Hello and welcome to chapter 9 of OTCHADH. Check out my other story "Dragon Son" if you haven't yet, or maybe your here because you found that one first, whatever the case is, my name is Windbear and I am here…to write...you…a…story. So take off your Wind Reader goggles because you're going to want to savor this. So get you eye taste buds in gear and read my shit.

(Side note if you were wondering how to pronounce Kiena's name it sound like Keena. I will do this for all/most of my important OC's)

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Chapter 9: Dream

Dark…that's all he could see…darkness, he was floating.

"Please tell me I'm not in another coma, no… this is different, this is just a dream, but why am I dreaming this nothingness?" he asked himself.

Suddenly a dark form appeared a little ways in front of him, the shape was large, definitely not human, but alive, he could feel a strong but subtle pulse vibrating in the air.

"What are you?" he asked the form.

"I am your future," it called to him, but the voice wasn't coming from the form, but from all around him.

"What do you want from me", he asked.

"Want from you, you have it all wrong boy, it's not what I want from you, it's what can you do for the both of us." It beckoned to him".

"What do you mean? What could I possibly do for you?" he asked once again.

"We shall talk later, I am out of time, but for now, don't leave the guild," before he could respond everything faded once again.

When Natsu awoke he was in a bed, unfamiliar, he didn't even recognize the scent in the room, but he didn't let it affect him. It was dark in the room so he got up to look for a light switch, he soon found it and flicked it on.

After the room was illuminated, he found himself in a plain room, with a bed, a dresser, a nightstand, and a few other rom type things, other than that the room was barren.

When he opened the door to the hallway, it led right into the hallway they had walked through when they first came on the ship.

After walking down both hallways he emerged into the big hall, there he could see many of the same wizards he saw there last night, but he noticed a few were gone, but sadly Zancrow was still here, Natsu had hoped he wouldn't be here, he didn't want to fight anyone his first real day here, but what happens happens.

Natsu saw Ultear at the bar eating some breakfast, she hadn't seen him yet so he thought he'd sneak up on her.

Natsu quietly walked closer and closer to Ultear, she still had yet to notice him, when he finally got within distance, he quickly grabbed both sides of her waist and squeezed tightly. This cause Ultear to spit whatever was in her mouth onto Kiena and she instinctively turned around a punched Natsu straight in the face.

Natsu was sent flying across the room and smashed into the wall, It took Ultear a few seconds to realize what she just did, she turned to Kiena who is furiously trying to clean her clothes and apologized then she ran over to where Natsu made impact.

Unfortunately Zancrow was already there laughing at Natsu, "Shit man, she punched you hard enough even I felt a little sorry for your stupid ass, but seeing you now, man I wouldn't have had her do it any other way", he said before he went back to laughing.

After Ultear helped Natsu onto his feet she dusted him off, "Anyway, how did you sleep Natsu?" she asked before she was pulled into a nearby room.

"I had a really strange dream last night," he started.

"Let me guess, it was some big thing talking to you," she said, this caused him a little shock.

"H..how'd you know", he said stuttering a little.

"Everyone has that dream when they come here, first it says it's your future, then after you ask it what it wants it something like "Sadly nothing, you cannot do what I require as you are not the one, now be gone" She imitated.

"I see, but that's not exactly how mine went," he said earning a confused look from Ultear.

"What do you mean how else could it go?" she asked him.

"Well, he did say that he was my future, but when I asked him what he wanted with me, he said it's not what I want from you, it's what can you do for the both of us, then he said he was out of time and he told me not to leave the guild for now". He told her.

As Ultear processed this, she realized that he was the one that that thing wanted, but for now they shouldn't do anything about it as they didn't know for sure.

"Well for now don't tell anyone about it, just wait and see if it comes back in your dreams, for us it never did, but then again your dream was completely different from ours." She said before she walked out of the room.

