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Chapter Nineteen

The event that changed destiny

Harry and Natsu entered inside the guild, drawing everyone`s attention. The people were talking about as usual.

"We`re back," Happy said.

"We haven`t been gone that long blue cat," Harry told him giving him a glance.

"Aye," Happy said.

"Oy, Gramps," Natsu called out.

Makarov who was seating on one of the table looked up at him, holding his staff in his hand. He was wearing a hat upon his head, his eyes looking toward her and Natsu. Harry can see that the man looked calm, but she somehow knew that he was shaken by the Trio`s arrival earlier.

"Thanks for bringing her back Natsu," he said.

Gray who was seating on a chair approached.

"Hey, you`re back," he said, "You`re feeling okay?"

Harry gave him a smile.

"Yea," she said, "Sorry about before…I was just…"

Gray smirked.

"Don`t worry about it," he told her, giving her a pat on the back.

Harry then glanced toward the small man seated on the table.

"I have managed to catch a piece of the conversation that was taking place with you and those three," Makarov told her, "They said something about killing off Dragon Slayers."

Harry tensed as a hush fell around them, everyone staring at the group.

"K…Killing off Dragon Slayers?" Lucy said, shocked.

"No way…," Gray added.

"That`s horrible," Wendy said.

Makarov gaze seems to pierce through her, causing the girl to turn her eyes away from him.

"Tell me, who are you really Harry?" he asked, "I do know on how you have gotten into Fairy Tail but something tells me that you haven`t been completely honest with me. I do know that Harry is not your true name since that woman from before called you Rave."

Harry let out a sigh.

"I guess the gig is up then," she said, "I wanted to leave Magnolia before all of this come to a head. It seems I can`t run away from the past forever."

"You`ll be surprised to learn that you are not the only one in Fairy Tail who didn't have a normal childhood," Makarov told her.

Harry glanced up at him.

"I had a normal childhood," she told him, "It`s just…hard to talk about what happened after."

"How about you start at the beginning and tell us your real name then?" Natsu asked her.

"You`ve heard it before," Harry told him, "It`s Rave, that`s the name I was born with. I was born in a small village up North of Fiore. It doesn`t exist anymore since it was destroyed. My father was a Dragon Slayer."

Makarov frowned.

"A Dragon Slayer?"

"Did his Dragon disappear like Igneel did?" Natsu asked.

Harry sighed.

"That was more than 400 years ago Natsu," she said.

A total silence reigned as everyone around her simply stared at her face. It was like they couldn`t believe what she just said, even Makarov was thrown off by that.

"F…Four…Four Hundred years," Mira said, dropping the rag she had on the counter she was standing behind.

"That`s impossible," Gray said, "There is no way someone could live that long."

"I did," Harry told him, giving him a glance, "I was born during the Dragon Civil Wars."

She seemingly looked down a little.

"My father was trained by a Dragon so that they could fight and probably turned the tide against the other dragons who wanted humans to be nothing more than food, or insects," Harry continued, "But my brother and I, we lost our father during that war."

"I`ve read about this in Dragon Historia," Lucy said, "About the war…, but they merely scanned over it."

Harry chuckled.

"I won`t be surprised if they did," she said, "They weren`t there in the middle of that war…they didn`t experience what Dragons are truly capable of. They wipe out cities, mountains making the lands unrecognizable, and we humans were merely caught in the middle, but the Dragons who wanted to live in harmony with humans, started to teach them Dragon Slayer Magic, the most powerful magical power at the time considering they weren`t many mages back then."

"And those people today?" Makarov asked her.

Harry glanced up toward him.

"My brother sends them," she said, "Considering what happened seven years ago with Acnologia, I don`t think he want the Dragon to go on a rampage like last time."

"Are you telling me your brother is still alive?" Happy asked.

"He is immortal," Harry told them, "I am pretty sure everyone in the world knows him as the Black Mage Zeref."

"T…The Black Mage…,"

"Is your brother?"

Everyone stared at her in complete shock again and Harry feels a sigh coming on as she stared at the ground, her hands shaking.

"And it`s all because of that event that took place," she said, looking down at them, "Maybe if that hadn`t happened, he wouldn't have turn out as he did."

Makarov stared at her.

"What had happened?" he asked.

Harry looked up at him.

