Hey guys Omegabacklash here. I'm happy to see all the feedback I received off of my last chapter. I'm glad that I'm getting so much support off of this, and I'm going to try to continue writing as much as possible. I'd also like to announce that I've started my alternate idea that I had for chapter 25. Those who might be interested are more than welcome to go check it out and tell me what you think. I'm not sure if I'm going to update it as much as my main story, but I'll see what everyone thinks first. It is called Betrayal of the Blood Dragon. I don't really have much to say so I'm going to go ahead and start the story. Cya at the end. :D
Summary:
After the events that unfolded on tenrou, The guild adopted Natsu as their 5th guildmaster. There will be tough challenges for the guild in the upcoming years without their family and friends that perished on tenrou, but that is not all. Zeref now runs through the world. How will this affect things. Will he try to reclaim his prized creations. And better yet, how will Natsu's darkest secret affect the guild.
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Chapter 29:
(Elena's pov)(Gray, Natsu, and Her old house)
I sat in the kitchen sipping a cup of tea that I had just got done making. I sat at the table that we've had for the majority of the time that we've lived in the house. I had woken up earlier lying in the bed with Natsu, Mira, and Erza. Thoughts of what had happened last night echoed through my mind and made blood rush to my cheeks as I thought about it. I could still feel the warmth of what happened last night inside me, and It brought a happy feeling along with a smile across my lips. Natsu had a tendency of being rougher when I was involved and it was evident last night. I'm sure that they'll have trouble walking today. As I think about what had transpired last night, My ear twitches at the sound of footsteps in the house. I hear the footsteps echoing from the stairway and I turn my head to the entrance of the living room to see who it might be. I watch as Natsu, without a shirt on, walks through the walkway. I can see every chiseled edge of his muscles and it makes the blush deepen even more thinking about them. He just smiles at me and continues walking over to the table. He takes the tea that I had just made and pours himself a glass, and he proceeds to take the seat infront of me. He doesn't say anything at first, but he holds the largest grin across his lips as he takes a sip of the tea.
"You might have been too rough with them last night. " I say putting down my cup and looking at him giggling a bit. I have a smile across my lips as I talk to him.
"Sorry, I'm just not used to it. I wonder if they'll be having any problems walking today? " He asks rhetorically as he laughs a bit. He sets the cup down and looks me over a few times.
"Probably, they're bodies aren't as tough as mine. I can take a lot more physical punishment than they can. " I say smiling, "but that doesn't mean that I don't like to take things slow. " I add giving him a glance. He had a knack for being rougher during sex when I was there. He sweatdropped a bit.
"Sorry about that, I get a bit carried away at times. " He replied laughing as he scratched the back of his head. I would've continued talking to him about the subject, but I head another set of footsteps coming from the stairway. I look back to the living room entrance to see who it is and Natsu does the same. I watch as Wendy walks around the corner in her light blue pajamas that have a cloud print on them. She is wiping the sleep from her eyes and yawning as she walks over to the tea I made and poured her some.
"Good morning. " She says in a somewhat happy tone as she takes a seat beside me. She takes a sip of the tea and then places it to the side. She lays her head down on the table and looks over to side to me and Natsu, "Did you two sleep well? " She asked causing the blush that had started to go away to come back like a roaring fire. Natsu laughs a bit as he leans back in his seat. It doesn't take long for the younger Dragonslayer to piece the puzzle together, "You two didn't. " she began to say.
"Erza and Mira to. " Natsu says as he took a drink of the tea. An evident blush appeared on Wendy's face as she heard his words.
"I didn't really need to know that. " Wendy said as a bit of blood began to drip from her nose. She probably had ecchi thoughts flowing through her mind about what Natsu had just said.
"Getting off of that embarrassing subject. How did you sleep? " I ask causing Natsu to give me a look.
"What is so embarrassing about it eh? I'm sure most of the guild knows that we'd be doing that sort of stuff when we all got married. " He questions raising an eyebrow at me. I turn to look back at him.
"Wendy is practically my little sister. I'm sure Mira doesn't want to go talking to Yukino or Lisanna about our sex life. " I say. I look over to Wendy to see a steady stream of blood flowing from her nose. She raises up to look at me with a huge blush across her face.
"I'm sorry, my mind just went wild. " She apologized while smiling.
"We really need to get off of this subject. " I add as I put my head onto the table. Natsu continues laughing as he observes the scene as well as my red cheeks.
"Ok ok, on to a better subject. I'm going to tell Makarov about the Grand Magic Games today. We'll begin to pick out the teams, and I'm sure he's going to ask me who I think should be on them. " Natsu explains transitioning into a more serious tone. I ears perk up as the word them. I raise my head to look at him with a questioning glance.
"what do you mean them? We've only participated with one team like every other team. " I say causing Natsu to laugh a bit as he leaned forward onto the table with the cup of tea in hand swirling it around.
