Hey guys! Back with Chapter 15! Before I go any further, many are asking when the magic will return. Well the dragons are born, but magic doesn't just come back with the snap of your fingers. It takes time. It will return, especially when a certain thing happens in this story. I won't say anymore on it. But it will return, and it will be glorious. Anyways, Enjoy the new chapter!
A Clash of Fairies
Chapter 15: Natsu
Natsu sat in the massive fields outside of the city walls of Qarth. He was watching Daenerys very carefully, as well as his surroundings. Somehow, they were able to convince Xaro to let them go outside of the walls. The excuse was perfect, the members of Dany's old Khalasar are not comfortable in cities and we don't want any sort of barbaric sacking of the city taking place while we are here. Natsu remembered the look of Xaro's face when Dany told him that. That face he made was hilarious. It looked like he ate a lemon and had to poop at the same time. It took everything in Natsu not to burst out laughing there and then. But now he was not laughing. He was observing, Daenerys held out an open palm. The wind began to whip up around the two of them. Natsu sensed it for a brief moment, the spark in the air. Dany then took a heavy sigh as she caught her breath.
"Your straining yourself." said Natsu nonchalantly, "Take it easy, it doesn't come to you after a few tries."
"But you make it look so easy!" exclaimed Daenerys as she looked at the pink haired dragon slayer who was perched on a large boulder.
"Yeah I make it look easy!" replied Natsu, "An actual Dragon taught me. The situation is waaaay different here." Natsu saw the down look on her face, he could never scold her. She was just too damn good at something. That bad fish feeling was back in his gut as he looked at her. The breeze made her hair blow gently in the air. And those eyes, damn this fish feeling it made him feel weird. Natsu shook it off and continued. "Look, an advantage I have over you is that I already know how to access magic freely. You don't. That is the whole point of this training! Even I had to do it with Igneel… try again."
Daenerys sighed and held out an open palm in the air again. Natsu was her teacher but, well, he was a strange teacher. He wasn't the greatest at explaining things but he also knew when to start and stop, when to push her and when to praise her. He had an almost instinctiveness to his teaching that made him seem like a natural but at the same time completely incapable of explaining everything properly. A mad genius with fire of a sorts. She went through the process in her mind.
Everyone has magic in them. Magic is in the very air too! She heard Natsu's voice in her mind, The key is to draw upon it. Then you can learn the cool stuff. So, concentrate, but relax. Draw upon the magic within you and direct it to your hand, let it heat up to a boiling temperature. Just by doing this…. She found that small reserve she had been tapping into. She grabbed hold of this energy that swirled in her and directed it towards her open palm. She felt a tingling sensation build up in her body, then arms, and finally it went into her hands, even into the tips of her fingers. This was different then the last time. The last time she found her magic reserve but couldn't channel it at all. Why could she do it now? Suddenly, her hand felt very hot. Dany opened her eyes and panicked. Her hand was on fire.
"Waaaaah!" cried Dany as she screamed at the sudden appearance of fire on her hand, "GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!" she flailed her arm but to no avail. The fire just stayed and kept burning.
Natsu watching with slight amusement as Dany flailed about. She had actually did it. And that quickly too. Natsu felt a swell of pride then he remembered something. Magic is tied to a wizard's life force. Use too much and….
CRAP I DIDN'T TELL HER HOW TO STOP!
Natsu grabbed his skin of water at his side and dumped all of it's contents on Dany. And no, not just her hand, but her whole body. Dany stopped flailing and looked at her hand, the fire was put out. But then she realized, she was soaking wet.
"Whew," she heard Natsu breath, "That was close I-" she socked Natsu. Right in his nose. The Dragon Slayer whirled around and fell on his ass clutching his nose. "OW!"
"Why did you dump water on me!" yelled Dany.
"Huh, cause I had to put the fire out." said Natsu as he wrinkled his nose. Not broken, good.
"But it was only on my hand!" she said furiously.
"So!" retorted Natsu, "It could have spread!"
"How when the magic was only in my hand!"
"I don't know!" yelled Natsu back, "It just could've ok!"
Dany huffed and sat down in the grass. She felt exhausted. This whole magic thing was taking a lot of her. And it didn't help that she was soaked to the bone. It just made sitting in this dress all the more uncomfortable. Natsu just stared at her. She was just so amazing. To learn how to summon magic so quickly while never knowing how before. It was incredible. Natsu looked at her some more, the sun reflecting off water droplets on her skin that made her seem to sparkle.
Argh! GO AWAY BAD FISH FEELING!
"Are you alright Natsu?" Natsu snapped out of his thoughts. "You're looking at me funny."