"The day my village was attacked by Dragons," she said, "That`s the day that started everything…"

YYY

Vanalu Village-In the large valley that surrounds the village

400 years in the past.

It was getting close to sunset as the entire valley was bleed red with the sunlight. The winds blew softly through the trees causing them to dance. Thirteen years old Rave was walking through the woods, his black hair dancing in the wind.

Zeref had been pulling this disappearance stunt for the entire month ever since they have learn of Father`s death. Rave didn`t know what to do to cheer his brother up these days. He hardly talked during meals anymore considering he was the one that usually tried to talk to them or cheer them up.

But anyway, Rave knew that his brother had been going up the hill lately, and it made him curious as to why. This is the reason the young man was walking through the trees right now.

As he got closer to his destination, Rave instantly noticed the completely dry tree in front of him. The young man blinked, staring at the tree. It was completely dead, as if the very life had been sucked out of it which was oddly strange because the other trees around it seems to be filled with life, and also, there was a large hole in the middle of it.

Just what the heck…?

He then walked past the tree until he caught sight of the familiar back of his older brother and a smile grew on his face.

"Zeref," he called running forward.

The young man turned toward him and Rave suddenly stopped noticing the red glow in his eyes. The dark aura around the young child grew a little before it dispelled instantly.

"Rave, what exactly are, you doing here?" he asked him.

"I was looking for you," Rave told him.

Then his eyes noticed the dead grass around Zeref`s feet, the ground almost barren.

"Are you using that magic?" he asked.

Zeref didn`t answer him. That might have been an answer to Rave as the younger boy approached him.

"But Father had forbidden you to use it," he said.

Zeref suddenly gritted his teeth.

"Well Father isn`t here unless you haven`t noticed," he snapped at him, "He is dead, killed by those…dragons. Dragon Slayer magic is supposed to make him powerful and yet, he just died."

The young man tightened his hands into fist.

"He isn`t here to tell us what to do anymore Rave," he said, "We will have to take care of mother on our own. We have Magic abilities, we might as well use them."

He glanced at Rave.

"Why don`t you use your magic too Rave?" he asked.

"Father had forbidden us to use it," Rave told him, "and I am going to follow…"

"Then you and I have nothing more to say to each other," Zeref told him turning around, "I am going to master it and there is nothing you or mother is going to say to make me change my mind."

The young man`s aura suddenly darkened again as black smoky waves stared to appear around him. Then a black floating orb appeared in front of him before it was send flying forward toward one of the trees.

It hit the tree and Rave`s eyes widened seeing the tree started to die as the orb touched it and as it went through it, the leaves started to fall in packs and when the orb was through, a dead tree was standing in the place of the healthy one.

W…What kind of Magic is that? Rave thought shocked.

"W…what is that magic?" he asked outloud.

"It doesn't have a name," Zeref said, "But I have a good name for it, since everything that magic touches whiter and dies, I will name it Death Magic."

He raised a hand, as the dark Magic started to appear around his hands and Rave noticed that the trees that he was near of, were slowly dying, their leaves falling going from green to yellow. The lush green grass was slowly turning to ash around him.

Then a small rabbit appeared causing Zeref to glance toward it. The rabbit stood on its butt as it sniffed the air. Zeref raised his hand toward it, causing Rave to widen his eyes in shock.

The black orb from before took shape again and shoot out with speeds and precision, hitting the rabbit before it could move. The skin started to fall off as all of the flesh and blood just fell out from inside it.

Rave simply turned away running back toward home, not wanting to see what happened next.

Zeref stayed in the forest long after Rave was gone. He stared at the remains of the rabbit he had killed and simply looked down at his own hands, his eyes seemingly searching.

"W…What should I do?" he murmured, "I want to use my magic so that no one else had to die…but, my magic causes death…is this a sign or a curse?"

Suddenly the sound of a bell filled the air causing the young man to suddenly glance up.

That`s the village main bell, he thought, I best get back home, don`t want to be out in the woods when it`s dark.

Then the young man suddenly started running, aiming straight toward where his house was crossing the valley in record time considering he is so used to it. It was then, he heard the sound of horses causing him to stop running and glancing at it.

He saw a banner in the distance bearing the symbol of a Dragon.

Dragon Slayers, he thought, just what are they doing here?