"I figured it'd be a good time to show the difference between past and present. Old vs. New if you'd like to call it that. " Natsu said with a smug look. I knew what he intended to do, and I somewhat liked the idea but one thing came to mind.
"That might not be a good idea. They've only been here for no more than two days. Are you sure that they'd be able to hold up against someone like Sabertooth or Mermaid Heel? " I ask out of concern for our newly reunited family. Natsu leaned back in his seat and looked up to the ceiling and made a humming sound.
"We have about four months until the Games, so we'd probably need to spend about that much time training and helping them get strong enough to fight in the games. They might have been the strongest of their time, but that was seven years ago. " Natsu says looking back down at Wendy and I. Wendy and I exchange glances and smile at each other.
"I don't mind helping everyone train. I'm probably one of the best match ups for them. " Wendy says smiling. Natsu and I both look at her, but my gaze is a bit more of a hurtful look. Wendy had truly gotten stronger over the years, but she constantly denied it.
"Thank you for the offer, but I'm sure that everyone should train at their own pace so that they don't strain themselves. " Natsu says as he pushes back his chair and stands up. He remains silent until he reaches the divide of the kitchen and living room, "I'm going to show them how much we've progressed over the last seven years. " He adds without turning around. I had a feeling that he still needed to prove himself to everyone that he'd grown up with. I watch him as he continues to walk towards the hallway entrance, and I listen as he walks up the stairs. If I had to guess, He's going to check up on Mira and Erza. I stand up as well and look down at Wendy, who is still enjoying the tea.
"I need to get a head start on everyone. If anyone asks I'm going to visit New Extalia. I need to discuss something with Alucard and Shagotte. " I say as I begin to walk towards the door. Nothing stops me as I walk towards the door and open it. I exit the house and walk out onto the street with the early sun beating down on the ground. I look over to the Cathedral from where the house is and then turn to the east. New Extalia was the new capitol for the edolas born Exceed and my creations the Homunculus. They had created a peaceful coexistence past the eastern border of Fiore. They lived directly on the border and had created a neutral city-state if you could call it that. With the help of the technology that the homunculus had created, the city soon became large and self-sufficient. I had been invited to the newly built city a year after the tenroujima incident to help with negotiations between fiore, New Extalia, and the neighboring nations. Fiore didn't want to cause a scene with the newly constructed city, so they left the small one city nation to its own. Since then, They've thrived and prospered. Today, I went there to discuss a disturbance, and three others went ahead of me.
(Time/Spaceskip)(New Extalia council room)
It had taken me about 4 hours to reach the city, but the weather was nice so I didn't really mind. I had been welcomed at the edge of the city by both exceed and homunculus alike. I walked through the city admiring the architecture that made the city unique. Once I made it to the city hall, I was shown to the council room that consisted of a round table, much like how the old homunculus' city had. I took a seat, and that's what has happened up until now. I sat in the room looking around. I saw Alucard, Shagotte, Jellal, Meredy, UItear, Serah, Kisune, Riku, Garuelf, Ramu, and Zero all sitting around the round table.
"Elena, I have explained the situation to all of them. " Jellal said causing me to look over to him.
"Thank you, You saved me a lot of trouble. " I say as I turn back around to look at Alucard, "What do you think, Do you think I necessary to watch over the games this year? " I ask the man dressed in red and black. He looks to his sides to see his fellow homunculus and then turns back around to me.
"We have noticed the possibility of a threat. There has been an increasing amount of dark magic particles in crocus, but that doesn't mean that he is actually there. It is the same concept as Natsu, Mirajane, and you, each one of you have dark magic particles inside your bodies. " Alucard says sighing as he brings his head up to his forehead to squeeze his temples a bit. He lets out a sigh as he leans forward, "I'm not sure if it would be taken lightly if we had troops inside crocus. Not to mention that right now, this cities safety is my primary concern. " He adds as he looks up at Jellal, Meredy, UItear, and I. I took his words into consideration and was about to speak.
"What if you didn't mobilize a large force, but a small one? " Meredy questioned causing everyone to look at her raising a brow. She leaned back a bit as everyone's gaze fell on her.
"What do you mean child? There is no way for us to put even a large force into the city, much less a small one. " Garuelf questioned in a booming tone.
"W-what if you *points at the Homunculus in the room* participate in the Grand Magic Games. " She suggested stuttering probably intimidated by Garuelf. Everyone exchanged glances with each other.
"That wouldn't be that bad of an idea. " Ramu said being the first to speak up.
"That means either way I can fight someone. I'm in. " Riku said punching her fists together.
"I would agree, but homunculus can't use magic like humans or Exceed. " Serah pointed out causing all of the previous excitement to die down. After a few seconds, Alucard looks up at everyone with a smirk.
"That isn't exactly true. " He says. Everyone turns to look at him with questioning glances, "WE can use magic, but other homunculus can't. " he pointed out the error in Serah's statement.
