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"You created Dragon Slayer Magic!? Is that why you are able to return to a Dragon?" Natsu asked.
"No, I was once a human being. To be frank this is my human body if I had not turn into a Dragon. I was given The Powers of a Dragon by My Former Friend Belserion. Though the power helped us tremendously it came at a cost. The people using The Dragon Slayer Magic turned into Dragons. The people feared us because of what we had become, even you fear me." Irene said.
Natsu gave a nod. He did fear her therefore the male didn't have a say in the matter. The woman was beyond powerful and it frightened him to no end. However, he still had to face her. To overcome this issue.
"Though why haven't I turn into one if you did as well?" Natsu asked.
"That is the second reason that Im trying to find out to what happened to The Dragons." Irene answered.
"Then let's get going the first thing in the morning." Natsu spoke.
Thus the pair started their relatively uneasy journey with one another. Irene did groom Natsu into what she wanted but in most cases the man stood up for himself. This intrigued her because he feared her but he wouldn't kneel before her with ease. He never took her words at face value and constantly challenged her. An annoyance at first but soon it became refreshing to have someone disagree with her. Have the courage to voice their displeasure. Irene liked the child albeit her pride would never allow her to admit such a thing. She would shake him awake.
"Get up, we have to move to the ruins." Irene ordered.
"Five more minutes, mom." Natsu grumbled.
Irene eyes darken at what he had just called her. She was no mother and she would prove it this instant. She woke woke Natsu up with a harsh push. The man sat straight up while glaring at Irene.
"What?" He asked.
"Im no mother. Don't you ever call me that again. A child such as yourself could never be my son." Irene said.
Had he called her mom? It must have been on a subconscious level which meant sooner or later. He would have to confront those emotions at some point. It might as well be now when the word was already thrown out in the open. Natsu grumbled.
"You're a damn cruel lunatic...but along the way. I guess I saw more of you. Eventually, it got to that point where I called you mom and unless you want me to stop. Then give me a good reason." Natsu spoke.
Irene would as she told him about her desire to become human again. She gave essentially her life story until the pair meet but he just gave her a dead pan look.
"You're lying because Erza wouldn't have made it to this point. We both know that you were strong enough to enchant yourself onto her even if it was two decades ago. I see what happened you actually cared for her and where afraid that you would go to such lengths. Which is why you left her in Rosemary village." Natsu said.
Irene couldn't believe what she was hearing, Natsu had caught her in the act of lying. How? She couldn't figure that out but once more he had surprised her. She grew a smile this time, Natsu had really attached himself to her. Hadn't he?
"That's right but now you know about the war between the dragons and the humans. The point that I have driven myself to keep her alive. This was actually refreshing it made me realize my feelings for the both of my kids. Lets go figure out what happened to your dead beat dad." Irene said.
Natsu laughed at that one. At least he got her to admit that much as the two once more headed off.
2 years later.
Natsu had thrown the book furiously across the room as Irene had raised a brow at his action. It normally wasn't like him to do such a thing.
"What got you all worked up?" Irene asked.
"They fucking knew, every single one of them knew. I know where those dragons disappeared too." Natsu seethed.
"Where?" Irene asked.
"Inside of us to keep us from turning into Dragons. They produce anti-virals to keep us from becoming dragons. That's not the worst fucking part. They knew you all would turn into Dragons but they didn't care to tell you." Natsu answered.
Irene let her magic flare as she became pissed. They had known about the consequences but they chose to not tell her. To not tell her people. Damn them all. She nearly fired off a spell at Natsu but he was feeling the same emotion as her. The man also was her surrogate child. She didn't know what to hit but she had to hit something. The woman stormed out as she decided that anything in her sight would face her rage.
'Why...why didn't you tell her Igneel...' Natsu thought.
Natsu was brought into his mindscape. Natsu looked up to see Igneel standing before him. The Dragon looking down at Natsu as he stared intently at his foster father.
"It seems that you have discovered where we have been hiding at, I wasn't expecting this but you have impressed me for getting this far." Igneel spoke.
"Cut the crap! I want answers!" Natsu shouted.
"We did know about the downfall but we were desperate to turn the tide in our favor. Hence the haste and while we couldn't do much. We found a way to keep the next generation of dragon slayers from turning into them. We hid ourselves inside all of you to produce the Anti-virals needed to keep you human." Igneel said.
"There has to be a way to turn Irene back especially if she gave birth to a human baby." Natsu stated.
Igneel didn't say anything at first but eventually gave a conflictive exhale of breath.
"There maybe a way. I can't guarantee that you'll remain a dragon slayer and it'll cause my death." Igneel said.
Natsu eyes widen at hearing The Words Igneel spoke to him.
"It'll require my dragon slayer magic and ablilties. I have the Anti-Virals I thought it would turn me into a dragon if I gave them to her." Natsu mused to himself.
"In theory yes but you have to transfer everything to her. The Anti-Virals are in your magic and blood stream. When you go to pour them into her, you'll need the dragon slayer magic to do so and this will cause the magic to die off in the process. You need to give her all of your virals which means all of your dragon slayer magic."
"I see, all or nothing in this situation especially if she can transfer into a dragon. Maybe, if some asshole would have told her and given her some anti virals. We wouldn't have to ponder on my dragon slaying magic having to be sacrificed. Though since you're connected to the dragon slaying magic within me. If I give it up for Irene you won't have an anchor anymore. Why am I an anchor?" Natsu wondered.
"We also sealed ourselves inside of you to preserve our life span. A Dragon named Acnologia stole our souls and as a result we were left in a half dead strength. We needed time to recover and wait for the right moment to take him down. Though, if you go through with the purification process. I won't have a anchor anymore. My life can't be prolonged by more then a few hours because I can't re-enter your body."
That did make sense. Natsu didn't like the choices but Irene...no everyone who had taken the dragon slayer magic was neglected. Natsu looked at his hands and imagine them as dragon hands. A sickening feeling slowly formed in his stomach.
"I can't understand her pain but if this is the feeling she had when going through the process. To scream in desperation at trying to not become the thing that people feared. Her suffering, her 400 year long suffering was grueling. If she could survive such pain so can I. She didn't have to spare me but she did, I want to spare her from the pain."
"Do you realize that if you do this then that means you can't kill Acnologia and my death is guaranteed."
Natsu gave a sad smile.
"You will never die Igneel. You have lived in me and taught me right?" Natsu asked.
The Dragon gave a nod.
"That means I will have some of you in me, your caring side has been put inside of me. The Caring Personality I have inherited from you is now within me and that means you still live on inside of me."
Igneel gave a smile, honestly this child had grown so much in these last several years.
"You'll never die because I won't forget you." Natsu spoke.
"This is why I love humans because you go and act like this, I'm beyond proud of you Natsu. You want to end The Dragon's Queen suffering don't you?"
Natsu gave a nod as his resolved steeled itself.
"Then if that is your decision. As a parent I must be supporting my son 100%. Let's go wake her up." Igneel stated.
Natsu would be sent flying out of his mindscape to the world of reality. The Male instantly bolted for Irene as the woman stilled rampage throughout the area. Her anger unsedated at the truth. Eventually during the middle of it, she felt something land on her back. The Dragon turn its neck to see Natsu placing his hands out towards her body.
"What are you doing!?"
"Curing you." He answered.
She watched as bright orange flames hit her scales and the flames pierced into her body. The Dragon didn't roar in pain but tried shaking him off but proved ineffective. Natsu had encanted his feet to stick to her scales and the boy learned well from the woman. Irene felt something being put into her system but she didn't get too long to guess what it was, the excruciating pain put her into darkness.