Episode 176: Story of a Dragon
Filled with grief, Lucy looks out at the scene before her as carnage and destruction fills the land. Her eyes filled with tears...
Lucy: Where's Natsu? Where is everyone? I'm getting worried. What happen to them? Huh? A roar?
One of the Dragons descends and flies towards Lucy, opening its mouth and shooting flames towards her; however, before the fire can make contact, Natsu appears and eats the flames.
Natsu: Sorry I'm late, Lucy. You okay?
Lucy: Yeah.
Natsu: Hey, you dragon! Don't you dare try to hurt Lucy! She's my friend and I'm going to protect her! After all, I'm Natsu Dragneel, Dragon Slayer from Fairy Tail!
In a pub in the capital city of Crocus...
Natsu: You think you could defeat me, Gray?! I would like to see you try!
Happy: Aye! Tell him, Natsu!
Gray: Don't worry. I'll make this quick.
Juvia: You go there, Gray-sama!
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Ciel: Looks like Natsu and Gray are arguing again, as usual...
Mirai: When will they ever learn to stop?! Never?!
Lucy: C'mon, you two! You have to stop this ridiculous fighting now!
Ryuko: (laughing) I like it when Natsu and Gray argue each other! It's really hilarious!
Nonon: You have such weird tastes, transfer student! (sighs) But still, we should be focusing on how to get home. I bet everyone's worrying about us.
Ryuko: Yeah... I miss Honnouji Academy.
Emi: Honnouji Academy? What's that?
Ryuko: Well, it's a school where I go. Honnouji Academy is really big and it's circular. Actually, your aunt is the Student Council President there.
Emi: Really?! Where is it?!
Ryuko: You'll see it. Eventually...
Mirajane: Lucy, the Grand Magic Games is on a break tomorrow. Why can't they blow off some steam? I think that's what they need.
Makarov: (chuckling) I'll let them off for now. Natsu, give it your all! Don't lose!
Natsu: Yeah, yeah!
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Lucy: Huh?! Don't use Magic in here!
Nami: Take it outside, you morons!
Sanji: I love it when Nami gets angry...
Nami: Cut it out! You're making a big mess!
Erza: My cake... Natsu~! Gray~! (attacks)
Together: Erza...
Erza: Listen, you're in the Grand Magic Games, and even though we may have made a comeback from last place to first, we needed to be wary and not waste our energy, as none of the other guilds are push overs. Got it?!
Together: Yes, ma'am...
Nonon: Good thing Erza's here to make them straight.
S.G: Yup! Agree!
Senketsu: (Kamui) Erza's right. We must perserve our energy until tomorrow. We must take this very seriously.
Ryuko: I know that, Senketsu. But I can't wait to fight against bigsis! It's been such a long time since I last have a match with her! So this is going to be big!
Tsumugu: (thinking) That Matoi... She has no idea what we're getting into... Why does those Kamuis are around her daughter? They could harm her at anytime...
Emi: Yeah! And I'll cheering you on!
Ryuko: Of course you do! (picks up Emi) Because you're my daughter!
Danketsu: We'll definitely win for sure!
Doketsu: You can always count on us.
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Erza: Also, I'll have both of your heads for ruining my cake! Don't think you're getting away for this!
Gajeel: Jeez... Have I miss something?
Everyone: Gajeel!
Kokonoe: Where the hell have you been?!
Gajeel: Somewhere. I don't know. Anyway, Natsu, Wendy, I have to show yousomething interesting I had found.
Natsu: Really?!
Wendy: You found something?
Gajeel: Yup.
Natsu: I don't know. What about our match between Sting and Rogue?!
Gajeel: That was your fault! You shove me into that cart!
Natsu: Well, you were in my way!
Gajeel: I wasn't! You were!
Natsu: Wanna bet?!
Nami: Wait! Don't fight yet!
Natsu: (sighs) Fine... Let's go...
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At the hotel where the members of Sabertooth Guild are staying...
Jiemma: You four had failed me.
Arlong: We apologize, Master Jiemma. Those fairies are dead meat.
Krieg: That girl was really strong.
