Chapter 2
An old warrior awakens
''Mommy, Daddy. Come on, you're so slow. Hurry up already !'' yelled an over excited Ichika, hopping up and down. She can't wait anymore. ''You promised we go to the movies today and eat lots of hot spicy food later.''
''Slow down little hatchling, or else you are going to trip.'' A tall man with pitch black unkempt hair and red mean looking eyes chuckled at her pouting face. But he knew she listened since the little hatchling slowed down. But only just a little!.
The man was quite tall and well build like a bodyguard. With a fresh scar going over his left eye down to his cheek. Wearing a black west and white shirt with loose dark blue jeans and grey sneakers. Any other person would have thought of him as a thug heck even as an child abductor. His creepy smile wasn't helping his image either. He was quite scary looking. Ichika inherited that from him.
But no that was just Ichika's father, Sasaki Saito.
''Oh don't look at me like that. We promised you to go out today and we will keep it. Isn't that true love?'' He gestured to his wife.
In terms of looks and image this woman was the complete opposite of him. She had smooth blonde hair going down her back and a gentle looking face, whilst carrying a soft smile on her face. Her eyes had slitted pupils just like her daughter but instead of red, hers were a sky blue. But these were the more ''normal'' things about her appearance. Right where her shoulder blades would be, big white bad like wings came out out of her back. Arms and legs were adorned with white smooth scales, not to mention they were far bigger then her husbands. A long thick tail with spikes at the end came out right above her behind. She was wearing a simple blue summer dress. Or in other words, she was like the definition beauty.
She was Ichika's mother, Sasaki Mio.
'It hurts...'
''Of cause, it's true darling.'' Ichika was doing tippy taps, out of sheer excitement and impatience. They had to delay her birthday party because of a family emergency. Saito got attacked with a knife from a robber on the way home. Her father was ok but the scar over his eye would remain. In her opinion he looked so much cooler now.
Sadly, since Ichika is so scary looking, she didn't have many friends. She had only 2. One of them was sick and the other one was in the holidays with her parents.
'I never heard from them again...'
The little dragon was disappointed at first but her parents promised to celebrate her next birthday to with her friends. Many children would have thrown temper tantrums. But no. Not her. Ichika might have her childish moments but she was quite well behaved for her age.
''But you are taking so loooooong!. The movie is about to start.''
As mentioned before she had her childish moments.
''The movie will start in 30 minutes and even then we have to watch 10 minutes worth of advertisings. Trust us there will be enough time.'' her mother smile at her.
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By the time there where out of the movie it was getting dark outside. The small family walking home along the still busy streets.
''This was the best movie EVER! That spider hero was so cool, the way he stopped an entire train with his strength and webs alone was so awesome!'' Ichika gushed from her father's shoulders. ''He was a cool hero wasn't he?'' her mother asked. ''I want to save people as well. To always go help people even if it's hopeless.'' ''So you want to be like All Might ?'' asked her father with a surprisingly gentle smile. ''Yeah!''
''Damn, so I am not your Nr.1 hero.'' asked Saito with fake sorrow. ''Don't worry darling, you lost to All Might after all. No one can win against him.'' said Mio teasingly. Ichika on the other hand took it very seriously, ''That's not trued daddy! You are still my Nr.1 hero. All Might only makes it to 3rd place!'' Saito perked up at that he heaved her from his shoulders and held her to his chest, ''Oh really and who is on 2nd place then, if not All Might?'' ''Why mommy of cause!'' she looked directly at Mio.
''Oh dear, looks like we have to fight over it again about who gets to be top.'' Mio added with seductive smirk. Saito saw it and blushed slightly at the idea she was suggesting but he quickly added,''Well I just have to keep your face down right?''
Ichika was just confused at what her parents are doing.
'No please, please stop I don't want to...'
As they walked past a bank, Saito saw a weird orange glow inside that was getting brighter very fast. His mind responded right away, he held Ichika tightly and yelled towards his wife.
''Get dow-''
*BOOOOM*
An explosion took place.
'NO!'
(play requiem of Silence from RE:zero from 0:47)
And yet surprisingly Ichika was still conscious but in pain. Like something really heavy was on top of her. She managed to open her scarlet red eyes. But saw nothing. 'Where am I? What happened?'
She tried to push the heavy thing of her body and succeeded. But she saw only fire. People running away from her. People running for their lives.
''You fucking Idiot! I told you to tone down your quirk'' ''Oh please like I care. '' Ichika turned her head and saw two women walk out of the heavy bank with 2 big . The little hatchling had no idea what is happening, where were mommy and daddy ?
