Okay been getting a lot of pm to put up the next chapter, (talk about demanding) I had planned on doing this chapter a little later but because of the kind words of encouragement for this chapter I'll be putting it up sooner. Without any further delay I present chapter 7.
"I am the Red Dragon Emperor, The Dragon of Domination, and I shall defeat you"
"I'd like to see you try" Kuroka replied to Issei's claim as her hand lit aflame with blue fire before nine similar orbs of fire surround her in a circle like pattern. "Let's see if you handle this Dragon boy?!" Kuroka challenged before the balls of fire spun around rapidly creating a ring of blue fire that Kuroka flung at Issei who didn't move an inch.
An explosion was caused as the result of the collision making Kuroka smirk but that soon disappeared when it revealed that Issei's balance breaker only had a few scuffs on it and was only pushed back a few feet. Although this was more damage than Ddraig anticipated.
"I won't let you hurt Koneko ever again!" Issei shouted before he charged forward at great speed and just missed Kuroka who had flipped back out of the way. Meanwhile in the sky's above Tannin, a previous dragon king watched down at the development of Issei gaining greater control over his balance breaker, it appeared as though the boys training with him was worth jack shit if touching Rias breasts was all he need to do, man that kid sure knows how to make someone feel 'useful'.
"Ddraig how many boosts do you think I can maintain like this~?" Issei asked his partner and for a few Seconds Ddraig was silent. "I'm not sure, we only just got the balance breaker back but try up to twenty for now, I'm not certain how much strain your body will be able to handle" Ddraig advised his partner who nodded in agreement before the green jewel on Issei's body began glowing brightly.
"Boost!"
"Boost!"
"Boost!"
"Boost!"
"Boost!"
It was echoed over and over again until Issei had reached nearly twenty, his power increased with the repetition of the word; everyone could feel it and they stared in awe. Issei could feel the strain of using boost continuously, but then again he didn't know what to expect after not being able to use the balance breaker for such a period of time.
"Okay her goes nothing, Promotion Rook: Alright here you go, everything I got ready or not!" Issei shouted before he charged forward with speeds that exceeded his limits which put him in front of Kuroka before she had time to register his movement. Then using the combined power of his balance breaker and the increased physical capabilities of a rook, Issei threw forward a power packed punch.
The result of which caused a massive cloud of dust that enveloped Kuroka obscuring her from view, the forestry behind her was struck with the force of the punch causing a large part of it to be destroyed. Issei was sure had struck Kuroka as was Rias and the rest of her peerage, however there was one thing they weren't counting on.
"Issei, what's wrong?" Akeno asked when she saw Issei shaking, it was then a shadow appeared in the smoke with an outstretched hand. "That was one hell of a punch kid, but it ain't gonna work on the likes of me" a cocky voice spoke from with the smoke before it cleared revealing a young man with pink hair and crimson red eyes.
Well, man wouldn't be the exact term to use in this case considering his entire outstretched arm was covered in purplish black markings extending all the way up his neck and up past his right eye creating a jagged scar like appearance, not to mention the fanged grin he had revealing his sharp canines. "Natsu" Kuroka said with a sigh of relief causing said dragonslayer to turn his attention back to the nekomata. "I told you your idea wouldn't work but that's neither here nor there, now" Natsu responded in a neutral tone causing Kuroka to pout as Issei leaped away from the dragonslayer.
"So you're that assholes sister and you're the other dragon emperor?" Natsu asked directing his attention to Rias and Issei. "What business do you have with my brother!?" Rias demanded to know, if this guy was associated with Kuroka and knew her brother then he was definitely more than dangerous. "My business concerns the fact that he tried to turn me against my will into one of his pawns!" Natsu growled out causing Rias to curse.
"So you're just another stray" Rias stated earning a snicker from the dragonslayer, "What's so funny?" the red head asked in an irritated tone which was only furthered by the pinkette's shit eating grin. "I guess in your eyes that's the obvious answer but you're wrong, my body rejected the mutation piece meaning I am very much still half human; I'll let you guess the other half" Natsu replied in a carefree tone.
"You're lying; you have to be a stray to have blocked that attacked no human could survive an attack like that" Akeno said with narrowed eyes. "Yeah well there are species other Devils and fallen angels" Natsu replied in a slightly irritated tone before returning his attention to Issei. "You called yourself the dragon of domination? Don't make me laugh, I'll show you what true domination looks like!" Natsu said starting in a neutral tone before his voice shifted becoming unnaturally dark and demonic.
