It's been a few hours since they started their journey. So far, the journey runs smoothly the two demons don't talk or killing stuff they just simply follow they're the pinkette order, well that relief.
Look like the two demons have a good relationship with the pinkette little sister since they shared loyalty toward her as well, and Gajeel he simply minds his own business walking blankly and thinking something on his head.
This must be hard for them the Guild that they few as home, where he can having fun, and also laugh with his friend now already gone. Natsu blames himself for the destruction of the guild and gives their friend pain without knowing, it was all of his faults Fairy Tail is disbanded.
But Natsu cannot blame himself any longer he must continue his path to become stronger not only to defeat Acnologia, and Zeref also to protect what he cared, he doesn't anything happened again he cursed his own weakness because of that Igneel get killed, not anymore this time he must kill Acnologia and Zeref.
Soon waved of pain went up to his head as if it was tearing him apart from both sides. This has been happening to him for quite some time now ever since his time with Zeref back at Magnolia.
He doesn't know if it has something to do his power. Maybe curses and magic aren't that compatible with each other, seeing that curses came from negative emotions from humans and that it was different from magic some cases and origin.
Happy notices his partner headache he tried to ask him.
"Natsu are you okay ?" He said with a worried tone.
"Oh it's fine just headache it happens every time, don't worry" he reasoned toward the blue exceed, but Happy can see that his partner was struggling again his inner side he always shows tough side and also smiling toward them only to make them less worried.
It's the matter of time the Natsu that he knows will turn into a real monster. He doesn't want that, losing his best friend was really hurt for him. Since he can't do anything in this time he just hopes Natsu will get through this.
"Onii-san... there was Town over there" Natsu looking down at the bluenette that she noticed a Town just a few kilometers away from the group.
"Yosh~ nice job Wendy!" the pinkette show his usual grin smile and rubbed the bluenette hair, his act made her slightly blushing he never feel this feeling back she was little, well she just happy now she has a family again.
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A few minutes later, the group finally arrived at the town itself. The town was not that big like Magnolia also not too grand, the town only consists a few large building and some houses, at the center of the town there is a small fountain with have a beautiful design. The flow of the people is really friendly to their eyes welcoming wandering group like them.
Although their amaze they found themselves in front of a large building, the building more like a small mansion and in front of the door there was an old man standing welcoming them with a warm smile, the Oldman attire consists of an orange shirt with a brown vest that matches with his pant and two fair sandals.
"Welcome to our town travellers... my name is Samuel I'm the mayor of this town"
"Thank you for welcoming us Mr. Samuel can you show us the inn in this place? we need someplace to rest" Natsu asked.
"Oh it's over there..." he answered while pointed the building next to Cafe.
"Thank you so much" before the group leaves the Oldman recognize the pinkette face and begin to chase him down and caught his coat, Natsu that slightly surprised return his gaze toward the old geezer.
"May I help you ?" Natsu asked toward the old man.
"Yes... I recognize your faces, you three are the dragon slayers from Fairy Tail, right? The Salamander Natsu Dragneel, The Black Steel Gajeel Redfox, and The Sky Maiden Wendy Marvel am I right ?" Natsu totally shocked and amaze toward the old man he never thought that three of them will be recognized in all over Fiore.
Well maybe since the Grand Magic Games their name already spread all across Fiore or event Ishgar this is bad news.
"Sir... can you quiet a little bit. I don't want someone to recognize me, and my friend here please if you want to talk with me let speak in private okay." Natsu reasoned the old man about him and his friend doesn't want to get noticed by the townsfolk.
As for the mayor he just completely confused with the pinkette favor, but he the old geezer just accepted his wish a smile toward the group.
"Is that what you want we can talk about inside my house you don't mind ?" The old man asks in concern.
"Thank you, sir" Natsu bowed toward the old man.
A few minutes later...
Natsu and the other finally arrived at the old man house, the house the interior is very simple with just two sofas, wooden table, and one lacrima TV.
Natsu seat in one of the sofas beside him are Gajeel and Wendy, their exceed seat on their lap, as for the two demons their began observing their Master talking toward the human.
