In the middle of the arena, I stood proudly, letting the light from the sun above shine on my dark bronze skin and my two emblems. I was more than proud to be here today, more than ready to take victory for my guild. My home, friends and family. I was going to make them taste defeat along with the magic scarred arena. They were standing on the residue of my power and it made me pleased. If they weren't careful, they might join those dark spots.
I looked in the stands, smiling at the Sabertooth mages. I would always hold back, but I might go a little further than normal today. Or I'll do what Panther did and do nothing. That sounds interesting. I could annoy the boys and pretend that I didn't care. I liked the idea of it so much that I did just that. I sat down and closed my eyes, thinking of better things to do.
I knew they weren't as strong as Iron Rock, neither were a challenge for me. Instead of caring about them, I concentrated on my magic. I searched deep within myself, trying to find that dragon I summoned. I think I had called her Kengovo, as well as my mama. I wasn't able to find her, unable to figure out how I had done what I did. It was annoying but also intriguing. How was I going to repeat the spell?
Dragon Soul, the magic that allowed me to summon a dragon. I wanted it, I wanted to harness it. Maybe I could then understand what was going on with me. The tablets Devil and Lioness made me take didn't do anything for me, perhaps the voices weren't from a medical condition? I wasn't sure. I didn't know if I was ever going to be sure, but I wanted to be. I wanted to see her again. I wanted Kengovo back, even though I didn't know her.
I was brought out of my concentration by Cocky. I lazily looked up at him with a bored expression. He was very annoyed and I was amused by this.
Did he just kick us?
I'm gonna rip that bastard apart!
Please don't... Sting is just a boy, he doesn't know better.
Stop defending your little bastard, Weiss.
Has Ryos dyed his hair?
Yeah, he's dyed his hair black! Nice spotting there Gran.
He's trying to be like big bro Gaji! Gihi, he's so cute. But he's also our enemy so wreck him Logi!
You continue to confuse me, Tal.
"You claim to be the Dragon King?" Asked the boy. Did I claim that? I must've. If I claimed it, it should be true. I smiled at him, giving a silent confirmation. "You're powerful I'll give you that, but prove that you're the Dragon King." I rose a brow at him. "I'm not just talk and no bite. I wanna see you give it your all, I want a fight like the one you had with Jura."
"You want me to give it my all?" I said harshly. "Then show me all you've got. But know this, boy. No matter what you do, you aren't going to win."
I want him to summon me.
What? Why?
He could easily kill my son and I can't let that happen. By summoning me, he'll give up. I hope he will anyway...
Same.
No, not now. He's just summoned Kengovo, he won't be able to handle seeing you, Weiss. Acna renamed himself after you, remember?
I think he should stick with Kengovo before he goes mad again.
The two boys activated their 'drive'. It was a silly name and I was unimpressed by it. My arms stayed crossed even though I now stood. Pinkie went at them, but I didn't move. They were still too weak to handle me and I would surely kill them if I actually tried. I wanted to fight Iron Rock, it would've been so much more fun than this. I wouldn't let that ruin this, however.
Seeing that I was unimpressed, they both went into Dragon Force. To my disappointment, it was only a fifth of the true form. True Dragon Force was becoming a dragon. I narrowed my eyes, taking a more offensive stance and waiting for them to start attacking. I ignored Pinkie and I instead walked calmly towards Cocky. He wanted a fight, perhaps he would actually give his all.
What I've noticed about humans, the especially powerful ones anyway, is that they always hold back. I do it because I'll kill someone if I don't, but I don't think others share my problem. Why didn't they start with their Dragon Force? Or the weak excuse they called it? Bubbles could've shocked everyone out of the big bubble the other day, but he didn't. Humans were truly confusing creatures.
He used a Dragon Slayer's Secret Art. I had seen this before. Holy Nova was used to banish demons or demonic creatures to hell without hurting them, along with returning those who had been subjected to necromancy back into the ground. It wasn't supposed to be used against humans so it was unlikely that it would do any damage to us. It didn't. When the dust cleared, the crowd went mad when they saw that I hadn't even bothered to block it. I took it right in the face with a bored expression. I had an inward smile at his surprise.