It had been a month ago since they brought the news of his Father`s death, and knew that they must have a camp somewhere near the village. He decided to follow the direction they were going in, and maybe learn something of the situation that was going on in the war.

It took him a while to get to the Dragon Slayers Camp and sure enough, the banner he had seen was standing by a group of tents that were rallied together, and the men dressed in robes entered one of the largest tent.

Zeref sneaked into the camp, glancing around himself to see if there were people around him but the place was empty meaning everyone was inside that big tent. He reached closer and then could hear what was being said inside.

"…not favorable conditions," a voice was saying, "Since the lost of the Fifth Division, the Dragons have been pushing back deeper into Fiore. While the Dragons on our side are fighting well, and more humans are being trained in the Dragon Slaying magic, we might be able to turn the tide in the coming months."

"What about the three Dragons we were tracking up north?" a gruff voice asked.

"The ones who destroyed the Fifth Division are getting closer to us," another voice said, sounding tired, "We have three squads delaying them but, it might not be enough."

There were few moments of silence.

"Do we bring them reinforcement?" another voice asked.

"No," a strong voice spoke out, "Let them handle those dragons."

Then the sound of hooves reached Zeref`s hear as he glanced toward where it was coming from then a voice yelled.

"They had fallen, the dragons are coming,"

The Dragon Slayers from the tent, all ran out and Zeref hide himself into the trees as he watched them. He noticed that most of them were bandaged and the only one who seemed not be injured was a tall man with long dark hair.

"Epioh," the man said, "What are you talking of?"

"The dragons are heading for this Village as we speak Acnologia," Epioh told him, "They will be upon us in half an hour."

The man, Acnologia, frowned.

"What do you propose sir?" the man on the horse asked.

"We leave the Village," he said, looking up.

Zeref froze.

What?

"Sir…we can`t just leave innocents peoples to die…," a Dragon Slayer said.

Acnologia turned toward him, the man`s eyes seems to glow like white flames in the darkness.

"Most of our forces are wounded to be taken back to the Main Capital," he said, "and the rest is exhausted. If you want to go fight those dragons then be my guess, and I am not foolish enough to think that I can face three Dragons on my own. We ride out immediately."

"We`re simply going to leave without warning them?" another asked, the one with the meek voice.

Acnologia mounted upon his horse and then glanced at them group in front of him.

"Warning them will only cause panic," he said, "even if we do warn them, all of them are doing to die, now people, pack everything, we`re leaving."

Zeref ran forward, drawing people attention toward him.

"So you`re just going to leave us?" he yelled.

Acnologia stopped his horse. He didn`t even bother to turn around.

"We aren`t heroes kid," he said, "Personally, I couldn`t care less what happen to you or your village. There is no point in fighting in a battle that you`re going to lose."

The horse continued to walk away as Zeref tightened his hands into fist before turning around and started to run back toward the village. He couldn`t believe that they will just leave the Village like that with no warning or protection. Dragon Slayers are supposed to be fighting dragons…

Just like his Father had been.

They have the power to fight and yet, they turn and sacrifice civilians, Zeref thought, People like this make me sick.

He continued to run non-stop back toward the village. His lungs were burning with how fast he was going but he couldn`t stop…not going to stop until he get back to his house…

I`m not going to let Rave and Mother die, he thought, I am not going to let anyone die again…not if I can help it.

At last, the house came into view and Zeref threw the door open, breathing heavily.

"Mom, Rave," he yelled.

No one answered back causing him to run inside the house and quickly searched the rooms finding no one there.

Don`t tell me they`re at the Village, he thought.

He found a small note on the table which he took hold of and read his mother`s handwriting.

Went to the village to buy some foods for breakfast tomorrow with Rave,

If you`re hungry, you can eat some bread from the kitchen

Love, Mom

Zeref let out a curse before taking off toward the village.

Village of Vanalu

Town Square

Rave was standing beside his mother as the woman conversed with the merchant about the quality of the food. The young thirteen years old found his mind going back again to what Zeref had told him back at the forest, about their magic abilities.

Could his brother be right about using magic to help their mother? Rave had never actually used his magic in the past, not wanting to hurt anyone. Ever since the accident with Zeref`s magic a couple of years back, he had been afraid of his power…of what he can do so he simply tried to ignore that he have it even thought, he could still feel it flowing through his veins.