This is perfect chance how human is capable of why they lost their battle back then it's also a perfect chance why their master fight alongside a human.
Despite their curiosity Natsu sipping the tea provided by the Mayor.
"I never expected one of the Fairy Tail mages will visit our town!" The Oldman
exclaimed in excited due fact there was Fairy Tail mage *uhm* I mean formerly.
"Yeah..." Natsu muttered slowly.
"What can I help you all, are you in a job right now? So how the Fairy Tail?" The old man asks curiosity toward the group but their low their head down and their face turning into a sad face.
The atmosphere between their conversation suddenly change only complete silence between them, decided to break the silence the oldman began to ask.
"What happen to Fairy Tail ?"
"Our guild,... has disbanded"
The current situation, about Fairy Tail shocking the Oldman. He never thought the number one guild in Fiore will be disbanded like this, they knew the reputation of the guild and the tragedy that happen 7 years ago.
He never though Fairy Tail will permanently disbanded. Completely fill the atmosphere once more, the Oldman decided to speak.
"Oh... I see, sorry to ask all of you"
"Oh it's fine, it's also still shocked us Fairy Tail just like that disbanded" Natsu exclaimed toward the old man still with his sad face.
"Do you know what happens?" That question simply strikes toward the pinkette heart.
The reason for their disbanded is him, the Master Tartaros up until now his guilt, and sin cannot be forgiven by Fairy Tail... no not just his guild... his sin committed in all across Fiore, without he realizing.
"Sorry I still don't know" Natsu lied toward the Oldman, he doesn't want him to think bad about them it will bad if he called rune knight to captured them.
"I see... so you guys, just wandering mage now ?" He asked the group.
"Yes... pretty much"
"Are you already plan where to go ?"
"No... still, haven't decided... but we're planning to get stronger, in a way of wandering"
"Aye"
"Oh i see... Mr. Dragneel, may i help you ?"
"What for ?" Natsu asked while tilting his head to the side.
"Yes you see, in our town there is a giant library their contain of many magic book event it containt ancient book as well, so you guys can go there for reading and learning new magic" the oldman explained, to the group.
"Are you okay , with this ?"
"It's fine, we're welcoming traveler especially you guys, since all of you help the kingdom many time even destroy it at the end of the quest right ?" The oldman laugh little bit causing Natsu to look away in embarassment, his act causing the little dragon slayer and the three exceed chuckle little bit.
"Geehee... the one that, causing destruction is Salamander right there... Geeheehee" laughed Gajeel toward the fire dragon slayer causing tick mark appear on his forehead.
"Unless i didn't, write bad song like you Metal head" Natsu return back his mocking toward the Iron dragon slayer this make also thick mark appeard on his forehead as well.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY, SALAMANDER?!"
"DID YOU HEAR ME, IRON-HEAD?!"
Then two butting head with each other, while their own respective aura started to appear, and also lightning spark also appear on their forehead, to shown their dislikes toward each other.
The other can only sweatdropped, as the two dragon slayers, but Wendy can only chuckling at his older brother act.
"You're still the same Onii-san"
Moment later...
Their finally arrived at the library of the town, the library we can said it's pretty massive, the front door of the library it consists of 2 large wooden door with a golden handler.
When they stepped inside they amaze there so many book shelf, and each of them has their own categories.
The group began to spread toward their own book categories.
-With the Dragon Slayers-
Natsu wandering in the part of creature, so he can learn more about Dragon or possibly a Demon.
Speaking of the Demons they decided to search in categories of magic, maybe they want to learn magic as well... For what? I don't know...
After wandering they found book shelf that written Dragon. So Natsu decided to search in there but before he searching Happy called him.
"Natsu!" Exclaimed Happy.
"Yes little buddy" Natsu look at the blue Exceed.
"I found a book of fish, it is said every fish in this world was written here!... Can we have it Natsu?!" He asked with sparkling eyes, followed by a drolling that appear on his mouth.
He imagines how he will eat every fish in this world even the rarest of them all, usually the more rarest the fish, more delicious the fish it was he thought.
Natsu can only chuckle a little bit at his partner and answering the blue exceed.
