It's been I while since I looked at this story but at least the views and reviews etc. are keeping up in terms of chapter ratio it's one of my most popular stories anyway sorry for leaving this for so long and thanks for being patient, also I just want your opinion as me and my friend have been arguing over this for like ages it about How strong God Serena is, he says that he could fight all the dragonslayers bar Acnologia because of his eight dragon lacrima but I say there's no way to tell because of the unknown four dragonslayer magic we didn't see and even if we did know them Serena is like Arceus from Pokémon in the sense he can only be one type of dragonslayer at a time i.e. purgatory before switching Neptune, we just wanna settle this for arguments sake. Anyway i hope you enjoy this chapter as much as the rest.

"Come on you can do better than that, I'm still nowhere near finished; maybe you'd be better put out of your misery" Vali said in an arrogant tone as he made his slowly made his way over to Kuroka's downed body.

Stopping just a few feet in front of her still clad in his white dragon emperor armour Vali began charging a white light in the palm of his extended right hand. "Such a shame I would have preferred that this work out but sadly it isn't meant to be, I shall grant you a swift death" Vali's voice was emotionless as he said but Kuroka was frightened beyond words had she been allowed time to regain her strength then she may have been able to hold off until Natsu arrived but she wasn't and she couldn't…or well that's what she thought.

"Vali watch out!" came the voice of Albion as he spoke through the gauntlet but it was still too late, before Vali could fire the blast Natsu stood between him and Kuroka with his own right palm extended coated in crimson red and orange flames. Vali found himself sent flying back curtesy of a shockwave and had to dig his feet and hand into the ground to slow himself to a stop.

"What the hell was that?" Vali said in a slightly angered voice his question directed at Albion, "This power it couldn't be" Albion had not felt this power since 'him' and it had completely disappeared from the world since then.

When the smoke cleared it revealed Natsu with a pissed as fuck expression on his face, despite only knowing Kuroka for a few days he had grown attached to her, she was his mate and the mark was amplifying his feelings for as it was for her and this bastard had the audacity to harm her when she was already exhausted.

"Natsu" Kuroka exclaimed in a mixture of joy and relief, "A human well this is new, I didn't think regular humans were capable of harnessing magic or a sacred gear themselves" Vali said in an amused tone but then he suddenly felt the heat in area spike to a massive degree, Kuroka could feel it as well but because of her mark she had an immunity to fire and heat to a certain degree.

When she looked at Natsu she caught a glimpse of his eyes and saw they had a familiar dragon like appearance to them but she knew this wasn't dragon force like Natsu had explained to her when they first met, no this was something else. From where Vali was standing he noticed a flickering red dragon tattoo on Natsu's right forearm that radiated what he would call was incomplete magic as the appeared the pinkette didn't have full control over whatever it was.

"Hoh maybe you'll be able to entertain me for a moment or two" the white dragon said smuggle before raising his hand to the unmoving Natsu, "Divide" as Vali shouted this the blue gems on his armour began to glow and a similar blue glow surrounded Natsu. However, the next thing both Vali and Albion felt was pain, when the absorbed power entered his body it felt like he was being stabbed all over.

"What the hell is this, what's happening?" Vali asked himself shakily in confusion but he soon found himself on the receiving end of "FLAME DRAGON KING'S IRON FIST!" the flame imbued fist plough straight into the white dragon's chest causing cracks to form all over the armour which got Vali worried, no one had ever been able to do this much damage to him before. Natsu himself didn't even know where he learned such an attack, it was like he had known it all his life but little did he know that this new magic was incomplete and that was only a fraction of what it was capable of.

"Albion what is this guy?" Vali knew if anyone was going to know what was up with this kid then it would be Albion, "I'm sorry Vali I can't be entirely sure, he's definitely human but he has a familiar power to him but that should be impossible" Vali could hear worry in his voice, "What should be impossible?" Vali asked as he dodged a flaming kick that connected with the ground beneath causing flames to disperse in all directions.

"Well remember when I told you Great Red and the Auroboros Dragon were the only ones who God was unable to seal in a sacred gear?" Albion asked as Vali started flying skyward avoid one blast of fire after another. "Yeah what do they have to do with this?" Vali asked curiously before he heard a sigh, "There was a third that I didn't tell you about" hearing this caused Vali's eyes to widen he didn't like where Albion was going with this.

"His name was Igneel, he was a Dragon of great power and held the title 'Dragon of Calamity', Great Red and the Auroboros dragon were the only ones who stood as equals to him, suddenly though one day he disappeared into the dimensional gap and never returned, yet this boy his power is so similar to Igneel's it's uncanny" Albion revealed actually hoping he was wrong.

