HARGEON
*Groan*
Issei groaned as he sluggishly walked off the train at Hargeon. While motion sickness didn't affect as much as a normal dragonslayer (thanks to special training that Issei doesn't want to ever think about again) he still doesn't like any transportation vehicles. He'd much rather walk.
Bast floated by his side. "So where are we supposed to go now? There are no guilds in this town from what the man on the train said. And we don't have enough money to buy another train ticket."
Issei sighed as he looked at his surroundings. Hargeon is a city. Issei has never been in a city before. The only place he's ever known were the mountains, small villages, and the Hyoudou family's farm. There were many aromas that invaded his nose and many noises that invaded his ears. This was a new scenery to him.
"I don't know Bast," Issei sighed. "Let's just walk around and see if we can find a way to the nearest guild."
They spent half the day walking around and ending up with nothing. Well, not nothing. They learned from a local that the nearest guild was still at least two train stops from where they are. They were getting tired. Bast was sitting on Issei's head because he ran out of magic to keep him afloat a short while ago.
Issei propped up against a wall on one of the buildings and slid down and slouched on his ass.
"Haaaaah. There's literally nothing we can do. Guess we have no choice but to walk to the nearest town," Issei said.
"Eeeeeeeh! But that'll take days! What are we suppose to eat?! I'm already getting hungry," Bast complained with teary eyes. A growl then came from both their stomachs. Issei was getting hungry too.
Issei looked at the busy crowed of people in front of him as he thought about what to do. He saw many people bustling about. There were many different types of people. Issei saw a mother walking and holding hands with her son, a man arguing with a(n) store owner about some insane price on something, a girl with pink spikey hair with a floating white cat walking by...
Pink spikey hair?
Issei had seen many things in his life, but that was a new one. He sat up trying to get a better look at the girl, but lost her in the crowd.
Issei sighed. All well, he thought. Now, back to what I was doing.
Then, a familiar scent hit his nose. Issei's eyes shot wide open as he looked around and sniffed the air.
This scent! he said in his mind. It...it can't be!
His hunger forgotten, Issei shot up to his feet, making Bast fall off his head in the process.
"Oi!" Bast shouted at Issei. "What's the matter with you?!"
Issei ignored him as he took off into the crowd, following the familiar scent. He hurriedly pushed people aside as he made his way through the crowd.
This scent, Issei thought. It's his scent. But how? My adoptive parents told me that dragons were instinct since hundreds of years ago. How is he still alive?
As Issei was thinking in his mind, he came to a stop at a crowd of people who looked to be spreading out, making a clearing for something. As he pushed aside a few people, he saw what is was for.
Two people were facing each other with a strong intensity in the air. To his left was a man with black hair in a punk hairstyle. He had ear piercings and tattoos down his arms. He wore a purple shirt with a skull design on it under a opened black leather jacket hanging loose on his shoulders. He had hands in his pockets and seemed to be smoking a cigarette.
On Issei's right was the pink spikey haired girl he saw earlier. She was wearing a pink two piece outfit with a pink skirt. She also had a scaly scarf around her neck. What she was doing with a scarf around her neck in the middle of the summer, Issei didn't know. Issei also couldn't help but notice was that the size of her breasts were HUGE!
Issei had a strange feeling inside of him as he stared at the girl's breasts. Issei didn't know what he was feeling, but it was a good feeling. He just can't take his eyes off of them. It's like something dormant inside him was set free after all this time. Issei couldn't help but think what it would feel like to touch them. Squeeze them.
Issei was pulled out of his stupor when the guy facing her started to talk. "Hey, hey. Are you really going to do this? I'd hate to hurt such a pretty face. Especially someone with such a nice rack." He then stared at the girl's chest.
Issei immediately didn't like this person.
The girl gave him a wide toothy grin. "If you'd shut up and just come at me, then you'll find out."
The boy then gritted his teeth. He flicked the cigarette away and charged toward the girl. A ring on his finger glowed as it produced a green magic circle at the end of his fist.
"WIND THRUST!"
The boy threw a punch at the girl as the green magic circle glowed and shot out a mini tornado towards the pink haired girl. The said girl grinned as it looked like she wasn't going to dodge. As the attack came in front of her, her fists ignited with fire and she swatted the attack away like she would swat away a fly. The attack then crashed into a nearby building destroying a wall.
The girl then disappeared from where she stood and appeared right in front of the punk boy with blinding speed. The boy didn't have time to speak as the girl punched him with a flaming fist, sending him through another wall. As the dust cleared, the said boy was laying in a pile of rubble unconscious.
Most of the crowd cheered as some groaned. The groaning people were putting money in a bucket that a floating white cat was carrying. The white cat had a smug look while it was collecting the money.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" the white cat yelled, getting everyone's attention. "I give you Natalie Dragneel! The granddaughter of the infamous Natsu Dragneel! The famous fire mage of Fairy Tail! Who else has the guts to face this girl in a duel?! Step right up!"