"Happy... We can't have that book. It belongs to townsfolk." Natsu answered, only replied by the blue exceed with a sad expression.
"Aye..."
"But Happy, you can still read the book in this place. So just enjoy yourself reading that book okay?" Natsu said with his usual toothy grin.
"Aye!"
Natsu resume his search, later...
He found something that shocked him.
"Guys, come here!" Soon the dragonslayers and their, exceed started to gather around the pinkette.
"What did you found Salamander?" Gajeel asked toward the pinkette.
"Look..." Natsu showed the book to them.
"The Five Dragon Deity Of Giltena." they read the title in unison.
The other can only be titling their head to the side in confused, they don't know what the pinkeete.
"Galena isn't that continent where Gildarts, do his 100-years quest?" Happy asking to the pinkeete.
"Yes..."
"So what connection between us... With this Five Dragon Deity, and Giltena?" Gajeel asked.
"In that case let's find out what this book had. Maybe we can find a clue about surviving dragons in this world" Natsu explained, and the other can only nodded at his statement.
Later they gather at large table, each with their own books to read. Natsu is looking the two demons, and hope they will not cause an accident for them.
But before he can search them, they finally return with a bunch of books on their hand, Natsu can only sight in relief that they don't cause an accident.
"Master we finally return" Underworld king spoke while placing, his books to the table.
"Oh there you guys... Find what you guys searching for?" Natsu asked.
"Yes, master" they bowed to him formally.
Then they began to sitdown and started to read their own books, Wendy that curious what books that two demons brought she decide to asked.
"Ano... Mard Geer-san"
"Yes, my lady... ?" Asked the underworld king, toward the sky dragon slayer.
"What kind of book you reading ?"
"Oh this!... it's about all kind and type of Darkness Magic" he explained.
"Eh! Mard Geer-san you decided to learn Magic?!"
"Yes, since our primary fight are using, Curse Power, but we decided to use Magic for our second combatant." He explained toward the blueneete.
"I see... may i ask why do you choose book of darkness element magic ?"
"Maybe, Darkness element more suited for me" he answered with a smile.
Wendy can only smile to him, then turn her gaze toward the demon girl enjoying herself reading book of magic, and once again she decided to asked.
"And you Sayla-san what kind of book did you read ?"
"Oh this book of Jutsu-Shiki and also Gravity magic" she answered the blueneete question, and Wendy nooded to her.
Natsu can only smile toward their companion curiousity of learning magic, he observe all of his companion reading their favourite books well not all them.
He found Gajeel was asleep on the table he can see his suliva is drooling from his mouth, Natsu can sight "looks, like reading wasn't for you Gajeel"
Minute has passed Natsu still reading that he got earlier still searching more clue, but later he found something that make him suprised.
"Guys come here and listened to this" they called and their started to gather around the pink the dragon slayer.
"It said that Five Dragon Deity, was a strongest Dragon ever exist, 400 years ago they we're just ordinary dragon, at Dragon King Festival they fled to Northern Continent Giltena, in order to escape the black dragon Achnologia."
"But since the time has passed, the five dragon power already grew the Dragon King himself"
The group can only stay in silent, after Natsu finished the story.
They can't even how powerfull this Five Dragon Deity, just imagine Five of them againts the Wings Of Darkness Achnologia. There is a chance that their will win or Achnologia will exterminated them like other Dragons.
Either way, since the silent atmosphere it's back, and Gajeel decided to break it by asking the pinkette.
"H-hey... Salamander don't tell me your planning t-" before he can finish Natsu decide to talk.
"Yes i know" he said with emotionless face.
"Are you insane!" Gajeel shouted toward the pinkeete.
"Didn't you just heard, they power equal of a God!... if you fight them its same as a suicide!"
"I know!" Natsu shouted toward the iron dragonslayer that completly silent the other.
"Natsu"
"Onii-san"
"Master..."
They can see his body is shaking, the fear that Natsu hide finally showed to them.
"But... but this is only way i can get stronger! I don't wan't to lost something that precious to me in front of my eyes ever again!"
The image of his foster father started to appear again on his head, the failure of him because being to weak. Only just stand there to watch his father demise.
