"speaking"
"Thinking"
On with the story
Natsu was in Fiore Kingdom as he was within Hisui's chambers. The Dragon King sat beside the large bed as Hisui was resting her body while gathering her strength, the Half Elf Princess is currently pregnant with their Dragon Child and that was taxing a lot of energy from her.
The King wore his armor as a war was coming and he was prepared for it. Placing a hand on top of Hisui's, Natsu caresses it a few times before several knocks came from the door
The door slowly opens as Warta comes in, the Dark Elf Councilmen wearing a black Ninja outfit
"my king, the preparations are ready" Warta stated as Natsu stands up and nodded
"Warta, I must have you know that this war isn't something that some people like you are to join in" Natsu said looking to his father in law "if something happened to you, I'm sure that Kamika's heart will be broken"
"I know, my king. But my oath as a member of your councilmen stays as it is" Warta stated while placing a hand to his chest "my solemn duty is to aid the King of Dragnof in anyway necessary. I'm sure that Kamika would understand this very well"
Natsu looks at Warta before he sighs and his helmet's faceplate slides close
"promise me that you will survive this" Natsu said "not for my sake, but for Kamika and Noir's sake"
Warta nodded before Natsu walks pass him and he followed the Dragon King
Natsu and Warta were in front of the Fiore's borders and in front of them were hundreds of soldiers of both human and beastmen from Fiore and Dragnof, all counted to the number of 3 battalions that would consist of 3000 soldiers
"our combined forces consist of 3000 soldiers, all prepared for any situation, my king" Warta reported as Natsu nodded
A flying magic mic appeared as it floated in front of Natsu who taps it a few times, getting the tapping sound echoed from magic speakers
"to you all who have come here, I thank you" Natsu stated "but I must ask each and any one of you this. Are you prepared? Are you truly prepared to go to war against the Brunhilde Kingdom? The kingdom of the Valkyries? Which had been named the Holy Kingdom of God itself? Are you?"
His voice echoed out as all the soldiers heard his statement
"for those who do not wish to enter this battle, please raise your hand and leave. I am not forcing anyone to spill their blood in this battle. No one deserves to do any battle but myself" Natsu stated "I do not hold any hatred to those who do not wish to battle in this war. If you are afraid to lose your lives that is alright, if you are afraid to not be able to return to your loved ones, that is alright. Leave now or forever hold your peace"
To his reply, only silence as all of them were prepared to go to war
Natsu looks around as he waited for a minute to pass and sees no one going out of their line
"very well" Natsu said on the magic mic "we will leave for Brunnhilde Kingdom and we will protect Fiore! Raise your swords, great warriors!"
All the soldiers draw out their weapons as they raised them up high while cheering loudly
Flag poles were raised up as each had Dragnof and Fiore Insignia upon them
The massive army started marching away as Natsu watched them march
"are they on route from Dragnof?" Natsu said as Warta nodded
"they shall arrive when our army comes into contact with the enemy" Warta stated as Natsu looks to the sky and the shining sun
"let us hope that our strategy works" Natsu stated "Valkyries are not just called the Chooser of the Slain for nothing"
Far away from Fiore, in the skies there was a kingdom floating above all as it is the Brunnhilde Kingdom, homeland to the Valkyries
The kingdom was majestic as everything shines in a golden colour that symbolise the illumination, love, compassion, courage, passion, magic, and wisdom of the mighty gods above
Within a golden castle, angel servants were gathered around as they stand in line to a meeting between Valkyries all sitting around a golden table that had 9 seats, one was emptied for some reason.