It's not a fair match. Sting is at a disadvantage here. Not only is he against this asshole, but his magic isn't for battle. White, or Light as some like to call it, is healing magic. Us White Dragons send those who do not belong to our realm back from whence they came and remove darkness from enchanted objects or cursed beings. It is not for combat.
That's true. Us Whites aren't even combative against one another when hatchlings or whelps. It's insulting that Sting would abuse our magic in such a manner.
Agreed.
Weisslogia has insulted all his element by teaching this boy our ways.
Do not blame the teacher for how the student chooses to use the knowledge provided for them.
Perhaps so. Weiss, how old was Sting when you were forced to leave him?
Between six or five.
The boy likely believes he can use it in combat because Weiss let him think he had slain the old fool. In this case, do blame the teacher.
Metalicana is right. Weisslogia, you are a fool and have caused this.
Screw you, Tal!
Hey, at least I didn't make my son believe he'd killed me.
No. You left him with a clan of demons. How is that any better than what I did?
He has a point, Tal. Silent Hill isn't exactly the most... approachable bunch.
You nearly married one Iggy.
Touche.
I snapped from my thoughts as I was suddenly falling. Cocky had used some kind of attack that destroyed the arena that was weakened thanks to the fight between Iron Rock and me. I landed on my feet with no issue. I held out my hand and grabbed onto Pinkie to keep him from acquiring any more brain damage. I noticed a minecart and grinned like a devil. I walked over, dropped him in, then kicked. It shot down, leaving me alone with Cocky and Emo.
"Are you going to start acting seriously now?" Emo said. I could taste his fear and I loved it.
Say: Are you going to stop shopping at hot topic!
Really?
Say it!
"Are you gonna stop shopping at hot topic?" My voices rejoiced at the confusing insult.
Emo attacked again. This time I went on the defensive. I charged my arm with magic and I backhanded him upwards. The boy shot up like a black star, and I grinned as I suddenly appeared behind him and dropkicked him down. I landed on my feet without making a sound, grinning down at the injured boy. I had broken quite a few bones and I wasn't even putting much effort in my attacks.
I looked at Cocky, gesturing for him to come at me. He helped Emo to his feet but needed his friend to stay up. I had nearly shattered his entire spine, walking wasn't going to be easy for him anymore. Managing to realise that they couldn't beat me, they decided to unify their magic. I was going to enjoy the taste of this. The presentation was interesting, but the name was slightly disappointing. White Shadow Flash Bang or something along those lines.
I sucked the magic into my mouth, enjoying the taste of it. The crowd went silent as I ate and ate. The taste was quite good considering the terrible name. Once it was over, the two collapsed, leaving me standing. While the fight was dull at least I got a good feast out of it. I pointed my finger to the sky, a strange feeling in my gut telling me to do so.
"What an amazing battle! Fairy Tail's Oberon defeated both Sting and Rogue without the use of his Dragon Soul or his Dragon Slaying Magic!" I grabbed the two and jumped onto the surface, dropping them both onto the charred ground. I looked at my team, seeing impressed grins. Then I looked at my guild, smiling at their joy. "The next event will be a battle royal! All teams together battling against one another! I can't wait for the battles that await!" The man was suddenly bald. I didn't question it.
"And I have some other news thanks to a friend in the Magical Research Department," said the old midget. I looked up at him, the two of us making eye contact. He had that same damn knowing look. "What Blue did earlier is known as Soul Summoning Magic. It's when you have taken the soul of a beast you've slain and then summon it to fight alongside you."
I felt proud but also saddened. Kengovo was a mother to me for reasons I did not yet know. If the old man was telling the truth, that meant I had killed my own mother. It hurt. I wanted to talk to her again, for her to explain this to me, but I didn't know how to get her back. I would have to train hard until I could. Maybe then I would understand what or who I was.
"Y'know," said a weird man with purple hair next to the other two. I didn't even know he was here until now. "This used to be called the Dragon's King Festival. A time where dragons, humans and demons battled one another. Instead of the fairy king, perhaps the dragon king? Oberon the Dragon King of Fairy Tail, it sounds like a play! I love it!"
