S.R: Yes it's been a while since this one has been updated… I accidentally deleted the chapter and had to re-write it… Then I got sidetracked by new animes (Ancient Magus Bride!)

Natsu: Why did you do that?

S.R: I just wasn't paying any attention when I deleted it. And I like anime okay?! Anyway I feel the need to restate

"DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS FROM FAIRY TAIL. JUST THIS STORY ALL BY ITSELF."

Natsu: Okay… Now then are you gonna start?!

S.R: After I mention that this is going to be extra long. This is to make up for the delays (and because I'm slowly ramping up how much I write so that there is more content in my stories and the chapters are longer).

Natsu: Good. Now start!

S.R: I suppose I should…

NATSU'S POV

After that confrontation with the Council, we returned to the Inn the guild was staying in while the GMG's were going on. The next day was the awards ceremony, and needless to say Fairy Tail was in first place, winning the games and proving that we were number one. Once that was done we went back to Magnolia and time past like normal. Well as close to normal as it could be since I was spending a lot of time with Mira and Erza since they were my mates.

It had taken Doranbolt a few weeks of teleporting the bones from the dragon graveyard to my secret training spot, but he finally got it done after which I sat down at the guild with him treating him to a beer for his hard work. He was a nice guy after all, and one of the few people working for/with the council that didn't want me dead.

Other than that not much else happened, and it was actually nice to relax a bit. But as they say all good things come to an end. Just yesterday, a full two months after the GMG's the council had sent a request for gramps, apparently something big was brewing and all the wizard saints were being assigned jobs to prevent it. They gave him two days to finish preparing anything he needed.

"I can't help but wonder what they want master to do… Especially since he seems to be running all over the place gathering things without actually showing anyone what he's grabbing" Mira said to me as she walked over to the table Erza and I were sitting at in the guild hall.

"If master wanted us to know he'd tell us" Erza told her as I patted the seat next to me for Mira to sit down and talk with us. Before she could however….

"Gildarts, Natsu I need to talk to the two of you" Gramps called out before spinning on his heel and walking into his office. I shared a look of confusion with Gildarts before making my way up to gramp's office.

Walking in, Gildarts and I just sat down and waited for whatever it was gramps wanted to talk about. Gramps sighed and rubbed his head with one hand before handing me the message from the council, then turned to Gildarts "Gildarts as the oldest and strongest person in the guild I need you to stay here and keep an eye on things while I'm off on this mission."

"Okay, but what is it and why is Natsu involved? The council hates him after the stunt you told me about." - Gildarts

"Oh they're going to tear into me for this, but I will need his flames… Not to mention I can use it as a recommendation in lieu of a battle exam for him, to get him the rank of wizard saint which would offer some protection from the council." - Gramps

"Oi, I'm stronger than the runt so why not recommend me?" - Gildarts

"Because, I have more control over my magic than you and the dragon Atlas Flame sacrificed himself to give me a permanent power boost that puts me just under your level… But there's already 10 saints so it doesn't matter." I chimed in after I finished reading the councils job.

"Not quite… you see once God Warrod finishes his task he plans to retire, which opens a slot in the saints." - Gramps.

At that both Gildarts and I dropped our jaws. One of the four strongest mages in Ishgar was retiring, which is shocking news. But Gramps rather than be stunned by the issue is planning to lessen the impact, so as to prevent an extremely violent struggle between powerful mages for the opening.

"I see you two understand why I'm making this move… Besides if things are going the way the council thinks they are, you're the best person for the job my boy. You grow stronger in leaps and bounds, and have a tenacious spirit, that would fight to the bitter end to protect innocent people. As it stands I think you could take Jura's spot as 7th wizard saint without breaking a sweat." Gramps said looking at me with a proud smile.

"Are you sure you'll need me gramps? What should I tell Mira and Erza?" I asked him as I recovered from my shock. His smile left his face as he nodded in assurance that I'd be needed on the job, before telling me not to say anything about it to Mira and Erza. Nodding in acceptance I stood up to leave and start my packing.