"Wha! Yeah I'm fine." he replied sheepishly. "Just, hungry. Yes! Hungry!" That had to be why he had a bad fish feeling was in his stomach. Dany just closed her eyes and stood up.
"I could actually use something to eat too and-"
A faint roar was heard in the distance and a gust of wind followed. Natsu jumped to his feet and put himself between Dany and the sound. Out of the sky dropped a small dragon with white scales and red eyes. Well, small according to Natsu. Viserion was still several feet in length now. Larger than most predatory animals Dany had seen. Natsu growled at it and it growled back. But Dany just put her hand on Natsu' shoulder.
"It's only Viserion. Don't worry."
"Still, he should know better than to sneak up like that!" bellowed Natsu. The dragon then made a few gargling noises. "WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU OVERGROWN LIZARD!"
Dany stared incredulously as Natsu and Viserion stared at each other. Their foreheads slammed against one another and their eyes glaring daggers at the other.
"You got a lot of nerve for half a dragon ya know!" growled Natsu. Viserion gargled and growled back. "NO! I'm not just piss poor at paying attention! You just have no manners damn it!" more gargling, "What do you mean you learn from the best!?"
Does he understand what Viserion is saying to him!? Dany was stunned. Natsu was communicating with her dragons. A few more shouts and gargles then a few flames burst out as the two came to blows. Dany felt some anger swell up.
"Enough you two!" she yelled. The dust and smoke settled and she saw Natsu had his teeth hovering over Viserion's wing, ready to bite it. And Viserion had his tail wrapped around Natsu's waist and Natsu raised above his head, ready to slam him to the ground.
"Put him down Viserion." she ordered. The dragon puffed some smoke from his nostrils and let Natsu fall from his tail. Natsu landed in a heap on the ground. "And Natsu, don't…" she actually couldn't believe she was saying this part, "bite Viserion."
Natsu moved his sharp teeth away from the leathery wing of Viserion. The two practically stood at attention in front of Daenerys. They then looked at each other, then just as quickly looked away from each other, like a pair of two year olds arguing. It was a hilarious sight to see. Dany couldn't suppress a giggle as she walked up to them.
"You two need to grow to like each other, ok."
"He isn't cool like Rhaegal is."
Viserion responded with a few snorts of his own. Dany looked at Natsu who rolled his eyes
.
"You don't wanna know what he said." he replied. "But if you must. He said that I am a world class-"
"No thanks," Dany said lifting a hand, "I have a feeling I know where this is going." She looked to the sky and saw that the sun was beginning to set. "C'mon Natsu, we better get back to the city. It's getting late."
"Fine." grumbled Natsu. As they walked away Natsu looked back to Viserion and moved to fingers to his eyes and pointed them at Viserion. "This isn't over!" he muttered to the dragon as it seemed to laugh then fly away.
….
Dany sat nervously in a chair in Xaro's study. He was just sitting there, awaiting an answer from her. Awaiting for her to decide whether or not she would sign her life away to him in marriage or defy him. Either decision was going to lead to something bad. Dany just knew it now. Xaro had grown impatient and cold since they had first arrived in the city. He was not a very patient person and he hated how Dany always dodged his attempts to get an answer from her. But now he had her, but the problem was that damn pink haired idiot never left her side. Not even now. He made things complicated. Xaro had no doubt that this boy may be the reason she is refusing to give him an answer. But why was the question. There didn't seem to be anything between the two. He was a dull idiot and she was a queen. It was like a court jester always walking around with the king. It didn't make sense to him.
"Xaro, I am truly grateful for you hospitality. You have proven yourself a friend more times than I can count." Xaro liked where this was going. "But I cannot accept your offer. It's just too much to ask for right now." Rage filled Xaro. But years of practice tempered it and kept it bubbling beneath the surface. No matter, he always had plan B.
"Very well Khaleesi. It's a shame it didn't work out." he said with a slight coldness to his voice that Dany picked up on instantly, "Well, I cannot keep you under my protection forever. So eventually you will have to leave, but please stay a while longer, at least for a feast tomorrow evening."
Dany closed her eyes. She didn't want to stay. But she also knew that she had to repay the man for his help somehow. Not doing so would send the wrong message to the other rich men who could assist her in her quest for the Iron Throne of Westeros. She reluctantly agreed and then she and Natsu left the office and began to walk to their rooms.
"I really don't like this Dany." Said Natsu as they reached her room, "Slimeballs like him don't take no for an answer. Not without consequences."
"I know." replied Dany. "Just stay by my side through this Natsu. I need you to be my strength against this man now. Who knows what he will attempt to do?"