''LIKE I CARE!? THAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS FIASCO?! YOU JUST KILLED 2 PEOPLE AND A CHILD!''
''You said, 'I need that money at all costs'. Then you need to know this. If you want something at all cost, you need to be ready to remove everyone and everything from your goal.'' The second women was just stunned into silence.
She looked at the at the entrance of the back and then to the corpses. Only now realising, that the child survived. The villain didn't know what to do and just stood there. Then the both of them started to run away in alley. Ichika looked to the side and saw it.
'NO... NONOOOOOO!'
What she saw terrified her. Her fathers head was looking at her. HE was right beside her. Only now she is realising that his entire body was pierced with many large glass chunks. His limbs where burned and charred. The head was barely connected to his shoulders. A biggest shard almost decapitated. It stuck in his neck and went almost all the through his throat.
She looked to the left and her mother was leaning against the railing.
But...
A rebar was sticking out of her left eye. Her mouth hung open and her other eye just looked to the ground. Another chunk of metal went straight though the heart. Any many more glass shards ripped her beautiful wings apart.
''M-mommy?''
Then she looked backed to her father.
''Daddy? ''
''Ah...''
*sniff* *sob*
''Aahh...''
*sniff sniff*
''Aaahhh...''
*sob sob*
''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!''
(stop playing requiem of silence)
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Ichika
*gasp*
Ichika sat up right away out of her bed. Her pupils were narrowed. She stared right towards the wall. She pulled her legs towards herself. Her tail curled around her and she hid her head in her arms and started crying. Ichika did so for minutes. She always does that when that damn nightmare/memory comes back to haunt her. After some time the room was silent.
The black dragon calmed down. The sun was shining through the window. Scarlet dead eyes were staring outside at nothing. Ichika didn't want to get up. She lied back down .
*tweet tweet chirp chirp tweet*
She looked back to the window and saw a little bird, chirping at her window, looking straight at her. She liked birds. They could fly anytime they wanted. She however could not. Fucking Quirklaws. Ichika really wanted sometimes to fly. Just to get her head clear.
Ichika sat up again an opened the window, trying to pet it. But it flew away before she could even do so. The depressed girl lied back down and saw how It flew towards the ocean.
Ocean...
Beach...
Dagobah Beach...
Meiyoaru...
Meiyoaru!
She promised she would come visit him today...
But it was just a piece of armour... and yet this weird feeling she got from it yesterday. Ichika can't help but feel that there is more to it then just mere imagination.
With renewed vigor, the bed sheets were thrown of. After one big stretch she strode to the bathroom for a shower to warm up her body a bit. But as Ichika walked out of her room, she then saw Inko passed out, on the couch. With two empty wine bottles with a tissue box standing on the table. Many used tissue papers were laying around the floor.
The black dragon winced at her state and cleaned up a little bit first. It seems her mother didn't sleep well either and decided to drink her sorrow away again.
After a quick shower, Ichika walked back to her room. She opened here wardrobe and picked out black sweat pans with a little opening for her tail, a red t-shirt and a black jacket with white stripes going down the arms. Both pieces had holes for her wings as well. After the dragon girl wrote a quick note to Inko, saying that she would be going to the hardware store and then to the beach to start a new project. The moment she stepped outside, she was filled with excitement.
(X)
''3 cans of rust remover, 6 cans of metal polish some flannels and a bucket. That should do it. I hope.'' Walking outside of the store, Ichika recounted all the things for good measure, she then made her way towards the beach. The sun was still rising and she had plenty of time. But that didn't stop her from meeting Meiyoaru again.
First she speed walked. Then came the jogging. And then the full blown out running. While carrying the bag she had a bright fanged smile. To some people she might have looked menacing, but right now she didn't care. All she wanted to do now was to get started at her new project.
Cleaning up a giant armor.
To some it might been an annoying chore but to her, it was something new and fresh. As the black dragon entered her little spot, she saw him right where he was supposed to be.
Still in his sitting position, both hands on the ground, palms facing up wards, head facing the ground and his legs stretched out.
''Good morning Meiyoaru!''
...
''I brought something with me. Tadaa!'' she pulled out the rust remover and the metal polish from the bucket. ''With those things, I'll clean you up in no time.'' She smiled at him, eyes closed and tail wagging slightly behind her.
...
''Well I have never done it before, but I will get the most grime off of you! Time to get started.'' She pulled out of her armchair and placed all items down. Then she took the bucket and went to the nearest water fountain outside the beach and filled it up. When she returned, Ichika went to the left leg of Meiyoaru, she stroked with her clawed hand over it.
She went to fast and a light metal screeching was heard.
