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Hey Guys! sorry for the delay! It was actually a really busy day, but when shit hits the fan and your mad as fuck, writing a fanfiction battle scene is just the way to go! its 12:37 herer for me, and believe it or not, im going to be 18 in 4 hours...scary right?
...someone save me...
ANyway ,i have an announcement to make! i have decided that any romance between Natsu and the voted pary wont happen for a while,and so, this gives me some leeway to have some...fun...hehe.
so, with said, please enjoy this chapter!
You ever watch an Ice mage freeze in place?
A pun in itself, and yet you can never truly enjoy yourself with it, because whatever can freeze an ice mage, deserves your attention.
A sad fact of life.
It was then that Natsu and Gray had walked into the mountain, and at its base, was a giant frozen demon of massive proportions.
Gray was speechless; he fell to his knees in shock and froze in place. It was obvious that he recognized it, and for Natsu, it was just awkward watching this happen. What was he supposed to do? frankly, he was tempted to whack Gray in the back of the head and make him forget he saw this, and then drop his unconscious ass off at the village…but he had a sneaking suspicion the idiot would chase after him, regardless of the condition he was in.
Which is what led them here.
Amazing how things kept coming back to bite him.
Natsu looked at the stiffened Gray, not even slowing down from his thoughts.
"You sir, are a bad luck charm."
"…Deliora…" was his faint reply.
Natsu just groaned, 'oh, this is a demon of Zeref? Of course it would be, I'm a member of FairyTail now, and the entire guild has been cursed by the worst line of bad luck Natsu had ever seen.
And he had seen some shit.
"Demon of Zeref eh? Well, I doubt that fact has any merit considering you had no problem fighting Lullaby…so what's the deal? Your cholesterol a little high?"
Gray didn't even retort, wrapped up in his own memories, "Why….why is it here? What…the…hell…is it doing here?"
Natsu resisted the urge to facepalm, but tensed as he heard footsteps approaching.
He walked forward and struck Gray in the back of the head, knocking him unconscious. A little excessive, but he didn't need any additional noise makers when he was doing his thing. He dragged gray behind a boulder, and then disintegrated into the darkness, letting his incorporeal form drift to the ceiling so he could get a better vantage point.
The two figures stood in front of the demon, staring at it as they discussed their topics. Mainly the supposed intruders, Moon Drip, and their supposed leader, Reitei.
Natsu grinned. "Reitei…huh? Another ice mage…hmm…"
He looks down at Gray, staring at his conked out face, "you just keep dragging me into more trouble don't you…Ice-Prick."
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Far off shore, a large pirate ship is visible, and at its helm, a woman with scarlet hair was glaring at the island with a menacing aura, her armor reflecting the moons light.
"When I get my hands on you…" she growled as began to list various torture techniques, cowing the pirates behind her.
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Natsu started exploring the underground caverns, an unconscious mage over his shoulder. He had debated leaving him there, but he would have to go save him if they found him…or they would just kill him on the spot.
He didn't think Makarov would be happy with that.
Might as well enjoy the silence now right?
Natsu just kept walking, his sandals making light scraping noises on the cave floor as he walked; the noise was actually a good medium to think with.
He reviewed what he knew of the Moon Drip, which was admittedly not a lot. He knew it was a Dispeller magic, and that it required the moon to use, but beyond that, not a lot. He figured that that was the reason the sky was still burning, something about the ceremony must build up some kind of barrier over the area of effect. Whether that was intentional or a side effect was unknown.
He stopped.
Side effect…hmm.
The moon is purple.
And that obviously wasn't its natural color considering it wasn't like that anywhere else.
He resumed walking.
Maybe the moon drip did have a side effect, but it obviously couldn't turn the people around it into demons. That was impossible. No magic was powerful enough to change a creatures DNA over a massive space, and even if that was the case, why hadn't he changed?
Is it my Dragon DNA?
Natsu kept pondering, unaware of the now conscious Gray listening to his mutterings.
"Its side effect…but why can my fire burn it?...is it a mist? A vapor? Then why is it still burning? How thick is that layer? How long have they been doing this for?"