First Oberon. Now Oberon the Dragon King. This naming thing was getting better and better by the moment. To show my approval, I decided to show my dragon roar. I sucked in a deep breath and shot a blast of magic into the sky, banishing the few clouds there were. I then broke it apart making a small shower of glowing lights. It was like snow. And in the sky, illuminated by the sun, was the emblem of Fairy Tail. My home and family.
I looked into the stands and saw Red waving at me. She looked a lot better now she had left Raven Tail. I waved back with a smile, pleased that she was somewhere safe. I looked forward to seeing where Snowball had gone to.
Sun Bar was filled with very pleased fairies. They were drinking, dancing, celebrating and the lot. I was happy with all we had accomplished. What I had helped accomplish. I felt proud, and like I belonged. It rivalled the feeling of Lioness stroking my hair. While sitting with Vixen as he and the shrimpy girl were talking, Bubbles asked I stand outside with him for a minute. I didn't know what he wanted but I was fine with it. I followed him and was unable to decipher his expression.
"Raiujinma has been telling me quite a bit 'bout you," he said while keeping eye contact. That name was familiar for some reason? "I guess it should have been obvious. I kinda feel like an idiot for not realising it like Gramps obviously has. And while I'd like nothing more than to kick you to the curb for what you did on Tenrou, I'm not going to. I'm an asshole, but I'm not that heartless."
"I recognise the name Raiujinma... From where I do not know. My voices give each other names and it's hard to keep track with them all. And what is it that I've done to warrant this conversation?"
"I'm not allowed to say. Raiu says you'd break and we'd all be in the shitter. Let's just say you used to be a right cunt before Lucy found you." That may explain their hatred for me.
So that's where Raiu went.
Raiujinma, if you were here I'd scold you for being such a twat... But thank you. You've given our children a chance to be reunited with their family.
Not Tal. He's too old to be out of here.
I may be old, but I can still kick your ass.
What about those who don't have bodies anymore?
I believe that they will pass on. There are some who will end up in Tartarus for their deeds, and you all know who I'm talking to and about. My only advice to those who tried to kill off humanity is to accept his hand and become a Soul Summon.
And you, Kengovo?
I shall stay his Soul Summon. I wish to remain with my child.
I can't wait to tell dear Wendy about her mother.
Uh, Gran. Do you remember who Alice hooked up with?
Oh... OH!
Yeah. Try explaining that!
Try explaining Sombra.
Fuck.
How about we agree to say nothing *if* this works.
AGREED.
"What're you two talking about?" Lioness said as she poked her head out. Bubbles said nothing and I shrugged. "Well get inside. I don't want you catching a cold."
"Germs are spread when beings are in close proximity to one another and in warm spaces such as that bar. I am more likely to get a 'cold' in there than out here," I countered.
"Foxy's rubbing off on you smartass." I was unaware that posteriors can be smart. "You know what I mean, Oreo." And he's still calling me that stupid biscuit thing. I turned around as I smelled Pinkie walking towards us. He looked like he was half dead, not that I cared. "Where the hell have you been?" Pinkie glared at me and I blinked in confusion at him. "You pushed him down a minecart," Bubbles reminded me. I grinned at the news.
"Don't grin like that Blue-head!" Pinkie yelled. "And I found something you guys will wanna see. Get Gajeel and Wendy."
It took a while to get down there, but Pinkie leads us down the mines and cave. He seemed disturbed while I was struck with a strange nostalgia. Bubbles was giving me strange looks, ones I didn't ask about. Raiujinma... Who was he? Or she. I've heard that name before. They were one of those names that popped up frequently, ones like Weiss and Tal. The latter seemed to enjoy mocking everyone with a strange laugh that Vixen shared.
We eventually stopped and we were met with a graveyard of dragon bones. Judging by the expression on Bubbles' face, this must be where Raiujinma is. Wait, how did I know Raiujinma was a soul? Or a dragon? The things I knew and what I didn't were so confusing and irritating. I wasn't surprised by what I saw, not like the others. I felt familiar.