Ursaring: Enough! You lost to a Dragon Slayer, a Life Fibers-infused Human, and a straw hat! Focus Punch!
Lector: Sting!
Frosch: Rogue!
Jiemma: You are a disgrace of Sabertooth! I order you to erase those marks now before I do!
Saibetsu: Jiemma, you're going too far!
Jiemma: Too far?!
Saibetsu: Yeah!
Jiemma: I don't take word from a little Kamui.
Lector: Stop! Can you go easy on them?! Even though they lost I believe that they can become stronger from the information they gained from the fight!
Ursaring: Who are you?
Lector: Eh?! You must know me! Look, I'm a member of Sabertooth!
Jiemma: What?! I don't remember having a kitty-cat with the crest!
He seemingly obliterates him with a blast of Magic Power.
Sting: Lector~!
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Sting: (crying) Lector~!
Jiemma: Cry all you want. Animals aren't allowed to be here. Don't grieve over a weak cat.
Filled with rage and grief, Sting lashes out with his Magic to blast a hole through Jiemma's stomach, shocking both Rufus and Orga. On the other hand, Minerva is seen smirking, seemingly happy at the development.
Minerva: Perfect... My plan is going smoothly...
A hooded person is seen walking in a back ally of Crocus when Jellal and Rachel confronts them.
Rachel: Who are you?
As the person turns to face him, Jellal and Rachel reacts with great shock and later meets with Meredy and Ultear to tell them of their unnerving discovery.
Ultear: No way.
Rachel: He's correct. It seems this person was very similar. We must go before it's too late.
Together: Right.
Gajeel leads the other two Dragon Slayers, Luffy, Nami, Medaka, Talim, their Exceed partners, the Kamuis, as well as Gray, Ryuko, Emi, Uzu, Tsumugu, Soichiro, Kinue, and Lucy, Kokonoe, Nui, Rei, Momoyo, Mr. 2, and Ms. Doublefinger to the area under the arena he had discovered earlier that day.
Mr. 2: Incredible! There's so many bones!
Luffy: Tons of them!
Nami: Maybe they're hiding some treasure!
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Tsumugu: What are they?
Kokogetsu: Hm... According to my book, it seems they are dragon bones.
Nami: D-D-Dragon Bones?!
Emi: Cool! I never seen a dragon bone, nonetheless a dragon!
Doublefinger: What happen here?
Soichiro: What are there so many dragon bones? Let alone, why are they here?
Kinue: That's what I want to know.
Nonon: Can we get outta here?! Like now?!
Uzu: No way! This is awesome!
Nonon: Jeez...
Medaka: Wendy, do you remember one of the spells Porlyusica give up?
Wendy: Oh yeah. Milky Way. Well, at first, I thought it was an offensive spell. But it's really used to communicate with souls of Dragons who had died long ago, and that by using it we can learn what had happened to the Dragons here and maybe even their own.
Nui: Excellent! Let's do it!
Rei: (sighs) Hope this works.
After making the Magic Seal for Milky Way on the ground...
Wendy: Here goes nothing... Milky Way!
Milky Way (ミルキーウェイ Mirukī Wei) is a Sky Dragon Slayer Magic Spell. The user draws an intricate Magic circle on the ground, kneeling in the middle of it. As the user chants the words used to activate the spell, the user throws their arms to the air and a beam of light springs from the earth into the sky, creating a ripple of light that moves outwards in bursts. These beams of light sparkle like stars and form ribbons of light that move throughout the area, touching everything that once contained life. If a stray soul is discovered, the user clasps their hands together as if in prayer, and the Magic circle glows brightly. The bands of light come together, swirling to create a portal through which the summoned Dragon soul emerges.[1] In order to summon the Dragon's soul, the soul itself has to be inside the range of the spell. The caster is also not able to summon souls that have already ascended to heaven.[2]
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Tsumugu: The ground is shaking...
Ryuko: Especially the bones.
Wendy: The auras are very old and faint.
Medaka: Keep concentrating, Wendy.
Dragon: (roars)
Nami: A dragon...
Nonon: A real, real dragon...