As did the pinkette's appearance, the purplish black markings on his arm spread covering his entirety in darkness, his fans elongated and the dragon mark on his arm as well as his mating mark on his back began glowing in their retrospective red and light blue colours. The power that flowed off the dragonslayer was incredible, there was so much heat that was flowing from his body that it was practically robbing Rias and her peerage's lungs of oxygen. Kuroka however seemed fine much to her own surprise but she deduced that was down to mating with the dragonslayer.
"What's with this sudden change in power, I didn't think there was any magic that could generate this much heat" Rias said as she noticed that her own clothes as well as that of peerage bar Issei's was melting much to the pervert's delight. "Oi Natsu quit it your gonna make my Yukata melt as well, but considering it you I'm talking about you probably had this planned" Kuroka called out to her mate in a chiding tone although it turned amused towards the end.
Kuroka wasn't far wrong, Natsu was quite a pervert even back at Fairy tail he was although never openly but since he had marked Kuroka it had amplified quite a bit but then who could blame him? At any rate it wouldn't be a stretch to say that Natsu also planned on melting Kuroka's clothes.
Natsu seemed to hear the nekomata and the aura of darkness that surrounded him seemed to melt off but it revealed a very different Natsu now. This Natsu's hair had turned a blood crimson colour matching his eyes, he appeared more muscular much to his mate's delight and the black markings from before now formed the Tartaros guild symbol on left shoulder and covered the entirety of his right arm, his neck and part of his face.
Rias no her entire peerage felt themselves going weak in the knees at the sight before them. He said he would show them what True domination looks like and what was before them now wasn't domination it was somethin else entirely, what was before them now wasn't domination it was pure and utter chaos. "W-what the hell? Is this guy some sort of demon?" Issei stuttered out, the stare from his blood crimson eyes was enough to make him feel small in comparison. It felt like there was a looming shadow of darkness hanging over him drowning him with its power.
Close but still wrong" Natsu spoke in an amused tone but it was hard to tell from how demonic and rough his voice sounded. "Dragon Shot!" in a feeble attempt to strike him down Issei recklessly threw an orb of green energy at Natsu who just smirked before the black marking on his arm sprung to life a crawled down his arm forming a jagged broken sword shape.
"Full Counter!"
It was like nothing they had ever seen before, just before Issei's attack made contact with the dragonslayer he swung his arm at the attack. Upon connection a golden spark could be seen before the attack was sent back at Issei with even more power and speed than it originally had.
"UUUUGUGGGHGHHHHHH" Issei roared in pain as his own reflected attack connected with his stomach forcing him back at incredible speeds. "Issei!" the girls, Kiba and Gasper all shouted in worry. Seemingly overcoming their fears of the opponent in front of them Rias and the others attacked Natsu in anger.
Meanwhile above them Tannin watched the pinkette now turned red head with curiosity, just then a teal coloured shinning orb appeared next to him. "So this is boy you mention Tiamat?" the former dragon king asked while never breaking eye contact with the battle going on below him.
"Yes, I've never come across someone like him in my life" Tiamat said in a very interested tone but Tannin would call it something else. "I'll admit the boy is definitely interesting, I'm just concerned why he carries about the presence of a human as well as that of a dragon" Tannin admitted but he was definitely more curious than interested, such an amalgamation of powers in one body has never existed before.
"I may have the answer to that" Tiamat revealed causing Tannin to raise a scaly brow in response. "As you're aware Great Red and the Oroboros Dragon are the only ones of our kind with power that surpasses that of…the heavenly dragons; Well that was a lie" Tiamat revealed although it was tough to stomach admitting her power wasn't enough to compete with the two heavenly dragon it greatly shocked Tannin.
"What did you say?!" the elder dragon king questioned in total disbelief and he could just tell even if she wasn't there physically she was smirking. "Ever heard of the rumour of the third Dragon, known as the Dragon of Calamity?" Tiamat asked the blaze meteor dragon.
"But I thought that's all it was, a rumour!" Tannin was still quite shocked at the revelation. "As did I myself, but after fighting him, it was the only conclusion I could come to, the true reason why he was able to stand up to me is that the boy whether it is unknowingly or not; possesses a sacred gear belonging to the Dragon of Calamity who disappeared from this world long before either you or I came into existence" Tiamat revealed making Tannin stare disbelieving at the boy down below who was manhandling rias and her group.
Tiamat didn't know how close she was to actually being right, but she did know she was interested in Natsu and in more ways than just the conventional sense. "I'll be off I have plans to make" Tiamat simply said before the teal orb of energy fizzled out of existence.
The devils continued to try and attack Natsu with everything they had, Lightning, the power of destruction, swords you name it Natsu had to and successfully either dodged it or parried it with his own magic or by using full counter. "Come on you can do better than that!" the dragon slayer taunted. These guys weren't even posing a challenge to the dragon which was disappointing and Kuroka could clearly see it on his face as she sat on a boulder not too far from the group of devils who had all but forgotten about her. She occasionally cast glances towards her still sleeping sister.
