S.R: Sorry about taking so long for this update guys. I've been backing up all my stories onto an external hard-drive that I lost so I had to re-write them, however I didn't remember them completely, just fragments of each one. So I had to do some reading to jump start the creative process to re-write them. It took a while but I managed to come up with what I feel to be better than the original versions. Also there's a change to the pairing. It was supposed to be a Natsu X Erza X Mira, X Ultear. But I'm adding a few more women so that it would be a small harem. For now I'm keeping them secret so that they'll be a surprise. :P
Natsu: So shut up and get to it already!
S.R: I am. Sheesh… Any who let's get on with the story!
NARRATORS POV
WITH WENDY
"Laxus, I think he's telling the truth about not wanting to finish the fight" a small bluenette called to the blonde man standing in front of her. He wasn't in a battle stance but he was tense and on guard with his magic surging ready around him to counter anything their dragon enemy would do. Laxus sighed and powered down slightly but not completely. The dragon sat down so that he could watch the battle raging in the sky, but he nodded his head at two "Trying to finish the fight would be pointless. You two could keep me busy long enough for you friend to finish off the one leading us and by that point I'd be at his mercy which I'd rather not."
"What do you mean you'd rather not be at his mercy?" Laxus asked sounding a little pissed off at the fact Zirconis feels threatened by Natsu's power but not his. Zirconis sighed as he looked at us with a sad look "He must be the son of the Fire Dragon King for Atlas Flame to obey and serve him like he did… Atlas decided to give that boy a power boost by offering his soul. My guess is the boy normally can't handle this form for long so Atlas decided to sacrifice himself to allow the boy to do so." Laxus and the girl both had frowns on their faces after hearing that. She actually let a few tears fall too. Despite the fact they were fighting the dragon's there where no intentions of killing them so it was kinda sad to hear one gave it's life to help Natsu.
WITH ROGUE
"*pant* *pant*how you holdin' up there Sting?" the dark haired male asked his friend as he stood facing my dragon opponent. He had yet to make it speak but, figured out that it was a female and the one Sting was currently facing down was a male. The two dragon slayers were both looking worse for wear and fairly close to collapsing but held themselves up still. Neither one of them wanted to lose when it looked like the other dragon slayer's were doing better. Especially Natsu. It seemed that after his power up, the dragons started slowing down and became more cautious.
"I don't know how much longer I'll be able to go… But it looks like our unison raid managed to do some damage" Sting replied as his dragon limped towards the female Rogue was facing. They made eye contact for a few moments before laying down. They didn't seem to want to continue fighting but were still ready to counter-attack if they made any sudden moves. "It seems they think Natsu's gonna win his fight so there's no point to continuing" Rogue said as Sting gave him a grin.
WITH GAJEEL
He'd been staring down his opponent for a few seconds before both turned to look at the explosion of power radiating off of Natsu. Realizing this was almost over he gave a tired sigh and sat down. Even after eating the Iron debris made by the fight with the dragon Gajeel looked like he'd lost a fight with a blender. Sure his Iron Dragon's Scales saved his hide, but they couldn't stop everything. Thankfully his Iron was dense enough to damage the dragon he was fighting. Though even with what damage he did manage the dragon was still largely fine. It may have been a vicious fight, but to the onlookers it was a one sided fight and a struggle to stay alive. "Huh, looks like I still have a long way to go before I catch up Salamander" Gajeel said to himself, falling backwards to lay down eyes locked on the fight in the sky.
He watched the explosions that were Natsu's attacks, and heard the cries of pain coming from both his opponent and the dragon whose back they were fighting on. It took a while but the dragon slowly began to fall, forcing the fight to continue on the ground.
MAKAROV'S POV
"That boy is something else" I muttered to myself as I watched Natsu clash with his opponent. Seeing how Natsu was going I knew he was going to emerge victorious, so I decided to check on the other slayers. Noticing they were no longer fighting but instead watching Natsu I was confused. Why would they stop fighting… Unless the dragon's realized it wasn't going to last and decided to be peaceful in the hopes they don't get killed, granted it would be very hard to do so in the first place. Knowing that we were in the clear and just waiting on Natsu I determined to just watch and cheer him on.
After the battle came to the ground however I had to evacuate everyone from the area around the Gate the dragon's came through as it seemed Natsu was determined to destroy that gate while fighting his enemy and wasn't worried in the slightest about the collateral damage. Natsu and his opponent had dropped their spell casting and just encased their fists and feet with magic, choosing to brawl, hoping the cut back on magic use would allow them to fight longer. This should have made it easier to see the fight, as there wasn't errant magic floating about them blocking my view, but the two of them were moving at speeds that made it impossible for a normal person to see them. I instead had to focus on feeling their magic to determine how the fight was going.