Dragon: (laughing) I love that reaction you humans make! They are so full of fear and terror! (laughing)
Emi: A real dragon! Hello, Mr. Dragon!
Dragon: Eh?! You... You aren't afraid of me?
Emi: Nope! Not at all! I'm Emi Sanageyama!
Dragon: Hmph! You're the first human who isn't afraid of me! Quite impressive for a young and puny child like you!
Emi: Hey! I'm not weak!
Dragon: (laughing) Now then, let me introduce myself! I'm Zirconis, the Jade Dragon!
Zirconis (ジルコニス Jirukonisu), also known as The Jade Dragon,[1] was one of the many Dragons that was killed by Acnologia.[2] Zirconis is a giant Dragon with jagged scales. His ears taper off to one side and feature darkened ends. He also has two, long strands of hair on his chin.[3] Zirconis often acts relaxed and carefree, and, despite thinking of humans as nothing more than a meal for the Dragons, he seems to have no problem conversing with them, finding it quite humorous to scare them. Zirconis has a habit of comedically repeating himself and frequently changing his mind. He also dislikes it when people point out his personality flaws.[4]
Shisetsu: Jade Dragon?
Zirconis: That's right. The one and only!
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Kinue: Amazing.
Zirconis: Hm... I recognize that spell. It belongs to Grandeeney. Which one of you have the power of Grandeeney?!
Medaka: That'll be Wendy. She's a Sky Dragon Slayer.
Zirconis: Her?! This little girl?! She looks so tasty...!
Luffy: Don't you eat Wendy!
Zirconis: I'm kidding! See?! How could I possibly do anything with this astral form?!
Natsu: Stop joking around!
Soichiro: Natsu, stop your nonsense immediately!
Happy: Can you tell us what happen here?!
Zirconis: Out of the question!
Doublefinger: Why not?
Zirconis: Because I hate humans, though I do perfer them as a meal.
Happy: But I'm a cat!
Kamuis: And we're Kamuis!
Zirconis: I'll tell you the story.
Rei: Make up your mind!
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Zirconis: (clears throat) 400 years ago the Dragons reigned supreme over the world, and only saw humans as a source of food. However, one Dragon opposed this view and believed that humans and Dragons could coexist in peace. This caused a devastating war to erupt between the Dragons who favored coexistence and those who opposed it. I personally opposed coexistence. The Dragons wanting to coexist with humans taught them Dragon Slayer Magic in a attempt to turn the war in their favor; however, the humans then used their new abilities to kill Dragons on both sides of the conflict. One human who killed so many Dragons and bathed in their blood, this causing him to become a Dragon himself: this one individual became the Dragon King and was responsible for slaying all the Dragons now resting in the graveyard.
Nonon: Okay, this is getting creepy! I'm shivering in fear!
Emi: What was its name?!
Zirconis: Acnologia.
Everyone: (gasps)
Ryuko: Acnologia?!
Danketsu: That dragon?!
Zirconis: You've saw it?!
Kinue: Yes we did!
Rei: Back in Tenrou Island.
Nui: It had attacked us.
Zirconis: I see.
Before Zirconis can reveal any more however, he abruptly vanishes.
Mr. 2: He vanished! Oh come my way! Wendy, why did he vanished?!
Wendy: His aura had passed on to another plane.
Natsu: You know, after hearing that, are we using Dragon Slayer Magic too much?
Gajeel: Hm... If we did, it will result on us becoming dragons ourselves.
Wendy: I don't want to become a dragon!
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As they converse, Arcadios, Saito, Tatsumi, and Yukino, Pearl, and Kuzaru approach them.
Arcadios: Such a thing is impossible.
Doublefinger: Who are you?
Arcadios: I heard everything the Dragon had to say. Acnologia is a creature similar to that of Zeref's Demons. And I believe Zeref is the one turned Acnologia into a Dragon. Defeating Zeref is the first step to beating Acnologia.
Having previously been standing in the shadows, Arcadios steps forward.
Arcadios: Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Arcadios.
Saito: I'm Saito.
Tatsumi: And Tatsumi's the name!
Carla: (gasps) (thinking) He's the white knight in my vision. Impossible...