Walking out of the master's office I called out to Happy telling him that I'd be doing a special job for gramps that meant I had to go alone. Happy pouted and argued with me but after promising to buy him some fish he agreed to stay with Mira.

"Why'd the master want to talk to you?" Mira and Erza questioned in unision. Shaking my head at them, I just responded "I need you to watch Happy, Mira. Master gave me a secret job that needs done and I'm not allowed to tell anyone about it or take anyone with me."

After a moment of silence Mira nodded, but Erza tried to push me into letting her come with us. It got so bad I told her to take it up with gramps and left to start packing. Needless to say she lost that argument and I met up with gramps at the edge of the forest. After making sure we were ready, we set off for the border. 'Thankfully Magnolia is pretty close to the border with Fjordia, so we could hopefully finish the job within a week' I thought to myself as we stopped for a water break just a few miles away from the border. But then I started thinking about what we had to do.

"Gramps, I know we have permission to go to the ancient ruins of Fjordia's previous capital to find a few special artifacts but why do you need me in particular for this?" I asked as the message only told me the mission itself and not what we were to collect artifact wise.

"Because the artifacts we need to find belonged to the first king of Fjordia. King Jotunn-" Gramps started to respond before I cut in.

"I know about Jotunn, Gramps I am a fellow Dragon Slayer. All you needed to say was we were hunting for his artifacts. Especially since it isn't common knowledge that only a dragon slayer can actually activate and use the magic he stored in them." - Natsu

"That's another reason to bring you along. I wasn't made aware of that fact. I brought you along because according to queen Astrid, the current ruler of Fjordia it's become a nest for a bunch of Frost Drakes and their young. I was hoping we could use your magic to scare them away while we search." - Gramps.

"My flames aside it's a damn good thing you thought to bring me along….Gajeel could do it as well but I have more stamina so I can fight through an entire nest if I have to. Because that's what's going to happen. Drakes, even newborn do not back down unless they are dying. It's why after the Dragon Civil war they were hunted until they had to go into hiding to survive." -Natsu

"Surely you aren't serious. Everything feel's fear after all, just flare enough magic to scare them." - Gramps

"Won't work. I pointed out earlier that they only went into hiding to survive, and that was only because if they weren't killed outright, they had to make a nest to rest and heal in. Which means I'll have to kill them since the ruins are their nest… This is going to suck." -Natsu.

After that we started traveling again, this time in complete silence, as I sulked about having to kill. I mean if I have to kill I will, but I absolutely hate doing it and actively look for a way around having to kill. However with the situation we'll be walking into there is no way around it that wouldn't come back to bite me in the ass later.

A short while after we went silent we reached the boarder. There to greet us and guide us the rest of the way to the ruins was a squad of knights.

"Greetings. You must be saint Makarov. I am Grand Knight Sigmund, one of queen Astrid's most trusted royal knights. This squad of mine was sent to escort you to the ancient capital, however we were not made aware you would have a companion." The knight in charge greeted us as he extended his hand to shake gramp's hand.

"This is Natsu Dragneel, or if you'd prefer The Salamander. Once I heard of the Frost Drakes I figured it would be better to bring him along as his fire magic will help immensely." Gramps introduced me and I shook Sigmund's hand as well.

Sigmund nodded his head to me in greeting while a few of his men looked at me in awe, before forming ranks at his order. After that we made our way to the ruins. Thankfully they were ordered to stay and maintain our camp, though if we were not back or in contact with them after 14 hours of exploring they were to pack up and leave. But it was late by the time we managed to set up camp so gramps and I put off entering the ruined city.

(CURRENT TIME NOW)

Gramps and I are walking towards the center of the ancient city, as we decided to check the castle vaults first. But the hairs on the back of my neck are standing up and while I don't have the feeling we're being watched or followed, I have this sense that something knows where we are and is waiting for us to come to it. Though I'm starting to get suspicious. The city is supposed to be the nest of a bunch of Frost Drakes, but so far we have found nothing. Not even a sign that they are here.

"Gramps. The in-tel about the Frost Drakes was wrong, but there is definitely something here… the closer we get to the castle the more my instinct warns me to get the hell out of here." I spoke only receiving a nod from Makarov. After a few more minutes of quite we suddenly noticed a chill in the air.