"Whatever Natsu and that dragon did, it boosted his magic immensely" I muttered to myself as I noticed he currently had enough magic to go toe to toe with Gildarts which shocked me. I knew the boy had the potential, but I thought it would still be a few years before he could match Gildarts. After noticing that I was so lost in thought I didn't notice the fight was over till I heard Natsu unleash a massive "Fire Dragon's Roar" destroying the gate through which the dragons came.
NATSU'S POV
(A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE NATSU DESTROYED THE GATE)
"Ha… it's your win" Lucian told me collapsing to the ground after I struck him in the chest. I smirked but didn't power down just in case he was trying to distract me for a sneak attack. I gave myself a few moments to recover a bit of energy before asking what would happen to him and the dragons if I destroyed the gate. Lucian's answer was they would go back to their own times. Nodding my head at his answer I took a deep breath, and gathered my magic for one last attack.
"Fire Dragon's Roar" I cried unleashing the largest roar I've ever done. I watched in amazement as my roar melted the gate into a super heated puddle of slag. It seems not only did Atlas Flame's soul increase the size of my magic container, it also strengthened my magic. I realized this because it should have taken me fifteen minutes to melt the gate. At the thought of Atlas I looked down, silently making a promise to use the power he gave me, to protect my loved ones. Turning around I made my way back to the guild, watching as Lucian and the remaining dragons all began to glow brightly before disappearing back to their own times.
As I walked back towards the rest of the guild I powered down. I got within ten feet of them, before I gave my signature grin and fell forward with my conscious fading. The last thing I remember was feeling two sets of arms catch me before I could hit the ground.
(A FEW HOURS LATER)
I woke up in the bed I I was using in our hotel. Erza was sitting in a chair on my right, with my hand held in hers. Mira was in the room as well. She was cleaning up the medical supplies, so I guessed that Wendy didn't have enough magic left to heal me. As I noticed this I also saw Erza perk up noticing I was awake. Both Erza and Mira smiled at me before Mira tried to excuse herself from the room.
"don't go yet Mira… Before all this happened I was about to tell Erza about the other people I have fallen in love with" I called out to the white haired woman. She shook her head, saying it wasn't any of her business but Erza being the smart woman she was moved over to Mira's side and bopped her on the head. She the pulled Mira into a hug, before dragging her over to the side of the bed. I shifted so that I was sitting on the bed and Erza sat down, placing Mira between us.
"Of course it does you silly woman. I wanted you to hear, because you are one of the women I've fallen in love with" I said with a smile, pulling both her and Erza into a hug. Erza also smiled at Mira who just sat there in shock for a few seconds before a grin just as large as the ones Erza and I had found its way onto her face. We sat like that for a few moments just enjoying the hug but unfortunately were interrupted by a cough. Erza and Mira both jumped out of my arms sporting blushes, as for me I kept my smile not really being embarrassed at being caught.
"Not that I have any issues with you all being in a relationship, but we do have things to talk about Natsu..." Gramps said looking rather serious. Knowing what he was talking about, and knowing that as my mates Erza and Mira had a right to know as well calmly told them about Atlas Flame and his sacrifice. "Just so you know Natsu, during that fight the power you were putting off was almost at Gildarts level" Gramps told me, but I knew he was downplaying it hoping I would keep working just as hard as I have been. I looked at gramps with my signature smile before yelling "I'm all fired up!"
"Now, we have other things to discuss my boy, but first I think you owe these two a proper introduction" Gramps mentioned with a knowing smile walking out the door saying to come talk to him when I was ready for the rest of the conversation. Erza and Mira however looked at me with confusion, wanting to know what he meant by that. I sighed, mentally yelling at gramps for putting me in this situation. I looked at the two with a slightly more serious face than normal and explained that my carefree and stupid nature was an act I started when I first started searching for Igneel, because I noticed that when I got into fights it made people underestimate me. I just got so used to making people think I was stupid that I never bothered to correct the thought for those I actually got to know.
I spent a few minutes apologizing for not showing the two of them the real me, but I promised that once we got back to the guild I'd open up more and show them the real me. Then Erza booted me out the door saying to go have my talk with the master. Once he saw I was ready he motioned for me to join him outside so no one had a chance of overhearing. As we walked out I saw Wendy and Gajeel waiting for us. Gramps nodded to them and kept walking, saying "We're going to meet up with the magic council. Thanks to this incident they've agreed to talk to me on a few matters, and I want you there to present your argument over the dragon graveyard that is under the Grand Magic Games stadium."
