Chapter 7
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"Yes I am Etherious Natsu Dragneel, the one True Dragon King, ruler of the dragon realm and last etherious demon" Natsu replied with his full title.
"True Dragon King? But I thought there were five Dragon Kings?" Issei asked remembering about Tiamat and the Five Great Dragon Kings.
"Forgive his ignorance my Lord, but history in this realm is a bit warped from the truth" Ddrag's voice could be heard coming from Issei's gauntlet.
"The Five Great Dragon Kings you know are only the guardians of this realm. They were assigned to protect this realm from the few dragons who opposes Lord Natsu's claim to the throne. They usually don't cause too much trouble due to Lord Natsu's power but sometimes they will come out of their caves to cause disruptions in the realm they reside" Ddrag explained.
"If demons used to rampage across the world then why are there no records of this?" Sirzechs asked a bit annoyed that an important part of history of the realm he is supposed to manage is missing.
"Well that happened long before your time young Satan so that explains why you don't know of it, as for your history records I don't know. It might still be somewhere but I do know the old Satans hid it well before that stupid war of yours." Natsu replied.
"Uhm Natsu, why did you never show yourself to me before now?" Wendy asked the demon.
"That would be due to the reputation demons had in the past" Natsu replied.
"Will you stay around now that everyone here has seen you and heard your story?" Wendy asked wanting to get to know the demon who kept her safe for her entire life.
"Seeing as the reputation of demons are no longer a thing I need to be concerned about affecting your safety I guess it will be possible" Natsu replied with a smile at the small girl.
Wendy was very happy with his answer and gave him a hug.
"There are just a few things I need to do for me to spend more time here so I will meet up with you at your house. How does that sound?" Natsu asked Wendy as he hugged her back.
"That would be great" Wendy replied with a big smile and with that Natsu disappeared in a cloud of black smoke.
After he left the party continued with a new main subject to all their conversations. Riser's unconscious form was taken away, Rias thanked Issei for his bravery and rewarded him with a kiss on the cheek and two female devils were having similar thoughts of a certain pink haired handsome individual with a large amount of power.
After a long day at school the ORC meets up at Rias' house. As they enter they are hit by the smell of freshly baked cookies. Koneko, who might like sweet treats a little too much, quickly followed her nose to where the mouth-watering smell came from. The rest followed at a slower pace. In the living room on the coffee table a plate of freshly baked cookies can be found. There were many different kinds of cookies to satisfy everyone's taste.
"Wow Rias these are amazing" Koneko exclaimed. Rias was a bit surprised with her normally stoic rook showing so much emotion but chalked it up to her obsession with sweet treats.
"These are amazing. Who made them?" Kiba asked as he snaked on one of the cookies.
"No there isn't anyone that I am aware of here that can bake" Rias replied confused because this can only mean that the person who made them is not normally here.
Quickly running through the possible people who it could be lead her to more confusion as she could not think of anyone who might be here that could bake.
Just before she could tell them that she could not think of who could do it they heard the kitchen door open. Out came a young man who had a lean muscular build, slightly tan skin tone pink hair and onyx eyes. He had a black one sleeve jacket on that was open exposing his muscular torso. Black pants and combat boots. He also had a white scally scarf around his neck.
Akeno stared at the handsome young man's body, Koneko stared at the plate of freshly baked cookies in his hands and the rest just stared at the man with questioning gazes.
"Natsu?" Wendy asked looking at the pink hair and handsome face that was very similar to her guardian demon's features.
"Yes Wendy anything I can do for you?" Natsu asked oblivious to questioning stares from most of the other occupants of the room.
"Uhm… Well can you tell me why you look different and why you have cookies in your hands?" Wendy asked the questions that everyone wanted answered.
"Oh this is my human form. I thought this will allow me to blend in better in the human world. As for the cookies, well I find baking quite relaxing" Natsu answered while placing down the plate in his hands next to the one that was almost empty.
"I'm glad to see you are enjoying them" Natsu observed the nearly empty plate he placed on the table a little while ago.
"The great demon and dragon king bakes? That's so lame" Issei said struggling to hold in his laughter.