"Don't you dare take us lightly, Gasper do it!" Rias shouted to Gasper who nodded before a golden seal appeared underneath Natsu who didn't look all the fazed. Much to the groups surprise the seal shattered and Natsu remained unimpressed by the group. "What Gasper's time freeze had no effect on him?" Kiba stated in a worried tone, it took a certain kind of power to stand up to his ability and that kind of power was something you didn't want to mess with.
"Believe me I'm no stranger to dealing with the power to stop one's flow of time, but this level of control is leagues behind what I've had to deal with" Natsu revealed with no hint of lies in his voice. It frightened the group, they didn't want to believe there was another being who possessed the power to freeze time like Gasper did except on a more monstrous level. But it would explain how Gasper's ability had no effect on the enemy in front of them.
"Rias we need to get out of here, this guy's power is too much; the only way we'll survive is if we run or you brother magically shows up" Akeno suggested as she forced herself up, as did her king and the rest of the peerage. Everyone had injuries ranging in severity but nothing life threatening. But then again Natsu was holding back and hadn't really used any of his attacks yet bar his full counter ability.
Issei was by far the worst out of all of them, getting hit like he did with his own attack at twice the strength not to mention all the physical hits he had received had caused numerous cracks to appear on his armour and even caused some of it to crack and fall off.
"I know that but there's no way to contact him, if he felt this guy's power he's most likely on his way; we just need to hold out a little longer" Rias said through gritted teeth. However, Natsu had just about had it so he muttered something under his breath directed at Koneko, Asia and Gasper seeing as they might not survive this next attack
"As much as fun as this isn't I'm bored so I'm ending this" Natsu's voice was completely serious when he said this throwing away his shirt much to Kuroka's delight and the heat started to rise again. "Fire Dragon's Purgatory!" Natsu muttered in a deadly voice as three magic circles appeared beneath Gasper, Koneko and Asia cloaking them in a shielding light of the same colour before the entire group was swallowed up in a sea of red, black and orange flames. Kuroka was momentarily worried but the reassuring smile Natsu gave alleviated her worries for her sister's safety.
When the flames died down it revealed scorched earth as well as Rias and her peerage scattered across the forest floor bar Asia, Gasper and Koneko who had all fainted from the heat with a relatively unharmed Natsu who had a bored look present on his face. "Honestly I was hoping you'd put up more of a fight" Natsu said, his tone matching the expression on his face.
Changing himself back to normal Natsu walked away from the group towards Kuroka, "Well that's a bummer, I was hoping that with her entire peerage and the Red Dragon Emperor that It would pose some sort of challenge; man I want to fight someone strong!" Natsu whined like a child causing his mate to laugh.
"Well I know a different kind of battle which I could beat you in" Kuroka suggested in a sultry tone which was heard by all causing a few faces to heat up at the implication. "God damn lucky bastard!" Issei cursed before his scale mail dispersed out of existence. "What are you?" Rias grunted out in frustration, she had never faced this kind of power before; Natsu stopped when he heard her.
"Ask your brother, it's his fault that this power awakened within me" Natsu answered with a bit of venom in his voice confusing Rias slightly but then it hit her. This person in front of her was the reason she wasn't allowed to return home.
"At any rate we have another problem" Kuroka said in a neutral tone, "Yeah Loki isn't here, we better get going who knows what he's up to" Natsu replied in an even tone. You see during their time preparing Kuroka's plan, Natsu and Kuroka received a visit from a certain dragon who inquired as to what their intentions for the future were. At the time the said nothing in response which was followed up by said dragon asking them would they join her group in the hopes that with their help she would regain her home.
Flashback
"How exactly can we help get your home back with that dragon there and just what's in it for us?" Natsu asked the child in front of him. She was small and wore a black dress with white frills on it, but this wasn't just a child she was a dragon; Ophis the infinite or Oroboros Dragon.
"You're both very powerful and with the rest of my army soon we'll be able to defeat Great Red, you would be awarded justly for your assistance" Ophis said in a monotonous voice. "Besides you're already acquainted with one of the members of my Khoas Brigade, I believe you know Vali the white dragon emperor?" the Oroboros dragon continued in the same tone.
At the mention of the name Kuroka had to hold Natsu back, just hearing that name made his blood boil. "Yes I am aware of your distaste for Vali but I'll tell you this now Vali does regret his actions and is willing to make it up to you, but if that isn't enough maybe I can persuade you otherwise" Ophis stated confusing Natsu and Kuroka.
