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Chapter 10
Natsu's POV
I was having a great dream Luce and I were together in a field but I started to feel strange. It wasn't the good kind either, I may be dense when it comes to some things but the way I've felt around Lucy is something I recognize and feel often. This however hurt my bones ached and I felt like my fire wasn't just in my belly. It was burning hot, hotter than before and it was burning through every part of me.
I'm still dreaming of Lucy but I can also feel something happening to me; it's weird and confusing. I feel my heat gathering at my wrists and ankles for some reason and begin to thrash in bed. What is happening?!
Third party POV
All the Slayers begin to thrash in their beds except one was simply whimpering in her sleep hiding under her pillows and comforter. Natsu's wrist inhibitors began to glow red hot as they eventually melted away. Slowly scales appeared across his body, his fangs became more prominent, and his hand curled into talons. The clock stuck twelve and the bells at Kardia Cathedral rang out the midnight hour.
Master Makarov asleep in his bed woke with a start as Patherlily's voice was heard over the Lacrama beside his bed. "Master are you there, please come in Master! We have a situation!"
"Yes Lily what has happened?" Master asks already getting dressed to get over to the guild hall as fast as necessary.
"At the first toll of the bells everyone began thrashing around in their beds. We checked in with Jellal and Sabertooth but they all seem fine."
"All right let's get everyone to the Guild and prepare for the worst." Master says glumly.
While everyone was gathering to the Guild and taking their assigned places Natsu woke up. Eyes glowing as golden as the sun took in his surrounding, rolled his shoulders back, and let out a deafening roar that was heard for miles. Cobra, Sting, and Rogue suddenly broken their chains and were in the same state as Natsu.
Laxus and Gajeel stood covered in scales, with glowing eyes growling at Natsu. A fight broke out between the three which caused the runes to react. The runes tried to force them back into their cells but moved them about an inch. All three blasted the ceiling causing it to cave in revealing another ceiling made entirely of Devil Slayer Ice.
The three refocused on each other circling each looking for weakness. After all launching attacks at each other they began to notice just where they stood. Gajeel was weak against Laxus's lightning but used his wit to continuously redirect the lightning to Salamander who would then eat the lightning. Seeing this Laxus focused on speed to snap in powerful hits on both Natsu and Gajeel. However Natsu's heat was eventually so hot that even trying to get close to him hurt.
Natsu kept cranking up the heat until the 2 other opponents fell to their knees. The room was slowly melting as the Pink haired slayer let out a roar of victory with the other two joining in. Natsu spoke to Laxus and Gajeel in a series of grunts, growls, and tongue clicks that had both slayers walking about the room studying everything. Wendy slowly looked out of her cell to see it basically was the last thing standing. Everything was burned to ash, exposing a secondary room made entirely of Gray's Ice Slayer Magic.
Wendy's POV
I stepped down from my cell on the ice surprised to barely feel a chill. Then again it was a wonder I could even feel that with the heat Natsu was giving off. The other three slayers were walking around the room hitting the walls every once in a while. My guess is they were trying to find a weak spot, but to no avail.
I slowly approach Natsu, "Na-Natsu?" He turns and I gasp at his eyes, so golden and so bright. "W-wh-who are you?"
"I am the Fire Dragon Prince and you will do as I say little one." His voice was raspy as if he wasn't use to speaking normally. "Now once we escape you will remain here for safety. Do NOT follow the rest of us. Is that understood?" I nod feeling like his command struck a chord deep within me.
"How far are the others?" I shake my head trying to not answer. "Sky Maiden you will answer your drake," he growls.
I stumble to my knees feeling his authority, "I- I." A growl saves me from answering as Laxus appears next to him and answers, "a few hours."
I sigh in relief feeling a heavy gravity-like burden lift from my shoulders. Gajeel comes over and they all start speaking in growls, grunts, and hissing. I cock my head remembering Grandine saying the Dragonic language was used only as a way to plan in a way no one would over hear. I tried to really hard to remember exactly what she taught me.
Laxus was saying something about how they needed someone, and needed them now? Gajeel was talking about the ice being constantly repaired from the outside so they weren't getting anywhere. So Natsu told Laxus to be patient he understood his queen was closer so it was harder.
I cover my mouth to contain a gasp finally understanding what is happening and why Cana's cards predicted such destruction. Grandine once told me there was one thing a sky dragon could never cure: A Dragon King's Succession Sickness.
Meanwhile outside the cube of ice….
Mind Conversation will be in Italics
In the guildhall Erza bellows into Warren's ear, "Status update!"
"Gray-sama is doing everything Gray-sama can but Natsu-san just keeps getting hotter. Juvia doesn't know how much longer Gray-sama can hold Natsu-san! Juvia is giving as much assistance as Juvia can."
Fried called out, "He's burned all the runes from the cells and the runes in the ice are completely gone. He burns them out faster than I can write them."
"Evergreen, Bixlow be ready to capture them with your eyes. Freed begin the secondary trap, Laki we need you to create as many wooden obstacles as you can. Hopefully we will be able to contain them or at least hold them long enough for everyone to finish evacuating the town."
Jet comes bursting into the guild, "we have a problem we just received word from Gildarts that the other slayers have escaped and seem to be making their way here. He's tracking them now; meanwhile Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna have gone to the edge of town to try and hold them off."
"Oh Shit," warren taps Erza on the shoulder, "you need to hear this. Gray said the entire cube just cracked. He thinks they're all rampaging in there." Warren grimaces, "Juvia just the entire cube in a water lock but she said it would only buy us about 10 minutes."
"Wait Erza I'm getting something from inside the cube!" Warren closes his eyes in concentration. Erza grabs his should letting him know to link her in if contact was made. He gasps, "Its Wendy!"
"I don't know if anyone can hear me but please, please stand down!" Wendy whimpered.
"We can hear you Wendy please explain." Erza and Warren shared a confused look.
"This is a dragon sickness that can NOT be stopped or cured. If you prevent them from doing what they need to they will go insane with dragon rage and never return to themselves! I know Cana said there would be destruction but we can prevent that."
"Ok but how!" Warren exclaims over Wendy, causing a death glare from a certain requip mage. "If you would be silent I am sure Wendy was getting to that!"
"Mest we need Mest now! He has to use direct line to get Natsu out of here. He can just take him to any deserted area."
"Alright Wendy we can do this. Did you hear that Mest?" Erza asks.
"I'll be there in just a second; I'm dropping the last of the towns' people off. But if Natsu's hot enough to crack Gray's ice I don't how I'll even be able to hold him."
"I've got enough in me to freeze ole' hot head one more time," Gray calls out.
Everyone smiles despite the situation; Mest arrives, nods to Erza and heads for the basement. Erza says, "Alright I'll count it out 3…2…1!"