"Deliora was sealed 10 years ago, when my master Ur, performed a forbidden Ice technique at the cost of her own life. It was supposedly hidden away to prevent Dark Mages from attaining it…but apparently their measures were not strong enough."
Natsu frowned, before kneeling down and propping up Gray on the cave wall, concern in his eyes.
"SO you're saying your teacher sealed the demon away in a very powerful seal, and was later taken away by someone to prevent misuse?"
"Yes"
"Hmm, well, it's here now, so that didn't work, though the seal is still in place. I guess the Moon Drop ceremony attests to how strong the seal was, I would have loved to meet her."
Gray looked at him in surprise, but nodded with a small smile, "Yeah, she was the best master I have ever had the privilege of learning from.
Natsu smiled, "Yeah, I can relate to that."
Gray looked at him quizzically, "really?"
Natsu hesitated for a moment, but sighed, "well, since we are sharing, and I have to build a trusting relationship with the guild down the road, I guess ill tell you."
Natsu then walked to the opposite wall, before sliding down it and sitting down, staring at gray, before lifting up his hand and pointing at him.
"What I'm about to tell you, and show you, will never leave this space. Only one other person knows part of this. Speak to anyone, and I will never forgive you." Natsu said in a tone of iron, and it actually made Gray sweat.
'Should I really ask then?'
Gray nodded, his curiosity winning out.
Natsu sighed, before bringing both hands up, his fire blazing in his palms.
"As you already know, I have learned Fire-Dragon-Slayer magic, a lost magic with terrifying power, from the Fire Dragon King, Igneel. What I'm about to tell you, is that it's not the only Lost magic I know."
Grays eyes widened to astronomical proportions when Natsu turned his palms over, and placed them on the floor. One of his eyes began to glow a faint green, and then the stone began to crack. A faint green light shown through, and then Grass began to worm its way through, crushing the cold hard stone and brining the earth's soft carpet to the space. Gray was completely baffled.
"I was also tutored by Tharos, the Forest Dragon Queen, and Priestess of Runes. She taught me Forest-Dragon-Slayer magic, and a few low powered Runes."
Gray stared at him in shock.
Natsu sighed, releasing his palms from the floor, though the grass remained, it lost its faint glow, and returned to normal grass. "Because I was essentially adopted by dragon royalty, and of opposing families, I am technically Dragon Royalty, and have a seat at the once proud Dragon Head Council. Its why was I taught Draconic Runes, it's required among royalty."
Gray remained silent, in question, as if wondering if he was ever going to understand the enigma in front of him. At first he thought he was an insufferable prick, and the he realized he was a powerful insufferable prick…and know he was royal powerful insufferable prick.
"So Gray, I've shared information that could damn me for the rest of my life. What will you do with it?" Natsu asked with slight hesitation. He wasn't kidding.
Gray looked at the floor for a moment, before looking up. "Why keep this hidden. This type of power…it has so much potential, it practically brings peace wherever it grows…why hide it?"
Natsu sighed, "Tell me Gray, do you know how much Wyvern scales sell for?"
Gray frowned, "no, but I know it's a lot…what's your point?"
Natsu stood up slowly, groaning as he stretched, "DO you know why the sell for that much?"
"because they are nearly indestructible, magic conductive, and dangerous to harvest?"
Natsu nodded, "Yes, now what if I told you that actual dragon scales are larger, and are more powerful than wyvern scales across the boards?"
Gray's eyes widened as he caught on.
"And then, I added on that the scales were not just from any dragon, but from dragon royalty."
Gray started thinking, where was he going with this. He didn't have scales…right?
"And what if a kid showed up, not even in his twenties, claiming he was raised by two of them."
Gray's mind struck gold, "everyone would be after you. The possibility of an actual royal dragon sighting, and the fact they stayed in one place for a long time, would be worth more than an entire goldmine. Everybody would stop at nothing to find you."
Natsu grinned, and nodded his head, "and, since you're on a role, what would happen if I refused to tell anyone? Or claimed I didn't know where they were?"
Gray pondered, "They wouldn't stop, and might even get more forceful."