All Valkyries wore their battle armor in specific colours from red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, and brown. All wearing their helmets that covered their face because of a mask that covered their eyes and only revealed their mouth
The Valkyrie of Ambition - Stor (purple)
The Valkyrie of Innocence - Saklauss (White)
The Valkyrie of War – Herja (Red)
The Valkyrie of Wisdom and Peace – Speko (Blue)
The Valkyrie of Fertility – Freyja (Green)
The Valkyrie of Happiness and Prosperity – Saela (Yellow)
The Valkyrie of Gallant and Fierce – Vaskr (Orange)
The Valkyrie of Might and Power – Afl (Brown)
All members of the Valkyries gathered except for one who is not with them
"I am truly surprised that all seven of you gathered so quickly, except for a certain someone" a voice spoke as a man who looks to be wearing an outfit consisting of a white cassock and a golden necklace that has a golden cross with wings. The man seems to be an angel who have six wings as he is ranked as a Seraphim, the highest rank for an angel "I had suspected that you all heard the voice of our god"
"we did not 'heard' the voice of our god, Pope" Stor stated while having her eyes closed "we always hear his voice within our hearts"
"forgive my words, Stor" the Pope said with a smile while bowing a bit "as you may know, our god has struck down his judgement to the kingdom of Fiore and that to the once fallen kingdom of Dragons, Dragnof"
"once fallen?" Afl stated with a curious voice "has the fallen kingdom rise again?"
"it would seem so as our god stated it in his voice" the Pope replied
"so? who is Dragnof's King?" Herja said while having her arms crossed "a human? A beastmen? I have seen how those mortals think that they could superiorly rise in power by using a fallen kingdom as a ground advantage to other"
"the king of Dragnof is an eternal enemy to our god or to any other" the Pope stated as he closed his eyes once before opening them, both eyes were glowing in a golden yellow colour "the King of Dragnof is a mortal who calls himself Lizardius Natsu Dragneel, a Crossian who has the blood of a Dragon running through his veins"
This got the air to tense up as the Valkyries did not say a word before one broke it
"a Dragon…." Stor said before looking to the pope "..you say?"
"yes, a Dragon" the Pope stated as three crystal mirrors appeared floating upon the Valkyrie's table. The crystal mirrors formed a triangle like shape to each other as they slowly spins, each mirror glowing and revealed Natsu's image while he wore his armor within it "he is not only a dragon but a very powerful being who possesses the blood of the demons as well. A very powerful being whose stature of power could rival that of a god or possibly surpass one"
"I sense that this is not only the subject we should be wary of" Afl stated while looking at the image of Natsu
"yes, as some of you may know. He is the child of Igneel, the previous Dragon King of Dragnof" the Pope said as Stor, Speko, Freyja, and Afl went tense for a moment "the very first half human, half Dragon being to walk upon the earth"
"that abomination had a son who is an even more abomination then himself?" Alf said with a surprised look, her voice sounding like she knew Igneel
"to think that Igneel had a son" Freyja said as she crossed her legs "I had believed that his bloodline ended during Dragnof's Dragon Civil war…perhaps I believed wrong"
"I've heard of this name but who is he truly?" Saela asked
"the son of the Dragon King before himself, Agni" the Pope said smiling as his eyes glowed golden for a moment before the image of Igneel appeared in the mirrors replacing Natsu "as you all may know, Dragons were the only race who has the power to be able to face a god and defeat one. But Igneel is no ordinary half man half Dragon being. He is the very first being on earth to have ever kill a god"
"the slayer of Maharoso, the god of Gold" Speko stated as they all watched the image in the mirror change into that of Igneel in his Human form, donning Natsu's armor before him. The Dragon man wielded a golden Dragon sword in his grasp as it was soaked in blood which is the blood of a dead god
"for the one who has once slayed a god and have a son who has the possibility of surpassing what he had done before" Saklauss said while intertwining her fingers "the cycle might repeat itself"
"it is of no question on why our god has decided to strike judgement before the next abomination could be given the chance to strike first" Herja said as a grin formed on her lips "amusing"
"I suspect that he has the blood of a demon from his mother, correct?" Vaskr said while looking at the Pope "Demons may not be able to go against a god's might, but their power is not one to ever be underestimated"
"yes, Lizardius Natsu Dragneel's mother is one individual that we all are very familiar with" the Pope said with a nod as his eyes glowed gold once more time and the mirror showed the image of Natsu's mother but she was wearing black armor similar to that of the Valkyrie's and she had six jet black feathered wings like that of a fallen angel while wielding a black scythe "and one who we all believed to have passed away centuries ago"
"how can that be!? her?!" Freyja exclaimed as she stands up from her seat while slamming her hands to the table, seeming shocked "this is not possible! We've all watched her perish before our very own eyes! This has to be false information!"
