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Chapter 10

Silence filled the Death Room one more.

None of the mages blinked. Some didn't even dare to breathe.

Lucy was, in one word, petrified. Her eyes went wide and her mouth agape. Tongue tied, words words were unable to escape. 'Acnologia's descendant?!'

Natsu, worried Lucy might crack under the lack of control over her body, grabbed her small, pale hand in his large, pale own.

Wendy held Lucy's other hand.

Erza maintained a firm grip on Lucy's shoulder, and closed Lucy's mouth.

Happy sat on Lucy's head.

Charla softly rubbed Lucy's leg.

Gray gripped Lucy's other shoulder.

If she could've, Lucy would've screamed in joy for her wonderful friends, but at this moment, she couldn't.

The DWMA students felt left out of the conversation. 'Who was Acnologia?' they wondered, until Black Star voiced their thoughts. At times like these, Black Star proved useful.

Death looked at students. Reluctantly answered his question. "Acnologia is the Dragon King, a dark dragon that was once human. He bathed in the blood of the dragons he defeated and ultimately killed. He slowly became more of an evil entity." He paused for a moment. "No one knows his location. He is constantly moving. He terrorizes villages and towns he comes across out of his hate for humans, but is still very rarely seen. Considering his size, this is an amazing feat. To sum it up, he's evil, and very powerful."

Now it was students' turn to be shocked. 'Dragons existed?! Lucy was related to such a terrible beast?!' Black Star, once again, voiced their thoughts, in a very deafening manner this time. The other students began to wonder who the real mind-reader was, him or Lord Death.

Lord Death sighed, (he'd found himself doing it frequently today, and he didn't like it). "Yes, dragons exist. Dragon Slayers, such as Princess, Wendy, and Natsu, were raised by them. Princess, however, was raised by Queen Layla and Celestial Dragon Cornelia, not Acnologia." He looked at Lucy. "I know that this may seem sudden, but please listen carefully to my explanation." Lucy nodded, still unable to speak. The rest of the mages shuffled closer to Lucy, some more than others, for moral support.

Stein hadn't heard this part yet, so he paid close attention as well.

Death sighed again, and here he was trying his best to avoid this topic. It was simply too tragic for his happy, light-hearted heart. However, Princess had the right to know. With that thought, he started.

"As you know, Acnologia was once human. Before he became a dragon, he was a kind-hearted Dragon Slayer with a strong love towards human kind. All humans, however, crave love and affection at some point." He paused. "Acnologia fell in love with a beautiful human woman, and to his fortune, she was in love with him also. No one knew her name, where she came from, or anything based on her origins, except Acnologia, who only knew her name, but they were a happy couple. With each passing day, they grew more in love with each other. Not much tome passed before the woman became pregnant."

"At this time, however, fights between humans and dragons were common. Acnologia was very powerful, and he could defeat a dragon with little to no difficulty."

The mages inwardly gasped. He was that powerful as a human?!

"He decided it would be best, however, to move his pregnant wife and soon-to-be born child elsewhere, a place where no humans resided. Hence, a place where dragons would have no reason in residing. They settled in the middle of a forest far away from civilization. Their house and all their furniture were made from the body parts of the human-hungry dragons Acnologia defeated. Although they continued encountering hostile dragons, the number of attacks weren't as frequent as those in the village they used to live in. They decided that it was the perfect place to live."

"When their female child reached the age of 3, a traveler, clad in battered garments, pleaded Acnologia for help in ridding his village of evil dragons. He said he'd heard of Acnologia's great feats and knew immediately that he'd be able to help. Acnologia, loving humans as much as he did, decided to venture to the village with the traveler. It was a two days' walk, and Acnologia finished his business the second he reached the village, in a hurry to see his child and wife again. However, when he returned home, he found his home in ruins, supposedly destroyed by dragons, both his wife and child gone."

"Acnologia set out to find his wife and child. Along the way, he completely destroyed any dragons he came into contact with. He held a fearsome grudge against dragons, believing they destroyed his home and family, and sought out to destroy them all. He soon completely forgot his previous goal of finding his wife and child, and roamed aimlessly for his next victim. At this point, all he cared for was power, searching for a formidable opponent. This is were his transformation began. This also where he began to forget about everything he once loved."

Lucy frowned. 'That's so sad...' She knew she shouldn't, but she began sympathizing with Acnologia.

"Once he became a dragon, Acnologia lost all reason and destroyed everything in his path. This was during the first few hundred years of his transformation. I believe that during this time, he also attacked your guild's Holy Grounds, Tenrou Island. Princess, I believe seeing your face must've jogged his memory, causing him to remember something painful and lash out at you and your comrades..."

