Alright after brainstorming for a while in my bed I came up with something, I thought about ending the story with this but ... then I'd end the story and ... I don't want that. Anyways here's the next chapter I hope you guys'll enjoy it!
Erza awoke slowly in the same bed she had woken up from a couple of days earlier. Her eyes got used to the light as she raised her head from her pillow. She turned slowly to let her feet touch the ground. She didn't even know what it was, but she knew what she felt was something for her to wear on her feet so she put them on. Slowly she made her way outside, still drowsy. As soon as she existed the room she looked down at the immense guild hall that was no before her.
"Erza!" Mirajane yelled out, rushing to her.
"You're awake, we finished the guild hall." She explained with a smile. Erza nodded, too weak to talk.
"You look like you should rest for a little bit longer." The take over mage stated, Erza simply shook her head and walked down to the other guild members. All of them greeted her but she passed them all. She stopped when she stood before Natsu.
"Hey there, Erza! You don't look so good, you know. You should probably sleep a little more, or eat something maybe!" He suggested with a grin. Erza's fist made it's way to Natsu's face, only to get caught by his hand.
"Erza? You ok?" Natsu asked confused.
"How...How did you get so strong?!" She yelled at him.
"Woah, I just trained a lot and someone taught me. Why?" The pink haired boy replied hastefully.
"I can't believe you got so strong, I didn't progress at all." The scarlet haired woman in front of him nearly cried. Erza felt like she failed to protect the guild all these years just by losing to him. She didn't know why, but it hurt.
"Erza, that's nonsense. You've gotten a lot stronger, you've protected the guild yourself too. I just ditched the guild to get stronger at a faster rate. I think you can be proud." Natsu comforted her as he pulled her into a hug. She remained still for a bit until she pulled away from his chest and stood before him with a smile on her face.
"You're right, I'm still better than you!" This made a sweat drop appear on many, many faces.
"I wouldn't go that far but if that's what you want to believe, I can't stop you!" The dragon slayer spoke with another one of his grins. He made his way to Mirajane at the bar but stopped halfway. His body froze and his eyes were widened, looking down at the ground. Soon the hottest and biggest flames erupted from his body, Natsu himself screaming in pain. Everybody was shocked and immediatly ran to safety from the outburst of fire, it almost covered the entire room. After the flames subsided Natsu dropped to his knees.
"Natsu! Are you ok?" Mirajane rushed to his side with a worried expression.
"I'm fine, I don't know what just happened. My magical energy just ... discharged." Natsu tried to explain.
"I think I could explain that." An adult voice spoke. All of them turned towards the entrance of the guild to see a red-haired man standing there with his arms crossed.
"Izuma!" Mirajane and Natsu yelled, rushing to his side and pulling him into a hug. The entire guild had a confused look on his face. The three noticed this as they now stood side by side at the entrance.
"Everyone, this is Izuma. He's the guy that trained me and we've lived with him for the last 2 years." Everybody was only thinking about how strong he must be that he trained Natsu so that he became that powerful.
"So he must be really powerful then, if he taught you all that." Erza brought out.
"Not exactly. The power Natsu attained was already his, I just helped him unlock it." Izuma explained.
"But I have something to show you all, especially Natsu. If you'd all follow me." Izuma turned his back to the guild and walked into the forest, everybody was right behind him. He stopped at an open spot in the forest. He then turned to face Natsu.
"The magical eruption you just experienced was the link between you and me that was restored." Izuma told the dragon slayer.
"Our ... link?" Natsu questioned.
"It'll make more sense once I show you my true identity." Izuma spoke as his eyes glowed yellow. His body grew scales, wings, claws, a tail and increased in size. Before them now stood the king of the fire dragons, Igneel. The entire guild stood with their jaw to the ground, except Natsu who had tears in his eyes. His first reaction was to jump up and punch the dragon's face into the ground.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SOONER? WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING BEFORE THEN? WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?" Natsu screamed with tears overflowing his eyes.
"Back then, on that day. July 7th, X777. Was the day our links were severed. There was a dragon law that forebade all the dragons every form of contact with humans, only with their dragon slayer childs was any form of contact allowed. The link that was severed that day resembled that relationship. That day was the day all links between dragons and dragon slayers were severed, so no dragon had an actual relationship with their child anymore. Which means that they weren't allowed to show themselves to those childs again." Igneel explained the group before him.
"But I'm growing older, the day before a dragon's death is one where he is free from all laws. Which is how I was able to restore our link. Natsu, this'll be the last time you meet me in blood and flesh." Igneel continued.
"So you just came back to say farewell and die?" Natsu looked up to the dragon questioning.
"Sort of, let me explain further. The soul Mirajane recieved was the soul of my mate. I want you to eat a flame that I will leave you, Natsu. If you eat that flame I will forever live on in your body. I will also live with my mate even after death. Your power will surge and increase by a huge amount by the absortion of my flame. We will be able to speak, just not in person." Igneel kept on talking. Natsu now had a more serious expression as he nodded.
"Now your entire guild knows that I existed too, they know you were raised by an almighty dragon." Igneel smiled at the group behind Natsu, who all looked happy and supported Natsu in every way they could. Igneel's body was set ablaze as it decreased in size, leaving on flame on it's spot.
"One last thing, Natsu. Since my entire being will live on inside you, you are bound to become the next king of the fire dragons. I'm sure in the few next days a few fire dragons will come here to see how this will work out." Igneel spoke his final words as the flame was now his complete spiritual and magical power. Natsu walked up to the flame and held it in his hands, it was a beautiful crimson flame.
The dragon slayer and soon-to-be king of the fire dragons brought to flame to his mouth, devouring it. As the last bit of the flame left his mouth and entered his body, once again the same eruption of flames came from Natsu. But it didn't hurt this time, in fact he felt better than ever. He felt like his magical energy was infinite, probably because it was close to that. After the flames subsided the skin above his chest and right below his neck started to burn with a comfortable fire, the same happened to Mirajane. A mark of a fire dragon appeared on both their bodies, on the same spot even.
"Natsu ... What is this?" Mirajane asked him and everybody looked questioned at the now grinning dragon slayer.
"That's the fire dragon's mating mark" He said pointing at the symbol. Now that they both had the souls of 2 dragons in them that were mates, they themselves had become dragon mates.
Sorry this chapter was a little bit shorter, but I really liked this idea so I wanted to spend a chapter on only this. Hope you all liked it, I'll see you tomorrow!