And strangely proud.
"It's a giant graveyard..." Happy said in both awe and horror. "What's this doing all the way down here?"
"I don't know," Pinkie said. "They're all dragon bones, but I don't think they're any of ours."
"Definitely not mine. Iron Dragons can take up to six centuries before they've decomposed. And I ain't smellin' any rust." Vixen patted my shoulder. "What kinda dragons do you think are here, Dragon King?" He'd been mocking me with that nickname all evening. I didn't mind since he seemed to enjoy it. Pinkie looked at Vixen with a confused face. "Accordin' to one of the judges, that giant dragon thing blue summoned used to be an actual dragon. He killed her and took her soul, now everyone is calling him Dragon King."
"There are multiple types here. A majority are Fire Dragons, being the most common of the species. Vixen is correct, there are no Iron Dragons here." Pinkie didn't seem to like that I mentioned Fire Dragons. "Fret not Pinkie. These bones have been here for a while. Four centuries judging by the state of their remains. Your dragons aren't here."
It's so weird looking at our own remains...
I know. Damn, it really has been that long since we've died, hasn't it?
We walked through the large graveyard, the others making small talk while I started to put names to the dragons around me.
Mezeth. Durham. Ginrem. Godralog. Rardolisun. Skednurisid. Krirda. Imruze. Zieslucis. Dreissres. Krovliedon. Nokloniruy. Eldilimod. Vabrudes. Evki. Zakram. Aecdadey. Ekrodugon. And so many more. I knew some of these dragons, but how? They had been dead for so long. I could only have known them if I was four hundred years old, but that wasn't possible. Humans didn't have that lifespan. I was in my twenties, wasn't I?
Bubbles paused for a moment while looking at the skeleton of a Thunder Dragon. Raiujinma's skeleton. I didn't know how, but Bubbles now had his soul. I think it was when I gave him some magic to heal. I felt like my heart was trying to break through my ribs, trying to escape the sudden cold freezing my insides. I felt intense guilt and remorse for some of these remains. Not all of them, but some.
"Are you alright?" Lioness said, snapping me away from my thoughts. But it didn't take me away from the blizzard within. "Come on, we don't want to be left behind. Hear that Laxus? Don't get left behind, it's like a maze down here."
I followed Lioness, thinking about what the old man had said. Bubbles was now capable of summoning Raiujinma, not that I knew how it worked yet. I wanted to know how to do it with Kengovo first, and when I learned it well enough, I'd help Bubbles. He'd fix it for me. Lioness suddenly stopped and Bubbles kept me from bumping into her. I silently thanked him for it. Blueberry had come up with some kind of idea when I wasn't paying attention.
Milkyway, the ability to speak with dragon remains.
I'll talk to them.
You sure about this Zerconis?
Of course, I am! I've matured over the centuries. Kind of. Tal has made sure that I'm still corrupted.
Gihi.
It's better that it's me anyway. None of them knows me, none except for Raiujinma and you guys. I have the most spirit residue as well thanks to my... 'dirty' days with one of the Zodiac Spirits.
Don't tell them too much, alright?
I won't. You guys can have a little faith in me.
After nearly ten minutes, Blueberry had made a large circle of runes and ritualistic things. We gave her space to do whatever she was doing. After a few moments, a beam of green light shot up and it spread over the graveyard. I felt a strange tug in my chest, one I couldn't explain. Then the light was drawn back and took the form of a large dragon I definitely remembered. I growled harshly, remembering what his bastard had done.
He was not alone at the time. He and two others had been chasing after a small girl. A child. One that was smaller and younger than Cowgirl. I had killed him. I had ripped his soul out of his body with my magic for what he had done. And from the look in his eyes, he remembered as well. He had given the others a scare, but I felt nothing but disdain and hate.
"Even in death, scaring humans is hilarious!" He cackled. He was more 'solid' than I think he was supposed to be, and the tug coming from my chest was connected to the spirit. "Come now. You were raised by dragons, how can you be scared of them? Especially you hedgehog, considering who your old man was." He grinned as he sat upright, pushing his chest out in pride. "My name is Zerconis. They called me the Jade Dragon." Since when? "I'm impressed you could conjure up my spirit. Looks like the work of old Grandeeney."