The rest of the day went by rather uneventfully, just arguing with Zancrow, who left on a week-long mission later that day, so he spent the majority of the day getting to know Rustyrose (who uses a magic called Arc of Embodiment (imagination magic) , Azuma (Who uses a Magic called the Great Tree Arc, which allows him to control and produce Trees), (he didn't really like Kain because he thought he was very sad (disappointing)), Caprico (who Natsu could tell was a celestial spirit by his scent but something was off about him), and some of the other mages like Keiron (who was a apparently cursed to stay in a Were beast form, but in this form he had access to bestial and elemental powers, letting him fuse an element into his claws and fangs)

Authors large note: (Its said like K-eye-r-on,) this is an important OC, as he is a mage I thought up a long time ago a I have been wanting to incorporate him into my story, also he will play a big part in the story, you will also most likely see him in some other stories I will write even if it's just a small reference. As for his appearance he's a were bear. (not like in Skyrim, a tall, stout creature with wide shoulders and you could see muscle definition , much like a werewolf but with bulkier features, his hair was a dark brown, his claws were jet black, and his eyes were yellow almost a dark gold. For an image just go here and imagine its fur brown, ( wiki/Werebear)

Natsu felt rather bad for Keiron, even though he showed no sign of sadness towards his curse. He also got to meet two twin mages named Rel and Rey, Rel was the twin brother of Rey who was a woman. (Rel used Requip magic (he can't summon armor) and Rey used enchant magic, (you can imagine how they work well)). They were quite young, both were about 14.

Author side note (It's said Like it looks (Ray and Rel like bell but with an R) they will also play a big part in the story not as big as Keiron's though, seeing as he's my favorite OC and all.

Each of them made quite an impression on him, he liked all of them even though you could tell most of them of them had a dark side, he knew that with such regular seeming people he would probably often forget that this was a dark guild.

After getting to know all of his new comrades (he didn't want to refer to them as his Nakama quite yet) he went in search of Ultear, who he found once again sitting at the bar. Deciding not to attempt to scare her, he simply walked up and took a seat next to her.

"So how do you like your new guild mates Natsu?" Ultear asked him.

"They are all very diverse, Rel and Rey are very friendly while Keiron is kind of quiet, I can understand why though, and everyone else seem to have their quirks but they're not as apparent as those two's."

"Yeah they are kind of weird aren't they, I agree with you on both, Keiron joined about 2 years ago, he was like this when he found one of us when they were on a mission and they brought him back, he hasn't told us much about his past, except that he was raised in the woods, by bears of course, then something happened and he ended up like that, he usually just keeps quiet, but he is in no way a coward or a weakling, he is quite strong both physically and magically, but there is one thing, nobody has ever seen him get really mad, whenever it looks like he's about to go over the edge when he's on a mission with someone he just disappears." She said.

"If he's anything like me, then I understand" he said with a little sadness/confusion/anger in his eyes.

"Yeah, I know, and then you have Rel and Rey, who are capable wizards on their own but when they work together, their teamwork is flawless and is a force to be reckoned, when Rel summons a weapon from his vast arsenal, Rey will enchant it and help him fight, she is extremely good with enchants, especially with elemental enchants, but she can also do, damage, speed, durability, strength, enhancements and a whole lot more." She explained to him.

"Wow, I can't wait to fight them, and I really want to see how they fight on missions." He said excitedly.

He and Ultear chatted on about normal wizard stuff for the rest of the night before she called It a night.

"The room you woke up in your room, we give each mage one when they join, and the best part, its rent free," she said before she tossed him a key and went off to find her own room.

He decided to call it a night as well. So he went off to find his room. After he found his room, room 707, he went inside, and fell on his bed.

"707? Why is the number so high, I'll have to ask Ult in the morning." He said before he slowly drifted off to sleep.

When he awoke in his dreams he was floating in the same place as the night before. Soon the form appeared in front of him once again along with the pulsing in the air.

"Welcome back young one," a voice echoed around him.

"Now will you tell me what you want" he asked the mass.

"I am here to help you so that you can, in turn, help me". The voice said.

"Help me how exactly", he asked.