"Oi," Bast whispered in Issei's ear. "We should probably get out of here."
"Come on!" the white cat yelled. "Who ever can beat her will be treated to a meal of whatever the winners choosing!"
Bast's eyes then sparkled with stars. "On second thought, go and kick her ass."
Issei raised his hand, already knowing what he's going to do. "I'll take a shot."
The crowd split to make a pathway for him. Natalie was able to get a good look at what she was up against. It was a boy around her age, with brown spikey hair and chocolate eyes to match. He's well fit and toned for his age. He wore black pants with a red shirt under a(n) opened white shirt with black linings. He put his pack that he was carrying down as he stood opposite of her. Natalie grinned. She had this in the bag.
"Before we start," Issei said, " I'd like to say something. If I win, not only will you treat me to a meal, you'll also have to answer a question I have."
Natalie smiled. "Oh? And what'll I get if I win?"
Issei furrowed his brow as looked up the sky and though for a moment. He then looked toward his partner seeing he was floating away from the floating white cat that was staring at him like eye candy.
"You can have him," Issei said pointing to his red cat.
"Oi! I'm not some prize to just give away!" Bast yelled at his partner.
"Deal," Natalie said.
"DON'T IGNORE ME!"
Issei and Natalie ignored him anyway as they stared down at each other. Natalie then summoned a(n) orange magic circle with a dragon design in the middle under her feet and surrounded herself in a dense orange aura that's radiating intense heat.
"You're sure you really want to do this this?" she asked.
Issei smiled as he summoned his own magic circle under his feet, surrounding himself in the same dense aura she has. Only instead of orange, his aura was deep red in color, and instead of heat he was releasing magical pressure. "Maybe if you'd shut up and come at me, you'll find out."
Natalie grinned as he used her own words from earlier against her. "I'm all fired up!"
Issei sweatdropped at the corny catch phrase, but got into a battle stance nonetheless.
Both mages were in a battle stance with their respected magic auras around them. Both waiting on one another to make the first move. Natalie then decided to take the initiative.
She crossed her arms and squatted as fire gathered around her wrists in a whip like form. She then jumped high in the air. She moved her arms in a wing like fashion.
"FIRE DRAGON'S WING ATTACK!"
Her attack came at Issei with alarming speed, but Issei didn't look worried. He jumped in the air, dodging the attack as it came into contact with the ground in a huge explosion. While airborne, Issei sensed Natalie's magic energy as she came from above. She came at him with a barrel of kicks and punches. Issei either dodged or parry her attacks while airborne. They both then flipped toward the ground and charged at each other. They both were toe to toe in terms of close combat. They punched and kicked at each other at blinding speeds that normal people couldn't see. Each punch made a small shock wave that shook the air around them.
They both sent strong punches to each others guts with enough force to push one another back. They launched themselves away from each other to get some space. Natalie then ignited her right fist in flames.
"FIRE DRAGON'S..."
She then suddenly charged toward Issei and jumped into the air.
"..IORN FIST!"
She then threw a punch towards Issei. Issei covered his own hand in a red magical aura and thrust his fist upward towards the upcoming attack. Both of their fists connected as a result. Natalie's fist suddenly summoned a orange magic circle representing her attack. Issei did the same with his own red magic circle. Both magic circles were in contrast with each other as both magic attacks fought for dominance. Natalie widened her eyes as her magic circle then started to crack. Her iron fist was broken and she was pushed back by Issei's glowing attack. Ripping a few shreds of her clothes in the process.
Natalie skidded to a stop and gritted her teeth as looked at Issei. He was staring at her with a weird face while drooling with his nose bleeding. But how is he bleeding? She didn't even touch him. Natalie looked down at her attire. Her scarf was fine. Her top was mostly shredded, but still held to cover the important parts. But it was still kind of revealing.
She glared at Issei. "Oi!" she yelled. "My eyes are up here!"
Issei shook his head. "Sorry what?"
Out of nowhere, Bast came flying and smacked Issei on the side of the head with a iron pan. "BAKA! Focus on the battle!"
Issei looked at his companion. "Where did you get the iron pan?" Issei asked, totally oblivious to the large bump he has on his head.
Natalie's veins started showing on her forehead, signifying that she is pissed! "Okay," she said. "Try this on for size."
Natalie started to suck in an impossible amount of air for a normal human being. Her face and body bulged as a result. Issei knew what was coming.
"Bast," he said. "Get away from here."
The red cat did just that.
"FIRE DRAGON'S..."
Issei braced himself as she opened her mouth toward him, showing the fire inside.
"ROAAAAAAR!"
A huge torrent of fire then shot toward Issei at an alarming rate. The intense heat burned everything in its path. A normal person would be turned to ash if that person were to get hit by that. But Issei wasn't a normal person.
He stayed where stood and faced that attack head on. The result was a massive explosion.
"Did that get him?" Natalie said as she mumbled to herself.
As the smoke cleared, Natalie widened her eyes.
