Thanks for the positive reviews… and this story is going to be occurring more and more frequently. Not to say that I have abandoned ZoO or anything like that, on no, I got great plans for that… I just am going to put more energy into this than that… so yeah! Heres your next chapter! There will be action in this, finally.
Natsu's Pov:
I take a slight whiff of the letter, and I know instantly, there wasn't one dragon, but three. One smelt like fire, just fire, nothing else. Another smelt a bit like smoke, and ash, combined with lilacs… which is weird, like the smoke one is trying to cover up its scent. The last one is the shocking one, because, it smells like the night air, and a campfire that's engulfed by shadows. Not sure how I know how that smells like, but I do. I stare at the letter for some time, and I rip it open with a slightly shaking hand…
All I see and read is a location boldly printed address on the letter, and the three signatures, one that looks bolded, the next a bit smudged, and the final one is in cursive, which I could read, but damn is it hard to look at that for a while and not have your head spin round and round...
Atlas Flame Noxidanill Dranosa
"Eh, Natsu, having trouble reading?" Mocks Laxus, who is leaning on a pillar next to me. I just send him a quick glare.
"No, I'm wondering if there is anything else that has to do with this parchment besides the address…" I say back, showing the newly made guildmaster the sheet. He scans it over, and looks back at me.
"Looks like a summons… and by the smell… your hunt for dragons are over." He mutters, his face stocky, but a hint of pride in it.
"Yeah… Hey, Laxus. Do you mind if I go and look for these dragons for a while?" I ask the newly dubbed Guild Master. He looks to me, his cold turquoise eyes staring at me, then he cracks a grin.
"Sure, why not. Hell, take a year off, and I'll cover up for you saying you went to go grieve for your your team and Happy…" He chuckles, but looks serious at the end, and I know why. I hardly could hold back the pain, as a few tears stream down my face.
"Natsu…" Laxus thunders. "I, Laxus Dreyar, Fourth Master of Fairy Tail, hereby promote you to the title of Ace of Fairy Tail… Please live up to the title when you return." He barely whispers the last part. I nod, and march out of the large doors of the guild, leaving the towering new hall that I helped build and shape for a time.
I turn, and look to the red shingled capped roofs and the steel gray walls of the guild.
I promise on my honor that I will be back, for their sakes…
And I turned around and left to my house to pack for the trip.
Time Skip-Two months.
I climb the hills, these towering hills of white in the north. My black wyvern leather boots crunch upon the ground, sending up a slight trail of white behind me. I dust some off my dark vulcan leather coat, the right arm of my coat having the Fairy Tail symbol right on the shoulder in red, like the one I have on my skin underneath. Silvery white plated and black wyvern scale lined vambraces clink on my hands, as well as similar armor around my shins and over my knees.
I look up, and see the city. I have seen the Exceed city before… and I am now seriously questioning if this is how they felt when I was towering over them. Of course they had to make a meeting in a town filled with giants. But, the gate has a giant gilded golden sun on it, and the two burly bearded men up front have a sun stitched into the leather of their armor, so I must be in the right place. I approach, the spare cloak in Gildarts house flowing behind me, the plated shoulder pads clinking as I advance to the gate.
"Halt." Calls a booming voice, and I look up at the men who are easily 45 feet tall at least.
"I am Natsu Dragneel, and I am here to see Atlas Flame, Noxidanill, and this name I can't read." I hold up the letter for proof. The first man, whom has a large reddish beard braided down the center and a scar across his large nose leans down and looks at it. He squints and rises back up.
"It says Dranosa, young one. Come on in, the Dragons and the Eternal Flame have been waiting for you." Shouts the giant… or at least to me he is shouting. The second giant, a large blond titan of a man that has a shorter but full beard and a egg like head opens the gate and lets me in. I trudge into the huge city, the entirety of it made from white granite like stone, and over all, I am impressed by the architecture and the style they built in. Then, I am impressed on how fast things so huge can move… even though dragons move faster but the bastards have wings, so that doesn't count.
Around twelve giants surround me, with various outfits. One that has a large head full of hair and a strong jawline that looks like he went through a few Fairy Tail brawls and was the victor after being beaten around a bit.
"So, you are the son of the one the large scaly ones call Igneel?" Booms the leader of the group, all of which just glare. I nod, trying not to show weakness… only for them all to crack enormous, and I mean enormous, grins and shout out, while one with odd teal hair next to the leader just shouts "FEAST! LETS CELEBRATE THE ARRIVAL OF THE SON OF THE DRAGON KING LADS!".
Needless to say, when the giants brought out keg sized cups and kegs the size of the pool in the Fairy Tail guild hall, I knew someone was going to pass out drunk in an hour. They romped around, singing and dancing in much more jollier fashions than what I am use to at Fairy Tail, but it does make me feel slightly welcome. The party then starts to move more centerward into the city, leading us to the giant flame that the entire city of giants revolves around.
The flame and three other figures I notice, are waiting for me.
Yeah, I am going to be a tease and cut it here, only because I am hitting a writers block for finishing this chapter, but I got stuff for the next one just raring to go, so expect it in a week… if it has not happened by then, I'm either sick or I forgot to pay the internet bills… again. Anyways R&R!
-DSoNaH