"What so you mean?" Kuroka asked in a distrusting tone, "I'm also aware that you are an SS-class criminal in the underworld, if you agree to help me on top of your reward should we succeed I will use my skills of 'negotiation' to convince the four Satan's to drop all charges against you" Ophis offered making both dragon and nekomata widen their eyes in disbelief.
Ophis knew she had them just from their reaction alone, even if there would be some reluctance on joining the same team as Vali. "C-can we have some time to think?" Natsu asked his hair shadowing his expression. If Ophis could she would have smirked at his response. "Of course, I'll give you two days before I come to get my answer" the Oroboros dragon replied and in an instant she had vanished into nothingness.
(Two Days later)
"I presume you've made up your mind?" Ophis asked after suddenly appearing on the rafters of the abandoned factory building Natsu and Kuroka currently resided in. Kuroka seemed reluctant to give an answer, something about this didn't sit right with her. However, Natsu needed no further time to contemplate his response.
"Yes, as long as you hold up your end of the bargain" Natsu answered in a determined tone too which Ophis nodded. "Good then we can get down to business straight away, you currently I don't require you to return with me immediately; instead I have another plan" Ophis said making the pair narrow their eyes in confusion.
"I have learned from your recent preparation you are to travel to the underworld, what I want you to do for me is if he shows up monitor someone known as Loki; ever heard of him?" Ophis asked her newest recruits as she floated down to them. Natsu and Kuroka only shook their heads not knowing of someone by the name. Even if Natsu instantly thought of Loki from Fairy tail he quickly shoved the thought away considering that it wouldn't be possible for him to even be here.
"Nothing I can't fix" Ophis said in her usual monotonous voice before she placed her hands on Natsu's and Kuroka's heads causing a rush of information to flood their minds about the aforementioned Loki. What he looks like, how powerful he is, what powers he can use the whole works basically.
"Now that you know who he is I want you to gather any information from the underworld about his whereabouts and what he's planning; regardless if you find anything or not after you've finished your business in the underworld I want you to come back to me" Ophis instructed the duo who thanks to Natsu didn't really have a choice in the matter. Just like two days previous Ophis vanished into nothing.
"Well not like we have much choice, thank you very much" Kuroka said with narrowed eyes directed at the dragonslayer who scratched his head sheepishly in response. "Are you sure we can trust her Nya?" Kuroka asked in a concerned tone while her cat like nature showed up once again. "Honestly speaking, I'm not but if there a chance I can clear your name then I'll take it" Natsu revealed causing the Nekomata to smirk as he ears and tails became visible. "And that's why I love you" Kuroka responded as she started cuddling up to the dragonslayer who began stroking her ears in response.
And then that developed further and further until they got into some adult activities and if there were people around the area at this time then noise complaints would have been issued and authorities called for acts of an indecent nature.
Flashback end
Before Kuroka and Natsu could leave through a portal Tannin descended and a crimson magic seal appeared beside said former Dragon king. "Shit, what do you want you overgrown lizard?" Natsu asked in a rather not pleased tone. Tannin felt several tick marks appear on his head upon being compared to an overgrown lizard. "Who the hell are you calling an overgrown lizard your puny insect!" the dragon roared spewing fire as he did so.
"I was right, so it was you after all" Sirszech Lucifer spoke gaining Natsu's attention, he also noticed the same silver haired maid from before. "I really don't have time to fuck about; However, seeing your face again is really pissing me off!" Natsu said in a dangerous voice as he radiated his magic his pupils becoming more slit like and concentrated. "Tannin please leave him to me, cleaning this up is my responsibility; besides I owe him for what he's done to my sister and her peerage" Sirszech asked in a stern voice as he began building up his destruction magic.
"Kuroka go now, I'll catch up" Natsu said in a voice that demanded no resistance but Kuroka wasn't going to let that stop her. "Are you insane, even you can't fight one of the four Satans', the strongest Queen and a former Dragon King!" Kuroka shouted at her mate before taking on a fighting stance of her own, even if her legs felt like jelly right now she wasn't going to leave Natsu to die, she'd rather be here with him. But before Natsu could respond a familiar voice spoke up from above them.
"Perhaps with my help he can"
Chapter end
Okay I'm sorry for the cliff hanger and any confusion this chapter might have caused but I need to start on the next chapter which if I can make it work right will be primarily a battle orientated chapter. I'm pretty sure one if not most of you will be able to figure out who will be featuring in the next chapter, and just a heads up I have decided to have Natsu go berserk in place of Issei. I will have Issei going berserk at a different stage where he uses the incomplete juggernaut drive except I have it that he's so far gone that Natsu has to deal with him. Anyway hope you enjoyed the chapter.