Before Natsu could do anything Koneko appeared in front of Issei and delivered a devastating punch to his abdomen. Issei fell to the floor groaning in pain.
"I will not let you say anything bad about the great man who made such delicious treats. I demand you apologize at once" Koneko said in a threating tone.
The group burst out laughing at Koneko's declaration even Natsu let out a small chuckle. When Issei recovered he quickly apologized to Natsu fearing whet Koneko would do if he didn't. Natsu decided to let the insult slide as he has been sufficiently punished.
"Wendy I think it is time you learn some offensive magic" Natsu said after everyone finished the cookies he brought when he made his appearance.
"But I already tried to learn some but every time I try I fail. Nobody could help me" Wendy said with a sad expression.
"That is because you weren't taught by the right teacher. No devil would be able to train you due to the magic you inherited from your mother" Natsu explained.
This caused Wendy's face to light up. She always thought there was something wrong with her and that was why she could never learn offensive magic. But now she learns it was because she had some special sort of power, this made her overjoyed.
"When can we begin? What sort of magic is it? How strong is it? Can I use it to help everyone out?" Wendy went on rapid fire mode with her questions. No one from the ORC could even follow the young girl's fast paced questions.
"As soon as you want. I'll tell you that when we start training. It is very powerful once you mastered it. And yes you can help all your friends once you have learned it" Natsu replied surprising everyone that he could understand the ecstatic girls fast pace talking.
"I'm ready to start right now" Wendy happily said looking forward to a time when she can actively help her friends and not just wait till they get hurt to heal them.
"Uhm Natsu would you mind if we join you during the training?" Rias asked motioning to herself and her peerage. After her defeat at Riser's hands she got a reality check realising that only relying on the legacy of her Power of Destruction magic is not enough and she will have to actually train in different combat scenarios to be a better high-class devil and king.
"That is all up to Wendy here" Natsu motioned to the little girl who had attached herself to the demon, "I don't think you would be able to learn the type of magic I will teach Wendy though" he continued making sure that they were aware of that fact.
"That is fine by me it's just that after our defeat I could see we all, including myself, still have a long way to go before we can really make a statement in the Underworld" Rias replied before turning to Wendy waiting on her answer to allowing them to join her in training.
"I would be happy if you joined us" Wendy said with a smile releasing Natsu from the hug she gave him.
"Ok then I will start making preparations for another training trip to our cottage out in the mountains" Rias said only to be stopped by Natsu raising his hand.
"I will take control of this training and that goes for the location as well" Natsu said.
Seeing as the next day there was the start of the break at Kuoh Academy the group decided to meet early in the morning so that they can get started as soon as possible.
When everyone arrived they patiently waited for Natsu to tell them where they will be training. A few minutes later Natsu arrived.
"Everyone ready for the tortu… I mean training" Natsu asked with a smile that sent shivers down the devils spines. Not waiting for a response he chanted something in a weird language that none of the devils knew and a portal opened up.
"You are taking them there?" Ddrag's voice said. Natsu however did not reply and just walked through the portal motioning them to follow.
"Did he say torture?" Issei asked suddenly regretting agreeing to this 'training'.
"Let's go" Rias said choosing to dismiss the little slip from Natsu.
As the group walked through the portal a whole new world opened up in front of them. As they looked over the landscape they could see a scene that looked as if it came right out of some princess fantasy world. The large white castle stood proudly on the mountain side. The sun raised behind it giving it an even more majestic appearance. A stream flowing down the side of the mountain and under a bridge that connected two sides of the castle. A large lake was at the bottom of the stream and flowed out into multiple waterfalls that framed the side of the mountain.
In the cerulean blue sky they could see dragons of all shapes and sizes flying around. A large open field can be seen next to the castle filled with a variety of plants, trees and bushes. The vibrant colours of the landscape looked so surreal to the devils. Never have they ever seen a place as beautiful as this.
"Welcome to my home" Natsu said standing in front of them with his arms spread out. As he said that the sun came up behind him making it seem like he was surrounded by the orb of fire.