"Maybe it's not a full nest and only one or two Frost Drakes. It is getting colder." Gramps responded to me as we walked, pointing out a few splotches of ice covering our suroundings. As he said that though my senses finally registered the presence I thought was here. Not only that, but they noticed how familiar it was.

"Gramps…. Get back to the knights. If I don't come back within 24 hours leave. Because there is no way in hell anyone else will have a chance against what is in that castle." - Natsu

"Why should I leave you behind… Better question do you think I want Erza and Mira to kill me for leaving you behind if its that dangerous?" - Gramps

"Fair point, but I'm not kidding when I say no one else could win this fight. Now that we're close enough I can tell you it's no Drake…. It's a damn dragon." - Natsu

"I can sense some powerful flames from you. Flames that remind me of Atlas Flame and Igneel, which means you're a Dragon Slayer. Young one if you weren't a slayer I'd be impressed that you could sense me from that far away, but you should have been able to from the edge of this sacred city." A voice boomed around us.

"You've done an extremely good job of hiding your presence. I was only just able to catch your scent and recognize it, but I've had a feeling that something knew we were in the ruins since shortly after we entered." - Natsu

"I see. But you don't need to send your fellow mage away. I have no intention to fight, unless you wish to desecrate my sons tomb." The dragon spoke to us again.

"Your son?… You mean Jotunn? If that is true then I must apologize, as our kingdoms leaders are worried about something dangerous happening and wished for us to recover his ancient artifacts the Dragon's Fangs, and Stave of Frost-fire. Though I wonder if they know the requirements to use these weapons." - Natsu

"Unless they have a dragon slayer such as yourself I would doubt that. However, you want my sons precious weapons that he was buried with so we must fight. I will make you a deal though… Prove your strength, and not only will I allow you to take his gear but I will give you my power as well… Come young Dragon Slayer, and face the mighty Arctic Dragon Chilthreya."

At that I shared a look with Gramps. He nodded and stepped away to what should be a safe distance. As he left I thanked whoever would listen that Atlas Flame gave me the power boost that allowed me to maintain Dragon Drive for long periods of time and prepared to jump right to it when the fight began. Once my preparations were complete I began making my way to the castle. The second I walked into the throne room I had to jump back though.

"I Chilthreya the Arctic Dragon weclome your challenge young one! Now announce your name!"

"I am Natsu Dragneel, Son of Igneel the Fire Dragon King!"

Quickly changing into Dragon Drive I lunged forward with a Fire Dragon's Iron Fist but was blocked by Chilthreya's wing. Using the momentum I still had I flipped and brought my Fire Dragon's Claw bringing my leg down on the weak point where her wing was attached to her back. Chilthreya roared in pain before biting the back of my shirt and flinging me into a wall. She used her Arctic Dragon's Roar, which I only knew about because I could feel the air cooling rapidly.

"Fire Dragon's Roar" I countered and for a moment the roars were equal, though mine quickly began to be overwhelmed. Taking that as a sign to move, I cut my roar off and dodged out of the way before having to jump sideways to avoid being clawed in half.

"Igneel taught you well considering the power of your flames, but I sense Atlas Flame's power within you as well. Why don't you use his flames? While not as powerful as Igneel's they burn hotter, hot enough to counter me." Chilthreya demanded unleashing yet another Arctic Dragon's Roar.

"He only gave me his power to boost mine to maintain Dragon Drive for more than five minutes!" I cried out dodging her attack once again only to be backhanded into a wall.

"Foolish Child, in order to do that you had to eat his flames! As the son of Igneel you're a King Dragon Slayer, that means any element or sub-type you eat enough of can be used!" She yelled, which reminded me that I had another element anyway.

Chuckling I remembered the feeling of using my fire and Laxus's lighting, and channeled it, hoping my Lighting Flame Dragon Mode could not only be used in a stronger stage of power, but be boosted by that stage. Surprisingly it worked.