''I'm so sorry! I wasn't careful. I was ... huh?'' She looked.
She looked again. No she wasn't imagining things. The moment she scratched the armor, she thought for sure that there was now an ugly mark left behind.
But...
There was nothing there. Nothing at all!
She went with her claws through solid steel. Ichika tested it out with the many scrap parts that were on the beach. And yet, Meiyoaru didn't even had a scrape. Now the dragon was really curious, her face was now only a centimeters away from the leg. Just to make sure that truly is nothing there.
*sniff sniff*
The red eyed girl was now even more curious. Meiyoaru smelled like fire. One would think, after being covered up in trash for a long time, you would smell like trash right? Nope. Meiyoaru smelled like fire. Ichika likes the smell of fire.
*sniiff sniiiiiff*
Eyes closed in bless. A slight purr came from her chest. Her montrals completely folded to the back of her head. Only after some minutes she managed to snap out of it and blushed madly. ''I am sorry, I was just so surprised that you smell like fire.''
Dear god she was glad, that know one was there with her or that Meiyoaru was human. That would have been so embarrassing. If only she knew. Ichika started at last with the armors left leg. Spraying the rust remover all over the entire leg and let it settle in. It wasn't the best rust remover but it certainly helped with cleaning the leg and removing the grime with the flannels.
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Inko
Inko was embarrassed to say the least. She had fit last night again and she sure as hell knew, that she left mess. But the mess was gone when she woke up. meaning only one thing. Ichika must have seen her passed out again. And cleaned up after her mess again. She went to the kitchen to make herself a coffee and saw the note, that Ichika was currently away.
Coffee in hand she walked back to the couch and turned on the TV and put on some comedy show, to ease her worries.
But then the news channel came on out of nowhere. Which meant only one thing.
A villain attack was close by. It seems a bank had been robbed and 4 women were now on the run. Inko got up immediately and walked towards the phone, to call and warn Ichika. She typed in the number and waited.
*vrrrm vrrrm* *vrrrm vrrrm*
*vrrrm vrrrm* *vrrrm vrrrm*
She looked to the kitchen table and saw it. Her worry turned into despair.
(play ''a mother's love'' from One Piece)
On it lay Ichika's phone. The panic she was feeling. It was like her heart would stop at any moment. The TV blared up again,
''Breaking news. We recently found out that the villains are heading towards Dagobah Munical Beach park. From here on out, all citizens are-''
The despair turned in to pure horror.
'Again'. In her mind she saw herself and Ichika sitting at the dinner table. The black dragon talking to her like Inko was the real mother of her. She turned around towards the couch. A new memory invaded her head. She was watching the TV and Ichika was resting in her lap. Ichika was a very touch starved girl after all. Another memory came and with her was little Izuku in his little All might onesie, running around. Then she looked towards the door and saw herself Izuku hugging her before he disappeared. And finally she looked back to the kitchen table.
But it was just herself crying. She was all alone. No Izuku. No Ichika. No one.
She was about to lose another child, again. She could not allow it. Losing Izuku, was already way to painful. If she loses now Ichika now as well, then... . She didn't even dare to finish this thought.
In her pink pajamas she ran towards the door, put on her shoes grabbed the house and car keys and ran out. She almost fell down the stairs in her rush.
To protect the dearest thing in the world. At all cost!
(stop playing ''a mothers love'')
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Ashen One
(early morning)
The sun didn't even dawn yet but the Ashen One was awake. He never truly needed sleep but back in Lothric he needed to rest after long and enduring battles. The last battle had totally worn him out.
He focused to the power inside of him. The day before he barely felt it, but now it got so much stronger. In his minds eye he saw a flame. A tiny flame.
But he knew better, it was deceiving. He felt the core of the flame and he knew what it was right away.
The First Flame
He became the new host of the First Flame.
But how? He didn't link the fire. Every time he gets an answer, two more questions present themselves. However, he knew one thing for sure already.
The Flame is only going to get stronger.
He needs to learn how to control it and make sure that the undead curse doesn't come back or the horrors with it.
With that said, he started his meditation right away.
(3 hours later)
No matter how hard he tried he could not suppress the embers entirely. But that also meant the had a certain hold over the First Flame. The more he let the hold weaken, the stronger the Fire is growing, and the faster he felt his strength returning. He could already move his head and arms if he wants to.
But before he got to do more the little dragon Ichika came back as promised.
He stopped his experiments immediately.
Before she even started with the polishing, she scratched his armor on accident. But there was no mark left behind. 'It would have been quite the surprise, if she could actually damage my armour. It was infused with many Titanite chunks and some Titanite slabs after all.' What came next, was unexpected.