"This place is amazing Natsu! I have never seen anything as beautiful as this" Wendy exclaimed with stars in her eyes. Everyone else could not help but agree with the girl.
"For today I will allow you to explore the Dragon Realm" Natsu said as he turned around and started making his way to his castle.
"We are in the Dragon Realm now?" Kiba asked with wonder still evident in his voice from the wonderful world they found themselves in.
"I haven't been here in ages" Ddrag said as the red gauntlet appeared on Issei's arm.
"Any suggestions on where we should go Ddrag?" Rias asked the dragon in Issei's sacred gear.
"The lake is always a truly magnificent sight. And when you stand on the bridge that goes over the stream you get a spectacular view of the valley up the mountains. For now I would say steer clear of the forest next to the castle as it is easy to get lost in the lush undergrowth. Other than that the palace is truly a sight to be seen" Ddrag gave his opinion on the Dragon Realm and what to see.
Kiba and Koneko decided to go to the lake, Rias and Issei went to the bridge and Akeno and Wendy accompanied Natsu to the castle.
When Wendy, Akeno and Natsu reached the entrance of the Castle a statue like dragon bowed down to Natsu informing him that everything has gone smoothly in terms of security. Entering the Castle the little group was met by the sight of a huge hall with pillars decorated in dragon images reaching up three stories and dragon statues littering the edges.
As Natsu took them on a quick tour of the castle Akeno could not help herself but stare at Natsu with lust and if it was not for Wendy being with them she might have pounced on Natsu and try and make him claim her.
A few hours later Natsu sent some dragons to fetch the rest of the group so they could have lunch.
At lunch Natsu started to tell them about some to the training he had in mind. The reaction of the group was on of terror. The only thoughts that occupied their minds were 'How will we survive this' and 'Is that even possible'
As if he could read their minds Natsu reassured them he will ease them into it and he did not expect them to do more than they could. This didn't mean they were going to have it easy. No, Natsu already has an idea of each members limits and he will be sure to push them right up to it.
The rest of the day Natsu answered questions about the Dragon Realm and the group talked till night fell. Everyone was shown to their rooms and prepared for a good night's rest for tomorrow their training begins.
Akeno could not fall asleep so she decided to go for a quick walk. As she walked she saw Natsu leaning on the edge of the bridge and looking at the lake.
"Hey can't sleep?" Natsu asked as he turned to look at Akeno. He was stunned by her beauty her black hair shining in the moon light and her angelic face reflecting the soft light.
"Yeah, so what are you doing here?" she asked him as she joined him looking out at the lake. She was speechless from the sight. The night sky was reflected on the lake. The stars shined brightly littering the water surface like glitter and the full moon reflected beautifully.
"I like to come here before I go to sleep and just look at the scene" Natsu said looking out at the lake with a faraway look in his eyes before turning his gaze in Akeno's direction.
"It is beautiful and makes you feel quite peaceful" Akeno observed looking out and thinking about her past.
"You know you can talk to me about anything that would make you feel like an outcast" Natsu softly said when he saw a look in her eyes he often saw in his own reflection when he was younger and traveling with Zeref before they were found by the previous Dragon King.
"What do you mean" Akeno asked a little bit afraid that Natsu might know her secret.
"You know what I mean but don't force yourself to talk about it, just don't let it take over your mind and behaviour. I am always here if you want to talk about it" Natsu said looking at the lake once again.
Akeno just looked at him with a sad expression. "Thanks" she softly said thankful that he didn't continue on with that topic. She was also happy that it seemed like he might understand how she felt.
After a few minutes of silence Akeno began to doze off. She started walking to her room but the day's activities caught up with her and her legs gave away under her. But before she could fall two strong arms caught her.
"Thanks" Akeno muttered before falling asleep in Natsu's arms. He took her to her room and tucked her in bed. As he left the room he took one last glance at her beautiful and peaceful sleeping face.
Chapter 7 done. Hope you enjoyed it. If you have any thoughts or ideas you might like to see feel free to send me a message and I will see if it might be a good addition to the story. See ya next time.