He doesn't wan't that. Something important to him will dissapeard again.
"Please let me doing this... if you guys doesn't want to go you can just stay here please i'm begging you"
"Master..."
"Onii-san"
"Natsu"
Silent atmosphere fill the library once again, then Gajeel decide to break it.
"Yare yare... so everything turned out to be like this, i don't other have a choice to follow you"
"Eh..."
"Like i said we wan't to get stronger as well, so if this the only choose i can't disagree..." he said with his infamous grin while putting his right arm on the pinkette shoulder.
"Gajeel" then he looked at the other their also smile and their show determination they want to follow him.
"Natsu where ever you go. I will follow you, because your my partner and my Dad. Also i wan't to get stronger as well"
"Onii-san i will follow you we're ever you go like we promised we never leave each other side" Wendy spoke while Carla just nooded and smile to him.
"Master we waiting for hundred years for your revival, and now we will only serve to you our loyalty will be shown to you, whatever you order us we will doit, your enemy is our enemy as well, your comrade is our comrade as well." the underworld king spoke to him.
"Also wherever you go we shall follow you we here to serve you Master" they kneel formally toward him, the pinkette can only stand there in silence, then turn his lips into a smile.
"Everyone... thank you" he thanked toward them, they replied with a smile.
"No need to thanks we're here for you Onii-san"
"Aye!"
"Okay, everyone lets check in for the inn so we can get some rest now"
Later they arrived at the inn when they arrived they greeted by the innkeeper.
The innkeeper was a young woman that look around their age, she have long orange hair that reach her shoulder and brown eyes, her clothing are orange shirt that match her hair, and pale cream dress.
"Welcome to, Moonlight Inn, i'm Phyra the Innkeeper how can i help you ?" The innkeeper Phyra asked toward the group.
"Yes, we like to have 5 room for a few night please ?"
"Yes, it cause 40.000 jewel"
Then Natsu give a bag full of jewel and give it to the Innkeeper for those who wandering Natsu get this a lot of money from the bag that bandit leave before.
And the innkeeper give their keys.
"Here your keys, please enjoy yourself thank you"
And with that the group go to their respective room the dragon slayer decided to share room with their exceed and two demons are seperated.
When Natsu step inside the room just preety simple only consist of Bed, Table, Chair, and Bathroom.
Natsu decided to take a bath so he can relax and clear his mind. Happy eating his fish happyly.
When Natsu step outside he look how Happy and can only smile to him, he decide to take a glass of water to the drink but later...
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"CRING"
The glass just slip from his hand, Happy noticed that look at his partner in worried, he noticed that Natsu had another headache but this time it more painfull then before.
Natsu almost fall down and Happy went to his side.
"Natsu! Are you okay ?" He asked in worried tone.
"Yes... i'm fine don't worry"
After he said he realize something Natsu been struggling from all of his journey.
"Natsu don't tell me E.N.D decided to control your body"
"!?"
"Am i right ?"
"Yes... it matter of time that he will fully control me"
And after that Happy just rush to him and hugged him Natsu completly shocked when he looked at the blue exceed he has tears that flow like waterfall.
"I Don't wan't to lose you Natsu... please Natsu don't be something i don't know"
"I'm sorry Happy there is must be no other way..."
"NO!... THERE IS BE A ANOTHER WAY !" He shouted at the pinkette, he disbelief that Natsu will gone forever.
But in when Happy said "another way" he realize something.
"That right Happy there is another way!"
"Huh... what do you mean Natsu..."
Somewhere else...
A figure watching them, via Lacrima vision inside a dark room that consist of table
"Looks like he found the books" the figure shown wide grin toward the pinkette.
"Your Journey started now Young King"
"You will be destine to be a light or Darkness or either both them"
"Your fate is in your hand Natsu"
A/N : and done took that long enough sorry if this chapter is kinda worse than before and also have to many drama inside but enough of that! in the future chapter they will travel to Giltena to meet five dragon deity and soon Natsu will be OP so please leave a like no negative comment and help me so i can improve more for the next story this is RivaSatria2407 peace out...
Disclaimer: i don't own Fairy Tail and the other cross over element they belong to their own creator.