I'm so motivated to write this now, as I'm currently relaxing. There are no tests and I feel like I'm cramming despite being the first day of our second semester. I just feel tense and have this obligation to study as soon as possible, never mind.
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Chapter 2: Rebirth
Year X790
He tread the paths of his life as soon as he woke up. He doesn't know who he is, what his former life is. His mind, driven by pure instinct, is what makes him going. All he does is walk and walk. Just walking nude in the forlorn paths leading to nowhere. Hours seemed days as he walked, just having a blank expression on his face. He stopped for no apparent reason, looked at the daylight, flung his arms like a bird as he saw one flying overhead. Flapping his arms like an insane man, he imitated the creature and ran then came to an abrupt halt as he saw the bird disappear amongst the clouds. His next recourse of action is to walk once again. His ragged state of appearance is noticeable, and to an average person, one would mistake him as an escaped slave of a dark cult. That doesn't matter though, no one is around him. The wind blew, humming its own tune as the young blonde was walking. He takes delight by the course of the wind blowing around him.
At that time, as if fate itself brought it, the blonde felt an irregularity in the air patterns. He cannot explain it, it's just the feeling that there's something wrong. Dread filled the air where he is and despite acting on pure instinct only, there's something inside him that tells him to follow the path of disturbance to which it originated from. He followed it, wind blowing fiercely against his face. Paying no mind against it, he just walked. Reaching near a cavern sat a young muscular man with dark blue colored hair to which his dark skin had light blue markings. He carries a sharp gaze and his eyes circles around. The blonde looked at the man sitting on the ground and the blue haired man gazed fiercely at him, carrying a predatory gaze.
They stared at each other for like an eternity until the blue haired man broke the eerie silence in the atmosphere.
"I have no business with you unless you wished to get yourself killed".
The blonde just stared, his blue eyes seemed darker and just observed the man exuding an overwhelming presence. He walked towards near him and then halted his step once again. The blue haired man narrowed his eyes.
"You do not fear me, insolent human. Those eyes of yours, carry no emotion. I wonder what happened to someone like you". He then smirked.
The blonde then imitated what the man did and also smirked. Paying no heed to the blonde, the man stood up then walked. The blonde once again observed him and then decided to walk, following the blue haired man's trail. The blue haired man halted his walk to which the blonde also followed. He once again observed the child before him.
The blonde then gave a genuine smile to which it startled the blue haired man. He ran towards the man and embraced him. He stood there frozen with what the child has done. Not used in this kind of physical contact, he shoved the child, to which the child fell into the ground. The blonde was confused then just stood up then embraced the man once again.
"Get off me, you pathetic worm. Get off me!", he threatened. The blonde was unfazed with this and then he looked on towards the dark skinned man then smiled once again. Just like an infant, he climbed onto the man's shoulders then gently pulled his hair. He continued to do this until the man was already in a verge of anger and threw the blonde once again. The force of the impact left the blonde bleeding unto his face then looked on towards the other with a state of sadness.
The man, deciding to finish the blonde off, transformed into a dragon. As he prepared to unleash a roar that could reduce anything into a derelict state, the blonde then smiled once again, ran towards the massive dragon claw then embraced it.
"Human, this is my last warning, if keep on standing on my way, I'm going to rip you into shreds".
But the blonde did not yet follow. He just continued to do what he does. The dragon, seeing the human beneath him clutching into him as if he's not an abomination, swiftly transformed back in his human form then looked on at the child with curiosity. He knelt down and observed the smiling blonde in front of him. The blonde then embraced him once again and the blue haired man remembered a distant memory into his past, the one he has long forgotten before coming back into reality once again.
"Da...Da..."
'He's behaving like some newborn. His soul...No...There's something inside him'.
He just stood up and walked once again, not caring with the blonde following him again. The middle of the day, both of them rested near a river. While the blue-haired man is drinking water, the blonde was staring into the sky. He tried to reach it with his hands, he jumped but to no avail. The blue haired man observed him then broke the silence once again.
"What's your name?"
The blonde didn't answer, instead just smiled and stared at the sky once again. He touched the blonde's head and tried to search for memories, only to find it blank and there are no thoughts inside.
'No memories, not even an ability to read, speak and write. His situation is horrendous, I've never encountered such peculiarity before'.
"I can amuse myself with this. You shall be Zeus as you always observe the sky so much. You may not understand me now but it will be your name. In case you wish to know who I am, I'm the Final Dragon...The Death Dragon that devours all magic! The Dragon King, Acnologia. Humor me and I shall allow you to live for a longer duration of time. Show me what you you've got". He then grinned.
He punched the defenseless blonde and the child coughed up an enormous amount of blood.
"Pathetic. You don't even have the strength to defend yourself". Acnologia carried the blonde on his back and proceeded to tread the paths of the unknown. Considering that the young blonde would be of use, he decided to teach him how to speak. Acnologia is a man of patience. 400 years ago, he murdered all dragons. And now, he has his own motives, to which is unknown to the rest of the world.
Three Months Later...