'Did you just sniff my leg?'
''I am sorry, I was just so surprised that you smell like fire.''
There is just never a boring moment with her around. Then the Ashen One thought over her statement. 'Did she smell my pyromancy flame? No, that wouldn't make sense. Pyromancy can only be conjured from the hands and I didn't even use it since I got here.
'Wait, can she smell the First Flame?'
'No that's Impossible. That would make even less sense... I think?'
The ashen one watched, as the little dragon, worked on his armour. Ichika was so focused at his right wrist right now, that she failed to notice that the ashen one turned his head as silent as possible towards her.
He was finally able to move again but only slightly but it was enough. In the short time he had known Ichika he can say this,' Ichika has a good heart. She might not be good as Andre at cleaning my armor, but she certainly was giving her best. If that smile and the wide eyes are anything to go by, she must even have fun right?'
'She said, I smell like fire right ?' His own curiosity got the best of and so he did something risky and released a small part of the First Flame. The moment Ichika started with his left wrist, she stopped and looked at him again. The dragongirl just stared at him with the puppy eyes. For one second he could've sworn, that he saw her nostrils inhaling his scent again but she blushed and looked away again. The ashen one was now sure
'She can sense the First Flame.'
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General P.O.W.
As she was close to finish cleaning his wrist. He heard a sudden growling sound. It was feint at the moment but Ichika seemed to hear it as well. Her montrals were twitching and her head turned slightly in the direction of the noise. Then a screech could be heard and the growling stopped.
'' ICHIKA?! ICHIKA WHERE ARE YOU WE HAVE TO GO NOW!''
''Mom? I'm here, whats the matter?!''
A plump older women with dark green hair and green eyes entered the little hideout.
'It's her again. She looks different now. But I know it's her.
I thought Ichika was a very small woman but after now I see that her adoptive mother is even smaller, by Izalith she barely reached Ichika to her shoulders. Does it mean I got just as tall like the Soul of Cinder? Hold on a minute, Ichika called her mom, and her mother's name is Inko Midoriya.'
Suddenly the Ashen One got a headache again. It wasn't as worse as the last one but it made him uncomfortable.
''Ichika we have to... what is that thing?'' Inko asked her daughter, pointing at the huge armor but she quickly came back to the problem at hand. Before Ichika could respond Inko grabbed her hand. ''Whatever, forget it. We have to get out of here as fast as possible!'' ''Why?'' ''There was a bank robbery nearby and the villains are heading here to the beach. Come on let us get out of here.''
They were about to leave, but then new voices could be heard. ''Come on you dipshits, we gotta hide before the heroes and the police bust our asses!'' The little family stopped. Ichika on the other hand responded quickly pulled the smaller women to Meiyoaru. Both of them stepped behind him and hid.
''This seems like good hiding spot,'' said the first villain, of the group. All of them were wearing white masks. The leader dropped her mask, revealing herself. She was average women with blue short hair with two bags of cash. ''Why do we even hide here boss. The heroes saw us running this way, wouldn't they look here in the first place. Said another women with long brown hair and completely pitch black eyes also carrying a bag of money.
''Don't worry X-ray, that's why we have Mirage with us. She just sent an illusion of our group to another direction entirely. There will be many eyewitnesses and they will inform the heroes about it.'' She gestured to the 3 meter tall villain with black dreadlocks carrying, Mirage on one her shoulder and a safe on the other.
''Tell me why I had to carry her again?'' asked the tall villain with blonde black hair and grey eyes, setting won the safe and the unconscious Mirage. ''Because, Titan, she has to concentrate and is currently guiding our afterimages elsewhere. But the moment Mirage uses her quirk she is unresponsive to the outside world.'' explained the leader annoyed.
''Now all we gotta do, is playing the good old waiting game.''
''uuuuwaahh'' Mirage woke up. ''Hey you finally awake Mirage?'' She opened her mirror like eyes and responded ''Yep, the Heroes saw my illusion and are now running away from our position.'' ''Good work.''
''But boss?'' ''What is it Mirage?'' ''What the hell is that thing over there?'' The four villains looked now towards Meiyoaru.''Ayo what in flying fuck is that thing please?'' asked Titan.
''Say boss, do you think we can sell that thing? I mean, it looks expensive and all.'' asked X-ray. '' It would be quite a fortune if it is real.'' added Mirage
Inko was now beyond scared now. If the villains decide to investigate the armor they'd be done for.
Ichika on the other hand was furious beyond comparison. Even if the armor was just that, an armor. To her it was something more. She felt sometimes, like Meiyoaru was looking at her. Like he was alive.
She could not allow it.