You bastard, I'm going to strangle you for calling me old!
Gran, you *are* old.
That's a lot coming from you.
I'm proud of my age, unlike some people.
"So that's a dragon," said Vixen's cat. Zerconis, as he had named himself, lowered down so he was eye to eye with me. Then he sat back up to look at the other dragon slayers.
"Hey Gajeel, what did he mean by 'you old man'?" Lioness asked. Judging by the red on his face, he was embarrassed by is.
"He's Metalicana's boy. Though you'd know him better as 'Zalsono, Nightmare of Tartarus'. You know who he is Blondie, I can see the look in your eyes." I looked at Lioness, and she did seem to recognise the name. "You do? Well, coming from a dragon that's survived him, the tales are an understatement. Hedgehog there can tell you all about that beast. Hell, he's probably just as bad as Acnologia."
I drove my ELEMENT to extinction, not my species.
You still committed genocide.
So have you. You wiped out the Dwarves and Giants. Don't be a hypocrite Grandeeney.
I apologise.
"Did Metalicana do all of this?" Asked Pinkie. Vixen was offended by that and voiced it loudly.
"No. Tal killed off his element way before I was born, back when humans didn't have magic. What you see before you is the work of Acnologia." He looked at me carefully again, then back at my guildmates. "I suppose I'll explain what happened for you. Dragon kind once ruled over Earthland. You, humans, were nothing but chewy snacks for us to feast upon, and terrorising you was a load of fun."
"That's sick!" Lioness shouted.
"And it isn't sick when you hold a magnifying glass on an anthill?" He countered. The humans, excluding me, put their hands up and took a step back, his point now proven. "We used to be in every nook and cranny. In the sky, on the land, and in the sea. But then there was a dragon who felt that our reign was unjust. And with him came five others. And with them, even more. He proclaimed that there could be a time where humans and dragons coexisted, and while some agreed, I would be a hypocrite if I didn't say that was against this idea. And I wasn't alone. Quite a lot of dragons were against coexistence outright, and it led to war."
"Dad mentioned a war, but he din't say much about it," Vixen said while his arms were crossed.
"That's probably because he used to be on our side at the start," Zerconis said casually. "Both sides were evenly matched at first, and the fights were so brutal that I have a feeling your lands are still scarred by the aftermath. Then the side who fought for humans came up with a plan that doomed us all." He kept looking at me and I didn't like it. "They would grant humans with what you call 'Dragon Slaying Magic'. It was started by a dragon called Belserion and a Queen named Irene Qashtraney, the mother of Dragon Slayers." I knew those names. Those names meant something to me. "And with this new magic, mankind joined the war."
"Humans fought for their right to live," Grumpy said, looking saddened by the idea of war.
"And thanks to Metalicana and Kengovo, demons joined in the fray along with gods. With them brought Devil Slaying Magic and God Slaying Magic. That blond with the lightning bolt on his face looks like the descendant of one of those God Slayers now that I think about it?" Thabuzuk Dreyar, a name my... The souls had been talking about a lot. "Even Ankhseram joined the fight, though nobody knew what side he was on?" He shrugged it off. "The Dragon Slayer's power quickly turned the tide of the war. We were so overwhelmed that victory seemed certain for those who fought for humanity. But nobody could have predicted the travesty that would come to pass. Not even Ankhseram."
"What happened?" Asked Happy.
"The dragon slayers had turned so powerful that they had their own civil war. Those who wanted to wipe out all dragons and those who didn't. This little war, however, was very one-sided. The Dragons who taught their dragon slayers had to fight their own creations. Students turning on teachers. It was a bloodbath, not even the gods were safe from this massacre." He looked at me again, his jade eyes against my sapphire. He frowned as he returned his gaze to the other slayers. "He bathed the countryside in the blood of my kin and created what you see around you. This man slew countless dragons, and after a long period of time, his skin began to turn into scales. His teeth became fangs and soon, he was no longer human."