Issei stood there facing towards the sky with his eyes closed. His was shirtless as a result of the attack, but still had some pants on. There was no sign that the last attack did any injury to him. He had scars along his torso, and slash marks across his chest. He looked like someone who's had experience with death before.
But how? she thought. He took that attack head on! That's impossible!
Issei's eyes shot opened as he put his head down to face Natalie. His entire eyes were glowing an eerie green. Issei then gave the girl a toothy grin.
"My turn," Issei said. He then began to suck in air.
Natalie's eyes widened. He can do a breath attack?! she said in her mind. That means he's a slayer. But what kind?
"OH SHIT," the red cat screamed. "HE'S GONNA BLOW! EVERYBODY RUUUUUN!"
Even the people could feel the magic pressure radiating off the brown haired boy. They heeded the cat's advice and ran as far away as they could from the boy.
"WELSH DRAGON'S..."
Natalie's eyes widened. He's a dragonslayer?!
"ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!"
A red colossal sized magic energy attack erupted from Issei's mouth and blast towards the pink haired girl. She knew if she got hit by that blast, she was toast. It was coming at her at an alarming rate, she couldn't dodge. All of a sudden, she was lifted from the ground and into the air, narrowly dodging the attack. She looked behind her to see her faithful companion with her angel wings out clinging to her back.
Natalie smiled. "Thanks Lucky. I can always count on you."
"Aye sir!"
Issei stopped the attack to look at the result. He was surprised to see that there was a large pathway created from the blast through entire buildings. Issei had blasted his attack at an angle toward the sunset. The top half of some buildings were erased as a result.
Issei sweatdropped as he looked at his hands. " Holding back, is hard"
Bast came and floated above him until he sat on Issei's head. "Hey, Issei," Bast said looking at the result of the blast.
"Yeah?"
"Don't you think you went a little overboard?"
"Yeah."
"What are we gonna do now?"
"I don't know."
Issei and Bast watched the sun set over the destroyed buildings. It was then that Natalie stood beside Issei.
"What's your name?" she asked him.
The brown haired boy looked at the said girl. "Issei" he answered.
"Issei," the girl repeated. She then took his hands looked at him with sparkles in her eyes. "That was amazing! How did you do that?!What kind of dragonslayer are you?! What guild are you in?! I don't see a guild mark on you."
Issei blinked at the girls questions. He then scratched the back of his head. "I'm not in a guild. That's why I'm here. I'm looking for a guild to join so I can get some money."
"Oh" Natalie said and nodded in understanding.
"HALT! BOTH OF YOU, STAY WHERE YOU ARE!"
A scream came from behind them. There was a group of men in custom military uniforms armed with long spears. They were marching right towards them.
"Oh shit! It's the magic council!" Natalie screamed. Then she grabbed Issei's hand and took off running taking Issei with her. "We gotta get the fuck out of here!"
"Why are taking me with you?" Issei asked as he was being dragged. Lucky and Bast were flying right beside them.
"Well," she said, "you said you were looking for a guild to join right?" She looked back at him and gave him a toothy grin. "Then why don't you come and join Fairy Tail?"
It was at that moment, Issei knew. That the choice he was going to make, was going to make his life a lot nosier for now on.
HEY GUYS.
SO I'M A LTTLE NEW TO FANFICTION, SO SORRY IF THIS NOTE IS A LITTLE LATE. STILL GETTING USED TO IT.
ANYWAY, THIS IS MY FIRST FANFICTION, SO MY APOLIGIES IF THE CHAPTERS ARE A LITTLE SHORTER THAN THE AVERAGE FANFICTION STORY CHAPTERS.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE FAN OF HIGHSCHOOL DXD AND FAIRY TAIL, AND READ MY FAIR SHARE OF FANFICTION CROSSOVERS BETWEEN THESE TWO. THIS STORY IS JUST BASICALLY MY ALTERNATE VERSION OF THE TWO STORIES MIXED FROM MY IMAGINATION AND WHAT ISSEI DOES IN THIS STORY IS BASICALLY WHAT I WOULD DO IF I WAS IN HIS SHOES.
IT'LL PROBABLY BE A WHILE BEFORE YOU FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO ISSEI DURING HIS BATTLE IN THE HEAVENLY DRAGON FESTIVAL. I HAVE A PLAN TO TELL WHAT HAPPENS IN A LATER CHAPTER.
ANYWAYS, THANK YOU GUYS FOR READING THIS AND YOUR REVIEWS. I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR OPINIONS AND I'D LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME SOME IDEAS OF WHAT I SHOULD DO IN SOME LATER CHAPTERS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK. I'LL BE DOING SOME Q&A'S AT THE END OF SOME CHAPTERS. AND IF YOU HAVE OPINIONS ABOUT THE STORY, BE BRUTALY HONEST. I DON'T MIND SOME CRITISIZM HERE AND THERE. IT'LL HELP ME IMPROVE MY STORY TO MAKE IT BETTER.
THANKS GUYS! SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