"believe me, Freyja. I had not believed it once I heard of it" the Pope said looking to the image of Natsu's mother "but our God has voiced out and his voice speaks only the truth"
"for a former member of the Valkyries to have fallen so low" Speko stated as Natsu's mother was not just a demon but she was a former member of the Valkyries
"the Valkyrie of Death – Hael…and the former leader of the Valkyries" Saela muttered out in a low voice while tilting her head down a bit
"to think….that she had wedded Igneel and gave birth to another abomination" Herja said while placing a thumb to her chin "truly something that none of us could comprehend"
"I am afraid that I must state one opinion in this" Saklauss said while raising her right hand politely "I do not believe that the Pope is telling us all that he hears from our god"
All the Valkyries look at the Pope who sighs before nodding
"Hael..who we have believed to have perish during our God's last wrath centuries ago, never perished as to we had believed" the Pope said as Hael image's change into that of her wearing a black dress robe while standing beside a demon who wore a royal armor "she was once wedded to the Demon King of Chaos, Sorkon Devil 2nd and gave birth to the Demon King of Silence, Zeref; half brother to Lizardius Natsu Dragneel"
All the Valkyries looked shocked as they look to the Pope before to the image of Hael and the Demon King, Sorkon which was changed into that of themselves once again with the addition of Zeref standing in between them
"Hael….was the mother…to Zeref!?" Herja said looking to be awestruck
"the very first Demon King in existence to have the power rivalling a god and to have ever injure one" Vaskr added in while looking at the image in pure shock "what a twist of fate"
"not only has Hael given birth to the Demon King of Silence, Zeref. She had also given birth to Lizardius as well" Speko said while closing her eyes "how cruel life is to her"
"even though Hael was stripped of her power as a Valkyrie, her blessings as one was never taken away" the Pope said as the image changed and the Valkyrie sees the image of Igneel with Hael who was carrying an infant Natsu in her arms "and her blessings were passed on to Lizardius Natsu Dragneel"
"this would mean that Lizardius Natsu Dragneel does not have the blood of three races within his veins, but four" Freyja said looking at the image of Hael who had a loving smile to Natsu in her arms
"the Flames of a Dragon, the Curse of a Demon, the Magic of a Human, and the Blessings of a Valkyrie….Lizardius Natsu Dragneel is no abomination but a monster that must be disposed of" Alf stated as the Pope nodded
The mirror soon showed the image of Igneel, Hael, Zeref, and Natsu; all four individuals who possess a great history that rivals any hero or Demon King in the past
"As decreed by our God, our kingdom; the Brunnhilde Kingdom will strike judgement upon Lizardius Natsu Dragneel and bring order to the world bellow" the Pope said as the Valkyrie stands up from their seat before taking out their weapons that appeared magically and all of their weapons were ranged from a bow, a spear, an axe, a staff, a shield, a hammer, a Mace and a whip. They all pointed to their weapons up as they shined majestically in a golden shine
"we, the Valkyries of Order heed upon the voice of our god and shall strike down judgement to the sinned living upon the world!" they all stated as the Pope smiled almost sinisterly
Within the Brunnhilde Kingdom's castle, we turn our attention to an underground dungeon as there was only one prison cell within and was guarded by 12 Berserkers, servants of the Valkyries
The Berserkers stand guard in front of the prison cell where they soon heard laughing from within
"it's been a long time, hahahaha!" the laugh sounded out as it sounded feminine "I knew it! Hahaha! Suck on that pope! You and your beliefs by that god!"
Inside the prison cell was a Valkyrie who had 4 black wings while her limbs were cuffed and chained
Her name is Dimaria Vesta, the Valkyrie of Chaos. For reasons unknown, she was imprisoned in her cell while under constant guard of the berserkers
"Lizardius Natsu Dragneel, was it?" Dimaria said with a smirk "that's a name that I haven't heard in a while!"
Dimaria licks her lips as her smirk turns into a crazed lustful grin
"I can't wait to meet him again~!" Dimaria said before she laughs
The Berserkers all watched her laughing like a madwoman as they didn't even bother shutting her up
Somewhere far from Isghar, in the sea there was an island and we turn our attention to a cave within the island's small jungle
Within the cave there was a stone chamber, chained and locked heavily as inside it was Hael's armor and scythe. The scythe seeming to have been chained while it glows repeatedly as if it was calling out to someone
That's a wrap!
Bye bye