Vali didn't have much time to take in this information as he was hit from behind by another flaming fist forcing him down to the ground. As he pushed himself out of the crater he had formed it was now visible that part of his blue visor was broken and blood was spill out from it. "Don't even think of using 'that' Vali your body is ready for it yet and I haven't finished preparing it for you, our best bet is to forfeit this battle" Albion admitted shocking Vali, never once had Albion decided that running away was the best option during a fight but then again if he couldn't use that he didn't have much choice.

"I'm going to destroy you" Natsu growled out as he stalked dangerously towards Vali who was now on his feet and preparing to take off but flames had already formed a claw shape around Natsu's hand, "FLAME DRAGON KING'S CLAW!" racing forward at great speeds Natsu's flame cloaked hand tore through a part of Vali's right wing slowing the white dragon down greatly, while the wing wasn't a part of Vali it was a part of Albion in a sense and he definitely felt the damage he sustained from that attack which only confirmed his suspicions about the Calamity Dragon.

It was something that only the two Heavenly dragons, Great Red and the Auroboros dragon were aware of, Dragonslayer magic; the power to slay a dragon by fundamentally destroying it from the inside out. The exact method of how this was done was still a mystery to Albion and most likely Ddraig.

Natsu's attack did more damage than Vali or Albion previously thought because until the wing was repaired Vali had no way of flying away. Natsu was actually coming around to finish off the job "FLAME DRAGON KING'S CRUMBLING…" before Natsu could strike the petrified Vali a magic circle appeared below the white dragon emperor before he disappeared causing Natsu to stop his attack. Natsu could only grit his teeth in frustration that he was unable to finish off that dragon knock off. However, he shifted his attention back to Kuroka who lay passed out on the ground, she hadn't gotten much rest since they arrived here and that Vali asshole didn't help.

So picking her up Natsu decided that it was best to change positions, after all the commotion that had gone down here not to mention the blazing fire Natsu knew it was only a matter of time before someone showed up to investigate what was going on specifically devils. Taking a quick surveillance of the area Natsu saw what looked like an abandoned warehouse near a river so deciding to take a gamble Natsu took Kuroka as fast as his legs could carry him to the warehouse.

It didn't take long for Natsu to pick up the sounds of blaring sirens similar to what would be heard during the Gildarts shift, he assumed the sounds belonged to this worlds version of the ruin knights. Sticking to the shadows avoiding detection by anyone possible because it would look really bad if he was just carrying an unconscious banged up woman through the streets for everyone to see, as they'd immediately get the wrong idea, Natsu finally made it to the warehouse.

When he tried to get inside he found the door locked, so setting Kuroka and whatever belongings they had down, Natsu placed his hand on the lock of the door before heating the metal up causing it to go bright red and billow smoke until the metal started to melt into a runny liquid state. It didn't take long to melt the lock in fact only a few seconds, when he entered the building he was surprised to see that there were lots of strange abandoned machines, equipment and boxes that when he looked inside had what appeared to be camping gear and metal rods that resembled fishing poles.

Finding a safe place and taking some of the gear Natsu made a makeshift bed for Kuroka before setting her down into it, he began thinking what he was going to do for food now considering he was unable to get any due to Vali. "If she's anything like Happy then we should be good" Natsu said with a grin a he grabbed one of the poles and a basket before making his way to the river to start his favourite relaxation hobby.

Next Morning

Kuroka couldn't remember exactly when she passed out but she knew that getting up this morning was definitely sore. "Ow, why can't I ever catch a break?" Kuroka asked no-one in particular as she examined her injuries before she noticed they were no longer in the clearing and that they were just she as Natsu was nowhere to be seen which caused her to panic.

However, the panic subsided when she heard familiar laughter coming from outside the building prompting her to look out the window to see Natsu siting cross legged beside a basket full of fish, a fishing pole in his hands and him talking to someone. So in a sense putting her ears and tails away Kuroka got up and made her way to Natsu to see who the person he was talking to was.

"Oh Kuroka you're awake" Natsu said with a bright smile as he turned to face her only getting a nod, before the she-devil looked towards the person standing next to Natsu. She was young teenager, short brown hair, light blue eyes average height and a bright smile.

"Oh this Claire she's looking for her cat; they can be such a handful can't they Kuroka?" Natsu said with a playful wink causing the nekomata to stick her tongue out in response. "At any rate I saw a black and white patchy cat head on down the river that way" Natsu said as he pointed downstream, "Thanks mister Natsu" the teen said with a boy before running downstream in the direction Natsu pointed her.