"Ac..Acnolodia. I want to...", Zeus finally managed to speak. Despite not showing it, Acnologia was pleased with the results. There are times he would lose his composure but he didn't strike the blonde. At this time, Acnologia wondered why he took in the blonde but reasoned out that he had lots of time and Zeus would be of use to him. Zeus managed to pick up several words and phrases. At the entirety of the month, Zeus would finally speak but in broken phrases and not in words.
Occassionally at this time, he'd throw random attacks on the blonde. At first, the blonde cannot dodge each of his attacks and Zeus would always lay down on the ground defeated but Acnologia would narrow his eyes as the blonde would always smile at him.
"You want what?"
"Acnologia, I want food". Just like a child, Zeus pointed at his stomach indicating that he was hungry. Acnologia nodded his head then Zeus ran then Acnologia just waited for the blonde to come back. When he came back, there was a satisfied look in Zeus's face and handed Acnologia some berries.
"I don't eat". There was a pleading look on the youth's face as he was handing the berries towards the former human.
"I'll take it then", he sighed in annoyance. Zeus then jumped in delight and embraced Acnologia once again. Putting the berries inside his mouth, he growled in distaste as he cannot even taste the sweet flavor of the berry. From the moment of turning into a dragon, Acnologia cannot sleep and no matter what he devours there are no flavors. For centuries he had been used by this notion until meeting the blonde and he was forced to eat at certain times due to the blonde's demands.
Out of the blue, Zeus asked, "Why hate dragons?"
Acnologia looked towards Zeus with an incomprehensible expression then said, "The dragons...", he balled his fists as he recalled his past.
"They stole everything from me. They devoured my family. They burned the city. And even killed a little girl. All dragons deserve to be annihilated".
"But, Zeus doesn't want Acnolodia to die". Acnologia was surprised by this. "Zeus heard some person... If der are bad people, der are good people. Dat is also da same wid dragon. Der are bad dragon and good dragon."
Zeus then put his palms onto Acnologia's chest. "Zeus beliv Acnolodia...good dragon". The blonde then smiled. "Zeus not afray of Acnolodia...Acnolodia kind...Acnolodia caring...Acnolodia know love...And Acnolodia love Zeus . And Zeus love Acnolodia. Acnolodia always protek Zeus, and Zeus work hard...protek Acnolodia all the time".
No words escaped Acnologia's mouth as he heard the blonde's words. He embraced Zeus, as silent tears fell out from his eyes.
A Few Months Later, Year X790
"Write these words properly. I won't let you sleep unless you write the correct runes on the set of the magical circle".
Zeus scratched his head. This time, Zeus managed to speak properly, although there are times he still had mistakes. Acnologia had managed to adjust with the blonde's attitude of embracing him. He wouldn't admit it but he seemed to care for the child as his own son.
"Acnologia, Zeus not know enough...some runes. Zeus try and try...but still don't know". Zeus scratched his head in frustration. Spending months with the blonde ain't that bad either. Acnologia knew how to deal with patience and frustration as he was caring a child-minded Zeus in a 13 year old form.
"This alphabet is once used in the ancient city of Mildian, which when used enables you to access the ancient spells used". Acnologia, using a stick, drew the alphabet on the soil.
"This is what it looks like". He then looked towards Zeus. The blonde proceeded to copy the runes and pronounce them. Acnologia then stood up and stared into the sky. He clenched his fists, wondering why he was acting so human at this point. He was Acnologia, the Death Dragon, the Dragon of Magic, here teaching a child-minded 13 year old boy how to read and write. The only reason he took interest in this creature is his potential. He could sense an unknown type of power in the boy's body. And his magic, with the right type of training isn't that bad either.
'I, the great Acnologia, who would've taught he's nurturing a young human'. He then grinned, shaking off his head and proceeded to let his thoughts wander for a moment.
As Zeus was writing the runes, he fell into a trance. His blue eyes flickered in golden light but then vanished after a second. There were thoughts running into his head, his own thoughts for the first time in a few months.
"Zeus, that's enough. We're heading out to purge some ruins of magical books. That way, you'll learn more. Not all the time I'm here to protect you. You also need to protect yourself".
Acnologia then looked on towards Zeus. "Zeus".
The blonde was in a tranced state. He was merely staring into the Mildian alphabet.
"My soul, my being, lives in two accursed bodies. I can't exist much longer. Consider thyself fortunate as my being will be a power to your digressed state of existence. And I shall enchant myself unto you.A new life, a new existence, a new body, a new state of thy soul. I am you and you are me. Let us become one, my child".
"Zeus!". Acnologia shook him. The blonde then looked at Acnologia then spoke, "I am you and you are me". The dragon king narrowed his eyes at this then replied, "What do you mean by that?"
"Words, running...Zeus's head hurts so much". Zeus screamed as he clutched his head in pain then fell down unconscious. Acnologia sensed that there's something in the blonde's soul.
"I am you and you are me...", Acnologia muttered. He then looked on towards the Mildian alphabet on the soil.
"I'm departing to Mildian", was all he said, transforming into the dragon, carrying the unconscious young boy in his claws as he sped off towards his destination.
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I've decided to update because perhaps I won't be able to update that often but as much as I could I'll try to keep this going. Sorry for any typos or mistakes. See you in the next chapter. Bye...