Natsu nodded his head. Just as he was about to exit, Dany grabbed his wrist. "When I said stay by my side I meant it." Natsu just nodded in understanding. She was afraid, and he knew it. No doubt Xaro knew it as well. Natsu walked over to one of the plush chairs by the room's balcony windows and began to lounge in it as Dany readied herself for bed. She began to unstrap her dress until she remembered.
"Don't look!"
Natsu turned red in the face. "Sorry!" he averted his eyes but he dared a peek at one point. Oh boy, that bruise was not going away anytime soon. Dany saw him peak and she covered herself up, grabbed a book, and smacked him upside the head with it. Natsu from now on, didn't dare do anything like that again. She had a mean streak in her like Erza and she preferred her privacy like Lucy. She was weird.
"Ok, I'm decent." Natsu returned his eyes to her and she lay down and threw the sheets over her. She heard her with his acute hearing. Her soft breaths as she fell asleep. It was comforting to know that she felt safe now. Natsu felt his eyes droop a little. He was tired. Demonstrating fire dragon slayer magic took a lot out of him today. Natsu soon fell asleep.
He was soon awoken however by the sound of the door slamming open and sound of Jorah Mormont bursting in. Natsu knew it was Jorah. No one else made so much noise when wearing armor.
"Khaleesi, Xaro has gone insane. He is killing everyone!" Natsu jolted awake along with Dany. Just then a few crossbow bolts made their way into the room. Dany screamed and dove off of the bed. Natsu acted quickly, he jumped over her to shield her from any harm. Soon the crossbows stopped and Dany looked to Jorah.
"What is going on!"
"The dragons." breathed Jorah who was breathless from fighting his way up to Dany's room, "He got them. They are in some place owned by a man named Pyat Pree. Now Xaro feels he can do what he pleases." Dany's heart practically stopped. How did Xaro get a hold of her dragons. Then she realized, that was why he was letting her out of the city. To find a way to catch her dragons. Her children. Rage built up inside of Dany.
"Take me to my dragons." growled Dany. "Now!" Jorah nodded and pulled her and Natsu up off of the floor. As they rushed out of the palace they saw that the city was in chaos. Battle raged on the walls and in the streets. Dany knew that this was Xaro making his move, trying to take control of Qarth by force. And he could do it with her dragons. As the trio sprinted through the battle, Jorah and Natsu fended off any poor man who dared try to harm the Khaleesi. Soon, the blood riders joined in the defense of Daenerys as well. Eventually, through all of the carnage and chaos they made their way to Pyat Pree's mansion.
Pyat Pree was a man of infamous renown. He was known as a man of magic, a vampire or warlock of sorts. Dany knew of this man's reputation. This Pyat Pree was not someone to trifle with.
"Natsu come in with me. Jorah command the defense of this building. No one goes in or out!"
Jorah nodded then looked to Natsu, "Protect her with your life flame brain."
Natsu gave the older knight a toothy grin, "What do you think I have been doing all this time?"
Dany then shoved open the heavy wooden doors to the mansion and walked inside with Natsu. Darkness enveloped them and a voice with a snake like venom to it pierced the darkness.
"You come for the dragons." said the voice. No doubt it was Pyat Pree. Toying with them in his sick, twisted way. "Good luck trying to reclaim them."
Natsu then say Dany disappear in the darkness. He called out to her but got no answer but his own voice echoing back to him. Then the darkness changed. He saw armies, massive armies. Marching across a barren waste. There was a city of tents in the midst of the army. It was burnt to the ground and bodies littered the dirt paths in it. The vision changed to a massive wall of ice. It stood proud against the darkness of night. But then cracks formed, and the wall shattered as a wave of dark energy hit it. Lastly, the vision changed to see himself. He was in a field, in his arms… Natsu lost his breath. In his arms was a bloody Dany. Her eyes held the stare of death in them. Around them was carnage, fire, and the decay of flesh. And before a kneeling Natsu stood a man he had never seen before. The man wore black robes with some gold trimmings. He also had a white sash that wrapped around his body and was tied in a knot on his left shoulder. His dark hair hung below his brow and a tuft of it peacocked above his head. But it was the eyes that etched itself into Natus' memory. Eyes full of anger, hatred, death. They were red, and they screamed for blood. But they also held a hint of disappointment in them as they stared at Natsu. Like he had failed to do something for this man, this murderer.
Natsu couldn't take it anymore. He cried out in the darkness. He felt broken in every way. He didn't know why but he just did. Then he felt something grip his mind. It was like a vice. And instinct that screamed "kill" loudly in his ears.
So weak, growled a gravelly voice in his head, I'll bail you out this time weakling. But don't expect it again.
