Chapter 1

I travelled to Magnolia and was amused. It was a small town, way smaller than what I expected. It was way smaller than the capitol but I liked it. It wasn't formal but yet, it had a sense of formality. I looked around and tried to find a large guild hall that belonged to Fairy Tail. I saw a large building over near the sea so I headed over to it. It had a sign that read "Fairy Tail" but it was obvious that it hadn't been used in a while. I heard someone approach me from behind and got ready to attack if they weren't friendly.

"Looking for Fairy Tail, are you? They're a weak guild. You're better off joining Twilight Ogre, and being with me. How does that sound, Blondie?" The man said.

"I'm not looking to join them, yet anyway. I'm just looking for their guild hall," I responded.

It's over that way, in the forest. Good luck, though. They might attack!" the man pointed out.

"They won't beat me. No one has," I stated as I walked off in the direction the man had pointed out.

I walked into the forest and nothing attacked. I passed a large tree and stepped into a clearing. The same clearing as the Fairy Tail guild hall. I made my way up to it, taking the hood off of my long, blonde hair. I pushed open the door and a strange sight met my eyes. The entire guild was crying. Except for the gang that disappeared for seven years. The laughter had stopped once everyone saw me and the crying members all hastily dried their tears. Macao, their master, stepped forward and the Tenrou group turned and looked at me.

"Do you need anything?" Macao asked.

"No, not really. I just came to see if the rumour of the missing members' return was true. Apparently, it is!" I said.

The continued to look and judge me but I didn't mind. Everyone did it anyway but I didn't expect Natsu and Gajeel to get in my face and sniff me.

"You smell, weird. Almost like a dragon but not quite," Gajeel said.

I stood there, shocked and gaping for a couple more seconds until my brain kicked in. I did the only thing that came in mind, punch the bastards that sniffed me. I knocked them into the walls and Macao and the previous guild master, Makarov, looked impressed.

"Do you want to join?" Makarov offered.

"No, thanks. After those two, I'm not sure if I want to stay!" I rejected the offer.

"You seem really powerful, though. Not to mention, you knocked Gajeel and Natsu out with one punch!" a little girl with blue hair said.

"You can sense my magic? Strange, everybody usually can't feel it," I replied.

"I'm a sky dragon slayer. I can sense magic power and yours is immense!" she added.

"I should think so. I trained in harsh environments for most of my childhood. I also know a lot of different types of magic!" I said.

"Do you know sky magic?" she asked.

"Yes, I do. Why? Do you want me to teach you?" I responded.

"Yes, please!" the girl nodded.

"Fine, I'll teach you but I'm not staying here!" I finalised.

"So where are you going to stay?" she asked.

"The forest will do for me. I can't sleep when there's people moving about."

"Are you sure?" she asked.

"I'll be fine. Just meet me here at dawn tomorrow," I ordered while I turned around to walk out.

"Wait, what's your name?" the girl asked.

"Stephanie. Stephanie Azure."

I heard the guild's sharp intake of breath as they realised who I was. I smiled and made my way into the forest. Far enough that I wouldn't be observed but close enough so I could find my back to the guild hall. I found a small clearing that looked and felt rather cosy so I collected some sticks for a fire. Using magic, I lit it and the shadows cast by the fire looked like they were living beings. It was eerie but I didn't mind. I was more than capable to defend myself. I shuffled over to a tree not to far away from the fire, just so I knew no one could sneak up behind me. I fell asleep wondering if the little girl, who I realised was Wendy, was going to be there. I woke up a couple of minutes before dawn and put out the fire. I found a nearby stream and had a quick bath. I dried myself with fire magic and set out to the guild hall. I got there five minutes before dawn and I only waited for about two minutes for Wendy to show up. She had her cat, Carla, and they weren't in a rush. That is, until Carla saw me and rushed Wendy.

"Am I late?" she asked, rather shy.

"Not really. You still had a couple of minutes. So, do you have a preference on where to practice?" I said.

"I don't really know. I usually just practice at the beach with Natsu and the others. Why?" she replied.

"Thought so. Well, to get better control over your powers, you need to be in your chosen element. So, a windy place that's up high. Any places like that around here?" I responded.

"There's the mountain but I'm not sure if it's windy enough!" Wendy suggested.

I gestured for her to show me the way. We walked for a bit after dawn, all the way to the mountain top. It wasn't really windy but it was enough. I look at Wendy who was standing a couple of metres away.

"What do you have in mind?" she asked.

"First, attack me with all you have. Don't hold back!" I instructed.

"Why? Isn't that dangerous?" she objected.

"It's alright, I know what I'm doing!" I assured her.

"If you say so, then," she said.

Wendy attacked with everything she had but I easily evaded and blocked all of her attacks. It lasted for no more than a minute before I yelled at her to stop. She crouched down, puffing. When she caught her breath, she looked up at me, expectantly.

"That was good but you need to work on timing, you'll tire yourself out faster with poorly timed attacks. When you roar try to get as much air in your gut as possible then release it," I advised.

"It's hard with the wind like this!" Wendy protested.

"If you want control over your powers, and to make your attacks stronger, you have to deal with it. Now tell me, do you know any dragon slayer secret arts?" I said.

"Not really. I know two but I don't know how to use them!" Wendy confirmed.

"How do you not know how to use them? Didn't your dragon teach them to you?" I asked.

"No, she didn't get time but I have a book that has everything I didn't get to learn in it!" she answered.

I nodded and showed Wendy how to make her power form on her hand for a punch. By lunch, she was exhausted and she had improved quite a bit.