Natsu laughed, "'More forceful' you say? I don't think you understand how much dragon scales from royalty cost."
Natsu turned to him, with a big smile, and said, "One scale is probably worth more than the crown of Fiore. This entire country, in all its wealth and profits, couldn't but more than three scales."
Gray's eyes bulged to massive money signs, "That's a lot of Jewel."
Natsu snorted, "Uh yeah? How do you think people would react if I simply told them off? People would be at my throat to know, and if it was public knowledge, I would never be able to hide…anywhere. Not to mention the multiple massive search parties to try and find the dragons, which I myself haven't been able to do in my multi-year quest. Just imagine the death toll of the military when they try and slay my parents for personal gain?"
Gray frowned, and then shivered. "Yeah, I imagine the dragons would make light work of them."
Natsu turned to look outside, "No, they wouldn't have to lift a finger…for trying to harm my family, I'd kill them all…with nothing to show for their efforts but ashes."
And then without any other words, he left the tunnel, and started walking to the top of the mountain. Not caring if Gray followed or not…but kinda wishing he didn't.
That guy really was a bad luck charm
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A Pirate ship docked on the shore, stopping at the massive pillars, spikes, and tendrils of ice that tore the beach apart. A woman in armor jumped off the figurehead, before slamming into the beach with a dust cloud.
She glowered at the island, before turning to the ship.
"You will wait here for me without complaint! Is that Clear?" she growled, and the men on board paled, before saluting like a well-trained military unit.
"Aye!"
The woman in armor stormed off the beach, the trees bending away from her angry aura. Her crimson red hair seemed to levitate from her anger alone, and that was enough to proudly proclaim without a word spoken that she was beyond pissed.
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"Gray…remember what I said earlier?"
"you mean the whole secret information thing?"
"no, before that."
…um…the sky is on fire?"
"Nope, before that."
"…I don't know."
Natsu whirled on him.
"You really are a super bad luck charm."
Natsu and Gray were standing on the top of the temple/mountain, and on it, were all the resident, "bad guys" big fat rat included.
"HOW IS THIS MY FAULT!" Gray roared in outrage.
Natsu just shook his head, electing to ignore him.
Gray turned back on the ground of enemies.
The one farthest to the left was a short, slim young man distinguished by his extremely brushy, squared black eyebrows. Hehad black eyes, electric blue hair, and wore a strange green uniform and hat.
The next one was best described as a human trying to be a dog…no more needed to be said.
The next was a pink Lolita, with her massive blue rat behind her, glaring with its yellow eyes.
And then off to the side, to which Natsu zeroed in on, was Reitei, the supposed boss of this organization.
Gray stepped forwards, preparing an offensive spell, when the cold voice of Reitei calls out. "Really Gray, is that anyway to greet an old friend? I could have sworn Ur taught us better than that."
Gray's magic fizzles out, and stares at him, "…Lyon?"
Reitei removes his helmet, retaining a passive face, "Been a long time Gray, im surprised you even have the guts to look me in the eye…especially after what you did to our master."
Gray's face immediately fell with grief, but soon warped into rage, "AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HER NOW! DO YOU NOT REALIZE! SHE-"
Thud
Natsu appeared behind Gray, and knowcked him out cold, catching him, and setting him down gently.
Lyon looked confused, and a little amused, "Can I ask what that was for?"
"Yes." Natsu answered cheekily.
Lyon bristled, but calmed himself, "Why?"
Natsu sighed, before standing up and walking a few steps forwards, before squaring off.
"Gray is already injured, and with the added emotions in the mix, any fight he participated in could very well be his last. I don't want him to die yet, though the thought had crossed my mind, I need him alive…for now." Natsu said sadly, as if it was the saddest fact in the world.
Reitei looked ready to laugh, "Is this the supposed camaraderie of the famed FairyTail Guild? I'm a little underwhelmed."
Natsu sighed, before grinning, making the Lolita pale in realization.
"Well, you could say I'm a new addition, either way, I don't need his help here. I can take all of you on." Natsu said, feeling his magic starting to circle through his veins, pushing his adrenaline to the forefront, and making his pupils morph into slits. He withheld his magic pressure…he wanted to see their faces…and wanted to know how much he could push now, since he was more able to expend more magic.