"I haven't yet used Atlas Flames, Hellfire so I won't try and use it now in an actual battle, but you did remind and explain to me why I am able to do this! Lighting Flame Dragon's Dragon Drive!" As I called out I felt my power and magic explode and leap up to an immensely high level that I've never felt before.

"Fool! Your fire may be even more powerful now but my icy, cold wind will cool it down before it can overpower me! Arctic Dragon's Roar!"

Thanks to the Lighting I am now wielding I can move even faster, so I dodged the roar and moving quickly I got below Chilthreya and point blank launched my Lighting Flame Dragon's Roar. My attack connected and lifted her up into the air, fast enough and hard enough to slam her against the ceiling. She hit hard enough to be slightly embedded, which gave me enough time to finish the fight.

Jumping up I cried out "Lighting Flame Dragon's Sword Horn!"

Chilthreya groaned in pain as I fell back to the ground. Landing on my feet I quickly scrambled out of the way as a moment later she crashed into the ground. I stayed in a defensive stance while she shook her head.

"You have proven yourself capable enough. I will allow you to take Jotunn's weapons, but on the condition only you and those you trust wield them. While only Dragon Slayers can activate the magic stored inside them, anyone can use them as an actual weapon." - Chilthreya

"I thank you for allowing me this honor." - Natsu

"I said I'd also give you my power, but before I want to do that… You are probably the strongest Dragon Slayer alive right now, and if you continue to grow stronger you will become the strongest to ever exist, but you have yet to unlock Evolved Dragon Drive, or the true Dragon Mode. You must you have perfect control over your magic, be strong enough to handle the increase in power, and have enough magic to enter these forms. Beyond that to unlock the Evolved Dragon Drive you must first have spilled a dragons blood onto yourself in a fight" Chilthreya said as she leaned over me so that the wound I inflicted with my last attack would drip her blood down onto me.

I let her do so and just listened to her explanation, though I didn't let much fall and moved to clean her wound before searing it shut so she wouldn't die. She continued on by saying that the blood spilled would awaken my dragon blood, and that would cause it to manifest inside my mind. Once that was done I would have to work together in sync with it to reach Evolved Dragon Drive.

"Once that is done, you will essentially have a split personality, but it won't be noticeable by others as your dragon blood will never take over, just talk to you in your head. Eventually after your comfortable working with your dragon blood, you must challenge it for your full power. If you win you will unlock the true Dragon Mode… Now I promised my power. Allow me to channel my soul into my roar, and consume it. For now you will only be able to use it on it's own or in a dual form with your Fire Dragon magic. Unless you become skilled enough to activate a triple elemental form, and your Lighting Flame Dragon ability is a dual form, not mode so please rename it.

As she finished speaking her body began to glow and I shook my head. I don't want to kill you by doing this I told her.

"Nonsense, I'm sure Atlas Flame told you that we become a part of you, so we're technically still living. Besides, very few dragons know this but he and I were mates, so I want to do this" Chilthreya commented.

Nodding at her words I told her I'd honor that wish, and ate her roar. After I was finished I sat there by her body for a moment generating a huge amount of magic to use, before using the re-equip magic Erza taught me to link to my training grounds and moved her carcass there with the bones from the ancient graveyard. Though when I finished I heard gramps approaching. He looked around in curiosity, before arriving at my side.

"She did the same thing as Atlas Flame…. But not only did she help me get stronger, she gave me the knowledge needed to unlock the last few levels of Dragon Slaying magic." I croaked out, as tears came to my eyes. Gramps just patted my back comfortingly and let me know it was okay to let go and cry.

I did cry for a bit, but eventually I just couldn't cry anymore. At that point I decided enough was enough and motioned for gramps to follow me as we wondered towards the back courtyard of the castle since that is were the royal crypts were located. A short while later we were inside the crypt and approaching the tomb of Jotunn, when an apparition appeared before us.

"I both heard and saw the deal my adoptive mother gave you young dragon slayer. Natsu Dragneel I entrust my weapons to you as my mother said she would, but I request that you take all of the artifacts I made. Dragon's Fangs, Stave of Frost-fire, Dragon's Claws, and the Crown of Dragons… After seeing you prove yourself I entrust their care to you." the ghost told us, identifying itself as Jotunn with his speech.

