally I hear footsteps approach. " Who's the unlucky one, who'll be failing the exam?" I asked arrogantly.

"Gildarts? I never imagine that I'll have the honors to fight you!" A red head approached.

"Erza? Ahhh unfortunately there's no chance of you passing me so I advice you to go back before you get your self hurt." I advice but she looked unconvinced.

"I'll never be able to best Natsu, if I coward back from here. Even if there's little chance I'll still want to go down fighting." She said

"To retreat is not always to cowards but since you have the spirit of a warrior I will honor it!" I said as she steadied her sword and charged at me.

"Rule one of S-Class Magehood. Never charge directly at your opponent when you have absolutely no idea they're ability" I Crash her sword and then knocked her out cold with my right hand.

"Ahh I thought that you were the most prepared to be a S-Class Mage" I commented as I walked out the cave dragging her along.

Third Person's POV

3 teams made it through the first round. Natsu defeated Laxus and Brickslow, Grey and Elfman got the lucky path and just walked here without harm, Mirajane and Lisanna overkilled Freed and Evergreen. Master Makarov was sitting on a stone and opened his eyes as the 3 teams arrived.

"Ahh I see you guys have passed the first round. Hmm where's Laxus or Erza?" Makarov asked looking curious.

"Master Erza ended up on my path unfortunately and Laxus was beaten by Natsu, Oh and Levy is currently on the ship because she got lost and decided to head back. Gildarts answered

"Very well! Round 2. You have to manage fight Gildarts for 5 minutes. If you survive then you're a truly S-Class Mage." Master explained and saw looks he was getting from all the mages.

"Master this is impossible, Gildarts is like a SS-Class mage no way is it possible to hold our ground for that long." Lisanna screamed

"Well too bad, all of the others in the past had to go through the same." Makarov stated

"Well that explains why there's so few S-Class Mages. Anyways would we get anything special if we beat him? Grey asked

"As if you can. Let see if you do then you wouldn't need to pay the guild fee for any S-Class missions, you would be a SS-Class Mage instead of just a S-Class Mage, and I'm make a statue of you in the guild." Makarov said then he saw the looks now on all the youngsters' faces.

"We're gonna defeat you Gildarts!"They all yelled in unison.

Natsu's POV

"My my the longest was Mira and Lisanna, they managed to survive for 2 minutes and the shortest was Grey and Elfman which stupidly charged forward to punch him and both got knocked out cold within 5 seconds" I said looking bored at the situation.

"It's my turn isn't it?" I asked and Gildarts nodded " Before I start I request Master to take the other somewhere safe because this might get out of hand."

"Natsu aren't you getting cocky? Well it'll end fast and we'll be heading back so why not" Master Makarov said as he took the body of the injured and carried them back to the ship.

"You know Gildarts, I've always wanted to fight Fairy Tails Ace so I'll being going all out" I smiled as I let loose my powers that I've hidden deep inside.

The wind current changed and the ground around me crack and blackish aura vaporing all around me. Gildarts looked surprised but he hid it well under his stoic expression and smirked.

"Well I won't hold back either then, it's embarrassing losing to a 12 year old" He let loose his powers too as not the earth shook and white aura exploded from him.

"I'm 13 I think!" I yelled as launched forward at inhuman speeds and crashed my fist into his face. He flew back and crashed into a mountain.

"Ahh that hurted, it's been long since I had a good fight." He raised his hands and shoots a white beam of light at me. I dodged, and then unexpectedly Gildarts appeared behind me. He tries to deliver a smash from above to hit, but I blocked it and blasted him away with a beam of black energy.

"Black Dragon's Roar" I shoot a blast of Black Energy at him.

"Crash" He broke my attack into piece.

"Restore" Then the blast went back together and hit him head on. We fought like this for 20 minutes straight and were both tired and panting. I was tired because of the amount of magic I'm using and Gildarts still seems standing. He was bleeding a little but recovering fine.

"Where in the world did you get this strength Natsu?"He asked looking straight at me serious.

"I was trained by the King of Dragons, I received the strongest Dragon Lacrima, and I believed in my self enough to train in alternatives." I said looking back at him with the same harshness. "I think it's time we take things up a notch!"

"Black Drive" The aura around me grew into a large silhouette of a dragon, and drained the day light of it's color. My staff began to glow blue as engraved texts of some sort began to show.

"I guess we should, I never faced a opponent twice while using this technique." He said "Crash: True Form: Judgment" and the ground we're standing on cracked.

"I'm honored to see such magic, but you'll still get your butt kicked!" I scream as I went to throw a punch.

"Don't get to cocky kid" Gildarts also throw a punch and when our first impact with one and other a great explosion of white and black happened

Makarov's POV

"How in the world did a 13 year old get the power to level with Gildarts?" I questioned "Hell even I have difficulty battling him in that form and Natsu just goes up and hack and slashes it." It's only been 1 minute when they entered their forms and already half of the island is gone.

Natsu's POV

This is the fight of my life, no boundaries or restrictions. Even though half of the Island is already gone. I was in mid air as morphed my staff into a black katana as I concentrated and placed my will into it. I step and unsheathed the monster out of the holster.

"Unholy Divide" I scream and sent a slash of calamity towards Gildarts. The sky and sea splited and no matter how hard Gildarts try Crashing it, the attack won't take affect.

He dodged barely and sent a blast of Crash Particles at me. I raised my sword and sliced right through it. However I didn't see him hiding behind the attack. I placed my sword up to block the other attack that he launch at me at point blank range. We separated from the force of the explosion created.

"Natsu Dragonologia It's time to end this, I don't have much strength left and I don't suspect you do either. So lets give our ultimate attack and see who's stronger." Gildarts declared pointing his finger at me.

"If it's a ultimatum you want then I'll happily comply" I accepted his challenge.

I started concentrating magic in my whole and fuel my body to break the limits with my will. I'm going to attempt the ultimate move of the black dragon slayer.

Gildarts glowed white as a star and he shouted "Crash: True Form: Almighty Law" He shoot and ginormous beam of light at me.

Not panicking I stood and in the very last moments I initiated my trump card. "Lu-Ci-Fer" Suddenly I raised both my hands and made a jay sign and all the energy was absorbed into my third origin and stored and locked. After consuming a wonderful amount of power I dashed forward at Gildarts and continued to suck out his magical power. It was after a minute or so He finally collapsed and fell down from magic exhaustion. I finally beat Gildarts!

Makarov's POV

"Natsu beat Gildarts?!" My face is gonna have a muscle spams from this shock.