"Are you saying that he became a dragon?" Lioness said while shaking.
"That is the fate to all who practice slaying magic," Zerconis looked behind him. "When a human becomes a dragon, their humanity is torn to shreds. As is their sanity. Some of these bones used to be dragon slayers, and they were all killed by that one man. His name was Acnologia." Bubbles looked at me for a few moments then back at Zerconis.
"You're saying that that monster used to be human!?" Shouted Pinkie, dumbstruck by the news. I wasn't surprised by it and it disturbed me. "That's impossible."
"Not at all." Once again, he looked down at me. "You have a survivor of that carnage right next to you," he smiled weirdly. I tilted my head to the side, not understanding what he was saying. "Humans aren't supposed to survive for longer than a century, and since you don't understand what I'm talking about, I'm going to assume you've developed amnesia. It's probably for the best. Best to leave the past where it is, little slayer."
"Wow. Blue used to be in that war?" Happy said while his eyes were as wide as saucers. "Doesn't that mean... He's a dragon?"
"Indeed," Zerconis said with a knowing smile. "And it appears that his sanity was saved by the work of you humans. Perhaps you aren't so hopeless after all?" He mused. "While the dragons around me were killed by that beast, this slayer here is the one who killed me." He almost sounded proud of it. What a strange drake. "And deep inside of you, Blue, is my soul. In fact, I hijacked Wendy's spell just so I could look at you once more." He tapped my chest directly above my marks. "And the best advice you get from me is to refrain from transforming into a dragon. If you do, your sanity will once again shatter, and all your little friends here will be dead."
"I don't understand..."
"And I don't expect you to. None of us does. And because some of us were smart enough to hide their soulless bodies, you have the ability to revive those dragons. You just need to find their bodies first." He was fading. No, I didn't want him to fade. I wanted more answers! Dammit! "Looks like that my time up. I'll see you kids when Blue here can summon me. Bye!"
And like that, he was gone. I roared angrily. I wanted my answers, I wanted to understand. Whenever I had the possibility of the truth being close, it was snapped right away from me.
Fuck my life!
Lioness put her hand on my shoulder. I knew it was her, I could smell her. I tensed, so many conflicting feelings rushing around my body and I didn't understand any of them. She made me turn around and cupped my cheeks like when we first met. She looked conflicted as well. I was a dragon, but also a human. I used to be in a war, a terrible war. I had killed that dragon. I was right for killing him, I had to. Why did I feel so horrible about it?
You said you wouldn't say so much!
Chill out Gran. I didn't say too much.
He isn't stupid. He's going to know who we are because you said our names! How is he going to explain this to his friends? Oh, sorry guys, IT TURNS OUT I MURDERED YOUR FUCKING PARENTS!
She pressed my head against her bosom, stroking my hair while shushing me. I could hear them yelling, saying words that something wouldn't let me remember. It was horrible and I wanted it to stop. I wanted it all to stop.
"When he said all slayers, does that include me?" Said Bubbles. He didn't sound surprised by anything. Raiujinma likely told him, a dragon that I've killed. A victim of mine...
"How the hell should we know!?" Vixen yelled back. Pinkie and Blueberry were panicking as well, but Lioness didn't let me go.
"That's very unlikely," said a stranger. I looked up, snarling dangerously. I felt Lioness look up as well. "Apologies for the eavesdropping, but it sounds like our research align with the facts of history. Tell me, have you heard of the demons of the book of Zeref?" He asked casually. I could smell his fear from afar. He knew what I was, he knew I was a dragon.
A monster.
"What does that have to do with Zerconis?" Asked Todd as he sat on Vixen's shoulder.
"Acnologia is similar," he said. "It was Zeref himself who turned that creature into the dragon of death."
BULLSHIT.
"My souls call bullshit," I said to my fellow dragon slayers. Bubbles nodded at me.
"That means if you want to conquer the black dragon, you must first subdue the Black Wizard Zeref." He has more bullshit than a field of cows.