A surge of power rushed into Natsu. It was dark, evil incarnate from the feeling of it. Yet it felt good, it felt right. Natsu concentrated this power that was in him and let it surge out in one massive wave of energy.
"WHAT IS THIS!" cried out the voice of Pyat Pree. The darkness retracted as it was overpowered by a darkness more potent than his own. Then Natsu, through the sound of blood pumping violently in his ears, heard the blood curdling screams of Pyat Pree. Natsu saw the vampire twitching in horrible ways as arms of fire griped him and burned him alive. But Nastu didn't care, let the man burn. He deserved it. As the vampire burned, the darkness faded and soon disappeared completely. The arms of fire faded and Natsu was left standing there in a daze.
What just happened? Though Natsu as he rubbing his pounding head. "Dany!" he called. She was in danger she was-
"I'm ok!" she said. She rushed up to Natsu from across the room, sidestepping the corpse of Pyat Pree and embracing him. "You save me! You and Drogo! You save me!"
"Drogo?" said Natsu still in a daze. His vision, what did it mean? Who was that man he saw? What exactly did he see?
"I saw him in a vision. I saw such horrible things. Then I saw you and Drogo. I felt so comforted by you two. It gave me strength. Then the darkness faded and I saw Pyat Pree about to kill me. But you… you grabbed him with hands of fire and… and…."
"I killed him." mumbled Natsu as he stared at his own hands which were burned and red.
Dany looked at the disbelief in Natsu. She stopped her babbling and held him in her arms as sobs began to rack Natsu's body. What he had seen in those past few moments she would now ask him. He would tell her in his own time. For now, they had dragons to find. But they didn't really have to look. Viserion practically body slammed Natsu after Dany broke away from him. Drogon and Rhaegal merely snapped at each other and slithered up to Dany. Dany looked at her dragons, she saw the pain in their eyes. Then she saw the sorrow in Natsu's. Only one man was responsible for this. And death was calling for him.
….
Xaro lay in bed with one of Dany's handmaidens. Oh she was a minx in bed. Such a wild one. It made the celebration of his victory all the more sweet. A knock was heard on his door.
"Go away!" yelled Xaro, "I am not to be disturbed."
Another knock. Xaro scowled, "Go away!" he shouted as the handmaiden grinded her hips into him. Then the door shook and flew from the hinges. Xaro ducked and the door slammed into the wall above him. He looked in shock to the doorway and saw her, the Khaleesi, and that boy with three dragons surrounding them.
"Get up you worthless scum." growled Dany. The dragon's behind her snarled and gnashed their teeth. Xaro felt himself wet the bed. He slowly rose. The pink haired brat walked up to him and punched him hard in the gut. The wind left Xaro then he felt jaws grab onto his torso. A black dragon, the one that was bigger than the green and white one was holding him in it's jaws. Just lightly enough to not kill him, but hard enough to draw blood from its jagged teeth.
"Take me to your vault!" Xaro quickly nodded and pointed them to his vault.
"Open it." ordered Dany. Xaro was released by the black dragon. He winced as he felt some teeth leave puncture wounds in his body. He rushed to open the vault door. With a final turn of the key around his neck the door opened, revealing… nothing. The vault of the richest man in Qarth was empty. Dany stared at him furiously.
"You are not only a piece of trash, but a lying piece of trash as well." she looked at the empty room in front of her, "Richest man," she snorted in disgust, "I doubt it now." she turned to her followers who were just now joining her, "Tear anything that is valuable away from this place. It is ours now."
Xaro's eyes widened, "You dare you little dragon bitch!"
Dany put her hand out to him and opened her palm. A tingling sensation filled the air. Natsu felt it and his eyes widened.
Natsu, remember this boy, your magic is closely tied to your emotions.
Blah, Blah, Blah, teach me a new attack Igneel.
Natsu this serious! It can help you grow stronger if you know this secret! If your emotions and feelings are strong…
"Your magic will become unstoppable." whispered Natsu.
A stream of flames escaped Dany's hand and slammed into Xaro charring his chest and sending him flying into his fault. He wheezed and rose to a seated position.
"Lock the vault." fear to hold of Xaro as Dany said this, "He will never see the light of day again."
Xaro's fear took over. The fear, the anger, the desperation. The basic human instinct for survival took over. He panicked and charged to the closing vault door. But he was too slow. Darkness enveloped him. Forever.
Chapter 15 complete! How'd you guys like it!? I personally loved the idea of Natsu and one of the dragon's having a little rivalry. Besides, he needs to quarrel with someone if Gray is not around right. Also, what do you guys make of the vision he had in Pyat Pree's. Dark ain't it. We'll see what happens huh. I'm growing very excited to continue this story! As always, please rate and review. And have a nice day!