"Oh..." Lucy said, feeling guilty that her guild mates suffered for seven painful years and were badly injured because of her face.

Natsu and Wendy squeezed her hands. Erza and Gray tightened their grip on their shoulders. Happy pulled some strands of Lucy's hair. Charla patted Lucy's leg, then continued rubbing it. All of their actions saying, 'It isn't your fault.'

Lucy smiled at her friends' gestures.

"What Acnologia didn't know, however, was that his child was still alive, though the mother had disappeared. The little girl was adopted by a loving couple and lived a peaceful life, until..." He sighed once more. "...until it was discovered that she was a Dragon Slayer, her element, however, was different from her father's... She carried the powers of her father, and those she learned from the dragon she encountered while she was separated from her parents and didn't have a place to live."

"In the village she lived in, mages were practically gods, being seen as the only ones capable of protecting them. Tired of the constant praise, being seen as a mage and not for who she was, she ran away. She soon fell in love and got married. She became pregnant with a baby girl. She disappeared, leaving the baby girl with her husband. The little girl, who had three slaying magics, decided to set out and find her mother, acquiring a new dragon slaying magic from a dragon she met along the way. She then fell in love and had a baby girl."

"This mysterious cycle continued. But lets skip to you grandmother, Princess." A smile was instantly plastered on Death's mask. Lucy, already having gotten over her shock, cocked her head to the side in confusion, which Natsu found adorable. Gray, Erza, and Charla had backed off when Lucy seemed to be easing up during story time. Wendy, Natsu, and Happy, however, still held their positions.

Everyone, besides Death and Spirit, were wondering what made this such a jolly moment that Death had reason to smile for. The smart ones inwardly gasped. Unless-!

"Ahhhh~ Just thinking about her puts a smile on my face~~" Death sing-songed. "She was the only female human I ever loved~~"

Lucy was, once again, in a state of shock. Fortunately though, she recovered quicker than before.

"S-So you're my g-grandpa?" she managed to choke out. She tightened her hold on Natsu's and Wendy's hands

"That's right my 'lil Princess~! But I guess I can call you Lucy now, huh? The whole subject/princess facade is over now that you know~ There's no need to be formal with my grand-daughter~~" Death was literally hugging himself, and making sounds Spirit would usually make in the face of his daughter, and that creeped out Maka terribly. Having female children can do that to a man.

"Wait!" Tsubaki yelled. "Doesn't that mean Kid is your u-uncle...?"

The room went silent for the umpteenth time that day. Death cut the silence.

"Technically yea~ah, but Kid said he'll treat you like his sister, since ya'll are about the same age~"

Lucy sighed in relief. It'd be too awkward talking to someone so close to her age like he was twice as old as she was. Plus, she has two brothers now, including Gray.

"Well, then~" He looked at his students. "Now that the explanation is over, why don't you give them the grand tour~? You'll be exempt from classes for the whole afternoon~~" He winked. He looked at Lucy. "We'll have some fun later on~"

Lucy nodded furiously and smiled happily. "OK, Grandpa!" Death felt like he took a blow to heart.

Soul and Black Star were by the mages' side within seconds.

"Let's begin the tour." They spoke in perfect unison. Erza stepped forward.

"We're in your hands," she said. With that the mages walked out the Death Room, with Soul and Black Star in the lead, and Maka and Tsubaki in the far back. The girls were getting to know each other better while the boys were having a dangerous conversation about who was the strongest.

Death smiled at how happy his grandchild was. Spirit smiled at how happy Death was. Stein smiled while envisioning him dissecting Erza.

Erza, feeling an ominous aura speed walked to the exit, only to find Death the Kid in a fetal position with his weapons hovering over rest of the group caught up and walked through the exit, being careful not to step on Kid.

Once Kid an Lucy, caught each other's eyes, Lucy made an effort to go and help him up, but realized she was still holding Natsu's and Wendy's hands.

She turned slightly to face them. "I'm fine now," Lucy said softly. Reluctantly, both Wendy and Natsu let go.

Lucy walked over to Kid and offered him a hand, which he graciously accepted. Lucy, getting a little nervous, re-introduced herself.

"H-Hi. I'm L-Lucy..." she said stuttered.

"Nice to meet you, Lu," Kid smiled sweetly(but on the inside the assymmetrical figure were killing him). "I'm Kid, your brother."

Lucy's entire demeanor brightened at the sound of "brother". She enveloped Kid in a hug. "Yeah! It's nice to meet you, too, Kid."

Kid hugged her back. They let after a few seconds they let each other go. Everyone was smiling, some grinning. After re-introductions were over, the 'Great Tour of DWMA', as Black Star called it, began.

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