"C`mon Rave," his mother said, taking hold of his hand, "We are finished here."

He followed after his mother and they started to walk through the village`s streets until Rave noticed Zeref running toward them. The young man looked completely exhausted, breathing heavily.

"Finally found you," he said, coughing.

"Zeref," Mother said, "What are you…"

"Listen we have to evacuate the Village right now," he said, urgently.

Mother was confused.

"What are you talking about?"

"Dragons," Zeref said, "The dragons are coming here and they are going to kill everyone."

The sheer desperation in his voice caused Mother to look at him straight in the eyes.

"H…How do you know of this?" she asked.

"The Dragon Slayers were talking about it," Zeref told her, "They have abandoned the village…"

"Nonsense boy," a man said, drawing their attention, "Dragon Slayers aren`t going to abandon us like that."

"Yeah, they have the power to kill Dragon don`t they?" another said.

Zeref stared at them.

"You have to believe me," he said, "Everyone need to leave the village right at this instant, if you don`t all of you are going to die."

Rave stared at his brother. Never before had he seen the young man so agitated before. He was starting to think that he was telling the truth.

"Don`t lie boy," an old man said, "The Dragon Slayer will never abandon we the people like that."

"Stop your lies, you attention seeker," another voices said.

"It`s not funny lying about something as serious as that," another said.

"Control your child woman," another woman called out.

Zeref was staring at the people and Rave can see that the young man was shocked that they did not believe him.

"Please, all of you have to leave," he yelled, "I don`t want to see anyone else die."

"Maybe you`re the one that should leave our village," a voice called out.

"We haven`t forgotten about what you have done,"

"Don`t badmouth the name of Dragon Slayers, you little punk."

And then everyone started to agree on it, but before they could even say anything else, a roar echoed in the darkness above. Everyone in the village fell silent, staring up at the sky, and Rave can feel his heart started to hammer in his chest.

"Oh, no" he heard Mother whisper.

Then chaos followed.

Everyone had started to run, screaming in every direction as mass hysteria took over everyone and then a large beam of light came from the sky falling right unto the ground causing a major explosion as Rave was suddenly pushed back from the attack, his hand slipping out of his mother`s grasp.

Zeref shook his head as more explosions rocked the village and then he stood back up looking around himself. Blinking his black eyes, he searched for his Mother and little brother but he couldn't find them.

They were right here, he thought.

Then something drew his attention as a large shape appeared above the village, illuminated by the flames of the burning houses. It was the first time in his life that Zeref had seen a dragon and the young man was slack-jawed.

He was easily bigger than anything he ever thought, the large wings, and the powerful jaws. The eyes were glowing with power as it landed right in front of him, letting out a large roar.

The roar enough was strong to throw him backward as the houses were destroyed in an instant. He slid where he had fallen feeling pain on his back.

"Zeref," a familiar voice yelled.

The young man stood up again searching for the voice and his eyes found them. Rave was the one calling him, and Mother was holding the small boy in her arms. He started to run toward them but behind them a large powerful blast deterred the ground behind the two…

"NOOO," Zeref yelled as the blast overcome both Rave and his Mother.

The shockwave of the blast threw him backward and he landed yet again on his back and feels something warm falling from head. The young man shook his head, ignoring the screaming as he stared at the place both Rave and Mother were, but all he could see now, his ruins and destruction…

No, he thought, the tears falling from his eyes, It can`t be…this isn`t real…this can`t be real…

Something glinted in the flames, drawing his attention toward the ground. He approached it the glinting object finding a small circle necklace…the one that Mother always wear…He tightened his hands around it, as the tears continued to fall…

Then power…pure malevolent power burst forward as a large magical seal the size of the entire village suddenly appeared bellow him as the dark power enveloped him whole. It drew the attention of the Dragons that were attacking the village.

"It seems that this Human wants to play," A Dragon said a dark growl rumbling through the air.

Two others descended from the sky, all of them focusing their attentions upon Zeref who was holding the necklace in his hand, tightening it as the tears continued to fall…

Dragon Slayers, he thought, Dragons…they will all pay….

He looked up toward the Dragons that had encircled him.

"I will kill you all," he said, showing the sharp canines, and his glowing red eyes.

Zeref powers awaken as it marks the beginning of the Dark Mage...

Next time: The Fire Dragon

Jacques0 out.

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