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Chapter Ten: Revelations
Everyone looked at the massive dragon in confusion due to his words. Natsu himself was also confused and shocked. Shocked that both dragons are around and that they know about him being E.N.D, and confused as to what this whole child of light and shadow thing meant.
"…Eh?" Natsu once again simply responded as the storm dragon chuckled.
"You seem confused E.N.D. Don't worry; we shall explain when we inform everyone else that we found you." Vorver told the pink haired dragon slayer.
"What do you mean by that?" Irene then spoke, getting the dragon's attention, as well as those two being with him.
"And may we ask who you are?" This time, the black lengthy etherious questioned the red haired woman.
"My name is Irene Belserion," Irene introduced herself as she then went on, "Now, may I ask why you are calling Natsu this "Child of Light and Shadow?"" She asked the three being in front of her.
However, the big armored man suddenly laughed out loud, getting the guild's attention.
"Wow, we managed to find not just E.N.D, but Irene as well. That was easier than I thought it was going to be!" The red armored giant once again laughed. His words got everyone to be confused once again.
"What do you mean by that?" Natsu questioned the armored human, "What do you all need with Irene?"
"We need both of you E.N.D." Vorver began to speak, but Natsu interrupt him before he could continue.
"Natsu, you can call me Natsu. I only liked to be called E.N.D when I'm in my demon form." The pink haired demon explained to the dragon.
"Alright Natsu, and as I was saying, we need both you and Irene," The giant storm dragon told the two lovers. "I can't go into full detail here, but come with us as we head to Crocus. A few of the leaders that are there would like to meet you again Natsu. It will be there that we will explain everything." Vorver finished speaking to them.
"Hang on!" Gray's voice was heard from behind the pink haired demon and red haired spriggan, "Let's get something straight here. You all just showed up out of nowhere and some of you being DRAGONS, and whatever that black thing is-!"
"Wow, that's rude." The etherious replied back, interrupting the ice mage.
"What Gray's trying to say is, just who are all of you?" This time, Erza asked the three beings in front of them, before she turned to Natsu, "And Natsu, what's thing whole E.N.D thing you're talking about?" She finished asking her pink haired friend.
"Well, it's complicated…" Natsu simply replied with a nervous laugh. Then another thought just came to him, as he then turned back to Vorver. "Hang on, Mr. dragon, do you happen to know where Igneel is?" The pink haired male asked him, figuring that since he was a dragon, he would know where his father is.
Unfortunately, the giant storm dragon looked confused, as he didn't know who this Igneel dragon was.
"I'm sorry, I do not know an Igneel, nor do I know his location." Vorver answered Natsu, getting the pink haired male to be disappointed.
"Oh…" Was his only reply. Irene saw her lover feeling sad, and out her hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry Natsu," She began to speak, getting his attention, "I'm sure Igneel is out there somewhere. I know you'll find him someday." She assured him, getting the pink haired demon to smile.
"Thanks Irene, that really helped." Natsu thanked her as he smiled, which caused her to blush a little from his smile.
The black etherious then walked to Natsu, getting his attention once more as the bigger demon went around him, almost like he was analyzing him.
"So… you're the creator of my race. It's weird, I thought you'd be taller, and with a deeper voice." The black etherious finished, though his words confused both Natsu and Irene.
"Creator? What are you talking about?" Natsu questioned.
"It appears that you don't remember. According to our leaders, you were the one who started the etherious race." The demon answered the dragon slayer. However this caused everyone else in the guild to be alarmed.
"ETHERIOUS?!" They all shouted, as in Zeref's etherious? Some of the guild members got into a fighting stance as they were expecting the black etherious to attack them.
"…Wow, no wonder you're people left this continent." The red armored human spoke, seeing how almost the whole guild reacted. "Do not confuse the etherious of Valosa and Helania being creations of this Zeref we were told about. Most of them were all born just like humans and dragons were. I suggest you don't make our allies and friends uncomfortable here." The armored male finished speaking with some venom in his voice.
The guild looked surprised to hear those words, but since they didn't want to start trouble with these people. However, both Natsu and Irene were still confused.
"Started your race?" Irene asked the black etherious once again.
"Correct, according to what we were told, E.N.D, or Natsu as you prefer, created four etherious of his own before he took off. Those four then went on to create more etherious, and started to free some of Zeref's etherious from the black wizard's control. Eventually, there were enough of us to start repopulating normally like any other race would. However, due to Zeref's actions, the continent of Ishgar had only hatred to the etherious. So they fled to where the people of Ishgar wouldn't dare to go, they went beyond the Ishgar wall." The black etherious started to explain.
"The Ishgar wall?" Natsu and the others in the guild were confused by that. However, Irene knew what the wall was.
"The Ishgar wall is a massive wall on the border of Ishgar, separating Ishgar from the rest of the land it's connected too. No one knows who built the wall, as it is said that it had stood for over thousands of years, long before the rise of Zeref and Acnologia." The red haired woman explained to her lover and his guild.
"Really? How come no one ever thought of going beyond it?" Natsu asked the red haired woman, but the tall etherious answered for her.
"Because to Ishgar, they simply thought it was an empty land that anything beyond the wall was not worth exploring. Because of this, my people knew that they would be safe beyond. However, they then discovered the countries and the cultures of the people and dragons that live in these lands. These lands are the continents of Valosa and Helania. The humans and dragons there welcomed the etherious as they saw that they only wanted a place to call home. Eventually, the two continents then had three major races that made the two continents their home, human, dragon, and etherious." The black demon finished explaining to the others.
They were surprised to hear all of that. So there was an entire race of demons that live alongside humans and dragons. However, Natsu couldn't remember creating anything in the first place.
"I see you're confusion Natsu," Vorver began to speak again, getting the pink haired dragon slayer's attention. "I'm sure once you see them again, you will remember them. It is important that you and Irene come with us to Crocus. It will be there that the rest of your questions will be answered."
"Question," Natsu began to ask Vover as the pink haired male pointed at his guild, "Are they allowed to come with us?"
"Of course, any friends of yours are welcome to join us." Vorver told the dragon slayer, who was glad to hear that.
"Sweet!" Natsu cheered, glad that his friends would be able to come with them. Despite the fact that Natsu has no idea why he and Irene are needed.
"Now then, how are you all with airships?" The red armored human then asked the guild as he pointed at the ships flying around the town of Magnolia. The dragon slayers didn't like his question at all.
Alright, there's that chapter. Hope you liked it, or not, it's up to you really.
See you all next time, whenever that will be.