"How long have you been out here?" Kuroka asked as she saw the small basket completely full of fish, "Good question probably since I put you in bed last night, seeing as I rushed back to help you I forgot to get food and whoever's in charge of crime has been on edge ever since last night what with all the fire and explosions" Natsu revealed in a bored tone as he yanked another fish out of the river.

"Okay but why so many fish?" Kuroka asked in confusion sure a few would be okay but this was just too much, "Oh that I got carried away" Natsu answered honestly as he unhooked the fish and placed it back in the river.

"Isn't that a bit too much though?"

"Nah if anything it's too little but it will do" Natsu replied before picking up the basket and taking it inside earning a sigh from his mate before she followed. It didn't take them long to finish the fish seeing as for some reason or the other Kuroka suddenly had an appetite that could rival the dragonslayers. As much as she tried to hide it, the slightly charred fish was just too good and she almost ended up eating more than Natsu.

"Hungry much" Natsu asked with an amused smile at the sight before him "Nya*burp*aa, it was the best" Kuroka replied while displaying some unlady like manner and rubbing her belly not that any of that bothered Natsu he didn't even know the meaning of basic table manners so what a hypocrite would he be to judge.

"So what are we going to do now nyaa?" Kuroka asked as she stretched in a very cat like fashion, "Well I suggest you get some rest providing nothing happens we're going to be staying here for the next few days until you're back at one hundred percent" Natsu answered in a stern tone that said there was no arguing.

Over the next few days Natsu watched over Kuroka while she rested and regained her strength, it had been relatively quite well that was until the redhead, Kuroka's sister and the rest of that group he saw the other day decided to investigate the area after hearing about the explosions and fires that occurred. "Pres why do you think we'll find anything in here?" the brown haired guy from the other day asked as he along with the redhead and the others were searching the abandoned warehouse.

"Because Issei there faint traces of magic here some that I've never felt before, so maybe it's a few devils or fallen angels trying to wait out any suspicion" Rias answered without giving the teen a glance as she looked all over the building. Currently Kuroka was somehow still asleep no matter how hard he tried Natsu couldn't wake her so he ended up carrying here up into the rafters of the building hopefully remaining out of site.

"Rias I don't think anyone is here anymore, they may have sensed us in the area before we arrived and fled" Akeno said to her best friend who gave a sigh I response, "Perhaps you're right Akeno, I guess I'm just on edge because my brother said I'm not allowed to return back home for a while until he gives the go ahead; he said it was an emergency on his part and needed to be taken care of before I could return" Rias was getting fed up with being kept in the dark about things by her brother and parents, it made her feel uneasy and unprepared.

Natsu was just thankful that they used their house crest to leave when they did because Kuroka kept moving about in her sleep and on the rafters it was hard keeping his balance while she was doing that. After an hour of them leaving Kuroka had woke up which really puzzled Natsu, either she didn't want to wake up of she was just a seriously heavy sleeper, that was the only thing Natsu could think of to explain what happened.

"Listen I have a plan and I want you to hear me out before you tell me it's a bad idea" Kuroka said suddenly getting down to business earning a nod of understanding from Natsu. "While I know this isn't the best way to go about things it's the best I can come up with because I'm desperate to see my sister; in order to explain everything to her I'm going to kidnap her" Kuroka said in a serious tone causing Natsu to spit out whatever drink he had.

"*cough*cough* Yeah you're right that is a bad idea, you realise that means going up against that entire peerage, your sister included and possibly other devils?" Natsu asked just to clarify his mate was sane. He only received a nod "Hah, birds of a feather right?" "What?" Kuroka was puzzled by what he said, her confusion caused not to smile. "We're more alike than I thought, I thought I was the only one reckless enough to pull off a stunt like that, so you know birds of a feather" a Natsu explained resulting in Kuroka bursting out in laughter before agreeing.

"Yeah I guess so, but preparing for this will take time" Kuroka responded with a bright fanged smile, "Hey I don't mind while we're preparing for that we can use that time to train and make sure we're prepared for anything, how long are we taking?" Natsu asked curiously causing Kuroka to think she hadn't actually thought about how much time would be needed, "it could be anything from a week to a month" she answered in uncertainty.

"Fine by me as long as we can explain everything to your sister then I'll go through with the plan and if it fails I'll make sure to have something as a backup plan okay"

Chapter end

Sorry about the long wait for this chapter and for the fact that there wasn't much to it but this was meant to be more of a bridging chapter to set things in motion for the next chapter. At any rate I hope you enjoy it all the same, depending on how the chapters play out hoping to bring Tiamat back into play within 2-3 chapters for a specific reason. Any ways hope you enjoyed the chapter until next time