But before she did anything reckless, the fiery scent of Meiyoaru invaded her nostrils, stronger then ever before. The black dragon snapped out of it and looked up to Meiyoaru with big pupils. What she saw, left her truly speechless.
Meiyoaru's head was turned to the left.
'HE MOVED!' Ichika yelled in her head.
She knew he just moved his head, because the moment her and Inko hid behind his body, she saw that Meiyoaru's head was looking forwards to the ground. Now his head looked strongly to the left, over his shoulder. Towards her and her mother. Like he was looking at them.
Inko looked up as well after seeing Ichika starring upwards. And she noticed it as well, that the armour moved it's head. Thinking it was a thread, she stepped back in fear.
But that caused her stumble and fall down to the left side. Ichika grabbed onto Inko, only to be pulled down to the ground like her mother
*Crash*
''Well looky here. It seems someone was here the whole time after all. Boss what should we do with them?'' asked giant from the villain group. ''Beat em up Titan, we don't need a kill count on our heads as well.''
'Fucking dammit I didn't want to scare her. I thought that this Inko could feel my fire as well and she would calm down. It seems only Ichika can do it.' Thought the Ashen one
'I have no choice now.' The Ashen one let the hold of the first flame loosen up as much as I dared, to speed up his recovery as fast as possible. That Titan woman was about to attack Inko and Ichika.
'DON'T. YOU. DARE...'
Titan threw a fast left jab. But it didn't land. It just stopped right in front of Inko's frozen face. A gigantic gauntlet enveloped Titan's arm at the last second.
All villains were caught of guard. Titan looked up and saw that the 'empty' armour was moving. She then punched his wrist with her other arm and landed to loosen his vice like grip. And yet it had no effect what so ever
(play Dragonslayer armour Phase 1 Extended)
Slowly the Ashen One rose up to his, full height of 8 meters Tiny embers and an orange flame like glow appeared over his entire body. He still clutched the women tightly without shattering her entire fore arm.
Then he lifted her up and threw her towards the still stunned group of villains. throwing them down to sand. The Ashen One focused in on the bottomless box.
Only slowly the regained their bearings. As they got up again, the villains watched in caution and fear.
From the Ashen One, little particles appeared and surrounded his left hand. In the left hand the particles formed a humongous grey shield, designed like a spiderweb. The Ashen One took deep breath.
An inhuman bellow was heard from the now awakened Dragonslayer.
*ROOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAR*
Everyone was covering their ears. It took no genius to figure out, that the villains just woke up a sleeping monster. And it was out for blood. The Ashen One leaped at the villains. His shield charged up with electricity and power. And in one fast motion he swung his shield forward.
Titan covered her upper body with her arms to protect herself and the group from the monster.
*BOOM*
It was no use.
The shield connected with her arms, pulverizing her bones on impact and launched her at high speed into to the group. But the power that was generated from the Ashen One. Created a shockwave and launched the group in to the sky.
(stop play Dragonslayer armour Phase 1 Extended)
The Dragonslayer stared towards the sky.
'Oops... I guess that was too much power. Hopefully I didn't kill them. They are not undead after all' he then strengthen his hold on the first flame, sealing it as best as he could. A slight wave of exhaustion hit him and knelled on the ground.
''Meiyoaru are you alright?!'' Ichika ran towards the kneeling Knight, worried about his well being. The Ashen One stood up again. After hearing Ichika's voice he turned around and looked towards the ground right in her red eyes. He answered her question with a single nod, which gave relief to the dragongirl. Only now Inko snapped out of her trance and addressed her daughter with absolute bewilderment and shock.
''WAIT! HOLD ON A MINUTE! YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT IS YOUR FRIEND MEIYOARU?!''
Ichika froze up. She stared up at Meiyoaru again. Seeking help.
He turned his head to the right avoiding eye contact,as if telling her, 'You are on your own, little dragon.'
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A.N.:New chapter. Damn gotta say writing fanfics is hard. But it makes me happy nonetheless.
samuelfoster646: Ye I never truly liked Bakugo, he is just an asshole. I get his whole stick at being the best and all. But the moment the anime came out and him telling Izuku to kill himself. He was the antagonist for me right away. It wasn't funny to me, it was just cruel. Even though he is getting better now.
Dariory: To be honest I just wrote honorable in google translate and went with it. Sorry xD. I tried using jisho after you mentioned it to me. But I just got confused, at how it works. So please don't try to take offense with my japanese.
gejadi97: Izuku is going to change armors don't worry but he is stupidly strong as well. After all he slayed literal gods. So I plan to, that he only fights if the situation is unavoidable.