"I will help you become stronger, no ulterior motives at all I promise, I will help you become stronger and in turn you will help me, but I will not say how for now", the voice said in a strictly business tone.

"I'm listening", the dragon slayer said, hiding his excitement at the thought of getting stronger.

The voice around him laughed "I can tell you're excited, and you should be, it's not every day that you get an offer like this." It said.

"So how are you going to teach me, not in my dreams right?" he asked.

"No, I will have to help you when you are conscious, but the first step must be done here, I am speaking to you through my magic, for I am the Demon Heart that powers this ship".

As if on cue the mass lit up to reveal a massive, dark, heart that was beating even though it was just a heart.

"So a heart is talking to me, not weird at all, so anyway how do we do this", he asked.

"First I must place this embodiment of myself inside your mind so that I may speak to you when needed, or even when it's not needed" it said, the voice still echoing around him.

"Will it hurt?" he asked.

"Most likely not, maybe a pinch" the voice said.

"I'm not sure how I feel about this," he said a worried look on his face.

"Honestly you don't really have a choice, this has to happen and it will whether you want it to or not." It said before the heart suddenly disappeared.

Suddenly, Natsu could feel a feeling that was almost impossible to describe, it was like something popped into his head and pushed his brain against its skull while trying to get comfy.

The feeling soon subsided and then he awoke.

He had no idea if what he thought just happened happened, that was until he heard a voice in his mind, and it was like listening to your thoughts except it was much louder and clearer and Natsu had no control over what it said.

'It's actually rather roomy in here' it said.

'Hey! What's that supposed to mean,' he thought quite irritably.

'Nothing, anyway, now that I have made myself at home in your thoughts, I might as well formally introduce myself, my name is Dorak the Demon, or Demon heart." It said.

Author side note, its said like D-oar-ock, and from now on they will kind of act chummy even though Natsu will kind of hate him because he's always talking (that is unless I get negative feedback) but this is how I'd like it to go.

'So are you going to be in there forever?' he asked.

'No, once we have done our parts, I will leave your consciousness and return to myself' Dorak said.

'Fine, as long as you're not in there too long,' he thought.

'Don't worry child, this will all turn out great for the both of us in the end', it said.

'I hope your right, so when shall we start this training,' he thought excitedly.

'Soon enough, but for now carry on, and don't tell anyone about my being in your mind, not even that girl you desire, what is her name again, Ultear was it, yes that's it, not even she can know,' it said.

'I don't really understand why but if you say so, and don't go snooping around in my thoughts you disembodied pervert.' He though once again irritably.

'I can't it, I can see what you see, and what you think I can hear,' it explained to him.

'Well whatever, that's my business so but out of it,' he said mentally crossing his arms and stamping his foot.

'Oh but my boy, for the time being we are one in the same so your business IS my business whether you like it or not, and don't worry, I will help you with her, I do not quite understand human relationships, but I will be able to help you with her feelings and whatnot, things like that are quite easy to read off of people.' It said.

'Whatever, but if you mess things up with her, I'm not going to listen to you ever except when I'm training.' He thought.

'Agreed, now, you are hungry, and therefore so am I so go on and find some food.' It said, as he forced Natsu to think of a whip being cracked.

There you have it, Chapter 9, hope you liked it, tell me what you think of my OC's, but please don't hate, if you have any ideas for any OC's you'd like to see somewhere in the story Just PM it to me a and tell me all about them. And just so you know my favorite animal is a bear so Keiron's backround will involve bears, as well as some of his attacks. (And sorry for the large notes, they won't be common in later chapters, unless I think that something needs to be explained right then or I'm introducing an OC, and I won't have a lot of them) Also Leave any advice/tips/suggestions/questions in the reviews or PM them to me, I'd be glad to answer. Next chapter there will be the start of his training and the start of the romance which you have all been waiting for, I'm trying to think of a way for Natsu to get on and off the ship and down to a town other that the portal. If you have any ideas, don't hesitate to tell me. That's all for now, from your favorite Elemental Bear.

-Windbear