He had a harsh smug expression, and then there was a woman next to him. Snowball. I ignored what the others were saying, only looking at her and the prick next to her. We watched as they walked from their high up place to where we were. Snowball was surprised to see me and was failing her attempts at hiding it. Was this where she had gone? With this fool with a broom sticking out of his face?
"Who are you?" Lioness demanded as she held onto me tighter.
"I am Colonel Arcadios and this is my acting sergeant, Yukino Aguria. Or 'Snowball' as Blue called her." He looked at me with a slight hint of disgust. Perhaps that was why Lioness held me so tightly. "I'm the Leader of the Sacred Cherry Blossom Knights. The Crocus Garrison force of the Royal Fiore Army.*
SCBK.
Damn does this country have a boner for flowers.
You said it Durham.
"So, what brings the military down here?" Bubbles asked harshly. "Don't dance around flower man. Give it to us straight before you join the bones."
"For the past several years, I have been working on a classified project. But its success requires the kind of power only a Celestial Mage can provide. I think that I can explain better if you follow me."
"Come on Blue..." Lioness said quietly.
He and Snowball turned around and started walking. We followed. Lioness didn't let go of me and I was thankful for that. I didn't listen to what was going on, only that Lioness was still with me even after learning I was a monster. I didn't pay attention to anything else, not my surroundings or what anyone was saying. So long as Lioness was there, it didn't seem to matter.
"-d thanks to Blue, we have more power than we thought we would." I paid attention when my name was mentioned. "I had no idea that he was a dragon. His new name, Oberon the Dragon King, fits him nicely." I didn't like the way he was looking at me. When we stopped, I saw a massive gate.
Oh no.
What's that?
That's Eclipse.
What?
Ig... Iggy, Tali and Zeref made it.
Eh!?
It's made of Iron Dragon's Black Steel, smelted by Fire Dragon King Fire, and cooled by Zeref's black magic. It was used four hundred years ago to send our children to the now. Anna was supposed to be with them, but the surge in magic caused them all to separate.
Damn. So that gate goes backwards in time?
It's more difficult than that. Without Tal to give a specific date, it can go pretty much anywhere including forwards. Zeref didn't do as much as people think he did.
Tal. You are a curse to all who live.
Gihi.
"When the sun and moon overlaps, we will use the Celestial Keys and open a door to the past," Snowball said with a sad look in her eyes. "Back when Zeref didn't have immortality so we can slay him."
Sombra isn't going to let this happen. I know it.
I knew black steel. Or Nightmarium as it was better known as. It was a metal that could only be broken by gods or Ethernano Dragons. Or a dragon slayer like myself. No, I was the former. A dragon. I had the power to destroy this abomination. I had to. I could feel the dark and abused magic radiating off of it, seven years of collected magic violently clashing against one another. If it was made with a weaker metal it wouldn't dissolve by now and destroy the entire continent.
I was brought back to reality as spears were pointed at us. Lioness put her arms around me, either trying to protect me or them. There was a small man yelling at the large man. Small people appeared to hold much power in this place. I didn't care about him until he threatened to take my Lioness. I snarled violently, magic charging up around me. It enveloped Lioness as well, keeping her from being harmed by me and them. The humans backed off wisely, but it did little to soothe my rage.
"Don't!" Yelled Snowball.
I could feel the gate absorbing my magic. But I had so much of it that I barely felt anything happening to me. I snarled, releasing a shockwave that sent the humans back and protected my people. I roared loudly, causing the rock around us to shake. I wasn't going to let them take Lioness away from me, not for an abomination that was the Eclipse. The tiny man, the one who'd threatened my Lioness, I would end him. I let magic pool in my mouth, preparing to get rid of the threat.
Then Lioness was in front of me. She was doing what she'd done earlier, forcing me to look at nothing but her. I wanted to protect her, why was she stopping me? I shielded myself, keeping the gate from taking more of my magic. I surrounded Lioness as well, wishing for her to be safe.
"You have the magic, Lucy. Use your magic and let the dragon sleep. We will protect you from the gate. Keep our Slayer from ending up like his old self..."
She started to glow, and the world faded to black.