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Somehow they arrived back where they were supposed to meet back and Wendy's eyes grew at the sight of Grandine. "Well, look here! It's Wendy," Grandine bent her head down.
"Oh, I missed you so much Grandine!" Wendy told the white dragon.
"Natsu-nii, is the red one your father?" Romeo asked the pinkette.
"Yeah, Romeo. That's Igneel," Natsu nodded, giving a small smile.
Tyson gave another frown. He realized that Natsu had closer connections to the others than to him. Why can't I get close to Natsu-nii like the others? Tyson asked himself.
"Why the long face Tyson?" Lucy asked.
"I was actually wondering something," Tyson started.
"I'm listening," Lucy gave him a small smile.
"Why does Natsu-nii have closer bonds to the others, but not me?" Tyson asked, feeling a bit lonely.
"Well, Natsu and I were partners for going on missions. That's how we were back then. Then, Erza and another man named Gray created a team. I might as well say that Happy was within our group too," Lucy looked up at the sky with a smile as she looked back at memories and continued, "And since Gajeel and Natsu are both dragon slayers, they got along in their own way. I already told you the connection between him and Romeo, but Wendy had looked up to Natsu since he was more of an experienced dragon slayer and she wasn't the type to fight much since she didn't have any offensive moves then. Sting and Rogue had looked up to Natsu and Gajeel for a long time and then Sting had declared that he would defeat Natsu in front of everyone, but failed to do so."
Tyson listened, but didn't really get the answer he was looking for. "Though, it was something in Natsu that everyone could see. To our guild, he was the torch of hope for us. He never gave up in a fight, no matter the opponent. No matter how many times he fell, Natsu would get back up on his feet and continue fighting. That's what he did in two of his final fights. No matter how wounded he was, he didn't give in. That's why he's the one that many follow," Lucy explained and Tyson didn't realize how important the famous 'Salamander' really was.
"A bit of a shock, right? You see that many people want to fight him, but that's only because they envy him for his strength. If Gray was alive, he could tell you that himself," Lucy said, a bit saddened when mentioning her friend's name.
"What happened to Gray?" Tyson asked, a bit concerned.
"Gray was one of the first to die in the raid, but he and Natsu would always fight. Gray had told Master once that he would never be able to surpass his own mentor, but Natsu could surpass anyone, even Igneel," Lucy explained to him and Tyson became envious of the mage's words.
"Is that true?" Tyson asked, curious of the answer.
Lucy gave a laugh. "Maybe Natsu did surpass Igneel. Though at the same time, not at all. Though, I believe that he's only a bit behind Natsu. Maybe one day you'll see Natsu's true will," Lucy gave Tyson a smile and looked back to see Romeo behind them.
"Tyson, Natsu-nii's will is something that can surprise everyone. He burns brightly and it seems his flame has dimmed quite bit, making it hard to see in the darkness. I had led Wendy with my own flame until we could once more merge paths with Natsu-nii once more. I believe that everyone has gotten lost in the darkness for quite a bit of time and hopefully one day I'll be able to take over Natsu-nii's job of leading and maybe one day it'll be passed down from fire dragon to human to phoenix," Romeo told Tyson.
"Why would you want to lead?" Tyson asked.
"To lead those near to me through the darkest times. I only want to be friends with you. I find your ability fascinating and I believe Natsu-nii's will has already gotten into your heart," Romeo told Tyson which confused him, but Romeo stuck out a hand and introduces himself by saying, "I'm Romeo Conbolt. It'll be great that we can get along."
Tyson hesitated before he shook hands with Romeo. "I'm Tyson Azarhoma. It would be great to become friends with you," Tyson smiled back.
Lucy smiled sincerely at the two, but then turned to see Rogue and Sting having a bored look and Levy looking a bit nervous. Erza and Jellal talked, a small blush was on Erza's face. "It seems we have five of the seven dragon slayers, one of two celestial mages, and all four of regular mages. Only three more to find," Metalicana counted and Igneel nodded.
"Unfortunately, we don't know the whereabouts of the last three so you'll have to search for them yourselves," Igneel told them and they all gathered closer.
"At this moment, you are all part of a prophecy written long ago. It goes something like this:
The end of magic has come,
Three dragons cast a spell,
Granting thirteen a never-ending life,
To save the now unmagical world from doom,
Together,
two from the stars,
Seven slayers of dragons,
and four others,
banding together with the phoenix,
as they battle with their force,
they meet their long ago enemy,
and fate is met...
Unfortunately, I don't know that the last lines are for this prophecy," Igneel sighed.
"Um, I actually know how the rest of that prophecy does," Levy said sheepishly.
They all turned to her, waiting for an answer. "The rest goes like this:
when fate is met,
it determines the old enemy as friend or foe,
if that enemy becomes a foe,
then the thirteen shall be destroyed,
if enemy becomes friend,
then the odds change,
leaving a star and slayer of fire dragons as victors of the battle
Levy finished and most of it made sense, but other part didn't. "Levy-chan, there was a prophecy you read to me long ago. I believe it ties in to this," Lucy told her friend and Levy gave a questioning gaze.
"I don't know which one your talking about, Lu-chan. Could you say that prophecy?" Levy asked.
Lucy looked at the three dragons, seeing approving glances in all three.
Lucy began:
The two heroes appear victorious at the end of their battle,
they begin the start of a new magic era,
as they are the strongest mages of all,
they restart the traditions they were born into,
as the dragons grant the two infinite protection,
and they become the bright star and burning fire
"For some reason, that sounds like Lu-chan and Natsu," Levy observed.
"Maybe, but there's still other possibilities," Lucy shrugged.