I knelled before him as I nodded my head. Jotunn's spirit nodded to me and his tomb opened by itself, revealing the artifacts. His ghostly form grinned at me before saying something to me in draconic. I smiled back and promised him I would, as he faded to nothing. Slowly moving forward I grabbed everything, re-equiping his body to my training cave with Chilthreya's.

"What was that last part about my boy?" Gramps asked as we walked out of the crypts.

"He asked to be buried with his mother, so using the re-equip magic Erza taught me I moved him to my training cave to be buried with her and the bones from the Dragon graveyard." I repsonded with a sad smile.

Eventually we made it back to the camp to find Sigmund telling his men to head back without him.

We greeted them all and announced that we had found the artifacts.

"I know our orders were to pack up and leave but once we heard the sounds of battle I was worried, that would have been wrong. When the 14 hour period looked like it was going to be up I began to prep my men to leave me behind so I could see what happened." Sigmund told us as gramps and I gathered the little bit of gear we brought with us.

"It wasn't a Frost Drake nest….. the Arctic Dragon Chilthreya had settled in to protect her adoptive sons grave. I battled her until she yielded, granting me her power." I told him.

"it was an intense fight" a voice sounded out making everyone look around confused as to where the voice came from. But I knew the voice, and felt a pull to put on the Crown of Dragons.

"This is why I asked you to take more than the weapons you were looking for. The Crown of Dragons holds my soul, so I can speak to you so long as you own it, and I can speak through it to anyone nearby." Jotunn's voice rang out from the crown, which was really not much more than a metal headband with golden inlays. Sigmund and his men bowed down to me and the crown in awe.

"There's a few more reasons why but those are only to be spoken of in the presence of dragons and dragon slayers only. But enough of that you men get up, I am not your leader nor is he." Jotunn spoke before grumbling to Sigmund and his men.

"I have made a recording of everything that has happened, so you may take it to the current ruler of Fjordia, now enough of that. You men can head back to wherever you need to. Natsu Dragneel here is more than capable of getting these two back to their home." Jotunn spoke as a glow suddenly sprang up around the Crown and Sigmund's hands before dispersing to show a vision lacrima.

After he tucked it away safely Sigmund and his men saluted us while gramps and I waved farwell as we walked home. It wasn't until we got to the boarder that we stopped for the night. The next day gramps started walking towards Era to report to the council, and I got three steps towards Magnolia before he used his magic to pull me after him.

"Since I took you with my you have to join me for the report. Plus I'm using this to recommend you to be a saint so you must be there as well. I know you understand all the reasons I have for recommending you, but are you going to go along with me?" - Gramps

"You have a lot of valid reasons, plus this will allow me to protect people from corruption a bit easier. Though if they go through with it you'll have to promote me to S class." - Natsu

"True, and I've been prepared to for years. I've been waiting for you to stop hiding your true self to do it, because of how it would look if I didn't." -Gramps

"Okay then. It looks like we are in agreement…" - Natsu.

We nodded at each other and were quiet the rest of the way to Era. We were rushed into the meeting room to report. Funnily enough several other Wizard Saints were there as well ready to give their reports too. But once the council saw me they demanded Gramps report first. Thankfully Jotunn had made another recording of the events that took place.

He explained that with the info he was given that it would be safer to take me with him, and then gestured for me to activate the vision lacrima. The council was shocked once the lacrima finished playing. "Now I believe we were supposed to give reports in order of seniority so Warrod should give his, however I wish to stay as there is more I wish to discuss once he is done" Gramps said with a grin.

At this point Warrod stepped up "I wish to say I retire after this. However thanks to Makarov's quick thinking we have a man here now how could step in and become a saint, and I feel he could replace me, so with the backing of two wizard saints I think Natsu Dragneel is a valid choice to be the new 4th wizard saint."


S.R: I'm ending it there because cliff hanger… And there will be a twist so don't think you know what's actually going to happen next.

Natsu: You cruel bastard… Also are you making Gray worthless?

S.R: You'll just have to wait and see… MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!