Reitei grinned, "Another cocky fool, well, very well, I'll be sure to make quick work of you so we don't fall behind schedule."
Natsu grinned, "quick huh?"
And then he floored it.
He let out a crazy laugh as he let his power out, it felt sooo refreshing. Like an animal left in a cage for far to long, and the door was just opened. It wasn't big enough for the animal to fit through all the way, but he could poke his head out, and boy did it feel great.
Flames flickered around him, channeling his fire magic again, he let it take control. Flames sparked and flared across his skin, his hair practically setting on fire itself. His hands, feet, elbows, knees, and scarf caught aflame in an impressive display of power, his cloak vanishing into smoke as it couldn't take the heat.
Natsu felt himself flinch at that.
"damn…" he muttered….he liked that cloak. Sure all his other ones were like it…but there was something about that one…
Oh well, atleast nothing else can stop me from letting myself loose a little.
The flames increased in intensity, and the air around him started to rush at him, before being blasted upwards from the massive updraft of flames and heat. Reitei laughed.
What an idiot.
Reitei nearly doubled over, "you think that just because I'm an ice mage I can't take the heat?! Let me know you how wrong you are!"
"Ice Make: Wolves!"
From the ground around him, ice started to try and form, but before it could fully come together, the heat eroded it, canceling the effect.
"w-what?" Reitei looked in confusion.
Natsu sighed, "You're an idiot."
Reitei looked seriously affronted.
"It's true that if you ice attacks formed, they could withstand the heat in time to do their purpose…however, your magic starts small, and builds outwards to create your maker magic, however, as long as the heat is hot enough to melt the small "seed" in time…well…"
Natsu grinned, "In the words of a dearly departed friend, 'You can't do shit', Now, let's get this party started!"
Natsu set himself into a stance, before shooting forward, his column of flames vanishing the moment he left its shell. He careened forward, smashing headlong into Angelica, sending her flying off the mountain top, with a loud crash below. This a follow up, waved his hand in the air as he righted himself from the head-butt, sending a small slash of fire at the Lolita, who ran in panic of remembering the last time, running off to find Angelica.
Toby rushed him, talons jutting from his fingertips, "These are poisoned! The moment they touch the skin, you be instantly-"
Stab.
Natsu kept running, heading for the blue haired weirdo, leaving Toby staring at the claws now stabbing into his shoulder.
And that was night-night for him.
Natsu ran headlong into his next target, which simply smirked and formed a weird barrier infront of him, it was a faint blueish in color, and the prick behind it seemed really confident in its abilities.
Natsu felt his grin grow wider, 'lets test it then shall we?'
Natsu leapt high in the air, glowing with glee as he felt excitement of what he was about to do.
"Time for an old favorite!" he cheered, before flipping and coming down with a purpose.
"Fire Dragon: Iron Fist!"
SLAM!
The guy's massive eyebrows shot up with surprise, his anti-magic shield…it had a crack in it…nobody had ever done that before.
He laughed, "You cracked my shield! Nobody has ever done that before! This will be FUN!"
Natsu held up a pointer finger, "Please wait."
The guy stopped, "what?"
Natsu stared at him the longest time, until all of a sudden, the guy's eyes rolled up into the back of his head, and as he fell, a menacingly red aura appeared behind him.
Natsu twitched at the look of ferocity on the familiar girls face as she glared at him.
"Uh…Hey Erza! Perfect timing! Now, before you do anything rash, let me explain-"
POW.
TADA! COMPLETED! please let me know if you have any comments, concerns, or things to bitch about! please make it PG friendly as i actually dont have to give a fuck about what you think!
and btw...I WAS COMPELTELY SERIOUS ABOUT THERE BEING NO FEMALE MAKAROV! IT WASNT A PRANK, JOKE, OR ANYTING! IT WILL NOT HAPPEN! EVER...
though it would make for some funny content if i ever decided to make Mirajane a little bit of a prankster when punishing perverted members of the guild...
ENOUGH SAID!
Catch you guys later, wish me luck with adulting!