"That's right, we absorbed the power of the dragons. " Ramu said as he lit of a spark at the tips of his fingers. I look among them with a smile. Even though they had had these abilities for a long time, they never depended on them.
"So it's settled then, We'll meet up with everyone about four months from now at the Grand Magic Games. " Jellal said as he took a stand along with Meredy and UItear. The rest of the group, including me, stood up and looked at each other wondering if anyone else had a point to add. After a few seconds, Alucard looked at Shagotte and nodded.
"We will be in the games. We won't make ourselves suspicious, but if something like what you're fearing happens does happen we will support you as much as possible. " Shagotte said bowing infront of us. We all bow to her as well and then rise.
"Thank you, I didn't want to impose this onto the guild. It would cause even more tension than there already is. " I thanked causing my creations to smile at me.
"You don't have to thank us for aiding you. We're family after all. " Kisune said as she walked out from behind the table and over to me to wrap her arms around my waist.
"With that said, everyone here is dismissed. I need to talk to you though Elena, It's important. " Alucard said causing everyone to walk away from the table and towards the doors. Jellal, Meredy, and UItear all wave to me as they exit the door, and I watch as the rest of the Homunculus, except Alucard, and Shagotte leave the room. Alucard walks over and takes a seat beside where I was standing, and I take my previous seat, which was right beside him.
"What did you want to talk about? " I question not sure why he'd want to talk to me specifically. He leans over slouching over his knees.
"I'm well aware of the condition you have. I don't want you to get carried away during the games. " Alucard said looking up at me with a worried expression. Knowing what he was talking about, I look down at the ground.
"I know. I don't want them to worry about me though. I've kept it hidden this long, so I'm sure that they won't find out. " I say in a somewhat saddened tone. I feel Alucard's eyes on me as he puts a hand onto my shoulder.
"That is what I'm worried about. From what I've seen, You don't let anyone help you. They need to know about your condition. " Alucard said as he stood up. I looked up at him with a saddened expression. I take a standing position as well to meet him.
"The guild doesn't need to know about it. I won't let it get to me during the games like it did on my missions. " I say as we begin to walk towards the door. When we reach the door, he opens it and we step outside. We turn and begin to walk down the hallway to the door that leads outside.
"So how have things been going with Natsu? " Alucard asks as we walk down the hall. I smile a little bit as my right hand finds its way to my stomach without me telling it to.
"He's very romantic when he wants to be, but he's helping everyone else settle into the guild. He'll be busy for the next few days. I'm positive that he's going to make sure we don't feel left out. " I say causing a blush to creep its way onto my cheeks. Alucard looks down at me with a smile.
"I'm glad that everything is going well. This'll probably be the last time we speak before the Grand Magic Games, so I wanted to ask if you had anything else on your mind. " Alucard says as we reach the door and he turns around to look at me. I look down because there is one thing on my mind.
"Xan… " I say in a saddened tone. Alucard looks down as well knowing what I was thinking. He remains silent for a while.
"He was the basis of our design. I would've never thought that that was his origin. " He says as he looks out one of the many windows lining the hallway, "By the way, where is the forerunner? " He asks causing me to look up at him.
"He no longer watches over me. He looks after my adopted child, Dawn, per my request. " I explain as I look him in the eyes, "I still don't believe it myself. He's been alive for that long. First, under my father as a shadow. Then, my birth gave him the magic enough to form his body. I've been looking through my father's memories to find when he originally met Xan. " I add with a somewhat happier tone.
"I take it that he's regained his memories of when he was among the spirits? " Alucards asked causing me to look away.
"I think so, but I'm still worried about when he sees another celestial being. I don't believe that it'd end well. " I say as my hand reaches for the door handle.
"Xan, The Fallen. He was exiled from the Celestial world for his beliefs and then died on this plain of existence. When he bled, his blood was absorbed by the blood dragon Hemorphis. He became somewhat of an advisor for the young blood dragon. He remained in that form until you were born, The excess magic that was flowing through you formed his new body, but his memories did not follow. The forerunner has seen many things in his lifetime, and is likely a wealth of information in this world. He is welcome here anytime he wishes to return to his family. " Alucard says as I open the door. I smile at him as I walk out the door and down the street a bit. I look around to make sure I have enough room for a take-off and then sprout my wings. With a heavy thrust downwards, I take off in the direction of home.
"Hopefully the guild is in one piece. " I say with a smile as I begin my long flight home with the sun beating down on the land.
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There we are chapter 29 is complete. Hope you all enjoyed the chapter, Sorry if it seems a bit off. I've been writing this on and off throughout the week, not to mention all the annoying tests I've had to take this week. But none the less, I hope you all liked it and will tell me what you thought, ideas, or something you just want to say to me. I look forward to reading all of them, and until next time.
This is Omegabacklash aka AlexanderWind signing off. Cya :D
